“Band” LED installation at Akron City Center Hotel spurs wonderment Downtown Arts March 17th, 2021 1319
Mixtapes, Bowie, Karaoke and the Beatles: Rob Sheffield talks about the Power of Fandom Arts November 9th, 2016 4 min read 76
Shop local: Picked Proteins serves up vegan meat alternatives in Akron Community April 14th, 2021 435
I Survived a Concert on the Lawn at Blossom as a 33-year-old Mom featured June 7th, 2016 5 min read 1580
Trumpeter Tommy Lehman expresses love for Akron through his jazz featured April 7th, 2021 0 3 min read 247Reporting and writing by Laura Lakins “What I create is a direct reflection of what I see and experience every...
empty coats’ new EP shows a maturity in songwriting featured March 24th, 2021 0 2 min read 173Reporting and writing by Michael Roberts From the opening longing chords of “mercy” to the final complex notes of “cooler,”...
Thieves of Joy wrap thoughtful lyrics in eclectic melodies featured March 23rd, 2021 0 4 min read 118Reporting and writing by Karla Tipton Thieves of Joy take an unconventional approach to songwriting. Time signatures change in songs...
Peachcurls showcases NEO musicians on new album ‘Meadow’ featured December 9th, 2020 0 3 min read 154Reporting and writing by Laura Lakins TJ Maclin, a Cleveland artist known as Peachcurls, recently released Meadow – a nine-track...
Brian Lisik’s ‘Gudbye Stoopid Whirled’ wasn’t supposed to be about the pandemic — but it is COVID-19 September 23rd, 2020 0 4 min read 305Reporting and writing by Karla Tipton It’s not the way things were supposed to go. Brian Lisik’s new album Gudbye...
Longtime rocker Harvey Gold is ‘all the versions’ of himself on new album featured September 16th, 2020 0 6 min read 256Reporting and writing by Kyle Cochrun We’re over four decades removed from when Harvey Gold bellowed in “Puppet Wipes” –...
The show must go on: How live music is adapting to the pandemic COVID-19 July 27th, 2020 0 7 min read 309by Abbey Marshall The old adage demands, “The show must go on.” But during the COVID-19 pandemic, musicians are asking:...
Sober Chronicles | Intervals Columns June 18th, 2020 0 3 min read 141by Marc Lee Shannon In my music theory studies many years ago, I learned that an interval is a difference...
The Oakdale House Experience | Meet Adam and Kenny, who run a charming DIY venue in West Hill featured March 5th, 2020 0 5 min read 579by Nic deCourville With the closure of the Hive Mind in February, Akron bid a tearful goodbye to another DIY...
KRS-One and the Jungle Brothers bring true-school hip-hop to Musica featured February 20th, 2020 0 2 min read 97by Kyle Cochrun On Saturday, hip-hop’s premier philosopher, KRS-One, and most criminally underappreciated posse of Afrocentric spokesmen, the Jungle Brothers,...
