Courtney Phenicie's Profile

Ruckus Roboticus is a local DJ chosen to be featured on MTV-U’s new artists show, The Freshmen. The show spotlights emerging artists on-air and online, with the chance for one of the videos to get an automatic add into rotation on the channel the following week. Fans can vote on these videos...

Alex Evans is a multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter from Cincinnati, Ohio. His music is folksy and organic with a hint of bluegrass. Open tuned guitars and images of nature can characterize his music. Alex is signed on Best Friend Records, and his first EP, “Life in the Woods” will be...

The Seedy Seeds are a must-see band from Cincinnati, OH made up of Margaret Darling, Joe Frankl and Mike Ingram. I dare you not to dance to their electronic, indie and folksy sound. Using an iPod, accordion, kazoo, guitar, banjo and stellar vocals, they will have your heart from the beginning of...

If you haven’t fallen in love with Sharon Van Etten yet, you will very soon. Her voice is haunting and inviting all at the same time. The lyrics are all the things you are thinking but never could find the right words for. 2012 has been going supremely well for the beloved Sharon Van Etten. The...

The Cincinnati Recreation Commission (CRC) announces the return of OTR Skate, an adult roller skating party benefiting CRC’s Over the Rhine Recreation Center. This spring’s OTR Skate is on Friday, April 27, 8-11 p.m.  The event will feature performances by local bands, You, You’re Awesome...

The Heights Music Festival was once again a smashing success! The day fest brought us a great group of all-ages performances including an energetic and awesome performance from The Stratfords. Later, at Baba Budans, Dinosaurs & Thunder jammed out grunge style, Those Guys, The Natives, Trademark...

Clifton was a buzz last night with The Heights Music Festival. The night began with a big announcement at Rohs Street Café, Incline District are now The Mitchell’s! It was clear that Baba Budan’s was the place to be to see Big Rock Club and Belle Histoire as the legendary Pat Rice was in...

Archer’s Paradox is a pop band out of Cincinnati, OH comprised of Seth Huff, Cam Nawaz, Stefan Wright, Alex Solin and Mark Wilson. Their upbeat pop synth sound can be compared to an edgier Postal Service meets Vampire Weekend but with a sound all their own. Archers Paradox will draw you in with...

MusicNow festival is taking place this Wednesday, March 28th at Christ Church Cathedral in OTR, and Thursday, March 29th through Friday, March 30th at Memorial Hall. This is the seventh year for the progressive music festival. Musical guests this year consist of Richard Reed Parry of Arcade Fire,...

Davy Jay Sparrow and His Well-Known Famous Drovers are Honky Tonk, western swing, yodeling geniuses. They are set to release the album “Olde Fashioned” on March 23rd on Bean Tone Records, which is a brand new label being started up by Andy Bean of The Two Man Gentlemen Band.  As a whole this...

SXSW is upon us! Time to find some brand new loves and get reacquainted with old loves, band-wise that is. Via SXSW performances in years past, I have discovered Bon Iver, Andrew Bird, and The Airborne Toxic Event. This year, others will be able to discover Cincinnati gems including The Sundresses,...

Ohio Knife is one of our Cincinnati bands making the trek to SXSW next week. Tonight they kick off their adventure at The Comet. The band members Jason Snell, Andrew Higley and Joe Suer are going to document the events within the five cities in between on UNLEASH.“ According to Ohio Knife,...