High Points & Hard Lessons: An Interview with Augie Visocchi
This Saturday, Detroit's most lovable
rock n' roll couple will play a special acoustic Hard Lessons set,
also known as one of their popular, semi-rare Korin & Augie Shows, before
they take a hiatus to birth the next ...
View MorePosted On: 03/23/2011 in
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Bob Seger brings Midwest Insight & Boogie to Huntington Center
Bob Seger has been an important part of
my life. I suspect that's true for a lot of people, especially those
around our little rusty corner of the globe.
Aside from being the first guy to offer
my dad pot in 1966, the ...
View MorePosted On: 03/22/2011 in
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OT hosts Japan Benefit: 2 Days, 14 Bands
Some often say America is heartless,
insensitive, and ignorant. While that's true, I'm always impressed by
our sense of community and compassion in the wake of global natural
disasters.
This Friday and Saturday, March 25 ...
View MorePosted On: 03/22/2011 in
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Robinwood Concert House keeps it Innovative and Experimental
Gabe Beam's Robinwood Concert House is an underground gem here in Toledo that likely too few know about. Or, maybe its best that way. Regardless, one thing is for sure, Beam is bringing in unpresedented regional and national ...
View MorePosted On: 03/08/2011 in
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Organissimo Grooves Hard and Heady at the One2 Lounge
I didn't know there was such a thing as
"Light Funk" until I heard Organissimo.
The Michigan-based trio has been hailed
by jazz critics across the nation for its unique, body-moving,
mind-stimulating sound. The band bills ...
View MorePosted On: 03/08/2011 in
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Rev. James Legg Rock the Blues Organ Nasty at The Idiot
If you don't think you're familiar with
Reverend James Legg, think again. You might just recognize its
key-pounder as the most recognizable half of Kentucky-Tenessee
hard-blues duo, The Black Diamond Heavies (currently on ...
View MorePosted On: 03/08/2011 in
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New Live TV Show, Miserable City, Records first Episode at Finn's
A new local arts TV show and DVD series
launches the recording of its first episode on Thursday, March 3,
starting at 8 p.m. at Mickey Finn's Pub.
Under the snarky moniker, "MISERABLE
CITY, you're in good company" (a ...
View MorePosted On: 03/02/2011 in
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Artomatic 419! Season Kicks Off with OT Fundraiser Saturday
Artomatic
419! is the largest nonjuried, multimedia arts showcase in Northwest Ohio. For three consecutive Saturdays in April, nearly 300 visual, literary, musical, and performance artists will transform two long-vacant ...
View MorePosted On: 03/02/2011 in
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