Grab a snack (or a drink). It's the biggest Bites & Sips ever! Despite…
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By Susan Tebben
Opera Columbus was ready for its annual gala, the biggest fundraiser of the…
The Numbers
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a national moratorium on evictions on…
The Ohio Power Siting Board has approved a proposal from Ohio State University to…
By Marty Schladen
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday said he did not agree with a…
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It was another home win for Columbus Crew SC on Saturday night as they…
Aside from a couple of stinkers, this weekend offers a bunch of solid viewing…
It is going to feel like fall this weekend! If you are doing outdoor…
Interview: Rocker Lizard McGee Talks Holy Moley, Cats, Quarantine & More
July 29, 2020 2:48 pm
Walker Evans
When the show Holey Moley first aired last summer, it introduced viewers to a world of outlandish characters playing golf in ways that you wouldn’t normally see televised. But the concept was nothing new for local rocker Lizard McGee who has been participating in underground golf tournaments with friends wearing crazy costumes on unconventional courses […]
Cover to Cover Books Presents: When I Grow Up Book Launch Party
Join author Casey Bowers and illustrator Alex Clark as they celebrate the release of their new children’s book, When I Grow Up, the book of cool careers that kids can really see themselves in. With special guests, Dante Washington of the Columbus Crew, performance from Lizard McGee of Earwig and Director Derek Talib and Actor […]
Local Spotlight: Earwig Re-Releases “Gibson Under Mountain”
February 13, 2018 10:00 am
Grant Walters
Columbus' own alt-rockers re-release their excellent 2011 studio album and give CU's readers an exclusive live video debut
Today, Columbus’ indie-rock sons Earwig are re-releasing their 2011 album, Gibson Under Mountain. Perhaps one of Earwig’s least-known recordings, the album, which followed 2006’s Center of the Earth and preceded their most recent release, 2016’s Pause for the Jets was, by the band’s own admission “criminally under-promoted” when it initially arrived. “We released what I think is […]
Concert Preview and Exclusive Video Premiere: Lizard McGee
June 8, 2017 1:45 pm Grant Walters
The principal singer and songwriter for renowned Columbus band Earwig is making his solo debut at Big Room Bar this Saturday. Columbus Underground readers are also getting an exclusive first look at the video for the set's debut single, "Silverheels."
Columbus indie rock stalwarts Earwig released their long-awaited sixth studio album, Pause for the Jets, in October 2016. On his blog, Night Cusser, front man Lizard McGee candidly discussed how the project’s lengthy mixing process had derailed its original timeline, and the absence of a finished product eventually took a toll on him personally. “I started to […]
