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of faith to move from Tucson to to show up. LA and embark on a new way of “How do you say “no”? How life - certainly things would could you say “no” when someone have turned out completely asks you if you would like to work for The Beatles? Derek never said different. got in natural fact that he had a job for Chris was 20 years old in to 1968 when she first met Derek me; he just kept mentioning that I Taylor who was the Press should come over to London. So a Officer for The Beatles. They lot of what happened I worked met one evening at the La Brea hard and created it for myself,” Inn in Los Angeles and were remembers Chris. introduced by a friend. She knew in From there the autobiography her heart that life would never be the of Chris O’Dell is a journey that was sprinkled with magic, mayhem, same. Derek took her under his wing and know all of them. Back exploration, adventure and even heartbreak they became friends. He kept in touch after then, they were still young guys. George was By Helen Marketti all by way of rock and roll. Becoming close he returned to London, calling her frequently so spiritual but felt constantly challenged by To be part of an inner rock and roll circle friends and working for the very artists she to see how she was doing. During a fame. It changed him in the sense he couldn’t where trust was earned, not just given was a used to watch on TV, listen to on the radio conversation one day, he suggested she come go out and do normal things. John was place that Chris O’Dell found herself during and read about in magazines, Chris earned to London because Apple Records was going finding other interests too. Yoko was already the late 60s. If Chris had not taken the leap the trust and friendship of The Beatles, The to be huge and that it would be a good idea in the picture by the time I met them. Paul Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and the rock list was the real marketer, the sales person. He rolls on. knew how to promote the image. I knew “At first I was on the outside looking in Ringo better after the Apple days, actually. before I went over there. Things like this He had a wide range of emotions. They all just don’t had happen,” the said Chris. “I found they were just people but there was an extra air about them. I really didn’t think such people or such life styles existed but they did and it was very much Chris with Keith Richards Photo Credit: Ethan Russell real.” Starting out at ability to cut you to the quick if they felt they Apple Records by running errands, bringing couldn’t trust you.” lunches and helping with various office While working at Apple Records, Chris tasks, Chris found herself getting to know eventually became close friends with Pattie the ways and means of how such an Boyd who was married to George Harrison at operation ran. the time. For several months, Chris lived Reflecting on each Beatle, “Individually, I 4 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 January 13 -February 3, 2010 with on his first album. I didn’t have a healthy attitude towards drugs George was working for at the time, I knew this wasn’t the way I *Chris sang in the chorus when The Beatles and The Beatles then, wanted to live. Underneath it all, I was an recorded, Hey Jude. Pattie at which kind of intelligent person and knew that this wasn’t their made us equals. who I was. I moved back home to Tucson, *The song, Pisces Apple Lady , by Leon Friar But when I moved got sober and I’ve spent the last 20 years Russell is a song he wrote to woo her. Park back to LA with counseling others with their addictions.” *She typed the lyrics to All Things Must Pass home. him I was his Looking back on her rock and roll life, for George Harrison. “Pattie girlfriend. During Chris said, “It was the most historical time, and I this time, he was an unforgettable time. The best time was *She was sitting at Ringo’s kitchen table became slowly becoming working for The Beatles! There was once an when George Harrison said, “You know close known. I think it’s article written about me in 1969 and the title Ringo, I’m in love with your wife.” And friends, true for a lot of mentioned something about me having the Ringo replied, “Better you than someone we like women who date job that thousands of girls would want. I don’t know.” sisters. musicians, thought about that and realized that was very We are especially when true. I loved The Beatles music. I was a fan, *She is the “mystery woman” pictured on the still close they are starting to too. Fellow musicians who were their back of the Rolling Stones album, Exile on to this become friends were also fans. I knew I was in a Main Street. day and famous…you get unique place in music history. The Beatles always lost in the changed music. They offered hope. I was * In 1972 while on tour with the Stones, Chris will be,” relationship.” drawn to the hope.” did a drug run for Keith Richards. said Chris with George Harrison Eventually, Chris. Photo Credit: Tom Hanley career moves For more information about Chris O’Dell, *George Harrison wrote a song about her Chris also began to present you can visit her web site: called, Miss O’Dell. had a friendship with Maureen Cox who was themselves and Chris spent time working as www.missodell.com married to Ringo then. “Pattie and Maureen a personal assistant to the Rolling Stones. *She is the “woman down the hall” in Joni were very different women. Maureen and I Chris shares her thoughts on having worked Miss O’Dell is available through Mitchell’s song Coyote about a love triangle were nothing alike. She was a loving and for two of rock’s top bands, “I was a fan of Amazon.com, Borders Books, Barnes & on Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue tour. compassionate person but never afraid to The Beatles. 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Can you believe it’s been 10 years since The first event of 2010 that caught my only by presenting top local artists such as the whole Y2K thing? Yep, a whole decade, attention is the annual celebration of Martin “Horns &Things”, but by inviting nationally and probably one that will not be thought of Luther King Day at Cleveland’s premier jazz and world renowned jazz performers to the favorably. Kinda like the 70s, with showplace, Nighttown. On Sunday, January stage 7 nights a week. The list of jazz greats Watergate, the energy embargo and the fall 17th , Nighttown that have graced the Nighttown stage of Saigon. I guess that the seems endless. It is not just the jazz most memorable events, either that has brought this club national good or bad, will set the tone recognition, the dining experience for the way the entire decade alone will make an evening at will be labeled. I wonder if Nightown one to be remembered. someone will come up with a As soon as you walk through the catchy phrase like “The front door you’ll know you’re in Roaring 20s” or “The Turbulent for a culinary treat, and how often 60s”. I doubt it. does one have the opportunity to I’m sure that the first enjoy their meal next to a decade of this new millennium waterfall? The dining, the will be most remembered for the ambiance and some of the best terrorist attacks of 2001 and the jazz performers in the world are financial meltdown of 2008, but waiting for you right here in I hope that the election of Cleveland Heights. Visit President Obama will out shine www.nighttowncleveland.com for those negative events and set a reservations and to see how positive tone for this next decade. Nighttown has been giving back I mean hey, if we recovered from to Cleveland. disco, we can move past just welcomes the If you are unable to attend the MLK about anything. So, Happy New Decade! I powerhouse contemporary jazz ensemble, celebration, mark your calendar now for the don’t know about you, but I’m ready to “Horns & Things” to the stage. HAT has next Nighttown appearance of Cleveland sax move forward. been pleasing crowds in the Cleveland area virtuoso, Ernie Krivda, who will take the for over 20 years. They can be found at stage at 7pm on Sunday, February 7th, many of the area jazz festivals each year, backed by an All-Star Detroit rhythm section. including Vintage Ohio. Saxophonists Whether performing as part of a duo, trio, J.T.Lynch, Ken LeeGrand and company will quartet, quintet or with the Fat Tuesday Big take the Nighttown stage at 7pm for the Band, Ernie’s mastery of the instrument will annual MLK celebration. Don’t miss this simply astound you. Krivda is another of opportunity for a close-up encounter with Cleveland’s jazz treasures and has been an The Coolest one of Cleveland’s true jazz treasures. 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Recorded in band’s new album Gutter Anthems , mixes an Fall 2008 at The Hive in Toronto and O ver the past three albums and five of overall sound and devotion package that African-inspired drumbeat in 5/4 time with Metalworks Studios in Mississauga. Expect a years, Toronto’s Celtic rock band Enter The has created not only die-hard fans, but tin whistle melodies and lyrics in English combination of rousing drinking songs with Haggis has found itself at the center of a “Haggis Heads” that follow the band from and French. “The Death of Johnny Mooring” well-arranged rock and pop tunes. grassroots success story ever teetering on the gig to gig. combines a fiddle melody with Rage Against Gutter Anthems was released on United brink of mainstream success. From playing The band has been together in its the Machine-inspired riff-rock. There’s a for Opportunity on March 24, 2009 amid a Celtic festivals to headlining them, and from current incarnation since members met in the fiddle solo in the song in which fiddle player March East Coast tour, including a blowout the festival circuit to selling out multiple early 2000s in Brian Buchanan uses distortion, wah pedal celebration on St. Patrick’s Day at The Mod nights in rock venues, ETH has Toronto, where and whammy pedal on the instrument. Béla Club in the band’s native Toronto. “We’ve blazed a path with more than half Fleck’s done that with a banjo, but fiddle started feeling nostalgia for our homeland,” heavy and almost the band was might be a first. said fiddler, keyboardist and vocalist Brian constant touring up studying its 2006’s Soapbox Heroes , produced by Buchanan. “And this album feels more and down the East craft in the four-time Grammy award winner Neil distinctly and unapologetically Canadian than Coast, to Canada, the city’s colleges Dorfsman (Sting, Dire Straits, Paul our previous albums.” West Coast and back and McCartney), hit number two during its July The doors of Beachland Ballroom open again, winning over universities. release on the iTunes World Music chart and at 7:30 tickets are $12 and the Bog Ponies success one fan, one With that kind later marked the band’s Billboard debut will be on board to open the show. If you town, one region at a of classically when it landed at number eight on the World can’t make Friday’s event then order a CD time. trained Chart there. 2007’s Northampton (Live) and stand by for the next ETH northeast tour. 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ABOUTKARAOKE Chesterland  www.All-About-Karaoke.com 440-944-5994 www.thegirlsband.com January 13 -February 3, 2010 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 11 By Cat Lilly hosted by Anderson Cooper and focused the he said. “If I catch them now, I can hold onto spotlight on ten finalists selected from 9000 them for at least four or five years and guide season.” nominations sent in to CNN from 100 them the way that we want to guide them.” Pondering the world countries all over the globe. Nominees were Students meet from 4-7 p.m. every situation is enough to give anyone “everyday people” honored for their weekday, year-round. They work with tutors a bad case of the blues, but it’s remarkable achievements in health care, on schoolwork, practice their music and eat a never too late to try to take that first social service, and environmental hot meal before heading home. Through step toward making our planet a better preservation. funding from donations and sponsors, Tabb’s place, one good deed at a time. This reporter A panel comprised of luminaries group is able to provide bus transportation, does not watch much television, but one recognized for their own dedication to public instruments and food for free. He calls it his mandatory viewing for me is CNN’s live service selected the top ten CNN Heroes. “no excuse” policy -- “you don’t have no global telecast of the “Heroes All-Star The blue-ribbon panel included excuse why you’re not here,” Tabb said. With Tribute.” The inspiring ceremony was aired humanitarians such as retired four-star a 90 percent attendance rate, his formula New Orleans recently from the general Colin Powell, philanthropist Wallis seems to work. Kodak Theater in Musician CNN Annenberg, Whoopie Goldberg, and Sir Tabb attributes the success in part Hollywood, and Hero Elton John. Each of the ten heroes was the to the nature of music. “You’re constantly marked CNN’s For many of us the recipient of $25,000 for their cause, and the learning something new,” he said. “That’s third annual search beginning of a new year culmination of the broadcast was the what keeps the kids coming back every day.” for global heroes. is a time to reflect and announcement of CNN Hero of the Year, Since getting underway last year, The Roots The event honored take account of our lives, selected by the public in an online poll. The of Music has already exceeded Tabb’s ordinary people to contemplate our past individual receiving the most votes was expectations. The band marched in five from around the and to speculate on our awarded an additional $100,000 to help with Mardi Gras parades this season. The program world for their future. It can be a time their worthwhile endeavor. also helped students improve their grades. extraordinary deeds for goodbyes and new One of the top ten heroes of 2009 was Eighty-five percent having raised their grades in helping their beginnings, as well. “For New Orleans native Derek Tabb, a in at least one class; some D and F students fellow man. The everything there is a professional drummer with the Rebirth Brass have become A students. There are more than two-hour gala was Band, one of the city’s most popular acts. 400 children on the waiting list. Drumsticks in hand, he has found a way to Tabb said he’s assembled a “dream LOST SHEEP BAND transform New Orleans children from team” of musicians to help teach the students, troublemakers to tuba players. Tabb’s and he personally works with all the program, The Roots of Music, offers free beginners. No previous musical experience is tutoring, instruments and music education to necessary -- many students don’t even know more than 100 students. Wearing a gold the names of the instruments when they start chain and a baseball cap, he doesn’t look the -- but youngsters learn fast. “Music is about part of a typical band teacher. But every discipline,” said Tabb. He insists on good weekday evening in the French Quarter, he behavior and keeps kids in order with threats beats out the rhythm on his music stand as of sit-ups, pushups or tasks like picking up students play their chosen instruments. In grains of rice -- but these measures aren’t just doing so, he gives them an alternative to punishment. “We wear them out so they don’t Sat. Jan. 23 New Orleans’ rough streets. have any time or energy to get mixed up in “I tell everyone I’m competing with anything on the street,” he said. Discipline the drug dealers,” said Tabb, who is 34 years aside, Tabb wants young people to realize old. “When all you’ve seen is the drug that music can help them build a better dealers and the killing, you know, they think future. “I don’t say that I’m saving lives,” he that’s cool,” said Tabb, adding that many said. “I say I’m giving life -- a whole young people wind up in trouble because different life of music.” they have nothing else to do. He strives to keep young people on the straight and James Brown – Godfather of Soul 7:00 to 11:00 narrow in the city with the nation’s highest Speaking of heroes, most folks consider murder rate, according to FBI statistics. James Brown the godfather of soul, or the Sat. Jan. 30 Tabb can relate personally to the kids - father of funk, but as Martin Luther King during a rebellious phase in junior high, his Day (January 18th ) approaches, we are band teacher became his mentor and helped reminded of another side of the “hardest him get back on track. But the type of music working man in show business,” that of civil support systems that helped Tabb years ago rights advocate and peacekeeper. On April have been struggling since Hurricane 4 th , 1968, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Katrina - musicians scattered after the storm was assassinated in Memphis, and by the and budget cuts ended many school music next day most of the major cities in the 7:30 to 10:30 programs. As a result, Tabb chose to target country were in turmoil with rioting, looting, 9- to 14-year-olds with his program. “That’s and arson. The leader of the nonviolent www.lostsheepband.com just the most vulnerable time of your life,” resistance against racism had been murdered 12 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 January 13 -February 3, 2010 by a white man, and the wound was raw. to cool down one of the most explosive Dennis Lawrence on drums. Their repertoire James Brown was scheduled to perform situations in our history – Mr. Dynamite had is a unique mix of honky tonk, blues, swing, a concert at Boston Garden in a city where successfully preserved relative peace in swamp and British invasion-style rock, and racial tensions were already running high. Boston while many other cities across the country. Kevin White, the newly-elected mayor of nation were ablaze. This incident is Opening every show with the Bill Boston, wanted to cancel the show, fearing a recounted in the 2007 documentary, “The Doggett classic instrumental “Honky Tonk”, riot. But young councilmember Tom Atkins, Night James Brown Saved Boston,” using the boys follow up with a diverse array of the only African-American on the council, actual concert footage and the personal tunes from Dwight Yoakam, Hank Williams, and still a student, convinced the mayor that recollections of band members and friends, Credence Clearwater Revival, Marshall canceling it would cause a riot. Together they as well as the politicians involved and fans Tucker, Jimmy Reed, Johnny Lee Hooker, made a bold decision to help keep peace in who attended the concert. The film, available and Wilson Pickett. Their show includes the city. Rather than cancel a planned concert on DVD, addresses the politicization of Fred Barringer originals like the bluesy that would bring James Brown, from his concept and practice “Sugar Mama,” and “I Don’t Give Nothin’ thousands of of black entrepreneurialism, his trip to Viet Away,” swing specialties “Spaghettisburg disillusioned and Nam later on in 1968, and his controversial Address” and “You Could Do Better,” and angry residents endorsement of Richard Nixon in 1972. But funky “Hot Pipes” and “Scapegoat.” For all downtown, most of all, it tells the compelling story of an you swing dancers out there, they can artist at the peak of his powers “Jump, Jive, and Wail,” “Choo-choo using his artistry for the greater Ch’Boogie,” and “Rock Around the Clock” good. with the best of them. The legendary showman, who Throw in a couple of smokin’ passed away on Christmas rockabilly-style marathons like “Hot Rod morning, 2006, did more for his Lincoln” and “Mind Your Own Business”, race than a million politicians and there you have it – these jukehounds can combined. His musical slogans play just about anything. With their wide – “Say It Loud, I’m Black and range of styles and inimitable catalog of I’m Proud”, “I Don’t Want songs, this band aims to please. The Juke Nobody to Give Me Nothin’” Joint Junkies end each show on a positive (Open Up the Door I’ll Get It note, with a swingin’ rendition of “Amazing Myself”), “Don’t Be a Drop- Grace”, and it is guaranteed that you will out”, “Don’t terrorize – positively enjoy these heroes of the honky- they decided to broadcast the live concert on organize”, “Don’t Burn – learn” – instilled a tonk! ( Showtime: Fri, Jan 22, 7:00 – 11:00. public television and urged people to stay sense of racial pride in black Americans that Old Mill Winery, 403 South Broadway, home to watch. had not been seen before. In the words of his Geneva. Call 440-466-5560 for Some did, but many also came friend Reverend Al Sharpton, “There were reservations ) downtown to see Soul Brother #1 in person. other black entertainers who became the first Brown’s show proved to be more electrifying blacks to go mainstream… but James Brown than most events on the street. Fans, with was the first to make the mainstream go emotions already inflamed, rushed the stage black.” and white policeman roughly threw them off. Old Mill Winery But James Brown waved the cops off, saying Juke Joint Junkies “I think I can get some respect from my own people.” He implored the crowd to act with Friday, January 22 dignity and restraint, no matter how stunned Eileen and Dave Froelich of Old Mill and inconsolable they might feel in the wake Winery in Geneva are jumping on the of this terrible tragedy. He urged the bandwagon with the addition of several hot audience to make Reverend King’s dream a new bands to their roster. Juke Joint Junkies nd reality in Boston, to remember and honor are appearing on Friday, January 22 . The him in peace. His words had great impact, Junkies, led by self-confessed “guitar-aholic” and there was no rioting in Boston that night. Fred Barringer, consist of Saul T. Dawg on It took the hottest man in show business vocals and guitar, Nick Marino on bass, and

January 13 -February 3, 2010 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 13 R onnie Spector was born and raised in first woman in rock to provoke anything like months, Ronnie Spector upper Manhattan. Pair one of rock’s greatest the hysteria that Elvis had caused, which was starred in the HBO/ voices (Ronnie Spector, born Veronica soon to engulf the Beatles.” Cinemax special Bennett) with one of its greatest producers As the Number One pop group in “Legendary Ladies of (Phil Spector), and memorable music was England, Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes Rock,” presented on the bound to result.She formed the Ronettes headlined over acts like the Rolling Stones American Music while in her teens and released her first and Yardbirds. The Beatles personally Awards, and sang on records in 1961 on the Colpix label. One of requested that the Ronettes join their final the NBC special those early songs was “You Bet I Would,” U.S. tour in August 1966; later that year, at “Merry Motown co-written by Carole King. Another was the Basin Street East, a talented young come- Christmas.” rocking “He Did It” written by Jackie dian named Richard Pryor was the opening Ronnie Spector’s DeShannon and Sharon Sheeley-which act for the Ronettes’ final live performance. classic recordings have Ronnie still performs today. In 1970, Ronnie Spector released her been heard in such The Ronettes were also professional Apple Records debut single, “Try Some, Buy films as The Pickup singers and dancers at New York’s Some” - written and produced by George Artist, Quadrophenia, Peppermint Lounge. There they were Harrison, with a backing band that included Goodfellas, Mean discovered by legendary disc jockey George, John Lennon, and Ringo Starr. Streets, and Nine “Murray the K” (Murray Kaufman), who Ronnie sang with Alice Cooper and on Jimi Months. Most promptly hired them as dancers for his Hendrix’s final recording session (August significantly, “Be My Brooklyn Fox Theater rock and roll revues. 1970). Baby” set the tone for the Beginning in 1963, Ronnie Spector, as In 1976, Billy Joel wrote “Say Goodbye box office smash Dirty lead singer of the ultimate girl group, The to Hollywood” as a tribute to Ronnie. The Dancing - and in 1988, Ronnie Ronettes-recorded a long string of classic next year, she recorded the song with Fifties and Sixties to joined the cast of the Dirty Dancing stage pop hits: powerful, poignant teen anthems backing by Bruce Springsteen and the E collect past-due royalties on their old show for a six-week international tour. like the Grammy Award-winning “Walking Street Band, and it was issued as a single on recordings. 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The song was Ronnie to yet another highlight; The Ronettes revised and updated mass-market paperback emulated recordings in the history of rock nominated for a Grammy Award and became were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of was published in June 2004. and roll. a heavy rotation video on MTV. In 1987, Fame with Keith Richards presenting the In the Nineties, Ronnie returned to the “There were girl group hits before the Ronnie returned to recording with her award. studio to record the theme song for Ronettes,” wrote Canadian critic Carl Columbia album, Unfinished Business, Today, Ronnie Spector lives in Roseanne’s ABC-TV cartoon, “Little Wilson in a 2003 feature for the Toronto featuring “Who Can Sleep” and “Love on A Connecticut with her husband/manager Rosey.” She cut the haunting “Farewell to a Globe & Mail. “But Ronnie Spector was the Rooftop.” Over the course of the next 18 Jonathan Greenfield and their two sons, Sex Symbol” for the cast album of Tim Austin Drew and Jason Charles. She is, quite Rice’s Tycoon, and sang “Rockin’ Around simply, a legend in her own time - still the Christmas Tree” on the Top Ten platinum radiating talent, beauty, and charisma. Margie & staff are glad to be back! album A Very Special Christmas 2. 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ruling eased the way for veteran artists of the 14 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 January 13 -February 3, 2010 By Andrea Razavi Photos By Jeff Hace Taylor-Brooks Band to follow. guitar in his uniquely talented session Doug Bukovac, (Mary Taylor – style. Wearing a Brooks Band)) and Fred Grupe, It was a night of reunions among sparkler on her (Abbey Rodeo and Mary friends and family who had not left hand ring Taylor-Brooks Band) and converged in a while. The packed club finger, a gem Roger Jewell (MTBB) was a testimony to the love and herself, joined Mary on stage. support of many who came to see Sarah Earlier in the Tom and Buxton month, Fred Sarah (writer of and Bob back Stupid Yocum, in Boy for (Abbey town Keith Rodeo) for Urban) lit graciously the holidays and to among so many other local musical talents. up Billy’s asked me to support a great As the entertainment was coming to a close, Old Front surprise cause. Michael at least for a while, I asked Sarah to sign my Bar in Mary on her Lee Hill was favorite percussion egg shaker with her Eastlake with fiancée and Nashville session birthday with a few of my songs as in the house signature song title. She gladly obliged and guitarist Tom Bukovac for Buk-Fest III, also they accompanied me on fiddle along with penned it with fervent and sassy benefiting an employee’s ill family and bass at Mary’s gig. John Ryan, confidence… “No More Stupid member helping defray They both play (Caliber Boys….period!” Thanks to everyone, and mounting medical costs. regularly with Band) and Billy’s too, who made it such a great night. With a stellar crew of Mary, a David local musicians and wonderfully Hamilton, family abounding, down to earth, there wasn’t an charisma- UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP! open parking space laden, talented singer in the lot. That’s and songwriter. We all the kind of sang, danced, giggled reception Tom and harmonized with Bukovac gets some fabulous when he comes musicians behind us to town. Now on stage, such as some Tim Facemyer, musicians in John Stebal, Tom’s league (Stebal might like all Drum HVi!?Vc#&+i] Hjc!;ZW#,i] that pomp and circumstance, but that’s what Shop), Crazy Cliff Sweat, John Penca, Andy makes him so special, not only is he Praynor and Chad Komacki (Tim Facemyer incredibly talented, but his simple demeanor Band) doing a stellar job manning is strikingly humble. Sweet singing Sarah soundboard. Tom Bukovac wailed on his was filled with welcoming smiles, as if we were her family. 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Weddings, Corporate breakfasts, lunches and glittering venues, and dazzling celebrations. The primary goal of this facility will be dinners, Traditional local celebrations, All of these perceptions will apply to to attract Fortune 500 Company conferences Special graduation productions, Ethnic Cleveland when The Rockometer building is and presentations to Cleveland. Las Vegas dance, arts and music events. completed, creating the largest and most has long been the industry gold standard for A rockometer is a retro measuring elaborate 2,000 seat banquet, special events such occasions, but with this new venue, devise or pulse meter, which indicates the and party center east of Las Vegas. There are Cleveland will have the ability to finally “spirit” or civic “heartbeat” of the City of two distinct projects combined to be a master compete, as well as offer a cost effective Cleveland. The actual meter, situated at the development plan for a significant portion of bottom line. Whether it would be an crown of the façade on The Rockometer the downtown Cleveland lakefront. If the unveiling of a new tech tool from Apple Inc, building will be enhanced by three, jumbo outdoor video screens directly underneath, which will indicate a visual explanation as to why the meter is pointing to low, medium or high ( i.e. The Cleveland Browns won a game on Sunday giving the meter a high rating ). This “social seismograph” will never be utilized as a commercial or advertising element, and all programming of content will be created in house by the staff marketing team. During patron events The Rockometer will be a nucleus of activity. The client and their guests will be made to feel like true rock stars. There will be a red carpet arrival under mild flashing strobes for a “celebrity” experience. Themed outdoor audio will set the mood and the arches would boast the client’s chosen colors while their name or event name flashes across the large digital marquee. The three jumbo overhead screens would also be visually coordinated to welcome the special occasion. The main ballroom could be the host to largest of events or have mobile divider walls to accommodate multiple smaller gatherings. The main lobby merchandise gift shop would offer specific event inventory as well as quality Rockometer items capable of being imprinted with the images of patrons enjoying that very event. The signature tableware and unique themed catering presentations, the well appointed restrooms, and the attention to detail, will be the hallmark of The Rockometer facility. When not engaged for large events, The Rockometer will feature Las Vegas style 16 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 January 13 -February 3, 2010 entertainment buffet packages. level of event management that Cleveland Focused themes would also be The Man Behind has never known. included for evening shows the Vision His 3,300 square ft. elaborate high rise such as: the best of the 60’s When it comes to rock apartment is literally a display of his or perhaps the best of the music, planning successful attention to detail. Designed and customized 80’s, Big Band Swing, Jazz, benefits and events, completely by Chris the layout takes one Country or Blues. creative volume catering from Italy to France to Hollywood. His The Rockometer will have and just getting the details home was featured on HGTV and can be world class stage and right, few have this rare viewed in the Statistics link at performance amenities. This combination of talents christopheraxelrod.com. Also see into investment in the performer will like Christopher G. Christopher’s eccentric and comedic rapidly garner the reputation as Axelrod. A lifelong characters in the midst of exploring the rest a performance destination Cleveland resident, at age 51, of the site. location. The stage will have he knows this market well. As the founder of National Concession hydraulic platforms, water and Christopher is a gold charter and National Catering Companies , vapor systems, state of the member of the Rock and Christopher has 32 years of experience in art lighting, audio Roll Hall of Fame and meeting the overwhelming demands of some and in-house Museum and has a of this nation’s largest special events. From special effects, personal passion concert tours to aviation, auto racing to secure stage door for rock music. festivals, his vast logistical, budget and entries, secure He has a 29 marketing skills bring high level experience backstage load-in year history as in delivering quality volume food services docks, well a performer, nationwide. He has exceptional banquet appointed dressing writer and catering skills from his past work serving the rooms with private producer of this Cleveland Convention Center, The CSU dining, laundry and unique genre. Wolstein Center and numerous corporate media rooms, large We were customers. He can please the most lower level rehearsal rooms with private fortunate to meet with Christopher and demanding client and always enjoys any stage elevators, lower level cast dining, Rockometer Advisory Board member John creative challenge. wardrobe, spa and fitness rooms, wireless Gorman at Chistopher’s home last month. His inspired business management internet service throughout the building and While sitting down to dinner he was skills have long been revered for regional performance monitors in every room. gracious, unassuming, and easy to talk with benefit planning and execution. Ranging The Rockometer will be LEED but when the spotlight is on Chris truly from educational, medical, museum and the (Leadership in Energy and Environmental becomes an entertainer extraordinaire. His major arts, Christopher has raised significant Design) certified, designed by an LEED talents are sure to take the Rockometer to a funds by growing many events into annual accredited architect. Inspired by the work of community favorites. Entrepreneurs for Sustainability’s ZeroWasteNEO group, the Rockometer will be a zero waste project, one that does not contribute to landfills. Green building makes financial and ecological sense, and it contributes to Northeast Ohio’s growing leadership role in forging a sustainable economy. Solar, wind and geothermal will power more than 50% of the building. Eco- friendly cleaning materials will be used throughout the building, including in maintenance and kitchen washing systems. Local vendors such as Green Clean www.greenclean.biz will provide the cleaning products and/or the actual cleaning services. Local venders such as A Piece of Cleveland www.apieceofcleveland.com will provide furniture, chairs, tables, desks, etc. Each will have an official ‘Rebirth Certificate’ showing its origin and up- cycling in NEO. Herman Miller is another preferred sustainable furniture vendor. The Rockometer won’t just be a green building; it will be a show case of how to operate sustainably as well. The Rockometer is committed to supporting the local NEO economy. While Northeast Ohioans spend an average of $10 billion / year on food, most of that money leaves the region. The Rockometer will work with local venders and farmers to provide the most fresh, local and seasonal offerings to guests. The goal is to cultivate long-term relationships with locally sourced, organic growers. January 13 -February 3, 2010 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 17 Having lived his entire life in parking lots. shows, musical events and so much more you will rave about, found only in Cleveland. Cleveland, Axelrod feels the timing is When asked about current negotiations can be programmed here. The goal is to FLIP : Flip is exactly what you will do critical to start construction of the and updates Christopher told the North Coast attract and sustain a wider demographic of when you shop this incredible offering of Rockometer/Music Legacy Plaza as soon as Voice, “We are preparing to meet with The patrons to this area via their respective new and used vintage and rare musical p ossible at this particular downtown United States Coast Guard to discuss relo interests. From live entertainment to an instruments: No lessons, starters or posers location. and land options this winter. The website incredible themed restaurant combined with here. This store is for serious musicians only. The reasons are twofold: now has a petition for top executives to unique retail as inspired by LA and NYC, Rare instrument trades and consignments will First, Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. enroll in support. It is under ‘Petition’ on our Music Legacy Plaza offers it all. accommodate and thrill musicians as well as (MMPI) will most likely have construction homepage. The project is growing in support Music Legacy Plaza would be inspire future stars. You never know what completed within the next three years of a as so many other area projects do not excite considered an extension of The Rockometer will “flip” next at this exclusive retail brand new Cleveland Medical Mart and taxpayers nor fuel civic pride like ours does. and under the management of the offering in the rock and roll capital. Trade Show Facility in the downtown area. It is a steady climb. We are planning a late Rockometer. In harmony with the SCRATCH : It really doesn’t cost that In short, a medical mart will help Spring or Summer event for our supporters characteristics of a record, Music Legacy much to dress like a rock star! Regional Cleveland’s economy by bringing unique to network and grow in visibility and Plaza offers the names Skip , Flip , Scratch fashion designers and artists will now be able visitors into the city and ensuring that they solidarity.” and Spin in true thematic disc style. The to consign their stage wear creations to spend money while in Cleveland. “Trade show industry research indicates that Music average show attendees spend about $1,100 on hotels, transportation, and food every Legacy time they attend a show.” The only Plaza downtown or suburban facility that can feed The site large amounts of guests at one time is the design is current Cleveland Convention Center intended to Complex. It can accommodate only 1600 excite and people for a formal sit down dinner; accommodate however, The Rockometer will easily seat all area over 2000 guests for meals. museum Secondly, the RTA and Euclid Corridor tourists, Project will be completed soon. Tourists will transient be able to view the downtown area boaters and conveniently, as well as easily continue on to local fans the University Circle area and points east. To alike. Weekly aid in traffic flow and parking during events, special events as well as an added enticement for group like car tourism, and The Rockometer will provide cruises, bike themed shuttle service to area garages and rallies, boat modern performance gazebo located in the WOW serious shoppers at Scratch. Everyone center provides both the lights and sounds to is a performer in life and style rules. No set the plaza mood and keep the city and trendy, generic or average vintage clothing area alive with vitality. here. Offerings range from incredible costume jewelry to hats, belts and accessories SKIP : Skip’s Mega Grill is much more in addition to one of a kind accented clothing. than the usual family restaurant. It is This is where the real stars shop when in designed to be a one of a kind attraction to Cleveland. thrill diners. Under the inviting classic red SPIN : Your eyes will spin when you neon sign there will be largest indoor grill see the rock themed creations for home or anywhere in the world. The flat grill is office. Global artists will create and consign twenty five feet in length serving as the only rock related accessories in a variety of center of attraction for showcasing this mediums. At Spin shoppers can find that classic American style of dining. The chefs special gift that sustains the spirit of rock as fun personalities will both entertain and music and enjoy it in their environment. prepare over 50 types of incredible classic Tableware, office accessories, wall art, hot sandwiches and sides right off the grill lamps, hardware, small casual furnishings before your eyes. Have you ever and more will delight shoppers and showcase experienced a hot grilled salad? as well as inspire unusual offerings from the Juke box music will keep the legacy of ultra creative. classic rock hits in the background. Video Making the Rockometer and Music cameras with audio mounted above the chefs Legacy Plaza a reality comes with challenges and grill with monitors positioned but none that are insurmountable. Adding this throughout the dining area will keep the convention, concert, and event palace to the entertainment hot and fun for diners. Diners North Coast is not just for Cleveland it can can actually text their chef! This modern boost tourism for the entire region. If we all “grill to thrill” features only quality can come together with a vision such as American fair and healthy items served up in Christopher has, the North Coast from rockin style. No typical rock decor or 50’s Cleveland to Erie could become a true diner themes at Skip’s Mega Grill. There vacation destination. So how about it will be a full size second floor outdoor deck Cleveland? Take the next step and add further for those perfect Northcoast dining days, validation to the legacy “Cleveland Rocks!” special gatherings and lakefront photo opportunities. Skip’s Mega Grill is all about the food and fun for a meal experience that 18 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 January 13 -February 3, 2010 always ask, “Why?” Usually it’s some &RI *ANs -IDNIGHT It’s midnight. The gig is over. You’re could probably dig away the snow by hand. variation on “We missed the changing Pipers Three Restaurant coming out of the bar, guitar in hand, and a But (yes, dear reader, you are probably way seasons,” or, “We missed the snow at blast of Arctic air hits your face. Icy snow ahead of me here) your gloves are safe and Broadview Hts. Christmas.” I think deep down people like the stings your eyes. Your nose does that “dry- sound in the car ! What do you do? Call hard weather. It gives us something to battle, up-and-freeze” thing. The sweat from a hard- AAA? Call AA? Wait for some helpful Boy something to challenge us. It also makes the 3AT *ANs PM played gig turns into little beads of ice on Scouts? Or go back in the bar, have another warm summer months that much more sweet! Chalet Debonne Winery your forehead and neck. Your thin leather drink, and wait for spring? So let’s re-do that opening jacket, stylish and hip in October, is about as Yes, here in Ohio, or anywhere in paragraph: effective at keeping you warm as wrapping the northern half of the country, we’ve all It’s midnight. You step out of the Fri, Jan. 22 yourself in newspaper. MAMA! IT’S experienced those bone-cracking, face- bar, wrapped snug in your warm jacket, hat Pipers Three FREEZING OUT HERE! freezing, finger-numbing winters. We all and gloves, and breathe in that fresh, Yes, it’s just another January or suffer, we all complain, and it’s something exhilarating air. The stars are bright, clear February night in the cold Midwest. Your car we all have in common. It kind of brings us Fri & Sat, Jan. 29 & 30 and twinkling, and so is the new fallen snow. sits under 8 inches of newly fallen snow. The together. Did you ever stop and listen to Your feet make that solid crunch-munch Pipers Three snowplow has been by, and has, of course, folks reminiscing about the weather? “Back sound as you walk through the frigid snow. deposited 4 feet of snow all around your car. in ‘78’ it drifted over the roof!” “Oh, yeah? You unlock your trunk, pull out your trusty How will you get out now? The shovel you Back in ’60 the river didn’t thaw out until &RI &EBs PM shovel, and start digging. You feel the cold promised yourself you’d always leave in the June!” “In ’53 we had 5 feet of snow on Old Mill Winery air fill your lungs. It feels good! You breathe trunk for just such a situation is still behind every road! For 2 weeks !” And on and on. out and your breath looks like smoke. Just a the garage door at home, just where you left People are proud of having survived these few minutes more, and you”ll have a good- &RI &EBs PM it last spring. Then you realize, you can’t winter adventures. It’s their badge of enough path. Toss the shovel back in the even get in your car at the moment! The courage! Chalet Debonne Winery trunk, start the engine, rock the car out of the snow is that high! You have no digging or Did you ever notice how many snow, and YOU DID IT! You’re headed check out shoveling implements with you. (You people who move from here to some idyllic home! You showed that you can handle the www.tomtoddmusic.com consider using your guitar, but no, that would place like Florida or San Diego end up weather. And you realize it’s not a bad night, for more information & pictures be too horrible!) If you had your gloves, you moving back here? This fascinates me, and I it’s a beautiful night!

January 13 -February 3, 2010 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 19 By Luthier Patrick Podpadec doing the whole sanding and buffing I am manner. After each job I clean up my bench and replace all the tools I used back Well here we are, 2010. Wow! How did process twice to get it right when all you As I get more and more into a to their proper location. (I don’t know why the time fly by so fast? It seems like I just had to do is follow the proper procedure daily routine of repairing instruments, I I have to use every tool I got and some I graduated from high school a couple of don’t on every job, but I do.) Some times years ago. That was 1973. I just hope that this feels a bit redundant ,but I assure you some experience has attached itself to my that it is much faster than if I spend ten psyche. Like the guy in the commercial minutes looking for the small phillips head says “My hair speaks experience” Or screwdriver on my messy bench “ I know maybe the lack of it it’s here somewhere, I just used the #%$$* I do know enough now to tell you that thing! So of course all of this frustration it takes a certain amount of organization to has led me to start a new clean up and get ahead in any venture that you decide to organizing campaign for the New Year. encounter. I have had my share of “road I have vowed to take the stack of blocks” that seem to always return to the sticky notes that are stuck everywhere and fact that I need to stay focused on the all the other stuff that I “doodle” and put it proper procedures to end up with the in some sort of a data base so that I can satisfactory results. I mean, that it is never access it on the fly. I just spent about 5 hrs worth it to try to cut corners to get cleaning my desk out and off to put my something done faster or cheaper. son’s old computer out in my shop so I can Whenever I try to skip a grade of try to catch up with the 21st century. It’s sandpaper to get done faster, it always funny to me that I’m telling you that it is seems that I end up having to do it over my son’s old computer. He’s only ten yrs because I can see some scratches in the old and I’m getting his old computer. finish that I didn’t get out because I What’s wrong with that picture? Maybe if skipped to 600 paper after using 220 I’m lucky he will show me how to use it. instead of using 400 in between. It doesn’t that I know works, the first time. I know it find that it is extremely important to stay Anything past email and writing these sound like much until you find yourself sounds like I’m yelling at myself, because organized so that I can accomplish the tasks at hand in a efficient and timely articles for the Voice, I’m pretty much lost. I hope I don’t sound too gloomy because I’m actually totally pumped up about all that is starting to unfold in the workshop of “Liam Guitars”. It has been very invigorating to me to start these new guitars that I’m putting together for the Newport Guitar Festival in Miami Fla. this coming April. My original goal was to start three guitars but I think I will have to cut it back to only two because I still want to have time to accommodate my repair customers. Speaking of that, I want to thank everyone for responding so well to my last article about the Christmas special. I am still running it through Jan. I must say though if your still interested in taking advantage of the $35.00 setup you must contact me soon so that I can have your repair jobs on the schedule before the end of the month or you will miss out on this great opportunity. I always like to talk a little about the types of repairs that came through the shop since the last time I talked to you, so here goes…. I fixed an output jack in an electric bass that kept breaking the solder joints because the jack was not seated properly in its hole. I removed all of the poor attempts of soldering from the previous repair person and installed two new “lock” washers on either side of the hole so that when I tightened the jack it would stay there. I backed it up with a 20 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 January 13 -February 3, 2010 second nut and a little dab of super glue on guitar. I think that Guilds are way the threads for added protection. Worked underestimated for their quality These like a charm. things can happen to any guitar I installed some side ,regardless of make or model. Well’ I dot inlays on the fretboard of a Gretch need to be getting back to my guitar. It seems funny that this wasn’t building project so that I have some done at the factory but it wasn’t, so I did fodder for you for the next article. So it. till next time, please Stay in Tune I replaced a cracked bridge of a Johnson guitar. It had mysteriously cracked along the line where the Thanks Again! bridge pin holes were drilled I’ve Patrick from Wood-n-Strings seen this many times on less MON.- FRI 10:30am-7pm expensive guitars. I believe that HAPPY HOUR $/-%34)#37%,,$2).+3 it can be related to the fact of not taking the $).% ). /.,9 ¢ time to use 25 A WING TUES. & THURS. the

proper Musician’s Night piece of wood for the THURSDAYS with Ted Riser 8-12 bridge. It is important $ that the grain 7.00 Buckets of the wood is WEEKENDS clear and running in the right direction to of Beer offset the massive strain that it has to endure because of the string tension constantly pulling on it. I also got in a guitar that was FRI. JAN. 15: Probable Cause once owned by an old friend of mine from about 35yrs ago. I remember when my friend bought it new. Another friend of mine owns it now and brought it in for SAT. JAN. 16: Vernon Jones Blues Cartel 100,000 mile tuneup. It’s still is a great guitar , a Guild D-55. Unfortunately it has succumbed to the demise of extreme fret wear and will be needing a fret job, along FRI. JAN. 22: Us Band with replacing a warped ebony bridge. You wouldn’t think that would happen, but this actually is my third ebony bridge I’ve NEVER FRI & SAT replaced on older Guilds. That certainly A COVER SAT. JAN. 23: Alias BANDS AT does not make them a bad choice for a CHARGE FRI. JAN. 29: JiMiller 9PM SAT. JAN. 30: Bad Monkey FRI. FEB. 5: Concretus SAT. FEB. 6: Ted Riser & The Marshall Band

,AKESHORE"LVDs7ILLOUGHBY !TTHEINTERSECTIONOF,AKESHORE,OST.ATION2Ds  January 13 -February 3, 2010 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 21 victory represents the first time in 43 years that a jazz album has won in that category. The academy distributes trophies in Traditional Traditional AmericanAmerican MusicMusic 110 categories, though only eleven are given out during the television broadcast. The rest are handed out at a separate three-hour event at the convention center immediately before Overlooked in Mainstream Media the telecast. Achievements in the less Overlooked in Mainstream Media mainstream musical genres such as jazz, blues, folk, bluegrass, gospel, reggae, Latin, By Cat Lilly polka, world music, and classical are honored here. C omedians John Belushi and Dan and eventually put together a band that was a Blues was finally getting some respect, Ackroyd were at the height of their careers but its day in the sun was short-lived. In While the Academy hands out multiple merger of the electric Chicago Blues, and awards in the mainstream categories, on Saturday Night Live, and had in common the Memphis Stax Records R&B sound. 1980, the Blues Brothers live concert release an affinity for listening to old, classic blues “Made in America” sold only a disappointing recognizing individual vocal and Inspired by the cover of a Johnny Lee instrumental performances, they see fit to records. In the late 1970’s the Blues Hooker album, they donned the hat and 300,000 copies, and John Belushi died in Brothers , ( legendary musical, comedic, and 1982. When the movie “Blues Brothers give out only two album awards (Best shades that would later become the Traditional, Best Contemporary) in the blues cinematic duo), became part of our popular trademark Blues Brothers look. The suits 2000” was released in 1998, although it culture, enlightening a whole new generation featured a stellar cast of blues musicians, category. Individual artistic achievement in and ties came from the Beatnik Era in the the blues genre is unrecognized by the to a musical genre that had 50’s and 60’s, when musicians would wear such as Eric Clapton and BB King, it was not been previously overlooked. a box office success. The Blues Brothers Grammy Awards. straight apparel, so that they could go out It was in this untelevised segment of Both amateur into mainstream society and avoid the remain a phenomenon in the history of blues music, and we have Belushi and Ackroyd to the ceremony that Cleveland’s own Robert attention of the police. They toured the Lockwood Jr. finally earned his Grammy country on their “mission from God,” thank for shining a spotlight on this true American art form. Award, posthumously. It was the third spreading the gospel of the blues. nomination for the renowned bluesman, who The Blues Brothers released a live There have been other artists who have drawn mainstream media attention to the passed away in 2006 at the age of ninety-one, concert album in 1978, and “Briefcase Full having outlived many of his contemporaries, of Blues” went double platinum (selling 3.5 blues. In the late sixties, Jimi Hendrix took his brand of blues psychedelia to England, including Muddy Waters and Johnny Lee million copies), hit number one on the Hooker. “The Last of the Great Mississippi charts, and yielded the hit single “Soul and it was taken up by skinny white boys like the Animals, Eric Clapton, and the Rolling Delta Bluesmen: Live in Dallas” garnered the Man.” The hugely successful Blues Brothers 2008 Grammy for Best Traditional Blues movie was released late in 1979, and Stones. Around the same time, Janis Joplin electrified audiences at the Monterey Pop Album. The release featured four living featured the music of Ray Charles, Aretha legends of the blues - Lockwood, Willie Franklin, and a forgotten star from another Festival with her heartfelt delivery of songs originally done by Rosetta Thorpe, Bessie “Pinetop” Perkins, Henry James Townsend, generation, Cab Calloway. The concert and David “Honeyboy” Edwards. scenes were shot live, and audiences Smith, and Big Mama Thornton, sparking an interest in female blues singers not seen since Another musical format that is vastly responded to Callaway’s “Hi-de-ho’s” with overlooked in our culture is Americana, a the same delight as the hepcats used to, and the pre-Depression era. musicians, they gathered together an When Stevie Ray loose subset of American roots music that gave him a standing ovation. The soundtrack encompasses folk, alt-country, rockabilly, impressive group of well known blues and received three Grammy nominations, but Vaughan hit the airwaves soul players like Steve Cropper, Donald in the eighties, it led bluegrass, jug band, Cajun, Tejano, and was not a commercial success, selling only Native American music. Considered “Duck” Dunn, and Matt “Guitar” Murphy, one million copies. to a blues revival of sorts in the “American” because it is native to the United media, with States, it is called “roots music” because it movies like served as the basis of musical fusions later “Crossroads” developed in the United States, including drawing rock-n-roll, rhythm and blues, and jazz. attention to the There are many older roots artists who legacy of spawned the birth of Americana: bluesmen Robert Son House and Leadbelly, folk singers Johnson, and Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, originals young guitar like Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash – all sang of upstarts like real life. In the early seventies, musical Johnny pioneers like Gram Parsons of the Flying Lang and Burrito Brothers, Emmylou Harris, Poco, and Kenny The Band blended country and rock to Wayne become the forerunners of this elusive style. Shepherd Today, the making genre is the typified by STEVIE STEVIE RAYRAY VAUGHANVAUGHAN pop artists such charts as Lucinda with Williams, blues tunes. Today, as a beleaguered Rodney recording industry struggles to survive, Crowell, mainstream music is saturated with bland, Joe Ely, homogenous drivel and stars that are and “created” by the media. Gillian Popular music is sometimes defined Welch, who as music that is not only made by large carry the numbers of people, but also listened to by torch and large numbers of people. If originality keep the and quality were the criteria for media Americana exposure, instead of sales units, the face of GILLIAN GILLIAN WELCH WELCH flame pop culture would look much different. burning. Sadly, blues and other traditional If American music forms like jazz and roots these names are not familiar to you, it is not music receive little acknowledgement even surprising. Americana music is seldom heard from their peers at the prestigious National in the mainstream media, more likely to be Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. heard on Triple-A, satellite or Internet radio, The biggest surprise of the 2008 Grammy or noncommercial college radio. Rolling Awards was the final award of the evening, Stone regularly reviews Americana releases, Album of the Year, which went to 67-year- but it is seldom covered in other mainstream old jazz mainstay Herbie Hancock for his publications outside the trade. tribute to Joni Mitchell. The unexpected Americana music was the focus of the 22 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 January 13 -February 3, 2010 bimonthly U.S. publication No Depression , Awards. The move further underscores the which helped popularize the term and the increasing significance of the Americana music. No Depression (named for a Carter music format and brand, accelerating the Family song) was launched in 1995 and Americana Music Association’s already gradually grew into one of the nation’s most substantial momentum as it approaches its prominent and broad-ranging music tenth year in existence, but the music still publications, until it ceased print operations receives no conventional media airplay or in June 2008. The revered magazine attention. The reason, of course, is about launched a community website dollars and cents, like everything else in our The Cove (NoDepression.com) on the Ning platform in society of consumers. February 2009. The site is a growing While it sometimes seems as though community of over 4,600 bloggers, mass media and electronic communications videographers, photographers, artists, labels, have made American culture more generic, DJs, venues, and fans around the world. Site many areas of the country are remarkably content comes from throughout the zealous in their preservation and cultivation community which attracts more than 65,000 of traditional music. For instance, there are Geneva's Original Rock & Roll Nite Club. unique readers a month. An online archive of scores of grass roots blues, jazz, and folk No Depression’s 75 print issues can be found music societies across the country, forming a at Archive.NoDepression.com. network of enthusiasts for the unsung heroes 'ENEVA ON THE,AKEs   While mainstream radio and the of musical styles that have passed into National Association of Recording Artists history or thrive outside the commercial continued to snub the newly-defined style, mainstream. www.myspace.com/coveniteclub ten years ago the Americana Music American music is the reflection of a Association was formed to encourage culture, embodying the geographical, ethnic, development of the genre, and began holding social, and even political forces that have Thur. Jan. 14th - Thirsty Thursday with DJ M@ and its own annual awards ceremony in 2002, at shaped the disparate components of the the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Judy United States. 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This one is a computer Assuming the actors did what they were generated graphic asked to do the entire Holmes character was extravaganza that’s on par 306 more an anti social lunatic than eccentric with (but not substantially genius and Watson (Jude Law) a P-whipped better than) a handful of whiner. Of course the main focus is or should others of the same breed. be a carefully crafted plot complete with The story, an outer brilliantly deducted solution and not the space version of Dances constant Oscar and Felix bickering, fight with Wolves (with an scenes and action sequences. even more overbearing Though the script probably had great political message) is a promise at one time it came out of Ritchie’s familiar one. As a matter meat grinder as a convoluted mess and a of fact it’s like any waste of a solid cast. number of films that pit the evil military industrial complex against an Home of the Hoover idealized native utopia. This is it: In a world not in too far from now there’s love with the chief’s daughter, 2 HAPPY HOURS! a planet inhabited by a noble becomes a member of the tribe and defeats 7:30-10:30am and peaceful race. It happens to be rich in the U S of A or at least the army and some kind of silly magic mineral that’s corporation. & 4-6:30pm worth a lot of money. Still the FX are spectacular and despite the We Earthlings have poisoned our planet nearly three hour runtime there’s very little Daily Specials and a bunch of stereotypical corporate and drag. Open 7 Days • 6:30am-2:30am military bad guys are set on looting this Maybe IMAX would have been worth the planets resources. trip. Full Kitchen Menu The scientists want to infiltrate the Breakfast Served 7-10:30am natives with biological clones controlled by the minds of American operatives. The army 7377 Lakeshore Blvd. just wants to kill ‘em all. B Mentor We suck; I get it. Sam Worthington is a paraplegic marine 440.257.3557 who winds up in one of the clones. He falls 26 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 January 13 -February 3, 2010 possible, which means we are primarily left could have easily been a bland chick flick The Road to set the moral boundaries for ourselves. and turned it into one of the season’s best Dimension • R • 110 min Where does good or evil come into play comedies. I’m on my way out the door in two when survival is all that matters? How At first glance the plot summary looks minutes to see this one. I was almost on a “good” is self-sacrifice? How “evil” is pretty mundane. Middle aged executive 100+ mile road trip when it opened a couple survival? hatchet man (George Clooney), consumed weeks ago. McCarthy lets you figure that out for with his job to the exclusion of real romantic Blending The Traditional Ways See I’d just finished Cormac McCarthy’s yourself rather than pound you with his attachment is paired up with a young female With The Modern! Pulitzer winning novel and just loved it. moral view (as Cameron did in AVATAR) exec (the irresistible Anna Kendrick) whose Oh it’s no action packed thriller, not by a One doesn’t have time in a two-hour film to job it is to eliminate his own position. We Are Not Your Normal country mile; it’s as bleak and lacking in ponder these questions and that’s the bottom There’s even a sub plot that involves a Coffee & Tea Shop or Health Store. redemption as any of McCarthy’s novels. line. family wedding he’ll attend with an Still, despite the constant melancholy tone, I Though it’s a nice encapsulation it falls a erstwhile paramour (Vera Farmiga) and you Featuring Hot & Iced found it nearly impossible to put down. little bit short as a film. can almost smell the saccharine climax that Blended Coffees and I have a couple concerns from the trailers but could have been in lesser hands. we’ll get into that when I get back. See ya in But to paraphrase the late Billy Mays, Chai Smoothies, Loose a couple hours. B- wait, there’s more. Teas such as White, OK I’m back and thankfully my fears This is a quality cast great directing and a Rooibos, Guarana, didn’t come to pass. I’d feared that a desire plot that never crosses over into shlock. 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I hope your holidays were grand, spiffy, Mind that is. That’s like jogging down and really swell! Mine were surprisingly Memory Lane for the rest of humanity; okay, got several presents and all were… you know the drill, that’s when we try FOOD items. Hot Diggity Dog! everything we can think of to “jog” our memory. Had a fairly good time with family and friends over the holidays, ate lots of good We go into each room and just stand there, food, and drank some holiday spirits, turning our heads from side to side scoping but… everything in sight, hoping something will catch our eye and trigger some brain cells something was missing… to get us on the right track… didn’t work!

something important… I looked under the beds… nope not there.

something I really needed… I looked in all the closets… nope not there either. Have you ever found yourself looking for something but didn’t remember what it I looked in the underwear drawer, kitchen was that you were looking for? cupboards, and even sat on the crapper for a half an hour, since that’s where I get Well I seemed to have misplaced most of my inspiration… no such luck! something and have been looking for it for two weeks! It’s been a daunting task to No matter what room I go into there just remember where I left it, or for that matter are no clues as to what I’m looking for! what it was that I was looking for in the Damn the Caverns are empty, not even a first place! hint!

I really hate it when that happens. All I Well maybe it’s not even here to begin knew was I needed to find it because I with; hmmm perhaps I left it somewhere have a Voice article due and it had else… yeah that’s got to be it! something to do with that. So off I go to visit friends and family, to It wasn’t my computer, I knew where that the stores I frequent, pubs, anywhere I was. Not my coffee cup, smoking jacket, could have been in the last two weeks, beer or my socks, all of those are here! hoping something, anything would cause a spark to light up the Caverns and give me I have to find it! It’s important! I can’t hope that this hellish nightmare would end! do my article without it! Damn! Then it happened… it was like a slap to the Into the Caverns I go, my Cavernous ole grey matter… I remembered WHAT it was I was looking for! Now I just have to find it, and find it fast, press time is closing in on me quickly!

Where… oh where could it be? Damn I’m in trouble!

Exhausted, brain tired, and totally frustrated I had to concede that I wasn’t going to find it in time to get this article X written, the editors are going to be pissed! So let that be a lesson to all of you… NEVER… EVER lose your sense of humor, it can be hell trying to find it again!

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