Recent Blog Posts
From the IRCWHQ Newsdesk: Spin.com Buzzes About Cleveland's Bears
post a comment | posted 4 hours ago
Originally posted at I Rock Cleveland
Cleveland's preeminent indie pop band, Bears, is being featured today at Spin.com in their latest "Catch the Buzz" column. Follow that link and you can download, "Wait and See" from their forthcoming album Simple Machinery. While it won't be rele...
C'mon Get Heavy With Made Out of Babies
post a comment | posted 17 hours ago
Originally posted at I Rock Cleveland
What if, Tonya Donnely, of Belly and Throwing Muses, was in a band that shredded? And what if, when that band shredded, they shredded really f'n hard and really f'n dirty, like Big Black or The Jesus Lizard? What if Tonya Donnely, when fronting s...
Moving Pictures: "You Lie You Cheat" by Spiritualized
post a comment | posted 3 days ago
Originally posted at I Rock Cleveland
While much of Spiritualized's latest cd, Songs in A & E, can be described as quiet, reserved, and introspective, Jason Pierce, aka J Spaceman, and band are still more than capable of whipping up a massive, all encompassing sound. The interstel...
Not-So-Recent Blog Posts
"Pum Pum" by Lee "Scratch" Perry
post a comment | posted 3 days ago
Originally posted at I Rock Cleveland
Ok, Lee, I understand you're a man and you have your needs. You may be 72 years old, but that doesn't make you too old to want fresh, young pum pum, and lots of it. You and Andrew WK went out on the town while working on your new album and saw lots...
Word On The Street Is...
post a comment | posted 3 days ago
Originally posted at I Rock Cleveland
Aggressive Cleveland noise punks, This Moment in Black History, are working on the follow up to their fiery 2006 release, It Takes a Nation of A**holes. Details are scarce, but the working title appears to be Public Square.
Three-fer Monday: Gentleman Jesse and His Men, Vivian Girls, and Japanese Motors
post a comment | posted 4 days ago
Originally posted at I Rock Cleveland
I'm back from a long weekend in Philadelphia where I learned the joys of Wii, celebrated a dear friend's 30th birthday, and helped said friend lug boxes of bricks and dumbells up the stairs of his newly purchased 300 year old home. While I can't s...
Cleveland Concert Update
post a comment | posted 1 week ago
Originally posted at I Rock Cleveland
Friday, August 1st: Spiritualized and The Dirtbombs @ Cleveland House of Blues.Saturday, August 2nd: Weakerthans and State Bird @ Beachland Ballroom. Waterloo Arts Fest Day Party with To Be a High Powered Executive, The Hot Rails, Mystery of Two a...
Tonight at The Rock Hall: National Suicide Day, Self Destruct Button, and Clan of the Cave Bear
post a comment | posted 1 week ago
Originally posted at I Rock Cleveland
Pity the tourists who happen to stumble upon the free concert happening at The Rock Hall, tonight at 7. In addition to the usual exhibits of rock paraphenalia, their family fun day will include some nasty, noisy, Cleveland style Rock 'N' Roll. Firs...
"Winston's Atomic Bird" by Boston Spaceships
post a comment | posted 1 week ago
Originally posted at I Rock Cleveland
I don't want to get ahead of myself here, but...I've now heard two tracks from Robert Pollard's new band, Boston Spaceships, and they're some of the best tunes he's done since the end of Guided by Voices. For those of us who have followed Uncle Bob...
Moving Pictures: "Welfare Bread (Live at P4K08) by King Khan and The Shrines
post a comment | posted 1 week ago
Originally posted at I Rock Cleveland
The Supreme Being of King Khan and The Shrines is quite the bold album title, especially for a band on their first US release. As with all things Khan, there's exaggeration, cheekiness, and a little bit of the truth in that title. Still, if your ...