The live music scene in the Cincinnati area has been reeling over the past week following turmoil at one of the region’s oldest venues, the Madison Theater in Covington.
The operators of the theater announced unexpectedly last week that the venue would be closing. This turned out not to be entirely accurate – both the former operators of the venue and a representative of the venue’s owner later confirmed the theater was planning to reopen under new management. However, it did mean the shows that were scheduled for that weekend had to be moved.
“I found out Friday morning…,” said James “Sandwich Jones” Robertson, guitarist for Your Disease, one of the bands slated to play Covington Metal Fest at the theater before it got moved to Southgate House Revival in Newport. “I found out from a series of group chats.”…