It’s the first weekend in October, so we’re going to shake things up a bit, Cleveland. It’s okay; change is good. It’s time to take a break from those noise bands you’ve been checking out to pay a little homage to another side of Cleveland. Yeah, yeah, we’ve got the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame here. We get that. But the great city that we live in is also home to one of the best orchestras—if not the best—in the world.
The orchestra in question is the Cleveland Orchestra, which calls Severance Hall its home. Now, your music assignment isn’t to get over there quite yet. We know, you’re kind of afraid to leave the bar scene. That’s cool. There’s a solution! Some members from the Cleveland Orchestra—as well as other students, alumni, and faculty of the nation’s best music conservatories—will come together to perform for you in a setting that is far more laid back than within the walls of Severance.
They call themselves Classical Revolution Cleveland, and this week you can catch them at the Barking Spider Tavern at 3pm on Sunday. They will feature string quartets, opera arias, and a cello/piano duo. We first heard them at Happy Dog last summer, and it simply blew us away.
If you’re not ready to embrace your more cultured side, there’s plenty of low-down, dirty music happening in Cleveland this weekend, too. Check out the rest:
10/7: Classical Revolution Cleveland. 3pm.
Beachland Tavern:
10/5: Attack Cat | Thaddeus A. Greene | My Cardboard Spaceship Adventure. $8. 8pm.
10/6: Two Man Gentleman Band | Heelsplitter. $10. 9:30pm.
10/7: Friends | The Very Knees | Me. $10. 8:30pm.
Beachland Ballroom:
10/5: Kid Tested (Album Release show) | Fresh Kills | Extra Medium Pony. Virgin Lungs. FREE. 8:30pm.
10/6: 13th Annual Rock Benefit for Roots of American Music with: Guy Forsyth. $125 VIP ticket / $15 general admission. 7:30pm.
10/7: Cabinet | Kaleb Griffin Band. $10. 8:30pm.
Grog Shop:
10/5: Radar Hill | Jay Patrick Boland & The Members Only Band | The All ILG | Count to Orange. $6-8. 7:30pm.
10/6: Firewater | Kitchy | Crave. $10-12. 8pm.
10/7: Nite n Day | Black & Broke | Thrift Store Piff Gang | The Commissioners Table | AdAb. $10. 7pm.
Happy Dog:
10/5: Outer Minds | Shitbox Jimmy | Gap Dream. $5. 9pm.
10/6: Idiot Glee | Three Legged Race. $5. 9pm.
10/7: Mermouse House Brass Band. 7:30pm.
10/7: Goldmines | Fancy Tramp | Dead Sweaters. $5. 9pm.
House of Blues:
10/5: A$AP Rocky. $28-35. 7pm.
