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Your Cleveland Concert Calendar for May
Thursday, May 2nd: Palma Violets, Guards, Herzog @ Grog Shop. Friday, May 3rd: Ra Ra Riot, Lighthouse and the Whaler @ Beachland Ballroom. Ra Ra Riot in-store at Music Saves. Saturday, May 4th: The Barry Bash with Wesley Bright & The Hi-Lites, Dave Pearce & The Sonic Tonsil, Brent Kirby, Jack Charleston, Kristine Jackson, Walkin' Cane. $99 and proceeds go to ALS research. Nights, Relaxer, Pleasure Leftists @ Happy Dog. ...READ MORE
Your Cleveland Concert Calendar for April
Monday, April 1st: White Mystery, Shit-Box Jimmy, Wooly Bullies, The Next New Nothings @ Grog Shop. Wednesday, April 3rd: Waaves, Fidlar, Cheetahs @ Grog Shop. Patrick Sweany, Shivering Timbers @ Mahall's 20 Lanes Thursday, April 4th: Ed Schrader's Music Beat, Pleasure Leftists, Swindlella, Cruelster @ Now That's Class. Friday, April 5th: Floor, Thrones, Murderedman, Own Weather @ Grog Shop. Jeremy Porter and the Tucos, Bill...READ MORE
More Brothers! JEFF the Brotherhood Unveil Their Expanded Lineup at the Grog Shop to Shredding Effect
Like a poor man's Weezer, who instead of making a wrong turn and getting lost in Beverly Hills, found themselves down in skid row and loved it, JEFF the Brotherhood not only understand the irony of a couple of everymen cranking out rock anthems, they embrace it. It was evident when brothers Jake (guitar) and Jamin (drums) Orrall anonymously took the Grog Shop stage with sheepish grins, Jamin dressed all in white with a Gratefu...READ MORE
Live Rock Action: The Many Sides of Yo La Tengo
Words often fail when attempting to describe the lasting appeal of Yo La Tengo. To say this long-running, Hoboken trio is a critic's band implies they're difficult for the average music fan to understand. It wasn't just critics, record store owners and vinyl geeks who filled the sold-out Beachland Ballroom on Thursday night. There were normal folk, too. To describe their talent as a band who can play any song in any style, Bla...READ MORE
Your Cleveland Concert Calendar for February
Friday, February 1st: Lottery League Draft Night @ Beachland Ballroom. U.S. Girls, Slim Twig, Malcolm And Sammy @ Happy Dog. Saturday, February 2nd: Ragers, Night Sweats, Dead Sweaters, Thaddeus A. Greene @ Grog Shop. Sunday, February 3rd: Action Camp, Cereal Banter, Missile Command @ Now That's Class. Thursday, February 7th: Yo La Tengo @ Beachland Ballroom (2 sets no opener). Johns, Nervousas, Wooly Bullies @ Happy Dog. Ob...READ MORE
Lovin’ It Live: Father John Misty’s Sunny Vibes a Natural Fit for Spring in January
On a night more like early Spring than the second week of January, Clevelanders filled the Beachland Ballroom for a man not named Jeff "Indie Rock God" Mangum (His show this night was over at the Masonic Auditorium) who just recently left a plum gig as drummer in the Pacific Northwest folk group, Fleet Foxes. Yet, if there was any doubt whether J Tillman made the wrong decision in going out on his own as Father John Misty, or if ...READ MORE
Your Cleveland Concert Calendar for November
Tuesday, November 6th: DEMOCRACY! VOTE! @ Your local polling place. Friday, November 9th: The Sword, Gypsyhawk, Eagle Claw @ Grog Shop. Cave, Running, Radio People @ Happy Dog. Saturday, November 10th: Sloan performing Twice Removed @ Grog Shop. Madonna @ Quicken Loans Arena. Dean Wareham plays Galaxie 500, The Building @ Cedar's in Youngstown. Sunday, November 11th: All Dinosaurs, Barn Burners, Goonz @ Now That's Class. ...READ MORE
Live: Dinosaur, Jr @ The Beachland Ballroom 10.24.12
If Shearwater was supposed to be the folksier, quieter band on the Dinosaur, Jr bill on Tuesday night at the Beachland, then the fact that they were loud enough to literally make your balls shake was not a good sign for those who wanted to avoid things like permanent hearing loss. Had Dinosaur, Jr's J Mascis hijacked the sound board and pushed every slider to the very top? I wouldn't put it past him. Behind that calm demeanor of his,...READ MORE
Cleveland Concert Calendar for October
Monday, October 1st: Frankie Rose, Village Bicycle, Filmstrip @ Beachland Tavern. Tuesday, October 2nd: Slug Guts, Warm Soda, Scarcity of Tanks, Short Torso @ Now That's Class. Wednesday, October 3rd: ZZ Top @ Akron Civic Theatre. Wednesday, October 3rd: Pleasure Leftists, Outside World @ Happy Dog. Thursday, October 4th: Jack of Heart, Obnox, Exploding Lies @ Now That's Class. Friday, October 5th: Kid Tested, Fresh Ki...READ MORE
Something About Guided by Voices and Cobra Verde at the Grog Shop’s 20th Anniversary Celebration
Notes from last night's Ohio Rock spectacular in no particular order (I feel like I drank 1,000 beers last night, so give me a little leeway, you guys): * I'm not what most would call a believer. More times than not, religion, and the things people do in the name of religion revolt me. Yet, late in Guided by Voices marathon set, lead singer Robert Pollard made a convincing argument regarding the existence of a higher power as he r...READ MORE
2012 Pitchfork Music Festival: Milk Music
Alex Coxen, the lead singer for Olympia Washington's Milk Music is an interesting character, to say the least. With his long, blonde hair, and mellow disposition, he had this whole Jeff Spicoli, surfer vibe to him when he first took to the mic. Every word he spoke between songs was forgettable and/or regrettable. Take, "Fuck your parents. Kill Yourself. Ha Ha Ha!" for example, or all of the other random f-bombs tossed t...READ MORE
