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DIMEENTERTAINMENT.COM BITE/POUR Fear of frying \\ 16 Beer of the month \\ 12 Candy Corn shots \\ 14 BEAT Inside the Freak Show with Avatar \\ 22 Mother Feather \\ 24 A chat with Kenny G \\ 26 Otherfest \\ 9 CANVAS Modern Muses \\ 18 Featured artist Leigh Fraser \\ 38 Sean Yseult \\ 46
FEATURES Unmasking Voodoo \\ 50 @ Night \\ 54 Witch of Yazoo \\ 58 Halloween costumes 2016 \\ 60 Your brain on fear \\ 62 Fears among us \\ 64 10 reasons to vote \\ 76 NEON Jackson Rhythm & Blues Festival \\ 32 Garbage \\ 34 Blink-182 & Twenty One Pilots \\ 36
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Since 2006, Otherfest has held the stage for over 100 indie-label and unsigned bands from around the U.S., ranging in genres from blues to bluegrass to hip-hop, rock and every sub-genre in between. The 11th annual Otherfest keeps the rocking tradition alive with 18 music acts in exchange for only $20. (If you’re counting, that’s just over $1 per band.) In addition to live original music, the festival boasts free camping, food trucks, art and beverage vending in a one day, all ages music festival on October 1, just north of Cleveland on Highway 61. This year’s lineup includes headliners, The Dexateens, an Alabama based five-piece super group that is celebrating its first album release in four years and features members of Drive By Truckers, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, 13ghosts and Model Citizen. Also jamming at this year’s festival are long time Otherfest friends Adam Faucett and the Tall Grass, a grunge-folk band from Little Rock, not to mention regional acts The Wans (Nashville), Toonces (New Orleans), *repeat repeat (Nashville), Carver Commodore (Muscle Shoals, Ala.) and The Pollies (Muscle Shoals, Ala.). As per tradition, a slew of Mississippi musicians are set on the bill with up-and-coming alt-country act Craig Adams, who will release his highly anticipated debut album this December. Other Mississippi acts include A Scarlet Empire, Blackwater Trio, Water Spaniel, Seasick Harbor, WR Griffith, And The Echo, Weejy, Schaefer Llana and more. Although small coolers are permitted inside festival grounds, Mitchell Distributing will be providing booze on-site and food vending will be sponsored by Hey Joe’s. Gates open at noon. Tickets may be purchased at the gate. For more information, including full line-up, visit keepclevelandboring.com or email info@keepclevelandboring. com.
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As of today, this magazine has assured my faith in miracles. On Sept. 11, 2016, our staff celebrated — perhaps overcame is a better word — the first year of publishing DIME. We’ve learned a lot since that first issue. The magazine has brought us closer to new friends from across the state who are as equally obsessed with art, food and music as we are. Suddenly, a landmass with 2.9 million people doesn’t feel so large, and the stretch of highway between the Gulf Coast and Memphis isn’t that great of a distance. You’ve given us a piece of your hotly sought after attention, and in the safe space of 84 pages, we didn’t ding you with any notifications. You didn’t have to swipe right — unless you spilled coffee on a page. Print still offers what the web cannot: leisurely entertainment without the tiresome scrolling that we’re all addicted to. Yet, hard copy has become a dwindling commodity. That’s a battle we’re willing to fight. When our small staff (which is still only seven full-time members today) first started this thing, we had a very clear mission: unify and broadcast what’s cool about the whole of Mississippi to a young (and young-at-heart) audience. It wasn’t that no one was doing this already, but certainly no one was doing it in print. And why would they? It was a dying medium ten years ago, and now it’s practically a ghost. But damn if we don’t love it. And it seems that you do as well. The reality of my adult life, compared to how I envisioned it when I was a daydreaming teenager, is starkly different, and thankfully so. The biggest difference between my earliest hopes and my present reality, is that I live in and am invested in Mississippi, a place that in high school I honestly could not wait to flee. Yet here I am, grown and fully committed. And it’s because of y’all — the talented people with the crazy ideas you keep bringing to life in the form of song and dance, diverse businesses, yummy things to eat and drink and bold art. Yet among all of that, the South’s best assets are its humans. I’d argue there’s no finer company to keep. And now, due to DIME, we’ve unearthed more of that goodness. We can’t unsee the things this magazine has shown us. It’s like we’ve discovered Pandora’s box in our own backyard. What’s inside is nothing to fear. It’s the richness our state has to offer that can’t be counted. In this issue, we take a look at the things that scare us, mostly unknowns, and try to tackle them one by one. Nothing has been more frightening than starting this magazine from scratch. This month, I hope you’ll be bold and produce something that terrifies you, in a good way, even if it’s that Halloween costume you’ve been dreaming up for the last decade. Why wait?
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Beer of the Month BY SEAN MURPHY
STYLE : HEFEWEIZEN ABV: 7% CROOKED LETTER BREWING CO. 1805 GOVERNMENT ST. OCEAN SPRINGS, MISS. TOURS SATURDAYS 1-3 P.M. Mississippi’s Crooked Letter delivers its take on the Southern German style of wheat beer with this gem, perfect for lounging on a lazy afternoon. But watch out, the 7% ABV will sneak up on you. The wheat beer will highlight flavors and aromas of clove and banana with a little hop bitterness. The name hefeweizen comes from the German weizen, for ‘wheat’, and hefe for ‘with yeast.’ Pour this into a traditional hefeweizen glass to contain the larger-than-normal head, then enjoy!
Drink of the Month TUNE FROM RANGOON Recipe submitted by Ben Hatch 2-4 fresh basil leaves .5 oz. toasted coconut syrup .75 oz. lime juice .75 oz. orgeat .75 oz. Koval Caraway 2 oz. house made coconut rum 2 dashes grapefruit bitters 2 dashes tiki bitters Build in tall glass, add crushed ice and swizzle. Top with half ounce of Fernet Branca and garnish extensively. Ben is a mixologist at Branch Cocktail Bar, located at 3810 Hardy Street in Hattiesburg. Ben can be found regularly behind the bar serving delicious house craft cocktails.
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BY WHITNEY MIRACLE In the year I moved into my first apartment, post-divorce and unemployed, I spent a good six months living out my best impression of a college brah. Somehow, my small 10-unit apartment complex was stocked with plenty of twenty-somethings who seemed to never go to work, never require sleep and never get hungover. Every event was an excuse for a party, including a nasty little hurricane that blew through early in the fall. And, of course, befitting our millennial status, alcohol and all its applications were oft-used for celebratory (and consolation) purposes. When October rolled around, continuing in the frat party spirit, my complex decided to bless our block with an inaugural Halloween Party. And thus, these Candy Corn Jello Shots were born. Time to Make: 48 hours Recipe: 10 oranges 1 box orange jello 1 can coconut milk (full-fat, don’t play around with lite junk) 1 envelope Knox gelatin 1/4 c. sugar 1 bottle whipped cream flavored vodka While those Cuties come in a giant bag for $5 and are so easy to peel, don’t be tempted: you have to get navel oranges, the kind you need your teeth or a friend with good fingernails to start for you. Luckily, you won’t have to peel them. Oh no, what you get to do is much more laborious — cut the oranges in half and scoop out their insides. When you want to give up after orange number six, keep going because presentation, presentation, PRESENTATION! After you’ve disemboweled your oranges and only managed to mangle a few of them, arrange the halves cut side up, tight fitting, in a baking dish. Prepare the orange jello, but bring only 1 cup of water to boil, stirring in a cup of whipped vodka after the mixture has cooled. Fill each orange halfway with the cooled concoction. Stick in the fridge and busy yourself with gluing all those sequins onto that leotard for your ‘costume.’ The next day, eat the little jiggly bits of congealed booze that have seeped out from the cracks in your oranges and prepare the white layer by mixing 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup coconut milk (shake the can before you open it to disperse those delicious fatty globules). Sprinkle the packet of gelatin on top, let mellow for one minute and then crank up the heat to medium and stir until dissolved. Slowly add 1/4 cup of white sugar and stir until dissolved. Remove from heat and let the temperature drop before adding another 1/2 cup of the flavored vodka. Pour into the orange halves, filling each to the top as you take a shot (or two) of vodka to congratulate yourself on your domesticity. Let set overnight. Sharpen up your best Williams Sonoma knife and slice each orange half down the middle, hotdog style. Then cut the sections into halves again, hamburger style. Arrange on a totable tray and dispense to partygoers every time “Monster Mash” comes on the playlist.
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of Fr y ing BY BIZ HARRIS “You know that stuff can burn your face off, right? Please, please be careful.” That was my dad’s warning as I got ready to drop the first pieces of battered Fritto Misto (or, in English, mixed fried things) into the boiling hot grease of my FryDaddy. It was 91 degrees in south Mississippi on a Saturday afternoon, and I was standing outside in my sweltering garage over boiling grease trying to make an appetizer for my family and conquer deep frying — my biggest cooking fear — at the same time. I will try to cook anything. Pie crust? I got this. Seafood? No problem. Very expensive cuts of meat? Sure! So what’s my weakness? I’m a big ole chicken when it comes to the possibility of actual physical injury, but I’d been dreaming of crispy, light, puffy Fritto Misto since a trip to Italy three years ago. It was time to jump this hurdle. Being a southern cook, I feel like I should have mastered 16 // dime entertainment
this art back somewhere between cheese grits and chicken and dumplings, but the actual danger of it all held me back. In fact, when I was little, my mama set the kitchen — and nearly the whole house — on fire when she walked away from a pot of hot grease while frying hushpuppies, so my fear isn’t unfounded. “Here goes nothing…” I said to myself. I picked up a batter coated piece of kale with (very long) tongs and slipped it gently into the oil. Ahhh, there was that bubbling and popping I’d been waiting for, albeit rather timidly. A few minutes later, I used a rubber slotted spoon to fish out the battered mushrooms, onions and lemon slices that had gone in with the kale. Every piece was golden brown, crispy and beautiful. I’d done it! The recipe was a huge hit with my family, and I’ll be doing it again soon since it wasn’t nearly as difficult or terrifying as I’d imagined. Here’s how you can conquer your frying fears, too.
1. GET THE TOOLS. 1 long pair of tongs 1 slotted spoon 1 electric deep fryer or a very deep, heavy bottomed pot* 1 cooling rack (or plate covered in paper towels) 2 metal bowls *If using a heavy pot rather than an electric fryer, you’ll also need a cooking thermometer so you can tell when the grease has reached 350 degrees. The electric Fryer will do that for you and will stop when it reaches that temperature. 2. BE PREPARED. Before you even start heating the grease, mix your batter, wash and chop the things you’re frying and make your dipping sauce. This means you can keep your eyes on the prize. 3. STAY CALM. If you’re in a rush, you’re likely to get sloppy, and that means accidents, spills and sloshes of hot grease. Ain’t nobody got time — or extra skin — for that. 4. GET CLOSER. Slip things into the pot using long tongs so your hands stay far away but whatever you’re frying goes carefully and smoothly into the grease. Don’t drop/plop them in with your fingers because you’re afraid to get too close. This will only cause greater splattering and greater pain. 5. WAIT TO POP THE TOP. I was so nervous, (plus, uh, Saturday) so I drank a beer before I got started. I felt less nervous, but then, you know, I like my skin the way it is, so I’ll forego the drink next time when hot grease is involved.
EASY & IMPRESSIVE FRITTO MISTO RECIPE: This recipe is modified from a few I found. The batter is very light, crispy and sticks well to whatever you’re cooking with a texture of tempura. Serves: 4-6 | Level of Difficulty: Easy | Prep time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes a batch WHAT YOU NEED: 8 Cups Canola oil (for frying) For the Batter: 3/4 c all-purpose flour 3/4 c cornstarch 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt 2 c club soda (fresh and fizzy) 1 Tablespoon black pepper Whatever things you want to fry. I tried: 2 lemons, (1 very thinly sliced into rounds, seeds removed, 1 cut into wedges for serving) 2 c Kale, (washed, dried and torn into large pieces) 1 c of various whole medium sized mushrooms (I had chanterelles and button mushrooms.) 1 Yellow onion, thinly sliced into rounds Other ideas for this batter: The usual: Catfish, shrimp, pickles Fragrant Herbs like Sage Whole green onion stems Oreos, Snickers (freeze them first) Make the Batter: Mix all the dry ingredients (cornstarch, flour, salt, pepper and baking powder) in a large bowl. Whisk in the club soda until it is smooth, though a few smaller lumps are fine. Put all the things you’re frying into the other bowl, washed, dried and cut. Heat the grease. When it reaches 350 degrees (or when your electric fryer tells you it is ready), it’s ready to fry! Using the long tongs, pick up a vegetable and dip it thoroughly into the batter. Slip it lightly into the hot grease. It will start to bubble. Repeat. After one minute or so, flip it over with the tongs. When it is a light golden brown, remove with a slotted spoon and place on the paper towel-lined cooling rack. When it has cooled (2 minutes or so) serve with salt, lemon and a dipping sauce of your choice. I recommend a lemon, garlic mayonnaise or aioli. Repeat until everything is cooked or until you run out of batter.
In March, DIME and the MS Museum of Modern Art invited budding writers, journalists and storytellers to share their words with us for a chance to be published in DIME. The following submissions are the contest winners. To read honorable mention submissions, visit dimeentertainment.com. Winners of the contest are invited to experience the inspiration behind the Modern Writers initiative by performing public readings of their work during Museum24, the Museum’s 24-hour, action-packed celebratory finale of the current blockbuster modern art exhibition, on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016.
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SIMON LADNER, 17 SAUCIER, MISS. OCEAN SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
DELANEY WILLIAMS, 19 PASS CHRISTIAN, MISS. BROWN UNIVERSITY
Sunset Over Water
An Elephant in the Holy Land
sunset over water the sky, cerulean from heat, freckled by clouds, stretches towards the horizon. the sun, its glowing beauty mark, dips from five o’clock to six, falling west, leaving east. time elongates as azure fades to purple and the sun ignites the sky into redpinkorangeyellow. the gulf is no longer blue, or brown; it’s now the sky, psychedelic; colors swirl to the edge of the world. the moon looks on from noon’s roost as her brother drags the sky from afternoon to dusk. sunbeams slice through the puffs – now spread thin like broken ice – and cut the fire with blades of white. the sun faints below the horizon, time ticks from six o’clock to seven, and dusk ages into twilight. the trees lose their color, their volume, to become black silhouettes against the inferno painting the sky. the fire dies as night bleeds from the east; black smothers light; the sun has abandoned its creation. the water fades from passion to sedate darkness – the full moon drips white onto smooth low tide waves. the stars wink into existence, one by one, as the last ember of day slips off the edge of the world.
Tell me why It’s good to be happy but not always happy to be Good, Or why open spaces make me weep, deep in my heart I know The sluts have already won At least they’ve done something. Right? I am an Elephant in the Holy Land, She stumbleth over Burning bush with the Grace of an Elephant Irrelevant, deep in my heart I hear His blood thump like my gray, impatient feet on these fleshy crossroads Will they open the Gates for me, Papa? Or will I open my legs for the first man who says he loves I runneth over.
The closing celebration for the exhibition When Modern was Contemporary: The Roy R. Neuberger Collection features a vast array of performances, music, art making, specialty tours and games spread throughout a 24-hour period, from 10 a.m. Friday, October 28 to 10 a.m. Saturday, October 29. Museum 24: Modern Finale will be celebrating Modern Mississippi with performers from across the state that have been nominated by Mississippians. Visitors look, listen, feel, eat, drink, dance and, ultimately, participate, during this art party of a lifetime. Be Modern. Dare to differ.
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NOW IT’S OURS. BY JULIAN RANKIN A winemaker outside of Natchez told me he saw grapevines in the Jackson Pollock. Scott Galbreath stood behind the counter at the Old South Winery, locking eyes with the image of the cover of an exhibition brochure. “I see them all in there. I guess somebody else would see something else. But I’m thinking about grapevines and wine. I see grapevines all in there. That’s awesome,” Galbreath said. For the past six months, the Mississippi Museum of Art has been investigating this seemingly tenuous connection between mid-century modern art — much of it made decades ago in bustling New York City — and Mississippi, which might as well be a world away. The Jackson Pollock that winemaker Galbreath referenced has been printed on brochures and in books before. But it’s far less common for the real thing to be on view in the state of Mississippi. In fact, this is the very first time, for both the Pollock as well as for the Mark Rothko, Georgia O’Keeffe, Romare Bearden, Alexander Calder and Willem de Kooning. The exhibition, When Modern Was Contemporary: Selections from the Roy R. Neuberger Collection, features more than 50 other modern masters and is on view at the Museum through October 30. As it turns out, Mississippians and modern art have more in common that you might think. According to one critic of the time, the central conceit of modern art like Pollock’s, which sent countercultural reverberations through the art world in Post WWII America, is that it “dared to differ.” Contemporary Mississippians are direct descendants of this pioneering ethos. The Museum’s Mapping a Modern Mississippi Initiative, supported by Visit Mississippi, endeavors to capture and invite these stories so that Mississippians can look through the lens of modern art to see their own place in the continuum of American exceptionalism and innovation. The results of the Initiative — an archive of interviews and stories — are live on the Museum’s website. A DJ in Jackson saw a need for a place that welcomed minority artists, comic book enthusiasts, vinyl collectors and toy nuts. So he opened Offbeat, a record store, venue, comic book shop and gallery that offers a safe-haven for all who march to a different drum. An
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artist-naturalist in Grenada felt drawn outside the confines of the studio, into the bayous and backwoods, where she paints, investigates and advocates for the symbiotic ecology that we can all learn from. Pretty much anybody who you run into on Main Street in Water Valley, Mississippi, is either an artist, entrepreneur, business owner, chef or dreamer. Perhaps it’s the legacy of the town’s Casey Jones railroading history that has pulled so many ambitious drifters together in such an esoteric and authentic gumbo. “It’s been a challenge, because at the age of 80, new things going into the brain don’t go in easy,” said Ed Songe of Natchez, who looks like an old English professor but is in fact a cutting-edge computer programmer. He and his business partner (and apprentice of sorts) Kelin Hendricks of Silver Lining Software volunteered their services to the city to build a digital infrastructure that empowers town beautification and ordinance management by revolutionizing inter-agency communication. The beauty of math that Songe sees is not so different than the way modern artists pursued geometric possibilities and compositions. “Look at the rewards of being creative,” Songe added, smiling in front of his laptop. As the Museum has gone out into communities statewide, visitors from near and far have traveled to Jackson to witness these artworks firsthand. It may not be a grand pilgrimage for all — although a man did recently drive down from Indianapolis on a weekday just to stand in front of the Pollock. What it has been is a chance for Mississippians to symbolically share in common celebration and appreciation of what creativity, diversity and free thinking can yield, for community-building and social progress just as sure as in the interwoven lines of Pollock’s canvas. For those who really want to dare to differ, the Museum invites you to Museum24: Nocturnal Happening, the closing finale of When Modern Was Contemporary on Friday, October 29 (10 a.m. Friday – 10 a.m. Saturday). Beginning Friday, an exhibition ticket is good for 24 straight hours of programming, performance, dance, art making and discovery (and wine from Mississippi grapevines). For more, head to msmuseumart.org.
Avatar
Inside the Freak Show BY JENN DEVEREAUX
Gothenburg, Sweden, seems to breed metal bands, but it’s hard to compare to the theatrical and twisted sideshow metal act Avatar. Band members Johannes Eckerström (lead vocals), Jonas “Kungen” Jarlsby (guitars), Tim Öhrström (guitars/backing vocals), Henrik Sandelin (bass/backing vocals) and John Alfredsson (drums) provide audiences not only with an insane metal show but also a circus-themed performance complete with terrifying clown make-up and freak show stage props. These Swedes have thought of everything when it comes to their aesthetic, right down to the spring loaded microphone stands, roadies wearing matching circus performer attire and the illuminated Big Top merch booth. DIME had the pleasure of sitting down with Johannes and John for a brief chat on their new album Feathers and Flesh and their evolution as a band. JENN DEVEREAUX: How did Avatar form? JOHANNES ECKERSTRÖM: <Pointing at John> In 2001, he formed the band with Jonas. JOHN ALFREDSSON: Yeah, basically we had a pizza together after we played tennis, and we had on a Metallica shirt and a Maiden shirt and we decided to do something about it. JD: I had the pleasure of seeing you guys in concert several months ago at Brewsky’s in Hattiesburg, and I felt like it was not just any metal concert. It was a full on theatrical performance built into a live show. Did you know this is how you wanted your shows to be from the inception of the band? JE: No, this has grown organically. We started learning how to play music all together, so this has grown over time. JD: The band recently released the album Feathers and Flesh, which is a concept album, and is said to be a “fable about an owl who goes to war to stop the sun from rising.” What is the deeper meaning behind this fable? JE: Well, I guess there are a couple of meanings to it, but every fable carries a moral to a story and a lesson to be learned. In this case, it’s an observation of how we, as human beings, very much fail to learn from our mistakes and turn an experience into actual applicable wisdom. JD: I really like the song For the Swarm. I feel like 22 // dime entertainment
I can put that song on as I’m getting ready to go to my mundane day job and get pumped. I feel like it’s easy to like a song when it’s relatable and most people can relate to that feeling of being just another cog in the wheel. Was that the intention behind this song? JE: The thing about it is that the bees like being a cog in the whole machinery. That’s their role in the story. But yeah, the whole album is written in a way so that you’ve got the deeper point of it, you have the concept, you have all of the characters and the role they play in the story, but then this was also meant to be something that could be enjoyed, as you have enjoyed everything about Avatar in the past. It’s a straightforward heavy metal thing. JD: What are you most proud of in terms of your career? JE: That we are still together for this long because we are all despicable people. We should have murdered each other years ago. <laughs> No, but the fact that we have been able to stay together and stay friends and keep being able to challenge ourselves and haven’t fallen back on anything we’ve done in the past. We got a bit popular with Black Waltz, and we could have stayed in the circus and wrote some waltzes, but we moved on with the concept and do something new with it every time. JA: That we are still very good friends and being creative is our everyday job. JD: Coulrophobia is the fear of clowns, which seems to be thematic throughout the songs and performances. Do either of you have any phobias? JE: I don’t think I have any phobias. That’s the funny thing though with the whole clown thing because, yeah, it’s scary, but it’s also fun. I never go out there to scare anyone, but I’m just really happy when it happens. JD: What is the one American food you wish you could take back to Sweden? JE: I like to mix cherry coke and vanilla coke. I discovered it from a soda machine in Alabama. Yeah, that’s the most disgustingly American thing I’ve tasted and actually enjoyed. JD: How would you describe an Avatar show to someone who has never seen it? JE: Good. This is where we are suppose to have a sales pitch, but I’m not a sales pitcher. Again, everything about Avatar fits into the same basket, that we look the way we sound.
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MOTHER FEATHER BY JENN DEVEREAUX NYC-based Mother Feather, a self proclaimed “pop cock rock” band, are undoubtedly a band to watch. Their sound is a fascinating merge of more than four decades of music, so it’s no wonder that they’ve forged their own genre. If you were to fuse the vocal stylings of Sleigh Bells or Karen O, with a grittier dose of 90’s grungy shoegazing guitar riffs like that of My Bloody Valentine mixed with David Bowie’s penchant for outrageous glam fashion style and KISS’s iconic makeup, you would have something completely new and undefinable. Mother Feather vocalist and front woman Ann Courtney along with vocalist/keyboardist Lizzie Carena, bassist Matt Basile and drummer Caitlin Kalafus sat down with DIME at the New Orleans stop during Vans Warped Tour for a quick interview. JENN DEVEREAUX: How did your first band, Ann Courtney and the Late Bloomers, morph into Mother Feather? ANN COURTNEY: <Laughs> Wow! You went straight for Ann Courtney and the Late Bloomers. You know what? I knew I wanted to rock harder. I knew I wanted to dance more. I knew I wanted to get out from behind the guitar. I was restless. So I think of that band as sort of a stepping stone, in a way, to help me realize what I wanted, and it turned out that it was still Lizzie. So I said, “Yo, sister! I have this idea” and I sort of pushed her up front. Also we knew that we needed really heavy hitters in the band, and that’s where Matt, Chris, Gunnar and now Caitlyn this summer have come into play. JD: How did you come up with the music genre “pop cock rock,” and what are some key elements that you need to be considered a “pop cock rock” band? AC: You know, “pop cock rock” is an elevator pitch. People love talking about genres. Musicians hate talking about genres. It’s frustrating to kind of have to reduce your sound to one or two or three things. Pop cock rock, I invented from these other genres that already existed. Its sounds snappy, but also “cock rock” being performed by women doesn’t really exist until now. It makes people ask questions, and that’s the point of it really. JD: Your hometown of NYC is the breeding ground from some amazing music like Iggy Pop, The Ramones, Blondie and New York Dolls. How does this city, rich with music history, influence your sound? AC: Well, there’s a lot of legend wrapped up in New York City, and I think now it’s harder than ever to find. I wasn’t born and raised in NYC, but I have been
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there for a very long time, longer than anywhere else I’ve ever been, but I found that when I moved to NYC, I was kind of missing that legendary feeling when I showed up in 1999. You know, you sort of felt it surge with The Strokes and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Lady Gaga, of course. She’s probably the most epic New York artist, I think, to come out of the city for a while, so thank god for Lady fucking Gaga. But Lady Gaga is a pop artist primarily, and I think I was really hungry for an NYC rock band and I couldn’t find it, so I made it. JD: Do you have any memorable music experiences that have shaped who you are? MATT BASILE: Yeah! Seeing David Bowie when I was in high school for the Sound and Vision tour. Waiting in line to see U2 for the Zoo TV tour and camping out in an RV like we are doing on this tour with my best friend and his step-dad. We saw on the news that U2 tickets were going to sell out in two hours, so we went to the local record store, camped out and waited in line, and we got the last 3 tickets for the first show of the U2 Zoo TV tour, and it blew my mind and changed my life. JD: Do you consider Mother Feather to be a stage persona or just another entity of yourself? AC: No, Mother Feather is emphatically me. The “me” that is not allowed to exist on the subway or in line at the doctor’s office. So yeah, Mother Feather is my freedom, so it’s very much me. JD: Your self-titled album, released May of this year, is comprised of several different EPs. What made you decide to combine them into a full album? MB: Well, that really came from the label, Metal Blade [Records]. We had put out these two EPs ourselves and the plan was to put out a third, so we had kind of been in the process of just recording as we could, self-producing and self-financing. Ann’s husband is an amazing producer and I have a small studio, so it’s kind of just like a family thing working with our friend Steve Wall. And then, I guess a year and a half ago, we got a call from Brian Slagel of all people who said, “Hey, I’m a fan, and I’ve been checking you guys out. Do you need some help?” So I was like, “Ann, you’ve got to call this guy back.” <Everyone laughs> So basically they all thought that this is cool. It sounds good. It looks good, so let’s put this together as just one album, and we kind of polished off two songs that were more or less done. They just needed the final mix. And so now we have a ten song album. JD: What motto do you live by? AC: Rise to meet your Mother Feather!
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I was really hungry for aN NYC rock band and I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find it, so I made it.
A chat with
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BY EMILY CEGIELSKI With a career spanning over 40 years, American saxophonist Kenny G often finds himself the butt of a joke; “Saturday Night Live,” “South Park” and “Family Guy” have all taken turns making fun of the smooth jazz legend. But honestly, the joke’s on us. Not only is Kenny G the biggest-selling instrumental musician of the modern era and one of the best-selling artists of all time, he’s also surprisingly current—collaborating with new pop stars and rappers, appearing on popular television programs and packing venues on latest tour. 26 // dime entertainment
His new album “Brazilian Nights,” is a tribute to the masters of bossa nova, and he recently graced Mississippi with a performance at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi on Sept. 2. DIME recently caught up with Kenny G to discuss his latest record, touring, working with Katy Perry, performing with John Oliver and what he fears the most. EMILY CEGIELSKI: I read somewhere that you’ve always been in love with bossa nova, and I’m wondering what took you so long to get around to making this album? KENNY G: You know I never thought about
making a bossa nova record until recently. I don’t know why, honestly. You’re right. Why did it take so long? Because I’ve loved it for so long... I guess I just felt like it was time to try it. Maybe I needed to practice for 15 more years to be able to make it right, I don’t know! EC: One of your more recent collaborations might be the one that introduced you to most of our readers — and I’m talking about your appearance in Katy Perry’s “Last Friday Night” music video. How did that come about? KG: I don’t know! My manager called me and said they wanted me to be in the video, and it happened to be filming like 10 minutes from my house. “So, just drive over there!” I said, “OK!”
recording “Going Home” is the country’s unofficial national closing song for businesses throughout China.] How does that affect you when you go over to play in China? I know you love Asia, and you play there a lot, so do you have a massive fan base there? KG: Massive, yeah. I’m going to be there in two weeks. We’re going back to China. I know we’re playing cities that I’ve never been to, and we’ve been to a lot of cities in China, so it’s going to be cool. We may be going to places where they’ve never had a Western artist play.
Kenny G performed with John Oliver on “Last Week Tonight” last November and blew us all away.
So, I drive over there, and I see Katy Perry and I talk to her and I talk to her people, and they just kind of put me in a white suit and I just went and did it. EC: It was pretty great! KG: It was great! Yeah, it was really fun and everybody was cool. People were nice. She was super nice, like exceptionally nice. I haven’t talked to her since then, but I have a really good impression of her. So she made a very good first impression, that’s for sure. EC: What are some of your other favorite musical collaborations? KG: Well, if you’re looking at the younger ones, I’ve done something with Warren G recently on one of his rap tunes. I don’t know, I’ve done a lot of collaborations, so it’s been cool. I can’t tell you which one was the best, but they were all cool. I played on Frank Sinatra’s record. I think even young people like Frank Sinatra. So, I did that, that’s pretty cool. Foster the People, I did something with them on Saturday Night Live recently. EC: You also appeared last year on “Last Week Tonight,” which was by far one of my all-time favorite segments ever, and John Oliver called you “an immortal being untethered from space and time floating endlessly on an eternal wave of pure smoothness....”
KG: (Laughing) That’s exactly what he said! EC: That is my favorite quote ever about you because I personally think it’s very accurate. KG: So sweet! It was so fun to do that stuff. I’m a huge fan of his. I watch his show every weekend, every Sunday night. If I’m not home, I’ve got it on my DirectTV, so I record it. And he really makes me laugh. I mean, there’s not a lot of people who can make me laugh. He’s great, and he was fun, and the show was cool. It was collaborative. We were trying to figure out if there were different things we could do with the arrangement on that song. So we talked about how to do it and it was really fun to be part of it. They made it easy, and he was so funny to me. I was really concentrating not to laugh while I was playing. That was my big challenge. EC: I would imagine that’s pretty hard. KG: Especially when he’s screaming in my ear while I’m playing, but we rehearsed it. So at least at the rehearsal, I laughed, but since I knew it was coming, when we really actually taped it, I thought ‘OK, I already expect him to be screaming at me and trying to say funny things,’ so I knew I could hold it together. EC: I actually learned about you on that show. I had no idea about your song in China. [Kenny G’s
EC: What’s you’re favorite part about playing in China? KG: Just going to a faraway land and experiencing the culture. I love that. If young people are reading this, the main thing you can do is if you have the chance, and you’re able to travel, that’s the great thing, that teaches you a lot about life. Your eyes are opened up and you can see that the world is full of people and full of different ways of doing things and it just makes you a much better person. So I love traveling for that reason, and, you know, China is such a different culture than us that it’s fun to experience the crazy foods that they eat over there, and, yeah, it’s great. The language is really challenging. Speaking Chinese is very tough... I don’t even know how they do it. EC: Speaking of other cultures, you performed in Mississippi last month, which is my home state and where DIME is based... have you performed in the South a lot? KG: Yeah, over the years, many times, many times. We played at the Beau Rivage, and we’ve played there before many times. It’s a super fun place to play. We love that gig. It’s a great gig. EC: The theme of this issue is actually fear, so I have to ask — What could possibly scare you as one of the most successful musicians around? KG: Fear, wow, you’re going right to the main emotions. That’s one of the bottom emotions everything else is stemmed off of. If you’re fearful, you can show it by being angry or nervous or all of these other things that really stem from fear. So what scares me? That’s crazy... I guess I would be fearful of something bad happening to my kids. I would be fearful of that. Other than that, I’m not really scared of much. I mean, I’m not scared of failing. I’m not scared of that at all. I’m not scared of trying to do stuff. I’m not really scared of people... like if somebody was going to come and kick my ass, Iike some big guy, I wouldn’t really be scared, I’d just be kind of like ‘what can I do to minimize the damage that’s going to happen to me.’ But I wouldn’t really be scared. Pretty much, I think fear is mainly about my loved ones and something really bad happening to them that I couldn’t do anything about.
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THE COATHANGERS HANG IN NEW ORLEANS WORDS & PHOTOS BY TEDDIE TAYLOR
The trio, hailing from Atlanta, released their fifth record, Nosebleed Weekend, earlier this year and are nearing the decade anniversary of their self-titled first album. Under the aliases Minnie Coathanger, Crook Kid Coathanger and Rusty Coathanger, Meredith Franco, Julia Kugel and Stephanie Luke are veteran punks who continually find new sounds with which they chronicle their lives. Listening to their latest collection of songs, the first standout moment occurs 10 seconds into “Squeeki Tiki.” Is that a dog toy? In a Bikini Kill-esque anthem of independence? The “instrument” holds a surprisingly deep meaning to singer and guitarist Kugel. When her long-term relationship ended, she left everything — clothes, records, etc. — behind and only asked 30 // dime entertainment
to take her pet. Two years later, she still hasn’t seen her canine friend. “You can have it. I don’t want that shit, but I just want my dog,” she recalled telling her ex-partner. The Coathangers are not a band of girls; they are actually, by definition, not girls anymore — they are neither children nor young women. They’re inspiring, powerful and commanding onstage. They’re supportive, full of experience and appreciative of all they’ve achieved offstage. Sharing nights with iconic Swedish punks Refused and Atlanta rockers The Black Lips, the three are seasoned musicians who don’t wear the label “girl band,” but do happen to be women. Speeding through songs from their many years together, Franco, Kugel and Luke fluidly swapped places on stage numerous times. While drumming, Luke lends her deep
rasp, which she attributes to years of cigarettes, to songs like the infectious “Make It Right” and occasionally plays bass and guitar. Kugel, who spent days perfecting the guitar tone for “Down Down,” takes her seat at the drum kit in between belting the lyrics to “Excuse Me?” and basically whispering on “Copycat.” Franco, standing in petite contrast to Luke’s tall frame, is the source of eerily-sweet vocals and a bass guitar heartbeat. Nothing is set in stone, and there’s an air of spontaneity on a Coathangers’ stage. The matching “Wild At Heart” tattoos inked into each member’s skin (also lyrics in “Squeeki Tiki”) are permanent symbols of how far they’ve come and how much farther they’ll go together. The Coathangers never seem to sleep and regularly play around the South, so keep an eye on their social media pages for new dates and tours.
Stephanie Luke
Julia Kugel
JXN RHYTHM & BLUES
BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY ENTER SHIKARI
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PHOTOS BY TRISTAN DUPLICHAIN
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Smith Park Jackson Rhythm and Blues Festival was lit, with performances from Babyface, Jagged Edge, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Tamia, not to mention the local flair of DJ Scrap Dirty, Tawanna Shaunte, Teneia and rising hip hop artist Silas. Check out dimeentertainment.com for a recap of the event.
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GARBAGE The iconic 90s alt-rock band Garbage packed out The Tabernacle in Atlanta while promoting their sixth studio album, Strange Little Birds. The highlight of the evening for Garbage super fans was a surprise performance of the song Androgyny off the 2001 Beautiful Garbage album, a song that had not been played live by the band since 2002. PHOTOS BY JENN DEVEREAUX
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BLINK-182 Pop-punk heroes Blink-182 packed out Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville, TN., on August 8 with supporting acts A Day to Remember and All American Rejects. Even though the band has moved on from singer-guitarist Tom Delonge’s departure by replacing him with Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba, that didn’t seem to bother the fans much considering the 7000 capacity venue was completely sold out that night. PHOTOS BY JENN DEVEREAUX
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A DAY TO REMEMBER
TWENTY ONE PILOTS
Top charting pop duo Twenty One Pilots sold out the Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville on August 7 with openers Mutemath and Chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Special on their Emotional Roadshow Tour.
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THIS MONTH'S FEATURED ARTIST "Spooky things have always been second nature for me."
—Leigh Anita Fraser
WOOED BY THE SPOOKY A DELICIOUS, DIMINUTIVE DYNAMO
LEIGH ANITA FRASER AGE: 24 KITTERY POINT, MAINE @WARSAW_SUMMER LEIGHANITA.TUMBLR.COM ETSY SHOP: LEIGHANITA INTERVIEW BY JACKIE LEE
Leigh Anita Fraser’s works of pen, ink and watercolor embody the spirit of the haunted season. Her hand drawn monsters are presented in such a detailed and endearing light that they seem to convey high fashion sensibilities and evoke affection all at once, removing any fear. She gives life to these creatures as ownable art, available in her Etsy store as prints and greeting cards. Currently taking a break from teaching, Leigh aspires to become a librarian and to be surrounded by stories, research and history. Though a self-proclaimed skeptic, Leigh spilled her guts to DIME on the supernatural influences in her life and art.
JL: What is your sign? Do you follow astrology and does your sign’s traits pertain to you? LF: My birthday is a week before Halloween, which technically makes me a Scorpio. Although I would like to say that this is a suitable match, I am the definition of being born “on the cusp” – once you get to know me you will see that I look like a Scorpio at first, but am a textbook Libra. JL: What’s your worst characteristic and your best? How do these affect you as an artist? LF: Like most artists, I fixate. I think that this could be both my worst and best trait. I have some obsessive compulsive tendencies and all kinds of rituals. It lends really well to line-work though. JL: Is Halloween your favorite time of year? How early do your preparations for it begin and what does that entail? What are some of your rituals for All Hallow’s Eve? LF: I love Halloween time above all else! For as long as I can remember, I’ve spent most of my days looking forward to it. When the actual season comes around, I always have this fear of autumn slipping away — it feels very much like Ray Bradbury’s All of Summer in a Day. As for rituals, I always carve a classic jacko-lantern, visit cemeteries and walk the streets after dark looking at Halloween decorations. JL: Do you know what you will be for Halloween this year? What was your best costume from years past? LF: I’m fairly certain of my costume this year – because I’ve been meaning to finish it for ages! Ziegfeld costumes have always inspired me – and so has Boris Karloff’s The Mummy. My best costumes usually involve leotards. One year I was a bat and wore a black long-sleeve piece with a black headscarf and gold brooch (à la Little Edie of Grey Gardens fame). I also have a great leotard that I painted like a skeleton, and there are tights to match. JL: When did you first begin making art? When did spookier elements begin to appear in your work? LF: Somewhere there is a photograph of me 40 // dime entertainment
in overalls painting a picture of Frankenstein’s monster. Spooky things have always been second nature for me. Some of my earliest memories involve pumpkin patches and watching the silent Phantom of the Opera. JL: Was your childhood home haunted? LF: Although my home wasn’t haunted, I went through a stage of having night terrors as a child. I remember vivid nightmares of walking down the staircase and finding vampires or shadowy figures waiting for me. JL: In your website bio, you said: “One of the first things I created was a protective potion I hid beneath my bed, to ward away the spirits I knew trudged the halls of my childhood home.” Do you recall what this potion consisted of ? Was it effective? LF: It was the most effective concoction because it was pure mind power. My parents helped me mix some perfume with water in an old Windex bottle. Every night we would look under the bed, and I was always prepared to dispel whatever lurked there. We also had colorful glass jars where dreams were kept. It’s very charming to remember. JL: Tell me about your time as a costume maker. What did you enjoy most about working in theatre? LF: I discovered theatre at a very young age. From the moment that I could open my eyes, I have been madly in love with cinema. Costuming is beautiful to me, because it involves transforming the human form in a way that can be constantly manipulated by adding or taking away elements from the pieces that you create. For myself, I love Halloween for this same reason. It is a chance to adorn yourself and become whatever character you choose. JL: Are you an insomniac, or have you been? What do you do when you can’t sleep? LF: I wouldn’t call myself an insomniac. I tend to prefer nighttime because of the possibilities that it offers. Finding dark nightclubs or wandering the street, nighttime transforms the world and makes shadows appear around every corner. I am a dancer, and love the feel-
ing of arriving home just before sunrise when the newspaper has already been delivered. There’s always an exciting sense of dread that I won’t be able to sleep at all once the sun comes up, but that makes the feeling of crawling into bed even better – like sinking into a coffin as dawn breaks. JL: Have you ever communicated with a spirit? What did it say? LF: Although I tend to be a skeptic, I like to be open to the possibility of communicating with the realm of the dead. During my time in Salem, I had a few strange experiences. New England is a very old place, and I have spent a lot of time in old houses. One night we went up to the attic and drew a large pentagram with chalk. After that night, we would dabble in trying to communicate with “spirits” in the house. There are these triangular pendulum boards called “The Mystic Eye” that answer yes or no questions and can spell out words or point to symbols. We would ask it all kinds of questions. One night, a few hours after we went to sleep, I woke up and felt my way through the living room and into the kitchen for a glass of water. It was pitch dark, but upon returning to bed, the votive candles in the living room had lit themselves. Later, we ended up simply covering up the pentagram with an old rug. Because that apartment was the only one with attic access, strange things in the attic became shrouded in supernatural mystery. We would find animal bones organized on the tiny windowsill way up in the eaves. Perhaps the chalk is still there for some new tenant to find. Now I just make and sell Ouija boards. My days of communicating with the dead firsthand are currently on hold. JL: The monsters you depict in your artwork, Frankenstein, skeletons, etc., all seem to be at peace. Is that your intent? When you see portrayals of monsters in movies and art, do they bring you comfort? LF: Monster movies certainly bring me some kind of comfort. Thinking of the Halloween season has this wonderful nostalgia to it. When I see skeletons, ghouls and houses that are falling into a state of disrepair, I feel this same way. It is the colors and atmosphere that bring with it such rich meaning as soon as the air grows cold and crisp in the fall. Boris
KOLCHAK
is one of my favorite actors, and his portrayal of Frankenstein’s Monster represents a great sympathy to Shelley’s description of the character. Figures from these sort of pre-slasher films exist without the same kind senseless violent desire that you see in contemporary horror. Frankenstein’s monster is a character of tragedy, unwillingly shaken from eternal rest. His undead consciousness is placed into a shell built of other beings’ remains and driven by sorrow and confusion. I choose to portray him in this reflective, peaceful way because, despite his horrific condition, he is a human character deserving of empathy. In fact, it is the scientist who is the true monster when readers and viewers think critically of the story. JL: What themes are you working on currently with your art and do you have any upcoming projects? LF: The idea of illustrating a children’s book has always interested me, and I’ve been wandering the streets collecting photographs of spooky houses for years. It is still in the early stages, but I’m working on a book inspired by the Halloween season that follows a ghost looking for the perfect haunted house. When I have the time, I do art trades on Instagram and submit pieces to horror zines. A friend of mine has one called “Monsters Holding Bitches” that I try to support in any way that I can. Locally, I’m hoping to find somewhere to hang some work as the season changes. Halloween is my busy season, and I’m just about to stock my Etsy shop with a new batch of greeting cards and prints to celebrate. 42 // dime entertainment
AND WHEN HE CROSSED THE BRIDGE, THE PHANTOMS CAME TO MEET HIM.
MONSTER BOY
THE HALLOWEEN MAN
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BAG WOMAN ON HALLOWEEN
THE KING IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE KING FROM SOIRÉE D’EVOLUTION
THE QUEEN ZOMBIE REINVENTED BY JENN DEVEREAUX
When you hear the name Sean Yseult, the first thing that typically comes to mind is the badass female bassist of the 90s platinum selling metal group White Zombie. But if you peel back the layers of this multi-talented artist, you’ll find much more than an accomplished musician. Sean Yseult spent most of her formative years studying everything from violin and ballet to photography and design. Yseult was granted a scholarship to Parsons School of Design in NYC, where she met Rob Zombie, eventually forming White Zombie and putting her photography and design aspirations temporarily on hold. When the band broke up in 1998, Sean returned 46 // dime entertainment
to her early artistic dreams. Sean found a love for the Big Easy, which ultimately became the place she converted into home. Now she is enjoying the best of both the music and arts world by showing galleries around the country for her photography while playing shows with her two bands Star & Dagger and Rock City Morgue. I had the privilege of sitting down for lunch with Sean at Salu on Magazine Street to talk about her early career as a rock star and how her love for New Orleans has inspired her reimmersion into art. JENN DEVEREAUX: What was it like being bassist and co-founder of White Zombie, one of the most influential metal bands of the 90s?
SEAN YSEULT: It was amazing. <laughs> I gotta say, you know, we were in for quite a ride, and I had no idea. We started off literally playing in basements and living in basements with rats. Our big show was playing CBGB, and over 11 years we kind of climbed our way up the ladder until we were headlining arenas. It was incredible. As far as being a female, we came from Lower East Side/East Village in NYC, where all the bands had girls, usually bass players oddly enough. But once we started getting bigger and playing with big metal bands and rock bands, I was definitely an anomaly. It was odd, but people treated me very cool. I was treated like an equal, and I didn’t feel anything weird from anyone.
JD: Legend has it that Beavis and Butthead had a hand in White Zombie’s musical success. Is there any truth to that? SY: Thats very true. Yeah, thanks to Mike Judge for putting us in heavy rotation on MTV with Beavis and Butthead, which was instantly popular. You know, a lot of people thought it was absurd, but those two characters, they liked Iggy Pop, the Butthole Surfers, the Cycle Sluts from Hell. They hated Winger and things I didn’t like and liked the things I did like, so I felt like we were keeping good company with having those two give us the thumbs up.
It’s a lot more instantaneous, whereas with the photo shows — especially if it’s a solo show, and I want to come up with a whole new scene and everything — I’ll spend a good six months or so trying to figure everything out, what the show is going to be. Then I spend a long time trying to figure out who I’m going to put in these photos, how I’m going to stage them and where I’m going to stage them. There’s a lot of steps. And then I will sketch out the whole photo, how I want to see it done. I have to make sure to get a couple of people to help me, you know, with lighting and somebody with makeup and hair. So it’s involved, but I enjoy it.
JD: How did your art career start, and was it always photography centered? SY: It has been always photography centered. In high school at the North Carolina School for the Arts, I was actually there for ballet from the time I was 12 years old, but I broke my foot and switched to Visual Arts, so I started studying under Michael Avedon, who is Richard Avedon’s brother. I did really well and actually won some photo competitions, and I got a scholarship to go to Parsons. So I went up to NYC for photography and graphics because I was heavily into graphics, so that was definitely what I wanted to do, but also kind of got sidelined with being in a band for a while.
JD: When you plan out your shots, do you see them as color or black and white in your mind, or do you change it up in post depending on how it looks? SY: No, I definitely have it pre-planned if it’s color or black and white. I normally shoot black and white, but my last show was color because I was trying to do photo-realism, which is ironic with doing photos, but it was kind of Dutch Masters. Each print was 4 feet by 6 feet, and they were framed in these huge gilded frames like they were out of the Louvre.
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JD: How is your creative process different for making music as opposed to photography or design? SY: It’s very different. When I write music, a lot of times I hear something in my head. I could be on an airplane, and I’ll write it down. Like, I’ll draw out all the music stuff, and I’ll write down the music and that will be a song later.
JD: How would you describe your style of photography? SY: I like it to be slightly haunting. Out of the past, like, anyone who has ever seen my work thinks it looks like a different era usually. It’s hard to say which era exactly. I’m not trying to be a specific era, but I’ve had stuff up before and heard little old ladies point at something and say, “Oh! That was me in the St. Louis Cemetery,” and who am I to deny her? <laughs>
JD: What kind of research did you do for the Soiree D’Evolution? SY: Oh, a ton! Well, you know, one thing would lead to another. I started researching this banner I have from the 1840’s, and it’s French, and I wanted to use it in one of my photos. It’s in the second photo in Soirée D’Evolution, which is The Wild Girl of Champagne. When I researched this banner, “The Wild Girl of Champagne” kept popping up. I’m like, “What the hell is that?” and that led me to every story of every feral child ever. This girl was found at the age of 18, and she had been roaming the woods for 10 years. She was an American girl, part Native American. I was like, I’ve got to get her in this photo. Each photo evolves from maybe one element sometimes. For the Absinthe Drinkers, I researched all of these different bottles of Absinthe, and I researched secret societies, and this whole ritual called “The Killing of the King,” and I don’t think I should say anymore. <laughs> JD: Do you prefer film or digital, and why? SY: Well, I prefer film, but I was denied film long ago when Polaroid stopped making film for my old Land Camera. It just broke my heart, and I went digital after that. Somebody was like, “Oh, they’re making Polaroids again!” and I’m like, “It’s not the same.” That film won’t go in my camera, and I don’t want to buy a whole new camera. That defeats the purpose. I think back to previous photographers in the whole 20th century. Would they have used the digital camera if they had the option? I think yes. It’s a huge advantage to be able to see the shot or delete the shot.
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JD: It’s apparent that New Orleans courses through the veins of your work, but I like that it’s not the obvious themes that most people visualize when they think of this city. Do you gravitate towards the more underground scene? SY: Yeah, not the typical underground scene, which I’ve actually helped contribute to by creating The Saint. I don’t know, I kind of feel like part of me has definitely lived in the past or something because it’s more of like a demimonde, which is like a French turn of the century underground thing. I definitely love the history of this town and the whole decadent culture. It’s always been really unlike anywhere else in America as far as that goes. I mean, they had Storyville. I spent my whole first year here just studying about Storyville and the birth of Jazz. There were all of these amazing… the professors, the piano
players and the brothels. Everything was just amazing. I love Bellocq, the photographer that photographed a lot of the prostitutes, and they are just like these jaw dropping, beautiful black and white photos. There’s this crazy history here. It isn’t like the rest of America because a lot of the French and Europeans all moved into this port, so it’s a different vibe totally. JD: What was it about New Orleans that led you to move here? SY: I guess the same thing that brings every artist here. It’s such an amazing spiritual and creative place that draws all artists, musicians and writers here. It’s hard to put into words. I feel like there is this ancient spirituality in certain points in America and the world, and it’s always the places that draws the artists and freaks. I use “freak” in the highest regard for a person. <laughs>
JD: If someone were to come visit New Orleans, where would they find you? SY: Oh, let’s see. There’s a lot of cool restaurants and bars we’ve been hanging at. Cavan is one. It’s like an old haunted house, and those owners also own a great bar called Barrel Proof. In the Quarter, we would go to The Chart Room or Harry’s Corner Bar. Those are kind of down and dirty, like, late night cool places with cheap cocktails. One Eyed Jacks has great shows, and I did the logo for them. It looks incredible in there, like an old bordello or something. JD: If you could go back twenty years, what advice would you give yourself? SY: Don’t let the assholes get you down.
FOR MORE ON SEAN YSEULT PHOTOGRAPHY, HEAD TO SEANYSEULT.COM. IF YOU’RE IN THE BIG APPLE, DON’T MISS SEAN’S SHOW AT ART ON A GALLERY IN NYC OPENING ON OCTOBER 27 AND RUNNING THROUGH THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. 48 // dime entertainment
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UNMASKING
VOO 50 // dime entertainment
DIME sat for a spell with authentic Voodoo Queen Kalindah Laveaux to unearth this mysterious practice.
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WORDS & PHOTOS BY LENORE SEAL It’s no secret that New Orleans is a hotbed for Voodoo, but despite that many people still think Voodoo is what they see in shows like American Horror Story. Kalindah Laveaux is a well respected Voodoo Queen based in the New Orleans area. Recently, she talked to DIME about her practice to shed some light on the misconceptions of Voodoo, as well as tell us a little bit about herself. LENORE SEAL: How did you become a Voodoo Queen? KALINDAH LAVEAUX: I became a Voodoo Queen through a process of initiations, rituals and training by way of my family lineage. In the beginning, I didn’t know that I would be doing this work for other people, but gradually I ended up doing this full time. LS: How long have you been practicing Voodoo? KL: My entire life. Voodoo was passed on to me by the elders in my family. As far as helping people professionally, I have been doing that for about 15 years. LS: What are some common misconceptions that people have about Voodoo when they come to you? KL: Many people see Voodoo as magical remedy that will fix everything without them having to take personal responsibility. They come to me with whatever wish they can dream up, and expect their wish to come true effortlessly. Many people don’t know that it’s actually a tradition that helps to cultivate themselves in order to achieve change. You can’t just buy a charm to end all of your problems, but that is the way a lot of people see it. LS: What are the most common rituals that you perform? KL: Very often, I do cleansing rituals. Every ritual, for me, starts with some type of cleansing. People need to be cleansed energetically and spiritually, and that takes care of a lot of the issues that people go through when they have hardships. Before trying to correct anything or draw anything to you, if you cleanse away things that are blocking your success or opportunities, that takes care of much of the problem.
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LS: On your social media, you have a lot of photos of yourself with snakes. Can you describe the significance of snakes in Voodoo? KL: Voodoo Queens always dance with snakes. It is a sacred union between Divine Feminine (Voodoo Queen) and the phallic energy of the serpent. Also, in our tradition, snakes have a lot of significance because they are one of the most primal energies on the planet. Our DNA are [shaped like] serpents. The Mississippi River — that’s a serpent. LS: I also see on your social media that you work with the Mardi Gras Indians. How are you involved with them? KL: I’m actually a Mardi Gras Indian Queen. My title and position is Voodoo Queen. It’s a new position that I was allowed to bring into the tradition. LS: What is something that you wish more people knew about Voodoo? KL: I wish that the people who carry Voodoo in their bloodlines knew how vital it is to honor and participate in these ancestral rites. It’s not something to avoid because it’s a part of who you are. LS: Why do you think that New Orleans is such a hotbed for Voodoo specifically, but also other lesser known/less publicized religions? KL: There are a few reasons for that. First and foremost, I think spirit, culture and history here are all very strong. I also think there was a certain freedom of expression that was allowed here, just a little bit more than other places. Without that freedom of expression, I feel that these practices would have been shut down for too many years to be able to thrive. Although tourism promotes a lot of the misconceptions about Voodoo, it also perpetuates interest and curiosity. Voodoo can be found in other places besides New Orleans, but the rich African heritage and freedom of expression here keeps it thriving.
For more information or to make an appointment, contact Voodoo Queen Kalindah Laveaux at ladylaveaux.com or on Instagram @kalindahlaveaux.
Freelance photographer/graphic designer Paul Gandy will have a solo exhibition of his photo study titled “@ Night” in the University of Louisiana Monroe Bry Art Gallery, Sept. 12 - Oct. 13, with a closing reception and lecture by the artist on Oct. 13. Head to dimeentertainment.com for more images from this exhibition and the artist’s statement on this body of work.
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Scared from birth
HORROR FILM BLESSED ARE THE CHILDREN DEBUTS IN JACKSON NOV. 5.
BY DEEJAY ROLISON One of Mississippi’s most promising filmmakers is making his major film debut as writer and director of the haunting, abortion-themed thriller Blessed Are The Children. Chris Moore, 26, has had a passion for horror and thriller films since he was in grade school. It all started when he was exposed to the 1953 Andre de Toth directed House of Wax. He noticed when watching the film that it did not scare him, but rather, it intrigued him. He was a very scared child, growing up being afraid of a number of things. “When I was a kid, believe it or not, I was a scaredy-cat,” Moore said. “I could walk into the horror section of the video store and have night terrors.” After overcoming this dilemma, Chris discovered his passion for film. He started working on
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his “first” film at the age of ten, using minimal lights and a stereo for the accompanying score. He doesn’t credit this project as his debut, though, and instead gives that honor to a film he began creating at the age of 13 entitled Northwood. Fours years later, after being renamed The House of Covered Mirrors, Chris had a film that could only be described as an homage to the 70’s Italian Giallo films, centering around a blood-drenched young man who has to find out what happened to him with the help of a psychiatrist who finds more than she bargained for. He considers all of his past work as learning opportunities that lead him to successfully piece together Blessed, which was inspired by his time in Catholic school. “When I was in 7th or 8th grade, I remember hearing about abortion for the first time,” Chris said. “They were taking it really seriously, so I thought: what if someone took it, like, really seriously and started targeting people who got abortions? It was a small thing that I kind of wrote down and didn’t really think that much about.” After graduating from film school, Chris went on to work in theater, portraying a wide array of characters and falling in love with the atmosphere of live shows. He then returned to the idea of the “abortion movie” and decided to work on the film, which eventually morphed into Blessed Are The Children. Blessed Are The Children, starring Kaley Ball, Keni Bounds and Arian Thigpen, follows the story of a young woman who returns home after breaking up with her abusive fiance. She discovers she is pregnant and decides to terminate the pregnancy, which leads to some unwanted attention from anti-abortion protesters, who threaten the lives of her and her friends. The film makes its official debut in Jackson at the Alamo Theater on Saturday, November 5.
B-rated Boogeyman BY JUSTIN SAWYER It’s tempting to just rewatch a tried and true favorite like Scream or The Thing this Halloween, but, luckily for you, some of us spent a lot of time in the horror section at the local Blockbuster — remember, it was a store where you could rent movies, basically the equivalent of crawling inside a RedBox — looking for something unique to satisfy our schlock-loving appetite. Here’s ten unjustly forgotten flicks that deserve a watch. 1. DEAD ALIVE (1992) A young man meets the love of his life on the same day that his overbearing mother transforms into a monster after being bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. Yep, you read that right. Hey, Peter Jackson needed to support his family before that Hobbit money started rolling in! 2. JESUS CHRIST VAMPIRE HUNTER (2001) It’s exactly what it sounds like. Made with a shoestring budget, and shot whenever the actors had free time, this Indie horror comedy is for everyone who loved the Passion of the Christ, but felt cheated by the film’s lack of bad Kung Fu, masked Mexican wrestlers and vampires. If this isn’t up your alley, then you’re not cool enough to be reading this magazine. There, I said it. 3. BUBBA HO-TEP (2003) Bruce Campbell stars as an elderly Elvis Presley trapped in a nursing home who has to stop an ancient mummy from stealing the souls of his fellow residents. Did I mention that the mummy dresses like a cowboy and that Elvis’ only friend is a black man who claims to be the real JFK? 4. FEAST (2005) A group of lifetime losers become trapped in a dive bar in the middle of the desert when a pack of monsters attack. The over the top gore is for horror fans who have gotten tired of rewatching The Thing for the gross out effects and one liners. Oh, and Henry Rollins is in here for some reason. 5. FIDO (2006) A simple little film about how the bond between a boy and his beloved pet changes an entire community. Btw, the pet in question is a zombie who hooks up with Trinity from the Matrix movies… Also, Fido is played by Billy freaking Connolly. You’re Netflixing this now, right? 6. BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON (2007) This criminally forgotten gem takes the premise of the found footage genre and gives it a clever spin. A film crew follows slasher Leslie Vernon as he preps to slaughter a group of teenagers. Nathan Baesel gives what should have been a star-making performance as the fledgling serial killer. Recommended for horror fans who think they’ve seen it all. 7. TEETH (2007) So, yeah, this is a film about a teenage girl who has a set of teeth in her vagina. And it’s really a good movie… I’ll give you a minute. You back? Ok, so, out of all the films on this list, Teeth is the one most deserving of escaping the discount bins of Best Buy and obtaining cult status amongst horror fans. Hunt this one down. You won’t be disappointed. 8. ALIEN TRESPASS (2009) A love letter to the monster movies of the 1950s, this little flick is about an alien police officer who has to recapture his blob monster prisoner before it consumes a small town. The acting and effects are intentionally stiff in an attempt to capture the charm of those “classic” films that inspired it. 9. LATE PHASES: NIGHT OF THE LONE WOLF (2014) A blind Vietnam veteran moves up into a retirement community on the same night his next door neighbor is murdered by a werewolf. Shit happens. Despite the premise, there aren’t a lot of laughs to be had, but it’s an interesting exploration of the rigors of aging and the acceptance of limitations… But, you know, with a freaking werewolf thrown in. 10. HOUSEBOUND (2014) This fun little flick comes from New Zealand. A young would-be criminal finds herself confined to her childhood home after a bungled attempt at burglary. An ankle bracelet keeps her in close quarters with her superstitious mum, an oafish cop and, don’t forget, a vengeful ghost. Genuine frights and humor abound.
Cursed to Ashes
BY JUSTIN SAWYER
The land that would become Glenwood Cemetery was bestowed to the city of Yazoo City by John Willis, a retired barge captain, and his wife Annie in 1856. The cemetery boasts a captivating collection of cadavers from, a Confederate mass grave, to the graves of two brothers claiming to be the grandsons of John Hancock. (An interesting claim considering neither of Hancock’s children lived to adulthood.) Generations of Yazoo City’s upstanding citizens and scoundrels populate this sprawling necropolis. But there is one resident more infamous than the rest. Locals know her as the Chain Lady, and she is waiting ever so patiently for her revenge. The story is a simple one, and local legend tells it as such. One day a young boy was exploring the Yazoo River and stumbled upon an old shed. There an old woman was torturing a pair of local fishermen she’d drawn to her shed. The boy raced back to town where he alerted the local Sheriff. The witch managed to escape from her pursuers by running through the surrounding swampland, but drowned in quicksand. With her final breath the witch placed a curse upon Yazoo City, proclaiming that she would take her revenge upon the people of the city in twenty years time. The witch’s body was recovered and buried in Glenwood Cemetery. Some industrious citizen encircled her gravesite with a metal chain. According to Irish folklore, magical creatures such as fairies and demons lose their powers when they 58 // dime entertainment
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came into contact with iron. Perhaps they thought such tactics would prevent the witch’s day of reckoning. They were wrong. In 1904, Yazoo was engulfed in a fire that nearly wiped it off the map. The fire would burn down more than 300 buildings, turning the city into barren ash before it was finally subdued. The citizens would report that there had been an almost supernatural quality to the fire. It seemed to dance, leap and lash as a living creature intent on destruction.
Flames would rise high only to come crashing back down as if caught in some monstrous storm. But, weather reports from the time make no mention of there being any strong winds. Over the years there have been numerous theories as to what caused the fire: a careless servant forgetting to put out a candle, a brush fire that had gotten out of hand, etc. But, there were those who knew what had been the cause. It’d been 20 years to the day since the witch had placed her curse on their city. The citizens of Yazoo City, covered in the ashes of their homes and businesses, made their way towards Glenwood Cemetery. The chain was shattered. It seemed that the witch had been true to her word. To this day the chain is periodically broken, or links are stolen. Some people believe that if the chain is ever completely destroyed then that will be the end of Yazoo City. Years later Yazoo City native Willie Morris would write about the Chain Lady in his novel Good Old Boy and the Witch of Yazoo. Morris is best known for his memoir My Dog Skip, which was turned into a feature film in 2000 starring Frankie Muniz (Malcolm in the Middle). Morris is buried not far from the witch’s gravesite in the same cemetery. Guided tours of Glenwood Cemetery (complete with costumed tour guides, including the Witch of Yazoo City herself) can be scheduled at visityazoo.org. The chains still break from time to time, and are promptly repaired by the grounds keepers. Let’s hope they stay that way.
ILLUSTRATION BY SEAN MORGAN
HALLOWEEN COSTUMES FOR 2016 BY BRITTANY PURVIS ILLUSTRATIONS BY MAURA WORCH
THE WORST GUY AT THE PARTY Blow obnoxiously huge vape clouds and Snapchat everything all night. Constantly quote outdated memes like “suh dude” and call everyone “dat boi.” Break something at the party and don’t do anything about it.
SNAPCHAT DOG FILTER Contour the hell out of your makeup, throw on a body con dress and then wear dog ears and a nose. Stick your tongue out at people all night and look hot as heck as everyone's favorite filthy and flirty dog.
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POLITICAL CANDIDATE SUPERVOLCANO Be the last minute 3rd party candidate we can agree on, and blow them all away. Make a papier mache Yellowstone to wear and be a sensible Progressive choice for partygoers. Works for guys or girls.
POKEMON GO MASTER Walk around parties all night in plain clothes while wandering aimlessly and staring at your phone, vaguely murmuring about “catching them all.” Randomly get excited and yell things like “I just leveled up!” or “Yes, my Psyduck evolved!”
HILLARY CLINTON AND HER PRIVATE SERVER A great couple’s costume. One of you dress as Hillary in a pantsuit, and one of you as her private email server. You could dress up in a large, black box for this role, or you could walk around the party dressed like a cocktail waitress with a tray, passing out printed copies of personal emails.
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BY MICHELLE BRUGIONI
Ah, Halloween. The smell of fall, the chilly air, the pumpkin spiced lattes and, of course, the warm and fuzzy feelings of paying $15 to have the piss scared the out of you at a haunted house by a dude in a mask with a fake chainsaw. Halloween is synonymous with scary movies, scary decorations, scary skimpy costumes and the ever-popular haunted house. The haunted house industry is growing each year, generating millions of dollars in ticket sales and pulling in an average of 35,000-80,000 guests per attraction. So why do we love being scared and what exactly does fear do to us? YOUR BRAIN ON FEAR We experience fear on a fairly regular basis. Sometimes it’s from hearing a noise in an empty house, narrowly avoiding a car accident or being startled when the toast pops from the toaster. When we’re scared and experience fear, our brain and body goes through a few things, so let’s break it down. Imagine you’re alone in your house at night and you hear a loud noise coming from another room. The fear you feel raises blood pressure and begins a chain reaction in the brain, which releases chemicals all throughout your bod causing those shaky hands and a racing heart. Fear is basically your body telling you this situation is bad news bears. Your body is basically preparing to act (fight or flight). With the billions of nerve cells at work, two things can happen: well thought-out response or autonomous response. The vast majority of the time fear triggers an autonomous response, and we’re not even really sure what’s happening until it’s over.
The amygdala is essentially the fear center of the brain. It stores fear memories, decodes emotions and determines possible threats. Then the hypothalamus kicks in and actives your decision to fight that monster or run out of the house and never look back.
WHY WE LOVE FEAR When terrifying things happen to us, typically we don’t have any desire to experience that situation ever again. So, why do we love haunted houses so much? What it is about certain situations that makes being scared such a thrill? We know now that in a situation of fear our system sends out all kinds of chemicals that help us to survive. We get a rush of adrenaline, endorphins, dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin along with many others when we’re scared. It’s probably pretty obvious that a lot of these chemicals are similar to ones that are sent out when we’re excited or surprised. Much like real estate, it’s all about location, location, location. Being chased by a real dude with a real knife is obviously bad. Being chased through a haunted house by an actor with a rubber knife is a safe thrill. Of course, not everyone enjoys the rush, even in a safe environment. Fear is an essential part of staying alive. We couldn’t survive as a race without it. Fear keeps us from playing chicken with semi trucks on the freeway. Fear also fuels our economy. It’s not just haunted houses and scary movies, but also theme park rides, bungee jumping, skydiving, racing cars, riding bulls, etc. Fear is a big part of our brains, bodies and lives. Spend your October like the best of us, using our fear system to sleep alone after a scary movie, going to haunted houses and conjuring spirits in graveyards with friends.
f e a r among u BY AMY ALLEGREZZA & SARAH CAMPBELL
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QUESTION: What is your main fear as a(n) in American society? Living in an individualized society has its downsides. It’s easy to remain ignorant on the struggles and social pressures of cultures different from our own. However, as humans, we are all cursed with the heart-racing, blood-pumping, sweat-inducing reaction known as fear. Although the chemical reaction is the same in each of our brains, the causes of our fear are often unique. DIME asked the same question to a sampling of different races, ethnicities and sexual orientations to shine a light on the anxieties that stem from the perception of our outer appearances.
MEXICAN -AMERICAN MALE Age: 27
My absolute main fear is that my kids will lose their Hispanic tradition and forget their roots. I fear that they will believe they are white and won’t hold tight to the traditions and culture that I grew up with. I fear that people categorize me as white because, as much as we try to ignore it, this world is black and white.”
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ASIAN-AMERICAN MALE
Age: 25 My main fear as an Asian male in American society is that I will not be desirable to women. My sexuality and attractiveness is important to me because there are so many stereotypes about Asian men not being masculine. I fear I will never live up to the standards my parents have set for me and that I will always have to stay near them because we strongly believe in Karma.
CAUCASIAN-AMERICAN MALE
Age: 26 As a white man in the South, I’m scared to tell my relatives how I really feel about how racist they are actually being. I am ashamed of what they say and what they believe. I understand that I grew up in a more open-minded generation, but they don’t realize the race issue in this nation is partially because of them and how they were raised. They are the problem, and I don’t know how to handle it.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALE
Age: 24 I can’t walk down my street alone for fear that I will discomfort other people or have the cops called on me. It’s okay if I walk around with friends, I don’t seem as suspicious, but a black man walking down the street draws unwanted attention and worry. Of course, there is always a fear of unfair or unequal treatment for us, including police harassment, but the day to day stress of causing discomfort to strangers is my
biggest fear.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN FEMALE
Age: 24 My biggest fear would most likely have to be walking alone at any point in time during the day, especially where there’s other people. It sounds a bit outlandish, but as a black woman, we experience more clash and violence than any other woman of another demographic. I have to strategize what to wear to certain public places. I can’t be too cute at a party. I may not take a certain route through campus or to the store or anywhere because of the anxiety that comes with being a small, petite “seemingly defenseless” black woman. If something is to happen to me, justice in this country has proven to fall short for black women when they are the victims.
ASIAN-AMERICAN FEMALE
Age: 23 I am afraid to be fetishized by men and possibly kidnapped or assaulted because they have some sort of fantasy about being with an Asian woman. I also fear being mocked or forgotten in society because we are not well represented anywhere. I see how long it took for a black man, much less a black woman, to reach the White House, and I worry how long it will take for an Asian American to be represented.
BISEXUAL AMERICAN FEMALE
Age: 24 My biggest fear is not being given the chance to explain my feelings. A lot of people don't understand that you can fall in love with a person because of who they are, not because of their gender. No one is open to trying to understand that and, therefore, me. I'd like a person to get to know me and my relationship. You don't have to accept me or tolerate me, but I want my chance to be heard before being judged.
CAUCASIAN-AMERICAN FEMALE
Age: 21 I’m scared of being sexually assaulted and not being served justice accordingly or not even being taken seriously. So many women’s lives are ruined because of sexual assault, and it seems like we will never win. Either being told we are liars, that the man’s life and story matters more than ours or that it was our fault — it’s what we are being taught time and time again. The constant fear of violation — of my body and home — can make it difficult to even make the steps out of my front door every day.
GENDER-QUEER AMERICAN
(a person who does not subscribe to conventional gender distinctions but identifies with neither, both, or a combination of male and female genders)
Age: 27 I always fear that I will be judged for my looks rather than my personality. I may appear to be a man in woman’s clothing, but if you took the time to get to know me, you would realize how open I am to understanding your sexuality and explaining my own. People are constantly trying to define me, but I don’t fit in a box. I may wear a dress and red lipstick one day and the next a flannel with blue jean shorts — but that’s what I want. It’s just me. Being targeted and mistreated for my appearance is something that happens anytime I go somewhere new, but what I fear most is that my friends will be upset because they are having to defend me again.
PAPER WASP DEATHS PORTAL NECKLACE By Moni Holly $56 etsy.com/shop/MONIHOLLY118 This extravagant necklace, made of sterling and resin, features a mummified wasp in encased glass and is sure to sting all your friends with envy.
MINI EYE COMB By Epona Valley $42 Eponavalley.com Epona Valley’s Mini Eye Comb is the third eye you’ve been seeking. With swarovski crystals and a touch of pearl, this comb is made to stand out.
Sinister Style
The countdown to October 31 has begun — though we know you’ve been secretly wishing for it since November of last year. Whether you’re obsessed with Halloween or a year-round fanatic of spookier looks, these imaginative finds will help you blend in with the evil out there, or fight it off if necessary.
LADY OF THE NIGHT By Lisa La Rosa $25.95 etsy.com/shop/THEPROUDBUFFALO The elaborate Santa Muerte necklace features a beautifully hand-painted, cloaked skeleton on the face, with delicate chains leading down to a blood red jewel dangling from the bottom. Do you dare?
DEER TOOTH TASTY TREATS RING By Moni Holly $56 etsy.com/shop/MONIHOLLY118 This eye-catching ring is made from an actual deer’s tooth but looks so much more elite. Made of oxidized sterling silver, you won’t want to take this puppy off.
SURVIVAL BELT IN BLACK By Slide Belts Slidebelts.com $180 Slide Belts Survival Belt does a lot more than keep your pants on. Equipped with a bottle opener, flashlight and a stainless steel knife, this belt will ensure you’re fully prepared in case things get a little hairy.
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Elevated Loving
Why two lovebirds chose to nest in a historic Hattiesburg loft BY ANDIE SZABO PHOTOS BY KATE DEARMAN Twenty-eight stairs up a sweeping wooden staircase overlooking historic Front Street, Shawn Lowrey and Ginger Maddox have made their home in downtown Hattiesburg. Shawn, a 39-year-old divorce attorney, and Ginger, a 30-year-old urban planner, have lived in their historic district apartment for about a year. The couple knew they wanted to live downtown, but none of the apartments they viewed properly impressed both their tastes until they found this particular space. From shiplap covered walls to the large windows that look out
onto other beautifully restored downtown buildings, it’s obvious why the couple jumped on this gem of an address. To truly understand their eclectic apartment vibes, you must first understand a little about the couple. Ginger owes her design preferences to a deep sense of nostalgia and gets emotionally invested in pieces. Evident from the coffee table designed by her dad and his refinished childhood desk in the kitchen, it is clear that memory and family play equally important roles in creating the soul of their home. Shawn, on the other hand, is more utilitarian and requires an item be useful to
be kept around. He spent almost two years deciding whether to buy a sectional that he really liked, not to mention the additional six months to have it custom-made and shipped from across country. He lovingly jokes, “Luckily, I love Ginger, so I keep her around.” Together, their styles mesh to create an apartment that is as functional as it is whimsical. Their opposite yet complimentary tastes aside, the apartment also reflects touches of the couple’s occupations and history. Their hallway is filled with barristers (classic bookshelves with glass coverings that lawyers use to store books) that were passed down through Shawn’s
family. But instead of traditional law books, many of the shelves are now filled with a plethora of tabletop games and figurines that Shawn has spent many hours painting and playing. The hallway also holds an antique glass table, displaying unique artifacts from Ginger’s Egyptian lineage. The design of the loft features tall ceilings and wide halls with many original details preserved, but the entire place is brought warmly together by a pass-through from the kitchen to the living room that was turned into a bar. Transom windows above the doors maintain the historic look, but serve a greater purpose by providing natural light to the inside rooms. Rustic stools at the bar provide a great place to grab breakfast or work on the computer. In the dining room, a smart Galvin Cafeteria table is featured along with a gallery wall of assorted quirky photos and pictures. Though it’s not often used for eating, you can usually find a project or two of the couple’s spread out across the top. The kitchen’s white shaker cabinets extend to the high ceilings so that no storage opportunity goes wasted. Enviably, none of the plants in the apartment are fake, save for a purposeful display of dead grasses from the nearby train tracks in the guest bathroom. Even more alive than the plants are their not to be missed dog children Bogie and Eames (yes, like the chair) that make themselves known in different ways but are most often found snuggling up to people on the couch. The bathroom floors are covered in black and white honeycomb tiles. Classic white subway tiles line the bottom half of the walls and showers. Squared off pedestal sinks both suit the time period of the building and give a modern, clean sensibility to the space. While I asked a few questions to Shawn and Ginger separately, I only received the exact same response once. When forced to prioritize style, budget and utility in order, utility always comes first. After utility, style and, finally, budget. Shawn was married previously, so this isn’t his first time collaboratively building a home with someone else. Ginger noted some of the best things about dating a previously married man include a combination of things: “a Kitchen Aid mixer, an expensive trash can, and that he’s learned to love the right way.” The couple lives and works with dedication and loyalty to Hattiesburg. While Shawn claims he has attempted to move away six times throughout his life, he always finds himself back in the area. Ginger loves how truly central the Hub City is with easy access to New Orleans, the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Mobile, Jackson and Birmingham. They want downtown Hattiesburg to grow and flourish and are invested in making that happen. 70 // dime entertainment
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Reasons for Millennials to Cast a
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BY TOBY BARKER
2016
Let’s face it. For some time, most of us have been ready for this election cycle to be over. We’ve all posed the question, “Out of
all the hundreds of millions of people in America, these are the best two we have to choose from?” It’s true — our choices aren’t top notch. But on November 8, we will still have the chance to exercise one of our most sacred rights: the right to vote. Maybe you actually are a Clinton or Trump supporter. Or maybe your candidate — Bernie, Rand, Cruz, Jeb, Kasich, Rubio — failed to survive primary season. Or maybe you’re swinging third party this year with Gary or Jill. Regardless of your allegiance to any one person, realize your importance and influence on the process itself. Although we’re faced with a particularly uninspiring election cycle, the one non-negotiable is actually showing up on November 8 to a local precinct and casting a vote. Why? In true Millennial fashion, a Facebook poll revealed to us some motivations for voting.
10. As one Millennial said, “I love to complain.” Voting allows us to complain with the clean conscience of knowing we at least made the effort to try. 9. If you don’t like choosing between the lesser of two evils — or the evil of two lesser — you can always make a friend’s day by writing them in as your choice for President of the United States. 8. Even if you don’t care for the folks at the top of the ballot, there are several races down ballot for you to affect (Congress, State Supreme Court, Election Commissioner). 7. Not voting continues to yield power to those who want it. More passivity devolves our democracy into oligarchy. 6. Voting pushes us to become more informed and engaged on issues affecting our community, state and nation. 5. Millennials are now the nation’s largest living generation and carry the most voting bloc power… but only if we show up. Use that power! 4. Understand that much of the stuff you have to deal with — how much in taxes are taken out of your check, the
quality of schools, all the way down to whether or not your garbage was picked up on time — are tied to decisions made by a group of folks that people elected (for better or for worse, at the local/state/federal level). If you have an opinion on those things, you should exercise an active opinion at the polls. 3. Believe it or not, taking a selfie with some sort of noble hashtag does not actually solve a problem. Casting a vote can make a difference. 2. Some groups — some in the past several past decades or in the past century — have not always had the right to vote. Voting honors those who came before us and recognizes there are many across the globe who still cannot access the ballot. 1. For all Americans, hundreds of thousands of men and women fought for you to have the right to vote. Taking ten minutes to drive to your precinct and cast a vote recognizes that sacrifice. Toby Barker is the state representative for Mississippi House District 102, which encompasses Central Hattiesburg, including Forrest and Lamar counties.
Whatever your reasons, take the time to get to the polls on November 8. We are stronger as a city, state and nation when we are all engaged.
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WORDS & PHOTOS BY ROBYN WHITE
While travel bucket lists can vary widely, most include the same sorts of destinations — jaw-dropping beaches, food-centric cities, European capitals. While a small town in Montana might not be the first place that springs to mind when compiling a list, it’s breathtaking national park, growing breweries and distilleries and vibrant local arts scene make Whitefish, Montana, the best place you’ve never been.
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1. Glacier National Park Spread over more than a million acres, and home to 762 lakes and 25 glaciers, Glacier National Park lives up to its name. Incredible views can be found on every inch of this park, but the best can be found along the Going to the Sun Road, where melting snowfall and glaciers create cascading waterfalls throughout the park. Pack a picnic lunch and enjoy the rushing glacier water at either Avalanche Lake or the Trail of the Cedars, both fairly easy hikes. Save your energy for one of the crown jewels of the park — Going to the Sun Mountain (9,642 feet), which can be climbed or, for the slightly less adventurous, admired from the much less treacherous Hidden Lake Overlook hike. 2. Glacier Distilling Company Less than ten minutes from the West entrance of the park lies the Glacier Distilling Company, serving up small-batch craft liquors and cocktails. Offering over twenty different spirits, the $4 tasting fee for four quarter-ounce servings will be the best bang for your buck and an especially deserved treat after hiking in Glacier. A great laid-back atmosphere, a knowledgeable and friendly staff eager to chat up locals and visitors alike and a delicious craft cocktail menu (not to mention cocktails are only $6 each) are all reasons you should make this your first stop back into Whitefish after the park. 3. Bonsai Brewing Project What might be better than a delicious flight of locally crafted beer, you ask. The folks at Bonsai Brewing Project likely pondered this same question when they decided to host yoga classes on Saturday mornings in their courtyard. For $10 you can participate in a class with a skilled yoga instructor and enjoy a beer on the house after class ends, all before the brewery opens to the public. Cheers and Namaste, y’all. 4. Stumptown Art Studio This nonprofit community art center is the perfect place to spend a rainy afternoon and channel your inner creativity. Walk-ins can paint pre-made ceramics, from plates and mugs to small ice cream shaped jars, or create custom mosaics or jewelry from fused glass. Prices vary, but small glass fused necklaces start around $8 and make for a great one-of-a-kind souvenir. 5. Casey’s If the mere chance of Jamie Foxx giving a second impromptu concert here isn’t enough to make you want to visit, at least catch a gorgeous sunset over the mountains on Casey’s rooftop bar. Or, stay late for when the bottom floor converts into an all-night dance party that promises to deliver the liveliest nightlife Whitefish has to offer. 6. Twin Peaks Ice Cream This locally-owned ice cream shop celebrates the Montana Huckleberry (think blueberry’s cousin) and other creative flavors, such as their London Fog (Earl Grey ice cream with shortbread cookie pieces). Open late, Twin Peaks is the perfect place to get your sweet fix day or night. 7. Polebridge Mercantile Located within Glacier National Park, the drive to Polebridge is a treat in itself as it’s a more remote drive down a literal road less traveled. The town is powered completely by generators (no electricity) and is only comprised of a sole restaurant and shop. Try Polebridge Mercantile’s huckleberry macaroons or other delicious pastries at this rustic 100+ year old shop and appreciate the perfect combination of just enough modern convenience mixed with the sought-after seclusion that brought you to Montana in the first place.
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ROGUE FUTURES
LIBRA
by Nicole Chantr eau
Sept. 23 - Oct.22
CANCER June 21 - July 22
Now that you have cleansed your friend list online and in reality, get back to the basics with your friends that made the cut. Go out of town for a weekend trip with your best friends, visit some friends from out of town, or just take a day with the bestie to the beach… or a good hotel pool. You won’t regret it when you make new memories.
You’ve always been a problem solver, but you can’t seem to crack the code of your sweet birthday bash this month. Spend some time mulling over the perfect theme, and once you have your eureka moment, go all out. Be the kind of grownup that gives favors other than hangovers at their birthday party. Not that you’ll remember much of it. After all, your social nature means it will be the party of the season.
SCORPIO Oct. 23 - Nov. 21
ARIES
SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22 - Dec. 21
TAURUS April 20 - May 20
You’ve got the love bug in your blood this month with your birthday being around the corner, and you get “Drunk in Love” Beyonce-style every time you fall hard for someone. Just try to not let your own Hov or “Becky with the Good Hair” ruin your time. Sometimes looks are deceiving, and what seems to be too good to be true is.
You’re great at making others laugh, but this month you’ll need your friends to get you out of the dumps. A relationship ending will bring you down, and you’ll need to call on your long lost squad you’ve been ignoring to bring you back to your usual self. After a few rounds of shots on you, they’ll forget about your absence.
CAPRICORN
Dec. 22 - Jan. 19 You’re finally getting your world together, and it feels great. Organization and a good bit of bridge burning have you looking to the upcoming holiday season with a smile on your face. Keep your finances in mind and go ahead and set aside some holiday money, so you can spoil those closest to you this year.
AQUARIUS Jan. 20 - Feb. 18
You’re always at your happiest with your friends and family at your side, but lately they’ve all been too busy to make time for you and it’s got you down. Try to get out of the house and have some fun on your own, or do something good for the community in your spare time, like volunteer at an animal shelter.
PISCES
Feb. 19 - March 20 Now that fall is approaching, you’re feeling romance in the air — not for yourself or another, but for art. You want to get your hands messy and create something. Give a new media a try, like clay pottery or oil pastels. Branch outside your usual, and you may have people asking you when you’re going to open an Etsy shop.
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March 21 - April 19 Now that temperatures are cooling down, you have even more time to get outside and go hiking or play frisbee golf with friends. As independent as you like to be, try to incorporate your friends into your activities to make sure they don’t feel left out of your life. After too many days without a text from you, they begin to worry.
You really put all of your heart into every project you start. When you fall in love with a new hobby, you fall hard. Just try not to fall harder than your wallet can handle when you find a great new distraction this month, or you’ll be a pauper by Christmas. Try to pace yourself, and even make up a budget if you need to.
GEMINI May 21 - June 20
You’ve been having a tough time at work lately: lots more to do, new responsibilities, new people to manage. It’s been pretty rough. Take a break and take a nice Saturday drive around your town. Roll down the windows and let the fall air blow your cares away. Stop into a book shop and pick up a big coffee. Now curl up with a book and chill.
LEO July 23 - Aug. 22
You love a good show and enjoy the arts, but always talk yourself out of splurging on them for yourself. Talk a friend or a date into going with you so you have someone to enjoy it with, and so you can justify spending that green on it. Maybe if you and your date both enjoy the show, you can get a nightcap or more.
VIRGO Aug. 23 - Sept. 2
You always err on the side of caution, too critical and worried to have fun. And I can’t make you change that. So why are you reading a horoscope? You’re going to keep doing what you’re doing and playing it safe until you drive yourself crazy with boredom. Take a chance on something. Buy a ticket and go somewhere.
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