Volume 16 — Issue 7

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Volume 16 — Issue 7

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Pairings Marketplace is May 7th from 11-4. Enjoy a glass of an award winning Ohio wine
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northeast Ohio. Pairings lunch menu and specials are also available!
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One of the most requested activities in the summer at Geneva-on-the-Lake is for Jet Ski Rentals.
It’s been a few years since the resort has offered rentals on these fun toys, but they are BACK
for 2016!
GOTL Watersports will be offering
both Jet Ski rentals and kayak
rentals this summer. Both Yamaha
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performance jet skis will be available,
along with newly-purchased ocean
kayaks.
GOTL Watersports are stressing safety in their operation, and are installing a special “Jet Dock”
system at the Geneva State Park Marina to make it easier to mount and dismount. This is
especially attractive to the young riders.
Reservations for the GOTL Watersports rental will ONLY be available on line OR at the new
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Make reservations early as some weekends are already selling out. www.gotlwatersports.com
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of Geneva-on-the-Lake is opening a new and growing sport at the village’s
Golf Course, a nine-hole “FootGolf” course.
FootGolf is a combination of soccer and golf. Special tees and a large hole cup make up the
start and end of each hole, and the goal is to get the ball in the cup with least “strokes” (kicks).
Anyone can play! You don’t need expensive equipment, and if you ever kicked a ball, you have
the talent!
It’s compatible with the current 18 Hole GOLF course and won’t interfere with golf play.
So for those golfers that have been playing the course since it was built in 1923, all is well.
The village is looking for a late spring opening.
ODA Seeks To Recognize Farm Families Leading In Conservation And Productivity
Individuals have until May 20, 2016 to nominate families
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is accepting nominations to honor Ohio farm
families who are leaders in conservation for the 2016 Conservation Farm Family Awards.
“Many Ohio farmers are committed to conservation, and we want to honor them for efforts
they have made to protect Ohio’s natural resources,” said ODA Director David T. Daniels. “With
these awards, ODA is able to recognize farmers who have taken extra steps toward protecting the
land using conservation practices they have implemented on their own farms.”
The Conservation Farm Family Award program has recognized Ohio farm families since
1984 for their efforts in managing natural and human resources while meeting both production
and conservation goals. Individual farmers, partnerships or family farm corporations are
eligible for nomination, provided a substantial portion of their income is derived from farming.
The judging is based on the nominee’s use of new and traditional conservation techniques,
comprehensive management, individual initiative in applying conservation measures and the
nominee’s willingness to share conservation information, experiences and philosophy with
others.
Five area finalists will be selected from across the state and will be recognized at the annual
Farm Science Review in September. They will also receive a $400 award, courtesy of the Ohio
Farm Bureau Federation, and be featured in the September issue of Ohio Farmer Magazine.
Nomination forms can be obtained from local county soil and water conservation districts
or by visiting ODA’s website at www.agri.ohio.gov. The forms can be submitted by email to
dswc@agri.ohio.gov or by mail to Ohio Farmer Magazine, C/O Ohio Department of Agriculture
8995 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43608. The forms must be returned by Friday, May 20.
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By Don Perry
Grammy winners, Snarky Puppy coming to Beachland
Ballroom on May 9th to promote their brand new album
“Culcha Vulcha”, released April 29th. Showtime is 8 pm.
Snarky Puppy is a Brooklyn, New York-based instrumental
fusion band led by bassist, composer and producer Michael League.
Formed in 2004, by students of the University of North Texas, they
released their debut album,” The Only Constant”, in 2006. The band
now features a collective of nearly 40 musicians, referred to as “The
Fam” on their recordings and tours.
The core touring unit is Michael League, Robert
“Sput” Searight, Nate Werth, Larnell Lewis, Shaun
Martin, Cory Henry, Justin Stanton, Bill Laurance,
Bob Lanzetti, Chris McQueen, Mark Lettieri, Mike
Maher and Chris Bullock. In addition to performing
in a traditional setting, Snarky Puppy is committed
to music education. While touring, the band has held
over 100 clinics, workshops, and master classes in the
United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, the
Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, and Mexico.
On January 26, 2014, Snarky Puppy, along with
Lalah Hathaway, won a Grammy Award for “Best R&B
Performance”, for their rendition of the Brenda Russell
song “Something” from their album, “Family Dinner
- Volume 1”. The Family Dinner concept grew out of
the band’s weekly late-night sessions at New York’s
Rockwood Music Hall, where they invited different
guests for each show.
On May 26. 2015 the group released the album “Sylva”, a
collaboration with the world famous Dutch Metropole Orchestra. It
debuted on multiple Billboard charts, including #1 on the Heatseekers
Chart, #1 Top Current Jazz Album and #1 Contemporary Jazz Album.
The album also earned Snarky Puppy their second Grammy, on
February 15 2016, this time for “Best Contemporary Instrumental
Album”.
They immediately went to work creating the second installment
in the “Family Dinner” series, with “Family Dinner Volume 2”. The
result is a free-wheeling, wide-ranging collection, recorded live in
New Orleans, featuring an astonishing list of musicians from around
the world, including Susana Baca, Charlie Hunter, Salif Keita, Laura
Mvula and an all-star group of Big Easy players including Ivan
Neville and Terence Blanchard.
Though participants came from South America, Africa, and
Europe, perhaps the most surprising Dinner guest was Rock and
Roll Hall of Famer David Crosby. His contribution to the project
is a ballad he penned entitled “Somebody Home”. A portion of the
proceeds will be donated to the New Orleans music education and
mentorship organization Roots of Music.
The numbering of the volumes of the Family Dinner series is a
giveaway that Snarky Puppy plans to continue doing these projects
for a long time. “Different places, different artists, there’s always
variations so you get your own personality every time,” says Michael
League. “If you get the right blend, it will keep working. We’ll do it till
we croak.”
Michael League
Michael League serves as bassist, guitarist, composer, arranger,
producer and bandleaderfor Snarky Puppy and in early 2012, he
launched his own imprint, GroundUP Music, under Ropeadope
Records. After attending the University of North Texas, League lived
in nearby Dallas for 3 years, where he worked with some of the most
influential figures in modern gospel, R&B, and soul music, and was
mentored by legendary keyboardist Bernard Wright (Miles Davis,
Chaka Khan).
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passionately committed to music education and outreach, having given
clinics at over 100 schools throughout the United States, Canada, Asia,
Pacific, and Europe
Culcha Vulcha
Fresh off of the heels of its tenth album, Family Dinner - Volume
Two, the band is returning to its roots as an instrumental ensemble
with a brand new collection of nine original songs. A departure from
its signature live-from-the-studio film and audio style, the band spent
a week in the middle of a pecan orchard at the remote Sonic Ranch
Studios in Tornillo, Texas, just a five minute walk from the Mexican
border. This was to be the group’s first studio album in seven years
and with no cameras, no audience, and the opportunity to overdub, they
have crafted an album much darker and moodier than any before it.
The typical flash and bombastic moments that Snarky Puppy is known
for have been replaced by a more patient, restrained, and sonically
creative approach to both composition and performance. The melodies
are intricate, the counterpoint is fluid, and groove reigns supreme in
mixes that are bass and percussion-heavy.
Visit www.snarkypuppy.com to learn more about the group and its
members and go to www.beaclandballroom.com for ticket information
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Chicken Stroganoff
This recipe is a delicious twist on an old favorite.
2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground sage
1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast or thighs, cut into 1-1/2-inch chunks
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 Tablespoon butter
1/2 cup minced sweet onions
2 cloves garlic, pressed
8 ounces white mushrooms, sliced
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup sour cream
1 Tablespoon chopped chives for garnish
In a large bowl, combine flour, sage, thyme, salt, and pepper. Add chicken pieces and toss
to coat.
Heat a large, heavy, deep-sided skillet over medium heat. When hot, add olive oil and
swirl to coat the bottom of the pan. Add chicken pieces in a single layer and cook until lightly
browned. Place browned chicken in a bowl and set aside.
In the same pan, melt butter in the pan drippings. Add minced sweet onions, garlic, and
mushrooms.
Toss to coat, then sprinkle with 1 teaspoon kosher salt to help mushrooms release their
liquid. Saute over low heat until vegetables are lightly browned.
Deglaze pan with white wine and stir, scraping bits from the bottom. Cook about 2 minutes
to boil off the alcohol. Add chicken broth and simmer about 5 minutes. Return chicken to the
skillet and add heavy cream. Simmer another 10 minutes or until sauce is thickened.
Remove from heat and stir in sour cream. Serve chicken stroganoff over buttered and parleyed
noodles or rice pilaf and garnish with chives.
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Poached Pears in White Wine Recipe
Easy to make and absolutely delicious, this special
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2 cups sweet white wine
3 1/2 cups water
1 cinnamon stick
1 vanilla bean (substitute 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract)
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon lemon juice
4 pears, peeled with stems left intact
2 cups granulated sugar
Stir together the white wine, water, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean, lemon zest, and lemon
juice in a large saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium-high heat and add the
prepared pears. Poach the pears, uncovered, for 7 to 9 minutes, until they turn tender, but not
mushy.
Use a large slotted spoon to transfer the pears onto a serving plate. Return the poaching
liquid to a simmer, add the sugar, and allow the mixture to reduce by half in volume, about 6 to
8 minutes.
The syrup is ready when it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Remove the
cinnamon stick and vanilla bean from the syrup.
Arrange the pears on individual serving plates and drizzle with the wine syrup. A dab of real
whipped cream is a nice touch while adding almost no fat or calories.
This poached pears in white wine recipe makes 4 servings.
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By Cat Lilly
Chad Ely Guitars
First Thursdays Monthly Jam
Next Jam: May 5th
Cebars Madison Tavern
Photo (right) Chad Ely (center)
Photo credit – Kevin Morley
‘Bout time! There is one hell of a blues
jam going on the first Thursday of every
month out here in far northeastern Ohio,
at Cebar’s Madison Tavern. Owner Frank Cvelbar is part of the same clan from Cebar’s 185th,
a family that goes way back in the bar business and has long supported live music. Cebar’s
185th is famous for its Sunday night blues jam, one of the longest running in the area, hosted by
Alan Greene. Now brother Frank has joined in the effort to keep the blues alive, at his Madison
location, with the monthly First Thursday jams, hosted by Chad Ely (Ely Guitars).
Aptly named the Ely Guitars Jam, the sessions began in November 2015 and originally
started as an “open house” for Ely Guitars to showcase their product. The guitars are on display
onstage and can be tried out by anyone with a hankerin’ to do so! The monthly jams have
drawn musicians from near and far, with some heavy hitters mingling right in with the novices.
Although it is billed as a blues jam, all genres are welcome and have been represented, from
blues to folk, to country, rockabilly and classic rock.
You never know who might show up for a First Thursday jam – so far, everyone from
folksinger Alex Bevan to award-winning R&B
singer Travis Haddix to classical guitarist
Sunday,
Donald Adams have graced the stage at the
May 1st
jams. Alan Greene, Charlie Christopherson,
Old Mill Winery
bassist Jeff Anastasia, saxman Tony Fortunato
Open Mic
– the list goes on and on. Plenty of celebrities
4:30-7:30
in the audience, too - I spied Deanna Adams
(Rock and Roll and the Cleveland Connection)
Saturday, May 7th
and professional photographer Kevin Morley at
Luisa’s 5:30-8:30
the last one!
Upstairs in Poncho’s Cantina
Sound is provided by Mike Branaka of Bandsound and emcee duties are handled by
emcee Steve Korb, so the session runs smoothly, with minimum wait time between acts. Chad
also makes sure there is a host band on board for every jam, to back up soloists. This wellorganized event certainly can’t be beat for entertainment on a Thursday night in
Lake Erie Land!
The February jam featured Cleveland musician Michael Lee Hill, who was
the winner of the 2001 Steve Vai/Ibanez Guitar Challenge, beating out thousands
of guitarists from around the world. Steve Vai personally selected Hill’s entry as
the most creative and best re-interpretation of his famous recording “Jibboom”.
He received an Ibanez guitar designed by Vai himself and a mentoring session in
Detroit with Vai, Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, and Billy Sheehan. Hill is not only an
award-winning musician; he is a filmographer, and UFO experiencer as well. His
2006 footage of the Lake Erie UFOs went viral and gained worldwide attention,
landing him on History Channel’s UFO Hunters show in 2011. Hill’s 2007
release, Music from Here to Andromeda, a 23-song instrumental concept album, is
being used in David Sereda’s documentary film, From Here to Andromeda, which
explores the areas of sustainability, UFOs, space propulsion, and spirituality.
Pretty heavy stuff, as was his performance at Cebar’s when he took the stage
for an extended set with host Chad Ely and fellow jammers Danny McFadden
and Hank Hess from the Elm Street Blues band, with Gary Uhas on keys, and Joey Acerra
on baritone sax. A spiritual experience indeed! Another highlight of the evening was singer/
songwriter John Welton, of Canton. Welton is a member of Waterband, an internationally
acclaimed jam band with a “folkadelicfunkpop” attitude. Performing solo, he won over the
crowd with his warmth, humor, and musicianship, making every audience member feel like an
old friend.
April’s jam took place on an unseasonably cold rainy/snowy night, but the music inside
was smokin’ hot! The
Railriders got things
rollin’ with their
well-paced opening
set of vintage blues,
boogie, and rock. Next
up – Georgia and the
Preachers, a country
band nominated for
Artist of the Year
by the Rust Belt
Chronicles in 2014.
Pretty prestigious
honor for a small-town
girl from Seven Hills!
Seventeen-
Sat. May 1WK11pm
Briquettes Smokehouse
Roger Waters Tribute
with Mike Edgerly
Cat
Lilly
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8
year-old Georgia Kostyak’s big break came
when she began taking guitar lessons from
well-known Cleveland musician, Snake Rock,
who saw much potential in her raspy voice
and country twang. The two quickly began
to collaborate and Snake became Georgia’s
manager/producer, as well as mentor,
coordinating a team of local musicians to back
her up.
Georgia and the Preachers have
performed her original music all around
Northeast Ohio, as well as Nashville and
South Carolina. Georgia has had the honor of
performing the National Anthem at venues
throughout the Cleveland area, including
Quicken Loans Arena, and Progressive
Field. Georgia and the band travelled
to Nashville last summer, thrilling audiences
at The Commodore and Tootsies Orchid
Lounge.
Kostyack has recorded a CD, Six Shooter, with her Cleveland-based band and supports it
with semi-regular gigs in local pubs, like the Savannah Bar & Grille in Westlake. Several of her
singles are available on itunes, including her self-penned salute to our veterans, “Bleeding Red,
White, and Blue”, which she performed at the Ely Guitars Jam and brought down the house.
This girl is a rising star and we were lucky to catch her act at Cebars.
The legendary Alan Greene band took the stage next, always a treat, with Tom
Odegard on lead vocals and harp, Justin Butcher on bass, and Rob Luoma on drums. Back to
the blues with a solid band that never disappoints! Then an all-out jam when international Blues
Hall of Famer Travis “Moonchild” Haddix joined them onstage, playing one of the Ely guitars
and making it sound sweet. The veteran bluesman led the boys through a rollicking medley of
“Blues Is Alright”, “Sweet Home Chicago”, and “Kansas City”, accompanied by his long-time
baritone saxman, Tony Fortunato, who for years has fronted his own band, the Emperors of
Swing. What a night!
Chad Ely/Ely Guitars
Chad Ely, the man responsible for bringing all this good music to Madison, Ohio, is
the owner of Ely Guitars, producers of custom-made handcrafted guitars right here in the area
by local artisans — and most of the parts and pieces are made in northeast Ohio too. Ely guitars
are played by many area musicians, such as blues guitarists Alan Greene and Danny McFadden,
and singer/songwriter Diana Chittester.
Chad is a man of many hats, and many accomplishments. (See North Coast Voice Vol.
11 – Issue 10, June 8 -22, 2011in the Archives for full-length feature story by Trenda Jones.) He
was born into a family of musicians and raised in Madison, making his stage debut at age eight
when the legendary B.B. King invited him onstage to jam with the Bobby Blue Bland Band.
In the decades since, he has enjoyed a whirlwind musical career performing, touring, writing,
collaborating, teaching, recording, and producing.
He also honed his skills at computer technology and helped form Dok Rok Records, a
recording studio in Euclid where he produced more than 300 albums, working with working
with artists like Collin Dussault, and the late Robert Lockwood Jr. He expanded his expertise
by branching out into graphics, photography, and videography, and began producing DVDs,
television programming, and webcasts.
Chad’s career took a dramatic turn in 2002 when his creative skills caught the attention of
consumer crusader Ralph Nader who hired him to handle videography and multimedia for his
various advocacy efforts. About a year later, he was hired by Democratic Presidential candidate
and then-Congressman Dennis Kucinich as National Director of Multimedia, traveling the
country, documenting the campaign, producing videos, and getting to meet and get to know
many of his own musical favorites and Hollywood stars, including Willie Nelson, Steven Tyler,
Melissa Etheridge, Bonnie Rait, and, his first “mentor,” B.B. King. When Kucinich ended his
campaign in 2004, Chad was immediately retained for a similar position by the Democratic
Presidential nominee, then-U.S. Sen. John Kerry, who currently serves as the U.S. Secretary of
State.
The walls in Chad’s home, office, and studio are plastered with photos of him with the
elite of the entertainment and political worlds. He could live anywhere in the world, but he
chose to return to his roots in Madison, where he lives with his wife, Debbie and two daughters,
Annice and Emma. He continues his career as head of Ely Multimedia, still working with
high rollers, but giving local folks the same attention. He offers similar services, like creating
websites, social network marketing, and all aspects of video and audio production at affordable
prices, because he wants to give back to his community.
Now he has taken on a new enterprise, making hand-crafted, custom guitars. With
characteristic humility, he says, “We’re just trying to make the absolute best guitar we possibly
can.” The guitars, like beautiful works of art, are on display at the First Thursday Jams. They’ll
be among the all-star cast gathered at Cebar’s in Madison for the next jam. Stop in and hear
some great players play some great guitars!
Cinco de Mayo Jam - Thursday, May 5
The next Ely Guitars Jam just happens to fall on Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo. The
call has already gone out for any interested Latino musicians to join in the fray! Rumor has
it that special guest Dennis Chandler will be there. Dennis is known as “Cleveland’s musical
chameleon”, an ace multi-instrumentalist and composer whose history goes way back in the
Cleveland music scene. Chandler played in bands with Glenn Schwartz (Pilgrims), Sonny
Geraci (Outsiders), Mr. Stress, and Robert Lockwood Jr., just to mention a few, and learned
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guitar from the likes of Bo Diddley, Lonnie Mack, and B. B. King.
The Pilgrims became the house band for Detroit’s CKLW, where they backed many
groups live in the studio- The Supremes, Four Tops, Temptations, The Isley Brothers, Mary
Wells, Shirley Ellis, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Little Eva, Bobby Vee, Gary “U.S.”
Bonds, Ronnie & The Daytonas, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, Bobby Rydell, Bobbie
Martin, Del Shannon, Dobie Gray, Freddie Cannon, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and many
more.
Dennis Chandler is also credited with writing the first Rock Hall song, “Can You Feel It –
That Rock ‘n’ Roll”, used back in ’83 and later for the petition drive in ’85 to bring the Rock n
Roll Hall of Fame to Cleveland. Chandler, along with his band, The Stratophonics, lobbied hard
in the campaign, and their efforts paid off. They were recognized by local news media as being
personally responsible for 200,000 of the 600,000 signatures collected for the petition drive,
and Dennis even had a hand in B.B.’s donation of “Lucille” to the Rock Hall. Rock royalty in
Madison, Ohio!
For a special treat, Chef Lisa Pucci Delgado will be guest chef for the evening to help
celebrate Cinco de Mayo with her amazing Puerto Rican Street Food. “Borinquen”, a pop-up
restaurant and future food truck will be on site and serving the following:
Cubano Sandwiches ...slow roasted marinated pork with traditional mustard , melted swiss and
pickle
Jibarito Sandwiches...slow roasted marinated pork with lettuce, tomato and lime chipotle mayo
Arepas Camaron...fresh shrimp salad marinated in lime, extra virgin olive oil and Latin
seasonings stuffed in a fried dough pocket
Food will be served from 7 PM until it runs out! Jam starts at 8 PM. See you there!
Smog Veil Records Release
Mr. Stress Blues Band
Live At the Brick Cottage 1972 – 1973
Smog Veil Records, the label devoted to reissuing albums by some of Cleveland’s best
bands, has just announced the release of
Mr. Stress Blues Band: Live At The Brick
Cottage 1972 – 1973, the next release in the
Platters du Cuyahoga series. The record,
which features extensive liner notes streets,
includes a collection of recordings taped live
at the Brick Cottage in Cleveland in 1972
and 1973. It is available for pre-order now
through amazon.com in digital format as well
as CD and vinyl, and will be released on May
13th.
“With the release of Smog Veil’s ‘Mr.
Stress Blues Band 1972-73’ retrospective,
we are honored that many of the musicians
who played with the band at that time and
throughout the band’s storied history are
taking the time to do what Bill aka Mr. Stress
enjoyed most: taking the stage, making
people dance and smile, and giving to the community he lived his whole life in - Cleveland,
Ohio,” says label founder Frank Mauceri, in his press release.
A record release party will take place on Friday, June 3, 2016 at the Beachland Ballroom
(15711 Waterloo Road in Cleveland, Ohio). Alumni from the Mr. Blues Band will take the stage
including Blue Lunch, Anthony Lovano’s Supernatural Band Featuring Tim Matson, and The
Alan Greene Band. Special guests will be announced closer in. The show is all ages, tickets
are $10, and doors are at 7:00 pm with first act starting at 8:00 pm. (More on this live concert
celebration in next issue.)
Call me at (440) 417-2475 or find me on Facebook
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The one and only one…Prince
By Pete Roche
Was he black or white? Was he
straight…or gay? In the end, it didn’t
matter. Or if it did, it was only because
he set such mysteries to music, thereby
turning enigma into art.
His name was Prince, and he was funky.
His name was Prince. The one and only.
Prince courted controversy, bespoke
his dirty mind, and strutted on MTV in
his skivvies to grooves laid down by a
keyboardist in surgical scrubs (“Doctor”
Matt Fink),a guitarist in a kamikaze
costume (Dez Dickerson), and a pair of
ladies in lace (Wendy and Lisa). He turned
doomsday into a dance-off. He posed in
beds, preened in bathtubs, and pirouetted
in basements. He escorted us uptown in a
little red corvette, showed us the sights on
Alphabet St. and First Avenue, and drove
us to the places where his horses ran free.
He rebelled against record company
stiffs with The Revolution and readied
cornbread ‘80s FM radio for Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie. He fronted New Power
Generation, founded 3rdEyeGirl, did business as a hieroglyph, and even helped Batman get his
groove back.
He longed to be your girlfriend, your mother…the only one to make you come…runnin’.
Would we answer Prince’s primal plea to be his lover, to purify ourselves in the waters of Lake
Minnetonka and do him, baby? Would we “screw the masses,” pretend we’re married, and
make delirious dance, music, sex romance all night?
Prince was a savant who smoked us all “with an intellect and a savoir faire,” rendering
silky grooves and urgent beats that celebrated (and spoofed) love and lust as transcendent
interpersonal experiences. Yeah, he could seem misogynist, but he worshipped women and
identified their sexuality as a superpower. Prince empathized with your infatuations and
insecurities and gave voice to your desires. The only child of a mixed-race marriage, Prince
Rogers Nelson knew too well the roles of outsider and ugly duckling.
So he flipped the script, plying his unparalleled talent to funking for the freaks of the
world—or for anyone who sometimes felt like one. He turned young whites on to R&B and
soul and convinced blacks of the majesty of an amplified guitar. He was an onstage dynamo
who dazzled with his jaw-dropping musical skills, pants-wetting physicality, and progressive
fashion sense.
Prince was kinky…and he wanted to make you kinky, too, without all that Catholic guilt.
Without Prince, Madonna might never have worn her unmentionables on the outside and Lady
Gaga wouldn’t be famous for being coco. The world might not so easily have embraced TLC,
The Outkast, Fugees, Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna, or Beyonce.
After Prince, this sixteen-year old white boy answered when Lenny Kravitz came a callin’.
After Prince, MTV had to rethink their demographics. After Prince, Casey Kasem could spin
a Culture Club record and kids didn’t give a shit how different Boy George looked or where he
put his winky at night. Sure, we might’ve giggled in the school playground, but at the end of
the day we’d go home and drop a needle on “Karma Chameleon.”
Because it really was just the music that mattered—not skin pigment or funny pants or
personal proclivities. Prince taught me that, and did it without even trying.
He was the Artist your mother warned you about, and whose records your father would
trash if he found them (although he might’ve reconsidered had heard the similarities to‘60s
groups like The Temptations, The Four Tops, and The Miracles). If Springsteen represented the
Great American Novel set to music, Prince was an adult book store—with the spiritual reading
in back, for the chosen few who got it. His tunes were a welcome exit off a dark, conservative
stretch of highway whose neon signage beckoned us to a sensual circus unlike any other.
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And any parent who forbade his seventh grader from venturing into Prince’s world only made that world more appealing with their gasps,
guffaws, and eye-rolling.
The Minneapolis musicologist launched a solo career when he was barely out of his teens, founded his own studio at Paisley Park, and spent
decades writing, arranging, producing, and performing just about every note heard on his every record. Most were hits. Some were misses.
1999 and Purple Rain were among the first albums this writer purchased with his own hard-earned cash (hooray Camelot, yay Kmart), the
first cassette tapes by anyone we’d actually play front to back without stopping or fast-forwarding, since neither had any stinkers.
Sometimes Prince’s surplus was such that he contracted out, piecemealing to partners and protégés : He synchronized the world to Morris Day
and The Time (“Jungle Love,” “The Bird”) and introduced moviegoers to Apollonia and Vanity. He sang salacious duets with Sheena Easton
(“U Got the Look”) and Sheila E. (“A Love Bizarre,” “Glamorous Life”), got busy with The Bangles (“Manic Monday”), and scored a #1 hit
for Sinead O’Connor (“Nothing Compares 2U”). He lent Patti LaBelle the papa-checking “Yo Mister,” gave Stevie Nicks “Stand Back,” and let
Cyndi Lauper borrow his bubbly “When You Were Mine.” Chaka Khan owes him for the synth-fired smash “I Feel For You.”
There was no end to the purple output. Just in our high school years alone—those halcyon days hitting the books, flipping burgers, and
bagging groceries—His Mustachioed Majesty issued Around the World in a Day (1985), Parade (1986), Sign O’ The Times (1987), Lovesexy
(1988), and Batman (soundtrack, 1989). Lots of it was frickin’ awesome (“Pop Life,” “America,” “Kiss,” “Glam Slam,” “Partyman,” “The
Future”), if too much for an already distracted undergrad to absorb with all the other cultural ephemera.
We couldn’t always keep up. Back in the ‘60s it was customary for bands like The Beatles and Stones to issue a new album every six
months. But in the overcrowded ‘80s it was unheard of to flood the market with “product.” Prince didn’t care. Or maybe he did, but just felt he
had to get this stuff out of him and to us, oversaturation be damned.
So it was a relief in 1993 when Warner Bros. released a two-disc hits set (three, if you count The B-Sides disc with “Erotic City” and
“Shockadelica”) containing all of Prince’s prime cuts—bolstered by a couple selections from the then-recent (and unpronounceable) Love Symbol
and Diamonds and Pearls albums (“7,” “Sexy M.F,” “Pink Cashmere”). Here in the pre-mp3 / ALAC era we finally had the majority of our
favorite Prince pieces (taken from a dozen or so LPs) condensed onto just a couple CDs.
This writer’s kids learned about Prince by osmosis, via our car CD player. We suspect it’s the same in most homes, junior latching onto
“Raspberry Beret” because mom plays it on her iPod… and it puts her in a damn good mood.
Now the younger generation knows who Mr. McGee is; they’ll just have to discover Purple Rain and “Darling Nikki” for themselves when
they’re older.
Prince scored his sexual conquests (real and fantasy) with synths and saxophones. He transcribed coitus in quarter notes and parsed foreplay
with electronic Linn LM-1 beats, punctuating his ribald rhythms with orgasmic oohs and ohs. He recognized inequity, defied governments,
advocated peace and brotherhood, and glamorized the afterlife.
He could wail like a banshee, slap the bass like Flea, and shred a guitar like Eddie Van Halen. He played piano like a pro and drummed like
a demon. His hooks were hummable, his melodies as memorable as McCarthy’s, his raunchy rhythms second-to-none. This cat rolled Little
Richard, Jimi Hendrix, and Stevie Wonder into a boogie burrito—drizzled with extra funk sauce.
When it came to dancing, Prince answered only to M.J.
Prince never failed to rise to any occasion (despite his diminutive 5’1” stature), but let’s face
it: His Royal Badness already inhabited a loftier spiritual / creative plane than most mortals.
Here was a self-contained musical maelstrom possessed not only of an unbridled vision, but of
the considerable skills (and work ethic) required to manifest his muse, to turn those nifty noises
constantly cycling through his head into infectious measures and irresistible beats for global (and
cosmic) consumption.
So when it came time to electrify the American Music Awards, graffiti the Grammys with
dirty dancing, adrenalize a Super Bowl Halftime Show, or put other legends to shame at a Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Prince delivered in spades (and sparks), transforming
what would’ve been rote displays for lesser artists into extraordinary moments.
But perhaps the most crucial Prince performances were those committed to tape and
manufactured in bulk on black vinyl or stored on reels in white (sometimes translucent) cassette
shells, those definitive studio versions we brought home with us; those were the ones that bore
Prince’s quasi-spiritual message to the masses and got us all shakin’ our bodies like a horny pony
would.
These were the tunes we sang with our friends with the top down, doing 70 in a 55 mph
(“1999,” “Let’s Go Crazy,” “Cream”). The ones we’d clink our wine coolers and chug cheap
beers to on the beach or at the campfire (“Pop Life,” “7,” “Sexy MF,” “Peach,”). The ones where
we’d depress “play” try to emulate Prince’s cartoonish come-ons and outrageous high notes. The
ones we’d play air guitar to, shake our hips to, laugh at, make out to.
We all go ridin’ to our own Old Man Johnson’s Farm.
Prince said he never meant to cause us any sorrow. “I only wanted to be some kind of
friend,” he insisted.
He didn’t, and he was: Some kind of friend.
And because of his music, it’s a friendship that never has to end.
Brit Floyd - Space and Time CONTINUUM World Tour 2016
Saturday, July 30 Jacobs Pavilion At Nautica
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Brit Floyd lead vocalist, guitarist & musical director, Damian Darlington, said, “The
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By Mike Edgerly
I had coffee with lifetime friend and brother in jams Lucien Gaydos, guitar technician and
all out guru. His credentials are deep and his incite, valuable. Heck, he is my guitar tech! This
information will serve you well readers. I probed his mind and asked these important questions.
Personally, I was always attracted to unique and weird guitars and especially guitars that
are fairly versatile in tone and capability so I typically like all 24 frets (two full octaves) pickups
that can be heavy one minute but can be very smooth when clean. I like Floyd Rose tremolos
as well. I have that fairly satisfied with my Carvin DC model with Dimarzio Illuminators with
coil splitting on both. I use it in a metal setting but also have used it in jam and blues settings. I
also have a Gibson L6-S that is one of the few Gibsons that has 24 frets but also has a unique 6
position knob that changes the sound wildly with each click.
3. How do you feel about name brand verses non-brand?
1. Why is it important that you have your guitar or instrument “setup” when first purchased?
This is imperative for those who are just starting out AND for experienced players because
if you are a beginner, you don’t want any problems with the instrument to get in the way of
getting off the ground whether it be as a hobby or you have aspirations. I’ve had a lot of people
come to me as a student believing that their hands aren’t strong enough to play (hand size
and strength mean nothing by the way) and I would find that their strings are a mile off the
fretboard. I would hand them one of my guitars and their eyes would fling open.
All that was needed was a proper setup and they suddenly learned and played 10 times
better than before and ENJOYED it. It can be stifling if the guitar is difficult to play and a true
shame if someone gave up on guitar just because the guitar they had first made them feel that
they were physically incapable.
For those who are experienced, a setup is also important because there comes a time where
you know how you want a guitar to feel at your own preference.
Most music stores will set up their guitars they get to be playable if they’re not already
(Guitar companies typically set them up prior to shipping but things can shift around in transit
from elevation and temperature so hopefully they double check on arrival) but if you buy one
from Craigslist or from your friend’s buddy, who knows how it will be? So, always take that
cost into account when you buy. Setups range in price.
2. What do you look for in an instrument when purchasing. (pickups, tremolo,etc.)?
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I never got into spending more than a grand on a guitar. I’ve seen Epiphones blow away
Gibsons and parts casters (a Stratocaster made from 3rd party parts) with nothing fancy in it
be more playable and sound richer than a $2000 American Stratocaster. I don’t stay away from
brand names as a rule or anything of course and I’m not one to stray away from a good brand
guitar for a fair price but one should never let the name cloud over the fact that sometimes you
find a gem for cheap. You have to be open. Another thing to remember is that there are a lot
of smaller in size but amazing guitar companies that are hungry and make great guitars at a
fraction of big name cost or same cost but better.
4.What’s important when speaking to a salesman in your local guitar shop or online? (their
experience in sales and gear)
Make sure that they have their knowledge well balanced to selling you what you need
and want in an instrument that will hold up as long as you hope vs. making the sale for a
commission. Find one who isn’t just aggressive and a live wire but also someone who’s patient
and looking at it from a player’s perspective and not sending you off wondering if you made the
right buy and second guessing.
Another thing that drives me nuts is the idea that it’s best to start on this guitar type or that
guitar type even if it’s not the kind that inspired you to go shopping in the first place. If you’re
inspired by acoustic (nylon or steel) guitar music when starting, get an acoustic. If you’re into
electric guitar music, get an electric. Period.
Both guitar types are easy to play if the proper string gauge (nice and light when starting
out for example) is used when being set up.
If you choose electric as your first guitar get one that is made to be comfortable when you sit
down. My first guitar of my very own was a V shaped guitar (slides down your leg when sitting)
with a Floyd Rose tremolo. Talk about boot camp! I had to learn quick how to adjust a Floyd
Rose tremolo on my own because if it’s not adjusted or goes out of whack at all, you can’t tune
the guitar properly (I was an antsy teen who bussed tables too long to lose my guitar for a week
having it dropped off at a shop) so I would also recommend forgoing the Floyd Rose (Or any
other double-locking tremolo) as your first axe too, so that you can focus on developing your
playing; something with low maintenance and comfortable.
5. What do you find is the biggest pro and con about having your own setup guy. (Tech)
Having your usual technician who you have on the contact list on your phone is great because
they get to know how you like your guitars and there’s not much purpose in switching from tech
to tech unless there’s a problem of some sort.
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Sometimes, depending on the setting, (and this is something I’ve done before, too as a tech
knowing his clientele) they may even give you first dibs on a cool upgrade part or something
like that for your guitar too because they knew you were looking for one and they wouldn’t
know that unless you got a tech/player relationship going. Bottom line, if you find a tech to set
your guitars up and all’s going well in quality and turn-around time, you may as well stick with
them. The only time there’s a problem would be if they’re no longer available for whatever
reason, like moving, or an alien abduction!
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appropriately surreal and spacey, and a terrific
concert first. He sent “Friends” out to the
Northfield audience and—by extension—all his
fans everywhere.
A triptych of backdrop video screens bore
flashy graphics and movie clips throughout the
show. Clock faces rained down during the herkyjerky “Time.” A bird’s-eye-view of different
landscapes (and lighthouses) graced the flightcentric “On Peregrine Wings.” Later, splices of
the MTV video for “I Believe” (yes, Joe had hair)
accompanied “Always With Me, Always With
You.” Eventually the screens delivered a live
video feed, like during the finger-tapping middleeight of Joe’s signature hyper-shuffle, “Satch
Boogie.”
Joe’s band remains unchanged from the last
tour (Unstoppable Momentum), and boasts the
very boys who performed on the new album:
Bryan Beller (bass), Marco Minnemann (drums),
and Mike Kenneally (keys, guitar) provided ample
propulsion for Satriani’s many solo excursions,
their taut tempos alleviating any concerns about
grooves breaking down or chord progressions
getting jumbled.
Rhythm dynamos Beller and Minnemann
comprise two-thirds of The Aristocrats, a
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Another killer concert by
Satriani, God of Guitar
Joe Satriani’s been playing guitar for over forty-five years now. It’s hard
to quantify how much better a musician he’s become in recent years, since he’s
so damn good to begin with—but his shows are definitely more energetic and
entertaining with each new touring cycle.
For thirty of those forty-five years, Joe’s been hailed as a guitar god on level
with Eddie Van Halen, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page, a bona fide finesse and “feel”
practitioner with a distinctive “voice” on the instrument, a theory-wise music
wiz whose prodigious library of riffs and licks are as exciting to watch as they
are to hear.
He proved that again Sunday, April 10th at the Hard Rock in Northfield.
A native New Yorker, “Satch” made a name for himself as a sought-after
San Francisco instructor, bandleader, and sideman (The Squares, Greg Kihn
Band). Local murmurs about the new kid in town spread like wildfire after
Satriani issued an experimental self-titled EP and fascinating full-length debut
(Not of This Earth) on Relativity Records.
But it was Surfing With the Alien that established Satriani as the guy to
watch in global guitar circles. Recorded with drummer / producer friend John
Cuniberti, the all-instrumental release brought Joe’s jaw-dropping skills, astute
arrangements, and memorable melodies to the fore in an era dominated by
dance-pop and proved once and for all that, when used properly, the electric
guitar could be as potent (and emotive) a lead instrument as piano, violin, saxophone, or human
voice.
Music magazines splashed Satriani on their covers and solicited his expertise for advice
columns. Mick Jagger, David Bowie, and Deep Purple tapped him for world tours. Former
student Steve Vai gushed about him in interviews after scoring his own high-profile gig with
David Lee Roth.
But Joe didn’t let critical acclaim or commercial good fortunes go to his head. Unwilling
to rest on his laurels—or to repeat Surfing—he tested fresh musical waters on Flying in a Blue
Dream (vocals, banjos, acoustic), The Extremist (harmonica), Joe Satriani (jazz-rock jams with
Andy Fairweather Low on rhythm guitar), and Crystal Planet in the 1990s. On 2000’s Engines
of Creation he wailed over electronic drumbeats and synth bass lines generated by pal Eric
Caudieux.
To date, Satriani’s sold millions of albums, earned a whopping fifteen Grammy
nominations, designed his own line of guitar gear and accessories, formed a band with Sammy
Hagar (Chickenfoot)…and even authored a bestselling book.
Sunday’s two-part concert found Satch and his friends focusing on his catalog of
eclectic, 97% vocal-free hard rock stylings. So if you didn’t come to Northfield for wordless,
wonderfully acrobatic guitar histrionics, you were in the wrong place. The Satriani smorgasbord
offered some twenty-some pickup-powered pieces for consideration, appreciation, and
reconsideration, all classics and deep cuts taken from 1987’s Surfing through last year’s
Shockwave Supernova.
Hell, Joe even shoehorned the Not of This Earth title track (1986) into the set early on,
despite the From Surfing to Shockwave tour title.
But the Ibanez extravaganza commenced with two other title tracks—“Shockwave
Supernova” (2015) and“Flying in a Blue Dream” (1989)—with the sun-glassed, silver-jacketed
Satriani shredding on a black custom JS Series Ibanez with self-painted cartoon characters.
Later, he switched to a red Ibanez with white sport stripes and later (after doffing the jacket) a
purple model JS.
Kurt Vonnegut-inspired rocker “Ice 9” was lurching and loud. Satriani said he wrote
“Crystal Planet” about nature’s microscopic building blocks. “Not of This Earth” was
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Monthly open houses begin May 15
With the Republican National Convention in Cleveland just three months away, the
Ashtabula County Historical Society is making plans to turn the spotlight on its smallest
but most historically
significant property, the
Giddings Law Office.
The office was
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U.S. representative from
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2013 to accommodate a
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Its new location is in a
public park at 102 East
Jefferson St.
As part of the relocation, the law office has undergone extensive restoration. Rotted siding
is being replaced with new material cut from the same species of tree as the original siding and
in the same dimensions and shape as the old material. The building has been gutted inside and
new insulation and walls soon be completed in the interior, which will be heated.
A new front door was crafted by local woodworker Gary Morrison to be an exact match of the
door that appears in the 1936 Federal survey of the nation’s historic landmarks.
The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Norma Waters, an ACHS trustee and historian for the property, says the society will have
the building open for tours during the Republican National Convention at any time and on any
date convenient for the delegates, their spouses and the media that would like to tour the law
office and learn about this local legend. That “will do” attitude also is reflected in the monthly
events scheduled for the law office. The first event will be May 15 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Tours of the office will be offered and Mr. Giddings will be on hand to talk about his work both
in the office and Washington, D.C.
The society will sell Giddings history books (compilations of articles about Giddings, the
Underground Railroad and related topics). A brick fundraiser will be held, as well.
For more information, please contact Norma Waters, 992-3247
Future events at the law office in 2016 are:
June 18, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Law office tours with Giddings and a photo display, “Jefferson Then and Now.” Giddings’
topic that day will be “Jefferson in My Times.” During this event, the Giddings Barn Quilt,
sponsored by Rep. John Patterson, will be dedicated.
July 17, 1 to 4 p.m. Open house at the law office with a display of political memorabilia.
Aug. 28, 1 to 4 p.m. Mr. Giddings will relate his Jefferson Village experiences.
Sept. 18, 1 to 4 p.m. An open house with music played from vintage phonograph records. Live
musicians welcome to come out and play, as well.
Oct. 8 and 9, Covered Bridge Festival weekend The law office will be open both days of the
festival, held in Giddings Park!
The Ashtabula County Historical Society, founded in 1838, is the state’s second-oldest
historical society. It owns the Blakeslee Log Cabin, Jennie Munger Gregory Museum and
Giddings Law Office. Do you love learning about Ashtabula County History and want to help
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Hailing from the city of Erie, PA, the “Ralph Chamberlain Jr. Band” has been turning
heads across the US from small clubs all the way to the big stage. A great addition to the
regional country music scene, Chamberlain has built a loyal following that adds new fans with
each show.
Writing independently as well as being backed by a team of producers from Nashville, TN.
Chamberlain was nominated for country band of the year in the 2013 REMAs and performed in
the “Welcome to Nashville” showcase in Nashville, TN.
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Simpson, McCoury release new music
Sturgill Simpson gained much acclaim with 2014’s “Metamodern Sounds in Country
Music.” His brand new “A Soldier’s Guide to Earth” finds him on a new label (Atlantic) and
different sounds. This is not particularly steeped in country, although it is around the edges.
Simpson also gets a bit more bluesy and foul on the disc, which was written as a themed disc
to his son who was born in the summer of 2014. Simpson self-produced the nine songs, taking
over for Dave Cobb.
Woody Guthrie died in 1967, but new music - in part from him - is still being released.
“Del and Woody” is out now from Del McCoury. The disc combines song lyrics from Guthrie
and music from McCoury, who keeps it bluegrass. McCoury produced the dozen-song release
with the Del McCoury Band providing the music.
Bluegrass singer Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers is out with “Sacred Memories,” a
bluegrass gospel project. Ricky Skaggs, Sharon White Skaggs, Rhonda Vincent and The Isaacs
all appear on the dozen-song disc. This is the group’s first Christian-themed project since 2011’s
“Hymns From The Hills.”
The Earls of Leicester “Rattle & Roar”
The Earls of Leicester, the awardwinning, all-star bluegrass sextet, will
release its second album, “Rattle &
Roar,” on July 15 on Rounder Records.
The disc is the follow-up to the
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To capture the feel of a live show, the album was recorded in one room, with all of the band
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right then, at that moment. A lot of music can be made in an instant.”
“All I Want Is You” offers Camp a chance to croon. “Lester Flatt was sort of the Bing
Crosby of this genre of music,” Douglas says. “He could have been a big band singer. He
sang the entire melody, all changes, augments--they didn’t have to be whole notes. He really
stretched, and so does Shawn. I love hearing him sing it.”
Instrumentals including “Flint Hill Special” and “Buck Creek Gal” are spirited back-andforths.”You can’t pretend or fake your way through this stuff,” Camp said. “It’s got to be right,
or it’s wrong. And when we play together, it’s right.”
I hope people who don’t know Flatt and Scruggs hear this and think it’s totally new music,”
Douglas said. “Then, I hope they find out what we’re doing and go out and buy every Flatt and
Scruggs record they can find.”
Rogers starts final tour in May
After more than five decades of touring and entertaining the world, Kenny Rogers will
begin his final world tour in May in Minnesota, a tour slated to run into 2017.
Rogers announced late last year on NBC’s The Today Show that this upcoming tour would
be his last. “The Gambler’s Last Deal” will include special guest Linda Davis for all dates,
along with Charlie Worsham for select dates in Europe.
Davis had a number one song, “Does He Love You” with Reba McEntire. Worsham, who
toured in Europe earlier this year, is currently in the studio working on the follow up to his
debut, “Rubberband.”
“I’m excited about making one more sweep around the world,” Rogers said. “For more
than five decades, I’ve been fortunate enough to have such wonderful, loyal audiences and their
support has meant so much. This final tour is going to be a celebration of all of my music, and I
know each night will be truly special.”
“The Gambler’s Last Deal” concerts will include a look back through Rogers’ career.
Enhanced with stories, photos and video clips, the retrospective will touch on every part of
Rogers’ career. Rogers plans to sing songs he hasn’t performed in years.
Ohio dates:
July 23rd Kettering, OH – Fraze Pavilion
July 31st Columbus, OH - Ohio State Fair
Bentley finds himself “Somewhere” at the top
Dierks Bentley jumped to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week
ending April 30 with “Somewhere on a Beach.” Bentley, who was fourth last week, took over
for Tim McGraw’s “Humble and Kind,” which fell to second. Chris Stapleton was first on the
Top Country Albums chart with “Traveller.”
On the songs chart, Cole Swindell held third with “You Should Be Here.” Chris Young’s
duet with Cassadee Pope, “Think of You,” was fourth, one ahead of Thomas Rhett’s uber hit
“Die a Happy Man.”
Rascal Flatts was up fourth to eighth with “I Like the Sound of That.” Luke Bryan’s
“Huntin’, Fishin’ & Lovin’ Every Day” was up 3 to 11th. Lee Brice was 13th with “That
Don’t Sound Like You,” which moved up three. Dustin Lynch went from 19 to 15 with “Mind
Reader.” Chris Lane closed out the top 25 with “Fix,” up 1.
On the albums chart, Joey + Rory was second with “Hymns,” Carrie Underwood third with
“Storyteller,” Rhett fourth with “Tangled Up” and Sam Hunt fifth with “Montevallo.” Bryan
was sixth with “Kill the Lights,” up three.
The death of Merle Haggard resulted in his disc with Willie Nelson, “Django And Jimmie,”
up 20 to 9. Margo Price jumped 8 to 11 with “Midwest Farmer’s Daughter.” Underwood’s
“Greatest Hits: Decade #1” jumped from 23 to 12. Kane Brown was at 21 with “Chapter 1,”
which had been 26th. Brantley Gilbert saw “Just As I Am” go from 28 to 24.
On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Steve Martin and Edie Brickell were first with “So
Familiar.” The Steeldrivers held second with “The Muscle Shoals Recordings.” Steep Canyon
Rangers was third with “Radio,” one ahead of Dailey & Vincent’s “Alive! In Concert.” The
Infamous Stringdusters jumped from 12 to 5 with “Ladies & Gentlemen.”
On the Billboard top 200, Stapleton was 3rd, Joey + Rory 16th, Rhett 24th, Hunt 27th and
Underwood 31st. The top 200 and country albums chart utilize different criteria.
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By Pete Roche
The Dose - Music review and interview
Time for your medicine, kids.
L.A.-based The Dose features 22-year old Indio Downey on guitars and vocals and
friend Ralph Alexander on drums and bass pedals. Originally conceived as a three-piece,
The Dose were reduced to duo format when their bassist failed to show for a crucial gig.
Now Alexander performs the low-end lines on stage by using the same foot pedals and toetriggered Taurus pads favored by Rush’s Geddy Lee.
Out now on Index Records (on iTunes and elsewhere), The Dose is six slices of musical
awesome that effectively showcases Downey and Alexander’s songwriting chops and
instrumental prowess in the contexts of both hard rock and laidback, folk-infused pop.
They couldn’t have wanted for a stronger debut: The ear-catching EP demonstrates
what Alexander and Downey can do, electrifying the senses while whetting one’s appetite
for more.
The heavy, throwback sounds on “Glory,” “Truth Lies Inside,” and “Space Trader” owe as much to ‘70s sludge-meisters Black Sabbath
and Led Zeppelin as it does modern-day doom-prophets like Rage Against the Machine, Queens of the Stone Age, and Smashing Pumpkins.
Downey’s guitar chords are jagged, his tones fuzzy atop Alexander’s punishing, Dave Grohl-esque percussion. The cymbal work on the EP is sick,
the hardware ringing crisp and clean.
“I’m going to have a good time tonight,” surmises Downey on the opening cut. “I’m where I am today because of the road I have followed.”
That judicious, live-for-the-moment passion pulsates throughout the tunes like an adrenalized heart, imbuing The Dose’s guitar / drum attack
with moxie and muscle. There are crunchy riffs, abrupt tempo changes, and ornamental organs and keyboards—but there’s a couple tasty guitar
solos, too.
The guys’ aggression is tempered by their sensitivity: “Cold Hands” and “Adore” establish that Alexander and Downey can pen earnest,
credible ballads as easily as they might fly with grunge giants like Stone Temple Pilots. Indeed, the shimmering unplugged guitars of “Adore”
have more in common with The Doobie Brothers (“Blackwater”) and Crosby, Stills & Nash (“Suite: Judy Blue Eyes”) than Deftones.
Love that late, eleven-hour minor chord.
We spoke with Indio by phone last week about writing and recording the new EP. The
Dose are now out on tour supporting English alt-rockers Bush in concert (and they’ll cruise with
KISS this Summer). There’s no Cleveland date yet, but don’t let that put you off sampling their
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NORTH COAST VOICE: Hello Indio, hello Ralph!
INDIO DOWNEY: Hi, this is Indio! Ralph’s tracking drums in the studio at the moment.
VOICE: Tracking drums? Oh, alright. Guess we’ll let him off the hook! So tell me how you
guys got together? Apparently The Dose started as a trio?
INDIO DOWNEY: That’s right, yes. We went to go play a show as a three-piece, and our bass
player couldn’t make. So we took the stage as a two-piece, and we’ve been that way ever since!
VOICE: You do the guitar and vocals, while Ralph handles the drums and bass pedals?
INDIO DOWNEY: Exactly. I’m doing guitar and vocals, and Ralph’s doing the drums and bass
pedals at the same time.
VOICE: When you record in-studio, do you have the luxury of not having to double up on
instruments? Can you do one thing at a time?
INDIO DOWNEY: We’ve done it multiple ways. Usually yes, he’ll do the drums separately
just to get the best possible take he can. Then he’ll do the pedals. But we’ve done it both ways.
VOICE: What were the recording sessions like for the EP?
INDIO DOWNEY: Well, our first experience recording in Nashville was at Third Man Records.
We only recorded one song there, “Truth Lies Inside.”
VOICE: That’s my favorite song on the EP.
INDIO DOWNEY: Oh [laughs]! Is it? Thank you, thank you for saying that. It was really fun.
We recorded it to tape. It was a two-day session, and we basically got everything done the first
day, and then the second day we finished it up. Everyone there was super-kind and welcoming,
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to that, the fact that he happened to be there on the second day to say hello and make us feel
comfortable—it was a surreal experience. That was definitely the highlight of the recording for
me, I’d say!
VOICE: Have you seen that movie with Jack White, Edge from U2, and Jimmy Page? What
was it called…It Might Get Loud, I think. Yeah. Good documentary.
INDIO DOWNEY: I did, yeah! I saw it when it first came out.
VOICE: Sorry—didn’t mean to cut you off there.
INDIO DOWNEY: That’s okay. The rest of the songs—just to finish up on your question—the
rest of the songs were recorded at Welcome to 1979 Studios in Nashville. We recorded the other
five songs there. And that studio was cool, too. We recorded it all to tape and had a blast doing
it. I’d love to go back to Tennessee sometime.
VOICE: You said “recorded to tape.” Do you say that to distinguish from tracking digitally, as
on a hard drive? Was it a conscious decision to go analog?
INDIO DOWNEY: Well, tape was the primary format of recording being offered by those
studios. It was a personal choice, something we decided on together. No particular reason for
doing it, other than we’d both recorded to tape before, so that’s what we were used to. Tape has
a cool sound, so we certainly weren’t against it.
VOICE: What were some of the highlights of hanging out at Third Man?
INDIO DOWNEY: Actually, one of the highlights of that experience was, we’d been recording
through a Marshall that we’d rented while we were in Tennessee. It a good sound, but it was
very basic. So halfway through the session they brought out this old amp that was like, an old
Fender amp that Jack White used on Elephant—which is an amazing album, I love it so much—
so they let us use that to record some of the more driving parts of that song. It had an amazing
sound, so that was a trip!
VOICE: This was for “Truth Lies Inside.”
INDIO DOWNEY: Right, yeah—because that was the only one we did at Third Man.
VOICE: Can you discuss some of the other songs, some of the lyrical themes and musical
motifs? There’s a lot of love and loss and redemption and salvation going on in these six tunes.
I like how most of ‘em are hard and heavy, but then you change it up with the two acoustic
ballads.
INDIO DOWNEY: Sure, sure. “Cold Hands” was inspired by a letter my girlfriend wrote me
that I came across while we were on our way to Tennessee. So lyrically, that’s where that song
came from. That one really is just kind of a love song. Same with “Adore”—that’s a song I
wrote before I even started this band, and I recorded it in the studio exactly how I wrote it two
years ago, or pretty close to how I wrote it. Some of the other songs are kind of just…”Shadows
Close Behind” is a story. And the other songs are about staying positive. It’s a common theme
on the album.
VOICE: Like with “Glory.” The opening track—that’s very uplifting.
INDIO DOWNEY: Yeah, “Glory.” Even “Truth Lies Inside.”
VOICE: You mentioned “Adore.” What kind of guitar tuning is that? I like how the one high
string keeps ringing out throughout the song. Very pretty.
INDIO DOWNEY: I appreciate you saying that. It’s in open-D tuning.
VOICE: Like a DADGAD?
INDIO DOWNEY: It’s like DADGAD, but just slightly different: It’s DADF#AD. But yes,
I’d say I play a lot in that tuning. Actually, none of our songs are in standard. We’re either in
drop-D or open-D. But that song specifically was in open-D.
VOICE: Tell me a little about “Space Trader,” the closing song. It’s a seven-minute
instrumental that has quite a few musical ups and downs.
INDIO DOWNEY: That one started initially with that riff that the song opens with. We both
really liked that, and it just unfolded. I think we didn’t include those breakdowns, where it goes
to those softer parts. We’d talked about leaving it just an instrumental, but decided if it was
going to stay an instrumental, then there needed to be another aspect to it. So we incorporated
the breakdowns and softer parts for that, and got a wider variety of parts.
VOICE: You can’t have a good roller coaster if you don’t have some ups to go with the downs.
It makes for a better ride, I guess!
INDIO DOWNEY: It’s a better ride [laughs]!
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By Westside Steve Simmons
A Hologram for the King
Lionsgate | R | 98 min
Well, I knew I was rolling the dice on this one. It’s only playing
in a few theaters and
just happens to be
at the Cinemark on
the giant screen. Big
deal right? But what
caught my eye was
that at least from
the movie poster it
doesn’t look like
a big loud special
effects festival but
more a thoughtful
exploration of the
Common Man.
It stars Tom Hanks who I don’t
particularly love, at least as much as
a lot of people, but he’s one of those
actors in a position to not have to
take really crappy assignments.
That means that even though I
don’t think he can carry a film on his shoulders in a manner of Jack
Nicholson or Sean Connery, he can at least spot really good films
that will be a conduit for his tried-and-true Everyman persona. (I
will admit that a small red flag for me is the fact that this film is set
at least partially in Saudi Arabia. Nothing against Saudi Arabia it’s
just I don’t usually like desert films or jungle films. Just a quirk.)
Fortunately, despite the Saudi Arabian setting, this isn’t really
a desert movie, so it is a rather
fascinating look at a culture we
hardly ever see. I wouldn’t say it
was in depth, and it really didn’t
seem as though there was any
kind of political statement being
made, no demonization of other
culture, but it was different.
As a matter of fact the entire film,
premise, and story was different
then most things we see.
Based on the novel of the
same name by Dave Eggers this
is part redemption flick, part
buddy flick and part romance
all set against a semi surrealistic
backdrop of the Middle East Kingdom.
Alan Clay (Hanks) is a past his prime businessman who, after an
unsuccessful stint with Shwinn bicycles, is working for a tech company
and hoping to sell a hologram based communication system to
the king of Saudi Arabia. Why has Clay been selected? Many
years ago he met a Saudi Prince in a men’s room and told him
a joke.
Upon arrival he finds his advance team set up in a tent a
couple hundred yards from the palace with insufficient Wi-Fi,
no catering, and apparently no indication that anyone cares if
they are in town.
During his down time, which there is plenty of, he has a back
and forth with a daughter that he loves and frets over and exwife that he doesn’t.
The buddy portion of the film is between Clay and Yusef
(Alexander Black), a smart aleck cab driver
who fills in whenever Clay misses the shuttle
(nearly every day) and acts as his guide and
confidant.
Romance comes in the form of two different
angles; one from an attractive Danish women
who comes on to him, and one from a female
physician, a rarity in Saudi Arabia, who forms
a semi forbidden bond with him. The film is a
series of vignettes based around each of these
angles and frankly I was hard-pressed to get
a lead on what the final outcome would relate
to. But it finally does and when that happens
the story ends up on a pleasant and somewhat
unexpected note.
Hologram takes a while to draw the viewers into the story but once
it does it’s a surprisingly enjoyable experience.
This is one place where Hanks’ unobtrusive acting style fits
perfectly with the story and surroundings.
B+
CRIMINAL
Summit Entertainment | R | 112 min
Okay, we’ve talked about this before.
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telling fantastic tales. You almost always
have to leave reality at the door and take
a little liberty with what is and what isn’t
possible. The star-studded CRIMINAL is no
exception.
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It seems like a run of the mill action thriller with a terrorist and a network of people trying to
track him down and foil the attack. Well yes, that’s kind of the idea; somebody is going to, oh
I don’t remember, blow up the world or something, and an extortionist can probably stop it if
10 million bucks and a passport change hands. Simple enough I guess. I was thinking that 10
million bucks and a passport are kind of small pickings for a fellow with the ability to blow up
the world, and so it is.
It seems that
the hacker,
known as the
Dutchman,
just works for
an even worse
guy and has
been under
surveillance
by a special
agent from
some anti bad
guy wing of
the CIA. The
bad news is
that particular
agent winds up
getting tortured almost to death before, well you know. The bad news for the antagonist is that
the special agent (Ryan Reynolds) still has a little bit of brain activity and here’s where it gets
silly.
There is a brilliant doctor (Tommy Lee Jones in not much more than a cameo) who has been
working on an amazing piece of research in which one can actually hotwire the brain of one
person into the brain of another kind of like transferring information through a USB cable or
something equally goofy.
So, now the head of the agency and somewhat of an asshole, (Gary Oldman) has decided to
make this doctor perform the procedure and change an invalid agent into a guinea pig. Not a real
guinea pig but in lieu of a normal human subject they’ve chosen a psychotic sociopath played by
Kevin Costner. Did I mention that the doctor claims his procedure can’t be understood for years?
And did I mention the CIA wants it done today? Guess how smoothly that goes.
Right there is problem number one. Everybody loves Costner and he’s made a pretty good career
out of his natural charisma. That means it’s a little bit tough for me to buy into him as Jericho,
a psycho killer, even with a Travis Bickle haircut. Second I’m not really sure why the CIA boss
is such a prick except for the idea that the agent whose memories have been transferred into
Jericho seems to think he’s been betrayed.
At any rate, all of the dead agent’s memories of his wife and child, betrayal by the CIA, and
information about where to find the Dutchman are all swirling around Jericho’s head as the race
is on to forestall the end of the world.
Another aspect is the relationship between Jericho and the dead agent’s widow and child. I don’t
think they spent enough time on that and it never really caught fire, even though their role as
hostages added to the climax.
I guess I was a little disappointed that CRIMINAL never rose above mediocrity especially with
such an outstanding cast.
But without a great story it’s kind of like hiring Albert Einstein to teach junior high school math.
C+
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If You Can Dream It,
I Can Build It.
As I sit here on a Sunday morning writing this article and the
sun light is beaming its lovely ray across my desk I just want to
go outside. The sunshine seems to be calling me to go out and do
some yard work or something. As much as I am tempted, I must
“hunker” (is that really a word?) down and finish my article.
In the last article I mentioned the Riverside Inn Music Fest. It
was a great event and the weather was perfect. This year was the
first time in 20 yrs that I was able to set up my merchant booth
outside and enjoy all of the music that was being played on the
porch. It was a great event this year. My hat’s off to the Riverside
Inn and the promoter of the event, Justin Moyer.
Back to the reason I write these articles, I wanted to follow up
on the article that I was writing in the last Voice edition about
re-setting necks on guitars. I believe I left off after explaining the
difficulties that may arise after applying steam to the neck pocket.
A quick recap.......
1) Remove 15th fret and drill small hole in slot to find dovetail
pocket.
2) Use iron to heat up the tongue of the fingerboard to loosen from
body.
3) Apply steam from modified espresso machine to loosen
dovetail joint.
Okay, assuming that you have removed the neck off from
the body of the guitar with little or no damage, we can proceed
to the next procedures. If you have unfortunately damaged the
dovetail or heel, this is the time that you must repair the damage.
After any of the damage has been repaired and all of the glue has
been removed and you’re looking at a fairly clean dovetail joint,
you should try to fit the neck back together to the body. You will
notice that it fits together relatively easy and the fit still looks pretty
good as it did before you started. Now take a long straight edge
(about 30” is good) and lay it on top of the frets and slide it down
to where the end of the straight edge planes out to the bridge of
the guitar. You may notice that the tongue of the fingerboard may
be raised slightly due to the heat that you used to remove it. Try
to temporarily clamp that section down with a small C clamp to
make sure you’re getting a true reading from the straight edge. At
this point you should notice that the bottom of your straight edge
is a little (or a lot) below the front edge of your bridge. The proper
location of the straightedge should be resting right on top of the
bridge or even slightly above (only 1/64th or at most 1/32). This is
the angle that you will be trying to get to by removing a very small
amount of wood from the bottom of the heel of the neck. By doing
this you will be increasing the “neck angle” to fix your play-ability
and intonation issues. I have said this before, but this is not a job
for a weekend wood warrior. This, and the following procedures,
require some serious skill and patience to make sure that you don’t
screw it up. You should always make sure you practice a few times
on an inexpensive instrument before you try to tackle your favorite
“high end’ instrument. I have removed many necks in the past, and
none of them would I consider to be “easy”. There are many things
that can and will go wrong. It’s best to have a few practices (or
more) under your belt to have the experience in what you must do
to continue with your repairs.
If you are this far in the article then you must be interested, so
we will carry on....
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At this point, the neck set becomes a bit tricky. Part of the
problem is for me be able to explain the procedure without visual
pictures. There are pictures on my website, http://liamguitars.com/
index.php/repairs/108-recording-king-neck-set that show some of
the procedures up to this point, but unfortunately the next step is
going to be hard to explain, but I will do my best.
As I said, you must remove a small amount of wood from the
bottom of the heel to create the proper neck angle that you’re trying
to achieve. Believe me when I tell you that it is a “small” amount.
You must remember that if you 1/4 “ below the bridge with the
straight edge, you do not want to remove that much from the heel.
For example... remember that if a wall is 1/4” out of plumb while
using a 4 ft level, it means that it is about a 1/2” out of plumb
by the time you reach the top of the 8ft wall. The same theory
applies to your neck angle. You would never want to remove that
much material because you would “overshoot’ the neck set by an
enormous amount. This would result in the strings lying on the frets
and to fix that you would have to raise the saddle so high that it
most likely would break under the tension of the strings.
To insure that you don’t remove too much material a good trick
is to use a flat bastard file. With a slight angle you can run the file
perpendicular to the bottom of the heal (the point where it touches
the body of the instrument). This “angle cut” that you have now
created should only measure about 1/32 across its width. That
doesn’t sound like much but you must remember that you’re going
to do this a few times to work your way up to the full amount that
you need to remove instead of trying to think that you can take it
off it one swipe. This is part of why it is an expensive (well spent)
repair.
Now you will want to make yourself a flat sanding stick. I make
mine from a good quality paint stir stick. Try to find one that is not
warped and has enough straight wood that it can be used. If you
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making sure that it truly flat, that will work even better. You can
stick a piece of 120 grit sandpaper on one side and a 220 grit on the
other side. I will be posting pictures on www.liamguitars.com under
the repairs page to further show and explain this procedure. Please
be sure to check out my article in the next issue to follow up on my
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progressive-jazz trio with English guitarist on guitar. The
band has issued three studio albums on their own Boing!
label (along with a couple live sets). Multi-instrumentalist
Kenneally is renowned for his work with Frank Zappa, Steve
Vai, Dethklok (Metalocalypse), and his own band—Beer for
Dolphins.
All three of Joe’s chops-savvy support players
showed why they’re hailed as virtuosos on their respective
instruments, and any one would shine a group of his
own: Minnemann and Kenneally are accomplished
“shred” guitarists themselves, and Beller demonstrated a
comprehensive knowledge of technique and timing (rock,
metal, funk) on his custom Mike Lull four and five-strings
(and Fender Precision). Indeed, the show’s second act began
with a jaw-dropping drum solo by Minnemann, who rattled his
cymbals, crossed his arms, and flipped his drumsticks.
The Aristocrats will join the 2016 leg of Joe’s semiannual G3 Tour, a twenty-year strong guitar-centric bill that typically features Satriani, Vai,
and a third guest guitarist (Eric Johnson, Yngwie Malmsteen, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, John Petrucci, etc.).
Kenneally spent more time playing auxiliary guitar
(mostly a green Strat) than keyboards, sometimes matching
Satriani note-for-note or soloing against him in call-andresponse fashion. When he did dabble on his Korgs, he
generated both piano and strings sounds—sometimes
concurrently, bounding from one synth to the other.
Kenneally’s funky keyboard solo reminded this reviewer
of Patrick Moraz’s jazzy, pitch-wheel-laden romps on Yes’s
Relayer album.
Satriani reasserted ownership of the melodic 2004 cut “If
I Could Fly” (look it up), dedicated “Butterfly and Zebra”
to the first-ever love affair between insect and animal, and
dialed up the distortion for “Cataclysmic.”
He conjured dive-bomb squeals and screams with
his whammy bar and wah-wah pedal on “Summer Song,”
engaged in some string-pulling and hammer-ons during
“Crazy Joey,” and waxed philosophic on “Lost in a
Memory” and “If There Is No Heaven.” At one point he
held his guitar aloft and played with his teeth, a la his
hero, Jimi Hendrix, and steered his band through passages
of songs by Deep Purple (“Smoke on the Water”), Led
Zeppelin (“Black Dog,” “Stairway to Heaven,” and Black
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Whew!
Satch concluded the Shockwave storyline with a melancholy “Goodbye Supernova,” then raged into the high-hat tour de force of “Satch
Boogie.” In the evening’s only vocal, stepped to the mic for encore “Big Bad Moon” whilst channeling ZZ Top / Foghat on guitar. “Surfing With
the Alien” brought fans back to where it all started, really, with Joe hanging ten on the fret board as bearded Beller throbbed, hirsute Minnemann
pounded, and knit-capped Kenneally bar-chorded the cosmic verses and breakdowns.
It was a killer catchall of a concert, but there wasn’t room for everything: Songs from Engines of Creation (2000), Strange Beautiful Music
(2002), Super Colossal (2006), Professor Satchifunkilus (2008), and Unstoppable Momentum (2013) were curbed to make room for the classics
(1986-1998)…and seven Shockwave samples. The only drawbacks, really, were Satriani’s tendency to draw out the endings of every other song
and come down on The Big Note, or to climax with tag-team shred-fests with conspirator Kenneally, their fingers blazing until the notes blurred
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called “a triumphant, careerspanning show” (Hollywood
Reporter) and a “superb
performance…still full of fiery defiance” (Boston
Globe). The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer launched the
tour in early 2015 to support his critically-acclaimed
22nd studio album ‘Plain Spoken’ and extended with
dates through spring 2016 due to overwhelming fan
demand. Following a run of more than 100 sold-out
shows, Mellencamp announced today the seventh and
final leg of the Plain Spoken tour, with support artist
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Carlene Carter, kicking off October 11 at the Hanover Theater in
Worcester, MA.
The tour will see The GRAMMY winner travel to 13 intimate
venues across the country performing songs from his 22-studio album
catalogue. Praised as “arguably the most important roots rocker of
his generation”, Mellencamp’s illustrious career has spanned more
than four decades and continues to endure. The performance at the
legendary Chicago Theatre on Tuesday, October 25 will mark the
return to Chicago where he performed two previous sold-out shows,
and this concert will be filmed to capture Mellencamp’s spectacular
showmanship on-stage.
ASCAP is set to honor MELLENCAMP with the prestigious
Founders Award at the Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards on April
27. The award recognizes pioneering ASCAP songwriters who have
made exceptional contributions to music by inspiring and influencing
their fellow music creators. Past recipients have included Bob Dylan,
Billy Joel, Paul McCartney, Annie Lennox and others. The very same
evening, Mellencamp will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Produced by AEG Live, the Fall 2016 leg of the Plain Spoken Tour
will go on sale Fri., April. 29 and VIP tickets will be available at
mellencamp.com and aeglive.com .
Music Box Supper Club Shows
Whooz Playin’
Sat. Apr. 30
3:30-7:30PM
Debonne Vineyards
With guest
saxophonist
Norman Tischler
To Book: 440-796-3057
www.WhoozPlayin.com
May 1st Irish Sunday – Webster, Carr, and Custy
Performing as a trio
with vocalist Laura
Webster brings the
music of Carr & Custy
to a new level.
Laura Webster , (guitar,
vocals) spent much
of her early career as a lead singer and songwriter in New York
City, performing in clubs throughout the metropolitan area. She
formed the folk-blues band “The Stompers”, was lead vocalist for
the rock band, “the Meteors” and was lead singer and songwriter
for the funk band, “Tropic of Cancer.”
More recently, Laura is the vocal arts director at Hathaway
Brown School where she started a jazz solo class for singers
and directs two vocal ensembles. She also headlines the band
Willoughby run, performing a fusion of originals, jazz and
contemporary music regularly at venues all over Northeast Ohio
from Nighttown to the Barking Spider.
Carr & Custy are known for their versatile, eclectic musical
mix that includes jazz, Celtic, Spanish, gypsy, classical and
contemporary.
They revel in fusing their individual musical roots into a vast
repertoire for an evening of music that will entertain any
audience.
Nikki Custy, (violin, vocals, djembe) took up Irish fiddle in her
teens, honing her talents in the pubs of County Clare, Ireland
while studying abroad. She has performed all over Northeast
Ohio as a master fiddler with numerous Celtic bands including
Pitch the Peat, Brace Yourself Bridget, and Lia Fail. Her jazz and
gypsy styling stems from her love of the great 1930s French jazz
violinist Stéphane Grappelli.
Jim Carr, (8-string guitar, vocals) has performed in a wide range
of venues throughout the Cleveland and Boston areas including
Nighttown, the Harvard Hasty Pudding Club, and Opera Club
of New England. His vast experience as a full-time musician
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spans the gamut from accompanying Spanish and Irish dancers
to directing an 80-voice choir as music director at St. Dominic
Church in Shaker Heights.
Webster, Carr & Custy are each accomplished artists in their
own rights. Together they revel in fusing their individual musical
roots into a vast repertoire for an evening of music that will
entertain and inspire any audience.
New Orleans Suspects To Perform At The Music Box Supper
Club Thursday, May 12
NEW ORLEANS SUSPECTS will return to Cleveland with a
performance at The Music Box Supper Club Concert Hall, 1148
Main Ave, on Thursday, May 12th at 8:00 P.M. Doors open at
6:00 P.M. This event is open to patrons of all ages. Tickets are
$18.00 in advance and $20.00 day of show. For more information
call 216-242-1250 or visit www.musicboxcle.com
New Orleans Suspects bring together some of the best, most highly
respected players in New Orleans including: Reggie Scanlan on
bass, “Mean” Willie Green on drums (Neville Bros.), Jeff Watkins
on saxophone (James Brown Band, Joss Stone Band), Jake Eckert on
guitar/vocals; and CR Gruver on keyboards and vocals.
The band is revered in New Orleans and is building a loyal audience
with year-round touring. San Diego Union Tribune called them “a
rollicking blend of funk, jazz, blues, rock and vintage N’awlins
R&B, designed to fill dance floors with gyrating celebrants.”
The band’s 2014 release Ouroboros (Louisiana Red Hot Records)
features 10 original songs that define the band’s sound, which is one
that puts their own twist on the traditions of New Orleans music-fever-inducing funk, irresistible R&B rhythms, Longhair rhumbas,
dancing-in-the-street second lines, jazzy soul-drenched horns,
mind-melting swamp hoodoo, and feet-don’t-fail-me-now Carnivale
music. The highly-acclaimed CD received substantial airplay on 3
SiriusXM stations: Bluesville, Jam_ON and The Loft.
The band is currently putting the finishing touches on a new
recording, Kaleidoscoped, which features a plethora of special
guests including members of Little Feat, Tower of Power and “The
Tonight Show” band. The CD is tentatively scheduled for release in
late summer or early fall of 2016.
For more information: www.neworleanssuspects.com
Friday, June 17 Sisters in Song
Kristine Jackson, Becky Boyd, Rachel Brown, Emma
Shook – A quaint show of acoustics, harmonies, and winsome
melodies
Some of the most well-known songstresses in Cleveland have
come together to form a quaint quartet of beautiful harmonies. Becky
Boyd, Rachel Brown, Kristine Jackson, and Emma Shook formed
the Sisters In Song not all that long ago, but have already fashioned
a reputation as must-see minstrels. Each artist known on the north
coast and beyond for their solo performances now blend their musical
talents to give audiences a performance of beautiful melodies and
charming vocals.
Tickets for all shows are available at www.musicboxcle.com , the box
office or by calling 216-242-1250
Loganberry
Books Book Signing Event with Dave Hill
Dave Hill Doesn’t Live Here Anymore - Friday, May 13, 7:00PM
Dave Hill returns to Cleveland to talk about his new
book, Dave Hill Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. Dave Hill is
a comedian, writer, and musician originally from Cleveland
but now living in New York City. He has written for The New
York Times, GQ, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, The New York
Daily News, and Guitar World, among other publications.
He is a regular contributor to public radio’s “This American
Life” and hosts his own radio show, “The Goddamn Dave
Hill Show,” on WFMU in Jersey City, New Jersey. Dave has
starred in his own TV series, “The King of Miami,” on the
MOJO Network. He has also appeared on Comedy Central,
BBC America, MTV, and Adult Swim, among others, and is a
regular host on HBO and Cinemax. He also plays guitar and
sings in his own rock band, Valley Lodge, whose song “Go”
is the theme song for HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John
Oliver.”
Dave is a man of many parts—some of which fall out of
his boxer shorts in his hilarious and touching new collection
of autobiographical essays, DAVE HILL DOESN’T LIVE
HERE ANYMORE. He is a master of deadpan who manages to be not only raucously amusing
but deeply affecting. Hill is the critically acclaimed author of the previous essay collection
Tasteful Nudes, which is being developed into a show for Comedy Central.
The comedic essays in Dave’s new book revolve around his relationship with his elderly
father, which has been both movingly and uproariously redefined since the death of his mother
a few years back. Unexpectedly, his mother’s passing has presented him with the opportunity
to get better acquainted with the quiet, mysterious man he’s been running into for years down in
the basement of their suburban Cleveland home. Who was he? Where did he come from? And
what would their lives be like now that their middle-woman was gone and there was no one to
tell them what time they would be leaving for P.F. Chang’s?
In addition, Dave dips into his more distant and at times even sordid past to share some
as-yet-untold tales, some of which have profanity, some of which do not. He goes to prison
(again), writes ringtone lines for Donald Trump, learns a thing or two about kung fu (and
escaping private parts), and “a bunch of other stuff besides that stuff,” in twenty delightful
essays, including:
“My Old Man and the Sea.” Dave takes a fishing trip to Lake Erie (with Cheetos-baited
hooks) with his father and brother in lieu of a much-desired visit to Red Lobster.
“Traveling Men.” Dave and his dad consider traveling to Japan, Rome, and London, but
ultimately settle for an outing to the local Panera.
“With Bells On.” Dave recounts his longtime friendship with Joan, the elderly woman he
rents a room from in Manhattan after realizing he cannot fulfill all his dreams in his beloved
Cleveland (“the Paris of northeastern Ohio”). A beautiful, hard-of-hearing eccentric with a
colorful past as a smoking-hot dancer and antiwar activist, Joan asks him to ring a set of tiny
sleigh bells upon returning to her apartment so that he won’t scare the crap out of her.
“Quality Time.” For the first time in his life, Dave spends time alone with his father, who
forbids him to order both pizza and spaghetti in a single meal, and asks him, “Shouldn’t you be
finding stuff to do?”
“The Joy of Cooking.” How Dave’s harried mother—who gave birth to him and his four
siblings in the space of five and a half years, and also held down a full-time job—mistakenly
marinates a steak in Murphy’s Oil Soap. She only reluctantly throws it out, proclaiming, “Fine,
but these goddamn assy kids [one of her trademark phrases] are spoiled!”
“Rolling Thunder.” “One of the hardest realizations I’ve come to in life aside from the fact I
have combination skin is that I’m a lot like my parents,” Dave writes. But when he learns that
both he and his father suffer from sleep apnea that leads to terrible snoring, he wonders, “if he
was going to pass something on to me, couldn’t it have just been cash?”
Dave Hill Doesn’t Live Here Anymore is his second collection of nonfiction essays.
(Blue Rider Press; May 10, 2016; ISBN: 9780399166754; $27.00)
The book signing event will include a short presentation by Dave Hill, followed by a Q&A and
book signing.
Loganberry Books is located at 13015 Larchmere Boulevard, Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120
216.795.9800 www.LoganberryBooks.com
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SAVED THE ANIMALS!
Here’s a collection of odd but true stories
that I put together as one story for your
enjoyment!
In England a humanitarian effort was
launched to raise money for Eve, a pet
chicken to be the first hen in Britain to receive
radiation therapy for treatment of cancer.
Brothers Ken and Andrew Hundahl decided to
use their unique talents to do whatever it took
to give their precious pet a chance at a cancer
free life. “Both of us have been blessed with
different abilities and we both love Eve very
much so why not try to set world records in an
effort to raise the cash to save Eve.” says Ken.
So Ken took his talent to the set of “The
Big Breakfast Show” where he told his heart
breaking story of Eve’s peril, then sat down
and proceeded to eat 36 cockroaches in one
minute, beating the world’s record achieved
just minutes earlier by 14 year old Jyoti Amge
from India.
“Swallowing cockroaches is like having an
anesthetic at the back of your throat because
of the scent they emit to ward off predators”,
he says. Hmm... Obviously it doesn’t work
very well against humans.
Ken, a marketing and investment
consultant also has a collection of 5,180 air
sickness bags from 1,003 different airlines
“which”, he says, “comes in handy if they
don’t stop squirming while going down”! He
also shares his collection with his brother
Andrew.
Kens 13-year-old brother Andrew is
claiming the world record for blowing up
balloons with his nose. Using one nostril at a
time he inflated 213 balloons within an hour
in the town’s public library. Even though
Andrew has never needed to use one of the
(Answers on Page 27)
~ Rick Ray
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prized air sickness bags himself they are made
available to his audience, “Some of them get
a little squeamish if a little snot gets through!”
he says.
Needless to say enough money was raised
to pay for Eve’s radiation therapy.
Then Jyoti Amge, the girl Ken beat at
cockroach eating, who stands at a tiny 1ft 11in
tall, and only weighs 11 pounds, holds the
world’s record for being the smallest girl in
the world. She jumped up on the two brothers
table and kicked Ken square in the teeth with a
ninja style “HY-YAH”!
“I needed to win that competition to get
my Amy out of the hospital.” Amy is her pet
diaper-wearing monkey who was quarantined
by Animal Control officers while rabies tests
are being completed after biting a pit bull that
jumped over the fence into their yard to attack
her tiny owner.
“She saved my life and you thwarted
my only chance to get her treatments”, she
cried, “Now she’ll be forced to take place in
recruiting herds of sheep to eat the grass at
city parks to save money on landscaping.”
“Gee I’m sorry Jyoti but all I could
think of was my poor Eve.” Then Andrew
whispered something into Ken’s ear, he
nodded then told Jyoti, “We won enough to
help you pay for Amy’s treatments too!”
At this news Ken and Jyoti fell in
love only later to have Ken arrested for
molestation, Andrew being distraught inhaled
a balloon and suffocated, which left Jyoti and
Amy having Eve for dinner!
~Snarp
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