Lake Street Dive in Cincinnati

About Lake Street Dive

Lake Street Dive is a Boston-based funk and soul band that somehow keeps getting better instead of calcifying into nostalgia. They started in the mid-2000s as a street busking group, which explains why their sound has this infectious, go-anywhere energy that doesn't care about genre lanes. Their 2013 album Bad Self Portraits introduced them to a wider audience, but it was 2015's Side Pony that made them unavoidable—tracks like 'Good as Hell' became the kind of song people who don't normally listen to funk actually sought out. Ssinger Rachael Price has a voice that can shift from breathy and intimate to absolutely commanding without breaking a sweat. The band treats every song like it's a negotiation with the listener, building grooves instead of just playing them, making arrangements that breathe and shift. They're serious musicians who refuse to sound serious about it.

Shows feel like a really good party where the musicians somehow have more fun than the audience, which is impossible but they manage it anyway. Price commands the stage without trying. Crowds move without being told to.

Known for Good as Hell, It Happened to Me, Bad Self Portraits, Side Pony, What Would a Wise Man Do

Lake Street Dive + Cincinnati

Lake Street Dive has built a quiet following in Cincinnati over the years, with their last stop at The Andrew J. Brady Music Center on July 14, 2024. The band's blend of funk, soul, and pop sensibilities seems to resonate here, drawing crowds who appreciate their unpretentious approach to infectious grooves and tight musicianship.

Lake Street Dive in Cincinnati News

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Live Music in Cincinnati

Cincinnati's live music scene has always had a soft spot for bands that don't fit neatly into one box. The city's produced everyone from electronic pioneers to soul singers to indie rock heads, and it's developed an ear for musicians who blend things together. Lake Street Dive's funk-soul-pop fluidity should find some natural allies here—people who appreciate musicianship that moves between genres like it's no big deal.

Cincinnati road trip to see Lake Street Dive?

Stay in Hyde Park, Cincinnati's most elegant neighborhood, with tree-lined streets and restored Victorian homes. Dinner at The Eagle—a fine dining spot that takes Southern cooking seriously—pairs well with Stapleton's sensibility. Spend your afternoon at the Cincinnati Art Museum or walking the grounds at Spring Grove Cemetery, one of America's most beautiful cemeteries. Both offer quiet reflection before heading to the show. If you have time, catch the view from Skyline Chili's main location; the city panorama is worth the detour, even if the food is divisive.