Concert Calendar: Yes, Marc Cohn & Ben Folds

Due to inclement weather in the Midwest and Northeast, Yes has been forced to move their House of Blues Cleveland date to Sunday, February 21st.  Apparently their collectively cosmic vibes couldn’t thwart the massive amounts of snow currently being dumped in those areas, causing necessary adjustments to the tour schedule.  All tickets purchased for the […]

Cruisin’ for Leah…

Donnie Iris fans (c’mon, you know the song) will be delighted to read this week’s Scene Magazine cover story, a profile of Mark Avsec, longtime songwriter/producer/member of Donnie Iris and the Cruisers.  ATV pal D.X. Ferris takes music fans under the hood for an interesting overview of Avsec’s career – from the very beginning to […]

A Very Cleveland Christmas

In the ’80s, a Cleveland Christmas meant several things: Going downtown to Higbee’s to see Santa, watching Mr. Jingeling — the “keeper of the keys” — on TV and hitting the Twigbee Shop. The latter was a store-within-a-store which paired a helpful elf with young children, so they could shop for their parents’ presents by […]