The Vindys is a straight-forward, in-your-face, rock & roll outfit with a few twists and turns. Equipped with a horn section, they came out swingin’ for the fences and were hitting home runs all night long. Rock & roll in the style of Led Zeppelin with two solid guitars leading the way for Popovec to cut through the chaos with superb vocals. A little bit country, a little bit reggae and a lot of rock & roll will brighten up anyone’s day.

Youngstown rock band The Vindys are a band you should be paying attention to. With bluesy, soul-rock roots and a fresh alternative-rock sound on its latest album, “Bugs,” the band sounds tight no matter what kind of music it’s making. And that sound is just as tight live. (3:20 p.m., Aug. 28, Radd Stage)

For the first time in its three-year history in Columbus, The WonderBus Music & Arts Festival will be a three-day event.

Hosted at CAS, 2540 Olentangy River Road, the festival will begin at 6 p.m. Friday featuring Duran Duran as the headlining act at 9:30 p.m., and the concert lineup will continue Saturday and Sunday. Lorde will headline the event on Saturday, with what Denny Young of Elevation Group, said was "the biggest and most extravagant production we've ever had." On Sunday, the Lumineers will wrap up the final day.

Luis Moreno interviewed the Vindys before their show at Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, Calif., and he got some revealing insights on the high-paced world of this rockin’ band.

Youngstown to Hollywood… The Vindys have arrived at the Hotel Cafe. The Vindys are Jackie Popovec (vocals, guitar), John Anthony (guitar) and Rick Deak (guitar). Two albums and an EP is the current discography of the Vindys but don’t let that young history keep you from attending a show or listening to them. They’ve actually been around since 2014 and are on tour promoting their latest release Bugs.

Up-and-coming band The Vindys are making their way West for the first time and sharing their unique sound with Carson City. The band from Youngstown, Ohio, is set to play the Levitt AMP show on Saturday hosted by the Brewery Arts Center. Singer/songwriter Jackie Popovec said she’s ready to get in front of a new market and wants to see how Carson City reacts to their music.

Earlier this summer, The Vindys were excited to perform in Indianapolis for the first time at the WonderRoad music festival. But their expectations were low.

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.