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Get Your Dylan On
Every once in a while the Rock Hall can surprise you. In conjunction with the current Dylan exhibit different speakers will be taking the mic in August and September including The Band’s Robbie Robertson and famed producer (Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Leonard Cohen) John Simon. Info here.
Credit Card Question
Ok, so this article isn’t very interesting and/or entertaining, but I [...]

He’s Back…
Creepmaster Dan Tranberg drops his weekly art column today, and despite the fact that the guy looks like he could write a book on how to be a douche bag with sheer aplomb, he does cover some interesting stuff. This time around it is “Identity,” a multi-part indoor/outdoor display that artist Guy Vincent Ricketti [...]

Look At My Striped Shirt!
Sometimes getting drunk and bitter about the walking cliches that inhabit Cleveland bars pays off.
Finally, Carl Monday Gets the Respect He Deserves
Florida Minor Leauge Baseball Team, the Dunedin Blue Jays will host “Carl Moustache Monday Night” on August 7. So get your plane ticket and start growing them whiskers, this is going to [...]

Cleveland: Where Even Government Cover Ups are Boring
Gov. Taft (I think of a guy stuck in a bath tub every time I hear it) spent almost $94,000 to keep certain reports from going public by claiming executive privilege. Then just when scandal and made-for-TV movies seem imminent the papers are released and all we learn [...]

Everyone go see this show on Thursday!

Karl Blau
Harlem Airshaft
Your Heart Breaks
Sun God
$5 / 10pm
Speaking of shows, everyone should go see The Gris Gris at the Beachland Tavern on Wednesday night. They are amazing. Trust me.
And… check out this video of SELF DESTRUCT BUTTON from the show at the Church on Saturday night.

Who Says The Indians are Having a Bad Season?
To all of you detractors, yesterday the Tribe set a franchise record. Just maybe not the kind of record you should be proud of in baseball.
Cleveland, Behind the Times? No Way!
The Cleveland police have begun using  CitiStat, a software that Baltimore began using in 2000 and New [...]

Hobos for Dummies

From the Grog shop’s website:
“At The B-Side Liquor Lounge – LES CLAYPOOL Book Signing – 6-8pm FREE!!!!!”
That’s all the information I had, so I was curious whether Les actually wrote a book, or if he was just signing ANY book. Apparently, he did write a novel. I bet it’s great. Go check it out, and then [...]

Cleveland’s Oz
Apparently “Beat Kids” isn’t just a segment on Wonder Showzen, it’s standard procedure at Cleveland’s Juvenile center. But don’t worry only two guards were fired in June for abuse, July is a whole new ball game!
Get Out of the God Damned House!
Just a reminder that this weekend there is plenty of shit to get excited [...]

“We’ve won an award three times. This is the first time we showed up.”
And with that statement Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney has verbalized the amount of respect The Scene’s music coverage deserves. I mean seriously, is a cover band really the best live music we have?Obviously no one at The Scene has [...]

We are all water witnesses
Water of the stars Fiji’s new ad, “The label says Fiji because it’s not bottled in Cleveland,” unlike most insults thrown at “the mistake by the lake,” didn’t go unrefuted. The Cleveland Water Department tested Fiji, Cleveland tap, and some other bottled brands finding that Fiji had the most arsenic and other [...]

In July of 2004, husband and wife team Kevin Neudecker and Melanie Hershberger opened MUSIC SAVES on Waterloo Road, next door to the Beachland Ballroom. In the two short years since then, MUSIC SAVES has established itself as one of the best sources for independent music in Ohio. MUSIC SAVES is a [...]

Don’t call it a comeback  
We know it must have been lonely spending the weekend without MyFriendCleveland, but our server just wasn’t feeling it. Luckily things are back up and running now, so keep checking back for more news, show info, and reviews.
Dada dies in Cleveland
The final issue of ArtCrimes, an annual magazine of poetry and art [...]

Come out to the annual punk rock flea market. This is always a good time. Be sure to actually take the time to look at the tables, you can pick up some good records, cds, books, crafts and sometimes even food.

Pirates with lazers…
Ingenuity Fest starts today, July 13th. The four-day festival will feature music, food, art, and technology, all the while re-routing bus lines and and causing general anxiety for the 15 people that use public-transportation. Boot up your iPod and check out the Fest’s site here.
If that’s not your cup of tea, you can [...]