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Legendary Cincinnati drummer Phillip Paul will join School of Rock Mason as a guest professor on Saturday March 15 from 5:30pm-7:00pm in the school's Sonic Boom Room. He will speak about his long life in music and then perform a set with School of Rock Mason students of some of the most famous...

After long last, Jonathan Z is releasing his debut album, Through These Doors. This is an album you will want to sit down and pay attention to. The thoughtful and heartfelt lyrics come from his own experiences and will inspire you to want to be a better person. In 2012, Jonathan Zeng made national...

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra announces that Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Olga Bell will be the opening act for the MusicNOW Festival on Saturday, March 22. Ms. Bell will perform from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Music Hall lobby. A former classical piano prodigy, Ms. Bell is known for her...

“Straight Shooter”, the single released today from Don't Wait Up is just that. The poignant lyrics and catchy beat guarantees that this song will be a pop punk anthem in no time. “Sometimes I feel like highway signs getting passed by...And for a while those white lies sink in.” Get ready...

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra announces that local Cincinnati band Little Lights will be the opening act for the MusicNOW Festival on Friday, March 21. The band will perform at from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Music Hall’s Springer Auditorium. Comprised of Emmie Bishop, Scot Torres, and Gabriel...

You might remember the band Chappo from their iPod commercial-featured single "Come Home," and they're gearing up to release a new album this spring. Their goal is to create a full-on sensory experience to match the psychadelic otherworldly-weirdness of their music, and their live show includes...

Old Crow Medicine Show, David Nail, and Eric Paslay join Alabama, The Band Perry, Eli Young Band, Jamey Johnson, Natalie Stovall and the Drive, J.T. Hodges, and The Lone Bellow for the inaugural Buckle Up Music Festival July 18-20! The festival will announce the complete list of artists with the...

Check out the newest video from our friend, Austin Livingood. He recently proposed to his beautiful girlfriend and wrote and recorded this song for her. The video, filmed by MoonBeam Studios, commemorates the event in which his close friends and family helped to pull off the elaborate proposal....

There are some bands that just a few beats into the first song you know you are in love. Lake Street Dive is one of those bands. Last year, there was a promotional concert held for the film Inside Llewyn Davis; that concert featured magnificent performances by T. Bone Burnett, Justin Timberlake,...

The Carolines, Eva Ross and The Reneaus are invading Rohs Street Cafe Friday night. The Carolines are a sister duo who will melt your heart with their old school traditional banjo pieces. Come hang for a night of great music this Friday night.  The Carolines w/ Eva Ross and The ReneausRohs...

Saturn Batteries will be releasing Real Far East, on Friday February 28th at The Drinkery in OTR! Get a free download HERE of one of the new tracks, "It's Not About the Money." Joining the band at the release party will be Founding Fathers and DJ Dirty C.  Get there early and stay all night for...

Download "Hello Queen City" by Here Come Here HERE! What was the inspiration for the song "Hello Queen City"?"Hello Queen City" is a story about our lead guitarist's journey of moving from up state New York to Cincinnati. There's quite a bit of imagery in the lyrics that the listener can pick up on...