The Observer, April 7, 2006
Volume XXXVIII, Issue 23
The Buzz
Friday, April 7
It's Friday! Chill back, and check out Jarhead, the Jake Gyllenhaal action extravaganza about Marines in the Middle East, courtesy of Film Society. Time: 7, 9:30 p.m. and midnight. Cost: $3 Location: Strosacker Auditorium. Info: films.case.edu
In its native Australia, Wolfmother is huge. Its debut album snagged just about every award possible last year in the Aussie edition of Rolling Stone. The CD is due stateside next month, following the January release of the Dimensions EP, in which the high-coiffed trio comes on like a mix of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and the Mars Volta – complete with all the pretension and balls-out rocking that implies.Time: 7 and 9 p.m. Cost: $10. Location: Agora Ballroom, 5000 Euclid Ave. Info: www.clevelandagora.com
Saturday, April 8
Forget watching Old School for the fiftieth time this year – relax with a classic movie, like Harold and Maude, courtesy of Film Society. The plot goes something like this: a 20 year-old death-obsessed man befriends a 79 year-old woman and gets engaged to her. Head over to Strosacker to see how this bad boy turns out! Time: 7 and 9 p.m. Cost: $3 Location: Strosacker Auditorium. Info: films.case.edu
A reworking of a Chinese fable, Turandot allowed Puccini to play with sounds and styles. Cleveland Opera's production, which opens tonight, features lavish sets, international stars, and a princess with one hell of an attitude. The story's royal protagonist quizzes potential suitors with three riddles. If they miss one, she kills them. Talk about pressure! But the plot is secondary to the soaring arias on display. Time: Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Cost: $25 to $135. Location: Playhouse Square, 1519 Euclid Ave. Info: www.playhousesquare.com
Sunday, April 9
Rent star Adam Pascal comes to campus courtesy of UPB and Film Society to perform for a screening of the movie-musical that made him famous. Check it out! Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $1 for undergrads, $5 all others. Location: Strosacker Auditorium. Info: upb.case.edu
Monday, April 10
Los Angeles-based She Wants Revenge has been compared to Interpol, Depeche Mode, and the Bravery, but with their own unique twist. She Wants Revenge hits the Grog Shop tonight, with Nightmare of You and Astra Heights. Time: 9 p.m. Cost: $12. Location: Grog Shop. Info: www.grogshop.gs
Tuesday, April 11
Try as they might, Emery just can't shake the emo tag, despite its frequent pop-references. Not that the label should turn you off them, if you're not so into emotion. Check them out tonight as part of the Tooth & Nail Tour at the Agora. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $15. Location: Agora Ballroom, 5000 Euclid Ave. Info: www.clevelandagora.com
Wednesday, April 12
Tonight's Spot Night features two of Cleveland's hottest groups, JJ Magazine and This is Exploding. Fans of Belle & Sebastian, The Strokes, and The Smiths are sure to enjoy JJ Magazine's playful, contagious melodies. And don't forget the $1 beers and cheap wings! Time: 9 p.m. Cost: free. Location: the Spot Night. Info: upb.case.edu
If you don't know about the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, now's your chance. Tonight the Grog Shop presents this breakthrough band, who have opened for the Strokes and White Stripes at the Agora, with Blood on the Wall and This Moment in Black History. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $21.50 in advance, $24 day of show. Location: Agora Theater, 5000 Euclid Ave. Info: www.grogshop.gs
Thursday, April 13
Banned in France until 1975, Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory tells the tale of a haughty general who decides to make an example of three surviving soldiers in WWI by trying and executing them for cowardice. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $8. Location: Cleveland Cinematheque. Info: www.cia.edu
