Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young – Cleveland Public Hall – December 12, 1969 46 years ago today in Northeast Ohio music history, Crosby Stills Nash And Young made their first appearance in the area when they played Cleveland Public Hall. The Incredible String Band opened the show. (poster courtesy of rawsugarstudio.com)
Album Review: Michael McFarland – We Are The Architects by Bear Cleveland’s own, Michael McFarland is releasing his new 6 song EP “We Are The Architects” on December 12th and it brings a lot of different flavors in just 6 songs. I’m not crazy about the EP format as you have to pack a lot into usually around […]
The Who – Richfield Coliseum – December 9, 1975 40 years ago today in Northeast Ohio music history, The Who performed to a sold out Richfield Coliseum during their “Feels Like Coming ‘ome” American tour. (poster courtesy of rawsugarstudio.com)
The holidays are coming, you ready? Looking for some really cool Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Misfits Cleveland rock and roll posters and artwork for that special Christmas present? Come on out to Cleveland Bazaar at 78th Street Studios on December 12-13th and Cleveland Rock And Roll & Raw Sugar Art Studios will be there with all of […]
Northeast Ohio’s own, Tropidelic just released their new video for “Police State” today. Check them out at tropidelic.com and the album “Police State” is available on iTunes
U2, The Producers – Agora Ballroom – December 8, 1981 34 years ago today in Northeast Ohio music history, U2 performed for the first time in the Cleveland area at the old Agora Ballroom. The show was billed as “Modern Music From Ireland”. The Producers opened the show. (poster courtesy of rawsugarstudio.com)
The White Album, No.0000001 which was owned by Ringo Starr, sold for a world record $910,000 Saturday at the Julien’s Live auction of instruments and items from Starr and wife Barbara Bach’s estate. Starr’s White Album carried a pre-auction estimate of $40,000 to $60,000, a number that was easily shattered during bidding. In an interview […]
Deep Purple, Electric Light Orchestra, Elf – Richfield Coliseum – December 6, 1974 41 years ago today in Northeast Ohio music history, Deep Purple headlined a sold out show at the newly opened Richfield Coliseum on their “Burn World Tour”. Also on the bill was Electric Light Orchestra and Elf. (poster courtesy of rawsugarstudio.com)
Officials in Cincinnati, Ohio have erected a permanent memorial to the victims of The Who concert disaster in 1979. The band’s show in the city on 3 December, 1979 was marred by tragedy when 11 concert goers were killed in a crush at the Riverfront Coliseum venue. The concert was a sellout, with 18,348 tickets sold. The […]
Prince, Sheila E – Richfield Coliseum – December 5-6, 1984 31 years ago today in Northeast Ohio music history, Prince brought his Purple Rain tour to the Richfield Coliseum for two sold out nights. Opening the show as Sheila E. (poster courtesy of rawsugarstudio.com)
