Mayday Parade

February 17, 2010 by Keith  
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2/1/2010 Tallahassee rockers Mayday Parade poured on the energy during the Take Action stop in Cleveland.  With a packed mosh-pit, everyone was jumping in unison throughout their entire set…

Photos by Keith Mokris / keithmokris.com

Photos by Keith Mokris / keithmokris.com

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The Best of 2009

February 3, 2010 by Keith  
Filed under Featured, The Underground

This post might be coming in a little late in the month, but with all the great shows that we’ve been able to cover this year we decided we wanted to give our readers a recap of out favorites for different reasons…below you’ll find the categories we decided to use:

Best Overall Performance
Best Hard Rock Performance
Best Rap / Hip Hop Performance
Best Middle of the Week Show
Best New Cleveland Artist
Best of Warped Tour

Alright…let’s get right to it.

Best Overall Performance

Photos by Keith Mokris / keithmokris.com

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Underoath

August 6, 2009 by Keith  
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7/9/2009 With precise force and power, Florida’s Underoath tried everything in their power to blow the roof off Tower City Amphitheater at Van’s Warped Tour…

Photos and write-up by Keith Mokris / keithmokris.com

Photos and write-up by Keith Mokris / keithmokris.com

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Soulja Boy

July 28, 2009 by Keith  
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6/13/2009 Making the trip in from Atlanta, GA, DeAndre Way, best known by his stage name Soulja Boy, got the crowd going early at the second coming of Super Jam in St. Louis, MO.

Photos and write-up by Keith Mokris / keithmokris.com

Photos and write-up by Keith Mokris / keithmokris.com

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Reel Big Fish

July 20, 2009 by Keith  
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7/15/2009 Aaron Barrett of Reel Big Fish threw down big time at the House of Blues last Wednesday.  Their fun-loving style went over huge with the Cleveland crowd…

Photos and write-up by Keith Mokris / keithmokris.com

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A Day to Remember

April 15, 2009 by Keith  
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4/8/2009 Florida post-hardcore A Day to Remember came to Cleveland and played to a sold out House of Blues crowd just before The Devil Wears Prada took the stage.

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Steadlur

April 4, 2009 by Keith  
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4/2/2009 Atlanta, Georgia, rockers Steadlur certainly know how to bring the heat.  Menacing guitar riffs accompanied by fierce vocals sum up the high-energy intensity these guys bring to their performance.

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Less Than Jake

March 23, 2009 by Keith  
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3/20/2009 Experienced yet enthusiastic.  These ska-punk juggernauts held nothing back at their Cleveland tour stop.  Belting out classics from a variety of their albums, Less Than Jake proved they haven’t let up one bit.

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T.I., Ludacris, Jim Jones, and more…

March 10, 2009 by Keith  
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2/19/2009 Rappers T.I. and Ludacris met up at Chaifetz Arena on Febuary 19 to rock the mic.  Other appearances included Shawnna and Jim Jones for one banging show.

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