Looking for a dose of pure 80’s rock goodness? Scorpions are coming to town with Cinderella for an outdoor performance at the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion. Rain or shine, the show goes down this Wednesday, June 30.
Bring your leather vest. Relive your glory days. Or maybe you can take that weird uncle of yours who still brags about his collection of Quiet Riot records.
And come on. You know you wanna hear “Rock You Like a Hurricane” live. Don’t even try to lie.
Yeah, there’s always live music in your Capital Noise update every week, but this week is truthfully jam-packed. Not just some live acts; not just a few concerts–TONS. Seriously. We weighed them.
First of all, ComFest. That’s all I have to say about that.
Yeah, he might be hitting the pop charts hard with his “Haven’t Met You Yet” single, but he’s up there for a reason. The talent, the classic songs, the great collaborations–it’s a whole package with Bublé. Plus, let’s be honest, he’s nice to look at (you were thinking it). It’s not a cheap ticket, but it’ll be a great show.
It’s ComFest time, y’all. This Friday through Sunday, Goodale Park is overrun with Columbus area food, musicians, artists, and characters. And if you can put up with the parking headache and the dirty hippies, you’ll be able to enjoy the city’s biggest musical festival of the year.
The group is a sprawling folk/twee/pop outfit with a rotating cast of over a dozen players. On any given performance you’ll get the chance to hear banjo, glockenspiel, trombone, ukulele or a small string orchestra section. They specialize in crafting sweet little pop songs meant to stay in your head and break your heart. They’ll be performing on the Bozo Stage (I don’t understand the name either) this Saturday. Their cuteness will soften the blow of having cheap beer spilled on you all day.
This video comes from a live performance of their unbelievably catchy track, “I Only Love You Because You Can Play Guitar” from their album Banjo Forever released earlier this year.
Take, for instance, a festival! That’s right–festival season is upon us. The great outdoors, the food, the music, the mud, the smelly hippies…okay, well, good and bad, festivals are a staple of summer. This weekend is the Hookahville 33, organized by the ubiquitous Columbus favorites, Ekoostik Hookah. It starts on Friday and runs through Sunday, and CN highlighted two of the over 20 bands that will play: Donna the Buffalo and Michael Franti and Spearhead. The festival runs the genres, but there’s guaranteed to be some awesome jamming.
For old school fans, there’s also the epic reunion tour of James Taylor and Carole King. The “Troubadour Reunion Tour” is in honor of when King and Taylor used to play at Troubadour club in LA, known for supporting singer/songwriters in the 60s and 70s. There’s not a whole lot I can add, so instead, here’s a video circa 1971 of James Taylor’s chart-toppingly successful cover of Carole King’s “You’ve Got a Friend” (That’s King playing the piano in the background).
That’s right folks. Capital Noise debuts tonight at 7pm right here on Capital City Radio. Take a listen to the acts in town for the next week–you might find some surprises!
The Set-List is already available, for those of you who like your concert updates on-the-go (geez, take a break once and awhile, people!). But we understand. That’s why it’s not only available for download, you can even sign up for the feed, so you can get it every Monday on that fancy little phone/super-computer/nose-hair trimmer of yours.
And we’ll have more for you every week…including a venue low-down, advanced ticket/show info, and so much more! But for today, you’ll just have to live with the premiere. I see you shiver with antici…..pation.
I receieved a note from local band (and friends) The Garrison about a Haiti Relief benefit they are playing this weekend in Granville, Ohio that I wanted to pass on. Here are the details from The Garrison website on MySpace:
In light of the recent tragedy in Haiti, a means to take part locally has been established. Play a part and join us this special evening! On February 19th, 2010 @ Brew’s libation destination (116 E. Broadway, Granville, Ohio 43023). Habitat For Humanity, Denison University, Tiberius Records & Brew’s present The Garrison, w/ very special guests Ampline and Ease The Medic. -”Columbus Ohio’s The Garrison meld musical genre’s that are not so apparent in today’s heavy stuff, 80’s & 90’s DC sound laced w/ bits of newer Revelation esque ques. Bombastic slabs of harmonious punk styled rock music. Exactly what Columbus has lacked over the last 10 years.” AP myspace.com/thegarrisonmusic – The Black Owls join us this evening as well and whip up a storm of local feel anthemic rock, killer. -”Tiberius Records recording artists, Ampline assemble all the good elements of Dinosaur Jr, The Ventures & Helmet and hit Frappe!” GP myspace.com/Ampline -”Ease The Medic’s earnest approach to their own blend of emo/indie/punk will leave you wanting more. They return after a short hiatus w/ a brand new bass player and new drive.” myspace.com/easethemedic 100% of door will go to The Habitat for Humanity for Haiti earthquake relief!!!!!!! Door $5.00, show starts @ 9 pm. 18 and over. Let It Ring!
By luck I met a local band this weekend that I hadn’t yet heard of. Funny thing is that this didn’t happen out at a club or at a friends party like how these sorts of things usually occur. Instead it happened because I had a piano to give away and they had a need.
Old Hundred is brewing up its own flavor of the folk rock revival here in Columbus Ohio. After getting the low-down on them while trying to remember how I got the piano into my house (so that we could get it back out) I did some googling and found their website: http://old-hundred.com/.
I’ve linked up one of their videos below and I’m glad to report they are busy recording more great music as you read this.
I know everyone who listens to Capital City Radio is dedicated to the stream 24/7. But try to tear yourself away for just one hour this Friday, Oct. 2 at 11am.
I am hosting “All Sides Weekend” on WOSU 820 AM (that is on the AM dial of the radio…you know…the opposite of FM).
On Friday from 11am – Noon we are featuring Columbus’s Local Music Scene on the show.
Joining me in the studio will be:
Columbus Alive Music Critic Chris DeVille
Central City Recording President Andrew Dodson
Capital City Radio’s Groundswell Columbus Host and WOSU Broadcast Technician Eric French
Each of my guests has selected a few local musicians to highlight during the show. We will also discuss the best venues to hear local music in Central Ohio. The show is a call-in program, so listeners can join the conversation by dialing 614-292-8513 or sending a brief e-mail to allsides@wosu.org.
I am not going to tell you which musicians Chris, Eric and Andrew have selected – but let’s just say that it was a very difficult decision for them to make. There is just too much good music being produced in Columbus! Now that is not a bad problem to have…
We had a similar local music show in July and it was very successful. If you would like to listen back to that show just click here:
I invited some singer-songwriter types to WOSU to record a live in-studio episode of Groundswell Columbus. Here’s a quick edit of 3 of their songs. I’ll post more soon… -Eric
I’m pretty excited for the new Wing & Tusk record, which will be the feature of this week’s show. Some other new stuff, some old stuff, and a finale as monumental as the moon landing.
