Bill Pote’s post over at DaytonMostMetro on local music got me thinking about music and the sound of Dayton. Esrati chimed in this morning and back in the day Jeffery at Daytonology sounded off every now and then. While I’m more a fan of DPR 88.1, Dayton’s indie music scene is rather active (that’s to say nothing of its Funk era). There are a lot of bands and places to chill and plenty of bands that I could list but I’m not sufficiently familiar with them, so I won’t try. To mention just one, Ruckus Roboticus gets a lot of attention. Dayton MostMetro does a better job, so check them out.
Ruckus Roboticus sometimes has the sound of the band Phoenix (from France). They’re song 1901 is used as the background music to Cadillac’s 2010 SRX commercial. It’s catchy and fits into the ‘indie’ sound well…I think?
And some more links thanks to DMM:
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By now, most Miami Valley residents know of Five Rivers MetroParks and have been to at least one facility; however, lots of people are not aware of just how many facilities there are or where they are located throughout the county. Former MetroParks employee Angie Sullivan wanted to do something to raise awareness about the park system and educate the public about the fantastic albeit untapped resources to which they have free access. “Most folks I talk to might be familiar with one or two parks they frequent, but when I tell them we have 25 facilities located throughout the county, they’re shocked,” Sullivan says. Thus, the Kettering resident decided to do something that would showcase all Five Rivers MetroParks has to offer:
Park Trek will start and end in downtown Dayton. A kickoff celebration took place at Issue 4 campaign headquarters before they took off for RiverScape MetroPark, then lunched at the National City 2nd Street Market. Then, Sullivan and Sheldon headed off to Eastwood, Huffman and Carriage Hill MetroParks. The next day, the couple traveled to Taylorsville, Aullwood Garden and Englewood MetroParks. Monday’s stops included Trotwood’s Wetland Mitigation Bank, then on to camp at Germantown MetroPark. On Tuesday, the couple will hike to Twin Creek and Possum Creek MetroParks, followed by Cox Arboretum and Sugarcreek MetroParks on Wednesday. Hills & Dales, Sunrise and Wesleyan make up day six of Park Trek, and Sullivan and Sheldon wrap up the first-ever Five Rivers MetroPark facility circumnavigation at Wegerzyn Gardens, Island and Deeds Point MetroParks. The public is invited to welcome Sullivan and Sheldon back when they reach Deeds Point at approximately 9:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30. “We’ll be tired, for sure, but hopefully it will all be worth it to make people aware of this great park system they have,” Sullivan says.
Sullivan and Sheldon say they understand the importance and unique value of Park Trek, and they are looking forward to getting to know the MetroParks in a new way as well as generate awareness about the park system. “I know what people might think when I tell them Shane and I are going to hike 125 miles in a week,” Sullivan laughs. “But we love taking on challenges like this. It took us five months to hike the 2,170-mile Appalachian Trail, so I think it’s safe to say we’re prepared for Park Trek.”
