Zach & the Bright Lights
Zach & the Bright Lights have been brightening stages across the Midwest for 20 years. Their energetic and uplifting music brings connection and healing. Zach Freidhof has written and released 41 records and performed over 5000 shows. The Bright Lights' latest record, Automagical, is a testament to hope and love in action.

Church of Starry Wisdom
CoSW is an ensemble of griots whose song-craft emphasizes storytelling in retro-future parables, experimenting in pop & soul through a rock-operatic lens. Their analog-digital hybrid sound takes audiences on cosmic trips through time and space using elements of noise, punk, jazz, rock, R&B, and musical theater. They have worked with the Rialto since 2016 where they produced their first live album (“Live at the Rialto” 2017), second LP (“The Black Rose” 2022), and their single “Jump Up” (2023).

Creating Lewis
Creating Lewis blends avant-pop, neo-soul, and musical theatre to investigate collective care, systems of power, authentic wholeness, and radical love. The name “Lewis” has roots meaning “famous warrior.” Creating Lewis explores how we embody a warrior during these times. In what ways do we show up with courage, do we stay present in the struggle for wholeness, healing, repair, life and freedom? This project steps into liminal space and core questioning with harmony, power, and heart.

Minus The Alien
Minus The Alien is a hip-hop Recording Artist/Songwriter/Podcast Host from Akron, Ohio. His passion, unique voice, creative lyrics, catchy hooks, soulful harmonies and vocal arrangements combined with conscious subject matter sonically provides a formula that can be embraced by all ages. He was recently named as one of the 2021 top ten Akron rappers to check for by OkayPlayer.com

Get to the show early for dinner and drinks in The Rialto Living Room - opening at 5:00pm!

Doors: 7:00pm / Showtime: 7:30pm