I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday week!! If you’re still stuffed with turkey from yesterday and full of food - you need to get out and dance some of it off! There’s a lot of great local music you can go out and hear, and this week if you have friends or relatives in town - take them out to see some local music too!

Here’s local Toledo Bands playing the Day after Thanksgiving - 2008!

Liberty Beach will play country at Yee Haw’s in Oregon (formerly The Rodeo)

421 Band will be at The Buckeye Club in Miller City, OH

Hugh Rock will play 80’s and classic rock at Main Street Bar in Sylvania

Bandera will play country at Dave’s Hideaway II on N. Detroit Ave

Kari Nichole will play acoustic at McCarthy’s in Port Clinton, OH (7:30pm show)

Stonehouse will be at The Bronze Boar playing indie rock, downtown Toledo

MASFiNA will be at The Sky Box playing 80’s and classic rock on Laskey

Reese Daily Band will be playing hard drivin’ blues at Ottawa Tavern

All4It will play classic rock at Basin Street Grill, 8pm show

Neon Black will playing 80’s and 90’s rock at The Distillery

Whiskey Dunn will be playing classic rock at Michigan Tavern

Loose Cannons will play classic rock at Boyd’s Pub in N. Baltimore, OH

Alter Ego will play classic rock at Breakroom Lounge in Maumee, OH

Kyle White will play acoustic folk rock at South End Grill

East River Drive will play dance, R&B, and Motown at Club Soda

The Bridges will play 80’s and classic rock at The Distillery

Get out and see some local live entertainment tonight!

Tags: 421 Band, All4It, Alter Ego, Bandera, East River Drive, Hugh Rock, Kari Nichole, Kyle White, Liberty Beach, Loose Canons, MasFina, Neon Black, Reese Daily Band, Stonehouse, The Bridges, Whiskey Dunn

Welcome to the Toledo Music Guide: Day Before Thanksgiving 2008!

Well, the biggest bar night of the entire year is almost upon us - where will you be when the day turns to night on Wednesday, Sept 26, 2008? No matter what bar, pub, or club you go to - it will be packed the night before Thanksgiving. Must be something about spending the following day with your relatives that makes everybody want to drink! There are tons of places you can go to see a live band, dance, and drink the night away all over Toledo, Ohio, Southeastern Michigan, and the surrounding areas.

Here’s a list of all the bands we know of playing Wed, Sept 26th:

56 Daze

56 Daze will be performing 80’s, classic rock, and dance music at Clamdiggers in Monroe, MI, show starts at 8pm!! Be prepared to DANCE and ask Tony to play some Journey for you!

Clamdigger (Clamdiggers, The Big Digger)

1540 E Elm Ave
Monroe, MI 48162
(734) 243-2800
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Hugh Rock

Hugh Rock will play 80’s and classic rock at Main Street Bar in Sylvania, OH. The party gets started about 9:00pm, and if you flash Jim something while he’s on stage - he’s liable to play anything for you.

Main Street Bar and Grill (formerly Sodbusters)

5758 Main St # 6
Sylvania, OH 43560
(419) 885-3351
Get directions

Chris Shutters Band

Chris Shutters Band will bring blues, classic rock, and more to The Bronze Boar in downtown Toledo, OH. The show starts at at 10pm…if he doesn’t play the best Clapton you’ve ever heard - he’ll buy you a drink.

The Bronze Boar

20 S Huron St
Toledo, OH 43604
(419) 244-2627
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Running with Scissors

Running with Scissors will play 80’s and 90’s rock at The Blue Devil on Laskey. Grizz and the boys take the stage at 10pm - and they take no prisoners! Visit their MySpace profile!

Blue Devil

938 W. Laskey Rd
Toledo, OH 43613
419 720-4320
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MASFiNA

MASFiNA will rock the Skybox on Laskey with 80’s and classic rock. The party gets started at 10pm, be sure to stay long enough to hear “Let’s Go All The Way” or “Baby Got Back”! View their Band profile page, or MySpace Profile!

The Skybox

2148 W Laskey Rd
Toledo, OH 43613
(419) 724-2699
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Empire Drift

Empire Drift will play the Big Brothers Big Sisters Homecoming Benefit at Ottawa Tavern on Adams, downtown Toledo. Visit their MySpace profile here. Show starts at 9:30pm.

The Ottawa Tavern (myspace.com/otavern)

1815 Adams St
Toledo, OH 43624

(419) 725-LIVE
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Neon Black

Neon Black will bring their brand of 80’s and 90’s rock to Mr. Ed’s Mainland in Put in Bay, OH - visit their MySpace profile here! The party starts at 8pm.

Mr. Ed’s Bar & Grill
300 Delaware Ave.
Put in Bay, OH 43456
(419)285-5042 (phone)

Whiskey Dunn

Whiskey Dunn will play classic rock at Thirsty’s in Dundee, MI. The band starts rockin’ about 9:30pm.

Thirsty’s Pub & Grub

14225 S Custer Rd
Dundee, MI 48131
(734) 529-2200
Get directions

Exit Reality

Exit Reality will be at Mugsy’s in Monroe, MI with their rock show…

Mugsy’s Bar and Grill

15425 S Dixie Hwy
Monroe, MI 48161
(734) 242-2330
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Marshall Law

Marshall Law will be at the North Baltimore Eagles with classic rock.

N. Baltimore Eagles

140 N Main St
North Baltimore, OH 45872
(419) 257-2455
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Rizzo

Rizzo will play classic rock at the Slow Ride Saloon in Luckey, OH. The party starts at 8:30pm.

Slow Ride Saloon
229 South Main Street
Luckey, OH 43443

Exit 17 Band

Exit 17 Band will bring their rock party to Doolittle’s in Temperance, MI. The band starts at 8pm.

AJ Doolittle’s

8525 Secor
Lambertville, MI 48144
734-856-3838

Skoobie Snaks

Skoobie Snaks will be playing at Main Street Stables behind Hathaway House in Blissfield, MI. The band starts rockin’ at 7pm.

Main Street Stables
116 N Main St
Blissfield, MI 49228
(517) 486-2144
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Alter Ego

Alter Ego will play classic rock at the Breakroom Lounge in Maumee, OH. The party starts at 9:30pm.

The Breakroom Lounge

720 Illinois Ave # A
Maumee, OH 43537
(419) 893-5155
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Kyle White

Kyle White will play at Arnies. Kyle plays at 10pm.

Arnies

3332 W Central Ave
Toledo, OH 43606
(419) 720-2496
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East River Drive

East River Drive will bring their dance, rock, and soul show to Club Soda - show starts at 10pm!

Club Soda

3922 Secor Rd
Toledo, OH 43623
(419) 473-0662
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The Bridges

The Bridges will be playing their 80’s and classic rock all night at The Distillery…and it all gets started at 10pm!

The Distillery

4311 Heatherdowns Blvd
Toledo, OH 43614
(419) 382-1444
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Did we Miss Your Band?

It wasn’t on purpose…we just didn’t know about you. First, comment below and add your show to this page. Second, fill out our contact form and let us know who you are and where you’ll be playing so we can add all your future dates to the calendar. Thanks!!

Tags: 56 Daze, Alter Ego, Chris Shutters Band, East River Drive, Empire Drift, Exit 17 Band, Exit Reality, Hugh Rock, Kyle White, Marshall Law, MasFina, Neon Black, Rizzo, Running With Scissors, Skoobie Snaks, The Bridges, Whiskey Dunn

Last Saturday it was a blustery night, but we did manage to see 3 bands burning up some local stages with their music! This time around we were lucky enough to see 3 bands we had never seen before, and it was a lot of fun! The first place we went to was Main Street Bar (formerly Sodbusters) in Sylvania, OH.

The Rakeshakers

The Rakeshakers are a brand new band, but it’s members are certainly not new to the stage. The band is made up of Toledo band veterans who have a distinct command over the music they’ve been playing for years. The music they play could be defined as “classic rock”, but that’s a pretty wide genre nowadays. Maybe it’s better to classify as 60-70’s guitar based classic rock and blues. They are a tight 4 piece band, and Luke on lead guitar played some incredibly tasty licks on their version of Joe Walsh’s “Turn to Stone” - which also displayed the bands ability to sing awesome 3 part harmony. In the first set the Chicago blues classic “I’m A Man”, which was incredibly tight.

Here’s some pictures we took of the Rakeshakers at Main Street Bar in Sylvania:

The Rakeshakers are such a new band that they don’t even have a MySpace profile or web site just yet, but keep your eyes on our Toledo Bands page. We’ll link them as soon as it’s up!

Lifeline

Next we headed over to Firehouse 47 in Ottawa Lake, MI to see Lifeline play. Lifeline is a local original band who released their first CD “Shallow Skies” in 2007, and they’re in the studio as we speak in Saline, MI laying down tracks for their next release. Being busy recording in the studio doesn’t stop them from playing local bars for their fans. A Lifeline show can contain their high energy original rock tunes like “Desperate”, in addition to 80’s classic rock favorites like “Everything About You”, or “Fight for Your Right”. You get it all in a Lifeline show, originals and covers.

Here’s some pics we took of Lifeline at Firehouse 47 on Nov 22:

Visit the Lifeline web site, or their MySpace profile!

Buster Strange

Last we went to Joe’s Walnut in Petersburg, MI to see classic rock cover band “Buster Strange”. They’re motto is “Once you get a little strange you’re never the same…”, and how right they are! They’re a fun band to watch, the bass player Gary is often all over the stage and running around the bar while he plays - we caught him a couple of times cuttin’ the rug on the dance floor! Whether it’s the drummer Ed singing “Through the Glass” or Gary singing “Talk Dirty To Me”, the dance floor always has people on it.

Here’s some pics we took of Buster Strange at Joe’s Walnut on Nov 22:

Here’s Buster Strange playing “Talk Dirty To Me”:

To see more of Buster Strange Visit their web site, or their MySpace profile!

Tags: Buster Strange, Lifeline, The Rakeshakers

Toledo Band Empire Drift will be playing the Homecoming Benefit at Ottawa Tavern on Wed, Nov 26, 2008. Cost is $5 at the door and all proceeds benefit Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Northwestern Ohio.

Visit the Empire Drift MySpace Profile
Visit the Ottawa Tavern web site

Directions to Ottawa Tavern:

1817 Adams St
Toledo, OH 43604
(419) 725-5483
Get directions

Tags: Empire Drift

56 Daze is playing 80’s and classic rock at The Big Digger (Clamdiggers) in Monroe, MI

Hugh Rock is playing 80’s and classic rock at Thirsty’s Pub in Dundee, MI

Bandera is playing country rock covers at Dave’s Hideaway Lounge II on N. Detroit Ave

Running with Scissors is playing 80’s and 90’s rock at The Blue Devil on Laskey

MASFiNA is playing 80’s and classic rock at the Breakroom Lounge in Maumee

Reese Daily Band will play hard drivin’ blues at Luckey’s Tavern in Findlay

The Ogres will be playing classic rock and originals at Ottawa Tavern on Adams, downtown Toledo

Under the Covers will be playing 80’s and classic rock at The Buckeye Club in Miller City, OH

Rock N Roll Outlaws will play classic rock at the Findlay Eagles

Noisy Neighbors will be playing dance pop and rock at Yee Haw’s (formerly The Rodeo) in Oregon

Exit 17 band will be playing classic rock at Rivalrys in Monroe, MI

Lifeline will play original rock at Firehouse 47 in Ottawa Lake, MI

Buster Strange will be playing classic rock at Joe’s Walnut in Petersburg, MI

Venyx will be playing high energy pop rock at Club Soda

The Bridges will be playing 80’s and classic rock at The Distillery on Heatherdowns

The Rakeshakers will be playing classic rock at Main Street Bar in Sylvania

Frostbite will play blues at The Bronze Boar in downtown Toledo

Tags: 56 Daze, Bandera, Buster Strange, Exit 17 Band, Frostbite, Hugh Rock, Lifeline, MasFina, Noisy Neighbors, Reese Daily Band, Rock N Roll Outlaws, Running With Scissors, The Bridges, The Ogres, The Rakeshakers, Under the Covers, Venyx

There may be a little snow on the ground, but there’s not enough to make a snowman or go snowmobiling just yet. It’s time to find something to do indoors this winter, and one great thing you can do is go out and see a live band tonight! There’s all kinds of different music to see all around town tonight - pick a location near you and get out there and support your local musicians!

Froghead plays classic rock at the Bronze Boar downtown Toledo

Liberty Beach plays country at Sports Venue in Sylvania

Hugh Rock plays 80’s and classic rock at Thirsty’s in Dundee, MI

Measure of Time plays classic rock at Haven Lounge in Swanton

Bandera plays country rock at Dave’s Hideaway Lounge II on N. Detroit Ave

Kari Nichole plays acoustic at Bellsmells in Port Clinton

Running with Scissors plays 80’s and 90’s rock at The Blue Devil

MASFiNA plays 80’s and classic dance rock at The Breakroom Lounge Maumee

Reese Daily Band plays hard drivin’ blues at Put in Bay Bar in Lakewood, OH

The Ogres play classic and avant-garde rock at Ottawa Taver, downtown Toledo

Neon Black plays 80’s and hard rock at The Omni (formerly Gatorz) over by TU

Under the Covers plays 80’s and classic rock at The Buckeye Club in Miller City, OH

Noisy Neighbors plays pop dance rock at Yee Haw’s (formerly The Rodeo) in Oregon, OH

Exit 17 band plays classic rock at Rivlarys in Monroe, MI

Lifeline plays original rock at Firehouse 47 in Ottawa Lake, MI

Buster Strange plays classic rock at Joe’s Walnut in Petersburg, MI

Venyx plays high energy pop dance rock at Club Soda at Monroe and Secor

Kyle White plays acoustic at Highland Meadows Golf Club

The Bridges play 80’s and classic rock at The Distillery on Heatherdowns

Tags: Bandera, Buster Strange, Exit 17 Band, Froghead, Hugh Rock, Kari Nichole, Kyle White, Liberty Beach, Lifeline, MasFina, Measure of Time, Neon Black, Noisy Neighbors, Reese Daily Band, Running With Scissors, The Bridges, The Ogres, Under the Covers, Venyx

MASFiNA

So - last Saturday we went to see MasFina at Firehouse 47 in Ottawa Lake. After the good time we had the week before at the Firehouse, why not spend a second Sat night there watching a great local band? The last time we saw MasFina was the middle of last August, so it was high time we stopped by to see them again.

Masfina is a 3 piece band consisting of Sidd Siddall on drums, Aaron Martinez on Bass, and Dan Strikland on Lead Guitar. Don’t let their size fool you, they can put on quite a show! From the opening of the very first MasFina (Tequila!) music on the first set - the goal of the band is to entertain and fill the dance floor. All 3 members of the band share lead vocal throughout the night, and their song list might just shock you.

We’d seen Masfina before, and they have some great songs on the set lists - like TNT (AC/DC), Psycho (Puddle of Mudd), Dani California (Red Hot Chili Peppers), and Fake It (Seether). One of the shockers of night was when the opening chords started for song I was pretty sure I knew - “Who Knew” by Pink. Sure enough, bassist Aaron Martinez sang the entire song note for note. But it’s just that kind of range that allows this power-trio to play songs you would never see any other live band do, like Baby Got Back, I Kissed A Girl, and Bust a Move. We saw them do both Erotic City by Prince, and Bad Girlfriend by Theory of a Deadman. They even played the 80’s classic “Let’s go All the Way”, AND Justin Timberlake later that set.

Pictures of MasFina from Firehouse 47 Nov 15th, 2008:

The guys in the band were great, and they play nearly every weekend from August until May each year, Click here to view their MySpace to see where they are playing next! They have quite the following, you’ll know once you get to a MasFina show and half the bar is wearing a Masfina T-Shirt! I know, I’ve got my own to wear now too (thanks Sidd!).

That first picture we took of Masfina on stage turned out so good, I decided to make some desktop wallpaper out of it. If you want to have MasFina as your desktop wallpaper on your computer, just click on of these links depending on your screen resolution and “save as” or “set as” desktop wallpaper!

MASFiNA 1600X1200 Wallpaper MASFiNA 1024X768 Wallpaper

If you want to know more about the band, you can also visit the MasFina Band Profile page here on T-Town Sound!

Tags: Mas Fina, MasFina

AC-DC tickets for Columbus for sale for Schottenstein Center are still available! If you missed them in Detroit or another city - here’s you chance to catch them live on the Black Ice tour before they are gone! Many people have already told me that the AC/DC Detroit show was the best they had ever seen - so let that be a lesson to you, get a ticket now!! Click here to see available tickets for AC/DC Columbus!

Title: Catch 33
Location: Club Soda
Description: 80\’s and modern rock cover band
Start Date: 2008-11-14
End Date: 2008-11-15

Tags: Catch 33

Title: Kyle White
Location: Stella Blue
Description: acoustic folk rock, Archbold, OH show
Date: 2008-11-13

Tags: Kyle White