Ya got concerts, folks! Right here in the River(front) City. Concerts with a capital “C” and that rhyme with “G” and that stands for “Gee, I should probably go to a show or three.”
Speaking of Shirley Partridge Marian the Librarian, The Mercantile Library hosts Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler of Over the Rhine on Tuesday as part of their “Words and Music” series. The event is sold out – good thing I got my tickets long ago.
Meanwhile at Ludlow Garage, Patty Griffin, Hayes Carll, and Lori McKenna are doing a sold-out “sharing the stage” gig. And Amythyst Kiah plays Southgate.
Here’s an interesting show on Wednesday:
That same evening, the Hackensaw Boys play Southgate (with Mike Oberst & Justine Cefalu opening). And Dawes plays the Taft. Remember when Dawes was called Simon Dawes and they played a gig at the old Alchemize bar in Northside back in 2006 with Chad VanGaalen and Band of Horses? I do, because I was there!
Speaking of cookies with jam, Camp Springs Tavern hosts their bi-weekly Bluegrass Jam on Thursday.
Johnny Delaware goes to Indiana on Friday, to play the Liberty Theater, with The Hiders also on the bill.
Saturday is a big day for shows:
- Flatland Cavalry plays the Bobby Brady
- The Paul Thorn Band is at Memorial Hall
- Jess Williamson (who recently collaborated with Waxahatchee) plays Southgate
- Madison Theater has Start Making Sense: A Tribute to Talking Heads
- Everclear and Buckcherry are at the Lawrenceburg Event Center… we’re assuming it’s called “The Compound Words Tour”
- Warrant and Lita Ford play the Hard Rock Casino (Aqua Net hairspray sold separately)
Last, but certainly not least on the Saturday roster, Ludlow Garage has the tribute show you never knew you needed… “Toast: The Ultimate Bread Experience.”
There must be a lot of folks in the Tristate who said “Baby, I’m-a Want You” to this, as there are not one but two shows (3pm and 8pm).
Personally, I’d rather go for Toast on a Stick.
Low Cut Connie plays the Liberty Theater next Sunday (11/17), with the band Sweat (good luck Googling “Sweat Band”) as the opener. List member Dave Tellmann and I will be at that show. That same evening, Will Hoge plays the Southgate.
Next Monday, 11/18, Woodward Theater screens the Ani DiFranco doc 1-800-On-Her-Own.
Wishbone Ash plays Ludlow Garage on Tuesday, Nov. 19th.
Wishbone Ash: pairs well with Toast!
Craig Finn of The Hold Steady plays the Woodward on Wednesday, November 20th, with Katy Kirby as the opener. List member “Rico” and I will be there. Remember when Craig Finn played that house concert in Cincinnati back in 2017? I do, because it was my house!
That same evening, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder play Memorial Hall.
Americana power couple Gillian Welch and David Rawlings play the Taft on Thursday, 11/21 and Wayne “The Train” Hancock plays Southgate.
Shows on Friday, 11/22:
- The Wood Brothers at Taft
- The Tubes at Ludlow Garage
- Tiny Moving Parts at Southgate
- TyeDye Band (featuring list member John Sandman) at Plain Folk Cafe in Pleasant Plain, OH.
- Liberty Theater hosts a free Singer/Songwriter Night
On Saturday, 11/23:
- The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band and Joe’s Truck Stop play Southgate
- Ric Hordinski and Kim Taylor play the Woodward
- Hyryder (Grateful Dead tribute) at Madison Theater
- Mark Gibson and Danni Nicholls play a “Downtowne Listening Room” show at the Hellmann Creative Center in Covington, KY
- Ludlow has Strangelove: The Depeche Mode Experience… with special guest Electric Duke (tribute to David Bowie)
On Sunday, 11/24, Ballyhoo! and Keep Flying are at the Liberty Theater, Ace Monroe is at Southgate, and Hard Rock Casino has Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening.
The Reading Room
Bon Iver interview in The New Yorker. Money quote:
“I believe in the power of the individual — don’t get me wrong — but I’ve always just found that it distracts from the point. Why do we like a song? Is it because of who’s singing it to us? Or is it the song? And I just think it’s the song. For me, it is. For me, it’s about the song and what the music does. It can be very distracting when it becomes, ‘Oh, I love Bon Iver so much. I want more Bon Iver. I want to see Bon Iver. I want to get his autograph.’ I’m sensitive to it, and the attention can be overwhelming. I’m also uncomfortable with it because it distracts from the point that music delivered me to myself.”
We need some “Divine Intervention”
Matthew Sweet recently suffered a debilitating stroke in Canada. There’s a GoFundMe to help pay for his medical bills and ongoing therapy and care.
And you thought 8-tracks were weird
Here’s the live link to the Demastered site.
We live for live
I couldn’t make the Cereal Killers show at Big Ash the weekend before Halloween, but I love their Ramones vibe:
No, I didn’t get tickets for the Jack White show at Bogart’s. But list members Dave Tellmann and Rico did.
I DID, however, catch all three Buffalo Tom shows during their “Please Come to Boston” festival, along with comedy from Eugene Mirman and Dave Hill, book readings from Tom Perrotta, Bill Janovitz, and Dave Hill, and a band Q&A hosted by comedian/actor Mike O’Malley.
Dave Hill is hilarious, btw.
And last night Wussy and the Chris Brokaw Band (feat. Chris Brokaw from Codeine and Come, and Clint Conley from Mission of Burma) were fantastic at the Woodward.
(That’s Brenda Sauter of The Feelies sitting in on bass.)
Todd, Regi, Tom, Jamie, Matt, Pam, Jay, Alyssa, Dave, Ken, Michelle, Dave, Kevin, Dr. David… it’d be easier to cite the list members who weren’t there – great to see such a strong turnout for our friends in Wussy.
Their new album was on sale at the show – the official release date is this Friday.
Album Covers of the Week(s)
These guys can’t count, but they look really slick.
They’ve gotten worse at counting. And/or they found out about their dad’s clandestine second family.
The 1/4 un-lonely is because his belt is off.
If my math is correct, this guy isn’t wearing pants. And/or T.G. Sheppard just walked in on him.
