The Ohio Weather Band CD Release/Seafair/John Patrick & the Outside Voices

An Akron-based folk/rock/blues band, the Ohio Weather Band will play a CD Release Party at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27, at Musica in Akron to celebrate the release of its second album, Crooked Light. Sounding a bit like something from indie pop greats Weezer, the album’s catchy first single, “Boardwalk Act,” features upper-register vocals and a touch of piano before grunge-y guitars kick in. In the wake of the CD Release Show, the band will play the South by Southwest music festival in Austin as part of a two-week tour. (Niesel)