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Album Review: Town Radio - Vol. 1: Fresh From the Future
With 6 immaculately produced tracks, Town Radio isn’t so much a “band” as a collective that’s crafted a love letter to Dub, Reggae, and Ska while absolutely making something they can proudly share as their own.
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Album Review: Fourth Wife - Head Fell Between Two Horses
Released in November 2021, Fourth Wife’s Head Fell Between Two Horses plays as a post-punk fever dream, pulling 70’s theatrics a la Bowie through a late 90’s alt-rock filter and adding a melancholic twist.
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Get Lost in Lo Fi City's Compilation 8
For Lo Fi City, Cincinnati’s own alt/indie/lofi/fuzzrock label, the art is most certainly not lost. It’s thriving. It’s fascinating. And most importantly, it’s fun.
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Album Review: Siren Suit - Monstrous Chitterings
I can’t recommend Siren Suit’s Monstrous Chitterings strongly enough. Consider my attention caught, y’all.
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Remembering a Friend - Local Bands Play Benefit Show This Friday at SGHR
This October, members of Covington, KY math rock band Old Pictures / New Pictures were faced with the untimely death of a close friend, Jon Wells.
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Show Review: The Menzingers & Co. Sell Out SGHR
This is my fourth time seeing The Menzingers at The Southgate House Revival, fifth or sixth time all told. For 10 years, the Scranton, PA have been doggedly criss-crossing the country, bringing their unique blend of punk rock, melody, angst, and joy to ardent and voracious fans.
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Adam Flaig Invites You To Show & Tell
Calling all Cincinnati (and surrounding areas) creators! Adam Flaig wants YOU.
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REVIEW: Thrice at Bogart's
When I found out last week that I would get to review the Thrice show - held this past Saturday night at Bogart’s, with Self Defense Family opening and Touche Amore as direct support - I smiled.
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J. Stout - Thrills & Disappointments, Love & Doubt
I had the opportunity to ask Jonathan a few questions about what he’s been up these past 18 months, what Lo Fi City is all about, and what it means to release a new album during a global pandemic.
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Interview: Ill Poetic - Collaboration is Key
“The more I’ve grown as an artist, the more I hold tight to the idea of exploring directions that don’t fit into boxes…”
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Travis Talbert Tears It All Down
Built from various pieces of his own musical identity, Mavis Guitar presents The Teardowns, what Travis Talbert is calling this particular Mavis Guitar Adjacent project, is an exercise in easy listening. And when I say, “easy listening,” I don’t mean in the “standing in an elevator, background music” kind of way. It’s music that is, quite simply, easy to listen to. Repeatedly.