Welcome Back, Music Blog

Again, my apologies for not keeping up with this blog. I just got a new job, and that has been taking up much of my time.

Anywho, here is this week's concert calendar.

Tuesday

Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Wednesday

Kevin Devine, with The Features
Musica (Akron), 7 PM

MC Chris, with Random A.K.A. Mega Ran, Adam WarRock, MC Lars
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Black Moth Super Rainbow
Beachland Ballroom, 8:30 PM

Thursday

Elton John, with 2cellos
Blossom Music Center, 8 PM

Elliot Yamin, with Mikey Wax
Musica, 7 PM

"Rock The Bells Presents Tour"
House of Blues, 8 PM

The David Mayfield Parade, with One Way Rider
The Kent Stage, 8 PM

Friday

Lee Brice, with LoCash Cowboys
Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds

Male Bonding, with Love Inks
Grog Shop, 8 PM

John Ford Coley, with The Cryers
The Winchester, 8:30 PM

Asleep At The Wheel
The Kent Stage, 8 PM

Saturday

Darius Rucker, with Little Big Town, Randy Houser
Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds

Red Wanting Blue
Musica, 8 PM

7 Walkers, with Bill Kreutzmann
The Kent Stage, 8 PM

Sam Roberts Band
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Sunday

Joe Jonas, with Jay Sean
House of Blues, 8 PM

The Dirt Daubers, with Wagons
Beachland Ballroom, 8:30 PM

Samiam
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Overdue For A Concert Post

Yeah, hi....

I'm really sorry for being MIA since the first week of August. I've been hard at work with some stuff lately that I shan't divulge, but I am back for another full week of blogging.

Tuesday 8/16

Kid Rock, with Sheryl Crow
Blossom Music Center, 7 PM

Wednesday 8/17

Mr. Big
House of Blues, 8:30

Emancipator
Grog Shop, 9 PM

Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk
Beachland Ballroom, 9 PM

Thursday 8/18

Queensryche
House of Blues, 9 PM

Crossfade
Space Nite Club (Streetsboro), 7 PM

The Devastated, with The Browning, Allegaeon
House of Blues - Cambridge Room, 8 PM

Friday 8/19

Candlebox, with Red Sun Rising
House of Blues, 9 PM

Skid Row
The Cove (Geneva), 6 PM

LA Guns
Clay's Park Resort

Filter, with Saliva
Beachland Ballroom, 8 PM

Pentagram, with Jeff the Brotherhood, Valient Thorr
Peabody's, 7 PM

The Sunrise
The Winchester, 8 PM

Saturday 8/20

Pat Travers, Eric Gales, Rick Ray Band, Bobby Messano
Clay's Park Resort

The Steeldrivers
Beachland Ballroom, 8 PM

Sunday 8/21

Blue Oyster Cult, with Chuck Negron, Bobby Messano
Clay's Park Resort

Tim Kasher, with Aficionado
Grog Shop, 8 PM

The Alternate Routes, with The Scattered Trees
Beachland Ballroom, 8 PM

August Shows (Creative Title, I Know)

Monday 8/01

Toad The Wet Sprocket
The Kent Stage, 8 PM

Anarbor, with Valencia, Conditions
Grog Shop, 6 PM

Tuesday 8/02

Journey, with Foreigner, Night Ranger
Blossom Music Center, 7 PM

Bright Eyes, with The Mountain Goats
House of Blues, 9 PM

Paul Dempsey
Beachland Ballroom, 8 PM

Cold Cave
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Wednesday 8/03

Jill Scott, with Anthony Hamilton, Mint Condition, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Doug E. Fresh
Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, 7 PM

Eels, with The Submarines
Beachland Ballroom, 8:30 PM

The Joy Formidable
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Thursday 8/04

Ted Nugent
House of Blues, 9 PM

Tartan Terrors
The Kent Stage, 8 PM

Friday 8/05

O.A.R.
Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, 7 PM

Alkaline Trio, with mewithoutYou, River City Extension, Smoking Popes
House of Blues, 8 PM

Orla Fallon
Evans Amphitheatre, 8 PM

Andy Pratt
The Winchester, 9 PM

Iris DeMent
The Kent Stage, 8 PM

Saturday 8/06

Bob Dylan, with Leon Russell
Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, 8 PM

Kottonmouth Kings
Peabody's, 7 PM

Joseph Arthur
Musica (Akron), 8 PM

Eric Johnson, with Moreland & Arbuckle
Beachland Ballroom, 8:30 PM

Marley's Ghost
The Winchester, 8 PM

Sunday 8/07

"The Fest", with Blessid Union Of Souls
Center For Pastoral Leadership (Wickliffe)

CJ Ramone, with Hostile Omish
Peabody's, 7 PM

J.J. Grey & Mofro
Beachland Ballroom, 8:30 PM

Cool Concerts During a Hot Week

Monday 7/25

Hinder, with My Darkest Days
House of Blues, 7:30 PM

Tuesday 7/26

Britney Spears, with Nicki Minaj
Quicken Loans Arena, 7 PM

Pat Benatar, with Robin Stone
House of Blues, 8:30 PM

The Decemberists
Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, 8 PM

El Ten Eleven, with Tera Melos, The Globes
Beachland Ballroom, 9 PM

Frightened Rabbit, with Bad Veins
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Wednesday 7/27

New Kids On The Block, with Backstreet Boys
Quicken Loans Arena, 7:30 PM

Poison, with Warrant
Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, 8 PM

"All Stars Tour"
Agora Theatre

Johnny Winter
Beachland Ballroom, 9 PM

The Swellers, with Fake Problems, Daytrader
Musica (Akron), 7 PM

Obscura
Peabody's, 7 PM

Anvil
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Thursday 7/28

Flogging Molly, with Clutch
Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, 6:30 PM

Carbon leaf, with The Giving Tree Band
The Kent Stage, 8 PM

Mean Tangerine
Musica, 7 PM

Gentleman Hall
House of Blues - Cambridge Room, 7:30 PM

Friday 7/29

Cold, with Volbeat
House of Blues, 7:30 PM

Bucktown Kickback
The Winchester, 9 PM

Impending Doom
Peabody's, 6:30 PM

Los Straightjackets, with Hi Risers
Beachland Ballroom, 8:30 PM

The Dear Hunter
Grog Shop, 6 PM

Saturday 7/30

Taylor Swift, with Needtobreathe, Hunter Hayes
Quicken Loans Arena, 7:30

Puddle Of Mudd, with Rev Theory
House of Blues, 8 PM

Chris Robinson Brotherhood, with Band Of Heathens
Beachland Ballroom, 8:30 PM

Sunday 7/31

Steve Earle, with Allison Moorer
The Kent Stage, 7:30 PM

The Downtown Fiction, with Action Item, The Summer Set
Musica, 7 PM

Phantogram, The Glitch Mob, Com Truise
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Summer Shows

Monday 7/18

Interpol, with The Soft Moon
House of Blues, 8 PM

Truckfighters, with Valley Of The Sun, Venomin James, Forged In Flame
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Tuesday 7/19

Jimmy Buffett
Blossom Music Center, 8 PM

Stone Temple Pilots, with Rose Hill Drive
Classic Park (Eastlake), 6:30 PM

Buckcherry, with Duff McKagan's Loaded, Taddy Porter
House of Blues, 7:30 PM

Jesse Malin & The St. Marks Social, with The Biters
Beachland Ballroom, 8:30 PM

Dala
Evans Amphitheatre (Cleveland Heights), 8 PM

Wednesday 7/20

Vans Warped Tour
Blossom Music Center, 12 PM

Thomas Dybdahl
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Thursday 7/21

Keith Urban, with Jake Owen
Quicken Loans Arena, 7:30

Koji, with Jeff Pianki
Musica (Akron), 8 PM

The Life And Times
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Friday 7/22

Lil' Wayne, with Rick Ross, Keri Hilson, Far East Movement, Lloyd
Blossom Music Center, 7 PM

"Blues Caravan", with Samantha Fish, Dani Wilde, Cassie Taylor
The Winchester (Lakewood), 9 PM

Broccoli Samurai
Beachland Ballroom, 9 PM

Saturday 7/23

Taking Back Sunday, with Thursday
House of Blues, 7 PM

Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
The Kent Stage (Kent), 8 PM

Rockapella
Evans Amphitheatre, 8 PM

Kenny Zimlinghaus
The Winchester, 9 PM

Torche, with Big Business, Helms Alee
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Sunday 7/24

"Closer To My Dreams Tour", with Tyga, Mindless Behavior, Diggy Simmons, Lil Twist, Jawan Harris, Trevante
House of Blues, 7 PM

Callers, with Nat Baldwin
Beachland Ballroom, 8:30 PM

This Week's Show Schedule

Monday 7/11

Gang Gang Dance
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Tuesday 7/12

Aaron Lewis, with Alexa Carter
House of Blues, 8 PM

Wednesday 7/13

Ambrosia
The Winchester, 8 PM

Lizzy Borden, with Shok Paris
Peabody's, 7 PM

Mary Chapin Carpenter
The Kent Stage, 8 PM

Thursday 7/14

Insane Clown Posse
Peabody's, 7 PM

Kurt Vile & The Violators
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Lubriphonic
Beachland Ballroom, 9 PM

Friday 7/15

Toby Keith, with Eric Church, JT Hodges
Blossom Music Center, 7 PM

Insane Clown Posse
Peabody's, 7 PM

"7 Bridges" - The Ultimate Eagles Experience, with Blue Lunch
Rockin' on the River

Free Energy
Beachland Ballroom, 9 PM

Iain Matthews
The Winchester, 8:30 PM

Saturday 7/16

Lucinda Williams, with Amos Lee
Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, 8 PM

The Flip Side
The Winchester, 8 PM

Sunday 7/17

Tech N9ne
Agora Theatre, 7 PM

Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, with Sons Of Bill
Beachland Ballroom, 8:30 PM

Fourth of July Concert Calendar

Tuesday 7/05

Katy Perry, with Marina And The Diamonds, Skeet Skeet
Quicken Loans Arena, 7:30 PM

David Gray
Akron Civic Theater, 8 PM

Taj Weekes & Adowa
Beachland Ballroom, 8:30 PM

Wednesday 7/06

R. Kelly, with Keyshia Cole, Marsha Ambrosius
Wolstein Center, 7:30 PM

Urge Overkill
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Origin, with Hate Eternal
Peabody's, 6:30 PM

Thursday 7/07

Delicate Steve
Musica, 7:15 PM

Liturgy, with Dope Body
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Chris Webby, with Matrimony
Beachland Ballroom, 8:30 PM

Friday 7/08

Rascal Flatts, with Sara Evans
Blossom Music Center, 7 PM

New Found Glory, with Third Eye Blind
Clay's Park Resort, 6 PM

100 Monkeys, with The Kissing Club, The Bleeding Horse Express
House of Blues, 7 PM

"Almost Queen" - A Tribute to Queen, with Skinny Moo
Rockin' on the River

"Wounded Hand" - A Tribute to Stone Temple Pilots
The Winchester, 9 PM

Hawthorne Heights
Peabody's, 6:30 PM

Another Hero Dies, with Sleep City, Spies Like Us
Roc Bar, 8 PM

Saturday 7/09

Sade, with John Legend
Quicken Loans Arena, 8 PM

Three Days Grace, with My Darkest Days, Saving Abel
Clay's Park Resort, 5 PM

Caravan Of Thieves
The Winchester, 9 PM

Sunday 7/10

Wiz Khalifa
Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, 3 PM

Blame Sally
Beachland Ballroom, 7 PM

Late June/Early July Concert Calendar

Monday 6/27

Matisyahu, with Sub Swara
House of Blues, 7:30 PM

Lee Dewyze
Musica (Akron), 8 PM

Tim Easton, with Madison Square Gardeners
Beachland Ballroom, 8:30 PM

Tuesday 6/28

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Peabody's, 6:30 PM

Mishka, with Anuhea, Mat McHugh
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Joe Purdy, with Milk Carton Kids
Beachland Ballroom, 8 PM

Chris Miller
Happy Dog

Wednesday 6/29

American Babies, with Dan McCoy & The Standing 8′s, The Press
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Friday 7/01

Kid Cudi, with Chip Tha Ripper
Quicken Loans Arena, 8 PM

Gypsy Relic, with Sound People, GAZ
House of Blues - Cambridge Room, 8:30 PM

Emery
Musica, 6:30 PM

Phunkhie Panduh Munkhieeez
The Winchester, 9 PM

The Elected, with Tristen, Mike Bloom
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Dave Alvin & The Guilty Ones
Beachland Ballroom, 8:30 PM

Fins To The Left, with Uptown Cats
"Rockin' on the River" (Cuyahoga Falls)

Saturday 7/02

Idina Menzel
Severance Hall, 8 PM

Mushroomhead Old School Show
Peabody's, 7 PM

"Jersey" - Tribute to Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
The Winchester, 9 PM

Centro-Matic, with Sarah Jaffe, The David Mayfield Parade
Beachland Ballroom, 8 PM

Sunday 7/03

"All That Jazz Festival", with David Benoit
Wolstein Center, 4 PM

Stephen Marley
House of Blues, 7 PM

"Second Helping" - A Salute To Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lock 3 Live Amphitheater (Akron)

Th' Legendary Shack Shakers, with Scoliosis Jones, 45 Spider
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers
Beachland Ballroom, 8:30 PM

Extremely Late Post

Sorry about the delay, folks. There are certain unmentionable cable companies who do not take enough pride in fixing their product, thus leaving me without internet connection.

But enough of my belaboring. Here is this week's Northeast Ohio concert calendar.

Tuesday 6/21

G. Love & Special Sauce
Kent Stage, 8 PM

Peelander-Z
Musica (Akron), 7 PM

The Parlotones, with The Daylights
Grog Shop (Cleveland Hts.), 8 PM

The Wronglers, with Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Beachland Ballroom

Wednesday 6/22

Forbidden, with Revocation, White Wizzard, Havok
Peabody's Down Under, 6:30 PM

Thursday 6/23

Kenny Chesney, with Billy Currington, Uncle Kracker
Blossom Music Center, 7 PM

Jonny Lang
House of Blues, 7 PM

Empires
Musica, 8 PM

People Under The Stairs
Grog Shop, 8 PM

We Are The Union, with I Call Fives, Handguns
Carriage House (Louisville)

Friday 6/24

Big Brother & The Holding Co., with The Swamp Boogie Band
Rockin' on the River (Cuyahoga Falls)

Scott H. Biram
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Saturday 6/25

The Reckoning (R.E.M. Tribute)
The Winchester (Lakewood), 9 PM

Joey Belladonna
Livewire Lounge (Mentor)

Mid-June NEO Concert Calendar

Ladies and gents, what I have posted below is the concert calendar for Northeast Ohio this week.

Again, if you don't live in the area, you can skip this post and rejoin me for my New Music Wednesday feature.

Monday 6/13

Foster The People, with Canon Blue, Gardens And Villa (Sold Out)
Grog Shop (Cleveland Heights), 8 PM

Tuesday 6/14

"Glee Live! In Concert"
Quicken Loans Arena, 7:30 PM

Kate Voegele (Sold Out)
House of Blues - Cambridge Room, 9:30

Against Me!, with Screaming Females, Lemuria, The Sidekicks
House of Blues, 8 PM

The Cave Singers
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Wednesday 6/15

Musiq Soulchild
House of Blues, 9 PM

Thursday 6/16

Art Brut
Beachland Ballroom, 8:30 PM

Rubblebucket
Beachland Ballroom, 9 PM

Janis Ian
Cain Park, 8 PM

Corey Smith
Musica, 8 PM

Friday 6/17

Warren Haynes Band
House of Blues, 9 PM

Miranda Lambert, with Joe Nichols, Josh Kelley
Clay's Park, 6 PM

Zoso (The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience)
Rockin' on the River

Taylor Eigsti, with Becca Stevens
Nighttown, 9 PM

Ian McLagan
The Winchester, 9 PM

Brothers Past
Grog Shop, 8 PM

Saturday 6/18

Gary Allen, with Montgomery Gentry
Clay's Park, 2:45 PM

Hotel California (Original Tribute to The Eagles)
Lock 3 Live Amphitheater

John Doyle, with Karan Casey
Evans Amphitheater, 8 PM

Title Fight
Now That's Class

Kevin Seconds
Beachland Ballroom, 8 PM

Waterband
The Winchester, 9 PM

June 6th-12th Concert Calendar

Each Monday, I post pretty much all of the concerts coming to Northeast Ohio.

This way, I can inform you of all the national acts coming to town, along with some local can't-miss musicians. Northeast Ohio houses some great places to catch live music, and I have posted the times and ticket info for each venue.

After all, there's nothing better than checking out live music, right?

Tuesday 6/07

Panic! At The Disco, with Fun., Foxy Shazam, and Funeral Party
House of Blues, 6:30 PM

The Dodos, with Gauntlet Hair and Shoreway
Grog Shop (Cleveland Heights), 8 PM

Daryl Hance
Beachland Ballroom, 8:30 PM

Civil Twilight, with Pete Nischt and The Motions, and The Heights Band
Musica (Akron), 8 PM


Wednesday 6/08

Otep, with One-Eyed Doll, Blackguard, Sister Sin, and Destrophy
Peabody's Concert Club, 6:30 PM

Ray LaMontagne, with Brandi Carlile
Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, 7 PM

Dennis Coffey
Beachland Ballroom, 8:30 PM

Nicole Atkins & The Black Sea
Beachland Ballroom, 8:30 PM

Hank And Cupcakes
House of Blues - Cambridge Room, 9 PM

Thursday 6/09

Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers
Beachland Ballroom, 8 PM

Friday 6/10

Kelly Richey,
The Winchester (Lakewood), 9 PM

"Canton Blues Festival" with Michael Burks
Downtown Canton, begins at Noon

Fortunate Son (CCR Tribute)
Lock 3 Live Amphitheater (Akron), 7 PM

Saturday 6/11

"Indians Music Festival" with Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, and Jerrod Niemann
Progressive Field, 4 PM

Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
Evans Amphitheatre (Cleveland Heights), 8 PM

Neon Indian, with Oberhofer and Radio People
Grog Shop, 8 PM

"Canton Blues Festival" with Ronnie Baker Brooks
Downtown Canton, begins at Noon

Sunday 6/12

David Bazan, with Cotton Jones
Musica, 8 PM

The English Beat
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 7 PM

Faster Pussycat
Ripper Owens Tap House (Akron)