This past wintery Sunday night had the Grog Shop toasty with summer Reggae by early 2000’s favorite, Shaggy. Case Western Reserve University students and fellow Clevelanders waved their hands in the...
“Heat Wave”—Diarrhea Planet
With a name like Diarrhea Planet, it almost doesn’t matter what the band’s music sounds like; the name speaks for itself in more ways than one. Thankfully, these...
The audience fell silent and the room turned pitch black. Dr. Kelly St. Pierre stood behind the curtain with her violin in one of the world’s most prestigious concert venues.
Before she went onstage...
“My Lips Still Taste Of You”—Sylvie Simmons
Many artists have a way with words, but few can claim to be a successful music critic for decades before becoming a musician. However, this is the case...
Anne Nickoloff, Arts & Entertainment Editor
• November 14, 2014
Singer Noelle Scaggs flung up her arms, fingers touching to form the outline of a heart above her head. Behind her, the massive neon heart, an emblem from the cover of the band’s latest album, lit up...
Anne Nickoloff, Arts & Entertainment Editor
• November 8, 2014
Seeing Fitz and the Tantrums perform makes you realize that a concert is not just about the music.
With interactive flash bracelets on most audience members' wrists and never-ending applause, the band...
“Paradise Girls”—Deerhoof
For the last 20 years, Deerhoof have been one of the many artists pushing the indie-rock envelope, incorporating a dizzying array of avant-garde flourishes and various...
“I wish that I could be like the Case kids. ‘Cause all the Case kids they seem to get it…”
Students of Case Western Reserve University and guests screamed these slightly-changed lyrics to indie...
On Oct. 21, Minus the Bear played a sold-out concert to a crowd of dedicated fans. However, some of the openers didn’t quite fit the bill.
Opener Young Widows recently released their new full-length...
“Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”—The Flaming Lips Feat. My Morning Jacket, Fever The Ghost & J. Mascis
In a move of either sheer brilliance or pure blasphemy, The Flaming Lips have released...
