If you like sad country songs, get yourself up now. Really, now, and head to the Tree Bar, because The Black Swans are playing tonight.
I can’t believe I forgot this was tonight.
Ohio loves a party… and a funnel cake. By the time May rolls around, you shouldn’t have any problem getting your festival fix, but did you know the Ohio festival season starts today? If you wait until tomorrow, you have your choice of three different Winter festivals.
The Ohio Festivals 2012 Festival Schedule is a great resource for learning more about hundreds of Ohio festivals. That’s right. Hundreds.
Hat tip: They Come with Cheese
Why another Black Keys post so soon after the last one? Because The Black Keys are headlining Coachella.
That’s right. This puts The Black Keys on the same level as Radiohead, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg. Well done, Akron. Well done.
Video: The Black Keys - Tighten Up - Directed By Chris Marrs Piliero (by Chris Marrs Piliero)
Start a question to former U.S. Sen. John Glenn by saying, “You’ve lived such a historic life,” and you’ll be interrupted and mildly admonished.
“Let’s change the tense of that — are living,” Glenn said with his eye-crinkling smile. “Don’t put it in the past tense.”
Read our story about the amazing life of astronaut, senator and native Ohioan John Glenn (who definitely is still alive and has only just begun to slow down a bit).
Bonus: Being a longtime Ohio hero earns you a large chunk of photos in our archive…
Put The Black Keys latest album, El Camino, on repeat. You’ll thank me for it.
That is all.
by Julian Smith (@DANGERSMITH)
Congratulations, you’ve made it through the first week of 2012, which means you’re (apparently) only less than fifty away from doomsday! Thus, the goal of this weekend’s update is to get you all to go out into our fair city and celebrate your lives through live music, tasty eats, and general, youthful debauchery! As always, the 614 area is chalk full of activity for you to enjoy — a trend that we are sure will continue through the new year! And don’t worry, Spoonfeed will be here to deliver yummy morsels of information about them until the bitter end.
This is a good plan!
The Columbus, Ohio neighborhood of Clintonville is home to possibly the greatest coffee shop there is.
Yeah, Me Too sells delicious French press coffee. You can get it hot or cold and you can add cream or sugar, but that’s it. If you’re fancy, you can buy a bag of their beans to take home, but that’s seriously the limit.
Yeah, Me Too does not offer the fancy coffees you get at chains. Nor does it offer tea, pastries, sandwiches, CDs, or books. If you’re looking for a place to have a seat, you’re out of luck. There are no chairs.
Yeah, Me Too has a laser-like focus on selling coffee and nothing is going to get in the way of that.
They don’t even advertise or have a website, so if you want to learn more, I recommend the following course of action:
- Read this article in The Lantern.
- Read their 5 star reviews on Yelp.
- Go get the best cup of coffee you’ve ever had.
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Way Yes - Important
What better way to kick of a new year of blogging than with a new track from Columbus, OH band Way Yes? These guys have been making waves in Cbus since they stormed the local music scene wielding drumsticks, synths, guitars and songs about Spicy Ice Cream. Now signed to Lefse Records, Way Yes is set to release their new record Walkability this March.
Happy New Year, y’all!
[photo & audio via Stereogum]
I like to think of them as Ohio’s contemporary answer to Paul Simon’s solo career… not the kind of thing we usually get here in the buckeye state.
