Col. Bruce

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The Quark Alliance

Col. Bruce Hampton has been making music since he formed his first band in 1963. He's been in constant motion ever since leaving a trail of memorable live performances with his bands The Hampton Grease Band, The Late Bronze Age, and The Aquarium Rescue Unit. Along the way Col. Bruce starred in the cult classic movie "Outside Out" and appeared in " Sling Blade ." The Colonel is currently playing a unique blend of blues and jazz with his band The Quark Alliance. Still rolling down the road, Col. Bruce continues his quest for the tonal center at each exit #6.

 

 

Friday August 29

From Future City, Massachusetts United States

Muy Cansado

a three-piece band from Boston. They like punk. They play punk. But they're not a punk band—just like the Talking Heads weren't a punk band.

Our story

Where we come from. Muy Cansado style.

Muy Mulvey

Chris Mulvey has big hair, a guitar & a big voice. He's known for his obsessions with Bob Dylan, the Pixies and the Beatles. His favorite thing to do, other than perform live with Muy Cansado, is to sit in his bedroom and sing songs. His bedroom walls are plain. He lives in Boston, but he only has four long-sleeved shirts and doesn't own a winter coat. Chris is on an undisclosed spiritual quest.  

Muy Libera

When bassist Lisa Libera was a little girl she would have great fun deciding what to be for Halloween. But alas, it didn't always work out. Sometimes she would say, “I want to be a ballerina” and her mother would say, “No, you have to be a scarecrow.” But the Halloween Lisa said she wanted to be a rock star, her mommy said yes. And it was the best Halloween ever. Today, Lisa wonders why little girls dress up like Paris Hilton for Halloween. Do their mothers tell them to dress up like scarecrows too?

Muy Fine

Dave Fine is the drummer. He does not believe in bios. Nor does he believe in God. Connection? You be the judge.

Our first time

A long time ago, our moms got pregnant.

Fast-forward several years, drummer David Fine and bassist Lisa Libera met and decided they wanted to form a band. They were roommates, best friends and musical co-conspirators. So they responded to an ad in Craig's List posted by singer/guitarist Chris Mulvey.

They played. They clicked. They started a band and took their name from a patch of graffiti in their practice space. It means “very tired.”

We are Muy Cansado

Haircuts, Clothing, Kids, or Causes,
Cars (fancy or fuel efficient),
Bleeding hearts or Love-torn eyes,
Peace of mind, Heartbreaks, Spititual rejuvenation,
Self-righteous self-hatred,
We don't care about it. 
We make music. 

Muy Cansado is Chris, Lisa & Dave. Chris sings and plays guitar. Lisa sings and plays bass. Dave plays the drums and will occasionally grunt or yelp. Their debut album Stars & Garters will be released summer 2008.

"With a knack for glimmering guitar hooks, dreamy melodies , and snarling vocals with ostensible angst, one might be reminded more of The Pixies when listening to Muy Cansado."
- OBSCURE SOUND


"Lead vocalist and guitarist chris Mulvey rails on the microphone like a modern day, not-so-stoned Bob Dylan and bassist Lisa Libera chimes in with decidedly more melodic counterpoint on back-up vocals. . . .While Mulvey and Libera fuss back and forth on the vocals, drummer David Fine makes a non-vocal contribution in the say of solid beats that keep things going."
- NORTHEAST PERFORMER

 

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From Fairport Harbor,Mentor,Geneva,Cleveland OH&Erie PA, Ohio

The Bentreys

Willie WAS in a band with Jay.
Willie IS in a band with Bob.
Willie is now in a band with JAY and BOB.
Jay's gone
Willie Is now in two bands with Bob and no bands with Jay

The Bentreys are currently a three piece band that formed on November 29th 2007 with the intentions of just playing one show. They wrote their entire set in one practice and only had 3 full practices before their first show. It went so well that it seemed like it would be stupid to stop. Every show they've done has resulted in more show offers by promoters or club owners wanting them to play again.

The Bentreys sound infusion of funk, indie, punk, experimental guitar, and rock has given them a unique, fresh sound that really helps them stand out. Comparisons would be Nirvana, Jimi Hendrix, The Pixies, Sonic Youth, Phantom Planet, Built to Spill, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Pearl Jam stuck in a blender with Tom Waits and NOFX at the controls while listening to The Dead on the radio.
eat your peas.........

Bob and Willie also host a weekly internet radio show that features Ohio bands and bands that play here regularly! Check out our blog or just click on the banner!

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Uptight Sugar

Psychedelic /Pop/ Rock

 

Saturday August 30

A little Rock / Soul / Blues Form Cleveland Ohio!

burden of evolution

Rooted deep in elements of blues, jazz, folk and soul, burden of evolution delivers their songs of love, loss, and hope through passionate vocals and a powerful, fresh and familiar sound. In case you forgot what it sounds like- this is rock and roll. Stunning crowds since 2004.

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Glass Audrey

 

Friday September 5

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO

San Francisco based group Testament  &
  Trans-Siberian Orchestra
  'Skolnick demonstrates that translating the energy of rock to a jazz
context can be a more subtle thing, showing that you can imbue more
traditional trappings of swing, modal playing and richer harmony with an edge that doesn't spoil their essential purity.' - All About Jazz

 

 

Saturday September 6

Big Time Entertainment

Connect bands to their Fans

Relentless, T-O Entertainment, Tugun Cannon, Wildboyz, R-Stonze, JMPOFF RECORDS APEX Ent, THE RAPMATICS, Trap City, CrazyMoney Entertainment, Ozone 100000 mars, The Team B-Don, HOLOMANN THA GOVANAH OF EAST CLEVELAND , YounG flame, God's Witness

 

Monday September 15

From-British Columbia Canada

The Pack A.D.

Heavy/Blues / Rock.

United in early 2006, Becky Black and Maya Miller of The Pack A.D. mean business. They take life on the road, Civil War stories, coffee and cigarettes, stir them into a vicious concoction of garage rock and Jack Daniels and then boil it alive in the blues.
Holding the torch high in today's garage rock revival, this Vancouver duo strikes with a raw, hell-torn, blues-rock swagger that is equally contemplative and unflinching. (Marty Rollins - The Approach)
The Pack A.D. owes much of it's heritage to the crossover-blues genre - one that's recently become increasingly popular following the success of the White Stripes and The Black Keys. With the focus on rhythm-centric guitar, solid drum riffs, and passionate, unrestrained vocals, the Vancouver duo is at times haunting and at others irresistibly boot-stomping.

Their debut record Tintype , originally self-released, was re-released in January this year by Mint Records , who signed the band in the fall of 2007.
The next album is to be released in August this year. Until then, The Pack A.D. are here to take on the world, one town (and one cup of coffee) at a time.

WHAT THE PRESS HAS TO SAY...

4 **** -- Uncut Magazine, 2008

Live, Millers sparse beats shuffle along while Black goes from a whisper to a wail tearing out shards of spiky lead guitar. It's explosive, organic and really different each time…Nothing on Tintype is ever less than intense and rarely cheery.
--Stuart Derdeyn (The Province) DEC 07

Best Local Band 2007 - The Pack, no question. These two ladies exploded from the Secret Cave of Concealed Talent with muskets a-blazin’ and sabers a-rattlin’, reinvigorating this sleepy city with heart-pumping, rock’n’soul fury with a raw energy so infectious as to reshape the lives of everyone they meet. Becky Black’s also probably the greatest vocal discovery this town’s ever known. WATCH OUT UNIVERSE.
--Dave Bertrand (Nerve Magazine) DEC 07

Awwwwwooooogggaaaaararoraroarrrrrrr. Janis Joplin, meet the White Stripes. Now, go and drink a bucket of bourbon and hang out on a Civil War battleground.
--Andrew (Red Cat Records) DEC 07

Tintype is a triumph. Good in the morning, good at night. This is the shit.
--Dave Bertrand (Nerve Magazine) MAY 07

Maya Millers drumming isn't just confident, it's downright warlike
--Fish Griwkowsky (Edmonton Sun) JAN 08

A guitar-drum howling-blues duo, Becky Black and Maya Miller of the Pack are clearly meant to play together...The whole beautiful mess (of Tintype) will have uptown turkeys running in terror back to their Eric Clapton "blues" CDs.
--Adrian Mack (The Georgia Straight) AUG 07

No matter how overdone a genre appears to be, truly talented artists always come along to make it new yet again. Black and Miller are two such artists, and our sleepy little scene should be thankful.
--RC Joseph (24 Hours) APR 07

Some say that Black's guitar pick is actually the Devil's toenail. We don't know where The Pack got their dark gifts, we're just trying to stay on their good side.
--Claire Kenny (Urban Trendz) MAR 07

 

 

Tuesday september 16

Andrew Ripp

" NICE COOL ROCK BLUES"- Hoobastank

"You could say you knew him when."
- Daily Herald

"He sounded great...like a mix between Ray LaMontagne and someone else I can't quite put my finger on. He was excellent...”
- Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave)

"He has a strong voice that can still invoke vulnerability and he's good at establishing a hook. You know, that part of the song that smacks you up side the noggin and demands you listen."
- cursedmonkeypaw

" Fifty Miles to Chicago is an album you are likely to hear in a good bar where the staff has enough guts to pick their own music. All the pre-programmed fluff that has been making the rounds will pale when something real comes along and that is what Andrew Ripp is: a real singer."
- Hans Werksman, Here Comes the Flood

 

Wednesday September 17

The Rosewood Thieves

Think "John lennon meets Ryan Adams"

Hometown: New York, NY
Fun Fact: When the Rosewood Thieves weren't writing songs for their debut EP, they were busy clearing out deer carcasses out of their barn and retiling their kitchen.
Why They're Worth Watching: Their knack for storytelling and their old-fashioned sound lend integrity to the nebulous sub-genre of “roots rock.”
For Fans Of: The 1900s, M. Ward, Bob Dylan

 

Saturday September 20

Big Time Entertainment

Connect bands to their Fans

SCButter Band, Joe Joyce, Dominic Ferreri, Untamed Flames, Limited District, City Band, Someone Decide, ThirtyTwo Pages

Wednesday September 24

TAb B.

 

Friday September 26

Acoustic Blues

Doug MacLeod

Blues / Acoustic / Roots Music

"BMA 2008 ACOUSTIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR NOMINEE"

OPENING

Colin John

 

 

 

October 3rd

Big Time Entertainment

Connect bands to their Fans

 

B.O.S.S CODE, C-Towns Finest, Da Zeal, 360FULLCIRCLE, Tears of Cleveland , GMB, A.P.G., BMB, MC COOL WHIP, Tugun Cannon, young flame, Monk D.O.G, G.M.B Money Mafia, Smoke-Dangerous For Yo Health, the infamous chris.e

 

Saturday Oct. 11

Progressive/Electronica/Jam Band  From Athens Ohio

papadosio

Papadosio is a multi-faceted five piece organic/electronic hybrid that is quickly catching fire. They craftfully combine elements of rock, electronica, jazz, jam, dance and improvisational styles in a unique and unprecedented manner.

 

 

 

Friday October 17

Covert Operations

Saturday October 18

 

Thurday October 30

Opening FYI-All show's are all ages and the kitchen is open until closing time!

Great Food + Great Music in an Intimate Setting = What a Concept!