BY EMILY RICHARDSON “It’s our clubhouse!” exclaimed Jared Gonzalez of the Dover Ballroom, a DIY venue in Dover that he and friends also call home. “It’s where we make the posters; it’s where the songs are written. We play Nintendo on the movie projector. It’s a family.” Dover, Ohio, is not exactly the musical epicenter of the nation, but Gonzalez and his crew have created and fostered something authentic and special for their community with the venue and associated record label, Mewn Wrox. The Dover Ballroom has two floors: the first features an old stage from the 1920s, and ...
10.27.2011 Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH w/Future Islands Javelin throw a party that sees nothing wrong with dropping crooked disco ("On It On It"), schoolyard funk ("Intervales Theme"), abstract R&B ("Dep") and pitch-perfect pop ("Mossy Woodland") in the same set. At least that's the way things unfold on Javelin's debut album, No Más, the eagerly-awaited follow-up to a self-released collection of demos (Jamz n Jemz) and a pair of limited Thrill Jockey 12-inches (Javelin, Number Two). It's as if Javelin were programmed to reproduce the golden age of every genre known to man, bouncing be...
