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sammielouAliver Hall recording new album; “Making of” video in the works
Aliver Hall hit Central 8 Studios in Akron this weekend, beginning the recording process of their second upcoming release. Nasty Fancy was right there with them, filming the recording process for our most in-depth video yet: a behind the scenes making of the album. The new album, due in April, contains five songs this Akron … Read more
Photos: Rise Against / A Day to Remember / The Menzingers at Kent State University
Rise Against played the Kent State University M.A.C. Center Jan. 26 to a sold out crowd, with A Day To Remember and The Menzingers opening up. Nasty Fancy photographer Philip Botta, who also works for the Daily Kent Stater, captured the night. See more of Phil’s photography on his Flickr.
Rise Against slideshow this weekend!
Rise Against rocked a show last night with A Day To Remember at Kent State University’s MAC Center, and sadly, work obligations kept me from attending. I’ve seen Rise Against nearly a dozen times over the years though, so I have a feeling they tore shit apart. But don’t take it from me — our … Read more
Cleveland’s Brite Winter Festival 2012
So although there hasn’t been much snow around these parts (as soon as I say this we will get dumped on I’m sure) Cleveland’s art and music lovers are still planning to celebrate that white stuff and all that encompasses the winter season with the Brite Winter Festival. In case you’ve never heard of this … Read more
Watch the video for Cloud Nothings’ “No Future/No Past”
If you frequent any major or Northeast Ohio music blogs/websites, you’re likely aware that the new Cloud Nothings album, Attack on Memory drops today. If you’re still waiting to hear it, let me put your mind at ease: it lives up to its hype, and then some. Amid the flurry of news and reviews surrounding … Read more
Stream the new Cloud Nothings album
Northeast Ohio natives Cloud Nothings recently hunkered down in a Chicago studio with notorious curmudgeon and engineer Steve Albini. The result, Attack on Memory, is more polished than previous Cloud Nothings releases, but certainly isn’t lacking in intensity. The album starts off with two songs, clocking in at over 13 minutes total, that have enough … Read more
Stone Tavern’s Council of Beards, January 19-28
It’s been one year since the Stone Tavern took the space that formerly housed Professors Pub at 110 East Main St. in Kent. Louis DelBene and Bill Hunkus, childhood friends and co-owners of the bar, made it their mission to begin recultivating Kent’s music scene. The Stone Tavern was to be a safe haven for … Read more
Jan. 18 Song of the Day: Brother Ali ft. Jake One – Writer’s Block
Rhymesayers veteran and proud albino rapper Brother Ali, whose been hard at work making a new album, has started dropping tracks to prep us for the release. “Writer’s Block,” the first sample off the new album, titled Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color, is one of the best Brother Ali tracks I’ve listened to … Read more
Concert Review: RUE at the Stone Tavern
Local metalheads from the Akron-based band RUE shredded through Kent’s Stone Tavern this past Friday 13 for a free performance in honor of the brutal, Jason-inspired … holiday? As you might expect, these guys put on a heavy show. As RUE set up their instruments, a crowd began to form around the Tavern’s modest stage. … Read more
The Sewing Circle to play Rathskeller Jan. 28
Here at Nasty Fancy, we are always looking for new music to explore and promote on the website. When we say we’d like you to reach out to us, we mean it, dammit! It’s not only good for us, but it’s good for you all too because then we get to hear bands like The … Read more
