From the desk of LiveNation: The tour stops at Blossom Music Center on Wednesday, September 12. Presale starts: 10 a.m., Thursday, Mar 22 Presale ends: 10 p.m., Thursday, Mar 22 Use Password: saxophone Public Onsale: 10 a.m., Friday, Mar 23 I've seen both of these bands at Blossom and they both put on a good…
Joe Walsh to release first solo album in 20 years in June
Rock Hall announces presenters for 2012 Induction Ceremony
As we inch ever closer to the 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland, here are few more details about the evening Beastie Boys will be inducted by Chuck D Donovan will be inducted by John Mellencamp Small Faces/The Faces will be inducted by Stevie Van Zandt Red Hot Chili Peppers…
Locals remember Black Keys’ big come up
The Black Keys, singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Pat Carney, may be bona fide, arena-filling rock stars in 2012.
Malcolm X Abram: Local sound blaring far and wide
By Malcolm X Abram Beacon Journal pop music writer Let’s start with kudo$ and congratulation$ to the Black Key$ for maximizing the band’s revenue stream$ and having its $ong Gold on the Ceiling from its (nearly) Billboard chart-topping album El Camino cho$en as a major theme $ong for the upcoming March Madne$$ tournament on CB$.…
The Abram Five
1. Rubber City Rollergirls, 4 p.m. Saturday at John S. Knight Center, 77 E. Mill St., Akron. $13 at door, $9 in advance; $6 at door, $5 in advance for ages 12 or younger. For more information, call 800-838-3006 or go to www.rubbercityrollergirls.com. Hmm, tough chicks in shorts on roller skates with names such as…
Details
Details What: Relaxer and As If. When: 10 p.m. Saturday. Where: Musica, 51 E. Market St., Akron. Tickets: $4.99 in advance. Information: www.akronmusica.com. What: Faster Pussycat. When: 8 p.m. Sunday. Where: Ripper Owens’ Tap House, 491 E. Waterloo Road, Akron. Tickets: $10. Information: 330-785-3500, www.ripperowenstaphouse.com. Read Soundcheck, the blog by Malcolm X Abram.
Listen to me babble about music on WNYC….please!?
So in honor of Super Tuesday, radio station WNYC asked me to participate in their "Soundcheck" (copyright laws, anyone?) feature where guest music journalist/writer types pick three recent tunes/albums about which to talk. Here's the link to WNYC For those of you who still like to read (may your GOD bless you) here's the list…
Radiohead returning to Blossom in June
The Blossom Music Center schedule is beginning to fill up and this is the latest addition, Radiohead on tour behind their most recent album The King of Limbs What: Radiohead with Caribou When: 8 p.m., Wed. June 6 Where: Blossom Music Center, Tickets: Reserved $69.50 and General Admission Lawn $30 Information: ON SALE SATURDAY, MARCH…
Black Keys added to Firestone’s Hall of Fame
On a quiet and dreary Sunday morning, Firestone High School honored a pair of Grammy-winning rock stars. Drummer Pat Carney and singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach, the West Akron-bred duo and Firestone graduates better known to rock fans as the Black Keys, took a detour from their first headlining arena tour, which stops at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans…
Black Keys added to Firestone’s Wall of Fame
On a quiet and dreary Sunday morning, Firestone High School honored a pair of Grammy-winning rock stars.
Malcolm X Abram: Dan Wilson will jazz up the Civic
This week, the Akron Civic will be transformed into a jazz cabaret as local jazz guitarist Dan Wilson celebrates his CD To Whom It May Concern with a concert at the venerable theater.
Rock Hall Induction simulcast tickets on sale now
Blossom schedule filling up with Lady Antebellum and more classic rockers
Save your pennies people, here are some shows at Blossom Music Center which may peak your musical and ticket buying interests. Lady Antebellum – Own The Night 2012 World Tour featuring Darius Rucker and special guest Thompson Square Friday, June 1 @ Blossom Music Center Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m., Friday, March 2…
