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The Observer

Haim’s “Days Are Gone” leaves listener wanting more

Jason Walsh, Staff Reporter October 11, 2013

Artist: Haim Album: Days Are Gone Rating: 4/5 Haim consists of three sisters from Los Angeles in their mid-twenties, all within a couple years of each other, whose last name is Haim. Emerging with...

Minus the Bear revises sound in “Acoustics II”

Katy Witkowski, Arts & Entertainment Editor October 11, 2013

In 2008, Minus the Bear entered the recording studio without much of their normal equipment. No distortion pedals, no loops, no synthesizers. “Acoustics” was the result, featuring an original song...

The Observer’s Playlist of the Week: 10/11

Jason Walsh, Staff Reporter October 11, 2013

Major Lazer & Zeds Dead — “Turn Around (ft. Elephant Man)” This is basically your standard Major Lazer song, except that it doesn’t seem nearly as good as the great stuff on “Guns Don’t...

Passion Pit’s lead singer, Michael Angelakos, sang to an audience of students, alumni and family on Saturday, Sept. 28.

Higher & higher & higher

Anne Nickoloff, Staff Reporter October 5, 2013

A bobbing crowd of students roared after Passion Pit exited the stage. The chant crescendoed: “Encore! Encore! Encore!” Veale athletic center was stuffy, hot and filled with perspiration, yet...

Alumni & Homecoming weekend [Gallery]

Alumni & Homecoming weekend [Gallery]

October 5, 2013

Students, alumni and families gathered around North Side of campus on Saturday, Sept. 28 for the culmination of Homecoming and Alumni Weekend. Before the homecoming football game, student groups decorated...

Throughout the performance, IMPROVment members and alumni collaborated in creating a unique and hilarious experience for all in Harkness Chapel on Saturday, Sept. 28.

IMPROVment alumni multiply humor

Anne Nickoloff, Staff Reporter October 5, 2013

Improvment filled Harkness Chapel this past Saturday with performers and audience members alike for its explosive 10th anniversary alumni show. During introductions, the entire Harkness stage was so...

Cleveland Museum of Art features film about Mona Lisa

Maria Fazal, Staff Reporter October 5, 2013

The Mona Lisa: It is quite possibly the most famous painting in the world. Most could recognize that subtle smile and green dress anywhere. Art lovers and normals alike are also familiar with its famous...

Woody Sez… Not much actually

Joseph Verbovszky, Staff Reporter October 5, 2013

This is the third time this season that I am going to write about something put on by the Cleveland Playhouse that was not a play. The first was “Devil’s Music,” a one-man musical piece about the...

The Observer’s Playlist of the Week: 10/4

Jason Walsh, Staff Reporter October 5, 2013

Darkside - “Paper Trails” Darkside is one of Nicolas Jaar’s many projects, which include solo music, running his label Clown & Sunset and being a comparative literature student at Brown. Both...

“Rape joke”

Maureen O'Reilly, Staff Reporter October 5, 2013

The poem appeared on The Awl on July 25 of this year. Just over two months later, it has close to thirty thousand likes on Facebook, plus numerous re-postings, comments and Tweets. Just as poetry seemed...

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