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Three shows not to miss this holiday weekend [live music]
From The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus painting McGuffy's red, white and blue, to Velvet Crush delivering fist-pumping tunes at Dublin Pub, to Romeo Champagne bringing their unique sound to Canal Street, here are this week's three best bets for live music. More »
Live & Local
Our top picks for live music
In the mood for some live music? From big-ticket shows nearby or within a close drive, to our favorite local bands performing on stages at bars and clubs around town, check out our best bets. More »
- Diana Krall coming to The Fraze on July 7
- Three best bets for live music this weekend
- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus part of Fourth of July spectacle at McGuffy's
- The Forecast performing at Club Aquarius July 3
- The Beach Boys to heat up Fraze July 8
- Get a mix of rock and blues with Noah Wotherspoon at Gilly's
- Jamie Foxx coming to Nutter Center
- Dylan, Mellencamp, Nelson coming to Dayton
- Fraze announces first wave of summer concerts
More upcoming shows at your favorite local music venues: Music Tonite
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Country Concert '09 performers
Take a look at some of the country artists that will perform at Country Concert '09 in Fort Laramie, Ohio, July 9-12. More »
Spotted: Joe Cocker concert
Were you spotted at the Joe Cocker concert at the Fraze Pavilion in Kettering on Tuesday, June 30, 2009? More »
YBS: Freedom's Call Tattoo
Were you spotted at the Freedom's Call Tattoo at WPAFB on June 26, 2009? More »
Top upcoming shows
- The Code Blue Band at Wild Bills
- Brown Street Breakdown (Blues) at Hank's Pub
- Mind Reels (Rock) at Hank's Pub
- Open Mic Night at Peach's Grill
- Nick Mitchell at Dublin Pub
- The Code Blue Band at Benny's Pizza
- White Rabbit at Hank's Pub
- Rumpke Mountain Boys at Peach's Grill
- Centerville Community Band and Centerville Community Chorus at Stubbs Park
- Beverly Hellfire with Mary Cries Red, From The Ashes, Become the Catalyst, The Suicide Lullaby, Endangered Perspective at The Attic
- Rockwell 7 at Peach's Grill
- MINI BATTLE: Ludlow Falls, Major Major, Otis Driftwood, and others at The Attic
- Rock the Park at Shawnee Park
Dayton Music Scene
Find a local band you'll like
Did you know that if you like the big-name band Death Cab for Cutie, you'll probably like the Dayton-based band Towhee? Check out our match-up tool to find the local band that matched your taste. More »
Local band and musician profiles
Great music is being made in Dayton. Meet some of the people who are making it — from indie to blues to rap. More »
Featured artist: Ruckus Roboticus says his sound mixes Deee-Lite and Beck. We couldn't make that up. More »
Dig through Dayton's music history with these albums
Dayton has a rich musical history, but never had one distinct sound. The region is known equally well for exporting indie rock, funk and roots music styles to the world. To give the uninitiated a taste of what the region has to offer, here's a sampling of some of the best local albums released between 1970 and now. More »
Quiz: Test your knowledge of local music
Dayton music blog: Oxymoronatron say they're "in it to win it"
More music news
What's in a name? For local independent record label owner Mark Keller, it was the prospect of an expensive court case or being forced to let go of the company name he loved so much. He chose the latter. Ten blondes we'd love to see in a musical
Blondes have had a better track record in movies than in musicals, but maybe only for lack of trying. Legends, new faces, favorites on Fraze schedule
Since its inaugural season in 1991, the Fraze Pavilion in Kettering has provided a venue for countless national acts that otherwise would not likely be performing in Dayton from Marvin Hamlisch and Ringo Starr to Sheryl Crow and the Backstreet Boys. Huber Heights man named 'Dayton Icon'
In karaoke, you usually have two kinds of performers. There are the singers who you really want to hear. Then there are entertainers who put on a show worth watching. Local musician's forgotten musical gems get second chance
Musician Glen "Dole" Shaffer of Springfield has amassed a healthy discography over the years. Sadly, much of this output was released in the 1980s in limited runs on vinyl or cassette and has been out of print for years. Tributes to Jackson spring up in unlikely locales
PITTSBURGH Tilesha McClurkin wanted to join other Michael Jackson fans to celebrate his life, but she knew she wouldn't be able to go to whatever official memorial celebration might be held. Los Angeles police under scrutiny in Jackson death
LOS ANGELES The investigation of Michael Jackson's death is widening as questions intensify about the drugs he took, the doctors who provided them and the actions of police. AEG chief: Rehearsal footage may become motion pic
LOS ANGELES A 30-second snippet of Michael Jackson rehearsing two days before his death was released Thursday, part of more than 100 hours of footage that could be turned into live albums, a movie and a pay-per-view special, the promoter said. Jackson ex-wife shows interest in custody of kids
LOS ANGELES The future of Michael Jackson's children was thrown into question Thursday when his ex-wife emerged and won a delay in a custody hearing while she decides whether she wants to raise her two offspring. Jackson memorial set for Tuesday in LA
LOS ANGELES Michael Jackson's memorial service has been set for Tuesday at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.
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Here's where you get to tell the world what you think. Every week you get to vote on the best that the Dayton area has to offer in entertainment, restaurants, recreation & and a few other bizarro categories.
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Take advantage of rare chance to see King of Pop on big screen … and it's free [things to do]
The King of Pop will live again on the big screen at 11 p.m. Friday, July 3, during a special tribute at The Little Art Theatre in Yellow Springs. The nearly two-hour event celebrating Michael Jackson's music video hits is free (donations welcome). More than a dozen videos, including uncut versions of "Thriller," "Bad," "The Way You Make Me Feel." "Smooth Criminal," and the uncensored version of "Black or White" will be showcased. More »
What's happening this week
- Deron Bell Band at The 88
- Disney's High School Musical On Stage at La Comedia
- William Morris: Myth, Object and the Animal at Dayton Art
- Dragons at Boonshoft Museum
- ActiveDayton.com Party Crashers at Hammerjax IndepenDance Day with Mario Lopez
- Mario Lopez hosts IndepenDance dance competition at Hammerjax
- Michael Jackson - Music Videos at the Little Art
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What's happening this week
- Deron Bell Band at The 88
- Disney's High School Musical On Stage at La Comedia
- William Morris: Myth, Object and the Animal at Dayton Art
- Dragons at Boonshoft Museum
- ActiveDayton.com Party Crashers at Hammerjax IndepenDance Day with Mario Lopez
- Mario Lopez hosts IndepenDance dance competition at Hammerjax
- Michael Jackson - Music Videos at the Little Art
Movies
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Public Enemies [showtimes]
The true story of robber and ruthless killer John Dillinger (Johnny Depp), the FBI's Public Enemy No. 1 during the early 1930s, and the man after him, FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale). More »
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Review: Spinoza's, Beavercreek [review]
Spinoza's Gourmet Pizza & Salads inside the Mall at Fairfield Commons is an eatery well worth checking out — "gourmet" ingredients and all. The restaurant is owned by the former co-owner of Pacchia restaurant in Dayton, Glen Brailey. The restaurant's attention to detail shows up on the plate, in "Signature Pizzas" that hit more often than they miss. More »
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Comments
By PeterMontee
July 2, 2009 7:20 PM | Link to this
Perhaps, I shall agree with your opinion
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July 2, 2009 6:16 PM | Link to this
hind!inlet belaboring goodly settling.liver assents,sincere
By moonbubba
July 2, 2009 5:40 PM | Link to this
Yep the WEBN fireworks are the best
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July 2, 2009 4:10 PM | Link to this
discontinue digestion:rendering Bausch uplands meters visually Cretaceous:audit
By Hipilsosmoppy
July 2, 2009 12:42 AM | Link to this
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By WEBN Fan
July 1, 2009 4:06 PM | Link to this
THe best fireworks all year, by far, are the WEBN Fireworks at the river on Labor Day! Never miss them!
By Hipilsosmoppy
July 1, 2009 2:58 PM | Link to this
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By K
July 1, 2009 12:25 PM | Link to this
Best locally is City of Dayton on July 3. But you need to be in a location that is a bit elevated because there is a part that is low and hard to see but I applaud the effort. The best I have ever seen has to be Chicago’s at the Taste of Chicago. Shot off Navy Pier WOW!!! The show was spectacular but the traffic leaving the area was a horrific nightmare.
By Hipilsosmoppy
June 30, 2009 11:49 PM | Link to this
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By Ashy
June 30, 2009 1:38 PM | Link to this
Curious, Erika, did you get a lot of the fallout ashes and such all over you at last year’s riverscape fireworks? I was at the main stage for CityFolk and I sure did. Maybe it is because, as you said, I was too close.
Kettering’s fireworks are great, as are the ones at King’s island. We leave the park and find a place within distance to stop and watch to avoid all the traffic leaving.
By Erika
June 30, 2009 10:49 AM | Link to this
Last year Fourth of July celebration at Riverscape was ok. The fireworks were to close and then by the end of the show you couldn’t see the display because of the smoke, maybe I was to close.
By curious onlooker
June 30, 2009 6:49 AM | Link to this
I’m not all that big a fan of any of the local fireworks displays because they all tend to ‘bunch up’ the fireworks into a single spot in the sky.
I suspect it’s because either the people who create them, don’t watch them, or rules require space around them on the ground, and there isn’t that much space around here, but whatever it is, it’s too bad.
When you have two, three or more fireworks explode in the same spot, it dilutes them all.