Saturday May 30 @brotherslounge
Moon Echo Garden @moonechogarden
Idiot Kargo @idiotkargo
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$10 Music at 8pm in the Wine Bar
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IDIOT KARGO is a gritty, rhythmic rock outfit carving a distinct path through the Ohio music scene. Fronted by songwriter Elliot Kar, the band pairs sharp, poetic explorations of isolation and personal struggle with a fierce, driving sound. Backed by a powerhouse rhythm section and razor-sharp guitars, they translate everyday friction into an uncompromising, high-energy live experience.
MOON ECHO GARDEN is a psychedelic rock band from Cleveland, OH, known for their unrelenting full-group vocal harmonies. Blending surreal soundscapes with a heartbeat of rock, they are optimistically focused on human connection in a universe of love.
Moon Echo Garden’s music is beautifully existential and socially conscious in an introspective way—it centers on self-reflection, emotional honesty, and the shift within ourselves to become more connected and compassionate people. They believe in the power of sound and shared experience to communicate beyond what words can do alone.
A band with deep roots in Cleveland, you may have seen Moon Echo Garden kicking off Larchmere Porchfest, at Nelson Ledges, or at Lakewood Arts Fest since they formed in 2023.
Moon Echo Garden is led by the effervescent Meganne Stepka (guitar/bass), driven by the incomparable Lisa Kimpel (drums), grounded by the versatile Chris Frohring (bass/guitar), and elevated by the delightful Kate Hart (keys). Meganne does most of the songwriting, but all four members write and arrange for the band. Their combined creative instincts create moments of epic harmonies, heavy rock, laid-back groove, and airy vulnerability
Consider this your Promposal! 80's Prom is Next Saturday @brotherslounge ! Costumes highly encouraged! So... Let's Dance!
May 23 💃🏻Concert Hall 🕺 $10 Doors 8pm
It’s musicals night at Spotlight !
Disney counts ! Here’s my practice 🧜♀️
* did not nail the ending
** I’m obsessed with the chord changes under “ready to stand” D, B, G 🥹
Reminder NO Manic Monday this week !
See You back at HQ next Monday 5/18 🎶 I think it will be real, for real tho spring by then ☀️
Thursday I’ll be at Spotlight Cleveland hosting Open Mic with a theme of Musicals !! We are doing this theme twice in May! 5/14 & 5/28
Tag a musician who might love this 🙏
It’s open mic you can play whatever you want, the theme is for fun & to get us out of our routines ! join us 2nd & 4th Thursdays each month 8pm
3rd time IS the charm !
✨ It was a weekend of special guests and magical music making at @sumarecording
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@cle.records is in the biz of making dreams into an audible reality 🎶✨🙏
We are full of gratitude and joy 🎶
Thanks to @jessjanemusic of rustic skies @rusticskiesband for this beautiful contribution on cello to song that is so special to us ! Carbon Star has been fully realized … Can you believe we almost didn’t include this song in our top choices for the album !?!
Lisa ✨🙏 @lisathedrummer
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& then we got Frank Pace on Rain Stick - on … you know the song ;) Another song that always wanted to be heard as it will be, when this album is finished ☺️
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The engineering work, attention to detail , creative input & patience of David Allen Shaw
will be present in this album as much as the music we’ve recorded! Producer Jim Ellis was so excited for us to work with David. We trusted… but now we understand 🙏
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CLE Records has produced a number of albums in the past year! Join us for a multi band album release concert June 27 @brotherslounge
with @moonechogarden@kissmedeadlycle@duodecibelsystem@dougmckeanmusic
80s Prom is May 23 at Brothers Lounge in the Concert Hall !!! The party starts at 9pm! The wine bar isn’t booked that night - who wants to put a show together on the early side 7pm-9 ish, in the wine bar and then head to the back to party at Prom with The 80's Ladies after your show??
Monday is Manic Monday Open Mic 8pm
at Headquarters Bar and Grill
I feel like I haven’t been there for open mic in weeks ! (It’s been one week)
Mike Brown or special guest hosts will continue hosting open mic for me on the 4th Monday of each month, as I immerse myself in this awesome incubator experience over the next year with Moon Echo Garden & Cleveland Rocks: Past, Present and Future !
Thanks for this cool photo Kate Hart
