23-29, 2015APRIL ------Feature • The Mersey Beatles------Recreating the Fab Four By Michele DeVinney about them before that point, but I remem- Beatles fans, the opportunity to have a mu- ber I was so amazed and proud that these sical residency at the famed Cavern Club The phenomenon of tribute bands has cool guys were from my city. I wore out where the originals played all those years Upcoming Events continued to grow over the years, providing that Please Please Me album all that year, ago was a treat for The Mersey Beatles. fans of hard-to-see bands the opportunity for and I got Beatles albums for birthdays and Howard calls the experience “a real thrill a vicarious, and often uncanny, thrill that Christmas from that point on. It’s fair to say for any Beatles tribute. It still feels good. The might rival the real thing. No band has in- I have been fascinated by them ever since. club was a little different back then. Sweaty spired more tributes than The Beatles, how- I’ve seen Paul 11 times and Ringo twice.” and hot, really hot, just like in the 60s. It’s a ever, making it clear that more than 50 years Although that showing of Help! intro- bit more tourist-friendly these days, but it’s after they first burst onto still got a unique vibe.” the scene in 1964, the As with many tributes, Fab Four are as popular The Mersey Beatles and beloved as ever. cover all eras of the But not all Beatles band’s amazingly brief bands are created equal, era. Though only on the and The Mersey Beat- charts and together for les, who visit C2G next a little over six years, week, are decidedly a cut there are many musical above. The only Beat- and costume changes les tribute featuring an required to fully capture all-Liverpudlian cast of their full catalog. How- musicians – and the one ard remains devoted to described as the best by the album which first John Lennon’s sister, Ju- introduced him to the lia – The Mersey Beatles group while finding April 23 | 6:30p.m. served as the house band other music to satisfy his at the famed Cavern cravings. Wi l d Kr a t t s Li v e Club in Liverpool for a “I’m really into the decade, making it clear Please Please Me album that they’ve filled a void at the moment. So raw felt by Beatles fans for and joyful. The “White years. THE MERSEY BEATLES Album” is my go-to al- The group came together much as their 8 p.m. Friday, May1 bum. It was one of the last Beatles albums I predecessors did: school chums getting to- heard when I was 14. It just blew me away. gether to play music. Steven Howard (Paul), C2G Music Hall It sounded like a different band. ‘Strawberry Mark Bloor (Ringo) and Brian Ambrose 323 W. Baker St., Fort Wayne Fields Forever’ is my favorite song, and (John) were classmates and were eventually ‘Penny Lane’ is not far behind. John and joined by David Howard (George), Steve’s Tix: $20-$40 thru Neat Neat Paul were untouchable at that point in song- cousin. The four were able to recreate the Neat Record Store, Wooden writing terms. ‘Oh Darling’ is one of my fa- April 24 | 7:30pm sound of the early Beatles catalog, but were vorites to perform. I’m not saying I always stymied when it came time to include more Nickel Music Stores nail it because we do our set in the recorded April 25 | 2p.m. elaborate orchestrations. Unwilling to settle & www.c2gmusichall.com key, so I have to be really on form to take for pre-recorded music, the group added that one on, but it’s always fun. I have one or In t h e Mo o d “fifth Beatle” Tony Cook, a keyboardist who duced him to the humor of Ringo, Howard two testers like ‘I’m Down’ and ‘Sgt. Pep- A 1940s Musical Revue was able to infuse the songs with the lush admits to being a bigger John fan at the on- per’ to rough the voice up, and then I give it element which became more prevalent in the set. As he got older, he came to appreciate my best shot.” Beatles’ latter years. Paul more, but there were more practical Being from Liverpool and even playing April 27 & 28 | 6:30pm “We got to know Tony through playing reasons he ultimately adopted the Paul per- at the Cavern Club gives The Mersey Beat- at Liverpool venues where he would DJ,” sona in The Mersey Beatles, though he does les an added shot of credibility, but it’s the Jim & Ji l l Ke l l y says Steven Howard. “At the time we only play bass with one significant difference. endorsement from Lennon’s sister that really played the early songs. When it came time to “My favorite Beatle changes on an al- suggests their superiority among other trib- Night of Hope branch out into Pepper [Sgt. Pepper’s Lone- most daily basis. I go through phases. Paul’s utes. ly Hearts Club Band] and beyond, we knew vocal came more naturally to me because I “Julia has been a friend of ours since we May 27 | 8pm we wanted to keep it live. Tracks were never have a high range, plus I could play bass and toured Australia together with a Liverpool an option for us, but a big orchestra was also sing. But we’re at our best when we harmo- delegation from The Cavern Club,” says o r d o n out. We wanted to keep it 100 percent live, nize. I am not left handed. We always con- Howard. “She has a good sense of humor and G so Tony is our very own ‘Wix’ Wickens.” centrated on the music more than anything, was immediately one of the gang. There’s no The name of the group reflects the Liv- and we took inspiration from The Bootleg side to her, and she speaks her mind. We got Li g h t f o o t erpool origins of both groups, paying tribute Beatles [another Beatles tribute band] who on great. We played a charity event for Ju- to a river that runs through the town. How- had a righty Paul. I saw them on TV when I lia back in England soon after our trip. On John Mellencamp...... June 6 ard says it “says who we are, what we do and was a kid in the 80s. It’s nice if you have a that night Julia told the audience that she had Buddy Nolan Tribute...... June 14 where we come from.” The original focus on lefty Paul, but it’s not essential. The music is heard a lot of Beatles tribute bands, but we Behind the Screen...... June 17 those beginning years not only reflects the all that matters in the end. were the best she had heard. Once we got Movie: Peter Pan...... June 22 Liverpool connection, but also Howard’s “I’d love to try the John role for a laugh backstage I asked her if she had meant that own introduction to The Beatles. one day, but I don’t play drums very well so and she said, ‘Yes.’ I was so proud. She said “My older brother brought Please Please Ringo’s out, and I know I could never do we could quote her on it. I’ve never asked 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. Me home around October 1980. I was eight, George. He was like a secret ingredient in outright about The Beatles or John. Not re- Fort Wayne, Indiana going on nine. This was two months before the band. Deceptively difficult third harmo- ally our place. If you want to know about John was killed. I didn’t listen to it until they nies and tasty solos and riffs. All a bit too that you will have to read her book I guess. ticketmaster.com showed Help! on TV as a tribute to John on technical for me.” the night he was shot. I had not heard much Of course, as Liverpool natives and Continued on page 4 2------www.whatzup.com------April 23, 2015 300 E. 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His old friend and faced hard choices. brought back classics from every decade of partner Charlie is long gone on a much more “It’s very much a cautionary tale. I think Cinco de Mayo Charity Bash...... 13 its existence. the central theme of the show is Columbia Street West...... 11 This spring, IPFW is present- the importance of friendship, and Cute by Nature Jewelry...... 12 ing yet another classic show of how we’re willing to compromise Dicky’s 21 Taps...... 10 days gone by, Merrily We Roll those relationships for individual Along. The Stephen Sondheim success,” Humphrey said. “We Dupont Bar & Grill...... 9 classic is one of his lesser known have to look at what matters in Embassy Theatre...... 2 works, having only run a few life rather than what ultimately Fort Wayne Civic Theatre...... 5, 18 short weeks on Broadway in 1981 doesn’t.” Fort Wayne Dance Collective...... 13 when it first opened. 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We respect all Beatles tribute all trying to do the same thing: pay tribute to Call 260-691-3188 for rates or e-mail [email protected]. “We’re from Liverpool, and we’re a bands from all over the world, from those the world’s greatest ever band.” 4------www.whatzup.com------April 23, 2015 ------Feature • Brady Schrock------6th Annual Northeast Indiana Tomorrowland in His Sights Playwright Festival By Jen Poiry-Prough outside the theatre. cal elements of theater.” “Employers are learning that theater breeds The IPFW Department of Theatre profes- IPFW theatre major Brady Schrock grew this kind of acceptance as well,” he says. “More sors instill a strong work ethic in its students, up in the tiny town of LaGrange, in a family of and more, theater majors are being hired in dif- Schrock says. nurses and engineers. ferent fields because of their willingness to get “For my role in Merrily We Roll Along, I Is This “This made my theatrical career choice a things done and their ability to work really sol- spent probably the most time preparing than I little jarring,” he jokes, “but they are all won- idly as a team.” have for any previous role,” he says. “This show Seat derfully supportive and have never missed a This spirit of teamwork and a family atmo- is a fairly large undertaking. The songs are all performance.” sphere have been fostered by the IPFW theater- so wonderfully written and are such a pleasure Taken? As a youngster, Schrock spent a lot of time staff. to sing. This show’s message is extremely im- outdoors and engaged in sports. portant, and I can’t wait to share “And I mean all of the it with our audiences.” sports,” he says. “Baseball, He also has high praise for By Bob Ahlersmeyer basketball, soccer, football, and his fellow performers. golf.” “Every single cast mem- In addition to sports, he ber is amazing at what they do, The 1st place plays are honed his performance skills truly,” he says. “Everyone has a produced together as showing rabbits, goats and good balance of having fun but two one-acts. calves at the county’s 4-H fair. knowing when to work. It also performances But he found his true call- helps that we are all really good ing at the age of eight when the friends, a result of the tightly- May 29 to June 7 Missoula Children’s Theatre of knit family that is the IPFW the- Montana made its first visit to ater department.” his elementary school. The or- This production marks ganization sends a troupe of ac- his third under the direction of tors and directors throughout the Craig Humphrey, Mindy Cox TOUCH country to involve local school- and Holly Knott. children in theater productions. “I would do a hundred He participated every year they more shows with Craig,” Sch- & GO came to his school. rock says. “His direction is so “This was my first real act- fun, yet extremely efficient. He ing experience,” Schrock says, knows what he has to do and he “and I was hooked.” gets it done. And it’s always a As a fifth grader, he saw pleasure to be under the musi- Lakeland High School’s produc- cal direction of Mindy Cox and By Rebecca Cameron tion of Joseph and the Amazing Holly Knott. I learn so much Technicolor Dreamcoat. “I was Brady Schrock with Paige from their expert musicianship Festival Events at simply astounded by the pro- Matteson in Into the Woods. every time I do a show with Parkview Physicians Group Arts Lab duction,” he says. “I saw every Photo by Elmer Denman them.” 2nd single one of their shows. Little Although the bulk of his place did I know that in a few years I theatrical experience has been at T.B.D. would be up on the same stage doing the same “Our professors here are all essentially par- IPFW, he has also worked at the Elkhart Civic thing.” ent figures for all of us,” Schrock says. “It gives Theatre and plans to do more productions at As a freshmen at LHS he nailed his first me more of an incentive to do my best in all other venues as his schedule permits. To? Be audition and was cast as Claudio in Much Ado of my academic ventures because disappointing “I developed a lot of professional relation- About Nothing. one of the professors feels like letting down a ships and friendships at the Elkhart Civic The- DeterminedBy Paul Elliott “I loved every second of it,” he remembers. parent. If that doesn’t explain how integral our atre that mean a lot to me,” he says, “This in- Stage Reading “I could not wait to do another show.” professors are in our lives, I don’t know what dustry is all about networking, so developing all Saturday, May 30 Seventeen productions later, he is starring will.” of those relationships is really integral to being at 10 am as Franklin Shepard in the Stephen Sondheim Schrock also appreciates the professional successful.” musical Merrily We Roll Along with the IPFW background and experiences the teaching staff He will graduate in the spring of 2016 with Stage Reading Department of Theatre. brings to their classrooms. a BA in theater with an emphasis in acting. Af- Sunday, May 31 IPFW was an easy choice of schools for “Wonderful professors are the ones who ter that, his ultimate goal is to be a cast member at 10 am Schrock. Much like a high school baseball or teach from real life experiences,” he says. “That at a Disney theme park – preferably as Alad- 3rd basketball player, he was “scouted.” IPFW’s is exactly what we have at IPFW: wonderful din. theater chair John O’Connell and technical di- professors.” “To say that I’m obsessed with Disney is a place Between rector Mark DeLancey attended the two pro- The most valuable acting tool Schrock has ridiculous understatement,” he says. “My the- the ductions he starred in during his senior year in learned at IPFW has been the concept of “scor- ater degree would blend pretty seamlessly into Sheets high school. After his performance in Oklaho- ing” a script. life as a Disney cast member, and I couldn’t be By ma!, O’Connell offered him a theater scholar- “Scoring scenes and monologues is where more excited about the possibility.” Anthony ship. “That was essentially the equivalent of my you break down the intentions behind each line As a backup plan, he also plans on earning Hall Seed audition for the department,” Schrock says. of text. It makes your performance much more a minor in hospitality management. Now a junior, he says he considers IPFW as interesting and evocative,” he says. “Any time “Working at a luxury resort in the Carib- a second home. I’m having difficulty grasping a character in a bean wouldn’t be all that bad,” he notes. “The smaller, close-knit nature of the de- particular scene, I turn to scoring, and it really In the meantime, Schrock is enjoying his partment allows for this connection,” he says. does a nice job of clearing everything up.” life and his prospects for the future. “Everyone is willing to work with all types of Schrock values his backstage work just as “If I’m not having fun, I’m doing something people. It’s like ‘the melting pot’ of college de- much as his acting performances. wrong,” he says. “I couldn’t be more pleased Sponsored in part by grees.” “Working backstage is equally as important with myself for picking a profession that allows Schrock recognizes the importance of being as actually being on stage,” he says. “It gives me to play for a living with other people who able to work with diverse groups of people even you a very deep appreciation for all the techni- love theater just as much as I do.” and e Dramatists Guild April 23, 2015------www.whatzup.com------5 ------Feature • Peter Kernan------Making Shows Happen By Michele DeVinney I was also tired of all the ridiculous traffic problems in L.A. It would take two hours to get to Dodger Sta- Many go to college with dreams of glamorous ca- dium, and life’s too short to deal with all of that.” reers, but by the time Peter Kernan had left his home Kernan found a way out of that rat trap by return- in Michigan to attend the University of Notre Dame, ing to South Bend and focusing on the areas he had he had already launched his career as a concert pro- before in Michigan and Indiana to establish a way to moter. But even he couldn’t have realized how far that bring music to his own backyard. Locally, Kernan was would take him. able to bring bands to the Allen County War Memo- As president of his high school class in Gross rial Coliseum as well as the Embassy Theatre, making Pointe, Kernan was in charge of booking bands to the most of two very different venues to bring in a play at school functions. Naturally he turned to local variety of talent to the area. In the last couple years, he talent to fill those bills, but in Michigan that talent was has been particularly helpful in stepping up the efforts just a bit better than the average garage bands. Groups of the Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Department like Ted Nugent and the as they plan their annual Amboy Dukes, the Bob Summer Concert Series Seger System, Brownsville at the Foellinger Theatre. Station and the MC 5 were He says his contacts with among those he booked, bands that had already ap- which provided a pretty peared at the Foellinger deep list of contacts when helped him realize what he served on Notre Dame’s potential the stage had. concert committee. Having “A couple years ago rubbed elbows with some they had booked Kansas of the biggest names in and Chicago, and I know music, it’s not a surprise some of those guys and that Kernan stayed in the asked them what they business after graduating thought of the Foellinger, Notre Dame – and remains and they said that they in that business to this day. liked what they saw. It’s a His efforts are still felt nice venue, and the artists throughout Indiana and really like it. So last year I Michigan, with many of worked with them to book the shows booked in Ka- some of the bands that ap- lamazoo, South Bend and peared. Fort Wayne going through “Mike Love of the Kernan’s Pacific Coast Beach Boys said it was Concerts. like playing inside the But from the beginning, Kernan also diversified, Spruce Goose, which was Howard Hughes’s plane. handling not only concert promotions, but ticket sales, But he said great things about it, and Styx, REO merchandising and record sales via his chain of stores, Speedwagon and Foreigner all thought it was a great River City Records. The 1970s and 80s were a good place. I took a lot of pride in having those shows at era for a music entrepreneur before larger corporate the Foellinger last year, and the people at Fort Wayne entities took over those areas. Parks are great to work with.” “It was the pre-Ticketmaster era, so I would sell The outdoor aspect has been especially appealing AIRING THIS WEEKEND • APRIL 26 tickets at various locations, dropping them off for sale. to not only the performers, but concertgoers who get That was before online sales, so getting those tickets to enjoy summer weather while being protected from out helped get them to people.” the elements. In a 2007 interview (also for whatzup), Kernan Kernan is involved in the lineup just announced WBOI Live Broadcast told the story of when he first met Mick Jagger fol- for this year’s Foellinger series, including a return by lowing a South Bend concert, an encounter that would the Beach Boys who will share the bill with the Temp- have far-reaching implications in Kernan’s career. tations, a remarkable blend of historic musical talent. “It was Mick’s 32nd birthday, which tells you how He’s also working with Wooden Nickel to sell bus and from August 2014 long ago that was,” recalled Kernan. “He walked up ticket packages for the upcoming Rolling Stones show to where I was standing, and I wished him a happy at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the Fourth of birthday and told him the next time they were on tour, July. Having parlayed a gig booking shows for his he should come to South Bend. He didn’t know where high school into a career which allowed him to hang South Bend was, so I told him it was where Notre out with some of the biggest names in music history, AIRING NEXT WEEKEND • MAY 3 Dame was. He said, ‘I’ve heard of Notre Dame, but Kernan still clearly enjoys what he does and is grate- I’ve never heard of South Bend. But don’t mind me, I ful for the experiences the job has afforded him. thought Bloomington was a department store.’” “I’ve had the opportunity to see the world,” he Eventually Kernan began handling merchandise says. “I’ve been to China, I’ve been to Europe eight Megan King & sales at Rolling Stones concerts, a role he also served times, I’ve been to Australia, not to mention all over with the Allman Brothers some years later. But nearly the United States and Canada. It’s also been reward- a decade ago Kernan, who had moved to the West ing to have artists that I’ve worked with go out of their Coast to be closer to the hub of activity in the music way to make note of the work I’ve done. I worked Drew De Four business, was ready to settle down a bit. with Steely Dan, and both Donald [Fagan] and Walter “I had been on the road for 40 to 45 weeks a year [Becker] called me to thank me for a job well done. representing bands interests with merchandising and When performers who are at the top of their game take such, but I had hit 50 and didn’t want to be on the road the time to recognize you for your efforts, to tell me anymore. I was tired of all the driving and flying and that the work that I’ve done has been good, that’s very crazy hours. I still wanted to do something related to rewarding. It’s not an easy job, but it has definitely music, but I didn’t want to still travel like I did before. had its rewards.” 6------www.whatzup.com------April 23, 2015 ------Feature • Fort Wayne Philharmonic Pops------Tunes for These Times By Michele DeVinney music is when choosing it and understand how pop- Every generation ular it will be for years to has its favorite television come. shows, its favorite music, “We feel this show its favorite films. One crosses generational thing that really distin- boundaries and is a treat guishes younger audienc- for young and old,” she es has been the ability to says. “Pixar movies have rewatch their favorites at been a part of American will, thanks to video tech- culture for a decade, and nology. Gone are the days with their strong musi- when one had to wait for cal scores, they have the annual showing of The become the millennial Wizard of Oz or hope for generation’s classics. an airing of that favorite These movies will be the animated classic movies they remember on The Wonder- when they are 70 years ful World of Dis- old. Beyond that, parents ney. and grandparents of this That differ- age group remember the ence alone has joy these films brought to certainly ce- their children and grand- mented the ado- children, and now they ration that many have the chance to share feel for the Dis- those memories with their ney Pixar films grandchildren and great- which have been Chia-Hsuan Lin grandchildren, continu- a ubiquitous part ing the cycle for years to of childhood for come. The Fort Wayne the last couple decades. Philharmonic wanted to Some of the most memo- give this great opportu- rable and cherished of all pixar in concert nity to Fort Wayne, for the shared experiences re- Fort Wayne Philharmonic Pops entire family to come out volve around growing up and spend quality time to- alongside the young hero 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 2 gether to create memories of Toy Story (the first Pix- Embassy Theatre that will last a lifetime.” ar film, released in 1995) 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. , Fort Wayne This particular perfor- or rooting for the plucky mance is part of a tour- fish in Finding Nemo Tix: $32-$70 thru Philharmonic box ing production which has (which will have a sequel, office, 260-481-0777, or fwphil.org been visiting cities around Finding Dory, released in the country through their 2016). Music has been an integral part of those films, own local orchestras, and film clips will further en- and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic is showcasing those hance the experience of hearing the music played by a beloved songs and scores in their upcoming Pops per- live symphony. formance. “The audio-visual experience of movie clips AAll aa nn JJaa cc k k s s o o n n Helmed by Chia-Hsuan Lin, the concert will also enhanced by the addition of a live orchestra will be further introduce the Philharmonic’s new assistant something the audience will never forget,” says Ro- Gaa rr t t h h Brr o o o o k k s s conductor who has already been seen by audiences gen. “Fan-favorite music from movies including the G B of not only the orchestra but also by ballet fans who Toy Story trilogy, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, caught the spring production of Don Quixote. Cars and more will be featured.” SShh aa nn i i aa TTww aa ii n n Chia-Hsuan comes after the departure of popular Rogen also points out that the 14 Pixar movies associate conductor Sameer Patel, but Chia-Hsuan has have been scored by only four composers: Randy a laudable resumé of her own. First beginning her mu- Newman, Michael Giacchino, Thomas Newman and GGee o o r r gg ee SStt r r aa ii t t sical studies as a small child in Taiwan, Chia-Hsuan Patrick Doyle. To date this music has won three Acad- earned her undergraduate degree from National Tai- emy Awards, a total of 13 Oscar nominations and 10 o b y e i t h wan Normal University before continuing her studies Grammys. Randy Newman’s contributions alone, with TTo b y KKe i t h in the United States at Bard College. She eventually his catchy fare bringing a happy added dimension to earned her graduate degree from College-Conserva- the Toy Story films, have added to an already distin- TTii m m MMccGGrr aa ww tory of Music at the University of Cincinnati before guished career and provided him a second career. beginning her doctoral studies at Northwestern. She Since the Pixar music is so recognizable, it’s a recently conducted the Peninsula Music Festival Or- pretty easy bet that certain songs are a mortal lock. FFaa ii t t h h HHii l l l l chestra as one of three young talents chosen for the Rogen says many factors are involved when a produc- Emerging Conductor Program, and she was a semi- tion like this is assembled. e ba a n d m o r e finalist in the 2013 Jeunesses Musicales International “With touring productions like this show, the show RRe ba a n d m o r e Conducting Competition in Bucharest, Romania. has been designed with a combination of things taken Chia-Hsuan will take the podium to conduct some into account. One of the distinguishing aspects of the very iconic music with this particular Pops perfor- Pixar films is serious and respectful attention to music with Rick Hughes mance, and Melysa Rogen, assistant director of mar- and its role in that storytelling. That attention to the with Rick Hughes keting and public relations for Fort Wayne Philhar- music was used to create an energetic and entertaining monic, says they were aware of how important this package using music from all 14 Pixar films.” inin thethe MorningMorning April 23, 2015------www.whatzup.com------7 Wooden Nickel ------Spins------CD of the Week Allan Craig Miller Between Saturday and Sunday BACKTRACKS Perhaps the most intriguing Queen thing about Allan Craig Miller’s Queen (1973) worldwide release of Between Saturday and Sunday is that it’s From the opening guitars of a worldwide release. Miller, a “Keep Yourself Alive,” I imag- Huntington native, is just about ine that the kids who discovered as American as you can get. this band figured they were in for Heck, more than that, he’s about something special. Listening to this as Indiana as you can get. But debut record after a 20-year break, now, thanks to the miracle of the I think I can relate somewhat to the internet, it’s easy for a guy like Miller to introduce his music to the mind-blowing splendor that was $11.99 entire world, and the world is taking notice. Queen. He’s already had a few songs, both solo efforts and with his for- Things go “super ballad” in “Doing All Right” until about mer partner Hubie Ashcraft, that have scored on international indie half-way through when it turns into a hard rock jam as Brian May country charts, and with this latest EP, he’s serving up another help- wails away. “Great King Rat” is a percussion-heavy grinder, and ing of homemade country for his planetary audience. Freddie Mercury’s vocals make this one of my favorite tracks on hank williams III Between Saturday and Sunday is, like a pop country album the album. TAKE AS NEEDED FOR PAIN should be, concerned mostly with the trials and triumphs of the rural Mercury shines on the piano in “My Fairy King,” and some Curb Records has compiled a new album of working man. There’s the wish of the title track, in which Miller of the vocal overdubs make this prog-rocker a nice way to end the as of yet unreleased hits by Hank Williams III, lays out his need for another 24 hours to be wedged in between the first side. It’s a pretty song, but still has the eccentricity (and metal or Hank3 as he was once known. Part metal, 40-hour work weeks on either side of the weekend. Presumably he vibe) that made Queen so unique. part country, all Hank, Take as Needed for Pain needs that extra day to work on solving the problem presented in the “Liar” opens side two and doesn’t disappoint. It’s a six-and- includes bossy yet fun favorites “Get Outta My EP’s opening track, “Beer Don’t Drink Itself.” All of the drinking, a-half-minute jam that May really grooves on and features a nice Life,” and “Ruby, Get Back to the Hills,” as well pickup-truck driving and lovin’ takes place, of course, in the idyllic organ arrangement. Listening to this release made me realize that as standout track “Torn Between Suicide and rural landscape as presented in “Barbed Wire,” “Cool with That” and May is one of the top guitarists alive. Breakfast.” Take our advice: Go with breakfast, “Trade a Mile.” And if these songs map out the stuff of Miller’s ev- “The Night Comes Down” has an almost psychedelic feel to and get your copy for a paltry $11.99 at any eryman’s days off, “That’s What Makes a Man” presents his values it as it crawls around for just over four minutes. Drummer Roger Wooden Nickel Music Store. (he needs “a fight to fight, a battle to win”). Taylor takes over on vocals on “Modern Times Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Musically, the songs are all radio-friendly mid-tempo pop coun- and Mercury finds religion in the uber-harmonized “Jesus.” Ex- TOP SELLERS @ try tunes built on the back of a bouncy, reverb-heavy guitar. It’s con- cellent layered guitars in this one as well. I’ll say it again: Brian servative stuff, sure, but it’s the musical picture of traditional-but- May can play the guitar. And nothing against the passionate, in- Wooden Nickel fun-loving America that country fans around the world love to listen delible vocals of Mercury, but May made Queen a rock band. (Week ending 4/19/15) to. (Evan Gillespie) The always over-arranged and extravagant Queen released 14 TW LW ARTIST/Album more records through 1995, and were considered one of the great- Sufjan Stevens est live bands, ever. Mercury died in 1991, and the band occasion- 1 – ALABAMA SHAKES Carrie & Lowell ally performs with other vocalists. Sound & Color Fun Fact: Guitarist Brian May has a Ph.D. in astrophysics. (Dennis Donahue) 2 – DRAKE Not since Seven Swans has If You Are Reading This ... Sufjan Stevens put out such a confessional, introspective and 3 2 KID ROCK heartfelt record. Even more, There’s not much else I can say about this album. There isn’t a First Kiss while Seven Swans was heartfelt misstep here. “Eugene,” “Fourth Of July,” “Carrie & Lowell,” “No and confessional, it was a gen- Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross” and the beautiful closer, “Blue 4 1 JOE BONAMASSA eralization of feelings of life, Bucket Of Gold,” are all masterpieces in heartbreak and memory. Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks loss and love. Carrie & Lowell, Carrie & Lowell is a beautiful memory. It’s a heartfelt dedication on the other hand, is an album from a grieving son to the parents he loved very much. (John Hub- 5 5 HANK WILLIAMS III of grief pulled straight from Ste- ner) Take As Needed for Pain vens’ own life. The album is named after Stevens’ mom and stepdad, 6 – THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS and just from the album artwork alone you get the feeling of sitting Kendrick Lamar Glean on a couch and looking through an old family album as Stevens’ To Pimp a Butterfly songs explain the pages we leaf through. It’s a beautiful record that 7 – APOCALYPTICA could very well be the best Sufjan Steven’s album to date. Kendrick Lamar could for- Shadowmaker Concert At first listen you get a feeling of sparseness and vast space, but ever point to good kid, M.A.A.D. that feeling is only temporary as you go through “Death With Dig- City as the most significant 8 3 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD nity” once again. The gently picked strings give way to background statement he could muster, but Day of the Dead vocals that seem to hang in the air. Piano joins the proceedings and To Pimp a Butterfly is more indeed adds a royal dignity to the melancholy. complex in pushing his artistic 9 – YELAWOLF “Should Have Known Better” has a similar feel. “I should have will to triumphant and exhaus- Love Story known better / To see what I could see / My black shroud / Holding tive extremes. If D’Angelo’s 10 – BUILT TO SPILL down my feelings / A pillar for my enemies,” Stevens’ sings as a con- Black Messiah vented troubling Untethered Moon fession to the guilt and regret that grief can cause. Just as you think thoughts of what it means to be the song may get too maudlin, it picks up with a chorus of vocals and black in America, To Pimp A Butterfly is just as turbulent in bring- Saturday, April 25 • 2 p.m. • All-ages • Free the music becomes almost playful. Even at his most morose, Stevens ing salience to where our nation stands 50 years after the civil rights Live AT OUR N. Anthony Store: has the ability to bring you up from the depths and hover you above it movement. all. “All Of Me Wants All Of You” is delicate and vulnerable, yet you Lamar uses his 78 minutes wisely in panoramically expanding don’t feel the need to protect the voice singing. In some ways you the personal and social critiques that gave the story of good kid such become the vulnerable one in the presence of such a strong, sturdy a lasting impact. But don’t let Butterfly’s gleefully anarchistic album KILL THE RABBIT soul. cover fool you into thinking that the music is primed for parties. In- There’s a directness and honesty on Carrie & Lowell I haven’t stead, the individual producers sought creative inspiration from jazz, CD RELEASE PARTY heard on an album since The Antlers’ heartbreaking Hospice album. funk, soul and even spoken word to complement Lamar’s most vola- 3627 N. Clinton • 484-2451 There was overwhelming grief and emotion throughout that record, tile contemplations and introspective musings. The methods not only 3422 N. Anthony • 484-3635 and Stevens employs the confessional lyricism and almost chamber transcend the pitfalls of modern hip-hop, but elevate the art form as 6427 W. Jefferson • 432-7651 pop orchestration that Hospice used – and to stunning affect. Stevens a whole. We Buy, Sell & Trade Used CDs, LPs & DVDs was doing that kind of bedroom chamber music way before The Ant- After George Clinton invites us all to listen in, Lamar’s commen- www.woodennickelrecords.com lers, but after the last few years it’s good to hear that Sufjan Stevens hasn’t forgotten the beauty of subtlety. Continued on page 19 8------www.whatzup.com------April 23, 2015 NIGHTLIFE wednesdays $1.50 MILLER LITE & COORS LIGHT, 50¢ WINGS 6527 E. State Blvd. • 260.485.1038 SHUT UP & SING KARAOKE @ 8PM ALLEN COUNTY THURSDAYS Fo r t Wa y n e ’s #1 Sp o r t s Ba r $1.50 BUD/BUD LIGHT & Fr i d a y -Sa t u r d a y , Ap r i l 24-25, 7:30 & 9:45 • $9.50 1/2 PRICE APPETIZERS (6-10PM) 4D’s bar & grill Ev e r y Da y FRIDAY-Saturday, april 24-25 • 9:30PM Tavern/Sports Bar • 1820 W. Dupont Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-490-6488 All Pay Per View Events Ex p e c t : Great food and drink specials and live entertainment; $2 on 45 TVs Wa r r e n BIG CADDY drink specials daily; $1 tacos on Mon.; $1.50 domestic longnecks & Mo n d a y s | 7-9p m $1 tacos on Tues.; Paul & Brian at 7 p.m. & 39¢ wings on Wed. (3-11 BS Sports Show a l l DADDY p.m., dine-in only); $1 sliders & $1.50 longnecks on Thurs.; live music B. H every night Fri. & Sat.; buy one-get one half off entrees on Sat. (5-8 p.m.); $7.50 Fr i d a y s | 6:30-8:30p m w/TBA live sports Billy Elvis 14”, 3-topping pizza on Sun. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : NW corner of Dupont As seen on ‘Comics Unleashed’ ON THE & Lima. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Fri.; noon-3 a.m. Sat.-Sun. Fr i d a y , Ap r i l 24 and heard on Sirius XM radio and MEGATRON Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc Unlikely Alibi The Bob and Tom Morning Show $2.75 16 OZ. BUD LIGHT $4.25 three olives BLOODY MARYS alley sports bar Karaoke • Su n |Mo n |Tu e s |Wed |Fr i Ca l l 486-0216 f o r Mo r e In f o r m a t i o n $11 PBR & Busch Lt 100oz tubes $14 bud lt & miller lt 100oz tubes Sports Bar • 1455 Goshen Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-4421 DJ Trend • Th u r s |Fr i |Sa t o r v i s i t w w w .s n ic k e r z c o m e d y c l u b .b i z 10336 Leo Road Fort Wayne Ex p e c t : Saturday live bands 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover; Sports on 21 Co m i n g So o n ! Acoustic Patios NOW HIRING KITCHEN STAFF! 260-483-1311 big screen TVs all week. Ea t s : Sandwiches, wraps, soups and salads. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Inside Pro Bowl West, Gateway Plaza on Goshen Road. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday; 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday; ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------9 a.m.-12 a.m. Thursday; 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-2 a.m. Saturday; Thursday, April 23 Jas o n Pa u l — Acoustic variety at Friday, April 24 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Beamer’s, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., Amex Ad a m St r a c k — Acoustic at Checkerz, no cover, 625-1002 BC Fu z z z — Funk/variety at Club Soda, Fort Wayne, 7:30-9:30 p.m., no Je f f McDo n a l d — Variety at Don Hall’s Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no BEAMER’S SPORTS GRILL cover, 489-0286 Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., cover, 426-3442 Sports/Music/Variety • W. County Line Rd. & Highway 30 • 260-625-1002 Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e w/Da v e — no cover, 489-2524 Big Ca d d y Da d d y — Rock/variety at Ex p e c t : Big Ten, Nascar, NFL Sunday Ticket, pool tournaments, live Karaoke at Latch String, Fort Wayne, Mi c h a e l Pa l as c a k — Comedy at Dupont Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 10:30 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 Honeywell Center, Wabash, 7:30 p.m., $5, 483-1311 music Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays. No cover. New owners & man- Bu c c a Ka r a o k e w/Bu c c a — Karaoke at p.m., $12-$15, 563-1102 Ca d i l l a c Ra n c h — Classic rock at agement. Ea t s : Complete menu featuring homemade pizza, burgers, Deer Park, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no Op e n Mic Ni g h t — Hosted by Mike American Legion Post 241, steaks, sandwiches and salads. Serving fresh Didier meats. Ge t t i n g cover, 432-8966 Conley at Mad Anthony Brewing Waynedale, 8:30-11:30 p.m., no Th e r e : A quick 10 minutes west of Coliseum on U.S. 30. Ho u r s : Company, Fort Wayne, 8:30-11 p.m., Ch r i s Wo r t h & Co m p a n y — R&B/vari- cover, 747-7851 Open daily at 11 a.m., noon on Sunday. Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex, Disc ety at AJ’s, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., no cover, 426-2537 Ch e l s e a Er i c k s o n & Jo h n Fo r b i n g — no cover, 434-1980 Op e n St a g e Ja m — Hosted by Pop ‘n’ Acoustic at Columbia Street West, C2G MUSIC HALL Da n Sm y t h — Acoustic at 6 Autumns, Fresh at Office Tavern, Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, 5 p.m., no cover, 422- Music • 323 W. Baker St., Fort Wayne • 260-426-6464 Angola, 7-10 p.m., no cover, 624- 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., no cover, 478- 5055 x p e c t 3644 5827 Ch r i s Wo r t h & Co m p a n y — R&B/vari- E : Great live music on one of Fort Wayne’s best stages. Diverse DJ Tr e n d — Variety at Wrigley Field, Ro bb i e V a n d He i d i Du o — Variety at ety at Arena, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 musical genres from local, regional and national performers, all in a Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no cover, 485- Draft Horse, Orland, 7-10 p.m., no a.m., no cover, 557-1563 comfortable, all-ages, family-friendly, intimate atmosphere. Excellent 1038 cover, 829-6465 Da n c e Pa r t y w/DJ Ri c h — Variety at venue for shows, events, presentations, meetings and gatherings. Ea t s : Hu b i e As h c r a f t — Acoustic at Nick’s Sh u t Up & Si n g w/Mi c h a e l Ca m p b e l l — Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, Local vendors may cater during shows. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Downtown Karaoke at North Star, Fort Wayne, 8 Martini & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, 10:30 p.m., cover, 422-5055 on Baker between Ewing and Harrison, just south of Parkview Field. 7-10 p.m., no cover, 482-6425 p.m., no cover, 471-3798 Da v i d Wo l f e — Rock/country at AJ’s, Ho u r s : IPFW Wi n d En s e m b l e — Variety at Fort Wayne, 7 p.m., no cover, 434- Shows typically start at 8 p.m.; doors open an hour earlier. Auer Performance Hall, Rhinehart 1980 Al c o h o l : Beer & wine during shows only; Pm t : Cash, check Music Center, IPFW, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m., $4-$7, 481-6555 CALHOUN STREET SOUPS, SALADS & SPIRITS “CS3” Music/Variety • 1915 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne • 260-456-7005 ------Ex p e c t : Great atmosphere, DJ Friday night, live shows, weekly drink specials, private outdoor patio seating. Ea t s : Daily specials, full menu of sandwiches, soups, salads, weekend dinner specials and appetiz- ers. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of South Calhoun Street and Masterson; ample parking on street and lot behind building. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 2013 BOTB Champs Releasing CD p.m. Monday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-midnight or later Friday-Saturday; closed Sunday. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex The 2013 Wooden Nickel Battle of the Bands ChAMPIONS SPORTS BAR competition was somewhat of a milestone; it marked Sports Bar • 1150 S. Harrison St., Fort Wayne • 260-467-1638 the 10th installment of the competition, was the first Out and About Ex p e c t : High-action sports watching experience featuring 30 HD year for emcee Kyle Stamos and left many of us pick- NICK BRAUN TVs, state-of-the-art sound systems and booths with private flat screen ing our jaws off the floor with the performances from TVs. Karaoke Thursday nights. UFC Fight Nights. Great drink spe- Trackless. The BOTB champs caught music fans by cials. Ea t s : Varied menu to suit any palate. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner surprise with their catchy pop melodies and funky name a few. Tickets are $10 for this general admission of Jefferson Blvd. and S. Harrison St., inside Courtyard by Marriott. grooves and have built themselves a hefty fanbase show. It’s definitely one to add to your concert calen- Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Fri.-Sat. ever since. dar. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex, Disc, ATM A couple years later, Trackless are set to release By now, I’m sure most folks are aware that The Checkerz Bar & Grill some new material and have a night of activities Rolling Stones invade the Indianapolis Motor Speed- planned to kick things off. On Friday, May 22, the way on Saturday, July 4. The show has been a hot topic Pub/Tavern • 1706 W. Till Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-489-0286 quartet will be releasing their 13-track, self-titled ef- amongst my friends, but I need to scrounge up enough Ex p e c t : Free WIFI, all sports networks on 10 TVs. Live rock Ea t s : fort at The Philmore on Broadway. Besides treating dough to take part. Tickets are currently on sale, and Thursday thru Saturday. Kitchen open daily w/full menu & the best wings in town. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : On the corner of Lima and our ears to the new material that evening, the band one would have to think they’re going quick. If you Till roads. Ho u r s : 3 p.m.-2 a.m. Monday-Wednesday, 11 a.m.-3 a.m. has some guest musicians slated to join in the celebra- don’t want to worry about the drive there and back Thursday-Friday, 12 noon-3 a.m. Saturday, 12 noon-2 a.m. Sunday. tion. There’s also new merchandise to be had, and no and fighting for parking, then the fine folks at Wooden Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, ATM available party is complete without the fine food from Bravas Nickel have you covered. They’ll be taking a bus trip and Club Soda. The release party is an all-ages event to the show that day, and for $199 you get transpor- Columbia Street WesT with a $5 admission. Doors open at 8:30 p.m., giving tation and a ticket to the show. That’s a great price Rock • 135 W. Columbia St., Fort Wayne • 260-422-5055 you plenty of time to settle in before the 10 p.m. start. when you starting adding up the cost of the ticket, gas Ex p e c t : The Fort’s No. 1 rock club. Live bands every Saturday. See you there! and parking. Plus, you can enjoy all the cold ones you DJ Night every Friday w/ladies in free. Also visit Bourbon Street On Friday, May 8, a couple weeks prior to the want at the show and not worry about who has to drive Hideaway, our New Orleans-style restaurant, in the lower level Trackless show, the Philmore hosts another stellar home after the Stones show and the massive Fourth of of C-Street; open at 5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday (260-422-7500). show when central Illinois’ Nate Holley performs his July fireworks display that follows. Ea t s : Wide variety featuring salads, sandwiches, pizzas, grinders, Southwestern and daily specials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Downtown on one-man/one-guitar looping magic. If you’re not fa- From what I’ve been hearing, one bus (56 concert The Landing. Ho u r s : Open 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full miliar with Holley’s work, YouTube him and check it goers) is pretty much sold out, so Wooden Nickel and Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex out. He’s even built quite the resumé, sharing stages Pacific Coast Concerts have decided to add a second with such acts as Bon Jovi, Goo Goo Dolls, Ja Rule, bus. Contact Wooden Nickel for more info. Seven Mary Three, O.A.R. and Umphrey’s McGee, to April 23, 2015------www.whatzup.com------9 DAILY lunch specials Sundays NIGHTLIFE $7.99 every day, 11am-4pm Cajun Chicken, Absolut CURLY’S VILLAGE INN C h i c k e n C a e s a r , Pub/Tavern • 4205 Bluffton Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-747-9964 Tilapia, BBQ Pulled Bloody Mary Expect: Beautiful deck with seating overlooking Saint Marys River. Family owned since 1969. Eats: Voted Fort Wayne’s Best Onion Rings in 2011! Pork or Chicken Bar • $5 Daily food and soup specials made from scratch. Bells’s Two-Hearted on Wrap tap. Getting There: Corner of Bluffton and Engle roads, in Waynedale. 12 Wings w/Fries, BBQ Pulled Pork or $ 95 Hours: Open 1 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat., 1-9 p.m. Sun. Kitchen open at 5 p.m. 15 Garlic Bread New Menu w/8 fish & seafood daily. Alcohol: Full Service Pmt.: MC, Visa. Disc. Amex, Checks Chicken Sliders Special Bud Light Pitcher options, Irish nachos DEER PARK PUB Shrimp Tacos Tuesdays • 7:30 p.m. Eclectic • 1530 Leesburg Rd. Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-432-8966 Hours: TUESDAY TRIVIA 10am-12am M-Th., x p e c t Thirsty Thursday • 10pm • No Cover E : Home to Dancioke, 12 craft beer lines, 75 domestic and 3 Bone Rib Basket 10am-3am Fri. imported beers, assorted wines, St. Pat’s Parade, keg toss, Irish snug 12pm-3am Sat., KARAOKE and USF students. Friday/Saturday live music, holiday specials. 2910 Maplecrest 12:30-8pm Sun. Family friend patio now open Outdoor beer garden. www.deerparkpub.com. Wi-Fi hotspot. Ea t s : 301 W. Jefferson, Fort Wayne Finger food, tacos every Tuesday. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of Leesburg Fort Wayne 820 Spring Street, Fort Wayne Inside the Harrison at Parkview Field and Spring, across from UFS. Ho u r s : 2 p.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Thurs., (260) 486-0590 260.426.1088 260.267.9679 noon-2 a.m. Fri.-Sat., 1-10 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Beer & Wine; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc DICKY’S 21 TAPS ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------El e m e n t s — Rock at Beamer’s, Fort Mi k e Co n l e y — Variety at Acme, Fort Ti g e r Ey e So u n d w/La r r y Sc h m i t t — Pub/Tavern • 2910 Maplecrest Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-486-0590 Wayne, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., no Wayne, 9-11 p.m., no cover, 480- Karaoke/DJ at Curly’s, Fort Wayne, Ex p e c t : Family-friendly, laid back atmosphere; Great tunes; Large cover, 625-1002 2264 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 747-9964 selection of beers; Beautiful patio; Cornhole on Wednesdays. Ea t s : Ex p a n d i n g Ma n — Variety at Don Hall’s Ph i l’s Fa m i l y Li z a r d — Classic rock at To d d Ha r r o l d Ba n d — R&B/blues at Brand new menu! Daily lunch specials under $8. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : 2 Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.- Latch String, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 O’Sullivan’s, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-1 blocks north of State St. on Maplecrest at Georgetown. Ho u r s : 11 12:30 a.m., no cover, 489-2524 a.m., no cover, 483-5526 a.m., no cover, 422-5896 He a r He a r — Variety at Summit City Re d Tr e e — Contemporary Christian at Tr i c h o t o m o u s Hi p p o p o t a m u s — Variety a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Monday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 11 Brewerks, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., no Cupbearer Café, Auburn, 7-9 p.m., at Deer Park, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m.-12 midnight Sunday. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Amex, cover, 420-0222 no cover, 920-8734 a.m., no cover, 432-8966 Visa, Disc IPFW Pi a n o St u d i o — Piano at Ri c h Ba u m a n — Folk at North Ridge Un l i k e l y Al i b i — Funk at Wrigley Field, DUPONT BAR & grill Rhinehart Recital Hall, IPFW, Fort Village Nursing Home & Rehab, Fort Wayne, 11 p.m., $5, 485-1038 Wayne, 7:30 p.m., $4-$7, 481-6555 Albion, 3:15 p.m., no cover, 636- Wa r r e n B Ha l l — Comedy at Snickerz, Sports Bar • 10336 Leo Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-1311 Ja m i e Si m o n Tr i o — Jazz at Nick’s 1000 Fort Wayne, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m., $9.50, Ex p e c t : Great daily drink specials, 3 pool tables, NFL Ticket, 16’x10’ Martini & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, Se a t t l e Ra i n — Rock at Checkerz, 486-0216 Megatron, three 6’x4’ Minitrons, 12 flat screen TVs, Shut Up and Sing 8-11 p.m., no cover, 482-6425 Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, Karaoke w/Mike Campbell every Wednesday at 8 p.m.; live music Jo e St ab e l l i — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas 489-0286 House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m., no Sh e l l y Di x o n & Je f f McRa e — Acoustic Saturday, April 25 every Friday & Saturday. Ea t s : $6.99 daily lunch specials; 50¢ wings cover, 426-3411 at Venice, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 Wednesdays; Fishy Fridays w/$10 Fish Bowls & $6.99 Fish Tacos. Af t e r Sc h o o l Sp e c i a l — Rock at Ma n t r a Ka r a o k e w/Ja k e — Variety p.m., $1, 482-1618 O’Sullivan’s, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-1 Ge t t i n g Th e r e : North of Fort Wayne at Leo Crossing (Dupont & at Wrigley Field, Fort Wayne, 7-11 Sm a l l Vo i c e — Acoustic vocal trio at a.m., no cover, 422-5896 Clinton). Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-12 midnight Sun. p.m., no cover, 485-1038 Friendly Fox, Fort Wayne, 6:30-8:30 Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex p.m., no cover, 745-3369 FIREFLY COFFEE HOUSE Coffeehouse • 3523 N. Anthony Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-373-0505 Ex p e c t : Peaceful, comfortable atmosphere; live music on Friday & Saturday, 5-6:30 p.m.; local artists featured monthly; outdoor seating. (www.fireflycoffeehousefw. com). Free wireless Internet. Ea t s : Great coffee, teas, smoothies; fresh-baked items; light lunches and soups. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of North Anthony Blvd. and St. Joe River Drive. Ho u r s : 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Sat.; 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : None; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex GREEN FROG INN Pubs & Taverns • 820 Spring St., Fort Wayne • 260-426-1088 Ex p e c t : Great atmosphere at one of Fort Wayne’s true landmarks. Great food, great drinks and great friends. Ea t s : Wing Fest Grand Champion wings every Monday and Wednesday for just 50¢ apiece. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Just north of downtown at the corner of Spring and Sherman. Ho u r s : Open 10 a.m.-12 a.m. Mon.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-3 a.m. Fri., 12 p.m.-3 a.m. Sat. and 12:30-8 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex, Disc LATCH STRING BAR & GRILL Pubs & Taverns • 3221 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne • 260-483-5526 Ex p e c t : Fun, friendly, rustic atmosphere. Daily drink specials. Mondays, $5 pitchers; Tuesdays, $2.50 import bottles & $1 tacos; Wednesdays, $2 wells and 50¢ bone-in wings; Sundays, $2.50 bloody Marys. Live bands Friday, Sunday, & Tuesday; comedy improv/open mic and live jazz Wednesday; karaoke Monday, Thursday & Saturday. No cover. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Where Clinton and Lima roads meet, next to Budget Rental. Ho u r s : Open Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Sun., noon- 12:30 a.m. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa Mad Anthony Brewing cOMPANY Brew Pub/Micro Brewery • 2002 S. Broadway, Fort Wayne • 260-426-2537 Ex p e c t : Ten beers freshly hand-crafted on premises and the eclectic madness of Munchie Emporium. Ea t s : 4-1/2 star menus, ‘One of the APRIL 23•6:30PM best pizzas in America,’ large vegetarian menu. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Just southwest of downtown Fort Wayne at Taylor & Broadway. Ho u r s : EMBASSY THEATRE Usually 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc TICKETS: TICKETMASTER.COM FIND OUT HOW A WHATZUP NIGHTLIFE LISTING 800.745.3000 CAN GET YOU NEW CUSTOMERS & MORE BUSINESS. EMBASSY BOX OFFICE CALL 260.691.3188 FOR MORE INFORMATION. 10------www.whatzup.com------April 23, 2015 Fr i d a y , Ma y 1 • 9p m -12a m • $5 Latch String

Every Thursday Local Acoustic Every Thursday Thursday, April 23 • 7pm-10pm $1.50 Domestic Longnecks every thurs. & sat. • 10:30-2:30 Jason Paul american idol karaoke Friday, April 24 • 9:30pm-1:30am FRIDAY, april 24 • 10-2 PHIL’S FAMILY LIZARD Elements every sunDAY • 9-1 Saturday, April 25 • 9:30pm-1:30am Ty Ca u s e y yesterday’s headtrip every tuesday Marshall CD Re l e a s e Pa r t y $2.50 Imports • $1.00 Tacos Fe a t u r i n g Ty & Wr kt & the swingset qt. Law every WEDNESDAY chagrin comedy showcase, 8pm 260-625-1002 live jazz, 9:30-12:30 9 short min. west of Coliseum Blvd. at US 30 & W. County Line Road 3221 N. Clinton • Fort Wayne • 260-483-5526 ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e w/Sc o t t — Gu n s l i n g e r — Country rock at Susie’s Te m p t a t i o n s — Motown at Niswonger, Karaoke at Latch String, Fort Wayne, Sandbar, Warsaw, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 Van Wert, Ohio, 7:30 p.m., $25-$50, 10:30 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 a.m., no cover, 574-269-5355 419-238-6722 PARENTS, DO YOUR KIDS Ba c k Wa t e r — Country rock at Duff’s, He a r He a r — Variety at Summit City Te s t e d o n An i m a l s — Rock at Columbia Columbia City, 10 p.m., no cover, Brewerks, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., no Street West, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., 244-6978 cover, 420-0222 $5, 422-5055 HAVE ROCK STAR DREAMS? Big Ca d d y Da d d y — Rock/variety at Jo e Ju s t i c e — Variety at Kendallville Ti g e r Ey e So u n d w/La r r y Sc h m i t t — Dupont Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 Elks, Kendallville, 7-10 p.m., no Karaoke/DJ at Curly’s, Fort Wayne, p.m., $5, 483-1311 cover, 347-0760 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 747-9964 Sign them up for the Bl i n g — Variety at Green Frog, Fort Jo e St ab e l l i — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas Wa r r e n B Ha l l — Comedy at Snickerz, Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m., no Fort Wayne, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m., $9.50, Sweetwater Academy of 426-1088 cover, 426-3411 486-0216 $ Bu l l d o g s — Rock n’ roll at Orchids Th e Ju g Hu f f e r s — Variety at Nick’s Music’s Rock Camp! If 350 Event Center, New Haven, 7:30 Martini & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, Current Academy p.m., $25, 749-5888 8-11 p.m., no cover, 482-6425 Sunday, April 26 your kids have experience a d i l l a c a n c h u g u f f e r s Students C R — Classic rock at 4D’s, J H — Jug Band at Nick’s IPFW Cl a r i n e t St u d i o a n d En s e m b l e Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, Martini & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, 8 — Clarinet at Rhinehart Recital Hall, singing or playing 490-6488 p.m., no cover, 482-6425 IPFW, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m., $4-$7, $ Ch r i s Wo r t h — Variety at Club Ki l l t h e Rabb i t — Rock/cd release 481-6555 guitar, bass, drums, or Paradise, Angola, 10 p.m., no cover, at Wooden Nickel Music, North 400 Ma n t r a Ka r a o k e w/Ja k e — at Wrigley 833-7082 Anthony, Fort Wayne, 2 p.m., free, Field, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no cover, keyboards, then let them Non-Academy Cl u s t e r f o l k — Folk at Acme, Fort all ages, 484-2451 485-1038 Students a r s h a l l a w Wayne, 9-11 p.m., no cover, 480- M L — Country rock at Ma t t h e w We s t w/Co l t o n Di x o n , Mr. spend a week learning 2264 Beamer’s, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.- Ta l k b o x — Contemporary Christian Co u g a r Hu n t e r — 80s glam rock at 1:30 a.m., no cover, 625-1002 at First Assembly of God, Fort how to be a rock star! Timber Ridge, Club 250, Bluffton, 9 Mr. Gr u m p y ’s Re v e n g e — Classic Wayne, 6 p.m., $17-$37, 490-8585 p.m., cover, 824-2728 Rock/Blues at Alley Sports Bar, Fort Na n c y Ho n e y t r e e — Contemporary Da v i d Wo l f e — Rock/country at Eagles Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, Christian at Prospect United Post 499, Columbia City, 7 p.m., no 483-4421 Methodist Church, Uniondale, 5 cover, 244-7320 Po t t y ’s Pas t Ti m e — Variety at Mad p.m., free, all ages, 692-1460 DJ Tr e n d — Variety at Wrigley Field, Anthony Lakeview Ale House, Ne w Mi l l e n i u m Ja z z Or c h e s t r a — Big Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no cover, 485- Angola, 8-11 p.m., no cover, 833- Band at Allen County Public Library PERFORM 1038 2537 Auditorium, Fort Wayne, 2-3 p.m., no ONSTAGE SUMMER 2015 Do c De w Qu a r t e t — Jazz/variety at Re d Ar r o w — Rock at Fort Wayne cover, 436-8080 Club Soda, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 Outfitters, Fort Wayne, 12-2 p.m., St r u n g Ou t w/Re d Ci t y Ra d i o , La free, 420-3962 Limited Spots Available! a.m., no cover, 426-3442 Ar m a d a , La k o t a DeKa i , Fl a m i n g o LIVE! El e m e n t s — Rock at Taps Pub, Avilla, Ri c h Ba u m a n — Folk at Village at Pine No s e b l e e d — Punk/variety at The 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, 897-3331 Valley, Fort Wayne, 3 p.m., no cover, Den, New Haven, 7 p.m., $15-$18, Ex p a n d i n g Ma n — Variety at Don Hall’s 469-0600 all ages, 403-8749 June 22–26 Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.- Sh a Na Na — Grease! tribute at Viking w/Lu r k i n g Co r p s e s , Ar m o r e d 12:30 a.m., no cover, 489-2524 Honeywell Center, Wabash, 7:30 Assa u l t , Ax e Ri p p e r — Metal at July 6–10 Fr e d d y & t h e Ho t r o d s — Oldies at p.m., $25-$45, 563-1102 Piere’s, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m., $7, American Legion Post 178, Garrett, So u t h b o u n d 65 — Rock at Traxside, 486-1979 7-10 p.m., no cover, 357-5133 Garrett, 10 p.m., no cover, 357- AGES Ye s t e r d a y ’s He a d t r i p — Variety at July 20–24 G-Mo n e y Ba n d — Blues at Mad Anthony 4287 Latch String, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 Brewing Company, Fort Wayne, 8-11 St e a d f as t — Contemporary Christian a.m., no cover, 483-5526 12–18 August 3–7 p.m., no cover, 426-2537 at Cupbearer Café, Auburn, 7-9 YEARS OLD p.m., no cover, 920-8734 Monday–Friday 10AM–4PM Performance on the last day @ 6:30PM WEDNESDAYS | $2 DRAFTS & karaoke w/josh RECORD friday acoustic, april 24 • 5pm SATURDAY, april 25 • 10pm A DEMO Register Today! 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April 23, 2015------www.whatzup.com------11 Find your treasure or find your pleasure at NIGHTLIFE O’REILLY’S IRISH BAR & RESTAURANT Irish & Sports Bar • 301 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-267-9679 Ex p e c t : Friendly, welcoming, extremely accommodating atmosphere & staff. Come watch sports on any of our 12 flat screen TVs. Kid friendly until 10 p.m. DJ 10 p.m.-3 a.m. Mondays; trivia at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; live music every Saturday. Ea t s : Wide variety of dishes including Irish specialties; vegetarian options and catering available. Present valid college student or Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Inside the Harrison Building downtown between military ID to receive 10% discount Fairfield and Webster. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-3 a.m. Sat.-Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t .: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex, ATM 3506 N. Clinton 2014 Broadway Fort Wayne, IN Fort Wayne, IN SNICKERZ COMEDY BAR 46805 46802 Comedy • 5535 St. Joe Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-486-0216 260.482.5959 260.422.4518 Ex p e c t : See the brightest comics in America every Thurs. thru Sat. night. Ea t s : Sandwiches, chicken strips, fish planks, nachos, wings & ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------more. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : In front of Piere’s. 2.5 miles east of Exit 112A Th e Sc o t t Ch a m b e r Pl a y e r s — Ho u r s : Monday, April 27 Thursday, April 30 off I-69. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thurs. & 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. Classical at Honeywell Center, Fri. and Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t .: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e — Karaoke at Wabash, 6 p.m., $55 (includes din- Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e w/Da v e — STATE GRILL Latch String, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., ner), 563-1102 Karaoke at Latch String, Fort Wayne, no cover, 483-5526 10:30 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 Pub/Tavern • 1210 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-5618 D—J Variety at O’Reilly’s, Fort Wayne, Bu c c a Ka r a o k e w/Bu c c a — Karaoke at Ex p e c t : 1st Tavern to pour beer after Prohibition; located in a fun and 11 p.m., no cover, 267-9679 Wednesday, April 29 Deer Park, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no friendly neighborhood; home of the XKE Cranials & most dangerous IPFW Sa x o p h o n e Qu a r t e t a n d Ch o i r Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e w/Jo s h — cover, 432-8966 jukebox. Daily drink specials include $2 Tall Boy PBR all day, every- — Variety at Rhinehart Recital Hall, Karaoke at Columbia Street West, DJ Tr e n d — Variety at Wrigley Field, day, great craft beer selection. Golden Tee. Free WIFI. Friendly staff: IPFW, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m., $4-$7, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m., no cover, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no cover, 485- 481-6555 1038 Jonesy, Theresa and Andy. Ea t s : Riverbend Pizza. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : 422-5055 Ma n t r a Ka r a o k e w/Ja k e — Variety at Hu b i e As h c r a f t a n d t h e Dr i v e — o u r s Bo b Ba i l e y — Variety at Nick’s Martini Corner of State and Crescent. H : 3 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon., 1 p.m.-3 Wrigley Field, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., Country at Checkerz, Fort Wayne, a.m. Tues.-Fri., noon-3 a.m. Sat., noon-1 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full no cover, 485-1038 no cover, 482-6425 7:30-9:30 p.m., no cover, 489-0286 Service; Pm t .: Cash only; ATM on site Sc r a t c h N Sn i f f w/1/4 Kit Ku r t — Ch a g r i n Co m e d y Sh o w c as e — Comedy Ja z z Ja m — Jazz at Sweetwater Sound, Variety at Deer Park, Fort Wayne, at Latch String, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m., Fort Wayne, 7-8:30 p.m., no cover, WRIGLEY FIELD BAR & GRILL 6:30-8 p.m., no cover, 432-8966 no cover, 483-5526 432-8176 Sports Bar • 6527 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-485-1038 Ch r i s Wo r t h — Variety at Acme, Fort Je f f McDo n a l d — Variety at Don Hall’s Ex p e c t : Fort Wayne’s No. 1 Sports Bar. BS Sports Show, Mon., 7-9 Tuesday, April 28 Wayne, 8-10 p.m., no cover, 480- Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., p.m.; Billy Elvis, Fri., 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Karaoke, Sun.-Wed., 10 p.m.; 2264 no cover, 489-2524 Jo n Du r n e l l — Variety at Beamer’s, DJ Trend, Thurs.-Sat., 10 p.m.; live bands; all PPV events on 45 TVs. KT & t h e Sw i n g s e t Qu a r t e t — Blues at Ka r a o k e w/Bu c c a — Variety at Wrigley Latch String, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 Field, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no cover, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., no cover, Ea t s : Full menu; 49¢ wings (including boneless), Tues. & Thurs, a.m., no cover, 483-5526 485-1038 625-1002 e n n y a y l o r 4 p.m., dine-in only; lunch and dinner salad bar buffet, Mon.-Fri.. Ma n t r a Ka r a o k e w/Ja k e — Variety at Sh u t Up & Si n g w/Mi c h a e l Ca m p b e l l — K T — Variety at Nick’s Ge t t i n g Th e r e : At Maplecrest and State, east on State, left at first Wrigley Field, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., Karaoke at Dupont Bar & Grill, Fort Martini & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, stoplight. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; no cover, 485-1038 Wayne, 8 p.m., no cover, 483-1311 7-10 p.m., no cover, 482-6425 Op e n Mic Ni g h t — Hosted by Mike Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex, ATM on site. Op e n Ac o u s t i c Ja m — Acoustic at Wh o Da t ? (Pa u l Ne w St e w a r t & Sweetwater Sound, Fort Wayne, 5-8 Ki m m y De a n ) — at 4D’s, Fort Wayne, Conley at Mad Anthony Brewing p.m., no cover, 432-8176 7-10:30 p.m., no cover, 490-6488 Company, Fort Wayne, 8:30-11 p.m., KOSCIUSKO COUNTY no cover, 426-2537 Op e n Mic — Hosted by Dan Smyth at Green Frog, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m., MAD ANTHONY lake city TAP HOUSE no cover, 426-1088 Music/Rock • 113 E. Center St., Warsaw • 574-268-2537 Ex p e c t : The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand- crafted Mad Anthony ales and lagers. Ea t s : The same 4-1/2 star menu, including one of the best pizzas in America and a large veg- whatzup PERFORMERS DIRECTORY etarian menu. Carry-out handcrafted brews available. Live music on ACOUSTIC VARIETY ORIGINAL ROCK Saturdays. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : From U.S. 30, turn southwest on E. Center Adam Strack...... 260-418-2070 FM90...... 765-606-5550 St.; go 2 miles. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-12:30 Jon Durnell...... 260-797-2980 PRAISE & WORSHIP a.m. Fri.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full-Service; Pm t : MC, Mike Conley...... 260-750-9758 Jacobs Well...... 260-479-0423 Visa, Disc Richard Caudle...... 317-319-6132 ROCK DEKALB COUNTY BLUES 80D...... 260-519-1946 Big Daddy Dupree and the Broke Big Caddy Daddy...... 260-925-9562 MAD ANTHONY TAP ROOM & Hungry Blues Band...... 708-790-0538 Juke Joint Jive...... 260-403-4195 Music/Rock • 114 N. Main St., Auburn • 260-927-0500 Triple Play...... 520-909-5321 The Rescue Plan...... 260-750-9500 Ex p e c t : The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand- CLASSIC ROCK & COUNTRY ROCK & BLUES crafted Mad Anthony ales and lagers. Ea t s : The same 4-1/2 star menu, The Joel Young Band...... 260-414-4983 Dirty Comp’ny...... 260-431-5048 including one of the best pizzas in America and a large vegetarian CLASSIC ROCK & pop Mr. Grumpy’s Revenge...... 260-701-9709 menu. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Take I-69 to State Rd. 8 (Auburn exit); down- What About Joe...... 260-255-0306 Walkin’ Papers...... 260-445-6390 town, just north of courthouse. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Sun.-Thurs.; 11 CLASSICAL ROCK & VARIETY a.m.-2 a.m. Fri.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc The Jaenicke Consort Inc...... 260-426-9096 The DeeBees...... 260-579-6852 STEUBEN COUNTY COUNTRY & country rock For Play...... 260-409-0523 or 260-639-3046 BackWater...... 260-494-5364 ROCK N’ ROLL MAD ANTHONY’S LAKEVIEW ALE HOUSE Marshall Law...... 260-229-3360 Biff and The Cruisers...... 260-417-5495 Eclectic • 4080 N 300 W, Angola • 260-833-2537 funk standards Ex p e c t : Twelve handcrafted beers on tap; also featuring Indiana craft Big Dick & The Penetrators...... 260-415-6955 Pan Man Dan...... 260-232-3588 beers and local wines. Patio with seating for 100; 7 dock slips; 150- horn band TROP ROCK & CLASSIC ROCK seat banquet facility. Ea t s : 4-1/2 star menu, including famous gourmet Tim Harrington Band...... 765-479-4005 Party Boat Band...... 260-438-3710 pizza, unique eats and vegetarian fare. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Located on KARAOKE/DJ variety beautiful Lake James above Bledsoe’s Beach. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. James and the Drifters...... 717-552-5240 Big Money and the Spare Change...... 260-515-3868 Sun.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-midnight or later Fri.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; INDIE ROCK Dueling Keyboard Boys (Paul New Stewart).260-440-9918 Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc Sidecar Gary’s Karaoke/DJ...... 260-343-8076 Elephants in Mud...... 260-413-4581 ORIGINAL & COVER ROCK Night to Remember...... 260-797-2980 Kill The Rabbit...... 260-223-2381 or 419-771-9127 Who Dat (Paul New Stewart)...... 260-440-9918 FIND OUT HOW A WHATZUP NIGHTLIFE LISTING ORIGINAL ACOUSTIC CAN GET YOU NEW CUSTOMERS & MORE BUSINESS. 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As far as I know, Alabama Shakes ($34-$45) June 3 Masonic Temple Detroit none of the bands has anything new to present to audiences, but they have plenty of hits to Arlo Guthrie May 1 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Arlo Guthrie May 2-3 E.J. Thomas Hall Akron, OH fill the evening when they visit Aurora, Illinois on the outskirts of Chicago on July 10. Barenaked Ladies w/Violent Femmes, Colin Hay June 6 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland We can’t mention 90s music without including Counting Crows, can we? Adam Duritz Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals ($35-$51.10) June 13 Lawn at White River Indianapolis and company released an album last year and want to play the songs live, along with songs Bob Dylan and His Band ($39.50-$94.50) May 15 Fox Theatre Detroit Bob Dylan and His Band ($42.50-$105) May 16 Ohio Theatre Columbus you actually know and want to hear from the earlier albums. If you are really into the band, Bob Dylan and His Band ($45-$88.50) May 17 Morris Performing Arts Center South Bend VIP and meet-and-greet tickets are available for shows in Columbus, Ohio September 7, Brand New w/Manchester Orchestra ($27.50-$45) July 2 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Huber Heights (near Cleveland) September 8, Sterling Heights (near Detroit) September Brian Wilson w/Rodriguez ($39.50-$100) July 5 Fox Theatre Detroit 10 and Chicago September 12. Brian Wilson w/Rodriguez July 6 Ravinia Park Highland Park, IL Brothers McClurg ($10) May 15 Emmanuel Community Church Fort Wayne James Taylor is releasing his first studio album in 13 years on June 16. Called Before Bryan Adams July 23 DTE Energy Clarkston, MI This World, the album features collaborations with Sting and Yo-Yo Ma. Taylor will, of Bryan Adams July 24 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH course, go on tour for a bit to show off some of his new songs and has scheduled a July 14 Calexico May 30-31 Lincoln Hall Chicago date at Grand Rapids’ Van Andel Arena and a July 15 date at Klipsch Music Center near Cash Box Kings ($18-$70) May 2 C2G Fort Wayne Indianapolis. Celtic Tenors ($25-$45) May 16 Honeywell Center Wabash Charlie Daniels Band ($32-$100) May 22 Honeywell Center Wabash Sublime with Rome have announced a summer tour to coincide with the release of their Christine Stedman w/Will Spottedbear ($9.50) May 8-9 Snickerz Fort Wayne newest and still untitled album, due to be released sometime this summer. The band con- Coco Montoya ($15-$30) May 15 C2G Fort Wayne sists of some guy named Rome who sings and plays guitar; drummer Josh Freese, who Craig Morgan w/Kelsea Ballerini, Hubie Ashcraft and the Drive, has been in many different bands including A Perfect Circle, Guns N Roses, Devo and Gunslinger (free, ticket required) May 31 Kosciusko County Fairgrounds Warsaw Nine Inch Nails; and original Sublime bassist Eric Wilson. Bringing along kindred spirits Dave Matthews Band June 5 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Dave Matthews Band July 7 DTE Energy Clarkston, MI Rebolution, Pepper and Mickey Avalon, Sublime with Rome travel to White River State Dave Matthews Band July 8 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Park in Indianapolis July 24, Meadowbrook Music Festival near Detroit the following Dave Matthews Band July 17-18 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville night, Cleveland July 28 and Cincinnati July 29. The Dead (sold out) July 3-5 Soldier Field Chicago Incubus Deftones Devour the Day w/Like a Storm, Bridge to Grace ($9.89-$12) May 21 Piere’s Fort Wayne A co-headlining tour featuring and kicks off July 22 in Detroit, with DJ Snoopadelic (Snoop Dogg) ($20-$100) July 11 Piere’s Fort Wayne stops also scheduled for Chicago on July 23 and Cincinnati July 25. Incubus will release Doobie Brothers ($49-$99) July 1 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne an EP May 12 titled Trust Fall (Side A), and Deftones are currently recording an album Doobie Brothers July 5 Fredrick Meijer Gardens Grand Rapids they hope will be released before the end of 2015. Death from Above 1979 and The Bots Doobie Brothers July 10 Renaissance Center Detroit will open the shows. E-40 w/Stevie Stone ($35) June 6 Piere’s Fort Wayne Earth, Wind & Fire ($32) May 26 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, IL The Rockstar Mayhem Festival is entering its eighth year in 2015. This year’s lineup is Earth, Wind & Fire May 28 Toledo Zoo Amphitheater Toledo, OH leaning a bit toward the “evil” side of things, as Slayer was recently announced as the Europe ($25) Apr. 25 House of Blues Cleveland headliner along with King Diamond as direct support. Also on the bill are The Devil Europe ($22-$27.50) Apr. 26 Vogue Indianapolis Wears Prada, Thy Art Is Murder, Jungle Rot, Sister Sin and Fort Wayne favorites Europe w/Black Star Riders ($25) Apr. 28 House of Blues Chicago Hellyeah. Whitechapel will headline the second stage acts when the touring festival stops Fall Out Boy w/Wiz Khalifa, Hoodie Allen June 16 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH in Indianapolis July 10, Detroit July 11 and Chicago July 12. Fall Out Boy w/Wiz Khalifa, Hoodie Allen June 30 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Fall Out Boy w/Wiz Khalifia, Hoodie Allen July 1 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville On the other side of music, a brand new touring festival takes a Christian perspective and Fort Wayne Sister Cities International (free) July 16 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne features some of the bigger names in contemporary Christian music today. Headlined by Frank Caliendo ($55-$65) May 9 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw Hillsong United, the Outcry Tour aims to highlight the mission and creativity of the local Gordon Lightfoot ($43-$73) May 27 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne church through music and worship. The tour begins in Chicago July 24 and also features Heart ($29.50-$95) June 11 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Here Come the Mummies Apr. 25 Lerner Theatre Elkhart Crowder, Kari Jobe, Jesus Culture, Bethel Music and Passion. There is reportedly no Hollywood Undead ($22.50-$26.50) May 15 Piere’s Fort Wayne truth to the rumor that King Diamond and Slayer will make select “special appearances” Hotel California ($15) June 6 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne on this tour as well. Imagine Dragons June 15 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL [email protected]@aol.com Imagine Dragons June 18 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Imagine Dragons June 22 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Imagine Dragons June 23 Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Luke Bryan w/Randy Houser, Dustin Lynch July 24-25 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville In Flames w/All That Remains, Periphery ($29.50) May 20 YOLO Fort Wayne Lyfe Jennigns ($20-$35) May 23 Piere’s Fort Wayne Incubus w/Def Tones, Death from Above, The Bots July 22 DTE Energy Clarkston, MI The Maine w/Real Friends, Knuckle Puck, The Technicolors ($20-$22) Apr. 29 House of Blues Cleveland Incubus w/Def Tones, Death from Above, The Bots July 23 Firs Medwest Bank Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Marc Cohn May 3 The Ark Ann Arbor Interpol May 12 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Matthew West w/Colton Dixon, Mr. Talkbox ($17-$37) Apr. 26 First Assembly of God Fort Wayne Interpol May 13 Fillmore Detroit Mersey Beatles ($20-$40) May 1 C2G Fort Wayne Interpol May 15 Bogart’s Cincinnati Michael Palascak ($12-$15) Apr. 23 Honeywell Center Wabash James Taylor ($65.50-$89.50) July 14 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids Mick Foley ($27) June 20 CS3 Fort Wayne James Taylor July 15 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Milky Chance Apr. 24 Vic Theatre Chicago James Taylor ($31.50-$101) July 17 Riverbend Music Center Cicninnati Milky Chance Apr. 26 Deluxe at Old National Center Indianapolis Jason Aldean w/Cole Swindell, Tyler Farr ($30.25-$60.25) May 9 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Milky Chance Apr. 28 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Jeff Beck Band ($29.50-$55.75) May 14 Michigan Theatre Ann Arbor Milky Chance Apr. 29 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Jeff Beck Band ($34-$69.50) May 15 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, IL Morrissey ($37.50-$101.50) June 29 Akron Civic Center Akron, OH Jeff Beck Band ($27.50-$71.50) May 16 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Morrissey ($48.25-$68.25) June 30 Aronoff Center for the Arts Cincinnati John Fogerty ($49.50-$87.50) July 1 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Morrissey ($44.25-$75.50) July 8 Masonic Temple Detroit John Fogerty ($29.50-$99.75) July 5 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Morrissey ($55-$78.50) July 9 Civic Opera House Chicago John Fogerty ($25-$125) July 8 First Merit Bank Pavilion Chicago Morrissey ($49.50-$75) July 11 Bloomington Center for the Arts Bloomington John Mellencamp w/Carlene Carter May 27 Old National Events Plaza Indianapolis Mumford and Sons ($31-$61) June 16 DTE Energy Clarkston, MI John Mellencamp w/Carlene Carter ($42-$106.50) June 6 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Mumford and Sons June 17 Montrose Beach Chicago John Mellencamp w/Carlene Carter June 10 Detroit Opera House Detroit Mushroomhead ($22.50) May 1 The Odeon Cleveland Kenny Rogers ($50-$90) May 8 T. Furth Center Angola Mushroomhead ($20) May 8 Oddbody’s Music Room Dayton, OH Kevin Hart ($54.50-$139.50) May 16 Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Mushroomhead ($20.50) May 17 The Intersection Grand Rapids Kevin Hart ($39.50-$159.50) June 19 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Mushroomhead w/Avatar, Righteous Vendetta ($15-$19) May 16 Piere’s Fort Wayne Kevin Hart ($49.50-$79.50) June 20 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati My Morning Jacket w/Floating Action ($45) June 3 State Theatre at Playhouse Square Cleveland Kevin Hart ($39.50-$125.50) June 21 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland My Morning Jacket w/Floating Action ($35-$45) June 23 Palace Theater Columbus, OH Kid Rock w/Foreigner July 26 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL My Morning Jacket w/Floating Action ($35-$45) June 24 Palace Theater Columbus, OH Kurt Braunohler ($18) May 14 CS3 Fort Wayne New Kids on the Block w/TLC, Nelly May 23 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Lana Del Rey May 28 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville New Kids on the Block w/TLC, Nelly May 26 US Bank Arena Cincinnati Lana Del Rey May 30 Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL New Kids on the Block w/TLC, Nelly May 29 Palace of Auburn HIlls Auburn Hills, MI Lewis Black Apr. 24 State Theatre Cleveland New Kids on the Block w/TLC, Nelly May 30 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids Lewis Black Apr. 25 DeVos Performance Hall Grand Rapids New Kids on the Block w/TLC, Nelly May 31 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Lindsey Stirling ($34.50-$47.50) June 8 DeVos Performance Hall Grand Rapids New Kids on the Block w/TLC, Nelly June 16 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Lindsey Stirling ($27.50-$42.50) June 9 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland New Kids on the Block w/TLC, Nelly June 17 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Luke Bryan w/Randy Houser, Dustin Lynch July 18 Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati Nickelback w/Lifehouse ($25-$85) July 10 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL

14------www.whatzup.com------April 23, 2015 ------Calendar • On the Road------Nickelback w/Lifehouse ($24-$89) July 11 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Peter Frampton ($29-$100) July 14 Honeywell Center Wabash Rob Thomas ($39.50-$75) June 13 Akron Civic Center Akron, OH Rob Zombie June 9 Riverbend Cincinnati Rob Zombie June 14 Lawn at White River Indianapolis Listen to the Music . . . Rush June 8 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Foellinger Theatre, 3411 Sherman Blvd, Fort Wayne Rush June 12 United Center Chicago Rush June 14 Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Sam Smith ($36.50-$76.50) July 27 Wolstein Center Cleveland Sam Smith ($39.50-$84) July 29 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH Sandi Patty w/Larnelle Harris, Wayne Watson ($16-$40) May 8 First Assembly of God Fort Wayne Steve The Scott Chamber Players ($55 (includes dinner)) Apr. 28 Honeywell Center Wabash Seether w/Screaming for Silence ($29.50) Apr. 29 LC Pavilion Columbus, OH Miller Seether w/Tremonti, Red Sun Rising ($29.50) Apr. 30 Bogart’s Cincinnati Seether w/Tremonti, Red Sun Rising ($35-$42.50) May 12 House of Blues Cleveland Seether w/Tremonti, Red Sun Rising ($29.50) May 13 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Band Sha Na Na ($25-$45) Apr. 25 Honeywell Center Wabash Shania Twain w/Gavin DeGraw, Wes Mack ($46-$136) July 11 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids 0D\‡SP‡ Shania Twain w/Gavin DeGraw, Wes Mack ($44-$134) July 13 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis -XO\‡SP‡ Shania Twain w/Gavin DeGraw, Wes Mack ($46-$136) July 25 Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Stayin’ Alive Shania Twain w/Gavin DeGraw, Wes Mack ($49.50-$150) July 29 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Smashmouth w/Toad the Wet Sprocket, Tonic ($40-$75) July 10 RiverEdge Park Aurora, IL The Sounds of Touch ($15) July 25 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Stayin’ Alive ($15) May 15 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Steel Panther w/Like a Storm ($25-$30) May 26 Piere’s Fort Wayne Steely Dan w/Elvis Costello and the Imposters ($35.50-$121) July 27 DTE Energy Clarkstown, MI Steely Dan w/Elvis Costello and the Imposters ($42-$99.50) July 28 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Steve Martin w/Martin Short, Steep Canyon Rangers ($49-$149) Apr. 24 Fox Theatre Detroit Steve Miller Band ($49-$99) July 12 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Sublime w/Rome ($35) July 24 Lawn at White River Indianapolis Sublime w/Rome ($20-$59.50) July 25 Meadow Brook Music Festival Rochester Hills, MI Sublime w/Rome ($34-$49.50) July 28 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Sublime w/Rome ($31.50-$46) July 29 PNC Pavilion Cincinnati 0D\‡SP‡ -XO\‡SP‡ Tech N9ne w/Chris Webby, Krizz Kaliko, Murs, King 810, Zuse ($30-$35) May 14 Piere’s Fort Wayne Tedeschi Trucks Band ($39.50-$75) May 13 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Willie Nelson The Sounds of Touch Tedeschi Trucks Band June 21 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Tedeschi Trucks Band w/Sharon Jones and the Dap-KIngs, Doyle Bramhall II ($30-$99.50) June 23 Meadow Brook Music Festival Rochester Hills, MI Tedeschi Trucks Band w/Sharon Jones and the Dap-KIngs, Doyle Bramhall II ($44.50-$74.50) June 26 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Tommy Temptations ($25-$50) Apr. 25 Niswonger Van Wert, Ohio James Texas Tenors May 17 Lerner Theatre Elkhart Third Eye Blind w/Dashboard Confessional ($39-$99.50) May 29 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland & the Tim Walkoe w/Clint Nohr ($9.50) May 1-2 Snickerz Fort Wayne Tommy James & the Shondells w/Herman’s Hermits feat. Peter Noone ($39-$79) May 29 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Shondells Train W/The Fray, Matt Nathanson ($28-$67.50) July 1 DTE Energy Clarkston, MI with Train W/The Fray, Matt Nathanson ($27.95-$71) July 2 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Train W/The Fray, Matt Nathanson ($32.40-$99.50) July 3 First Midwest Bank Amphithteatre Tinley Park, IL Herman’s $XJ‡SP‡ United State Army Field Band and Soldier’s’ Chorus (free) June 22 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Volbeat May 18 Dow Event Center Saginaw, MI Hermits The Beach Boys Volbeat May 19 Ford Center Evansville Volbeat May 20 Aragon Ballroom Chicago 0D\‡SP‡ Warren B Hall ($9.50) Apr. 24-25 Snickerz Fort Wayne The Temptations Weird Al Yankovich May 28 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Weird Al Yankovich May 29 Soaring Eagle Casino Mount Pleasant, MI Weird Al Yankovich May 30 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Whitesnake ($45-$100) July 8 Honeywell Center Wabash The Who ($49.50-$154.50) May 13 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL The Who ($39.50-$139.50) May 15 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Willie Nelson ($49-$99) May 19 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Zac Brown Band ($26-$66) May 22 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Zac Brown Band ($36.50-$66.50) May 23 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH -XQH‡SP‡ Road Tripz Hotel California $XJ‡SP‡ Bulldogs this list, give us a call at 691-3188, fax your info to The Hit Men June 12...... 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April 23, 2015------www.whatzup.com------15 Noah Baumbach’s All-Ages Satire “While we’re young!” is a phrase I love claimed documentarian, Leslie Breitbart (so to use to hustle someone not moving fast good to see Charles Grodin). Cornelia pro- enough. The fact that I can no longer use that Flix duces her father’s films, and the relationship phrase without irony only makes it sweeter between Leslie and Josh is strained. and gentler to invoke. While We’re Young, CATHERINE LEE Things get worse for Josh when Jamie the new film from Noah Baumbach, never has a rather lame idea for a film that expands uses the title of his movie for this joke, but twentysomethings, and in no time Josh and in an exciting and compelling direction. But there is plenty of humor, great dialogue and Cornelia are joining in the lives of these two things are not quite as they seem. As this part generosity in this satire. Brooklyn hipsters. They are going to street of the story unwinds, generational rifts be- Baumbach is a NYC hipster, and so are beach parties and hip-hop dance classes and come much more exposed and raw. all the characters in his film, so a “while walking on abandoned subway tracks. The differences in generations are we’re young” joke probably doesn’t com- In a particularly funny scene, the two framed in the world of documentary film Friday, May 1 • 8pm • $20-$40 pute in this environment. While We’re Young couples join a circle of people led by a sha- and how it has changed. An event in which is about aging and the divide between gen- man and drink the Peruvian drug ayahuasca, Breitbart is to receive a lifetime achievement THE MERSEY erations, especially the discomfort of older a hallucinogenic substance dissolved in a award becomes the setting for a confronta- people to acknowledge the merits and en- bitter, thick liquid that causes you to vomit tion between Leslie, Jamie and Josh. ergy of the young. quite a bit before the drug takes effect. (A There are many clever multi-generation- BEATLES The film begins with quotes from Ib- group of people all dressed in white vomit- al touches to While We’re Young. It’s won- sen’s The Master Builder. Ibsen’s character ing into buckets is quite funny.) derful to see Adam Horovitz, better known Solness is warning against mixing with the Josh is particularly enamored of his new to fans as Ad Rock of the Beastie Boys. In- young. Knowing the uncomfortable tone of friends. Cornelia likes Darby, but has her stead of an in your face angry young rapper much of Ibsen’s work, I readied myself for suspicions about Jamie. We have our suspi- (though the Beastie Boys always had plenty a bumpy ride, but While We’re Young, while cions about the whole relationship. As warm of humor), his character has plenty of gray occasionally discomforting, is far from and fun as they are to watch in these adven- on his head and in his beard. The psycholo- grim. tures, there is more than a whiff of preten- gist who stars in Josh’s film is played by Pe- Josh (Ben Stiller) and Cornelia (Naomi sion and questionable motives. ter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary. Watts) are staring adoringly at a baby, but we Josh admires how “in the moment” Ja- The soundtrack wonderfully jumps gen- soon realize it isn’t their baby. The baby’s mie and Darby are. Jamie has a wall of old erations. A lot of Vivaldi is complemented actual parents, Marina (Maria Dizzia) and LPs and is an aspiring documentarian who by Lionel Ritchie, The Psychedelic Furs, Fletcher (Adam Horovitz), overjoyed and shoots almost constantly whatever he is do- Survivor, A Tribe Called Quest, Foreigner, consumed by their little bundle of joy, try to ing. Darby makes artisanal ice cream and Paul McCartney and David Bowie. convince Josh and Cornelia to join the ranks loves to go thrifting. They live an active The screenplay is insightful and funny, of parenthood. rather retro life. There is a great montage of and all the actors dig into it and give excel- Saturday, May 2 • 8pm • $18-$70 Josh and Cornelia reassure each other the two couples enjoying an evening. The lent performances. My only complaint is that their decision not to have children is the old folks watch Netflix and gaze at their per- that I wish we learned more about Cornelia BLUES BASH 2015 right decision. They see their friends with sonal screens. The youngsters watch VHS and Darby. Josh says some particularly aw- LEAGUE FOR THE BLIND children grow boring, giving up their lives to tapes and play board games. ful things to Cornelia, and she stands up for their babies. They also notice that they have This new friendship makes Josh and herself without abandoning Josh. I would FUNDRAISING EVENT changed. They don’t go out much. They or- Cornelia question where their life is going. have liked to know more. der a lot of take-out. Cornelia is acutely aware that they are ag- While We’re Young is a New York fan- CASH BOX KINGS Josh is a documentary filmmaker strug- ing. We learn that their choice to be childless tasy. Characters who seem to be of moder- gling with a film he’s been working on for came after miscarriages and fertility treat- ate means never worry about money, but eight or 10 years. One night after lecturing to ments. Hanging out with Jamie, Josh hurts what would be the fun of that? Baumbach his continuing education class, he finds him- his back. At the doctor he also gets an em- has made a film that will strike a chord with self being flattered by two class crashers. barrassing diagnosis of arthritis. generations X and Y and is easily enjoyed by Jamie (Adam Driver) and Darby Another complication between Josh and Boomers. (Amanda Seyfried) are a couple of married Cornelia involves her father, a highly ac- [email protected] ------Just How Many Furiouses Do We Need? Tops at the Box: For the third consecu- starring Blake Lively and Harrison Ford. tive weekend Furious 7 took the top spot Looks forgettable! Also, can I please have at the U.S. box office, selling another $29 Screen Time the name of the person who bet the bank on million and upping the film’s domestic sales Blake Lively? Because I want to invite him total to $294 million. The film’s interna- GREG W. LOCKE to the Huge Balls Club. Friday, May 15 • 8pm • $15-$30 tional total? $1.15 billion. Not bad, cars and Also out everywhere is Alejandro Mon- people! Also: Are there really seven of these buster’s four-weekend international total to teverde’s Little Boy. Talk about a poorly movies, and do I really need to watch them? $270 million. Rounding out last weekend’s reviewed film! Only Paul Blart 2 has been COCO MONTOYA I think not. I think I’ll watch the eight Harry Top 5 was The Longest Ride, an adorable panned as violently as Little Boy. So those Potter flicks instead. movie about pretty white people that sold are the week’s two big releases (and this has GO TO OUR WEBSITE Also at the Box: Somehow, someway, another $6.85 million, upping the flick’s 10- been an unnecessary sentence). Also new to FOR TICKET INFO & MORE Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 took the No. 2 spot day total to $23.5 million. Not exactly your limited release are the following: Adult Be- ALL SHOWS ALL AGES at the U.S. box office over its first three days biggest success ever, Pretty White People! ginners, After the Ball, Brotherly Love, Emp- of release, selling $24 million. Ha. Taking Also of note: Ex Machina continued to tying the Skies, Forbidden Games, Kung Fu the No. 3 spot was horror flick Unfriended kick some butt in limited distribution, sell- Killer, Misery Loves Comedy and a several which sold $16 million over its first three ing over $800,000 while playing on only 39 more small indie films. At least we have the days of release. Not bad at all. Taking the screens. new Avengers film to look forward to next No. 4 spot at last weekend’s box office was New This Week: Tis once again the weekend, right? Right! Right? Right ... DreamWorks’ Home which sold another dumping season in the film world. This $10.3 million, bringing the newbie block- week’s big opening is The Age of Adaline, [email protected] 16------www.whatzup.com------April 23, 2015 ------Calendar • Things To Do------Calendar • Art & Artifacts------Featured Events A Ni g h t o f Ho p e — NFL Hall of Famer Tu e s d a y , Ap r i l 28 vs. Dayton, 7:05 Current Exhibits Th e Po l l i n a t o r s Ga r d e n — Live but- Jim Kelly and his wife Jill share p.m. terfly showcase; informational area Fo r t Wa y n e Da n c e Co l l e c t i v e — their story of hope; musical guest We d n e s d a y , Ap r i l 29 vs. Dayton, Al e x a n d e r So l o m o n : Te m p o r a r y focused on the pollination of plants Workshops and classes for move- Charles Billingsley, 6:30 p.m. 11:05 a.m. Tr a g e d y — Landscape photogra- and flowers, Tuesday-Sunday ment, dance, yoga and more Tuesday-Wednesday, April 27-28, Th u r s d a y , Ap r i l 30 vs. Dayton, 7:05 phy with the implication of tragedy thru July 5, Foellinger-Freimann offered by Fort Wayne Dance Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, free, p.m. ahead, Tuesday-Sunday thru May Botanical Conservatory, Fort 672-8482 Wayne, $3-$5 (2 and under, free), Collective, Fort Wayne, fees vary, ROLLER DERBY 17, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 424-6574 $5-$7 (members, free), 422-6467 427-6440 Fo r t Wa y n e De r b y Gi r l s — Upcoming IPFW Co m m u n i t y Ar t s Ac a d e m y — Art, Al e x a n d r a Ha l l — Whimsical paint- SOCA St u d e n t Exhibition — Works by home games dance, music and theatre classes Storytimes ings and limited edition prints, students currently enrolled at the Sa t u r d a y , Ma y 16 vs. Naptown School of Creative Arts, daily thru for grades pre-K through 12 offered St o r y t i m e s , Activities a n d Cr a f t s a t Tuesday-Sunday thru May 1, The Rollergirls, 6 p.m., Memorial April 29, John P. 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Da v e 25 minute games without the use Roembke, Wednesday-Sunday tures by Heather Lynn Miller, Read Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and 11 Wednesday-Sunday thru May Fr i e d m a n — Grammy Award winner a.m. Mondays, Baby Steps, 10:15 of a goalie; live entertainment, 6:30 thru May 17 (opening reception, discusses his tone, technique and p.m. Friday, May 1, Fort Wayne 6-10 p.m. Saturday, April 25), 17, Wunderkammer Company, Fort a.m. and 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Smart Wayne, 417-8846, his musical career, 7-8:30 p.m. Start Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and 11 Sport Club, Fort Wayne, $60 per Wunderkammer Company, Fort Thursday, April 23, Sweetwater a.m. Thursdays, 421-1320 team, free to watch, 403-6147 Wayne, 417-8846 Sound, Fort Wayne, free, 432-8176 Di v e r s i f i e d Po r t f o l i o — Pieces by Gr a b i l l Br a n c h — Born to Read, Artifacts So u t h Wh i t l e y Co m m u n i t y Wi d e Ga r a g e 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Smart Start Artworks’ Blue Chip Artists Penny Dance French-Deal, Karen Moriarty, Nazar Sa l e — Community wide sale, 8 Storytime 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, CALL FOR ARTISTS a.m. Friday-Saturday, April 24-25, 421-1325 Da n c e Pa r t y — Open dancing, no Harran, Vicki Junk-Wright, David South Whitley, 229-5063 Buenrostro, Randall Scott Harden, Ex q u i s i t e Co r p s e (Ju n e 5-Ju l y 15) — He s s e n Ca s s e l Br a n c h — Stories, partner necessary, 7:30-10 p.m. Open call exhibit for artwork created Sw e e t w a t e r Ac a d e m y o f Mu s i c — Terry Pulley and Chas Davis, songs and fingerplays for the whole Friday, April 24, Dance Tonight, in the style of Exquisite Corpse, Private lessons for a variety of family, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 421- Fort Wayne, $10, 437-6825 Tuesday-Sunday thru May 10, Artworks Galleria of Fine Art, Fort participation notification deadline instruments available from profes- 1330 Co n t r a Da n c e — Dance to live, old sional instructors, ongoing weekly Wayne, 387-6943 Friday, May 1; artwork due Friday, Li t t l e Tu r t l e Br a n c h — Storytime time, string band music with live call- May 29, Artlink Contemporary Art lessons, Sweetwater Sound, Fort Em e r g i n g Sp r i n g — Mixed media for preschoolers, 10:30 a.m. er Alan Simpson-Vlach and music by Gallery, Fort Wayne, donation, Wayne, call for pricing, 432-8176 Mondays and Tuesdays, 421-1335 Prairie Fire String Band, 8-11 p.m. pieces from Jody Hemphill Smith, ext. 1961, academy.sweetwater.com Katy McMurray, Michael Poorman, 424-7195 Ma i n Li b r a r y — Smart Start Story Saturday, April 25, Fort Wayne Un l o c k t h e Fr e t b o a r d w i t h t h e Dance Collective, Fort Wayne, Mike Kelly, Joey Frisillo, Diane SPECIAL EVENTS Time, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays; Lyon, Doug Runyan, Susan Suraci, Pe n t a t o n i c Sc a l e — Guitarist Don Storytime for preschoolers, day- $6-$9, 244-1905 Sp r i n g Pa r t y — Live music from the Carr teaches the best ways to uti- Terri Buchholz, Andrea Bojrab, Bill Brat Pack, food and beverage from cares and other groups, 9:30 a.m. Inman, Terry Armstrong, Mark Daly, lize the versatile pentatonic scale, Wednesdays; 421-1220 Club Soda and admission to gallery 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 25, Tours & Trips Dan Woodsman, Donna Shortt, Lori exhibits, 6-9 p.m. Friday, April 24, Ne w Ha v e n Br a n c h — Babies and Sweetwater Sound, Fort Wayne, Putnam, Mark Burkett, CW Mundy, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, $5-$12, books for kids birth to age 2, 10:30 Lo n d o n -Pa r i s -Ma d r i d — University of free, 432-8176 Rick Wilson, Fred Doloresco, a.m. Thursdays, 421-1345 Saint Francis global tour presented 422-6467 Forrest Formsma, B. 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Newell written or drawn Exquisite This Week Tuesdays, Smart Start Storytime for includes bus travel to Chicago, and Shelby Keefe, Tuesday- preschoolers, 10:30 a.m. Fridays, flight, hotels, breakfast, five evening Corpses to be displayed during Saturday and by appointment the Exquisite Corpse exhibit, 6:30 13t h Pennsylvania Dr i l l : 1776-1782 — 421-1350 meals, museum fees, tour guides thru May 30 (opening reception, p.m. Wednesday, May 13, Artlink Members of the 13th Pennsylvania Te c u m s e h Br a n c h — Smart Start and bus fare, May 4-15, departs 6-10 p.m. Friday, May 1), Castle Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Regiment Foote recreate the Storytime for kids age 3-6, 10:30 from University of Saint Francis, call Gallery Fine Art, Fort Wayne, 426- Wayne, donation, 424-7195 daily duties of officers, enlisted a.m. Tuesdays, YA Day for for quote, 399-7700 ext. 8001 6568 Ro l l i n g St o n e s Bu s Tr i p — Bus trip men and their families during the teens 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Ex p e d i t i o n Ea r t h — Traveling exhibit American Revolution, 10 a.m.-4 Wondertots reading for ages 1-3, to Indianapolis Motor Speedway to featuring grassland, forest and tun- Upcoming Exhibits p.m. Saturday, April 25, Historic 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, 421-1360 see the Rolling Stones; includes GA dra biomes, Wednesday-Sunday Old Fort, Fort Wayne, donation, Sh a w n e e Br a n c h — Born to Read concert ticket and bus transporta- thru May 17, Science Central, Fort MAY 437-2836 for babies and toddlers, 10:30 tion, departure tba, Saturday, July Wayne, $6-$8 (2 and under, free), Ja n e t We b b a n d Sa r a h Th o m p s o n Th e Li f e , Th e Lo v e & Th e Pa s s i o n 4, departs from Fort Wayne, $199, a.m. Thursdays, Smart Start 424-2400 ext. 423 — Chain jewelry and ceramics, o f Fa s h i o n — Red carpet event 484-3635 Storytime for preschoolers, 11 a.m. Fi n d i n g Me: An In t r o s p e c t i v e Monday-Saturday, May 2-30, featuring a spring runway show, Thursdays, 421-1355 Re t r o s p e c t i v e — 35-year retrospec- shopping event and vendor exhibits Orchard Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Wa y n e d a l e Br a n c h — Smart Start May tive of the art work of Santa Jensen, Wayne, 436-0927 to benefit The Cancer Care Fund Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Mondays Tuesday-Sunday thru May 10, of Kosciusko County, 5:30-8:30 Al a n La r k i n — Etched and litho- and Tuesdays, Born to Read Historic Sw i n n e y Ho m e s t e a d Op e n Artworks Galleria of Fine Art, Fort graphed prints, Tuesday-Saturday, p.m. Saturday, April 25, Oakwood Storytime for babies and toddlers, Ho u s e — Open house, early Wayne, 387-6943 Resort, Syracuse, $50, 574-269- May 9-June 6 (artist reception 3-6 10:15 a.m. Tuesdays, 421-1365 Americana music, bake sale and Ja y Ba s t i a n — Impressionist paint- 5188 p.m. Saturday, May 9), Crestwoods Wo o d b u r n Br a n c h — Smart Start perennial plant sale, 10 a.m.-4 ings, Tuesday-Sunday thru April Frame Shop & Gallery, Roanoke, Ou t o f t h e Da r k n e s s Ga l a — Live Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Fridays, p.m. Friday, May 1 and 8 a.m.-12 30, Foellinger-Freimann Botanical 672-2080 music, hors d’oeuvres, silent art 421-1370 p.m. Saturday, May 2, Swinney Conservatory, Fort Wayne, $3-$5 (2 De n n i s McNe t t : Le g e n d o f t h e Wo l f b a t auction to raise awareness and Homestead, Fort Wayne, 637-8622 and under, free), 427-6440 funds for the American Foundation — Woodblock Nordic mythological 50+ Li f e Ex p o — Guest speakers, Jo h n Ba u m a n — Functional and deco- for Suicide Prevention, 7-11 p.m. Kid Stuff creatures inspired by the 80s skate- health screenings and sign-ups, rative stoneware pottery, Monday- boarding and punk rock scene, Friday, April 24, Philmore on live entertainment and more, 10 To u c h -a-Tr u c k — Explore nearly 50 Saturday, April 30, Orchard Gallery Tuesday-Sunday, May 30-Aug. 23, Broadway, Fort Wayne, $20-$25, a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 2, Allen of Fine Art, Fort Wayne, 436-0927 615-0530 vehicles including limos, fire trucks, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, $5-$7 tow trucks and police cars, event in County War Memorial Coliseum, Ju l i a Gu e r i n — Paintings and prints, (members, free), 422-6467 Ta p e s t r y : A Da y f o r Yo u — Breakfast, Fort Wayne, free, 800-745-3000 realism and surrealism, daily thru boutique booths, break out empow- conjunction with national Month of JUNE the Young Child, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Be o i r Go Le o i r — Annual beer festival April 30, Rudy’s Chocolate & Wine erment sessions, lunch and keynote Ex q u i s i t e Co r p s e — Writings and Saturday, April 25, northeast park- focused on Midwest breweries, Shop, Fort Wayne, 451-0115 speaker Jane Pauley, 7:30 a.m.-4 drawings inspired by Surrealist ing lot, Ivy Tech Community College, 2-6 p.m. Saturday, May 2, JK Na t i o n a l Pr i n t Exhibition — 60 hand p.m. Friday, April 24, Allen County Movement dating back to the Fort Wayne, free, 480-4120 O’Donnell’s, Fort Wayne, $35-$60, pulled prints by fifty-two artists from War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, 1910s, Tuesday-Sunday, June Yo u n g Ea g l e s Fl i g h t Ra l l y — Free 420-5563 17 states, Tuesday-Sunday, April sold out, 800-745-3000 5-July 15, Artlink Contemporary Art flights for kids ages 8-17, 9 a.m.-1 Ci n c o d e Ma y o Ch a r i t y Ba s h — 24-May 27 (opening reception, Gallery, Fort Wayne, 424-7195 p.m. Saturday, May 9 (registration H.O.P.E. for animals fundraiser 6-9 p.m. Friday, April 24), Artlink Lectures, Discussions, from 9-11 a.m.), Smith Field Airport, featuring live performances by Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Ma d e l i n e Wi l s o n — Photography, Fort Wayne, free, parent or guardian Controller, Kerosec and Fort Wayne Wayne, 424-7195 Tuesday-Saturday, June 13-27 (artist reception 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Authors, Readings & must be present, 402-6764 Bombshells; raffles and door No r m a n a n d Dixie Br a d l e y — Recent prizes, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, May 2, oil paintings and mixed-media June 13), Crestwoods Frame Shop Films Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, pieces, daily thru June 30, West & Gallery, Roanoke, 672-2080 Spectator Sports $5, 422-5055 Galley, Fort Wayne International Su m m e r o f Gl a s s — 43rd Annual Glass An d y Do w n s — How and why historic Ro c k i n ’ BBQ f o r Ri l e y — Indiana Invitational Award Winners; solo, BASEBALL Airport, Fort Wayne, dixiebradley@ districts work and their economics, Championship Kansas City BBQ msn.com exhibit featuring Christina Bothwell, part of the ARCH lecture series, 11 TinCa p s — Upcoming home games at Society Sanctioned BBQ Cooking Tuesday-Sunday, June 27-Sept. Parkview Field, Fort Wayne Pi q u e — Independently curated a.m. Saturday, April 25, meeting Contest, children’s fun fair, live by Mariah Knight, Wednesday- 13, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, room C, Main Branch, Allen County Fr i d a y , Ap r i l 24 vs. South Bend, music and food sampling to benefit Sunday thru May 17, $5-$7 (members, free), 422-6467 Public Library, Fort Wayne, free, 7:05 p.m. Riley Children’s Foundation, 4-8 Wunderkammer Company, Fort 426-5177 Sa t u r d a y , Ap r i l 25 vs. South Bend, p.m. Friday, May 8 and 10 a.m.-8 Wayne, 417-8846 5:05 p.m. p.m. Saturday, May 9, Kosciusko Su n d a y , Ap r i l 26 vs. South Bend, County Fairgrounds, Warsaw, free, 3:05 p.m. 574-269-1823

April 23, 2015------www.whatzup.com------17 ------Calendar • Stage & Dance------Now Playing all for One productions, 7:30 p.m. Th e St o r i e s o f Sc h e h e r a z a d e — Upcoming Productions Friday-Saturday, April 24-25; 2:30 Musical story about the greatest Ar o u n d t h e Wo r l d in 80 Da y s — Mark p.m. Sunday, April 26; 7:30 p.m. Arabian storyteller of the ancient MAY Brown’s adaptation of Jules Verne’s Friday-Saturday May 1-2 and world, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Th e 25t h An n u a l Pu t n am Co u n t y slapstick comedy/adventure fol- 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3, ArtsLab, April 25-26, Wagon Wheel Center Sp e l l i n g Be e — Fort Wayne Civic lowing Phileas Fogg’s international Auer Center, Fort Wayne, $10-$18, for the Arts, Warsaw, $12, 574-267- Theatre production of the Tony race against time to fulfill a wager 745-4364 8041 Award winning musical comedy and save his fortune, presented by By e , By e Bi r d i e — Musical story of Wi l d Kr a t t s Li v e ! — Award winning a rock n roll singer about to be PBS Kids show featuring the Kratt telling the tale of six adolescents industed into the army; 7:30 p.m. Brothers and a large screen, multi- participating in a spelling bee, not Friday-Sunday, April 24-26, Bishop media show, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, suitable for children, 8 p.m. Friday, Luers gymnasium, Fort Wayne, $10, April 23 Embassy Theatre, Fort May 1; 2 & 8 p.m. Saturday, 456-1261 ext. 3162 Wayne, $22-$72 thru Ticketmaster May 2; 2 p.m. Sunday, May 3; 8 p.m. Friday, May 8; 2 & 8 p.m. In t h e Mo o d — 1940s musical revue, and Embassy box office, 424-5665 Saturday, May 9; 2 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 24 and 2 May 10, Arts United Center, Fort May 1 - 10 p.m. Saturday, April 25, Embassy Wayne, $17-$29 (includes ArtsTix Theatre, Fort Wayne, $26-$46 thru Asides fees), 424-5220 Ticketmaster and Embassy box includes office, 424-5665 ACTORS SOUGHT Nu n s e n s e — Following an unfortunate cooking disaster, which kills most Me r r i l y We Ro l l Al o n g — A musical Pa i d Ac t o r /Ac t r e s s e s Ne e d e d — For Saturday Matinees! of the convent and leaves them journey backwards in time tracing live-action assemblies to be per- penniless, the remaining nuns stage the lives of three friends through the formed in Fort Wayne-area elemen- Music & Lyrics by a talent show/stage production to Book by best and worst milestones of life, tary schools during May, 437-8094 William Finn raise money to bury the deceased Arena Dinner Theatre presented by IPFW Department of or [email protected] Rachel Sheinkin sisters in this musical comedy, 8 Theatre, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, presents AUDITIONS p.m. Friday-Saturday, May 1-2; 8 Conceived by Rebecca Feldman April 24-25; 2 p.m. Sunday, April Pi n o c c h i o (Ju n e 20-Ju l y 5) — Auditions p.m. Thursday-Saturday, May 7-9 26; 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, for actors ages 6-adult for sing- and 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, April 30-May 2, Williams Theatre, A musical ing and non singing roles, 1-2:30 May 14-16, Pulse Opera House, IPFW, $5-$17 thru IPFW box office p.m. Saturday, May 2 (Tecumseh Warren, $5-$14, 357-7017 celebrating the 481-6555 Branch) and 3:30-5 p.m. Sunday, Ro u n d i n g Th i r d — The Tumultuous Nu n s e n s e — Musical comedy spoof May 3 (Globe Room, Main Branch, journey of two Little League coach- underdog in all of us! about the misadventures of five Allen County Public Library), Fort es through an entire season, 8 p.m. nuns trying to manage a talent Wayne, 750-9013 (7 p.m. dinner) Friday-Saturday, This is not a show for children show, 7:30 p.m. Thursday- Ma r y Po pp i n s (Ju l y 25-Au g . 9) — May 1-2; May 8-9; May 15-16, Saturday, April 23-25; 2:30 p.m. - parental discretion advised Casting for 21+ roles, children and Arena Dinner Theatre, Fort Wayne, Sunday, April 26; 7:30 p.m. adults; must memorize 16 measures $35, includes dinner and show, Friday-Saturday, May 1-2; 2:30 of a song in the style of the show 424-5622 p.m. Sunday, May 3; 7:30 p.m. and be prepared to sing and dance Ta n g o ! — Collection of original dances Friday-Saturday, May 8-9 and at the initial audition, 6-10 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 10, First by Fort Wayne Ballet, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 10 Arts United Center, Friday, May 8, Arts Lab, Arts United Presbyterian Theater, Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, 422-8641 ext. 226 $10-$20, 422-6329 Center, Fort Wayne, $20, 484-9646

Produced through special 260.424.5220 arrangement with Dramatic Publishing. ------fwcivic.org Call theatre or visit online for Show Sponsor showtimes and ticket information. Arena Dinner Theatre Prepare for One Amazing Journey Made possible with the support 719 Rockhill St., Fort Wayne of Lincoln Financial Group “Friends, are you tired of being stuck indoors? Are you still feeling the effects of the winter doldrums? (260) 424-5622 Are you ready to get out there and travel the world? Director’s Notes arenadinnertheatre.org “Have we got an offer for you! Come see exotic, far away lands, rich with beautiful scenery and diverse JEFF SALISBURY cultures. Attend a tea party on top of an elephant, foil a human sacrifice, save an Indian princess, battle a rag- But imagine trekking around the world in 1872, ing typhoon, fight off the natives as they attack your when there were no cars, no planes and everything speeding locomotive. Race around the world in high was still steam-powered and gas-lit. The great rail- energy, non-stop action as you try to beat the clock ways that we have now were just being laid and and return home in 80 days. weren’t always finished (even though the newspapers “Sounds too easy, you said they were). What kind say? Looking for more of AROUND THE WORLD of a man would dare to set a challenge, you say? Well, out on such a venture? how about adding to the IN 80 DAYS Phileas Fogg (Gabe journey a relentless detec- all for One Productions Schneider), a rigidly-struc- tive trying to derail your tured, wealthy eccentric, every plan because she’s 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, takes a wager that the world convinced you are a wanted April 24-25 & May 1-2 can be traversed in 80 days. criminal? Can it be done? 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 26 & May 3 He leaves his meticulous Do you have the courage PPG ArtsLab daily routine behind and and the will to attempt the sets out with his servant amazing feat? If so, then Auer Center for Arts & Culture Passepartout (Evan Fritz). join us for an adventure 300 E. Main St, Fort Wayne Along the way they are IPFW Box Office you’ll never forget.” Tix.: $10-$18, 260-745-4364 joined by the lovely Indian April 24 – May 2, 2015 I imagine that is how the princess, Aouda (Bridget Sign Language Interpreted - Apr. 26 260-481-6555 sales pitch would go, from any travel agent offering Bogdon) and the tenacious, overzealous Detective Williams Theatre www.ipfw.edu/tickets www.ipfw.edu/theatre a vacation based on Jules Verne’s story, Around The Fix (Rachel Maibach) who is bent on capturing Fogg. A musical journey traveling World In 80 Days. Admit it: Whether you’re an adven- They encounter the oddest of characters and the wild- turesome soul or timid of heart, wouldn’t you be the est of circumstances, all while struggling to make it backwards in time, traces the lives Admission: $5 IPFW students/H.S. students/ slightest bit curious to experience a trip like that? back to London in time. of three close friends through the Children under 18 Eighty days may not seem like a big deal to us This high-flying comedy also includes a cast of 35 milestones of their lives. All Others $17 and under today as a timeline for a trip around the world. Surely, other hilarious characters played by five actors (Nate given a day and a half (well, maybe a week, depending Chen, Dennis Nichols, Eli Ramsour, Corrie Taylor and Directed by Craig A. Humphrey Celebrating 50 Years on layovers) any good airline could carry one around Michael Wilhelm). Join us on a whirlwind trip across IPFW is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access University. the world with no problem. four continents, and bring the whole family. 18------www.whatzup.com------April 23, 2015 Mining the Sci-Fi Metaphor Inside a Silver Box by Walter Mosley, Tom Do- herty Associates, 2015 Walter Mosley’s Inside a Silver Box concerns an On Books awesomely powerful, evil alien creature intent on the destruction of Earth and is full of cosmic travels and EVAN GILLESPIE exciting battles. Yet it’s not easy to think of the novel as a science fiction or adventure story. That’s because tells them that they must now save the Earth from the Mosley’s goal clearly is to use the trappings of the destructive whim of the Laz, which managed to es- science fiction genre as a source of metaphor, when cape during the process of Lorraine’s resurrection. To his real story is about freewill, redemption, guilt, in- help them complete the task, the Box gives the pair su- nocence, morality and social justice. All of the stuff per powers, making Ronnie extremely strong and Lor- about aliens and planetary destruction are simply a raine extremely fast. Everything seems to be headed way for the author to speak grandly and colorfully for a spectacular climax straight out of The Avengers. about extremely human ideas. But that’s not what Mosley has in mind. Instead, The Silver Box of the book’s title is a tool created h e explores the confusion of the newly enlightened a long time ago in a galaxy far away by the Laz, a Ronnie, who feels guilt about all the horrible race of evil insect-like creatures who spend things he’s done in the past and all the oppor- their time torturing and destroying tunities he’s missed by not appreciating him- every living thing they can find. self. Ronnie tracks down the school teacher Eventually, the Silver Box be- who once believed in him, and he rekindles came sentient and rebelled against a relationship with a woman he’d once the Laz; in the ensuing war, the Laz treated poorly. He struggles to understand were virtually destroyed, and the last his mixed feelings for the wealthy white remnant of the creatures was trapped Lorraine as he acknowledges his anger within the Box itself. In the present at the disparity between her social po- Earth day, the Box has somehow come sition and his own. The now-assertive to be buried under some rocks in Central Lorraine strikes back at her father and Park in New York City. her boyfriend, men who once domi- That’s where, one day, street thug Ron- nated and mistreated her because of nie Bottoms murders grad student Lorraine her gender and her malleability. Fell. After she dies, Lorraine finds herself All of this exploration is wrapped (or, rather, her spirit) inside the Box, and the in religious imagery. Ronnie and Lorraine Box tells her that if she wants her life back, re-enact the Genesis story, as Lorraine is (re)born she’ll have to track down Ronnie and bring from Ronnie’s body, and the pair find themselves him to the Box. When she does so, a strange, mystical driven from the Eden-like interior of the Box by their process results in her resurrection and Ronnie’s trans- newly discovered – and irresistibly motivating – self- formation. The previously very white Lorraine is now knowledge. The Box explicitly takes up the role of slightly darker skinned, and one of her blue eyes has God, warning Ronnie and Lorraine that if they can’t turned brown. For his part, Ronnie, who used to be stop the Laz, the Box itself will destroy the Earth in big and black, is now much smaller (apparently he do- order to destroy the alien. The Box knows it’s an evil nated a lot of his physical bulk to make Lorraine’s new act, destroying a planet, but if it must be done, it must body) and one of his brown eyes has turned green. be done. More importantly, he’s changed on the inside; where Mosley’s story is bizarre and byzantine, and at Performances he had once been violent and animalistic, he is now times it seems a little absurd that he’s cloaking some- at the empathetic, compassionate and self-aware. Lorraine, thing as earthbound as racial or gender politics in the though, is not the sweet, innocent girl she used to be; garb of an intergalactic power struggle. Yet the grace Auer she is suddenly a ravenous eater, and she’s unasham- of his language and the beautiful way in which he edly interested in sex. draws Ronnie’s character (Lorraine is comparatively ArtsLab Ronnie and Lorraine find themselves linked to- flat and uninteresting) makes Inside a Silver Box a gether by an intense, weird bond, and they also dis- battle worth undertaking. cover that they’re somehow tied to the Box. The Box [email protected] CALL 745-4364 SPINS - From Page 8 for tickets tary begins with “Wesley’s Theory,” in which he offers As Lamar confirmed in recent interviews, To Pimp a more sardonic approach to detailing the nuances of a Butterfly is not a “happy” album. Even the most 21st century racism that Kanye West’s “New Slaves” overtly fun songs like the bumping funk grooves of previously tackled. Lamar raps from the perspective “King Kunta,” the catchy chorus of the Pharrell pro- of a newly signed black entertainer, and Uncle Sam, duced “Alright” and the lightly comical “For Free? Mark Brown’s adaptation of Jules Verne’s who is portrayed as the ultimate pimp exploiting the (Interlude)” all possess undercurrents of violence and entertainer’s taste for materialism. Later songs like resentment. However, “Mortal Man” rightfully closes slapstick comedy/adventure classic follows “Hood Politics,” “Complexion (A Zulu Love)” and the album with optimism in a conversation between Phileas Fogg’s thrilling international race most notably, “The Blacker the Berry” use confron- Lamar and the late 2Pac about using the most of one’s tation in a variety of tones to prevent listeners from talents while they’re still alive. Ultimately, To Pimp a =C=EJOPPEIAPKBQHłHH=S=CAN=J@O=RADEO feeling they’re being preached at relentlessly. Butterfly is a document that mines wisdom from the The criticisms also extend to the rapper himself past to establish its relevance in the present so that it fortune. Rated G. who confronts his two selves: the born poet shaped can inspire hope for future generations. (Colin McCal- by the streets of Compton; and the rapper building his lister) ADULT, SENIOR, STUDENT & GROUP success on stories of making it out of the hood fol- lowed by the subsequent survivor’s guilt. The con- Send two copies of new CD releases to 2305 E. TICKET DISCOUNTS UNTIL 4/23. trasting narratives “u” and “i” work together to detail Esterline Rd., Columbia City, IN 46725. It is also Lamar’s struggle to overcome his self-imposed pres- helpful to send bio information, publicity photos and sure, depression and guilt before relinquishing them previous releases, if available. Only full-length, pro- www.allforOnefw.org with an upbeat anthem about redemption. fessionally produced CDs or EPs are accepted.. 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