The Wailers are coming to the Kent Stage on February 24th Together with Bob Marley, The Wailers have sold over 250 million albums and have played to an estimated 24 million people across the globe performing an average of 200 dates a year. The anchor of the band is Aston “Family Man” Barrett, who in addition to being […]
Queen, Thin Lizzy – Richfield Coliseum – January 23, 1977 39 years ago today in Northeast Ohio music history, Queen brought their sold out “Day At The Races” world tour to the Richfield Coliseum. Opening the show was Thin Lizzy. (poster courtesy of rawsugarstudio.com)
Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes are coming to the Hard Rock Rocksino March 4th. Considered the grandfather of the “Jersey Sound”, Southside Johnny is a musical icon and if you never caught one of his shows, you have missed a lot. Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes have have been recording albums since 1976 and sometimes with […]
Lou Reed – Akron Civic Theatre – January 21, 1973 43 years ago today in Northeast Ohio music history, Lou Reed brought his “Transformer” tour to the Northeast Ohio area for the second time in two months when he played a sold out Akron Civic Theatre. (poster courtesy of rawsugarstudio.com)
Guns N’ Roses have been leaking out news of the 2016 tour slowly it seems trying to build the excitement and it’s working. Originally everyone thought Coachella would be the first reunion show but they have announced they will be playing the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas April 8-9th. No additional tour dates have […]
David Bowie finally has a Number 1 album with his last release “Blackstar” knocking Adele’s “25” from the top perch after seven weeks. Since it’s release two days before Bowie died of cancer, “Blackstar” has sold 174,000 copies, according to Nielsen Music. It’s the best sales week for Bowie since Nielsen began electronically tracking music purchases […]
Another music icon has passed as Eagles founder Glenn Frey died today at age 67. There was wide speculation about his health after the Eagles cancelled their Kennedy Center Honors early last year. The band’s posted the news late Monday under the heading, “It Is With The Heaviest of Hearts That We Announce …” Here […]
Elvis Costello And The Attractions, Squeeze – Cleveland Music Hall – January 18, 1981 35 years ago today in Northeast Ohio music history, Elvis Costello brought his unique styling to the Cleveland Music Hall on his “English Mugs Tour”. Opening the show was Squeeze. (poster courtesy of rawsugarstudio.com)
Sly And The Family Stone – College Of Wooster – January 15, 1972 44 years ago today in Northeast Ohio music history, Sly And The Family Stone made their first of two appearances in our area when they played the Lowery Center at the College Of Wooster. They would be back two months later to play at […]
There is a new documentary about the making of Michael Jackson’s “Off The Wall” album and it is set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah later this month, before debuting on TV in February. It is co-produced by Spike Lee, who made the “Bad 25” documentary four years ago, and the Thriller star’s estate […]
