earwig wrote >>
Wondering what opinions are here as opposed to other message boards.
I usually equate Columbus with some sort of slacker-ish guitar rock. I'm thinking here along the lines of Two Cow Garage or Greenhorn. But I've spoken to people who only know CBus through bands like Martyr Colony or Evolution Control Committee.
LOL, they must be a bunch of olds :-)
Kidding aside I've not heard those names mentioned in Columbus in years.
BTW, Mark is still very busy though based in SF now. He has been around the world a number of times now on tour and plays a lot in Australia and Europe, as well as producing the Burning Man official radio station. While not rock, he's shared stages with Aphex Twin and his new "wheel of mashup" shows seem to be getting good reviews, so you could say that he still has an influence on how Columbus music is seen viewed from the outside world.
From my standpoint, I was more involved with the underground electronic scene. Mostly through the ele_mental cru and associated groups (malfunction, residual, collective intelligence, and others my foggy brain can't recall). Even with them there was an electronic sound that came from a lot of Columbus producers. Mostly due to the weird midwest cross pollination of Chicago, Detroit (ele was well connected to Mad Mike, Anthony Shakir, Brian Gillespie and many other players up there) and London (though Marc and Dego of 4Hero), Columbus ended up with this tech-house sound sometimes with a bit of breakbeat/jungle thrown in.
Many of the core ele_mentals are still making music and touring, including Todd Sines, Titonton Duvuante and Charles Noel. For a time in the mid 90s Columbus was on the map in Europe as having a pretty unique sound.
earwig wrote >>
Who knows? Several "newer-ish" bands in Columbus (Karate Coyote, Super Desserts) are taking things in a different direction as well.
Do bands that made a splash outside of 270 (O.A.R., The Sun, Times New Viking) really shape opinion at large about the Columbus sound?
TNV is doing a pretty good job of putting Columbus on the map though their touring and promotions. They seem to exhibit a fair amount of Columbus love as most recently evidenced by their standing in for Yo La Tengo in a recent video and setting the video at Lost Weekend.
earwig wrote >>
Also, it seems like Watershed has a very large and loyal fan-base in Columbus.That's another vote for anthemic guitar rock.
Never seen or heard them, so I have no clue.
For Rock, what about Teeth of the Hydra and Necropolis?
Don't forget that there's a pretty strong noise scene here in Columbus. Both 16 Bitch Pileup (now in SF) and Sword Heaven. are pretty well regarded within their genera.. I recall going to LoD house shows back in the 90s to see noise bands, so it's nothing new here..
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