AP 11.6.13
It's easy for Clevelanders to take the Numbers Band for granted. It's been playing its distinctive jolting blues/rock/jazz blend for going on 44 years in area clubs. Now it's reissuing its 1975 album Jimmy Bell's Still in Town with extra music, photos and notes, and playing a vintage set at the Kent Stage — with special guests — to celebrate. Sat 11/9.* Roots of American Music benefit at JCU furthers its work in underserved schools. Sat 11/9.
* Men and women spar in song in Battle of the Sexes at Nighttown. Sun 11/10.
* Jazz sax player Ken Peplowski comes home to play Nighttown. Fri 11/8.
* Area musicians join to benefit hungry Clevelanders at the Barking Spider. Sat 11/9.