Livewire: 7 of the Best Concerts to Catch in Cleveland This Week

Brite Winter Fest Celebrates Its Fifteenth Anniversary Credit: Emanuel Wallace

FRI 02/21

Filter
A former touring guitarist with Nine Inch Nails, Richard Patrick brings his alternative rock band back to the town where it originally formed. Filter had a hit right out of the gates with its debut, 1995’s Short Bus, which featured the industrial-minded hit “Hey Man Nice Shot.” The group performs tonight at 7 at House of Blues.
308 Euclid Ave., 216-523-2583, houseofblues.com.

Lit & Fuel
The ’90s rock acts bring their co-headlining tour to MGM Northfield Park — Center Stage. Lit had a big hit back in the ’90s with the tune “My Own Worst Enemy,” a catchy pop-punk number. Fuel also rose to popularity in the ’90s thanks to ballads such as 1996’s “Shimmer.” The concert begins at 8 p.m.
10705 Northfield Rd., Northfield, 330-908-7793, mgmnorthfieldpark.mgmresorts.com/en.html.

SAT 02/22

Joe Bonamassa
The blues guitarist who has delivered 28 No. 1 Billboard blues albums returns to the State Theatre tonight at 8. Bonamassa promises to play a mix of new tracks and classic hits at the show, part of a lengthy tour that leads up to an appearance on the Keeping the Blues Alive cruise in March.
1519 Euclid Ave., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org.

Brite Winter 2025
The annual music and arts festival returns. This year, the event will take over the East Bank of the Flats. It begins at 1 p.m. DJ E-V will headline the event and perform under a disco ball, and local acts such as Chelsea Pastel, Da Land Brass Band and Will Cherry share the bill. Nearly 30 local acts will perform at the event, which will feature three outdoor areas and two indoor areas.
britewinter.com.

The Ike Reilly Assassination
The veteran singer-songwriter performs tonight at 8 at the Treelawn. Reilly is the subject of a new documentary film, Don’t Turn Your Back on Friday Night, that chronicles his remarkable career. The wordsmith who worked for years as a doorman before embarking on his musical career takes the stage at 8 p.m.
15335 Waterloo Rd, 216-677-8733, www.thetreelawn.com.

SUN 02/23

Make Them Suffer
This hard rock group spent last year playing sold-out shows across Australia and performing at festivals like Download and Copenhell. The current tour that brings it to the Roxy and Mahall’s 20 Lanes in Lakewood tonight supports a new self-titled album. Doors open at 6 p.m.
13200 Madison Ave., Lakewood, 216-521-3280, mahalls20lanes.com.

TUE 02/25

David Shaw
Tonight at 8, Revivalists’ frontman David Shaw comes to the Asylum Room at the Masonic as part of his winter tour in support of his second solo LP, Take A Look Inside. The single “Arms of the River” comes off as a somber ballad with a Robbie Robertson feel to it.
TempleLive at the Cleveland Masonic, 3615 Euclid Ave., 216-881-6350, masoniccleveland.com.

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