Jason Merlene opened Last Exit Books in downtown Kent in 2004 to offer a constantly changing stock of used books, music and movies. The independent carries some new books, including graphic novels but ...

At the sprawling Chelsea’s Costume Shop near the Cleveland-Lakewood border, you can find virtually any type of costume or outfit from any time period that your imagination might conjure. The shop is ...

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 ...

Yes, Mamma Mia! is back in Cleveland. And, as has consistently happened in the past, the audience was on its feet dancing and singing in the rows and aisles during the extended curtain call. The show ...

In October 2015, the Cleveland metal scene lost a beloved member when Jim Konya died unexpectedly of a stroke at the age of 44. The proud Parma native was known throughout the scene for his passion ...

Back in September, we told you that Darwin Kelsey, founding director of the Countryside Conservancy at Cuyahoga Valley National Park, was retiring, while remaining as an advisor until the end of the ...

United Way of Greater Cleveland’s signature public art project that has brought hundreds of cool guitars to venues all around town, is at it again. Artists can apply to design a guitar, and guitar ...

Dedicated followers of folk music will have a tough choice to make when Judy Collins performs at Cain Park’s Evans Amphitheater on the same night that another long-time Cain Park favorite, Livingston ...

The Stokes brothers, Carl and Louis, changed the face of Cleveland politics. Carl Stokes was the first black mayor of a large American city, while Louis Stokes served the east side of Cuyahoga County ...

It takes a true artist to look at a massive piece of transportation equipment and hear music. In a nutshell, that’s what renowned conceptual artist David Cole has done for this latest project, which ...

Cleveland drummer Tommy Amato (not to be confused with Beau Coup vocalist Tommy Amato) played in numerous area bands in the ’70s and ’80s before moving to Los Angeles in the ’80s. In the ’90s he had a ...

Nearly everyone has heard a student practicing his or her instrument. Whether it’s your neighbor’s son who just picked up his trumpet for junior high band or your niece playing scale after scale on ...