Archives for "bands"

Pinned Motorcycle Festival Rolls Into 400 West Rich Street

Pinned Motorcycle Festival Rolls Into 400 West Rich Street

0 Briana Henry / May 16, 2013 8:00 am

This Saturday, those with an affinity for vibrating metal in between their legs will journey to 400 West Rich to partake in the third Pinned event. The brainchild of Kareem Jackson (who you may know from Milk Bar, or just recognize as… [Read More]

Preview: Foals at The Newport

Preview: Foals at The Newport

0 Briana Henry / May 15, 2013 11:05 am

Tonight, Foals are playing at The Newport with support from indie brother and sister duo Blondfire and four-piece Floridian rockers, Surfer Blood. The English band was on their way to Montreal when I had the pleasure to speak with guitarist, Jimmy Smith,… [Read More]

Music Show Review: The Virginmarys

Music Show Review: The Virginmarys

0 Matt Ellis / April 14, 2013 8:00 am

An entire two weeks have passed since the Virginmarys last played Columbus. Last time, as an opening band for CD102.5′s First Dose at the LC where they played a short, but impressively powerful, set. Friday night, they returned to the… [Read More]

Preview: Elephant Stone at The Newport

Preview: Elephant Stone at The Newport

0 Briana Henry / April 11, 2013 8:00 am

Psychadelic rockers, The Black Angels will return to The Newport on the 17th in support of their new album, Indigo Meadow, and bringing Elephant Stone along for the ride. I had the opportunity to email with Rishi Dhir, a sought out… [Read More]

CD102.5 Day: First Dose

CD102.5 Day: First Dose

0 Briana Henry / March 31, 2013 4:45 pm

The antidote to the first and second doses are scarce.  Word on the street was that you had to know someone or be some of the lucky few to acquire when the medicine was strangely in full supply days ago,… [Read More]

Preview: Chasing Mars at Ruby Tuesday’s

Preview: Chasing Mars at Ruby Tuesday’s

0 Briana Henry / March 28, 2013 11:15 am

Tonight, Chicago based band Chasing Mars performs tonight with support from The Seasonal Help, Andolino, and Rubix Wheel. After figuring out how daylight saving’s time actually works, Chasing Mars and I briefly spoke about their first tour and a new… [Read More]

Show Review: Django Django

Show Review: Django Django

2 Briana Henry / March 14, 2013 3:45 pm

Django Django, both D’s are silent. Last night, Django Django played a sold out show at The Newport. Lead singer, guitar player, and dance commander, Vincent Neff announced, “We’re Django Django from Britain” before breaking into their fourth dance-worthy song…. [Read More]

Mikey’s Late Night Slice Coming to The LC

Mikey’s Late Night Slice Coming to The LC

1 Walker / February 21, 2013 4:40 pm

The only thing better than a slice of pizza, is two slices of pizza, right? So even though we already hit you once today with news about Mikey’s Late Night Slice, we figure that you probably wouldn’t mind a little… [Read More]

Preview: Outasight at A&R Music Bar

Preview: Outasight at A&R Music Bar

0 Briana Henry / February 18, 2013 3:00 pm

Outasight will open the show for The Ready Set tonight at A&R Music Bar. The Yonkers, New York native and I spoke about his upcoming tour while en route to Boston to perform the second date on the 20+ shows… [Read More]

Review: Bad Books

Review: Bad Books

0 Matt Ellis / February 17, 2013 5:00 pm

Bad Books played the Newport Music Hall on Saturday night and showed the always welcoming Columbus audience that playing music with your friends is an absolute blast and a treat for anyone lucky enough to be in attendance. Bad Books… [Read More]

Preview: Big Gigantic at The Newport

Preview: Big Gigantic at The Newport

0 Briana Henry / February 6, 2013 1:30 pm

Tonight, prepare for another power outage as Big Gigantic’s performance has the potential to blow the grid. Combining forces in Colorado, friends Dominic Lalli and drummer Jeremy Salken grew up playing funk and jazz, but came together to form an… [Read More]

The Buzz: Kids Interview Bands

The Buzz: Kids Interview Bands

1 Melanie McIntyre / January 30, 2013 4:15 pm

If the success of their website is any indication, Connie and Olivia might be one of the most dynamic reporting duos since Woodward and Bernstein. The former’s journalistic endeavors began in 2012, when Olivia’s dad, Chip Midnight, was slated to… [Read More]

15 Minutes with The Darkness

15 Minutes with The Darkness

0 Briana Henry / January 23, 2013 3:15 pm

Falsetto bearing, skin-tight pants wearing, and what Spin Magazine described as a band that doesn’t do anything halfway, The Darkness takes the stage at The Newport tonight with support from Hell or Highwater. After a hiatus due to lead singer, Justin Hawkins’ battle… [Read More]

Best Local Band of 2012: MojoFlo

Best Local Band of 2012: MojoFlo

0 Walker / December 27, 2012 11:45 pm

The category of best band in Columbus is one of the most dynamic, with our readers selecting a different musical act to take the top spot each year. And 2012 belonged to MojoFlo, a neo-funk septet that blends elements of… [Read More]

Show Review: CD102.5 Holiday Show

Show Review: CD102.5 Holiday Show

0 Matt Ellis / December 10, 2012 11:30 pm

The LC played host to this years annual Cd102.5 Holiday show on Sunday night. Featuring a handful of up and coming bands and the fuzz-rock powerhouse Silversun Pickups. The evening started early, so early that I missed opening band Cloud… [Read More]