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court.” Waggoner has publicly stat- central Alabama. Singleton asked Feathered Warriors ed his opposition to cockfighting. Ward during a April 26 debate on He also claimed that he didn’t the Senate floor what would hap- know how much the penalty pen if the roosters he raises started Alabama is the only state in which the legal penalties would be increased by the bill. fighting on their own in his yard. for cockfighting are almost nonexistent, making it a des- “There’s a lot of money “I’ve got about ten cocks in my pen, tination for cockfighting enthusiasts from around the involved in that game and that’s they’re not used [for] fighting,” said country. The Alabama legislature is perfectly comfortable exactly why [there is opposition to Singleton. “But I raise them—raise increased fines],” said District 14 the roosters and raise some hens. with the status quo. Senator Cam Ward of Alabaster, And I don’t want to be mistaken who sponsored the bill. “This bill [for a cockfighter]—that one day By Ed Reynolds does nothing to keep you from rais- the police stop by and they see a ing a gamecock; there’s nothing to couple of my roosters out there ockfighting has been illegal in ALGBA was founded in 1978 “to stop you from selling roosters. fighting [and claim] that I’m trying C Alabama since 1896. Yet more promote the breeding of gamefowl There are people out there making to participate in a cockfight.” than a century later, the state’s fight- to their full potential as the ‘ulti- big money off [cockfighting]. I When Senator Ward explained ing pits attract cockfighters like ants mate’ in spirit and courage,” don’t know how anybody could be that a cockfight was defined as an to a picnic, courtesy of the weakest according to the association web against this bill. I’ve had people call “organized event,” Singleton cockfighting laws in the nation. site. The association is a member me; I’ve had threats on this issue. asked, “Well, I mean, what do we Currently, cockfighting (includ- of the United Gamefowl Breeders They said, ‘We do this all the time, call ‘organized event?’ That [defini- ing promoting the event or attend- Association (UGBA), whose nation- tion] could be totally loosely held. ing as a spectator) is a Class C mis- al headquarters is located in Are we looking for there to be an demeanor, the penalty for which is a Daleville, Alabama. “A speeding ticket you advertisement? Would just a few fine of only $50. On April 26, Senate In a telephone conversation get on the way to the fellows hovering around be called Bill 175, which would make cock- several days after the delay, an organized event? Or does it fighting a Class A misdemeanor and Waggoner was asked if ALGBA was cockfight carries a bigger have to say that I sent out a notice increase the fine to $6,000 and pos- the leading opponent of S.B. 175. penalty than one for to someone to meet me over at my sibly a year in jail, once again failed “There was a good bit of opposi- actually participating.” farm place, that we’re gonna have to be brought to a vote by the State tion. I don’t know who the organ- a cockfight? Would that establish Senate when a filibuster appeared ized opposition is. I’m sure it’s the —District 14 Senator Cam Ward an organized event?” probable. However, it was the first ‘rooster people,’ whoever that of Alabaster When Ward noted that “wager- time the bill has made it out of com- might be,” he responded. “I doubt ing” is also included as one of the mittee to the Senate floor. I have any in my district. I don’t why don’t you leave us alone’. A illegal activities being addressed, As Senate majority leader rep- think we have any cockfighting in speeding ticket you get on the way Singleton said, “There’s gambling resenting the 16th District, State Vestavia or Hoover,” he added with to the cockfight carries a bigger on any fall day in the state of Senator Jabo Waggoner of Vestavia a chuckle. “There is a powerful penalty than one for actually partici- Alabama. We wager on our two uni- placed the proposed law on the group for [the bill], too. They pating.” Ward has no doubt who versities. There are board games list of “special order” bills for the nearly drove me crazy. I bet I had the opposition is. When asked by that are going on. Gambling is ille- April 26 vote. However, a group of 50 calls one day at my home, and Black & White if the threat of a fili- gal in this state. But yet and still, senators opposing the bill indicat- they probably had 200 calls in sup- buster indicated the political power because you said these were organ- ed a lengthy debate was expected, port of the bill in Montgomery [at of the Alabama Gamefowl Breeders ized [cockfights], then would you so once again senators voted to his Senate office]. They were put- Association, he replied, “It does. take a friendly amendment to add in carry the proposal over to another ting out little cartoons that I was They’re very powerful in Senator any board games, [any] gambling, legislative session. aiding and abetting the cockfight- Singleton’s district. They’ve always [including] Saturday football?” Opposition to the tougher ing industry, you know, like I was been big supporters of his.” Ward answered: “Yeah, [gam- penalties is spearheaded by the for it. Really irritated me. But any- Ward was referring to Senator bling] is part of it. But that’s not Alabama Gamefowl Breeders how, it was on the ‘special order,’ Bobby Singleton of Greensboro, the [main thing] . . . Because two Association (ALGBA or AGBA). so they’re having their day in who represents counties in western football players aren’t designed to making it a destination for cockfight- now sell for $80 each. Grit and ers from around the country. In Steel has articles on breeding farms 2007, Louisiana became the last with colorful names like Hi-Tech state to make rooster fights illegal. Redneck Game Fowl in North (The first conviction is a misde- Carolina and the Ace-Maker meanor, with a fine of $1,000; a sec- Hatchery in Turlock, California. ond conviction is a felony that The weapon maker of choice is the includes a fine of up to $2,000.) As a Killingsworth Gaff Company. result, Alabama has become a safe Most cockfights in the United haven for cockfighting because of States are gaff fights. Sometimes the state’s low fine. birds fight with a knife blade Staging rooster fights has always attached to their spurs instead. been a lucrative business. Recently, These are called “slasher fights,” and the total prize money at a large are popular in the Philippines. A gamefowl pit in Citronelle, near slasher match usually doesn’t last Mobile, reportedly reached a quarter more than 30 seconds due to the of a million dollars, with entrants greater severity of wounds. The paying $400 per bird to fight the six Philippines are home to a renowned roosters they brought to the derby. cockfighting extravaganza called the Breeders attach spurs to the roosters' legs to make certain Sixty years ago, the entry fees were World Slasher Cup, where expert that a cockfight is mortal combat. astonishingly exorbitant. A 1946 Filipino cockers take on breeders issue of The Gamecock magazine from around the world. Ferdinand get in a pen and kill each other like general’s office investigate the non- features advertisements for tourna- Marcos, a gamefowl enthusiast, two roosters are.” Singleton didn’t profit status of ALGBA, according to ments with entry fees up to $1,000. ordered cockfighting legalized by miss a beat. “But they’re gladiators. Mindy Gilbert, state director for the Gaffs (two-inch long curved spikes presidential decree. Marcos was Your definition didn’t say ‘designed Humane Society of the United that are attached to a rooster’s foot) especially fond of Alabama game- to get in a pen and kill each other.’ States (HSUS). “The bottom line is were advertised for $20. There’s an fowl aficionados, flying some of the I just think that this bill is an that in order to get in some of these ad for a dietary supplement called state’s top breeders to the unnecessary bill,” said Singleton. bigger cockpits, you have to show a Action Tabs, which would “put a Philippines to train his birds. “We’re not having that major many membership card from ALGBA, (sic) arrests. There’s nothing to say which is a nonprofit organization,” Witnessing a Cockfight that organized cockfighting is going said Gilbert. “A couple of our At times, a bird’s lung I met Leon in 2001 through his on in this state.” informants had to buy memberships filled up with blood brother-in-law, who told me that Singleton continued: “I think to ALGBA to get into an illegal cock- Leon was a “gentleman farmer” in that these are just organizations that fight.” Alabama Nonprofit after suffering a south Alabama who might take me are out there just like the PETA Corporation Law allows nonprofit puncture wound. It was to a Louisiana cockfight after I had group. I could have two dogs tied status only for organizations whose expressed interest in writing about up and they want to tell me about purpose is “lawful,” according to common to see a such debauchery. In addition to what to do with my dogs.” When the HSUS letter to the attorney gen- handler stick a chicken’s raising and fighting his own birds, asked if he would support legaliza- eral. The letter cites several exam- Leon had operated cockfighting tion of cockfighting, Singleton ples of ALGBA’s alleged connections head in his mouth to pits in north Alabama in the 1970s. laughed and said, “I don’t have a to state cockfights as well as those suck the blood from Smitten with gamecocks because of problem with it. You know, I’m for of the national umbrella organiza- the animal’s lungs. their relentless will to survive, gambling in this state. You’re asking tion UGBA in other states. Leon summed up the allure: “It’s a the wrong guy. Ain’t no shame in fascination with that particular ani- my game about it! I’ll do that!” High stakes cock right at time of fight.” Tips on mal, like some folks might have for Regarding Senator Singleton’s Cockfighting is outlawed in all 50 the best way to “heel” (attach a Siamese Fighting fish. I love watch- support of cockfighting, Jabo states, with 40 prosecuting the sport weapon) a bird are simple: “Hold ing roosters perform and I love Waggoner said, “Yeah, I thought as a felony. In 2002, President Bush him as you would a loaf of fresh preparing them for a fight.” Bobby Singleton was going to fili- signed legislation that made the bread and not as you would a foot- When not doting on his chick- buster the bill. I’m sure the district transport of roosters across state ball or watermelon.” ens, Leon practiced law in a small he represents has a lot of people lines to participate in fights a federal Another gamefowl publication, town where he owned a farm with that [cockfight]. I’m sure [cock- crime. This was a blow to the bird- Grit and Steel, has been publishing a world-class rooster-fighting opera- fighting] is a rural Alabama sport.” fighting industry in Louisiana—one since 1899. In a 1999 issue, prices tion. His birds were bred according The Humane Society has of two states at the time where it for fighting cocks are $500, with to centuries-old bloodlines. Leon’s requested that the Alabama attorney was still legal to fight chickens, thus hens going for $200 and up. Gaffs roosters would be fighting at the

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Enjoy local entertainment, wine, with live music, pickle-eating con- food, door prizes, and more. $75. test, and kosher BBQ cook-off (No 5/26, Saturday 7–9:30 p.m. WorkPlay, 500 23rd 5/19, Saturday pork permitted). Compete for best ❖ Nature Workshop “Eddie Street South. Details: 326-1925; 879- ❖ Semi-Finals Opera kosher beef brisket, kosher beef ribs, Aldridge’s Hydrangea Propagation 4773; www.workplay.com. Competition “Opera Birmingham’s beans, team booth, and team name. Workshop.” Learn the basic principles 2012 Vocal Competition.” Come 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Temple Beth-El, 2179 and techniques of propagating 5/18, Friday rank your favorites among twenty of Highland Avenue. Team registration hydrangeas from seed and cuttings. ❖ the country’s young singers. The DJ/Dance Party “Friday On My and details: 222-9300; www.when- Then, pot your own native hydrangea morning session of the semi-finals Mind.” Enjoy soul, R&B, and funk pigsflykosherbbq.com. and take it home. $15–$20. 10 competition is from 10:30 grooves from the sixties and seven- Art Show “Quick Draw.” This juried a.m.–Noon. Aldridge Gardens, 3530 a.m.–12:20 p.m. The afternoon ses- ties. 21 and older. $5 admission. 8 plein air art show will feature artists Lorna Road. Details: 682-8019; sion is from 1:10–2:20 p.m. $20. p.m.–1 a.m. Woodrow Hall, 5504 1st from the Southeast. Watch artists www.aldridgegardens.com. UAB, Hulsey Hall. Details: 322-6737; Avenue North, Third Floor. Details: paint in Aldridge Gardens and other www.operabirmingham.org. www.woodrowhall.com. private gardens in Birmingham. 5/27, Sunday Art and Fashion Show “Mais Do Dah Day Eve Party. 7–10 Finished artwork will be for sale. 1 ❖ Nature Program “Bats of Qui.” A journey through the streets p.m. Nana Funks, 708 29th St. p.m.–3 p.m. Aldridge Gardens, 3530 Alabama.” Discussion about an inter- of Paris depicted through photogra- South. Details: 250-8003; www.face- Lorna Road. Details: 682-8019; esting, often misunderstood creature. phy by Steve Rostand, paintings, an book.com/dodahdaybirmingham. www.aldridgegardens.com. 7 p.m. Admission rates apply. Oak installation by Tres Taylor, and fash- Benefit “Art in Place of Blight.” 3rd Mountain State Park, Campground ion by Lillis Taylor. 2–8 p.m. annual event to raise awareness of Pavilion (B-Side), 200 Terrace Drive. Birmingham’s blight and vacant Details: 620-2520; www.alapark.com/- property problem. Benefits oakmountain. Alabama Phoenix Festival Neighborhood Housing Services. The Alabama Phoenix Festival is a sci- 3:30–7:30 p.m. $35–$100. Sloss 5/28, Monday ence-fiction, fantasy, and comic conven- Furnaces, Twenty 32nd Street North. ❖ Nature Program “2nd Annual tion taking place Memorial Day Tickets and details: 328-4292; Memorial Day Bug Race” at the tree- Weekend, May 25 through 27, at the http://artinplaceofblight2012.eventbr top nature trail. 10 a.m. Admission Cahaba Grand Conference Center, with ite.com; www.nhsbham.org. rates apply. Oak Mountain State Park, additional events hosted at the Terrace Drive. Details: 620-2520; Perimeter Park Hilton Garden Inn. The 5/22–27, Tuesday–Sunday www.alapark.com/oakmountain. stated goal of the event is to illustrate Tournament College how science fiction, fantasy, and other athletes compete for the SEC 5/30, Wednesday genres lead to the new ideas and Championship. Tickets begin at $14. ❖ Baseball “17th Annual Rickwood advancements of tomorrow, while Regions Park, 100 Ben Chapman Classic.” The entertaining and inspiring. Drive. Tickets and game schedule: host the Chattanooga Lookouts. This Headlining speakers include actor www.secdigitalnetwork.com. year, in tribute to baseball played dur- Adam Baldwin, who plays Major John Adam Baldwin ing WWII and the Korean War, the Casey on NBC’s action-comedy 5/24, Thursday Barons and the Lookouts will don “Chuck” and Jayne in creator/director Joss Whedon’s beloved “Firefly” ❖ Documentary Film 99 Films uniforms from the 1940s. 12:30 p.m. TV series and Serenity feature film; Robin Shelby, of the visual effects Series presents The Corporation. Ticket prices vary. Rickwood Field, team on Ghostbusters 2 and roles in Beverly Hills Cop III and Willow; Taking its status as a legal “person” 1137 2nd Avenue West. Tickets and C. Martin Crocker, a 25-year veteran of the animation field, much of to the logical conclusion, the film details: 988-3200; www.barons.com. that with Cartoon Network’s “Adult Swim,” where he created the for- asks the Corporation “What kind of mat and design for “Space Ghost Coast to Coast,” and supplies the person is it?” The Corporation 5/30–June 3 voices of nearly 20 characters including villains Zorak and Moltar; and includes interviews with corporate ❖ Comedy Lynne Koplitz, has Larry Hama, a writer, cartoonist, illustrator, actor, and musician who insiders and critics such as Noam appeared on numerous T.V. shows has worked in comics, television, and film, and is best known as the Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Milton including “Mother Knows Best” with writer of Marvel’s GI Joe and Wolverine comics in the 1980s and ’90s. Friedman, Howard Zinn, Vandana Joan Rivers, IFC’s “Z Rock,” and “How A roster of actors, entertainers, artists, and writers will share their Shiva, and Michael Moore. Free. to Boil Water” on the Food Network. industry knowledge and experience by leading various panels with 7–9:30 p.m. UAB Heritage Hall, $10–$12. Times vary. Tickets and topics such as sci-fi and fantasy media, sci-fi and fantasy literature, Room 104. Details: http://occupy- details: www.stardome.com. birmingham.org. comics, alternate history, costuming, science and engineering, Star Trek, Star Wars, anime/manga, paranormal, and horror. ❖ Outdoor Food/Drink “Beer on Through 5/31 Attendees are required to purchase a membership with the the Back Porch.” Enjoy local brews, ❖ IMAX Film Tornado Alley. Join Alabama Phoenix Festival for the event. Memberships are available dur- food, and music. $20. 6–10 p.m. “Storm Chasers” star Sean Casey and ing registration hours for $55 per person; children under 10 receive Ruffner Mountain, Picnic Pavilion, the researchers of VORTEX 2 as they free admission with an adult membership purchase. To learn more, 1214 81st Street South. Details: 833- experience a tornado’s destructive visit www.alabamaphoenixfestival.com. —Jane Longshore 8264; www.ruffnermountain.org. power. Times vary. $6–9. McWane Science Center, 200 19th Street

8 May 17, 2012 • www.bwcitypaper.com • black & white of all ages can enjoy contests, give- “Working with your Chakras, the aways, family-friendly activities, and Planets and Crystals” will be Sunday, Do Dah Day Music Line Up more. Free. 7 a.m.–1 p.m. East Lake June 3 from 1:30–4 p.m. and Park, 1st Avenue North and Oporto- Monday, June 4 from 7–9 p.m. will Caldwell Park Madrid Blvd. Details: 254-2391. be $25–$45. Unity of Birmingham, 12–12:40 p.m. India Ramey 2803 Highland Avenue South. 6/2–3, Saturday–Sunday Details: 251-3713; www.heavenan- 1–1:40 p.m. Wheel House with Rick Carter, Erin Mitchell, dearth.uk.com. and Brandon Peeples ❖ Garden Tour “Glorious Gardens.” Tour showcases six resi- 2–2:40 p.m. The Turn dential homes and one public gar- 6/6, Wednesday 3–3:40 p.m. Shariff Simmons den, Railroad Park. The private gar- ❖ Movie Love Free or Die. Winner 4:20-5 p.m. Juka Tribe dens range from sprawling ranch- of the Special Jury Prize for style estates to quaint self-maintained Documentary at the 2012 Sundance 5:20–6:10 p.m. Act of Congress gardens. $25. Saturday, June 2, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Friday, June 3, Noon–5 Rhodes Park p.m. Details: 414-3950; www.bbgar- 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.The Hearts dens.org/glorious-gardens.php. PLEASE DONATE TODAY 12:45–1:30 p.m. Shoo Fly with Jay Johnson, Brad Wolfe, ❖ Art Show “10th Annual Art in the and Chris Authment Gardens.” Stroll through the Gardens 1:50–2:35 p.m. Jerry Chapman and the Birmingham and shop the works of more than 70 Stringjazz Quartet Alabama artists working in clay, pho- tography, painting, fiber, metal, and 2:55–3:40 p.m. Paybacks more. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Free. Aldridge 4:10–5:10 p.m. Bunny Austin Gardens, 3530 Lorna Road. Details: 682-8019; www.aldridgegardens.com. 6/3, Sunday North. Tickets and details: 714-8414; Keep It 6/2, Saturday ❖ www.mcwane.org. Vulcan’s 108th Birthday ❖ Culture Festival “16th Annual Bash An outdoor celebration with 5/31–6/2, Thursday–Saturday Juneteenth.” Commemorating the end children’s activities, arts and crafts, a of slavery in the , the drum circle, live music, special exhi- ALIVE ❖ Children’s Activity “A Night BCRI celebration focuses on bitions, and more. Activities will be Out with Dora and Diego.” Family one one AfricanAmerican freedom, but also cel- led by representatives from the county card adventure where children can collect ebrates liberty and justice for all cul- Birmingham Barons, Alabama Sports clues on a scavenger hunt. Bring a tures. Enjoy music, food vendors, con- Hall of Fame, Ruffner Mountain, backpack and camera. Reservations tests, and more. Admission rates apply. Tannehill Iron and Steel Museum, PUBLC LIBRARIES Required. $10–$15. 6–8 p.m. 11 a.m.–8 p.m. Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham Zoo, Birmingham McWane Science Center, 200 19th Need Your Help Due 16th and 17th Streets and 5th and 6th Children’s Theatre, MettaHoops, Street North. Tickets and details: Avenues North in the Birmingham UAB’s ArtPlay, , and To Cuts From 714-8414; www.mcwane.org. Civil Rights District. Details: 328-9696 Young Rembrandts. $5. Noon–4 p.m. x 234; www.bcri.org. JEFFERSON COUNTY 6/1, Friday Vulcan Park and Museum, 1701 ❖ Neighborhood Picnic “1st Valley View Drive. Details: 933-1409; ❖ Children’s Benefit “4th Annual Annual Birmingham Kitchen Table www.visitvulcan.com/eventInfo/Birth 3 Easy Ways to Donate All-In Casino Royale.” This hors Big Lunch.” Bring your own picnic dayBash.html. d’oeuvres and cocktail event will fea- lunch, blanket, umbrella, lawn ❖ Jazz Festival “2012 Preserve • Online ture casino-style games and a DJ chairs, sunscreen, and a hat and just Jazz Fest.” Outdoor festival featuring spinning all night. To benefit the www.jclc.org enjoy a day of fellowship. Food will artists such as Nicole Henry, Alex Healthy Happy Kids Program at UAB. also be available for purchase from Bugnon, Eric Essix, Eric Darius, $50–$65. 7:30 p.m. WorkPlay, 500 • By Mail street vendors and food trucks. Keith Williams, and more. $42. Gates 23rd Street South. Details: There will be games, live music, chil- open at 3 p.m. The Preserve, 601 Jefferson County Library Cooperative http://uab.edu/casinoroyale. dren’s activities, and performers. Preserve Way. 2100 Park Place, Birmingham, AL 35203 12–3 p.m. Railroad Park, West Green 6/1–2, Friday–Saturday Area, Corner of 1st Avenue South 6/3–4, Sunday–Monday • Each Library Location ❖ 6th Annual Magic City and 14th Street. ❖ Astrology and Healing Make Checks Payable to: Brewfest Presented by Free The ❖ Fishing Event “15th Annual City Presentations by Marcus Mason and JCLC Hops, the weekend is dedicated to of Birmingham Park and Recreation Sue Weaver on “The Astrology of learning about craft beer and sam- Family Fishing Rodeo.” Participants 2012 and How it Affects You” and pling the best that Alabama has to www.jclc.org offer. 200+ individual beers will be available for tasting including some that have never been presented in Alabama. Friday, June 1, 7–11 p.m. and Saturday, June 2, 4–8 p.m. reach for thrilling refreshment $33–$83. Sloss Furnaces, Twenty Alabama Adventure is now: 32nd Street North. Details, tickets and listing of breweries and beers: www.magiccitybrewfest.com.

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9 black & white • www.bwcitypaper.com • May 17, 2012 # CALENDAR Through June 2 Indian Classical Flute and Mandolin Concert at BMA ❖ Some Girl(s) A man’s odyssey On Sunday, May 20, there will be a free concert of North Indian (Hindustani) through hotel rooms across the classical music at the Birmingham Museum of Art from 5–7 p.m. For fans of this country in search of the perfect music, this may be an introduction to some very accomplished younger artists; woman; a portrait of an American for neophytes, it should be an exemplary introduction to one of the world’s great male on the journey to find himself. $20. Times vary. Terrific New musical traditions. Theatre, 2821 2nd Avenue South. Rupak Kulkarni is a master of the bansuri flute, a deceptively simple bamboo Reservations and details: 328-0868; instrument associated with his teacher, the renowned Hariprasad Chaurasia. The www.terrificnewtheatre.com. bansuri is associated with the god Krishna and is a fine vehicle for the microtones that are characteristic of all Indian music. Snehashish Mozumdar plays mandolin, and is one of the first (and few) Hindustani artists to do so. A member of the same gharana (tradition/school) as Kulkarni, he studied with various masters GALLERIES including his cousin Tejendra Majumdar, who played here in town recently. Subhen Chatterjee will accompany on the tabla, a pair of tuned hand drums that “❖” Denotes a new listing. render a total of twenty distinct sounds. This free concert is sponsored by the Indian Cultural Society and The Birmingham Museum of Art Alabama Museum of Health (www.artsbma.org). —Bart Grooms Sciences 1700 University Blvd; 934-4475; www.uab.edu/amhs. Film Festival. PFLAG-Birmingham Stevan Grebel. Enjoy American 5/20, Sunday Through May 31 presents a film chronicling the life music of George Gershwin with new ❖ C.S. Lewis On Stage Eight “The Charm was Broken: Illness and and work of Bishop Gene Robinson, and contemporary choreography works of C.S. Lewis form Tom Key’s Injury in the Fairy Tales of Mary de the first openly gay bishop in the and costumes. Times vary. $10. All adaptation “C.S. Lewis On Stage,” a Morgan.” British author Mary de Episcopal Church. $23 admission seats reserved. Call 987-7234. performance he has honed over two Morgan released three collections of includes a wine and hors d’oeuvre Hoover High School Theatre, 1000 decades. The performance is based fairy tales written for children. This reception. The Edge 12 Theaters, Buccaneer Drive. Details: www.alaba- on Lewis’ autobiography, Surprised exhibition explores de Morgan’s fas- 7001 Crestwood Blvd. Tickets and mayouthballet.info. by Joy, and will illuminate various cination with science and health and details: www.pflagbham.org. Through 5/20 characters from his novels and poet- includes fairy tale related images and ry. $50–$75. 2:30 p.m. Hoover material from the Reynolds Historical Singin’ in the Rain 1920’s Library Theatre, 200 Municipal Drive. Library. This show is based on the Hollywood is the setting for this light- Reservations and details: 978-5095. research of fourth year UAB School hearted romantic comedy about the of Medicine student, Valerie Gribben. THEATRE & DANCE early days of sound film, when movie 5/21, 5/22, and 5/29 9 a.m.–5 p.m. studios found themselves scrambling ❖ The Golden Record In August ❖ to salvage the careers of chipmunk- “ ” Denotes a new listing 1977, NASA sent a phonographic Aldridge Gardens voiced silent picture stars. Includes record containing sounds and images 3530 Lorna Road; 682-8019; classics like “Make ‘em Laugh,” and Through 5/19 selected to portray life and culture on www.aldridgegardens.com. “Good Mornin’.” Through May 20. To Kill a Mockingbird 22nd Earth into outer space in hopes of Through June 29 Show times vary. $30–$35. Red annual theatrical production of “To communicating with intelligent life. Participating artists exhibit personal Mountain Cabaret Theatre, 301 19th Kill A Mockingbird,” is staged in the Sanspointe dance artists Lynn artwork in the Kay and Eddie Street North. Details: 324-2424; courthouse and presented by the all- Andrews and Rhea Speights will per- Aldridge Art and Historical Museum. www.redmountaintheatre.org. local Mockingbird Players. $35. Old form “The Golden Record,” a dance Courthouse Museum Courthouse 5/17-19 response to this cultural capsule. Free. Art Folk Gallery Square, 31 North Alabama Avenue, May 21, Five Points West Library, 4812 1731 1st Avenue North; 313-4103; Monroeville. Details: 251-575-7433; Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Avenue W. at 6 p.m.; May 22, Central www.artfolkgallery.com. Bergerac, a cadet in the French Army, www.tokillamockingbird.com. Branch, 2100 Park Place at 6 p.m.; June 1–July 20 is a strong-willed man of many tal- May 29, Avondale Branch, 509 40th ❖ Exhibit featuring works from Kate ents. However, his large nose leads to 5/19–20, Saturday–Sunday Street South at 6:30 p.m. Details: 344- Merritt Davis, Susan Dennis Gordon, self-doubt which prevents him from ❖ Charity Event “9th Annual 0598; www.sanspointe.org. Deborah Karpman, and Lisa Michitti. expressing his love for Roxanne. 7:30 Spring Dance Concert,” featuring the Reception June 1, 6–9 p.m. Gallery p.m. $8–$10. Homewood Central Alabama Youth Ballet Company and 5/26, Saturday hours Wednesday–Friday, Noon–4:30 Park, Oxmoor Road. Details: 590- students of Grebel Center for Dance. ❖ Be-Boy, Be-Poet: A Play p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–2 p.m. 0155; www.bhamparkplayers.com. Directed and choreographed by about a Hip Hop Memory The one-man show, directed by Alicia Artists Incorporated Johnson, is a look at Sharrif 3365 Morgan Drive; 979-8990; Simmons’ life told from a hospital www.artistsincorporated.com. bed. The musician and spoken-word artist was shot and left for dead in a Beta Pictoris Gallery robbery in 1977. The single father 2411 2nd Avenue North; 413-2999; spent more than a year undergoing a www.mauscontemporary.com slow, painful recovery. Simmons will Through May 18 share his account of survival, love, (Welcome to) Six Flags–Trouble in and forgiveness. $10. 2:30 and 7:30 Paradise Six artists, including Florian p.m. Alys Stephens Center, Reynolds- Heinke, Walton Creel, Melissa Kirschbaum Recital Hall, 1200 10th Vandenberg, Peter Fox, Willie Cole, Avenue South. Details: 568-9143; and Leah Hamel, express their vision www.alystephens.uab.edu. of the American flag.

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10 May 17, 2012 • www.bwcitypaper.com • black & white ❖ Through May 25 the University of Montevallo.” Images from the Kappa Phamily Affair. Exhibitors include Professors Karen A joint soirée with the members of Graffeo and Scott Stephens as well as Phi Nu Kappa, a non-collegiate sorori- Margaret Blevins, Andrea Bliss, Gena ty for feminine lesbian women, and Gann Childers, John DeMotte, Mary Alpha Psi Kappa, the twin fraternity Deering Dillard, Lee Dunnie, Amanda for dominant lesbian women. Rowland Erwin, Philip Griffith, Sky Johnson, Ben Rigsby, Jesse Robitaille, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Ted Tucker, and Joel Whitaker. 520 16th Street North; 328-9696; www.bcri.org Daniel Day Gallery Through May 22 3025 6th Avenue South; 731-9420; “State of the Union.” Featuring artists www.dreammeccastudio.com. John Delk, Noelle Mason and Conor Birmingham’s First Big Lunch McGrady. Littlehouse Galleries The Big Lunch, a concept that originated in the United Kingdom, is 2915 Linden Avenue, Homewood; coming to Birmingham. The original Big Lunch movement encouraged Through June 11 979-5699; people across the UK to have lunch with their neighbors on a desig- “Living in Limbo: Lesbian Families in www.littlehousegalleries.com the Deep South” an exhibition fea- nated day as a way to build community and foster friendship. In 2011, tures powerful images and accompa- Through July 6 approximately two million people participated. nying essays that attempt to challenge “The Watercolor Society of Alabama Birmingham Kitchen Table (BKT) is organizing a Big Lunch for viewers’ ideas of lesbian families in 71st National Exhibition.” 80 aqua Saturday, June 2, from noon to 3 p.m. at Railroad Park in the West the Deep South. For more informa- media pieces of work from watercol- Green Area on the corner of First Avenue South and 14th Street. tion, visit www.livinginlimbo.org. orists from across the USA including Participants are encouraged to bring their own picnic lunches and 12 from the Birmingham area. supplies for a day of fun. Food will also be available for purchase from Birmingham Museum of Art Loretta Goodwin Gallery street vendors and food trucks, and there will be games, live music, 2000 Eighth Avenue North; 254- children’s activities, and performers. 605 28th Street South; 328-1761. 2565; www.artsbma.org. Birmingham Kitchen Table was launched in 2008 by Dr. Andrew 5/18, Friday Through May 31 Westmoreland, president of Samford University, and Dr. Shelley ❖ International Museum Day An The estate of the late Fredrick Stewart, president and CEO of o2ideas advertising agency, as a way to occasion for visitors to discover and McDuff, impressionist artist and a bring together people of diverse backgrounds. Attendees gather every native of Birmingham. rediscover individual and collective couple of months at a pre-appointed location to discuss different top- memory. Tour by Samantha Kelly, cura- Naked Art Gallery ics. Past events have focused on Social Media Madness, Going Green, tor of education; tour by Jim Sokol, Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone, and other topics. The next Board member, docent and collector; 3831 Clairmont Avenue; 595-3553; www.nakedartusa.com. Birmingham Kitchen Table event will take place Tuesday, July 31, at the Tour by Gail Andrews, Museum McWane Science Center from 6 to 8 p.m. The topic will be announced Director. Hidden Treasures, an Through June 2 prior to the event. —Jane Longshore evening with Leigh Keno and Betty “All My Wacky Inventions as NOT Krulik. Times vary. Admission charged. Seen on T.V.” by Katy DeMent. This 5/20, Sunday show features inventions as well as transformed the way people live and in the month of April, Trent Thomas ❖ Student Exhibition “Forever block print illustrations and etchings eat in the Magic City. Drawing from hosts a mixed media ArtFix! class. Green.” This exhibition coincides of her ideas. Inventions actually exist oral histories gathered in collabora- Students learn different artistic process- with the Girl Scouts’ 100th anniver- and will be for sale like “Automatas,” tion with the UAB Ethnographic Film es in acrylic painting. Three classes is sary celebration. To mark this mile- “waxed paper lighting,” “Plantable Program, the exhibition weaves in $60.00 for adults, $50.00 for students. stone and to honor founder Juliette Seed Cards,” “Throw and Grow,” and stories about the journey to America 6:30–8:30 p.m. Space One Eleven, Gordon Low, who loved nature and an assortment of paper gifts. and the religious practices that for 2409 Second Avenue North. Details: the outdoors, Girl Scouts of all ages Through December 24 over a century have sustained the 328-0553; www.spaceoneeleven.org. are engaging in Girl Scouts Forever “Yard Art” Functional art for the gar- Greek community. The first in Vulcan Art Classes Beginning Zentangle Green. The Girl Scouts in our area den by various artists. Park and Museum’s series of exhibi- classes. An easy- to-learn method of are working to create “green” art- tions on local cultural groups organ- creating images from repetitive pat- works using recycled materials to Red Dot Gallery ized by Vulcan Park and Museum and terns. No artistic talent required and create their masterpieces. All Day. 1001 Stuart Street, Homewood; 870- made possible by the Stavros can be enjoyed by a wide range of Admission rates apply. 7608; www.reddotgallery.com. Niarchos Foundation and the ages and skill levels. Learn eight Through June 10 Through May 26 Alabama Humanities Foundation. basic tangles and complete two tiles. The Look of Love: Eye Miniatures “F5.” Exactly one year after deadly $35 includes course and a mini-kit so from the Skier Collection, contains tornadoes Alabama in one of the you can tangle at home. $150 for six 98 pieces of rare “lover’s eye” jewel- biggest storms in U.S. history, artist week series. Artists on the Bluff, 571 ry. Lover’s eye jewelry began with a Laura Kimes exhibits a series of ANNOUNCEMENTS Park Avenue. Details: www.tangled- commission by a lovelorn Prince of paintings representing the devasta- stones.com; www.zentangle.com; Wales of England. Each intricate tion in the aftermath. ❖ Art Classes City Arts Boutique is [email protected]. piece features a tiny portrait of an a new concept combined gallery, Art Movie and Lunch Join Space eye and many are encrusted in gem- Rojo shop, and studio presenting works of One Eleven on the first Monday stones such as garnets, pearls, or dia- 2921 Highland Avenue; 328-4733; over 30 local Birmingham artists and every month during your lunch monds. Birmingham Museum of Art, www.rojobirmingham.com is now offering art classes. Located at break to watch PBS Art21. Each 2000 Rev. Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd. Through June 1 55th Place Arts in Historic Woodlawn month, learn about six different con- Details: 254-2565. ❖ “McCay and Swann’s Revitalizing on the corner of 1st Avenue South temporary artists and hold a round First Thursday of the Month Vinyl Elixir and Nerve Tonic.” New and 55th Place South. For registra- table discussion of their work. 12-2 “First Thursday: After Hours at the print series by Victor McCay and tion and details: 902-3181; www.cit- p.m. Space One Eleven, 2409 2nd BMA.” The Birmingham Museum of Michael Swann. Opening reception yartsboutique.com. Avenue North. Details: 328-0553 ext. Art presents an after-hours experi- May 10, 6–10 p.m. Art Classes: Every Wednesday night 24; www.spaceoneeleven.org. ence on the first Thursday of each Through July month when the museum is open ❖ Sonny Pritchett shows recent paint- until 9 p.m. General Admission is ings that explore rich color in the form free. Birmingham Museum of Art, of simple shapes and figurative images. Do You Want to 2000 Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr. Opening reception June 7, 6–10 p.m. Boulevard. Details: 254-2565; www.artsbma.org/events/first-thurs- Space One Eleven Quit Smoking? days-event-information. 2409 2nd Avenue North, 328-0553; Every Sunday www.spaceoneeleven.org. As part of a new research study, Docent-led tours of various galleries UABisofferingafreetreatment and exhibitions. 2 p.m. Free admission. Vulcan Park and Museum program for smokers that combines 1701 Valley View Drive; 933-1409; medication and counseling. Birmingham Public Library, www.visitvulcan.com. Central Branch Through August 3 For more info, please call 2100 Park Place, 4th Floor Exhibition “Beyond Barbecue and Baklava: The Authentic Indian Cuisine 1-855-232-7721 Gallery; 226-3746; www.bplonline.org. Impact of Greek Immigrants on Through May 25 Birmingham’s Culture and Cuisine.” 2226 Highland Avenue South SCHOOL OF “Four Decades: Photography from Explore how Greek immigrants have 939-3805 • www.tajindia.net PUBLIC HEALTH

11 black & white • www.bwcitypaper.com • May 17, 2012 # CALENDAR Call for Artists Moss Rock Festival mental development, education, applications are available. First appli- housing and homelessness preven- cation deadline June 30. Details: tion, leadership empowerment, www.MossRockFestival.com. childcare, and social justice. Visit Call to Artists 11th Annual www.ywcabham.org and click on the Birmingham Artwalk applications AmeriCorps link for details. Send Day Trips due May 31. Details: www.birming- questions to americorps@ywcab- hamartwalk.org. ham.org. No phone calls please. Destinations More Than 60 Miles Call for Commuters Join the Library Fundraiser “Keep It From Birmingham Alive.” Campaign asks that library thousands of commuters making a “❖” Denotes a new listing. difference in their daily commutes. users donate $5 with annual card ❖ Bluegrass “Bluegrass on the Plains.” Memorial week CommuteSmart is an initiative of the renewals. Money will go towards festival to include performances by bluegrass artists such as Nothin’ Fancy, Regional Planning Commission that maintaining internet access and Rhonda Vincent, Kelli Johnson, Cumberland River, Blue Moon Rising, and provides incentives for commuters access local libraries. Details and many more. No alcohol or pets. Rain or shine. Jam sessions welcome. RV living or working in Jefferson and donations: 226-3615; www.jclc.org. camping available, tent camping available, and golf cart rentals. Shelby counties. Through the pro- Private Dance Lessons A compre- Wednesday–Sunday, May 23–27. University Station RV Resort, 3076 Hwy motion of carpooling, vanpooling, hensive private lesson with William 14, Auburn. Schedule and details: www.bluegrassontheplains.com. teleworking, biking, walking, or tak- Michael Cooper for students that are ing public transit, CommuteSmart interested in improving their tech- Cruisin’ on the River Black Warrior Riverkeeper celebrates 10 years of saves commuters money at the pump nique quickly in both advanced ballet clean water advocacy with “Cruisin’ on the River.” The sunset cruise on as well as puts cash in their pockets. and Graham-based modern dance. the Bama Belle Riverboat in Tuscaloosa features a tour of the Black Interested commuters can visit Also, resume writing, and the audition Warrior River’s Oliver pool. Singer and guitar player Stuart McNair will www.commutesmart.org or call 1-87- process will be examined. Details: 975- play throughout the cruise. Food will be provided by Snow’s Bend Farm RIDEMATCH to learn more about the 4769; http://artplayasc.org/middle. and prepared by Food Studio B. The event features beer by SweetWater Brewing Company and water by Keeper Springs. The boat will leave the program and register to participate. Private Music Lessons Through a dock at 6:30 and return at 8:30. Proceeds benefit Black Warrior Grocery Store Tours Join St. partnership with the UAB Riverkeeper’s efforts to protect the Black Warrior River watershed. Vincent’s Health System this March Department of Music, ArtPlay is able Wednesday, June 6 from 5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. $40–$75. Tickets and for National Nutrition Month’s to offer private instruction in trum- details: 458-0095; http://bwrk.eventbrite.com; www.blackwarriorriver.org. Grocery Store Tours. Tour a local pet, trombone, clarinet, flute, saxo- grocery store with a Registered phone, euphonium, French horn, ❖ 1st Annual Untamed Nature Festival The event includes the Dietitian who will equip you with piano, guitar, and voice. Instructors annual butterfly release at The Legacy Butterfly Garden, animal talks the information you need to make in this program are UAB students throughout the park starting at 9:30 a.m. and up-close encounters with wise food-buying choices. $5. For extensively trained in music educa- animals from the Legacy Living Classroom. Special guest and author of The dates, locations, and registration tion and performance in the instru- Complete Idiots Guide to Pet Psychic Communication, Debbie McGillivary, please call 408-6550. ment they will teach. Details: 975- will hold presentation entitled “Did My Pet Just Say That?” Saturday, May 19. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $6–$12. No pets. Tigers for Tomorrow, 708 County Road Hospice Volunteers Needed 4769; http://artplayasc.org/middle. 345, Attalla. Details: 256-524-4150; www.tigersfortomorrow.org. SolAmor Hospice is looking for vol- Red Mountain Park The red ore unteers to visit patients under hos- zip line tour is now open. Red pice care in patients’ homes as well Mountain Park, 277 Lyon Lane. accepted. Alabaster Veteran’s Park, Tornado Support Group A local as nursing facilities. If you are inter- Details: 202-6043; www.redmoun- 7305 Hwy 119. Details: 664-6800. team of crisis counselors are available ested please call Ashley K. Starks 991- tainpark.org/zip-line-trips/rates-and- Teen Poetry Workshop Every first in Jefferson, Blount, and St. Clair coun- 9091 or email Ashley.Starks@solam- reservations. Saturday this monthly workshop will ties to provide emotional support, cop- orhospice.com. Skateboarding Team Ping meets focus on engaging youth and fostering ing tips, stress management, and ❖ Job Announcement The YWCA at Alabaster’s Veterans Park skate creative expression. Free. 2–4 p.m. resource linkage. The services of Central Alabama has 35 full-time park bowl every Saturday and Birmingham Public Library, Story Castle, Project Rebound are free, anonymous, AmeriCorps member positions avail- Sunday at 2 p.m. for a skateboarding 2100 Park Place. Details: 226-3600; and community based. The team can able including: domestic violence session. Session is aimed at riders 35 www.bplonline.org/about/press/Default. be reached at 767-2760 or through the prevention, economic and environ- years and older. All skill levels aspx?id=369. 24/7 hotline, 1-800-639-REBOUNDand www.projectrebound.org.

tem. Ride cancelled for rain or sub 40- moon acting as your flashlight. degree weather. Moderate hike approximately 3 miles. $10. 6 p.m. Ruffner Mountain, 1214 5/19-20, Saturday-Sunday 81st Street South. Details: 833-8264; Triathlon/Trail Run The 2nd www.ruffnermountain.org. annual International Triathlon Union ❖ Trail Race “Cahaba River Ramble.” Cross Triathlon World 5K and 10 mile trail race through the Championships and the 7th annual heart of Alabama’s longest remaining XTERRA Southeast Championship free-flowing river, the Cahaba River races. This is the first time the event National Wildlife Refuge to benefit the will be held in the United States. CLEAN Environmental Education $20–$55. Details: schedule and dis- Program of the Cahaba River Society. tances: 1-877-XTERRA-1; www.xterra- Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge planet.com/xduro/oakmtn.html. near the historic town of West OUTDOOR CALENDAR Blocton. Details: 322-5326; “❖” Denotes a new listing. 5/17, Thursday 5/26, Saturday www.cahabariversociety.org. Biking Dirty Thursdee Mountain Bike ❖ Nature Festival “Cahaba Lily Events Ride. A co-ed group mountain bike Festival.” The program begins in the 6/2–3, Saturday–Sunday ride at Oak Mountain. Intermediate to morning with indoor presentations by ❖ Bump N Grind XVIII Racers of Through June 1 advanced skill levels are recommended various nature/wildflower groups, all levels and abilities will be invading due to night-riding conditions, pace, including botanist Larry Davenport. Oak Mountain State Park for what’s Community Garden and mileage. Ride departs from the Lunch is served just before attendees go sure to be another epic battle. Over 5 Revitalization Event organized by south trailhead parking lot at 5:30 p.m. to the river to view the lilies. Canoe new miles of trail, 1900+ feet of the Southside Greenthumbs, volun- and will last 2-2.5 hours. Lights are rentals are available between 1–3 p.m. climbing awaits, new technical features teers needed for clean-up of a start- strongly recommended. No ride in $15. 9 a.m. Details: www.cahabalily.com. with the addition of Jekyll & Hyde, the up community garden in downtown rain. Details: 987-4043. Short Track, and the Super D. BUMP is Birmingham. Some gardening equip- 6/2, Saturday adding a test event this year in the ment will be provided but any equip- 5/18, Friday ❖ Evening Hike Enjoy an evening form of Air Downhill. Online registra- ment brought by volunteers is appre- tion closes May 31. $25–$80. Oak ciated. Noon–2 p.m., 2326 10th Biking Beginner Mountain Bike Ride. of camaraderie, food, and wine. Walk Meet in the south trailhead parking lot to Hawk’s View Overlook for view of Mountain State Park, 200 Terrace Avenue South (vacant lot beside Drive. Event Schedule and details: white house). Details: 215-1534. (last lot on Terrace Drive before going sunset over downtown Birmingham up to Pea Vine Rd.) at 5:30 p.m. and skyline. Hike back down the moun- www.bumpngrindrace.com. ride parts of Oak Mountain’s trail sys- tain with the brightness of the full

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Magic City Brewfest Preview They intend to focus exclusively on My favorite annual event in beers with more than six percent Food & Drink Calendar People beer, and live music. 5–10 p.m. Mafiaoza’s Pizzeria, 2 Dexter Avenue, Birmingham, the Magic City Brewfest, alcohol, and will launch with a dou- “❖” Denotes a new listing. takes place this year at Sloss Furnaces ble IPA named Velocity IPA. There Crestline Village. Details: 414-7878; on Friday and Saturday, June 1 and 2. should be plenty of Velocity on 5/23, Wednesday www.mafiaozas.com. Now in its sixth year, the festival has hand at Brewfest, but they’ll also Cooking Classes: The Birmingham Special Dinner “Community Farm improved each year due to the ever- have tiny quantities of several pilot Bake and Cook Company maintains a Table.” Local farmers/purveyors will increasing selection of great beer batches. Expect those to go fast. full schedule of classes on a wide join the community for a three- available in our state. Of course, breweries from other variety of subjects. Classes are course, family-style dinner. Chris The highlight of Magic City states with beer newly available in offered at varying times and dates Bennet of Hollow Springs will be Brewfest is always the debut of beer Birmingham will also be popular. throughout the month; registration is joining for this dinner. $35. 6:30 p.m. from new local breweries. The 2008 Founders, Cisco, Green Flash, NOLA, required. Details: 980-3661 or Little Savannah Restaurant, 3811 www.bakeandcookco.com. Brewfest saw Good People pour and Napa Smith have all recently Clairmont Avenue South. Reservations their first beer for Birmingham resi- started selling beer in our city and all and details: 591-1119; www.littlesa- Cooking Classes Chef Clif Holt of dents. In 2009, the guys at Back will feature great lineups at the vannah.com/uploads/farmtable.pdf. Little Savannah imparts his culinary Forty did the same. Also in ’09, event. Additionally, Huntsville’s new knowledge in a series of cooking Good People served the first high- local label Old Black Bear has never 5/30, Wednesday classes. Every other Saturday, 10 alcohol beer legally brewed in been available in Birmingham but a.m.–1 p.m. Through May 26. $100. ❖ Special Dinner “Community Alabama, Fatso imperial stout. In will be represented at the event with Pepper Place Saturday Market, 2817 Farm Table.” Local farmers/purveyors 2010 there was a lull in new brew- their Milepost 652 ESB and Roaming 2nd Avenue South. Details: 591- will join the community for a three- Bear Porter. 1119; [email protected]. There will also be a wide variety course, family-style dinner. Ama Shambulia, through West End German: Das HAUS presents of special releases in very small quan- Community Gardens, who has imple- Stammtisch, a chance to practice tities from different national brew- mented community education ses- your German, have a great German eries. These are rare beers not other- sions on gardening and health will dinner and immerse yourself in wise available in Birmingham. A list be joining for this dinner. $35. 6:30 German music, games, and TV. should be published at the festival’s p.m. Little Savannah Restaurant, Unique German beer on tap and in web site shortly before the event. 3811 Clairmont Avenue South. the cooler. The event is held every General admission tickets are Reservations and details: 591-1119; Friday. $10–$12 includes appetizer, $33 and include 2-ounce samples of www.littlesavannah.com. main course, and dessert. Details: more than two hundred beers. $10 324-5949;www.fdsk-dashaus.org. . designated driver tickets will be • • • available at the gate on the day of Sushi Classes: The Flying Pig in the event, and DDs will not be Springville now hosts bi-monthly beginner sushi classes. Learn all of allowed to drink beer. A variety of Ongoing Events the basics, from making sticky rice to local restaurants will be selling food ❖ Beer: Every Thursday, Mafiaoza’s eel sauce. $45. Details: 467-0155; eries opening near Birmingham, but throughout the site. In a big change Pizzeria features a new southern brew- facebook.com/sushijo, http://thefly- last year Avondale Brewing Co. from past events, this year Brewfest ery at “Rhythm and Brews.” Includes a ingpigllc.com. The Flying Pig, 6374 made their debut at the event, sev- will feature a VIP area. After shelling beer and food pairing menu, all US Hwy 11, Springville. eral months before they began sup- out for a pricier $83 ticket, VIPs will Avondale Brewing Co. and Good plying beer to local bars. have access to around twenty exclu- This year Brewfest attendees will sive beers and (inclusive) catered have an opportunity to sample prod- food from Savoie Catering. ucts from two new local breweries: Tickets are available through Cahaba Brewing Company and Beer Ticketmaster, but you can avoid the Engineers. After tremendous trials extra fees if you buy your tickets at and tribulations at the hands of gov- any of these locations: Blackwell’s From Dreams ernment inspectors and license Pub, Highland Package, The J. /&8 issuers, Cahaba Brewing is finally Clyde, Piggly Wiggly in Homewood, operational. Located at 2616 Third and Vulcan Beverage. Call ahead to 46..&3.&/6 To Adventure Avenue South, they are the state’s check on ticket availability and smallest production brewery now acceptable payment methods, /FXDIPJDFT that Blue Pants in Huntsville has which can vary by outlet. moved to a larger facility. Each batch For more details including the ¿BWPST BOEGVO they brew will be equivalent to fewer music lineup and still-developing beer than one hundred cases of beer— list, go to MagicCityBrewfest.com. 8SBQT 4BMBET /FX not much for a city the size of $PNCJOBUJPOT.PSF Birmingham. Their flagship beer is In other news, the Gourmet Bottle 8FFLFOE)BOHPWFS#SVODI an American amber ale called Bill (backed by Free The Hops) final- Caribbean Cruises, Liquidambar, and they will also ly passed both houses of the Alabama 4BU 4VO Caribbean Vacations, launch with very limited quantities of legislature. (At press time, Gov. an IPA called Oka Uba and a rye Bentley hasn’t signed it, but it will and other fantastic stout called Ryezome. 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13 black & white • www.bwcitypaper.com • May 17, 2012 MUSIC would say, “Wayne, I love you guys, sometimes that makes some of the let me help you.” So a lot of it is greatest, unique music. We tried to Any Colour You Like serendipitous: I’m trying to get collect what we feel like are some something to work and people really stellar moments. Burdened with existentialist angst, but blessed with talent, come to my aid and help me and The Flaming Lips bring the Dark Side to the Hangout that allows things to happen. And I What was it like working with Music Fest in Gulf Shores. think that’s just the spirit of all the Yoko Ono? collaborations that we’ve done. It’s Most of the stuff we did with her By Lee Shook not just collaborations with the was just simply over e-mails and music. Like making the vinyl for this computers. We worked with Sean, record, which was released on her son, and his group the Plastic hen it comes to brain-searing, the Sunday night closing slot at the Record Store Day. We worked with Ono Band, but Yoko was in Japan W synapse-frying rock & roll Hangout Music Fest in Gulf Shores this guy’s record manufacturing the day we worked with them, so shows, there are few modern bands where they will perform Pink Floyd’s shop in Dallas and he dedicated that was a little bit weird because who can match the cartoonish psy- Dark Side of the Moon—a thematic two of his machines completely to we’re working with a real group but chedelic maelstrom of Oklahoma touchstone that could be seen as a us, and I had a friend of mine who’s Yoko wasn’t part of it. But Yoko was City’s The Flaming Lips. As the founding document for much of the an artist in there hand-making each involved by our sending her tracks minds behind some of the most and she would visionary art-rock of the past 15 send us tracks years—starting with 1999’s avant- back. She would pop masterpiece The Soft Bulletin— have a lot of opin- the Lips have made a point of turn- ions about what ing their live concerts into a symbi- happened, but it otic spectacle of light, sound, and wasn’t as though theatre that remains unparalleled in we were standing contemporary music. Littering their there with her. I stage with giant balloons, oversized don’t think we confetti cannons and streamer guns, could have done and fans dressed up in a dizzying this many songs array of costumes—with everything this quickly if we from space aliens, super heroes, and were trying every giant caterpillars—the band trans- time to be standing form their performances into day- in the same room. glo bacchanalian rave-ups. Crowning Some of these peo- their visual onslaught is a giant LED ple are just too screen flashing synchronized high- busy. I mean, Chris def cinematic eye-candy behind the Martin, and Justin band as they run through crescendo Vernon of Bon Iver, after crescendo of aural delight; it is and of truly a sight to behold. And whether singing songs The Flaming Lips (Wayne Coyne is second from left). were all three at about pink robots, the state of the Grammy’s at world affairs, or the death of a band’s oeuvre. The group couldn’t be piece of vinyl. It’s a meticulous, the same time while I’m texting and loved one, the group go out of happier about making their way back time-consuming job, but it’s done talking to them about the music that their way to bring a sense of levity to the site of one of last year’s most out of the spirit of doing all of this. we’re making. to what can be an overwhelming dramatic performances. As a preview physical and mental experience. of the upcoming extravaganza, Black It’s a rather unique set of You actually got to perform The band sublimely juxtaposes & White spoke with lead singer collaborations. How did the with Yoko a few months ago the psychological extremes of joy- Wayne Coyne about the band’s new album come about? How did as part of your annual New ous revelry and existential anxiety album, the influence of Pink Floyd, you decide on the artists you Year’s Eve extravaganza in with the prismatic pandemonium and why the band feels that Hangout wanted to work with? Oklahoma City with the they unleash on a nightly basis. is one of the best festivals on the Well, I don’t think we really knew Plastic Ono Band. Seemed Having tapped into the zeitgeist of planet. going back more than a year ago. like quite an event . . . hope and fear that seems to perme- We were simply in this mode of Well, the idea that someone like ate our cultural politics, The Black & White: The band has releasing something every month. myself—I mean, I’m 51 years old, so Flaming Lips seem hell-bent on put out a rather remarkable Part of us thought that it would just I grew up loving the Beatles and lov- creating a communal freak-out of series of releases over the be kind of boring after three or ing Yoko Ono and all that—so to monumental proportions that past year or so, including a four months just to get another actually be able to be around her sends their fans home with a smile gummy skull with a four- Flaming Lips song . . . or two, or and play a show of that magnitude on their face and a new perspective song USB stick embedded in three. So, we thought we’d try and with her was incredible. And there on their place in the universe. it, a 24-hour long track, and make every other month be with were two shows, so we really had The recently released compilation a piece meant to be played one of our friends, or some group some time together. And we had album The Flaming Lips and Heady simultaneously on twelve that we’ve run into, and we would played shows with Sean and his Fwends is a series of wild, one-off col- smartphones. Where do you make them into one of these one- group, and he’s beautiful as well. laborations featuring everyone from get your inspiration for such off collaboration things. All of the Really just wonderful people to be Yoko Ono to Coldplay’s Chris Martin radical formatting? collaborations that we’ve done have lucky enough to be around. I mean, to Ke$ha and Biz Markie. The band Wayne Coyne: Well, part of it only been released on vinyl, and to know that they are this living con- will bring their three-ring circus to is that we just think that it would be some of them are only 2,000 nection to John Lennon—it’s just cool. I don’t think it really copies, and they would go quite amazing. You know, whenever we do requires inspiration. I’m quickly. So, I think all along there’s a New Year’s show—obviously it’s a constantly around creative been a little bit of a desire to make big Flaming Lips extravaganza—but weirdos who think, it more available. And then, as the there’s always an extra thing that we “Wouldn’t it be great, year started, we thought, “Well, why do. And this past year we did a series Wayne, if you put some don’t we see if we could do a big- of these John Lennon/Beatles music in a human skull?” I ger release on Record Store Day.” songs—songs that we just subcon- mean, as an idea, I think And—I have to tell you—this was sciously play in our mind all the time anybody would think that long before I knew that I was going anyway—and we did “I Want You that’s cool. As far as us to work with Bon Iver, or Edward (She’s So Heavy),” which is a song doing gummy candy and Sharpe, or Ke$ha, or Jim James, or John wrote at the peak of being in stuff like that, I would be Chris Martin. So, there’s a lot of it love with Yoko Ono. So, to play that searching and thinking, “I that’s just been pure panic of see- song while Sean and Yoko stand just like that too. How can I ing if we can get these people to do eight feet away from you watching make this?” and someone this or that. I think that’s what you play it onstage was a pretty pow- would appear—like Eric, makes it really great: a lot of this erful experience. this guy who owns a was simply done on the spot— gummy factory—and he which can make it good or bad, but The band will be returning

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The Flaming Lips at the 2011 Hangout Music Fest. to the Hangout Festival to thing about. So, for me, I’m rarely Wizard of Oz. We put in probably—I it’s the drugs. It’s a lot of things com- give a rare performance of writing about things that are silly don’t know—five or six references to ing together and we’re lucky enough Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the and fun—like having sex and stuff that as well, because we’re a part of to say, “We’re gonna play this music Moon. How big of a touch- like that—because I kind of do that that stoner folklore of putting on the where we all have this great couple stone is Floyd in terms of all the time anyway [laughs]. So the movie while playing the record and of hours together.” And then of your music things I can’t control are, you know, sort of marveling at all the little coin- course you go swimming and you’ve Well, there’s a whole slew of going insane and death in my family. cidences that happen between the got the beach and it’s summertime. groups who wouldn’t even know Things that are like, “Oh my God, I lyrics and the movie. And we love And you know, not all festivals are to exist if it wasn’t for a group like can’t do anything about that,” those those sorts of things. It’s all very lucky enough to get all those ele- Pink Floyd. Even with their popular are the things I sing about. visual, and it’s all very drug-oriented, ments and that energy. There is an music—and we’re playing Dark and it’s all very fun to do. There’s a element of love, and energy, and Side of the Moon, which is arguably You radically reinterpreted lot of really great music within The care, and all these things that can their most popular music—it’s real- Dark Side when you released Wizard of Oz that talks about loneli- sound a little bit cosmic when you ly the idea of Pink Floyd. Even it as a record a couple of ness, and your place in the world speak about them, but really I think starting with Syd Barrett, it was years ago, but have also and all that, so there’s a lot of great they’re quite true. It’s a vibe. & very punk rock and art-oriented done some more straight connections to a lot of the great and anybody who’s interested in ahead versions of some of music out there. I think that it’s a experimental art would love a the songs in concert. What very Flaming Lips world to think that group like Pink Floyd. I don’t can fans expect from your we could do music like The Wizard know why you wouldn’t. For us, a performance in Gulf Shores? of Oz and we could also do music Your lot of the reasons we started as a When we went to record Dark Side like Pink Floyd. I think it’s what the group were based in this punk of the Moon you have to remember Flaming Lips are all about any way. rock idea of doing music. But not it was all very spur of the moment. just doing punk rock. Because we We were really just doing it as a Finally, as someone who has FAVORITE love punk rock, but more than we bonus thing that you could get played music festivals all love punk rock, we love the idea of when you bought one of our previ- over the world, I was won- BEERis HERE punk rock: meaning you could just ous records on iTunes. So, we did- dering what you thought make any music you wanted to and n’t really feel like we were con- about the Hangout? ICY COLD you didn’t really have to be a very stricted to playing something like Well, I can’t speak for what it’s like good musician. But I know that a Pink Floyd. But when we play in when we’re not there, but when we DOMESTICS lot of groups that we talk to—even front of people we want them to were at the Hangout last year, it was IMPORTS if their music doesn’t sound like know this is this Pink Floyd song. I just the perfect moment. You know, I CRAFT BREWS Pink Floyd—love Pink Floyd, think most of it now we play pretty kind of got the feeling that every- because it’s all about everything. straightforward. I don’t mean body was waiting for this thing to GREAT You know, it’s not just music, it’s a straightforward like we don’t allow happen. And when we came onstage performance . . . it’s a show. there to be any tension or drama, and started playing—as cornball as it SELECTIONS! but we play what you would recog- sounds—it was like, “Dude, now the PARTY ITEMS, TOO! There seems to be some com- nize as those songs to the best of party is here.” And you just don’t WE SUPPORT mon narrative themes run- our abilities. I mean, I don’t want always get that feeling. When you ning throughout both: life to be playing “Money”—a song that think about all the things that are DO DAH DAY, MAY 19 and death, darkness and everybody knows—and people not happening in the world, you think, GREAT light, madness. know that we’re playing it. You “We’re in one of the f***ing coolest BEER & WINE PRICES Well, yeah. I think that’s basically the know, I’ve been to shows where places in the world you could be nature of that type of artist. You groups do that and I don’t like it. I right now.” In the whole world. And know, when you’re so insecure— mean, if it’s a song that I know, I with everything that exists out there and I’m not paralyzed by insecuri- want to have the song roll over me this is one of the places you should ty—but when you think about your as it’s being played and have it trig- be right now. And that was the feel- 2188 Highland Avenue place in the world and in existence, gering my memory and my experi- ing we got last year, like, “F***. 939-1310 usually the things that you sing ence all at the same time. That’s cool.” And that’s not necessar- Try Our Chevron... about are the horrible, uncontrol- Then we add in these layers ily just because of the festival. It’s the with Techroline! lable things that you can’t do any- within the performance of The people, it’s the time, it’s the weather,

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5/18 Friday on My Mind soul dance party—Woodrow Hall 5/18 St. Vincent/Shearwater—Bottletree 5/19 Local H—Bottletree 5/20 Shooter Jennings—Tin Roof 5/20 Pierre Bensusan—Virginia Samford Theatre 5/20 Chamber Crossings—Red Cat Coffee House 5/31 American Graffiti Tour Feat. Tanya Morgan/Koncept/Playdough/Bodega Brovas/Truth Universal— Bottletree 6/01 Dan Sartain—Bottletree 6/01 Vallejo—Rogue Tavern 6/16 Daughtry— 6/17 Jonathan Richman—Bottletree 6/28 Counting Crows/Good Old War/Foreign Fields/Filligar— Vinny Martell The band is threatening to retire Tuscaloosa Amphitheater Back in 1968, Led Zeppelin was this year.) The only problem with a 7/02 Nada Surf—Bottletree opening shows for Vanilla Fudge. Martell show is that the guy’s too 7/03 Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band—Tuscaloosa Amphitheater That’s probably when Jimmy Page modest. He’d rather spend an 7/08 Eric Benet—Alys Stephens Center aspired to become the British ver- evening covering Jimi Hendrix 7/11 Michale Graves—Matthew’s Bar & Grill sion of Fudge lead guitarist Vinny instead of showing off the greatness 7/11 Crosby, Stills, & Nash—Tuscaloosa Amphitheater Martell. It was a challenge, too. of Vinny Martell. (Friday, May 18, 7/13 Rick Ross—BJCC Arena Martell needed only three Vanilla Workplay Theatre) 7/16 Charlie Wilson/Joe—Fair Park Arena Fudge albums to perfect a heavy 7/26 Nicki Minaj—Boutwell Aud. blues sound that would make the mewithoutYou/Imaginary 7/28 Dukes of September (Donald Fagen/Michael band a bigger influence than Led Cities/Buried Beds McDonald/Boz Scaggs)—Tuscaloosa Amphitheater Zeppelin. There’s a direct line They used to be a really joyous 7/31 Kiss/Motley Crue—Oak Mountain Amphitheatre between the massive freak-outs of Christian act, but now mewithoutYou 8/08 Van Halen/Ky-Mani Marley—BJCC Arena Vanilla Fudge’s offbeat cover tunes reveal their inner prog as frontman 8/10 Wynonna—Alys Stephens Center (“You Keep Me Hangin’ On,” “Some Aaron Weiss dwells on a bad relation- 8/11 Merle Haggard—Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre Velvet Morning,” “Windmills of Your ship (and a literal train wreck) 8/24 Phish—Oak Mountain Amphitheatre Mind”) and all the best aspects of throughout the new Ten Stories. 8/25 Tedeschi Trucks Band/B.B. King—Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre disco, funk, and progressive rock. There’s nothing ambitious about the 9/7–8 Lorrie Morgan—Hoover Library Theatre Luckily, Martell was in a band that instrumentation, but the band veers 9/11 Train/Mat Kearney/Andy Grammar—Tuscaloosa Amphitheater kept up with his quick learning off into weird melodrama while per- 9/14 Kelly Clarkson/The Fray—Tuscaloosa Amphitheater curve. His solo shows still feel like forming with a strange urgency. They 10/07 Bonnie Raitt—BJCC Concert Hall you’re getting the Vanilla Fudge end up claiming the true indie high 10/19 Emmylou Harris and her Red Dirt Boys—Alys Stephens experience. (You shouldn’t hold out ground by sounding like a group that Center for a Vanilla Fudge show, anyway. no one else can follow. The band 11/01 Anthony Bourdain—Alys Stephens Center 11/02 Peabo Bryson—Alys Stephens Center 12/14 Martin Short—Alys Stephens Center “This is one of the coolest bars I’ve ever been to. Good food and Regional Shows an outdoor courtyard that makes 5/18–20 The w/ , Jack you want to stay all night.” White, String Cheese Incident, , , The Flaming — Robin, Lynville, TN Lips—Gulf Shores, AL 6/02 Freedom Creek Blues Festival feat. Robert Belfour/Eddie C. Campbell—Aliceville, AL GARAGE BANDS 6/06 Neil Diamond—Philips Arena, Atlanta 6/7–10 Bonnaroo—Manchester TN May 21 - The Yahoos 6/07 Foster the People/The Kooks—Verizon Wireless Center, May 28 - Ricky Castrillo Alpharetta, GA 6/08 Gadsden Riverfest—Gadsden, AL 6/08 Bon Iver—Verizon Wireless Center, Alpharetta, GA Outstanding Lunches 6/13 Roger Waters—Philips Arena, Atlanta Featuring Hand-Made 6/14–16 BamaJam feat. Tim McGraw, and Kid Soups & Sandwiches Rock—Enterprise, AL 6/19 Roger Waters—Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Voted One of the 6/20 Of Montreal—Cannery Ballroom, Nashville 10 Best Bars to Fly To 6/22 Yeasayer—Cannery Ballroom, Nashville GQ Magazine 6/22 Lower Dens—The Earl, Atlanta 6/29 Jerry Seinfeld—Andrew Jackson Hall, Nashville 7/02 Coldplay—Philips Arena, Atlanta 7/10 Hot Tuna—Bijou Theatre, Knoxville 7/18 Jackson Browne—Ryman Aud., Nashville 7/31 Yes/Procol Harum—Verizon Wireless Center, Alpharetta, GA 8/19 Duran Duran—Chastain Park, Atlanta 8/25 Phish—Lakewood Amph., Atlanta 9/20 Amon Tobin—Tabernacle, Atlanta 10/27 Madonna—New Orleans Arena 11/01 Rush—Verizon Wireless Center, Alpharetta, GA 2304 10TH TERRACE SOUTH • 322-3220 11/17 Madonna—Philips Arena, Atlanta GARAGECAFE.US

16 May 17, 2012 • www.bwcitypaper.com • black & white The Woggles where the Gaelic influence comes single saw them still on the Motown Dan Sartain from, since they’re just a bunch of label, but there wasn’t much interest American kids who got together in in their move to soulless pop with Chicago. They used to sometimes clattering funk touches. The upcom- sound like Jethro Tull, though. ing The Peace of Wild Things sounds The ambitious Brooklynites of like they’ve paid even more of a The Big Sleep are trying to say price to keep their record deal. The something new while working most promising parts of their electro through the usual catalogue of ’80s tendencies have been tossed out in influences. The new Nature favor of boy-band sounds, plus a few Experiments coasts along winning- ambitious touches e-mailed in from ly as big rock sounds played with Brooklyn. (Thursday, May 31, blurry, new-wave wimpiness. Sister Workplay Theatre) Crayon offers percolating electro- pop out of Cali, and sounds more Dan Sartain like hip-hop demos waiting to be This year’s Too Tough to Live offers turned into hits by Kanye West. 13 tracks in about 19 minutes. (Tuesday, May 29, Bottletree) Birmingham’s Dan Sartain obvious- cific in his influences, too. This isn’t ly doesn’t see a future where he can Ramones-styled mayhem about Sno- also seems to be having fun while Paper Route bring in a crowd by playing a classic Balls and horror movies. Sartain is mixing artsy noise with some Ultravox and Men Without Hats have album in its entirety. He should, mostly working a classic UK punk pompous declarations. The audience both put out embarrassingly great however, expect modern audiences sound. The brooding album-closer should have a good time, too. singles this year, so it’s hard to imag- to buy into his spirited take on fools around with post-punk, Imaginary Cities are sounding ine why we need Paper Route’s dull punk. Anyone thinking Sartain was though, and “Indian Massacre” just as unclassifiable on this year’s take on synth-pop. Actually, the already a punk act has been missing must be a nod to English prog acts. sultry self-titled EP, which revamps a Nashville band might be thinking the out on his bizarre mix of rockabilly It’s over two minutes long. (Friday, lot of last year’s Temporary Resident. same thing. Last year’s “Better Life” and easy listening. He’s pretty spe- June 1, Bottletree) & The Canadian group mostly swings between jazzy pop and danceable rock tunes, but always with a residue of whatever song came before. It’s kind of like Stevie Nicks doing Amy Winehouse, or maybe more like what Amy Winehouse would have recorded in 2016. (Monday, May 21, Workplay Theatre) The Woggles/Tiger! Tiger! A lot of bands have imagined they’ve become the garage-rockin’ eternal punk stars of the South. There were a few years when The Woggles seemed delusional about that—especially with Dash Rip Rock hanging in there. But now The Woggles have reached the point where they can outclass most of the bands trying to be the garage- rockin’ eternal punk stars of the East or West. The Atlanta band’s last album was a collection of instru- P mentals, but 2007’s Rock and Roll RESENTING Backlash was a stirring example of how a band can pay eternal tribute to a decade while always finding SHOOTER new inspiration. A lot of sounds happened between 1965 and 1969. The Woggles could mine those for nostalgia, but prefer to prove that JENNINGS the music is timeless. Tiger! Tiger! started out as a rocking retro Atlanta band, but it’s SUNDAY, MAY 20, 9 P.M. been a while since they were com- petition for The Woggles. This year’s impressive Cut Them Where They Bleed is simply stark hard TICKETS: $15 rock played by carnies. There’s still AND $18 DAY OF SHOW a retro influence, but it doesn’t BU come from a turntable. It comes Y TICKETS A T TIN ROOF OR AT T from Turner Classic Movies. INROOFBARS.COM (Friday, May 25, Bottletree) DO DAH DAY PARTY ALL DAY Maps & Atlases/The Big Sleep/ Sister Crayon SATU There are bands that make their RDAY, M AY 19TH first record, realize they can earn a $5 QUESA living at it, and then learn how to DILLAS • BEER play their instruments. The deep OPEN SPECIALS FOR LUNCH • GREA thinkers of Maps & Atlases decided T FOOD • LIVE MUS to tone down their pretensions, and IC THU-FRI-SAT now we have the charming sopho- 2709 7TH AVENUE SOUTH • LAKEVIEW more surprise of Beware and Be • (205) 323-4356 Grateful. A quartet that used to be into playing at high-concept rock TINROOFBARS.C has become a Gaelic pop band with OM soulful touches. It’s hard to imagine

17 black & white • www.bwcitypaper.com • May 17, 2012 O The Oasis: Possum Kelley’s Grill: Caddle Wine’d Down: True Blues Ona’s Music Room: Marian Lovoy’s: Dave Cooley Wine Loft: Cleve Eaton & the McKay w/ her Mood Swings Mafiaoza’s: The Locust Fort Alabama All-Stars Otey’s: TUB Trio Woodrow Hall: Friday on My Pub 261: Gio & John Margarita Grill: Pharm Hand Mind soul dance party Redline Bar: Jeff Allred Marty’s: The Smokers/Groove Workplay: Vinny Martell Live Roller Coaster: Open Mic w/ Daddy Zydeco: Az-Izz George Scherer Matthew’s Bar & Grill: Eyes Shelby’s: Deja Vu Like 20/Bearhead Saturday, 5/19 Stillwater Pub: Soul Enigma Moe’s BBQ (Lakeview): Avondale Brewing Co.: Superior Grill: Matt Richie Steven McCullough Dougout & the Pinch Hitters Music Band Moonlight on the Mountain: Back 9: The Whiskey Dolls Tilted Kilt: Rex Murphy The Paybacks Barking Kudu: Huckleberry Village Tavern: Jeff Tyler Neighborhood Sports Grille: Beef ’O’ Brady’s: Joey Arata Workplay: Vinny Martell SLB Cafe Firenze: Excaliber Band Zydeco: Matt Ritchie The Nick: The Decadence/Man City Vineyard: Louie Blue Thursday, 5/17 On Earth/Son of a Bad Man/The Courtyard 280: Mother Barking Kudu: Eric & Finney Friday, 5/18 Great Affairs/The Violent Pandora/Heath Shoemaker Cajun Steamer (Trussville): Back 9: Tommy Crowder Oak Hill: The Jason Courson Courtyard Southside: Voodoo Matt Hill Barking Kudu: Clay Conner & Duo Jones/Matt Carroll Courtyard 280: Heath Cody Farris The Oasis: Little Memphis Blues Fish Market Hoover: Dave Shoemaker/Bobby Legg Beef ’O’ Brady’s: Bobby Legg Orchestra Cooley Courtyard Southside: Derek Blackwell’s Pub: Jeff Florreich Ona’s Music Room: Big Daddy Fuego Cantina & Saloon: Sellers Billy’s (Eng. Village): Odie w/ Frank Ranelli Delanor Fish Market 280: Dave Cooley Billy’s (Liberty Park): Otey’s: Alpha Groove Gabriel’s: Top Dead Center Fuego Cantina & Saloon: Sidecar/Skeptics Overtime Bar: PBJ Gip’s Place: Slim Barnes Blues Stuart McNair Cafe Firenze: Lynam Pateras Sports Bar: Heavy Band/Russell Gulley Gabriel’s: Pearman and Parks City Vineyard: Cosmic Snake Metal Mash Grey Bar: The Turn Grey Bar: Justin Gannon Handlers Pub 261: Excalibur Innisfree: Pioneer Chicken Stand Innisfree: Billy and Jesse Courtyard 280: After the Redline Bar: Thomas Henry Iron Horse: Naked Eskimos Iron Horse: Violent Stupidity Crash/SK5 Band Kelley’s Grill: Trey Thomason Jazz Underground: Shaun Courtyard Southside: Kat Rogue Tavern: OnLive Mafiaoza’s: T.U.B. Unplugged Pezant, Mike Ham & Norris Jones Delacruz Satterfield’s: Carlos Pino & Margarita Grill: Spellbound Kelley’s Grill: AJ Beavers Dave’s Pub: Jordan & Sean Brandon Peeples Marty’s: Stuart McNair & Mafiaoza’s: Zippy Emergency Room Lounge: Shelby’s: Sexy Tractor Contraband/Sassy Brown Band Margarita Grill: JD & The Man 4Play Speakeasy: Sleep Matthew’s Bar & Grill: The Marty’s: Errick Smith Fuego Cantina & Saloon: Dance/Adventure the Great Secret Midnight Band Metro Bar: Southbound Radio Matt Carroll Stillwater Pub: Bourbon & The Nick: Rock U Live Karaoke Presents Gabriel’s: Erica’s Playhouse Bleach Oak Hill: Mike Latham The Nick: InAeona/Cutthroat Grey Bar: Erath & Jason Superior Grill: Haulers The Oasis: The Amazing Live Shamrock Innisfree: Livewire Tin Roof: Mockingbird Seamonkeys Oak Hill: Hunter Lawley Iron Horse: Deputy 5 Sun/Pharmhand Ona’s Music Room: Kelley

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19 black & white • www.bwcitypaper.com • May 17, 2012 LIVE MUSIC Watson & Champagne Otey’s: The Paybacks Pateras Sports Bar: Classic Lights Pub 261: Sucker Punch Redline Bar: Rob West Stillwater Pub: Roosevelt Franklyn Tin Roof: Shawn & Hobby Band Wine’d Down: Jonathan Guthrie Zydeco: White Noise/Fast Nasty Sunday, 5/27 Cafe Firenze: Morning Would Cajun Steamer (Trussville): Zach Doss Cosmo’s Pizza: Jubal Courtyard 280: Heath Shoemaker Courtyard Southside: Matt Carroll DanielDay Gallery: Growling Greg & The Howlers Gabriel’s: K Kid Lucky’s Pub: Open Mic w/ Ryan Flynt Margarita Grill: Joe Breckenridge Marty’s: Chad Fisher Show Wilco singer Jeff Tweedy at Sloss Furnaces, Friday, May 11. Visit www.bwcitypaper.com to see a gallery of The Nick: Stoned Cobra/Awake photos from the concert. Photograph by Arik Sokol. At Last Stillwater Pub: Warren Hart & Soul: Ron & John’s Surf Satterfield’s: Carlos Pino & The Melody “Smithers” Amos Shop Brandon Peeples Fuego Cantina & Saloon: Zydeco: Battle of the Bands Innisfree: Billy Gant Trio Shelby’s: Boss n Huck Killer Bs Monday, 5/28 Iron Horse: Downstroke Speakeasy: The Whiskey River Gabriel’s: Detten Marsh Mafiaoza’s: Holiday Kings Gip’s Place: Spirit Family Cafe Firenze: Heath Shoemaker Margarita Grill: Theatrix Stillwater Pub: Thick as Thieves Reunion/Hurray for the Riff- Fuego Cantina & Saloon: Marty’s: Bibb City Tin Roof: Johnny T/Pharmhand Raff/The Broken Wing Routine Jerome Walls Ramblers/Thomas Henry Band Wine’d Down: The Paybacks Hart & Soul: Loup Margarita Grill: Dee Dee Matthew’s Bar & Grill: Wine Loft: Cleve Eaton & the Garou/Thomas Trussell The Oasis: Little Memphis & Cloner/Stoned Cobra Alabama All-Stars Iron Horse: Wallstreet Friends Moe’s BBQ (Lakeview): Stuart Zydeco: Jerrod Niemann/Sean Mafiaoza’s: III Outta V Pub 261: Boogie Junction Trio McNair Rivers Margarita Grill: Reagan, RJ’s Wellington’s Bistro: Blues, Moonlight on the Mountain: Marty’s: Earthbound/Just Joe Soul, R&B open mic The Memphis Dawls, Wilder Saturday, 5/26 Broadhead Tuesday, 5/29 Adkins, Justin Cross Back 9: Southland Matthew’s Bar & Grill: The Nick: Caddle/Soul Enigma Cafe Firenze: The Tommy Vintage Cowboy Barking Kudu: Open Mic with Oak Hill: Joe Breckenridge Crowder Band Moe’s BBQ (Lakeview): Mike Creager The Oasis: Alpha Groove City Vineyard: Philip Dudley Christian Herring & True Blues Cafe Firenze: Jarod White Ona’s Music Room: Good Courtyard 280: Matt Ritchie The Nick: Blackfoot Gypsies/2 Bit Cajun Steamer (Trussville): Doctor band/Kyle Anderson/Heath Charlie/Hurray for the Riff Jeff Tyler Otey’s: ShooFly Shoemaker Raff/Jerry On The Moon Dave’s Pub: The Regals Open Overtime Bar: 90 Proof Courtyard Southside: Red Clay Oak Hill: The Hunter Lawley Blues Jam Pub 261: Honey Child Revival/Derek Nolin Duo Jazz Underground: Shaun Redline Bar: Robert Abernathy DanielDay Gallery: Unchain Ona’s Music Room: Ona Pezant, Mike Ham & Norris Jones

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20 May 17, 2012 • www.bwcitypaper.com • black & white Courtyard 280: Huck & Ranelli’s Deli: Magic City Blues Boss/Heath Shoemaker Society Acoustic Jam Courtyard Southside: Warren Redline Bar: Train Wreck DJ/DANCE Amos Shelby’s: Gentleman Zero Fuego Cantina & Saloon: Speakeasy: The Dirty Clergy Steel: DJ C Dubb Stuart McNair Stillwater Pub: Stuart McNair & Thursday, 5/17 Gabriel’s: Pearman & Parks The Contraband Above at the Redmont: DJ Grey Bar: Sam Foster Tin Roof: Scott pHaze Friday, 5/25 Above at the Redmont: DJ Innisfree: Billy & Jesse Moody/Pharmhand Billy’s (Eng. Village): DJ Jeff Iron Horse: Violent Stupidity Wine’d Down: Hotter Down Lopez Flux Fuego Cantina & Saloon: Jazz Underground: Shaun South Matthew’s Bar & Grill: DJ Pezant, Mike Ham & Norris Jones Wine Loft: Cleve Eaton and the Tony G (Top 40, hip-hop, dance DJ Daywalker (top-40) Nana Funks: Retro Dance Mafiaoza’s: Andrew Braden Alabama All-Stars hall) Margarita Grill: JD & The man Workplay: Sudden Impact, Todd Nana Funks: DJ Matrix Party w/DJ Matrix Steel: DJ Mark A.D. Marty’s: Heath Green/Errick Simpson, Hope From A downfall Rare Martini: DJ Lee J Smith and Alive in Wonderland Steel: DJ C Dubb Saturday, 5/26 The Nick: 800 Mile Monday Zydeco: Red Clay Revival The Oasis: A Couple of Monkeys Friday, 5/18 Above at the Redmont: DJ Saturday, 6/2 Lee J Ona’s Music Room: Steve Above at the Redmont: DJ McCullough Back 9: Five-0 Flux Nana Funks: All Night Dance Party w/DJ Matrix Otey’s: Rick & Johnny Big Shots: Sommerville Fuego Cantina & Saloon: Pub 261: Erica’s Playhouse City Vineyard: Soul Collision DJ Daywalker (top-40) Unplugged Courtyard 280: Top Dead Nana Funks: Retro Dance Wednesday, 5/30 Nana Funks: DJ Matrix Redline Bar: Markus Fox Center/Heath Shoemaker Party w/DJ Matrix Shelby’s: Kolby & Jerm Show Courtyard Southside: Crazy Rare Martini: DJ Qwack Stillwater Pub: The Dirk Quinn Chester Steel: DJ Mark A.D. Thursday, 5/31 Above at the Redmont: DJ Band Fuego Cantina & Saloon: Matt Saturday, 5/19 pHaze Tin Roof: Megan Pflueger Carroll Duo Matthew’s Bar & Grill: DJ Village Tavern: Jeff Tyler Gabriel’s: Sudden Impact Above at the Redmont: DJ Workplay: Paper Route Grey Bar: 90 Proof Lee J Tony G (Top 40, hip-hop, dance hall) Zydeco: Brent Cobb Innisfree: Vegabonds Nana Funks: All Night Dance Iron Horse: U.S. Party w/DJ Matrix Nana Funks: DJ Matrix Friday, 6/1 Steel: DJ C Dubb Jazz Underground: Mike Steel: DJ Flux Back 9: Reckless Phillips Friday, 6/1 Barking Kudu: Lee Anna Culp Mafiaoza’s: Ryan & Miles Wednesday, 5/23 City Vineyard: Mikey Jr. & the Margarita Grill: John Harvill Nana Funks: DJ Matrix Above at the Redmont: DJ Flux Stone Cold Blues Band Marty’s: Southern Phoenix Thursday, 5/24 Fuego Cantina & Saloon: Courtyard 280: Red Matthew’s Bar & Grill: The DJ Daywalker (top-40) Mountain/SK5 Dirty Clergy Above at the Redmont: DJ Courtyard Southside: Kat The Nick: The Ghost Wolves/Toy pHaze Innisfree: DJ Mark A.D. Nana Funks: Retro Dance Delacruz Bombs/Waterseed Billy’s (Eng. Village): DJ Jeff DanielDay Gallery: Sharbaby Oak Hill: Chris Staggs Lopez Party w/DJ Matrix Steel: DJ Mark A.D. 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21 black & white • www.bwcitypaper.com • May 17, 2012 Deputy Chief Dave Trombi denied New York at Albany. John Dabiri, that the search warrant was based director of the California Institute on the needs of the production of Technology’s Center for company, and the Sheriff’s Office Bioinspired Wind Energy, said explained that deploying a tank, a Zhou’s findings show “that we ttrara ggee bomb robot, and 40 deputies was a need to think carefully about the ss normal response. unintended consequences of any NN large-scale energy development, Quantifying Intangibles including green technologies.” The Department of Health and Human Services is funding a panel Holey Home Decor ee to try to define and measure hap- Consolidated Edison reported that TaTa s piness. If successful in determining thieves posing as utility workers in LLs reliable measures of “subjective New York City stole more than 30 WEIRD NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE well-being,” they could become manhole covers, some weighing as official statistics. The panel, organ- much as 300 pounds, in March ized by the non-profit National and April, presumably to sell to Curses, Foiled Again Show Business Academies, includes experts in scrap metal dealers. “I can’t imag- Chicago police charged Raymond Arizona resident Jesus Llovera, 43, psychology and economics and has ine people are decorating their liv- Jefferson, 20, with robbing a Radio is suing actor Steven Seagal and already met with two key figures in ing rooms with them,” Con Ed offi- Shack of $17,000 worth of mer- the Maricopa County Sheriff’s the U.S. statistical bureaucracy. cial Michael Clendenin said. The chandise after they tracked him Office for his arrest, which the civil “There has been a lot of momen- power company has more than using global positioning equipment lawsuit claims was staged for a real- tum,” said Arthur Stone, a profes- 200,000 manholes. At current that was among the stolen items. ity television show that followed sor of psychiatry at Stony Book prices for iron, a stolen manhole Seagal’s exploits as a “deputized University who chairs the panel. Its cover might fetch $30 but costs Problem Solved officer.” Llovera said Seagal and budget is $370,000. Con Ed $200 to replace, not Britain is facing a culinary crisis, deputies raided his home because counting labor. thanks to the government’s immi- they suspected he was raising fight- Everything You Know Is Wrong gration crackdown, which has creat- ing roosters, although he insisted Wind farms could be contributing Big-Bang Theory ed a shortage of Asian chefs and the more than 100 roosters on his to climate change and affecting After an Oklahoma state trooper forced the closing of some Indian, property were for show, not for crops, according to new research stopped a vehicle for speeding in Bangladeshi, Chinese, and Thai fighting. He noted the Sheriff’s based on satellite data of surface Okmulgee County, he questioned restaurants. Britain has some Office SWAT team showed up in temperatures from Texas. The find- passenger Davis Lee Williams, 54, 12,000 Indian and Bangladeshi full riot gear, handcuffed him and ings that wind farms actually warm about a suspicious chemical odor. restaurants, serving 2.5 million peo- took him outside, where Seagal up the surface of the land under- Williams ran away, but the trooper ple a week, and thousands of waited, wearing camouflage and neath them during the night could caught him. As Williams resisted, Chinese and Thai ones. The govern- sunglasses and hoisting a rifle, affect efforts to expand wind his pants exploded. Trooper ment’s response has been to set up while four cameras filmed the farms. “I feel that wind farms, if Shiloh Hall said Williams had a five “centers of excellence in Asian event for the cable series “Steven spatially large enough, might have portable meth lab, known as a and Oriental cookery” to train job- Seagal: Lawman.” The program was noticeable impacts on local to one-pot lab, in his pants that burst less young Britons in the art of mak- slated to premiere on the A&E regional meteorology,” said Liming during the struggle. He was unin- ing curry and other popular dishes. Network but never aired. Sheriff’s Zhou of the State University of jured but arrested. &

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