Classical music? Check. Metalcore? Check. Time’s Person of the Year? Yeah, we’ve got that too. From intimate sets to huge stadium shows, music moved us to dance, feel, and come together as nothing else could. See what had our Favorite Things panel on their feet in 2023. Normally I’d say something country at Riverbend, but this year it was the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra! I had the opportunity to chaperone my son’s fourth grade class field trip and we all had a great time together. We are so fortunate to have CSO, Music Hall and so many other beautiful treasures in this town. – Sarah Celenza ..read more

For the first time since 2018, The National bring the Homecoming Festival back to Cincinnati. The two-night event at the Brady Music Center in Smale Riverfront Park feature performances from a host of beloved acts, including Patti Smith, Pavement, Weyes Blood, and The Walkmen. The National, headlining both Friday and Saturday, will perform two critically acclaimed albums from start to finish for the first time, beginning with High Violet, followed by Trouble Will Find Me. Along with these two beloved works, the band will treat fans to a wide breadth of music from across their catalog. Homecom ..read more

Do you hear that? It makes you want to put the top down or float in the pool or hang out with your besties. It’s the song of the summer. The “song of the summer” is described as the dominant song between Memorial Day and Labor Day. That leaves plenty of room for debate about the true “song of the summer” each year, though. Let’s just say, you know it when you hear it. Billboard officially started its “Songs of the Summer” chart in 2010, but has retroactively collected hits back to 1985. But to save you time, we’ve tracked the Top 5 songs from 2000 to 2022, creating the perfect soundtrack for a ..read more

Spoiler Alert: If you are going to the Taylor Swift Eras Tour shows this weekend and don’t want to know what she’s going to play – and when – stop reading now. For everyone else, here’s a preview of the set list, courtesy of Apple Music. But the set isn’t limited to just this list. Each night Swift adds two surprise songs, recently playing “Dear John” live for the first time in 11 years. (Pity John Mayer!) Swift has also had surprise guests on the tour, including Ice Spice, Phoebe Bridgers, and even Cincinnati’s own Aaron Dessner. Will Dessner or others from The National join her ons ..read more

Does summer get any better than music, beer, and friends? The Gold Star Rockin’ the Roebling series starts this Thursday, May 18 at Moerlein Lager House on the Schmidlapp Event Lawn. Then each Thursday evening through the summer, you can experience music, food, and drinks with the best view in the city – gazing at the Roebling Bridge. This year’s lineup: May 18 – Floyd and the Walkmen May 25 – Natural Progression June 1 – Marsha Brady June 8 –The Electric Indigo and Sylmar June 15 –Brother Smith June 22 –The Menus June 29 –DV8 July 6 – Noah Wotherspoon July 13 – Season Ten ..read more

A lineup spanning multiple genres of music is set to take the stage at Taste of Cincinnati® 2023, presented by Kroger. A total of 39 musical acts will appear on four stages throughout one of the nation’s largest free culinary arts festivals, also making it one of the Cincinnati region’s largest annual music festivals. “Taste of Cincinnati is a unique opportunity to not only showcase Cincinnati’s culinary community but also the talented entertainers and performers we have in our own backyard,” says Rob Weidle, Sr. Event Producer for Taste of Cincinnati. “This year’s lineup offers a wide range ..read more

Outdoor concerts are returning to the Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati this summer, with five headliners featured from July through September.  The announcement this morning came from new Property President Justin Wyborn. If You Go Hard Rock Summer Concerts Line-Up The Steve Miller Band Friday, July 7 Ludacris, Flo Rida, and Ashanti, Thursday July 20 Beach Boys Friday, August 11 Live with Fuel Saturday, August 26 KC and the Sunshine Band Friday, Sept. 15 Tickets for the Summer Concerts go on sale at HardRockCasinoCincinnati.com via Ticketmaster on Friday, April 28 at 10 a.m.  “Our patro ..read more

Cincinnati Music Festival is going to the Dogg this year! Cincinnati Music Festival presented by P&G (CMF) returns to Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati from July 20-22, 2023, with an exciting lineup of R&B music featuring Al Green, Snoop Dogg, Jill Scott, Babyface and more headlining the event over the three days. Thursday night’s concert, held at The Andrew J. Brady Center at The Banks, will celebrate 50 Years of Hip Hop. Get tickets! Tickets are on sale now through the Festival office at (513) 924-0900. Ticketmaster sales begin Saturday, Feb. 18 at 10 a.m. More information at w ..read more

Ready to rock in 2023? We are! So, we compiled a list of the biggest and best concerts heading to the Tristate! Bret Michaels Hard Rock Casino Jan. 27 Michael Bolton Hard Rock Casino Feb. 11 Air Supply Hard Rock Casino March 4 Blake Shelton Heritage Bank Arena March 23 ZZ Top with Lynyrd Skynyrd with Uncle Kracker August 25th @Riverbend Cincinnati Music Festival '23 July 20-22nd Details to come! Vanessa Carlton Ludlow Garage 3/17 @8:30 PM George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic January 21st, Lawrenceburg Event Center Pink with Brandi Carlile, Grouplove and Kid Cut Up. July 26th @ G ..read more

As part of our year-end issue, we are revisiting some of our favorite Cincinnati People from 2022. We checked in with the Director of Marketing and PR for the Cincinnati Music Festival, Fran Santangelo. What’s been the biggest surprise to you in 2022? I think the competition was the biggest surprise for us in 2022...After the pandemic there are concerts being announced right and left! People are ready to go out and promoters are taking big risks to give people a lot of choices.  What’s changed since we last spoke? We ended up having our BEST ATTENDED Saturday night since being at Paul Bro ..read more