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MUSIC | ARTS | CULTURE | COMMUNITY | CALENDAR Always Free JAN. 9-23 2013 WWW.LITTLEVILLAGEMAG.COM E D I MAKE TEA FUTURE VIVA LA S NOT WAR PAGE 8 FREQUENCY PAGE 14 REVOLUCIÓN PAGE 18 IN Photo by Dawn Frary, Sculpture by Shumpei Yamaki 14 south clinton street iowa city 319.333.1297 bakery hours: monday-thursday 8am-9pm friday 8am-10pm DELIVERY saturday 10am-10pm AVAILABLE sunday 10 am-9pm icmollys.com PRESENT THIS COUPON FOR A FREE CUPCAKE BUY ONE GET ONE FREE - EXP. 2/28/12 2 JAN. 9-23 2013 | LITTLE VILLAGE Read It FEATURED ARTISTS | ISSUE 124 VOLUME 12 | ISSUE 124 JAN. 9-23 2013 GUEST EDITOR: SHANE O'SHAUGHNESSY For its first issue of the new year, Little Village asked me to invite some of my favorite local artists to depict their unique visions of what lies ahead. As a futurist, fantasist and cartoonist, I’m intrigued by the mystery that awaits us in the upcoming year and was thrilled to work alongside these artists as they conjured images of the strange, exotic new world that is 2013. Personally, I’m surprised and relieved that there is still a world to look forward to and believe that it will only get weirder from here. PUBLISHER | Matt Steele [email protected] WEB | Heather McKeag [email protected] LITTLE VILLAGE LIVE Alex Persels, Jessica Hamer [email protected] DISTRIBUTION MANAGER | Austin Morford w. Charles Hoffman (DSM) Mike Martinez (CR), Jessica Carbino (UI) [email protected] DIGITAL ARCHIVISTS Jessica Carbino, Melody Dworak CONTACT | P.O. 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Washington St. 5-6 p.m. Wednesdays live on KRUI 89.7 fm Facebook.com/LittleVillageLive JAN. 9-23 2013 | LITTLE VILLAGE 29 30 JAN. 9-23 2013 | LITTLE VILLAGE Word Wednesdays Spoken JAN. 9-23 2013 | LITTLE VILLAGE 31 Local Albums Imagine a perfect playlist from KRUI (or seven?) of Wax Cannon’s albums is that circa 1987—REM, Replacements, Husker they combine easily accessible (if ineffable) Du, Pixies, Jesus & Mary Chain, Dinosaur Jr., emotional impact with a private vocabulary Sonic Youth—and you will get close to what that resists easy analysis. Most music you hear Wax Cannon are about. But there’s nothing comes apart easily into its constituent parts; nostalgic about these guys. I’m Afraid Of Birds Wax Cannon seems to be solid all the way is—except for Murray’s “Bad Handsome”—a through. vehicle for Jay Miller’s songwriting, which exhibits an abiding affection for thick chords and songs that teeter between major and minor modes. On this album there’s some overdub- bing to build up the sound, but if you ever hear them play live (highly recommended), Jay has no trouble creating a whole band’s sound just by plugging in and cranking his Vox amp to 11. He is aided and abetted by Dave's ability to Wax Cannon abuse his drum kit a la Keith Moon. I’m Afraid Of Birds Lyrically, Jay tends to combine cryptic sur- realism with the cadence of everyday small talk: “Have you ever ashtrayed? You ever been Wax Cannon is Dave Murray and Jay Miller, confused? Are you back on mornings? I am not who are two regular guys who work at the UI amused,” he sings on “Lazy Cakes." On past hospital. I mention their day jobs because the records Jay has purposely buried the vocals (a music of Wax Cannon is their avocation, a proj- hallmark of the '80s sound), sometimes to the ect they’ve been pursuing for the last 14 years. point of refusing to reveal the actual lyrics to This album finds them exploring the same sonic Dave. But I’m Afraid Of Birds is more trans- Old Man Charlie parently produced, Bad Life bringing the words oldmancharlie.bandcamp.com/ to the fore. Still, the mean- ing of the words re- I say it every few months but it bears repeating: main less important Iowa City has a collection of local musicians and than the rhythm and bands that stands up against any other city in terms sound they make: of quality, creativity and above all, good weird. In “I don’t care actu- terms of the global music scene we’re ahead of ally, haven’t seen the curve in some ways (Night-People Records?) anyway, loaded and behind it in others (dub step got big here eight landscape of guitar-and-drum pop, though they arms they won’t trade, they won’t hook, they years too late?), but in the Yellow Ghetto, Black’s really are unlike any of the currently trendy aren’t made, you’re at ease, you’re a cook, no Gaslight Village and peeling farm houses outside two-piece outfits. Their sound owes more to one has suggested you would, to the truck ex- town, there’s a lot going on. pre-Nevermind indie rock than to the revision- plaining that they won’t move they’re too fat.” I missed out on Old Man Charlie’s first re- ist bombast of the Black Keys or White Stripes. (“Arm Look Way”) What abides across all six cord six years ago, but the Old Man (daytime 32 JAN. 9-23 2013 | LITTLE VILLAGE name Arlen Lawson) seems to be doing okay without any validation from me. He writes folk songs that he delivers in resonant and furry baritone. He accompanies himself on guitar with more urgency and passion than precision, Har-di-Har comparisons, at times Julie sounds like Grace giving some tracks a lurching, stumbling mo- Word(s) of Whim Slick’s folkier forays in Jefferson Airplane mentum that it would be a shame to smooth out.