Tom Jenkins's Profile

From playing any show, any venue, to anyone who will listen is pretty much how it goes when you’re beginning your career. Only few actually succeed in an industry now that requires you to not only be unique, but original and have a voice that resonates with a group of people. It’s something special when you can connect with an entire region of the country let alone having fans all over the world. 

Grateful Dead legend and the “Other One,” Bob Weir will be at Taft Theatre Wednesday night with one of his many changing touring bands Bob Weir and the Wolf Brothers.

There are a lot of firsts that a young band has to go through. Your first show, your first record, and your first tour. West Virginia based trio Hello June played their first Cincinnati show at the Northside Tavern Tuesday night to a fairly large weekday crowd.  

Eric Church has always been an interesting person when looking at where he stands on the country spectrum. At the beginning of his career, you could stick Church right in with the rest of modern country music, with maybe a tinge of edginess to his music. But as he’s grown as an artist, Church has begun to sit in the middle possibly helping bridge the gap between these sects. 

There are some shows and some artists that you feel you just can’t miss when they come to town. That artist you feel like maybe we don’t appreciate as much now but years later will look back to their songs and work as a point of influence.

Since 2004, Panic! At The Disco has come a long way. Brendon Urie has taken them from the emo kids in Las Vegas singing about shutting "Goddamn doors" to a powerhouse arena act that can sell out venues like the U.S. Bank Arena.

North Carolina’s Sarah Shook and the Disarmers took to the stage at the Southgate House Revival in Newport, Thursday night. And although she started the show with a serious demeanor that didn’t last for long. Shook was personable and seemed to love playing the venue in Northern Kentucky. 

Eastern Kentucky’s Red Headed Stranger, Tyler Childers will be back in Northern Kentucky at the Madison Theatre for three nights. A stretch that will last almost a week with dates beginning Monday March 25^th, Wednesday the 27^th, and Thursday the 28^th. 

Sunday night the Taft Theatre was home to two acts that drew from southern roots and were able to create something exciting and beautiful. Athens, OH’s Caamp and Nashville’s Savannah Conley brought in a large crowd for a Sunday night down below in the Taft. Two very different shows that blended together wonderfully. 

Athens, Ohio foot stomping folk trio, Caamp will be making a stop at the Taft Theatre Sunday night. The trio has been touring the country in support of their latest double LP Boys. Their songs highlight their road tripping and free spirited vibe, with songs like Vagabond and So Cool. 

Australia’s Gang of Youths embodies what it means to walk to line between cliché and empowering anthemic rock. Wednesday evening, Gang of Youths took the stage at the A and R Music Bar in Columbus and to their own surprise was greeted by a packed house. Lead singer and songwriter Dave Le’aupepe admitted that the band expected “a quarter of the people here would show up tonight.” 

When I think of the Strokes sound I think of two things, distorted vocals and dueling guitars from Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr.  For fans that made it out to the 20^th Century Theatre Monday night they got to see and hear the style and sound of Albert Hammond Jr.