From the IRCWHQ Newsdesk: Black Keys Announce Cleveland Agora Gig

Hot from the inbox, The Black Keys have announced another Northeast, Ohio hometown gig. They'll be playing the Cleveland Agora on Friday, January 30th with Cincinnati retro rockers Buffalo Killers, and Cleveland up and comers Black Girls. Because I care, I'll point …

The Battle of the Indie Video Vixens: Marnie Stern vs Those Dancing Days

It's Marnie Stern versus Those Dancing Days in an epic battle for your heartstrings.

In one corner, there's Marnie Stern, and her new video for "Ruler." The dream girl, guitar shredder who does a play on Rocky in this clip, complete with the raw egg breakfast, intense …

From the IRCWHQ Newsdesk: Jessica Lea Mayfield's With Blasphemy So Heartfelt Scores Big With Pitchfork

Writing for Pitchfork, Stephen M. Deusner had some very nice things to say about Kent native, Jessica Lea Mayfield's latest release, With Blasphemy So Heartfelt:

Jessica Lea Mayfield sings with a drawl that goes slightly flat when she sustains notes and gives certain …

Announcing the Light in the Attic Holiday Sale

The good people at Light in the Attic are kicking off their first Holiday Sale and to make things even sweeter (sweeter than a $17 bundle of two Black Angels cds, an ep, and a poster) we're offering you an extra 10% off three I Rock Cleveland recommended titles. Just …

Moving Pictures: "Dog Days" by Florence and the Machine

Even without a full length to their name, Florence and the Machine have built up quite the collection of intense, sometimes dark, and always heart-felt folk, and garage rock songs. Who can forget the romping, stomping "Kiss With a Fist?" Now, that song was one top …

"Tambourine" by Happy Hollows

Like fellow Silver Lake rockers, Silversun Pickups, Happy Hollows have an affinity for that '90s alt rock and shoegaze sound. For Silversun Pickups, the inspiration is Billy Corgan and Smashing Pumpkins. For, Happy Hollows, it's Lush. As you listen to "Tambourine," …

"Tora Tora Tora" by Pretty & Nice

Can you imagine if someone had the nerve to sing a song with the line, "And the Muslim extremists were singing 'Death to the godless infidels' as they flew their hijacked airplanes into the World Trade Center?" Now, I don't think that would go over too well. Yet, when …

"Naked Caveman" by Black Ladies

A perfect synthesis of song title and song, Black Ladies' "Naked Caveman," moves with the brutal force of a crazed, early man bradishing a bone club looking for a good skull to bash. It may just be bass and drums, a dirty groove, and a gutteral grunt, but ask yourself, …

Cleveland Concert Update: November 7th to November 22nd

Friday, November 7th: Plastic Crimewave Sound (feat. DJin of Ya Ha Wha 13) , Mondo Drag, Double Murder Suicide, DJ Krauty Mckraut @ Grog Shop.

Saturday, November 8th: The Flaming Lips' Christmas on Mars @ CIA Cinemateque.

Sunday, November 9th: The Flaming Lips' Christmas …

And on the 700th Day, I Rested

It was a long, very, very, long presidential campaign, and like many of you, I'm in need of some time to wind down and let the historic nature of Barack Obama's unlikely rise to the top office of the United States sink in a bit.

Last evening, I was watching the election …

The Rockometer feat. Deerhunter, Aiden Baker and Tim Hecker, Wilderness, Secret Machines, Crystal Stilts, and Religious Knives

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To some, Deerhunter will forever be linked with the Great Blog Wars of 2006-07, a time when smaller outlets battled with world's preeminent tastemaker, Pitchfork, for control of hipster ears. The burgeoning music blog scene had a mixed record …

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Beer and Mayhem and More Beer and More Mayhem from Red Fang

Joe Six-Pack has nothing on Red Fang. Joe Six-Pack is a hard working man, in one of those patriotic, hard working areas of "Real America," who after waking up at the ass-crack of down, putting in a full days shift at the local factory and helping his kids with their …

Where in the World is Rock 'N' Roll Jesus

I just finished watching the new www.chriscornell.com/">Chris Cornell video for "Ground Zero," the Timbaland produced song featured in the new ABC show Life on Mars and I have to ask...



What the f*ck happened to Rock 'N' Roll Jesus?

From the IRCWHQ Newsdesk: Christmas on Mars Comes to the Beachland Ballroom

My friends at Music Saves have just informed me that the Beachland Ballroom will be hosting a free showing of the new Flaming Lips film, Christmas on Mars, on Tuesday, November 11th at 8:30 PM. I'm assured there will be food, fun, and lots of Lips related swag.

If …

"Vampire Blues (Live at ATPNY)" by Wooden Shjips

"Vampire Blues" provides a rare glimpse of what San Fran psych rockers, Wooden Shjips would sound like if their songs were more, well, song-like. Much of their early work has revolved around the one groove principle, that is take one trippy, spacey groove and work it …

"Come to New York" by Paramount Styles

A gutter brother to the Mark Lanegan/Greg Dulli band, The Gutter Twins, Girls Against Boys' Scott McCloud has recently emerged from some time in the musical wilderness with his new project, Paramount Styles. Girls Against Boys, as you may remember, made some noise in …

C'mon Get Heavy with Blood Ceremony

How do you like your heavy music? With thick, heavy Sabbath like riffs, all powerful magicians, evil, hideous witches, fair virgins, and all the pomp of a medieval re-enactment? And with flute? Lots and lots of flute? Wait, don't answer that question, wait until you …

"The Rocket Builder" by Johann Johannsson

Johann Johannsson's, forthcoming album, Fordlandia, a concept album based on Henry Ford's failed utopian worker community, is the second in a trilogy dealing with technology and man's relationship with technology. Undoubtedly, there's a temptation to dismiss this work …