Saved by rock and/or roll
Remember when the Bengals made the Super Bowl? That was out of this world, wasn’t it? Now it’s back down to earth… That’s OK, because music can save your mortal soul. (But we cannot teach…
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Less talk, more rock
Howdy, I’m off to the OBX so this post is gonna be brief. Let’s get to the gigs: Saturday night, Cereal Killers make a triumphant return to Big Ash Brewing, Freekbass plays Annie’s and Spyro…
Episode 82: Brian Niesz, unsung hero of live performances
Brian Niesz engineered more than 400 live on-air performances at the woxy.com studio in Longworth Hall in Cincinnati, as well as dozens more during the station’s short-lived stint in Austin, Texas. No one had more…
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Episode 77: Aaron Sharpe, Kindred Radio Spirit
Aaron Sharpe never listened to 97X… but he wore many hats at WNKU-FM, a station that picked up the mantle from 97X/woxy.com in being a free-spirited, adventurous, community-oriented radio station that introduced many to music…
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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…
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’…
Episode 67: We dig Doug, we love Linda
Here’s Part II of our second interview with 97X station owners Doug and Linda Balogh. (It’s like a Star Wars triple trilogy… the subtitle for this one is “Episode 5: Revenge of the Good Guys.”)…
Episode 61: Steve Roemer, co-producer to the (non) Stars
Steve Roemer (affectionately known “Roemie da Homie”) served three tours of duty as a Breakfast Club co-producer in 1993, commuting to the station on a balky bicycle. He also started a heavy metal sport at…
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5K is OK by us
The 97X Rumblings from the Big Bush podcast recently hit the 5,000 downloads mark on Podbean, our podcasting host site. That’s not too shabby for a ragtag duo that started out a year and a…
This Week in Live Music: October 7-13… or 14
Before we get to this week’s gigs, I need to apologize. I let you down. There was a free show on Fountain Square this past Wednesday, featuring 500 Miles to Memphis, the Bottle Rockets, and…
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