Vol. 39, No. 26
Heath Ledger Peers Into the Void as Christopher Nolans Batman Returns
By Scott Foundas
It Was A Wonder-ful Life
To Call Marc Dann's Office A Frat House Would Insult Frat Houses
Plain Dealt
The PD Avoids Ceremony As It Trims Newsroom Staff
'til Death Do They Part
Lorain County's Newspapers Grapple For Survival
By Dan Harkins
O Holy Crap!
Gifts That Will Make Your Favorite Sports Fan Cheer
By Vince Grzegorek
Such A Lot Of Fools
Commercial Radio's Owners Have Only Themselves To Blame
By Cris Glaser
People Who Died
Their Deeds Were Better Known Than Their Names
Strings Attached
Pd Writer Sues Over Orchestra's Alleged Involvement In His Demotion
Jingle Browns
As Another Season Goes Wassailing Away
By Steve Buffum
El Tropical: Another shady nightclub ignored by Joe Santiago
By Gus Garcia-Roberts
Car Talk
You Never Heard Of Rainar?
Could the port relocation be Clevelands next great blunder?
FINE, I'LL DO IT MYSELF
Sweeney cuts Council foes out of redistricting process
Cover Story
Letters published June 25, 2008
Years of record-company abuse cant stop 16Volt from making industrial-size noise
By Darryl Smyers
Rivers Cuomo, Common, And Maroon 5 Lead This Week's New Releases
Culture Jamming: Read All About It
Book Gift Ideas Top This Week's Pop Culture Picks
By Michael Gallucci
Shwayze
Rapper
By Ed Condran
Local Reviews
Fascist Insect And Copperfoot Get Graded
Culture Jamming: Now Hear This!
Cd Gift Ideas Top This Week's Pop Culture Picks
The Dreadful Yawns And Alan Madej Get Graded
Bastards Of Young
The Fuzzy Stones
Local Band's New Cd Is Designed For Both Adults And Children
By Jeff Niesel
Around Hear: Walk With A Zombie
Indie Bands Play Benefit For Studio
Thrash the Halls
Cleveland metal champs Chimaira talk new record, Christmas show
By D.X. Ferris
The Jagermeister Tour Leads This Week's Concert Picks
Discourse Reviews
Story of the Year
The Black Swan (Epitaph)
Don Dixon
Saturday, June 28, at the Winchester, Lakewood.
By Michael Berick
The latest batch of music DVDs includes Mr. Ashlee Simpson, three-fourths of the Beatles, and puking girls
Wolf Parade
At Mount Zoomer (Sub Pop)
By Danielle Sills
The Long Blondes
Couples (Rough Trade)
Whiskey Daredevils
With Uncle Scratch's Gospel Revival. Friday, June 27, at the Beachland Tavern.
By Keith Gribbins
A record company unearths African musics forgotten past
By Phil Freeman
Matmos
Supreme Balloon (Matador)
By Chris Toenes
Sonny Landreth
Sunday, June 29, at the Beachland Ballroom.
Lil Wayne
Tha Carter III (Young Money/Cash Money/Universal)
By Ben Westhoff
Todd Rundgren
Sunday, June 29, at House of Blues.
By Andrew Clayman
Eef Barzelay
Thursday, June 26, at the Beachland Tavern.
By Dan Weiss
Gavin Rossdale
Wanderlust (Interscope)
Royal Bangs
Sunday, June 29, at the Matinee.
Sybris
With Unwed Sailor. Thursday, June 26, at the Grog Shop, Cleveland Heights.
By Ernest Barteldes
Brent Smith
Shinedown singer
Are You Ready for the Country?
Five Nashville artists who don't suck
Nightwatch
A White-hot Christmas
Missile Toe Prepares To Celebrate The Season In Irreverent Fashion
By Michael David Toth
Around Hear
Black Is Back
The Amazing Pink Holes Reunite For A Pair Of Shows
Hip to Be Square
Square Pegs on DVD tops this week's pop-culture picks.
A3
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, $17.50. House of Blues, 308 Euclid Ave., 216-523-2583.
Coffin Brothers
Final Warning (MySpace.com/CoffinBrothers)
Jigsaw Group Takes Over Peabodys
Daniel Eli Weiss
The Dipsomaniac (MySpace.com/DanielEliWeiss)
By Eddie Fleisher
Intergrity returns with new music, lineup, and tour
Blast Works makes blowing stuff up DIY-friendly
By Chris Ward
F.E.A.R. Factor
A pants-soiling videogame tops this week's picks
A Study in Contrasts
Dan Auerbach embraces his roots on Keep it Hid
By Duane Verh
Around Hear: Test Test
Russian Ark (Russia/Germany, 2002)
Yes Man
By Charles Cassady
Capsule Reviews Of Current Releases
The Day the Earth Stood Still
By Robert Ignizio
The Surreal World
Love Comes Lately: A Lifetime-like Movie With An Absurd Twist
By Milan Paurich
Seven Pounds
The Right Stauffenberg
Bryan Singer's Valkyrie Recreates A Suspenseful Hitler Assassination Attempt
Coming Of Age
Brad Pitt Has A Grand Old Time In Benjamin Button
Marley and Me
The Spirit
Short Takes
Divorce- Proceed-ings
Frost/nixon, Doubt, The Reader, And More
Suicidal Tendencies
Will Smith On His Controversial New Film, Seven Pounds
Mongol paints a historically hazy but kick-ass picture of everyones fave emperor, Genghis Khan
By Jim Ridley
With its secret boys club and bloody good fun, Wanted has all of the fight with none of the guilt
From Russia, With Love
Dance lovers will appreciate the documentary Ballerina
By Pamela Zoslov
A Graphic Artist
Japan's Nagisa Oshima never compromised his radical films
Local Foodie News
By Douglas Trattner
In This Corner, Weighing 14 Oz...
Cleveland's Finest Corned Beef Sandwiches Battle For The Title
Go Green
P.j. Mcintyre's Does Irish Right
Bricco delivers solid food and sloppy service on Playhouse Square
By Elaine T. Cicora
Outgoing Food Critic Riffs on Some Favorites
By Elaine Cicora
Smart new chefs add spice at Zócalo, Muse
Dining Bites
SMALL PLATES, BIG AMBITIONS
Grotto Wine Bar livens up Shaker Square
Kick-starting A Tradition
Rockettes Give Uneven Spectacular A Leg Up
By Keith A. Joseph
David's Redhaired What?
Bnc Goes Out On A Limb For The Ladies
By Jean Seitter Cummins
Retirement Plan
Carter's Actions Speak More Eloquently Than His Words
By Jo Steigerwald
SURVIVING THE SANDSCAPE
Bang and Clatter looks at the war in Iraq
Halftime Report
'08-'09 Theater Season Up, Down, All Around Town
Cleveland Peeps
New Books Profile Three Who Influenced Your Life
By Michael Gill
Local Art News
Holiday Music Lead's This Week's Arts Picks
Artscape For Christmas
Lots Of Holiday Fare In This Week's Arts Picks
Local Arts News
The Cleveland Orchestra And More
The Story of Homeless Violinist Nathaniel Ayers
Capsule reviews of current area theater presentations
Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions
Frankie Valli and his Seasons are brought to life in Playhouse Squares Jersey Boys
By Christine Howey
A spotty storyline undermines the magic of Cain Parks The Wiz
right Angular
Wulffen thinks about the shape of things
By Douglas Max Utter
TES ONE, Two, Three
Artchitecture presents the stenciled work of Leon Bedore, Friday
GARDENS VARIETY
Beck musical deftly mixes styles
The Globetrotters And Holiday Fare Lead This Week's Event Picks
Get Out! For Christmas
Holiday-themed Events Lead This Week's Picks
Get Out!
Food for Thought
Local chefs dream up on-the-spot recipes to win coveted Iron Fork competition.
Indian Summer
Start the new season with a lecture on one of baseball's controversial Native American players.
Kick Your Ash
Veteran C-Town rockers release new CD in honor of the world's most devastating volcano.
He's a Brainiac
Great Lakes Science Center puts on its thinking cap for all things Einstein.
Rotten to the Core
The Pop Shop scours Northeast Ohio high and low for the most depraved artists for its new exhibit.
Class Acts
Cleveland-natives-turned-Hollywood-stars help anoint 2008 inductees at Karamu's hall-of-fame ceremonies.
Pool Spools
Watch movie screenings in the park from the comfort of your chlorinated couch.
Going for the Greens
Ohio U. may suck at football, but its alumni kill it on the golf course.
Straight Shooters
Two-person teams gather in Lakewood for thrice-weekly foosball tourneys.
Grape Expectations
What a Drag
Amateur road warriors tear up a Lake County lot for drag-racing bragging rights.
By Chad Felton
Celluloid Hero
Check out the original flick about the Man of Steel as Superman turns 70.
Gal Thursday
Riffs & Raffles
Break Dancing And Comedy Lead This Week's Events Picks
Gimme a Break-UpComic guru puts the kibosh on doomed talk show, bad relationships.
By P.F. Wilson
High on the Hog
Bedford Heights cycle dealership pays tribute to the king of all bikes: The Harley.
Brooms that go Vroom
Ghostbusters fly to Lake County to help you track down the supernatural.
By Marge Perko
A Pluckin' Good Time
Jake Shimabukuro at E.J. Thomas Hall on Saturday
The Arcadian Wild
@ Beachland Tavern
Wed., May 1, 7:30 p.m.
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