Although they’re the same person, there’s a clear distinction between John Britt and JTB: One is the songwriter and the other is the performer. The 18-year-old’s decision to use a stage name came from a desire to set up a clear distinction between himself as ...

Brandyn Morit and David Stone have been all over the musical map together. Play as an acoustic demo? Been there. As a rock band heavy on guitar? Been there, too. Morit and Stone crossed another destination off the list last fall when they started a ...

During the week, the four men who make up Matter of Planets, a local progressive-metal band, look like pretty regular guys. Aside from a few piercings and gaping holes left behind from ear gauges, they work day jobs, have families and live normal lives. But ...

In music reviews and band profiles, the term “cult following” is normally used to describe an artist who has a small but dedicated following. Columbus musician Michael Ramey said that with his solo project, Golden Death Music, he encountered a different kind of cult following. ...

  Each week Lantern Arts and Life profiles a band local to Columbus. In addition, the bands perform a couple of songs in The Lantern studio.

If it wasn’t for the Columbus music scene, The Turbos likely would not have formed. The local rock band owes its birth to it. Before its formation, the band’s members were all working on separate musical projects and attending shows around Columbus. That is, until ...

Way Yes, self-described “beach-goth” rockers, released its second LP “Tuna Hair,” last month. The new LP tackles mortality and death through lush and breezy indie-pop tunes with names such as “Dead Ringer,” “Get Dead,” and “Ready to Die.” Way Yes frontman Glenn Davis said the ...

Funk Worthy, a former jazz quartet turned funk band, has broken out of its jazz roots and dived into groovier territory, adapting a sound inspired by artists such as Marvin Gaye, Sly and the Family Stone and Vulfpeck. Funk Worthy began in 2015 at Capital ...

After a self-described period of spiritual awakening, a return to Columbus after college and a chance to fully focus on making an album, Columbus hip-hop artist Greg Owens has released an LP with a new sound and a newfound sense of vulnerability and empathy. Owens’ ...

Columbus alternative-rock group, The Cordial Sins, is beginning to find its stride with its latest EP, “Only Human,” which is set to be released on Oct. 21. The creative forces behind “Only Human” are front woman Liz Fisher and lead guitarist Corey Dickerson. Dickerson said ...