Cincinnati, Ohio
Wussy are a four-piece rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio fronted by ex-Ass Ponys frontman Chuck Cleaver and Lisa Walker. The two began performing together in 2001 as a result of Cleaver’s stage fright when asked to perform a brief run of solo shows. The duo’s first show was largely unplanned and still went without incident, so they agreed to continue and expand. Mark Messerly joined in 2002 as bassist and utility man, and Dawn Burman joined on drums shortly thereafter. The four-piece released three full-length albums and one EP on their native Cincinnati’s Shake It! Records. Their work has met with critical praise from Rolling Stone and SPIN, both of which gave the band’s second and third albums four stars each, in addition to favorable reviews from Village Voice, NPR, Washington Post, Uncut, and many other press outlets. The “Dean of American Critics” Robert Christgau placed the band’s first two albums (Funeral Dress and Left for Dead) on his Best of the Decade list, and their third album (Wussy) ranked tenth in his best of 2009 Dean’s List. Burman left the band in early 2009 and was replaced by veteran Cincinnati drummer Joe Klug. The re-vamped lineup toured the Eastern U.S. throughout 2009 and recorded two vinyl-only singles. The first is a split single on Karate Body Records with Louisville’s The Fervor, released in 2009. The second (a cover of Dusty Springfield’s “Breakfast in Bed”) is an upcoming part of Shake It Records’ newest series – Dangerous Highway, A Tribute to the Songs of Eddie Hinton. The band is touring the US in 2010 and releasing a fourth full-length.
Chuck Clever - guitar, vocals
Lisa Walker - guitar, vocals
Mark Messerly - bass, accordion, xylophone
Joe Klug - drums
Formerly:
Dawn Burman - drums
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December 5, 2025
The Comet
Cincinnati, Ohio, United StatesLisa & Chuck duo
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MadTree Brewing
Cincinnati, Ohio, United StatesLisa & Chuck duo
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Club 603
Baltimore, Maryland, United States1. Hello, I'm a Ghost
2. Happiness Bleeds
3. Desperation AM
4. The Great Divide
5. Acetylene
6. To the Lightning
7. Please Kill Me
8. Inhaler
9. Soak It Up
10. Maglite
11. Little Miami
12. Pizza King
13. Tall Weeds
14. Beautiful
15. Sure as the Sun
16. Airborne
17. Play It All Night Long(Warren Zevon cover)
18. You Are My Joy(The Reindeer Section cover)
June 14, 2025
Club 603
Baltimore, Maryland, United States1. Hello, I'm a Ghost
2. Happiness Bleeds
3. Desperation AM
4. The Great Divide
5. Acetylene
6. To the Lightning
7. Please Kill Me
8. Inhaler
9. Soak It Up
10. Maglite
11. Little Miami
12. Pizza King
13. Teenage Wasteland
14. Beautiful
15. Sure as the Sun
16. Airborne
17. Play It All Night Long(Warren Zevon cover)
18. You Are My Joy(The Reindeer Section cover)
June 13, 2025
Club 603
Baltimore, Maryland, United States1. Little Paper Birds
2. Dropping Houses
3. Pulverized
4. She's Killed Hundreds
5. The Great Divide
6. To the Lightning
7. Pizza King
8. Please Kill Me
9. Inhaler
10. Happiness Bleeds
11. Little Miami
12. Rainbows and Butterflies
13. Teenage Wasteland
14. Beautiful
15. Sure as the Sun
16. Airborne
17. You Are My Joy(The Reindeer Section cover)
18. Play It All Night Long(Warren Zevon cover)
June 12, 2025
Mercury Lounge
New York, New York, United States1. Little Paper Birds
2. Pulverized
3. Dropping Houses
4. She's Killed Hundreds
5. The Great Divide
6. To the Lightning
7. Pizza King
8. Please Kill Me
9. Inhaler
10. Happiness Bleeds
11. Little Miami
12. Teenage Wasteland
13. Beautiful
1. Sure as the Sun
2. Airborne
3. Play It All Night Long(Warren Zevon cover)
June 11, 2025
Beachland Ballroom and Tavern
Cleveland, Ohio, United States1. Dropping Houses
2. Pulverized
3. She's Killed Hundreds
4. The Great Divide
5. To the Lightning
6. Pizza King
7. Please Kill Me
8. Inhaler
9. Happiness Bleeds
10. Little Miami
11. Teenage Wasteland
12. Beautiful
13. Sure as the Sun
14. Play It All Night Long(Warren Zevon cover)
May 25, 2025
Shake It Records
Cincinnati, Ohio, United StatesChuck & Lisa
View on Setlist.fm →November 8, 2024
The Woodward Theater
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States1. Airborne
2. Dropping Houses
3. The Great Divide
4. She's Killed Hundreds
5. Inhaler
6. Pulverized
7. Sure as the Sun
8. Pizza King
9. Rigor Mortis
10. Soak It Up
11. Please Kill Me
12. Rainbows and Butterflies
13. Little Miami
14. Desperation AM
15. To the Lightning
16. Teenage Wasteland
17. Beautiful
1. Happiness Bleeds
2. Maglite
3. Aliens in Our Midst(Twinkeyz cover)
October 19, 2024
Private Venue
Cincinnati, Ohio, United StatesOctober 18, 2024
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Dayton, Ohio, United StatesOctober 17, 2024
Private Venue
Cleveland Heights, Ohio, United StatesOctober 16, 2024
Private Venue
Chicago, Illinois, United States1. Airborne
2. Pretty as You Please(Ass Ponys cover)
3. Crooked
4. Disaster About You
5. Dried Up(Ass Ponys cover)
6. The Great Divide
7. Please Kill Me
8. Happiness Bleeds
9. Cellar Door
10. Sure as the Sun
11. Desperation AM
12. Aliens in Our Midst(Twinkeyz cover)
13. Indiana Wants Me Too
14. Donald Sutherland(Ass Ponys cover)
October 15, 2024
Private Venue
Evanston, Illinois, United States1. Airborne
2. Pretty as You Please(Ass Ponys cover)
3. Crooked
4. Happiness Bleeds
5. Dried Up(Ass Ponys cover)
6. Soak It Up
7. Sure as the Sun
8. Disaster About You
9. Aliens in Our Midst(Twinkeyz cover)
October 13, 2024
Private Venue
Rockford, Illinois, United StatesOctober 12, 2024
Private Venue
St. Louis, Missouri, United StatesOctober 11, 2024
Private Venue
Columbus, Ohio, United States1. Airborne
2. Motorcycle
3. Crooked
4. Disaster About You
5. Happiness Bleeds
6. I Hear You Calling(Bill Fay cover)
7. Cellar Door
8. Jonah(The Magic Words cover)
9. Aliens in Our Midst(Twinkeyz cover)
10. To the Lightning
11. Dried Up(Ass Ponys cover)
12. Sure as the Sun
13. Beautiful
October 10, 2024
Private Venue
Lexington, Kentucky, United StatesMay 18, 2024
Private Venue
Baltimore, Maryland, United StatesWussy Duo
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Private Venue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesWussy Duo
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