Rockstar Cleveland is normally a safe bet to catch a visiting rocker unwinding after a big show. Tonight, however, it's a lock:
Peabody's and Rockstar (Peabody's upstairs sub-club) will be jammed with metal stars when it hosts the official
Sounds of the Underground After-Party. Hometown headliners
Mushroomhead and
Chimaira will be on hand for meet-and-greet sessions. And most of the other groups on the bill -- such as Shadows Fall, Every Time I Die, and Darkest Hour -- play Peabody's when they come through town, so they definitely know where to go for a good time. And if hanging with a bunch of sweaty rock dudes getting hammered isn't your idea of fun, the Rockstar portion of the festivities will be a military-ball fetish party, hosted by the mavens of
Elise's Playground.
DJ Cooper will spin synth-pop, industrial, retro, and EBM, and
Dyksick will perform. Proceeds from the Playground party benefit Cystic Fibrosis funds, so it'd be
selfish to
not go.