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Vol. 18 - Issue 6 • June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018

INSIDE: Winery Guide Summer Wine Events & Festivals Tri-C JazzFest Mind, Body, Spirit - The Heartfulness Way ♥ Movie & Music Reviews

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5499 Lake RoadWINERY East • Geneva-on-the Lake, Ohio Restaurant & Tasting Room Live Entertainment 7 Days! (See inside back cover for listings) Hours: Sun- urs Noon to 7pm, Entertainment Fri & Sat Noon to 11pm Tasting Rooms 1-800-Uncork-1 all weekend. (see ad on pg. 5) FOR ENTERTAINMENT AND Kitchen Open! EVENTS, SEE OUR AD ON PG. 7 Summer Hours: Mon. - Closed Hours: Mon 12-4 wine sales Tue., Wed. & Th ur. Noon – 7 Tues. Closed Fri. & Sat. Noon - 11 Wed 12-7 • Thurs 12-8 • Fri 12 - 9 Sun. Noon - 7 Sat 12-10 • Sun 12-5 834 South County Line Road 4573 Rt. 307 East, Harpersfi eld, Oh Harpersfi eld, Ohio 44041 440.415.0661 216.973.2711 www.laurellovineyards.com www.bennyvinourbanwinery.com [email protected] [email protected]

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Summer Hours Tasting Room: Mon. - Tues. 10-5 pm One of the newest Wed & Thurs. 10-8 Ashtabula County Wineries Fri. & Sat. 10-10 pm • Sun. 1-6 pm 4316 Park Ave., Ashtabula, Oh Restaurant: Wed. - Thurs. 12-8, Fri. & Sat. 12-10 pm Check website for hours Sun. 1-6 pm PARKAVENUEWINERY.COM 5585 N. River W, Geneva, Ohio 44041 (440) 466-8466 www.ferrantewinery.com 216-401-4941 Now Open 7 Days A Week 636 State Route 534, Harpersfi eld Mon.-Thurs. 12-6 • Fri. 12-10 440.361.4573 Sat. 12-9 • Sun. 12-7 kosicekvineyards.com LIVE MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE With warmer temperatures and longer days upon us, you can grab a glass of your favorite KV wine Our deck is open and once again fi nd yourself taking in the sights and sounds of spring on our deck! Fri. 6/8 Flannel Planet 7-10pm Fri. 6/29 King Pins Trio 7-10pm 7 days a week! It’s the perfect spot to sit back Sat. 6/9 Maria Petti 5-8pm Sat. 6/30 Melissa Harvey 5-8pm Fri. 6/15 Ernest T. Band 7-10pm and enjoy your favorite KV Sat. 7/7 Steve Madewell 5-8pm Sat. 6/16 Larry, Daryl, Daryl, Sheryl 5-8pm wine or cool off with one of Fri. 6/22 Rhythm Connection 7-10pm Fri. 7/13 Alex Bevan 7-10pm our popular wine slushies. Sat. 6/23 Paul Pira & Cat Lilly 5-8pm Sat. 7/14 Just Like That 5-8pm Please follow us on Facebook! Estate Vineyards & Award-Winning Wines OHIO WINE COUNTRY WINERY GUIDE 2 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 North Coast Voice Friday 4:00 - 12:00 Saturday 2:00 - 12:00 Sunday 2:00 - Dark

Beach Bar & Grill! LAKE Best place to watch ERIE the sunset on the Lake. PERCH! Book us for your Special Event! NEW MENU ITEMS! COME DINE WITH US ON THE LAKE! Fri, June 8 ...... WOODPECKERS ...... 8:00 Sat, June 9 ...... THE JILLETTES – ALL BEATLES NIGHT! ...... 8:00 Sun, June 10...... JUST LIKE THAT ...... 5:00 Fri, June 15 ...... HEADLANDS BEACH EXPERIENCE...... 8:00 New Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Exhibit Now Open Sat, June 16 ...... BRICKHOUSE BLUES ...... 8:00 Sun, June 17...... MARY TAYLOR BROOKS BAND ...... 5:00 Don’t touch that dial, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s newest featured exhibition, Fri, June 22 ...... ERNEST T. BAND ...... 8:00 Stay Tuned: Rock on TV, opened May 26. Sat, June 23 ...... ERIN BURKE ...... 8:00 “TV has done more for entertainers than any other medium,” said 2011 Rock Sun, June 24...... JIM ALES ...... 5:00 Fri, June 29 ...... ROOT THEORY...... 8:00 & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Darlene Love in exclusive interview footage for the Sat, June 30 ...... ELM STREET BLUES BAND ...... 8:00 exhibit. Sun, July 1...... RACHEL BROWN & THE BEATNIK PLAYBOYS...... 5:00 From the Ed Sullivan Show to The Voice, has shaped television (and Fri, July 6 ...... HAMPSHIRE MOON...... 8:00 Sat, July 7 ...... PORCHROCKERS ...... 8:00 vice versa). This special exhibit tells the story of how TV launched rock’s iconic stars, Sun, July 8 ...... SUSAN HAGAN ...... 5:00 brought them into our homes, kept them in the spotlight and connected them to us Fri, July 13 ...... LYLE HEATH ...... 8:00 with music and visual imagery. Sat, July 14 ...... STOWBILLIES ...... 8:00 The multi-floor, multimedia exhibit provides viewers with an experience that’s Sun, July 15 ...... JUST LIKE THAT ...... 8:00 narrated with exclusive footage from Mike Meyers, Martha Quinn, Kelly Clarkson, Micky Dolenz, Kevin Eubanks, Cyndi Lauper, Paul Shaffer and Darlene Love. 6827 Lake Road West • Geneva • 440-466-9127 “So many rock icons first broke out on television -- and still do,” said Karen L. 2-1/2 miles west of Rt. 534 and Geneva State Park Herman, Vice President of Collections & Curatorial Affairs for the Rock Hall. “People Corner of County Line Rd. and Lake Road West. don’t realize the enormous impact of rock on TV or the impact of TV on rock. This exhibit celebrates that unique relationship.” Rock and television exploded on to the scene in the 1940s, with TV going to for the safe, commercial audience and rock and roll offering a loud, anti-establishment alternative. By the 1960s, the growing teen market and youth culture became too big for TV to ignore. The exhibit brings archival footage, original artifacts and new interviews together to create a fun, intergenerational experience that connects the early days of rock and TV to their ongoing evolution. “TV gave rock and roll a visual component,” said The Late Show with David Letter- man’s Musical Director Paul Shaffer in his exclusive interview for the exhibit. “It gave us a visual template to watch and see what does a rock and roll performance look like on stage.” Variety shows like The Smothers Brothers, The Johnny Cash Show, Sonny & Cher, and Donny & Marie made music a weekly ritual. Performance shows like Soul Train, Don Kirshner’s Rock , Solid Gold, and Austin City Limits introduced us to our future heroes. Competition shows like Star Search, American Idol, and The Voice changed the music business. Pop culture institutions like MTV and Saturday Night Live shaped our culture. See archival footage and original artifacts on display, such as original stage de- signs from the Beatles’ history Ed Sullivan Show appearance, outfits worn by Sonny and Cher on their hit series, CeeLo Green’s jacket worn on The Voice, inspired by Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” video, and artifacts from iconic videos including Tom Petty’s “Don’t Come Around Here No More,” Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and A-ha’s “Take on Me.” The Who’s Keith Moon blowing up his drum set on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in the late ‘60s was inspiring to artists like Dave Grohl. Original MTV VJ Martha Quinn was impacted by Dick Clark’s interview techniques on American Bandstand. Michael Jackson’s videos and the Beatles appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show inspired countless Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees. Stay Tuned: Rock on TV tells these stories and more. Stay Tuned: Rock on TV will be open through March of 2019. For more informa- tion on the Rock Hall, its exhibits, and to plan your visit, go to www.rockhall.com North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 3 North Coast Voice June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 • VOLUME 18 • ISSUE 6 •••••••••••••••••••••••• • • • • • CONTENTS • • TA K E II • We would like to thank all of our sponsors and • Playing 50-60-70's • encourage our readers to patronize the fine • Favorites and Much More • businesses appearing in the North Coast VOICE. ROCK ON TV 5 KICKIN IT 18 • • Publisher New Rock & Roll Hall of Fame •••••••••••••••••••••••• NOW WE’RE TALKING 19 Sun. June 10th • 2-5 p.m. LCS Communications Exhibit Now Open Green Eagle Winery A chat with Emilio Castillo from ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sat. June 16th • 7-10 p.m. Editor Benny Vino Sage Satori TRI-C JAZZ FEST 5 Tower of Power ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sun. June 17th • 2:30-5:30 p.m. [email protected] Winery at Springhill WINE EVENTS 6 MOVIES 21 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Advertising & Marketing Sat. June 23rd • 6:30-9:30 p.m. Greene Eagle Winery Hunter BLUESVILLE 8 Solo: A Star Wars Story, ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sales/Social Media/Events & Promotions Sun. June 24th • 2:30-4 p.m. Deadpool 2, Last Flag Flying Garrettsville 440-813-3336 CD/DVD REVIEW 11 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Fri. June 29th • 7-10 p.m. [email protected] MIND, BODY, SPIRIT 23 little paws Lake Milton Trenda Jones Mellencamp, Plain Spoken: ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sat. June 30th • 7-11 p.m. Mentor, Willoughby, Chardon area From the Chicago Theatre “The Hartfulness Way” Cortland Moose ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Staff Writers Fri. July 6th • 7-10 p.m. STAY IN TUNE 25 Silver Creek Garrettsville Sage Satori • Cat Lilly NOW WE’RE TALKING 15 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sat. July 7th • 7-10 p.m. Snarp Farkle • Don Perry Interview with Wayne Nelson of SCENIC RIVERS 26 Hartford Hill Patrick Podpadec • Helen Marketti ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sun. July 8th Little River Band Mesopotamia Ox Roast • Noon-3 p.m. Film Editor TAKE A LISTEN 27 Vienna Concert Series • 6-8 p.m. Westside Steve CD REVIEW 16 Beasts Without Biomes, Red For booking call Ellie Contributing Writers Ritchie Blackmore, Memories in Wanting Blue 330-770-5613 Chad Felton • Mike Edgerly www.takeii.com Patti Ann Dooms • Pete Roche Rock II COMEDY SHOWS 29 Tom Todd • Donniella Winchell Trenda Jones • Alan Cliffe Circulation Manager LOST SHEEP BAND James Alexander Circulation Bob Covert • Dan Gestwicki Trenda Jones • Jim Ales

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Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland  e 39th annual Tri-C JazzFest, will take place June 28 – 30, at Playhouse Square.  is year the festival is showcasing thirteen acts made up of jazz icons with decades of hits, artists at the pinnacle of their craft and emerging talent just beginning to etch their names in the industry. Tri-C Jazz Outdoors! It’s Free! Outside, some of the hottest bands in the region will perform for FREE on the Strassman Insurance Stage from 3 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday of the festival. Other outdoor experiences include food trucks, Davey Tree Beer Garden, local merchants in the Shopping Scene, cooking demos and samples, indoor artists chat- ting in the Chemical Bank Jazz Talk Tent, U.S. Bank Kids Club for wee boppers and plenty of dancing under the GE Chandelier! You won't want to miss it! Highlights at the outdoor part of the festival includes: Friday - Becky Boyd & Groove Train, Blue Lunch, Carlos Jones & the P.L.U.S. band, 3Divas, and Uptowne Buddha. Saturday – Sam Hooper Group, Ernie Krivda’s Fat Tuesday Big Band,  e JSaxx Watkins Experi- ence, and Helen Welch Quartet. For full schedule visit www.tri-c.edu/jazzfest/outdoor-stage.html Check out the indoor and outdoor lineup online and start plan- ning your JazzFest weekend. Single tickets are on sale now! You can also purchase a festival pass (and save $150+) or become a member today. Jazz Lives Here! www.tri-c.edu/jazzfest/buy-tickets.html

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! Vineyard and Bed & Breakfast Uncorked, Unplugged & Unforgettable Entertainment all Weekend Th is is not a black tie event, cocktail or Friday & Saturday: 7-10p • Sunday: 2-5p Ohio Wine Producers & Sonoma VCounty’s Wine Road, partner for a one business attire is suggested. JUNE night only GRAND TASTING experience, Sonoma County wineries pouring: 8 - AGELESS BAND Tasting Room Open! ACORN Winery/Alegria Vineyards, Alex- 9 - DON DISANTIS TRIO 7:00-9:30pm. June 24th at the Rock & Roll 10 - TBA Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio ander Valley Vineyards, Balletto Vineyards, 15 - JIMMY ALES Th is will be Wine Road's biggest “on the Blue Rock Vineyards, Carol Shelton Wines, 16 - TAKE II road” event in years! Partnering with Ohio Cast Winery, Christopher Creek Winery, 17 - TBA Now booking Wines for this event, off ering opportunity Colagrossi Winery, G & C Lurton, Korbel 22 - FACEMEYER TRIO Champagne Cellars, Meeker Vineyards, 23 - VALERIE MARINI B&B Spa Suites! to taste fantastic wines, enjoy food, live 24 - FIVE O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE music and take in an educational wine Moshin Vineyards, Mounts Family Winery, 29 - JOE BRUNETTI seminar or two. Notre Vue / Balverne, Papapietro Perry, 30 - KNIGHT SHIFT VIP Ticket - includes valet parking, a Pech Merle, Peterson Winery, Sanglier Cel- JULY Winery Hours: seated winemaker led tasting, featuring 8 lars, Shippey Vineyards, Viszlay Vineyards. 1 - FACEMEYER TRIO Ohio wineries pouring: Debonné Vine- 6 - 2 GUYS 12 STRINGS Sonoma County wines on Level 3 start- 7 - IN DEMAND Tues. thru Thurs…5-8pm ing at 6:00pm. Check-in begins at 5:30 for yards, Madison , Ferrante Winery, Geneva 8 - THE SUMMIT VIP Ticket holders. Followed by the Grand , Firelands Winery, Sandusky, Gervasi Fri. & Sat…Noon-9pm Tasting at 7:00pm. Th is ticket/seminar is Vineyard, Canton, Harpersfi eld Vineyard, ! limited to 40 people. Geneva , Laurello Vineyards, Geneva, M Kitchen Open Cellars, Geneva, Meranda Nixon Winery, CLOSED MON. • TUES, WED, THURS NOON-7 PM • FRI & SAT NOON-11 PM • SUN. NOON-7 PM General Admission - begins at 6:45, tast- Ripley, South River Vineyard, Geneva, Th e ing begins at 7:00pm 834 South County Line Rd. 518 Gore Road • Conneaut Lakehouse Inn and Winery, Geneva on the Th e silent auction from 7:00-9:00pm Harpersfield, Ohio 44041 440-593-5976 Lake, Vermilion Valley Vineyards, Vermil- 216-973-2711 www.bucciavineyard.com during the event will benefi t the Wine ion. www.bennyvinourbanwinery.com Road Family Fire Fund. Visit www.wineroad.com. Tethered Hot Air Balloon Rides 403 S. Broadway • Geneva Debonne’ Vineyards 7840 Doty Road Madison, OH 440.466.5560 Bring your family and friends out for this unique experience! www.theoldmillwinery.com Check out the winery and surrounding property from a bird's eye view (50-70 feet Gift approx.) as the hot air balloon lifts you up into the sky for a tethered ride. Rides are Certificates make great TRY NOW OPEN 7-DAY-A-WEEK! 6-8 p.m. Live music will play 6:30-9:30 p.m. gifts! OUR NEW Celebrating Th ere is a limited number of tickets available, so reservations are recommended. MENU! Th is event is weather-permitting. Every other Wednesday, all Summer long! Fathers Day Specifi ed dates: June 6 & 20, July 4 & 18, August 1, 15, 29, September 12 Sun. June 17th www.debonne.com && RESTAURANTRESTAURANT BBQ specials! Wine, Jazz and Art Festival Fri & Sat: 7:30-10:30 • Sunday Open Mic 4:30-7:30 Th e Landing & Old Firehouse Winery 5481 Lake Rd E GOTL, OH Fri, Jun 8: High Horse Join the fun at the Old Firehouse Winery on Saturday, June 20th for this year’s Wine, Sat, Jun 9: Lost Sheep Band Open Noon-8pm! Jazz & Art Fest – Ohio’s largest free admission wine festival! Th e event is held at "Th e Sun, Jun 10: Open mic w/Mitch Larson Facemyer Landing” Lakefront Festival Grounds, adjacent to Old Firehouse Winery. Thurs, Jun 14: Tom Todd Shop local artists and crafters, listen to Live Jazz all day and try some of the best wine Fri, Jun 15: The Facemyers Trio Northeast Ohio has to off er. See inside back cover for music listing. Sat, Jun 16: Snazzy Cats 3:30-6:30pm www.oldfi rehousewinery.com Sun, Jun 17: Open mic w/Tom Todd BBQ SPECIALS! Thurs, Jun 21: Mitch Larson Fri, Jun 22: The O'Needers Burger of Month: The Southern Pork Behind Th e Vine Barrel Tasting With Wine- Sat, Jun 23: Ernest T Band Sun, Jun 24: Open mic w/Melissa Harvey Pizza of Month: The Marco Pizza maker Nick Ferrante Thurs, Jun 25: Jimmy Ales Beer of Month: Great Lakes Burning River Ferrante Winery & Ristorante 5585 State Route 307 Geneva, OH Fri, Jun 29: Bobby Hayes & H20 band & Columbus IPA Tours June 9th, July 14th & August 11th 11am - 12pm Sat, Jun 30: Miles Beyond Enjoy an educational and palate pleasing hour with the Winemaker! Be the fi rst to Sun, Jul 1: Open mic w/Rick & Louie Enjoy Acoustic Thursdays! exclusively sample the newest upcoming wine releases conducted from barrels in our Wed, Jul 4: The Facemyer Trio STOP IN & TRY OUR NEW MENU!! cellar with Winemaker Nick Ferrante. Th e wines will be in their formative stage and Thurs, Jul 5: Lyle Heath Winery Hours: Mon-Thurs: 3-9 pm starting to show the qualities imparted by our French oak barrels. Small plates will be Fri, Jul 6: Route 86 provided. Sat, Jul 7: Stone River Band Fri: 3-Midnight • Sat: Noon-Midnight • Sun: Noon-9 pm Kitchen Hours Mon-Thurs: 4-8 pm $20 per person, $15 Wine Club members. Reservations Required-limited Availability, Sun, Jul 8: Open mic Fri: 4-10 pm • Sat: Noon-10 pm • Sun: Noon-8 pm non-Refundable. www.ferrantewinery.com 6 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 North Coast Voice 4573 Rt. 307 East • Geneva 440.415.0661 LaurelloVineyards.com Don't miss our

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Sun. June 10 Pickled Pepper. w/ Dick Dana 3-7 Old Firehouse Winery BLUESVILLE w/ Swamp Rattlers 8-12 ■■■ By Cat Lilly Sat. June 23 • 5-8 Kosicek Vineyards w/ Paul Pira Doug will focus on slide playing in open www.Abbeyrodeo.com D tuning. Th e second half will feature Sun. June 24 Thursday, June 14th V Doug’s unique tuning he calls ‘Too Many GOTL Brewery w/ Dick Dana 1-3 FOURK D’s’. Th e emphasis will be on slide tech- Old Firehouse Winery (formerly Matchworks & Cabanas) nique, how to build a solo, and Doug’s w/ Swamp Rattlers 4-8 7:30-10:00 pm unique way of simplifying the guitar’s fi ngerboard. He likes to say that he Fri. June 29 • 5:30-8:30 teaches tools, not licks, so the student Luisa’s Mexican Grill on patio Friday, June 22nd Chardon Square Gazebo can fi nd his own musical voice and the 7-9:00 pm feeling that lives behind the notes. Th ere Wed. July 4th • 7-9 will be much personal attention as at- Saybrook Township Park w/ Swamp Rattlers Saturday, June 30th tendance is limited to 12. After a work- The Grove Amphitheater shop with Doug MacLeod the student Mayfield • 4-5:30 pm comes away with not only a whole new batch of tools, but with an insight to the Friday, July 13th music. Tickets are $50.00. Redhawk Grille MacLeod is known for his superb 8:30-11:00 pm songwriting, guitar wizardry, warm Cat soulful vocals, wit and unforgettable live Abbey Rodeo is: Jim Bonfonti, Chris Butcher, performances. At the heart of a Doug Lilly Verne McClelland, P. J. Philips, MacLeod performance is his knack for Bob Yocum and Chuck Citraro. Doug MacLeod storytelling, bringing characters-from For Bookings call Check out the Abbey Rodeo video at: the faceless to the legendary-to strik- 440-466-4623 or 440-417-4199 www.youtube.com/watch?v=siwWk_2hELk Heights Music Shop Workshop ingly real life. June 21st Doug is a multiple Blues Music Award Concert June 22nd winner, most recently the 2018 Blues “Doug MacLeod, now there’s a man Music Award for Acoustic Album Of Th e Just who can really play the blues." - David Year ‘Break Th e Chain’ and the 2017 Organic Gluten-free/Dairy-Free Groceries LIKE Honeyboy Edwards Blues Music Award for Acoustic Artist "Doug MacLeod is an acoustic roots Of Th e Year. That! master. He has been using guitars and His newest release, ‘Break Th e Chain’, voice to create his own unique musical is quite possibly his strongest release vision for over fi fty years...” - Elwood to date, which speaks volumes. Each song extremely personal and at the OPEN ACOUSTIC POWER TRIO! Blues aka Dan Aykroyd - Th e Bluesmobile YEAR ACCEPTING ROUND! EBT! Radio Show same time, universal; covering subjects "Like all great blues men, MacLeod topical, humorous, and soulful; from the lives his music, and the songs are not satirical to the sublime. June 10 • 5-8 just on the tips of his fi ngers and tongue, Th e title song, ‘Break Th e Chain’, • CBD Products now available! they are one with his being.” - Blues which was co-written and performed • Whole Foods Driftwood Point Music Magazine with his son Jesse. Th e song focuses on • Vitamins, Teas, Snacks, Blues Foundation Acoustic Artist of breaking the cycle of family violence • Wraps & Sandwiches the Year Doug MacLeod comes to Cleve- and abuse, Doug and Jesse confront • Salads & Smoothies land for a Guitar Workshop at Heights this pervasive issue directly. Together, • Jewelry & Unique Clothing June 17 • 4-8 Music Shop at 2174 Lee Rd., Cleveland they share the healing, reconciliation • Lucky Bamboo & More! TWO and peace available to all who work to LOCATIONS Hts. Ohio 44118. Th e guitar workshop NOW OPEN! prevent the cycle and Break the Chain. Harmony Jade takes place Th ursday, June 21st at Old Firehouse 7:00pm with refreshments provided by Doug is an international touring artist 5503 Lake Road East • GOTL who writes and sings original songs that 440-466-1648 Lopez Restaurant. Th e following night, Winery MacLeod will return for a concert at the are based on his own life and experienc- Earth’s Natural Treasures too... same location. Th e show is on Friday, es. He learned from the old masters and 56 S. Broadway • Geneva For bookings call Scott June 22nd at 7:30pm. Seating is ex- carries forward a valuable tradition. 440-466-4368 440-812-3772 tremely limited for both. Advance sale As a youth Doug overcame abuse and only. a crippling stutter by turning to music. Hours: Mon-Weds 10am-6pm • Thurs - Sat 10am-7pm • Sun. 10am-5pm Featuring: Scott Treen, After picking up a guitar, and singing - www.EarthsNaturalTreasures.com Th e workshop happens in two 1-1/2 Chuck Ditri & Gary Slovensky hour halves with a refreshment break. he found his voice. MacLeod's playing [email protected] During the fi rst half of the workshop landed him sideman gigs with George 8 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 North Coast Voice 'Harmonica' Smith, Big Joe Turner, Pee Wee Crayton, Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson, Lowell Fulson and Big Mama Th ornton. 4618 Main Avenue • Ashtabula Over 30 years, 21 studio albums, several 440-992-3013 • www.dublindown.pub live records, compilations, a blues guitar Hours: Kitchen open Mon-Sat 11am-10pm instructional DVD and a live perfor- Bar open til 11 Mon-Thurs & Midnite Fri & Sat mance DVD, MacLeod has consistently Closed Sunday. earned raves. His songs have been Dublin Down covered by many artists including Albert Presents: Stop in for Our Daily King, Albert Collins, Joe Louis Walker and Eva Cassidy. MacLeod's songs have WEDNESDAYS...Open Mic Night... Homemade Lunch & been featured in many TV movies and It’s HOT, HOT, HOT with local talent Dinner Specials! the hit show In the Heat of the Night. hosted by Mike Brown! 7-10pm August Wilson requested his soulful slide guitar playing in the Los Angeles JUNE 9TH Check out our opening of "Gem of the Ocean”. From 1999 to 2004 Doug hosted ‘Gilligan Magic’ & Our large selection of Nothin' But Th e Blues, a very popular Magic Of Summer Patio Party!! weekend blues show on Los Angeles' craft beers! KLON-KKJZ. He has also been the voice Celebrate With Drink & BBQ Grill Specials! for Th e Blues Showcase on Continen- Catch all the tal Airlines. For ten years he penned June 15th Two Kings 7-11pm CAVS CHAMPIONSHIP "Doug's Back Porch," a regular feature charts, and played bars, concert halls, July 6th Chuck Ditri 7-11pm run on our patio column in Blues Revue Magazine in BIG SCREEN!!! festivals and arenas around the world. July 7th Two Kings (Patio) 7-11pm Enjoy grilled burgers which he shared his humorous and Th roughout his career, Cray has & hotdogs during insightful stories with thousands of deftly bridged the worlds of blues, soul the games! readers. He is one of the four featured and R&B. His latest release, 2017's artists in the movie “Resonate: A Guitar Robert Cray and Hi Rhythm, is a col- Story”, the feature documentary on the laboration with drummer and producer LIKE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE! making of National Guitars. Steve Jordan and legendary Memphis Like the old masters who taught him, MacLeod's music expresses life and sidemen. Jordan produced Cray's times through an intangible, elusive 1999's Grammy-winning record Take quality that may simply be a keen sense Your Shoes Off . of what matters most. Doug’s music, Critics have frequently damned stories, and philosophy provide a heal- him as a yuppie blues wannabe whose ing that has helped others overcome the slickly soulful off erings bear scant re- hardships of their lives. semblance to the real down-home item. Doug subscribes to the philosophies In reality, Cray is one of a precious few he learned from country bluesman young blues-based artists with the tal- Ernest Banks of Toano, VA. "Never play ent and vision to successfully usher the a note you don't believe” and "Never idiom into the 21st century without write or sing about what you don't know resorting either to slavish imitation about.” As Pee Wee Crayton's widow or simply playing rock while passing Esther once told Doug, "You have a it off as blues. Just as importantly, message and you'll send that message his immensely popular records helped mainly to the people who don't go to immeasurably in jump-starting the church." Amen! contemporary blues boom that still holds sway to this day. Blessed with a soulful voice that Robert Cray sometimes recalls '60s great O.V. Kent Stage Friday, July 20th Wright and a concise lead guitar ap- Th e Kent Stage is pleased to be proach that never wastes notes, Cray’s welcome back acclaimed blues guitar- rise to international fame was indeed ist and singer Robert Cray on Friday, a heartwarming one. For a guy whose JULY 20. Th e fi ve-time Grammy 1980 debut album for Tomato, Who's winner has created a sound that Been Talkin', proved an instant cutout, rises from American roots and while his ascendancy was amazingly swift sounding both fresh and familiar. In -- in 1986 his breakthrough Strong Per- just over 40 years Cray and his band suader album for Mercury (containing have recorded 20 studio releases, 15 "Smoking Gun") won him a Grammy of which have been on the Billboard Continued on page 10 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 9 North Coast Voice Continued from page 9 Returning to the U.S. in 1967, & TRAILS LEAD TO THE and shot his asking price for a night's Scaggs joined the Steve Miller Band S ATM GRAND RIVER Mastercard VISA in San Francisco, performing on that D NETWORK ® work skyward. Robery Cray and Hi A Rhythm have been nominated for the group's albums Children of the Future MANOR and Sailor, before launching his solo OPEN Best Contemporary Blues Album award DAILY 1153 Mechanicsville Rd. career with 1968's seminal Boz Scaggs INCLUDING Geneva • 440-466-9229 in the 2016 Grammys. LP, recorded in Muscle Shoals, AL for HOLIDAYS! Gold Circle tickets are $45, and www.grandrivermanor.com Atlantic Records. Scaggs continued to ALL RO reserved fl oor seats are $35. Th e show mine a personalized mix of rock, blues begins at 8:00 p.m., with doors open- and R&B infl uences, along with a signa-V ing at 7 p.m. ture style of ballads on such infl uential Sat, June 9th • The Willys '70s albums as Moments, Boz Scaggs & Band, My Time, Slow Dancer and June 16th 1976’s Silk Degrees. Th e latter release became a massive commercial break- Dale Wortman Run through, reaching #2 and remaining on the album charts for 115 weeks. It BBQ Thursday! EVERY FRIDAY spawned three Top 40 hit singles: "It's Ribs, Chicken & Pulled Pork FLYING PIG Over," "Lido Shuffl e" and the Grammy- ENTERTAINMENT winning "Lowdown." Subsequently, TUESDAY WING NIGHT "We're All Alone” from that same al- ¢ ¢ WITH DJ ROB bum, would become a #1 single for Rita 50 JUMBO WINGS & 55 BONELESS WINGS 8pm Coolidge. Silk Degrees was followed by OPEN MIC WITH JIMMY ALES • 7PM the albums Down Two Th en Left and Middle Man, and such hit singles as FRIDAYS AT 8pm....QUEEN OF HEARTS DRAWING "Breakdown Dead Ahead," "Jo Jo" and 100% WINNINGS IF PRESENT! "Look What You've Done to Me." Despite his '70s successes, Scaggs PARTY ROOM AVAILABLE FOR ALL OCCASIONS! spent much of the 1980s out of the FOOD & DRINK music-biz spotlight, traveling, open- Watch the Tribe games on Our Big Screens! SPECIALS! ing a family business, fathering young children and founding the San Fran- cisco nightclub, Slim's, He returned to the studio after an 8-year hiatus and Grand River Manor Boz Scaggs Out Of Th e released, Other Roads, Some Change, Dig, the Grammy-nominated Come on Blues Tour 2018 Home, the unplugged Fade Into Light, EVERY TUESDAY November 1st Hard Rock Rock- the in-concert retrospective Greatest sino Northfi eld Park – tickets Hits Live as well as a stint touring with Wing Night Live! Donald Fagen’s New York Rock & Soul on sale now Review; all while continuing to main- OPEN MIC, 7-10 Boz Scaggs brings his ‘Out of the Blues tain a loyal audience in the U.S. and Tour 2018’ to Hard Rock Rocksino overseas, particularly in Japan. A pair Sun June 10, 2:30-5:30 Northfi eld Park on Th ursday, November of albums of jazz standards, But Beauti- 1. A digital download of Boz Scaggs’ ful and Speak Low, the latter topping Winery at Spring Hill forthcoming album, Out Of Th e Blues, is the Billboard Jazz chart, demonstrated included with every ticket purchase. Scaggs' stylistic mastery, as did the Fri June 15, 7-10 It's appropriate that Boz Scaggs' new Southern-fl avored Memphis and the Benny Vino album is Out of the Blues, since the rhythm & bluesy A Fool to Care. blues is what fi rst sparked his fi ve-de- "Music has been a constant compan- cade musical career. ion and I'm feeling more free with it Sun June 24, 5-8 Born William Royce Scaggs in Can- than ever," Scaggs comments. "I feel Driftwood Point ton, Ohio on June 8, 1944, he grew like I've found my voice through all up in Oklahoma and , where he these years, and I've gotten closer to spent his teenage years immersed in the where I want to be with my approach." Thurs June 28, 6-8 blues, R&B and early rock 'n' roll. While RESERVED SEATS: $89.50, $62.50, Jim Ales Old Mill Winery attending school in Dallas, he played in $47.50 local combos. After several years as a On sale now! Acoustic Fun! journeyman musician around Madison, Fans can purchase at the Hard Rock Fri June 29, 8-11 WI and Austin, TX, Scaggs spent time Rocksino Box Offi ce, LiveNation.com, High Tide traveling in Europe, the Middle East and and Ticketmaster.com or by phone Asia, eventually settling in Stockholm (800)745-3000. Call me at (440) 417-2475 or find me on Facebook where he recorded the album Boz. 10 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 North Coast Voice CD/DVD REVIEW ■■■ By Pete Roche Plain Spoken: From the Chicago Th eatre V Nothin’ Matters and What If It Did in the late ‘70s. Mellencamp’s latest studio eff ort, 2017’s Sad Clowns & Hillbillies, only strengthened his legacy as the raconteur of America’s heartland. Th e John Steinbeck award-winner (and recent Songwriter Hall of Fame nominee) is at his best when his tunes assess the human condition, review relationships between lovers and kin, or marvel at (or bemoan) the maturation process. Plain Spoken: From the Chicago Th eatre is a 16-song survey in which the grease ’s once dark-brown monkey-turned-grandpa goes back to locks are graying at the temples, but he basics, beguiling fans with fresh helpings still has that trademark swoop spilling of uppity Americana from the then-new over his forehead. Occasionally he runs Plain Spoken, served alongside roots-rock his hands through his hair, pushing it classics and hits from his ‘80s heyday. back into what resembles a combo pom- Th e concert fi lm is interspersed with padour and Wolverine (the X-Men fi lms). voiceovers of John pondering his Mid- Indiana’s favorite son may look older west upbringing, working class roots, on the live CD / DVD Plain Spoken: From family values, discipline (or lack thereof), the Chicago Th eatre - out May 11 on and metamorphosis from chip-on-his- Eagle Rock - but he sounds as good ever. shoulder punk to popstar to middle-class You know you’re in for a treat from the spokesman with perpetual bones to pick. get-go. Th e mid-song chatter can be deactivated Filmed and recorded during a stop at viewer’s discretion, leaving only the in the Windy City a couple years back meat-and-potato performances - but (October 2016), the new concert set cap- the commentaries and confessionals tures an icon who chronologically quali- do provide fascinating insight into the fi es as over-the-hill, but whose stead- Seymour-bred songwriter, and should be fast, no-bullsh@t demeanor remains as heard at least once. dynamic as the day he started down this “Now seventeen has turned thirty-fi ve,” scenic musical road (as Johnny Cougar) Mellencamp sang on 1987’s Lonesome some four decades ago. Jubilee. “I’m surprised we’re still living.” “Stay ornery, John,” advised pal / So what happens when 35 becomes peer Billy Joel, while Mellencamp was 66? A lot, opines the cofound- inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of er. “I didn’t want to be the next Neil Dia- Fame in 2008. “People need to hear a mond,” recalls the Farm Aid co-founder voice like yours to echo the discontent of his start in the music business. “I in the heartland. Th ey need to hear sto- didn’t want to be the next anything!” But ries about frustration, alienation, and Mellencamp’s fi rst record label did, chris- desperation.” tening him Johnny Cougar. Executives Plain Spoken: From the Chicago Th eatre there weren’t used to having their artists fi nds Mellencamp and his band distilling talk back and stand up for themselves. his distinct, gravel-voiced vignettes into “I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do… simple-but-eff ective live arrangements but I knew what I didn’t want to do, and that cut to the core of his socially-aware that’s half the battle.” So Mellencamp adages…while also entreating listen- took a girlfriend’s advice and modeled ers’ shoes to shuffl e and hips to shake. himself after a pair of comfortable old Which is essentially what the self-de- blue jeans, which can be dressed up or scribed “Little Bastard” has been doing down depending on the situation. (and excelling at) ever since he dropped Continued on page 12 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 11 North Coast Voice Continued from page 11 encounters with average Joes and Janes At the halfway mark the duo off er an LOOKING FOR A Mellencamp says he was issued a became lyrical fodder for Mellencamp’s instrumental medley that incorporates switchblade in his fi rst band - a multi- next musical numbers. He paid attention bits of early Mellencamp songs like “I racial group - to defend himself. He also to detail and made himself “available” Need a Lover.” dishes on overcoming spinal bifi da as an to soak up the inspiration around him Drummer Dave Clark throttles a You don’t have to leave your dogs rather than overlook or ignore it. kennelled or alone while you’re away, infant, his picket-line protestor mother smaller-scale auxiliary set for the more they can stay with me! and his bongo-drumming dad, his doting “It’s all just material for a poem, a stripped-down rock numbers, using grandmother (who called him “Buddy”), painting, a song,” he insists. “People sticks and brushes to make his snare fi rst romances, social upheaval, and think the songs are all about me, and and toms resonate. John E. Gee thumps fi ghting (and forgiving) his stern father they’re not.” rhythms on an electric bass, but he too V in a roadside diner. He reminisces about So he became a people-watcher. He switches things up by moving to a rum- hiding out in (and venturing out from) noted their mannerisms, speech pat- bling upright bass. his hotel room in New York in the early terns, and fashion sense (or lack there- Most of the band quits the stage for ‘70s, then ditching NYC art school to of). He became fascinated by others and “Stones in My Passway,” leaving John to chase his musical dreams. He refl ects silently stewed about them, wondering belt the bluesy Robert Johnson classic on his “obtuse start” in rock, writing things like, “What’s this guy’s deal?” and all by his lonesome, accompanied only early hits “” and “Jack and “What kind of hustle is this person run- by Kinnett’s bluesy piano. He and York • Safe, fenced-in yard Diane,” (over)exposure on MTV, his love ning?” Th en he’d regurgitate it on paper pick acoustics on “Longest Days” (from PUPPIES - and on tape -in simple language and • Lots of play time & exercise & SENIORS of Woody Guthrie and Odetta, and his 2008’s Life, Death, Love & Freedom), • Home environment WELCOME! four-year stint as a heavy drinker with a vague, easy-to-understand terms. pondering things mortal and mundane. • Sleeps in the house very big mouth. “You don’t want to be specifi c, because Opener Carlene Carter, daughter of • Day camp, vacation, weekends “Th ese guys beat me up so bad I then it becomes exclusive to you. You June Carter Cash, joins in on “My Soul’s • Reasonable rates! couldn’t recognize myself in the mir- say it so people can include themselves. Got Wings” (which appears on the new Call Linde at ror,” says John of the just desserts that Don’t hit it on the nose.” Sad Clowns album). steered him sober. Th roughout the concert video, Mel- It’s familiar territory from then on: 440-951-2468 Mellencamp also shares trade se- lencamp once again demonstrates that Th e lyrics to “Rain on the Scarecrow” crets: He talks about the epiphany age really is just a number by staging a (about farmers beholden to bankers) that prompted him to stop writing the memorable Windy City show that has still sting, “” still sizzles, hook-laden, critic-proof hits demanded less to do with athletics and pyrotech- and “Authority Song” still cooks - and by listeners and labels, and concentrate nics than with recreating his engaging, it’s not mere nostalgia fanning the PUPPY RAISER, Leader Dogs for the Blind instead on capturing thoughtful observa- insightful tunes with his talented black- fl ames. Mellencamp’s memorable, tions about people and places. Everyday suited band. No bells and whistles, no middle-fi ngered melodies and you ain’t laser lights. Just a Gibson ES-335 guitar the boss of me attitude truly shine, and and Fender Telecaster, the crisp chords his rebel streak shimmers brightest on Complete Family & Cosmetic Dentistry underpinned by a crack rhythm section the captivating closers - “” and decorated with fi ddle strains and ac- and “Cherry Bomb.” cordion squeezes. And - of course - Mel- Mr. Happy-Go-Lucky Mellencamp has It’s Never Too Late lencamp’s cigarette-singed voice. successfully thwarted a life of submis- Th e fi rst half of the video fi nds John sion and complacence, still heading up To Have a Great Smile! and crew marching through selections the annual Farm Aid benefi t with Willie from his then-new Republic Records Nelson and Neil Young, between solo album Plain Spoken. Th e verses of albums and tours. Th e radio hits may cowboy-romp openers “Lawless Times” Preventative Services: Hygiene Therapy have slowed to a trickle in the Nineties Periodontal Screenings & Maintenance | Oral Cancer Screening and “Troubled Man” encapsulate modern - with Van Morrison cover “” societal frustrations, like police brutality and “ Intermezzo” among his Technology: CEREC – One visit crowns and economic hardship, but benefi t from latter-day singles - but Mellencamp’s Mellencamp’s passionate vocals and stab- music took on deeper meaning in the Cosmetic Dentistry: Porcelain Crowns and Veneers | Implants | Teeth Whitening bing guitar strums. “Isolation of Mister” new millennium as he explored his is another new gem. small-town sensibility. And nowhere is Other Procedures: Root Canal Therapy | Dentures | Tooth Colored Fillings But the Seymour-born singer also that Pete Seeger-like sentiment on dis- Extractions | Infections | Trauma | Denture Repairs peppers the proceedings with familiar play more brilliantly than Plain Spoken: entries like “Minutes to Memories,” “Pop Financing: From the Chicago Th eatre. We accept Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover Singer,” and “.” “Art is about what someone else’s Financing available through third party options such as Care Credit Guitarists Andy York and Mike imagination does to your imagination,” Wanchic juggle slide, lead, and rhythm posits Mellencamp (who dabbles in Fortney Dental Group duties on their elegant, big-bodied Gib- acrylic painting in his spare time). “You 299 South Broadway • Geneva, OH 44041 sons and other instruments (no Flying- can’t edit yourself and be an artist.” V’s here, thanks), allowing John to rest www.mellencamp.com 440-466-2721 his Tele and focus on singing the whimsi- https://www.facebook.com/johnmel- Hours by appointment including evenings & Saturdays • Serving Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga Counties cal “Check It Out” and smoky, lounge-like lencampdotcom “Full Catastrophe.” Fiddle player Mirium http://www.carlenecarter.net/ www.fortneydental.com Sturm’s bowing adds a country fl air and https://www.facebook.com/offi cial- NEW PATIENTS & EMERGENCIES WELCOME Zydeco fl ourish, and occasionally she carlenecarter counters Troye Kinnett’s keyboards. 12 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 North Coast Voice

OPEN DAILY 7am-2:30am Open at 7am for Breakfast and cooking until 1:00am! ON THE BEAT Most items available for take-out, too! Happy Hour M-TH 1pm-7pm $1.50 Domestic Bottles & Well Shots VMini Concerts at Th e Pioneer (Holidays Excluded) Madison Public Bluegrass Festival DJ/VJ/KARAOKE Th e Pioneer Bluegrass Festival is Every Friday & Saturday starting @ 8pm Library this preparing to its gates on June 22nd summer! and 23rd with fi ve of the area’s fi nest Or Immediately After The Band Until 2:00am Bluegrass bands. Slated to appear MON: Half Price on Select Appetizers Bring a blanket, bring a lawn are, Anthony Prater and the Ram- Daily Food TUE: Wing Night chair, even bring a picnic dinner if blers, Th e Red Dust Mountain Boys, WED: 2 Tiders or Hot Dogs & Onion Rings or Fries THUR: Taco Night you wish and enjoy the music. We’re Hidden Drive, Caney Creek and Larry Specials! $5 inside if it rains. Lunch Sandwich Efaw and the Bluegrass Mountain- Special Mark your calendar from the eers. Th e festival takes place at the Pi- Fri. June 29 • 8-mid. M-F 11:30-1:30 schedule below: oneer Picnic Grounds located at 1809 Middle Rd., Pierpont, Oh. Admission Jim Ales Acoustic Fun Sing Along with Susan is $10.00 on Friday with the bands playing from 7 to 11 pm., $15.00 for Tues., June 26th, 6 -7:30 p.m. Saturday and the bands play from 1 Sat. June 30 We had so much fun with Susan Hagan last year, we invited her back! She to 11 pm. Brett Howland will also be 8-mid. will play all your favorites. If you know on hand Saturday to share his talent the words you can sing along. during the dinner break. Camping The Sums Divide with limited electric is $10 per night, rough camping is free! Smooth Jazz Trio Early admission after 10 am Th urs- Tues., July 24th, 6-7:30 p.m. day June 21. Refreshments will be July 4th Enjoy a night of jazz with Ed Michaels, available! For more info call Mark at GOTL Fireworks at the Golf Course saxophone, Dr. Timothy Kalil, keyboard- (330) 240-1904 or during the week are usually visible from our patio! ist/vocalist, and Brian Dorr, bass guitar. of the festival at (234) 430-1622. Ed enjoys directing Lakeland’s All-Star high school ensemble, Jazz Impact; teaching saxophone lessons; and free- Sahara Music Fest Fri. July 6 • 8-11p lancing with local musical groups. Dr. Kalil is a performing jazz, gospel, and Saturday, June 16th Four Kings & a Queen classical pianist and a highly published Th e VFW Post 4558 at 29412 author in American music. Currently, White Rd. Willoughby Hills will host he gives lecture-demonstrations on jazz the annual Sahara Music Fest on Sat- in the area. Brian Dorr, a retired music urday, June 16th with a spectacular Sat. July 7 • 8-11p educator from Andrews Osborne Acad- line up 2 – 9pm. Gates open at noon. emy and Lakeland, now enjoys playing Donations accepted going to VFW Rhythm Connection with many music ensembles in the area. Post 4358 and includes games, food, & beer. DJ Larry Smith will enter- July 13th-ish.... tain before and between bands for Collecting School Supplies Great Lakes Busmen’s Holiday Christmas Ale nonstop fun! through Aug 15 for our Tues., Aug. 28th, 6-7:30 p.m. local elementary school. MONTH OF JULY On Tap while Busmen’s Holiday, Brian Dorr, Ber- Th e featured music is: Ryzr Re- it lasts! nard Soriano, Dennis Lawrence and Da- union, Dreamstreet, Cocktail Johnny, vid Th omas, on piano, saxophone, bass Th e Music Man, Eliminator, Mike VisitGenevaOnTheLake.com and drum, will be playing songs from Raines, Rick Piunno, Dave Juka, and Check Out... & VisitAshtabulaCounty.com for upcoming events the American Song Book as well as many the Th ree Brothers Band. Special SEND US AN EMAIL TO RECEIVE OUR MAILINGS! contemporary selections from the past Guest is Jim Cvelbar with the turban several years. In addition to being pro- and original Sahara sign. Two Facebook Pages: HighTide Tavern and Betty's HighTide Fun fessional musicians, each member of this Music fans and those with great Email: [email protected] ensemble is a retired music educator, memories of the Sahara Club won’t 5504 Lake Road • On the Strip and two served our country as members want to miss this event! Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio • (440) 466-7990 of the Army Band program. Continued on page 14 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 13 North Coast Voice Continued from page 13 PBS. It was performed with the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra with six vocal- 2018 Lakefront Don’t Miss ists, a fi ve-piece rock band, the Hungar- FREE Rocktopia Coming to ian State Opera Chorus, and the Jazz Summer Concert Series and More Choir. 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Doors open at 3:30 June 21st • 7-9pm RENT, NBC’s “Th e Voice”); and featuring pm, music begins at 4:00 pm and will Alyson Cambridge (Th e Merry Widow continue until 8:00 pm. Th e Music Box at the Met Opera, Madame Butterfl y, La will also be off ering weekly food and Boheme, Show Boat). Th e world-class drink specials exclusive to the series. Harry Buffalo musicians featured include: Grammy Th e Music Box has been a staple in and Emmy Award nominated violinist the Flats since its launch in August 2014 on Mentor Avenue on the Máiréad Nesbitt (Celtic Woman, Lord of and was voted Cleveland’s favorite live the Dance) and acclaimed guitarist Tony music venue in the “Best of Cleveland” Bruno (MD & guitar for Enrique Iglesias issue of Cleveland Magazine for the last Mentor/Painesville border! & Rihanna, “America’s Got Talent”). two years. It has been recognized as a An inaugural performance of the world-class, state of the art dining and Win tickets! show, “Rocktopia: Live from Budapest” entertainment destination with two produced by Two Hands Entertainment/ stages off ering two unique experiences TO LISTEN LIVE AND WATCH OUR LIVE COUGAR CAM Jeff Rowland, was recorded in front of a as well as an upstairs and downstairs live audience in June 2016 at the 19th patio overlooking the Cuyahoga River. WWW.COUGAR937.COM century Hungarian State Opera House for Continued on page 18 14 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 North Coast Voice NOW WE’RE TALKIN Open 7-Days-A-Week! ■■■ By Helen Marketti things fresh and new. I am inspired by Our 12th life, conversations of others, and other people’s music. It’s all diff erent versions Season! of telling a story. I also tour manage the FOOD COURT V band. I spend a lot of time with contracts Geneva-on-the-Lake and so forth. I am the person who gets us there and gets us back. We have a production crew that takes care of the equipment and I take care of the travel and logistics.” “Th e band is a full time job. We took three months off last year because the label wanted to release a box set of our Roasted Corn-on-the Cob original music since 2000. Th ere is some DVD footage of us playing in front of Corn Dogs • Sausage • Pulled Pork an orchestra which is another layer and Hot Dogs • Fresh Cut French Fries Interview with Wayne Nelson of Little River Band level of emotion and art that is added to For over thirty years, Wayne Nelson looking for someone who could sing and the band’s music,” explains Wayne. “Our Hamburgers • Nachos has been part of the Little River Band. play. Th ey asked me if I would like to keyboard player wrote all of the music for Cheese-on-a-Stick • Cheese Cakes His lead vocals can be heard on many join them in Australia and tour. When the orchestra to play. It’s rewarding. It of the band’s signature hits such as they fi rst asked me, I had turned them adds a bit of culture to the show. We will Reminiscing, Cool Change, Lady, Lonesome down because I was excited about what work on new music this year. Our shows Loser, Man on Your Mind, and Night Owls. we were doing in Jim Messina’s band. are interactive. It’s sing along. We are not Th e Little River Band will be performing I felt that was where I was meant to be just an old band. We try to make sure the at Hoover Auditorium in Lakeside on but unfortunately what we were doing LOCATED ON THE STRIP memories feel brand new and for people GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE RESORT Saturday, June 23. fell apart a couple of months later. So to have fun.” Wayne takes some time to share his I took a chance, called the Little River www.littleriverband.com thoughts on his early beginnings, being Band in Australia, and asked them if part of a classic band, and inspiration the bass player spot was still available. for his music. “I love music across the Th ey told me the spot was still open OPEN board. I have multiple interests and enjoy but at that moment, they were going to 7 DAYS ALL listening to diff erent styles. I always liked take some time off and they would call FULL the vocal bands such as Th e Beach Boys, me once they were ready to begin a new SUMMER! BAR Th e Four Seasons, and Th e Beatles. I also tour. After I hung up the phone, I felt I SERIVCE enjoyed listening to Dion, Motown, Chi- would never hear from them again. I was cago, and Blood, Sweat and Tears.” pleasantly surprised when they did call He continues, “I was immersed in three months later and sent me their music ever since I was a little kid. My touring itinerary which included Europe, parents sang in the choir and were in- America, and the Orient. After the tour, volved with local theatre. Th ey brought they were going to return to Australia me along to many functions and I would and record a new album. I have to admit I sing with them. Th at’s where the power was shocked when they called back but it and foundation for music originated. obviously was meant to happen.” WEEKDAY “I learned to play bass when I was in Wayne shares his thoughts regard- SPECIALS... high school so I could join a garage band. ing inspiration and keeping the musical One path led to another. I eventually was spark lit. “Th e band is blessed to have MON: Retro Night, in a band that had opened for the Little hit songs. Th e fans react when they hear Classic Games 1/2 off! River Band. I was in Jim Messina’s band those songs. Th e fans are energized by after he and Kenny Loggins split up. I the music and so are we. Our audiences TUE: Free Board Games All Day was in the right place at the right time. have fun. We are now moving into play- WED: Skeeball Bracket “When I wasn’t working with Jim, ing for four generations. At the same time, as a musician, our job is to con- Tournaments the rest of the band, including myself, WIN were working on our own material and tinue to create new music. Th at’s why we THUR: Trivia NEW recording,” recalls Wayne. “When we are here. We have a stable line up of great GAMES! PRIZES! were working with the Little River Band musicians and friends. We create new Night they were using a studio musician as music together. It’s not the point if we their bass player. Eventually, the band will be on the charts again or make it on approached me and said they were the radio. Creating new material keeps 5483 Lake Rd E. • Geneva • (440) 466-8650 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 15 North Coast Voice GET OFFLINE. 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Hospitality by Delaware North. © 2018 DNC Parks & Resorts at Geneva State Park, LLC. ble just tied the bow on its second decade on “Perfect Strangers” and “Soldier of with the best-of compilation To the Moon Fortune.” and Back. Also joining Blackmore are longtime Still, Ritchie hadn’t completely cooled pals Jens Johansson (keys), Bob Nou- his amplifi ers. By 2015 Blackmore was veau (bass), David Keith (drums), and ready to indulge fan requests with a Lady Lynn and Candice Night on back- handful of Rainbow reunion shows. A ground vocals. couple stops in Europe yielded the live Second act highlights include “Star- hits collections Memories in Rock: Live in gazer” (from 1976 opus Rising), “Long Germany and Live in Birmingham 2016. Live Rock ‘n’ Roll” (which starts with Now it’s time for Memories in Rock II. the audience singing the chorus to the Recorded on tour in England in band), “Catch the Rainbow,” and 1970 2017, Memories II captures Blackmore’s Deep Purple single “Black Night.” Th e revamped Rainbow live in concert in tender, stripped-down “Carry on Jon” Glasgow, Birmingham, and London, (from Blackmore’s Night eff ort Dancer & where the guys (and gals) stomped Th e Moon) comprises an elegant contrast through some of the band’s biggest hits… to the loud, barreling rock insanity… and a few Deep Purple classics for good and showcases Ritchie’s refi ned classical measure. guitar skills. Th e Memories conclude with Th e fi rst of two discs commences with Rainbow treasure “Temple of the King” Ritchie and friends easing into things and Purple perennial favorite “Smoke on with instrumental Wizard of Oz fanfare the Water.” “Over the Rainbow” before they dip back 2018 studio single “Waiting for a Sign” to 1981’s Diffi cult to Cure for “Spotlight furthers Blackmore’s musical mythos Kid” and “I Surrender.” Ritchie revs up while providing a tantalizing taste of his signature Stratocaster guitar (with what a new Rainbow album might sound oversize headstock) on “Mistreated” like with Romero on mic. (from 1982’s Right Between the Eyes) and Shot by fans Michael Sturzenberger “Since You’ve Been Gone” (1979’s Down and Peter Stickler, the Memories bonus to Earth), then backpedals to Rainbow’s DVD includes backstage interviews with Ronnie James Dio era for smash “Man Ritchie and all his 2017 Rainbow band On the Silver Mountain” (which is fol- members. lowed by a rambunctious run through DP 16 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 North Coast Voice

North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 17 North Coast Voice Continued from page 14 Gold Circle tickets are $69, mid main The upstairs Concert Hall offers dinner floor reserved seats are $49, rear main and a show with big-name touring art- floor reserved seats are $40. Balcony ists, while the downstairs Supper Club reserved seats range from $30-$49. All features casual fine dining and the best reserved seats are subject to $5 service of local and national upcoming bands. In fee per ticket. this past year alone, over 60,000 people Tickets go on sale on Friday June 8th attended one of our over 400 perfor- at 10 a.m. at www.stambaughaudito- mances. rium.com and at the Florence and Ward The first Reggae Sunday concert will Beecher Box Office, which is open Mon- V be Sunday, June 17 and will feature the day through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to Iron Man of Cleveland, Carlos Jones & 6:00 p.m., closed on Saturday & Sunday. P.L.U.S. The full list of Reggae Sunday Stambaugh Auditorium is located concerts is listed below. at 1000 Fifth Avenue in Youngstown, • Sun. June 17 – Carlos Jones & P.L.U.S. Ohio. • Sun. June 24 – Outlaws I & I • Sun. July 1 – Jah Messengers • Sun. July 8 – Outlaws I & I • Sun. July 15 – The Ark Band • Sun. July 22 – Outlaws I & I • Sun. July 29 – One World Tribe • Sun. Aug. 5 – Outlaws I & I • Sun. Aug. 12 – Umojah Nation • Sun. Aug. 19 – Jah Messengers • Sun. Aug. 26 – Carlos Jones & P.L.U.S. Phil Collins Not Dead Rock of the Eighties Yet, Live! tour is coming Comes to Youngstown’s to Cleveland Stambaugh Auditorium Phil Collins Not Dead Yet, Live! tour is coming to North America this October on Aug. 31 for 15 shows only. This limited engage- The Rock of the Eighties Tour brings ment by the legendary performer will together three of the MTV era’s top feature Phil Collins accompanied by bands - The Romantics, The Motels and longtime guitarist Daryl Stuermer, key- John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown boardist Brad Cole, bassist Leland Sklar, Band - for one great night of rock and percussionist Luis Conte & his 16 year roll on Friday, Aug. 31 at Youngstown’s old son Nicolas on drums along with a Stambaugh Auditorium. horn section and backup singers. A fit- The Romantics’ first show was on Val- ting sequel to his recently released and entine’s Day of 1977. Bred on the mean much-awaited memoir “Not Dead Yet” streets of Detroit’s east side, they were Phil Collins Not Dead Yet, Live! will be a inspired by the British punk invasion and celebration of his epic career. their hometown rock scene. More than Kicking off October 5th in Ft. Lauder- 40 years later they are regarded for well- dale. the singer-songwriter will make crafted pop rock songs and high-energy stops in Washington, Philadelphia, live shows and one bona fide classic rock Boston, Toronto, Newark, Brooklyn, single – “What I Like About You.” The Montreal, Cleveland, Columbus, Minne- group reached their commercial peak apolis, Chicago, Oakland and Las Vegas following the release of 1983’s In Heat, before the final performance October which featured the hits “Talking In Your 28 at the Los Angeles Forum. With 100 Sleep,” “One in a Million” and “Rock You million record sales and an unstoppable Up.” catalogue of Number 1 albums, Collins The Motels, led by vocalist Martha is one of the world’s most acclaimed Davis, are one of the most successful and hitmakers. acclaimed new wave bands to emerge The Cleveland show is at Quicken out of the Los Angeles scene of the late Loans Arena, Thursday, October 18th 1970s. The band released five albums on 8pm. On sale now! Capitol Records between 1979 and 1985, Ticket Price: $50.00, $90.00, $150.00 two of them earning gold record status & $275.00. A $3.00 facility fee applies and generating two Top Ten singles, per ticket. “Only the Lonely” and “Suddenly Last www.theqarena.com/events/detail/ Summer.” phil-collins-181018 18 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 North Coast Voice

NOW WE’RE TALKIN Please join us for an extended vacation or just spend a ■■■ By Pete Roche weekend in the northeastern most portion of the state!

June 8-10: "Avenue Q" Arlene's Broadway on Buffalo Soul Side of Town 236 Buffalo Street Conneaut, 440-599-PLAY for VA chat with Emilio Castillo from Tower of Power reservations. 7:30 pm. Doors open at 7:00 pm. Tower of Power has $10 adults, $8 children. Refreshments available. been mixing rock and June 7 & 8: Rummage Sale • Conneaut Human Resource Center, soul with hot, hyperactive 327 Mill St. Conneaut, 440-593-5273 • Sale from 9 am to 1 pm. horns for a half-century June 16: Northeast Ohio Soap Box Derby • Broad Street Hill now, having formed in Conneaut, Racing begins at 9am. Oakland in 1968 and Event concludes around 3pm. signed with impresario July 4th: Festival and Fireworks! ’s San Fran- June 28-July 1: City of Conneaut, Lakeview Park Conneaut • Enjoy cisco Records imprint for this annual event at Lakeview Park. Fireworks are on July 1st their 1970 debut, East along Lake Erie at 10pm. Visit website for schedule of events. Bay Grease. Since then, founder June-September: Lockwood Rentals • Hourly rentals of jet skis and kayaks. Emilio Castillo and ToP 11am-7pm daily. Port of Conneaut Sand Bar • Conneaut, 440-665-8462 have cut a whopping Thursdays: Lighthouse Cruisers Cruise-Ins • Conneaut Township Park 6pm Fridays: Racing at Raceway Seven • 7pm twenty-fi ve albums, Saturdays: Farmer's Market - Park Ave. - Moose Parking Lot 9-noon racked a string of jazzy Sundays: Evening Concert Series, Conneaut Arts Center 7pm hits (“Soul Vaccination,” Open thru Labor Day: Conneaut Train Museum, Historical Society Open, “You’re Still a Young Man,” “So Very Castillo about Soul Side of Town, ToP’s rich D-Day Museum Hard to Go,” “Down to the Nightclub”), musical history, and the group’s sizzling and guested on sessions and live perfor- summer concert schedule. www.visitconneautohio.com • FB: VisitConneautOhio mances with bigwigs like Rod Stewart, North Coast Voice: Congratulations Sammy Hagar, Elton John, Peter Framp- on fi fty years with Tower of Power! ton, Toto, and Huey Lewis & Th e News. EMILIO CASTILLO: Th anks! It’s MITCH LARSON Tower of Power also pointed the way for pretty exciting, you know. We just got LYLE other up-and-coming brass-rock groups, back from a three-week tour of Europe. HEATH including Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire, We ended by doing the TV show Later ONE-MAN LOOPING BAND Average White Band, and Blood, Sweat With Jools Holland, and that went really Musician for hire! Inquire about music lessons. Also booking private & Tears. great. People everywhere are coming up parties, weddings, nursing homes, Unlike those ensembles, however, ToP congratulating us on fi fty years. Some of and lots of other things! never tempered their tunes or watered us can’t believe it. I can’t believe it either! Sat June 9th • Noon-3pm down their wow factor to accommo- NCV: Tower of Power is Oakland- FAIRY GARDEN FESTIVAL, PERRY date changing tastes and trends. While based, yet you grew up in Detroit. Sun June 10th • 3-6pm June 9th: PARADISE PAY WATERFRONT GRILL & BAR, other acts streamlined their sound with When did you move west and get ROAMING SHORES Bronzwood Golf Club synthesizers and drum machines to your start in music? W/Melissa Harvey • 7-10 Fri June 15th maximize radio accessibility in the late EC: I lived in Detroit until I was eleven, YANKIES BAR GRILL, GOTL June 10: Open Mic at the Old Mill Winery • 4:30-7:30 ‘70s and ‘80s, Castillo and company then I moved to the Bay area. I got into Sun June 17th • 3-7pm kept right on grooving with Ain’t Nothin’ some trouble, and my dad told me I had THE PICKLED PEPPER, GOTL June 14: Mortals Key w/Melissa Harvey • 6-9 Stoppin’ Us Now (1977), We Came to Play! to fi nd something to do to keep me out Sat June 23rd • 11am-2pm (1978), Back on the Streets (1979), and of trouble. Th e Beatles had just come out. ANDOVER VILLAGE NURSING & REHAB *CAR SHOW June 15: Penitentiary Glen Sat June 23rd • 7-10:00pm Lake Metropark Power (1987). We were fourteen. My dad told us to get w/Melissa Harvey • 7-8:30 Fifty years on, the Tower of Power in the car. He took us to the music store CALLAWAY'S GRILLE, MADISON boys (including long-timers Stephen Thurs June 28th • 8-11:30pm June 16: People in the Park and told us to get anything we wanted. CONNEAUT 4TH OF JULY FESTIVAL *HEATH BROS (Andover w/ Melissa Harvey) “Doc” Davis, David Garibaldi, and Fran- My dad was a bartender. He used to work Sun July 1st • 3-6pm June 17: Hundley Cellars • 2-5 cis Rocco Prestia) are still getting down in these venues they called show bars, PARADISE BAY WATERFRONT GRILL & BAR, ‘n’ dirty. Th e tracks on their brand-new where they’d have these show bands. ROAMING SHORES June 21: Old Mill Winery • 6-8 full-length eff ort Soul Side of Town are Bands with names like Th e Big Beats and Wed July 4th • 4-8pm June 23: Hundley Cellars • 2-5 so funky—so gloriously greasy—that Th e Swinging Lads. Stuff like that. Th ey OLD FIREHOUSE WINERY, GOTL listeners may require oven mitts and were horn bands, and then played songs Thurs July 5th • 6-8pm July 1st: Open Mic • 3-6 OLD MILL WINERY *ACOUSTIC THURSDAY, GENEVA Ashtabula Legion cooking spray to safeguard their stereos. like “Nocturne” and “Night Train” and Post 103 Sun July 8th • 3-7pm And prescription antibiotics to re- “Just a Gigolo.” We’d see them while they PICKLED PEPPER, GOTL cover. were in there rehearsing, and we thought 216-513-0529 for bookings We spoke with tenor saxophonist Continued on page 20 To book call/text 440-381-3736 or 'like' me on Facebook Facebook.com/MitchLarsonAcousticMusic North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 19 North Coast Voice Continued from page 20 was squeaking on sax, and my brother could apply to any kind of behavior… and call him and tell him any specific was banging on the snare drum, and my relationships, anything. ideas I have. I make sure he understands mother heard us and said we were gonna EC: If you really listen to the lyrics in where I have the vocals, and if there’s be huge stars! So we went on from there. that song, it’s about a guy who is sober going to be anything extra, I don’t want NCV: The new album,Soul Side of but is thinking about drinking. I’ve been him covering it with horns. Then he’ll Town, is your first in almost a decade. sober for thirty years; it’s my top prior- arrange it and send it back, and I’ll say Tell us how the project came about. ity in life. They call that kind of stuff things like, “I was hearing a longer note What made now the right time? “stinking thinking.” I got the idea that it’d here” or “On the ride-out we want this EC: It was a long project. I started it in be interesting to write about a sober guy lick to last longer” and things like that. 2012. We recorded in a place up in Sacra- who is thinking about drinking, but who Then we go into the studio and put the mento. I got eighteen tracks done. Then it caught himself and called himself on it. horns on. Even then we’re just getting got harder. I’d have ten days off and they He says, “It’s been a while since I’ve been underway. Joe and I will talk with the wouldn’t have an opening at the studio. lucid, I haven’t done nothin’ stupid.” If he guys about what’s not working, or what But [producer] Joe Vannelli [brother of drank, it could’ve gotten really bad. But should be moved. It’s a chipping-away Gino Vannelli] said he’d give us a couple he told himself, “You better stop!” On process. free days at his studio. So I took him up the ride out you hear him acknowledging NCV: Singer Marcus Scott is a on the offer and went down there, and he that it won’t be long before he’s gone if great ToP addition. He’s got that was so meticulous! And I like meticulous! he doesn’t stop. high, soul voice on “Hangin’ With it was the coolest thing ever. I thought We did some tracks that went well, and NCV: Another soulful jam is “Let My Baby” and a couple others. the sax player was the coolest guy. My he said we should come in another time. Love Take Control.” Those lyrics How’d he become involved? brother liked the drummers, so he So we did a couple more tracks. And that could work for better or worse, in EC: Ray Greene was our singer. We became a drummer. But we did it back- was the moment when I realized the that surrendering to love can be loved him and he loved us. We were wards. Most guys practice for years and project was way too big for me. So I asked wonderful or messy. killing it, and everything was great! We’d years and then start a band; we started Joe if he’d consider helping me finish it EC: I’m a very passionate guy. I’m already recorded many songs with him our band and then learned how to play up. So it wound up being twenty-eight actually going through a divorce right doing the final vocal. But then Carlos along the way! I remember the first day tracks. The best decision on my part— now. When I wrote that song I was sort Santana decided he like Ray, too, and of- we were rehearsing. My friend was the probably the smartest move I ever made of heading in that direction. It’s very fered twice the money and half the work! guitar player. He knew how to play the in- in my life—was working with Joe! painful. You know, to me love is like…it So what can you do? He’s got daughters tro lick to Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Woman.” NCV: “Stop” is a great jam about a can really consume you and run your life. and a wife, so we didn’t blame him. But He just played that over and over! He guy who tries to check himself before So when love takes control, you’ve got to that left me with two months to find an- didn’t know the chords, just the intro! I he does the wrong thing. The lyrics ride it all out and go where it takes you! other singer. And God really blessed me There’s room for joy, but there can be lots there, when Marcus came in. The project of pain. I’m a believer, you know? The guy was huge—twenty-eight songs—so I I wrote the song with, he’s a very musical needed to get it reeled in and mixed. So guy and he’s a believer, too, a Christian. we decided to keep some songs with Ray We know God has control of all this. But and some with Marcus. So it’s half and love can be painful and complicated! half! It worked out wonderfully. NCV: What’s the process for re- NCV: What’s the hardest part of cording in the studio with so many being a working, touring band? guys in the group? Do you record live, EC: The hardest part—and they’ll all or build things up with basic tracks tell you the same—is the travel. Not first? always. But it can be difficult, strenuous EC: First I rehearse the rhythm sec- traveling. We just got back from Eng- tion. I take them in the studio and give land. We were getting up at 5 a.m., we them a demo and explain to them my got breakfast, got in a vehicle, drove two vision of the songs. What I hear, what hours to Heathrow, hung out there for I want as far as feel and other specific three hours, flew to Washington, D.C. things. Then we start to work it out. The and hung out there for a couple hours. musicianship in the band is off the chain. Then we flew to Phoenix. Then every- These guys are world-class players. And body went to a different city. Some guys it’s a band. It’s not the Emilio show! So went to Salt Lake, some to the Bay, some all these guys have ideas, and they’ll say to L.A. or Memphis. It’s a strain doing stuff like, “On the B-section I could do that travel! That’s the hard part. But this, or we could add a bar” or something. we had three glorious weeks touring in And I’m the filter. I’ll suggest we try Europe. We sold out most of the shows, this-or-that, or I’ll say this-or-that won’t ate world-class food and saw world-class work. But the buck stops here. I’m the scenery, and we met all these wonderful guy who has to make the final decision. people and did a killer performance on But we all do it together. Then we shape the TV show. So we couldn’t have been that track and get it to where it’s ready happier, you know? So those are the two to record. Then we make the basic tracks ends of it. It’s like any job, where there with a working vocal and background vo- are hard parts, but there are also parts cals. Then I’ll send it to my horn arranger you love! 20 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 North Coast Voice MOVIE REVIEWS ■■■ By Westside Steve Simmons

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his own destiny with his girlfriend Kira Saturday, June 30 • 8:00 PM (Emilia Clarke). Unfortunately, fate will On Tap • Medina separate the two and he vows to come July 6, 7 & 8 back for her rescue. In order to put that The Keys • Put-in-Bay Solo: A Star Wars Story plan into action he hooks up with a 2-4 and again 8-11 Lucas Films Disney|PG 13|135 min Rogue by the name of Beckett (Woody Deadpool 2 Hi folks, this is a spoiler alert, so Check Westside Steve Simmons on Facebook for changes. Harrelson), who’s working on a plan to Marvel|R|119 min To purchase Westside Steve Simmons you’re on your own. steal some super-powered stuff and sell Well gang, you know I often accuse newest CD A Pirates Life visit Just as Marvel and DC are the two www.cdbaby.com/artist/westsidestevesimmons it to interplanetary bad guy, Dryden Vos Marvel Comics of imitating DC charac- biggest comic book empires in the (Paul Bettany). When the super stuff ters. Th at’s true. Still, I give Stan Lee and world, the two biggest science fi ction www.westsidesteve.com is stolen again by a band of marauders, Company credit for making some pretty franchises would most defi nitely be Star the shit hits the proverbial matter/an- cool adjustments to their cloned heroes Wars and Star Trek. And similar to fans timatter reactors and Han is swept into and making them more empathetic and of the comics, movie afi cionados seem action and intrigue, along with his new relevant. I always have and always will to line up by age. If you were too young acquaintances, Lando Calrissian (Donald love Superman but I admit he’s a little bit to remember the 1960’s television Glover fi lling the Billy Dee Williams role) too powerful and straight-laced to really series, you’ll probably be more inclined and his stalwart sidekick Chewbacca. I worry about. to bond with Obi Wan, Luke, and Darth. was a little worried that the action might Anyway, one of the smart things Th e two big diff erences between the overshadow the story but it never does. Marvel has done is to make their heroes franchises, as I see it, are that Star Wars And the story is fun even at 2 hours a little more down and dirty, adding has diff erent characters blowing up the and 15 minutes with plenty of intrigue pathos and human emotion to the same Death Star, while Star Trek has the seasoned with a sizable helping of good stories. With Deadpool they’ve taken same characters in all sorts of diff erent old ‘who do you trust’ sauce. Th ere are it one step further - an actual R-rated situations. also a couple new characters, including superhero fl ick (Don’t worry Puritans, In a way, Star Wars is following suit, Lando’s sharp tongued robot girlfriend it’s not R-rated because of nudity or sex with of a prequel centered on the fran- and a kind of a crab monkey pilot, much scenes but for the plethora of f-bombs). chise’s most popular protagonist, Han more enjoyable than (dare I mention his When I sat down in my seat for Deadpool Solo, as a younger man. Folks, you can name) Jar Jar Binks. And I gotta tell you, 2, I planned on counting the f-bombs, bet your thrusters that the legendary as soon as Han fi nds out Chewbacca is but after about fi ve minutes I realized it Harrison Ford is going to be a tough actually a damn fi ne pilot, when an emer- was probably going to be too much work. act to follow. I waited until the Memo- gency forces him to take the second chair Don’t get me wrong kids, I’ve got no rial Day weekend wrapped up before and they cue up the Star Wars theme… problem with f-bombs, especially if they I ventured into a theater full of kids well, some purists have complained add something to the story. You know but word at the box offi ce was that the about a lack of strict adherence to the the drill. numbers have been soft, especially for Star Wars timeline but I’ve never person- Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) was as much press as this has gotten, and a ally gotten into that. I think they just some kind of special ops hot shot who dearth of competition. My guess is that make it up as they go along anyway. got hooked up with Wolverine and Ford is still working and pretty fresh in It’s romantic, exciting and fun, and wound up with the ability to regenerate the minds of American moviegoers, so if best of all, there’s no frigging Death Star any injury that befell him. Th e downside this is going to be a 4-star success, then to blow up. of his superpower has made him look a Alden Ehrenreich is going to have to A- little bit like a bald-headed avocado. Any- really nail the Han Solo role. He’s okay; WSS way, his girlfriend, the only person he that’s about it. Continued on page 22 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 21 North Coast Voice

Continued from page 21 credentials. Not unlike the reserve Squad brave combat, it turns out he was shot ever loved, is dead and he wants to kick for the Legion of Superheroes BTW. Just in the back of the head in a cantina. his own bucket. Unfortunately he can’t. one of the laugh out loud sequences here Nothing shameful but nothing heroic Meanwhile, locked up in an intergalac- is when that bunch of misfi ts arrives on either, so Doc, disappointed by the mili- tic space prison kind of thing is Firefi st the scene and… Well I won’t reveal that tary’s untruthfulness, decides to take as a young kid (Julian Dennison). He will but it’s pretty funny. the boy home and have him buried with do a lot of damage in the future, just for As a matter of fact, everything here his mother, in his graduation suit, in- the record. is pretty hilarious, surprisingly so for stead of at Arlington National Cemetery. Cable (Josh Brolin), better known as the F-bomb laden dialogue. But wait, as Th e Marine PR offi cer is furious that the the Winter Soldier, has come from the they say, there’s more. Somewhere along spin will be jeopardized. V future to fi nd and kill this kid, prevent- with the locker room language somebody So that’s the setup but it’s only a ing the havoc he will someday wreak on sneaked in a storyline where the audi- framework in which to explore the very the world. Apparently the future super ence begins rooting for Deadpool to save diff erent personalities of these three old villain had been abused at an orphanage the kid, and the whole thing ends with a friends and the diff erent ways they have and is about to use his powers to kill ev- pretty engaging climax without abandon- coped with life since the war. Doc seems erybody in the place. According to Cable ing the comic edge. like a broken man since his wife, and this is where he gets his taste for murder Oh yes, the R rating is technically there now his son, have died. Sal is an outspo- and he never stops. Th e idea is to, as to keep young kids out of the place but Last Flag Flying ken atheist and a loud drunk while the Barney Fife would say, nip it in the bud. I’m betting those rules will be about as Amazon|R|125 min Reverend is just a bit too sanctimonious. Makes sense right? Unfortunately or for- strictly enforced as the immigration laws Th e nomination of MANCHESTER-BY- Still, no pun intended, they each have tunately, depending on your view, Dead- in San Francisco. THE-SEA for an Academy Award for Best their crosses to bear and this journey pool has taken something of a liking to Let me repeat here that not only is the Picture represented one of the very fi rst is a way for Linklater to explore all of the tyke and he makes a deal with Cable: story engaging but the dialogue is pretty cracks in the monolith of Hollywood's those. It is an emotional Journey and I if he can change the little fellow’s mind f***ing hilarious, full of inside jokes control over the industry. Oh, it had found myself both angry and reassured about roasting all those people, then and a little bathroom humor, but even been done before but this time it was as the situations unfolded. the Winter Soldier will let him live. Now though there’s a plethora of cuss words from one of the rebellious online stream- Th e entire fi lm carries the weight of Deadpool is given the task of putting they aren’t obtrusive. Of course I still ing organizations. At one time, you could just how ugly and unjust war can be; no together a group of decidedly second-rate wouldn’t take the Sunday school class. only watch movies at home on VHS tape heroes, no villains, and no real reason mutants with, let’s say, extremely shaky B+ or DVD, or suff er through ridiculous cen- once you think it over. At the end of the WSS sorship and soap commercials every few day, these are all just people trying to minutes. Not only that but if you were make it through life as best they can. fortunate enough to have a set larger Last Flag Flying doesn’t really have than 19 inches, it weighed as much as the action or the special eff ects to please an engine block. Th ese days, the combi- a summer audience, but there’s defi - nation of a 75-inch fl at screen, a sound nitely enough pathos from the twists system, and Wi-Fi makes it seem more and turns to earn a visit to Amazon. like going to the movies. And you can Frankly, I like this one much better then make your own popcorn. I still maintain Linklater’s Boyhood, and there are some the theater is the best place to go but the interesting performances by three actors gap is closing. who, if not on the A-list, are certainly Among the reasons a fi lm might wind at the very top of the B list. Th ere were up on Pay-per-view is that, while it may times the dialogue seemed strained and be a quality production, it seems to lack some of the comedy sequences fell a lit- the star power that would drag folks to tle fl at but, in the end, it came together the Megaplex. Th at situation can possibly in a cohesive yet quirky way. allow fi lmmakers a little more freedom, Plenty of ups and downs but well as they don’t have to adhere so tightly to worth the ride. shtick. I think that’s the case here with B+ Richard Linklater’s Last Flag Flying, a WSS period piece about three Vietnam vets coming together to deal with a personal tragedy. I have to admit it seems a little strange that something set in 2003 is a period piece. Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, and Laurence Fishburne are Doc (the father of a dead Marine), Sal, and the Reverend Mueller, respectively. Doc persuades his old friends to accompany him to retrieve the boy’s body but they are confronted with a shocking situation. Th ough the Marines have said the boy was killed in

22 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 North Coast Voice Outdoor Insurance for the MIND BODY SPIRIT Flea Market rest of us. ■■■ By James Onysko & Craft Show Th e Heartfulness Way RAIN OR SHINE VWhen I was a young the practice of Tibetan/ boy, enrolled in a Catholic Every Saturday Buddhist meditation. So Auto Home Business Life elementary school, I toyed many tomes lining the with the idea of becom- book shelves, but of what 9am to 5pm. We Offer the ing a priest. Perhaps I use? It was the practice Now thru Personal Service was drawn to the artistic that was the most impor- depictions, or paintings, tant thing; and I looked Sept. 8th! You’ve Missed Lately of the Mystery Man from forward each time to these AUTO • HOME the Middle East pointing meditation sessions. For Geneva-on-the-Lake BUSINESS • LIFE to his own Heart. It was a the fi rst time, I had a clue I failed to detect long sensible approach. 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But one thing I He taught me, among other things, knew for certain: the proof was indeed in that the meaning of the word religion the pudding; and I just had a big taste! It is derived from its Latin root, which is was a dose of pranahuti, the Hindi word religare or "reconnect". I pondered over meaning the "transmission of the life this; and my thinking eventually evolved force", or yogic transmission. to the point where: If the Source of Life Yoga is one of those narrowly-under- is omnipresent, then that Source is also stood words, at least in the West. Th ere present in my own heart! Th ere was no are many forms of yoga evidenced by the reconnection necessary. So my searching opening of hatha yoga studios seemingly continued. I explored Eastern Religions, everywhere. But it is much more than and other philosophical ideas. physical. Yoga means "union with the I took his class on Zen meditation in Divine". Th e word "yoke" comes from this an attempt to "still the mind", and focus Sanskrit root … to join together. So what on the breath (inhalation and exhala- is it that we are trying to do here in this tion), as a way of stopping the inner particular stream of raja yoga medita- discourse. We read books on the subject, tion? most notably from Chogyam Trungpa Th ree years later, when my teacher Rinpoche, and from other masters on Continued on page 24 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 23 North Coast Voice Continued from page 23 will be a presentation, book signing came to Cleveland, taking up the respon- and reception on Wednesday, June 27, sibilities of his Master in continuing the at River's Edge, 3430 Rocky River Dr., work of yogic transmission, my under- Cleveland, Ohio. Rivers Edge is a well- standing and practice deepened. He ness, social justice center, and helps to would say: "It's a marathon, not a sprint". 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If You Can Dream It, STAY IN TUNE I Can Build It. ■■■ By Luthier Patrick Podpadec Custom Designs I'm very glad that the weather is on Th ere is a very old "banjo Guitars our side now with all of the greenery uke" that I will be fi xing Basses Vback and the birds fl ying around eating soon which needs to have Acoustic everything that you put out for them. some new tapered tuners Electric Th e whole "hustle and bustle" of spring is fi tted to it so that it can be Mandolins such a beautiful thing to experience. fi xed in the style that it was Double Necks Before I begin on our journey of guitar Harp Guitars originally built. It also needs Major Repairs

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North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 25 North Coast Voice Scenic Rivers 50th Anniversary Celebration is June 10, Importance Forever Ashtabula County has more Scenic Rivers than any other Ohio county Fifty years ago, the Ohio Legislature be- Geauga Park District; and others. maintain these high-quality river/ trips. came the fi rst state to pass a Scenic Rivers Th e long list of partners stream systems so that future Th ere’s a tourism focus, as well, Smith Act, thus foreshadowing Th e Federal Scenic reveals the breadth of involve- generations can enjoy their says. Th e Paddle Ohio program, rolled out Rivers legislation by several months. ment required to protect natural beauty, excellent several years ago, encourages kayak and Since then, 14 Ohio river systems have designated streams. Smith water quality, biodiversity canoe enthusiasts to experience the state’s been designated state scenic rivers by the says the ODNR’s director and recreational values,” designated waterways from their water- Ohio Department of Natural Resources has the authority to make Smith says. craft. V (ODNR). With three of those streams the designation, which is What’s in a name? Bob Bellas has operated a canoe and in Ashtabula County, it is fi tting that a cele- done only after extensive Ohio’s Scenic River Act kayak livery on the Grand River for de- bration be held this year to mark passage of study of the river system’s recognizes three diff erent cades and feels that designation was good the legislation and the resulting benefi ts. features and water quality classifi cations of rivers: Wild, for recreational use of the stream. Th at event is scheduled for June 10 at has been made. Scenic and Recreational. Smith Th e interest in kayaks that has sprung the Harpersfi eld Covered Bridge Metropark “After designation, ODNR said the terms refl ect varying up in the past several years has been a on the Grand River. Th e celebration will be Scenic Rivers staff work with local levels of natural character: boom for business and the river. “It used from 1 to 4 p.m. and is free and open to the communities to maintain the high quality • Wild: A stream of the very highest qual- to be 75 percent canoes and 25 kayaks,” public with activities for all ages. of these unique state-designated rivers and ity in terms of natural characteristics and Bellas says. “Now it is 50/50. All of a Matthew Smith, assistant regional scenic streams,” Smith says. “We do this by assist- water quality; sudden, kayaking has jumped out of the river manager for the ODNR, Division of ing in land protection eff orts. We also work • Scenic: A stream with high-quality sky. … I have people tell me that they saw Parks and Watercraft, says the June 10 to educate people and local leaders about characteristics; where (Th e Grand River) is the place to celebration will involve ODNR’s partners conservation practices (and the) biodiver- • Recreational: A stream that cannot go.” in protecting these streams: the Ashtabula sity of the waters, and (we) review public meet the standards for Wild or Scenic but Protecting the designation River, Conneaut Creek and Grand River projects to reduce impact to these incred- whose water-quality standards support Key to maintaining designation is scenic river advisory councils; Ashtabula ible waterways.” high recreational values. maintenance of the water quality. Th at’s County Commissioners; Ashtabula County Th e 10-member advisory councils pro- Th e Grand River, with its headwaters in something all county residents and recre- Metroparks; Ashtabula Township Park vide a grassroots connection to the ODNR, Geauga and Portage counties, was Ashta- ational visitors can practice. Land owners Commission; Th e Nature Conservancy; Soil whose director appoints local citizens to bula County’s fi rst river to be designated along the streams play a particularly and Water Conservation districts of Lake, the council. Th e members advise ODNR and Ohio’s second. It was designated Jan. critical role since they determine what Ashtabula, Geauga and Trumbull counties; about conservation eff orts, concerns and 17, 1974, and has both wild and scenic happens in the riparian forest buff ers. Lake Metroparks; Friends of Conneaut projects along a specifi c scenic river. sections: Healthy buff ers provide habitat for fi sh, Creek; Western Reserve Land Conservancy; “Th ese eff orts are important to help • It is wild for 23 miles from the mammals, amphibians and birds, help re- Harpersfi eld Covered Bridge Metropark duce the amount of nutrients entering the downstream to the Norfolk and Southern waterways (and thereby protects against Railroad trestle south of Painesville. algae blooms) and maintains lower water Rated #1 • It is scenic for 33 miles, from the Route temperatures, which improves fi sh health. 322 bridge downstream to the Harpersfi eld “Maintain wooded riparian forest buf- With Northcoast covered bridge. fers,” Smith says. “By not logging trees Conneaut Creek, designated Oct. 6, within 50 to 120 feet of these rivers, 2005, has 21 miles of scenic designation, landowners help reduce erosion of banks.” Women! from the Ohio-Pennsylvania border to the Having respect for the river’s fl oodplain is CSX Railroad bridge in Conneaut. It is wild important, as well. Smith says land own- for 16.4 miles, from the state line to the ers should construct buildings as far back Creek Road bridge crossing. from the river and fl oodplain as possible. Only Conneaut Creek, the Grand and the “Th is not only protects the landowners’ Little Beaver Creek in Columbiana County property, but allows the river’s fl oodplain have dual designations. to act naturally, which maintains its water Forty-six continuous miles of the Ashta- quality and natural-fl ow regimes,” he says. bula River were designated scenic Oct. 30, Proper septic system maintenance also 2008. protects waterways, as does the use of Impact and importance trash and recycling receptacles. Unfor- What has designation meant for these tunately, one of the endless tasks facing and the other 11 waterways in the state? volunteers and natural areas professionals Today's Best Smith says more than 6,000 acres of is trash removal from these special places. wooded riparian corridor (streamside “Lastly, local citizens can volunteer with woodlands) are protected by these designa- ODNR Scenic Rivers staff and other local tions. Th e mechanisms for this protection partners to take part in stream quality are the advisory councils, ODNR reviews of monitoring, trash cleanups and many publicly funded projects that could impact other activities to help maintain these water quality and habitat and/or paddling beautiful state scenic rivers,” Smith says. safety, and enlisting citizens to conduct Resources: Enjoy Great Savings With “Discount Deals” stream-quality monitoring. http://watercraft.ohiodnr.gov/scenicriv- Additionally, ODNR advises communi- ers Online: www.mix971FM.com ties on conservation practices and assists http://ashtabulametroparks.com with stream-education events and fi eld 26 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 North Coast Voice TAKE A LISTEN ■■■ Compiled and noted by Sage Satori Beasts Without Biomes VSay Goodbye to Summertime Tom Hanicak and Pete Roche Without a doubt the have been writing and record- Editor’s Note: description of BWB being undefi ned by ing music together in Northeast one style is spot on. Th is compilation can Ohio since 1988. Drawing from take you almost anywhere you want to go. a broad range of infl uences, the Th e mix and the seasoned talent of this pair spent over a decade com- group of musicians is right up there with posing and committing original any genre bending artist out there. Visit songs to four and eight-track their website and give this Cleveland band tape in attics and basements in a listen then spread the word because no Cleveland and Bowling Green. doubt there is more to come. Joined by former Chicago- based drummer / keyboardist Dave Gretick (His Boy Elroy, 1-900-Stalker) in 2002, the would become Say Goodbye to Summer- Th e Wanting middle-agers demoed fresh, rock-oriented time (May 2018). Keeping to the aesthetic “In every odyssey, there comes a time tracks like “Mountain,” “Nice Guys,” and of jams fi rst, Jake’s vocals later, the core when you must accept that what you are “White Light” and performed live at Th e trio of Tom, Pete, and Dave (all “profes- pursuing is no longer a rational deci- Agora and Th e Foundry (formerly Th e sionals” with advanced degrees by day) sion,” Scott Terry writes in the liner notes Hi-Fi Club). Bringing massive percussive work-shopped dozens of pieces before of Red Wanting Blue’s new album, ‘Th e chops and years of stage and studio savvy paring down selections to polish for the Wanting.’ “It’s a choice that does not feel from his tenure in his Windy City bands, second record. Jake, now 21, joined the Continued on page 28 Gretick anchored the mix, shaped the guys in-studio while on holiday from col- new songs, and kept Hanicak / Roche on lege in San Francisco. their game with his superior skills. Th e group’s M.O. also adheres to the Th e group benefi ted from a musical Ween-like approach of, “We can do any blood transfusion in 2014 courtesy Tom’s style; we don’t let any one style defi ne us,” son Jake Hanicak, whose vulnerable lead as the Beasts distilled a variety of their in- vocals amplifi ed the angst on early en- fl uences into sultry, Prince-like soul pieces tries “Night” and “Seattle” while spinning (“My Fault”), Orange County-styled pop “Wesley” and “Ready” into pugnacious, / punk (“OC”), U2-esque arena anthems mosh pit-ready anthems with his feisty (“404,” “Say Goodbye to Summertime”), delivery. progressive / stoner rock (“Orbital”), A 2014 self-titled album marked the trance (“Wolves on the Moon”), noise fi rst in-studio venture for the Vasen- mélange / concrete music (“Spinebomb”), house Productions band; all tracks were and Americana rock (“Greyscale”). Jake recorded and mixed by James Kananen at takes the solo spotlight with twin ukulele Bad Racket in downtown Cleveland, with entries “In” and “Out.” spiritual support from his ever-present Both albums are now available on pooch, Dorothy (aka Frog-Face). In the iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, and other tradition of ambiance-evoking movie digital retailers. scores by Tangerine Dream, Popol Vuh, Beasts with Biomes is: and Cliff Martinez, the mostly-acoustic Tom Hanicak – guitar, vocals, Jacob album doubled as the soundtrack to Hanicak – lead vocals, uke, Dave Gretick Tom’s documentary fi lm Luis, boasting – drums, keys, piano, vocals, Pete Roche – hypnotic guitar and keyboard arrange- bass, vocals. (Yes, that Pete Roche, the one ments designed to enhance the emotional who writes so much great stuff for you to impact of the fi lm, which chronicled read.) the story of a Mexican teen navigating www.beastswithout.com a broken American educational system www.cdbaby.com/cd/beastswithout- while juggling myriad personal problems biomes (homelessness, relationship issues, etc.). www.facebook.com/beastswithout- Th e Beasts returned to Bad Racket dur- biomes/ ing the fi nal week of 2017 to record what North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 27 North Coast Voice Continued from page 27 heartland as they built up the kind of album our band has ever made,” Terry like a choice. It is a hunger.” fanatically dedicated audiences normally says of the wide range of infl uences. “It’s It’s been more than twenty years since reserved for arena acts. Along the way, the fi rst record where every member re- Red Wanting Blue fi rst began their long, they notched appearances everywhere ally contributed to the writing, which is a strange odyssey, and while much has from Letterman to NPR and climbed all huge deal because the music got so much changed for Terry and the rest of the band the way up to #3 on the Billboard Heat- better. It’s everyone’s voices this time, over those two remarkable decades, the seekers chart. In 2016, they celebrated and I feel like we all matured as writers hunger remains. Like the North Star, it’s with a 20th anniversary retrospective al- because of it.” fi xed in the fi rmament, a guiding light bum/concert fi lm entitled ‘RWB20 Live at “Younger Years” off ers a dose of youth- perpetually out of reach. Hunger has been Lincoln Th eater,’ which captured the band ful confi dence that absolutely begs for V their fuel, their motivation, their essence. in all their glory at a sold-out hometown an audience sing-along, while “When We Hunger has steered every step of the show in Columbus, OH. Choke” and “Th is Is Th e End” both spin group’s extraordinary journey, and now, Despite the group’s distinctly Midwest- dark takes on the weight of love, but it’s at the heart of their most powerful ern beginnings, the origins of ‘Th e Want- perhaps the emotional highlight of the record yet. ing’ lie not in Ohio, or even in Brooklyn album comes with “Th e Real Th ing,” a Produced by acclaimed singer/song- (where Terry currently resides), but rather passionate ode to the present. writer , ‘Th e Wanting’ showcases in . It was there, on a day off dur- “It’s a reminder that just because you’re Red Wanting Blue at their fi nest, with It’s that insatiable appetite for the road ing the band’s sixth annual trip aboard not where you thought you’d be, that Terry’s epic, heartfelt vocals soaring above that helped Red Wanting Blue establish the cruise, that the seeds of doesn’t mean you’re not where you’re the band’s gritty, driving rock and roll. themselves as one of the indie world’s collaboration with fellow performer Will supposed to be,” says Terry. “It’s a love Alternately triumphant and melancholic, most enduring and self-suffi cient acts. Hoge were sown. song, but like most of my love songs, it the songs are both muscular and nuanced. Hailed as “Midwestern rock heroes” by “We’ve gotten really close with Will can be just as much about your signifi - Th e making of it pushed Red Wanting American Songwriter, the band has spent over the years, and on that trip he basi- cant other as it is about your band.” Blue far outside their comfort zone and most of their career operating outside cally just said, ‘I think we should make a If it’s hunger that drives Red Wanting forced them to take an unprecedented, of the confi nes of the traditional music record together,’” remembers Terry. “He Blue, then it’s love that sustains them: nearly year-long break from touring. industry, earning their legion of lifelong told me, ‘I’m a fan of your live show and love for the band, love for their fans, love “We’re a touring band,” Terry explains fans through decades of relentless tour- I get the energy that your band is about, for the journey. After all, desire is nothing matter-of-factly. “We’re on the road all the ing. Over the course of ten studio albums, and I feel like if you give me the darts, I’ll without love, and ‘Th e Wanting’ is noth- time, so much so that it’s painful when they brought their passionate, unforget- get closer to the bullseye than any other ing if not a testament to the power of we’re not. When I was younger, I used to table live show to every city and town producer you’ll meet.’” desire. "It is beyond reason that the heart get heart palpitations if I was in the same that would have them, blazing their own Th e band decided that if they were go- wants what it wants...yet still it persists,” place for more than four days.” distinctive trail through the American ing to switch things up and work outside Terry concludes in the liner notes. “I their own studio, then they were going imagine wherever there is the breath of to go all in. For the fi rst time ever, they life....with it will be the wanting." cleared their touring schedule for the Red Wanting Blue is: better part of a year to focus solely on Scott Terry (Vocals, Tenor Guitar, writing, recording, and mixing the most Ukulele), Mark McCullough (Bass, Chap- fully realized material of their career. man Stick, Vocals), Greg Rahm (Guitar, Hoge made multiple pre-production trips Keyboards, Vocals), Eric Hall (Guitar, Lap to Columbus while the band rehearsed Steel, Vocals), Dean Anshutz (Drums & and recorded extensive demos, and when Percussion) it was fi nally time to cut the album, they www.redwantingblue.com headed south for their fi rst studio ses- Editor’s Note: Scott Terry is an abso- sions in Nashville, TN. lutely brilliant lyricist gifted with a voice One listen to ‘Th e Wanting’ and that that captures the listener in a web that won’t clarity of vision is immediately apparent. let go. He writes in a way that allows for per- Th e record opens with the rousing “High sonal interpretation, truly gifted in his craft, and Dry,” a feel-good rocker that also so nearly any song can have a meaning that serves as something of a mission state- resonates with you. Th e vibe, the rhythm, ment for a fi ercely independent group and the lyrics all continue to play in your that’s as much a band as they are a family, head long after the CD has ended. with Terry singing, “I want to stand on my I’ve been a fan of RWB for years. Th e own two feet again / And when I mess up North Coast Voice interviewed Scott Terry / Th at’s when I hope my friends will pick prior to the release of Th e Vanishing Point, me up.” On “Ulysses,” the band channels and I attended a live show at House of Blues. early Phil Collins with pulsing synths and Th ey perform a very high energy and engag- larger-than-life drums, while the tender ing show. “Glass House” crescendos from a delicate If you’ve never heard this band I highly whisper to a triumphant roar, and the recommend a look on YouTube and check dreamy “I’ve Got A Feeling It Hurts” calls their tour schedule. Th ey will be in Cleveland to mind the hypnotic drive of REM mixed at LaurelLive on Saturday, June 9th and all with a touch of Jayhawks jangle. around the country on “Th e Wanting” tour. “Th is is really the most collaborative 28 North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 North Coast Voice WIDE OPEN SPACES Can you fi nd the hidden words? Th ey may be horizontal, COMEDY SHOWS vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards. BUSH, CHAMPAIGN, COMMON, Steve Martin & Martin Short COUNTRYSIDE, E.J. Th omas Hall Friday, November 2, Tickets available June 8 DESERT, V FIELD, only show, “An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Lives”, GRASSLAND, featuring the Steep Canyon GREEN, Rangers and Jeff Babko”, includes HAYFIELD, stand-up, fi lm clips, musical num- HINTERLAND, LEA, bers and conversations about LLANO, their lives in show business. Mar- MEADOW, tin and Short will also be joined MOOR, by the Grammy-winning Steep OUTBACK, Canyon Rangers, the bluegrass PADDOCK, band with which Martin fre- PAMPAS, PARK, "An Evening You Will Forget For Th e quently performs. PASTURELAND, Rest Of Your Lives" Featuring Th e Steep Tickets go on sale Friday, June 8 at 10 PLAIN, Canyon Rangers & Jeff Babko am online at LiveNation.com, Ticketmas- RURAL, Longtime comedians Steve Martin ter.com or charge by phone at 800-745- SALT FLATS, and Martin Short will play a one-night 3000. SAVANNA, SNOWFIELD, Th e Ohio Th eater at Playhouse Square STEPPES, TUNDRA, Welcomes Lisa Lampanelli, June 23 8:00pm WASTELAND, You-Can-Laugh New Play. Having been WILDERNESS. every size from 2 to 26, Lampanelli has fi rsthand knowledge of the food and body-image struggle. Lampanelli also addresses these sub- jects and more in her own podcast, Get Stuff ed with Lisa Lampanelli. Th e weekly, hour-long podcast launches the week of September 11. Lampanelli and her Lisa Lampanelli has been known for co-host, comedian Mike Morse, discuss more than a quarter-century as Com- stories, news, and her favorite lifestyle edy’s Lovable Queen of Mean. Heralded topics. During the podcast, Lampanelli as “more than a standup —a standout,” also fi elds questions, gives “tough love”- by comedy legend Jim Carrey, and called style advice, and features special guests. “a true original and a brilliant comedy For tickets visit: www.playhous- mind who’ll steal the show every time” esquare.org/events/detail/lisa-lampanelli by her hero Howard Stern, Lampanelli is known for saying things that most people are afraid to think. Her raunchy, gut-busting performances are wildly popular at theaters across the U.S. and Canada. Lampanelli’s fi fth stand-up special, 2015’s Back to the Drawing Board, proved the insult comic was new, im- proved, and funnier than ever. Th e EPIX special was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album of the Year and showed off Lisa’s radically dif- ferent look after having lost more than 100 pounds with the help of gastric sleeve surgery. Th at weight loss and her love of theatre, inspired her to write Stuff ed:A Big-Boned, Skinny-Ass, All- North Coast Voice Magazine | northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 | June 6, 2018 - July 11, 2018 29 North Coast Voice

From the Deep, Cavernous Mind of SNARP FARKLE Into Th e Whinelight Zone!

It was brought to my attention that I have ways. Zombies are slow witted, usually rot- been participating in a n-n-n-normal human ting from the inside out and they are never practice that for all intents and purposes can any more intelligent than brainless rodents! be very annoying, and even though I pride So the chronic whiners, complainers, myself in being annoying, this practice is r-e- moaners, groaners, nitpickers, crybabies, a-l-l-y annoying even for me! drama queens, excessive talkers, gossipers, I was told I whine a lot and not from just woe-is-me-ers and fault fi nders are too busy one person either! Hmm… now I’ve got to complaining or whining to be witty and fi nd out if I do in fact… whine! because their problems are never going to Th e fi rst thing I must know is what really go away they sit and fester within them and is whining? I know that dogs whine, kids start rotting their minds from the inside out. whine, and ex-wives whine in fact most n-n- ZOMBIES! n-normal people whine at some point but in Th ey must have sought me out to spew case you’ve forgotten… I… am not n-n-n- their infestation of decaying mind matter normal! on me and by taking bites out of my intellect During my research on whiners I found tried to turn me into a slow witted brainless that society for the most part does not take rotting rodent also! Hmm… this is starting too kindly to whiners and complainers. In to make sense! fact most comments I found were very rude Being victimized I’d start venting and and ruthlessly insulting! It’s like a whole spewing my own “Gee sure do wish things other world that is as despised and detested were diff erent for me!” thoughts upon other as a festering useless miserable can of rotten unwary humans and then be stuck in my spam! own newly formed pessimistic rotted mind- How can people be so insensitive? How is less world that is so dreadful now that I be- it that I fi nd myself in such a wretched state gin to seek others to whine and complain to! hated by society? For someone to tell me I So if no one had intervened, the life suck- whine a lot can only mean one thing… ing zombie herd mentality would have kicked I’ve slipped into… ‘Th e Whinelight Zone’! in and I’d be mindlessly wandering the earth “You’re traveling through another dimen- complaining about whiners, moaning about sion, a dimension not only of sight and groaners, nitpicking about crying crybabies, sound but of mind. A journey into a won- excessively talking about drama queens, gos- drous land whose boundaries are that of siping and fi nding fault with woe-is-me-ers! imagination. At the signpost up ahead your I’d be forever salivating as a hideous de- next stop is … mented rotting homicidal zombie, drooling (Answers on page 29) Th e Whinelight Zone!” and oozing disease ridden festering sludge in In ‘Th e Whinelight Zone’ reside all kinds search of the new sniveling cursed whining of whiners, complainers, moaners, groaners, prey found roaming in the streets of… nitpickers, crybabies, drama queens, exces- ‘Th e Whinelight Zone’ sive talkers, gossipers, woe-is-me-ers and Th ank you for noticing, stop whining now! fault fi nders… LIFE SUCKING ZOMBIES! ~ Snarp (Originally written March 25, Some have called them “energy sucking 2012) vampires” but most vampires have a person- www.snarpfarkle.com ality and can outwit you in several diff erent

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