Another year and another Nelsonville Music Festival are in the books. What was most apparent this time around were the tweaks and constant tinkering of What’s the Rumpus?
Nelsonville Music Festival
Nelsonville, July 21–23
July 31st, 2023 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
Another year and another Nelsonville Music Festival are in the books. What was most apparent this time around were the tweaks and constant tinkering of
Wednesday
Ace of Cups, Columbus, June 30
July 10th, 2023 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
Asheville, North Carolina quintet Wednesday, barrelled into Columbus’ modestly sized Ace of Cups in a veritable cloud of buzz. Mentioning the size of the
Pixies, Franz Ferdinand, and Bully
KEMBA Live, Columbus, June 12
June 30th, 2023 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
Having endured torrential rains and five-plus hours of driving to see The Cure at the Blossom Music Center near Cleveland just the night before, I wasn’t sure I was
Brainiac
The Brightside, Dayton, February 24
March 1st, 2023 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
There was no way.
I was very contrarian when this all started up again. Sure, an event celebrating the music upon release of the 2019
Disq and Ducks Ltd.
The Basement, Columbus, November 25
December 15th, 2022 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
The verdict is still out as to how the Toronto, Canada cheekily named quartet, Duck Ltd. (pictured above), will be remembered a
Iron Maiden
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, October 7
October 20th, 2022 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
Iron Maiden is approaching 50 years as a band. You would think that on this, the first Columbus show Iron Maiden has played in quite
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