Events

TIKI WEEK BAR TAKEOVER at SPEAK OF THE DEVIL It’s back — and this year we’re turning the volume all the way up. Our annual Tiki Week bar takeover returns …

Turntable Tuesday - we and our friends from Ship to Shore Books & Music let the records do the talking. Turntable Tuesday is our monthly vinyl night — an easygoing …

You are invited to a valentine paint party! For a night of fun, laughter and memories while creating artwork with family & friends! Our friend David Wrice will supply the …

This month we discuss Lorain's own Toni Morrison's "Home"

Spend Valentine’s Day wrapped in velvet sound and lovely, lights low jazz. Join us at Speak of the Devil as we welcome the Martin Kent Jazz Trio for a special …

Take center stage at Speak of the Devil for a night of show-stopping karaoke from the stage to the silver screen. Broadway classics, movie musicals, big ballads, and ensemble favorites—if …

Live music, low lights, and a voice that pulls you in. Join us at Speak of the Devil as we welcome Kristine Jackson for an intimate evening of beautifully crafted …

Join us at Speak of the Devil for Movie Night featuring the endlessly quotable, laugh-out-loud cult classic Best in Show. Absurd competitors, eccentric owners, perfectly timed deadpan humor—and dogs stealing …

Join us at Speak of the Devil as we welcome Anthony Scrofano back to the stage for an evening of beautiful originals, alt rock covers, and beautifully worn-in melodies. Anthony’s …

DJ Teddy Eisenberg returns to the stage for an all vinyl set! Psych melts into soul.House slides under hip-hop.Jazz ghosts drift through garage rhythms.Something from halfway across the planet lands …

Turntable Tuesday, when Speak of the Devil and Ship to Shore Books & Music let the records do the talking. Turntable Tuesday is our monthly vinyl night — an easygoing …

Join us for our next Books & Brews gathering as we dive into American Wolf, Nate Blakeslee’s gripping and beautifully reported true story about the return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park—and the cultural, political, and emotional battle that followed. Part natural history, part investigative journalism, American Wolf explores big ideas: conservation, community, power, and …

Strap in for a night of greasy grooves, dirty blues, and beautifully unhinged rhythm as Jazz Cabbage takes over Speak of the Devil. Rockabilly meets psycho jazz.Swing collides with surf, stomp, and snarl.This is music that creeps, crawls, shouts, and shimmies—equal parts back-alley boogie, midnight lounge, and downtown fever dream. If you like your jazz …

We’re thrilled to welcome back Ray Flanagan to Speak of the Devil. Last year marked Ray’s very first appearance at our bar—and wow. With his soulful voice, honest songwriting, and deep folk/roots/Americana sensibility, he didn’t just play a set… he completely won over the room. Ray’s music lives in that sweet spot between front-porch storytelling …

It’s all killers, no fillers at Speak of the Devil. This is Smash Hits Karaoke—the biggest, most well-known songs ever made. The anthems everyone knows by heart, the choruses the whole room sings back, the tracks that turn a night out into a full-on moment. Pop, rock, hip-hop, throwbacks, modern chart-toppers—if it ruled the radio, …

Rockabilly is rolling into downtown Lorain. We’re fired up to welcome The Crawlin’ Madisons to Speak of the Devil — vintage rock ’n’ roll swagger straight from another era.

Turntable Tuesday - we and our friends from Ship to Shore Books & Music let the records do the talking. Turntable Tuesday is our monthly vinyl night — an easygoing evening built around great music, good drinks, and the simple joy of hearing records the way they were meant to be played. Expect a thoughtfully …

Some bottles arrive with a lot of noise. Others slip quietly onto the shelf… and the people who know, know. Join us at Speak of the Devil for a special tasting celebrating Heaven Hill’s 90th Anniversary Bourbon alongside pours from their fascinating Grain to Glass series The Heaven Hill 90th Anniversary Bourbon is easily one …

This month we discuss "The Woman in the Library" by Sulari Gentill

Austin 'Walkin’ Cane is a one-man blues performer known for his slick guitar work, and a deep, weathered vocal style. Rooted in Delta blues tradition, his sets deliver a raw, rhythmic sound that feels both traditional and immediate.