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…
Musical musings from aging hipsters
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…
Jim Vinch was a Cleveland-raised classic rocker… until he moved to Oxford for college and caught the earliest years of 97X. Jim credits the station and its community of listeners with helping him be open…
Continue Reading Episode 80: Jim Vinch, the student has become the teacher
Now that 30 billionaires have settled their differences with 700+ millionaires on how to divvy up the incoming millions, Major League Baseball is underway across America. Except in Cincinnati, where the roster consists mostly of…
Continue Reading Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and… live music
Former 97X/woxy.com DJ Barb Abney will be back on The Current in Minneapolis St. Paul this evening! You’d be hard pressed to find a radio host more dedicated and more engaged with listeners than Barb.…
Another week, myriad opportunities to check out live music. On Monday, Nektar is at Ludlow Garage. That’s a Brit prog rock band that’s been around since 1969. And the name is pronounced like “nectar”… although…
Spring has officially arrived… meaning we should only have four more snow days before May. But the gigs are popping up like crocuses. (Sorry, no gigs from Krokus though. Guess you’ll have to settle for…
Top o’ the evening to ya. Can you believe how late it stayed light tonight? Other than the car wrecks, Daylight Saving Time is the best. Speaking of car wrecks, congrats to my beloved Xavier…
Continue Reading Spring forward. Irish Spring. March madness.
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?…
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…
Last night’s Country Westerns gig at MOTR was scuttled by the freezing rain, sleet, and snow. Mmm, wintry mix! (Special message to all those “if it’s going to be cold, I wish it would snow”…
Continue Reading It’s snowtime… with an occasional flurry of showtime!