Cleveland · Ohio
Find Musicians in Cleveland, OH
Cleveland earned the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for a reason: this is where the music got its name, and the city has been a rock town ever since. From the clubs that launched Nine Inch Nails to a hip-hop scene that gave us Bone Thugs, the talent runs deep. Bandry connects it, local-first.
Why Bandry
Built for finding people locally.
Local, not regional
Radius-filtered means you see people who can actually make it to your rehearsal, not someone hours away.
The full music chain
Studios, mixing engineers, photographers, videographers, designers. Everything to take a project from rehearsal to release.
Direct contact, always
No in-app messaging to babysit. Link up, and they reach out to you directly. Off-platform, on your terms.
The scene
Cleveland has the depth.
A rock and roll capital
The Hall of Fame is here because the history is. Cleveland's rock lineage is real and still working. Find the players by role and radius.
Rock to hip-hop
From Nine Inch Nails to Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Cleveland's range is wide. Role-based posts work no matter what you make.
A working Midwest scene
Honest, unpretentious, and deep. The bulletin finds the people; the Resources tab maps the rooms.
On the ground
Where Cleveland plays.
A quick map of the Cleveland scene: the indie-reachable rooms and the shops that keep it running. Bandry connects you to the players who fill them, and the Resources tab pins the rest near you.
Venues worth knowing
Beachland Ballroom & Tavern
Waterloo arts district anchor in a former Croatian hall, a roughly 500-cap ballroom plus an intimate front-room tavern stage.
Grog Shop
A Coventry, Cleveland Heights institution since 1992, a small sweaty room booking indie, punk, hardcore and hip-hop nightly.
Mahall's 20 Lanes
Lakewood bowling alley with a beloved back music room plus the larger 800-cap Roxy, gritty all-ages-friendly bills.
Music Box Supper Club
The Flats on the river, a seated supper-club stage downstairs and a larger concert hall upstairs for touring acts.
Happy Dog
Detroit-Shoreway corner bar famous for topping-bar hot dogs, a tiny stage spanning rock, punk, country and polka.
No Class
Detroit-Shoreway dive, the former Now That's Class, loud punk, hardcore, metal and avant bills in a small room.
Record stores, studios and rehearsal
Blue Arrow Records
Record store. A Waterloo arts district mainstay since 2007, vintage vinyl, books and resident cats on an album-cover floor.
My Mind's Eye
Record store. Lakewood on Detroit Ave, new and used vinyl strong on underground rock, punk, hardcore and metal.
Rock & Roll City Studios
Rehearsal. Cleveland's largest rehearsal facility since 1995, with 100-plus lockout and hourly rooms off Lorain.
Lava Room Recording
Recording studio. Greater Cleveland, a long-running multi-room studio with an SSL console for full-band tracking and mixing.
Guitar Riot
Gear shop. Ohio City on Lorain Ave, a boutique shop for hand-made and vintage guitars, amps and pedals.
A starting map of the local scene, not a directory or an endorsement. Rooms and shops change, the people you meet on Bandry are how you stay current.
Who's on Bandry in Cleveland
Every role in one place.
Find your people
Looking for a specific role?
Resources tab
The places, not just the people.
Beyond the bulletin, Bandry's Resources tab pulls in nearby studios, rehearsal spaces, venues, repair shops, and music stores from Apple Maps. Everything you need to actually make the record, all in one app.
Looking for a specific place? Recording studios, rehearsal space, music stores, instrument repair, music venues, or vinyl pressing near you.
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Finding musicians in Cleveland
How do I find musicians in Cleveland?
Post what you're looking for on Bandry's Cleveland bulletin and set your reach to local. Musicians within your radius see it, and when someone's interested they link up, sharing their contact info so you can reach out directly and take it off-platform. No DMs and no inbox to manage.
Is Bandry free to use in Cleveland?
Reading the Cleveland bulletin and endorsing posts are free forever. Posting your own ad and linking up run on a subscription, $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year, after a 14-day free trial of everything. Bandry never takes a cut of any gig or arrangement you work out.
What kinds of musicians and pros are on Bandry in Cleveland?
All of them: drummers, guitarists, bassists, singers, and keyboard players, plus producers, mixing and mastering engineers, photographers, videographers, designers, and studios. Cleveland's scene runs deep, and role-based posts cover the whole chain from forming a band to finishing a record.
How close are the Cleveland musicians Bandry shows me?
As close as you set. Bandry's local posts are radius-gated on both sides, so you only see people who can realistically make it to a rehearsal or session, whether that's across Cleveland or out into the rest of Ohio.