Music

Northeast Ohio Living Room Talent Show aims to bring people together in a fun and innovative way

April 20th, 2020

by Allyson Smith If this were a normal spring, summer concert and festival season would be right around the corner. However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many shows and tours are postponed or even canc...

The Beyonderers win first-ever Akron Music Awards

March 16th, 2020

by Kyle Cochrun According to Dave Rich, his dream concert would go something like this. The Beyonderers – Akron’s three-piece band of extraterrestrial surf-thrashers, consisting of Dave on guitar, his br...

Asbury Allstars play Jersey rock for the ages

March 9th, 2020

by Karla Tipton For a group that officially broke up 32 years ago, the Easy Street Band has never really been away. This indefatigable rock band with a die-hard fanbase from Barberton and Norton ha...

The Oakdale House Experience | Meet Adam and Kenny, who run a charming DIY venue in West Hill

March 5th, 2020

by Nic deCourville With the closure of the Hive Mind in February, Akron bid a tearful goodbye to another DIY venue. While art spaces in the Rubber City seem come and go, one venue has maintained a presence ...

Devil’s Dozen | Our picks for the 12 best choices you can make in March

March 2nd, 2020

March 7 First Annual Akron Music Awards Musica // Doors at 7 pm, music at 8 pm // Join Chris Butler, a songwriter and musician, for the first-ever Akron Music Awards. This year’s honorees are The Beyonde...

KRS-One and the Jungle Brothers bring true-school hip-hop to Musica

February 20th, 2020

by Kyle Cochrun On Saturday, hip-hop’s premier philosopher, KRS-One, and most criminally underappreciated posse of Afrocentric spokesmen, the Jungle Brothers, will perform at Musica. Columbus-based DJ/produ...

Capturing the 1970s Akron Sound at Cirrus Recording Studio

February 17th, 2020

by Steve Bucher It was the 1970s, and bell-bottom jeans and disco was all the rage. Akron had been the rubber capital of the world, but tire production was leaving the city, and hundreds of young peop...

See Creatures return from year-long hiatus to release “Queen of Cups” EP

February 10th, 2020

by Brittany Nader Akron music duo See Creatures has returned with a new two-song EP after a year-long hiatus. The release contains the tracks “Queen of Cups,” also the title of the EP, and “Double Vision...

Electric Company aims to bridge the gap between local music and homeless communities

January 27th, 2020

by Brittany Nader Nestled inside 15 Broad St., located off of East Market Street in Akron’s Middlebury neighborhood, lives a recording studio that is inspired by the storied history of its environment...

Farewell to Hive Mind — and hello to its legacy

January 23rd, 2020

by Kyle Cochrun Hive Mind, the tucked-away cinder block bunker at 375 W. Exchange St. that has hosted countless shows for a diverse range of Akron artists and musicians, is closing after four years. ...

Pish Posh at Hieronymus Gallery until September 29

Muralist Caleb Aronhalt brings ‘minions’ to surprising places

In new book, David Giffels travels Ohio to understand the U.S.

The Nightlight to host outdoor film series at Stan Hywet

I asked my dad for his rubber industry story. He didn’t think anyone wanted to hear it.

Artisan Coffee celebrates five years in Ellet

Akron-born Rachel Cargle opens Elizabeth’s Bookshop & Writing Centre at The Well

International Jerk brings something new to Summit Lake

The Crypt, a short-lived punk venue, helped bring the Akron Sound to the world

Brian Lisik’s ‘Gudbye Stoopid Whirled’ wasn’t supposed to be about the pandemic — but it is

Longtime rocker Harvey Gold is ‘all the versions’ of himself on new album

‘I can be your Antidote at the end of a hard day:’ Madison Cummins releases sophomore album

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