From recording studios, to labels, to poster artists, to instrument manufacturers, Cleveland Kitchen’s Jarrod Zickefoose believes everything a musician needs is right here in Northeast Ohio. Not to mention the overflow of raw talent. Jarrod shares his top 10 local tunes in the fourth installment of CLE Playlist. Have a list to share? See details at the bottom of the story.
How big is Record Store Day? Well, the annual event, which has rocked the third Saturday in April since 2008, has its own Wikipedia page to explain itself. It also has an all-Waterloo salute this Saturday, featuring live tunes, new music, special limited releases, deals, prizes, free tickets and the general spirit of celebration that comes with the observance of any good, religious holiday. Patron saint Music Saves opens at noon and lives music takes over Waterloo into the night.
Brandon Vulpitta admits he’s not a musician; he’s just a fan. His CLE playlist — including tunes by Cloud Nothings, HotChaCha, Herzog, JJ Magazine, Uno Lady and a few others — celebrates the local indie music scene and a collection of right-now bands you can catch a concert venue near you plenty days of the week. Take a listen and then hit a show.
Next in the Cleveland playlist series: Ryan Kelly, who plays drums in Seafair and has been in Cleveland bands Unsparing Sea, Novallos and Martha Dumptruck. He grew up listening to Punk Rock, Hardcore and Hip-Hop music, and his CLE playlist includes the likes of Megachurch, Signals Midwest and Noon, Machine Gun Kelly and Cloud Nothings, to name a few.
I was loving on some local music a few weeks ago when a few unmiserable Clevelanders suggested I share some local tunes. Instead of always giving you what’s in my brain, I reached out to some of my favorite local musical practitioners to give me their favorite CLE sounds. John Panza, drummer extraordinaire (of Blaka Watra, Arms & Armour, and Melted Face Constitutional fame) kicks off the Cleveland playlist series with some of his favorite tracks.
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June 24, 2011 0It happens every year. So, why am I still shocked when it hits? That week-by-week madness (it’s a happy madness) that takes Cleveland by storm each year. Well, friends: it has begun. We like to call it summer. It starts with the Critical Mass Ride (featuring a wedding in Public Square) on Friday, Cleveland Pride, Larchmere Porchfest and Waterloo on Saturday, and then Coventry Street Fair and International Folk Festival on Sunday. Catch your breath, do some stretches and just get ready to go, go, go.
Sometimes we get flack for lacking the types of social brouhaha that give big lights to some big cities. But Cleveland’s not short on fab parties; flackers just aren’t going to them. But you should. June 25 is the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Summer Solstice Party, an all-night celebration of music, booty-shaking and Cleveland’s creative spirit. The party comes at you in three phases with cash bar and three tiers of admission prices. There’s one for everyone.