Tracy Boachie, Arts & Entertainment Reporter
• September 6, 2013
On Saturday, Sept. 7, Case Western Reserve University’s radio station WRUW-FM 91.1 will be bringing 11 acts from Cleveland and beyond to the Mather Memorial courtyard for a day filled with good ol’...
Artist: Islands
Album: Ski Mask
Rating: 3 / 5
Islands is a Canadian band fronted by Nicholas Thorburn, formerly of indie-rock touchstones The Unicorns and more recently bands like Islands and Mister...
Stepping through the kitchen and down a set of stairs brought me to the warm basement of Beachland Tavern to meet The Melodic.
Their show on Aug. 31 was both quirky and intimate, catered to a small...
“Thank you for participating,” yelled sweaty singer Ty Tylers, a smile half-concealed by his microphone.
Audience members yelled back, thrusting their hands (most of which held beer cans) into the...
The times, they are a-confusin’ when it comes to the rap world. Way back in 2011, it seemed like Kanye West and Jay-Z were establishing some hip hop hegemony. Kanye had just released the magnum opus...
Already full of anticipation, the students of Case Western Reserve University excitedly await the free Homecoming concert, this year featuring alternative band Passion Pit, on September 28.
“I was...
Chvrches — “Gun”
Chvrches are a Scottish band making some of the best pop music around. First it was “The Mother We Share,” then “Now Is Not the Time,” and they’re continuing their hot...
Cleveland’s vibrant concert scene is one of the highlights of Northeast Ohio.
Different venues are littered throughout the city, drawing in music-lovers from all over the state. However, living at...
pOUT, A band expected to bring Cleveland Rock, Detroit Funk, and Puerto Rican Thump to the Wade Oval Wednesday (WOW) stage, failed to impress this past week with countless covers and only a couple of original...
Carlos Jones & The PLUS Band transformed Wade Oval into a Jamaican jam with their chill and friendly tunes.
They filled the stage with their Jamaican-themed equipment, which had patterns of red, green,...
