021 - Angie Hetrick (Coventry Village)
Cleveland Scene Podcast: No Sleep In The CLE
Today Justin sits down with Angie Hetrick. Angie is the Executive Director of Coventry Village and she also has her hands in a lot of other projects in Cleveland including booking the songwriting series at Luxe. On Saturday July 25th, the park in Coventry will be dedicated to legendary Clevelander and comedy mastermind Harvey Pekar. We talk about that event, Cleveland music and the always present eastside vs. westside battle.
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020 - The Modern Electric
Cleveland Scene Podcast: No Sleep In The CLE
Justin sits down with Modern Electric Piano/Guitar/Vocalist Garrett Komyati. They talk about Cleveland, movies, movies from the 70s, Wes Anderson movies, oh yea and The Modern Electric
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019 - Comedian Mike Polk
Cleveland Scene Podcast: No Sleep In The CLE
Today Justin sits down with comedian Mike Polk. Mike's all over the place doing standup, sketch and videos. We talk about his influences, how he grew up, whether to or not to be political publically and the lack of an abundance of female comics in Cleveland.
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018 - Ottawa
Cleveland Scene Podcast: No Sleep In The CLE
Today on No Sleep in the CLE, Justin Markert sits down with Cleveland rock band Ottawa. In a year and a half Ottawa has accomplished quite a bit for a local band. We talk about the meaning behind their name, songwriting process, favorite local bands, and the philosophy that a good melody is a good melody even if it's a NKOTB song.
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017 - Seafair
Cleveland Scene Podcast: No Sleep In The CLE
Today we talk to Chayla and Ryan from the band Seafair who will be releasing their debut album at the Grog Shop on May 23. We play cuts from the record and talk about their journey as a band. Other music featured: Ottawa
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016 - Comedian Jimmy Graham
Cleveland Scene Podcast: No Sleep In The CLE
In our second episode of the week (!) we sit down with Jimmy Graham. Jimmy is a fascinating comedian who is a part of the Accidental Comedy Club collective run by Ramon Rivas. While he'd probably make fun of me for saying this, his comedy is almost performance art, he pushes boundaries. He once won a comedy "contest" and burned with winnings in front of all the losers. He tells a great story about how he once incorporated a homeless man (?) into his routine.
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015 - Megan Zurkey
Cleveland Scene Podcast: No Sleep In The CLE
Justin Markert sits down with Cleveland singer/songwriter Megan Zurkey who is releasing her latest ep, "Behind Your Eyes" at the Happy Dog on May 15 with the Ohio Weather Band and Top Hat Black. Megan talks about how she got into music, her favorite artists and the songwriting process.
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014 - Wehsly Arms
Cleveland Scene Podcast: No Sleep In The CLE
Justin interviews Sam and Jimmy from Welshly Arms, who are releasing their debut album this week and will be performing at the House of Blues in Cleveland on Saturday May 9. We talk about how the band got started, the agony of choosing an album/band name that isn't too goofy and isn't too serious, the power of no, tips for local bands, and through a series of strange coincidences realize what a small world it is.
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13 - Todd Mesek, VP at the Rock Hall (Inductions in Cleveland)
Cleveland Scene Podcast: No Sleep In The CLE
On this week's episode, Justin sits down with Todd Mesek, the Vice President of Marketing and Communications at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. They talk about the upcoming inductions here in Cleveland this weekend, as well as the previous years, the way artists are chosen, how a changing music landscape will effect the nominating process in the future and Todd spills the beans that you might not be completely out of luck yet if you didn't get yourself a ticket to the inductions.
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013 - Stephanie Sheldon (Cleveland Flea)
Cleveland Scene Podcast: No Sleep In The CLE
Today we talk to the founder of the Cleveland Flea, Stephanie Sheldon. The Flea has blossomed into a major event in Cleveland. Hundreds of makers, entrepreneurs and craftsmen get together in one place to sell their unique creations, and Cleveland shows up in the thousands. We talk to Stephanie about how the Flea got started and where it's going. Music featured this week: Ragers, Item.
info_outlineIn our second episode of the week (!) we sit down with Jimmy Graham. Jimmy is a fascinating comedian who is a part of the Accidental Comedy Club collective run by Ramon Rivas. While he'd probably make fun of me for saying this, his comedy is almost performance art, he pushes boundaries. He once won a comedy "contest" and burned with winnings in front of all the losers. He tells a great story about how he once incorporated a homeless man (?) into his routine.