While Cleveland's music clubs have not always had each other's best interests in mind, one issue has united them, and that issue is the city's 8% admissions tax on live concerts. Music fans were admittedly shocked when news came out in July that the Beachland was facing a $400,000 bill to the City of Cleveland on unpaid taxes . They knew all too well what would happen if the City demanded full payment. The Beachland would close. Others, outside of the music community, were understandably taken aback by the club's owner, Cindy Barber, and her [...]
Nov 10, 2010, 5:19pm
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Spacer Ace - You're Cute Spacer Ace - Rad But True Spacer Ace - Medina Musical Bees Spacer Ace are the half-stoked half-post apocalyptic breakdown towards insanity tunes coming from our homies in Ohio, Joe Boyer and Teej Duke, plus their pals Wes and Crouton [hope that's not just a nickname]. Their intimate cassette Easy Like A Gentleman was self-released earlier this year and dubbed over old tapes probably picked up at the salvation army or found in trashcans in the surrounding Cleveland [...]
Cleveland production team, The Kickdrums , are no longer just lacing rappers with dope beats, but making their own as well. On March 6th, they will be releasing their Just A Game EP, in association with OnSmash . Watch the trailer above for a sneak peak of the project. Also, you can finally cop an official Kickdrums t-shirt right here displaying their famous wahoo logo . Download: The Kickdrums - Just A Game (MP3) [...]