Legendary reggae/dub musician and producer Lee "Scratch" Perry and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird have been added to the 2012 Nelsonville Music Festival lineup, according to a Stuart's Opera House email sent today.
The two artists, along with Texas country singer-songwriter Hayes Carll and Columbus, Ohio, indie-rock band Time and Temperature, join other acts such as Iron and Wine, M. Ward and Roky Erickson at this year's fest, to be held May 18-20 at Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio.
Hip-hop artist P had one of the biggest performances of his career over the weekend, but he isn’t just a rapper: He's also an Ohio University student.
Junior Jean Johnson, AKA "Jéan P," won the Black Student Cultural Programming Board's (BSCPB) Battle of the Emcees contest on Jan. 28. His prize was an opening slot for Dom Kennedy and Big K.R.I.T. at BSCPB's Sibs Weekend concert last Saturday.
A friend of mine called me last Sunday evening while I was hosting my radio program Audiosyncrasies to inform me that Bon Iver had won two Grammy awards.
Their (or Justin Vernon's, to be precise) self-titled release was on my "best of" list for 2011 and that album was one of the few that I actually cared about.
The Asheville, N.C.-based Americana group The Honeycutters will return to Athens for a show at ARTS/West on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. The band will perform songs from their critically-acclaimed 2009 release Irene, as well as material from their forthcoming album, When Bitter Met Sweet, which will be released this May.
I spoke with lead singer/songwriter Amanda Anne Platt about the band's roots, songwriting, and their upcoming record.
EN: How did the Honeycutters get their start? Was it just you in the beginning?
The 2012 Nelsonville Music Festival has announced its first round of acts:
The Front Room stage was packed to capacity on Feb. 2.
All six members of Columbus, Ohio, band Maza Blaska managed to fit not only themselves, but over a dozen instruments onstage in Baker Center's coffeehouse.
Featuring two guitars, bass, a mandolin, and countless percussion instruments, they pack enough musical gear to outfit several smaller groups.
However, the band makes the most of their exotic miniature orchestra.
Columbus, Ohio's Angela Perley and The Howlin' Moons return to Athens on Saturday, Feb. 4, opening for the Missouri-based Ha Ha Tonka at Casa Cantina.
Since forming in 2009, Perley and her band have made a name for themselves in Columbus and have received some airplay overseas on the BBC. Next month, they'll hit the road on a tour of the South that includes a performance at Austin, Texas' South by Southwest music festival (SXSW).
I caught up with Angela to discuss the tour, her music, the band's new EP and her old musical stomping grounds in Athens, Ohio.
Athens, Ohio, indie-rock quartet Mind Fish have released WATCHOUT!, a new full-length CD, with the help of producer, engineer and Ohio University Assistant Professor Eddie Ashworth.
The self-described "nerd pop" band got its start when guitartist/singer Dean Tartaglia and drummer Steve Warstler were in high school. During those years, the duo began writing and recording rough demos in their hometown of Toledo, Ohio, and managed to produce enough material for an album, which circulated among friends.
