We were delighted when Tyshawn Colquitt , one of the Cincinnati contestants still in the running to win NBC's The Voice , dropped by the studio this morning, October 29th, to talk with Elaine Diehl about his experiences on the program and being mentored on Team Jennifer. During their conversation, Tyshawn talks about what it was like singing during the blind auditions and what he felt to have both Jennifer Hudson and Blake Shelton turn their chairs during his 90-second song performance. He also

From Stephen Marley to Humble Pie and a free bluegrass concert at MadTree Taproom, music's alive and well in the Queen City this week. Joani Lacy has written a wonderful new children's book entitled, "Jack and Remy's Bayou Band," with illustrations by Debbie Kern. They have a booksigning at Joseph Beth Booksellers in Rookwood Commons this Thursday, November 1st at 6pm. Here's a link to Brian O'Donnell's interview with them in WVXU's studio on September 20th. Their book's also getting some love

The Queen City Chamber Orchestra will present a free concert, Ghostly Mozart, Saturday, October 27th at 8pm at Philippus United Church of Christ, 106 W. McMicken. It's a perfect concert for the Halloween weekend featuring Mozart's Symphony 25, arrangements of "Funeral March for a Marionette" and "Pavane for a Dead Princess," and the Vivaldi Concerto for Four Violins.

This week you'll find at least one music event to your tasting from Martin Barre (Jethro Tull) to Bootsy Collin's birthday party to Jazz in Walnut Hills with two nationally known jazz artists and a Ghostly Mozart concert Saturday night.

There's a new book out about Robert Mann who was an important classical musician, teacher, and performer, A Passionate Journey: A Memoir . One of the founders of the Julliard Quartet in 1947, Robert Mann was passionate about his music. His son, Professor Nicholas Mann, spoke with Elaine Diehl by phone on October 17th about his father and the process of writing this book with his mother and sister. During their conversation, he said that his father had begun the writing process years before the

Abby Cates is a 17-year-old singer from Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy who has passed the blind auditions on the 15th season of The Voice on NBC. With a following of 180,000 on her Instagram account, The Voice staff invited her to a private audition in Indiana which was followed up with other interviews, ultimately leading to her appearance on The Voice's blind auditions . During Abby's conversation with Elaine Diehl in WVXU's studio on Tuesday, October 16th, she talked about her love of

Andy Gabbard , frontman for the band Buffalo Killers has a brand new solo project he’s put out, called Strawberry Tapes - in which he explores a wide array of new territory, both musically and thematically. From beginning to end, Gabbard has taken complete control of the creation of Strawberry Tapes with the intention of having noone to answer to but himself.

This week in Cincinnati you'll find a benefit show for the Longworth-Anderson concert series at Memorial Hall. There's also "Guys & Dolls" at CCM, big band concerts at the Redmoor & the Sorg Opera House, plus the Cripple Creek Music Festival, the Falling for Wiedemann Fall Festival, and for Halloween fans the Wake the Dead Bash in Music Hall's Ballroom. Cirque Du Soleil is also bringing one of their shows, Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities to the 3 big screens in Cincinnati one night only

Mark Messerly has been a key figure in the Cincinnati music scene for quite some time - known both as a member of Wussy as well as for his long-time partnership with Brian Ewing. Messerly’s newest project, called INERT is anything but.

Val Emmich will be signing his new book, Dear Evan Hansen , based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway production, on Thursday, October 11th at 7pm at Joseph Beth Booksellers in Rookwood Pavilion. Mr. Emmich will be accompanied by two of the songwriters with the play and performing with them songs from the production in an unusual twist to a regular booksigning event. Jim Stump discussed with him the plot of the play, how he worked some of the music into the book, and also telling the backstories