Last 1/3 of 2016 Concert Calendar
I went an entire summer since my last concert calendar. I made it to eleven shows this summer; ten summarized here, plus one more last night:
11. Def Leppard w/REO Speedwagon @ Blossom. I went with four of my friends. We opted to get dinner, and thereby missed Tesla. Sacrifices have to be made sometimes.
I probably missed some good shows this summer due to the long gap between concert calendars. Let's try to avoid that fate in the remaining 1/3 of the year with a brand new shiny concert calendar. Bold means it's virtually certain I'll attend, italics means I'm more than usually interested.
September
R 9/01 - Elvis Depressedly @ Mahalls. I mean, with a name like that!
Su 9/04 - Uncle Earl @ Music Box Concert Hall. Old-timey.
T 9/06 - AC/DC w/Axl Rose @ The Q. I mean, GNR was so good.
F 9/09 - Slayer @ Nautica. Stay metal, stay cool.
S 9/10 - WRUW's annual concert Studio-A-Rama, featuring headliners Eternal Summers and New Salem Witch Hunters, plus many local openers. I'll be there in my traditional grab.
T 9/13 - Guitar Wolf @ Grog Shop. Japanese rock. I never thought I'd get to see them!
T 9/13 - Matthew Sweet @ Music Box Concert Hall. Listed for M.
S 9/17 - Barrence Whitfield & the Savages @ Beachland Tavern. Soul.
R 9/22 - The Toasters @ The Foundry. 2nd wave ska who never stopped.
R 9/22 - Diego Figueiredo @ Nighttown. Brazilian jazz guitar.
F 9/23 - Nada Surf @ Beachland Ballroom. Featuring Clevelander Doug Gillard.
S 9/24 - AJJ @ Grog Shop. Formerly Andrew Jackson Jihad.
S 9/24 - Dokken @ Rocksino. Was just discussing them recently.
S 9/24 - New Salem Witch Hunters @ Happy Dog. If you can't make it to Studio-A-Rama, you can catch them here.
Su 9/25 - Car Seat Headrest @ Rock Hall. Terrible name, good music.
T 9/27 - Tacocat @ Mahalls. Former Studio-A headliner.
F 9/30 - Nikki Hill @ Music Box Supper Club. She's very good, if you like soul.
October
S 10/01 - Tom Jones @ Rocksino. Listed for CG.
S 10/01 - Kanye @ The Q. Listed for M.
Su 10/02 - Ramblin' Jack Elliot @ Beachland Ballroom. Folk storyteller. Very much my father's kind of thing.
T 10/04 - Josh Ritter @ Kent Stage. My 2012 show of the year.
T 10/04 - The Suffers @ Rock Hall. Gulf coast soul.
R 10/06 - Slaid Cleaves @ Beachland Ballroom. Austin-based singer-songwriter. I've seen him twice and enjoy his stuff.
S 10/08 - Grandmaster Flash @ Musica. Apparently not a mistake...
Su 10/09 - Gabriel Alegria & Afro Peruvian Sextet @ Nighttown. At least one fun album.
T 10/11 - The Upper Crust @ Beachland Tavern. A very long time ago these guys headlined Studio-A-Rama, and I was responsible for delivering a case of Heineken and a bottle of whiskey to their room. Then they dressed up as French aristocrats and rocked out. No joke.
T 10/18 - The Dillinger Escape Plan @ House of Blues. Mathcore.
W 10/19 - John Mellencamp @ Akron Civic. I'm actually pretty sorely tempted.
W 10/19 - Lee Harvey Osmond @ Beachland Tavern. Acid folk. Produced by members of the Cowboy Junkies. Lead singer is member of Blackie & the Rodeo Kings.
10/19 through 10/23 - CityMusic Cleveland at various venues with Sayaka Shoji.
R 10/20 - Teenage Fanclub @ Beachland Ballroom. Brandt is super excited about this.
F 10/21 - Mr. Gnome @ Beachland Ballroom. Locals. Rocking.
S 10/22 - Deerhunter @ Musica. Fun weird rock.
Su 10/23 - Kelsey Waldon @ Beachland Tavern. Young Nashville-based singer-songwriter.
Su 10/23 - Esperanza Spalding @ Kent Stage. Alas, I'm flying back that day.
R 10/27 - Amy Rigby @ Beachland Tavern. Her show in my living room was cancelled, but I bet this one won't be.
F 10/28 - Elvis Costello & The Impostors - He's one for the bucket list as well.
S 10/29 - MC Chris w/MC Lars @ Grog Shop. Can I blame aiela for this? Probably...
November
T 11/01 - Rusted Root @ HOB. A seminal concert for me.
W 11/02 - The Jayhawks @ Kent Stage. I love them because of appearances on Live at the World Cafe.
R 11/03 - Screeching Weasel @ Agora Theatre. Punk. Whatever that means now.
F 11/11 - Henry Rollins @ Cleveland Masonic (sponsored Grog). Spoken word.
S 11/12 - Rufus Wainwright @ Music Box Concert Hall. Bizarre and entertaining the one time I saw him. Recently did an album of sonnets. With Bill Shatner, no less.
F 11/18 - Thee Oh Sees @ Beachland Ballroom. My old co-host Shari loved them for a while. My current co-host Colleen likes them too. I think they rock pretty hard.
Su 11/20 - War @ Kent Stage. Low Rider is the famous cut, but they have a lot more.
T 11/22 - The Dickies w/The Queers @ Grog Shop. Funny punk.
Su 11/27 - King Khan & The BBQ Show @ Beachland Ballroom. He was great last year, and it's right on my birthday weekend!
December
F 12/02 - Bad Luck Jonathan @ Beachland Tavern. Featuring Jon Langford (Mekons, Waco Brothers, Bloodshot everything).
Su 12/04 - Alan Cummings @ Playhouse Square. The Emcee. Nightcrawler. Singer of sappy songs. There are cheap-o $10 seats.
Su 12/11 - Straight No Chaser @ Playhouse Square. A cappella.
12/07 through 12/11 - CityMusic Cleveland at various venues.
R 12/08 - Red Fang @ Beachland Ballroom. Loud rock. My friend Steve likes them a lot. The video for Prehistoric Dog is pretty sweet.
S 12/17 - Mannheim Steamroller @ Playhouse Square. Mom's favorite :-)
2017
3/08 through 3/12 - CityMusic Cleveland at various venues.
5/17 through 5/21 - CityMusic Cleveland at various venues.
How do you find local shows? Try these: Beachland Ballroom & Tavern, Grog Shop, CSU Convocation (aka Wolstein) Center, HOB, Kent Stage, Agora Theater & Ballroom, Quicken Loans Arena, Night Town, Playhouse Square, Rock Hall, Cain Park, Blossom, Nautica Pavilion, Lakewood Civic Auditorium, Severance Hall, E.J. Thomas Hall (Akron), Musica (Akron), Akron Civic, CityMusic Cleveland, Now That's Class, Happy Dog, Euclid Tavern (aka, Happy Dog East), Mahall's 20 Lanes, Tri-C Jazzfest, Dionysus (Oberlin), Oberlin College, Cleveland Museum of Art, Transformer Station, Hard Rock Live, The Music Box, The Odeon.
11. Def Leppard w/REO Speedwagon @ Blossom. I went with four of my friends. We opted to get dinner, and thereby missed Tesla. Sacrifices have to be made sometimes.
I probably missed some good shows this summer due to the long gap between concert calendars. Let's try to avoid that fate in the remaining 1/3 of the year with a brand new shiny concert calendar. Bold means it's virtually certain I'll attend, italics means I'm more than usually interested.
September
R 9/01 - Elvis Depressedly @ Mahalls. I mean, with a name like that!
Su 9/04 - Uncle Earl @ Music Box Concert Hall. Old-timey.
T 9/06 - AC/DC w/Axl Rose @ The Q. I mean, GNR was so good.
F 9/09 - Slayer @ Nautica. Stay metal, stay cool.
S 9/10 - WRUW's annual concert Studio-A-Rama, featuring headliners Eternal Summers and New Salem Witch Hunters, plus many local openers. I'll be there in my traditional grab.
T 9/13 - Guitar Wolf @ Grog Shop. Japanese rock. I never thought I'd get to see them!
T 9/13 - Matthew Sweet @ Music Box Concert Hall. Listed for M.
S 9/17 - Barrence Whitfield & the Savages @ Beachland Tavern. Soul.
R 9/22 - The Toasters @ The Foundry. 2nd wave ska who never stopped.
R 9/22 - Diego Figueiredo @ Nighttown. Brazilian jazz guitar.
F 9/23 - Nada Surf @ Beachland Ballroom. Featuring Clevelander Doug Gillard.
S 9/24 - AJJ @ Grog Shop. Formerly Andrew Jackson Jihad.
S 9/24 - Dokken @ Rocksino. Was just discussing them recently.
S 9/24 - New Salem Witch Hunters @ Happy Dog. If you can't make it to Studio-A-Rama, you can catch them here.
Su 9/25 - Car Seat Headrest @ Rock Hall. Terrible name, good music.
T 9/27 - Tacocat @ Mahalls. Former Studio-A headliner.
F 9/30 - Nikki Hill @ Music Box Supper Club. She's very good, if you like soul.
October
S 10/01 - Tom Jones @ Rocksino. Listed for CG.
S 10/01 - Kanye @ The Q. Listed for M.
Su 10/02 - Ramblin' Jack Elliot @ Beachland Ballroom. Folk storyteller. Very much my father's kind of thing.
T 10/04 - Josh Ritter @ Kent Stage. My 2012 show of the year.
T 10/04 - The Suffers @ Rock Hall. Gulf coast soul.
R 10/06 - Slaid Cleaves @ Beachland Ballroom. Austin-based singer-songwriter. I've seen him twice and enjoy his stuff.
S 10/08 - Grandmaster Flash @ Musica. Apparently not a mistake...
Su 10/09 - Gabriel Alegria & Afro Peruvian Sextet @ Nighttown. At least one fun album.
T 10/11 - The Upper Crust @ Beachland Tavern. A very long time ago these guys headlined Studio-A-Rama, and I was responsible for delivering a case of Heineken and a bottle of whiskey to their room. Then they dressed up as French aristocrats and rocked out. No joke.
T 10/18 - The Dillinger Escape Plan @ House of Blues. Mathcore.
W 10/19 - John Mellencamp @ Akron Civic. I'm actually pretty sorely tempted.
W 10/19 - Lee Harvey Osmond @ Beachland Tavern. Acid folk. Produced by members of the Cowboy Junkies. Lead singer is member of Blackie & the Rodeo Kings.
10/19 through 10/23 - CityMusic Cleveland at various venues with Sayaka Shoji.
R 10/20 - Teenage Fanclub @ Beachland Ballroom. Brandt is super excited about this.
F 10/21 - Mr. Gnome @ Beachland Ballroom. Locals. Rocking.
S 10/22 - Deerhunter @ Musica. Fun weird rock.
Su 10/23 - Kelsey Waldon @ Beachland Tavern. Young Nashville-based singer-songwriter.
Su 10/23 - Esperanza Spalding @ Kent Stage. Alas, I'm flying back that day.
R 10/27 - Amy Rigby @ Beachland Tavern. Her show in my living room was cancelled, but I bet this one won't be.
F 10/28 - Elvis Costello & The Impostors - He's one for the bucket list as well.
S 10/29 - MC Chris w/MC Lars @ Grog Shop. Can I blame aiela for this? Probably...
November
T 11/01 - Rusted Root @ HOB. A seminal concert for me.
W 11/02 - The Jayhawks @ Kent Stage. I love them because of appearances on Live at the World Cafe.
R 11/03 - Screeching Weasel @ Agora Theatre. Punk. Whatever that means now.
F 11/11 - Henry Rollins @ Cleveland Masonic (sponsored Grog). Spoken word.
S 11/12 - Rufus Wainwright @ Music Box Concert Hall. Bizarre and entertaining the one time I saw him. Recently did an album of sonnets. With Bill Shatner, no less.
F 11/18 - Thee Oh Sees @ Beachland Ballroom. My old co-host Shari loved them for a while. My current co-host Colleen likes them too. I think they rock pretty hard.
Su 11/20 - War @ Kent Stage. Low Rider is the famous cut, but they have a lot more.
T 11/22 - The Dickies w/The Queers @ Grog Shop. Funny punk.
Su 11/27 - King Khan & The BBQ Show @ Beachland Ballroom. He was great last year, and it's right on my birthday weekend!
December
F 12/02 - Bad Luck Jonathan @ Beachland Tavern. Featuring Jon Langford (Mekons, Waco Brothers, Bloodshot everything).
Su 12/04 - Alan Cummings @ Playhouse Square. The Emcee. Nightcrawler. Singer of sappy songs. There are cheap-o $10 seats.
Su 12/11 - Straight No Chaser @ Playhouse Square. A cappella.
12/07 through 12/11 - CityMusic Cleveland at various venues.
R 12/08 - Red Fang @ Beachland Ballroom. Loud rock. My friend Steve likes them a lot. The video for Prehistoric Dog is pretty sweet.
S 12/17 - Mannheim Steamroller @ Playhouse Square. Mom's favorite :-)
2017
3/08 through 3/12 - CityMusic Cleveland at various venues.
5/17 through 5/21 - CityMusic Cleveland at various venues.
How do you find local shows? Try these: Beachland Ballroom & Tavern, Grog Shop, CSU Convocation (aka Wolstein) Center, HOB, Kent Stage, Agora Theater & Ballroom, Quicken Loans Arena, Night Town, Playhouse Square, Rock Hall, Cain Park, Blossom, Nautica Pavilion, Lakewood Civic Auditorium, Severance Hall, E.J. Thomas Hall (Akron), Musica (Akron), Akron Civic, CityMusic Cleveland, Now That's Class, Happy Dog, Euclid Tavern (aka, Happy Dog East), Mahall's 20 Lanes, Tri-C Jazzfest, Dionysus (Oberlin), Oberlin College, Cleveland Museum of Art, Transformer Station, Hard Rock Live, The Music Box, The Odeon.