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4 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | September 13 - October 11, 2017 North Coast Voice every year since. Naughty Professor was also nominated in 2015 and 2016 by Off beat Magazine’s Best of the Beat Awards for “Best R&B/Funk Artist.” In WHAT ABOUT JAZZ? the magazine’s most recent poll, bassist ■■■ By Don Perry Noah Young and Drummer Sam Shahin were named fi nalists as the “Best at their Instruments,” furthering the band’s stel- Brothers Lounge welcomes lar musical reputation. V Identity continues Naughty Professor’s New Orleans-based Naughty Professor unyielding exploration of their home Sat. Sept. 23rd • 7-11 pm Wednesday, September 20th @ 8:30 pm. city’s eclectic musical landscape. “New Grape Jamboree! Orleans is the reason that we were all able to come together, and it’s the reason we’ve been able to continue making Old Mill Winery music together,” says alto and baritone Face Value Duo saxophonist Nick Ellman. “We all were drawn to the city, and we all have a Sat. Sept. 30th tremendous respect for the history of the Ferrante Winery music culture in New Orleans. In no way 6-9:30 pm are we a traditional New Orleans band, and this is not a traditional New Orleans Fri. Oct. 6th record, but New Orleans’ musical and cultural traditions have everything to do Ferrante Winery with how we make music.” 6-9:30 pm New Orleans’ vital spirit is present throughout Identity, which combines Sat. Oct. 14th artfully-crafted studio creations with Laurello Vineyards material developed through live per- Naughty Professor is an iconoclastic 2017). Where their prior four releases formance. “We like being adventurous 6-9 pm New Orleans-based jazz-funk sextet, showcased the group’s knack for self- and cerebral, but fun is also important,” @facevaluemusic whose adventurous recordings and contained instrumental experimenta- Shahin concludes. “We operate with a horn-charged, high-energy live perfor- tion, Identity fi nds the band teaming jazz mentality, but we like verse/chorus mances have earned them an enthu- with a stellar assortment of more than a structures. We defi nitely embrace the siastic fan base, critical acclaim, and dozen cutting-edge collaborators, whose idea that we’re bridging the gap between widespread attention from their musical vocal, instrumental and compositional the more thought-provoking side of jazz peers. contributions expand the music into new and popular mainstream music, and mak- Band members include: Ian Bow- musical territory. ing the whole thing fun and accessible.” man – tenor saxophone, John Culbreth “Th ey’re not just guests,” explains Th e result is Identity, Naughty Profes- – trumpet, Bill Daniel – guitar, Nick Naughty Professor drummer Sam Shahin. sor’s most potent and ambitious musical Auto Home Business Life Ellman – alto and baritone saxophone, “Th e collaborators on this album were statement to date. It is a record that, by Sam Shahin – drums and Noah Young chosen because we respected what they collecting together diverse and disparate – bass. do and felt that they could be a comple- musical voices into a seamless whole, si- We Offer the A wide range of musical impulses has ment to our ensemble.” multaneously honors the past and pushes driven Naughty Professor ever since Each track on Identity was recorded into the future. Personal Service the band members fi rst convened in “live” in the studio, heightening the Brothers Lounge, located at 11609 You’ve Missed Lately 2010, having met while students at immediacy of the performances and Detroit Rd. Cleveland, is a vintage estab- Loyola University’s jazz program. Th e solidifying the band’s connection with lishment off ering a rejuvenated spirit AUTO • HOME musicians’ potent collective chemis- the guest collaborators. Th e sessions were with three bars that off er something for try quickly won attention on the New also documented on video, with an eye everyone: the neighborhood Pub, the BUSINESS • LIFE Orleans music scene. After graduating, towards releasing a video version of the Wine Bar with its own intimate stage and they began touring, expanding their album. piano, and the Concert Hall featuring the audience nationwide. Naughty Professor’s fi rst three main stage. Please join Naughty Profes- TREEN Th eir diligent roadwork has estab- albums—2013’s Until the Next Time, sor, when they bring their New Orleans lished Naughty Professor as a beloved 2015’s Out On A Limb and 2016’s live In brand of Funk to the North Coast. Show INSURANCE live act. Weaving together complex, in- the Flesh—further raised the band’s na- time is at 8:30 pm. on Wednesday, 1484 State Route 46 N. • Suite 8 ventive compositions and loose, organic tional profi le. Lauded by critics for having September 20th. For ticket information, Jefferson, Ohio 44047 improvisation, the band honors their a musical “depth and vision far beyond please call 216-226-2767, or visit www. hometown’s jazz, R&B and brass-band their young years,” Naughty Professor’s brotherslounge.com. (440) 576-5926 traditions while looking to the future. name regularly appears alongside New Naughty Professor will also be at the In September alone the band’s tour Orleans’ veteran luminaries. In 2013, the Resonance Music & Arts Festival in schedule covers the East coast from band was nominated by Gambit’ Weekly’s Th ornville, OH (between Columbus and Vermont to Florida, promoting their Big Easy Music Awards for “Best Emerg- Zanesville) on September 21st. www. Scott Treen latest release “Identity”, (June 23, ing Artist,” and for “Best Funk Band” resonancemusicfest.com North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | September 13 - October 11, 2017 5 North Coast Voice 403 S. Broadway • Geneva 440.466.5560 www.theoldmillwinery.com WINE 101 Gift ■■■ By Donniella Winchell Certificates NOW OPEN 7 DAYS-A-WEEK make great THRU SEPTEMBER! gifts! CELEBRATING GENEVA’S Between today and the end of Octo- carbon dioxide to escape and yet keeps ber, it is the PERFECT time to visit a oxygen and the ever present fruit fl ies Grape Vnearby winery. from getting into the fermenting wine. && RESTAURANTRESTAURANT To help you understand what is hap- Carbonic maceration: a term that Jamboree pening in our vineyards and cellars, can make an ingénue sound like a con- Fri & Sat: 7:30-10:30 • Sunday Open Mic 4:30-7:30 September 23 & 24 here are some 'harvest' words and noisseur in mixed company. It is a pro- Thurs, Sept 14: Mitch Larson LIMITED MENU ON THAT WEEKEND phrases: cess where the winemaker uses whole Fri, Sept 15: Burnt Valves Beer of Month: e Crush: the vintner's umbrella bunches of red grapes, usually un- Sat, Sept 16: Castaways Great Lakes Burning River $2.50 term to describe all of the activity crushed and with the stems in place, to Sun, Sept 17: Open mic w/Tom Todd Burger of Month: which goes on as grapes are brought begin the primary fermentation. Thurs, Sept 21: Tom Todd Jambo Burger $10.99 into the winery to be converted to Jacketed-tank: a double walled Fri, Sept 22: Ernest T Band Wineburger topped w/ grape jelly, grilled onions & bacon juice, then ultimately into fi ne wine. stainless steel tank used primarily for Sat, Sept 23: Free Howie, 3-6pm Pizza of Month: Veraison: the just-before-harvest- the fermentation of white juice. Be- Face Value, 7-11pm Grrrape Pizza $8.99 coloration of the individual berries tween the walls, a cooling agent [often Sun, Sept 24: Castaways 3:30-7:30pm Flatbread topped w/ pesto, grilled chix, Thurs, Sept 28: Tom Smith grapes, onions, smothered in cheese. which turn from green to purple, glycol] is pumped to control the heat Fri, Sept 29: Tyrone Blues Sensation pink or even black, depending on the emitted. And the closed tank [with the Enjoy Open Mic Every Wednesday variety. 'lock' atop] keeps oxygen away from the Sat, Sept 30: Loose Tooth Band Hosted by Susie Hagan • 6:30-8:30pm!! Sun, Oct 1: Open mic w/Cat Lilly Must: slurry of liquid which comes delicate whites. Thurs, Oct 5: Randall Coumos Accoustic Thursday will return in April!! out of the crusher-destemmer and goes Watch part of the process fi rst hand Fri, Oct 6: Legacy Winery Hours: Mon-Thurs: 3-9 pm either to the open air fermentation or at least visit one of the area’s many Sat, Oct 7.....Open, Noon-5pm only!! Fri: 3-Midnight • Sat: Noon-Midnight • Sun: Noon-9 pm vats or the wine press. It is a mixture wineries and smell the wonderful grape Sun, Oct 8: Open mic w/Tom Todd Kitchen Hours: Mon-Thurs: 4-8 pm of berry pulp, skins and seeds. aroma drifting from the vineyards Fri: 4-10 pm • Sat: Noon-10 pm • Sun: Noon-8 pm Free run: is the fi rst juice which while you sip the wine. naturally drips out of the winepress be- www.ohiowines.org fore any pressure is put on the crushed Open 7-Days-a-Week fruit. Often this is collected by the EER’S EAP INERY for Lunch & Dinner winemaker to produce a 'reserve' ver- D L W sion of a wine from that variety. Full Bar • Large Selection of Domestic, Imported Steak & Seafood A cake: what is left [seeds, skins & Craft Beer Restaurant and sometimes stems] inside the wine press after all the juice has been Fri 9/15: Lost Sheep extracted. 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Sat. Sept. 16th • 7-10 In October 1926 it broke forty feet.

Deer's Leap Precipitation continued into the w/ Swamp Rattlers winter over the entire Mississippi Valley, BLUESVILLE with recorded rainfall on each of the Sun. Sept. 17th • 2-5 three greatest rivers of North America— Hundley Cellars ■■■ By Cat Lilly the Ohio, the Missouri, and the Mis- sissippi - the highest ever known. On Fri. Sept. 22nd • 5:30-8:30 Christmas Day 1926, both Nashville and Lakehouse Inn Chattanooga—on two diff erent rivers— Farm to Table Harvest Dinner V"When the Levee Breaks" Th e Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 fl ooded. On New Year’s Day 1927, the Sat. Sept. 23rd & main river at Cairo, Illinois, broke fl ood Sun Sept. 24th • 2-5 In my never-ending quest to resur- to Peoria, Illinois, three hundred and stage, the earliest instance on record. Earth's Natural Treasures rect cool tunes to add to the repertoire fi fty miles apart. On September 4, fl oods In January Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Grape Jamboree and tie them in with events happening deluged much of Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Louisville fl ooded. currently, I was inspired by Hurricane Illinois, and Indiana, killing four people. Th e saturated land throughout the Sun. Oct. 1st • 4:30-7:30 Harvey to revive “When the Levee Th e Mississippi River itself washed out Mississippi valley could absorb no Old Mill Winery • Open Mic Breaks”. Although the song is mainly as- bridges and railroads in the upper Mid- more water, but water still came. In sociated with Led Zeppelin, it is actually west. Another storm followed. Flooding conjunction with the melting of a vast Sat Oct 7 • 5:30-8:30 • Luisa's a traditional blues tune, fi rst recorded stretched from Terre Haute, Indiana, to snowpack, virtually the entire Missis- by Memphis Minnie. Minnie herself southeastern Kansas. A separate storm sippi River system fl ooded in the spring had lived through the Great Mississippi in northwestern Iowa dumped fi fteen of 1927, killing people from Virginia Flood of 1927, one of the worst natural inches of rain in three days, sending riv- to Oklahoma. Th e greatest concern lay disasters in the history of the United ers exploding over their banks, drowning along the lower Mississippi, from Cairo, States. She wrote the song in response to ten, inundating 50,000 acres including Illinois, to the Gulf, and tributaries feed- the upheaval caused by the epic fl ood. Sioux City, and causing millions of dol- ing into that part of America. Th rough- Cat In the latter part of August 1926, the lars in damage. As far west as Omaha, out that region, only levees were in place sky darkened over much of the central rivers rose to threatening levels. to contain the energy of the river. Th e Lilly United States and a heavy and persis- People could do nothing but watch length of that levee line was well over 1,000 miles, and the great earthworks For Bookings call tent rain began to fall. Rain pelted fi rst their crops drown and their rivers rise. Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas, and Th e rain continued into October. Th e seemed an impregnable fortress, tower- 440-466-4623 or 440-417-4199 Oklahoma, edged eastward into Iowa Neosho River in Kansas and the Illinois ing two and three stories above the fl at and Missouri, then into Illinois, Indiana, River in southern Illinois reached their delta land. But it was not impregnable. Kentucky, and Ohio. Lightning crackled highest levels in history—an extraordi- As the fl oodwaters approached New LYLE across the sky, booming thunder made nary occurrence in October, when rivers Orleans, a decision was made by the buildings quiver, and rain poured from normally run low. Flooding in those “city fathers” to dynamite a section of HEATH the levee 13 miles south of the city. THE MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST the sky in sheets. states was the most disastrous ever. Th e & VERSATILE MUSICIAN Th ough the rain fell in the dry sea- Mississippi at Vicksburg had only broken Th eir intention, apparently, was to lower son, it saturated the soil and fi lled the thirty feet on the gauge six times in his- the level of the river to save the city. In Booking for Fall & Winter 1927, New Orleans was the most vital Musician for hire! Rent me for the night! riverbeds, drowned crops, and ruined tory. Each time, the following spring saw I play guitar, bass, drums and sing. harvests. On September 1, water poured a great fl ood on the Mississippi itself. economic city in the South by far, and it Now teaching music lessons for the above over the banks of dozens of streams Th e river at Vicksburg had never broken was run entirely by bankers who didn't instruments and piano!! Text/call/FB to inquire. and fl ooded towns from Carroll, Iowa, thirty-one feet on the gauge in October. not even bother to consult elected of- Sunday, September 17th fi cials; they simply decided they were 2:30-5:30pm going to blast a hole in the levee to The Winery at Spring Hill Geneva reassure their correspondent banks in New York, London and Boston that they Saturday, September 23rd would never allow the Mississippi River 12-4pm to threaten the city. Nearby towns and Old Firehouse Winery parishes were hit with a wall of water 30 GOTL feet high, fl owing with the force of Ni- Saturday, September 30th agara Falls. Th e promised reparations to 8-10pm the people who were fl ooded out never Goddess Wine House materialized, and the lawsuits against Saybrook those responsible went nowhere. In 1927 the Mississippi reclaimed Friday, October 6th 8:30pm-12:30am three-quarters of its fl ood plain, dev- Ashtabula Eagles astating Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Th e waters did not subside Friday, October 13th until August 1927. Th e statistics re- 6-10pm counting the damage are staggering. At Old Firehouse Winery GOTL its widest, the river created a vast inland sea more than seventy-fi ve miles across. To book contact: 440-381-3736 Roughly 1 million people lost their 8 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | September 13 - October 11, 2017 North Coast Voice homes. 330,000 were rescued by boat or bypass them altogether to pursue from rooftops, trees, levee crowns, and new lives in northern towns and cities, second stories. No one knows the death accelerating the Great Migration. Many toll—the Red Cross claimed it was only left at the first chance since there was no 246 but the Weather Bureau said 500, work in the Delta after the destruction while a professional disaster expert of all of the plantations; hence the lyrics: estimated the dead in Mississippi alone “Oh cryin’ won’t help you/ Prayin’ won’t at 1,000. do no good/ and “ Goin to Chicago/ Baby In the Delta lowlands, African I can’t take you”. American families made up 75% of the John Barry, author of Rising Tide: The population and supplied 95% of the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 de- agricultural labor force. Many of these scribes the aftermath of the epic disaster, laborers were trapped in situations far when the Mississippi River finally sub- worse than sharecropping, stuck in a sided back into its banks: `In the entire system that bound them perpetually flooded region, 50 percent of all animals- to the plantations. The railroads and -half of all the mules, horses, cattle, hogs plantations affected by the flood feared and chickens--had drowned. Thousands their laborers, who lost everything of tenant farmer shacks had simply when forced from their homes, would disappeared. Hundreds of sturdy barns, never return. To keep refugees nearby, cotton gins, warehouses and farmhouses the railroads and plantations partnered had been swept away. In some places, with the American Red Cross to create a great mounds of sand covered fields and system of refugee camps, steering more streets. On the fields, in the forests, in than 200,000 African Americans into streets and yards and homes and busi- them. The camps varied in size and also nesses and barns, the water left a reeking living conditions, ranging from accept- muck. It filled the air with stench, and able to deplorable. in the sun it laid baking and cracking African-American plantation work- like broken pottery, dung-colored and ers were forced to work on the levee at unvarying to the horizon.’ gunpoint, piling sandbags to save the In the months after the catastrophe, neighboring towns. Hence the lyric: “I authorities were severely criticized for works on the levee/ Mama both night favoring the white population during and day/ I works so hard/ To keep the rescue and relief operations. The flood Friday 4:00 - 12:00 water away.” After the levee breached, brought about long-term social and po- Saturday 2:00 - 12:00 blacks were not allowed to leave the litical changes in the country. Over time, Sunday 2:00 - Dark area, and were forced to work in the African Americans largely switched their relief and cleanup effort, while receiving loyalty from the historically antislavery inferior provisions themselves. At least Republican Party to the Democratic Beach Bar & Grill! one black man was shot, reportedly for Party. Herbert Hoover, who as Secretary Best place to watch refusing to work. of Commerce, had done a magnificent LAKE ERIE the sunset on the Lake. Memphis Minnie’s original lyrics job in managing the logistics of feeding, Book us for your Special Event! contain a verse that references an actual delivering aid, shelter to 700,000 people, PERCH! incident that occurred near Greenville, half of whom were living in tents. (In Mississippi. Thousands of plantation fact, he managed to deliver aid without Fri, Sept 15 ...... JUST LIKE THAT ...... 8:00 workers had been forced to work, in airplanes faster than any help got to Sat, Sept 16 ...... HORSEFEATHERS ...... 8:00 deplorable conditions, shoring up the New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.) levees. When the flood hit, blacks and River management was expanded beyond Sun, Sept 17...... SUSAN HAGAN ...... 5:00 whites together took refuge on the only the Army Corps of Engineers policy of Fri, Sept 22 ...... WOODPECKERS ...... 8:00 dry ground they could find, which was “levees only” to include reservoirs and an eleven mile stretch of levees, some of other preventative measures. Sat, Sept 23 ...... COLIN DUSSAULT BLUES BAND...... 8:00 which were only eight feet across with Most importantly, the impact of the the river on one side and the flood on flood changed the way Americans as a SATURDAY, SEPT 23 IS OUR the other. Then, as the waters rose, they people viewed the role of the govern- were left stranded for days without food ment’s responsibility toward individu- LAST DAY OPEN FOR THE SEASON! or drinking water, while white women als. In the aftermath of the 1927 flood, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR FRIENDS and children were hauled to safety. almost 700,000 people were being fed They fled the rising waters by climbing by the Red Cross. The federal govern- AND LOYAL CUSTOMERS FOR YOUR onto the levees, even sleeping on top of ment did not pay a single penny for the PATRONAGE THIS YEAR!! them. Hence, the lyric: “All last night/ clothing, food or shelter of any one of Sat on the levee and moaned/ Thinkin those 700,000 people. And the American bout my baby/ and my happy home.” people did not accept this. This created a 6827 Lake Road West • Geneva • 440-466-9127 Thousands of African Americans real change in the federal disaster relief 2-1/2 miles west of Rt. 534 and Geneva State Park would later leave these refugee camps Continued on page 10 Corner of County Line Rd. and Lake Road West. 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Memphis Minnie (Elizabeth “Kid” The tune would have remained in Douglas) was born June 3, 1897, in Wing Night obscurity forever, but Robert Plant had a Algiers Louisiana, the oldest of 13 broth- copy in his record collection, and in 1971 ers and sisters. In 1910, at the age of 13, Led Zeppelin revived it with a psyche- she ran away from home to live on Beale Thurs. Sept. 21 • 7-10 delic, reverb-laden rendition that plays Street, in Memphis. She played on street like an authentic blues song but has the corners for most of her teenage years, GOTL Brewery grandeur of a symphony. So forty years occasionally returning to her family’s after the song was written, Zeppelin farm when she ran out of money. Her Open Mic turned it into a hypnotic blues rock man- sidewalk performances led to a tour of tra, “an apocalyptic slice of urban blues the South with the Ringling Brothers ... as forceful and frightening as Zeppelin Circus from 1916 to 1920. She then ever got, and its seismic rhythms and went back to Beale Street, with its thriv- Thurs. Oct. 4 • 7-10 layered dynamics illustrate why none of ing blues scene, and made her living by their imitators could ever equal them.” playing guitar and singing on the street. GOTL Brewery (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, writing for She began performing with Joe Mc- Open Mic AllMusic). Coy, her second husband, in 1929. They Led Zeppelin’s version was recorded were discovered by a talent scout for in December 1970 at Headley Grange, Columbia Records, in front of a barber where the band used the Rolling Stones shop, where they were playing for dimes. Jim Ales Thur. Oct. 12 • 6 – 8 Mobile Studio. According to Led Zep- She and McCoy went to record in New pelin guitarist and producer Jimmy York City and were given the names Acoustic Fun! Old Mill Winery Page, the song’s structure “was a riff that Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie by a I’d been working on, but Bonzo’s drum Columbia A&R man. Over the next few Acoustic Night sound really makes a difference on that years she and McCoy released a series point.” The famous drum performance of records, including “Bumble Bee”, and Call me at (440) 417-2475 or find me on Facebook was recorded by engineer Andy Johns by Continued on page 12 10 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | September 13 - October 11, 2017 North Coast Voice NOW WE’RE TALKIN ■■■ By Helen Marketti Harvey Kubernik talks about his latest book, 1967, A VComplete Rock Music History of the Summer of Love 2017 marks the 50th anniversary for recommend Jim Morrison’s poetry book, the Summer of Love. What does that various record albums and so forth. Once mean? In 1967, the youth of the time, the class got off the ground, I started or the counterculture as it was called, receiving promotional albums from record chose to identify with their own gen- companies and invited to see some shows eration, rejecting the traditional roles at places such as Th e Whiskey A Go Go. of their parents, rebelling, protesting, Th ankfully, I was turning 21 years old. watched UPBEAT every week. I loved it. out the fi rst album of Big Brother and attending be-ins, love-ins, expressing My fi rst real interview was with Brian I remember Don Webster was the host. Th e Holding Company then those are freedom, making their mark on life and Auger (jazz/rock keyboardist) which was During the Summer of Love, UPBEAT some of the signifi cant reasons for my in the history books. Harvey Kubernik published in the Los Angeles Free Press. was still giving us Gene Pitney and Otis book. I am reminding or more impor- provides readers with a rock history Grelun Landon from RCA Records under- Redding. It is obvious what the Rock and tantly introducing talents, recordings lesson in his latest book that sheds light stood my passion for music history. He Roll Hall of Fame means to the people of and events to new people. For the older on a new understanding of ALL that the knew I was serious about documenting. Cleveland beyond being a tourist destina- audience, it’s an opportunity for them Summer of Love embodied. Naturally, He set me up with interviews. I have no tion.” to reinvestigate and recharge from what we gravitate towards the fl ower children, aversion to interviewing musicians of any Harvey shares some lasting thoughts they heard as teenagers. Th e impact of hippies and our fi rst thoughts venture genre.” about the Summer of Love and his recent 1967 continues.” to Janis Joplin, Jeff erson Airplane and Th is remarkable new book with stun- book, “First of all, it’s an income stream. 1967, A Complete Rock Music His- Th e Grateful Dead. Th ose talented names ning images, quotes from the musicians I am not going to hide that reality. It was tory of the Summer of Love (Sterling barely scratch the surface. Th ere are who lived the era and Harvey’s passion for a job for me to write the book but once 2017) is available in most bookstores and more participants during this turbulent documenting and sharing information is you have that job you then work hard to Amazon. time of change than most may realize. a must for every music enthusiast. “I am infl uence other people. If I can turn one Harvey’s blog: www.otherworldcot- “James Cushing once said to me, always interested in the process and the person on to Surrealistic Pillow by Jeff er- tageindustries.com “It’s not nostalgia if it’s new history”. I information. It’s a hard gig because some son Airplane or interest them in checking believe I am sharing new history and not of these people have done hundreds of reliving the same 60s mentality,” said interviews over the past 20 to 40 years. I 4618 Main Avenue • Ashtabula Harvey. “Motown and Stax Records were have interviewed many of them over my a big part of the 60s and the Summer of career. It’s easy to run into the trap of 440-992-3013 • www.dublindown.pub Love but they are barely mentioned in delving into what is already familiar ter- Hours: Kitchen open Mon-Sat 11am-10pm the history of that time nor mentioned ritory. I have to work harder to come up Bar open til 11 Mon-Thurs & Midnite Fri & Sat at all. Th ey are minimalized. Ed Sullivan with questions and arenas to navigate the Closed Sunday. is rarely mentioned for this time period, expedition together. Every page can knock yet many of the bands during that era you on your head. I feel the text, sidebars Dublin Down appeared on his show.” and quotes are magnetic. I am not going Presents: Harvey has written 12 books, nu- to create a book that reads like a fanzine. Daily Specials & Events merous articles and currently writes a I took the narrative into an entirely diff er- WEDNESDAYS: Open Mic Jam 7-10 with Mike Brown MONDAY: GAME NIGHT column in Record Collector Magazine. ent dimension. I still have the enthusiasm 9/16…Halfway To All Domestics $2 during Indians His published works are known for their of a researcher,” he explains. Games & Monday Night Football depth of the subject matter and his What have we learned from classic rock St. Patrick's Day Party! individual slant for interviewing. “As a artists? “Th ey are now in their 70s. Th e Irish Music by John Hoyle & Traditional Irish Food! TUESDAY: Lucky Hours 2pm-6pm teenager growing up in Los Angeles I was goal objective is to do your craft for half of 9/20...Open Mic with Mike Brown $1 Off All Drinks. reading the LA Free Press. Later I started a century. Th at is what is important. You Cornhole Challenge reading Rolling Stone and alternative need to honor and respect the people who 9/23....Just Like That 7-10pm weeklies. From 1969 to 1971, I attended have put 50 plus years into their music. 9/27...Open Mic with Mike Brown WEDNESDAY: Ladies Night with West LA Junior College. I worked at the Th ese older groups still need to be heard,” 9/30...TBA Drink Specials & Open Mic Jam school library for 18 months. I was part said Harvey. “People were very quick to 10/4...Open Mic with Mike Brown of the fi rst class to attend that college. dismiss the music of the 60s and 70s 10/11...Open Mic with Mike Brown THURSDAY: CRAFT BEER NIGHT! It was like a high school with ashtrays,” when New Wave and Punk Rock showed $1 OFF CRAFT BEERS! Featured breweries Watch For More Specials & Events On Our Facebook Page he remembers. “I graduated from college up. I never left the original people behind New Holland, Platform, Great Lakes, in 1973 and was still fi guring out what I but it’s important to embrace the new As Summer fades & Fall cools Lagunitas & Many More! wanted to do with my life.” voices, too.” down, stop in and warm up with our fresh homemade soups! “In 1972 at San Diego State which Harvey faithfully watched the television FRIDAY: Free Hors d'oeuvres later became San Diego State Univer- show, UPBEAT broadcast from Cleve- sity, I was instrumental in developing land. “I lived in LA and looked forward to Catch Tribe Fever & enjoy $1 off any beer or drink during the Enjoy Fresh Daily an accredited rock music studies course SATURDAY: watching UPBEAT,” he said. “It was a time Indians 2017 World Series Homemade Dinner Specials under Dr. James Wheeler. It might have when television ushered in new artists. I Championship run! been one of the fi rst of its kind. I would North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | September 13 - October 11, 2017 11 North Coast Voice •••••••••••••••••••••••• Continued from page 10 tobacco) and she did it in a fancy gown • • “Crazy Cryin’ Blues”. Th e couple divorced with full hair and makeup. She had • • LOST SHEEP BAND it all: stellar guitar chops, a power- • • in 1935. • TA K E II • Minnie went on to pursue a successful ful voice, a huge repertoire including • • career in Chicago, establishing a repu- many original, signature songs and a • Playing 50-60-70's • stage presence simultaneously glamor- • Favorites and Much More • tation for being a master fi nger-style • • guitar player, an astute songwriter and a ous, bawdy and tough. In the end, she •••••••••••••••••••••••• stylistic innovator. A powerhouse singer, is responsible for taking an epic event Sunday, Sept. 17 • 2-5 PM guitarist and songwriter whose raunch, in American history, and memorializ- Hartford Hill Winery • Hartford ing it in a song that will live on forever. V ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• skill and charisma challenged the male Friday, Sept. 22 • 8:30-11:30 PM monopoly of down-home guitar blues, Conneaut Lake Pennsylvania she was suffi ciently formidable to best CLEVELAND BLUES SOCIETY Volunteer Fire Hall • Public welcome. NEWS 814-573-2579 for reservations. the majestic Big Bill Broonzy himself in 09/11/17 September CBS Jam ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Fri. Sept. 15 blues contests held on his own Chicago Saturday, Sept. 23 • 8-10 PM Union House w/Host Goddess Wine House, Rt. 20 Deer’s Leap Winery turf. Her work (over 200 recordings) leads Armstrong BearCats Saybrook, OH 10/09/17 October CBS Jam ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 7:30- 10:30 the way through the development of Sunday, Sept. 24 • 2-5 PM blues guitar playing, starting with her Music Box w/host Green Eagle Winery, Cortland Anthony Lovano’s Supernatural ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• fi rst recordings in 1929. Th ere have been Saturday, Sept. 30, • 7-11 PM Sat. Sept. 16 a number of re-releases of her work, and Band Cortland Moose Hall her songs, especially Chauff eur Blues, Route 46 • Mecca, OH. Winery at Spring Hill Contact info: www.clevelandblues. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• When Th e Levee Breaks, Black Rat Swing Saturday, Oct. 7 • 7-10 PM 7:30 -10:30 and Ramblin’ Blues are repertoire peren- org [email protected] Hartford Hill Winery nials. A full-length biography, “Woman ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• With Guitar: Memphis Minnie’s Blues” And don’t forget - Colin Dussault Sunday, Oct. 8 • 2:30-5:30 PM brings his Blues Project to Driftwood Winery at Spring Hill Sat. Sept. 30 by Paul and Beth Garon, was published Harpersfield Redhawk Grille in 1998. Point on Saturday, Sept 23rd – last For booking call Ellie Her title “Queen of the Country Blues” chance to see them in this beautiful 8:30 -12:30 was no hype. Minnie did everything setting as they will be closing for the 330-770-5613 season! www.takeii.com www.lostsheepband.com the boys could do, (including chewing

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BLUE SKY FOLK FESTIVAL ■■■ By Jerie Green Two festivals, one goal = great folk music VLook for two entertainment-packed V folk music festivals coming to northeast Ohio this fall and winter. On Saturday, September 16, the seventh annual Blue Sky Folk Festival plays in Kirtland at East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 10848 Chillicothe Road (Route 306), Kirtland 44094 from noon to 7:30pm. Doors open 11am. See the schedule at blueskyfolkfest.com. Admission is $15, online $12 at blueskyfolkfest.com, kids 12 and under free. Bring an instrument to jam for $3 off admission. Food, beer & wine are Ten Strings and a Goat Skin, a bilingual available for purchase. folk_fusion trio from Prince Edward An outstanding lineup includes Paul Sound. Kovac's 'Grass Party (a bluegrass en- semble featuring Paul, Scott Pearson of for the third annual Lake Erie Folk Fest on Saturday, February 24, at Shore Cultural Centre in Euclid. Th e Euclid event off ers an afternoon of free music workshops, community dances, jam ses- sions, mini-concerts and more. Th e day is capped off with an evening concert (admission charged) in the Shore's historic auditorium. Th is year's concert will feature local artists from a variety of traditions along with Ten Strings and a Goat Skin, a bilingual folk/ fusion trio from Prince Edward Island. Th e Lake Erie Folk Fest provides a welcomed opportunity for friends and music lovers to gather for a break from Cleveland's long winters. More informa- tion can be found at lakeeriefolkfest. com. Both festivals are very aff ordable Lost State of Franklin presents an events for amateur and professional Americana blend of folk, bluegrass and musicians plus lovers of folk music. country spun with poetry and jazz. Th ey are presented by the Northeast Ohio Musical Heritage Association Border Ride, Ron Bonkowski, Bill Lestock (NEOMHA), a nonprofi t group which and Drew Bonnis), Matt Watroba (emcee seeks to support live folk music and and artist), the gypsy jazz and swing provide venues and opportunities for group Hot Djang!, Lost State of Franklin, folk musicians. Dan Bankhurst, and Th e Family Dog. Th e Lake Erie fest is a collaboration Twenty-four jams, workshops and of NEOMHA and the Shore Cultural classes led by professional musicians Centre, a former high school turned – many who will also appear on the innovative arts center. Th e Blue Sky is Main Stage – is included in the price of funded in part by a grant from Th e Lake admission. Families are encouraged to County Visitors Bureau Arts and Culture attend, as there are kids' activities and a Fund to further participation in, and playground. awareness of, arts and culture in Lake Th en mark your calendar this winter County.

16 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | September 13 - October 11, 2017 North Coast Voice DVD REVIEW ■■■ By Pete Roche Heart Alive in Seattle VBefore there was a “Seattle scene” in the mid-‘90s there was Heart, whose femme fatale frontwomen turned rock on its ear with ‘70s hits from Dreamboat Annie and Dog & Butterfl y, ‘80s hairspray anthems from Heart and Bad Animals, and ‘90s power ballads from Brigade. Jet City sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson are doing their own things these days, with the former fl ying solo and the lat- ter playing guitar behind R&B singer Liv Warfi eld in Roadcase Royale. But the Rock and Roll Hall of Fam- ers enjoyed an historic homecoming show at Th e Paramount Th eatre fi fteen years ago, at the end of Heart’s Summer of Love Tour. Th e show was recorded and fi lmed for a live CD / DVD release, Man” and give Nancy a turn at the which is now once again available from microphone for lead vocals. Th e Wilsons Eagle Rock. even turn a couple songs into stripped- Backed by lead guitarist Scott Olson, down churchlike hymns that haunt and bassist Mike Inez (Alice in Chains, Ozzy hypnotize before coalescing into louder, Osbourne), drummer Benjamin Smith, more propulsive numbers. and keyboardist Tom Kellock, the Ann sets up an anachronistic 1978 Wilson girls (looking comfy in appropri- Sanyo boom-box at one point. Later, she ately throwback-looking tops and blue fl icks a guitar pick into the audience with jeans) pound out popular tracks from unerring accuracy. throughout their career (‘70s to mid- “Th at’s the fi rst time I’ve done that ‘00s) and even toss in a four new songs right all tour!” she says. and a couple choice covers for good Th e ensemble does a cool cover of Th e measure. Sonic’s punky 1964 hit “Th e Witch” and Commanding a stage decorated with run through Elton John’s Honky Chateau candles, throw pillows, lava lamps, and track “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters” fl owers, a barefoot Ann (the brunette) for New York City—which at the time shines on lead vocals, acoustic guitar… was still reeling from the 9/11 attacks. and even fl ute and autoharp. Mean- Prestaging their Led Zeppelin-themed while, sister Nancy (the blonde) churns tour with drummer Jason Bonham (and away on a Gibson SG electric guitar, “Stairway to Heaven” cover at the 2012 a blue Telecaster, and six and twelve Kennedy Center Awards), the gals take string acoustics, bolstered by the com- mandolin and acoustic guitar to “Th e bined rhythm of Olsen, Inez, and Smith. Battle of Evermore” and (later) storm “In the ‘80s we were a hybrid of through a blistering “Black Dog” (also Seattle and L.A.” says Ann in the bonus from Led Zeppelin IV). interview footage. “We came back a Th e new Heart songs prove to be Seattle band.” highlights, too: “Sister Wild Rose” is Accordingly, this version of Heart feisty and fast, “Heaven” is quiet and sticks to the old stuff , sidestepping ‘90s restrained, “Two Faces of Eve” is a buzzy hits “All I Want to Do Is Make Love to blow-off to so-called feminists who You” and “Never” to make room for clas- resort to man-bashing, and “Break the sics like “Crazy On You” and “Straight Rock” is an AC/DC-esque sensory assault. On.” “Barracuda,” “Wild Child,” and “Dream- Reagan-era rockers “Th ese Dreams” boat Annie” comprise the electrifying and “Alone” sit well alongside vintage encore. cuts “Dog and Butterfl y” and “Magic www.eagle-rock.com North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | September 13 - October 11, 2017 17 North Coast Voice KICKIN’ IT ■■■ By Pete Roche VTex-Mex Rocked House of Blues V Th e Mavericks have been tearing it up “Our hearts and our thoughts are with since their re-formation after a decade- them,” Malo added later. long hiatus. Formed by suave singer Raul As if to drive his point home, Senor Malo in 1989, the group issued 2015’s Malo proceeded to lead his impeccable Mono on its very own record label, fol- ensemble through a two-hour music lowed by the in-concert set All Night marathon that was equal parts country, Live, Volume 1. Now the guys are out mariachi, rockabilly, swing, and soul. goods with aff able attitude and gentle- promoting their latest studio eff ort, the Never heard of Th e Mavericks? You’re manly Georgian charm. den’s keyboards for a couple numbers. aptly-named Brand New Day. missing out. Equipped with his inimitable vibrato “I Wish You Well” was a tear-jerker Malo and his Mavericks gave Cleveland Fusing cowboy aesthetics and mestizo voice, Fender Jazzmaster guitar, which ballad whose subdued meters were another evening to remember when they mannerisms with old-school ‘50s rock he later swapped for a battered nylon- measured by drummer Paul Deakin’s brought their singular Tex-Mex brand and roll (Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, string acoustic, and captivating charis- brushes. Conversely, “Ride With Me” of rock and roll to House of Blues last Jerry Lee Lewis, etc.), Th e Mavericks’ ma, Malo kicked off the festivities with was a rowdy travelogue that invited Sunday, September 10th. music would sound as much at home on oldie-but-goody “Dance the Night Away” listeners on a debauchery-fi lled tour of “It’s great to be here with you tonight a Quentin Tarantino or Robert Rodriguez before popping the top on a medley of great American cities. instead of fi ghting some hurricane,” movie soundtrack as in a Judd Apatow delightful Brand New Day ditties (“Easy Th en Malo stretched back to 1995’s Malo greeted the enthused audience, re- fi lm score, as fi tting at a Dia de Muertos As It Seems,” “Damned If You Do,” “I Music for All Occasions with the tender ferring to the devastating one-two punch parade as a Rio Carnival, and as suitable Th ink of You”). “Loving You” and smoldering, fl amenco- of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. for NYC subway cars as Cabo San Lucas Malo didn’t talk too much between meets-grunge grabber “Every Little If Malo’s remark sounded like a dig on party boats. songs—probably because he doesn’t have Th ing About You” on his acoustic guitar, fl oundering Floridians, it wasn’t intend- Th e Mavericks pack serious south-of- to. Th e Mavericks’ surf-salsa oeuvre did leaving the electric mayhem to plucky ed: Th e Mavericks call Miami home. the-border sizzle but always deliver the all the communicating, compelling folks Perez, who sauntered forth to tug and to shuffl e their feet and sing along. Th e tap his strings. band’s GQ image is extra icing on the Deakin maintained a sturdy backbeat cake: Clad in suits and ties (or scarves) on “I Will Be Yours” and “As Long as they’re one of the sharpest-dressed Th ere’s Loving Tonight,” biceps bulg- gangs going. ing as he pummeled his Gretsch kit. Take, for example, fl amboyant key- McFadden literally kicked up his heels boardist Jerry Dale McFadden, who for the climax, resting a foot on the slathered the mix with honkytonk piano ivories as accordionist Michael Guerra and gospel-tinged organ. Done up in a performed a mirthful pushbutton solo red-orange suit and hat with lime green on a Hohner Corona concertina. shoes, the pianist pounded on his Nord Also assisting Th e Mavericks was an C-2 with unbridled glee. And when a fan impeccable upright bassist and a pair of down front bought the band a round of horn players, whose sax and trumpet drinks, McFadden took the incentive and contributions went a long way in giving jokingly started singing the next track the songs their characteristic cantina on the list, the sensuous “What a Crying vibe. Th e crowd approved, dancing in Shame.” the standing-room fl oor “pit” and up in “See, you need me!” teased Malo after the balcony as the band played on. downing a shot. Rather than power through the Eddie “Scarlito” Perez fi elded lead gui- encore with more jalapeno-seasoned tar duties like a Texas twister, peeling off songs, Malo entranced with a couple one scorching solo after another on his solo acoustic numbers: His topical take Telecaster and Jaguar, raven hair fl ying. on Bob Dylan’s “Th e Times Th ey Are a With a wink, knowing nod, or thumbs- Changin’” was hypnotic. His stripped- up, the black-clad bandito eff ortlessly down version of “Brand New Day” was navigated the frets, digits dancing over haunting, too. the strings as fl uid as a gunslinger going Th e full band reemerged for a me for his holster at high noon. gusto grand fi nale (“All You Ever Do Is An eloquent, upbeat “Th ere Goes My Bring Me Down”) that left the House of Heart” gave way to a quieter intermezzo, Blues hombres and senoritas shuffl ing wherein Malo slid behind one of McFad- their hips and shaking their boots. 18 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | September 13 - October 11, 2017 North Coast Voice CLYDE HILL CREATIVE WORKS Open CONCERT REVIEW Decorative and Functional Art Saturday & Sunday ■■■ By Pete Roche Chris Burton, KSU bfa`73 sculpting thru October!

V Our 11th Season! FOOD COURT Unique, individual ceramic creations featuring Mural-on-a-Mug! Geneva Hundreds of variations on-the Showroom open 2nd and 4th Lake Friday/Sat. of each month Roasted Corn-on-the Cob 1:00-4:00pm • 764 S. County Line • Geneva Corn Dogs • Sausage • Pulled Pork Hot Dogs • Fresh Cut French Fries Alan White of current Yes lineup Harpersfield Hamburgers • Nachos Palmer and Rundgren join Yes at Yestival 2017 (440)645-9029 Cheese-on-a-Stick • Cheese Cakes By Appt...text/call/facebook In the documentary Yes Years singer boardist Oliver Wakeman (Rick’s son). Jon Anderson likened the band (and, David absconded after a couple tours and by extension, its music) to a bus whose one studio album (Fly From Here), as did INSPIRED BY NATURE. musician passengers get on and off (and Wakeman - who was replaced by (wait INTERPRETED THRU on again) depending on whether they’re for it) former Yes-man Geoff Downes (of IMAGINATION. LOCATED ON THE STRIP hip to whatever the destination appears Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star” GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE RESORT to be at the time. fame). Th at was 27 years ago, on the eve of the Vocalist Jon Davison signed on in 2013. Yes Union Tour, which saw eight of the He’s since appeared on one studio album band’s longest-standing members fi nally (Heaven & Earth) and two live sets (Like It joining forces on stage in celebration of Is: Live at Bristol Hippodrome and Live at song - and in defi ance of its own revolv- Mesa Arts Center). ing door roster. Stagnation? Statis? Not with this gang While the tour (unlike the accompany- of envelope-shoving musical sorcerers. ing album) was a commercial and critical Anchorman Squire passed away in 2015, success, the team-up did little to solidify his death prompting his colleagues to the ranks for the ‘90s. On the contrary, consider (not for the fi rst time) whether Yes only continued to metamorphose Yes even had a future. and transmute into the new millennium, It did, and does: Billy Sherwood - who absorbing and regurgitating keyboardists, contributed to Union (1991), Open Your guitarists, and singers as circumstances Eyes (1997) and Th e Ladder (1999) - (and personalities) dictated. returned to fi ll the bass vacancy at the Not even Anderson was immune to the request of “Th e Fish” himself. “Perpetual Change” he sang about so long Suffi ce it to say the Yes family tree now ago: Depending on which version of the boasts more branches than the Cuyahoga story you believe, the founding Yes man County Public Library. Convoluted, to either quit or was fi red after succumbing be sure - but if one band warrants the to respiratory infection following their propagation of weed-like tendrils amongst 2004 tour. Th e “Roundabout” writer the tenures of its cast members, it’s Yes, eventually recovered, then dabbled in a virtuosic and creative to the core since couple solo projects and collaborations their 1968 inception. (with Jean-Luc Ponty and Roine Stolt) Th at’s the spirit behind this summer’s before reasserting himself in another Yestival: A Yes concert with a decidedly iteration of Yes with fellow alumni Trevor festive vibe, a victory lap launched mere Rabin and Rick Wakeman. months after the long-awaited induction Meanwhile, bassist Chris Squire - the of the eight-man Union lineup into the band’s sole constant - forged on with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. drummer Alan White, guitarist Steve Th e band - currently featuring Howe, Howe, singer Benoit David, and key- Continued on Page 20 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | September 13 - October 11, 2017 19 North Coast Voice Continued from Page 14 Person’s Guide to the Orchestra,” the fi ve / Giants Under the Sun” (from the 1973 patrick to set their hands fl ying. Palmer Yessians took their places onstage and - af- double-album Tales from Topographic said he “wouldn’t be here today” but for ter cursory waves to the crowd - eased into Oceans). It’d have been nice to hear the the Lake-penned hit “Lucky Man,” which “Survival” (from 1969’s Yes). Th e folksy, full piece (even if it would’ve taken anoth- came off nicely sans vocals. pacifi stic peace / love title track to 1970’s er fi fteen minutes), but Davison acquit- Another Copeland work - “Fanfare for Time and a Word followed, with hirsute ted himself well - like a choirboy - on the the Common Man” - provided the basis Davison - who looks more Christ-like ev- pleading pastoral. Howe applied slide to for Palmer’s thunderous, skin-laden fi na- ery tour - strumming acoustic guitar. his Fender steel on prayerful “Gates of De- le, during which he rolled over his toms, Softer fare out of the way, Howe spear- lirium” outro ballad “Soon” (from 1974’s splashed his cymbals, crossed his sticks headed the charge into the Vietnam-era Relayer), providing another opportunity (traditional grip and hand-over-hand), V protest number “Yours Is No Disgrace” for Davison to soar. and clanged the pair of gongs suspended (from ‘71’s Th e Yes Album), his fi ngers Th e steel stayed out for rollicking “Going behind his back. tickling the strings of his trusty sunburst for the One” (from the similarly-named Also on the docket was A Wizard, a Gibson ES-175 for a few jazzy runs and 1977 LP), with Howe expertly slurring his True Star Todd Rundgren, who shuffl ed wah-wah fi lls. Th e sinister, snowbound notes over Sherwood’s sturdy bass and be- songs from his most recent albums requiem “South Side of the Sky” (from tween Downes’ honkytonk piano. Bouncy, (2013’s State, 2015’s Global, and 2017’s 1971’s Fragile) came next, giving Downes save-the-cetacean protest “Don’t Kill the White Knight) with a couple goodies Todd Rundgren a chance to shine at his band of synthe- Whale” (from 1978’s Tormato) likewise from his Utopia days. sizers (Hammond, Roland, Studio Logic, showcased the band’s ability to improvise Diehard Todd-heads know the ec- centric songwriter / producer (Meat White, Downes, Davison, and Sher- etc.). and solo. Menacing, proto-metal "Machine Loaf, Hall & Oates, etc.) has been doing wood - thrilled Cleveland fans at Jacobs Close to the Edge (1972) masterpiece Messiah" (from 1981's Drama) let both the electronic / dance thing for a while Pavilion last Sunday (August 20) with “And You And I” was the night’s longest Howe and Downes off the chain for some know, and so were able to tolerate - if not a progressive party whose soundtrack - and perhaps most diverse - selection, rip-roaring guitar / synth duels. enjoy - Rundgren’s rave-like run (“Come,” consisted of a single cut from each of the showcasing Howe’s ability to juggle multi- White (whose CV includes work with “Truth,” “Rise,” “Sir Reality”). But even group’s fi rst ten studio albums. ple acoustic and electric guitars (and pedal John Lennon and Eric Clapton) was re- the cynical and reluctant were converted Yes are famous for their sprawling, steel) over the course of a single (if multi- markable on drums but shared percussion by mid-set. epic ‘70s tracks - but the guys only per- suited) excursion. Davison sounded a lot duties with Dylan Howe (Steve’s son), who “Th is may be a prog-rock show, but formed a couple of the longer pieces last like Anderson here, his voice stretching for manned an auxiliary kit to White’s right. I know you, Cleveland!” encouraged night, keeping their concert to a tight some of the same angelic high notes for Th e stickmen alternated throughout the Rundgren. “You’re up for anything! Get ninety minutes. which Jon the First was renowned. evening, maintaining those oddball Yes those hands in the air!” Striding from the shadows to a Howe went classical acoustic on the meters and rhythmic muscle. Todd’s band - still comprised of old recording of Benjamin Britten’s “Young “Leaves of Grass” portion of “Th e Ancient Th e brief-but-bravura Yes encore con- sisted of Tormato-era Renaissance number friends Kasim Sulton (bass), Prairie “Madrigal” (featuring Howe and Davison Prince (drums), and Jesse Gress (guitar) on harpsichord-like acoustic guitars and - appeared in matching black suits with vocals) and the practically obligatory fi nale red ties. Rundgren himself was fl anked “Roundabout” - which found Sherwood ac- by a couple femme fatales who danced, curately mimic Squire’s jumpy, propulsive sang backup, and changed costumes to bass riff until “mountains came out of the fi t the theme of the music (from geisha sky” over downtown Cleveland. girls to fl appers). Keyboardist Greg Yes wasn’t the only entertainment at Hawkes (of Th e Cars fame) fi lled the mix Yestival; the fi ve-piece brought some clas- with lush chords and quirky eff ects as sic rock peers with them, too. Todd raked the strings of his go-to green Carl Palmer opened at dusk with an en- Project P guitar. ergetic instrumental set that paid homage “Ikon,” “Buff alo Grass,” and “Th is is to his departed ELP mates Keith Emerson Not a Drill” saw the band veer from and Greg Lake. electronica to R&B, soul, and guitar- Joined by young guitar shredder Paul drenched rock. “Party Liquor” reignited Bielatowicz and bassist / “Stick” player Si- the busy beats, but Rundgren decelerated mon Fitzpatrick, Palmer - who also played (albeit briefl y) on “Past.” in Asia (“Heat of the Moment”) with Howe Th e second of two Utopia songs - “One and Downes - negotiated the off -kilter World” - wrapped the main course. But measures of the Aaron Copeland-inspired Todd (now sweaty in a sleeveless shirt) “Hoedown” and mirthful “Karn Evil 9: rebounded with Something / Anything First Impression” (familiar for its “Wel- smash “Hello, It’s Me” and ...True Star come back my friends to the show that entry “Just One Victory.” never ends” intro). It’s a matter of opinion whether two Palmer got up from his double-bass Yeses are better than one. But two Yeses drum rostrum (which was parked front- are indubitably better than No Yes at all. and-center) to say hello at the micro- And when one of said Yeses drifts into phone before diving into Bach-tinged ELP Dodge with Todd Rundgren and Carl off ering “Knife Edge,” whose intricate Palmer riding shotgun, well, that makes passages allowed Bielatowicz and Fitz- for one musically affi rmative evening on the Erie shore. 20 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | September 13 - October 11, 2017 North Coast Voice as horror sequences go) but because really, who cares? I’m a lot more scared of crazy people and the devil then run- of-the-mill monsters. MOVIE REVIEWS Pennywise the Dancing Clown has a ■■■ By Westside Steve Simmons mission to fulfi ll every 27 years when it brings the macabre circus to town. He snatches a few kids, traps their souls in It 27 years is a long time, at least long some kind of horrible Purgatory while VWarner brothers|R|135 min enough for most people to have forgot- he feeds off their fear. (I think I recall a ten much about the original except Star Trek episode a little bit like that.) Westside Steve for the visage of the gruesome Penny- So there you have it folks Halloween wise the Clown. Clowns are a little bit will be here soon enough and it is one September 15 & 16 • The Keys Put-in-Bay creepy to begin with but this guy really of the classier horror fi lms you will see Show times: Friday 8 pm • Sat 2 pm takes it to a whole new level. Besides especially after I sat through a slew of Put-in-Bay New Year the fact that there’s a whole new audi- previews for the ones coming up next ence for old stories and in the case of month. I won’t get specifi c but let’s say Sat, Sept. 23 • 8:00 PM • The Keys Put-in-Bay horror or science-fi ction 27 years has it’s the same old shit…. My last show on the island of 2017. seen an explosion of computer graphics B Come one come all it's a great party! and special eff ect technology. WSS And just in case you didn’t remem- Sat. Oct. 7: Gene’s Farm!!!! ber; this horrid being in the form of a Wind River clown visits the good people of Derry Weinstein|R|111 min Sat. Oct. 14: Firehouse Grill Malvern 8:30 PM Maine at regular intervals. Guess Back home to Carroll County how long? Well in the book and the Check Westside Steve Simmons on Facebook for changes. screen versions somebody fi gures out To purchase Westside Steve Simmons this seems to happen every 27 years. newest CD A Pirates Life visit And the original version was, yes you www.cdbaby.com/artist/westsidestevesimmons guessed it 27 years ago. Th is particu- lar off ering is a period piece set in the www.westsidesteve.com same time as the book end miniseries. So just for the record at the end of the fi lm a graphic comes up on the No disrespect to Clive Barker, Ann screen and says it’s chapter one so we Rice, or even his kid Joe Hill, but no are assuming a sequel is in the works, other living writer of horror novels not surprising given the absolutely has occupied the throne of the genre monstrous box offi ce so far. And for- for as long as Stephen King. Certainly give me for speculating but I’m going not all of his novels, nor every fi lm to guess it will be less than 27 more based on them, have been masterpiec- years es but there are certainly enough to As I’ve mentioned, King’s books are impress anyone especially taking into wonderful because of the smaller side account the sheer volume of work. stories, better then the actual plot it- In fi lm horror and comedy off erings self. And this is no exception. Th ere are rarely get the respect they deserve basically two forces going on here, one and that holds true for novels as the series of gross-out sequences and First of all I understand this one’s well. Probably because the bulk of his horrifi c scenes and the other the rela- been technically released a few weeks work is scary stuff many critics might tionships between a handful of misfi t ago but in my defense it seems to have mistakenly forget that Stephen King kids, the losers club, who fi nd friend- started in limited release. So this fi lm is one of America’s greatest authors. ship and strength as they team up to has just started to pick up some steam Th e reason for that, in my opinion, is combat the demon. I enjoyed those due to word of mouth and the lack the many and varied human interac- segments much more than the ones of quality competition. A Cleveland tions and secondary stories entwined that were supposed to be frightening. Browns fan buddy of mine from Texas around the main idea in many of his King does a good job with kids, as with pointed out that it's from Taylor Sheri- novels. Th e movies often strip those STAND BY ME, and I liked all these dan, writer of HELL OR HIGH WATER, smaller subplots out in order to focus kids as they battled with not only the which I enjoyed pretty well so what the on the main idea for a two hour fi lm evil clown but with school bullies and a heck. and that’s too bad. few terrible parents. Not that the scary Th is one is another bleak western IT, as you recall, was a very popular parts were second rate like the Jason saga, though not Cormac McCarthy 1980s era novel and was made into and Freddy and other slasher fl icks bleak, this time in the frozen and unin- an equally popular 1990 miniseries. (they were actually well-above-average Continued on page 22 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | September 13 - October 11, 2017 21 North Coast Voice Continued from page 21 gear. But she’s smart and proves to be viting mountains of Wyoming amid the tougher than anyone thought. the point when everything starts to go Wind River slogs slowly and pain- Ozark in the toilet and the cartel gets the idea reservation. Th ere has been a brutal Netfl ix|10 Episodes|TV-MA murder of a young Indian girl. fully through the bitter cold as it set up that the fi rm has been skimming. Luck- Jeremy Renner is Corey Lambert, the background of oppressive poverty ily for Marty there is enough doubt as a wildlife offi cer with cross to bear. among the Indians. I don’t believe they to whether he’s one of the movers and He’s tough and even a little bit sullen are necessarily trying to gather politi- shakers the bad guys decide to cut him but that’s to be expected when you cal accolades as much as show why this a deal and allow him to earn back the discover he is still grieving the death particular case is so heartbreaking and money they feel has been skimmed. of his daughter and going through hard to solve. Don’t worry gang, I’m not re- V what seems to be an unpleasant di- As it turns out the victim has been ally spilling the beans as almost all vorce. So far his job has been hunting dating a young man who was one of of this plot setup is revealed early in down wildcats, mountain lions, and the security team at a nearby drill- the series. So where do the Ozarks other predators. All of that is about ing facility. Most of these mugs have come in you may ask? Well before the to change when he fi nds the Frozen begun to go stir crazy and are curiously drug dealers start to suspect anyone corpse and reluctantly becomes part of hostile toward the investigation. Marty’s boss tells him of a proposal the sparse contingent of cops. You see, For the fi rst two thirds or so the to earn some big money down in the in this part of the country, and espe- fi lm is nearly as slow and painful as lake regions of the Ozark Mountains. cially on the reservation, there are just a Wyoming winter but all at once the It seems there are well-to-do tourist not enough funds or interest set aside action kicks with a vengeance. I won’t communities down there that are fi lled for the enforcement, or anything else give away the plot but you will fi nd it with opportunities from the folks that on the reservation. incredibly gripping once it shifts into summer down there. Not only that, he Adding insult to injury Jane Banner, gear. And let me tell you the bad guys explains to the bad guys, but should played by Elizabeth Olsen, is an FBI are truly abhorrent. they be willing to give him a break he’s agent sent from Las Vegas but origi- Wind River, which started off almost sure he can make them a tidy profi t as nally from Florida. You can’t escape the unnoticed, seems to be gaining box well as use that situation to continue irony that the government would send offi ce credibility with every positive re- laundering the drug money. And that view and I hope this one prompts some As you may know I’m a little bit someone to this frozen wasteland via endeavor is the basis of the series. of you to add it to your must-see (or at disappointed with the people at Netfl ix some of the warmest places in Ameri- Along with his pain in the ass wife ca. Basically she is tossed into the fray least your probably should see) list. for a few reasons but particularly for B+ allowing an excellent series in BLOOD- and his pain in the ass kids the family without any background information, relocates to the area strangely remi- special training, or even cold weather WSS LINE to come crashing to an inglorious end because of corporate stinginess. niscent of the backwoods in DELIVER- For the record one blow to the stream- ANCE. Yes there are various businesses ing TV empire just recently is not really and opportunities from which there their fault and that is the decision by will be varying degrees of success and Disney to yank their content. I guess danger. It seems as if the hillbillies Disney realizes that streaming is not have their own group of bad guys that rocket science and they’ve decided to need to be dealt with as well. set up their own system and eliminate Like the series I mentioned before the middleman. At any rate if you’ve OZARK has no lack of twists turns and been watching you are probably aware surprises, not to mention an impres- that they’ve been advertising the hell sive slate of interesting characters. As out of their new series OZARK. I’ve for the cast I thought Linney seemed just fi nished that fi rst season up and I a little bit old as Marty’s wife but she’s have to say it’s top-notch. So far that is certainly an established actress. Bate- and if you are a fan of heavy suspense- man is just boyish enough to pull off ful crime dramas like BLOODLINE or the almost innocent protagonist. It is even BREAKING BAD. violent enough to be slightly disturbing Jason Bateman and Laura Linney but not nearly enough to scare off the star as Marty and Wendy Byrde, an faint-hearted. Th ere aren’t any dead upper-middle-class couple from Il- spots or noticeable slowdowns within linois. Marty is some kind of fi nancial the fi rst 10 episodes and the fi nale is a guy and making a good living working pretty good cliff hanger. with a fi rm that has unsavory ties to Season number one seems to be a a Mexican drug cartel and that fi rm’s big success and unless the chiselers in basic responsibility is laundering cash. the counting-house at Netfl ix decide It doesn’t seem as though Marty is in otherwise I’ll be looking forward to the on the ground fl oor of this skulldug- next few seasons. gery but no one would suspect he was A- 100% innocent. Of course that’s not WSS

22 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | September 13 - October 11, 2017 North Coast Voice His book contains all of his photo- and also channels “AnnaBelle and the An- graphs and is an easy weekend read. I gels” for the purpose of enlightenment and strongly recommend it for understand- to uplift others in whatever circumstances ing the eff ects of sound vibration. they fi nd themselves in that require healing MIND BODY SPIRIT Perhaps, dear reader, you will take guidance. ■■■ By Patricia Ann Dooms a quick look at that book and I won’t To learn more about all things Feather- feel so much like I’m talking to “most Touch, please visit feathertouchcelebra- people”, but to you, who in all your tions.com wonderful wisdom, understands that the You may also reach out with your ques- V connection between health and sound is tions to AnnaBelle and the Angels by Music ~ My Ultimate Healer very real, very therapeutic, and most of texting (440) 223 -7510. Ask most people if they realize all of for me, is sunshine, and as an Italian Leo woman, I need plenty of sunshine! Like all, very fun! the various arts and practices dating As we seek soothing and harmoniz- back thousands of years that actually the sun, music is a powerful force that can instantly and chemically change our ing sounds to surround us, we may be contribute to their health and well-be- doing more than creating a buff er for ing, and they will seldom see a connec- entire mental state, which of course very often dictates our physical state. Music the noise of the world. We may actually tion between anything they do in their be performing an act of self-healing that lives today, and anything that anybody gives us new energy and a stronger sense of purpose. connects us with one of the most basic else ever did. vibrations of the universe. Even though I've touched on it in Sound is the vibrational fi eld that makes up language, music, and tone. Patti Ann Dooms, known in some circles previous articles, I'd like to share a little as “the Mentor from Mentor”, is a certifi ed more about sound and music from a When it is organized, we communicate words, ideas, feelings, and expressions. holistic lifestyle mentor, practicing a variety healing perspective. of energy healing modalities which she has Before the beginning, all that existed, In its disorganized form, it is merely noise. combined into a FeatherTouch 4-Direc- was Pure Energy…or Th e One Source… tional Healing Session. or to most of us: God…. and God was Every person listens in diff erent ways. When rhythm, melody, and harmony She is a workshop facilitator both at her non-dual. So…God thought, "I am only FeatherTouch Celebrations Mentor loca- one – now may I become many." And are organized into beautiful forms, the mind, body, spirit, and emotions are tion, as well as other locations, including this caused a vibration which eventu- home parties, where she also presents All Is ally became sound, and that sound was brought toward harmony. When the vibrations of our physical Well Gatherings. Ohm. Creation itself was set in motion She is a Master Numerologist, educator, by the vibration of Ohmmmm. and spiritual bodies are out of harmony Th e original translation from the it can cause disease. Sound healing orga- Hebrew Scripture: “IN THE BEGINNING nizes the molecules back into the right Featuring WAS THE WORD” is " actually: “IN THE places, clearing blockages and restoring 4-Directional BEGINNING WAS THE SOUND.” Or….. harmony. Healing We know the power of sound and “IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE VIBRA- Celebrations Life is meant to be celebrated…. TION”. music, and we know also that the voice changes with emotional states or illness. That includes understanding every aspect of our lives; our Soul’s We have used musical sound largely Purpose, our Health, our Finances, our Professions and our Relationships. as entertainment in the past. Sound Our health or mood can be strongly therapy explores the very real and posi- aff ected by music, toning, chanting, sing- tive eff ects sound can have upon all of ing, and drumming. Sat. Sept. 23 • 11am~2pm us, and its potential to heal. Knowing that sound has the power Music is one of the most powerful to heal, we should also try to remember healing forces available to us today. that sounds from modern life can have Numerology, Angels Music indeed, is the universal language a negative eff ect. Choosing silence over of mankind. It says all the things that discord may help us maintain a state of & All Is Well Gathering words alone can never say. equilibrium. Everything in the universe is in a Dr. Masaru Emoto, who wrote “ e constant state of vibration, including Hidden Messages in Water”, did our bodies (which in its healthy state, research for 10 years on frozen water Oct. 6th ~ Oct. 8th vibrates at 93 Hz). Sound is vibration crystals. He exposed natural water to that can be translated by the delicate various sounds, words, tones, and music, Restoring Your True structures of our inner ear, but it moves then froze the water and photograph the Nature Retreat more than just those tiny receptors. It resulting crystals. What he discovered aff ects us on the mental, physical, and was amazing: the most beautiful crystals Rustic River Retreats, spiritual levels. were those which were exposed to the In ancient Egypt, Greece, and India, words “love” and “gratitude”……to the Austinburg, OH the use of sound and music for healing music of Mozart and Handel’s Messiah. was a highly developed sacred science. Th e least attractive and most chaotic-ap- For further info, or to register for a program: Sonic vibration has been one way of pearing crystals were the result of words experiencing the energy of the universe such as “war”, “hate”, “stupid”, and the [email protected] or call (440) 223-7510 for much of humanity's history. Music sounds of hip hop, heavy metal, and rap. www.FeatherTouchCelebrations.com North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | September 13 - October 11, 2017 23 North Coast Voice

Mind Body Spirit Healing Expo

Th e Mind Body Spirit Healing Expo includes a 17’ copper and crystal debuts this month and promises a healing pyramid and the Merkaba Vweekend of inspiration for attendees V Chamber, sponsored by Clyde Cha- and exhibitors alike. e Mind Body fer. Th ere will also be a Meditation Spirit Healing Expo is being held on Zen Garden and two labyrinths. Saturday, September 30 and Sun- Come hungry and leave happy! An day, October 1 at the Monroeville abundance of delicious food, snacks Convention Center in Monroeville, and beverages will also be available Pennsylvania. both days including salads, wraps, Th e Expo showcases over 100 sandwiches, meats, veggies, juices, booths with thousands of products entrees, sides and baked goods. An and services featuring holistic living, assortment of vegan options will health, nutrition, wellness, meta- also be off ered at the Expo. Th e physical, Reiki, essential oils, intui- Expo Food Court is being spon- tive readings, body work, art, crys- sored by Local 724 Cruizin’ Cuisine, tals, astrology, massage, paranormal Health-A-Licious, Monroeville Fire and much, much more. Company #6, Maddy’s Bakery and Internationally known psychic Zen Juice LLC. medium James Van Praagh will Th e Expo is being produced by be appearing on Saturday from 7 Kelly Simon Event Management pm – 9 pm with An Evening Of and Clyde Chafer. Corporate spon- Spirit Messages. James is a world- sors include Chafer’s magazines, renowned author and best known for Th e Journey and Th e Psychic and his television shows including Th e Healing Guide. Gold sponsors Ghost Whisperer. Lindsay Wagner, include Energy Connection Creative television’s iconic Bionic Woman and Healing & Learning Center, VITAS currently a meditation teacher is pre- Healthcare, Starr Hill Winery & senting a workshop on Sunday from Vineyard, Sundance Vacations and 3:30 – 5:30 titled Personal Perspec- Visit Monroeville. tive = Experience. Expo hours are 10 am – 6 pm both Th e list of well-known speakers days. Admission is only $10 per continues with over 15 presentations day at the door which includes the and workshops featuring Coast To exhibits, Zen Garden, labyrinths, Coast AM’s George Noory, Dr. Linda mini-lectures and parking is free. Backman, Sandy Taylor, Stan Gor- Th e presentations and workshops don, Carole Obley, Wendy Bell, Hank are priced separately. Attendees can Baughman, Kathy Duff y, Janet Jack- register in advance for the presenta- son and Jim Donovan. Th e presen- tions and workshops at www.mind- tations and workshops are 60 – 90 bodyspirithealingexpo.com or at the minutes and priced at $25 - $50. Expo when you arrive. Seating for A series of over 25 mini-lectures James Van Praagh, Lindsay Wagner are also available free of charge and and George Noory are limited so ad- are 30 minutes long. Th ese informa- vance registration is recommended tive and educational topics are being to ensure a place at these events. off ered by healers and teachers from Expo details are available online the vast list of the Expo’s exhibitors. at www.mindbodyspirithealingexpo. Attendees are also invited to com or by calling Kelly Simon Event experience some very special interac- Management at 800-747-5599. tive areas at the Expo. Th e Sacred Geometry Metaphysical Playground 24 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | September 13 - October 11, 2017 North Coast Voice myself making things that I'm sure most If You Can Dream It, people would think I'm crazy to make, but it brings me so much joy that I just I Can Build It. can't help myself.. STAY IN TUNE I have recently found a social media site called Pinterest and have just about ■■■ By Luthier Patrick Podpadec gone crazy looking at all of the cool Custom Designs things that people make and do. I think Guitars Basses So many things have been happening I have found a new home for my ideas. I V have made up "boards” of thousands of Acoustic this summer and it seems as though I Electric have not been in the shop as much as I pictures of some of the coolest guitars Mandolins usually am. that I have ever seen. It's amazing to see Double Necks Harp Guitars I went back to work at my old job the talent and abilities of some of the

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It needs a neck set along to go look for some new ideas that I can this ad. with a partial refret, just to mention a incorporate into one of my projects. So few of its problems. Years ago there was off I am and I hope that whatever it is Patrick Podpadec an attempt to fi x the broken neck but it you do, that you please "Stay in Tune" Luthier was horribly glued back together. Th ere while you are doing it. Th anks for reading 440.474-2141 the Voice!! was some damage that had occurred to [email protected] the side of the cutaway where it meets Keep Smiling! the neck. It had cracked some of the Patrick from Liam Guitars/ Smoking www.liamguitars.com neck block and was not aligned very Hot Guitars well when it was glued back together. I had to take it back apart again and clean action but it now plays fi ne and holds a the massive amount of glue used that tune very well. had dried up and had not allowed the I also have been re-arranging my shop crack to go back together well. Th is took again as I seem to do every few months. a substantial amount of cleaning with I'm always trying to make things a little heat and steam and a lot of patience. I more effi cient so that my time is not fi nally got it where I was able to re-glue entirely spent on trying to fi nd my tools the neck block back together properly or the parts I might need to work on AgeLess Band and am now in the process of resetting something. I also picked up about 5 new agelessband.com the neck. It also had a shim that was slid broken guitars. I don't know why I'm Formerly Whooz Playin' under the area where the tongue of the such a sucker for them, probably because fi ngerboard rides over the body. Th is I normally don't pay much for them. I Fri. Sept. 15 • 8-11:00PM caused a severe hump in the fi ngerboard bought one for 5 dollars and decided it area at the 14th fret. After removing the would make a better birdhouse than a Rider's Inn, Painesville shim it straightened out pretty good. good guitar, so now it's out in the yard Some other repairs I was able to get making music for the birds. to included a small Baby Taylor that, for Th e only drawback to all of the rear- whatever reason, was just not playing ranging is that it usually costs me money Fri. Sept. 22 • 6:30-10:30PM very well. I took a good look at it and instead of making money. I have to buy Debonne Vineyards, Trio realized the neck was just screwed to new wood to make shelves or hardware the body through the fi ngerboard into to make drawers or paint or repaint. I the neck pocket with just one 2" drywall never ends. I'm getting ready to do a few screw. It doesn't seem like much, but music festivals soon so I need to buy new Sat. Oct. 14 • 3:30-7:30PM it seems to hold even with full string banners and have some signs made. All tension. Th e problem with this guitar which costs money. I guess I'm lucky that Debonne Vineyards, Trio was that it needed a shim to raise the I repair and build things because I love to To Book: 440-796-3057 action so that it was playable and stayed do it and not because I'm trying to make www.agelessband.com in tune up the neck. It took a couple of a lot of money from it. Sometimes I fi nd "test shims" to fi nally get the proper Check out our videos! North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | September 13 - October 11, 2017 25 North Coast Voice band to fi nalize the evening with a powerful message: Death Metal has its place in Ashtabula and Crypt Rot serves it up on a morbid plate. Even TALKING SHOP the members’ names show imagination upon reciting them: Father Flesh, Th e ■■■ By Mike Edgerly Executioner, Shadow, Rotten Mistress, and Col. Tomb. Faces painted in the traditional white ghoul, they started out VLabor Day Madness demanding you get the vibe. Th e crowd V So a funny thing happened on the way Briquettes Patio. Let me set the scene. responded without hesitation and soon to the Harbor this weekend. I usually First up was an Ashtabula band named it was in full swing. Outrageous blast start all my insane weekend stories with Cringe - a Th rash Metal outfi t that with- beats, morbid undertones, searing gui- little anecdotes like this. However this out a doubt brought some serious vibes tar accompanied by chamber keys were weekend was truly a fun and community- and started the show off with power. the tools Crypt Rot used to entice the embracing weekend. Let me fi rst and Band Members: Hector Rivera, Steve fans into screaming for more. Th is event foremost say that this community in Buhl, Alex Podmore, Dalton Edwards, was groundbreaking in the Ashtabula Ashtabula Harbor and the Ashtabula and Lance Buckley began the onslaught Harbor. It showed this community that area in general is amazing. Labor Day with downright slamming thrash metal whether you agree or like this type of presented us with a unique and, I think, licks that reminded me of Slayer in their music, it can be respectfully displayed ground-breaking experience. heyday. WAIT!!! WHAT!!!!! A metal show for those of us who do. Th e crowd was About a month ago, Ryan Sposito, Nate at Briquettes?! Yes, you have read this controlled and respectful to not only Rockwell, and I decided we would throw correctly folks. Th is open-to the-public the business owners but the community a little party on Labor Day at Briquettes show hosted three metal bands with a around them, and each other. It was a Smokehouse. I will say that Nate Rock- $15 Taco dinner spread that would have win. well without a doubt is one of the most blown your mind. I actually ate so many I was very proud to be part of this supportive and forward thinking indi- chicken and pork tacos that I almost event and we have already begun talks viduals I have ever encountered. I have could sing myself. of a sequel. If it wasn't for great bands, worked and been friends with Nate for a So Cringe set the tone and I will say attitudes of fans, and an amazing staff few years now and every day this guy sur- to you if you have never seen these and owners of Briquettes Smokehouse, prises me. Th is was no exception. Th ree guys, you need to ASAP. Th ey are well we wouldn't have had a chance to bands lined up to play a free concert on constructed Th rash Metal madness with even try this event. So I tip my hat to blistering lyrics as well as guitar and Ashtabula. I truly love this town and percussion works. People began to pile the gifted people who reside within its in for this fi rst ever metal show in the borders. On another note, the people in harbor. In the end we had a good 70-per- attendance were not just metal heads. son attendance, and I am pretty accurate I saw parents and family members of with this crowd number. I was highly bands, artists, and musicians from all impressed with the merchandise off er- walks. A younger crowd mixed with ings and attitudes of the attendees. After some of us old cats. Everyone agreed we Cringe ended their set, the crowd was should enjoy this moment and soon we ready for more. will do this again. Enter Anthems of Apathy - a Techno, I hope your Labor Day was as event- Hard Rock, Metal outfi t from Conneaut ful as mine. If you were there, I thank with members, Mike Edgerly, Mike Ian- you. We all thank you. Spos, thank you notti, and Jason "Jay" Oshlick. A band for just wanting to have fun and being with no drummer. Indeed that is correct. as you always are - humble and true. Programmed tracks with insane samples Th ank you Cringe for allowing me to exploding into quick hooks, and witty give exposure to your band for the fi rst breakdowns. With unique techno drum time. Great attitudes and well crafted lines and jazz-in uenced bridge pieces, music. Th anks to my guys in Anthems Anthems brought a commercial tone to of Apathy for always being family and the show. Th e crowd accepted the sound enjoying this ride, and to Nate Rockwell and with welcoming arms they supported and the Briquettes Smokehouse fam- the lineup with community love. Th is is ily for supporting and allowing us to an amazingly powerful message to the express our musical tastes. Oh, and that metal scene that in some cities is ravaged dinner spread - WHAT!!!! Th ose were with egos and cutthroat mentality. Not some amazing tacos, guys. in Bula folks. Th is crowd was ready for Last but not least, to everyone who anything and with that they supported truly supports the Harbor and Ashta- every aspect of the show. bula, I thank you and will continue to Anthems ended their set as the night praise this little community with every began to fall. Ryan Sposito readied his movement forward. If you attended this show, hit me up and we can Talk Shop. 26 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | September 13 - October 11, 2017 North Coast Voice CONCERT NEWS ■■■ By Rick Ray Captain Beyond Live at the Music Box 10/26/17 VCaptain Beyond isn’t as well known as they should be but, they are the world’s greatest underground band. Th e only reason they’re not as well known as they should be is Capricorn Records, the label they were on, who put all their promotion into the All- man Brothers. Th is didn’t stop Captain Beyond. Th ey released three albums in the 70’s; Captain Beyond, Suffi ciently Breathless, and Dawn Explosion which contain some of the best songs ever written by anyone. Th e band started with Rod Evans from Deep Purple singing, Lee Dor- man on bass, Rhino from Iron But- terfl y on guitar and Bobby Caldwell from Johnny Winter on drums. Kind of what you would call a super group. For those who have never heard of In 2017 the band is a fi ve piece and Captain Beyond you can fi nd a lot of they are able to recreate the sounds their work on YouTube. I rank Cap- that were on their recordings better as tain Beyond as the third best band to their were overdubs that couldn’t be re- have ever existed in the whole world. produced accurately live do to the fact Just the Beatles and Emerson, Lake there was only one guitarist back then. & Palmer slightly edge them out of Now those dual and triple guitar parts the number one spot but neither the can be played with jaw dropping preci- Beatles or ELP are around anymore sion. Th is band contains some of the and Captain Beyond is still around and best musicians around today; Jamie touring. Holka on guitar, Jeff Artabasy on bass, Captain Beyond has toured the Don Bonzi on guitar and vocals, Simon world over but as far as I know they Lind lead vocals and guitar and found- have never played Cleveland…until ing member Bobby Caldwell on drums now. Th ey’ll be at the Music Box in the and vocals. Flats, 1148 Main Avenue, Cleveland Bobby Caldwell has played with on Th ursday, October 26th, 2017. Th e some of the best besides Captain Be- band is playing songs from all three yond. Johnny Winter, Rick Derringer, albums that were released back in the Armegeddon, and he played percussion 70’s and they are on fi re. Th ey might on the Allman Brothers album Live At even be better now than they were Th e Filmore East. He has also played back then. I’ve seen footage from a with John Lennon, Ringo Starr and few of their recent concerts and it is Eric Clapton. How’s that for a resume? spine chilling. So if you’re into great music, excel- Th is is a concert not to be missed. lent musicianship and some of the best Anyone who knows this band will tell songs ever written, you need to get to you how great they are. I remember this concert. If you don’t know who the fi rst time hearing this band. A Captain Beyond is, do some research friend put the album on and said don’t and once you fi nd out you won’t want say anything, just listen. I listened to miss this musical event. Th ose who to the whole self titled album all the do know who they are I guarantee will way through and I still couldn’t say not miss this. As an added bonus, my anything, I was speechless. I had never band, Th e Rick Ray Band will be open- heard anything like this before. Abso- ing for Captain Beyond. We’ll be per- lutely phenomenal. All the hairs on my forming music from our just released arm standing up. Vertical hairfactor. album “Killing Time”. North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | September 13 - October 11, 2017 27 North Coast Voice 50th Annual Cleveland National Air Show ■■■ By Pete Roche Also appearing at the Air Show were stunt pilots Sean Tucker and Bill Stein, Th e clouds were thick, the wind relent- whose orange Oracle III Challenger and less, and the rain an imminent threat. Purple / Blue-tinted Edge 540 circled the But that didn’t stop the U.S. Army Knights on their drop before engaging in Golden Knights from parachuting from a few jaw-dropping aerial maneuvers of their C-31A “Friendship” Fokker over their own. Th e adrenaline-starved pilots Burke Lakefront Airport at the 2017 performed climbs, loops, and forced Cleveland National Air Show this past stalls that sent their custom aircraft Labor Day weekend. plummeting precariously towards the Now in its 50th year, the Air Show earth before they throttled the noses drew thousands to the Lake Erie shore sible” to Koch and his sky-walkers. tion teams, four competition teams, a back up. with featured performances by the Th e Knights tested the wind speed and tandem team, aviation detachment, and Later, a simulated World War II dog- skydiving Knights and the speed-defying direction over downtown Cleveland by a headquarters section. Th e demonstra- fi ght was staged over Burke, pitting a U.S. Air Force “Th underbirds,” whose six hurling banners from the Fokker trans- tion teams act as Army ambassadors blue Corsair with checkerboard markings roaring F-16 Falcons thrilled the onlook- port. After a handful of “dry runs” above to the world, performing precision free against an olive green replica Japanese ers below. the tarmac, the thumbs-up was given falls at such special events as football “Kate” torpedo bomber. Appearances and You might say things were buzzing all for the black-clad adventures to literally games, inaugurations, and yes—air fl y-bys by other military aircraft (U.S. weekend long at Burke. hurl themselves into the breeze, which shows. Navy F/A-18 Superhornet, Air Force Th e Knight’s 12-member “gold” claimed each man with a “whoosh”—as if Formally classifi ed as an “Air Combat A-10 “Warthog” Th underbolt II, Ohio team—led by SFC Mike Koch of Wiscon- some invisible giant had taken a Hoover Command” unit, the elite Th underbirds National Guard C-130 Hercules cargo sin—kicked off the festivities Saturday vacuum to the aircraft. are the offi cial U.S. Air Force demon- transport) likewise dazzled aviator afi cio- (Sept. 2) morning with a group jump Together the Knights descended, stration squadron. Th e team is consists nados both young and old. from 4,000 feet. Th e less-than-ideal crimson smoke billowing from canisters of eight pilots, four support offi cers, Th e helicopters were cool, too: Th e weather conditions (blustery winds, strapped to their ankles. four civilians, and another 100 enlisted Coast Guard’s orange H-65C “Dolphin” overabundant cloud cover) thwarted Th e entire process was repeated later men and women behind the scenes. Th e gave a tactical demonstration, and three the daredevils’ eff orts to leap from their that afternoon—and twice on Sunday pilots pull off almost 40 diff erent ma- blue / gold Metro Life Flight medical desired altitude of 12,500 feet. (Sept. 3), in brighter skies and under bet- neuvers at each show—including their choppers paraded over the runway like But “imperfect” doesn’t mean “impos- ter atmospheric conditions. familiar “delta” fl ying formation—at up gigantic hospital-bound mosquitoes. to 80 diff erent events per year. Another major attraction was the Activated in 1952, the early Th under- Darnell racing family’s Shockwave jet birds were known as “Stardusters” and truck. Fitted with three J34-48 Pratt & fl ew in F-84G Th underjets (like those Whitney jet engines (taken from a Navy used in the Korean War). Th e team then T-2 Buckeye), this supersonic semi packs transitioned from those straight-winged a whopping 36,000 horsepower—and craft to the swept-wing Th understreaks. has attained a record speed of 376 mph, Over the years, they changed from the its afterburners belching a fi ery wake. F-84sand F-100s to F105s (Th under- Hobbyists delighted to demonstrations chiefs), F-4s (Phantoms), T-38s and by the Cleveland Aeromodeling Society fi nally the distinctive red, white, and and Dronewerx, whose radio-controlled blue-painted F-16s used today. aircraft can be tasked with such jobs as While the Air Show roared, things mapping, surveillance, and photography. rocked and rolled next door at the Rock But the Army Golden Knights and Air and Roll Hall of Fame on E.9th Street, Force Th underbirds defi nitely ruled the where heartland hero John Mellencamp day. made a surprise visit…and staged an Th e Knights Formed in 1959 as the impromptu outdoor concert for fl ab- Strategic Army Command Parachute bergasted Hall of Fame and Museum Team (STRAC), which initially comprised visitors. of nineteen airborne soldiers from diff er- Th e 65-year old Indiana hit-maker ent military units. Rechristened in 1961, (and Farm Aid cofounder) was in Cleve- the Knights are only one of three aerial land to tour the hall and check out his demonstration teams authorized by own exhibit over the long Labor Day the U.S. Department of Defense—with weekend (hey, rock stars have holidays, the other two being the Th underbirds too). Mellencamp—himself a Class of and the Navy’s iconic Blue Angels (who 2008 inductee—tore up the Billboard alternate years at the Air Show with the charts in the ‘80s with such smashes ‘birds). and “Jack and Diane,” “Pink Houses,” Today, over 80 gallant men and women “Th e Authority Song,” “Hurts So Good,” make up the Knights’ nine units: It and “ROCK in the USA.” boasts two gold and black demonstra- Th at’s some classic airtime there. 28 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | September 13 - October 11, 2017 North Coast Voice e End of September Brings the Annual Geneva DON LEE "More Than Words Can Say Music Is" Grape JAMboree resembles a Mad Libs fill-in-the- Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th blank booklet featuring a series of conversations with recording artists Approximately 1500 acres of Jamboree is the Art show. Local artists If you like Creedance Clearwater re- using their song titles grapes are grown in the northeast compete for ribbons and cash prizes vival, you must see this group. Direct in creative Ohio region. Most of the grapes are while also showing their art on display from Canada, they are considered to situations. processed into juices, concentrates, to the public in the Geneva Rec Center. be the best CCR tribute band around. or wine. Specifi c growing conditions, Over 100 crafters will display their Come hear all of the rocking hits! which exist only in a narrow band wares inside and outside less than a Sunday Night from the Lake Erie shore to 10 miles block from the main downtown activi- inland, contribute to the success of ties. Hours for the Craft Fair are Satur- Fresh Horses grape growing in this region. In the day 23th, 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Sunday Fresh Horses is a high energy show spring, the frozen waters of Lake 24th, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. band that performs all the hits of Erie keep the air in the region colder Th ere is no better juice than that Garth Brooks. Fresh Horses tours all later into the spring. Th is prevents made by bare feet! (Well, that’s debat- over Canada and the United States and the vines from budding out early only able), but it sure is fun watching con- has gained the reputation of being the to be damaged by a late spring frost. testants turn their feet and legs purple. top Garth Brooks Tribute. In the fall, the now warm waters of Th e mashing and smashing is Saturday, For those not from the area, Geneva Other books is 2 miles north of I-90 on St. Rt. 534 continue the word play, the lake help prevent early fall frosts and Sunday. without the fill-in-the-blank exercise: which may damage the grape crop Th e main stage entertainment is for more info call (440) 466-JAMB or Book One "The Beat Goes On" visit www.grapejamboree.com . Tune Book Two "Without Further Ado..." Book Three "Reverb and Rhetoric..." before it can be harvested. nearly continuous and the highlights "A Laurel Wreath For Bob Dylan" Th e local grapes, especially the for the weekend evenings are: into Channel 19 in the weeks leading All books are available from concords, are featured at the annual up to the event for some fun insights Createspace.com or the author. Please Saturday Night into this grand festival. Geneva Grape JAMboree held the last email: [email protected] or full weekend in September. Th e Ge- Green River Revival neva Area Grape JAMboree celebrates (440) 813-9536 the harvesting of grapes. Visitors may taste grapes, freshly squeezed grape juice, wine and various grape prod- ucts. All grandstand entertainment, including “grape stomping”, is free. Two giant parades are held; Saturday at 1:30p.m. and Sunday at 2:00p.m. Th e midway rides and games, art show, craft fair, beer garden, street dancing, and wine tasting (Saturday only) all make the JAMboree an en- tertaining, JAM-packed weekend for the entire family. One of the staples of the Grape

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