Local Artists for Cleveland Pride



Brian had asked me to suggest some local acts to play at the Cleveland Pride Festival . I have to say I was quite excited about the task, but it ended up being a bit more difficult than I expected. It is quite a challenge to find acts that are 1.) Semi-Local 2.) Free and 3.) Accessible to the Gay Pride crowd. So while I think I could have come up with a quintessential line-up if I had the budget (consisting of Scissor Sisters, Girlyman, the Killers, Tegan & Sara, etc...) here is my current offering:

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Local Artists:

Alexis Antes http://www.alexisantes.com/
Ann E. Dechant http://www.anneedechant.com/
Joe Rohan http://www.joerohan.com/
Matt Gerovac Implosion http://www.mattgerovac.com/
Ryan Smith http://www.ryansmithonline.com/
Vince Meno http://www.vincemeno.com
Mark Darby http://www.myspace.com/markdarby
The Volta Sound http://www.thevoltasound.com/

Not Cleveland:
…but I’ve seen them in Cleveland several times, and some at Barking Spider, which would probably makes them greater candidates for playing for recognition and not cash.

**Twilight Babies (Detroit) http://www.twilightbabies.com/
**Chris Pureka http://www.chrispureka.com
**Girlyman (again!) http://www.girlyman.com
Brianna Lane http://www.briannalanemusic.com
Fred Gillen Jr. (NY) http://www.fredgillenjr.com/
Emily Strand (IN) http://www.emilystrand.com/
Liz Harvey http://lisharvey.com/
Mercy Creek (VA) http://www.mercycreek.com/
**These guys would be GREAT!

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If anyone else has any suggestions, please pass them along!

Posted: Fri - March 25, 2005 at 11:09 AM           |

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