Courtney Phenicie's Profile

The Heights Music Festival is invading Clifton tonight and tomorrow. The Heights has been a staple music festival within our city since 2009. Local talent from every music genre will be showcased so come out and see what our city has to offer. Not sure how to plan out which bands to see? Get our...

The Tillers got their start in 2007 playing old timey folk and bluegrass. Mike Oberst, Sean Geil and Jason Soudrette (in 2010, Jason handed his bass duties over to Aaron Geil) would just grab their banjo, guitar and wooden bass and jam out for anyone who would listen. Quickly, The Tillers became a...

Walk the Moon is Cincinnati's newest break out band. Their indie pop sound, amazing live shows and fun, quirky videos have landed them on almost every late night show such as Conan, Fallon, Carson Daly and soon to be Saturday Night Live (fingers crossed). Walk the Moon have been the opening act for...

Since 2001, Stars have released over a dozen albums/EP's of creative, intelligent masterpieces.  The most recent being The North, released on September 4th (2012). Stars is a Canadian band made up of Torquil Campbell, Amy Millan, Evan Cranley, Chris Seligman and Pat McGee. Stars was one of the...

The Antlers are an indie band hailing from Brooklyn, NY comprised of Peter Silberman, Michael Lerner and Darby Cicci. In 2009, The Antlers exploded with the album Hospice. The heart wrenching album is the story of an emotionally abusive relationship told through the analogy of a hospiceworker and...

Courtney Phenicie had an opportunity to sit down with the folk singer in anticipation for her show at the Madison Theater on September 28. Ani Difranco has been a personal hero of mine since I first heard her in 1998. I was delivering pizza, listening to WOXY and all of a sudden the song "Little...

According to philosopher, Empedocles there are four ultimate elements which make all the structures in the world - air, water, fire, earth...the third element is fire. Da 3rd Element, alumni of Xavier University, was inspired while in philosophy class in 2003 during a lecture about the 4 elements....

Come join us to support the awareness of the condition of Chiari Malformation at Northside Tavern this Saturday! Music from Emily and the Complexes, A Starboard Mine, Calamity Days,  a silent auction and split the pot at your favorite bar on Saturday Sept 8th!  Chiari Malformation occurs in...

Vincent Vega doesn't glorify violence or negativity, he speaks under his genre of "motivational music".  Vega simply uses beats and rhymes to get his point across. Vega speaks of real life issues and his purpose is to place the lyrics at the forefront and resurrect traditional hip hop. Vega has...

Scion: Exposed will be taking over the Pete Rose Tunnel (The Transit Center) on September 15th!  The day-long party is all ages and will be featuring national music acts, a car show, an indoor skate park and much more. Date: September 15, 2012 Time: 2PM-Midnight Location: 220 Central Avenue ...

Bob Cushing is easily the hardest working musician in Cincinnati. Bob earns his living by playing 300 club dates a year for over the past 20+ years. I think I can safely say that if you have not seen Bob Cushing play, you may not be a real Cincinnatian. According to his song 'Middle Aged Crazy,'...

The Temper Trap have had an amazing run so far. The band sprinted towards the top of the charts with their calling card 'Sweet Disposition'. That single, propelled by numerous commercials, movies and TV shows, from the album, Conditions, went on to climb the charts in the U.S., Europe and Australia...