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An ancient Apollo statue landed in Cleveland and touched off an international outcry
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Joe Cimperman hopes to tear down his former hero, Dennis Kucinich
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Beat Down
Cleveland teachers swap stories of school violence.
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Everybody Hates Mike
The peril of coaching an icon.
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Secret Valentines Notes from C-Town Celebs
Our I-Team uncovered the private love letters of Cleveland's biggest names. You'll be shocked by what we discovered.
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$100 Bounty on That Kid (19)
Copley-Fairlawn finds a way to keep the impostors out.
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At Indie-Rock Singles Night in Cleveland, an event for hipsters lacks one key ingredient: Hipsters (15)
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Dennis Kucinich’s brave talk about working and fighting — from the safety of the officer’s tent (10)
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Beat Down (3)
Cleveland teachers swap stories of school violence.
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An ancient Apollo statue landed in Cleveland and touched off an international outcry (3)
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Crazy Talk
Miranda Lambert is a lot like any other girl with a soft spot for guns and setting exes on fire.
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The Bravery's New World
New-wave revivalists discover the power of three-chord guitar rock.
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Beer, BBQ, industry schmoozing: Rounding up SXSW 2008’s local delegates
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Keep on Truckin'
Jason Isbell finds life after the Drive-By Truckers.
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It took them 10 years, but the Sadies finally craft a country-rock classic
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An Indians jukebox to melt the snow away before Opening Day
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In Cleveland's Ward 6, a race for a new councilman might decide Martin Sweeney’s future
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No pressure Cleveland State Vikings, but the fate of Cleveland is in your hands against Butler
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Kalliope Stage, in Cleveland Heights, dies, but hopes to soon rise from the grave
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Hello, Cleveland: The Week’s Concert Calendar
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Recent Articles By Michael D. Ayers
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Goldfrapp
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American Music Club
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Celebration
With Dragons of Zynth. Sunday, November 25, at the Beachland Tavern.
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Liars
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National Features
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For days after Hurricane Rita, a Texas prison was hell on earth.
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The Lemonheads
With Racoon. Monday, December 17, at the Grog Shop, Cleveland Heights.
By Michael D. Ayers
Published: December 12, 2007
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The Lemonheads take their show on the road, with a stop at the Grog Shop.
Subject(s): Evan Dando, alt-rock, Lemonheads
At some point, Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando must have realized that no one really knew who he was. This most likely happened sometime earlier this decade, when he was trying to make it as an alt-country troubadour — just like Gram Parsons, one of his musical heroes. Dando didn't get far, even with all the ink spilled documenting his lengthy rehab stint. So Dando pulled together his old group for one more shot.
But the 2007 Lemonheads aren't the same Lemonheads who became modern-rock staples during the '90s with songs like "It's a Shame About Ray." Dando regularly assembles and reassembles groups for albums, tours, and one-off recording sessions. You're never getting the same Lemonheads twice. But the grunge-fueled power pop, sung droopily and indifferently by Dando, remains the same. And while Dando pretty much recaptures that old feeling on 2006's Lemonheads, the album sounds a bit like a white-flag-waving truce to his fans. He relies on familiar tunes in concert too, where audience members yell out their favorite mid-'90s songs. Dando is also performing some new cuts onstage from a CD that's due in the spring. Expect plenty of guitars and a rushing wave of déjà vu when the new Lemonheads come to town this week.
