While this video may not focus on a Cincinnati subject, it’s roots are buried deep in the Cincinnati culture. If you’ve never heard of WOXY before, well, let me introduce you to, arguably, the best online radio station in the world. Yes, they are based here in Cincinnati. They’ve had a long history with a lot of ups and downs and I won’t get into that here, but let me at least say how much of an impact they’ve had on me personally. They’ve introduced me to not only some of the greatest people that I know, but also some of my favorite bands, as far reaching from Cincinnati to Australia. They allowed me a visit to record the Philadelphia by way of Washington DC group Jukebox the Ghost on January 10, 2008 when the visited the WOXY lounge. I left work not really knowing what to expect to happen and I think the results speak for themselves. Not only were the WOXY guys more than cordial, but Jukebox the Ghost were some of the kindest musicians I’ve ever met. It was weird filming it, since I wasn’t wearing headphones to listen to it live, that when I imported the footage and matched the audio recorded by Brian Niesz, how much it absolutely blew me away even more than the EP of theirs I had heard. It made it really easy to piece together which clips I wanted to use. I hope to make these a regular collection of the Soft City Lights programming, and like I said, it may not be necessarily Cincinnati bands, but it’s a huge part of what makes this city tick. And anyone who’s lived through the radio stations various deaths and reincarnations, knows exactly what I’m talking about

– Kevin Bayer

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