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05.18.10WMC Fest Preview: SaintsenecaSaintseneca 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Saturday, May 22nd Parish Hall, WMC Fest When it comes to up and coming local gems, it doesn't get much better than Columbus's foot stompin' folk foursome Saintseneca. With upbeat Appalachian tunes that shake you down to your toes, the sounds of Saintseneca are guaranteed to hang around with you for a while after they end. I haven't had the opportunity to catch them live, which makes them one of my most anticipated acts for the weekend. Their sound feels so raw and organic on tape that I can only imagine the show in-person is that much better. San Francisco's ...
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05.17.10WMC Fest Preview: Lavis BlakeLavis Blake 4:45 pm - 5:15 pm Saturday, May 22nd Parish Hall, WMC Fest Kyle O'Neill, Elliot Swauger, Devon Deblasio, Brian Macnamara, and Matt Manhire are five friends out of Philly making noise in basements across the midwest under the banner of Lavis Blake. There isn't much info out there yet on the melodic post punkers, who just released their first EP, but what can be found are testaments to how much fun their live shows are. O'Neill, the burnt-headed frontman, is supposed to put on a pretty entertaining spectacle while slamming some hardcore vox. With a string of shows across the rust belt with ...
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05.17.10WMC Fest Preview: Parachute JournalistsParachute Journalists 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Saturday, May 22nd Parish Hall, WMC Fest It's fitting that Parachute Journalists are opening up the band portion of WMC this weekend, seeing as 2/3 of the groups members make up the founding team of the festival itself. If there's anyone who should bestow the honor of breaking in the Parish Hall stage on Saturday, it's these guys. Led by Adam Wagner on guitar/vox, Jeff Finley on drums, and Jeff Steinwachs on the bass, its clear that the newly formed trio are still getting their bearings, drawing on influences from Latterman to Bob Dylan. But, there's promise ...
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04.15.10WMCMXR: Benefit Mixer for Weapons of Mass Creation FestWe all know about WMC Fest, and we all know that they've been working hard to secure their fund-age - but did you know they're throwing a benefit mixer this Friday? WMCMXR is a chance for the creative community of Cleveland to get together and geek out over WMC Fest and get to know some of its supporters. Donations will be accepted at the door, and a raffle for prizes offered by local Cleveland businesses will be hosted (including CLE Clothing, Cleveland Cinemas, Cinematheque, and more!). At 10 local folkies and WMC Fest performers the Lighthouse and the Whaler will perform an ...
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04.07.10Help Fund WMC Fest: Refer A Friend And Become A VIP!Woah! If your friend donates at least $25 to the WMC Kickstarter project during its last week you both get weekend passes and VIP access! Over the past few months Cleveland's Weapons of Mass Creation Festival has been taking in donations on the popular crowd-sourcing site Kickstarter to help raise some of the necessary funds to put the event on. As of right now they've raised almost $2,000 of their $2,500 goal, but with Kickstarter it's an all or nothing situation - meaning if WMC can't raise that last $500 by April 15th none of the current donations ...
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03.05.10Weapons of Mass Creation FestivalIn the upcoming months, you're going to hear a lot from me about Weapons of Mass Creation Fest, which is happening May 22 and 23 in the Ohio City neighborhood of Cleveland. You're going to hear a lot about it from me because, if you haven't already figured it out, I live in Cleveland. And, if you haven't figured this out either, I'm a huge supporter of cleaning up Cleveland's reputation as the mistake on the lake. No matter what might be posted about us in popular media - I truly believe you are lucky if you live here. We have ...
