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all the live music you should see this week Photo by Mike Pfeiffer
WED
Bad Boys of Blues Jam: 9 p.m., free. Smedley’s. Boy George and Culture Club: 7:30 p.m., $67.50-$89.50. Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park. The Lighthouse & the Whaler/ By Light We Loom: 7 p.m., free. Music Box Supper Club. Mourn/Chastity/Soundproof: 8:30 p.m., $12 ADV, $14 DOS. Beachland Tavern. Nikki’s Wives (in the Supper Club): 6 p.m., free. Music Box Supper Club. Sunny Sweeney & Ward Davis/ Tennessee Jet: 8 p.m., $20-$100. Beachland Ballroom. Uncle Spudd/Joey Sprinkles/ Chimps: 9 p.m., $5. Now That’s Class. Vacation/The Lindseys/Xanny Stars: 9 p.m., $6 ADV, $8 DOS. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. Wino/Xasthur/Ancient VVisdom: 8:30 p.m., $12 ADV, $15 DOS. Grog Shop.
THU
08/09
Alkaline Trio/Together PANGEA/ Ogikubo Station: 8 p.m., $27-$51. Agora Theatre. Jim Chappell: 8 p.m., $20. Nighttown. The Fixx: 8 p.m., $30-$40. The Kent Stage. FreeByrds Musician’s Night: 10 p.m., free. Smedley’s. The Grass is Dead: 8 p.m., $12 ADV, $15 DOS. Beachland Tavern. Chris Hatton’s Musical Circus (in the Wine Bar): 8 p.m., free. Brothers Lounge. Kristine Jackson Album Release Party/Thomas Reed Smith (in the Supper Club): 7 p.m., $8. Music Box Supper Club. Jam Night with the Bad Boys of Blues: 9 p.m., free. Brothers Lounge. Sweet Crude / Mister Moon / The Katy: 9 p.m., $8. Grog Shop. Therapy Thursdays Songwriters Night: 8 p.m., free. CODA. Lee Ann Womack/Sam Lewis: 8 p.m., $35 ADV, $45 DOS. Music Box Supper Club.
FRI
and you’ll realize how much technically is crammed into the track, but no matter how complex all it makes you want to do is move. Since April, the much-buzzed-about artist has released a new song a month, and tonight’s show represents his first headlining gig at the Beachland Ballroom. (Laura Morrison), 8:30 p.m., $10 ADV, $12 DOS. Beachland Ballroom.
08/08
08/10
Agent Orange/Fea/Wild Wings: 9 p.m., $13 ADV, $15 DOS. Grog Shop.
SAT
Psychedelic Furs return to the Kent Stage. See: Sunday.
All Time Low/Dashboard Confessional/gnash: 7 p.m., $35$39.50. Jacobs Pavilion. Horns & Things: 8:30 p.m., $20. Nighttown. Joan Osborne/Lisa Loeb/Diana Chittester: 8 p.m., $25-$85. Cain Park. The Prince Experience: 8 p.m., $20$25. Music Box Supper Club. Rally for RAICES Benefit Concert with Making Movies and Aku Aku: 8:30 p.m., $10. Beachland Tavern. Theo’s Loose Hinges/Orange Animal/Vanishing Shores: 9 p.m., $5 ADV, $8 DOS. CODA. Bill Toms & Hard Rain (in the Supper Club): 8 p.m., $12 AD, $15 DOS. Music Box Supper Club. The Trades/Cook Bag, We Finished Last, Tender Slap, Hogan’s Last Smash, Fuzz Aldrin: 7 p.m., $10. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. Keith Urban/Kelsea Ballerini: A stellar songwriter and one of the best guitarists in the Nashville, Keith Urban is what country legends are made of. On his new album, Graffiti U, Urban goes more pop country than he’s ever gone before. On“Coming Home,” his collaboration with “Issues” singer and a big player in the pop songwriting game, Julia Micheals, Urban creates a catchy, heartfelt, perfect-for-radio track with cool bluesy guitar riffs.
“Horses,” another collaboration, this time with the Canadian crossover country diva Lindsay Ell, goes even softer. It’s an anthem for finding the strength to let go of what’s holding you back and letting yourself run free. Opener Kelsea Ballerini is the fastest rising female in country music and with the impressive lyrics and perfectlyassembled pop-country singalongs on her sophomore album, Unapologetically, it’s easy to see why. The title track is a beautiful love song for her husband and fellow country music artist, Morgan Evans. “High School” is another highlight about a boy who can’t let go of his teenage glory days. “Get Over Yourself” is the embodiment of who Ballerini is as an artist: confident, honest and unapologetic. Ballerini has all the makings of becoming the next Taylor Swift; she won’t be opening shows for long. (Halle Weber), 7:30 p.m., $37-$116.50. Blossom. Marcus Alan Ward/Captain Kidd/ Red Rose Panic/The Dropout: Marcus Alan Ward aims to melt your mind with his progressive and powerful arthouse pop. But he wants you to dance your ass off too. Take, for example, “BodyFeelGood,” which melds groovy beats, goopy bass and techno. Listen to it long enough
08/11
Mimi Arden’s Album Release Mimi Arden’s Album Release/Maura Rogers and the Bellows/Emily Keener: 8 p.m., $10 ADV, $12 DOS. Beachland Ballroom. De Lux/TRAPS PS/Key To The Mint: 9 p.m., $10 ADV, $12 DOS. Grog Shop. First Offenders: 8 p.m., free. CODA. Florida Georgia Line/Morgan Wallen/Chris Higbee: 7 p.m., $45$125. Stambaugh Stadium. The Permanents/90’s Kids, Third Floor Underground, Soundproof, Fair Weather Friend: 7 p.m., $10. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. Bobby Selvaggio Quartet: 8:30 p.m., $15. Nighttown. The Vital Organs/Leaf Borbie & the Family Tree/Oregon Space Trail Of Doom: 9 p.m., $8 ADV, $10 DOS. Beachland Tavern.
SUN
08/12
Free Cake For Every Creature/ Amy O/Biitchseat (in the Locker Room): 8:30 p.m., $8 ADV, $10 DOS. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. Happy Together Tour with the Turtles/Chuck Negron/Gary Puckett/The Association/Mark Lindsay/The Cowsills: 7:30 p.m., $44.50-$57.50. Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park. Juice Wrld/Lil Mosey/YBN Cordae and Blake: 8 p.m., $35-$145. Agora Theatre. Larry Patch Quintet: 1 p.m., free. Cain Park. The Psychedelic Furs/Liz Brasher: A cross between the Cure and the Cars, the Psychedelic Furs are also very much their own band. With ‘80s electro pop production infused with British accents and the sort of dance rock that can’t be easily replicated, the band has made its mark on the music industry. “Pretty in Pink,” a track | clevescene.com | August 8 - 14, 2018
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