The Pulse 17.08 » February 20, 2020

VOLUME 17, ISSUE 8 | FEBRUARY 20, 2020

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There was a seventeenth century poet from Japan named Matsuo Basho who wrote a short sketch called “A Visit To Sarashina Village”, which begins by saying: “The autumn wind inspired my heart with a desire to see the rise of the full moon over Mount Ubasute.

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A TALE TOLD BY CHILDREN

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TERMINAL OVERDRIVE IS LONG OVERDUE

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AN OLD WOMAN AND I

One of the most powerful stories of imagination for children—and adults too—is the magical tale of four siblings who step through a wardrobe and journey into another universe where they fight the ultimate battle of good and evil, all while meeting talking animals, learning secrets, and more.

This week’s feature is an object lesson. Do what you need to do day by day, but never lose sight of the long game. I first met Chris Moree while writing a piece on Genki Genki Panic several years ago. GGP was a new band then, a horror/sci-fi/surf group.

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12 ARTS CALENDAR

19 JONESIN' CROSSWORD

4 CITY LIFE

16 MUSIC CALENDAR

20 FILM & TELEVISION

5 EDITOONS

18 MUSIC REVIEWS

21 NEW IN THEATERS

9 JUST A THEORY

19 FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

22 SUSHI & BISCUITS

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CITY LIFE · BETWEEN THE BRIDGES

One Shell Of A Year

Cons ider This w ith Dr. Rick

Public turtle nursey hatching this spring

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URTLES. MY HERO IN A HALF SHELL AS I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FASCINATED with them since I was born a Maryland Terrapin. Long before the teenage mutant variety graced our presence, I was enamored with the idea of being a slowmoving traveler with my home on my back.

“We don’t disagree on humanity. We don’t disagree about love and compassion. I think that’s true for all of us, it’s just that we get lost in our fear of what’s different.” — Michelle Obama Let’s pause to ponder a lost humanitarian skill: The art of disagreeing.

The root of hostile disagreement is fear… the fear of something (or someone) perceived as “different.” And thus far, we are unable, or unwilling, to wrap our mind around it.

Healthy disagreement, on the other hand, offers an opportunity for creativity and compassion.

Consider this, from Ellen DeGeneres: “We’re all different, and I think we’ve forgotten that it’s OK that we’re all different.

Just because I don’t agree with someone on everything doesn’t mean I’m not going to be friends with them. When I say, ‘be kind to one another,’ I don’t mean only the people who think the same way you do. I mean be kind to everyone. Doesn’t matter.”

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The Aquarium has declared 2020 to be ‘The Year of the Turtle’ and will celebrate by opening an interactive gallery on March 13th. ”

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So needless to say I was more than thrilled to discover I moved to a town that hosts the largest collection of freshwater turtles in North America.

“My initial attraction to turtles was something about the way a turtle looks,” said Dave Collins, Director of Forests and Animal Behavior at the Aquarium. “It’s like a little living sculpture.” Collins goes on to say the world is changing rapidly and there is no place left for turtles in many cases.

Well now these pre-historic critters, so-called “living fossils”, turned sweat shop pet shop shelled sweeties need our rescuing. According to the Tennessee Aquarium’s website, turtles are currently “the most endangered vertebrates on the planet. In spite of their po-

tentially long lives and tough exterior, turtle populations have been rapidly declining in recent years due to a combination of threats including habitat loss and unsustainable trafficking.”

Therefore the Aquarium has declared 2020 to be “The Year of the Turtle” and will celebrate by opening an interactive Turtle of the World gallery on March 13th. Throughout the year, the Aquarium will share news, host events and highlight conservation programs that showcase the charisma, ecological importance and imperilment of turtle species worldwide.

Certain species have been declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and several endangered species will be on display like the Keeled

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Box turtle or the Bigheaded turtle just to name a few. The (pictured) Roti Island Snakeneck turtle should not have much to smile about as they are critically endangered however all these rambunctious reptilians appear to be kicking up their heels during their journey to rehabilitation.

These young chelonians (scientific name for turtles, terrapins and tortoises) came to the Aquarium from a wide variety of sources including conservation partners such as the Turtle Survival Alliance, Turtle Conservancy, Zoo Knoxville, Zoo Atlanta, other zoological institutions and private holdings.

The Turtle of the World gallery will have interactive exhibits like the Turtle Trail that will lead spectators through “turtle hotspots” like the Southeastern United States and Southeast Asia.

In addition to exhibits, the gallery’s beating heart is its turtle nursery.

“The facility serves as equal parts working lab and parade of reptilian cuteness. Here—much like visiting the maternity ward of a hospital— guests can look through an acrylic window to watch and interact with

husbandry experts as they tend to turtle hatchlings. The miniature bodies and overwhelming adorability of these tiny turtles will certainly make strides towards that goal, but the nursery also contributes to turtles’ overall conservation.”

Once you’re done racing around like the hare, slow your stride and enjoy the IMAX showing of “Turtle Odyssey 3D” narrated by Russell Crowe.

Complete with a downloadable film guide for those wanting to dive deeper into the education aspect, it tells the tale of an Australian Green Sea Turtle named Bunji from hatchling to adulthood.

The fun and puns are abundant as the Aquarium encourages kids of all ages to pose for “shell-fies” in the over-sized turtle nest and have a turtly awesome time shell-ebrating cute cold-bloodedness. “Every year is the year of the turtle for me so I’m glad everyone else has caught on,” says Senior Herpetologist Bill Hughes.

“It’s hard not to look at a turtle and say that’s a cool animal.”

For more information on all things turtle, go to tnaqua.org.

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COVER STORY

An Old Woman And I Discovering faith in uncommon places

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HERE WAS A SEVENTEENTH CENTURY POET FROM JAPAN NAMED Matsuo Basho who wrote a short sketch called “A Visit To Sarashina Village”, which begins by saying: “The autumn wind inspired my heart with a desire to see the rise of the full moon over Mount Ubasute. That rugged mountain in the village of Sarashina is where villagers used to abandon their aging mothers among the desolate rocks.”

By Cody Maxwell Pulse contributor

The name of the mountain, Ubasute, means “abandoning an old woman”. Sarashina villagers would take old or sick family members to Mount Ubasute and leave them there to die.

Those burdens, in the old world, could not be carried. This vaguely brings to mind the seem-

ingly inexplicable words of the western world’s Jesus of Nazareth: “If any man comes to me, and leaves not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.”

In Japanese poetry from Basho’s time, the full autumn moon was often associated with this practice of “abandoning an old woman”.

Basho, now accompanied by a servant in his

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tale, continues: “The Kiso road that led to the village was steep and dangerous, passing over a number of high mountains. We did our best to help one another, but since neither of us were experienced travelers, we felt uneasy and made mistakes, doing the wrong things at the wrong times. Above our heads, mountains rose over mountains, and on our left a huge precipice dropped into a boiling river, so that, perched on my horse’s high saddle, I felt tricken with terror.

“We passed through many dangerous places, the road always winding and climbing, so that we often felt we were groping our way in the clouds. I abandoned my horse and went on my legs, for I was dizzy with the height

and unable to maintain my balance from fear. My servant, on the other hand, mounted the horse and seemed not to give the slightest thought to the danger.

He nodded in a doze and seemed about to fall over the precipice.

Every time I saw him drop his head, I was terrified.

“It occurred to me that every one of us is like this servant, wading through this world blind to the hidden dangers, and that God looking down on us from on high would surely feel the same fear for all our lives as I did for my servant.”

Basho’s tale goes on. He tells of a heavy-burdened priest he and his servant helped along the way, and of the shrines and temples where they stopped to pray. In the end, when they’d finally made it to Sarashina, Basho could not watch the full autumn moon rise over Mount Ubasute because it was obscured by clouds.

He closed “A Visit To Sarashina Village” with a poem: In my dream An old woman and I Sat together in tears Admiring the moon.

Any of the spiritually-minded among us would do well to read Basho. A notable aspect of Basho’s wanderings is that he stops to pray at all the temples and shrines he passes along the way. His writing offers clear glimpses of these places and of ways of life that seem to be gone and has inspired many in Japan to follow in his footsteps and see these strange holy places as he did.

Few of us here could afford the spiritual luxury of travelling to Japan to follow Basho’s path. But

to believe such a luxury is necessary to see life as Basho did is foolish. A peculiar thing happens when you read Basho closely and look back up at our own world today. You see that those old travelers and their ways are not really gone.

On Canyon Drive, in a very modest neighborhood, there’s an old rundown schoolhouse.

Passing by the place, you would never remember it. Walking up its worn steps, the old school feels abandoned. The windows are boarded from the inside. Just inside the heavy front doors, there’s a dark room that no longer echoes with laughing children. The floors and walls are dirty inside and the only echoes now are your footsteps. In the back of this darkness is an entryway to another room that is full of light.

This old school has been converted into a Hindu temple called Gujarati Samaj. Those who worship here believe in their devotion to God, “dan” (charity) and “daya” (mercy toward fellow human beings).

The room full of light holds a shrine with seven statues of seven gods. A pool of water surrounded by three golden pitchers is before the gods. In a bowl at the edge of the shrine are fruits, nuts and berries. The wide-eyed, unmov-

ing statues stare down at you standing there in confused awe. It doesn’t matter that you are unable to utter a prayer.

Before these gods, it seems that they’re laughing at you and you feel forgiven. Their holy book, the Bhagavad Gita, says: “We behold what we are, and we are what we behold.”

In Brainerd, hidden on a small road that’s nearly impossible to find, is the Society of Friends meeting house.

Those who have lost their way in other faiths find their spiritual home here. These Friends meet in a plain room with brown wooden floors. They sit on plain wooden chairs. For an hour every Sunday they gather here to sit together in silence.

“There is no pastor or priest,” they say. “Friends gather here to seek divine guidance and listen to the Inner Light and a living stillness that has great power.” A large, uncurtained window lets the morning light fall silently into the room with them.

St. Bernard of Clairvaux said, “Believe me, for I know, you will find something far greater in the woods than in books. Stones and trees will teach you that which you cannot learn from the masters.”

There are people who gather once a month, hidden in a bamboo grove at the bottom of Lookout Mountain, who believe what St. Bernard said. In this shadowy grove these people meet in prayer and meditation. This gathering, on the fourth Sunday of each month, is called Bamboo Encounter. It was born out of Seminary Of The Wild, a Christian group whose hope is to kindle a “wild awakening to our deeper nature, and to what life truly is.”

Bamboo Encounter holds nature up as the true

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temple of God and believes the untamed wild will lead us onto a path where “Earth becomes the doorway to a deeper, wild wisdom of the Incarnated Christ.”

And there’s an old overgrown cemetery near where the county dump used to be. Poor folks are buried here. The tombstones are faded and the graves are sunken. People have dumped old couches and garbage here and thorns and overgrown grass has taken over the place. There’s a pig farm nearby. When the wind blows you can smell the pigs among the wild blackberries.

A concrete statue of Jesus is on the hill. This man, who elevated the poor and demanded we leave those we love behind to follow him, stands among the briars and weeds in this forgotten place. If you stand near this statue quietly, rabbits will peek out of the thorn bushes or from behind the fallen gravestones.

The holiest person I’ve ever known was an old white-haired woman who used to take me to pick the blackberries in this cemetery. She made cobblers in the summertime. She could name every wild plant in the woods around there. She taught me nearly everything I know but never

once spoke to me about faith in God. She lived in a cabin in the woods. Black bears would come onto her porch. She put apples out for them. An unknown number of young and old cats lived under her house. She cussed them all the time but made sure they had food too.

Often she would make you be quiet in the dark to hear a sound that was never there.

She’d shush you harshly and look around at the silence. She’d look away into the dark for a moment, then look back at you with eyes that asked, “Did you hear it?” You never heard it, but she did. Words were always spoken softly after this and it was soon time to sleep.

Outside in her garden one morning, I asked her what she was going to do when she gets very old. What’ll you do when you can’t take care of yourself? She laughed and said you can just take me up to the mountains and let me die. I smiled back at her and she kept tending her flowers. I was just a child then. I didn’t understand and felt ashamed of what I’d asked her.

Life goes by fast. I grew out of the boyhood I spent with her, passed through young adulthood and survived everything I did to myself only be-

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cause of the things she taught me. Eventually I became whoever I am now and very often, like Basho’s desire to see the full autumn moon rise over Mount Ubasute, I want to go see her again.

But I can’t go see her again. She died one night in those woods where she put out apples for the bears. She died in the dark, alone. No one was with her.

It was drizzling rain the day we buried her.

She’d asked for her body to be wrapped in a white sheet and for her coffin to be closed. The last time we saw her was the last time we would ever see her.

A preacher nobody knew wore an old suit and stood before us all when we gathered at her grave. We sat before this nameless preacher waiting for him to comfort us. But he was not there to comfort us. He told us that he had spoken with her not long before her passing and she’d asked that he not offer us any comfortable eulogy. She had left a message for us instead: “Go, and do something good for somebody.”

That was it. The preacher left. We couldn’t stay there either. Her goodbye to us, as we left her behind, was as simple as that.

COLUMN · JUST A THEORY

Getting Crazy In The Cosmos Universal updates around the world...and way, way beyond

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ONG-TIME READERS KNOW THAT space news is my favorite kind of news. Well, it’s been a fairly crazy month for space-related news so rather than pick just one story, here are three of the biggest:

Steven W. Disbrow Pulse columnist

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Betelgeuse has a history of dimming and getting brighter but the shedding of material and shapechanging is new, which has astronomers literally buzzing with excitement for what might come next.”

Steven W. Disbrow is a programmer who specializes in e-commerce and mobile systems development, an entrepreneur, comic-book nerd, writer, improviser, actor, sometime television personality and parent of two human children.

Voyager 2 Gets Patched Remember Voyager 2? It was launched back in 1977, went on a “Grand Tour” of the outer solar system in the 1980s, and has been sending back data ever since.

A couple of years ago, it became one of only two man-made objects to ever leave the solar system and enter interstellar space. (Voyager 1 is the other.) It’s been sending back data non-stop for almost 43 years now!

Well, in late January of this year, Voyager 2 experienced a little hiccup and failed to execute a planned rotational maneuver. One thing led to another with the end result being it shut off its scientific instruments to save energy. This was not good.

Fortunately, the mission specialists at NASA felt they could fix the issue and get everything working again…and they did!

As of now, Voyager 2 is once again sending back data on the void between the stars, providing us with some of the most unique information in human history.

What makes this story so amazing is Voyager 2 is almost 14 billion miles away.

That means that it takes over 17 hours for a signal to get to the probe, and just as long for a return signal to reach us.

If you’ve ever tried to trouble-shoot a computer problem long distance for your parents or grandparents, you know how frustrating that can be. Just imagine doing that over 14 billion miles, with the possibility of “bricking” one of the most unique and valuable computers in existence.

It’s absolutely incredible that the folks at

NASA regularly pull off this sort of thing. Kudos to them.

FRB Phone Home Last year, I wrote about the existence of Fast Radio Bursts, or “FRBs”, coming from outer space. These radio signals are so named because they are very powerful and very fast, usually lasting less than a second.

As of now we still don’t know what they are exactly, precisely because they are so short and fast. They also tend not to repeat themselves which makes detecting them something of a crap shoot.

That changed recently however, as scientists at the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) radio telescope in British Columbia, Canada, announced that they found an FRB that repeats every sixteen days.

This FRB, which is the closest one yet discovered (just 500 million light years away), presents regular bursts for four days, then nothing for twelve days and then starts again.

Of course, such an odd pattern might feel like it has an intelligence behind it, but scientists are about 99.9 percent certain there’s a natural phenomena at work here. They just don’t know what it is…yet.

Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse!!!

Betelgeuse is a star in the constellation of Orion. Usually, it’s one of the brightest (and largest) stars in the night sky. Last year however, astronomers noticed that Betelgeuse was getting dimmer. A lot dimmer. Plus it’s been shedding material and

changing shape. All this has led some astronomers to think that maybe, just maybe, Betelgeuse is about to go supernova.

Large stars go supernova when they finally burn through all their nuclear fuel.

In that moment, the force of gravity wins the day and causes the star to collapse.

This results in a massive series of shock waves which bounce off the center of the star (which, at this point is usually pure iron) and cause the outer layers of the star to explode back out into space.

If this happens to Betelgeuse, it will quickly become almost as bright as the moon in the night sky and will cast actual shadows at night. It will be years before the light from the Supernova fades and the night sky returns to normal.

Or, it might not happen at all, at least not in our lifetimes. Betelgeuse has a history of dimming and getting brighter but the shedding of material and shapechanging is new, which has astronomers literally buzzing with excitement for what might come next.

If you want to check it out yourself, just step outside and look up at Orion’s belt.

Betelgeuse is visible to the naked eye and you never know…you might just happen to catch the largest, most spectacular firework anyone has ever seen!

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A Tale Told By Children The Theatre Centre brings C.S. Lewis to life

Happiness And Healing In Art The seniors in our community have played an important role in all our lives; taught us through their successes and failures; cared for us as parents and grandparents; and paved the way for us today.

Now, it’s time to support those who once supported all of us.

On February 26th at 5 p.m., the Hart Gallery is open for a gallery viewing of works created by the individuals involved in Avisto, a non-profit that provides free access to art creation for those with dementia and their caregivers.

“Art has a way of bringing life to someone seemingly lost to Alzheimer’s Disease,” says Avisto founder Brett Billings.

Indeed, art has a unique way of healing.

Pat Avisto, whose husband first inspired the program, says, “The most exciting thing is to see their growth through the program. From the beginning with uncertainty to the expression of love and joy, all because of art.”

Not only does this event give you the chance to support artists with dementia, but you also get the opportunity to enjoy a reading from local poet Emily Blackmon, along with light refreshments.

Come to simply view the work of these artists but don’t forget to bring your checkbook—you just might want to bid on one in the silent auction and all proceeds go to the local Alzheimer’s Association.

Visit avisto.org for more information.

— Lindsey Clute

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NE OF THE MOST POWERFUL STORIES OF imagination for children—and adults too—is the magical tale of four siblings who step through a wardrobe and journey into another universe where they fight the ultimate battle of good and evil, all while meeting talking animals, learning secrets, and more.

By Addie Whitlow Pulse contributor

If you hadn’t guessed, I’m talking about “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”, which the Chattanooga Theatre Centre is bringing to life on stage beginning this Friday night at 7 p.m.

“The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” is a fantasy novel written by C.S. Lewis and was published in 1950. It’s the first and most well-known in a series of seven books making up “The Chron-

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icles of Narnia”. Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie are four siblings sent to live in a mansion in the English countryside during the WWII evacuations.

After discovering a secret passage through a wardrobe, the children escape into Narnia where they help a heroic lion, Aslan, defeat the White Witch and restore the permanently frozen Narnia to its former glory.

The stage version of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” was adapted by playwright Joseph Rob-

inette and first performed in 1989.

The Chattanooga Theatre Centre’s production is directed by Chuck Tuttle and features a double cast of 44, meaning that 22 actors and actresses will be alternating performances.

“It’s an interesting show, but it does have its challenges. Theater is kind of a middle ground of [books and movies]. It’s very short and brief compared to a book that would take us hours and hours,” Tuttle explained. “This is kind of the good parts version. We’re hitting the highlights of how we tell the story and the playwright’s done most of that for us. The rest is us trying to figure out how we visually interpret that.”

In order to make the talking animals as lifelike as possible, the CTC’s production is going to utilize masks, headdresses, and pup-

petry. Aslan’s puppet even includes an eight-foot mane to make it that much more realistic.

While there are some high schoolers and adults in the show to represent the children growing up in Narnia, the youngest cast members are in third grade. An interesting feature of the CTC’s production is that many of the adults in the show are actually parents of the children so they share a resemblance to their younger counterparts.

To incorporate a little history into the performance, Tuttle added an introductory piece from the BBC to give a bit of backstory on what was happening in London at that time. The introduction features air raid sirens and oral sound that discusses the children leaving London.

“One of the reasons I wanted to start with a little bit about World War II was because it influenced this whole story. These kids get out of the city, and now they’re in another battle with good and evil? They’re saying to these children, you need to pick up a weapon and fight these things [in Narnia],” said Tuttle. “And so, going through two wars like that, you have to think of all the children that were sent to war which is why I wanted to start with that.”

Although this show does have an incredibly large cast, Tuttle explained

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Although this show does have an incredibly large cast, Tuttle explained they’ve all been extremely dedicated, especially the younger children who really want to wow the audience.” they’ve all been extremely dedicated, especially the younger children who really want to wow the audience.

Jaxson Rogers, who plays young Edmund, and his father Randy Rogers, who plays adult Edmund (and adult Peter in alternating shows), have been practicing together to prepare for opening night.

“When [Jaxson] first started running lines, I said, ‘Okay, Jaxson, I’ve done this. This is work. There are people depending on you.’ I’ve kind of helped him with how to run lines and the best ways to memorize lines. But he’s done really well, I’m really proud of him,” said Randy, who has theater experience from high school.

It was actually Jaxson’s theater teacher at Hixson Middle School who gave him the idea to audition.

Although this is Jaxson’s first performance, he did such a stellar job with auditions that he was cast for the character he really wanted, Edmund.

“We’re like one big family [at the

CTC]. We’ve spent so much time together. We’ll just be hanging out in the lobby waiting for Chuck to come and we’ll be running over lines, talking, having fun, joking around. But when we go into that rehearsal room, it’s straightforward,” Jaxson said. “As soon as we start rehearsals, our characters just turn on and it’s hard to turn it off.”

The Theatre Centre’s production of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” opens at 7p.m. this Friday. It runs through March 1st, with evening and matinee shows on opening weekend and 2:30 p.m. matinee shows the following weekends, as to accommodate school performances they have scheduled the week of February 24th.

If you’ve ever wanted to travel into a different world and experience the magic of Narnia alongside the Pevensie siblings, then you definitely don’t want to miss the Theatre Centre’s remarkable performance of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”.

THU2.20

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SAT2.22

Faces Of Love: Duncan Dance South

Harvey

Arsenic and Old Lace

The tale of easy-going Elwood O. Dowd and his invisible six-foot-tall rabbit friend Harvey.

8 p.m.

Mountain Arts Community Center 809 Kentucky Ave. signalmacc.org

The famous madcap comedy focuses on the eccentric Brewster family.

7:30 p.m.

Back Alley @ The Mars Theater 117 N. Chattanooga St. LaFayette, GA bapshows.com

A performance of Isadora Duncan’s "The Many Faces of Love" in the Hunter galleries.

6 p.m.

The Hunter Museum of Art 10 Bluff View Ave. huntermuseum.org

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR THURSDAY2.20 Miller Park Farmers Market 11 a.m.

Miller Park 910 Market St. millerparkmarket.com Indirect Oil Painting with Susan Budash 1 p.m.

Reflections Gallery 1635 Rossville Ave. (423) 892-3072 reflectionsgallerytn.com Faces Of Love: Duncan Dance South 6 p.m.

The Hunter Museum of Art 10 Bluff View Ave. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org Wheel 2 with Victoria Kile 6 p.m.

Scenic City Clay Arts 301 E. 11th St. (423) 883-1758 sceniccityclayarts.org Just Face It 6 p.m.

St. Andrews Center 1918 Union Ave. (423) 486-1853 st-andrewscenter.org Open Bead Night 6 p.m.

Bead-Therapy 1420 McCallie Ave. (423) 509-1907 bead-therapy.com Senior Graphic Design Showcase 6 p.m.

John C. Williams Gallery 4881 Taylor Cir. (800) 768-8437 southern.edu River Runners 6 p.m.

Basecamp Bar and Restaurant 346 Frazier Ave. (423) 803-5251 basecampcha.com Life Drawing Open Studio 6 p.m.

Townsend Atelier 301 E. 11th St. (423) 266-2712 townsendatelier.com Open Mic Poetry & More 6:30 p.m.

Stone Cup Café

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Cyrano de Bergerac 208 Frazier Ave. (423) 521-3977 stonecupcafe.com Maker School: Watercolor & Ink Class with Jaime Barks 6:30 p.m.

Locals Only Gifts & Goods 10 Frazier Ave. (423) 541-4438 Cyrano de Bergerac 7 p.m.

AMC Chattanooga 18 5080 South Terrace (423) 855-9652 fathomevents.com Knight Court: The Enchanted Forest 7 p.m.

St. Luke United Methodist 3210 Social Cir. (423) 877-6447 stlukechatt.org Sound & Color: A Musical Art Exploration 7 p.m.

Pax Breu Ruim 516 E. Main St. (423) 648-4677 pax-breu-ruim.business.site Barry Spruce 7 p.m.

St. John’s United Methodist 3921 Murray Hills Dr. (423) 892-2257 stjohnumc.org Michael Palascak 7:30 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Alcoholics Not Anonymous

Comedy Open Mic 8 p.m.

Barley Taproom 235 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 682-8200 chattanoogabarley.com

FRIDAY2.21 Pop-Up Tap Class 12:30 p.m.

St. Luke United Methodist 3210 Social Cir. (423) 582-7087 stlukechatt.org/thejoyensemble Author Bryan M. Powell Signing 1 p.m.

McKay Books 7734 Lee Hwy. (423) 892-0067 mckaybooks.com Nothing Wasted Book Tour with Kasey Van Norman 6:30 p.m.

Hixson United Methodist 5301 Old Hixson Pk. (423) 877-1246 hixsonumc.org Knight Court: The Enchanted Forest 7 p.m.

St. Luke United Methodist 3210 Social Cir. (423) 877-6447 stlukechatt.org The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe 7 p.m.

Chattanooga Theatre Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8534

theatrecentre.com Arsenic and Old Lace 7:30 p.m.

Back Alley @ The Mars Theater 117 N. Chattanooga St. LaFayette, GA (706) 996-8350 bapshows.com Michael Palascak 7:30, 9:45 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Harvey 8 p.m.

Mountain Arts Community Center 809 Kentucky Ave. (423) 886-1959 signalmacc.org Cut-Throat Comedy 8:30 p.m.

Palace Theater 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com Ruby Falls Lantern Tours 8:30 p.m.

Ruby Falls 1720 S. Scenic Hwy. (423) 821-2544 rubyfalls.com

SATURDAY2.22 Watercolor Sketching: A HalfDay Workshop 9 a.m.

The Chattery 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 521-2643

thechattery.org Leather Bracelets Galore 10 a.m.

Bead-Therapy 1420 McCallie Ave. (423) 509-1907 bead-therapy.com Beginner Handlettering 10 a.m.

The Chattery 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 521-2643 thechattery.org Brainerd Farmers Market 10 a.m.

Grace Episcopal Church 20 Belvoir Ave. (423) 243-3250 saygrace.net Beginning Wire Wrap Pendant 1 p.m.

Bead-Therapy 1420 McCallie Ave. (423) 509-1907 bead-therapy.com The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe 2:30 p.m.

Chattanooga Theatre Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com Knight Court: The Enchanted Forest 7 p.m.

St. Luke United Methodist 3210 Social Cir. (423) 877-6447 stlukechatt.org The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe 7 p.m.

Chattanooga Theatre Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com Michael Palascak 7:30, 9:45 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Arsenic and Old Lace 7:30 p.m.

Back Alley @ The Mars Theater 117 N. Chattanooga St. LaFayette, GA (706) 996-8350 bapshows.com Harvey 8 p.m.

Mountain Arts Community Center

Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake 809 Kentucky Ave. (423) 886-1959 signalmacc.org

SUNDAY2.23 Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake 12:55 p.m.

Regal Hamilton Place 8 2200 Hamilton Pl. Blvd.

(844) 462-7342 fathomevents.com The Color Purple: 35th Anniversary Event 1, 5 p.m.

AMC Chattanooga 18 5080 South Terrace (423) 855-9652 fathomevents.com Knight Court: The Enchanted Forest 2 p.m.

St. Luke United Methodist 3210 Social Cir. (423) 877-6447 stlukechatt.org Arsenic and Old Lace 2:30 p.m.

Back Alley @ The Mars Theater 117 N. Chattanooga St. LaFayette, GA (706) 996-8350 bapshows.com The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe 2:30 p.m.

Chattanooga Theatre Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com Wheel 1 with Paul Whetstone 4 p.m.

Scenic City Clay Arts 301 E. 11th St. (423) 883-1758 sceniccityclayarts.org The 14th Amendment: All A Cryin' 6 p.m.

Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. (423) 624-5347 barkinglegs.org Michael Palascak 7:30 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com

MONDAY2.24 Winter Belly Dance Session 6 p.m.

Movement Arts Collective 3813 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 401-8115 movementartscollective.com Joggers & Lagers 6 p.m.

Chattanooga Brewing Co. 1804 Chestnut St. (423) 702-9958 chattabrew.com The 14th Amendment: All A Cryin' 6 p.m.

Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. (423) 624-5347 barkinglegs.org Free Burma Rangers 7 p.m.

AMC Chattanooga 18

5080 South Terrace (423) 855-9652 fathomevents.com

TUESDAY2.25 Chattanooga Self Improvement Meetup 8 a.m.

The Edney Innovation Center 1100 Market St. (423) 643-6770 theedney.com Sew What 4 p.m.

Chattanooga Public Library 1001 Broad St. (423) 643-7700 chattlibrary.org Voice Overs 6 p.m.

The Chattery 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 521-2643 thechattery.org AVA Critique Workshop 6 p.m.

AVA Gallery 30 Frazier Ave. (423) 265-4282 avarts.org Paths to Pints 6:30 p.m.

The Tap House 3800 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 682-8234 taphousechatt.com Free Burma Rangers 7 p.m.

AMC Chattanooga 18 5080 South Terrace (423) 855-9652

fathomevents.com Chess K-night 7 p.m.

Mad Priest Coffee Roasters 1900 Broad St. (423) 393-3834 madpriestcoffee.com LOVE LIVE! FEST 7 p.m.

AMC Chattanooga 18 5080 South Terrace (423) 855-9652 fathomevents.com Comedy Tap Takeover 8 p.m.

Hutton & Smith Brewing Co. 431 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 760-3600 huttonandsmithbrewing.com Mardis Gras International Party 9 p.m.

Stone Cup Cafe 208 Frazier Ave. (423) 521-3977 stonecupcafe.com

WEDNESDAY2.26 Main Street Farmers Market 4 p.m.

Finley Stadium Parking Lot 522 W. Main St. mainstfarmersmarket.com Avisto Art Exhibition 5 p.m.

Hart Gallery 110 E. Main St. (423) 521-4707 hartgallerytn.com Contemporary Dance with Sara 6:45 p.m.

Spot Venue 3210 Brainerd Rd. (931) 319-1616 spotvenue.co Mutzie 7 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Open Mic Comedy 8 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 266-1400 jjsbohemia.com Map these locations on chattanoogapulse.com. Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@chattanoogapulse.com

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THE MUSIC SCENE

Terminal Overdrive Is Long Overdue A musical collaboration years in the making

Out Of This World Experience Triple threat doesn’t even come close to describing the members of this unconventional, musically innovative band. All the way from Canada, Walk Off The Earth will be at the Walker Theatre this Monday at 7:30 p.m. to grace Chattanooga with their presence and deliver a stunning live performance of their most popular hits to fans of fun, quirky music.

The currently three-membered group takes popular songs and gives them the ultimate remix using a variation of instruments, objects, and harmonies in ways that exuberate creativity and show off their sense of humor.

With a wide range of vocals that beautifully blend together, the group has the rare ability to make different feel normal.

Besides providing brilliantly produced covers, the group also has a number of original songs, including their recently released single, “Thunderstruck”.

If you haven’t heard of them, a good place to start is with is their cover of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know,” which already has over 187 million views on YouTube, for good reason. The rendition perfectly demonstrates their ability to merge not only their vocals, but also five people playing one guitar.

Yeah, you read that right.

You won’t want to miss the out-of-thisworld vibes—that certainly correlate with the band’s name—at this intimate performance that is sure to make you reconsider your current Spotify playlist. — Lindsey Clute

By Marc T. Michael Pulse Music Editor

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The new band, well...it’s new inasmuch as the lineup is where it needs to be and they are in the studio and on the road.”

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HIS WEEK’S FEATURE IS AN OBJECT LESSON. DO what you need to do day by day, but never lose sight of the long game. I first met Chris Moree while writing a piece on Genki Genki Panic several years ago. GGP was a new band then, a horror/sci-fi/surf group with a wickedly clever sense of humor.

It has never been necessary to get their highbrow puns (ain’t THAT an oxymoron?) and numerous literary references to appreciate the band; they’re blisteringly good at what they do. If you do get it, though, well that’s just icing on the cake and a clear indication that behind the uber-cool instrumentals there is a high degree of well-read intelligence.

When Chris contacted me recently to ask if I’d give a listen to his NEW band, Terminal Overdrive, there was a moment of “Well, dammit” since

I assumed “new band” meant the “old band” was no more. Not the case at all, GGP is alive and well, if somewhat road-worn from a staggering workload of tours and recording original material.

The new band, well…it’s new inasmuch as the lineup is where it needs to be and they are in the studio and on the road. But as a concept it predates GGP and has been a very long time coming.

First and foremost, the members of the band. Terminal Overdrive fea-

tures Moree on guitar along with GGP co-conspirator Chris Campbell on drums. No surprises there, as they work exceptionally well together and are both exemplary musicians.

Marshal Elkins, a lifelong friend of Moree, is on bass and it was Elkins with whom Chris first conceived of the band. Since the age of fifteen, the guys had been trying to get a music project going.

In 2012 the groundwork was laid for Terminal Overdrive. But after numerous false starts, the band was relegated largely to the back burner (and Dropbox exchanges) while the men pursued other opportunities.

If Moree and Elkins were the genesis of the band then newcomers Cara Madaris (vocals) and Jennifer Weaver (keyboards) were the final piece of the puzzle. And that’s where the story gets especially interesting.

A band eight years in the making seemed on the verge of stalling once again when their latest vocalist called it quits. A week later, Cara and Jen joined the band. A week after that, Terminal Overdrive recorded their first single and, oh children…to hear this bit of sonic brilliance you’d have to conclude the five had been raised together on some weird compound out in the wilderness, groomed from childhood to fulfill this one role.

What you wouldn’t expect is three of the five had never met each other

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I defy anyone to check them out and not come away impressed, even without realizing over half the band had just met the day they recorded it.” until the day they recorded the single.

And that, my friends, is a bit of the real magic that is music and proofpositive that when the long game finally pays off, it does so exponentially.

Musically, it is hard to pin down, as most really great music is. Hard rock, experimental, industrial… it is part Nine Inch Nails, part Evanescence, part Sepultura, part My Chemical Romance. The guitar and rhythm section are just plain NASTY rock, hard-edged badassery that goes to eleven.

Cara’s vocals…lordy-loo, you might expect the kind of raspy, screaming sounds that promise to destroy a young singer’s vocal cords in a few years and you would be wrong, wrong, wrong. Cara sings with power and precision, smooth as silk and packing a wallop like a bolt of lightning. Jen’s keys form the bridge between the other instruments and the vocals.

Imagine a good old boy’s muscle

car, hulking and imposing, sinister in its way, but under the hood is the finely tuned high-performance engine of a Lamborghini or Ferrari.

That’s Terminal Overdrive.

A quick look and listen at their debut video single “Condescender” (available now on an internet near you) will convey the weird combination of raw power and refinement better than a thousand words ever could.

I defy anyone to check them out and not come away impressed, even without realizing over half the band had just met the day they recorded it.

Don’t take my word for it. Go see for yourself at the band’s debut gig on Friday, February 28th at JJ’s Bohemia where they’ll be playing alongside Pains Chapel and Fault Lines. Before that, head to the band’s Facebook page and check out the video for “Condescender”.

If you’re anything like me (I know I am) you’ll come away a true believer in what is easily one of the most brilliant new entries of 2020.

Paddy’s (Still) On The Parkway For the last six years Paddy’s on the Parkway has been THE place to be for St. Patrick’s Day shenanigans, complete with indoor and outdoor stages, a huge roster of bands, performance artists, food vendors, and entertainment.

There has been some concern that with half the Parkway currently under construction, the event may not happen this year. But be just and fear not.

The seventh annual Paddy’s on the Parkway celebration is confirmed.

Saturday, March 14th at 6 p.m., the festivities will begin with a full roster of performers and family-friendly outdoor activities. This year’s event will feature THREE stages, one outdoors on the Parkway, one inside the Honest Pint, and one at their newest partner, The Palace Theater.

The list of performers is still TBA but most of your local favorites have already committed to the event with new announcements from SoundCorps coming soon. Proceeds go to benefit SoundCorps, Chattanooga’s non-profit arts and entertainment committee dedicated to building and promoting a strong local music scene.

— Marc T. Michae;

THU2.20

FRI2.21

SAT2.22

Slo Tyme Bluegrass

Nicholas Edward Williams

The Scarlet Love Conspiracy

The internationally touring finger-style guitarist and folk songwriting storyteller.

8 p.m.

Puckett’s Restaurant 2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.com

One of the best, and most musically dynamic bands in the city, takes the stage on the Southside.

7:30 p.m.

Gate 11 Distillery 1400 Market St. gate11distillery.com

Cold beer, hot bluegrass, and great food. What more could you want on a Thursday night?

7:30 p.m.

The FEED Co. Table and Tavern 201 W. Main St. feedtableandtavern.com

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LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR THURSDAY2.20 Clayton from Behold the Brave 2 p.m.

WanderLinger Brewing Co. 1208 King St. wanderlinger.com Danimal & Friends 6 p.m.

WanderLinger Brewing Comaony 1208 King St. wanderlinger.com David Anthony & Paul Stone 6 p.m.

The Palms at Hamilton 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Toby Hewitt 7 p.m.

Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Ana Popovic 7 p.m.

Songbirds North 35 Station St. songbirds.rocks Uptown Big Band 7 p.m.

The Honest Pint 35 Patten Pkwy. facebook.com/TheHonestPint Fuze Trio 7:30 p.m.

UTC Cadek Hal 725 Oak St. utc.edu/fine-arts-center Naomi Ingram 7:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Slo Tyme Bluegrass 7:30 p.m.

The FEED Co. Table and Tavern 201 W. Main St. feedtableandtavern.com Year of October and the Pearloids 8 p.m.

The Bicycle Bar 45 E. Main St. (423) 475-6569 Open Mic Night with Jonathan Wimpee 9 p.m.

The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com

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FRIDAY2.21 Maria Jordania 6:30 p.m.

Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com New Grass Express 6:30 p.m.

Wally’s Restaurant 6521 Ringgold Rd. wallysrest.com Hill City Sessions: Butch Ross 7 p.m.

Chattanooga Brewing Co. 1804 Chestnut St. chattabrew.com Trey Binkley 7 p.m.

Oddstory Brewing Company 336 E. MLK Blvd. oddstorybrewing.co Caitlin Canty, Brittany Haas, Paul Kowert 7 p.m.

Songbirds North 35 Station St. songbirds.rocks Edgar Allen Lee 7:30 p.m.

Gate 11 Distillery 1400 Market St. gate11distillery.com Jesse Jungkurth 7:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com The Road To Nightfall 7:30 p.m.

The Granfalloon 400 E. Main St. granfalloonchattanooga.com Anderson East & Foy Vance 8 p.m.

Walker Theatre 399 McCallie Ave. tivolichattanooga.com Kind Magic, Fun Isn’t Fair 8 p.m.

The Bicycle Bar 45 E. Main St. (423) 475-6569 Nicholas Edward Williams 8 p.m.

Puckett’s Restaurant 2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.com E.T. 9 p.m.

Feed Co. Table & Tavern

201 W. Main St. feedtableandtavern.com The Get Right Band 9 p.m.

HiFi Clyde’s 122 W. Main St. hificlydeschattanooga.com Behold the Brave, Genki Genki Panic, Naw 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Ran Adams 9 p.m.

The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com Clout Trap: 9 p.m.

Music Box @ Ziggy’s 607 Cherokee Blvd.

(423) 265-8711 Skip Frontz Jr., Rye Baby, The No Good Deeds 9 p.m.

WanderLinger Brewing Co. 1208 King St. wanderlinger.com Electric Avenue 9 p.m.

Songbirds South 41 Station St. songbirds.rocks Cheering Tokyo & Nashville Non Prophets 9:30 p.m.

Mitch’s Sports Bar 2555 Harrison Pk. (423) 698-4123 Stephen Busie Duo 10 p.m.

The Social 1110 Market St. publichousechattanooga.com Husky Burnette & The Slow Attack 10 p.m.

Feed Co. Table & Tavern 201 W. Main St. feedtableandtavern.com Voodoo Slim 10 p.m.

Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. budssportsbar.com

SATURDAY2.22 Danimal 10:30 a.m.

Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. flyingsquirrelbar.com Sounds of Melange 6 p.m.

The Palms at Hamilton 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Tre Powell 6:30 p.m.

Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Eric Gales 7 p.m.

Songbirds North 35 Station St. songbirds.rocks Taking Flight! Encore 2020 7 p.m.

The Signal 1810 Chestnut St. thesignaltn.com The Scarlet Love Conspiracy 7:30 p.m.

Gate 11 Distillery 1400 Market St. gate11distillery.com Franz Schubert’s Mass in G Major 7:30 p.m.

Chattanooga State Humanities Theatre 4501 Amnicola Hwy. chattanoogastate.edu Ryan Oyer 7:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Paul Smith & Sky High Band 8 p.m.

Eagles Club 6128 Airways Blvd. foe.com Courtney Reid: Gettin’ Back to Music 8 p.m.

RISE Chattanooga 401 E. MLK Blvd. jazzanooga.org Gordon Lightfoot 8 p.m.

Tivoli Theatre 709 Broad St. tivolichattanooga.com Meghan Hayes 8 p.m.

Charles & Myrtle’s Coffeehouse 105 McBrien Rd. christunity.org

Courtney Holder 8 p.m.

Puckett’s Restaurant 2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.com Lewis and Clark, Tunnels, Total Acceptance 8 p.m.

The Bicycle Bar 45 E. Main St. (423) 475-6569 The Bitteroots 9 p.m.

HiFi Clyde’s 122 W. Main St. hificlydeschattanooga.com Oweda, The Ides of June, Sunshine Still 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com The Road to Nightfall 9 p.m.

The Granfalloon 400 E. Main St. granfalloonchattanooga.com Cody James Harris 9 p.m.

Big River Grille 222 Broad St. bigrivergrille.com Shot Down South, Artessa, Clockwise, ApisonPike 9 p.m.

Music Box @ Ziggy’s 607 Cherokee Blvd.

(423) 265-8711 Webb Barringer 9 p.m.

WanderLinger Brewing Co. 1208 King St. wanderlinger.com Who’s Bad 20/20: The Evolution 9 p.m.

Songbirds South 41 Station St. songbirds.rocks CampChilla Presents: SLZRD 10 p.m.

Stone Cup Café 208 Frazier Ave. stonecupcafe.com VooDoo Slim 10 p.m.

Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. budssportsbar.com Corey Rose 11 p.m.

Sky Zoo 5709 Lee Hwy.

The Bitteroots (423) 521-2966

SUNDAY2.23 Kyle Nachtigal 11 a.m.

Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. flyingsquirrelbar.com Carl Pemberton 11 a.m.

Westin Chattanooga 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com 9th Street Stompers 11 a.m.

STIR 1444 Market St. stirchattanooga.com My Name Is Preston Noon Southside Social 1818 Chestnut St. thesouthsidesocial.com Jacob Darrow 1 p.m.

Slick’s Burgers 309 E. Main St. slicksburgers.com Stringer’s Ridge 1:30 p.m.

Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. flyingsquirrelbar.com Free Fiddle School 2 p.m.

Fiddlers Anonymous 2248 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 994-7497

Monthly Jazz Jam 3 p.m.

Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. (423) 624-5347 barkinglegs.org The Molly Maguires 7 p.m.

The Honest Pint 35 Patten Pkwy. facebook.com/TheHonestPint Young Robot, Roam Zoetta, Good Grief, Possible Side Effects 7 p.m.

The Spot of Chattanooga 1800 E. Main St. facebook.com/1800EMain Yearløve, When People Talk To Animals, & The Handsome Grandsons 8 p.m.

Music Box @ Ziggy’s 607 Cherokee Blvd.

(423) 265-8711

MONDAY2.24 Open Air with Jessica Nunn 6 p.m.

The Granfalloon 400 E. Main St. granfalloonchattanooga.com Monday Nite Big Band 7 p.m.

The Coconut Room 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Blues Night Open Jam

7 p.m.

Songbirds South 41 Station St. songbirds.rocks Walk Off The Earth 7:30 p.m.

Walker Theatre 399 McCallie Ave. (423) 757-5580 tivolichattanooga.com

TUESDAY2.25 Tyler Martelli & Maria Jordania 5 p.m.

WanderLinger Brewing Co. 1208 King St. wanderlinger.com Acoustic Bohemian Night 6:30 p.m.

The Palms at Hamilton 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Danimal 7 p.m.

Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Amber Fults 7:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com UTC Wing Ensemble 7:30 p.m.

Chattanooga State Humanities Theatre 4501 Amnicola Hwy. chattanoogastate.edu

Open Mic with Mike McDade 8 p.m.

Tremont Tavern 1203 Hixson Pike tremonttavern.com Call It Home, The Persuaded, Bittersweet Empty 8 p.m.

Music Box @ Ziggy’s 607 Cherokee Blvd.

(423) 265-8711 Live Jam Session 8 p.m.

The Granfalloon 400 E. Main St. granfalloonchattanooga.com Gino Fanelli & the Jalopy Brothers 8 p.m.

WanderLinger Brewing Co. 1208 King St. wanderlinger.com Ran Adams 9 p.m.

The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com Yang Gang Fundraiser 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com

WEDNESDAY2.26 Jesse James Jungkurth 7 p.m.

Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Jazz in the Lounge: Mulifarious 7 p.m.

Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org Jimmy Dormire 7:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com The Motet 8 p.m.

Songbirds North 35 Station St. songbirds.rocks Map these locations on chattanoogapulse.com. Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@chattanoogapulse.com

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CHAD RADFORD'S RECORD REVIEWS

New Music From DVOA, Sightless Pit

Dead Voice On Air Stone Cross Shuttle Worn (deadvoicesonair.bandcamp.com)

Sightless Pit Grave of a Dog (Thrill Jockey)

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offering in DVOA’s Motherland series, a digital-only rendering of this conflict of man against nature into a motorik musical painting.

“The Sun Is A Flame White Disc” sets the music in motion with a rhythmic clatter and a human voice dissected, invoking a split second of Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s “Relax” as it is diced into pieces and sent hurtling into a void of abstraction.

These mechanical motions dissolve into the murky depths of “The Pocket Claws and Fish That Lie” and “Through Wheat Through Rusted Wire”, the latter unexpectedly revealing what has to be the most elegant bit of piano melody in all of Spybey’s catalog.

n the end, nature always reclaims the landscape after the forces of industry have given way to changing technology. The old ways become antiquated and the infrastructure is abandoned.

But no matter how defiled, or how rife with pollution the ground may be, nature’s green thicket always overcomes the rusting ruins of commerce.

The process is slow—it can take centuries—but it is absolute. This concept has remained a part of Mark Spybey’s musical drive since the 1980s, recording and bending rhythms, noise, and atmosphere with Newcastle, England’s :zoviet*France:, and into his many releases as Dead Voices On Air. Stone Cross Shuttle Worn is the third

Improvisation plays a role here but it is delivered as a blend of composition and free-range drifting, guided by the resounding forces at hand.

There is a delicate and abstract beauty percolating inside the 16-minute “As Bird Wings Beat The Solid Air” and “The Trees That Boast A Careful Eye”, punctuated by grinding staccato textures.

All these qualities reinforce forward movement, and an intangible dynamic in the din that builds on the realization that the untamed world is bigger than mankind, and infallible in its slow and elegant traipse through time.

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ress play on “Kingscorpse”, the opening number from Sightless Pit’s debut album, Grave of a Dog, and all the crushing weight of the world comes through loud and clear in Kristin Hayter’s tortured howl.

Despite the deluge of dark feelings the song conjures, this first single heralds the arrival of the most exciting, and the most extreme sounds to emerge from Thrill Jockey’s roster of new acts in many years. The darkness is palpable, viscerally jarring, and not meant for the faint of heart.

Right out of the gate, the Providence, a Rhode Island-based trio—featuring classically trained vocalist Hayter, who also performs as Lingua Ignota, along

with Lee Buford of noise-metal duo the Body, and Dylan Walker of grindcore provocateurs Full of Hell—reveals a scathing avant-garde muscle with a collection of music that breaks new ground on multiple fronts.

Songs with titles such as “Violent Rain”, “Drunk On Marrow”, and “Immersion Dispersal” growl with the cadence of black metal, without a single guitar to be heard. Instead, an arsenal of electronic effects draw out the album’s hell-on-earth ambiance.

Other numbers such as “Miles Of Chain” and “Whom the Devil Long Sought To Strangle” grumble to life with a mix of grim, industrial-grade beats and vaporous demonic voices buried in distortion. “The Ocean of Mercy” slowly opens up to reveal more depth and breadth in Hayter’s operatic range.

But there’s an urgent, desperate quality to each of the album’s eight songs, giving rise to a series of whiteknuckle ruminations on a life in tumult.

The album’s strengths lie in its natural defiance of the superficial aspects of more easily definable metal, goth, and industrial music tropes.

Grave of Dog is a real-time, heavyas-hell exploration of pain, negativity, and existential dread, and it is a marvelous thing to behold.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In 1908, British playwright W. Somerset Maugham reached the height of success. Four of his plays were being performed concurrently in four different London theaters. If you were ever in your life going to achieve anything near this level of overflowing popularity or attention, I suspect it would be this year.

And if that’s a development you would enjoy and thrive on, I think the coming weeks will be an excellent time to set your intention and take audacious measures.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Do you feel ready to change your mind about an idea or belief or theory that has been losing its usefulness?

Would you consider changing your relationship with a once-powerful influence that is becoming less crucial to your life-long goals? Is it possible you have outgrown one of your heroes or teachers? Do you wonder if maybe it’s time for you to put less faith in a certain sacred cow or overvalued idol? According to my analysis of your astrological omens, you’ll benefit from meditating on these questions during the coming weeks.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): When she was alive more than 2,500 years ago, the Greek poet Sappho was so famous for her lyrical creations that people referred to her as “The Poetess” and the “Tenth Muse.” (In Greek mythology, there were nine muses, all goddesses.)

She was a prolific writer who produced over 10,000 lines of verse, and even today she remains one of the world’s most celebrated poets. I propose that we make her your inspirational role model for the coming months. In my view, you’re poised to generate a wealth of enduring beauty in your own chosen sphere. Proposed experiment: Regard your daily life as an art project.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Have you ever dropped out of the daily grind for a few hours or even a few days so as to compose a master plan for your life? The coming weeks will be an excellent time to give yourself that necessary luxury.

According to my analysis, you’re entering a phase when you’ll generate good fortune for yourself if you think deep thoughts about how to create your future. What would you like the story of your life to be on March 1, 2025? How about March 1, 2030? And March 1, 2035? I encourage you to consult your soul’s code and formulate an inspired, invigorating blueprint for the coming years. Write it down!

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian novelist William Makepeace Thackeray (1819–1875) is famous for Vanity Fair, a satirical panorama of 19th-century British society. The phrase “Vanity Fair” had been previously used, though with differ-

ent meanings, in the Bible’s book of Ecclesiastes, as well as in works

by John Bunyan and St. Augustine. Thackeray was lying in bed near sleep one night when the idea flew into his head to use it for his own story. He was so thrilled, he leaped up and ran around his room chanting “Vanity Fair! Vanity Fair!” I’m foreseeing at least one epiphany like this for you in the coming weeks, Cancerian. What area of your life needs a burst of delicious inspiration?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Who loves you best, Leo? Which of your allies and loved ones come closest to seeing you and appreciating you for who you really are? Of all the people in your life, which have done most to help you become the soulful star you want to be?

Are there gem-like characters on the peripheries of your world that you would like to draw nearer? Are there energy drains that you’ve allowed to play too prominent a role? I hope you’ll meditate on questions like these in the coming weeks. You’re in a phase when you can access a wealth of useful insights and revelations about how to skillfully manage your relationships. It’s also a good time to reward and nurture those allies who have given you so much.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Doom and gloom dominate the forecasts made by many prophets. They experience perverse glee in predicting, for example, that all the rain forests and rivers will be owned by greedy corporations by 2050, or that extraterrestrial invaders who resemble crocodiles will take control of the U.S. government “for the good of the American people,” or that climate change will eventually render chocolate and bananas obsolete. That’s not how I operate. I deplore the idea that it’s only the nasty prognostications that are interesting. In that spirit, I make the following forecasts: The number of homeless Virgos will decrease dramatically in the near future, as will the number of dreamhome-less Virgos. In fact, I expect you folks will experience extra amounts of domestic bliss in the coming months. You may feel more at home in the world than ever before.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I don’t require everyone I learn from to be an impeccable saint. If I vowed to draw inspiration only from those people who flawlessly embody every one of my ethical principles, there’d be no one to be inspired by.

Even one of my greatest heroes, Martin Luther King Jr., cheated on his wife and plagiarized parts of his doctoral dissertation. Where do you stand on this issue, Libra? I bet you will soon be tested. How much imperfection is acceptable to you?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio comedian John Cleese co-

founded the troupe Monty Python more than fifty years ago, and he has been generating imaginative humor ever since. I suggest we call on his counsel as you enter the most creative phase of your astrological cycle. “This is the extraordinary thing about creativity,” he says. “If you just keep your mind resting against the subject in a friendly but persistent way, sooner or later you will get a reward from your unconscious.” Here’s another one of Cleese’s insights that will serve you well: “The most creative people have learned to tolerate the slight discomfort of indecision for much longer, and so, just because they put in more pondering time, their solutions are more creative.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian philosopher Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677) developed a vigorous and expansive vision.

That’s why he became a leading intellectual influence in the era known as the Enlightenment. But because of his inventive, sometimes controversial ideas, he was shunned by his fellow Jews and had his books listed on the Catholic Church’s Index of Forbidden Books. Understandably, he sometimes felt isolated. To compensate, he spent lots of time alone taking wide-ranging journeys in his imagination. Even if you have all the friends and social stimulation you need, I hope you will follow his lead in the coming weeks—by taking wide-ranging journeys in your imagination. It’s time to roam and ramble in inner realms.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Absolute reason expired at eleven o’clock last night,” one character tells another in Henrik Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt. I’m happy to report that a different development is on the verge of occurring for you, Capricorn. In recent days, there may have been less than an ideal amount of reason and logic circulating in your world. But that situation will soon change. The imminent outbreak of good sense, rigorous sanity, and practical wisdom will be quite tonic. Take advantage of this upcoming grace period. Initiate bold actions that are well-grounded in objective rather than subjective truth.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Renowned Aquarian composer Franz Schubert (1797–1828) created more than 700 compositions, some of which are still played by modern musicians. Many of his works were written on and for the piano—and yet he was so poor that he never owned a piano. If there has been a similar situation in your life, Aquarius—a lack of some crucial tool or support due to financial issues—I see the coming weeks as being an excellent time to set in motion the plans that will enable you to overcome and cure that problem.

“I’m No Saint”—shot out of the canon.

ACROSS 1 “You’re the Worst” star Chris 6 Gadot of “Wonder Woman” 9 DJ’s output 14 Pentium company 15 Have regret 16 Positive terminal 17 Liquid extracted from beer brewed by quarterback Elway?

19 Be indecisive 20 Margarine substitute 21 Dodge 23 Quagmire 24 Musical ability 25 Recognize 26 Cookies in sleeves 28 British actor Garfield is angry?

32 Item thrown by Olympic athletes 35 They’re attracted to sugar 36 Compete 37 Work badge, e.g.

38 NBA tiebreakers 39 “That should do it” 41 Abbr. in want ads

denoting fair hiring 42 Clothing company founded in Queens 44 Disallowed 45 Sandwich grill belonging to comedian Short?

48 Movement started on social media in 2006 49 Bale stuff 50 Mini-menace 53 “No Ordinary Love” singer 55 ___-Kettering Institute 57 “Million Dollar ___” (2006 “Simpsons” episode featuring Homer’s dad) 58 Desktop images 60 Result of an arson investigation on Sesame Street?

62 Got up 63 20-20, e.g.

64 Brownish eye color 65 “The Post” star Streep 66 Ken Jennings has four of them

67 Rub out DOWN 1 Action figure with kung-fu grip 2 “Waterworld” girl with a map on her back 3 It’ll knock you out 4 Slot machine city 5 Chicago transit trains 6 President Cleveland 7 Invisible vibes 8 Disappointments 9 Like some sugar 10 Beguile 11 Gets out of the way 12 Time to “beware” 13 Gen ___ (postboom kids) 18 Mary Louise Parker Showtime series 22 Lead-in to “while” 25 Like some shirts or pajamas 27 Molly’s cousin 28 Healthcare.gov statute, briefly 29 Completely consume 30 “Your Majesty”

31 Everything bagel bit 32 Per ___ 33 Notion 34 Winter house protection 38 Antiquated 40 Day planner divs.

43 Ones, in Juarez 44 “Helps stop gas before it starts” product 46 Microscopic 47 Actor Ving of “Pulp Fiction” 50 Resort island near Majorca 51 Boggy areas 52 “Get Out” director Jordan 53 “Anna and the King of ___” 54 Part of a parcel, perhaps 56 “Chocolat” actress Lena 57 “Bearing gifts, we traverse ___” 59 Poutine seasoning?

61 “___-Hulk” (upcoming Disney+ series)

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FILM & TELEVISION

Whistling A Familiar Tune The Pied Piper is recreated in a horror flick

Honoring Black History Month In honor of Black History Month, Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Color Purple” returns to the big screen to celebrate its 35th anniversary.

From 1909 to 1949, Celie (Whoopi Goldberg in her first feature film appearance), a Southern Black woman, gradually gains selfrespect as she strives to educate herself and to find love—despite an abusive spouse and a society biased against her race and her sex.

Spielberg cites The Color Purple as his first “serious” film, and said that he would have not been able to do Empire of the Sun or Schindler’s List without the stepping stone that was this film.

Interestingly enough, Spielberg felt very insecure about taking on the project. He felt the film should’ve been directed by someone of color who could relate to the struggles faced by many blacks living in the old south.

Producer Quincy Jones argued, “No, I want you to do it, and besides, did you have to be an alien to direct E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?” Spielberg appreciated his friend’s logic, and decided to take on the film.

The Color Purple screens this Sunday at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the AMC Chattanooga 18 theaters on South Terrace and includes exclusive insights from Turner Classic Movies.

— Michael Thomas

By John DeVore Pulse Film Editor

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What sticks out about her film is how carefully crafted and elegant her story is, despite its fairly familiar tropes.”

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S I MENTIONED IN LAST WEEK’S GRETEL AND HANsel review, folk tales are a common source of material for horror films. They endure because audiences seek the familiar. All stories have been told but we like to hear them again just the same. This week, I had a conversation with a filmmaker that touched on similar themes.

Jennifer Stang is an up-and-coming voice in the horror scene. Based in Vancouver, she has a new short film, available on Shudder, called The Whistler. Her film is directly influenced by yet another familiar folk story—“The Pied Piper of Hamelin”.

What sticks out about her film is how carefully crafted and elegant her story is, despite its fairly familiar tropes. The fly-over shots of the river are beautiful and unsettling, as is the voiceover that both opens and closes the film.

Stang calls The Whistler a proof of concept film. She hopes there is more in store for her characters.

The Pulse: Clearly, you’re drawing inspiration from fairy tales. Are fairy tales a good place to start when developing horror stories? Why do you think that is?

Jennifer Stang: Because fairy tales and folklore were passed on aurally and then in writing, there are some elements of the stories that were changed, lost, or adapted along the way, and in the case of fairy sto-

ries for children, were completely changed to be less frightening.

As for “The Pied Piper of Hamelin”, the modern tale has a pretty nice ending, but the original story

by Robert Browning ends with The Pied Piper leading the children over the cliffs to their deaths.

There is something exciting about trying to find the original tale, or as close to the original tale as possible. It’s like discovering a secret that’s been lost.

I think fairy tales are a good place to start when writing horror stories because they touch on themes that are deeply relatable, that have been important and somehow essential to us throughout the centuries…as for me, I’ve been fascinated by folktales since I was young, so sometimes it seems a natural place to start.

TP: The Whistler seems to be your own creation but based on The Pied Piper. What drew you to telling this story?

JS: Actually, with The Whistler, it started off a stream of consciousness, and really, the images of the children in the woods came to me first.

I added the element of American colonialism because that short time period in history has always fascinated me, and I’ve always wanted to make a film that

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My goals were to make a highquality short film that would showcase building a scare, more than anything.”

explores the puritans’ perspectives and culture.

So those elements of the story I developed first, and then I realized how similar my monster was to The Pied Piper. Then I really started to integrate The Pied Piper story with my own. I couldn’t help but add a pet rat in the story as an ode to the tale.

TP: What were your goals for the film? What in particular were you proud of?

JS: My goals were to make a high-quality short film that would showcase building a scare, more than anything…I’m also proud of the sound mix by my brother, Emmett Lee Stang.

He not only composed the music but mixed the sound in his apartment, and it wasn’t a proper studio, so the level at which he achieved the first round of sound mixing was very decent.

We eventually went to a studio to fine tune the mix but the rough mix was pretty spot on. We even used an iPhone to make the whis-

tling sounds (that I personally provided) that we actually ended up using in the final mix. We had a lot of fun finding and creating the right sounds for the atmosphere we wished to create.

It was incredible to be on the same page as my creative heads of each department. It made the whole process very easy, considering the limited time and finances.

TP: What’s next? What current projects are you working on?

JS: I have several projects on the go. I wrote a feature film based on Irish folklore that I’d like to direct, and I have another horror script I’m writing that I’m really excited about as well as a fantasy/ adventure pilot.

My goal is not only to write more scripts but to continue directing so that’s what my company is focusing on this year.

I’m thrilled that so many people have asked for a feature-length film of The Whistler! We might just have to go ahead and explore that.

✴ NEW IN THEATERS ✴

Emma.

Here we go again: yet another film adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel "Emma".

In 1800s England, a well meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.

Director: Autumn de Wilde Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Tanya Reynolds

Brahms: The Boy II After a family moves into the Heelshire Mansion, their young son soon makes friends with a life-like doll called Brahms. Could be worse, though. It could have been another Jane Austen adapatation.

Director: William Brent Bell Stars: Katie Holmes, Owain Yeoman

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FOOD & DRINK · SUSHI & BISCUITS

Scale Up Your Sauce Game Fermented fish sauce perfectly flavors any dish

F Mike McJunkin Pulse columnist

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Everything that swims had to be either breaded and deep fried or immersed in tartar sauce until every hint of seafood flavor was covered up with crispy breading and sweet pickle-flavored mayonnaise.

Mike McJunkin is a native Chattanoogan who has traveled abroad extensively, trained chefs, and owned and operated restaurants. Join him on Facebook at facebook.com/SushiAndBiscuits

ISH SAUCE USED TO SCARE ME. Like so many of us that grew up in the landlocked South, I was unconsciously taught that “fishy smell = bad.”

Everything that swims had to be either breaded and deep fried or immersed in tartar sauce until every hint of seafood flavor was covered up with crispy breading and sweet pickle-flavored mayonnaise.

I believed sardines, anchovies and fish sauce were to be ignored when encountered in a recipe, for fear that they would sully the dish with a smell reminiscent of the Chickamauga Dam on a warm summer day.

Then there was the duck noodle incident.

About six years ago, while exploring the bustling nightlife of Bangkok, Thailand, I stumbled upon my favorite duck noodle cart on Soi 11 and ordered up a bowl of spicy noodle soup to help mediate the battle between Chang beer and Sang Som whiskey raging in my belly.

After taking a seat at one of the rickety sidewalk tables, I began to season my noodle soup with the condiments that are as common to Thai tables as salt, pepper and ketchup are to ours.

There were small jars of chili flakes, sugar, and prik namsom (chili garlic sauce) which I eagerly added to my soup along with a few shots of a light brown liquid from a fourth jar. In my less-than-attentive state I had not questioned the contents of that fourth jar, but within seconds something that smelled like a cat being bathed in a dirty fish tank assaulted my nostrils.

The fourth jar had betrayed me. I had just defiled my precious duck noodle soup with the most rancid-smelling condiment on earth—fish sauce.

I was certain that my soup had now been transformed into a bowl of liquid

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death, but thanks to my raging hunger and the bravery that comes free with every fifth shot of Thai whiskey, I plunged my spoon in and took a big sip.

It was incredible.

There were no hints of fish, no off-putting smells. In fact, that noxioussmelling condiment had transformed my favorite noodle soup into a more complex and flavorful dish. I began to wonder: What exactly is fish sauce and how could I have been so spectacularly wrong about this ubiquitous Asian condiment?

Fish sauce, as it turns out, is essentially fermented, liquid fish. Salt, fish and water are placed into barrels and left to sit for 12-18 months. While that may sound like the recipe for a biological weapon, the sodium chloride (salt) molecules bind with water to not only draw out the natural juices of the fish, but to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria at the same time.

The changes brought about by the fermentation process make fish sauce behave like the flavor enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG) by creating compounds called glutamates, which heighten flavors and create umami, or savoriness within whatever dish they are added to.

Although fish sauce is a quintessential Asian ingredient and the very idea of fermented fish sounds very foreign to Western ears, Italian archaeologist Claudio Giardino cites mentions of a fermented fish sauce called garum in Roman literature from as early as the 3rd century B.C.

The Greeks and Romans used garum as a condiment much like we use ketchup or Worcestershire sauce today. In fact, ketchup and Worcestershire sauce both have their roots in fish sauce.

While fish sauce is well established in the cuisines of SE Asia, it is just beginning to gain popularity in Western kitchens. The most important things to remember when working with fish sauce are 1) it tastes nothing like it smells once added to a dish, and 2) A little goes a really long way.

In my own kitchen, I use fish sauce in salad dressings, pasta sauces, glazes for meats and have even been making fish sauce cured brisket! Fish sauce is essentially bottled umami that home cooks and professional chefs alike can use as a flavor booster in a wide range of recipes from guacamole to braised beef.

Over half a decade after my fish sauce awakening, my pantry holds 6 different varieties and I am even creating my own seasoned fish sauces. Not only has it become my go-to secret ingredient when a savory dish seems like it’s missing something, I find myself choosing the right fish sauce for the right dish like a piscine sommelier. So pick up a bottle from the Asian market near you today, and while you’re at it grab a bottle of 3 Crabs for me too, I’m running low.

with

Gary, Beth & Eric

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