Since forming in 2001, British four-piece, The Kooks have become one of the UK’s most adored bands. And going by Friday nights sold out performance at the Newport, it’s easy to see why. The band played 60+ minute set full… [Read More]
Happy Thanksgiving! We’re celebrating today by giving away a pair of tickets to The Kooks show taking place tomorrow, Friday November 25th, at The Newport Music Hall. The band is currently touring to support their new album Junk of the… [Read More]
In between the excessive amount of cookout grub consumed and the backyard shenanigans that Labor Day brings about, Guster makes its annual ramble to Columbus this weekend in support of the band’s new EP On the Ocean. And not a… [Read More]
To Incubus purists, a first listen of the band’s new album If Not Now, When? paints the Brandon Boyd Gang as a bunch of lovelorn softies who’ve traded in their overdrive distortion for piano ballads. But don’t be misconstrued. Incubus… [Read More]
Columbus Crew Stadium was the first Major League Soccer venue built specifically for the sport, but if stadium owners have their way, it could soon see a more mixed-use future. The Soccer Stadium Alliance was formed yesterday by seven soccer… [Read More]
Last night, The Brewery District was reanimated with the sights and sounds of nightlife and entertainment, as Shadowbox Live hosted the grand opening of their new home at 503 South Front Street. The new venue is still a work in… [Read More]
CD101′s yearly mini musical festival for the budget conscious music lover once again took over the LC Pavilion this past Saturday night, and I doubt anyone left feeling short changed. It’s hard to knock eight bands, two stages and perfect… [Read More]
Sometimes the perils of superstardom are far too alluring for even the most bookish of Victorian-style storytelling gentlemen. In the wake of cementing their first bona fide hit with the lush, straightforward The King is Dead, an indie album that… [Read More]
Reason no. 387 why CD101 Day sold out in record time with a music spectacular, which was, well, spectacular: Fitz and the Tantrums’ lead soul man Michael Fitzpatrick looked every bit the part of a post-Ziggy David Bowie donning a… [Read More]
Silhouetted by vibrant hues and shades of blue, the godfathers of indie-art rock Interpol gave Columbus a live tutorial on how to stay relevant in indie’s perpetually changing industry. Hitting the road in support of their new self-titled LP, their… [Read More]
Let’s play a game. I say a word and you say what comes to mind. Ready? Ok. Here we go. Scotland I hear you…kilts, Braveheart, haggis, Sean Connery, scotch tape (who said that?), and the Loch Ness Monster… I’m thinking… [Read More]
Happy Weekend! If you are looking for Valentine’s Day related stuff, check over here. Otherwise, let’s see what’s going on this weekend! Cirque du Soleil’s Dralion rolled into town last night and is here through Sunday. Tonight is Pecha Kucha… [Read More]
“So tell me, it’s good to be back,” rasped Tokyo Police Club’s bookish indie-rock frontman Dave Monks during Sunday’s quick-hitting, lots-of-oomph performance at the Newport Music Hall. For the grew-up-too-fast youngsters from Ontario, it is so good to be back. Tokyo… [Read More]
Gregg Gillis, aka Girl Talk, gave Columbus a reason to forget the arctic conditions outside by bringing his insanely infectious mashed-up dance party to a frenzied sold-out LC Pavilion on Thursday night. One can certainly raise an eye brow at… [Read More]
There are those who would say that the mashup (or “bastard pop” as it was originally known) had been done to death by 2007. That the best artists had moved on, that everything had been done, that the genre itself… [Read More]
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