Cleveland Scene Podcast: No Sleep In The CLE

Justin Markert sits down with Cleveland singer/songwriter Megan Zurkey who is releasing her latest ep, "Behind Your Eyes" at the Happy Dog on May 15 with the Ohio Weather Band and Top Hat Black. Megan talks about how she got into music, her favorite artists and the songwriting process.

Justin interviews Sam and Jimmy from Welshly Arms, who are releasing their debut album this week and will be performing at the House of Blues in Cleveland on Saturday May 9. We talk about how the band got started, the agony of choosing an album/band name that isn't too goofy and isn't too serious, the power of no, tips for local bands, and through a series of strange coincidences realize what a small world it is.

Ramon Rivas and Justin Markert talk to John Wellington, one of the founders and curators of the Cleveland Comedy Festival happening all this week. We talk about the fest, the best atmosphere to experience a show, the value of art and then tailspin into talking about the best places to eat breakfast on the east side and west side.

Cleveland Scene Magazine presents: No Sleep In The CLE with Justin Markert and Ramon Rivas. A podcast where musicians and comedians talk about music and comedy. Check out our very first episode where we discuss the phenomenon of podcasting, Cleveland music, Cleveland comedy and our roll in said circles. No guests this week, just us talking about stuff.

Today Justin sits down with Angie Hetrick. Angie is the Executive Director of Coventry Village and she also has her hands in a lot of other projects in Cleveland including booking the songwriting series at Luxe. On Saturday July 25th, the park in Coventry will be dedicated to legendary Clevelander and comedy mastermind Harvey Pekar. We talk about that event, Cleveland music and the always present eastside vs. westside battle.