An Akron garage band wants to help unite the city’s music scene. The Dreemers are releasing their first full-length album. It was recorded in their own East Akron studio. Now, the trio wants to invite other bands and artists to their studio to recapture the Akron Sound of the 1970’s, made popular by punk/new wave bands like The Bizarros and Devo. For this week’s Shuffle, Ben Patrick, Robert Keith and Natalie Grieshammer of The Dreemers talk about their music and their vision for Akron. A sound

Punch Brothers is back in Northeast Ohio this week for the band’s fourth year as artist residents at Oberlin Conservatory . The group that mixes bluegrass, pop and classical is fronted by mandolin virtuoso and A Prairie Home Companion host, Chris Thile , and includes Oberlin College graduate Chris Eldridge on guitar. For this week’s Shuffle, Eldridge talks about the band’s ongoing residency.

Akron punk rock pioneer Buzz Clic is coming home. The Hudson native was the lead guitarist for the Rubber City Rebels that shaped the Akron Sound of the 1970’s. Clic, who left for Los Angeles with the Rebels decades ago, is playing one show Friday night at Jilly’s Music Room with his band, Buzz Clic Adventure. For this week’s Shuffle, Buzz Clic and Brittany Nader of The Devil Strip talk about the past and present. Nader wrote an article about Buzz Clic for The Devil Strip that talks about punk

An indie band from Cleveland that exploded into the national spotlight five years ago is reconnecting with its roots. For this week’s Shuffle, Amanda Rabinowitz talked to Cloud Nothings’ Dylan Baldi about the band’s new sound and his renewed love for home. Dylan Baldi started Cloud Nothings as a solo project in his parent’s Westlake basement while he was a student at Case Western Reserve University. He added band mates, started playing shows and getting attention from record companies. He

Akron indie band Ledges has released a new 80's-infused album that's much more polished than the band's previous work. The friends that have been playing together since high school have recorded mostly on their own in a basement. This past year, they made their first full-length album in Nashville -- for free. For this week's Shuffle, Andy Hoffman of Ledges talks about going from DIY to Music Row. Music Row Hoffman says he and his band mates -- Alex Hoffman, Matt Gregory and Cory Heddleston --

A new non-profit is working to unite and grow Cleveland’s music scene. For this week’s Shuffle, we hear about Sixth City Sounds , which launched this summer by bringing local music to the public -- whether in a coffee shop or at a bus stop. On a bright, hot afternoon earlier this month, Cleveland singer-songwriter Rachel Shortt set up a microphone and amp and performed some songs with her acoustic guitar while commuters mulled around University Circle’s Little Italy Rapid Station. "I’ve done my

A group of music enthusiasts has launched a non-profit to unite and grow Cleveland’s music scene. For this week’s Shuffle, we hear about Sixth City Sounds , which launched this summer by bringing local music to the public -- whether in a coffee shop or at a bus stop. On a bright, hot afternoon earlier this month, Cleveland singer-songwriter Rachel Shortt set up a microphone and amp and performed some songs with her acoustic guitar while commuters mulled around University Circle’s Little Italy

Akron is celebrating its jazz roots this weekend with a second annual Rubber City Jazz Festival . For this week’s Shuffle, WKSU’s Amanda Rabinowitz looks at Akron’s revitalized jazz scene, spearheaded by a local musician. The Rubber City Jazz Festival is doubling in size to four days at Akron’s Lock 3 and nearly a dozen other venues downtown. Jazz pianist Theron Brown started the event last year with the help of a $75,000 grant from the Knight Foundation . The University of Akron graduate says

This Saturday, more than 130 bands and musicians fill Akron’s Highland Square neighborhood for the annual PorchRokr Festival . They’ll perform on porches, sidewalks and stages on several city blocks. For this week’s Shuffle, The Devil Strip music editor Brittany Nader shares two of her favorite artists in the lineup. Shuggie Shooter Brittany Nader says the PorchRokr Festival offers an opportunity to see some underground bands on a public stage. One of those is Shuggie Shooter , whose real name

A group of hip hop producers and artists has opened a recording studio in Elyria that doubles as a residency for up-and-coming musicians. For this week’s Shuffle, WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz talks with Oakland, California producer Lanard McClindon and Cleveland rapper Eliy Orcko, who have launched Common Fruit Sound Lab . McClindon, a self-described bedroom music producer, says Common Fruit Sound Lab had been his dream for years. Earlier this year, that dream became reality when he bought the