Waterloo Makes Music

Country Honk is a four-piece honky tonk band proudly rooted in Cleveland, Ohio, blending classic country tradition with the raw energy of rock ’n’ roll.

Cleveland, OH native rapper Nuke Franklin is tenacious, passionate, and often conflicted – qualities that drive his eclectic Hip-Hop style and put on display every detail of who he is to listeners. Chris Harris has been recording professionally for over 15 years, operating primarily under the alias -- DJ $crilla. He has spent the last decade building a music licensing empire, soundtracking everything from Netflix trailers to Super Bowl commercials.

The John McGrail Group is an evolving live extension of the music of John McGrail. Mikey Silas is a community advocate and connector, is also an award recognized and winning singer and songwriter based from Cleveland. Mikey is a style-bending, soulful singer and entertainer. Lead singer of the band Apostle Jones.

Love the blues? Love RnB? You’ll love Afi.

Cleveland native, Sadhu, is a self published, independent artist and gifted lyricist with a smooth, soulful voice. Theresa J. May (she/her) is a versatile trumpeter, educator, and advocate originally from Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Xe La got started in the D.I.Y. 90’s scene and evolved into a life time career of music and art through Cleveland and abroad. Lyricist Chris Tuma is a Lakewood, Ohio–based songwriter with more than 100 original songs and 10 independently released albums.

Rustic Skies is an indie band from the Cleveland/Akron area fronted by an electric cello. Two-piece, Cleveland based adventure-folk band the Baker’s Basement (tBB) features the eclectic musical stylings of vocalist/drummer Kate Dedinsky and vocalist/guitarist Adam Grindler.

Apostle Jones is a dynamic soul band that bends styles and genres to create a uniquely collaborative, fresh sound. Taylor Lamborn is a Cleveland, Ohio–based singer-songwriter blending indie pop, blues, and rock with a powerful vocal presence and emotionally driven songwriting.