OK Go played at the Grog Shop in Cleveland this past Friday, November 6th. The band has come to Cleveland many times in the past but this was my first opportunity to see them peform. I heard rumors that they put on an awesome show and found out that the rumors were true.

No matter where you stand in the Grog Shop you feel like you are close to the band. It's a great venue for a concert. OK Go was full of energy from the time they stepped on the stage until the last song.

The band opened the show with a new song titled, "Shoot the Moon". Immediately following were a couple of their popular hits, "Get Over it" and " A Million Ways". Damien Kulash (vocals/guitar) addressed the crowd in between just about every song. One time he asked the fans if they felt Cleveland deserved the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. He then stated that he thought Cleveland was an odd place to put the Rock Hall. After fans shouted for a few moments the topic died quickly but I'm not sure why that was brought up in the first place.

Third Eye Blind performed at the House of Blues in Cleveland Tuesday night. It was also the first CAVS home game so I wasn't really expecting a lot of people to be at the 3eb show. To my surprise I think it was the largest crowd I've ever seen at the House of Blues.

Personally, 3eb will always remind me of high school. They were very popular during my last couple years of HS. The crowd on Tuesday night seemed to be a mixture of fans. Some that were probably big fans in the 90's, like myself and some that seemed younger so possibly fans of the more recent songs.

This was my fourth time seeing 3eb live. One of those times was this past summer at Tower City Amphitheater. The show this past summer and the show on Tuesday night were both to promote the new album titled "Ursa Major" which was released on August 17, 2009. The first single from Ursa Major was "Don't Believe a Word" and was released on June 5, 2009.

Last night fans nearly sold out the Wolsein Center in Cleveland for the Jay-Z concert.

One of the opening bands, N*E*R*D put on an amazing performance. Their new female vocalist, Rhea was on stage for the entire performance. During "Spaz" Pharrell Williams invited a female fan on stage with him. She was obviously very excited as she danced and sang along to every word. About 15 women joined N*E*R*D on stage during "Everyone Nose (All The Girls Standing In The Line For The Bathroom)".

The count down to Jay-Z began and with ten minutes before show time the screens on each side of the stage started counting down. Jay-Z made a dramatic entrance rising from below the stage as "Run This Town" started. The crowd went crazy and the stage came to life. Without a doubt I can say that this was the best and most elaborate back drop display I've ever seen at a concert. The images changed from city buildings, fancy speakers, and live footage.

Many songs played throughout the night were from "The Blueprint 3" album. However we also got to hear "Jigga", "99 Problems", and Izzo (H.O.V.A.). About half way through the show Pharell took the stage again this time with Jay-Z to sing "So Ambitious".

Wednesday night I headed to the House of Blues for the Sugar Ray concert featuring special guests Fastball and Aimee Allen. Quite a few of my co-workers were heading out to concerts that night as well, including Incubus at Tower City Amphitheater, the Dave Matthews Band at Blossom and the Pedal to the Metal tour at the Chevrolet Center. Although it was a music-fest in northeast Ohio, offering something for everyone, scheduling all four major concerts on the same night did have an impact on the turnout, at least at the concert I attended.

The evening began on the right note with Aimee Allen, pop/rock singer from L.A. With a new album, A Little Happiness, released just a week ago, Allen was working the audience with mannerisms similar to Gwen Stefani. She moved around the stage, dancing, swaying and keeping the sparse audience engaged. Her set had a groovy, almost pop/reggae feel to it that was constantly interrupted by her killer vocals. In addition to playing her own songs, she threw in a cover of Sublime’s Santeria, which I loved hearing with the female vocal lead. I didn’t know many of her songs but was convinced when she wrapped up the set with Little Happiness that it would be worthwhile to check out the new album.

The last time The Fray came to Cleveland I didn't go to the show. For some reason I was convinced that they would not be a good band to see live. Last night I found out how wrong my assumption was. The Fray exceeded all expectations I had of them. It was an amazing show. I definitely didn't give them the credit they deserve.

Jack's Manequin performed before The Fray last night. I'm so glad we made it to the venue in time to see their entire set. What an energetic performance. Before going to the show I was a fan of the band but now I'm an even bigger fan. I'm not sure I've ever witnessed a man with so much energy as Andrew McMahon (lead vocals). He was jumping on the piano, jumping off the piano, jumping on the drums, he was all over the stage. They played a great set and ended with a cover from Tom Petty.

The Fray took the stage a little before 9:30. After a musical intro of "Happiness" they dramatically started playing "Over my Head". The backdrop was full of small changing lights that lit up the stage. I immediately knew this concert was going to be much better than I anticipated.

After my experience Saturday night at the Rib Cook-Off I was very hesitant to go back for another show on Sunday night. However, I have never seen Keane in concert so I decided to go and I'm so glad I did. Looking back I can't believe I even considered not going. When I first heard that Keane was playing at the Rib Cook-Off I was a little surprised. Keane is very popular in the UK and I thought they had a lot of fans in the US as well. In my opinion this band doesn't fit the description of the type of musical guests that usually perform at rib festivals. Keane is nothing less than incredible on stage. The performance was unforgetable to me.

This is one of those cases that the best thing for me to tell you is to go see them if you ever get the chance. For a moment I didn't even know where I was and it wasn't due to alcohol. Tom Chaplin's voice is so captivating that everything around you seems to disappear. All I could see and hear was him. I had to remind myself that I wasn't inside a club in England.

The band took the stage quickly and immediately started playing "The Lovers Are Losing". Tom Chaplin is so enthusiastic when he performs. He marched along to every single song. Some songs brought him to the ground while others had him standing on top of the piano.

'1408' is the latest work from Stephen King to be adapted for film. Despite fine acting by both John Cusack and Samuel L Jackson the movie fails to deliver because the storyline is just too thin to keep a viewers attention for the whole movie. Cusack plays a writer (Mike Enslin) who's speciality is highlighting haunted hotels throughout the country. He receives an anonymous postcard that alerts him to a hotel in New York City that had a number of incidents in a particular room. Enslin sees a big story and tries to book a room to stay in room 1408 (which happens to add up to the number 13).