Courtney Phenicie's Profile

One would think that taking on the music of Queen would be daunting, but the students in the School of Rock Mason Queen Show have fearlessly embraced the music as their own. They have two performances of the show coming up: Saturday January 23 7:30pm at The Sonic Boom Room (the school’s venue...

The people that are bringing you Bunbury Music Festival and Buckle Up Music Festival this year have just announced a new festival in Columbus called Promowest Fest! The Festival will take place in Columbus, Ohio’s Arena District July 15-17.  Lineup Announcements will be coming in March,...

Cincinnati is home to an exceptional quartet of musicians who joyously keep alive the Gypsy Jazz music made famous by legends Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli. They call themselves Faux Frenchmen and on Monday, November 9, 2015, they brought their unique musicianship and unbridled...

WNKU is pleased to announce the addition of Cincinnati-native funkateer, Freekbass, to its lineup of local hosts. His show, Funky Friday’s with Freekbass debuts this Friday night at 6pm.  Freekbass has been a staple of the Cincinnati music scene and beyond for over two decades. He...

If you haven’t had the chance to check out Kailip, now is your chance! Right from the first note, you can feel the energy of this band. The passion of lead singer, Johnny Hodge is contagious.  Kailip has had a "rough and tumble" existence since they got together in 2000. From the...

During September 2015, the Forsthoefel brothers in The Grove were shaken by the news that their beloved father, John, was diagnosed with brain cancer. Yes, this has been a scare, but now they are more than ready to give back to those ready to fight and find a cure. The Grove has...

Witty Barz is an American rapper and songwriter born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio and currently resides in the historic Walnut Hills neighborhood. Witty developed a passion for music at a very young age. Although poetry was the start of his witty display of wording, he soon fell in love with...

Rivertown Stomp on Friday, January 22nd, is a collaboration with two local nonprofit organizations, The Cincinnati Music Foundation and Jazz and Roots Cincinnati. This 1940's-themed event, will feature a 17-piece swing band, The Jump n' Jive Show Band, a Western Swing band The Midwestern Swing, a...

Evening Redness is a musical force. The paths that these musicians took to get to each other has been vast. However, after hearing Evening Redness, it will make you wonder what took them so damn long.  Brent Billock spent 12 years tackling lead tenor roles on operatic stages throughout the...

Des Ark has been described as, “backwoods hippy stuff that is profane and vulgar as any lady has ever been. Her compositions are organic songs that are driven by her soulful voice holding strongly to its southern accent and are driven by acoustic guitars and pianos.”  Des...

Those Darlins, who formed in 2006 and gained world-wide recognition with their critically acclaimed self-titled album 2 years later, have announced they will take an “indefinite hiatus.” Read their goodbye statement here.   Before they bid us farewell, you can catch them one...

This Sunday, January 10, The Queen City Storytellers series kicks off 2016 in the beautiful Sanctuary at The Southgate House Revival.  This is an all ages, free event.  Families and children are welcome!  The January round will be preceded by an information session at 3:00 pm, by...