The Vindys. Credit: Cusano Photography
Youngstown’s the Vindys just announced that they’ll release a special vinyl edition of their album Bugs on Friday, Nov. 25.  The band will also appear at an in-store signing at 10 a.m. that same day at Record Connection in Niles. The signing will feature a special acoustic performance too.

And in honor of the release, the Vindys will release a music video for the album’s title track, which was mixed by Ryan West (Rihanna, Eminem, Jay-Z).  Metaphorically, “Bugs” is about the things that keep singer Jackie Popovec awake at night, but the video was inspired by her real-life experience of finding 10,000 yellow jackets behind the walls in the ceiling of her bedroom. 

“We took this literal story and made a sort of inception-like dream within a dream music video where I fall asleep and wake up to insects (the Vindys band members) disturbing me,” she says in a press release. “The video follows a spiraling wonderland into several scenes before waking up and realizing it was all a dream.” 
  
Earlier this month, the Vindys played two sold-out shows at the Music Box Supper Club. 

Next month, the Vindys will perform on Friday, Dec. 23, at the Westside Bowl in Youngstown. 

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This article appears in Nov 2-15, 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.