Livewire: 12 of the Best Concerts to Catch in Cleveland This Weekend

Mourning [A] BLKstar celebrates 10 years with a show at the Grog Shop Credit: Emanuel Wallace

FRI 01/24

George DeLancey
The jazz bassist has toured nationally and internationally with the Larry Fuller Trio and has performed as a sideman with acts such as Wessell Anderson, Peter Bernstein, Bobby Broom, Tia Fuller, Philip and Winard Harper, Christian Howes, Willie Jones III, Wynton Marsalis, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Tomoko Omura, Johnny O’Neal, Houston Person, Russell Malone, Ben Paterson, Jeremy Pelt and Bria Skonberg. He is also the director of the Midwestern arts initiative Appalachian Muse and owner and operator of Sunrise Music Center in Zanesville, OH. He and his group perform tonight at 8 at the Bop Stop.
2920 Detroit Ave., 216-771-6551, themusicsettlement.org.

LILIEAE
LILIEAE’s Lydia Puccini and Kayleigh Hyland took an art class together when they attended Westlake High School several years ago. At the time, they had no idea that they’d wind up a band together. A mutual acquaintance made that happen and brought them together to form LILIEAE. The group, which plays a mix of hard rock and ’90s-style alternative rock, formed in 2019 and released its first EP that same year. They’ve been going strong ever since and perform at 7 tonight at Mahall’s 20 Lanes in Lakewood.
13200 Madison Ave., Lakewood, 216-521-3280, mahalls20lanes.com.

Pile
The hard rock band comes to the Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights as part of a tour supporting its latest album, All Fiction. A press release describes the album as a “carefully paced study on the subjectivity of perception, the data-shaping despotism of big tech, and the connections between anxiety and death.” The show begins at 8:30 p.m.
2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights, 216-321-5588, grogshop.gs.

SAT 01/25

ATliens
The EDM group famous for performing in disguise — the group favors chrome faces and red illuminated eyes — brings its Leaving the World Behind tour to the Agora. Doors open at 8 p.m. LAYZ, Gorilla T and Automhate open.
5000 Euclid Ave., 216-881-2221, agoracleveland.com.

Tropidelic
This local jam band doesn’t play Cleveland as much these days now that’s become a national act. This past summer, it released its latest album, Royal Grove, and the album’s lead single, “Floating,” pairs the group with Iration and the Elovators. Tonight, the group makes a rare local appearance when it plays Kent Stage. Doors open at 6:30.
175 E. Main St., Kent, 330-677-5005, kentstage.org.

TUE 01/28

Albert Lee Band
The influential British guitarist brings his band to the Music Box Supper Club. In the 1960s, Lee left school to play guitar full-time and formed the Thunderbirds, a successful British R&B/rock band in the 1960s. Upon leaving that band, he performed with the Everly Brothers for a good 20 years and has toured with the likes of guitarist Vince Gill and Bill Wyman. Tonight’s show begins at 7:30.
1148 Main Ave., 216-242-1250, musicboxcle.com.

THU 01/30

Bertha: Grateful Drag
A Nashville-based group that claims to be the world’s first draq Grateful Dead tribute band formed two years ago to fight the anti trans and LGBTQ laws being passed in Tennessee and around the country. Tonight at 8 at the Beachland Ballroom, the band makes its Cleveland debut. The concert serves as a benefit for Trans Ohio, and local drag queen Dr. Lady J will host the affair.
15711 Waterloo Rd., 216-383-1124, beachlandballroom.com.

Hooked Like Helen CD Release Party
The local group celebrates the release of its new album. Singer Nikki Stipp performs with real intensity, and the band draws from glam rock and metal. The national act Platinum Moon shares the bill. The show starts at 7 p.m. at the Winchester in Lakewood.
12112 Madison Ave., Lakewood, 216-600-5338, facebook.com/TheWinchesterMusicTavern.

FRI 01/31

Bumpin’ Uglies
The reggae/ska/punk band brings its tour in support of its new album, Lyrics Over Everything, to the Beachland Ballroom tonight for the start of a two-night residency. The show begins at 7:30, and Joey Harkum and Derek McBryde open. Joint Operation and TobyRaps open tomorrow’s show.
15711 Waterloo Rd., 216-383-1124, beachlandballroom.com.

Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers
The Pittsburgh-based singer-guitarist became a regional sensation in the 1970s and 1980s and continues to regularly tour and record. He counts Bruce Springsteen as one of his biggest fans. He plays at 8 p.m. at the Music Box Supper Club. Fri: Jan. 31.
1148 Main Ave., 216-242-1250, musicboxcle.com.

Kerry King
Slayer guitarist Kerry King launched his solo career last year with the release of From Hell I Rise. To cut the tunes and to play them live, he assembled a band of heavy metal all-stars, including Death Angel singer Mark Osegueda, Vio-lence/Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel, Hellyeah bassist Kyle Sanders and Slayer/Testament/Forbidden/Exodus drummer Paul Bostaph. The tour that brings him to House of Blues tonight supports the album. Doors open at 6.
308 Euclid Ave., 216-523-2583, houseofblues.com.

Mourning [A] BLKstar 10th Anniversary Concert
The ambitious local band that draws from noise, funk, indie rock and jazz celebrates its tenth anniversary with this special show at the Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights. The concert begins at 8:30 p.m.
2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights, 216-321-5588, grogshop.gs.

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