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The 2016 May Festival, which celebrates and concludes Music Director James Conlon’s 37-year tenure, kicks off on Friday, May 20 (8 p.m.) at Cincinnati Music Hall with Mozart’s exquisite “Great” Mass in C minor. With its grandiose choruses, pristine virtuosity for soloists...

On Saturday, June 11th celebrate some of the local musicians who entered NPR's Tiny Desk Contest during this showcase, benefitting 91.7 WVXU!  Those who entered made a video performing one original song behind a desk of their choosing. It could be a work desk, home office or the product of...

The 10th Annual OTR 5k is being held next Saturday, May 21st! Washington Park will feature an all day post-race celebration from 10:45a – 4p with two stages of local, original music as well as Art on Vine and the City Flea! The Summer Celebration includes fun activities for all. The food...

Promowest Productions just released the artist schedule for The Bunbury Music Festival, June 3-5 in Cincinnati, OH! With a little help from yours truly, you can create your own custom schedule & share with your friends. The best part is that you can download the Bunbury iOS / Android App &...

Straight No Chaser is the real deal - the captivating sound of ten unadulterated human voices coming together to make extraordinary music that is moving people in a fundamental sense… and with a sense of humor. If the phrase “male a cappella group” conjures up an image of...

This Saturday night at The Southgate House Revival is where to be. Ian Mathieu & Scott Risner (of Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle) are opening for Nashville band The Howlin’ Brothers!  The Howlin’ Brothers are a Nashville based string band composed of Ian Craft, JT...

Elk Creek will be releasing their brand new self-titled album this Saturday at Braxton Brewing! They have changed up their sound, lineup and are ready to rock Braxton!  What prompted the change in your sound?There were two main causes of the change in sound: our lineup change, and our...

The Shelters are releasing their self-titled debut LP June 10th on Warner Bros. Records.  Having released an EP at the end of last year, their full-length is also a blast of Southern Californian rock and roll from a four-piece like the old days when rock and roll was king. Co-produced by Tom...

Lake Street Dive has been on the up and up for many years now. People starting turning their heads when their last album, Bad Self Portraits dropped. Since releasing their newest album, Side Pony, the crowd has moved front and center for this amazing band. Side Pony takes its name from a song...

Beginning as a casual project between Alex Luciano and Noah Bowman, Diet Cig have made a big statement out of five highly infectious pop songs. The pair met under rather unusual circumstances: Luciano, desperate for a lighter, interrupted the set of Bowman's other band, Earl Boykins....

Just Announced: The Bunbury Music Festival has added Deadmau5 as Saturday's headliner! Deadmau5 joins The Killers, Florence and the Machine, Mudcrutch (Mike Campbell, Tom Leadon, Randall Marsh, Tom Petty, Benmont Tench), Ice Cube & more! Check out the full lineup on...

On Friday, May 6th Buffalo Killers are celebrating their 10-year anniversary at The Comet. A lot has happened since then; they've released seven studio albums, had their second LP, Let It Ride, produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, and have been personally invited to tour with...