Highland Square’s PorchRokr returns in August July 28, 2021By H.L Comeriato, Devil Strip Staff Reporter PorchRokr — Highland Square’s beloved music and arts festival — will...ArtsCommunityCultureEntertainmentEventsfeaturedMusicPeople·2 mins read·3446 views
Kentcore TV show highlights musicians in Northeast Ohio May 31, 2021Writing, reporting and photos by Abbey Marshall If you’re in search of your next favorite Northeast Ohio musician,...ArtsEntertainmentfeatured·2 mins read·362 views
‘Vapor punk’ band Perfect Girl reintroduces itself as an instrumental duo January 16, 2020 by Conor Battles Akron rock duo Perfect Girl are in the midst of a rebuild. Guitarist Sam Holik...featuredMusic·3 mins read·152 views
I Hate It Too combines emo and post-hardcore on moody debut EP January 13, 2020 by Conor Battles Akron post-hardcore five-piece I Hate It Too combines swirling, distorted rock with melodic emo sensibilities...featuredMusic·2 mins read·244 views
‘My aim is to be me,’ says West Akron rapper D.Hilla December 12, 2019by Kyle Cochrun “I’m not one of these fictitious rappers,” says Demichrius Hill, the 23-year-old Akronite who records...featuredMusic·2 mins read·191 views
Bluesman Patrick Sweany returns to Akron on Dec. 28 December 12, 2019Words by Ted Lehr Old Time Ways I don’t know how many times I’ve seen Patrick Sweany perform....featuredMusic·4 mins read·186 views
The apocalypse, synthesized on ‘Happiness’ by Incentive November 18, 2019by Kyle Cochrun Uniontown-based producer James Osborne uses synthesizers to forecast the end of the world. Think rutilant...featuredMusic·2 mins read·81 views
The Insane Clown Posse plays Kent October 14, 2019 words and photos by Kyle Cochrun A juggalo pushes through the crowd clutching a black plastic trash bag...featuredMusic·3 mins read·386 views
Hardcore band Coop turns horror movies into songs October 10, 2019by Conor Battles Friday the 13th is an appropriately eerie time to catch up with Coop, Akron’s hardcore...featuredMusic·4 mins read·204 views
Super Babes create ‘organic goddess rock’ on their first EP September 26, 2019by Kyle Cochrun “We’re organic goddess rock at its motherf—ing finest.” That’s Bridget Reckless describing her band The...featuredMusic·3 mins read·278 views
Rapper BMims ‘wants Akron to have a bigger stamp’ September 5, 2019 interview by Trvaughn Clayton Benji, also known as BMims or Benjimims, is an Akron-born rapper with a unique...featuredMusic·5 mins read·890 views
Hip-hop duo Neon Vice chases ‘witty and gorgeous’ sound July 15, 2019words and photos by Kyle Cochrun Lounging inside a second-floor recording studio in Barberton, surrounded by walls adorned...featuredMusic·4 mins read·247 views
8 Questions with Chuck Auerbach July 10, 2017How to raise a rock star in one easy step… by Liz Tyran NOTE: This Q&A was originally...featuredMusicMusiciansPeople·4 mins read·258 views