Music

Sofar Sounds Columbus: Discovery Show

Saturday, September 24, 8-10:30pm, somewhere in Gahanna [the exact location will be sent to guests 36 hours before the event via the e-mail address that had been used during the ticket purchase]

This event will be a secret, PopUp, live show, creating an immersive experience that brings guests and artists closer together. Each Sofar typically features three diverse acts, from a wide range of genres, with no headliner.

This show will be an outdoor, BYOB, accessible performance at a coffee shop/art Gallery [in Gahanna] that will feature three amazing musicians.

“Dulcimer Wizard Butch Ross Plays Songs Never Meant to be Played on Dulcimer,” hosted by Columbus Folk Music Society

Saturday, September 24, 7pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.

You’d think that the old-fashioned mountain dulcimer has nothing in common with songs linked to the Beatles, Radiohead, Bach, and “The Lone Ranger” TV show theme. But there is a common thread, because brilliant dulcimer genius Butch Ross uses that instrument to play those songs and more.

Butch is the headliner for the next monthly coffeehouse concert, sponsored by the Columbus Folk Music Society on Saturday, September 24 at the Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.

“Make Jazz Not War at the Hot Times Festival,” hosted by Make Jazz Not War

Friday, September 9, 6:45-7:30pm [during the Hot Times Festival], 240 Parsons Ave. [the location of the Hot Times Festival]

New name [we had previously been known as “The JazzPoetry Ensemble”]. Our oldest venue [the Hot Times Festival]. New Citizen Artist focus. Same great play. Roger Hines, Michael Vander Does, Brett Burleson, and The Governor will take on morality, the FOP, racism, fascism, and more. And you can dance to it!

Hosted by Make Jazz Not War.

“Mike Hale and Mary Miller: Music + Humor,” hosted by Columbus Folk Music Society

Sunday, August 28, 2-4pm, La Chatelaine French Bakery & Bistro, 627 High St., Worthington, Ohio

With a theme of “Music and Humor,” how can you go wrong? Two talented folk performers will present a variety of Americana, Folk, and Classic popular tunes. The show will open with a comic sketch of observational humor and parodies. And there’ll be plenty of opportunities to join in the fun!

There will be a $10-$15 suggested donation. This event will be a fundraiser for the 2023 Central Ohio Folk Festival.

“Fun Oldies Concert To Revive 1950s Memories,” hosted by Bill Cohen Sings

Friday, August 19, 7:30-9:30pm, Overbrook Presbyterian Church, 4131 N. High St.

If you like the early rock songs of 1957-63 and the memories that they spark, Bill Cohen has just the right concert for you on Friday, August 19, from 7:30pm to 9:30 pm.

He’ll be singing hit songs made famous by the likes of Ricky Nelson, the Everly Brothers, Sam Cooke, Paul Anka, Chubby Checker, Fabian, the Drifters, and others. A brief salute to the “bad boys” of early bluesy rock will also be featured — Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, etc.

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