Cleveland Rockers

How could you forget?:::::

Jerry Ortiz82 said:... Regarding the bands: For example, you forgot about Father (they recorded an Inspirit album and did 2 tours through England plus who knows how many shows all over Europe)

Jerry Ortiz82 said:How could you not:::::

Pardon me,
I'm just half-asleep here😬

Edward Hernandez332 said:excuse me
I'm just sleepy😬

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I had to lay out the facts in my last post because people in Cleveland are always complaining without actually using their heads to see the big picture... Honestly, the music scene right now is incredible! Both inside and out!!
But the second it’s time to pay an entrance fee$5.00 at the BOOk to catch a show with 2 or 3 bands😲 (Eeeeej, $5.00 - 3 whole bands!!!!!!🙏) suddenly 90% of them start whining about wanting free entry or some "buy one get one" deal👎 (I know this firsthand because I worked the door at that club for about 60% of their shows selling tickets🙂 )!!! It's honestly embarrassing😠!!

Jerry Ortiz82 said:I had to lay out the actual facts in my previous post because people from Cleveland are always complaining, no matter where they are.

But look, that isn't even why they're complaining—not that that's the point here, and honestly, I’m barely even awake right now.😉

Jerry Ortiz82 said:...For example, you forgot about Father (who recorded an Inspirit album and did 2 tours through England plus God knows how many shows all over Europe), One Piece puzzle, DNR (they're playing this year's metal camp alongside legends like Motörhead, Sepultura, etc.🙏), Downfall (working on their first album), that recorded a popular compilation called "Passionate Cleveland residents" featuring several bands, and so on! Not to mention Mandrill, who I think recorded their second album...

And don't even get me started on the punks!!!!!!
Shells, Civil disobedience, Toast, (Bjuticentar), and of course Kartažmarilja 😬

Joseph Edwards86 said:And he's a total punker too!!!!!!
Shellfish, civil disobedience, toast, Bjuticentar, and of course Kartažmarilja. 😬

hahahahahahahaha😬 👍

restlessharbor81 said:A bunch of young bands that’ll never make it out of the garage. Today, Cleveland is just living on its old glory days, and the sad truth is our city (along with the rest of the country) has been hollowed out by people moving away...

The local go-to spots are: Palach—which seems to have become an end in itself, honestly; we need to shut that down ASAP. Booka—their crew does genuinely great work, but I feel like people will always talk about Booka like it's just some tiny dive bar across from the old grocery store, even though it's probably the only club giving young bands any kind of shot... Stereo—definitely one of the better things to happen in Cleveland in the last 10 years... And that's basically it...

Cleveland is stuck in total lethargy, as usual... But then again, looking at other places, maybe we aren't doing too bad..

Now this is a typical Clevelander!! Just spitting on their own hometown😠! Man, that local mentality really gets under my skin!! Instead of lifting our city up onto a pedestal (like Dalmatians do, by the way, I don't mean to offend anyone...), we’re just sawing off the branch we're sitting on.. No wonder everyone else treats us like we don't matter...😠

Amanda Foster23 said:This is just typical Cleveland behavior!! Spitting on your own hometown😠! God, this local mentality drives me crazy!! Instead of putting our city on a pedestal (like people from Florida, by the way, no offense intended...), we’re busy sawing off the very branch we’re sitting on.. No wonder everyone else treats us like we don't matter...😠

So tell me, how exactly am I "spitting on my own city"?

By pointing out that the legendary Palach club and its entire roster—meaning Charlie and the rest of those "artists" who basically just use the place to take naps—have gone completely downhill. Palach is an embarrassment to this city now; it used to be something to be proud of. It’s pathetic to see such a massive space sit empty most of the time while the local papers run nothing but fluff pieces about how much the city loves it. Bla-bla, Charlie and the crew, get your butts out of there and let someone else try to breathe life back into that place.

Just look at the landscape. The only spot in town where you can go hoping for decent music is Arca Fiumana; everything else is either pretentious nonsense or bottom-tier dive bars like El Rio or—don't make me say it—Nina... And here's another depressing fact: until recently, the only floating bar in Cleveland turned into a hub for cheesy pop music. It’s a disgrace. Back in the day, if you wanted that kind of stuff, you had to trek out to the middle of nowhere like Bakar.

They marketed Alter ego as this edgy underground club, right up until they slapped a "Dejan Matić at Alter ego" poster on the wall. 🙏 ...

Back to the Book—I really hope the rumors about moving the Book into the Palach space aren't just talk, because the quality of the Book's programming blew past its tiny 50-square-foot footprint a long time ago.

And that’s the state of Cleveland for you; even Louise is becoming a thing of the past...

But, just so it doesn't look like I'm *only* trashing my city, I have to admit things have actually started picking up in the last year or two, with more events popping up.

The reality remains, though: both this city and its people are stuck in total lethargy.

Arca Fiumana is basically the only spot in town where you can actually walk in hoping the music selection won't be total garbage.

🙂 🙂 🙂 Honestly, Arca is the absolute worst when it comes to taste.

Booka is 😎 over by the downtown district if you can't find anything decent elsewhere—even if the vibe there is usually pretty rotten (same goes for Stereo). You've also got BRM, and if I recall correctly, Louise opened up almost immediately with a very similar setup. If you want something a bit classier, you could always hit up Auntie Rose's new spot.

That’s exactly why I said "so-so"—it just proves you can't find a decent spot to hang out in downtown Cleveland...

Concerts at the local arena 😁. That open-air punk festival over on Circular Street was the last one 😬

Look, they’re never around during the summer. People take vacations—just like any other club would. It's simply the off-season right now. Things will pick back up in September, and besides, there were a few festivals going on in the meantime, so that's that. 😁

restlessharbor81 said:Just look at this example. Arca Fiumana is pretty much the only spot in town where you can head out actually hoping to enjoy a decent music selection. Everything else just feels like overpriced, pretentious nonsense—places like PHC or Balloon—or honestly, total dive bars like El Rio, and I won't even get started on Nina. Here's another depressing reality check: until recently, the only floating bar in Cleveland had turned into a hotspot for cheesy pop melodies. It’s embarrassing. I remember back in the day, if you wanted to hear some real tunes, you actually had to trek out to the middle of nowhere, like near a place like Copper.

I'm in total agreement with this...

The truth is, we’re just stuck in this total state of lethargy—both as a city and as citizens....

And honestly, that’s just a harsh truth, which is exactly what makes it so frustrating.

What I was trying to get at is that we tend to focus way too much on the negatives. We always seem to be playing it safe and staying on the sidelines—mostly because, like you said, this city just feels stuck in a constant state of lethargy. We act all humble about it, too, like "Oh, we don't really need much anyway," which is exactly how we ended up in the mess we saw with the Mediterranean game, our soccer scene back in '99, the arena situation, and the highway projects.

Out of all the rock bands from Cleveland, I’ve always had a soft spot for PHC—if anyone here has ever come across them. They tend to take a lot of well-known foreign and local tracks and perform them with their own unique lyrics...

http://www.studijozasirotinju.com/#

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Haven't seen you in ages. Word on the street is you've gone totally off the grid, let your hair grow out, and basically vanished into thin air... 😉
Man, talk about a blast from the past!

Looking like fools as we fall apart
Everyone on the other side of the world
Hiding the exhaustion in our tangled limbs

So many spent stories, streets paved in paper
Shredded truths
We wore down the roads with nothing but dreams
And you can't just stay silent forever...

That scent of early autumn...
Through poisoned nights where memory stands guard,
I don't make it through...
Back then, even wagons full of silver or rivers of gold dust
Couldn't bribe the morning,
And the wind carries it on light lips...
The scent of early autumn...

Ooooo, I'm talking in my sleep...

So many spent stories, streets paved in paper
Shredded truths
We wore down the roads with nothing but dreams
And even if you try not to hold it all in,
The wind carries it on light lips
The scent of early autumn...

Ooooo, I'm talking in my sleep...

@restlessharbor81/">@@restlessharbor81: Wait, is Dejan Matić actually behind this? I saw the poster and my first thought was some populist political movement... probably because right underneath it said Željo was my 😬

@stormywolf39/">@@stormywolf39: What do you mean by that? Did they release it in a similar style? Who, where, what?

I'm not entirely sure myself—I haven't made it out there yet—but that's what the folks on the rock forum who actually attended were saying.

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@restlessharbor81: Come on, who the hell is Dejan Matić? I saw the poster and my first thought was some local folk singer... probably because it mentioned his desire for the club😬

@stormywolf39: What do you mean? Did it reopen with a similar vibe? Who, where, what exactly?

Dejan Matić, probably some guy playing oldies, doesn't strike me as someone spinning Disco Nights at the Alter Ego lounge.😁

As for Louise, I heard they were reopening—read it in the news—but then I drove by the other day and everything was boarded up. No clue.

I did a little digging on Google and found some pics of our guy Dejan. He looks like just your typical DJ, perfect for the Alter Ego scene. Ederlezi, ederlezi 🙏 😛 🤣

I decide to swing by Cleveland since I heard there was some rock music playing, and man, what a surprise 🙂

restlessharbor81 said:Dejan Matić sounds like some guy who plays folk music. Doesn't sound like the type to be spinning tracks at Studio 54 in Albuquerque 😁

A quick Google search and here are some shots of our man Dejan. Probably some DJ, perfect fit for an Alter Ego. Edward, Edward 🙏 😛 🤣

This reeks of trash😁