So there's that Ted Leo Benco show at Skully's after the much-posted-about Parking Lot Blowout on July 10 (Gibson Bros, Scrawl, Turks). And now there's also this, after the Blowout ends, at the Summit : THE OBLIVIANS CHEATER SLICKS BASSHOLES DEXTER ROMWEBER DUO (OF FLAT DUO JETS) My, oh my... Tickets go on sale June 10 at Cafe Bourbon St . (As always, the hype section of the message board is a good place to keep tabs on upcoming shows and get details [...]
Here are some things you should know about This Moment in Black History : They are playing Carabar tonight. They just released a new record called "Public Square" on Smog Veil Records . Said record rips. They played the Donewaiting.com 5-year anniversary show. Bim Thomas is from Columbus, used to work at Used Kids Records and plays with Gibson Brother, Mark Howland in The Bassholes , whose latest record is out on CDR . This Moment [...]

Editor's note: "Overlooked in Ohio" is a feature in which we ask an Ohio-based artist or music enthusiast to tell us about a few bands (past or present) from the state of Ohio that deserve some love. Our second installment comes courtesy of Mark Wyatt, former member of seminal Columbus band Great Plains and One Riot One Ranger; these days you'll find him singing behind the keyboard with The Beatdowns and Columbus Power Squadron . Here are Mark's reflections on and recollections of the Gibson Brothers . [...]

yawn..... the best (in no particular order): open strings : early virtuoso recordings from the middle east (honest jons) peter wright : snow blind (install) bassholes : and without a name (columbus discount) cheater slicks : bats in the dead trees [...]

well ya see, norm, it's like this. a herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. and when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. this natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. in much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. but [...]

CDR SAMPLER: MP3 : Piledriver Nitemare #2 by Dan Melchior und das Menace MP3 : Untitled .WAV File by Deathly Fighter MP3 : Little White Chords by Sandwitch MP3 : Don't You Look Sideways by Bassholes MP3 : Accidental Space Tourist by Guinea Worms One of the most foolish notions that has circulated this year is the idea that bands like Karate Coyate, Wing & Tusk, Ghost Shirt, This is My Suitcase and other indie groups [...]