Thursday, March 31, 2005
The Aut Mori circus will be back (after 40 years, that's a surprise?) this weekend, Friday-Sunday. Seats are $10 for upper bleachers and $15 for lower seats with backs. A 2 p.m. show Friday will cost $8. For tickets, call the Struthers Field House, (330) 750-9486. Other show times will be 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 and 6 p.m. Sunday.
Cleveland based roots-rockers Rosavelt will perform at Cedar's at 11 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $5 at the door. Rosavelt was voted best rock/pop band at the 2004 Cleveland Music Awards. The band has shared bills with Los Lobos, The Clarks and The Gin Blossoms. And last fall, it toured Europe in support of the first nationally distributed album, "The Story of Gasoline.
The legendary Toots & amp; The Maytals, one of the pioneering reggae bands, will be at House of Blues at 7:30 p.m. Ticketmaster.
This is a perfect April Fools' Day show. The folks in Bowling for Soup, American Hi Fi and Riddlin Kids just love to have fun, and they're putting on a concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Rex Theater, Pittsburgh. (412) 381-6811.
On the other hand ... If you are feeling a little seriousness in the bones, check out "Spinning Into Butter" at 8 p.m. at Ford Theater on the YSU campus. There's a discussion session slated for after the show. (330) 941-3105.
"MacHomer: The Simpsons Do Macbeth," at 8 p.m. in Akron Civic Theater, 182 S. Main St., Akron, is a mind-boggling experience. Can Homer really do MacBeth? (330) 253-2488.
Orchestra Gems, a concert featuring principal clarinetist Robert Fitzer and Greenville Symphony Orchestra, will be at 8 p.m. at Thiel College William Passavant Memorial Center, Greenville, Pa. (724) 588-9729.
You can enjoy something a bit retro with Tommy Tune & amp; The Manhattan Rhythm Kings, at 8 p.m. in E.J. Thomas Hall, University of Akron, 198 Hill St., Akron. (330) 972-7570.
Or head to Cleveland for A Tribute to Marvin Gaye at 2 p.m. at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame main stage. (216) 241-5555.
For a dose of bombast, you can follow that up with Queens of the Stone Age w/ Throw Rag at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Hall, House of Blues, Cleveland. www.hob.com or Ticketmaster.
"Duke Ellington: Giant Of Jazz," features Bill Rudman, Joe Hunter (piano) and Evelyn Wright (vocals). The show is at 3 p.m. at Tri-C Metro Main Stage Theater, Cleveland. (216) 987-4400. This is a great way to enjoy some jazz and get a little education at the same time.
As the playoffs loom, the Cleveland Cavaliers need to get some quality wins. Here's a chance: the Dallas Mavericks come a-calling at 1 p.m. in Gund Arena, Cleveland. Ticketmaster.
At 8 p.m. Monday, the pairing of Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven unplugged, featuring David Lowery & amp; Johnny Hickman with The Hackensaw Boys, comes to the House of Blues Music Hall in Cleveland. Ticketmaster.
Then, Mountain has two shows in Cleveland.
The first, Wednesday, is 7 p.m. at Fourth Floor Theater, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland. (216) 515-8444.
The next day, the band is scheduled for a show at 8 p.m. in Beachland Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland. (216) 383-1124 or www.beachlandballroom.com.
Also next Thursday, New Found Glory with Reggie and The Full Effect and Eisley will perform beginning at 6 p.m. at House of Blues, Cleveland, Ticketmaster.
At 10 p.m. April 14, check out Shemekia Copeland at The Cellar, 162 South Bridge St., Struthers. (330) 750-0199. This young lady can sing the blues, from a full-throated roar down to a whisper. Her father was Johnny Copeland, but she learned her vocal stylings from a variety of jazz and blues legends.