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Many literary figures came to the Ohio Theatre to celebrate the 78th Annual Ainsfield Wolf Award Winners. From left to right, Wole Soyinka, Kevin Powers, Andrew Solomon and Laird Hunt enjoy the presentations. Eugene Gloria, the winner in poetry, isn’t shown.

Anisfield-Wolf Award-winner speaks to local literary lovers

Jessica Yang, Contributing Reporter September 20, 2013

The literary world descended upon Cleveland on Sept. 12, when select authors came for the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards ceremony held at the Ohio Theatre. The awards were created by Cleveland poet and philanthropist...

65 years of the Emmy Awards: The Observer’s predictions

Lily Korte, Staff Reporter September 20, 2013

It’s that time of the year again, television fans. Emmy season has suddenly crept upon us, and hard though it might be to think about last year’s episodes of shows while most of this year’s seasons...

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...

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