Dirty Honey and Austin Meade play the House of Blues in Cleveland. Austin Meade took the stage with his support band and admittedly one of the best mullets I’ve ever seen. But that’s where the fun stopped for me; it was hard to tell if this act is meant to be a parody of rock or honestly written music. Meade’s vocal delivery was flat and while he shouted a few times “Are you ready to […]
THE MAIN SQUEEZE/SAXQUATCH – THE BEACHLAND BALLROOM
The Main Squeeze plays the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio to a totally enthusiastic audience with Saxsquatch for direct support. When I first put a show on my calendar, I generally track the actual show time for the event, not doors. This helps me keep a consistent schedule and get to the venue when I mean to (usually 15-30 minutes before the opener). This particular Thursday night, I passed a completely desolate Beachland Ballroom with […]
ROYAL BLOOD/BAD NERVES LIVE @ THE AGORA BALLROOM
Royal Blood and Bad Nerves play the iconic Agora Ballroom It was a British Invasion at the Agora and Bad Nerves from London took the stage to kickoff the evening. This fast and hard band has a punk-surf rock feel with some bright pop in the vocals. I couldn’t help but draw parallels to Julian Casablancas in both sound and style as frontman Bobby Nerves (Vocals) worked the stage, owning the mic like every other […]