Dear ATVians, Let me be the first to wish you a happy new year. OK, by the time you read this, you’ll probably have been the recipient of such a greeting already (if not 50 times already), but know that I really mean it when I say it. I mean, this isn’t like one of […]
Category: Concerts
This Week: Christmas at the Beachland on Wednesday night!
We’ve been pretty excited here at ATV HQ about this week’s Beachland Christmas show on Wednesday night – 7 bands for 7 bucks, featuring a headlining performance from Bears, with support from Unsparing Sea, The Modern Electric (who we saw earlier this year and LOVED), Sh*t Slicer, Mystery of Two, and All Dinosaurs. It turns […]
Show of the Week: Music Saves/Square Records Holiday Get Down
Dear ATVians, Happy holiday season. I’m not the world’s biggest holidays fan, but I tell you one thing I do like about the festive time of year: all the killer concerts. Between the Christmas show at the Grog, the Thanksgiving show at Pats, and all the various holiday shows in between, the forty odd days […]
Metal Salute: Auburn Records celebrates 25th Anniversary
For those of you that have been in the dark (and we might be talking about Metal Church), you’ll want to be aware of THE metal event happening this weekend in Cleveland on Saturday at the Beachland Ballroom. Local metal impresario Bill Peters celebrates the 25th anniversary of his record label Auburn Records with a […]
Lloyd Cole: Past, Present and Future
While perusing the Winchester’s schedule on Sunday night, my jaw dropped at the show announced for January 27, 2010: Lloyd Cole Trio. I immediately flashed back to 2006. In November of that year, I flew to Cleveland for a few days, with the express purpose of catching Placebo at the Agora and Cole at the […]
Show of the Week: All Hail The Winchester
If someone were to ask me for my 30 second elevator pitch on why I love living in Cleveland, I know that without question, The Winchester would be one of the reasons on my list. I like to think of The Winchester as “the little venue that could.” While other venues in Cleveland have had […]
Cleveland Bachelor’s Show of the Week – Evangelicals
Hello ATVians, I’m back to greet you with another live show pick to click. This time, I have something particularly exciting to announce. Those of you who read my blog, Cleveland Bachelor, will know already that I’m a big fan of John G., a Cleveland-based artist who has been known to turn out a killer […]
Got Starz in their eyes…
Saturday night is full of opportunity for Cleveland music fans to see a lot of great live music – but isn’t it always? The Beachland Ballroom offers one-stop shopping for music geeks to take in a boatload of kick ass rock bands – all in the same building! We’ve already discussed International Pop Overthrow – […]
Bill Stone of Paranoid Lovesick: The ATV Interview
This weekend will bring a multitude of glorious events, all happening right here in Cleveland. Now, I can already hear you out-of-town types starting to snicker a bit – knock it off! Cleveland IS cool – say it with me, and you’ll start to understand! The world renowned International Pop Overthrow festival will make what […]
Cleveland Bachelor’s Show of the Week: A Tale of Slacking, Art Brut, Edward Sharpe, Etc.
Dear ATVians, I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. I’m sorry for failing you … two weeks in a row! Will it happen again? Yes, probably. But will I feel good about it? No, I won’t. I might not feel too bad about it, but it’ll bring me no joy to abandon you. Again. Now that you’ve […]