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Vol. 19 - Issue 4 • April 3, 2019 – May 8 , 2019

INSIDE: WINERY GUIDE Wine n Bloom Trail Info

Rock n Roll Circus April 28th

Quick Cuts – new music releases

Interviews, Movie Reviews, and much more!

Entertainment, Dining & Leisure Connection Read online at www.northcoastvoice.com North Coast Voice OLD FIREHOUSE

5499 Lake RoadWINERY East • Geneva-on-the Lake, Ohio Restaurant & Tasting Room We are open SEVEN Days and have a full menu. Sun.-Thurs. Noon to 7 PM Tasting Rooms Entertainment Fri. & Sat. Noon to 11PM all weekend. (see ad on pg. 5) 1-800-Uncork-1 FOR ENTERTAINMENT AND Kitchen Open! EVENTS, SEE OUR AD ON PG. 7 Winter Hours: Mon. & Tues. - Closed Early season hours: Wed. & Thur. Noon – 7 Mon. & Tues. Closed Fri. & Sat. Noon - 11 Wed. 12-7 • Thurs. 12-8 Sun. Noon - 7 Fri. & Sat. 12-9 • Sun. 12-5 834 South County Line Road 6451 N. RIVER RD., HARPERSIELD, OHIO 4573 Rt. 307 East, Harpersfield, Oh Harpersfield, Ohio 44041 WED. & THURS, 12 - 7, FRI. 12-9 440.415.0661 216.973.2711 SAT. 12- 9, SUN. 12-6 www.laurellovineyards.com www.bennyvinourbanwinery.com WWW.HUNDLEY CELLARS.COM [email protected] [email protected]

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Music Entertainment Schedule Spring has Sprung!! Saturdays 5-8pm Our deck is the best place to April 6th Steve Madewell April 27th Rattlers April 13th Maria Petti May 4th Jimmy Mrozek watch the vines come to life! April 20th Ron Yarman Duo May 11th Face Value Duo

Please follow us on Facebook! Estate Vineyards & Award-Winning Wines OHIO WINE COUNTRY WINERY GUIDE 2 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | April 3, 2019 - May 8, 2019 North Coast Voice It is crucial to maintain awareness as to how our daily actions and purchases affect our environment, especially in re- Clyde Hill gards to food. We always have the ability to choose to eat sustainably and support a Organic Gluten-free/Dairy-Free Groceries Creative Works thE positive impact of our earth in this way. Following are three economically-friend- ly methods in which to lower our carbon OPEN FoR footprint and restore our connection to the YEAR ACCEPTING foods we consume. ROUND! EBT! Grow your own food

Whether you live in an apartment or • CBD Products now available! Earth condo, own a .5 acre lot or reside on a • Whole Foods • Vitamins, Teas, Snacks, large amount of land, gardening is a way • Wraps & Sandwiches for each of us to grow more than just a • Salads & Smoothies delicious salad. As we tend to our seed- • Jewelry & Unique Clothing April 22, 2019, marks the 49th anniversary • Lucky Bamboo & More! of the birth of Earth Day. The environmen- lings and foster their growth, we simulta- neously grow a closer connection to our KETO & PALEO SERIES INSPIRED BY NATURE tal movement in 1970 set the stage for the APRIL 16th • 12 - 1 pm FREE LUNCH INTERPRETED THRU IMAGINATION first earth day and it has been celebrated food. When a traditional garden isn’t an AND LEARN WITH DR. JON OF CHARDON with earth friendly festivities ever since. option, pots and greenhouses can provide APRIL 30th • 6pm KETO/PALEO COOKING DEMO 764 South County Line Road methods to grow nutritionally-dense EARTH DAY CELEBRATION At the time, Americans were glugging herbs, flavorful tomatoes, and varieties of APRIL 20th • 11AM - 6PM Harpersfield leaded gas through immense V8 engines. hearty greens. Growing our own food is FREE FOOD, SAMPLES, PRIZES, (440) 466-0702 by appt. Large industrial machines belched out the most cost-efficient and environmental- PSYCHICS, ENTERTAINMENT & MORE! smoke and filth without fear of bad press ly-friendly way to nourish ourselves. Earth’s Natural Treasures too... Visit Our Showroom 56 S. Broadway • Geneva or legal consequences. Air pollution was Also available at Rees' Corner, Geneva commonly accepted and “environment” was Buy Local, Seasonal, and Organic 440-466-4368 a word that appeared more often to describe Hours: Mon-Weds 10am-6pm • Thurs - Sat 10am-7pm • Sun. 10am-5pm ENDURING EXPRESSIONS Get to know your community farmers by www.EarthsNaturalTreasures.com one’s immediate surroundings rather than frequenting farmers markets and roadside Workshops Saturdays 1 p.m. the description of the air and water around stands throughout the summer. Don’t [email protected] Park Avenue Winery, Ashtabula our earth. be afraid to question pesticide use: just Although America’s mainstream population because the produce isn’t certified organic remained largely oblivious to environmental doesn’t mean that it has been grown with concerns, Rachel Carson’s New York Times toxic chemicals. Oftentimes, the difficulty bestseller Silent Spring set the stage for of the organic regulation process just isn’t Earth Day in 1962. The book represented feasible for small farms; however, they a watershed moment, selling more than may still be committed to organic farm- 500,000 copies in 24 countries. It began to ing practices. Another benefit of build- raise public awareness and concern for liv- ing relationships with local farms is the ing organisms, the environment, and links possibility of making bulk purchases for between pollution and public health. a lower price. Famers want to sell their products, and they are oftentimes will- Earth Day 1970 gave voice to that emerg- ing to work with the customer to create a ing consciousness and channeled the energy business relationship beneficial for both of the anti-war protest movement toward parties. environmental concerns putting them on the front page for the first time. Preserve When you acquire a bountiful harvest Reconnecting to sustainable of ripe produce, it is time to quickly get foods to work to prevent waste. Fruits and By Rebecca L. DeSalvo vegetables retain their optimal nutrients at Food was never supposed to be a con- their peak of ripeness, so this is the prime tributing factor to the Earth’s current dire time to maximize longevity of vital vita- state. mins and minerals with which to nourish Yet, here we are. your body during the long and cold winter months. Dehydrate apple slices sprinkled Our environment is undeniably chang- with cinnamon for a chewy snack, fresh ing, and consequently facing a variety of kale massaged with a juiced lime, a bit linked detrimental issues unprecedented of salt, and blended garlic and tahini for and unfamiliar to previous generations, homemade kale chips, tomatoes to be including; genetically modified crops, used for various recipes, berries blended soil degradation, waste production, over- with bananas and (optional) chia seeds fishing and greenhouse gas emissions. Continued on page 5 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | April 3, 2019 - May 8, 2019 3 North Coast Voice April 3, 2019 - May 8, 2019 • VOLUME 19 • ISSUE 4 •••••••••••••••••••••••• • • • • • TA K E II • We would like to thank all of our sponsors and encourage • CONTENTS • • Playing 50-60-70's • our readers to patronize the fine • Favorites and Much More • businesses appearing in the North Coast VOICE. • • Publisher FOR THE EARTH 3 KICKIN IT 18 •••••••••••••••••••••••• LCS Communications Sat. 4/6 • 6 - 9 WINE & BLOOM 6 Buccia Vineyards, Conneaut Editorial Director NOW WE’RE TALKIN 19 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sage Satori Eric Jerardi opening for Trower Sun.4/7 • 2:30 – 5:30 COOKING WITH WINE 6 Winery at Spring Hill [email protected] ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Advertising & Marketing MOVIES 21 Sat.4/13 • 6:30 pm BLUESVILLE 8 Green Eagle Winery Hunter The Kid, Dumbo, Cold Pursuit, ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sales/Social Media/Events & Promotions Fri. 4/19 • 8:00pm 440-813-3336 WHAT’S ON THE SHELF 11 and Captain Marvel VFW Cleveland Street, Canton [email protected] ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sat. 4/20 • 5:30pm Trenda Jones ON THE BEAT 13 CONCERT REVIEWS 23 Luisa's, Geneva Mentor, Willoughby, Chardon area ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Gaelic Storm, The Maverick’s Fri. 4/26 • 8 pm Staff Writers ROCK CIRCUS 15 Sky Lounge, Garrettsville Sage Satori • Cat Lilly STAY IN TUNE 25 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Snarp Farkle Rock-n-Roll for Humanity Sat.4/27 • 7 pm Patrick Podpadec • Helen Marketti Goddess Wine House, Saybrook JAMS AND EVENTS 28 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• QUICK CUTS 16 Sat.5/4 • 8:30 pm Film Editor Irish, Folk, & Old Time Music Old Town Tavern, Middlefield Westside Steve Music Reviews For booking call Ellie Contributing Writers 330-770-5613 Rebecca DeSalvo • Pete Roche Bob Moore • Tom Todd www.takeii.com Donniella Winchell Trenda Jones • Alan Cliffe Circulation Manager James Alexander Circulation HUNTERTONES Bob Covert • Dan Gestwicki HUNTERTONESW/ SPECIAL GUESTS THE JAHS STAGE BAND Trenda Jones • Jim Ales W/ SPECIAL GUESTS THE JAHS STAGE BAND Charleen Perry

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4 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | April 3, 2019 - May 8, 2019 North Coast Voice Continued from page 3 with more than 100,000 events globally and for fruit leathers, and herbs to then be one billion pieces of trash collected, creat- grinded and ready for seasoning. Break ing the largest volunteer event in history! out the canning supplies for cooked Pre-register for The Great Global Clean Up down tomatoes with herbs for a comfort- https://cleanup.earthday.org/ ing sauce, hot peppers with oil and spices Plastic pollution and waste challenge every Vineyard and Bed & Breakfast as a tantalizing topping, and find favorite ! community, every day. Help make a differ- SPA Entertainment all Weekend recipes for berry jam or apple butter. ence this Earth Day. Call for Spa Suite Fri & Sat: 7-10p • Sun: 2-5p Flash freeze berries and place them in SUITE ROOMS Room Reservations APRIL air tight containers in the freezer for Free showing of Nicotine Bees Fri. 5 ...... Eric Andrews smoothies and baked goods throughout Are We Heading Towards the Next Silent WINERY TASTING ROOM Sat. 6 ... FOG- Four Old Guys the year and boil down veggies for broth Spring? - Sunday, April 28, 2pm - 4pm, LIVE MUSIC 6-9PM! Sun. 7 ... Thomas Reed Smith or simply freeze fresh veggies in air tight Cleveland Museum of Art Recital Hall, Fri. 4/5 SCC Jazz Trio Fri. 12 ... Ageless Band containers as well. Wade Oval, University Circle, Cleveland. Sat. 4/6 Take II Sat. 13 ... Legacy Band Fri. 4/12 Shadow Tribe - Indie Folk Sun. 14 Larry Smith Realistically, no matter how much we de- Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring raised the red Sat. 4/13 Mark Morris Fri. 19 ... Facemeyer Trio sire, we will not all live on plots of land flag decades ago that pesticides were not Fri. 4/19 Paolello & Gone - Rustbelt Blues Sat. 20 ... FOG - Four Old Guys dedicated to self-sustaining permaculture. only killing insects, but also disrupting the Sun. 21 Closed Easter Sunday delicate balance of nature. The outstanding Earth Day Fair Fri. 26 ... Big Agnes We can, however, learn to reconnect to Saturday Apr. 20 • 2-6pm Benny’s Birthday! documentary Nicotine Bees will be shown, Education, Vendors & Wine Sales! our food on a very basic level, to appreci- Grateful Saturday...music by Sat. 27 ... The Summit ate the time and effort it takes to grow a which reveals crucial information about the Jeffrey Glover & John Hyatt 6-9 Sun. 28...... Ted Riser head of lettuce, to harvest the fruits and crash of honeybee populations. To com- May Fri. 4/26 Me & The Boy Fri. 3...... Tyrone Hornbuckle vegetables of our labor, and to witness memorate Earth Day 2019 this is a free Sat. 4/27 Tyrone Hornbuckle public event sponsored by the Sierra Club. Sat. 4...... In Demand regrowth. We can build relationships Cinco de Mayo Celebration! Sun. 5...... Facemeyer Trio with the farms through which we acquire Friday, May 3...Steak & Wine Dinner with the majority of our foods. We can avoid Small Changes Matter Chef Lisa Pucci Delgado. Music by Leeanna HOURS The biggest lesson from the first Earth Day: Golembiewski. Presale only. Call the winery! CLOSED MON. & TUES • WED, THURS NOON-7 PM the processed food aisles in the gro- FRI & SAT NOON-11 PM • SUN. NOON-7 PM cery store and fill our carts with whole, When we come together, the impact can be Sat. 5/4 Simply Us monumental. Go green by making small Follow us on Facebook for event details 834 South County Line Rd. plant-based foods. Ultimately, with our Harpersfield, Ohio 44041 daily choices in regards to food, we are changes that add up to making a big differ- 518 Gore Road • Conneaut • 440-593-5976 ence. www.bucciavineyard.com 440-361-3049 capable of being part of the solution to Tues-Thurs: By Appt. • Fri & Sat Noon-9pm www.bennyvinourbanwinery.com our environmental crisis as opposed to Give up plastic straws – People throw away merely contributing to the problems. as many as 390 million plastic straws each day in the United States (according to Na- Volunteer to Clean Up ture Conservancy statistics). Most are made Get ready to come out and show your from petroleum and are not biodegradable Richmond Trolley, Limousine & Transportation support for clean communities. Earth Day so they end up in the oceans, contribute to Network is coordinating volunteer Clean landfill waste, and harm wildlife. Ups across the U.S. for Earth Day 2019. Plant Trees – Trees store carbon and natu- Earth Day Network is building an army rally filter air, provide shelter for birds and of volunteers to make tangible impacts on other wildlife, and also help produce clean waste in our environments by working with water. Join the Arbor Day foundation for a National Clean Up Day, grassroots organi- small donation and they will send you free zations, and community members to clean Leave the Driving to Us! trees to plant! Affordable and Trustworthy • Diverse Fleet of Vehicles up green spaces, urban landscapes, and And visit www.plantabillion.org waterways. Jolly Trolley, White Stretch Limousine, Limousine Party Bus, Use renewable energy and recycled products Wheelchair Accessible Van, and other vans to accommodate parties From Cape May to Honolulu, from whenever possible. Look for sustainably Brooklyn to Boulder, citizens have a right manufactured products, shop at second hand from small to large, simple to elaborate. to expect clean communities and they’re stores and remember the 3 Rs: Reduce, CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP! Our professional, chauffeurs will take the utmost care of working collaboratively to exercise that reuse, and recycle. • Wine Hops you and your party throughout your trip. Just relax and right. Clean Ups will take place throughout • Proms leave the driving to us. Our punctual pick-up and drop-off April, with many happening on Saturday, Stop using pesticides and pledge to buy • Weddings service is available early morning to mid-night or even later. April 27. produce and products that are pesticide free. • Sporting Events According to scientific surveys and beekeep- • Covered Bridge Tours Strike-a-Pose Photo Booth Rentals is our sister company. If you don’t find a Clean Up where you Rent our photo booth for weddings, birthday parties, ers around the world, populations of bees • Concerts corporate event, or just for the fun of it! Check out our live, (as of this publication date there are no – one of the most important pollinators – are • Bachelor & Bachelorette Parties website at www.strike-a-pose-now.com for details. cleanups scheduled in northeast Ohio.) help falling. Pesticides are poisoning the pollina- • Corporate Events organize one with local community groups. tors we all need for survival. https://cleanup.earthday.org/ If you haven't experienced Richmond Trolley & Limousine Stop using plastic bags to tote your pur- service yet, give us a try for any event and ENJOY the ride! Building on best practices and verifiable chases. Although old habits are hard to metrics from 2019, this event will then be break, this is one of the easiest transitions a scaled-up for the 50th Anniversary of Earth person can make to cut plastic litter out of 2423 Deerfield Dr. • Ashtabula • 440-964-9403 Day in 2020 as The Great Global Clean Up our environment. www.richmondtrolleyandlimo.com North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | April 3, 2019 - May 8, 2019 5 North Coast Voice 403 S. Broadway • Geneva • 440.466.5560 www.theoldmillwinery.com Join Us for T.T. Buzzard's 3rd Cookbook Release Party! Wine & Bloom COME Thurs, April 11th 6-8pm ENJOY OUR "Breakfast Vittles & Riddles" COZY FIREPLACE! (available on Amazon & here) New Weekday Specials Wine N Bloom Trail May 3rd & 4th, 10th & 11th Noon to 6 Grand River Cellars Winery & Restau- 8 Meals $8 (Tues-Thurs) Vpm each day. && RESTAURANTRESTAURANT Happy Hour Friday rant, Madison 4-6pm • Beer $2 • Wine $3 Take 2 weekends (Fridays and Saturdays) Hundley Cellars, Geneva Fri & Sat: 7:30-10:30 • Sunday Open Mic 4:30-7:30 SELECT APPETIZER SPECIALS to travel this self-driving tour along the Laleure Vineyards, Parkman Fri, 4/5: Tyrone Blues Sensation (TBS) Vines & Wines Trail in Northeast Ohio. Laurello Vineyards, Geneva Old Firehouse Winery, Geneva-on-the- Sat, 4/ 6: Stone River Band JOIN US EVERY WEDNESDAY At each participating winery, you will re- Sun, 4/7: Open mic Open Mic Hosted by Mitch Larson ceive complimentary appetizers, samples Lake w/Melissa Harvey LENT 6-8pm • Stop in & show us your talent! of wines, and an annual flowering plant to Park Avenue Winery, Ashtabula Thurs, 4/11: Tom Todd SPECIALS ACOUSTIC THURSDAY RETURNS IN APRIL! plant in your flower garden. You will also Red Barn Cellars, Harpersfield Fri, 4/12: Ernest T Band Served Every Friday receive at a designated winery a basket Red Eagle Distillery, Geneva Sat, 4/13: Route 86 during Lent! Silver Crest Cellars, Madison Sun, 4/14: Open mic w/ Tom Todd Burger of Month: The BLT $10.99 to carry your plants in and a wine glass. Thurs, 4/18: Robert Potts Pizza of Month: Club Pizza $8.49 This event will sell out! Ticket informa- South River Vineyard, Geneva Fri, 4/19: Bobby Hayes & H20 Beer of Month: Labatt & Labatt Lite $2.50 tion below. The Winery at Spring Hill, Geneva Sat, 4/20: The Facemyers Participating Wineries: Urban Vintner, Willoughby Sun, 4/21: Closed- Happy Easter PASTA SUNDAY Virant Family Winery, Geneva Thurs, 4/25: Cat Lilly Served thru April! Benny Vino Urban Winery, Harpersfield Fri, 4/26: Swamp Rattlers $ 99 Includes Garlic Bread Buccia Vineyards, Conneaut Call 440-466-4417 or Sat, 4/27: Lost Sheep Band With purchase of beverage. Only 2 Dine-in only, please. Debonné Vineyards, Madison visit www.ohiowines.org to make reserva- Sun, 4/28: Open mic w/Jim Ales Deer’s Leap Winery, Geneva Fri, 5/3: Free Howie Winery Hours: Closed Monday • Tues-Thurs 3-9pm tions. Your tickets will be sent, via the Sat, 5/4: Stone River Band Fri 3-Midnight; Sat Noon-Midnight; Sun Noon-9pm Emerine Estates, Jefferson postal service, a week or two before the Sun, 5/5: Open mic w/Mitch Larson Kitchen Hours: Closed Monday • Tues-Thurs 4-8pm Ferrante Winery & Ristorante, Geneva event. Fri 4-10pm; Sat Noon-10pm; Sun Noon-8pm

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Wednesday, The Cascade Lounge is where Coleman April 3rd caught the ear of Robert Lockwood Jr., Hosting Open Mic who had come to hear him play. Lock- at Dublin Down • 7-10 BLUESVILLE wood liked what he heard. He asked ■■■ By Cat Lilly Coleman to join his band. Coleman had a while longer to work in order to retire Saturday, April 20th A night of Blues harmonicas featuring Wallace from his full-time job. Lockwood asked Earth Day at V Coleman to call him after he retired. One Earth's Natural Treasures Coleman year later, Wallace Coleman did retire, Saturday, May 11 at Beachland Ballroom marking the end of his 31 year career at Thursday, April 25th Cleveland’s Hough Bakeries. Then he Sponsored by the North East Ohio It was on WLAC that Coleman first made the call to Lockwood as promised. Old Mill Winery • 6:00-8:00 Blues Association, Midwest Harmonica heard those who would also become his And at the age of 51, Wallace Coleman Workshop brings you a show that ev- greatest musical influences: Little Walter, joined Robert Lockwood Jr.’s band... Saturday, April 27th eryone will enjoy, especially fans of the Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin’ Wolf, marking the beginning of his professional Kosicek's w/Paul Pira • 5-8 blues harp. This is a night of local blues and Muddy Waters. Creating and laying music career. Soon he was traveling harmonica greatness with a visit from down the guitar foundation on many of throughout the United States, Canada, the “Roots Duo” Joe Filisko and Eric those recordings was Robert Lockwood and overseas playing major blues festi- Noden of Chicago IL. Wallace Cole- Jr. - a man who, some 25 years later, vals and clubs with one of this American man, an international blues legend, will would play a pivotal role in Coleman’s art form’s most creative architects. perform a great traditional blues show. future. For the first time, Lockwood would Cleveland’s own Jarred Goldweber will Coleman left Tennessee in 1956 to find be performing his own music and the be showcasing his modern and technical work in Cleveland, Ohio. He found songs of his step-father, Robert Johnson, Cat skill on the blues harp, mentored by Wal- steady work and, to his delight, an active accompanied by harmonica. He asked lace and other greats. Jarrod is thought to blues community where Jimmy Reed, Coleman to find ways to bring his richest Lilly be one of the best up and coming young Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, harmonica tone to these songs. An inno- harmonica players in the U.S., and he Elmore James, B.B. King and others vator himself, Coleman created and de- For Bookings call grew up right here in Cleveland, Ohio! came to perform. Coleman’s introduction veloped 3rd position harmonica parts that 440-466-4623 or 440-417-4199 Joe and Eric, the “Roots Duo” will take to the 1950-60s Cleveland blues scene perfectly complimented Lockwoood’s you on a journey through roots and blues meant seeing as many of the touring art- guitar style. like no other show you have seen. Not to ists as possible. In the 1960s, Lockwood be missed, especially for the harmonica Lockwood knew that Coleman had a lot and Sonny Boy Williamson II, who had to offer with his playing and singing and enthusiasts. There will be an open jam been performing together in the south, at the end of the show. Players should be recognized that Coleman should form his made their way to Cleveland via Chicago, own band. As time went by, Lockwood tuned, prepared and ready; there will be a taking up residence and performing. list of harmonica players that will go up encouraged him to do just that. In 1997, through the night. While Coleman would not meet Lock- Coleman left Lockwood’s band, graduat- wood until much later, he often went to ing to the post of full-time bandleader. see Williamson perform at local venues. Shortly before leaving, Coleman re- Cleveland The two became friendly, discovering corded with Lockwood on his Grammy- Blues Society they lived only several blocks apart. Wil- nominated “I Gotta Find Me a Woman.” liamson would soon depart for Europe In the 1940s, Coleman’s mother, Ella while Lockwood made Cleveland his Mae, had saved her money to surprise her VISIT OUR permanent home. The elders of the blues young son with his very own radio. The inspired Coleman, whose time as a young gift opened a new world to young Wal- WEBSITE man new to Cleveland and hungry for the lace when the blues arrived on the nightly FOR ALL blues would shape his life for years to radio waves of Nashville’s WLAC. They come. Little did he know that he would were sounds he’d never heard before, THE LATEST one day take the stage, recognized for his and sounds that would always be with own artistry. HAPPENINGS Wallace Coleman him from then on. Coleman established As a youth in eastern Tennessee where A self-taught musician, Coleman played his own record label, Ella Mae Music, in IN CLEVELAND country and western music still prevails, the harmonica on his breaks at work. honor of his late mother. BLUES! Wallace Coleman was instead captivated One day a co-worker brought his cousin With his Ella Mae Music label, Coleman by the sounds he heard from his radio to the jobsite to hear Coleman play. That produced four CDs - “Stretch My Mon- late at night. It was Nashville’s WLAC meeting sparked a year-long pairing with ey,” “Live at Joe’s,” “The Bad Weather NEW and they were playing ...the blues. The Cleveland’s Guitar Slim at the Cascade Blues,” and the newest, “Blues in the sounds haunted him by day where, he Lounge. A real blues juke joint setting Wind: Remembering Robert Lockwood MEMBERS says, “I would be sittin’ in class and hear nestled in his city of Cleveland where he Jr.”, all critically acclaimed in the US and the Howlin’ Wolf singin’ just as clear in could play good old blues was more than abroad. WELCOME! my head...” Coleman thought he could ask for. But

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8 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | April 3, 2019 - May 8, 2019 North Coast Voice 2012 and 2014-16. The pair has also of- fered joint workshops and performances at Australia’s Woodford Folk Festival, the Harmonicales Festival in France, and at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. Joe Filisko Joe Filisko is a master of all the classic blues harmonica styles. As Dennis Gru- enling of Blues Review says, “Joe Filisko could be the best prewar blues harmonica Joe Filisko and Eric Norden stylist in the world today.” Kim Wilson of The blues and roots music duo— Joe The Fabulous Thunderbirds agrees: “Joe Filisko and Eric Noden make an unfor- is one of the rare talents on the instru- gettable impression. Their jaw-dropping ment of the harmonica. He is the guy that virtuosity enables them to create more does what most players can’t even think layers of sound and feeling than most full about doing.” In addition, Jerry Portnoy bands can summon, and both are high- who has played harmonica with Muddy energy, ultra-rhythmic performers. Waters and Eric Clapton says, “Joe plays “Two marvelous musicians who have to the strengths and unique capabilities captured not only the sounds but the of the instrument and employs the full emotional spirit of some of the richest range of tonal colors, trills, flutters, chord bloodlines of American music.” — Kim rhythms, and other special effects that Field, author of Harmonicas, Harps, and make his playing so expressive – all in Heavy Breathers. service of the music.” Filisko is not only an accomplished performer, but a skilled “Eric and Joe are possessed by the spir- harmonica craftsman as well. His highly its of Howlin Wolf, Sonny Terry, Robert prized work and expertise has earned Johnson, Johnny Woods, Sonny Boy him the rare honor of having his name on Williamson, Gwen Foster and trans- one of Hohner’s instruments— the just- ported listeners back to the 1920’s Delta. released specialty harmonica, the Thun- We love Eric and Joe. Please send them derbird. Furthermore, Filisko’s custom- MITCH LARSON back”. – Mickey Raphael, harmonica ized Marine Band harmonicas have been I’d be Hoppy player for Willie Nelson played by many world renowned artists to be your Just a few short years after their first including Charlie Musselwhite, Kim meeting, Filisko and Noden are display- Wilson, Howard Levy, Rick Estrin, Jel- agent! ing their compelling musicality on the lyroll Johnson, Buddy Greene and Gary world stage. They’ve performed at the Primich. Filisko’s harmonicas are also legendary Chicago Blues Festival, the used by celebrities Bruce Willis, Steven Paramount Blues Festival in Grafton, Tyler and former President Bill Clinton. Wisconsin (where some of the greatest of Joe has taught and performed on 5 conti- Open Mic at the early blues recordings were made); nents. He was awarded the “Harmonica Auto Home Business Life Old Mill Winery Sweden’s Eslov Blues Festival; and the Player of the Year in 2001 by the SPAH We Offer the 6-8 Every Wednesday Festival Ecaussines in Belgium. The organization. Joe performed at the 2006 Personal Service Friday, 4/12 • 6-9 duo also recorded the theme song for the Country Music Hall of Fame, Medallion Mortals Key Brewery “Sweet Folk Chicago” on the legendary Ceremony for the induction of DeFord You’ve Missed Lately w/Melissa Harvey Chicago radio station WFMT. Joe and Bailey. In addition to his recordings with AUTO • HOME Eric are expert practitioners of harmonica Eric, Joe also has a CD of classic har- BUSINESS • LIFE Friday, 4/19 • 7:30- 10:30 and guitar styles that defined the blues in monica material available entitled “The The Winery at Spring Hill its earliest days but are now all too rarely History of the Blues Harmonica Concert”. TREEN heard. Both of these standout perform- The disc is collaboration with harp play- Thursday, 4/25 • 7-10 ers also teach and make it a point to ers David Barrett and Dennis Gruenling. INSURANCE share the insights they’ve gained from For more info visit www.filisko.com and 1484 State Route 46 N. • Suite 8 Local Tavern Fish Bar two lifetimes of deep research into the www.filiskostore.com Jefferson, Ohio 44047 history of the music. German harmonica Eric Noden Sun. 5/5 • 4:30- 7:30 master Steve Baker invited the roots Eric Noden is a master bluesman in his (440) 576-5926 Open Mic at duo to teach and perform at the Har- own right. Deeply rooted in the music of Old Mill Winery monica Masters Workshops in Trossin- 20’s & 30’s blues pioneers, Eric Noden’s gen, Germany (home of the harmonica 216-513-0529 for bookings Continued on page 10 manufacturer Hohner), in 2010, 2011, Scott Treen Facebook.com/MitchLarsonAcousticMusic North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | April 3, 2019 - May 8, 2019 9 North Coast Voice Continued from page 9 seasoned, veteran players who stay busy & TRAILS LEAD TO THE percussive guitar work, timeless song- around town. At his young age, he has S ATM GRAND RIVER Mastercard VISA ® writing and well-traveled blues vocals played along the Blues Highway and D NETWORK ® A MANOR have earned the respect of audiences, has headlined many times at the famous O critics, and musicians worldwide. The Ground Zero Blues Club (owned by Mor- OPEN 1153 Mechanicsville Rd. Illinois Entertainer described Eric “As a gan Freeman) in Clarksdale, Missippi, DAILY Geneva • 440-466-9229 spiritual heir to Chicago blues guitarists touring Memphis and Chicago as well. INCLUDING www.grandrivermanor.com of the ’20s and ’30s like Tampa Red and Jarred’s harmonica style is unique. Influ- A L R HOLIDAYS! Big Bill Broonzy.” The Milwaukee Jour- enced by the roots Delta blues greats, he nal Sentinal adds, “The Chicago-based has created a more modern style and ad- V bluesman makes a National Resonator aptation all his own. Jarred plays through TUESDAY WING NIGHT guitar absolutely wail.” Eric Noden sings, a Lone Wolf Blues Company HarpTrain shouts and stomps while conjuring old 10 and Lone Wolf pedals, Sennheiser 50¢JUMBO WINGS & 55¢ BONELESS WINGS spirits from the strings of his acoustic E835 microphone, and plays Hohner guitar. Varying his approach from song harmonicas. to song, Noden draws from a deep well OPEN MIC WITH JIMMY ALES • 7PM of American music that fuels his high Born with a congenital hand difference, energy performances. His right hand Jarred uses his unique handprint as part FRIDAYS AT 8:00pm thumb often lays down a driving bass fig- of the band logo. Jarred is also a national ure that weaves around intricate melodic spokesperson for the Lucky Fin Project- QUEEN OF HEARTS parts played with his fingers. This style, a support organization for children born favored by early bluesmen like Charley with limb differences. Jarred and The Patton, Reverend Gary Davis, and Blind Park Brothers believe in philanthropy DRAWING Blake, is one that only a few contem- and have supported many causes such as Free Juke Box! porary bluesmen have mastered. Noden Alzheimer/dementia research, domestic recently produced a CD for blues legend violence, women’s support organizations, PARTY ROOM AVAILABLE FOR ALL OCCASIONS! Billy Boy Arnold that will be released the and community development events Electro-Fi label. In addition to his record- locally as well as while they are on tour, Watch all your favorite FOOD & DRINK ings with Joe Filisko, Eric has released especially in Clarksdale Mississippi for sports on our Big Screen! SPECIALS! three solo CDs “55 Highway”, “Midwest the Crossroads Art and Cultural Center. Blues” and “The Original” as well as “No Jarred has performed, taught and Lie” with his band Sanctified Grumblers. presented at the 2014, 2015, 2016, For more info visit www.ericnoden.com 2017 Society for the Preservation and Advancement of Harmonica (SPAH) international conventions in Denver Colorado, Saint Louis, Missouri and San Antonio, Texas. He has been featured on the Hohner Harmonica and International Blues Society websites, and was a 2014 Youth Grant Recipient from the Blues Foundation. He has appeared in a com- mercial for McDonald’s, and performed in the movie Criminal Activities starring John Travolta. Jarred has performed and presented at the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Society for Jarred Goldweber the Preservation and Advancement of Jarred Goldweber started playing har- Harmonica (SPAH) international conven- Jim Ales monica at the age of twelve, after at- tions in Denver Colorado, Saint Louis EVERY TUESDAY...Grand River Manor tending a local arts camp located on the Missouri and San Antonio Texas. He has Acoustic Fun! west side of Cleveland. With the help of been featured on the Hohner harmonica Wing Night Live! • OPEN MIC 7-10 harmonica players such as Adam Gus- and International Blues Society websites, sow, Jason Ricci, as well as local legends and in 2014 was a Youth Grant Recipient like Coleman, Jack Charlton, and Crazy from the International Blues Founda- Sunday, April 28th Marvin Braxton; Jarred rose up through tion. He has traveled the blues trail from the ranks as one of the most unique and Memphis Tennessee to Clarksdale Mis- innovative harmonica players in the Rock sissippi, meeting, performing, and tour- Old Mill Winery • Open Mic and Roll capital. ing with amazing talents along the way. 4:30 - 7:30 At twenty-one, Jarred is also a full time VENUE INFORMATION: Beachland electrical engineering student at Cleve- Tavern, 15711 Waterloo, Cleveland, land State University. He fronts his own 44110. Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm. Call me at (440) 417-2475 or find me on Facebook band, the Park Brothers, backed up by Admission: $10.00. 10 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | April 3, 2019 - May 8, 2019 North Coast Voice

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I was a young reporter WEDNESDAYS: Open Mic Jam 7-10 with Mike Brown Try Our Delicious “I was still too young to actually read and didn’t really think about safety. I was 7-10 Wood Fire Grilled the print but I was always fascinated by getting the story. Looking back, it hap- pm the pages. You have to remember there pened in a city that I thought had much Pizzas, was no television. There was little radio. wisdom. You didn’t expect anything like April 6th: Westend Boys You might have a short radio program Stromboli this to happen. The people were living in April 13th: T.B.A. around 5:00 in the afternoon. You were squalor. There was lack of proper schools. & Fresh Baked limited then with what was available. I The tension was high and it was danger- April 20th: Rhythm Connection was fascinated by what was going on in ous,” said Mike. Apple & Blueberry print. I had several uncles who were in WELCOME April 27th: Two Kings SPRING! the military stationed all over the world. 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There wasn’t the technology that I had no doubt in my own mind about we have today. People would call in and the war. It was a failure. It was a great LIKE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE! ask what was going on in the news. It Continued on page 12 North Coast Voice Magazine |Valentine northcoastvoice.com Day Dinner For • Two!(440) 415-0999 | April 3, 2019 - May 8, 2019 11 2 Ribeyes, Shrimp Scampi Over Pasta, Salad, Rolls, Dessert & Bottle of Wine, Only $45.00!!! North Coast Voice Continued from page 11 students who were killed. (Jeffrey Miller, William Knox Schroeder) disaster of our country. That was my own conclusion but you had to be unbiased to “I had such a hard time,” remembers report the story.” Mike. “The families were very kind. It was difficult because they kept asking me The haunting image showing a mem- “why?”, “why did this happen?” and I ber of the Viet Cong being executed by didn’t have an answer.” the South Vietnamese Chief of Police in Saigon in 1968 is one that has been There are stories that have been burned seen many times in books, television and into our memory or left a lasting impres-V documentaries. “I did not see the exact sion, which is the job of a journalist. moment,” said Mike. “But I was a short “You have to have an ego if you are distance down the street when it hap- going to be a journalist. There are no two pened.” ways about it,” said Mike. “You always hated the guy next to you because he May 4, 1970. Mike raced to Kent State wanted to cover the same story. You can after being informed of what had just have a beer together after work but oth- taken place. “I was angry as hell the day erwise it was a competition. I feel I was it happened. It was all such a tragic and the luckiest journalist in the world. There incredible mistake. The college students were never two days the same.” should not have been trying to take on the National Guard who were armed. On Mike did try to work for the Cleveland the other hand, the National Guard were Press before arriving at the Plain Dealer. so undignified that they shot at unarmed “I tried to get a job with the Cleveland students,” he said. “Unfortunately, it was Press when I got out of college and they something that was bound to happen. It turned me down. They didn’t have room was the end of the 60s. Now we are in the for me. I was disappointed because I 70s. There was finally a breaking point wanted to work for a newspaper that was with the movement.” part of my childhood. Then I ended up at their rival, Cleveland Plain Dealer.” Mike and fellow journalist Joe Esz- terhas cowrote a book called, Thirteen “One of the reasons why I was motivated Seconds, Confrontation at Kent State. to write this book is because I wanted to (1970). The book is still in print. For the capture a moment in time in our history. book, Mike interviewed the families of It would be lost if I didn’t write about the the two female students who were killed. experiences. Historically, it’s important.” (Sandra Scheuer, Allison Krause) and Joe www.grayco.com interviewed the families of the two male

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Cooper’s most recent 299 South Broadway • Geneva, OH 44041 Park Avenue Winery, Ashtabula, release, the live album A Paranormal Eve- Friday, April 12th 5 - 7p.m. ning at the Olympia Paris, was released 440-466-2721 Chris Burton currently creates unique, by earMUSIC in 2018. individual ceramic functional and/or Hours by appointment including evenings & Saturdays • Serving Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga Counties In addition to recording and touring both decorative pieces. www.fortneydental.com on his own and with The Hollywood He has enjoyed a wide range of op- Vampires (with pals Joe Perry and Johnny NEW PATIENTS & EMERGENCIES WELCOME portunities as an artist since his first oil Depp, doing a recently announced short painting commissions at the age of 15. western USA tour in May), Alice contin- Exhausting all art courses at Ashtabula’s ues his long-running nightly syndicated KENT STATE, he then completed his radio show “Nights With Alice Cooper,” BFA in sculpture at the main campus heard worldwide on over 100 radio sta- enabling Chris to use all phases of art. tions. 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Present a flyer to your server in order for Announces a portion of your check to be donated to Premiere the LCRTA Scholarship Fund. There is no extra cost to you. Flyers for all the of New “Ol’ events can be downloaded and printed from the LCRTA website https://lake- Black Eyes Is countyrta.weebly.com/scholarship-news. Back” Show html We hope to see you there where KID MITCHELL & TED ALEXANDER July 14 Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica you can Dine to Make a Difference. Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer Alice Cooper Continued on page 29 14 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | April 3, 2019 - May 8, 2019 North Coast Voice Rock-n-Roll for Humanity By Trenda Jones well as having many of the same interests The 14th Annual Lake County Rock-n-Roll outside of music. We have a brotherhood Circus rolls into town Sunday, April 28th at that that will last a lifetime” says Mike The Stadium Grill in Mentor. (See ad on the Masterson. All of this combined with talent right for details.) The event is sponsored by and excellent stage presence generates an Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realty and they unparalleled show. Wreck-N loves each will donate all proceeds to Cleveland Clinic and every show they play, but their favorite Children’s Hospital and Project Hope of so far was the 2018 WGAR Country Jam, Lake County. Cleveland Clinic Children’s understandably so. They were the winning Hospital offers three facilities dedicated to band at the Battle for the Jam finals held at medical, surgical, and rehabilitative care of the Thirsty Cowboy in Medina in July 2018, infants, children and adolescents. Project earning them the spot at the WGAR Country Hope provides emergency shelter and care Jam the following month. “We are very for the homeless of Lake County. grateful for our accomplishments and would like to thank God and those along the way As always, this year’s bash promises to who have helped; CCM, WGAR, Thirsty please with raffles, prizes, food and drink, Cowboy, Harvest Saloon, The Rock-N-Roll along with all day music provided by five Circus, Brian Polk, John Clark, their fellow local bands. All musicians donate their musicians and friends, as well as all of the time and talent to deliver top notch fun and fans, their individual families and friends. entertainment. “And a huge shout out to our wives for Meet 2019’s featured band, Wreck’N! putting up with us and allowing us to chase our dream. We love you all so much and we Mike Masterson (Medina, OH) Lead singer/ thank you so much!” Acoustic guitar Bob Mason (Mentor, OH) Bass Guitar/ “COUNTY BOOTS AND ROCK-N-ROLL Vocals ROOTS” translates the Wreck-N show. Jeff Jaeger (Parma, OH) Drummer/Vocals Saturated with a powerful mix of Top 40 Joey Gentile (Euclid, OH) Guitarist/Vocals Country, classic country, and rock-n-roll. Ryan Sansom (Wickliffe, OH) Lead Guitar Mike Masterson tells us to “expect an explosive entertaining show with a ton of Meeting each other through social media energy and crowd participation. If you’re in and networking with other musicians, the the crowd, you’ll feel like you’re part of the group formed their band in 2016. They have band!” established quite a name for themselves If you or your business would like to donate entertaining crowds at the WGAR Country a gift basket, gift card, or monetary contri- Jam, Thirty Cowboy, Harvest Saloon, Slim bution, please contact: Debbie Lake - Cold- & Chubby’s, Harry Buffalo, and many well Banker Schmidt Realty (440) 466-9177 more. The obvious common denominator is their love of music. On behalf of Mac Chafer and the Benefit Committee, thank you in advance and see “We also have friendship and comradery as you at the circus! Writers Needed Interested in writing about the local music scene, fun observations, music reviews, book reviews? Send a sample of your writing and contact information to Sage [email protected]

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locks instead of spiky white tufts) in Named for its who’s who roster of superlative form on all ten tracks from talented guest contributors, 1000 Hands the chart-topping first album…and the might just be Anderson’s most engaging QUICK CUTS tantalizing teasers “Double Vision” and solo work since 1976’s Tolkien-esque ■■■ By Pete Roche “Hot Blooded.” Olias of Sunhillow. You can practically smell the suds and That’s because the tunes here aren’t Bringing new or rereleased tunes to your attention. smoke in the audience as the sliver-slim nearly as nuanced as those heard on Jon’s guys shake the crowd awake with “Long, more genre-specific platters (the Celtic FOREIGNER: Blooded’ and ‘Cold as Ice!’” came the Long Way From Home” and “I Need Promise Ring, the Latin-flavored Deseo, LIVE AT THE epiphany. Right! You.” Jones sends “Woman Oh Woman” the Indian chant of Toltec, etc.). Ander- RAINBOW ‘78 Guitarist Mick Jones may be Foreigner’s out to all the ladies in the audience (in- son’s finally allowed himself some room Foreigner sole original member in 2019, but now cluding his mum) and rakes the strings to spread his wings—stylistically speak- Remember when longtime fans can revisit the early days— of his black Gibson Les Paul on “The ing—so that he can sing whatever comes Foreigner dropped and the classic lineup—back when New Damage is Done,” “Hot Blooded,” and to mind, spirit, or heart without feeling their self-titled debut York-bred blues banshee Lou Gramm “Cold as Ice.” like he’s painting himself into a corner. LP on unsuspecting fronted the “Dirty White Boys.” Ian McDonald contributes keys, saxo- The “Owner of a Lonely Heart” cantor disco Dans soft-rock Foreigner: Live at the Rainbow ’78 trans- phone, and rhythm guitar—and performs apparently conceived and workshopped Dianes back in 1978? No? Were you too ports middle-aged classic rock aficiona- a delightful flute solo on the cosmic, these tunes sometime after Yes’ Big young to focus on anything not related dos four decades into the past for an elec- progressive-tinged “Starrider.” Generator in 1988—probably in conjunc- to Star Wars and Kiss during the Carter trifying, Gramm-powered Foreigner gig tion with bits of 1988’s City of Angels— administration? “It’s about what happens up there,” ex- at the historic London theatre. Shot just plains Jones, gesturing skyward. but shelved them in order to tour with That’s alright: Most of us in the 35-45 weeks in advance of the band’s sopho- Anderson Bruford Wakeman & Howe and Gramm joins Al Greenwood (synth, or- age bracket didn’t become fully indoc- more effort, Double Vision, the resurrect- (electronic New Age guru) Kitaro. gan) and Ed Gagliardi (bass) on a billowy trinated Foreigner fans until 1981-82, ed 75-minute film now boasts enhanced acapella break during the otherwise mus- Now these emotionally-compelling when the English-American sextet issued full-color footage (from the source reels) cular “Double Vision,” while drummer electro-acoustic pastiches are back on the album 4 and “Urgent,” “Juke Box and remastered stereo sound. Jon’s front burners. And with friends like Hero,” and “Waiting for a Girl Like You” Dennis Elliott anoints climactic “Head- Oozing with sweat and swagger, Rain- Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Chick Corea, overtook the airwaves. knocker” with a thunderous percussion bow finds Gramm (in a Warehouse New solo. Later, Gramm changes shirts and Bobby Kimball (Toto), Steve Morse (Di- “Oh, it’s those guys who did ‘Hot Orleans jersey), Jones (with long, dark shakes a tambourine to “At War With the xie Dregs), and Larry Coryell in the mix, World” and “Fool for You Anyway.” why wouldn’t the 70-something singing legend indulge the same airy, free-range You’ve heard Foreigner countless times vocals he unleashed in the 1970s on over the years (“I Want to Know What “Roundabout,” “Wondrous Stories,” and Love Is” still gets lots of attention), and “Awaken?” you might even have witnessed Jones’ current ensemble live at Blossom or On 1000 Hands, there’s nothing to stop House of Blues. Anderson from traipsing sandy Caribbean shores, plodding emerald English pas- But Live at the Rainbow ’78 will make it tures, and contemplating Koi in Japanese “Feel Like the First Time” all over again. gardens all in the course of a single song. Birds, bells, and nylon guitar strings (yes, 1000 HANDS that’s Steve Howe) shimmer on gentle Jon Anderson opening ballad “Now” (and the lush It’s safe to say Jon reprises “Now Variations” and “Now and Anderson has fully Again”). Banjos commiserate with violins recuperated from the and handclaps on “Ramalan,” while steel respiratory illness drums and horns conjure calypso rhythms that saw him jet- on “First Born Leaders.” tisoned from Yes in 2008. Delicate flamenco guitar dances with Ian Anderson’s flute passages on “Activate” While guitarist Steve Howe and drum- (one of the disc’s two nine-minute epics) mer Alan White continued touring (with while Jon ponders imagined, enumerated a surrogate singer) as Yes, Anderson col- “propositions” that bind us to (or emanci- laborated with Roine Stolt (Invention of pate us from) this life on this earth. Knowledge), teamed-up with Jean Luc- Ponty (The APB Band), and globetrotted “That’s the way it’s got to be,” he muses. with fellow ex-Yes men Rick Wakeman “You will reside within the flame eter- and Trevor Rabin (as ARW). nally.” The tenacious tenor also finished frosting Digital drums percolate beneath uku- a few musical cupcakes from the 1980s. Continued on page 26 16 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | April 3, 2019 - May 8, 2019 North Coast Voice

Named for its who’s who roster of talented guest contributors, 1000 Hands might just be Anderson’s most engaging solo work since 1976’s Tolkien-esque Olias of Sunhillow. That’s because the tunes here aren’t nearly as nuanced as those heard on Jon’s more genre-specific platters (the Celtic Promise Ring, the Latin-flavored Deseo, the Indian chant of Toltec, etc.). Ander- son’s finally allowed himself some room to spread his wings—stylistically speak- ing—so that he can sing whatever comes to mind, spirit, or heart without feeling like he’s painting himself into a corner. The “Owner of a Lonely Heart” cantor apparently conceived and workshopped these tunes sometime after Yes’ Big Generator in 1988—probably in conjunc- tion with bits of 1988’s City of Angels— but shelved them in order to tour with Anderson Bruford Wakeman & Howe and (electronic New Age guru) Kitaro. Now these emotionally-compelling electro-acoustic pastiches are back on Jon’s front burners. And with friends like Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Chick Corea, Bobby Kimball (Toto), Steve Morse (Di- xie Dregs), and Larry Coryell in the mix, why wouldn’t the 70-something singing legend indulge the same airy, free-range vocals he unleashed in the 1970s on “Roundabout,” “Wondrous Stories,” and “Awaken?” On 1000 Hands, there’s nothing to stop Anderson from traipsing sandy Caribbean shores, plodding emerald English pas- tures, and contemplating Koi in Japanese gardens all in the course of a single song. Birds, bells, and nylon guitar strings (yes, that’s Steve Howe) shimmer on gentle opening ballad “Now” (and the lush reprises “Now Variations” and “Now and Again”). Banjos commiserate with violins and handclaps on “Ramalan,” while steel drums and horns conjure calypso rhythms on “First Born Leaders.” Delicate flamenco guitar dances with Ian Anderson’s flute passages on “Activate” (one of the disc’s two nine-minute epics) while Jon ponders imagined, enumerated “propositions” that bind us to (or emanci- pate us from) this life on this earth. “That’s the way it’s got to be,” he muses. “You will reside within the flame eter- nally.” Digital drums percolate beneath uku-

North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | April 3, 2019 - May 8, 2019 17 North Coast Voice why broken hearts can’t be fixed as easily Brooks & Dunn, Stevens, as clogged carburetors. “Pass Me the Gun, Bradley Named To Country Billy” chronicles the night Russell and his brother chased down poachers outside San Hall Of Fame Brooks & Dunn, Ray Stevens and Jerry Brad- KICKIN’ IT Luis Obispo in a precarious, grown-up game ley will join the Country Music Hall of Fame. of cowboys and Indians. Bradley, head of RCA Records for a decade, Three or four songs detail Tom’s time as a will be inducted in the “Non-Performer” traveling musician in his exquisite, guitar- But don’t let igno- category, which is awarded every third year CD Review By Pete Roche powered prose. “T-Bone Steak and Spanish rance dissuade you in rotation with the “Recording and/or Tour- VOCTOBER IN RAILROAD Wine” sees the “minstrel kid” playing from excavating V ing Musician” and “Songwriter” categories. EARTH the latest sites (and catch up with a lady barkeep who bemoans Tom Russell Brooks & Dunn will be inducted in the sounds) in this trouba- today’s’ lackluster live entertainment: What’d you mean, you haven’t heard of “Modern Era Artist” category, and Stevens dour’s “warped-wood “Music ain’t what it used to be, when you Tom Russell? He’s only the best, most liter- will be inducted in the “Veterans Era Artist” America.” could break our hearts with any song in any ate country songwriter of our time. The head category. key.” honcho of modern Americana. An authentic Out now on Frontera Bradley headed RCA Records from 1973 renaissance man, “hot walker,” and Cowboy records, October in the Railroad Earth is Tender “Red Oak Texas” sees another pub to 1982. During his tenure, Ronnie Milsap, Real who went from teaching criminology Russell’s thank-you note to beat generation proprietor relay the deaths of twin broth- Dolly Parton and Jerry Reed achieved pop- (and dodging bullets) in Nigeria to singing scribes like Jack Kerouac and old-school ers who served in World War I (as captured crossover stardom, and Elvis Presley returned folk songs in Canada in the early ‘70s—and bards like Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Spade in a Robert Graves poem) to a fascinated to making hits. Bradley signed Milsap to writing detective novels and painting his Cooley, Wynn Stewart and Buck Owens. barfly. “Where the Road Gets Rough” RCA and Alabama. He oversaw the creation own album cover art in the ‘00s. Named for a Kerouac poem, the title track finds Russell and his band (and his manager of country’s first Platinum-certified album, / wife, Nadine) growing weary of traffic There’s always time to make “Gallo del is a foot-stomping, Mexicali-seasoned “Wanted! The Outlaws,” ushering in an entire jams, cheap hotels, and “dodgy food.” Eliza Cielo,” “Tonight We Ride,” “Navajo Rug,” travelogue of railyards, rodeos, and roadside era of country with its stars Waylon Jennings, Gilkyson (Hard Times in Babylon) guests and “Stealing Electricity” part of your flophouses where vagabonds, carnies and Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter and Tompall Gla- on “Back Streets of Love,” wherein Russell listening lexicon: Just pick up (or download) other societal castoffs take their coffee from ser leading an “outlaw” movement. likens getting directions from his cellphone Russell’s two anthologies—Veterans Day hot plates and park their bibles near their As a producer, Bradley worked with Eddy Ar- to navigating life’s romantic relationships… and Gunpowder Sunsets—for stellar surveys PB&Js. nold, Floyd Cramer, Charley Pride and Dottie without the benefit of a maps or GPS. of his back catalog. Or check out the recent “Small Engine Repair” takes us inside the West. He was a longtime board member of Old Songs Yet to Sing for glorious re-work- garage workshop of a lawnmower mechanic “Hand-Raised Wolverines” recalls Russell’s the Country Music Association and CMA ings of Russell’s intimate acoustic classics. (and ex-irrigation engineer) who wonders visit to a zoo in Saskatchewan (outside Ed- Board President in 1975. Bradley’s father was monton Prison), where five feisty creatures Country Music Hall of Fame member Owen shred his leather jacket with their claws. The Bradley. melancholic, pedal steel-drenched “High- Brooks & Dunn have 60 charted singles, way 46” rolls us down the same cursed more than 40 Top 10 hits, 20 number 1s and California freeway that killed James Dean… 12 Platinum-plus albums. Named CMA En- but inspired Merle Haggard’s “Bakersfield tertainer of the Year in 1996, Brooks & Dunn Sound.” are the most awarded CMA duo of all time. “Isadore Gonzalez” pays humorous homage Hits inclde “Neon Moon,” “Believe,” “Boot to a stuntman who died riding broncs for Scootin’ Boogie,” “Play Something Country” Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show in and “Rock My World (Little Country Girl).” Bristol: It’s a fun, drunken caballero romp Brooks & Dunn recently announced their replete with exclamatory catcalls and woozy upcoming collaboration album Reboot. Avail- accordion bleats. Crushed to death by his able on April 5, the 12-track release. own horse, the antihero is reincarnated as a raven on a windowsill in Monterey. During his six decades in the music business, Ray Stevens has been a session musician, October closes with another train song: a TV celebrity, a song publisher, a singer, a Russell explains that “Wreck of the Old ’97” record producer, a real-estate magnate, a label was the first song he learned on guitar (after owner, a nightclub entrepreneur, a music hearing the ballad rearranged on Johnny arranger, a video director, a studio builder, a Cash’s 1957 debut). It’s the true story of pop-music hit maker, a comic, a gospel artist a Southern Railway engine that crashed in and a country star. Stevens is renowned for Virginia…where they found the break man’s recording novelties like “The Streak” and steam-scalded corpse still clutching the 1969’s wacky “Gitarzan”, as well as serious handle. fare such as “Everything Is Beautiful.” He It’s a hauntingly effective way to cap a was elected to the Nashville Songwriters Hall rootsy, rockin’ album filled with “can- of Fame in 1980. nonball souls,” “pueblo spirits,” hookers, A formal induction ceremony for Bradley, handymen…and hawks hovering over the Brooks & Dunn and Stevens will take place interstate. at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Mu- www.tomrussell.com seum in the CMA Theater later this year. 18 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | April 3, 2019 - May 8, 2019 North Coast Voice

LOST SHEEP BAND Available for senior housing, private parties NOW WE’RE TALKIN and special events ■■■ By Pete Roche Danny Pugliese Eric Jerardi opening for Trower and touting SAT. 4-6... Clay St Inn • 11am - 3pm Vnew album SAT. 4-13..Clay St Inn • 11am-3pm Ohio music lovers will receive a double- Sat. Apr. 27 SAT. 4-13...Goddess Wine House • 7pm-9-pm shot of six string magic when they go see SAT . 4-20...Clay St Inn • 11am-3pm Robin Trower (ex-Paramounts, Procol Old Mill Winery SAT .4-27...Clay St Inn • 11am-3pm Harum) live in concert at the MGM SAT. 5-4.--- Clay St Inn • 11am-3pm (formerly Hard Rock) in Northfield on 7:30 - 10:30 also 5-4... Old Firehouse Winery April 11. 8pm-Midnight • Geneva-on-the-lake That’s because Dayton’s own Eric Jerardi Fri. May 3 will open the show for the English guitar Acoustic Vocal guru (Bridge of Sighs, For Earth Below) Winery at Spring Hill Sounds from the with an incandescent set of his own Past and Present. blues-based rock. Trower will be promot- 7:30 - 10:30 Sounds from the ing his new album, Coming Closer to the Big Band Era, the Day, while Jerardi will perform songs 30s, the 60s, from his latest, Occupied. Sat. May 4 The Beatles to Jerardi’s no stranger to studio or stage: Dear’s Leap Winery the hits of today! He’s already released several well- regarded albums (Had Enough, Restless, 7-10 For Bookings: Everybody’s Waiting) and opened for (or jammed with) Eric Johnson, Keith Urban, www.lostsheepband.com 440.812.1037 and Kenny Chesney in venues from L.A. to Manhattan and at festivals from Austin to Memphis. A graduate of Ohio University in Athens, Jerardi earned a spot for his band on Cray, Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang). MTV by competing in - and winning - a NCV: Did you face any special chal- contest for unsigned bands with equip- lenges on the new record? Were there ment they had to borrow. Today, Eric’s any past mistakes you wanted to avoid, got plenty of his own vintage gear…and or new ideas you specifically wanted to cool endorsements from Cantera Negra incorporate? Tequila, Stella Artois pilsner, and Claren- delle wines. EJ: The record came together so quickly that I didn’t have time to think about What makes the David Z (Prince, Fine it. My manager and executive producer Young Cannibals)-produced Occupied so Allen [Farst] had this vision more than I, different from prior Jerardi discs is that how things would go down with the horns songs like “Whole Again,” “Never Let and everything else. He’d experienced the Old Man In,” and “Don’t Take It Per- that prior to us recording. I hadn’t met sonally” were recorded in Alabama with any of the guys, and I didn’t know what legendary bassist David Hood and other was going to happen. So I can’t say it was members of the renowned Muscle Shoals a challenge. It happened organically, so rhythm section (Wilson Pickett, Aretha I couldn’t be more thrilled about it. But Franklin, Paul Simon, etc.). the one thing that really made this record Jerardi’s unofficial “Swamper” status so much better than my past releases only adds to the sweet soul sounds on is the vocals. I just said, “Hey what do “Deaf Lead the Blind,” and “In My Life.” you think about me recording vocals in His talented horn section lends a unique the control room without headphones?” energy and enthusiasm, too. Because I’m just so not used to wearing headphones, being mostly a live perform- We spoke with Eric by phone last week er for over thirty years. That’s why I think to discuss Occupied…and how he’s meta- the vocals are so strong on this effort, be- morphosed from cover-band gunslinger to bona fide blues guitar hero (a la Robert Continued on Page 20 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | April 3, 2019 - May 8, 2019 19 North Coast Voice Continued from page 19 EJ: That’s a 1960 Telecaster that made EJ: There’s no better way to do it. But becoming whole again. cause I sang in the control room without its way onto the record. I also used my some people can’t do it, you know? So EJ: I believe they all do that in some way. headphones, and with two very critical beloved ’62 Fender Stratocaster, and a they resort to computers and all the other I lost my father and my very best friend in producers staring me right in the face! ’65 Guild Starfire IV - which is the actual stuff. But this was as organic as it could the world, both of whom I saw and spoke They said, “If you can make us believe guitar on “Do Right by Him.” It looks possibly be. Count it off, here we go! with every day of my life. Both passed it right here, everyone else will believe like a Gibson 335, but it’s a Guild. It’s got We were all in the same room, with no away extremely unexpectedly. So that’s it.” Sure enough, it worked. So I’ll never hellacious tone! isolation-not me in one room and them who the record is dedicated to. The song, record vocals any other way again! It NCV: What was it like to record at in another. We were all looking at one “Occupied” is for my dad. “Do Right by helped, because you want to have some Muscle Shoals? another. Very important! Him” is for my friend. Actually it’s for feedback. That’s probably more important EJ: The original studio is now a museum, NCV: Are any of the Muscle Shoals guys his wife. It’s kind of funny because I was than anything else, to get a physical or in the video for “Do Right by Him?” reading a review - a stellar review from emotional reaction from someone who but it’s very close to the current one, and that’s where the guys work out of. I think EJ: No, those are members of my back- Nashville - and they’d pegged it as your is right there instead of over there in the typical lost-love kind of song, or about control room. Otherwise you hear them some of that Muscle Shoals FAME Studio home band, and some other guys we stuff is still around, and the guys bump picked up to shoot with us at the Steam the breakup of a relationship between a pushing the buttons, and you hear the man and a woman or whoever. Like, the banter, and you start thinking…it gets in between the two. David Hood leaves his Plant in Dayton. Of course, I couldn’t rig in the studio, so they’re there all the have gotten the Muscle Shoals guys…I usual “I got my heart broken.” That’s your head! You’re thinking, “Do they how they took it. Which is kind of cool, like it? Is it positive?” time. He’s just…it’d take three days just mean, I could have, but it’d have cost a to read his discography. It’s shocking, fortune! But they wouldn’t have liked it because you don’t want to be too literal NCV: What kind of equipment and effects really, how many things he’s played on! anyway. Those FAME Studios guys have as a writer. It’s a compliment if someone did you use on Occupied? What a sweet guy, too. He couldn’t have carved a beautiful life for themselves interprets it in a different way, in their way. So that was a good compliment, but EJ: I’m fanatical, but I’m not Eric John- been more encouraging and helpful and with that “If you build it, they will come” wonderful to work with. We recorded as mentality. And sure enough, everyone no one’s really understood what I was son fanatical! I have some cool stuff… talking about! because it’s been a long journey to figure a live band. There weren’t any tricks…I comes! So they’ve got nice houses down out all the little things when it comes to could’ve recorded this in the mid-‘60s. on the river. They’re just happy hanging NCV: Grief certainly is another kind that. However, on this project we threw a It’s just four or five guys sitting in the out at home, you know? I don’t blame of loss. It’s probably even worse than couple mics down-one a little distant, and same room, and they press the button ‘em, either! romantic loss. one close-mic. And it was done my ’65 and the red lights start going. Then it’s, NCV: Tell us about your college days, EJ: It’s truly that, because of the lost love Super-Reverb and my ’53 Fender Deluxe “Done!” That’s it. how you won the MTV contest that and heartbreak when that happens. I’m amps. NCV: You capture that raw energy, and helped jump-start your solo career. still reeling, and it’s going on five years NCV: How about the yellow Telecaster the chemistry between the players. EJ: I was playing in a crappy cover band. this summer. It’s been sort of a blur. It put on the front cover? I was just starting to write songs, and was me on my heels. Allen wanted to interpret playing shows back in Dayton and leav- the video for “Do Right” as a relation- ing my gear there. Then somebody can- ship, and perhaps make the story about a The Most Fun Radio on Radio celled for a contest that was going on at guy trying to do right by her father - or the last minute, and they asked if I could her trying to do right by her father. The fit in that slot. So we had to borrow gui- whole, “I’m trying to do the right thing with The Most Fun Music! tars - had to borrow everything - and we here.” He made it go in that direction, went and won this contest between five which quite frankly is fifty percent of or six bands. Then you were supposed to the population! He was smart enough send a demo tape off to New York. Sure to appeal to the masses more than the enough, they chose me from the tapes. So specific thing I’d written about. He tip- then we went to Green Castle, Indiana for toed around it. I said I was honored that a regional competition. And I won that it would be interpreted differently. Again, one, too, so they put all my gear and my that’s the sign of a good writer, if every- band on an airplane to Daytona and per- one can feel something based on their formed on MTV as like, the winner of the own life experience regardless of what Best Unsigned Band in the Midwest. But my intent was when I wrote it. That’s of course speed metal took first place for very satisfying. So that’s what that’s Follow us on Twitter & Facebook, national band. The Toadies - they had a about. But he asked if I minded if he big hit at the time - they got second place, threw my dad in there, in the photo, “So I log onto magic1025.com for a link to both! and I took third place out of the five. But said, absolutely not, I don’t mind!” this uber-speed band from California took NCV: Are you bringing your entire Day- first. It was funny though! Talk about ton band to the Trower show in North- light years away from where I am now. field? www.magic1025.com It’s almost comical, my skill set in the EJ: Unfortunately, I can only play with early ‘90s…it’s like I’ve lived two lives, as a three-piece band, but I’ll do my best you know? to make the new music sound the way it Your FM Home of the NCV: Thematically, some of the songs on ought to sound, and I’ll throw in some of Occupied deal with heartache, loss, and my older songs as well. Cleveland Cavaliers! grief. Your lyrics touch on the emotional www.ericjerardi.com pain, but you also sing about healing and 20 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | April 3, 2019 - May 8, 2019 North Coast Voice

The original animated DUMBO was released in 1941, a very different time in America, and subject to the constraints of MOVIE REVIEWS a very different level of animation effects. ■■■ By Westside Steve Simmons The new DUMBO is a louder brasher and even more violent flick. buddy flick / thriller as the company The Medici Brothers Circus has fallen on travels along getting in and out of vari- hard times. Trick riding cowboy star, Holt Westside Steve V ous dangerous situations together. It’s not Farrier (Colin Farrell) has come home from Saturday, 4/20 • 8:30 PM really an action-packed journey but there World War I with one less arm and two kids are plenty of exciting moments along to provide for alone after the death of his Firehouse Grill with a satisfying but somewhat bitter- wife. Circus owner, Max Medici (Danny Malvern, Ohio • Carroll County sweet ending. Besides Hawk, DeHaan is DeVito) having lost so many of his attrac- an unexpected bright spot as Billy, even tions, is counting on the upcoming birth Saturday, 4/27 • 7:00 pm The Kid though we’ve never seen the kid except for of a baby elephant to breathe new life into Lionsgate|R|100 min old photographs, he looks pretty much like Debut of the Asbury All Stars! the show. When the time comes everyone The Tangier Cabaret Here’s one that’s worth a little extra them and is completely believable. Schull is shocked and appalled by the look of the trouble, not a whole lot, but I had to drive is a fine little actor as well, and we should little pachyderm that has unnaturally huge Akron, Ohio to the Valley View Cinemark who often be seeing more of him in upcoming films. ears. As the audience turns against the poor A tribute to the music of has some films that aren’t playing in wide D’Onofrio exhibits a steady hand direct- little creature Max and his crew feel all is Southside Johnny & the Jukes! distribution. Why you may ask? Well, in ing the story through a rough and gritty lost until Holt’s daughter makes an amazing The opener is the first place I really like westerns and landscape. Certainly worth the ride. discovery - the little elephant can fly! With a Rocky Mountain Way there aren’t many of them these days. Sec- B+ flying elephant the circus is back on the fast Joe Walsh Tribute ond, it stars Ethan Hawke who’s a pretty WSS track to success but now gains the attention Tickets: thetangier.com good actor but usually flies just under the of V A Vandevere (Michael Keaton), the radar. His presence is not a guarantee of a To purchase Westside Steve Simmons unscrupulous owner of the world’s largest newest CD A Pirates Life visit great film, as a matter of fact even despite show, who works up a deal to make Max www.cdbaby.com/artist/westsidestevesimmons the short-lived Oscar buzz, I hated FIRST his partner and give all the Medici Broth- REFORMED, but that’s another story. ers Circus performers a new home. Does www.westsidesteve.com Third, I was curious to see what Vincent anybody think he can be trusted? D’Onofrio would do behind the camera. When Vandevere shows his true colors and The kid here is William Bonney AKA Dumbo and his mother’s lives are now in Billy the Kid (Dane DeHaan) and this is a jeopardy, Holt, Max, the kids, and trapeze semi-biographical tale about him and his artist Colette (Eva Green) steer the film into friend /nemesis Pat Garrett (Hawke). How Dumbo an action adventure to save the elephants. much is real and how much is artistic con- Walt Disney |PG|112 min Part of my slight discomfort was that it’s tent who knows? I’m guessing the fictional hard to accept one of Hollywood’s most part concerns the main story of the actual I know it will sound a little bit odd if I say charismatic guys, Keaton, as an evil son of protagonist here, another kid, Rio, (Jake I was disappointed in this film since as you a bitch. And it seemed to me Farrell was Schurr) who has run away from home with will see at the end of the review I give it channeling Luke McCoy for the accent. It’s his sister Sara, (Leila George) after killing a fairly high grade. Here’s the deal; this is just that none of the actors are as lovable his drunk and abusive father. Things are Disney, not some fly-by-night movie studio as you would expect Disney characters to looking perilous for the siblings as a nasty being run out of a Bakersfield garage. be. Nobody makes a film quite as visually uncle is out to seek revenge for his ne’er Nobody, and I mean nobody, in the world stunning as Burton but I don’t think he’s do well brother. The kids find an aban- does this kind of thing better. The original generally good with characters. Personally doned cabin in which to hide out. Well, not is one of America’s most beloved animated I think he could have hit the hook about quite abandoned, as it’s presently also in features and now with access to the most the elephant not needing feathers to fly or use by a band of outlaws led by the notori- amazing modern graphics imaginable being the cowboy needing his arm to ride a little ous Billy the Kid. The good news is that remanufactured for a whole new generation. harder but it was there. Still that’s not a Billy takes a liking to the youngsters and It really should have been an A+. deal-breaker and I thoroughly enjoyed the sort of takes them under his wing. The bad And I’m serious when I say it looks film and I’m giving it a B. It was exciting news is that it’s not long before Pat Garrett spectacular. Tim Burton directed this and and heartwarming and thrilling at various and a handful of lawmen capture the entire for all of his talents and shortcomings the times, and I do love those mice. I just wish bunch. Unwilling to confess patricide to guy really does make his films look more the masters at Disney turned this triple into the authorities Rio and Sara make up a rivetingly surreal than almost anyone else. a home run. story about a relative who will take them Unfortunately within that jaw dropping in when they get to New Mexico. That just look you will find just a hint of creepiness. B happens to be where Pat is taking Billy to Unlike the pure and heartwarming charm of WSS stand trial and presumably hang. Disney’s recent MARY POPPINS, Burton So what we have is kind of a perverse just can’t help adding a little essence of skunk to the perfume. Continued on page 22 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | April 3, 2019 - May 8, 2019 21 North Coast Voice Continued from page 21 Coxman’s (Neeson) son has been found has mistakenly killed the son of an Indian was great, it’s just a bad movie. dead and the preliminary cause of death chief, who just happens to take enough time First of all you need to figure out how to seems to be a drug overdose. Dad knows away from the casinos and the reservation our heroine winds up on Earth near the that his boy is not a druggie so the real rea- to be a rival cocaine kingpin. That means end of the 20th century when she’s actu- son must have been murder. And we’re off. Vikings son is now in jeopardy. ally from somewhere in the intergalactic One of his son’s dirt bag buddies spills This particular film, set in Colorado, is the future. Or something. There are two things the beans that they’ve been wrapped up in Americanized version of a Scandinavian going on in the future; first some kind of some sort of dope deal gone south. Dad project and book called, In Order Of Disap- a war between the Cree and the Scrulls, puts together a plan to kill off all the mem- pearance. This, as I assume did the previous (the Scrulls look a little bit like Orcs so Cold Pursuit bers of the food chain, one by one, until he versions, keeps a running total of all the bad we assume that they are the bad guys right Summit Entertainment|R|98 min gets to the head drug lord, known by his guys who meet an untimely end. off the bat). They can also metamorphosis Okay it’s spring, right? Meaning that we in gangland nickname, Viking (Tom Bate- This flick is listed as a dark comedy and themselves into any kind of creature and Northeast Ohio have just slogged through man). For the record; all the bad guys have while it is certainly dark enough it’s my wind up imitating some of the other char- the entire winter and are crossing our gangland nicknames. Viking is certainly a opinion that the Scandinavians, for all their acters as the story clumps along. Brie Lar- fingers that we’ve seen the end of the snow. despicable character but there’s just enough fine qualities, seem to fall a little bit short in son is Carol Danvers, (ironically Stan Lee, I thought it was especially appropriate that asshole in his personality to keep him from the area of Comedy. may he rest in peace, was imitative till the finally one of the most familiar figures in being truly frightening. As a matter of fact, end, SUPERGIRLS Earth name is Linda our neck of the woods is featured as the most of these desperados fall short of the Anyway, despite the lack of excitement Danvers) Captain Marvel, is charged with hero in an action thriller, namely the snow- intense hatred necessary to make a Revenge and real intrigue, there is just enough of protecting a super energy thingamabob cre- plow driver. Remember Mister Stanley, if it film work to its fullest extent. Don’t get me the poor man’s Coen brother’s quirkiness ated by her mentor, Annette Bening. The wasn’t for the snow plow driver we’d never wrong we are still happy to see these mugs to keep it from being a complete bore. Just thingamabob just happens to look exactly even be able to see the white lines on the get knocked off but mostly they come off not quite enough to earn it more than a like the glowing blue cubes that were the Highway. has more stupid than pure evil. Another mediocre rating. big problem in BLACK PANTHER. thing that makes the revenge factor less C Apparently everybody wants control of So the latest thriller starring senior citi- compelling is that we never really meet and zen action hero, Liam Neeson is COLD WSS that Cube and guess what? There’s a whole get to know Nelson’s son. If there was more lot of fighting as they try to take it from PURSUIT. On the plus side it’s supposed to of an empathetic connection I think the be an action thriller and I usually like those each other and a whole lot of blowing stuff audience would feel worse about his unjust up. Surprised? especially when there’s some good old death. fashioned revenge involved. We know from For the bulk of the film, when it’s not com- the trailers that snow plow driver Nelson One semi interesting subplot is that Viking pletely consumed by explosions, violence, and second-rate special effects, Danvers hangs out with Nick Fury (the usually great www.espn970wfun.com Samuel L Jackson) and his family. The Captain Marvel most interesting part is waiting for Jackson, Marvel|PG 13|125 min as Fury, to drop an MF-bomb. Okay gang, to be honest I had no real idea Finally when the dust clears and we’ve who Captain Marvel was. Apparently, and traveled back and forth, (with time to give I had to look this up, Captain Marvel was a you a crick in your neck), everything is character from a group called Fawcett com- resolved at least until the next film when ics back in the 50s who were sued by DC Marvel joins the rest of the Avengers for for copyright infringement; meaning that another two and a half hours of noise. they felt the captain was a rip-off of Super- Besides the surprisingly shoddy CGI and man. They must have won because Fawcett a confusing and nonsensical story, there dumped the character and it wasn’t until the is some second-rate acting going on here. 60s that Stan Lee at Marvel Comics bought I blame the director because I’ve seen the trademark and gave the series new life. Jackson in plenty of things in which he’s Last year the producers of the BLACK not asked to play a tough guy and a nerd PANTHER found out that you can put out in the same script. The usually compelling a mediocre superhero movie and as long as Jude Law plays his part like a villain in a B the main character isn’t a white guy who science fiction serial. Also the Scrulls rub- will make a lot of money and grab a lot ber masks obviously make it hard to talk. of headlines. So, what to do with the stale Nobody in the sound room could overdub CAPTAIN MARVEL series? Bingo! I have the voice? And for whatever reason Larson no idea what kind of transgender surgery plays the main character with the look Listen to Local ESPN 970 WFUN Programming... went on but all of a sudden he was a she. and feel of a Bob Evans waitress. It will Frankly I didn’t think BLACK PANTHER undoubtedly make a lot of money but it Lake County Captains, Lake Erie Football, was terrible, just way overrated. CAPTAIN still stinks. MARVEL, on the other hand, sucks. Now D & Local High School Sports! before you get irate it’s not because it’s a female in the lead, WONDER WOMAN WSS

22 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | April 3, 2019 - May 8, 2019 North Coast Voice CONCERT REVIEWS ■■■ By Pete Roche VGaelic Storm kicked it at House of Blues and www.Abbeyrodeo.com returning for Cleveland Irish Fest in July Saturday, St. Patrick’s Day season got off to an April 20th, 2019 early start this year when Gaelic Storm brought their green-tinted tunes to House of Blues Cleveland on February 28. Cebar's The Celtic-minded folk-rock group start- Restaurant & Lounge ed as a bar band in Santa Monica back in the mid-1990s. But cofounders Patrick 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm Murphy and Steve Twigger decided to start touring after a fortuitous cameo (as 6884 North Ridge Rd. the steerage section band) in the 1997 blockbuster Titanic. Madison, Ohio Katie Grennan They haven’t looked back since. Sure, the Gaelic Storm lineup has evolved over the years (with several up- Abbey Rodeo is: Jim Bonfonti, Chris Butcher, duels at center stage while Twigger “Back to the Pub,” “Raised on Black Verne McClelland, P. J. Philips, dates in the fiddle department), but Mur- strums his guitar and Murphy depresses Bob Yocum and Chuck Citraro. phy and Twigger remain co-chairmen of and Tans,” “Lover’s Wreck,” and “Beer the buttons and keys on his Baldini squee- Song” were lively highlights. “Mingulay Check out the Abbey Rodeo video at: the international ensemble—which also zebox. www.youtube.com/watch?v=siwWk_2hELk includes Canadian bagpiper Peter Purvis, Boat Song” featured kilted guests from California percussionist Ryan Lacey, and The live shows are rowdy enough to pla- the Great Lakes Pipes and Drum band. Michigan fiddler Katie Grennan. cate large, rambunctious drinking crowds, Twigger said the melancholy tune hails LYLE even if the material—and delivery—typi- Purvis and Lacey have been aboard for from Gaelic’s out-of-print, nautical- HEATH cally remains PG enough for kids, too. themed 2013 effort, The Boathouse. THE MULTI-INSTRUMENTAL, most of the group’s two-decade run. VERSATILE MUSICIAN Grennan joined just in time to contrib- What’s more, Murphy and friends love The Burke School of Irish Dancers also ute to the most recent GS studio effort, getting audiences involved in the craic. kicked up their heels with the group, who NOW BOOKING 2017’s Go Climb a Tree. Inviting local Irish dancers and pipe-and- employ such diverse instrumentation as drum bands to participate is a standard accordion, djembe, cajon, bodhran, and FOR 2019 “She’s from Pittsburgh,” announced Mur- practice, and bringing fans onstage to Private parties, weddings, phy, knowing full well he’d elicit a few spoons to cook up its sonic folk stew. bang cymbals (“What’s the Rumpus?”), events, long-term care facilities etc. playful boos. “But Cleveland is a favorite wave a tri-colored flag, or even propose “That that, Maroon 5!” teased Murphy, word in this band’s vocabulary!” marriage is old hat for these Rock Boat who routinely calls out other acts. MUSIC MUSICIAN Murphy wasn’t lying: Gaelic Storm is a vets. In jest, of course. Northeast Ohio mainstay who’ve rocked LESSONS FOR HIRE The band knocked out a couple songs for guitar, HOB, Kent Stage, and Cain Park count- The pre-Paddy’s Day set climaxed with Rent me from Go Climb a Tree—but they wasted “One More Day Above the Roses,” “Kiss bass, for your less times in the 2000s…and made many no time dipping back into their past for percussion, guest appearances at local Irish festivals. Me I’m Irish,” and a cover of Chum- band for the fan favorites from Bring Yer Wellies bawamba hit “Tubthumping.” For the en- and Their genre-juggling, predominantly (2006), What’s the Rumpus? (2008), Cab- beginning night... acoustic fare mixes traditional music core, Twigger and Murphy quit the stage, drums, guitar, bage (2010), Chicken Boxer (2012), and wove their way through the crowd, and piano. from the emerald isle with strains of Matching Sweaters (2015). bass, vocals. pop, country, bluegrass, and light rock. sang “Tell Me Ma” from atop the House The lyrics run the gamut from beautiful “Buzzards of Bourbon Street” and of Blues Jake Bar. ORIGINAL MUSIC DEMOS ballads and wistful wayfaring odes to “Scalliwag” set a jovial mood alongside You’ll have another opportunity to catch Visit YouTube and tall tales, drinking anthems, and colorful “character” tunes “Johnny Jump Up” up with Gaelic Storm this summer when anecdotes. and “Cyclone McClusky.” Murphy said the goofy guys (and gorgeous Grennan) search Lyle Heath. “Shanghai Kelly” was about an Irish im- But GS frequently indulge with exciting return to Cleveland Irish Festival July 20- migrant who journeyed to America during 21 at the Berea Fairground. More songs instrumentals, in the forms of exciting the California gold rush. “The Night I coming! jigs and reels led by Grennan and High- Punched Russell Crowe” detailed the https://clevelandirish.org/entertainment/ lands / Uilleann piper / tin whistler Pur- facts (and some fiction) of Murphy’s bar- music/ Call/text 440-381-3736 vis—who engages Grennan in friendly room fisticuffs with The Gladiator actor. Continued on page 24 and 'like' me on Facebook North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | April 3, 2019 - May 8, 2019 23 North Coast Voice Continued from page 23 cool, drizzly evening. West…but still sniff the Acapulco ocean Malo Armed with a rich, romantic voice, surf and feel the San Lucas sunshine. Cleveland Agora wel- Fender Jaguar guitar (which he traded They had the guitars, bass, and drums of comed The Mavericks out later for orange and black Gretschs), a prototypical electric rock band, but their The Mavericks administered an adrena- and a natural swagger, the goateed-and- booming brass section enables hip-wrig- line shot of Tex-Mex rock and roll to sunglassed Malo guided his dapper- gling excursions into soul and R&B (“All Northeast Ohio March 14 at the Cleve- dressed gang through one vivacious track Night Long,” “Easy As it Seems,” “What land Agora during a stop on their 30th (“The Losing Side of Me,” “There Goes am I Supposed to Do”). Suave squeeze- anniversary tour. My Heart”) after another (Lies,” “Sum- box player Michael Guerra distinguished mertime (When I’m With You”), thrilling himself with his Hohner concertina cal- V Formed in 1989 by singer-songwriter the standing-room-only senors y senoritas liope. Raul Malo, the Miami-based troupe has who’d come to shake a leg and nurse their been on a hot streak since regrouping Vocally, Malo is a cool combo of Roy mojitos and tequila. (after a decade-long hiatus) for 2015’s Orbison, Mono on its very own Mono Mundo re- By evening’s end it was a Mavericks free- Buddy Perez cord label. Their latest disc, Brand New for-all, a dance-at-will jamboree powered Holly, and Day, continues their tradition of weaving by the outfit’s strident rhythms, twangy Vince Gill: sultry, guitar-seasoned, horn-slathered guitars, and sultry horns. The four prin- He can Spanish-American music for discerning cipal players were impeccable—but their drop low audiences. five-man bass ‘n’ horn section manufac- and come tured the sonic marinade needed to spice off barrel- The Mavericks’ recent in-concert album up the mix. chested and All Night Live, Volume 1 is also a treat. It’d be fair to call these hombres an alt- husky, or Malo and the boys—lead guitarist Eddie country act—but that’d be too narrow soar high “Scarlito” Perez, drummer Paul Deakin, an adjective to describe The Mavericks’ with an an- and keyboardist Jerry Dale McFadden— wide, multicultural palette of sound. gelic falsetto replicated much of that live set at the The bonhomie-ready boys hail from the that’ll leave Agora, albeit with exciting updates from sunshine state, but their music is a healthy listeners Brand New Day. hodgepodge of Nashville, New Orleans, melted and Their sensuous salsas, tantalizing tangos, Rio, and Veracruz. You hear their music, misty-eyed. and mariachi mambos made for sweet and can almost taste the dust of the Wild He can belt listening (and dancing) on an otherwise like a ‘70s arena rocker or reel it in like a ‘50s More Country GUARANTEED! crooner with equal ease and effect. Malo even covered the Orbison-written (Linda Ronstadt-popularized) “Blue Bayou” with gusto and grace. Parked down front (to Malo’s far left) was McFadden, whose red microphone Perez was a Telecaster tornado, a dressed- and electric piano (a Nord C2) comple- to-kill six-string bandito in a crimson- mented his striped jacket – and whose sequined dinner jacket (and with a sticker honkytonk tinkling and organ accents of the Madonna on his Nash guitar). One lent bawdy boogie and gospel soul to the instant Perez would be calm and com- material. posed, adding vocal harmonies on micro- phone. The next, he was a dervish, digits Trumpeter Julio Diaz and saxophonist racing over the guitar neck and jet-black Max Abrams occupied a riser behind hair flailing. Malo (next to Guerra and Friedland), their warm horns decorating tunes like Bassist Ed Friedland relied on both “What You Do To Me,” “Every Little upright and electric instruments, his thick Thing About You,” and “(The Only thumps and glissando grooves synching Question Is) Do You Want Me To.” with drummer (and Painesville native) MORNINGS 5-10am Deakin’s brisk beats on the earnest “All Be sure to round up your compadres and Over Again” and ardent “Havana Mid- vamonos to see The Mavericks the next night.” time they come to Ohio: They’re a must- see, good-time live act whose authentic Guerra stood to Friedland’s left, his Latino-American music and irrepressible squeezebox asides peppering songs like stage energy will rejuvenate your spirit 983TheBull.com “Stories We Could Tell” and “What You and chase away those Midwest winter Do to Me” with Cuban cantina aplomb. blues. 24 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | April 3, 2019 - May 8, 2019 North Coast Voice

Malo If You Can Dream It, buttons to fit the originals. Of course I I Can Build It. bought a whole set of 6 and you can’t even tell that there was ever a problem. STAY IN TUNE This is not always the case. Often times ■■■ By Luthier Patrick Podpadec you have to sacrifice a little on the shape or color of the buttons. Custom Designs The weather has been Guitars Last but not least, I had a beautiful older Basses trying so hard to turn Guitar neck repair V Gibson SG with a severely broken neck. Acoustic into spring but mother When I evaluate a broken neck, I take Electric nature must not feel it’s Mandolins into consideration the type of crack or time yet. We’ve had a few Double Necks break that it is. A long straight break days that are flirting with Harp Guitars along the grain line of the wood is usually Major Repairs

spring time temperatures Fast, Reliable Turnover Reliable Fast, quite easy to fix, there is a lot of wood Musicians Working for Restorations “The Dreamcaster” but as I sit here this Sun Custom built surface to glue to and in turn the strength Refinishing for Brian Henke morning on 3/31, I’m Refretting of the repair is better when you have looking out my window Intonation Adjustments more surface to glue to. On the other Acoustic Pickup Installs at about 5 inches of very spectrum would be the type of break wet snow that apparently that is very short and has multiple grain SPRING SPECIAL came down over night $ separations. This type of break is difficult 10 OFF while I was tucked away ANY REPAIR to align back up properly and you also With mention of under the warmth and this ad. have to take in the fact that each grain serenity of my covers. I separation should be glued individually. guess it’s a good day for Patrick Podpadec Sometimes you have to “open up a crack a fire on the old wood Luthier as far as you can get it to allow the glue to burner. ence, generally it’s best to first look at the 440.474-2141 battery to make sure that it has the proper find its way all the way through the crack. I have been dealing with some “life” charge. If that turns out good then I turn Often times chunks of wood will be miss- [email protected] issues lately and had finally gotten most my attention to the output jack to see ing or temporarily removed to be glued www.liamguitars.com of my work schedule back under way if there is any connections that may be back in place after the alignment has been again when I decided to cut some fire bad with the output jack such as cracked performed. These types of breaks must wood and wouldn’t you know I fell off of solder joints, broken wires, etc. In the always be re-inforced with some sort the wood pile onto my back and broke 2 case of this instrument when I tried to of cleating, which consists of splines or of my ribs! Oh Well, it just goes to show loosen the nut from the jack I found that dowels that extend through the break and ya that you can’t start counting your someone had apparently epoxied the jack help stiffen or stabilize the fracture . This chicken’s before they hatch. It’s just a into the end pin hole. I assumed it was be- can be difficult especially when you take minor setback (with some pain) but I will cause the nut on the inside of the jack was in the fact of the truss rod that generally be alright and things will still get done, missing. After some intense twisting and will run right down through the center of AgeLess Band just at a much slower pace. pounding I was able to set the jack free the fracture. It can sometimes be difficult agelessband.com At least with having this minor setback from the epoxy. . I was right; there was to align the splines on either side of the Formerly Whooz Playin' it gives me an opportunity to work more no internal nut on the jack. After inspect- truss rod and also sometimes with the in the shop instead of doing the construc- ing the jack for improper electrical issues, grain of the neck it is required to angle Sat. April 6th tion work that has been increasingly which I did not find, I decided to install the splines to the curvature of the neck 8-11 PM building up in my schedules. I have been a new output jack. I would have had to too. Of course after all of the hard part able to get out to my shop and do some undo all of the solder joints anyway just of the repair is done you must do your Rider’s Inn cleaning, which always makes me feel to add a stop nut and a washer on the old best to visually hide the repair with a dark better. It gives me the illusion that I’m one so the new jack was the way to go. It toner to make the very ugly repair scars Fri. April 12th organized. It also gives me incentives to now works fine by the way. go away. This Gibson SG ranks up there as one of the worst breaks I have ever start new projects which in turn makes A couple of other guitars that came in 7-10 PM had to repair. No worries though, I have me focus on the work I already have on needed the basic setup of fret dressing Benny Vino Winery complete confidence that it will be one of my bench because I can’t move forward and all the necessary adjustments and my best repairs! with new projects until I finish my old some serious cleaning. The one instru- ones first. (At least that is what I tell ment had a couple of the tuning ma- So while all of you are awaiting the ar- Sat. April 27th myself.) chine’s buttons missing. There is a boat- rival of springtime please make sure that 3:30-7:30PM One new repair that have found its way load of variations on these plastic buttons you “Stay in Tune”! Debonne Vineyards to my bench is a Martin with a Fishman from size to shape to different size threads Keep Smiling! pickup that keeps cutting out the signal and lengths that are used for holding the Patrick From Liam Guitars/ Smoking Hot To Book: 440-796-3057 at the most inappropriate time, right in buttons on. I got lucky and found one on www.agelessband.com Amazon of all places, the exact tuning Guitars the middle of a song. From my experi- Check out our videos! North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | April 3, 2019 - May 8, 2019 25 North Coast Voice

Continued from page 16 can stop the ear-catching ‘80s quintet from Journey’s “classic lineup” musicians acquit gles (front, back, up and down) are choice: lele strums on the ebullient “Makes Me touring its blockbuster back catalog to sold- themselves marvelously on the two-plus We see Journey from the audience’s point of Happy.” Wife Janie joins Jon on poignant out sheds around the world - either alone as hours extravaganza: Schon rips and rakes view and venture onstage alongside Cain’s musical valentine “I Found Myself.” Ac- headliners, or allied with brother “legacy” on an assortment of PRS guitars and Gibson piano, above Schon’s lengthy pedalboard, cordions and cellos underscore an ode to bands like Foreigner, Doobie Brothers, REO Les Pauls; Valory pins the bottom end on and behind Smith’s drums. dreamers, mystics, and singers on “Twice Speedwagon, and Styx. his red Jackson bass; Cain plays piano and Oh, and the Journey 2017 packaging in a Lifetime,” while fretless bass and Not too shabby for an ensemble formed synths on a pair of Roland / Korg keyboards features extensive liner notes by Cleveland sharp snare lend a jazzy vibe to “Come when Nixon was still in office. and sings backup in a headset mic; and critic / journalist Matt Wardlaw (Ultimate Up.” Loops of nonsensical (but harmonic Steve Smith smashes his Sonor skins (and Classic Rock, Scene Magazine). and phonetically pleasing) Anderson vo- But there was a time (oh, say 1980 to 1984) Zildjain gong) with a “traditional grip” (one calizations - those bips, boops, bid-its and when the San Francisco five-piece was one hand over, one under) on his drumsticks. of the biggest acts going. A time when teens bah-nah-nahs - underpin the interrogatory But spritely, acrobatic singer Arnel Pineda CLEVELAND “Where Does Music Come From?” couldn’t avoid hearing “Open Arms” three or four times a night over the skating rink nearly steals the show. The Filipino native ROCKS! 1000 Hands is fun, lively, lighthearted P.A. or “Who’s Crying Now” on repeat on replaced outgoing vocalist Steve Augeri Cleveland Interna- and breezy…but never trivial or twee. the video arcade jukebox. An era when it in 2007 - but vocally, visually, and spiritu- tional Records (Vari- Where some past Anderson albums have was impossible to shuck “Separate Ways” ally he’s a doppelganger for Steve Perry ous Artists) (whether intended or not) induced rest and “Faithfully” while browsing Izod shirts (who fronted Journey during the Escape / Steve Popovich and relaxation, this one encourages move- and Jordache jeans at the mall. Frontiers years). Clad in a leather jacket and brought a wealth of ment - of body and soul. hi-top tennis shoes, Pineda winds up the talent and experi- New from Eagle Rock, Journey - Live in Budokan crowd and never lets ‘em off the ence to his Cleveland You might say Jon’s rekindled the ol’ Japan 2017: Escape + Frontiers is a multi- hook. International Records label in 1977. “Mind Drive.” High vibration go on! media celebration of the group’s golden age of FM dominance. Available as a Blu-ray / By show’s end, Pineda’s done a dozen scis- In 1972 Columbia impresario Clive Davis JOURNEY: LIVE IN JAPAN DVD / 2CD digipak, the captivating concert sor kicks, executed an assortment of spins bumped Popovich up from inventory and 2017 – ESCAPE film / recording is a double shot of Neal and twirls, leapt off monitors and Smith’s sales to Vice President of Promotion, in + FRONTIERS Schon (guitar), Ross Valory (bass), Jonathan drum riser, and changed his shirt four or five which capacity he helped launch (or main- Journey Cain (keys), and Steve Smith (drums) rip- times. Pineda’s pipes sound great (he’s 51 tain) the careers of big names like Bruce Journey hasn’t had ping through their two most popular platters but looks 30), but the extreme physicality Springsteen, Kenny Loggins, Carlos a hit single in years. at a sold-out Budokan (Tokyo) mere weeks means he has to break a couple times. Auxil- Santana, and Miles Davis. Later, as a key But not even today’s before their long-awaited induction into the iary keyboard man Travis Thibodaux fills in A & R man for Epic Records (1974-76), fickle radio market Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. nicely on “Lay It Down,” “After the Fall,” Steve signed future legends Cheap Trick, and “Frontiers” - all with Valory and Cain Boston, Ted Nugent, and Jaco Pastorius. lending extra lungpower beneath the band’s scarab logo backdrop. But the late ‘70s were life-changing even for the experienced Midwest exec, who The hits hold up: There’s a reason “Don’t founded Cleveland International out of his Stop Believin’,” “Stone in Love,” “Who’s Willoughby home in 1977. That’s because Crying Now,” “Still They Ride,” “Sepa- one of his first releases - Meat Loaf’s rate Ways (Worlds Apart),” “Send Her My Bat Out of Hell - became a worldwide Love,” “Chain Reaction,” and “Open Arms” smash…and went on to become one of the are featured on most of Journey’s box sets, best-selling titles ever. best-of compilations, and live discs. These are memorable tunes with irresistible melo- Popovich worked for Mercury / Polygram dies and muscular grooves. in Nashville (Murfreesboro) in the late ‘80s but returned home to Ohio in 1995 to We’ll see if anyone’s still forking out cash resurrect his humble hobby imprint. for Shinedown tickets or buying up AWOL Nation discs and Imagine Dragons Blu-rays That was Phase II. in 2035. Now Steve Jr. (Wrecking Ball Entertain- Deep cuts “Back Talk,” “Mother, Father,” ment) is taking up the torch for his late fa- “Keep on Runnin’” and “Rubicon” round ther (deceased 2011) by spearheading the out the hit-heavy set. 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Continued from page 26 2 a.m.) and was a two-time finalist in the (guitars, bass, drums, keys) on each song will Meat Loaf’s “Paradise by the Dashboard annual John Lennon Songwriting Contest. be an equal division of labor, irrespective of Light” and pal Jim Steinman’s “Rock and His 2017 effort Love Under Fire features an author. Roll Dreams Come True” are the obvious incandescent collaboration with Cleveland Accordingly, Hedges takes the spotlight standouts here, as they’re already familiar blues rock heroes Welshly Arms (“The Sweet on the twangy, surf-rock chestnut “Now or to - and beloved by - everyone over 40. Sound of Protest”). Never,” whose lyrics contemplate romantic But Southside Johnny’s “I Don’t Wanna Now Hedges and Miraldi reside in New York, opportunities…and good timing. Go Home” and Ronnie Spector / E-Street where the two Midwest expats just polished “We could take the chance to be together,” Band’s “Say Goodbye to Hollywood” are off the first pair of singles from their forth- excellent offerings from other A-listers. muses Hedges, his pipes dripping with Elvis coming debut LP as The New Preservation Costello cool. “I could be your equal.” Nostalgia-rousing novelties like The Society. CLEVELAND Rovers’ “Wasn’t That a Party” and Just Lush, layered background vocals sparkle (a So just what are Hedges and Miraldi preserv- la The Beach Boys) over a rousing, robust ROCKS! Us Girls’ “Time Warp” (from Rocky Hor- ing? Well, if digi-downloads “Now or Never” Cleveland Interna- ror Picture Show) will rewind the clock bass line and dynamic drumbeat while guitars and “She Don’t Even Know” are any barom- swirl in the quasi-psychedelic mix. tional Records (Vari- for middle-agers, while other tracks (by eter, the dynamic duo aims to pay homage to ous Artists) Euclid Beach Band, Iron City Houserock- the simple-but-infectious jangle-pop stylings It’s Miraldi’s turn to dote from a distance Steve Popovich ers, Ellen Foley, Mike Berry) showcase of the British Invasion and its immediate on “She Don’t Even Know,” whose ambient brought a wealth of the songwriting skills of the label’s earli- aftermath (in both the UK and USA), circa chords and melodic oh-oh-ohh hook underpin talent and experi- est all-stars. the mid to late 1960s. a familiar boy-meets-girl scenario. Too bad ence to his Cleveland Dated? Perhaps. But still dandies. Miraldi’s lovesick singer won’t act on his International Records label in 1977. Sure enough, TNPS’s initial offerings do feelings: Then there’s that climactic closer by contain strands of DNA respectfully repli- In 1972 Columbia impresario Clive Davis Mott the Hoople / Ian Hunter: You’ve cated from The Who, Beatles, Grass Roots, “It’s my fault for being so shy,” acknowl- bumped Popovich up from inventory and undoubtedly heard “Cleveland Rocks” on The Byrds, and The Kinks. Genetic material edges the timid tunesmith. sales to Vice President of Promotion, in WMMS (or The Drew Carey Show) at found in Herman’s Hermits, The Dave Clark which capacity he helped launch (or main- TNPS will premiere their songs live in some point in your life. Why not add the Five, and The Hollies are likewise evident in tain) the careers of big names like Bruce concert April 20 at The Factory in Brooklyn, city anthem to your digital library once the shimmering, chorus-and-reverb slathered Springsteen, Kenny Loggins, Carlos New York. Then Miraldi and Hedges return and for all (for your commute home on guitar chords and (mildly accented) vivacious Santana, and Miles Davis. Later, as a key to Cleveland for a hometown gig May 18 at Fridays, or for your personal pre-concert vocals. A & R man for Epic Records (1974-76), Beachland Tavern. / sporting event get-pumped soundtrack)? Steve signed future legends Cheap Trick, “We love the sound of this time period,” www.facebook.com/thenewpreservationso- Boston, Ted Nugent, and Jaco Pastorius. The younger Popovich plans to rerelease “says Miraldi. “It was an era and a scene for ciety several (10-15) notable Cleveland Inter- which we weren’t around, but still inspired But the late ‘70s were life-changing even national titles in late 2019 before turning us.” Hedges concurs. “This genre means a for the experienced Midwest exec, who his attention to new and up-coming lot to us. We’re paying tribute to some of our founded Cleveland International out of his regional artists. heroes.” Willoughby home in 1977. That’s because one of his first releases - Meat Loaf’s Cleveland Rocks is available now on CD The New Preservation Society is American… Bat Out of Hell - became a worldwide and vinyl at 3/25/2019 but the boys sound a little British. It’s melodUSp139sol- smash…and went on to become one of the http://smarturl.it/CLERocks_PreOrder. ic, Merseybeat, and mischievously mod. One best-selling titles ever. All that Cleveland International energy’s can easily imagine the twosome performing calling you…back where it comes from. either of these cuts live on Shindig! without Popovich worked for Mercury / Polygram seeming at all out of time or place. in Nashville (Murfreesboro) in the late ‘80s but returned home to Ohio in 1995 to Each a capable front man in his own right, resurrect his humble hobby imprint. Home | CrosswordHedges Menu and Miraldi| Standard rotate US Crosswords writing and Vol 2 lead- singing duties for TNPS. Instrumentation That was Phase II. Solution - usp139 Listen To Now Steve Jr. (Wrecking Ball Entertain- ment) is taking up the torch for his late fa- ther (deceased 2011) by spearheading the THE NEW PRESERVATION third coming of Cleveland International SOCIETY Classic Rock Cafe Records. And what better calling card than The New Preservation Society a best-of compilation called Cleveland Nathan Hedges has been fronting Cleveland- Rocks? based band Cities & Coasts (Postcards from A reissue of the popular ‘95 sampler, the Great Lakes) for years. He’s also estab- and have a six-pack on us! Cleveland Rocks assembles the crème of lished himself as a charismatic acoustic- the crop-o-’Vich - the superstars of Steve electric entertainer capable of commanding Sr.’s old stable - on a single disc (and for the Crossroads Stage at House of Blues all the first time, digital download) housed in by his lonesome. Make requests at an eye-popping (if otherwise unassuming) Ohio-bred Dan Miraldi’s issued several eco-friendly jacket. well-regarded solo albums and EPs (Chaos, Destruction & Dancing, Alphabet City, Facebook.com/WFXJTheFox Puzzle ChoiceNorth Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | April 3, 2019 - May 8, 2019 27

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