Stone Temple Pilots in Cleveland

I'm ecstatic to see Stone Temple Pilots tonight at the State Theatre. Remembering years ago they played downtown and I was so disappointed that I missed the show. I thought I'd never have the chance to see them in concert. The show is sold out but yesterday they released 80 more tickets. If you already have tickets it's important that you know there is NO opening band. STP will take the stage at 7:30. Update: Sorry I was wrong. At the last minute STP decided to add an opening act.

The Hush Sound

Panic at the Disco was a great concert on Friday night. I loved every second of it. They are an awesome band to see live. One thing I love about going to concerts is watching the opening bands. Although we missed Phantom Planet due to drinking another beer at Great Lakes Brewery we got to see The Hush Sound. If you haven't had a chance to listen to The Hush Sound I highly recommend them. I'm going to try to check out a second show when we are in Vegas next month. Hopefully I can get a few tickets.



UPDATE : THE HUSH SOUND IS PLAYING AT THE GARAGE SHOP ON JULY 13TH. TICKETS AVAILABLE AT TICKETMASTER.

New American Music Union Festival

For $49.50 you'll be able to see Bob Dylan, The Raconteurs, Gnarls Barkely, The Roots, Spoon, The Black Keys, Black Mountain and more. The New American Music Union Festival which is organized by Anthony Kiedis of The Red Hot Chili Peppers will be in Pittsburgh on August 8th and 9th. Also on the line up will be 15 up-and-coming college bands from all over the country. Included on this list is the Bears from Kent State. Those performances will be judged and the winner will receive a recording session valued at $10,000.00.

Tickets are on sale now at www.livenation.com

Panic at the Disco

Need something to do this weekend? Panic At the Disco (previously known as Panic! At the Disco) will be playing in Cleveland at The Tower City Ampitheatre on Friday the 16th. Since the release of their latest album called Pretty.Odd. I've become an even bigger fan of PATD. The band is originally from Las Vegas Nevada and debuted their first album in 2005.

Another band on the lineup for Friday is Phantom Planet from Southern California. You know Phantom Planet right? They sang the theme song from the O.C. "California". In all honesty they are a really good band regardless if you were a fan of the O.C. or not. They have a new album out called Raise the Dead. They're continuing to be successful since they played their first show back in 1995.

And I can't end this post without mentioning a third band playing on Friday, Motion City Soundtrack from Minneapolis. I'm getting pretty excited about this show now that I've wrote about it here.

Rogue Wave Coming to Cleveland

Yesterday I saw that Rogue Wave will be playing at the Plain Dealer Pavilion on June 13th. At first I was thrilled because Rogue Wave is amazing and they are definitely high on my list of concerts I need to see. I was even more thrilled to see they are playing with Death Cab for Cutie. Then I quickly realized I will be on vacation when they are in town. So, I expect someone reading this to go to the show and fill me in on how awesome it was. This is probably going to be one of the best shows of the summer. Great venue and two great bands. You can buy tickets here.

For those of you unfamiliar with Rogue Wave they are an alternative rock band signed to Brushfire Records (Jack Johnson's record label). The band was created by Zach Schwartz (aka Zach Rogue) who previously worked in the dot-com business. Rogue Wave's first album was released in 2004. Since then Rogue Wave has released three additional albums. They have an awesome website that is packed full of information.

Listen to Sightlines here.

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