Courtney Phenicie's Profile

Beginning her professional singing career at age 14 on WLW Radio, Betty Clooney was soon touring America and recording with her sister, Rosemary, as a duo for bandleader Tony Pastor. Tired of the road after a few years, she returned to Cincinnati to become a pioneer in early television.

Swarming Branch aspire to be the modern Midwestern Steely Dan. The band's name is a reference to both the nature of its membership, which is intentionally and perpetually in flux, and its sound, which features densely worded slant rhyme over intertwining, capricious, often improvised melodies.

Jax Anderson aka Flint Eastwood is a powerful songstress from Detroit, MI. She creates fusions of rock, hip-hop and electronica that aspire to an importance that's uncommon for pop music.

Noname (born Fatima Warner) hails from Chicago, IL. She is a poet and hip-hop recording artist. While she has been performing since 2010, it was in 2013 when she appeared on Chance the Rapper’s mixtape Acid Rap, that brought her into the limelight.

Get your beer drinking shoes on, it’s time again for Fifty Fest! Fifty Fest is an annual beer festival that has been thrown by Fifty West Brewing Company the last four years. Fifty Fest is a family friendly event with 3 stages, local bands, local craft breweries, and a variety of local food vendors! It will be held September 23rd from 12pm-12am.

The Appleseed Collective is poised to become the new sound of string music. Riding the wave of the bluegrass revival beyond newgrass and into a strange new genre-bending territory, they explore the full range of dark and light, old and new, composition and improvisation in a deeply theatrical stage show that transports audiences through time.

Cincinnati is full of so many things to do, we wanted to help you plan your music weekend! Each week we will make a few recommendations on what bands to check out. Keep in mind, these are just a few and you can find more options on our calendar!

Bamboo Room Studio is THE recording studio for your recording needs. The studio has recently undertook a two-year, half-million dollar renovation, keeping the best vintage equipment and augmenting it with a thoughtful bevy of sought-after mics, compressors, and pre-amps, plus the addition of a completely overhauled recording system, including an Avid S6 Console, high-resolution word clocks, and 64-channels of HD I/O.

Infinity Spree just released a brand-new video for, “Hard To Stay” from the EP We Are Being Watched!

Herzog Music is a new music collective and emporium designed to bring together the region’s music community and welcome visiting musicians to participate in our area’s rich and diverse music scene. It’s located in the building historically marked spot where Cincinnati’s first R&B was recorded under Henry Glover for King Records and Hank Williams Sr. cut classics like, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry.”

The long-awaited premiere of “Fool Me Once” by Daniel in Stereo is here! Turn it up, and enjoy! Please remember that sharing is caring. Catch Daniel in Stereo next on Saturday, September 24th at MidPoint Music Festival!

Monty C. Benjamin is making waves in the hip-hop scene! Born Dale James Montgomery III, Monty C. Benjamin is an American hip-hop recording artist from Cincinnati, Ohio. Since the age of 12, Monty has been using his talents, charisma, and stage presence everywhere from battle raps to talent shows.