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The Smashing Pumpkins at Schottenstein Center Concert Review & Photo Gallery – As Rome Burns
The Smashing Pumpkins at the Schottenstein Center / Value City Arena Concert Review and Photo Gallery – As Rome Burns by Cassandra Lee There are few bands that can tap into ‘90s nostalgia as intensely as The Smashing Pumpkins. As the opening sound of their first song “1979” echoed through the Schottenstein Center in…
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Lost Lands Music Festival Review & Photo Gallery – All Who Wander Are Not Lost
Lost Lands Music Festival 2026 Review and Photo Gallery – All Who Wander Are Not Lost by Liam Joy Lost Lands is where pure PLUR is found! The love and energy shared amongst the nearly 100,000 attendees was electric. With over two hundred artists representing every corner of the world including Ohio, the ninth annual…
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First Light by Tropidelic – Album Review
First Light by Tropidelic – Album Review by Julie Kurzenberger After an energetic and uplifting live set from Cleveland’s own Tropidelic playing their original funky reggae tunes, it was only natural to be drawn to check out their newest album release, their tenth studio creation First Light, published in June 2026 on the Ineffable…
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Hot Tuna Acoustic at Stuart’s Opera House – Concert Review
Hot Tuna Acoustic at Stuart’s Opera House, Nelsonville, Ohio Live Concert Review – July 17th, 2026 by Bill Kurzenberger For over fifty-five years Hot Tuna has made an indelible impression on fans of Americana, traditional blues and psychedelic rock, having formed during Jefferson Airplane’s dénouement as the Sixties concluded. Two weeks ago on Friday…
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fIREHORSE by Tim Easton – Album Review
fIREHORSE by Tim Easton – Album Review by Bill Kurzenberger Renowned Ohio-grown guitarist/singer/songwriter Tim Easton recently released his fourteenth studio album, the noteworthy fIREHORSE. Born and raised in Akron, Easton has been widely recognized as a quintessential North American troubadour from the Buckeye state to his home base in Nashville, and far beyond. Before…
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Bob Dylan at the Palace Theatre in Columbus – Live Concert Review
Bob Dylan at the Palace Theatre in Columbus, Ohio Live Concert Review – April 9th, 2026 by Bill Kurzenberger Thirty years after first witnessing Bob Dylan performing live at the Palace Theatre in Columbus, Ohio, the ebullient bard returned to the same venue this spring on his extended Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour to…
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Gathering Stars’ A Day In The Life – Album Review
GATHERING STARS’ A DAY IN THE LIFE – ALBUM REVIEW by Julie Rearick Kurzenberger A Day in the Life is the effervescent new release by Columbus’ own Gathering Stars. The 7-piece indie-soul band’s album dropped digitally on May 1st, 2026; followed by a CD release party this coming Thursday May 7th at Natalie’s Music…