September flew by, didn’t it? In a last-ditch effort to win your allegiance, it seems that many of Cleveland’s local venues have scheduled fantastic shows this weekend. If that’s not enough to confuse your decision, Cincinnati is hosting its annual MidPoint Music Festival, which has an impeccable lineup as always.
We really think you ought to catch Margot & the Nuclear So & So’s at Grog Shop tonight. This band first caught our ears because of its lush orchestration, but since its earlier years, the band has grown and embraced a heavier sound, often switching from tender moments of pop purity to hearty moments that are a darker rock. The band released its fourth full-length album, Rot Gut, Domestic, earlier this year.
If that doesn’t tickle your fancy, here’s the best of the rest:
Beachland Ballroom:
9/28: Evil Ways: Tribute to Santana | The Rick Ray Band. $10. 9p.
9/29: Los Straitjackets | Big Sandy & his Fly-Rite Boys. $20. 8:30p.
9/30: The Afghan Whigs | Silencio. $38.50-40. 8:30p.
Beachland Tavern:
9/28: Morgan Mecaskey Album Release | Honeybucket | Tom Evanchuck. $8. 7:30p.
9/29: Beachland Barn Dance feat. The Blue Ribbon Bluegrass Band | Johnny & the Apple Stompers | A-Train & the Steamers | The Luckey Ones. $7. 8:30p.
Grog Shop:
9/28: Margot & the Nuclear So & So’s | Lost Jon & the Ghosts | Lowly the Tree Ghost | Extra Medium Pony. $12-14. 8p.
9/29: St. Vitus | Weedeater | Sourvein | Venomin James. $18-20. 8p.
9/30: Langhorne Slim & the Law | River City Extension | Hive Robbers. $10-12. 8p.
Happy Dog:
9/28: Karl Hendricks Trio | Tinko | Lawton Brothers. $5. 9p.
Mahall’s:
9/29: SoftSpot | Black Taxi | Noon | Totally Supreme. 10p.
9/30: Push Blue | Thin Hymns | Buffalo Ryders. 10p.
Now That’s Class:
9/28: Natural Disasters | Luther | Weak Teeth | Vince Roy | Ultra Ultra | Worship This! | Time Shares | Harvey Pekar. $7. 7p.
9/29: Lords of the Highway | Broke Boland & the Dirty Pickles | Scoliosis Jones | Hex Rays. FREE. 9p.
