Concert Review: Columbus Alive Bands to Watch 2013
Bands covered: The End of the Ocean, The Girls!, The Saturday Giant, Forest and the Evergreens Skully’s Music Diner was packed one Saturday with fans showing up for 5 bands plus a DJ (I missed the last two artists…sorry!), featured in what is Columbus’ arguably premier entertainment newsmagazine Columbus Alive. These “bands to watch” all...
Review: Toro y Moi – Anything in Return (2013)
It was in 2011 that I first fully embraced the chillwave genre. A friend casually recommended Youth Lagoon to me while on an overnight camping trip. This artist’s album became THE dark horse album of the year for me. Soon, I was exploring other realms of the genre, including the dubstep influenced SBTRKT and the...
Radical touring as ministry: Braddigan, Benjamin Dunn and the Animal Orchestra
There is a movement of bands doing radical things in the touring sphere, all in the name of spreading a message of faith. A long time ago, we highlighted the avant-garde band White Collar Sideshow, soon to be releasing The WitcHunt. Today, we highlight two more groups. Braddigan Yes, it’s that Braddigan. It’s the guy...
a Comfest experience (2012 edition)
I guess this would fall under concert reviews since this is a festival I attended for the music. But Comfest is unique is several ways. What follows is more of a reflection than a review of the couple of hours I had to swing by this year. Comfest is one of Columbus, Ohio’s many highlights...
