On Friday, February 1, downtown Canton got another welcomed addition to the city's booming art's district, Frankenstein Records. With more than 35,000 records, a slew of independent books, local music, posters and artwork, Frankenstein Records promises to be Canton's newest one-stop vinyl shop. It gets better — this monster is owned by one of the Canton music scene's longest supporters, Chris Bentley, of The Most Beautiful Losers, and he's making damn sure the Canton music scene keeps growing. The Losers are gracefully gearing down the national touring life after years of being one of the...
Canton's art scene is in the middle of a renaissance thanks to organizations like ArtsinStark. The city already boasts more than 20 art galleries, shops and studios and it just gained another, The Hub Gallery and Studio, brainchild of Tim Carmany. Twenty-seven-year-old Carmany grew up in Huntington, Ohio. Believe it or not, visual art wasn't his first love, it was theater, "I really love all aspects of theater. It's a high art form that hasn't yet seen it's pinnacle." He spent his free-time perusing acting while he was in high school. Writing, acting, producing and directing interested h...
"I was frustrated by Miami. It's a DJ town. They'd rather pay a guy to sit behind his iMac than have a musician. It's frustrating," says Diablo Dimes, a man who yearns for the days when the blues made an impact because, he says, "nowadays, nobody gives a shit." Any man who lives as a myth is hard to pin down. Dimes is no different. He's asked that his real name not be disclosed in this article, and it won't be. He wants to remain mysterious, but where exactly does a man like Diablo Dimes come from? The crushed bones of jazz legends of the past, reanimated by some voodoo doctor? Perhaps. Dim...
If you're a live-music fan living in the Akron or Cleveland areas then you've probably experienced the high-energy Zydeco romp that is Mo' Mojo. The band's garnered a reputation for good ole' jam-band, Cajun-inspired fun. Unfortunately with many jam bands – yes, I would consider Mo' Mojo a jam band – something is lost in translation from live performance to recording studio. Even The Grateful Dead felt limited when restricted to the four walls of a sound booth. The spontaneity suffers. Mo' Mojo, however, doesn't fall victim to the confinement of the studio. The band's latest album, "Tog...
The Screw Factory Artist Studios are located within the Lake Erie Building in Lakewood, Ohio. This building was originally built as The Templar Motor Car Factory. Artist studios were originally built on the second floor over fifteen years ago however in the past four years more studios were constructed bringing the artist count to over thirty. It’s a diverse building both in regards to its artists and its repurposed space. The open studio exhibitions are held three times throughout the year. Artists open their spaces to exhibit and sell work. This event is free and open to the public....
On Saturday, April 14, at Public Hall in downtown Cleveland, the 27th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place. The tradition began with inductees like Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Elvis Presley and Ohio’s own Alan Freed. Here’s a rundown of some of this year’s class. GUNS N’ ROSES - 1987 was the year of Prozac, “The Simpsons” and Guns N’ Roses’ debut LP “Appetite for Destruction.” Before airwaves buzzed with “Welcome to the Jungle” and “Paradise City,” GNR was just another hair band trying to make it in L.A.’s clu...
After the sorry disappointment that was Tenacious D's movie "The Pick of Destiny", it looks like D fans are getting a bone--or maybe two. Jack Black and Kyle Gass just released a music video titled "To be the Best." The video is whetting their fan's appetites ahead of the band's May 15th release of a new album, "The Rize of the Fenix." The video features the rise, fall and rebirth of the band in a kind of tabloid show format. Also appearing are a slew of celebrities. This summer Tenacious D is hitting the road. They recently announced a 16-date U.S. tour to promote the new album. ...
Tammy Johnson, president of the Canton Cabaret board of directors, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jaime Stabile as the Cabaret’s new artistic director. Stabile will be writing and directing the Cabaret musicals, as well as singing in many of them. The Cabaret’s former artistic director, Lois DiGiacomo-Jacobson, will become the Cabaret’s full-time promotional director. Her tasks will include increasing tour bus scheduling at the Cabaret’s home base, Tozzi’s on 12th, and scheduling performances throughout the area. “When the opportunity to come and work with...
Ohio headbangers Skeletonwitch -- whose latest album, "Forever Abomination", cracked the Billboard Top 200, as well as Decibel's Top 40 of 2011 -- will return to the road this week. After a warm-up show in Cleveland on Friday, the band will join forces with The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile and labelmates Hour Of Penance for a four-week tour that concludes at the New England Metal And Hardcore Festival. This marks the group's first North American touring action of 2012. In other Skeletonwitch news, the final color variant of the forthcoming "Breathing The Fire" vinyl reissue -- which, u...
"Battle Royale", a 2000 Japanese cult film that has many similarities to "The Hunger Games", will be presented by the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque at the Capitol Theatre (1390 W. 65th St.) on Tuesday, April 3 at 7:15 pm. This is a late addition to the Cinematheque’s already announced April schedule. Tickets cost $9; Cinematheque members $7; ages 25 & under $5 (with proof of age). People under 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, and no one under 15 will be admitted. Advance tickets are available at www.clevelandcinemas.com ...
Margot and The Nuclear So and So's' fourth LP "Rot Gut, Domestic" landed in stores yesterday via the band's own Mariel Recording Company. The album, of which Spotifypremiered a full stream last week, can also now be heard in its entirety for the week viaAOL Music's Spinner: http://music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds/spinner#/2. On Monday, Spinner premiered the band's BAILOUT pictures-directed new video for album track "Shannon", which can now be seen here as well: http://vimeo.com/38364143. Margot will head out on a six week long tour at the end of next week, launch...
On June 12, 2012, singer-songwriter Ryan Humbert will release Sometimes The Game Plays You—an Americana pop album with big, modern hooks steeped in the cherished heritage of great American songwriters like Bruce Springsteen, Lucinda Williams, and Bob Dylan. The performer, who just signed with Rock Ridge Music, will be releasing the album through the label, with distribution via ADA. "I'm very excited to be teaming up with Rock Ridge Music for the release of Sometimes The Game Plays You,” says Humbert. “Their staff has a ton of experience and they really understand the nee...
Warren, Ohio, is known as the birthplace of Foo Fighters' drummer David Grohl, the home of the National Packard Museum and lately, the go-to place for men who want to blow money in one of the city’s 10 massage parlors. No pun intended. Now, the Warren City Council is fighting back with new legislation designed to regulate massage parlors and all the sordid acts that everybody knows of but nobody talks about. (Until now: See Rory Axelrod’s investigative report for a shocking behind-the-scenes glimpse of what some of the parlors offer.) Ohio has 23 registered massage parlors. Ten of them...
Walter Trout and Coco Montoya were announced as the headliners of The 11th installment of the Canton Blues Festival today. Trout began his career in Los Angeles in 1973 when he played with blues legends like Hooker, Big Mama Thornton, Finis Tasby and Pee Wee Crayton. Trout started leading his own group in 1989, becoming a star in Europe. Today he's a mainstay in American Blues. Trout plays on June 8th at 8:30pm. Coco Montoya was mentored by the legendary blue master Albert Collins. Billboard called Montoya, "the real McCoy in a world of blues guitar pretenders." He plays with...
Welcome back to Northeast Ohio's only weekly webcast featuring the best in art, entertainment and nightlife. In this week's episode Will Flannigan, with help from his co-host Jenelle O'Malley, cover: Jones for Revival First and Thorne The Matrimonials The Most Beautiful Losers Old Haunts Tavern in Akron The Cleveland Cinematheque Dr. Sketchy's Art School Obama's Blues Extravaganza Tune in next Friday for more highly entertaining awesomeness from the Buzzbin Studios. Intro and Outro music provided by The Dead Records....
Buzzbin recently got in touch with the harmonica playing sexy country star, Stacie Collins. We discussed what it was like to be on the road, her history with Cleveland and her love of music. Below is the transcript of our conversation. Go ahead and tell us a little bit about yourself. How did you get started? What inspired you? Well, I married a musician. I was a music lover and through my association with my husband Al, who plays bass, I had the opportunity to be immersed in the rock and roll world. He was in bands previously, he was always touring. But eventually we discovered that we h...
Cajun Dave's at the Water Street Tavern If you saw our recent review of Cajun Dave's, then you know that we loved it. So, if you're looking for some authentic Creole food, go no further than Cajun Dave's in Kent. Enjoy the best in southern comfort food including New Orleans favorites like jambalaya, shrimp and grits and crawfish monica. The Kent Stage- Mo Mojo Mardigras Party Mardi Gras is synonymous with beads, beer and boobies, so can't miss out on this awesome Mardi Gras action at the Kent Stage. Mo' Mojo, the best Zydeco jam band around, will provide Creole inspired jams and Creole in...
Cajun Dave’s in Kent’s Water Street Tavern isn’t a typical college-town eatery. It’s better than that — a little taste of Southern-style comfort foods right here in Northeast Ohio. It’s an unspoken rule that most college restaurants serve low-quality, cheap food in mass quantities, hoping to score customers via outrageous marketing campaigns. Cheap, fast and stylish: That’s what customers expect from restaurants near universities. And for many students, the bar is set so low that anything tastier than ramen noodles is orgasmic. Cajun Dave’s is different. It’s like chef ...
"Mistakes Were Made", Davey Porter and the Young Republican's first album, is a tongue in cheek tar and feathering of the government, the GOP, George Bush and the conservative movement in America that has as much in common with Stephen Colbert than it does punk rock staples like Green Day and The Misfits. It's punk rock humor at its highest level. Punk Rock is often political in nature a la Green Day's "American Idiot" album. In fact, insulting the man is a major pillar of punk rock. "Mistakes Were Made" takes the genres antiestablishment sentiments to the extreme. Song titles include: "Get...
February 17 - Canton - Christ Presbyterian Church Renowned organist Dr. John Schwandt, Associate Professor of organ at the University of Oklahoma, is bringing to life two silent films, "The City Slicker" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", at the Christ Presbyterian Church in downtown Canton on Friday, February 17th at 7:30pm. The comical film, "The City Slicker", stars silent film legend Harold Lloyd as a city boy who lands a job working in a country hotel. Hilarity ensues when Lloyd introduces a variety of gadgets and gizmos to the oblivious hotel staff. "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" i...
