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Tj Davanzo aka STARMAN & the STARMAN BAND
Live in Woodbridge July 20 2021 with the encore! See concert photos here: https://www.andykazie.com/Music/StarMan-David-Bowie-Tribute/
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Various Artists We Were Living In Cincinnati
The roots of American punk rock run through Ohio, most notably in Cleveland and Akron. But this compilation, released by HoZac Records in 2019, shines a much-needed spotlight on Cincinnati’s punk and new wave underground in the late 1970s and early ‘80s. There may not be a Rocket From the Tombs or Devo here, but We Were Living In Cincinnatifeatures a bunch of bands that helped form the foundation for what’s happening in the city now. The bands may no longer exist, but many of the players are...
Vacation Existential Risks and Returns
Formed in 2009, Vacation calls their music “Grit Pop,” which is just another way of saying “catchy punk.” Many of the people involved in Cincinnati’s current wave of punk and post-punk point to Vacation as the most influential band in town. “They changed the trajectory for me in Cincinnati,” says Carlyle. “When I first saw Vacation play, I was like, ‘Oh, these people in this sort of lane is what I’ve been looking for.’ They’re a bit older than me, though, so we had to do our own thing.” Says...
Crime of Passing Crime of Passing
If there’s a breakthrough band in Cincinnati right now, it’s this quintet, which plays a particularly chilly brand of post-punk built from pulsing beats, prickly guitars, heavy echo, and Andie Luman’s intense howls. The band’s debut sounds like a Xerox of a Xerox of the most menacing vibe the ‘80s could muster.
The Serfs Primal Matter
One of a handful of Cincinnati projects helmed by Dakota Carlyle and Vacation drummer Dylan McCartney, The Serfs are the duo at their most industrial. Rhythms throb at breakneck speed, synths ricochet around the songs and deadpan voices cut through the din like moonlight through the dark of night.
The Drin Engines Sing For the Pale Moon
MAXIMUMROCKNROLL nailed it when they called The Drin “cassette-only mystery music,” although Engines Sing for the Pale Moon has since been reissued on LP by the great Drunken Sailorlabel. No matter, because the key word there is “mystery,” which sums up this Carlyle/McCartney project: a strange blend of lo-fi krautrock, murky dub, and avant-punk.
Corker A Bell That Seems to Mourn
Among the next generation of Cincinnati bands, Corker seems to be the one that’s most influenced by the current post-punk scene. Their music is dark and abrasive but not harsh; plenty of weird hooks surface from within their noisy, new wave-y rock. Their 2021 tape release on Future Shock is great—and sold out.
Louse Dressed in Skin
Where most of the bands on this list land on the punk side of post-punk, Louse—another pandemic project now starting to play gigs—is more of a goth-pop band, thanks to their sweeping sound and Sam Souders’s dramatic vocals, which sound more than a little like Robert Smith of the Cure.
Willie & The Cigs “Hand Me Down”
Willie & The Cigs are still largely a mystery outside Cincinnati, with only a couple of songs on Bandcamp. (A full-length is due out soon.) But Dakota Carlyle saw them play recently and came away impressed. “They sounded like the Velvet Underground if they were on Flying Nun,” he says. “They’re younger kids. It was so good.”
The single will be released February 12th 2021 on all major digital platform, along with a music-video on YouTube. Second single and video is the smash-hit “Kisses of an Enemy” , written and sung by the new band member, bassist Jonatan Samuelsson (Narnia), as Starman Gold.
Starman - The Bowie Tribute. 3,918 likes · 195 talking about this. NJ's most dedicated musicians present an exciting theatrical tribute to David Bowie! Established 2014
Sep 19, 2021 · On the heels of their 30th Anniversary as a band, 311 is excited to announce their return to the road with their 36-date, coast-to-coast “Live From The Ride” Tour with special guests Iration and Iya Terra. Cincinnati fans will get to see them perform at The Andrew J Brady Music Center on Sunday, September 19, 2021.
