- Issue of
- Dec 8-14, 2004
- Vol. 35, No. 49
News
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- News Lead
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Lord of the Strings
Guitarist Glenn Schwartz could have been a rock god. But on the verge of conquering the world, he chose to save his soul.
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- Scene and Heard
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They're Queer, but Not Here
Issue 1 will do little but cost us money.
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- Scene and Heard
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Butch Whacked
Raise a toast to the false prophet's demise.
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- News Features
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Let Them Eat Cake
Shaker Square's new owner throws a great birthday party. With honeymoons, he's not so good.
- Letters
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Standard Oil's SOP
Letters published December 8, 2004
Music
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- Music Lead
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Punch Drunks
The men of Red Giant come out swinging -- on their record and at each other.
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- Music Lead
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Shear Joy
The Scissor Sisters bring debauched disco and gay chic to the mainstream.
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- Music Lead
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Prodigal Hijos
Los Lonely Boys have gone from being outcasts to the kings of Texas rock and roll.
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- CD Reviews
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Ludacris/Chingy
The Red Light District (Def Jam South)/Powerballin' (Capitol)
- CD Reviews
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Lindsay Lohan
Speak (Casablanca)
- CD Reviews
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The Legendary Shack-Shakers
Believe (Yep Roc)
- CD Reviews
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The Verve
This Is Music: The Singles '92-'98 (Virgin)
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- Soundcheck
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Ovaries to the Wall
A salute to heavy metal's hardest chicks.
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- Makin' the Scene
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Gatlin Goes Under
Modern rock hopefuls call it quits.
- Livewire
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Todd Snider
With Will Kimbrough and Clint Holley & Greg Harper. Thursday, December 9, at the Beachland Ballroom.
- Livewire
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The Pharcyde
With Ordinary Peoples, C-Rayz Walz, and 4th Pyramid. Friday, December 10, at the House of Blues.
- Livewire
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Darkest Hour
With Fear Before the March of Flames and Between the Buried and Me. Friday, December 10, at the Odeon.
- Livewire
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Hamell on Trial
Friday, December 10, at the Beachland Ballroom.
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- Livewire
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Saturday, December 11, at Gund Arena.
- Livewire
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The Ike Reilly Assassination
Saturday, December 11, at the Beachland Ballroom.
- Livewire
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The Kissers
Wednesday, December 15, at Wilbert's.
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- Makin' the Scene
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Rue
With Goat's Blood, and the Gluttons. 7 p.m. Monday, December 13, $6. Pirate's Cove, 2083-1/2 E. 21st St., 216-776-9999.
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- Band of the Week
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Solo Flyer
The Work of the Artist Solo Flyer (www.soloflyer.com)
- Band of the Week
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Mo Rage
Fix of Rage (www.IndieRec.com)
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- Makin' the Scene
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Hollywood Slim CD release party
8 p.m. Friday, December 10. House of Swing, 4490 Mayfield Rd., 216-382-2771.
Film
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- Screens
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Faker's Dozen
A rare superior sequel, Ocean's Twelve entertains with cinematic sleight of hand.
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- Screens
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Ghost in The Machinist
Christian Bale chases phantoms and loses sleep in Brad Anderson's latest.
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- Screens
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Brothers in Arms
Two Koreans go to war in the masterful epic Tae Guk Gi.
Dining
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- Dining Lead
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Open Haus
You won't find a chain restaurant as homey and authentic as Das Schnitzel Haus.
- Dining Lead
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Sights Set on Parallax
Zachary Bruell’s new Tremont spot is great news for fans who cherish the memory of Z Contemporary Cuisine.
Arts
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- Visual Art
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On View
Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions
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- Theater
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Burning River
The blazing talents of deaf and hearing actors make Big River memorable.
- Theater
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It's a Zubble-Wump
Neither this nor that, Beck's Seussical! falls flat.
Calendar
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- Get Out
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Oz and Them
Cover band tackles musical mystery, leaves no stoner unturned.
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- Get Out
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Strike Up the Bland
No Michael Stanleys were harmed in the making of this Last Call production. But not for lack of trying.
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- Urban Experience
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Psychobilly Freak
On his new CD, Reverend Horton Heat takes a brief break from the mayhem.
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- Sports/Outdoors
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Declaration of Ward
Homegirl Vonda Ward is in a fightin' mood.
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- See/Be Seen
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Bells Will Be Swinging
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy kick-starts the holidays.
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- Performance
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G.I. John
Hooker and soldier find love in a song-filled 'Nam.
