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What to Do Tonight: Martin Bisi

Published May 1, 2010 at 8:00 a.m.
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"What? This thing? Don't let it bother you" ... Self-described “cultural antagonist” Martin Bisi has said his new, digital-only EP Son of a Gun is more self-referential than its predecessor, last year’s Sirens of the Apocalypse ... “While I was writing the songs, I was kind of flipped out that I was writing mostly about girls,” says Bisi, a Brooklyn-based producer affiliated with New York’s No Wave scene in the ’80s (he produced artists like Lydia Lunch, Foetus, and Live Skull).

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What to Do Tonight: Jason Castro

Published May 1, 2010 at 7:30 a.m.
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Boy George called. He wants his look back ... Although he finished third on the 2008 season of American Idol , Jason Castro — the impossibly cute, dreadlocked tenor with the aw-shucks demeanor — always seemed like a reluctant star. He gave the distinct impression he never took the show or himself too seriously and didn’t seem to give a hoot if he won or lost. So the surprise is just how surefooted his self-titled first album really is. Had Castro actually won Idol , the resulting record

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Were You There? Yeasayer

Published May 1, 2010 at 7:00 a.m.
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Yeasayer played the Grog Shop last night ... Did you go? ... Tell us what you thought ...

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McCoy, the leader of the 2010 Draft Class….

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Published April 30, 2010 at 8:36 p.m.

Colt McCoy talked to the Media today at Browns Rookie Camp..“I asked them what my expectations should be coming into camp. They said do your best, which I’ve always done,” he said. “I’m going to work hard and do my best in everything I do. And second of all, come in here and learn. Be [ ... ] ...

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Catching Up With Jeff Heuerman

Published April 30, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.

Last week we told you that Naples (FL) Collier TE Jeff Heuerman verbally committed to the Buckeyes, becoming the tenth member of the class of 2011 to do so. This was big news as the Buckeyes were in hot recruiting battles for Westerville Central’s Nick Vannett and Oil City’s (PA) Ben Koyack, and were only [ ... ] ...

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Ocasio Jazz Camp Returns

Published April 30, 2010 at 12:38 p.m.
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The late, great Ocasio ... The legacy of Cleveland Latin jazz bandleader Roberto Ocasio keeps giving back to the community ... The Roberto Ocasio Foundation has just announced details of the sixth annual Latin Jazz Camp on July 11-16, again taking place at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea ... And once again, Ocasio’s old friend from his days at Berklee College of Music, percussionist Bobby Sanabria, will be artists-in-residence ... As usual, enrollment is open to music students from grades

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Hammer Time!

Published April 30, 2010 at 10:30 a.m.
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Nailing it ... Hammer Damage brought up the tail end of Akron’s storied ’70s punk/underground rock scene, forming in 1978 when drummer Mike Hammer and guitarist Donnie Damage left the Rubber City Rebels to start their own band ... Though they never released a full-length album, Hammer Damage put out a handful of singles and garnered a strong following among lovers of sneering, aggressive punk-rock ... Recently, the band has reunited for occasional shows with all four members of the original

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Video of the Day

Published April 30, 2010 at 9:43 a.m.

... Yeah, we heard the jokes about Christina Aguilera's "Not Myself Tonight." And yeah, the new video isn't gonna kill those Lady Gaga comparisons ... But we don't care ... We love this ... Enjoy ...

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What to Do Tonight: Jonatha Brooke

Published April 30, 2010 at 8:00 a.m.
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"In yo face!" ... Jonatha Brooke's career began with the Story, a folk-pop duo she assembled with a college friend in the ’80s. She went out on her own in 1994 with her debut album Plumb and a follow-up, 10 Cent Wings ... But after getting dropped by her label, Brooke chose the DIY route, self-releasing records. In the new millennium, she's released three studio albums and a live CD/DVD, recorded two songs for Disney’s Return to Neverland , covered songs by James Taylor, the Alan Parsons

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Kick Em While They’re Up, Kick Em While They’re Down

Published April 30, 2010 at 5:00 a.m.

After a long and exhaustive search, we’re pleased to welcome Johnny to 11W Industries.  While it’s impossible to replace Corey, we know he’ll bring a new angle to our coverage and will help us expand our depth across the board.  Also known as Bup Bup Bup around these parts, Johnny starts things off by diving [ ... ] ...

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