Carlos Jones has been sharing his musical inspiration with Cleveland and the surrounding area for over 40 years, earning him the unofficial designation of  “The Iron-man of Cleveland Reggae”. Born in Virginia, his earliest musical influence was the gospel music he heard in the church where his grandfather preached. In the mid-60s his family moved to Frankfurt, Germany, where he became fascinated by the Beatles and other popular music of the time. A few years later, after moving back to the states, his main musical interests were Soul, Jazz, Blues and Rock music, until he discovered Reggae in the mid 70s, which led him to seeing Bob Marley perform and then joining one of Cleveland's first local Reggae bands. He started out in 1978 as a side-man (percussion/vocals) with I-tal, one of Cleveland’s first homegrown Reggae groups, and then in 1984, split off from I-tal along with several other members to form the group, First Light.

Carlos developed as the front man/lead vocalist for First Light and honed his songwriting skills during its 14 year run as one of the top drawing bands in the area, playing shows at clubs, colleges and festivals all over the eastern half of the United States and in Canada. During that time, First Light released several recordings on vinyl, cassette and CD on the independent label, Thin Ice Records.

By 1994, a few years before First Light disbanded, Carlos’ next project was already underway. The Peace Love Unity Syndicate, which would later become known as Carlos Jones & The PLUS Band, was already playing shows in the area, and people were starting to take notice. His goal was to get back to the more spiritual and positive messages in Reggae music that had captured his heart from the start, back when Reggae was first gaining worldwide attention through artists like Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Peter Tosh, Toots & The Maytals, Culture, Third World and Burning Spear, all of whom he's had the pleasure of sharing the stage with over the years. 

Now with 27 years under his belt with the current group, Carlos continues to keep the Reggae fire burning with his steadfast allegiance to the positive vibration, lifting hearts and stirring souls every time he and his band take the stage. The PLUS Band has three full length releases to date: Roots With Culture (2004), Leave A Trail (2009) and their first live recording called "Live From Cleveland", which came out in 2016. A 4-song EP, Positive Vibrations, was released in 2011, and they have sporadically released several singles over the past few years. All are on Little Fish Records, an independent Cleveland label run by his manager, Larry Koval, who has been with Jones since 1998. The band is currently working on a new album to be titled "A New Day", which they hope to release this summer.

Now, at the age of 62, when asked about his plans for the future, he'll tell you, "I'm just grateful to see every new day, and to be given the opportunity to make each one the best I can. I'll just keep moving forward, and follow the path where it leads, you know? Promoting positivity , peace, love and understanding betweeen people is my life's purpose and I'm blessed to be able to do what I love. What more could I ask out of life?"

His official website is www.carlosjones.com

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In the late 1960 's John A. De Frasia opened Piccadilly Square Restaurant and was inspired to build a ship after watching the 1962 film " Mutiny on the Bounty" starring Marlon Brando- five times. MGM Studios had the blueprints for the ship sent from England to build a half scale replica of the HMS Bounty built inside Piccadilly Square Restaurant. He enlisted the help of a ship builder from Canada back in 1967 / 1968 and spent 2 1/2 months day and night building the half-size replica.The ship is made out of solid oak, corked and could have sailed however the bottom was never added because it had to rest on the floor of the restaurant.The ship also features a Captains Quarters and the wheel and rigging of the ship came from the Cleveland ship yards. The HMS Bounty was the focal point of the restaurant, a red carpet would lead up onto the ship and there were many marriages performed on the ship by an actual Captain. In 1973 the space reopened as the Phantasy Nite Club with the help of Hank Berger. Mr. De Frasia moved the two parts of the ship to open up the room and was positioned so that it looked like one was following the other..By the late 1970’s, The Phantasy Nite Club became known as the premier concert club for original underground live music, featuring well known legendary local bands such as The Adults, Lucky Pierre, The Exotic Birds, The Wild Giraffes, The Generators, The Dead Boys and many more.  
In 1982, Jim O’Brian opened up the former Homestead Theater (located beneath The Phantasy Nite Club) and renamed it as The Phantasy Theater. The Psychedelic Furs opened the first night. Through out the years the Phantasy Theater and The Phantasy Nite Club would become instrumental in helping local acts achieve national and international success including Nine Inch Nails, Richard Patrick, now of Filter, Andy Kubiszewski of The Exotic Birds and Stabbing Westward. The Phantasy Theater has also hosted well known national stars such as the Thompson Twins, Public Image Ltd , Iggy Pop, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Megadeath, Faith No More, The Butthole Surfers, Motorhead and many many more.  
The Phantasy Nite Club continues to be owned and operated by the De Frasia family and remains as one of the longest lasting music venues dedicated to supporting the local music scene in the Northeast Ohio area.

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