Courtney Phenicie's Profile

The Macy's Music Festival, the nation's second largest annual R&B festival, is set to cap off the most incredible month of music in Cincinnati - ever.  With Great American Ballpark hosting Jay-Z/Beyoncé and Jason Aldean, the Bunbury and Buckle Up festivals at Sawyer Point and throw in a Jimmy...

School of Rock Mason has placed four students on the national School of Rock AllStar Team. They will tour the Chicago area at the end of July and play the world famous Lollapalooza Music Festival on August 1.  “We are very proud of the four who were selected – they are excellent and...

Tender Mercies, one of Over-the-Rhine’s oldest and most life-changing non-profit organizations, continues the celebration of the tastes, flavors and sounds of Over-the-Rhine at the 2nd Annual Taste of OTR.   The Taste will be held on July 26th from 11am to 11pm in Washington Park. It will...

The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra will end its summer series at Riverbend Music Center on Saturday, July 19 at 8 p.m. with special guests Lisa Vroman, Darius DeHaas and The May Festival Summer Chorus. Conductor John Morris Russell will bring in the night with Broadway classics such as “Seasons of...

As one-half of the successful country duo Steel Magnolia, Joshua Scott Jones is no stranger to hit songs. After winning CMT’s Can You Duet, Josh and his duo partner Meghan Linsey were thrust into the limelight and it wasn’t long before they were a staple in the country community. Often compared...

Nick Dittmeier is a singer-songwriter from southern Indiana. He fronted the alt-country band Slithering Beast for five years. In early 2013, he branched out and started performing under his own name and established a new band. His first release was an EP, Extra Better. It garnered local and...

The Alternate Routes: are gearing up for a co-headlining tour with Red Wanting Blue, kicking off July 10 in Huntington, West Virginia. Tim Warren of The Alternate Routes notes: “I can count on one hand the number of bands that we started out playing with that have persevered to this point, and...

The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra will play a post-game concert at Great American Ball Park on Friday, July 25, 2014 as part of a special Fireworks Friday show. The Pops, conducted by John Morris Russell, will play a 30-minute concert after the Reds vs. Nationals game. The last 15 minutes of the...

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra announced today expanded access to the immensely popular LUMENOCITY event through live television and radio broadcasts, two remote “live sites” offering the event on giant outdoor LED screens, live webcasts, and 5,000 available tickets for the LUMENOCITY dress...

There is nothing better than a band that makes you smile first note in. Bronze Radio Return is just that band.  The band has been picked up for numerous TV spots and ads. “Shake! Shake! Shake!” produced over 50 syncs in the past year-and-a-half when all was tolled. Highlights include a...

If you could not get a ticket to The Bunbury Music Festival this weekend, The Underground is providing an alternative show that will give the festival a run for its money.  This Friday night, July 11, 2014 at 7 p.m., Technicolor Monster will share the stage with three local bands, Borderline...

Brooklyn's fuzzy garage rock trio Unicycle Loves You will be live on July 12th at MOTR Pub with Motel Beds! The band is hitting the road in support of their new album The Dead Age that came out June 10th.  The Dead Age was produced by the ULY's own Jim Carroll and mastered by Shellac's Bob...