

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Chris Acker
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Thursday, April 16th, 2026 
Chris Acker &amp; The Growing Boys
w/ The Montvales, Dollar Country

Beachland Tavern
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm

In a genre full of tall tales and marketable lies, New Orleans’ Chris Acker crafts candid songs – weaving his wit and woes into a body of work that exposes the stale plight of the American Songster to the honest, and sometimes hilarious, light of day.

In the tradition of Guthrie and Prine, Chris lends a quavering voice to the half-rotten romance of the unremarkable and unrefined. Regardless if you’re sitting by a backyard fire on a muggy Louisiana night or standing stage-side in some far flung town, when you hear Chris Acker playing, you’re hearing the end result of countless hours of observing the masters of the craft…and the end result of repeating their mistakes.

From the folk revival through the golden age of country music, deafened by punk shows and brass bands alike, Chris’s songwriting is a nod to the absurd yet muted brilliance that inhabits the molded corners of the bars he patrons and cratered street he treads, paired with a pained honesty that merits a long second look.

Acker released his fourth full-length album, Famous Lunch, on Gar Hole Records in October of 2024. Famous Lunch contains some of his best work yet: laid back, country-rockers like “Wouldn’t Do For You (Buddy)” and “Shit Surprise” (which Paste Magazine called a “song of the year contender” in 2024), a few raucous, bar-ready joints like “Don’t You Know (Who I Think I Am)” and “Bunn Machine”, and tender, folky triumphs like “Stubborn Eyes” and “Eyelash”, all showcasing Chris’ gift of building “vivid scenes at an impressively low word count” (No Depression).

Acker tours solo or with his band The Growing Boys — Zach Thomas (bass), Nikolai Shveitser (pedal steel), Dave Hammer (guitar, vocals), Sam Gelband (drums, vocals), and occasionally Howe Pearson (piano).
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/east-cleveland/chris-acker/200029722718010
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, country-music-festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.beachlandballroom.com/shows/chris-acker-the-growing-boys-16-apr?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=east+cleveland-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: East Cleveland
- **state**: OH
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 15711 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland, OH, United States, Ohio 44110
- **lat**: 41.5715
- **long**: -81.57036
- **full address**: 15711 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland, OH, United States, Ohio 44110, 15711 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland, OH 44110-1659, United States, East Cleveland

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Beachland Ballroom and Tavern (https://allevents.in/org/the-beachland-ballroom-and-tavern/240739)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 15711 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland, OH, United States, Ohio 44110, 15711 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland, OH 44110-1659, United States, East Cleveland
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Beachland Ballroom and Tavern
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, country-music-festivals
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Chris Acker ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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