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Kevin Ballard
& the Detonators
Rock & roll straight outta’ the rustbelt city of Akron, Ohio.
New Album
Live Shows
No shows on the books right now. Follow along on Instagram or Facebook to hear first.
2026
- Sep 18Stow Farmers MarketStow · Solo – Acoustic
- Aug 15Highland Square PorchRokr 2026Akron · Full Band, featuring Sam Smith on Saxophone
- Jul 18MusevilleAkron · Akron Love’s Tom Petty – Tribute Show
- May 8The Jenks BuildingCuyahoga Falls · Solo with Special Guest – Cacklin’ Racket
- Apr 25Chestnut Beer GardenCuyahoga Falls · Solo – Acoustic
- Mar 27Chestnut Beer GardenCuyahoga Falls · Solo – Acoustic
2025
- Nov 7Chestnut Beer GardenCuyahoga Falls · Solo – Acoustic
- Oct 18The MatineeAkron · Highland Square
- Oct 11Chestnut Beer GardenCuyahoga Falls · Solo – Acoustic
- Sep 13The Jenks BuildingCuyahoga Falls · 8:00 PM
- Aug 16Highland Square PorchRokr 2025Akron · Full Band Show
- Jun 21The Jenks BuildingCuyahoga Falls · 8:00 PM
- May 10MusicaAkron · with Akronauts and City of Invention
- Mar 15The Jenks BuildingCuyahoga Falls · 8:00 PM
2024
- Nov 16The Jenks BuildingCuyahoga Falls · Full Band Show
- Oct 12The Jenks BuildingCuyahoga Falls · Full Band Show
- Oct 12Stow Community Farmers MarketStow · Solo Acoustic
- Aug 18Highland Square PorchRokr 2024Akron · Full Band Show
- Aug 3Dickfest 2024Brimfield · Full Band Show
- Jun 8Chestnut Beer GardenCuyahoga Falls · Acoustic
- May 3The Jenks BuildingCuyahoga Falls · Acoustic
- Mar 22MusicaAkron · with the Shoehorns and Robbie Allen and the Loveshack
- Mar 2Jenks 1929Cuyahoga Falls · Acoustic
- Feb 24BuzzbinAkron · with Dave Rich and His Enablers and Floco Torres
2023
- Dec 9The Jenks BuildingCuyahoga Falls · Full Band Show
- Nov 4The Jenks BuildingCuyahoga Falls · Full Band Show
- Oct 5The Jenks BuildingCuyahoga Falls · Acoustic
- Aug 25Front Street SocialBerea · with AJ Chase and Together we Fly
- Aug 5DickfestBrimfield · with The Shoehorns and Daveferatu
- Jul 15Sense by The FallsCuyahoga Falls · Solo
The Band
Rock, blues, Americana, indie: these guys don’t stay in one lane. Kevin’s songwriting runs on Neil Young, Modest Mouse, Rage Against the Machine, John Prine and Muddy Waters, holding a mirror up to odd societal norms, politics and life as a middle-class Midwesterner, with a few love songs snuck in.
Catch Kevin solo and acoustic, or see the full band plug in for a high-energy, guitar-driven rock and roll show.
- Kevin BallardGuitar & lead vocals
- Todd SmithLead guitar
- Mike SchlayerDrums
- Andy ChapinBass
