Cincinnati is the city of kinky chili. There’s the 3-way, the 4-way… and for the bold, the 5-way.

There’s also the reputation that this chili gets spicy with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and sometimes chocolate.

Ohio is another state that Paste has already hit in its mission to enlighten the world on local band scenes and empty my bank account (right here). This makes it easy to plunge right in with Walk the Moon (official site) which is in roughly the vein of Young the Giant or the Kaiser Chiefs (and has toured with both). Pull out a big frying pan and check out “Anna Sun,” which is the band’s indie hit. (There’s an album with RCA due out in July.) Read the rest of this entry »