The long awaited release of the Lost Jon & The Ghosts’ 5 track EP is happening on FRIDAY August, 31st 2012 at Bad Racket Recording Studio Also Featuring Special Guests Defiance Ohio Saintseneca $5, Doors open at 7pm, show starts promptly at 8pm...
A young band are set to enter a recording studio in several days to begin recording their debut album as they prepare for upcoming performances in addition to booking additional shows throughout the Midwest. Taken In Vain, a metal band consisting of members from Orrville and Smithville, Ohio will soon be releasing their debut recording effort with all original material written by the band. "We will be recording our debut album over the next few weeks,” stated David Wilson, lead singer for the band. “Once the recording is done, we will be releasing it for digital download as well as phy...
In an old Nashville house transformed into a recording studio, Ryan Humbert and an eight-piece band geared up to record a stunning 18 songs in four days. The result: a heart-driven pop rock album infused with Americana, highlighting the trials and tribulations of human relationships. “Sometimes The Game Plays You” is an observation on how people interact in love and loss, but it’s not all heartbreak. “The last two songs,” Humbert pointed out, “they remind you that you’ll get through all the hard times and come out the other side a stronger person.” The music embodies the...
March 16 - Kent - The Kent Stage Following a recent sold out holiday show at Playhouse Square, Neil Zaza, one of the most acclaimed and unique guitar players in the world, will celebrate the release of his brand new CD Clyde The Cat with a special concert on March 16th, 2012 at the historic Kent Stage. Neil’s new CD features ten new recordings including originals such as “Endless Highway” and “Jewel”. It also contains an electrifying version of Elton John’s “Funeral For a Friend” which promises to be a highlight of some upcoming performances by Neil and his band. “After f...
February 2 - Akron - Annabell's How many musicians are there today? Thousands of post-college hopefuls record in their basement, packing into old vans, traveling across the country in search of a dream. Cellist/songwriter Christopher Bell started just the same way 5 years ago. He kept going, in car, on bike, in a canoe and even on foot, for over 650 shows in 5 years. This February Bell heads back out with two new albums, Live In Your Living Room and Christopher Bell on his self-described trip to ‘have a little fun, tell a couple stories and make them dance.’ Bell attacks the cello, in...
January 12 - Cleveland - Beachland Tavern It's a rare thing to find smart, poetic lyricism in pop music. Greycoats' anglo-rock manages to spend both words and melody wisely. Their debut full-length album, "Setting Fire to the Great Unknown" (self-released, 2008) was marked by strong ambition, heartfelt romanticism and big ideas with a cinematic sweep exploring the mechanics of polarization. Their music found airtime on the hit teen drama Gossip Girl, leading to national exposure for the quartet from Minnesota and a tour of both U.S. coasts through the end of 2009. They returned to the Libr...
Most local musicians go unsung in the rest of the nation, destined to play area venues not far from their home base. That’s not the case for local boys Annabel. Formed shortly after high school, the DIY indie band is the product of brothers Ben and Andy Hendricks. After a demo or two and a few short-lived members, the boys met up with bassist Scotty Moses. Two years later the band hooked up with keyboardist Corey Willis and the legendary lineup was set. As singer/guitarist Ben puts it, “It’s been paradise ever since.” Following their first official EP, “Now That We’re Alive,...
If anyone knows his way around a Motown recording studio, it’s Dennis Coffey. His musicianship can be heard on recordings by The Temptations, Diana Ross and the Supremes and The Isley Brothers, and he even scored a ’74 blaxploitation flick. His 1971 instrumental single “Scorpio” peaked at number six on Billboard. 6/8 Beachland Ballroom ...
In some cases, secrets are just too good to be kept — especially when the secret refers to Via Lotus’s excellent debut album, “Secrets.” The privileged few who have heard it have a duty to tell as many people as possible. The musicians responsible for this tender throwdown of an album are singer Tasha Lynn (Natasha Addessi), guitarist JCK (Jeff Klemm), drummer (and JCK’s brother) Kev (Kevin Klemm) and bassist A-pop (Alex Popovici). They’re all local products, coming either from Canton or Stow. Via Lotus sounds like someone took a ’90s rock band and plopped them down in a Mo...
By Amber Vass Amber: Are you there? Louis Svitek: I sure am… Amber: What do you have going on right now? Louis: Well you know, I’m doing well, and I’m working with a company out here in Chicago called Jam Productions. And, I’m working in the studio – I have a recording studio. I’m recording there, and…I’m a dad. And, that’s it; I’m just trying to get it together and work more on WuLi Records. Amber: Tell me more about WuLi Records. Louis: This is an idea I had a while back. I was out on the road with ministry when I started thinking about the label, and a...
