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May 25 - June 8, 2016 • VOLUME 16 • ISSUE 09
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Anna and the Angels
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Make Music Mentor
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TALKING SHOP
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By Don Perry
Grammy nominated, Hammond B3
Organist Pat Bianchi, brings his Trio to
Northeast Ohio for 2 great shows at 2
great venues!
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Wednesday, May 25th 8:00 pm.
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Named in 2010 by Downbeat, among the
top ten organist in Jazz, Pat Bianchi (from
jazz guitar icon - Pat Martino’s group) leads
his own trio, featuring Carmen Intorre-drums
and Akron’s own Dan Wilson-guitar.
Born in 1975, Pat Bianchi comes from a
very musical family and began playing organ
at the age of 7. Unlike many organists of
today, piano was not his first instrument. He
would spend many hours at a Farfisa Compact
Duo organ that he received as a Christmas gift.
His grandfathers (Pat Bianchi – Saxophone
and Richard Zona – Trumpet) along with his
father (Nick Bianchi – Drums), all working
musicians, provided a great deal of support and
guidance early in his musical development.
Recognizing Pat’s continuing affinity for music, his parents enrolled
him in classical piano study, though he still maintained a strong
interest in the organ. He was playing some of his first professional
gigs by the age of 11, eventually performing with dance bands around
his hometown of Rochester, N.Y.
During his high school years, Pat’s interest shifted and he began
to focus more upon the piano. He enrolled in Eastman School of
Music’s preparatory program for piano and music theory and was
also mentored by numerous musicians in the Rochester jazz scene.
Upon graduating high school, Bianchi continued his studies at
Berklee College of Music in Boston and graduated in 1998, with
a Bachelors of Music in Jazz Piano Performance. Shortly after
graduating cum laude, Bianchi secured the position as the house
pianist at the famous El Chapultepec club in Denver, where he
performed with many respected artists, 6 nights a week, for almost
3 years and established himself as a respected artist on the Denver
scene.
In time, Pat decided to focus solely upon the organ and made
his national debut as an organist, appearing on two recordings as a
member the Denver based organ trio, “3osity”. The national release
of Art of The Jazz Organ Trio and the subsequent recording Tri-O-City
brought Bianchi wider recognition and onto a larger stage as a rising
star of the organ.
A brief stint in NYC would soon follow and Bianchi quickly
established himself on the competitive New York jazz scene.
Legendary saxophonist Lou Donaldson immediately took notice
of the young organist and would hire
him when organist Dr. Lonnie Smith
could not make an engagement. Upon
the recommendation of saxophonist
Javon Jackson, Bianchi was hired by
drummer Alvin Queen, for a week long
engagement in Europe. Pat then worked
with Alvin for almost 2 years, then, due
to personal reasons, Bianchi decided to
return to Denver.
Upon resuming his tenure in
Denver, Bianchi joined the faculty of the
University of Colorado at Boulder Jazz
Studies Program teaching piano, theory
and ensembles to undergraduate, masters
and doctoral students. During this time
he recorded his first album as a leader,
“East Coast Roots”.
Bianchi returned to New York City
in June of 2008 and soon began working
more frequently, gaining visibility and
new opportunities began to materialize.
He officially joined Lou Donaldson’s
quartet in 2009 performing with Lou
for almost a year and a half before
joining Pat Martino’s working trio in
2011. Bianchi is featured on numerous
recordings by the likes of saxophonist
Tim Warfield, guitarist Chuck Loeb and
drummer Ralph Peterson Jr.
Currently, Pat actively performs with both Pat Martino and Lou
Donaldson and continues to collaborate with many well-known
musicians. He has 3 Cd’s to his credit, including his sophomore release
“Back Home” and his latest, “A Higher Standard” which features his
trio. Pat continues to promote his all-star organ group, “The Organic
Collective” and frequently tours Europe with his group “The Unusual
Suspects”, a trio featuring a pianist in place of a guitar.
Trust me on this one!!! Regardless of your musical preference,
your instrument of choice, or even your preferred art form, you will
appreciate this Hammond B3 Master. I’ve had the privilege of
witnessing, from less than 20 feet away, the virtuosity of Pat Bianchi,
and I intend to catch one of these shows as well… It is unforgettable!
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· For the Marinade:
· 6 beef filet mignons (approximately 7 ounces each), trimmed
· 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
· 2 cloves garlic, crushed
· 4 sprigs rosemary, bruised
· 1/4 cup olive oil
· 1 teaspoon coarsely cracked black peppercorns
· Salt
· For the Sauce:
· 1 cup onion, chopped into 1-inch pieces
· 1/2 cup carrot, chopped into 1-inch pieces
· 1/2 cup celery, choppd into 1-inch pieces
· 1/4 cup olive oil
· 6 cloves garlic, crushed
· 2 bay leaves
· 2 tablespoons tomato paste
· 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
· 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
· 2 cups red wine, preferably Cabernet
· 1-1/2 quarts roasted chicken stock
· Salt and black pepper to taste
· Garnish: 2 tablespoons chive batons, cut 1 inch in length
Marinade:
Coat the filet mignon steaks with a marinade combining the balsamic vinegar, garlic,
rosemary, olive oil, and black peppercorns. Refrigerate 3 to 4 hours or overnight. Remove from
refrigeration 1 hour before cooking and wipe excess marinade off the steaks.
Sauce preparation:
In a heavy-bottomed pot, cook the onions, carrots, and celery in olive oil over medium heat
until well browned. Add the garlic, bay leaves, and tomato paste; cook 1 minute, stirring.
Add the balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar, and wine, bring to a boil, and simmer until reduced
by two-thirds. Add the chicken stock, bring to a boil, and simmer, skimming occasionally, until
reduced by two-thirds. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer. Cool and refrigerate if not using
immediately.
Return the sauce to the heat and simmer until it lightly coats the back of a spoon. Season
with salt and pepper and keep warm.
Light the grill and let the coals cook down to a medium-hot fire. Season the filet mignon
steaks liberally with salt and grill to the desired degree of doneness, about 4 minutes on each
side for medium rare. Remove to a rack and keep warm while sides are dished. Pour any juices
from the filet mignon steaks into the sauce and spoon the sauce over and around the steaks.
Sprinkle with chive batons and serve immediately.
Yield: 6 servings
June Musings Sangria Recipe
The merry month of June brings us gentle breezes, warm sunshine, and delightful weather
for relaxing. Add in some cucumber liqueur, a hint of red raspberries, and you have an afternoon to savor.
Ingredients:
1oz cucumber liqueur
Raspberries
Red wine
1 cucumber
Add the cucumber liqueur into a glass. If you keep frozen raspberries in the freezer, they
can act as natural ice cubes if the weather gets warm. If you have access to fresh raspberries,
those can be quite tasty. Now fill the glass with red wine. Add in the raspberries and garnish
with a cucumber slice to look fun and refreshing.
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wine. Add as many raspberries and cucumber slices as meet your needs.
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Cleveland Blues Society News
Tickets for the 2016 4th Annual Blues Cruise are now on sale but going fast so get them while you can! The Voice crew has had the
pleasure of taking the cruise every year so far and it is one great time! Tickets ($30.00) are available at http://clevelandblues.org or by
mail: P.O. Box 470204, Broadview Hts., Ohio 44147. Your business can be a sponsor for the Blues Cruise AND get tickets – if you are a
business owner and a fan of the blues, this is worth looking into.
The cruise will be on Monday, July 11th, on the GoodTime III. The Goodtime sails out from 825 East Ninth Street Pier, Northcoast
Harbor, Cleveland, OH 44114. Live music will be provided by the best blues musicians in Cleveland – just check out this line-up: Alan Greene,
Austin Walkin Cane, Becky Boyd, Donny Baker, Bob Frank, BillyCcoakley, Butch Armstrong, Colin Dussault, “Crazy” Marvin, Gregg Hurd,
Ktistine Jackson, Mike Delia, Mike Barrick, Michael Bay, Norman Tischler, and Raymond DeForest. You don’t get any better than that!
The cruise boards at 7:00, departs at 7:30, and returns at 10:00. Music continues afterward. There is a cash bar and food is available for
purchase on the cruise. What can be better on a Monday evening in mid-July than enjoying a cold drink and snacks out on the water while
listening to great blues music, feeling the cool breeze while taking in the sights of the Cleveland shoreline?
In other CBS news, the July jam will be held on Monday, 7/18, at South East Gears and Cheers, hosted by the The Bluescasters. Cleveland
Blues Society will be represented at the Cuyahoga County Fair August 8th through August 14th. Live Music Every Day After 3PM! The August
CBS Jam will be on Monday, August 8th, at Cebars 185th, hosted by Blues deVille.
Michael Bay Benefit
Jun 23 2016
Brothers Lounge, 11607 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44102
One of Cleveland’s most prominent blues guitarists, Michael Bay, was recently hospitalized and out of commission for awhile. Michael’s
Bad Boys of Blues have been a mainstay of the Cleveland blues scene for over twenty years, and are the host band for several of the city’s blues
jams, including Parkview Niteclub and Brothers Lounge. Michael is a guitar wizard, and can play any style from jazz stylings, to country swing,
to hard rockin’ blues. He is a teacher, a legend, and has backed up the finest singers in Cleveland. He is always on hand to help out the cause when
called upon, and now the blues community has rallied around him.
A benefit concert will be held on Thursday, June 23rd, 8pm at Brothers Lounge to help offset medical costs and income Michael has lost
during his time off as a professional guitarist and teacher out of his Tremont studio, Guitar Conservatory. The line-up is expected to include the
Bad Boys of Blues, Colin Dussault, Armstrong Bearcat, Becky Boyd and Groove Train, Kristine Jackson, Austin Walkin’ Cane, Tracy Marie and
more. Search “Michael Bay Benefit” on Facebook for more info TBA. Direct donations at https://
www.gofundme.com/2wegk3ek
A statement from Michael: “The doctors asked that I take a couple weeks to rest and
relax and give my body and mind time to heal. I’m feeling wonderful (I get tired more often
than usual). If you could erase the memory of what I went thru, I wouldn’t know anything had
happened! THANK YOU to everyone who kept me in their thoughts and prayers! I did not realize
how blessed I am to have so many friends and loved ones in my life! The world becomes more
beautiful everyday thanks to ALL of you!”
Robert Cray Band
Jun 18 2016
House of Blues Cleveland, 308 Euclid
Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114
Open ears and an open mind are the
essence of singer, guitarist and songwriter
Robert Cray’s approach to writing,
recording and playing music. He has
created a sound that rises from American
roots and arrives today both fresh and
familiar. In just over 40 years Cray and his
band have recorded 20 studio releases, 15
of which have been on the Billboard charts,
and played bars, concert halls, festivals
and arenas around the world. There are five
Grammys with Cray’s name on them, and
he has a suitcase full of W.C. Handy blues awards. Four years ago Cray was inducted into the
Blues Hall of Fame.
On August 28 the Mascot Label Group will celebrate the vibrancy of the Cray Band’s
rocking rootsy blues, soul-filled ballads and timeless R&B with the release of 4 Nights of 40
Years Live. Through clips of concerts from the 80s and four recent shows, the evolution from
the Cray Band unfolds. Comments by Cray and band members add depth. And interviews with
Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Bonnie Raitt, Jimmie Vaughan and Buddy Guy put the band in
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perspective. The 3- piece set will be available in a variety of formats – 2 LPs + Mp3, 2 CDs +
DVD, Blu-Ray + 2 CDs and digitally.
Growing up in the Northwest, Robert Cray listened to the gospel of the Five Blind Boys
of Mississippi, Bobby Bland’s soul, Jimi Hendrix’s rock guitar and the Beatles pop sounds.
He would bring all of the influences into play throughout his career, but his teenage band was
captivated by Southern Soul and the blues. “In the early days of the band we were getting back
into O.V. Wright and paying attention to my favorite blues players; Buddy Guy, Otis Rush,
Albert King and especially Albert Collins,” Cray says. The Texas-born blues guitarist known
as Master of the Telecaster, Albert Collins, sealed the deal on the Cray Band’s early direction.
The musical highlight of Cray’s senior year was his class voting to bring Collins in to play a
graduation party.
The glow of a career in music began when Cray was a teen, and in 1974 it burst into
flames as the Robert Cray Band came together in Eugene, Oregon. How strong was the fire?
“Richard and I didn’t own a vehicle, and we were staying with his girlfriend in Eugene. We
hitched a ride to Salem, where our drummer Tom Murphy was going to school, to rehearse,”
Cray recalls.
With the group’s 1980 debut release, Who’s Been Talkin’, word about the Cray Band
began to spread across the Northwest and down in to California. Playing packed bars and
roadhouses the Cray Band was thrilling. Yes, fans could hear an Albert Collins guitar riff and a
Howlin’ Wolf song but the sound was present. Blues and soul fans showed up religiously, but
those steamy raucous sets also drew crowds whose tastes in music ranged from rock to funk and
jazz.
Also among the Cray Band admirers were other musicians. John Lee Hooker put his
appreciation into action. “The first time we played with Hooker was in Montana. We were
opening the set and he was playing solo,” Cray recalls. “We’d never met him before but he just
walked on stage and started playing with us. We dug the hell out of the guy, and after that we
were friends.”
The Cray Band’s next two releases – Bad Influence and False Accusations – charted,
taking the four-piece’s sound across the airways and abroad. The group was on a roll, but the
players slept on couches. “We were just road rats,” Cray says with a chuckle. “We’d take a
break for two weeks to record, then go back out. We didn’t have a house, a home, any of those
responsibilities.” On one of those breaks Cray went into the studio with Collins and another
great Texas guitarist and singer, Johnny Clyde Copeland, to record Showdown!, a CD that has
become essential to any 80s electric blues collection.
It was the sounds of the blues and soul that first drew attention from artists in the rock
arena. In an interview on the DVD included in 4 Nights of 40 Years Live, Eric Clapton gives
his initial response to Robert Cray saying, “As a blues fan, we’re saved.” The Cray Band’s
beginnings did bring the sounds of its mentors into the mainstream, even taking the music
of John Lee Hooker, Etta James and Albert Collins to a larger, younger audience. But no one
knew how broad the band’s audience would be until the Cray Band opened the ears of rock
radio programmers. With the 1986 release of Strong Persuader the Cray Band’s tunes were put
in heavy rotation on mega rock stations across the nation. The first hit, “Smoking Gun,” was
followed by “I Guess I Showed Her” and “Right Next Door (Because of Me).” The Cray Band’s
next two releases, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark and Midnight Stroll, brought more radio listeners
to record stores, increasing sales of the group’s CDs.
Following the path of fame taken by blues-based rockers like Johnny Winter and Stevie
Ray Vaughan, Cray became a sensation, leading his band in concerts at large arena and rock
festival. He was the first African American artist since Jimi Hendrix to rise to such fame in
rock music. Was there a change in the band’s direction or had the blues arrived again into the
mainstream after more than three decades of being forgotten by radio? “We were doing blues
and Rand B from the first,” Crays says. “That’s just part of what we do. If you’re writing a tune
it’s only natural to grab something from someplace else. You’re gonna put in some soul changes
and some jazz, something you’ve been listening to. With what we do there’s a whole lot of room
to move.”
Clapton’s admiration for Cray led to a writing collaboration on the hit “Old Love,” which
featured Cray on guitar. A call came from Rolling Stone guitarist Keith Richard who asked
him to be in the film he and Steve Jordan were producing about the rock guitarist Chuck Berry,
“Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll.” Concert footage in the film features Richards, Jordan, Clapton,
Julian Lennon, Linda Ronstadt and Etta James. Cray performs “Brown Eyed Handsome Man”
with Berry. Dressed in a baby blue tuxedo jacket, the young guitarist is the epitome of the tune’s
title. Cray also performed on the Tina Turner TV special “Break Every Rule.”
During the 90s the Cray Band was featured in concert with artists like Clapton, the
Stones, John Lee Hooker, BB King and Bonnie Raitt, who on the DVD declares the band leader
is “an original; he’s passionate, he’s a bad ass and puts on one of the best shows you’ll ever
see.”
Amidst these accolades, soaring record sales and a packed touring schedule the Cray
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Band recorded six CDs in the 90s. Cray produced Shame + A Sin, which referenced his blues
roots, in 1993. It was followed by two more self-produced recordings, Some Rainy Morning
and Sweet Potato Pie. Recorded in Memphis and featuring the famed Memphis Horns Sweet
Potato Pie was the Cray Band’s most soulful album to date. The next recording Take Off Your
Shoes delved even deeper into Memphis sounds of the 60s. “That was definitely a soul record,”
Cray says. “I’d already been writing songs, Jim (Pugh, who was keyboards with the Cray Band
from 1989 to 2014) was writing songs, leaning toward soul. Steve (Jordan, producer) heard
them and put the icing on the cake.” Jordan, who subsequently produced the Cray Band’s
In My Soul, Shoulda Been Home and the first CD in 4 Nights of 40 Years Live, also brought
the personification of Memphis soul to the recording session, Willie Mitchell, to help with
arrangements for the Memphis Horns. Mitchell discovered and first recorded Al Green along
with other Southern Soul singers like Ann Peebles, O.V. Wright and Syl Johnson for the famed
Memphis label Hi Records. When he arrived at the Cray recording session, he brought not only
the Memphis presence but also a present. “Willie came over – he was wearing a gold jacket –
and gave me this song, ‘Love Gone to Waste,’” Cray says. “Then we put some final touches on
the CD at his studio in Memphis. It was a great opportunity to see Willie in the studio.”
Both on Take Your Shoes Off and 4 Nights of 40 Years Live, “Love Gone to Waste”
showcases Robert Cray’s natural ease with soul ballads. He is intense but smooth in telling the
story of love gone bad. Then in a falsetto voice he soars through the sadness into the inevitable
pain. It is a song that Cray owns because no other singer has dared try to do it justice. Take
Your Shoes Off won a Grammy in 2000.
In the next decade the Cray Band recorded seven CDs, three of them live, and two –
Twenty and This Time – were nominated for Grammys. The group’s most recent recordings,
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Blues Returns to the Sandy Chanty
The one and only Mr. Downchild (aka Steev Inglish) returns to the Sandy Chanty, Genevaon-the-Lake, with “Blues Meets Girl” on Saturday, May 28th. He will be accompanied by his
lovely lady of song, Kasimira, on vocals. Steev Inglish is a one man blues band from London,
England. He is well known for his soulful vocals, slashing slide guitar, howling harmonica,
dead on beat, and rousing live performance. The indomitable Mr. Downchild plays harmonica,
guitar, and stomp box at the same time, and he is the real deal.
Steev Inglish is a devote’ of the Delta and Southside Chicago blues styles. His harmonica
style is reminiscent of Sonny Boy Williamson. He fronted his own local blues band, The
Houserockers, for years. In his career as Mr. Downchild, he has toured in 25 states, Europe,
Australia, and South America, and performed and recorded with blues legends, Robert
Lockwood Jr. and Pinetop Perkins. Here in far northeast Ohio we are lucky to have this chance
to catch his show at the Sandy Chanty, GOTL. Check Mr. Downchild out on facebook and at
www.steevinglish.com/bio.html
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Mary Bridget Davies accompanied by Ryan Sudick on piano - Jun 02 2016
Nighttown, 12387 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44106
Canton Bluesfest - Jun 10 – 11, 2016
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Kristine Jackson, Becky Boyd, Rachel Brown, and Emma Shook
Music Box Supper Club, 1148 Main Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44113
Creekside Blues Festival 18th Annual - June 17th, 18th, 19th
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What is Make Music Mentor?
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international Fete de la Musique,
is a celebration of sound,
occurring annually on June 21.
Joining over 700 cities in 103 countries, Make Music Mentor is a free event to attend and
participate in, and is open to all ages, genres, styles, and abilities.
During the daylong event, the city comes alive with music. Performances can take place
on city sidewalks, in parks, patios and even on back porches.
Who can participate?
Anyone! Whether you are a professional musician or just like to jam out alone in your
house, we want you. Make Music Mentor is a day to celebrate all music and all musicians!
THE 2016 LINEUP
DIRTY DEEDS JUNE 21
OUT OF EDEN JUNE 28
VICTORY HIGHWAY JULY 5
POST RADIO JULY 12
WANTED JULY 19
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON JULY 26
MIDLIFE CHRYSLERS AUGUST 2
Who benefits?
The City of Mentor - Music is a universal language and has the compelling power to bring
diverse groups of individuals together. Make Music Mentor is a time to come together as a city
and celebrate the start of summer and the talented musicians that live here.
The Musicians –Make Music Mentor is dedicated to helping fuel the success of local
musicians. We do this through promotion and support. Make Music Mentor provides an outlet
for musicians and introduces them to new audiences.
The Venues- Whether it’s one of the many city parks and squares we have permitted, or you’re
a local business hosting music on the sidewalk in front of your door people are going to come
and listen. We hope that having music at your business will draw in not only listeners, but new
and more customers to your space.
Event Details:
Tuesday, June 21st
10am-8pm
At press time music is scheduled at: Arrowhead Music, Mentor Beach Park, and Trinity Baptist
Church. More venues may sign up, so visit the website before attending.
Rain or shine (except events at Arrowhead Music)
A highlight of Make Music Day in Mentor will include a Mass Appeal Drum circle on
the shores of Lake Erie where musicians – of all levels and ages – can bring a stick and an
resonating object to drum on!
How to Sign Up:
Visit matchmentor.makemusicday.org
Fill out the form under “Register” and sign up as a Performer, Venue, or Both
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If you’re a performer, pick a venue (or more!) and sign up to play
If you’re a venue, you can request performances from artist
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Green Flash debuts cans nationally with three yearround offerings
Alaskan Brewing heads to the Buckeye State
this summer
Beer drinkers in the Buckeye state can soon start clearing room in their coolers for the
new brew in town: Alaskan Beer. Alaskan Brewing Company is partnering with distributors
around the state to bring award-winning beer from the Last Frontier to Ohio.
Alaskan Brewing anticipates that Columbus Distributing,
Heidelberg Distributing, House of La Rose, Matesich
Distributing and R.L. Lipton Distributing will soon
provide Alaskan Beer to Ohio’s favorite watering holes
and retailers from Cleveland to Columbus to Cincinnati
and communities in between.
Consumers can expect to see flagship Alaskan
Amber, invigorating Icy Bay IPA, specialty Hopothermia
Double IPA and more on shelves and on tap by midsummer.
Alaskan Brewing spent the better part of the past year investing heavily in infrastructure,
and is now prepared to increase production to meet the needs of thirsty Ohioans, who have
been requesting Alaskan for years. This is the first new market entrance for Alaskan Brewing
since entering Michigan and South Dakota in 2014. Alaskan’s 18th state will also be its furthest
east, about 3,000 miles from the wild landscape where it is brewed and packaged.
Alaskan Brewing Co. was founded in Juneau, Alaska, in 1986 by Marcy and Geoff
Larson. Then 28, they solicited help from about 80 investors to form the country’s 67th
independent brewery at the time, the first since prohibition in Juneau. Though founded in 1986,
its history reaches back to the Gold Rush Era, from which many recipes draw inspiration.
For more information and updates, check out Alaskan Brewing Co. online at
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This month, Co-Founder and CEO, Mike Hinkley of Green Flash Brewing Co. announces
the national and year-round debut of three Green Flash beers in 12oz cans, as an extension of
their existing packaged beer assortment. With orders shipping to all US distribution partners
beginning in May, 6-packs of canned beers will hit store shelves in June. The new can offerings
will include: Jibe Session IPA, Passion Fruit Kicker (a fruited American Wheat Ale), and Sea to
Sea Zwickel Lager. Green Flash first introduced cans with Jibe Session IPA in September 2015,
to an extremely limited distribution in only a few states. The reception from consumers was
overwhelmingly positive, and they are now expanding their offerings and rolling out national
distribution.
“Green Flash continues to evolve, learn and grow through our interactions with our
customers,” explains Mike Hinkley. “Our biggest fans want to bring Green Flash with them to
more and more occasions, and cans provide them that opportunity.”
Green Flash plans to produce 18,000 cases in 2016, up from 2,000 cases in 2015. With
limited canning abilities available, Green Flash estimates that cans will make up just 1% of the
total packaged beer sold this year. A percentage that is expected to increase when they install a
permanent canning solution. The three beers that Green Flash has chosen for the can program
were selected for their winning flavor profiles and year-round drinkability. Jibe Session IPA
will be positioned as a can-only offering.
Available in both cans and bottles is a new
2016 release, Passion Fruit Kicker. This fruited
American Wheat Ale is one of the bestselling
new front-line beers in the Green Flash lineup
and recently scored a Gold medal at the Los
Angeles International Beer Competition. Making
a can-only first time national debut is Sea to
Sea – a Zwickel Lager that celebrates the brand’s
opening of the new Green Flash brewery in
Virginia Beach, and brewing beer on both coasts by the end of the year.
The Green Flash canned beer lineup product overview is as follows:
Jibe Session IPA is navigating the brand into new hop territory. Well-balanced, floral,
citrus and vibrant hop character defines our idea of what a perfect session ale should be. At 4%
ABV, this session is so good, we are trimming our sails and riding the wind.
Passion Fruit Kicker is a jaw-dropping, mouth-watering, smooth brew with sweet, tart,
fruity flavor. We layer passion fruit tea and passion fruit juice with wheat malt and 2-row
malted barley to bring you this exhilarating crowd pleaser. 5.5% ABV
Sea to Sea is an unfiltered Zwickel lager layered with German Pilsner malts, Hallertau
Mittelfreüh and Czech Saaz hops, 2-row barley, and traditional Pilsner yeast. This sessionable
brew has a light body with subtle sweet malt and fruity hop flavors, notable lager yeast, and a
crisp, clean finish. 4.0% ABV
In addition to the importance of cans affording craft beer fans even more occasions where
they are able to enjoy Green Flash beer, Mike Hinkley has a personal connection to canning
that makes the project even more meaningful. He explains, “My father worked in aluminum
can production plants for almost fifty years. From the time I was a boy, I knew how to identify
the markings on a can of Coke, Pepsi, or Budweiser, and be able to tell if my Dad made the
cans. I took a lot of pride in that. My Dad is retired now, but it is very cool to see my Dad
drink Green Flash from a can.”
Six-packs of Green Flash 12oz cans will begin shipping nationally from the brewery on
May 9^th, and consumers can expect to start seeing the Green Flash cans at retail in June.
About Green Flash Brewing Co.
Green Flash Brewing Co. is located in San Diego, California, and was established in 2002
by co-founders Mike and Lisa Hinkley. Brewmaster, Erik Jensen, leads brewing operations.
Green Flash is an award-winning brewer of fine, craft ales, and specializes in brewing assertive
and distinctive beers, such as nationally acclaimed West Coast I.P.A.: an award-winning beer
whose wide acceptance has helped define a category. Green Flash is available in bottles and
on draft nationally – offerings include a growing lineup of seasonal and limited release ales,
including several barrel-aged beers from their Cellar 3 series. Please visit the Green Flash
website www.greenflashbrew.com for more information.
Summer is here and so is the new Lake Erie Monster shirt!
Have a blast and earn your Lake Erie Monster shirt Memorial
weekend through Labor Day weekend at Geneva on the Lake.
The shirt design is different each year and this is the 15th year!
It’s easy to get started; just visit a participating venue, pick up
a shirt passport to be stamped at each location, and you’ll be
on your way to owning your shirt. The monster crawl does not
have to be completed in one visit or one weekend because you
have all summer! A purchase is required at each location but it
does not have to be alcohol so if you aren’t staying at Geneva
on the Lake bring a designated driver and they can earn a shirt
too! For more info on all that GOTL has to offer visit www.
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HOUSE OF BLUES CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT
Back In Black – Ac/Dc Tribute Band
Friday, June 10 @ House of Blues
General Admission Tickets: $13.00 On Sale Now
Formed in 2001 from Dallas/Fort Worth, BACK IN BLACK remains one of the topdrawing, and longestenduring tribute acts in North America, having performed to hundreds of
thousands at sold-out shows from Honolulu, Hollywood, and Puerto Rico to Calgary, Canada
(concert performance with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and a headlining concert at the
Calgary Saddledome).
The Black in Black tribute band is an incredible, exciting, high energy reproduction of a
concert performance of AC/DC. Their longtime front man, Darren Caperna, was flown out by
AC/DC to audition for the job of the lead singer in the legendary hard rock outfit.
Caperna added: “Even though I did not get the job, it was the experience of a lifetime! Being in
a tribute band for 16 years, we were hoping that we would be able to meet AC/DC one day —
but this goes way beyond our expectations! Now, I have a great story to tell my grandchildren,
and the guitar students that I teach at For Those About To Rock School in Southlake, Texas.”
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Brit Floyd - Space and Time CONTINUUM World Tour 2016
Saturday, July 30 Jacobs Pavilion At Nautica. Get tickets now!
The Global Spectacular… Over One Million Tickets Sold Worldwide!
Brit Floyd The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Show
Following its hugely successful 146 concert date tour around the globe in 2015, Brit
Floyd, The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Show, returns to North America in 2016 to continue
its amazing journey through fifty years of Pink Floyd, and the vast and incredible catalogue of
music they have given us. As well as performing the favorite moments from The Dark Side
of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall and The Division Bell... Brit Floyd
will treat audiences to its show-stopping rendition of Echoes, in its entirety, from the landmark
album Meddle, as well as a host of other Pink Floyd musical gems.
Brit Floyd lead vocalist, guitarist & musical director, Damian Darlington, said, “The
audience reaction to the Space and Time show in 2015 was so positive that we’ve decided
to continue that theme in 2016 with Space and Time CONTINUUM, and we aim to deliver
an even stronger performance for everyone. There is so much quality material to choose from
across the Pink Floyd repertoire, and we will definitely be trying a few different songs this
time around as well as including all the favorites.”
With a spectacular new million dollar light show and state of the art video design... and an
even bigger stage production, Brit Floyd - Space and Time CONTINUUM promises to be
the most ambitious and best Brit Floyd show yet.
Tickets for the Saturday, July 30 performance at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica are on sale
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LOST SHEEP BAND
By Mike Edgerly
I had quite a few ideas for this next issue of Talking Shop. I just happen to be viewing my Instagram account while booting up my computer
to begin writing when I scrolled across a post. It was from Heavy Shock Rocker Rob Zombie. He was standing behind stage after a show with,
as he captions, “my pals BABY METAL” holding a red and black flag sporting the bands logo. Baby Metal, to explain, is a J-pop metal hybrid
band from Japan consisting of three front girls in costume. The main front girl Suzuka Nakamoto, stage name Su-Metal is 18. She has two side
kick singers 16 year old Yui Mizuno, stage name Yuimetal, and 16 year old Moa Kikuchi, stage name Moametal. Backed by an amazing band of
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complete shredders with great hooks and groove metal bridges that make you want to dance or start a pit. They are extremely talented and unique
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to say the least and I have been a fan of this act for several years.
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I am also a huge fan of Zombie’s music as well for the same pop metal feel. The comments left on Robs post were fans bashing him for liking
them, saying they were “Not real Metal”, and “What a shame Rob.” Rob blasts back with some choice commentary rightfully defending his new
friends. This made me sit back for a moment and as I am known to do, I got irritated and stomped to my soapbox. This issue of Talking Shop is
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partially opinion and I hope a self-reflection for you to ponder on when listening to or conforming to labels. Oh yes, that great and mighty swear
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in my book, “labels”. I try to stay away from this, although it is hard when you have categories describing and innocently trying to sort art
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and music. Categories however, are not the same as labels. I love pop music, for example, and I can name thousands of pop acts from Romania to
Iceland, the US, it goes on and on. Within the category of Pop music there are several sub-categories. Bubblegum pop, C-pop, Chamber pop, Afro
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pop, Electroclash, and J-pop. Let us just stop there because I could fill this entire article with categories.
You can assume that within these thousands of bands there are some that mix categories to make new sounds and experiment with what they
love to listen to. The labels come when someone says something like, “Well, this band isn’t REAL J-pop because there are several examples of
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funk in there as well.” Here comes the opinion, I personally think this is negative and constrictive. It leaves so little space to imagine something
new and explore sounds and textures in music. At the end of the day music is meant to enlighten, enjoy, and experience as a movement. It connects
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us all together in a common language and art. Now I am sure there are other reasons that move you to listen to music and again this was just my
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opinion. Labels to me seem to cause segregation between bands and fans. Rob stated in his response to one labeler, “Hey, these are nice kids out on
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the road touring. What are you doing besides being a grumpy old ****?” This could not have been stated any more bluntly. What are you doing?
Ask
yourself. Are you rejecting this music because you’re afraid someone may think it’s silly? When you are sitting alone do you tap your foot and
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find joy in it? These labels are only created for the sole purpose of separating the community of musicians and fans into groups that learned and
now refuse to tolerate each other’s views.
On a smaller more local level I have found myself playing a gig where people walk away
from my act because I loop. They feel I am not a real band even though I pre-loop nothing. They
missed out on something they may have liked just because of the label associated with loopers. It
overjoys me when the opposite happens. Someone walks up and says, “Wow, I had no idea you
could do that with a looper!” and then proceeds to buy a CD.
In the case of Baby Metal, they are J-pop with metal hybrid that is known as “kawaii Metal”
translated “cute metal”. This is a category and to label them non metal because it does not fit
into the one of hundreds of labels of metal is closed minded. It is ok if you do not like it after
seriously considering its sound. If you have sat back and ignored they are kids and they have
something different to offer than what’s in your phone or iPod, congrats. If after all of that you
decide that kawaii Metal is not for you, then I understand your choice but I must inform you,
they are still metal. Kawaii Metal is a category of metal. They do not have to conform to labels to
carry the metal badge.
Throughout my music career I have been educated on so many different styles and categories,
some of which I embraced and obsessed over. I have never rejected a music solely on some
notion that the music must be like this or like that. I do not care about whether someone else
wrote their song or what fashion company backs them. From Taylor Swift to Die Antwoord you
can catch me singing and jamming along in my car or at any public event without worry of labels.
I only care about the message the music brings to my life. Do I enjoy it? Did it make my day
more alive? Does it add to my positive language and interaction with others? If music is not that
deep for you then just ask yourself, did you like it in any way? If the answer is yes, then rock on
and throw those labels out the window. I have had my share of music that did just the opposite.
That does not mean I labeled it and throw it out of its category. So next time you find yourself on
a social media site and a strange new music video pops up, or on your way to the mall and some
new sound blasts past your 21 Pilots, do not just flip past it. After all Tyler, aka Blurry-face, does
care what you think. Sit back and check it out fully and see what it has to offer before you decide
to tape a label to it. When you have given it a good run, maybe even a few good runs, find me on
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By Pete Roche
St. Holmes chats about new album and the
Whitford St. Holmes Band
(On board in Northfield with Whitesnake June 11th)
Derek St.
Holmes and Brad
Whitford joined
forces for their first
album thirty-five
years ago.
Don’t have it?
Don’t remember
it? No worries.
Preorder a copy of
the new Whitford /
St. Holmes album
Reunion on iTunes,
and they’ll include a
remastered download
of their eponymous
debut, gratis. Tah-dah!
So you might say what’s old is new again. Literally, in this case.
Best known as vocalist for the Ted Nugent Band (“Stranglehold”), St. Holmes collaborated
with Whitford—then on hiatus from Aerosmith—on such arena rockers as “Whisky Woman,”
“Sharpshooter,” and “Spanish Boy” back in 1981.
Each man eventually reteamed with his respective day band in the ‘80s. Whitford and his
Get Your Wings cohorts got clean and sober and parlayed the success of a 1985 “Walk This
Way” remake into the comeback album Permanent Vacation. St. Holmes formed St. Paradise
with Nuge bassist Rob Grange in 1979, sang with Ted again in ’82, and was memorialized by a
character in the popular rock ‘n’ roll farce Spinal Tap.
Whitford still gigs with Steven Tyler and Joe Perry in Aerosmith; they just played Akron
last August. And yes, St. Holmes still lends his signature pipes to Ted’s raunchy gee-tar rock in
studio (2014’s Shuttup & Jam) and on stage.
But a little downtime in 2015 resulted in a whole lot of music for the two six-stringers.
Their schedules finally aligned, Whitford and St. Holmes wrote and recorded the new Reunion
and sold copies during a short run of shows last year. Now the album will see an official release
on Mailboat Records—and another Whitford / St. Holmes tour to support it.
The legendary bad boys open for Whitesnake at the Hard Rock in Northfield on June 11th.
It’s a Saturday, so there’s no good reason to not come on out and party like it’s still 1981.
We spoke with St. Holmes by phone last week to talk about Reunion, his relocation from Detroit
to Nashville, and his second outing with buddy Brad. The guys may be getting’ old, but they’re
nowhere near the end, says the affable singer.
NORTH COAST VOICE: Hello, Derek! How are you?
DEREK ST. HOLMES: I’m good! How are you? Where are you? Cleveland? Great town,
great town!
VOICE: The rock and roll capital, yes sir!
DEREK ST. HOLMES: That’s right. Very cool.
VOICE: It’s good to be speaking with you about the new Whitford / St. Holmes album. Plus
you guys are gonna be playing with Whitesnake in Northfield in June.
DEREK ST. HOLMES: We are excited!
VOICE: So what was the impetus for getting back together with Brad after so long?
DEREK ST. HOLMES: I think it started when Brad said, “Hey, I live in Charlotte, but I’m
thinking of moving.” And I said, “Why don’t you move here, to Nashville? I’ve been here a
couple years, and I think you’d love it.” So he came and looked, and he loved it. He bought a
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house. So one thing led to another, and we’re sitting at the local Starbucks having coffee in the
morning, and we start talking guitars. He says, “Why don’t you come on over?” And I went
over, and we picked up some guitars and started coming up with ideas. That’s how it started.
VOICE: It goes from hanging out to jamming.
DEREK ST. HOLMES: We had our guitars laying around the room. Brad and I are guitar
freaks. He’s got a lot of vintage stuff and new stuff. I’ve got some vintage stuff, too. We just
love guitars. We’ve always had that common thread. We love talking about it. So the guitars
are always laying around, just waiting for us to pick ‘em up and play ‘em!
VOICE: Guitar junkies.
DEREK ST. HOLMES: We probably need to get some help [laughs]!
VOICE: There’s probably a self-help group for that, for guitar addicts!
DEREK ST. HOLMES: Yeah, we need it [laughs]!
VOICE: I guess Nashville’s the place to be these days for country and rock.
DEREK ST. HOLMES: It’s a music city—as is Cleveland—but I think the thing is that you
don’t have to explain yourself here. Everybody’s in the music biz. I think that’s the beauty of
it. It’s just so easy. And because Brad and I are not trying to break into the music business, it’s
a lot of fun for us to be here, and to go around and listen to a lot of people that we’ve always
admired. There are a lot of contemporaries living here. So it’s a lot of fun just to go out and see
them play, or to bounce into them. I mean, who knows—you could walk into the Starbucks and
there’s Felix Cavaliere or Robert Plant. It’s surreal! And everybody is as sweet as they can be.
It’s just awesome!
VOICE: I’ve never been there. I’ve only been to Nashville passing through. I’ll have to get
down there sometime.
DEREK ST. HOLMES: You have to. Because I’ve been to Cleveland a lot [laughs]! I go to the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame all the time. I love it.
VOICE: Yep. They just had the induction ceremony last month, and Cheap Trick is playing a
benefit this week….
DEREK ST. HOLMES: Oh, yeah. And isn’t there a band called Ted Nugent that should
probably be inducted [laughs]?
VOICE: [Laughs] Oh yeah. I think I’ve heard of those guys! And time-wise, they’re certainly
eligible!
DEREK ST. HOLMES: [Laughs] I’m not sure what the problem is over there, but those boys
better get going on that [laughs]!
VOICE: The voting process is a bit goofy.
DEREK ST. HOLMES: I know. Isn’t it funny?
VOICE: With the new songs on Reunion…what was the writing process like? Do you each
bring in your own songs to jam out or workshop together?
DEREK ST. HOLMES: Absolutely. I mean, we don’t keep score to see who writes what or who
does what parts. What we do is make sure that we make time to write it all together. That way
there’s never any question of who wrote which songs. That question never comes up, because
we make sure that if I come in with a song, I know I’ll have him finish it. Or if he comes in
with a song, he knows I’ll have to finish it. And that way, it just works for us. I’ve used this
line before in interviews, but it’s very Lennon / McCartney. We write the stuff together.
VOICE: Do you guys play them in a live-band setting to test ‘em out?
DEREK ST. HOLMES: Yes! We rehearse it to make sure it’s working. And when we say,
“working,” we mean it has to work live. It has to move people. If it doesn’t, we scrap it and
move on.
VOICE: The songs certainly sound like they’ll go over well in concert.
DEREK ST. HOLMES: Yeah. We’re a live band, and we want to get out there and play in front
of people and make ‘em feel good. So the only way to do that is to make sure you’re writing
the kind of music that people standing in a venue of any sort can find palatable. All the way
around the board. I’ve been to so many shows and sat there and gone, “Oh my gosh! I’d never
do two or three slow songs in a row!” Or else I’m heading for the restroom, or to see if I can go
buy a hot dog! You have to keep it exciting.
VOICE: Right. I’m for playing a slow song here and there, but you don’t want to test people’s
patience, either. So the band—who do you and Brad have in the group with you? I see there’s
“Chopper” Anderson on bass.
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Traditional country singer
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with “Going Through the Big
D” and “Brother Jukebox,” will
release his 15th studio album,
“Tradition Lives,” on July 8 on Row
Entertainment.
This is his first disc of all-new
material since 2010’s “Outlaw” and
was produced by Jimmy Ritchey,
who Chesnutt has worked with for
years. “He and I hooked up at a time
when not a lot of people had a lot of faith in me anymore because I stayed ‘country’ when the
industry was going the other way. I needed somebody like Jimmy who really believed in my
kind of country music,” said Chesnutt.
“Tradition Lives” includes 12 new Chesnutt honky tonkers and a tribute to the late Merle
Haggard and songwriter Red Lane, “There Won’t Be Another Now.”
“A few years back, Jimmy Ritchey and I were at his home studio at about 2 a.m. talking about
The Hag and his influence on us, and we thought it would be nice to add this song to the album
as a tribute to him and to Red Lane. It’s just me with Jimmy on guitar. I hope fans enjoy it,” said
Chesnutt.
A native of Beaumont, Texas, Chesnutt began his run up the charts in 1990 with “Too Cold
At Home,” and has had 8 number one hits, including “Gonna Get a Life,” and “I Don’t Want To
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Heart.” This is Shelton’s first disc since the end of his marriage to Miranda Lambert.
The Highwaymen are out with a four-disc set “Live American Outlaws” with three CDs
and a DVD. The Highwaymen were comprised of Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny
Cash and Kris Kristofferson. The set includes 2 audio discs recorded live at Nassau Coliseum,
Uniondale, N.Y. on March 14, 1990; an audio disc with tracks recorded live at various Farm
Aid Festivals and a previously unreleased full-length concert film recorded live at the Nassau
Coliseum show and transferred from the original film reels especially for this collection.
The release also debuts a previously unreleased recording of “One Too Many Mornings,” an
alternate take of a Bob Dylan song, which appeared on “Heroes,” a 1986 collaboration album by
Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings.
Veteran singer Berry announces new music
Soulful country veteran John Berry will release his first disc in three years, “What I Love
The Most” on June 3 through Mansion Entertainment / Sony RED.
“This new music means a lot to me, largely because the fans funded the project. This is my
second successful Kickstarter project,” said Berry. “The songs I chose to record are reminiscent
of the same sound and lyrics from the early days of my career. It was those solid foundational
tunes about love, life and family that breathed life into my career early on and has sustained me
over the years. I hope my fans that have supported me from the beginning love and relate to this
record. And I hope the new ones enjoy it too”
The 10-track album was produced by the South Carolina native and his wife, Robin Berry
and showcases tunes written by Neil Thrasher, Tom Shapiro, Ashley Gorley, Regie Hamm
and Wendell Mobley plus four Berry co-wrote with Richard Fagan, Brian Mabry and Chris
Wommack.
“I’m beyond excited to release this new music and bring it to the fans,” said Berry, 56. “It’s
a new time in the music business and technology allows me to be closer to my fans and interact
in new ways. You know, God just keeps blessing me. There are new opportunities coming at
every turn.”
Berry has enjoyed six songs that went top five on the country charts. His hits include
“Kiss Me In The Car,” “Your Love Amazes Me,” “What’s In It For Me,” “You And Only You,”
“Standing On The Edge Of Goodbye,” “I Think About It All The Time,” “Change My Mind”
and “She’s Taken a Shine.”
McKenna flies solo again
Lori McKenna is better known as a songwriter these days, thanks to songs like “Girl
Crush.” But the Massachusetts native has enjoyed a long solo career, which continues with “The
Bird & The Rifle, out July 29 on CN Records via Thirty Tigers.
Produced by Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton), “The Bird & The Rifle” features 10
songs, including the lead track, “Wreck You,” which premiered at Rolling Stone.
McKenna will embark on a nationwide headlining tour this summer and fall, her first since 2013
to support her 10th studio disc. It follows 2014’s “Numbered Doors.”
Recorded live over 10 days at Cobb’s studio in Nashville, the album also includes
McKenna’s version of her own “Humble & Kind,” a hit for Tim McGraw this year. McKenna
wrote the song alone at home while her kids were at school, imparting her wisdom to them. “I
can say it’s one of my favorite songs, mostly because I had my kids in my head the whole time
I was trying to write it,” she said. “My kids know that it’s theirs, and it’s nice in that way. It
worked out pretty good.”
Of the recording with Cobb, McKenna said, “This record was made in a way that’s very
different from anything else I’ve ever done. It’s very much me - this record and the songs. But
it’s like I took the 10 songs and just got in someone else’s car and took a ride down the coast. I
completely plugged into the world of Dave Cobb.”
Cobb said he “really wanted to wanted to work with Lori because of the truth and honesty
she carries with her pen. I love her wit and humor and the fact she writes her own songs purely
for the sake of art.”
Faith Hill, Reba McEntire, Alison Krauss, Hunter Hayes and Keith Urban all have recorded
McKenna songs. Her credits include “I Want Crazy,” by Hayes, Little Big Town’s “Your Side of
the Bed” and “Sober.” “Girl Crush,” the megahit for Little Big Town, netted McKenna the CMA
award for “Song of the Year” and her first Grammy Award for “Best Country Song.”
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Just
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That!
By Pete Roche
A night at the Cyndi Lauper Extravaganza
Expecting the
unexpected has
always been par for
Cyndi Lauper fans.
The charismatic
singer from Queens,
New York has
been setting (and
shucking) trends
for over thirty years
now by putting her
pipes to as many
musical styles as
she has outfits in her
wardrobe. Lauper lit
the pop world on fire
in 1983 with her multiplatinum debut She’s So Unusual and 1986 follow-up True Colors, both
of which yielded Top Ten radio hits and memorable MTV videos.
Cyndi stayed the course in the ‘90s, juggling marriage and motherhood with the release of
Hat Full of Stars (1993) and Sisters of Avalon (1996). She revisited her punk roots on Shine
(2001), went unplugged for The Body Acoustic (2004), and indulged her love of dance music on
Bring Ya to The Brink (2008).
Cyndi’s shapeshifting over the last decade has been even more dramatic: She cut an album
of Mississippi Delta-inspired tunes in 2010 (Memphis Blues) and went Broadway with Harvey
Fierstein in 2012 (Kinky Boots).
Lauper’s latest effort, Detour, is a collection of country covers recorded in Nashville with
producer Tony Brown (George Strait, Reba McIntire), a crack band, and an A-list of guest
vocalists (Willie Nelson, Vince Gill, Jewel).
The ex-Blue Angel front woman didn’t shy away from the new material during her concert
on May 17 at the Hard Rock in Northfield Park. On the contrary, Cyndi slipped into full-on
cowgirl mode for approximately half of the eighty-minute extravaganza.
“I think of it less as me doing something than me just going back where I started from,” she
mused in her thick New Yawk drawl.
The rest of her set? Nothing but hits. A suitcase of memories, you might say.
How old is the cotton candy-haired Goonies godmother these days?
Who cares? Cyndi’s still every bit as sassy as she was in the ‘80s, when she cavorted with
WWF wrestlers and jangled her jewelry in charity super-group USA for Africa (“We Are the
World”). She made a grand entrance atop a riser (in black pleather corset and pants) for Wanda
Jackson’s “Funnel of Love,” played a recorder solo on the scandalous “She Bop” and slouched
backwards over a shipping crate for Ray Price’s “Heartache by the Numbers.” She yodeled,
paraded with a vintage pony stick, and rotated atop a carousel platform while singing Skeeter
Davis breakup ballad “End of the World.”
Lauper’s between-song banter was almost as entertaining as the music. She rambled at
times, catching and course-correcting her own digressions, but the anecdotes about mimicking
Ethel Merman and Patsy Cline as a little girl and cooking and watching television with her Nana
were touching—and spoke to the fiercely independent artist (and all-around take-no-shit tough
cookie) she’d become.
Cyndi also discussed past hobbies and occupations as a painter and horse “hotwalker”, her
deal with Sire Records, and her profitable partnership with A&R man Seymour Stein. She had
plenty to say about politics, too—and about certain former reality T.V. show hosts (she appeared
on Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice in 2010). She also joked about Northfield’s hybrid
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huhs!
The only glitch came at the beginning of “Misty Blue.” Lauper started belting the Eddy Arnold
number into a prop payphone (rotary dial!) only to discover her monitor wedges weren’t up to
snuff. She signaled her band to stop, huddled with a technician, and had things ironed out inside
two minutes.
“Money Changes Everything” saw Cyndi abandon the hayride hymns for her own chartbusting bubblegum rock and ballads. She sat center stage strumming a dulcimer for “Time After
Time,” adjusting her microphone so the crowd could sing the Rob Hyman-coauthored smash
along with her.
They did. We did—all 2,500 of us.
It was a moment.
“Girls Just Want to Have Fun” was a feisty (if not unexpected) finale that had everyone
dancing at their seats. Even to Clifford Carter’s electric kazoo solo.
Cyndi returned alone and—after a few words of encouragement about voting and
individualism and inclusion—gave “True Colors” a dulcimer makeover.
L.A. Americana duo the Peach Kings opened with a forty-minute set of smoldering
rockabilly whose verses (and overall vibe) paid homage to ‘50s and ‘60s pop culture and Mondo
moviemakers like David Lynch and Quentin Tarantino.
Sleazy…but sexy.
Paige Wood (vocals) and Steven Dies (sparkly green Gibson SG guitar) wowed with a
half hour of tunes taken from their two EPs, Mojo Thunder and Handsome Moves, the former
mesmerizing onlookers with her smoky voice and pinup figure and the latter with his Link Wray
six-string slight of hand.
The couple had its own technical issue when Dies’ guitar crapped out during the final song,
the haunting “Fisherman.” Recognizing that it was gone for good, Paige resumed singing a
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TriStar | R | 98 min
There are big
films and there
are little films,
blockbusters and
Indies, multi
screeners and
Festival Flix. I have
one of each this
week. The big one
(I’m sure you’ve
seen ads for all over
the TV) has been
previewed before
and nearly every feature for
the last few weeks. It’s star
e as a couple of Hollywood
heavyweights, George
Clooney, one of our true
r movie stars, and the venerable
Julia Roberts, who, regardless
of my frequent
criticism, is a fan
favorite.
It’s also a big event
because guess what season it is and guess what the subject matter
might be? That’s right folks, there’s an election coming up and
among the few remaining politically correct groups of bad guys,
crack dealers, serial killers and white supremacists we have Wall
o Street executives joining the Inglorious list of villains.
To be honest I was a little leery about this production given
the political climate and the last few anti Wall Street flicks slant
and knowing how politically active Mr.
Clooney is (I’m a big fan of his talent,
maybe not so much of his politics)
I feared the worst. By the way it’s
directed by Jodie Foster another very
talented but active star.
I am pleased to announce those fears
never came to pass and even though
money monster certainly had a little
whiff of propaganda, it’s hard to deny
that dirty tricks do occur among the rich
and powerful.
This is actually a hostage
flick with political and
financial overtones and this
time the protagonist is more the hostage than the hostage taker (Jack
O’Connell).
Clooney is Lee Gates (Gates, get It?) one of those pop finance
guys you see on cable stations, (think of Jim Cramer) who talks
about the stock market and tosses out his pick of the week with the
flair of a carnival barker.
It just so happens that Gates made a big mistake by highly
recommending a fund run by a guy he thought he could trust.
Worse yet working stiff Kyle (O’Connell) took that advice to
heart and lost a life changing quantity of cash. He snaps, fashions
an explosive vest and detonator and breaks into the studio during
a live broadcast.
One slight problem, I’ve complained about before, is this: almost
the entire plot is capsulated in the previews. Now to be sure there
is a twist near the end of the film, but for most of the film there
are no surprises.
Here’s the key, for MONEY MONSTER to work both the
antagonist and protagonist have to be sympathetic
and Foster has done a very good job in that sense,
aided, of course, by a very competent pair of actors.
That sets up a clear distinction when the real
snake in the grass is uncovered.
I don’t know if there’s any other way it could
have ended but for some reason it still seems like a
surprise. Quality acting and directing and just enough
action and suspense add up to a worthwhile flick.
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So on to the other end of the spectrum, the little movie that made
a bit of noise at somebody’s Film Festival but hardly anywhere else.
Well, that is, maybe until Oscar time. Seems like more often these
weird pictures weasel their way into the top 8 when the academy gets
together. And for good
reason, since honestly,
don’t all the superhero,
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it on the big screen if, in
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spend the money to
green light a movie
about a forgotten
encounter between
Elvis Aaron Presley and
Richard Milhous Nixon
decades ago?
Many of us have seen
that photograph with
Nixon and the King
shaking hands in the
White House but
probably never stopped
to think about the
events leading up to it.
Director Liza Johnson has taken her first trip to the Major Leagues, kind of, and filled in the
gaps with a touch of historical substance and a great deal of entertaining speculation.
But really, these men are bigger than life and the stuff Legends are made of, so why not?
We know that Elvis and his Memphis Mafia were friends of law enforcement and had been
honored with special badges by a local agency. The king decided that he could be more useful
as an actual federal agent because, well, his notoriety and fame would allow him into places
that real cops probably wouldn’t be welcome. On top of that he firmly believes that his skill
with firearms and the martial arts would make him a formidable foe against the forces of evil,
including drug dealers, communist and anti-American rabble-rousers, which just happened to
also be enemies of the Nixon Administration. Sounds like a match made in heaven right?
So America’s most famous rock star pays a visit to the White House and convinces the
Secret Service to get a message to the president requesting a meeting. Well, nobody takes it
seriously, at least for a while until the public relations team realizes that this partnership could
soften up the president’s image with young people who aren’t likely to be in his corner.
When the meeting takes place it’s supposedly based on the transcript that still exist. And we
all know Richard Nixon loved to keep records.
But even if the time leading up to that meeting is highly embellished it’s still a great deal of
fun and not unbelievable. So this script is intriguing but it’s the acting that really pushes ELVIS
AND NIXON over the top.
Michael Shannon is Elvis and to be honest he neither looks nor sounds exactly like him. Still the
physical aspect, which is often overlooked in a role, soon makes you forget all of that.
I was on board within the first 10 minutes. Nixon, of course, was played to perfection by
one of America’s great actors, Kevin Spacey, who nails the ex-president to perfection.
There are, of course, some subplots that carry the film along and add to the entertainment
value, but it’s the humanization of the two main characters that makes this film such a wonderful
experience. I would be shocked if Johnson doesn’t get another trip to the plate with even a
bigger budget next time, and I’d be surprised if ELVIS AND NIXON doesn’t pick up at least
one or two Oscar nominations when the cool weather comes.
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By Patricia Ann Dooms
Anna and the Angel’s Numbers
It seems lately every time I look at the clock, it says some hour, and 17 minutes. 1:17,
2:17, 3:17…….and most frequently 9:17, 10:17, and 11:17.
It causes me to ask, “What
is up with the number 17 ???”
Well, I’m told I am on the right
path. This is good, because it’s a
path chosen some time ago, and
I’m not likely to change it. 17
is an 8, and therefore a ‘power
number’—reminding me of my
own power to make choices and
decisions about my own journey,
and that the choices and decisions
I’ve already made are correct
and proceeding quite nicely to
manifest my desires and dreams.
This is good, because I’ve had a
lot of desires and dreams of late.
So in researching the number 17, and its angelic significance, I thought it might be fun to
write about some of the ‘angel numbers’. We’ve covered 11:11 and 1:11 more than enough
times to comprehend the “angelic portal”, but we can review them once again. 11:11 means
that the universe has opened itself up to you. The Universe has only one response to our
desires, and that is YES. In other words, if you say you can, you can….Likewise if you say you
can’t, you can’t. The Universe always responds in agreement with us, so when we see 11:11
or 1:11, we need to be especially aware of our thoughts at that moment, and if they are not
positive, to quickly change them! Whatever we say or think at that moment in time, impacts
our lives.
There are other numbers that appear in people’s lives quite frequently, and in many forms.
For some, it is the license plate in front of them. For others, it is repetitive address numbers.
And or still others—like me—it’s almost always on the clock. Numbers in sequence have a
message for us too. I frequently see 3:33 on the clock, which tells me that 3—not only is the
communication number—but that 333 means that Anna and / or the Ascended Masters have a
message for me…so listen up!! Often though, because it IS the communication number, our
angels are also encouraging us to speak up, to really say what we are feeling. If you add the
individual digits together, as we do in numerology, 3+3+3=9. It may be a reminder about poor
communication with family or unresolved issues with them. The angels are encouraging us to
let go.
If I see 222, I know it symbolizes love and serenity, because the number 2 is the number
that represents love. The three 2’s also add up to 6 . The 6 asks that we promote love, peace,
and harmony wherever we are, and with whomever we’re with.
444 is all about seeking more knowledge, doing whatever it takes to learn more and
educate ourselves. The four is the analyst, as well as the teacher. If we break it down, three
4’s totals 12….and 1+2=3. I need to communicate to others whatever it is that I am learning. I
should not keep it to myself.
So, if you have followed any of the numerology information I have shared, what we are
to do with numbers in a sequence is to look at the one number that is repeating itself, then
reduce the repeating number down to one digit, and it will give a clear understanding of its
significance.
There is a great deal of symbolism in each of the numbers 3, 6, and 9, and also in their sum,
which is 18, and therefore a 9—the number of completion…full circle….truth, honesty, and
integrity, and the highest evolved number in numerology.
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When the All Is Well Movement was formed, I decided to break it down numerologically. It
comes out to a Master 33. This is a very highly evolved number. Three tends to be considered a
‘magical’ number, with its reference to mind, body, and spirit, and also the Trinity: Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit. It is also in reference to the Master who many of us know as Jeshua (Jesus),
whose ministry was three years, and who walked the earth for 33 years, and said repeatedly:
“Be still. All is well.” As we add the 3 and 3 together, it then becomes a 6—with its message
of peace, harmony, love, and healing that we are to bring to the world. There is no doubt in my
mind that the angels dictated not only the initiation of this movement, but also its name.
Interestingly, Nikola Tesla, like me, had a form of OCD that required him to do everything
in multiples of three. (It’s true; even as a child, everything had to be in 3’s. I kiss my husband
hello, and goodbye three times. I say ‘Amen’ three times…..”All is well. All is well. All is
well.”) It’s as though, we have this understanding that for it to “sink in”, it has to pass through the
three levels of being: body, mind, and soul.
As you may recall, Tesla discovered free energy (which of course has been diabolically
stifled throughout history, but that is a topic for another day.) He happened to find patterns in
signals and natural phenomena that occurred in multiples of three.
A natural phenomenon he observed was a signal not originating from Earth that repeated
three pulses. Tesla thought this message was a hidden message and the repeating number of
pulses, three, was some sort of “cosmic code”.
He was quoted to have said: “If you only knew the magnificence of the 3, 6 and 9, then you
would have a key to the universe.”
Unfortunately, because his work and his research were so stifled, we don’t know what he
meant by that exactly….but my guess is that he was on to something that feels very natural to
me, and anyone who studies patterns, sequences, cycles, and frequency, (such as Pythagorus)
certainly comprehends that too.
The last one that I will address today (because there is only so much space, and as usual, I am
already well beyond my allotted number of words) is more of a ‘specialized example’ of number
sequence: 9/11. When I see those numbers, it seems the message is “Never forget”. I then take
that opportunity to pray for those people still victimized—whether physically or mentally—by
the events of 9/11/2001. As well, it seems a nice time to send healing and protection out to those
who are dialing 911 at just that precise moment.
There is so much communication from the angels, taking so many forms, and the numbers
are just one form. As I am deeply entrenched in numerical vibration and communication with the
celestial beings, it only stands to reason that I would eventually be able to correlate the two. I am
not the only one. We often live so unconsciously, we don’t recognize guidance even when we are
smacked in the face with it, let alone when the messages are as subtle as our angels and guides
tend to be.
Any questions? Anna and her angelic entourage are eager to answer them for you!
*** Patricia Ann Dooms, known in some circles as “the Mentor from Mentor”, is a certified
holistic lifestyle mentor, Master Numerologist, and is frequently asked to allow the angels
to speak through her. She is willing to do so upon request. To learn more about all things
FeatherTouch, or to participate in the All is Well Movement, please contact us through our
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By Luthier Patrick Podpadec
I have waited long enough! I’m
gonna plant all of my vegetables and
other plants this week. I don’t believe
that we will have another frost. I’m
ready to go. All of the beds have been
tilled and weeded and are ready for
planting. Let’s bring on summer!
This article is now the 161st
one that I have written for the North
Coast Voice. I want to thank everyone
involved for letting me be able to tell
the stories of the everyday problems
and successes that happen in a luthier’s
workshop. It may be boring to some,
but to others it might make them glad
they have the job that they do.
It’s really not for everyone. There
are times that you are expected to make
silk from a cow’s ear and other times
that you get to witness some of the best craftsmanship that you
have ever seen. It can be very humbling or very rewarding all in the
same day. Did I mention that there is no money in this profession
either? If you don’t have a serious (borderline addiction) love for
the art of woodworking and all that it can give you, this might not
be the profession for you. (That is good for me, because I wouldn’t
have to worry about the competition.) On the other hand I enjoy
teaching or at least trying to explain in layman’s terms about what
it is that I do. For those of you who have not yet read one of my
articles, I ask that you hang in there a little bit....it gets better, I
promise.
In the last few articles I tried to explain how I go about
resetting a neck on an acoustic guitar. I took three articles to give
a brief explanation of some of the procedures that are involved for
the repair. There are some skills and some specialty tools that were
involved and on a scale from one to ten, I would put the procedure
of “re-setting a neck” about a nine. So if it was hard to follow
along, I apologize.
In this article I would like to explain another very important
repair that could be considered as one of the most common or
sought after repairs from musicians. It is the ability to re-fret an
instrument. Every day there are musicians that come to me and tell
me that they need a new fret job. Some times that is exactly what
they need, but often times, they just have a few worn down frets
that can be replaced without performing an entire fret job. There are
also many times that the frets can just be filed down to be level and
re-crowned to get everything to play properly.
Frets are little bit like having good tires on your car. If your
tires are worn and out of balance the feel of the road is multiplied
and feels rough to drive on. As with fret wire, the same can be
said. A fret job that is level and properly crowned is a joy to play,
as is a car to drive with a new set of tires that have been properly
balanced.
One of the main reasons musicians feel that they need new
frets is because they are not aware that the frets can be filed down
and still be played. Many times the first 3 to 5 frets will have deep
grooves worn into them and they look like they should be replaced.
Sometimes that is the case,
but often times there is
enough height left on the fret
so that it is possible to file
the grooves out and still have
efficient height left to fret the
strings properly.
Frets come in many
different sizes for different
applications and playing
styles. In general, the taller
the fret the easier it is to
press the string down and
get the proper tone from the
note you are playing. It is not
absolutely necessary to press
the string all the way down
to the fret board to achieve a
note from the string. This is
why some players actually have their finger boards “scalloped” out
so they are actually bouncing the strings off of the frets which gives
them some incredible speed in their lead guitar riffs.
As I have mentioned the different sizes that are available from
the fret distributors vary from the “Gibson Jumbo” style (usually
wide and low to thin and tall configuration). My preference from a
luthier’s standpoint is that the thinner, taller fret is better because
the thinness contributes more to a truer intonation and the taller fret
is capable of filing down after some wear has occurred. Now having
said that, there are musicians with different styles of play that
prefer a different feel from a certain size fret wire that gives them
the ability to perform their little “nuances” a little better than others.
It is important to choose, along with the help from your friendly
luthier, the right fret wire for your playing style. It is also important
to have the frets properly “crowned” after they have been filed
level. I have seen many fret jobs that have been compromised from
not having been crowned properly. This is a procedure that requires
a certain con-caved file that will create a “crown” or a rounded top
to the fret wire. If this is not done correctly, it can cause intonation
or play ability issues with the instrument.
In the next few issues I will take you all on a “Fret Job
Journey” we will discuss the reasons for and the reasons not to refret your guitar. I will also address the common problems that occur
while taking frets out and putting new ones in. You may still feel
more comfortable with having a professional do the job for you, but
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involved in the process.
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DEREK ST. HOLMES: Yeah.
Chopper; his real name is Charles
Anderson. He’s played with Reba
McIntire for the longest time. And
Dottie West. He’s the kind of guy
who came to Nashville in the ‘80s
with a rock outfit. And he thought
he was going to be able to be in a
rock band! But all the gigs started
to become country gigs. So he
said, “Damn, well, I’ve got to
eat!” So he took the gigs. He’s got
chops like John Paul Jones. He’s
freaking amazing. What’s funny
is that he’s gotten all the countrybased gigs but that he is so un-country when he plays with us. He
gets a chance to bring it all out! He was just perfect from the word
go. We met him in a place here called Puckett’s Grocery, which is
this little place where people perform. You can have dinner…it’s a
barbeque place. And they have live music four nights a week. He
and I would sit at the counter and chit-chat. I didn’t even know he
played! We had a great conversation. I thought, “Wow, this guy
is cool. He sounds like he’s been around.” And then somebody
comes up and asks, “Hey Chopper, come up and play with us on
this next song!” And he says, “Excuse me, I’ll be right back!” And
he went up there and just tore it up! I’m like, “Holy crap, this is a
bass player!”
VOICE: And you have Troy from Tesla on drums.
DEREK ST. HOLMES: Absolutely. They’d never met before until
they got to the studio, but we knew they’d get along. We knew it
would just be perfect, and it was. Troy was amazing. Troy came
in, didn’t hear all the material, but he just knew our vibe after
that first rehearsal. He said, “You guys are making me play like
I played when I was sixteen!” And I said, “That’s what we want
to do! That’s where we all live.” I don’t want to play old-time
sophisticated music. I just want to rock! Even at this age, that stuff
has to be written out of that sex drive part of your brain [laughs]!
VOICE: You have to use your reptile brain.
DEREK ST. HOLMES: Let that lizard loose [laughs]! Exactly!
So that’s kind of where we started. I think we accomplished that.
We just kept it young. We didn’t even think, “Keep it young.”
We were just like, “This is what we used to play. This is what I’d
normally play back then. And this is what I feel.” That’s how we
put together every one of the songs.
VOICE: The mix sounds like you’ve got Brad on one side and you
on the other—the guitars, I mean. Is that right?
DEREK ST. HOLMES: Yes. We purposely put me on the left and
put Brad on the right so people can hear the difference. Because
in Aerosmith—you’d be surprised. People go, “I went to see
Aerosmith and I was waiting for Joe Perry to play all those fantastic
solos, and I look over and it’s Brad playing all those solos I love!”
And with me, Ted would never turn my guitar up, because the last
thing he wants to hear is anyone playing guitar as well as he can—
why I don’t know [laughs]—so you could never hear what I was
playing. But yeah, I was playing all kinds of parts on those early
records. And even some of the parts Ted plays, I helped him come
up with. He’d probably deny it, but that’s Ted Nugent for you! I
love him dearly, but he’s an animal [laughs]! But yeah, I’m on the
left and Brad’s on the right. On the next album we’ll probably be a
little less conscious about it. Hopefully we’ve established ourselves
on this second album, the Reunion
album. But we’ve already started
another record, and the music still
sounds the same! More of the same!
VOICE: You just get right back to it.
DEREK ST. HOLMES: Yeah! We
don’t have time…I’m happy every
day I wake up [laughs]!
VOICE: Speaking of health and
holistic living, how have things
changed as far as the party-time rock
and roll of the old days? I imagine
it’s cleaner living nowadays, taking
better care of yourself….
DEREK ST. HOLMES: Much cleaner
living, definitely. I’m not one to go
to the hotel gym, but I will get a brisk
walk in the day of the show. I stay as active as I can, so that when I
do get up there to sing and perform, I’ll already have done something
more strenuous earlier in the day. As far as the drinking and drugs, I
don’t do any of that stuff. I may have a beer or glass of wine. Other
than that, I am so excited to just be able to get up and do this all again
the next day that I don’t want to impair any of that! And Brad feels
the same way. We’re in the best shape we’ve been in, so we’re doing
well.
VOICE: Well, we’re looking forward to catching you guys live with
Whitesnake. I’ve seen Aerosmith and I’ve seen you with Nuge, but
this’ll be a first for a Whitford St. Holmes band show for us—and for
most in attendance, I’d guess.
DEREK ST. HOLMES: And you know, it’ll be an unspoken thing—
but we’re going to go at it as hard as we can [laughs]!
VOICE: You alluded to a next record earlier. What’s the timeframe
on that?
DEREK ST. HOLMES: I would imagine…we’ll probably wait until
January of next year. Maybe in February. Then we’ll get that started.
But we may be touring all the way up to then. If we get time to go
in and finish it, it might be done by the middle of January. We do
work pretty quickly, so we’ll see. We’re not going to wait too long.
You know what? I guess this is what it is: We’re the producers and
owners of the band. We’re the bosses. We look at each other and
go, “Hey, let’s just go in the studio right now!” We don’t have to ask
permission. We go in, we lay it down. It’s that simple. Before, there
were so many people you had to wait for. So many people and things
you had to wait on, in both the Aerosmith and Nugent camps. Both
groups had to have like, five meetings just to have the first rehearsal!
VOICE: Like herding cats. And their accountants and lawyers!
DEREK ST. HOLMES: Exactly. So we don’t do any of that. We go
in when we want to go in. We’ve already put together and mixed a
song for the next album, but it’ll be included in a bonus version of
the Reunion album for meet-and-greet guests before we go on.
VOICE: Reunion is on the Mailboat label. That’s Jimmy Buffett’s
label, yeah?
DEREK ST. HOLMES: His and Howard Kaufman’s label; he’s the
manager of Aerosmith. Howard is so excited about it. He just loves
Brad like a son. So we couldn’t have gotten a better deal. I know
Sammy Hagar’s on that label, and Joe Perry. We’re just excited to
be on it and get this thing done!
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8pm at Hard Rock Northfield (10777 Northfield Road, Northfield OH
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Legendary rocker and J. Geils Band frontman keeps “Rolling On” with an eclectic new
recording
In a musical career spanning half a century, Peter Wolf has earned a reputation as one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most compelling performers, while
consistently making distinctive, personally charged music that demonstrates his mastery of a bottomless well of American musical styles.
Wolf continues his musical journey with “A Cure for Loneliness”, his eighth solo release on April 8, 2016. The 12-song album is another
adventurous and accomplished work, showcasing his irrepressible charisma while encompassing his effortless affinity for country, blues, R&B and
rock ‘n’ roll.
A Cure for Loneliness includes nine new Wolf originals, four of them co-written with Grammy/Academy Award-winning songwriter Will
Jennings. The material ranges from the loose-limbed gospel boogie of “How Do You” to the rousing rock of “Wastin’ Time” to the acoustic
reverie of “Some Other Time, Some Other Place” to the swinging big-band swagger of “Mr. Mistake” to the introspective balladry of “Peace of
Mind” and “Fun for a While.”
Other highlights are an audacious bluegrass reworking of the classic J. Geils anthem “Love Stinks,” and the stirring soul ballad, It’s Raining,
which Wolf co-wrote with R&B pioneer Don Covay. Wolf had originally intended to record the song as a duet with soul legend Bobby Womack,
but received the news of Womack’s death while he was working on the song’s instrumental track.
A Cure for Loneliness also features a trio of obscure covers that reflects Wolf’s wide-ranging musical interests: the honky-tonk lament “It
Was Always So Easy (To Find an Unhappy Woman),” the country heartbreaker “Stranger,” and the haunting 50’s ballad “Tragedy.” A Cure for
Loneliness’ thematic centerpiece is its opening track “Rolling On,” a spare yet insistent statement of purpose that underlines Wolf’s stature as a
world-class rock ‘n’ roll survivor. “It’s a song about getting through life and trying to prevail, and that’s what the whole record is about,” Wolf
states. “It’s basically saying ‘I’m still here.’ Change is constant, but it’s not necessarily negative, so you just have to keep rolling on.”
Wolf recorded A Cure for Loneliness with a prestigious group of musicians that includes several longtime collaborators such as, keyboardist
Kenny White, who co-produced the album with Wolf, and the members of his touring band, the Midnight Travelers: guitarists Duke Levine and
Kevin Barry, bassist Marty Ballou, drummers Tom Arey and Shawn Pelton.
“I try to work with musicians where there’s compatibility in personalities and musical vision,” Wolf notes. “What’s nice is the camaraderie
that you develop when you’re collaborating with the same group of people over a long period of time. And it’s exciting to see what comes
together when you’re working with artists of enormous talents. I always go in prepared, but you never really know how things are going to
work out. Maybe a song that you expected to be a ballad becomes an uptempo song in rehearsal, or vice versa, and that’s where the value and
excitement of collaboration comes in.
“The technology has changed over the years, but I come out of the era where albums had a beginning, a middle and an end, and I still feel
like it’s my obligation to
the art form that an album should have a certain flow to it, and that’s still the formula I guide myself by. Does it feel
complete? Does it
have enough variety?”
A Cure for
Loneliness achieves an expansive flow by combining studio
recordings along
with several live performances that capture the humor and
spontaneity for which Wolf is renowned. “Performing in
front of an audience is one of the things I enjoy most, and
it’s a different energy from the energy that comes out
in the studio. So mixing studio and live tracks is like
using different lighting for different scenes in a
film.”
“I see this album as a continuation of a
body of work that I’ve been creating for a long,
long time,” Wolf concludes. “Each album is
a challenge and every one of them has been a
learning experience. I think that they’ve become
more personal and revealing as I’ve continued. I
still feel the way I felt when I started out decades ago,
I’m just trying to prevail and continue to grow as an
artist… and to keep rolling on with music as a cure for
loneliness.”
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June 7, 8pm
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Loreena McKennitt
Whooz Playin’
Fri. June 8
8:00-11:00PM
The Cabin
in Willowick
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To Book: 440-796-3057
www.WhoozPlayin.com
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A Trio Performance Returns To The U.S. This Fall
Friday, November 4 Lakewood Civic Auditorium On Sale Now
“The Visit” is set for limited edition release on vinyl June
24 via McKennitt’s own label Quinlan Road
Celebrating three decades as Canada’s foremost
groundbreaking independent artist, Grammy nominated Loreena
McKennitt will continue her series of rare and intimate
performances in 22 select venues in the South and Midwest U.S..
A Trio Performance features McKennitt and two of her
long-time musical collaborators, guitarist Brian Hughes and
cellist Caroline Lavelle.
The third chapter of this intimate concert series will also
feature music and stories inspired by McKennitt’s exotic travels
in pursuit of the history of the Celts, from China and Mongolia to central Turkey and Ireland,
while interlacing the mystical Irish poems of Yeats and such classical writers as Shakespeare
and Tennyson.
“Autumn is such a lovely time to tour,” says McKennitt, “and it’s been nine years since
we’ve been to these parts of the United States so we’re looking forward to reconnecting with
people and places in a very personal way.”
For tickets and more information, please visit loreenamckennitt.com/tour
Beatles Brunch kicks off Summer Sunday Brunches
The Music Box Supper Club is excited to announce a fun, new take on Sunday Brunch
this summer. Our Summer Sunday Brunches will be a weekly brunch series featuring great
musical tributes to some of Cleveland’s favorite bands including The Beatles, Patsy Cline,
Bluegrass Classics, Old School R&B, and The Rolling Stones.
Each Sunday will feature one of Northeast Ohio’s premiere bands performing the musical
catalog of some of the most well-known artists and their classic hits. Doors for the brunches
will open at 11:00 am, and the music will run from 12 noon to 2:00 pm. Tickets are just $10.
The kick-off Summer Sunday Brunch is on Sunday, May 29, Memorial Day Weekend featuring
our first Beatles Brunch performed by The Sunrise Jones band. The Sunrise Jones is a highenergy cover band dedicated to faithfully recreating the music of a wide variety of artists. This
talented 5-piece lineup wields a broad and eclectic song list that spans every genre. The band is
excited to present their tribute to The Beatles.
Patrons will be able to enjoy our new delicious brunch menu, and our create-your-own
Bloody Mary bar. Reservations are recommended.
For more information on the Summer Sunday Brunches at the Music Box, and to see the
menu, visit www.musicboxcle.com/brunch
Ashtabula Arts Center Seeks War Letters for Fall Exhibit
Ashtabula County residents are being called on to contribute to the September/October
gallery exhibit at the Ashtabula Arts Center. In conjunction with the G.B. Community Theatre
production of “If All the Sky Were Paper,” a play by author and historian Andrew Carroll about
his global search for what he calls “the most extraordinary war letters ever written,” the arts
center will have on exhibit the wartime correspondence and photos of veterans and civilians
from Ashtabula County. The Ashtabula County District Library is partnering with the arts
center on this project and will be archiving all submissions digitally as the inaugural collection
in their new “Ashtabula Memory Project.”
Submissions from any branch of service and any type of correspondence related to war or
life in the military during wartime are appropriate for this exhibit, whether it’s about boot camp
and basic training, time on the front lines, recollections of veterans written down after a conflict
is over, the experiences of family and friends at home, or observations on war from civilian
bystanders and survivors.
To submit letters and photos, contributors should bring them to the Ashtabula County
District Library main branch reference desk between July 5 and September 3, 2016 for
scanning. They will be asked to fill out a short information sheet at that time. The library will
not need to keep any original documents or photos. They will be scanned digitally and returned
— a process that can be completed in minutes while contributors wait.
The Arts Center is located at 2928 W. 13th Street, Ashtabula, OH 44004 (440) 964- 3396
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Anyone with questions about contributing letters, e-mails, or photos should contact Meeghan
Humphrey, Deputy Director and Director of Visual Arts, at (440) 964-3396 or mhumphrey@
ashtabulaartscenter.org.
Those interested in learning more about Andrew Carroll and The War Letters Project should
visit Chapman University’s page for The Center for American War Letters at www.warletters.us.
Ohio Arts Council helped fund the arts center with state tax dollars to encourage economic
growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
BioBlitz Wraps up at Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Scientists, students, and the public make 3,440 observations of 657 species in 24 hours
Cuyahoga Valley National Park completed its first 24-hour BioBlitz on May 20-21. About
70 science experts led over 120 surveys of plants and animals in the park. Species sought
included plants, birds, fish, butterflies, reptiles, mussels, bees, salamanders, frogs, spiders,
insects, algae, mosses, lichens, moths, and bats. The National Park Service is celebrating its
100th birthday with more than 100 BioBlitzes across the country.
Participants used the mobile app iNaturalist to record findings. The survey period ended
at noon on Saturday, May 21. As of that time, 3,440 observations totaling 657 species had
been uploaded by 300 observers. Additional sightings will be uploaded over the coming days.
The preliminary statistics nationwide include 39,950 observations, 5,477 species, and 2,578
observers from 126 national park sites across the country. You can view the nationwide results
online by visiting http://go.nps.gov/2016bioblitz.
Data from the BioBlitz at Cuyahoga Valley National Park, including photographs of
recorded species, is available online at http://www.inaturalist.org/projects/2016-national-parksbioblitz-cuyahoga-valley. Of the different National Parks BioBlitzes, Cuyahoga Valley National
Park had the most observers and observations using iNaturalist during the event.
Scientists leading the surveys represented 22 institutions. These included National Park
Service staff and volunteers, as well as representatives from Cleveland Metroparks, Summit
Metro Parks, Medina Park District, Geauga Park District, Cleveland Museum of Natural
History, Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park, EnviroScience, North American
Mycological Association, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ohio Lepidopterists, Realm
of the Reptile, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Baldwin Wallace University, Case Western
Reserve University, Heidelberg University, Hiram College, Kent State University, Malone
University, The Ohio State University, University of Akron, and University of Pittsburgh.
Scientists will need some time to validate and analyze results. An observation count and
species list will be available by July 31. Final results of the National Parks BioBlitz will be
announced on August 25, 2016. This date is Founder’s Day, the actual date of the National Park
Service’s 100th birthday.
The BioBlitz surveys took place in six locations in the park, providing a good representation
of the geographic diversity of the park at a single point in time. The National Park Service was
able to fill gaps in its knowledge of certain species, including mosses, lichens, spiders, and
fungi. A few snapshots of findings include:
A 1.5-hour survey for spiders found 24 species. The survey occurred after dark, and people
used flashlights to locate spiders by looking for their eye shine.
A group used an acoustic sensor to listen for the echolocation of bats. They located 105
big brown bats, as well as a silver bat and a hoary bat. The big brown bat is a species that is
doing better than others in the face of white-nose syndrome, a disease that is devastating bat
populations. Silver and hoary bats are less common.
Surveyors conducting a bird census at Virginia Kendall Lake found 66 species of birds,
including the less common black-billed cuckoo.
EnviroScience staff conducted electrofishing at Indigo and Virginia Kendall Lakes. This
involves stunning fish to allow for identification. An uncommon species identified is the black
bullhead catfish.
Scientists working at the Ledges identified a rare species of lichen. Because lichens are
sensitive to air pollution, a healthy population is a sign of improved air quality.
The National Park Service and the National Geographic Society partnered to present the
National Parks BioBlitz.
About Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park encompasses 33,000 acres along the Cuyahoga River between
Cleveland and Akron, Ohio. Managed by the National Park Service, CVNP combines cultural,
historical, recreational, and natural activities in one setting. It generates over 2.3 million visits
and an economic impact of $203 million annually. For more information, visit www.nps.gov/
cuva.
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UNACCEPTABLE!
So little minds, so many time!
~Snarp Farkle
Until a couple years ago I had not
needed, wanted or seen a doctor for more than
25 years! There’s good reasons for that too,
like cats and women all doctors are spooky
and they are always after blood! I’ve been
able to successfully avoid doctors all these
years, but when I ran out of apples they finally
caught up with me and now they’re prodding
and poking, stabbing and sewing, X-raying
and blood sucking, and lately wanting to
shove things down my throat and up my
buttocks! (‘Buttocks’ is the silly politically
correct version of the word ass!)
This is unacceptable!!!
Why is it when they can’t figure out
what’s wrong with you they always go for the
silly politically correct version of the word
ass? They want to put things in there, cut
things up and take things out and instantly
remove my virgin status! Oh I’m not kidding
either; they don’t call it a “ColonUpYourSki”
for nothing! Things are getting shoved up
there and I hope everything they shove up
there they also remove, I don’t want any
surprises down the line like getting a phone
call a month later telling me; “Mr. Farkle, we
need you to come back in, most likely to have
another “ColonUpYourSki”, the Dr. can’t find
one of the bunny slippers he was wearing that
day!”
(Answers on Page 27)
This is SO unacceptable!!!
Who thinks this shtuff up? What kind of
sicko sits around dreaming up ways to make
people shite themselves for a whole night and
day just so the doctor doesn’t get any poop
on him while shoving things up your hiney?
My biggest fear is that after doing a thousand
or more “ColonUpYourSki’s”, do the doctors
start talking to the hineys and saying things
like; “You are an absolutely breathtaking
hiney, I mean you are looking good hiney, I
want to be friends with you!”
AAAAAAAAHHH!! UNACCEPTABLE!
AAAAHHH!!
All I can say is that they better get all the
“ColonUpYourSki’s” hiney info they need;
there will not be a second time, as it is I’ll
be curled up in the fetal position for a week
waiting for my hiney dignity to heal!
First they stick me in a giant doughnut
machine to scan for cats, they said they didn’t
~Snarp
www.snarpfarkle.com
~ Rick Ray
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find any but soon after that they stuck me in
an electronic coffin for a MRI which must
stand for a “Maybe we’ll Ream Im” test
because right after that they wanted to do the
“ColonUpYourSki!” So if they didn’t really
find any cats in there, what’s all the fuss
about?
And get this... the night before the
dreaded “ColonUpYourSki!” procedure, I have
to purposely take four giant “PoopYurSelf”
pills and drink some hideous concoction to
make sure I poop myself REAL good… all
night long! Then in the morning I have to
drink more of the hideous concoction to make
sure I poop myself REAL good… all day too!
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