February Live Music Radness

The first month of the new year/decade is in the books and already the year looks a little brighter. There was a good amount of rock in the Land of Cleve this past month, and from my quick look over the next 30, 60, and 90 days, we should continue to ride the crest of awesome for quite some time.

This month, the biggies for me include a number of blasts from the past (including George Clinton, Yes, Commander Cody, and Anti-Flag), some new favorites like The Avett Brothers and The Low Anthem, and the inimitable Snoop Doggy Dogg, not to mention the month-long Mystery of Two residency at Arts Collinwood, where Cleveland's finest art punk band will take the stage each Saturday with a different opening band. And those who don't mind getting on the road for a few minutes can be treated to an acoustic set by Cracker's David Lowery & Johnny Hickman in Columbus or Fucked Up in Oberlin.

FEBRUARY:
1 - Movits @ Grog Shop
4 - Junk Culture @ Now That's Class
6 - Mystery of Two Arts Collinwood Residency (w/ Filmstrip)
12 - Cracker acoustic @ The Basement (Columbus) OR Fucked Up @ Oberlin's 'Sco OR Commander Cody @ the Winchester
13 - Whiskey Daredevils/Scoliosis Jones @ Beachland OR Mystery of Two Arts Collinwood Residency (w/ Buried Wires)
14 - Girlyman @ Beachland
16 - George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic @ House of Blues
17 - Yes @ House of Blues
18 - Snoop Dogg @ House of Blues
20 - How to Breath Underwater/Whisper Signal @ bela dubby OR Mystery of Two Arts Collinwood Residency (w/ Freedom) OR Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise @ Beachland
22 - Supersuckers @ Grog Shop
23 - Ha Ha Tonka @ Beachland OR Cold Cave (w/ Emeralds & Hair Police) @ Grog Shop
24 - So Cow (w/ Shiny Penny) @ Beachland
26 - Wussy (w/ The Fervor) @ Beachland
27 - The Avett Brothers (w/ The Low Anthem) @ House of Blues OR Pierced Arrows @ Beachland OR Craig Ramsey & the Nice People/Prisoners (w/ Clover aka Other Girls) @ Grog Shop OR Mystery of Two Arts Collinwood Residency (w/ Founding Fathers)
30 - Anti-Flag @ Beachland

MARCH:
2 - Via Audio/Pattern is Movement @ Beachland
4 - Cursive (w/ Alkaline Trio) @ House of Blues OR Margot & the Nuclear So-and-So's (w/ The Lighthouse & the Whaler and The Speedbumps) @ Akron Musica
5 - This Moment in Black History (w/ Sun God) @ Beachland
6 - Roky Erickson @ Beachland
8 - Foreign Born (w/ Free Energy) @ Beachland
10 - Bill Staines @ the Winchester
11 - Bowerbirds @ Oberlin's 'Sco OR Ted Leo & the Pharmacists @ Grog Shop
12 - We Were Promised Jetpacks/Bear Hands @ Grog
13 - Summer Cats/Afternoon Naps/City Center @ Beachland
17 - Psychadelic Horseshit & Casual Encounters @ Now That's Class
18 - RJD2 @ Grog Shop
23 - The Big Pink & A Place to Bury Strangers @ Grog Shop
24 - Real Estate/Woods @ CWRU's The Spot OR Magik Markers @ Now That's Class
26 - Country Joe McDonald @ the Winchester OR The Gunslingers/Terminal Lovers/Puffy Areolas @ Now That's Class
28 - Bob Schneider @ Beachland
29 - Past Lives (w/ Air Waves & City Center) @ Now That's Class
30 - Passion Pit @ House of Blues
31 - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ House of Blues OR Strange Boys & Prisoners @ Now That's Class

APRIL:
1 - Henry Rollins @ Kent Stage
3 - Shearwater @ Beachland OR Electric 6 @ Grog Shop
6 - Japandroids @ Grog Shop
7 - John the Savage @ Now That's Class
11 - Drive-by Truckers @ Beachland
15 - Pissed Jeans (w/ This Moment in Black History) @ Grog Shop
30 - Yeasayer (w/ Sleigh Bells) @ Grog Shop

MAY:
1 - Backyard Tire Fire @ Beachland
4 - An Horse @ Beachland
31 - Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Beachland

JUNE:
2 - Morningbell @ Now That's Class