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Barstool bash shines black light on Newport

Bianca Briggs — Sun, 12 Feb 2012

There were no barstools, but it's quite plausible many people blacked out, and one person was arrested. The Barstool Blackout Tour stopped in Columbus to perform for a sold-out crowd at the Newport Music Hall Saturday. A total of 1,400 tickets were...

Commentary: Always love Whitney Houston, don’t take to social media to insult her

Qynshela Sanders — Sun, 12 Feb 2012

The entertainment world has suffered another loss: the death of the incomparable Whitney Houston. After her many struggles with sobriety and confrontations with the media, the singer was found dead in her room on the fourth floor of the Beverly Hilton ...

Spike Lee talks black community, crack, education

Collin Howard — Fri, 10 Feb 2012

Students pursue higher education in hopes of obtaining their dreams. The pursuit of these dreams starts with the individual, a message that director Spike Lee stressed the importance of on Thursday. The director conducted a free lecture followed by...

Wildflower Café embodies rosy side of Columbus diners

Katie Harriman — Thu, 9 Feb 2012

A real diner doesn't need a trendy angle or a hip location to keep customers coming back for more. Just a short drive from campus, Wildflower Caf and eacute; is a hidden gem with no frills, good food and...

Friday Fashion: Columbus fashion designer uses shirtdress to impress

Emily Collard — Thu, 9 Feb 2012

By: Emily Collard

I thought I was dreaming when I noticed the half-inch image of a man wearing an Ohio State hoodie that appeared in my daily fashion alert from 'New York Magazine's' The Cut a few weeks ago. After all, ho...

Tickets to go on sale as Columbus prepares to rock the range

Ron Miles — Thu, 9 Feb 2012

Columbus and Crew Stadium will be the home in which rock music lives May 18-20. Tickets for Rock on the Range, one of the largest weekend rock festivals in the United States, go on sale at 10 a.m. Fri...

CSO to show ‘Tragic’ side of Romantic composer

Collin Howard — Thu, 9 Feb 2012

Combining more than 100 musicians playing four movements with a score composed almost 110 years ago, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra hopes to strike an awe-inspired chord with their next performance. The orchestra will perform 'Symphony No. 6 in A ...

Gay Men's Chorus show to bridge sexuality, spirituality

Collin Howard — Thu, 9 Feb 2012

Sticking true to their slogan, 'Voices Raised, Lives Changed,' the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus sets out on their monthly expedition of spreading awareness. The Illuminati, a branch of the main choir, is a group of men who perform at various places of wor...

Demetri Martin talks shirt sizes, gay chili and treehouses at OSU

James Garcia — Thu, 9 Feb 2012

Your college education is no joke. That is, unless you were an Ohio State student who went to see Demetri Martin, the oddball comedian who was featured on 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,' Wednes...

Adele, Kanye West predicted to be big winners at 2012 Grammy Awards

Alex Antonetz, Vanessa Spates, Matt Lovett — Wed, 8 Feb 2012

By: Alex Antonetz, Vanessa Spates, Matt Lovett

Bruce Lee documentary honors legend in Year of the Dragon

Bianca Briggs — Wed, 8 Feb 2012

Martial artist. Philosopher. Actor. Innovator. Little Dragon (Li Xiaolong). These are some of the words people around the world have used to describe Bruce Lee. The documentary 'I Am Bruce Le...

Party to celebrate stupid love, safe sex

Amber Evans — Wed, 8 Feb 2012

While many couples scramble to restaurants this weekend to beat Tuesday's Valentine's Day crowd, the local artists of FeverHead will be celebrating the holiday in an alternative way. 'Celebr...

Artist to add new dimension to Wexner Center

Bianca Briggs — Wed, 8 Feb 2012

Misogyny and pornography can drive a woman to say a lot of things. This one chose 3-D digital simulation as her platform. Claudia Hart, working artist and curator and associate professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, will give a ta...

Ease the Medic skips easy street for the simple life

Katie Harriman — Wed, 8 Feb 2012

As a 15-year-old, performing for skinheads in New Jersey bars, Adam Thornburgh dreamt of sex, drugs and rock and lsquo;n' roll. As a guitarist for Columbus-based band Ease the Medic,

Sharon Van Etten bares all in ‘Tramp’

Matt Lovett — Tue, 7 Feb 2012

NPR Music, in a piece on Sharon Van Etten, reported that 'Tramp,' the latest release from the 'cripplingly shy' singer-songwriter, consisted of songs predominantly about 'the internal navigation through life's minefield.' What a profound and very true ...

Kweller's ‘Kite’ flies high despite snags

BIanca Briggs — Tue, 7 Feb 2012

Ben Kweller's 'Go Fly a Kite' has the vibe of a mixtape made by an angsty teen filled with the wisdom of maturity. Each track falls in line with the next, creating a collection of different elements that create one consistent folky pop album. H...

‘Scars & Stories’ falls into same frayed sound

Matt Lovett — Tue, 7 Feb 2012

There's something extremely formulaic about The Fray. This is said time and time again, generally in respect to sentimental 'adult' contemporary artists such as Coldplay, John Mayer and Snow Patrol, to name a few. The most successful of these acts are ...

Ladysmith Black Mambazo to bring piece of South Africa to Columbus

Amber Evans — Tue, 7 Feb 2012

For some people, Black History Month means taking the time to recognize the iconic figures of the Civil Rights Movement. For the South African group Ladysmith Black Demetri Martin is a well-known figure in the realm of offbeat comedy, along with his 'large pad' on which he illustrates a pie-chart of procrastination (an empty circle) and his 'unnecessary bells...

David Mayfield set to march his parade into Woodlands

Caitlyn Wasmundt — Mon, 6 Feb 2012

David Mayfield plans to entertain his Columbus audiences with the same voice that has gotten him into Southeast Asia without the correct legal papers. Ohio-bred Americana folk artist David Mayfield, of The David Mayfield Parade, is scheduled to per...