Boys like Girls with This Summer
Event tickets ($45) are available for purchase via the link below. Museum admission is not included.
BUT $65 will get you admission to a Saturday concert as well as the Museum after 5pm on that same day. That’s 3 hours kickin’ it at our Museum and then an awesome show.
Doors: 7pm
Show: 8pm
Parking: Paid meters and parking lots are available around the museum on East 9th St., Erieside Ave., Alfred Lerner Way (in front of FirstEnergy Stadium) and at the Great Lakes Science Center. You can also use these links to park in other downtown lots, reserve your parking spot in advance or to take public transportation.
The story of Boys Like Girls was forged from the very beginning in the damp basements, garages, and VFW halls of the Massachusetts coastline over tattered lyric books, guitars, drums, and a collective dream. A half billion Spotify streams later, it‘s clear this was a fairy tale in its first act, and the world was about to find out. What followed was the self-titled debut album Boys Like Girls [2006]—nearing Multi-Platinum RIAA certification—and its chart-topping successor Love Drunk [2009]—which bowed at #1 on the Top Rock Albums Chart and Top 10 on the Billboard 200.
They ignite this era with “Blood and Sugar” — their first single in over a decade. On the track, neon synths wrap around a stomping guitar as the chorus cleverly reminds, “Even though the girl’s a looker, we’re only blood and sugar, right?.” With a swaggering bridge punctuated by warbling synths and howls straight-the-heart, it’s classic Boys Like Girls with an infusion of experience and wisdom. “I think of it as a relationship with a bunch of empty calories,” Johnson reveals. “You’re talking about how human beings are just blood and sugar. You might fear this girl, but we’re all just skin and bones, so why can’t you move on? Sonically and dynamically, I hope it’s like getting shot out of a cannon ten times. It’s something we can’t wait to go out and play.”
It’s safe to say the engine of Boys Like Girls is primed and ready for new magic.
Formed in 2020, This Summer has been carving their name into the budding Cleveland emo/alternative scene. Starting with their self-titled EP, they defined their dynamic and versatile sound with 6 songs highlighting their strengths. Following their first project, the band dropped 3 singles to introduce their upcoming album. After 4 years together, and the release of their freshman LP, Liminal Space, This Summer has continued to blossom.
This Summer is trying to remind people that emo is alive and well, that it’s blossoming through a tightly-knit scene in Ohio, and that they are at the heart of it.”
