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REVIEW: Billy Strings at The Andrew J Brady Music Center
This past weekend Strings and his band stopped through Cincinnati for a two-night sold-out run at the Andrew J Brady Music Center. CincyMusic got to check out the Friday night show, which left fans buzzing and eager for a second dose on Saturday.
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REVIEW: A Weekend with The War On Drugs
When The War On Drugs announced shows in Columbus and Cincinnati on the same weekend, I naturally wanted to see what a weekend setlist sounded and looked like for the new and revamped band.
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REVIEW: Andy Frasco & The U.N. at Madison Theater
The wild man of jam bands returned to Madison Theater Saturday night for a once again 110 percent effort in becoming the world’s greatest bar band.
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REVIEW: Mannequin Pussy at Woodward Theatre
There really isn’t a full return to live music without a return to live punk shows and the intimate, rage-filled crowd setting that comes with it.Tom Jenkins
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REVIEW: Future Islands / Modest Mouse at The Andrew J Brady ICON Music Center
With already several big-name acts playing The Andrew J Brady ICON Music Center, fans have been given a whole new option for acts they otherwise may have had to travel to go see. And for bands like Modest Mouse and Future Islands, they were able to play in a venue that seemed to fit them perfectly.
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REVIEW: The Killers at PromoWest Pavilion at OVATION
Monday night, The Killers brought their “Imploding the Mirage” tour to PromoWest’s Pavilion at OVATION in Newport, Kentucky.
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REVIEW: Drive-by Truckers at Riverfront Live
The Cincinnati venue was the first of a long stretch of tour dates throughout the U.S., and as the band took the stage, you could see a sort of rejuvenation in Paterson Hood and Mike Cooley.
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REVIEW: Railbird Festival
The return of live music was never going to be the same, or at least to begin, it wouldn’t be. We now live in a different time that requires patience and a little understanding if we are to enjoy the experiences we had before the pandemic.
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Review: Jimmy Buffett at Riverbend
The Mayor of Margaritaville has been a mainstay of summer outdoor venues since the ’80s and gracing every backyard barbecue since the ‘70s.
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Review: Twiddle at Riverfront Live
After a year of uncertainty surrounding live music and when it would return, concerts have begun to pop up like wildfire.
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The Best Albums of 2020: An Enternity in Our Headphones
2020… the never ending nightmare of a year. This year was like watching a beautiful trainwreck that just kept piling up. Off to the side of the tracks, was many of us putting our headphones in and drowning out the world. Lucky for us, 2020 spawned some of the best music in years.