rock – THE DEVIL STRIP

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...

Roid Rage and Curtains keep garage rock thriving in Akron

April 5th, 2019

by Kyle Cochrun Garage rock is alive and well in Akron. If you want proof, check out the new LP of pollutant surf rock from Roid Rage, titled Dirty Ugly, and the latest EP of hybrid, fuzz-laden pop-punk fro... Read More...

‘Heaven isn’t too far away’ | Paying tribute to Akron’s own Jani Lane, lead singer of Warrant

June 17th, 2015

by Jenny Conn Those of us who lived the Akron area’s hair metal glory days know Jani Lane’s story well. We followed him through his early bands at the Akron Agora, Ramone’s, Filthy McNasty’s in Kent and Peabod... Read More...

Issue 2 Cover Story | ‘The State of The Scene’

April 14th, 2015

Good, bad or ugly—digging into the Akron music scene cover story by Jenny Conn; photographs by Shane Wynn It’s Friday night in mid-February at Jilly’s Music Room. Temps are single digits with a wind... Read More...

On Stage with… | Akron’s Women Who Rock

April 7th, 2015

Editor's Note: This is one part corrections and one part mea culpa. Weighing in at nearly 2,500 words, what follows is the full, uncut version of the profile Maria Varonis wrote for us about an eclectic group o... Read More...

Quick n’ Dirty Guide to the 2015 National Hamburger Festival in Akron

August 6th, 2014

Hard to believe it’s been 10 years already. Where has the time gone? How many tons of hamburgers have we devoured? All that melty cheese, the fries… Hmmmm. There’s a rebellion going on around the country, pushb... Read More...

Akron native, Kate Birdsall, takes readers to The Flats

ArtsNow launches $50,000 Artist Relief Fund for Summit County artists

In the studio with metalsmith Shani Richards

The National Center for Choreography celebrates five years

Addressing Racial Inequities in American Schools

Helping Summit County’s 90,000 older adults stay safe in their homes

Pastor Dee Williams is called to ‘love the hell out of people’

Akron Urban League Young Professionals provides support for Black Akronites

How HR3 Became Akron’s Most Talked About Hip-Hop Producer

Peachcurls showcases NEO musicians on new album ‘Meadow’

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

Ways to be actively anti-racist as a parent in Akron

The doctor is in: Infant eye color

Dealing with transitions in a blended household

Shame and Laundry

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

Roid Rage and Curtains keep garage rock thriving in Akron

‘Heaven isn’t too far away’ | Paying tribute to Akron’s own Jani Lane, lead singer of Warrant

Issue 2 Cover Story | ‘The State of The Scene’

On Stage with… | Akron’s Women Who Rock

Quick n’ Dirty Guide to the 2015 National Hamburger Festival in Akron

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