This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Band’s Rock of Ages live album, a collection of recordings from a four-night 1971 residency at the Academy of Music in New York.

Famously, the residency also featured on-stage performances from a number of artists including Howard Johnson, Snooky Young, Joe Farrell, J.D. Parron and Earl McIntyre. Bob Dylan even made a surprise visit and played with the group for the New Year’s Eve show  to ring in 1972.

San Diego-based Chest Fever will honor the album’s anniversary with a national tour that’s coming to the Winchester in Lakewood on Saturday, Aug. 6.

The group will perform songs from Rock of Ages such as “Caledonia Mission,” “The Unfaithful Servant,” “Get Up Jake” and  “Chest Fever.” They will additionally play a number of deeper cuts from the Band’s catalog, including “Rockin’ Chair” and “Time To Kill” as well as classics like “Up on Cripple Creek” and “I Shall Be Released.”

A local horn section will join the group for the performance. Tickets cost $20.

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This article appears in Jun 29 – Jul 12, 2022.

Jeff has been covering the Cleveland music scene for more than 25 years now. On a regular basis, he tries to talk to whatever big acts are coming through town. And if you're in a local band that he needs to hear, email him at jniesel@clevescene.com.