Out In The Loop

Weekend Out - April 16-18, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:19:00 +0000

Whenever someone asks me what my favorite single show experience of all time is, I quickly answer "Broken Social Scene at Lollapalooza 2006". It was a tight show shoehorning this massive supergroup into a 45-minute timeslot ahead of the weekend's top-billed act, Red Hot Chili Peppers, but what they brought was a uplifting, brilliant, magical, life-changing experience that no band would envy following up. Tonight, Broken Social Scene return to Ohio for the first time since their 2007 tour supporting Kevin Drew's wonderful BSS Presents album Spirit If.. with Wu-Tung rapper Ghostface Killah and hip-hop/dance/rock mash-up artist Milkman. What else could matter this weekend with that happening, right? Well, there are some other exciting events going down including opening weekend of Kings Island theme park in Mason, Ohio, The Antlers with Phantogram at The Basement, Red Sparowes and Caspian playing with one of my favorite new bands of 2010 - Fang Island - up in Cleveland, and Brother Ali and Best Coast each at Kenyon College's Horn Gallery.

Friday

Canadian supergroup Broken Social Scene and Wu-Tung rapper Ghostface Killah headline Ohio Wesleyan University's SpringFest 2010 with mash-up artist Milkman opening. $20. Doors @ 6.
Brooklyn indie rock band The Antlers come to The Basement bearing the beautiful and melancholy tracks from their "best of" 2009 album, Hospice, with electropop duo Phantogram. $12. Doors @ 8.
The North American premiere of Miroku by KARAS comes to Ohio State University's Mershon Auditorium with the show starting at 8pm.$10 for students. $26 for general public.
Wall Street hosts Red Light Girlie Lounge with Viva Valezz & The Velvet Hearts with burlesque performances throughout the evening. Doors @ 11pm. $3 lounge admission.
Bobby Hamlin, "the Man with a Thousand voices", performs at Club Diversity at 9:30pm.

Saturday

Kings Island theme park opens for the season. New for 2010 is Planet Snoopy, which replaced the park's Nickelodeon Universe.
Hip hop artist Brother Ali takes on the Horn Gallery at Kenyon College in Gambier, OH.
Wild Goose Creative pulls in Pull the String Productions to teach scenic improvisational technique classes that focus on preparing the student for on-stage performance. 11am – 4pm. Later on, Heather Evans, Chris Junker, Wild Animals (AJ and Katie Babcock) and Anderson Cale (Anderson and Cale) play benefit concert to help raise money and awareness for the Price of Life Invitational, a unique, city-wide campaign to help address and put an end to human trafficking. The show starts at 8 and the cost is only $5.
Trio Norwin Mergler with Lisa Imondi & Pat Landishis performs at Club Diversity with a great mix of older & newer sounds at 9:30pm.

Sunday

Lo-fi pop band Best Coast play the Horn Gallery at Kenyon College in Gambier, OH.
Post-rockers Red Sparowes, Caspian, and Fang Island rock out at the Grog Shop in Cleveland. $10. Show @ 9.
Karaoke with DJ Dawn starts at 7pm at Club Diversity.

Weekend Out - April 9-11, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:35:00 +0000

Florida indie rock buzz band Surfer Blood headline the show of the weekend here in Columbus when they will bring the infectious tunes from their 2010 debut Astro Coast to The Summit this Sunday with garage rockers and ex-Be Your Own Pet boys Turbo Fruits and Columbus indie punk-rock homeboys Tin Armor on as support. The Wailers will also be in town on Friday night at the LC and CD101 Day takes place this Saturday. Special notice that Owen Pallett aka Final Fantasy with be at the Wexner on Tuesday, so don't miss that! Check out the rest of the shows and LGBT events going on in Columbus this weekend.

Friday

The Wailers perform at The LC with The Flex Crew. $20.
Union hosts Equality Happy Hour - A laid back FUN-draiser where you can enjoy Premium martinis for $4 alongside complimentary hors d'ouvres. $1 of every martini goes back to Equality Ohio, HRC, 2010 Softball World Series, and the Stonewall Democrats.
Miss Columbus USofA At Large Pageant is at 8 and DJ Patrick Finn at 10p for CD Night at Axis. Hot jocks in Pump at 11:30p.
The Exile One Year Anniversary Bash begins at 9PM! Come celebrate!
Moral Tales with DJ Detox from the producers of Sweatin' at Havana at 10PM.
Friday College Nights at Wall Street with free admission by showing valid college ID. Doors at 9. 18+.

Saturday

CD101 Day at The LC featuring Crash Kings, Biffy Clyro, Flobots, Violent Soho,Dan Black & Colin Gawel and the Lonely Bones. Tickets sold out!
BEARvillities presents Kamp Kountry Jamboree hosted by Bobo Demontreal at Wall Street. $15. Doors @ 7. Show @ 7:30. 18+.
Union hosts event with two Entertainer's-of-the-Year in one! Former Nina West and current Bianca Nicole come out at 10PM.

Sunday

Surfer Blood play The Summit with Turbo Fruits and Tin Armor. $8 advance/$10 day of show. 18+.
Wall Street and James Blackmon present Jazz Mary & Seth Gibson. Doors @ 6. Show @ 7. $4 admission.
Union has their Sunday Brunch with all-you-can-eat buffet and made-to-order gourmet omelets for $9.99 plus $3 Mimosas and Bloody Marys. Showtunes is on that night from 6PM-2AM.
Havana holds Sunday Church with Anisa Love at 11PM.

Weekend Out - April 2-4, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:31:00 +0000

Henry Rollins brings his spoken word tour to Columbus and Clutch rocks out at the Newport. It's a slower weekend than usual for shows following this crazy past week that included Vampire Weekend, Joanna Newsom, Passion Pit, Tegan And Sara, Deerhunter, Fanfarlo, Train, Mayer Hawthorne, Bear Hands, Steel Train, Holly Miranda, and more, but if Henry and Clutch aren't your cup of tea, Kamp Kountry Jamboree with do BEARvillities at Tradewinds II and the Sodom And Gomorrah show will play at Wall Street. Plenty of other events going on as well. Plus - it feels like Spring!

Friday

Henry Rollins hits up the LC Pavilion for his Frequent Flyer spoken word tour.
Union hosts Equality Happy Hour - A laid back FUN-draiser where you can enjoy Premium martinis for $4 alongside complimentary hors d'ouvres. $1 of every martini goes back to Equality Ohio, HRC, 2010 Softball World Series, and the Stonewall Democrats
City Center play a $5 show at Cafe Bourbon Street at 8PM.
The cast of Kamp Kountry Jamboree does BEARvillities at Tradewinds II.
It's First Friday at Wall Street - the biggest night of each month - with no cover, $2 domestics from 8-9, and past and current dance classics spinning with DJ Michele.
Exile hosts First Friday Fetist Night: Daddy/Boy/Dom/Sub theme.
Axis has First Friday Frat Night with free admission with college ID. Hot jocks in Pump @ 10PM.

Saturday

Clutch bring the rock at the Newport Music Hall with Danko Jones and Caverns.
Trident Intl & Claw Present A Claw Nation Party at Exile.
Black Out Party at Axis.

Sunday

Union has their Sunday Brunch with all-you-can-eat buffet and made-to-order gourmet omelets for $9.99 plus $3 Mimosas and Bloody Marys. Showtunes is on that night from 6PM-2AM.
Wall Street & Noka Davers presents the Sodom And Gomorrah Show with National Holiday, Sherry Dribblelipz, Cynthia D. Meanor, Ashley O'Shea, Viva Valezz, and Mice Davers as "The Voice of God". Doors @ 8, show @ 9. $7.
Havana holds Sunday Church with Anisa Love at 11PM.

Weekend Out - March 26-28, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:29:00 +0000

I'll be out of town to go to Dollywood(!!!) and Big Ears Festival(!!!) in Knoxville, Tennessee this weekend, but Columbus will still be hopping with some supremely fun alt-queer times as well as some live music of your own including The Temper Trap, David Bazan with Headlights, Javelin, and The Dillinger Escape Plan.

Friday

Union hosts Equality Happy Hour - A laid back FUN-draiser where you can enjoy Premium martinis for $4 alongside complimentary hors d'ouvres. $1 of every martini goes back to Equality Ohio, HRC, 2010 Softball World Series, and the Stonewall Democrats
CD101 is hosting a $5 Low Dough show at the Newport Music Hall featuring The Temper Trap, who tingled our ears in 2009 with "Sweet Disposition", which was featured on the (500) Days Of Summer soundtrack and their debut Conditions.

Saturday

Halcyon comes to Wall Street with $10 admission and performance at 8. Dancing will follow.
Fourth Saturdays at Axis - Wear the red tag if you are looking for Friends Only, the yellow tag is to Play It By Ear and the green tag is for Crazy Fun.
New Jersey mathcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan will hit The Basement with Darkest Hour, iwrestledabearonce, Animals As Leaders.

Sunday

Union has their Sunday Brunch with all-you-can-eat buffet and made-to-order gourmet omelets for $9.99 plus $3 Mimosas and Bloody Marys.
The Sunday Night Players sketch comedy group delivers the funnies, some live music, and a little drag at Wall Street with show at 8.
Singer-songwriter David Bazan of Pedro The Lion and indie pop band Headlightswill play The Basement.
Buzz band Javelin will stir up a $5 show at The Summit.

Weekend Out - March 19-21, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:26:00 +0000

While sadly A Place To Bury Strangers won't be on this date, CD101 is hosting a Low Dough Show for $5 featuring The Big Pink at Outland On Liberty this Sunday, which is certain to offer some fun singalongs to favorites like "Velvet", "Dominos", and "Tonight" from their acclaimed 2009 record A Brief History Of Love. The gender-bending Lounge Lizards And Ladies and James Blackmon Presents will put on at Wall Street this weekend. Lets just get out on the town and turn up the heat so it stays like this right into Spring!

Friday

Union hosts Equality Happy Hour - A laid back FUN-draiser where you can enjoy Premium martinis for $4 alongside complimentary hors d'ouvres. $1 of every martini goes back to Equality Ohio, HRC, 2010 Softball World Series, and the Stonewall Democrats.
Axis runs Shower Night with Alexis Stevens followed by DJ Rob Engel spinning for the dance floor starting at 10pm.
It's College Night at Wall Street with no cover with college ID and $3 long beach drink special. Doors open at 9PM. 18+.
For 3rd Friday, Tradewinds II has CD Giveaway Night where you can collect TW's hot dance music.

Saturday

Wall Street hosts the Lounge Lizards And Ladies - Gender Bending Show sponsored by Captain Morgan. It's an evening of crooning and mischief by U.S. and Canadian performers with doors at 8, show at 9, and $7 cover. The club will also have a Traffic Jam dance party for those 18+ at the same time with DJ Michele spinning. Glow sticks provided where green = available, yellow = open, and red = taken.
Bebe Benet comes to Union at 10PM with Nina West.

Sunday

The Big Pink bring tunes from their well-received 2009 debut A Brief History Of Loveto Outland On Liberty for a $5 CD101 Low Dough Show.
Union has their Sunday Brunch with all-you-can-eat buffet and made-to-order gourmet omelets for $9.99 plus $3 Mimosas and Bloody Marys.
Wall Street transforms the club into an intimate social gathering place for James Blackmon Presents with doors at 6 and performances starting at 7PM. Admission is $4. 18+.
Havana holds Sunday Church with Anisa Love at 11PM.
Axis hosts the Miss Capital City-at-Large Pageant.

Weekend Out - March 11-14, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:33:00 +0000

While St. Patty’s Day celebrations will be taking over the bulk of this weekend, a surprising amount of indie rock shows will be gracing stages all over Columbus from Vetiver to Horse Feathers to Hockey to We Were Promised Jetpacks to Cage The Elephant to the Scion Rock Fest. Some of those even competing with each other for your green. I don’t know if I’ll step back into my apartment once I leave this weekend. Take a look at all of the events going on and get out while the heat is on!

Thursday

Indie folk rock band Vetiver perform at Circus with Moon High and Vug & The Stallions. Tickets here.
Wall Street Nightclub has Country Music & Line Dancing from 8-11PM with free two-step and line dance lessons followed by open country dancing. The club totally flips styles starting at 11 with R&B, Hip Hop, & Old School until close.
Havana hosts Karaoke night at 10PM.

Friday

Minneapolis indie pop band One For The Team play The Summit with Columbus locals This Is My Suitcase. Tickets here.
Indie folk rock band Horse Feathers headline Rumba Cafe with Saintseneca and Old Hundred. Ticketshere.
Wall Street does Project DJ – an opportunity for DJ ‘newbies’ to take the stage and spin their tunes. This month’s DJ is Mex-A-Lot, who will be spinning from 11-12:30. Doors @ 9. 18+.
Tradewinds II hosts I.G.B.O. St. Patty’s Party.
Havana has Moral Tales with DJ Detox from the producers of Sweatin’ at 10pm.
It’s Free CD Night at Axis with DJ Patrick Finn at 10PM and Hot jocks in Pump at 11:30.

Saturday

Scottish indie rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks headline The Summit with Lonely Forest and Bear Hands. Tickets here.
New wave outfit Hockey rile up Outland On Liberty with Constellations. Tickets here.
Singer-songwriter Jenny Owens Young comes to the Basement with Allison Weiss and Bess Rogers. Tickets here.
If you love thrashing your body around into other guys, the Scion Rock Festival may oddly be your best bet of the weekend. The event comes to Columbus starring Cannibal Corpse, Voivoid, D.R.I., 3 Inches of Blood, Hate Eternal, Landmine Marathon, and more. Not for everyone, but metalheads are sure to find a lot to sink their teeth into.
Suit up in your PJs for Axis‘ Green Pajama-rama Party. Free Admission until 12am for guests in Green pajamas. Nina West judges at 12:30am. Categories are Most Creative, Most Sexy, and Most Scandalous.
eXile presents Winter Heat Party at 9PM.

Sunday

Kentucky rock band Cage The Elephant have been riding high on the success of their hot single “Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked” and will play the Newport Music Hall with New York indie rockers As Tall as Lions. Tickets available here.
Union has their Sunday Brunch with all-you-can-eat buffet and made-to-order gourmet omelets for $9.99 plus $3 Mimosas and Bloody Marys.
eXile presents the 1st Quarterly Underwear Auction starting at 8:30PM.
Havana holds Sunday Church with Anisa Love at 11PM.
Wall Street hosts Alexis Stevens’ St. Patty’s Day Show Green With Envy.
Green With Envy St. Patty’s Day Celebration spills over to Tradewinds II with showtime at 11PM.

Weekend Out - March 4-7, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:24:00 +0000

The Out @ Wex festival at The Ohio State University's Wexner Center is one of the most anticipated and exciting LGBT events in Columbus each year. The 2010 celebration includes a visit from filmmaker Su Friedrich, the annual Out @ Wex party, and the world premiere of Reid Farrington's multimedia play Gin & "It". It's also the big Oscar weekend, Muscle Weekend in celebration of Arnold Sports Festival coming to town, and GYPSY is back for another run.

Thursday - Sunday

Out @ Wex Event: New media artist, director, and designer Reid Farrington premieres Gin & "It", a multimedia play inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's Rope, with performances Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8PM and Sunday at 2PM. Reid will also have a discussion about the development of Gin & "It" at 11AM on Saturday.
Center Stage Players present GYPSY live on stage. Show runs Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 8pm, and Sunday at 4pm. Tickets available online at www.centerstageplayers.com or by telephone (866) 250-4832.

Thursday

Out @ Wex Event: an Israeli-French-German co-production, Eyes Wide Open, set within Jerusalem’s extremely orthodox Jewish community. Show starts at 7PM.
Celtic punks Flogging Molly play The LC with Frank Turner and The Architects. Tickets here.
Indie rock band Margot And The Nuclear So & So's come to Circus with Dolson. Tickets here.
Wall Street Nightclub has Country Music & Line Dancing from 8-11PM with free two-step and line dance lessons followed by open country dancing. The club totally flips styles starting at 11 with R&B, Hip Hop, & Old School until close.
Havana hosts Karaoke night at 10PM.
Union is celebrating the Arnold Sports Festival in their own way withSpecial Muscle Weekend Long Island Kickoff Show with Nina West, Freesia Balls, Eva Stolichnya, Kari Kerning, and Barbie Roberts.

Friday

Out @ Wex Event: Double feature - 1) Hide And Seek (1996) is a daring exploration of lesbian adolescence in the 1960s introduced by director Su Friedrich. 2) Seeing Red (2005) sees Friedrich responds to
a profound professional crisis. Show starts at 7PM.
Out @ Wex Event: From the Czech Republic, The Country Teacher,follows Petr, a quiet, studious gay man who impulsively leaves cosmopolitan, “tolerant” Prague, to take a job teaching science in a rural village where he knows no one. Film starts at 9:15PM.
Out @ Wex Event: Mingle with other film and culture fans at the annual Out @ Wex party, with snacks and a cash bar, in the café area from 7-9:30PM.
Union hosts Equality Happy Hour - A laid back FUN-draiser where you can enjoy Premium martinis for $4 alongside complimentary hors d'ouvres. $1 of every martini goes back to Equality Ohio, HRC, 2010 Softball World Series, and the Stonewall Democrats
It's First Friday at Wall Street - the biggest night of each month - with no cover, $2 domestics from 8-9, and past and current dance classics spinning with DJ Michele.
Axis has First Friday Frat Night with free admission with college ID. Hot jocks in Pump @ 10PM.

Saturday

Out @ Wex Event: Considered the first feature-length documentary on gay and lesbian identity, Word Is Out presents the lives and struggles of 26 diverse individuals. Film starts at 2PM.
Out @ Wex Event: Winner of 10 audience and jury awards, Edie & Thea follows a lesbian couple who, after 42 years together, are about to be married. Film starts at 4:30PM.
Out @ Wex Event: Directed by Lou Ye in China, Spring Feverfocuses on a married man having a gay affair that his wife threatens to expose. Film starts at 7PM.
Out @ Wex Event: Set in the South during hurricane season, the frenetic comedy Drool follows the two women played by Mulholland Drive's Laura Herring Girlfriends' Jill Marie Jones as they take to the road as a couple—along with two kids and a corpse—after the elimination of a particularly repulsive husband. Film starts at 9:15 PM.
Singer-songwriter Howie Day plays The Basement with Serena Ryder. Tickets here.
Muscle Classic Weekend is on at Axis with Nina West Hotspot and DK Alan Saunders. Sponsored by BigMuscle.com and BigMuscleBear.com.
Trident International - Columbus Ohio & Exile present Fuck O' The Irish. We know you have a kilt somewhere in your costume closet.

Sunday

James Blackmon presents more of his top notch live entertainment productions and intimately transforms Wall Street for this week's show featuring Norwin Mergler & Friends. Doors at 6PM. Entertainment at 7PM. Admission is $4 with Smirnoff cocktails for $3 and Smirnoff martinis for $5.
Union has their Sunday Brunch with all-you-can-eat buffet and made-to-order gourmet omelets for $9.99 plus $3 Mimosas and Bloody Marys. They're also having an Oscar Party with Showtunes that night for the big event.
Havana holds Sunday Church with Anisa Love at 11PM.

Weekend Out - February 26-28, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:06:00 +0000

If you are like me and need an excuse to escape your bedroom because you're insanely obsessed with the massive new Joanna Newsom album, Have One On Me, there are plenty of fun things to distract you for a hot minute or two this weekend. The main event may quite possibly be Ani DiFranco's headlining show at the LC featuring Erin McKeown, but there will be presentations of GYPSY from the Center Stage Players happening all weekend and events supporting the Columbus Lesbian & Gay Softball Association as well.

Friday, Saturday, & Sunday

Center Stage Players present GYPSY live on stage. Show runs Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 8pm, and Sunday at 4pm. Tickets available online at www.centerstageplayers.com or by telephone (866) 250-4832.

Friday

The fabtacular singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco headlines the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion with Erin McKeown attached to support. Grab tickets right here.
Viva Valezz & The Velvet Hearts give Wall Street another dimension with The Red Light Girlie Show Lounge.
Doors open at 11PM with performances through the evening. $3 lounge admission provides cocktail waitress and in/out privileges.
It's CSLGA Sport Uniform Night at Tradewinds II.
Union hosts Equality Happy Hour - A laid back FUN-draiser where you can enjoy Premium martinis for $4 alongside complimentary hors d'ouvres. $1 of every martini goes back to Equality Ohio, HRC, 2010 Softball World Series, and the Stonewall Democrats

Saturday

If the pop-punk kid in you needs to revisit your youth for a night, look no further than New Found Glory's self-titled record 10th anniversary celebration tour with co-headlinersSaves The Day. The bands will play the Newport Music Hall with doors at 6PM and tickets here. Hellogoodbye and Fireworks are opening.
Derrick Barry returns to Columbus as Lady GaGa as seen on America's Got Talent. Hosted by Nina West at 10pm at Union.
The 1st Annual Best Beard Contest starts up at Exile at 11PM. Prizes to be announced, but you can still enter now at the contest link.
For Fourth Saturdays, Axis holds their Dog Tag Party - Red tag for "Friends Only", Yellow for "Play It By Ear", and Green for "Crazy Fun".

Sunday

The Columbus Lesbian & Gay Softball Association will be hosting the 34th Annual Gay Softball World Series of the North American Gay Amateur Atheletic Alliance (NAGAAA) on August 16-21, 2010 and Club Diversity is hosting a Special Fundraiser for them.
Union has their Sunday Brunch with all-you-can-eat buffet and made-to-order gourmet omelets for $9.99 plus $3 Mimosas and Bloody Marys. Showtunes is on that night from 6PM-2AM.
Wall Street presents the Sunday Night Players comedy group with sketches, live music, and a little bit of drag! Doors @ 7. Show @ 8. 18+. $7 admission.
Havana holds Sunday Church with Anisa Love at 11PM.

Ohio's Nelsonville Music Festival Gets Loretta Lynn, Man Man, Sharon Jones For 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:40:00 +0000

The 6th annual Nelsonville Music Festival will take place May 14-16, 2010 at Robbins Crossing on the campus of Hocking College and they've gathered quite an interesting line-up for the event so far. Loretta Lynn will headline on Saturday night while Man Man and Todd Snider are top billed for Friday and Sunday respectively. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Those Darlins, Michael Hurley, Detroit Cobras, Drakkar Sauna, Southeast Engine, and many more are slated to play as well. The three-day event will feature live music, art vendors, camping, and more for one of the biggest parties in Ohio this year. Check out http://www.nelsonvillefest.org for more information and click here for tickets. Early bird passes are now $40, go up to $45 on March 1st, $50 April 1st, $55 May 1st, and finally $60 at the gate. This is a great deal for anyone in the Ohio area, especially if you can't get to one of the other major festivals this year. Check out the line-up so far below.

2010 Artist Line-Up
Loretta Lynn
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
Man Man
Todd Snider
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
Michael Hurley
Those Darlins
Detroit Cobras
Drakkar Sauna
Southeast Engine
Chris Biester
Seascapes
Alwood Sisters
Duke Jr. + The Smokey Boots

Weekend Out - February 19-21, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:36:00 +0000

The St. Vincent fanboy in me has almost blacked out everything else going on this weekend with my anticipation focused squarely on her show this Saturday at Outland On Liberty, but there are a lot of fun local events happening including the Fiery Foods Festival at North Market and Ohio's own Lovedrug playing Skully's on Friday night plus a plethora of LGBT parties and events including a show from drag king troupe The Royal Renegades at Wall Street, Tony Shaw's 6th Annual Hearts Party at EXILE, a fundraiser for Ohio Mayhem Hockey at Score Bar, and a Special Wine & Cheese Party at Club Diversity.

Friday, February 19th

Indie rock band Lovedrug from Canton, Ohio will top the bill at Skully's with openers Clemens, Old Worlds, and The Ballroom. Find tickets here.
Union hosts Equality Happy Hour - A laid back FUN-draiser where you can enjoy Premium martinis for $4 alongside complimentary hors d'ouvres. $1 of every martini goes back to Equality Ohio, HRC, 2010 Softball World Series, and the Stonewall Democrats
AXIS hosts Stream Shower Night with Virginia West followed by DJ Rob Engel spinning for the dancefloor at 10PM.
For 3rd Friday, Tradewinds II has CD Giveaway Night where you can collect TW's hot dance music.

Saturday, February 20th

Supremely talented multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter St. Vincent will be simultaneously sweetly serenading us with her voice and blowing our minds with her musicianship in support of her 2009 sophomore album, Actor, when she headlines Outland On Liberty with experimental pop band Wildbirds & Peacedrums on as support. Tickets available here.
The North Market hosts the Fiery Foods Festival all day long with tropical entertainment and tongue-tingling foods.
The LGBT Ohio Mayhem Hockey Team holds fundraiser at Score Bar where proceeds from Jello shots and a portion of the bar tips will go to help the team with league fees and equipment purchases. A 50/50 raffle will be part of the fun with drawing held at midnight. 10PM-2AM.
Columbus' premiere drag king troupe, The Royal Renegades, presents There's No Business Like Show Business starting at 9PM at Wall Street. Hosted by Alexis Stevens. $7 cover. 21+. Wall Street will also have a Traffic Jam dance party for those 18+ at the same time with DJ Michele spinning. Glow sticks provided where green = available, yellow = open, and red = taken.
Starting at 10PM, EXILE presents Tony Shaw's 6th Annual Hearts Party where leather, red, lace, and black attire are encouraged. No cover. DJ Venus spinning.
Get on your best sun dance attire for the Spring Break Cabana Party with Nina West at Union.

Sunday, February 21th

The annual Miss Gay Heart of Ohio America Pageant hits Wall Street. This year's theme is "Scarlet Hearts - Love from the South". Performances by MGHoOA 2009 Delta Blake & MGOA 2009 Symphony Alexander-Love. Doors at 8PM. 18+. $5 cover.
Club Diversity will have a Special Wine & Cheese Party hosted by Rick. Signature Wines will be there from 3-6pm. Join Kelly Harvey, owner and winemaker of Signature Wines, for an opportunity to sample six of Kelly's exquisite wines. Only $20 per person, tickets are on sale at the bar. This includes the wine tastings, cheeses paired to match flavors, and a hot & cold food buffet.
Union has their Sunday Brunch with all-you-can-eat buffet and made-to-order gourmet omelets for $9.99 plus $3 Mimosas and Bloody Marys. Then they go to the dogs for their 101 Dalmations Showtunes night.
Havana holds Sunday Church with Anisa Love at 11PM.

Thrice and Manchester Orchestra Co-Headline Newport Music Hall Show On April 22

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:43:00 +0000

Indie rock bands Thrice and Manchester Orchestra will co-headline a show with O'Brother on as support at the Newport Music Hall on April 22nd. The two headliners released two of the best rock albums of 2009 with Beggars from Thrice and Mean Everything To Nothing from Manchester Orchestra. CD101 listeners may be familiar with "I've Got Friends" and "Shake It Out" from the boys in Manchester Orchestra as they've been on rotation over the last year at the station. Tickets go on sale February 25th at 1PM.

Thrice "Digital Sea" music video (from album The Alchemy Index)

Manchester Orchestra "Shake It Out" music video (from album Mean Everything To Nothing)

Lotus Jams At The Newport & Jason Boesel of Rilo Kiley, Dawes, and Cory Chisel Rock Rumba Cafe Tonight

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:01:00 +0000

If you're looking for some last minute concert fun in Columbus tonight, doors are opening soon for a pair of should-be good times. The first is electro-jam band Lotus, known for their wild light show and dancetastic instrumentation, getting down at the Newport Music Hall with Columbus group Under The Sun opening.

The second is singer-songwriter Jason Boesel (Rilo Kiley and The Elected drummer) on his solo tour to support new album Hustler's Son at the Rumba Cafe. Folk rockers Dawes and Cory Chisel And The Wandering Sons will open the show as each support their 2009 albums.

So whether you want to dance and jam or just get your alt-country folk-rock on, there's something for each side of the music spectrum tonight.

Here's a video of Lotus performing the song "Spiritualize" in 2005...

Stream a new Jason Boesel song entitled "Hand Of God" below...

Franklin County Animal Shelter Offers Half Off 45+ Lb. Dog Adoption Fees

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:34:00 +0000

The Greatest City Of All has run a piece about the Franklin County Animal Shelter offering half off adoption fees for dogs over 45 lbs. now through February 21st. They also detail the advantages of picking up a dog from a shelter in addition to having a new family friend and companion. Read the rest of their article right here.

Local Natives Perform At The Basement On May 12th

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:08:00 +0000

Hot on the heels of the release of their tasty debut album Gorilla Manor in the US, California indie rock quintet Local Natives have mapped out a full US tour that will arrive in Columbus, Ohio on May 12th at The Basement. The band are also set to appear at South By Southwest, Coachella, Sasquatch, and Bonnaroo music festivals this year, so they will be spreading the good sounds to as many ears as possible. Check out the band performing "Sun Hands" from the new album on KEXP below.

The Antlers Come To The Basement With Phantogram On April 16

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:45:00 +0000

So many good shows are coming to Columbus this Spring that it's going to be really hard to know what to do with myself. It's been just a spectacular year for New York indie rockers The Antlers and you would only hope for the best for them after the finely crafted and sharply written yet complete downer of an album, Hospice. Believe me, it's worth every emotionally painful note though. The group will return to Ohio on April 16th, this time to The Basement with up-and-comers Phantogram. You might remember The Antlers song "Two" as one of my "song of the day"s when they headlined a show in Akron late last month. Phantogram is also playing a show tonight at The Treehouse with Junk Culture and Wing & Tusk, so check that out if you can make it outside. I've attached the brand new music video for "Bear" by The Antlers plus a video of Phantogram performing "Mouthful Of Diamonds" live on KEXP below.

Jay Electronica Brings Massive Guest Line-Up To BoMA on March 5th

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:16:00 +0000

Rapper/producer Jay Electronica will storm the Bar of Modern Art on March 5th with a huge slate of guests including DJ D Boogie, Dommy Styles, Debonair, Kim Joyce, The 3rd, Mr. Nice Guy, and many more. Here's his Wiki if you want more in-depth information about the man. Jay will also appear at this year's Bonnaroo Music Festival where his girlfriend, a little musical artist you may have heard of named Erykah Badu, played last year. Check out one of his recent singles, "Exhibit A", below.

Angels & Airwaves Headline The LC With Say Anything On April 22

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:56:00 +0000

Punky L.A. indie rock band Say Anything will be on as support for this Spring's Angels & Airwaves tour that will hit everywhere from California to Connecticut as well as The Bamboozle/Hoodwink music festival on the April 30-May 2 weekend. It will arrive in Columbus, Ohio at the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion on April 22nd. Say Anything recently announced the second single from their self-titled album will be "Do Better" and have released a string of acclaimed albums including their breakout ...Is A Real Boy and the double disc, guest-packed In Defense Of The Genre. Blink-182 frontman Tom DeLonge's side project Angels & Airwaves will be making the rounds on the back of their free third studio album, LOVE, which follows the group's 2006 album, We Don't Need To Whisper, and 2007's I-Empire. Tickets on sale February 27th. Check out the music video for Say Anything's first single "Hate Everyone" from the self-titled record and Angels & Airwaves single "Everything's Magic" from I-Empire.

Bernard's Tavern Set To Open February 17th In The Short North

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:37:00 +0000

There's a new place in town - Bernard's Tavern will open their doors this Wednesday, February 17th in the Short North at 630 N. High Street. They've written a little blurb about what to expect on their website and you read up on that below...

"Introducing Bernard's Tavern... the newest place in the Short North to meet your friends for a drink! We are your after work headquarters and garthering place, your spot for a "night out on the town", or your place to sit back and relax. Patrons will enjoy a casual atmosphere with an assortment of beers including micro-brews, imported selections, and 12 draft options. Bernard's also offers and assortment of liquors, wines, and other libations.

Bernard's Tavern Menu also presents a spin on traditional "Tavern" menu, with a selection of items that will appeal to most any palate. Start off with a "Baker's Dozen", a sele tion of 13 mini sandwiches to share with friends. Try a fresh salad or a wrap or wone of our traditional burgers, like the "Swentz" or "Ginny's BBQ Burger". We also have a selection of entrees to keep you coming back. We also offer light fare and over 10 Vegetarian options."

I look forward to checking it out and report back if you've got a review on opening day!

Fiery Foods Festival at North Market Announces Saturday's Schedule

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:22:00 +0000

The North Market has unveiled the event scheduled for Saturday's Fiery Foods Festival. Make a day out of it in Columbus by following that with the St. Vincent and Wildbirds & Peacedrums concert that night at Outland on Liberty and then stop by Score Bar to support the guys of Ohio Mayhem Hockey afterward. Check out the Fiery Foods Festival schedule below.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Fiery Foods Festival Schedule:

8 a.m. North Market opens, fiery foods vendors on premises
9 – 11 a.m., musical entertainment by the Andrew Hartman Trio
10 a.m. – 3 p.m., face painting by Rita
10 a.m., Amateur salsa-making contest in the Dispatch Kitchen REGISTRATION REQUIRED email info@northmarket.com for more details
11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Mark Wood Fun Show, cowboy tricks and balloon shapes
11 a.m. – 1 p.m., musical entertainment by The Piano Peddler
11 a.m. Free maracas, sombreros, balloons and chili-pepper shaped cookies for the kids (while supplies last)
11 a.m. Professional Chili Cook-off featuring chilis by local chefs
12 p.m. Amateur Chili Cook-off featuring chilis by customers REGISTRATION FULL
1 p.m., Amateur Hot Sauce contest in the Dispatch Kitchen REGISTRATION REQUIRED emailinfo@northmarket.com for more details
1 – 3 p.m., musical entertainment by the Island Breeze Duo
2 p.m., Hot pepper eating contest in the Dispatch Kitchen
3 p.m., Hot wing eating contest in the Dispatch Kitchen
3 – 5 p.m., musical entertainment by the Gadabouts
Hot and spicy foods featured throughout the North Market all day

Spring seems so distant, but the North Market is here to help you melt away the winter blues and blahs with our 7^th annual Fiery Foods Festival on Saturday, February 20^th. Boasting everything from tropical entertainment to tongue-tingling foods the Fiery Foods Festival will put you in a sunny frame of mind! Want to get directly in on the fiery foods action? Customers can take a shot at fame and fortune (OK, infamy and North Market gift certificates) in a number of contests. There’s the tried and true Amateur Salsa Contest. If you’ve got a good mix of chunky or pureed fruit or vegetable salsa, put it to the test against other homemade salsa makers. Or maybe you like to play with fire? For you we have the Amateur Hot Sauce Contest. He/she with the supreme salsa or hot sauce concocting skills will take home $100 in North Market and CaJohn’s Flavor & Fire gift certificates. Or one can prove their chili preparing proficiency in our ever-popular Customer Chili Cook-off. The competition will garner the first place winner $100 and the runner up $50 in North Market gift certificates. Finally, those with iron gullets can register on the day of the event for the Hot Pepper Eating or the Wings of Fire wing eating contest. Familiarity with the term “capsaicin” should suggest that neither of these contests is for the faint of taste bud, but victors will take home a plethora of CaJohns’ products as prizes.

In its fifth year the Chef Chili Challenge pits local chefs against one another as contenders for the title “North Market Chili Champ 2010,” a special trophy and $200 in North Market gift certificates. Participating chefs (at the time of press release) include representatives of Basi Italia, Chef Butcher’s Creole Kitchen, Latitude 41, Jerry Bullock, the returning champ from North Market Poultry & Game, Pastaria and Two Caterers. We are sure to have many more chef entrants by competition time!

The North Market Fiery Foods Festival on Saturday, February 20 is a free event. Festival activities will take place from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Market hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. To participate in the Salsa Contest, Hot Sauce Contest, Customer Chili Cook-off or the Chef Chili Challenge, and for more information, please call (614) 463-9664 or visit www.northmarket.com. Sign up for the Hot Pepper and Hot Wing Eating Contests will take place in the Dispatch Kitchen on the day of the event. A tasting fee of $5 enables onlookers to sample all of the chilis by both professional chefs and amateur contestants while supplies last.

Weekend Out - February 11-14, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:28:00 +0000

Concerts, concerts, and more concerts seems to flood this weekend's theme even more than the Valentine's Day parties, but there's still plenty of sweet and dirty love to go around there. Langhorne Slim, George Clinton, Dr. Dog, Leslie and the Ly’s, Dark Star Orchestra, Dirty Penny, Blowfly, and more will be in town vying for your heart and attention. Also noteworthy, Godspell will be playing at Club Diversity all weekend. Celebrate this weekend with the ones you love and the ones you love to get down with. That's all that matters.

Thursday, February 11th

Santa Cruz glam-rockers Dirty Penny will tear it up Slapsy Maxies at 10PM. $5 cover. 21+.
Comedic rapper and songwriter Blowfly gets dirty at The Summit. $10 at the door. 18+.
Wall Street Nightclub has Country Music & Line Dancing from 8-11PM with free two-step and line dance lessons followed by open country dancing. The club totally flips styles starting at 11 with R&B, Hip Hop, & Old School until close.
Nina West hosts the 'Single & Bitter' party at Union starting at 10PM.
Stop by Havana for karaoke night starting at 10PM.

Friday, February 12th

Philly indie rock band Dr. Dog return to Columbus at the Newport Music Hall with The Growlers. Tickets are $15 in advance and $17 day of show.
All weekend Virginia West presents her Valentine's Day Show at AXIS. Free CD night on Friday with DJ Patrick Finn at 10.
Wall Street does Project DJ - an opportunity for DJ 'newbies' to take the stage and spin their tunes. This month's D is Yimi, who will be spinning from 11-12:30. Doors @ 9. 18+.
Havana presents Moral Tales with DJ Detox from the producers of Sweatin' starts at 10PM.
Union hosts Equality Happy Hour - A laid back FUN-draiser where you can enjoy Premium martinis for $4 alongside complimentary hors d'ouvres. $1 of every martini goes back to Equality Ohio, HRC, 2010 Softball World Series, and the Stonewall Democrats

Saturday, February 13th

Get your groove on with George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic at the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion. Tickets are $29 in advance and $32 day of show.
Grateful Dead cover band Dark Star Orchestra stars at the Newport Music Hall. Tickets are $22 in advance and $25 day of show.
Singer-songwriter Langhorne Slim headlines show with April Smith and The Great Picture Show at The Summit. Tickets $8 in advance and $10 at the door. 18+.
RED Party at Wall Street with Ani Difranco concert VIP Box Suite giveaway, erotic shadow dancers, reduced cover if you wear red, and Bacardi Dragon Berry drink specials. Doors @ 9. 18+.
The First Annual Valentine's Day Post Office Party begins at 10PM at Exile.

Sunday, February 14th

Iowa pop band Leslie and the Ly’s hits Columbus with Christopher the Conquered at The Summit. Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 at the door. 18+.
James Blackmon Presents Valentine's event from 6-10 at Wall Street. Village People after-concert party from 11-close.
Tradewinds II brings Bloody Valentine - Maria's Valentine's Day Show with Akasha Ohara and special guests starts at 11PM.
Union has their Sunday Brunch with all-you-can-eat buffet and made-to-order gourmet omelets for $9.99 plus $3 Mimosas and Bloody Marys. Showtunes is on that night from 6PM-2AM. Plus Valentine's Day Dinner with a special menu from Chef Ben.

Motion City Soundtrack Bring fun., A Rocket To The Moon, and Sing It Loud To Newport Music Hall on April 13

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:18:00 +0000

Pop-punk band Motion City Soundtrack will return to the Newport Music Hall in Columbus on April 13th in support of their recently released album, My Dinosaur Life, with a trio of indie pop bands - fun., A Rocket To The Moon, and Sing It Loud - in tow. fun. features members of The Format, Steel Train, and Anathallo and their debut album, 2009's Aim & Ignite, comes highly recommend. Check out music videos from all of the artists below.

Motion City Soundtrack "Her Words Destroyed My Planet"

fun. - "All The Pretty Girls"

A Rocket To The Moon "Mr. Right"

Sing It Loud "No One Can Touch Us"

Titus Andronicus Do Used Kids In-Store Performance On March 10, Headline The Summit On April 22

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:04:00 +0000

New Jersey punk rock band Titus Andronicus have been blowing minds on tour and in bedrooms and cars since the release of their 2007 debut album The Airing Of Grievances and they're setting themselves up to rattle even more ears in 2010. The release of their sophomore album The Monitor is slated for March 9th via XL Recordings and they've lined up two dates in Columbus this Spring to support it. The band will first play a free in-store performance on March 10th at Used Kids Records and return to our city a month and a half later to headline The Summit on April 22nd. If their opening set of the Los Campesinos! show at the Wexner last February is any indication, you're in for one (two?) hell of a show(s). Take a listen to the lead single "Four Score And Seven" from The Monitor at their MySpace page.

Back To The Garden Returns To Shadowbox

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:54:00 +0000

The much-loved Back to the Garden show, a musical journey through the Woodstock festival, made its comeback to Shadowbox Cabaret this past Sunday and Columbus Underground grabbed Shadowbox CEO Steve Guyer for an interesting interview about the show right here. Back To The Garden will continue running every Sunday at 2:30 and 7PM until further notice. Tickets on sale here.

OSU Hosts Chill Out With Ingrid Michaelson & Mat Kearney Concert For Students On March 10th

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:18:00 +0000

If you can make it through the snow, free tickets are released today at 5PM for OSU students to attend the Chill Out With Ingrid Michaelson & Mat Kearney show set for Wednesday, March 10th at the Newport Music Hal. You can pick up tickets at the Ohio Union Information Center at the Ohio Stadium (between gates 22 & 24). The show is open for students only and tickets will be available while supplies last.

New York singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson is perhaps most well-known for her song "The Way I Am" a.k.a. "the sweater song" from Old Navy's 2007 Fair Isle fall ad campaign while Nashville musician Mat Kearney had a sizable hit with first single and title track from his sophomore album, Nothing Left To Lose. Check out their most recent singles and music videos below with "Maybe" from Ingrid and "Closer To Love" from Mat.

Fanfarlo To Play The Summit On April Fool's Day

noreply@blogger.com (Danny) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:27:00 +0000

London indie pop-folk band (you read that right) Fanfarlo will be making their way to The Summit in Columbus on April Fool's Day in support of their fantastic 2009 debut album, Reservoir. Lawrence Arabia and Robert Francis will be opening the show and you should be able to pick up tickets at Used Kids, Magnolia Thunderpussy, and Ticketweb in the near future. You can catch of preview of Fanfarlo's live experience next Monday night (February 15th) when they make their US television debut on The Late Show With David Letterman. Check out their music video for "Harold T. Wilkins" below.