Over the Rhine

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Glen Workshop

Registration for The Glen Workshop 2009 is open!

Come join the fun, the inspiration, the awe... Anne and I will be visiting the Glen Workshop for the fifth summer in a row. It's our favorite week of the year. We call it a "sneak preview of heaven." And just look at the list of

On Songs & Albums

Cincinnati memories + OTR Set Lists

You're welcome to browse my often-blurry snapshots from my weekend in Cincinnati and my three Over the Rhine concerts... here at Flickr. By the way, here are the Set Lists for the concerts: FIRST CONCERT SET ONE * Eyes Wide Open * How Does It Feel? * How Does It Feel?

Looking Elsewhere

Browser - "Snowpocalypse" edition: Over the Rhine, U2, WALL-E, Sam Phillips

Merry Christmas, everybody! I've just returned from Cincinnati, where I joined about 2,500 friends to celebrate Over the Rhine's 20th anniversary. We enjoyed three days of concerts, the reunion of Over the Rhine's original lineup, and music spanning their whole career. I'

The Auralia Thread

Hello, Cincinnati! And Happy 20th Anniversary, Over the Rhine!

I'm arriving in Cincinnati tomorrow afternoon. It'll be my first visit there, and I couldn't be more excited about attending ALL THREE 20th anniversary concerts for Over the Rhine this weekend. If you're going to be there, let me know. Maybe we

On Songs & Albums

Song of the Day

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Looking Elsewhere

Browser, 10/22: "Mad Men," Over the Rhine, and Literal Music Videos

At Image, Santiago Ramos on Mad Men. - All About Jazz on Over the Rhine's 20th anniversary * Literal versions of great '80s music videos! "Head Over Heels" and "Take On Me"

Looking Elsewhere

Browser, 10/22: "Mad Men," Over the Rhine, and Literal Music Videos

At Image, Santiago Ramos on Mad Men. - All About Jazz on Over the Rhine's 20th anniversary * Literal versions of great '80s music videos! "Head Over Heels" and "Take On Me"

On Songs & Albums

Over the Rhine on The Mountain Stage!

My favorite band just performed for NPR's Mountain Stage! You can listen to the set here! And by the way, thanks to an extravagantly generous gesture by my friend Rick Paul Poole, I'll be traveling to Cincinnati to see Over the Rhine three times in one

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Over the Rhine's 20th Anniversary Brouhaha

I'm planning my first trip to Ohio. Are you? From the latest Over the Rhine newsletter: A Special 20th Anniversary Holiday Celebration of the Music of Over the Rhine: December 19, The Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, OH: An evening with Over the Rhine. featuring music from decade one. December

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A Report from Over the Rhine's "Ohio" Concert

The Enquirer sums up Over the Rhine's 21-song set, the first live performance of their double album Ohio in its entirety. In spite of the sound board problems, I sure wish I could have been there to hear it.

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An Honor for Over the Rhine

Over the Rhine gets to be the first act at Cincinnati's new 4,100-seat National City Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center on Saturday. And what will they do? Play all of the songs from their sensational double album Ohio!

On Songs & Albums

Tired of Debates and Campaigns? Imagine "If a Song Could Be President"

Listen to this Election Year's theme song: Go to Over the Rhine's MySpace page and listen to "If a Song Could Be President." Then, read the latest update on Over the Rhine from Linford Detweiler.

On Songs & Albums

Linford Detweiler Tells Over the Rhine's "Made in America" Story

At Paste, Linford Detweiler slips into that storytelling voice that fans of Over the Rhine know and love, and he vividly illustrates the events leading up to his career as a songwriter, to the recording of The Trumpet Child, and to the arrival of a song about Tom Waits.

On Songs & Albums

Over the Rhine's Essential Christmas Album, Re-released

Thom Jurek has a review, and I heartily agree with it. The review doesn't mention the fact that OTR's fans have had this album for a year now.

On Songs & Albums

The *Second* Over the Rhine Show Set List

I've seen Over the Rhine play live fifteen times now. Thursday night's show was a blast. But Friday's night's second show in Seattle was one of the very best performances I've seen by any band anywhere. They were on fire.

On Songs & Albums

Last Night's Over the Rhine Concert

Here's the set list from last night's spirited Over the Rhine show at the Triple Door in downtown Seattle: * I Don't Want to Waste Your Time * Fever * I'm On A Roll * Nothing Is Innocent * Born * The Trumpet Child * Who'm I

The Auralia Thread

Auralia on the Over the Rhine Tour Bus

Just got a note from Linford Detweiler of Over the Rhine: Auralia was my traveling companion all across Europe and the UK. Wow. Congrats on bringing her to life. I came home and immediately began reading The Hobbit — wanted to stay in a world somewhat reminiscent of Auralia's.

On Songs & Albums

My Review(s) of Over the Rhine's "The Trumpet Child"

Earlier, I had indicated that my review of Over the Rhine's The Trumpet Child, which arrived in stores on August 21, would be in "the next issue of Christianity Today." Apparently I misunderstood. I've just received the new issue, and the music page focuses

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Over the Rhine in the Netherlands

Here's a new review of The Trumpet Child from The Corner Table. Here's video from their August 18 performance at the Flevo Festival in the Netherlands. It's a live performance of "Latter Days" on the festival's main stage before close

On Songs & Albums

Stereo Subversion's Over the Rhine Interview

Stereo Subversion has a new interview with Linford Detweiler of Over the Rhine...

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Over the Rhine, Reviewed by Thom Jurek

Here's  Thom Jurek's review of Over the Rhine's The Trumpet Child. Jurek, like Andy Whitman, is one of the music critics whose reflections always challenge, inform, and inspire me... even when I disagree. His review of The Trumpet Child is sharp and full of

On Songs & Albums

This Week's Soundtrack

Oh how I want the Looking Closer music page to be more lively than it is. But too much is happening in my life right now, and I'm left singing along with great new albums while I work, wishing I had time to write in-depth reviews of all

On Songs & Albums

First Impressions of "The Trumpet Child"

"I don't want to waste your time with music you don't need," sing Karin Bergquist at the beginning of Over the Rhine's new album The Trumpet Child. No worries, Karin. We need this kind of glory, passion, and delight in the world.

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Over the Rhine's Free "Trumpet Child" Webcast

Sunday, July 8 - 8:00pm EST... Hear The Trumpet Child in its entirety for the first time, all around the world. Sunday July 8th at 8:00pm, gather the family around the computer and turn the lights down low, or invite some friends over, and open a bottle of

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Over the Rhine's "Trumpet Child" Tour Kickoff

From the Over the Rhine MySpace page: Beginning this Saturday, June 2nd at Midnight Eastern Time (that's either Friday Night or Saturday morning - depending on your preference), you'll be able to buy tickets for the 8/31 Coney Island show exclusively at OvertheRhine.com. At