Majestic croaker can still inspire chills
Bob Dylan would be great if you didn’t have to look at him or hear him.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 5:09 PM ESTFinding inspiration in cancer, dad's memory
For Mike Tormey, aka DJ Detox, music is more than a passion. It’s the means through which he copes with two of the most devastating things known to man: death and cancer.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 7:01 PM EST
LOCAL ROUNDUP: Peloton Records, This Is My Suitcase, Sleepers Awake
This ‘sampler’ focuses mainly on roots-rock
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 7:01 PM ESTThey thought they could rap, and they proved it
The monthlong “So You Think You Can Rap” competition culminates Friday night with the Talib Kweli show at Skully’s Music Diner. Opening for Kweli will be several established Columbus hip-hop acts, as well as the rapper who came out on top of the four-part competition.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 7:01 PM ESTMAJOR MINOR: And we have Bill Moss to thank
Like astrological planets in perfect alignment for something good happening, the Eccentric Soul Revue at the Lincoln Theatre Monday night is shaping up to be an entertaining evening of vintage R&B with a local twist.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 7:01 PM ESTTRIFECTA: three shows with buzz
Dan Auerbach, Justin Townes Earle
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 7:01 PM ESTCohen’s lullaby-like style belies his topics
The center of the universe came to town and fell to one knee and then to both, frequently. For Leonard Cohen is no ordinary mortal, and his concert Tuesday night at the Palace gained immortality with every passing moment.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 2:21 PM EDTSurviving his escape from the studio
Listening to recordings by Atlas Sound, the bedroom project of Deerhunter main man Bradford Cox, it’s easy to assume the songs hinge on ambience and moody atmospherics. Cox rarely sings without double-tracking his voice and adding all sorts of echo effects, as if permanently submerged in an underwater cave.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 2:21 PM EDTA trip down a riff-laden, ’90s-style Memory Lane
If you have the right tastes in heavy ’90s bands, Friday’s double bill of Keelhaul and Karma to Burn at the Ravari Room was the sort of one-two punch that dreams are made of.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 2:21 PM EDTMAJOR MINOR: Benny Golson, Coolooloosh
Jazz elder, up-and-comer share stage time
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:55 PM EDTTRIFECTA: three shows with buzz
They Never Sleep
Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:48 PM EDTDreams of rap conquest fizzle
During the past few months, the Columbus hip-hop community has avidly followed the local king of vituperation, Meta4ce Omega, as he competed monthly on MTV2’s One World Hip Hop Championships.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 5:34 PM EDTEven his diseases have a timeless appeal
Andrew Bird’s music belongs to no distinct time period. It sounds like it could have been created anytime in the past 100 years. And Bird, tall and slender with tousled dark hair and movie-star cheekbones, does nothing to dispel that feeling with his onstage persona.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 5:36 PM EDTTrifecta: three shows with buzz
Twang Alliance All-Star Showcase
Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:48 PM EDTMAJOR MINOR: Ying String Quartet, Leonard Cohen
Talent this strong doesn't need amplication
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 5:34 PM EDT
