In November, CityBeat launched the CityBeat Music Club, a monthly event that celebrates music from both national and local musicians.
The CityBeat Music Club is like a book club, but for music lovers. Each month, members listen to two albums — a national album and an album by a local musician — and discuss them at the CityBeat Music Club meetings.
Along with discussions about each album, the musician or band behind the local album will also be present at that month’s meeting to discuss the inspiration and story behind the album.
The next CityBeat Music Club will take place on Dec. 3 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Alien Records, located at 1207 Vine St. in Over-the-Rhine. The club will be hosted by CityBeat Editor-in-Chief Ashley Moor-Mahoney and CityBeat music writer Brent Stroud.
At the December edition of the CityBeat Music Club, we will be discussing THE BPM, the latest album from Cincinnati native Sudan Archives, and Non-Person by Cincinnati band Vacation. The band’s principal songwriter, guitar player and vocalist Jerry Westerkamp will be present to talk about the record, how it came along at a pivotal time in the band’s career, his many other projects and involvement in Cincinnati’s music scene, as well as a new project he’ll be debuting this December.
Participation in the CityBeat Music Club is free, but you must register here first in order to attend.