Three nights of music await you at LoveMuffin Palooza this holiday weekend
Thu 8/3o – Sat 9/1
What’s your favorite music? Is it Folk or Americana? How about Rock or Blues or even Pop? Maybe you lean more towards Metal or Hard Rock or even Punk. Whatever your choice or combination thereof, LoveMuffin Palooza has something for you. Spread over three nights and four venues, LoveMuffin Palloza has something for everyone no matter what their musical tastes. Here is how it will go down.
Thursday, August 30
8:00 p.m.
Folk/Americana/Singer-Songwriter
Barking Spider
11310 Juniper Rd., Cleveland
Featuring Frank Ian, Chris Castle, Mallory San Marco, Xela, The Flavor and Matt Harmon.
Friday, August 31
8:00 p.m.
Rock/Blues/Pop Night
Beachland Tavern
15711 Waterloo Rd.
Featuring Ian Shaw, Xtra Crispy, Polina Kourakina and Burning River Ramblers.
Saturday, September 1
9:30 p.m.
Metal/Hard Rock
The Symposium
11794 Detroit Ave.
Featuring The Darker Shore, Jason & The Fossils and Super Awesome Macho
Also on Saturday, September 1
10:00 p.m.
Punk
The Spitfire Saloon
1539 West 117th St.
Featuring Skychief, The Chromes and The Down Fi. The Down Fi is led by Rocket From The Tombs bassist Craig Bell.
The Barking Spider is 21+ and admission is free. The Beachland is all ages and admission is $6. The Symposium is 18+ and admission is $5/$8. The Spitfire is 21+ and admission is free.
Each evening will also feature a charity raffle with 100% of the raffle proceeds going to the charity. Prizes include sporting/movie/club tickets, autographed CD’s/books, gift certificates and other items.
This year’s non-profit organization is The Gathering Place, a cancer support center with locations in Beachwood and Westlake. The Gathering Place provides free programs and services for individuals and families coping with a cancer diagnosis. To find out more on how they support the community visit
http://www.touchedbycancer.org.
Love Muffin Records is home to The Flavor, The Darker Shore, Skychief and The Chromes. All 4 bands will be playing this event.
For more information, please visit the Love Muffin Records website at http://www.lovemuffinrecords.com, or label owner Adam Rich at info@lovemuffinrecords.com.
By Cool Cleveland contributor Mark Horning