“My hope is we bring audiences from other cities to Dayton and our Dayton musicians will go play in other cities,” she continued. “They can trade gigs with artists and our audiences will go to other cities to see stuff. We want to facilitate that back and forth with communities so we’re not always leaving Dayton to go to shows but people are coming to us, and there are opportunities in other cities for our bands to grow their audiences as well.”
Credit: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Credit: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
The WYSO Presents concert is taking over for Sonic Springs, the annual benefit for the Yellow Springs-based Public Radio Station organized by Eric Mahoney.
“Eric got so busy with the Yellow Springs Film Festival and its ancillary events, which we’re so happy about,” Fromholt said. “He didn’t have the bandwidth to do the Sonic Springs concert anymore. That’s fine, that’s how these things naturally work sometimes. Somebody starts something and then they move on to other creative endeavors. We decided to keep the concert going.
“Libby Ballengee and I worked very closely on the lineup for this,” Fromholt continued. “We really wanted it to be a partnership event. All of these artists are familiar to us. Snarls has played at The Brightside before as has Jess Lamb and the Factory. Dos.Grandiose is somebody we’ve been so excited about from our own artistic community. As we got the bill together it all came together in a way felt really good and made perfect sense.”
The Brightside, which is owned by Carli and Hamilton Dixon, has been a frequent partner of WYSO over the years.
“The team over at The Brightside is amazing,” Fromholt said. “Everybody over there is a dream to work with. We really appreciate their partnership. It’s also a great room. It’s one of the biggest rooms we have right now without going to some place like Victoria Theater. It’s great to have a room of that size that sounds that good.
“The Brightside is such a good space for a rock show,” she continued. “It has the front bar, which is a nice mingling space. You can toggle back and forth between the rooms. We’ve had a great working relationship with them alongside many other local venues. We like to support them and work with them whenever we can.”
Credit: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO KATE SWEENEY
Credit: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO KATE SWEENEY
The performers
Here’s a look at the participating artists.
Musical act: Jess Lamb and the Factory with Siri Imani
Home base: Cincinnati
Year formed: 2016
Musical style: Pop, soul, R&B
Fun fact: Lamb was a contestant on season 14 of “American Idol” in 2015.
What’s new: The artist performs free at Toxic Brewery in Dayton on the second Tuesday of each month. The next appearance is May 14.
Discography: “Slow Down” (2018), “You Are” (2021)
Artist info: jesslamb.com
Musical act: Snarls
Home base: Columbus
Year formed: 2018
Musical style: Dream pop, indie rock
Fun fact: The members of Snarls began making music together as students at the Arts & College Preparatory Academy in Columbus.
What’s new: The new album, “With Love” was recorded in Norway with producer Chris Walla, whose credits include Death Cab For Cutie and the Decemberists. It comes out on Take This To Heart Records on May 3.
Discography: “Snarls” (EP 2018), “Burst (2020), “What About Flowers?” (EP 2021)
Artist info: snarlsmusic.com
Musical act: Dos.Grandiose
Home base: Dayton
Years active: 10 years
Musical style: Rap
Fun fact: The rapper formed the group Sisqopink with DRTYWHTVNS and Zola 182 as high school students. The name was later changed to Bad Genes.
What’s new: Dos.Grandiose appears on the Bad Genes album, “Bad Trip,” which was released in September.
Discography: “Bad Genes presents: Star Platinum EP” (2022)
Artist info: instagram.com/dos.grandiose/
Contact this contributing writer at 937-287-6139 or donthrasher100@gmail.com.
HOW TO GO
What: WYSO Presents concert with Jess Lamb and the Factory with Siri Imani, the Snarls and Dos.Grandiose
Where: The Brightside, 905 E. Third St., Dayton
When: 8 p.m. Friday, May 3
Cost: $20 general admission
More info: 937-410-0450 or thebrightsidedayton.com
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