New Shows

Just Announced

The Highest Order - Residency! -

Wednesdays 8/14, 09/18, 10/16, 11/20, 12/18

Cosmic Country Rock from TORONTO 

Thursday June 13

From Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Roomful Of Blues, Fabulous Thunderbirds Dr. John

"Best Blues Guitarist"- W.C.Handy

Duke Robillard

"Duke's one of the great players" - B.B. King

Thursday May 23

Nashville trio

blues, folk, oletime, traditional

The Howlin Brothers

Thursday June 6th From Boston, MA

Kingsley Flood

Kingsley Flood "a potent mix of gypsy folk and roadhouse rock, a raucous affair both live and on record." - Twangville +

Motive & Bothers

Saturday September 14

Featuring Juno Award winner/ Phil Collins Son - Simon Collins

Sound of Contact

Featuring rock veterans John Wesley (Porcupine Tree, Fish), Dave Kerzner (Kevin Gilbert, Sonic Reality) and Matt Dorsey (Simon Collins)

THURSDAY JULY 11

Chicago Blues Guitarist

Lurrie Bell

"If there is a Chicago blues child who perhaps epitomizes the blues life, it's Lurrie Bell...the premier guitarist in the Windy City."

Wednesday June 12

Mike Zito

and the Wheel

Texas Based Americana/Blues Singer Songwriter
BMA Award Winner for Song of the Year

Friday May 31
Jam / From Folk to Funk, Rock to Reggae ...

from Cleveland, OH
Adam's Ale

Friday August 9th

35 Year Anniversary of the Most Bootleg Concert
78 Springsteen Agora Show
with
Ohio's Premier Springsteen Tribute Band
Swamps of Jersey
In it's Entirety!

Wilbert's Food & Music
812 Huron Avenue E.
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
216.902.4663

All shows are all ages. 

Weekend shows (Fri.&Sat.)

start at 9:00 p.m. and

weekday shows start at

8:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted, with doors 2 hours

before show time. 

Dinner reservations are suggested. You can make

them by calling

216 902 4663. Please,

leave a message with

your phone #, and

we'll call you back with a reservation conformation, or better yet,-you can e-mail

us at

wilberts812@sbcglobal.net

Dinner reservations must be made for at least an hour or more before show time.

Thanks MM!

A website helping fans of concerts and events find hotels close to the
venues →

ConcertHotels.com

EVAN (my son)AND GATEMOUTH!

Great Place for

a Party!

We'll cater to all your wants & needs!

Special Menus,

Open Bar/Cash Bar

Holiday & Cocktail Parties,

Receptions & Rehearsal Dinners, wakes weddings

Retirements, Farewells, Etc…… We've done them

All (Jane Scott's 75 B-Party!)

Mike Millers

Cell 216.375.5966

e-mail wilberts812@sbcglobal.net

Delta Zeta Formal →

Thank you so much for all

of your services on

Saturday night. Everyone

had a blast and said the

food was amazing!! This

was the perfect place to

have our fall formal. Everything you have done

is greatly appreciated. Hopefully we can hold another event there soon.

I will definitely keep in

touch with you

Great Lakes Conway's Irish Ale

Pours a copper-orange color with a fluffy head. Toasted malt and nuts aroma...gently sweet, bready, slightly fruity. Tasty malt, biscuit, toffee, graham cracker, and tea flavors. Medium bodied and smooth. Sort of chewy and dry in the finish. An enjoyable and easily drinkable take on a style that is oftentimes pretty boring.

Thirsty Dog Twisted Kilt Scotch Ale

Appearance: It pours a dark amber to mahogany with a thick light beige head two fingers thick.

Aroma: Lots of caramel malts nicely bready with notes of molasses. Some dark fruits, plum, traces of grape.

Taste: Chocolate malts, notes of coaco, the malts are very bready which is a very good thing. There are some dark fruits bits of plum and some note of black licorice. The mouthfeel is smooth with light carbonation.

Notes: This is dam tasty the breadiness is nothing short of remarkable. Cheers.

Thirsty Dog Brewing Company

Irish Setter Red

Appearance - Pours out an amber ruby red color with a 1 finger cream colored foam head that dissipates rather quickly into a thin foam ring. Very light carbonation rising from the bottom of the glass.

Smell - Smells of heavy caramel and sweet bready malts. Not much hopiness in the aroma.

Taste - Taste is heavily laced with sweet bready malts at the front end and finishes with a nice sweet caramel taste on the back end.

Mouthfeel - Light to medium bodied with a perfect amount of carbonation for this type of beer.

Drinkability - Very smooth and tasty with an excellent mouthfeel making this highly drinkable.

I thought this red was highly enjoyable and well crafted. Excellent taste and mouthfeel make this an excellent example of this style. Would be an excellent guzzling choice for St. Patty's Day!!!

Magners Original Irish) Cider

It poured a clear orange color with a tiny white head. The aroma is of fresh apples, crisp, lightly sweetness and fruitiness. The taste was similar to a ripe apple on the vine. A very refreshing cider.

ABITA Mardi Gras Bock

It is brewed with Perle hops and pale and caramel malts. Our Bock is similar to a German Maibock in its high malt content, full body and slightly higher alcohol content. Abita Bock is a very popular brew, especially during our Mardi Gras season.

Leinenkugel Snowdrift Vanilla Porter

This beer is underrated. Reviewers will bash it because it is from Leinenkugel (owned by miller) and because it has the word vanilla in the name.

This beer has a great roasted taste with just enough vanilla. Extremely smooth and easy to drink. Light to medium bodied which is what I really enjoy. There is no reason for this beer to be a charcoal dry, high gravity bomb. But thats what people want to see in order to give a good review. Shouldnt review like that. You should be reviewing it for what it is - a mild american porter with vanilla added. In that case, this is an excellent example.

Nice job miller!

Bell's Two Hearted Ale

A - Pours a deep Orangeish-Amber one finger of white head. Slight bubbles continuing to rise. Leaves trace amounts of lacing.

S - Strong grapefruit on the front of the nose, followed by moderate amounts of lemon and malt. Hops hops and more hops.

T - Tastes of strong hops upfront with some mild grapefruit in the background and a malty slightly burnt finish. All the flavors melded together perfectly and reminded me of a slightly stronger Mad Hatter. Delicious.

M - Mouthfeel remains the same as the taste, With medium carbonation and a moderate body. No complaints here at all.

O - Overall, This was a delicious, Yet quite simple IPA with great flavors. Definitely not as malt heavy as others, Which is fine by me!

Southern Tier Brewing Company IPA (India Pale Ale)

The Chinook Hops are ridiculous !!! Very nice, great odor !! Love the piney light finish, could drink this one all day. Great in a glass nice head, one of our " everyday " drinking type of IPA's, like its brother the 2x ipa this is a wonderful representation of a particular take on a IPA. Very nice!!

Columbus IPA - Columbus Brewing Company

A: Pours a murky golder orange, 2 finger head that lasts with excellent lacing on the glass ware.

S: Dank aroma that is similar to Sucks, citrus, and pine. Airfreshner

T: Bitter hop bomb, some surprising sweetness and pine. Hop forward.

M: Medium body, little thinner than I anticipated based on color. Dry sweet finish.

O: Excellent beer, one of if not the best best single IPAs.

Samuel Adams Alpine Spring

Borne of our brewers' many trips to Germany, Alpine Spring features a unique blend of lager attributes: the balanced maltiness and hoppiness of a Helles, the smoothness and slightly higher alcohol of a traditional spring bock, and the unfiltered appearance of a Kellerbier. The beer is brewed with Noble Tettnang hops to add a unique, bright orange-citrusy aroma and flavor.

New Holland Cabin Fever Brown Ale

Rich brown nutty tone. Nice creamy head, descends down leaving nice lacing,
Smells of toffee,carapils, chocolate malt, nice backing of biscuit. Hints of smoke, toffee, coffee, nuts, and chocolate intermingle to create what I love about brown ales.
Rich, smooth, satisfying, yet light enough to keep flavors in balance. Toffee, bitter cocoa, hazelnuts, biscuit, dark bread, pepper, nice finish of pepper/smoke/nuts/ toffee.
Mouthfeel is medium, rich enough to keep it interesting, and light enough to keep it highly drinkable.
Do I have Cabin Fever on this wintery Cleveland night? Yes.
Does this fit it's name perfectly? Yes, well done!

Dales Pale Ale

One of the quintessential American hoppy Pale Ale of our time! beeradvocate.com

Top U.S. Pale Ale
New York Times

Gold Medal – 2010
World Beer Championships

World's Best Canned Beer
Details Magazine

Top Five American Pale Ales
Ratebeer.com, 2005-2009

Gold Medal
Stockholm Beer & Whiskey Festival

Old Speckled Hen

An English Cream Ale

Young's Double Chocolate Stout

The taste is a mix of Hershey/milk

chocolate, roasted

grain, light bitter coffee roast, and vanilla

Guinness

A classic. Mainly

roasted malt, with a

touch of cream and

milk to it

Labatt Blue

Smells like Canada.

ha... East Hastings , maybe. smells of corn, weird hops. malty,

boozy aroma.

**********************

The paradox of our

time in history is that

we have taller

buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways,but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less.

We buy more, but

enjoy less.

We have bigger

houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less

sense, more

knowledge, but

less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more

medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much,

spend too recklessly, laugh too little,drive

too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much,

and pray too seldom.

We

have multiplied our possessions, but

reduced our values.

We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate

too often. We've

learned how to make a living, but not a life.

We've added years

to life not life to years.

We've been all the

way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor.

We conquered outer space but not inner space.

We've done larger

things, but not better things. We've cleaned

up the air, but polluted

the soul. We've conquered the atom,

but not our prejudice.

We write more, but

learn less. We plan

more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait.

We build more

computers to hold

more information, to produce more copies

than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These

are the days of two incomes but more

divorce, fancier

houses, but broken homes.

These are days of

quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway orality, one night

stands, overweight bodies, and pills that

do everything from

cheer, to quiet, to kill.

It is a time when there

is much in the

showroom window and nothing in the

stockroom. A time

when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you

can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit 'delete'.

Remember, spend

some time with your

loved ones, because

they are not going to

be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone, who looks up to you in awe, because that little

person soon will grow

up and leave your side. Remember, to give a warm hug to the one

next to you, because

that is the only

treasure you can give

with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, "I

love you" to your

partner and your loved ones, but most of all

mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from

deep inside of you.Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday

that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak and give time to share the

precious thoughts in

your mind.

A Message by

George Carlin

Reminder

We're always  open

before all Indians/Cav's home  Games with $2-Domestics-Labatt blue,Budweise, .Bud

Light, Bud Select, Coors light MGD, Miller Lite,

Miller high life,Rolling

Rock, PBR

$3- Microbrews-Killian's Red, Michelob Ultra,

Bud Lime, Landshark, Great Lakes

Dortmunder,

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Blue Moon,

Samuel Adams

Cherry, Grape Jagger Bombs $3

$4 Irish

Car

Bombs!

Right On!

-Tell your Friends!

Get It ToGo!!!

TONIGHT

Friday May 17

Dollar Dogs Start At WILBERTS

-Yea We Got-em!

Wilberts Fireworks are back!

OR For only $4.00+

BBQ BEEF BRISKET BURGER

or Rib Special→

After the Fireworks Live on Our Stage

Mary Cutrufello

"rock's new Boss"

Mary Cutrufello has been celebrated as a Texas honky-tonk heroine, a fiery Midwestern roots-rocker, and a powerhouse acoustic performer in her more than 20 years in the music business. The Connecticut-raised, Yale-educated Cutrufello has made critically-acclaimed records showcasing all of those facets of her identity as her musical journey has taken her from the East Coast to Houston and now to Minnesota. Her new EP, Fireflies Till They're Gone, brings her back to the country sounds that got her “out of the ivy-covered halls and straight into the honky-tonks” two decades ago. Time has been kind to Cutrufello, both in her ability to write, and in her ability interpret the classics; her voice, now weathered but still pitch-strong, finds new depths of meaning in both her own tunes and the work of the country greats.

"thoughtful story songs and blistering live performances" Mark Bautz - Entertainment Weekly

"an explosive mix of all that is good in American music"

"a fierce guitarist with a blistered-throat voice" Brian Mansfield - USA Today

"the future of heartland rock" Steve Hochman - Rolling Stone

“an everyman sensibility and a Texas-sized command of rock n' roll swagger”

Saturday May 18

→Benefit←

" Rocking For a Cause..

A band of brothers join together to fight leukemia in the name of Jeff Kendigh"

Ragged Glory

Swamps of Jersey

Ball & Chain

The Michael Weber Band

Threadfinger

Plus

Missin Link

Sunday May 18

AFTER THE GAME

IT'S DJ DC!

Wednesday May 22

Savannah King

” is one of the most talented up-and-coming artists the Buffalo music scene has to offer. Her sound couldbest be described as primarily folk, with a bit of jazz and soul thrown in for good measure, and her smoky voice gives her music an extra bit of warmth.” John Hugar – Buffablog.com

Savannah King began her musical pursuit ... at an early age and discovered her gift of storytelling through songs – songs whose lyrics have been described as deep and well beyond her years. A rising star on the Buffalo, New York music scene, Savannah brings her independent alternative folk sound at its very best to every performance. In addition to headlining her own shows, Savannah has opened the show for many artists such as Sera Cahoone, Field Report, award-winning Canadian country music singer-songwriter Ryan Cook, and Los Angeles musician/singer/songwriter/comedians Mark Eddie and Carlo Vohl. Savannah has performed with Nashville's talented musician/vocalist Steven Whitson, Los Angeles band The Lion's drummer Blake Colie, Singer/ songwriter/upright bass player/actress and Archer Records recording artist Amy Lavere, and is proud to collaborate and study under the tutelage of guitar guru virtuoso Ed Supple.

Savannah has played venues in San Diego (Anthology), Nashville (Fontanel), New York City (Arlene's Grocery), and her hometown of Buffalo (Tralf Music Hall), just to name a few. In March, 2013 Savannah was honored to be nominated for Best Solo/Acoustic Artist (from Western New York) at the All Western New York Music Awards and competed in the semi-final round of Buffalo entertainment magazine ArtVoice's BOOM competition.
Savannah entertains and rocks her audiences with surprising and unusual covers such as Sexy and I Know It by LMFAO, Thriller by Michael Jackson, War Pigs by Black Sabbath, and a rocked out version of Smokey Robinson's Tears of a Clown, complete with an in-studio video recording. Savannah was twice featured in Hello Giggles, most recently to highlight her talent in her hauntingly beautiful re-mix cover music video of Viva La Vida by Coldplay. Savannah is regularly featured on The Owl Hut radio show in Fredonia, New York, and her song Pretty Girl made it to #5 on WBNY-FM Buffalo radio program as well as her EP She Sends Her Love reached the coveted spot of #1 local album at WBNY for three weeks. Savannah was featured on BuzzFeed.com for her raw acoustic sound on Black Sabbath's War Pigs alongside artists like Johnny Cash and Tori Amos, which currently boasts over 7,200 YouTube views. Savannah is proud to be able to dedicate all proceeds from her latest EP, She Sends Her Love to the Music is Art charity in Buffalo, New Yor, pioneered by Robby Takac of the Goo Goo Dolls.

Thursday May 23

Nashville trio

blues, folk, oletime, traditional

The Howlin Brothers

Friday May 24

Afton Showcase

Saturday May 25th

Dan Reed

Gary Dacanay

Liza Bundy

Wednesday May 29

Swampy folk sounds from Nashville artist

Lance Whalen

Hawk and Dove

Thursday May 30

New York based Alternative Rock = instant Classics!

CRAVING STRANGE

RIYL-Foo Fighters Incubus Stone Temple Pilots

Friday May 31

Jam / From Folk to Funk, Rock to Reggae ... from Cleveland, OH

Adam's Ale

Adams Ale is a convergence of like spirited individuals drawn together by the gravity of music and the purest of intentions. Adams Ale is honored to answer this calling...

Featuring former and current members of some of the longest standing, most loved bands in the Ohio music scene, Ekoostik Hookah, Waterband, The Madison Crawl, and The Men of Leisure, Adams Ale is sure to create a confluence of many friendbases. This will certainly be a band to watch in 2013.

Adams Ale is...
Cliff Starbuck~bass,vocals, and more~formerly of ekoostik hookah
Ryan Mitiska~keyboards, vocals, and more~formerly of Waterband
Brad Kepperley~trombone~of The Madison Crawl
James Brooke Castoe~drums, vocals, and more~formerly of The Men of Leisure and toured with Junior Brown
John Welton~guitar, vocals and more~formerly of Waterband

This combination of musicians will bring you sounds from across the board. Steeped in many styles ranging from folk to funk, reggae to rock, and so much more. All five members of Adams Ale are singers, this provides big harmonies and wonderfully interwoven vocal tapestries.

The music of Adams Ale is mostly bright and uplifting with heavy focus on remarkable dynamics and powerful lyrics. The absence of your typical lead guitar player is only overshadowed by the presence of a not so typical lead trombonist, setting them apart from most bands. Highly danceable grooves with an unmistakable connection to each and every soul within earshot, make this band a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.

Saturday June 1st

Greg Cielec After Game Party with

Cat's On Holiday ~4ish

pop and soul with elements of gospel, garage rock and even disco from Toledo OH

GOLD GOLD

"A Night to Remeber"

Toledo's GOLD is a rare thing --good musicians making impossibly fun music "
- Adam Sattler (Ottawa)

Thursday June 6

From Boston, MA

Kingsley Flood

The Boston Herald “Kingsley Flood's live show could thrill Folsom prison in '68. Or CBGB in '76. Or the Cavern Club in '57.”

or

MTV Buzzworthy “['Pick Your Battles'] crackles with the Spaghetti Western swagger of new-school blues-rock acts such as the certifiably massive Black Keys to recent breakthroughs like Alabama Shakes and up-and-comers such as L.A.'s Vintage Trouble, all rusty mic'd vocals gift-wrapped in barbed wire.”

MOTIVE

Facebook :: Bandcamp :: MTV - "What's So Bad" and "It's Illicit" premiered on MTV2's 120 Minutes with Matt Pinfield, charting to #2 and #12 on MTV.com 's Most Popular video chart. - Previous support slots for Walk The Moon, The Vaccines, Bear Hands, Free Energy, Oberhofer, and more.
BIO Not long ago, the members of Motive were shredding through jazz lead sheets and getting carted across the U.S. and Europe to showcase their young talent. Nowadays, Motive populates a different scene. These Seattle transplants, turned Brooklynites, emerged from a Clinton Hill, Brooklyn practice space onto stages around the city and are rapidly taking NYC – and the internet – by storm. Known for their grunge influenced indie rock sound, Motive's catchy, hook laced songwriting shines through on the latest single, “What's So Bad?”, which was Produced & Mixed by Chuck Brody (Phantogram, Bear Hands, Ra Ra Riot). The videos for “What's So Bad?” and "It's Illicit" recently caught the attention of MTV and both premiered on MTV2's 120 Minutes with Matt Pinfield. The videos quickly skyrocketed to #2 and #12 on MTV.com 's Most Popular video chart, topping artists such as Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber, and Imagine Dragons- a rare feat for an unsigned band.

OPENING

garage rock/blues from Brunswick, Ohio

Brothers

“Brothers” is a three- piece Cleveland garage rock band that is heavily influenced by the garage rock/blues sounds of bands like The Black Keys and The White Stripes while infusing the pop sensibilities of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Tom Petty.

Joe (guitar) and Shawn (bass), are actual brothers but aren't actual brothers (just blew your mind), who became friends with Steve (drums and voca ... ls) in the early 2000's. “Brothers” formed as a two- piece cover band in 2011;, later that year, when the band started writing original material and its sound was evolving, Shawn joined the band after opening a gig for “Brothers”.

Saturday June 8

Soulful Indie Folk Rock from Mishawaka, IN

Von Strantz

IN search for beauty, honesty and truth = Real music

Von Strantz , their sound is brilliant, beautiful and downright soulful. Founding member Jess Strantz, who after many years of being in indie rock bands, decided it was time to start to step up her game as a storyteller, composer and arranger and started Von Strantz in the summer of 2012. She invited her favorite musicians Kelsey Artzen, Nicolas Leatherman, Josiah Gaut, Chad Campbell, Kristen McD ... onald and Isaiah Brock to accompany her.

Von Strantz's music is a continuous story of a community of people who are searching for beauty, honesty and truth, in the world around them and most of all in the community they have with each other.

You can sense this greatly not only in their music but in their live performance. With Jess Strantz's powerful and soulful voice, along with Von Strantz's catchy melodies, reminiscing of old spirituals, tight musicianship, and unique story telling, you will not feel like you are being performed at, but instead find yourself being invited into their story.

Opening

indie pop-rock band from CLEVELAND!

These Knees

Sunday June 9

Huge

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
PARTY

Tuesday June 11

Indie - Pop - Rock From Indiana

Follow Me Forward

The Night Life

Wednesday June 12

Mike Zito

and the Wheel

Texas Based Americana/Blues Singer Songwriter
BMA Award Winner for Song of the Year

Mike Zito's career is one that is quickly on the rise. He is a popular performer under his own name, with his trio The Wheel and with super-group and fellow Sin City Soul and Blues Festival performers, The Royal Southern Brotherhood. The Saint Louis native's 2011 album Greyhound was nominated for Best Rock Blues Album at the 2011 Blues Music Awards and the song “Roll On” was featured on the mega-hit TV series “Sons of Anarchy.” Zito has worked with a wide range of producers in his young career including David Z (Prince), Jim Gaines (Carlos Santana, Steve Miller Band) and Anders Osborne. Zito's gritty soulful singing, pure blues rock guitar playing and strong songwriting is laying a foundation for a career that is not close to peaking anytime soon.

“…his fiery Strat playing elevates each and every song, as do the swallow-your-emotions vocals.” – Vintage Guitar

“…one of the finest, most creative musicians on the competitive blues-roots scene.” – Blues Revue Magazine

“His music flows into the veins and moves the body in ways that can only be described as free and wild"- Jazz Times Awards

2012-Nominee-Blues Rock Song of the Year-Blues Music Awards

2010-Nomine-Blues Album of the Year-Blues Music Awards

2010-Song of the Year-Blues Music Awards

Thursday June 13

From Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Roomful Of Blues, Fabulous Thunderbirds Dr. John

"Best Blues Guitarist"- W.C.Handy

Duke Robillard

"Duke's one of the great players" - B.B. King

Friday June 14

After the

Fireworks!

Harmonious blues, rock, folk from Cleveland OH-IO

Sheela and The Others

Saturday June 15

Indians

Fleetwood Mac

Fireworks!

From Chicago

The Lauren Wolf Band

Chicago rock/blues singer Lauren Wolf and The Lauren Wolf Band are everything that made pure rock artists like Janis Joplin timelessly successful and none of what makes today's radio a monotonous fad. They have been described as Janis +Jimi with just enough mix of the now to make it current.

The Lauren Wolf Band is the 2012 Winner of Live Nations Battle of the Bands beating out 125+ bands nationwide. The band is quickly gaining a following locally, nationally, and even internationally. The LWB will be on tour all of 2013. They released their first "official" music video for the song "One Day" in October 2012.

Lauren's vocals are already being compared to the likes of Janis Joplin, Grace Potter, and Joss Stone. Patrick Dugan on guitar is electrifying and the combination of the two makes you feel like you might have just taken a time machine right back to Woodstock.

On the drums is Philippine native, Mervin Dimailig. Do not let Mervin's shy demeanor fool you, because when this bad boy gets on stage, watch out for some intense rock beats and stylings. Rounding out the band is Bill Marzano on Bass. Bill's funky grooves polish off The LWB's classic but unique sound creating a show that makes people wanting more.

The Lauren Wolf Band's debut album "All My Secrets" was released by a two-time, Grammy-winning producer (formerly at Capitol Records for 15 years). They are working on their second album which they hope to be done by Summer 2013.

Website: www.laurenwolfmusic.com Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/laurenwolfmusician Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenWolfMusic YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/LaurenWolfSinger "One Day" Official Music Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oK9NylcPSQ

Tuesday June 18

Deadstring Brothers

Hometown: Detroit, MI & Nashville TN

"The Deadstring Brothers do the early-70s Rolling Stones sound as well as anyone, including what's left of the Glimmer Twins themselves. But they build an identity of their own with their stolen blueprints, turning in flinty, soulful performances that bring infectious vitality to bluesy rockers and boozy honky-tonk." —Chicago Reader

Wednesday June 19

Indie Pop Rock//Jazz/Blues/Soul from Chicago

Jennifer Hall

"Jennifer Hall is quickly becoming one of my favorite singer/songwriters in the city. She has a voice and a presence that is undeniable..." Jason Behrends, Gapers Block

Sometimes sweet, occasionally heartbreaking, and always sincere, Chicago's Jennifer Hall writes music that looks back to an age long gone while buzzing with a youthful edge. Combining influences such as The Black Keys, Patsy Cline, Rufus Wainwright, Jeff Buckley, Wilco and Ella Fitzgerald, this vocalist/songwriter and veteran performer has always had a goal of making great music despite genre or ... trend.
In the past two years, Jennifer and her band have taken the Chicago music scene by storm to say the least, playing with national touring acts including The Lumineers, The Damnwells, Harper Blynn, William Beckett of The Academy Is… and Grammy-nominated artist Matthew Santos. She has played at notable Chicago venues such as Lincoln Hall, SPACE, Wicker Park Fest, Portage Theater. Jennifer has also headlined Schubas, Subterranean and most recently The Metro in August 2012 playing for packed houses each time. She has been featured on Fox Evening News with Bob Sirrott, Fox AM News, WGN Midday News, WCIU 'You & Me This Morning', and on the radio stations for colleges DePaul, Loyola and UIC.
She completed her first Daytrotter Session July 2012 and is planning to tour throughout Spring/Summer of 2013 debuting new material, yet to be recorded. Jennifer and her band are working on their second recording, an EP set to release in 2013.
Jennifer has also guest appeared as National Anthem singer at Wrigley Field for the Chicago Cubs, US Cellular Field for the Chicago White Sox and at Soldier Field. And Now The Jake!
The near future is sure to bring promising things to this buzzing Chicago artist.

Friday June 21

Indians

Fireworks!

Real Deal Blues Band

Featuring

*Gary "BIG DADDY" Craft*

Saturday June 22

Shari Kane's from Madcat and Kane

Dave Steele's from The Zipper City Blues Band, BIG DAVE and the Ultrasonics

Now Their

Kane and Steele

sounds like-Carolina Chocolate Drops, Lonnie Johnson, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Jorma Kaukonen, Mississippi John Hurt

We first met in the summer of 1991, crossing paths as performing blues musicians: Shari was the partner of harmonica legend, Madcat Ruth (Madcat & Kane), while Dave was leading the electric blues band, Big Dave and the Ultrasonics. A happy marriage, thousands of miles of touring and twenty years later, we've recorded our first CD as a duo. Friends, neighbors and fellow musicians have asked us one question over the years: “When are you two going to play together?” The truth is, we've been playing together since our first date.

In many ways we've developed our playing side by side, as we've listened to and learned from great acoustic blues guitarists from the past–Reverend Gary Davis, Robert Johnson, Blind Blake, Robert Lockwood Jr. to name just a few. Whether stomping out a blues on the front porch, deciphering a rag in the basement, or swinging on a lazy day in the back yard, we've been finding ways to put guitar parts together for years.

Four Hand Blues was recorded live in the studio, with no overdubs, by two real people playing and singing, much as we've done since we fell in love. We hope you enjoy it!

Sunday June 23

Traditions of old-time, bluegrass, gospel, and Celtic

Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line

"Nora Jane infuses bright, fresh lyrics into this traditional genre with sheer intelligence. Musically, she takes unconventional twists and turns, while 'holding you to the road' with commanding charm." - Claire Lynch

"Nora Jane Struthers is one of the most mesmerizing, haunting and hard-hitting projects I've ever heard. Her lyrics are simply spectacular and have achingly beautiful melodies to boot. This is one of my favorite all-time albums and certainly the most arresting music I've heard in a long time." - Dave Higgs, Bluegrass Breakdown

"She has a penchant for wearing vintage dresses, but Struthers' music arrives piping hot and original." - Arthur Wood, Maverick

Nora Jane could yodel before she could talk." - Nora Jane's Mom

Tuesday June 25

Reverse Order

Switchblade Scarlett

Crookshanks

Who We Are

Wednesday, June 26

"Have A Heart" Bachelor Auction

a charity event to raise funds in support of

WAGS 4 Kids

Thursday June 27th

!2

Friday June 28

Americana~Folk~Pop

Jason Myles Goss

(Jason) brings his voice from a vulnerable whisper to a soaring wail without ever overdoing it for the sheer sake of showing that he can. He's got the passion of Bruce Springsteen, the hooks of Tom Petty, the earthiness of John Fogerty and the bite of Randy Newman.

Saturday June 29

Big Apple Rocks Presents

Friday July 5

Vintage Closets Magazine say's "the greatest band to come out of Ohio since The Black Keys."

Scarlet & The Harlots

blends eight seasoned musicians and a multitude of spice to create hard driving blues melodies with progressive rock harmonies. Eight out of ten music aficionados would agree Scarlet & the Harlots is ideal for people craving a healthy dose of rock and roll

Thursday July 11

Lurrie Bell

Named Male Blues Artist of the Year

2012 Living Blues Awards

Born in 1958, the son of famed blues harmonica player Carey Bell, Lurrie Bell picked up his father's guitar at age of five and taught himself to play. He was clearly gifted. In addition, he grew up with many of the Chicago blues legends around him. Eddie Taylor, Big Walter Horton, Eddie C. Campbell, Eddie Clearwater, Lovie Lee, Sunnyland Slim, Jimmy Dawkins and many more were frequent visitors to his house. They all helped to shape and school him in the blues, but none as much as his father's long-time employer Muddy Waters.

At seven years old, Bell left Chicago to live in Mississippi and Alabama with his grandparents. During this time he played mostly in the church, immersing himself in the passionate expressiveness of the gospel tradition. At fourteen he moved back to Chicago and continued to play in church as well as forming his first blues band while attending high school.

By seventeen Lurrie Bell was playing on stage with Willie Dixon. In 1977 he was a founding member of The Sons of Blues with Freddie Dixon (son of Willie) and Billy Branch. The band recorded three standout tracks for Alligator Records' Grammy nominated Living Chicago Blues series. In 1978 Bell joined Koko Taylor's band and stayed for several years, honing his chops and learning the ropes of being a traveling musician. He continued to work with his dad as well, recording the 1984 Rooster Blues album Son Of a Gun and several other titles for UK's JSP Records. Not only was Bell recognized as an exceptionally talented guitarist and musician, his knowledge of different blues styles, his soulfulness and his musical maturity delivered write-ups in publications such as Rolling Stone and The New York Times.

Battling and defeating a series of personal demons kept him out of the studio and off the road for a long spell in the late 1980's, but Bell persevered and re-surfaced in the mid-1990's with a succession of four highly acclaimed records for Chicago's Delmark label.

Since the onset of the new millennium, Bell's profile has been steadily rising. 2002 saw the release of the CD Cutting Heads and in 2004 Alligator Records released Second Nature an acoustic duet record with his father Carey Bell that was nominated for a WC Handy Award Acoustic Record of the Year by the Blues Foundation in Memphis.

In 2007 Bell started his own label Aria B.G. Records and released Let's Talk About Love, which has been called his most accomplished, deeply heartfelt album yet. On the strength of this record, he was voted Most Outstanding Guitar Player in the 2007 Living Blues Magazine's Critic's Poll, and in 2008 he was named the magazine's Artist of the Year. Since 2007 he has received multiple Blues Music Award nominations as Best Guitarist and Best Traditional Male Blues Artist by the Blues Foundation.

2009 found him pairing up with Billy Boy Arnold, John Primer, Billy Branch on the recording Chicago Blues: A Living History which garnered him his first official Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Blues Recording. In 2011 a follow-up was released; Chicago Blues: A Living History (The Revolution Continues) featuring Buddy Guy, Magic Slim, and Ronnie Baker Brooks.

And now in 2012 comes the arrival of his second CD on Aria BG Records The Devil Ain't Got No Music, a collection of acoustic blues and gospel songs that recollect the music he often played with his dad and at church in Mississippi and Alabama as a child. At last count Lurrie Bell has now appeared on over 50+ recordings either as leader or featured sideman.

Lurrie Bell's elegant and intense guitar playing and passionate vocals have made him a favorite at clubs and festivals around the world and have earned him a reputation as one of the “leading lights” in the future of the blues.

FYI-THIS IS REAL BLUES!

Opening

Max García Conover

Maine-based songwriter Max García Conover has released two EPs ( EP #1 , Birches Lo ) and is set to release his first full-length album, Burrow , in April 2013 through Clip Records. His quick-fingered, mostly acoustic songs are grounded in natural landscapes and flicker with revelation. In 2012 he was named Maine's Best New Act in the Portland Best Music Awards.

Friday July 12

From Blue Taxie Billy Capp new band

Masters of Kaos

Saturday July 13

Offical Pre PARTY

Bieber Fever →@ Wilbert's!

Justin Bieber

Live at Wilberts that night

AKRON Indie/Rock/Original

First And Thorne

Monday July 22

Kevin G. Moore

Friday July 26

Alternative Rock out of San Antonio, Texas

The Rise of the Broken

Thursday August 1

Soul Blues Singer

winner of the “Best Soul Blues Album” - Living Blues Award

Johnny Rawls

"Mississippi soul-blues man who wows crowds with his smoldering vocals and guitar style." The Charlotte Observer

Friday August 2

Former musical director for Last Call with Carson Daly on NBC

California-based and North Carolina-raised singer-songwriter

Joe Firstman

Won “Singer/Songwriter Of The Year” at the L.A. Music Awards

Has Toured with Sheryl, Willie Nelson, Jewel

As with Jewel→

Jewel is cool! She's more of a pre-Madonna. Before I went on tour, they said that she's not open at all…she doesn't hang out…she never drinks…she doesn't party. She must've liked me man…we drank vodka every night. We would go to a bar and sing karaoke. I actually wrote a song for her. We did it in the encore every night. She's gonna put it on her next record. She ended up being great. I mean she's a pre-Madonna… no doubt about it, but we got along real well.

Friday August 9th

35 Year Anniversary of the Most Bootleg Concert

78 Springsteen Agora Show

with

Ohio's Premier Springsteen Tribute Band

Swamps of Jersey

In it's Entirety!

Summertime Blues
Badlands
Spirit in the Night
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Factory
The Promised Land
Prove It All Night
Racing in the Street
Thunder Road
Jungleland
Paradise by the "C"
Fire
Sherry Darling
Not Fade Away / Gloria / She's the One
Growin' Up
Backstreets
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) / Macho Man
4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
Born to Run
Because the Night
Raise Your Hand
Twist and Shout

Saturday August 10

Heartfelt rock ‘n' roll from Chicago rockers

Vintage Blue

produced by Jamie Candiloro (R.E.M. & Ryan Adams)

Thursday August 15

The Dave Hardin Band

Saturday August 17

From Cleveland Ohio

A'cappella / Alternative / Celtic / Rock / World beat

Uzizi

is a 5-piece band with a 12-member chorus, an alternative world beat folk/rock group, directed by Craig Matis. An early form of American music, Sacred Harp music, also known as “shape note” singing, is incorporated into some of the all-original repertoire. Uzizi takes the traditional sacred harp style, usually performed acappella, and adds world music influences, finding inspiration in beat ... s and melodies from Ireland to Bulgaria to the Middle East. Matis' affection for this unique musical style allows him to bend the pioneer religious aesthetic to his own purposes. At times, religious, anti-religious, and nonreligious, the threads of continuity are the joy of singing and the power of primitive harmonic forces.

Sunday August 18

ONE NIGHT STAND AGAINST BULLYING

Thursday August 22

THE MASTER OF ORIGINAL ACOUSTIC BLUES - NOMINATED FOR THE 2013 BLUES MUSIC AWARD FOR ACOUSTIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR!

DOUG MACLEOD

August 24 and 25

Nashville - Southern - Rock - Blues

Keith Moody

Recommended if You Like Keith Urban Shawn Mullins Tom Petty ~ just saying?

Friday September 6

Indians

Fireworks!

Real Deal Blues Band

Featuring

*Gary "BIG DADDY" Craft*

Saturday September 14

Progressive/Classic/Alternative/Ambient/Space Rock

Sound of Contact

is a new progressive rock band from Juno Award winner Simon Collins,

son of legendary musician Phil Collins of Genesis.

With 3 of his own albums under his belt Simon Collins, son of legendary musician Phil Collins, decided to try something he had always wanted to do. Having grown up on tour with Genesis, Simon had a rare and unique perspective that inspired him to eventually pursue his own music career. After a decade of writing, producing and promoting his solo career, Simon kept in touch with a handful of musicians with whom he had a strong connection and a rare chemistry. With a shared vision and strong musical bond they embraced what was clearly an organic evolution and decided to bring their creative forces together. That band is now here and called “Sound of Contact”. At its core the band consists of Simon and co-producer/co-writer and keyboardist Dave Kerzner (Sonic Reality, Kevin Gilbert) with the additon of such great co-writers and guitarists/bassists as Matt Dorsey and Kelly Nordstrom as well as Hannah Stobart (Rocket Moth, Wishing Tree) as a special guest in the studio. The live touring line up for Sound of Contact includes Simon Collins on vocals and drums, Dave Kerzner on keyboards, Matt Dorsey on bass, John Wesley (Porcupine Tree, Fish) on guitar and Jonathan Schang (District 97) on drums.

Sound of Contact's debut album “Dimensionaut” is a concept album about a dimensional time and space traveler called “Dimo” who is on a mission to expand the boundaries of the human experience. The album features a wide range of styles and dynamics from dark and mysterious progressive rock to nostalgic classic rock to high energy alternative to sci-fi film score-infused “space rock”.

John Wesley, Matt Dorsey, Simon Collins, Dave Kerzner.

BAND HISTORY
Simon first hit the music scene in the year 2000 with his debut album “All of Who You Are” with songs like “Pride” charting all over Eastern and Western Europe. The album also featured the song “Shine Through” which was co-written with Howard Jones. In 2005, Simon put out the album “Time For Truth” where he introduced more of his organic instrumentation and modern rock influences. The album brought about the introduction of Simon to guitarist Kelly Nordstrom with whom Simon would continue to collaborate with.

In 2006 Simon met Dave Kerzner, owner of the music software company Sonic Reality and former member of Kevin Gilbert's bands Thud and Giraffe. They were both in New York at Genesis' rehearsals for their final “Turn It On Again Tour”. Having similar musical tastes and a common interest in sci-fi they decided to pay tribute to Simon's father Phil Collins and Genesis by doing their own version of the song “Keep It Dark” originally from the Genesis album “Abacab”. The song was played on the sound system before the very last Genesis concert of the tour at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

Simon, Dave and Kelly then worked together on Simon's third solo album, “U-Catastrophe” in 2008. This time with Grammy-winning producer Kevin Churko who won a Juno award for the album. It also featured a guest appearance from ex-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett on the song “Fast Forward The Future” as well as a thrilling ‘drum duet' between Simon and his father Phil Collins on the song “The Big Bang”

When Simon set out to perform “U-Catastrophe” live he brought in Matt Dorsey as a bass player and multi-instrumentalist. Then, in 2009, Simon approached Dave Kerzner with the idea of doing a band project together. In 2010, Simon, Dave, Matt and Kelly went to record at Greenhouse Studios in Vancouver in different trio combinations with engineer Chris Holmes. The music and story of “Dimensionaut” was born.

Joining the team to mix the album was veteran engineer Nick Davis (Genesis, XTC, It Bites) who came from England to Canada to mix at The Warehouse in Vancouver. The album was mastered by Gavin Lurssen and Rueben Cohen of Lurssen Mastering.

In 2012 Simon Collins and Dave Kerzner found themselves working again on a Genesis song but this time it was by the invitation of Steve Hackett who was putting together his album “Genesis Revisited 2”. The album includes both Simon and Dave participating on vocals and keyboards for the epic Genesis song “Supper's Ready”.

Now, in 2013 with their own album that took nearly 3 years to make, Sound of Contact are ready to unleash “Dimensionaut”. With a line up including Simon Collins, Dave Kerzner, Matt Dorsey, John Wesley (Porcupine Tree, Fish) and Jonathan Schang (District 97), Sound of Contact is gearing to travel the globe doing high energy performances of their latest tracks.

Sound of Contact begins its touring schedule on March 24 th in Montreal, Canada supporting Marillion on their Marillion Weekend Event. Then they're joining Spock's Beard and Beardfish in Europe in May for the Inside Out 20 th Anniversary tour

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EGO

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20

R&B/Soul / Blues/Jazz/Funk/New Orleans ...

from Kitchener, ON, CA

Irene Torres & The Sugar Devils

Award winning group Irene Torres & The Sugar Devils exploded onto the scene in 2011. Shortly after winning the 2012 TBS award, they were nominated for a Sigy Born award, were selected for a Toronto Independent Music Award and won the "road to memphis" challenge to compete at the International Blues Competition. They have received rave reviews as well as critics picks for their self titled album which has ranked #1 on some college radio stations and Reverbnation. The band has backed, toured, and recorded with award winning artists such as: Chuck Jackson, Gary Kendal & Donnie Walsh (Downchild Blues Band), The Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Layla Zoe, David Rotundo, Johnny Sansone, Joe Murphy, Brownman, Julian Fauth, Jacelyn Holmes, Kevin Clark (Duxes of Dixieland), Pat Rush, Chris Plock & Drew Yureka from Jeff Healey's Jazz Wizards.

Sultry Peruvian born Irene Torres is recognized as the singer for Sol Azul, Santerias & The Sugar Devils. Her voice and lyrics can be heard on worldwide radio stations, radio commercials, television, soundtracks and fashion shows. She is a quadruple threat with a back ground in dancing, acting, broadcasting and martial arts. Her talents stretch beyond lyrics and singing, when it's time to perform she transports you back or forward in time.

The Sugar Devils are comprised of experienced musicians from all genres, including sugar coated Drew Austin, renown drummer, percussionist, and clinician who has worked with award winning artists internationally. Devilish Guitarist, educator and musical director Josh Piche is a Brandon University Music Alumni who is a multi instrumentalist, arranger, composer, & lyricist. Producer and Multi instrumentalist Rob Christian is nothing short of brilliant on flute, sax, keys, and vocals, but don't let that fool you, he brings the fire.

Irene Torres & The Sugar Devils - Self Titled

The Sugar Devils Self Titled Album in June 2012 release features 7 original songs combining both tradition and modern for a unique sound that's sure to please a wide audience. Without You is a reggae/pop song with great energy. Criminal is a soul jazz vamp reminiscent of Roy Hargrove's RH Factor. Before You Go is New Orleans Latin song that features Brownman on trumpet. King of The Block is a modern take of a 60's Southern R&B sound we all love featuring Rob Christian on Sax. I'll Be Good To You is an R&B song harmonically influenced by Charlie Parkers "Confirmation." Sticky Fingers a really fun Blue's tune that features Chris Mason on organ and Ettiene Stouffle on sax. Sugar Devil is the theme song that is a dirty and down to the bone blues/rock featuring Josh Piche on guitar. The Sugar Devils were thrilled to re-release their self titled debut in 2013 remixed and remastered by Produced/Mixer Mathew Drost.

Wednesday rOctober 16

modern bluegrass from Mi

Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys

are giving a nod to American traditional music, while boldy taking their own songs in new directions. Distinct vocals, tight harmonies, instrumental expertise, and creative arrangements are all essential characteristics of their unique sound

Friday October 18

Neil Young Nite

(FULL MOON!)

Friday Oct. 25

NJS&TPL

FYI-All shows are all ages and the kitchen is open until I go home!

Remember To be nice & Have A Nice Time!

TONIGHT!

WILBERT'S is Great Music + Delicious food In An Intimate Setting = What a Concept!