Music – Page 3 – THE DEVIL STRIP

‘Vapor punk’ band Perfect Girl reintroduces itself as an instrumental duo

January 16th, 2020

by Conor Battles Akron rock duo Perfect Girl are in the midst of a rebuild. Guitarist Sam Holik and drummer Jake Ross have been tasked with reshaping their sound in the wake of former bassist and v... Read More...

I Hate It Too combines emo and post-hardcore on moody debut EP

January 13th, 2020

by Conor Battles Akron post-hardcore five-piece I Hate It Too combines swirling, distorted rock with melodic emo sensibilities on their self-titled debut EP. Vocalist Eddie Gancos, guitarists Shane... Read More...

The Crypt, a short-lived punk venue, helped bring the Akron Sound to the world

January 6th, 2020

by Brandon Meola In the mid-1970s, a new sound burst onto the music scene called punk. Its “live fast, die young” style spread from LA to NYC in a matter of months. Cities across the pond, like London and A... Read More...

‘Every band should start out DIY,’ says Mettagov

January 6th, 2020

by Conor Battles In the two years since Akron hardcore band Mettagov’s formation, guitarist and vocalist Wesley Martin, drummer Josh Campbell and bassist Nate Jones have established themselves as elder stat... Read More...

‘My aim is to be me,’ says West Akron rapper D.Hilla

December 12th, 2019

by Kyle Cochrun “I'm not one of these fictitious rappers,” says Demichrius Hill, the 23-year-old Akronite who records under the moniker D.Hilla. By this moment in the evolution of rap music, the ar... Read More...

Bluesman Patrick Sweany returns to Akron on Dec. 28

December 12th, 2019

Words by Ted Lehr Old Time Ways I don’t know how many times I’ve seen Patrick Sweany perform. It’s definitely more than 50, but probably less than 100. I first discovered the Massillon native through ... Read More...

On 'Tides,' ZOD1AC creates an ocean of lo-fi sound

December 5th, 2019

by Conor Battles The serene motion of ocean waves powers Akron lo-fi hip-hop producer ZOD1AC’s latest beat tape, Tides. The description for the album on Bandcamp reads in part, “Water holds both th... Read More...

Kent’s new venue The Dome is ‘all over the place, in a wonderful way’

December 2nd, 2019

by Derek Kreider From the middle of a residential neighborhood, the Dome blooms like some weird mushroom. The former strip club turned music venue is slowly but surely carving out a place all its own in the... Read More...

The apocalypse, synthesized on ‘Happiness’ by Incentive

November 18th, 2019

by Kyle Cochrun Uniontown-based producer James Osborne uses synthesizers to forecast the end of the world. Think rutilant dust plains split by rift valleys gushing hellfire, bulbous purple clouds raining m... Read More...

The Insane Clown Posse plays Kent

October 14th, 2019

words and photos by Kyle Cochrun A juggalo pushes through the crowd clutching a black plastic trash bag and yelling, in his best impression of a ballpark hotdog salesman, “Dead Bodies! I got dead bodi... Read More...

Local Shopping Guide: Akron Art, Books, Coffee Beans & Experiences

Local tattoo artist turns to murals and motivational speaking

Sheena Mason’s business is more than a dance studio

Muralists use life and art to help revitalize downtown parks

By putting ‘one foot in front of the other,’ a couple climbs Kilimanjaro to celebrate recovery

A week after Akron limited private gatherings, 15 complaints but no fines

Love letters from the 1930s reveal a uniquely Akron romance | Chapter 5

Crafted Meadery offers contemporary brews, home delivery

Eddie Gancos, of CityCop and Alomar, is having a hell of a year

Brian Lisik’s ‘Gudbye Stoopid Whirled’ wasn’t supposed to be about the pandemic — but it is

Longtime rocker Harvey Gold is ‘all the versions’ of himself on new album

‘I can be your Antidote at the end of a hard day:’ Madison Cummins releases sophomore album

HumanKind: Being a human and a parent

Child custody and the holidays: How to keep the peace

Benefits of Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy During Pregnancy

The doctor is in | Biting