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Athens Armory to Receive Official Historic Marker May 19
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On Saturday, May 19 starting at 11 a.m. a historic marker for the Athens armory, located at the intersection of West Carpenter Street and Court Street will be dedicated, after a year of work by the Athens City Historical Preservation Commission to do so. Athens City Mayor Steve Patterson, Southeast Ohio History Center Executive Director… Read More
NMF ’18: Brainy Rock ‘n’ Roll and Politics, Speaking with Chris Funk of The Decemberists
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The Decemberists have been crafting brainy, oddball pop for almost 20 years. Sometimes the music they make is weirdly Jethro Tull influenced, sometimes the Portland-based outfit just sounds like a lost ’80s college rock band, and other times, such as on the group’s most recent release, “I’ll Be Your Girl,” they trod into brand new… Read More
NMF ’18: Talking Sister Rosetta, Revival Tents, and God With Paul Thorn
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Born and raised in Tupelo, Mississippi, the birthplace of another musician who played with themes of redemption, sex, and God in their music and performance, Paul Thorn has been playing music for a higher purpose ever since he started playing the tambourine in his father’s Pentecostal services at the age of three. He’s been a… Read More
DACO Opens ‘Creating the Illusion’ Exhibition May 19
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Opening on May 19, the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio will showcase some of the most impressive and culturally relevant costumes from films of the past 30 years in their new exhibition “Creating the Illusion,” curated by Paramount Films archivist and former Ohio University Lancaster student Randall Thropp. The exhibition features everything from one of… Read More
WOUB Brings Great American Read Kickoff to ACPL May 19
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There’s a reason why the world crafted by Ray Bradbury in his 1953 classic Fahrenheit 451 was so deeply nightmarish: it featured a society that not only did not promote literacy, but very literally railed against it. The protagonist of that particular volume, Guy Montag, found himself in a dystopian future wherein his occupation was to… Read More
NMF ’18: Speaking with Merrill Garbus of Tune-Yards
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For the past 10 years Merrill Garbus has been crafting unique, eclectic sounds under the name tune-yards. The tunes she makes draw heavily on lo-fi percussion, ukulele, and, as of the project’s most recent release, entitled “I Can Feel You Creep Into My Personal Life,” a variety of gorgeous synthetic sounds in the tradition of… Read More
Picking Up ‘Sympathetic Vibrations’ With Megan Wren
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In September 2008 Hurricane Ike knocked out the power at the Loveland, OH home of Megan Wren, who was only 10 years old at the time. The precocious child decided that the sudden and prolonged the lack of electricity was the perfect setting in which to pull the Toys R Us acoustic guitar she had… Read More
Ratha Con 2018 Celebrates Art, Community
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Pop culture trends may ebb and flow, but for the true devotees of all things film, literature, and comic book based, one’s particular love for Star Wars or Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter certainly doesn’t hang on any collective decision on whether or not a certain media is anything other than enjoyable. Such… Read More
Nelsonville Music Festival 2018: WOUB’s Playlist
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May 31-June 3 will mark the 2018 edition of the Nelsonville Music Festival on the grounds of Robbins Crossing in Nelsonville. Headliners include none other than George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, The Decemberists, Ani DiFranco, and The Black Angels. Although there are still more acts to be announced, it’s about time that you get to… Read More
Lindsey Goodman Speaks on “Returning to Heights Unseen”
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Lindsey Goodman is an accomplished Ohio-based flutist, serving as the principal flutist at the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, and as a soloist in the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble. On May 11, 2018, she will release a brand new album, Returning to Heights Unseen, a record that utilizes contemporary, stunningly arranged music from living composers. WOUB’s… Read More
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