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“Heavy Petals” at BUCKBUCK: Molly Pamela’s exhibit that’s every work represents a struggle

“Heavy Petals” at BUCKBUCK: Molly Pamela’s exhibit that’s every work represents a struggle

“Do men really hate women? Or do they just have breast-envy?” —Molly Pamela  When I learned not too long ago about the 2004 statistic revealing the contradictory and shocking fact that the Metro Museum of Art, yes, the very same chic and world renowned art…

“Dancing with People’s Food from a Dog’s Point of View”: the sounds of Cereal Banter this Friday @ Mahalls 20 Lanes

“Dancing with People’s Food from a Dog’s Point of View”: the sounds of Cereal Banter this Friday @ Mahalls 20 Lanes

The thing I love most about Cleveland is you could be out anywhere and within ten feet are amazing musicians that have been creating some of the most futuristically, mind-blowingly complex (and fucking awesome!) music out there. Lucky enough for me I happened to be…

Bands to look out for: The Teddy Boys, doin’ it live 11/3 at the Euclid Tavern

Bands to look out for: The Teddy Boys, doin’ it live 11/3 at the Euclid Tavern

Once the Teddy Boys start rockin’, there’s really no stoppin’ ’em. Nope. The band’s performance vibes create an unbreakable energy that has been known to result in microphone stands flying into drumsets and other shenanigans; the stage rockability of these guys is pretty ragin’, and…

This one’s for the dads: 123wOw’s Handsome Men’s Club EP release fresh out of Cleveland

This one’s for the dads: 123wOw’s Handsome Men’s Club EP release fresh out of Cleveland

For these five dudes in Cleveland their philosophy is really quite simple: make a bunch awesome-sounding tunes. And last week those very same dudes who make up the musical group 123wOw released Handsome Men’s Club, what will be the second EP the band has put out since their…

I Am Not Leroy: a Cleveland artist’s vision evolves into an inspiring series of contour pieces

I Am Not Leroy: a Cleveland artist’s vision evolves into an inspiring series of contour pieces

In high school my art teacher had us do line contour drawings of a display he had setup in the middle of our classroom as a group exercise; we had one minute to look up at the installment and draw what we saw. The catch?…

Yelling to the Sky: finding Sweetness through alienation and oppression

Yelling to the Sky: finding Sweetness through alienation and oppression

In Sweetness O’Hara (Zoë Kravitz) and her older sister Ola’s (Antonique Smith) racially divided New York neighborhood, it’s common to encounter street crime and  drug-related violence. As the two grow older living among the two worlds of their own chaotic family life and the stereotypical confines…

Orlando Bloom produces and stars in a dark, disturbingly funny psychological thriller “The Good Doctor”

Orlando Bloom produces and stars in a dark, disturbingly funny psychological thriller “The Good Doctor”

At the 36th annual Cleveland International Film Festival Lance Daly’s The Good Doctor (2011) was highlighted as one of the top must-sees. Dr. Martin Ploeck (Orlando Bloom) is a self-indulgent resident doctor who has convinced himself practicing medicine has all to do with society’s due respect and…

The Cleveland Film Festival is jam packed with a variety of goodness

The Cleveland Film Festival is jam packed with a variety of goodness

Just how are you supposed to choose among the 300 different viewings at the 36th Annual Ceveland International Film Festival? Well you can’t really go wrong it seems, after attending day number three (we think we might go broke since we will be making daily…