Blog: EachNoteSecure

At a certain point in the digital music age, things changed. We went from heavy pirating, to buying songs on ITunes, to paying what we wanted, to Kickstarter. And while that's probably not how you expected things to progress, that's where we stand. I for one, am a big fan of Kickstarter as a vehicle for bands to make albums, and so it's my pleasure to let you know about two Cincinnati acts that have turned to the them, and their fans, for assistance. Seabird is getting ready to release their third album, and their [...]

In the past few weeks, we have been fortunate enough to curate some amazing sessions captured at the historic Emery Theatre for you. Those two videos were, in my opinion, special and amazing. In case you missed out, here is the one with Over The Rhine, and here is the session featuring Daniel Martin Moore and Joan Shelley. I loved those videos, but I have to be honest with you, I love this one even more. As a fan of Jeremy Pinnell and the 552s already, I'm sort of an easy sell, [...]

This Thursday, local music champions The All Night Party presents folk groups The Ridges (Athens, Ohio) and Young Heirlooms in aliveOne in Mount Adams. The show is part of Third Thursdays, a free concert series curated by The All Night Party. All the performances are recorded live and will be featured on 4EG venue jukeboxes. The best part? Entrance includes a download card with a song from each of the performing bands and a drink special. The band with the most downloads will be invited to return on quarterly weekend events. The new [...]

Every summer, Friday evenings are loads of fun over at Fountain Square, as the MidPoint team puts together a great lineup of musical talent. This year is no exception, and this morning, they announced who would be taking the stage on Friday nights starting in June. Have a look at the lineup below and let us know what you think. June 1 : The Bright Light Social Hour; Buffalo Killers; The Kickaways June 8 : The Dynamites; Khaira Arby and her Band; The Pinstripes June 15 [...]

When it comes to Cincinnati music pioneers, there aren't very many in the class of Jim Tarbell . The former vice-mayor, city councilman, saloon keeper, and rock promoter has done his best to keep the music scene here in Cincinnati vibrant for decades. That's why this upcoming series at MOTR pub is pretty exciting. Have a look at the three events that have been planned. Sunday, May 20 ; 2 p.m. Jim will discuss and answer questions about the Uptown music scene including the Ludlow Garage, the Black Dome and more [...]

Friends with Friends , a compilation series produced by members of the DIY arts group The Marburg Collective , is celebrating the release of their inaugural compilation this Friday, May 11 at Northside Tavern. Underwater, the first volume of Friends with Friends, features unreleased music from The Harlequins, The Sleeping Sea , SHADOWRAPTR , and Gorges . Here’s some more information on Friends with Friends as described on the Marburg Collective’s website: “Friends With Friends is an audio compilation production series, each [...]

Those who follow local rock band The Dukes are Dead may have noticed their absence in the music scene during the last few months. What fans may not have guessed is that the band took a break from playing around town to perform in a musical. The band is an integral part of Know Theatre’s production of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson , a violent and hilariously crude look at the controversial life and presidency of Andrew Jackson, best known for helping form the Democratic Party and enforcing the Indian Removal Act, [...]

The Happy Maladies performing at Rohs Street Cafe Photo by Coulter Loeb The first weekend in May marks the ninth anniversary of Rohs Street Cafe in Clifton Heights. This year, the cafe is celebrating the momentous occasion with an extended weekend of events from Thursday, May 3rd to Saturday, May 5th. The events truly capture the spirit of the non-profit cafe, which in nine years has grown into a wonderful music venue and a space for community engagement. Like many others, I feel a kinship to Rohs Street Cafe and the people involved [...]

Drunk Music Reviews is Caitlin Behle and John Sebastian. Caitlin reviews a show while progressively getting drunker, while illustrator John Sebastian turns the drunken reviews, which could be ridiculous, sloppy or just plain insulting, into a comic. Notes: The captions that end with the hashtag #DrunkMusicReview were pulled from their Twitter account during the show. The tweets ending with J are reviews from John, while tweets ending with C are from Caitlin. The chart at the bottom of every illustration shows the drink tallies for the night. [...]

Remember how fun it is to skate? Well, to be honest, if we’re talking old-school skating (circa sixth grade or so) I remember a lot of falling down and looking like a dork in front of a girl I liked. Skating is a more fun now however, with adolescence out of the way. And it’s even more fun when you mash it up with live music, video games, and free prizes. That’s the approach the Cincinnati Recreation Commission took with Friday’s 18-and-over event, taking place at the Over the Rhine Recreation Center. The event will feature performances by [...]

Last week, we were honored to bring you the first video in a new series called The Emery Sessions . The video featured Daniel Martin Moore and Joan Shelley and I had plenty of people tell me it gave them chills. Well, we are ready this week with the next installment in the series, and if you got chills for the first one, I'm wondering what kind of response you will get from this video because it is simply awesome. Over The Rhine, the legendary Cincinnati duo are captured in the parlour of [...]

We have a special surprise for you today, a ticket giveaway! It's been awhile, but we are excited to give you the opportunity to see not one but two amazing acts on the same bill at Bogarts in Cincinnati. The show is May 9th and we have a some tickets to give away here on ENS. Featured of course is Annie Clark, better known as St. Vincent, who continues on her upward career track, and deservedly so. If you haven't seen St. Vincent live yet, you really should, I think I once described her as being [...]

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To help celebrate Record Store Day 2012 tomorrow, our friends at Dead Oceans Records have a really great contest idea. They are asking you to take photos of your Record Store Day hauls, run them through Instagram and tag with #DOCRSD. Actually, here are the specific instructions from Dead Oceans... Step ONE : Make a purchase on Record Store Day Step TWO : Take a photo of yourself with your purchase WHILE YOU’RE STILL IN THE STORE or at least visibly in front Step THREE [...]

Oh joy, Record Store Day is almost here! As you can probably guess, Team ENS squeals with delight at the mere thought of Record Store Day. For those unfamiliar, RSD is a celebration of the local record store, a day when artists and record stores unite for the love of music. It’s a whirlwind of rare and exclusive releases, in-store performances, and fighting off crazed audiophiles who literally camped out in front of the store all night so they could grab one of the 400 copies of his favorite artist’s exclusive bright green 7” release of that super rare single [...]

This Saturday it returns. For the 5th year in a row, we have a day dedicated to shopping at local record stores! Of course, this year we celebrate with loads of exclusives at independent record stores across the country, and there are loads of options in our own city when it comes to where you can spend your time and money. For a full listing of the events at stores around, follow this link , it's got all the basics. But what I like to do is give you a run down of the releases [...]

I've been a big fan of Horse Feathers ever since I got my hands on their album Words Are Dead about five years ago. The follow up to that release, House With No Home , was one of my favorite albums of 2008. So it's always exciting to talk about new material from the Portland based band. Today, the band releases their fourth full length album, Cynic's New Year on the Kill Rock Stars label. I've just begun to dive into the album, but I can [...]

A historic downtown Cincinnati theater might be in line for a curtain call. The Emery Theatre in Over-The-Rhine has a rich history in our city. It opened in 1911 as the home for a trade school (the Ohio Mechanics Institute), but its large, impressive auditorium was intended for public use. In the past 100 plus years, the Emery has been the home of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (1912-1936) and it's legendary acoustics have been compared to that of Carnegie Hall in New York City by famous conductor Leopold Stokowski. In the past handful of decades [...]

How do you fit an 11-piece band on a small stage? Just ask Kansas Bible Company , a rock & roll orchestra returning to MOTR on April 14. The group is made up of a 5-piece horn section, three guitarists, two percussionists, and a bass player. Though the band is neither from Kansas, nor a Bible company (the name is a reference from the 1973 film Paper Moon), their story is pretty fascinating nonetheless. All 11 members reside in Nashville in a formerly delipidated boarding home they converted into a living space known as the Hotel [...]

Drunk Music Review is Caitlin Behle and John Sebastian . Caitlin reviews a show while progressively getting drunker, while illustrator John Sebastian turns the drunken reviews, which could be ridiculous, sloppy or just plain insulting, into a comic. It feels like only yesterday that Drunk Music Reviews wrote/drew its first review at the Clifton Heights Music Fest back in October. We figured it only made sense to return from whence we were conceived, so it is with great pleasure that we present our first ever Drunk Music Preview. The upcoming local music [...]

I'll keep this short and sweet, Feist is coming to the Contemporary Arts Center next Monday! Details below. Tweet