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Noise Rock shows its Pride: Japanther, Early Humans & Black Eyes in DC, 2002
20 years ago, New Lou Reeds’ Stephe DK, Coffinberry’s Nick Cross & I set out from Cleveland to see the best bands ever play Gay Pride…
9 Shocks Terror’s SoCal tour with Tony Erba & Jim Konya changed my life
Twenty years ago I roadied for perhaps the greatest thrash / hardcore band this planet has ever known, 9 Shocks Terror…
I was the Easter Bunny for GSMF & the craziest Speak In Tongues show ever
Easter Sunday, April 23, 2000, will live in punk rock infamy. Now revised for 2021 with more photos & scandalous details…
1996 was the best SXSW ever: exclusive video, photos & more
Craw, Primitive (aka Sheilbound), Edsel, Throckmorton, The Frans—check out full interviews & never-before-seen images from the best Austin trip ever…
‘Emo night’ in Hollywood: Hey Mercedes rocks The Roxy
Six weeks after we parted ways in Cleveland, I got to see my friend Mike Shumaker be a rock star at an historic Hollywood venue…
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Never can say goodbye: Yet another star-studded Invisible City farewell
More farewell concerts than a Cher tour: It’s an all-star jam with celebrities from the Cleveland music scene. First time online!
Saying goodbye to Cleveland: Coffinberry and Sean & Ian at The Invisible City
This was the first of the farewell parties we had at our recording studio / loft. These photos have never before been published!
Michael Shumaker’s Hey Mercedes homecoming at the Agora, 2002
Friends from across my Cleveland years gathered at The Invisible City ifor a sweaty & fun pre-party before we walked en masse to the show…
100,000 Years Of Sean & Ian album listening party at The Invisible City"/>
100,000 Years Of Sean & Ian album listening party at The Invisible City
At the time, we used our newly-arrived CDs as—you guessed it!—yet another excuse to have a bon voyage party…
DC’s Black Eyes & rare Sheilbound quartet lineup at Mohawk Place, Buffalo 2002
Help! I can’t remember when this excellent night of music happened, but I’m thinking it must have been late July or August 2002…
Maraca mania: Sheilbound quartet line-up at the Lime Spider, 2002
This was Sheilbound in their final quartet permutation. I wish I knew the exact date—do you? Please contact me with any details you have.
Baptized as a bondage bottom by Misty Martinez at Pat’s In The Flats
This was THE disruptive, change-your-thinking concert no one—least of all me—ever expected it to be. Photos never before online!
New singer, same Rar: My Name Is Rar-Rar play Pat’s with Sean & Ian, Plus Ultra
Rar-Rar returns with a new singer (Greg from Xerobot) plus Sean & Ian and Plus Ultra at our first post-Speak In Tongues production…
The second to last Speak In Tongues show was the best Christmas of all time
One week before Cleveland’s beloved DIY collective ceased to exist we had the ultimate party with a wild cast of characters old and new…
Watch: Razak Solar System’s final show at the old Grog Shop
We’d been through a lot in eighteen months. We were like King Crimson for latchkey kids. Yes for thrash addicts. Now it was time to bow out.
NOT the “Jim Clevo Stage”! The Divine Invasion at Speak In Tongues
I’m so proud to have played with this group: Bob from blue…MAX, Mike from Primitive / Sheilbound, Chris Young and myself…