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Harry Bacharach
Friday, June 12, 2009. Alma Theater, 7pm.
$20 in advance (Patron Series $17 available only at Cain Park Ticket Office), $23 day of show. [buy tickets]
'An Evening of Heavy Easy Listening' awaits when singer-pianist Harry Bacharach takes to the intimate Alma stage with his smooth piano playing, feathery vocals, offbeat outlook and wry sense of humor. By day, Harry is a baker at the popular Cleveland Heights bakery, On The Rise. Joining him will be Josh Rzepka (trumpet), Jim Cirillo (saxophone), Dan Wagner (saxophone), Demetrius Steinmetz (bass), B.J. Bishop (trombone) and Roy King (drums). His latest CD is Live from the Velvet Tango Room where he performs regularly.
Anne Cochran
Saturday, June 13, 2009. Evans Amphitheater, 8pm.
In advance $23 center/front sides, $20 back sides (Patron Series $19.55/17 available only at Cain Park Ticket Office), $18 lawn; day of show $26/23/21. [buy tickets]
Cleveland chanteuse Anne Cochran takes time out from her busy schedule touring with Jim Brickman for a solo concert featuring songs from her latest release, Close to Me.
FREE PARKING SHUTTLE SERVICE to & from Cain Park from 1 hour before concert begins and up to 1 hour after concert ends. Look for shuttle sign and park in front of Bally Total Fitness at Severance Town Center.
The Doo Wops Reunion Concert: A Tribute to Mr. Bill Thomas with special guest appearance by Norm N Nite
Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 7pm. Alma Theater.
FREE (no tickets necessary). Donations will be accepted to the Friends of Cain Park at the concert. [buy tickets]
Former Cleveland Heights High School Men’s Chorus members reunite as The Doo Wops and pay tribute to the person who brought them together in the 70s, former Heights High Chorus Director Bill Thomas. Norm N Nite, who discovered and managed The Doo Wops, will also put in a special guest appearance.
Gershwin '29: Echoes from Vaudeville, Broadway and the Silver Screen
Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Alma Theater, 7pm.
$20 in advance (Patron Series $17 available only at Cain Park Ticket Office), $23 day of show. [buy tickets]
Singers Joan Ellison and Mark Flanders with Jennifer Heemstra on piano bring vibrant authenticity to the greatest songs of a Golden Age — the songs of George and Ira Gershwin. Working from original recordings (circa 1922-43), they’ll bring back the songs as they sounded during the Gershwins’ heyday. “The brilliance of the Flanders-Ellison approach stems partly from the truth they lavish on the material. There is no attempt to transform the songs in 21st century terms…a delectable cabaret show. Who could ask for anything more?” Plain Dealer
$2 Tuesday: Steve Jochum and Big Zipper
Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Evans Amphitheater, 8pm.
General admission $2 (no discounts). [buy tickets]
'Funky Poodle' lives on with this Cleveland classic-rock group. Steve Jochum sang, played guitar and wrote that hit song as a member of Wild Horses. 'Funky Poodle' was a 'heat seeker' on the Billboard Charts and was on the soundtrack of You, Me and Dupree. Steve has shared the stage with The Ramones, Southside Johnny, The Beach Boys, Edwin McCain and many more.
Supported by Friends of Cain Park.
September Songs: A Cabaret About Growing Older
Thursday, June 18, 2009. Alma Theater, 7pm.
$20 in advance (Patron Series $17 available only at Cain Park Ticket Office), $23 day of show. [buy tickets]
'Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few…September, November!/And these few precious days I’ll spend with you.' [1938, September Song by Walter Houston] Bill Rudman and music director Nancy Maier explore this universal theme in 60 years of songs from stage and screen musicals including 'Hello, Young Lovers,' 'I Remember It Well,' 'Do You Love Me?' 'Something’s Gotta Give,”' 'September Song' and lots more.
Big Cool Cats Music Festival—70 Lewis, Cats on Holiday with MIfune Horn Section, Mo Mojo, Magpies, Mifune, I-Tal
Saturday, June 20, 2009. Evans Amphitheater, 12 noon-11pm.
General admission $40 (Patron Series $34).[buy tickets]
70 Lewis (12-1:00): a young alternative/progressive pop band featuring soulful vocals similar to Freddy Mercury with the pop sensibilities of Ben Folds. Cats On Holiday with Mifuné horn section (1:30-2:45): purveyors of roots, country and Americana music. Mo Mojo (3:15-4:30): laying down a hot Bayou beat, playing a mix of zydeco, blues and Cajun in the New Orleans Mardi Gras style. Magpies (5-6:30): indie folk/rock revivalists, Cleveland Scene Music Award winners for 'Best Americana Band' with vocalist Roger Hoover as 'Best Singer/Songwriter.'
Mifuné (7-8:30): Afro-Electronique band combining funky poly-rhythms, soulful vocals and blazing horns. I-Tal (9:30-10:40): Cleveland’s 'old school' legendary reggae band reunites for the first time in 3 years! The Festival concludes with an encore jam of all performing musicians. Also Roots of American Music stage on the Colonnade featuring Jessie Barnes, Jack DiAlesandro and Jon Mosey. Become a Facebook fan and follow BCCMF on Twitter! Co-presented by BigCoolCats.com
FREE FAMILY FUNDAYS: Ball in the House
Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 4pm. Evans Amphitheater.
FREE (no tickets necessary). [buy tickets]
This Boston Pop/R&B a cappella group combines romantic harmonies with a series of complex vocal percussive beat box sounds. Their first radio single, “Something I Don’t Know,” charted for six consecutive weeks and peaked at #17 in the Top 100 on the national Adult Contemporary charts. A few years ago, Ball in the House signed one of the most lucrative commercial deals for an indie band when they became the voices of Cool Whip. They’ve received numerous awards including: VH1’s Save the Music Songwriting Award 2005 (Hip-Hop/R&B Song of the Year runner-up); top-10 finalists in the MTV Next Big Thing Contest, and most recently, winners of The Today Show’s America’s Got Talent contest.
Brian Henke
Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Alma Theater, 7pm.
$20 in advance (Patron Series $17 available only at Cain Park Ticket Office), $23 day of show. [buy tickets]
The unique style of award-winning virtuosic fingerstyle guitarist Brian Henke has been called everything from folk to new age to neo-classical to pastoral. He has shared the bill with acts as diverse as Yes, Linda Ronstadt, Richie Havens, Adrian Belew and Spyro Gyra. His most recent release is Tree of Life.
$2 Tuesday: Austin 'Walkin' Cane' and Megan Slankard
Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Evans Amphitheater, 8pm.
General admission $2 (no discounts). [buy tickets]
Austin 'Walkin' Cane' stirs up a blues gumbo repertoire that blends jazz, folk, soul & rock ‘n’ roll. Outstanding guitar, slide guitar and dobro skills, in conjunction with powerhouse vocals and a lot of hootin' and hollerin', have made Austin one of 'Cleveland's favorite frontmen.'
Edgy alt-rocker Megan Slankard forges a distinctive sound with her smooth and courageous vocal dynamics (reminiscent of Alanis Morissette), and her intelligent and diverse song styles. Slankard and her music have appeared on TLC's 'What Not To Wear,' which generated purchases by viewers that placed her second CD, Freaky Little Story on the #5 spot on Amazon.com CD sales charts.
Supported by Friends of Cain Park.
Juliette Regnier in Concert
Thursday, July 2, 2009. Alma Theater, 7pm
$20 in advance (Patron Series $17 available only at Cain Park Ticket Office), $23 day of show. [buy tickets]
With a voice described as a rare combination of beauty and soul, Juliette Regnier returns to Cain Park in concert with a five-piece band, ready to rock the house with songs she’s always wanted to sing. From standards to R&B, folk and gospel, world music, country, bluegrass and rock, Ms. Regnier will lead you on a musical odyssey coursing the unusual and the unexpected.
Livingston Taylor
Thursday, July 2, 2009. Evans Amphitheater, 8pm.
In advance $20 center/front sides (Patron Series $17 available only at Cain Park Ticket Office), $18 back sides, $16 lawn; day of show $23/21/19. [buy tickets]
A Cain Park favorite returns! An unrepentant romantic, Livingston Taylor's razor-sharp mind, wittiness and prodigious talents on numerous instruments fuse into a delightful evening of fun.
FREE PARKING SHUTTLE SERVICE to & from Cain Park from 1 hour before concert begins and up to 1 hour after concert ends. Look for shuttle sign and park in front of Bally Total Fitness at Severance Town Center.
$2 Tuesday: Skinny
Tuesday, July 14, 2009. Evans Amphitheater, 8pm.
General admission $2 (no discounts). [buy tickets]
'They are a modern-day Sly and the Family Stone,' raves The Plain Dealer. Shortly after forging the band at Kent State University, Skinny (formerly 2 Skinny Dorks & the Family) was ranked the #1 unsigned band by the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame. They've shared their positive and organic pop-rock laced with funk and groove in shows with the Dave Matthews Band, Robert Randolph, O.A.R., Rusted Root, and Blessid Union of Souls.
Supported by the Friends of Cain Park
Eclectica with special guests Doug Wood and Darren Frate from Watts Gnu
Friday, July 17, 2009. Evans Amphitheater, 8pm.
In advance $17 center/front sides, $15 back sides, $12.50 lawn; day of show $20/18/15.50. [buy tickets]
Eclectica is a virtuoso jam-band featuring Jim Brickman tour mate Tracy Silverman on electric violin, Grammy Award-winning Flecktones drummer Roy 'Futureman' Wooten and bass phenom Steve Forrest performing from their new CD, Streaming Video Soul.
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Saturday, July 25, 2009. Evans Amphitheater, 8pm.
In advance $20 center/front sides (Patron Series $17 available only at Cain Park Ticket Office), $18 back sides, $16 lawn; day of show $23/21/19. [buy tickets]
Squirrel Nut Zippers have toured with Neil Young, opened for Tony Bennett and have performed on Sesame Street. A perpetually evolving fusion of Delta blues, gypsy jazz, 1930s swing, and klezmer, the Zippers rejoice in not being pigeonholed by their unmistakable sound.
FREE PARKING SHUTTLE SERVICE to & from Cain Park from 1 hour before concert begins and up to 1 hour after concert ends. Look for shuttle sign and park in front of Bally Total Fitness at Severance Town Center.
$2 Tuesday: Jonathan Kingham
Tuesday, July 28, 2009. Evans Amphitheater, 8pm.
General admission $2 (no discounts). [buy tickets]
The release of his fourth independent album, That Changes Everything, finds Jonathan Kingham mining the fertile changes of jazz while maintaining one foot firmly in the folk/pop world. Fans of Shawn Colvin, Norah Jones and Jamie Cullum will enjoy an evening with one of Seattle's up-and-coming performers.
Supported by Friends of Cain Park.
The Tartan Terrors
Saturday, August 1, 2009. Evans Amphitheater, 8pm.
In advance $20 center/front sides (Patron Series $17 available only at Cain Park Ticket Office), $18 back sides, $16 lawn; day of show $23/21/19. [buy tickets]
Bolstered by the blistering piping of a two-time world champion bagpiper, the driving tones of drums from around the world, and a guitar played unlike you’ve ever heard, The Tartan Terrors features the best in music, comedy and dance.
FREE PARKING SHUTTLE SERVICE to & from Cain Park from 1 hour before concert begins and up to 1 hour after concert ends. Look for shuttle sign and park in front of Bally Total Fitness at Severance Town Center.
Over the Rhine
Saturday, August 8, 2009. Evans Amphitheater, 8pm.
In advance $17 center/front sides, $15 back sides, $13 lawn; day of show $20/18/16. [buy tickets]
Over the Rhine may not be a household name but their evocative, earthy songwriting and impassioned delivery will stay with you long after the music ends. Just ask the crowds who packed the Evans last year for their Cain Park debut.
FREE PARKING SHUTTLE SERVICE to & from Cain Park from 1 hour before concert begins and up to 1 hour after concert ends. Look for shuttle sign and park in front of Bally Total Fitness at Severance Town Center.
$2 Tuesday: The Arrogant Worms
Tuesday, August 11, 2009. Evans Amphitheater, 8pm.
General admission $2 (no discounts). [buy tickets]
You'll get musical comedy at its folkiest with The Arrogant Worms. It started out as a joke and quickly became a career. They were unearthed in 1991 at Queen's University in Ontario performing sketches and comedy songs. Ten years later The Worms were the biggest band in the universe for a few minutes as their song 'Dangerous' was played for the crew aboard the space shuttle. The New York Times reported, 'They had a New York audience behaving like alligators.'
Supported by Friends of Cain Park.
Soul and Heart: A Two-Hour Festival of Folk, Blues & Pop-Gospel
Friday, August 14, 2009. Evans Amphitheater, 8pm.
General admission in advance $20 (Patron Series $17 available only at Cain Park Ticket Office), day of show $23. [buy tickets]
The spirit of Woodstock continues with a mini-festival featuring Long Road (Cleveland’s only 60s-style folk group), the pop-gospel of The Prayer Warriors, contemporary blues artist Kristine Jackson and acoustic singer-songwriter Noah Budin.
Matt Dusk
Saturday, August 15, 2009. Evans Amphitheater, 8pm.
In advance $20 center/front sides (Patron Series $17 available at Cain Park Ticket Office), $18 back sides, $16 lawn; day of show $23/21/19. [buy tickets]
Among the pack of young crooners such as Michael Bublé and Jamie Cullum, Juno Award-nominated Matt Dusk swings with timeless songs drawn from the American Songbook and contemporary pop numbers.
The Beach Boys
Sunday, August 16, 2009. Evans Amphitheater, 7pm.
$55 reserved seats, $30 lawn (Patron Series $46.75/25.50). [buy tickets]
More than ever, we need the “Fun, Fun, Fun” that a Beach Boys concert brings!
FREE PARKING SHUTTLE SERVICE to & from Cain Park from 1 hour before concert begins and up to 1 hour after concert ends. Look for shuttle sign and park in front of Bally Total Fitness at Severance Town Center.
Gin & Tonic Tour featuring Gin Blossoms & Tonic with special guest One Lone Car
Friday, August 21, 2009. Evans Amphitheater, 8pm.
In advance $35 center/front sides, $30 back sides, $20 lawn (Patron Series $29.75/25.50/17 available only at Cain Park Ticket Office); day of show $38/33/23. [buy tickets]
Alternative rock band Gin Blossoms (“Hey Jealousy”) teams up with the guitar-driven melody maker Tonic (“If You Could Only See”) for a refreshing cocktail of entertainment.
FREE PARKING SHUTTLE SERVICE to & from Cain Park from 1 hour before concert begins and up to 1 hour after concert ends. Look for shuttle sign and park in front of Bally Total Fitness at Severance Town Center.
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