TUNED UP Special: How Count Your Lucky Stars Records is shaking the indie label paradigm
Our contributor Ray Cobra weighs in on what Count Your Lucky Stars Records means to him and concludes with a few mini-reviews: Every once in a while a record label comes along that changes the scope of music. Right now that label is Count Your Lucky Stars. The tiny label is based in Michigan and...
Review: Wild Party – All Nighter EP (2013)
Review by Corey Leaman While looking up Wild Party I found they already have a strong following, and after listening to their EP All Nighter, I can understand why. The four-piece pop-rock group from San Antonio are rereleasing their tracks from their Phantom Pop collection after pulling them from iTunes in an attempt to keep...
Timbre raising funds for classical/folk crossover project
One trend we at IATU have on our radar is the neoclassical crossover movement. You might recall our interview with the ever-memorable Harp Twins Camille and Kennerly Kitt, our review of folk/classical ensemble Plumes’ debut full length, or our highlighting of the Wheaton College Artist Series which actively seeks out musicians breaking the traditional barriers...
Review: The Lost Revival – The Greatest Scam Ever Pulled (2013)
Review by Ryan Getz The Lost Revival is without a doubt one of the hidden gems of Columbus underground independent music. TLR plays shows not often enough to be considered a local tour de force, but have existed long enough to be somewhat of a local mainstay. Neither do they play seldom enough to be...
Concert Review + Photography: Bad Veins w/ In Silent Movies, The Ridges
Review and Photos by Corey Leaman A fair amount of people turned out on a warm, but still damp, Thursday night to Kobo for Bad Veins’ return to Columbus on their first stop of the #NewJakeTour2013. First band up was The Ridges from Athens, Ohio. After having some technical difficulties, the group began in a...
Review: Fashion Week – Darker Things (2013)
By Ryan Getz Fashion Week, in one sentence, is meat and potatoes alternative rock with a touch of acoustic singer/songwriter thrown in. Blame frontman Jason Turner for that one caveat. The band has assembled a group of talented members and amassed an impressive resume in their short career as a band. In addition to drawing...
Festival Recap: Art of Music Festival (Columbus)
Recap by Gerrit Carstensen The Art of Music Festival was the first of a hopefully annual event, taking place on the campus of The Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD). The festival celebrated the marriage of music and art, and music as an art form. The festival boasted seven bands, a food truck and...
Relevant Discoveries (week of 5/10/2013)
Ryan Getz recommends: BAD VEINS Coming from the same town as Walk the Moon and Public is another rising star in club ready rock and roll – Bad Veins. These guys are tight, polished and want you to have fun while at the same time taking their craft very seriously. They also are on tour...
TUNED UP Special: August Burns Red interview, album announcement
Today’s a good day. You know why? Because Dustin Davidson from powerhouse August Burns Red took some valuable time after touring in Europe and wrapping up recording of the band’s forthcoming album Rescue & Restore, out June 25th to answer some questions straight from I Am Tuned Up. You can view the album art and...
Review: Evan Andree – Flags Pt. III (2013)
Review by Ryan Getz Evan Andree may have completed one of the biggest turns for the better I’ve seen all year. Last year, he submitted his Invisible Sap EP to IATU for review. What followed from that was a solid, albeit not particularly great trio of pop songs. Andree must have taken this criticism to...
Concert Review: Marriage w/ Brujas Del Sol at Ace of Cups (Columbus)
Review by Gerrit Carstensen At Ace of Cups last Wednesday the rhythm-heavy, experimental noise rock group Marriage filled the venue with palpable sound waves emitted from a battery of drums and a wall of enormous amplifiers. The group of five, based out of Austin Texas, had a compliment including two bass guitars and an electric...
Relevant Discoveries (week of 5/3/2013)
Ryan Getz recommends: Mayfly This band from Troy, Ohio channels influences from Thrice and the defunct Flicker Records band Staple. The at times foreboding sound is catchy, and goes beyond the somewhat cliche “nu-metal/grunge” descriptor sometimes used for bands in this sphere. Definite Deftones and Chevelle vibes are to be had as well. The band...
