Monica Robins to Undergo Another Brain Surgery
Two years ago Monica Robins, Senior Health Correspondent at WKYC Channel 3 – Cleveland, was diagnosed with a brain tumor and had surgery performed to remove the...Read More »
On The Homefront
A Fan’s-Eye View of the Bash On The Bay 2021
Music festivals are such a treat on a number of levels. In the summer of 2021 this is even more the case as live music was taken away from us for the better part of a year and a half due to the pandemic. It was tough not having the...Read More »
Northeast Ohio Music Venues Announce Covid-19 Protocol
More Northeast Ohio music clubs and theaters have joined together in announcing that proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test will be required for entry to the venues. The announcement follows the lead of LiveNation and AEG, which announced the same requirements for concert attendees and...Read More »
One-On-One with Ryan Humbert of The Shootouts
While we all spent much of the past year wondering if and when life will get back to normal, those questions have weighed most heavily on the minds of our favorite country music artists. The pandemic and its associated shut-downs has taken a severe toll on artists ranging from the...Read More »
Medina Native, Styles Haury Signs Publishing Deal with Warner Chappell
Styles Haury took another big step in making his dreams come true as he signed a global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music Nashville.
The Medina, Ohio native began singing as a youth and performed at many area clubs and honky-tonks. In 2017, he won the WGAR/Thirsty Cowboy “Battle for the...Read More »
Michael Stanley Day Celebrates a Man and His Music
Michael Stanley did a lot for the city he loved and Cleveland City Council declared today (March 25) Michael Stanley Day. The day also marks what would have been his 73 birthday, had he not succumbed to lung cancer earlier this month.
Part of the celebration of Michael Stanley Day will...Read More »
The Country Fest announces schedule for 2021
The Country Fest announced their full schedule for 2021 and it includes something brand new to the three-day festival. A Wednesday Night Kick Off Party!
Many festivals have had concerts for campers on the night before the first full day of festivities, but
Earlier this morning Rubber City Radio Group let long time DJ and Program Director Ken Steel, go after nearly 30 years at the station. Along with Steel, the station also let Music Director Jody Svoboda Wheatley go after after celebrating her 19th anniversary with the Akron station two weeks ago. Steel...Read More »
The Country Fest postpones until 2021
Well, sadly we have to announce that The Country Fest is postponing their 3-day country music event until June 17-19, 2021. A rep from TCF stated that they did receive a “no” from the state regarding this year’s festival, so they dropped their motion and the
Organizers from The Country Fest (North Lawrence, OH) and Bellwether Music Festival (Harveysburg, OH) filed a federal lawsuit against Dr. Amy Acton and two county health departments on Thursday in the Southern District of Ohio. The suit claims that Acton violates the organizers’ First Amendment rights by not...Read More »
WGAR Country Jam returns with Billy Currington in 2020
After taking a hiatus in 2019, the WGAR Country Jam returns in 2020 with headlining act Billy Currington. The Jam will be back at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea on Saturday, August 22.
Tickets for the Country Jam will be available starting today at
**Update** The Garth Brooks Dive Bar Tour will be at Dusty Armadillo in Rootstown, Ohio on Monday, October 28
Garth Brooks is headed to the Buckeye State. The 57-year-old singer announced on Monday night that his next stop on the Dive Bar Tour is in Ohio, at a yet to...Read More »
