“The kids get a kick out of that in the mornings,” the father of three said. They can actually hear some of the zoo’s animals from their home. The shows help bring people back to the zoo following the cold winter months.Īdam Hyland and his family live in Clifton, not far from the Cincinnati Zoo. “Add live music, food, and beverages to that and you’ve got a perfect evening, if the weather cooperates.”įor many residents of greater Cincinnati, the Tunes and Blooms concerts have become an annual tradition. “April is the time to see our garden at its best, especially when more than 100,000 tulips are in bloom,” Maynard added. Additional details are available on the zoo’s website. But for those who may be less familiar with them, the zoo created a Spotify playlist of their tunes. Many of these acts are well-known to local music buffs. Each group has its own unique style, but most of them are acoustic and have a funky, bluegrass sound.Īpril 14: Whiskey Bent Valley Boys | PlanĪpril 21: The Cliftones | Emily Parker TrioĪpril 28: Restless Leg String Band | Matt Cowherd “The cold weather slowed down the blooming process a bit, but the tulips are starting to open all around the zoo,” said Thane Maynard, the zoo’s director.Įvery concert will feature two acts or musical groups. (Photo courtesy of Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden) It's a place to share stuff, to learn from each other and to improve your skills as a musician.Tunes and Blooms concerts are held every Thursday night in April. If you want to build or find a collection of sound bites then we recommend you take a look at sites like FreesoundĪgain, you can upload your original acapellas but were not looking to build a collection of acapellas of commercially released tracks so that you can create mash ups and remixes.įinally, is not another facebook, instagram, twitter type setup where the aim is to tell the world about every action you ever made or promote your band, your tracks, your products, beliefs of whatever else you want to get off your chest. Yes, you can upload loops but the aim is not to simply collect every sound known to man but instead collect self made loops for use in modern music software and hardware samplers. The tracks section here is more a place to get feedback on tracks your working on as apposed to somewhere to backup and archive everything you've ever made. Yes, you can upload tracks but we don't intend to be another track hosting site like Soundcloud. Its not a multi national company, or a corporate run site with offices, staff, old fax machines and a secretary but a site built and run by a small team who try and make this place good for you.

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