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Saturday @ The Summit: Fool’s Gold

Posted on May 17, 2012 | Leave a comment
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On Saturday night, Los Angeles’ Fool’s Gold (and Columbus ex-pat Brad Caulkins) returns to Columbus to play a show at The Summit.  As discussed upon their previous visit, last year’s Leave No Trace was a quality sophomore effort.  The band recently shot a new video for “The Dive” (above), one of my favorites from the album.  Maza Blaska reprises their opening slot, and upstart locals The Beers are also on the bill.  Cover is $8, show time is 9PM.

Bonus Caulkins video after the jump. Continue reading →

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EYE To Release “Center of the Sun” on Kemado Records April 3

Posted on March 8, 2012 | 2 Comments


Stream: Rik Rite (via The Obelisk)

In a bit of exciting news today, local “space rockers” EYE announced that their debut full-length Center of the Sun will be released on Kemado Records on April 3rd. Kemado, home to like-minded bands like The Sword, Saviours, and Danava, seems like the perfect host for EYE’s cosmic metal jams. DW writers have loved this record since it first surfaced in October, and the fact that it will now be available on vinyl via an internationally distributed label is thrilling.

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Initial Artist Announcement: All Good Festival

Posted on February 21, 2012 | Leave a comment


As we mentioned here previously, the All Good Festival is relocating this year from West Virginia to Legend Valley (formerly Buckeye Lake) in Thornville, OH. Today they made their initial artist announcement for the July 19-22 festival. If you’re a jam fan, this looks like a solid lineup so far. I’m most excited about Lettuce and Galactic, but there are plenty of acts worth checking out. According to organizers, there are 20+ acts still to be announced, so hopefully the lineup will end up a little more musically diverse.

The 2012 All Good Festival lineup includes:

The Allman Brothers Band
Phil Lesh and Friends
The Flaming Lips
Bob Weir & Bruce Hornsby featuring special guest Branford Marsalis
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Lotus
G. Love & Special Sauce
Galactic
Shpongle presents The Masquerade
Mickey Hart Band
Trampled by Turtles
SOJA
Railroad Earth
Papadosio
The Werks
The Wood Brothers
Lettuce
The Lumineers
Everyone Orchestra
The Rex Jam

Also:

“Tickets to the 16th annual All Good Music Festival & Campout go on sale Friday, February 24 at 12 PM EST at www.allgoodfestival.com/tickets and include all 4 days and nights of camping, parking, plus all entertainment. Early Bird tickets will be available for a limited time for $159.00 starting this Friday, and are $70 off the gate price.”

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MP3s: Los Nombres – “To Be Sure” & “Todos” (Numero Group reissue)

Posted on January 17, 2012 | Leave a comment

MP3: To Be Sure
MP3: Todos

Today Numero Group, Chicago’s masters of the amazingly detailed reissue, takes another dip into Ohio’s unsung soul history with a self-titled release from Los Nombres. Los Nombres were a late 60s Latin Soul group from Lorain with a sound matching up with their more famous counterparts in New York and Los Angeles. Fresh off their two Grammy nominations for their recent monster of a Syl Johnson anthology, Numero continues to release lovingly crafted reissues of unheralded classics.

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Chomp: Done Waiting

Posted on December 8, 2011 | Comments Off

Soundcloud: Done Waiting

Cleveland’s Cloud Nothings have certainly been on the DW radar of late, what with their appearance at this fall’s Ohio Film + Music Fest and a new album recorded by Steve Albini slated for release in January. However, the band’s Joe Boyer (also of Total Babes) has just upped the ante with his new side project, Chomp. This week our friends at Exit Stencil Records announced that a full-length Chomp album is tentatively planned for April, and gave us the first Chomp track for the world to hear, called…Done Waiting. An uplifting pop gem that instantly earned a place in our hearts. At the end of the day, aren’t we all just done waiting?

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Festival news: All Good relocates to Legend Valley (Buckeye Lake) for 2012

Posted on November 29, 2011 | 1 Comment

Though the news leaked a few days ago, a press release yesterday made it official: The annual All Good Festival has moved from West Virginia to Legend Valley (formerly Buckeye Lake) for its 2012 incarnation, July 19-22.

This is exciting news to me, and for the Ohio festival circuit. Though I’m not a stereotypical jamband enthusiast, the All Good lineups have often intrigued me over the last ten years. The festival has always had a solid undercard of jazzy, funky, worldly, etc. acts that I was interested in. Though the middle of West Virginia wasn’t a particularly long drive away, however, it always managed to be far enough to keep me from going and/or from convincing friends to go. Therefore, now that the fest is much closer, I have hope that the lineup this year will hold the same promise and will be a solid attraction to local fans of a variety of jams. Look out for further updates as the date grows nearer, and also, if you’re very lucky, a sequel to this (don’t worry about reading that, just skip to the comments).

Keep reading for some press release action: Continue reading →

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Monday/Tuesday at Woodlands: Todd Barry

Posted on November 6, 2011 | 4 Comments
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Comedian/actor Todd Barry will make a two-night tour stop at Woodlands Tavern starting Monday night. Currently on TV in the series Louie, Barry has used his sarcastic deadpan style to great effect on three stand-up comedy albums and numerous TV and movie roles. Notable appearances include “Todd the video store clerk” on Comedy Central’s Dr. Katz and “Todd” on Flight of the Conchords.

Barry will be playing Woodlands Monday and Tuesday nights at 8PM. Tickets are $12.

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Monday in Columbus: Royal Bangs

Posted on October 31, 2011 | Comments Off
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MP3: Grass Helmet

Monday night, Knoxville’s Royal Bangs comes to Skullys as part of their month-long fall tour. Circa 2007, the boys dropped by Cafe Bourbon St. as new signees of Audio Eagle Records. They put on a great show, and the five song EP they sold me was 22 minutes of solid gold. Since then, Royal Bangs has continued to hone their studio craft and tour consistently, steadily building their name from the ground up. March saw the release of their third full-length Flux Outside, which has led to increasing tour slots and appearances on late night TV. Monday marks their third appearance in Columbus in 2011, and since I missed the first two, I’ve been looking forward to this one. The well-rounded bill also includes BOBBY, who released a critically-acclaimed debut album over the summer, and local 3-piece Strangers in Daylight. Doors are at 8pm, $10 cover at the door.

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Thursday in Columbus: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Posted on October 25, 2011 | 2 Comments
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In what is a pretty big deal for the Columbus “modern funk” community, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings make their Columbus debut at the Newport on Thursday night. For those unaware, Jones and her band have been one of the leading lights of the modern soul revival for the last ten years. The Dap-Kings provided most of the backup for Amy Winehouse’s “Back In Black” album, among other projects, and have spawned multiple other successful outfits like the Budos Band and the Menahan Street Band (well, they were sampled for a Jay-Z single, good enough for me) on their namesake label, Daptone Records.

Finally, the band’s endless touring schedule brings them to our fair burg to present their exuberant live show. I’m not sure of the official theme/purpose of this tour, but they do have a new single and a new album of unreleased tracks and B-sides, Soul Time! is forthcoming (Note: This is currently looking like an import release, with no mention yet at the Daptone site, but the CD/vinyl will be available as part of the Black Friday RSD promotion). Doors open at 7pm, Detroit’s The Wrong Numbers open.

(EDIT: Scheduled release information for Soul Time!, direct from Daptone:

- Germany – October 28th
- Rest of Europe – October 31st
- USA – Black Friday, November 25th. Record Store Day exclusive!)

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MP3 Premiere: Psandwich – “Remystify”

Posted on September 30, 2011 | 2 Comments

MP3: We Remystify

Last week, CDR released Northren Psych, the long-awaited debut full-length from the mighty Psandwich. This local supergroup, which originally formed for an installment of the Rock Potluck, has handcrafted a fine album worthy of their oft-incendiary live shows. To celebrate the release, the band is holding an Album Release Party at Ace of Cups tonight, which will open with unannounced secret bands.

To prepare you for the show and album, check out the premiere of a new MP3 from Northren Psych entitled “We Remystify” as well as a video from a benefit show earlier this year.

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