Show Reviews 9/23/2011 - 9/24/2011

Great Weekend

9/23/2011 @ Five O'Clock Lounge, Lakewood, Ohio

Tinko / The Strange Notes

This past Friday I caught Tinko at the Five O'Clock Lounge where they played a great version of the Discount Drugmart theme song. That, however, was not the highlight of their set as they played a mix of americana, punk, and something else. They have a new record coming out which I am excited to get my hands on so I can tell you what that "something else" is. Check them out October 29th at Now That's Class.

9/23/2011 @ Happy Dog, Cleveland, Ohio

Megachurch / All Dinosaurs / Sistered / Verma

A little later that evening after making the short drive down Detroit Ave. I saw the end of Megachurch's set at the Happy Dog. The place was packed and luckily the kitchen was still open so I could get a dog topped with fried hard boiled egg, bacon bits, and fritos. In hindsight I would have left out the bacon bits and gone with sauerkraut, but anyway, Megachurch ripped. The beginning of "The Mission" always sounds amazing live. They played a good mix of songs from both their old record and their new one. You really need to see them live if you haven't already.

9/24/2011 @ Happy Dog, Cleveland, Ohio

The Dreadful Yawns / Tadpoles / Mild Mannered

Saturday at the Happy Dog the Tadpoles played some solid tracks, especially this one, to warm up the crowd. That's some great guitar work. The Yawns led things off with one of my all-time favorite songs "Kill Me Now" and proceeded to play a good chunk of songs off Take Shape. I love their performances of song after song flowing into one another with little time in between. After jamming other classics "Like Song" and "Don't Know What I've Been On", they ended the evening with the tightest rendition of "Queen and the Jokester" that I've ever seen thanks in large part to Chris Russo's drumming. What a band. What a set. Thanks Dreadful Yawns.