Columbus’ Own: Admiral Contempt brings back 90s rock with a folk twist
When singer and guitarist Maddie Bolzenius, pianist Jackson Arnold, and lead guitarist James Sterling met, they were coworkers at Aladdin’s Eatery, a…
When singer and guitarist Maddie Bolzenius, pianist Jackson Arnold, and lead guitarist James Sterling met, they were coworkers at Aladdin’s Eatery, a…
Ohio State alumnus Zac Baaske likes loudness. Absolute deafening loudness. But Baaske’s loudness — and that of his band, Lights Go Out — isn’t just f…
First Responder, a band of Ohio State students, found home in local following. Sierra Mollenkopf, a fourth-year in social work, Cameron Carr a …
Local band Lazy Susan and the Bean Bag Boys was just an inside joke between friends long before they were playing shows. “We were really just sitti…
The Graphics tied for second place for Best Local Band in The Lantern’s Best of OSU 2017. For college bands, finding time to write, record and …
Every band has an origin story. For Andre Walker and Eric Rollin — the creators of Mistar Anderson — it all started with a song shared after a conc…
The Columbus-based alternative rock group Heads of Lettuce has come a long way after sprouting from Jam Fridays in a Toledo basement. The…
For Ohio State alumnus John Wayne, creating music has always been less about where it could take him and more about the people he can reach. “I’…
In 2013, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, native Steven King packed up his car and acoustic guitar and headed across the country. With his sights set on Califor…
When Mack Covell started messing around on drums his senior year of high school in his bedroom in Tiffin, Ohio, he had no intention of starting a band.…