“Spit You Out”—Metz
Scuzz-rock masters Metz are back with “Spit You Out,” a single that takes no prisoners as it rips through almost five minutes of distorted riffs, rapid-fire drums and screeching...
Anne Nickoloff, Arts & Entertainment Editor
• April 9, 2015
At the Cleveland House of Blues last Friday, April 3, lines of face-painted teens and 20-somethings stood in line in a light Cleveland drizzle, waiting to get inside for a sold-out show featuring Walk...
“Dream Lover”—The Vaccines
The biggest British band you have probably never heard of, The Vaccines, are four platinum-selling blokes from West London that mix the fuzz of The Black Keys with the...
April 2: Joywave with opener Night Terrors of 1927
This band from Rochester, NY is known for their indie sound mixed with an electronic flare. Their single, “Dangerous” found itself on top of the...
There’s something about the House of Blues, with its intimate small setting and the painted banner above the stage proclaiming “Unity in Diversity,” that just sets a tone of fellowship.
When the...
Anne Nickoloff, Arts & Entertainment Editor
• March 27, 2015
Walk the Moon is known for its wild fanbase, who show up in hordes, faces painted, for the band’s shows all around the world.
But Walk the Moon’s sheer amount of sold-out shows is still pretty astounding.
As...
In many ways, Kendrick Lamar’s second masterwork, “To Pimp A Butterfly,” is the antithesis of the modern rap album. Clocking in at a sprawling hour and 19 minutes in length and featuring very few...
“Light Years Beyond”—Electric Citizen
Hailing from Cincinnati, Electric Citizen pumps out the kind of galloping, riff-heavy rock that will send you back to the 70s in a leather-clad time machine....
“Baby Britain”—Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield
Approaching indie rock martyr Elliott Smith’s catalog with equal parts taste and respect, Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers and Kent native Jessica...
The Nate Jones Band quietly took the stage at the Beachland Ballroom on Thursday, March 5. Within seconds they began to jam out to “Honest Man” with smiles on their faces.
I could not help but smile...
