Thu 1/23 @ 3:30-6:30PM
Last year, RTA tried something new to get Clevelanders to interact with public transit. Each Thursday throughout 2013, it presented a local musician or band playing at one of the Rapid stations.
It concluded the series, dubbed Transit Tracks, will the Vernon Jones Blues Cartel playing at Tower City in December.
Apparently, people responded positively. RTA is launching the program’s second year now — releasing a full schedule of artists through the end of the year.
The first of those is Bill Newman, who calls himself “The Cleveland Crooner.” He’s known for his renditions of pop ballads from R&B to Frank Sinatra. He’ll play at the Louis Stokes (Windermere) Rapid Station from 3:30-6:30pm.
It’s free.
Here’s the schedule for the rest of the year:
Thu 2/20: The Townsmen Jazz Unit (jazz, blues, R&B, Motown), Louis Stokes Station
Thu 3/20: Big Ship (family-friendly acoustifunk), Tower City
Thu 4/17: Harry Bacharach & Kenny Davis (jazz), Tower City
Thu 5/22: Wallace Coleman Band (blues), Tower City
Thu 6/19: The Scenic Route (pop/rock), Tower City
Thu 7/17: Laura Varcho Trio (jazz, standards), Tower City
Thu 8/21: Vernon Jones Blues Cartel (blues), Shaker Square
Thu 9/18: Miss Alexandra Huntingdon (cabaret), Tower City
Thu 10/23: Oleg Kruglyakov (Russian folk, classical), Tower City
Thu 11/20: Taylor Lamborn (pop), Tower City
Thu 12/18: Brent Kirby (American/roots), Tower City