The Observer

No Spring Break plans? Justin Nozuka stops in Cleveland

Smruthi Maganti, Arts & Entertainment Editor • March 10, 2018

Justin Nozuka has been in the music industry for over a decade now. After releasing his debut album, “Holly,” in 2008, Nozuka has released two other albums, “You I Wind Land and Sea” in 2010 and...

Music halls and thriving cities

Andrew Bird performs live show at House Of Blues

Anne Nickoloff, Staff Reporter • April 22, 2016

The fact that Andrew Bird came to Cleveland and performed at the House of Blues stage is still hitting me. For seven years, I’ve tried to see Bird live. This included an unsuccessful attempt at convincing...

Concerts heat up at the “Hot Topic Oscars”

The second-annual Alternative Press Music Awards feature All Time Low, Sum 41, Panic at the Disco

Rachel Payne, Contributing Reporter • July 29, 2015

The second annual Alternative Press Music Awards, or the “Hot Topic Oscars,” as their hosts laughingly called them, were held at Quicken Loans arena on July 22. Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat, lead...