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2 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 December 4 - 18 2013 Family Holiday Fun! Treat Your Family to This One-Of-A-Kind Holiday Light Display Lights on the Lake featuring lighted local points of interest which includes: Ashtabula Light A CHRIST MAS STORY HOUSE House, Bascule Lift Bridge, Ashtabula’s Flying Saucer and many more. These displays are The house used in the popular holiday featured amongst other animated holiday light displays. Come early and often to share the classic “A Christmas Story” has been magic of the holiday season. Friday, Saturday, and Sundays. 6pm-9:00 pm Thanksgiving restored to its original 1983 movie through New Year’s Eve (Dec. 24 & 25 6 – 8pm). www.aclotl.com , Ashtabula County’s drive- appearance. Purchased and renovated by through holiday lights extravaganza at Ashtabula Township Park, 20 minutes from Geneva on Brian Jones, a true fan of the movie who the Lake. sells leg lamps for a living, the house takes visitors on a nostalgic journey to the sights “A Christmas Carol - Holiday Dinner Theatre” and scenes where Ralphie Parker dreams December 6-22, Fridays and Sundays (Saturday performances SOLD OUT). of nothing but receiving a genuine Red Historic Oak Room, 5481 Lake Rd. E. Geneva-on-the-Lake, OH www.GenevaLanding.com. Ryder 200-shot Carbine Action Air Rifl e Enjoy a six course Christmas Feast as you are immersed in the sights, sounds and spirit of a for Christmas. In addition to A Christmas truly magical Victorian Christmas. It’s a family tradition you are sure to embrace year after year. Story House, visitors can explore the Dinner and show $50 per guest. Reserve at least 2 weeks before performance and receive $5 museum where items from the movie are discount. Reservations are required. See inside back cover for show times and phone number. on display, more than 100 behind-the-scenes photos are featured and movie-related memorabilia can be purchased. A Christmas Story House is located just fi ve minutes from downtown Cleveland at 3159 W. 11th Street in the Tremont neighborhood. The Annual Geneva Christmas Parade to be held on Friday, Dec.6, 7:00 pm. Admission: $10 adults, $8 seniors and $6 children age 7-12. 6 and under are free. Group The Geneva Business Association parade route is turn right on Park St. then left on North discounts are available. The price of admission includes a guided tour of the house and yard and Broadway and proceed thru the center of town, turn right at Woodlawn at the tracks, then right admittance into the museum. on Forest and disband at the corner of Rt. 20 & Forest St. The theme will be “Christmas in When: Open 7 days a week. Monday - Saturday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM & Sunday 12:00 PM - Geneva”. genevaohio.com 5:00 PM Where: 3159 W. 11th Street, Cleveland, OH 44109. Admission tickets to A Christmas Story Children’s Old-Fashioned Christmas Party December 7 in Jefferson House can be purchased at the giftshop (3166 W. 11th Street) located directly across the street 19th Century Jefferson Depot Village, 147 East Jefferson Street Jefferson, OH 44047. A free from the house. Phone: 216-298-4919 Children’s Old-fashioned Williamsburg Christmas Party. Sleigh bell wagon rides, ice sculpture, For more information or for directions, visit www.AChristmasStoryHouse.com. pinyata, games. Make and take an ornament, caroling. Jolly Ole St. Nicholas, punch and cookies. Children must be accompanied with an adult.
Cut Your Own Christmas Tree in Lake County Cutting your own Christmas tree can make fun family memories during the holiday season. Picking your tree, strapping it on the car, navigating your way back to the house – all provides a great time for family bonding… (think National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation) and a chance to look forward to some eggnog and cinnamon. Lake County has many great locations for cutting your own Christmas tree. Here are all your options for this holiday season – have fun and be careful!
Emerald Ridge Christmas Trees and Wreaths 7000 Warner Rd., Madison 440-428-6132
Greig Christmas Tree Farm 35900 Eddy Rd., Willoughby Hills 440-942-5423
Kathy’s Christmas Trees 6861 Williams Rd., Concord 440-352-8779
Lakatos and Sons Tree Farm 320 Bowhall Rd., Painesville 440-352-6769
McKoskey Tree Farm 14740 Leroy Center, Leroy 440-298-1412
Mountain Creek Tree Farm 7185 Williams Rd., Concord 440-354-8928
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During the next six weeks or so, relatives will be stopping by: Christmas week and New Years’ Day are traditional times when families come “home.” It is time to plan to both feed their appetites and because we live in this glorious wine country, whet their palates with some of the best cool climate wines produce anywhere in the world. Initially, you enhance fl avors in every dish with just a little local vino. If it’s turkey you will serve, use a dash of a dry red in the stuffi ng and use the same wine when you create a “rub” before the bird is popped into the oven. With ham, pour a cup of Vidal Blanc over the meat to add fl avor and juiciness. Add a bit of mead [honey wine] to the glazed carrot recipe or with the brown sugar and butter before you bake the yams. A splash of a favorite dry white will make the gravy poured over the garlic mashed potatoes more interesting. Replace part of the acid in your vinaigrette salad dressing with the same white. Most important of all: pour a glass for yourself as you slave over a hot stove: perhaps even one white and later a red. When you set the table with the best china, bring out some appropriate wine glasses: large, clear bowls with “cut” rims and long stems. Good stemware does make a difference and makes any meal more festive. If your meal will be eclectic with one or more courses and/or entrees . and if you have the stemware, place two glasses at each seat: one for red, one for white. Pairing wine and ham or turkey creates interesting opportunities since these meat works so well with both reds and whites, dry to semi sweet. For the bird, try a buttery Chardonnay or a light and fruity Riesling. If you are serving cranberries, a fl oral and aromatic style Gewürztraminer will work well with both the turkey and the sweet-tart of cranberry chutney. There are a number of excellent red options too. A locally produced Chambourcin or Pinot Noir will complement the rich, meaty characteristics of the turkey. The “big” red wine afi cionados coming to dinner would enjoy a rich and full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon or somewhat lighter Merlot or Cab Franc. Ham does well with wines having just a hint of sweetness. A Riesling DEERR’S LEAPP WINERYI would be great, as would a rose’ of Cabernet or our own home grown Catawba. Vidal Blanc is also an excellent choice for most ham dishes. Full Bar • 27 different Beers! Steak & Seafood Restaurant With dessert there is, of course, only one viable option: some incredible, luscious Ohio ice wine. While it may be a bit pricey [$35 or so for a “split” at local wineries] it is such a treat, Tasting Room FFullu Restaurant that just an ounce or two for each guest is well worth the investment. And .it will make a great Open Every Day!y! 111:30-9 Daily! complement to a creamy cheesecake, chocolate mousse or pumpkin pie dessert. As our lives get busier and busier all the time, a holiday dinner with the entire family MONDAY: MUSIC gathered together is a rare treat. If everyone in the clan is “into” wine, the occasion provides a Mexican Monday 75¢ Tacos Dec. 6: Legacy &2)$!9 chance to explore a wide selection of vintages, varieties and styles otherwise impossible in our 3!452$!9 more “normal” meals-on-the-run lifestyle. Half price Margaritas 5-7 Dec. 7: Incahootz TUESDAY: $2 Off All Burgers So this year, select two or three or more different wines for the big meal. Guests will Dec. 12: Those guys w/ guest perhaps only sample a couple of ounces each, but part of the “experience” for wine lovers WEDNESDAY: 35¢ Wings Dec. 13: 2 Aces will be to match each THURSDAY: Pasta Bar! Dec. 14: 2 Guys 12 strings course, or portion FRIDAY: AUCE Fish thereof with a variety Dec. 17: Our Christmas Special 6-8pm of vintages. The result Chrstmas Carols, sing-a-longs Danny Klawon, EVERY SUNDAY will be more interesting Jim Bonfanti, Don Young, Fred Grupe and HOMESTYLE PLATTERS $4.99 conversation, conviviality more, maybe the guy in Red! A few dates are and a memorable holiday 3 Big Dec. 20: Take II still available for occasion for all. Screen TVs our Banquet Room. Appetizer & Dec. 21: Legacy For additional Holds up to information: Beer Specials Dec. 27: Take II 55 people! [email protected] 1520 Harpersfield Road • Geveva • 440-466-1248 'ENEVA %XIT OFF ) 3 ON 32 s MILE (OURS 3UN 4HURS PM s &RI 3AT PM www.deersleapwine.com
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December 4 - 18 2013 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 7 By Cat Lilly Vernon Jones Blues Cartel Saturday, December 21st • Briquettes Smokehouse • Ashtabula
A blues legend is set to hit the stage on Bridge Street! On Saturday, December 21st, Vernon Jones Blues Cartel will play at Briquettes Smokehouse, right in the heart of beautiful historic Ashtabula Harbor. Jones says the group is dedicated to the music and memory of blues immortals Robert Johnson and Cleveland’s Robert “Junior” Lockwood, and he should know. He toured with Lockwood for twenty years. Because of his efforts in live preservation of that blues legacy, Vernon Jones has already carved his own niche as a blues legend. We had the pleasure of catching the Blues Cartel’s Thanksgiving Eve show at Briquettes last week. The ribs were smokin’, the beer was cold, and the music was a red-hot gumbo of the blues genre. The Blues Cartel mixed it up – from classic red clay Mississippi Delta blues, to big city Chicago-style R&B, to vintage Motor City soul, with some jazz thrown in for good measure. Mr. Jones uses different players on occasion, but the core of the group is D.C. Carnes of Lorain on guitar, Bobby Lafferty of Brunswick on guitar, Jeff Rice of Akron on keyboard and sax, Rob Hill of Avon Lake on bass, and Vernon Jones on drums. Carnes and Hill sing, but everyone gets a shot at it once in a while. For the Thanksgiving Eve show, Jones brought in Jarred Goldweber, who tore it up on blues harp, and was reminiscent of Little Walter. Jones has been a drummer for more than forty years. He got his start playing R&B at age seventeen, and has played with blues legends like Matt Guitar Murphy, Pinetop Perkins, Sunnyland Slim, Johnny Shines, Elmore James’s brother Homesick James and many others. Jones was a regular at the King Biscuit Blues Festival. After 9/11 he played with Buddy Miles’s “Rage Against Terrorism Tour,” based out of New York. He has been leading his own Blues Cartel for about four years now. The Blues Cartel’s show at Briquettes on November 27th marked the seventh anniversary of Robert “Junior” Lockwood’s death, a fi tting tribute to the man who defi ned the genre of blues music for the last three decades. Jones said he is also currently working on developing a Holiday Blues Jam in honor of Lockwood’s memory to play in January. Although Jones spent many years with Lockwood, originally he was not enthusiastic about teaming up with him. Lockwood’s hey day was in the 1950s and 1960s playing on Chicago blues record labels like Chess and Trix. Jones was much younger than Lockwood, and had different musical tastes at that time – he was playing jazz. Later, in need of a regular gig, he contacted Lockwood, who hired him on as drummer, and the two became fast friends. Through Lockwood, Jones met B.B. King, Buddy Guy and members of Robert Johnson’s family. (Lockwood’s mother had a long-term affair with the legendary blues man.) Johnson taught Lockwood how to play guitar. Lockwood, in turn, taught D.C. Carnes a thing or two. (Carnes played with Lockwood for fi fteen years and is now in Jones’ band.) At age ninety, he was still playing seven years ago in Cleveland and around the country. Jones was a pallbearer when Lockwood died in 2006. Another highlight of Vernon’s career was when he jammed on James Gang and Eagles songs with Glenn Schwartz and Joe Walsh at a surprise Cleveland gig in ‘01. But despite all the important high prestige engagements Jones has played around the country, he said he still enjoys gigging in Ashtabula. “For such a small town, there is such a great blues-savvy audience,” he said. “They’re receptive and it’s a nice relaxed atmosphere. I love to play in Ashtabula.” Expect vintage blues from the Blues Cartel, though Jones coyly said the band does take requests. “Just write it on a hundred dollar bill and hand it to the drummer,” he said………… Briquettes Smokehouse is a dine-in, take-out authentic southern style barbecue restaurant and craft beer bar. The atmosphere is combination retro/ contemporary and the menu includes classic barbecue fl avors in appetizers, soups, sandwiches, and entrees. These guys know how to barbecue - the ribs are so tender they fall apart! That’s not all – the bar carries an exceptional variety of craft beers and local wines, - the desserts are homemade and the milkshakes are hand spun. So come on down to Briquettes in the Harbor to enjoy great live blues while sampling some of the best barbecue around and sipping on a cold brew. No wonder Briquettes was voted #1 BBQ in Northeast Ohio (2013 Cleveland Channel 5 news poll)!
Showtime: 9 – 1. Admission $5.00 - 21 and over. 1033 Bridge Street, Ashtabula Harbor. Phone: 440-964-2273. www.BriquettesSmokehouse.com
8 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 December 4 - 18 2013 David Bromberg south for the country/bluegrass classic “The Fields Have Turned Brown,” the singer and band skewing closely to the Stanley Brothers’ Only Slightly Mad original, including fi ne vocal harmonies, Cosgrove’s gentle mandolin Singer, songwriter, and guitarist David strum, and John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band livening up Bromberg has built a lengthy career by being the banjo. Another medley, of energetic “fi ddle tunes” as Bromberg undervalued and too-frequently overlooked. A calls it in the liner notes, matches his original songs “Cattle In skilled multi-instrumentalist with an intuitive feel The Cane” and “Forked Deer” with bluegrass great Bill Monroe’s for traditional musical styles like blues, folk, and “Monroe’s Hornpipe” for a sprightly frolic through the old South. gospel, Bromberg’s talents are highly considered by Fiddle wizard Nate Grower carries the load here, but Cosgrove’s fellow musicians, and he’s brought his magic to the mandolin and Bromberg’s guitar chime in nicely, and overall studio on recordings in support of artists like Bob the lengthy instrumental displays the wonderful convergence of Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, the Eagles, Ringo Starr, American music – you’ll hear strains of bluegrass, country, and blues Gordon Lightfoot, and many others. all playfully coexisting in one entertaining jam. It is as a solo artist that Bromberg has tragically “World of Fools” is another amazing Bromberg composition, the been underrated, however, and over the course of song displaying pop sensibilities while still mixing in scraps of rock, a dozen and a half albums, beginning with his self-titled 1971 solo debut and running through blues, and even gospel (in the incredible harmonies). As close as he may ever come to writing recordings like Demon In Disguise (1972), Reckless Abandon (1977), and Use Me (2011), a radio-friendly song, Bromberg’s “World of Fools” should be blasting across the airwaves, Bromberg has quietly built a large body of quality work that both redefi nes and pays tribute to the song a near-perfect mix of ambition and intelligence fueled by Johnny Duke’s imaginative American music, a legacy unparalleled by any other artist save for his old friend Dylan. For Only fretwork. Slightly Mad, Bromberg works with producer and musician Larry Campbell and a crackerjack If Only Slightly Mad ended here, it would be a phenomenal accomplishment, but “You’ve backing band on a free-wheeling collection of performances. Got to Mean It Too” is a lovely country-favored ballad with fi ligree guitar play and weeping Bromberg has always had delightfully eclectic tastes in the music he performs, and Only pedal steel courtesy producer Larry Campbell. If the empty suits in Music Row in Nashville had Slightly Mad is certainly no exception. Running the gamut from traditional blues, gospel, and any sense, they’d rush one of their up-and-coming singers into the studio to wax this one ‘cause hippie folk to English drinking songs and hillbilly country – all of these styles performed with they’re never going to fi nd any better from their songwriting collectives. intelligence, reverence, and elegance – the album shows that there’s a method to Bromberg’s There’s nothing crazy about David Bromberg’s Only Slightly Mad, a rock solid collection of madness. The album opens with the gospel-blues standard “Nobody’s Fault But Mine,” best Americana music that effortlessly ties past and present together with skillful, often humorous, known as recorded by Blind Willie Johnson, but also covered by everybody from Otis Redding and undeniably energetic performances. These guys love this music, and it shows! and Willie Nelson to the Grateful Dead and Led Zeppelin. Bromberg and crew imbue the song Stylistically it’s eclectic as hell, and in the hands of a lesser artist these wide-ranging songs with a tortured, bluesy intensity, Bromberg’s plaintive vocals howling above a sparse soundtrack would taste like so much artifi cial sweetener. Bromberg has the scars and mileage to pull off a punctuated by shards of razor-edged guitar and Brian Mitchell’s majestic keyboards. musical hat trick like this, however, and the album wears like a comfortable old suit. If you’re Bromberg continues in a bluesy vein with a spry reading of Big Bill Broonzy’s “Keep On unfamiliar with this exceptional artist, Only Slightly Mad provides a kindly introduction to the Drinkin’,” the singer personalizing the lyrics and updating the arrangement a bit but otherwise the talent and charms of Mr. David Bromberg. (Appleseed Recordings, released September 24, song is still an entertaining old school blues tune that benefi ts from John Sebastian’s underrated 2013) harp play. Tackling Rick Estrin’s “I’ll Take You Back,” Bromberg may not sound like Little Charlie & the Nightcats, but he does the song proud. With Mitchell once again peppering the track with luscious keyboards, Bromberg takes the tongue in cheek lyrics to the stratosphere, soaring above a full-band treatment replete with horns and including Mark Cosgrove’s tasty Telecaster strokes. Bromberg’s mash-up of his original English-styled drinking song “The Strongest Man Alive” with an extended medley is nothing short of madcap genius, the literate, literary spoken-sung lyrics supported by a boozy chorus. The fi rst part is pure heaven, but it surprisingly unfolds into the chaotic instrumental “Maydelle’s Reel,” another English-sounding romp that was penned by American Kelly Lancaster, before the medley closes out with the traditional Irish stomper “Jenny’s Chickens.” Guitarist Cosgrove plays like a madman throughout, and the overall effect is that of a cold pint o’ Sammy Smith’s fi nest ale. 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December 4 - 18 2013 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 9 OPEN DAILY 7am-1am! FEATURING BEACHLAND BALLROOM HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS DAILY Open at 7am for Breakfast and cooking until 11pm, fryer may SPECIALS Tue, 12/10/13, 7:30 PM be available later. Most items available for take-out, too! Beachland Ballroom ALEX MEIXNER : POLKA HOLIDAY SHOW Happy Hour 1-9pm Grab your holiday kishka and polka your way down to 95¢ Canned Beer & Well Drinks (Holidays Excluded) the Beachland for Alex Meixner’s Polka Holiday Show! Alex is a Grammy nominated musician and producer, who has been DJ/KARAOKE EVERY FRI. & SAT. 8 PM-12:30 AM performing since the age of 6, when he would appear with his NO BOOKS! NO NUMBERS! NO HASSLES! two sisters and father in an ethnic folk ensemble! Alex is well versed as he studied piano and piano accordion, but he quickly Now accepting DONATIONS of non-perishable food items, branched out on drums, diatonic button accordion, bass and gifts and cash for CHRISTMAS for our adopted families. trumpet in college, so he definitely knows his way around a stage. We’re sure for this show Alex will be playing some old Holiday Trek holiday Polka favorites to start your season off, but he is not Sat. Dec. 7th just about polkas. We saw him perform on the ethnic stage at the Lake County Celtic Fest, and can tell you that his show was a hoot! Even if polka is not really your thing, I guarantee you will Sat. December 14th enjoy this crowd-pleasing, eclectic performer – the fun is contagious!!! Price: $10.00 Bring in your non-perishable food items, SOLD OUT gifts and cash donations. Thu, 12/12/13, 8:00 PM SEND US AN EMAIL TO RECEIVE OUR MAILINGS! 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It’s hotter than a Yule log INCLUDING HOLIDAYS! and cooler than Suzy Snowfl ake when this calvalcade of stars MANOR comes to town bringing holiday cheer with their gloriously 1153 Mechanicsville Rd. polished burlesque and variety revue. The show stars Angie ATM Pontani, and the Maine Attraction, Pontani sisters Helen and Mastercard VISA ® NETWORK ® ALL RO 'ENEVA s Tansy, and is hosted by Ripley’s Believe It or Not host Albert Cadabra. The Pontani sisters have become a Beachland staple, Thursdays and are on a quest to bring glamour back to entertainment! ->Ì°Ê iV°ÊÇÊUÊ9 -1 Burlesque extraordinaire, Angie Pontani, “The Italian >`iÃÊ } ÌÊxÊ« Stallionette,” is one of few involved in the ecdysiast arts who Ernest T Band shimmys and shakes on stages around the world. 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Even with such travels and acclaim, this modern day vintage vamp, as grounded Tuesdays: Fridays: as she is worldly, equally treasures her hometown titles, “Miss Cyclone,” and “Best Body in ¢ 40 Boneless & JUMBO Wings Burlesque” (2008 and 2011 New York Burlesque Festival). Live Acoustic Music with Friday Night Fish Fry Jimmy & Friends 6:30 Beachland Ballroom • 15711 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland, OH 44110 • (216) 383-1124 Watch OSU Buekeyes & Browns FOOD & DRINK www.beachlandballroom.com on Our Big Screens! SPECIALS! 10 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 December 4 - 18 2013 Space: ROCK to Host Two Holiday Photo Sales OPEN ALL YEAR! Wouldn’t a photo of your favorite musician or that concert you still remember fondly look great on your wall? Music photography gallery Space ROCK (15721 Waterloo Road) will offer you the chance to snag that Monday & Tuesday – CLOSED photo while picking up some additional prints for holiday gift-giving. The gallery will host two holiday photo sales in December, featuring work by some of the area’s top music WEDNESDAY - Open at 4pm photographers, including Joe Kleon, Janet Macoska, Karen Novak, Anastasia Pantsios, and George Shuba. They’ll take place from 6-10 pm Friday December 6 during Walk All Over Waterloo, and noon-4:30 pm Happy Hour - 4pm to 8pm Saturday December 14, to coincide with the annual Beachland Ballroom Holiday Flea Market, giving music Wing Night! lovers a reason to spend the afternoon on Waterloo. Visitors will be able to buy prints directly from the photographer of both major superstar acts and popular THURSDAY - Open at 4pm local bands. They’ll include Shuba’s photos of ’60s acts like the Beatles, the Who, Sonny & Cher and the many hit artists who appeared on Cleveland’s nationally syndicated Upbeat Show for which Shuba was the house Happy Hour - 4pm to 8pm photographer. But they’ll also include the photos that Kleon has shot recently of artists like Taylor Swift, Alice $3 - 10” Cheese Pizza Cooper, and Michael Stanley. (toppings extra) In between you’ll fi nd Janet Macoska’s and Anastasia Pantsios’s shots of ’70s and ’80s superstars like David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, and Tina Turner, and Karen Novak’s photos of artists from the ’90s and ’00s including shots from the legendary Euclid Tavern scene. FRIDAY - Open at 4pm If you stop in to browse and chat with the photographers, you’ll also be able to see Space: ROCK’s current show, A Sound Baseline: Making 5pm to 7pm - $1 Domestic Bottles Music Work, devoted to the behind-the-scenes that keep the area music scene humming. That show runs through the end of December. For more information, visit us on Facebook or email [email protected]. SATURDAY - Open at Noon Elton John and his band – Covelli Centre, Youngstown - Tickets on sale December 6th Various Events & Specials! Elton John and his band return to Youngstown, Ohio on Saturday, February 1st at the Covelli Centre. The tour will feature iconic hits and classic album tracks from throughout his incredible fi ve-decade career, as well as a selection of new songs from his highly-anticipated album, The Diving Board, which was released by Capitol Records this fall. SUNDAY - Open at Noon Elton John’s band includes Davey Johnstone on guitar, Matt Bissonette on bass, John Mahon on percussion, Nigel Olsson on drums, and Kim AUCE Spaghetti - $3.99 Bullard on keyboards. “It is such an honor and a privilege to have Elton John return to the Covelli Centre and downtown Youngstown. Sir Elton John holds the all CALL FOR CARRY OUT (440) 466-2361 time concert record here at the Covelli Centre and to have him back is truly amazing for our community,” said Eric Ryan- General Manager of the FOR MORE INFO M- www.sportsterz.com Covelli Centre. The Diving Board, which is produced by T Bone Burnett, features 12 new songs written by Elton and his longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin. The new album returns Elton to the piano, bass and drums lineup that marked the artist’s introduction to worldwide audiences more than 40 years ago. As he explains, “I’m incredibly excited about every aspect of this album: The performances, T Bone’s production, Bernie’s lyrics and the songs we’ve created. The Diving Board is the album I’ve been waiting to make for decades.” The Diving Board is available now on EltonJohn.com. Elton is one of the top-selling solo artists of all time, with 35 gold and 25 platinum albums, 29 consecutive Top 40 hits, and he has sold more than 250 million records worldwide. Elton holds the record for the biggest selling single of all time, “Candle in the Wind ’97,” which sold 37 million copies. He also holds the record for most appearances on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, with his newest single, “Home Again” marking his 69th entry. Since his career began in 1969 he has played almost 3,000 concerts worldwide. John has recently been named the fi rst recipient of the BRITs Icon Award, which recognizes the very highest level of British music achievement, presented only to iconic artists whose writing, recording and performances set them apart as having made a lasting impact on the nation’s culture. TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6 @ 10AM Tickets will be available online at www.ticketmaster.com Covelli Centre Box Offi ce, Ticketmaster Outlets or charge-by-phone at (800-745-3000) A service charge is added to each ticket. There is an 8 ticket limit per customer. Artists Unite Under the Umbrella of the Colorado Flood River’s Rising: Front Range Flood Relief Compilation Featuring 28 Local and National Artists In response to the record breaking fl ood that forced its way through the homes and lives of nearly 17 counties in Colorado in early September, a group of industrious music industry folks have joined forces to put together what may be one of the best independent music compilations of 2013. Featuring such legionary names as Furthur, Widespread Panic, Umphrey’s McGee, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, Slightly Stoopid, The Original Meters and Railroad Earth as well as locally based acts Big Head Todd and the Monsters, The String Cheese Incident, Leftover Salmon and Yonder Mountain String Band — organizers hope that music fans around the country will join fundraising efforts for the cost of a $15 download. Aptly named the River’s Rising: Front Range Flood Relief, the three-hour download features art by Scramble Campbell along with 28 live tracks donated by the artists to help aid the enormous fundraising efforts needed to help get Colorado back on solid ground. While the damage is still being accessed, catastrophe modeling fi rm Eqecat has already projected losses for residential property at about $900 million alone, with most of the overall losses affecting the uninsured. With ~Continued on Page 21 December 4 - 18 2013 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 11 GREAT LAKES ALCHEMY HOUR TO RETURN IN MARCH AS CHILLWAVE FOLLOWING TRADEMARK CONFLICT In March of 2014, Great Lakes Brewing Company® (GLBC) will release their Seasonal Alchemy Hour Double IPA Quality under a new name: Chillwave Double IPA. A statement was released to fans on GLBC’s website this morning. The new name is the result of an unforeseen trademark matter involving Craft Brew Alliance, Inc. (CBA) and Widmer Brothers Brewing which NEW & USED arose shortly after Alchemy Hour Double IPA’s strong market debut in February, 2013. “A lot of thought and preparation went into the name,” says GLBC Co-Owner Pat Conway. “We were disappointed that we had to change it, but both parties handled the situation amicably. The beer is still excellent, regardless of the name. We’re very proud to release it again as Chillwave Double IPA.” Tires Chillwave Double IPA will hit GLBC’s markets in March, 2014 on draft and in 4-Packs. The recipe, which features a blend of Mosaic hops, Nugget hops, and honey malt, remains unchanged. The label’s artwork pays tribute to the North Coast’s underground surf culture, and will return We offer with slight modifi cations. The name Chillwave Double IPA references the cold, often harsh conditions that Great Lakes surfers must face each time they ride waves. LOW PRICES The Chillwave story: and Great Lakes surfers work hard for their thrills. They wake before dawn, listening to the weather report like school kids hoping for a snow day. If the waves are worthy, they ride. No matter the cold, no matter the season, no matter the frozen crystals gathering in their beards, or the GREAT SERVICE. wind-whipping, white knuckle conditions they must face. Yeah, they’re all a little crazy. But we didn’t craft our Double IPA for the faint of heart. Send a text to Tony With a fl ash of Mosaic hops and a kiss of honey malt, it’s a rush in a bottle. Drink our Chillwave. Then go out and ride your own. with your tire size KISS’ Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons to open Rock & Brews® location in Hawaii and vehicle type. KISS rock legends Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, co-founding partners in Rock & Brews family-friendly, rock-themed restaurants, plan to open a Rock & Brews restaurant in the beach-side, historic community of Paia on Maui in January. A two-day opening celebration is 440-867-8018 scheduled for January 25 and 26, with a special KISS Rock & Roll VIP Package available at The Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui, the offi cial resort sponsor of the event. Rock & Brews Paia was designed by Maui architect Jim Niess of Maui Architectural Group, along with teacher, spiritual leader and artist TONY’S TIRES Al Lagunero of Maui, serving as a consultant on Hawaiian culture and art. The ‘ohana restaurant will pay tribute to the familial warmth and character that is synonymous with Paia, while respecting the vibrant Rock & Brews brand look and feel. It will feature Rock & Brews’ popular 330 Fountain Ave. casual American comfort food, as well as local favorites, and a full bar, including Paia’s largest selection of craft beers. Painesville Guests will be able to enjoy al fresco or indoor dining in a family-friendly rock concert-like environment complete with concert lighting, multiple screens presenting concert videos, hand-painted murals of rock artists, album and tour art, as well as art by local artists and art that salutes Hawaiian history and culture. The restaurant is designed to welcome local families and visitors alike. Ample parking is available. The grand opening of Rock & Brews Paia will pay tribute to both Wounded Warrior Project and the Paia Youth Center. A luncheon will be held on January 26 for wounded warriors, returning vets and active military, and an evening celebration will benefi t the Paia Youth Center. Both events will be hosted by Simmons and Stanley.
New Belgium Snapshot Wheat Beer to join year-round beer lineup in February CONKLIN BROTHERS New Belgium Brewing is proud to announce their newest year-round beer offering, Snapshot Wheat. Snapshot, an unfi ltered wheat beer with a citrusy nose, a sweet malt profi le and a fl ash of tart across the fi nish, will roll into all New Belgium markets in February, 2014. “This has been a fascinating process,” said New Belgium Brewmaster, Peter Bouckaert. “We are actually blending two beers here – one that is traditionally fermented and one that undergoes a lactobacillus fermentation which creates a subtle tartness. By blending the two, we smooth out À°Ê iV°Ê£ÎÌ ÊUÊÈ« the tart and create a very refreshing and sessionable wheat beer.” Brewed with wheat and pale malt, Snapshot pours a hazy, lemon-yellow with bright white lacing. Christmas Party for the Solon Blue Ribbon Program The beer opens with a citrus note from Target hops, coriander and grains of paradise, then gives -Ê ÕÌÞÊ iÌiÀÊUÊ35000 Portz Parkway way to malty smoothness and a refreshing tart snap at the fi nish. Snapshot will be available year-round in 12-oz bottles and cans, 22-oz bottles, and draft throughout New Belgium’s area of $5 Donation includes Dinner & Music distribution. New Belgium will launch Snapshot Wheat with a multi-city tour, tasting and interactive photo shoot next spring. Stay tuned for details. ABOUT NEW BELGIUM BREWING The mission of the Solon Blue Ribbon Adapted New Belgium Brewing, makers of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a host of Belgian-inspired beers, Recreation Program is to provide high quality is recognized as one of Outside Magazine’s Best Places to Work and one of the Wall Street Journal’s Best Small Businesses. The recreation and leisure activities for persons with 100% employee-owned brewery is a Platinum-level Bicycle Friendly developmental disabilities, enabling each to Business as designated by the League of American Bicyclists, and one of enhance his or her personal potential by sharing World Blu’s most democratic U.S. businesses, and a Certifi ed B Corp. in the emotional, social, and physical benefits In addition to Fat Tire, New Belgium brews eight year-round beers; Ranger fostered by such community based activities. IPA, Rampant Imperial IPA, Shift Pale Lager, Sunshine Wheat, 1554 Black Ale, Blue Paddle Pilsener, Abbey Belgian Ale and Trippel. Learn more at www.newbelgium.com. 12 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 December 4 - 18 2013 Celebrate
By Don Perry Yes, the holiday season has arrived, the time when I refl ect upon the events of the year as it comes to a close and ask myself “Have I gained anything”? As I’ve stated in issues past, I don’t with need to spend time deciding upon a New Year’s resolution, because mine is always the same, “Do Better”. Be it fi nancially, personally, spiritually, musically, whatever the case may be, there is always room for improvement. So, as I revisit the months past, I realize (as usual) that there has been progress in some areas and regress in others, I guess that is to be expected. When viewed as a whole though, there is no doubt in my mind that 2013 rates considerably higher overall than 2012. There have been diffi cult times, but far fewer than last year and they have been far overshadowed by Dinner Open Bar the special moments, milestones and events that have occurred recently. The year did begin for Two with the loss of my dear friend OJ Holohan, on January 11th, yet I know that his friendship has Breakfast remained a lasting, positive infl uence upon me, and when I think of him, I smile. Overnight for Two! As you refl ect upon 2013, and the joys and the hardships that came with it, my wish for you Accommodations! this holiday season, is that the past year has delivered more smiles than tears, and may that difference be even greater for you in 2014. Ann Hampton Callaway, champion of the Great American Songbook, will ring in the New in Year at Nighttown, with show is at 7:30 and 10 pm. CK's LOUNGE Callaway has made her mark as a singer, pianist, composer, lyricist, arranger, actress, Quail Hollow Resort educator, TV host and producer. She is perhaps best known for Tony-nominated performance in the For package information, visit www.quailhollowresort.com Broadway musical “Swing!” and for writing and singing the theme song to the hit TV series, The For reservations, call 440-497-1100 Nanny. She is also a Platinum Award winning Mention “Face Value” for a 10% discount! writer, whose songs are featured on seven of Barbra Streisand’s recent CD’s For full schedule DonPerrySaxman.com or www.facevaluemusic.com Ann performed for President Bill Clinton in Washington D.C. and was an invited guest performer at President Gorbachev’s Youth Peace Summit in Moscow. She has been a guest performer with the Kitchen Hours DAILY Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Mon-Fri 3-10 FOOD & Wynton Marsalis as well as with the Boston pops at DRINK Sat. Noon-? SPECIALS Symphony Hall and has made several appearances at Sun. Noon-9 Carnegie Hall. Bar Open Later Her voice has been heard in numerous TV jingles and voice-overs, including spots for Coca Cola, Ethan Allen and State Farm Insurance. Smokehouse Grille Callaway has performed on numerous TV shows including The Today Show, CNN’s Larry King Live, The Charlie Rose Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Rosie O’Donnell Show, and ABC News. She has also performed for the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Now Serving Monday Spectacular and has made two appearances on NBC’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Ann recently appeared in the Robert De Niro fi lm; “The Good Shepard”, was heard on 10 BEERS Wing Nite 40¢/ea. the soundtrack to the Queen Latifah fi lm “Last Holiday” and was featured in the role of Mrs. White in the fi lm Volare for Jim Henson Productions. She recently debuted her latest symphony ON TAP! Triple Taco Tuesday show, “The Streisand Songbook” with the Boston Pops and will continue to tour the show with with a Margarita $6.50 top orchestras across the country in 2014. She has 11 CD’s to her credit and has made guest DAILY DRINK SPECIALS appearances on more than 40 others. HAPPY HOUR 3-6PM EVERYDAY! Wednesday Her father was Chicago’s popular TV and radio journalist, John Callaway and her mother WEDNESDAY 4 Runners, Choice of Sauce, Mens Night...ALL NIGHT! Shirley Callaway is a highly regarded New York vocal coach, who was recently featured at Basket of Fries, and a pint New York’s Town Hall, singing with her daughters Ann and Broadway star Liz Callaway, with PBR Draft $1.25 Great Lakes Dortmunder on Tap $3 of PBR $6.50 whom Ann has performed and recorded the award winning show “Sibling Revelry”. THURSDAY Callaway has composed over 250 songs for television, Broadway, and off-Broadway Ladies Night...50% OFF ALL NIGHT! Thursday productions, several of which have been performed or recorded by stars such as Barbra (Excluding Bottles of Wine) Streisand, Liza Minnelli and Patti LuPone. She composed “At the Same Time”, which Choice Martini $3.75 Calamari or Chicken Lips $5 appeared on Barbra Streisand’s “Higher Ground” album that debuted nationally at #1, and FRIDAY Sunday gave Ann her fi rst of three platinum records. Ms. Streisand asked Ann to write lyrics to a Rolf Long Island Iced Tea $3.75 Lovland melody, which she entitled “I’ve Dreamed of You”, that Ms. Streisand sang to James SATURDAY Big Bowl of Spaghetti with Brolin at their wedding. Ms. Streisand later chose Ann’s song “A Christmas Lullaby” for her Sex On The Beach $3.75 Meatball & Salad $8.50 holiday CD, “Christmas Memories”. Usher in the New Year with the multi-talented Ann Hampton Callaway at Nighttown on 11 South Ridge Rd. East, Geneva Tuesday December 31st. For ticket information, visit www.nighttowncleveland.com 440-361-4135 www.ctavern.com December 4 - 18 2013 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 13 ~Continued from Page 5 south. He spent the rest of his summer at the orphanage. When he had to leave again, he promised the children that I’ve known Rocky Braat a long time. he would return in one year, and he did. The thing is, he He’s my best friend. We went to design had come to need them as much as they needed him. He school together, launched our careers together. had found home. There’s nothing about him that is especially Years have passed since then. Rocky endures a daily out of the ordinary. So when he told me he diet of rice, a rat infested hut, visa problems. He suffers was moving to India, it didn’t make sense to with the children. He counts out the pills for them in the me, at least not right away. This was the same morning. He is an amateur dentist, clown, teacher, friend guy who, during hot summers at the house we and father to the children. They call him ‘Rocky Anna,’ shared in Pittsburgh, would lie immobilized which means ‘brother’ in Tamil. in his underwear in front of our only fan—he I was inspired to tell his story because I know him. I know couldn’t stand heat. he isn’t a saint or a miracle worker, but every day he fi ghts But I did know that Rocky never really his own nature and the forces arrayed against him, and I felt at home here: not when he lived with his think that maybe this story could inspire others, as well. mother, not when he moved in with his dad, The funding of this fi lm is quite unique. It was all not in design school. While working for a supported through donations. This means we have no debt national magazine, he looked around and saw and no one to pay back for the fi lm, allowing any/all of that most of the people he knew, including the proceeds from the fi lm to be used to help support the myself, seemed to be content to rise in their orphanage and the children with HIV in India, as well as respective fi elds, getting ahead— but he wasn’t. supporting Rocky and his continuing efforts. So he quit his job and went traveling. On a whim, with time to kill in Chennai, India, he went to The funding we raised covered the necessities of the entire production. On top of that, virtually visit an AIDS orphanage. He thought he would get sad for the kids there, cry for them, and then everyone up to this point has worked for free - donating his or her time, talents and expertise he would leave. And that’s what happened: he met them, cried for them, cried for how it would towards the project. Because of this, we’re set up to donate all of the profi ts. We have no personal feel to be so young, to be abandoned by your own family, to be dying, and to know that none of interest for fi nancial gain in this project. We just want Rocky to continue to do his much needed it was your fault. Mostly he cried because despite all this, they still found joy in living. work and hopefully inspire others to join in. Currently, we have partnered with several very After a month, he got on a train to Northern India. Some of the kids were angry with him; they infl uential non-profi ts in order to help with some of our goals – the RED HOT ORGANIZATION sulked, and hung back. Others openly begged him to stay, crying and pulling at his hand—‘You and ACT V: The End of AIDS. coming back, Rocky Anna?’ Most important is the establishment of LIGHT (Living to Inspire Global Healing Today) - a On the long ride north, he couldn’t stop thinking about them. After only a week in Rajasthan, 501c3 accredited non-profi t organization created in response to Rocky Braat and the fi lm as a one week as a tourist in blue and gold cities, he got on another train: this time, he was headed way to directly help and support Rocky, the kids and other orphanages. Together we hope to help change their lives. Information can be found at www.givethemlight.org or our website www. bloodbrotherfi lm.com
CURRENT CHALLENGES FOR ROCKY AND THE CHILDREN OF TAMIL NADU, INDIA Recent advances in AIDS treatments have made it possible for the orphanage to provide the children with anti retroviral (ART) medications that can extend their lifespan to virtually normal. Wonderful as this is, it has created a new set of challenges for Rocky and the kids. Now that some are living past the age that the orphanage is allowed (by government mandate) to keep them, the questions arise: Will employers’ allow them to work with HIV? How can they fi t productively into society and care for themselves? Rocky’s answers to these challenges include the following: • Improved education for the children with emphasis on computer training, which is in a huge boom in India currently (a challenge, as they have been kicked out of schools in the past due to the stigma surrounding HIV). • Developing halfway houses, where they can live and learn to integrate with the world beyond the orphanage. During the last trip to India Rocky and Steve went to visit some other hostels that he has connections to. They found a great list of needs that they hope to meet through future funding. These are new goals that they hope to accomplish through Blood Brother: Construction of a new home for the children of another HIV hostel; the program is on the verge of being shut down, which would leave the HIV positive kids living there without a home. The building they’re currently living in is rundown and overpriced. They want to construct an effi cient home for the kids and offer it free of rent to the organization that runs the hostel. Additionally they want to fund the organization to hire qualifi ed staff, one or two aunties and pay them a good salary to stay in the home and provide the kids with motherly care. Any proceeds from this fi lm will go to these goals, as well as funding for other organizations helping children for whom the same issues apply via Arms Around the Child, an organization fi ghting for children to be happy and whole.
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By Sage Satori Mitch 216-513-0529 Old Mill Winery The Old Mill Winery has long been known for its rustic, music fi lled atmosphere. The Jennifer 440-463-3951 wooden walls and beams make for great acoustics and musicians love to play there. Sunday Open Mics have been the most popular in the area for years and now Susie Hagan’s Wednesday 7 -11 pm Open Mic Night follows a very successful path of its own. For future shows and In talking with Susie Hagan she explained the reason behind aspiring to host open mic, “I booking opportunities visit wanted to create an atmosphere where new artist could come to sing their one or two songs and get exposure and experience in a nurturing, cozy environment.” It’s not easy taking that fi rst www.facebook.com/ step of playing in public and Susie tells a little from her early experience, “I remember the fi rst evergreen.acoustic.music www.lostsheepband.com time I was on stage and it scared the hell out of me. Had it not been for the encouragement of musicians like Jerry Busch, who in the late 70s, early 80’s hosted an open mic, I would not be doing what I do today.” “I also wanted to provide a consistent venue for an audience to come and to keep coming back” says Susie, and with theses thoughts in mind she approached Eileen Froelich about the idea (Eileen and her husband Dave are owners of Old Mill Winery) and that’s how it all started. The fi rst Wednesday Open Mic night hosted by Susie Hagan began in December 2010. PASTA SUNDAY!With purchase With a bit of pride Susie mentions, “All ages and all levels of talent have graced our stage. $ 99 of beverage. Many have gone on to record CDs and perform all over the place and others have earned a Dine-in only, please. regular gig at the Old Mill.” OnlyMeatballs/Sausage 2 99¢/ea. Salads $1.49 The following are quotes from just a few of the many musicians who have participated ENJOY PASTA WHILE LISTENING TO OPEN MIC! over the past three years: Gift Certificates “Susan’s acoustic open mic was the reason we found the courage to get up and play our make great Purchase $50 in Gift Cert receive $10 fi rst song together as a duo three years ago. She always welcomed all, but the evening gifts! Purchase $100 receive $25 was particularly suited for our quieter, singer-songwriter genre music, and we didn’t feel overwhelmed by the volume and chaos sometimes experienced at full band open jams.” -- All beers $1.99! ENTERTAINMENT Tues-Thurs.… $ EVERGREEN Entertainment Fri & Sat: 7-11pm Celebrating 8 years with 8 Meals under 8! Sunday Open Mic 4:30-7:30pm “Susie does an excellent job bringing fellowship the open mics. She has a positive effect to Thurs, Dec. 5: Melissa Harvey Now taking reservations for your make everyone feel included as part of the family.” Jim Ales Fri, Dec. 6: Alan Greene Band HOLIDAY PARTIES!! COLLECTION SITE “Susie’s open mic is always warm and inviting. It was here where I fi rst played with other Sat, Dec. 7: Stone River Band musicians at the same time...like a “real band!” lol; a huge rush when you are used to playing Sun, Dec. 8: Open mic Home of the Original Wineburger! solo. She has a way of making everyone feel at ease regardless of your musical style or ability. w/Fred & Cat Enjoy the specialty burger every month! I also thank Susie for her advice and guidance as we have chatted “off-mic”. I value her Thurs, Dec. 12: Evergreen /PEN -IC 7ED s talent, knowledge, and insight. Although I do not make it up as often as I’d like, I always feel Fri, Dec. 13: Face Value welcome and at home on Wednesday nights at Old Mill!” ~Melissa Harvey Join us Dec. 11th for our Sat, Dec. 14: The Relay 3rd Year Anniversary of Open Mic! “We always look forward to Wednesdays open mic, We have met a lot of wonderful people over Sun, Dec. 15: Open mic the years, and we have all become one big family” - Katie and Sara Froelich w/Tom Todd Join us for Thurs, Dec. 19: Dick Dana The Anniversary show starts at 6:00 pm on December 11. Many of the music slots have Fri, Dec. 20: Incahootz been reserved in advance but Susie will still open the stage as time allows. Musicians who Winery Hours Kitchen Hours Sat, Dec. 21: Lost Sheep Band Closed Monday 403 S. Broadway Closed Monday want to reserve a 10 minute slot can call Susie at 216-533-5186. There will be surprises for Tues - Thurs 3-9pm 4UES 4HURS PM musicians and a few “thank you’s” for the audience as well. So, plan on joining Susie and Fri: 3-Midnight Geneva Fri: 4-10pm COME Sat: Noon-Midnight 440.466.5560 Sat: Noon-10pm friends for a full night of music, laughs and surprises. A table reservation would be an excellent ENJOY OUR Sun: Noon-9pm Reservations not needed 3UN .OON PM idea (see ad on this page for venue details). COZY but always a good idea! FIREPLACE! www.theoldmillwinery.com December 4 - 18 2013 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 15 By Helen Marketti Don Aters
Monday - Thursday Winds of Change 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Life with Icons of Sixties Counter Culture Friday 5:00 - Midnight Rock photographer and historian, Don Aters has taken iconic images since the early Saturday hippie madness of the Haight Ashbury days in San Francisco where access to shows 12:00 p.m. - Midnight was easy and friendships were lasting. It was a time when the counter culture was Entertainment Every Saturday! changing the direction of a very memorable era. Don’s latest photography book, “Winds of Change, Life with Icons of Sixties Counter Culture” (2013) is a collection of images taken from the early days of rock at The Fillmore, Avalon Ballroom and Golden Gate Park. Time travelers will remember the good ole days of music, peace and love. This Come enjoy the music of book of photos includes images from B.B. King to Alice Cooper with a journey-fi lled text that will allow the reader to recall fond memories yet having an awareness of how that time has brought us to where we are. Jim Ales Don remembers the early days of being a rock photographer, “It used to be fun when you had access, no restrictions and no security guards. All you had to do back then was talk with the club owner and you got in to take photos. These days, most photographers are permitted from 8:00 - 10:00 to take pictures during the fi rst three songs of a show or sometimes less. You’re very limited now and sometimes the lighting is poor and no fl ash allowed so you take as many pictures as you can hoping Saturday, Dec. 14th some of them turn out.” “The sixties generation was a unity thing. The music of that time has lasted from one generation to another. The reason for that are the song lyrics and their meaning,” explains Don. “It’s about the legacy of the people who wrote the songs that stay with us. It’s a storied past with songs that matter. Most classic rock radio stations will play songs from the sixties and there is a perpetual reason for that impact. However, it doesn’t mean there are not any new artists of today that haven’t impressed me. When I fi rst saw Grace Potter about seven years ago at Bonnaroo Music Festival, I had said to a friend that she would be the next Grace Slick. She has now established herself and it is because she has enough elegance, noted history and stage charisma to make it work. There are talented people out there but not as many. I think country music now is more like pop country. The music blend is different. Country music used to be a nasal, whiny, divorce story that no one wants to listen to any Guidance to achieve more even though it has its historical mark.” Don continues, “Prior to the sixties generation, if your father was a lawyer then you top grades in school were expected to be a lawyer; if your father worked in a factory then you were expected triggers motivation to work in a factory and so forth. Our generation was defi ant and some of us still are that way. We wanted to start our own identity whether it was being an artist, photographer, to succeed in life. musician or singer. It was a very tumultuous time in the sixties. There were the assassinations of John and Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King. Vietnam was raging Specializing in: on and so was political corruption. Our generation by defi nition was known as a drug Technical Math culture because that’s all people chose to see. It is often overlooked of what we did well !LGEBRA s 3TATISTICS because the good news doesn’t sell magazines or newspapers. Our generation was pivotal Trigonometry in Civil Rights, Gay Rights and Women’s Rights. We tried to make efforts to get us out of 0RE CALCULUS AND #ALCULUS Vietnam but it didn’t work. You cannot fi x political corruption and it still goes on; it always will. Counter culture seemed to fi t for the time. We were at opposite ends of the spectrum #HEMISTRY s 0HYSICS with the older generation. We did the complete opposite of what was expected of us.” Reminiscing about the days of taking photos at the Fillmore West, Fillmore East, Avalon Ballroom and other classic venues, Don shares his My 25 years of professional college experience can help you reach your goals! memories of that time, “Everyone who went to shows were an integral part of the band. Poster artists, writers, photographers and the audience all experienced the music together. Bill Graham and Chet Helms worked together to book bands at the Fillmore West until Bill started going behind Call or Text Rick Chet’s back to book shows, which made Chet go out on his own and open the Avalon Ballroom. Bill was a businessman, you either liked him or 440-413-0247 you didn’t. He had a knack for booking and gave bands the exposure they wanted. Chet did not have a mind for business because to him, it was all 16 www.northcoastvoice.com • ()(440) 415-0999 9 December 4 - 18 2013 about the music. They both changed the face of music, as we know it. I did not know Bill as well as I knew Chet but I never had a problem with him. I would call Bill and ask if I could go to a show at the Fillmore in New York because I was living in Chicago at the time and it was closer. He gave me permission and that’s how I got my photos of Led Zeppelin when Robert Plant was only twenty.” Chet Helms was the manager for Big Brother and The Holding Company. They recorded their fi rst album in Chicago, which is where Don is from. “One day I was walking down the sidewalk, having just gotten home from the military and wondering what I was going to do with my life,” said Don. “I saw Chet and the band, including Janis Joplin walking in my direction so I stopped and talked with them and that’s how we fi rst met and remained good friends. Chet was like a big brother to them and that’s where the name of the band came from. Chet made his own legacy because of who he was and everyone loved him. I have been friends with Jerry Miller (Mobey Grape) since I was nineteen years old. I am friends with Tom Constanten (The Grateful Dead), Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady and Paul Kantner from Jefferson Airplane since the very early days. I have known them a very long time. Why is that? It is because I have never wanted anything from them or asked them for anything. I have given all of them photos I have taken, either of their bands or " I detest life insurance agents; they always argue individually. That is what they will remember, not the 300 people who stood in line for their that I shall die some day, which is not so." autograph, but the people who gave something back to them for a change.” ~ Stephen Leacock Speaking of photographs, Don has taken over 200,000 images and the number is still We Offer the Personal Service You’ve Missed Lately growing. “It was very diffi cult to choose which photos I wanted to put in the book. I wish I had included images of Patti Smith and Linda Ronstadt. There was not enough room. I had the book written for a while. It was a matter of fi nding the right way to publish it and get it out there. I met a gentleman named Walt Gross and he is a huge fan. He talked with some publishers and helped me to get the Auto Home Business Life book off the ground.” “People still like to see the classic rock artists. They are interested in visiting historical places known to that time like the Grateful Dead house, where Jefferson Airplane lived or the apartments where Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin had TREEN INSURANCE lived while in San Francisco. I believe the most sensationalized and idolized era known to man is 3TATE 2OUTE . s 3UITE the time from 1967 to 1977. People are still trying to live the dream forty-fi ve years later and you will always fi nd new hippies who are trying to be a part of it now. It’s all still captivating.” *EFFERSON /HIO (440) 576-5926 For more information about Don’s book and ordering copies, please contact him through SCATREEN SUITENET Facebook. Scott Treen December 4 - 18 2013 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 17 Upcoming February book releases from Hayhouse. expert David Kessler, the protégé of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, have come together to start a conversation on healing after loss. 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18 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 December 4 - 18 2013 By Pete Roche and Museum in 2012 after years of vigorous campaigning by their legion Rush: The Illustrated History of devoted fans. And yet the guys— Author Martin Popoff now approaching their 60s—remain refreshingly down-to-earth Rush is one of rock’s most accomplished and unaffected, their humility power trios, and certainly Canada’s greatest recalling another memorable musical export ever. They’ve sold over 40 Peart lyric: million albums worldwide, notching 14 “One likes to believe in the platinum records and a slew of hit singles. freedom of music, but glittering Where other bands stick to formula, essentially prizes and endless compromises issuing newly-titled retreads of their fi rst shatter the illusion of integrity.” successful LPs, Rush made evolution— Yeah. constant, crucial change—a part of its esthetic They are Rush, our beloved early on and haven’t let up yet. musical uncles from the Great “Those changes aren’t permanent—but White North, and they’ve made a career of honoring “The Spirit of Radio.” change is,” sings Geddy Lee on the band’s most Now prolifi c British journalist Martin Popoff is returning the favor, using both recognized song, “Tom Sawyer.” words and pictures to retell the band’s remarkable story in the new Rush: The Illustrated The gambit’s paid off. While its true Rush History [Voyageur Press]. Loaded with historic images, album sleeves, and concert has been guilty of updating its sound to refl ect ephemera, this damned handsome 192-page keepsake is must-have material for Rush current tastes and technology (particularly in collectors, an eye-popping overview for casual fans, and perfect gateway reference for the ‘80s), the members’ progressive vision—its newcomers. instrumental prowess, lyrical grandeur, and It’s all here, really—from the folklore you already know to minutiae you might’ve willingness to subvert the status quo—has missed since “Finding My Way” and “Working Man” fi rst crossed Lake Erie to electrify resulted in four decades of exciting, innovative American airwaves. Popoff scales the Rush family trees, tracing the lineages of Lee rock that often transcends the period in which and Lifeson’s Jewish and Yugoslavian parents and charting the boys’ participation in it was crafted, and—even on a bad day—bears early bands like Hadrian before their serendipitous meeting (courtesy future OHA- hallmarks of the band’s virtuosity and daring. NHL hockey star Steve Shutt). You’ve prided yourself on having the fellows’ birth Singer / bassist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex names—Gary Lee Weinrib and Aleksandar Zivojinovic—in your Rush rolodex, but Lifeson, and drummer Neil Peart were inducted it’s less likely you were aware Geddy’s faith prohibited him from playing music while into the Canadian Musicians Hall of Fame mourning his father, or that guitar hero Alex’s fi rst instrument was viola—or that for a in 1994, received a star on the Hollywood hot minute in 1974 Rush boasted four members (rhythm guitarist Mitch Bossi is pictured Walk of Fame in 2010, and were (fi nally) with the band). We hang with young chums Lee and Lifeson at Fisherville Junior High enshrined at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ~Continued on Page 20
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20 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 December 4 - 18 2013 ~Continued from Page 11 communities scattered throughout Colorado still needing assistance, the project aims to help bolster fundraising efforts, and national awareness, to what has been named one of the largest catastrophes in Colorado history. Co-produced by music industry leaders Tony Hume and Annabel Lukins, the team swiftly joined forces and their respective rolodexes to call the music community to action to help bring assistance to their neighbor’s far and wide. “I’m doing this for our state, for our people” explained Hume. River’s Rising: Front Range Flood Relief was released on Tuesday, October1st, 2013 and will be available exclusively through LiveDownloads.com with proceeds going directly to United Way Foothills. MON.- FRI 11am-7pm Jim Gaffi gan White Bread Tour $/-%34)#3 7%,, $2).+3 State Theatre-PlayhouseSquare Friday, March 28th HAPPY HOUR Jim Gaffi gan has proven himself a major talent beloved to a wide range of audiences, achieving accolades and awards for his stand-up comedy, acting, and writing. His clever, quiet $).% ). $ style has made him one of the top fi ve most successful touring comedians in the country today /.,9 3 Cheeseburger & Fries! and his CDs and DVDs have reached platinum sales. MONDAYS Gaffi gan has had an unprecedented number of appearances on late night’s “Letterman” and “Conan.” His writing and voice work on the animated series “Pale Force” for Conan led ¢ $).% ). to nominations for both a Broadband Emmy and a Webby Award. Gaffi gan has had breakout TUES. & THURS. 50 A WING /.,9 guest appearances on many comedies and dramas ranging from HBO’s cult hits “Flight of the Concords” and “Bored to Death” to dramatic roles in all three versions of “Law & Order”. In recent years, Gaffi gan has also become a mainstay on the big screen with memorable roles in “Going the Distance”, “Away We Go” and “It’s Kind of a Funny Story.” Gaffi gan will next $ be seen alongside Jennifer Connolly, Ed Harris, Pierce Bronson, and Greg Kinnear in the highly 7 Bucket anticipated fi lm “Salvation Boulevard” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011. WEEKENDS Further broadening his career, Gaffi gan starred in his fi rst Broadway production, “That of Beer Championship Season”. As part of the highly acclaimed play, Gaffi gan appeared in the ensemble alongside Chris Noth, Brian Cox, Jason Patric, and Kiefer Sutherland. Gaffi gan’s latest venture, a DRM-free download of his comedy special “Mr. Universe,” launched April 11th for $5. One dollar of each download will go to the Bob Woodruff FRI. DEC 6: GRINDERS FRI & SAT Foundation, helping wounded servicemen and their family. NEVER BANDS AT Tickets are $49.75, $39.75 and are on-sale Now the Playhouse Square Ticket Offi ce, www. A COVER 9PM playhousesquare.org, or by calling 216.241.6000. All tickets subject to applicable service charges CHARGE SAT. DEC. 7: and fees. HOUSE OF BLUES® CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENTS BRICKHOUSE BLUES BAND Stone Sour Friday, January 24 * doors at 7:00 PM FRI. DEC. 13: ARMSTRONG BEARCAT Tickets: $29.50 - In Advance * 4-Packs: $87 On Sale: Friday, December 6 @ 10 AM Stone Sour, the gold-selling Iowa hard rock outfi t, has sold over four million albums worldwide over the course of three full-length releases. Their self-titled debut and sophomore SAT. DEC. 14: NOT RESPONSIBLE effort Come What(ever) May both exceeded Gold status, while 2010’s Audio Secrecy debuted at #6 on the Billboard Top 200. Their arsenal includes; three Grammy Award nominations plus number one singles such as “Through Glass”, “Say You’ll Haunt Me”, and “Bother”. FRI. DEC. 20: MARY TAYLOR BROOKS House of Gold & Bones Parts 1 & 2 is a collection of 23 tracks that follow an immersive, linear storyline. Part 1—the fi rst 11 songs—was released on October 23, 2012. Part 2 will be SAT. DEC. 21: THE JiMILLER BAND released next year, completing the story. The songs set the tone and follow the action, but House of Gold & Bones is a multimedia experience. Videos, an online presence, album packaging, the live show and even a graphic novel will all follow and expand on the story. It’s a lofty SUN. DEC. 22: CHRISTMAS PARTY undertaking, but Stone Sour have never shied away from a challenge. With them, it’s par for the course. Artist Website: www.stonesour.com HOSTED BY TED RISER 4PM
Moe. Thursday, February 13 * doors at 7:00 PM FRI. DEC. 27: BURNT RIVER BAND Tickets: $20 - In Advance * 4-Packs: $60 On Sale: Friday, December 6 @ 10 AM moe. is the preeminent progressive rock band on the music scene today. With 20 years of SAT. DEC. 28: BACK 4 MORE touring and just as many albums under its belt, the quintet of Al Schnier and Chuck Garvey on guitars and vocals, Rob Derhak on bass and vocals, Jim Loughlin on percussion and vibes, and Vinnie Amico on Drums, continues to push the standard for performance art. TUES. DEC. 31: NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY Critical acclaim and a solid national and international fan base has built a dedicated following that grows each year. Whether touring across the globe, headlining music festivals, or sharing the stage with such celebrated acts as the Allmans, The Who, or Robert Plant, among HOSTED BY KRANKD others, what keeps moe. At the forefront of the music scene is not only the energy and vitality of their music and songwriting, but the showmanship in which it is delivered. Artist Website: www.moe.org ,AKESHORE "LVD s 7ILLOUGHBY !T THE INTERSECTION OF ,AKESHORE ,OST .ATION 2D s December 4 - 18 2013 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 21 Swift wins big at AMAs Taylor Swift was the big winner at the American Music Awards Sunday, November 24th by taking four awards including Artist of the Year. Swift said upon winning the fan-voted big honor, “The fact that you voted for my music means we’re on the same page. I’m 23, and I have no idea what’s going to happen with my life.” Swift and her album “Red” also took home Favorite Country Album, Favorite Female Country Artist and Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist. Florida Georgia Line won Single of the Year for Cruise, featuring Nelly. Luke Bryan was Favorite Male Artist - Country, While Lady Antebellum won the Favorite Band, Duo or Group honor. Justin Timberlake won three awards. The awards show was held in Los Angeles. Jackson helps develop Lower Broadway complex Alan Jackson will join several other prominent music people to rehab the Acme building on Lower Broadway in Nashville turning it into an entertainment complex, it was announced Wednesday. Tom Morales and primary partners Jackson, former Country music Association head Steve Moore, George Boedecker and country music publicist Nancy Russell joined forces to convert the Acme Building into three fl oors and a rooftop patio into separate Nashville themes with music, food, drinks and shopping. The revitalization of Acme will be a gateway for Lower Broadway, connecting the downtown area with the Riverfront and welcoming visitors from the East Side via the Shelby Street Bridge. Jackson and partners will keep the name, feel and basic layout of Acme the same, honoring the Acme’s place on the National Historic Register by renovating it to the required historic standards. The partners are working with Tuck-Hinton, the architects for the Music City Center, Frist Center, and Country Music Hall of Fame, and Crane Constructions for this project. The fi rst fl oor will provide a modern honky tonk and restaurant for locals and tourists alike, offering gourmet, fast-casual fare with live music, cocktails and local craft beer on tap. The second fl oor will feature an upscale bar/lounge with craft spirits and lounge seating, providing a space on Broadway where Nashville locals and upscale travelers can socialize. The third fl oor will be home to the largest one-level event and music venue on Broadway, hosting pre- programmed music series, catered events and concerts. It will be available year-round for music showcases and event rentals. The fourth fl oor of the Acme Building will be a rooftop patio that overlooks the entire downtown area, with direct views of Broadway and the Riverfront. Morales began his journey in the restaurant business more than 25 years ago, founding Tomkats catering in 1986, growing it from a backstage concert caterer to a multifaceted food service and event company. TomKats’ catering resume includes more than 1,200 concerts, festivals like Bonnaroo, LPGA golf events, disaster relief catering as a life support unit for the Army Corps during Hurricane Katrina, and on-location catering services for more than 1,000 movies. Russell is a creative consultant and investor. A native of San Diego, Russell was a writer and photographer before moving to Nashville. After founding and helming an entertainment PR fi rm in the city, she turned her talents to artist management, working most notably with Jackson, Loretta Lynn and the Broadway-bound musical “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Russell was responsible for pairing Jack White with Lynn for the Grammy-winning album, “Van Lear Rose...” Boedecker is the principal founder and creative force behind Crocs, Inc., where he served on the board of directors and as their Chief Executive Offi cer 2002-2004. ZBB, Grohl join forces for EP Zac Brown Band will release “The Grohl Sessions Vol. 1” on Brown’s Southern Ground Artists label via iTunes on Dec. 10.
22 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 December 4 - 18 2013 The release features the fi rst studio recording of Day for the Dead,the song which the band performed with Grohl on this year’s Country Music Association. Other songs on the release includeThe Muse, a song written by The Wood Brothers who are also signed to Southern Ground Artists, All Alright and Let It Rain. “Dave is a musical genius,” said ZBB frontman Zac Brown. “It’s been amazing to play with him on stage and get to spend time working with him in the studio. We are excited for fans to hear the music we’ve been able to create together.” The new release marks Zac Brown Band’s fi rst collection of songs recorded at the Southern Ground Studios in Nashville. In addition to the traditional ZBB lineup of "The Most Fun You Can Brown, John Driskell Hopkins, Jimmy De Martini, Coy Bowles, Chris Fryar, Clay Have with Your Boots On" Cook and Daniel de los Reyes, the recordings also feature guest performances by Live Music Fri. & Sat. 9-1 Oteill Burbridge on bass and Grohl on drums. Dec. 6 & 7…7Þ`Ê,Þ`i Dec. 13 & 14 Amos Lee ,>« Ê >LiÀ>ÊÀ° Saturday March 8th, 2014 Lakewood Civic Auditorium EÊ/LÃÌi Amos Lee will kick off the next leg of his U.S. tour on February 15 at the McDonald Theatre in Eugene, OR – the fi rst in a trio of Pacifi c Northwest dates. The headline run will include an evening at the Lakewood Civic Auditorium on Saturday March 8th with special guest Chris Dec. 20 & 21 Kasper. ÞÊ >LiÀÌ EÊÕÊÕÃi The Philadelphia native is touring in support of his fi fth studio album, Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song (Blue Note Records), the follow-up to 2011’s chart-topping Mission Bell. Numerous dates on Lee’s fall 2013 tour are sold out, including a two-night stand at Nashville’s Dec. 27 & 28…/À>ÜÀiV legendary Ryman Auditorium (November 13 and 14) and his November 22 show at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. ÕÊ-iÀÛViÊ >ÀÊUÊ Ìi`Ê iÕ Produced by Jay Joyce (Emmylou Harris, Eric Church, Cage the Elephant), Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song was hailed by The New 7i`iÃ`>ÞÊn«ÊKaraoke York Times as a “serenely sure-footed effort from Amos Lee, a singer-songwriter who rarely delivers anything else.” Entertainment Weekly praised / ÕÀÃ`>ÞÊÇ« iÊ >ViÊ iÃÃÃÊÜÌ Ê ii his “strikingly soulful voice” while People were struck by two “rootsy beauties”: “Chill In The Air” and “Mountains of Sorrow,” which feature One of this Area’s Original Country Dance Halls Alison Krauss and Patty Griffi n respectively. “Lee makes sorrow shimmer…Like Jackson Browne for another generation, Lee understands the (OURS 7ED4HURS MIDNIGHT s &RI s 3AT staining traces of love,” said Paste and Elmore noted, “his songwriting has never been better…”Mountains of Sorrow” may be Lee’s fi nest yet.” 5QTT;\440-275-5332 Lee will donate $1 from each ticket sold to Musicians On Call (www.musiciansoncall.org/amos), a non-profi t organization that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities. Ticket Prices: $48.50, $40.50 & $33.50 Tickets are on sale now and will be available at www.LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com,Ticketmaster jewelsdancehall locations or by phone (800)-745-3000 Ralph Chamberlain Jr and Tombstone Return to Jewell’s Dance Hall December 13 & 14 Hailing from the city of Erie, PA, the Ralph Chamberlain Jr and Tombstone band are turning heads and makin boots stomp across the US! From small clubs all the way to the big stage they bring today’s rockin country. Writing independently as well as being backed by a team of producers from Nashville, TN, you will experience what some are calling “…the next step for country music.” Recently nominated for country band of the year in the 2013 REMAs and performed in the “Welcome to Nashville” showcase in Nashville, TN. The Band: RALPH CHAMBERLAIN JR -Vocals/Guitars RICKY LEE JENNINGS - Acoustic Guitar JERRY CHAMBERLAIN - Guitars/Vocals PAUL NEJMAN - Bass VINCE GORSKI III - Drums/Percussion
Expect a great live show. Expect a new refreshing sound. Expect RALPH CHAMBERLAIN JR!!
December 4 - 18 2013 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 23 If You Can Dream It, I Can Build It.
By Luthier Patrick Podpadec I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving Holiday. Eating too much, seeing some relatives you almost forgot you had. The sad thing is that Custom Designs the one holiday set aside for over two hundred years to give thanks to the world for all of the blessings we share through the year now is starting Guitars to be overshadowed by the greedy shopping profi teers to start making profi ts on Thursday instead of Black Friday. What’s the point in disrupting Basses a traditional family reunion for the sake of a few dollar profi ts? A couple of years ago it started at 6:00 in the morning on Friday. Then it was Acoustic midnight on Thursday, now it’s 6:00 on Thursday. The thing is that the people who really need to save the money on these deals have to split Electric their time up with enjoying their families company so that they can afford to give their children and grand children a decent Christmas holiday. Mandolins Remember it’s only one day a year that we are all supposed to give reverence to our blessings in life, our families, our successes, our many God Double Necks Harp Guitars given gifts. We’re not supposed to eat fast so that we can get to the store before 6:00 to stand in line for a good deal. I wonder what it would be
Major Repairs like if we all gave Thanks 364 days a year and had one day set aside so that we could all complain about how are lives aren’t the way we want Fast, Reliable Turnover Reliable Fast, for Working Musicians Working for Restorations “The Dreamcaster” them to be. Maybe then you’d want to go shopping at 6:00. I apologize for my little rant on the black Friday, but I truly hope that everyone had a Custom built Refinishing for Brian Henke nice Thanksgiving! Refretting Getting back to what’s been happening in the shop lately. Intonation Adjustments Acoustic Pickup Installs I have more to do than I have time to schedule, but that is how I like it. I’ve been able to fi nish a couple of the mandolins that WINTER SPECIAL I was telling you about in the last article and continue to repair $1000 OFF the remainders. One bowl back mandolin that has a very bad top ANY REPAIR crack in it which is giving me a challenge on how to repair it With mention of this ad. properly. It is one that also has the “bent top” which has cracked right at the seam where the bridge sits. This is the spot where all Patrick Podpadec of the string tension bears down at and has to be rebuilt with a Luthier patch to reinforce the top to be able to take the string pressure. I 440.474-2141 struggle with the thought of making the reinforcement too large [email protected] because it can alter or deaden the sound if it’s too large. On the other hand if it doesn’t support the tension of the strings enough www.liamguitars.com I risk the problem of the top just cracking again as soon as I put the strings up to tension. Nothing is more frustrating than spending an hour or two to fi gure out the gluing process and make the proper cleat to fi t the underside just to have it blow up in your face with one turn of the tuning machine. With a little luck and my years of experience, I will be able to come to a successful medium. I also have a couple of acoustic guitars to work on, one that is in to have the neck repaired at the heel near the body and a few of the back braces have come loose too. The other one seems to have the top caving in because all of the main X-bracing is completely loose from the top. Believe it or not the braces on the top of the guitar are much easier to reglue back into place because you can reach the proper clamps in place with a mirror and a small light. It is much harder to get the braces on the back to glue down in the proper places because you have to use some sort of wedge off of the top and make sure that the brace doesn’t “creep” or wander off of its location when you apply the pressure from the wedge. It’s also hard to clean up the excess glue without disturbing the wedge. There just never seems to be enough room inside the guitar for my tools, clamps and hands all at the same time. Another fun thing that is going on in my shop is that a few friends have decided to give lutherie a try too. This has spawned them to bring in their projects and I am doing my best to guide them through the process. One of the guitars is a full neck thru body design with a three piece laminated neck. The main body, the “wings” that are glued to the neck block are also laminated with ash, walnut and cherry to produce a beautiful looking guitar. Along with a rosewood fi ngerboard and great electronics this guitar will be a beauty. I’m letting the owners do all of the work to their own guitars so that they can get the full experience of building the instruments. A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to give a talk at the Kent State Vocational Campus in Ashtabula to a few students who are involved with a very neat program called The Science Olympiad. Students from all over the country compete in a competition while studying different subjects and are required to create projects to better understand their chosen subjects. One of the subjects is the physics of sound. The students, ages 14 to 18, work in teams of two and are required to build two instruments that have a full two octave range and to play a song together. These students are incredible. They build these instruments completely from scratch and the only thing that they are allowed to use that is commercially made is the strings. All other moving parts such as tuning machines or any levers must be made of their own design. It was a pleasure to be involved with this. I think I could learn as much from their inventions as I could ever teach them about guitar or string instrument construction. I need to get back to work so that I can stay one foot ahead of all these teenagers’ with bigger brains than I have. Til next time, please Stay in Tune!
Keep Smiling! Patrick from Liam Guitars/ Wood-n-Strings
24 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 December 4 - 18 2013 THIS DAY featuring 10 of Don’s new and old songs recorded with piano, acoustic guitar, percussion and sweet string and horn arrangements to carry the music to your heart and spirit. WHAT EVER Recorded at Eriebrick, Electro and Suma studios--produced by John Luttrelle and Don Young, with the exception of “We could say hello” produced by Al Globekar and Ralph Kuta--- HAPPENED TO mastered at Suma recording by Paul Hamann. Guest artists: Fred Grupe, Bob Yocum, Ralph Kuta, Al Globekar, John Luttrelle, Dan Flanagan, Terry Schepley, Bob A. Massena and Norm Issacs. DONNY Available at cdbaby.com/cd/donyoung YOUNG? Don Young – This Day Review by Lanaya R. Schepley by the Grace of God Don Young has come full circle with the release of his new CD, “This Day”. As an experienced and multi-talented composer, lyricist, singer, and musician, Don expresses his love he is still alive and of God, family and friends, and the personal journey to fi nd this love. He accomplishes this with kicking and releasing harmonious ease and quiet grace. Don Young is a familiar name to those aware of northeast Ohio’s music scene history. Don his first solo CD... sang as a child in church choirs, and has held his love of music near to him his entire life. He was a member of the band “Sheffi eld Rush” in the 1960’s. (Anyone remember “The Rush Inn” in G.O.T.L.?) He was a member of the band “Production” in the 1970’s, and lived in L.A. after cutting his fi rst ‘45’. His experiences shaped Don’s unique style. His angelic voice gives his Guest Artists: music an inspirational and melodious quality. Don Young’s “This Day” CD, is a 10 song selection of Christian contemporary and classically · Fred Grupe infl uenced pop recordings, all composed and written by Don. He features other local, talented · Bob Yocum musicians. All songs are recorded and produced at local studios, including Eriebrick, Suma, and · Ralph Kuta Electrosound. All songs convey to the listener a sense of hope, thankfulness, and inspiration. · Al Globekar Along with Don’s use of piano, strings, and harmony, the entire CD is an extraordinary and pleasurable listening experience. · John Luttrelle From the lively” Best of It” song, to the upbeat “We Could Say Hello“ (very reminiscent of · Dan Flanagan Steve Marriot/Small Faces), Don shows us his rock music past. His contemporary Christian · Terry Schepley songs, “A Song to Sing”, “Still Small Voice”, and “You are the Love”, are thoughtful and · Bob Massena spiritually moving, destined to become Christian standards. Finding and appreciating love in our · Norm Issacs lives is a thread that binds his songs together, from “This Day” to “You are Beautiful“. Don surely delivers his message beautifully. If you are not familiar with Don Young’s work, this CD is a perfect introduction. For those of Available at cdbaby.com/cd/donyoung us who are already fans, “This Day” is a perfect reason to exclaim…” Thank you, and it is great to have you out there!” One Day’s Notice - When Dinosaurs Get Drunk The fi ve-piece get serious (but not quite Review By Pete Roche somber) on the nostalgic “Coming Home,” a Bic lighter power ballad wherein Bassitt They’ve opened for The Offspring, Mayday Parade, and Hawthorne Heights. ponders how our spirits continue haunting They played on Van’s Warped Tour, appeared at Cleveland Music Festival, and have our former places of residence. “No matter been profi led in Alternative Press Magazine. Now One Day’s Notice can brag over where I live and breathe, this place has the release of their fi rst full-length album. got a piece of me,” he sings, accompanied Coming on the heels of last year’s That’s What She Said EP, When Dinosaurs by pretty piano and arpeggiated guitar Get Drunk captures the Cleveland fi ve-piece in peak form with a dozen cuts that notes that put a lump-in-the-throat. The distill the band’s infectious pop rock through a cartoon-punk fi lter. Alternative acoustic-based “Little Things” fi nds the rock fans and ska-core devotees of acts like Goldfi nger, Juicehead, Sum 41, and band refl ecting on why people rarely Pepper will appreciate One Day’s caffeinated, up-tempo guitar chops and tongue-in- seem satisfi ed with what’s right in front cheek M.O. Lyrically, Dinosaurs scours standard boy-meets-girl, girl-psyches-boy of them. “Time Won’t Stand Still” is an territory—but there are also moments where singer Chris Bassitt and company wax energetic, Police and Blink 182-inspired nostalgic, keeping straight faces while pining for home or refl ecting on love lost. zinger wherein Bassitt self-doubt Romeo Smartass breakup song “Ha-Ha” establishes tones and themes recurring fi nally determines to invest in something throughout the album, with Bassitt slipping into the sneakers of a jaded lover who permanent: realizes his current relationship is toxic but can’t seem to jettison his poisonous Produced by Northeast Ohio studio partner. guru Ben Schigel (Switched) with Jim Wirt Tandem guitarists David Vallo and Jesea Lee charge “Liar” with an ‘80s rock (Incubus), When Dinosaurs Get Drunk is riff as Bassitt thrusts an accusatory fi nger at another paramour who has trouble being candid. a bravura outing from a group of guys with a fi rm understanding of the pop-punk ethic. They “Bye-Bye Crazy” is a power chord kiss-off whose slashing rhythm guitars sets nicely against know music is supposed to be fun and that they wouldn’t be able to pull off the shoe-gaze mope the band’s stuttering chorus-by-committee: B-b-bye, bye! “Gotta Get Away” reveals the Top thing with much conviction. It sounds like they had fun on Dinosaurs by just playing the music 40 vocal potential as he denounces yet another girlfriend’s self-righteousness. Bassist Justin they want to play, edifying themselves fi rst—which results in a wonderfully contagious kind of Albaugh winds an elastic groove around drummer Phil Evans, Jr.’s percolated percussion while joy. Lee and Vallo slash away (or execute pick-slides and pinch-harmonics) on their guitars. www.reverbnation.com/onedaysnotice
December 4 - 18 2013 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 25 By Westside Steve Simmons Oldboy Westside Steve Mandate Pictures R 110 min Dallas To be honest this fi lm, OLDBOY, came 3ATURDAY $EC s 9:00 PM with very little fanfare and released on a very Buyers Club 4HE %ASTLAND )NN s "EREA limited number of screens. I had heard it was a Focus R 117 min Sunday, Dec. 15: remake of an extremely eccentric and violent Another short run 7EST 3IDE )RISH !MERICAN #LUB s Korean fi lm and I was aware of the basic fi lm I happened to catch 4RIBUTE TO 0AT $AILEY FEATURING 0AT HIMSELF premise. Why would I seek out something over the holiday break was like this, (knowing my disdain for martial arts AND MANY ENTERTAINERS INCLUDING DALLAS BUYERS CLUB. Partly 7ESTSIDE 3TEVE 3IMMONS fi lms in general)? 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This may come to a shock to some of little world which they have been just fi ne in you but I am a confused individual right now for thousands of years! and I am not kidding! I am baffl ed, puzzled, In my little world there is no confusion perplexed, befuddled, mystifi ed, bewildered, and as long as I stay in it I’m fi ne, but I must uncertain, and disorientated, yeah I am have wandered across the border into your confused! Why am I confused you ask? world just long enough to get confused which Well that’s a confusing question isn’t it, completely upset the confusion balance of MY and why would you even ask me why I’m world and yours! confused thus confusing me even more? If Trying to unconfuse myself could take I’m already confused that would mean that days, which is really confusing because it only I’m unable to think or reason clearly or to act takes a split second to get confused to begin sensibly in any logical or sensible manner with! Hmm… I’m going back across the because I am… well I am confused and trying border to fi x my world so then I can look back to fi gure out why I am confused is just too into your world and reconfuse some people to confusing! help keep the confusing balance going and just I’ve come to realize that this world of maybe avert another war! yours cannot function without confused You’re welcome! people and I may be upsetting the confused To prepare myself I decided to watch (Answers on Page 28) people balance by being in this confused a movie about Confusedus, or Confucius, state! Some of you would argue that I am because he was considered to be in his own always in a state of confusion, and I am, it’s little world too, but his world was kinda called Confusedanism and its right next to creepy! I mean he said he liked the music Pennsylvania! Hahaha! girls and that as he gazed it grows higher! You see in your world as long as confused Uhh… too much information! He also said people are confused there is no confusion of that a man never shows what is in him unless the fact that they are confused, however if it be in the morning. Well I see what WAS in too many confused people were to become me but then I fl ush it immediately! He did not unconfused that would really upset the sleep like a corpse, at home he unbent. Huh? confusing people balance and your world At sharp thunder, or a fi erce wind, his would just start another war to get rid of the look changed. Really? He did not eat moldy unconfused people to restore balance! rice, bad fi sh, or anything that had a bad color I mean even your history says your world or smelt bad. Does that mean that everyone was discovered by confusion; Columbus was else did? At the new moon he always put confused because he thought he was landing on dress and went to court! A cross dresser? in India! The natives were confused because Sneeze not into a woman’s breasts, else it they thought he was some kind of mentally becomes entangled in your eyebrows! Ok that challenged sea creature trying to change their one was mine hahaha! Just because by the time you’re done reading this article you’re confused too only means you’re just doing your part and so am I! You’re welcomed again!
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