Sometimes it seems like everyone’s looking for the hottest, new young band. But when it comes to quality music in our own backyard, the area is teeming with excellent songwriters, players and ...

Just listen for a minute. The sustain — listen to it. If you’re a guitarist whose spent countless hours searching for the illusive perfect tone like wandering through a backstage maze searching for ...

Luckys Supermarket was founded in Boulder, Colorado 15 years ago by a pair of chefs as a natural, healthy food store. Their idea was to bring together under one roof all the different places they went ...

Evie Lou clothing boutique in Tremont is a hit. Specializing in contemporary clothing & artisan jewelry, Evie Lou is owned by former Plain Dealer style columnist Kim Crow. Style is big here, but so is ...

The Akron Center for Art, Music & Performance, a collaborative space for performing artists, is celebrating its one-year anniversary with the long-running “anything goes” open mic the Electric ...

Anton Chekov helped take Western theatre to a new level. Before Chekov and the other “modern” playwrights, much of European theatre was basically escapist romantic fluff, entertainment for the sake of ...

“Are you ready to go back to school?” is an unavoidable question for kids this time of year. After all, the end of August is the time to pack the backpacks, go to bed earlier, hop back on that yellow ...

The Coit Road Farmers Market — Cleveland’s only remaining year-round farmers market with a dedicated building — has a lot of history. That means it’s had a lot of ups and downs but with the interest ...

Canton’s Cultured Coffee & Waffles Company may have started as a coffee shop but it’s long outgrown that identity, offering way more than just a cup of java. Its two locations serve sweet and savory ...

A visit to Flower Child is truly like stepping back in time. The shop — a two-story maze of rooms — is loaded with decor, fashion, toys, kitchen accessories and kitsch from the ’30s through the ’80s.

Scott Shepard has been running Time Traveler Records since 1980, a treasurer trove for music collectors. His store is stocked with vinyl, CDs, cassettes, posters and collectibles from all of rock & ...

Sleigh Bells is songwriter/producer Derek Miller and vocalist Alexis Krauss and is one of the most buzzed-about bands in America. This experimental duo pairs pop hooks w/ a loud rhythmic crunch. Their ...