Vol. 37, No. 26
Midwife Crisis
It was supposed to be a peaceful home birth. Then the baby got stuck.
By Jared Klaus
Judge Whitey
Because of a USDA judge's coke habit, the iguana got whacked.
By Second Punch
Man With a Past
Vince Ruggieri helped defraud the feds. Now he's getting big money from you.
By Lisa Rab
This week, even a blind columnist finds a nut!
Open Fire!
Ken Lurie's wife spares no bullets in shooting up ace reporter Lisa Rab.
Union Buster
Theater owner cited for felonious lack of imagination.
By First Punch
Fat Guys on the Beach
Celebrating the wonders of summertime in Cleveland
By Derf
Controversy Rages . . .
Letters published June 28, 2006
Woolly Metal
Mastodon reduces alt-metal and prog to a dense, ornate rumble.
By Tony Ware
Double Header
Chameleon-like frontman Daryl Palumbo reinvents Head Automatica.
By Peter Chakerian
Hagar the Horrible
By Darryl Smyers
Sound Advice
Jay Lewis lays it down for you.
Sound/Stage
By Chris Parker
On the Download
By Andy Vihstadt
Friend in High Places
Hank III may be a drug-crazed hellion, but he's also something more.
Paul Simon
With Bakithi Khumalo. Thursday, June 29, at the Plain Dealer Pavilion.
By Michael Alan Goldberg
Troubadours of Divine Bliss
Thursday, June 29, at the Winchester.
Cleveland Screaming II
Saturday, July 1, at the Jigsaw Saloon.
By Matthew Chernus
Brave Combo
Saturday, July 1, at the Beachland Ballroom.
By Mark Keresman
Yakuza
With The Number 12 Looks Like You, Heavy Heavy Low Low, and the Jonbenet. Saturday, July 1, at the Grog Shop.
By Phil Freeman
Stay Fucked
With Archaeopteryx. Saturday, July 1, at the Church.
By Cortney Harding
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
Saturday, July 1, at Quicken Loans Arena.
Blue Cheer
With Amps II Eleven. Wednesday, July 5, at the Beachland Ballroom.
Grant-Lee Phillips
Nineteeneighties (Zoe)
By Dan LeRoy
Monty Alexander
Concrete Jungle -- The Music of Bob Marley (Telarc)
Carpathian Forest
Fuck You All!!!! (Season of Mist)
By John Darnielle
The Sammies
The Sammies (MoRisen Records)
By John Schacht
The Futureheads
News and Tributes (StarTime/Vagrant)
By Andrew Marcus
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
(Plexifilm)
The Last Bland
X-Men tie-in is an uncanny bore.
By Chris Ward
The week's best releases from the pop-culture universe.
By Michael Gallucci
ClePunk: The Movie
A documentary revisits the '80s punk scene.
By D.X. Ferris
Mojo Risin
8 p.m. Sunday July 2, $5. At the Jigsaw Stage and Saloon, 5324 State Rd., Parma, 216-351-3869.
Fireworks and quality beer
Open 2 p.m., the Lime Spider, 207 S. Main St., Akron, 330-762-2350.
Clouds Forming Crowns
Race to the Blackout (Morphius)
Bears
Bears (bearspop.com)
By Joe Minadeo
Recycled Steel
You'll swear you've seen this Superman somewhere before.
By Robert Wilonsky
The Citizen Kane of Crap
By Michael Atkinson, Jordan Harper, Jim Ridley and Robert Wilonsky
Letter-Box Edition
Wordplay explores the cult of the crossword puzzle.
By Melissa Levine
Cruella de Vogue
The Devil Wears Prada slaps the latest duds on an infamous fashion editor.
By Rob Nelson
Our top DVD picks for the week of June 27.
Pile It On
The Diner on Clifton doesn't do small.
By Elaine T. Cicora
The Upside of Outside
Outdoor dining that's worth getting into.
Little Pretty
The Wicked Witch gets a makeover in Playhouse Square's return to Oz.
By Christine Howey
Extra Harry
Lies and Legends offers lots of an artist who was best in smaller doses.
Capsule reviews of current area theater presentations.
Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.
Transplanted Troubadour
Minneapolis musician digs Cleveland.
By Cris Glaser
Fancy Footwork
By Zachary Lewis
Road Rage
Scope out cars without pressure to buy.
Kent: More Than a University
While the City Sleeps
A Night's Eye View captures Cleveland after dark.
Men in a Tub
So You Think You Can Dance
Hoofer from TV's other dance show comes to town.
A Grape Deal
Up All Night
A new energy drink does more than get you drunk.
In Bloom
Add It Up
Home-Field Advantage
Browns' old QB unwittingly inspires local art exhibit.
By Marge Perko
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
With a Paddle
By Chad Felton
Music in the Air
Animal House
Zoo critters put on a show that's more fun than improv.
Sweet Nothing
Get Jiggly With It
By Lois Meyers
Dependents' Day
Yummy Monday
Cheap eats make the beginning of the week less sucky.
Fun With Skitzobill
Man With a Thousand Faces
One-man show features lots of characters.
By P.F. Wilson
Leapin'Leprechauns
Zing Thing
Holly Go Lightly
Blues Bayou
Blues Clues
Indiana guitarist pays homage to masters with material.
Buggin'
Asian Fusion
A Belated Fourth
Kiss the Cook
You bring the meat - the bar takes care of everything else.
Casey at the Bat
Singer-songwriter takes swings at some hot-button issues.
Call It a Comeback
Horsing Around
The Hunter Jumper Classic returns to town.
Candy Land
Flag-Waving Fun!
A Will of Their Own
Flame Retardant
The British Inversion
Gomez resurfaces as a true rarity; a British jam band.
Subliminal Seduction
DJ Spooky haunts the Ingenuity Festival.
Irish Ears Are Smiling
Mr. Clean
You've Got Male
Write On!
The Big Bang
Waterfront Fest celebrates the Fourth in bang-up style.
Night Shift
Fat Chance
Three ladies vow to get skinny by any means necessary.
Think About It
Free Spirit
The Right Stuff
Republican comic loves Bush's murdering ways.
Book Revue
Lord of the Ring
Knight Shift
Renaissance Punks
The Vacancies dabble in the fine arts too.
Great White
Drag queens bring their show to church.
Pirates of the Cuyahoga
Tall ships come to town, sans Johnny Depp.
Strike Up the Band
Monster Mash
Space Oddity
Lyric Opera takes Mozart where no man has gone before.
Meatbodies
@ Grog Shop
Wed., April 24, 8 p.m.
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