Cleveland Bachelor offers up his picks for a bunch of upcoming Cleveland rock shows that you won’t want to miss!
P.S. – How did I miss the news that They Might Be Giants are performing the Flood album at their upcoming Beachland gig?
That is most certainly, completely rad!
Here we are, at the ass end of the middle month of summer. It is all downhill from here, and before you know it blizzards will keep us from hot dates and seasonal colds will knock us out for weeks at a time.
Until then, however, we rock. And the schedule for next month allows us to do so in style (as does an early look at the fall months). Here are the CB endorsed shows, in all their glory. And if you aren’t good with clues, the bolded ones are the shows I am really looking forward to.
AUGUST:
1 – Compound Fest (25 bands!) @ E 63 & St Clair.
1 – Zee Avi @ Beachland OR Compound Fest
2 – The Horse’s Ha @ Beachland
5 – Chairlift/JJ Magazine @ Rock Hall (FREE) OR The Low Anthem @ Grog Shop
6 – Los Campesinos! @ Grog Shop
7 – Silversun Pickups @ Lakewood Civic Center OR Portugal. The Man @ Grog Shop
8 – Unsparing Sea/Joshua Jesty @ the Winchester
11 – Trouble Books @ Beachland
13 – The Lawton Brothers at Blue Arrow Records (FREE) OR This Moment in Black History @ Beachland
14 – Blue Oyster Cult @ House of Blues
16 – The Beach Boys (?!?) at Cain Park
19 – These United States @ Beachland
20 – Two Cow Garage @ Beachland
21 – Gin Blossoms/Tonic @ Cain Park OR Drug Rug/Afternoon Naps @ Beachland
23 – Cale Parks @ B-side
24 – Gringo Star/The Modern Electric @ Beachland
25 – de la soul @ House of Blues
26 – The Rural Alberta Advantage @ Beachland
28 – Cracker @ Beachland
SEPTEMBER:
6 – Dead Meadow @ Beachland OR Tony Furtado @ Waterloo Cafe
12 – Ramona Falls (Brent Knopf from Menomena) @ Beachland
13 – Ra Ra Riot/Maps & Atlases @ Grog Shop
17 – Autolux @ Beachland
14 – A Hawk & A Hacksaw @ Beachland
16 – Alice in Chains @ House of Blues
18 – Sondre Lerche @ Beachland
22- The Dynamites feat. Charles Walker @ Beachland
27 – Death @ Beachland
29 – Chain & the Gang @ Now That’s Class
30 – Amazing Baby @ Beachland (Tavern side) OR Os Mutantes @ the Beachland (Ballroom side)
OCTOBER:
2 – Woven Hand @ Akron Musica
4 – Built to Spill @ Grog Shop
5 – Yo La Tengo @ Beachland
8 – Japandroids @ Now That’s Class
11 – Asobi Seksu/Loney Dear @ Grog Shop OR The Black Angels/Disappears @ Beachland
15 – They Might Be Giants (special Flood show) @ Beachland
16 – Dr Dog @ Beachland
20 – St Vincent @ Beachland
23 – Captured! By Robots @ Grog Shop
24 – Drummer/Royal Bangs/Other Girls @ Beachland
NOVEMBER:
20 – Dinosaur Jr (w/ Pink Mountaintops?) @ Grog Shop
That’s it for now – feel free to add any others in the comments section!
Thanks CB!
Check out the following recent posts on CB’s own blog:
CB Q & A #8: The Presidents of the United States of America
Oh snap. Japandroids at NTC. Been wanting to check this place out, and this seems like a great reason.
Thanks for the heads up, BJ – You know I can't be in the same places that you are. You might hit me over the head with a plate. Ouch.
P.S. – I'm with you, re: NTC – I almost made it out for The Winter Sounds last week, which would have been my first time there, but then I ended up skipping at the last minute. I hear it is a cool joint!
THANK YOU for pointing out that TMBG is doing Flood shows! St. Louis is one of those too. Now i am SUPER stoked and have to go! Still a great album, listened to it a few weeks ago.
the rural alberta advantage was just bewitching when i saw it earlier this year. i recommend going!
THANK YOU for pointing out that TMBG is doing Flood shows! St. Louis is one of those too. Now i am SUPER stoked and have to go! Still a great album, listened to it a few weeks ago.
the rural alberta advantage was just bewitching when i saw it earlier this year. i recommend going!