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Real Estate Gives You Reason to Leave Work Early

They say excellent real estate is all about location, location, location. If that's true, music fans will want to get front and center at the free MidPoint Midway stage presented by P&G, Friday, September 26 at 5 p.m. View the previously released schedule for all of Midpoint Music Festival...

Strand of Oaks at MOTR Tonight

Strand of Oaks' - aka Tim Showalter's - Dead Oceans debut HEAL has been hailed as "moving [and] emotionally harrowing" by Pitchfork as well as praised by NPR as the "perfect windows-down song" and one of their 50 Favorite Songs of 2014 (So Far). Strand of Oaks are touring with a full band...

Multiple Maple Award Winner Suzie Vinnick Comes to the Queen City

You may have not heard of Suzie Vinnick. But you should. She is a very popular purveyor of folk, pop, roots and bluesy rock music. Plus, she's a great guitarist and a stunning singer as well. Don't miss this multiple Maple Award winner and Juno nominee from way up north in a rare appearance down...

CBGBand Hitting Up tSGHR Thursday

The CBGB (Colin, Bonnie, Graham, Band) is a full band collaboration of Austin singer/songwriters Colin Gilmore, Bonnie Whitmore and Graham Weber.  Like the iconic NYC rock club the shares the band’s initials; this band is a musical community of like-minded artists and friends who have, toured...

Old Monk Comes to MOTR

New York trio, Old Monk, are performing on Saturday, August 9th at MOTR in support of their sophomore album, Posing As Love, released last month on Eenie Meenie Records.  Old Monk spent 2013 writing and recording Posing As Love, releasing four singles, May through November, featured on the...

HM&M Films Want Your Song in Their Movie

Dane Granger is set to be filmed and produced in Ohio and Indiana by the startup film company HM&M Films. HM&M Films is a small operation based out of Winamac, Indiana that has been creating high quality, low budget films since 2011. Typically focused in the Horror genre with titles such as...

Royal Holland is Artist in Residency at The Drinkery in August

Cincinnati based multi-instrumentalist / singer-songwriter Royal Holland has been recording songs over the last month with the venerable Brian Olive at the Diamonds recording studio in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. Holland will be releasing these songs on his debut EP titled “Volume...

Bobby Mackey & The Big Mac Band Play Free Show Saturday

At Smale Riverfront Park on the Banks, next to Great American Ball Park, Bobby Mackey & The Big Mac Band will be playing a free show at 3:30pm! Mackey has had music bubbling through his veins since birth. "Out of everything in my life, music has always meant the most." Beginning as a small...

The Queen City's Newest Gem is the DownTowne Listening Room

DownTowne Listening Room has created a true "listening room" in the historic old Shillito building in downtown Cincinnati. They bring in out-of-town folk, pop and acoustic rock artists who normally don't play Cincinnati. Then they pair them with emerging local performers.  Best of all, they...

Ohio Knife and Skeleton Hands Play Fountain Square

NEW OHIO KNIFE / SKELETON HANDS SINGLES AVAILABLE FRIDAY, AUG. 8 AT MIDPOINT INDIE SUMMER ON FOUNTAIN SQUARE. We Have Become Vikings Records To Release Split 
7-inch 45 RPM with OHIO KNIFE / Skeleton Hands on White Vinyl!  We Have Become Vikings Records announces new music to Fountain Square...

LUMENOCITY Village Has Something for Everyone

LUNENOCITY Village brings arts & crafts, food, beverages, entertainment on site for three-day festival in Washington Park.  Projections will also be visible from the village area. Friday, August 14-7 pm Life/Theater Hot Dogs by Lee Walton (presented by Contemporary Arts Center and...

One Day Alive Releasing Debut EP at Molly Malone's

One Day Alive's blend of thick guitar riffs, melodically driven vocals, and signature feel is the recipe for their version of new age rock. One Day Alive was formed in late-2010 in Cincinnati, Ohio; in just the past few years the band has advanced significantly and continues to make great strides...