Tuesday night is 80s night at Club Vex on St. Clair, and this one is going to be extra special. Tonight, house DJs Matt Freeman and Infidel-icious will be mixing it up with special guest, DJ Jay of L’Eighties Night and Fab Gear. This cool collaboration begins at 9pm with drink specials at the bar and no cover charge for 18+.
Things to Do
Human Reunion release Arc De Square tonight at Blind Bob’s
It feels like just yesterday that we were telling you about Human Reunion’s Carbonics 7″. This weekend it’s time to celebrate the band’s debut full-length album, Arc De Square. The album was recorded with Enon’s John Schmersal and is being released on Minor Manor. Our good friend Kyle over at the Buddha Den has been offering up some great sample tracks from the album so check them out.
Or you can come to Blind Bob’s tonight (Friday) for the album release show featuring Human Reunion and their friends Astro Fang, The Dirty Socialites and Michigan’s Letter Camp. The show is 21+ and starts around 9pm.
Lions Rampant, Sohio and Thee Pistol Whips tonight
The last time the Lions Rampant were here, they were celebrating the release of their new album. The Cincinnati band is making a return visit to the Gem City tonight. They’ll be playing at Canal Street Tavern along with Sohio and Thee Pistol Whips. The show gets started around 9:30pm and is $5.
Here’s a video of the title track from the Lions Rampant’s latest album, It’s Fun to Do Bad Things.
Gilly’s features rock & roll from 3 local bands
Gilly’s doesn’t often host rock shows, and when they do, it’s cause for great excitement. This Saturday night is no exception when 3 great local rock bands will take the stage at the venue on the corner of Fifth and Jefferson. It’s the second show for Floods, the new band we told you about a few weeks ago featuring Tod Weidner (Shrug) and Tim Pritchard (Flyaway Minion). They’ll be sharing the stage with C. Wright’s Parlour Tricks who’ve been getting great reviews for their weekly pizza parlor gig. Also on the bill is Me & Mountains, who’s reported to already be working on a followup to their self-titled debut album that was released last month. The music gets started around 9:30pm, and admission is $5.
Here’s a sampling of music from Me & Mountains and C. Wright’s Parlour Tricks to get you in the mood.
Auburndale prepping new album/show this Saturday
There’s been a lot of buzz since Auburndale came back from hiatus this winter and began work on a new album. That album, Alive in the Dying City, is slated for release this fall.
You can also see Auburndale live this Saturday night at Blind Bob’s with the Sound for Language, Columbus’ Ships in Masses and Segments who are making their live debut. This 21+ show is $5 and starts around 9pm.
Here’s some video of the band performing on Kaleidoscope earlier this week.
Bonneville unveils Drawing Maps
This Friday will be your first chance to get a copy of Bonneville’s first full length album, Drawing Maps. It’s more polished album overall than the band’s previous EPs and shows that this foursome has grown up a lot since their days playing together in junior high.
Here’s the title track:
You can pick up your very own copy and check out Bonneville live at their CD release party Friday night at Canal Street Tavern. They’ll be joined onstage by Orange Willard with Michael Shoup opening. The show is 18+ and costs $5.
The Future(Fest) is Here
FutureFest 2010
THE DAYTON PLAYHOUSE
One of the biggest theatre weekends of the year is about to descend upon the Dayton-region, and 2010 marks an important milestone. FutureFest, the annual new works festival at The Dayton Playhouse is celebrating it’s twentieth year and festival organizers can’t be more excited!
- An Uncommon Language by Evan Guilford-Blake
- Dancing Backwards by John Fiorillo
- How It Works by Cary Pepper
- The Judicial Murder of Mrs. Surratt by Rich Amada
- Refuge by Marc Kornblatt
- Short Story Long by Joel Fishbane
A Personal History of the American Theatre
by Peter Filichia at THE DAYTON PLAYHOUSE
So, what’s it like to be a theater critic? Is it really fun to attend the theater night after night after night after night? Ask Peter Filichia, who has been attending theater consistently for the last half-century and has been a reviewer for more than half that time.
Filichia has seen theater in 42 states and 14 foreign countries and has managed to see as many as 365 stage shows in a single year. He will, God willing, soon see his 10,000th stage show.
One of those was Spaulding Gray’s one-man show, A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN THEATER. Gray simply sat at a table and held a bunch of oversized index cards. He pulled out a card at random and would tell a story based on the title of the show printed on that card.
Gray died in 2004. Filichia reasoned that the show should not go with him – but should go on. And so, he’s created his own version of A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN THEATER. He’s got quite a few index cards from which to choose.
Each performance of A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN THEATER is, of course, different. An audience might hear about Filichia’s adventures with a nice celebrity (Jerry Orbach), a not-so-nice one (Mary Tyler Moore), or one who turned out to be a little sneaky (Steve Allen). What’s it like to face Ben Vereen shortly after you’ve written a negative review about his performance? How did Filichia feel after he put his foot in his mouth when dealing with James Earl Jones?
There are stories about memorable audience members, ranging from Richard Rodgers’ daughter Mary to the black man and old white woman who buttressed Filichia at The Wiz. Filichia also goes back to when he began theatergoing as a teen, and how many a play changed his life, be it as serious as A Raisin in the Sun or even as frivolous as Damn Yankees. There’s a poignant story about the time Filichia took Yugoslavians to a musical, as well as funny ones involving community theater disasters.
It’s all in the cards – and the story-telling. Filichia has performed A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN THEATER in points north (New York State), south (Miami), east (Boston), and west (Aspen, Colorado). Because of the very nature of the show, it can be as long or as short as a presenting house demands. Afterwards, Filichia is glad to take questions from the audience.
For more Information & Tickets, visit:
FutureFest (July 23-25) visit http://www.daytonplayhouse.com/ (937) 424-8477 (tickets are availble for each individual play…see below for a synopsis of each play)
A Personal History of the American Theater by Peter Filichia (July 22) visit http://www.daytonplayhouse.com/ (937) 424-8477
Would you like to submit theater news for Dayton Most Metro’s onStageDayton features? Email Shane & Dave at [email protected]
FutureFest 2010 Plays
Dancing Backwards – John Fiorillo (Fully Staged) – 8pm Fri. 07/23
This is a story about the choices we make between loyalty and ambition or independence and accepting help. Victor Belkin, a famous dancer, is worried about his friend Robert, an elderly Yankee widower. He asks Robert to share his home, although his lifestyle and Robert’s couldn’t be more different. Robert rejects Viktor’s offer. He has a secret, as well as a plan to escape. However, the situation gets out of hand as it turns from amusing to life threatening.
How It Works – Cary Pepper (Staged Reading) – 10am Sat. 07/24
HOW IT WORKS explores the issues of success, power, fame, recognition, compromise, integrity and personal satisfaction in the world of art. How do you handle The Struggle? How do you maintain personal integrity as a person and an artist? What happens when you’re given one of the most prestigious awards in the world, but you yearn for a “smaller” award the public knows nothing about?
An Uncommon Language – Evan Guilford-Blake (Staged Reading) – 3pm Sat. 07/24
An Uncommon Language examines the repression of women and the nature of madness. Set in England in 1906, the play explores the life of HÉLOISE LACASSE, an untrained but passionate and talented sculptor, who chooses to subjugate her prowess to benefit JOHN BATISTE, her lover, the self-described enfant terrible of English sculpture. Silently, she crafts heads for his statuary. Héloise has a history of free-spirited behavior, which, ultimately, John interprets as madness and has her institutionalized — where she is forbidden access to her sculpture.
Refuge – Marc Kornblatt (Fully Staged) – 8pm Sat. 07/24
Two men meet on a secluded boardwalk along a marsh in a bird sanctuary in the Midwest. Jim brings a notepad and a gun. Laz brings a pile of pills and a six-pack of beer. By the end of their first encounter, the pills are consumed and the gun goes off. Both men live. Jim and Laz meet again and again in the same place to argue, cajole, circle and embrace in a somber and funny dance of death that also draws Jim’s burdened wife and Laz’s yearning girlfriend to the marsh to find refuge and renewal.
The Judicial Murder of Mrs. Surratt – Rich Amada (Staged Reading) – 10am Sun. 07/25
Based on true events, the play follows the story of Mary Surratt, the first woman judicially executed by the U.S. government. It was Mrs. Surratt’s boardinghouse where John Wilkes Booth and others are said to have plotted the assassination of President Lincoln. By charging her, the government hoped to flush out her fugitive son, an alleged key conspirator. On trial, Mrs. Surratt faced the gallows in what was 19th Century America’s trial of the century.
Short Story Long – Joel Fishbane (Fully Staged) – 3pm Sun. 07/25
After famed author Lincoln Kennedy dies, he bequeaths his money to his wife and his writing to his former girlfriend. His wife, Julianne, refuses to obey her husband’s wishes until she can determine the reasons behind them. Amalthea is equally confused, she has not seen Lincoln in years. Together, the women work to unravel the mystery, slowly forging a tentative peace that is threatened once Lincoln’s true motivations are finally revealed.
Dayton Blues Fest this Sunday
The Michelob Dayton Blues Festival is the second of three free summer festivals presented by the City of Dayton Department of Recreation & Youth Services and The Downtown Dayton Partnership. It’s a day of music from Ohio blues acts beginning at 1pm. San Antonio’s Jose’ Alvarez with Los Blancos will headline at 8pm. The festival takes place at Dave Hall Plaza (Fourth & Jefferson Streets) and is hosted by Earl “Southside” Hayes
Here’s the full lineup:
1pm Austin “Walkin’ Cane” (Cleveland)
2pm Swamp Rhinos (Dayton)
3pm The Soulcasters (Dayton)
4pm Average Joe’s (Dayton)
5pm Jimmy Baker & Blues Encounter (Dayton)
6pm Long Tall Deb & The Drifter Kings (Columbus)
7pm Mississippi Red & The Bumble-Bee-Licious Blues Band (Dayton)
8pm Jose’ Alvarez with Los Blancos (San Antonio)
There’s also an after-party/birthday celebration for the Dayton Blues Society hosted by the Soulcasters. That’s at Brixx Ice Company on First Street. The music starts at 9:30pm.
Ruckus Roboticus releases The Chicks EP
Local turntable master, Ruckus Roboticus has spent the last few month working on remixes of other artists’ materials. This Saturday night (July 17th) is a celebration of Ruckus’ latest original effort, The Chicks EP. It’s being released on his on own imprint, Dance Or Die Records, and features remixes from Frankie J (The Sound Republic), Hot Mess (Dirty Circuit / Drumz), and DJ Wood (Good Groove).
The release party is at Peach’s Grill in Yellow Springs and will feature sets from Ruckus himself and local DJs Ill Poetic and Skratchmatik. Admission to the 21+ show is $5.
Here’s one of the tracks from The Chicks EP
Chicks (Original Mix) by Ruckus Roboticus
THIS JUST IN: You can hear the radio debut of tracks from The Chicks EP this Friday night on WYSO during Around the Fringe. Rev Cool and Andy will be spinning the tracks and offering you a chance to win a free download of Ruckus’ new EP. You can hear it on WYSO 91.3FM, Friday night 8pm-midnight. Thanks to Andy Valeri for the tip!
Local bands pay tribute to Nirvana
It’s been over 15 years since Kurt Cobain’s death, and many of today’s musicians claim him as an influence. On Saturday, July 17th, 10 local bands will pay tribute to Nirvana with “No Recess,” a show at Canal Street Tavern. This is another show put on by Dayton’s DJ Misterkid, and will feature both Nirvana covers and original material from each band. DJ Joseph Nicholson will be spinning 90’s Alternative tunes between the bands.
Performers include:
idiedtrying.
Thee Pistol Whips
Atomic Euphoria
Gem City Saints
Splattertude
Sleepfleet
The Show
Red Blast Radio, with guests David A. Berry & Louie Wood jr.
Paige Beller with Jay Madewell and A Sides, B Sides
Shattered Reality
Sam at Eleven plays debut show with The Rebel Set
This Saturday night is your first chance to check out a new local band made up of some familiar faces. Jeff Rudolf, Brad Gilbert and Adam Bryant were three of the members of HQAX. Back in March the trio formed a new group called Sam at Eleven. They’ll be playing their debut show on Saturday, July 17th at the Oregon Express. Sam at Eleven will get the evening started around 10pm, and the Rebel Set will round out the 21+ show. Admission is $5.
Marijuana Johnson and By Way of Sunstorm at Blind Bob’s
This Friday night at Blind Bob’s is going to be a loud one. Dayton’s Marijuana Johnson and By Way of Sunstorm will be joined onstage by two great touring bands. Toronto’s Burning Love is currently doing a few US shows before they embark on a huge European tour this fall. They’re joined by Louisville’s Coliseum at this 21+ show.
Here’s a video of By Way of Sunstorm performing at Blind Bob’s earlier this year from our friends at The Music Seen.
Yeah… but can it play Dayton?
Dayton, Ohio: a hotbed for the development & performance of new musical theatre?
YES.
“It is a hopeless endeavour to attract people to a theatre unless they can be first brought to believe that they will never get in.” – CHARLES DICKENS, Nicholas Nickleby
Musical Theatre Workshop: Festival 2010
THE HUMAN RACE THEATRE COMPANY
During the 1940’s and 1950’s, American Musical Theatre was developed right in the heart of it all – Manhatten. After all, that’s where all the great theatre was happening. PLUS – it wasn’t nearly as expensive to produce a big Broadway musical as it is today. (Wicked has just recently recouped its $40 million investment and THAT’S a runaway hit). Add to that the fact that the vast majority of Broadway audiences are tourists, then you can see why so many writers of new musical theatre are hungry to test their work in an “everyman” market. After all, those are the folks buying tickets.
Events here in our city over the next two weekends suggest to me that New York writers might just begin asking themselves –“Yeah, but will it play Dayton?” Without a doubt, Dayton is becoming a new Midwestern Mecca for new musical theatre development.
Consider this. Downtown at The Loft theatre this coming weekend, THREE new musicals will premiere. One of those – PLAY IT BY HEART – features the work of Brian Yorkey (2009 Tony-Winner for Next To Normal). Another – TENDERLY – was written by the same team that created the wildly popular GREEN GABLES that played the Victoria in 2005. And the third – being written as we speak by local students – will make its national debut – right here in Dayton (The Lovewell Project). This is coming on the heels of the stellar Human Race production of Adam Gwon’s new musical ORDINARY DAYS. There is simply no excuse not to catch one of these shows. Not to mention, the schedule for the festival weekend makes it so easy. PLUS there are opportunities to meet the creators and party with the Race.
Do yourself a favor and make time for this festival weekend.
MUSICAL THEATRE WORKSHOP: FESTIVAL 2010 FULL SCHEDULE
Friday, July 16
8pm Play It By Heart @ The Loft Theatre
Followed by an After-Show Reception @ The Dayton Racquet Club
Saturday, July 17
1:15pm Meet the Play It By Heart writers @ The Loft Lobby
2pm Play It By Heart @ The Loft Theatre
7pm Lovewell Show @ The Loft Theatre
Followed by an After-Show Reception The Loft Lobby
8pm Tenderly @ Creativity Center
Sunday, July 18
2pm Lovewell Show @ The Loft Theatre
2pm Tenderly @ Creativity Center
6:15pm Meet the Tenderly writers Creativity Center
7pm Tenderly @ Creativity Center
Followed by a Wrap-Up Party @ a Location TBA
Synopses:
Play it By Heart tells the story of a female country music star battling her family and a changing industry. Taylor, who penned such hits as Tammy Wynette’s “Another Chance” and Johnny Cash’s “The Baron,” calls it “the quintessential story of family in country music.”
Tenderly is about a real musical legend, one of the most famous entertainers ever to come out of the Southwest Ohio/Northern Kentucky region, Rosemary Clooney. The show includes such Clooney hits as “Come On-a My House,” “Mambo Italiano” and “Hey There.”
For more Information & Tickets, visit:
Musical Theatre Workshop: Festival 2010 (July 16-18) will be celebrated at both the 219-seat Loft Theatre at 126 N. Main St. and the approximately 60-seat Caryl D. Philips Creativity Center at 116 N. Jefferson St. Tickets ($15 per performance) are available at the door. Visit http://www.humanracetheatre.org for more information.
If we seem to have a particular passion for developing NEW and innovative work, it because we do! After all, the same weekend as the MTW Festival at the Loft, Encore Theater Company is presenting local premiere of the 2009 Tony-Nominated musical [title of show] – trust me – a comedy like no other!
DB
[title of show]
ENCORE THEATER COMPANY
What do you get when you gather four friends, four chairs, a keyboard, some monkeys, vampires, drag queens and a fresh batch of rice crispy treats? Why [title of show] of course!
How do you explain a show that has an ingredient list like that? How about “a show that really [BEEEEEEP]’ing ROCKS!”
But really, all poor grammar aside, this show really does ROCK! Just ask Dayton native Susan Blackwell, an original cast member of the Broadway, Off-Broadway and New York Musical Theater Festival productions of the little show that could. Not only was Ms. Blackwell an original cast member…she is also a character in the show.
Confused? Don’t be, here’s the premise-[title of show] is a hilarious new musical written by 2 struggling writers about 2 struggling writers writing a hilarious new musical. word. Essentially, art imitating life imitating art imitating life. Get the picture? Oh, and Susan was a great pal & agreed to be in their show.
With a song list that includes such classics as “Untitled Opening Number,” “Monkeys & Playbills,” “I Am Playing Me,” “Nine People’s Favorite Thing,” and “Die Vampire, Die!” how could you possibly consider missing this opportunity to catch this show?
Well…here’s good news! You can win Tickets to [tos]! YAY! DaytonMostMetro & Encore Theater Company are giving away three pairs of tickets to [title of show]. All you need to do is give the show’s director a good DRAG QUEEN name! Yes, that’s right, brainstorm a great drag queen name for the director of the show…and suggest it in the comment section below (everyone else in the cast/crew has a DQ name already…you can check them out HERE).
We will announce winners on Wednesday night. You will have a choice of performances (Thursday, Friday or Saturday at 7:30pm).
Help DOUBLE the number of tickets that we will be giving away! We will announce three additional winners, if we can help DaytonMostMetro reach 2,000 fans by midnight Wednesday! Go to the DMM Facebook Fan Page, become a fan if you are not already, then share it with all of your friends, family & FB lurkers.
[title of show] will be performed at 7:30pm on Thursday, Friday & Saturday (July 15-17) at Blair Hall Theatre on the campus of Sinclair Community College. Visit www.EncoreTheaterCompany.com for more information about Encore Theater Company & [tos].
For more Information & Tickets, visit:
[title of show] (July 15-17) Call Blair Hall Box Office at (937) 512-2808 or visit http://www.EncoreTheaterCompany.com for information and links to the online box office. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door. Please note: [title of show] contains adult themes and language.
SA
Encore Theater Company welcomes the writers of Next Thing You Know to Dayton, July 23-25
On the “developing new musical theatre in Dayton, Ohio” front, ETC would like to mention the exciting fact that the writers of NEXT THING YOU KNOW will be traveling from New York to work with the Dayton cast on the show. Joshua Salzman & Ryan Cunningham (who penned the Off-Broadway hit I LOVE YOU BECAUSE) have been developing NTYK for a potential New York run, and will be utilizing the Encore Theater Company production as an opportunity to test some changes and make some creative decisions in the development process.
In an effort to help cover Josh & Ryan’s expenses, ETC kicked off the 30 for 30 for New Musical Theater campaign last week. The response was great from the Dayton arts community…making this opportunity a reality! If you would like to contribute to the fund, and an opportunity to meet the writers, please email the ETC staff at [email protected] for information about how you can participate in the campaign.
While Salzman & Cunningham are in town, they will also conduct a workshop for Dayton actors about auditioning for musical theatre productions. This workshop will take place on Saturday, July 24th in the Oregon District Arts Collaborative space above the new SideBar (400 East Fifth Street, Suite A). Email the ETC staff at [email protected] for information.
Next Thing You Know will be performed at 7:30pm on Thursday, Friday & Saturday (August 12-14) at Blair Hall Theatre on the campus of Sinclair Community College. Visit www.EncoreTheaterCompany.com for more information about Encore Theater Company & NTYK.
For more Information & Tickets, visit:
Next Thing You Know (August 12-14) Call Blair Hall Box Office at (937) 512-2808 or visit http://www.EncoreTheaterCompany.com for information and links to the online box office. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door. Please note: NTYK contains adult themes and language.
Update: NEXT THING YOU KNOW by Salzman & Cunningham
Joshua Salzman & Ryan Cunningham traveled from New York to Dayton last weekend to work with the ETC cast of NEXT THING YOU KNOW. The writers continued to mold & shape their show into what they envision it to be. This was a thrilling experience for everyone at Encore Theater Company.
While Salzman & Cunningham were in town we took some time to sit down with them, and the cast of NTYK to record a MusicalWorld episode. Look for that episode below.
We also hosted a reception for the writing team at the home of Dr. Michael Ervin, followed by a trip to the new SideBar in the Oregon District. Much thanks go out to Dr. Ervin, Kevin Moore (artistic director of The Human Race Theatre Co.), the donor’s in the “30 for 30” campaign, the folks at Toxic Brew Company (keep watching DMM for info about this cool Dayton start-up), Bill & Shannon from Dayton Most Metro and representatives from other local organizations & theatre companies. Look for a video about that reception below.
http://www.mevio.com/episode/241734/mw66-salzman-amp-cunningham-next-thing-you
SA
Spitfire Grill
BEAVERCREEK COMMUNITY THEATRE
While not a brand new piece of musical theater, SPITFIRE GRILL is a rarely performed show. The last performance in Dayton was the excellent production by The Human Race Theatre a few seasons ago.
Doug Lloyd will helm the Beavercreek Community Theatre production of Spitfire Grill September 17th through the 26th. He will be joined on staff by Stacey Gear (choreographer) and Dr. James Tipps (music director). BCT recently held auditions for the show. The result was what looks to be a terrific cast for this heartwarming show.
Percy Talbott – Sydney Lanier
Shelby Thorpe – Katie Storost
Hannah Ferguson – Pam McGinnis
Effy Krayneck – Teresa Connair
Sheriff Joe Sutter – Max Monnig
Caleb Thorpe – Brad Mattingly
The Visitor – Nick Vanderpool
Synopsis:
A feisty parolee follows her dreams, based on a page from an old travel book, to a small town in Wisconsin and finds a place for herself working at Hannah’s Spitfire Grill. It is for sale but there are no takers for the only eatery in the depressed town, so newcomer Percy suggests to Hannah that she raffle it off. Entry fees are one hundred dollars and the best essay on why you want the grill wins. Soon, mail is arriving by the wheelbarrow full and things are definitely cookin’ at the Spitfire Grill
Mark your calendars and plan to attend what will surely be a terrific production of Spitfire Grill.
For more Information & Tickets, visit:
Spitfire Grill (September 17-26) Call Beavercreek Community Theatre Box Office at (937) 429-4737 or visit http://www.bctheatre.org for information and links to the online box office.
SA
FINALLY – be sure to check out the latest MusicalWorld Podcast that features an interview with Susan Blackwell (who was in the original cast of [title of show] on Broadway!
Songwriters Showcase Wednesday at Canal Street
If you’re a fan of singer-songwriters, you’ll want to be at Canal Street Tavern this Wednesday night. Canal Street is the perfect setting for the evening’s Songwriters Showcase featuring three great Dayton-area natives. Tod Weidner (Shrug, The Floods) and Chris Montgomery will be joined onstage by Meg Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh is a Centerville native now based out of New York. She’s recently been performing in London and has a YouTube cooking show called Vegan Meg (check out the video below).
The Songwriters Showcase begins at 9pm and is $5. You can also hear Meg Cavanaugh perform live on WYSO during Excursions (10am-1pm) on Wednesday.
The Turkish Delights release …Ahem!
This time last year, the Turkish Delights had just finished playing Round One of the Dayton Band Playoffs, which they would go on to win in September. One year later, they’re celebrating the release of their latest album, …Ahem! with a show at Blind Bob’s. They’ll be joined onstage Saturday night by Me & Mountains and Toads and Mice. This 21+ show is $5.
$5 is also the cost of a copy of …Ahem, and it’s well worth it. The Turkish Delights recorded the album at home, and it features a great variety from the band’s catalog. After the release, the Turks hope to work on a regional tour and will start work on their next album. For more on the Turkish Delights, and for a preview of the album, check out the interview I did with the band on this week’s Kaleidoscope (WYSO).
The Spikedrivers bring roots music to Canal Street Tavern
The Spikedrivers are known for their great live shows. The Columbus band will be bringing roots and Americana music to Canal Street Tavern this Saturday night. They’ll be joined by another band with a great reputation for live shows: Holy Ghost Tent Revival. This North Carolina band blends indie rock and roots music and will open for the Spikedrivers at Canal Street Tavern and Skully’s in Columbus. Tickets to the Canal Street Tavern show are $7 at the door.
Here’s a music video from Holy Ghost Tent Revival:
And a live performance by The Spikedrivers at Comfest: