Courtney Phenicie's Profile

Frank Foster is a true country music singer-songwriter. Foster has released four independent albums: Rowdy Reputation in 2011, Red Wings and Six Strings in 2012, Southern Soul in 2013 and Rhythm and Whiskey in 2014. Born and raised in Louisiana, he didn’t pick up a guitar until his junior...

Surfer Blood are playing Midpoint Indie Summer at Fountain Square on Friday May 29th with The Yugos, Automagik and Harbour!  7/79 and CincyMusic.com caught up with the band on the eve of the release of their latest album, 1000 Palms. They told us a little backstory on the band and what...

Indianapolis psych-power-poppers S.M. Wolf are hitting the road for a weekend with Louisville's Ted Tyro.  The two bands will be playing together with Cincinnati's Leggy at Northside Tavern on Friday, May 15th.  This show is just one in a series of mid-western weekend gigs that S.M....

CincyGroove.com is proud to announce the Cincy Folk Festival, Saturday June 27, 2015 at The Southgate House Revival.  This event is also a benefit show for local NPR radio station WNKU.  WNKU is a very important part of the Cincinnati music scene.  They operate as a non-profit and a...

Hey Rosetta! plays the type of music that makes you stand outside of yourself. Makes you want to go out and prove yourself, “…you don't know me, or my purpose or my promise, i got promise…”. (“Trish’s Song”, Second Sight)  The band has amassed a...

Lowland Hum is an indie-folk duo out of North Carolina who released their second full-length album on April 14th. Their sound strikes a wonderfully tasteful balance of instrumentation, atmosphere, and haunting melody that's reminiscent of Sufjan Stevens or Beach House. They just...

The Pinkerton Raid is a dynamic indie pop trio with brother-sister harmonies and textured instrumental arrangements. They've played festivals and music series across the South, the Midwest and Northeast and have shared the stage with David Wimbish & The Collection, Lowland...

Midpoint Music Festival just posted the first 17 of nearly 125 artists set to perform at this year's festival (September 25-27). A few weeks ago the festival announced that they would switch to a Friday - Sunday format, and that tickets are now available at early bird pricing here! Also, artists...

Who are Queen City Silver Stars? You most likely already know the majority of the band as they are comprised of Mark Becknell (Frontier Folk Nebraska, Josh Eagle & The Harvest City), Nicholas Mavridoglou (The Mitchells), Dusty Bryant (Chardez) and Matt Flynn! The Queen City Silver Stars are...

The Part-Time Gentlemen is a band from Cincinnati's West Side that plays an energetic blend of traditional Old Time and Americana music. They take you back to a time and place where the important things in life mattered. Love, family, friends and whiskey. The “Gents” have “whiskey...

My Goodness recently released their new album, Shiver + Shake and are stopping by MOTR Pub on Wednesday, May 6th! My Goodness is one of the few true rock bands that have broken out of Seattle since the days of grunge. Their music is also spattered with influences from Nirvana to Murder City...

Future Thieves, comprised of Elliot Collett (vocals and rhythm guitar), Gianni Gibson (drums), Nick Goss (bass), and Austin McCool (lead guitar), are one of Nashville’s most exciting emerging acts!  The band’s instrumentation is written collectively, while Collett spreads his...