Jared Bowers's Profile

We talk about where it all began, the band 311, how he stays inspired, the concept of authenticity, and his appreciation of the Crazy Horse Monument in the Black Hills. 

When: Sunday, June 2, at 6:30pm on the Sawyer Point Stage

Pup arrives in Cincinnati with Ratboys and Casper Skulls this coming Wednesday, May 22, where they’re headlining Bogarts

I was able to chat with Ian Bolender, Programming & Marketing Coordinator at Nederlander Entertainment, and the person responsible for bringing so many memorable shows to Madison Theater. He talks about the venue’s history, as well as his own history booking shows, and gives us some great insight into what it’s like to work with one of the most unique spaces in the area. 

Top Cat’s was a Cincinnati live music staple for years, and has been a part of the vibrant, varied, and at times, worrisome history of Short Vine since the 1920’s. Throughout the 90’s into the early aughts, it was a hotspot for indie bands of all stripes.

Their latest, RTJ3, is something of a revelation. It’s a bit more palatable than their previous two efforts - no less caustic or weird - but a more straightforward interpretation of their particular brand of mischievous and playful skewering of the standard hip-hop formula. And, frankly, it has some absolute bangers.

It’s rare I get to trot out the phrase “a transcendent experience,” but I’ve seen Lucius live at Memorial Hall in what is ostensibly an acoustic performance, and I’m hard pressed to come up with a phrase more apt that doesn’t stretch into hyperbole.

This past Thursday felt like a long time in the making - for me, personally, anyway.

If you’re a fan of music at any level - underground, indie, mainstream - you get to a certain point where everything either disappears, or somehow, sometimes inexplicably, comes back around again. 

There are buds on the trees. Daffodils are blooming. And music nerds and record collectors are preparing for one of the biggest days of the year. Record Store Day is an annual celebration of all things vinyl, all things local, and all things music.

On Wednesday, April 10, Mercy Union bring their East Coast brand of nostalgic punk and rock to the Thompson House opening for Laura Jane Grace and The Devouring Mothers.

If you’re going to the SOLD OUT Less Than Jake show on April 11, get there early! Kali Masi opens the whole thing up.