Feb 25 – Mar 3, 2015

Feb 25 - Mar 3, 2015 / Vol. 46 / No. 10

ABC News Interviews With Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus Air Next Week

ABC news has begun posting teasers from Robin Roberts’ interviews with Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus, the first such sitdown with two of the survivors from Ariel Castro’s house of horrors. The full hourlong feature will air on ABC at 10 p.m. on April 28, the day after their book is released. *** Originally posted…

Have You Been Duped by IHOP’s Confusing Criss-Croissant?

All right, IHOP, you got me. Invested such as I was in the Cavs-Rockets game Sunday afternoon, a game which sat comfortably atop Nielsen’s weekly ratings and which the Cavs ultimately and tragically lost, I recognize that it probably took very little to persuade me to venture down to Steelyard Commons and apply some hard-nosed…

Plenty of New Exhibitions Open This Friday During Walk All Over Waterloo

March’s Walk All Over Waterloo features a number of opening receptions for new exhibitions throughout the neighborhood’s galleries from 6 to 9 p.m. this Friday (though hours do vary by location). Waterloo Arts hosts an opening reception for the 16th Annual National Arts Program exhibition. Stop by the gallery through Mar. 20 to view this…

Ohio Man Wanted For Crimes Comments On Sheriff’s Facebook Post About Him

A not particularly bright southern Ohio man, who’s wanted on a slew of charges, commented on a Butler County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post that named him the “featured warrant of the week.” The BCSO posted yesterday that Andrew Marcum, 21, was involved in some burglary, abduction, assault, domestic violence, criminal endangering, and “has some bench…

ICYMI: Working Group Outlined Big Goals for Budish in Special Report

A working group helmed by U.S. Congresswoman Marcia Fudge and comprising the region’s foremost political, civic and business leaders — what up, Komorowski? — presented fledgling Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish with a 44-page report last Friday which outlined key policy areas on which, the team said, he should direct his efforts. Budish formed the…

Five Classical Music Events to Catch This Week

ClevelandClassical.com editors’ top five event picks for the week of March 2, 2015. Do enjoy. Cavani Quartet 30th Anniversary. This all-female string quartet was founded three decades ago in Columbus and has spent most of its time since then in residence at the Cleveland Institute of Music, training young musicians through the Intensive String Quartet…

Samaria Rice, Lawyers, Respond to City’s Insensitivity

Samaria Rice, her attorneys and religious leaders spoke at a press conference Tuesday, expressing their dismay that the city of Cleveland argued that Tamir Rice was responsible for his own death. The press conference was delayed nearly an hour to accommodate the local media who, for whatever reason, were covering Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…

My Morning Jacket to Play State Theatre in June

Louisville-based indie rockers My Morning Jacket will release their seventh full-length album, The Waterfall, in May. The band’s first studio release in four years, it’s the follow-up to the Grammy-nominated Circuital. To support the new album, the band has just announced an extensive tour and will perform on June 3 at the State Theatre. Tickets…

Mike Rutherford Brings His Reconstituted Mechanics to Hard Rock Live

Cleveland and multi-instrumentalist Mike Rutherford have shared a number of special moments over the years. In fact, in his new memoir The Living Years, the guitarist credits the city as one of the first markets that gave his band Genesis the crucial radio airplay that helped to launch their now legendary career. So as he launches…

Indians Home Opener Sells Out in 11 Minutes

The Cleveland Indians announced today that tickets for the season opener on April 10 against the Detroit Tigers has sold out. Our Home Opener is SOLD OUT — and did so in 11 minutes. See you on April 10 vs. Detroit! — Cleveland Indians (@Indians) March 3, 2015 Despite ongoing struggles to fill seats during the…

Rock Hall to Open New Photo Exhibit on March 13

Photographer Herb Ritts began taking shooting in the ’70s and quickly got gigs working for publications such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, Interview and Rolling Stone. Ritts also created advertising campaigns for Calvin Klein, Chanel, Donna Karan, Gap, Gianfranco Ferré, Gianni Versace, Giorgio Armani, Levi’s, Pirelli, Polo Ralph Lauren and Valentino. After the music video revolution hit…

Review: ‘Cassini and Beyond’ at Tregoning & Co.

About a month ago, we told you about Chris Pekoc’s Hand Made exhibitions at the Akron Art Museum. While reviewing Pekoc’s work in Tregoning’s South Gallery, we were introduced to the latest paintings by James March in the North Gallery. The work seemed so drastically different that it warranted further investigation. March received his B.A.…

Share Your Booziest, Most Legally Dubious St. Patrick’s Day Stories

It’s that time of year again, that time when tall tales grow taller in the light of the St. Patrick’s Day sun and heady porters unleash truths best kept quiet. Before the Big Day, though, we’d like first-go at your finest chops.  Our annual guide to St. Patrick’s Day in Cleveland will hit streets next…

Put-In-Bay Police Chief Facing Criminal Charges, Put On Leave

Doug Brown The chief of the generally awful Put-In-Bay police department is facing multiple criminal charges following an investigation by the state’s attorney general office and has been placed on paid leave from the job. The Sandusky Register put the charges succinctly in an article posted on Friday: Put-in-Bay police chief Robert “Ric” Lampela impeded…

RTA’s New Red Line Rapid Station Public Art

Emergence is a new public art project by Jessica Langley and Andy Curlowe at the RTA’s Cedar-University Red Line Rapid Transit Station. The interactive, digital mural is comprised of 11 panels and more than 6500 LED lights. The title refers to both the multiplicity of cultures within Cleveland and University Circle, as well as the…

Nostalgic Jam Trips Take Center Stage in Latest Lotus Incarnation

Like a hearty index fund (but way more exciting), the trajectory of Lotus has mirrored the ascendence of electronic music in the American jam band scene. Having hit the streets with 2004’s Nomad and, in particular, 2007’s live album Escaping Sargasso Sea, the Philadelphia-born band has continued to experiment and blend various styles into its own…

Brad Paisley to Play Blossom in July

Veteran country singer Brad Paisley has won numerous awards over the course of a career that stretches back to 1999, when he had his first No. 1 single, “He Didn’t Have To Be.” All told, he’s had 23 No. 1 songs to date. Last year’s Moonshine in the Trunk was another big hit and his…

City: Tamir Rice Caused His Own Death (Take 372)

In responding Friday to a wrongful death lawsuit brought by lawyers for the Rice family, the city of Cleveland denied wholesale any culpability in Tamir’s death.  The document is pretty much a paragraph-by-paragraph response to the family’s lawsuit, with the city claiming lack of information “sufficient” to form an opinion on all manner of allegations.…

Near West Theatre Opens New Home in Detroit-Shoreway

Hundreds of community members and theater supporters showed up yesterday to celebrate the opening of the new Near West Theatre in Detroit-Shoreway — the arts organization’s first permanent home since its 1978 creation. Inside the 24,465-square-foot building at West 67th and Detroit Avenue, people gathered around an “altar of light” in the middle of the new…

Renga Ensemble Debuts at the Bop Stop on March 1

By Mike Telin It’s a banner week for Chicago-based clarinetist and composer James Falzone. Today marks the release of his Renga Ensemble’s debut recording The Room Is on the Allos Documents label. Tomorrow the group will embark on a nine-city tour promoting the album. Then, on Sunday, March 1 at 7:00 in the Bop Stop,…

7 Concerts to Catch This Weekend

FRI 02/27 Doug Gillard A native of Sandusky, Gillard got his start playing in punk bands in the Cleveland area before joining Death of Samantha and then Cobra Verde. After leaving Cobra Verde, he had a good run with indie heroes Guided by Voices. He recorded half of last year’s solo effort Parade On in…

LeBron’s Precision and a Unified Cavs Squad Topple the Warriors

There are many cogs behind a fine Swiss watch like Audemars Piguet. Last night, the timepiece’s stylish front awed a national audience with the kind of jaw-dropping excellence that’s been LeBron James’ signature in a convincing 110-99 win over the league-leading Golden State Warriors. There’s no overstating the dominance of James’ performance. Through three quarters,…

The Euro Wafle Bar Slated to Open in Tower City Next Week

If you’ve traveled to Europe, you’re surely familiar with the street waffle: A crispy Belgian-style waffle smothered in toppings like gooey Nutella and fresh strawberries, and served up hot ‘n fresh from a toothy street vendor. Now, Clevelanders won’t have to travel quite so far to get their European waffle fix. The Euro Wafle Bar,…

The Brew Kettle Will Open a Second Location in Amherst

For two decades, the good folks behind the Brew Kettle have been slowly but surely expanding. What was once a storefront on Pearl Rd. dedicated simply to brew-on-premises operations moved to the current outpost in Strongsville that offered not only brewing packages but a fully operational brewpub with one of the best tap selections around,…

Echosmith Singer Says Band Members Aren’t ‘Cool Kids’ Yet

It’s not often that an indie pop band scores a hit as big as Echosmith’s “Cool Kids.” If you listen to commercial radio, you’ll hear the catchy single with soulful vocals from the band’s 2013 debut Talking Dreams in constant rotation. It gets played alongside songs from the likes of Taylor Swift and Sam Smith.…

Silverstein Displays True Camaraderie at House of Blues Concert

Silverstein celebrated 15 years as a band and 10 years of Discovering the Waterfront last night at House of Blues with long-time fans of the band. With their flawless performance, they showed why they have been around for as long as they have and as successful as they have been. As singer Shane Told bellowed the…

New York Spoken Word Group to Play Benefit Show for Local Activists

Local activists, human rights organizations, artists and community groups have booked New York City-based Peace Poets (pictured) to perform a local benefit concert that will raise money for “those seeking justice for Tamir Rice and Tanisha Anderson, among others who have been killed by police officers around the country.” According to a press release, “The…

The Harp Lands on List of Best Irish Bars in America

St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, and if you haven’t already made plans to take the holiday (and the day after) off from work, we highly suggest you do so soon because everyone knows St. Pat’s is the one day when area bars open at the crack of dawn and every Clevelander can claim…

29 Times Clevelanders Were Excited About Heinen’s Ceiling Yesterday

Did you hear a grocery store opened yesterday? Maybe you missed the one or two articles written about it? (Before you start with the “Scene is negative about everything,” just know we love Heinen’s, think the rotunda is a masterpiece, and welcome a grocery store downtown very much.) Here they are, the 29 times Clevelanders…

Booker T. Jones Delivers Rousing Retrospective at Music Box

Before Rock Hall inductee Booker T. Jones took the stage last night at the Music Box Supper Club, former Rock Hall CEO Terry Stewart and Dr. Lauren Onkey, the current Vice President of Education and Public Programs, opened with a set during which they spoke about Jones’ music and played snippets of songs from his…

Scene’s Website is Getting a Makeover Today

Hello, dear reader!  Your favorite local alternative weekly is getting a digital makeover today and we need your help. If you spot anything amiss, or notice that any of our regular features are not working properly, please do give us a holler in the comment section below or on social media. Our hope is that…

The Airborne Toxic Event’s Intimate Tour Coming to Cleveland

Known for its sweeping anthems that recall the likes of Bruce Springsteen and U2, the Airborne Toxic Event just released two albums (the experimental Dope Machines and the online-only acoustic record Songs of God and Whiskey). In the wake of those releases, the band has just announced “an intimate one-of-a-kind audio/visual live concert experience.” The…

Ted Strickland Will Run For Senate Seat

In an announcement Wednesday, former Gov. Ted Strickland declared his intent to challenge incumbent Sen. Rob Portman next year: “I’m running for the United States Senate in 2016 because I am determined to restore the American Dream for working people in this country. I believe in the American Dream because I’ve lived it.” Portman isn’t picking…

Film Review of the Week: Leviathan

I can guarantee with some level of certainty that you’ve never seen vodka consumed in such devastating quantities, and with such wanton disregard, as in the drama Leviathan, which opens Friday at the Cedar Lee.   Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, this Russian knee-slapper didn’t take home the best foreign film award at Sunday’s Oscars —…

Film Spotlight: Aerosmith Rocks Donington 2014

Classic rockers Aerosmith are in the midst of lining up a summer tour. In the meantime, you can get your fix by checking out Aerosmith Rocks Donington 2014, a concert film featuring the band’s biggest hits from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. At 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, at select theaters, the film kicks…

Al’s Deli Brings Back Memories and Makes Some New Ones

Downtown used to be lousy with delis, the sort that take up residence in a dark, neglected corner of an office building and peddle weak coffee, soggy egg salad sandwiches and rubbery corned beef to landlocked commuters Monday through Friday. Many of those tatty delis vanished as the competition for lunch dollars heated up and…

Band of the Week: Doug Gillard

Meet the Band: Doug Gillard (vocals, guitar), Travis Harrison (drums), Dave James (bass) The Best of Times: A native of Sandusky, Gillard got his start playing in punk bands in the Cleveland area. “I was in Suspect Device and we played the Pop Shop and the Lakefront. I was underage at the time and they…

Jarheads Are Hunting for Ugly Women in Dogfight at the Beck Center

There’s nothing wrong with a musical having a distasteful premise. God knows, it seems many musicals in recent years have had at least one stomach-churning aspect (looking at you Violet, now at Lakeland Civic Theatre, whose main character is facially disfigured by an axe). The ugliness in Dogfight is almost as literal, since it involves…


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