We should be living by the mantra of Nelsonville Music Festival 2.0 that was posted around the festival site: “Watch your step! Uneven ground!” What’s the Rumpus?
Nelsonville Music Festival
Nelsonville, September 2–4
September 12th, 2022 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in What's the Rumpus? | 2 Comments »
We should be living by the mantra of Nelsonville Music Festival 2.0 that was posted around the festival site: “Watch your step! Uneven ground!”
Spoon and Interpol
Kemba Live, Columbus, August 30
September 5th, 2022 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
Despite sharing the same label (Matador Records), the pairing of Spoon and Interpol would seem to make for strange bedfellows, let alone a
Horsegirl
Rumba Cafe, Columbus, August 2
August 8th, 2022 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
On this particular late-summer Tuesday night, the field felt abuzz. Regardless of where you place the needle in our current timeline—still in a
The Cult
Rose Music Center, Huber Heights, July 15
July 18th, 2022 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
Surveying the crowd gathered for The Cult’s stop on its We Own the Night Tour in Huber Heights, Ohio, it was clear that the band’s
Sparks
Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, April 1
April 3rd, 2022 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
Although they have had intermittent bouts of mainstream success, particularly in the UK, where they relocated for several
Wet Leg
A&R Music Bar, Columbus, March 5
March 7th, 2022 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
If generating hype was a sport, Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers, the Isle of Wight duo known as Wet Leg, would be World Cup
The Lemonheads
The Athenaeum, Columbus, November 18
November 22nd, 2021 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
It’s been nearly 30 years since It’s a Shame About Ray launched The Lemonheads into alt-rock stardom and their frontman, Evan
Guided By Voices
Livestream, July 17
July 22nd, 2020 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
These are strange times we are living in, with the coronavirus having affected nearly every aspect of human existence across the globe. Live music has
Trash Kit
The Lexington, London, February 14
February 25th, 2020 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
If you don’t go in for overpriced meals and cliched gestures, a good place to have spent Valentine’s Day this year would have been at The
Crows
Electric Ballroom, London, October 22
October 27th, 2019 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
As the last days of 2019 approach, one can’t help but take stock of the past year and the records that stood out. The album with which