Tag Archives: Cleveland

Don Was And The Pan-Detroit Ensemble Show Cleveland The Love @ Beachland Ballroom 1/17/26 [part 1]

Posted on January 23, 2026 by postpunkmonk

So this was all down to my loved one asking me if I’d looked to see the concert calendar in Northeast Ohio before heading up there to visit family this week. I had not but when I did I was … Continue reading →

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Don Was + The Pan-Detroit Ensemble Begin US Tour Today!

Posted on January 9, 2026 by postpunkmonk

Yow! I had to admit that I was aware of Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble; the new combo put together by Don Was featuring Jazz players from his hometown of Detroit. Full disclosure: I am a Was (Not Was) … Continue reading →

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A Cleveland Sojourn III: ABC★★★ Wows Monk With Crack Team @ Temple Live Masonic – Aug. 31st, 2024

Posted on September 7, 2024 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] ABC★★★ I am aware that Howard Jones was the headliner, but the fact is, were ABC★★★ not on the bill, this trip would never have happened. That $100 dollars would have stayed in my bank account. … Continue reading →

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A Cleveland Sojourn II: Or, How I Stopped Worrying And Learned To Love Howard Jones – Live @ Temple Live Masonic – Aug. 31st, 2024

Posted on September 5, 2024 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] HOWARD JONES So my antipathy towards Howard Jones is well documented. Lately, I am wont to refer to him as the “nail in synthpop’s coffin.” Ouch! That pretty much sums up my staunch resistance to what … Continue reading →

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A Cleveland Sojourn: Haircut 100 Live @ Temple Live Masonic – Aug. 31st, 2024

Posted on September 4, 2024 by postpunkmonk

I was thrilled to be finally seeing ABC★★★ on last Saturday, August 31st in Cleveland’s legendary 105-year old Masonic venue. The trek from Akron, where we were staying was only a 45 minute road trip and I got there about … Continue reading →

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All The Way To Cleveland: The Mott The Hoople Saga [part 8]

Posted on May 13, 2019 by postpunkmonk

Mott The Hoople ’74 @ Masonic Auditorium | Cleveland – 4-6-19 [part the second] Purple and white spots opened the show […continued from last post] Even though this was a textbook proper rock and roll show, there was only about a … Continue reading →

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All The Way To Cleveland: The Mott The Hoople Saga [part 7]

Posted on May 10, 2019 by postpunkmonk

Mott The Hoople ’74 @ Masonic Auditorium | Cleveland – 4-6-19 [part the first] […continued from last post] Following our delicious meal at Empress Taytu, we were, in theory, close to the venue. Next it came down to getting on the … Continue reading →

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