You gotta figure ex-Skid Row singer/Broadway star/actor/televison host Sebastian Bach has plenty of options when it comes to how to spend Super Bowl Sunday, but he will be here in Akron at his good buddy Tim "Ripper" Owens' Taphouse restaurant for a signing and meet and greet. But before you throw on you neon pink…
Malcolm X Abram: Area band showcases a good idea
On Saturday night, my lovely wife and I trekked to downtown Akron for an engagement party (congrats, Doug and LeAnne!) and wound up checking out a sizable chunk of the This Is Akron showcase at Musica. Unfortunately, I committed a double transgression as both a Morehouse Man and a professional journalist and brought no writing utensil, causing me to rely on my sieve-like, short-term memory, so please forgive the generalities, but I hope you’ll get the drift.
Malcolm X Abram: Web links
• The Strange Familiar: Being Me www.youtube.com/embed/NW63lS9_MW4 • Red Sun Rising: Beautiful Suicide www.youtube.com/embed/4SFUPmkmyHg • Winslow: Live at Musica www.youtube.com/embed/V3ThifVoA60 • The Ryan Humbert Band: Hand Me Down Heart www.youtube.com/embed/2lIdTRtmDsA Read Soundcheck, the blog by Malcolm X Abram.
Soul Train creator and host, television pioneer Don Cornelius dead at 75
This is sad. For anyone who spent their Saturday mornings watching Soul Train, as I did growing up, Don Cornelius was one of the coolest cats on television. His legacy as an African-American television pioneer cannot be overstated. R.I.P. From the L.A. Times "Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius was found dead at his Sherman Oaks…
Downtown live music venue Musica plays host to local band showcase, Friday and Saturday
This weekend downtown music venue Musica (51 E. Market) has two nights featuring some pretty darn good local bands. First up is Friday night which will be headlined by the indie rock & folk flavored band Bethesda (Shanna Delaney, Eric Ling, Justin Rife, Jesse Sloan, Dan Corby, Christopher Black, and part-timer Estee Beasley) who released…
Sound Check: 5 cool things to do this weekend
1. “This is Akron” Local Music Showcase: Way Past Curfew, The Big Sweet, The Strange Familiar, Ryan Humbert, Winslow and Red Sun Rising. 6:30 p.m., Saturday at Musica, 51 E. Market St. A nice mix of bands and genres featuring an R&B band(!), indie rock, pop rock and Yuengling! Each band plays a 40-minute set.…
Abram Five — week of Jan. 26
1. “This is Akron” Local Music Showcase: Way Past Curfew, The Big Sweet, The Strange Familiar, Ryan Humbert, Winslow and Red Sun Rising. 6:30 p.m., Saturday at Musica, 51 E. Market St. A nice mix of bands and genres featuring an R&B band(!), indie rock, pop rock and Yuengling! Each band plays a 40-minute set.…
Details: Rise Against, Brian McKnight
Details What: Rise Against with A Day to Remember and the Menzingers. When: 6:30 tonight. Where: M.A.C. Center at Kent State University, 1025 Risman Drive. Tickets: $35. Information: 800-745-3000. What: Brian McKnight When: 8 p.m. Saturday. Where: Akron Civic Theatre, 182 S. Main St., Akron. Tickets: $59, $47, $27. Information: 330-253-2488, 800-745-3000. Read Soundcheck, the…
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band coming to Quicken Loans Arena in April
BROOOOOOOOSE!!!! Ok, got that out of the way, here is the official word from The Boss and Livenation Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be touring extensively in the US and Europe in 2012, making a stop April 17th at Quicken Loans Arena. Tickets for the concert go on sale this Saturday, January…
Etta James, Blues/R&B legend, Rock Hall inductee dead at 76
S.O.U.L R.I.P. Ms. James From the folks at the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Etta James' performance of the enduring classic "At Last" was the embodiment of refined soul: Angelic-sounding strings harkened the arrival of her passionate yet measured vocals as she sang tenderly about a love finally realized after a long and patient…
Judas Priest to release Ripper-less "The Complete Albums Collection" box set
Hmmm, I don't know. If I'm Tim "Ripper" Owens, I think I'm a little bit offended that my four albums worth of contributions to the J.P. canon [Jugulator (1997), '98 Live Meltdown (1998), Demolition (2001), Live in London (2003)] are being summarily ignored…As if the band did nothing between 1990-2005. I hope he at least…
Stone Soul Ball is Saturday at Akron Urban League
One of the common complaints among area musicians is that there are few places for them to display their musical wares. Clubs come and go and some talent bookers and owners are easier to work with than others, making regular gigging a difficult prospect. But one local musician has been scheduling, promoting and organizing his…
Malcolm X Abram: Pickin’ looking good at Akron Civic
On Saturday night, the Akron Civic Theatre will turn into a big ol’ back porch full of folks singin’ and a-pickin’, led by up-and-coming bluegrass singer/songwriter Sierra Hull and Highway 111.