Abiyah

"Abiyah really needs no introduction. She is a true legend in Cincinnati and continues to inspire and surprise the music community time after time." I'm super excited to share a follow-up interview that CincyMusic did with me this past March…

Bookending the February 2019 release of ‘Champion Plaque’, her genre-blending single with Ceschi Ramos, Cincinnati-based songwriter and vocalist Abiyah has released her next single, ‘Mirror Flower’, to end the year and the decade. On this outing, Abiyah lyrically explores some…

On the heels of her resurgent September 2018 release, the ‘Crylike/Masked’ electro dancehall punk double A-side single, Cincinnati-based songwriter and vocalist Abiyah puts forth a collaborative single with fellow like-minded genre-blender rapper/singer/guitarist Ceschi Ramos (based in New Haven, CT). ‘Champion…

On the heels of last year's 'Boom' cassingle release with collaborator Evolve comes 'Crylilke/Masked', my new doubleA-side single. TWO songs. ONE single. BOTH bangers. Electro-dancehall punk with a tinge of new wave!

Armed with a rich punk ethos…

Please join me in celebrating my first physical music release in 16 years, since my seminal 2001 'Flow Tectonics' EP on CD! 'Boom' is my first collaborative effort with my fellow Cincinnati alternative hip hop pioneer, and friend of 15…

The fine folks at Ghettoblaster Magazine recently presented me with the opportunity to interview Dave Wakeling of The English Beat and General Public. English Beat has a new studio album out on August 25, their first in 30 years! Click …

Fountain Square in Cincinnati kicks off its performance season on Friday, May 12, with a twerkquake! NOLA's own Big Freedia will be bringin' the bounce to downtown Cincinnati, and I'll be opening for her! DJ Spam will be spinning between…

The awesome folks over at Ghettoblaster Magazine asked me to put together a list of some of my favorite music of 2016. Lots of ladeez, a few locals, alternative hip hop near and dear to my heart, and a few…

October 28, 2016 was the release party for Polly Magazine​ Issue 02 at the Greenwich House Gallery​ in O'Bryonville. A beautifully-executed large format publication produced locally by Deogracias Lerma​ and Kami Gunn Lerma​, Polly Magazine features interviews/profiles of local and…

Abiyah and Eugenius are honored to present the Ghettoblaster Magazine premiere of the video for their collaborative alt-hip hop/noise rap w/a hint of punk song "BLUP", prod. by Eugenius! Expertly directed by Jacob Drabik and edited by Brad Grawe…

August 2016 saw the inaugural release of the print edition (Issue 001) of the Cincinnati-based blog "Women in Rock", and Editor-In-Chief Izzi Krombholz did an Artist Profile of Abiyah. Also, check out interviews with LA punk legend Alice Bag…

Check out Abiyah in the April 2016 Style Counsel column of Cincinnati Magazine's print edition. With a killer photograph by Annette Navarro and an interview by Alyssa Brandt, Abiyah showcases her unique fashion sense, explains how her onstage/offstage style…