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Local Spotlight: Midwest Revival - A Live Music Showcase of Ohio’s Best Up and Coming Bands
This Friday, May 25, Promowest Productions will host the first event in the brand spankin’ new Midwest Revival series. Seven of Ohio’s most buzz-worthy bands will perform on the stages of The Basement (downstairs) and A&R Music Bar (upstairs) located in the Arena District in Columbus, Ohio.
Line-up (in alphabetical order) includes:
- Andrew Graham & Swarming Branch
- Bigshot
- Blastronauts
- Jackie & The Stabbs
- Old Hundred
- Petit Mal
- Strangers in Daylight
This event is a phenomenal way to support local music, check out some seriously talented bands you may not have heard before, and kick off your Memorial Day Weekend right!!! I shall be there, sippin’ on ice cold brews and live bloggerin’ throughout!
Tickets are $10 at the door, however, you can grab them for just $5 at Impero Coffee in the Short North while they last! Click on the poster for more details.
photo by John Danner
There is something infectious about Fool’s Gold’s music that makes audiences uncontrollably flail, shuffle, and clap with a feverish delight. This LA band’s music is a delightful combination of western pop, afro-beat and krautrock elements that shimmer and awe, just like an ore of pyrite.
I first saw Luke Top and his awesomely tremendously talented troupe perform at The Summit on a stiflingly muggy night in July of 2010. That evening, the air inside the venue was especially thick and stung my eyes. My hair was sticking to my back and forehead, and my clothes were damp with sweat. The door guy told me the AC unit had broken earlier that evening. I was downing water like camel in a futile attempt to cool off. As soon Fool’s Gold began to play, all thoughts about the stifling humidity disappeared. I began to dance like a wild banshee with the rest of the crowd.
Fool’s Gold returns to Columbus, Ohio this Saturday, May 19 at The Summit! One of my favorite local bands, Maza Blaska is opening! Bring your dancing shoes and don’t forget to stretch your legs beforehand. You won’t be able to stop yourself from moving with the energy both of these bands exude.
Read the JITP interview with Fool’s Gold’s Luke Top and Brad Caulkins from 2010 here.
[From the Heavy Percussion Archives]
Indigo Wild - Rowboats
photo credit: Stefanie Vinsel
From the moment we saw these four fresh faces storm the living room of The Airplane Room in Columbus during the winter of 2011, everyone realized that had that “special something.” Their heavenly harmonies and driving percussion stole the hearts of all in attendance. Think Local Natives with licks of The Shins and perhaps a dash of Fleet Foxes… quite a tasty combination. I’m looking forward to seeing these guys grow even more as a band, because, THIS is just a glance at the splendor to come.
Indigo Wild’s debut EP, If By Sea is now availableon their bandcamp page. Check out the official music video for Rowboats here.
Indigo Wild is Chris Carter, Garet Camella, Jason Winner, and Michael Norris.
[If By Sea EP recorded at Electraplay Studios in Hilliard, OH.]
(Source: jackinthepocketblog)
Local Spotlight: Monster Rally & RUMTUM
Columbus’ very own Monster Rally & RUMTUM have a mixtape for you!
The good folks of IMPOSE recently had Monster Rally & RUMTUM put together a mixtape titled “Music & History”. It features tracks off upcoming solo releases from both artists as well as their collaborative project. The mixtape serves as an introduction to both of our separate production styles and allows for greater comprehension of how those styles collide. Stream and download it below.
You can also pre-order Monster Rally’s upcoming limited edition 12” titled “Beyond the Sea” which drops on June 19th.
St. Vincent | Newport Music Hall | May 8, 2012 | Columbus, OH
photos by Miharu Kato
“The last time we were in Columbus, we had to cancel the show at the last minute.” Annie Clark’s mouth twisted sourly as she recounted that frigid evening in February of 2009 when she was scheduled perform Outland’s Live’s very first live rock show. The club was in the process of transitioning from an S&M club to a music venue. None of the PAs were functioning when St. Vincent went to soundcheck. There was no way she could have performed that night, thus the concert was cancelled 10 minutes before doors were to open.
“I just want to share with you, that my dressing room was actually a sex dungeon. I was served hummus… on a submission table,” Annie stated, as she looked bashfully down at her feet. The crowd whooped and hollered. “Just hummus and pita, laid out on a submission table. Anyways…I hope we can make up for cancelling that show tonight.”
Boy, did she ever. St. Vincent put on one of the most enchanting and energetic performances I have ever seen at the Newport. Clad in a sleeveless black blouse, black leather shorts, black tights, and stunning silver ankle boots, Annie Clark electrified the audience with her vocal grace, spazzy, robotic body movements, and powerful guitar shreds. Men were falling in love with her. Women were wanting to emulate her.
The set list was mostly songs from her latest album Strange Mercy, and a few songs from the 2009 release Actor. Some of the strongest songs included “Marrow”, “Cheerleader”, “Cruel”, “Actor”, and “Northern Lights.” I won’t lie, my eyes started to well will tears when the first few words from “Champagne Year,” escaped her lips. There was something about the way she sang “It’s not a perfect plan, but it’s the one we’ve got,” with bittersweet sincerity that hushed the entire room. “Krokodile” rounded out the main set and Annie hopped off the stage into the photo pit. Everyone in the crowd stood there dumbfounded thinking ‘Is this skinny babe really going to crowdsurf?! Someone may break her!’ I spotted her climbing up on the security rail and twist her back towards the audience, looking wide-eyed and somewhat terrified at the fact that only a few people had their arms and hands raised to support her. After a minute or two of her flipping around in the same area, she started to float around the pit, screaming the lyrics like a punk princess.
DO NOT miss an opportunity to catch St. Vincent on tour. Annie Clark is someone I consider to be a supreme rock goddess. She is surely destined to become a powerful and influential rock n’ roll legend. Venues, if you happen to be an S&M/rock/live club combo… serve the lady her hummus and pita on a table not used for weird sexual fetishes.
Click here for a full list of St. Vincent tour dates.
photo via Anika Mottershaw
Tonight, one of my all-time favorite style-icons/rock goddesses, St. Vincent’s Annie Clark, will perform at The Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio with guest Shearwater.
This will be her first time headlining in Columbus since her show on February 20, 2010 was cancelled at the very last minute due to PA failure and a huge misunderstanding. That night she tweeted that “next time, you will get a show you deserve, good people.” Annie was obviously heartbroken.
Dudes. I’m so bummed.
— st vincent (@st_vincent) February 21, 2010
I am so excited to finally see this woman wail on her guitar in real life. We have a photo pass for the show, so expect a review tomorrow!
Ms. Clark, you are the epitome of cool. Welcome back to Columbus. See you tonight.
Columbus, Ohio welcomes Beach House to the
Newport Music Hall on Friday, July 20 with Wild Nothing!
BEST. NEWS. EVER.
For a full list of Beach House tour dates, click here.
Suckers - Chinese Braille
photo by Marley Kate
Today, Suckers’ sophomore album Candy Salad hits record stores! The trio has forged a more polished and cohesive sound with this album, versus the wild and sometimes uneven pace of their 2010 release, Wild Smile. My favorite tracks off of Candy Salad include “Chinese Braille,” “Turn on the Sunshine,” and “Bricks to the Bones.” You can stream the album in it’s entirety here.
Columbus can catch Suckers live at The Basement this Friday, May 4 with Detroit psych-pop band Turn to Crime.
Real Estate | Newport Music Hall | April 30, 2012 | Columbus, OH
It was amazing to see Real Estate (their first time in Columbus) perform to a packed 1,700 capacity venue last night.
White Denim | The Basement | April 18, 2012 | Columbus, OH
I’m having some difficulty attempting to convey the phenomenal power of White Denim’s performance at The Basment last night. They are four of the most skilled musicians I have ever seen. My mind still has trouble comprehending the beautiful complexity of their music. Tempo and key changes from other worlds…
I expected a great show, and what I got was a powerful, inspiring, and brilliant experience. I’m still radiating the energy I absorbed from it!
I agree with Jimmy… White Denim may just be the greatest (and currently the most underrated) band of our generation.
