MidPoint Music Festival 2010

Midpoint Music Fest was last weekend, in case you live under a rock and managed to not hear about it. This year they had over 250 music showcases going over the three days. The music was spread across 25 or so stages throughout the central business district and Over-the-Rhine.

We picked up three day passes earlier this summer at Fountain Square and managed to catch a few good shows during our time wandering the streets of Cincinnati listening to music fill the streets.

Here's a quick rundown of the stuff we managed to see.

Thursday - First up was a trip to the Know Theatre to see Nathan Holscher. The plan was to stay for Jessica Lea Mayfield, but her show was cancelled so we headed to Grammers to see Best Coast. From there we went to Jack Potts to see Walk the Moon, who put on a pretty incredible live show.

Friday - we took this night off and were at Music Hall for the Cincinnati Pops

Saturday - Started off at Mixx to see the Koala Fires, then checked out Chocolate Horse at Below Zero. After that we wandered down to FB's to watch Bourtros setup, but since they were running late we took off and headed to the CAC to catch A Place to Bury Strangers who were probably one of my favorites, even if they had to endure countless power loss issues.

I know some people who were trying to cram a dozen or so bands in per-night, which would have made for some crazy nights. We opted to just check out a few here and there and not live by any real set schedule. It worked out well and I think next year we might do the same, but maybe start a bit earlier and plan for all three days. Definitely one of my favorite Cincinnati events and if you haven't attended before be sure to check it out next year.

website: http://www.mpmf.com/