Cincinnati’s MusicNOW festival s back this year with a lineup that’s less indie all star and more forward-thinking composer. Get ticket info at MusicNOW Festival’s site. Catch the full lineup (including a Noco Muhly, Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner collab) after the break.

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Each Note Secure has a great recap of MusicNOW’s Friday night (which I did not attend), including photos and video. Check it out!

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I’ll have my review of the National’s fantastic show online in a few days, but here’s a sneak peek at the fantastic ending. They brought out all the performers who stuck around for the final day to sing “Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks” with no vocal mikes. It turned into a giant singalong with the audience, Owen [...]

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My problem with most ambient musicians is that they don’t really give me a lot to chew on; their music tends to be very airy and light. Tim Hecker is very chewy. No, my only problem with his show is that it might as well have happened in the dark. The audience was easily twice [...]

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Owen Pallett: “the Great Elsewhere” Cincinnati’s MusicNOW festival is back this year with a fantastic lineup (as always). They’ve got the National, Sharon Van Etten, Owen Pallett, Tim Hecker and a bunch of other great folks. Tickets are on sale now. Pro tip: if you’re planning on seeing the National and Sharon Van Etten’s show, [...]

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Guys, we are so lucky. A lot of areas comparably sized to the Ohio/Kentucky/Tennessee trio don’t get a lot of shows. Not only do we get most any band you’d want to see between the three of us, we also have a bunch of music festivals. There’s Forecastle, MusicNOW and, oh yeah, BONNAROO. But this [...]

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