2023 Brite Winter music festival in ClevelandCLEVELAND, Ohio — Midway through Signals Midwest’s set Saturday night at the Brite Winter music and art festival, lead singer Max Stern was apologetic that it took so long to tune his guitar.
Or maybe toughed out the freezing temperatures is a better way to put it. This is Cleveland in February, after all, something to which residents are accustomed. Aaron Goldweber, 27, said he heard about the event last year from friends and was upset he didn’t attend. He rectified that this year.Many came to eat, drink, visit with friends or to provide a fun event for the whole family. A miniature golf course on the festival’s grounds attracted many parents and children, as did a large Skee-Ball setup for which participants used a soccer ball.
Signals Midwest drew a mix of the unfamiliar and diehards who remember seeing the band at basement shows more than a decade ago. “You don’t look cold at all,” lead singer Sam Getz told the crowd, rubbing his own hands together when he wasn’t playing guitar.