The Fixx To Play The Kent Stage

Remember the early days of MTV?  If you do, you surely remember The Fixx.  They were one of the bands that were constantly in the rotation on MTV.   Whether it be "Red Skies," "Stand Or Fall" "Saved By Zero" or "One Thing Leads To Another," their videos seemed to be played at least once an hour on the video ...

Blue Oyster Cult at Cleveland

Venerable rockers Blue Oyster Cult swung through the 216 on Saturday night, playing a nearly sold-out gig at the House of Blues. Approaching ...

Pop Evil Pulls Into Akron And Takes Over The Goodyear Theater

The  Goodyear Theater is one of the areas newest and quite frankly best venues I’ve visited recently. Before this show, I had not yet had the opportunity to partake of a show in this renovated hall located in the old headquarters of Goodyear Tires on the east end of Akron, Ohio. Apparently, the theater was used for ...

Queen Reigns At Quicken Loans Arena

I'm probably the wrong guy to review this show. In my opinion, Freddie Mercury will always be the best frontman that popular music has ever ...

Linkin Park

The music world stood stunned as the news of Chester Bennington's suicide rolled in this afternoon. Chester Bennington, age 41, was found dead by apparent suicide in his home at 9am Thursday morning. Best known for being the lead singer in the popular rock band Linkin Park, Chester's death added yet another tally of ...

BREAKING: Chester Bennington dead at 41

TMZ has reported that Linkin Park's lead singer Chester Bennington has committed suicide. Law enforcement officials confirm to TMZ that he was found hung in his LA County Home this morning.  His body was discovered Thursday just before 9 AM. Source: TMZ Stay tuned for more information as it is released. 

Earth Wind & Fire With Nile Rodgers Set To Play The Q

The three elements, Earth, Wind and Fire will be bringing their sense of funk to the Quicken Loans Arena on Saturday, July 28th.  The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers are in town supporting their 2054 Tour.  Newly minted Hall of Famer, Nile Rodgers from Chic is set to open the show. Formed in 1970 by Maurice ...

The Kent Stage Announces Two New Concerts

Grammy nominated band Fastball will be making appearance at The Kent Stage on Friday, October 6th.  The band first hit it big with their third album in 1998 which featured the hit single "The Way."  Tickets are $25 in advance $28 the day of the show. Swedish born virtuoso guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen...

Luke Bryan Shakes It At Progressive Field

Luke Bryan has won Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year twice since his first album was released in 2007.

The Piano Man Hits a Grand Slam at Progressive Field

The first of a two-night double header of concerts at the Cleveland Indians' home, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Billy Joel really hit one out of the park on Friday night. Progressive Field hosted both Joel and Country star Luke Bryan over the weekend on the heels of the All-Star Break which saw, thankfully, the American ...

Concert Review: Hell Yeah And Avatar Rip The Roof Off The House Of Blues

I had no idea what I was getting into when I agreed to cover Hell Yeah at the House of Blues in beautiful downtown Cleveland. Obviously, I knew the band but it would be a stretch to call me a fan but after seeing them perform live, am I a fan? Um…Hell Yeah! Before we get into how the headliners fared, let's talk about ...

Drummer Michael Cartellone Displays Artwork In Cleveland

Last weekend, Cleveland’s own Michael Cartellone displayed his artwork ...

Gin Blossoms Delight The Kent Stage

Some bands from the 1990s have come and gone while others ...

This summer Lifehouse will join fellow American rock band Switchfoot on the Looking for Summer Tour will cover over 30 cities spanning from coast to coast. When asked about what concert goers can expect on this run Wade chimes in that, “It’s going to be a ton of fun being out with the guys in Switchfoot. Fans can expect one really fun show.”

In This Moment Headlines Show at Warren

Los Angeles-based metalcore outfit In This Moment brought their "Half God/Half Devil" tour to Warren's W.D. Packard Music Hall this past Sunday ...

Fans Get Slightly Stoopid at Nelson's Ledges

As I walked through the iconic Nelson’s Ledges Quarry I saw a myriad of people. From forty-year olds with dread locks to eighteen year olds hoola-hooping, a diverse crowd had gathered at this campground. This outdoor music festival occurs almost in the middle of nowhere, deep in the woods of Garrettsville, Ohio. A ...

Natalie Merchant Enchants Connor Palace

Natalie Merchant brought her 30 Years of Song tour to the beautiful ...

Jonny Lang Rocks The Kent Stage

Guitar slinger Jonny Lang hit the Kent Stage Friday night with a blistering ...

See The New Horror Film "Wish Upon" Before It

What better way to beat the summer heat then sitting in a nice air conditioned theater with a giant ice cold drink in your hand, right?  Only way it coud be any better is if you didn't have to pay to get in - and we've got you covered.  Here's your chance to be among the first in Cleveland to see "WISH UPON" ...

Corky Laing Plays Mountain Music At Grog Shop

Corky Laing, the drummer for the early ‘70s rock group Mountain, brought his trio to The Grog Shop Thursday ...

Luke Bryan To Play Progressive Field

Country music superstar Luke Bryan will bring his Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day Tour to Progressive Field on Saturday, July 15th.  The Country Music Association has named him Entertainer of the Year in 2014 and 2015, so fans should expect a  great show. The Georgia born artist began his career as a ...

Gin Blossoms Set To Play The Kent Stage

Multi-platinum selling recording artists the Gin Blossoms will be hitting the Kent Stage on Wednesday, July 12th.  The Tempe, Arizona band dominated the ‘90s airwaves with such hits as “Hey Jealousy,” “I’ll Follow You Down” and “Found Out About You.” After a five year hiatus that started in 1997, the ...

In This Moment to Play Warren

Los Angeles-based Metalcore outfit In This Moment will make a stop on their "Half God, Half Devil" tour at Warren's WD Packard Music Hall on Sunday, July 9th. In support of their July 21st album drop, Ritual the evening will feature the up-and-coming openers Motionless in White. Founded in 2005 by frontwoman Maria Brink ...

Moody Blues at the Rocksino

Cleveland likes its meat and potatoes, right? Built on sweat equity, this town wears a collar that's as blue as the sky and our collective ...

The Dustbowl Revival Brings Some Relief To The Beachland

No one likes a languid performance. An artist strumming a six-string on a stool makes for a rather, well, dull evening. What makes a concert experience truly amazing is the emotions felt by the crowd, if the band has no energy, the crowd has no energy. Luckily, last Tuesday at The Beachland Ballroom was anything except ...

Pokey Lafarge at the Beachland

Andrew Heissler, a Bloomington, Illinois native, always had a keen interest in World War II and American literature. Adopting the nom de guerre ...

Mountain's Corky Laing Interview; Playing Grog Shop

Legendary drummer Corky Laing has spent most of his life behind the drum kit.  Starting his career as the drummer for the Ink Spots in 1961, he is best remembered as the drummer for Mountain and West, Bruce & Laing.  He will be bringing his Corky Laing Plays Mountain tour to the Grog Shop on July 6th.   ...

Bluesman Eddy Clearwater Playing Music Box

Blues musician Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater is set to play the Music Box Supper Club on Friday, July 7th. A musician of many talents, Eddy, who was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2016, is an iconic figure in blues music for over 60 years.  An accomplished singer-songwriter and an otherworldly guitarist, ...

The 38th Annual Tri-C Jazz Fest

Last weekend saw a perennial favorite return to NEO. The 38th Annual Tri-C Jazz Fest played out over three days at Playhouse Square, offering ...

Natalie Merchant Set To Play Connor Palace Theatre

Multi-platinum selling recording artist Natalie Merchant will be performing at the Connor Palace Theatre on July 8th. Merchant will be bringing her Three Decades of Song tour to Cleveland in anticipation of a forthcoming career retrospective boxed set.   Merchant’s concerts will span her thirty-year ...

Jonny Lang Interview; Playing Kent Stage

Blues guitarist Jonny Lang has been on the music scene for more than 20 years.  The amazing thing is that this Grammy Award winner is only 36 years old.  Lang will be making a stop at The Kent Stage on July 7th while he is out supporting his outstanding new album titled Signs, which will be released on September ...

Train is coming back for a special free show!

The Popular Group TRAIN who had technical difficulties at Blossom Music Center causing the Lawn not to be able to hear anything during the performance this past weekend is making it up to those affected in the Lawn.  The Band and Live Nation Cleveland announced this morning that the band will return to Cleveland ...

An Evening With (out) David Bowie Set For Cleveland

Thomas Mulready’s acclaimed multi-media presentation “An Evening With(out) David Bowie” returns to Cleveland’s BOP STOP on June 30 and July 1. The engaging and powerful show has been significantly updated to highlight Bowie’s Cleveland connections, from his first performance in the U.S. ...

Film Review: Director JP Mandarino Reveals 'THE KAOS BRIEF'

A very strong case could be made for the fact that the “found footage” craze has run its course, has nothing left to give but, a person that would speak those words has obviously not yet had the opportunity to experience THE KAOS BRIEF,  a well directed, well acted indie feature that is more than worth your ...

Laurelive 2017 Festival Coverage

Cleveland now has a bona fide music festival that doesn't have the words "Tri-C JazzFest" in the title. Beachwood's The Elevation Group, in ...

Ann Wilson Brings A Little Heart to Warren

I attended eighty-two concerts last year. You name it I saw it; across each genre there were both definite highlights and a few letdowns. On ...

Upright Man Set To Release Debut Album

Upright Man, a new up and coming indie rock band based out of New York City, is set to release their self-titled debut album on August 18th. The band consists of Aidan Dolan- guitars and vocals, Nick Katz- bass and vocals and Max Yassky- drums and background vocals.  The trio met at New York University while studying ...

Skynyrd's Michael Cortellone Interview; Opening Art Exhibit In July

Cleveland native Michael Cartellone has had quite a career in rock and roll.  He first started out in the music industry as the drummer for Tommy Shaw’s solo band, which led him to join the supergroup Damn Yankees.  That multi-platinum selling group featured Shaw from Styx, Jack Blades from Night Ranger and Ted ...

Huey Lewis and The News Deliver At Hard Rock

Review and concert pictures by Aleibe Smith Huey Lewis and the News is an American pop/rock band that originated in San Francisco, California. ...

Sadie Robertson Announces The " Live Original" Tour

Tuesday, June 12th Sadie Robertson announced her 16 city Live Original Tour featuring musical guests Anthem Lights, Chris McClarney of Jesus Culture, Steven Malcom, and Hollyn. Also on the tour is Sadie’s older brother, speaker, and author John Luke Robertson.           ...

Okilly Dokilly Shakes The Buzzbin To It

While on the surface the Ned Flander's based metalcore band Okilly Dokilly may seem like a novelty act, born to ride to coattails of one the most popular TV shows ever created, I can tell you after experiencing their live performance at the Buzzbin in Canton Ohio on Tuesday night - these guys kick ass.  While certainly ...

Ann Wilson of Heart Interview; Playing Packard

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and the legendary voice of Heart, Ann Wilson, will be making a solo appearance at the Packard Music Hall in Warren on Saturday, June 17th.   Ann is currently out supporting her second solo EP titled Focus, which was released last year. We recently spoke with Ms. Wilson to discuss ...

Extra! Extra! Huey Lewis And The News Coming To Cleveland For A Sold Out Show At The Hard Rock Rocksino

The 80's were a defining decade for rock music, so many great bands came of age during that period but few have managed to truly stand the test of time but Huey Lewis And The News have managed to make time stand still - they are still rocking crowds, selling out venues and spreading the gospel of Rock n Roll  all ...

Tom Petty and Joe Walsh Set To Play The Q

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year and they are bringing that celebration to the Quicken Loans Arena on Saturday, June 10th.  Another veteran rocker and one of Cleveland's favorite sons, Joe Walsh will serve as the opening act.   It will be an incredible evening of ...

Early Aughts Trifecta Storm The Agora With A Killer Show

Tuesday night saw a trifecta of bands that lit up the airwaves in the late '90s and early 2000s. Fastball, Vertical Horizon and headliner ...

Tri-C JazzFest Announces Outdoor Stage Lineup

Tri-C JazzFest Announces Outdoor Stage Lineup Sixteen bands selected to perform June 23-24 at Playhouse Square CLEVELAND — Nearly 24 hours of live music showcasing the best of Northeast Ohio will take place at the summer’s hottest downtown music festival, the 38th annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland, presented by ...

Greg Kihn Interview; He

Greg Kihn has been in the music business since the mid 1970s.  He’s had a couple of big hits and has always put out great rock and roll records.  However, for the past twenty years Greg has been, to use his play on spelling, “in’kihn’spicous.”   After spending the last 18 years as the morning ...

Playhouse Square Holds Annual Dazzle Awards

With the aim of inspiring performance and recognizing the importance of musical theater and arts education in Northeast Ohio high schools, Playho...

NEO Music Scene Welcomes Dave Dreher To The Team!

NEO Music Scene is happy to announce the addition of Dave Dreher to our team as a staff writer and photographer.  Dave will primarily be covering the hard rock/metal scene at venues like the Agora, House of Blues and the Grog Shop.    Dreher brings with him a wealth of experience having worked with a number ...

Hall and Oates/Tears For Fears Excite The Q

Two of the biggest duos from the ‘80s hit the Quicken Loans Arena stage on Saturday night.  M...

Gordon Lightfoot at the Rocksino

Journeyman singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot brought his stylings to Northfield's Hard Rock Rocksino this past Saturday night, playing to a full ...

Purple Reign: The Revolution Commands Attention at HOB

When I think of Prince, and especially during his reign during the mid-1908s, only one band comes to mind. That, of course, would be The ...

The Cult Brings Their Following to Akron's Goodyear Theater

The Goodyear Theater, a new venue in Akron's gentrifying East End Project, is quickly becoming the newest go-to house for concerts. Originally ...

Chili Peppers Brought The Funk To The Q

2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, The Red Hot Chili Peppers made a return trip to The Q on Saturday night after a five year absence and proceeded to throw a rock/funk dance party.

The Newsboys Team Up With Former Vocalist Peter Furler in New Single

Popular Christian contemporary band The Newsboys have announced a brand new single is in the works with a very special guest. The band has announced that they will be releasing a brand new single entitled The Cross Has the Final Word on June 23rd. While current Newsboys fans will be thrilled at the idea of new music, classic ...

Three Big Shows Announced in Cleveland

No Monday Blues today in Cleveland! Three Big Shows announced for Northeast Ohio for all music fans!

David Gray Interview; Set To Play Express Live In Columbus

British singer-songwriter David Gray is celebrating his 25th year in the music business.  Gray is  known on this side of the pond for his 1998 album White Ladder which includes the hits “Babylon,” “Sail Away” and “This Year’s Love.” Gray is out supporting the release of his Greatest Hits album ...

Styx Was Rockin' The Stambaugh

Styx rocked a nearly sold-out Stambaugh ...

The Revolution

Prince’s legendary band, The Revolution is out on the road celebrating the life and music of The Purple One.  The Revolution: comprised of guitarist Wendy Melvoin, Brown Mark on bass, “Doctor” Matt Fink on keys, Lisa Coleman on keys and Bobby Z on drums.  Collectively they played on on the 6th best selling ...

Righteous Vendetta Rightfully Earns Their Place in The Rock Scene

            Cody, Wyoming’s Righteous Vendetta are earning their spot in the rock industry, and rightfully so. May 9th found the group in Cleveland’s historic Agora Ballroom. Artists such as Skillet, Red, Disciple, and Hellyeah, have all graced the stage and left ...

Todd Rundgren at House of Blues

Iconoclastic rocker and producer extraordinnaire Todd Rundgren played to a full house of his faithfuls Monday night at Cleveland's House of ...

Dennis DeYoung at Akron

Dennis DeYoung, the vocalist for Styx during the band's halcyon days, played Akron's beautifully-restored Goodyear Theater Friday night. Although he departed for a solo career in the mid-1980s (and returned to the band for a brief stint in the 1990s) DeYoung will always be remembered as the golden-voiced creative force ...

The Band Perry Dyes Their Roots

A few years ago a certain old rocker decided to go on tour and try something a little, well, different. He's been around for well over forty ...

Styx's Lawrence Gowan Interview; Styx Playing Stambaugh

Legendary classic rock band, Styx will be playing the Stambaugh Auditorium on Thursday, May 11.  The band recently surprised everyone with the announcement that they will be releasing their first album in fourteen years on June 16th titled The Mission.   NEO Music Scene recently spoke with lead singer ...

Irontom

California alternative rockers, Irontom have just released their debut full length album Partners on May 5th.  After two successful EPs, the band was ready to expand their song base.  With the help of producer Aaron Bruno from AWOLNATION, the band has hit the mark with this new lp.   Irontom is comprised ...

Foreigner Impresses Sold-Out Hard Rock

 Classic rockers Foreigner are out celebrating their 40th anniversary this year.  The big celebration is going to take place this summer when Cheap Trick and Jason Bonham join the tour as the three bands make their way across North America.  Unfortunately, this tour is bypassing Cleveland. However, fans ...

Halsey brings World Tour to the Wolstein Center in November

Pop Artist HALSEY is bringing her world tour to Cleveland State University's Wolstein Center on November 22, 2017.  Tickets are scheduled to go on sale May 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM EST on wolsteincenter.com  Halsey first stormed the pop culture kingdom in 2015 and took her spot on the throne as her full-length ...

Pop Goes The Band Perry This Saturday

Country/Pop siblings The Band Perry will bring their tour to Northfield's Hard Rock Rocksino this coming Saturday night. The trio, known for such Country crossover tunes as "If I Die Young," "Pioneer" and "Better Dig Two," have decided to take their Southern roots and dye them black. Their new unreleased album My Bad ...

The K-Love Fan Awards Returns With a Purpose

The K-Love Fan Awards is set to return to the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee May 28th of 2017. The weekend, geared towards providing fans with once in a lifetime experiences with artist, will kick off with this year’s hosts Matthew West and Elizabeth Hasselback as well as performances by musical acts MercyMe, Danny ...

Tesla Electrifies Sold-Out Rocksino

Tesla brought a great rock-n-roll show to the sold-out Hard Rock Rocksino on Saturday night.  The packed house was treated to a longer set than ...

The Revolution To Play Cleveland

"There had always been conversations about why the groups weren't included when the lead singers were inducted. Very honestly, nobody could really answer that question – it was so long ago," said Terry Stewart, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's nominating committee. In 2012, the Rock Hall finally righted a ...

Dennis DeYoung to Play Goodyear Theater on May 5th

Dennis DeYoung, perhaps best known as the front man and auteur of Styx's love-it-or-hate-it opus "Mr. Roboto," will play Akron's historic Goodyear Theater this coming Friday, May 5th. Although most famous for being the front man/keyboardist for the venerable group, he left the band more than thirty years ago. ...

Garry Tallent Puts On A Rock & Roll Review At The Kent Stage

]Garry Tallent is moonlighting.   Tallent’s boss is “The Boss” as he an original member of the  E Street Band.  However, the ...

Joe Nichols Interview; Playing Goodyear Theater

It’s hard to believe that country music star, Joe Nichols has been in the music business since 1996.  Over the past 21 years he has put together a pretty impressive resume.  He has had six number one hits, eight other songs that have cracked the top 10, he has won several country music awards and has been nomina...

Enter to Win Tickets to see Joe Nichols at The Goodyear Theater!

Enter to win a 4 Pack of tickets so see Joe Nichols in Person May 11, 2017 sponsored by The Goodyear Theater! Entry-Form

The Chainsmokers Blow A Lot Of Smoke At The Wolstein Center

So, at the risk of sounding totally out-of-touch with reality and a get-off-of-my-lawn old man fist-shaking grumble, it's taken me a few days to ...

Blues Traveler Blows Through Kent

Blues Traveler, the darlings of

Jethro Tull's Martin Barre Contest!

  Legendary guitarist Martin Barre from Jethro Tull will be performing on Friday, May 5th at the Music Box Supper Club.  Here is your chance to win a pair of tickets to the show as well as a meet and greet with Martin! One of the top rock guitarists ever to grace the music scene, Martin’s dynamic and ...

Brian Wilson at the Rocksino

Last Fall, I had an opportunity to speak with Art Garfunkel, one half of the legendary duo Simon and Garfunkel. As we were speaking, the topic of early '60s music came up. Mr. Garfunkel, removing the spotlight from him and his partner's accomplishments, said "If it wasn't for the Beach Boys, none of this today would have ...

Foreigner's Tom Gimbel Interview; Playing Rocksino

Tom Gimbel is a multi-instrumentalist who has earned his chops by playing on several tours with Aerosmith in the 80s and ‘90s.   After that seven year stint with the “Bad Boys from Boston,” Tom hooked up with Foreigner in 1995 and has been a part of the band ever since.   Foreigner is out on tour this ...

So You Want To Be a Country Singer, Huh?

Joe Nichols and the Goodyear Theater Want You! Open For Country Music Star Joe Nichols Thursday, May 11th at the Goodyear Theater AKRON, OH (April 20, 2017)— Country music star, Joe Nichols, FM 94.9 WQMX and the Goodyear Theater are looking for Northeast Ohio's best country artist or band to open the Joe ...

Brian Wilson's Beach Boys to Play Pet Sounds at Hard Rock Live This Saturday

Living legend Brian Wilson will bring his version of the Beach Boys to Northfield's Hard Rock Rocksino this Saturday, April 22nd. They'll play the seminal album Pet Sounds in its entirety. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the album, which is now considered one of the best albums ever laid down, Wilson, Al Jardine and ...

Tesla

It’s hard to believe but more than thirty years have gone by since Tesla released their debut album Mechanical Resonance.   That album went on to reach platinum status (1 million albums sold).  That success spawned many other hit songs ("Love Song," "Signs") and multi-platinum albums (The Great Radio Contro...

Cleveland's Nine Shrines Set To Play Agora, Release EP

Cleveland  based band, Nine Shrines will be playing the Cleveland Agora on Monday, April 17th along with Nonpoint.  This is the first show of their tour and they will soon be the opening band for Hinder as they hit the road at the end of this month through the end of May. Nine Shrines will be out supporting their ...

Backup Planet to Eclipse the Beachland Tuesday Night

“I worked at a liquor store all through college,” remembers vocalist Ben Cooper. “I was sitting there one night in a funk because of school work and a fight with my girl at the time. Every channel on TV decried, ‘The end of the world is nigh!’ I thought, ‘Man, I wish I had a Backup Planet where I could go and ...

Raul Midon To Play Nighttown Next Saturday

Raul Midon, a New Mexico-born, transplanted New York jazz guitarist, will bring his unique, playful sound to Cleveland Heights' Nighttown next Saturday, April 15th. While he and his twin brother were blinded at birth (due to an issue with an incubator), that "handicap" has never stopped him from creating music that transce...

Guitarist Shun Ng Interview; Opening for Garry Tallent At The Kent Stage

Guitarist Shun Ng has started to make a name for himself in the music industry.  In his brief career (he started playing at 14) he has earned a scholarship to Berklee, played for legendary producer Quincy Jones, teamed up with J. Geils harmonica master Magic Dick for a tour, got the attention of Brian May from ...

The Zombies at the Lorain Palace

Being a huge fan of AMC's The Walking Dead, I'm really going to try and refrain from making cheap jokes like "The Zombies Invaded Lorain last ...

Peter Frampton at the Ohio Theater

Sometimes words come easy. Other nights, I'll sit in front of my keyboard fruitlessly trying to plunk out a few hundred words to describe what I ...

Saxon and UFO at Cleveland's House of Blues

[ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="237" display_type="ds-nextgen_royalslider" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] Erstwhile British legends Saxon and UFO took a swing through the House of Blues with new rocker Jared James Nichols in tow on Tuesday night. ...

Toby Mac's Hits Deep Tour Coming to Cleveland!

Toby Mac's Hits Deep Tour is set to swing into the Cleveland Wolstein Center on April 7th. As the tour winds down its 30 show trek across the country, Northeast Ohio will take its place as one of the last stops on the run. After successfully completing Hits Deep in 2016, fans were left wanting more, and they were not ...

Rock/Blues Guitarist Popa Chubby To Play Music Box

American blues guitarist, Popa Chubby will be playing the Music Box Supper Club on April 6th.  The Chubbster, who recently played a sold-out European tour will be bringing his style of rockin' blues to Cleveland. Theodore "Ted" Horowitz began his career in the Brox by playing the drums.  After hearing Jimi ...

Bryan Ferry Brings Class And Elegance To The State Theater

Bryan Ferry, former lead singer of Roxy Music made his long awaited return to Cleveland after a six year absence.  The State Theater was the ...

The Zombies Are On The Loose in Lorain!

The second U.K. band after The Beatles to score a hit in the United States, legendary English band The Zombies will be unleashed upon the unsuspecting denizens of Lorain, Ohio on April 5th as they play a show at the beautifully-restored Lorain Palace Theater. The band, originally formed in 1962 in St. Albans, a town ...

As We Ascend: Farewell to Midnight Album Review

As We Ascend’s debut album was met on March 17th with baited breath and high expectations. With the shadow of We As Human’s success and demise hanging closely over the project I as a listener, was not sure what I would be hearing. I did have several expectations from the band. The first was that I was looking for lyrical ...

Newton

Wayne Newton, the stalwart showman alternatively dubbed "Mr. Las Vegas" and "Mr. Entertainment" brought his one-man show to Northfield's Hard Rock Rocksino on Saturday night. The almost-sold out crowd was made up of long-time fans, newbies and a handful of family that Mr. Newton has here in Northeast Ohio. The show, dubbed ...

Grand Funk RR To Play Moondog Concert; Don Brewer Interview

Grand Funk Railroad, one of the biggest acts from the 1970s, will be a part of the 2017 Moondog Coronation Ball along with Tommy James and Three Dog Night.  This years event will be held at The Q on Saturday, April 1st at 7 pm. Don Brewer, original drummer and co-lead singer of Grand Funk, recently spoke with NEO ...

Photo Gallery: Bon Jovi at the Quicken Loans Arena

Quicken Loans Arena was Livin' on a Prayer on Sunday Night when Jon Bon Jovi rocked a jam packed Quicken Loans Arena.   Photos by Jimmy Davis   [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="234" display_type="ds-nextgen_royalslider" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_...

Mr. Las Vegas to Play Northfield Rocksino Next Saturday

Introduced to Generation X through the use of a popular tune in the hit '80s film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Wayne Newton has played an astounding 30,000 shows in an almost-sixty year career. Those numbers are astonishing, especially in today's climate where the artist du jour is on Billboard's Top 100 chart today and ...

Wayne Newton Interview; Bringing Vegas To The Hard Rock

Photo's Courtesy of Eric Kabik Wayne Newton, also known as Mr. Las Vegas, has been entertaining audiences for the better part of six decades.  Fans would normally have to travel to Las Vegas to hear such hits as “Danke Schone,” “Red Roses for a Blue Lady,” and “Daddy, Don’t You Walk So Fast,” live in ...

Eric Gales To Release New CD, Playing Beachland

Blues guitarist Eric Gales has been in the music business since 1991 when he released his debut album as a 16 year old.  Branded as the second coming of Jimi Hendrix, Giles has been honing his craft for the past 25 years and is set to release his 15th studio album on March 24th entitled: Middle of the Road. This ...

Bryan Ferry Set To Play State Theater

Bryan Ferry, the former lead singer of Roxy Music and overall stylish crooner, will be making a stop at the State Theater on March 26 while he is on his “2017 North American Tour.”  It has been six years since Mr. Ferry has made an appearance in Cleveland.   Roxy Music was formed outside of London ...

Panic! At The Disco Brings The Party To Cleveland

The Wolstein Center was the place to be Wednesday night as the Death of A Bachelor Tour made it's way through Cleveland, providing old and young fans alike with a non-stop party and a night to remember. Opening acts Saint Motel and Misterwives kicked off the night in a phenomenal fashion, warming up the crowd with their ...

BREAKING: Lionel Ritchie Cleveland Show Cancelled

After news hit that Lionel Ritchie went under the needle for his Knee, It was just a matter of time before his tour would be put on hold. The Quicken Loans Arena announced today that his show with Mariah Carey on April 5th has been cancelled with no reschedule date currently.  For those who purchased tickets ...

The Cult to Appear at Akron's Goodyear Theater

The Cult Is Taking Over Goodyear Theater One of the World's Coolest Bands Plays Friday, May 12 Tickets On Sale This Friday at 10:00 a.m. AKRON, OH (March 6, 2017)— Long considered one of the hippest and coolest rock alternative bands, THE CULT, returns to Northeast Ohio's Goodyear Theater on Friday night, May ...

Kellie Pickler Is The Real Deal

[ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="232" display_type="ds-nextgen_royalslider" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] There's a very famous, Oscar-winning actress that's all smiles and warmth when a camera is on her, but once the interview's over and the videog...

2017 Rock Hall Inductee Spotlight: Joan Baez

Joan Baez isn’t already in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? I’m sure many people have asked that question upon hearing that Miss Baez will be inducted with the Rock Hall’s Class of 2017. Well, not only has Joan Baez not already been inducted, but she has never even been on the ballot until last year! You read ...

Daryl Hall & John Oates Announced for Quicken Loans Arena

Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Daryl Hall & John Oates is coming to the Quicken Loans Arena with Multi-Platinum Award winning band Tears for Fears on May 20, 2017.  Tickets go on sale March 10th at 10:00 AM EST on TheQArena.com, Charge By Phone 1-888-894-9424, or any Northern Ohio Discount Drug Mart Location.&nb...

Ariana Grande hits Quicken Loans Arena

It was one less problem, when Ariana Grande packed the Quicken Loans Arena! Full Gallery below!

Simon Kirke From Bad Company To Play The Kent Stage

Simon Kirke, the legendary drummer of both Free and Bad Company will be headlining The Kent Stage on March 15th. Kirke is out supporting his latest solo album All Because of You.  Fans can expect to hear songs from this release as well as many other hits from throughout his career.   Simon Kirke joined Free in ...

Geoff Tate Rocks The Kent Stage With Acoustic Set

ZZ Top Wows 'Em at the Rocksino

[ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="228" display_type="ds-nextgen_royalslider" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] What can you say about perennial rockers ZZ Top that hasn't been said before? These guys have been together for almost fifty years and know how ...

Rock Hall Educates With Movie Screening And Discussion

The slogan of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is to “Engage, Teach and Inspire Through the Power of Rock and Roll.”  The Rock Hall did exactly that on Thursday night as they showed the great documentary Take Me to the River, which is about the Memphis music scene. The Hall of Fame usually shows a series of ...

The Word Alive Announces New Drummer

John Mayer is coming to Blossom in August

John Mayer's Search for Everything World Tour has extended into summer time and now coming to Blossom Music Center!  August 30, 2017 at Blossom Music Center, Blossom is located in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio about 30 minutes south of Cleveland, tickets will go on sale March 4th at 10:00 AM through Livenation.com. American ...

Fit For an Autopsy Kills It In Cleveland

Fit for an Autopsy absolutely nailed any first impressions that they needed to make with me. From the second they took the stage, they didn't need to own it. Their presence screamed that the stage belonged to them whether it wanted to or not. Within minutes there was no questioning their authority. This being my first ...

Kellie Pickler to Play Hard Rock Live on March 4th

A sixth-place finisher on the fifth season of American Idol, Kellie Pickler will light up the Rocksino on March 4th. Pickler, raised by her grandparents and displaying a whole lot of Southern charm, went on to become one of the standout American Idol contestants, placing three singles from her debut album, Small Town ...

Rock Hall Inductee Spotlight: Nile Rodgers

Nile Rodgers and his band Chic have been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame an amazing eleven times, which is more nominations than any other artist.   What’s more amazing is artists like The Moody Blues, Dick Dale and Judas Priest have never even been on the ballot.  It's hard to get elected when you ...

Neil Sedaka Entertains Rocksino Crowd

]Neil Sedaka played to a packed house at the Hard Rock Rocksino on Valentine’s Day.  Many older couples made it a date night and decided to ...

Geoff Tate Interview; Playing The Kent Stage

Geoff Tate is the iconic voice and original lead singer of Queensryche.  He will be bringing his “The Whole Story ‘Ryche’  Acoustic Tour” to The Kent Stage on February 24th.    Geoff recently took some time out of his schedule to speak to NEO Music Scene to discuss his career, this ...

Easton Corbin Brings a Little Twang to the Rocksino

[ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="224" display_type="ds-nextgen_royalslider" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] Country artist Easton Corbin played to a mostly-sold out crowd at Northfield's Hard Rock Rocksino last night. The energetic band of faithfuls ...

Switchfoot and Relient K Bring Looking For America to Cleveland!

  It is a match made in concert promotion fantasy. The Looking For America Tour Part 2 featuring Switchfoot and Canton Ohio’s own Relient K will make their way to Cleveland. After their Looking For America Part 1 Tour steam rolled any expectations in Columbus, this dynamic duo will now take on the city of Rock and ...

Tri-C 2017 Jazz Fest Lineup Announced

After last year's stellar lineup and local legend Tommy Lipuma's 80th birthday party bash, it would seem that the good folks over at Tri-C would have a difficult time finding artists to top the 2016 edition, right? Well, they've crafted a phenomenal lineup of musicians to give last year's crop a serious run for their ...

Derek Minor Premieres New Music Video Featuring Hollyn

Christian hip-hop artist Derek Minor released a new music video for his song "Change the World" on NewReleaseToday this morning. With the help of Goatee's Hollyn, Minor weaves a web of lyrics that feature the theme of paying it forward as the music's epicenter.

Postmodern Jukebox at House of Blues

[ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="223" display_type="ds-nextgen_royalslider" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] Let me start off by saying that I'm not a big fan of cover bands. Now, if the majority of the members of a certain outfit have passed on, such ...

Jon Anderson; Legendary Voice Of Yes Exclusive Interview

Legendary Progressive Rock band Yes has been eligible for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall ...

Neil Sedaka Set To Play Rocksino On Valentine's Day

Singer, pianist, composer and producer Neil Sedaka will be performing at the Hard Rock Rocksino on February 14th at 7:30. Bring your Valentine or perhaps your “Calendar Girl” to the Rocksino for a walk down memory lane. Sedaka is sure to play his greatest hits like “Oh! Carol,” “Breaking Up Is Hard To ...

Lacey Sturm at The Cleveland House of Blues

Lacey Sturm is set to play at the Cleveland House of Blues in the Cambridge Room Tuesday February 7th. Her special guests include Palisades, Stitched Up Heart, Letters From the Fire. After releasing both her album and second book, Lacey is riding the wave of her success and support to new horizons. This tour is sure to ...

Florida Georgia Line

Superstar duo FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE proudly announce knockout collaboration – “God, Your Mama, And Me” (featuring BACKSTREET BOYS) – ...

The O'Jays Set To Play The State Theater

Canton natives, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The O’Jays will be performing at the State Theater on Saturday, January 28th.   The group formed in 1958 while attending Canton McKinley High School.  Having changed the name of their group a few times they finally decided to call themselves The ...

In Hearts Wake Thunders Through Cleveland

In Hearts Wake thundered through the Cleveland House of Blues Thursday evening opening up for August Burns Red’s Messenger’s 10th anniversary tour. These Byron Bay, Australia natives were no strangers to Ohio. This was made apparent by the fact that I saw just as many of their shirts as ABR. I however little to no ...

Foreigner Announces 40th Anniversary Tour

  FOREIGNER, the band behind classic and iconic songs, is turning 40 this year and they’re bringing their friends along for the year-long ...

Joe Lewis Walker Interview; Playing Music Box

Joe Louis Walker has had quite the storied career in music.  Growing up in San Francisco, Joe picked up the guitar at the age of 8 and was influenced by many legendary artists such as T-Bone Walker and B.B. King. By the time Joe was 16 in the mid 1960’s, he was starting to get well-known in the Bay area and soon he ...

Billy Joel to Perform at Progressive Field in 2017

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Bill Joel will be coming to Progressive Field, July 14, 2017! Cleveland Indians President Bob DiBiasio announced today along side Vice President of Marketing for Live Nation Barry Gabel and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame President Greg Harris and son of Indians Hall of Famer Larry Doby - ...

Blackberry Smoke Lights Up House Of Blues

Atlanta based band, Blackberry Smoke played a great set of southern fried rock to a sold-out crowd at the House of Blues on December 28. ...

2016: The Year That Music Died

Don McLean sat down one day and wrote about the plane crash that took the lives of three rock stars when he was just a boy.  The day ...

BUSH Set To Play Rocksino New Year's Day

Multi-platinum rock band BUSH are coming to Hard Rock Rocksino on January 1st.  The band is comprised of lead vocalist Gavin Rossdale, guitarist Chris Traynor, bassist Corey Britz and drummer Robin Goodridge.  They are putting the finishing touches on the follow-up to 2014’s Man on the Run and Cleveland is ...

Blackberry Smoke To Play House Of Blues Dec. 28

Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke are set to take the stage at the House of Blues on December 28th.  The band is out supporting their latest record Like An Arrow that was released this past October.   If you like your rock and roll a little southern fried, you will certainly enjoy Blackberry Smoke.  I had ...

Drugan's Top 10 Concerts For 2016

It has been quite the year for concerts in 2016!  I have been to 70 concerts and have seen at least 130 different acts.  To come up with a top 10 list for the year was quite the undertaking as many shows were great, several were good and I even saw a few clunkers for good measure.  That’s the thing about ...

Looking Back: The Best that 2016 Had To Offer

So, with the end of each calendar year follows the inevitable afterbirth of “Best Of…” lists that carry us over into the new year. These remembrances remind us of what was good, what was bad, and what was downright ugly. I like to concentrate on the positive energy so no “Worst of 2016” assassinations will escape ...

Collective Soul Shakes The Palace Theater

Collective Soul played to a near sold-out crowd at the Canton Palace Theater on Saturday night.  Frontman Ed Roland told an interesting story ...

Kenny G at the Rocksino

[ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="202" display_type="ds-nextgen_royalslider" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] "Smooth Jazz" is one of those terms that doesn't get much respect from the oh-so-snobby jazz community. For a music genre that was formed on ...

Collective Soul Set To Play Canton Palace

Multi-platinum selling band Collective Soul will be making a headlining appearance at the Canton Palace Theater on Saturday, December 17 at 8 pm.   The Georgia based band formed by brothers Ed and Dean Roland first made their mark on the music industry with their hit “Shine” in 1993.  After playing ...

NEO Music Scene Goes All Urbex with the SS United States

Every so often something so rock and roll comes past our desk that we just can't pass it up. Recently, NEO Music Scene was given an opportunity to tour a relic from a time long past...and how could we say no? While having nothing to do with music or Northeast Ohio, this story, of a dying ship slowly rotting away in the ...

TSO Set To Rock New Year

The Trans-Siberian Orchestra will make their annual holiday appearance at The Quicken Loans Arena.  This year fans of TSO are in a special treat as they will play two performances on New Year’s Eve, one at 3 pm and the other at 9pm.   Fans can kick off 2017 with a rockin’ start with the Trans-Siberian ...

Metallica, Soundgarden and Korn to Headline 2017 Rock On The Range

  The 11th Annual Rock on the Range announced it's 3 Day Lineup with Metal Legends METALLICA headlining the 2017 Festival along with Soundgarden and Korn in Columbus, Ohio at Mapfre Stadium the home of the MLS Soccer team the Columbus Crew. The unusual rawrgeous cheers coming from the stadium is usually from a ...

Jazz Fusion Guitarist Larry Coryell Interview

azz guitarist Larry Coryell has had an amazing career.  Starting in 1965 when he moved from Washington to New York City where he became a ...

The Devil Wears Prada at the Agora Ballroom

Metalcore faves (and Dayton, Ohio-born) The Devil Wears Prada stormed through Cleveland on their "Rise Up" tour on October 15th with up-n-comers Memphis May Fire in tow. The Agora was packed for the three hour show, proving that metal is very much alive in Northeast Ohio. NEO Music Scene guest photographer Jon Lichtenberg ...

Jeffrey Osborne Delights Tangier Crowd

Smooth R&B star Jeffrey Osborne put on a very entertaining show at The Tangier on Saturday night.  One part storyteller, one part comedian ...

Styx at the Rocksino

[ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="196" display_type="ds-nextgen_royalslider" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] Let me start this out by saying that I've never seen so many Styx concert shirts in one place at one time. It made me chuckle as my mind compared ...

The Pretty Reckless at HOB

[ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="195" display_type="ds-nextgen_royalslider" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] Let's not confuse The Who with a Who, as The Pretty Reckless' lead singer and founder Taylor Momsen has a few things in common with the legendary ...

The Pretty Reckless To Get Reckless at HOB

New York-based up-and-comers The Pretty Reckless are playing House of Blues this Saturday night in support of their recently-released album Who You Selling For. The first single from the new album, "Take Me Down," reached #1 on the rock charts. This milestone marks the fourth consecutive #1 for the band who broke ...

Scott Hamilton & Friends Rock For A Cause

Scott Hamilton and Friends, featuring five-time Grammy winner Michael McDonald, put on an outstanding show at Quicken Loans Arena ...

The Mavericks at the Rocksino

Within the first few songs of their two-hour set at the Hard Rock Rocksino last Saturday night, front man Raul Malo congratulated the Cleveland Indians on their World Series run. "There were two of us rooting for you guys," Malo said. "I was one of them." This, of course, only endeared the GA standing room crowd in the pit ...

Tramps Releases Debut Single

Upstart rock band, TRAMPS, released their debut song "Nashville" this evening. While the band’s line-up boasts a ton of potential, the group proved themselves worthy of all of the hype within the first few bars of the song. The initial beat and melody hooked the listener from the first measure and refused to let them go ...

Jay Z Headlines Clinton Rally At Wolstein Center

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton hosted a free get-out-the-vote concert at the Wolstein Center on Friday.  The event was headlined by Jay Z and also featured his wife Beyonce, and three other guests including: Sean Paul, Chance the Rapper and J.Cole. Things were supposed to get underway at ...

Scott Hamilton And Friends At The Q

Join Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton and five-time Grammy winner Michael McDonald for a night of world-class skating and music at "An Evening with Scott Hamilton and Friends" at The Q on Saturday, November 5 at 5:00. Proceeds will benefit The Cleveland Clinic.

ARW Fills Goodyear Theater With The Sounds Of Yes

Three former members of Yes, Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman are out on tour this fall calling themselves ARW and billing it “An ...

Kansas Concert At Goodyear Postponed!

Due to the majority of the Akron and Cleveland area's longtime commitment to the Cleveland Indians and to Tuesday night's historic game six of Major League Baseball's World Series, the band KANSAS, along with concert promoter The Elevation Group, are postponing tomorrow night's scheduled concert at The Goodyear Theater in ...

Steve Vai Brings The "Passion" To The Rocksino

Guitar wizard Steve Vai and his great three piece band played an amazing set that tickled the senses Tuesday night at the Hard Rock ...

Memphis May Fire

MMF to release "This Light I Hold" Oct 28th via Rise Records

The Mavericks Are Coming to the Rocksino

The Mavericks, founded in 1989 in Miami, are bringing their unique blend of Latin, Country and Rockabilly mix to the Hard Rock Rocksino on November 5th. Starting in the punk and alternative scene in south Florida, the band quickly became recognized for their genre-defying sound. With a Cuban-American lead singer, ...

The End Of Silence 10th Anniversary Tour

The End of Silence 10th Anniversary Tour hit the Agora Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio on Friday evening to high expectations. What is interesting about this tour is that every band, opener or otherwise, easily could headline their own run, but together this tour was the jackpot of Christian rock. Random Hero wins the “Most ...

Former YES Members, ARW Set To Play Goodyear Theater

Original YES lead singer, Jon Anderson along with former members, guitarist Trevor Rabin and keyboardist Rick Wakeman are touring this fall as ARW.   The band will be making a stop at the beautiful Goodyear Theater in Akron on Saturday, October 29.  Get your tickets soon, because this show is almost sold out. Here ...

Olympic Gymnasts Shine At The Wolstein Center

Just a few short months ago, most of the country was enamored with the Summer Games.  Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt put on outstanding performances in their respective sports and several other Olympians got to share their dreams.  However, the group that captured America’s attention at the start of the Games were the ...

Ben Bruce Speaks Out

Ben takes to Facebook to answer our biggest question, Danny or Denis?

The Great Transparency Reunites

October 15, 2016 The Great Transparency hosted a “Reuniversery” show. After being an active band from 2006- 2013 and performing with artists like Twenty-One Pilots, having singles chart on Billboard, and releasing a music video, the band decided now was as good a time as any to jam. 2016 would mark 10 years since their ...

Sheila E. and Morris Day Rock I-X Center

It’s been almost six months since the world found out that Prince had died.  While there have been several tributes by various bands over that time; Cleveland held their own tribute to the Purple One last Saturday night as Sheila E. and Morris Day and the Time headlined a show at the I-X Center. Sheila E. dressed in ...

NF

NF is real. He is honest. He’s not faking it in any meaning of the word. Though if we are being honest, we have to ask ourselves if that is a good thing. The run has sold out numerous venues before the Cleveland stop, and has several more sold out shows before it will end in late ...

Davy Knowles Wows Music Box

  Guitar Hero. That is a term that is not used very much in today's musical landscape.  With technology such as Auto-Tune, Pro Tools, and other computer programs, the art of playing the guitar and just jamming seems to be a lost art form for the millennials. Think back to when rock and roll first started, there were ...

Steve Vai Interview; Playing Rocksino

  Guitar virtuoso Steve Vai has done it all.  After starting out playing in Frank Zappa’s band as a teenager in the‘70s then moving on to join Alcatrazz in the early ‘80s, Vai’s career really took off when he joined David Lee Roth’s Eat Em and Smile band in 1985.  Between tours, Vai got to play the part of ...

Kathy Mattea at The Tangier

So, let me start out this review by saying I hold Kathy Mattea as an important part of my dating ritual. Whenever I start dating a new woman and the relationship passes the coffee-and-chat stage, I play Ms. Mattea's little ditty "Where've You Been" for my new conquest. Without a doubt, the combination of Ms. Mattea's ...

Opeth Rocks Goodyear Theater

  Swedish progressive metal band, Opeth played an inspired set at the beautiful Goodyear Theater on October 8th. The band is out supporting their album Sorceress which was recently released.  It is the 12th studio album from the Stockholm based band that formed in 1989. Led by singer/guitarist Mikekel Akerfeldt, ...

Morris Day and Sheila E. To Pay Tribute To Prince

The life of Prince and his music will be celebrated on Saturday, October 15th at the Cleveland I-X Center when Morris Day and the Time and Shelia E. will pay tribute to The Purple One by playing his songs as well as their own. Morris Day and the Time gained fame when they appeared in Purple Rain as Prince’s main compet...

It's Not Unusual: Tom Jones at the Rocksino

As a photographer I've been face-to-face with black bears in the Virginia wilderness. As a diver, I've encountered black-tip reef sharks and nurse sharks on numerous occasions. However, nothing can compare to the heart-pounding experience that is 1500 screaming middle-aged-to-retired-age women at a Tom Jones concert. ...

Grammy Winner Kathy Mattea to Play Tangier

The unmistakable voice of Grammy Award winner Kathy Mattea explores music’s most basic human essence through timeless melodies and uplifting narratives. Singer, musician, songwriter, public speaker, activist: Mattea’s music and message have taken her to venues across America from Maine to Alaska, and overseas from England ...

Jeff Dunham returns to Cleveland

International Comedic Superstar and Puppet Handler - Jeff Dunham is slated to return to the Wolstein Center, which seems to come lately as his Cleveland Home after 3 appearances the past few years at the 13,000 person Arena, Jeff will be bringing his Perfectly Unbalanced Tour to the Wolstein Center January 29, 2017 for a ...

Blues Guitarist Davy Knowles Interview; Playing Music Box

Davy Knowles is a fantastic blues guitarist and singer. Knowles has released a few albums with his band Back Door Slam in the 2000s; however the 29 year-old has gone out on his own over the past couple of years and has earned his chops on the road by opening up for the likes of Jeff Beck, Joe Satriani and Chickenfoot. ...

The Babys Return To Akron And Rock Tangier

The British rock band The Babys had a brief but very successful career earning two songs on Billboard's Top 15 chart and several other radio hits.  After playing their last concert in Akron in 1981, the band broke up and the members went their separate ways. After a 32-year hiatus, original members Wally Stalker and ...

Alice Cooper Still Shocking Fans In Akron

Vincent Furnier was nowhere to be found last night.  However his alter-ego, Alice Cooper was on full display at the Akron Civic Theater and the near capacity crowd loved every minute of the nearly two-hour set. Appearing center stage, dressed in a black cloak with sparks raining down from overhead, Cooper and his ...

George Thorogood at the Rocksino

Most of us have heard some good ole Delta Blues by masters such as Robert Johnson or Eric Clapton; maybe your introduction to the genre came way of some Chicago Blues by Buddy Guy or BB King. But geographically-speaking, whoulda thunk some damn fine blues could come from...Delaware? George Thorogood and the Destroye...

Air Supply at the Rocksino

Here at NEO Music Scene, we hope our readers have the ability to keep their minds open...musically, at least. We don't care who you plan on voting for in this upcoming make-it-or-break-it-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it presidential election, but we hope that you're here because we take an objective look at the notes, ...

For Today Bids Farewell to Cleveland

For Today demanded the command of the audience as well. You had no choice but to be caught up in their passion. The set and the music you were hearing was raw, honest, emotionally fueled, and brutal. Everything from the incredibly technical and complex guitar solos and breakdowns was moving.

Alice Cooper Coming To Akron Civic Theater

You are invited to "Spend The Night With Alice Cooper" at the Akron Civic Theater on Friday, September 23. Cooper is sure to play all of his hits including "I'm Eighteen," "No More Mr. Nice Guy," and "School's Out."  Even though Halloween is a little more than a month away, Cooper will be in his shock-rock glory to get ...

TobyMac has announced one of the most diverse line-ups on record for his 2017 Hits Deep Spring Tour. This year’s tour will include artists Mac Powell of Third Day, Mandisa, Capitol Kings, Matt Maher, Hollyn, with TobyMac and Diverse City headlining the run. The Hits Deep Tour, presented by K-Love and Air1 radio is set to ...

Editorial on The Newest, Most Up-to-the-Minute Trend in Concert Viewing

Last May, NextVR, a virtual reality tech company responsible for many early experiments of modern broadcasting methods, teamed up with a live-events music company to deliver live music concerts in said format. During its initial stages, the VR corporation streamed anything from sports events like boxing fight cards and the ...

The Babys Return To Akron Sept. 30

After a sold-out performance at The Tangier last fall, The Babys will return once again to the Akron landmark on Friday, September 30. Fans can expect to hear all of the hits including “Back on My Feet Again,” “Isn’t It Time” and “Everytime I Think Of You.” Led by original members Wally Stoker and Tony ...

Sia Headlines Star Studded Event At Wolstein Center

All Access Cleveland 2016 was an event that took place at the Wolstein Center on Saturday night.  All Access was a rally for abortion rights that took place in thirty different cities across the country. Cleveland was the featured city as it hosted the biggest names in entertainment.  It was more than a "pro-choice" ...

Bret Michaels And Friends Rock Goodyear Hall

Labor Day started a little bit early for some Sunday night at the Goodyear Hall.  The venue saw the return of four head banging acts from the ‘80s and early ‘90s as Firehouse, Warrant, Ratt and Bret Michaels invaded one of the newest concert venues in the area. The Elevation Group, a Beachwood based promoter, is ...

New Skillet Album Receives Unprecedented Success

Skillet's August 5th release of their album Unleashed has been greeted by unprecedented success. This album,  the band’s 9th their first release in 3 years, has caught both mainstream and Christian music's attention. It has received praise from publications such as People’s Magazine, Revolver Magazine, and Focus on ...

Peter Wolf Blows Down The House at the Music Box

The 2016 K-Love Awards Wrap Up

The 2016 K-Love Awards came to a close on Sunday evening after an explosive weekend packed with performances and events attended. The weekend kicked off with a star-studded concert at the Grand Ole Opry on Friday featuring Christian music favorites Crowder, Jeremy Camp, Big Daddy Weave, and Britt Nicole. Saturday morning the ...

Pierce The Veil To Play HOB; Jamie Preciado Interview

San Diego based, post-hardcore band Pierce The Veil just released their fourth studio album Misadventures on May 13th.  Their new single “Circles” already has over 1.2 million views on YouTube and is starting to climb on the charts. The band will be playing their new album in its entirety when they make a stop in ...

An Interview With Derek St. Holmes

Former Ted Nugent vocalist/guitarist Derek St. Holmes recently reunited with long time friend and Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford.  Their jam sessions eventually turned into a full collaboration and the duo is set to release their long-awaited followup to 1981’s Whitford/St. Holmes LP.  The new Whitford/St. Holmes ...

Paul Nelson Interview; Releases Badass Generation

Paul Nelson has been in the music business for many years as a guitarist and as a producer.  About ten years ago he hooked up with Johnny Winter and quickly became a part of his band.  That relationship eventually turned into a Grammy Award for their work on Johnny’s album Step Back in 2015.  Paul also appears on the ...

Alice Cooper Rocks Packard Music Hall

Cyndi Lauper Plans A Fun Show At Rocksino

DC Talk: The Intermission is Over

This morning watchful DC Talk fans were greeted with the news that many have been waiting 16 years to hear. The intermission is over. DC Talk has announced they will reunite on the JesusFreak Cruise. The only details that are known about the cruise is that it will take place on July 11-15 of 2017 and that it seems to ...

Hatebreed Set To Drop LP; Kick Off Tour In CLE

American metal band Hatebreed, is back with a vengeance with their latest release The Concrete Confessional which is set to be released on Friday, May 13th.  To coincide with their release, the band is kicking off the American leg of “The Concrete Confessional World Tour” at The Odeon on Friday night with special guests: ...

Alan Freed Celebration at Lakeview

Foreigner At Rocksino

Sandra Bernhard at Trinity Cathedral

The Darkness Shines In Cleveland

  British hard rock band, The Darkness made a triumphant return to Cleveland for a rockin’ good show at the House of Blues on April 24.  It has been 13 long years since these Brits graced the shores of Lake Erie with their brand of rock, style, wit and humor. artet is comprised of three original members: Dan ...

Foreigner To Play Hard Rock

Gordon Lightfoot Performs at Packard

Sandra Bernhard: A Well-Rounded Performer

Loretta Lynn: Country Royalty Graces the Hard Rock

Paul McCartney Returns To Cleveland after 14 Years.

Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Paul McCartney, has confirmed his first Cleveland concert appearance since 2002: On Wednesday, August 17th Paul’s brand new One On One tour will make a stop at Quicken Loans Arena. As with the launch of every new Paul McCartney tour, One On One promises to unveil a dazzling ...

Satriani Thrills Rocksino With Guitar Wizardry

  Guitar virtuoso, Joe Satriani brought his career retrospective Surfing to Shockwave tour to the Hard Rock Rocksino on April 10.  It’s amazing to think that Satriani has been recording for over 30 years.  This show was a treat for the senses; not only did he have tasteful lights and video, but the sound was ...

Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum at HOB

Loretta Lynn: Sixty-Plus Years Strong

Naughty By Nature at The Q

Belinda Carlisle at Trinity Cathedral

Pop goddess and lead singer of one of the most successful bands of the 1980s, female or otherwise, Belinda Carlisle, played a solo gig at Cleveland's Trinity Cathedral on Tuesday, April 5th. Trinity Cathedral, in its second season of rock and pop concerts, is quickly becoming the go-to venue in Northeast Ohio.  Their ...

The Darkness Returns To Cleveland

British hard rock band The Darkness will make their long-awaited return to Cleveland on April 24th at the House of Blues.  They have not been in Cleveland since the very successful “Permission to Land” tour in 2003.  This throwback/glam rock band are sure to bring big guitar riffs, swagger and even a bit of humor to ...

City RockFest Concert Review

The Cult Attracts Followers to Rocksino

Bringing a Theater Back To Life

Restoring the venue where Motorhead played "the loudest concert ever recorded." “We had to get the building.” Patrick Colvin, a board member of the Friends of the Historic Variety Theatre and the board president of Westown Community Development Corporation, talks with gusto about a pet project that he’s helped to spearhead for the better half of this century: the restoration of the historic ...

Belinda Carlisle: Still Got the Beat

The early '80s music scene seemed to be peppered with a healthy dose of New Wave and Punk outifts that often surprised us with their longevity.  Once in a blue moon a band would crash onto the scene and help change the way the public perceived a certain genre. Late seventies' SoCal offered up an all-girl band, The Go-Gos, ...

Joe Satriani Bringing Guitar Wizardry To Hard Rock

Guitarist Joe Satriani will bring his “Surfing to Shockwave” retrospective tour to the Hard Rock Rocksino on April, 10.  This tour will be celebrating “30 years of mind-bending guitar dare-deviling.”  From his 1986 release “Surfing with the Alien” to his 15th album “Shockwave Supernova” which was ...

Naughty By Nature Playing at The Q

JD & the Straight Shot release "Ballyhoo!"

Americana band, JD & the Straight Shot have recently released their 5th album Ballyhoo!  There is even a Cleveland connection to this band as lead singer/guitarist JD is none other than Jim Dolan, nephew of Cleveland Indians owner Larry Dolan.  Other members of the band include Marc Copley (guitars/vocals) and Bryan ...

Lita Ford at the Odeon

Ex-Runaway Lita Ford played a fourteen tune gig at the Odeon Concert Club prior to heading to Toledo for a big metal bash Saturday night.  The Friday, March 18th performance saw an intimate crowd braving the post-St. Patrick's Day hangover, and a seasonably chilly night, to listen to Ms. Ford rumble through classic '80s ...

Ian Anderson Interview; playing Akron Civic

Ian Anderson, the legendary voice of Jethro Tull, will bring the “Jethro Tull” concert to the Akron Civic Theater on April 11th.  This new show “re-imagines the English Agricultural inventor Jethro Tull, with a narrative set in the near future.”  The show includes classic Tull songs as well as some new materia...

Operation: Mindcrime at HOB

Me Like Bees Interview

Me Like Bees, an Indie Rock band out of Joplin, Missouri are set to release a new EP on April 8th.  The band recently wrapped up a tour with Never Shout Never.  Lead singer Luke Sheafer spoke to NEO Music Scene about the anticipated release of their EP “There will be Time” and life on the road. Me Like Bees Interview

Hard Rock Adds Four Great Shows!

The Hard Rock Rocksino announced the addition of four great concerts to their venue! First, country music superstar Loretta Lynn will be playing the Rocksino on April 17th.  She will be out supporting her latest album "Full Circle" that was just released on March 4th.  Come see a country music legend at one of the ...

Jorma Kaukonen at Music Box Supper Club

Operation: Mindcrime Playing House of Blues

Chicago Astounds Packard Music Hall

Newly-minted 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Chicago played to a sold-out Packard Music Hall audience on Sunday, February 28th.  After playing a Springsteen-esque two-and-a-half hours, many fans in attendance were left wondering: what took the Hall of Fame so long to induct these guys? I guess good things ...

Dropkick Murphys 20th at HOB

Dropkick Murphys is one of those bands that you just can't help loving. Their brand of blue collar, Celtic punk that exemplifies the working man in a way not seen since early Springsteen, blew through the House of Blues for a two-night stint last week.  As they have in past years the band, celebrating its 20th annivers...

Bernie Sanders Stop at Baldwin Wallace

We're not too much into politics here at NEO Music Scene, but when something akin to a revolution comes to your hometown then, by god, you'd better send a photographer.  So when the opportunity to attend a Bernie Sanders rally came across our desk you can betcha we took the bait.  Is this coverage tangential to our ...

Tric-C JazzFest: Wanna Play at the Festival?

Cleveland's prestigious Tri-C JazzFest is looking for submissions to play at this year's fest.  If you would like to be considered please read through this release provided to us by John Horton, the fest's media relations manager, by March 23rd. ___________________________________________________________________________...

Hall of Famer Jorma Kaukonen at Music Box

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Jorma Kaukonen will bring his solo acoustic show to the Music Box Supper Club on Thursday, March 3rd.  Jorma was inducted into the Rock Hall along with his first band; Jefferson Airplane in 1996. In 1969, Kaukonen and Jefferson Airplane bassist and high school friend, Jack Cassidy ...

Cleveland Hearts Rick Springfield

I spent the majority of my Valentine's Day with Rick Springfield.  I know that many of my friends, single soccer moms who grew up listening to "Jessie's Girl" on their Walkmans, would have died to be breathing the same air as the Aussie pop god and I gotta admit, it wasn't a half-bad way to spend Singles Awareness ...

Eric Burdon Rocks The Kent Stage

  Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Eric Burdon and The Animals made a return performance to the Kent Stage on February 13th. Ranked #57 on Rolling Stone’s list of the "Top 100 Singers Of All Time," Burdon’s deep baritone was in fine form as he belted out classics from The Animals, War and even a few blues cover ...

Chicago

The band originally known as Chicago Transit Authority, which was shortened to just Chicago after their first album, are finally being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April. After forming in 1967, the band has gone on to sell over 100 million albums world-wide including five #1 albums and 21 top-ten singles. ...

Rock World Loses Yet Another Artist

Founding member of Earth, Wind and Fire, Maurice White has died after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease, he was 74. Family members stated that Maurice passed away in his sleep yesterday morning, February 3rd. Maurice founded Earth, Wind and Fire in 1969 and the band went on to sell over 100 million records. They ...

Tri-C Rock Off Session Four

The fourth session of the 20th Annual Tri-C Rock Off took place at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Saturday night.  This session, hosting two out-of-state bands, showcased a lot of young talent from Northeast Ohio as well as Rhode Island (!) and St. Louis.  That's quite a distance for these young rockers to ...

Interview with Monster Jam Driver George Balhan about his upcoming performance at the Quicken Loans Arena

NEO Music Scene Editor Jimmy Davis got to chat with Monster Jam Driver George Balhan about his truck Mohawk Warrior, His favorite music and much more! Q: What can Fans Expect coming to Monster Jam at the Quicken Loans Arena? A: You know what – it really is controlled Chaos, it gets all of your senses going crazy, the ...

Billy Duffy from The Cult Interview; Playing Hard Rock Live

The Cult is a platinum-selling band that got their start in the '80s. They are looking for that magic once again with their newest release, Hidden City, which is set to drop February 5th. The band will be out on tour this spring to support their new album and are scheduled to play The Hard Rock Rocksino on March 29th. Fo...

Monster Jam to Host Blanket Drive for Local Vets

Monster Jam is revving up for a weekend of intense demolition and high-flying fun February 13th –14th at Quicken Loans Arena, but before drivers start their engines, they want to give back to the community and are asking Cleveland fans to help by donating a new, unused blanket to a veteran in need! Quicken Loans Arena ...

Miranda Lambert Hits Blossom Music Center on her Keeper of the Flame Tour

Reigning six-time consecutive CMA and ACM Female Vocalist of the Year, Miranda Lambert is gearing up for a very busy 2016. She is heading out on the road for her headlining tour with special guest, multi-platinum singer/songwriter Kip Moore and the CMA and ACM nominated duo, Brothers Osborne. In addition to Miranda’s own ...

Gill Landry at the Rock Hall

Gill Landry, best known for his stint with Old Crow Medicine Show, played to an enthusiastic crowd at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum last Thursday evening.  Part of the museum's popular "Sonic Sessions," visitors got to view a large part of the hall's attractions prior to seeing Landry's band take the stage....

Tanya Tucker Interview; playing Rocksino

Country music super-star, Tanya Tucker has had a long and storied career. She had her first top ten hit with "Delta Dawn" at the age of 13, was on the cover of Rolling Stone at the age of 15, has been nominated for 9 Grammy awards and has gone on to have 15 number one hits throughout her forty-four years in the music ...

Nils Lofgren impresses at the Rocksino

Nils Lofgren’s many talents were on display at the Hard Rock Rocksino on Friday, July 10th for an intimate solo performance. Both Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen made a wise choice to hand pick this talented artist to play and tour with; The Boss asked Nils to become a full fledged member of the E Street Band over 30 ...