Movies and shows: a tale of two and a half cities
A few more ideas for what to do this weekend, for those in Ohio anyway....
Cleveland/Akron:
This weekend seems to be odd-movie weekend in Cleveland, and I'm not even talking about the Cleveland International Film Festival.
Forbidden Zone at the Cleveland Cinematheque, 9:30 Saturday (and tonight, but I already missed that) -- The 1980 film featuring music by The Mystic Knights Of The Oingo Boingo, later to become famous (with a decidedly less weird sound) as simply Oingo Boingo.
Inside Deep Throat opening this weekend at Shaker Square Cinema -- A surprisingly well-reviewed documentary about the most famous porn film ever (which I've never seen, btw), and its impact on society, though unfortunately this apparently doesn't settle the question of whether Linda Lovelace was coerced, had a moral change of heart later, or just became bitter about being underpaid compared to others involved.
Notable music coming up:
Thursday April 7: The Queers at Peabody's.
Friday May 13: Dramarama and The English Beat at AMP in Akron.
Also, it's sold out but interesting.... David Byrne (from the Talking Heads) is giving a lecture at the Akron Art Museum about his PowerPoint art.
Columbus
This looks like a good weekend for shows in Columbus. Maybe the wrong spouse went south this weekend....
In film we have End Of The Century: The Story Of The Ramones at Studio 35, 10:30pm tonight through Sunday.
As for live music...
Tonight:
The Queers and the Groovie Ghoulies at Bernies.
Red Dahlia does an EP release show along with four other bands at Skully's, and those with March birthdays get a free Cringe.com/pilation CD.
Saturday:
Jaded Era, a pop band from Akron, is one of four bands playing at Fat Eddie's.
Sunday:
Lost Weekend Records hosts "Hootenanny 3" between 4pm and 9pm, with ten bands. The one I'd be most interested in is Michelle Lundy. She was once bassist and backing-vocalist for Dogrocket, but unfortunately she left the band before their CD was released, so her voice and her songs were omitted from it.
Cleveland/Akron:
This weekend seems to be odd-movie weekend in Cleveland, and I'm not even talking about the Cleveland International Film Festival.
Forbidden Zone at the Cleveland Cinematheque, 9:30 Saturday (and tonight, but I already missed that) -- The 1980 film featuring music by The Mystic Knights Of The Oingo Boingo, later to become famous (with a decidedly less weird sound) as simply Oingo Boingo.
Inside Deep Throat opening this weekend at Shaker Square Cinema -- A surprisingly well-reviewed documentary about the most famous porn film ever (which I've never seen, btw), and its impact on society, though unfortunately this apparently doesn't settle the question of whether Linda Lovelace was coerced, had a moral change of heart later, or just became bitter about being underpaid compared to others involved.
Notable music coming up:
Thursday April 7: The Queers at Peabody's.
Friday May 13: Dramarama and The English Beat at AMP in Akron.
Also, it's sold out but interesting.... David Byrne (from the Talking Heads) is giving a lecture at the Akron Art Museum about his PowerPoint art.
Columbus
This looks like a good weekend for shows in Columbus. Maybe the wrong spouse went south this weekend....
In film we have End Of The Century: The Story Of The Ramones at Studio 35, 10:30pm tonight through Sunday.
As for live music...
Tonight:
The Queers and the Groovie Ghoulies at Bernies.
Red Dahlia does an EP release show along with four other bands at Skully's, and those with March birthdays get a free Cringe.com/pilation CD.
Saturday:
Jaded Era, a pop band from Akron, is one of four bands playing at Fat Eddie's.
Sunday:
Lost Weekend Records hosts "Hootenanny 3" between 4pm and 9pm, with ten bands. The one I'd be most interested in is Michelle Lundy. She was once bassist and backing-vocalist for Dogrocket, but unfortunately she left the band before their CD was released, so her voice and her songs were omitted from it.