Courtney Phenicie's Profile

The members of GROUPLOVE met by means of fate at an art residency in Greece.  After the connection they felt making music together, they realized they just had to make it work.  So Hannah Hooper and Christian Zucconi left NYC, Sean Gadd packed up from London and they joined Andrew Wessen and Ryan...

Imagine Dragons are a refreshing return to the tried and true traditions of rock and roll. They have learned how to be a band the good old fashioned way by writing great songs and playing them out live to an increasingly larger live audience. Imagine Dragons are made up of frontman Dan Reynolds,...

Guided by Voices will be rocking Bunbury Music Festival on Sunday July 15th! Guided by Voices have been a part of the scene off and on with a few different lineups since 1983. The original lineup reunited in 2010 and have been going strong since. I recently chatted with Kevin Fennell from GBV and...

Don't miss out on Elementz Hip-Hop Youth Art's Center return to 20th Century Theatre this Thursday with “Pass The Mic”! Elementz Youth Center was founded in 2005 and has groomed hundreds of apprentices in the four areas of Hip-Hop, Street Art, DJing, MCing, and Urban Dance, and has recently...

Seeing Vito Emmanuel play is like a fireworks show going off in your face. Lights, lasers, costumes and beats that force you to get up and dance. Made up of Brandon Miglorisi, Ben Brown, Kevin McNamee, Ben Franks and Kamal Hiresh, these guys know how to bring the party. It's hard to place this band...

Front man from one of your past favorite local bands Ellison, Joshua Hill is busting out with a new project called The Grey Academy. It's been 4 years since the last Ellison release, but Hill is back and is supported by some familiar faces, making for an amazing lineup. However, don't expect to...

of Montreal hits The Madison Theater Tuesday! Their sound is a mixture of Beatles-influenced psychedelic pop, electronica, funk, glam, and afrobeats. The band is made up of Kevin Barnes, Bryan Poole, Davey Pierce, Dottie Alexander, Clayton Rychlik, Zac Colwell, Nicolas Dobbratz, and K Ishibashi....

The Natives are a Cincinnati born-and-raised Rap/Future band consisting of five artists: JJ, Feeno Goodie, Hap, Champayne (Champ) and Pii (P). When you hear a song from these guys, its not hard to tell they've been creating music all their lives. I dare not not to dance and fall in love with this...

Galaxy CDs has announced that it will be closing after over a decade of being a local music staple. Originally a record store, Galaxy CDs transitioned to a performance venue late last year. According to their Facebook page, Galaxy CDs will be closing their doors on Friday, June 29th. Please make...

In 1978, Everybody's Records opened their doors to the music loving population of Cincinnati.  Quickly, Everybody's established a reputation as one of the best record stores in the area while maintaining independent ownership. Everybody's literally has something for everybody. The selection of...

Tracy Walker is what I like to call my local Ani DiFranco. For those who know me, you know how important those words are. She knows how to rock, how to command an audience, and how to get her words across. Tracy can make you cry or get up and dance, and you will relate to her lyrics as if she knew...

Come out Friday June 1st to help local rock band The Desert Gun celebrate the release of their first full-length album at The Drinkery in OTR.  After years in other bands around the country Murray, P.J, Hank, Shane & Gavin teamed up to create a self described sound of Stoner/Grunge/Rock. The...