Ex Cops (Brooklyn, NY), Tin Armor (Columbus, OH), Kid Runner (Columbus, OH) March 4th, 2013 Kobo (Columbus, OH) Kobo is fast becoming one of the hotspots in Columbus for catching a smorgasbord of rising indie bands of all genres. Recently, the Pitchfork acclaimed Ex Cops from Brooklyn, NY played their first show in Columbus(…)
The time has come. The day that Columbus, Ohio phenoms Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun release their major label debut Vessel is here. What a ride it has been up to this point! Barely out of high school, Joseph began twenty | one | pilots in 2009. His project lost two members and gained Josh(…)
For about 30 bucks, Columbus music fans had the opportunity to see shoegaze mega-stars Silversun Pickups along with three of the hottest rising alternative acts, those being Delta Spirit (San Diego), The Features (Nashville), and Cloud Nothings (Cleveland). The evening was long, making the 30 bucks worth it both for the casual fans looking for new, great live bands and the die-hard CD102.5(…)
Paper Route (Nashville, TN), LVX (Columbus, OH), Permeation (Columbus, OH) September 18th, 2012 Rumba Cafe in Columbus, OH A week after the release of the long awaited The Peace of Wild Things, the indie/electronic-trio Paper Route (plus two touring musicians) from Nashville played a show much bigger in scope than the 200 person capacity of the venue it was(…)
Metric (Toronto, ON), Ben Kweller (Greenville, TX), Tanlines (New York City, NY), The Lumineers (Denver, CO), Maps and Atlases (Chicago, IL), Civil Twilight (Cape Town, South Africa), Atlas Genius (Australia), Forest and the Evergreens (Columbus, OH) August 11st, 2012 CD102.5 Summerfest at The LC Pavilion (Columbus, OH) Following my album reviews of The Lumineers (here)(…)
twenty | one | pilots (Columbus, OH), Red Hot Revival (Dayton, OH), Crown (Cincinnati, OH), and LVX (Powell, OH) April 28th, 2012 Lifestyles Communities Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio Last night was a night to remember. Little two piece local band twenty | one | pilots ain’t so little anymore. Rumors have been flying about what the night would(…)
Portugal. The Man (Portland, OR), The Lonely Forest (Anacortes, WA), Bonneville (Columbus, OH) April 25th, 2012 Newport Music Hall in Columbus, OH Each year, the Jagermeister Music Tour snakes its way through the US. This year, up and coming alternative act The Lonely Forest (previously reviewed on Mezzic) was lucky enough to be chosen as(…)
The Head and the Heart (Seattle), Drew Grow and the Pastors’ Wives (Portland), Black Girls (Richmond) March 10, 2012 Newport Music Hall in Columbus, OH When I started writing for Mezzic, I noticed this little album review from a band called The Head and the Heart getting a lot of buzz. At the time, I(…)