Twenty One Pilots is playing the Schott this Friday.
Musicians, music appreciators, and night life junkies, here is your weekly guide to the Columbus music scene. Whether you’ve got a rock n’ roll heart or a craving for heavy EDM drops, there is something for you. Check out what Columbus has to offer you this weekend.
ROCK
Echosmith will be joining Twenty One Pilots for their blowout stadium show.
Here are the bands in town to help us party it down this weekend. Friday night there is a pop-rock powerhouse stadium show at the Schottenstein Center. Twenty One Pilots hits their hometown with Echosmith and Finish Ticket. These bands need little introduction. If you listen to any radio station playing today’s Top 40 then you have heard these bands’ songs. While they are Top 40, I would not categorize them that way. These bands feature a full spectrum of sound with rock roots holding them together. For a smaller, funk and blues-based show, check out the LC Pavilion to see The Frank Harrison Group. These guys like to throw it back to the old greats of all that is blues and rock n’ roll. Some of their influences include Hendrix and Jeff Beck. Scaling down again, Clay Otter is playing at Ruby Tuesday with The Color Why¸ Coya Hill, and E.A.D. Clay Otter seems experimental because their sound ranges from smooth electric riffs to heavier distortion with screaming vocals. Fans of Nirvana and the Strokes should go see what they’re about. Diane Coffee, Swarming Branch, and Kate Tucker are playing the Rumba Café. Tucker opens the night with some gentle, melancholy songs with country undertones. Swarming Branch follows up with some original Exile on Mainstreet Stonesy rock n’ roll. Then Diane Coffee closes out the night with some gospel-infused rock music. Something like you would expect to hear from Foxy Shazam. Too add to the plethora of Friday shows, Near Earth Objects is playing at the Brothers Drake Meadery and Bar with Betsy Ross and The Worn Flints. Betsy Ross plays some White Stripes type rock while Near Earth Objects and The Worn Flints take more after bands like Pavement and Modest Mouse. For some heavier rock, head to O’Sheckys Live Bar and Restaurant to see Wayland with Bareknuckle Bullseye, 8LB Pressure, Triad Eternal and One Pretty Minute. This is a heavy show with everything from Disturbed like riffs to Wayland’s country metal. The last of the Friday shows is Jeff German and the Blankety Blanks at the King Avenue Five.
Don’t miss Death Cab For Cutie this Saturday at the LC.
Saturday features some solid options as well. One of America’s favorite indie rock bands, Death Cab For Cutie, is playing the LC Pavilion with Twin Shadow all presented by your local radio station CD 102.5. Twin Shadow got his start writing dance music before moving on to the harmony driven pop he creates today. Death Cab For Cutie is widely known as one of the most successful indie rock bands. If that is your type of music at all don’t miss the chance to see them live. The Village Bicycle plays The Tree Bar this Saturday. They sound like Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill with a more pleasant, dreamy accent to it. The Adam Jacobs Band, presented by Music Now Special Events, is playing at Ruby Tuesday. Their folk-rock sound is akin to what you would expect to hear sitting in a pub or tavern on a cloudy Sunday afternoon. Small Town Titans just released their hard-hitting, new single “We Owe You The Truth” this past July and are excited to share it with you at O’Sheckys Live Bar and Restaurant. Their music pays tribute to the hard rockers and grunge superstars of past decades. Continuing on with the indie rock trend, Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes are playing with The High Definitions at Brothers Drake Meadery and Bar. Ellsworth and his band play everything from melody based tunes to groove and percussion driven jams. Dead Man’s Dew and Citizens Brigade are rocking out at King Avenue Five. These bands take after the original heavy metal bands like Sabbath but don’t limit themselves to playing exclusively deep, dark, and heavy music. If you like Zeppelin then check out The Chad Schneider Band at the Keystone Pub. Schneider knows what rock is about at its core and plays like he means it.
COUNTRY
Country music has returned to Columbus this weekend. The Tree Bar is hosting Chris Laster, Lou Fran, and Alyssa Combs. Laster plays music that you would expect to hear throughout and at the end of a sad Western. Every song features a harmonica swinging over the beat. Your other Friday option is Jeff German & The Blankety Blanks at King Avenue Five. These guys play some up-tempo, feel-good country music. It’s exactly the kind of music you want to be around for a night of dancing.
Finish your weekend off on Sunday at The Bluestone with Frankie Ballard. Be ready for a well-deserved hangover on Monday because Ballard loves to sing about being “Young and Crazy” and the healing powers of “Sunshine and Whiskey” and love. You won’t even be sorry for the headache. You’ll just wish you could relive the night all over again.
ELECTRONIC/DUBSTEP
Friday get down to the Park Street Tavern to see The Wet Bandits play their set. They play all your favorite rock hits from the last 30-40 years. It’s a guarantee that you will be singing along at some point during the night.
A live show outside at the Park Street Tavern
Then Saturday be a part of the EDM Dance Party at Skully’s featuring Mat Zo and B-Funk. The EDM fans out there would recognize Mat Zo’s song “Easy” because he worked on it with Porter Robinson. Be ready for some funky EDM beats to vibe to late into the night.
Mat Zo crushing it live. See him at Skully’s this Saturday.
FRIDAY SHOWS (18TH)
Twenty One Pilots, Echosmith, Finish Ticket
Doors: 6:00 PM @ The Schottenstein Center – 555 Borror Dr, Columbus, OH 43210
614 688-3939
The Frank Harrison Group
Doors: 7:00 PM @ LC – 405 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43215
614-461-5483
Chris Laster, Lou Fran, Alyssa Combs
Opens: 7:00 PM @ The Tree Bar – 887 Chambers Rd, Columbus, OH 43212
614-725-0955
Clay Otter, The Color Why, Coya Hill, E.A.D
Starts: N/A @ Ruby Tuesday – 1978 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43201
614-291-8313
Diane Coffee, Swarming Branch, Kate Tucker
Starts: 9:00 PM @ Rumba Café – 2507 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202
614-268-1841
Wayland, Bareknuckle Bullseye, 8LB Pressure, Triad Eternal, One Pretty Minute
Starts: 7:00 PM @ O’Sheckys Live Bar & Restaurant – The Continent Shopping Center, 6240 Busch Blvd, Columbus, OH 43229
614-436-5656
Near Earth Objects, Betsy Ross, The Worn Flints
Starts: 10:00 PM @ Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar – 26 E 5th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201
614-388-8765
Jeff German & The Blaknety Blanks
Starts: 8:00 PM @ King Avenue Five – 945 King Ave, Columbus, OH 43212
614-297-8060
The Wet Bandits
Starts: 10:00 PM @ Park Street Tavern – 501 Park St, Columbus, OH 43215
614-221-4099
SATURDAY SHOWS (19TH)
Death Cab For Cutie, Twin Shadow (Presented by CD 102.5) – with Soundoff at A&R after show
Doors: 6:30 PM @ LC – 405 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43215
614-461-5483
EDM Dance Party – Mat Zo, B-Funk (18+)
Starts: 9:00 PM @ Skully’s – 115 N High St, Columbus, OH 43201
614-291-8856
Village Bicycle
Opens: 7:00 PM @ The Tree Bar – 887 Chambers Rd, Columbus, OH 43212
614-725-0955
Adam Jacobs Band (Presented by Music Now Special Events)
Starts: N/A @ Ruby Tuesday – 1978 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43201
614-291-8313
Small Town Titans
Starts: 8:00 PM @ O’Sheckys Live Bar & Restaurant – The Continent Shopping Center, 6240 Busch Blvd, Columbus, OH 43229
614-436-5656
Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes, The High Definitions
Starts: 10:00 PM @ Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar – 26 E 5th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201
614-388-8765
Dead Man’s Dew, Citizens Brigade
Starts: 8:00 PM @ King Avenue Five – 945 King Ave, Columbus, OH 43212
614-297-8060
Chad Schneider Band
Starts: N/A @ Keystone Pub – 1081 Gemini Pl, Columbus, OH 43240
614-847-0007
SUNDAY SHOW (20TH)
Frankie Ballard
Starts: 7:00 PM @ The Bluestone – 568 E Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215
614-884-4646
