Outdoor concert season in Columbus kicked off in style last night at Express LIVE! with headliners Two Door Cinema Club. Coming off of a performance at Coachella last weekend, the indie-pop rockers from Northern Ireland came out amid an impressive light display, and launched immediately into “Cigarettes in the Theatre,” the opening track from their debut album Tourist History. The band moved on to three more songs upbeat songs from Tourist History, “Undercover Martyn,” “Do Yo

Clad in a long, flowing yellow dress, wide-brimmed hat, and purple boots, Angela Perley doesn’t appear to be the driving force behind one of Ohio’s finest rock bands at first glance. However, as soon as she strikes the first chords on her glittery red guitar, and the rest of the Howlin’ Moons begin to play, you know that you are in for an excellent night of rock ‘n’ roll. Coming back home after extensive regional touring, the Columbus based band took the stage at Thirty One

Lucy Dacus headlined the first CD102.5 $10.25 Series show at A&R Music Bar on Sunday evening, and the show was worth every penny and more. Dacus’ hit, “Strange Torpedo,” has been in heavy rotation on CD102.5, and she was also recently in Columbus opening for Hamilton Leithauser at the Newport Music Hall. Dacus’ sound has a warm indie quality that immediately draws you in, and her lyrics have very honest and real, sensibility. In “I Don’t Wanna Be Funny Anymore” she echoes the

Another Saturday, and another epic CD102.5 Day show at EXPRESS LIVE!. Like Side A last weekend, Side B also featured five bands, with Local Natives (pictured above) headlining this week, along with Run River North, Deap Vally, The Regrettes, and Zoo Trippin’. Columbus band, Zoo Trippin’ (pictured left), kicked off the night with an inspired performance of their blues/funk style rock. Singer Tony Casa jumped and danced all over the stage, even jumping down into the pit, and wa

The Receiver, project of brothers Casey and Jesse Cooper, rocked Woodlands Tavern last night. The Columbus duo formed in 2005, based on the ideas developed from Casey’s senior thesis as a music major at Ohio State. The brothers have released three albums to date, Decades, Length of Arms, and most recently 2015’s All Burn, the latter via Kscope Records. The duo’s sound is dream-pop/prog-rock, but with their own twist - Casey plays keyboards and bass, and Jesse plays drums, so

Columbus’ locally owned and operated alternative rock station, CD102.5, know’s how to throw a party its listeners will love. Every CD102.5 Day, Holiday Show, Summerfest, and Fallfest are filled with alt-rock mainstays and great up and coming acts. This Saturday’s CD102.5 Day Side A at EXPRESS LIVE!, was no exception, with headliners Cold War Kids (pictured above), along with The Shelters, Mondo Cozmo, Hembree, and local band, Personal Public. Each of these bands are have been