Courtney Phenicie's Profile

MOTR hosts The Hounds Below, The Mitchells and Shoot Out The Lights Saturday! The Michigan four-piece, The Hounds Below blends angular post-punk, rock and the balladeers of yesterday, mastering the art of mature indie- pop while still winking at youth’s never-ending need to wave a flag of revolt....

The Hiders are Cincinnati music royalty. Spawned by former Ass Ponys/Ruby Vileos guitarist Billy Alletzhauser and actor/singer Beth Harris, they have recorded three full length LPs and have been featured on NPRs World Cafe'. The Hiders have also scored and composed original music for film,...

Secret Colours revel in being the bastard seed of the ’60s psychedelia and ’90s Britpop bloodlines. Since their eponymous debut in 2010, the band moved swiftly from neophyte in the Chicago psychedelic-newgaze scene to crusader over the course of unforgettable performances at Austin Psych Fest...

Stuart’s Opera House presents the 9th Annual Nelsonville Music Festival, May 30-June 2, 2013 at Robbins Crossing on the campus of Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio. Nelsonville Music Festival is headlined by Wilco, Cat Power, John Prine, Gogol Bordello, Mavis Staples, Sharon Van Etten,...

When Aly Tadros was offered her first paid gig, she had three original songs under her belt. The set time called for two hours. She took it anyway. Four years and over 700 shows later, that gutsy attitude has defined her as an ardent and auspicious voice among young singer/songwriters. Spacious and...

Cincinnati rock poster shop throws party to kickoff music festival season! It’s nearly summer and music festival season is around the corner. Powerhouse Factories are packing up the RV and getting ready to hit the road for their annual appearances at Bonnaroo, Bunbury, Forecastle, Pitchfork and...

Holly Williams is an old country soul. She's obviously learned from the best, her famous and prolific father and grandfather – Hank Jr. and Sr., respectively. The Nashville-based singer/songwriter's s third album, The Highway, was released on her own imprint, Georgiana Records, and continues to...

Come get your happy hour on with 500 Miles To Memphis. They will be performing at Neon’s from 6p – 9p in order to raise funds for their kickstarter campaign. The money raised will be used in order for 500 Miles To Memphis to release the newest studio album this year. Everyone who donates will...

They tour in a van, and sleep on couches. And have a strange affinity for both cats and Pokémon. They’re called Flashlights, a rather spectacular band from decidedly un-spectacular Brevard County, Florida. They started as the solo acoustic project of twenty-four year old, singer/guitarist Terry...

The members of Belle Histoire are certainly a busy bunch. Guitarist Austin Livingood is releasing 3 solo EPS, the first to be on August 6th! Titled The Weightless Anchor: By Plane (1), this will the first installment of a story about finding direction in your life and ultimately what it is that...

Every Sunday this summer in the Biergarten (located on Elm St. in the back of the market) Findlay Market will be having live music as part of the Biergarten Summer Series. Findlay Market is a gathering place for people from all over the city. It routinely attracts perhaps the most socially,...

Shiny and the Spoon portray the intimacy of Johnny Cash and June Carter, with head-turning vocals and a vibrant acoustic core, complimented by sprinklings of ukulele, guitar, harmonica, and good old-fashioned boot-stompin’. Shiny and the Spoon offers a sound that blends the heart of American folk...