tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46488475988453650782024-02-18T21:25:47.966-05:00Mechanic Street House ConcertsLive music in a fascinating 100-year-old house in the Ohio City neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. Just you, the artist, and some new friends.Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00872881525111732461noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648847598845365078.post-71923349889480272782014-04-09T22:30:00.002-04:002014-04-09T22:30:45.229-04:00Email Woes!We are having a variety of email woes! If you're on our email list and haven't gotten an email from us about the Arc Iris show, it is because about one-third of our list is bouncing. Mainly yahoo, sbcglobal and att.net email addresses but a few others as well.<br />
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Even if you did get an email from us, if you reply to it, it probably will bounce without us getting it.<br />
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Hopefully, we will get this all resolved soon. If anyone is a whiz at these things and can offer some advice, we would be very happy to hear it.<br />
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In the meantime, if you want to RSVP to Arc Iris or contact for some other reason, please do so with a brand new email to mechanicstreetmusic@yahoo.com or send us a message on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mechanic-Street-House-Concerts/117957668275104" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/MechanicStreet" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.<br />
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Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00872881525111732461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648847598845365078.post-63480399677799207662013-08-13T00:58:00.000-04:002013-08-23T00:52:55.063-04:00Kieran Kane--Saturday, September 14th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kieran Kane is an iconic songwriter and performer and one of the
founding artists of the Americana movement. His ability to create
mini-movies within his songs—check out “Anybody’s Game”—prove that Kane
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"I really do love all the songs on [Swear and Shake's latest album]. For one thing, they don't sound alike at all. Fabulous is the band who can string together cohesive tunes into a stellar record without regurgitating the same themes, chords, styles, and even melodies. <br />
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Fans of She and Him, The Head and the Heart, Fleet Foxes, and Mumford and Sons will love Swear and Shake." -<i>Awaiting the Flood</i><br />
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This fast-rising Brooklyn quartet is coming to Mechanic Street. Lucky us! They blend equal parts soul, folk, and rock into their own fine, fun mix. They've opened for a slew of bands like Weezer, the Lumineers, and G Love and the Special Sauce. With their excellent 2nd release, they are spending more and more time as headliners. This will be a full band show (drums, banjo, awesome lead singer, the whole nine-yards).<br />
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My first attempt at reviewing Maple Ridge went a little something like this:<br />
<i>Swear and Shake just… This album… I don’t even… Holy mother of… I LOVE ALL THE SONGS!</i><br />
Complete lack of professionalism aside, I really do love every song on this album. For one thing, they don’t sound alike at all. Fabulous is the band who can thread together cohesive tunes into a stellar record without regurgitating the same themes, chords, styles, and even melodies. In this regard, Swear and Shake is <i>fabulous</i>.<br />
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My first attempt at reviewing Maple Ridge went a little something like this:<br />
<i>Swear and Shake just… This album… I don’t even… Holy mother of… I LOVE ALL THE SONGS!</i><br />
Complete lack of professionalism aside, I really do love every song on this album. For one thing, they don’t sound alike at all. Fabulous is the band who can thread together cohesive tunes into a stellar record without regurgitating the same themes, chords, styles, and even melodies. In this regard, Swear and Shake is <i>fabulous</i>.<br />
- See more at: http://awaitingtheflood.com/the-new-standard-by-which-all-other-albums-will-be-judged-maple-ridge-by-swear-and-shake/#sthash.bJqw1btr.dpuf<span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> </span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648847598845365078.post-38484762594814082642013-06-14T23:50:00.001-04:002013-06-14T23:50:31.530-04:00Bad Racket's Summer Music Series<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">Our friends at Bad Racket put together some great music to get your summer started. <br /> <br />
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facebook page and on the associated venue websites as announced. The
full series calender is coming soon, with some very familiar names and
few surprises. Check out June’s lineup below. Follow Bad Racket on
Twitter and Facebook for up to the<span class="text_exposed_show"> minute information on upcoming showcases.<br /> <br /> BAD RACKET SUMMER SERIES JUNE DATES:<br /> <br /> Friday, June 7 - Hooded Fang | Silent Lions | Goldmines | Rollergirl<br /> Bad Racket Recording Studio - 8pm - $8<br /> <br /> Saturday, June 15 - Shivering Timbers | Music For The Trees<br /> Mahall’s 20 Lanes - 8pm - $12 <br /> <br /> Wednesday, June 19 - Tin Armor | Lost Jon & The Ghosts | Poetry From Ryan Starinsky & Jordan Castro<br /> Bad Racket Recording Studio - 8pm - $6 adv - $8 dos <br /> <br /> Saturday, June 22 - Shakey Graves | Wild Child | Marmelakes | Carrie Ryan<br /> Mahall’s 20 Lanes - 8pm - $10<br /> <br /> Thursday, June 27 - Filmstrip | Fangs Out | Beach Stav | Extra Medium Pony<br /> The Grog Shop - 8pm - $6 <br /> <br /> JULY & AUGUST TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON...STAY TUNED!</span></span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648847598845365078.post-6373595368022351932013-06-06T12:56:00.001-04:002013-06-06T12:56:26.022-04:00Come enjoy Saturdays in Ohio City<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #505050; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">Ohio City, Inc. asked us to help get a bunch of great Northeast Ohio musicians to play at</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #505050; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="http://www.ohiocity.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=181&Itemid=261" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #336699; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;" target="_self">Open Air in Market Square</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #505050; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">. </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #505050; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">There is so much great music in NEO that the </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #505050; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">challenge was choosing just a dozen!</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #505050; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #505050; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">These free concerts take place in Market Square Park, right across from </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #505050; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">the West Side Market at the corner of W. 25th and Lorain Avenue. </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: #505050; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">The fun gets started at 11:00am each Saturday and runs until 4:00pm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;">Here's the schedule for the whole summer:<br /><img align="none" height="886" src="https://d2q0qd5iz04n9u.cloudfront.net/_ssl/proxy.php/http/gallery.mailchimp.com/df8261f2bb361a7d467cae1ee/images/Schedule_2.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 886px; line-height: 18px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Open Air in Market Square is sponsored by First Merit Bank, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, Bazaar Bizarre, Penzey's Spices, and Ohio City, Inc.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span><h4 style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We're also very excited about the <a href="http://larchmereporchfest.org/" style="color: #336699;" target="_self">Larchmere Porchfest</a> from 1pm to 9pm on June 22nd. This is a fun music fest that takes place on 30 porches throughout Larchmere, which is in Cleveland just west of Shaker Square. For optimum enjoyment, bring your bike.<br /> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Kevin Gordon is a perfect example of why we host house concerts. He’s been critically acclaimed for years. Last year he was the subject of a feature <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/22/arts/music/kevin-gordon-releases-gloryland-his-first-album-since-2005.html?_r=0">article</a> in the Sunday New York Times. He tours harder than Lance Armstrong with a cooler full of EPO and plays the best roots rock venues in the country. But he has never performed in Cleveland. It's time to fix that!</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Kevin calls his music “indie swamp” and it reflects his Louisiana roots, as well as his Master’s degree in poetry from the University of Iowa. We love his latest CD Gloryland and listen to it at least once a week. The music has that loose, greasy feeling of good Louisiana rock and blues. The lyrics are tightly crafted and tell stories as good as any collection of classic Southern literature. We’ve seen him live and he is a dynamite singer, performer, and guitarist.<br /> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Please come help us welcome Kevin to Cleveland. It’s going to be a great show!<br /> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://kg.kevingordon.net/">http://kg.kevingordon.net/</a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Check out this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74ZjsIpu9-Y">video</a>!</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648847598845365078.post-71697480161673961672013-02-18T23:01:00.000-05:002013-02-22T19:04:15.502-05:00Lots of great music coming to Cleveland the next few weeksThere is lots of great music coming to Cleveland in the next few weeks. Go out and have some fun!<br />
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<b>Wednesday--February 20th</b><br />
<a href="http://elephantrevival.com/" target="_blank">Elephant Revival</a> and <a href="http://www.theragbirds.com/" target="_blank">the Ragbirds</a> at the Beachland<br />
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<b>Saturday--February 23rd</b><br />
<a href="http://trepanningtrio.com/blog/" target="_blank">Trepanning Trio</a> at Visible Voice<br />
<a href="http://bethesdaband.com/" target="_blank">Bethesda</a>, Jack and the Bear, Attic Wolves, Laura K. Balke, and Dolfish at Mahall's<br />
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<b>Monday--February 25th</b><br />
<a href="http://www.starandmicey.com/" target="_blank">Star & Micey</a> and <a href="http://carolinastory.com/" target="_blank">Carolina Story</a> at Wilbert's<br />
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<b>Wednesday--February 27th</b><br />
<a href="http://www.zzward.com/" target="_blank">ZZ Ward</a> and <a href="http://www.deltarae.com/" target="_blank">Delta Rae</a> at the Beachland<br />
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<b>Saturday--March 2nd</b><br />
<a href="http://www.eilenjewell.com/" target="_blank">Eilen Jewell</a> at the Beachland<br />
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<b>Saturday--March 9th</b><br />
<a href="http://www.shemekiacopeland.com/" target="_blank">Shemekia Copeland</a> at The Winchester<br />
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<b>Thursday--March 21st</b><br />
<a href="http://ilovelucius.com/" target="_blank">Lucius</a> at the Beachland<br />
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<b>Friday--March 22nd</b><br />
<a href="http://www.thesteelwheels.com/" target="_blank">The Steel Wheels</a> at Wilbert's<br />
Angela Perly & the Howling Moons, <a href="http://www.shiveringtimbersmusic.com/" target="_blank">Shivering Timbers</a>, and<a href="https://womackband.com/" target="_blank"> the Womack Family Band</a> at Mahall's<br />
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<b>Sunday--March 24th</b><br />
<a href="http://www.binghammusic.com/" target="_blank">Ryan Bingham</a> and <a href="http://www.binghammusic.com/" target="_blank">Honeyhoney</a> at the Beachland<br />
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<b>Tuesday--March 26th</b><br />
<a href="http://alejandroescovedo.com/" target="_blank">Alejandro Escovedo</a> at the Beachland<br />
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<b>Friday--March 29th</b><br />
<a href="http://www.alligator.com/artists/lil-ed-and-the-blues-imperials/" target="_blank">Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials</a> at The Winchester<br />
<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648847598845365078.post-78493840567546240772013-01-11T13:48:00.001-05:002013-01-16T17:20:20.861-05:00Two new shows to announce!<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><strong>Miss Tess & the Talkbacks<br />Sunday Feb. 10, 2013<br /> Doors open at 6:30pm, music at 7:00pm<br /> </strong><br /> Miss Tess & the Talkbacks play fun, sassy music that blends jazz, jump blues, and rockabilly. Guaranteed to be a blast!<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.misstessmusic.com%2F&h=EAQGu6cD2&s=1" onclick="LinkshimAsyncLink.swap(this, "\/l.php?u=http\u00253A\u00252F\u00252Fwww.misstessmusic.com\u00252F&h=EAQGu6cD2&s=1");" onmouseover="LinkshimAsyncLink.swap(this, "http:\/\/www.misstessmusic.com\/");" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>www.misstessmusic.com/</a><br /><br /> </span></span><br />
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Kevin Gordon calls his music "indie swamp". It's a fun, literate mix of
bayou blues and story songs. His recent album "Gloryland" was one of our favorites from 2012 and got him a feature article in the NY Times. We
are pleased as punch that he is coming to do a concert with us!<br /> <br /> <a href="http://kg.kevingordon.net/" onclick="LinkshimAsyncLink.swap(this, "\/l.php?u=http\u00253A\u00252F\u00252Fkg.kevingordon.net\u00252F&h=vAQE4bX69&s=1");" onmouseover="LinkshimAsyncLink.swap(this, "http:\/\/kg.kevingordon.net\/");" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://kg.kevingordon.net/</a></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"></span></span><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648847598845365078.post-70240493539719767322012-12-21T00:20:00.001-05:002012-12-21T00:20:19.788-05:00Favorite albums from 2012There is always more great music than anyone can learn about and listen to. Here are 10 albums that stood out for us in 2012. If you liked what you heard at one of our concerts, we bet you will like most of these albums, too. Wherever possible, clicking the album title will take you to a site where you can hear samples.<br />
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<strong>Kevin Gordon - <em><a href="http://kg.kevingordon.net/gloryland/" target="_blank">Gloryland</a></em></strong><br />
This album is chock full of songs that tell great stories and force you to think. It is like literature, but set to swampy roots rock. It's rare that you hear a 7+ minute song that keeps you interested the whole time, but "Colfax" goes further and keeps you rapt. We are nailing down the details of Kevin coming to Mechanic Street in March. We can't wait!<br />
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<strong>The Black Lillies - <em><a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/blacklillies2" target="_blank">100 Miles of Wreckage</a></em></strong><br />
This band is killer live and this album captures thier sprit. They mine a territory between appalachian, jam band, country, and indie pop. Great songs ("Two Hearts Down" and "Same Mistakes" are instant classics) carefully arranged and played by a super tight band.<br />
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<strong>Anais Mitchell - </strong><a href="http://anaismitchell.com/store/" target="_blank"><em><strong>Young Man In America</strong></em></a><br />
These songs have the idisyncratic beauty of Joni Mitchell and the intensity of Neil Young. The album is a reflection on growing up and on parents, but mostly they are just great songs. Also, her voice is distinct and beautiful.<br />
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<strong>Rodney Crowell & many friends - </strong><a href="http://rodneycrowell.com/splashpage/" target="_blank"><em><strong>Kin</strong></em></a><br />
This album is made up of songs by the musician Rodney Crowell and the author Mary Parr and performed by Rodney and artists like Lucinda Williams and Norah Jones, each handpicked to match a particular song. It really shines a light on how great a songwriter Rodney Crowell is to hear a collection of his songs performed by exactly the right singers with exactly the right music. <br />
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<strong>John Fullbright - <em><a href="http://www.johnfullbrightmusic.com/music/" target="_blank">From the Ground Up</a></em></strong><br />
This album is up for the Americana Grammy award and rightfully so. Its a diverse set of songs that range from lullabies to songs from an angry god to an upbeat anthem, all with his own stamp on it. This is a debut on par with <em>Heartbreaker </em>by Ryan Adams. Mechanic Street fav Fats Kaplan adds some tasty fiddle, too.<br />
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<strong>Mike Uva & the Bad Eyes -<em> </em></strong><a href="http://mikeuva.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank"><em><strong>Lady, Tell Me Straight</strong></em></a><br />
We loved this Clevelander's set at Mechanic Street in January. When we first got this album, every time a song came up on shuffle we said, "This is great! Who is this?" Well, we've listened to it enough that now we just say "Mike Uva! Yay!" He writes universal songs about odd, individual topics. <br />
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<strong>Matt Flinner Trio - </strong><a href="http://compassrecords.com/album.php?id=943&listen=play" target="_blank"><em><strong>Winter Harvest</strong></em></a><br />
If you like David Grisman, the Goat Rodeo Sessions, or Bela Fleck, you will dig this album. All orignial instrumentals played by well honed trio of mandolin, acoustic guitar, and upright bass. It's somewhere between bluegrass and jazz and, unlike so much in these genres today, these top-notch players never detract from the songs with pyrotechnics.<br />
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<strong>Whitehorse - </strong><a href="http://whitehorsemusic.ca/music/" target="_blank"><em><strong>The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss</strong></em></a><br />
Here's the story: Two members of Sarah McLachlan band fall in love and start making their own music. Now they are big in Canada and virtually unknown here, This amazing indie-pop album may be enough to change that.<br />
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<strong>Phil Madeira & many friends -<em> </em></strong><a href="http://www.airplaydirect.com/music/Mercyland/" target="_blank"><em><strong>Mercyland: Hymns for the Rest of Us</strong></em></a><br />
This is an ecumenical gospel record featuring a ton of the best Americana artists (Emmy Lou Harris, Buddy Miller, and The Carolina Chocolate Drops, to name a few). Some may call these gospel songs but they feel more spiritual than religious. Long on joy, love, and hope and short on preaching. Good stuff!<br />
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<b>Trepanning Trio - <a href="http://trepanningtrio.bandcamp.com/album/auspicious-threes" target="_blank"><em>Auspicious Threes</em></a></b><br />
Shameless self-promotion alert: Joel plays in Trepanning Trio. This album was released in November and has oddly beautiful instrumental music that touches on contemporary classical, African, Chinese, jazz, and rock music. Simple, strong melodies that stick in your head. Just listen - you might like it!<br />
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Please let us know what gems you discovered this year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648847598845365078.post-30561604137567175532012-12-18T12:38:00.000-05:002012-12-18T12:38:33.330-05:00Shivering Timbers! Tom Evanchuck!<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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track for an even better 2013, and Tom Evanchuck, an amazing young
singer-songwriter. Good times and great tunes guaranteed!</span><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648847598845365078.post-38135594723753846042012-11-11T14:58:00.001-05:002012-11-11T14:58:44.481-05:00Bottle Rockets Acoustic Living Room Show<br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We don't usually do weeknight concerts, but for a band as brilliant as the </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1352656479_2" style="color: #366388; cursor: pointer;"><a href="http://www.bottlerocketsmusic.com/" target="_blank">Bottle Rockets</a></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> we can make an exception! For as long as we can remember, we’ve listened to their records on road trips. Their rocking version of Americana makes the perfect backdrop for cruising down the road. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />If you like the first couple Wilco records, you’ll love the Bottle Rockets. In fact, their frontman, Brian Henneman, was the lead guitarist on Wilco's first record. His songwriting is at least as great as his picking, with songs about everything from Nancy Sinatra to crummy used cars to love and trouble therewith. They are a blast live and the full band will be here for an acoustic show! Check out a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaLglLs3bfU" rel="nofollow" style="color: #336699; outline: 0px;" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1352656479_3" style="color: #366388; cursor: pointer;">tear jerker</span></a> and a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsbJA9RM4Cc" rel="nofollow" style="color: #336699; outline: 0px;" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1352656479_4" style="color: #366388; cursor: pointer;">rocker</span></a>.<br /><br />While this is a concert at our house, it’s not really a Mechanic Street House Concert. How’s that? This show is part of the Bottle Rockets’ “Living Room Tour” and the band is handling ticket sales themselves. Instead of making a reservation with us, go to <a href="http://www.undertowtickets.com/product/bottle-rockets-acoustic-living-room-show-cleveland-oh-november-15-8pm" rel="nofollow" style="color: #336699; outline: 0px;" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1352656479_5" style="color: #366388; cursor: pointer;">this website</span></a> and get your seat ($25 per person). You can't pay at the door, so everything must be taken care of in advance. But hurry! As of <span class="yshortcuts ycalshortcuts" data-action="calevent" fid="Inbox" id="lw_1352656479_6" mid="2_0_0_1_136764_AE63iGIAAXk9UJ/NcAdhARQWSYk" style="color: #366388; cursor: pointer;" title="Add an event at this date">Saturday night</span>, there are only 34 seats left.<br /> </span></div>
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648847598845365078.post-13351762747281379622012-10-31T12:19:00.000-04:002012-10-31T12:19:45.499-04:00Not sure we've really had funny before<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">"It's one thing for singers to write beautifully and sing beautifully, but when they're also funny, as in stand-up-comic funny, it makes going to their shows not only pleasurable but also memorable, well beyond the exit ramp headed back home. How many times do you leave a concert and finding yourself quoting lines the singer says in between the songs? Such is the case with Tasmanian native Audrey Auld." ~ Dallas Morning News, August, 2011 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We love the <a href="http://www.bottlerocketsmusic.com/?utm_source=Mechanic+Street+House+Concerts+List&utm_campaign=329334854c-TrepanningTrioAugust2012Email1&utm_medium=email" rel="nofollow" style="color: #336699; outline: 0px;" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1351448426_2" style="color: #366388; cursor: pointer;">Bottle Rockets</span></a>! For as long as we can remember, we’ve listened to their records on road trips. Their rocking version of Americana makes the perfect backdrop for cruising down the road.<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />If you like the first couple Wilco records, you’ll love the Bottle Rockets. Their frontman, Brian Henneman, writes great songs with a common man, mid-Western slant and is a top-notch picker. They are a blast live and the full band will be here for an acoustic show! Check out a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaLglLs3bfU&feature=relmfu&utm_source=Mechanic+Street+House+Concerts+List&utm_campaign=329334854c-TrepanningTrioAugust2012Email1&utm_medium=email" rel="nofollow" style="color: #336699; outline: 0px;" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1351448426_3" style="color: #366388; cursor: pointer;">tear jerker</span></a> and a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsbJA9RM4Cc&utm_source=Mechanic+Street+House+Concerts+List&utm_campaign=329334854c-TrepanningTrioAugust2012Email1&utm_medium=email" rel="nofollow" style="color: #336699; outline: 0px;" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1351448426_4" style="color: #366388; cursor: pointer;">rocker</span></a>.<br /><br />While this is a concert at our house, it’s not really a Mechanic Street House Concert. How’s that? This show is part of the Bottle Rockets’ “Living Room Tour” and the band is handling ticket sales themselves. Instead of making a reservation with us, you go to <a href="http://www.undertowtickets.com/artist/bottle-rockets?utm_source=Mechanic+Street+House+Concerts+List&utm_campaign=329334854c-TrepanningTrioAugust2012Email1&utm_medium=email" rel="nofollow" style="color: #336699; outline: 0px;" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1351448426_5" style="color: #366388; cursor: pointer;">this website</span></a> and buy a $25 ticket. Tickets go on sale at 1PM (noon Central) on <span class="yshortcuts ycalshortcuts" data-action="calevent" fid="Inbox" id="lw_1351448426_6" mid="2_0_0_1_52913_ABK3iGIAASs0UI125w2fEhIt3gU" style="color: #366388; cursor: pointer;" title="Add an event at this date">Monday Oct. 29<sup>th</sup></span>. Their Living Room shows have been selling out quickly, so move fast if you are interested!<br /> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Singer-songwriter Audrey Auld's heart is in country, folk and Americana music with a presence as big as The Outback. Her songs are the wry and poignant observations of a Tassie girl living in California and Nashville since 2003. Audrey calls it Music with dirt left on it."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Check out her</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.audreyauld.com/" style="color: #74475d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">website</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">$15 suggested donation, which all goes to the artist.</span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648847598845365078.post-52069019139382232832012-09-30T15:33:00.000-04:002012-09-30T15:33:49.046-04:00Favorites from the Americana Music FestivalWe had a great time at the recent <a href="http://americanamusic.org/about-festival" target="_blank">Americana Music Festival</a> in Nashville. 19 bands in 4 nights. Plus Lynn got a hug from Rodney Crowell!<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.myspace.com/bluemountainlauriecary#!" target="_blank">Blue Mountain</a> did a great set on Wednesday night. They have been around a long time, but we had never seen then before. They bring a fat Mississippi groove and are just fun. Nice people. We got to pet their road dog, Elvis, too!</li>
<li><a href="http://www.johnfullbrightmusic.com/" target="_blank">John Fullbright</a> gave a good show to a packed room on Thursday night, but his album is even better. He comes from the same deep Oklahoma songwriter well as one of Lynn's favorites, <a href="http://www.kevinwelch.com/" target="_blank">Kevin Welch</a>. He's been compared to Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt, and Randy Newman. His debut album is really great and has everything from a peppy anthem to tin pan alley inspired piano tunes. Plus it features past Mechanic Street performer Fats Kaplin on a few tracks!</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theblacklillies.com/" target="_blank">The Black Lillies</a> were the band we were most excited about seeing and they did not disappoint. Super tight band, great songs, two good singers, fun performers. Hard to describe, so just check out a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwgeoEZkBMc&feature=fvwrel" target="_blank">video</a>. The played one of the longest sets we saw at the Festival and afterwards the audience chanted "One more set!" Their latest CD is super strong, too. They are scheduled to be at the Beachland Tavern on Dec. 2nd. Put it on your calendar now!</li>
<li>If you like post-modern indie rock, check out <a href="http://buxtonband.com/" target="_blank">Buxton</a> (Friday's highlight). They have a certain odd spark, sort of like Spoon doing country music. There weren't a lot of people in the audience, but 90% of them were musicians.</li>
<li><a href="http://kg.kevingordon.net/" target="_blank">Kevin Gordon</a> was Saturday's highlight, which is saying something since earlier we saw Richard Thompson in a 250 seat auditorium and later we heard Americana demi-god Buddy Miller. Kevin combines the most literary lyrics we've heard in a long time with swampy rock. It's like Lynn's piggy figs: something nourishing and sophisticated wrapped in something simple and tasty. He is a hell of a guitarist, too. We highly recommend his latest album, <a href="http://kg.kevingordon.net/gloryland/" target="_blank">Gloryland</a>.</li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We believe honesty is the best policy, so we’re going to tell you the straight up truth: Joe Fletcher plays honky tonk. Not throwback, nostalgic honky tonk but honky tonk that feels totally at home today. He has a great voice with the grit and gravel of Johnny Cash and the bluesy elasticity of Hank Williams. Yeah, he’s that good. No Depression says, “No old fashioned posing here. Just rock n' roll with a tip of the hat to tradition. Fletcher continues to showcase a style that has become all his own: story driven songs that never shy away from a little grit.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648847598845365078.post-82823626394777938262012-07-10T23:05:00.002-04:002012-07-10T23:05:58.113-04:00Unifying theory of pop music history?At the risk of offending many, I have admit that I am not a fan of the Beatles. This made me very excited to read the book <a href="http://elijahwald.com/beatlespop.html" target="_blank">How the Beatles Destroyed Rock'n'Roll</a>. I was looking forward to a long screed about how the Beatles lead rock down a blind path away from the gritty goodness that came before. The book was actually devoid of Beatle-bashing. <br />
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<br />Very cool book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648847598845365078.post-51645404946763462602012-04-28T13:34:00.000-04:002012-04-28T13:46:41.070-04:00Brown Bird--Sunday, June 3rd 7:00pm<br />
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of blues, folk, and gypsy music. Imagine music that is gritty like Neko Case and fun like Mumford & Sons. They took the Newport Folk Festival by storm last summer. They will be winding down a three month national tour at Mechanic Street, so it will be a great show! Their latest album, Salt for Salt, is one of our all-time favorites and is getting great reviews.<br />
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</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648847598845365078.post-19436014838999731942012-04-19T09:41:00.000-04:002012-04-19T09:41:26.098-04:00Check out the bat!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HMnvWp_ZDKo/T5AVqU1W2JI/AAAAAAAAACM/nIm8tLP0UZI/s1600/OCI2011AwardMSCH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HMnvWp_ZDKo/T5AVqU1W2JI/AAAAAAAAACM/nIm8tLP0UZI/s320/OCI2011AwardMSCH.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="p1">Mechanic Street House Concerts got the 2011 Ohio City Arts and Culture Award last night. And this awesome bat! Thanks to Ohio City Inc and to everyone who comes and really makes the house concerts happen!</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648847598845365078.post-78227074115382813242012-04-17T11:16:00.002-04:002012-04-17T11:16:32.706-04:00<div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>Brown Bird</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>Sunday, June 3rd, 7:00pm</b></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div class="p1"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"A total joy to listen to" - Music Savage</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"...MorganEve Swain’s string playing and frontman David Lamb’s guitars and percussion give [Brown Bird] a dark and eerie feel that’ll stick with you." - Paste Magazine</span></div></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">$15 suggested donation, which all goes to the artist.</span></div><br />
<div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Reserve your spot by emailing <span class="text_exposed_show">us at <a href="mailto:mechanicstreetmusic@yahoo.com">mechanicstreetmusic@yahoo.com</a>. </span>We're in Cleveland's Ohio City neighborhood. Directions and more information will be sent to you once your RSVP is received.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648847598845365078.post-11898683884263396072012-03-09T10:53:00.001-05:002012-03-09T10:55:54.066-05:00Brigitte DeMeyer-Friday, April 13th, 2012<div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Door opens at 7:30, music at 8:00. </span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div class="p1"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">$15 suggested donation, which all goes to the artist.</span></div><br />
<div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Reserve your spot by emailing <span class="text_exposed_show">us at <a href="mailto:mechanicstreetmusic@yahoo.com">mechanicstreetmusic@yahoo.com</a>. </span>We're in Cleveland's Ohio City neighborhood. Directions and more information will be sent to you once your RSVP is received.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648847598845365078.post-39742683102790060622012-03-05T23:05:00.000-05:002012-03-05T23:05:53.950-05:00Two in a row!We've had two sold-out shows in a row! Brent Kirby and Mike Uva in January and Mike Mangione & the Union on Friday. Sold out isn't really the right term, since we don't sell tickets and only ask for a suggested donation, but its got a better ring to it than "at capacity". While we don't like having to turn anyone away, we do like having a full house. And the artists really like the extra cash it means for them. We're hoping this is a trend that will continue!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4648847598845365078.post-53757091740265981642012-03-05T16:11:00.000-05:002012-03-05T16:11:46.631-05:00Check out our new logoThanks to Nicole McGee of Plenty Underfoot we have a smashing new logo. If you look closely, you can even see Mechanic Street.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0