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Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Blood v. Electricity by Unknown Component

Blood v. Electricity by Unknown Component

Anne Nickoloff, Music Reporter October 19, 2012

Until I heard about its latest album, Blood v. Electricity, Unknown Component was completely foreign to me. Even odder still, what I thought was a full rock band turned out to be a music project of...

Local Business by Titus Andronicus

Local Business by Titus Andronicus

Jason Walsh, Music Reporter October 13, 2012

Titus Andronicus are one of, if not the, greatest rock 'n' roll band currently alive and making music. Their sophomore album, The Monitor, is unequivocally a masterpiece. It is one of the greatest albums...

Nehru Jackets by Himanshu

Nehru Jackets by Himanshu

Jason Walsh, Music Reporter October 5, 2012

Album: Nehru Jackets Artist:Himanshu Release date:January 27, 2012 Rating: 3.5 / 5 “I ain't got love handles, got thug handles” are the first lines Himanshu gives us on Nehru Jackets, his first...

Upcoming Local Concerts

Katy Witkowski, Music Reporter October 5, 2012

Midterms are quickly approaching. With that in mind, it is important to remember we are in the city of rock and roll.  This is a city where live music can be found on virtually every corner on any given...

B.o.B Versus Berloiz

B.o.B Versus Berloiz

Anne Nickoloff, Music Reporter October 5, 2012

While many Case Western Reserve University students were donning their school colors for the Homecoming football game, I wore my best dress for my first Cleveland Orchestra concert. Severance Hall...

Halftime Hype: The Spartan Dance Team

Halftime Hype: The Spartan Dance Team

Elaina Lin, Theatre and Dance Reporter October 5, 2012

The music crescendos, along with the crowd's cheers and sounds of excitement. Standing on the field is a group of students, no wait Spartans, dancers! The Spartan dance team performances at games and events...

A Morning With WRUW: Swing-a-Verse with Brian Tietz

A Morning With WRUW: Swing-a-Verse with Brian Tietz

Anne Nickoloff, Music Reporter September 28, 2012

I stood outside the Mather Memorial Building, hoping that someone inside heard me ring the doorbell. It was cold, and I usually was not walking around campus at nine in the morning.      Thankfully,...

Homecoming Pep: The Marching Spartans

Homecoming Pep: The Marching Spartans

Anne Nickoloff, Music Reporter September 21, 2012

With windows wide open in this sunny weather, students in North Residential Village common rooms hear an interruption like no other twice a week. “What is that?” is a question that often resonates...

The Sound of the Life of the Mind by Ben Folds Five

“The Sound of the Life of the Mind” by Ben Folds Five

Drew Scheeler, Film and Television Reporter September 21, 2012

Before their split in 1999, piano rockers Ben Folds Five produced three albums of songs about lives spent wandering around just outside the 1990s mainstream. Even after reaching chart success with Brick,...

Bear in Heaven at the Grog Shop.

Grog Shop turns 20

Shadi Ahmadmehrabi, Special Interest Reporter September 21, 2012

“You have to push every show, cross your fingers, and hope everyone shows up,” said Kathy Simkoff, who runs The Grog Shop on Coventry Rd. This weekend, The Grog Shop is celebrating its 20 year anniversary. The...

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