ARTIST PROFILE: DESCENDRE

Written by Josh Weiker Members:    Adam Smith – Keyboard/SynthesizerStan Smith – Guitar Jim Tussing – Bass / SynthesizerJustin Campbell – Percussion Accompanied by: Nicole Rachelle – Saxophone Genre/Sound: Lucid Instrumental Psychedelic Fusion Jazz Soundtrack - like if you were to remake the Herbie Hancock album ‘FutureShock’, for the original Zelda … on acid Observations: Descendre Live @ Ruby's There’s no beating around the bush with Descendre – they come right out, and smack you in the mouth. Go ahead and pick your jaw up off the ground, wipe that confused look of amazement off of your face.  This is live music that is intense, wonderfully orchestrated, and more than anything … enchanti...

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VENUE: BROTHERS DRAKE MEADERY

Written by Raad Shubaily Location: 26 E. 5th. Ave., Columbus, Ohio.Cover: $0 Drinks: $6.25-$7.25/glass              $24-$28 per bottle Specials: $15 for tastings (5 different types of mead) Website:   http://brothersdrake.com/wordpress/         Try telling your friends you’re going down to the local meadery for the evening.  The quizzical faces come on swiftly: “The what? Meatery?,” “Something about meat?”  The answers to these questions are simple, if I wanted to purchase some fine cuts of beef, I would go to the butcher. The Brothers Drake Meadery is Columbus’ first and only meadery, which explains why few people...

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