MEET THE BAND: Simon Thompson (vocals, guitar), Paul Thompson (bass, keyboards, vocals), Sean Parkin (guitar, vocals), Richard Walker (drums, samples, pads) STRAIGHT OUTTA SHEFFIELD: Brothers Simon and Paul Thompson first put the indie rock band together a few years ago in Sheffield, a town about three hours from London, and then recruited drummer Richard Walker and another guitarist who's since been replaced by Sean Parkin.
Over the years, WRUW FM 91.1’s all-day Studio-A-Rama music festival has featured terrific headlining acts such as the Man or Astroman, Bleached, Tacocat, A Place...
Singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur, an Akron native, has released 14 albums under his own name and 11 official EPs. He’s also been involved with several side projects...
Tropidelic formed in 2008 in Kent and built a following after self-distributing over 10,000 free copies of its self-produced first EP, Rebirth of the Dope....
Having spent her formative years in Australia’s desolate outback where she performed with her family’s Dead Ringer Band, singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers didn’t grow up on...
Some Clevelanders will undoubtedly remember a particularly thrilling A Perfect Circle show that took place back in 2003 at the Odeon. After an extended break,...
When his son was still a teenager, Kamasi Washington’s father left a saxophone lying on the family's piano. Washington, who knew how to play clarinet,...
Atlanta's dystopian experimentalists Algiers dropped a new song last week that caught our ears here at Scene. It's called "Cleveland," which confirms once again that...
The recent death of Soundgarden/Audioslave singer Chris Cornell, a guy who possessed one of rock's truly potent voices, was a real shock. To honor him,...
FRIDAY, JUNE 16 Saliva/Devilstrip After being around for 21 years, the hard rock act Saliva has somehow survived. Its ninth studio album, Love, Lies &...
The organizers of Bash on the Bay, a country music festival that takes place on Aug. 31 at the Put-in-Bay airport, have enlisted country singer-guitarist...
Summer wouldn’t be summer without a 311 concert. The SoCal-by-way-Omaha rap/rock/reggae band has hit the road every summer for the past 18 years, and this...
“I love this building,” said singer-guitarist Dave Matthews at the start of last night’s nearly three-hour acoustic concert featuring him and guitarist Tim Reynolds. Matthews...
John Mullins, a founding member, singer and guitarist for Ohio's beloved jam band godfathers, ekoostik hookah, died unexpectedly yesterday. He performed off and on with...
Local singer-songwriter Brent Kirby models 10 x 3, the weekly singer-songwriter showcase he hosts at Brothers Lounge, after off-night jam sessions he would attend when...
