Update: Goo Goo Dolls Reschedule Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica Concert for August 2022
Update: Last year, Goo Goo Dolls released the deluxe edition of their 12th studio album, Miracle Pill, and, in the wake of a canceled 2020 (and 2021) tour, the band also announced new dates for its 2022 North American tour, including a stop at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica that’ll take place on Aug. 10, 2022 (a…
Update: Tri-C Adds a Third Night to Upcoming Virtual JazzFest
Update: Cuyahoga Community College has just announced that it’s added a third day of music to the virtual edition of the 41st annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland slated to take place later this month. Originally planned to last for two days, livestreamed performances will now take place from Friday, Aug. 21, through Sunday, Aug. 23. The…
All Saints Public House in Battery Park Opens This Saturday
Update: All Saints Public House in Battery Park officially opens tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 22, at 2 p.m. For more on the revamped space and concept, which debuts in the spot occupied by Battery Park Pub, Graffiti and Reddstone, check out our first look below. *** (Original story 1/29/2019): Business partners Chris Brauser and Stephen Stopko…
Update: Rolling Stones North American Tour Coming to Cleveland on June 19
Update: After teasing Cleveland and several other North American cities that they might be coming to town soon, the Rolling Stones have announced the dates of a summer tour that includes a June 19 stop at FirstEnergy Stadium. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 14. Original Post 2/4/2020: Ever since the…
Owner of Citizen Pie to Open Roman Café in Home of Erie Island Coffee on E. Fourth St.
According to chef Vytauras Sasnauskas, “the next big thing in pizza” is Roman-style. He should know: as the man behind a pair of Citizen Pie pizzerias, he was an early champion of “the last big thing in pizza:” wood-fired Neapolitan-style pie. “Four or five years ago, everybody was talking about Neapolitan-style pizza,” he explains. “Now,…
Diapers, Toiletries Still Needed for Puerto Rican Families Who Fled to Cleveland after Quake
As earthquakes continue to rock the island of Puerto Rico, including a magnitude-5.0 quake Tuesday morning, the Spanish American Committee in Cleveland is still attempting to provide crucial services to more than 250 individuals who traveled to Northeast Ohio after the larger magnitude-6.4 earthquake last month. Executive Director Ramonita Vargas told Scene that an outpouring…
Prosperity Social Club to Host a Special Valen-TIKI-tini Party on Feb. 14
As an alternative to the traditional Valentine’s Day celebrations, Prosperity Social Club will host a special Valen-TIKI-tini party between 5 and 11 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14. Tiki caught on in America after World War II when young soldiers returning from the South Pacific brought back an appreciation for the tropics, and the Prosperity event…
Incubus/311 Tour Includes a Blossom Stop in August
The alternative rock act Incubus has announced it’ll hit the road this summer in support of a new EP due out in April. The tour will also feature 311, who are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, and Badflower, who recently had two No. 1 songs at Rock Radio. The jaunt includes a stop at…
Akron’s Urban Troubadour Series Tackles Beat Music and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week
Visiting artists and resident ensembles are on tap for a variety of events this week. Fifth House Woodwind Quintet from Chicago brings a modern interpretation of a Puerto Rican folktale to Gamble Auditorium at Baldwin Wallace on Wednesday, February 5 at 7:00 pm. Luna de Cuernos is inspired by true stories from the Windy City,…
Comedian Nate Bargatze Coming to the Agora in May
Originally from Old Hickory, TN, slow-talking comedian Nate Bargatze took inspiration from his dad, a former clown turned world class magician. In one bit, Bargatze talks about seeing a dead horse lying in someone’s yard and advises that if you ever have to move the thing, you “just run out there like you love it…
US Air Guitar Tournament Returns to the Winchester in March
The 2020 US Air Guitar Championship tournament will consist of 16 cities, including Cleveland. This year, the Cleveland event makes the jump from qualifying event to Regional Championship. The Cleveland winner will represent the entire region, and the winner will proceed directly to the tournament’s US Air Guitar Championship National Final on May 16 in…
Lakeland Civic Theatre Elevates the Ponderous What Ifs of ‘If/Then’
Most of us have had the realization that our life paths are often determined by a random collection of rash decisions, dumb luck, smart luck, and pure happenstance. That wouldn’t bother us so much if we also didn’t have the awareness of our own mortality, which means we don’t get eternal do-overs. Our time, and…
Ohio is Apparently the Sixth Best State for Singles, a New Report Finds
WalletHub opens its latest study — 2020’s Best & Worst States for Singles — with: “Besides your looks, personality, interests and employment status, your location can influence your odds of finding a romantic partner. Everyone has different priorities when searching for love, but certain places simply make dating easier than others.” Turns out, Ohio is…
American Idol Finalist Clark Beckham to Perform at the Rialto Theatre on Feb. 29
American Idol runner-up Clark Beckham has just announced a 23-city U.S. tour to support his forthcoming new album, Light Year. The tour includes a Feb. 29 stop at the Rialto Theatre in Akron. The trek comes two years after Beckham’s tour in support of his EP Year One. Light Year includes collaborations like the recently…
Vodka Vodka Tasting Event Returns to Red Space This Friday
Regardless of if you take your vodka shaken, not stirred, with cranberry juice or just straight up, Scene’s upcoming Vodka Vodka tasting event offers drinks for all. For the sixth year in a row, the party kicks off at Red Space (2400 Superior Ave.) Friday. As usual, the event includes vodka brands from all around the…
Miami University Students Test Negative for Coronavirus
Two students at Miami University who visited China last month did not contract the coronavirus, officials announced Feb. 2. The new virus detected in December last year has made international headlines as it spreads quickly through parts of China and, so far, more slowly to other parts of the world. The United States has confirmed…
Report: Ohioans’ Financial Security Lags Behind Other States
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Despite Ohio’s steady economic growth, a new report shows many Ohioans are still vulnerable to financial hardship. The 2020 Scorecard from the group Prosperity Now is a snapshot of financial security among states, and ranks Ohio 44th overall. Holden Weisman, an associate director of policy for Prosperity Now, says Ohio’s income poverty…
Musical Theater Tribute to the Beatles Comes to Stocker Arts Center in March
In My Life — A Musical Theatre Tribute to the Beatles aims to deliver “the closest thing to watching an actual Beatles concert.” On a 125-city tour of the U.S., Canada and Australia, the traveling tribute to the Fab Four comes to town next month for a performance at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, at…
Ohio Delays Three More Executions
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced yesterday that the state will delay three more executions originally set for this year — yet another set of reprieves as the state searches for a solution to problems with its lethal injection execution methods. DeWine’s office says that the death sentence of Gregory Lott will be delayed until May…
Portman Will Vote Against Additional Witnesses in Trump Senate Impeachment Trial
In a statement today, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman said he will not vote to call witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. That vote is scheduled to happen this evening. As a member of the Senate, Rob Portman is one of Trump’s 100 jurors — and one that Democrats hoped to convince as…
Snowy Owls are Officially Back in Cleveland For the Winter
The first reports of snowy owls being spotted in Cleveland this winter are here. Yesterday, Martin J. Calabrese, a naturalist at Cleveland Metroparks, saw two owls hanging out at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. He even caught one rotating its neck 180-degrees, as seen in the video below: While the pilgrimage of snowy owls from Canada to…
10 Cleveland Valentine’s Day Events You Shouldn’t Miss
Whether you plan to spend Valentine’s Day with a significant other, gal pal or yourself, there’s something for everyone in Cleveland … as these 10 lovely events prove. Anti-Valentine’s Day Party Friday, Feb. 14 at 5 p.m. 2516 Market Ave. Great Lakes Brewing Company is celebrating self-love at their Anti-Valentine’s Day Celebration. Whether you are…
Let’s Take a Spin Through Cedar Point in the Early 1960s
This week’s slice of vintage Northeast Ohio nostalgia comes by way of a YouTube user who uploaded digitized 8mm videos taken by his grandfather at Cedar Point in 1961 and 1963, and which we stumbled upon thanks to a Reddit post. Come join us in the swingin’ ’60s when Cedar Point was just a tad…
Ohio Lawmakers Mull a Bill That Would Increase the Penalties for Animal Cruelty
Lawmakers in the Ohio Senate’s Judiciary Committee will soon hear testimony about a proposed bill that would increase the penalties for those who are cruel to or kill a companion animal. That bill, SB5, would update a 2016 legislation called Goddard’s Law. That law made it a fifth-degree felony to seriously harm a companion animal…
Report: Cleveland City Council Reduction Ballot Initiatives Will Be Pulled From March Ballot
WKYC’s Mark Naymik reports this morning that the ballot initiatives concerning reducing the size of Cleveland city council and reducing the pay for councilmembers will be pulled from the March ballot by the group, led by Westlake restaurateur Tony George, who gathered enough signatures to get them on there in the first place. Instead, Naymik…
Cuyahoga County Public Library Once Again Ranked Best in Nation
Hot on the heels of an agreement between the union representing Cleveland Public Library workers and the library administration on a new contract that avoided a strike comes more good news for the area’s library systems. The Cuyahoga County Public Library once again topped the rankings for large systems in the Library Journal’s Index of Public…
Touring Behind a Terrific Second Album, Sarah Shook and the Disarmers Come to the Beachland Ballroom Next Week
Raised in a strict Christian family, singer-songwriter Sarah Shook wasn’t allowed to listen to secular music while growing up. If the music wasn’t Christian or classical, it’s likely she didn’t hear it. Naturally, that didn’t last. Once Shook got her own car, she began listening to the radio, and a whole new world opened itself…
Trampled by Turtles Deliver Terrific Show in Cleveland, Both Patient and Aggressive
After years of listening to their records, I’d somehow never seen a Trampled by Turtles show. Despite hailing from a similar Great Lakes domain (Duluth, Minn.), the band hasn’t stopped by Cleveland too often over the years. This isn’t surprising; not only did the band embark on a hiatus following 2014’s Wild Animals, but, who are…
Cleveland’s First-Ever Taco Week Hits Town in April
The first-ever taco-themed restaurant week is coming to Cleveland this spring. Following the success of Scene’s Cleveland Pizza Week and Cleveland Burger Week, the logical next step was to offer a similar concept for tacos. Now Monday, April 6, through Sunday, April 12, Clevelanders can look forward to consuming as many $2 tacos as possible…
Bowls, Sandwiches and Cheaters — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Welcome to the Super Show. Dre and Zac talk Chiefs-Niners, chicken sandwiches and cheating in baseball. Subscribe to A to Z on iTunes here or stream below.
Here’s the New Music Video From Local Singer-Songwriter Uno Lady
A self-trained musician and activist, local singer-songwriter Christa Ebert performs and records as Uno Lady. Taking a rather unique approach, she composes songs with her voice, electronic effect pedals and other “unconventional instruments.” A Chateau Orquvaux artist-in-residency, Creative Workforce fellow, Akron Soul Train fellow, and a Panza Foundation awardee, she’s just released a new music…
City Council Steals Name of Opposition in Trollish Move That Will Only Cause Confusion
In a truly annoying, trollish move, Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley and his assistant Steven Rys have claimed the names “Clevelanders First” and “Clevelanders 1st” with the Ohio Secretary of State and filed paperwork with the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections to create political action committees with those names. The result is that the…
Breakthrough Sounds Launches Its New YouTube Series With a Performance by Local Singer-Songwriter Jay Wells
Local rapper and producer Toobe Fresco launched a solo career with 2009’s Mr. Del-Fresco and has been a presence on the local scene ever since. Last year, he officially opened his new recording studio, Breakthrough Sounds, which is located in Bedford. Just today, he’s launched a performance series entitled Breakthrough Sessions. On a monthly basis,…
Ohio’s Sen. Rob Portman Finds Himself in Central Role in Trump Impeachment Drama
As President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial lurches toward a pivotal vote about whether senators will hear additional witness testimony, Ohio’s Republican senator has had a key role in the drama. As a member of the Senate, Rob Portman is one of Trump’s 100 jurors — and one that Democrats may need to convince if they…
In Advance of Next Week’s Concert at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Lumineers’ Frontman Talks About the Band’s Highly Personal New Album
When the Lumineers first formed in New Jersey in 2005, the band struggled to get gigs at some of New York’s better small venues. In fact, playing clubs in the city turned into such an ordeal that the guys almost called it quits. “It was difficult to crawl out of that and grow,” says singer-guitarist…
Gov. DeWine Urged to Pass on Trump’s Medicaid Block Grant
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Trump administration is calling it the “Healthy Adult Opportunity,” but health care advocates contend the new plan to revamp Medicaid is the same old story. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday is expected to release a block grant plan for Medicaid that will provide states a lump sum…
7 Concerts to Catch in Cleveland This Weekend
FRIDAY, JAN. 31 Too Many Zooz/BIROCRATIC Too Many Zooz describes itself as Brass House on account of the way it draws from hip-hop, funk and jazz. The guys all come from diverse backgrounds. Matt “Doe” Muirhead grew up playing piano and singing in church and then got into jazz and got into hip-hop. Saxophonist Leo…
Rock Hall Recaps 2019 and Announces Programming and Special Events for 2020
Earlier today, the Rock Hall held a press conference to recap 2019 and announce special programming for 2020. In his review of the year, President and CEO Greg Harris noted that the Rock Hall opened the interactive Garage and the new exhibit Play It Loud. “It was a remarkable year,” said Harris. “It was a…
There’s Cautious Optimism for Ohio Farmers in Hemp Industry
Ohio’s farmers will be growing hemp this spring. It’s a risky crop, but these farmers are “the pioneers that are trying to make this work,” said one advocate. They know hemp won’t make much of a profit at first, mainly because of regulations, said Julie Doran, founder of the Ohio Hemp Farmers Cooperative. “All the…
Willoughby Gay Bar All Axs is Closing This Saturday
All Axs, a gay bar which opened in downtown Willoughby more than a year ago, is closing up its current location this weekend. Announcing the news on Facebook today, owner Billy Welker explained that the last day for business at the 4027 Erie Street location is Saturday, Feb. 1, but that plans are already underway for…
Carol Welsman Trio to Headline the 48th Annual Lakeland Jazz Festival
Founded by retired professor and former Music Department Chair Charles M. Frank, the Lakeland Community College Jazz Festival aspires to “instill the excitement and magic of jazz education to the younger generation of musicians.” More than 30,000 middle and high school musicians from throughout the state have participated in the annual event. The 48th iteration…
Kintaro All-You-Can-Eat Sushi and Hot Pot Now Open in Fairview Park
Fans have been packing Kintaro in Brooklyn at Ridge Park Square (7325 North Cliff Ave.) for all-you-can-eat sushi and hot pot since owner Zhixin Lu opened the restaurant in October 2016. Three years later, with that success, Kintaro was ready to expand and in December opened its second location, this one in Fairview Park at 3111 Westgate Mall…
Dona Brady Names Attorney Brian Mooney as Council Replacement in Ward 11
In a letter to her Ward 11 constituents, councilwoman Dona Brady officially announced that she’d be stepping down and said that she was appointing attorney Brian Mooney as her replacement. Mooney is a resident of the ward and serves as safety coordinator for Westown Development Corporation, the CDC that serves Ward 11. Brady had announced…
Chris Stapleton’s All-American Road Show Coming to Blossom in August 2021
Country singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton has just announced the dates of a summer tour, and he’ll bring his All-American Road Show to Blossom on Aug. 5, 2021. Elle King and Kendell Marvel will open the show. Stapleton Fan Club pre-sales will begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. Citi is the official presale credit card, and Citi…
Here’s Ideastream’s Full Community Conversation On the West Side Market With Darnell Brown, Kerry McCormack, Vendors and Others
It was standing room only last night at Market Garden for Ideastream’s community forum on the status and future of the West Side Market. Even those who arrived merely ten minutes after doors first opened at 5:30 were turned away, some heading to Nano Brew to watch a live stream of the events. With guests…
Indians Will Extend Protective Netting Almost Fully Down Both Foul Lines
The Cleveland Indians today announced that the team will extend the protective netting almost all the way down both foul lines before the 2020 season, leaving just four or so side sections (the ones with seats angled toward home plate) unprotected. The team will also remove the canopy netting behind home plate. Via the email…
Get Out: Everything You Should Be Doing in Cleveland This Week (Jan. 29-Feb. 4)
WED 01/29 Rob Allen Veteran comedian Rob Allen launched his career some 30 years ago. The raunchy comic who likes to open his set by greeting his fans with a “What’s up, fuckers?” has appeared on BET’s ComicView several times and has won a Redd Foxx Cutting Edge Award. He performs tonight at 7:30 at…
The Tribulations of Maggie Keenan, Fired as Cuyahoga County’s Budget Director for Being a ‘Confrontational Woman’
To read the 2019 interactions between Maggie Keenan, Cuyahoga County’s terminated director of the Office of Budget and Management (OBM), and the office of Human Resources is to witness the recurring perils competent women face when they work for crabby, substandard men. As the county administration and the county jail were scrutinized through 2018 and…
Racism, Sexism and Other -Isms Keep Women Down, But Undefeated, in ‘Intimate Apparel’
It was nearly 17 years ago — Feb. 21, 2003 — that Intimate Apparel made its world premiere in Baltimore, Maryland. Since then, two-time Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage’s sweet, sad tale of love and female identity in the face of betrayal and societal constraints has gone on to become one of the most produced…
Dobama’s ‘Skeleton Crew’ Captures the Hope and Dread of Workers Striving for Precarious Economic Security
All of us say we hate working, until we can’t get a job. And when you’re a low-wage grunt who is easily replaceable, you’re often working on the ragged edge of financial disaster — one paycheck away from living on the street, in mom’s basement, or in the backseat of your Chevy Cavalier. In one…
Explosive French Drama ‘Les Miserables’ Depicts Modern Tensions in Montfermeil
A trio of cops tasked with keeping the peace in the Montfermeil section of Paris must prevent a violent gang encounter in Les Miserables, an explosive debut from director Ladj Ly that interrogates the root causes of violence. This must-see foreign-language gem opens Friday at the Cedar Lee. Stephane Ruiz (Damien Bonnard) is the new…
Dang Good Foods Brings Well-Executed Street Food From Singapore to Lakewood
Compared to most restaurants, Dang Good Foods is pretty dang small. The boxy, basic storefront offers few more than a dozen seats, putting it on par with a typical dry cleaners. But owner Daniel Ang is used to working in a food truck, so I’m guessing the place feels downright palatial. For his first bite…
Half Moon Bakery Delivers Perfect Empanadas and More
Over the years, husband-and-wife team Gerson Velasquez and Lyz Otero have worked alongside such notable chefs as Michael Symon, Zack Bruell and Adam Lambert. Based on the foods they are preparing at the new Half Moon Bakery, it’s clear that they were paying attention. The aptly named Half Moon is a passion project years in…
Band of the Week: Mimi Arden
Meet the Band: Michelle Gaw (vocals, guitar), Joe Botta (bass), Lee Kolarik (drums, cymbals) IT STARTED AT AN OPEN MIC NIGHT: Gaw and Kolarik met years ago at Cleveland State University and then began playing at an open mic night hosted by local musician Dave Deitke. “We started playing together there and became good friends…
Savage Love: Rain Checks
I’m a 33-year-old woman in a relationship with a 43-year-old man. My boyfriend’s fantasy is to have a threesome with another man. He enjoys watching me have sex with other men and then intermittently fucking me. But he mostly likes to watch me get fucked. For a long time, my boyfriend would send nudes or…
