OCT. 13-19, 2016 FACEBOOK.COM/WHATZUPFORTWAYNE • WWW.WHATZUP.COM --------------- Feature • Here Come the Mummies ------------- The Monsters of Funk By Deborah Kennedy Midnight Mummy on bari sax and syntar, The Flu on bari sax, BB Queen on trumpet, Mummy Rah on tenor These days it seems everyone and his undead sax and Will Pharaoh on trumpet. brother is eager to talk about the upcoming zombie That’s 10 members, right? But we’ve already called apocalypse – the benefits of canned versus fresh food, them an eight-piece. That’s because not every mummy where to store one’s water supply, the deadliest weap- plays every show. A Here Come the Mummies gig can ons to stockpile for the inevitable blood and brains bath be not only physically but mentally taxing, especially – but maybe what when you con- we should really sider the fact that, be preparing for according to the is the invasion of band’s official a bunch of sexy back story, most mummies. Allow of these dudes us to repeat that clock in at rough- phrase: a bunch ly 5,000 years of sexy mum- old. (Rumor is mies. they were kicked Bear (bare?) out of Egypt for with us for a getting a little too moment. Per- friendly with a haps reanimated pharaoh’s young corpses swathed daughters.) in ribbons of cot- It might also ton resembling so be the fact that much toilet paper these dudes are aren’t necessar- secretly Grammy ily what come to award-winning mind when you session musicians think of swiping living in and right on Tinder. around Nashville, It’s possible that and sometimes what gets you their mad skills hot under the col- are needed in the lar has nothing studio. to do with the Regardless, ancients’ answer when you go to to embalming. a Here Come the Fine, fine, but the Mummies show, eight-piece funk the mummies outfit Here Come you see and hear the Mummies just are what you get. might have something to HERE COME THE MUMMIES And what you get, accord- teach you about sex (sax?) 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 ing to mummies Cass and appeal. To them, nothing is Midnight, is music that hotter than a mummy at the Embassy Theatre changes how your brain mic, be that mummy armed 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne functions. with a horn, a pair of sticks Tix: $25-$35 thru Ticketmaster “An unrelenting fron- or a steamy set of pipes. tal assault on your inhibi- And, if you’re in the and box office, 260-424-5665 tions and the urge to ‘make audience at the Embassy it shake,’” explained Cass Theatre Saturday, October 15 when Here Come the in a recent interview. Mummies come to town, you could be surprised to “Musical insanity that will be etched on your find yourself agreeing with them. Who can argue frontal lobe,” added Midnight. with HCTM’s 16-year track record of leaving area A writer with a blog called The Weirdest Band 7-11pm Fridays & Saturdays audiences drooling, gasping, baying at the moon for in the World put it this way in a review from a few more? Since 2000, they’ve toured the U.S., sticking years ago: “They entered conga-line-style through the Sept. 23 thru Oct. 29 mainly to the Midwest and shallow South, making audience. Their percussionist, Java, broke out every- their fair share of stops in Fort Wayne to remind fans thing from a tricycle to the infamous Cowbelt to get why they’re big hits not only with local live audiences the crowd involved. There were synchronized dance & 7-9:30pm Sunday & Monday, but loyal “Bob and Tom” listeners as well. moves, jackal statues with red LED eyes, a keytar solo They’ve also released a slew of spooky fun al- or two and an audience participation dance called the Oct. 30 & 31 bums, including Terrifying Funk from Beyond the ‘Fenk Shui.’ (And yes, I participated. Trust me, you Grave, Everlasting Party, Single Entendre, Carnal would’ve, too.) Oh, and their horn section killed. Even Avoid the lines with a VIP FASTPASS Carnival, Bed, Bath, and Behind and this year’s Un- the obligatory flute solo had soul.” derground. And they’re already at work on the follow- Pretty intense stuff, but anyone who’s ever attend- up to the latter. ed a HCTM show knows they’re intensely goofy, in Their individual, federally recognized identities addition to being world-class musicians who bring the expertly kept under wraps since their inception, the funk night after night. What, incidentally, is the secret band consists of Mummy Cass(anova) on guitar and to their trademark funkiness? lead vocals, Eddie Mummy on drums, KW TuT on bass, Spazzy Mummy on keys, The Pole! on bass, Continued on page 11 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.whatzup.com ------------------------------------------------------------October 13, 2016 whatzup Volume 21, Number 11 right Night is this weekend. In the course of a few short years, the COVENTRY MEADOWS Downtown Improvement Sponsored-event has become one of Fort SENIOR COMMUNITY Wayne’s most popular celebrations. It seems people really, really like invites you to join us for our toF dress up and pretend they’re monsters and go out and have a good time. Among those people, apparently, are eight to 10 world-class musicians who like to wrap themselves in gauze, don some shades and entertain crowds with some of the mightiest funk you’ll ever hear. Of course, we’re talking about Here Come the Mummies, and of course, we’re talking about them because Fall Fest TH PM PM they’re coming here to put a wrap, as it were, on Fort Wayne’s Fright Night. OCTOBER 20 , 5:30 -7 You can read all about them and their show at the Embassy on page 2 this week. Join us for Trunk or Treating and Free Food from the That’s just one of several big Embassy shows this week, and we’ve got them cov- ered too, with profiles of Gallagher on page 4 and Johnny Mathis on page 6. Weenie Wagon, presented by 101.7 FM. There will be entertainment by the Apple Jack Cloggers. An equally big show is being held at the Robert Goldstine Center (formerly the Scottish Rite) downtown, where The Mersey Beatles (along with The Orange Games, Bounce Houses, Hayrides, Coloring, Opera) will take the stage on Friday, Oct. 21. If you love the Beatles and you Costume Contest & Witch’s Brew, too! haven’t caught this tribute to the Fab Four during any of their prior visits to Fort Wayne, you owe it to yourself to check these Liverpool lads out. They’re the COME ENJOY THIS FREE FAMILY EVENT! closest to the real thing that you’re ever going to see. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT OUR FALL FEST! That said, we’re out of space, so please read on, make some plans, have some fun and tell ’em whatzup sent you! FIRST 100 KIDS RECEIVE A FREE PUMPKIN! inside the issue • features ROAD NOTEZ .................................. 12 FLIX ................................................. 15 ASCSeniorCare.com The Birth of a Nation HERE COME THE MUMMIES ....................2 The Monsters of Funk SCREENTIME ................................. 15 How Film Made It All Real at Last GALLAGHER ................................................4 Putting the Prop in Proper ON BOOKS ...................................... 17 Textbook THE MERSEY BEATLES ............................5 Beatles Forever and Ever JOHNNY MATHIS ........................................6 • calendars Smooth Crooner LIVE MUSIC & COMEDY ....................8 • columns & reviews MUSIC/ON THE ROAD .................... 12 ROAD TRIPZ ................................... 14 SPINS ................................................6 ART & ARTIFACTS .......................... 17 Morgan Delt, Preoccupations STAGE & DANCE ............................ 18 BACKTRACKS ...................................6 Elton John, Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Only the Piano Player THINGS TO DO ............................... 19 (1973) Cover by Brandon Jordan OUT AND ABOUT ...............................8 Johnny Mathis photo on cover by Jeff Dunas It’s Beginning to Look Like Xmas Johnny Mathis photo on page 6 by R Shaw GET BACK TOUR Live Auctions Special Guest Every Friday Night Check Our Book signing with, John Lennon’s sister & author, Julia Baird Website for USF ROBERT GOLDSTINE CENTER Online Auctions (formerly ScottishScottish Rite) Rite) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21 | 7:30 PM 123 E. 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Cute by Nature Jewelry ..........................................................9 Gallagher has had a rough few years: vice to the people who pay to see them. “I was the youngest chief chemist