The Vindys, one of the most sought-after bands in Northeast OH, will be playing the West Coast for the very first time. They will be playing a series of can't miss shows with a full band plus a horn section (trumpet, saxophone, trombone) including a headline show at Brick & Mortar Music Hall in San Francisco July 31.

KIRTLAND, Ohio – The number of music festivals in the world has been growing and growing during the 21st century. But the industry went offline in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

How the industry is coming back and what it looks like post-pandemic, while facing inflation was the topic for the latest live episode of cleveland.com’s CLE Rocks podcast.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The second day of this year’s WonderStruck – taking place July 9 and 10 at Lakeland Community College in Kirkland – will kick off with a special event right up the music festival’s alley.

Cleveland.com Life and Culture reporter Troy L. Smith will host a special live version of the CLE Rocks podcast at 1 p.m. on July 10 on the festival’s Radd Stage. The event will feature a panel of experts discussing the state of the music festival and concert industries, what it takes to put on a festival and the future of events such as WonderStruck.

The Vindys, one of the most sought-after bands in Northeast OH, will be playing the West Coast for the very first time. They will be playing a series of can’t miss shows with a full band plus a horn section (trumpet, saxophone, trombone) beginning in Oceanside, CA at Pour House on July 27, followed by Los Angeles with a headline show at Hotel Café July 28, Brewery Arts Center in Carson City, NV July 30, and at Brick & Mortar Music Hall in San Francisco July 31.

Today we’d like to introduce you to Jackie Popovec.

Hi Jackie, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?

The band started in 2014 when I returned home from Florida where I attended college. I was out in downtown Youngstown and saw John Anthony (co-founding member of The Vindys) playing with a group and knew I wanted to sing with them. We started playing together around the Youngstown area playing 3 or 4-hour shows primarily consisting of covers. We would play three or four nights a week working up to the 10,000 hours of playing together. Over time, I introduced my originals to the band and we would sprinkle them in throughout our set. We noticed that they received a really nice reception and began to work on more originals which turned into our first release – Red Wine EP.

he Vindys have become one of Northeast Ohio’s top rock-n-roll bands, and they’ll be playing in front of a hometown crowd Saturday night. The Vindys will play the Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

WARREN, Ohio – The Michael Stanley celebration concert Sunday at The Robins Theatre did more than just rekindle the connection the late rocker had with his fans in the Mahoning Valley. It sparked a raging inferno.

Youngstown's The Vindys have become one of the region’s most sought-after bands, with their unique blend of alt-rock, solid musicianship and infectious energy. Here they perform the song "Are You Ready" from their album "Bugs”, recorded live at Pittsburgh’s Hard Rock Café. "Are You Ready" may sound very familiar to fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The city of Youngstown has been working for years to shake its “Rust Belt” image. And amid its economic revitalization has been a rebirth of its music scene.

The Vindys are a band that's putting the city on the map.

In spring of 2020, The Vindys recorded they're sophomore album, which was slated to be released three years since its debut “Keep Going.”

The Levitt AMP Carson City Music Series presented by The Change Companies announced its lineup on Monday for the coming summer concerts.

The free concerts will take place each Saturday from June 25 to Aug. 27.

After a two-year delay, there was no doubt The Summit.FM 330 Day Concert would be held at Stambaugh Auditorium.

“It was just assumed or understood among the team that we made a commitment to Stambaugh two years ago and we should do it there just as we planned,” Summit Program Director Brad Savage said.

The waiting will be the hardest part. An all-star group of Ohio musicians will pay tribute to Tom Petty at 8 p.m. May 21 at the Goodyear Theater in Akron.

Ryan Humbert, lead singer of The Shootouts, will produce and host the concert, which will include a performance of Petty's 1994 album “Wildflowers” in its entirety followed by a greatest-hits set.

Sixteen local musicians will team up for Won’t Back Down: N.E.O. Celebrates the Music of Tom Petty, a special tribute concert that takes place on Saturday, May 21, at the Goodyear Theater in Akron.

Locals such as Shanna Delaney (By Light We Loom), Corey King (Ohio Weather Band), Jackie Popovec and Rick Deak (the Vindys), Jeff Klemm, Brian Lisik, Cody J. Martin, Marc Lee Shannon (Michael Stanley & the Resonators) and Tracey Thomas (Unit 5) will perform. Singer-songwriter Ryan Humbert (the Shootouts) will produce and host the show. An all-star house band for the evening will consist of John Anthony (the Vindys) and Erin Vaughn on guitars, Paul Lewis on bass, Ed Davis (the Vindys) on drums, Ben Evans on keyboards and Emily Bates (the Shootouts) on harmony vocals. Humbert will take lead vocals on several songs and join the house band on guitars and harmony vocals.

WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) – March 5 will be the one-year anniversary of Michael Stanley’s death. His music resonated throughout Northeast Ohio and a tribute concert will remember him later this year in Warren. One of the area’s rising musical rock stars will be a part of it.

“Yeah, I didn’t want to say no to this one,” said Jackie Popovec, lead singer of the Youngstown-based rock band The Vindys.

On Sunday, May 29, Popovec will be on stage at the Robins Theatre in Warren as part of a tribute concert for Stanley. She’ll sing two songs, “All I Ever Wanted” and “I’ll Never Need Anyone More.”

Area artists made the most of a year without live gigs by focusing on writing and recording new music.

Several acts released new music in 2021, and that trend will continue this year, especially as those performers hope it will be easier to play live shows and promote that music in 2022.

Album of the year

After The Vindys impressed with their inaugural album "Keep Going" in 2017, fans waited patiently as the band navigated the obstacles of the pandemic to complete its second full-length effort.

The Vindys brilliantly fulfill their promise on "Bugs," a record showcasing a maturing, versatile band whose musical palette encompasses everything from gritty classic rock to vintage jazz to refined pop.

Part of me wants to start this year-end column with a Grateful Dead quote — “What a long, strange trip it’s been.”

But that’s not really accurate, because it implies the trip is at its end. And anyone paying any attention to the headlines in recent days and weeks knows a desired destination is nowhere in sight.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It’s been another busy year in Cleveland’s music scene, with plenty of new releases in every genre, despite the pandemic continuing to put a damper on concerts and touring for much of the year.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — It’s been a great year for Youngtown’s rock-n-roll band The Vindys. They celebrated it with a Christmas concert Thursday night at the Westside Bowl on Mahoning Avenue.

Elevation Festivals, the creators and producers of WonderStruck in Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio's WonderBus Music & Arts Festival, are bringing a new multi-day festival to Indianapolis called WonderRoad. The inaugural event will take place the weekend of June 11-12 at Garfield Park, and will see a lineup topped by Vampire Weekend and Lord Huron.