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Taylor Alexander is set to release his third EP release in as many years. The EP, Bleu, features a title track written and performed entirely in French! The band for the EP consists of members from local band favorites Archer's Paradox (Seth Huff, Stefan Wright) & Young Heirlooms (Kelly Fine,...

Original Local bands are invading Tin Roof at The Banks! The Project 100.7/ 106.3 has teamed up with Tin Roof to host the monthly On-Tap Series. This event will showcase the best unsigned artists from the Cincinnati area! Each showcase will consist of 2-3 artists chosen by The Project's music...

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...

You can feel Southern Ohio in Noah Smith’s music.  American Rock and Roll with a country accent fills the room when Smith takes the stage. The singer/songwriter musician has been writing and signing since he was just 12 years old growing up along the banks of the Ohio in Brown County.  Now the...

Download "Be Aggressive" by State Song for free all week HERE!   Give us some background on State Song…On the band's debut full-length, Dear Hearts & Gentle People (Phratry 2010), State Song established itself as a pummeling, poetic rock-band working the three-piece dynamic to the fullest -...

The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Pops) is thrilled to welcome, for the first time ever, the best-selling R&B group of all time, Boyz II Men, for an unforgettable one-night musical event on Tuesday, April 29 at historic Music Hall. This final concert of the Pops’ 2013-2014 Music Hall season...

Birdy is a touring with label-mate Christina Perri in support of her EP, “Breathe,” that is currently available exclusively in the U.S. Her version of “Skinny Love” has really taken on a life of its own. The track is being aired on modern rock radio now, doing incredibly well. Cover...

The new single “Little Raindrops”  from PUBLIC's upcoming release is being debuted today! Take a good look at the picture below. Pictured are some of PUBLIC's most loyal fans that joined in a secret place for the cover shot. Fans were asked to interpret the band's music visually with their own...

The gang from Powerhouse Factories were just hanging in Austin, TX for SXSW to sling some posters. But, so happens, Tim Williams of Soft Swells popped by their abode to record a stripped down version of “Every LittleThing”! The poolside session was recorded on the heels of Soft Swells...

Download "Advice" by Sweet Ray Laurel HERE for free!  Give us some backstory on Sweet Ray Laurel…Sweet Ray Laurel released their debut self titled album in 2011, and toured throughout the Mid-West and North-East U.S. to promote the album. SRL found success through college and internet radio,...

Dom Flemons is the "American Songster," pulling from traditions of old-time folk music to create new sounds.  As part of the Grammy winning band, Carolina Chocolate Drops, which he co-founded with Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson, he has played at a variety of festivals spanning from the...

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra announces that as part of the culmination of its second annual One City, One Symphony project, it has released the live recording from the November 14 & 16 concerts, available as a free download on the CSO’s website. The downloads, which the entirety of...