Music
Published June 11th, 2008
Matt Costa At Beachland 8/7
The June 12 John Lee Hooker show at Brothers Lounge has been postponed.
Best known as the band that plays the Sopranos theme song, A3: Alabama 3 comes to the House of Blues at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 2. Tickets: $17.50.
Blue Highway and the Dixie Bee-Liners team up for a double bill of bluegrass at 8 p.m. Friday, July 11 at the Kent Stage. $25/$20 adv.
Sax man Bob Reynolds takes a day off from the John Mayer tour to play Nighttown at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 16. Tickets: $20.
Hair-metal holdovers Cinderella come to Tower City Amphitheater with Warrant, Lynch Mob and Lynam opening at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 19. Tickets: $10-$29.50.
Blues guitarist Michael Burks plays Wilbert's at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 24. Tickets: $10.
Emo rockers The Honorary Title are at the Grog Shop with New Frontiers and Paper Rival opening at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 24. Tickets: $12/$10 adv.
Margot & the Nuclear So and So's play the Beachland Ballroom at 9 p.m. Monday, July 30. Tickets: $12.
Jam icons Gov't Mule are at the House of Blues with Rosehill Drive opening at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 31. Tickets: $28.50.
Singer-songwriter Ferras comes to the House of Blues Cambridge Room at 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7. Tickets: $10.
Singer-songwriter Matt Costa is at the Beachland Ballroom at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7. Tickets: $17/$15 adv.
The Saw Doctors are back at the House of Blues at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22. Tickets: $25.
Rapper Bow Wow plays the House of Blues at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23. Tickets: $35.
Guitarist extraordinaire Buckethead performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30 at the Agora Ballroom. Tickets: $25/$20 adv. on sale Friday at 10 a.m.
The Black Keys play E.J. Thomas Hall in Akron at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. Tickets: $28.50 on sale Friday at 10 a.m.
6/11: Dan Bern, John McGrail. Beachland Tavern. $15.
6/11: Nada Surf, The Republic Tigers. Beachland Ballroom. $15.
6/11: The Refugees. Wilbert's. $10.
6/12: Iron Maiden. Blossom $20-$69.50. TM.
6/12: John Lee Hooker Jr. Brothers Lounge. $12/$10 adv. ***POSTPONED***
6/12: Halo of Locusts. Peabody's. $12/$10 adv. TM.
6/12: The Cotton Jones Basket Ride. Beachland Tavern. $7.
6/13: Death Cab for Cutie, Rogue Wave. Plain Dealer Pavilion. $32.50. TM.
6/13: Cross Canadian Ragweed, The Not So Good Ol' Boys. House of Blues. $16. TM.
6/13: Sasquatch & the Sickibillys, Scarlet Fever. Beachland Tavern. $8.
6/13: Big Leg Emma. Winchester. $10.
6/13: Fink & JayMay. B-Side. $8.
6/13: Tony Monaco Trio. Nighttown. $20.
6/13: The Original Strawbs. Kent Stage. $25/$22 adv.
6/13: JW Jones. Fat Fish Blue. $10.
6/13: Dieter. Peabody's. $18/$15 adv. TM.
6/13: Greg Ginn, JamBang, The Texas Corrugators. Wilbert's. $10.
6/14: Breaker, Wretch, Ground Zero, Lick the Blade. Jigsaw. $10.
6/14: Honeytribe. House of Blues Cambridge Room. $10. TM.
6/14: Far From Finished. Pirates Cove. $12/$10 adv. TM.
6/14: JW Jones. Fat Fish Blue. $10.
6/14: Set to Burn, Melodic, Ray Marsh, Daniel Montgomery, Fulltime Ghost, Shortcut to September, Scrimshaw, Believe Us Both. Wilbert's. $10.
6/15: Brooks & Dunn. Blossom $25-$55. TM.
6/15: Christian Death. Peabody's. $14/$12 adv. TM.
6/15: Dark Lotus, Haystak, Wolfpac, Roc. House of Blues. $23.50. TM.
6/16: Fish. House of Blues. $28. TM.
6/16: Tarbox Ramblers, Broken Circle Gospel Deluxe. Beachland Tavern. $10.
6/16: Sleepercar, Saints. Grog Shop. $10/$8 adv.
6/17: Ferret Young Guns Tour featuring Elysia. Peabody's. $12/$10 adv. TM.
6/17: Jack Johnson, Mason Jennings, Money Mark. Blossom. $30-$45. TM.
6/17: El Ten Eleven. Beachland Tavern. $7.
6/17: Jon McLaughlin. House of Blues Cambridge Room. $12. TM.
6/17: Chris Botti. Palace Theatre. $10-$40.
6/17: Ryan Cabrera. Grog. $20/$18 adv.
6/17: Demi Lovato. House of Blues. $16.50. TM.
6/18: The Cure, 65daysofstatic. Wolstein Center. $47.50-$57.50. TM.
6/18: Richard Julian. Winchester. $8.
6/18: Salt the Wound, Across Five Aprils. Pirates Cove. $8.
6/19: The Dethklok Tour: Chimaira, Soilent Green.
House of Blues. $24.50. TM.
6/19: Hanzel Und Gretyl, Living Dead, Colombine. Peabody's. $16/$14 adv. TM.
6/19: Maia Sharp. Nighttown. $15.
6/19: Langhorne Slim, Expecting Rain. Grog Shop. $8.
6/19: Brittany Reilly, Pandactyl. Beachland Tavern. $8.
6/20: Demon Hunter, Living Sacrifice, Oh Sleeper,
The Famine, Advent. House of Blues. $16. TM.
6/20: Silver Apples, Loto Ball Show, Emeralds,
DJ Krauty McKraut. Grog Shop. $10.
6/20: Linda McRea, Nick Motil, Maura Rogers. Wilbert's. $6.
6/20: Stroke 9, Boatzz. Brothers Lounge. $20/$15 adv.
6/20: Grupo Fantasma. Beachland Ballroom. $10.
6/20: Kay Carter. Fat Fish Blue. $5.
6/21: Lisa Lampanelli. E.J. Thomas Hall. $36.75. TM.
6/21: First Light. Plain Dealer Pavilion. $19.50-$27.50. TM.
6/21: Junior Brown. Beachland Ballroom. $22/$20 adv.
6/21: Summer Slaughter. Peabody's. $25/$20 adv. TM.
6/21: Peter Murphy, Ali Eskadarian. House of Blues. $25. TM.
6/21: Anat Cohen Quartet. Nighttown. $20.
6/21: Burning Brides, Year Long Disaster, The Quickening. Grog Shop. $8.
6/21: A Prairie Home Companion. Blossom. $26-$60. TM.
6/21: Sean Carney. Fat Fish Blue. $10.
6/22: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Steve Winwood. Blossom. $29.50-$95. TM.
6/22: Sloan, The Golden Dogs, Quickening. Grog Shop. $12.
6/22: We Shot the Moon. Musica Akron. $8.
6/22: Circa 1939. Nighttown. $15.
6/22: Ari Hest, Brendan James. Beachland Tavern. $12/$10 adv.
6/24: Return to Forever. Plain Dealer Pavilion. $27.50-$55. TM.
6/24: Carolyn Wonderland, Nathan Singleton.
Beachland Tavern. $10.
6/24: Jakob Dylan. House of Blues. $17-$24. TM.
6/24: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey. Wilbert's. $10.
6/25: Black Angels, The Warlocks. Beachland Ballroom. $12.
6/25: Edwin McCain, Brian Vander Ark, Will Bowen. House of Blues. $18.50. TM.
6/26: Unwed Sailor, Sybris, To Be a High-Powered Executive. Grog Shop. $8.
6/26: The Bridge, Colin John. Wilbert's. $10.
6/26: Eef Barzelay. Beachland Tavern. $10.
6/26: The Absence. Peabody's. $10/$8 adv. TM.
6/26: Ed Pearlman & Neil Pearlman. Nighttown. $10.
6/26: Shooter Jennings, Not So Good Ol' Boys.
Beachland Ballroom. $17/$15 adv.
6/27: Corey Smith, Jackson Rohm. House of Blues. $13.50. TM.
6/27: Gina Sicilia, The Blue Drivers. Wilbert's. $10.
6/27: Corey Smith, Jackson Rohm. House of Blues Cambridge Room. $13.50/$10 adv. TM.
6/28: Don Dixon and the Jump Rabbits, Marti Jones. Winchester. $10.
6/28: Riders in the Sky. Kent Stage. $25/$22 adv.
6/29: Sonny Landreth. Beachland Ballroom. $20.
6/28: The Werks, The Ben Barrs, Steve-O. Wilbert's. $6.
6/29: Kevin Mohagany, Joe Hunter Trio. Nighttown. $29.
6/29: Todd Rundgren. House of Blues. $29.50. TM.
7/1: The AKAs. Pirates Cove. $10/$8 adv. TM.
7/1: KaiserCartel. Wilbert's. $7.
7/1: People in Planes. Agora Ballroom. $12/$10 adv. TM.
7/2: Green Jelly. Peabody's. $16/$14 adv. TM.
7/2: Rosewood Thieves. Wilbert's. $6.
7/2: Tim McGraw. Blossom. $33.50-$63.50. TM.
7/3: The Jagermeister Music Tour: Type O Negative, Wednesday 13, Soil. House of Blues. $22. TM.
7/4: HedPe. Peabody's. $12/$10 adv. TM.
7/5: Peter Tork, Michael Jantz. Winchester. $15.
7/6: Coldplay. Quicken Loans Arena. $49.50-$89.50. TM.
7/6: Morgan Heritage, Laza, Irie Love. Peabody's. $20. TM.
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7/7: Stone Temple Pilots, Secret Machines.
E.J. Thomas Hall. $48.50-$58.50. TM.
7/8: Chicago. Plain Dealer Pavilion. $25-$65. TM.
7/8: Less than Jake, Goldfinger, Big D and the Kids Table, Suburban Legends. House of Blues. $23. TM.
7/8: Tramps & Thieves. Beachland Tavern. $7.
7/8: Scream the Prayer. Peabody's. $17/$15 adv. TM.
7/9: Lyle Lovett. Lakewood Civic Auditorium. $42.50-$52.50. TM.
7/9: Groundation. Beachland Ballroom. $12/$10 adv.
7/10: Rehab. Peabody's. $17/$15 adv. TM.
7/10: The Casualities, The Episodes. Grog Shop. $12.
7/10: Alkaline Trio, American Steel, The Fashion.
House of Blues. $17.50. TM.
7/10: Bobby Sanabria. Nighttown. $20.
7/11: Three Doors Down, Staind, Hinder.
Blossom. $19-$69. TM.
7/11: Teddy Geiger, Hillary McRae, Scott Harris.
Agora Balllroom. $16. TM.
7/11: Kittie, Dope, Anew Revolution, Panic Cell.
Peabody's. $20/$17 adv. TM.
7/11: Pat Harris-Thomas. Nighttown. $15.
7/11: Victorian Halls. Grog Shop. $6.
7/11: Jonathan Coulton, Paul and Storm.
Beachland Ballroom. $18.
7/12: Virginia Coalition, The Alternate Routes, Rex Moroux. Beachland Ballroom. $12.
7/12: Roxy Cottontail, Misterbradleyp. B-Side. $10.
7/12: Gypsy Dave and the Stumpjumpers.
Beachland Tavern. $7.
7/12: Mad-Sweet Pangs. Wilbert's. $6.
7/13: Jenny Owen Youngs. Beachland Tavern. $10.
7/13: The Hush Sound, The Cab, The Morning Light. Grog Shop (6 p.m.). $14.
7/14: Les Breast Feeders. Beachland Tavern. $10.
7/14: Dark Star Orchestra. Kent Stage. $28/$25 adv.
7/15: Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush. House of Blues. $16. TM.
7/15: Keri Noble. Beachland Tavern. $10.
7/15: Robert Plant, Allison Krauss, T-Bone Burnett.
Time Warner Cable Amphitheater. $25-$89.50. TM.
7/16: Boris, Torche, Nachtmystium. Grog Shop. $14/$12 adv.
7/16: The Tarbox Ramblers, Broken Circle Deluxe. Beachland Tavern. $10.
7/16: GMG Trio. Wilbert's. $6.
7/17: Suffocation. Peabody's. $18/$16 adv. TM.
7/17: Ken Peplowski. Nighttown. $25.
7/17: John Mayer, Colbie Caillat, Brett Dennen.
Blossom. $30-$55. TM.
7/17: Warped Tour. Time Warner Cable Amphitheater. $37.25. TM.
7/17: Brave Combo. Grog Shop. $15.
7/17: The Hold Steady, The Loved Ones.
Beachland Ballroom. $17/$15 adv.
7/18: Asylum Street Spankers, Guy Forsyth Band. Beachland Ballroom. $16/$14 adv.
7/18: Full Blown Chaos, Shai Hulud, Epicurian.
Grog Shop (7 p.m.). $12/$10 adv.
7/18: Grey Dealer, Sarah Burgess, Deep in Grace.
Agora Ballroom. $9/$7 adv. TM.
7/18: Widespread Panic. Plain Dealer Pavilion. $33.50. TM.
7/19: Roy Book Binder. Winchester. $15.
7/19: The Nighthawks. Wilbert's. $12.
7/19: Mirrors. Beachland Tavern. $8.
7/19: 2*Sweet, Fireworks, This Time Next Year.
Grog Shop (6 p.m.). $10.
7/20: Phantom Rockers, Koffin Kats.
Beachland Tavern. $12/$10 adv.
7/20: Amos Lee. House of Blues. $18.50. TM.
7/21: !!!, Extra Golden. Grog Shop. $14.
7/21: Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Madison Crawl.
Peabody's. $14/$12 adv. TM.
7/22: King Khan & the Shrines. Grog Shop. $10/$8 adv.
7/22: Wednesday 13, Marazene. Peabody's. $12/$10 adv. TM.
7/22: Over the Rhine. Cain Park. $2. TM.
7/22: The Chris Coleman Band, The Thrifters. Wilbert's. $6.
7/23: Eric Lindell. Winchester. $12.
7/23: Film School, Jeremy Jay. Beachland Tavern. $8.
7/23: Valient Thorr, Early Man, Monotonix.
Grog Shop. $12/$10 adv.
7/25: Joan of Arc, Uno Lady. Grog Shop. $10.
7/25: Wussy. Beachland Tavern. $7.
7/25: The Foo Fighters, Supergrass.
Quicken Loans Arena. $27-$47. TM.
7/26: Bill Evans Soulgrass. Cain Park. $20-$27. TM.
7/26: Earth, Wind & Fire. Plain Dealer Pavilion. $42.50-$69.50. TM.
7/28: Dub Trio, Captain Kneal and the Noisemakers.
Grog Shop. $10/$8 adv.
7/28: Left Lane Cruiser. Beachland Tavern. $6.
7/29: The Black Crowes, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals. House of Blues. $42.50. TM.
7/29: Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus Dreams. Cain Park. $2. TM.
7/30: The Black Crowes, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals. House of Blues. $42.50. TM.
7/30: The Dave Matthews Band, Ingrid Michaelson. Blossom. $40-$70. TM.
7/30: Janis Ian. Cain Park. $13-$17. TM.
8/1: Spiritualized, The Dirtbombs. House of Blues. $22.50. TM.
8/1: Todd Snider, Garrison Starr. Beachland Ballroom. $35/$30 adv.
8/2: Gogol Bordello. House of Blues. $18.50. TM.
8/2: Lesley Gore. Cain Park. $20-$26. TM.
8/2: Religion Against Religion. Agora Ballroom. $7. TM.
8/2: The Weakerthans. Beachland Ballroom. $15/$14 adv.
8/3: Neil Diamond. Quicken Loans Arena. $55-$120. TM.
8/3: Joshua Radin, Vanessa Carlton, Alexa Wilkison. Beachland Ballroom. $17/$15 adv.
8/4: Radiohead, Grizzly Bear. Blossom. $30-$50. TM.
8/4: Dr. Dog. Beachland Ballroom. $14/$12 adv.
8/4: Harry and the Potters. Grog Shop (6 p.m.). $10.
8/5: Ours, God or Julie, Plain Jane Auto.
House of Blues. $12. TM.
8/5: RX Bandits, Portugal. The Man, Maps & Atlases. Grog Shop. $14/$12 adv.
8/6: Eddie and the Hotrods. Beachland Tavern. $15.
8/6: The Melvins, Big Business. Grog Shop. $15.
8/6: Extreme, King's X, Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp.
House of Blues. $30. TM.
8/6: Dance Gavin Dance, A Static Lullaby, Four Letter Lie, Secret & Whisper, Lower Definition.
Agora Theatre. $15/$12 adv. TM.
8/6: Esperanza Spalding. Nighttown. $20.
8/6: Thrash & Burn Tour: Darkest Hour, Parkway Drive, Misery Signals, Stick to Your Guns, Winds of Plague, Arsis, Light this City, After The Burial, Arsonists Get All the Girls. Peabody's. $19/$15 adv. TM.
8/8: Boys Like Girls, Good Charlotte, Metro Station, Maine. Time Warner Cable Amphitheater. $25. TM.
8/8: El Vez, Whiskeyhounds, Lysa Flores.
Beachland Ballroom. $15.
8/8: Midwest Reggae Festival: Umojah, The Ark Band, Marty Dread, Midnite, Roger Steffens.
Nelson Ledges. $65-$75.
8/8: Millionaires, Hyper Crush, Brokencyde, The Arrival. Grog Shop. $10/$8 adv.
8/9: Rod Stewart. Blossom. $35-$250. TM.
8/9: We Are Scientists, Oxford Collapse. Grog Shop. $12.
8/9: Midwest Reggae Festival: Deighton Charlemagne, Carlos Jones and the PLUS Band, Culture, Shinehead, Beres Hammond. Nelson Ledges. $65-$75.
8/10: Midwest Reggae Festival: The Early Morning Gospel Band, Yellowman, Taj Weekes & Adowa, Newleaf. Nelson Ledges. $25-$75.
8/10: Michelle Shocked. Cain Park. $16-$20. TM.
8/10: Terror, Warriors, Death Before Dishonor, CDC, Trapped Under Ice. Peabody's. $14/$12 adv. TM.
8/12: K.T. Tunstall, Martha Wainwright. House of Blues. $22.50. TM.
8/13: Billy Bob Thornton. Beachland Ballroom. $22/$20 adv.
8/13: April Verch. Cain Park. $14-$18. TM.
8/13: Secondhand Serenade, My American Heart, Playradioplay, Rookie Of The Year, The Graduate. Agora Ballroom. $15. TM.
8/14: Poison, Dokken, Sebastian Bach. Blossom.
$15-$59.50. TM.
8/14: Oneida, Dirty Faces, This Moment in Black History, Jah Division Electronic Sound System.
Beachland Tavern. $10/$8 adv. TM.
8/14: Bullet For My Valentine, Bleeding Through, Cancer Bats. House of Blues. $25. TM.
8/14: Bill Maher. E.J. Thomas Hall. $39.50-$56. TM.
8/14: Puddle of Mudd, Saving Abel, Rev Theory, Tyler Read. Agora Theatre. $27/$25 adv. TM.
8/14: She Swings, She Sways. Wilbert's. $6.
8/14: Jimmy's Chicken Shack. Peabody's. $10. TM.
8/15: Cute is What We Aim For, Ace Enders, Danger Radio, Powerspace. Grog Shop (6 p.m.). $12.
8/15: Half Pint Jones, Big Brother's Brother. Wilbert's. $7.
8/16: O.A.R., Ozomatli. Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre. $30. TM.
8/16: Bo Bice. Cain Park. $20-$25. TM.
8/17: Kill Hannah, Medic Droid, Innerpartysystem.
Agora Ballroom. $13.50. TM.
8/19: Projekt Revolution. Blossom. $24.75-$70.75. TM.
8/20: Cruefest: Motley Crue, Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Sixx A.M., Trapt, Crue Fest. Blossom. $29.50-$99. TM.
8/21: The Greencards, Jedd Hughes. Beachland Tavern. $14/$12 adv.
8/22: Nine Inch Nails, Does it Offend You, Yeah?
Quicken Loans Arena. $36.50-$56.50. TM.
8/22: Jonas Brothers, Demi Lavato. Blossom. $25-$65. TM.
8/22: The Hackensaw Boys. Beachland Ballroom. $12/$10 adv.
8/22: Bobby Lee Richards and the Codetalkers, The Groove Prophets. Wilbert's. $10.
8/22: Rubber City Rebels, Teacher's Pet, Hammer Damage. Beachland Tavern. $10.
8/22: The California Guitar Trio. Nighttown (8 and 10 p.m.). $20.
8/23: Times New Viking, Raven, Mike Rep and the Quotas, Puffy Areolas. Beachland Tavern. $10.
8/24: Paramore, Phantom Planet, Paper Route.
Time Warner Cable Amphitheater. $27.50.










