King Sunny Ade Credit: Courtesy of Monterey International
For the past couple of summers, the Cleveland Museum of Art has hosted Ohio City Stages, a weekly summer block party that takes place in front of the Transformer Station during the month of July. Acts slated to play this summer include Nigerian singer, composer and guitarist King Sunny Adé, Colombian musician Mario Galeano, desert blues rockers Tamikrest and Mexican festival favorites Los Cojolites. The concerts take place at 7:30 p.m., and admission is free. Vendors will be hand to sell food and drinks as well. Here’s the schedule:

July 8: King Sunny Adé & His African Beats
July 15: Ondatrópica
July 22: Tamikrest
July 29: Los Cojolites

This article appears in Jun 17-23, 2015.

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.