Out Today: Blitzen Trapper
Blitzen TrapperDestroyer of the Void(Sub Pop) With each album Blitzen Trapper get more ambitious, even as they become more predictable. On 2008’s Furr, frontman Eric Earley got about as close as he could to making a Dylan/Dead/Band record without actually inventing a time machine to transport his band back to 1969. Destroyer of the Void,…
Out Today: Against Me!
Against Me!White Crosses(Sire) Against Me!’s fifth album starts big, with marching drums, ringing guitars, and frontman Tom Gabel bellowing full throttle about smashing something. It’s a triumphant-sounding anthem for the Florida quartet and a pivotal moment on White Crosses, its follow-up to 2007’s breakthrough, New Wave. The band’s rousing punk is more refined here, as…
What to Do Tonight: Holy Fuck
Holy Fuck, holey eyes It’s too easy to get turned off by electronic music. The chirping blips and bass thumps can sound more like easily programmed algorithms than the work of actual musicians. A sense of cold, calculated artificiality often overshadows the passion and individuality that make live performances so vital for music fans. Holy…
Tuesday Ticket Giveaway 2: She & Him
We have a pair of tickets to She & Him’s show at House of Blues on June 10. Want them? All you have to do is send your name, e-mail address and phone number to freetickets@clevescene.com with the subject “She & Him.” We’ll pick a winner at noon on June 8.
What to Do Tonight: Mynabirds
Laura Burhenn, taking flight Laura Burhenn may be best known for her stint in the short-lived jangle-pop duo Georgie James, but she’s been releasing solo albums since 1999. Her latest, under the Mynabirds moniker, is a far cry from Georgie James’ up-tempo energy blasts. While much of her older material centered on punk sensibilities and…
What to Do Tonight: Ray Manzarek & Robby Krieger of the Doors
This guy probably won’t be at the show Riders on the storm are approaching, lighting fires for fans of one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Billed as Ray Manzarek & Robby Krieger of the Doors, the keyboardist and guitarist will perform Doors material with bassist Phil Chen, drummer Ty Dennis, and Fuel…
What to Do Tonight: Brian Jonestown Massacre
Think the one dude will be a dick onstage? Over the past decade and a half, singer Anton Newcombe and his revolving door of acid cases in the Brian Jonestown Massacre have sculpted a cool indie career and a loyal fan base that hews slightly above cult status. They simultaneously look backward (to the Rolling…
What to Do Tonight: GZA
“That’s Mr. GZA to you” When you’re known to friends and fans as “The Genius,” you have a lot to live up to. And for nearly 20 years, the Wu-Tang Clan’s GZA has been proving himself time and time again. He may not be as bombastic or as colorful as Wu affiliates Ghostface Killah, Method…
What to Do Tonight: Dokken
Rockin’ like … Dokken came out of Chicago in 1983 with Breaking the Chains, which established wailing singer Don Dokken and hard-rocking guitarist George Lynch as major metal players. Cut from the same musical cloth as the Scorpions and Blue Öyster Cult, Dokken relentlessly played the arena-rock circuit and delivered platinum hits like 1985’s Under…
What to Do Tonight: 50 Cent
Outta da club 50 Cent hasn’t made a good album, or even one that people have really cared about, since 2005’s The Massacre. But that isn’t stopping him from launching his 19-date Invitation Tour in Cleveland this week. (He’s bringing along Monica, Soulja Boy, and Lloyd Banks to help fill seats.) Fiddy’s latest album, last…
What to Do Tonight: Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
“What do you mean you don’t want to go home? Get the hell out of here!” If Bruce Springsteen is the expansive, epic romantic poet laureate of New Jersey, Southside Johnny Lyon is its gritty, short-story realist. While Lyon’s lyrical turns were never quite as ethereal as the Boss’ — there are no legs wrapped…
What to Do Tonight: Drake
Arriving in style Fans of the TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation — and not too many others — can vouch for Drake’s acting abilities, but the rest of the world has gotten a taste of his microphone skills over the past year. Lost in all the hype about whether Drake is the future of…
What to Do Tonight: Hypocrisy
“Who ya callin’ a hypocrite?” Hypocrisy’s latest album, A Taste of Extreme Divinity, came out in November, and the Swedish band had plans to tour around the time of its release. But frontman Peter Tägtgren’s visa problems forced a last-minute cancellation of shows. Things are settled now, and the group is cranking out their brand…
What to Do Tonight: Besnard Lakes
See the light It should come as no surprise that Besnard Lakes’ singer and guitarist Jace Lasek made his bones as a producer. Even a cursory listen to the group’s three albums reveals a frontman who’s obsessed with layering, tone, and atmosphere. The Montreal quartet’s songs transport listeners to strange and distance realms, echoing My…
What to Do Tonight: Diane Birch
Window dressing Diane Birch is kinda like an American version of Amy Winehouse. But without the crack addiction. Or skankiness. Or the tendency to wander city streets at 3 in the morning in a bathrobe. But she sings an awful lot like Winehouse, with soulful ache and occasional celebration that reach all the way back…
House Republicans’ “America Speaking Out” Site Exactly the Cesspool of Ignorance and Hate You’d Expect
This, by the way, is classified under “civil debate.” House Republicans today announced and launched a fancy social network-y kind-of-forum-ish site, AmericaSpeakingOut.com, to gather legislative input from common, everyday people online — always a wise decision. They apparently figured that the most civil, stimulating, and intellectual debate happens in comment sections and online forums and…
Governor Ted Strickland Urges Ohioans To Vote for Crystal Bowersox on American Idol
Singing “Hang on Sloopy”, Ms. Crystal Bowersox… Crystal Bowersox, Toledo-native, has made it all the way to tonight’s finale of American Idol, which makes your humble author jealous, seeing as his audition years ago didn’t pan out so well. We’re not bitter, though. But good for Crystal. All of Ohio is behind her, even Governor…
‘Flash Mob’ Dance at Southpark Mall Just An Advertisement for Cleveland.com
Oh you clever marketing masterminds at Cleveland.com. A flash mob at Southpark Mall in Strongsville to advertise the new Cleveland.com/Strongsville page on your site? Brilliant. Mall walkers are suckers for free entertainment. And I know, even as I mock this, the very fact I’m writing about it and posting the video means your devious plan…
Ohio Only 32nd Most Corrupt State
Would Batman let a corrupt politician ride in the batmobile? I think not. According to the Daily Beast, Ohio comes in relatively low on the state corruption spectrum at only 32nd. That can’t be right, can it? With Marc Dann and Traficant and Jimmy Dimora, we have to be more corrupt than that, no? We’re…
Thomas Edison Relative Stumping For Edison Statue
We’ll consider our frequent patronage of Edison’s Pub our vote in this statue contest. Beachland Tavern set by experimental rockers Home and Garden, synthesizer/theremin player Robert Wheeler passed out a stack of ballots earmarked for the Ohio General Assembly. His candidate: inventor Thomas Edison, who created the first system of sound recording and playback. The…
This Just In: Cleveland Concert Announcements
Kiss: “Give us your money” CANCELEDBudgie/the Rick Ray Band: Monday, May 31. Agora, 5000 Euclid Ave., 216-881-6700. Limp Bizkit/Method Man & Redman: Mon., July 5. Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City. THIS JUST IN Allstar Weekend: Fri., June 11, 6 p.m., $10. Grog Shop. Bastard Noise (Man Is the Bastard members)/Wolf Eyes/Yellow Tears/the Family…
Whoops! Mayor Jackson, City Back Out of Chinese LED Deal After Key Figure’s Conflict of Interest Emerges
Hi, sir. Do you have any conflict of interests with Chinese LED manufacturers? Would you like to help us? When last we peeked into Cleveland City Hall, Mayor Frank Jackson was jamming his proposal for a 10-year, no-bid deal with Chinese light bulb maker Sunpu-Opto through council while General Electric was counting the ways it’s…
PD/Cleveland Orchestra Catfight: Docket Watch Edition
This number is entitled “Hissy Fit With Baton In D-Major” Three weeks ago, Scene writer Mike Gill wrote about Plain Dealer critic Donald Rosenberg’s apparent dislike of Cleveland Orchestra Conductor Franz Welser-Möst and their mutual love of making a big ugly scene out of it. Rosenberg has sued the orchestra and The PD, and is…
Out Today: Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple PilotsStone Temple Pilots(Atlantic) Scott Weiland has always been a complicated frontman. For years his addictions prevented Stone Temple Pilots from soaring as high as they could have. And while his lunkheaded bandmates grind out a familiar backwash of alt-rock grunge riffs, Weiland’s tastes gravitate toward more glammy heroes. On their first album in…
Morning Brew: Traffic Paint Shortage, Prison Video Conferencing, Rebate Denials, and Fights at the Zoo
So luxurious. Good morning, Cleveland. Here’s some stuff to read while you ponder the luxury of wide lanes. — Ohio will begin experimenting with video conferencing for prison inmates and their families. No word yet on what corrections officers will do when everyone tries to have video sex via Skype or who will have to…
Ripper Talks About Dead Slipknot Bassist
Slipknot bassist Paul “#2” Gray was found dead in an Iowa hotel room on Monday. Between ‘knot albums, Gray, 38, had just signed on play with Hail, an all-star metal cover band fronted by Akron’s Tim “Ripper” Owens. Owens sent us a note about his fallen comrade: “I would like to send my condolences to…
12 Days Later, Oversized Headbands Lone, Sad Reminder of Cavs Playoff Run
Cleveland’s playoff run came to an abrupt halt 12 days ago in Boston. The day after, the huge tarps that adorned the Q, the ones bearing the “All Together” playoff slogan and gigantic images of the players, were ceremoniously torn down. Twelve days later, however, the oversized Cavs headbands the team had looped around the…
Great Bernie Kosar vs. Boomer Esiason Poster
Found at the downtown Winking Lizard. And if you’re curious, it says Boomer’s got a reach of 75 inches… Bernie with just 74. You’re welcome for that important stat of the day. Follow me on Twitter: @vincethepolack.
Gauging Shin-Soo Choo’s Popularity In Korea
There will be a similar, more serious piece on Choo and his popularity sometime in the coming months. This is not that serious piece. It involves Snooki. You’ve been warned. During the gap between the end of the 2009 season and the start of the 2010 campaign, there was a documentary on Shin-Soo Choo’s life…
Black Keys on Your TV This Week
We’re assuming you already own the Black Keys’ awesome new album Brothers. We’re also assuming you’ve marked your calendar to be at their Nautica show on July 24. So, what do you do in the meantime (besides blast Brothers nonstop)? Well, you can watch Akron’s best garage-rock duo (ah, who are we kidding? They’re the…
Questions Continue to Surround Potential Makeover at Progressive Field
From his current perch on CoolCleveland.com, Cleveland journalist Roldo Bartimole dishes out some color commentary on the Plain Dealer’s piece last week on who’s likely to foot the bill if Progressive Field gets a face-lift. According to reports in the New York Times and Crain’s Cleveland Business, the cash-strapped Tribe recently asked design firms to…
Questions Continue Over Possible Makeover at Progressive Field
From his current perch on CoolCleveland.com, Cleveland journalist Roldo Bartimole dishes out some color commentary on the Plain Dealer’s piece last week on who’s likely to foot the bill if Progressive Field gets a face-lift. According to reports in the New York Times and Crain’s Cleveland Business, the cash-strapped Tribe recently asked design firms to…
Cuyahoga Port Authority Helping Dee Snider Make Film in Cleveland
He’s looking for a couch to crash on while in Cleveland. And he might borrow your makeup. The news itself was kind of boring but uplifting: the Port Authority last week announced it would issue $5.2 million in bonds to help finance three films that would be shot in Cleveland. We’ll forgive you if you…
According to Study, Cleveland A Shockingly Fit City
Damn straight, bitches. This is what swimming in Lake Erie will make you look like. According to the American College of Sports Medicine, Cleveland ranks 25th out of 50 big cities in fitness. This shocks your humble author, who managed to chainsmoke four cigs while driving three blocks that he could have easily walked, a…
W. 9th Getting a Mini Makeover
Zdara will be joining Set Nightclub on W 9th. The stretch of W. 9th street between St. Clair and Superior — a block barren of entertainment, at least compared to W. 6th and E. 4th, except for Mallorca — will see the addition of two new dining/clubbing options soon. Set Nightclub & Lounge (1360 W.…
Channel 5 Screws up Lost Finale For Clevelanders
Surely you can avoid spoilers before it re-airs on Saturday. Right? Last night was the Lost finale — the TV event of the millenium, or something. Six years of hints and complex storytelling were to be wrapped up and viewers, almost all of whom have a bizarre religious-level obsession with the series, would finally get…
Concert Review: Five for Fighting at the Kent Stage
“This one’s about Iron Man” Thanks to Five for Fighting’s show at the Kent Stage Friday night, we know frontman John Ondrasik is from California, a mustang sits in his driveway, and he and his wife vacation in Lake Tahoe. And he butchers his own songs. While you don’t want to come down too hard…
Concert Review: The Buzzcocks at Peabody’s
Still addicted to orgasms, we hear U.K. punk legends the Buzzcocks are on tour supporting new deluxe reissues and performing two seminal 1978 albums in their sequential entirety. They played Peabody’s on Friday. Through the opening stretch of the first few songs from the first album, Another Music in a Different Kitchen, the performances felt…
Concert Review: Mumford & Sons at the Beachland Ballroom
“Folk you!” The case of London’s Mumford & Sons should be a lesson about the modern music business for any young band yearning for success. On the strength of the neo-folk (think Fleet Foxes and Blitzen Trapper) quartet’s stellar debut album Sigh No More, the band has completely sold out its first U.S. tour, including…
Morning Brew: Smoking Ban, Botanical Gardens, Hidden Treasure, and the Voice of a Generation
The good old days. Good morning, Cleveland. Here’s some stuff to read while you dream up the next great Cavs rumor. — It’s been three years since Ohio instituted the smoking ban. It’s also been three years since Scene began it’s unofficial search for bars that still covertly allow smoking. With just a few exceptions,…
Speculating on Jennifer Brunner’s Future
Help me help you. Since Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner lost the May 4 Democratic U.S. Senate primary by a much narrower margin than her fund-raising deficit should have allowed, many have been wondering whether she would end her political career when she hands over her office over in January. Brunner could easily return…
What to Do Tonight: Curren$y
This is what Curren$y’s currency bought him Curren$y is a simple man. “Smoke and make music/I’m a modern day hippie,” he raps on a track off Fast Times at Ridgemont Fly, one of his many mixtapes. And that he does. The weed-smoking, Chevy-driving New Orleans native rose to fame by putting out seven free mixtapes…
Dio Marathon
You, me, all day. Most weeks, Bill Peters’ Metal on Metal program on WJCU-FM 88.7 runs from 6:30-9:30 and features a variety of independent metal from around the world. Tonight, however, Peters’ program will run for thirteen hours — starting at 7 p.m. and ending at 8 a.m. — and feature exclusively the music of…
MacGruber takes action cinema to new lows
A parody of the ’80s TV show MacGyver, MacGruber began as a short recurring skit on Saturday Night Live with Will Forte starring as the title character. The skit only has one joke: while trying to deactivate some sort of timed death trap, MacGruber invariably fails and the death trap goes off. This was kind…
Chicago Tribune: “Toughen Up, Cleveland”
The folks at the Trib in the Windy City thought the “We Are LeBron” video was not only lame, they thought it was desperate. They decided to send a gift basket full of hilarious gag gifts to Governor Strickland and film themselves putting it together, clearly wanting to stay out of the desperate and lame…
Why We Might Not Be Going to Elyria Anytime Soon
Might have to strap beer to your belly if you want booze in Elyria. Booze and Cleveland go together like, well… booze and Cleveland. Or maybe Jimmy Dimora and Hometown Buffet. Either way. There’s been a string of crime in Elyria and the city is blaming it on the bars that populate the downtown area…
Thursday Music News Roundup
American Idol preps for its finale. We bet the smoke monster is gonna be the champ … or a metaphor for fate and stuff. The horror! The horror! For the people stuck in there with them, I mean. This just in: One of the planet’s biggest assholes is being an asshole again. How did we…
We’re Number One: Cuyahoga Leads Ohio Foreclosures… Again
$3.21 and a pack of Winstons and it’s yours. Ohio had 89,053 foreclosure filings in 2009, a record, and the 14th year in a row that foreclosures eclipsed the previous year’s mark. If data released by the Ohio Supreme Court is any indication, 2010 will be another banner year for barren buildings. The first quarter…
You Might Have to Tell Your Realtor If You Cooked Meth in Your Basement
The dishwasher doesn’t stay, but this handy meth-set does. If you — or, you know, “someone” — has cooked crystal meth in your basement or your 1989 Ford Taurus, Ohio wants everyone to know about it. The Ohio House passed a bill that would require you to disclose whether your house was ever used in…
Concert Review: Metric at House of Blues
Pretty in blue When Metric played “Dead Disco” at House of Blues last night, the synth’s high-pitched alien screeching, rippling guitar growls, and bouncy percussion meant that the band was bringing a new kind of dance music to town. Audience members bounced on their heels, clapping their hands above their heads as frontwoman Emily Haines…
Youngstown? Yes, Youngstown!
If you haven’t already read this tremendous piece on Youngstown and the city’s ambitious and effective growth in the tech sector, all amidst the decay and struggle of the former great Rust Belt city, you should do so immediately. Inspiring, complex, moving — it’s all these things. And we could stand to learn a little…
Three Cleveland Companies Land on Bloomberg Inner City 100 Rankings
Hot cards in a hot building. Yeah, buddy. Hotcards.com (printing), Jakprints (printing), and Talan Products (metal, fabrication) were featured in the special Inner City 100 Rankings produced by Bloomberg Businessweek. What’s the Inner City 100? How is it chosen? Who could possibly have answers to these questions? We do, of course. And we have pastries.…
Voting Continues for New Ohio Statue, Write-Ins For Jerry Springer Still Not Being Considered
Statue-ready. There used to be a statue of Gov. William Allen that Ohio was proud to call its own. No more. Turns out his pro-slavery leanings bothered Ohioans who didn’t want his likeness and legacy preserved in marble. That sort of stuff may fly for Cincinnati, which is below the Mason-Dixon line as far as…
Esquire’s Shaq Profile With Some Insights On LeBron
It’s striking, really, looking back at the optimism and pomp and circumstance of Shaq’s arrival in Cleveland and where we are now. The welcoming press conference/party is where this profile of Shaq, from the June issue of Esquire, begins. We all know how it ends. Good reading on a guy who has likely played his…
Limp Bizkit Summer Tour Canceled: D’oh, Yo!
Limp Bizkit’s summer tour has been canceled — or, technically, postponed until fall — for now, though no new dates are available, and refunds are available at the point of purchase. This includes the July 5 stop at Cleveland’s Time Warner Cable Amphitheater, which had Method Man and Redman scheduled as the opening act. (Check…
How Much Dough Did Cleveland’s Early Exit From the Playoffs Save Cavs Fans?
With a season full of a sellouts, promise (ha!) of a championship, and the greatest player on the planet, it wasn’t hard to imagine the marketplace demand for Cavs playoff tickets had the Wine and Gold advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. Clevelanders would have shelled out plenty of dough for the chance to sit…
Brian Windhorst Talks About Covering LeBron/Cavs
PD Cavs beat writer Brian Windhorst has been immersed in all things LeBron for just about as long as he’s been a reporter. As the seconds tick off until LeBron’s free agency decision, Brian’s sure to be in the middle of it — sorting through rumors, breaking news, and providing his readers with what he…
Soul Power
At first, Jill Scott wanted to be a teacher. But when she found it too difficult to get good grades and work two jobs, she started performing at the small clubs and cafes and clubs near her Philadelphia home. “There are places to get your craft together,” she says of her hometown. “I found these…
The Beginner’s Guide to Dead Zones
Perhaps you’ve heard that Cleveland has a problem on its hands. Cultural theorists posit that, given our current rate of outward migration, the entire population of Northeast Ohio could be housed in a single Steak ‘n’ Shake booth by 2023. But as the herd inevitably thins, our views of some of Cleveland’s most spectacular creations…
Still Going Steady
Punk fans are well aware of the Buzzcocks’ significance. Have been for years — ever since the band released its monumental singles collection, Singles Going Steady, in 1979. But unlike fellow punk icons the Ramones, Sex Pistols, and the Clash, they’re not Rock and Roll Hall of Fame famous. Though they’re getting there. “We played…
Blown Away
Positively Cleveland should be grateful for what chef Ellis Cooley is accomplishing at Amp 150. The tourism bureau markets Cleveland’s world-class dining scene by organizing culinary tours and posting food-based itineraries on its website. But many business travelers never step foot out of their hotel room except to attend meetings. If those travelers are holed…
THE END OF INNOVATION?
It’s been a good four years for the Cleveland School of Science and Medicine. One of three high schools on the campus of John Hay, it’s also one of the Cleveland Municipal School District’s ten “innovation schools,” part of a five-year-old program dedicated to developing schools focused on a particular discipline or educational approach. And…
Hopelessly Eroded
So it’s come to this? A live production of an insanely popular musical needs an actor from the company to come out before the curtain rises to warm up the crowd, like it’s a Wheel of Fortune taping? As they say on SNL: Really?! The show is Grease at PlayhouseSquare, and it features well-known, bulletproof…
Stay In!
CD The Jayhawks (Lost Highway) The alt-country pioneers’ 1986 debut (which fans refer to as “The Bunkhouse Album”) doesn’t sound much like their classic Hollywood Town Hall. But the ancestors they quote — particularly the Flying Burrito Brothers — and the foundations they lay here became the cornerstones of their quarter-century career. It’s finally on…
Bites: Zinc Debut at Public Square
Making its debut next week, Zinc Bistro, Bar and Bakery (668 Euclid Ave., 216-583-9462, zinccleveland.com) is the most ambitious opening between Public Square and the PlayhouseSquare in a long time. Helmed by chef Tom Quick, who ran the popular Epiq Bistro in Concord for 10 years, Zinc is modeled after the ebullient French bistros found…
Ogre and Out
Sometime over the course of three sequels, the Shrek franchise stopped being a parody of super-saccharine kids’ movies and became one itself. I place that moment around the middle of 2004’s Shrek 2, when Puss in Boots first shows up, making a play for Donkey’s spot as the ogre’s annoying sidekick. What started as an…
HEARTBREAKER
Jessica Lea Mayfield has grown up on the road. Listen to her 2008 debut album, With Blasphemy So Heartfelt, and you’ll hear a shy, self-conscious teen from Kent singing bittersweet boot-gazer pop about breaking up with her boyfriend. Today, Mayfield is approaching 21. She’s toured across oceans, played with the Avett Brothers, and transformed from…
Bomb Squad
Opening in theaters on Friday, MacGruber is the latest in a seemingly endless line of Saturday Night Live-derived comedies that test the theatrical waters. Starring Will Forte as the anti-MacGyver, a guy who couldn’t disable a bomb if his life depended on it (which it often does), the R-rated MacGruber cost a paltry $10 million…
Letters
FRICASÉED FRANZ Thanks for publishing “The Orchestra Pit” [May 5, 2010]. Before moving to Cincinnati — a great town with a great orchestra led by Paavo Jarvi, a great conductor — I lived in Miami for more than 25 years. During that time, I had the pleasure of listening to some of the world’s great…
The White Stuff
From 1987 to 1993, the Janglers were a staple on the local alt-country scene. But after they broke up, frontman Jason White needed a change of scenery. So he and guitarist Jack Silverman moved to Nashville and recorded some demos at Bradley’s Barn, the studio run by legendary country producer Owen Bradley. “It just seemed…
Northeast Ohio Music Releases
Mystery of Two Color Me (Exit Stencil) exitstencil.org Local art-rockers Mystery of Two channel the usual suspects (Television, Pere Ubu, Talking Heads) on their new four-song EP. The rough-around-the-edges opener, “Ghost,” features muffled vocals and a spacey mid-song jam (which, truth be told, doesn’t deviate much from the rest of the band’s catalog). The other…
Livewire
Metric Metric sound edgier today than they did back in 2003, when singer and bandleader Emily Haines fiercely urged fans to “fight off the lethargy” in “Combat Baby.” The band has always popped out of the speakers with its stuttered percussion and growling riffs. But their fourth album, Fantasies, purrs with maniacal energy that’s as…
YEATS REIMAGINED
Asked to describe an apple, most of us would come up with “red” and “round.” Ask a poet like William Butler Yeats the same question and he’d respond with something completely different. For poets, the truth is fractured, complex, and lies beyond the commonplace. This is why Open Mind Firmament, an Evening of W.B. Yeats…
Shell Shock
Minnesota’s Trampled by Turtles play traditional music in a nontraditional way. Since the band moved from side project to full-time gig in 2003, its five records have split the difference between revved-up bluegrass and Townes Van Zandt-style ballads. The recently released Palomino debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s bluegrass chart. But the Turtles made their…
At the Art House
The Secret in Their Eyes Adapted by Juan José Campanella from an Eduardo Sacheri novel, this Argentine crime drama won the 2010 Best Foreign Film Academy Award. It’s a conventional movie but nonetheless engrossing, with excellent acting and ravishing cinematography by Félix Monti. Benjamin Esposito (Ricardo Darin), a retired Buenos Aires court employee, decides to…
Playback
The Black Keys Brothers (Nonesuch) Singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney aren’t brothers, but they might as well be. The Akron duo has been together since they were in their teens, and they work together like tuned-in siblings: The Black Keys finished their sixth album in a mere nine days at Muscle Shoals’ famous…
Finance Committee Signs Off On LED Deal But Questions Remain
Festive. After a five-hour plus meeting yesterday afternoon, City Council’s finance committee greenlighted a controversial proposal from Mayor Frank Jackson that would lock the city into a sweetheart deal with a Chinese-based manufacturer in exchange for job creation. The proposal, which failed to pass in full council but is expected pass at the next meeting,…
