Day: December 2, 2010

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Notable Shows in the Greater Cleveland Area + Shivering Timbers

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Shows worth checking out this week in and around Cleveland:

The Beachland Ballroom & Tavern

  • Fri, Dec 3| 8:30 PM (8 PM door)
    Rock-Unroll
    A Benefit for the Cleveland AIDS Taskforce
    Megachurch
    Craig Ramsey
    Field Trip
    Juggler / Magician: Charlie Peachock
    $5 adv / $7 dos
    Ballroom | All Ages

  • Sat, Dec 4| 9 PM (8 PM door)
    Wussy
    State Bird
    Old Boy
    $8
    Tavern | All Ages

  • Sun, Dec 5| 8:30 PM (8 PM door)
    Shivering Timbers (CD Release)
    Rebekah Jean
    $6
    Tavern | All Ages

  • Wed, Dec 8| 8 PM (7:30 PM door)
    Chasin’ Gus’ Ghost
    A documentary on the history of jug band music
    Presented by Ohio Independent Film Fesitival
    $8 ($5 admission with Jim Kweskin ticket)
    Ballroom | All Ages

  • Wed, Dec 8| 9 PM (8 PM door)
    Cary Ann Hearst
    & Michael Trent
    Maura Rogers
    Jason Patrick Meyers
    $8.00
    Tavern | All Ages

  • Fri, Dec 10| 8 PM (7 PM door)
    Jim Kweskin
    Geoff Muldaur
    $20 adv / $22 dos
    Ballroom | All Ages

Grog Shop

  • Sun, Dec 5| 8 PM
    ? and the Mysterians
    The Alarm Clocks
    $15

Kent Stage

  • Sat, Dec 4| 8 PM
    Over the Rhine
    $25

We attempted to do a round-up of Dan Auerbach-produced acts, but that’s an exercise in futility because, as the subject line of that post states, dude never stops. This Sunday at the Beachland Tavern, there will be a record release show for another Dan Auerbach producing job – that of Shivering Timbers’ new album We All Started In The Same Place. Check out their slinky arrangement of “Crooked Old Man”.

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Rebirth of the Cool: Ohio Covers Ohio, Part Two

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When you hear the phrase “Ohio bands”, one of the first names that should pop into your head is Guided By Voices. If it isn’t, we may have to sit down and have a long talk. Birthed in 1983 in Dayton and led by a high-kicking former teacher and one of the most prolific artists around, Robert Pollard, GBV slammed through 16 studio albums and 16 EPs (plus 3 split EPs) before saying farewell in 2004.

In the meantime, they commanded a hell of a lot of love and respect not only from fans, but also from other bands, including fellow Daytonians the Breeders, who covered “Shocker in Gloomtown” on their 1993 album Last Splash. I love this video for the Breeders’ cover for the idea it gives that A) Dayton bands roam the streets of town and B) have nothing better to do than spy on each other’s practic sessions.

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GBV reunited this year to tour and show the kids how it’s done, while sending GBV fans into paroxysms of ecstasy. Here’s “Shocker” 2010-style.

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GBV returned the favor during their 1995 tour by covering the Breeders’ “Invisible Man”. Unfortunately, we don’t have the GBV cover available, but you can easily imagine it from the Breeders original. This song sounds like it was practically written for Pollard and company.
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