Janis Joplin, Country Joe McDonald And The Fish, Teagarden And Van Winkle – Cleveland Public Hall – May 9, 1969 47 years ago today in Northeast Ohio music history, Janis Joplin performed a sold out show at the Cleveland Public Hall with her new band, The Kozmic Blues Band. Country Joe McDonald And The Fish and Teagarden And […]
Rush, FM – Richfield Coliseum– May 8, 1981 35 years ago today in Northeast Ohio music history, Rush performed the second of two sold out shows at the Richfield Coliseum as part of the Moving Pictures Tour. Opening the shows was FM. (poster courtesy of and available at rawsugarstudio.com)
Bob Marley And The Wailers – Cleveland Music Hall– May 7, 1976 40 years ago today in Northeast Ohio music history, Bob Marley And The Wailers performed at the Cleveland Music Hall. This was the Rastaman Vibration Tour. (poster courtesy of and available at rawsugarstudio.com)
Happy Together Tour is coming to the Hard Rock Rocksino August 24th The Happy Together Tour of 2016 is back by popular demand, once again highlighted by Flo and Eddie of The Turtles. Their debut single, Dylan’s “It Ain’t Me Babe,” went Top Ten in 1965 and launched the band on a brief string of […]
Whitesnake coming to the Hard Rock Rocksino June 11th Whitesnake have announced they’ll set off on a Greatest Hits tour this summer and they will be landing at the Hard Rock Rocksino on June 11th. The tour will kick off on June 1 and will take in dates across the US and Europe. The group’s last […]
Eagles, Dan Fogelberg – Kent State University– May 3, 1975 41 years ago today in Northeast Ohio music history, The Eagles performed at the Memorial Gymnasium at Kent State University as part of the One Of These Nights Tour. Dan Fogelberg was the opening act. (poster courtesy of and available at rawsugarstudio.com)
Tom Shipley grew up in Bedford, Ohio as the son of the principal of Bedford High School. Just a few years later he ended up on the infamous “Enemies List” of then President Richard Nixon. Funny how one song can change your life, especially when that song was “One Toke Over The Line“, which he recorded […]
In the late ’60s/early ’70s a power rock trio came from Youngstown, Ohio called Glass Harp. They were a bare bones group in the tradition of Cream, Jimi Hendrix Experience, and fellow Ohio band, The James Gang. But Glass Harp developed a signature sound of their own-a progressive one that allowed the members, collectively and individually, […]
Fresh off their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2016 Inductee Cheap Trick will perform live in Cleveland for the 13th annual It’s Only Rock and Roll Spring Benefit on May 6th, presented by PNC and sponsored by Hard Rock Rocksino. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s “It’s Only Rock and […]
Bruce Springsteen has offered up his cover of “Purple Rain” as a free download as a tribute to Prince. Bruce Springsteen opened up his Brooklyn concert Saturday night by paying tribute to Prince with a cover of the classic “Purple Rain” and now he has offered it to his fans as a free download. The band […]
