What we do is simple: As fans of music, and avid supporters of our local music scene, we want to make the area more accessible to bands and more artist friendly by setting up shows, hosting bands, and helping them out in any way that we can. We’ve set up and held shows with touring acts making their way through Southwest Ohio for the first time. We’ve made friends with some of the most sincere, talented bands in several different scenes right now. And we ask nothing in return – only that the bands enjoy themselves, and that if they do, they let others know. We’re not just interested in seeing our local scene in Cincinnati thrive. It is our hope to be able to help build and support a network of bands and venues in order to help facilitate communication between some of the other major (and minor) metropolitan areas of Southwest Ohio, Southeast Indiana, and Northern Kentucky. The Lonely House isn’t just a place, it’s an idea. We want to see a vital, thriving music scene. We don’t differentiate between genres. We don’t want to see one scene or the other growing. Punk, Indie, Hip-Hop, Rock, Metal, Hardcore. It’s all music, and we would like to help whoever we can. No posturing, no self-service. If you’re making sincere music, if you’re passionate about what you’re doing, and what others are doing, then we’re going to be great friends. And that’s what music is all about, right? The Lonely House was founded in July of 2011 by Jared William Bowers, but has grown to include several friends and colleagues from throughout Southwest Ohio.
