All of our work can be found at the Music in Motion - Columbus website.
February 2017
Courtney From Work at Victory's Live - 2/24/17
My first official article for the website. I had been super busy through January as Rick began building the first incarnation of the website. A co-worker of mine had been talking up his band for weeks and I figured they would be a perfect opportunity for me to get my feet wet in the music scene again.
March 2017
Album Review - Conversion Delay - Out Of Sight
A lot of the initial emails we received had EPs that bands wanted us to review. I was tasked with a rather difficult one that got a less than favorable rating from me. I will always stand by my words and my opinions on music, and you will always get an honest review from me.
April 2017
Out Of Nothing Comes Serious Music for Ex-Nihilo - 4/9/17
I met the bassist from Ex-Nihilo when he brought me tickets to a show his band was opening, and in fact I didn't even end up attending that show. This was my first opportunity to see them, and they did not disappoint. All 3 of the acts that evening were fantastic.
Jocef Michael Won't Take No For An Answer
My first true interview for the site came from the opening act at the Ex-Nihilo show I had just attended. Jocef brought a ton of fans to a mid-evening Sunday night show and I was impressed by his stage presence. As it turns out, he's a pretty cool guy as well.
Go Go Buffalo Stampede Through Spacebar 4/21/17
This one honestly caught me by surprise. I didn't really know anything about GGB before hand, and honestly I almost missed out on the chance to hit this one. I'm glad I didn't. It was a wacky blast.
May 2017
7 Questions With Death Trance Duo Zero Signal
I was finally at a place in May where I felt like I really needed to step up my contributions to the page. I decided to dig through my old contacts and found the guys from Zero Signal, who I knew from my days doing Jester Promotions. They've got a pretty cool new concept going and I'm excited to follow up with them going forward.
A Tribute to Chaos - The Story of Fleischgewehr
When I heard there was a Rammstein tribute group in Columbus, I knew I had to be there. Not only were Frankie and Stephen fantastic musicians, but great dudes to boot.
Rocket From The Tombs - Anything But Sonically Reduced at Ace of Cups 5/13/17
This one fell into my lap when my editor hurt his back during the week of the show. I felt bad because RFTT was one of his favorite groups from the past and he had done a fantastic interview with their lead singer as well. It turned out to be a really great article and highlighted some of our photographers best work.
The Cat Club Podcast - Essential Memorial Day Weekend Playlist
Rick and I sat down and did a podcast episode highlighting a baker's dozen of songs including some deeper cuts you might not normally hear on the bigger stations and lists.
Musical Maturation With Morning Theft at Spacebar - 5/27/17
One of the worst weeks of my life ended on a spectacularly high note with this show. Even though we didn't end up getting into the club until well after it was supposed to open, we had a true bonding moment with the peeps from Morning Theft. It really was a lifesaver for me.
The Fresh Live Flow of the Jocef Michael Band at Skully's - 5/30/17
I had been waiting to see a true show from the JMB after catching part of their set in April. As it turns out, Jocef and Co had a surprise in store for everyone. His ever-evolving live show never disappoints.
June 2017
The Rowdy Rat Motel at Spacebar - 6/2/17
It was another bizarre evening at Spacebar as we were treated to a group of loud 16 year olds and their x-branded fans. It ended up being pretty wild.
Friday Spotlight - The Beauty of Truslow
I got to sit down at WOB with James Truslow, who leads the local pop group Truslow. I had no idea the direction that this interview would go, and I ended up being brought to tears at least once while talking to him about his music.
Artistic Gravity Abounds with So Long, Stargazer at King Avenue 5 - 6/16/17
I finally got the chance to see Chase McCants (My Beloved Tragedy) in his new band So Long, Stargazer. I was not disappointed. I would go as far as saying that this might have been the best concert I have attended this year.
The Night The Jester Joined The Cult Of Cats
Rick had tasked me with finding a show to cover on Saturday while he was out of town, and because of Pride weekend, the pickings were slim. I ended up finding Dayton's Curse of Cassandra at my old home bar in Reynoldsburg, and I was treated to a fantastic evening of excellence.
Midweek Spotlight - Musical Connections With Nicholas Rowe
I got to sit down with a guy who got word of us from an unlikely source; my mom. It was an intriguing interview but I got a lot of good talking points out.
July 2017
FleischgewehR Blitzkreig at King Avenue 5 - 7/1/17
What an amazing night. I knew the guys from F+ would be a treat after interviewing them back in May, and I knew I was in for a great night when Frankie pulled up beside me in the parking lot and rubbed his silver paint all over me. It was a great time.
August 2017
ALBUM REVIEW - Hello Emerson "Above The Floorboards"
After taking a mental health break in July (some things are more important than music, you'll understand) I came back to review a tremendous piece of musical craftsmanship from the band Hello Emerson. I'd say it's one of my top 5 favorite local records of the year so far.
An Album Release to Remember with Hello Emerson at Rumba Cafe - 8/25/17
Surprisingly (or perhaps unsurprisingly), the live show ended up being better than the album. I was of the intention of taking photographs, but with a 13 piece band on stage and with Rumba being packed to the point where I was smashed against the stage, I was tragically unable to capture any shots. However, I do believe my words did justice for the performance.
Soup to Nuts with Kristen Ford at Caribbean Jerks - 8/31/17
My good friend Jules recommended Kristen, a current resident of Nashville, to me a few weeks before this show. I had seen her posters all over Caribbean Jerks (a bar next to my house) and I was thrilled to be able to cover her show. She herself ended up being a phenomenal person along with a tremendous musician.
September 2017
The Many Hats of Javelina
The first band to actually follow up with me after I started passing out business cards was Javelina, of whom I had seen perform previously at Tree Bar. In a few weeks I'll be actually covering one of their shows, but here is an interview we did in the rain at Harvest. It was pretty cool.
Aural Hotness with Miller and the Hunks at The Tree Bar - 9/23/17
Another short notice show that ended up being pretty stellar. Miller and the boys were pretty cool to hang out with, despite the fact that it was in the 80s/90s the entire night!
REVIEW - Two Fingers in The Barrel with "Room Full of Sky" from Cosmo's Elephant
Amy from Javelina e-mailed me after their interview went live to tell me about her "other" band, Cosmo's Elephant. The group let me sit in with them to preview their new EP before it dropped, and we had a good time telling stories and cracking up over good/bad band and song titles.
October 2017
The Cat Club Podcast Is Full of Shenanigans with The Jester - Episode 24
Rick and I got together and put forth a sort of recap show on everything we had done so far this year; bands we had seen, people we had worked with, well as a peek at what we have going on in the next few weeks.
A Six-Pack of Aural Solemnity with Javelina at The Shrunken Head - 10/13/17
It was finally time for Javelina to perform, and boy did they ever. Those two have some deep and dark talents. The music, the imagery, and of course the face painting!!
ALBUM REVIEW - Zero Signal's EP "Divided by Zero"
The boys in Zero Signal did not disappoint with their debut EP. I wasn't sure what to expect coming in to it, but it was definitely an excellent output for a first shot at trying something new.
Death Trance Delights with Zero Signal at King Avenue 5 - 10/13/17
However good the EP might have been, the live show blew it all away. What a fantastic punch in the face that night was. Perhaps the best night of music I've seen all year. Any time you can get 4 or 5 great bands rocking in an evening, you know you've experienced something excellent!
REVIEW - The Dark Horse in Motion Music Festival - 10/21/17
A few weeks after seeing Curse of Cassandra at the Dark Horse Tavern, the DHIM festival was conceived. It ended up being a fantastic night of music! Every single band brought something different to the night, but every single one of them was tight and rocking. It was exhausting, but it was a ton of fun!
Setting The Trend with Columbus Indie Rock band Fashion Week
Another band who goes to my church, Fashion Week agreed to an e-mail interview with me and we ended up having a lot of fun with it! Sometimes it can be difficult to really connect with someone through e-mails, but these guys are definitely some fantastic characters.
November 2017
REVIEW - Fashion Week at Rumba Cafe 11/2/17
Finally getting to meet Jason and the boys at Fashion Week was a real treat, and they even had a surprise for me on stage. It was a good night for new tunes and new friends.
ALBUM REVIEW - Curse of Cassandra - Nekonomicon
I was kind of disappointed when my editor rejected my initial headline - "Curse of Cassandra add their own chapter to the Nekonomicon". However, this album is spot-on fantastic, and I'm not just saying that because I love the group. The production level is off the charts compared to their previous efforts, and the band has nowhere to go but up from here!
Shakin’ with The Holy Rattlesnakes at Spacebar – 11/25/17
In spite of Ohio State's victory earlier in the day, I was feeling a little mellow when I headed to the Spacebar for what ended up being my last show in 2017.
December 2017
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Final edit of 2017! What a great year! Some of the best shows I've EVER attended happened while covering for Music in Motion! Unfortunately I was locked into my day job for the month of December, but 2018 brings year 2 of MiM and the promise of bigger and better things!
Stay tuned and always keep your eyes on the page for more fresh content from myself, Rick, Susie, and the rest of our awesome staff!!
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