FBI Still Has No Solid Leads on Man Connected to Cleveland and Elyria Child Abductions Earlier This Year
The FBI is still looking for a man connected with an abduction and attempted abduction in Northeast Ohio earlier this year. Despite video surveillance footage (which you can watch below), a description of the car (dark colored 2002 or 2003 Chevy Malibu with a front lighter panel) and a composite sketch blasted out on billboards…
Local Group Wants to Remind Cleveland that Playwriting is Valuable Component of Cultural Landscape
When To the Orchard, a new play by local playwright Les Hunter, opened at Waterloo Arts Friday, it was the first full production put on by Playwrights Local 4181, an organization for dramatic writers in Cleveland. (Note: To the Orchard, a play about an Orthodox Jewish woman revealing her sexual identity to her father in Brooklyn, will be…
UK Rockers the Wombats Get Serious on Their New Album
It’s been a busy few months for the Wombats. After the band ended its last tour in January, members have been swamped, but not with writing new music. They’ve all left their hometown of Liverpool and moved to new cities. The bandmates have relocated to Los Angeles, London and Oslo, Norway. “We’ve moved out of…
Producer Extraordinaire Alan Parsons Reflects on His Remarkable Career
For legendary producer Alan Parsons, there was a good reason that for many years, the Alan Parsons Project didn’t play live concerts. He wanted to be able to reproduce what he had done with the studio albums on the concert stage and while there would eventually be technological advances that would help him out on…
The Song’s the Thing for Singer-Songwriter Jason Isbell
Hearing singer-songwriter Jason Isbell tell the story, it’s pretty clear he was destined for a career in music from a very early age. “There was always music around. My parents didn’t play instruments, but they always listened to a lot of music,” he remembers during a phone conversation in advance of his upcoming show in…
Indie Rockers Death Cab for Cutie Expand Their Sound in Wake of Lineup Change
Indie rock heroes Death Cab For Cutie, whose co-headlining summer tour with CHVRCHES comes through Jacob’s Pavilion on June 7, have found themselves in a pretty comfortable spot after the release of their Grammy-nominated 2015 record Kintsugi and the departure of original member Chris Walla in late 2014. Extensive touring over the past year or…
Ohio Legislature Wants Two-Day Alerts for Lead Contamination Instead of Current 60-Day Window
In the wake of serious lead water contamination scandals in Flint, Michigan and Northeast Ohio’s own Sebring, lawmakers down in Columbus are attempting to rewire the state’s process for raising red alerts for bad water. Under a new proposal sailing through the state house, water providers will have to tell residents earlier about contamination —…
Two PSAs About Scene Boxes: 1) Don’t Pee In Them; 2) Boxes Downtown Will Be Temporarily Removed for the RNC
On this lovely Tuesday afternoon, a couple of public service announcements from Scene HQ about the Scene boxes where you pick up the issue every week. First of all, for the love of everything good and decent, don’t pee in them. We’d say please, but this isn’t exactly a situation where we should be politely…
First Look: Vita Urbana in Battery Park’s Shoreway Building
Vita Urbana (1200 W. 76th St., 216-600-5303), located in the ritzy Shoreway Building in Battery Park, will officially open its doors to the general public tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. The all-day gourmet market and café, operated by owner Mike Graley and chef-partner Scott Popovic, combines a 50-seat bar and bistro with a gourmet retail marketplace.…
Fishbone Gears Up For Funky, Triumphant Return to Cleveland
There’s some hefty weight behind the claim that Fishbone is one of the greatest live acts of all time. Take a spin through their catalog and note the tight, tight musicianship through every era of the band — then check out the vast archive of live video from their incessant touring: It’s all of a…
Cleveland Named One of the Best Cities for New College Graduates
Graduated from college recently and not sure what to do next? Come to Cleveland. Duh. We may already know that here but we got some outside validation to go along with that hunch — our delightful city was named one of the “25 Best Cities for New College Grads” on SmartAsset, a personal finance site…
Akron Act the Gage Brothers To Debut New Lineup at Music Box Supper Club
Last fall, Akron brothers Ben and Zach Gage, who play in the folk duo the Gage Brothers, recruited banjo player/singer songwriter Chris Volpe and Honeybucket mandolin player Brendan O’Malley to join them to “enhance the arrangements of their high energy indie folk songs.” The new lineup has performed all around the region, but the group’s…
Retired British Commando Briefs Reporters on How to Survive RNC Coverage in Cleveland
“You’re not going to be able to reason with them. You’re not going to get any good interviews. All you’re thinking of is trying to deëscalate and get the hell out of there.” That’s Paul Burton, a retired British commando, briefing reporters in Washington DC recently on how to survive their upcoming trips to Cleveland…
Hard Rock Cafe Cleveland Closing in July
The string of restaurants and bars that have joined the fray of the Cleveland dining scene in the past couple of years is staggering and every week seems to bring a new announcement of an addition. That’s been especially true in recent months as Cleveland looks forward to July and the arrival of the RNC.…
Gender-Neutral Restrooms Being Installed at Voinovich Park
[image-1]City Councilman Zack Reed is leading the push to make Cleveland a more LGBTQ-friendly city — he hopes that any facilities built in the future include gender-neutral bathrooms. For now, he says the change is already underway, with gender-neutral bathrooms in the works at Voinovich Park as part of the new construction bringing mixed-use retail…
The Milk Carton Kids Embrace Folk Revival’s Serious Side
When the neo folk duo the Milk Carton Kids — singer-guitarists Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan — opened for the Avett Brothers earlier this year, Ryan, who brings the band to Ohio Theatre tomorrow at 8 p.m., noticed the differences in their approaches. “One of the things I realized was that [the Avett Brothers] show…
DIIV’s Charismatic Frontman Charms Grog Shop Audience With His Wit
If you ask your friends about DIIV, the odds are that they probably won’t know what you’re talking about. But here’s the thing — it’s better that way. When the masses flock to a show to see a mainstream artist, the result is usually an impersonal show. Last night’s performance by DIIV at the Grog…
Burning River Baroque and Four More Classical Music Events Not to Miss This Week
“Art Song,” poetry set to music and usually performed by a solo singer and a pianist in an intimate setting, is the vocal side of classical chamber music. Cleveland is one of America’s hot spots for the cultivation of that art form, through the biennial Baldwin Wallace Art Song Festival. Ten teams of professional singers…
Capitol Theatre Will Begin Showing Films with Spanish Subtitles
[image-1]The Capitol Theatre on W. 65th and Detroit will be the first of Cleveland Cinemas’ seven theaters and the first theater in the city of Cleveland to begin showing limited screenings of English-language films with Spanish subtitles. “The Capitol Theatre is proud to serve the community with a diverse line-up of films,” said Jonathan Forman,…
Cavs Dig First Half Hole, Raptors Don’t Let Them Climb Out
You can’t afford to take anything for granted in the NBA. Fortune’s often little more than a one-night stand or a weekend fling if you’re lucky. One moment you’re the greatest three-point shooting team in a four-game series, the next moment you’re unrepentant chuckers who can’t play defense when their shot isn’t falling, losing to…
CSU Might Finally Get Rid of the Wolstein Center
[image-1]The top brass at Cleveland State University is floating the idea of replacing the tired Wolstein Center with an arena half the size and a smattering of student housing. Cleveland.com’s Karen Farkas reported today that the university dropped a request for qualifications for the project. The venue can accommodate up to 15,000 people for concerts and…
The Color Run Tropicolor Tour Comes to Cleveland in June
The schedule is out and Cleveland made the list of cities hosting the Color Run Tropicolor World Tour this summer. Cleveland’s 5K event will be held Saturday, June 11. This is no ordinary 5K—along with the usual splashes of color (and hence its name), the event includes music and the “Tropicolor Zone,” complete with palm…
Casting Call: ‘American Pickers’ Coming to Ohio
[image-1]Have you spent years of hunting down antiques in order to put together a collection you’re proud of? Now’s your time to shine! The History Channel’s hit show American Pickers is headed to Ohio this summer and is on the hunt for Ohio’s best personal antique collections. The documentary-style show features Mike Wolfe and Frank…
If LeBron’s Selling Calls, Who’s Buying?
Sometimes it seems like LeBron James is reaping the harvest of too many years crying “wolf.” Or maybe it’s just part of this vague sense that the NBA (or perhaps more precisely, ESPN) would rather move on from the 31-year old superstar, and empower the next generation. Whatever the cause, we’ve witnessed a precipitous decline…
Mr. Hero is the Scourge of Cleveland’s Professional Athletes
[image-1] The news today that the Browns have released wide receiver Brian Hartline was at first received with managed heartache by fans who fell in love with him at Ohio State. A move like this one by the Hue Jackson Browns was, after all, grimly foretold at the NFL draft, during which the Browns accrued…
Video: Laid-Off Lorain Steelworker’s Song Pays Tribute to Steelworkers in Ohio
Tim Blake, who worked for Republic Steel for 42 years until he was laid off in April (along with hundreds of others), turned his hardship into song. He uploaded the video to his song “Take Another Route” to YouTube almost two weeks ago. He originally wrote the song back in 1982 — it was featured…
The Republicans Are Coming… to the Cleveland Cinematheque
[image-1]The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque, the region’s repertory movie theater known for screening offbeat indie and foreign fare (and as a former stomping ground of the Russo brothers), will host a special series of films by Republican filmmakers to help ring in the RNC. The screenings, starring famous Republicans from Jimmy Stewart to Chuck…
Everyday Life Inspired the Songs on Local Singer-Songwriter Michelle Romary’s New EP
Michelle Romary decided to quit her life as a geologist in pursuit of what she’s always loved and been passionate about: music. But this wasn’t a drastic lifestyle change; Romary has been creating music her whole life. “I’ve been writing for forever, in grade school I had a huge 17-by-17 inch pink spiral notebook where…
AMC Ridge Park is a Wonderful Place for a Parent to See a Movie, Have a Drink and Then Take a Nap
I don’t go to the movies often because I have a baby, which is the perfect thing to do when you want to enter into a new phase of life, have your ego thoroughly thrashed, have your marriage thoroughly tested, find out exactly what crazy your brain makes when you haven’t slept for three weeks,…
There’s a Bitcoin ATM in Parma Now
[image-1] The same company that earlier this month brought Akron its first Bitcoin ATM has just installed one in Parma as well. The Quick Stop Beverage in lovely Parma now sports a Bitcoin ATM — conveniently located next to the Monster energy drink display — that allows you to both buy and sell the digital currency.…
Video: Case Western Announces New Greenway Plans to Connect Landmarks of University Circle
Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Museum of Art have unveiled plans to build what they’re calling an “innovative urban landscape project.” The project, described as a partnership between the university and the museum, would feature an event lawn, amphitheater, walkway and a bridge. The 430,000 sq. ft. greenway space is designed to connect the…
Akron Hard Rockers Burn Blue Sky Embrace Diversity on New EP
Akron hard rockers Burn Blue Sky, who play a free show at the Stone Tavern in Kent on Friday, aren’t new to the whole “being in a band” thing. They’ve been doing it for over 15 years, and while day jobs and other obligations may get in the way of pursuing music full-time, they still…
Brothers Robert and Jack Kidney Talk About Their Upcoming Dual CD Release Show
If any act on the local scene is an institution, it’s the Numbers Band. The group has been together for more than 40 years, and regularly plays venues in both Cleveland and Akron/Kent. Now, Numbers Band singer-guitarist Robert Kidney and his brother, multi-instrumentalist Jack Kidney, have recorded solo albums. Robert Kidney’s album Jackleg features somber…
Rising Star Coffee Roasters Hires New Coffee Director
Cleveland-based Rising Star Coffee Roasters has hired Brandon Riggs as its new Coffee Director. He replaces the outgoing John Johnson, who has been with the growing organization since the earliest days. As Coffee Director, Riggs is responsible for all coffee buying decisions for the company. In addition, it is his job to manage coffee quality…
Dave Matthews Band Ships Top-Notch Show at Blossom
Delivering on promises made by previous setlists on this 25th anniversary tour, Dave Matthews Band threw down a high-energy show last night at Blossom. Rarities, the hits, fiery solos from Tim Reynolds: This show had it all. Starting things off with the first show-opening “Crash Into Me” since 2007, the mood was celebratory from the…
Cavs Mauled By Raptors as Irving and Love Shoot Blanks
The Cavaliers didn’t honor the aggression of a cornered animal and have a hole in their ass to prove it. Playing before a rabid home crowd, the Raptors played perhaps their best half of basketball, opening up a lead the Cavaliers didn’t have the firepower to close, falling 99-84. Down 2-0 already, Toronto knew they…
Country Singer Dierks Bentley Delivers Energetic Performance at Blossom
We wouldn’t be the first person to point out the similarities between the country music of today and the arena rock of yesteryear. Much like arena rockers from the ’70s, today’s country stars travel with huge caravans of tour buses and semi-trucks lugging large crews and elaborate productions with them. And they attract rowdy, hard-drinking…
Local Hip-Hop Group Go Roger Releases New Music Video
The local hip-hop group Go Roger (formerly Kill Roger) has just issued a music video for “Skillet,” a breezy tune with a De La Soul-like vibe. The music video features animation from Zachatino and includes footage shot around town. It even offers up a shootout to the late writer Harvey Pekar. “A lot of projects…
Akron Police Officer Adam Campbell Gets Probation for Attacking a Man at Playhouse Square
Akron police officer Adam Campbell will serve a year of probation for attacking a man outside the Wyndam Cleveland hotel at Playhouse Square last year. He was found guilty of misdemeanor assault last month. He also has to pay $1,000 restitution to 31-year-old Steven Crupp, who suffered six broken ribs, a cracked pelvic bone and…
‘The Fixers’ Release First Video, Opening Reception Happens Tonight
The Fixers dropped the first of seven videos today, the first paving stone in the path toward their deep narrative that will fill out in the run-up to the Republcan National Convention. (Our visual arts editor called it “the most important art project in Cleveland this year, and perhaps, the most important ever.”) According to…
Listen: 92.3 The Fan’s Ken Carman Goes Off On the National Cavs Narrative
The Cavs are 10-0 in the playoffs and Ken Carman is “so damn sick and tired of some of the stuff being said about LeBron and the Cavs” around the country. “It’s the bitch East, I’m sick and tired of it.” “I’m done with this crap.” “Appreciate the greatness. Stop being so angry because you…
A Look at the Lineup for Now That’s Class’ Upcoming Not Horrible Fest
“It’s sort of a sickness,” says Paul Schlachter one afternoon from Now That’s Class, the Westside punk rock club he owns. He’s talking about his Not Horrible Fest, the annual Memorial Day festival featuring underground bands and a big barbeque. The event returns this year with the usual quotient of cutting-edge acts selected by Schlachter…
ESPN’s Steve Levy Does Running Man Challenge With Cavs Dancers
The Cavs demolished the Toronto Raptors again last night, and of course our Scream Team and Dance Team were super excited about it. So much so, they took over ESPN’s post-game analysis with the Running Man Challenge…and Steve Levy joined in too. Enjoy. (Hat Tip Awful Announcing)
University of Akron is No Longer “Ohio’s Polytechnic University”
[image-1]In what should be understood as only the latest squall in a protracted existential nor’easter, the University of Akron is doing away with its “polytechnic” branding. The move comes just one year after embattled President Scott Scarborough spent upwards of $100,000 to “re-position” the University’s identity. Though the name would not officially change, Akron would…
Cavs Crush Raptors, Leave Oil Deposit
The great thing about movies is you can generally count on them not to screw with you. Most of the time the hero doesn’t wind up smothered after a frontal lobotomy, remorseless cattle-gun wielding killers don’t roam free and the heroic last-second rescue isn’t a catatonic delusion deep in the bowels of Brazil. The simple…
Local Rockers Above This Fire Release New Music Video
Several years ago, the local hardcore group Above This Fire played its first-ever show with the post-punk act Thursday at the old Blind Lemon (now the Foundry). From that point on, the band became a major player on the local punk and hardcore scene. Now, the group has just announced that its new self-titled album…
ACLU Threatens to Sue City of Cleveland Over RNC Permit Delays
The city of Cleveland won’t release parade routes (i.e. demonstration routes) or grant permits to demonstrate until a security perimeter around The Q is in place for the RNC. Hell, they’ve even stopped providing weekly updates on who has applied for permits, as they promised to do. All the while, Philadelphia, host city for the…
Video: The Story of Gary Horvath, Owner of the Old Angle Boxing Gym (a.k.a the Pope of West 25th St.)
Via Freshwater Cleveland and writer Justin Glanville, along with video producer Paul Vogelsang, comes this short documentary video on Gary Horvath, the guy who runs the Old Angle Boxing Gym on West 25th. Freshwater has his story here for further reading, but the video helps do “The Pope of West 25th St.” proper justice.
Singer/Actor Alan Cumming to Perform at Connor Palace in December
Singer/actor Alan Cumming gives new meaning to the word versatile. The guy has done it all: he’s had gigs as a political maverick (The Good Wife), a “pansexual pied piper” (Cabaret), a cartoon-character voice (The Smurfs) and an “all-knowing, affable host” (PBS-TV’s Masterpiece Mystery). When he brings Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs to Connor Palace…
Drag Star Bianca del Rio to Perform at Playhouse Square in October
The alter ego of comic Roy Haylock and the season 6 winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Bianca del Rio admits to being a “clown in a gown.” The New York Times has called her “The Joan Rivers of the Drag World,” and the late Joan Rivers has said Bianca’s humor is “funny” and sharp.” In…
Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider to Perform at Opening of New Rock Hall Exhibit
Set to open today, the Rock Hall’s new exhibit Louder Than Words: Rock, Power and Politics explores music’s power to change “the attitudes of patriotism, peace, equality and freedom.” It covers eight political topics: civil rights; LGBT issues; feminism; war and peace; censorship; political campaigns; political causes; and international politicals. “As the world’s eyes focus…
UFC Heavyweight Champ Stipe Miocic Is Back Working His Part-Time Firefighter Shift Today
Less than a week after taking down the UFC heavyweight champ (and hometown favorite) in Brazil, Stipe Miocic is back in Northeast Ohio with the championship. He visited with the Indians for some BP the other day (where he hit a homer over the wall in left), was recognized by the Cavs during game one…
6 Concerts to Catch This Weekend
FRIDAY, MAY 20 Dierks Bentley Singer-songwriter Dierks Bentley’s eighth studio album BLACK doesn’t come out until May 27, but the album has already delivered a hit with the tune “Somewhere on a Beach.” Named after his wife Cassidy’s maiden name, the album explores “breakups, hookups, mess-ups and everything in between.” Producers Ross Copperman and Arturo…
Dick Goddard Will Retire This November After 55 Years of Doing the Weather
[image-1]When Fox 8 teased a major announcement from legendary weatherman Dick Goddard earlier this week, there were only two possible outcomes, really: Either Dick Goddard was going to finally announce that he was a robot or he was going to announce his retirement. The second ended up coming true yesterday evening (though the first isn’t…
Viral Photo Shines Light on Carriage Horse Industry in Cleveland
Hands were wrung and days were ruined, Wednesday, after a photo posted on Facebook Tuesday alleged to depict an act of animal cruelty. “Don’t ever ride that horse and carriage that hangs out down by E 4th in Cleveland,” wrote Cody Cooper, a local stand-up comic from Lakewood, in a post accompanying his picture. “They…
It’s Almost ‘Picnic’ Season at the 5th Street Arcades
Picnic season doesn’t officially kick off in these parts until Memorial Day, but it looks as though the season is starting early this year. As soon as next week, Picnic (530 Euclid Ave., 216-804-5550) will begin peddling sausages from its spot in the 5th Street Arcades. Barring any unforeseen snafus, the lunch-only shop will open…
Cleveland Makes Top 25 List of Best Cities for Jobs in the U.S.
Lot’s of people are flocking to Cleveland (and downtown specifically) nowadays, and not just because of the inventory of affordable places to live, though that certainly helps (we’ll get to that in a second). Cleveland officially ranks 15th on Glassdoor’s Best Cities for Jobs list. Not too bad for a city making the list for…
Buddy Cop Movie ‘Nice Guys’ Balances Comedy and Drama
Private eye Holland March (Ryan Gosling), the main character in the new free wheeling comedy-drama Nice Guys, which opens areawide on Friday, has a good scam going. He finds people who pay him big bucks to hunt down missing persons. When he finds down the missing person, he goes back to the client who hired…
Get Tickets: Friends of the Cleveland Kennel Host Annual Fundraiser
Now in its 12th year, the Friends of the Cleveland Kennel host their annual Art Fur Animals benefit from 7 to 10 p.m. this Saturday, May 21, at the Cleveland Masonic Auditorium. Each year, Friends of the Cleveland Kennel fund over $45,000 worth of general and life-saving medical care. Just last year, the Cleveland City…
Richard Jefferson: A Look at the Man Pulling Lil Kev’s Strings
Richard Jefferson’s Snapchat account (home of Lil Kev) has been a revelation the last six weeks not only because it’s the most entertaining, unmanaged, behind-the-scenes window into Cavs team spirit but because it shows an entirely different side of Jefferson. On the court he has a somewhat stern, no-nonsense demeanor, and in postgame interviews he’s…
Cleveland Ranks No. 25 on the American Fitness Index
The good news is… we’re not the worst. Cleveland came in at #25 on a list grading the health and fitness of the top 50 metropolitan areas. Called the AFI report, or the American Fitness Index, the rankings are based off of healthcare access, resources, preventative health behaviors, levels of chronic diseases and more. No…
LGBT Community Center Announces New Location in Gordon Square
After more than a year of all-in planning and searching, the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland announced today that it will move into a new, enhanced location at Detroit and West 67th, where Mr. Hero is now. The move will bring the center from 1,600 square feet to 4,200 square feet, filled out by…
SPACES Presents Politically Themed Exhibits as RNC Nears
[image-1]Gearing up for this summer’s RNC, SPACES hosts an opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. this Friday, May 20, for three new projects that explore the political process. In addition to the highly anticipated local project, The Fixers, SWAP resident artist Roopa Vasudevan (based in Shanghai and Brooklyn) begins her #Bellweather project, which will…
BackAttack Snacks Roasted Almonds Wins Heinen’s SharkBank Competition
Last week I joined Heinen’s chefs Jackie Novotny and James Mowcomber for the Finals of the 2nd Heinen’s SharkBank competition. We were tasked with selecting the winner from a pool of four finalists, each of whom already made it through a round of semi-finals. In the running was Eddie Tancredi Culinary Steak Seasoning, a flavor…
Southern Rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd to Play RNC Kick-Off Concert
Though the band’s lineup has changed drastically since its inception (a tragic plane crash is partially to blame), Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd have soldiered on and continue to be a major draw. Known for their conservative values, they’ve been enlisted to perform here on July 17, the evening prior to the official start of the…
The New “Quicken Loans Arena” LED Sign Debuted Last Night
Lighting it up in & outside the @TheQArena w/ largest LED roof sign on planet & lead of playoffs @QuickenLoans @cavs pic.twitter.com/frnPjUCUwo — Dan Gilbert (@cavsdan) May 18, 2016 Approved by the Cleveland City Planning Commission in March, a massive LED “Quicken Loans Arena” sign debuted last night atop the Q. The unveiling was, of…
Ask Siri What Happened to the Toronto Raptors Last Night Against the Cavs
Siri, already known for her snark, is taking shots at the Toronto Raptors this morning.
Cavaliers Are Extinction-Level Event On Raptors’ Horizon
It took nearly eight months but giddy Fortune’s furiously fickle wheel has spun yet again. While Cavaliers fans endured shovel-load after shovel-load of Warriors hype like the distended creatures of Hieronymus Bosch’s richly imagined hell, the team persevered and prepared for this moment. They’re Clint Eastwood’s Man with No Name in A Fistful of Dollars,…
Savage Love: Guilt Ridden
Dear Dan, My husband and I have been married for 16 years. We have been polyamorous for the last five years. We are a bit mismatched sexually in many ways. Polyamory was our solution. For much of this time, my husband had a girlfriend. Before I go on, let me say that I adore my…
The World’s Longest-running Musical, The Fantasticks, is on Stage at the Great Lakes Theater
Fun Fact: Originally The Fantasticks, that quintessential musical about love and romance, was going to be performed on horseback. When Tom Jones (book and lyrics) and Harvey Schmidt (music) first conceived of writing a contemporary version of Les Romanesques by Edmond Rostand, itself a spoof of Romeo and Juliet, the two Texans were going to…
This Month’s Third Friday at 78th Street Studios Promises Artistic Splendor
This Friday promises another perfect storm of collective efforts at the 78th Street Studios’ popular Third Friday event. Among the openings and exhibitions taking place from approximately 5 to 10 p.m., E11even2 presents 27*, an exhibition inspired by the infamous “27 Club” of celebrities who died at the age of 27. This exhibition features work…
Meet the Band: The Electric Strawbs
MEET THE BAND David Cousins (guitar, vocals), Dave Lambert (guitar, vocals), Chas Cronk (bass, vocals), Dave Bainbridge (keyboards), Tony Fernandez (drums) A BLAST FROM THE PAST: The Strawberry Hill Boys began their musical journey way back in 1963 with David Cousins (now 71) as the one and only member in all manifestations. By the 1970s,…
Steven’s Chicken is Grilling Up Some of the Best Chicken Around (and Dishing Up Central American Staples)
Eight years ago I walked into a small Central American restaurant on Denison called La Brasa and couldn’t believe my eyes. Right there behind the counter was a beefy charcoal barbecue pit built into the floor of the open kitchen. Hovering just above the heat source — brasa translates to glowing ember — was a…
The 5 Dishes That Made Me: Johnny Schulze, Chef at Bourbon Street Barrel Room and Owner of Zydeco Bistro
When Johnny Schulze moved to Cleveland from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 2000, he drove through Tremont and thought it reminded him of his former home. If he ever opened his own restaurant, he told himself, it would be right here. Schulze had learned his way around the cuisine of New Orleans, where he grew up,…
Rubber City Rebel: Inside Mark Mothersbaugh’s Magical World of Mutants, Monsters and Mongoloids
In a circular lime green building on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, Mutato Muzik — Devo singer and artist-at-large Mark Mothersbaugh’s production company — has reaped great dividends for the former Akronite who moved to the West Coast in the 1980s to pursue his dream of becoming a musician and composer. And what a career…
Susan Sarandon’s Strong Performance Can’t Redeem ‘The Meddler’
Critics have bestowed high praise upon veteran actress Susan Sarandon for her performance in The Meddler, which opens area-wide on Friday. Sarandon portrays Marnie, an aging widow who moves to Los Angeles so she can live closer to her daughter Lori (Rose Byrne). While Sarandon’s performance stands out, the movie suffers from a simplistic script…
Film Spotlight: Angry Birds
A movie based on an app? Sounds pretty preposterous. But somehow, the folks behind The Angry Birds Movie, which opens area wide on Friday, pull it off. It helps that the filmmakers recruited some A-list talent to provide the voices. Appropriately enough, the sarcastic but likeable Jason Sudeikis does the heavy lifting here. He portrays…
