Everybody wants to rule the world. Except me. I’d settle for the dogs staying off my side of the bed.
But Tears for Fears said everybody wants to rule the world. And they’ll be at Riverbend tonight, along with Garbage… dogs like garbage too!
Other gigs tonight include Will Kimbrough at Southgate and Al Stewart at Ludlow Garage. Al’s more of a cat person.
The two-day Big River Get Down kicks off at RiversEDGE in Hamilton tonight as well. Here’s the full schedule:
On Saturday:
- Martin Sexton plays Ludlow Garage
- The Heavy Hours play Southgate
- It’s Night #2 of the Big River Get Down
- SNL funnyman David Spade plays the Taft. Let’s hope he makes his audience crack up half as much as Chris Farley made him crack up in this sketch:
Miranda Lambert plays Riverbend on Sunday, with Little Big Town. Country shows always seem to draw a crowd there. I’m really hoping Memphis-Kansas Breeze comes to town this year.
On Tuesday, John R. Miller and Vincent Neil Emerson play Southgate, and Tabitha Johansen Tori Amos is at the Taft Theatre.
on Wednesday, Elephant Stone plays MOTR and Valerie June plays Memorial Hall.
Southgate has a couple of options on Thursday:
- Charlie Hunter & Scott Amendola Duo play the Southgate Sanctuary
- Joe Buck Yourself plays the Revival Room
Speaking of Joe Buck, here’s a fun game to play this fall – it’s a variation on the old “Hi Bob” game. Watch a football game where Joe Buck is the announcer and take a drink every time he says “pass is caught”… you’ll be hammered before the 1st quarter is over.
Next Friday is a busy night for gigs:
- Kitchen Dwellers and Neighbor play RiversEDGE in Hamilton
- Smashing Pumpkins do an outdoor gig at the Ovation in Newport
- Comedian Tom Segura kicks off a two-night stand at the Aronoff
- Local bluesperson Erin Coburn plays a free gig on Fountain Square
- Last but certainly not least, America’s AC/DC tribute, Thunderstruck, plays the Event Center at Little Miami Brewing in Milford.
Next Saturday (5/28), Ray Lamontagne plays the Carol Brady, with Sierra Ferrell as the opener. Also, local band Kentucky Struts plays Southgate.
Due to a recent COVID outbreak within the touring group, the Haim show originally slated for 5/19 has been rescheduled for Sunday, May 29th. That same evening, Fountain Square has a nice freebie show featuring Jeremy Pinnell, Wonky Tonk and the Dead Man String Bang.
Cool cover of an amazing original
Jenn Wasner has a new album out under the Flock of Dimes moniker (she also is in Wye Oak) and she does a great cover of a gorgeous tune from the woefully underappreciated Joan Armatrading. Here’s a live version from her appearance on KEXP:
The original always gives me goose bumps too. Here’s Joan doing it live:
This Teacher is a Wussy
Congrats to Mark Messerly, bassist for Wussy, on being a finalist for Educator of the Year.
Why I love Jon Wurster’s social media posts
Jon is the drummer for Superchunk… and Bob Mould… and the Mountain Goats… and he’s part of The Best Show… and he’s well worth a follow on the socials – you know, your Facegrams and Instatweets and such.
Shameless Self-promotion… and local music promotion
The latest episode of the 97X Rumblings from the Big Bush podcast (available wherever you get your pods… but not your Tide Pods) features our interview with Brian Niesz, who engineered 400+ live performances on woxy.com. If you go to our post on 97XBam.com, you’ll find a few of Brian’s favorites – including one from Magnolia Electric Co. Brian is keeping the old woxy.com “Lounge Acts” name alive with live performances from bands on WCPO.com. Check ’em out here.
Album Cover of the Week
Let the double entendres commence. (The album is actually pretty good… in other words, I think you might really enjoy some new Peaness.)