Adam F organized a benefit for WCRS at Carabar, coming up this Friday, January 6. Admission, as always, is free, and a portion of the bar goes to WCRS LP-FM, your community radio station. Come out and hear your new favorite local band. Five to choose from and the music starts at 9:30, sharp. No lyin'. CLOSET MIX (ex-members of Log, Great Plains, and Vena Cava) 9:30 HOUNDSTOOTH BINDLES (Americana murderballads) 10:30 THE FRANCIS BACON BAND (they are real good) 11:30 DAY CREEPER (loud couch rock) 12:30 SEX TIDE [...]
Aaron of Day Creeper broke three guitar strings last night as the band banged through an eight-song set for my last show on WCRS. He is a beast! Look for a new Day Creeper album in 2012. What else is going on? Sick Thrills is at Carabar tonight, releasing a 7". Them Labs also have a release show tomorrow night at Oldfield's, with The Wells and Outer Spacists. Catch Alwood Sisters at the Rumba on Black Friday (Nov 25). Dane Terry will be all over town for a brief [...]
Lydia Loveless and her band are my guests this time around. We hear four songs from her new album, Indestructible Machine , performed live at Electraplay . Catch Lydia this Thursday in Cleveland at the Beachland Tavern . She's also doing her Columbus record release this Friday, September 30, at the Rumba Cafe. Lydia is also doing an in-store performance at Lost Weekend Records , prior to the show at the Rumba. A full list of tour dates is here . Keep your eyes peeled for [...]
I failed to mention it on the air, but much thanks to Tony Stewart and James Allison at Electrplay for hosting my show again this week and doing all the technical audio things that I have no clue about. They are awesome. The Lindsay is awesome as well, and they played seven songs last night in the studio and you can hear them right now by clicking on the podcast link below. You have two chances to see the Lindsay this weekend, at Carabar tonight and at the Mega City Music Marathon [...]
This show starts with three songs from Saintseneca's first full-length lp entitled Last . Don't miss their Columbus album release show this coming Wednesday night at Wild Goose Creative . They are also playing at the Mega City Marathon on September 10. Urban Scrawl 5 is also happening even as I typed this belated blog entry. Many of the bands playing this now two-day event are featured in the podcast as well. Download (Right-click or Cntrl+click and "Save-As"): August 25, 2011 Broadcast - [...]
Sam and Yoni of Maza Blaska are my guests in the first half-hour. We listen to a session Maza Blaska recorded at Electraplay back in April of this year and talk about the beginnings of the band, the pursuit of unique sounds and melodies, and the desire to tell stories on this new record. Indigo Wild , Narrow & the Brights , and Duke Junior and Smokey Boots are also featured, as they are all playing with Maza Blaska at the Storyteller release show tomorrow night at Carabar. [...]
Kyle Siegrist from Lost Weekend Records joins me on this edition of the radio show. It's time once again for Kyle's Lost Weekend Super Summer Spectacular at Ruby Tuesday. Kyle plays tracks from bands playing the two-night extravaganza, including exclusive stuff from Vug and Sundown. He also brings some Columbus rarities along in the form of Post Industrial Noise, Near Paris, and Hairy Bears without Frank Sinatra. Download this broadcast (right-click or Cntrl+click this link and then "Save-As"): August 4 "Super Summer Spectacular" Podcast Feed: [...]
Whoa Nellie!! plays live at Electraplay this week. Pick up a copy of Deep Blue Me at their show with the Flyin' Saucers at Ace of Cups on August 27. Speaking of Ace of Cups, the first two bands to have the honor of rocking out at that club are Scrawl and Exwhites. Check that out this Saturday. I hear it's a free show. If that ain't enough there's a Big Day in Music happening at Woodlands, all day on Saturday. Finally, Civil War Generals have [...]
Moon High play live in the Electraplay studio in the second half of this show. Check out their album release show for Six suns at the Rumba this Saturday night. Volatility Festival , the 10th Annual, is happening on Saturday as well. I play some bands who are entertaining at Volatility this time around. Download this show: July 14, 2011 Broadcast (right-click or cntrl+click and then "save-as") And as always... support your friendly neighborhood community radio station . [...]
The CMC's 6th annual Parking Lot Blowout takes place this Saturday. The first half of this broadcast covers the bands in order of appearance. Joey Hebdo is doing a happy hour set at the Rumba tonight. The Saturday Giant plays with Wing and Tusk at Kobo tomorrow. And Saturday night B.J. of CDR/Necropolis/Vile Gash fame is turning 30. He's celebrating at Carabar by having his friends play Flipper covers. Even I remember Flipper. It was almost...30 years ago... Download this show: July 7 podcast (right-click or [...]
Times New Viking roll back into town tomorrow night at the Wexner Center, along with Psandwich, Mike Rep and Tommy Jay. Spd Gvnr is at the Treehouse on Saturday. Rumtum, Shin Tower Music and Alleyes Path are at Carabar on Saturday as well. Plus I sample some of that awesome new lp by the Lindsay and the cassette release from Day Creep (Aaron Troyer of Day Creeper) Download the podcast right now! (Right-click or Cntrl+click and Save-As): June 30 WCRS broadcast Podcast Feed: patradio.org/mixtape.xml [...]
Before the maelstrom that is "summer vacation" started for me, I had Bicentennial Bear in at Electraplay for our first-ever live broadcast. You can hear the results below. There's also live Psandwich, recorded back in February by Sperry, plus new stuff from Raw Milk. I'll post a play list later if I can find the time. See Bicentennial Bear this Sunday at Comfest. Offramp stage. Download: June 9, 2011 Podcast Band photo by Erika Ray Photography .
Elvis Costello and the Imposters ripped through almost 30 songs in their two-plus hour set last night at the LC Pavilion, with a little help from audience members who helped construct the night's play list via a giant spinning wheel with 40 song titles on it. It's a gimmick Elvis employed 25 years ago on the first 'spinning song book' tour, and he's resurrected the concept this spring, first with a few dates in major markets and then an expanded tour throughout June and July. I feel fortunate that the tour, now called "The Revolver [...]
The Black Swans are releasing Don't Blame the Stars tomorrow night at the Rumba Cafe. There's also a two-night benefit for Joe Peppercorn at the Treehouse tomorrow and Saturday. Please stop in, make a donation, and stay for some awesome rock'n'roll music. Also, Ampline, from Cincinnati, are playing tonight at the Treehouse with The Garrison and Dead Indians. Finally, Organ Grinder Productions are throwing a Sadie Hawkins Dance at 400 Rich to usher the Dewdropper's EP into the world. That's happening on Saturday night. It's June. It's summer. Bring it. [...]
Don Bovee is celebrating his 69th birthday at the Summit tomorrow. Kyle Sowash is celebrating his 33rd that same night at the Treehouse. Mat Bisaro and Tony Allman are touring with Dan Melchior in Europe. The Queers are in town Monday night at Carabar. The Electric Grandmother is leaving town, but not before they do one last show at the Treehouse with Kepi Ghoulie on Monday. WCBE is throwing a big bash tonight at Byrne's Pub and Woodlands Tavern, and the Alive has a summer music tour stop at Woodlands [...]
As usual, there're shows going on tonight and this weekend. Agora 8 is happening Saturday. And I'm still jazzed about last weekend's festival in Nelsonville. It all spills over in tonight's podcast. Download (Right-click and Save-As, or Cntrl+click and Save-As): May 19 podcast Play list: Drakkar Sauna - "Ballad of the Unborn (Cursory Shaker)" from 20009 The Black Swans - "Sunshine Street" from Don't Blame the Stars Alwood Sisters [...]
Lots of stuff goin' down musically tonight, tomorrow and Saturday night in Columbus. The Kyle Sowashes have a release party for their "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" 7" Saturday night at the Summit. Black Owls , Woosley Band , and the Harvest Kings are playing a Cinco de Mayo show tonight at the Treehouse. The Song Birds are releasing a cd at Ravari room on Friday. The Hot 17 is presenting Lord T & Eloise , The Town Monster , and Earwig [...]
New music from The Regionals, Branden Barnett, and Times New Viking. Old music from Clay, the Yips, and others. Click on this link to download the show. Play List: Andrew Graham and Swarming Branch - "Holy Joeys, Cognoscenti, Tar Babies in Love" from Clasic Dogs (Demos) Nathan Snell's Country Band - "Too Late to Worry Now" from demos Joe Kile - [...]
Phone interview with David James of Wolf Ram Heart, plus lots of good music that runs the gamut. Study the play list below for various links to free or low-cost music download options. Download this podcast. Play List: The Obviouslies - "caca, culo, pedo, pis" from Pinky Download It! (facebook event link. YMMV) The Obviouslies - "allergick to you" from Pinky The Royal Pines - "All Wrong" from [...]
I did another radio show yesterday and posted it to the WCRS website . Hyped on said show is the Mealworms listening party for Radio Cabinet Rabbit Hutch, which is happening tonight at Spoonful Records . Also, there's a reunion/anniversary show featuring Grafton at the Summit tonight. Guinea Worms, Cheater Slicks, and Times New Viking are also on that bill. Tomorrow night at Outland, the Books are playing. One of my favorite groups. If you've never seen them, I highly recommend it, if for no other [...]
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