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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH

Friday, June 15, 2018; Doors open at 7:00 PM
$27.50 In Advance / $30.00 Day of Show
General Admission - All Ages

Graced with a quick and sometimes sung delivery, along with a unique sense of melody, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony burst out of Cleveland, Ohio in the mid-'90s with a pair of massive hits ("Thuggish Ruggish Bone" and "Tha Crossroads") along with a great first album, as well as a successful follow-up, and then quickly unraveled. Mainstream interest dropped off toward the tail end of the '90s, but the group, which underwent a series of lineup changes, continued to release new material via mixtapes and albums throughout the 2000s.

N.W.A's Eazy-E signed the group -- initially comprised of Krayzie Bone, Wish Bone, Flesh-N-Bone, Layzie Bone, and Bizzy Bone -- to Ruthless Records. The debut release from Bone was an EP, Creepin on ah Come Up (1994). The EP boasted "Thuggish Ruggish Bone," a conventional G-funk song with an unconventional array of Bone Thug rappers that became an overnight summer anthem, especially throughout the Midwest. The single crossed into the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 22.

Amid the fervor, the group immediately reentered the studio and emerged with a remarkable album, E 1999 Eternal (1995). The album topped the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts and spawned a pair of popular singles, "1st of the Month" and "Tha Crossroads," the latter a dedication to the deceased Eazy-E and a Grammy Award recipient. As was in vogue at the time, the group members subsequently pursued respective solo careers and also a Mo Thugs Family spinoff group; none of these ventures rivaled the proper Bone projects.

At this point, the onetime cohesive group, which specialized in interwoven, harmonious singing as well as rapping, became conflicted and the group members failed to collaborate well. However, their second album, Art of War (1997) -- an ambitious double-disc package -- was very successful. Not only did it top the same Billboard charts as E 1999 Eternal, but lead single "Look into My Eyes" went Top Five on the Hot 100. Within a year of release, it was certified quadruple platinum for over four million units sold in the U.S.

Bizzy returned for 2010's Uni5: The World's Enemy. The album debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200. A handful of dates excepted, Bizzy was absent from the album's promotional tour. He returned for the 2013 release Art of War: WWIII, but this time Krayzie and Wish Bone were out of the group, with both working on solo careers. In 2017, Krayzie and Bizzy revealed they were working on a duet album, New Waves, under the group name Bone Thugs. In advance of the album's release, they dropped a single, "Coming Home," with a guest appearance from reggae artist Stephen Marley.

Official Website: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialBoneThugs/

Tickets on sale online at www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit www.promowestlive.com

Chromeo

Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH

Thursday, June 21, 2018; Doors open at 7:00 PM
$27.50 Advance / $30.00 Day of Show
General Admission - All Ages

Opening Artist: Pomo

?Every online ticket purchased for the 2018 tour includes a standard digital copy of the new Chromeo album, Head Over Heels. Instructions on how to redeem your copy will be sent via email on release day (date yet to be confirmed).?

BIO:
World leaders, powerful CEOs, and assorted other fat cats could learn myriad lessons from Chromeo, but the number one tip that Dave 1 and P-Thugg have is this: Know thyself, know thy vibe, and stay thy course. The rest of the population will catch up. What this means is that Chromeo is really good at being Chromeo. The mission, the package, the vision?it?s been a straight shot of pure intentionality from the jump. These Chromeo dudes? They have the whole being-these-Chromeo-dudes thing totally wired.

Electro-funk duo Chromeo formed in Montreal in the early 21st century, a project of former hip-hop producers Dave 1 and P-Thugg (news flash: not their given names). Dave handled guitars and vocals; P was the talkbox-wielding synth specialist. From the beginning, Chromeo made it clear that the name of their well-dressed game would be artful detachment, earnest songwriting, retro breakdowns, and gleaming plastic beats -- not serious intent or aggressive musical regime change.

The duo?s highest Billboard debut, 2014?s White Women, featured Solange, Vampire Weekend?s Ezra Koenig, and in affirmation of their indebtedness to early-80?s R&B, vocalist Tawatha Agee (of Mtume). The pair returned in 2017 with the single ?Juice.? Don?t miss Chromeo at Newport Music Hall on June 21st!

Official Website: http://www.chromeo.net/

Tickets on sale online at www.ticketmaster.com or chaharge by phone at 800-745-3000. For more information, visit www.promowestlive.com.

The Neighbourhood - Presented by CD102.5

Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH

Monday, June 25, 2018; Doors open at 7:00 PM
$29.50 In Advance / $32.00 Day of Show
General Admission - All Ages

Opening Artist: Health, Field Medic

Growing up together in the Newbury Park area of Thousand Oaks, California, The Neighbourhood started out in 2011 as a group of friends. Their 2013 debut album, I Love You., and the double-platinum hit single "Sweater Weather" catapulted the band to the top of the pop and alternative charts. "Sweater Weather" emerged as one of the biggest singles of 2013 and The Neighbourhood went on to sell out venues throughout the U.S., Europe, and Russia.

The band's mixtape #000000 & #FFFFFF proved that they aren't your average rock band - the mixtape was hosted by hip hop heroes Don Cannon and DJ Drama and featured the likes of YG, Raury, Danny Brown, Dej Loaf, French Montana and Casey Veggies.

Wiped Out!, The Neighbourhood's sophomore effort, a swirling collection of R&B-infused rock, once again rewrote the rules of what it means to be a rock band in the modern musical landscape. Over the years, The Neighbourhood have proved themselves to be trendsetters through their musical and cultural output, taking The 1975, Travis Scott and Kevin Abstract on their first national tours. Considering the band's ability to transcend genre it's easy to wonder, who exactly is The Neighbourhood? Is it really this black and white?

Official Website: https://thenbhd.com/

Tickets on sale online at www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit www.promowestlive.com

Cut Copy

Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH

Wednesday, June 27, 2018; Doors open at 7:00 PM
$23.50 Advance / $25.00 Day of Show
General Admission - All Ages

Opening Artist: Sinkane

Melbourne, Australia group Cut/Copy take many of their cues from contemporaries like Air, Daft Punk, and LCD Soundsystem, but with a distinctly pop sensibility that draws on classic AM radio pop singles from the 1970s and '80s, with elements of vintage disco and synth pop that appeal to song-based listeners as well as to club kidz. Cut/Copy started in 2001 as a solo project by songwriter, producer, and DJ Dan Whitford, who released the single 1981 and the EP I Thought of Numbers before drafting in other members to fill out his synth- and sample-based sound.

Bassist and guitarist Tim Hoey and drummer Mitchell Scott debuted on Cut/Copy's first full-length album, Bright Like Neon Love, released in the summer of 2004. After several successful singles were spun off the album, Universal's Island Records imprint picked up the trio's international distribution in 2006. Following an inventive Whitford live DJ mix that was released in 2006 as Fabriclive.29, the band proper returned in early 2007 with a new single, Hearts on Fire. Cut/Copy's second album, In Ghost Colours, debuted at the top of Australia's ARIA charts in 2008 and was placed on a number of publications' year-end lists.

After adding a fourth member, bassist Ben Browning, the group released its third album, Zonoscope, in 2011 and following a tour, then a brief hiatus, the band hit the studio again to record its fourth album. Inspired heavily by late-'80s/early-'90s dance music (from acid house to Black Box), Free Your Mind was released in late 2013 by Modular and new American label Loma Vista. The record was innovatively promoted with pre-release listening sessions taking place at six specific worldwide locations for all those with a smartphone in range of the coordinates. The band next hit the road for a lengthy world tour, then spent the summer of 2014 playing a full slate of festivals. Around this time, Free Your Mind was reissued with five bonus tracks added.

While Cut/Copy were recording their next album at studios in their home country as well as in Copenhagen, Washington, D.C., New York, and Atlanta during most of 2015, they took a short break to record an album of ambient instrumentals titled January Tape, which was issued on cassette in late 2016. When album number five, Haiku from Zero, was completed, it ended up being the most confident, most straightforward dance-pop album the band had done to date. It was released by Astralwerks in late 2017. Don?t miss Cut/Copy at Newport Music Hall on June 27th!

Official Website: http://cutcopy.net/

Tickets on sale online at www.ticketmaster.com. Charge by phone at 800-745-3000. For more information, visit www.promowestlive.com.

Sundressed at Donatos Basement

CSA July Showcase
Songwriters: Sign Up at ColumbusSongwriters.com

Location: BROTHERS DRAKE MEADERY (26 E 5th Ave.)
Day: First Thursdays of Each Month
Time: 6-9pm

Each month, 10-20 local songwriters perform (2) of their newest original songs for live audiences. In 2018, audiences will select (3) songwriters from each showcase to perform for music industry professionals in the CSA Finale Showcase in December.

Over the last 5 years, hundreds of songwriters have connected through Columbus Songwriters Association, gained feedback on their original songs, and earned opportunities like free recording time at John Schwab Recording Studios, performances at local venues and festivals, and even some music licensing deals.

Join us at Brothers Drake! $5 suggested admission at the door. 100% of proceeds support a non-profit effort to empower songwriters in the Columbus music community.