January 5, 2012

Ultraviolet Hippopotamus kicks of 2012 with 15-state Telektonon Tour – Beachland Tavern on 2/1

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The five-piece, progressive improvisational act Ultraviolet Hippopotamus is excited to announce its 2012 Telektonon Tour featuring more than 30 dates in 15 states throughout the Midwest, Southeast and Colorado from Feb. 1 – March 17. The “Launch Party” for the tour is in the band’s hometown of Grand Rapids on Feb. 4 at The Pyramid Scheme and includes original guitarist Sam Guidry who joins the band for first time since his final appearance on New Year’s Eve 2010. The tour is also highlighted by a week of shows in Colorado and features a four-day run supporting Papadosio in Bloomington, Urbana, Chicago and St. Louis at the end of February. Also included is a stop at the AURA Music & Arts Festival in St. Cloud, FL and a St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Virginia with Jahman Brahman. Continue reading →

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January 4, 2012

The Distillery – What You Told Me Tour, Canadian Blues Trio Tours Through US Blues Capitals in February – Cleveland on 2/18

Hot contemporary Canadian acoustic blues trio The Distillery will be travelling through historic US blues cities on their What You Told Me Tour named after their debut EP (available at HMV, iTunes, and Indiepool through http://www.thedistilleryblues.com/).

The Distillery’s personalized attitude has carried the dynamic of the band and has seen them perform everywhere from a house concert in Saskatoon (where the band has so far spent 3 weeks on the top 30 charts on CFCR FM) to a popular club in downtown Manhattan.

“It’s the honesty of the band that is so appealing, we are literally inviting fans into our lives by writing very personal songs, staging intimate performances, and showing what we do on our days off through our social media sites. We’ll have a gin with anyone who wants to chat, you know,” says guitarist Neil Hendry. Continue reading →

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January 4, 2012

Jack’s Mannequin Announce 2012 Tour Dates In Support of People and Things, Out Now – House of Blues on 1/29

Jack’s Mannequin have announced 2012 tour dates in support of People and Things, which was released on October 4th. The band just wrapped up a five week nationwide tour this weekend with a pair of hometown shows that included the sold-out annual Dear Jack Foundation Benefit Concert at Los Angeles’ El Rey Theater on Friday that raised money for frontman Andrew McMahon’s Dear Jack Foundation, a volunteer-run charitable organization that helps raise awareness and supports charities that help young adult cancer patients. Jack’s Mannequin will perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on December 5th, and then in the new year will set off on a string of US dates that kick off in St. Louis on January 19 and run through February 11 in Washington DC. Following the US tour they will head to Australia for the Soundwave Festival before heading to Japan for a handful of dates. Continue reading →

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January 1, 2012

The Groove Radio Show #1 featuring Jake Speed & The Freddies at Leos Coffeehouse

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This The Groove Radio Show (#1) featuring a live performance from Jake Speed & The Freddies, 12/4/2011, Leo’s Coffeehouse, Cincinnati, OH.

For more info on Jake Speed & The Freddies visit http://www.freddiesmusic.com

Partners in the Groove Radio Network include: Jambandnews.net, Ohiogroove.com, Cincygroove.com, Clevelandgroove.net, Columbusgroove.us Continue reading →

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December 23, 2011

The Werks Confirm New Dates & Location for Werk Out Festival + Announce ‘Werk & Play’ Winter Tour

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Rob Chafin from The Werks

Dayton , OH – December 23, 2011 – Following an impressive 2011 that saw the band crisscross the country numerous times, Ohio’s rising stars, The Werks, have launched plans for next year. To celebrate the entrance of 2012, The Werks have joined forces with Papadosio for the largest live concert event in Ohio over NYE weekend with nights at the LC Pavilion in Columbus, OH with numerous special guests.
Highlights for the first part of the next year include going into the studio to record their third studio CD, collaborating with Perpetual Groove for a Colorado ski tour in February as well as festival appearances beginning as early as March and April. Continue reading →

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December 21, 2011

ekoostik hookah Releases 2012 Tour Dates – Kent Stage on 1/21

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12/31/11 New Year’s Eve at the Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
1/19/12 Jackie O’s Athens, OH
1/21/12 The Kent Stage Kent, OH
1/27/12 Martyrs Chicago, IL
1/28/12 Bell’s Eccentric Café Kalamazoo, MI
2/10/12 20th Century Theater Cincinnati, OH Continue reading →

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December 2, 2011

The “Acoustic Cafe Evening” Hosted by Carrie Rodriguez Comes to Nightown on 1/29

The “an Acoustic Café evening,” the prestigious touring series returns for a third consecutive year hosted by Austin-based singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist Carrie Rodriguez. Joining Carrie each night are “The Phantom Monk Of Folk- Blues” Kelly Joe Phelps, fellow tour veteran, Northampton lit/pop darling and multi-instrumentalist Erin McKeown (through January 30th) and poet-songwriter Pieta Brown(January 31st onward).

“The 4 artists on this year’s tour are all at the height of their respective creative powers!” notes Rob Reinhart, producer and host of the syndicated radio program Acoustic Café. “This should be a fun, dynamic and unpredictable tour.”

The Riverfront Times notes of a 2011 performance (featuring Rodriguez, McKeown and Mary Gauthier), “The Acoustic Café Tour is smartly arranged as a study in post-Lilith Fair, singer-songwriter contrasts… If you’re looking for a night of dainty songbirds in polished folkie cages disappointment is certain — this trio has sharper, shrewder songs to share.” Continue reading →

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November 30, 2011

Galactic Celebrates The World’s Biggest Party On ‘Carnivale Electricos’ (Anti-), Out Mardi Gras Day, Feb 21 – Beachland Ballroom on 3/1

Call it Mardi Gras, or call it Carnivale. Galactic captures the modern vibrancy of this annual bacchanal – and blazes a trail to its future – on ‘Carnivale Electricos,’ the group’s most ambitious release to date, set for release on Mardi Gras Day, Feb 21, via Anti- Records. Over the course of thirteen tracks, Galactic explores the connections between the Mardi Gras in their native New Orleans and the mighty megacarnivals of Brazil, whisking listeners between neighborhoods and cultures on a parade of genres from blistering rock, hip hop and r, to samba, zydeco, jazz and of course, funk.

NOLA guests on the record span several generations and styles from Neville brothers Cyril and Ivan, to rappers Mannie Fresh and Mystikal (making one of his first recordings since being released from prison); from Big Chief Juan Pardo, one of the youngest Mardi Gras Indians, to the KIPP Renaissance High School Band, one of the city’s most riotous marching bands. Continue reading →

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November 30, 2011

honeyhoney to Perform at House of Blues on 12/27

 

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12/27/11 House of Blues
308 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH
7pm doors, 8pm show, $12 adv – $15 dos, All Ages

Bubbling up from the underground of the Los Angeles music scene with an indelible Nashville-influenced sound, indie roots duo honeyhoney have announced that veteran label Lost Highway will release their new full-length album, Billy Jack.  Produced primarily by Raymond Richards (Local Natives) and set to drop October 24th on honeyhoney Records/Lost Highway through Fontana Distribution, Billy Jack finds twenty-something musicians Suzanne Santo and Ben Jaffe threading sweet melodies with big acoustic guitar sounds, percussive banjos and countrified fiddles.  Continue reading →

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November 29, 2011

Young The Giant Announce Additional 2012 Headline Tour Dates – Beachland Ballroom on 2/26

NEW YORK, NY (November 29, 2011) – Young The Giant today announced additional dates for their 2012 headline tour which begins in San Diego on February 10, 2012 and will go through mid-April.  The band has been taking the world by storm with their explosive live shows, gaining fans in every corner of the world and because of overwhelming demand in several markets, shows are moving to larger venues and in some instances second nights have been added. Stubbs in Austin sold out in a day, a second show has been added, Terminal 5 in New York sold out in less than five days.  More dates/changes will be announced soon. Continue reading →

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