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2 WHATZUP FEBRUARY 18-24, 2021 Dream team of musicians brings soul, R&B to life Sweetwater All Stars to perform at Club Room BY STEVE PENHOLLOW WHATZUP FEATURES WRITER

The Sweetwater All Stars have been around for a few years now, but from the very begin- ning, their goal has been clear. “Ultimately,” said guitarist Bob Bailey, “we want to have fun – and play some great rhythm and blues!” The Sweetwater All Stars are a ten-piece R&B band featuring some of the best play- ers and singers in Fort Wayne, most of them recruited from distant climes to work at Sweetwater Sound. The band, filled with musicians who dis- Photo by Amanda Boss tinguished themselves nationally and inter- nationally before coming to Indiana, each vocalist. Although guitar- SWEETWATER ALL STARS Martin said. “But we were looking for that brought decades of experience with them and ists Bob Bailey and Don ‘special something,’ and we found it in Lisa 8-11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 put that experienced to good use with the All Carr are known as rock McDavid.” 8-11 p.m. Saturday, March 6 Stars. and pop musicians, each “When Lisa sang the first line of the first has played more than 8-11 p.m. Saturday, March 20 song at her audition,” Bailey said. “Chuck and STARTING AT SWEETWATER their share of blues and The Club Room at The Clyde I looked at each other — I swear I’ll never for- The band’s origin story begins at Sweetwa- country guitar. 1806 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne get this — our eyes met and it was like, ‘Yeah, ter, of course, with a group of musicians in MORE ON It might not seem to No cover · (260) 407-8530 that’s it. That’s the one.’” Sweetwater’s Studio A working on a recording THE WEB make much sense at THEMED CROSSWORD Lead vocal duties in the Sweetwater All project featuring vocalist Kat Bowser. Use your phone’s first glance, but with the Stars are split between McDavid, drummer “It started as a blues record,” said Dave Sweetwater All Stars, This issue’s puzzle features clues about Nick D’Virgilio, and guitarist Bob Bailey. camera to scan the Sweetwater All Stars · Page 14 Martin, who was playing bass. “And basically, the QR code and there’s is a lot more to “Nick has an amazing range, Bob has a during the course of the recording process, it watch a recent them than what they’re wonderful texture to his voice, and Lisa is, became more of a band record.” performance primarily known for. make the All Stars special.” quite simply, a force of nature,” Martin said. At about the same time, Chuck Surack, and listen to “Each of the members While Surack is best known these days as “Between the three singers, the All Stars can their 2018 Sweetwater Sound’s owner, started thinking have had success in a wide the owner of Sweetwater, he’s been a profes- cover a huge amount of ground. From the album. that a horn-rich R&B band might be fun. variety of genres without sional sax player for more than 40 years. That Temptations to Chaka Khan, from the Isley Fortuitously, some of Sweetwater’s recent being pigeonholed by that success,” Bailey experience shows, whether he’s playing with Brothers to Sam and Dave, and from Aretha hires included exactly the right musicians said. “Here’s the thing. All the people who are the All Stars or working with Prime Time, a Franklin to Tower of Power, we do it all.” for this sort of project, and all the narrative in this band, myself included, have a pretty trio that he and trumpet player Kelsey have McDavid joined the All Stars in January threads came together. What started as Kat varied background. So what they’re known performed with for years. 2020 but got to play only a couple of dates Bowser’s CD became the first Sweetwater All for isn’t everything they’ve done. It’s just what Additionally, Farr is much loved as an edu- before the pandemic closed the doors of the Stars record. they got known for.” cator and band director in Fort Wayne. All Stars’ original home base, Don Hall’s Guest The members of the Sweetwater All Stars Yet this seemingly disparate group of musi- House. Fortunately, a few outdoor gigs opened rhythm section are musicians who are not pri- cians banded together to perform horn-driven ‘THAT’S THE ONE’ back up in the summer, and by fall, restric- marily known for playing soul and classic R&B. soul and R&B tunes. The last major change to the Sweetwater tions eased enough that the All Stars were Drummer Nick D’Virgilio built his reputation All Stars line-up happened at the beginning of able to play for a socially distanced crowd in playing progressive rock, keyboardist Jacob THE HORN SECTION 2020 when Kat Bowser, the All Stars original the newly expanded Club Room at the Clyde. Dupre is recognized as a great jazz musician, The All Stars Horns, with sax player Chuck vocalist, moved out of state. At the beginning of 2021, the All Stars began and bassist Dave Martin’s traditional country Surack, Brett Kelsey on trumpet, and trom- The Sweetwater All Stars auditioned 20 to playing twice a month at the new venue. and western swing credits are substantial. bonist Marcus Farr, bring magic to the Sweet- 30 singers. The All Stars will return to the Club Room The newest member of the All Stars, per- water All Stars’ sound. “Fort Wayne has some great singers and at the Clyde on Feb. 20 and on March 6. Reser- cussionist Will Brown, has an extensive “I love the sound of solid players playing there were quite a few that auditioned who vations are strongly recommended. background as a both as a producer and as a great arrangements,” Martin said. “The horns were more than capable of doing the job,” Learn more at thesweetwaterallstars.com. FEBRUARY 18-24, 2021 WHATZUP 3 Album covers How to reach us Whatzup LLC 5501 U.S. Highway 30 West Fort Wayne, IN 46818 Phone: (260) 407-3198 are speciality Fax: (260) 469-1027 [email protected] whatzup.com facebook.com/whatzupftwayne of Fort Wayne instagram.com/whatzupftwayne twitter.com/whatzupftwayne Publisher Gerson Rosenbloom graphic artist Editor Jon Swerens Utesch is also known for Web and App Developer local band Metavari Brandon Jordan BY STEVE PENHOLLOW Courtesy photos Top left: Cyr by Smashing Pumpkins. Bottom left: Weezer’s self-titled WHATZUP FEATURES WRITER Account Executive album. Above: Nate Utesch in his Fort Wayne studio. Dennis Lyons Who can forget The Beatles’ crosswalk, the Contributing writers Velvet Underground’s banana, the Rolling Stones’ COVER ART, BACKGROUND STORY “It was crazy, crazy being on those early phone Nick Braun, Benjamin Dehr, zipper, Judas Priest’s razor blade, Pink Floyd’s His highest profile work, however, has hap- calls with Billy and texting my wife the whole Michele DeVinney, Dennis Donahue, prism, Nirvana’s baby, and Blin k-182’s rubber pened with an Ohio company called Tension time,” he says. “Telling her the crazy things he Evan Gillespie, J. Hubner, Chris Hupe, glove? Album cover art has slipped the surly Division. was saying but also trying to pay attention.” Mackenzie Joefreda, Brent Leuhold, bonds of paper sleeves and become as culturally Through Tension Division, Utesch helped Greg W. Locke, Chloe Miller, significant as the music it promotes. design cover art for The Smashing Pumpkins’ REJECTION AND REJOICING Steve Penhollow, Chels Thompson Nate Utesch, a musician and graphic designer Cyr and Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1, Korn’s The Being an art director and graphic artist for based in Fort Wayne, is in the business of design- Nothing, and Weezer’s self-titled release known musicians and record labels isn’t always glamou- Distribution ing album cover art and other eye-catching colloquially as The Black Album. rous. It often happens that a band rejects Utesch’s Whatzup is distributed once per week promotional graphics for bands, some of them The art deco images of a ghostly figure that ideas or changes them so much that he is far less at more than 650 locations in nine household names. grace the two aforementioned Smashing Pump- enthusiastic about claiming them as his own. counties — Allen, Whitley, Noble, Wells, Adams, Huntington, Wabash, Utesch has worked with Smashing Pumpkins, kins releases were created by Utesch for tour Rejection is often painful for Utesch. Kosciusko, Dekalb, and Steuben. Weezer, Korn, Phoebe Bridgers, Conor Oberst, posters. And they were inspired by a Fort Wayne “I have had bands who were not fun to work Whatzup is distributed on Wednesdays and comedian/musician Tim Heidecker, among Ballet performance. with,” he said. “Bands that have thrown stuff out and Thursdays by Whatzup LLC. many others. “It was the first thing I had ever seen the Fort after I have put 30 or 40 hours into a project. Peo- Wayne Ballet do,” he said. “I had taken pictures ple have thrown stuff out and hired someone else. Back issues DIRECTING ART AND REMASTERING MUSIC and was using the male ballerinas as my ref- It’s always a bummer. It’s never any less painful Back issues are $3 for first copy, 75¢ It all started in 2014 when Utesch left the local erences for sketches — these crazy, contorted for sure.” per additional copy. Send payment with design firm One Lucky Guitar to be the art direc- forms.” Utesch does something seemingly unusual date and quantity of issues desired, tor for the Secretly Group, based in Bloomington, Smashing Pumpkins’ lead singer Billy Corgan among graphic designers: He posts outtakes and and your name and mailing address, to Indiana. wanted Utesch to make use of the same ghostly rejected concepts to his website and to his social Whatzup LLC at the above address. “At that point, I came on as the entire art figure on subsequent projects. And he wanted the media pages. Calendar listings department,” he said in a phone interview with images to advance a narrative. “I have people in the industry say, ‘What’s your Whatzup. “I was the art director for all three “Billy’s idea (for Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1) game? You are posting work that was thrown out.’ Must be received by noon Monday the week of publication for inclusion in that labels (Secretly Canadian, Jagjaguwar, and Dead was like, ‘OK, that figure you drew for the poster? I often have something that was thrown in the week’s issue and, space permitting, Oceans). Now the art department is four people I want that figure to also be represented on this trash that I am really proud of. As an active artist, will run until the week of the event. strong with two art directors. So I am responsible cover. It’s the same character in my mind. Help it just makes sense to show the world the things Calendar information is published as far for half of the workload of all the three labels at me tell that story. Why is he on this cover? What’s that got pitched. Why not?” in advance as space permits and should any given time.” he doing?’” Utesch said his Secretly Group rejects have be submitted as early as possible. Other interesting work has meandered into Utesch and Corgan ended up composing a inspired bands working with Tension Division — Whatzup makes every effort to Utesch’s life in casual and random fashion. backstory for the character that explained his one musician’s trash thereby becoming another authenticate claims and accurate times A few years after Utesch started working for the continued appearance on the covers of Shiny and musician’s treasure. and event locations. We encourage readers to verify Secretly Group, his band, Metavari, was signed to Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 and Cyr. Utesch’s kid-in-a-candy-store enthusiasm for information prior to attending events or a label group based in Seattle called Light in the “No one else may hear (the story), but it was a his work extends to the record store. It thrills him purchasing tickets. Attic. Light in the Attic reissues obscure rock, cool way to have a through-line for us to keep us to see his work in a record bin. jazz, and funk releases through its Tidal Wave honest,” he said. “That doesn’t happen a lot and “I have had this conversation with people who Advertising label. Utesch was called upon to restore album that’s kind of the dream when you get to go that work at peer labels and it’s funny how many peo- Space reservations and ads requiring cover art and also to remaster music. far with it and tell those kinds of stories. Not ple say they don’t care about that,” he said. “I proofs due by no later than the Monday “It’s all sorts of crazy stuff, like horror movie many artists like to go that far and get that roman- think it’s an incredible thing. An LP is this artifact 10 days prior to publication. Camera- soundtracks that have never been released on tic with it. But Billy just absolutely does. He really in the world. And now I am creating these arti- ready or digital ad copy required vinyl,” he said. “I just finished a Chet Baker record ate it up and added to it. It was so much fun.” facts that someone will find 40 years from now. by noon Friday the week before that hadn’t been re-released in forever.” Smashing Pumpkins releases were some of the “My name is on all this junk I made and I think publication. E-mail [email protected] Utesch has worked on 100 albums for Tidal first albums Utesch owned, so it is understand- it’s awesome,” Utesch said. “There aren’t many or call (260) 407-3198. Wave. And he has worked on 275 releases to able that he had a hard time hiding his giddiness careers where you’re spitting out artifacts into date for Secretly Group. while working with Corgan. the earth like that.” 4 WHATZUP FEBRUARY 18-24, 2021 Live Entertainment Nightlife Great Food LATCH STRING 469 Comedy: Fort Wayne Comedy Club Great Drinks EVERY MONDAY Comedy • 1324 Minnich Road, New Haven • (260) 426-6339 Great Service $3.50 QUARTS OF BEER Expect: Specializing in professional stand-up comedy every week, plus newbie 1/2 PRICE BURGERS comedy and pro-amateur showcases. Menu is pub style. Getting There: Take I-469/U.S. 30 to Exit 19B. Hours: Friday and Saturday 6:30 p.m. until 11 p.m. DANCE PARTY EVERY EVERY MON., THURS. & SAT. • 9PM-1AM Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex AMERICAN IDOL Bootleggers Saloon & Galley ON BEAUTIFUL HAMILTON LAKE SATURDAY NIGHT Pub/Tavern • 2809 W. Main St., Fort Wayne • (260) 387-6307 Open and Serving You! KARAOKE Expect: Golden Tee, jukebox, 3 TVs, free WIFI, deck patio, motorcycle parking EVERY TUESDAY • 9PM-MIDNIGHT available. Daily food & drink specials: $1 coneys & $2.50 18 oz. domestics Sun.; Drink & Food Specials PARTY PATIO $3 MARGARITAS • $1 TACOS 50¢ wings & $3 pitchers Mon.; $1 tacos & $1.50 domestic longnecks Tues.; $1 Monday thru Friday drafts & 1/2 price pizza Wed.; $12 buckets & $1 sliders Thurs.; $4 pitchers & LIVE DJ’S EVERY SUNDAY smoked BBQ ribs, tips & chicken specials Fri.; $12 buckets Sat. Getting There: $3 BLOODY MARYS Corner of Jefferson and West Main Street, 2 minutes from downtown. Hours: Corner of State Roads 1 & 427 4201 N WELLS ST · FLASHBACKLIVEMUSIC.COM 11 a.m.-3 a.m. daily. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, ATM 260.488.3344 ~ Like Us on Facebook 3221 N. CLINTON • FORT WAYNE • 260-483-5526 Corner Pocket Pub Bar/Pool Hall • 3215 St. Joe Center Road, Fort Wayne • (260) 492-7665 LOCAL CALENDAR Expect: Daily drink specials and daily food features. Twenty pool tables, $1 Live Music & Comedy per game or available to rent for $10 per hour. Pool leagues Sunday through THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Helicon’s Peak — Variety at The Post, Motor Folkers — Acoustic variety at Thursday if you are interested in weekly competition. Free pool all day Monday Pierceton, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. no cover, (574) Sylvan Cellars, Rome City, 8 p.m. no Megan Mullins — Country at The Club 594-3010 cover, (260) 854-9463 and Wednesday, Tuesday, and Thursday after 11 p.m. (reserved for leagues Room at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, 7-10 from 6:30-9 p.m.) NFL Ticket on Sundays with plenty of TVs, with one big p.m. no cover, (260) 407-8530 Hubie Ashcraft & Megan Mullins — Todd Harrold and Eric Clancy — Variety projector screen that is first come, first served for which game. Getting There: Acoustic at Country Heritage Winery, at Dreamers Hookah Lounge, Fort Wayne, Riviera Plaza, corner of St. Joe and St. Joe Center roads. Hours: 11 a.m.-1 a.m. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 LaOtto, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) 8-10 p.m. $5, (260) 424-0442 637-2980 Mon.-Sat., noon-midnight Sun. Alcohol: Full service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, ATM Friday Night Vibes w/Julia Meek — SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Variety at The Club Room at The Clyde, Katrina Brown and Larry Greene — Deer Park Pub Fort Wayne, 7-9:30 p.m. no cover, (260) Comedy at 469 Comedy: Fort Wayne Helicon’s Peak — Variety at The Post, Eclectic • 1530 Leesburg Road, Fort Wayne • (260) 432-8966 407-8530 Comedy Club, New Haven, 7:15 and 9:15 Pierceton, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. no cover, (574) Expect: Home to Dancioke, 12 craft beer lines, 75 domestic and imported beers, p.m. $20-$30, (260) 426-6339 594-3010 assorted wines, St. Pat’s Parade, keg toss, Irish snug and USF students. Friday/ Saturday live music, holiday specials. Outdoor beer garden. www.deerparkpub. com. Wi-Fi hotspot. Finger food, tacos every Tuesday. Getting There: Corner of Leesburg and Spring, across from USF. Hours: 2 p.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Thurs., noon- 2 a.m. Fri.-Sat., 1-10 p.m. Sun. Alcohol: Beer & Wine. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc Thunderstruck powers up AC/DC in Fort Wayne Dreamers Hookah Lounge Music/DJ Hookah Bar • 1407 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne • (260) 424-0442 lthough AC/DC recently re- They are available now for only $10 Expect: Fort Wayne’s only upscale hookah lounge with a full-service bar. Our leased a new studio album, through Eventbrite. hookah is all organic with no tobacco or nicotine. Light appetizers and a des- APower Up, it’s probably going sert menu. Tuesday acoustic acts, Wednesday Underground DJ sets, Thursday to be some time until we see them live. DEBUTANTS EP Latin Night, Friday Live R&B/Jazz/Funk Acts followed by DJ Dance, Saturday With that being said, it’s a good thing Debutants have officially released DJ Dance Party. Dress code enforced. Getting There: Corner of Calhoun and we have Thunderstruck: America’s their long-awaited EP, Indiana Brackenridge next to Lincoln Life. Hours: Monday-Thursday 4-11 p.m., Friday and Saturday 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Alcohol: Full Service. PMT: MC, Visa, Disc AC/DC Tribute out on the road. Newgrass. The band is no stranger to the Fort Five solid tracks can be found on MORE ON Flashback Live having performed here on a number this bad boy, including “Phantom THE WEB Dancing/Music • Behind Evans Toyota, Fort Wayne • (260) 483-1979 Out and of occasions and, as a matter of fact, Vibrations” and “Try Not (To Be Use your phone Expect: The city’s only retro dance club with 80s, 90s and today’s music. Live will be returning on Friday, April 23, About Scared).” It was recorded and mixed to scan the QR entertainment every Friday & Saturday evening starting at 7:30 p.m. as well NICK BRAUN code above to as the city’s hottest DJ between sets and into the late night! Family friendly for a performance at the Rockstar by Tyler Thompson at Studio 110 in from 4-9 p.m. with full menu of appetizers, wings, pizzas and sandwiches. Lounge. Pennsylvania. Indiana Newgrass is listen to the new Outdoor patio with a full service bar and dance area! Getting There: Behind If you have yet to see these cats in action, they pack a available for streaming and download EP by Debutants Evans Toyota at Coliseum Blvd. and Lima Rd. Hours: Open 4 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. one-two punch of the songs you know and love from all at Bandcamp.com. on Bandcamp. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex, ATM on site eras of AC/DC. The wardrobe is near spot on, too. Tick- As of press time, Debutants have ets for the show are $20 general admission and $35 VIP no shows scheduled, but I’m sure that will change soon. (balcony seating and dedicated waitress). They can be Whatzup will keep you posted. Until then, check out this purchased via TicketWeb. fine EP.

B-SIDE OFFERS STREAMING CONCERT SMYTH’S SONG The B-Side at One Lucky Guitar has a special evening Local singer-songwriter Dan Smyth has released lined up for Thursday, Feb. 25, at 9 p.m. when they wel- a new music video for his tune “Light.” Jason Davis of Nightlife listings work come B-Side/Middle Waves alums David Wax Museum. Off the Cuff Sound contributed the drums, guitar, and “Marigold: An Online Evening with David Wax recording, while Ed Renz can be heard on baritone sax, for your business Museum” will allow those in attendance to enjoy the bass clarinet, and flute. warmth, wonder, and optimism of the band’s beauti- “This song is about the inner light we all have and that Find out how to put Whatzup’s Nightlife ful songs performed virtually. The folk and roots rock we all to some degree tamp down, ignore, or let others band’s new album, Euphoric Ouroboric, was written and consume,” Smyth said. program to work for your business. recorded during the pandemic and will be released in The nearly five-minute video was made by Frank Louis the near future. Plus, their song “Big Sur” is featured Allen and can be found on the Dan Smyth Music Face- in the new Netflix seriesFirefly Lane. The duo has defi- book page. In addition, you can find “Light” on Band- [email protected] or (260) 407-3198 nitely kept themselves busy as of late and you can wit- camp for your listening pleasure along with another ness their hard work firsthand at the B-Side showing. new number, “Before You Waste It.” All ticket sales to this show will benefit the Commu- Out and About covers Northeast Indiana’s most interesting music and nity Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne’s Women’s Fund. arts events. Send your announcements to [email protected]. FEBRUARY 18-24, 2021 WHATZUP 5 Nightlife PFW hosts Black History Month Zoom conversations Hamilton House lthough Black History Month, WUNDERKAMMER EXHIBIT Neighborhood Bar • 3950 E. Bellefontaine, Hamilton • (260) 488-3344 is soon coming to a close, there Wunderkammer is currently hosting an exhibit, Cre- Expect: Great atmosphere with a beautiful view of lake; 20 beers on tap, 6 large Aare still events to attend (virtu- ating Community, which focuses on the ceramic com- HDTVs w/DirecTV (NFL Package during season), internet juke, pool table, ally) thanks to Purdue Fort Wayne. munity between colleges in the local Fort Wayne area. karaoke every Friday (9 p.m.), live bands every Saturday (8 p.m.) Memorial Day On Friday, Feb. 19, from 11 a.m.- The exhibition highlights student works from Hun- thru Labor Day. Getting There: Corner of roads 1 and 427. Hours: 10 a.m.-1 a.m. noon, Cicelle Beemon, student out- tington University, Purdue Fort Wayne, and the Univer- Mon.-Wed.; 10 a.m.-3 a.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 10 a.m.-12 midnight Sun. Alcohol: Full reach coordinator, and Alisa Thomp- sity of Saint Francis and is running weekends through Service. Pmt: MC, Visa son, assistant director, Office of February 27. Latch String Bar & Grill Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, With a suggested donation of $2 to attend, hours will Pubs & Taverns • 3221 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne • (260) 483-5526 will lead a conversation The Skin I’m News and run 1-6 p.m. on Feb. 20-21 and Feb. 27. Expect: Fun, friendly, rustic atmosphere. Daily drink specials. Mondays, $2.75 In: Light Skin vs. Dark Skin—Colorism Venues imports; Tuesdays, $3 margaritas & $1 tacos; Wednesdays, $2.50 well drinks Is Real which will address stereotypes MICHELE DeVINNEY MORE OPTIONS NORTH OF DOWNTOWN and 59¢ bone-in wings; Sundays, $2.50 bloody Marys. Live bands Friday, Sunday, & Tuesday; open mic Wednesday; karaoke Monday, Thursday & and the consequences of attitudes During his recent State of the City address, Mayor Saturday. No cover. Getting There: Where Clinton and Lima roads meet. Hours: toward skin color. To join this Zoom event, use event ID Tom Henry announced plans which could bring still 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-12:30 a.m. Sun. Alcohol: Full Service. 914 0942 8844 and passcode 898941. more entertainment options to the downtown area. Pmt: MC, Visa On Monday, Feb. 22, from 5-8 p.m., tune in for a While still in the development stages, a possible State Grill screening of the documentary Hidden Colors III: The soccer and entertainment venue could likely become a Pub/Tavern • 1210 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • (260) 483-5618 Rules of Racism, the third in a series of documentaries reality in the years ahead, a plan which includes a pro- Expect: 1st Tavern to pour beer after Prohibition; located in a fun and friendly which tackles the difficult subject of systemic racism. fessional soccer stadium adjacent to an entertainment neighborhood; home of the XKE Cranials & most dangerous jukebox. Daily To join this Zoom event, use event ID 914 0942 8844 and venue and a fieldhouse. drink specials include $2 Tall Boy PBR everyday, get grilled everyday with $2 passcode 898941. There are also plans for a hotel and restaurant on the Fireball add-on special. Golden Tee. Free WIFI. Fort Wayne’s Sammy Hagar bar Events wrap up on Friday, Feb. 26, from 11 a.m.-noon city-owned open land north of Headwaters Park which & Cabo Wabo Tequila. River Bend Pizza. Getting There: Corner of State and with Anger Management 101 which addresses “why peo- is the former site of OmniSource. Crescent. Hours: 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon., 1 p.m.-3 a.m. Tues.-Fri., noon-3 a.m. Sat., noon-2 a.m. Sun. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: Cash only; ATM on site ple of color are considered aggressive when white peo- The Riverfront and our growing downtown have ple are considered assertive.” The discussion will be led become a great destination for our city after years of by Alice Jordan Miles, director of the Behavioral Health dormancy. There seems to be no end to the possibilities. and Family Studies Institute, Department of Human News and Venues covers Northeast Indiana’s music and arts Services. To join this Zoom event, used event ID 982 8333 organizations, venues, and colleges, from large to small. Send your Nightlife listings work for your business 1325 and passcode 017760. news items to [email protected]. [email protected] or (260) 407-3198 Live Music & Comedy LOCAL CALENDAR Katrina Brown and Larry Greene — Comedy at 469 Comedy: Fort Wayne SEND US YOUR LOCAL LIVE MUSIC AND COMEDY EVENTS: whatzup.com/submit Comedy Club, New Haven, 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. $20-$30, (260) 426-6339 Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen I Love Saturdays — R&B/soul/pop at Kevin Bozeman — Comedy fundraiser for — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, The Club Room at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana at Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 407-8530 virtual performance, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. 482-1618 Jon Shoulders — Acoustic variety at $40, (260) 484-9560 Todd Harrold w/Alicia Pyle Quartet Charley Creek Inn, Wabash, 7-10 p.m. no Matt Record — Folk at Charley Creek — Jazz at The Club Room at The Clyde, cover, (260) 563-0111 Inn, Wabash, 7-10 p.m. no cover, (260) Fort Wayne, 7-9 p.m. no cover, (260) Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen 563-0111 407-8530 — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, 482-1618 James Adkins Band — Americana at The Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) PigWeed, Cremated Souls, Blood of 482-1618 Club Room at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no cover, (260) 407-8530 Heroes, Coffin Witch — Nu Metal at Sankofa — Hip-Hop at virtual perfor- Carl’s Tavern, New Haven, 8 p.m. $8, mance, Fort Wayne, 7-8 p.m. $10, (260) FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 (260) 749-9133 424-5665 Chris Worth & Company — Variety at The Rain Kings — ’80s Rock at Sylvan Sweetwater All Stars — R&B/soul at The American Legion Post 47, Fort Wayne, Cellars, Rome City, 8 p.m. no cover, (260) Club Room at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 209-3960 854-9463 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 407-8530 Frank Townsend and Milton Wyley — Todd Harrold and Eric Clancy — Variety Todd Harrold and Eric Clancy — Variety Comedy at 469 Comedy: Fort Wayne at Club Soda, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no at Club Soda, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no Comedy Club, New Haven, 7:15 and 9:15 cover, (260) 426-3442 cover, (260) 426-3442 p.m. $20-$30, (260) 426-6339 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Friday Night Vibes w/Julia Meek — Variety at The Club Room at The Clyde, Hubie Ashcraft Trio — Country at Double Monday Blues Jam Sessions w/G- Fort Wayne, 7-9:30 p.m. no cover, (260) Eagle, Decatur, 3-7 p.m. no cover, (260) Money — Blues at The Club Room at The 407-8530 724-8777 Clyde, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no cover, (260) 407-8530 Scream at the Sky w/Andrew W. Boss WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3 — Hard rock at Carl’s Tavern, New Haven, Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 7 p.m. no cover, (260) 749-9133 — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, Smooth Tuesdays — Soft rock at The SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) Club Room at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, 6-9 482-1618 p.m. no cover, (260) 407-8530 Frank Townsend and Milton Wyley — Comedy at 469 Comedy: Fort Wayne FRIDAY, MARCH 5 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Comedy Club, New Haven, 7:15 and 9:15 Austin Marsh — Acoustic at teds Beer p.m. $20-$30, (260) 426-6339 Hubie Ashcraft & Missy Burgess — Hall (and Wine Bar), Fort Wayne, 8-11 Americana at Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Hubie Ashcraft Band — Country at The p.m. no cover, (888) 260-0351 Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) Club Room at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, 426-2537 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 407-8530 6 WHATZUP FEBRUARY 18-24, 2021 Live Music & Comedy LOCAL CALENDAR Dakota Parker — Acoustic at Charley SATURDAY, MARCH 20 Mr. Showtime — Comedy at 469 Creek Inn, Wabash, 7-10 p.m. no cover, Comedy: Fort Wayne Comedy Club, New (260) 563-0111 Don Smith — Jazz/variety at Charley Haven, 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. $25, (260) Creek Inn, Wabash, 7-10 p.m. no cover, 426-6339 Mike Head — Comedy at 469 Comedy: (260) 563-0111 Fort Wayne Comedy Club, New Haven, SATURDAY, APRIL 3 9:15 p.m. $25-$30, (260) 426-6339 Michael Gardner — Comedy at 469 Comedy: Fort Wayne Comedy Club, New Mr. Showtime — Comedy at 469 SATURDAY, MARCH 6 Haven, 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. $20-$30, Comedy: Fort Wayne Comedy Club, New (260) 426-6339 8420 — Classic rock at American Legion Haven, 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. $25, (260) Post 47, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. no cover, Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen 426-6339 (260) 209-3960 — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, Colt Ford — Rap at The Eclectic Room, 482-1618 Angola, 7:30 p.m. $25-$295, (269) Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) 625-8817 Sweetwater All Stars — R&B/soul at The 482-1618 Club Room at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, Ron Keel w/Helicon’s Peak and Almost Down the Line 15: Ty Causey, Todd Har- 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 407-8530 rold, Fatima Washington, and Institute Gone — Rock at The Post, Pierceton, 8 for the Musically Insane — R&B/soul WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 p.m. $10-$15, (260) 247-5119 at Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. Steve Michaels — Acoustic at Charley $20, (260) 424-5665 Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen Creek Inn, Wabash, 8-11 p.m. no cover, — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, (260) 563-0111 Mike Head — Comedy at 469 Comedy: Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) Fort Wayne Comedy Club, New Haven, 482-1618 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. $20-$30, (260) 426-6339 THURSDAY, MARCH 25 Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen Molly Hatchet — Rock at The Eclectic Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, Room, Angola, 7 p.m. $25-$295, (269) 482-1618 Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) 625-8817 482-1618 FRIDAY, MARCH 26 FRIDAY, APRIL 9 FORT WAYNE’S FINEST Steve Michaels — Acoustic at Charley Jason Dixie — Comedy at 469 Comedy: Creek Inn, Wabash, 7-10 p.m. no cover, Alex Ortiz — Comedy at 469 Comedy: Fort Wayne Comedy Club, New Haven, (260) 563-0111 Fort Wayne Comedy Club, New Haven, 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. $20-$25, (260) 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. $25, (260) 426-6339 Sweetwater All Stars — R&B/soul at The 426-6339 Club Room at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, BackWater — Country/classic rock at 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 407-8530 American Legion Post 241, Waynedale, SATURDAY, APRIL 10 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 747-7851 Dakota Parker — Acoustic at Charley WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 RESTAURANT Ernie Haase and Signature Sound — Creek Inn, Wabash, 8-11 p.m. no cover, Sushi q Seafood Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen Southern Gospel at St. Joe United Meth- (260) 563-0111 — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, odist Church, Fort Wayne, 5:30 p.m. $30 Jason Dixie — Comedy at 469 Comedy: Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) for dinner and show, (260) 485-9681 Fort Wayne Comedy Club, New Haven, Along with great seafood, Umi Fort Wayne also 482-1618 The Frontmen — Country at Wagon 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. $20-$25, (260) serves amazing beef, pork, and chicken, noodle FRIDAY, MARCH 12 Wheel Theatre, Warsaw, 6 and 8:30 p.m. 426-6339 $38-$58, (574) 267-8041 Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen dishes, and innovative sushi and Japanese dishes. Bill Boronkay and Dan Brown — Comedy — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, at 469 Comedy: Fort Wayne Comedy Garry Jones — Easy ’70s at Chapman’s Brewing Company , Columbia City, 6-8 Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) Umi also features a full bar serving beer, wine, sake, Club, New Haven, 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. 482-1618 $20-$30, (260) 426-6339 p.m. no cover, (260) 244-6252 craft cocktails, and fine Japanese whiskys. Sponge w/Plan B — Alternative Rock Sweetwater All Stars — R&B/soul at The SATURDAY, MARCH 13 at Rockstar Lounge, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. Club Room at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, Austin Marsh — Acoustic at 2 Toms $20-$35, (260) 444-2442 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 407-8530 Brewing, Fort Wayne, 7-9 p.m. no cover, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 (260) 402-7644 SATURDAY, MARCH 27 Abbie Thomas — Pop/soul at Charley Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen Bill Boronkay and Dan Brown — Comedy — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, at 469 Comedy: Fort Wayne Comedy Creek Inn, Wabash, 7-10 p.m. no cover, (260) 563-0111 Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) Club, New Haven, 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. 482-1618 $20-$30, (260) 426-6339 Alex Ortiz — Comedy at 469 Comedy: Herbwurm, Fell Advent, Jupiter in July, Fort Wayne Comedy Club, New Haven, FRIDAY, APRIL 16 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. $25, (260) 426-6339 Crumbs Big Rickets — Rock at The Ruin, The 906 Band — Variety at American Fort Wayne, 9 p.m. $5, (260) 399-6336 Motor Folkers — Acoustic variety at Legion Post 241, Waynedale, 8-11 p.m. Mike Almon — Acoustic at Charley Creek Oakwood Resort, Syracuse, 7-10 p.m. no no cover, (260) 747-7851 cover, (574) 457-7100 Inn, Wabash, 7-10 p.m. no cover, (260) Anthem Lights — Pop vocals at Wagon 563-0111 Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen Wheel Theatre, Warsaw, 7:30 p.m. $28- Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, $50, (574) 267-8041 — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) 482-1618 Tracey MacDonald and jus Will — Com- Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) edy at 469 Comedy: Fort Wayne Comedy 482-1618 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 Club, New Haven, 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. Join us on our patio, in a private booth, $20-$25, (260) 426-6339 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen or in one of our three meeting spaces. Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, SATURDAY, APRIL 17 — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) 482-1618 Celebrations — Pops concert at Wagon Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) Wheel Theatre, Warsaw, 7 p.m. $10, 482-1618 FRIDAY, APRIL 2 (574) 267-8041 THURSDAY, MARCH 18 Austin Marsh — Variety at teds Beer Hall Jon Shoulders — Acoustic variety at (and Wine Bar), Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. no Charley Creek Inn, Wabash, 8-11 p.m. no Garry Jones — Variety at Edwin Coe cover, (260) 563-0111 Spirits, Churubuco , 6-8 p.m. no cover, cover, (888) 260-0351 (260) 212-8827 Brian Koning — Acoustic at Charley Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen Creek Inn, Wabash, 8-11 p.m. no cover, — Variety at The Venice Restaurant, FRIDAY, MARCH 19 (260) 563-0111 Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) 482-1618 Michael Gardner — Comedy at 469 Fozzy w/Through Fire, Royal Bliss, 2912 Getz Road, Fort Wayne · 260-203-9975 Comedy: Fort Wayne Comedy Club, Black Satellite — Rock at The Eclectic Sweetwater All Stars — R&B/soul at The New Haven, 9:15 p.m. $25-$30, (260) Room, Angola, 6:45 p.m. $20-$295, Club Room at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, umifortwayne.com 426-6339 (269) 625-8817 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 407-8530 FEBRUARY 18-24, 2021 WHATZUP 7 WOODEN NICKEL Spins LOCAL AND NATIONAL ALBUM REVIEWS AND NEAT NEAT NEAT Foo Fighters job of emulating Dirkschneider on songs like the frenzied “Zombie Apocalypse” and the standout Backtracks CLASSIC ALBUMS ALBUM OF THE WEEK Medicine at track “The Undertaker.” Midnight The band shows some diversity with the ballad John Lennon The most common “The Best Is Yet To Come” and on the instrumen- John Lennon/ criticism leveled tal “Samson and Delilah,” but the best moments Plastic Ono Band at Foo Fighters is come when they do what they do best: kick (1970) that the band hasn’t everything into overdrive and deliver anthem evolved much in after metal anthem. The shred fest of “Symphony After The Beatles nearly three decades. of Pain” is a must hear song as is the title track, broke up, John That’s not to say they haven’t tried, espe- while “Overnight Sensation” stands tall above Lennon and Yoko cially with Medicine at Midnight, an album that the rest as a classic that should be added to their Ono went into attempts to shift away from guitar rock toward lives show immediately, or whenever touring some primal ther- $11.99 more nuanced pop. resumes. apy after moving to Los Angeles. This album’s Dave Grohl has compared the album to “Let’s After repeated listens, it’s clear that Too Mean theme reflects the self-discovery and explores LUCERO Dance,” David Bowie’s 1983 pop megahit. That’s to Die is not just the name of Accept’s latest separation, relationships, and abandonment. WHEN YOU FOUND ME probably not going to sit well with fans partial album. It’s also a mantra for the band going for- “Mother” opens the record with a dark to the band’s heavier stuff. But for those open- ward. Will the band ever call it a day? Eventually opening bell before Lennon goes into a narra- Building on the themes of their critically acclaimed album Among minded listeners who share Grohl’s love of vin- that time will come, but with output as inspired tive about the aforementioned separation. It The Ghosts, “family” is at the center tage rock, the album holds some nice surprises. as this, it would be a good bet to say that day is has a mellow piano from Lennon and is driven of Lucero’s new album. The album The album’s influences are many and diverse. not likely to be anytime soon. — Chris Hupe by the crisp drumming from Ringo Starr. reimagines family stories as modern The title track is built around a groove that “Hold On” is a poppy number that clocks in at fables, with young heroines and wouldn’t be out of place in a Michael Jackson The Besnard less than two minutes. “I Found Out” is darker storybook lyrics inspired by the fairy song, but it also slinks through a languid verse Lakes in its arrangement and is more rock than the tales lead singer Ben Nichols’ reads that evokes both Bowie and ’80s U2. “Cloudspot- darker themes found on the rest of the album. with his daughter at bedtime. Get a ter” is a throwback romp with a classic rock mel- The Besnard “Working Class Hero” is a track that is pierc- CD for $11.99 at all Wooden Nickel Lakes Are The and Neat Neat Neat locations. ody and the bright sheen of peak hair metal. ingly political. It explains how the lower class “No Son of Mine” kicks up the darkness a bit Last of the Great is absorbed into the middle class but are kept Thunderstorm TOP SELLERS more and stops just this side of Black Sabbath. below the fray. The beautiful “Isolation” closes WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 14, 2021 “Holding Poison” walks back toward ’80s New Warnings the first side, a peaceful protest song that has Wave, and then “Chasing Birds” mellows out in relevance 50 years later. TW LW ARTIST/Album the vein of a ’70s ballad. Montreal’s The Side two kicks off with “Remember,” a 1 – WEEZER If Grohl and company weren’t so adept at pull- Besnard Lakes have been the patron saints of Beatles-sounding number with Lennon again OK Human ing off the shifts, the effect might be dizzying and grand psych rock for years now. They’re one of pounding away on the piano. It has a nice pop 2 – THE PRETTY RECKLESS offputting, but it’s not. those bands that you’ve never heard of, and then sound and sort of takes you away from the cen- Death by Rock and Roll Medicine at Midnight was supposed to go along they’re all you’ll listen to for weeks. tral theme. “Love” is another beautiful track with a celebratory 25th-anniversary tour, but With leader Jace Lasek at the helm, this psych/ that features the late Phil Spector on the piano. 3 1 FOO FIGHTERS the pandemic got in the way of those plans. The pop rock behemoth has made records that feel Again, it’s hard to imagine this not being a Medicine at Midnight album is a hopeful, adventurous attempt to sim- like dizzying dreams with fever-laced soulful Beatles track, but for three and a half minutes, 4 3 STEVEN WILSON ply have fun. Now that there may be light at the sounds that combine the childlike wonder of the it’s pure bliss. “Well Well Well” is probably one The Future Bites end of the pandemic tunnel, the album’s original Beach Boys with the dark, thunderstorm mind of my favorite Lennon tracks musically, but intent feels not entirely inappropriate. — Evan of Pink Floyd and Spiritualized. The Besnard lyrically it is repetitive, even in its mention of 5 – ROBIN THICKE Gillespie Lakes are contemplative, sweet, sad, and slightly revolution as an afterthought. And “God” is On Earth, and in Heaven hallucinogenic. Lennon in an almost anti-establishment senti- 6 – DIO Accept On the band’s newest album, the mouthful The ment, but not because it’s bad. The track fea- Holy Diver Live Too Mean to Die Besnard Lakes Are The Last of the Great Thunder- tures a lavish piano from Billy Preston and was storm Warnings, Lasek and his crew tackle death, more of a love song to Yoko. 7 2 THE WEEKND It’s impressive that grief, longing, and remembrance over the course The Plastic Ono Band released just a few The Highlights German metal icons of a double LP. A five-year hiatus has given us the more albums before Lennon went solo for the 8 7 ACCEPT Accept have been an Besnard Lakes’ best and densest record yet. decade before his death. — Dennis Donahue Too Mean to Die ongoing entity for First song “Blackstrap” sounds like the open- over four decades. ing of some great novel in which the first para- There’s just so much here to love that going 9 8 PHOEBE BRIDGERS Punisher There have been a graph completely blows you away. A mixture of over every track is futile. The Besnard Lakes Are number of member ELO, Radiohead, and ’60s pop is all rolled into The Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings is 10 5 TRANSATLANTIC changes, but the sound has remained remarkably something Roger Waters would approve of. epic and plays like one long, glorious fever dream. The Absolute Universe: consistent. The epic “Christmas Can Wait” wavers and In these times of busy minds, Tik Tok, and Forevermore Guided over the years by founding member wobbles over eight minutes of glorious hallucino- texts, there seems to be a lack of patience for and guitarist Wolf Hoffman, Accept refuse to go genic grandiosity. With a band like The Besnard something like the album experience. This dou- CHECK OUT OUR quietly through the sunset of their career. Case in Lakes, the devil is in the details, and they give us ble LP is reason to get back to sitting, listening, point is the recently released Too Mean to Die, an so many details to get lost in. Layering synths, and experiencing music the way it was intended. $5 CD BINS! intense opus that carries on the Accept tradition guitars, and vocals like warm blankets on a cold, The Besnard Lakes have made a masterpiece of gritty, anthemic songwriting and powerful winter night, the Lakes treat us to something worth your time, ears, and headspace. — J. 3627 N. CLINTON 484-2451 delivery. incredibly deep and special. Hubner 3422 N. ANTHONY 484-3635 The band’s sixteenth studio album — and its “Our Heads, Our Hearts on Fire Again” bring Local bands: Send two copies of new CD releases to 6427 W. JEFFERSON 432-7651 fifth since longtime vocalist Udo Dirkschneider to mind The Polyphonic Spree with its chorus of 1836 S. CALHOUN 755-5559 Whatzup, 5501 U.S. Hwy 30 West, Fort Wayne, IN 46818. parted ways with the band — Too Mean to Die is vocals and symphonic sound. It’s as if the Mamas Or send links to downloadable files to [email protected]. We buy, sell, and trade used CDs and LPs full of what we have come to expect from Accept. and the Papas and Jesus and Mary Chain com- Also email any bio information, publicity photos, and cover woodennickelrecords.com Though Dirkschneider lent a unique voice to the bined in the particle accelerator and gave us this art. Only professionally produced CDs or EPs are accepted. Submitted materials cannot be returned. neatneatneatrecords.com music, vocalist Mark Tornillo does a mighty fine amazing song. 8 WHATZUP FEBRUARY 18-24, 2021 On the Road NATIONAL TOURS WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE The Weeknd Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers June 16 The Clyde Fort Wayne Confirm with the venue about any event you plan to attend. Building 429 July 9 T. Furth Center, Trine University Angola Built to Spill Aug. 8 Bell’s Eccentric Cafe Kalamazoo announces 38 Special Apr. 30 Honeywell Center Wabash Béla Fleck and the Flecktones Apr. 5 Southern Theatre Columbus, OH 5 Seconds of Summer June 6 Mich. Lottery Amphitheatre Sterling Heights Carol Burnett May 26 Chicago Theatre Chicago 5 Seconds of Summer June 16 White River State Park Indianapolis Celtic Woman Apr. 8 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana its new tour, 5 Seconds of Summer June 18 Huntington Bank Pavilion Chicago Chicago May 23 MGM Northfield Park Northfield, OH Adam Carolla Mar. 26 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Chicago July 23 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Agnostic Front, Sick Of It All, Crown of Thornz Apr. 25 Subterranean Chicago Chicago July 25 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Air Supply June 11 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Chicago Aug. 1 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati but for 2022 Alabama Apr. 7 Fox Theatre Detroit Chicano Batman June 11 Concord Music Hall Chicago here was mixed reaction to Alabama Apr. 8 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Chris Stapleton July 17 Wrigley Field Chicago The Weeknd’s Super Bowl Alan Jackson July 10 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland Chris Stapleton Aug. 5 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Halftime Show. For the most Alex Ortiz Mar. 26-27 469 Comedy New Haven Christianee Porter June 10 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL T Alex Williams Mar. 12 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland Cody Ko & Noel Miller July 17 Chicago Theatre Chicago par,t older curmudgeonly people like me didn’t really know any of the Alicia Keys Aug. 17 Mich. Lottery Amphitheatre Sterling Heights Cody Ko & Noel Miller July 18 Agora Theatre Cleveland songs while most younger folks who Alicia Keys Aug. 18 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Colin Hay Mar. 30 Taft Theatre Cincinnati actually watched the game seemed Alicia Keys Aug. 20 PNC Pavilion Cincinnati Colt Ford Mar. 6 Eclectic Room Angola to think it wasn’t Align May 13 Schubas Tavern Chicago Crowder May 8 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw too bad. All That Remains May 19 Eclectic Room Angola D.L. Hughley Apr. 9-11 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL Granted, they Amy Grant Sept. 18 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw Dailey & Vincent Bluegrass June 18 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana probably never Andrew Dice Clay July 15 The Sound Board Detroit Dance Gavin Dance Apr. 8 Masonic Temple Theater Detroit saw the Prince Andy Woodhull Dec. 18 469 Comedy New Haven Dance Gavin Dance Apr. 10 Aragon Ballroom Chicago halftime show Angela Perley Mar. 5 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland Dance Gavin Dance Apr. 12 Old National Centre Indianapolis in 2007, which Anthem Lights Apr. 16 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw Danielle Nicole Mar. 11 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland is thought of Anthem Lights May 7 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana Daryl Hall & John Oates Aug. 17 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH by many as the Aries Spears Aug. 19-21 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL Daryl Hall & John Oates Aug. 19 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville greatest halftime Road Armor for Sleep July 22 Saint Andrew’s Hall Detroit Daryl Hall & John Oates Aug. 21 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI show of all time, Notes Asleep at the Wheel Mar. 5 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana Daryl Hall & John Oates Aug. 23 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Daryl Hall & John Oates Aug. 26 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL but that doesn’t CHRIS HUPE Atlanta Rhythm Section June 12 T. Furth Center, Trine University Angola mean The Week- Bachman Cummings Aug. 22 MGM Northfield Park Northfield, OH Dave Landau May 28-29 469 Comedy New Haven nd’s show was a failure. It’s a no-win Backstreet Boys July 22 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Dave Matthews Band June 15 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH situation to be in really. Backstreet Boys July 27 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Dave Matthews Band June 16 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Just before the show aired, it was Backstreet Boys July 30 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Dave Matthews Band June 18-19 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville announced The Weeknd would go Backstreet Boys July 31 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Dave Matthews Band June 22 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI on a 104-city tour. However, the Banda MS Apr. 30-May 1 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Dave Matthews Band June 29 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids dates are all scheduled for 2022. Barenaked Ladies w/Gin Blossoms, T Dave Matthews Band July 2-3 Huntington Bank Pavilion Chicago The “After Hours World Tour,” oad the Wet Sprocket June 28 Chicago Theatre Chicago Davi Crimmins and jus Will July 24 469 Comedy New Haven originally scheduled to take place Barenaked Ladies July 2 White River State Park Indianapolis David Gray July 17 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland in 2020, will instead commence on Barenaked Ladies w/Gin Blossoms, David Gray July 19 Huntington Bank Pavilion Chicago Toad the Wet Sprocket July 3 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland January 14, 2022, two years after the David Spade Aug. 6 MGM Northfield Park Northfield, OH Barenaked Ladies w/Gin Blossoms, Dead Can Dance Apr. 27 Masonic Temple Theater Detroit release of the hit album After Hours. Toad the Wet Sprocket July 4 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Dead Can Dance Apr. 28 Chicago Theatre Chicago In addition to playing all of the Barenaked Ladies w/Gin Blossoms, shows on the original tour, sev- Toad the Wet Sprocket July 20 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati The Dead South Aug. 20 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH eral new stops have been added The Beach Boys July 25 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Deftones Aug. 17 Huntington Bank Pavilion Chicago including Chicago’s United Center Big Bad Voodoo Daddy May 8 Honeywell Center Wabash Deftones, Gojira, Poppy Aug. 15 Mich. Lottery Amphitheatre Sterling Heights on Jan. 23-24. Other dates in this Bill Bellamy Feb. 25-27 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL Del McCoury Band July 9 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana region include Little Caesars Arena Bill Boronkay and Dan Brown Mar. 12-13 469 Comedy New Haven Dennis DeYoung Feb. 19 ’22 The Clyde Fort Wayne in Detroit on Jan. 27 and Rocket Billy Joel June 26 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend Deon Cole May 29 MGM Northfield Park Northfield, OH Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland Billy Joel July 9 Comerica Park Detroit Dermot Kennedy July 31 Aragon Ballroom Chicago on Jan. 30. The Black Crowes July 29 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Dermot Kennedy Aug. 17 Taft Theatre Cincinnati In addition, The Weeknd just The Black Crowes Aug. 1 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Dick Fox’s Golden Boys June 26 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana released The Highlights, an album The Black Crowes Aug. 3 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Disciple June 19 Howard Co. Viet. Vets Grounds Greentown of 18 tracks that the singer “curated The Black Crowes Aug. 4 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Disturbed Aug. 14 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville for the Super Bowl.” The Black Crowes Aug. 7 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Disturbed w/Staind, Bad Wolves July 12 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati It goes without saying, I guess, Black Pumas Apr. 28 Thalia Hall Chicago Disturbed w/Staind, Bad Wolves July 13 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH that I would not know any of them Black Stone Cherry Apr. 24 Eclectic Room Angola Disturbed w/Staind, Bad Wolves July 18 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI but, I imagine, they are some darn Blackberry Smoke w/The Allman Betts Band July 17 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Disturbed w/Staind, Bad Wolves Aug. 8 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL fine tunes. Blackberry Smoke w/The Allman Betts Band July 18 PNC Pavilion Cincinnati Disturbed w/Staind, Bad Wolves Aug. 14 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Blackberry Smoke w/The Allman Betts Band July 29 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland DragonForce Mar. 19 Saint Andrew’s Hall Detroit AT THE BLUE GATE Blackberry Smoke w/The Allman Betts Band July 30 White River State Park Indianapolis DragonForce Mar. 21 Agora Theatre Cleveland The Blue Gate Theatre just Blackberry Smoke w/The Allman Betts Band July 31 Mich. Lottery Amphitheatre Sterling Heights Drew Thomas and Neil Rubenstein Apr. 23-24 469 Comedy New Haven announced We Are Messengers Blackhawk May 1 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana DSL Aug. 29 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne have been booked to perform at the Bob Zany & Costaki Economopoulos May 20 Eagles Theatre Wabash Duke Tumatoe & The Power Trio Mar. 19 Token Lounge Westland, MI Shipshewana venue on April 30. Boney James Oct. 7 The Clyde Fort Wayne Duke Tumatoe and the Power Trio Apr. 22 Eagles Theatre Wabash The band’s debut self-titled Brian Culbertson Apr. 4 Southern Theatre Columbus, OH The Fab Four Aug. 29 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne album reached the Top 10 of Bill- Brian Culbertson Nov. 19 The Clyde Fort Wayne Flora Cash June 18 Lincoln Hall Chicago board’s Christian Albums Chart Bruce Bruce May 7-9 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL For King & Country May 7 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE  The Format July 23-25 Lincoln Hall Chicago FEBRUARY 18-24, 2021 WHATZUP 9 NATIONAL TOURS WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE Road Notes On the Road  CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Fozzy May 6 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Justin Bieber June 25 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids Fozzy w/Through Fire, Justin Bieber June 28 Little Caesars Arena Detroit and the 2019 follow-up EP, Honest, Royal Bliss, Black Satellite Apr. 2 Eclectic Room Angola Justin Bieber June 29 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH reached Number 7. Framing Hanley Mar. 13 Hobart Art Theater Hobart Kaleo June 23 The Fillmore Detroit Tickets start at $20. Framing Hanley May 7 Rockstar Lounge Fort Wayne Kaleo w/Matt Maeson, Belle MT June 19 Aragon Ballroom Chicago The Frontmen Nov. 14 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw Kansas June 26 Lerner Theatre Elkhart CHIN UP WITH LENO BENEFIT Gaither Vocal Band June 10 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana Katrina Brown and Larry Greene Feb. 19-20 469 Comedy New Haven A chance to see former Tonight Gary Allan May 15 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana Kaytranada May 8 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Show host Jay Leno from the com- Gary Owen June 18-20 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds Apr. 25 The Sound Board Detroit forts of your couch comes in the Gene Watson July 10 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana Kenny Chesney Aug. 14 Ford Field Detroit form of Forgotten Harvest’s 28th George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic June 24 The Sound Board Detroit Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band June 12 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Annual Comedy Night on April 22. Gladys Knight May 21 MGM Northfield Park Northfield, OH Kidz Bop July 30 PNC Pavilion Cincinnati The comedian will perform a full Gladys Knight May 22 Four Winds Casino New Buffalo, MI Kidz Bop Aug. 27 White River State Park Indianapolis live set from Jay Leno’s Garage in Gladys Knight Aug. 21 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Kidz Bop Aug. 28 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Burbank, California. Proceeds from The Glenn Miller Orchestra Aug. 31 Eagles Theatre Wabash Kindo Apr. 27 Schubas Tavern Chicago the show are set to benefit Forgot- Goo Goo Dolls Aug. 6 Huntington Bank Pavilion Chicago King’s Brass Aug. 12 Blue Gate Music Hall Shipshewana ten Harvest, Detroit’s only food res- Goo Goo Dolls Aug. 8 Mich. Lottery Amphitheatre Sterling Heights Kingston Trio June 3 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana cue organization. Goo Goo Dolls Aug. 11 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Kool & The Gang w/The Sweetwater All Stars Sept. 3 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Sounds like a good way to have a Gordon Lightfoot May 14 Lerner Theatre Elkhart Lady Gaga Aug. 27 Wrigley Field Chicago fun evening and help people at the Gordon Lightfoot July 15-16 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Lauren Daigle Sept. 24 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne same time. Grand Funk Railroad May 1 MGM Northfield Park Northfield, OH Lauren Sanderson Apr. 13 Subterranean Chicago Road Notes covers concerts within driving Green Day w/Fall Out Boy, Lauren Sanderson Apr. 18 The Deluxe Indianapolis distance of Northeast Indiana. Send your Weezer, the Interrupters Aug. 10 Comerica Park Detroit Lauren Sanderson Apr. 20 Saint Andrew’s Hall Detroit news items to [email protected]. Greer May 8 Lincoln Hall Chicago Lauren Sanderson Apr. 21 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Greg Howe w/Stu Hamm, Joel Taylor Aug. 27 Token Lounge Westland, MI Lauren Sanderson Apr. 23 The Stache Grand Rapids Guns N’ Roses July 18 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis Lauren Sanderson Apr. 24 House of Blues Cleveland Guns N’ Roses July 21 Wrigley Field Chicago Leonid & Friends June 2 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana Guns N’ Roses July 24 Comerica Park Detroit Leonid & Friends w/The Sweetwater All Stars Oct. 27 The Clyde Fort Wayne Hall and Oates w/KT Tunstall, Squeeze Aug. 17 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH The Letter Black June 18 Howard Co. Viet. Vets Grounds Greentown Hall and Oates w/KT Tunstall, Squeeze Aug. 19 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Lilly Hiatt Apr. 7 Schubas Tavern Chicago SEND US YOUR ROAD TRIPS: Hall and Oates w/KT Tunstall, Squeeze Aug. 21 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Lindsey Stirling Aug. 6 PNC Pavilion Cincinnati Hall and Oates w/KT Tunstall, Squeeze Aug. 23 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati whatzup.com/submit Lindsey Stirling Aug. 10 Huntington Bank Pavilion Chicago Hall and Oates w/KT Tunstall, Squeeze Aug. 26 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Lindsey Stirling Aug. 11 White River State Park Indianapolis Halsey June 23 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Lindsey Stirling Aug. 12 Mich. Lottery Amphitheatre Sterling Heights Halsey June 26 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Lindsey Stirling Aug. 14 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Hot Mulligan June 26 Saint Andrew’s Hall Detroit Little River Band Aug. 13 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana J.B. Smoove May 27 The Sound Board Detroit Little River Band Sept. 11 Honeywell Center Wabash James Taylor w/Jackson Browne June 9 United Center Chicago Los Lobos w/The Summit Nov. 6 The Clyde Fort Wayne James Taylor w/Jackson Browne June 11 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Lost Dog Street Band June 5 Lincoln Hall Chicago James Taylor w/Jackson Browne June 12 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Louis the Child Aug. 20 Masonic Temple Theater Detroit James Taylor w/Jackson Browne June 14 Nutter Center Dayton Louis The Child Aug. 21 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Jamey Johnson w/Whiskey Myers June 25 White River State Park Indianapolis EVEN MORE Louis Tomlinson Apr. 17 The Fillmore Detroit Jamey Johnson w/Whiskey Myers, Folk Uke June 26 Mich. Lottery Amphitheatre Sterling Heights Lucky Chops May 13 Taft Theatre Cincinnati Jamey Johnson Aug. 8 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana Luke Bryan June 10 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati SHOWS ONLINE Jason Dixie Apr. 9-10 469 Comedy New Haven Luttrell Aug. 13 Concord Music Hall Chicago Jay Leno Apr. 22 Fox Theatre Detroit Lyfe Jennings and Chrisette Michele June 10 The Sound Board Detroit Hit the road with our Jeanne Robertson June 9 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana Maks & Val June 20 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL extensive calendar Jeanne Robertson Sept. 16 Honeywell Center Wabash Maren Morris July 9 White River State Park Indianapolis Jeff Dunham July 7 Nutter Center Dayton of regional shows! Maren Morris July 10 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Jeff Foxworthy June 5 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana Maria Bamford Aug. 21 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Jeff Shaw Apr. 30-May 1 469 Comedy New Haven Maroon 5 Aug. 21 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville whatzup.com/otr Jeremy Piven May 13 Hobart Art Theater Hobart Maroon 5 Aug. 23 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Jess Hilarious Feb. 20 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL Maroon 5 Aug. 26 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Jess Hilarious July 23-24 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL Matchbox Twenty Aug. 24 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Jim Breuer Mar. 12-14 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL Matchbox Twenty Aug. 25 Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre Toledo

Jim Norton Mar. 20 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI

Matchbox Twenty Aug. 27 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Answer key for puzzle on Page 14

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Jim Stafford May 28-29 Blue Gate Music Hall Shipshewana E

Matt Braunger May 7 Schubas Tavern Chicago

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The Mavericks July 16 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana

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Jimmy Buffett July 13 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati A

Megadeth and Lamb of God July 27 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland

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Joe Russo’s Almost Dead Aug. 19 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland A

Megadeth and Lamb of God July 28 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville

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Joe Satriani Oct. 15 Honeywell Center Wabash S

Megadeth and Lamb of God Aug. 6 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL

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John Conlee July 8 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana A

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JoJo Siwa July 16 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL L

Michael Bolton June 25 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana

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Michael Buble Aug. 20 Heritage Bank Arena Cincinnati

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Michael Buble Aug. 21 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland

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Josh Turner June 4 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana C

Michael Gardner Mar. 19-20 469 Comedy New Haven

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Joywave June 16 Subterranean Chicago S

Michael W. Smith May 14 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana

T P A D A R E T F A R Justin Bieber June 22-23 United Center Chicago D Mike Head Mar. 5-6 469 Comedy New Haven

10 WHATZUP FEBRUARY 18-24, 2021 ... for up it Give NATIONAL TOURS WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE On the Road Russell Howard May 20 Thalia Hall Chicago Membership Makes Milky Chance Apr. 15 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Russell Peters Mar. 19-21 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL Milky Chance May 3 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI The Difference Ryan Niemiller Sept. 30 Eagles Theatre Wabash Milky Chance May 4 Riviera Theatre Chicago • Job Referrals Saliva May 1 Eclectic Room Angola Milky Chance June 4 Old National Centre Indianapolis Samantha Fish w/Southern Avenue Aug. 27 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne • Experienced Negotiators Million Dollar Quartet Oct. 22 Honeywell Center Wabash Samuel J. Comroe July 29-31 Chicago Improv Schaumburg • Insurance Ministry w/KMFDM, Front Line Assembly Apr. 9 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Santana w/Earth, Wind & Fire July 3 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL • Contract Protection Ministry w/KMFDM, Front Line Assembly Apr. 10 Riviera Theatre Chicago Santana w/Earth, Wind & Fire July 5 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Ministry, KMFDM, Front Line Assembly Apr. 12 Agora Theatre Cleveland Santana w/Earth, Wind & Fire July 9 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Fort Wayne Molly Hatchet Mar. 25 Eclectic Room Angola Santana w/Earth, Wind & Fire July 10 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Musicians Association Monsta X May 2 Chicago Theatre Chicago Scream at the Sky w/Andrew W. Boss Feb. 26 Carl’s Tavern New Haven Monsta X May 5 Fox Theatre Detroit Sebastian Bach June 23 Harpos Concert Theatre Detroit Call Bruce Graham Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison, Joan Jett July 10 Comerica Park Detroit Smokey Robinson July 10 Four Winds Casino New Buffalo, MI for more The Mountain Goats Aug. 26 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI information Southern Fried Chicks Aug. 21 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana Mr. Showtime Apr. 2-3 469 Comedy New Haven Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes May 17-18 City Winery Chicago 260-420-4446 Murder by Death Mar. 12 Saint Andrew’s Hall Detroit Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes May 22 MGM Northfield Park Northfield, OH Murder by Death Mar. 13-14 Thalia Hall Chicago The Musical Box May 13 The Clyde Fort Wayne Nada Surf Apr. 23 Thalia Hall Chicago NateWantsToBattle Apr. 18 Lincoln Hall Chicago Nicole Atkins Aug. 13 Lincoln Hall Chicago Night Ranger July 10 Honeywell Center Wabash Nitty Gritty Dirt Band May 22 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Nombe Mar. 27 Lincoln Hall Chicago Oak Ridge Boys June 12 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana QUICK. Oak Ridge Boys Oct. 9 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw Omarion, Bow Wow, Ashanti, Pretty Ricky, Ying Yang Twins, Sammie, Soulja Boy Apr. 9 Little Caesars Arena Detroit DELICIOUS. Omarion, Bow Wow, Ashanti, Pretty Ricky, Ying Yang Twins, Soulja Boy, Lloyd, Sammie May 7 Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse Cleveland Omarion, Bow Wow May 8 Heritage Bank Arena Cincinnati Palaye Royale July 10 Saint Andrew’s Hall Detroit CONVENIENT. Parquet Courts May 29 Agora Theatre Cleveland Join us at The Club Room for a quick and Pat Hazell Sept. 21 Eagles Theatre Wabash freshly prepared meal, featuring delicious Peach Pit May 11 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Phil Vassar Nov. 13 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw and filling menu options — perfect for Phish Aug. 6-8 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville curing your lunchtime cravings. PigWeed, Cremated Souls, Blood of Heroes, Coffin Witch Feb. 27 Carl’s Tavern New Haven Poco June 25 T. Furth Center, Trine University Angola // Just 5 minutes from Downtown Fort Wayne Polaris June 24 Lincoln Hall Chicago Primus July 15 Express Live Columbus, OH // Variety of quickly prepared meals Primus July 16 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Primus July 17 Mich. Lottery Amphitheatre Sterling Heights // Free on-site parking Primus July 19 PNC Pavilion Cincinnati // Indoor and outdoor seating Primus July 20 Chicago Theatre Chicago Primus July 21 White River State Park Indianapolis // Crescendo Coffee & More located next door Pure Prairie League w/The Why Store Sept. 18 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Purity Ring May 3 Riviera Theatre Chicago PVRIS Apr. 20 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Rage Against the Machine July 12-13 United Center Chicago Rage Against the Machine July 26-27 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Rage Against the Machine w/Run the Jewels Aug. 20 Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse Cleveland Reba McEntire Aug. 7 Huntington Center Toledo Reba McEntire Aug. 13 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Reba McEntire Aug. 14 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids Renée Fleming May 22 Ohio Theatre Columbus, OH REO Speedwagon July 31 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne The Residents May 7 Lincoln Hall Chicago The Residents May 8 Saint Andrew’s Hall Detroit FREE LIVE MUSIC SIX NIGHTS A WEEK! Rod Stewart w/Cheap Trick July 15 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati See our entire live music schedule at ClydeClubRoom.com/events. Rod Stewart w/Cheap Trick July 21 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Rod Stewart w/Cheap Trick July 23 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Rod Stewart w/Cheap Trick July 28 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH DINE-IN HOURS Ron Feingold and Vikram Balji May 7-8 469 Comedy New Haven Monday–Friday: 11AM–10PM Ron Keel w/Helicon’s Peak and Almost Gone Apr. 3 The Post Pierceton Saturday: 11AM–11PM Ronnie Milsap May 7 Honeywell Center Wabash Carryout & Delivery: 11AM–8PM | Pick Up by 9PM Ronny Chieng Apr. 17 Thalia Hall Chicago Russ May 22 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Russ June 3 Mich. Lottery Amphi. Sterling Heights, MI 1806 Bluffton Road | Fort Wayne, IN 46809 | (260) 407-8530 | ClydeClubRoom.com

FEBRUARY 18-24, 2021 WHATZUP 11 On the Road NATIONAL TOURS WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE Sponge w/Plan B Mar. 26 Rockstar Lounge Fort Wayne Steely Dan w/Steve Winwood June 23 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Steely Dan w/Steve Winwood June 25 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Steely Dan w/Steve Winwood June 26 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Steve Trevino May 29-30 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL Stokley Williams July 18 The Sound Board Detroit Struggle Jennings w/Brianna Harness, Nuke Bushner May 13 Rockstar Lounge Fort Wayne Struggle Jennings May 16 Hobart Art Theater Hobart Styx July 22 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Sunny Sweeney May 1 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland Symphony X May 22 Agora Theatre Cleveland T.J. Miller Apr. 16-18 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL Tab Benoit Mar. 25 Taft Theatre Cincinnati Tab Benoit May 29 Token Lounge Westland, MI Tab Benoit June 6 City Winery Chicago Tanya Tucker w/Walker County Aug. 10 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Tech N9ne May 23 Old National Centre Indianapolis Tech N9ne May 28 Agora Theatre Cleveland Tech N9ne May 29 The Fillmore Detroit Ted Nugent Aug. 14 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Tedeschi Trucks Band July 14 White River State Park Indianapolis Tennis Apr. 18 Vic Theatre Chicago Tennis May 8 Old National Centre Indianapolis Theory of a Deadman Nov. 30 Eclectic Room Angola They Might Be Giants May 13 Vic Theatre Chicago Thomas Rhett June 17 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Thomas Rhett June 18 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Thomas Rhett June 19 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Three Dog Night Nov. 27 Honeywell Center Wabash Tigran Hamasyan June 10 Lincoln Hall Chicago Tim Dillon Mar. 2-6 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL TobyMac Feb. 25 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis TobyMac Nov. 14 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Tommy Davidson June 25-27 Chicago Improv Schaumburg, IL Tommy Emmanuel Apr. 24 Riffe Center Columbus, OH Tommy Emmanuel w/Joe Robinson July 29 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Tower of Power w/Sweetwater All Stars June 9 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Tracey MacDonald and jus Will Apr. 16-17 469 Comedy New Haven Trapt Apr. 9 Token Lounge Westland, MI Travis Tritt May 20 Hobart Arena Troy, OH Travis Tritt May 21 Blue Gate P.A.C. Shipshewana Trial by Fire Mar. 13 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland The Turtles w/Chuck Negron, The Association, Mark Lindsay, The Vogues, The Cowsills Aug. 15 MGM Northfield Park Northfield, OH Ty Segall Aug. 12-13 Thalia Hall Chicago Ty Segall and the Freedom Band Aug. 14 Agora Theatre Cleveland Tyler Toney, Cody Jones, Garrett Hilbert, Coby and Cory Cotton June 24 Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse Cleveland, OH Umphrey’s McGee Aug. 28 White River State Park Indianapolis Walter Trout w/Papa Kiszka Apr. 24 Token Lounge Westland, MI Ward Davis Feb. 25 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland Ward Davis June 19 The Stache Grand Rapids Warrant w/Eric Martin of Mr. Big and P.J. Farley of Trixter July 31 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Warrant, Firehouse Aug. 7 Pine View G.C. Monticello, IN Watsky Apr. 14 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Watsky Apr. 16 Saint Andrew’s Hall Detroit Weezer, Green Day, Fall Out Boy, The Interrupters Aug. 15 Wrigley Field Chicago Whiskey Myers July 29 Taft Theatre Cincinnati Whiskey Myers w/Bones Owens July 30 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Widespread Panic Apr. 1-3 Chicago Theatre Chicago Willie Nelson Apr. 23 Four Winds Casino New Buffalo, MI The Wooks Mar. 17 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland Wyclif Jean May 2 The Sound Board Detroit Yacht Rock Revue Aug. 14 White River State Park Indianapolis Zach Williams w/We the Kingdom and Cain Oct. 29 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Zoë Keating May 19 Thalia Hall Chicago Zucchero Mar. 10 Vic Theatre Chicago

12 WHATZUP FEBRUARY 18-24, 2021 Art & Exhibits LOCAL CALENDAR Stage & Dance LOCAL CALENDAR CURRENT EXHIBITS Metamorphosis — Abstract paintings NOW PLAYING The Color Purple — Legendary musical by Angie Brooks, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. SEND US YOUR EVENTS: about a girl trying to remain hopeful when 2020 Alumni/Faculty Exhibition — Tuesdays-Saturdays, closed Sun- The Dinner Detective — America’s larg- whatzup.com/submit she is given to an abusive husband, 3 Works by alumni and faculty of USF days-Mondays, through March 31, est interactive comedy murder mystery p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 27, Creative Arts, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon- Jeffrey Benjamin Hair, Fort Wayne, free dinner show, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. and 4 p.m. Sunday, March 28, Indiana Pre-Professional and Trainee Show- days-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Satur- admission, (260) 704-8802 20, Courtyard by Marriott, Fort Wayne, Performing Arts Theatre, Embassy case — Highest-level students perform days, 1-5 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. $59.95, (866) 496-0535 Theatre, Fort Wayne, $25-$45, (260) Open Call 2021 — Open call show classical variations, 4:30 p.m. Satur- 24, Rolland Art Center, University of 424-5665 Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, free, (260) for 2D and 3D artists in the local, UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS day, Feb. 27, Fort Wayne Ballet Auer regional, and national area, 5-8 p.m. 399-7999 FEBRUARY Academy, North Campus Auditorium, APRIL Fridays, 4-7 p.m. Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Love Notes — The most famous love Buckets N Boards — A high-energy show Sundays, other days by appointment, $5, (260) 422-4226 full of percussion, ridiculous songs, tap — Featuring the Gold and Silver Key , Garrett Museum of duets in dance, from Spartacus and through March 14 dancing, and more, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, winning art and writing by students Art, Garrett, free, (260) 704-5400 Spring Waters to The Sleeping Beauty, MARCH in grades 7-12 from Northern Indiana 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, through April 8, Eagles Theatre, Wabash, $15, Static Energy: Sculpture by Dale The Odd Couple: Female Version and Northwest Ohio, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, Fort Wayne Ballet, vir- (260) 563-1102 Enochs — A collection of unique — Florence Unger and Olive Madison Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. tual performance, $30, (260) 422-4226 replace the original duo in this twist of Lyrical Pursuit — Game show featuring Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays, sculptural techniques that incorporate knowledge of lyrics, audience participa- both figurative and abstract forms Four Old Broads — Women in assisted the Neil Simon classic comedy, 7:30 p.m. closed Mondays, through April tion, and a murderous twist, 7:30 p.m. in stone and metal, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. living deal with a conniving nurse and her Thursday-Saturday, March 11-13; 2 10, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort p.m. Sunday, March 14, Wagon Wheel Friday-Saturday, April 23-24, Wagon Wayne, $8-$20, (260) 422-6467 Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. assistant while trying to make plans for a cruise, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Theatre, Warsaw, $15, (574) 267-8041 Wheel Theatre, Warsaw, $20, (574) Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays, 267-8041 American Impressionism: Treasures closed Mondays, through March Feb. 26-27; 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, Ragtime — A musical that tells of people from the Daywood Collection — For- 14, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Huber Opera House, Hicksville, Ohio, $15 seeking the American Dream, doors and Night Watch — A thriller involving ty-one American paintings originally Wayne, $8-$20, (260) 422-6467 for show, $30 for show and dinner, (419) cash bar at 6:15 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m., woman who claims to see the body of a from the private collection of Arthur 542-9553 dead man, doors and cash bar at 6:15 — RFeaturing curtain at 8 p.m., 8 p.m. Friday and Sat- Dayton and Ruth Woods Dayton, 10 Valentine’s Show p.m., dinner at 7 p.m., curtain at 8 p.m., 8 national and local artists including Charlotte’s Web — Festive children’s urday, March 12-13; 8 p.m. Friday and a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 30-May Nancy King Mertz, Susan Suraci, ballet based on the classic story, 10 a.m. Saturday, March 19-20; 2 p.m. Sunday, a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. 1; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May Randall Scott Harden, Jody Hemphill- and noon Saturday, Feb. 27, Fort Wayne March 21; and 8 p.m. Friday and Satur- Sundays, closed Mondays, through 7-8; 2 p.m. Sunday, May 9; and 8 p.m. Smith, CW Mundy, Fred Doloresco, Ballet Youth Company, North Campus day March 26-27, Arena Dinner Theatre, March 14, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, $40, (260) 424-5622 Friday and Saturday May 14-15, Arena Fort Wayne, $8-$20, (260) 422-6467 Doug Runyan, Rick Wilson, Michael Auditorium, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, $10, (260) 422-4226 Dinner Theatre, Fort Wayne, $40, (260) Poorman, Chuck Marshall, and 424-5622 Creating Community — Exhibition Hilarie Couture, Friday-Saturday, Feb. of ceramic art highlighting student 19-20; and Friday-Saturday, Feb. works from Huntington University, 26-27; or by appointment, Castle Purdue Fort Wayne, and University of Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Wayne, free Saint Francis, Saturday-Sunday, Feb. admission, (260) 426-6568 20-21, and Saturday, Feb. 27, free, Things To Do LOCAL CALENDAR Wunderkammer Company, Fort Wayne, Voices — Photographs by DJ E-Clyps Tuesday, Feb. 23, Merry Lea Environ- YLNI Farmers Market — Fresh local wunderkammercompany.com of the 2020 George Floyd and Black CURRENT mental Learning Center, Albion, free, produce, plants, meats, baked goods and Lives Matter protests in Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne’s Farmers Market — Fifty Figurative Clay and Valentine Hearts 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays and (260) 799-5869 homemade crafts in a cultural setting, 9 — Message bottles by artist Kimberly vendors including farm and garden, Fridays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays, The Tiki Bowl Play Garden — Play the a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays through April 24, Rorick, plus hearts in a variety of home-based, natural products, and noon-5 p.m. Sundays, closed Mon- ancient Hawaiian bowling game, Ulu 350 Pearl St., Fort Wayne, free, market@ media by several artists, 11 a.m.-4 local artisans, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays days-Wednesdays, through March Maika, while enjoying the living garden, ylni.org p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, closed through May 8, 216 W. 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FEBRUARY 18-24, 2021 WHATZUP 13 Don’t miss these ten favorite biopics WHATZUP CROSSWORD his past weekend I ventured Oscar-winning performance as Harvey Milk, but Van Here is our second Whatzup crossword out to the theater to see Sha- Sant is the star. Tka King’s Judas and the Black puzzle! Puzzle creator Glen Oldiges will create Messiah. There were seven people in 6. I’M NOT THERE a fresh crossword for our readers every week. the theater and all of us appeared to DIRECTOR: TODD HAYNES adore the film. I’d call it the best film A true art film that’s as unlikely as anything the film’s And every puzzle will have local clues. I’ve seen in the last year or so. It’s a subject, Bob Dylan, ever did. Here we have a handful love story, a political story, a spy sto- of this generation’s best actors (Christian Bale, Cate This puzzle features clues about the ry, an art film, a period piece and an Screen Blanchette, Heath Ledger, etc.) embodying an abstract Sweetwater All Stars. Story on Page 3. unconventional biopic. version of the Dylan character (which itself is a creation The film tells the story of the final Time by Robert Zimmerman) at different periods in his life. Give it up for ... years of Illinois Black Panther Party GREG W. LOCKE It’s one of the great modern soundtracks and one of the Chairman Fred Hammond’s life. It’s a most successful modern art films. beautifully shot and edited movie that features incredi- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Across ble performances by Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stan- 5. RAGING BULL field, both of whom should be nominated for Oscars for DIRECTOR: MARTIN SCORSESE 1. Technical drawer 13 14 their work. I also think the movie deserves nominations Like the No. 1 pick on this list, I don’t feel as if Raging 8. Go with the flow for Best Cinematography (Sean Bobbitt), Best Direc- Bull is a movie that needs any further endorsement. If 15 16 tor (Shaka King), Best Supporting Actress (Dominique you’ve somehow not seen this tragedy about the boxer 13. Shine Fishback), and Best Picture, but could also see it getting Jake LaMotta (Robert De Niro in an Oscar-winning per- 14. More tender 17 18 19 completely shut out. It truly is a special film, a wholly formance), then you might be reading the wrong col- American story told at the highest level of artistry. umn. Cinema just might not be your thing. 15. Rare 20 21 22 23 On that note, I thought that I’d use this week’s column 16. Latin word for to put together a list of my 10 favorite biopics ever. 4. THE ELEPHANT MAN 24 25 26 A lot of people don’t like biopics. In fact, most of the DIRECTOR: DAVID LYNCH horn movie snobs I know avoid them. Why? Because they’re David Lynch has had a weird career. He made maybe 17. Dissolve 27 28 29 30 31 32 usually cheesy impersonation pieces that duck much of the best art film ever (Eraserhead). He made perhaps the the “real” (i.e. less glamorous) events in a person’s life. most stylized film of the 1980s (Blue Velvet). He made the 18. A doctrine that 33 34 35 Mostly, they tend to be corny and overly sentimental. movie a lot of critics think is the best film of the current the physical and But there are some great biopics out there (including century (Mulholland Drive). He made THE cult TV show mental universe is 36 37 38 39 40 41 Judas, which would probably make this list if I were to be of all-time (Twin Peaks). And he made, among other less cautious about recency bias). Here are my favorites. curiosities, a Disney film about a guy riding a tractor composed of simple The Straight Story The Straight 42 43 44 ( ). And, aside from maybe indivisible minute 10. MARIE ANTOINETTE Story, all those projects were odd. Along the way he also DIRECTOR: SOFIA COPPOLA made a relatively straightforward historical biopic about particles 45 46 47 48 After making her name with the excellent one-two Joseph Merrick that received eight Oscar nominations 20. Arrangement punch of The Virgin Suicides and Lost in Translation, and could have easily set Lynch on the path of prestige 49 50 Sofia Coppola was pretty much given the keys to the cas- filmmaker. It’s a beautiful black-and-white nightmare. 22. Tit for ___ tle for Marie Antoinette. Boy, did she (and her then-muse 23. Big shot 51 52 Kirsten Dunst) run with it. It’s a pink-splattered punk 3. AMERICAN SPLENDOR rock period piece about the pitfalls of class divide and DIRECTORS: SHARI SPRINGER BERMAN AND ROBERT PULCINI 24. Place for a ‘ON THE STAGE TONIGHT’ By Glen Oldiges has gained a reputation as an oddball masterpiece. A personal favorite, this film tells the story of outsider comic writer Harvey Pekar, known for his comic series boutonniere Across Wayne. (And a hint to the 9. Dire fate 9. AMADEUS 1. Technical drawer answers of the possible 10. Touchdown American Splendor. With Paul Giamatti in the lead role, 26. Map abbr. performance shout-outs DIRECTOR: MILOS FORMAN 44. ___ vera 8. Go with the 5flow. Fraternity letter 32. Ancient11. Dreamily fertility thoughtful Pekar himself makes appearances in the film, breaking you might hear for the four Milos Forman directing a fantasy film about a fic- the third wall by offering color commentary. It’s a film 27. * "Bob Bailey, 13. Shine starred clues) 12. 3 “Brett Kelsey on the goddess__” 45. Ness of "The14. More tender6. Pilot's 38. See 37-Across tional rivalry between Antonio Salieri (an incredible F. I watch at least once every year, and enjoy very much Lisa McDavid, and 19. Soft minerals 15. Rare 42. Use up 35. Murray Abraham) and Mozart, that also manages to be every time, one of the great underdog films of all-time. Untouchables" announcement, "The21. magic Buddy word" Don Carr on __" 16. Latin word for horn 44. ___ vera something of a biopic for Mozart. That’s a heck of an ele- 25. Sacred hymn 46. Attribute 17. Dissolve briefly 45. Ness of “The 37. Sedans, vator pitch. Also, if it matters to you at all, Amadeus is 2. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET 27. Guts 30. Swiss cottage 18. A doctrine that the Untouchables” often considered to be one of the best films ever made, DIRECTOR: MARTIN SCORSESE 49. Copy physical and mental7. Pertain 46. Attribute Compacts,28. A.L. etc. East team universe is composed of recently ranking as the 53rd best film on the AFI list. In my opinion, Wolf is not just the most enjoyable 33. Portfolio part, in 49. Copy 29. Addictions for many 50. Quick fried simple indivisible8. Fancyminute tie 39. Roswella kitty crash film on this list, but one of the most exciting viewings particles 50. Quick fried brief 31. “For ___ a jolly ...” 8. THE SOCIAL NETWORK in modern cinema. Beautifully crafted by Scorsese, the 20. Arrangement9. 51. Office aides, abbr.victim, supposedly 51. Office aides, abbr. Dire fate 32. Ancient fertility 52. Uses up, as energy DIRECTOR: DAVID FINCHER film features an all-time-great lead performance from 34. Church recesses 22. Tit for ___ goddess 10. Touchdown 40. Clothed I’m not sure I agree that this one is a proper biopic, Leonardo DiCaprio as the sleazy, low-life stockbroker 52. Uses up, as 23. Big shot 35. “The magic word” 36. Canine command Down 24. Place for a boutonniere 41. Top37. competitors, Sedans, Compacts, etc. but that’s the consensus in the film world. I’m also not Jordan Belfort in an incredible comment on greed, energy 11. Dreamily1. 3 “Nick D’Virgilio on __” 37. With 38-Across, 26. Map abbr. 39. Roswell crash victim, sure that I think this movie is as good as the critics think excess, class divide, and capitalism. If you’ve somehow 27. 3 “Bob Bailey,thoughtful Lisa 2. Hindu queen often supposedly it is, but yeah, it’s solid. Best film so far of the current not seen this truly insane masterpiece, I’d recommend "The Sweetwater __ - McDavid, and Don Carr 3. Mature 40. Clothed Down on __” 43. Work with mail century? Nah, but certainly a relevant, Shakespearaian leaving work right now so you can go home and watch it 12. * "Brett4. Kelsey An abnormal on connection 41. Top competitors, often __ ", noted nine-piece 30. Swiss cottage between two organs, often story made by an absolute master. immediately. That’s how much fun Wolf is. 1. * "Nick D'Virgillio 43. Work with mail 33. Portfolio part,the in __" brief from the result of Crohn’s47. * "And Chuck rhythm and blues disease or ulcers 47. 3 “And Chuck Surack on __" 34. Church recesses Surack on the the __” __" 7. MILK 1. MALCOLM X band from Fort 19. Soft minerals5. Fraternity letter 36. Canine command 48. Trophy, often DIRECTOR: GUS VAN SANT DIRECTOR: SPIKE LEE 6. Pilot’s announcement, 2. Hindu queen 37. With 38-Across, “The 48. Trophy, often Wayne. (And a hint to 21. Buddy briefly Answer key on Page 10 This very straight forward Harvey Milk biopic serves Do I need to say anything about this one? This is one of Sweetwater __ - __ ,” noted 3. 7. Pertain as proof that Van Sant, when he wants to, can make pres- the great American films ever made. If you’ve never seen the answers of the Mature nine-piece rhythm25. andSacred hymn blues band from Fort 8. Fancy tie tige films for the masses. Sean Penn gives a powerful, it, well, you should fix that. possible performance 4. An abnormal 27. Guts shout-outs you might connection between14 WHATZUP FEBRUARY 18-24, 2021 hear for the four two organs, often 28. A.L. East team starred-clues) from the result of 29. Addictions for 38. See 37-Across Crohn's disease or many a kitty 42. Use up ulcers 31. "For ___ a jolly ..." Captivating film on transience, trauma Open Daily n her elegiac and emotionally cap- tivating new movie Nomadland, Idirector Chloé Zhao opens with a curious title card about a small city in Nevada named Empire. It’s a remote town so driven by a single industry Start on a that when the local sheetrock plant closes down in 2011 after 88 years in business, the entire town was evac- uated and the ZIP code was literally Reel High Note abandoned not long afterwards. Views Among those displaced by the BRENT LEUTHOLD devastating closure is Fern (Frances Locally sourced coffee, McDormand), who doesn’t have much need to stay after the recent passing of her husband. She finds a new part- pastries, and fresh ingredients ner, of sorts, in a van she dubs Vanguard, which carries the remainder of her belongings that she hasn’t sold off or holed up in a storage unit. Add us to your morning routine! With jobs being scarce as a result of The Great Recession, Fern travels from one Southwest city to another, Courtesy photo meeting other nomads like herself Frances McDormand stars in Nomadland. and adapting to their mutual life- style in the process. NOMADLAND What makes Zhao’s film so slyly Rated R for some full nudity MORE ON remarkable is just how lived-in and 1 hour 48 minutes genuine each aspect of her story Streaming on Hulu starting Friday, Feb. 19 THE WEB feels as it unfolds before us. As in Use your phone’s her previous work, the also excel- starstarstarstarStar-half-alt camera to scan lent The Rider, she surrounds the the QR code protagonist with real-life figures that I shouldn’t delve into here. above and watch the movie trailer. playing modestly fictionalized ver- While some were driven out of their homes, others sions of themselves. Among the choose the mobile lifestyle for their own reasons. Just challenges of creating a sprawling picture as this is, I as they don’t judge one another, Zhao asks the same of would imagine it’s quite difficult to fill your movie with us in the audience. a bevy of non-actors, but Zhao gets bonafide perfor- As the theatrical experience continues to experience mances out of each and every one of them. setback after setback, there’s no movie I’ve seen in the Also serving as the film’s editor, Zhao has a brilliant last 12 months that made me wish I was watching it in instinct for how to cut conversations together where a theater more than this one. While I might typically El Ranchero Wrap sentences may overlap but every word still registers and expect that sentiment to arise from an effects block- resonates. There’s a pace and rhythm to the dialogue in buster rather than a $5 million awards drama, I’ll take Nomadland that you just won’t see anywhere else. the golden hour desert vistas captured by cinematog- Credit for the naturalistic exchanges also extends to rapher Joshua James Richards over the fussed-over Take it to go or stop in and McDormand, giving an understated performance that is frames of a spandex superhero showdown any day. enjoy your morning with us! necessarily more reactive and reflexive but no less com- Hopefully sometime soon, I would love to see the images pelling as a result. As a bereft wayfarer still acclimat- of this film illuminate the big screen when it’s safe to go ing to her changing circumstances, she reveals Fern’s back to our beleaguered multiplexes. empathetic nature while letting us in on her sadness A stunning meditation on transience and trauma, little bits at a time. It’s a much different role than the Nomadland is a patient and perceptive portrait of peo- one for which she most recently scored a Best Actress ple who are rarely, if ever, given the chance to represent Oscar, the incendiary Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, themselves in the movies. Missouri, which openly wore its anger and bitterness on its sleeve. McDormand suggests Fern could possess ALSO NEW TO STREAMING THIS WEEKEND similar resentment but sublimates it into savvy survival Debuting on Netflix is I Care a Lot, a dark comedy skills and a sturdy work ethic that allows her to pick up starring Rosamund Pike and Peter Dinklage about a hands-on labor nearly everywhere she goes, even while woman who makes her living stealing from the elderly work is difficult for others to find. by deceiving judges into appointing her as their “legal Adapting from Jessica Bruder’s non-fiction book, guardian.” whose subtitle Surviving America in the Twenty-First Swooping in on Disney+ is Flora & Ulysses, a family Century pitches it as a how-to guide, Zhao doesn’t graft superhero comedy starring Matilda Lawler and Danny a complex narrative onto Nomadland. 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