Designs that Rock
If I told you that I had an album autographed by a Grammy-nominated artist, you might think I was referring to the recording artist. That’s Matt Berninger’s solo album, Serpentine Prison, but the autograph isn’t…
Episode 72: A Second Serving of Barb Abney
Here’s more from our chat with 97X/woxy.com alum Barb Abney. In this episode, Barb discloses her 97X souvenirs, we try to solve the mystery of where 97X’s music library wound up, a secret prankster is…
No Turkeys in Our House
No thugs either. But for sure no turkeys. Let’s get to this week’s listings on the old 97X Koncert Keeper. Tonight Shovels & Rope at Ludlow Garage, Bendigo Fletcher plays the Woodward with Sylmar as…
Episode 71: Talking Tracks with Barb Abney
Barb Abney, who was on-air at 97X and woxy.com from 1994-2006, returns to talk about weird promotional giveaway items, why corporate radio still sucks… oh, and her great podcast “Tied to the Tracks.” Barb has…
Go-vember
It’s time to GO to a gig. And you’ll have several opportunities this week. Tonight, Gary Clark Jr. plays the Icon, The Wild Feathers play Madison Theater, and Spyro Gyra plays Ludlow Garage. Saturday, you…
Roll-vember
Let’s get rolling with the concert rundown… First, the Melvin Seals & the Jerry Garcia Band show that was supposed to happen tonight at Ludlow Garage has been postponed. But the Del McCoury Band gig…
No Tricks, All Treats
The first treat is the Cereal Killers gig at MadTree tonight, 7-10 p.m. EDT. Sage advice from list member/Cereal Killer Howard Cohen (lead singer and driver of the Winnebago): Dress in layers and pray it…
Episode 70: Getting (un)familiar with Matt lacefield
Matt Lacefield played cutting-edge music on a Cincinnati radio station… but it wasn’t 97X. While Dave and Damian were on the air at 97X in the 90s, Matt was a DJ for Nightwaves, which aired…
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Live to play another day
If you need a bit of inspiration (or motivation) to get to a show or three, this photo ought to be worth at least a thousand words of encouragement: Live music – there ain’t nothin’…
Elvis is Everywhere
Elvis Presley truly is everywhere… ever since he went undercover in 1977, as part of the secret agent program he joined in 1970. But thank goodness the best Elvis (Elvis Costello) usually comes to Cincinnati…