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We haven’t heard much from the Turkish Delights since early this spring, but we’re very happy to report that the band is back in action with a show on Saturday at South Park Tavern. The Turkish Delights will perform with the Smug Brothers, who are putting the final touching on their forthcoming EP, Treasure Virgins. Cincinnati’s Minor Leagues will round out a great evening of music. The music starts around 9pm, and this show, like most every show at South Park Tavern, is all ages.
A Shade of Red (Photo by David Dotson)
Politics aside, Canal Street Tavern has a killer lineup this Friday night, and in a spirit that’s common in our local music scene, the bands have donated their time to play for a cause. It’s suggested that the audience donate $5 or more at the door, and those funds will be donated to the Occupy Dayton movement (there will also be representatives from the movement in attendance if you want to learn more). The music begins around 9:30pm. Here’s the lineup:
Michael & Sandy Bashaw
Dan Raridan and the Calientes
A Shade of Red
The Professors
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There are shows you plan to attend for months ahead of time. And then there are the ones that sneak up on you last minute, causing you to drop everything to attend. I’ve been spending the last few minutes rearranging my schedule for tomorrow night (and rearranging my Music Video Monday schedule) for what’s going to be a great show at South Park Tavern. UK band, the Indelicates will be at SPT tomorrow night performing with locals Revampire. This is the Indelicates first US tour, so come out and give them a Dayton welcome. As with all shows at South Park Tavern, the music starts around 9pm, and it’s all-ages.
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This week’s video comes to us courtesy of DaytonMostMetro’s own, Gladgirl. It features Kelley Deal (The Breeders, Kelley Deal 6000 and R.Ring), Paige Beller (Jasper the Colossal) and Christine Hunt covering the Black Swans’ “Slide on Down.” It’s a great intimate reminder that great musical collaborations are happening all the time in our fair city. Enjoy!
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Vandaveer (Photo by Sarah Law)
Yesterday I told you about Marnie Stern performing at Blind Bob’s with the promise of another show featuring touring artists. Well, here it is. Thursday night you can catch DC’s Vandaveer at South Park Tavern along with Sean Rowe (also hailing from DC) and Dayton’s own BJSR. Vandaveer is a songwriting project headed by Mark Charles Heidinger who’s been joined on vocals by several collaborators. Heidinger has roots in Ohio and Kentucky that inform Vandaveer’s alt-folk tunes. Vandaveer released their latest album, Dig Down Deep, earlier this year.
Admission for this all-ages show is $7, and the music starts around 9pm.
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Marnie Stern (Photo by David Torch)
I often hear from other music fans that they wish that more out of town/touring artists would perform in our fair city. Well, there are 2 amazing shows this week featuring touring acts. Tonight the amazing Marnie Stern will be performing at Blind Bob’s along with R. Ring (Kelley Deal of The Breeders, Mike Montgomery of Ampline) and Astro Fang. Stern has released several albums for Portland-based label Kill Rock Stars (home to Bikini Kill, Sleater-Kinney, Elliott Smith, Deerhoof and the early Decemberists’ albums among others), and combines a quick, sometimes chaotic guitar style with fantastic songwriting. Check out the video below for a taste of what you’ll see tonight.
The show will get underway after 8pm and costs $8 at the door.
Check back to DaytonMostMetro.com later this week for info on another show featuring a touring artist.
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In addition to being a fantastic blues guitarist, Noah Wotherspoon is also a very talented singer-songwriter. Writing and performing under the name Noah and the Rescue Radio, Wotherspoon has been forging a different sound for himself, one I’m pretty fond of. Check out this video created by Noah Wotherspoon & Jessi Bair. If, like me, you’re a fan of the film The Science of Sleep, I think you’ll enjoy this one.
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Jay Madewell drumming in front of Feather's
Among the many cool things to check out during Urban Nights tonight, be sure to cruise by Feathers Vintage Clothing on 5th Street where Jay Madewell will present a street jam consisting of 7 different musical acts each backed by Madewell on the drums, an idea he got while hosting South Park Tavern’s Rock n’ Roll Play Date.
“For 8 months I provided a drumkit for others to use or I was available to sit in, my goal was to play 4-6 sets every Wednesday night to improve my drumming & help others w/their music,” says Madewell. He then devoted Monday nights to music sessions with other players, to develop the music. “I really enjoyed not having any idea what I was about to play at those open mics, yet I never felt as if I ‘fell on my face’ with any the songs. It made me fearless as a drummer. I’ve met so many new friends through this experience. I like watching how people react to the various players’ songs; all of the performers are unique.”
Madewell says he’s considering starting a new Rock n’ Roll Play Date, something we’ll look forward to bringing you news of here on DaytonMostMetro.com.
Here’s the lineup for Friday night:
6:30 Ed Pittman (former Toxic Reasons vocalist!)
7:00 Scott J. Lee
7:30 Bucketmouth (Michael Todd Morrow)
8:00 Asides/Bsides (Aaron Altman & Bryan Beaupre),
8:30 E Ryan Roth
9:00 Brian Wells
9:30 Henrique Couto w/Joshua Egeland & Moriah Yux (of Jasper The Colossal!)
The idea of Ladyfest has been around since 2000 when the first event was held in Olympia, Washington and featured acts like Cat Power, Neko Case and the Gossip. From there, the non-profit celebration of women in music and the arts has expanded into a network of community-based festivals around the world. The Dayton community has been lucky enough to have our own Ladyfest since 2008, and the event has become a regular in the late summer/early fall lineup of festivals downtown.
The Fourth Annual Ladyfest Dayton will be help this weekend: Friday, September 16th and Saturday, September 17th at the Yellow Cab Building on E. Fourth Street. The event will feature displays from visual artists, handmade and food vendors and a great lineup of music and performance on indoor and outdoor stages. Although it’s called Ladyfest, the men of the Miami Valley are welcome and encouraged to attend. As you’ll see from the performance line up below, Ladyfest Dayton has a wide variety of offerings:
Friday Live Music and Performance Schedule
Indoor Stage 5:30 Natalie McCollum
Performance 6:00 Fusion Crew
Indoor Stage 6:25 – 6:55 Michelle Bullock
Performance 7:00 Kira’s Oasis
Indoor Stage 7:20 – 7:50 Ashley Watson
Outdoor Stage 8:00 Eric Henry & Miss Lissa
Outdoor Stage 9:00 Vag Speak
Outdoor Stage 9:40 Wet Night
Outdoor Stage 10:20 Misunderstood
Indoor Stage 11:00 Paige Bellar
Outdoor Stage 11:35 The Dirty Socialities
Indoor Stage 12:30 DJ Mistress
Saturday Live Music and Performance Schedule
Indoor Stage 5:30 – Little Cub
Outdoor Stage 6:30 – A Shade of Red
Outdoor Stage 7:45 – The Rough Customers
Performance 8:20PM – Soul Fire Tribe
Outdoor Stage 8:45PM – Good English
Performance 9:30PM – Belly Dance by Bronwen
Outdoor Stage 10PM – The Seedy Seeds
Outdoor Stage 11:30PM – Jasper the Colossal
Indoor Stage 12:15AM – Szilvi J
Sometimes, especially on a Monday, you just need to take a moment to rock out. Today’s video will aid you in just that. It comes to us from Back Stabbath, (via our friends at The Music Seen) and was performed at Blind Bob’s 3rd Anniversary weekend. Enjoy!
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Photo by Noah Rabinowitz
Another Dayton Music Fest has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean more amazing shows aren’t right around the corner. In fact, you don’t have to wait until the weekend to experience some great live music, Canal Street Tavern has you covered with an amazing Monday night show. Athens-based (with some strong Dayton ties) Southeast Engine will playing performing this evening along with These United States (most recently based out of Washington DC).
Both bands have been gaining a lot of critical acclaim this year. Southeast Engine was a World Cafe: Next artist earlier this year, and will be performing an NPR Mountain Stage show in Athens, Ohio in October along with the Jayhawks, Hot Tuna and many others.
The show starts at 9:30p (doors open at 8pm) and is a steal at $5. Tod Weidner (Shrug, The Motel Beds will open) and there’s a rumor that Dayton’s new cupcake wagon may be parking near the club for those of you who, like me, enjoy baked goods with your rock and roll.
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So what are your plans for this weekend? If you’re a music fan, I hope that Dayton Music Fest is on the agenda. This 2 day event is great way to see a variety of the best music in Dayton, including some acts that you probably haven’t seen before. The action begins tonight with a free, all-ages showcase at Omega Music on 5th Street and then moves to Canal Street Tavern. Tomorrow is the big day with music at 6 local venues starting with an all-ages (paid) show at South Park Tavern. Festival wristbands are $10 and are good for both days.
Here’s the lineup from the DaytonMusicFest website. I suggest going there and printing out the page to take along with you on Saturday night in particular. Who are you most excited to see?
FRIDAY, SEPT 9
OMEGA MUSIC
CANAL STREET TAVERN
SATURDAY, SEPT 10
SOUTH PARK TAVERN
TROLLEY STOP
TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION
BLIND BOB’S
OREGON EXPRESS
CANAL STREET TAVERN
Vinyl junkies, start your engines! This weekend promises to be full of good finds. WSWO is holding their annual vinyl record sale. It’s a chance to get your hands on some classic albums for a great price (everything is $4 or less). It’s also a chance to support a great community radio station.
If you aren’t hip to WSWO, they’re a low power radio station broadcasting out of Huber Heights at 97.7FM and 101.1FM. They’re a community station meaning that all of their DJs are volunteers and the station is considered a non-profit. So purchases at the record sale do go back into helping the station with day to day operations (and trust me, running a radio station isn’t cheap). But the best part is most certainly the music. WSWO broadcasts “ultimate oldies” tunes from 50s, 60s and occasionally the early 70s. They also play big band music on Saturdays and broadcast Wayne Warriors sports events.
The WSWO vinyl sale is Saturday, Sept 10 and Sunday, Sept 11, noon to 6pm at the Huber Center in Huber Heights (6182 Chambersburg. Rd.)
It’s time for the Final Four! No, I didn’t forget what month it is. We’re talking Dayton Band Playoffs, not March Madness. This week it’s up to you, local show goers, to pick which bands will compete in the championship show on September 24th at Canal Street Tavern. The semifinal shows are Wednesday, September 7 and Thursday, September 8 at Canal Street. Here’s the breakdown:
Wednesday, September 7: Blue Moon Soup vs. The Outliers
Thursday, September 8: Market Street Dream vs. Gathering Mercury
And just in case you need more enticement to attend these shows and place your vote, here’s a taste of each band performing live:
Blue Moon Soup:
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The Outliers
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Market Street Dream
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Gathering Mercury
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Friday night marks the return of smooth jazz saxophone player Kim Waters to the Miami Valley. Waters and his band combine jazz, R&B and soul with original compositions and new interpretations of classic songs. Kim Waters will perform two shows on Friday, September 9th at Gilly’s in downtown Dayton at 7 and 10pm. There are still some tickets available for each show at the following locations: Omega Music, The Record Gallery (both in the Oregon District), Half Priced Books and Huber Music and Video. Tickets may also be available at the door (depending on advanced sales).
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Although fall doesn’t officially start for a few more weeks, I’ve already started getting excited for orange leaves, pumpkin-flavored everything and upcoming fall releases from some of the region’s best bands. In that spirit, today’s video is a sneak peek of just one of the great local releases coming this fall, The Motel Beds’ Tango Boys.
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