The Observer, September 8, 2006
Volume XXXIX, Issue 2
The Buzz
Friday, Sept. 8
Even a four-day week can seem long by the time Friday rolls around. Take some chill time and check out Over the Hedge tonight, presented by Film Society. There's no shame in admitting that you enjoy a good animated film with cute animals working together to overcome adversity! Time: 7, 9, 11 p.m. Cost: $3Location: Strosacker Auditorium. Info: films.case.edu
Get your freak on tonight as Elektrophest 2K6 kicks off at Phantasy Nite Club. This two-day event features many bands, including Interface, Sensuous Enemy, d:konstruct, Missile Command, and Omen Machine. Time: p.m. Cost: $15 at the door, $30 two-day pass. Location: Phantasy Nite Club, 11802 Detroit Ave. Info: www.phantasyconcertclub.net
Saturday, Sept. 9
Harrison Ford may be two million years old, but he's still sexy. Watch Ford play the ultimate in ass-kicking archeologists tonight in Raiders of the Lost Ark, courtesy of Film Society. Time: 7, 9:30 p.m. Cost: $3 Location: Strosacker Auditorium. Info: films.case.edu
Sunday, Sept. 10
Who doesn't like free ice cream? Head over to North Side today and make your own sundae, courtesy of UPB, Case's gods of free stuff. Time: 4p.m. Cost: free. Location: in front of Leutner. Info: upb.case.edu
Gerard Butler, Stellan Skarsgård, and Sarah Polley star in Beowulf & Grendel, a muscular adventure fantasy based on the 8th-century Anglo-Saxon epic poem. Part legend, part horror story, it tells of a Norse warrior who battles a marauding, murderous, monstrous troll who has attacked the kingdom of the Danes; if you're looking for a night of good, bloody fun, this might just be it. Time: 9:10 p.m. Cost: $5 with CIA student ID, $8 general admission. Location: Cleveland Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd. Info: (216) 421-7450.
Monday, Sept. 11
Catch surrealist popsters Starlight Mints tonight at the Grog Shop. With The Colour, and The Shys. Time: 9p.m. Cost: $8 advance, $10 day of show. Location: The Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Hts. Blvd. Info: www.grogshop.gs
In the mood for something a little more Euphoric? Enjoy the last dregs of summer tonight, and catch Def Leppard and Journey at Blossom Music Center. Time: 7 p.m. Location: Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steels Corners Rd., Cuyahoga Falls. Info: www.hob.com/venues/concerts/blossom
Wednesday, Sept. 13
Head over to the Spot tonight and catch experimental indie-rockers, To Be A High Powered Executive and Good Morning Valentine, whose influences include Wilco and Belle & Sebastian. As always, cheap mystery beverages and free wings will be front and center. Time: 9 p.m. Cost: free. Location: the Spot. Info: upb.case.edu
If you'd like to hear something a little more along the lines of Fall Out Boy or Panic! at the Disco, you can catch Red Jumpsuit Apparatus tonight at the Cleveland Agora Ballroom. Fresh from the release of their debut album, Don't You Fake It, these Florida natives blend meaningful lyrics with intense emotion. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $9.23. Location: Agora Ballroom. Info: www.clevelandagora.com
Thursday, Sep. 14
Leave your homework for the wee hours of the morning; tonight, head up to the Grog Shop and catch post-punk modsters French Kicks, with Sound Team and The Twilight. Time: 9 p.m. Cost: $8 advance, $10 day of show. Location: the Grog Shop. Info: www.grogshop.gs
TIme to get funky. Join George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic. After founding The Parliament, a babershop doo-wop ensemble, in junior high Clinton began experimenting with harmonies and melodies before attaining their unique sound of today. Time: 9 p.m. Doors open at 8 p.m. Cost: $27.50-$45 Location: House of Blues.Info: 216-523-BLUE
