Jammin'
The Menus

I must admit the Menus are one of my favorite local bands. I've been going to the shows for going on 15 years now and I think they just keep getting better. The performance is really two (yes Two ) shows in one. One part awesome classic rock and roll and one part broadway inspired comic genius. No one has ever played this music with this idea in mind. Trust me when I say nobody does it better. If your looking for a great time, good laughs and you want to hear songs you can sing aloud at the top of your lungs to, the Menus are your meal ticket. These guys are stone cold rock solid musicians second to none. Frontman Tim Goldrainer must be the only singer/comedian to ever grace the stage this gracefully (and in a dress!) One of therunning shows in town. You simply have to see it to believe it. There really is no other band like them anywhere. Coupling classic rock songs such as, Vehicle (The Ides of March), She’s A Lady (Tom Jones), Rock the Casbah (The Clash), Crazy Little Thing Called
Love (Queen), And She Was (Talking Heads), King of The Road (Roger
Miller), Let’s Dance (Bowie), Let’s Go (The Cars), Cracklin Rosie (Neil
Diamond), Folsum Prison Blues (Johnny Cash) and many more classic tracks with the Menus own distinctive style. I’m certain Elvis would have never imagined this unique cover band would be belting out “Suspicious Minds” to a crazed crowd fiening for more. Many of the songs the band plays are now some of my favorite songs to here on the radio. I always picture the Menus singing them, it brings back good memories of the show and always makes me smile. I wish I could say “pick up a CD at the show” however, I can’t....they don’t record any (a dirty rotten shame guys...I’d pay for one!). The next time they play at Rhinos you better get in the crowd because it’s the only place you are going to see them on the Eastside. The cover is usually $7, and that’s a ridiculously small price to pay for a three hour mini-vacation from reality! Rhinos has a great stage and sound/lighting setup as well, making Rhinos the best place I’ve seen them play since Sleep Out Louies back in 1990.
You can catch the band all over the tri-state area. To see a calender of events look them up on the web at “themenus.org” it’s a cool site loaded with photos, info, a message board,storys from the road, history of the band and more. The Menus are more than Tim Goldrainer (vocals), Brandon Ryan (drums), Jimi Orwig (keyboards), Steve Chiodi (guitar) and John Castetter (bass), the Menus are a Cincinnati music legend, they’ve been playing here for over 20 years and they show no signs of slowing down anytime soon. P.S. Happy 42 Tim and congratulations on the new Goldrainer!