Ian Bolender's Profile

When it comes to promoting your shows, you need to hustle. There are so many other shows, events, plus the inclination of people to stay home that you are up against. As I've said before, I think every one of your shows should be treated as a special event. You don't want to play out too often. A...

Wired recently reported on a new social music platform being developed by people claiming to be members of the hacker group Anonymous. The platform is being dubbed Anontune and will operate very similar to a search engine. The site will serve as a single source people can search for music on...

It is our goal to keep this listing full of accurate information on local recording studios. Only studios with a good reputation may be posted. If you have any concerns about the following studios, or have an addition please feel free to comment or leave a message in the boards. This post will be...

In previous articles we briefly touched on the importance of having and maintaining a current mailing list, but how exactly do you do that? Sure, you want people to like you on Facebook and follow you on Twitter, but what happens when people stop visiting Facebook? Don't think it can happen? Just...

This Saturday will mark the 6th annual Record Store Day in the United States. Over 700 independently owned record stores across the country will celebrate the event by providing special festivities including performances, cook-outs, meet & greets with artists, parades, dj’s spinning records...

*Check out the full schedule HERE The Bunbury Music Festival added 26 additional live performances for the inaugural event to be held July 13-15, 2012 along Cincinnati’s riverfront. In addition to previously announced headliners including Weezer, Jane's Addiction, and Death Cab For...

Lollapalooza just came out of the gates swinging with this years lineup for the festival to be held in Chicago's Grant Park August 3-5. You can check out the official 2012 line-up vide HERE, or just read the good stuff below.. Red Hot Chili PeppersThe Black KeysBlack SabbathJack WhiteFlorence + The...

The Vans Warped Tour has become the highlight of the summer for many concertgoers. There are few opportunities for young artists to share an event with bands they admire and aspire to emulate. That is why we want to make sure that Cincinnati is well represented at this years event. OurStage.com is...

News has been slow to trickle out of the former Southgate House location on what the plan is for the newly dubbed Thompson House. A website for the new venue has finally been launched at www.thompsonhousenewport.com, and tickets are on sale now via TicketWeb. Artists scheduled to play the venue...

The Cincinnati Zoo presents Tunes & Blooms, a free concert series every Thursday this month! The series kicks off tonight with The Seedy Seeds and The Newbees! Admission to the Zoo is free after 5pm, and the shows begin at 6pm. Parking is $8. Click Here to check out the full schedule! Thursday,...

The Bootsy Collins Foundation is hosting the “Keep On” Music Festival to benefit local tornado victims on April 15th from 12noon-9pm at Newport on the Levee.  On March 2nd, the entire Tri-State watched as deadly tornadoes claimed several lives and many homes and businesses. Now it’s time to...

Spotify announced yesterday that they will continue to offer unlimited free listening in the US (with ads of course) indefinitely. Subscriptions in the US for their premium service have grown very rapidly in a very short period of time. They continue to take away marketshare from their competitors...