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Cyclops Reap by White Fence

Cyclops Reap by White Fence

Jason Walsh, Music Critic April 12, 2013

White Fence, the one-man band project of Tim Presley, is part of a wave of 1960s and 1970s revivalists. Fellow San Franciscan and sometimes collaborator Ty Segall has probably become the biggest export...

Diverse lineup at Beachland Ballroom

Anne Nickoloff, Music Reporter April 12, 2013

On Tuesday, April 16, the Beachland Ballroom will welcome The Black Angels, Elephant Stone, and Allah-Las for an evening of psychedelic tunes. These three bands present music that breaks genre barriers...

Combat fatigue: “Robot Combat League” fails to impress

Drew Scheeler, Film and Television Critic April 12, 2013

Watershed Down The idea of a robotic uprising is one of the classic tropes of science fiction because humans are subconsciously frightened by the notion that the very machines we have created can one...

From the weird files: Japanese teenagers reenact “Dragon Ball” moves, prepare to save earth’s future

From the weird files: Japanese teenagers reenact “Dragon Ball” moves, prepare to save earth’s future

Drew Scheeler, Film & Television Critic April 5, 2013

A set of photos circulating around the Internet this past week shows an assortment of Japanese schoolgirls reenacting moves and poses popularized by Akira Toriyama’s “Dragon Ball” manga. Originally...

Dhamakapella pictured above, will be hosting the first ever Spring International on Apr 6.

Dhamakapella hosts spring invitational

Anne Nickoloff, Music Reporter April 5, 2013

Case Western Reserve University’s South Asian a capella group, Dhamakapella, will be hosting their first ever Spring Invitational tomorrow, Apr. 6. The concert is historic for the group. “It’s...

It’s here: “Bioshock Infinite”

Owen Bell, Games & Tech Reporter April 5, 2013

The giant is here. Ever since Irrational Games released “Bioshock” in 2007, gamers everywhere have been waiting to see what the company was going to make next. That game has arrived, and it has some...

Charleston, Blues, and Balboa: CWRU Swing Club

Elaina Lin, Theatre & Dance Reporter April 5, 2013

From afar, echoes and sounds from the 1920’s pull one along to the wide-open space of the Nord Atrium. The upbeat music takes hold, swinging the day away. The Case Western Reserve University Swing...

Observer App of the Week 4/5: Field Trip

Sheehan Hannah, A&E Editor April 5, 2013

In elementary school, there were two things that I enjoyed more than anything else: recess and field trips. Even to this day, the things I enjoy most come from wandering off the beaten path and finding...

Observer Playlist of the Week: 4/5

Jason Walsh, Music Critic April 5, 2013

Active Child - “Evening Ceremony” In 2010, Active Child put an EP called “Curtis Lane” that was the best thing I’d heard in awhile. His full-length 2011 follow-up “You Are All I See” was...

(L-R) Kate Hodge, Elizabeth Rich & Denny Dillon appear in Cleveland Playhouse’ production of “Good People.”

“Good People” at Cleveland Playhouse

Joseph Verbovszky, Theatre Critic April 5, 2013

Who are “Good People?” This is what Margie Walsh calls her one time friend and lover, Mike Dillon just after “busting balls” about how he has become “lace-curtain.” A phrase that describes...

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