12112 Madison Ave, Lakewood / Cleveland Ohio 44107 - (216) 226-5681 "...the west side's premier live music venue." - The Cleveland Plain Dealer "Best of Cleveland" - Cleveland Magazine 2007 As mentioned on VH1, Sirius and XM Radio
Advance tickets are available for purchase by credit card over the phone or by credit card or cash in person at The Winchester! (A $1.00 processing charge will be added to each ticket order, not each ticket.)
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Friday, August 22nd, 2008 Steve Lukather guitarist from TOTO -
The set and band are truly amazing. Steve will be performing some hits that he wrote for other artists and covered on tribute releases along with highlights form his entire solo career. Also included are tracks from his new Ever Changing Times release and some "deep track" Toto gems.
Important bodies of his guitar playing and tasteful solos can be heard on dozens of blistering, innovative and time standing songs like "Hold The Line" (ToTo), "Breakdown Dead Ahead" (Boz Scaggs), "Living In The Limelight" (Peter Cetera), "Hard To Say I'm Sorry/Get Away" (Chicago), "Dirty Laundry" (Don Henley), "Voices" (Cheap Trick), "Beat It" (Michael Jackson), "I Keep Forgettin'" (Michael McDonald), "Arthur's Theme" (Christopher Cross), "Forever Man" (Eric Clapton), "Running With The Night" (Lionel Ritchie), "Stand Back" (Stevie Nicks), "I Love LA" (Randy Newman), "Talk To You Later" and "She's A Beauty" (The Tubes) and again on ToTo's "I Won't Hold You Back" and now "Ever Changing Times" to highlight only a small portion of his accomplished body of work heard by millions.
Lukather also has another amazing talent and that is his widely dynamic voice heard on great songs like "Rosanna," "I'll Be Over You," "Gyspy Train," "The Letting Go" and "Tell Me What You Want From Me" to his background vocals on Van Halen's "Top Of The World" and his credentials as a songwriter on hits songs like "Turn Your Love Around" (George Benson), "She's A Beauty" and "Talk To You Later" (The Tubes).
Now Steve Lukather takes his innovative and orchestrative arrangements, vocal talents and song-writing skills on a "journey of genres" for all music listeners to enjoy and elevate to on his new solo release Steve Lukather "Ever Changing Times".
Steve Lukather's Grammy Awards:
1982, Best R&B song: Steve Lukather, Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin (for George Benson) - Turn Your Love Around.
1982, Producer of the year: Toto - Toto IV.
1982, Album of the year: Toto - Toto IV.
1982, Record of the year: Toto - Rosanna.
2001, Best pop instrumental album: Larry Carlton & Steve Lukather - No substitutions, live in Osaka.
Tickets are $25.00 in advance, $30.00 day of show. 9pm.
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 Sky Dragster, Adam Marsland, Brian Lisik -
Paranoid Lovesick reemerges as a new band - Sky Dragster! They play the area very rarely so catch them while you can. Adam Marsland and Brian Lisik open the show. Click on Adam's picture to be taken to his page and you'll be very impressed. Tickets are $7.00. 9pm.
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 "Solo Showcase" Doug Ivancic - Solo acoustic music on the front stage. 9pm. FREE!
Thursday, August 28th, 2008 Roots A'Risin', Sultans of Bing -
Roots A'Risin'
Roots A'Risin's music takes the form of a message to all about life and love. RAR is a group that makes music that makes people dance, think, smile, twirl, and more. It's music that inspires, taking the sound of psychadellic rock and roll.
A powerhouse rock quartet from Cleveland with an emphasis on strong songwriting and structured opportunities for improvisation, the Sultans have long striven to bring high energy and positive vibrations to audiences of all stripes. Tickets are $7.00. 9pm.
Friday, August 29th, 2008 Stratospheerius, Tony Pulizzi, Doug Johns -
Stratospheerius
Stratospheerius brings an Electro-fiddle-trip-funk-prog-rock experience. They are the bastard child of Dave Matthews, Frank Zappa, Bela Fleck and Blues Traveler. Lead by electric violinist / vocalist / mandolinist Joe Deninzon, the band has has showcased their "psychojazz trip funk" throughout the US. Often referred to as the “Jimi Hendrix of the violin", Joe has worked with artists ranging from Ritchie Blackmore from Deep Purple, Sheryl Crow, Everclear, and Trans-Siberian Orchestra. The New York-based group has been heavily involved in the jam band scene.
Tony Pulizzi is an amazing jazz guitar player. Proficient in many musical styles, Pulizzi creates a mash of jazz harmonies and freedoms within the realms of rock roots with his guitar propelled songs. His songs are both vocal and instrumental.
Doug Johns is well known as the long-standing bass player for Neil Zaza. Victor Wooten appears on Doug's current solo CD. Doug is an incredible talent. 9pm, Tickets are $10.00.
Friday, September 5th, 2008 Rock 'N' Roll Concert - Movie Night - Come out and see great rock concert movie footage shown on a large screen in the Music Hall. 9pm. FREE.
Saturday, September 6th, 2008 Anne E. DeChant -
Anne E. DeChant
Full band benefit show! Anne E. DeChant is a seasoned artist that is as gutsy as she is sensitive, as subtle as she is striking, and is poised for a position on the national stage and beyond. Anne E. has left Cleveland to pursue a blossoming songwriting career. Don't miss this return from Nashville for her first show in six months! Tickets are $10.00. 9pm.
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 David Lindley -
David Lindley
Multi-instrumentalist David Lindley performs music that redefines the word "eclectic." Lindley, well known for his many years as the featured accompanist with Jackson Browne, and leader of his own band El Rayo-X, has long championed the concept of world music.
The David Lindley electro-acoustic performance effortlessly combines American folk, blues, and bluegrass traditions with elements from African, Arabic, Asian, Celtic, Malagasy, and Turkish musical sources. Lindley incorporates an incredible array of stringed instruments including but not limited to Kona and Weissenborn Hawaiian lap steel guitar, Turkish saz and chumbus, Middle Eastern oud, and Irish bouzouki. The eye-poppingly clad "Mr. Dave's" uncanny vocal mimicry and demented sense of humor make his onstage banter a highlight of the show. Tickets are $12.00. 9pm.
Friday, September 12th, 2008 Comedy Show featuring Hot Carl -
Hot Carl
Hot Carl got his first taste of stand-up comedy when he won the Greek Comedy Competition during Greek Week. Seven years of college later, and a sarcastic attitude to go along with a piece of paper given to him out of sympathy. Over the past five years, Hot Carl has established himself as one of the top stand-up comics that lives on a specific street in a specific area just to the south of Cleveland.
Saturday, September 13th, 2008 Freekbass -
Freekbass
Freekbass has collaborated with funk legend, Bootsy Collins, for several projects, the most recent being Freekbass', The Air Is Fresher Underground, released in late October, 2003.
Underground features guest appearances by Bootsy, Catfish Collins, Buckethead, Bernie Worrell and a few of the Woo Warriors, to name a few. This is Freekbass' second album to be executive produced by Bootsy, the first being Body Over Mind, Gemini/Bootzilla, 2001. This Cincinnati native brings his funk groove & crazy costumes back to The Winchester, so put on your dancin' shoes! The League of Proper Musicians opens the show! 9pm. $10.00.
Monday, September 15th, 2008 Cleveland Blues Society - Meeting & JAM
The Cleveland Blues Society is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote awareness and appreciation for the blues. Through our alliance, we endeavor to provide more opportunities for fans to see quality local and national blues artists. Additionally, we will provide educational workshops and preserve the history of the blues in our area.
There will be a meeting at 7pm for members and people interested in finding out more about the Society. The meeting will be followed by an open blues JAM, everyone is invited! A $3.00 donation is requested to support the Cleveland Blues Society.
Friday, September 19th, 2008 Diamond Dogs - David Bowie Tribute -
Diamond Dogs - Tribute to David Bowie
Diamond Dogs is a seven piece musical group that tributes the entire career of David Bowie in both Sound and Vision.
Diamond Dogs performs all of his hits: Space Oddity, Ziggy Stardust, Young Americans, Ashes to Ashes, Let’s Dance, China Girl, I’m Afraid of Americans, etc., as well as fan favorites: Life on Mars, Moonage Daydream, Time, Station to Station, Stay, Always Crashing in the Same Car, etc., and material from his more recent recordings: Hearts Filthy Lesson, Hallo Spaceboy, Survive, etc.
All Diamond Dogs’ performances include a visual recreation of David’s stage personas mentioned above as well as other eras of his career including: the Berlin period, Serious Moonlight to the most recent Reality. Tickets are $7.00. 9pm.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Kelly Richey Band -
Kelly Richey
Kelly is a Cincinatti native and brings her three piece blues band up for a scream every now and then. Her guitar playing has been compared to (hats off, please) Stevie Ray Vaughan and her singing to Janis Joplin. Wow. She is as firey a guitar player as Chris Duarte. She'll wear you out! The Deja Voodoo Band opens the show! $12.00. 9pm.
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 Steve Forbert -
Steve Forbert
Steve is currently promoting his first new album in three years, Strange Names & New Sensations, which includes an all-new recording of his Top 40 hit, "Romeo's Tune". He has carved out a unique position as one of music's most ardent and active traveling troubadours of our time. Steve is a legendary folk musician who has been nominated for a Grammy in the "Best Folk Album" Category. Tickets are $12.00 9pm.
Thursday, September 25th, 2008 Monte Montgomery -
Monte Montgomery
Monte Montgomery is a triple threat, not merely a soulful singer and accomplished songwriter, but a true virtuoso on his beat-up electrified acoustic guitar. Winner of the Best Acoustic Guitarist award in the Austin Music Awards seven years straight (1998-2004), Monte was voted as one of the 50 Greatest Guitarists of all time by Guitar Player Magazine in 2004.
His unique brand of aggressive pop-rock takes listeners by surprise, and people watching his energetic live performances for the first time have been known to say, "Who is this guy, and why haven't I heard of him before?" In fact, Monte's first big break big break came in 1999 with his electrifying appearance on Austin City Limits. Will Cheshire opens the show! Tickets are $10.00. 9pm.
Friday, September, 26th, 2008 Mojo Risin' - Tribute to The Doors -
Mojo Risin are Doors purists and use only vintage equipment on stage to capture that unique Doors sound. What really sets them apart from the other bands is that they re-create a Doors concert as it looked and sounded live in 1969, rather than just imitate The Doors as they sounded in the studio. They present the music of the Doors at its most raw, with all the fire and energy it deserves. No restraints or limits. You never know what might happen next. 9pm. $5.00.
Saturday, September 27th, 2008 Rare Blend, Chris Cuda Trio -
Now in their 14th year, Rare Blend continues to appeal to fans of jazz to jam band, fusion to progressive by combining genres to produce unique and exciting instrumentals. Chris Cuda Trio opens the show. Tickets are $7.00. 9pm.
Rare Blend perfroming at The Winchester
Saturday, October 4th, 2008 Johnny A -
Johnny A
He's not a blues guitarist, although he sometimes bends stinging notes like B.B. King. Nor is he a jazz guitarist, although there are elements of Wes Montgomery and Kenny Burrell in his music, and Johnny A is certainly not a pure rock guitarist a la Eddie Van Halen or Steve Vai. "What dictates what I do," Johnny A says, "is the song that I'm playing."
Johnny A is widely regarded as one of America's finest contemporary guitarists. Gibson thinks so – their Custom Shop designed a Signature Edition guitar per his specific requests which, when it was marketed in 2003, placed him in an exclusive club that included legends like BB King, Wes Montgomery, Chet Atkins, Joe Perry, Pat Martino and Les Paul himself. Tickets are $12.00. 9pm.
Friday, October 10th, 2008 Peter Hammill of Van der Graaf Generator -
Peter Hammill of Van der Graaf Generator
Peter Hammill was born in London in 1948. His career began as the singer and songwriter for Van der Graaf Generator, the chaotic, scary and highly influential underground group of the Seventies. The adventurous attitude which they brought to their music remains a feature of Peter's work to this day.
By the time the group folded in 1978 Peter had already recorded seven solo albums, covering numerous lyrical and musical bases in the process. If one did not know otherwise the proto-punk of "Nadir's Big Chance", the full-blown emotion of "Over" and the scatter-gun arrangements of "The Silent Corner" could well have been the work of three entirely different artists.
Peter's work has always been independent and uncompromising and it is perhaps because of this that he has been cited as a major influence by so many other artists. In their respective contexts he is as happy working with pure sonics as he is with fully orchestral songs, with three-chord electric guitar "tricks" as with piano ballads.
In addition to his "normal" output of twenty-six solo recordings of songs he has also written music for ballet, film and television. He continues to subscribe to the idea that it is more important to apply literacy, intelligence and passion to the making of music than to chase after commercial success. Tickets are $20.00. 9pm.
Saturday, October 11th, 2008 Jennifer Batten -
Jennifer was selected from over one hundred guitarists to play in Michael Jackson's highly skilled band which toured the world for one and a half years playing for over four and a half million people.
In the spring of '98 Jeff Beck asked Jennifer to join his band. They joined forces for 3 years on the CD’s "Who Else", and “You Had It Coming” which were both supported by world tours. Other guest appearances include CD's with Carmine Appice, Michael Sembello, Carl Anderson, Carina Alfie and several rock tributes.
Jennifer has authored two music books and has just released her third solo CD/DVD entitled “Whatever”. With this 3rd effort, she’s ventured into electronica, vocal samples, and film. She’s supporting this release with a multimedia one woman show, playing guitar in synch with films projected onto a giant screen. Tickets are $12.00. 9pm.
Jennifer Batten
Jennifer performing with Michael Jackson
Check out this video of Jennifer Batten performing with Michael Jackson! WOW!
Friday, October 17th, 2008 Comedy Show featuring: Ryan Dalton, Bill Squire, Jim Tews, and Chad Zumock -
2 shows in one night! 8:30pm & 10:30pm. Cleveland's four finest stand-ups come together for one night to record their comedy cds. Come be a part of Cleveland history!!
Jim Tews has become a regular clubs in Ohio and the east coast, he was a finalist in the International Boston Comedy Festival, and he is a writer HBO Labs. www.jimtews.com.
Bill Squire is a Comedian. He has appeared at the Detroit International Comedy Festival and can be heard on XM Satellite Radio. He is also a regular on HBO Labs' "Man in the Box". www.billsquire.com.
Chad Zumock is the former 2.4 GPA Kent State college graduate who plays comedy clubs across the nation. He has appeared on Spike TV's "The Playbook" and heard on XM's National Lampoon's Radio. You can also see him this fall on FSN's "That's Cleveland" www.chadzumock.com.
Ryan Dalton is a homegrown Cleveland favorite. Ryan is a regular on the nationally syndicated, "Bob and Tom Radio Show," and he was featured as one of "Myspace.com's Featured Comedians". His performances have landed him a spot in the third season of Comedy Central's "Live at Gotham."
Both shows will be hosted by Stansbury from 100.7 WMMS "The Maxwell Show." Get your tickets early because these shows will sell out! You can purchase tickets online in advance at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/41291
Saturday, October 18th, 2008 WMS-3 -
WMS-3
WMS-3 is a smooth jazz band that features hot electric guitar, sax, keyboards and great female vocals. They are similar to what you might expect to hear on the radio station WNWV "The Wave." The band plays originals, and classics, both instrumental and with a vocalist. Tickets are $5.00. 9pm.
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Garaj Mahal -
Garaj Mahal performing
Jam band Garaj Mahal brings a convergence of jazz-style improvisation, mystical Middle-Eastern atmospheres, and danceable American funk to create an innovative fusion of funky jazz with a tasty world music flare. Their album, Blueberry Cave, was a winner in the 2007 Independent Music Awards in the "Album - Jam" category. Garaj Mahal creates a sound that's always new, freshly infused with a wide spectrum of musical expression, and always smoking hot. 9pm.
Friday, October 31st, 2008 The Nightmare - Alice Cooper Tribute -
The Nightmare performing at The Winchester
It was about time for some musicians to rise up & pay tribute to a great American musical & theatrical tour-de-force, ALICE COOPER. The Nightmare is the "dream"(or "nightmare") of singer Michael Heggedus.
The band strives for a high energy tribute to the "chops" & "props" of Alice Cooper. The Nightmare presents a fun show that feels relevant & serves to entertain classic rock fans & Alice Cooper afficionados alike. A great Halloween show! Tickets are $5.00. 9 pm.
Friday, November 14th, 2008 Rik Emmett of Triumph -
Rik Emmett
Rik is easily recognized as the singer, songwriter and guitarist of the rock trio Triumph, a band which had successful hits such as "Lay It On The Line" and "Magic Power."
He has his fair share of gold and platinum hanging on the wall after surviving three decades in the music biz. Awards like Best Guitarist at the '81 Junos, induction into the Canadian Rock Hall of Fame in '93, and Best Smooth Jazz Guitarist in 2005 highlight an ever- evolving career. There's a true singer/songwriter at the heart of it all - a multi-dimensional artist, with nothing to prove except the dignity and maturity of his continuing commitment to great music.
Rik is performing as The Strung-Out Troubadours, an acoustic duo with Dave Dunlop. Dave has been a guitar player, writer, singer & educator professionally for the last 15 years. Originally from Ottawa, Toronto has been his homebase since the late 80’s. They will be performing two shows, one at 7pm, and one at 10 pm. Tickets are $20.00 for each show.
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 Adrian Legg -
Adrian Legg
"There are guitarists, there are axe-wielding maniacs, and then there are wizards. Adrian Legg is one of the wizards. He has enough technique to do just about anything he wants, but also the sensitivity to honour the contours of a melody." - Philadelphia Enquirer.
Impossible to categorize as a player, Adrian Legg incorporates virtually every genre on his guitar in a virtuosic instrumental style with effects. He brought electric approaches to acoustic playing, creating a modern cross-over amalgamation in the tradition of eclectic folk playing that goes back to the 1960s." - Guitar by Richard Chapman, 2000.
Legg plays fingerstyle guitar, mixing an alternating-bass style with harmonics, banjo-peg retuning and single or double-string bending. Legg has pioneered the use of modelling technology and midi for fingerstyle guitar. A significant part of Legg's shows is the very funny storytelling he uses between songs. He was voted "Guitarist of the Decade" by Guitarist Magazine. Tickets are $10.00. 9pm.
