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Lost State of Franklin Finds Its Way to Wade Oval

Anne Nickoloff, Music Reporter June 23, 2013

Wade Oval Wednesday's (WOW) most recent concert picked up the summer heat with Lost State of Franklin's energetic performance. Described as a mix of Americana, rock, and country, I expected a very...

Chozen Few Band Opens Wade Oval Wednesday Festivities

Anne Nickoloff, Music Reporter June 16, 2013

Sprinkling rain came and went in Cleveland this past Wednesday, ready at any moment to break out into the storm that kept many Ohioans from leaving the comforts the indoors. But Chozen Few Band wasn’t...

More information about the event and the headlining band can be found at http://www.petemcdonaldmusic.com/.

Conserve the Rock… and Roll

Anne Nickoloff, Music Reporter May 24, 2013

It is no secret that land conservationists know their rocks. However, on June 7, those who also rock out will take the stage at the Beachland Ballroom, located at 15711 Waterloo Road, for the annual Conservation...

Best albums to date and to come

Jason Walsh, Music Critic April 26, 2013

In alphabetical order, here are some of the best and biggest albums of the year. With school ending and summer coming up, when are you going to get a better chance to explore new music? The Year...

Observer’s playlist of the week: April 26, 2013

Jason Walsh, Music Critic April 26, 2013

Azealia Banks - “Yung Rapunxel” If you somehow haven’t heard Azealia Banks’s “212” by now, you should get on board. It was one of the best songs of last year, and “Yung Rapunxel” is her...

Holi brings color to CWRU

Anne Nickoloff, Music Reporter April 19, 2013

What could possibly be better than getting a handful of chalk thrown at you? On any other day, it might not be so appreciated, but for Holi, it is just what people expect. Tomorrow, Case Western...

Autre Ne Veut by Anxiety

Jason Walsh, Music Critic April 19, 2013

Autre Ne Veut, a.k.a. Arthur Ashin, is part of a current wave of musicians clearly influenced by pop and R&B and who want to make music that sounds like pop and R&B without quite being pop and...

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...

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...

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