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PLANNER PROJECT 2016 ... HIGHTLIGHTING THE 330.NET

TOMMY:

Coupled with the Akron-Kent breakdown I’ve already sent Julie, here’s another sampling of how my planner project fits so well with your format, including how I’ve already added the330.net with Michael at Tangier! Happy reading, George

FROM THE YEARS 1 & 6 /

Designed to be a five-year project; in this edition, only items from years ending in 1 or 6 are included in this edition. This 65,000-word project now contains over 1,300 specific entries (over3,500 lines of text)!

Listed below are over 45 artists from your play list currently found in the Planner Project, which are featured in over 100 separate entries! (Also added the Lime Spider/Musica/Annabell’s). Kinda Cool!

THE330.NET-POWERED BY THESUMMIT.FM: (the groups can be changed if they fit!)

4/23 Cruising with the Vindys, East 9th, Hey Mavis, Devo, Flight 619, & Yankee Bravo with Tracey Thomas on new internet powerhouse The330.net, powered by TheSummit.fm; Michael Stanley & the Resonators (Stanley, Dobeck, Pelander, Psyka, Christensen, Lee, Powers, Shannon, Sosinski), prove that Cleveland’s still their town after the first of 4 soldout shows last night on their annual return to Tangier in Akron ($45-$87.50), 2016

(Could be the first or second day on the air?)

THE PLAY LIST!

LIME SPIDER / (2006) [Just Added]

12/30 The Lime Spider’s 3rd annual ‘Before New Year’s Eve Party’ features Jaded Era; the Speedbumps; Brian Lisik; the TwistOffs; the Ryan Humbert Band, & Zach ($5), 2006

ARTFUL DODGER / (1976-2006)

4/18 After 18,000 see Lynyrd Skynyrd, Golden Earring, & the Outlaws at the Coliseum last night ($6); tix are $4 at Bandstand Records to see Artful Dodger tonight at Chanel High, 1976

9/3 Cruising to see its “All New Bizarre Stage Show” in a yellow/black interior 6-cyl. ’76 AMC Pacer, Kiss rocks the Coliseum with special guest Artful Dodger ($6.50), 1976

9/13 As J. P. Snodgrass offers ‘I Don’t Care’ & Artful Dodger’s ‘Honor Among Thieves’ for $3.99 (LP); after Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes play tonight’s WMMS Monday Night Out at the Agora with Ian Matthews (Johnny tells Jane Scott, “I like Cleveland, always have”); next Monday, it’s Artful Dodger with Widowmaker ($3.50 each), 1976

8/25 After Artful Dodger, in its only area appearance, plays the Agora with Wild Giraffes (McGinty, Elliot, King, Ivan, Reynolds), on the 23rd ($5.50); tonight, Iggy Pop rocks the Agora with the Clocks ($5.50), as Herman’s Hermits play Pirate’s Cove, 1981

4/20 WNCX’s Bill Louis airs his ‘Saturday Night House Party’ show live from the Agora Theatre (7 p.m.-midnight), as the Agora’s 25th anniversary party continues with Hot Tin Roof opening for ‘the world’s only’ Artful Dodger reunion (1st play date in 10 yrs. -one-time show with all former group members-sold out in 3 hours-$15), 1991

9/2 The Taste of Cleveland rocks with 3 Doors Down last night; Donnie Iris & the Cruisers, with Artful Dodger, & Beau Coup tonight; & Little Richard tomorrow, 2006

JIM BALLARD / (1991)

11/13 Beachland hosts a tribute to Robert & Jack Kidney, & Terry Hynde (Numbers Band), with a Tiny Alice reunion, Tony Maimone w/Scott Krauss, Albert Dennis, Joe Tomino & Bim Thomas, Chris 2

Butler, Harvey Gold, Alex Bevan, Carlos Jones, Michael Stacey, Bill Lestock, Jim Ballard, Rachel Brown, Jon Mosey, & MC Charlie Wiener ($20), 2016

BLUE TAXI / (1996) 7/17 It’s Spin Doctors, & Slackjaw at the Odeon ($12.50); Pere Ubu, Downside Special, and Getdown Airwaves at Peabody’s DownUnder ($9); the Chieftains, & Ashley MacIsaac at Cain Park ($32.50); Linda Ronstadt & the Pittsburgh Pops with Marvin Hamlisch at The Gund ($50); and Steve Miller, Pat Benatar, and Blue Taxi at Blossom, 1996

DIANA CHITTESTER / (2016)

6/13 Hailed as Cleveland’s first contemporary music festival; Grace Potter, Andy Grammar, O.A.R., Ra Ra Riot, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Red Wanting Blue, X Ambassadors, Carlos Jones, Nate Jones Band, Brent Kirby, Austin Plaine, Welshly Arms, and Diana Chittester are among the 30 artists performing during LaureLive 2016, a two-day event on Laurel School’s Butler Campus ($50, $95-$325 VIP), 2016

THE CLARKS / (1991)

5/17 Under the banner ‘Undercurrents ‘91,’ area clubs Babylon A Go-Go; Biggie’s Crooked River Saloon; Empire; Peabody’s DownUnder; Richie’s River Club; & Splash showcase 57 area bands today and tomorrow including Odd Girl Out (Anne DeChant, Victoria Fliegel, Alexis Antes); Beatnik Termites; Naked Truth; Max Panic; Indian Rope Burn; American Front; Outta the Blue; the Clarks; the Earl Rays; & Chris Lake, 1991

CLOUD NOTHINGS / (2011)

6/24 After catching ‘Cats on Holiday’ tonight at Brothers Lounge; tomorrow, the Waterloo Arts Festival features ‘Virtual Music: Northeast Ohio Photographers Look at Rock ‘n’ Roll’ at Zaller Gallery, & the afterparty at Beachland Ballroom with ‘Cloud Nothings,’ ‘Filmstrip,’ ‘Jukebox Value,’ ‘Crave,’ ‘Sunspots,’ ‘Nights,’ and ‘Supermoon’ ($5), 2011

DAVID ALLEN COE / (2016)

7/19 Cruising with Michael Stanley’s ‘In the Heartland’ on WNCX-FM; the heart of rock ‘n’ roll is Blossom tonight with Huey Lewis & the News ($19.50); while the ‘Wing Ding’ at the Berea Fairgrounds hosts KC & the Sunshine Band, with Spellbound tonight ($13); Michael Stanley & Friends with special guest Kevin Raleigh tomorrow ($13.50); & David Allen Coe, with Burnt River, & Street Survivor the 21st ($13), 1991

MARC COHN / (2001-2006) 5/25 After cruising in a yellow/black vinyl ‘77 Porsche 911 S to see Marc Cohn open last night for the Neville Brothers/NRBQ show during the National Rib Cook-off at North Coast Harbor; tonight, Hall & Oates headline; tomorrow, it’s I-tal, & First Light, 1991

11/9 Cruising in a maroon/tan interior ‘84 Porsche 944 w/5-spd. ($10,500); last night, the Janglers joined Bo Didley at Peabody’s DownUnder ($11), as Maura O’Connell joined Marc Cohn at the Empire ($11); tonight, Tito Puente & the Latin Jazz All- Stars play Peabody’s DownUnder ($16), as Paula Abdul brings her ‘Under My Spell’ tour to the Coliseum tomorrow with Color Me Badd, and Aftershock ($21), 1991

DEAD BOYS / (1976) 7/24 After catching the Dead Boys (Bators, Chrome, Zero, Blitz), the Ramones, and Television tonight at C.B.G.B.’s in New York; flying home tomorrow, the Agora rocks with the Flying Burrito Brothers, Asleep at the Wheel, and John Bassette, 1976

ANNE E. DECHANT / (1991-1996)

ODD GIRL OUT / (1991)

5/17 Under the banner ‘Undercurrents ‘91,’ area clubs Babylon A Go-Go; Biggie’s Crooked River Saloon; Empire; Peabody’s DownUnder; Richie’s River Club; & Splash showcase 57 area bands 3

today and tomorrow including Odd Girl Out (Anne DeChant, Victoria Fliegel, Alexis Antes); Beatnik Termites; Naked Truth; Max Panic; Indian Rope Burn; American Front; Outta the Blue; the Clarks; the Earl Rays; & Chris Lake, 1991

9/15 After watching coach Bill Belichick’s Cleveland Browns (2-1), beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 14- 13, before 78,269 at the Stadium on Matt Stover’s 4 field goals, the last a 45-yarder with 4 seconds left capping a 60-yard drive by QB Bernie Kosar; Odd Girl Out opens for America at the Agora Theatre (loge seats $16) - (Jane Scott reports America invited Odd Girl Out to join its encore ‘A Horse with No Name’), 1991

ANNE E. / (1996) 3/3 Last night, it was Anne E. DeChant sharing the stage with Third Wish (Tara Marie O’Malley, Dan Heberlein, Jerry Buescher), at the Last Drop on S. Taylor; tomorrow, rocking the Odeon for free, Michael Stanley offers a five-song sample of his 15th LP ‘Coming Up for Air,’ with Mike Belkin, and Bill Szymczyk among the attendees, 1996

6/15 Following Kim Pensyl at Wilbert’s the 14th, Cain Park offers Johnny, & June Cash, Rosey, & John Carter Cash tomorrow; Anne E. DeChant, & Livingston Taylor the 22nd; & the Everly Brothers Aug. 20th; as the Tubes play the Odeon the 23rd; 1996

EASY STREET BAND / (1981-1986)

1/1 As Easy Street starts the year at the Agora with WMMS’ Jeff & Flash; after a sold out New Year’s Eve show at Richfield Coliseum, the Michael Stanley Band returns tonight, as a “batch of hot tunes” by Indiana rocker John Cougar opens the show (Plain Dealer rock music critic Jane Scott notes, “1981 looks to be an even better year for the group,” as they join Cheap Trick on a Southern tour later in the month- $10.50), 1981

6/29 Last night found Iron Maiden at the Agora with The Muffs ($4); Kaya, & Dr. Bloodmoney with Tony Maimone playing Pirate’s Cove; and Easy Street rocking Jeff & Flash’s Monoplies with Moonlight Drive on WMMS Night ($2.02), 1981

1/27 Rocking Silky’s tonight, ‘Star Session ‘86’ raises funds for the needy with Moonlight Drive (Rick Wade, Brian Dossa, Bill Pettijohn, Scott Kormos, Bill Russell); Beau Coup; Easy Street; Cleveland; the Innocent; Richard & the Heartbeats; American Noise; Jeff Varga Band; Lipstick; Axis; Extra! Extra!; Quick; Scarlet; and Mirage, 1986

5/9 After cruising to hear Heat tonight at Rick’s Cafe; tomorrow, Old Front Bar, & Vine Lanes host a ‘Bowling for Breath’ cystic fibrosis benefit with the Bottles, Wally Bryson’s Sittin’ Ducks, Undercover, Secret, Easy Street, the Bryson/Kelleher Band, the Names, and stars Larry, Darryl & Darryl from the ‘Newhart’ show on TV8, 1986

EXOTIC BIRDS / (1986 w/Trent Reznor)

12/12 After cruising to B & B Appliance for a Sony Betamax video tape recorder ($738), with ‘Stand by Me’ on the stereo; next stop is the WNCX Rock ‘n’ Roll Carol Sing-a-Long at Public Square with Beau Coup (Frank & Tommy Amato, Dennis Lewin, Bill March, Donald Krueger), A Nation of One, Champion, the Motion, American Noise, and Exotic Birds (Tom Freer, Trent Reznor, Andy Kubiszewski, Frank Vale, Mark Best), 1986

MIKE FARLEY / (2001) 6/23 After cruising in a black ‘98 Mustang GT convertible w/premium sound system ($19,300), to salute crime fighter Eliot Ness while patio dining at Great Lakes Brewing Co. in Ohio City; next, Nautica Stage in the Flats rocks the Heartland with Michael Stanley and the Resonators, joined by the Mike Farley Band ($20-$35), 2001

FOO FIGHTERS / (1996-2001)

3/31 After AC/DC opens a 2-night stand tonight with the Poor at the Gund ($24.95); the Agora Theatre hosts the Foo Fighters, Amps, & That Dog Apr. 2nd (soldout); while Apr. 4th, Wilbert’s Bar & Grille welcomes Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown’ ($10), 1996 4

9/20 After cruising to see the BoDeans with Rob Duskey & the Rounders at the House of Blues on the 17th ($20-$23); cruising downtown tonight to Quicken Loans Arena, it’s the Foo Fighters rocking the house with Rise Against ($29.50, $39.50, $49.50), 2011

GLASS HARP / (1971-2016)

1/8 Cruising tomorrow with ‘My Sweet Lord’ on CKLW in a BRG/black interior ‘69 Lotus Elan Plus 2 w/4-spd. ($3,395); after dining on a 59¢ steakburger at Kenny King’s, the Lantern rocks with the Glass Menagerie; and Glass Harp rocks the Mentor Rock Shop with WIXY’s Chuck Knapp; as Uranus rocks Admiral Bimbo’s on the 14th, 1971

1/31 Cruising to the Kove in Kent in a bright red/bucket seat ‘68 Javelin AMX w/390 cu. in. 4-bbl. V8, 4-spd. ($1,595-Kent Lincoln-Mercury); it’s the ‘Festival of Life’ featuring 10 hours of music & free food with the Glass Harp; Raspberries; Lacewing; 15-60-75; Eli Radish; Julie Heimann; Butcher, Baker, Sandwichmaker; Parson’s Wild West Show; Hot Knife; & Voo Doo (50¢ donation-benefits Kent Community Co-ops), 1971

2/21 After cruising to Manners where 2 Big Boys are 99¢, in a ‘71 AMC Hornet SC360 w/360 V8, auto, power, mag wheels ($2,765-Joe Erdelac), with Alice Cooper’s ‘I’m Eighteen’ on WIXY/AM1260; next stop is Ashland College for some power rocking with the Glass Harp, and the James Gang (Joe Walsh, Dale Peters, Jimmy Fox), 1971

3/1 As WMMS-FM’s Top 15 LPs list rocks with ‘Glass Harp’ at No. 2, & ‘Rastus’ at 11; cruising last night to the Plato on E. 22nd, Glass Harp, the Dave Griggs Blues Band, and Tiny Alice headline a benefit for the Kent Legal Defense Fund ($2 donation), 1971

3/8 Janis Joplin’s ‘Pearl’ tops the WIXY-1260 album survey, followed by ‘Cry of Love’ by Jimi Hendrix; Cat Stevens’ ‘Tea for the Tillerman;’ ‘Emerson, Lake & Palmer;’ ‘Paranoid’ by Black Sabbath; ‘Glass Harp;’ and 3 Dog Night’s ‘Golden Biscuits,’ 1971

5/8 Cruising in a sunburst orange/black interior ‘69 Corvette Stingray 427 4-spd. Coupe w/side pipes ($3,488); tonight, it’s the Glass Harp (Keaggy, Sferra, Pecchio), & Rain at Cyrus Erie West ($2.50); tomorrow, it’s Damnation of Adam Blessing (Benich, Schwark, Quinn, Kalamasz, Constable), & Hessler Court rockin’ free at CWRU, 1971

6/11 While cruising to the Allen Theatre in a green-BVT ‘69 Camaro Super Sport w/350, 4-spd. ($1,988), to the soldout Cat Stevens show (2nd show added-$5.50); the Glass Harp plays Billy Graham’s Fillmore East in New York tonight, and tomorrow, 1971

7/7 Causing a massive traffic jam along the Shoreway, WNCR-FM celebrates its 1st birthday with a free concert at Edgewater Park for some 25,000 featuring Savage Grace, Glass Harp, Eli Radish, Hessler Court, Mushroom, and Jimmy Glover, 1971

10/9 Cruising in a hugger orange/black bucket seat 4 spd. ‘69 Chevelle SS 396, Public Hall hosts Steve Winwood & Traffic, Fairport Convention, & Glass Harp ($3.50 mail), 1971

11/5 After cruising to buy Glass Harp’s ‘Synergy’ LP at Gaylords ($2.57), in a lime green ‘69 AMC Javelin 2-dr. hardtop w/390 hp. V8, auto, factory mags ($1,788); next, it’s rocking to Facelift, as owner Dan Landanyi reopens Cyrus Erie West ($1.50), 1971

11/26 After cruising to see Glass Harp at Chanel High ($2), Impetus at Normandy High, or Poke Chop at The Plato; tomorrow, Zephania Cross rocks King Richard’s; as the Chesterland Hullabaloo hosts the Raspberries and Bluestone Union the 26th, 1971

11/27 After playing Carnegie Hall with the Kinks on the 21st, Glass Harp ‘rocks’ the big WIXY-May Co. Christmas parade starring Hollywood heart throb James Darren, 1971

12/13 Cruising last night in a white/red & blue pin stripe interior ‘74 Dodge Dart ‘Hang 10’ w/auto, spoiler ($2,888-Aurora Ford); Belkin Productions & the John Carroll Student Union rocked the John Carroll gym with Humble Pie, & Glass Harp ($4-$4.50), 1971

12/25 Cruising tonight, it’s Dragonwyck at Otto-Sight, Hamburgurs at Cyrus Erie West, & Sweetleaf at The Plato; tomorrow, it’s the Glass Harp, & Skeezix at the Painesville Armory; and on Dec. 28th, Flash (formerly Audi-Badoo) rocks King Richard’s, 1971

12/29 Cruising with ‘I’d Like to Teach’ on the stereo in a ‘69 Lotus Elan SE Roadster ($3,900) with John Lanigan from Nebraska on WGAR-AM in the A. M. after Don Imus moves to New York; you find tickets are $4.50-$5 to see Alice Cooper, J. Geils Band, & Sha Na Na tonight at Public Hall; and $2 at Sodja’s Music on E. 185th, Ward’s Folly, & Mad Male to see Larry Sanders & the Glass Harp tomorrow at St. Joseph High, 1971

5/7 Before Glass Harp (Keaggy, Sferra, Pecchio), power rocks Kent Stage ($37.50, $50); rock radio pioneer Alan Freed’s ashes are interred at Lakeview Cemetery before 400 including Rock Hall CEO Greg Harris; with music by Jimmy Clanton, and the Drifters; Norm N. Nite as emcee; and Stevie Van Zandt as the keynote speaker, 2016

HOT TIN ROOF / (1991)

4/19 WNCX-FM’s ‘Animal’ broadcasts his 7 p.m.-midnight show live from the Agora, as the rock house kicks off its 25th anniversary celebration with Hot Tin Roof (with frontman Tom Lash, once of Lucky Pierre), opening for Kent’s popular Numbers Band celebrating its first CD, ‘15-60-75-20,’ a retrospective of its first 20 years ($8-$9); 1991

INDIAN ROPE BURN / (1991-1996)

12/14 After Dink, Gem, Witch Hazel, and Fuzzhead play Peabody’s DownUnder last night during a benefit & raffle for Indian Rope Burn lead singer Clay Mation ($6); it’s only $25 to rock with Stone Temple Pilots tonight at the CSU Convocation Center, 1996

JADED ERA / (2006) [Just Added]

2/3 After Jaded Era rocked Peabody’s DownUnder last night; it’s ‘Timeless’ tonight, as the Warren Bros. open for Martina McBride at the Wolstein Center ($39.50- $49.50), 2006

CARLOS JONES (THE PLUS BAND) / (1991-2016)

7/7 Drawing 1,500 to Nautica, Belkin’s ‘Midsummer Minstrels’ concert yesterday featured I-tal, Frankie Starr & the Chill Factor, Oroboros, First Light with Carlos Jones, the Janglers, and the TwistOffs with ‘Win or Lose’ (Allen Mothersbaugh, Patrick Drouin, Brian Fricky, Kevin Zelina, Erik Walter, Louis Giffels, Mike Fasig) ($8), 1991

10/12 Cruising to the new Peabody’s Concert Club at 2083 E. 21st; it’s a night of memories for previous owner Dewey Forward, who joins current owners Dan Cull & Joshua Kabat during a 25th reunion party with Carlos Jones & the P.L.U.S. Band ($6), 2001

1/21 In Akron, as Ashley Bridge Toussant, and Shivering Timbers play Annabell’s for free; at Musica, it’s Carlos Jones & the Plus Band, with Human Nature ($10): In Cleveland, “We’re only doing two shows. Cleveland and Detroit,” states front man Roy Loney, as the Flamin’ Groovies rock Beachland with Purple k’niF, & Living Stereo ($12), 2011

11/13 Beachland hosts a tribute to Robert & Jack Kidney, & Terry Hynde (Numbers Band), with a Tiny Alice reunion, Tony Maimone w/Scott Krauss, Albert Dennis, Joe Tomino & Bim Thomas, 6

Chris Butler, Harvey Gold, Alex Bevan, Carlos Jones, Michael Stacey, Bill Lestock, Jim Ballard, Rachel Brown, Jon Mosey, & MC Charlie Wiener ($20), 2016

12/26 After cruising to Melt Bar & Grille for happy hour dining, while the Music Box hosts Carlos Jones & the P.L.U.S. Band ($10); it’s ‘The Boomer Gang Rides Again’ at the Beachland with Alex Bevan, Dale Young, Bill Watson & Tommy Dobeck ($12), 2016

NATE JONES / (2016)

3/23 As the Nate Jones Band rocks the Eastland Inn in Berea, a toast is raised to Chet, 2016

(growing up in Berea, this is a personal tip of the hat to the Inn’s long-time owner Chet- I’m pretty sure Jim Tressel would remember Chet)

JUKE HOUNDS / (2016) [Just Added]

7/16 Tonight, as Chuck Johnson & Charlyhorse play Cebar’s Euclid Tavern; it’s Donny Iris & the Cruisers Rockin’ on the River in Lorain with the Juke Hounds ($10-15), 2016

BRENT KIRBY / (2016)

6/12 Grammar, O.A.R., Ra Ra Riot, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Red Wanting Blue, X Ambassadors, Carlos Jones, Nate Jones Band, Brent Kirby, Austin Plaine, WelshlyArms, and Diana Chittester are among the 30 artists performing during LaureLive 2016, a two-day event on Laurel School’s Butler Campus ($50, $95-$325 VIP), 2016

6/18 As Monica Robins and the Whiskey Kings join Michael Stanley and the Resonators at Rockin’ on the River in Lorain; while dining tonight at the Venice Cafe in Kent, the entertainment features Roger Hoover’s jukebox, and Brent Kirby & His Luck, 2016

JONAH KOSLEN / (1976-1996)

10/16 After catching Heart at Peaches Records & Tapes, 5100 Pearl, from 1 to 3 p.m.; tickets are $5.50 for the WMMS-FM Sweetest Day concert with Heart & the Michael Stanley Band (Koslen, Dobeck, Pelander, Stanley, Pecchio), at John Carroll U., 1976

3/17 As Flugelhorn maestro Chuck Mangione opens a 2-night stand at the Front Row ($8.75); the Agora offers green beer & Jonah Koslen with Ellen McIlwaine ($5), 1981

5/5 It’s a Front Row double treat sponsored by Belkin & WMMS-FM with Ambrosia tonight (soldout); and Donnie Iris with Jonah Koslen tomorrow ($7.75 each), 1981

8/17 Tonight, Crack the Sky & Jonah Koslen play the Agora ($2.02); tomorrow, as Brian Auger plays the Agora with WMMS ($5), it’s Uriah Heep, Valiant, & M-105 at Pirate’s Cove, as the Euclid Tavern hosts the Numbers Band; followed by Starfleet rockin’ the Agora’s Mug Night, the V- Necks at Tucky’s, & the Fugitives at the Bank the 19th, 1981

12/28 Tonight, Alex Bevan shares the Agora stage with Columbus favorite McGuffey Lane ($3); tomorrow, the Agora hosts Jonah Koslen, Wild Horses, and Wild Giraffes, 1981

6/21 As the Front Row hosts the Fifth Dimension’s Reunion Tour ($18.75); playing its hits in chronological order, the Michael Stanley Band Reunion-all the lineups of MSB (Koslen, Pelander, Dobeck, Stanley, Pecchio, Gismondi, Markasky, Powers, Raleigh), rocks the Blossom night, joined by over 13,000 faithful ($19.50-$15), 1991

12/21 After seeing coach Jim Tressel’s Youngstown State Penguins beat Marshall, 25-17, on TV8 to win the NCAA 1-AA title; cruising tonight in a red ‘89 Firebird GTS, ($14,700-Bedford Nissan), the Front Row hosts ‘Two Sides of Michael Stanley’ as the ‘acoustic side’ features Jonah Koslen, Rodney Cajka, Jennifer Lee, & Bob Pelander ($19.75), 1991

Tomorrow, it’s the ‘electric side’ of Michael Stanley featuring Koslen, Pelander, Lee, & Cajka, with Mark Avsec, Michael Gismondi, Tommy Dobeck, & Sasha ($19.75), 1991

12/30 Michael Stanley & the ‘Micro’ Stanley Band (Koslen, Pelander, Dobeck, Psyka, Lee, Sasha, Sosinski, Caner), rock the Odeon on New Year’s Eve ($20-7:30/$30-11), 1996

4/6 Back from a recent appearance on the David Letterman Show, Shivering Timbers, and Daniel Martin Moore open as Jessica Lea Mayfield plays the Beachland Ballroom ($10), (new album ‘Tell Me,’ produced by the Black Key’s Dan Auerbach), 2011

JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD / (2011) [Just Added]

4/6 Back from a recent appearance on the David Letterman Show, Shivering Timbers, and Daniel Martin Moore open, as Jessica Lea Mayfield plays the Beachland Ballroom ($10) (new album ‘Tell Me,’ produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach), 2011

NIGHTS / (2011)

NINE INCH NAILS / (1991)

1/29 Cruising with U2’s ‘Night and Day’ on the stereo in a stainless steel ‘81 Delorean w/auto, AC; after selling out their December 28th show, Trent Reznor & Nine Inch Nails return to rock the Phantasy Theater in Lakewood with Die Warsaw ($16), 1991

8/5 The sold-out ‘Lollapalooza Festival’ at Blossom Music Center was “the most exciting and varied lineup since the World Series of Rock at the Stadium,” notes Jane Scott, as Jane’s Addiction, Ice- T, Siouxsie & the Banshees, the Henry Rollins Band, Trent Reznor & Nine Inch Nails, Living Colour, & Butthole Surfers play the alt-rock fest ($25), 1991

O.A.R. / (2001-2006)

3/31 Last night, O.A.R. and the Pat McGee Band played the Agora ($14); as 98 Degrees, Baha Men, Dream, Debelah Morgan, & Baktafrunt played CSU ($24.50, $35), 2001

2/8 Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers open for O.A.R. at the Wolstein Center ($25-$27.50); as Nighttown presents The John Ellis Quartet featuring Jason Marsalis ($15), 2006

THE RASPBERRIES / (1971)

1/1 Hoolihan-Big Chuck fans! After watching Stanford w/Jim Plunkett beat OSU, 27-17, in the Rose Bowl; dining on a $2.99 Red Barn chicken dinner; hearing of the Beatles breakup on WIXY; & cruisin’ in a sky blue/black bucket seat ‘69 Road Runner w/383, auto, chrome reverses ($1,495- Edgewater Chevy), to see the Raspberries & WIXY’s Chuck Knapp at Mentor Rock Shop ($1.75); the flick is ‘War of the Monsters,’ 1971

1/29 After buying $5 jeans at the Hot Pants store in Lakewood where WNCR’s Billy Bass does a live remote tomorrow; Big Orange, & Shaddows play the Agora tonight (Glen Schwartz in the Den), Brain Child plays the 30th, with the Raspberries the 31st, 1971

2/14 The Agora offers a rockin’ Valentine’s Day with the Raspberries at 8:30 p.m., 1971

3/20 As the Raspberries bring their power pop to the Chesterland Hullabaloo ($1.75); and the Hello People, & Sebastian & Dangerfield play the Den at the grand opening of the ‘new’ Agora on E. 8

24th ($2-w/drink ticket); Cyrus Erie West rocks with Warner Bros. star Alice Cooper, and Rain (‘I’m Eighteen’ No. 6 on WIXY 1260 survey-$3), 1971

3/22 After Ramu rocks the Plato the 20th; tonight, the Plato rocks with December’s Children, Rastus, & the Mushroom; tomorrow, the Raspberries rock Eastlake North High ($1.50); & on the 24th, the Plato hosts North River Street Rock Collection, 1971

3/24 After cruising tomorrow to buy ‘Woodstock II’ at Record Revolution (LP $4.78); next stop is St. Joseph High where the Grass Roots rock with the Raspberries, 1971

4/27 After cruising last night to see Impetus (formerly Brass Ring) at The Ramp’s grand opening at 1398 E. 21st; the first-week lineup includes Windermere Storage tonight; Fully Assembled (Bob Sapp, Bill Sapp, Rick Bukac, Greg Grandillo, James Chellemi, Sammy Samueli, John Virgilli, Roland Solomon), & the Raspberries, 1971

5/11 Cruising tonight with Dick ‘The Childe’ Kemp on WMMS in a fire engine red/black bucket seat ‘69 Firebird Sports Coupe w/350, auto ($1,995-LaRiche), the Agora rocks with Chuck Berry, the Raspberries, & Brownsville Station at 7 & 10 ($3-$3.50), 1971

6/28 After cruising on Monday to buy $5.79 button fly sailor bells at Goldfish Uniform on Prospect, and a Martin D-35 guitar on sale at Dick Lurie Guitar Studio on Euclid ($390-$535); the Raspberries rock the Agora, as the Rockets rock The Ramp, 1971

7/16 After cruising in an orange-BVT ’71 Dodge Charger SE w/383 ($3,000), for black raspberries at Richardson’s Farms on Schaaf; it’s the Raspberries at Fat Glenn’s (50¢-3.2 beer 25¢); & Hound Dog Taylor, 15-60-75, & Blues Band of Kent at the Kove ($2), 1971

9/19 Cruising on Sunday in a burgundy mist/black bucket seat ‘69 Dodge Dart GT w/auto ($1,495- Bass Chevrolet); Eli Radish plays Surrealistic, Ink; Bruno, Whittington, Bruno rocks Utopia; and it’s the Raspberries rocking the Agora ($1 members), 1971

10/23 While Auerbach Gallery at LaPlace hosts Peter Max live and ‘The Private World of Peter Max,’ as Glen Covington and his Orchestra headline the Theatrical; after buying the James Gang’s ‘Live in Concert’ at Higbee’s ($3.94), Maple Hts. High’s homecoming dance rocks with the Raspberries ($1.50-appropriate dress required), 1971

12/10 Cruising tonight with ‘Family Affair’ on the stereo in a black-BVT ‘70 Plymouth Road Runner w/383 V8, 4-spd. ($1,600), it’s the Everly Brothers ‘rocking’ Saints & Sinners; as the Raspberries, and Euphrates rock the Chesterland Hullabaloo ($1.75), 1971

RED WANTING BLUE / (2001-2016)

1/20 As the Grog Shop on Coventry hosts Red Wanting Blue with the Drapes ($6); CIM grad Jim Hall + Four play the Museum of Art’s Gartner Auditorium ($18-$25), 2001

6/12 Hailed as Cleveland’s first contemporary music festival; Grace Potter, Andy Grammar, O.A.R., Ra Ra Riot, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Red Wanting Blue, XAmbassadors, Carlos Jones, Nate Jones Band, Brent Kirby, Austin Plaine, Welshly Arms, and Diana Chittester are among the 30 artists performing during LaureLive 2016, a two-day event on Laurel School’s Butler Campus ($50, $95-$325 VIP), 2016

RUSTED ROOT / (1996)

7/8 As ‘Reggae Splash ‘96’ comes to Nautica Stage today with Big Mountain, & Judy Mowatt ($19.50); the H.O.R.D.E. Festival ‘96 rocks Blossom tomorrow with Lenny Kravitz, Blues Traveler, Rusted Root, and Natalie Merchant ($34.25-$39.25), 1996

12/28 Celebrating 40 years, Belkin brings Barenaked Ladies, & Paula Cole to Music Hall tonight; and Rusted Root, with Donnie Iris & the Cruisers to CSU tomorrow, 1996

MARC LEE SHANNON / (2001-2016)

11/17 After seeing Natalie Merchant plays to 1,600 at Lakewood Civic Auditorium the 14th ($37.50); tonight the 35th annual Kent State U. Folk Festival finds Michael Stanley, & Marc Lee Shannon at the Robin Hood, as blues band Three Deep plays the Pub; tomorrow, Judy Collins plays the Kent Stage with Ethel Caffie Allen, & the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble ($47), 2001

8/24 After the Tracey Thomas Band plays Jilly’s Music Room in Akron the 11th, as Tracey marks 40 years with Marc Lee Shannon & Ryan Williams; reading Akron’s ‘Devil Strip’ while dining at Luigi’s, Tracey returns to Jilly’s tonight with the Tracey Thomas Jazz Project (Robert Ethington, Justin Tibbs, Tim Longfellow, Toussaint English), 2016

SHIVERING TIMBERS / (2011) [Just Added]

MICHAEL STANLEY / (1966-2016 - offering 50-year look at the singer’s career!)

/ (1966) 4/10 Tonight, the Columbia Ballroom on Rt. 82 hosts a big ‘Twist Dance’ with the Paris Knights; tomorrow, Joey & the Continentals rock Padua High with the Scepters, 1966

5/13 After shopping the Gibson amps closeout at Master Music on W. 25th (30-50% off); Ghoulardi’s flick tonight is ‘Atomic Age Vampire;’ as the Tree Stumps play the St. Gregory CYO dance; while tomorrow, the Hurtin’ Kind (Fyfee, Moore, Bullock, Niemi, Blankenship), & the Scepters (Mike Gee, Bill Lucas, Chuck Hackett, Chuck Inglefield, Chris Johns, Scott Wilkinson), rock The Cell at Lakewood City Hall, 1966

7/29 Ghoulardi fans! After buying a Magnavox solid state 20-watt portable stereo record player with detachable speakers at Watkins Furniture ($149.95), and catching the Panicks vs. Mods at Boston Mills, as the Lost Souls battle the Scepters at St. Joseph High; tonight’s Shock Theater flicks are ‘Letter to a Lover,’ and ‘Guillotine,’ 1966

/ (1976) 1/5 After cruising in a ‘73 Barracuda 2-dr. hardtop w/V8, stripes ($2,195-Bard-Pelunis), to rock with the Michael Stanley Band on WMMS Monday Night Out at the Agora on E. 24th; the Corral counters tomorrow with Brownsville Station and 1 Yere, 1976

3/4 After presenting East Wind on the 2nd, and two shows last night with Molkie Cole & the Freeland Band w/Disco Dave ($1.75); Utopia Light & Power, ‘Akron’s best disco and rock club,’ presents the Michael Stanley Band in concert ($3-$3.50), 1976

4/2 After cruising in a dark blue ‘73 El Camino w/V8, auto, vinyl roof ($2,395-Barry Buick), to see Laura Nyro at John Carroll ($5.50); tomorrow, the Michael Stanley Band previews new material at Cyrus Erie West, as the Next Door hosts Michael Spiro, 1976

4/11 Helping to christen the new Zepelin dance hall at Chippewa Lake Park, the Michael Stanley Band performs twice yesterday, at 6 p.m. for teens, & 10 p.m. for adults, 1976

4/23 After cruising tonight in a gold/saddle interior ‘73 Pontiac Firebird w/V8 ($3,195-Miller Pontiac), to see Jesse Colin Young, & Pure Prairie League at John Carroll ($5.50); tomorrow, WMMS- FM’s free ‘Woodsmoke’ Appreciation Day attracts over 50,000 to Edgewater Park who fought wind/rain to see Pure Prairie League, Angel, Sammy Hagar (w/Quick, Church, Carmassi), the 10

Michael Stanley Band, & Joe Cocker with Stingray (Jane Scott notes Cocker sat drinking beer before his act), 1976

4/30 After cruising to Disc Records Westgate to have Michael Stanley sign his ‘Ladies’ Choice’ LP ($3.99); the Agora hosts M-105’s ‘Dance Around the Clock’ with Pere Ubu, A.J. Robey & Thriller, Roger Flick Band, Radius Hadius, Jasper, Stymee, & Maxx, 1976

5/14 After Hall & Oates (w/E. T. Hooley guitarist Todd Sharp), rock Woodling Gym tonight ($6); tomorrow, the J. Geils Band, the Outlaws, Livingston Taylor, Earl Slick Band, Michael Stanley Band, Alex Bevan & John Bassette play the Kent State Commons, 1976

5/18 After Hall & Oates (w/E. T. Hooley guitarist Todd Sharp), rock Woodling Gym tonight ($6); tomorrow, the J. Geils Band, the Outlaws, Livingston Taylor, Earl Slick Band, Michael Stanley Band, Alex Bevan & John Bassette play the Kent State Commons, 1976

5/29 You can find Joe Walsh’s new album ‘Can’t Argue with a Sick Mind,’ & the Michael Stanley Band’s ‘Ladies’ Choice,’ at Gaylord’s for $3.95 (LP)/$4.95 (8-track tape), 1976

7/17 “It was surprising to see what an enormous response they got from the laid-back Loggins & Messina crowd,” writes Anastasia Pantsios for the PD, after the Michael Stanley Band opens for the duo at Blossom ($4-$5) (last show before breakup), 1976

7/28 Cruising to the Coliseum, WMMS & Belkin Productions rock the house with ZZ Top, Blue Oyster Cult, & special guest Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band ($5.50- $6.50); while at the Agora, you’ll find the Michael Stanley Band with Moxy, 1976

10/10 Cruising to Kent, the Michael Stanley Band rocks Filthy McNasty’s w/East Wind, 1976

10/22 After cruising tonight in a ‘72 Lotus Europa ($7,200), to see H. C. Hooker at the Agora, while being part of the Michael Stanley Band’s ‘Stage Pass’ LP live recording session from 8 to 10 p.m.; the sessions continue from 8 to 10 p.m. tomorrow, with Coco on stage ($1); & Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m., with Fayrewether on stage ($1), 1976

/ (1981) 1/1 As Easy Street starts the year at the Agora with WMMS’ Jeff & Flash; after a sold out New Year’s Eve show at Richfield Coliseum, the Michael Stanley Band returns tonight, as a “batch of hot tunes” by Indiana rocker John Cougar opens the show (Plain Dealer rock music critic Jane Scott notes, “1981 looks to be an even better year for the group,” as they join Cheap Trick on a Southern tour later in the month- $10.50), 1981

1/16 After a $4.95 Brown Derby sirloin steak; at the movies, it’s ‘Nine to Five;’ ‘Popeye;’ Stir Crazy;’ ‘Ordinary People;’ & ‘The Jazz Singer:’ on TV tonight, it’s ‘Dallas;’ ‘Incredible Hulk;’ ‘Dukes of Hazard’; & ‘Solid Gold’ on TV43 with the Michael Stanley Band, 1981

2/2 The 5th Annual WMMS/Plain Dealer Music Poll reveals the Michael Stanley Band as best artist/group; Bruce Springsteen at the Coliseum as best concert; The Agora, best local rock club; Wild Horses, American Noise, & Love Affair as best area bands; Pat Benatar as best female artist; & the Pretenders as best new artist/group, 1981

2/15 As Cheap Trick rocks the 10,000-seat Coliseum Theater tonight with UFO (Jane Scott calls it “its most rousing show so far”-Michael Stanley joins band on stage-$8.50); you’ll find Donnie Iris rocking the Youngstown Agora with Norman Nardini, 1981

8/21 After Chrissie Hynde & the Pretenders play Blossom last night ($10); buying ‘North Coast,’ Michael Stanley’s LP (Camelot Music-$6.49), & seeing the Isley Bros. at the Front Row tonight ($10.75); on Chuck & John, it’s ‘Godzilla vs. Smog Monster,’ 1981

8/23 Cruising in a chestnut brown metallic/light tan interior ‘79 Dodge Magnum w/V8, auto ($4,305- Andy Sims); the Michael Stanley Band (Stanley, Dobeck, Pelander, Gismondi, Raleigh, Markasky), returns to Blossom with Donnie Iris & the Cruisers for the first of 2 soldout shows, and a record-setting 3rd night on the 26th ($11), 1981

12/31 It’s a rockin’ blues holiday weekend, as the Michael Stanley Band brings in the New Year with the first of two soldout Coliseum shows ($12.75); while at the Front Row, the blues reign as B. B. King and Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland bring in the New Year ($12.75), 1981

/ (1986) 1/7 The 10th annual WMMS/Plain Dealer Music Poll reveals Champion, Michael Stanley Band, & Beau Coup as best area artist/band; Bruce Springsteen, Phil Collins, & Lionel Richie as best male vocalist; Madonna, Tina Turner, & Pat Benatar as best female vocalist; the Akron Agora, Peabody’s DownUnder, & Spanky’s East as best live rock club; & A-ha, Whitney Houston, & Tears for Fears as best new artist/group, 1986

5/31 The picnic starts at 3 p.m. for the 1st annual Cleveland Rockers Hall of Fame Jam today at Blossom Music Center, featuring the Michael Stanley Band, A Nation of One, Wild Horses, Cleveland, Donnie Iris and the Cruisers, and the Innocent (Rodney Psyka, Alan Greene, Kevin Valentine, Gary Lee Jones, Albritton McClain) ($7), 1986

7/14 Co-sponsored with WMMS-FM, the Michael Stanley Band (Stanley, Pelander, Powers, Dobeck, Gismondi, Raleigh, w/Gary Rohan on sax), opens a 2-night stand at Blossom, their 19th & 20th Blossom shows, with Slam Bamboo (Scott Hanson, Greg Thomas, Tom Kirker, Ron Musarra, Steve Harte) & 5 video monitors ($14-$12), 1986

8/9 58,982 see coach Marty Schottenheimer’s pre-season Browns beat the Buffalo Bills, 19-17; fireworks, & the Michael Stanley Band with Air Supply ($11.50-$19.50), 1986

12/16 After 13 years & 11 albums, the Michael Stanley Band (Stanley, Pelander, Dobeck, Raleigh, Gismondi, Powers), kicks off 12 farewell Front Row concerts- including a New Year’s Eve show- with a special 3-hour affair at the soldout venue ($15.75), 1986

/ (1991) 6/21 As the Front Row hosts the Fifth Dimension’s Reunion Tour ($18.75); playing its hits in chronological order, the Michael Stanley Band Reunion-all the lineups of MSB (Koslen, Pelander, Dobeck, Stanley, Pecchio, Gismondi, Markasky, Powers, Raleigh), rocks the Blossom night, joined by over 13,000 faithful ($19.50-$15), 1991

8/19 Cruising with Michael Stanley’s ‘In the Heartland’ on WNCX-FM; the heart of rock ‘n’ roll is Blossom tonight with Huey Lewis & the News ($19.50); while the ‘Wing Ding’ at the Berea Fairgrounds hosts KC & the Sunshine Band, with Spellbound tonight ($13); Michael Stanley & Friends with special guest Kevin Raleigh tomorrow, ($13.50); & David Allen Coe, with Burnt River, & Street Survivor the 21st ($13), 1991

12/21 After seeing coach Jim Tressel’s Youngstown State Penguins beat Marshall, 25-17, on TV8 to win the NCAA 1-AA title; cruising tonight in a red ‘89 Firebird GTS, ($14,700- Bedford Nissan), the Front Row hosts ‘Two Sides of Michael Stanley’ as the ‘acoustic side’ features Jonah Koslen, Rodney Cajka, Jennifer Lee, & Bob Pelander ($19.75), 1991

Tomorrow, it’s the ‘electric side’ of Michael Stanley featuring Koslen, Pelander, Lee & Cajka, with Mark Avsec, Michael Gismondi, Tommy Dobeck, & Sasha ($19.75), 1991

/ (1996) 3/3 Last night, it was Anne E. DeChant sharing the stage with Third Wish (Tara Marie O’Malley, Dan Heberlein, Jerry Buescher), at the Last Drop on S. Taylor; tomorrow, rocking the Odeon for free, Michael Stanley offers a five-song sample of his 15th LP ‘Coming Up for Air,’ with Mike Belkin and Bill Szymczyk among the attendees, 1996

3/10 Yesterday at Camelot Music’s Great Lakes Mall store, rocker Michael Stanley autographed ‘Coming Up for Air,’ his first official solo LP since 1972’s ’Friends & Legends;’ (the Plain Dealer’s Michael Norman notes, “Longtime MSB fans will love it”), 1996

12/30 Michael Stanley & the ‘Micro’ Stanley Band (Koslen, Pelander, Dobeck, Psyka, Lee, Sasha, Sosinski, Caner), rock the Odeon on New Year’s Eve ($20-7:30/$30-11), 1996

/ (2006) 7/2 After cruising tomorrow to see Michael Stanley & the Resonators, with special guest Breathless at the grand opening of the Plain Dealer Pavilion, the new music venue in the Flats ($22.50- $37.50); on the 4th, the New Cars with frontman Todd Rundgren, shares the Blossom music stage with Deborah Harry and Blondie ($20-$150), 2006

12/29 After cruising in your new red/shale interior 2003 50th anniversary Corvette convertible w/6- speed, mag wheels ($37,888-Metro Lexus), to dine at Pickwick & Frolic; next stop is the House of Blues where Michael Stanley & the Resonators rock the house on opening night of a two- night stand at the E. 4th St. venue ($30-$75), 2006

/ (2011) 6/18 After the Indians beat the Pirates, 5-1, at Progressive Field (Carrasco 6-inning no-hitter), rock rules as Donnie Iris & the Cruisers join Michael Stanley’s Resonators, 2011

12/17 Michael Stanley & the Resonators rock the Heartland at the House of Blues ($32), 2011

/ (2016) 1/18 Raising funds at the Beachland for local rock “pioneer” & former Agora promotion director Chrissy Krause; Michael Stanley headlines the show with the Cleveland All-Stars (Butch Armstrong, Ernie Krivda, Tony Mazzone, Tampa Murphy, George Sipl, Alan Greene, Bobby Huszar, Jack Hrusch, Norman Tischler, & Buddy Maver), 2016 4/23 Cruising with the Vindys, East 9th, Hey Mavis, Devo, Flight 619, & Yankee Bravo with Tracey Thomas on new internet powerhouse The330.net, powered by TheSummit.fm; Michael Stanley & the Resonators (Stanley, Dobeck, Pelander, Psyka, Christensen, Lee, Powers, Shannon, Sosinski), prove that Cleveland’s still their town after the first of 4 soldout shows last night on their annual return to Tangier in Akron ($45-$87.50), 2016

6/18 As Monica Robins and the Whiskey Kings join Michael Stanley and the Resonators at Rockin’ on the River in Lorain; while dining tonight at the Venice Cafe in Kent, the entertainment includes Roger Hoover’s jukebox, and Brent Kirby & the Luck, 2016

PERE UBU / (1976-2006)

1/1 After rocking to the Eric Carmen Band at the Agora on the 30th (with 5 encores); Pere Ubu, & Frankenstein bring in the new year at the Viking Saloon, 2005 Chester, 1976

1/13 While cruising to the Agora last night in a plum-black vinyl top ‘70 Dodge Challenger 2-dr. V8 hardtop ($1,688), to see the Roger Flick Band, Pere Ubu (Krauss, Laughner, Wright, Herman, Crocus, Taylor), and Pearl Alley; Eric Carmen’s hit LP ‘Eric Carmen,’ rests at No. 3 on the WMMS-FM (Buzzard in Quad) record survey, 1976

4/6 Cruising in a ‘67 Corvette convertible w/ 327 V8, 4-spd., am-fm tape deck ($4,400); WMMS Nights Out at the Agora continue with Weather Report, & Course of the Electric Messenger ($4-$5); as Pere Ubu, & Tin Huey (Harvey Gold, Mark Price, Stewart Bustin, Michael Aylward, Ralph Carney) play the Mistake tomorrow, 1976

10/25 After cruising last night to see Lou Reed at the Akron Civic Theatre ($6.50); tonight, it’s a WMMS Night Out at the Agora with Michael Murphy and Buckacre; while Pirate’s Cove rocks tomorrow with Pere Ubu, and Peter Laughner’s Friction, 1976

12/18 Offering live bands with original material, The Crypt, ‘Akron’s newest rock club,’ presents Pere Ubu (Street Waves), & Akron’s Devo (the De-Evolution Band - Alan Myers, Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh and Gerald Vincent (Casale), $1.25), 1976

5/28 It’s ‘World’s in Collision’ as Pere Ubu, & 13 Engines play Babylon A Go-Go ($10), 1991

7/17 It’s Spin Doctors, & Slackjaw at the Odeon ($12.50); Pere Ubu, Downside Special, and Getdown Airwaves at Peabody’s DownUnder ($9); the Chieftains, & Ashley MacIsaac at Cain Park ($32.50); Linda Ronstadt & the Pittsburgh Pops with Marvin Hamlisch at the Gund ($50); and Steve Miller, Pat Benatar, and Blue Taxi at Blossom, 1996

7/26 This Moment in Black History opens at the Beachland Ballroom for “rejuvenated rockers Rocket from the Tombs (David Thomas (of Pere Ubu), Cheetah Chrome, & Craig Bell, with Richard Lloyd (for Peter Laughner), and Steve Mehlman ($15), 2006

TIME CAT / (2016)

11/27 “For 90 minutes, Akron wrapped its Rubber City arms around their favorite daughter, and for good reason,” writes the PD’s Chuck Yarborough, after Chrissie Hynde & the Pretenders (w/drummer Martin Chambers), rocked E. J. Thomas Hall last night w/ ‘Time Cat’ (new album ‘Alone’ produced by Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach- $37-$75), 2016

VANITY CRASH / (1991)

11/26 As Monica Robins & the Ninja Cowboys play the Time Warp Bar, while Ace Molar rocks PJ McIntyre’s Irish Pub; Snake Rock, Strychnine, the Billy Morris Band, Paul Michaels, & Vanity Crash host a benefit for Raven Slaughter at the Phantasy, 2016

WELSHLY ARMS / (2016)

BOBBY WOMACK (WOMACK BROTHERS) / (1966)

5/15 Cruising tonight in a blue ‘64 Catalina Sports Coupe ($1,895); while the Valentinos (Womack Brothers), join Mary Wells & her Revue at Leo’s Casino; Leo’s Casino, & WIXY-1260 bring James Brown to the Arena with James Crawford, Bobby Byrd, the Famous Flames, T. V. Mama, ‘Baby’ Lloyd & his Orch., & Vicki Anderson ($3-$4), 1966

NEIL ZAZA / (1991-2016)

3/15 Tomorrow, Zaza with Neil Zaza debuts its ‘Party with the Big Boys’ CD/cassette at the Empire aired over WMMS-FM/100.7 at 11 p.m. ($6-$8); while tonight, the Stutz/Bearcat Band opens for Johnny Winter, and D. T. & the Shakes at the Empire ($14); and for Savoy Brown on March 16th at the Agora Theatre ($9.85-$12), 1991

12/2 As the Empire hosts a double treat tonight with local rockers Zaza (Liptak, Dennis, Sche, Zaza, Stick E), & the Atomic Punks (Jane Scott calls Zaza “a sizzler”-$6); Peabody’s DownUnder hosts the 17th annual Peanuts All-Star Jam with Sweetleaf (Ron Latare, Cy Sulak, Mike Solarz, Bruce Kowalski, Bill Fillipi), as host band, 1991

9/7 At the Odeon, it’s Neil Zaza, & the Simpletons; At Blossom, Alanis Morissette, 1996

12/3 Born and raised on rock n’ roll, Marina Strah opens for Beau Coup (Dennis Lewin, Frank & Tommy Amato, Don Krueger (sans ill Debbie Lewin & Mike McGill), who rock the House of 14

Blues, delivering itshits including ‘Sweet Rachel’ & ‘Jane,’ with special guests Paul Sidoti, Neil Zaza, Jimmy Clark, & Tommy Rich ($27, $37), 2016