Lauren Eylise may be one of the most talented up-and-coming neo-soul singer-songwriters in the country, and now you'll get the chance to see her at one of the most revered venues in Cincinnati: the Aronoff Center! Lauren is an eclectic musician and self-taught guitarist who was named the WomeninCharg3 Best R&B Artist of 2016. Her emotional and expressive acts have attracted international crowds and she's taken these intimate performances to arenas of up to 2,000 people. Laure

The Woodward Theatre presents three talented groups of artists, each with their own unique brand, in a lineup that is anything but typical. See a matchup you won’t soon forget with Sylmar, TRIIIBE, and Pout! Sylmar is a Cincy-based stoner-jazz-rock ensemble. The five-piece was formed in 2016 by frontman Brian McCullough, bassist Chase Watkins, CJ Eliasen on drums, and guitarists Luke Glaser and Dan Sutter. They quickly picked up steam in the local scene after releasing their

Local R&B songwriter and vocal powerhouse Lauren Eylise returns to MOTR Pub, along with her vibrant backing band The Part Time Lovers. And if you like her, you'll like Jon Schuyler, who will help her round out the evening. So grab a drink, feel the rhythm, and don't be afraid to dance along! Eylise already has years of performing experience and several tours under her belt, resulting in 2017’s Life/Death/Life EP. She sings about love and heartbreak, as well as addressing wide

As a poet, educator, and activist, Malcolm London stays busy. Between curating Ted Talks with the likes of John Legend and organizing marches in Chicago, London still has time to create moving, current and intimate songs that reflect these experiences. On March 28th, London will be performing music from his new EP, Right Away Series, along with local rap collective TRIIIBE and Emmaline. Malcolm London hails from the both dangerous and deeply familial westside of Chicago. Lond

20th Century Theater is hosting a rhythm and blues show starring Anderson East. Tickets are sold-out at the time of writing, but I bet you could hear his powerful vocals from outside. Did you get yours? Anderson East, born Michael Cameron Anderson, is an R&B musician from Athens, Alabama, but now calls Nashville, Tennessee his home. He was inspired by the hilariously talented Ben Folds and taught himself piano. East studied music engineering at Middle Tennessee State Universi

Memorial Hall said it best, “Mavis Staples is living, breathing history.” The Grammy award-winning vocalist is best known for her singles ‘Respect Yourself’ and ‘I’ll Take You There’, but Mavis Staples is far more than a singer. Staples got her start in Chicago at the young age of thirteen where she performed alongside her sisters and father in The Staple Singers. Her musicianship rose to political activism and awareness in the 1960’s at the height of the civil rights movemen

Do you ever just have an insatiable craving to listen to soul? When that time comes the only band that can satisfy my soul craving is the band Durand Jones & The Indications. And if you have craving for some great soul music on the night of April 18th, you should come to The Woodward Theater to catch Durand Jones & The Indications live along with Ernie Johnson From Detroit. Opening up the show is Ernie Johnson From Detroit. Bringing a more funk and big band/jazz sound to tabl

New local artists, like Xzela (pronounced Zella) and many more, are starting to make waves in the hip-hop/R&B scene in Cincinnati. While embracing the genre in her own modern-day style she defines as “neo-soul”, Xzela will be sharing her spotlight with other highly unique local artists like Triiibe, Toph, and Venicia & the Shadow People on May 5th at the Southgate House Revival in Newport. While releasing new singles like “Starry”, from her next solo project titled “Crystall

Bettye LaVette cut a single at the tender age of 16 that landed number seven on the top R&B list in 1962. Since then she has defined and defied how we think about country, rock and roll, blues and R&B. With the release of I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise in 2005, LaVette let us know that at 60 years old, she had just begun. Now 72 (and only more talented with age,) she is touring her latest release, Things Have Changed, a collection of revamped Bob Dylan originals. She is an abs