LeBron to Host SNL Premier; Early Odds On Baby-Dunking Skit Set at 50-50
Fresh off his co-hosting duties at the ESPY Awards, LeBron James has been asked to host the season premier of Saturday Night Live in September. Rejected actors everywhere are groaning into their pillows. In his comic debut last week, James, not especially known for his singing talents, proved detractors right. He was a horrible singer,…
Lucy’s Strudel on CBS Early Show
Longtime baker and shop owner Michael Feigenbaum isn’t entirely certain what prompted CBS Early Show staffers to tap him and his wife Marika to give a strudel-making demo on live TV. But he’s glad they did. “I think they discovered us from our Food Finds exposure on the Food Network,” says the owner of Lucy’s…
East Cleveland Mayor Throws Gas On The Fire, Singes Reputation As “Almost Sane”
Last week, we brought you “Burning Down the House”, the tragic story of an abandoned house gutted by fire in East Cleveland. It wasn’t tragic for the house, so much, but for residents, who, based on the city’s response to the fire, feel like they can’t depend on their leaders to be anything more than…
Don’t want to end up like this guy?
Then don’t troll for little girls on the Internet. A message from the Parma Police.
Dennis Kucinich urges both of his supporters to text message for peace
They say there’s a fine line between brilliance and insanity. But nobody ever mentions the other line – the one between insanity and just plain dumb. That’s where Dennis Kucinich, America’s Next Top Egomaniac©, is hovering with his most recent stroke of genius. In his latest, greatest cry for attention, our lovable media whore is…
This Just In: Concert Announcements
Get all the newest concert announcements a day early, every Tuesday at C-Notes. Every week is a good week to be a music fan in Cleveland, and this week is even better: 65 new shows coming your way. Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood headline the Tri-C/Rock Hall MusicFest Cleveland. As the singer for Grand Funk…
What’s so Horrible About Being the Head of Jewish Services in Alabama?
And what, pray tell, is so horrible about being the head of Jewish services in Alabama, as your June 20 First Punch states? Sure, we may have only 10,000 Jews in the whole state; but our communities have a rich history of involvement in the larger community, and have always played a vital role in…
Scenes From Sounds of the Underground fest
Saturday was a helluva day for a festival — 80 degrees, and not a cloud in sky. But all that sunshine can put the zap on your head, even inside a giant tent like the Time Warner Amphitheatre. Maybe that’s why the Sounds of the Underground show got off to a sluggish start. The crowd…
Reader: The Lutheran Church is Going to Turn Lakewood into East Cleveland
After reading “Real World Lakewood,” this week’s story about a program for troubled teens stoking fears about the suburb’s decline, a caller named George left the following phone message: “I live on Edgewater Drive… just a little bit down from 117th… I know exactly what you’re talking about… And I’m surprised at the Lutheran church…
John Edwards Shines a Loving Light on Cleveland’s Poverty
When presdential candidates come to our lovely town, they bring national attention for a few minutes while they’re out pandering for votes in the most precious of swing states. All that’s fine and dandy — until they start making your town look like shit in front of the national cameras. That’s what happened last week…
Free Music Monday: Mushroomhead Live
Former Mushroomhead frontman Jason “J. Mann” Popson rejoined the ‘Head Saturday at the Plain Dealer Pavilion at Nautica. Mann — he’s the guy in the black T-shirt; all the others look like killer clowns on their way to a military rally — returned to the masked band for a single song at the Sounds of…
Mikey G’s Entertainment Picks of the Week
This week’s top arts and entertainment picks around town, from the guy who’s paid to pick them: Monday: Of all the groups that came out of the great new-wave revival of 2002, Interpol remains the one most dedicated to preserving the Spirit of ’81. On their latest album, Our Love to Admire, the NYC band…
Money Where Your Mouth Is: Sonic Temple
Love Removal Machine Add to My Profile | More Videos In which Scene’s music writers kick back, have a smoke, and let you get it straight from the horse’s mouth. Band: Sonic Temple (Cult tribute) Hometown: Cleveland Sounds like: “The Cult.” Fun fact: “Five guys from various bands joining forces to promote one of rock’s…
Michael Symon Says So Long to Manhattan
If a stop at Michael Symon’s NYC outpost Parea was on your summer to-do list, cross it off. The Cleveland-based chef-restaurateur (Lola, Lolita) resigned from the trendy Greek restaurant in the Flatiron District about three weeks ago; the 14-month-old restaurant was shuttered July 10. Sources close to Symon, who served as Parea’s consulting executive chef,…
Kucinich a “Liar and Hypocrite” on Debates
Dennis Kucinich is a liar and a hypocrite because he refuses to debate his congressional opponents, yet he is ever so anxious to get his face on national TV in the presidential debates. He refused to debate Barbara Anne Ferris in the last congessional primary, stating his “people” already knew what he stood for. Dennis…
How Not to Rig a Police Shooting Investigation
Steve Loomis, head of Cleveland’s police union, fired off a scathing letter this week to Safety Director Marty Flask. Loomis is prone to firing things off, but this letter has some interesting Loomis-sized heft behind it. The missive concerns the police department’s investigation into the shooting of 15-year-old robber Brandon McCloud, who was killed by…
Edwards Agrees to Debate Kucinich, but Denny gets a tummy-ache
Presidential hopeful John Edwards has agreed to a three-way debate between Congressman Dennis Kucinich and Hillary Clinton on MSNBC’s Hardball With Chris Matthews. The announcement comes after Edwards was caught whispering to Clinton in front of an open microphone about squeezing some less “serious” candidates out of future debates. Translation: “Hillary, if I gotta stand…
Apex Theory Concert Canceled
Saturday’s Apex Theory/Casket Salesmen show at the Agora is canceled. One of the guys in one of the bands is hurt. Call the Agora box office 216-881-6911 to find out about refunds. — D.X. Ferris
Poison: Another Reason for Cleveland’s Violence?
Normally, we don’t put much stock in economists who wax poetic about crime. But Rick Nevin, an economist from Virginia, has come up with a theory that’s too appealing to resist. He claims that childhood lead poisoning — from things like paint and gas fumes — is a big factor in our nation’s periodic spikes…
An Employee’s Defense of Spy Bar
Let me say that I am deeply sorry that someone had to die because of an event on W 6th Street. I feel for his family, friends, and all those who had to witness something so terrible. As an employee for Spy Bar I can tell you that we all have been deeply affected and…
Police Concert Review II: Every Little Thing They Did Was Magic
Reunion tours are usually slagged by critics as transparent cash grabs that take advantage of fans’ nostalgia. Most of the time, the critics are right. So naysayers had a field day when the Police shocked the music world by announcing its reunion after a near 25-year absence. But everyone should have seen it coming. No…
Money Where Your Mouth Is: Ugly Radio Rebellion
In which Scene music writers let a band speak for itself. Because they’re busy stuffing their face with a giant gyro from Lakewood’s Bar 2. Damn, are they big. Band: Ugly Radio Rebellion, Frank Zappa tribute Hometown: Detroit Sounds like: “Frank Zappa! A crazy mix of rock, funk, r&b, blues, jazz, classical, progressive, improv, doo…
Party with Municipal Waste at Now That’s Class
Friday night, after they open for Agnostic front, Municipal Waste will be unwinding at Now That’s Class, 11213 Detroit Ave., 216-221-8576), the preferred Westside hang for a tattooed crowd who like their tunes fast and loud. Never heard of Municipal Waste? They’re grizzly, beer-soaked, long-haired dudes in denim and leather. The thrash revivalists play crossover…
Cleveland is No. 3 in Harry Potter Obsession
Cleveland’s wild about Harry. And we’re not just talking about all the events coming your way Friday night, when the new book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, will be released. Seems that our city ranks No. 3 on Yahoo! Buzz’s “Most Obsessed Harry Potter Regions.” The latest Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Order…
Pelican
As the old poem goes: “A wonderful bird is Pelican/Its riffs can say more than most lyrics can/And drummer Larry Herweg/ Totally kills.” Neurosis and its instrumental metal have spawned a legion of followers and side projects. Most of these bands — including Isis, Tribes of Neurot, and Red Sparowes — sound the same. They’re…
East Hugs West
Fusion cuisine has gotten a bad rap lately, and not entirely without cause. Too often, a kitchen’s forced, cross-cultural commingling of pantries has led down wacky trails lined with dishes designed to shock rather than delight. Or as one wag put it, “Sure, it jumps off the plate at you — but does it have…
Green Scene
No, you’re not having a St. Patrick’s Day flashback. Thousands of folks really are dancing jigs, eating haggis, and drinking lots and lots of beer as part of the Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival. The annual fave, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this weekend, features traditional eats, moves, and music at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds. “We…
Agnostic Front
New York hardcore existed before Agnostic Front, and some of it kicked ass. But the group set the bar for the scene. After 24 years of bumps, bruises, and breakups, Agnostic Front just finished recording Warriors, its ninth album. It was produced by frontman Roger Miret’s brother, Madball screamer Freddy Cricien, and engineered by metalcore…
Cowboy’s Still Kickin’
It’s good to see that little has changed at Cowboy Food & Drink since last year. That’s when chef-restaurateur Michael Longo sold the barbecue joint to his pards, to devote more time to ML the Restaurant. Oh, there may be a few more video games crammed into the corner with the pool table, and a…
Ramped Up
Austintown native Anthony Napolitan defends his title as the nation’s top BMX dirt biker at this weekend’s Right Guard Open. But he doesn’t plan to repeat the wipeout that knocked him on his ass during his signature tailwhip move at last month’s Panasonic Open in Baltimore. “The wind caught me in the air and sent…
Brewer & Shipley
Editor’s note: Dust off your Wranglers and break out your stash. Over the next two weeks, Nightwatch spotlights two forgotten heroes of hippie country: Brewer & Shipley this week and Richie Furay next. The Avett Brothers recently soaked the Beachland with their heady and hip fusion of bluegrass punk and tribal stomp. Although the Avetts…
Hairspray ‘s Gone Gray
The stage version of Hairspray was the best of the recent Broadway behemoths, even if it buried its skewering of WASP panic in the face of black progress beneath thick layers of tongue-in-cheek nostalgia. Yes, you could walk away from the musical thinking that early-60s’ segregation was nothing that a little doo-wop couldn’t cure, but…
Spin the Black Circle
Music Saves marks its third anniversary today with live music all afternoon at the neighboring Beachland Tavern. Local bands like Coffinberry, the X Bolex, and Soft Spots help celebrate the vinyl-lovin’ Collinwood record store, which specializes in Americana and indie rock. “We stick to artists whose genuine feel for genuine non-manufactured music can be recognized…
They Might Be Giants
“I admit, I’m impressed,” sings the duo They Might Be Giants on The Else, their 12th album since 1982. Fans will agree, considering TMBG’s slew of drab discs in recent years. But with the assistance of super producers the Dust Brothers (Beck, Beastie Boys), the duo takes a step in the right direction — backward.…
No Less Than Barrymore
One of the most difficult conditions to capture on stage is drunkenness. Most mistakes occur when the actor attempts to act tipsy. In fact, he should be trying to act sober, but failing, since most real-life souses think they successfully impersonate sobriety. It’s this effort that makes being soused either comical or pathetic — or…
Give It a Shot
Winking Lizard’s A Shot in the Dark doesn’t have a whole lot in common with other local runs. For one thing, the annual fave doesn’t begin till after 5 p.m. — not first thing in the morning like most sweat-breakers. And participants are greeted at the finish line with a beer garden and live music.…
The Moody Blues
I’m attached to the Moody Blues. I studied the violin throughout childhood. The first nonclassical album given to me was the Moodies’ 1967 opus, Days of Future Passed. An appropriate gift, it’s the first record to meld rock music with a symphony orchestra in an interdependent way — and quite successfully. The LP spawned two…
Adventures in Pissing and Moaning
There’s nothing wrong with building a play around a comic-book format. We all like those stories, whether we grew up on Superman or Sin City. From the colorfully graphic sound effects (“KAPOW!”) to the superhuman traits of their heroes and fiends, comics are like jumper cables for our fantasy lives. Making an underground comic come…
Horsing Around
More than 800 horses compete at Cleveland Metroparks’ Chagrin Valley Hunter Jumper Classic, now in its 42nd year. Many of the nation’s top four-legged athletes twist, turn, and leap high hurdles in various competitions over the next four days. It all culminates in Sunday’s Grand Prix, which offers a $50,000 prize. “We have amateurs to…
Harry and the Potters
Combining the power of fantasy literature with that of the almighty riff, Harry and the Potters represent the next generation of schoolhouse rock. Consisting of two Boston muggles, Paul and Joe DeGeorge, who perform as Harry at years four and seven respectively, the Potters transform Hogwarts’ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry into lo-fi indie ballads…
Friends With Benefits
I wanted to hate I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry. I truly did. Two straight guys pretending to be gay for (insert fiscal excuse here): Been there, done that, many times over. Rampant homophobia hiding behind liberal pleas for tolerance: Ugh. And yes, the stereotypes pour out of Chuck & Larry like cheap wine.…
Fruit of the Vine
Back in the early ’80s, Human Switchboard was part of the Northeast Ohio new-wave scene that spawned Devo and Tin Huey. Pere Ubu’s David Thomas produced the band’s first EP. After 1981’s terrific Who’s Landing in My Hangar, the group split up. Singer Bob Pfeifer went on to become president of Hollywood Records (and later…
The Superior Americans
The gathering on Painesville’s village green looks like a cross between a Fourth of July parade and a Ku Klux Klan rally. Faces are angry and untrusting. One man, decked in head-to-toe camouflage, holds a flagpole like a rifle. Women sparkle in tinsel stars-and-stripes necklaces. A man spits furiously into a microphone in front of…
Hugh Masekela
Long before “world music” became a marketing handle, South African trumpeter and vocalist Hugh Masekela mixed genres as if it were no big deal. Since the early ’60s, Masekela has been mingling jazz, pop, R&B, and African styles, penning the Top-40 classic “Grazing in the Grass” in the process. He even blew horn on the…
Capsule reviews of current area theater presentations.
Jekyll and Hyde — The ultimate story of split identities, Jekyll and Hyde (the musical) features a collection of similar-sounding musical numbers linked by less connective tissue than an anatomy-class skeleton. But the folks at the Beck Center manage to make J&H an entertaining excursion into the schizoid mind. Dr. Henry Jekyll is absorbed in…
Where’s Santa?
The Great Lakes Brewing Company celebrates Christmas in July by tapping several kegs of its popular Christmas Ale tonight. A decorated tree, strings of lights, and other seasonal ornaments welcome visitors to the party, which includes hors d’oeuvres, sugar cookies, and a raffle to win mugs and T-shirts. But the pint-size glasses of ale –…
Murder in Painesville
Only two people know what happened the night of December 3, 2001, when Dustin Spaller was murdered in a Painesville park [“The Quick and the Dead,” May 23]. One is Jennifer Jeffries, who brought Spaller to the park that night to buy crack from her ex-husband, Tyrone Jeffries. The other is the man who beat…
Shy Love
Maybe you’ve heard adult-entertainment actress Shy Love — formerly Shy Luv — on the Howard Stern Show. Or maybe you’ve seen her in films such as — well, we can’t really list them here. But if you don’t know her at all, she’ll make a first impression you’ll never forget during a series of special…
Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.
NEW Aminals — As art exhibits go, this one’s pretty wild — or at least undomesticated. Pretension and polish are nowhere to be found in this offbeat, animal-themed collection of works by local artists, organized by Clevelander Shawn Mishak. Depth too is scarce, but at least there’s an intellectual path through the zoo: that we…
Brain Forest
At the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Animal Secrets: The Hidden Habitats and Secret Lives of Forest Animals exhibit, little ones can make like burrowing skunks and foraging raccoons. The hands-on display features dozens of interactive stations where kids can learn what it takes to survive in the wild. They can crawl through ginormous tree…
Real World Lakewood
No one wants these kids. They grew up running from schizophrenic moms and sexually abusive brothers. They got pregnant too young, dropped out of high school, and found their way into juvie. They drifted from one foster home to the next, until the system deemed them adults and kicked them out. That’s where Lutheran Metropolitan…
Sounds of the Underground After-party
Rockstar Cleveland is normally a safe bet to catch a visiting rocker unwinding after a big show. Tonight, however, it’s a lock: Peabody’s and Rockstar (Peabody’s upstairs sub-club) will be jammed with metal stars when it hosts the official Sounds of the Underground After-Party. Hometown headliners Mushroomhead and Chimaira will be on hand for meet-and-greet…
Cold War Reheated
Red Dawn: Collector’s Edition (MGM) John Milius’ 1984 war pic was a mighty bonkers release even back then; not since the 1950s had something come down the pike so rife with Commie paranoia. Russian and Cuban forces invade the U.S. with tanks and choppers and the whole shebang, only to be met with Brat Pack…
Motor Heads
More than 1,000 hot-rodders rev up their vintage roadsters at this weekend’s Rock & Race Nostalgia Drags & Cruise. They’ll even cuff their jeans and slick back their hair into ginormous pompadours at the second-annual bash. “A lot of these guys are living like it’s 1959,” says Jim Murphy, the event’s organizer. “It’s a Happy…
Burning Down the House
Chay Walker lives on the sixth floor of a building in East Cleveland. She wonders when fire will bring it down, taking her three children with it. Walker’s fears stem from the small hours of July 5, a humid morn just after midnight, when she was sitting outside, evading the baked-brick heat of her apartment.…
Interpol
“Interpol rips off Joy Division” is a bomb that music scribes have been dropping since the group’s 2002 debut. The critics are both right and wrong. Paul Banks’ monotone drama owes its existence to Ian Curtis. But petty thievery doesn’t explain why Interpol sucks. The band resembles many modern rockers. As with the White Stripes…
Dim and Dimmer
The last hour of The Darkness is exactly what the game should have been from its opening moments: a magnificent, bloodthirsty mix of firepower and hellish wrath. Playing the role of Jackie Estacado — a hit man who inherited demonic powers via a family curse — you will spend the game’s final act unleashing hell…
Where’s the Beef?
The verdict is still out on whether or not Akron’s Menches brothers made the first hamburger at a New York county fair in 1885. No matter. The Rubber City celebrates America’s favorite sandwich at today’s National Hamburger Festival. “Northeast Ohio is a natural place to hold this event,” says Drew Cerza, the festival’s founder. “There’s…
Onward, Christian Soldiers
What would Jesus do . . . with that M-16? Bravo to Gulf War veteran Timothy Coil and his wife Yvette for their courageous effort to thwart two Army sergeants from attempting to sign up Tim Ellis for military service in the Stow-Munroe Falls Library, where the Coils tried to prevent the enlistee from needlessly…
Smashing Pumpkins
In 1993, the Smashing Pumpkins released a song titled “Apathy’s Last Kiss.” A beautiful piece of psychedelic pop, it was a B-side on the “Today” single and clocked in at under three minutes. It sounds like something Billy Corgan banged out in the studio in roughly the time it takes to hear it. It’s also…
Here are the week’s best releases from the pop-culture universe:
DVD — Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster/Invasion of Astro-Monster: Godzilla may be the star of Classic Media’s terrific giant-monster series, but it’s another Tokyo-smashing behemoth that steals the spotlight in the two latest offerings. Ghidorah introduces the dragon-like creature; Astro-Monster brings him back for another skirmish with everyone’s favorite radioactive lizard. Each set includes both the…
Yo, Mama
Like many stand-up comics, Atlanta native Bruce Bruce wants his own sitcom. But the former chef and snack-food salesman will settle for something else with his name on it: a restaurant that serves a side of comedy with the meal. Just don’t expect him to stick to the recipe. “The best reactions are from stuff…
Hot . . . or Not?
Hot Topic’s dominance of American youth culture is pretty much complete. When every mall’s one-stop shop for goths, punks, and metalheads teamed up with Epitaph Records and the Suicide Girls for 2005’s Black Heart Retrospective CD, it spelled the end for the underground. But make no mistake: Wasting away in an unknown, dirt-poor rock band…
Spoon
Like Pavement, Spoon delivers mysterious songs that are as much about atmosphere as they are storytelling. But instead of sputtering clang and guitar rumble, the Austin band shrouds its spartan tunes in a danceable post-punk throb. Tinged with expressionistic darkness, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga strikes with Spoon’s usual efficiency. The noirish “Don’t Make Me…
Our top DVD picks scheduled for release on July 17:
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (Shout!) Avenue Montaigne (THINKfilm) Baxter (Lionsgate) The Best of the Colgate Comedy Hour (Passport) Beer Drinkers in Space (Tempe) Birdman & the Galaxy Trio: The Complete Series (Turner) Esther Williams: Volume 1 (Warner Bros.) Gunsmoke: The First Season (Paramount) The Happy Hooker Trilogy (MGM) The Hills Have Eyes 2 (Fox)…
Knocked Up
In Stephanie Daley, a pregnant psychologist evaluates a teen who may have killed her newborn daughter during a school ski trip. Amber Tamblyn (so good in the TV show Joan of Arcadia a few years ago) plays the girl, whose home life is complicated by emotionally detached parents and religious conflict. The court-appointed analyst (the…
Outlaw Justice
Billy Joe Shaver and I have been talking for about 20 minutes when I bring up his son Eddy, who died of a heroin overdose in 2000 — on New Year’s Eve. He passed just over a year after Shaver’s wife and mother both succumbed to cancer. Then in 2001, the outlaw country singer suffered…
Dan Deacon
Thousands are flocking to YouTube to check out a video of Dan Deacon demonstrating his bizarre act on an NBC affiliate. Exactly how Deacon wormed his way onto the Savannah, Georgia news program is anybody’s guess. With his fly down, Deacon rocks huge glasses while messing with Casio keyboards, samplers, and other electronic gizmos. Of…
Don’t Call Them Jugglers
The Flying Karamazov Brothers aren’t related. They’re not even Russian. The juggling comedy quartet was formed more than 30 years ago in California, and since then, they’ve tossed around dead fish, razor-sharp sickles, and a condom filled with baked beans. “We don’t think of ourselves as just jugglers,” says founder Paul Magid. “We’re a group…
End of the Road?
Nickel Creek fiddle player and singer Sara Watkins chooses words carefully when talking about her group’s farewell tour. The bluegrass trio — which first got together in 1989, when Watkins and mandolinist Chris Thile were eight years old — is calling it quits later this year. But, as Watkins suggests several times, the door isn’t…
Back on the Sun
The next guy who calls 2007 “the year of the reunion” is gonna get his nose broken. It’d be nice to think there are larger utopian forces — beyond greed and stalled solo careers — bringing together the Police, Genesis, the Spice Girls, and Smashing Pumpkins. But there ain’t. But what about Curt Kirkwood inviting…
Bad Brains
If you’re expecting 1982’s Rock for Light, forget it. Bad Brains will never again capture that lightning in a bottle. One of the most eviscerating slabs of pyrotechnic proficiency and perspiring passion, the band’s second album remains a singular achievement in hardcore punk. Build a Nation is still a fine album. The band delivers some…
Keep on Truckin’
Earlier this year, Drive-By Truckers fans saw a somewhat cryptic message on singer-guitarist Jason Isbell’s MySpace page. It said something along the lines of “Apparently, I’m no longer a Trucker.” To many, the announcement came as a shock. Others, however, knew it was only a matter of time before Isbell — the youngest of the…
The Restless Saint
It’s the summer of 1988. Annie Clark is in the backseat of the car, on a family trip, returning from Minnesota to Oklahoma. Everyone is sick with stomach flu, and frequent pit stops are necessary. But Annie will not be deterred. She writes a song — her first. She teaches it to her sister, insisting…
Tracey Thomas
Akron’s Tracey Thomas has loved, lost, and rocked as much as almost anyone in Northeast Ohio. She has opened for the Dead Boys, Michael Stanley, and Chi-Pig playing in bands such as Unit 5, which begat Gone to Egypt, which begat Personna 74, which saw her mutate from a post-punk queen to a regal performer.…
A Muddy Good Time
At today’s Mud Volleyball and Dodgeball Tournaments in Richmond Heights, more than 4,500 amateur athletes get down and dirty. The action takes place in 40 pits, which organizers fill with water to make a very muddy, very messy playing field. “You get extremely dirty,” says Scott Baltusnik, director of the 22nd-annual tourney. “People dive, jump,…
Night Clubhouse
Akron Earthworm Collective is a different kind of entertainment venue. Created to host multimedia events, it’s located a stone’s throw away from Chipotle and the Matinee, in the heart of Highland Square, the Rubber City ‘hood where you’re most likely to see girls with Mohawks and neck tattoos. “It’s not so much an alternative as…
Big Brothers Brother
Many jazz combos are so complex, only fellow musicians can dig them. Lakewood trio Big Brothers Brother jams knee-deep in music theory. But the group doesn’t beat its technical mastery over the heads of its listeners — folks who probably don’t know the difference between an arpeggio and an archipelago. On Imprints, bassist Mike Boyd,…
Harry Situations
In case you haven’t heard, the final Harry Potter book comes out at midnight. And tons of places are holding special Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows events that’ll keep your kids up way past their bedtimes. Some of our favorites: Joseph-Beth Booksellers’ Potter Party in the Village (24519 Cedar Road in Lyndhurst; 216-691-7000), starting…
