Why Colin Gawel Is Rewriting The Book Of Rock
Few Columbus musicians are as well known as Colin Gawel. A spitfire on the scene for more than two decades as frontman of Watershed, he’s now also a solo artist. And a small business owner, husband, and father. And with his newly created “Rock & Roll Stimulus Plan,” he’s becoming somewhat of a sage, inspiring other musicians to shun big labels, demand earlier set times, and replace full-length albums with EP’s. He’ll release his second EP, “Superior,” at the Rumba Café on Friday night. [Read More]
The Dave Matthews Band will be performing on June 22nd at Huntington Park as a part of their national tour this summer. This marks one of the first big non-baseball events at the new venue. According to 
Jared Mahone has big plans for 2010. The local musician decided that he was going to write, record, and release a new song every week this year and publish them to subscribers on his website. Jared describes the project as a creative journey, but the end result will also provide his listeners with the creative process of selecting favorite songs to compile into their own hand-picked album. We recently sat down with Jared to learn more about The Mixtape Project. 
The Fevered Few performed at the Mike Thompson Benefit on November 19th, 2009 at The Basement.
Louisville duo the Sirens, voted National Women’s Music Festival Best New Artists 2009, is debuting their national tour Chasing the Sun! in Columbus, January 16 at 8:00 pm at the Summit on 16th – 82 East 16th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201
Future bright for symphony as it reinvents itself
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In a world of indie, punk, garage, and southern rock, there hasn’t been much emphasis on creating “new” classic rock. But five former high school friends from Pickerington are doing just that. The George Elliot Underground, named after a misfit Vietnam vet, formed last fall with Matt Zaborniak on vocals, Jeremy Browning and Marlin Kornegay on guitar, Derek Ultican on bass, and Brian Mayes on drums. They’ll perform their first New Year’s Eve show on Thursday night at Circus with Burglar, Chelsea Automatic, and The Compressions. 
It’s so refreshing when a band of experienced musicians plays for the pure pleasure of it. Not because they want to get signed to a major, travel in a ruby-encrusted tour bus, or have their faces plastered on Japanese chocolate bars. All five members of the Bush League All-Stars have been around the Columbus music block but have landed in a place where camaraderie — and having lives outside of music — is key.
The beloved annual event known as Rock Potluck unleashes its music mashup mayhem at Skully’s on Saturday night. Created by local musicians Bobby Miller and Shane Sweeney, it was inspired by the Rock Lottery that started in northeast Texas 12 years ago. The formula is simple: bring together 41 musicians from 41 different bands, jumble them into eight groups, and give them 10 hours to brainstorm a band name, write two original songs, and learn one cover. Each band will have two guitar players, a bass player, a drummer, and an auxiliary person — and at least one of them will have singing abilities. “We like to bring together musicians who would never otherwise play music together,” Bobby said. “It’s a totally spontaneous brand of art that’s all completed in one day.” 
