The Player’s Club
What up, playa? Speaking of players, let’s see who’s playing this week. Tonight: Steep Canyon Rangers are at Annie’s Soul Pocket headlines the free show on Fountain Square Tower of Power and Lettuce play the…
August and nothing after
Well hello there, Stranger! How have you been? Vacay was great, thanks for asking. I know you didn’t miss me – even I didn’t miss me. But it’s not about missing me, it’s about not…
Episode 85: Rhett Leibecke is still recovering from being a Breakfast Club co-producer
Rhett Leibecke (a.k.a. “Reed LeBeak”) spent a single semester as a student co-op for Rictile and Dave on the Breakfast Club… and it’s clear that he’s been scarred for life (and not just from the…
Triple shot of tunes
Get ready… We’re about to drop not one week o’ live gigs on you… not two weeks… but three whopping weeks of concerts. Because I’m heading out of town next Friday for a week of…
Earth, Wind, Fire… and Music
Those are the 4 basic elements, right? And three of them are scheduled to appear at Riverbend tomorrow night. I say “scheduled to appear” because they’re opening for Santana, and he collapsed on stage during…
Episode 84: Garin Pirnia wrote the book on Ohio rock and roll
Garin Pirnia grew up in Centerville, Ohio and discovered 97X when she returned to the area after stints in L.A. and Chicago. She’s written about music (as well as film, food, and travel) for dozens…
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A Killer long weekend
It’s a rare Thursday night edition of This Week in Live Music, because I want to give you extra time to gear up for the big CK show on Friday night. That’s right, Cereal Killers…
Sounds good to me
I hope your Wet Hot American Summer is going well so far. Let’s take a look at the live gigs, shall we? Wait, hold the phone! I actually missed a gig last week. Ian Noe…
Summertime blues (and other music genres)
The official start of summer is just around the corner. So are some decent shows. But first, a P.S.A.: All day today (until midnight PDT), Bandcamp is holding their third annual Juneteenth fundraiser, where they…
Summer Smörgåsbord o’ tunes
The concert chef has whipped up a big batch of gigs this week. Let’s dig in! Saturday night: Rose Music Center in Dayton has An Evening with Jackson Browne (Daryl Hannah would not recommend) Wallows…