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June 2025 // Congratulations to CR:PPF Music Incubator artists Black Voltron and Rachel Shortt (Shortt Stores) on their Best of...

June 12,2025 // This year, the Beachland Ballroom & Tavern complex on Waterloo Road in Collinwood is celebrating 25 years...

Jun. 10, 2025 // Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has been a huge cheerleader of Cleveland singer-songwriter Jenna Fournier (Niights)...

April 1, 2025 // Whether you dig emo, hip-hop, country, punk, metal, jazz or something else entirely, our Cleveland Current...

February 25, 2025 // To help you find the most exciting spots, Love Exploring ranked America’s 35 coolest neighborhoods for...

Marach 25, 2025 // To keep supporting the music ecosystem, the county announced the launch of Cuyahoga LIVE! Tuesday. The...

March 26, 2025 // “We’re bringing together the best minds in the public and private sectors to help us create...

March 25, 2025 // Many consider Cleveland the birthplace of rock and roll. Industry advocates will tell you Northeast Ohio...

March 1, 2025 // Press play on our newly updated Cleveland Current playlist, featuring 30 local musicians and bands. [ClevelandMagazine.com]

March 5, 2025 // Three songs from Brit Fox appear in Anora, which won five Academy Awards including Best Picture....

January 8, 2025 // Hear a little bit of what’s happening in Northeast Ohio’s music scene. [ClevelandMagazine.com]

December 20, 2024 // It’s time to rewind, and press play: Here are some of our favorite Northeast Ohio music...

December 19, 2024 // From genre-blending experimentation to eclectic releases that defy categorization, Northeast Ohio's diverse music scene hit its...

October 7, 2024 // Dr. Sean Murphy examines the eye-opening results of the Greater Cleveland Music Census ahead of the...

October 9, 2024 [ClevelandScene.com]

October 9, 2024 // For some, retirement marks a certain existential angst. Not so for the folks running Exit Stencil...

The tour began in New Jersey and Washington D.C. just before the Cleveland date, and will move on to markets...

Ruffian Books is dedicated to "exploring the unconventional" in music history

The Cleveland Museum of Art has partnered with the Cleveland Rocks’ Music Incubator Program to present an album-release concert for...

December 12, 2023 // The team responsible for the Greater Cleveland Music Census that launched last month is making one...

December 1, 2023 // Here, find 30 songs by artists and bands in Northeast Ohio. The collection includes a new...

Cleveland Rocks: PPF's own Ryan Laubenthal sat down with Morgan Mecaskey, to discuss all things music. Morgan performed with Clare...

Cleveland Rocks: PPF's own Ryan Laubenthal sat down with award-winning composer, pianist, recording artist, music streamer and college professor, Rob...

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame hopes to break ground by late this summer or early fall on a...

Girl Cologne’s new single “My Baby,” produced by Jim Wirt (Incubus, Hoobastank, Fiona Apple), is set to release on March...

Colemine Records has seen to it that Davis and these forgotten recordings don’t go to waste. The label will release...

The Treelawn Social Club opened in December, with other components — including a 600-capacity ballroom, a beer garden and bocce...

As Women’s History Month begins, we turn our attention to those who have pushed boundaries, smashed stereotypes and created a...

The Ohio University Music Industry Summit features an exclusive gathering of prominent artists and music industry leaders for informative panels...

Brite Winter features about 20 bands on three stages, starting at 3 p.m on Saturday. Tickets, $10-plus, are available at...

On Wednesday, Tri-C announced the lineup for the 44th Annual JazzFest, set to run June 22-24 at Playhouse Square. Following...

Cleveland is known to many as the “birthplace of Rock and Roll.” Yet, many of music’s biggest stars have been...

The Rock Hall's Artist in Resident program, presented by the Kulas Foundation, helps emerging musicians advance their careers. Selected applicants...

Cleveland Rocks: PPF's own Ryan Laubenthal sat down with Taylor Lamborn, a local singer songwriter and member of our Music...

The Day Nites will take the Beachland Tavern stage on Saturday, Jan. 21. Art Blakey, a fixture in the local...

It was nearly a decade ago that local music sparkplug/Beachland Ballroom co-owner Cindy Barber conceived of the nonprofit Cleveland Rocks:...

The Black Keys were a largely unknown quantity when the Akron duo played its first concert -- March 31, 2002,...

Joe Walsh’s Buckeye heart is beating strong for his sixth VetsAid benefit concert this weekend. The show takes place Sunday,...

The 2022 Cleveland Arts Prize winners represent excellence in dance, music, design and visual art. Established by the Women’s City...

The recipe that goes into making a guy like Sean Watterson is anything but conventional. He’s one part businessman (when...

Baldwin Wallace and Cuyahoga Community College are changing the game for students interested in music industry careers. Beyond all the...

For the second time in three years, Baldwin Wallace University has been named one of the top music business schools...

The Cleveland Music Awards celebrates all bands, musicians, promoters, managers and live music owners that make up the Cleveland Music...

Local singer-songwriter Maíra Vianna will celebrate the release her debut album, The Fool, with a live performance at 6 p.m....

If you are a professionally creative artist or operate a small for-profit creative business in Cuyahoga County and have been...

Cuyahoga County Council awarded $3.3 million in funding made possible by the American Rescue Plan Act to Cuyahoga Arts &...

Cleveland Rocks: Past, Present, Future hosted a free Professional Development Workshop focused on Marketing and Advertising for Independent Musicians on...

Cleveland Rocks: PPF hosted a free Professional Development Workshop on Performing Rights Organizations on May 15th at the Beachland Tavern....

Cleveland Rocks: PPF hosted a free Professional Development Workshop on Electronic Press Kits on April 24th at the Beachland Tavern....

Cleveland Rocks:PPF Waterloo Makes Music t-shirts are now available online. Your t-shirt purchase directly supports Cleveland Rocks:PPF programs and operations....

Cleveland was Michael Stanley's town. Through his skill and talent, he created a soundtrack that defined Cleveland over decades. And...

Cleveland Rocks: PPF hosted a free Professional Development Workshop focused on crafting an Artist Bio on March 20th at the...

In a continued effort to connect Cleveland’s Music Industry to related organizations and events in Northeast Ohio, we will be...

The One Take Series are music videos recorded live in one take by Music Incubator Program participant Tuck Mindrum, with one microphone...

ListenCLE is proud to be working with city programming partners as the NBA All-Star Game comes to Cleveland in February!...

This event was hosted and live streamed at The Happy Dog on November 11, 2021. Topics discussed included a recap...

This event was hosted and live streamed Wed, August 4, 2021 at The Grog Shop. President and CEO of Assembly...

This summer, the Akron-based band released its second album and went on an 11-state tour with the help of the...

ListenCLE is accepting applications for buskers for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Week in Downtown Cleveland. Buskers are...

48 Hour Virtual Music Fest & Cleveland Rocks Past Present and Future are Partnering Up to Raise Funds for an...

Cleveland has always been a music town. And thanks to Cleveland deejay, Alan Freed, who booked the first venue for...

Informational presentations from key Cleveland music scene organizers on current status, plans for the remainder of the year, how to...

Waterloo Makes Music is a free summer concert series on Waterloo as a gift to all the music lovers in...

CR:PPF Music Incubator is part of the Neighborhood Connections Entrepreneur Incubator Initiative and offers a low-interest loan with manageable monthly...

The Waterloo Makes Music series, in partnership with Soul City Cleveland, kicks off Friday, June 4th at the Beachland Ballroom...

Enjoy a 15 second teaser for "When The Lights Come On Again," an original song collaboration uniting 18 Cleveland musicians...

Jolly Scholar Brewery and Baenum Hop Farm partner to create "Lights On Lager," a new beer designed to showcase and...

Ariel Clayton Karas and Brent Kirby joined together for an original song collaboration uniting different musicians in Cleveland to help...