Best of 2015

Best Albums of 2015

10. Mike Krol - Turkey
9. Clearance - Rapid Rewards
8. Saintseneca - Such Things
7. Tenement - Predatory Headlights 
6. Cheap Clone - Cheap Clone
5. Closet Fairies - No Idea
4. Worriers - Imaginary Life
3. Shitbox Jimmy - The Movie
2. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit 
1. Built To Spill - Unteathered Moon 

Honorable Mentions
The Sidekicks - Runners in the Nerved World 
Radioactivity - Silent Kill 
The Max Levine Ensemble - Backlash Baby 


Best Songs of 2015

10. Midnight Reruns - "There's an Animal Upstairs"

9. The Max Levine Ensemble - "Backlash, Baby"

8. Downtown Boys - "Wave of History"


7. Sleater Kinney - "Price Tag"


6. Shitbox Jimmy - "When It's All Done"


5. Worriers - "Most Space"


4. Built To Spill - "So"


3. Mike Krol - "This Is The News"


2. Radioactivity - "Pretty Girl"


1. Sheer Mag - "Button Up"



Best Shows of 2015

Sega Genocide, Heavy Sweater, Fan Fiction, Red Feathers
Friday, January 23, 2015 at Happy Dog

Shitbox Jimmy
Saturday, February 28, 2015 at House of Blues

Defiance, Ohio, Purple 7, High Dive, Meridian
Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Mahall's 20 Lanes

King Tuff, Herzog
Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Beachland Ballroom

Clearance, Heavy Sweater, Ju Ju Shrine
Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Happy Dog

Ex-Hex, Tweens, Goldmines
Thursday, July 16, 2015 at Grog Shop

Shitbox Jimmy, Goldmines, Ma Halos
Friday, July 24, 2015 at Happy Dog

Radioactivity, Pretty Pretty, Sega Genocide, Chomp
Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Double Happiness

Worriers, Mikey Erg, Human Petting Zoo, House of Wills
Monday, August 17, 2015 at Now That's Class

Sleater-Kinney, Waxahatchee
Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at House of Blues

Chris Gethard, Mike Joyce, Adam Richard, Bridget Callahan, Carey Callahan, Ramon Rivas, Brian Kenny, Jimmie Graham, Bill Squire, Eric Gardenhire, Gheramy Dheramy
Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Happy Dog

Best of 2014

Best Albums of 2014

10. Brat Curse - Brat Curse
9. Saintseneca - Dark Arc
8. Delay - Circle Change
7. Reigning Sound - Shattered 
6. Hard Girls - A Thousand Surfaces
5. Sega Genocide - Greatest Hiss
4. Radiator Hospital - Torch Song
3. Herzog - Boys
2. Little Big Horn - Golden Gloves
1. Tweens - Tweens

Honorable Mentions:
Joyce Manor - Never Hungover Again
Joyride - Bodies of Water  
Martha - Courting Strong


Best Songs of 2014

10. Joyce Manor - "Catalina Fight Song "


9. Little Big Horn - "Real Wild Ones "


8. Ancient Filth - "9/11/73"

7. Pretty Pretty - "Leather Weather"

6. Sheer Mag - "What You Want"

5. Radiator Hospital - "Blue Gown"


4. Delay - "Blood Let Summer"


3. Bruce Lee Band - "Ms. Me"



2. Reigning Sound - "Falling Rain"
 


1. Herzog - "Mad Men"




Best Shows of 2014

Sega Genocide, Brat Curse, Emily and The Complexes, Fan Fiction
Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Treebar

Radiator Hospital, Bill Fox, Filmstrip, The Exploding Lies
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Mahall's 20 Lanes

Herzog, Shitbox Jimmy, Field Trip
Friday, May 9, 2014 at Happy Dog

Tweens, Pretty Pretty, Chomp, Star Signs
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at Now That's Class 

Delay, Martha, Heart Attack Man
Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Mosh Eisley

Heavy Sweaters, Glamorpuss, Fan Fiction
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at Happy Dog

Worriers, iji, Marvelous Good Fortune 
Saturday, September 6, 2014 at Guide to Kulchur 

Cheap Clone, Fan Fiction, The Memories
Sunday, October 26, 2014 at Happy Dog 

Prisoners, Shitbox Jimmy, Obnox
Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Happy Dog at the Euclid Tavern

Ancestral Pearls, Shady and the Vamp, Martin Savage Gang
Friday, December 12, 2014 at Now That’s Class

Lemuria, Delay, Heart Attack Man, Prince
Monday, December 15, 2014 at Mahall's 20 Lanes

Best of 2013

Best Albums of 2013

10. Shitbox Jimmy - Deliverance 
9. Nona - Through The Head

8. Big Eyes - Almost Famous

7. Swearin' - Surfing Strange

6. Tin Armor - Tin Armor

5. Goldmines - Drag

4. Slam Dunk - Welcome To Miami
3. Joyride! - Joyride!
2. Radiator Hospital - Something Wild

1. Radioactivity - Radioactivity

Honorable Mentions:
Waxahatchee - Cerulean Salt
Worriers - Cruel Optimist
Vacation - Candy Waves


Best Songs of 2013

10. Tenement - "The Block Is Safe Again"

9. Tomboy - "I'm In The Fucking Band"

8. Smooth Brain - "One Of Them"

7. Tight Bros - "Relocate Me"

6. Toys That Kill - "Maybe This Cult Is Way Off"

5. Radioactivity - "World Of Pleasure"


4. Goldmines - "Gold Coast"

3. Swearin' - "Dust In The Gold Sack"

2. Tin Armor - "Worn Through"

1. Joyride! - "The Weather"




Best Shows of 2013

Jeff Magnum, Tall Firs, Briars of North America

Friday, January 11, 2013 at Cleveland Masonic Auditorium

Tin Armor, Saintseneca

Saturday, February 16, 2013 at Winter Brite Fest

Tenement, Night Birds, Smooth Brain, Give, Masakari

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Now That's Class

The Lottery League Big Show

Saturday, April 13, 2013 at The Agora

The Hussy, Shitbox Jimmy, Goldmines, Royal Blood

Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at Now That's Class

Herzog, Expecting Rain, The Brutalists

Friday, July 19, 2013 at Cain Park

 

Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, The Sidekicks, So Long Albatross

Friday, July 26, 2013 at Grog Shop

Goners, Who Needs You, Ultra Ultra, JJ Damage and the Bandits

Friday, August 9, 2013 at Spitfire Saloon

Psychic Thrills, Queen of Hell, Dinosaur Coffin, Douglas Adams' Family,

Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Mikey Erg, Two Hand Fools, Laureate

Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at Dag House

Little Bighorn, Goldmines

Thursday, September 19, 2013 at Happy Dog

Built To Spill, Slam Dunk, The Warm Hair

Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at Grog Shop 

Nona, All Dogs, Brick Mower, Runaway Brother

Friday, December 6, 2013 at Mosh Eisley

The Breeders, Speedy Ortiz

Monday, December 16, 2013 at Beachland Ballroom

Radiator Hospital, Two Hand Fools, Classic Sand, The Fucking Cops

Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Now That's Class 

Best of 2012

Best Albums of 2012

10. Tight Bros - Tight Bros
9. Radiator Hospital - Some Distant Moon
8. Murmurs - Endless Suffering
7. Extra Medium Pony - 11686
6. Joyce Manor - Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired
5. Delay - Rushing Ceremony
4. The Babies - Our House On The Hill
3. The Sidekicks - Awkward Breeds
2. The Please And Thank Yous - At Your Merci
1. Swearin' - Swearin'

Honorable Mentions:
Mean Jeans - On Mars
Chomp - Buddha Jabba Momma
The Dopamines - Vices


Best Songs of 2012

10. The Sidekicks - "DMT"


9. Smooth Brain - "Fleas"


8. Delay - "Stand Me"


7. Big Eyes - "Back From The Moon"


6. The Babies - "On My Team"

5. Title Fight - "Head In The Ceiling Fan"


4. Nona - "Yep, A Yard Sale"



3. The Please And Thank Yous - "Midway To L.A."


2. Vacation - "Like Shit"



1. Swearin' - "Here to Hear"




Best Shows of 2012

Voxcaster, John Kalman, Beach Stav, The Swimfan

Friday, January 6, 2012 at Grog Shop

Swindlella, Mole People, Library Time, The Safeties

Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Happy Dog

The Sidekicks, Cheap Girls, Annabel, Worship This

Thursday, March 1, 2012 at Grog Shop

Screaming Females, Spacer Ace, Sun Spots

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at Beachland Tavern

R. Ring, Voxcaster, Night Sweats

Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Beachland Tavern

Mean Jeans, Smooth Brain, Hollywood, Wooly Bullies

Sunday, June 10, 2012 at Now That's Class

Saintseneca, Reverse the Curse, Annabel, Bed Crumb, Mutt's Revenge

Saturday, July 7, 2012 at Beach House

Herzog, Cloud Nothings

Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Treasure Fleet, Voxcaster, Exploding Lies, Arms and Armour

Saturday, August 11, 2012 at Pat's In the Flats

Defiance, Ohio, Saintseneca, Lost Jon And The Ghosts, The Ohioans

Friday, August 31, 2012 at Bad Racket

This Moment in Black History, Murdered Man, Black Black Black

Saturday, September 22, 2012 at Happy Dog

Ryan J. Eilbeck, Richard Wehrenberg Jr., Brianna Ries

Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Visible Voice Books

The Sidekicks, Saintseneca, Murmurs, Worship This

Sunday, November 11, 2012 at Mahalls 20 Lanes

Smooth Brain, The Pharmacy, Total Babes, Luxuries

Monday, December 10, 2012 at Now That's Class

Bomb The Music Industry, Two Hand Fools, Meridian

Sunday, December 16, 2012 at Grog Shop

This Year is 50% Over

Welp 2012 is half over. Highlights thus far include: Swindlella at the Happy Dog in February, The Sidekicks at the Grog Shop in March, Screaming Females at the Beachland in April, and the Mean Jeans at Now That's Class just a couple weeks ago in June as well as new records from Swearin', The Sidekicks, and Delay. There are a lot of good shows coming up this summer. Don't miss out dummies.

Best of 2011

Best Albums of 2011

10. The Black Keys - El Camino

9. Saintseneca - Last

8. The Boy Who Could Fly - Brain Cloud

7. Total Babes - Swimming Through The Sunlight

6. Underground Railroad to Candyland - Knows Your Sins

5. Joyce Manor - Joyce Manor

4. Herzog - Cartoon Violence

3. Tin Armor - Life of Abundance

2. Vacation - Vacation

1. Tenement - Napalm Dream

Honorable Mentions:

The Slow Death - Born Ugly Got Worse

Cloud Nothings - Cloud Nothings

Reverse The Curse - Hither and Yon

The Gateway District - Perfects Gonna Fail

Best Songs of 2011

10. Cloud Nothings - "Understand At All"

9. Acid Fast - "Rainy Treason"

8. Joyce Manor - "Leather Jacket"

7. The Boy Who Could Fly - "Weather"

6. Vacation - "Better Days"

5. Jessica Lea Mayfield - "Our Hearts are Wrong"

4. Herzog - "Rich People Ballad"

3. The Sidekicks - "Little James"

2. Tin Armor - "Queen Mob"

1. Tenement - "Taking Everything"

Best Shows of 2011

Library Time, Frankie Rose and The Outs, JJ Magazine

Friday, January 14, 2011 at Happy Dog

Solid Attitude, Beardo Bandini, Total Babes

Sunday, January 30, 2011 at Happy Dog

Brick Mower, What Gives, Asinine, Basement Attic

Sunday, February 20, 2011 at Soggy Dog House

Paul Baribeau, The Boy Who Could Fly, Richard Wehrenberg Jr. Lightning Yin-Yang, Time and Temperature

Saturday, March 5, 2011 at Soggy Dog House

Cake

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at Cleveland Masonic Auditorium

Ghost Town Trio, Delay, RVIVR, American War, Reverse The Curse

Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at Grog Shop

Bomb The Music Industry, The Sidekicks, Signals Midwest, Worship This

Monday, August 29, 2011 at Grog Shop

The Dreadful Yawns, Tadpoles, Mild Mannered

Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Happy Dog

Village Bicycle, Extra Medium Pony, 28 Degrees Taurus

Friday, October 7, 2011 at Happy Dog

Herzog, Spacer Ace, Shoreway

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at Oboe

Screaming Females, Underground Railroad to Candyland, Founding Fathers

Sunday, October 16, 2011 at Beachland Tavern

Built To Spill, White Pines

Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Musica

The Max Levine Ensemble, Traveling, Annabel, Crain Willow Lake

Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Stone Tavern

Delay, The Sidekicks, Tin Armor, Asinine, Northwestern

Friday, December 23, 2011 at Dag House

Total Babes, Village Bicycle, Smooth Brain, The Greater Outdoors

Friday, December 30, 2011 at Double Feature Gallery

FRIDAY