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Rebecca Rego & The Trainmen Roll into tSGHR

Rebecca Rego & The Trainmen's music is personal, sincere, charming and geniune. A singer-songwriter talking about trains. Here we go
 again,” Rebecca Rego cackles, acknowledging the cliche she and her new
 band, The Trainmen, have not so inadvertently fallen into. The Wisconsin native...

DRGN King on Their Own Terms at MOTR

The Philadelphia based duo DRGN King is thrilled to announce the October 28th release of their sophomore full-length album on Bar None Records.  Titled Baltimore Crush, the new LP has front man Dominic Angelella telling his story of growing up in Baltimore, MD.   The narrative takes the listener...

X Ambassadors and Jamie N Commons Take You Into the Jungle

As part of their 2014 MADE for Music global campaign, Budweiser traveled the world this summer to London, Rio de Janeiro, New York City and Philadelphia following Sam Harris from X Ambassadors and Jamie N Commons, the artists behind the summer hit song “Jungle”, to find the best street...

Brett Dennen at 20th Century Theatre

This Sunday, Brett Dennen brings his one of a kind intimate tour to the 20th Century. This tour will blend two of Brett’s talents – performing live and creating art. Brett has created 13 original water color paintings unique to each city on his 13-date US trek. Cincinnati fans who purchase...

Bailiff Bring Dark Pop to MPMF

Like a Queens Of The Stone Age of Motown, Bailiff has the staggering ability to blend upbeat pop elements with heavy rock undertones to create a new kind of  “dark pop.” Bailiff plays MPMF Saturday on the Midway Stage at 7:15p!  We caught up with the band prior to the set to talk cigars,...

The Beautiful Struggle is Real for Mike Sarason

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...

Jesse Thomas Ready to Pack tSGHR

Jesse may live in L.A., but her home is in Cincinnati. Alumna of NKU and since we are in Cincinnati...I'll let you know that she is a Scott High School grad. Go Eagles! After graduating from Northern Kentucky University in 2007, the Covington native relocated to Los Angeles. Thomas has toured with...

Moose at The Crow's Nest

Moose Gronholm is back to host Artist in Residency at The Crow’s Nest on Thursday September 25th. Music starts at 9p and this week his talented guests are Dylan Michael Bentley and Dead Man String Man!    Dylan Michael Bentley
“Bentley’s yearning, Neil Young-esque voice will... pique the...

Motel Beds Back for MPMF

Motel Beds are no strangers to Cincinnati. Hailing from Dayton, OH, the band has worked alongside fellow Daytonians Kelley Deal (who duets on “Tropics of the Sand” - appearing on Days and a RSD split 7” with TORRES) and Robert Pollard (guitarist Derl Robbins has played with and recorded...

Behold The Brave are American Rock and Roll

Sprung out of the mountains of Tennessee. Behold The Brave was formed when Clayton Davis, Zack Randolph, and Jeremiah Thompson started playing music together in college. They’ll share their good spirits with any soul willing to listen and guide you through an energetic wave of timeless sounds....

Empires Hit MPMF with a New Album

Chicago's Empires have unveiled a new track entitled "Honeyblood" from their forthcoming album Orphan, out on 9/23 via Chop Shop/Island Records. The band is gearing up for a slew of tour dates to kick off the fall - the first of which will be with fellow indie rockers Augustines, starting on...

Young Heirlooms Launching Six Piece Ensemble at MPMF 2014

Known for their tight two part harmonies, passionate lyrics and heart wrenching instrumentation, Cincinnati natives, Young Heirlooms are preparing to expand their musical reach with additional band members to debut at Midpoint Music Festival on Friday evening, September 26 at Memorial Hall....