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Show Review – Scott Weiland, 3/22/13, Bogart’s, Cincinnati, OH

May 5, 2013 Show Reviews No comments

Written by Bill Whiting

Scott Weiland and The Wildabouts Purple At The Core tour made a stop at Bogarts in Cincinnati on March 22, and the pandemonium that enveloped the building’s floor made for a lively and entertaining evening. A late start to the proceedings had Weiland taking the stage just before 11p.m., and The Wildabouts fused together an impressive, lengthy improvised jam session that lasted for nearly ten minutes. Weiland appeared, and the band whipped out a tenacious cover of “Crackerman” from the Stone Temple Pilots recording, Core. Slam dancing along with push and shove sessions broke out on the floor, and Scott Weiland made a plea for calm. Read more

Show Review – Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, 3/30/13, Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, OH

April 7, 2013 Show Reviews No comments
Reverend Peyton

Reverend Peyton

Written by Bill Whiting
Photos by Bernice Whiting

The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Blues Revolution came to Cincinnati’s Taft Theatre on March 30 with the Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band joined by Alvin Youngblood Hart and Jimbo Mathus. An energized audience of blues enthusiasts gathered near the stage to hear Alvin Youngblood Hart play acoustic guitar. The Grammy winner translated an appreciation of Charlie Patton as he effortlessly evoked the music and meaning of Patton’s compositions inside the intimate confines of the Taft’s Ballroom. Read more

Show Review – Ryan Bingham, 3/27/13, Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, OH

April 1, 2013 Show Reviews No comments
Ryan Bingham

Ryan Bingham

Written by Bill Whiting
Photos by Bernice Whiting

Ryan Bingham’s March 27 appearance at the Taft Theatre in Cincinnati, Ohio was in support of his outstanding 2012 disc, Tomorrowland. Opening with the aggressive, tightly grooving sounds of “Guess Who’s Knocking,” Bingham, a tall southwestern singer songwriter, had the audience immediately in the palm of his hands. With a raw scream, Bingham exuded a rock and roll star’s presence onstage as he launched into “Heart of Rhythm” off of Tomorrowland. Jumping back to 2010′s excellent long player, Junky Star, Bingham picked up an acoustic guitar, and strummed the chords to the elegaic ballad, “Hallelujah.” Read more

Show Review – Brit Floyd, 3/8/13, Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, OH

March 13, 2013 Show Reviews No comments
Brit Floyd

Brit Floyd

Written by Bill Whiting

Photos by Scott Preston

There was a great amount of anticipation in the air as the lights dimmed for Brit Floyd’s first performance at the Taft Theatre in Cincinnati, Ohio on March 8. The familiar heartbeat pulse was heard inside the storied facility, and the graphics on the screen above the stage signaled an intro to the 1973 Pink Floyd album, Dark Side of the Moon. Indeed, as Brit Floyd began with “Breathe (In the Air),” the sound reverberated and pounded the Taft’s renovated interior. Read more

Show Review – Dark Star Orchestra, 2/8/13, Madison Theater, Covington, KY

February 23, 2013 Show Reviews One comment
Dark Star Orchestra

Dark Star Orchestra

Written by Bill Whiting

Photos by Scott Preston

Dark Star Orchestra’s annual midwinter stop at Covington, Kentucky’s Madison Theater on February 8 found the band in high spirits, unleashing an original setlist in front of a capacity crowd. Beginning with the one-two punch of “China Cat Sunflower” into “I Know You Rider,” the nucleus of Rob Eaton on rhythm guitar, Jeff Mattson on lead guitar, Rob Barraco on keyboards, Kevin Rosen on bass, Lisa Mackey on vocals with Rob Koritz and Dino English on drums pounded away as the entire audience danced furiously Read more

Show Review – Yonder Mountain String Band, 1/31/13, Madison Theater, Covington, KY

February 15, 2013 Show Reviews No comments
Yonder Mountain String Band

Yonder Mountain String Band

Written by Bill Whiting
Photos by Scott Preston

Yonder Mountain String Band’s concert at the Madison Theater in Covington, Kentucky on January 31 was a brilliantly paced marathon of seasoned songcraft performed by masterful musicians with a nod and a wink to Jerry Garcia, Frank Zappa and many others. As the temperature hovered near zero outside, it was packed tight inside the sold out venue, and cozy warm when YMSB took to the stage with the smoking instrumental, Read more

Show Review – Heartless Bastards, 1/26/13, Southgate House Revival, Newport, KY

January 31, 2013 Show Reviews No comments
Erika Wennerstrom

Erika Wennerstrom

Written by Bill Whiting

Photos by Scott Preston

The Heartless Bastards returned home to the new Southgate House Revival in Newport, Kentucky on January 26 with a tight, powerful set that featured selections from their past recordings and recent disc, Arrow. Opening with a visceral take on the jamming monster title track from their 2009 album, The Mountain, Erika Wennerstrom strummed her guitar and sang with gusto as Dave Colvin’s wall of percussion shook the interiors of the church’s walls. Read more

Show Review – Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, 1/11/13, Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, OH

January 24, 2013 Show Reviews No comments
Grace Potter

Grace Potter

Written by Bill Whiting

Photos by Scott Preston

Grace Potter and The Nocturnals chose early January 2013 to return to Cincinnati, Ohio with a headlining concert at the Taft Theatre. Potter and the Nocturnals have been steady road warriors since their inception in 2002, and Cincinnati has been rewarded with a hefty helping of their performances from the very beginning. On January 11, Potter and the Nocturnals chose to focus their efforts on their recent, hard rocking project, The Lion, The Beast, The Beat. Opening with the title track, Potter mixed it up onstage with guitarists Scott Tournet and Benny Yurco. The second number from the The Lion, The Beast, The Beat, ” Never Go Back” showcased the tight rhythm section of Michael Libramento on bass guitar, and the incredible Matt Burr on Read more

Show Review – Seether, 9/16/12, Bogart’s, Cincinnati, OH

September 22, 2012 Show Reviews No comments

Written by Bill Whiting

Seether’s appearance at Cincinnati’s Bogarts on September 16 was full of dramatic power and daring, instrumental prowess.  The Pretoria, South African unit was on tour promoting their latest effort, Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray. The blaring, ear piercing lead guitar lines of lead vocalist and axe master Shaun Morgan could be heard outside of the venerable Cincinnati nightclub. A pounding version of “Gasoline” from their 2002 recording, Disclaimer, ensued, and the floor inside the building became a twisting, tidal wave mass of writhing bodies, bouncing to Seether’s trance worthy grooves. The audience became a major player at the concert, singing boisterously on the FM staple from Disclaimer, “Broken.” Read more

Show Review – Dark Star Jubilee, 8/31 – 9/2/12, Legend Valley Music Center, Thornville, OH

September 4, 2012 Show Reviews No comments

Written by Bill Whiting

Dark Star Orchestra finally got the chance to put on a three day party of their own in Thornville, Ohio on August 31- September 2 at the Dark Star Orchestra Jubilee Festival and Camp Out. The first night with DSO was a slamming recreation of a Charlotte, North Carolina Coliseum Grateful Dead concert from October 5, 1984. Easing into the beginning with an energized run through of “Bertha,” it seemed the mighty DSO was firing on all cylinders. Jeff Matson provided a sharp and edgy tone to his solos on “West L.A. Fadeaway.” Rhythm guitarist Rob Eaton brought a raw emotional feel to “Little Red Rooster.” “My Brother Esau” proved to be a highlight on August 31, propelling everyone into a dance trance frenzy in front of the stage. Eaton reworked “Feel Like a Stranger,” and Mattson steered the DSO ship to the first set’s conclusion on “Might As Well.” A winning “China Cat Sunflower” opened up the second set, and the band was cruising with free flowing, masterful, improvisational greatness. “I Know You Rider” had the denizens out in front of the stage singing the chorus back and forth with the Dark Star Orchestra. The one two punch of “Estimated Prophet” into “Eyes of the World” led into a trippy “Drums”-”Space,” and the DSO coalesced around a powerful cover of “The Other One.” It was one of the best sets of the weekend. Read more

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