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

September 23rd, 2020

Reporting and writing by Karla Tipton It's not the way things were supposed to go. Brian Lisik's new album Gudbye Stoopid Whirled, his first since 2015, was supposed to come out in the spring. ... Read More...

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

September 16th, 2020

Reporting and writing by Kyle Cochrun We’re over four decades removed from when Harvey Gold bellowed in “Puppet Wipes” – Tin Huey’s avant-punk evocation of b-grade horror flicks – that his car was filled wi... Read More...

The show must go on: How live music is adapting to the pandemic

July 27th, 2020

by Abbey Marshall The old adage demands, “The show must go on.” But during the COVID-19 pandemic, musicians are asking: Should it? If so, how? The days of crowded venues with fans packed shoulder-t... Read More...

Sober Chronicles | Intervals

June 18th, 2020

by Marc Lee Shannon In my music theory studies many years ago, I learned that an interval is a difference in pitch between two sounds. The space between the notes that, along with the rhythm, tempo, meter a... Read More...

The Oakdale House Experience | Meet Adam and Kenny, who run a charming DIY venue in West Hill

March 5th, 2020

by Nic deCourville With the closure of the Hive Mind in February, Akron bid a tearful goodbye to another DIY venue. While art spaces in the Rubber City seem come and go, one venue has maintained a presence ... Read More...

KRS-One and the Jungle Brothers bring true-school hip-hop to Musica

February 20th, 2020

by Kyle Cochrun On Saturday, hip-hop’s premier philosopher, KRS-One, and most criminally underappreciated posse of Afrocentric spokesmen, the Jungle Brothers, will perform at Musica. Columbus-based DJ/produ... 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...

Hardcore band Coop turns horror movies into songs

October 10th, 2019

by Conor Battles Friday the 13th is an appropriately eerie time to catch up with Coop, Akron’s hardcore masters of horror. When we meet on Sept. 13, frontman Zach Butcher wears a t-shirt for the 1... Read More...

Last Letter Project honors friend with memorial show, overdose response training

September 9th, 2019

by Noor Hindi Jaclyn Wright describes her best friend Garrett Janos as “quick to laugh” and “charming, yet so sarcastic.” He was the type of person who always had a funny story to tell and loved listeni... Read More...

Rubber City Theatre is moving into a new space

How the pandemic shaped ‘Reely Scared,’ a podcast for horror film buffs

Painter Kariem Farrakhan II: ‘The Black experience isn’t just one experience’

Door #2 Art Studio brings inclusiveness and positivity to Akron

Showcase Meats offers lunches, baked goods to Kenmore

Immigrant family provides its own social net

Colleges fight hunger, fill basic needs to keep students in school

‘An experiment in community:’ University Park residents are designing and building a new park

Standing Room: Six Akron Bands We Think You Should Know

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

Beautiful as a Mother

The doctor is in | How to discipline your kids

“It shouldn’t hurt” and other myths about feeding babies

5 important financial tips for parents

Parenting SOS | In search of support, part 3: Parent coaching

The doctor is in | Halloween 2020

Expert Advice: Parenting insights from the ones being parented

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

The show must go on: How live music is adapting to the pandemic

Sober Chronicles | Intervals

The Oakdale House Experience | Meet Adam and Kenny, who run a charming DIY venue in West Hill

KRS-One and the Jungle Brothers bring true-school hip-hop to Musica

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

The apocalypse, synthesized on ‘Happiness’ by Incentive

Hardcore band Coop turns horror movies into songs

Last Letter Project honors friend with memorial show, overdose response training

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