With 6 immaculately produced tracks, Town Radio isn’t so much a “band” as a collective that’s crafted a love letter to Dub, Reggae, and Ska while absolutely making something they can proudly share as their own.

Pat Rice is the most beloved fan in the Cincinnati Music Scene. Recently, we had the chance to talk to Pat about her love of the local scene. If you are a musician or fan of local music, you know Pat Rice. Pat is always quick with a smile, a chat and has grown to be like family to many in the...

Mike Sarason of The Pinstripes has a new podcast, The Beautiful Struggle.  Tune in to hear Mike interview musicians he admires. In a similar way as Matt Pryor (of The Get Up Kids) does in his podcast (Nothing to Write Home About), but in more of a Marc Maron (WTF) style, Mike gets to the root of...

Tender Mercies, one of Over-the-Rhine’s oldest and most life-changing non-profit organizations, continues the celebration of the tastes, flavors and sounds of Over-the-Rhine at the 2nd Annual Taste of OTR.   The Taste will be held on July 26th from 11am to 11pm in Washington Park. It will...

Happy Record Store Day Cincinnati! Record Store Day is an annual holiday celebrating the independent record store. In honor of this holiday, artists and labels print special releases available exclusively at indie record stores. Cincinnati is a lucky city as we have a plethora of independent record...

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,...

Friday, at The Southgate House Revival, The Pinstripes have a party of epic proportions planned. Not only will this be the 10th anniversary of the band but also a goodbye for now.  Per a statement from the band: Friends, it is with a cornucopia of emotions that we'd like to announce The Pinstripes...

Nominations for the 17th Annual Cincinnati Entertainment Awards (CEAs) were announced today by CityBeat.  Nominees were determined by a committee of dozens of Greater Cincinnati music experts. This year’s list again reflects the talented community of music makers across various genres...

Saturday is the 500th show for local favorites, The Pinstripes. The event also marks the 3rd annual Hometown Homecoming show at Northside Tavern. The Pinstripes tour consistently and when they are in town, I guarantee it’s a show you do not want to miss. Every show is different and they will no...

  The Pinstripes premiere song "Wake Up" tonight in the series finale of the show "Burn Notice" on the USA Network at 9PM EST! This is a song not released yet and we have an exclusive stream below! Set your DVR now or tune in early to catch this never before released song. The Pinstripes also are...

Taking their appreciation of music and culture from two-dimensional prints to a fully-dimensional experience, Greater Cincinnati-based print shop and brand-building agency Powerhouse Factories released their inaugural Powerhouse Live performance on Tuesday, featuring local indie band The...

Cincinnati rock poster shop throws party to kickoff music festival season! It’s nearly summer and music festival season is around the corner. Powerhouse Factories are packing up the RV and getting ready to hit the road for their annual appearances at Bonnaroo, Bunbury, Forecastle, Pitchfork and...

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...

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...

The Heights Music Festival was once again a smashing success! The day fest brought us a great group of all-ages performances including an energetic and awesome performance from The Stratfords. Later, at Baba Budans, Dinosaurs & Thunder jammed out grunge style, Those Guys, The Natives, Trademark...

Day two of SXSW is on the books. For those of you that don't follow along @Cincy_Music, Cincinnati's own Ohio Knife staged a big guerrilla PR stunt right in the middle of SXSW today. With help from Landor Unleash, Ohio Knife quickly set up on the street and performed a few songs while they gave...