Halloween night, DJ Kung Fu Bob Spehar returns to Speak of the Devil—and Bob does things a little differently. He arrives carrying a wonderfully unhinged collection of vinyl, CDs and, yes, actual cassette tapes, then proceeds to stitch the whole mess together into one of the strangest, coolest soundtracks you’re likely to hear anywhere. Garage …
Okay, cocktail people, this is a pretty big one for us. Our friend—and one of the absolute heavyweights of cocktail writing—Robert Simonson, award-winning author and New York Times and Wall …
We’re very happy to welcome Kristine Jackson back to Speak of the Devil for another evening of blues, soul, and rock with that wonderfully lived-in voice of hers filling up …
Turntable Tuesday is back. Which sounds like an “event,” but really it’s just Tuesday night around here with a turntable spinning, a stack of records nearby and somebody inevitably saying, …
Books. Drinks. A little history. And a story that gets stranger the deeper you go. Books & Brews, our monthly book club with our friends at the Lorain Public Library, …
Well, this one might get the furniture moving. JAZZ CABBAGE is coming back to Speak of the Devil, bringing their particular brand of jump blues, rockabilly and good old-fashioned rock …
There was a brief, magical period in American history when the pants were flared, the shirts were unbuttoned to somewhere around the navel, cocaine was apparently a food group and …
Our guy Ray Flanagan is coming back to Speak of the Devil. If you've spent any amount of time around the Northeast Ohio music scene, chances are you've seen Ray …
Our 8th annual Thanksgiving Eve Turkey Time! Get your turkey early! Spend an evening with our friends and us from Wild Turkey to kick off the holiday season!
There are traditions, and then there are traditions. For the 13th year, we’re kicking off the holiday season at Speak of the Devil the way we know best: by making …
There are traditions, and then there are traditions. For the 13th year, we’re kicking off the holiday season at Speak of the Devil the way we know best: by making …
Some holiday traditions sneak up on you. You do something once, everybody has a hell of a time, so you do it again. And again. And somewhere along the way …
REPEAL DAY! SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5TH! 93 years ago, America finally came to its senses. On December 5, 1933, after 13 long, dry years, Prohibition officially ended. The 21st Amendment was …
THE NICK DOAN JAZZ TRIO – REPEAL DAY! On December 5, 1933, America finally came to its senses and ended 13 years of Prohibition. 93 years later, we figure that's …
You know the drill. Bring in some of your favorite vinyl, we'll put it on the turntable, and we'll spend the evening listening to good music, enjoying good cocktails, and …
Our friends from the Lorain Public Library are back for another round of Books & Brews, and this month we're reading A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers. It's …
It's Christmas Karaoke time people!!! Enough said...
Our friend Anthony Scrofano is back at Speak of the Devil! Anthony has a way of making an evening feel like you're hanging out with an old friend who just …
THE EMP JAZZ TRIO RETURNS! The Saturday after Christmas, we're bringing back some familiar faces and some seriously good jazz! The EMP Jazz Trio, led by drummer Evan Michael Palermo, returns to Speak of the Devil for another evening of great live music. One of the things we love about these guys is their willingness …