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february 1–7, 2013 | rhode island’s largest weekly | free support your faves! nominate local stars thephoenix. com/best tug of war Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed controls the tense final struggle over gay marriage _by David Scharfenberg | p 5 tHis double vision drink local Just in Dazzling 3D images of Providence’s past | p 5 ! Foolproof’s new brews | p 8 PROVIDENCE.THEPHOENIX.COM | THE PROVIDENCE PHOENIX | FEBRUARY 1, 2013 3 lupos.com lupos • 79 washington st. • providence / themetri.com the met • 1005 main st. • pawtucket this tuesday, feb. 5 at lupo’s all tix for the met will be honored february 1, 2013 this saturday, february 2 at lupo’s Contents on the cover F ILLUSTRATION By STEvE WEIgL just added IN THIS ISSUE this friday, february 1 at lupo’s Lindsey thur 2/14 willy moon tues 4/30 kris allen p 12 Sterling mon 6/17 atlas genius friday, february 8 at lupo’s new date ~ friday, feb. 8 at saturday, february 9 at lupo’s february - tHe Met fri 2/1 the empire shall fall acaro • swarm of eyes p 14 mechanical process p 8 hope before the fall • murdoc 5 tug of war _david scharfenberg sunday 2/10• 4 pm • free Senate president Teresa Paiva Weed controls the final struggle over gay marriage. legends Jam Plus, the Phoenix projects the final vote count. mark cutler & friends 11 homegrown product _by chris conti fri 2/15 figure Father figures: Tim O’Keefe and James Franco are back as daddy. neutral nation next hype dJ’s - michael savant, HOuNdMOutH HOPe aNcHOr dan riti, alex cronin, theloneus manc 12 art _by chris conti Astonishing visions: “x-tra zeus! new comics & drawings” at World’s Fair. saturday, february 9 at sunday, february 10 • 7 pm at lupo’s wednesday, february 13 at sat 2/16 dada 14 theater _by bill rodriguez presents 2nd Story’s masterful amadeus; and fools at Ocean State Theatre Company. 20 film “Short Takes” on warm bodies, stand up guys, oscar nominated short films (live action, animated, and documentary), movie 43, and parker. wed IN EVERY ISSUE 2/20 ben taylor 46 phillipe & Jorge’s JEFF MANGUM fri 2/22 mod sun • cisco adler cool, cool world TALL FIRS • THE MUSIC TAPES bus drIVer tayyib ali • choo Jackson Why we still read the Urinal | Music and politics | Waiting for the Cowsills friday, february 15 at saturday, february 16 at saturday, feb. 23 at lupo’s pat brown sat 2/23 steve smith 6 | Animal talk 4 the city _by derf & the nakeds 7 2/28 aaron carter 6 this Just in Smokestacks and stereopticons: MarcH - tHe Met 10 19th-century Providence in 3D | Harry Belafonte on a narcissistic fri 3/8 rolling thunder revival HER bob dylan tribute c bottles & cans BOU 8 with bob dylan bassist and band next hype dJ’s - michael savant, leader rob stoner & members of 11 From our own backyahd: Foolproof’s max creek, viral sound & shakedown great new beers. dan riti, alex cronin, theloneus manc AMANDA 10 8 days a week sat 3/9 the wonder years Jered finck • 7 horse Little Red fireworks • hostage calm online exclusives! 12 TempleCon, Becca Stevens, friday, march 1 at lupo’s sunday, march 3 at lupo’s Riding Hood, Lindsey Stirling, Magic tuesday, february 26 at lupo’s misser F WHY I HATE GIRLS! We spent Lantern Cinema, and more. thurs 3/14 keller williams the first season of girls being told how insightful and bold and voice- 22 moon signs sat 3/16 aZtec two-step 30 _by symboline dai thurs 3/21 the expendables of-a-generation it all was, and frankly, we’re ready to puke. Michael 22 Jonesin’ _puzzle by matt Jones tomorrow’s bad seeds Braithwaite vents at thePhoenix.com. 30 the cosmic factory fri 3/22 little green cars sat 3/23 lucero PROVIDENCE Joe fletcher & the wrong reasons ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER STEPHEN L. BROWN MANAGING EDITOR LOU PAPINEAU thurs 3/28 a loss for words NEWS EDITOR DAVID SCHARFENBERG EDITORIAL DESIGN MANAGER JANET SMITH TAYLOR friday, march 8 at lupo’s thursday, april 4 at lupo’s Just added ~ friday, may 3 at lupo’s CONTRIBUTING EDITORS BILL RODRIGUEZ, JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ PROVIDENCE | BOSTON | PORTLAND CONTRIBUTING WRITERS RUDY CHEEKS, CHRIS CONTI, VOL. XXVI | NO. 5 GREG COOK, CHIP YOUNG CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER RICHARD McCAFFREY STEPHEN M. MINDICH PUBLISHER + CHAIRMAN CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATOR DALE STEPHANOS THE WHIGS EVERETT FINKELSTEIN PETER KADZIS ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES JENNIFER ALARIE, BRUCE ALLEN, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER EXECUTIVE EDITOR JOSHUA COURNOYER, DAYNA MANCINI OFFICES SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT A. WILLIAM RISTEEN INTEGRATED MEDIA ACCOUNT COORDINATOR ADAM friday, march 15 PROVIDENCE 150 CHESTNUT ST, PROVIDENCE, RI 02903 401.273.6397 | FAX 401.273.0920 OPPENHEIMER BOSTON 126 BROOKLINE AVE, BOSTON, MA 02215, 617-536-5390, ADVERTISING DEPT FAX at lupo’s 617-536-1463, EDITORIAL DEPT FAX 617-859-8201 CIRCULATION JIM DORGAN [DIRECTOR], MICHAEL JOHNSON PORTLAND 65 WEST COMMERCIAL ST, SUITE 207, PORTLAND, ME 04101, 207.773.8900 | [MANAGER] FAX 207.773.8905 NATIONAL SALES OFFICE 150 CHESTNUT ST, PROVIDENCE, RI 02903, 401.273.6397 X 232 | FAX 401.272.8712 THE PHOENIX MEDIA/COMMUNICATIONS GROUP WEBSITE THEPHOENIX.COM/PROVIDENCE CHAIRMAN STEPHEN M. 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Plus, the Phoenix projects the final vote count. 11 homegrown product _by chris conti Father figures: Tim O’Keefe and James Franco are back as daddy. 12 art _by chris conti Astonishing visions: “x-tra zeus! new comics & drawings” at World’s Fair. 14 theater _by bill rodriguez 2nd Story’s masterful amadeus; and fools at Ocean State Theatre Company. 20 film “Short Takes” on warm bodies, stand up guys, oscar nominated short films (live action, animated, and documentary), movie 43, and parker. IN EVERY ISSUE 46 phillipe & Jorge’s cool, cool world Why we still read the Urinal | Music and politics | Waiting for the Cowsills 6 | Animal talk 4 the city _by derf 7 6 this Just in Smokestacks and stereopticons: 10 19th-century Providence in 3D | Harry Belafonte on a narcissistic HER c bottles & cans BOU 8 11 From our own backyahd: Foolproof’s great new beers. AMANDA 10 8 days a week online exclusives! TempleCon, Becca Stevens, Little Red 12 Riding Hood F WHY I HATE GIRLS! We spent , Lindsey Stirling, Magic Lantern Cinema, and more. the first season of girls being told how insightful and bold and voice- 22 moon signs 30 _by symboline dai of-a-generation it all was, and frankly, we’re ready to puke. Michael 22 Jonesin’ _puzzle by matt Jones Braithwaite vents at thePhoenix.com. 30 PROVIDENCE ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER STEPHEN L. BROWN MANAGING EDITOR LOU PAPINEAU NEWS EDITOR DAVID SCHARFENBERG EDITORIAL DESIGN MANAGER JANET SMITH TAYLOR CONTRIBUTING EDITORS BILL RODRIGUEZ, JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ PROVIDENCE | BOSTON | PORTLAND CONTRIBUTING WRITERS RUDY CHEEKS, CHRIS CONTI, VOL. XXVI | NO. 5 GREG COOK, CHIP YOUNG CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER RICHARD McCAFFREY STEPHEN M. MINDICH PUBLISHER + CHAIRMAN CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATOR DALE STEPHANOS EVERETT FINKELSTEIN PETER KADZIS ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES JENNIFER ALARIE, BRUCE ALLEN, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER EXECUTIVE EDITOR JOSHUA COURNOYER, DAYNA MANCINI OFFICES SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT A. WILLIAM RISTEEN INTEGRATED MEDIA ACCOUNT COORDINATOR ADAM PROVIDENCE 150 CHESTNUT ST, PROVIDENCE, RI 02903 401.273.6397 | FAX 401.273.0920 OPPENHEIMER BOSTON 126 BROOKLINE AVE, BOSTON, MA 02215, 617-536-5390, ADVERTISING DEPT FAX 617-536-1463, EDITORIAL DEPT FAX 617-859-8201 CIRCULATION JIM DORGAN [DIRECTOR], MICHAEL JOHNSON PORTLAND 65 WEST COMMERCIAL ST, SUITE 207, PORTLAND, ME 04101, 207.773.8900 | [MANAGER] FAX 207.773.8905 NATIONAL SALES OFFICE 150 CHESTNUT ST, PROVIDENCE, RI 02903, 401.273.6397 X 232 | FAX 401.272.8712 THE PHOENIX MEDIA/COMMUNICATIONS GROUP WEBSITE THEPHOENIX.COM/PROVIDENCE CHAIRMAN STEPHEN M. MINDICH CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER EVERETT FINKELSTEIN SUBSCRIPTIONS BULK RATE $74/6 MONTHS, $156/1 YEAR, ALLOW 7-14 DAYS FOR DELIVERY. EXECUTIVE EDITOR PETER KADZIS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT A. WILLIAM RISTEEN CALL 401.273.6397 THE PHOENIX NEWSPAPERS | FNX RADIO NETWORK | g8WAvE COPYRIGHT © 2013 BY THE PROVIDENCE PHOENIX, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUC- TION WITHOUT PERMISSION, BY ANY METHOD WHATSOEVER, IS PROHIBITED. PRINTED BY MASS WEB PRINTINg | PEOPLE2PEOPLE gROUP MASS WEB PRINTING CO., INC., 314 WASHINGTON ST, AUBURN, MA 01501 | 508.832.5317 4 February 1, 2013 | the providence phoenix | providence. thephoenix.com phillipe + Jorge’s cool, cool World WHY WE STILL READ THE URINAL Hats off to Mark and Mark; our ‘faMily’ band; farewell, inky Two excellent pieces in this finest American-raised player of affairs officer for the city, serves feature 63 puppies, 21 kittens, author, and sometimes politi- f week’s BeloJo reminded Phil- his time — and among the most with Jorge on the board of the and nine baby hedgehogs. No wa- cal candidate Kinky Friedman’s lipe and Jorge why we continue exciting players ever to play in Rhode Island Music Hall Of Fame gering is allowed at Casa Diablo.