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Phantom Lease turns midlife frustrations into punk rock (opens the original)
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Punk rock has long given musicians an outlet for their frustrations, from anti-establishment concerns to the rejection of mainstream values. But those frustrations can change with age. Phantom Lease makes punk music about the challenges of getting older in the suburbs: back pain, overeating, work and growing way too many tomatoes. The band’s drummer, Brenden Vencel, said the idea of 40-year-olds writing a punk rock album based on the things they were “angsty about” helped shape the Cuyahoga Fall
For musician Tracy Marie, accessibility means more than getting through the door (opens the original)
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When Tracy Marie got the call that she'd be singing the national anthem at a Cleveland Guardians game in July, performing in front of thousands of people wasn't what made her nervous. Marie has a rare inherited disorder that affects her skeleton, organs and energy. Even for a performance lasting only a few minutes, she has to consider everything that comes before it. This includes getting to the venue, navigating the building, completing soundcheck and preserving enough energy to perform. The ga
From West Africa to Cleveland, the Zerbo Brothers find a common language in music (opens the original)
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Long before Emmanuel Zerbo was performing on stages in Northeast Ohio, he was making music with whatever he could get his hands on. Unfortunately for his mother, that sometimes included her dishes. Growing up in the West African country of Burkina Faso, Zerbo was surrounded by musical artistry. His father played harmonica, clarinet and saxophone, while the young Zerbo gravitated toward percussion. Whenever his mother wasn't home, he would sneak into the kitchen, grab her dishes and start banging
Plan your Akron PorchROKR 2026 with Shuffle’s music picks (opens the original)
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Akron’s Highland Square neighborhood will turn into a footprint of sprawling stages Saturday as PorchROKR returns for another day full of live music. This year’s free festival features 161 musical acts performing across 40 stages. The 2026 festival footprint stretches from West Market Street to West Exchange Street and from Bloomfield Avenue to South Rose Boulevard. Music kicks off at 11 a.m., with performances scheduled hourly through 6 p.m. Akron band Rent For Cheryl takes over the main stage
Rent For Cheryl’s long road to the PorchROKR main stage (opens the original)
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Northeast Ohio band Rent For Cheryl spent years taking whatever opportunities came its way, building an audience one performance at a time. This year that persistence has taken the five-piece - which hails from Akron, Kent and Cleveland - from coffee shops and weeknight gigs to bigger stages locally and across the pond. In 2026, Rent For Cheryl booked Cleveland’s Brite Winter festival, a European tour and PorchROKR as the event’s headliner. They’ve already checked the first two off the list. The
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