New(ish) video for TRUST, for Are We Arc? Next up is a new video for Snowmine’s Tidal Wave. Just catching up with this slightly older video for Avi Buffalo’s So What.
Bonus this week is another slightly older video. Perfume Genius has been getting all kinds of good reviews lately, and with videos like this, I’m not surprised.
Gardens & Villa will be at the Beachland Tavern tomorrow night!! $12. This should be an amazing show! Check them out below. Also, sign up on their mailing list to get their Televisor EP for free!
Opening is Alex G. (below) and Summerays.
Tomorrow night! Cleveland Heights will be hopping!
» Heights Music Hop Unveils Music Lineup: "The Heights Music Hop was a huge success last year and is on track for being even bigger and better this year. More than 30 musical acts will perform at over 10 venues from 5:00pm – 11:00pm."
(Via.)
Starting off this Video Day with a gorgeous cover of Ancora Tu by Roisin Murphy. Elliphant and MØ, both Scandanavian artists, collaborate on this track for One More and produced this raucous video. Finally, HAIM’s new video for My Song 5.
Bonus this week comes from a name that’s new to me, Hollysiz, with a heart-felt video for The light.
There’s been a lot of music venue activity happening around town. Here’s a couple articles about the new music venues that have opened so far…
Music Box (on the West Bank of the Flats)
I’ve been able to see a couple shows so far in this venue. The seating for me is nice... for shows that you should be seated for. It becomes a challenge with upbeat shows.
"This is the first show I've covered at the new venue on the west bank of Cleveland's Flats. It is a beautiful, wonderful place. The supper club is elegant, in an industrial sort of way, and the forced camaraderie from what I call a 'Benihana-style'' seating – all the tables have six seats, so you're almost definitely going to be seated next to a stranger – is actually a plus."
(Via. Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle fill Music Box with songs and stories (Concert review) | cleveland.com)
Bevy in Birdtown (formerly the Winchester)
I have yet to see a show here (or even go) but I’ll be excited to see what they’ve done with this space.
"New owners Patty Lim and Beth Scebbi of New Century Builders have completely refreshed the space. The bar area has new flooring, a new ceiling, fresh paint and custom-designed lighting crafted from old wine bottles. There are eight draft beer lines, and a new kitchen will allow for a full-service menu that is scheduled to start sometime in October.
'We felt that Madison Avenue is really going to be taking over,' says Lim. 'Detroit Avenue is at its peak, and this is the next phase of development in Lakewood.'"
(Via. new owners transform winchester music hall into the bevy with live music and food)
I just stumbled upon this video for Ways to Go from Grouplove, and glad I did - I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. Also catching up with Alt-J’s next pair of new videos for Every Other Freckle (there’s also a girl version too). La Roux makes you want to Kiss and Not Tell with her new video.
Bonus is a throwback band for me, The Rosebuds, with a new video for Blue Eyes.
While this show didn’t take much convincing for me to go - I was basically walking into this show blind. I knew Macy’s hits, but hadn’t paid *any* attention to her recently. Fortunately, I was going with probably one of her biggest fans in Cleveland who gave me a last minute crash course update.
This woman deserves respect. She is very talented (and so is her band!) and very entertaining, despite the near-comatose crowd at the Music Box. I would totally see her again, and give this show a 9 on the DAKS scale.
This was my third time seeing this venerable 80’s band - and maybe one of the best that are still producing and performing! The music is just delicious. Front row helped.
(first videos w/ my new iPhone!)
(and the rest of the songs…)
I’ve been following Sarah Jaffe for a while, but was surprised with her being paired with Astronautalis. Seeing them live, it all made sense however. First opening was Transit, a Canadian rapper (my favorite kind!). He has some great lyrics… bought his CD for $5. Wish I would have caught some video.
Sarah was admittedly a little sick, but she still performed flawlessly - playing a lot new tracks from her Don’t Disconnect album (I got my vinyl signed!).
Astronautalis was great. While he may be easily compared to other white rappers, I think his talent allows him to stand on his own right. He’s definitely good looking and knows how to engage an audience!
We missed Islands on this double-header night at the Grog Shop. Well, sorta missed them. But we stayed around and caught as much of Com Truise as we could. The beats were tight. I’m glad to see such a great turnout for this show.
