Schedule
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Jon Mosey
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
101 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall
115 North Willow St.
Kent, OH 44240
New roots music, contemporary, but firmly grounded in tradition. Mosey’s guitar playing is Piedmont Blues/Ragtime based, but there’s a healthy dose of old-time and bluegrass flatpicking in there, too. He’s a pretty good singer, too.
Danny Christian
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
157 Lounge
157 S. Water Street
Kent, Ohio 44240
If you don’t know me, first and foremost I love songwriting. In fact, music is what this page was created for, but then I used it to raise awareness for cancer as I went through chemo in 2018. Now it’s back to music! Thanks for all your support!
Socrates and the Philosophers
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Barflyy
100 E Erie St.
Kent, Ohio 44240
We are 4 dudes who live to rock out and eat pizza. Come to a Philosophers show and you’ll hear anything from Aerosmith to Alice in Chains. Tom Petty to Tool. If it rocks, the Philosophers will play it!
Josee McGee
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
The Battleground Taproom and Mexican Kitchen
425 Cherry Street
Kent, Ohio 44240
Josee McGee is a singer songwriter from Canton and- like many in their early 20’s- is in search for life’s meaning. Using music to think-out-loud & make sense of it all, she produces soulful acoustic jams that remind us of what it means to have each other and the importance…
Little Steve-O
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Bistro On Main
1313 W. Main St.
Kent, Ohio 44240
Soulful Acoustic Classic Rock . Little Steve-O has been performing Solo or as a duo 4 to 5 nights a week For many years all over North East Ohio.
Wallace Coleman
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Brewhouse Pub
244 N. Water St.
Kent, Ohio 44240
It was at the Cascade Lounge that Coleman caught the ear of Robert Jr. Lockwood who had heard about this harp player and had come to hear him play. Lockwood called Coleman over and, on the spot, offered him a position in his band. A flattered Coleman said he had…
Nerve Tonic
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Buffalo Wild Wings
176 E Main St
Kent, OH 44240
Nerve Tonic is a power throw-back funky-rocky band born in northeast ohio tucked in between Cleveland, Akron and Kent. The pocket is solid and the grooves are known to go astral.
Back Alley Relics
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Dan Smith Park Stage
E Erie St.
Kent, OH 44240
Since 2015 the Back Alley Relics have been providing audiences with sonic dynamite! They deliver Northeast Ohio’s best classic rock, blues, and original songs. Three-part vocal harmonies, soaring guitar solos, and fantastic musicianship are part of why audiences can’t help but to sing and dance along. Hailing from the Kent/Ravenna…
Punching Oswald
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Dominick’s Pub
147 Franklin Ave
Kent, Ohio 44240
Monica Robins and the Whiskey Kings
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Hometown Bank Plaza
203 N Water St
Kent, Ohio 44240
Monica Robins & The Whiskey Kings have been rocking Cleveland since 1998 and feature the classic rock hits of the last four decades and much more.
In Like Flinn
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Kent State Hotel and Conference Center
215 S Depeyster St,
Kent, OH 44240
Becky Flinn is a Canton-based singer and entertainer performing in area musical groups and theatre. She covers a variety of music that spans across many different eras and genres including hits from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and more. Becky’s lively energy and smooth vocals will leave you thoroughly entertained and…
Sean Benjamin
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Last Exit Books and Cafe
124 E Main St, Ste 1
Kent, Ohio 44240
Singer/Songwriter and Alternative artist Sean Benjamin is known for his smooth and seductive vocals over genre-bending songs that draw influence ranging from Peter Gabriel and INXS to G. Love and Jack Johnson to Wilson Pickett and Dean Martin.
Susan Marie Project (SMP)
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Laziza
195 East Erie Street
Kent, OH 44240
The Susan Marie Project represents a stellar guitarist/vocalist that changes the atmosphere of a room, whether intimate surroundings or a coliseum filled to capacity. Backed by a solid rhythm section, the Susan Marie Project (SMP) generates a unique, ambitious nod to their roots of bluesy rock, funk, folk and dance,…
Colin John plays Led Zeppelin
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Loft Tavern
112 W Main Street
Kent, Ohio, 44240
“This is what Jimi Hendrix might have sounded like had he abandoned the rat race, moved to Hawaii, taken up surfing and let the sun and waves bestow their laid-back highs.” -Michael Molenda, Guitar Player Magazine
Stakhouse
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
North Water Brewing Co.
101 Crain Ave.
Kent, Ohio 44240
The Cleveland-based rock band, StakHouse, was born out of 13-year-old phenom guitarist Max Stakolich’s house in 2023. A masterful musician in his own rite, Max was the hunt for young talent that could match his own. He recruited from his local School Of Rock and found Eli Berger (drums), a…
Xtra Crispy
10:00 pm - 12:00 am
Panini’s Bar and Grill
295 S Water Street
Kent, Ohio 44240
Kent blues rockers with a five piece horn section. Powerful horn fueled future blues.
Burning River
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Pub
401 Franklin Avenue,
Kent, OH 44240
Hailing from the raucous birthplace of Rock n Roll, Cleveland based hard rock group Burning River is determined to put the genre back in the mainstream. With an eclectic mix of both classic and modern influences, the four piece creates a sonic experience composed of riff driven distorted guitar, groove…
City Of Invention
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Rays Place
135 Franklin Ave.
Kent, Ohio 44240
City of Invention is a four-piece, independent band from Kent that blends heartfelt lyrics, soulful vocal harmonies and woodsy rock and roll with traces of indie folk and Americana.
15-60-75 (The Numbers Band)
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Venice Cafe
163 W. Erie St.
Kent, Ohio 44240
15-60-75 (The Numbers Band) has been praised by almost every national music publication and several international publications since the beginning of their 30 years of live performances and recordings. Many fans are under the impression that the band remains obscure by choice. In fact, they have never been offered a…
Armstrong Bearcat Band
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Water Street Tavern
132 S. Water St.
Kent, OHIO 44240
Once you experience the searing brand of hard-driving, in-your-face classic rock and blues of Armstrong Bearcat, you will understand their demand. Scene Magazine describes Armstrong Bearcat this way: “With half the musicians but more than twice the talent of the Marshall Tucker Band, The Armstrong Bearcat Band wasted no time…