JULIE LOYD @ SOUTHSIDE WED. JAN 10 9PM

Hey, it's been awhile since I posted anything here - easier to work here than on my webpages. Julie Loyd will be driving aaaaaaaall the way from Sheboygan MI to make CLE one of her tour stops before she heads out to NY so if your free (and the show is free) then come on over to the SOUTHSIDE (Southside 2207 W. 11 St. Cleveland, Ohio 44113 216.937.2288) this WED. JAN 10 9pm for her solo show.

Some Newsy News from Steve2

Hi Readers!

Did you see this mornings headlines? Universal Music (article here) is planning to offer FREE DIGITAL MUSIC DOWNLOADS in December of this year through an ad-heavy website...I guess this is good news? According to the article, the downloads won't play on I-Pods but only on Windows Media enabled type players....and the songs will come with a full set of DRM locks to manipulate listeners into visiting the site (http://www.spiralfrog.com/) for extended listening priviledges and whatnot...

Hey, please don't miss the chance to hear Luca Mundaca for FREE on SAT. SEPT. 9 at UCA in our smoke-free, alcohol free ALL AGES wi-fi enabled coffee mansion!! Luca ordinarily plays Night Town and big shows and festivals, so we are really ecstatic to host her at UCA on Saturday!!!

If you have not seen my latest email newsletter then please sign up for it through the site....the SEPTEMBER CALENDAR is looking good, lot's of talent....and please oh please plan to attend the Edie Carey show on either fri. oct. 6 or sat. oct. 7 (haven't exactly nailed down the date)

Open Mic at UCA will be back EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT in SEPTEMBER...that's right every wednesday night. So be there when you can be, ok?

EARLY WARNING: EDIE CAREY AT U.C.A.

Hi Folks! I am currently working to nail down a date in OCTOBER to bring Edie Carey to the U.C. Arabica - and if the date works out, this will really be a show to catch as Edie has been touring behind a string of strong albums and she is getting GREAT press! Check out her website and PRESS PAGE

Steve2.Net Presents: August Shows Near You

Here is my recent news letter containing infor about shows in AUGUST:

Hi there folks!

It’s been a hot summer and there isn’t any indication that things are
going to cool off anytime soon – so let’s enjoy it while we can! And you
know that enjoying it means getting out of your place and into one of
the original music venues in town for food, entertainment, friends, warm
sounds and cool libations.

Of course, if you’re a musician then your looking for a good jam
session or an open mic night and you know that Steve2.Net frequents only the
BEST open mic nights in town and we are here to tell you where and what
they are (in no particular order):

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University Circle Arabica on SELECTED Wednesday nights during the
summer season (you have GOT to check my site or receive the email
newsletter) with host Steve2.Net starts at 7:30 until about 10pm at University
Circle Arabica 11300 Juniper Rd Cleveland OH 44106 - CAFE PHONE:
(216)791-0300
http://www.steve2.net (for a complete listing of events)

Poor Richard’s Historic American Tavern EVERY Thursday night with
special guest hosts in August and September - starts about 8pm until about
11 at 33312 Center Ridge Rd. North Ridgeville, Ohio 44039 - VENUE PHONE
(440) 327-4449 http://www.thepoorrichards.com/ (for events &
information about this important venue)

Lakewood Phoenix EVERY Tuesday Night with host Xela the Lovely LuvMutha
starts at about 8pm at 15108 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, Ohio – CAFÉ PHONE
(216) 226-4401
http://www.luvmutha.com/ (for all things Xela)

Edison’s Pub in Tremont EVERY Tuesday Night about 9pm until LATE at
2373 PROFESSOR ST. CLEVELAND, Ohio 44113. – VENUE PHONE (216) 522-0006
http://www.edisonspub.com/ (for driving directions and other important
details)

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No matter where you are in Cleveland town you’re never far from a cool
drink and some hot jams!

In addition to hosting and attending many open mic sessions, Steve2.Net
continues to bring to Cleveland many top notch acoustic artists so be
sure to stop into the University Circle Arabica (on the East Side of
Cleveland) or the Lakewood Phoenix (on the West Side of Cleveland) or Poor
Richard’s Tavern (on the Far West Side of Cleveland in North
Ridgeville) for a night of Acoustic Entertainment – waves of acoustic freshness
and an ice cold bottle of beer, a cold latte or a huge frosty green tea
will surely cool you down several degrees!

Take a look at what’s coming:

THURSDAY AUGUST 10: FROM BOSTON – SINGER SONGWRITER TERESA STORCH AT
LAKEWOOD PHOENIX
Teresa has been into U.C. Arabica a few times over the past couple
years, this time the hard working folks at Steve2.Net are bringing Ms.
Storch to the West Side Lakewood Phoenix for an intimate evening of guitar
and voice. Lakewood Phoenix at 15108 Detroit Ave. Lakewood, OH 44107
(216) 226-4401 features FREE WI-FI Internet in a mellow and laid-back
SMOKE FREE, ALL AGES and ALCOHOL FREE environment – this show is FREE of
cover charge and will start at 8pm in the evening – don’t miss the
opportunity to hear the talented and hard working Teresa Storch sing her
heart out in an intimate venue (before she gets huge and famous and
tickets cost twenty five bucks)!


AUGUST 2006 ACOUSTIC ENTERTAINMENT U.C. ARABICA

Saturday August 5
ZACH!
http://www.zachmusic.net/
Original Cleveland Folk Rock

Wednesday August 9, 16, 23 and 30
OPEN MIC NIGHT
Poets, Hippies, Story Tellers, Folkies, Blue Grass Jammers, Singer,
Songwriters

Saturday August 12
NATHANIAL SEER
http://www.nathanielseer.com/
Check payable to Nathan Kroeger
"...an all night Quaalude and whiskey binge with Jeff Buckley and
Leonard Cohen."
-KitMalone.com

Wednesday August 16
MULTI MEDIA OPEN MIC EXTRAVAGANZA WITH LOTSIX
http://www.lotsix.info/
LotSix is a Philadelphia based musician,
songwriter, & performance artist who refers to her unique art as "multimedia
self-karaoke rock": live singing to original prerecorded music with
projected images and lyrics. LotSix treats audiences with smart, funny,
queer-tinged, rock-opera'esque songs accompanied by visuals further
conveying the many dimensions of her angsty wry humor.

Friday August 18
XELA
http://www.luvmutha.com/
An intimate evening of Funky Folksy
XelaKushtik style high jinx

Saturday August 26
NATE JONES
The mellow & fresh acoustic sounds of a Cleveland folksy crooner





Thank you for reading these emails from Steve2.Net and I appreciate all
comments and communications in regard to this newsletter, my blog, or
my website at http://www.steve2.net and please send email regarding
music at University Circle Arabica to music@steve2.net

University Circle Arabica hosts acoustic music in an environment
accommodating both smokers and non-smokers with our music room and first
floor being smoke-free. Our upstairs smoking room is spacious and
comfortable for those wishing to smoke inside. We have a variety of excellent
"quick food" items available from burritos, chicken fingers, salads and
sandwiches to macaroni and cheese as well as fancy deserts, ice creams
and a complete menu of specialty espresso and coffee drinks, loose teas,
soft drinks, and soda pops.

The University Circle Arabica coffee mansion is comfortable, spacious,
and almost a hundred years old, located on the campus of the Case
Western Reserve University in the heart of the cultural district near the
Cleveland Art Museum. U.C. Arabica is an all ages venue for a variety of
acoustic music from solo singer songwriters to duos and trios - we are
alcohol free with free wireless internet so come and enjoy our mellow
environment and the acoustic entertainment – we never charge a cover for
the music and the ALL AGES shows start early at 7pm or 8pm during June
and July.

Thank you from Steve2.Net !!
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UNIVERSITY CIRCLE ARABICA
11300 JUNIPER ROAD
CLEVELAND OHIO 44106
216-791-0300
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FULL MOON OPEN MIC U.C.A. WED AUG 9

The Full Sturgeon Moon is WEDNESDAY AUGUST 9 and we will have the acoustic open mic and folksy jam session at University Circle Arabica starting at 7:30 and we will go until about 10:30 or so

OPEN MICS: CAFE LIMBO, POOR RICHARDS

Mr. Xela is playing around town for the next few days - I have RE-posted his newsy EMAIL here in my blog for all those who actually read my blog - ahem, I am making an assumption that someone does read it - you will notice he is hosting an open mic night at Cafe Limbo tonight for those on the East Side. Open Mic tonight at Poor Richard's as well, for those of you on the West Side of town.

SAT.AUG.5 @ 9PM
theUNCANNY XE LA
@THE GROG SHOP
FLIGHT 505 * LEROY'S FROSTED ROCKS * SUN REMNANTS
EUCLID HTS. BLVD. & COVENTRY RD. CLEVE.HTS.OH 216.321.5588
WWW.GROGSHOP.GS

FRI.AUG.4 @ 8PM
XE LA SOLO VOX & GUITAR
@ ARABICA COFFEEHOUSE
E.185th CLEVE.HTS.OH. 216.486.7777

THUR.AUG.3 @ 8PM
XE LA HOSTS OPEN MIC
@ CAFE LIMBO VEG. CAFE & WINERY
LARCHMERE RD. CLEVE.OH. 216.707.3333


THURS.AUG.3 @ 5PM
XE LA SOLO VOX & GUITAR
DWNTWN CLEVELAND WAREHOUSE DIST.
STREET BUSKER STYLES......

UCA OPEN MIC TONIGHT WED JULY 12

Yup, open mic tonight at UC Arabica - uhm, your coming out, right? And singer songwriter Alan Semerjian is at the Barking Spider. Maybe he will come over to the open mic for a song or two!

LAWD PHO & EDISONS IN TREMONT

Last night was the Full Moon, and open mic at Lakewood Phoenix was packed, lot's of social/musical action, Mike Allen came out, we went to Edisons in Tremont after the Pho, and Edisons was packed too, I got to play two songs and had to wait a couple hours to do so, had a huge beer, it was great. This is an well established bar with an emphasis on weekend blues music, great tuesday night open mic, loved it. No pics because I don't have a stupid digital camera - if you want to donate one to Steve2.Net lemme know.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:

Tori Sparks is coming up from Nashville to play UCA on July 18 (this is not on the calendar at the UCA) - I just got her CD in the mail!! I am excited to hear it!

Luca Mundaca is at UCA July 22 for an hour long set of Brazilian guitar and voice

Emilio Basa will be coming down from Detroit for a show at UCA sometime in August

More later!

UCA JULY 2006

Hi! We had a really great Open Mic session at U.C. Arabica last Wednesday night, thanks to all my pals who showed up to play: Noah and Rebecca, Elaine, Mike, Mirriam M., Nelson, Emily F. - thanks soooo much for coming out folks, it makes for a very special evening! I even made a few recordings that night, capturing several songs by Elaine, and a few songs of Emily's as well, maybe you will get to hear them soon! Depending on how 'things go' we may host a couple or a few open mic sessions this July, keep your eyes on the webpage for up-to-the-minute UCA entertainment calendar changes, augmentations, enhancements, etc.

July is gonna be good at the cafe with Matt Gerovac coming to town and playing the Grog Shop June 30 (with Xela and Mifune) and then UCA on July 1 he will play an acoustic solo show - Todd Carey will come to town and play UCA on Wed. July 5 - Allan S. from NYC will be in town at Bella Dubby in Lakewood for a show on Tues. July 11, then he is at the Barking Spider for a show Wed. July 12 - Luca Mundaca will play UCA on Sat. july 22 - and Chris Squier will be at UCA Friday July 28

Jim Snively has a brand spanking new EP out - he has been handing out 'sample discs' of tracks that have not yet been mastered or packaged however he is currently working on a packaging design and will have an actual professional grade CD package out in the very near future, I suppose he will have a CD release party, but he has not said anything about it yet - catch Jim Snively this Thursday as he hosts open mic at Poor Richards Tavern in North Ridgeville

More later ........

SUMMER SOLSTICE OPEN MIC

Hi Folks and Folkies! I hope your getting out of work and getting your butt outside ASAP during these sweet pre-summer days of sunshine and moonlight (we just had a nice full moon this past Sunday) - I have been, and since I am living in Lakewood I am less than 2 miles from the MetroPark entrance and I just dash home, change, and usually just ride my bike right down into the park for some riding. It's great, I love the park, and I love SUMMER! And here it comes - the first day of Summer (and the LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR - SUMMER SOLSTICE) is next Wednesday and or Thursday, June 21 and 22. To celebrate the coming of Summertime, University Circle Arabica will host the Summer Solstice Acoustic Open Mic Night starting early at 7pm and going until about 10 (or 11 if things really heat up). Please plan on attending, we will have good sound, finger foods for the artists, and I will probably struggle with some live recording gagetry as well. See you there!!!

FLIPSIDE AT ART HOP TREMONT TONIGHT

This Friday night June 9th (and the second Friday of each month) catch the Art Hop in Tremont. Tonight you will hear the sounds of Beth Highland and Mark Ronan's band "Flipside" outside Eye Candy Gallery on Professor Avenue. Flipside will play lot's of classic covers, and many original tunes, they have a clean folk rock sound with smooth blended vocal harmonies. Nice bunch of folks!

This is always a great night in Tremont with crowds of people walking about, particularly in the Summer with the galleries all open, the weather nice ... Pizza by the Slice at Edisons after 11 I think - although don't quote me on that exact time but it's something around there - why not pizza by the slice all night long? I don't know why not all night, ask them.

TORI SPARKS AT BARKING SPIDER JUNE 15

Tori Sparks , the singer songwriter from Austin who's name I have mentioned before, is on tour and coming through town on JUNE 15 - she has been swinging through NY and is creating a buzz as she works her way through some of NY best known venues (The Bitter End) - check out Tori's Travel News Tori and her travel mates will play the early opening set at Barking Spider on JUNE 15 at around 8pm. This will be a good set of tunes!

Hey, dig this: Chris Keffer has mastered the new Black Keys album right here in CLE OHIO at Magnetic North Studios! Not that this is news, the Scene or the Free Times already blurbed this, but I just think it's a kinda big deal.

JUNE IN CLEVELAND

Hi folks! You might notice I changed my blog template, and I know it needs customization, I will get to it ... what's been going on in YOUR life? I hope that yer havin' as much fun as I AM! What kinda fun have I been havin'? Well, let me run down a little list for you here:

WHAT I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO:
I have been listening to LUCA MUNDACA and NATE MILLER and WINTER TOOK HIS LIFE among other things ....

WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING:
News papers mostly, not much book reading right now.

It's been really warm and muggy in Cleveland this week, I have been riding my bike and walking around town, visiting the Phoenix Coffee Shoppe - they are trying to expand into a space upstairs of the shoppe, it's going to be real nice, I hope they can get the funds together to do the expansion. They have a CD coming out (thanks to Gary Hoopengardner) that they will sell to raise some money ... there are several local artists on the CD.

STEVE2 & GUESTS AT ENCLAVE SAT MAY 20

Hey, Steve2.Net will be at THE ENCLAVE IN WILLOUGHBY THIS SAT MAY 20 with my new friends SHEELA & JANE (who perform as a multi instrumental duo) -- we will perform together and apart. We will also be getting together, informally, at U.C.A. at 7 on that same day during the hessler fair to 'jam' together before we go to Enclave.

MAY & JUNE & JULY 2006

Hi, been awhile since I have updated my blog, here's some small news:

BEACHLAND BALLROOM was nice last night, G.S. Harper and his friends performing a Townes Van Zant retrospective of sorts...really nice music, I didn't stay long, but heard good stuff.

U.C.A. IN JUNE will be lightly booked, because, lots of reasons. In brief: Zach on Fri. June 2, Jenna, Sean Brewster, and Ben Barr Sat. June 10 (which is also parade the circle) Teresa Storch coming through Wed. June 14, Ben & Dan Fri. 23, and brazilian guitarist (fabulous voice) Luca Mundaca on Sat. June 24

STEVE2.NET & GUESTS SHEELA & JANE AT ENCLAVE: I have recently met Sheela and Jane at my open mic, and we all seem to like each other, so we are jamming a bit and getting some songs to happen between us. Join us at about 7 at U.C.A. where we will be musically goofing around before we go to The Enclave in Willoughby for a more formal show from 9-11

TORI SPARKS OPENS FOR HILLBILLY IDOL AT BARKING SPIDER JUNE 15 Tori is from Austin TX and she is the goodness. She might stop into U.C.A. for a set before the Spider.

OPEN MIC APRIL 26 WITH THE PLAIN JANES

This wednesday will feature an appearence by an acoustic duo name of the Plain Janes! They will start right around 9pm and probably will play for about an half and hour or so - the remainder of the night will be acoustic open mic as usual.

OPEN MIKES AT U.C.A. MARCH & APRIL 06

Ok, the U.C.A. Open Mike schedule is outa whack right now, it has to be that way...it's a flexable type deal-e-o, I like things a little flexible at just this time.

It was that we had open mike night on the first and third wednesdays - at least for AWHILE that is the way it was - change being the order of the day - so, we are having Open Mike Night at U.C.A. this WEDNESDAY MARCH 29 and that is the way it is.

Be there or be square!

And then in APRIL we will have a little different schedule for open mike night - we will hold open mic on the SECOND and FOURTH WEDNESDAYS IN APRIL -- in order to accomdate a couple of N.Y. artists who will be coming through the cafe on WEDNESDAY APRIL 19TH: ALLISON TARTALIA & RHONDA EVERITT so, we will have our open mic night on wednesday april 12 and wednesday april 26. Mark these very important open mic dates on your open mike calendar.

P.S.: We recently 'fixed' a nice ole 12 inch P.A. speaker we had sitting around - so we have just a little bit more umph for our open mic night now, with two nice speakers instead of just one - c'mon in and give our cafe a whirl!!!

See you at U.C.A. for OPEN MIKE NIGHT!!!

TORI SPARKS COMING TO CLEVELAND IN JUNE

TORI SPARKS COMING TO CLE FROM NASHVILLE TN:

Tori Sparks has contacted me by email and has indicated that she will be coming to CLE in JUNE to play a show ... most probably at the U.C.A. but who knows, summer is a ways off still, another interesting stage or show could open up between now and then.

In the meantime, check out her Sonicbids profile and her site, she sounds great, your gonna like it!

STEVE2.NET AT THE ENCLAVE FRI MARCH 31

STEVE2.NET AT ENCLAVE IN WILLOUGHBY FRIDAY MARCH 31 9-11PM:
I haven't played out at the Enclave in downtown Willoughby for a long time, but when I called over there they seemed to remember me right away, so that's gotta be a good thing, right? I have not decided wether or not I will bring an opening act - I played for a couple hours last night at the Starbucks in Rocky River and felt real good about my song list/set list, so I may just tackle this one all by my lonesome, on the other hand, it might be more fun to put on more of a show with at least one other act....hey, you tell me what you think!

EMAIL NEWSLETTERS IN MY BLOG:
Some of you may have noticed that I am re-printing or re-publishing, in my blog, the email newsletters that I get from songwriting friends in CLE - sometimes I may not make it perfectly clear at the top of the article that it's not my voice your reading, however, I have taken note of my own foible and will start to make it clear in the tops of the articles that I am reprinting an email newsletter.

GREG HARPER SHOWS

THIS IS THE GREG HARPER NEWS EMAIL REPRINTED AT THE STEVE2.NET BLOG FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT!!

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From Greg Harper (AKA: G.S. Harper)
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Greetings y’all! Time for this months update, and it looks like the month of March is going to see me a rather busy boy.

Upcoming shows:

Friday March 10th- The Town Fryer, 3859 Superior Ave. in Cleveland, w/Terry Berrett and Andrew Zeager

Thursday March 16th- I’ll be with Hayshaker Jones at Cowboy Food and Drink, check www.hayshakerjones.com for more details.

Friday March 17th-St. Patty’s day at The Town Fryer! w/Terry Berrett and Andrew Zeager.

Saturday March 18th- Poor Richards Century Tavern, Center Ridge Rd. in North Ridgeville, w/Terry and Andrew

Friday March 24th- TWO SHOWS!! The Agora w/Hayshaker Jones, opening for Cross Canadian Ragweed, then later that night at The Town Fryer with Terry and Andrew.

Saturday March 25th- W/ The Big Bananas at Tommy Rockers in Elyria. Crazy stuff, kind of silly, but a lot of fun.

Friday March 31st-The Town Fryer, w/Terry and Andrew.

That’s what’s cookin’ for March, stay tuned, and come on out and see us anytime. Special thanks to Susie Porter at The Town Fryer, February 10th marked a whole year of Friday nights there, and things just keep getting better. We love you Susie! And here’s hoping for many more! Keep an eye out for next months update, when you’ll hear all about our Tax day extravaganza on April 15th, and the very special Townes Van Zandt Tribute show that I have put together at The Beachland Ballroom for May 15th.

Until next time, thanks for continuing to support live roots music in Cleveland!

Love and Fried Macaroni and Cheese,

G.S. Harper