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Photos by Kristin Jones Wednesday night welcomed a full audience to the Kent State Ballroom for the Annual Sex Week Drag Show.  Although the show started at 7:00, by 6:00 there was already a line beginning to wrap around the second floor of the Student Center.  Clearly, this has already become a much loved tradition […]

Northeast Ohio is known for its unpredictable weather. Road crews from across the region gear up every winter to salt the icy roads. Local geologists, however, are saying “pass” to the salt…and suggest alternatives instead. The sound of road salt crunching under your shoes on an icy winter day is often the first sign that […]

On Saturday, November 11th the 3081 Cub Scout troop came to visit Black Squirrel Radio. The group toured the station and hosted their own radio show. All photos by Cameron Croston  

For this week’s BSR Beats for The Burr Magazine, the BSR staff created a playlist of local music. In this list of locals, we highlight current music from all over Ohio as well as a few local legends.     Check out theburr.com and The Burr Magazine on Spotify for all the latest on BSR Burr […]

Hailing from Maryland, folk, reggae rock band Pasadena played one of their last New York shows on Saturday, June 24 at Buffalo Iron Works. The band announced in April that it would be taking an indefinite hiatus after this summer. Lead singer, Joey Harkum will still be writing music and touring under his own name […]

For the recent installment of BSR Live Sessions, Jon Rogers (formerly of The Ground Is Lava) performed a song live in the BSR lobby.   Jon Rogers performs “New Killer” in the BSR lobby Stay tuned to Black Squirrel Radio for future BSR Live Sessions! If you are interested in being featured in BSR Live […]

Ohio is not only the home of Black Squirrel Radio it’s also the birthplace of numerous excellent musicians. The BSR web staff collaborated to create a list of numerous key bands and musicians from Ohio. This list of locals has newer bands you should check out and legendary artists. Show Ohio some love by listening […]

By: Miles Purdy and Alice Leach After getting lost in Cleveland heading from Melt Bar & Grilled, Alice Leach and Miles Purdy headed over to see Eskimeaux at Mahall’s. Right before Eskimeaux took the stage, they caught up with Elizabeth Kelly and Karah Vance of The Village Bicycle in Mahall’s the bowling ball nook.   […]

By: Emily Brodke and Erin Keller Students were quickly scurrying into the Kent State Rec Center on Friday night, trying to escape the frigid cold.  Most people had come to check out Kentchella, the first music and arts festival to be held in the rec. I hung out at the Main Stage, sponsored by Black […]

Photo courtesy of Deaf Sound Production M. Moody is an alternative soul band from Cleveland, OH featuring Mathieu Miller as frontman on vocals and rhythm guitar, Connor Peterson on bass, Pat Boland on percussion and Bobby Daggett on lead guitar. This past Saturday, I talked with Mathieu about his band, his past and where M. […]


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