Vol. 38, No. 51
USA Today Wants to Know: Who's the Best Cav Ever?
By Joe Tone
Cleveland Browns: No Change In Uniforms For Next Year
By Pete Kotz
Another Ohio Warranty Company Screws Customers
To Get Black Workers Working, City Councilman Wants to Tap Felons
Reader: Where's the Corruption Investigation in Cleveland?
Dick Feagler: Voting Machines and Killing Witches Were Way Better Back in My Day
Reader: Pity the Poor Cabbie Who Must Work the Airport
CNN: The Most Trusted Name in Freak Shows
Bowling for Green
BG hopes Buckeye fans will help avert another Financial Disaster Bowl.
Public Square: Is it Time for a Class Action Suit Against Rysar?
His Job Intact, Santiago May Support Opening Old Moda Space
Tears for Fears
Will a new slogan destroy Oberlin's hippie soul?
By Lisa Rab
The Ghost of Lester Russaw
A pioneer of Cleveland soul turns to a late career in bank-robbing.
By Jared Klaus
Actually, Crime Does Pay
How to find fame and fortune by hacking into MySpace.
By Rebecca Meiser
DeLayed Gratification
Letters published December 19, 2007.
BBC Reverses on Important Pogues Issue
Wyclef Jean
Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant (Columbia)
By Dan LeRoy
The Best R. Kelly Song You Won't Hear at Sunday's Concert
The Twelve Days of Holidays, Part IX: Seriously Old-School Xmas Tune-age
Jingle-Jangle All the Way
A bunch of new Christmas CDs spread holiday cheer.
By Christian Schaeffer
Rilo Kiley, Arcade Fire Lead Mikey G's Top 10 CD List for 2007
Mick Boogie an MTV DJ of the Year
Rob Zombie/In This Moment Sold Out, Ozzy Still Canceled
All Roue Wants for Christmas is a Hot Tub in the Green Room
Ozzy Concert Canceled; Rob Zombie/In This Moment to Still Play House of Blues
Black Keys Sold Out
R. Kelly Concert Cheat Sheet
Ozzy Osbourne
With Rob Zombie. Thursday, December 20, at Cleveland State University's Wolstein Center.
By Michael Gallucci
TSO Tickets Available for (Previously) Sold-Out Shows
Blossom Toes
We Are Ever So Clean/If Only for a Moment (Sunbeam)
By Justin F. Farrar
Sasquatch & the Sick-a-Billys
With Scarlet Fever and the Village Vandals. Thursday, December 20, at the Beachland Tavern.
By Angela Sawyer
Sex and the Ditty
From sticking keys in the ignition to exploring Uranus, no metaphor's too outlandish for R. Kelly.
Ugly Radio Rebellion Featuring Ike Willis
Friday, December 21, at the Winchester, Lakewood.
By Chris Parker
Daft Punk
Alive 2007 (Virgin)
The Ghost of Christmas Past
History haunts the Wu and Pretty Toney this holiday season.
The Wild Kind
A record company makes music for people who like it rowdy.
By Michael Hurtt
Spank Rock and Benny Blanco
Bangers & Cash (Downtown)
The Gore Gore Girls
Friday, December 21, at the Beachland Ballroom.
By Mark Keresman
Various Artists
Music of Nat Pwe: Folk and Pop Music of Myanmar, Vol. 3 (Sublime Frequencies)
By David Imburgia
Chimaira Christmas 8
Saturday, December 22, at House of Blues.
By Matt Wardlaw
Gil Mantera's Party Dream
Saturday, December 22, at the Beachland Ballroom.
Weener
Saturday, December 22, at the Jigsaw, Parma.
X-Mas at Ye Ol' Grog
With Duvalby Bros., Roué, Machine Go Boom, and Short Rabbits. Tuesday, December 25, at the Grog Shop, Cleveland Heights.
Suede Brothers
Suede Brothers (Bad Breaker)
By D.X. Ferris
Pour Some Sigur on Me
Iceland's best indie rockers top this week's pop-culture picks.
Xmas Present & Past
How yesterday's games spawned today's best-sellers.
By Gary Hodges and Chris Ward
Ripped
Iced Earth drops Owens, Hayes.
9 p.m. Friday, December 21, $15. At the Winchester, 12112 Madison Ave., 216-226-5681.
Missile Toe
With Weener and Hot Cha Cha. 9 p.m. Saturday, December 22. The Jigsaw Saloon and Stage, 5324 State Rd., Parma, 216-351-3869.
Pale Hollow
Pale Hollow (Times Beach)
By Matt Gorey
Singular Sensation
By Robert Wilonsky and Jordan Harper
Director's Cut
Tim Burton's gorgeously gruesome Sweeney Todd.
By Scott Foundas
Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week:
One Damn Fun War
All aboard the '80s way-back machine for Mike Nichols' good-time Charlie.
By Robert Wilonsky
Hock the Line
Walk Hard sells cheap laughs, lame cameos, and a lifeless Cox.
By Jim Ridley
Knocked Up and Out
Teen pregnancy, hilarious and sweet, in the indie-licious Juno.
Touch of Class
Ohio City supper club's menu gets a makeover.
By Elaine T. Cicora
Bordering on Boredom
Bland food and drink send Zócalo south.
Café Toscano opens in Aurora
Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions..
A Jewish Christmas Eve (If You're Not at Grandma's Condo in Boca)
Rockin' the Cradle
It's another foot-stompin' birth of Jesus in Karamu's Black Nativity.
By Christine Howey
The Twelve Days of Holidays, Part XI: Christmas With the Devil
A Christmas Present for Jewish Film Buffs
Capsule reviews of current area theater presentations.
The Twelve Days of Holidays: Take Cleveland's Christmas Story Tour
Taiwan On
Jewish Museum cracks open fortune cookies for Xmas.
By Marge Perko
Two-Buck Chug
By Chad Fulton
In the Hood
Karamu offers urban take on familiar fairy tale.
Chem Lab
By Cris Glaser
Flip the Bird
Minneapolis DJ doesn't go anywhere without his "partytime parrots."
Crush Hour
Singles find love on the auction block.
Mouth of the Border
By K.C. Gregor
Sweet!
Sugar-fixers follow path to land of candy.
By Chad Felton
Totally Offensive
The Warriors aren't a powerhouse, which is why you want to see them.
By Vince Grzegorek
Davey Blue
Good Impressions
Eric Lyden impersonates big names to get attention.
By P.F. Wilson
Festival of bites
Paging Doctor Strangelove
Local yuckster returns to stomping grounds with twisted advice on romance.
Poker Faces
Female fliers grace aviation museum's new deck of cards.
Head Banger
Just Bidding
By Katherine Fulton
'Fro Sho'
Spitboxing vets collaborate for hair-raising hip-hop holiday
Sun Classes at Night
Learn how to worship the solar system's hottest star.
Open Mic for Teens
@ Lake Erie Ink
Fri., April 26, 6-8 p.m.
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