Vol. 34, No. 53
The Year in Music
Pop/Rock, Metal, Country, and Hip-Hop/R&B
By Jason Bracelin, Michael Gallucci, Craig D. Lindsey and John Nova Lomax
City of Class
Cleveland isnt falling for the tequila trend.
Step Right Up
Letters published December 31, 2003
The Year in Pictures
Photos by Walter Novak
Boom Town
Soundbites offers up 12 local records that deserve international acclaim.
By Jason Bracelin
Round Two
An international metal fest returns to Cleveland.
By D.X. Ferris
Weepers by the Dozen
The critics hail the top 12 films in a year of sorrowful cinema.
By Bill Gallo, Melissa Levine, Jean Oppenheimer, Luke Y. Thompson, Gregory Weinkauf and Robert Wilonsky
Second Opinions
The critics' picks for flicks that the best-of list missed.
By Bill Gallo, Melissa Levine, Jean Oppenheimer, Gregory Weinkauf and Robert Wilonsky
She's Gonna Have It
In 2003, women continued to claim and transform the cinema.
By Gregory Weinkauf
A Year That Trembled
From the grindhouse to the art house, movies in 2003 made us shake with sadness and fear.
By Luke Y. Thompson
The Full . . . Mindy?
This time, it's the middle-aged ladies of a small English town who bare all for laughs.
By Bill Gallo
Chew on This
For the local dining scene, 2003 was, at best, a year for cautious optimism.
By Elaine T. Cicora
We Laughed, We Cried, We Puked
A glance back at the triumphs and stumbles of theater in 2003.
By Christine Howey
Monsters' Ball
Meet the pint-sized beauty among Disney's beasts.
By Cris Glaser
This Week's Day-By-Day Picks
Rent Check
Life on the road ain't always glamorous, but at least it pays the . . . well, you know.
By Michael Gallucci
Bad Teeth, Good Times
The Mercury Lounge gets British everything Tuesday.
By Michael Gallucci and Cris Glaser
Pre-Partying
Where to go before the Cavaliers game.
By Michael Gallucci and Matt Leavitt
Sunny Day
Sesame Street Live brings the noise.
By Cris Glaser and Diane Sofranec
Holy Comics Convention!
A multistate show draws plenty of good ink.
By Andrew McMillan, Lucy McKernan and Michael Gallucci
That Is Rock and Roll
Smokey Joe's Café covers the Leiber and Stoller songbook.
Back To The 2000's Tour Featuring the return of The Union Underground wsg Soil, RA and Flaw
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Tue., March 19, 7 p.m.
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