AUGUST 30, 2018
ARTS · ENTERTAINMENT · CULTURE
SUMMER DRINK ISSUE • THE BEST OF CHATTANOOGA
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE VOLUME 15, ISSUE 35 • AUGUST 30, 2018
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Hot or cold, the perfect drink should take some time; intricate parts creating a mellifluous mixture. More than just a perfectly poured Guinness, an aperitif or digestif should encompass local, fresh ingredients as much as the meal.
BATTLING THE BIG BOTS
If you are a fan of robotic combat, you are likely aware of BattleBots. What you may not be aware of is that a local builder, Jason Brown, is part of one of the premier teams.
ONE HAS TO ASK, “WHY?”
As I was watching The Happytime Murders I couldn’t help but think of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The 1988 classic was a testament to the marriage of good storytelling and passionate filmmaking.
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WHEN MUSIC MEETS ART
Necessity was the mother of invention long before Frank Zappa coined the proverb as a band name—a perfect example of this is the work of Heather Lacy.
DARKNESS OF THE LIGHT
I’ve written about local singer and songwriter Trey Forbes before, using the word “spiritual” as a descriptor of the man and his music. I did so with some reservation, and am about to do so again.
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22 BAR & NIGHTCLUB GUIDE
36 NEW MUSIC REVIEWS
7 DAY TRIPPIN'
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37 FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
10 ARTS CALENDAR
31 NEW IN THEATERS
37 JONESIN' CROSSWORD
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34 MUSIC CALENDAR
37 SUSHI & BISCUITS
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CITY LIFE · BETWEEN THE BRIDGES
Battling The Big (Ro)Bots Roboticist Jason Brown's journey to small screen stardom By Michael Thomas Pulse contributor
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My advice to new builders is to read and research, seek out online communities, find events close to you and attend them, talk to some of the builders.”
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F YOU ARE A FAN OF ROBOTIC COMBAT, YOU ARE LIKELY aware of BattleBots. What you may not be aware of is that a local builder, Jason Brown, is part of one of the premier teams on the popular television show. We sat down with Jason to talk about how he got started with robotic combat, what it’s like to be part of Chaos Corps on BattleBots, and how interested people can get started competing in the fast-growing sport. For Jason, it all started with Atlanta’s monster pop-culture convention, Dragon Con, which takes place this weekend. “I saw my first event there back in the early ‘90s and I was hooked,” he explains. “I started building my first robot immediately afterwards, with very limited hand tools and whatever parts
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I could scrounge up from scrap metal and cordless tool motors. My first bots weren’t very successful, but as I learned, they got better.” Over the years, Jason has had ever increasing success with a steady progression of new and improved bots, and has collected a few tournament victories at the various Robot Battles competitions held throughout the Southeast. So when a group of veteran builders based in the South asked him if he wanted to be part of a BattleBots team two years ago, he jumped at the chance.
“BattleBots has been amazing,” he says with enthusiasm. “It’s a big team, which took a while to get used to, and the best people ever. In the first season our bot [in 2016], Bombshell, was a very ambitious build that we had to finish in a very short time window, but it was absolutely worth it. It was my first trip to Los Angeles (where the show is filmed), which I got to experience with my family, and the entire process was amazing.” Fans of the show will remember that Bombshell came in second in the competition, losing in a spectacular finals match. And the new-and-improved Bombshell has been making waves in the current season of BattleBots, which airs on the Dicovery Channel and the Science Channel each week. But while BattleBots may be the most well-known event, there are literally dozens of other robotic competitions around the country. One of the oldest is Robot Battles, which has hosted events several event here in Chattanooga as well as in Nashville and Atlanta, including at this weekend’s Dragon Con. Unlike BattleBots, which features the 250lb heavyweights, Robot Battles focuses on the smaller bots, ranging from one to thirty pounds, which makes it easier for beginning builders to get involved. “My advice to new builders is to read and research, seek out online communities, find events close to you and attend them,” Jason says. “Talk to some of the builders. They are usually very approachable and happy to give advice. Be prepared to learn. It doesn’t matter if you are a student or if you hold advanced engineering degrees, you will learn a lot from the sport and have a great time doing it. Just do it! Chances are your first robots will be terrible, but like any sport it takes practice and perseverance to be successful.”
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“Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see greatness within you, even when you don’t see it yourself.” — Unknown
Kayaking Through The Past Late summer fun with an informative side of history Although I have been making sacrifices to the autumn gods by wearing long sleeves in ninety degree weather and breaking out the booties, summer seems to be holding on for the long haul, and I’m sure there are plenty of sun-loving folks who are happy to hear it. Outdoor Chattanooga is taking advantage of the continuous summer weather by leading multiple kayak tours over the next few weeks, but the one that will have
outdoor enthusiasts and history lovers alike breaking out the lifejackets and the paddles is their ranger led kayak tour to Brown’s Ferry. This Friday at 9 a.m., a free, four hour kayak tour will be led along the Tennessee River and around the tip of Moccasin Bend as paddlers learn the history of the famous “Cracker Line”, a supply line that helped lift the Confederate hold on Chattanooga during the
Civil War. Enjoy a day in the sun with a fascinating history lesson. Check Outdoor Chattanooga’s website at outdoorchattanooga. com for information concerning reservations and “paddler requirements” such as knowing how to swim. Directions for the tour’s kickoff site will be given once reservations are made, so don’t wait to get your spot for this free event! — Brooke Brown
What is that joke about how a good friend will be there, having the adventure right alongside you, but your best friend will be the one who wakes up next to you in jail? Well, here’s hoping your adventures don’t include doing time in the big house, but the importance of choosing your friends wisely cannot be underestimated. You’ve read in my columns about the influence we all have on each other when we care and when we love. Whether friends, best friends or sig others, we can choose our “created family” to include those who lift us up, or let us down. Consider this: When you’re in the company of a true friend, you feel good about yourself, and accepted for exactly who you are. Best feeling in the world. — Rick Pimental-Habib, Ph.D.
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COLUMN · DAY TRIPPIN'
Lost In Time: The Lost Sea Taking a day trip up I-75 to explore an underground wonderland
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The ceiling’s stained white and rusty red with different minerals, and anthrodites— intricate cave flowers formed when crystals of calcium carbonite or gypsum radiate out from a common center.”
Jenn Webster is a dancer and technical writer by trade who has also written for marketing, educational, and consumer publications. She’s an Army veteran and a member of WEAVE: A Conceptual Dance Company.
START OFF WITH MY DAD, JACK McCormick, a civil engineer with deep knowledge of hydrogeology. We leave Soddy Daisy headed for Athens, where we’ll pick up I-75 and travel north. We pass ponds, cattails, loose chickens pecking in yards, barns in various states of disrepair. Rain starts to splatter as we enter Decatur, and it keeps raining up past Athens. The Lost Sea is located in Craighead Caverns between Sweetwater and Madisonville. The cave was explored by the 18th century, served as a Cherokee meeting place, was used as a saltpeter mine during the Civil War, and was surveyed for a variety of uses during the 20th century—most recently for a fallout shelter during the cold war. In 1939, impressive Pleistocene-era jaguar remains were found in the cave. The discovery of the Lost Sea is also relatively recent—the underground lake was found by a 13-year-old boy, Ben Sands, in 1905, but nobody believed him until years later. When adults originally attempted to verify his story, high waters completely filled the way to the “lake” he described. We drive up and down hill as McCormick relates all this. “These parallel ridges are the edges of parallel fault lines where one side has sheared off,” he says. “That’s why we’re going to be going downhill once we enter the cave—the bedding plains are tilted up.” A bedding plain, he explains, forms where sediments settle out and harden into rock, usually in standing water. They’re typically horizontal to the earth’s surface. After they harden, though, as the plates beneath them move, they can push against each other and fracture, resulting in the unique structure of Craighead Caverns. “This is a fault line cave,” he says. “We’ll walk downhill along the bedding plain to the water table.”
We pass through Sweetwater, cross one ridge, and mount another. The rain has stopped and the air’s cooler. Popular and tulip trees tower like cathedral columns, while light slants down between. Tickets are only $10 each—an August special—but we have to wait more than two hours to start. While we wait, we check out the old timey exhibits. A smithy with a rotting bellows. A mowing machine. A pump. A sweet shop. A general store selling impedimenta—plush gnomes, geological specimens labeled as products of India or China. There’s a melancholy kitsch that the majesty of the hills can only partly dispel. Inside the cave, our guide delivers a well-practiced spiel, but he’s constantly interrupted by an infant wailing and cross-talk from our group of 20. When he turns out the cave lights so we can experience “total darkness” several people instantly tap their cell phones for light. There’s a smell of cave dank, but also of sweat, cigarette smoke, perfume. Mold and even small plants grow around the lights—all products of the detritus and tracked-in seeds from tourists’ bodies, our guide explains. Most interesting are the rock formations. The ceiling’s stained white and rusty red with different minerals, and anthrodites—intricate cave flowers formed
when crystals of calcium carbonite or gypsum radiate out from a common center—grow everywhere along the crevices in the ceiling. The guide describes the ceiling as being carved out by moving water, but McCormick later says, “It’s a free attic ceiling, formed underwater by the dissolution of the limestone. Different solubilities of different parts of the stone form the unevenness.” The lake itself is about 800 feet long by 220 feet wide according to Lost Sea literature, though a Tennessee state survey records dimensions of 600 by 200 feet. From the swaying boat dock, we can see lights along the far edges of the water. There’s at least one larger, lower lake, completely submerged in the darkness. We wherry around at two miles an hour while fish cluster to the boat and the words of the tours before and after us echo across the water. When I was a little girl, the boats were glass-bottomed, but these aren’t. We’re never alone enough for mystery and the guide’s puns are getting tired. Yet I can sense the mystery that would be there—if everyone could just be quiet. The uphill climb out is said to be challenging. In fact, McCormick, 76 years old, strides back up the 300-foot incline easily. Then we’re back outside in the dewy dusk.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Painting Without Numbers I’ve always wanted to learn how to paint. The idea of taking an easel to a beautiful landscape, or simply setting up next to the flowers in my garden, has enticed me. Alas, I’ve never taken the time to see if I have a talent for it, or cultivate it at all if there is even a wisp of artistry in me. If you’re like me and have considered trying such arts, but never taken the leap, look to Art Creations (Commons Boulevard location, near Hamilton Place) for a helping hand and a fun learning setting to begin as they’ll kick off the first night of a six-week acrylic painting class this Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Hosted by Karen Reader, you can finally take the first step into acrylic painting as this beginner class will teach you with step by step instruction and assistance how to mix all the colors you’ll need from primary colors. Beyond simply mixing, you’ll learn about color values, light and composition, as well as different brushes and techniques to achieve your desired effect. Walk away from the class with a newfound sense of artsy purpose and an 11 by 14 inch canvas painting of a seascape you’ll paint from photo reference. — Brooke Brown
When Music Meets Art Heather Lacy combines two passions into one By Tony Mraz Pulse contributor
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When a teacher would require a drawing for a project, one percent would be the research and 99 percent for the art for it.”
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ECESSITY WAS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION long before Frank Zappa coined the proverb as a band name—a perfect example of this is the work of Heather Lacy, whose career as an artist has been punctuated by real world needs. When she was a kid, Lacy told her parents that she was going to be an artist when she grew up. “I always drew in school, but it was never anything that wasn’t necessary—when a teacher would require a drawing for a project, one percent would be the research and 99 percent for the art for it,” she explains. “I didn’t start to break into doing art as something that wasn’t required, or didn’t fill an immediate need, until recently.”
A celebrated local musician and graphic artist, Lacy is well known for her series of rock & roll show posters. “It wasn’t really anything I intended to do—I booked a show, needed a flier, it had to be done —so I started making some cut and paste collages. It eventually grew to where I was making 24 stencils, screen printing and stenciling 100 fliers 24 times each, then overlaying them with glitter, glow-in-the-
dark paint, and other non-reproducible things.” What began with simple punk rock collage fliers grew into a massive portfolio of show posters. A few of the bands she has worked with include The Jack Palance Band, Queerwulf, Rowdy Downstairs, ADDC, Hidden Spots, Future Virgins, Dos Tornados, What If, False Sense Of Hope, Night Of The Wolf, The Binkly Brothers, and literally dozens upon dozens more. Plus, she did some record artwork for Landlord, ADDC, Alligator, and Zippers To Nowhere. “The one for The Bananas was one of my favorites, because it was a banana running from a violent mob of ice cream and whipped cream, who were trying to make a banana split,” she recalls. Though she continues to create show posters whenever the need arises, Lacy has started to branch out. “I always hesitate to define art, because it comes with an acceptance of yourself, and not how other people see it. I classify it as something that isn’t utilitarian. I’ve just recently started doing art for art’s sake, which I guess is the definition of ‘fine’ art.” She recently did a series of assemblage paintings. The vibrant, dynamic works were partially inspired by pur-
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I always hesitate to define art, because it comes with an acceptance of yourself, and not how other people see it. I classify it as something that isn’t utilitarian.”
chasing a house, and needing to get rid of thousands of pounds of lathe board during the remodel. “You have the studs, then you have these small thin pieces of wood board, then you have the plaster,” she says. “And it weighs a ton, and you have to pay to throw it away. So I started using some of the lathe boards, sanded them down, primed, and then painted them with vivid bright colors.” After painting the boards, she adhered them to colored backgrounds, varying the distance between the slats to create color gradients. She used acrylics to paint intricate designs on the skulls of various animals, attached them to the backgrounds, and framed it all in with stained wood. The resulting body of work is figuratively and literally heavy, as she tells us. “I ended up making a bunch of pieces that are huge and fragile— they’re difficult to move around. With
the framing and wood work, they weigh between 10 and 40 lbs.” Though her work is in transition from utilitarian to decorative, she is still inspired by real world needs. “I wouldn’t have had the idea to use the wood lathe if I hadn’t been remodeling my house for the last several years—I learned a lot of basic carpentry that is essential to my current artwork. A lot of that skill set has been helpful, becoming comfortable with the wood and transforming it from one thing into another. Mixing my flier work with new skills has breathed new life into my art.” Lacy is currently working on a series of watercolors and paper cut shadow boxes, and she will likely always be into skulls, wood, and fake flowers. “Me and grandmas everywhere are crazy about fake flowers.” You can view her paintings at The Spot on 1800 E. Main St and at feralgrandmotherartistry.com
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UT Chattanooga vs. Tennessee Tech
Improv Movie Night
Fall Book Sale
Are you ready for some football? The Mocs kick off the 2018 season with a Thursday night home game. 7 p.m. Finley Stadium 1826 Carter St. utc.edu
The talented (and unexpected) improv experts take on '90s action flicks like you've never experienced them before. 8 p.m. First Draft Theater 1800 Rossville Ave. improvchattanooga.com
The Friends of the Library kick off their annual book sale with thousands of great books to choose from. 9 a.m. Eastgate Town Center 5600 Brainerd Rd. friendsofthelibrarychattanooga.com
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR
“The Night is Short: Walk on Girl” w
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Watch and Clock Collectors Mid-South Regional Convention
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Intermediate Tarot
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DRINK SUMMER 2018
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Embracing The Slow Drink Movement Hot or cold, the perfect drink should take some time; intricate parts creating a mellifluous mixture. More than just a perfectly poured Guinness, an aperitif or digestif should encompass local, fresh ingredients as much as the meal.
NEW AMSTERDAM VODKA
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BLUEWATER GRILLE
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New Amsterdam Vodka is five-times distilled from the finest grains then filtered three times. It’s so smooth you can create a perfect cocktail or drink it straight, making it one of the best vodkas available.
Located in the heart of downtown Chattanooga, Bluewater Grille showcases an open concept which connects their bar services to its patio and to the bright and beautiful Summer and Fall weather.
SOLARIUM CAFE
A posh, mid-century hangout for sipping on finely concocted cocktails and dining on fresh and unique delicacies, The Dwell Hotel’s new Solarium Café offers an all day menu in an airy and upscale atmosphere.
JIM BEAM APPLE
Premium bourbon meets the juicy refreshment of apple in Jim Beam Apple. Enjoy our newest family member straight, on the rocks or with club soda and a lemon wedge. Jim Beam and apple have come together to make history.
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DRINK SUMMER 2018
Embracing The Slow Drink Movement Taking the time to create and enjoy the perfect beverage
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OT OR COLD, THE PERFECT DRINK SHOULD TAKE some time; intricate parts creating a mellifluous mixture. More than just a perfectly poured Guinness, an aperitif or digestif should encompass local, fresh ingredients as much as the meal.
The slow food movement rocked the kitchen table and small-batched beer was close behind but how quickly are craft concoctions trending? Using canned concentrated juices and slamming sugary shots are quickly moving out of the spotlight being replaced with handcrafted, free flowing substances like kombucha, tinctures and shrubs. Two local businesses began based on the idea that relying more on Mother Nature and less on artificial flavors is the best thing for the beverage world setting the Chattanooga standard for caliber stirrable sustenance. WIDESPREAD KOMBUCHA In circulation since 2014 as the premier Chattanooga kombucha tea, Blue Indian Kombucha quickly gained a reputation by providing a quality local product using local ingredients as well as a “unique element to Chattanooga’s growing collection of craft brews.” Began because Karen Brokaw was a stay-at-home mom who wanted to save money and make good food for her two daughters, Blue Indian Kombucha started like many small businesses, in her kitchen. “Everything I learned about herbs, I learned from my workshare in the Crabtree Farms greenhouse,” Karen excitedly explains how the education she received during her volunteering
was imperative to her success. “Crabtree was the incubator of Blue Indian Kombucha and, because of them, I started fermenting everything.” According to Blue Indian’s website, “Kombucha is sweetened tea fermented by a kombucha culture commonly known as a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast, or scoby for short.” Karen received her scoby from her midwife’s assistant. “There is this awesome connection to our past and ancestry,” Karen adds regarding the reason why she does what she does. “It is said to aid digestion, boost immunity and enhance overall health.” “Kombucha was an unknown product in this town four years ago,” Karen said as she talks about the obstacles she had to overcome in the initial stages, “We were brewing five gallons in Chattanooga Brewing’s commercial kitchen, then wholesale took off and we had to rebuild the brewery overnight.” Currently in her own facility in Brainerd, she brews about 200 gallons a month and is featured in almost a dozen retail outlets around the area including the Tap House, the Frothy Monkey, and Pie Slingers Pizzeria and Phantom Horse Brewing Company in Rock Springs, GA. All three offer a fermented feature by either suggesting it as a “flavor shot” to create a Beer-bucha or mixed within a signature cocktail.
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Heaven & Ale were the first to offer Blue Indian a tapline and created Kombucha Cocktails made with Blue Indian’s Raspberry Mojito, including the “The Guru” made with Calfkiller Saision. They, like all of the wholesalers, only carry Blue Indian on tap and can fill growlers as well. As Blue Indian is adamant about being a zero waste company, they will never sell in pre-packaged bottles, making wholesale opportunities slightly limiting, but the availability is more than accommodating with vendors like Whole Foods, Pruett’s Signal Mountain Market and Nutrition World. “Half a bottle ‘neath the bed,” Karen references a Widespread Panic song as she explains the inspiration of the company name, “keep our spirits fed”. The beautifully owl-logoed growlers
are well recognized as the brightlycolored contents. She grows the mint for the Raspberry Mojito and sources other ingredients from local farms. Her favorite is Strawberry Lime but the Blueberry Ginger is the number one seller. “I’m excited that people are brewing because it’s fun and that means more conversations about probiotics,” Karen expresses her feelings about the increase of homebrewers and how it has not affected business. “It is such a high maintenance beverage, they’re either all in or it turns into vinegar on top of the fridge.” I asked if she considered teaching the process but she said “it’s not her thing.” She did advise to follow your nose and eyes. To quench your thirst and curiosity, you can try a taste and
talk with Karen at the weekly Main Street Farmer’s Market.
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LOCALLY BITTER & SWEET One of the sweetest people in the state, Kaleena Goldsworthy-Warnock, is making big changes in the bitters world. “There are tried and true methods from herbalists of the ‘60s and ‘70s,” Kaleena explains how no one is making bitters in Tennessee nevertheless in many places. “So there is no book to follow and resources are from many moons ago.” Kaleena created The Bitter Bottle in January 2017 and has been working ever since to get it through the convoluted governmental regulations and into production. Emailing the FDA and TTB regularly, she partnered with local legislators to change laws regarding the classification of bitters. When she began this endeavor, one who makes bitters technically needed a distiller’s license, similar to a small batch brewery, because there is alcohol present however this elixir is so concentrated that a person would be more likely to get an upset stomach before getting drunk. “I wanted to make an impact in the historic cocktail culture and there is a gap in craft cocktails,” Kaleena describes how The Bitter Bottle came about. “In May 2017, it became legal to make small batch bitters without a distiller’s license and I will be the first legal small batch bitters in the state of Tennessee.” Kaleena moved here in 2013 with a secured job bartending at The Flying Squirrel before it was open. Only problem was, she never tended bar before. “As I was previously a preschool teacher, I thought that was a perfect prerequisite to be a bartender,” she jokes as she tells of how she began her cocktail career. “I actually asked a customer what kind of soda they wanted in their vodka and soda so I bought ‘Bartending For Dummies’ and began to research a lot.”
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It’s hard for me to be a farmer and try to live a healthier life as I am a soda addict. I know all the downfalls. I know it can clean blood off a highway. I get it and have been trying to change.” She then became really interested in the history of alcohol and cocktails which lead to tinctures, bitters, tonics and remedies. Tinctures is a mixture of alcohol and herbs that is extremely concentrated. Bitters is a subcategory of tinctures but the bitter flavor is isolated to heighten the pallet. Tonic does not necessarily have alcohol in it, but like a remedy, is ingested to create a feeling of well-being. “I studied herbalism and, as The Flying Squirrel buys all their herbs from Crabtree Farms, I opted to volunteer to learn more.” Like Karen, Kaleena began to workshare in the Crabtree greenhouse and was inspired by Greenhouse Manager Mike Barron to use edible plants more in cocktails as well as cooking. Hosting Farm To Cocktails at Crabtree last weekend, Kaleena demonstrated how natural preservation, using vinegar, sugar or alcohol, is quite
simple yet leaves a maestro mixologist impression. The class featured a blueberry infused gin, a mint syrup, a lavender and blackberry leaf cordial and a pear, ginger, lemongrass shrub. “I wanted to classify The Bitter Bottle as a non-beverage so that it can be available in the grocery store for cooking,” Kaleena, who declared The Bitter Bottle as a modern American apothecary, describes the goal of the business as to heal and help. “Your bartender used to be your pharmacist so these products serve people both with the natural, medicinal qualities and as flavoring agents for food and drink.” The next step is the manufacturing so The Bitter Bottle is not available on shelves just yet. In the meantime, she is for hire as a beverage consultant to help with menu development, cocktail education and cost management. Contact her at Kaleena@TheBitterBottle.com to remedy your inquiries.
It’s hard for me to be a farmer and try to live a healthier life as I am a soda addict. I know all the downfalls. I know it can clean blood off a highway. I get it and have been trying to change. So when I was educated this summer about the vinegar-based Shrub drink, I was skeptic thinking I don’t want to taste something that smells like Easter egg dye. But then I drank one. And then I made one. Traditionally, it is made with berries but I had the pleasure of making on with only Rosemary at Kaleena’s Farm To Cocktails class. Shrub, also known as a drinking vinegar, is a bit pungent so don’t nose dive when you go to sip it. With Rosemary and vinegar being very overpowering on their own, I thought this concoction was going to blow me over but they complimented and calmed each other down so much that it was fabulously refreshing. Like kombucha and bitters, this slow drink derived from the Arabic word “sharab” meaning to drink, does not need to be refrigerated because the vinegar and sugar preserve it. It was more popular in colonial days but once the refrigerator and other modern conveniences hit households, the shrub merely became a small bush in the yard. There are recipes you can find but liberty can be taken with it depending on how sweet you like it and the longer it sits, the more the tang changes. Let it steep overnight or over a week, while taking a sip out of it each day to experiment with the influx of flavor. Cheers! Dreaming of wanting to be a writer since she could remember, Jessie Gantt-Temple moved here three years ago from the Carolinas with her husband, and has found roots on her farm in Soddy Daisy.
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New Amsterdam Vodka: It's Your Town
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ew Amsterdam Vodka is five-times distilled from the finest grains then filtered three times. It’s so smooth you can create a perfect cocktail or drink it straight, making it one of the best vodkas available. Our premium process makes our distilled vodka as iconic as the cityscape on the bottle. Our flavors are crafted using our award winning original 80-proof vodka. And as good as the Original Vodka is, New Amsterdam has an entire line of great tasting flavored vodkas, perfect for any occasion or specialty cocktail. Peach vodka refreshes your drink with a subtle sweetness that helps summer come early and stay late. This peach-flavored vodka mixes perfectly with your favorite cocktails. Pineapple vodka stays crisp and fresh under situations of extreme pressure, like doing the limbo. For the weekend, try our pineapple-flavored vodka. Mango vodka adds a subtle tropical flavor to your drink without demanding a frilly, little umbrella. Liven up your drink with a splash of our mango-flavored vodka. Red Berry vodka creates bold cocktails that take your night where it’s always wanted to go. Explore our blackberry, strawberry & raspberry
vodka infusion on your next evening adventure. Coconut vodka brings the smooth island vibe to your drink but leaves the clanging steel drum behind for better beats. Find your rhythm with this coconut-flavored vodka. Orange vodka offers sweet citrus flavors to give your cocktail complexity that goes down easy. Brighten up your drink with our refreshing orange-flavored vodka. Citron vodka stays smooth while infusing the tang of New Amsterdam’s most popular supporters: lemon and lime. This lemon vodka will add the perfect amount of zest to your liquid concoction. But there’s a lot more to New Amsterdam Vodka than just premium taste. The master mixologists at New Amsterdam have created a number of tasty cocktails for you to make on your own for dinner parties or just to impress your friends New Amsterdam Cosmopolitan • 1 part New Amsterdam Vodka • 1 part triple sec • ½ part lime juice • ½ part cranberry juice Shake New Amsterdam Vodka, triple sec, lime and cranberry juice vigorously in a shaker with ice. Strain into a martini glass, garnish with a
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lime wedge on the rim, and serve. Enjoy this delicious Cosmopolitan recipe with friends before a night out. New Amsterdam Sidewinder • 2 parts New Amsterdam Vodka • 2 parts New Amsterdam Pineapple • 2 parts tonic • Dash of absinthe • Squeeze of fresh lime Build our delicious sidewinder cocktail recipe in a glass, add ice, stir, and enjoy. Mango Sunrise • 1½ parts New Amsterdam Mango • 2 parts orange juice • A splash of lemon-lime soda Shake the vodka sunrise ingredients together in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Strain this delicious mango vodka drink into a rocks or highball glass filled with ice. Garnish the cocktail with a mango wedge and mint leaf. So the next time you’re at your favorite vendor of fine spirits, pick up a bottle of New Amsterdam and experience premium vodka taste without having to pay premium prices. New Amsterdam Vodka: It's Your Town
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Solarium Cafe
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posh, mid-century hangout for sipping on finely concocted cocktails and dining on fresh and unique delicacies, The Dwell Hotel’s new Solarium Café offers an all day menu in an airy and upscale atmosphere. Their menu features an array of freshly handcrafted cocktails such as the Juniperus Lavandula, delicately made with Lavender Hayman’s Old Tom Gin, rosemary-lemon and golden balsamic gastrique for a refreshing taste that pairs perfectly with their Ambrosia salad. “The pineapple, blackberries and coconut lime dressing really compliment the Juniperus Lavandula,” says Mal, lead bartender of Matilda Midnight and Solarium. “Or try it with the Miso Glazed Salmon.” If you want a heartier, smokier pairing, try The Void, a mezcal based cocktail with orange bitters and flamed orange, with the Midnight Burger, served on a Niedlov’s bun and topped with a pickled green tomato, truffle aioli, bacon and cheddar cheese. Or if you’re looking for some-
thing on the breakfast side (served all day, every day), enjoy their Free Waffle Wednesday promotion, where spending $15 gets you a free waffle topped with peach compote and fresh butter between 7am and 3pm every Wednesday. “We’re starting a new Tableside Bloody Mary Bar, as well,” says marketing manager, Hannah Thatcher. “Every Sunday, during brunch, we’ll mix up your Bloody Mary, any way you like, right at your table!” Choose your vodka, mix it up with our famous secret recipe, house made bloody mix, and an assortment of decadent herbs, spices, fresh vegetables, hot sauces, and weekly extras. If you yourself work in the industry and always seem to miss out on brunch because you’re serving it elsewhere, Solarium offers Industry Brunch from 3pm-11pm every Sunday at 15 percent off all food & beverage with proof of paystub. Stop in for cocktails, coffee, breakfast, lunch or dinner at The Dwell Hotel and its café and lounges will never disappoint! THE PULSE • SUMMER DRINK • AUGUST 30, 2018 • CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM • 19
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Bluewater Grille
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luewater Grille is a seafoodbased restaurant that offers hand selected, fresh market fish every day. Located in the heart of downtown Chattanooga, Bluewater Grille showcases an open concept which connects their bar services to its patio and to the bright and beautiful Summer and Fall weather. Joining the Big River family in 2006, their reputation and local reach has grown ever since. Kane Weathers, the general manager, states, “Bluewater may have been here for twelve years, but there is still plenty of room for growth.” Kane is revamping the menu by adding more seafood options and some returning items which can be expected by the end of September with the launching of their new menu. He states, “we’re going back to our roots:” Sesame Tuna, Tavern Shrimp (a returning favorite), and Stuffed Halibut. However, the pinnacle of all incoming flavors and combinations is their Cedar Planked Salmon—a
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chopped pecan crust, broiled on a cider plank, and topped with a dill crème sauce. Their drink menu offers two unique beverages to look for, both infused on location: Barrel Aged Boulevardier and the Garden Collins cocktail. Each batch of the Boulevardier is composed of Campari, Vermouth, and Chattanooga whiskey aged for thirty days in an oak barrel that can be seen by patrons atop the bars upper shelving. The Garden Collins is made with Lass & Lions Vodka aged in-house for three days to attain a nice floral flavor. Next, house-made lemonade and a splash of club soda garnished with cucumber and basil. Happy hour is 4 to 7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, so be sure to enjoy their craft beer selection, brewed right next door. Every Wednesday is “Wine Down Wednesday,” offering half priced wine bottles from 4 p.m. to close, and live music by Maria Sable and Tyler Martelli fills the morning brunch hours from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Jim Beam Apple
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remium bourbon meets the juicy refreshment of apple in Jim Beam Apple. Enjoy our newest family member straight, on the rocks or with club soda and a lemon wedge. Jim Beam and apple have come together to make history. Mix your next party in a fresh new way. Try with club soda with a squeeze of lemon for a crisp combination. It’s a refreshing cocktail that’s ready in seconds and perfect for any occasion and all seasons. Surprisingly smooth and deliciously different. Juicy but not overpowering, it retains a rich bourbon core. Perfect for whiskey fans, it’s sure to tempt those looking for a cocktail that’s refreshing and new.
with ginger beer. Add green apple garnish.
Jim Beam Apple Mule • 2 parts Jim Beam Apple • 4 mint leaves (1 bundle) • 1/2 part Apple Cider • Fill with ginger beer Muddle mint leaves with cider. Add bourbon and Ice. Shake. Strain into mule glass filled with ice. Top
Jim Beam Apple is the perfect balance of premium apple liqueur and bourbon of distinction, the result is rich with American heritage but with a light, juicy twist. Try some today and you’ll never look at bourbon—or apples—the same way.
Jim Beam Crisp Apple Ade • 1 part Jim Beam Apple, Apple Liqueur with Bourbon • 2 parts Fresh Lemonade • Green Apple or Lemon Wedge Build over ice in a tall highball glass. Garnish with a slice of green apple or a lemon wedge. Jim Beam Orchard Twist • 1 part Jim Beam Apple • 1 part Cranberry Juice • A splash of Club Soda • Lime Wedge Build over ice in a tall highball glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.
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Chattanooga Bar & Nightclub Guide 1885 Grill 3914 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 485-3050 1885grill.com 3rd Deck Burger Bar 151 Riverfront Pkwy. (423) 266-4488 chattanoogariverboat.com Abuelo’s 2102 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 855-7400 abuelos.com Acropolis Mediterranean Grill 2213 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 899-5341 acropolisgrill.com Alan Gold’s Discotheque 1100 McCallie Ave. (423) 629-8080 alangolds.com Alchemy 801 Pine St. (423) 531-4653 westinchattanooga.com Alimentari Cucina e Bar 801 Chestnut St. (423) 498-3190 alimentarichattanooga.com Alleia 25 E. Main St. (423) 305-6990 alleiarestaurant.com American Wings 4011 Brainerd Rd. (423) 475-6212 2613 E. 3rd St. (423) 803-3919 Amigo Mexican Restaurant 5794 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-5435
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5450 Hwy. 153 (423) 875-8049 1906 Dayton Blvd. (423) 870-9928 3805 Ringgold Rd. (423) 624-4345 6701 Hwy. 58 (423) 710-8970 amigorestaurantonline.com Applebee’s 5606 Brainerd Rd. (423) 553-9203 356 Northgate Mall Dr. (423) 875-8353 2342 Shallowford Village Rd. (423) 499-1999 applebees.com Aretha Frankensteins 518 Tremont St. (423) 265-7685 arethas.com Back Inn Café 411 E. 2nd St. (423) 265-5033 bluffviewartdistrict.com Backstage Bar 29 E. 14th St. (423) 629-2233 backstagechattanooga.com Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar 1924 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 475-5948 Bar Louie 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd.
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(423) 855-4155 barlouieamerica.com Barley Chattanooga 253 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 682-8200 Basecamp Bar & Restaurant 346 Frazier Ave. (423) 803-5251 basecampcha.com Beast + Barrel 16 Frazier Ave. (423) 805-4599 beastandbarrel.com Beef O’Brady’s 5958 Snow Hill Rd. #100 (423) 910-0261 ooltewahbeefobradys.com Big Chill & Grill 103 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 267-2445 bigchillandgrill.com Big Don’s Bar & Karaoke 306 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 755-0041 Big River Grille 222 Broad St. (423) 267-2739 2020 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 553-7723 bigrivergrille.com Bluewater Grille 224 Broad St. (423) 266-4200
bluewaterchattanooga.com Boathouse Rotisserie & Raw Bar 1459 Riverside Dr. (423) 622-0122 boathousechattanooga.com Boccaccia Restaurant 3077 S. Broad St. (423) 266-2930 boccacciarestaurant.com Bonefish Grill 2115 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 892-3175 bonefishgrill.com Bourbon Street Music Bar 2000 E. 23rd St. (423) 697-0645 Brewhaus 224 Frazier Ave. (423) 531-8490 brewhausbar.com Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-9878 budssportsbar.com Buffalo Wild Wings 120 Market St. (423) 634-0468 5744 Hwy. 153 (423) 877-3338 buffalowildwings.com Carrabba’s Italian Grill 2040 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 894-9970 carrabbas.com Charlie’s Restaurant & Lounge 8504 Dayton Pike (423) 842-9744 Chattanooga Billiards Club 725 Cherry St. (423) 267-7740
cbcburns.com Chattanooga Billiards Club East 110 Jordan Dr. (423) 499-3883 cbcburns.com Chattanooga Brewing Company 1804 Chestnut St. (423) 702-9958 chattabrew.com Chili’s 408 Market St. (423) 265-1511, 5637 Brainerd Rd. (423) 855-0376 1921 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 892-6319 123 Northgate Mall Dr. (423) 877-4344 chilis.com Christy’s Sports Bar 3469 Brainerd Rd. (423) 702-8137 Clyde’s On Main 122 W. Main St. (423) 362-8335 clydesonmain.com Community Pie 850 Market St. (423) 486-1743 communitypie.com Conga Latin Food 26 E. Main St. (423) 201-4806 Den Sports Bar & Lounge 1200 E. 23rd St. (423) 475-6007 Diamond Billiard Club 3600 Hixson Pike (423) 877-5882 diamondbilliardclub.com Diamonds & Lace Showbar (Babes Sports Bar) 115 Honest St. (423) 855-1893 Dorado Cuisine & Spirits
801 Pine St. (423) 531-4653 westinchattanooga.com Dos Amigos 3208 Amnicola Hwy. (423) 495-1802 Easy Bistro 203 Broad St. (423) 266-1121 easybistro.com Edley’s BBQ 205 Manufacturer’s Rd. (423) 498-2772 edleysbbq.com El Meson 2204 Hamilton Pl. Blvd. (423) 894-8726 248 Northgate Park (423) 710-1201 elmesonchattanooga.com Eleven and H20 Bar DoubleTree Hotel 407 Chestnut St. (423) 756-5150 doubletree3.hilton.com Empire Distributors 3794 Tag Rd. (423) 899-3962 empiredist.com Feed Table & Tavern 201 W. Main St. (423)708-8500 feedtableandtavern.com Firebirds Wood Fired Grill 2107 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 308-1090 firebirdsrestaurants.com Fireside Grille 3018 Cummings Hwy. (423) 821-9898 firesidechattanooga.com Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. (423) 602-5980 flyingsquirrelbar.com
Frothy Monkey 1400 Market St. (423) 680-6343 frothymonkey.com Fuji Japanese Steak & Sushi 2207 Overnite Dr. (423) 892-2899 5437 Hwy. 153 (423) 531-3183 fujisteakchattanooga.com Gail’s 2555 Harrison Pike (423) 698-4123 Georgia Winery 6469 Battlefield Pkwy. Ringgold, Ga. (706) 937-9463 georgiawines.com Hair of the Dog Pub 334 Market St. (423) 265-4615 hairofthedogpub.net Hana’s Steak & Sushi 2200 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 855-8204 Harley House 3715 Rossville Blvd. (423) 867-7795 Heaven & Ale 304 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 602-8286, 9431 Bradmore Ln. (423) 903-3333 heaven-and-ale.com Hennen’s Restaurant 193 Chestnut St. (423) 634-5160 hennens.net Hooters 5912 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-8668 hooters.com Hutton & Smith Brewing Co. 431 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 760-3600 THE PULSE • SUMMER DRINK • AUGUST 30, 2018 • CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM • 23
huttonandsmithbrewing.com Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar 5621 Brainerd Rd. (423) 892-0404 5035 Hixson Pike (423) 875-0473 5425 Hwy. 153 (423) 875-0404 yourichiban.com IL Primo 1100 Hixson Pike (423) 602-5555 primochattanooga.com I’m Game 110 Jordan Dr. (423) 802-5045 cbcburns.com Images Showbar 6005 Lee Hwy. (423) 855-8210 mirage-complex.com J. Alexander’s 2215 Hamilton Pl. Blvd. (423) 855-5559 jalexanders.com J & J Lounge 2208 Glass St. (423) 622-3579 Jax Liquors 216 Market St. (423) 266-8420 facebook.com/jaxliquors JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 266-1400 jjsbohemia.com Jack Brown’s Beer & Burger Joint 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 682-8198 jackbrownsjoint.com Jay’s Bar 1914 Wilder St. (423) 710-2045 24 • THE PULSE • AUGUST 30, 2018 • SUMMER DRINK • CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM
Jefferson’s 618 Georgia Ave. (423) 710-1560 jeffersonsrestaurant.com Jimmy D’s Sports Bar & Grill 3901 Rossville Blvd. (423) 867-2624 La Altena 314 W. Main St. (423) 266-7595 615 Commercial Ln. (423) 877-1447 8644 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 893-9047 La Fiesta Mexican Grill 8523 Hixson Pike (423) 843-1149 lafiestarestauranttn.com Lakeshore Grille 5600 Lake Resort Terrace (423) 710-2057 lakeshoregrille.com Las Margaritas 1101 Hixson Pike (423) 756-3332 4604 Skyview Dr. (423) 892-3065 7015 Shallowford Rd. (423) 553-8686 Leapin’ Leprechaun 101 Market St. (423) 777-9097 theleprechaunpub.com Local 191 191 Chestnut St. (423) 648-6767 local191.com Logan’s Roadhouse 3592 Cummings Hwy. (423) 821-2948 504 Northgate Mall Dr. (423) 875-4443 logansroadhouse.com
Lookout Winery 11848 Highway 41, Guild, Tn. (727) 499-8974 lookoutwinery.com Lupi’s Pizza Pies 406-A Broad St. (423) 266-5874 2382 N. Ocoee St. (423) 476-9464 5506 Hixson Pike (423) 847-3700 1414 Jenkins Rd. (423) 855-4104 9453 Bradmore Ln. (423) 602-7499 lupi.com Maggie G’s 400 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 757-7722 Marsha’s Backstreet Café 5032 Brainerd Rd. (423) 485-7911 Mary’s Lounge 2125 McCallie Ave. (423) 493-0246 Mash & Hops 168 1st St. NE Cleveland, TN (423) 667-9245 mashandhops.com Mayan Kitchen 507 Broad St. (423) 682-7835 mayankitchen.com Mayo’s Restaurant & Lounge 3820 Brainerd Rd. (423) 624-0034 mayosbarandgrill.com Mellow Mushroom 205 Broad St. (423) 266-5564 2318 Lifestyle Way (423) 468-3737 mellowmushroom.com
Memo’s 430 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 267-7283 Mexiville 811 Market St. (423) 805-7444 mexivilletn.com Mexi-Wing VII 5773 Brainerd Rd. (423) 634-8899 mexi-wingchattanooga.com Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant 3029 Rossville Blvd. (423) 805-4443 Mike’s Hole in the Wall 525 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 475-5259 mikesholeinthewall.com Mitch’s Sports Bar 2555 Harrison Pike (423) 698-4123 Moe’s Original BBQ 221 Market St. (423) 531-6637 moesoriginalbbq.com Mojo Burrito 3950 Tennessee Ave. (423) 822-6656 1800 Dayton Blvd. (423) 870-6656 1414 Jenkins Rd. (423) 296-6656 mojoburrito.com Molcajete Mexican Restaurant 6231 Perimeter Dr. (423) 760-8200 molcajeterestauranttn.com Mountain City Club 729 Chestnut St. (423) 756-5584 mountaincityclub.org North River Pub 7001 Middle Valley Rd.
Suite #101 (423) 385-8918 O’Charley’s 5301 Hixson Pike (423) 877-8966 2340 Shallowford Village Dr. (423) 892-3343 ocharleys.com Odd Story Brewing Co. 336 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 682-7690 oddstorybrewing.co Old Chicago 250 Northgate Mall (423) 877-3450 2006 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 325-9095 oldchicago.com Outback Steakhouse 501 Northgate Mall (423) 870-0980 2120 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 899-2600 outback.com P.F. Chang’s 2110 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 242-0045 pfchangs.com Pier 88 Boiling Seafood and Bar 2288 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 468-3683 Pickle Barrel 1012 Market St. (423) 266-1103 goodfoodchattanooga.com Pin Strikes 6241 Perimeter Dr. (423) 710-3530 pinstrikes1.com Poblano’s Mexican Cuisine 551 River St. (423) 490-7911 poblanoschattanooga.com THE PULSE • SUMMER DRINK • AUGUST 30, 2018 • CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM • 25
Porkchops Bar & Grill 6727 Ringgold Rd. (423) 296-2571 Provino’s 5084 S. Terrace Plaza (423) 443-4927 provinos.com Public House 1110 Market St. (423) 266-3366 publichousechattanooga.com Red Bank Wine & Spirits 3849 Dayton Blvd. (423) 877-1787 Regan’s Place 24 Station St. (423) 667-3775 regans.net Rodizio Grill 439 Broad St. (423) 777-4999 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 498-3999 rodiziogrill.com Rumors 3884 Hixson Pike (423) 870-3003 Ruth’s Chris Steak House 2321 Lifestyle Way (423) 602-5900 ruthschris.net Scottie’s on the River 495 Riverfront Pkwy. (423) 269-7487 Sekisui 1120 Houston St. (423) 267-4600 sekisuichattanooga.com Shogun Japanese Steak & Sushi 1806 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 296-6500 shogunchattanooga.com Sigler’s Craft Beer & Cigars 26 • THE PULSE • AUGUST 30, 2018 • SUMMER DRINK • CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM
1309 Panorama Dr. (423) 485-3271 siglerscraftbeerandcigars.com Sing It or Wing It 410 Market St. (423) 757-9464 singitorwingit.org Sky Zoo 5709 Lee Hwy. (423) 521-2966 skyzoochattanooga.com Silhouette’s Bikini Bar & Grill 1401 E. 23rd St. (423) 622-6734 Slick’s Burgers 309 E Main St. (423)760-4878 slicksburgers.com Sluggo’s 501 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 752-5224 Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill 2225 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 893-7850 smokeybones.com Sofa King Juicy Burger 1743 Dayton Blvd. (423) 490-7632 sofakingjuicyburger.com Solarium Café 120 E. 10th St. (423) 710-2925 thedwellhotel.com Southern Burger Co. 9453 Bradmore Ln., Ooltewah (423) 825-4919 southernburgerco.com Southside Pizza 612 E. Main St. (423) 498-2193 Southside Social 1818 Chestnut St. (423) 708-3280 thesouthsidesocial.com
St. John’s 1278 Market St. (423) 266-4400 stjohnsrestaurant.com Sticky Fingers 2031 Hamilton Pl. Blvd. (423) 899-7427 420 Broad St. (423) 265-7427 stickyfingers.com Sushi Nabe of Kyoto 110 River St. (423) 634-0171 sushinabechattanooga.com Sweet Basil Thai Cuisine 5845 Brainerd Rd. (423) 485-8836 sweetbasilthairestaurant.com T.MAC 423 Market St. (423) 267-8226 tmacrestaurants.com Taco Mamacita 109 N. Market St. (423) 648-6262 tacomamacita.com Taconooga 207-A Frazier Ave. (423) 757-5550 8174 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 475-6192 taconooga.com Taco Roc 6960 Old Lee Hwy. (423) 653-1001 tacoroc.com Taqueria Jalisco 1634 Rossville Ave. (423) 509-3430 850 Market St. (423) 362-8056 T-Roy’s 2300 Glass St. (423) 629-8908 Terminal Brewhouse
1464 Market St. (423) 752-8090 terminalbrewhouse.com Terra Nostra Tapas & Wine Bar 105 Frazier Ave. (423) 634-0238 terranostratapas.com Texas Roadhouse 7035 Amin Rd. (423) 899-8293 texasroadhouse.com The Backstage Bar 29 E. 14th St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com The Bitter Alibi 825 Houston St. (423) 362-5070 thebitteralibi.com The Blue Plate 191 Chestnut St. (423) 648-6767 theblueplate.info The Brew & Cue 5017 Rossville Blvd. (423) 867-9402 The Brew Market & Beer Garden 1510 Riverside Dr. (423) 648-2739 The Comedy Catch 29 Station St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com The Chop House 2011 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 892-1222 thechophouse.com The Dwell Hotel 120 E. 10th St. (423) 267-7866 thedwellhotel.com The Fix Lounge 825 Houston St.
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(423) 362-5070 thebitteralibi.com The Foundry Chattanoogan Hotel 1201 Broad St. (423) 424-3775 chattanooganhotel.com The Honest Pint 35 Patten Pkwy. (423) 468-4192 thehonestpint.com The Meeting Place 1274 Market St. (423) 266-4571 stjohnsmeetingplace.com The Office Inside City Café 901 Carter St. (423) 634-9191 citycafemenu.com The Palms 6925 Shallowford Rd. (423) 499-5055 thepalmsathamilton.com The Press 168 1st St. NE Cleveland, TN (423) 584-6077 thepressonfirst.com The Social 1110 Market St. (423) 266-3366 publichousechattanooga.com The Tap House
3800 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 682-8234 Tipoff Sports Bar & Grill 830 Dodson Ave. (423) 622-2900 Tony’s Pasta Shop & Trattoria 212 High St. (423) 265-5033 bluffviewartdistrict.com Totto Sushi & Gril 330 Frazier Ave. (423) 508-8898 tottonooga.com Tremont Tavern 1203 Hixson Pike (423) 266-1996 tremonttavern.com Tupelo Honey 1110 Market St. (423) 779-0400 tupelohoneycafe.com Underground 2503 Westside Dr. (423) 485-3873 Universal Joint 532 Lookout St. (423) 468-3725 ujchattanooga.com Urban Stack Burger Lounge 12 W. 13th St. (423) 475-5350 urbanstack.com Westbound Bar 24 Station St. (423) 498-3069 westboundbar.com Wine Down 9431 Bradmore Ln. (423) 531-9463 winedownbar.com Ziggy’s 607 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 265-8711 ziggysbarandgrill.net THE PULSE • SUMMER DRINK • AUGUST 30, 2018 • CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM • 27
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FILM & TELEVISION
Never Give Up On Your Dreams Sometimes film anniversaries sneak up on you, leaving you wondering where the time went. What is hard for me to come to terms with is that Rudy is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a special screening this Sunday. Has it really been a quarter of a century? All his life, people have told Rudy he’s not good enough, not smart enough, not big enough. But nothing can stop his impossible dream of playing football for Notre Dame. From the time he’s a young boy, Rudy (Sean Astin) is determined to join the Fighting Irish. But his blue-collar family only laughs at his ambitions—they know Rudy will follow his father and brothers to the local steel mill. And, for four long years after high school, he does just that. But some dreams won’t die, as Rudy proves when he goes to heroic, occasionally hilarious, lengths to win admission to Notre Dame. Once there, he becomes a walk-on player, serving as little more than a human tackling dummy against the starting players. Bloodied but unbeaten, Rudy wins the respect of legendary coach Ara Parseghian and the other Irish players, who give him one shot at gridiron glory. An incredible true story from the creators of Hoosiers, Rudy is an unforgettable testament to the power of dreams and the triumph of the common man. See it this Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m. at either East Ridge 18 or Hamilton Place 8 and keep on believing in the triumph of the will. — Michael Thomas
One Has To Ask, “Why?” The Happytime Murders is dead on arrival By John DeVore Pulse Film Editor
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In some ways, it’s the anti-Who Framed Roger Rabbit because it seems so joyless and boring. Both films contain a hard-boiled detective.”
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S I WAS WATCHING THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS I couldn’t help but think of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The 1988 classic was a testament to the marriage of good storytelling and passionate filmmaking. Every single shot was carefully and artfully crafted, not just because it of the love of the cast and crew, but because they were inventing the technology as they went. When Roger Ebert described the film, he said, “In a way, what you feel when you see a movie like this is more than appreciation. It’s gratitude. You know how easy it is to make dumb, no-brainer action movies, and how incredibly hard it is to make a movie like this, where every minute of screen time can take days or weeks of work by the animators. You’re glad they went to the trouble.”
It’s the type of film you can watch again and again. The Happytime Murders is not. In some ways, it’s the anti-Who Framed Roger Rabbit because it seems so joyless and boring. Both films contain a hard-boiled detective. Both films contain a marriage of real world grit and childhood innocence (although The Happytime Murders fails miserably at it). But the difference is that one set of filmmakers genuinely cared about making a smart, witty comedy. The other one settled for crude and stupid. As I said, the story is a detective one. Phil Phillips is a blue puppet
kicked off the police force due to a shooting incident where he allegedly refused to shoot a fellow puppet. There’s a lot of references to puppets as second class citizens in this version of Los Angeles, which I guess is writer Todd Berger’s way of injecting some sort of political commentary into the script. Regardless, Phil is approached by a femme fatale puppet who needs him to track down the sender of some threatening letters. It puts Phil directly into the line of fire as cast members of a popular ‘80s kids show start to get murdered. Forced to reunite with his former partner (Melissa McCarthy) for some reason, Phil begins his investigation. It’s hard to say exactly where The Happytime Murders went wrong. It was directed by Brian Henson, son of the legendary Jim Henson, and a competent director in his own right. He even directed A Muppet Christmas Carol, which might even be my favorite version of that story. But this film looks and feels off from the first frame. Where A Muppet Christmas Carol appeared seamless and full of life, a strong combination of both puppetry and live action that cre-
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ated a lived in world, the puppets in The Happytime Murders feel tacked on. I never got the impression that the actors were talking to living creatures, or were even used to talking to puppets on a regular basis. It just seemed gimmicky and weird. Most of the jokes are either overly crude to the point of boring or ham-fisted improv that has become a Melissa McCarthy staple. There’s simply not much to laugh at in the script. Maybe this is because we have no reason to care about the characters. Maybe this is because the story is stale and boring. Maybe this is because the performances seem phoned in. Whatever the reason, it doesn’t work. According to sources, The Happytime Murders cost between around $47 million to make. Who Framed Roger Rabbit cost around $50 million. Obviously, there is a
difference between 1988 dollars and 2018 dollars, but it’s hard to understand why one film with a similar premise was so enchanting and the other is such garbage. I would rather watch Brian Henson set $47 million on fire than watch The Happytime Murders again. And that’s exactly what you’d being doing if you bought a ticket. Burning away your hard earned money for no reason. I wonder who thought this film was a good idea. I wonder who the audience for the film was supposed to be. I wonder how Brian Henson convinced talented actors like Maya Rudolf and Elizabeth Banks to be in the movie. I wonder about the mental state of the man behind me who laughed at every stupid thing that happened on screen. There are so many questions about this film. None of them are worth answering.
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First Annual Flavorless Fest What do you get when you throw sixteen DJs and tons of your dance-centric friends into an abandoned warehouse over the course of two days? A hell of a good time known as Flavorless Fest, Chattanooga’s first two-day music festival to be held in, not a field, not on the riverfront, but in an abandoned warehouse on East 11th Street. Buy tickets for you and all of your friends and find yourself surrounded with incredible sound from DJs hailing from Chattanooga, Nashville, Knoxville, Atlanta and Copenhagen by way of Virginia. It’ll be an experience unlike any other, and one party few Chattanoogans have had the opportunity to attend. The full lineup can be found online at flavorless.haus, but a peek into the sixteen artists includes Birdmaster Kevin, DJ Southtek, Paradiso, and Synaptic Flow. Starting as monthly parties, Flavorless has been providing tastes of Southern sound so well that it has grown into the first annual Flavorless Fest, so consider yourself part of freaking history. The fest will be held this Friday night starting at 7 p.m., throughout Saturday and into the wee hours of Sunday morning, capping at 3 a.m. Check eventbrite.com for tickets before the party to end the summer has passed. — Brooke Brown
The Darkness Of The Light Trey Forbes explores the darker aspects of life By Marc T. Michael Pulse Music Editor
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There is a very subtle subtext of peace, love and unity underlying his music. It is so subtle that you can’t pin any particular label on it.”
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’VE WRITTEN ABOUT LOCAL SINGER AND SONGwriter Trey Forbes before, using the word “spiritual” as a descriptor of the man and his music.
I did so with some reservation, and am about to do so again. My reservation is that the word spiritual can be misinterpreted, badly. As a result, hearing or seeing the word in relation to an artist can flip a switch in the listener or reader’s head that says, “Yeah, this probably isn’t for me.” That’s a shame, because some wonderful art can be missed altogether and I mean to avoid that when talking about Trey’s new album, The Darkness of the Light. Perhaps it would be easier to start by explaining what I DON’T mean
when referring to Trey and his work as spiritual. I don’t mean that it’s preachy, overtly religious or even denominational. Whatever Trey’s personal philosophy may be is known to Trey, not me, but there is nonetheless a very subtle subtext of peace, love and unity underlying his music. It is so subtle that you can’t pin any particular label on it, which is brilliant, I think, and suggests that it isn’t there by design so much as it’s so much a part of the man himself that it can’t help but infuse his work. Trey doesn’t write music from a
pulpit or a shady grove, he just writes songs, but the artist himself possesses such a sublime sense of wonder and connection to life, the universe, and everything, that the art he creates reflects that, and it is simultaneously as unmistakable and as unobtrusive as a fingerprint on a guitar neck. I’ve said it before, but it’s hard to listen to his music and not just feel good about things. This latest effort is a new direction for Trey in that it is something of a concept album; every song bears a relationship to every other song, building thematically and making for an opus that may be his finest to date. Far from being an “everything is groovy” hippy feel-good album, The Darkness of the Light explores some, well, darker aspects of life, but it does so with the same kind of assurance any thinking person has that however violent the storm may be, it will pass and the sun will shine again, always. Tracks like “Played the Fool,” “Lonesome Rider,” and “Queen of Hell” do not suggest for a moment that life is a bed of roses,
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but they do, in concert with the rest of the album, serve as a reminder that roses grow best with a little rain and healthy dose of manure. It’s life, and life has its bad and its good. Not only does the bad make the good all the more valuable, often the bad is a necessary precursor to the good and in the end, it’s all a very sweet mystery. One of the more interesting aspects of this album is the exploration of a variety of styles. Were you to ask, “Well, what kind of music IS it?” there isn’t a simple answer. Sometimes it’s poppy, sometimes it’s old school country, and sometimes it’s downright psychedelic. Track five, the aforementioned “Lonesome Rider,” could find equal palatability with Garth Brooks or Metallica.
Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day at The Honest Pint
Ultimately I think that Trey didn’t set out to make a “type” of album, he made a thematic one and he uses every device in his arsenal to explore that theme and it works. No hodge-podge of this-andthat, The Darkness of the Light is a solid album that makes the classic hero’s journey using a variety of vehicles to get there. As such, it is a vastly rewarding listen. Trey is one of those guys who, while he certainly wouldn’t mind earning some money for guitar strings, is far more dedicated to music than finance and as such he has made a great deal of his work free via his website, treyforbes.com. There you will find videos, albums, and all things Trey and it’s well worth your time to stop by and have a listen.
Mark the date: Saturday, September 15th is the Honest Pint’s annual “Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day” celebration marking the point in the year when the time until everyone’s favorite March holiday is less than the time from the last one. The event has been proven to be a consistently popular one, featuring all the fun, food, music and revelry of Paddy’s Proper without the profusion of amateurs out to get alcohol poisoning and barf on your shoes. This year’s event will feature full length performances from a number of Celtic favorites including the much-loved Secret Commonwealth from Murfreesboro, the Wolfhounds, the new, all-female a capella group Tri-Selkie, and that ragtag lovable drinkers, liars and men (and one woman) known as the Molly Maguires. Look for announcements of special events and drink and food deals in the upcoming weeks and prepare yourself for a day-long celebration of all things Irish at the Honest Pint. — MTM
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Andy Frasco & the U.N.
The Hype Is Real Showcase
An innovative collaboration merging the talents and creativity of the dynamic husband and wife duo, Marcus and Jean Baylor. 5:30 p.m. Bessie Smith Cultural Center 200 E. MLK Blvd. jazzanooga.org
It's the final Nightfall Concert of the summer, with the Los Angeles-based American blues rock band. 7 p.m. Miller Plaza 850 Market St. nightfallchattanooga.com
The monthly benefit showcase highlighting some of the best musical talent the city has to offer. 9 p.m. Music Box @ Ziggy’s 607 Cherokee Blvd. ziggysbarandgrill.net
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LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR
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THURSDAY8.30 Cat Man Smothers 2 p.m. Virgola Wine Bar 608 Georgia Ave. chattanoogawinebar.com The Baylor Project 5:30 p.m. Bessie Smith Cultural Center (on the lawn) 200 E. MLK Blvd. jazzanooga.org Jimmy Dormire 6 p.m. 1885 Grill 3914 St. Elmo Ave. 1885grill.com Jonathan Wimpee 6:30 p.m. Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Naomi Ingram 6:30 p.m. Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Toby Hewitt 7 p.m. Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Cajun Dance Party with CCR 7:30 p.m. Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org Keepin’ It Local 8 p.m. The Social 1110 Market St.
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publichousechattanooga.com Open Mic Night 9 p.m. The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com Reese & Rosser Acoustic 9 p.m. Westbound Bar 24 Station St. westboundbar.com
FRIDAY8.31 Summer Music Weekends 11 a.m. Rock City Gardens 1400 Patten Rd. seerockcity.com Angela Easterling 6 p.m. Cambridge Square 9453 Bradmore Ln. publicmarkets.us They Came Running 6 p.m. The Camp House 149 E. MLK Blvd. thecamphouse.com Amber Fults 6:30 p.m. Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com John Carroll 6:30 p.m. Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Andy Frasco & the U.N., Hot Club of Chattanooga 7 p.m.
Miller Plaza 850 Market St. nightfallchattanooga.com Noah Guthrie 7 p.m. Songbirds North 35 Station St. songbirdsguitars.com Flavorless Fest 7 p.m. 609 E. 11th St. flavorless.haus The Briars 7 p.m. Oddstory Brewing Company 336 E. MLK Blvd. oddstorybrewing.co Jacob Johnson 7 p.m. The Meeting House 3912 Dayton Blvd. redbankmeetinghouse.com Rick Rushing and The Blues Strangers 7:30 p.m. The Foundry 1201 Broad St. chattanooganhotel.com Sleazy Sleazy 8 p.m. Barley Taproom 235 E. MLK Blvd. chattanoogabarley.com Jimmy Eat World 8:30 p.m. The Signal 1810 Chestnut St. thesignaltn.com Pamela K. Ward 8:30 p.m. Puckett’s Restaurant 2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.com
Chattanooga All Stars 9 p.m. HiFi Clyde’s 122 W. Main St. hificlydeschattanooga.com The Fridge 9 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Clout Trap 9 p.m. Music Box @ Ziggy’s 607 Cherokee Blvd. ziggysbarandgrill.net Anthony Griffith and Beckah Shae 9 p.m. Iles PE Center University Dr. (423) 236-2850 southern.edu Lenox Hills with The Afternooners 9 p.m. Songbirds South 41 Station St. songbirdsguitars.com Sullivan Band 10 p.m. Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. budssportsbar.com
SATURDAY9.1 Summer Music Weekends 11 a.m. Rock City Gardens 1400 Patten Rd. seerockcity.com Angela Easterling
201 Riverfront Pkwy. chattanoogariverboat.com Danimal 7 p.m. Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com David Fransisco, Drakeford 7 p.m. Songbirds North 35 Station St. songbirdsguitars.com Open Mic with Mike McDade 8 p.m. Tremont Tavern 1203 Hixson Pike tremonttavern.com
Machine Kid 12:30 p.m. Tennessee Aquarium Plaza 1 Broad St. publicmarkets.us Preston Ruffing 6:30 p.m. Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Courtney Holder 6:30 p.m. Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Flavorless Fest 7 p.m. 609 E. 11th St. flavorless.haus Forever Bluegrass 7 p.m. Westbound Bar 24 Station St. westboundbar.com Danimal 7:30 p.m. The Foundry 1201 Broad St. chattanooganhotel.com BB Palmer 8 p.m. Fireside Grille 3018 Cummings Hwy. firesidechattanooga.com Cody James Harris 8:30 p.m. Puckett’s Restaurant 2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.com Machine Kid 9 p.m. HiFi Clyde’s 122 W. Main St. hificlydeschattanooga.com
GOAT and yr MOM 9 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com The Hype Is Real Showcase 9 p.m. Music Box @ Ziggy’s 607 Cherokee Blvd. ziggysbarandgrill.net Back In Black: The Ultimate AC/DC Tribute Band 9 p.m. Songbirds South 41 Station St. songbirdsguitars.com Sullivan Band 10 p.m. Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. budssportsbar.com
SUNDAY9.2 Summer Music Weekends 11 a.m. Rock City Gardens 1400 Patten Rd. seerockcity.com Jalil Muhammad 11 a.m. Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. flyingsquirrelbar.com Marcus White 11 a.m. Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Angela Easterling 12:30 p.m. First Tennessee Pavilion
1826 Carter St. publicmarkets.us Amber Fults 12:30 p.m. Tennessee Aquarium Plaza 1 Broad St. publicmarkets.us Nikki Michelle and The Cosmic Collective 1:30 p.m. Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. flyingsquirrelbar.com Dr. B & The Ease 2 p.m. First Tennessee Pavilion 1826 Carter St. publicmarkets.us Bluegrass Jam 4 p.m. Fiddlers Anonymous 2248 Dayton Blvd. (423) 994-7497 Open Mic with Jeff Daniels 6 p.m. Long Haul Saloon 2536 Cummings Hwy. (423) 822-9775 Mathis & Martin 7 p.m. Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Robin Grant and The Standard 7 p.m. Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org No Quarter: The Tribute to Led Zeppelin’s Legacy 9 p.m. Songbirds South 41 Station St.
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MONDAY9.3 Summer Music Weekends 11 a.m. Rock City Gardens 1400 Patten Rd. seerockcity.com Megan Howard 6:30 p.m. Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Monday Nite Big Band 7 p.m. The Coconut Room 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Open Air with Jessica Nunn 7:30 p.m. The Granfalloon 400 E. Main St. granfalloonchattanooga.com Very Open Mic with Shawnessey Cargile 8 p.m. The Well 1800 Rossville Blvd. #8 wellonthesouthside.com
TUESDAY9.4 Eric Kirkendall 6:30 p.m. Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Bill McCallie and In Cahoots 6:30 p.m. Southern Belle
WEDNESDAY9.5 No Big Deal 6 p.m. SpringHill Suites 495 Riverfront Pkwy. springhillsuites.com Mike McDade 6:30 p.m. Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Jimmy Dormire 6:30 p.m. Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Jesse James Jungkurth 7 p.m. Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Alan Wyatt Jazz Quartet 7 p.m. Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org Priscilla & Little Rickee 8 p.m. Las Margaritas 1101 Hixson Pike (423) 756-3332 Prime Cut Trio 9 p.m. The Palms at Hamilton 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Map these locations on chattanoogapulse.com. Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@chattanoogapulse.com
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ERNIE PAIK'S RECORD REVIEWS
New Music From Landing, Young Guv familiar with the sources who can’t get enough of those vibes, the album offers easy pleasures within its carefully assembled, satisfying layers.
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multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Aaron Snow sings with a coolheadedness. Acting as the musical equivalent of cinematic pillow shots, “Gravitational VII” and “Gravitational VIII” are ambient transitional tracks—the gently echoing keyboard notes, pulses and wind chimes of the former suggest a Brian Eno cleanse, while the latter’s kosmische abstractions lean more towards Popul Vuh and early Tangerine Dream. Vocalist and keyboardist Adrienne Snow’s singing is whispery and delicate, perhaps like Claudine Longet on a chilly autumn morning, and she sings lead on “Trace,” a lithe acoustic diversion with a vague British prog-folk late-‘60s atmosphere. This writer actually prefers when the band obscures its lyrics, since the vocals work better as an instrument rather than pushing any narrative. At every turn, it seems like inspirational debts are being paid on Bells in New Towns; jaded listeners may not find it earthshaking, but for those
elebrating its 20th anniversary, the Connecticut band Landing has released its latest full-length album, Bells in New Towns, with a diversity that makes this writer believe that the group has an impeccable record collection. Certain earlier efforts had waded in blissed-out, gradually unfurling guitar and keyboard timbres, dipping its toes into shoegaze and spacey slowcore, but now, Landing seems free to step onto whatever path it desires while retaining a few key stylistic elements. The striking opener “Nod” offers jagged-edged guitars and a fuzz bass, being a psychedelic rock sibling to My Bloody Valentine’s “You Made Me Realise” with its rhythmic tug; this feeling also comes through later on “Wait or Hide” with a driving sense of purpose and liberated electric guitar licks. The momentum of “Bright” suggests the gingerly insistent propulsion of the German band Neu!—in particular, the guitar lines are perhaps a nod to the track “Hallogallo”—while
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his writer regrets being so thrifty as a teen in the ‘80s and ‘90s when it came to VHS tapes—instead of setting up the VCR’s automatic timer to record MTV’s “120 Minutes” at midnight each Sunday, he would stay up and individually record only the music videos he liked—perhaps his entry into a lifelong habit of sleep deprivation in the name of music fandom. However, another regret with this method only became evident years later when re-watching these tapes: skipping the television ads meant missing the serendipitous joys of such dated cultural artifacts of commercialism. This all comes rushing back to mind when listening to the new ‘80s-obsessed mini-album 2 Sad 2 Funk from Young Guv, featuring normal-length songs interspersed with short fragments, including a Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial and part of a racy 1-900 number phone call, with an enticing voice asking for a credit card number to continue. Young Guv is the project of Toronto musician Ben Cook, a member of higher profile acts including the hardcore punk bands F***d Up and No Warning, and for years, he released garage rock/punk under the moniker “Young Governor.”
His name change to “Young Guv” perhaps reflects a shift to more nostalgic and sensual material, and his 2015 debut Ripe 4 Luv was a surprisingly fun and charming outing with outstanding takes on power-pop and new wave. On 2 Sad 2 Funk, released on vinyl and as a digital download, Cook has made a cozy nest of ‘80s synth-pop, and the title track—hitting a comfort level that’s borderline vaporwave—channels the vibe of the Human League’s “Human” rather than any expected Prince-inspired funkiness. “Stand in the Way” is a dancey standout, with guitar slashes, synth bass lines and intertwining counterpoint. About halfway through the album, this writer was wishing for a little more variation beyond the ‘80s fixation, and the album gradually gets weirder on its second half, with “Ain’t Fallin’ in Luv Again,” with drum machine beats and vocals that have been slightly lowered in pitch, giving the proceedings a hard-to-grasp uneasiness. The album’s most oddball track is “Turn Down Day,” with a jaunty ‘60s-pop vibe but with synthetic vocoder vocals and a manic bumblebee-flight piano solo. In the album’s progression, this writer keeps anticipating some kind of cathartic release then denouement that never quite comes—instead of offering some grand cycle or arc, it’s more like the uncertainty of watching music videos interspersed with commercials.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Romanian philosopher Emil Cioran loved the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. “Without Bach, God would be a complete second-rate figure,” he testified, adding, “Bach’s music is the only argument proving the creation of the Universe cannot be regarded as a complete failure.” I invite you to emulate Cioran’s passionate clarity, Virgo. From an astrological perspective, now is an excellent time to identify people and things that consistently invigorate your excitement about your destiny. Maybe you have just one shining exemplar, like Cioran, or maybe you have more. Home in on the phenomena that in your mind embody the glory of creation. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I foresee the withering of a hope or the disappearance of a prop or the loss of leverage. This ending may initially make you feel melancholy, but I bet it will ultimately prove beneficent—and maybe lead you to resources that were previously unavailable. Here are rituals you could perform that may help you catalyze the specific kind of relief and release you need: 1. Wander around a graveyard and sing songs you love. 2. Tie one end of a string around your ankle and the other end around an object that symbolizes an influence you want to banish from your life. Then cut the string and bury the object. 3. Say this ten times: “The end makes the beginning possible.” SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “If a man treats a life artistically, his brain is his heart,” wrote Oscar Wilde. I’ll translate that into a more complete version: “If a person of any gender treats life artistically, their brain is their heart.” This truth will be especially applicable for you in the coming weeks. You’ll be wise to treat your life artistically. You’ll thrive by using your heart as your brain. So I advise you to wield your intelligence with love. Understand that your most incisive insights will come when you’re feeling empathy and seeking intimacy. As you crystallize clear visions about the future, make sure they are generously suffused with ideas about how you and your people can enhance your joie de vivre. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “My tastes are simple,” testified Sagittarian politician Winston Churchill. “I am easily satisfied with the best.” I propose that we make that your motto for now. While it may not be a sound idea to demand only the finest of everything all the time, I think it will be wise for you to do so during the next three weeks. You will have a mandate to resist trifles and insist on excellence. Luckily, this should motivate you to raise your own standards and expect the very best from yourself.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Russian playwright Anton Chekhov articulated a principle he felt was essential to telling a good story: If you say early in your tale that there’s a rifle hanging on the wall, that rifle must eventually be used. “If it’s not going to be fired, it shouldn’t be hanging there,” declared Chekhov. We might wish that real life unfolded with such clear dramatic purpose. To have our future so well-foreshadowed would make it easier to plan our actions. But that’s not often the case. Many elements pop up in our personal stories that ultimately serve no purpose. Except now, that is, for you Capricorns. I suspect that in the next six weeks, plot twists will be telegraphed in advance. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Would it be fun to roast marshmallows on long sticks over scorching volcanic vents? I suppose. Would it be safe? No! Aside from the possibility that you could get burned, the sulfuric acid in the vapors would make the cooked marshmallows taste terrible, and might cause them to explode. So I advise you to refrain from adventures like that. On the other hand, I will love it if you cultivate a playful spirit as you contemplate serious decisions. I’m in favor of you keeping a blithe attitude as you navigate your way through tricky maneuvers. I hope you’ll be jaunty in the midst of rumbling commotions. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): People will be thinking about you more than usual, and with greater intensity. Allies and acquaintances will be revising their opinions and understandings about you, mostly in favorable ways, although not always. Loved ones and not-soloved ones will also be reworking their images of you, coming to altered conclusions about what you mean to them and what your purpose is. Given these developments, I suggest that you be proactive about expressing your best intentions and displaying your finest attributes. ARIES (March 21-April 19): In Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, our heroine encounters a talking caterpillar as he smokes a hookah on top of a tall mushroom. “Who are you?” he asks her. Alice is honest: “I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.” She says this with uneasiness. In the last few hours, she has twice been shrunken down to a tiny size and twice grown as big as a giant. All these transformations have unnerved her. In contrast to Alice, I’m hoping you’ll have a positive attitude about your upcoming shifts and mutations, Aries. From what I can tell, your journey through the Season of Metamorphosis should be mostly fun and educational.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Juan Villarino has hitchhiked over 2,350 times in 90 countries. His free rides have carried him over 100,000 miles. He has kept detailed records, so he’s able to say with confidence that Iraq is the best place to catch a lift. Average wait time there is seven minutes. Jordan and Romania are good, too, with nine- and twelve-minute waits, respectively. In telling you about his success, I don’t mean to suggest that now is a favorable time to hitchhike. But I do want you to know that the coming weeks will be prime time to solicit favors, garner gifts, and make yourself available for metaphorical equivalents of free rides. You’re extra magnetic and attractive. How could anyone could resist providing you with the blessings you need and deserve? GEMINI (May 21-June 20): One of the big stories of 2018 concerns your effort to escape from a starcrossed trick of fate—to fix a longrunning tweak that has subtly undermined your lust for life. How successful will you be in this heroic quest? That will hinge in part on your faith in the new power you’ve been developing. Another factor that will determine the outcome is your ability to identify and gain access to a resource that is virtually magical even though it appears nondescript. I bring this to your attention, Gemini, because I suspect that a key plot twist in this story will soon unfold. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Potential new allies are seeking entrance to your domain. Existing allies aspire to be closer to you. I’m worried you may be a bit overwhelmed; that you might not exercise sufficient discrimination. I therefore urge you to ask yourself these questions about each candidate. 1. Does this person understand what it means to respect your boundaries? 2. What are his or her motivations for wanting contact with you? 3. Do you truly value and need the gifts each person has to give you? 4. Everyone in the world has a dark side. Can you intuit the nature of each person’s dark side? Is it tolerable? Is it interesting? LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): While a young man, the future Roman leader Julius Caesar was kidnapped by Sicilian pirates. They proposed a ransom of 620 kilograms of silver. Caesar was incensed at the small size of the ransom—he believed he was worth more—and demanded that his captors raise the sum to 1,550 kilograms. I’d love to see you unleash that kind of bravado in the coming weeks, Leo—preferably without getting yourself kidnapped. In my opinion, it’s crucial that you know how valuable you are, and make sure everyone else knows, as well.
“Can I Get Your Digit?” ACROSS 1 “The Simpsons” character with a crossword episode 5 Waldorf (but not Statler), for one 10 Flim-___ (swindle) 14 Some are fine 15 Actress Menzel of “Frozen” and “Wicked” 16 Jared of “Panic Room” 17 Webster of dictionaries 18 Hebrew letter on a dreidel 19 Atop 20 Bug with formic acid 21 Show with a protagonist known as Number Six 23 Early fruit sampler? 25 Olympics chant that must annoy every other country 26 Came up 27 Copper finish 30 Small flashes of light 31 Where to use a No. 2 pencil 35 Cartoonist Avery 36 Pained sound 37 Half of Bennifer, once 40 Movie with a robot
called “Number 5” 44 Jill who played Captain Stubing’s daughter on “The Love Boat” 47 Bald baby? 48 In better health 49 Midsection muscles 52 IX’s opposite, on a clock face 53 YA fantasy hero who combats No.1 56 Frazier’s “Thrilla in Manila” opponent 59 Horse race pace, sometimes 60 ___ Lama 61 “___ Artist’s Studio” (Christina Rossetti poem) 62 “You and ___ going to get along” 63 Cheeses in red wax 64 Semiprecious stone used in cameos 65 Not barefoot 66 “Gymnopédies” composer Erik 67 “The Untouchables” agent Eliot DOWN 1 Actress Condor of Netflix’s “To All the Boys
I’ve Loved Before” 2 Element that sounds like the middle two letters should be switched 3 Paycheck deduction, perhaps 4 Wildfire side effect 5 “OK, whatever” noise 6 “Later,” in Lourdes 7 Walks with a cane, perhaps 8 “It’s the end of ___” 9 “The Persistence of Memory” artist 10 Put the pedal to the metal 11 Ono’s love 12 Be a witness to 13 Mandy and Dudley, for two 21 Place that’s not fun to be stuck inside with mosquitos 22 Pizzeria in “Do the Right Thing” 24 Diesel who got to say “I am Groot” in multiple languages 27 Calif. winter setting 28 Blackjack card 29 Gas used in light tubes 30 “Aladdin” character
32 Former Boston Bruin Bobby 33 “___ if I can help it!” 34 Tic ___ (candy brand) 37 Moore who won an Oscar for “Still Alice” 38 Perjure oneself 39 Baseball Hallof-Famer Mel 40 Came down pretty hard 41 “First, do no ___” 42 Racetrack boundary 43 Special effects that look real but aren’t, briefly 44 Start of many a “Jeopardy!” response 45 Palindromic Reno casino founder William 46 Bull-themed tequila brand 49 Carne ___ 50 A sharp equivalent 51 “Likewise” 54 “Beware the ___ of March” 55 Sagacious 57 Ruffles rival 58 “Listen Like Thieves” band 61 Charged atom
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FOOD & DRINK · SUSHI & BISCUITS
In Search Of A Hangover Cure Can our resident master chef concoct some real morning relief?
I Mike McJunkin Pulse columnist
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Now it’s just you and your hangover lying in bed, wondering if there is some secret tome of hangover cures bursting with the collective wisdom of ancient imbibing cultures.”
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
T’S A BRIGHT AND SUNNY SUNday morning. The birds are chirping and the grass is gently swaying in the warm, summer breeze. But you aren’t aware of anything beyond the comforting darkness and calming silence of your bedroom. While the rest of the world goes about its daily routine, you lie motionless—your head spinning with a combination of existential dread and vomit-inducing motion sickness brought on by nothing more than your own tortured thoughts and the remnants of the previous evening’s festivities. You remember pounding your liver into submission with 14 single-can doses of Milwaukee’s Best and a pitcher of Wild Cherry Brandy before time traveling from the parking lot of a Krystal to the present. Now it’s just you and your hangover (that you’ve decided to name Nergal the Unsparing) lying in bed, wondering if there is some secret tome of hangover cures bursting with the collective wisdom of ancient imbibing cultures. One such tome does exist and the knowledge therein was passed down to me by the ghost of Paul Lynde while I hovered near death—withering under the pains of a hangover brought on by a brutal combination of Chinese 3 Penis liquor and Thai heavy metal. I want to share some of the gospel found within this vade mecum of aqua vitae in the hope others will benefit from these restorative remedies. Much of the world is under the impression that the best thing for a stomach that’s ready to turn every nearby surface into a work of bile-scented abstract art is a heaping helping of organ meats. Bulgaria, for example, swears by their consonant heavy soup shkembe chorba—a soup made from the lining of a calves stomach, milk, garlic, vinegar, hot chili peppers, and spices. Pro tip: Eat it while it’s hot. The stomach lining makes the soup gelatinous so the surface solidifies quickly. Just across the border in Turkey, they adhere to the no-organ-left-behind phi-
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losophy with kokoretsi. Simply wrap lamb or goat intestines around pieces of sweetbreads, hearts, lungs, or kidneys that have been seasoned with lemon, olive oil, and oregano. Grill it, chop it, slap it on a piece of bread with some tomato and your hangover will retreat out of respect and fear. South Koreans take a less offal-y approach to fighting off liquid flu with a fortifying broth called haejangguk. This ancient recipe combines beef broth with cabbage, bean sprouts, radish, a raw egg, ox blood and, if you’re lucky, a nice piece of cow spine. In South America, offal soups are also eaten for hangovers, but many guayabo plagued partiers from Bolivia to Columbia are turning to beef rib based soups made with potatoes, onion, garlic, cumin, ginger, and cilantro as their preferred levanta muertos or “raiser of the dead.” Of course there’s the classic English breakfast or “fry up” that will anesthetize you with a mound of bacon, blood sausage, fried mushrooms, potatoes, grilled tomato, baked beans, and a couple pieces of toast to sop up the last of that greasy, eggy mess. Too many SangSom and sodas in Thailand? Wake up and smell the tom yum goong nam sai. Heal your morning after hamster mouth with the sour, salty, spicy, and sweet broth loaded with lemongrass,
chilies, and galangal. Sip it slowly and let the memories of that new tattoo come into focus. Why do I have a fire-breathing dragon screaming the name “Ophelia?” Who is Ophelia? Personally, when I’m experiencing that not so fresh hungover feeling, I prefer the comforting spices of Vietnamese pho or a big skilletful of shakshouka—an aggressively spicy and tomatoey hangover cure that originated in Tunesia but is very popular in Israel. Shakshouka combines two key hangover curing ingredients - eggs and smoking-hot Berbere spiced tomato sauce—with onions, peppers, herbs and feta cheese ftw. If all of this sounds either A) like too much trouble or B) like a conspiracy to make you eat intestines, then let sandwich science come to the rescue. British researchers have found that the simple, wondrous bacon sandwich is a true hangover cure thanks to the properties of its two main ingredients - bacon and bread. The carbohydrates in the bread and the protein in the bacon provide the amino acids you need to feel better, think clearer and stop carpet bombing Porcelainistan. Of course, your mom would tell you that the easiest way to avoid a hangover is to not drink so much, then the acetaldehyde monsters won’t come and maul your brain. Thanks mom, but I’ve got organ meats and sandwich science on my side.
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