The Harlequins

  • Local
  • psychedelic
  • rock
  • pop
  • garage rock
  • krautrock
  • psych rock

After 15 years in the rock & roll trenches, The Harlequins have emerged as bonafide scene veterans—enduring anti-heroes of the American garage-psych underground. Founded in 2007, the intrepid Cincinnati power trio—Michael Oliva on guitar & vocals, Alex Stenard on bass and Robert Stamler on drums—made its bones alongside contemporaries such as the Black Lips, Gringo Star, La Luz and Thee Oh Sees. They’ve since shared bills with Ty Segall, Cherry Glazerr, Kurt Vile, Deerhoof, Ride

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Indie Fridays Powered by CincyMusic 

Your Friday nights just got better with our concert series, Indie Fridays Powered by CincyMusic! Featuring a variety of the best up and coming artists on the Fifth Third Bank Center Stage on Fountain Square.

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Benefit for Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition at The Comet 

The Comet in Northside will host a Benefit for Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition on December 2nd and 3rd. It will feature a showcase of fantastic Cincinnati talent for the cause including Quotah, New Moons, Toon Town, The Bellowing Pines, National Barks, The Harlequins, Heist, The Tangees, The You Suck Flying Circus, and more!

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Review: The Harlequins shine on new album, TIME 

Coming in hot as the weather (kinda) starts to cool down, The Harlequins latest release, TIME, is one part time capsule, one part homage, one part fuzz-filled nostalgia, and all “Rock n’ Roll.”

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Fifth & Vine LIVE Returns to Fountain Square 

Head on over to Fountain Square every Friday & Saturday from 7-11p for live music on the Square for Fifth & Vine LIVE!

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AYE Initial Lineup Announcement 

Grasshopper Juice Records proudly presents Adjust Your Eyes Music & Art Festival 2017.  This year’s fest will once again take place in Cincinnati, Ohio’s beautiful Northside neighborhood on July 28th through July 30th at Northside Tavern, Chameleon, Urban...

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Celebrate Two Years with Urban Artifact 

Urban Artifact will be celebrating their 2 -year anniversary on April 22nd with an all day and night music and beer bash featuring some of the area's best musical acts and plenty of wild craft beer choices. The Urban Artifact brewing team is elated to announce that for their second anniversary...

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Midpoint Superlatives: The Weekend in Review 

By: Nat Tracey-Miller & Zach Moning Best in Show: Bob MouldBob Mould is about to turn 56, but his scorching 40-minute 15-song set blew everyone half that old off the stage. Fronting a power trio rounded out by Jason Narducy (Superchunk/$plit $ingle) and Jon Wurster (Superchunk/The Mountain...

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MPMF Releases Daily Lineup 

Midpoint Music Festival has released their daily lineup (below)! This year’s festival will take place the weekend of September 23-25 in Over The Rhine. In all, the event will feature over 60 local, regional, national and internationally recognized acts including a diverse mix of up-and-coming...

Booking and Promotion Seminar at Urban Artifact 

Urban Artifact is hosting a seminar on starting things off in the strange world of music with Paul O’Moore on Thursday, May 19th! He is a familiar face around town, having worked in the Cincinnati music scene for over 10 years. Currently Paul works with Urban Artifact, is in the band Coconut...

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Midpoint Day Two in Review: Ride, Sylvan Esso, Zola Jesus, and more 

Things were already in full swing at the Craft Village in Washington Park when I arrived in the early afternoon. A couple dozen artisans were selling their wares, Moriah Haven had just wrapped up her set, and young artists from the Music Resource Center were performing their own compositions....

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Heartless Bastards Leads Third Group of MidPoint Artists 

MidPoint organizers announced today a third group of artists, led by hometown favorites Heartless Bastards. Tickets for the fourteenth annual event, September 25–27, are on sale now at MPMF.com. ENTER TO WIN A PAIR OF 3-DAY PASSES HERE!  Heartless Bastards, touring in support of their...

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2015 Northside Music Festival 

Two Nights, Three Stages on June 26th & 27th at The Northside Tavern!  The Northside Tavern and We Have Become Vikings are proud to present the Northside Music Festival on Friday, June 26th and Saturday, June 27th at the Northside Tavern, Cincinnati, Ohio. The event, in its 8th...

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TWIN PEAKS - A LIVE PREVIEW 

The best music and songwriting is often ageless, and luckily so is the Twin Peaks show NOW at Martini Church. All ages admitted. Playing with The Harlequins and The Slippery Lips!  One of the greatest elements of the musical experience, is the reality that great songwriting is ageless....

Our Weekend Picks :: May 8, 2015 

Each week we will highlight a few of our picks for the weekend. Some may be local, some may not, but as long as you are seeing live music in Cincinnati you are contributing! Our picks are below, but you can choose for yourself with our calendar here. (Or download our iPhone...

Our Weekend Picks :: April 24, 2015 

Each week we will highlight a few of our picks for the weekend. Some may be local, some may not, but as long as you are seeing live music in Cincinnati you are contributing! Our picks are below, but you can choose for yourself with our calendar here. (Or download our iPhone...

Our Weekend Picks :: December 19, 2014 

Each week we will highlight a few of our picks for the weekend. Some may be local, some may not, but as long as you are seeing live music in Cincinnati you are contributing! Our picks are below, but you can choose for yourself with our calendar here. (Or download our iPhone app here). Want free...

Our Weekend Picks :: December 12, 2014 

Each week we will highlight a few of our picks for the weekend. Some may be local, some may not, but as long as you are seeing live music in Cincinnati you are contributing! Our picks are below, but you can choose for yourself with our calendar here. (Or download our iPhone app here). Friday,...

Flashlights Bring Songs About Cats to MOTR 

Flashlights is touring in support of their new album Bummer Summer out now on Hard Rock Records. Flashlights' new album Bummer Summer was produced by Scott Hutchison and Andy Monaghan of Frightened Rabbit, it's full of songs about dead end jobs and lousy living conditions, heartbreaks and...

Our Weekend Picks :: June 20, 2014 

Each week we will highlight a few of our picks for the weekend. Some may be local, some may not, but as long as you are seeing live music in Cincinnati you are contributing! Our picks are below, but you can choose for yourself with our calendar here. (Or download our iPhone app here). Friday,...

MidPoint Indie Summer Series Announced 

Fountain Square just released the lineup for it's MidPoint Indie Summer Series this summer! Yay for free concerts at Fountain Square every Friday night: May 30: Why?, Yip Deceiver, Bad Boxes, Dark ColourJune 6: Wussy, The Tigerlilies, Honey & Houston, The School of RockJune 13: Betty...

Our Weekend Picks :: March 28, 2014 

Each week we will highlight a few of our picks for the weekend. Some may be local, some may not, but as long as you are seeing live music in Cincinnati you are contributing! Our picks are below, but you can choose for yourself with our calendar here. (Or download our iPhone app here). Friday,...

Our Weekend Picks :: February 21, 2014 

Each week we will highlight a few of our picks for the weekend. Some may be local, some may not, but as long as you are seeing live music in Cincinnati you are contributing! Our picks are below, but you can choose for yourself with our calendar here. (Or download our iPhone app here). Friday,...

Our Weekend Picks :: January 17, 2014 

Each week we will highlight a few of our picks for the weekend. Some may be local, some may not, but as long as you are seeing live music in Cincinnati you are contributing! Our picks are below, but you can choose for yourself with our calendar here. (Or download our iPhone app here). Friday,...

Motel Beds Play Pre-Release Show at MOTR 

Motel Beds are a rock & roll band from Dayton, Ohio—a delightfully detached underdog city nestled in the heart of The Heartland. Seasoned veterans, Beds have worked alongside Dayton's local advocates Kelley Deal (Deal duets on the lusciously hushed “Tropics of the Sand”) and Robert...

8th Annual AYE Music & Art Festival! 

The AYE Music & Art Festival is a community festival and a celebration of art. Since 2006, Grasshopper Juice-related events have raised over $3,800 benefiting the American Cancer Society, WAIF 88.3, Susan G. Komen For The Cure, and Friends for Chris Walker.   This year they are...

The Harlequins to Give MOTR Pub "Sex Change" This Saturday Night 

It's been a busy year for the hardest working surf-psych trio in the Queen City. Hot off the dusty trail in 2013, which featured an official showcase at South by Southwest, a tour through the Gulf States, an appearance at Bunbury and an upcoming date with MidPoint, The Harlequins somehow, someway...

South by Sojourn: Further, with the Harlequins, Pt. 3 

LITTLE ROCK — Having travelled by automobile through Northeast Arkansas, I cannot help but wonder, when the pioneers were rolling through, spreading alcoholism to the Quapaw and Caddo and pushing waves of Cherokee, Choctaw and Creek refugees before them, what those were like who, upon crossing...

Cincinnati Bands Host SXSW Sendoffs This Week! 

The Tristate will be well-represented at next week’s South by Southwest music festival in Austin. In addition to now Texas-based Heartless Bastards, Cincinnati will send Buffalo Killers, The Seedy Seeds, The Ridges, Why? and the Harlequins down to the Silicon Hills. Two tour launch shows will...

Our Weekend Picks :: March 1, 2013 

Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out our complete calendar of all things music in Cincinnati HERE, or take our word for it at one of these events: Friday, March 1:Pete Dressman @ The Southgate House RevivalCadaver Dogs @ Mainstay Rock BarHarlequins @ Northside...

Bunbury 2013 to Bring Fun., MGMT, The National, & more 

The Bunbury Music Festival is coming back this summer with three more days of riverfront performances headlined by Fun., MGMT, and The National. Those of us that were in attendance last July have been eagerly awaiting today's announcement of the 2013 lineup. The festival takes place this July 12-14...

Go Go Gringo 

The first time I caught Atlanta’s psych-pop Gringo Star, they were opening for The Harlequins’ 2012 release party at Mayday, and the floor was shaking. "Yeah, those guys are awesome,” laughed guitarist Nick Furgiuele. “We've played a bunch of times with them. That was a really fun night, as...

Our Weekend Picks :: January 18, 2013 

Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out our complete calendar of all things music in Cincinnati HERE, or take our word for it at one of these events: Friday, January 18:The Pass @ MOTR PubDay Camp w/Koan & COWGIRL @ The Southgate House Revival  Saturday, January...

Our Weekend Picks :: January 11, 2013 

Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out our complete calendar of all things music in Cincinnati HERE, or take our word for it at one of these events: Friday, January 11:Grace Potter & The Nocturnals @ The Taft TheatreThe Tillers @ The Southgate House...

Cincy Psych Fest: October 20 

Organizers of the inaugural Cincy Psych Fest are excited to announce the full line-up of their one-day festival to be held on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Mayday in Northside. The roster includes out-of-towners: The People’s Temple (Lansing, MI), Mondo Drag (Davenport, Iowa), Outer Minds...

MPMF Homegrown Schedule 

The 11th annual MidPoint Music Festival is finally here! For the next three days you can wonder around Over The Rhine and discover great music from around the world. The organizers have really put a lot of time in to making this the best MPMF yet, and I can't wait! Eachnotesecure.com has been doing...

Our Weekend Picks :: September 7, 2012 

Our picks for the weekend are below. You can take our word for it or make up your own mind by visiting our full calendar listing of here!  Friday, September 7:Halestorm @ Bogart'sHarlequins @ MOTR Pub  Saturday, September 8:Switchblade Syndicate @ Mainstay Rock BarChords for Chiari Benefit...

Our Weekend Picks :: July 27, 2012 

Our picks for the weekend are below. If you want to choose for yourself you can view our complete concert calendar here! Friday, July 27:Cincy Groove Music Festival @ Arnold's Ma Crow and the Lady Slippers @ Kenton County Library (Erlanger)Harlequins @ Madison Theater  Saturday, July 28:Diet...

MidPoint Indie Summer Lineup 

The lineup for the Indie Summer at Fountain Square series is out! More artists will be announced over the next few weeks, but let's get to it...   June 1: The Bright Light Social Hour; Buffalo Killers; The Kickaways June 8: The Dynamites; Khaira Arby and her Band; The Pinstripes June 15: The Seedy...

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