Update: Advance Tickets for the Cleveland Museum of Art’s New Picasso Exhibit Will Go on Sale in April
Update: The highly anticipated new exhibit Picasso and Paper will be on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art from May 24 to August 23, and the museum has just announced the details regarding advance tickets. CMA members may reserve their tickets beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday, April 20. Members can see the exhibit before…
Jerry Seinfeld Adds Second Performance to State Theatre Stop in October
Update: Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has added a second performance to his upcoming Cleveland stop in October, Playhouse Square just announced. As the richest comic in the world, Seinfeld only makes shows for Netflix and tours to places like Cleveland because he wants to, clearly not because of the money. Since his scheduled performance at the…
Kim Kardashian Puts National Spotlight on the Case of Kevin Keith, Ohio Man Imprisoned for 25 Years for Murders He Says He Didn’t Commit
Kevin Keith, currently incarcerated in the Marion Correction Institute for a 1994 triple murder he has maintained he had nothing to do with, received an unexpected boost in getting his story out to the public this week when Kim Kardashian West shared a Scene cover story about his case, along with other information, across her…
PAC Including Current Cleveland Heights Council Members Formed In Effort to Maintain City Manager Form of Government
A group of Cleveland Heights citizens have created a political action committee to push a ballot referendum. No, not the group advocating for an elected mayor. This new PAC has formed to encourage residents retain the city manager form of government. Cleveland Heights is one of only two municipalities in the county that have a…
A Young Finnish Phenom Leads the Orchestra at Blossom and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week in Cleveland
Young Finnish phenom Klaus Mäkelä makes his conducting debut with The Cleveland Orchestra this Saturday, July 20 at 8 pm at Blossom Music Center. If one prodigy weren’t enough, the 23-year-old conductor joins 18-year-old Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovich for Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1. Mäkelä will also conduct Kodály’s enigmatic Dances of Galánta and Sibelius’…
In Advance of Next Week’s Show at the Agora, Growlers’ Frontman Talks About the Band’s Distinctive ‘Beach Goth’ Sound
Dana Point, CA seems like an unlikely place for a band to form, and Growlers singer Brooks Nielsen admits the band had to relocate shortly after it came together in 2009. “There’s drug addicts, and kids that fought,” he says when asked about the SoCal city. He brings the Growlers to the Agora at 8…
Several Local Bookstores to Participate in Bookstores Against Borders Fundraiser
The Trump Administration has been pushing a white nationalist agenda that conflicts with our country’s legacy of welcoming immigrants. As a result, the Madison, WI-based bookstore A Room of One’s Own launched Bookstores Against Borders earlier this month to counteract policies that many have called racist and divisive. The campaign aims to donate five to 20…
Meadville, PA-Based Voodoo Brewery to Open Taproom in Cleveland Heights
When it opens this fall in Cleveland Heights, Voodoo Brewery will offer a unique twist to the local beer brewing scene. Despite the moniker, the business actually will not brew any beer, but instead will function as a satellite taproom for the Meadville, Pennsylvania-based brewery of the same name. The locally owned franchise will be…
Here’s a Super Well-Adjusted Driver Cursing Out a Cyclist in Detroit-Shoreway
In video that has now been widely shared on social media, a local cyclist named Tyler captured his interaction with a super well-adjusted and not-at-all-enraged driver on Detroit Ave. in Gordon Square. Tyler had been heading east on a section of Detroit where there is no bike lane, just street parking. Cycling along, sharing the…
Greater Cleveland Sports Commission to Distribute 150 Bicycles to Cleveland Youth
Earlier today, the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission announced that its Youth Education through Sports (YES) program will host its sixth annual Distribution Day for City of Cleveland youth on Friday at Cleveland Metroparks Acacia Reservation. The top 150 scorers from YES’s energy-themed Field Day that was held earlier this week will receive a new bicycle,…
A Fantastical ‘Matilda’ at the Beck Center
Surrounded by chalkboards decorated with colorful letters and numbers, Matilda is opened by costumed children exaggeratedly singing about their magnificence, all backed by an orchestral cacophony. And that’s only the first song in a show that renounces the mundane and celebrates the fantastical. The cast and creatives at the Beck Center for the Arts have…
Cleveland Museum of Natural History is “Live-Tweeting” Apollo 11 Exactly as it Happened 50 Years Ago
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History (CMNH) is “live-tweeting” the events of the NASA Apollo 11 mission to the moon exactly as they transpired 50 years ago. The astronomy team at CMNH followed the NASA mission timeline to precisely recreate history as it unfolded in real time. Space-themed coverage has been abundant in the days…
Blank Canvas Re-imagines B-Movie Nostalgia with ‘Toxic Avenger’
In perhaps Blank Canvas’ best production so far in its current season, the wildly funny and wholeheartedly campy Toxic Avenger has crawled out of the contaminated contents of B-movie bliss and onto Cleveland’s theatre scene. Based on the Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz-helmed flick that rode the line between superhero parody and shoddy exploitation, this…
Lord Huron Delivers Psychedelic Revue at the Agora: Concert Review
Here’s one way of looking at it: Lord Huron does “pop psychedelia” better than other bands that may unexpectedly be considered contemporaries in the scene: MGMT, Tame Impala, Grizzly Bear. This narrative begins with the band’s studio output, which comes complete with a bizarre fictional backstory and multimedia wormholes—and ultimately lands onstage at places like…
TNT Tour Featuring Tinsley Ellis and Tommy Castro Coming to the Kent Stage in November
Blues players Tinsley Ellis and Tommy Castro & the Painkillers [pictured] have teamed up for a tour they’ve dubbed TNT. Both are veteran players. Ellis has performed in all 50 United States as well as in Canada, Western and Eastern Europe, Australia and South America, and Castro has toured and recorded since the 1970s. He plays…
Following Racist Tweets, Sen. Sherrod Brown Says Yes, Donald Trump is Racist
After President Donald Trump posted an inflammatory series of racist tweets telling four Democratic representatives to “go back” to the “totally broken and crime infested places from which they came,” Ohio’s Democratic senator has responded, calling the president racist. In the series of tweets Sunday, Trump lashed out at four unnamed members of Congress widely…
Clevelanders Will Do an 11-Hour Live Reading of the Mueller Report at Nighttown in the Name of Democracy Education
If you haven’t had time to read the Mueller Report since it was released in April, you aren’t alone. A group of volunteer readers are working to combat that issue by providing a time for you to hear all the facts yourself, as they read all 182 pages of the second volume of the report…
Cuyahoga County Girds Loins for Indians Lease Negotiations, Prepares to Raise Bed Tax
Cuyahoga County is poised to raise its hotel bed tax by one percent in the coming weeks. That means that reserving a hotel room in the city of Cleveland would entail paying a 17.5-percent tax, one of the highest rates in the country. Cuyahoga County Council heard from a budget adviser in a hearing on…
Cavs to Waive J.R. Smith this Afternoon Barring Last-Minute Trade
J.R. Smith’s shirtless at-bat at the celebrity softball game during last week’s MLB All-Star Game festivities was likely his final local appearance as an official member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor reports that the Cavs are expected to waive the exiled guard today. #Cavs are expected to waive JR Smith this afternoon, league…
Alice Cooper Brings a Potent Mix of Shlock and Shock to Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
In an era when nothing’s truly shocking, Alice Cooper doesn’t try to outdo the competition. He tried that once by touring with Marilyn Manson, and that unholy alliance came through Cleveland for a Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica Stop in 2013. It proved to be ill-conceived; in fact, by our estimates, a bigger crowd showed up…
Ohio Attorney General Orders Review of FBI Access to Database Containing Drivers’ License Photos
Should federal law enforcement agencies be able to access Ohio’s drivers’ license database? Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has ordered the state to look into the question. In 2016, then-Attorney General Mike DeWine authorized the state to share its database with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.The American Civil Liberties Union objected to that move. Ohio…
Census of Agriculture Reveals Bright Spots, Challenges for Ohio Farming
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The latest Census of Agriculture confirms the continuing trend of an aging farming population. However, next-generation farmers are stepping up to fill their shoes. The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association analyzed data from the five-year USDA survey and found the state ranks sixth nationally for the number of new and beginning…
Graeter’s Celebrates National Ice Cream Day and its 149th Birthday with $1.49 Cones
Graeter’s Ice Cream will celebrate National Ice Cream Day — and the company’s 149th birthday — on July 21 with a one-day promotion: $1.49 single scoop sugar cones at all 55 scoop shops. “There’s no better time to celebrate America’s favorite sweet treat than on our 149th birthday on National Ice Cream Day,” said Chip…
Local Rockers Mr. Carnivore To Celebrate New Music Video’s Release with Music Box Supper Club Show
The local rock band Mr. Carnivore will celebrate the release of the new music video for the track “Paradise” with a special show on Thursday at the Music Box Supper Club. Doors open at 6 p.m., and Mr. Carnivore takes the stage at 8 p.m. followed by the Chicago-based band Holly. The song is a…
On Its First U.S. Tour in Seven Years, British Rock Act James Comes to the Agora Next Week
The British rock band James emerged from gritty Manchester England in the early ’80s and almost immediately singed to Factory Records, the storied label run by the late Tony Wilson. Success followed as the band would go on to release nearly 20 Top 40 singles in the UK. It would famously support the Smiths on…
Police Release Video of SUV Hitting Cleveland Police Officer on July 6, Still Seeking Tips on Fleeing Driver
Cleveland police are still looking for the driver of a white 2019 Jeep Compass SUV that hit a Cleveland police officer and fled on July 6th. Today they released video of the incident, which left the officer with severe injuries. The 3rd District Detective Bureau is urging any person with information to call their direct…
Local Pianist Kofi Boakye To Play One Last Concert in Akron Before Moving to Boston
On Aug. 9, Akron pianist Kofi Boakye will headline his final Akron concert before heading to Berklee School of Music in Boston. The 19-year-old Emmy-nominated pianist will perform at the Trailhead in North Akron. A real prodigy, Boakye was accepted into the University of Akron School of Music’s Jazz Program at age 15, making him the…
Chutney B from Chef Doug Katz Now Open at Van Aken District
Two weeks in and chef Doug Katz’ fast-casual Indian/Thai rice bowl concept at Van Aken District already is drawing crowds. Chutney B (3441 Tuttle Rd., Stall 206), as it’s called, opened in late June in the Market Hall, and the venture is a departure from the chef’s other restaurants like Fire Food and Drink and Provenance…
Jack Flaps in Ohio City has Closed
Jack Flaps, the eclectic chef-driven diner in Ohio City, has closed. The past few months (years?) have been rocky for the café, with sporadic closings and re-openings offering hints of the ultimate fate. The restaurant opened in December of 2013. “It is what it is,” says owner Randy Carter. “The sales have been going down…
Stark County Man is Ohio’s First Measles Case Since 2017
A Stark County man who traveled to a state that already had measles cases this year has been infected, the Ohio Department of Health announced today. It’s the state’s first case of 2019 and the first since 2017. In nine of the past ten years, Ohio has had either zero, 1 or 2 cases. The…
Ohioans Mobilize Against Detention-Center Abuses
CINCINNATI – Protests against conditions in detention centers at the U.S./Mexico border take place in Ohio and across the nation today. A steady stream of details from the border is mobilizing people to call for immigrant detention centers to be shut down in “Lights for Liberty” vigils. In June, a team of doctors and lawyers…
A Few Good One-Liners Can’t Redeem ‘Stuber’
“You were built for justice, and I was built for brunch,” Stu (Kumail Nanjiani) tells Vic (Dave Bautista) in the new comedy Stuber, which opens area-wide today. It’s one of many great one-liners in a film that otherwise falters thanks to a predictable storyline and a poorly paced plot. The movie centers on the contrast…
With New Music on the Horizon, Scottish Indie Rockers Belle and Sebastian Come to House of Blues Next Week
As he began to work on a film based on the graphic novel Days of the Bagnold Summer, director Simon Bird mentioned to a friend that he would love to have the Scottish twee-pop band Belle and Sebastian score the thing. His friend wisely suggested he find out if the band was available. Turns out,…
County Will Close Euclid Jail Facility After State Finds It Routinely Exceeded Inmate Capacity for Years
The State of Ohio routinely found that the Cuyahoga County satellite Euclid jail exceeded the number of allowable inmates (32) over the past four years, at times nearly tripling capacity. The State of Ohio also alerted outgoing Sheriff Cliff Pinkney multiple times. And yet, the County says it was unaware and that dating back to…
Foundry Social to Add Games, Food, Beer and Fun to Medina’s Foundry Building
Come fall, Medina residents will have a new place to play. When completed, the Foundry Social (333 Foundry St.) will be a 30,000-square-foot entertainment complex outfitted with a selection of games that will include duckpin bowling, billiards, bocce, pinball, classic arcade games and ping pong. That business will join Elyria-based Franklin Brewing and High Voltage…
Sen. Sherrod Brown Supports Bill That Would Prevent Federal Funding for 2026 World Cup Unless Women’s Team Gets Equal Pay
Sen. Sherrod Brown today said he’ll join West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin in introducing a bill that would prevent federal funding from going to the 2026 World Cup, which will be hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada, unless the U.S. Soccer Federation agrees to equal pay for the women’s national team, which of course…
Metallica Releases Audio From a New Year’s Day Cleveland Concert
Metallica has just added a new live recording of a Cleveland concert to its Vault (the band intends to issue one new “old” recording a month). The latest recording comes from a concert the band played on January 1, 2000, at Gund Arena. You can download the show here. And you can read Scene’s review…
Rock Hall To Host Alice Cooper Fan Day on Sunday
Shock rocker and Rock Hall Inductee Alice Cooper returns to town this weekend to play Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica on Sunday. To celebrate the occasion, the Rock Hall features a slew of special events on Sunday as part of Alice Cooper Fan Day. An noon, Alice Cooper guitarist Dennis Dunaway and Joe and Albert Bouchard…
Enuff Z’Nuff Brings Its Anniversary Tour to the Odeon
When Enuff Z’Nuff rolls through town tomorrow for a show at the Odeon, they’ll celebrate the 30th anniversary of their classic 1989 self-titled debut, an album which produced two Billboard Hot 100 hits with “New Thing” and “Fly High Michelle.” As singer-bassist Chip Z’Nuff recalls, the band had a love connection with Cleveland right from…
Survey Contradicts Arguments for Restricting Transgender Rights
COLUMBUS, Ohio – In the ongoing battle for transgender rights in Ohio and across the country, researchers have some new insights into how the public perceives transgender people. In a survey conducted by sociologist Natasha Quadlin of Ohio State University, and researchers from Indiana and Maryland, 4,000 adults were asked to classify the sex of…
Here’s What You Need to Know About Cleveland’s Biggest Burger Week Yet
A seven-day food frenzy featuring $5 specialty burgers at more than 30 area restaurants and bars, Cleveland Burger Week kicks off on Monday. The creations include everything from straightforward quarter pounders to veggie burgers and really wild monstrosities. Participating eateries include Flip Side, the Rail, Yard House, the Winchester and many more. You can see…
Buckcherry Coming to MGM Northfield Park — Center Stage in September
Buckcherry is the band that just won’t die. Initially, the hard rock group dissolved in 2002, but after that short hiatus, band founders Josh Todd and Keith Nelson reformed the group in 2005 and got a good second wind when the song “Crazy Bitch” went viral thanks to a racy music video. Just this week,…
In Advance of Sunday’s Show at House of Blues, Carly Rae Jepsen Talks About Her Journey of Self-Discovery
Singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen, who brings her headlining tour to House of Blues on Sunday, is the mastermind behind one of the biggest pop culture moments of the decade, 2011’s “Call Me Maybe.” She’s not, however, intimidated by its success. “My current work got a chance because of ‘Call Me Maybe’,” says Jepsen in a…
7 Concerts to Catch in Cleveland This Weekend
FRIDAY, JULY 12 Bassel & the Supernaturals/Jul Big Green/Nick Wilkinson Bassel Almadani, the singer who fronts the Chicago-based soul/funk/R&B group Bassel & the Supernaturals, has deep ties to Northeast Ohio. Born and raised in Kent, he blossomed as a songwriter here, where he regularly attended shows at the Grog Shop. After moving to Chicago a…
Third Annual Women Rock CLE To Take Place on July 20 at House of Blues
Two years ago, Alison Tomin and Joshua Alan Collins, both of whom play in the local band AJ & the Woods, teamed up to launch the inaugural Women Rock CLE, a concert showcasing some of the best women-fronted bands in the city. The annual event returns to House of Blues on Saturday, July 20. The…
Here’s the New Music Video From Cleveland Rapper Mayor Wertz
A self-described local “comedy rapper,” Mayor Wertz draws from his improv background to tell funny and relatable stories that reference true crime, chicken wings and the “dad lifestyle.” Live performances feature a combination of jokes, storytelling and audience participation. Now, Wertz has just released a new single and video, “Please Leave By 9.” It’s an…
One Neighborhood, 30 Languages: Building community in Akron’s North Hill
Walking down the streets of North Hill, it’s possible to hear more than a dozen languages. Nepali men wear traditional Daura-Suruwals and Afghani women dress in burqas, maintaining their culture and identity through dress. From English to Vietnamese to Nepali and Arabic, North Hill is a multicultural neighborhood where people from all over the world…
Get Out: Everything You Should Be Doing in Cleveland This Week (July 10-16)
WED 07/10 Come From Away Part of the KeyBank Broadway series, Come From Away centers on the aftermath of 9/11, when air flights descended en masse in Gander, Newfoundland, stranding an international array of travelers in this tiny Canadian town. Written by Tony nominees Irene Sankoff and David Hein and helmed by this year’s Tony-winning…
Three Local Artists on Exhibiting Outside of Northeast Ohio
In choosing a career as a professional visual artist, the end goal is to get your artwork out in front of the public eye. It’s no mystery that hard work reaps rewards. We interviewed three Cleveland-based artists who have been exhibiting their work outside of the region for years and asked about their experiences regarding…
Porthouse Theatre Captures a Patriotic American Era in ‘Tintypes’
The crew at the picturesque Porthouse Theatre has delivered a big slice of Americana pie with Tintypes, a musical of equal parts patriotism, vaudeville, show tunes and slapstick comedy. For those who aren’t photography buffs, a tintype is an old-fashioned style of photograph using a raw film positive on a strip of metal. It’s a…
‘Wild Rose’ Can’t Take the Country Out of the Girl
There’s not much to criticize in the country-music-infused Scottish working-class drama Wild Rose. Nor, however, is there much to get overly enthused about. Rose-Lynn (Jessie Buckley) is a young Glasgow woman longing to be a country singer. And she’s got the pipes to make it happen. After a 12-month stint in the slammer, she vows…
The New Film Adaption of YA Novel ‘Saving Zoe’ Tackles Sex Trafficing Head On
More than a decade ago, actresses Vanessa and Laura Marano, teenagers at the time, convinced their mother to option the rights to Alyson Noel’s award-winning young adult novel Saving Zoe. Now, years later, they’ve finally made a film based on the book. It opens on Friday at AMC Solon and arrives on Video on Demand…
Destination Dining and Drinking at Twin Oast Brewing in Port Clinton
For those of us not fortunate enough to own a little slice of the heaven that is Catawba Island, the peninsula merely is the place one parks his or her car before embarking for Put-In-Bay via the Miller Ferry. But since Twin Oast Brewing opened its doors last year, many revelers are deciding to swap…
Band of the Week: XLT 1000
MEET THE BAND: Adam Rich (guitar), Jerry Principe (vocals, bass), Kurt Bernardo (drums), J. Carter (guitar, vocals) A COMBO DEAL: In 2016, Rich was recording his solo album Sunshine & Puppies and thought it would be fun to switch from bass to guitar and assemble a live band to play his songs at LoveMuffinPalooza, the…
Savage Love: Straight Up Quickies
My fiance and I have been in a relationship for 11 years. His best friend is one of his exes, and that has always bothered me. What do I do? — Needing Guidance After Getting Engaged You could make up your mind to get over it, NGAGE. Or you could threaten to break off the…
