Another year, another great Nelsonville Music Festival - with great friends and memorable experiences. Here are a few...
This year’s highlights:
MJ Lenderman
Waxahatchee
Candy Rain DJ Collective
Gardner
Two Runner
Esther Rose
Watchhouse
Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Charley Crockett
Black Lips
Ocie Elliott
This was a last minute show with some friends offering up a free ticket. If I were going to see Mumford & Sons live, Blossom is the place I’d like to see them. The weather was looming this day and I was able to see a few good songs, but the weather was telling me I should bug out early. Glad I did - because it became a SPECTACLE. The drive out of the valley was a became treacherous quickly. We were weather warnings and was notified that the show was on hold. I’m so glad I left when I did!
Opening I got to see Good Neighbours, who were quite charming fellas.
My third show in a row at Globe Iron, and my 4th this month! They’ve been killing it. This is also a long way away from when I saw Perfume Genius at The Sco in Oberlin back in 2012! Beyond his songs being as good as ever - he’s become quite the showman! He’s making the most of that stage with a rotating platform, step stools, and a yoga ball! The lighting was also spectacular.
Another concert at Globe Iron! This time I was getting to see Santigold. Having last seen her at House of Blues in 2016, I was excited to see her again at this venue. Of course Santigold made the most of her performance with great beats and sychrnonized dancing! Great show!! Can't wait for new music.
Globe Iron is really knocking it out of the park with their opening lineup of shows this month! Tonight they booked the final tour of the delightful pop band Tennis, with Bille Marten opening. I first caught (part of) a Tennis show at the Grog Shop back in 2012, but was happy to finally see a full and proper concert - even though it would be their last.
Billie Marten was a treat, and this show was enough for me to acquire the rest of her recorded music - and would love to see her again!
I've been appreciating Aaron Lee Tasjan's direct and sometimes irreverent songwriting for some time and was thrilled that he was going to be at the Beachland Tavern! Definitely had some favorite songs I was looking for, and was happy to hear!
A new music venue has come to Cleveland! This was a new AEG / AXS Venue so it was still corporate, but I was excited that we had a reliable local veteran doing booking! Shakey Graves was a great first show to see there. Overall the venue was well laid out, sounded great, good sight lines, and expectedly high drink prices. I’d easily choose this venue over HOB anytime. :-P
Saint Motel is one of those bands from the mid 2010s that I enjoyed but never got to see live. While I continue to avoide House of Blues when I can, I did appreciate also getting to see Brigitte Calls Me Baby who had been recently recommended to me by a friend. It was still a decent show, which you can tell by the excitement of the audience in the video!
Brigitte Calls Me Baby was cute, and would like to see them in a different venue sometime.
I was able to catch Bendigo Fletcher open for Rayland Baxter back in 2018, but was happy to catch a headlining performance at the Beachland Ballroom!
It had been over 10 years since I first tried to catch Youth Lagoon at the Grog Shop and only caught a single song. Enjoying the new album and really enjoyed seeing a full show!
