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Acoustic rock concerts earn mixed reviews

The third — and for my money, the best — in the recent spate of acoustic concerts to hit town was


Stage Left Players keep bell on the door jingling

Thanks to strong word-of-mouth, “Jingle My Bell” had an excellent box office last year when Stage


‘Rama Lama Ding Dong’ and other Youngstown sounds

This edition of Vibe features an overview of musical treats coming out nationally this holiday


Funny business is alive and well at Youngstown Comedy Syndicate

When the Funny Farm fizzled out a couple years ago, it erased the local comedy scene’s highest


Anticipation is growing for a night at the opera

Opera Western Reserve has made huge strides in its seven years of existence. Ticket sales for its


Rocker longs to return to stage after knife attack

The night of Aug. 28 started off as a typical one for Drew Johnson, guitarist for local rock band


Outlaws — and in-laws — gather in Struthers

There’s a good story about how Chicago singer Taylor Smith became one of the opening acts for


Turning the table on theater critic

Vindicator theater critic Milan Paurich makes his debut as a theater director this week. He is


He has carved his name into the Las Vegas art scene

Las Vegas has been good to Tony Romeo, but luck had nothing to do with it. The artist and


He’s an Alice Cooper fan, and you can put that in ink

Jeremy Caughey is a huge Alice Cooper fan. His Boardman home has two full rooms filled with


A ‘Miracle’ in the making? Easy Street hits comeback trail

Easy Street Productions has been part of the local theater landscape for decades. It even gave


Men, mud and mayhem in the Mahoning Valley

Two new documentaries made in the Mahoning Valley go behind the scenes of separate-but-related


Downtown church goes for baroque

With its solemn, soaring, stone-and-wood architecture and clean acoustics (not to mention cushioned


Blue Streak roller coaster on track to run this year

Momentum is what makes a roller coaster work. It’s also what pushed The Blue Streak roller-coaster-renovation


34west makes a name for itself with ‘Ruth’ at New York festival

34west Theater Company has gotten some glowing reviews in the New York press for its play “My Name