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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 (14)
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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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Sour Notes (434)
Underneath its glossy exterior, the Cleveland Orchestra has a dark side. His name is William Preucil.
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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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Akron mom embezzles $12,000 from PTA
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Dispatch: Either Derek Anderson gets roster bonus in '09, or Quinn fans celebrate
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Cleveland's power brokers take a turn at high fashion
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Sound of Ideas Host Dan Moulthrop steals our idea, raises money for cancer
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Review: Nellie McKay seduces the crowd at Nighttown
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Recent Articles By Andrew Clayman
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Say Hi
Monday, February 25, at the Beachland Tavern.
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The Raveonettes
Lust Lust Lust (Vice)
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Jens Lekman
Thursday, November 1, at the Beachland Ballroom.
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Peanut Butter Wolf
DJ set. Wednesday, June 20, at the B-Side Liquor Lounge.
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Mono
With World's End Girlfriend and the Drift. Monday, April 16, at the Grog Shop.
National Features
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"It Was Like an Armageddon Movie"
For days after Hurricane Rita, a Texas prison was hell on earth.
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Dälek
With Dub Trio and Russian Circles. Thursday, February 28, at the Grog Shop, Cleveland Heights.
By Andrew Clayman
Published: February 27, 2008
If you're one of the old-school hipsters who spent most of 1990 and 1991 listening to Fear of a Black Planet and Loveless, you should feel right at home with alt-hip-hop duo Dälek. MC Dälek and producer Okotopus shun club-jam raps in favor of dense, atmospheric, and politically conscious sounds that are informed as much by electronic squall as they are Public Enemy. "You can't be limited by a genre," says Dälek. "My Bloody Valentine moved us and was something we could relate to. That's the beauty of music. It's a sound that goes beyond language, beyond where you're from. It allows people to connect." That theory carries over to Dälek's current tour, which includes sets by post-rockers Russian Circles and the self-explanatory Dub Trio. "If I was going to a show, I'd feel better about spending money [on] four totally different bands instead of four bands that sound the same," says Dälek. "But that's me. I'm also the kid who likes digging through record crates for hours and listening to all types of shit."
