Lock 3 Ends This Weekend With Rock N' Hip Hop

What started in May with Mr. Speed and Old School Soul will end in grand fashion this weekend with Rock and Roll and Hip Hop.

On Friday, WONE's Rock The Lock ends the summer with ZZ Top tribute band, Sharp Dressed Men with the Rock Bottom Band at 7pm.

On Saturday afternoon, Lock 3 Park and Keepers of The Arts presents The First Annual Hip Hop Showcase beginning at 3pm.

The day will also feature regional rappers with positive lyrics, break dancers and graffiti artists, culminating in a evening performance by Slick Rick and Doug E, Fresh with Cleveland's own DJ Mick Boogie spinning tunes throughout the night, (see a complete roster of acts at lock3live.com).

Admission for the First Annual Hip Hop showcase will be $5.

Lock 3 Photos of the Week

This week's photos of the week comes from The 2008 Gospelfest and Aerosmith tribute band, Draw The Line. For more exclusive photos from Gospelfest and Draw The Line's performance at Rock The Lock, click here.

The Lock 3 summer season will be over in a few weeks, so if you have any recent photos or pix when we first started in May with Kiss tribute band Mr. Speed, send them to lock3park@yahoo.com

Lock 3 Scavenger Hunt: Peter Noone Tickets

OK Noonatic fans, here's a contest for you that doesn’t involve taking pictures or making Youtube videos.

Throughout the area, we have sprinkled a few pair of general admission tickets for Peter Noone's concert on Saturday @ 7pm.

All you have to do is look at list and find the tickets. When you do find a pair of tickets, contact us at lock3park@yahoo.com and we'll cross that location off of the list.

Locations:

1.) Borders (Fairlawn) -Find a book called The Sixties: Photographs by Robert Altman. A pair of tickets will be on page 122.

2.) Borders Express (Chapel Hill) -Find a book called Guitar Heaven by Neville Marten. A pair of tickets will be on page 99.

3.) Rolling Acres Mall -Go inside the mall and find the “Community Corner section by the old Macy’s store. Look in slot the for “Mall Events” section and you will find a pair of tickets .

4.) Barnes & Noble (Fairlawn) -Find a book called Led Zeppelin: 1968-1980 by Keith Shadwick. A pair of tickets will be on page 146.

5.) Borders on Howe Avenue (Cuyahoga Falls) -Find a book called Rock and Roll Year By Year by Luke Crampton and Dafydd Rees. A pair of tickets will be on page 148.

Good Luck

60’s Spectacular With Peter Noone This Weekend

Herman’s Hermits fans this is your weekend as the always entertaining Peter Noone comes back to the Time Warner stage on Saturday August 30th at 7 PM.

Bring your family and friends down to Lock 3 Park and relive the British invasion of the 1960’s with Peter Noone/Herman’s Hermits classics “ I'm Into Something Good", Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" and "I'm Henry the Eighth, I Am". Admission price for this 60’s spectacular will be only $5.

On Friday night, WONE's Rock The Lock is back with Denzon and the Road Dogs and The System, A Tribute to Bob Segar at 7pm. Admission for Rock The Lock is always free.

Gates open for both nights at 6:30 PM.


Rare Clip of Peter Noone on Solid Gold Back in the 80's

Lock 3 Photo of the Week

This week's photo is a shot from Great Big Sea's performance on the Lock 3 stage.

Our GBS friends, Fran and Dajo posted their own pictures throughout the web, (click on their names to see the pictures).

For more exclusive Lock 3 Park photos of GBS, Jeremy Fisher and U2 tribute band Vertigo USA and click here.

Share your Lock 3 Park experiences by sending your digital camera or cell phone pictures to lock3park@yahoo.com

Great Big Sea Concert Reviews

Interested in hearing what Great Big Sea fans had to say about the band's recent performance at Lock 3 Park? Click here

Rock N' Gospel This Weekend

A yearly tradition just got even bigger as Lock 3 Park's 6th Annual Gospel Fest features some of the best acts from across the nation.

Starting at 4pm, this year’s Gospel Fest promises to be the best ever with featured performers Chicago Mass Choir & Joshua’s Troop as well as Mega Church (Praise), Cleveland’s Men of Song, Generation of Praise, Mark Jackson & Final Call, House of the Lord (Praise) and Exalting Him Concert Choir. Amission price is only $5!

Not to be outdone, WONE's Rock The Lock features Cold Blue Steel and Draw The Line, The Endorsed Areosmith Tribute Band. Admission is free and gates open at 6:30pm.

Lock 3 Photo of the Week

This week's photo is a shot of a family enjoying Vienna Teng's performance right in front of the Lock 3 stage.

For more exclusive photos of Vienna Teng, Arlo Guthrie and Kashmir (from Rock The Lock) click here.

Share your Lock 3 Park experiences by sending your digital camera or cell phone pictures to lock3park@yahoo.com

Great Big Sea This Weekend

Judging by the buzz, this might be one of the biggest concerts ever at Lock 3 Park.

Ever since it was announced that Great Big Sea (GBS) will be performing on the Time Warner stage on August 16th, the phones has been ringing non-stop and for good reason.

The Canadian born rockers has gained a devoted fan base that thoroughly enjoys GBS' combination of energetic rock and traditional Newfoundland folk songs, which draw from the island's 500-year-old Irish, English, and French heritage.
The hardworking band has earned eight gold and platinum albums in their short existence and Lock 3 Park looks like another step for Great Big Sea to break even more records.

Adding to the evening’s Canadian vibe is opening act Jeremy Fisher, whose work is heavily influenced by folk and blues music kicks off the evening at 7pm. Admission price for this evening concert is only $5.

On Friday evening, WONE’s Rock The Lock presents Tragic magic and Vertigo, A Tribute to U2 at 7pm. Gates open on both nights at 6:30pm.

YouTube/Great Big Sea Contest Winner(s)

Congrats to the husband and wife team of James Duncan & Francine Coursolle from Montreal West, Quebec, Canada who won our YouTube/Great Big Sea Contest. The duo sent in a couple of videos, but we liked this one the best, enjoy!




You can check out their other video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8g6AtwnVKY

YouTube Contest: Rhyme Your Way To Six Passes for The 1st Annual Hip Hop Showcase

Make a Youtube video and rhyme your way to six passes for the First Annual Hip Hop Showcase featuring Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh and Mick Boogie on September 6th.

In 90 seconds or less, tell us in a rap or spoken word form what hip hop means to you. You must use either the name Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh or Mick Boogie in your rhyme. To enter contest:

1) Go to http://www.youtube.com/group/lock3hiphopcontest

2.) Click on "Upload" in the right corner of page and log in 3.) Write "Hip Hop Showcase Contest" in Title section

4.) Write your name in the description section and select "Music" for video

5.) Write "Lock 3 Park, "Hip Hop Showcase Contest" in tags

6.) Upload video

7.) Send your YouTube video link to lock3contest@gmail.com. Put "Hip Hop Showcase Contest" in the subject line and provide your name, email address, phone number with the Youtube link. (Information will be not be used for any other purposes but to contact winner) .

Entries must be in by 11:59pm on Saturday, August 23rd 2008. The winner will be announced the following week and the tickets will be mailed to you.

The winner will have to supply their own transportation and lodging. If you have any questions, contact lock3park@yahoo.com

Be creative as you want! But remember no cursing, nudity or inappropriate language allowed on the videos, (I trust you guys, but I had to put that in there).

Good Luck!

Photo Contest: Dress Up In Your Favorite 60's Clothes This Saturday Night

On Saturday night, we encourage everyone to dress up in your favorite late 60's outfit and come down to Lock 3 Park.

Send us photos of your outfits to lock3park@yahoo.com, we'll post the photos on the blog and the best outfit will win four passes to any of our remaining Lock 3 Park shows for the summer!

In the spirit of Arlo Guthrie's performance Saturday night, here's a slide show of the year 1968.

To learn more about the year of 1968, click here .

Lock 3 Photo(s) of the Week

This week's Lock 3 Photo of the Week features Ledisi and Lock 3 Park's banner for the 2008 Bridgestone Invitational winner Vijay Singh.



For more Bridgestone banners and exclusive photos from Ledisi, The Ronny Jordan Trio and Fortunate Son, click here.

Share your Lock 3 Park experiences by sending your digital camera or cell phone pictures to lock3park@yahoo.com

New Redesigned Blog

The Lock 3 Park summer concert season will be ending soon, but we're still trying keep things fresh and new with a our new redesigned blog. Tell us what you think @ lock3park@yahoo.com

Arlo Guthrie Rocks Lock 3 Back to 1968

Relive 1968 in 2008 as folk music icon Arlo Guthrie performs at Lock 3 Park on August 8th at 7pm.

Fresh from his appearance on Tom Browaw's 1968 special, Arlo Guthire (the son of folk legend Woody Guthrie), will bring his own unique brand of thought provoking lyrics and quick wit to the Downtown Akron.

Opening for Arlo Guthrie will be talented singer and pianist Vienna Teng. Admission price $5.

On Friday night August 7th, Rock the Lock presents Kashmir, A Tribute to Led Zeppelin with Half Cocked at 7pm.


Arlo Guthrie Performs "Alice's Restaurant" on Tom Browkaw's 1968 special

Take A Virtual Tour of Lock 3 Park

The summer is quickly coming to an end and so is the Lock 3 Park summer season.

If you still haven't been to Lock 3 Park this year, take our Lock 3 TV "Virutal Tour" with Social Media Director, Kevin Lockett.

After you watch the tour, make sue you come down for one or more of our concerts before the Lock 3 summer season ends on September 6th!

Click on the links below and enjoy Lock 3 Park 2.0!

L3P Tour-Intro: http://video.yahoo.com/watch/3063560/8735016
L3P Tour Pt. 1 http://video.yahoo.com/watch/3063580/8735073
L3P Tour Pt. 2 http://video.yahoo.com/watch/3063607/8735175
L3P Tour Pt. 3 http://video.yahoo.com/watch/3063648/8735318

Share Your Lock 3 memories with us on YouTube @ www.youtube.com/group/lock3friends