Columbus’ Own: Lights Go Out illuminates mental illness through music
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…
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Student DJ makes gigs from top to bottom
When Maxx Crowder first dove into the music scene in high school, it wasn’t a conscious choice as much as a product of his surroundings. The third-ye…
Columbus’ Own: First Responder brings noise pop to Columbus’ DIY scene
First Responder, a band of Ohio State students, found home in local following. Sierra Mollenkopf, a fourth-year in social work, Cameron Carr a …
Buckeye Blackout to hold fourth annual concert, first at Newport
Concerts use a lot of energy with bright lights and sound systems, but Buckeye Blackout looks to counteract that with its emphasis on ene…
Columbus’ Own: Lazy Susan and the Bean Bag Boys is a group as eclectic as its name
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…
Ohio State’s favorite local band is coming home
Twenty One Pilots, voted best local band in The Lantern’s Best of OSU survey, is topping off an 18-month arena tour by bringing the music back to where…
OSU honorary brings local acts to Newport for charity concert
Three local bands made up of Ohio State students and alumni will take the big stage at Newport Music Hall on Thursday. Romophos Sopho…
Columbus’ Own: Mistar Anderson shoots for the stars on stage
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…
Columbus’ Own: Heads of Lettuce sprouted up from basement to bars
The Columbus-based alternative rock group Heads of Lettuce has come a long way after sprouting from Jam Fridays in a Toledo basement. The…
Columbus’ Own: Clark’s Cape looks to get in the Columbus pop punk scene
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.…