Brandon Berry

Dayton

Contributing Writer at Dayton Daily News

Contributor at Freelance

Arts and culture journalist from Dayton, OH. Contributing writer at Dayton Daily News.

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Articles

Jayne Sachs Band reunites at Brightside with special guests

1 week ago | daytondailynews.com | Brandon Berry

After a six year hiatus, the Jayne Sachs Band is back for a reunion show June 26 at the Brightside in Dayton. An intimate songwriters in the round will open the show, featuring Midwestern Mrs, Anna Marie, and a solo performance from Jayne Sachs. ExploreThe third and current lineup of Jayne Sachs Band, which has been the same since ‘95, includes guitarist Steve Van Etten, bassist Scott Shiverdecker, and drummer Kelly Morelock. “The work ethic of these guys is unbelievable,” Sachs said.
I want my ’80s: Rick Springfield and friends bring tour to the Rose

1 week ago | daytondailynews.com | Brandon Berry

The “I Want My 80s Tour” will be making a stop June 23 at the Rose Music Center in Huber Heights. Tickets are on sale now.
Songwriter Tim Easton brings readings and ramblings to Vagabond

1 week ago | daytondailynews.com | Brandon Berry

Much like the folk legends that came before him — the Woody Guthries the Pete Seegers the Odettas (i.e. the founding family of folk music) — Easton developed his songwriting style by accumulating personal travel tales, peppering in bold confessions of life on the road and the reality of “how it is.” Originally from Akron, he currently hangs his hat in Nashville, and frequents Europe, Australia, and Japan.
Local guitarist experiments with noise, distorting and creating ambient soundscapes

2 weeks ago | daytondailynews.com | Brandon Berry

The release show is June 19 at Blind Bob’s, and will feature Black Signal (Cincinnati) and Starfarer (Denver). ExploreStarting the project in the mid-’90s, Krug handed out Halicon tapes to friends and strangers at parties and raves. He released an EP on independent record label Imputor?, but took a years-long detour to focus on his indie/synth/punk bands, most notably Brainiac and Oh Condor, while also creating Halicon material on the side.
Dayton band the Bruins cruises into modern yacht rock with ‘Honeymoon Phase’

2 weeks ago | daytondailynews.com | Brandon Berry

But for Dayton band the Bruins — a group that’s been pulling from jazz, soul, and pop influences since 2023 — yacht rock is hardly a Scarlet Letter, rather a badge of honor that passes the good vibes check. ExploreWhat began as keyboardist Gabe Maas’ bedroom pop/hip-hop solo act evolved into Gabe Maas & the Bruins, and now sails confidently as the Bruins, a modern yacht rock band. “Yacht” is a loose term — equal parts conventional and niche, evolved yet familiar and genre-bending.
The Wiggles global tour coming June 20 to the Rose

2 weeks ago | daytondailynews.com | Brandon Berry

A musical adventure awaits as The Wiggles take their new show on tour, based on the smash hit single “Bouncing Balls!” Filled with song and dance, the Bouncing Balls! Tour features fan favorites like Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus, Captain Feathersword, TikTok sensation the Tree of Wisdom, and, of course, the eight Wiggles.
Grammy giants David Foster and Chris Botti bring summer tour to the Rose

2 weeks ago | daytondailynews.com | Brandon Berry

The triple-stacked show will make a stop at the Rose Music Center on Thursday, June 19. ExploreNot only does this tour merge two of the top musicians in the world, it also merges two musical genres: jazz and pop. Foster, known for producing culture-permeating songs, like Celine Dion’s “The Power of Love” and Josh Groban’s “You Raise Me Up,” has his fingerprints on more major moments in popular music than almost any other producer.
DIY indie authors to give reading at Blind Rage Records

3 weeks ago | daytondailynews.com | Brandon Berry

Raechel Anne Jolie is a writer, feminist professor, punk-encultured queer femme anarchist, ex-academic, and forest witch living in Northeast, Ohio. Her writing focuses primarily on sex, gender, class, media, and social movements. Her memoir, “Rust Belt Femme” (Belt, 2020), was the winner of the Independent Publisher Book Award in LGBTQ Nonfiction, an NPR Favorite Book of 2020, and a runner-up for the Heartland Bookseller’s Award.
A sound immersionist will bring a unique show to Waynesville

3 weeks ago | daytondailynews.com | Brandon Berry

Qureshi’s performance at Waynesville Music on Saturday, June 7 will be an intimate listening room experience. She plans on two sets, the first featuring a classically-influenced and original new age guitar repertoire on steel and nylon strings; the second, an ambient “sound immersion” with ancient instruments designed to evoke a state of calm. The venue can only accommodate an audience of 30 people. Tickets are on sale now.
Blues legend Buddy Guy brings farewell tour to the Rose

3 weeks ago | daytondailynews.com | Brandon Berry

The hour before my 15-minute interview with Buddy Guy, I was getting pretty sweaty and nervous. This happens a lot, as if I’m perpetually waiting to play a hypothetical sold-out show I can’t back out of, to an audience I can hear getting antsy from the wings — except it’s me about to take a phone call at my kitchen counter. ExploreSo, in the time remaining before the 9 a.m. interview, I strummed an acoustic guitar, and my nerves about talking with a blues legend quietly subsided.