The Observer, April 6, 2007
Volume XXXIX, Issue 23
The Buzz
Friday, April 6
Super hot alt-hip-hop artists Gym Class Heroes (of "Cupid's Chokehold" fame) will be playing at the Spot on Wednesday, April 18 before they embark to open for Gwen Stefani on her Sweet Escape Tour this summer. Free tickets will be available today at the UPB Office; only 500 tickets will be distributed. Limit one ticket per student with ID. Time: 12:45-1:30 p.m. Cost: free with student ID. Location: UPB Office, Thwing Basement. Info: upb.case.edu
Film Society screens this year's Academy Award winner for Best Animated Film, Happy Feet. This adorable feature revolves around Mumble, a tap dancing penguin who is the worst singer in the world, which proves to be a problem in a world where singing is everything. Time: 7, 9:30 p.m., 12 a.m. Cost: $3. Location: Strosacker Auditorium. Info: films.case.edu
Singer-songwriter Mat Kearney can't stay away from Cleveland. Kearney, the epitome of the "sensitive guy with a guitar," plays the House of Blues tonight with the Feeling, and Rocco DeLuca and the Burden. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $18.50-$20. Location: House of Blues, 308 Euclid Ave. Info: www.hob.com
Saturday, April 7
Hanging around family all weekend will probably make you want to go on a rampage like a hungry T-Rex. Tonight's offering by Film Society, Jurassic Park, will help you release that cathartic energy, and then some. Time: 7, 9:30 p.m. Cost: $3. Location: Strosacker Auditorium. Info: films.case.edu
Celebrate Easter in style with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra tonight, as they play a concert of spiritually-inspired jazz written by Case's own Paul Ferguson. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $30. Location: Bop Stop, 2920 Detroit Ave. Info: www.clevelandjazz.org
Sunday, April 8
On their first four albums, New York-based indie-rockers Calla borrowed from many inspirations, from Blade Runner to Bjork. For the new Strength in Numbers, the band turned to its own back catalog, cutting and pasting from their favorite artists: themselves. Check them out tonight at the Grog Shop, with Corissa and the Priapists, Kong Sauce, and Chittlin'. Time: 9 p.m. Cost: $8. Location: the Grog Shop. Info: www.grogshop.gs.
Monday, April 9
The Cleveland Cinematheque presents the latest installment of its Classic Illustrated series in a double feature of two silent French films from the 1920s, The Smiling Madame Beudet and The Seashell and the Clergyman. Check out this great two-for-one deal. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $5-$8. Location: Cleveland Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd. Info: www.cia.edu/cinematheque
Tuesday, April 10
Check out alt-hip-hoppers G. Love & Special Sauce as they hit the House of Blues tonight. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $20. Location: House of Blues, 308 Euclid Ave. Info: www.hob.com
Wednesday, April 11
Get your ska on tonight at the Spot with Cypher and the Skatastrophes, whose sound, laden with horn solos and guitar riffs, will take you back to the late '90s ska sound. As always, cheap wings and $1 mystery beers will be available throughout the night. Time: 9:30 p.m. Cost: free. Location: The Spot. Info: upb.case.edu
Thursday, April 12
Get crafty tonight, thanks to UPB, which sponsors Mocktail and Glass Decorating night at the Rough Rider Room. Learn how to mix some funky new drinks, then paint cocktail glasses to enjoy them in. Time: 8-10 p.m. Cost: free. Location: Rough Rider Room. Info: upb.case.edu
