1 PLANNER PROJECT (PP) 2016 ... WE ARE DEVO! AT LEAST OVER 90 ‘WE ARE DEVO’ RELATED ITEMS IN PLANNER PROJECT 2016! 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 1/14 “I’ll open somewhere,” manager Dick Korn tells the Plain Dealer, after fire on January 7th causes $25,000 damage to the Viking Saloon rock house at 2005 Chester, 1976 1/20 As 43-year-old John F. Kennedy is sworn in as President, stating, “Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country;” hot singles include: The Miracles’ ‘Shop Around;’ Neil Sedaka’s ‘Calendar Girl;’ Elvis Presley’s ‘Are You Lonesome Tonight;’ The Drifters’ ‘I Count the Tears’ & ‘Ruby’ by Ray Charles, 1961 1/11 “Once we played that (‘Ziggy Stardust’), it was over. People fell in love with David Bowie in Cleveland,” notes former WMMS-FM disc jockey and program director Billy Bass, remembering the rock superstar upon his passing today at age 69, 2016 1/21 “We put pride back into Cleveland,’ states WMMS-FM’s Kid Leo after Cleveland tops the USA Today Rock Hall site poll with 110,315 votes-103,047 over Memphis, 1986 1/26 While downstairs, Jimmy Ley & his Coosa River Band rock the Mistake both nights, making her first trip here, Patti Smith opens the first of two soldout nights with Tom Rapp at the Agora on E. 24th (Jane Scott calls her “the bad girl of rock ‘n’ roll.” Patti tells Jane after the show, “I felt like I was home.”- John Cale plays bass the 27th), 1976 1/28 ISLAND OF LOST SOULS After cruising to see the 3rd-place Cleveland Barons beat Rochester, 5-3, at the Arena (Fred & Howie Glover 2 goals each), in a red/black interior 2-dr. ‘65 GTO w/3 deuces ($2,395- Edgewater Chevy), & see Charles Laughton as Dr. Moreau & Bela Lugosi in ‘Island of Lost Souls’ on Ghoulardi; tomorrow, the Ramsey Lewis Trio plays Leo’s Casino, as Joe Williams plays the Versaille Motor Inn with the Fats Heard Trio, 1966 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 the Phantasy Theater in Lakewood with ‘Die Warsaw’ ($16), 1991 1/30 Supporting ‘Ragged Glory,’ his latest album, Neil Young and Crazy Horse rock the Coliseum tomorrow with openers ‘Social Distortion’ and ‘Sonic Youth’ ($20); while at Peabody’s DownUnder, it’s the Cleveland Music Group with Five Band Jam, 1991 2/1 After cruising last night with Norm N. Nite’s ‘Honor Roll of Hits’ show on WGAR in a ‘68 Chevy Bel Air station wagon w/AC, V-8, power steering ($1,788); & hearing Patti Smith on Murray Saul’s ‘Jabberwocky’ show this morning at 8 a.m. on WMMS; Al Kooper, the Brethren & Glenn Schwartz rock 3,000 during an United Farm Workers benefit at CWRU’s Emerson Gym with WIXY’s Chuck Knapp ($3.50-$4.50-$5), 1971 2/16 “Neither rain, nor sleet, nor sound board, nor snow can stop rock ‘n’ roll in Cleveland,” declares emcee Kid Leo during the 1st WMMS-FM Appreciation Night, as soldout Public Hall rocks with ‘Night Ranger,’ local native MTV DJ Nina Blackwood, and ‘Beau Coup,’ who introduced its hit, ‘Born and Raised on Rock ‘n’ Roll,’ 1986 2/23 DR. STRANGELOVE Cruising in a maroon ‘65 Corvette Stingray convertible w/ 4-spd., am-fm, discs ($3,695), while Johnny Nash plays Leo’s Casino, Westwood Art Theatre shows ‘Dr. Strangelove’ as part of an ‘international’ film series with the Continental & Heights art theatres, 1966 (pre-Cleveland International film festival) 2 2/24 After seeing Kim Novak live on the 22nd as ‘Picnic’ opens at the Hippodrome, while Music Hall hosts ‘Birdland’ stars Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie (w/John Williams), Al Hibbler, Lester Young & Bud Powell ($2-$3.75); tonight, Connie Francis plays the Cabin Club; the Loop Lounge hosts the Charlie Mingus Jazz Workshop; Tony Scott plays the Cotton Club; and it’s dancing to Paul Burton at the Aragon Ballroom, 1956 2/27 DAVID BOWIE After cruising in a silver/black interior ‘73 Camaro Z-28 w/auto, spoiler, factory mags ($3,188), to dine at Diamond Jim’s in the Flats (buy one-get one dinner); next stop is singing ‘Suffragette City’ with David Bowie at Public Hall (Jane Scott writes, “...he was not only better than ever. He was brilliant”- encore ‘Jean Genie’- $6.50-$8.50), 1976 2/27 While watching ‘Crystal Dawn’ at the Agora, in the lobby you’ll find 80 rock photos by nationally known local photographers Janet Macoska & Anastasia Pantsios, 1981 3/6 As Eric Carmen’s hit single ‘All By Myself’ rests at No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, cruising to the Picadilly on Euclid, ‘Cock Robin’ played last night, ‘Haji’ tonight; as ‘Inferno’ rocks the Corral; & Peter Laughner & the Wolves play the Bottleworks, 1976 3/9 Area concerts include ‘Kid Rock’ at CSU’s Convocation Center tonight ($17); ‘OTown’ tomorrow ($19.50), & Jeff Beck the 14th ($25-$37), at Lakewood Civic Auditorium; and Crystal Gayle at Mentor’s Performing Arts Center the 19th ($25), as Sonny Rollins headlines Jazz on the Circle at Severance Hall’s Reinberger Hall ($20-$47), 2001 3/13 As ‘Loverboy’ & ‘The Hooters’ rock the Coliseum ($15); the ‘Golden Palominos’ (Jack Bruce, Jody Harris, Syd Straw, Bernie Worrell, Lisa Herman, Chris Stamey, Peter Blegved, Anton Fier), rock Peabody’s DownUnder (Numbers Band opens-$7), 1986 3/15 As ‘City Lights’ with Charlie Chaplin opens at Loew’s Stillman, the RKO Hippodrome presents ‘Dracula’ with Bela Lugosi ‘the new Lon Chaney’ in its 2nd big week (“I think you’ll like the terrors it offers,” notes the Plain Dealer’s W. Ward Marsh”), 1931 3/21 In the quest to win the Rock Hall, it’s ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Day’ with ‘Moondog Coronation Ball II’ at Tower City Center starring Chuck Berry, Eric Carmen (‘The Rock Stops Here’) & the ‘Innocent;’ a Rock ‘n’ Roll Birthday Bash at the Palace starring Chubby Checker; ‘Brooklyn Bandstand’ at Brooklyn High; & two Chubby Checker concerts at Maxwell’s; as Public Hall hosts heavy rockers ‘Black Sabbath’ & ‘W.A.S.P.’ ($13), 1986 3/24 Tonight, Miles Davis & his All-Stars play the Loop Lounge on Prospect, as Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderly plays the Cotton Club w/brother Nat on trumpet; on the 26th, it’s vibe man Bud Wattles at the Cotton Club, Lester Young at the Loop Lounge, 1956 3/28 Cruising in your new Rosewood ‘71 Pontiac GTO w/extra-wide fiberglass whitewalls, auto, rally wheels, accent stripes ($3,699-Feder Pontiac), you’ll find ‘Rastus,’ ‘Funky People Part II,’ ‘Featherwood,’ ‘Stonehenge’ & ‘Tobin Palm’ rocking the WHK Auditorium, 5000 Euclid Avenue, with WCUY’s Hal Kerling ($3.50 at the door), 1971 3/30 “Gunman Wounds Reagan,” reports The Plain Dealer’s special front page the next day, after young gunman John W. Hinckley, Jr. fires shots that hit President Reagan, before being knocked to the ground by Garfield Hts. resident Alfred Antenucci, 1981 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 4/6 UBU/TIN HUEY 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, 3 Michael Aylward, Ralph Carney) play the Mistake tomorrow (Jane Scott notes, it’s “vocalist Crocus’s favorite group”-Ubu plays Max’s Kansas City the 13th), 1976 4/14 Clevelanders hot in N. Y., the Ayler Bros. play La Cave (Albert-sax/Don-trumpet), 1966 4/18 Cruising to the Agora, ‘Souvenir’ rocks the house tonight; while on April 20th, Irish rockers ‘U2’ on the 4th leg of its Boy Tour, play the Agora with ‘Bitch’ from Chicago (Jane Scott notes, “U2’s melodic but hard rock received a hot response at the Agora”), 1981 4/21 Cruising on the 23rd, it’s the Ramones & ‘D Generation’ at the Odeon ($23.50); while Bill Noftsinger joins trumpet master Maynard Ferguson at JB’s in Kent ($15), 1996 5/7 After cruising in a sunkissed orange/black interior-roof ‘72 Cutlass Supreme convertible ($2,895- N. Walker), to see Bob Marley & the Wailers at Music Hall ($6.50); tomorrow, Karen & Richard Carpenter play the Coliseum for CWRU’s 150th ($5-$10), 1976 5/8 Cruising in a sunburst orange/black interior ‘69 Corvette Stingray 427 4-spd. Coupe w/side pipes ($3,488); tonight, it’s ‘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 5/10 As Stiv Bators & Lords of the New Church rock the Phantasy with ‘American Girls’ & the ‘Infidels;’ British super group, ‘The Firm’ (Jimmy Paige, Paul Rodgers, Chris Slade, Tony Franklin), plays Richfield Coliseum with Mason Ruffner ($15), 1986 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 5/18 PERE UBU It’s ‘World’s in Collision’ as Pere Ubu & ‘13 Engines’ play Babylon A Go-Go ($10), 1991 5/19 HIT TUNES Top tunes include: Rainy Day Women 12& 35; ‘A Groovy Kind of Love;’ ‘Monday, Monday;’ ‘Secret Agent Man;’ ‘Sloop John B;’ ‘Eight Miles High;’ & ‘Gloria,’ 1966 5/20 After cruising to Leo’s Casino with ‘Paint It Black’ on WHK in a black/red bucket seat ‘64 Ford Falcon Sprint convertible w/V-8, whitewalls, power steering ($1,495-Jim Hern), to see the O’Jays vs.