Goose
The jam band’s popularity has steadily increased since it released 2016’s Moon Cabin, an album it recorded in a barn in northern New Hampshire. The summer tour that brings it to town tonight supports the new album, Everything Must Go, a collection of jazzy tunes that rely on both organic and electronic instruments. The group performs at 6 tonight and tomorrow night at Jacobs Pavilion.
2014 Sycamore St., 216-861-4080, jacobspavilion.com.
FRI 06/20
Birdtalker
The indie/folk group performs tonight at 7 at House of Blues as it brings its tour in support of its third album, All Means, No End, to town. The album features harmony vocals and twangy guitars on Wilco-like tunes such as “Falling Forward” and “Creatures.”
308 Euclid Ave., 216-523-2583, houseofblues.com.
Modest Mouse
The veteran indie rock act from the Pacific Northwest performs tonight at 8 at TempleLive at the Cleveland Masonic. The group is famous for its 2004 hit “Float On,” a careening anthem that became a hit on commercial radio despite its indie rock sensibilities. Singer-guitarist Doug Martsch of Built to Spill opens the show.
3615 Euclid Ave., 216-881-6350, masoniccleveland.com.
The Thing with Feathers
The Nashville-based indie rock band brings its headlining tour to the Beachland Tavern. The grunge-y new single, “Catching Your Eye,” features driving guitars and Eddie Vedder-like vocals. The band promises to play previously unreleased tunes on this stretch of dates.
15711 Waterloo Rd., 216-383-1124, beachlandballroom.com.
SAT 06/21
The Early November
The indie band plays a special acoustic show that will also feature storytelling. Singer-guitarist Ace Enders launched the group some 20 years and continues to be at the helm. Last year, the group returned with a self-titled album of carefully crafted emo-ish tunes. The show begins at 6 p.m. at Mahall’s 20 Lanes in Lakewood. Window Dogs open the show.
13200 Madison Ave., Lakewood, 216-521-3280, mahalls20lanes.com.
Outlaw Music Festival
The traveling music festival featuring Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and Nathaniel Rateliff returns to Blossom. Nelson, now 92, somehow continues to tour and record and the same goes for Dylan, who is now 84. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats and Bruce Hornsby round out the lineup. The show begins at 5 p.m.
1145 W. Steels Corners Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, 216-231-1111, livenation.com.
The War and Treaty
The terrific country/soul duo comes to Globe Iron. The two met about ten years ago when singer Michael Trotter Jr. moved from Cleveland to Maryland after he came out of the military. He and singer Tanya Trotter make a dynamic force stage. The show starts at 7 p.m.
2325 Elm St., globeironcle.com.
MON 06/23
Brand New
The pop-punk band that formed on Long Island some 25 years ago helped pave the way for the emo bands of the 2000s. Since reuniting last year to play a private charity event, the band has returned to road. It plays tonight at 7 at Jacobs Pavilion.
2014 Sycamore St., 216-861-4080, jacobspavilion.com.
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs: Death Hilarious Tour
The British psychedelic rock band brings its summer tour to the Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights. The band’s new single, “Glib Tongued,” sounds particularly menacing and comes across as a cross between Fugazi and IDLES. Doors open at 7 p.m.
2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights, 216-321-5588, grogshop.gs.
TUE 06/24
James Taylor
Blossom is the perfect venue for this pop singer who will undoubtedly draw from decades-worth of material for tonight’s concert. A Rock Hall Inductee, Taylor had hits in the ’70s when songs such as “Carolina in My Mind,” “You’ve Got a Friend” and “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)” topped the pop charts. The show begins at 7:30 p.m.
1145 W. Steels Corners Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, 216-231-1111, livenation.com.
WED 06/25
Billy Corgan and the Machines of God: A Return to Zero Tour
The Smashing Pumpkins singer-guitarist will commemorate the anniversaries of the Pumpkins’ albums Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Machina/The Machines of God and Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music with this special tour. You can expect to hear songs from the recent Pumpkins release, Aghori Mhori Mei, as well. The show begins at 6:30 p.m. at House of Blues.
308 Euclid Ave., 216-523-2583, houseofblues.com.
FRI 06/27
Dispatch and John Butler
The two jam acts have teamed up for this special tour that rolls into Cain Park in Cleveland Heights. G. Love & Special Sauce and Donovan Frankenreiter open the show. It begins at 6 p.m.
14591 Superior Rd., Cleveland Heights, 216-371-3000, cainpark.com.
Keith Urban: High and Alive World Tour
The veteran country singer-guitarist returns to Blossom as part of a tour supporting his new album, High. The show begins at 7 p.m. Alana Springsteen, who shared the stage with Urban during his NYE performance and has delivered a hit with her Tiesto collaboration, “Hot Honey,” and Chase Matthew, who just released his highly personal third album, open the show.
1145 W. Steels Corners Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, 216-231-1111, livenation.com.
SAT 06/28
Tyler, the Creator
The innovative rapper brings his Chromakoi World Tour to Rocket Arena. Chromakoi follows up his critically acclaimed 2021 album, Call Me If You Get Lost. The single “Noid” benefits from heavy guitars and a sample of Paul Ngozi singing in his native Nyanja. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
One Center Court, 216-420-2000, rocketarena.com.
TUE 07/01
Murder by Death
The indie rock band out of Indiana brings its farewell tour to the Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights. The group performs at 7 tonight and tomorrow night. Singer-songwriter Laura Jane Grace opens.
2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights, 216-321-5588, grogshop.gs.
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