When critics and fans talk about post-punk, rarely do American bands come up. Like its predecessor, the post-punk movement has been centered in the U.K., with bands like Idles, Fontaines D.C., Yard Act, Black Country, New Road and others defining the genre. Our understanding of post-punk — how it sounds, its recurring themes, its worldview — almost entirely comes from one sceptered isle. Nonetheless, bands of equal caliber are beginning to emerge in the United States. And one band in particular will soon be joining the ranks of Idles as a group whose music defined the era in which it was created: Cincinnati band No Conscription League. Their album, Demos for your Mom, is a tour de force, with songs ranging from bombastic and spine-tingling — like “Seed Bomb D.C.” or “Meat,” to grungy songs like “The Scimitar.” Never is there a song that the listener may be inclined to skip, or a piece that doesn’t match the quality of the one played before. Some may dismiss the band as a collection of wayward 20-somethings, whose work won’t last past maturity. But the level of talent, skill and unique voice in Conscription League’s work already, at such a young age, proves continued ascent is inevitable. instagram.com/no_conscription_league_. 

1. The Belle & The Bear
2. MVP Sports Bar & Grille
3. The Monkey Bar & Grille

1. Ludlow Garage
2. Northside Yacht Club
3. The Comet

1. Ghost Baby
2. Somerset
3. Queen City Exchange

1. Little Miami Brewing
2. Oakley Pub
3. Mount Lookout Tavern

1. Southgate House Revival
2. Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar
3. Mansion Hill Tavern
4. Juniper’s
5. Second Story
6. Jerry's Jug House
7. Rosie’s Tavern
8. The B-List
9. Covington Yard
10. Smoke Justis

1. Knotty Pine Rock Club & Tiki Bar
2. West Side Brewing
3. Blue Note Harrison

1. The Belle & The Bear
2. Southgate House Revival
3. MOTR Pub
4. Ghost Baby
5. Juniper’s
6. Northside Tavern
7. Arnold's Bar & Grill
8. Dead Low Brewing
9. Urban Artifact
10. Northside Yacht Club

1. Bogart's
2. Ludlow Garage
3. Southgate House Revival

1. The Belle and The Bear
2. Queen City Exchange
3. MixWells

1. Cat Middendorf (Queen City Exchange)
2. Ceris Christopher (The Belle & the Bear)
3. Adrienne Curry-Zeigler (Revel OTR)

1. Queen City Exchange
2. The Belle and The Bear
3. Higher Gravity

1. Queen City Exchange
2. The Belle & The Bear
3. Yardhouse
4. Crafts & Vines
5. Higher Gravity
6. Hoppin' Vines
7. Rhinehaus
8. Dead Low Brewing
9. Sons of Toil Brewing
10. Somerset

1. Northside Yacht Club
2. The Eagle
3. The Belle and The Bear
4. Juniper’s
5. Nation Kitchen & Bar
6. Dead Low Brewing TIE HangOverEasy
7. Crazy Fox Saloon
8. Taste of Belgium
9. Maplewood Kitchen and Bar
10. Coppin’s at Hotel Covington

1. Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar
2. Wiseguy Lounge
3. Japp's

1. Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar
2. Queen City Exchange
3. Wiseguy Lounge

1. The Party Source
2. Jungle Jim's International Market
3. Revival Vintage Spirits

Sway (Madtree)
RGBevs (Rhinegeist)
Blackberry Breeze (FigLeaf Brewing)

Holiday Liquor Bar offers drinks like Malört and food like hot dogs. In a separate area next to the bar is the fun center, featuring pool tables and Skee-Ball. But in the bar area lies possibly Cincinnati’s only Zoltar machine. If you recall, in the movie Big, Tom Hanks wishes on a Zoltar machine to be a 30-year-old man, and his wish comes true. Instead of making wishes come true, the machine spouts out a horoscope-like card predicting your future. Take the master’s wisdom to heart. holidayliquorbar.com.