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Wild Forever

Tanner Wertz

From its origins in a garage behind a bicycle shop in Detroit to arenas around the world, Reverend Guitars is a brand proud of...

More Than Just Music: Robot Mama’s performances bring sound and art together

Jon Ruggiero

Live music is back in venues around Toledo, with a variety of different acts. Local psychedelic band Robot Mama is excited to show you what they can...

Doobie Brothers’ anniversary tour to play Zoo

Jeff McGinnis

NOTE: The article below was originally published on August 17, 2021. The Doobie Brothers' show at the Toledo Zoo Amphitheater discussed here was postponed....

The Ice Cream Militia is lickin’ good

Danielle Stanton

The story behind the name of the band, The Ice Cream Militia, told by member Jake Cassidy, goes like this: “It's kinda of a funny...

Hip-hop/classical duo Black Violin plays Valentine

Jeff McGinnis

Wilner Baptiste— now known as Wil B. to fans of the genre-busting duo Black Violin— started playing viola almost by accident. When he was...

2 Left Missing finds rock success

Curtis Deeter

In 2019, when asked to play a show at the Luna Pier Beach Café, local band 2 Left Missing's front man Patrick agreed, despite having no...

Defining the Blues — Bonamassa

Jeff Glick

Joe Bonamassa brings his star-studded band (Steve Mackey (bass), Lachy Doley (piano), Bunna Lawrie (didgeridoo), Bobby Summerfield (percussion), and Late Night with David Letterman's...

The art of Rock n Roll

Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini

by Jennifer Kellow-Florini Toledo guitarist Rick Zeithaml has rubbed elbows with plenty of rock royalty. He has shared stages with the Association, Mitch Ryder, Meat...

TolHouse resurrects Toledo’s jazz heritage

Dave Kubacki

Legendary Toledo jazz pianist Art Tatum one said. “There is no such thing as a wrong note.” For decades in Toledo, this held true...

LISTEN HEAR: DJ T.O. representing the underdogs

Laurie Bertke

“It’s the T.O. Show, Baby!” There was a time when Todd Kyles could not have imagined stepping before a crowd to introduce himself like this....

#lameassdads: Windsor and Hughes show that pop-punk is anything but lame

Nolan Cramer

The pandemic divided us, limiting our interactions with others and the outside world. However, two decade-long coworkers at the Walgreens Distribution Center in Perrysburg...

The Amelia Airharts Rocking the Glass City

Jennifer Ellison

In 2020, the Best of Toledo Awards saw just how beloved a part of the area’s music scene the Amelia Airharts are. The group...