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more on jean-luc godard films 4 Dropkick Murphys 6 peanut butter lovers 9 readbuzz.com RESTURANT FOR VEGET VOL10 NO47 BREAKFAST FOOD NOVEMBER 15, 2012 GREEN BUSINESS Missed the in this issue editor’s Note BESTBEST OFNEW CU 2012? BUSINESS Samantha bakall resaleDon’t Sweat! we’ve got you covered. SHOP BARBEQUE There are some things about the holidays that can never Find the winners forPLA Kids these days album review 15 come too early : snow, fireworks, candy (spe- CU’s best eateries, cifically Reese’s), PIZZAhangouts, & more DESSER Peeps, themed-funfetti products, ornaments. Then there are other things that maybe you’d like never to come: extended visits from your Online at irritating relatives, forced religious outings (if LIVE MUSIC VENUE you’re non-practicing), requisite babysitting readbuzz.com! because you’re the eldest relative, etc. We are quickly approaching one of my favorite times of the year: When it’s still technically unac- SMOKE BUY MUSIC ceptable to listen to Christmas music because it’s Thanksgiving too early, but I don’t really care because I love it. The Wedge bar 10 08 That’s right, folks. I’ve just outed myself. I love on your own Christmas music and I’m not afraid to admit HAIR SALON it. Just earlier today I was blasting “Rockin’ SHOP Around the Christmas Tree,” and dancing movie review around my house in wool socks (I’m getting all 05 geared up for the cold weather, too) because it Novel turned filmOn the Road made me happy. And then the people showing my apartment caught me mid-moves and I’ll admit, I was a little embarrassed. Pimp My pumpkin The only thing that gets me down about the 11 Ideas for your post-Halloween pumpkin Christmas season is Delilah. Do any of you listen to the Light FM? Then you know exactly who I’m talking about. Nothing ruins my Christ- mas joy like Delilah’s droll commentary about calendar the wonders of the holiday season. I want to 12 Your guide to this week's events in CU hear about some real magic, lady. Let’s talk about the selflessness of people during the holidays, how people help one another out, and on the community that the holidays foster. I don’t readbuzz.com want to hear about how you love the next song. Arts & Entertainment I’m not sure where my never-ending love for Take your old Illini gear and twist it into something new! Check out the Fashion on a Christmas music came from. It might be from Budget column! all the years I sang in choir and we started re- hearsing the music in November to prepare for our holiday concerts, or maybe I have a natural Food & Drink affinity towards it. Did you pick up last week’s Best of CU? If not, never fear! You can find the winners What I do know is that I’ve only had good online at readbuzz.com. memories from Christmas music, specifically, listening to the Light (hey, it’s the only station Movies & TV that plays it continuously post-Thanksgiving) Make our See it Now column your go-to place for film recommendations. This month with my dad while we redid the kitchen togeth- we are looking at In Bruges. er. I was pretty young, maybe 12 or 13, but all I remember is Christmas music, power tools and some quality time with my popsicle. Community It’s totally unacceptable to listen to holiday Feeling stressed with the upcoming holiday season? Ariel suggests an activity that tunes in say March or April, not saying that I can soothe the busy routine. haven’t done that or anything, and I know that. But when this time comes around, the bound- Music aries of acceptability are a little murky. Who Check out our review of Taylor Swift’s new album, Red. cares if I’m listening now? I don’t! You better not, either!

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JASMINE LEE wore it despite the implications of being willing to LIKE Food & Drink Editor sleep with middle aged men. Simply enough, I liked the way “Lolita” sounded when said spoken aloud » Eating up leftovers before (Amirite? Or is that just me and my inexplicable love Thanksgiving break: Consider- for the sound of the letter “L”?) Years later when I fi - ing I have about 10 cookbooks nally realized what it meant, I was, and still continue stacked on top of one another in to be, horrifi ed. It’s one of those things that keeps my bedroom and a million reci- me up at night. Horrifi ed. HORRIFIED. THANKSGIVING pes bookmarked on my computer, BY MAGGIE SU this year hasn't yielded quite so many baking and TYLER SCHMIDT cooking opportunities as I had anticipated. It's only GRIPE Asst. Art Director The leaves have fallen, the sun sets at 4 p.m. when I have the fear of leaving my apartment for an and the grocery store is full of decorative gourds. extended period of time that I am cajoled (read: I » Chronic Bitch Face: Like many Thanksgiving season. Around this time of year in scolded myself) into actually turning on my stove surprisingly not depressed people 1621, the Wampanoag Indians sat down to eat with and oven and poring over recipes for tonight's din- in the world, I suffer from Chronic the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony. For four days, ner. This, of course, is appropriate since for the next Bitch Face. Maybe it's due to my they feasted, shared both food and knowledge, week, I will be out of my Champaign apartment thick eyebrows or utter lack of chin and probably discussed their excitement over the and into the welcoming arms of my extended fam- defi nition, but I often appear to oth- upcoming Hobbit movie. What occurred afterward ily, which translates to: CLEAN OUT THE FRIDGE ers as though something is deeply wrong. I walk into a was nothing as simple as what is performed every AND/OR PANTRY. Interestingly, this dilemma is room and a friend will ask me "What happened? Are year in elementary school plays; let’s just say the less a yike and gripe and more a like, because for you OK?" Sadly no, my friend, I am completely happy Pilgrims and Indians ended up having some pretty the past week, I've been cooking up a tasty storm. at this moment. This effect has another downside as extreme differences of opinion. I've made bacon cheddar biscuits, bulgogi hot well, as apparently strangers fi nd any aspects of my Nonetheless, there exists something within pot, corn and cheddar chowder, breakfast tortillas politeness to be a complete shock, and deem it to be this historic moment, the peaceful meeting of (made up of scrambled eggs, barbecue sauce and a potentially laughing matter. two distinct worlds, which continues to captivate bacon), and biscuits and gravy. As I type this, I now the American imagination. Even today, the fi rst realize that I have a slight carnivorous problem. Ah, JORDAN RAMOS Thanksgiving makes me wonder if maybe this holi- well. I've managed to empty quite a bit of the refrig- GRIPE Copy Chief day isn’t so much about giving thanks as it is about erator — so, job well done, Jasmine. Now, when I tolerance. Tolerance of oddly congealed cranberry get back from break, I can totally justify poaching » Chronic Bitch Face: I, too, suffer sauce, tolerance of your aunt who bombards you off my mom when grocery shopping. from Chronic Bitch Face. Unlike with questions about your love life, tolerance of most females, my eyebrows have your uncle’s drunken political rants, tolerance of Michael Zhang MICHAEL ZHANG no natural arch, even in the slight- your brother who vomits in the car after overdoing ArtLIKE Director Art Director est (This is your fault, grandma!) Blackout Wednesday. This year as you sit down to Like Consequently, I always look like I eat with your family, look around the table at the » Honeycomb tile: I can't explain have furrowed eyebrows, giving off the impression I wonderfully fl awed people in your life and choose why, but I have always had a hate the world. Plus, I got thin lips. Both are working to accept them as they are, just as they do for you. strange obsession with honey- against me, making me come off as a frigid bitch. I'm In a world chock-full of division, there is something comb tile. It's just one of those usually quite a lovely person, but when my face is beautiful about a day of tolerance and understand- little things that make the world in its most natural form, it tells everyone to stay the ing. All in the name of turkey, of course. a better place to live in, along with hell away from me. Traitor. Please love me anyway. exposed brick walls, copper kettles, mason jars and bars of soap wrapped in paper. On top of that, Samantha Bakall SAMANTHA BAKALL BUZZ STAFF whenever I walk on a fl oor tiled with honeycomb, I Editor-in-ChiefLIKE Editor-in-Chief COVER DESIGN Dane Georges EDITOR IN CHIEF Samantha Bakall feel like a boss, partly because I imagine that I am Likes MANAGING EDITOR Nick Martin in a gangster fl ick and I'm about to kick down a door » '80s music: If there was any era ART DIRECTOR Michael Zhang COPY CHIEF Jordan Ramos with my tommy gun in hand, and party because I that I felt the most connection to ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR: Tyler Schmidt PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Zach Dalzell feel like I'm walking on a beehive, except it's less and unfortunately never had the IMAGE EDITOR Nick Martin dangerous and more hip. What is there not to love opportunity to live in, it would've PHOTOGRAPHERS Jasmine Lee DESIGNERS Chelsea Choi, Dane Georges about honeycomb tile? Nothing, that's what. be the '20s or the '80s. I love the MUSIC EDITOR Evan Lyman fashion of the '20s (hello, fl apper FOOD & DRINK EDITOR Jasmine Lee MOVIES & TV EDITOR Joyce Famakinwa Jordan Ramos JORDAN RAMOS dresses and bobs) and the fashion AND the music ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Jessica Bourque CopyYIKES Chief Copy Chief of the '80s. There's something that's unbelievably COMMUNITY EDITOR Tom Thoren CU CALENDAR DJ Dennis Yikes catchy about the entire decade of the '80s. I'm not COPY EDITORS Karl Schroeder » Lolita: Information needed to sure if it was the shoulder pads, neon leg warmers DISTRIBUTION Brandi and Steve Wills STUDENT SALES MANAGER Molly Lannon understand my revulsion: Vladi- or the Members Only jackets. "How Am I Supposed CLASSIFIED SALES MANAGER Deb Sosnowski AD DIRECTOR Travis Truitt mir Nabokov's Lolita is about a to Live Without You?" strange fashion choices? I PUBLISHER Lilyan J. Levant middle-aged man who begins a don't know, but "I'll be Loving You (Forever)." They sexual relationship with a 12-year- just give me a "Total Eclipse of the Heart." They also TALK TO BUZZ old after he adopts her. He calls her make me want to "Walk Like an Egyptian" and "Push ON THE WEB www.readbuzz.com his "Lolita." Now, my incident occurred about 10 It." If there's any '80s music playing, anywhere, you EMAIL [email protected] WRITE 512 E. Green St., Champaign, IL 61820 years ago, but I didn’t realize the horror until fi nally better "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and "Tell it CALL 217.337.3801 reading Lolita last year in an English class. I used to to My Heart" because "I Think We're Alone Now." We reserve the right to edit submissions. buzz will not publish a letter without the verbal consent of the writer prior to publication date. buzz have a shirt that said “Lolita” in cursive across the And if you hate it, just "Turn Me Loose" and "Beat It." Magazine is a student-run publication of Illini Media Company and does chest, and I would wear it all the time. 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Jean-Luc Godard the country’s natural beauty near the end of Pierrot le Fou (1965) SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK began his career as critic and spent his career the film with the vibrantly sparkling blue wa- “Why do you look so sad?” asks Fernando to TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 2 (PG-13) creating some of the most avant-garde films. ter off the shore of the Isle of Capri, providing his counterpart, Marianne Renoir, as they sit at 11:00, 11:15, 1:35, 1:50, 4:10, 4:25, 6:45, 7:00, 9:20, 9:35 FRI/SAT LS 11:55, 12:10 striking and calm images to smoothly contrast the beach. A seemingly classic tale, this flick S 11:30, 11:45, 12:00, 2:05, 2:20, 2:35, 4:40, 4:55, 5:10, 7:15, Breathless (1960) the turmoil of the lead characters. Contempt catches the precipitous relationship between 7:30, 7:45, 9:50, 10:05, 10:20 Breathless is a tale that can be hailed as one of is a truly cool film in every sense of the word; Ferdinand Griffon (“Pierrot”) and his baby-sit- S THE SESSIONS (R) 12:50, 3:05, 5:20, 7:35, 9:55 the pieces that signaled the birth of a new era of its visual style, diegetic style, score, cast, and ter, Marianne, upon their sudden split from both FRI/SAT LS 12:05 cinema. The film follows a young man's troubles as setting are all emblematic of '60s pop and film their town and former lifestyles to be together, LINCOLN (PG-13) 11:45, 12:15, 2:55, 3:25, 6:05, 6:35, 9:15, 9:45 he tries to run off with the girl he has fallen in love culture. —D.J. Dennis chronicling their misadventures from Paris to SKYFALL (PG-13) with, all while being hunted down by the French po- the Mediterranean. However, more stereotypi- 12:30, 1:00, 3:35, 4:05, 6:40, 7:10, 9:45, 10:15 lice force. Michel Poicard’s (Jean-Paul Belmondo) Band of Outsiders (1964) cal of an action/adventure film in the sense of S 12:00, 3:05, 6:10, 9:15 S 3D WRECK-IT RALPH (PG) attempt at courting Patricia (Jean Seberg) is simply Probably one of the more accessible films of Go- constantly running from things, be it hit-men, $2.50 PREMIUM PER 3D TICKET captivating. The long takes, jump cuts and aimless dard’s, Band of Outsiders, in the minds of many, is one their feelings or the tumultuous thing that is FRI-SAT 11:50, 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30 conversations culminate in a fashion that draws of the definitive films of French New Wave cinema. life, Jean-Luc Godard manages to highlight the FRI/SAT LS 11:55 SUN 11:50, 2:15, 4:40 you into sympathizing with the rather mischievous The film is adapted from the 1958 American crime near-absurdity of human emotions in an al- WRECK-IT RALPH (PG) protagonist. Godard will forever be remembered novel Fool’s Gold by Dolores Hitchens and was a most comical sense on the dot, as usual. Both 11:20, 12:20, 1:45, 2:45, 4:10, 5:10, 6:35, 9:00 FRI/SAT LS 11:25 as a pioneer in the world of cinema due to the ev- failure in both Europe and America. Audiences were eloquent and silly in its portrayal of two souls FLIGHT (R) 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 erlasting imprint his films create.—Will Angelico simply not ready to understand the uncertain emo- crossing paths, Godard also manages to show ARGO (R) 1:00, 3:40, 6:20, 9:05 tional tone and mix of tragedy, farce, romance and the realistic side of human motives in Fernando FRI/SAT LS 11:45 PITCH PERFECT (PG-13) 7:40, 10:10 Contempt (1963) violence that Band of Outsiders possesses. Band of and Marianne’s brief relationship on-the-run Beginning with the famous red-tinted open- Outsiders tells the story of three disaffected youths through a beautifully shot '60s thriller, in the FREQUENT MOVIEGOERS ing shot of a naked Brigitte Bardot lying in bed, planning a burglary, leading to tragic results. The most human sense of the word. “Because you Sign up at www.gqti.com for the Frequent Moviegoer Club Jean-Luc Godard’s Contempt sees the filmmak- story is simple, but what sets apart the movie from speak to me in words and I look at you with Earn points & see movies for a bargain price. er step away from the jump cuts prominent in others of its nature is Godard’s interest in youth, feelings,” says Marianne, looking away from Breathless, instead, shooting this anti-love story sexual attraction and the Americanization of France, his face. —Kaitlin Penn

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Arts & Entertainment MOVIE review ON THE ROAD By Jamila Tyler ★★✩✩✩ ith a general dislike for the beat genera- endless rhapsodizing on poetry, the meaning Wtion, I attempted to go into the movie with of life, drugs and sex did not come off as the an open mind. It was no surprise to me that I still euphoric life affirmation that it was supposed to. found On the Road, ostensibly the epitome of beat Ultimately, it seemed as if they were speaking culture, similarly distasteful. a whole lot about nothing in an unintentionally On the Road dealt with the road trip of the young incredibly narcissistic manner. The men became writer Sal Paradise (Sam Riley). It was the 1940s, hopelessly shallow and the women almost non- and young Sal’s father had just died. He went to existent. Eventually, the smoking, drinking, copi- various New York hipster dives with a Ginsberg- ous amounts of drugs and sex infused through esque fellow named Carlo Marx (Tom Sturridge). the movie became rather boring. Sal’s disaffection and unease with his life grew. He The saving grace of this movie was the strong found solace with the meeting of the free-spirit- performances, particularly from Hedlund and ed nature of beat culture, Dean Moriarty (Gar- Sturridge. Hedlund had the frenetic magnetism rett Hedlund). Dean was gloriously free of the that allowed the audience to easily see why Sal bonds of normal life; he went where he pleases and others looked past his numerous flaws, while whenever he pleases and thought nothing of the Sturridge provided a heartbreaking tenderness consequences. He was married to a 16-year-old and neuroticism to Carlo. named Mary Lou (Kristen Stewart), but saw no Kristen Stewart was adequate. She brought problem with having several other conjugal meet- nothing to the table that could have elevated the ings across the country. Inspired by Dean, Sal hit character of Mary Lou to something special. It is the road to find his own place in the world. hard to determine if it was her fault, or the fact When adapting a book, it is essential to have that Mary Lou was barely a character, that made Sam Riley as Jack Keroauc, Used with Permission by IFC Films and Creative Commons a good amount of reverence for the source ma- her performance so flat for me. She was endlessly beyond seeing her as a sex object. the appropriate heartbreak that the move re- terial. However, it was evident from watching tolerant of Dean’s mistreatment of her and she The movie finally gained legs in the final act quired, portraying it merely as a vague regret. this adaptation of the book that director Walter acted as a conduit for Sal and Dean’s homoerotic where Sal and Dean broke ties with each other, In a movie where the journey was supposed to Salles skipped reverence and went straight for bond with each other. There was no real sense finally showing there had been something at be more important than the destination, both self-aggrandizing navel gazing. The characters’ that either of them actually cared for Mary Lou stake in this movie. Sam Riley did not provide felt like a disappointment. take a look inside india Larry Kanfer’s exhibit explores India through photographs by Kelsey McGrath

"Inside India" amplifies Larry Kanfer’s humanist When asked about his most significant moment, perspective, and his gallery is bursting with color. the artist told a story of the New Delhi Train Sta- The artist revealed that India is a place he has always tion. “[It was] a glimpse of everything happening wanted to go and looks at his trip as the photograph- in the whole world,” he said. While he was people ic journey of a lifetime. After scores of research and watching, Kanfer spotted a man in traditional Sikh with friendly connections in India, he made the jour- garb, armed with a spear. He approached his subject ney. To begin, he asked his companions “If they could to request permission for a photograph. The man think of one thing about their country, what is it?” agreed for the price of one American dollar. “The "Inside India" is an effort to capture their answers. man was so excited that someone took interest,” He relayed his exhilarating sensory experience, said Kanfer. “He was proud to show off.” After posing describing the immense fragrances and color that and posing, the Sikh man proceeded to take out a energized his trip. His photographs work to “strike four foot sword to show off to Kanfer. With fondness, an emotional chord” with the viewer. the artist saw this interaction as a “neat encounter.” When exploring the world for photographic His photo is titled “Sikh in Blue.” opportunities, Kanfer places importance on the A number of photographs in the exhibit also por- “visual composition that describes the way I see tray private urban enterprises. “[It was] invigorating people connecting with their environment.” to see people trying to make something of them- Kanfer stayed in Jaipur, in the state of Rajasthan, selves,” Kanfer said. His preconceived economic no- Jaipur Market. Photo by Larry Kanfer for two weeks. During this time, his perspective was tions were happily derailed after visiting Jaipur. In the tive.” This gallery features new images that Neil in Champaign, Nov. 15-18. reshaped. “The people are so spiritual and friendly,” future, Kanfer hopes to return to the southern part concentrate on mass and space. All the pho- “Inside India” will be on display at the Alice Kanfer said. The color of the culture also resonated of the nation to capture a more natural landscape. tographs are black and white with a surprise Campbell Alumni Center on Lincoln Avenue with Kanfer. “The color is a manifestation of peoples’ “India seems like a far off, distant land. But the splash of color. The images are geometric, with until Dec. 20. The hours of the Center are 8:30 happiness,” he said. This element is significant in people were just like you and me. They were friendly an abstract quality. The contemporary collec- a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Supple- "Inside India." Many of the images display rich pig- and happy. It was a joy to be there,” Kanfer said. tion is being premiered with an open house at mentary photographs can be viewed through ments as a facet of cultural expression. Kanfer’s next venture is “Positive — Nega- the Larry Konfer Photography Gallery on South Kanfer’s website: www.kanfer.com.

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ou don’t have to be Irish, or even from Bos- Rosa on mandolin, giving their music a hint of band’s logo have always impressed them. concertgoers can bet on hearing is “I'm Shipping Y ton, to recognize the mandolin and accordi- “Celtic.” Though they are from Boston, it could “It was within a week of releasing the cover im- up To Boston,” which features music by the band on melody from the classic Celtic-punk song “I'm not be more obvious how proud this band is of age that we had over a hundred tattoos,” Casey and lyrics by Woody Guthrie. Shipping Up to Boston” by Dropkick Murphys. its Irish heritage. said. “At every show I usually go to the barricade It's that distinctive tune: A Celtic-inspired mel- It’s the dedicated, longtime fans, however, who With a huge repertoire of songs to choose from, and talk to the kids in the front row afterwards, ody punctuated by a slam of the bass, drums and fuel the band’s energetic live performances. Their it’s hard to know what to expect from the show and every show has at least ten people with tat- guitar, often played at baseball games, hockey sold-out show at Canopy Club on Friday, Nov. 16 on Friday. From their 2004 breakout single “Tes- toos they’ve got over the years.” games and other sporting events, although not al- should be no exception. sie,” to their ode to alcoholism “Kiss Me, I’m Shit- Fans who have seen Dropkick Murphys perform ways in Boston. Casey doesn’t mind that, though. “We approach a concert like it’s a full-contact faced,” to 2011’s “Going Out In Style,” fans always multiple times know they will also hear a song “I always thought it brought our Boston teams sport,” said singer and bassist Ken Casey, “You go get a unique set of favorites from this group. cover every once in a while, like a rendition of AC/ good luck when those teams foolishly played it in up there and you leave nothing left on the stage Although their album of the same name came DC’s “TNT” that the band performed at this past their own arenas,” he said. and give it 110 percent, and lucky for us, our audi- out last year, Dropkick Murphys are far from done. September's Riot Fest in Chicago. Doors at the Canopy Club open at 9 p.m. on Fri- ence gives 120 percent back.” As the Celtic punk legends continue to tour, their “Yeah, we’re a punk rock band, yeah we play day, with veteran fat-wreck punk rockers Teenage Dropkick Murphys have been giving 110 percent eighth studio album will be released in January. Irish music, but if it wasn’t for bands like AC/DC, Bottlerocket and The Mahones opening. for more than a decade with their heavy-hitting Some of the band’s most committed fans have we probably never would have gone on to get into brand of Celtic-punk. Casey is the band’s only already sent pictures of the cover tattooed on punk rock or anything else,” Casey said. “I like to Canopy Club

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Megan Johns, Credit: Jenna Frye er haunting voice echoes as her fingers wasn’t sure if I would end up doing primarily Johns's vulnerability is showcased and the H embrace each string of every chord on visual art or music, because I strongly identify sentiment of “never losing hope” translates well the neck of her guitar. Often compared to Fiona with both — actually, creative pursuits in gen- to a heart’s mending. Apple, Champaign’s very own Megan Johns eral. I did go to college for fine arts. But I must The charming songstress admits that the one admits that her “gothy-folk-metal-pop” sound have started gravitating toward music as a real thing she enjoys about performing is seeing is influenced by “every part of life: sadness, joy, primary when I was 14.” the audience. friends, death, birth, roots, soil and love.” A year after that Cowboy Monkey perfor- “If someone listening gets something out of it, Sometimes “accompanied by strings, horns, mance, she released her first full-length CD, it makes the endeavor worthwhile. Music helped percussion, bass and drums,” the fusion of her Dirty Shoes, which ignited her career. me through so much of my life,” Johns said. “I sultry, somber-yet-cool tone creates a comfort- In 2012, Johns revealed her solo eight-track al- hope to use it to help others (promote healing, ing trance and lures her listeners to unearth a bum, Hey, Lonely. Songs like “Stepped Up” and “By positivity, epiphany and understanding), and to deeper subconscious level. the Way” exhibit a subtle, mature angst matched instill the value of creative pursuits in general."

Musically, she finds herself drawn to Smash- with an acoustic metal sound, highlighting her Johns is looking forward to “cleaning out [her] ed :: every thursday :: readbuzz.com ing Pumpkins, Black Sabbath, Billie Holiday, guitar skills. Inspired by a lost love, Hey, Lonely’s soul in good company” at Mike 'N' Molly’s on Nov. z Elvis, Deftones, Radiohead, The Cure and The cover art completed the feelings of absence and 15 with her back-up band, Moonwish, and bass/ Beatles, just to name a few. In addition, she misplacement that the album exposed. sax player/friend circa third grade, Dave Cohen. says that some of her local influences include “The cover’s a photo I took through a hippie- “Also, I just applied to the South by Southwest buz Hathaways, Psychic Twin, Shannon Swords, made, crystal kaleidoscope my mom bought Music Fest in Austin, and I’m planning a mini-tour, Angie Heaton and Common Loon. around the Oregon rainforest where a lot of as well as writing and planning new recordings.” get Growing up in a musical family, Johns fell in my family lives," Johns said. "It was taken in Johns said. love with music. the living room of my childhood home at about To see Megan Johns with Moonwish, Hem- “When I was 15, I played my first all-original the time I was feeling most forlorn — age 19. mingbirds and Midas the Crow, head to Mike ‘N’ set at Cowboy Monkey during the break of I think the thematic, though sort of obvious, Molly’s on Thursday, Nov. 15. The show starts at singer-songwriter, Roger Cler," Johns said. "I Kaleidoscope photo fits well." 10 p.m. and costs $5.

November 15- 20, 2012 buzz 7 community Thanksgiving on Your Own Make your home away from home into a festive fête by Monica Detter f you’re stuck in your apartment this Thanks- for your dinner table, or just use a white sheet. I giving and need a slice of home, or you’re just After you’ve properly decorated your apartment too busy to go all-out this year, don’t worry! I’ve or home, it’s time to focus on the Thanksgiving consulted the expert (my mom) and created a go- feast. If you don’t want to go through the whole to guide to decorating your home or apartment, process of roasting a turkey, have no fear! There Thanksgiving style. are other options. If you still want the whole tur- First, you’re going to need to get some deco- key-roasting experience, but with less fuss, you rations. You can go old-school and make some can get a frozen turkey breast. You’ll still have to hand turkeys, or you can hit up your nearest dollar cook it for four hours, but it comes in a ready- store and go for the Thanksgiving or fall section. to-go package, and you just pop it in the oven. If Grab at least one thing with a turkey on it, some that’s still too much work, just buy some turkey fall leaves and maybe a cornucopia, and you’re cutlets and cook them in a skillet. good to go! If you want to be even more creative, Most of the trademark food of Thanksgiving find some leaves from outside. You can use them can be easily substituted for a low-fuss option. as they are or paint them fun colors. Even just You can buy stuffing mix in a box, turkey gravy plain apples, when arranged in a bowl, can be a in the soup aisle and green beans in the frozen cute, easy decoration. Bonus if you have leftover section. Cranberry sauce already comes in a can, pumpkins from Halloween. Pumpkins are an easy so it’s super simple. Mom’s tip was to refrigerate way to give your space a fall ambiance. However, it before you serve it. “It tastes better,” she said. if you’ve already carved your pumpkin into a jack- Last but not least, the potatoes. You can buy o’-lantern, it might be best to toss it. instant mashed potatoes, for which you’ll need Take these decorations and put them all around milk and butter. As for sweet potatoes, just buy your living area. Don’t forget a centerpiece for canned yams and pour them in a pan. When they your table. If you have a glass vase and some get hot, dump out the extra juices, add butter and leaves, you have a centerpiece. Fill the vase with brown sugar, and stir. For dessert, pick up some Thanksgiving Table. Used with permission from Dave & Maggie Hill and Creative Commons the leaves, and if you happen to have a ribbon, pumpkin pie, fresh or frozen! dinner with none of the fuss. The more creative friends and family, and even maybe that home- tie it around the vase to give it a finishing touch. There you have it! All of the necessary compo- you get with food and decorations, the better your less man from down the street if you’re in the If you want to step it up a notch, get a tablecloth nents to have a perfectly homey Thanksgiving Thanksgiving will be. Don’t forget to invite your giving spirit.

Marathon training Get in shape with a rewarding training program! by Taylor Thomas Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon season! Registra- amazing achievement. The look on your friends’ tion opened back in July, but now that the time for faces when you tell them you just ran 18 miles is training is drawing closer, the registration fees are unforgettable. Also, you can really enjoy those beginning their steady increase. two or three plates of guilt-free pasta the night The Illinois Marathon poses a few challenges, before a long run. The feeling of utter accom- but also a great opportunity. Luckily, because it is plishment is indescribable when you cross the not as famous as the Chicago Marathon, you are finish line. actually able to register fewer than 10 months in The Illinois Marathon allows you to get around advance. This leaves plenty of time to make the CU. The variety of running paths, parks and decision and maybe dabble in a few long-distance neighborhoods you will travel opens up oppor- runs before signing up. If you are on the fence, I tunities for some new favorite spots. During my understand. Even after completing my first and training I discovered the coolest park just behind only marathon, I struggled to commit to another Carle Hospital on University Avenue. Further- one. It is a grueling process, especially if you have more, Body N’ Sole is a great running store off a life outside of your training. I found myself wak- of Neil Street with a great staff who can fit you ing up at 5 a.m. every Friday for weeks in a row with the perfect shoe and answer any questions in order to get in my longest runs. Beyond the you may have about running. CU is equipped challenging, long runs that marathon training re- with a great beginner course because of the lack quires, you must have a commitment to a health- of hills. The Illinois Marathon also offers a half ier lifestyle. Getting more sleep, eating right and marathon if you need to test out your endurance cutting back on things like smoking and drinking before making the commitment to a full mara- are definite factors in the training process. With thon. Registration is open until April, but I sug- The 2012 Illinois Marathon. Photo by Melissa McCabe these possibly negative aspects said, training also gest making the decision before the Christmas will proudly admit that I am a marathon vet- hours, of course. Sort of. In actuality, those four allows for an 18-week runner’s high. season to assure yourself a spot. Also, an early I eran. 26.2 miles, 18 weeks of training and sev- hours are some of my proudest hours. Why am Most training programs are around 18 weeks, decision gives you plenty of time to not only find eral pasta dinners in preparation for a few hellish I ranting and bragging a little about my success even for beginners. During these weeks, you can the perfect training program for you, but also to hours of running. I’m joking about the hellish as a marathon finisher? Because it's once again take pride in the steps you are taking toward this find a few running buddies.

8 buzz November 15- 20, 2012 So many nuts here. creamy or crunchy? November is National Peanut Butter Lovers Month by Shalayne Pulia

h, peanut butter. How do I love thee? Let A me count the ways: You tantalize my taste buds with sticky goodness. You add depth of flavor to thousands of my dishes. You fulfill my decadent desires and my health-conscious mind. You curb my appetite in the morning and provide a tasty snack in the afternoon. Lest I forget your aptitude for dressing up desserts! This month of November, everybody’s favorite nut takes center stage as we celebrate National Peanut Butter Lovers month. Spread it on breads of all kinds, marry it to jelly, slather it on a stalk of celery (raisins included), crust chicken or fish with it, garnish an Asian- inspired salad with it — is there an end to this nuttyness? Of course not. When a nut gains such high acclaim as to be honored with a month of celebration, you can bet that there is an endless supply of recipes. My favorite new recipe from Jif.com involves two of my favorite ingredients: peanut butter and fudge! How can you go wrong when chocolate meets peanut butter? Reese's may have turned this dynamic duo into an iconic cup of bliss, but this recipe takes it to a whole different level. They are simply called “Fudge-Filled Irresistible Pea- nut Butter Cookies,” but do not be fooled, these cookies pack a peanut-y punch that will send you running for more!

The ingredients: »Non-stick cooking spray »1 1/2 cups of peanut buttery goodness »1 cup vegetable shortening »2 1/2 cups brown sugar »1/3 cup of milk »2 tablespoons of vanilla extract »2 large eggs »3 1/2 cups all purpose flour »1 1/2 teaspoons of baking soda »1 1/2 teaspoons salt »1 can of sweetened condensed milk »3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (try not to snack too hard on them!) »1 teaspoon vanilla extract Peanutbutter Fingers. Used with permission by Denise Krebs and Creative Commons Heat oven to 375°F and spray cookie sheets utes. Stir in vanilla. Let cool for 15 minutes and of Public Health study suggests that women who spread, but as a medicinal solution to bad teeth with nonstick spray. then lather it on the underside of your cooled eat peanuts or peanut butter at least five times per in 1890. Beat peanut butter, shortening, brown sugar, cookies. Make yourself an amazing cookie sand- week reduce the risk of Type 2 Diabetes. »Thirteen years later, Dr. George Washington milk and vanilla with an electric mixer until there wich and presto! You’ve created an amazing treat Aside from the daydream-inducing taste and Carver became “the father of the peanut indus- are no bumps. Add in eggs and beat until they are for only your closest sweet-toothed friends. mounting health benefits, peanut lovers have one try” by inventing more than 300 peanut products. blended as well. more question on their lips. As the great Shake- »Eventually, in 1908, Krema Products Company Mix flour, baking soda and salt in another bowl. Check out Jif’s website for this recipe and more speare once said, “To choose chunky or to choose in Columbus, Ohio, started to sell peanut butter, Add the beaten mixture to this bowl and mix well. ways to shake up your peanut butter caving. Unless creamy, that is the question.” making it the oldest company that still runs today. Use a tablespoon (I like to use my hands to roll of course you are like freshman Melanie Campbell, Okay, so maybe Shakespeare had something else »The J.M. Smucker Company owns Jif, which out cookies on to the cookie tray). who said, “I eat it by the spoonful! It’s great for in mind, but peanut butter has been around for controls the largest peanut butter plant in the Bake for six to seven minutes. Cool for a couple protein in the morning.” She brings up a good point. more than 100 years to entice the masses. Perhaps world, making 250,000 jars every day. minutes. (My advice: Eat them while they are Not only is this versatile treat delicious, but it also they pondered similar peanut-y problems. still warm! They will melt in your mouth. But save contains nutritious ingredients. Vitamins and pro- One thing is for sure, whether you’re a crunch some for the filling!) tein rule the nutrition facts for peanut butter, but Peanutbutterlovers.com states a few historical lover or a smooth operator when it comes to nutty Microwave sweetened condensed milk and there are also other health benefits to the spread. facts about November’s favorite treat: treats, as freshman Joe Nowakowski said, “Peanut chocolate chips in a bowl for one and a half min- Various studies such as the 2002 Harvard School »Peanut butter got its start, not as a delectable butter is a marvelous thing.”

November 15- 20, 2012 buzz 9 food & drink tequila and tacos Wedge Bar wedges its way into downtown Champaign by Auffy Birjandi

ocated in the heart of downtown Cham- served with tequila, as well as the wedge of lime tasty range of appetizers and entrees that incor- and cilantro. The Jicama Guacamole, which is L paign, the newly opened Wedge Bar & Grill that is served with a number of their dishes. porate a variety of fresh ingredients. Addition- made with fresh tomatillo, jicama, chile de arbol provides the residents of CU a taste of Mexican While the restaurant has the same owner as El ally, The Wedge Bar serves three different types and lime. And the Guacamole Elote, which has cuisine with an upscale twist. The name and logo Toro, the food and drink selection is vastly differ- of guacamole: Traditional guacamole, which is corn, pico de gallo, cilantro and queso fresco. They of the restaurant is inspired by the wedge of lime ent than its sister restaurant. The menu offers a seasoned with just pico de gallo, jalapeno, lime also serve chips and salsa, and a delicious Fondue del Mar, which is shrimp and jalapeno in Chihua- hua cheese sauce served with a side of chips and warm, hand-made corn tortillas. The most popular on their entrée menu is the Pastor tacos. These delights are made with ancho chile rubbed pork, grilled pineapple, chile de arbol salsa, Chihauhua cheese, onion and cilantro. “The combination of the chili and pineapple flavors make for a spicy dish that’s got just a hint of sweetness to it, which is what makes the dish exceptionally popular,” said Manager Katie Marquardt. Not only does the restaurant serve delicious fresh cuisine, the menu also houses an expansive drink selection of more than 120 different tequilas, with four tequilas that are infused on site. These include cinnamon orange, espresso and vanilla bean, jalapeno and red bell pepper. Be on the lookout for their Spicy Pineapple Margarita and their Bloody Maria, as these are just two of the many cocktails that incorporate their delicious house tequilas. All of their margaritas are Wedge Bar Menus. Photo by Jasmine Lee made with fresh ingredients such as fresh lime juice, fresh pineapple and are also made to be as healthy as possible. Be sure to ask for recommendations on which tequila or cocktail goes well with what you're ordering, as the perfect cocktail paired with just the right dish can enhance your dining experience. Marquardt says the top three tequilas on their drink list include The Grand Mayan Anejo, The Milagro Anejo and The Don Julio Blanco. Anejo tequilas are aged for a period of 12 months inside of wooden barrels, while blancos are not aged for more than 60 days. If you’d rather have your own private reserve of tequila, The Wedge Bar offers a personalized service for VIP customers. Customers can choose to purchase a locked cabinet at $100 for a full year. The restaurant then orders a tequila bottle of your choice (with an additional cost that is dependent on the type of tequila that is selected) that can be kept in this locked cabinet for whenever you dine at the establishment. The cabinet is also engraved with a nameplate stating to whom the private reserve belongs to. As the main focus of the restaurant is tequila, the back bar is built with shelving that has all of their tequilas on a three-level display. A combination of Latin jazz and low key salsa can be heard as one dines in this cozy and relaxed atmosphere. The cozy interior is both chic and trendy and perfect for a night on the town with some friends. Find The Wedge Bar & Grill at 415 N. Neil St., at the old location of Carmon’s. For more information and a chance to look at their full menu, check out their website, www.wedgebar.com. Estilo Baja Taco and Carnitas de Puerco. Photo by Jasmine Lee

10 buzz November 15- 20, 2012 Are you firing me? PIMP MY PUMPKIN Leftover pumpkins can be used in a myriad of ways BY SHERRY YUAN

las, the end of October foretells the equal- pumpkin offers both a subtle fl avor and a biode- the remains as compost. companiment to more boisterous fl avors. Attack A ly imminent death of our beloved orange gradable container for soup connoisseurs. Pumpkins, the constant décor for the nights your neighbors with your favorite pumpkin. The squash. The carved carcasses droop limply on As a moistening agent, pumpkin puree makes leading up to Halloween, offer endless options choice is yours: Compel with treats or repel with street corners, dejected reminders of the Hal- bakery goods more fi lling and hearty. Cinnamon of perusal. The resourceful chef or baker can squirrel frenzies. Regardless, the pumpkin reigns loween-that-was. Not to worry, though! Rather and pumpkin add decidedly fall notes to the tra- maneuver pumpkin into recipes as a smooth ac- supreme as a powerful agent of change. than rot and keep away your pesky neighbor’s ditional chocolate chip cookie. Pumpkin pancakes dog (albeit an excellent use), a pumpkin saved dusted with nutmeg and powdered sugar trans- is a pumpkin earned, my friend. Pumpkins, those form banal mornings. Instead of zucchini bread, versatile vegetables, unsheathe an entire arsenal pumpkin offers a buttery, seasonal alternative. of uses beyond the pie commodity variety. Light snackers will enjoy toasted pumpkin seeds. If your pumpkins remain ripe and supple to the Bathe fresh seeds in your choice of oil and sea- touch, consider embarking on culinary endeavors. sonings. Then, just pop them into the oven at 325 Roast ’em, toast ’em, stick ’em in a stew. Seriously degrees for 25 minutes. though, consider this delicious addition to savory If your pumpkin looks about ready to hit the soups or fragrant desserts. Most recipes call for retirement home, consider several means to abed pumpkin puree, so puree away your precious its demise. Hollowed pumpkins, once fi lled with pumpkin. After exhuming the innards, quarter potting soil, produce bio-friendly plant pots. As sections of the pumpkin to bake in a shallow pan. the pumpkin gradually decomposes, the plant Once the fl esh softens, scoop out the tender meat can slowly eke its way into the actual garden to blend and discard the harder skin. Consider a plots. For those experiencing stress, pummeling bright pop of orange in your turkey or beef chili. rotten pumpkins serves as a semi non-volatile The mellow sweetness complements the sharp route to vent anger, and if a squirrel is feasting cumin spices in the meat stew. If you’re feeling on your rotting pumpkin, so be it. Literally smash rather adventurous, bake your choice of soup that pumpkin. As an added bonus, pumpkins are inside a pumpkin. With its very own lid, a baked compostable and environmentally friendly. Leave Pumpkins Plenty. Used with permission by Kristen Skiles and Creative Commons

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November 15- 20, 2012 buzz 11 CALENDAR NOVEMBER , Complete listing available at SUBMIT YOUR EVENT TO THE CALENDAR: Online: forms available at the217.com/calendar • E-mail: send your notice to [email protected] • Fax: 337-8328, addressed to the217 calendar Snail mail: send printed materials via U.S. Mail to: the217 calendar, Illini Media, 512 E. Green St., Champaign, IL 61820 • Call: 531-1456 if you have a question or to leave a message about your event. THE217.COM/CALENDAR THURSDAY 15 Miscellaneous Late Night with DJ Karaoke with DJ Han- Ongoing Events Friends of the Rantoul Expressions in Color: F.I.N.D. Orphy Belly nah Writers Group Public Library Selections from the Art & other exhibits Orpheum Children’s Sci- Radio Maria, 10pm Phoenix, 9pm Rantoul Public Library Rantoul Public Library 20th-Century Collec- Wealth of Notions: ence Museum 3pm 6pm tion Economists in Confl ict 1pm Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Krannert Art Museum and The Rare Book and Cosmopolitan Club F.I.N.D. Orphy F.I.N.D. Orphy MONDAY 19 TUESDAY 20 Kinkead Pavilion, 9am Manuscript Library at the University of Orpheum Children’s Sci- Orpheum Children’s Sci- Fashioning Traditions 8:30am Illinois ence Museum, 1pm ence Museum, 1pm Art & other exhibits Art & other exhibits of Japan Egungun! Power Con- University YMCA Dance for People with Wealth of Notions: Wealth of Notions: Krannert Art Museum and cealed 7pm Parkinson’s! Ongoing Events Economists in Confl ict Economists in Confl ict Kinkead Pavilion, 9am Krannert Art Museum Preschool Story Time Krannert Center for Exhibit: A World of The Rare Book and The Rare Book and Manu- Fields of Indigo: Instal- and Kinkead Pavilion Rantoul Public Library Performing Arts, 10am Shoes Manuscript Library script Library,, 8:30am lation by Rowland 9am 10am Spurlock Museum, 12pm 8:30am Egungun! Power Con- Ricketts with Sound by Expressions in Color: SATURDAY 17 Egungun! Power Con- cealed Norbert Herber Selections from the Ongoing Events SUNDAY 18 cealed Krannert Art Museum and Krannert Art Museum and 20th-Century Collec- Yarn N Yak Art & other exhibits Krannert Art Museum Kinkead Pavilion, 9am Kinkead Pavilion, 9am tion Rantoul Public Library Wealth of Notions: Art & other exhibits and Kinkead Pavilion Expressions in Color: Krannert Art Museum 7pm Economists in Confl ict Wealth of Notions: 9am Selections from the Classes, lectures, & and Kinkead Pavilion The Rare Book and Economists in Confl ict Expressions in Color: 20th-Century Collec- workshops 9am Sports, games, & Manuscript Library The Rare Book and Selections from the tion CSM - Beginning Piano Fashioning Traditions recreation 8:30am Manuscript Library 20th-Century Collec- Krannert Art Museum Level 1 (ages 5-6) of Japan Chess Club Egungun! Power Con- 8:30am tion and Kinkead Pavilion Champaign School of Krannert Art Museum Rantoul Public Library cealed Egungun! Power Con- Krannert Art Museum 9am Music, 5:15pm and Kinkead Pavilion 3:30pm Krannert Art Museum cealed and Kinkead Pavilion Fashioning Traditions CSM - Rock Band Level 9am and Kinkead Pavilion Krannert Art Museum and 9am of Japan 1 & 2 (ages 8-16) Fields of Indigo: Instal- FRIDAY 16 9am Kinkead Pavilion, 9am Fashioning Traditions Krannert Art Museum Champaign School of lation by Rowland Expressions in Color: Expressions in Color: of Japan and Kinkead Pavilion Music, 6:15pm Ricketts with Sound by Art & other exhibits Selections from the Selections from the Krannert Art Museum 9am Norbert Herber Wealth of Notions: 20th-Century Collec- 20th-Century Collec- and Kinkead Pavilion Fields of Indigo: Instal- Food & festivals Krannert Art Museum Economists in Confl ict tion tion 9am lation by Rowland Caribbean Grill Lunch and Kinkead Pavilion The Rare Book and Krannert Art Museum Krannert Art Museum and Exhibit: A World of Ricketts with Sound by to Go 9am Manuscript Library and Kinkead Pavilion Kinkead Pavilion, 9am Shoes Norbert Herber Refi nery, 11am Larry Kanfer Holiday 8:30am 9am Fashioning Traditions Spurlock Museum, 12pm Krannert Art Museum and Open House Egungun! Power Con- Fields of Indigo: Instal- of Japan Kinkead Pavilion, 9am Live music & karaoke Larry Kanfer Gallery cealed lation by Rowland Krannert Art Museum and Classes, lectures, & Open Decks with DJ 10am Krannert Art Museum Ricketts with Sound by Kinkead Pavilion, 2pm workshops Classes, lectures, & Belly Exhibit: A World of and Kinkead Pavilion Norbert Herber Fields of Indigo: Instal- CSM - Piano Prep Level workshops Radio Maria, 10pm Shoes 9am Krannert Art Museum lation by Rowland 1 (ages 4-5) CSM - Piano Prep Level Candy Foster & Shades Spurlock Museum, 12pm Expressions in Color: and Kinkead Pavilion Ricketts with Sound by Champaign School of 2 (ages 4-5) of Blue Selections from the 9am Norbert Herber Music Champaign School of Boomerang’s Bar and Classes, lectures, & 20th-Century Collec- Krannert Art Museum 5:15pm Music, 5:15pm Grill, 8pm workshops tion Classes, lectures, & and Kinkead Pavilion CSM - Songbirds Fall CSM - Beginning Piano Open Mic Night! CSM - Music Together Krannert Art Museum workshops 2pm Session (ages 5-7) Level 2 (ages 7-9) Samuel Music, 5pm (ages birth-5 yrs) and Kinkead Pavilion CSM - Music Together Larry Kanfer Holiday Champaign School of Champaign School of Piano Man Champaign School of 9am (ages birth-5 yrs) Open House Music, 6:15pm Music, 6:15pm Canopy Club, 10pm Music, 5:15pm Fashioning Traditions Champaign School of Larry Kanfer Gallery, 12pm CSM - Hip Hop Rhythm CSM - Adult Beginning of Japan Music 10am Class (ages 8+) Violin (ages 18+) Miscellaneous Live music & karaoke Krannert Art Museum CSM - Beginning Gui- Classes, lectures, & Champaign School of Champaign School of F.I.N.D. Orphy Chillax with DJ Belly and Kinkead Pavilion tar Level 1 (ages 7-12) workshops Music, 7:15pm Music, 7:15pm Orpheum Children’s Sci- and Matt Harsh 9am Champaign School of West African Dance ence Museum, 1pm Radio Maria Fields of Indigo: Instal- Music, 12pm Class with Djibril Food & festivals Miscellaneous Trivia 10pm lation by Rowland CSM - Pop Star Fall Camara Krishna Dinners F.I.N.D. Orphy Mike N Molly’s LIVEWIRE featuring Ricketts with Sound by Session (ages 8-12) Red Herring Coffeehouse Red Herring Coffeehouse Orpheum Children’s Sci- 8pm

Stratus, LoBounce, Norbert Herber Champaign School of 6pm 6:30pm ence Museum, 1pm WEEK AHEAD KMFX, and a Campus Krannert Art Museum Music, 1pm Ongoing Events DJ Battle and Kinkead Pavilion Food & festivals Live music & karaoke WEDNESDAY 21 Domino Club Canopy Club 9am Food & festivals Industry Night Lounge Night Rantoul Public Library ’s 9pm Holiday Market Radio Maria, 10pm Radio Maria, 10pm Art & other exhibits 1pm Johannes Brahms’ In- Live music & karaoke Lincoln Square Mall Abe Froman Project Wealth of Notions: Exhibit: A World of z strumental Music with Amy Mitchell Trio 8am Live music & karaoke Miller Beer and WGKC Economists in Conﬂ ict Shoes Piano: Ian Hobson Dublin O’Neil’s The Delta Kings Main Stage, 8:30pm The Rare Book and Spurlock Museum Smith Memorial Hall 9pm Live music & karaoke Phoenix, 7pm Hootenanny Manuscript Library 12pm

7:30pm DROPKICK MURPHYS Paul Thorn Rosebowl Tavern, 8pm 8:30am buz Krannert Uncorked Canopy Club Highdive Miscellaneous Egungun! Power Con- Sports, games, & with the Aduro Trio 9pm 7:30pm F.I.N.D. Orphy Miscellaneous cealed recreation Krannert Center for Karaoke with DJ Han- Salsa night with DJ Orpheum Children’s F.I.N.D. Orphy Krannert Art Museum Pokemon Club Performing Arts nah Juan Science Museum Orpheum Children’s Sci- and Kinkead Pavilion Rantoul Public Library 5pm Phoenix, 8pm Radio Maria, 10:30pm 1pm ence Museum, 1pm 9am 5pm

12 buzz November 15- 20, 2012 2011(Nov15)quarTEr-pg-Sq-buzz They owe me a ream of paper

Psychic & Health Fair THIS WEEK Nov. 17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. KRANNERT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Beads N Botanicals, 117 N. Broadway Ave., Urbana TH NOV 15 Free! 5pm Krannert Uncorked with the Aduro Trio, classical What will happen to you in the next 10 years? Find out at the Psychic & Health Fair! A // Marquee 15-minute reading is only $20 and will be performed by a professional. Readings include: Channeled Readings, 7:30pm Johannes Brahms’ Instrumental Music with Piano: Energy Art Readings, Palm Readings, Stone Readings, Psychic readings and Tarot Ian Hobson, piano, Smith Memorial Hall, Readings, Foot Massage, Reiki and Reflexology. SO MANY COOL THINGS! Be sure to 805 S. Mathews, Urbana // School of Music, check it out! Sinfonia da Camera, the Center for Advanced Study, and Krannert Center Little Shop of Horrors: Director’s Cut The Art Theater FR NOV 16 Nov. 15, 10 p.m. Adults: $9, Students: $7 10am Dance for People with Parkinson’s // Marquee

Come check out the digital restoration and the never before released 20-minute ending! Part musical, part comedy, this is definitely a must see cult classic. One day, florist Seymour Krelborn acquires a strange plant he names Audrey. Unlike other plants, this one requires more than water and sunlight; it has an appetite for human flesh and blood. • Steve Martin and Rick Moranis star in the film and Frank Oz directs. CALL 333.6280 1.800.KCPATIX Corporate Power Train Team Engine America Recycles Day Anita Purves Nature Center, 1505 N. Broadway Ave., Urbana 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 17 Free Marquee performances are supported 40 North and Krannert Center in part by the Illinois Arts Council— —working together to put The Urbana Park District and U-Cycle program are celebrating this year’s America a state agency which recognizes Champaign County’s culture Krannert Center in its Partners in on the map. Recycles Day with the theme “Recycling for the Holidays.” It will include activities such Excellence Program. as making holiday cards, gift wrap and present boxes from recycled products. There will also be door prizes for the all-ages event, including LED holiday lights. If it turns out you hate the holiday lights, then you’re in luck because you can recycle your holiday lights, as well as old cell phones and household batteries! It’s the one circumstance this holiday season when you will be able to re-gift and be called a saint instead of a thoughtless jerk.

Dan Hubbard, Black Coffee Fridays, The Curses Cowboy Monkey Friday, Nov. 16, at 8:30 p.m. $5 Ages: 19+

Normal-based songwriter Dan Hubbard, who played last year’s CU Folk and Roots Festival, is back in Champaign-Urbana this week. This time, he’ll be at Cowboy Monkey along with Black Coffee Fridays and local staple, The Curses. Fans of old school rock and Americana should definitely come out to check out Hubbard. He plays type of folksy, old-school tunes that Central Illinois is known for.

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lthough Kids These Days is a band of young- Following these introductory tracks, Kids A sters, their debut album has a surprisingly These Days gets to the good stuff with “GHET- mature sound. Produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, TO,” an energetic track that features Vic Men- Traphouse Rock is a classy compilation of jazzy sa rapping to a reworked sample of Nirvana’s brass instrumentals, striking guitar riffs and the “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” KTD slows it down on effortlessly cool vocals of rapper Vic Mensa. “Doo-Wah,” which interpolates another popu- Even more impressive than their sound is their lar ‘90s jam, “Where is My Mind” by the Pixies. résumé. Fresh out of Chicago’s Whitney M. Young The simplified Pixies sample plus the combina- Across 46 Guitarist Scaggs 12 Come up short Magnet High School, the blues-rock-rap group tion of Mensa’s rapping and Macie Stewart’s 1 Mensa members’ stats 49 ___ New Guinea 13 Skosh has already played SXSW, Milwaukee’s Summer- sultry voice makes “Doo-Wah” an unforgettable 4 Passages ___ (treatment 50 Part of a line: abbr. 18 Take first place fest, Lollapalooza, The Roots Picnic hosted by track on the album. facility frequented by 51 “Vertigo” singer 22 7-Eleven drink the Roots, and even appeared on “Conan” at The The album then fades into its best song, “Don’t celebrities) 52 Grand Ole ___ 24 Comedian Margaret Chicago Theatre this past summer. Harsh My Mellow.” Originally released as a single, 10 Be civilly disobedient 54 Like days of yore 25 Annette of “The Kids Are The 15-track, completely free Traphouse Rock the song starts out dark and moody and reaches 14 Trophy 55 Singer Mitchell All Right” showcases the band’s many talents and influ- instrumental hysteria by the end. Vic Mensa spits 15 In ___ (all together) 58 Idiot who drove his car into 26 Barroom brawl souvenirs ences. With a variety of instruments ranging quality lines such as, “I’m Elie Wiesel coming live 16 Caucus state two feet of mud? 28 “Mickey” singer Basil from the piano to the trombone, different kinds from out the ghetto” and “Ridin’ real slow/ Cree- 17 Tunnel effect created 62 Farm beasts 29 Chevy model of vocals and various samples of popular songs, pin’ through the hood/ I keep my hand on that by blowing air through 63 Run-DMC’s sneaker of 31 Comment after the bell a line of empty-headed choice Rack up it’s difficult to categorize the album into a single pistol/ Man I wish a nigga would.” Not only are participants? 32 genre. Despite the seemingly disparate elements Mensa’s raps witty, but they make the 19-year-old 64 Actor Hakeem ___-Kazim 33 Directional suffix 19 Gave prompts to of “24” of the album, it manages to stay cohesive and sound like a complete badass. He’s probably the 34 Type of pricing 20 Prime minister between 65 No, to Nijinsky interesting throughout. The band explains that standout of the seven-person band and his talent Major and Brown 36 Letters on a sunscreen 66 Woke up after passing out bottle Traphouse Rock is its own type of music. is showcased on this track. 21 Supreme Court garb 67 Slip up 37 Karate move “Traphouse Rock is a loud fucking guitar amp in Other notable tracks from Traphouse Rock are 23 Idi with an evil history Down 38 ___ avis a 100-square-foot room with the cat screaming “Bud Billiken,” a catchy song that displays bold 24 “2 Broke Girls” network 1 3-down remedy 43 TLA texted by teens into the microphone and some horns blowing brass instrumentals and a powerful guitar riff. 27 Gaucho’s rope 2 Feelings that something’s 45 Landing spot into your ears,” Mensa said. “Traphouse Rock is a There’s also “Wasting Time,” which features 30 Channel that reruns not right “Family Feud” 46 He rode in the General Lee product of our escape, of our spot, of our space.” Chance The Rapper, another up-and-coming 3 Injury helped by a 1-down The album begins with “Intro(mental),” a swanky Chicago rapper. It’s a wonderfully slow and sen- 31 Solo’s attempt at an 47 Like some garages, size- 4 Sierra Club founder wise prelude to the jazz and rock numbers that follow. It sual break in the album. Finally, “Who Do U-Luv” orchard? 5 Wilson of Heart 48 “Doonesbury” pot smoker then switches abruptly to “Freakwhensees” (pro- is an upbeat track that features Mensa rapping 34 Artificial, like body parts 6 It may be flipped 51 Basic sandwich nounced “Frequencies”), which cuts to various intimately into a static-filled microphone. 35 One who’s doomed 7 Tel Aviv’s country: abbr. 53 Sage voiced by Frank Oz radio and TV sound bytes. If you listen carefully, The only way I can sum up this sophisticated 36 “Get outta here!” 8 Rude person 54 ___ buco you can briefly hear the voice of Katy Perry, a ce- compilation is that it’s the music I’d want playing 39 Ltd., in the States 9 Like many a Christmas 55 “The Daily Show” name lebrity news report on Lady Gaga and a blurb from in the background of a stylish party. The brass 40 Civil War side sweater gift 56 Acne-fighting brand a gangsta rap track. Perhaps this is a nod to the elements make it jazzy and nostalgic, while the 41 Moon status Food associated with cable 10 57 Word in wedding notices band’s namesake and represents what kids these rapping makes it modern and cool. Above all, 42 Oil from orange blossoms cars 59 Crater’s edge days are listening to. Perhaps not. Regardless of the Traphouse Rock shows that Kids These Days has 44 Guy who complains there 11 Payback without the are too many trees in the 60 Honorific poem true purpose, it shows that Traphouse Rock is the a bright future ahead of them. If they continue payback woods? 61 DC player, for short product of a young generation and that KTD were at the pace they’re going, they are sure to blow mindful of the tone of the album. up soon.

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