
Breakaway Music Festival / Columbus Crew Stadium / Columbus, Ohio / September 14, 2013
By Kyle Rutherford, Staff Writer Earlier this week, it was home to the United States’ men’s soccer team’s victory over Mexico in their World Cup qualifying match. Four days later, it was home to the inaugural Breakaway Music Festival, an eclectic music festival put on by Columbus’ Prime Social Group and Columbus Crew Stadium. With another festival taking place in Dallas next weekend, both festivals have strong lineups that feature hip-hop, electronic dance music, indie rock a

Brand New / Bogart's / Cinncinnati, Ohio / September 13, 2013
By Garrett Bower A Brand New concert is a lot like Fight Club. Outside the show, fans could be anyone, blending into everyday life, but at the show, they are a horde of screaming mouths and bodies teeming with vicious enthusiasm. While the Marla Singers of the world (i.e. “fans” who impatiently bitch about the opening act and give no credit to any members of Brand New save Jesse Lacey) attempt to tear down these true fans’ enthusiasm, the fact is that the energy of the collec