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Fuel Coffee Bar brings new smiles and caffeine to Little Italy

Zsolt Bognar, Contributing Reporter September 20, 2013

The student community and Little Italy have a trendy new hotspot to celebrate in Fuel Coffee Bar. It’s located in the setting of a converted vintage gas station on Mayfield Road and 123rd St. In an atmosphere...

CHVRCHES debut album falls short of expectations

Jason Walsh, Staff Reporter September 20, 2013

Artist: CHVRCHES Album: The Bones Of What You Believe Rating: 3 / 5 Although “The Bones Of What You Believe” is CHVRCHES’ debut album, it feels like they have been around for a while now. A...

Album Review: Elvis Costello

Lily Korte, Staff Reporter September 20, 2013

Some musicians stick resolutely to making the same sort of music throughout their entire lives, each album essentially identical to the last, with each song an attempt to recreate the formula that gave...

The Observer Playlist of the Week 9/20/13

Jason Walsh, Staff Reporter September 20, 2013

Four Tet - “Parallel Jalebi” “Parallel Jalebi” is the second single from Four Tet’s upcoming album “Beautiful Rewind.” Four Tet aka Kieran Hebden has been making electronic music since...

Deerhunter brings good vibes and moves to stage

Tracy Boachie, Contributing Reporter September 20, 2013

“Don’t you wanna be somebody, don’t you wanna be? Don’t you wanna be somebody?” Marnie Stern asked her fans as she performed her song “Noonan” during her set on Sept. 11. It was not surprising...

The voice behind “In a World”

Lily Korte, Staff Reporter September 20, 2013

In a world where movie trailers still seem to all begin with the words “In a world,” there is really only room for one type of voiceover actor. The late Don LaFontaine was the originator of that particular...

Spot Night slows down: The Commonwealth plays to small crowd

Anne Nickoloff, Music Reporter September 14, 2013

Rarely does a concert opening band have a larger audience than the headliner. But at this week's Spot Night, Case Western Reserve University student and musician Henry Hershey drew a crowd at least three...

The guitarist of Wingtones began the daylong music festival around 1 p.m. on Sept. 8. Among other antics, Wingtones’ mascot Wingzilla graced the stage.

Studio-A-Rama draws music fans far and wide

Anne Nickoloff, Staff Reporter September 13, 2013

Studio-A-Rama isn’t a typical kind of concert for Case Western Reserve University. Spot Nights, the Homecoming concert and Springfest have all delved into pop, folk or rap and all of them have had...

The last three episodes of the hit television series ‘Breaking Bad’ will air on AMC (Channel 11.4) every Sunday night at 9:00 p.m.

SPOILER: Breaking Bad’s last four episodes

Lily Korte, Staff Reporter September 13, 2013

As cliché as it sounds, there are two kinds of people in the world: those who are sick to death of hearing about “Breaking Bad,” and those who think the recent bombardment of media coverage still...

For once, it’s not all about the food

Maureen O'Reilly, Staff Reporter September 13, 2013

This week marks the beginning of the 2013 Cleveland Italian Film Festival. Although food will be used as a fundraiser, it will take the backseat to other distinguished aspects of Italian culture. At...

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