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An ancient Apollo statue landed in Cleveland and touched off an international outcry
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Joe Cimperman hopes to tear down his former hero, Dennis Kucinich
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Beat Down
Cleveland teachers swap stories of school violence.
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Everybody Hates Mike
The peril of coaching an icon.
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Secret Valentines Notes from C-Town Celebs
Our I-Team uncovered the private love letters of Cleveland's biggest names. You'll be shocked by what we discovered.
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$100 Bounty on That Kid (19)
Copley-Fairlawn finds a way to keep the impostors out.
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At Indie-Rock Singles Night in Cleveland, an event for hipsters lacks one key ingredient: Hipsters (15)
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Dennis Kucinich’s brave talk about working and fighting — from the safety of the officer’s tent (10)
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Beat Down (3)
Cleveland teachers swap stories of school violence.
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An ancient Apollo statue landed in Cleveland and touched off an international outcry (3)
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Crazy Talk
Miranda Lambert is a lot like any other girl with a soft spot for guns and setting exes on fire.
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The Bravery's New World
New-wave revivalists discover the power of three-chord guitar rock.
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Beer, BBQ, industry schmoozing: Rounding up SXSW 2008’s local delegates
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Keep on Truckin'
Jason Isbell finds life after the Drive-By Truckers.
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It took them 10 years, but the Sadies finally craft a country-rock classic
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Kalliope Stage, in Cleveland Heights, dies, but hopes to soon rise from the grave
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Hello, Cleveland: The Week’s Concert Calendar
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Carl Monday’s back, and he’s not better than ever, which makes us sad
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A gentle proposal to Cleveland sports fans: Quit bitching and enjoy it
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In Minnesota, smoking ban no match for local thespians. Why didn’t we think of that?!
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Recent Articles By Mark Wedel
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Guitar legend Adrian Belew gigs with kids half his age, tries to keep up
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Stan Ridgway
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Riders in the Sky
Friday, June 1, at the Kent Stage, Kent.
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The Legendary Stardust Cowboy and the Altamont Boys
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? & the Mysterians
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By Michael Musto
We're all DEVO. It cannot be denied. Ohio's gift to the world, the band of Akron mutants put malformed genetics to music. Its theory of "De-Evolution" has blossomed in so many ways in our young century. Is it any coincidence that the Buckeye State also help re-elect our de-evolved commander in chief?
Those who understand will gather at the Beachland for DEVOtional, an annual convention dedicated to concentrated DEVOness, featuring vendors, collectors, and tribute acts. Followers will hear words from DEVO co-founder Gerald V. Casale as well as hymns from the Spudboys, the Mutant Mountain Boys, and Poopy Necroponde's Tater Blaster.
The Rev. Ivan Stang will also be on hand to convert heathens to the Church of the Subgenius.
Alex Brunelle, chief Spudboy and organizer of DEVOtional, explains the relevance of DEVO. "When they started, they were seen as kind of a joke. Then they turned out kinda right: Humankind has just been screwing ourselves over and over again for the last three decades -- just harder and harder into the ground."
Although many humans still hoot "Nerds!" and fling poo at attendees, Brunelle says that's the way it goes. He then quotes Henry Rollins: "There are two kinds of people: Those who get DEVO and those who don't."
Well said, Hank.
