2010 - 07/29 - Ear to the Ground: Above This Fire / Suede Brothers / This Moment In Black History / Prisoners - 9pm FREE! |
 In celebration of Limewire’s release of the free ‘Ear to the Ground: Cleveland’ compilation, the Grog Shop is pleased to present four of that compilation’s bands in performance. Hardcore aggro-mongers Above This Fire, Sabbath-infected boogie rockers the Suede Brothers, venerable post-punk bomb-throwers This Moment In Black History and garage anthemists The Prisoners will gather to rock your nards into eager and willing submission for a show that’s as free as the collection it commemorates.Download ‘Ear To The Ground: Cleveland for free at this link. (Signup required) |
2010 - 07/29 - Blitzen Trapper - The Grog Shop Presents At The Beachland Ballroom - Blitzen Trapper / Pomegranates / The Cloud Nothings- 9pm $14 adv / $16 dos |
 Blitzen Trapper is an experimental rock/folk sextet which formed in Portland, Oregon, United States in 2000. The band consists of Eric Earley (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Erik Menteer (guitar, keyboards), Marty Marquis (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Michael Van Pelt (bass), Drew Laughery (keyboards) and Brian Koch (drums, vocals).
In various combinations and guises, the group had already played a long time together before the “crystalization event” in July 2000 on the slopes of the famous volcano Mt Hood. Since then they have performed for audiences of all ages and socioeconomic groups, mostly playing close to home and for many years distributing recordings like itinerant madmen, for free. |
2010 - 07/30 - IPhonic / Mos Scocious / Doxx - 9pm $8 |
 Recently voted Best Local Band in Chicago by the Chicago Reader, Mos Scocious has been taking the midwest by storm. Their live show is an in-your-face dose of freak funk. They have a knack for fusing different genres together, from afro-cuban and motown soul to prog-rock and hip-hop. Lyrically, they are somewhere between Bill Shakespeare and Bill Murray. The poetic sensibility and sarcastic subject matter are a staple of any Mos Scocious show. Leave your troubles behind and COME JOIN THE FREAK OUT! |
2010 - 07/31 - Swarm of Bats / Noise By Numbers (ex-Screeching Weasel) / Restless Habs / The Guile - 9pm $5 adv / $7 dos |
 Though two of its members have much higher-profile pedigrees —Dan “Vapid” Schafer has played in Screeching Weasel and the Riverdales, as well as leading the Methadones, and Jeff Dean is in the Bomb — Nosie By Numbers, their new collaboration with bassist Rick Uncapher (Textbook) and drummer Jimmy Lucido could easily be overlooked outside the punk underground, and that would be a shame. Noise By Numbers draws inspiration from the fertile ’80s indie-rock scene of Husker Du, the Replacements, Dinosaur Jr. and their ilk as well as classic Chicago punk sounds like Naked Raygun and the Effigies to inject a heaping dose of sing-along melody into every propulsive and hard-hitting groove, making for an instantly familiar yet somehow distinctive and fresh-sounding formula. (Jim Derogatis) |
2010 - 08/01 - Cesspool / Monolith at Tycho / Nights - 8pm $6 |
 "Hailing from Brooklyn, Cesspool draws from a variety of influences to produce a sound that can most succinctly be described as "perverted and sinister yet catchy and fun". Only at a Cesspool show will you hear meticulously arranged compositions that still come off sounding punk, harmonically perverse renditions of songs from the 50s, guitar solos performed on skateboards, or five-part harmony interludes in a song written from the perspective of a person coping with having committed involuntary manslaughter on Black Friday. Audience members will find out that they actually like dancing to creeping, dissonant music with sexual undertones. Joining Cesspool at the Grog Shop will be local Cleveland ambient rock maestros Monolith at Tycho (myspace.com/monolithattycho) and psychadelic shoegazers Nights (myspace.com/nightsband) in what will prove to be exactly what you should be doing with your Sunday night."Cesspool on MySpace |
2010 - 08/02 - Bear In Heaven / Emeralds / Twin Sister - 9pm$10 |
 Bear in Heaven is a curious, thought provoking quartet based in Brooklyn, NY. Their guitars compliment their synthesizers just right in an ambiguous mish-mosh of ambient sounds and indie rock. Formed in 2002, Bear in Heaven consists of Jon Philpot, Joe Stickney, Adam Wills and Sadek Bazaraa. Their most recent album, "Beast Rest Forth Mouth" takes the listener on a journey as it progresses, creating somewhat abstract moods and textures through music. Bear in Heaven is sure to please the crowd with their interesting, ideological originality. |
2010 - 08/03 - Rogue Wave / Gamble House / The Modern Electric - 9pm $13 adv / $15 dos |
 Rogue Wave formed in 2002 when a newly-unemployed Zach Rogue left his San Francisco home, visited friends in New York City, and returned to California with nearly a full album's worth of textured, cerebral indie pop. Rogue then quit his post in his previous group, the Desoto Reds, and finished the album, which was released on Rogue's own Responsive label under the title Out of the Shadow. As he was completing the record, Rogue decided to form a band in order to perform the material live, and he soon hooked up with drummer/keyboardist Pat Spurgeon, bassist Sonya Westcott, and guitarist Gram LeBron. This outfit played shows in 2003 with the likes of Spoon, Mates of State, and other indie rock big shots. Impressed with their growing buzz, Sub Pop signed Rogue Wave and reissued Out of the Shadow in 2004. |
2010 - 08/04 - Nekromantix / The Mutilators / The Howlers / Scarlet Fever - 8pm $12 adv / $14 dos |
 Nekromantix counts as one of the wilder bands working in psychobilly. Kim Nekroman (bass, vocals) quit an eight-year career as a submarine operator in the Royal Danish Navy to found the band in 1989; Peter Sandorff (guitar, vocals) and Kristian Sandorff (drums) joined him in the trio soon after. After performing live on two occasions, the band immediately gained an enthusiastic following, not only in Denmark but also in Germany, where they made their first festival showing in Hamburg. That performance led to a record deal for the first Nekromantix album, Hellbound. With a sound once described as "Elvis meets the Wolfman," the band toured extensively throughout Europe in 1991, releasing Curse of the Coffin, their classic second full-length album, that same year. |
2010 - 08/04 - At the B-Side Liquor Lounge: Fool's Gold Records Present: Telephoned (Live) NYC & Sammy Bananas DJ Set - 9pm 18+ $7 21+$5 |
Telephoned was born one night in Brooklyn when DJ/producer Sammy Bananas (Fool's Gold) and singer/party starter Maggie Horn (Good Peoples) decided to record their own version of T-Pain's "Can't Believe It." Their track was neither remix nor cover - instead, the duo fashioned a postmodern take on both, warping the original beat into a hypnotic club track and bringing out the dreamy qualities only hinted at in Pain's auto-tuned melodies. Sammy and Maggie's fresh "Can't Believe It" quickly became a DJ favorite - even making it into mix rotation on LA hip-hop station Power 106! - so they decided to keep recording as a team, cleverly named after the kids game of Telephone: no faithful copies, just a party line of unexpected twists. Whether morphing Ron Browz "Pop Champagne" into a spacey dancefloor gem ("Bottle service electro meets Triplets Of Belleville" says Ms Horn), dubstepping "Turn My Swag On," or re-imagining DJ Webstar's "Dancin On Me" as a BK funky anthem, these Telephoned covers are instantly addictive and massively charming. Their self titled EP turns pop into new-school standards, putting a fresh spin on party music. Telephoned is off the hook! |
2010 - 08/05 - Chris Shiflett (of Foo Fighters) and The Dead Peasants / Ari Shine / The Ohio Sky - 9pm $10 adv / $12 dos |
 Christopher Aubrey Shiflett (born May 6, 1971) is a guitarist for Foo Fighters, joining the band after the release of their third album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose. The first album he played on was One by One. Prior to joining Foo Fighters, Shiflett was resident lead guitarist for the energetic and well-known Bay Area, CA punk rock band No Use for a Name. Foo Fighters had lost both of their previous guitarists, Pat Smear (who played in punk legends The Germs and had been Nirvana’s touring guitarist) and his Foos replacement, Dave Grohl’s former Scream bandmate Franz Stahl, and were holding open auditions. Seeing an opportunity that he knew he could not pass up, he quickly parted ways with his former band to audition.
His departure was abrupt, as No Use for a Name were just about to head out on tour in support of their then-recent album More Betterness. He was replaced by Dave Nassie, a long-time guitarist for notorious Southern California metal legends Suicidal Tendencies.
Shiflett began his music career in another band called Lost Kittenz with current members of Sugarcult. He also currently plays in the punk rock cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, and his own side-project, Jackson United. For numerous projects, Shiflett performed under the name Jake Jackson.
His brother Scott Shiflett plays in punk rock band Face to Face and has now moved onto Viva Death. Chris is married and has a son named Liam.
On the Foozer Tour in 2005 (with Weezer), Shiflett had customized guitar picks with a picture of his son and “#1 Dad” written below it. |
2010 - 08/06 - Maps & Atlases / Cults / Laura Stevenson & the Cans - 6pm $10 |
 Maps & Atlases offer songs that wrestle themselves from flailing, algebraic fits of intricate guitar notes and drum ruptures to lulling, voice-driven melodies that speak stories using lyrical images strung together like soup cans chasing a Cadillac. Mostly influenced by experimental and technically adept musicians such as Hella, Don Caballero, and Psych-Folkies Devendra Banhart and Six Organs of Admittance, Maps & Atlases create a distinctive blend of the intricate and organic. |
2010 - 08/06 - Jah Works / Jah Messengers - 10pm $8 adv / $10 dos |
 Riddim House Productions presents their premiere group, Jah Works. Jah Works is a band of brothers based out of Baltimore, MD dedicated to writing, recording and performing original reggae music. While rooted firmly in the tradition of authentic Jamaican roots and dancehall, the band also blend elements of hip hop and popular music into their mix. A heavy dose of drum and bass combined with sweet melodies and catchy hooks are the groups’ trademarks.
Formed officially in the spring of 1993, Jah Works have been blazing up the live music scene ever since. With an average of 200 plus shows a year they have covered a lot of ground in their time together. Though best known on the East Coast, Jah Works has played throughout the US as well as internationally in Jamaica, Canada, Holland, the South Pacific, and the Middle East. The band is honored to have taken part in Armed Forces Entertainment which provides shows for troops stationed abroad. They also recently performed in Washington DC for the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
With an independent mindset and a strong work ethic, the band has written and produced 8 albums to date. Through the help of a dedicated fan base, the internet, and their relentless tour schedule, they have sold close to 100,000 records. The band is currently finishing up its ninth album and is planning a tour in support of its release.
Known for their high energy, party style atmosphere, Jah Works’ live shows appeal to both reggae and non reggae listeners alike. Comfortable in any environment, the band has played numerous music festivals, large and small venues, colleges, and private parties. They have been fortunate to share the stage with some notable international acts including Buju Banton, Toots and the Maytals, Culture, Burning Spear, UB40, and Damian Marley , as well as with their brothers in arms, John Browns Body and SOJA. When not on tour Jah Works can be found working on new material at their home studio in Baltimore.
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2010 - 08/07 - Phosphorescent / J. Tillman / Lowly, The Tree Ghost - 8pm $12 |
 Athens, GA, resident Mathew Houck is the sole member of Phosphorescent. Houck's career began in 2000 when he released the Hipolit album under the name Fillup Shack. A tour of England and Spain followed, and while the European press drew comparisons to Bob Dylan and Will Oldham, the London Evening Standard declared him "the most significant American in his field since Kurt Cobain." Houck's first release as Phosphorescent, entitled A Hundred Times or More, appeared in 2003 on the Warm label. The 2004 EP The Weight of Flight was his last release for the label, as the 2005 full-length Aw Come Aw Wry landed on Misra. Two years later the release of Pride began a relationship with the Dead Oceans imprint. To Willie, Phosphorescent's tribute to Willie Nelson, arrived in early 2009, followed by the all new Here's to Taking it Easy in 2010. |
2010 - 08/08 - Dan Black / Dragonette / Mike Filly - 9pm $10 |
 Dan Black is a British electronica/alternative dance artist. He was originally a member of alternative rock band The Servant before their 2007 split. He is currently signed to Polydor Records, releasing his first two singles – Alone and Yours – in 2008. His breakthrough song was Symphonies, a mashup of Notorious B.I.G.’s Hypnotize and Rihanna’s Umbrella. He gained further popularity in 2009 when album track U + Me = was chosen as the UK iTunes Store’s Free Single of the Week. His debut album, ((Un)), was released on July 13. The album was preceded by a single, Symphonies which was released after a highly successful performance at Glastonbury 2009 in the John Peel Tent.
Many artists will tell you they’re influenced by every record store aisle, from Bowie’s Berlin years to Björk’s skittish soundscapes to the madcap melodies of Prince. What sets Dan Black apart, however, is how the singer/multi-instrumentalist/producer literally pieces his heroes together on his solo debut, ((un)). Like a pop artist who paints with sample banks and synthesizers, it’s as if he’s here to revisit and revise everything that’s right about the rock, rap and r&b of the past 30 years. “What I do is obviously a hybrid-y thing,” he continues. “I don’t sit down and say, ‘Okay, I’m going to write a punk record now.’ Since I like all these disparate things, I try to just make them come together as naturally as possible.”
Thanks to his father’s coveted record collection—the guy shares his son’s love of Dylan, The Beatles and Portishead—and a lot of underage clubbing in London, Black’s wanted to make some form of music since he first picked up a guitar to impress a girl. Never mind the fact that it had two strings, leading to some literal two-track recordings. That’s another thing that makes Black stand out: his refusal to rely on outside producers, and his willingness to work with limited means.
“It’s about more than music,” explains Black. “It’s about making a universe people can inhabit—this crazy little world I get a kick out of creating. After all, I’d rather people be deeply irritated than deeply bored.” |
2010 - 08/08 - The Get Up! Presents: DJ Jason Tyler (Chicago) - 18+ ($5), 21+ (No Cover) |
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2010 - 08/10 - Javelin / Warpaint / Beach Fossils - 9pm $10 adv / $12 dos |
 In performance, Javelin will use colorfully painted boomboxes that form large speaker totems (“boombaatas”) which can hang from the ceiling or stack up on the floor like pyramids. The signal from the show is broadcast via FM transmitter, thereby fostering audience participation (B.Y.O.Boombox) or fueling battery-powered, mobile parties. The duo has played venues as diverse as the children’s branch of the Olneyville Public Library (RI), to the Museum of Modern Art (NY), both of which happened in the same week. When not performing, Javelin is busy producing. Together they have amassed a vast catalogue of music, varying in its aesthetic range. Songs resemble the record collection from whence they spring, if not literally as when sampling, then figuratively as when past forms are cited and recontextualized. Sounds range from broken dance jams to relaxed instrumental cut-ups, created with love on their MPCs. Long forgotten samples are chopped and re-assembled with drums, wooden recorders, old keyboards, handmade thumb pianos or whatever instruments are readily at hand. The result is a kind of mix tape fantasy (residing in the mythical “dollar bins of the future”), where R&B impresarios, amateur booty bass producers and Andean flautists hold equal sway.
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2010 - 08/11 - The Lydia Finale: A Goodbye & Farewell Tour: Lydia / Analog Rebellion / River City Extension / The Manhattan Scene - 6pm $10 |
 ******FINAL CLEVELAND SHOW EVER*****
"I can't even explain how much fun I've had while performing in all of your cities. And calling YOUR city home for the night. I am grateful to have met every one of you wonderful people. You truly have affected my life in ways you will never know. Thank you."
Words of goodbye are often met with discomfort and disappointment. But coming from the band Lydia, the musical successes they've shared while playing for their fans can only be met with appreciation. This six-piece outfit from Gilbert, AZ has creatively maneuvered dueling male-female vocals over a 'wall of sound' charged by melodic guitar and keys to achieve a distinct sound within the indie-rock genre. Absolutepunk.net pins Lydia as a 'tranquil and refreshing ambient' group that has 'garnered serious buzz in the underground with their compelling songs and tender approach'. Official Myspace of Lydia |
2010 - 08/12 - Dom Kennedy / Tae from da 50 / Darren Anthony / Tezzo / Kickflip B - DJ Esso - 9pm $12 |
 DOM Kennedy graced the streets of Los Angeles in 2008 with the release of his debut project, titled 25th Hour. The Leimert Park native, born August 22, 1984, made a name for himself by self-producing, promoting and distributing the 25th Hour mix-tape. After receiving local and nationwide praise, DOM followed up in the spring of 2009 with the independent release of Future Street/DrugSounds, an all-original collection that seized the attention of surged to nationwide buzz. After releasing the mixtape Best After Bobby in late 2009 DOM released his biggest project to date, From The Westside With Love, in March 2010. Collecting over 75k total downloads, From The Westside With Love gained praise from major hip hop publications including XXL, Complex, AllHipHop.com and more. DOM has performed at the 2010 Paid Dues, SXSW music festival, A3C showcase, and countless venues across the U.S. The young MC has been endorsed by many, including Taz Arnold of SA-RA, John Monopoly, Rick Ross, Murs, Don Cannon, amongst others. His name has begun to surface as hip hop’s next superstar.Dom Kennedy official site |
2010 - 08/13 - Tinamou (CD Release) / State Fair / Humble Home / Bryan Karas - 8pm $10 (free CD w/ admission) |
 Tinamou is a a band composed of dear friends who love to make music but love each other more. Members Morgan Mecaskey (guitar, vocals), Cameron Schenk (violin), and Anthony Foti (drums, percussion) collectively create an amalgamation of soulful melodies, intricate yet unified arrangements, and poignant lyrics. This is music for your mind and heart; this is music for your soul and body.
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2010 - 08/14 - Exit Cleveland / Kids In The Making / Into The Crowd / Blame Jared - $8 5:30pm |
 A STRONG quadruple bill of upbeat-but-aggressive pop including CLE’s Exit Cleveland and Toledo’s Kids In The Making.Exit Cleveland on MySpace |
2010 - 08/14 - Admiral Radley (members of Grandaddy & Earlimart) / Hooray For Earth / Trouble Books - 8pm $10 |
 Earlimart + Grandaddy = Admiral Radley. That about sums it up. Before you dismiss this project as just another indie-darling supergroup, please think again. Ad Rad are on tour to support their wonderful debut album ‘I Heart California,’ which is affecting and winsome without ever falling prey to mere twee-ness.Admiral Radley's Website |
2010 - 08/15 - Ten Count Fall / Squints Big Move - 7pm $7 |
 Youngstown’s Rishel brothers – Pat & RJ – bring a unique prespective to the aggressive melodic punk influenced rock of Ten Count Fall, with plangent riffs and lyrics. That’s partly due to experience – despite its youth, the band’s been around the block, forming ten years ago when its members were 14. Reap the benefits of their experience tonight at the Grog, with North Royalton upstarts Squints Big Move.Ten Count Fall on MySpace |
2010 - 08/16 - Neutral Uke Hotel / One Dollar Hat / tba - 8pm $7 |
 Neutral Uke Hotel's mission statement is simple: to unite obsessed fans of Neutral Milk Hotel for a live performance of their critically acclaimed "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" album, played in its entirety on ukulele by Shawn Fogel, with accompaniment from members of Golden Bloom and The Motion Sick. |
2010 - 08/18 - Dax Riggs / Simeon Soul Charger / The Black Elevators - 9pm $10 adv / $12 dos |
 Dax Riggs (born 15 October 1973 in Evansville, Indiana, United States) is an independently-signed singer/songwriter. His diverse musical style encompasses heavy metal, psychedelic rock, blues rock, and post-punk. His distinct lyrical style is characterized by a consumption by darkness, Satanic visions, druggy hallucinations, melancholy, morbid imagery, and a fascination with death in specific, all in an impassioned, raspy baritone that can be largely characterized as nocturnally beautiful in feeling. Dax has lead numerous bands and projects, most famously the legendary Houma, Louisiana sludge band Acid Bath in the 1990s, plus Agents of Oblivion and Deadboy & the Elephantmen. He has an album, 2007’s We Sing Of Only Blood Or Love, under his own name. Since stylistically leaving extreme metal, after the dissolution of Acid Bath, Riggs culls musical influence from classic Black Sabbath-style heavy metal, early-style indie rock, blues-rock, folk-rock, and post-punk, with audible and cited influence from Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen. He first sang in Acid Bath at age 16. Riggs, along with Acid Bath bandmate Mike Sanchez, formed the bluesy post-metal outfit Agents of Oblivion after the demise of Acid Bath. In his heavy metal days with Acid Bath, Riggs was one of the pioneers of the “dual vocal” metal style, mixing angelic harmonies seemlessly with demonic growls. |
2010 - 08/19 - Baby Dee / Little Annie / Harper / Uno Lady - 9pm $8 |
 Performance artist, songwriter, classically trained harpist, circus sideshow veteran, and transgender street legend Baby Dee was born in 1953 in Cleveland, OH. She spent ten years as music director and organist for a Catholic church in the Bronx before joining the circus as the bilateral hermaphrodite at Coney Island. This landed her a gig as the bandleader for performance art group the Bindlestiff Family Circus and a tour with the Kamikaze Freak Show in Europe. After moving back to New York City, she became a fixture in lower Manhattan with a street act on a high-rise tricycle with a concert harp. She recorded her first record, Little Window, on the Durtro label in 2000, a four-track EP in 2001, and her second full-length, the double-disc Love's Small Song, in 2002. Dee returned to Ohio during the latter record's recording, taking vows as a novitiate of the Little Sisters of Crabby Doom (a Cleveland-based order dedicated to the care of smelly old men), vows that she has since forsaken. For her third full-length recording, Dee recruited a typically eclectic army of fellow musicians, including Will Oldham, Andrew W.K., Robbie Lee, Max Moston (Antony and the Johnsons), Bill Breeze (Psychic TV), John Contreras (Current 93), James Lo (Chavez), and Lia Kessel. The resulting Safe Inside the Day arrived in January 2008 on Drag City Records |
2010 - 08/20 - Reaching Your End (Final Show) / The Analyst / Skies Of December / Flying Free - 5:30pm $8 |
 Reaching Your End was founded in 2007 in their hometown of Cleveland, OH. After making a name for themselves in their home state of Ohio through a ruthless live show, Reaching Your End has stepped up to the plate with their signing to City 0f Kings in December 08 and their debut album entitled “Seraphim”. |
2010 - 08/20 - The Movement / Anthony DeMore & the Dirty Recipe - 10pm $8 adv / $10 dos |
 Rock, Reggae and Hip Hop: Each is definable, recognizable and at once familiar to people the world over--but never before have those three forms of musical expression been blended into a sound that is as indefinable as it is recognizable and familiar. Enter the Philadelphia quartet known as The Movement. |
2010 - 08/21 - Coventry Kids Present - Mac Miller / Dirty Jones / Thaddeus Anna Greene - 10pm $8 adv / $10 dos |
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2010 - 08/21 - YoungBloods / Anafair / Big Bang Theory / This Awkward Silence - 6pm $6 adv / $8 dos |
 Young Bloods started as a solo project founded by Joey Arena in the Summer of 2008. With nothing but a pen, paper, and an acoustic guitar, his ultimate dream was an unpretentious one: to connect to the hearts of his listeners. Whether it be mellow or extreme, Arena never felt trapped into any specific genre. Instead, he found himself the most satisfied while creating sounds which genuinely matched the season of life he was experiencing. Composing with an open mind, Arena embraced the idea that any bit of lyrics could be taken multiple ways, leaving them more open-ended in hopes of people finding a personal solace in his songs. "When I think about somebody listening to Young Bloods, whether it be on their iPod or standing in front of a stage, I want them to remember that every song is a story, like a pinpoint on a timeline. I wrote them so people could relate to them, to turn them on when they're feeling a certain way, and know that I've been there too. I've felt what they're feeling, so I write because I believe in my heart that music makes the world turn." Putting all else aside, for Arena, it has always been about the fans. Young Bloods is the Rock outfit hailing from Rochester, NY, shooting to spark the life inside of every music lover. The goal is to open new doors to the thought process behind the music, singing songs about living life to the fullest. With driving hooks and catchy melodies, the promise of this band lies in an attitude ready for the future, an entity that refuses to fail. |
2010 - 08/22 - The Get Up! Presents: Deathface (Chi) Dubstep - 18+ ($5), 21+ ($3) |
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2010 - 08/27 - Lou Barlow & The Missingmen / Wye Oak / Rainy Day Saints - 8pm $10 adv / $12 dos |
 In the four years since his career-redefining, mostly acoustic record Emoh, Lou Barlow has reunited with Dinosaur Jr. and reissued three of Sebadoh's classic albums. But as the brilliant new Goodnight Unknown illustrates, hes hardly living in the past. Borrowing the live-band energy of Dinosaur Jr. and the stylistic reach of Sebadoh, Barlow has built on Emoh's full production and written a set of immediate, melodic pop songs that Lou describes as, "a cross between my later work with Folk Implosion and my earlier work with Sebadoh...to my ears, anyway." From the surging opening track "Sharing" to the surprisingly soulful performances on "The Right," Goodnight Unknown benefits from Barlow's tunefulness and his decision to record the record relatively quickly, with old friends and new. The Melvins' Dale Crover adds inspired drum work throughout, and Goodnight Unknown's urgent sound owes just as much to frequent Barlow collaborator Imaad Wasif (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, alaska!). The record's considerable power also stems from the new talents on board, including producer Andrew Murdock and Lisa Germano. |
2010 - 08/27 - Paul Green's School of Rock does Iron Madien / Metallica - 5:30pm $10 |
Just like it says on the box – the fine students from Cleveland’s branch of the famed School Of Rock will be performing the music of Metallica and Iron Maiden. As cheesy as it is to gush on about how children are the future, this IS a great opportunity to see tomorrow’s High School Rock Off winners – and the next day’s club headliners – in action right from the beginning. Fun is guaranteed. |
2010 - 08/28 - At B Side Liquor Lounge - Prince Vs Michael w/ MisterbradleyP Part 3 - 9pm $5 18+ | 21+ Free |
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2010 - 08/28 - Rockstar Energy Drink Presents Back to the Roots Tour W/ The Devil Wears Prada / Miss May I / Your Demise - 7pm $15 |
 TWO NIGHTS IN A ROW!
Dayton OH’s The Devil Wears Prada (TDWP) are getting set to release their sophomore effort Plagues this coming August on Rise Records. The new album Plagues, a follow up to 2006’s Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord, furthers the band’s metal driven, synth-laden dual vocal attack with unexpected twists and turns in composition, larger melodies and a more focused aggression but no less savage. Anticipation for the release has been building, and a two page feature is slated in Alternative Press, who listed TDWP in their “100 Bands You Need To Know” issue proclaiming that the band is “Shape-shifting metalcore.” Plagues will feature guest vocals from vocalist Craig Owens of Chiodos, whom the band just confirmed a fall tour with. TDWP is very much looking forward to this tour, tells vocalist Mike Hranica. “Chiodos crowds always tend to be open minded, and we are looking forward to the kids coming out. We’ve been on a bunch of heavy tours recently, so this will be a shock to the system for sure.” TDWP is currently on the monster Sounds of the Underground tour alongside All that Remains, The Number 12 Looks Like You, Gwar and Shadows Fall. This is their largest tour to date, and it has been really interesting for the band, tells Mike, “It’s been really great because we are making new fans all across the board, with the kids and the other bands, who we hang out with all the time.” Before going out with Chiodos, the band will be doing some dates in Mexico, which will be their first international tour, and Mike says, “The Mexican scene is really interesting because eager for shows. Culturally this will be a unique situation, since we are all from the middle of Ohio!”
TDWP burst onto the scene last year with Dear Love, which was a passionate album possessed of equal parts slithering metal riffage meshed with plush rock passages, and the reaction was overwhelmingly positive, scanning over 30,000. Critically the album did well also, with Rock Sound describing them as “Underoath having a shouting match with Bleeding Through.” Additional kudos came from Revolver, Metal Edge and many more. Hailing between the ages of eighteen to twenty years old, the group composed of Hranica, Daniel Williams (drums) Chris Rubey (guitar), Jeremy DePoyster (guitar/vocals), Andy Trick (bass) and James Baney (keys) built a national following of their peers by touring constantly and setting forth an example of an amazing live show. The Devil Wears Prada Myspace! |
2010 - 08/29 - At the B-Side Liquor Lounge: The Get Up! Presents Willy Joy (Fly By Night) Chicago - 9pm 18+ $5 / 21+ No Cover |
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2010 - 08/29 - Rockstar Energy Drink Presents Back to the Roots Tour W/ The Devil Wears Prada / Miss May I / Your Demise - 7pm $15 |
| TWO NIGHTS IN A ROW! Dayton OH’s The Devil Wears Prada (TDWP) are getting set to release their sophomore effort Plagues this coming August on Rise Records. The new album Plagues, a follow up to 2006’s Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord, furthers the band’s metal driven, synth-laden dual vocal attack with unexpected twists and turns in composition, larger melodies and a more focused aggression but no less savage. Anticipation for the release has been building, and a two page feature is slated in Alternative Press, who listed TDWP in their “100 Bands You Need To Know” issue proclaiming that the band is “Shape-shifting metalcore.” Plagues will feature guest vocals from vocalist Craig Owens of Chiodos, whom the band just confirmed a fall tour with. TDWP is very much looking forward to this tour, tells vocalist Mike Hranica. “Chiodos crowds always tend to be open minded, and we are looking forward to the kids coming out. We’ve been on a bunch of heavy tours recently, so this will be a shock to the system for sure.” TDWP is currently on the monster Sounds of the Underground tour alongside All that Remains, The Number 12 Looks Like You, Gwar and Shadows Fall. This is their largest tour to date, and it has been really interesting for the band, tells Mike, “It’s been really great because we are making new fans all across the board, with the kids and the other bands, who we hang out with all the time.” Before going out with Chiodos, the band will be doing some dates in Mexico, which will be their first international tour, and Mike says, “The Mexican scene is really interesting because eager for shows. Culturally this will be a unique situation, since we are all from the middle of Ohio!” TDWP burst onto the scene last year with Dear Love, which was a passionate album possessed of equal parts slithering metal riffage meshed with plush rock passages, and the reaction was overwhelmingly positive, scanning over 30,000. Critically the album did well also, with Rock Sound describing them as “Underoath having a shouting match with Bleeding Through.” Additional kudos came from Revolver, Metal Edge and many more. Hailing between the ages of eighteen to twenty years old, the group composed of Hranica, Daniel Williams (drums) Chris Rubey (guitar), Jeremy DePoyster (guitar/vocals), Andy Trick (bass) and James Baney (keys) built a national following of their peers by touring constantly and setting forth an example of an amazing live show. The Devil Wears Prada Myspace |
2010 - 08/30 - Benefit for Karen Novak w/ Craw / Nonfiction & More - $10 Minimum suggested donation (but you'd be way cooler if you could donate more.) |
If you haven’t heard yet, Karen Novak, a cherished fixture of CLE’s art and music scenes, lost almost everything she owned in a housefire, and this will be the second of two shows endeavoring to help her come up with the ducats to get back on her feet. It will feature the partially reunited Craw, the band that singlehandedly birthed this city’s ‘90s rock scene, and Non-Fiction, an amalgam of the equally dominant ‘90s bands Disengage and the DuValby Bros. Other bands TBA. There will also be a fund-raising raffle of rock memorabilia. Craw on MySpace |
2010 - 09/01 - At the B-Side Liquor Lounge: **Rescheduled Date** Dominique Young Unique (Tampa) - 9pm 18+ $7 / 21+ $5 |
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2010 - 09/01 - Orgone / tba - 8pm $8 |
 RIYL Budos Band OR pretty much the entire Daptone roster, Orgone effortlessly juggle and blend New Orleans and Nigeria with classic soul. A 9-piece band sporting a stellar rhythm section, mind-blowing horns and a jaw-dropping singer, their live show has gained a rep as a hard one to justify skipping. So lucky for you they’re coming to the Grog Shop, right?Orgone online |
2010 - 09/03 - Asobi Seksu / Annabel / Corissa Bragg - 8pm $8 adv / $10 dos |
 Japanese female singer who sings alternately in Japanese and English, and a band name with a hint of nod-and-a-wink naughtiness (it's claimed to be a Tokyo-based slang term that means "playful sex"), Asobi Seksu comes across like the latest Japanese import, the newest in a long line of ironic shibuya kei indie pop artists following Puffy AmiYumi, Cibo Matto, or Pizzicato Five. In fact, the quartet is based out of New York City, and besides the heavy Japanese pop influences, Asobi Seksu bears comparison both to the British shoegazer bands of the early '90s (My Bloody Valentine in particular) and to New York guitar noise acts ranging from Sonic Youth to Yo La Tengo. |
2010 - 09/04 - The Lorax Tree / The Know Nothings / Rare Birds / Aliver Hall - 8pm $6 adv / $8 dos |
 From the depths of Cleveland, Ohio, emerges a new and fresh sound in Rock n Roll. The Lorax Tree fuses Progressive Rock, Drum ‘n’ Bass, and Trance to create a unique sound and memorable experience. Concerts are like an intense dream; stunning and yet enjoyable. Even though the band is only a trio, listeners will swear the band has a bunch of synthesizers playing. Yet, truly The Lorax Tree manages all that mayhem with only one guitar, bass and drum set. The band has been compared to King Crimson, Yes, Incubus, The Police and Tool. Regulars at The Grog Shop, the premiere venue for up and coming bands in Cleveland, The Lorax Tree has opened for national and international bands such as The Pnuma Trio, Tortured Soul, Dub Trio, DataRock, EOTO, and Lotus. |
2010 - 09/05 - The Dagger Rebellion / Fallen Captive / Hathaway / Passings Unmourned / Ruled By Reason / The Slight Chill - 8pm $5 |
 At their best, Cleveland/Akron’s prog-metal champs The Dagger Rebellion recall the great moments of bands like Isis and Opeth – able to transition from massive-sounding but delicate soundscapes to brutal death-metal riffing at a breakneck pace. They’ll be the topper on a great bigass ol’ metal bill at the Grog tonight that also features area head-turners like Fallen Captive and Hathaway.The Dagger Rebellion on MySpace |
2010 - 09/07 - Young Widows / Helms Alee (Hydrahead) / Wreck Havoc! - 9pm $8 |
 Formed from the remnants of Breather Resist, Louisville, KY's Young Widows have progressed from their noisy hardcore roots into something truly their own - a sinister, hypnotic rock band with a mind-blowing live show and a stunning attention to detail. With their bone-rattling rhythms and their sprawling wall of matching custom-designed amps, Young Widows kill the fashionably bored and resurrect the evil dead. Official Website for Young Widows |
2010 - 09/09 - Efterklang - The Grog Shop Presents at the Beachland Ballroom - Efterklang / Buke & Gass - 9pm $10 |
 From Copenhagen, Denmark, Efterklang take their name, quite fittingly, from a Danish word that can mean “rememberance” or “reverberation.” Their impressive new album ‘Magic Chairs’ rather neatly defies easy description – there are passages that recall British Sea Power, Neutral Milk Hotel or Slint, and then they’ll turn around and drop a string section or ‘60s film music on your poor noggin’. We hear their live show has accordingly expanded so as to accommodate all this added instrumentation, so for fans of eclectic, perfectly-crafted pop music, this will not be a show to miss! http://www.efterklang.net/ |
2010 - 09/09 - Fu Manchu / Black Tusk / It's Casual / Venomin James - 8pm $14 adv / $16 dos |
 Fu Manchu is a Southern Californian stoner rock band, who released their debut single “Kept Between Trees” in 1990. Rolling Stone describes their sound as:
“Super heavy and bass happy Detroit rock ‘n’ roll is totally deep-fried, fuzzed out, window breakin’, pot sellin’, sleepin-in-the-van, skater metal." Fu Manchu lyrics tend to focus on pinball, muscle cars, UFOs/Bigfoot, and skateboarding. They have featured on compilations from Tony Hawk and ESPN’s X Games, been invited to perform on the US television program, Monster Garage, and featured in a documentary about skateboarding’s founding crews, Dogtown and Z-Boys. |
2010 - 09/10 - Jamie Lidell / DJ Charles McGaw (On The One) - 9pm $15 adv / $17 dos |
 Jamie Lidell (born September 18, 1973, Huntingdon, England) is a musician and soul singer, signed to Warp.
Famed for his largely improvised shows, that see Jamie constructing his tracks live, voicing and layering right in front of your eyes, effortlessly whipping them out of the air and forging them into clanking electro riffs and deathprod funk grooves.
Likened to Sly Stone, Prince and Little Richard, he is Britain’s voice of soul for the new era. |
2010 - 09/11 - Ludo / The Graduate / Tommy & The High Pilots - 6pm $13 adv / $15 dos |
 Pop-punkers Ludo began when then Missouri high-schooler Andrew Volpe sat in a supermarket parking lot and wrote “Hum Along,” which would eventually become the band’s breakthrough song, Eventually signing with Island Records, they released “You’re Awful, I Love You” in 2008, and are currently touring in support of their newest, “Prepare the Preparations,” to the delight of geeks everywhere. That’s not an insult. Geeks totally rock.Ludo rock |
2010 - 09/12 - Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin / Telekinesis / Nicky English - 9pm $8 adv / $10 dos |
 Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin (SSLYBY) is an American indie pop band from Springfield, Missouri. Their full-length album Broom, independently released in 2005, received good reviews from Spin Magazine and they are now signed with Polyvinyl Record Co… The band’s name refers to Boris Yeltsin, the first President of Russia (1990-1999. Spin Magazine praised SSLYBY in an October issue, and recently, SSLYBY released a split record with Michael Holt of San Francisco cult band the Mommyheads on Catbird Records. |
2010 - 09/14 - Grog Shop Presents at Beachland Ballroom: Jenny & Johnny / Love As Laughter / Jaill - 7pm $15 adv / $17 dos |
 Jenny and Johnny first started working together in Los Angeles in 2005, after being introduced by Conor Oberst. Rice had traveled to Nebraska to make his first record before moving to L.A., where Lewis was beginning work with Mike Mogis on her solo debut Rabbit Fur Coat. They both ended up playing on each others recordings, and struck up a lasting creative relationship. Rice joined Lewis’ band for the Rabbit Fur Coat world tour in 2006, and has played live with Lewis at every show of her solo career thus far. Jenny contributed both songwriting and singing to Johnathan’s Further North in 2007, and he was quick to return the favor as one of the producers of Lewis’ album Acid Tongue and again joining her on the road. During the Acid Tongue sessions, the band cut the song “Carpetbaggers” with Elvis Costello. The legendary songwriter was so inspired with the collaboration that he enlisted Lewis, Rice, their Acid Tongue crew, and the Imposters to help make one of his finest records of recent years, 2008’s Momofuku.
During hours of downtime on Lewis’ Acid Tongue world tour, she and Rice began writing a batch of songs different from anything they had previously created. The material was fast, ultra-melodic, and often blended both of their voices into one, creating a completely new sound. When the tour wrapped in Japan in August of 2009, Jenny and Johnny were eager to record the new tunes. They enlisted Rilo Kiley’s Pierre De Reeder to engineer a nine-day October session at his Bright Street Recorders in North Hollywood with the intention of making demos. Jenny and Johnny played as many instruments as possible, right down to the drums. Jason Boesel lent his considerable drumming talents to the songs that required something more. The four friends worked lightening fast, had a hell of a lot of fun, and were so stoked on the results that Lewis and Rice decided to start a new band and finish the record. Jenny and Johnny packed up a station wagon in December 2009 and drove to Omaha, Nebraska, the place where they first hung out all those years ago, to work with their friend, Mike Mogis.
Jenny and Johnny locked out Mogis’ world-class ARC studios for five weeks of tracking, vocals, and mixing during the worst Midwestern winter since the 1860’s. The front door of their guest house actually froze shut, so they used an alternate route to get to the studio every day. Cut off from the outside world in a blizzard’s haze, the record’s personality began to emerge. Gone were the vintage, classic-rock textures of their previous two albums, and in came a brand new sound which was tougher around the edges. The exuberance of love songs like Scissor Runner mask some of the record’s darkness, with Lewis chronicling the economic demise of her beloved California in Big Wave, Rice’s haunting vocal on Animal, and both songwriters raising a middle-finger kiss off in the acerbic My Pet Snakes. The overall result is genuine and original pop music for Right Now. This is not a Rilo Kiley record, a Jenny Lewis record, or a Johnathan Rice record. This is Jenny and Johnny. They’re having fun now, and they want you to, too. |
2010 - 09/16 - Duck Down 15-Year Anniversary Tour Pharoahe Monch Boot Camp Clik featuring Buckshot, Sean Price, & Smif N Wessun Kidz In The Hall Skyzoo With music by DJ Evil Dee - 9pm $17 adv / $20 dos |
 Brooklyn Hip hop label Duck Down records has a lot to be proud of – not just 15 years of independent success, but excellence as well. Their celebration tour features members of the label’s founding collective, Boot Camp Clik. Duck Down Video! |
2010 - 09/16 - Grog Shop Presents at Beachland Ballroom: Matt & Kim 8pm $15 adv / $17 dos |
 Matt & Kim are an indie power pop duo from Brooklyn, New York consisting of Matt Johnson (vocals, keyboards) and Kim Schifino (drums, vocals). Formed in 2004 and currently signed to the Fader Label, they released their self-titled debut album in October 2006 and their second album, Grand, was released in January 2009. Their do-it-yourself attitude towards music, dance style rhythms and energetic performances have gained them a substantial international following and a formidable online presence through social networking and media sites like YouTube and MySpace. |
2010 - 09/19 - Valient Thorr / Junius / Howl / All Dinosaurs - 9pm $10 adv / $12 dos |
 Planet Earth in the year 2008 must look like a pretty strange, messed-up place to an outsider. From election-year sensationalism, global warming hysteria and widespread warfare to reality show overload and the latest celebrity meltdowns caught on film, it may seem to some that The End is imminent.
But there’s hope for the human race. Just ask the extraterrestrial members of Valient Thorr, the rock n’ roll saviors from Venus who crossed the solar system to warn Earthlings about the error of our ways, delivering a message of redemption wrapped in rock n’ roll, with pounding drums and shredding guitar licks. The grizzled time-space travelers may look like a chapter of the Hell’s Angels, but there’s much more to this band than meets the eye. Their combination of heavy rock n’ roll and thought-provoking lyrics gives their legions of fans–dubbed the “Thorriors”– food for thought through their staggeringly productive output. The group has averaged close to 250 tour dates a year, and is currently polishing up their fourth album in five years, Immortalizer, set for release on June 17 on Volcom Entertainment. |
2010 - 09/21 - Best Coast / Male Bonding / Clovers - 9pm $12 adv / $14 dos |
 Beach blanket lo-fi pop from Bethany Cosentino, (ex-Pocahaunted.) Inspired by Bethany’s longing for Los Angeles while spending her days in NY attending Eugene Lang College, Best Coast sprung forth during her first days back in California. She says we can expect “songs about summer and the sun and the ocean and being a lazy creep,” with “drums, beach boys bass lines, and other amazing things” |
2010 - 09/22 - Van Dyke Parks - The Grog Shop Presents in the Gartner Auditorium at the Cleveland Museum of Art - Van Dyke Parks / Clare & The Reasons - 7:30pm $15 adv / $18 dos |
 Van Dyke Parks (1943-) established a recording career as artist, arranger, producer, and songwriter in 1963. In that year, he had his first professional job in movie music as arranger for "The Bear Necessities". In 1964, he signed his first contract with MGM Records as singer/songwriter, continuing through the sixties and into the nineties with eight of his own albums, and countless others, as arranger, studio musician, and producer. In 1969, Parks joined Warner Brothers Records as Vice President of Audio/Visual Services and in A&R. Parks recently has taken a hiatus from the Industry, objecting to its contract practices (with the observation "...it's fundamentally wrong to build wealth and comfort which is based on the deprivation of others"). With the re-emergence of his work for a new generation of music-lovers, Parks has resurfaced, and like Frank Sinatra and Brian Wilson (who preceded him in retirement), Van Dyke Parks is back. Van Dyke lives in Los Angeles with his Delta Queen.
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2010 - 09/22 - El Ten Eleven / Dosh / Baths- 8pm $8 adv / $10 dos |
 The densely textured, atmospheric instrumental sounds of their first two full-length albums (the self-titled debut El Ten Eleven and their follow-up Every Direction Is North) have been praised alongside the work of such post-rock elite as Tortoise, Explosions in the Sky, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mogwai and Sigur Rós. With their third album, These Promises Are Being Videotaped, the duo took a leap in a new musical direction. "I just became obsessed with electro music,” Dunn explains. “I’d been going to a lot of DJ events and listening to music by artists like Boys Noize, Justice, and Digitalism. A lot of that music is really digital and created on computers. It was challenging for us to try to create that style of music live with real instruments and looping pedals. There aren’t many bands doing it." The end result, while in the vein of their aforementioned post-rock brethren, is more akin to the work of their contemporaries who are really pushing the dance-rock envelope such as Ratatat and Soulwax.
But what really separates El Ten Eleven from their musical peers is that they are only two musicians on stage creating pounding landscapes of sound with no laptops or sequencers. Kristian Dunn switches off (sometimes mid-song) between a double-neck bass/guitar, and a fretless bass, while his feet dance on an extensive floorboard of looping devices and effects pedals. He plays everything live, loops himself and juggles all of the layers of tracks on top of each other. Drummer Tim Fogarty switches between traditional acoustic drums, roto toms and electronic drum-pads, usually within each song. To add to the insanity, Fogarty will occasionally loop himself as well.
To date, the group has only performed shows within the United States and Canada, but their music has been heard loud and clear across the globe. “We have so many fans from all over the world,” exclaims Fogarty. “We get emails from Moscow, Estonia, Australia, Malaysia, Japan…it’s amazing!” This is due in part to the many placements of their music into the realms of television, film, and commercials. Of significant note are two PBS documentaries - “Helvetica” and “Objectified” - which were both nominated for Independent Spirit Awards. These films, directed and produced by Gary Hustwit, were scored by Dunn and prominently feature El Ten Eleven’s music. |
2010 - 09/23 - Street Dogs / Flatfoot 56 / Left Alone / Continental - 7pm $13 adv / $15 dos |
 The Street Dogs' ability to craft unique, thought provoking music has helped the band amass a dedicated following over the years. Having served in the Gulf War and as a Boston firefighter, singer Mike McColgan draws on a wealth of life experiences and observations to inspire his impassioned vocal performances, adding a touch of sincere urgency to the non-stop fist-a-cuffs of teeth-gnashing rock that the band is known for. Produced by Ted Hutt (Bouncing Souls, Flogging Molly), the group's latest release surpasses their earlier recordings, both lyrically and musically, with new energy and awareness. |
2010 - 09/24 - Tom Tom Club / Caravan of Thieves / Tony Castles - 8pm $20 adv / $23 dos |
 Tom Tom Club began life as a side project for Talking Heads members Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, who adopted a light, tropical dance style that won them a gold album in Tom Tom Club in 1981 and a Top 40 single in "Genius of Love." They continued to make albums under this moniker between Heads production projects: Close to the Bone (1983) and Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom (1989). They even toured as Tom Tom Club in the summer of 1989. When the Heads broke up in late 1991, Tom Tom Club became Frantz and Weymouth's main outlet. They released Dark Sneak Love Action in 1992, but soon took time away from working with one another to concentrate on other projects. A Talking Heads reunion minus David Byrne resulted in the two coming back together, and so after eight years of an inactive Tom Tom Club, the two came together and released The Good the Bad and the Funky. The next year, a live album marked their exotic and fun live reunion shows |
2010 - 09/24 - Zee Avi - The Grog Shop Presents at the Beachland Tavern - Zee Avi / tba / Nick Zuber Band - 9pm $8 |
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2010 - 09/25 - Holy Fuck / Indian Jewelry - 9pm $12 adv / $14 dos |
 Ontario’s AMAZING electro-popsters taking the name Holy Fuck isn’t just hubris, their music inspires the reaction their name suggests. Our favorite press quote sums it up well: “Call them purveyors of unintelligent dance music – the laptop-free Holy Fuck soundsystem couldn’t care less. They’ll keep tweakin’, twistin’ and punching their effects pedals, turntables, film synchronizer, bass and drums in an engrossing improv dubwise style.” Bass & drums is the key pullout form that – the live rhythm section keeps the show as dynamic and visceral as their freakin’ awesome new album, “Latin.”Holy Fuck online |
2010 - 09/28 - Mice Parade / Les Shelleys: Tom Brosseau & Angela Correa - 8pm $10 |
 "Obrigado Saudade", Mice Paradeís third album for FatCat, is their most accessible and complete record to date. A band that have repeatedly exploded the possibilities of instrumental music over the past five years, Mice Parade's new record draws from welcome traits, and yet pulls away from the experimental pigeonhole towards a more pop oriented realm. At times (unconsciously) reminiscent of the folk-tinged electronica of Mum, 'Loveless' era My Bloody Valentine, or the esoteric cut and paste of Fourtet, Mice Parade have nevertheless managed to create a sound of their own, melding song, melody and rhythmic exploration.
Perhaps most similar in approach to their debut album, 'The True Meaning Of Boodleybaye', 'Obrigado Saudade' once again sees most of the instruments played and recorded by founder and multi-instrumentalist Adam Pierce in his New York Studio.
Still very much a live (as opposed to sample based) record, it retains the slightly more collaborative nature (and folk/world influences) of recent Mice Parade excursions. Kristin Valtysdottir from Mum (who Adam occasionally plays drums for live) provides vocals on two of the songs, Doug Scharin (Him, Directions in Music), Rob Laakso (Swirlies), Rob King and Dylan Cristy (Dylan Group) also make guest appearances.
Simultaneously introspective and inviting, 'Obrigado Saudade' brings a warmth back to the foreground, with layers that reveal more on each listen. The rhythm section is still up front, with guitars more prevalent, but there's space for all the deft touches that have become synonymous with the band. In turns ambient, percussive, acoustic and electronic, itís a sonically rich, musically diverse record, that utilises songs, instrumentals and interludes to create a whole pervasive entity. As for the recordís title, it comes from Brazil - 'Obrigado'means thank you, and 'Saudade' (pronounced Sow-da-je) while not directly translatable, means something between nostalgia, homesickness and lovesickness. It's a word that describes a feeling without defining the subject of the feeling itself. |
2010 - 09/29 - Bettie Serveert / Lawton Brothers / tba - 8pm $12 / $14 |
 So, you think you know Bettie Serveert, huh? The Dutch combo that set the template for '90s indie rock with their classic 1992 debut, Palomine, and its follow-ups, Lamprey (1995), and Dust Bunnies (1997). The energetic outfit that peddled their infectious, hard-edged guitar pop on numerous tours with colleagues like Belly, Dinosaur Jr., and Buffalo Tom. Hmmm. Maybe you want to reconsider just how thoroughly acquainted with Bettie Serveert you are. Because if you approach Attagirl, the band's seventh full-length (and their first for Minty Fresh), with those opinions set in stone, you'll be as shocked as any teenybopper who slapped on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band back in 1967 expecting to hear "I Want To Hold Your Hand, Pt. 2." Oh, the players are the same. Singer Carol van Dyk, guitarist Peter Visser, and bassist Herman Bunskoeke remain front-and-center. But Attagirl is the work of a band refreshed, one full of new ideas. Put simply, this ain't your old college radio director's Bettie Serveert.
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2010 - 10/01 - The Slackers / tba - $10 adv / $12 dos |
 Credit the Slackers for being one of the few ‘90s wave ska bands NOT to have a groaner ska pun in their name, and credit them with well-deserved longevity, too. Adding elements of classic soul and early reggae styles like skinhead and rocksteady, they’ve kept their music fun and exciting for almost 20 years.The Slackers online |
2010 - 10/01 - !!! - The Grog Shop Presents at the Beachland Ballroom - !!! / tba - 9pm $16 adv / $18 dos |
 They’ve been called Pow Pow Pow and Bang Bang Bang, but Chk Chk Chk seems to be the pronunciation these Brooklyn via Sacramento dance-punk holdouts have stuck with. And they’ve stuck with their sound too, and why not? They were among the first, even before the Rapture, to figure out how to reconcile ass-shakin’ dance beats with indie rock, and they’re great at it.!!! online |
2010 - 10/03 - Fun - 7pm doors | 8pm show - $15 |
 Tickets on sale July 17th @ 10 am!
Iggy Pop was wrong. There is, in fact, fun.
Fun is what happens when three extraordinarily talented musicians come together to create something altogether new and wonderful. Nate Ruess, late of The Format, has teamed up with ex-Anathallo multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost and Steel Train’s Jack Antonoff, resulting in their ingenious debut, “AIM AND IGNITE.” The trio melds a stunning array of diverse inspirations – spanning Broadway to The Beach Boys, “NILSSON SCHMILSSON” to “PINKERTON” – into an irresistible collection of freewheeling pop songcraft. Songs like “Benson Hedges” and “All The Pretty Girls” are fit to burst with richly prolix lyricism and intricate melodic twists and turns, which provide plenty of room for Ruess’ distinctive vocals to soar. With “AIM AND IGNITE,” Fun have crafted something special indeed, a contemporary rethinking of classic 70s pop, where ornate arrangements and inspired orchestrations meet present-day rock ‘n’ roll. |
2010 - 10/04 - Grog Shop Presents @ House Of Blues: Band Of Horses - 7pm Doors: $25 adv / $28 dos |
 Tickets on sale Friday July 9th at 10 am! Tickets can be purchased at Grog Shop w/ no fees! Band of Horses is currently in the midst of a tour supporting its third full length LP and first for Brown/Fat Possum/Columbia, Infinite Arms, which debuted at #7 on the U.S. album chart, selling over 45,000 records in the week following its May 18 release. The AOL Spinner Pop Up show will precede a sold out June 20 headline date at Brooklyn’s Williamsburg Waterfront, after which Band of Horses’ globe-spanning tour will resume, including a recently added leg of July U.S. dates through to September headline stands at the Greek Theaters of Los Angeles and Berkeley.
Produced by Band of Horses with additional production from Phil Ek and mixed by Dave Sardy, the songs on Infinite Arms project the essence of the different locales across America that became the setting for the recording and songwriting process behind the album. The rich musical heritage of Muscle Shoals, AL, the sublime beauty of Asheville’s Blue Ridge Mountains, the glamorous Hollywood Hills and the vast Mojave desert all influenced the sounds on Infinite Arms and helped yield the group’s most focused and dynamic recordings to date. The serene woods of Northern Minnesota and the band’s native Carolinas inspired the songwriting, lending the compositions an air of comfort and familiarity.
Band of Horses is Ben Bridwell, Creighton Barrett, Ryan Monroe, Tyler Ramsey and Bill Reynolds. Long time touring members of the group, Infinite Arms marks the recording debut of Ramsey and Reynolds, while Barrett and Monroe graced the last album, Cease to Begin. Through touring together in support of Cease to Begin and during breaks in the Infinite Arms recording process, the band have become a cohesive force with all members making invaluable contributions to the unmistakable sound that founder Bridwell has crafted since the band’s inception.
The latest addition to Band of Horses’ acclaimed discography arrived recently in the form of “Life On Earth” available exclusively on the new Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack, joining Infinite Arms and its predecessors 2007’s Cease To Begin, the band’s 2006 debut album Everything All The Time, and a self-titled, self-released EP in 2005. |
2010 - 10/07 - Deerhoof / Xiu Xiu / Father Murphy - 9pm $12 adv / $14 dos |
 San Francisco’s Deerhoof mixes sugary melodies and an experimental spirit into sweetly challenging and utterly distinctive music. The group began as the brainchild of guitarist Rob Fisk and drummer/keyboardist Greg Saunier in 1994; early releases, such as 1995’s 7”s The Return of the Wood M’Lady and For Those of Us On Foot, had a more traditionally harsh, no wave-inspired sound, though they also included the quirky tendencies that dominated their later efforts. |
2010 - 10/09 - Dungen / The Entrance Band - 9pm $12 |
 Over the past two years, the profile of Swedish psychedelic rockers Dungen has grown at an alarming rate, from a cult studio project into a worldwide musical phenomenon. And on Tio Bitar, we’re hearing the end results of an outpouring of success and support – one which has, for once, inspired the creative processes at hand to make something wholly new and original, yet remaining within the same sphere of emotions that fostered Dungen’s three previous albums. |
2010 - 10/09 - The Suzi Shelton Band / tba - 3pm $8 adv / $10 dos |
 Suzi Shelton is a rising star in the NYC children's music scene with her catchy, heartfelt lyrics and her hip, upbeat sound. With awards from Parents' Choice, the Children's Music Web, iParenting Media, Kids First, and a Gold Award from National Parenting Publications, this kindie singer/songwriter is quickly gaining national acclaim. Originally from Chesterland, Ohio, Shelton has been rocking parents and kids alike for over 10 years in such prestigious venues as Cain Park, The White House Easter Egg Roll , the Lincoln Center Tree Lighting, Tribeca Film Festival, as well as her local Brooklyn hot spot - Southpaw Bar.
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2010 - 10/13 - Triptykon (Featuring Tom Warrior from Celtic Frost/ Hellhammer) / 1349 / Yakuza - $17 adv / $20 dos |
 Uh, HELL YEAH! Hellhammer, Celtic Frost and Apollyon Sun -- Tom Warrior has been a founding member of some HEAVY bands, and now, there’s Triptykon, peddling some righteous doom. While it’s sad that Celtic Frost couldn’t continue as a band, we promise you, spin Triptykon’s “Eparistera Daimones” and see how much you still care. The Grog Shop is very excited to be the home of Tryptikon’s CLE show, with 1349 and Yakuza. Triptykon online |
2010 - 10/14 - Starfucker / Octopus Project / Hot Cha Cha - 8pm $8 adv / $10 dos |
 Sharing their name with a punky Belgian girl group resembling the Donnas and one of the raunchiest Rolling Stones songs on Goats Head Soup (which was changed to the title "Star Star"), Starfucker are an indie pop/indie electro band comprised of Sexton Blake's Josh Hodges, Junkface's Ryan Bjornstad, and Mr. Fredrick's Shawn Glassford. After chief songwriter Hodges returned to Portland, OR, following a four-year stint in New York City, he released two Sexton Blake records on Expunged Records with the help of Bjornstad, including Plays the Hits, a breezy but glum lo-fi album of '80s covers. Looking to convert his musical endeavors into a more lighthearted project, Hodges recruited Glassford and formed a new group with Bjornstad. With notable live performances that featured some instrument swapping, dual drumming, and stage diving, as well as some outlandish costumes, Dylan Magierek's attention was drawn to their set and he signed the band to Badman Recording Company. Hodges and Magierek took some of their home recordings to the Type Foundry to round out the record with some intricate layering, and in September 2008 the album was released to the public and hailed by critics for its abundance of dance-friendly hooks. |
2010 - 10/16 - An Evening with Greg Dulli - 8pm $15 |
 For the first time in his career, Greg Dulli will embark on a solo tour which will see him make stops in five different countries for a total of 29 shows. Beginning in New Orleans on October 8th, 'An Evening With Greg Dulli' will feature Greg along with long-time Twilight Singers guitarist Dave Rosser and multi-instrumentalist Rick Nelson (Polyphonic Spree) performing a stripped down set. Dulli will lead his band through a wide selection of songs encompassing his entire career. 'An Evening With Greg Dulli' will be a limited run tour with only fourteen US shows along with stops in Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Belgium. Dates and on sale information provided below.
These shows will also mark the debut of several brand new songs from the forthcoming Twilight Singers album scheduled for release on Sub Pop Records in early 2011. The new Twilight Singers album will be the first release from the group in five years. More details on the new album will be announced later this year.
Greg Dulli began his musical career as the frontman and guitarist for the pioneering band The Afghan Whigs in 1987. The band was praised by critics and fans alike, releasing six studio albums before disbanding in the late 90's. Dulli went on to form The Twilight Singers, known for their indie, soul and electronic sound. The Twilight Singers have released four albums including the critically lauded Blackberry Belle & Powder Burns (One Little Indian) in 2003 & 2006 respectively. In 2008, Dulli collaborated with close friend Mark Lanegan to form The Gutter Twins. Their debut release, Saturnalia (Sub Pop), was chosen by SPIN as one of the top albums of 2008. |
2010 - 10/17 - Milkshake (as seen on Discovery and PBS Kids) - 3pm $12 adv / $15 dos |
 Milkshake is a band on a mission: to create great rock music for kids. Led by singer Lisa Mathews and guitarist Mikel Gehl, whose songs for grown-ups have been featured in movies and prime-time television, and whose indie rock group Love Riot garnered critical praise during its 10-year run, Milkshake has won over preschoolers without compromising songcraft, stagecraft or their authentic rock&roll spirit.
From the release of their first CD Happy Songs (inspired by the birth of Lisa’s daughter and Mikel’s son), it was clear that Milkshake was an exciting departure from traditional kids’ music. The band’s songs were added to radio playlists across the country; a second CD, Bottle of Sunshine, earned raves from kids, parents and critics; Noggin enlisted Lisa and Mikel to film two videos for the premiere season of Jack’s Big Music Show; and Milkshake was asked to bring its high-energy stage act to the opening leg of the Jamarama Live! tour.
Milkshake has created original songs and videos for PBS KIDS’ “Share the Earth Day” programming, new songs and videos for Discovery Kids’ preschool hit ToddWorld, the west coast leg of Jamarama Live! and a just-completed 10-song-and-video project for PBS KIDS preschool programming block.
Milkshake took another step forward with the August 2009 release of their fourth studio CD, Great Day. The release was nominated for a 2010 Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children. The songs on ‘Great Day’ touch on issues of friendship, inclusion, family, self-esteem, goals, and material desires – issues that really matter to a 6 - 10 year old. But like all Milkshake CDs, the music really transcends age, and both younger and older fans will enjoy this new release.
With tuneful, memorable songs that evoke influences from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Lennon-McCartney to The White Stripes, Milkshake continues to create music that appeals to both kids and their parents, even after listening to the same CD five times in a row.
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2010 - 10/24 - Legendary Pink Dots 30th Anniversary Tour - 8pm $16 adv / $18 dos |
 The Legendary Pink Dots (LPD) are an Anglo-Dutch experimental rock band formed in London in August 1980. Although far outside the mainstream (in terms of their music and career path), LPD have released more than 40 albums, have a devoted worldwide following, and tour frequently. Ka-Spel's Legendary Pink Dots were one of the most adventurous (and ever evolving) psychedelic poppers. They began with psychedelic madrigals that were unique in the pastoral way they employed electronic sounds, for example on Brighter Now (1982). Asylum (1985) veered towards melancholy decadent futuristic pop a` la Roxy Music and Ultravox. As Ka-Spel's skills in orchestration improved, he sculpted the neo-classic pop of Any Day Now (1987), possibly his artistic peak, and then the eccentric synth-pop of The Maria Dimension (1991), and finally experimented with the avantgarde arrangements of Malachi (1993), probably his most ambitious work. In between these milestones (each of which contains gems as well as filler), Ka-Spel released many other works of little interest, some credited to the Legendary Pink Dots and some under his own name. The latter tended to be more original, for example the horror-medieval concept Tanith And The Lion Tree (1991). As of 2007 the group is comprised of Ka-Spell, Knight, Erik Drost (guitar), Niels Van Hoorn (a.k.a. Niels Van Hoornblower; saxophones, clarinets, flutes) and Raymond Steeg. |
2010 - 11/06 - Electric Six / The Constellations - 8pm $10 adv / $12 dos |
 Electric Six fuses rock and punk with the laid-back funky rhythms and falsetto vocals of disco, and a distinctly comic touch. However, they tend to reject such genre classifications as disco-metal and disco punk. They formed the band in 1996 and were initially known as The Wildbunch, eventually dropping that name due to pressure from the Bristol trip-hop collection of the same name. Throughout the latter half of the ’90s, they played about once a month at the Magic Bag in Ferndale, Magic Stick, and the now-defunct Gold Dollar in Detroit, the center of a scene that produced breakout acts like The White Stripes. |
2010 - 11/09 - Azure Ray / Tim Fite - 8pm $10 adv / $12 dos |
 It’s been six years since celebrated female duo Azure Ray released their critically acclaimed album Hold On Love. The highly anticipated new full length from Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor is a sublime future classic titled Drawing Down the Moon, set for release on Saddle Creek on September 14, 2010. The record was produced by Eric Bachmann at Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, North Carolina, mixed by Michael Patterson in Los Angeles, CA, and features guest appearances by Andy LeMaster and Liz Durrett. With three prior full-lengths and an EP, the duo drew fans from around the globe with their transcendent songwriting and stunning vocals, and Drawing Down the Moon is an even more impressive and beguiling delight. Their undeniable talents lie in balladry so breathtakingly visceral that it soars straight through the ears into the veins until it pumps firmly into the heart. Azure Ray are famed for their bittersweet melancholy and Drawing Down the Moon is a perfect ode to their harmonious musical gifts. |
