FEBRUARY 11, 2016
CHATTANOOGA'S WEEKLY ALTERNATIVE
THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE A BARTENDER'S GUIDE TO ROMANCE by Kevin Hale
MUSIC
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GENKI GENKI PANIC
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OUTDOORS ALAN SHUPTRINE
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...With A Softer Side
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Contents
CHATTANOOGA'S WEEKLY ALTERNATIVE
EDITORIAL
Managing Editor Gary Poole Editorial Assistant Brooke Dorn
February 11, 2016 Volume 13, Issue 6
Music Editor Marc T. Michael Film Editor John DeVore Contributors Rich Bailey • Rob Brezsny Kevin Hale • Matt Jones Sandra Kurtz • Whitni McDonald Ernie Paik • Rick Pimental-Habib Editorial Interns Rebekah Jones • Ja'Lisa Little
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Cartoonists Max Cannon • Rob Rogers Jen Sorenson • Tom Tomorrow
4 BEGINNINGS: Marrying young means more time for adventures together.
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The Language of Love
Before the invention of Match.com, FarmersOnly.com and Tinder, singles used to frequent bars and nightclubs to blindly meet people to find their significant other. If you have ever tried some of those online dating sites, you know you’re able to get much of the personal details you need to make an informed decision before ever meeting someone face-to-face.
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Art and The Great Outdoors
Local watercolor artist Alan Shuptrine has had a lifelong connection both to painting and the heritage of Appalachian people. Currently, he is swept up in a project to create “The Serpentine Chain Collection”, wherein Shuptrine will hike sections of the Appalachian Trail, capturing the essence of the small towns and their folk along the way.
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Genki Genki Panic Gets Spooky
It feels like I’ve written a lot about Genki Genki Panic in the last year, and I have, but then the boys have been producing a lot of content and each new entry is, in the words of the band, totally kick-ass.
7 SHADES OF GREEN: SeniorsTogether unveils an innovative approach to retirement living. 12 SCREEN: The Coen Brothers take a loving look at classic Hollywood. 16 ARTS CALENDAR 20 DIVERSIONS 21 MIXOLOGY: Try some interesting drinks made famous by classic films. 24 MUSIC CALENDAR 26 REVIEWS: Magic Hour fuzzes out improvisationally, Amanar builds musical communities. 28 FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
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Sharing Life With Your Best Friend Marrying young simply means more time for adventures together Everything that’s pending marriage. gone out of style “But you’re so comes back around young!” sooner or later, and “Don’t rush into that seems to be true anything, there’s so BROOKE DORN of young marriage much the world has (as well as our early 2000’s—and to offer.” current—obsession with denim “Are you sure you’re ready for that level of commitment?” shirts). “Have you weighed your opWhen I tell people I’m getting tions?” married in nine months, their re“Can he really be that good action is a mixture of congratulatolooking?” ry excitement and confusion. The I may be young, and yes, I feel excitement is simply a formality, my fiancé is that good looking, but but the confusion, plus my age, is getting married at 23 doesn’t mean what leads them to feel confident I’m “rushing into anything”. Or enough to comment on my im-
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“Instead of figuring out the world alone, you have someone to learn alongside and grow with. Any experience you can imagine, you can now picture him or her by your side.” that I haven’t thought this through. It simply means what marriage means to any other couple regardless of age: we love each other. (I’ll have you know that were it the year 1950, I’d be a few years late to the marriage party, back when the average woman was married at 20.) In case you haven’t heard, there’s this thing called Love and it doesn’t matter if you’re 23, 53 or 93; if the Love Bug bites, it’s out of your hands. What my confident commenters don’t take into consideration when insinuating that I’m blowing my younger years is, anything I could do on my own in twenties, I now have an amazing life partner do them with me. If you’re the bachelor type, then that’s wonderful, but for those of you who thrive on holding hands, talking until your partner’s fallen asleep, and long-lasting affection, finding the person you want to share life with early on is just a world of opportunity, not closed doors. Instead of figuring out the world alone, you have someone to learn alongside and grow with. Any experience you can imagine, you can now picture him or her by your side. A trip to Paris? You can now put a “love lock”
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on the Ponts des Arts bridge together—just hope city employees don’t remove them, heartless bastards. A romantic cruise? You now have someone to reenact the “I’m flying!” scene from Titanic with maybe a little French girl portrait session later, non? The possibilities are endless, even far in the future. Think of how many Valentine’s Day dinners, gifts, and boxes of chocolates that is! As life rolls on, tiny versions of you and your sig-other start running around, then eventually run off, leaving you and your Leo DiCaprio free at last to return to the few adventures that didn’t quite make the list before life got in the way. Finding your person at a young age means all the time in the world for fond memories to look back on when you finally have time to go on another adventure, just the two of you.
The List
EdiToon
The Real TopGrossing Movies
by Rob Rogers
We've all been hearing how the new Star Wars movie could become the highest-grossing movie of all time in the U.S., with a take of just over $900 million (and counting). But how does it stack up when inflation is taken into account? According to the experts at Box Office Mojo, right now it still has yet to crack the top ten. So, what are the top ten (in 2016 dollars)?
Learning The Language of Argentine Wines There’s something about sharing a glass of wine with your special someone during a Valentine’s Day weekend. But instead of saying “I love you”, try “te amo” as you two bond over the unique taste of Argentine wines, with a little help from the Chattanooga School of Language. Argentine wines are considered a new world wine, but their history began over 400 years ago. In the late 19th century, their
national wine industry took off with an influx of Italian and Spanish immigrants. In the following centuries, Argentine wines quickly became famous. The iconic grapes of Argentine wines are malbec grapes, which are responsible for some of their most famous wines. Bright and intense in color, with the delicious aroma of berries, malbec wines are a nice addition to those that accompany beef or chocolate and fruit
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Kevin Hale Kevin Hale is a freelance journalist and experienced internet and television marketer living in North Chattanooga. Kevin is a student of human behavior and enjoys people-watching all over the Scenic City. He is currently working on his first how-to
desserts (which are staple foods of Valentine’s Day). Try malbec and various types of Argentine wines with your special someone at the Culture and Taste of Argentine Wine presented this Saturday at 4 p.m. at the Jazzanooga Arts Space at 431 E. MLK Blvd. The event will feature the understanding of the harvest, the aging process, the craft of Argentine wines, and a lesson in Spanish phrases hosted by Mariano Cebrian of Panoram Imports. — Ja'Lisa Little ¡Aclamaciones!
Jen Sorenson book, “A Million Ways to Market.” Kevin’s Rolling Stone subscription doesn’t run out until 2055, at which time the collection will be up for sale. In the meantime, you can find him molding and shaping America’s next generation of movers and shakers, mainly his 3-year old son. And unlike Brian Williams or President Obama, he is not an expert at reading the teleprompter, but he does like chasing flying saucers.
Jen Sorensen’s weekly political cartoon appears in alternative newspapers around the country, as well as in magazines and websites such as Ms., The Progressive, and Daily Kos. Jen’s work has won several awards in the past couple years, including the Herblock
Prize, a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, and First Place from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia. In addition to drawing cartoons, Jen recently began editing an online comics section for Fusion, a new network from ABC and Univision. You can see her work every week here in The Pulse as part of our dedication to the cartoon art form. She lives in Austin, Texas and can be found on Twitter at @JenSorensen.
1. Gone with the Wind: $1.76 billion 2. Star Wars (original): $1.55 billion 3. The Sound of Music: $1.24 billion 4. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial: $1.23 billion 5. Titanic: $1.18 billion 6. The Ten Commandments: $1.14 billion 7. Jaws: $1.11 billion 8. Doctor Zhivago: $1.08 billion 9. The Exorcist: $962 million 10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: $948 million What makes the list interesting is that once, as expected, #11 Star Wars: The Force Awakens cracks the top ten, it will be only sequel on the list. Though it should be noted that The Empire Strikes Back (#13, $854 million), Return of The Jedi (#16, $818 million), and even The Phantom Menace (#18, $786 million) are all in the top twenty. Source: boxofficemojo.com/alltime/ adjusted.htm
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Living Your Golden Years Greenly Seniors-Together unveils an innovative approach to retirement living What if you wanted to live an active, healthy life for as long as possible? (Don’t we all?) What if, as you got older, you SANDRA wanted to make KURTZ a difference for life on earth? What if you felt action was urgently needed given worsening agricultural shocks, melting ice, and catastrophic storms caused by a warming climate? What if you worried about a poisoned environment and weakened life support system? What if you wondered what life will be like for future society or your grandchildren? What if you wanted to improve quality of life for yourself and others? What if you wanted to make your own life decisions living not in isolation, but with close access to people you respect and the life you love? How might you assure your personal security and longevity? Recognizing these issues, would you do anything to proactively prepare for the future? These activist questions come to those unwilling to just let things happen and unwilling to turn our lives over to corporate management. In fact, a small group in Chattanooga has been asking such questions and seriously collaborating to carve out answers both for themselves and as a model for others. They plan on living full lives recognizing that a mutually supportive and sustainable community is the way to do it. We call ourselves Seniors-Together. Envision a Southside Chattanooga building, nearly 10,000 square feet in size, built from sustainable and reused materials to shelter around 16 people. It will feature alternative energy from
“Being isolated in our silos with our stuff seems counterintuitive to long life especially if you can make contributions to achieving a more environmentally healthy and just world.” solar and geothermal sources with a goal toward net zero energy use. It will incorporate natural daylighting, green roof, and agricultural plots. It’s in a walkable/bikeable location with accessible public transportation and is close to green spaces, social gathering places, and daily living supplies. This ‘village’ setting greatly lessens vehicle emissions while it saves time and money. But wait, as they say on TV, there’s more! Joining Seniors-Together, makes you part of a mutually supportive intentional community bent on good health and positive aging. Numerous studies show that meaningful activities along with connections to others are key components. In a study in Sardinia, labeled “The Island Where People Forget to Die”, a cultural attitude that celebrates the elderly kept them engaged in the community and in extended-family homes until they were in their 100s. This benefit in Seniors-Together is gained by everyone participating in
consensus management thus supporting the whole community with shared responsibility. Residents divvy up chores or hire help. Prepare a shared meal for all. Tend to the garden or make sure a shared vehicle is working well. Learn from the skills and interests of other residents and always have company for activities or chit chat. Going on vacation? Your dog or cat will be fed. Feeling ill? Someone will know. How much space will you have living in this shared building? Approximately 3,500 square feet, of which you only pay for about 1,000 square feet. The building layout assures social interaction because all private spaces (kitchen, bathroom, sitting and bedroom areas) open on to a common space of which you own only a portion, but have access to all 24/7/365. The common space includes a full kitchen purchased from Mia Cuchina when they went out of business., as well as guest bedrooms, conversational areas, restrooms, laundry, exercise, music and library areas. This creative place-making project models a future way of living for many. It also positions Seniors-Together to lessen carbon footprints by sharing resources and allowing residents to live in a life-affirming, socially just, and economical way. Being isolated in our silos with our stuff seems counterintuitive to long life especially if you can make contributions to achieving a more environmentally healthy and just
world. Interested in joining? Call (423) 8925237 or visit seniors-together.com for more information. Sandra Kurtz is an environmental community activist and is presently working through the Urban Century Institute. You can visit her website to learn more at enviroedu.net
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COVER STORY
The Langauge of Love A Chattanooga bartender’s guide to romance and attraction by Kevin Hale, Pulse contributor
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efore the invention of Match.com, FarmersOnly.com and Tinder, singles used to frequent bars and nightclubs to blindly meet people to find their significant other. If you have ever tried some of those online dating sites, you know you’re able to get much of the personal details you need to make an informed decision before ever meeting someone face-to-face. While the initial connection may very well begin online, many of these singles still choose to meet their romantic interest in bars and restaurants. So we thought what better way to get a pulse (no pun intended) on the local dating scene than to talk to some local bartenders who’ve witnessed some of these romantic rendezvouses first hand. Most watering holes around town have a consistent cast of regulars who frequent the establishment. If a bartender has worked there for any amount of time, they have heard stories of regulars’
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personal lives and might be able to give advice to help them avoid embarrassment or give them tips to get a date. “There is a regular, who flirts with any attractive woman at the bar,” says Z (names changed to protect the innocent), a manager at a local sports tavern. “I knew the woman he was flirting with was married but didn’t say anything. I ended up helping her escape his advances but it wasn’t a big deal because he takes rejection well.” Want to buy a drink for the cute girl at the end of the bar? Whether she’s alone or with friends, you’ll want to make a game out of your offer, says Z—who has seen plenty of flirting fails. Do this: Ask the bartender for a wine glass and a straw, and tell the woman and her friends you’ll buy them all a round if they can figure out two different ways to pick up the wineglass using only the straw. “You’re offering them a challenge, and at the same time focusing their attention on the game—not on whether or
not to shoot you down,” Z explains. If your girl is alone, write a riddle on a napkin and have the bartender deliver it with the promise that you’ll buy her a drink if she can solve it. “Just be sure you buy her and her friends the drinks you offered either way,” Z recommends. “But get ready for rejection. I don’t always know everyone who is at my bar and you better have a thick skin if you’re trying to meet people this way.” Of course, trying to figure out someone’s sexuality can be part of the challenge. Ashley, a former bartender at a local pizza joint, remembers constantly trying to figure out the sexual preference of a regular. “He came in often, but you could say he was ambiguously gay because after all this time we still couldn’t figure it out,” says Ashley. “I remember it was wine night and very busy and after a few rounds I returned to the bar to find him making out with an older gentleman. Mystery solved!” Ashley also remembers a regular female who would pay with prepaid credit cards, then try to tip when she knew she was over her
“Want to buy a drink for the cute girl at the end of the bar? Whether she’s alone or with friends, you’ll want to make a game out of your offer, says Z—who has seen plenty of flirting fails.” balance. “At that point, she was pretty drunk and would try to hit on guys by talking their ear off,” she says. “She was never successful and ended up scaring them all away.” In this exciting world of smart phones and apps for everything, there is no way to escape the dating app Tinder. If you’ve never heard of it, Tinder is a free, locationbased mobile dating app that simplifies the process most dating websites require. You simply download the app to your smart phone, link to your Facebook account, choose up to six photos of yourself, and write a brief bio. The app shows you photos of singles based on your preferences. You swipe left if you don’t like them and swipe right if you do. If someone you like also swiped right on your photo, the app immediately informs you, “It’s a Match!” and urges you to begin chatting. Tinder has been characterized as a “hookup” app but many of the bartenders I talked to say exactly the opposite. “I have regular female customers who have used Tinder, and most of them are not
looking for casual hookups and even say that in their profile,” says Rae, a bartender who just moved here from Florida. “I even went on a couple of Tinder dates when I first moved here, then I just deleted my profile. A lot of girls I went to college with called it ‘the free dinner app’, but it gets old going on hopeless dates just to get a free meal.” “I can always tell when some is on a Tinder date,” says Katrina, a downtown bartender. “Someone will come in and pull this thing like, ‘Oh… I’m…waiting for someone.’ Usually, if you’re waiting for a friend or someone you know well, you’ll get a drink and relax. But when it’s obvious that you’re ‘waiting for someone’ in that way, you stiffen up and kind of get robotic. “And then the dude—or woman—will walk in the door, and they’ll always walk past who they’re supposed to meet. But when they notice the person at the bar first, before the approach, you can often see their face being like, ‘Oh no am I really going to go through with this?’,” she says. Some bartenders have even gone as far as set-
ting up regulars at their bar. “I had a girl come in and she was all dolled up,” says Kitty, a longtime bartender at a hotel downtown. “I asked her, ‘Do you think you’re special?’ And she answered, ‘Well, yes I think I am.’ So I set her up with guy I knew and it was like a volcano meeting a tornado. They hit it off and are still together today.” But Kitty says they are exceptions to the rule. “I’ve also been to Voodoo Valentine’s Day Parties, where people bring a picture of their exes and burn it.” I tell her about the story I’m writing, a sort of “body language of love as witnessed by a bartender” piece and she kind of seethes, then starts to remember other services she offers her customers. She says her regulars ask her for sex advice. “I am typically a libation consultant but a have also sold Pure Romance,” which for those of you who don’t know is the world’s
largest in-home party company specializing in relationshipenhancing products. Kitty also dishes out good ole’ relationship advice to her regulars. So I take the opportunity to tell her about my recent romantic woes. “The mother of my child got abruptly engaged over Christmas” I say. “I texted my baby mama a picture of a girl I was talking to and was met with an angry challenge to have a photo contest between her fiancé and my quote unquote girl friend.” Kitty had one piece of advice. “She may want to reconsider that engagement. If she didn’t care,
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“If you are comfortable with dating websites and apps, by all means enjoy them. But if you ever want some real—and interesting—relationship and dating advice, our suggestion is to ask your friendly neighborhood bartender.” she wouldn’t have reacted at all.” Kitty has the exact qualities you want in a bartender. She is outgoing, flirty, vivacious, and listens to her customers about their problems while dishing out advice and cautionary tales of her own. “Another thing I’ve learned over the years is, girls don’t realize most guys are intimidated by them,” she says. More often than not, most of the bartenders I talked to are women and all have stories of customers trying to pick them up. “Some of these guys are more flaky than the guys on Tinder,” says Katrina. “Just because you give me your number doesn’t mean I’m going to call you. That never works.” Kitty remembers one such loser trying to pick her up who was a particular glutton for punishment. “He kept saying, ‘Do you know what a burden it is to have so much money?’ Except he didn’t have any front teeth. Money can’t buy love or happiness. Some of these
guys get drunk and think the bartender wants to have sex with them. I don’t date the people I serve as a general rule.” “You have regulars who are always making innuendos, some not so subtle,” says Katrina. “You just learn to ignore them.” But some bartenders have met their significant others while they were working. “I met the father of my child while serving him in a smoky bar,” says Taylor, a former bartender from Soddy Daisy. “I know. It’s the ultimate cliché, right? But Taylor also remembers a particularly touching story from her bartending days. “A divorced couple came into town because their daughter was involved in a car accident. Both of them had remarried but while taking care of their daughter they reconnected. Day by day, you could see them
rekindling a relationship they both thought was gone. By the time their daughter left the hospital, both people went back to their respective spouses but I have a feeling they made a return trip to the altar.” So if you are comfortable with dating websites and apps, by all means enjoy them. But if you ever want some real—and interesting— relationship and dating advice, our suggestion is to ask your friendly neighborhood bartender. Just remember to tip them.
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Hollywood’s Past Seen Through Modern Eyes The Coen Brothers take a loving, if uneven, look at classic Hollywood
IMAX with Laser Debuts Friday “National Parks Adventure 3D” unveils new projector Yes, we know we’ve been writing a bit about the Tennessee Aquarium’s new IMAX with laser projection system. The reason why is simple: we’re really excited about the new system. And what better way to unveil the new system than with a giant screen celebration of the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary? In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt and naturalist John Muir embarked on a three-day camping trip to the Yosemite Valley. At the time, many Americans viewed the country’s untamed wilderness areas as seething, danger-
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ous realms that should be tapped for their rich economic resources. Audiences will relive this camping trip when “National Parks Adventure 3D” debuts this Friday. The new giant screen film takes audiences on the ultimate off-trail adventure into the nation’s awe-inspiring and untamed wilderness. Filmed in more than 30 national parks across the country, this immersive film takes full advantage of the new IMAX with Laser upgrades, showcasing our national parks in a film experience like no other. Trust us, you’ll love it.
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Hail, Caesar! won’t have the cult status of a comedy like The Big Lebowski or the success of O Brother Where Art Thou, but it is a highly entertaining film.”
But there was a time when actors weren’t also pundits, when they didn’t produce and direct their own movies, when they were part of a studio assembly line, when decisions were made from the top down, a time before actors were more likely working stiffs and less likely NFL free agents. Hail, Caesar!, the latest film by Joel and Ethan Coen, explores this world of 1950s film studios and while it may not be one of their most notable films, it is certainly one of their more inventive. There is a genuine love for old Hollywood film in Hail, Caesar!, just as previous Coen films have paid tribute to the 1960s folk scene and the 1930s South. It’s a wonderful film about the making of movies. While Hail, Caesar! has something of an overarching plot, it works best as a series of smaller vignettes into the backlot of Hollywood films. The audience follows a clean version of Eddie Mannix, a character loosely based on
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the MGM film executive and “fixer” for the stars of the same name. Mannix is tired. He is contemplating a career change at a time when it was easy for a man to move from Hollywood production to aviation without night classes and thousands of dollars in student loans. His current job of wrangling film stars and protecting them from their poor decisions appears to be a constant game of Whack-a-Mole. One is drunk constantly while another can’t act while another has become pregnant out of wedlock and refuses to get married again after having two marriages annulled by the nefarious and shady Capitol Pictures Legal Department. His biggest concern, however, is how he can’t stop smoking even when he promised his wife he would. In the midst of his regular tumultuous life, his top star has been kidnapped, and the kidnappers are demanding $100,000 for his safe return. The headaches of Eddie Mannix aren’t really the point of the film, however. The point is to revisit the time period, to remember the films and the stars, and to revel in the nostalgia of a simpler style of filmmaking. Not that anything we see is especially simple. The films, from aquatic spectaculars to absurd acrobatic westerns, from high octane sailor musicals to biblical epics with giant budgets, are
expertly choreographed and directed. It’s a reminder of the talent behind the films of this era. The more films of this type that the audience has seen, the more enjoyable they will find the film. It is keenly aware of the absurdity of the films, made more and more sensational to compete with the burgeoning television industry. The film shines more, however, in the smaller, behind the scenes moments, which accentuate the idea that no matter how dramatic, no matter how momentous, film is a collective effort of people who aren’t actors or directors, just people with clipboards and a job to do. The guy being crucified next to Jesus Christ gets breakfast, but the quality of the breakfast depends on whether or not he’s an extra. It’s someone’s job to figure it out. Hail, Caesar! won’t have the cult status of a comedy like The Big Lebowski or the success of O Brother Where Art Thou, but it is a highly entertaining film. Of particular note is the running time, which clocks in at just over an hour and half. In an era when directors are routinely ignoring the advice of their editors, it’s nice to see a story told concisely, without pretention. The film may be a footnote in the greater collection of the Coen Brothers’ filmography, but it’s a worthwhile surprise this early in the year. CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM • FEBRUARY 11, 2016 • THE PULSE • 13
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Combining Art and The Great Outdoors
Alan Shuptrine and Sharyn McCrumb team up for innovative new project
Falling Head Over Heels In Love Experience love and laughter through pas de deux dance “Head Over Heels” is an appropriate title for an event on the most romantic day of the year. Combining original contemporary performances with classics such as “Romeo and Juliet” pas de deux , the Chattanooga Dance Theatre is putting on a show that will have you falling head over heels with dance on Valentine’s Day. The most famous scene in “Romeo and Juliet” is the balcony scene and pas de deux captures the emotions of the scene through the intricate footwork of ballet. Pas de deux is French for “step of two” and is a characteristic of classical ballet involving a dance between a male and a female. Professional ballet dancers Miranda Denham and Drew Kerr aim to capture the meaning of pas de deux in Shakespeare’s captivating love story. For the comical side of the stage,
“The Slumber Party” details two friends who are obviously having a slumber party. However, things get restless when one friend refuses to stay still. A mattress on stage, interesting positions, and two friends who just can’t sleep provides a slice of laughter during the night. Both performances, along with “Mother’s Love”, “Drink You Away” and Cupid variation from Don Q , will star the Chattanooga Dance Theatre’s professional wing with guest performers Kirsten Hyde, Lindsay Pierce, and Errin Ervin. — Ja'Lisa Little “Head Over Heels” Saturday, 8 p.m. Sunday, 2 p.m. Chattanooga Dance Theatre 5151 Austin Rd. (423) 760-8808 chattanoogadancetheatre.com
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Documentary about the first African American expedition to tackle Denali. 5:30 p.m. Chattanooga Public Library 1001 Broad St. (423) 757-5310 chattlibrary.org
It's the perfect cure for the Valentine’s blues for couples and singles. 8 p.m. Stratton Hall 3146 Broad St. (423) 667-4332 strattonhall.com
A thinly veiled comic portrait of the legendary Barrymore Broadway clan. 8 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com
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OCAL WATERCOLOR ARTIST ALAN SHUPTRINE HAS had a lifelong connection both to painting and the heritage of Appalachian people. Currently, he is swept up in a project to create “The Serpentine Chain Collection”, wherein Shuptrine will hike sections of the Appalachian Trail, capturing the essence of the small towns and their folk along the way.
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Sticking to the trail for images fails to give the range I’m looking for, so I’m adapting to focus on the people I meet and talk with in the towns scattered throughout the length of the AT.”
Some of his paintings can be done in “plein air,” while out on the hike, but mostly he sketches a few studies, then heads back to paint them in his well-lit Lookout Mountain studio. So far, Shuptrine has hiked in all four seasons, and through nine of the fourteen states along the trail. In a few weeks he leaves for New York, and will then travel south to concentrate on some places he loves in Maryland. Shuptrine hunts images with what his father called “the x factor,” and prides himself in knowing right away when one would make a great painting. His father, award winning artist, Hubert Shuptrine, partnered with acclaimed Southern poet and novelist James Dickey, to create the book, Jericho, The South Beheld (1974), to capture the spirit of the rural South. Alan Shuptrine felt inspired to follow his father’s lead in teaming up with an author with a similar heart for the region. That's when he discovered the work of Sharyn McCrumb. He read a description from one of her novels of the taste of honeysuckle in the air on a late summer evening and says he sensed an ideal match in her language for the atmosphere of his paintings. This came as a relief for Shuptrine who paints in an effort to communi-
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cate where his own words fall short. His favorite quote is from artist Edward Hopper, “If I could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint.” Beyond her ability to articulate the atmosphere of Appalachian communities, McCrumb enriched the collaboration by introducing the lore of the mineral serpentine that runs beneath the Appalachian chain and may deepen the area’s Scots-Irish settlers’ sense of rootedness to the land. Shuptrine is enthusiastic about serpentine, as his paintings are a study of the magnetism of home and a sense of place. For McCrumb, serpentine serves as a mineral link connecting the ancient landscape of the old Appalachian Mountains to the serpentine veins also found in the British Isles, where these communities can trace their cultural roots. Eventually, Shuptrine would like to continue hiking and painting in the UK, then show his finished work in several British and Scottish galleries. At this time, Shuptrine considers himself to be a little farther than halfway
through the project, which will culminate in a series of gallery and museum shows, starting with a show at the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville (opening June 8, 2017). Quality gear is essential because Shuptrine’s camera (he is collecting video footage as well) and painting equipment can be quite heavy. Luckily, local outfitting store, Rock Creek, supports Shuptrine’s commitment to hiking and sweating over the rocky landscape along the 2,155 mile stretch of the Appalachian Ttrail. Although they cannot offer a full sponsorship, the owners have offered a helpful discount to support Shuptrine’s project. He usually hikes with a heavy pack (upwards of 50 lbs.) and his trusted trail mate, an adorable German Shepherd named “Captain.” Shuptrine continues to experiment: “Sticking to the trail for images fails to give the range I’m looking for, so I’m adapting to focus on the people I meet and talk with in the towns scattered throughout the length of the AT.” As for financial support, Shuptrine is
grateful to have several private investors already collecting works to be included in the show, and eventual book. He feels very honored to be able to name one notable local investor, the famous fiddler, Fletcher Bright, who’s already the subject of a previous Shuptrine portrait. Shuptrine is also supported by his wife Bonny, and his agent Rachelle Haddock who helped him raise initial funds during his November 2014 Kickstarter campaign. Since then, the team has continued to garner support from businesses like Tennessee Stillhouse, serving Chattanooga Whiskey at the various gallery openings in the states where it is currently sold. Shuptrine is proud of his local art community, and hopes his project inspires others. He says that the idea for “The Serpentine Collection” resulted from a true “aha moment,” which he then chased. “I realized, I’m 52, and I need to get going! So think it, then go create it. That’s a good motto.” To contact Alan Shuptrine, visit his website at shuptrines.com
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Art Exhibit Featuring Cartographic Illustrations 8:30 a.m. Southern Adventist University 4881 Taylor Cir. (423) 236-2000 southern.edu Going Dutch: Old Masters Painting Techniques with Cindy Procious 9 a.m. Townsend Atelier 301 E. 11th St. (423) 266-2712 townsendatelier.com Dior National Artist Event 10 a.m. Hamilton Place 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 488-9802 hamiltonplace.com Gateway to Freedom 10 a.m. Bessie Smith Cultural Center 200 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 266-8658 bessiesmithcc.org Valentine’s Block Party 5 p.m. River Gallery 400 E. 2nd St. (423) 265-5033, ext. 5 river-gallery.com An American Ascent 5:30 p.m. Chattanooga Public Library, Downtown Branch 1001 Broad St. (423) 757-5310 chattlibrary.org Valentine's Dinner
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Big Band Fever! Train Excursion 5:30 p.m. Tennessee Valley Railroad 4119 Cromwell Rd. (423) 894-1028 tvrail.com Cocktails in Color 6 p.m. The Hunter Museum of Art 10 Bluff Ave. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org Focus 2016 6 p.m. Jazzanooga Arts Space 431 E. MLK Blvd. jazzanooga.org BAS Program 6:30 p.m. Clarence T. Jones Observatory 10 N. Tuxedo Ave. (423) 622-5733 "The Royal Family" 7 p.m.
PULSE PICK: TRACY SMITH She’s a fresh, folksy Canadian comedienne with a comedic charm that keeps audiences off balance and laughing with her on-target “hindsight” brand of comedy. Tracy Smith The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com
Chattanooga Theatre Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com Tracy Smith 7:30 p.m. The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com
FRIDAY2.12 The Chattanooga RV Show 10 a.m. Convention Center 1100 Carter St. (423) 756-0001 chattanoogaconventioncenter.org Be Mine 11 a.m. Waterhouse Pavilion 850 Market St.
(423) 850-3700 waterhousepavilion.com Scholarship Information Session 5:30 p.m. The Open Press 1271 B Market St. (423) 401-8606 theopenpress.org Valentine's Dinner Train Excursion 5:30 p.m. Tennessee Valley Railroad 4119 Cromwell Rd. (423) 894-1028 tvrail.com The Book Group Mixer 6 p.m. Star Line Books 1467 Market St. (423) 777-5629 starlinebooks.com Wild at Heart 6 p.m. Chattanooga Zoo 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave. (423) 697-1322 chattzoo.org Royal Valentine Dance 6 p.m. The Granfalloon 400 E. Main St. (423) 602-7314 granfalloonchattanooga.com Father Daughter Dance 6:30 p.m. Convention Center 1100 Carter St. (423) 756-0001 chattanoogaconventioncenter.org From Jazz with Love 7 p.m. Jazzanooga Arts Space 431 E. MLK Blvd.
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jazzanooga.org Gwendolyn’s Bleeding Heart Ball 7 p.m. Heritage House 1428 Jenkins Rd. (423) 855-9474 chattanooga.gov USA Dance Valentine’s Ballroom Dance Party 7:30 p.m. Brainerd United Methodist 4315 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-0333 chattanoogausadance.com Chattanooga Symphony & Opera: Big Band Fever! 7:30 p.m. Tivoli Theater 701 Broad St. (423) 267-8583 chattanoogasymphony.org Tracy Smith 7:30, 9:45 p.m. The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com "The Royal Family" 8 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com Broken Hearts Ball 8 p.m. Stratton Hall 3146 Broad St. (423) 667-4332 strattonhall.com Romance at Ruby 8:30 p.m. Ruby Falls 1720 S. Scenic Hwy.
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SATURDAY2.13 Cupid’s Chase 5k Run 10 a.m. Tennessee River Park 4301 Amnicola Hwy. (423) 842-0177 The Chattanooga RV Show 10 a.m. Convention Center 1100 Carter St. (423) 756-0001 chattanoogaconventioncenter.org Yoga by Shanterra 10 a.m. Jazzanooga 431 E. MLK Blvd. jazzanooga.org Young Artists 10 a.m. Townsend Atelier 301 E 11th St. (423) 266-2712 townsendatelier.com Birds of Prey Show 11 a.m, 2 p.m. Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center (423) 821-1160 400 Garden Rd. reflectionriding.org Valentine’s Day ‘Make & Take’ Floral Arranging 11 a.m. The Barn Nursery 1801 E. 24th St. Place (423) 698-2276 barnnursery.com Unlock Your Voice: Vocal Workshop
Noon Mercy Junction Justice and Peace Center 1918 Union Ave. (423) 629-9872 mercyjunction.org Sweetheart Lunch Cruise Noon Southern Belle Riverboat 201 Riverfront Pkwy. 423) 266-4488 chattanoogariverboat.com Biodynamic Agriculture 12:30 p.m. Sequatchie Cove Farm 320 Dixon Cove Rd. (423) 942-9201 sequatchiecovefarm Black History Month Hunter Collection Tours 2:30 p.m. The Hunter Museum of Art 10 Bluff Ave. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org The Joyful (Vegan) Feast: Cooking Class 3 p.m. Mercy Junction Justice and Peace Center 1918 Union Ave. (423) 629-9872 mercyjunction.org Moccasin Bend Nature & Art Project with Archeaologist Dr. Nick Honerkamp 3 p.m. UTC Fine Arts Center 752 Vine St. (423) 425-4269 Mighty Ugly Valentines Workshop 3 p.m. Chattanooga Public Library
1001 Broad St. (423) 757-5310 chattlibrary.org The Culture and Taste of Argentine Wine 4 p.m. Jazzanooga Arts Space 431 E. MLK Blvd. jazzanooga.org The People’s Sermon 5 p.m. Mercy Junction Justice and Peace Center 1918 Union Ave. (423) 629-9872 mercyjunction.org Valentine's Dinner Train Excursion 5:30 p.m. Tennessee Valley Railroad 4119 Cromwell Rd. (423) 894-1028 tvrail.com Chattanooga Symphony & Opera: Big Band Fever 7:30 p.m. Tivoli Theater 701 Broad St. (423) 267-8583 chattanoogasymphony.org School of Music Pops Concert 7:30 p.m. Southern Adventist University 4881 Taylor Cir. (423) 236-2000 southern.edu Tracy Smith 7:30, 9:45 p.m. The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com "The Royal Family" 8 p.m.
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The Chattanooga RV Show 10 a.m. Convention Center 1100 Carter St. (423) 756-0001 chattanoogaconventioncenter.org Brunch on the Bluff 11 a.m. The Hunter Museum of Art 10 Bluff Ave. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org Vietnamese Tet Noon Alhambra Shrine Temple 1000 Alhambra Dr. (423) 892-0223 alhambrashrine.com Sweetheart Lunch Cruise Noon Southern Belle Riverboat 201 Riverfront Pkwy. (423) 266-4488 chattanoogariverboat.com Head Over Heels 2 p.m. Chattanooga Dance Theatre 5151 Austin Rd. (423) 760-8808 chattanoogadancetheatre.com
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Valentine’s Sunset Cruise 2 p.m. Tennessee Aquarium 1 Broad St. (423) 262-0695 tnaqua.org "The Royal Family" 2:30 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com UTC Cadek Orchestra 3 p.m. UTC Cadek Conservatory 725 Oak St. (423) 425-4601 Valentine's Dinner Train Excursions 5:30 p.m. Tennessee Valley Railroad 4119 Cromwell Rd. (423) 894-1028 tvrail.com Tracy Smith 7:30 p.m. The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com
MONDAY2.15 Art Exhibit Featuring Cartographic Illustrations 8:30 a.m. Southern Adventist University 4881 Taylor Cir. (423) 236-2000 Gateway to Freedom 10 a.m. Bessie Smith Cultural Center 200 E. MLK Blvd.
(423) 266-8658 bessiesmithcc.org Lookout Farmers Market 4:30 p.m. Red Bank United Methodist 3800 Dayton Blvd. (423) 877-2881 rbumc.org Oil Painting with Mia Bergeron 6 p.m. Townsend Atelier 301 E. 11th St. (423) 266-2712 townsendatelier.com Street Cycling 101 6 p.m. Outdoor Chattanooga 200 River St. (423) 643-6888 outdoorchattanooga.com
TUESDAY2.16 Art Exhibit Featuring Cartographic Illustrations 8:30 a.m. Southern Adventist University 4881 Taylor Cir. (423) 236-2000 southern.edu Gateway to Freedom 10 a.m. Bessie Smith Cultural Center 200 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 266-8658 bessiesmithcc.org Tuesday Café 12 p.m. Jewish Cultural Center 5461 N. Terrace (423) 493-0270 jewishchattanooga.com
Ladies Night: Paper & Play 3 p.m. The Barn Nursery 1801 E. 24th St. Place (423) 698-2276 barnnursery.com Yoga by Shanterra 5:30 p.m. Jazzanooga Arts Space 431 E. MLK Blvd. jazzanooga.org
WEDNESDAY2.17 Gateway to Freedom 10 a.m. Bessie Smith Cultural Center 200 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 266-8658 bessiesmithcc.org Middle East Dance 10:30 a.m. Jewish Cultural Center 5461 N. Terrace (423) 493-0270 jewishchattanooga.com Hickory Valley Garden Club 12:30 p.m. Heritage House 1428 Jenkins Rd. (423) 855-9474 chattanooga.gov Mike Speenberg 7:30 p.m. The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Map these locations on chattanoogapulse.com. Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@chattanoogapulse.com
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Consider This with Dr. Rick by Rick Pimental-Habib, Ph.D. “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” —Annie Dillard It’s so easy to get caught up in life’s busy-ness, isn’t it? We get ready in the morning because we need to head to work. We head home at night so we can be with loved ones, or get to the concert/ballgame/little Brittany’s oboe recital. Perhaps we dive toward the short-lived weekend in a blur of missed moments. See, the destinations aren’t the only things that make up our lives. When you’re getting ready in the morning, your life is happening, right then. When you drink your coffee, when you kiss your significant other good-bye, when you drive on the Interstate…these, too, are the moments that make up your life. When you breathe, and start paying attention, you find there are lots of them. How often do you sacrifice being mindful in this perfect present moment? Do you ever feel that life is racing by too fast? Now you know why.
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FOOD & DRINK MIXOLOGY
Drinking What the Stars Drink Try some interesting drinks made famous by classic films With awards season in full swing, there are two very important things to think over. One, will Leonardo DiCaprio finally win an Oscar? Two, what drinks are you going to prepare for those lengthy award shows? You could pick up the bottle of red wine you always reach for, but we’d like to recommend you have a little more fun. What better way to celebrate Hollywood cinema than to drink what the stars do? Movies such as Casablanca, The Big Lebowski, and Casino Royale have made certain drinks stand out among the rest. Why not try one? Or better yet, try them all! The first, and arguably most notorious film for a specific beverage, is Casino Royale. James Bond must have a liver of steel. If you think you can handle it, try making a Vespers Martini, the drink made famous by the swoon worthy man himself. Here’s the recipe: • 60 ml gin • 20 ml vodka • 10 ml Lillet Blanc or Cocchi Americano Shake all ingredients in an ice shaker, then pour into a chilled martini glass. Add a lemon twist. If you’re looking for something
“Movies such as Casablanca, The Big Lebowski, and Casino Royale have made certain drinks stand out among the rest. Why not try one? Or better yet, try them all!” sweeter, creamier, and lighter on the stomach, take a page out of the script of Blues Brothers and have an Orange Whip. This drink is sweet, frothy, and easy on the palette. If you want a sweet treat to sip on as you cast your final vote from the couch on Best Actor, this one’s for you. The recipe is: • 2 oz cream • 1 oz vodka • 1 oz rum • 4 oz orange juice Combine cream, vodka, rum, and orange juice and blend with a hand blender into a froth like a milkshake. Pour over ice in a glass. If you want to be exactly like the brothers, grab a Col-
lins glass for the authentic experience. For the fancier folks, the 1943 classic, Casablanca, made famous the French 75. This sophisticated beverage developed in the 1920’s and has several variations. For example, if gin is one step too far for you, leave it out, add a pinch of sugar, and you’ve got a classic “champagne cup.” Here’s the recipe: • 1/2 oz lemon juice • 1 oz gin • 1/2 oz Cointreau orange liqueur • Champagne Combine gin, orange liqueur, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into an iced champagne glass. Top up with Champagne. Stir gently. A cult classic, The Big Lebowski has a main character who’s a force to be reckoned with and the drink to match. “The Dude” played by Jeff Bridges made famous the powerful and tasty White Russian. He made a lot of questionable judgments, but this wasn’t one of them. The recipe: • 1.5 oz vodka • 3/4 oz Kahlua coffee liqueur • 3/4 oz cream (The Dude uses half and half) Pour coffee liqueur and vodka into an Old Fashioned glass filled with ice.
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Float fresh cream on top and stir slowly. Last but not least is the ever fashionable and glamorous Sex and the City. Carrie and her troop of best friends could never get away from the ever-popular Cosmopolitan. Whether you like it with a twist of lemon or straight up, it's worth the try. As you’re curled up in sweatpants hedging your bets on the Academy Award for Best Picture, add a little sophistication to your evening with this recipe: • 1/2 oz fresh lime juice • 1 oz cranberry juice • 1/2 oz Cointreau • 1.5 oz Vodka Citron Add all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and double strain into large cocktail glass. Garnish with lime wheel. Now just try to make it through the awards show. — Rebekah Jones
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Get Psyched Next Wednesday Papadosio will radiate with new sound at Track 29 Orchestral. Electronic. Organic. Acoustic. Psychedelic. Celestial. The native Ohioan band Papadosio is all of these things. The quintet has been likened to progressive rock icons such as Jethro Tull, Yes, and Genesis. Each of their songs uses a unique blend of acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizers, and drums. Their first album, Observations, dropped in 2009 and they have been rapidly gaining attention ever since. In 2012, they released an ambitious 20 track album called To End the Illusion of Separation, or T.E.T.I.O.S. Their newest album, Extras in a Movie was released last year and has received substantial praise for its complex composition and prominent vocals. For the last six years they have done over 150 shows a year. “Work hard, play hard” is an understatement for these five. The band is composed of singer-songwriter Anthony Thogmar-
tin, drummer Mike Healy, bassist Rob McConnell, and brothers Billy and Sam Brouse who control the unique combination of keyboard and synth. Each brings a different nuance to their subtle and bravely kaleidoscopic sound. Let Thogmartin’s words be your invitation to the night: “Our intention is to give people music that can be themes in their lives so they can connect [to the music]. To provide them with a place to hang out so they don’t feel weird in what they are thinking— to give their brains and their hearts a home.” Whether you’ve been a fan from the start, or you’ve only heard a few songs, this is a performance you’ll want to experience. Next Wednesday night they will be taking the stage at Track 29. Doors open at 8 p.m. and tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door. — Rebekah Jones
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Grab your sweetie and your dancing shoes for a night of the classics. 7:30 p.m. Tivoli Theatre 709 Broad St. chattanoogaonstage.com
If you've seen them before, you know why we love them. If you haven't, what are you waiting for? 9 p.m. Revelry Room 41 E. 14th St. revelryroom.co
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Local power trio releases innovative new album, Spooky Fingers
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T FEELS LIKE I’VE WRITTEN A LOT ABOUT GENKI Genki Panic in the last year, and I have, but then the boys have been producing a lot of content and each new entry is, in the words of the band, totally kick-ass. Their latest album, Spooky Fingers, is scheduled for release on March 12th, and while the five song EP isn’t necessarily a departure for the group, it is, in its way, stretching into new territory.
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It’s difficult to put a specific label on this music, although the boys listing Martin Denny as an influence suggests “exotica” as a descriptor. Trouble is, it’s hard to say exactly what in the hell exotica is without hearing it.”
New territory or not, the f irst thing you’ll notice is that the band has returned to its original lineup of señors Chancho, Larde, and Fatsquatch (this, after a brief flirtation with some additional members.) Life as a power trio really seems to work best for the boys in masks and is probably truer to their style anyway. So what’s new and different about this EP? Chancho says that it was influenced more by soundtracks than anything they’ve done before and that is readily apparent, although not in a derivative way. Personally, I can’t hear any other soundtrack in this music, but the collection itself sounds like a soundtrack, and a really, really great one. It’s like a soundtrack in the best way, like Until the End of the World was a soundtrack (one of the very best of the nineties) or virtually anything Trevor Jones has ever done. That isn’t to say one can’t hear influences. The quasi-middle eastern vibe of “Werewolf by Night” is most assuredly a nod to the great Korla Pandit (f ind Pan-
dit’s early performance of “Miserlou” on YouTube if you want to see where Prince got his act.) Chancho cites Vic Mizzy as an influence. Oddly, Mizzy is best known for composing the Addams Family theme, while track two (“Two Girls, One Casket”) is strongly reminiscent of the Munsters theme by Jack Marshall. To take the weirdness full circle, the Munsters theme was originally described as Bernard Herrmanmeets-Duane Eddy—Bernard Herrman being another prominent influence on this EP. “Desecration” has an unmistakable (though I’d wager unintentional) Pink Floyd theme, if Pink Floyd were a rockabilly/surf band. “Phantom III 37” opens in a furious Dick Dale flurry of notes only to take a left turn at the 45 second mark, venturing in to a dreamier Twilight Zone (the TV show) direction. Speaking of T wilight Zone , “When Bats Cry,” is pure Twilight
Price, H.P. Lovecraft, and Stephen King were to have a party, this is the music they would play. It’s an impressive new disc from an already impressive band that keeps getting better and better in a f iendishly short span of time. The band is Genki Genki Panic, the EP is Spooky Fingers , and it is available March 12th, with the band embarking on an East Coast tour shortly thereafter to promote the new tunes. In the meantime, you can catch them playing with Roger Alan Wade and Hatestomp at the Honest Pint’s Valentine’s celebration on Monday and River City Rumpus on the 19th. In fact, the band has an impressive number of upcoming shows, all of which can be found on their Facebook page. Destined to become the “must have” disc for every budding mad scientist and assorted weirdoes everywhere, Spooky Finger s is my favorite GGP release to date.
“If Vincent Price, H.P. Lovecraft, and Stephen King were to have a party, this is the music they would play.” Zone/Outer Limit , the best creepy television music you’ve ever heard. It’s diff icult to put a specif ic label on this music, although the boys listing Martin Denny as an influence suggests “exotica” as a descriptor. Trouble is, it’s hard to say exactly what in the hell exotica is without hearing it f irst. Perhaps it falls under the same category as Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s def inition of pornography, “I know it when I see it,” but whatever the case, Genki Genki Panic already has a reputation for producing solid, creepy, entertaining horror-themed instrumentals. This latest addition to their catalog broadens those horizons a little oddly by making it all a tad more ambiguous. It could be horror, but it could be sci-f i, or avante garde or just general weirdness. If Vincent
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n an interview for Perfect Sound Forever, guitarist/vocalist and Magic Hour founder Wayne Rogers said, “I have a gut negative reaction to anything self-consciously psychedelic.” At first, this sounded like an unusual thing to say from a musician who ostensibly has built a career from largely psychedelic sounds, but it makes sense if one understands his sources and intentions. Rogers’ gloriously fuzzed-out and distorted electric guitar excursions and improvisations, with occasional wah-wah flourishes,
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with Yang’s high-register, contemplative bass lines and Krukowski’s measured playing that can unleash a controlled fury when needed. Perhaps the collection’s most intriguing moment is the final untitled 9-minute track, originally on the compilation Marvelous Sound Forms, which takes a new direction with rattling percussion, acoustic guitars, and what sounds like a harmonium drone; it would serve as the final ever Magic Hour recording, sealing yet opening the history for an under-recognized band.
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hen this writer thinks of west African Tuareg guitarrock, he thinks of the fiery electric guitar lines from Group Bombino (specifically, the stunning release Guitars from Agadez, Vol. 2 which drew him in), played with a flowing passion; that’s just one way to go about it, though. So, ironically, a release like Tumastin by the northern Mali group Amanar was more difficult to grasp, not because it was too far on the fringes of desert rock, but because of the opposite—it
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doesn’t really get that wild. Then, this writer realized that he had a flawed notion of his normative view of Tuareg rock and that not everything needs to be measured by the same yardstick. Formed by Ahmed Ag Kaedi in 2005 in the Kidal region of northern Mali, Amanar takes its name from the word for the constellation Orion, which would be visible in the sky during the group’s late night rehearsals. Amanar doesn’t go for flash. Its energy is doled out gradually, with a slow burn, with nothing more complicated than necessary and a moderated attitude; its simplicity makes it a little more accessible than some contemporaries. Northern Mali has experienced political turmoil in the last few years, and rather than making a revolutionary call to arms, Amanar’s lyrics reflect more practical and hopeful concerns such as community building. For those seeking energetic Tuareg rock, start with the album’s title track, with a compelling rhythmic tug and call-andresponse multi-octave vocals; “Agna” unveils an easy-going rock method, with a salvo of vocal ululations, and acoustic guitar strums tag-teaming electric guitar licks. However, Tumastin saves its best track for its final track: “Sin Orane” uses hand-struck drums and an acoustic guitar, rooted with pedal notes, to serve up a soulful, stirring number, favoring a gentle persuasion over force.
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COLUMN FREE WILL ASTROLOGY AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18): “We all have the potential to fall in love a thousand times in our lifetime,” writes Chuck Klosterman. “It’s easy. But there are certain people you love who do someelse; they define ROB BREZSNY thing how you classify what love is supposed to feel like. You’ll meet maybe four or five of these people over the span of 80 years.” He concludes, “A lover like this sets the template for what you will always love about other people.” I suspect that you have either recently met or will soon meet such a person, Aquarius. Or else you are on the verge of going deeper than ever before with an ally you have known for a while. That’s why I think what happens in the next six months will put an enduring stamp on your relationship with intimacy. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Sixteenth-century Italian poet Torquato Tasso described one of love’s best blessings. He said your lover can reunite you with “a piece of your soul that you never knew was missing.” You Pisceans are in a phase when this act of grace is more possible than usual. The revelatory boon may emerge because of the chemistry stirred up by a sparkly new affiliation. Or it may arise thanks to a familiar relationship that is entering unfamiliar territory. ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Love is a fire,” declared Aries actress Joan Crawford. “But whether it’s going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.” I disagree with her conclusion. There are practical steps you can take to ensure that love’s fire warms but doesn’t burn. Start with these strategies: Suffuse your libido with compassion. Imbue your romantic fervor with empathy. Instill your animal passions and instinctual longings with affectionate tenderness. If you catch your sexual urges driving you toward narcissists who are no damn good for you, firmly redirect those sexual urges toward emotionally intelligent, self-responsible beauties. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Fifteenth-century writer
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Thomas à Kempis thought that real love can arouse enormous fortitude in the person who loves. “Love feels no burden,” he wrote. “It attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse of impossibility; for it thinks all things lawful for itself, and all things possible.” As you might imagine, the “real love” he was referring to is not the kind that’s motivated by egotism, power drives, blind lust, or insecurity. I think you know what I mean, Taurus, because in the past few months you have had unprecedented access to the primal glory that Thomas referred to. And in the coming months you will have even more. What do you plan to do with all that mojo?
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini novelist Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973) was fascinated in “life with the lid on and what happens when the lid comes off.” She knew both states from her own experience. “When you love someone,” she mused about the times the lid had come off, “all your saved-up wishes start coming out.” In accordance with the astrological omens, I propose that you engage in the following three-part exercise. First, identify a part of your life that has the lid tightly clamped over it. Second, visualize the suppressed feelings and saved-up wishes that might pour forth if you took the lid off. Third, do what it takes to love someone so well that you’ll knock the lid off.
You now have a special talent for learning more about love by loving deeply, excitedly, and imaginatively. To add further nuance and inspiration, meditate on this advice from author Aldous Huxley: “There isn’t any formula or method. You learn to love by loving—by paying attention and doing what one thereby discovers has to be done.”
CANCER (June 21-July 22): “No one has ever loved anyone the way everyone wants to be loved,” wrote author Mignon McLaughlin. I think that may be true. The gap between what we yearn for and what we actually get is never fully closed. Nevertheless, I suggest that you strive to refute McLaughlin’s curse in the coming days. Why? Because you now have an enhanced capacity to love the people you care about in ways they want to be loved. So be experimental with your tenderness. Take the risk of going beyond what you’ve been willing or able to give before. Trust your fertile imagination to guide your ingenious empathy. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Here’s the counsel of French writer Anatole France: “You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving.” What he says is always true, but it’s especially apropos for you Leos in the coming weeks.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “I do not trust people who don’t love themselves and yet tell me, ‘I love you,’” said author Maya Angelou. She concludes: “There is an African saying: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.” With this in mind, I invite you to take inventory of the allies and relatives whose relationships are most important to you. How well do they love themselves? Is there anything you could do to help them upgrade their love for themselves? If their self-love is lacking, what might you do to protect yourself from that problem? LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Only love interests me,” declared painter Marc Chagall, “and I am only in contact with things that revolve around love.” That seems like an impossibly high standard. Our daily adventures bring us into proximity with loveless messes all the time. It’s hard to focus on love to the exclusion of all other concerns. But it’s a worthy goal to strive toward Chagall’s ideal for short bursts of time. And the coming weeks happen to be a favorable phase for you to do just that. Your success may be partial, but dramatic nonetheless. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “A coward is incapable of exhibiting love,” said Mahatma Gandhi. “It is the prerogative of the brave.” That’s my challenge to
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you, Scorpio. In accordance with the astrological currents, I urge you to stoke your uninhibited audacity so you can press onward toward the frontiers of intimacy. It’s not enough to be wilder, and it’s not enough to be freer. To fulfill love’s potential in the next chapter of your story, you’ve got to be wilder, freer, and bolder. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “It is not lack of love but lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages,” said Friedrich Nietzsche. He believed that if you want to join your fortunes with another’s, you should ask yourself whether you will enjoy your conversations with this person for the next 30 years—because that’s what you’ll be doing much of the time you’re together. How do you measure up to this gold standard, Sagittarius? What role does friendship play in your romantic adventures? If there’s anything lacking, now is an excellent time to seek improvements. Start with yourself, of course. How could you infuse more camaraderie into the way you express love? What might you do to upgrade your skills as a conversationalist? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Love isn’t something you find,” says singer Loretta Lynn. “Love is something that finds you.” Singer Kylie Minogue concurs: “You need a lot of luck to find people with whom you want to spend your life. Love is like a lottery.” I think these perspectives are at best misleading, and at worst debilitating. They imply we have no power to shape our relationship with love. My view is different. I say there’s a lot we can do to attract intimate allies who teach us, stimulate us, and fulfill us. Like what? 1. We clarify what qualities we want in a partner, and we make sure that those qualities are also healthy for us. 2. We get free of unconscious conditioning that’s at odds with our conscious values. 3. We work to transform ourselves into lovable collaborators who communicate well. Anything else? What can you do to make sure love isn’t a lottery? Rob Brezsny is an aspiring master of curiosity, perpetrator of sacred uproar, and founder of the Beauty and Truth Lab. He brings a literate, myth-savvy perspective to his work. It’s all in the stars.
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The Better to See You With (I Hope) Could a new technology help clear up our community vision? I need some help. I’ve got an idea for a new technology, and I need the right engineer to build a prototype. Pulse RICH BAILEY readers, you’re getting the first crack at it. Here’s the pitch. You know the gear an optometrist puts in front of your face to figure out the precise specifications of the lenses you need to see the world clearly? It looks very high tech, but also just a little bit steampunk, like something from the movie Brazil. It’s called a phoropter, but I think of it as a “lens machine” because the view keeps changing, like the timelapse rise and fall of civilizations seen by the time traveler in the film version of H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine. The optometrist changes the lens over one eye at a time or both, testing your response to the optical parameters of sample lenses until the view is clear. The final result is a set of unique specifications that will be used to create lenses that let you see clearly, day after day, no matter what you’re looking at. I think we need a machine like this for seeing our fellow Chattanoogans. I know prejudice always occurs in other people, not you, but think about how hard it is to understand for most people who’ve never lost a job because of being gay or been told with a straight face that marrying their samesex partner is a threat to our way of life. Or having a friend or family member shot to death by police in questionable circumstances and still having to
“We love to tell our renaissance story. And it really is a great story. But the story of the renaissance that’s already happened needs to include much more than reclaiming downtown.” argue about which lives matter. Or being unable to find a home because the rent is affordable for someone else’s income but not yours. Or, turning to a different set of lenses, what if you build cool buildings with a real sense of place and some affordable rents and still get your chops busted for not making them so cheap you can’t afford to build them? Or see fundamental truths changing around you and don’t understand why drawing a line in the sand is controversial? Here’s the tough part, engineers, and it’s a key design point for this device: the view through each lens needs to be more than visual. The view needs to include the felt sense, the emotional tone, of each of those views. Why do we need a machine like this? Because the Chattanooga story needs to be more inclusive. We love to tell our renaissance story. And it really is a great story. But the story of the renaissance that’s already happened needs to include much more than reclaiming downtown. And the rest of the renaissance that’s still
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to come needs to embrace more of our people. It’s easy to argue that social issues happening everywhere—people in traditionally marginalized groups fighting for civil rights and physical safety, chronic homelessness and people living on the edge of homelessness, low performing schools, myopic school administrators that allow cultures of violence to fester, lower-income people being forced out of gentrifyiwng areas as rents and home prices increase, and many more—are not part of our “Chattanooga Story” because they aren’t unique, because they are part of national trends, because you’re telling one story and they are part of another story. There’s always a because, and it’s never real. If you can see it in Chattanooga, it’s part of the Chattanooga story.
But here’s the other thing. Seeing some generally under-viewed aspect of the story doesn’t mean the common view is wrong, just that it’s incomplete. I think the end game for this version of the lens machine—the service we’re selling if we can turn this into a successful business—is the idea that perspectives are not permanent and can be changed by choice as easily as you might change your frames when you want a different look or your lenses as your vision changes over time. Okay, innovators, who can help me build this machine? Rich Bailey is a professional writer, editor and (sometimes) PR consultant. He led a project to create Chattanooga’s first civic website in 1995 before even owning a modem. Now he covers Chattanooga technology for The Pulse and blogs about it at CircleChattanooga.com
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