The fruits of my Labor (Day)
Summer’s gone a summer songYou’ve wasted every day, every daySummer’s gone, can’t wipe it off my handsWrite it in the sand, in the sand Buffalo Tom “Summer“ Wow, hard to believe that Labor Day is…
Category: Concert review
The whole tunes and nothing but the tunes.
I’m tardy to the live gig party this week, because it’s back to school time. Today I drove to Ohio U. solo, unloaded an SUV’s worth of apartment stuff, assembled the “some assembly required” furniture…
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…
Long weekend, short list
This week’s list of gigs is “more rock, less talk goofy memes”… Sorry, but the latest round of news makes it harder to be all fun and games. Tonight: Kitchen Dwellers and Neighbor play RiversEDGE…
Down to Earth
I come to you with cap in hand, asking your forgiveness for my disparaging comments about the local nine (technically 10 now that there’s a DH) last week. As a wise man once said: “How…
Singin’ the blues
Well, the Orange & Black made a valiant effort, but in the end they were edged out by the Blue & Yellow. Wait, I’m talking about leftover Halloween candy. What did you think I meant?…
Super. Love. Music.
What a great time to be in the Cincinnati area. This Sunday, the local NFL team, owned by the Browns (in more ways than one), has a chance to take home the ultimate prize: a…
Bill Janovitz saved my life last night.
This post originally appeared on my personal blog, but I’m re-posting here because it’s about music… and music posts are pretty scarce these days.. Back in my Catholic grade school days, the nuns talked about…
This Week in Live Music: January 13-19
First and foremost, R.I.P. Neil Peart. This NPR tribute by Annie Zaleski is very nice. Love this quote: “He was in many ways like an outsider — the guy who was often different from everyone…
This Week in Live Music: January 6-12
Hey gang, Happy New Year! America’s Least Beloved Blog* is back to inflict weekly pain and suffering upon you. (Better call 444-4444.) Let’s see… I forgot how this works… oh, that’s right, I provide an…