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UPFRONT LONDON THIEVES TARGET CLEVELAND PAINTER FRANK ORITI’S WORK ON AN OTHERWISE QUIET JULY 6 morning, Cleveland-based painter Frank Oriti received a strange and unexpected phone call. He’d only been home from a whirlwind, two-week trip through Europe for about a week. The unanticipated call was from an official at the National Portrait Gallery. As Oriti would discover, his artwork was making front page headlines in London, but for a very surprising reason.
“This show was a ‘Bucket List’ item for me. I never expected anything like this.” — Frank Oriti
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Oriti earned a BFA in TwoDimensional Studies from Bowling Green State University in 2006 and his MFA in Painting from Ohio University in 2011. He is represented by The Bonfoey Gallery in Cleveland and RJD Gallery in Sag Harbor, NY. He won the Cleveland Arts Prize Emerging Artist Award in 2013 and was voted Best Local Painter by you in this year’s Scene Best of Cleveland issue. He departed last month for London, where he attended the opening of the 2015 BP Portrait Award Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. Oriti was one of just 55 artists out of a recordbreaking 2,748 entries accepted into this international, juried exhibition. Just being accepted into the show was quite the accomplishment for a young painter from Cleveland, but
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that was just the beginning of the story. “Last year, I made it to the second round,” explains Oriti. “This show was a ‘Bucket List’ item for me. I never expected anything like this. To enter a show with such prestige, to be selected out of thousands of entries, to meet so many artists I admire and respect, to be around so much amazing artwork and now this; it’s all just very surreal.” Around 3:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon (July 5), alarms sounded at London’s National Portrait Gallery as roughly a hundred museum attendees stampeded for exits. The panic was caused when four masked individuals burst into the Gallery attempting to steal Oriti’s painting, Clarity, right off the wall. Despite the number of individuals, Clarity was their only target. Unsuccessful in removing the painting from the wall, they fled and were swiftly apprehended by authorities. “The most important thing is that everyone is safe and unharmed,” Oriti states implicitly. “It’s all very strange. I was contacted Monday morning by officials at the National Portrait Gallery. They were very vague and didn’t offer a lot of details. They reassured me that no one was hurt and nothing was vandalized or stolen, but would not specify what exactly had happened. I spoke with a friend in London who shared a link to the London Evening Standard’s article. I still don’t have many details.” Museum officials stated that they do not believe this was an attempted art theft or targeted attack on the artworks, but, if that is the case, why were men in masks attempting to take Oriti’s painting off the wall? Rumors quickly surfaced to suggest the act was the work of
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“Clarity,” 2014. oil on panel, 24 in. by 24 in.
art activist groups who regularly protest the annual exhibition because of BP’s sponsorship affiliation. However, none of the groups usually involved in these acts have taken responsibility. In fact, a spokesperson for Art Not Oil denied any involvement. The timing is oddly noteworthy. Just two days before the 10th anniversary of the 7/7 attacks on the London Underground and a double decker bus. It’s widely considered “London’s 9/11.” Not exactly the best time to attempt to provoke panic in London. With the suspects now detained and being questioned, hopefully more information will surface in the coming days. In the meantime, Oriti continues to paint portraits in his studio on the third floor of 78th Street Studios (Suite 301). Be sure to stop by for Third Friday open studio festivities on July 17 from 5 to 9 p.m. to meet the artist at the center of this attempted art heist, and see what he’s currently working on. No masked individuals, please.
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LeBron James says he’s having intermittent “nightmares” about situations from the Cavs’ recent NBA Finals loss. Expounding, he adds: “I mean, that jacket Delly wore to the post-game... I can’t even.”
KASICH’S 527 GROUP PURCHASES WEB DOMAIN FROM LIBERAL OHIO BLOGGER When Gov. John Kasich rolled out the initial stirrings of a massive ad campaign last week -- ahead of his July 21 announcement that he’s running for prez -- New Day for America, his 527 political group, included a new domain for prospective voters and donors: johnkasich.us. (Can we just say, briefly, that, aesthetically, johnkasich.us looks like a European auto maker’s website?) The day before the ad, New Day for America’s legal team had been hurriedly trying to purchase the URL from Joseph Mismas, head of plunderbund.org, which is a prominent liberal blog in Ohio. In short, Mismas told BuzzFeed, “How could we pass on the opportunity to have his own PAC keep our coverage going as he kicks off his national campaign for president?” Following a Twitter tip from a Cincinnati Enquirer reporter, BuzzFeed began looking into Mismas’ role in Kasich-related domains. Here’s more: “Someone from Kasich’s campaign team reached out and offered to buy it from me,” Mismas told BuzzFeed. “After a few weeks of exchanging emails, I suddenly got a flurry of emails on July 7th. “I was originally contacted by mail from someone at Kasich’s campaign. The letter was sent to my home address (the one on file when I registered the domain) on Ohio Republican Party letterhead. I responded via email and was told I needed to work with the lawyers for Kasich’s PAC. “I exchanged a few emails with their lawyer, and he tried to get
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UPFRONT me to sign an NDA [non-disclosure agreement]. I told him I needed to have it reviewed by an attorney first and would need a few days. “Suddenly last Tuesday it seemed really urgent that they get the deal completed immediately. At that point he doubled the offer and dropped the requirement that I sign an NDA.”
THREE OHIO CONVICTS’ SENTENCES COMMUTED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
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Amid ongoing national debates over sentencing reform, President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentences of 46 U.S. convicts. Three hailed from Ohio. “These men and women were not violent criminals, but the overwhelming majority had been sentenced to at least 20 years; 14 of them had been sentenced to life for nonviolent drug offenses, so their punishments didn’t fit the crime,” Obama said in a video released on the White House Facebook page earlier this week. “I believe that America, at its heart, is a nation of second chances, and I believe these folks deserve their second chance.” Shauna Barry-Scott, a Youngstown woman, was convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base in 2005. Her indictment remains sealed as a federal court record. She was sentenced to 240 months in jail and 10 years of supervised release. Her sentence will now expire on Nov. 10. Bart Stover, from Ashland, was convicted of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute marijuana and cocaine; use of a communication facility to facilitate the commission of drug trafficking offense, aiding and abetting in 2005. According to federal court documents, “Stover’s primary involvement [in an Ashland-area cocaine ring] was in allowing drugs to be stored at a garage he leased in exchange for cash
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payments.” In closing arguments at trial, prosecutors admitted that Stover was not a “big distributor” and that he “did dabble here and there.” He was sentenced to 240 months in jail and 10 years of supervised release. His sentence will now expire on Nov. 10. And Kimberly Westmoreland, from Columbus, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute in excess of 50 grams of cocaine base; carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime in 2004. Her indictment remains sealed as a federal court record. She was sentenced to 180 months in prison and five years of supervised release. Her sentence will now expire on Nov. 10. “I am granting your application because you have demonstrated the potential to turn your life around,” Obama wrote in a personalized letter to George inmate Jerry Bailey -- the one letter of his 46 sent to federal prisons actually to be published with this week’s news. “Now it is up to you to make the most of this opportunity. It will not be easy, and you will confront many who doubt people with criminal records can change. Perhaps even you are unsure of how you will adjust to your new circumstances. But remember that you have the capacity to make good choices.” With that, Obama has commuted more sentences than any president since Lyndon Johnson. Still, however, the U.S. imprisons more people per capita than any other country on the planet.
RESIDENTS TO SHARE INPUT ON GRANT SPENDING IN COLLINWOOD Collinwood is turning to its residents to decide how to spend a new $200,000 arts grant. The grant was awarded by ArtPlace America, a 10-year collaboration started in 2011 between federal agencies and financial institutions to support both the arts and urban
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Scenes like this, from the Waterloo Arts Fest, will only become more visible with new grant money for the neighborhood.
revitalization. The arts are the lifeblood of Collinwood, which is known for its Waterloo Arts District, art galleries, and indie music venues. Collinwood will be using the Ballot Box Project to determine how to use the new funds. Five groups of residents, artists, and city staff members, each focusing on an area of need such as health or public safety, will work together to brainstorm ideas for art projects over six months. Residents will then vote on their favorite ideas at five weekly polling events. Not only will the project help
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create projects to develop the community, it’s also designed to encourage voter registration and community involvement. According to ArtPlace America, Collinwood was one of 1,283 applicants this year. Out of 90 finalists, the neighborhood was one of only 38 grant recipients. In 2012, Collinwood received a $500,000 grant from ArtPlace America, which aimed to recruit artists to the community.
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FACETIME LIGHTS, CAMERA, CLEVELAND
Talking film production with local set decorator Carmen Navis
By Eric Sandy Photo courtesy of Carmen Navis
THE TALK OF THE TOWN buzzes constantly with news of another major film shooting around the city. But when bigtime productions like Captain America aren’t closing down state highways, it’s the smaller outfits that are really putting Cleveland on the map for film work. Carmen Navis, a set decorator, picks up work through the Cleveland Film Commission, and she’s been involved with a lot of terrific indie projects that have made their way through Cleveland. We spoke with her recently about that work and about her own future aspirations in the business.
Sounds like you were busy yesterday. How’s that project going? We just wrapped this movie called The Charnel House, which is an expression for a place where bodies are buried. It was an independent film — Tier 1, which means that it’s on the lower end of budgets — and the story was about this family that had renovated this apartment complex. All these people are moving, and the story takes place over two days. You get all these flashbacks that allow you to see these different levels of consciousness for the main character. You learn that the same property that was just renovated was actually a slaughterhouse in the ’80s. Let’s pause before we hit any spoilers. You do design and decoration work, right? Yeah. A lot of the projects we do, the characters are pretty eclectic design-wise. This project was a diversion for us. It was really high end, contemporary, clean, modern and sleek. The challenge that we saw was that it was a very expensive, high-end environment that we had to create with a low budget. It almost felt like film school at times. We had a dream team.
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Was all of this work taking place here in Cleveland? Yes, I’m in Cleveland. And I’ve been here since 2006. Could you elaborate on how you and your team have been able to ride this wave of indie film production here? I came back from Los Angeles, and I wasn’t planning on staying. I was just going to come back and reconnect with family. But it was very serendipitous where I found an ad on Craigslist for a sculptor, and I have a sculpture background. I was trying to make ends meet and do some fine arts work. The ad that I responded to was for this person named J.T. Fraser, an art director here in Cleveland who ended up paving the way for our art department. He acted as a conduit for me, to connect with a lot of special people. Jennifer Klide was one of those people. She’s the designer I work with. We kind of created this new wave of younger people, and everyone came together at the same time. Fraser facilitated that, and we connected with certain producers. I started finding these little projects here and there. But really, in the last almost 10 years now, there’s been this heavy saturation because of the tax incentive. Every year has been a new wave of producers coming to town. Once they’ve seen what they can do here with the environment — the architecture, the landscape — it’s just been this whole surge. Do you have an example of a really cool setting, whether internal or external, that might be unique to Cleveland? My favorite aspect of Cleveland’s landscape right now is just the decrepit warehouse; all the buildings have these strong bones, but they’re kind of hollowed out and vacant. It’s less about what that can do for the environments that are written into the scripts,
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and more about what we can do with the community to create these spaces that are full-time production spaces. This is more from a producer’s mind when I say this, but what would really keep the work here and create a solid infrastructure would be creating stages — production stages — because we really don’t have that, and that’s what separates us from other Midwestern markets.
Right. So the tax incentive is the bait — and good bait at that — but then more needs to be done to foster these projects? With the incentive program, it’s interesting. The Film Commission is always trying to bring in bigger work. But really it’s the smaller work that keeps us busy, because it doesn’t take all that money at once. Obviously, Captain America gets the word-of-mouth buzz and the headlines. And it is great; what I love about the Cleveland architecture is that we have the Rockefeller history. That’s why we have those movies — Captain America , The Avengers — because they see that as an opportunity to shoot New York out really inexpensively. They can bring their crews, but also use the locals here. I think east of downtown there’s so much going on there — from the empty warehouses to the Rockefeller architecture — and really, all of our parks too. We have a lot of parks that make it easy to shoot country really close to the city. It’s such an intimate, diverse landscape. A lot of producers see the opportunity here. To pivot a bit, you have an international foothold as well. Could you describe this other project you’re working on, the one you’ve sort of described as your Boyhood? Thank you so much for asking.
It’s the project that really keeps me inspired when all the other work goes away. My friend from fi lm school, Ben Hicks — we went to Columbia College in Chicago — was one of the strongest writers in our class. He approached me with this movie, this love story they wanted to make. The story is an ethnic drama romance about a couple that teaches English abroad. Really, it’s less about them teaching English and more about their trials and tribulations in love and on the road. It’s called Kids Go Free to Fun Fun Time. We started getting our heads together and writing it, and we got to Tokyo in 2009. From that point on, we’ve just always come back to it.
What sort of goals are you working toward in the coming years? I’m trying to fi nd a way to take my business to the next level. I want to grow as a decorator and evolve into a designer. Also, the acting, for me, is a mystery and an exciting one. This project will allow me to explore that more. On the other side of things, outside of the fi lm business, I really want to pursue yoga teacher training. That’s where the balance comes in. Again, it takes such a type-A person to do what we do, to go for it. I’ve been practicing yoga since 2001. I’m really passionate about it. It was on my radar to do this teacher training later this year. I don’t know that I can make it happen, but that’s a goal of mine. I’ve been researching these schools in India. Eventually, because there’s, you know, a 10year plan; for me, it’s wanting to keep a foot in the fi lm business and then opening a yoga studio. That’s the dream for me.
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SHOP TILL YOU DROP
Skeletal Severance Town Center looms large.
Overbuilt retail has left dead malls strewn across Northeast Ohio. Will Severance Town Center be next? By Lee Chilcote RETAIL IS A NOTORIOUSLY tough business, and these days, malls seem to lose their luster within half a generation as consumers change their shopping habits and shiny, new competitors are built. Yesterday’s Randall Park, Euclid Square and Rolling Acres — all shuttered Northeast Ohio malls that have inspired viral memes of pond scum-filled entryways and crumbling multiplexes, the fodder for Cleveland.com’s #mallmondays and more than a few Scene slideshows — are today’s Richmond Town Square, University Square and Severance Town Center. These three malls, located within just a few miles of each other, are distressed properties, to say the least. With the departure of Macy’s earlier this year, Richmond Town Square is effectively a ghost town, with only Sears and JCPenney remaining as anchor tenants. University Square, built with much fanfare in 2003 as Northeast Ohio’s first multi-story retail complex, is now empty except for Macy’s, Target and a few others. It’s currently being managed by a receiver. Severance, which opened in 1963 as Ohio’s first indoor mall, was reinvented as an outward-facing shopping center in the late ’90s but could be approaching “dead
mall” status just 15 years later, a sort of life expectancy unseen in the architecture world outside of sports stadiums and arenas. Walmart’s departure two years ago for the greener grass at Oakwood Commons in South Euclid sent the mall into a downward spiral. Severance is now 35 percent vacant and in foreclosure. With retail largely overbuilt in Northeast Ohio, experts say the only way that malls can grow is to shuffle the pieces around on the checkerboard. That’s what’s happened with Oakwood and Severance. The result may be good, at least on a superficial level, for the community on the receiving end of the deal, but it’s bad for Northeast Ohio. When Walmart left Severance, it created about 85 lowpaying jobs, transferred 200 jobs one mile down the road, and left behind a hot mess. “There’s no way we can support all the retail we have, and there’s too much retail [in Northeast Ohio],” says Nathan Wynveen of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, a commercial brokerage firm in downtown Cleveland. He cites the fact that retail vacancy rates in Northeast Ohio climbed from 7.5 percent in 2006 to 12.7 percent in 2012, though they recently dipped back down to 9 percent. In many ways, it’s a tale of two
markets. Class A spaces such as lifestyle centers are doing quite well, and Wynveen says discount retailers like Walmart are also still thriving. Middle-market retail, on the other hand, is being squeezed by online sales. That means that Class B and C shopping centers — like Severance — are on the wrong end of the economics. To be successful, they’ll have to reinvent themselves. In the future, they might not even be malls. “A mall like Severance has a choice when found at a competitive disadvantage — either it’s got to grow and stay with the same basic format, or it has to morph, change into a different format, or it’s going to die,” says Roby Simons, a professor at the Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. “Unless you replace Walmart with a tenant of the same stature — and there’s a short list there — odds are it’s not going to remain the same format.”
WANTED: A DEVELOPER WITH VISION The owners of Severance, Syndicated Equities out of Chicago, defaulted on a $43 million loan when Walmart departed the shopping center in 2013. The loss of Walmart triggered a rolling wave of rent reductions that were part of the lease agreements for other tenants in the shopping center. More recently, IHOP
closed and Regal Cinemas decided against renewing their lease. Severance is still anchored by Home Depot and Dave’s Market, both of which are locked into multi-year leases, as well as many smaller tenants. In recent months, four existing tenants, including Marshall’s, have renewed their leases. Still, the gigantic empty Walmart has left a gaping hole in the shopping center — the global retail giant represented 20 percent of the square footage there — and the old cinemas are surrounded by a cracked, sad-looking parking lot. Keith Hamulak, vice president with C.B. Richard Ellis, the courtappointed property manager for Severance, says the news about the property is mixed. “The truth about Severance is there are several retailers there that are doing well, and there are retailers that are not doing well at all,” he says, citing Home Depot and Dave’s as success stories. “But the exodus of Walmart dumped 120,000 square feet back into the market and the back side of the mall needs to be repurposed.” Space at Severance is leasing for approximately $12 per square foot for smaller spaces, $6 to $8 per square foot for medium spaces, and $4 to $6 per square foot for bigger spaces, Hamulak says. That’s a far cry from the $25 to $35 per square foot being obtained at suburban
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Anchor tenants like Walmart are typically loss leaders for developers.
lifestyle centers and in some downtown Cleveland locations, but pretty typical for “second generation retail space.” Hamulak has reached out to potential tenants about the former Walmart space, but he hasn’t yet landed a deal. Anchor tenants are typically loss leaders for a developer — meaning the owner doesn’t make money off them, but they help to lure smaller money-making tenants — but the formula doesn’t work here. With Severance, there’s simply no interest from smaller operators. There’s plenty of space to fill in the complex, but it’s languishing until a new owner is in place. Colette Gibbons, court-appointed receiver of Severance and an attorney with the law firm Ice Miller LLC, says that a new vision for the shopping center is needed before desirable tenants will venture in. “High-end tenants and nicer restaurants are not going to make a move unless there’s an overall plan for the center,” she says. “I think it has to be reenvisioned,” she continues. “It’s too big right now, and it’s not updated the way a lot of the lifestyle shopping centers are. It doesn’t have the amenities, like coffee shops, restaurants, green space and areas for kids to play. The people of Cleveland Heights would like a facility like this where they could head over on a Sunday and hang out for a couple of hours. They would like a nice development in the center part of their city.” Perhaps the worst scenario would be if Severance hung on by its fingertips in its current dilapidated status. Yet Gibbons says there’s hope: Severance Town Center’s mortgage is currently for sale and there’s interest from developers. There are three
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possibilities: The note could be sold and the buyer could purchase it back from foreclosure, an entirely different note holder could purchase it at that time, or Gibbons as receiver could sell the note to a new entity. No one knows exactly which scenario will play out, yet one thing is needed above all else. “They need a developer with vision,” she says.
RETHINKING SEVERANCE You need but your own two eyes to see that there’s too much retail space in Northeast Ohio, yet the numbers help paint a broader picture, revealing with startling clarity why this is a regional crisis. According to a 2007 study completed by professor James Kastelic of Cleveland State University’s Levin College of Urban Affairs, Northeast Ohio has a retail surplus of just over 22 million square feet. Between 2000 and 2007, the study shows, Cuyahoga County’s population declined by 6 percent while its retail space grew by 5 percent. Although the study has not been updated, several new properties have come online since it was completed, including Oakwood Commons. Dead malls and overbuilt retail are a vicious national problem. “Since 2010, more than two dozen enclosed shopping malls have been closed, and an additional 60 are on the brink, according to Green Street Advisors, which tracks the mall industry,” reported the New York Times in a Jan. 3, 2015, article called “The Economics (and Nostalgia) of Dead Malls.” Given the seismic shift that’s taken place in the retail world since Severance was redeveloped in the late 1990s, the shopping center was
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certainly vulnerable. Additionally, real estate insiders say the property was not well managed and its previous owners had a capital structure that did not incentivize putting new investment into the property. Now, with Oakwood, Cedar Center North and University Square minutes away, the shopping center will never go back to what it was. Or as Wynveen puts it: “The strip mall is totally done.” But what will Severance morph into? Townhomes? Offices? A sleek techie incubator? A vast eyeballstretching indoor soccer complex? A suburban pot farm, if marijuana is eventually legalized in Ohio? No one can say — but some local leaders say keep an open mind. “The future of Severance will require some mix of uses,” says Tanisha Briley, Cleveland Heights’ city manager. “We can have our wish list, and that’s all well and good, but the market dynamics will determine what can be sustainable. We want a vibrant, sustainable mix of uses at the site — it could be commercial, housing, light industrial or office.” This spring, Cleveland Heights officials announced that they would like to work with the new owner of Severance to lift the use restrictions there. Due to provisions in the current mortgage, other uses — for example, turning Walmart into a rock climbing gym — are not allowed. “We can’t get rid of the rules until the new owner is in place,” says Briley. “We want to be helpful.” She also says the city wants to work with the new owner to provide assistance that will make Severance viable in the future. Built-out cities like Cleveland Heights often use tools like tax increment financing and other public subsidies to make complex projects more feasible. Simons has a specific projection: “Parts of the mall may stay, other parts may not. In the long run, I’d bet that half of that mall would go to housing. What choice does it really have?” Vince Reddy, a project manager with LAND Studio who worked for the City of Cleveland Heights for nine years, agrees that Severance could become a new mixed-use neighborhood if handled proactively by the city and developer. “It could be much more bicycle and pedestrian accessible,” he says. “I could see a reworking of the street network, to bring the city’s street grid into that part of the mall, and create more of an actual neighborhood feeling.”
Deanna Bremer Fisher, executive director of the nonprofit advocacy group FutureHeights, says it’s important that the city reach out to citizens now to garner public input. To that end, the organization is planning to host a community forum on Severance’s future this fall.
OAKWOOD COMMONS: MORE STORES PLANNED Down the road from Severance, Oakwood Commons is humming along just fine, anchored by the new, larger Walmart, complete with a full-size grocery store. Although only one additional outparcel building has been constructed so far, developer Mitchell Schneider of First Interstate says they will break ground on the rest of his project this fall. “I’d say we’re halfway there, or maybe 60 percent of the way there,” says Schneider, who expresses some frustration at not being able to lure a single anchor tenant to occupy the large parcel adjacent to Walmart, which could accommodate a 135,000-square-foot retailer. Instead, he says, the parcel will be broken up to accommodate multiple retailers. Schneider won’t comment on current tenant lease negotiations; yet according to the website for commercial brokerage Goodman Real Estate, national retailers HomeGoods and T.J. Maxx are slated to open here in 2016. Schneider also won’t say whether any of the new tenants will be lured from existing shopping centers. However, T.J. Maxx and HomeGoods are located at nearby University Square, and these stores have remained open despite the shopping center’s troubles. Common sense suggests these locations will be shuttered if the retailers move to Oakwood. When Oakwood Commons was first proposed in 2010, it was considered an open secret by many people that Walmart wanted to move there. Schneider, citing negotiations, wouldn’t name the prospective tenants for the project, but claimed at least some would be new to Northeast Ohio. He says this is still true. “Assuming that we are able to conclude all of the lease negotiations we are currently engaged in, there will be retailers at Oakwood Commons that are new to the area.” In First Interstate’s original application for zoning approval to South Euclid, the company maintained that the development of Oakwood Commons would actually strengthen surrounding retail areas. “Yes, I do think that’s still
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# 1: “This densely populated area is underserved by national retailers, and there is more demand than can be accommodated by University Square, Severance and Cedar Center,” Schneider told me in a 2011 interview. TRUTH: A 2007 study revealed that Northeast Ohio had a retail surplus of over 22 million square feet, and the amount of retail space has grown significantly since then. Most retail insiders agree: There’s too much retail. # 2: “Investment begets investment,” Schneider told me in the same interview, suggesting that the development of Oakwood Commons would lead to improvements in older retail areas. TRUTH: When Walmart moved from Severance to Oakwood Commons in 2013, it devastated the Cleveland Heights shopping mall. Older retail areas in the vicinity suffer high vacancy rates. # 3: “Some of the retailers at Oakwood Commons will be new to Northeast Ohio,” Schneider told me when I interviewed him in 2011. TRUTH: Two years into the project, none of the retailers at Oakwood Commons are new to Northeast Ohio, and the largest retailer, Walmart, was lured from Severance one mile away. # 4: “In the Heights area, this [Cuyahoga County Planning Commission] study shows there is a deficit of 1.5 million square feet of retail space that would serve the customer base of those communities in the same convenient way those customers would be served in the exurbs,” Schneider told WCPN in 2011. TRUTH: Cuyahoga County’s retail study was done in 2000, before University Square opened in 2003. The more recent study by Kastelic shows retail saturation in Cuyahoga County. # 5: “We’ve proposed that nearly 70 acres be preserved as permanent green space and then another 20-22 acres [in Cleveland Heights] be used as residential development, perhaps senior housing, which we think there’s a market for near University Circle,” Schneider told WCPN. TRUTH: First Interstate created a 21-acre park in South Euclid. The Cleveland Heights portion of Oakwood was sold to the Hebrew Academy. The senior housing project has been discar. # 6: “The upscale retirement community we envision would involve the investment of approximately $80 million and, combined with the additional uses proposed for the Cleveland Heights property, will create significant jobs so that the income tax revenues to the city of Cleveland Heights would more than make up for the Walmart jobs transferred to South Euclid,” Schneider told Sun News after Walmart announced it would move from Severance in 2013. TRUTH: Cleveland Heights never got those jobs back and probably never will. Schneider canceled the Cleveland Heights project and sold the land to the Hebrew Academy. # 7: “I think it’s the exact right location to build a shopping mall that doesn’t kill existing retail by going right on top of it, but serves an underserved area just like Steelyard Commons,” Schneider told WCPN in 2011. TRUTH: Oakwood lured Walmart from Severance, which catapulted it into a distressed state.
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state support for local government had been cut and the local economy was still suffering a post-recession hangover. Benjamin says that South Euclid was eager to develop new revenue sources given cuts in state support. Yet studies show retail development isn’t the best way for cities to develop their tax base. “At the municipal level, retail isn’t really a big money maker for municipalities,” says Kevin Leeson, a planner with the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission. “Most property taxes go to the schools, sales tax goes to the
county and the state, so the biggest chunk comes from income taxes, which generally aren’t real high in a retail environment [they’re low-paying jobs]. From a municipal tax standpoint, cities make more money in industrial and office development.” On the plus side, Oakwood is served by public transit and has nice sidewalks and sustainably constructed buildings and landscaping. First Interstate preserved a lovely 21-acre portion of the former country club as parkland, contributing $400,000 towards creation of the green space.
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Oakwood Commons was handily approved by South Euclid voters in 2011, and Schneider proclaimed in his original zoning application that the 325,000-square-foot center would generate about 400 jobs and $1.7 million in annual property taxes. A report prepared by Team NEO estimated that the Oakwood project would generate $460,000 to $523,000 in local income tax for South Euclid. However, four years later, there’s some question as to whether these promises will be kept. This reporter requested an interview with South Euclid officials, who initially preferred to answer questions by email and text message. According to Keith Benjamin, director of community services for South Euclid, Oakwood generated $130,000 in income taxes last year. He adds that RITA is still collecting income taxes, and that number could go up. If the project is halfway done, however, it’s hard to see how that amount will ever reach $500,000. Benjamin remains “cautiously optimistic about the potential for future revenue generation. “My hope, depending on who the retailers are at the site, is that it will generate as close to that $500,000 number as possible,” he adds. “Obviously, it depends on what retailers come in.” In other words, Benjamin acknowledges that Oakwood could fall short of its projected revenues to the city of South Euclid — even though these were the numbers that were touted to voters. The developer and city of South Euclid also failed to provide specific job numbers, although Schneider still claims that the project is on track to create 400 jobs. Yet if Walmart only created 85 new jobs when it opened here, simple math suggests that the project could easily fall short. Benjamin says that South Euclid has not been able to obtain specific jobs numbers for the project. “We went to Walmart and they wouldn’t release the numbers,” he claims. Schneider himself seemed to tacitly acknowledge that Oakwood would steal jobs from Severance when Walmart announced it was moving in 2012. Back then, Schneider told the Sun News that the retail and retirement community he was planning for the Cleveland Heights portion of
Oakwood would “create significant jobs so that the income tax revenues to the City of Cleveland Heights would more than make up for the Walmart jobs transferred to South Euclid.” However, Schneider has since canceled that project, stating that he found it difficult to “engage” with Cleveland Heights officials. The property has been sold to the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland. One reason why South Euclid officials were so keen on developing Oakwood is that they saw it as a revenue generator. At the time the project was proposed,
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“Downtown areas are seeing rebirth, and the outer ring suburbs are still fairly strong. It’s what’s going to happen in between ... . We need to take a look at how cities like Cleveland Heights and South Euclid develop.” Some Heights activists are less optimistic. “It’s completely predictable,” says Fran Mentsch, who led the Citizens Against Oakwood group. “Oakwood is a huge lost opportunity.” She and others argue that the decline of Severance will further contribute to the challenges facing Cleveland
Cleveland Heights’ new master planning process, which was funded this year by a grant from Cuyahoga County, could help the city to better prepare itself for the future, argues Bremer Fisher. One of the reasons the Heights portion
Heights, which already struggles with blight. The city lost 8 percent of its population from 2000 to 2009 and the poverty rate has spiked to 18 percent, a whopping 7-point increase. Cleveland Heights will also likely place an income tax hike on the ballot this fall. According to Coyne, only 17 of the 58 communities outside Cleveland that are part of Cuyahoga County have master plans that have been updated within the past 10 years. The rest have no master plans at all or out of date plans. The county has funded four cities
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— Cleveland Heights, University Heights, Olmsted Falls and Parma Heights — to complete master plans this year. “For communities that make planning a priority, we want to help them,” says Coyne. “If a community has a master plan that’s up to date, and they get a development request or a zoning request, they’re in a much stronger position to react to it than if they don’t.”
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performance is being broadcast live from London’s Gielgud Theatre as part of the National Theatre Live. It screens at 7 tonight and again at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $20. (Alexandra Hintz) 2163 Lee Rd., Cleveland Heights, 216-321-5411, clevelandcinemas.com.
with the concept for Dior and I, his new documentary film that provides a behind-the-scenes look at Raf Simons’ first haute couture collection as Christian Dior’s new artistic director, director Frédéric Tcheng simply says “it was a matter of good timing and a chance encounter.” The truth is, he was in Paris presenting Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, the previous documentary he had worked on. In the audience was Dior’s head of communications, who approached Tcheng at the film’s end. They began talking about Dior’s future and the search for a new designer. The Dior rep told Tcheng there was going to be an announcement “fairly soon.” Tcheng thought he had a good enough premise for a feature. He waited patiently until Raf Simons was indeed announced as the designer and then flew to Paris almost immediately. The movie shows how difficult it was for Simons to establish his own personality with the ghost of Christian Dior hanging over the French design studios. The film also shows what makes the mercurial Simons tick. It screens tonight at 7 at the Cleveland Museum of Art and again at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $9. (Niesel) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org. FILM
Queen for a Play Tonight, Cedar Lee Theater will screen the National Theater’s encore presentation of The Audience, an opera which stars Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II. The plot chronicles a series of pivotal Buckingham Palace meetings between the queen and the country’s prime ministers. The
Shock Jock Shock jock fans will love this: Bill Squire of the Alan Cox Show is hosting a comedy show tonight. This evening’s Bilarities focuses on Last Comic Standing’s Dave Landau, a comic who’s been cutting his teeth around the Rust Belt for the past few years and swears his comedy takes audiences “where angels fear to tread.” With radio veteran Squire hosting, tonight’s sure to be a laugh. Bilarities starts at 8 at downtown comedy club Hilarities. Tickets are $10 to $15. (Brittany Rees) 2035 East Fourth St., 216-241-7425, pickwickandfrolic.com.
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The 7UP Guy Remember that 7UP guy? Good. Because he’s in town tonight. Godfrey, who got his start during a 1980s viral soda campaign, is at the Improv. Perhaps best known as the token black friend in 2001’s Zoolander, Godfrey’s hot right now, touring the country and making regular appearances on Comics Unleashed. Tonight’s show starts at 7:30 and performances continue through Sunday. Tickets are $17. (Rees) 1148 Main Ave., 216-696-IMPROV, clevelandimprov.com. ART
Double Time The Ohio Center for the Book celebrates two of Marvel’s most creatively named superheroes today: Ms. Marvel and Captain Marvel. The pair will be the center of discussion during the Trauma and Transformation book club. The club, which focuses on raising questions about graphic novels, will dissect G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona’s Ms. Marvel: No Normal as well as Kelly Sue Deconnick and Dexter Soy’s Captain Marvel: In Pursuit of Flight. Both books follow the early years of Marvel’s female superheroes and feature an abundance of mid-air fight scenes, forced dialogue and cheesy one-
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GET OUT liners. The discussion starts at 4 p.m. on the second floor of the Cleveland Public Library. (Rees) 325 Superior Ave., 216-623-2800, ohiocenterforthebook.org. ART
Drawing Power On the third Thursday of each month, the Rust Belt Monster Collective hosts a 7 p.m. Drink-n-Draw at Lava Lounge. Bring your sketchbooks and favorite art supplies, grab a beer and take a seat next to your favorite monsters. These monthly hangouts are very informal, and anyone is welcome to attend). A number of the “regulars” are cartoonists and illustrators, which makes for a fun night, even if you’re just a spectator. The best part is, admission is free! (Usmani) 1307 Auburn Ave., 216-589-9112, coolplacestoeat.com. ART
Food for Thought The latest juried exhibition of regional artwork at the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve is themed around a rather intimate subject: food. Sustenance: From Palate to Palette is AAWR’s annual community showcase of artwork made throughout Northeast Ohio. The jurors are Denise Birkhofer, curator of contemporary art at the Allen Memorial Museum, and Doug Katz, chef/owner of Fire and Katz Club Diner, and chef/partner of Provenance, Provenance Cafe and Catering by Provenance at the Cleveland Museum of Art. All accepted entries are either made from food or inspired by food. Sustenance: From Palate to Palette opens today with a reception from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and runs through August 29. Admission is free. (Usmani) 1834 East 123rd St., 216-721-9020, artistsarchives.org. COMEDY
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Funny Lady There aren’t many women in comedy. There aren’t many old people either. There definitely aren’t many trans people. Julia Scotti is all of that rolled into one, a rare unicorn in the standup circuit. Scotti’s been making people laugh since the 1980s but never more so than after her transition. A woman who’s seen and done it all, Scotti makes light of even the darkest situations. Educational and inspirational, she offers more than just laughs with her routine. She performs at the Hard Rock Cafe’s Club Velvet tonight at 7:30 and has shows scheduled through
Sunday. Tickets are $15 to $25. (Rees) 10705 Northfield Rd., Northfield, 330-908-7793, hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com. FAMILY
A Need to Read Need something exciting to do during the summer with your kids? You can join the Childrens Museum of Cleveland every Thursday morning for their Hooked on Books program. The immersive program gives kids a new learning experience through songs and stories. The program is included with the $8 museum admission; it begins at 11 a.m. (Hintz) 10730 Euclid Ave., 216-791-KIDS, clevelandchildrensmuseum.org. COMEDY
Sinful Stuff Story-based comic Sinbad prides himself on finding the funny in even the toughest situations. His show is interactive, but you might not want to participate in the action, as Sinbad flips the script on his fans and turns their troubles into comedic gold. The comic’s also seen some screen time though it’s nothing to brag about. He was the star of the holiday flop Jingle All the Way and has also acted in several pilots. It’s safe to say his forte is standup, but you can judge that for yourself tonight at 8 at Hilarities. Sinbad has shows scheduled through Sunday. Tickets are $25 to $35. (Rees) 2035 East Fourth St., 216-241-7425, pickwickandfrolic.com. MUSIC
A Soulful Singer Michelle Chamuel, runner-up of Season 4 of NBC’s The Voice, has a soulful voice that makes her sound like a cross between Adele and Sinead O’Connor. Her success on The Voice resulted in a record deal, and she issued her debut, Face the Fire, earlier this year on The End Records/ ADA. The album’s first single, “Face the Fire,” is an emotional ballad that showcases her powerful voice. She plays a stripped-down acoustic show tonight at 6:30 at the Aloft downtown. The show is part of the Live At Aloft Hotels music series. Admission is free. (Niesel) 1111 West 10th St., 216-400-6469, starwoodhotels.com/alofthotels.
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Blues Explosion Now in its seventh year, the Kent Blues Festival offers blues lovers the chance to check out some of the best local talent. At today’s event, acts
perform at 23 venues. Highlights include veteran Cleveland blues singerguitarist Austin Walkin’ Cane. He performs from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Pufferbelly. And Kent’s underground rock act 15-60-75 (The Numbers Band) makes an appearance at the Kent Stage from 8 to 11 p.m. Ray’s Place, Venice Cafe, Water Street Tavern and Zephyr Pub are among the other participating venues. Admission is free. Find more information on the website. (Niesel) kentbluesfest.com. music
Day of the Dead Currently celebrating their 20th anniversary, local Pink Floyd tribute act Wish You Were Here headlines a special tribute to Pink Floyd and the Grateful Dead today and tomorrow at Clay’s Park and Resort in North Lawrence. In addition to Wish You Were Here, five Grateful Dead tribute bands — Sugar Magnolia, the Jimiller Band, Dead Roses, Dead Ahead Ohio and Local Color — will perform. Expect to find vendors selling everything from incense to burritos. The music starts today at 9 p.m. and continues tomorrow at noon. Tickets for the weekend are $70 in advance, $80 day of show. (Niesel) 13190 Patterson Rd. NW, North Lawrence, 330-854-6691, clayspark.com. FiLm
Food Film Welsh director Peter Greenaway set to out to become a painter before he started making films. As a result, his movies have a lush look to them and some scenes look like they could be paintings. The director has made some controversial films during his career, and The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover certainly turned some heads when it came out in 1989. The film centers on a gangster (Michael Gambon) and his wife (Helen Mirren). When the gangster discovers his wife has been having an affair with a man who frequents his favorite restaurant, he flips out and finds a novel way to punish her. It nearly received an X-rating due to the extreme sex and violence. It screens tonight at 7 at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. Tickets are $9. (Niesel) 11141 East Blvd., 216-421-7450, cia.edu.
with a layer of grime. It screens at 9:25 tonight at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. Artist and filmmaker TR Ericcson will be on hand to explain why we should like the movie. Tickets are $9. (Niesel) 11141 East Blvd., 216-421-7450, cia.edu. art
Open House Is there such a thing as a slow Third Friday at 78th Street Studios? Apparently not. July’s open studios event features a number of new exhibitions. On the first floor, E11even 2 hosts a Beatles-themed group show of more than 30 local and regional emerging and established artists. Additionally, E11even 2’s owners have been busy expanding their gallery space. On the lower level, ARTneo presents Fractured Planes, a group exhibition of regional artists exploring geometric abstraction in local art history. Stop by Survival Kit on the third floor for Jared Akerstrom’s Formulated Play, an exhibition inspired by the symmetry in nature. Third Friday takes place today from 5 to 9 p.m. at 78th Street Studios; individual gallery hours may vary. (Usmani) 1300 West 78th St., 78thstreetstudios.com. music
Party Time Last year’s annual Painesvile Party in the Park drew more than 55,000 people from all over the country. This year’s musical line-up features a diverse set of acts, including bluesman Eric Lindell, jam rockers Turkauz, the alt-country act the Delta Saints from Nashville, and local reggae heroes Carlos Jones and the P.L.U.S. Band. More than 40 food vendors will be on hand, and there will be a beer garden featuring Great Lakes Brewing Co., Oskar Blues, Miller and Guinness. The family friendly event will also feature a Kidzone with inflatables. A stunt bike show has been added as well. It takes place today from 11 a.m. to midnight at Veteran’s Park and continues through Sunday. Admission is free, but $40 VIP tickets are available if you’re looking for reserved seats and private restrooms. (Niesel) 7 Richmond St., Painesville, 440-352-9301, parkpartyinfo.com. FiLm
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The Kids Are Not Alright Experimental indie filmmaker Harmony Korine made his directorial debut with Gummo, a movie about a group of kids living in abject poverty. Everything and everyone in this polarizing film seems to be covered
Rock Doc For more than 30 years, the Mekons have toured and recorded despite having nothing resembling a hit song. The band emerged out of Leeds, England, at the same time as such politically minded acts as Gang of Four. While the Mekons don’t wear
Free live blues at 23 venues on Friday, July 17, 2015 Updates & venue map at kentbluesfest.com 101 Bottles of Beer on The Wall
Newdle Bar
Cody J. Martin (8 – 10PM)
Jim Zeller (8 - 10PM)
157 Lounge
Panini’s Bar and Grill 9 Volt Hot Rod (10PM – 1AM)
Dan Socha (7 – 9PM)
Acorn Alley Plaza
Jake Friel & The Last Train South (5:30 – 8PM)
Pufferbelly
Belleria
Austin Walkin’ Cane (5:30 – 8:30PM)
Steve Morris (8 – 10PM)
Ray’s Place
Brewhouse Pub
Blue Lunch (9:30PM – 12:30AM)
Wallace Coleman (8 – 11PM)
Bricco
Rooster Jones Band (9 – 11PM)
Buffalo Wild Wings Memphis Cradle (7 – 10PM)
Secret Cellar
Chris Yakopcic (5:30 – 7:30PM) Jon Mosey Trio (8 – 10:30PM) Gaetano Letizia & The Underworld Blues Band (11PM – 1:30AM)
Tree City Coffee & Pastry
Dave’s Cosmic Subs
Frankie Starr & Sharon T (5:30 – 7:30PM) Ray Flanagan & The Authorities (8 – 10PM)
Iris Isadora (5 – 7PM)
Dominick’s
Wanda Hunt Band (8PM – Midnight)
Hometown Bank Plaza The Juke Hounds (7 – 10PM)
The Kent Stage
15-60-75 (The Numbers Band) (8 – 11PM)
Laziza
Guy Pernetti (6 – 9PM)
The Loft
The Pub
Raw Sugar (5 – 8PM)
Venice Café
Denzon Blues All-Stars feat. Freddie Salem & Joe Vitale (7:30 – 9:30PM) Roger Hoover & The Hurt (10PM – 12:30AM)
Water Street Tavern
The Zydeco Kings Duo (5:30 – 7:30PM) The Bluestones (7 – 9PM on patio) Armstrong Bearcats w/ special guest Glenn Schwartz (8 – 11PM)
John Sutton and Luther Trammel (8 – 11PM)
Zephyr Pub
Ian Penter (6 - 8PM) Mike Lenz Band (8 – 11PM)
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GET OUT their leftist politics on their sleeves to the same extent, they have adopted punk’s DIY attitude in their approach to making music. Revenge of the Mekons, a new film about the band’s history, includes interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. The late, great rock scribe Lester Bangs once called them “the most revolutionary group in the history of rock ’n’ roll.” You might not agree with him, but the movie paints a fine portrait of a very likable collective of musicians. It screens tonight at 7 at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Tickets are $9. (Niesel) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org.
the plot and theme of a well-received novel. (Google Stephen King or the late Anthony Burgess to see how they felt about Kubrick’s adaptations.) Regardless, the film polarized a nation in 1990s and is showing tonight to divide crowds once more. It starts at 8:55 p.m. in the Cleveland Institute of Art’s Cinemateque. Tickets are $9. (Rees) 11141 East Blvd., 216-421-7450, cia.edu.
Sanabria, a world renowned drummer/ percussionist, composer, director, educator and seven-time Grammy nominated recording artist, will be on hand. Tonight’s repertoire will feature classic and contemporary music from the Latin-jazz continuum, utilizing Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, and Puerto Rican rhythms. (Niesel) 11021 East Blvd., 216-791-5000, cim.edu.
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Straight Outta Spain How often do you watch Spanish films from the 1970s? If the answer is more than “never,” you have a pretty specific hobby, friend. But, assuming your answer was less than once, now’s your chance. The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinemateque is showing The Spirit of the Beehive today at 5 p.m. The 1973 film by Victor Erice is considered Spain’smoviemasterpiece.It’scentered on a young girl during the Spanish Civil War who becomes fascinated by Frankenstein and imagines him as a welcomed friend. Think Pan’s Labyrinth without the whimsy. Tickets are $9 and there will be a post-film discussion. (Rees) 11141 East Blvd., 216-421-7450, cia.edu.
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Something to be Grateful For The Golden Gate Wingmen headline Nelson Ledges’ Gratefulfest #13, its annual tribute to all things Dead. The rest of the line-up includes jam bands such as Maui Pranksters, Melvin Seals, Adams Ale and Adams Ezra Group. This may not be NEO’s only Dead-related tribute (seriously, there are a whole bunch), but it’s surely the most comprehensive. It starts at noon and continues through tomorrow. Tickets start at $10. (Eric Sandy) 12001 State Route 282, Garrettsville, 440-548-2716, nlqp.com.
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Tribute to an Icon Frank Sinatra was one of the greatest singers of all time. Michael Feinstein, a multi-platinum-selling, five-time Grammy-nominated singer and pianist, will pay tribute to the man tonight at Blossom in a special program that will feature Sinatra hits such as “Luck Be a Lady,” “The Way You Look Tonight,” and “The Lady Is a Tramp.” The show begins at 8 p.m. and tickets start at $37. (Niesel) 1145 West Steels Corners Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, 216-231-1111, clevelandorchestra.com.
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Caught Up in Arena Football The Cleveland Gladiators haven’t had the magical season they had last year, but they’ve been playing at least .500 ball. They go up against the Orlando Predators in tonight’s 6 p.m. Arena Football League matchup that takes place at Quicken Loans Arena. The evening will also include a special post-game concert courtesy of classic rockers .38 Special, a Southern rock act that churned out ’80s hits such as “Hold on Loosely,” “Caught up in You” and “If I’d Be the One.” Tickets start at $9. (Niesel) 1 Center Ct., 216-420-2000, theqarena.com. FILM
Crazy for Kubrick Say what you will about the man, no one has ever accused Stanley Kubrick of being tame. His raunchiest film happened to be his last, Eyes Wide Shut. Stunning and shocking, the 1999 erotic drama was everything Kubrick loved. And like other Kubrick projects, Eyes Wide Shut butchers
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can pick up some tips. Additionally, the B-Side Liquor Lounge & Arcade will be open to all ages and all their classic arcade games will be free to play. From 1 to 3 p.m., School of Rock Cleveland will present “Rock Apocalypse,” a set of classic and contemporary rock and pop tunes. They’ll play in the Coventry Outdoor Courtyard, on the corner of Coventry Road and Euclid Heights Boulevard. Jason Haley, the Rock Hall’s director of education and author of We Rock! Music Lab for Kids, will be in the Mac’s Backs-Books On Coventry tent (in the Coventry Outdoor Courtyard) to sign books and give a short talk between School of Rock sets. All events are free. (Niesel) coventryvillage.org.
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Final Exam The late, great Roberto Ocasio was a real catalyst on the local music scene before his untimely death. Each year, the Roberto Ocasio Foundation hosts a Latin Jazz Music Camp. Tonight at 7 at the Cleveland Institute of Music, the kids will perform as part of the 11th annual Roberto Ocasio Foundation Latin Jazz Concert. Camp artistic director/artist-in-residence Bobby
Pinball Party The Who once wrote a song about a “pinball wizard” who “plays a mean pinball.”Thatconceptwillbecelebrated from noon to 5 p.m. today when an outdoor pinball party takes place on Coventry Road in the Coventry Village Special Improvement District. Each game will be staffed with pinball experts from the Cleveland Pinball League, so if you’re an amateur, you
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Who Are You? Still regarded as one of the greatest rock operas of all times, the Who’s concept album Tommy centers on the story of a “deaf, dumb and blind” boy who becomes a pinball wizard. Back in 1975, director Ken Russell turned the album into a movie. Featuring appearances by Elton John and Tina Turner, it follows the storyline found on the album. The film has become a cult classic and it screens tonight
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7:00 p.m. to midnight VIP Party presented by Scene 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. presented by
Buy tickets now at ClevelandZooSociety.org FEATURING:
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Twilight at the Zoo presented by Medical Mutual spotlights 18 local bands playing pop, rock, reggae, swing, country and blues. Admission for all partygoers includes cover charge, small bites, complimentary Samuel Adams beer, Angry Orchard, wine and soda. Don’t miss the wildest party of the summer!
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GET OUT at midnight at the Capitol Theatre. Tickets are $6. (Niesel) 1390 West 65th St., 216-651-7295, clevelandcinemas.com.
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Tasting Tremont Today you can enjoy great food and drinks at the 12th annual Taste of Tremont, a free event that seems to get bigger and better each year. The event takes place between Professor, Starkweather and Fairfield streets in Tremont. Adult beverages will be served, and Portside Distillery will be selling rum drinks for $5. Food vendors include Flying Monkey Pub, Lucky’s Cafe and Press Wine Bar. Local bands will perform and street parking will be available on a firstcome, first-serve basis. Or park free at the Westside Market where a shuttle service will take you to the event. It runs from noon to 8 p.m. (Hintz) tasteoftremont.com.
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Blues Jam If you didn’t get enough of terrific local jazz singer Becky Boyd on the recent third annual Blues Cruise — or if you missed the boat entirely — don’t worry, the Cleveland Blues Society has her belting out the blues for everyone at their July Jam. Note that this month only, the jam is held the third Monday — not the usual second Monday — of the month. Also this month, the group is adding South East Gears & Cheers to their roster of jam venues. Members from the southeast portion of the county are bound to be pleased! South East assures all that they will stay open beyond the listed closing time tonight. As usual, the host entertains for the first hour and then the stage is open for the jam. Bring your gear or just bring your ears. And yes, there most definitely will be scat! Members and nonmembers alike are welcome. (Sandy) 23333 Aurora Rd., Bedford Heights, 440-232-0089, clevelandblues.org. NIGHTLIFE
Trivia Pursuits Do you have tons of obscure music knowledge? Are you a student of fast food menus and their nuanced histories? What say you about the geographicevolutionofScotchwhisky?
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Tonight’s your chance to wow your friends, make yourself instantly more desirable to someone you’re newly dating, and hang with Cleveland’s headiest hipsters and hot dog lovers. It’s the Happy Dog Monday Night Trivia. Starting at 8 p.m., expect themed rounds — it’s a crapshoot — and general knowledge questions that seem considerably trickier than some of the other live trivia locales in town. Obviously, have a hot dog and a craft brew while you’re at it. And arrive early. The tables fill up quickly. (Sam Allard) 5801 Detroit Ave., 216-651-9474, happydogcleveland.com.
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It’s a Revolution For many years, classical music wasn’t intended for the masses. Seemingly reserved for quasi-exclusive concert halls, classical music hid from the outside world. Classical Revolution Cleveland helps tear down that wall and once again bring great chamber music to the people. Showcasing a variety of performers in bars, cafes and the like, it’s actually not that different from how people used to listen to chamber music. The third Tuesday of every month, CRC brings its wide array of chamber music to Happy Dog. Performers like the Trepanning Trio, Anime Duo, students of Cleveland Institute of Music and even Cleveland Orchestra members grace the stage in these exciting concerts. Full of immensely talented performers, CRC re-instills the relevancy of this vibrant art form. Tonight’s free, allages performance starts at 8. (Patrick Stoops) 5801 Detroit Ave., 216-651-9474, happydogcleveland.com. SHOPPING
Stop and Shop The Nine Twelve Shop Stop offers downtowners a “new opportunity to buy local from area vendors.” Mobile retailers and food trucks will gather today from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the corner of East 9th Street and St. Clair for this pop-up shop. Participants include fashion trucks the Wandering Wardrobe and the Round About as well as food trucks such as Boca Loca Burrito Factory, Nosh Box and Sweet! Mobile Cupcakery. Find the full line-up on the website. (Niesel) downtowncleveland.com.
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ART CALIFORNIA CONNECTION
James Franco and his brother Tom drop by Little Italy for a rare exhibition of their artwork By Josh Usmani “YOU DON’T LIKE ART? YOU play video games? Guess what, buddy? You like art. You ever been to Subway? You order a sandwich? Someone put that together for you, dude. That’s art. Let me lay this on you, Jay. Your momma’s pussy was the canvas; your dad’s dick was the paintbrush. Boom! You’re the art.” — James Franco playing James Franco in This is the End (2013) If you haven’t heard yet, Renaissance man James Franco is coming to Cleveland to exhibit his artwork with his brother Tom. This will be the first time the brothers have exhibited their work together publicly. A California Childhood: the Art of James and Tom Franco opens at the Verne Collection with a reception this Saturday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Both Tom and James Franco will be at the gallery Saturday evening for the reception. On Sunday, Tom Franco will present a gallery talk at 2 p.m. So, why is James Franco having an art exhibition in Cleveland? You may not know this, but the Francos actually have family roots in Cleveland. The brothers’ maternal grandparents, Dan and Mitzie Verne, founded the Verne Collection on Murray Hill in Little Italy in the mid-1950s after living in Japan for two years. The intimate gallery specializes in Japanese prints and paintings. The Vernes and Francos have always been close, despite one wing of the family growing up in Palo Alto. (You may have seen Mitzie Verne at the Academy Awards the year James co-hosted, sitting next to James’ youngest brother, Dave, who is becoming quite the accomplished actor himself, with roles in Neighbors, Scrubs, and 21 Jump Street.) Retired for about 30 years now, the couple passed the gallery down to their son, Michael, uncle to James and Tom, who now serves as president of the Verne Collection. “This isn’t what we typically show,” admits Michael Verne. “Most of what we typically show is
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Japanese and what I like to call ‘quiet elegance.’ In the last three weeks, we’ve received about 20 calls a day, mostly from what sound like teenage girls. Yesterday, a young woman and her mother stopped by and asked to take a picture with me. It’s been a lot of fun to get my 15 minutes of fame.” As for the exhibit itself, he continues, “this exhibition is about feeling like a kid again. When you’re a kid you wish for all these things, and as you get older you realize that life isn’t exactly like that. But maybe, just for a moment, if you come to A California Childhood it will spark your imagination. After a few moments viewing this show, you will feel like kid again and that anything you dream is possible. I don’t know this particular area of art. It’s not necessarily what the gallery is all about, but I think when you see the show, you’ll see that it is all about heart.” James is the oldest son of the Verne’s eldest daughter Betsy, and her husband Douglas. James has two brothers — Tom and Dave. For the paintings in A California Childhood, he paints his brothers, his runaway cats and even himself as the Great and Powerful Oz. “It’s weird playing a character that is part of the collective consciousness,” explains Franco, who played the Wizard of Oz
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anticipated audience, but because of his busy movie schedule it was not possible. I hope people will be patient getting into the gallery, because I don’t know how we’re going to get everyone in. We’ve had people calling from all over the country — Los Angeles, Michigan, Florida. One fan has said he’s coming all the way from L.A.” James will only be in Cleveland for about nine hours. He’s driving some of the paintings down from Toronto, where he is currently filming
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in the 2013 Disney film. “You become an icon. Your identity gets separated from yourself. I thought I’d paint the icon rather than the self.” “Family is really important to James and that’s why he’s doing this show,” explains Michael Verne. “I was in Los Angeles six months ago, and I asked him if he’d be interested in doing this show at the gallery, and he immediately said ‘Yeah, let’s do it,’ and it’s changed about 10 times since then due to his busy schedule. Originally, we were discussing hosting the talk at the Cleveland Museum of Art to accommodate the
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11/22/63, a miniseries produced by J.J. Abrams based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. Tom Franco is a full-time painter, sculptor and arts professional living and working in California. Tom’s work features a primitive, outsider aesthetic, and typically utilizes repurposed found objects. In 2005, Tom co-founded (and later became sole director of) Firehouse Art Collective in Berkeley, a collection of five spaces dedicated to artists of all disciplines co-creating community and culture. “My artwork is a reflection of
living within the Firehouse Art Collective experience, working with all sorts of artists every day, solving puzzles big and small to perfect the building blocks of creative making,” explains Tom Franco. “This year I have focused my art work on an inspiration of community in full swing, vibrant, joyous celebration. I really get a kick out of seeing other groups collaborating in an artistic process, where there is no doubt they have reached their goal.” It seems talent is in the family’s genes. Their mother Betsy Franco is a prolific writer, having published more than 80 books. Occasionally, she collaborates with Tom on various projects. This exhibition includes a number of Tom’s illustrations created for his mother’s book, Naked. In the book, famous sculptures by Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel come to life. The Verne Collection is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. or by appointment. The exhibition remains on view through Saturday, August 8. The show and related events are free and open to the public.
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STAGE THE SCARS WE CARRY A young woman, disfigured in an accident, seeks hope in Violet at Porthouse Theatre By Christine Howey A GREAT PIECE OF THEATER should seek the same three things that Dorothy’s pals were pursuing in The Wizard of Oz. Because when you have a show that has a brain, heart and courage, you’ve got pretty much the whole package. And that is what Violet offers, through the gospel-rock music by Jeanine Tesori and an intelligent, often unpredictable book and lyrics by Brian Crawley. Like the Lion, Scarecrow and Tin Woodsman, this eponymous young woman is on a journey — to somehow reacquire her physical beauty that was lost at age 13, when she was facially disfigured in an accident involving her father and an axe blade. Her goal is to travel from her tiny mountainside home in North Carolina to a hallowed site in Oklahoma where a televangelist does his hands-on healing. Much of this journey takes place on a Greyhound bus, where Violet meets two young soldiers who may be on their way to Vietnam, it being September of 1964. Even though Violet’s injury is not made visible to the audience, she wears it like a scar on her soul and it affects every interaction she has with others. In particular, Vi gets close with the two uniformed guys, a white dude named Monty and a black fellow nicknamed Flick. After she beats them at poker, thanks to her earlier training in the art of cards by her dad, they start sharing time with each other as the trip west continues. Intercutting from the bus to Violet’s days as a child with her father, we see how Violet came to be. By deploying a tuneful mix of blues, R&B and gospel riffs, Tesori finds the compositional sweet spot that defines a backwoods girl out in the world for the first time. And even though there aren’t many sounds
Violet’s (Amy Fritsche) growing feelings for Flick (Jared Dixon) may allow her to finally heal.
from that intense musical era that would place it unerringly in the ’60s, Tesori and Crawley’s songs sweep you along as this odd trio explores the world and each other. As Violet, Amy Fritsche sings powerfully and with a full range of compassion, bringing supple resonance to the Act 1 closer “Lay
somewhat complicated play so it flows from one scene to another, a central truth becomes muted. We get the feeling that this Violet — so often standing tall and proud — could handle herself in pretty much any situation. That is a fine message in general, but not as interesting a choice for this play. As
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Down Your Head” and her duet with her younger self in “Look at Me.” But since the elegant Fritsche cuts such a commanding presence on stage, the only thing slightly missing from her performance is a tremulous vulnerability, playing in counterpoint to her feistiness, that Violet would likely exhibit in this situation. Even though Violet displays bravado in the initial poker game meeting with the soldiers, it should be a thin veneer hiding the young woman’s massive insecurities, not the confident turn of a card sharp on holiday. Indeed, while director Steven C. Anderson masterfully and energetically choreographs the
a result, her interactions with horny Monty and conflicted Flick never seem as emotionally dangerous as they might, because we don’t fully sense what Violet has at stake in those moments. Jared Dixon is solid and appealing as Flick and performs his songs, such as the motivational “Let It Sing” (“You can make your music from the simplest things … You’ve got to give it room and let it sing”) with precise professionalism. And Ian Benjamin forges a compelling and humorous character as Monty, fairly trembling with his attraction to Violet and his youthful desires. It’s hard to take your eyes off him. Once in Tulsa, Violet finally has
a sit-down with the Preacher, but she’s disillusioned by the show biz nature of his gig. Wisely, Paul Floriano underplays the Preacher, a character who could easily go careening down the clichéd Rex Humbard/Ernest Angley pathway. Instead, Floriano finds the battered humanity in this man who once felt he had “the fire of God” in his fingertips. One of the more telling performances on stage is that of Talia Cosentino, who invests young Violet with a contemplative mien that pays dividends when she appears at the end to help her older self make the right decision. And Dane Castle contributes a solid portrait of Vi’s dad, particularly in his touching song “That’s What I Could Do,” when he wishes he could erase his daughter’s scars. This is a thinking person’s musical, replete with ideas about the obstacles, superficial and otherwise, that torture us and prevent us from making the connections we need. As a result, Violet earns the rewarding ending it shares with the audience at the end of this bus ride to redemption.
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LEBRON JAMES HAS TAKEN HIS TALENTS to the silver screen, and though he’s only in a handful of scenes in Trainwreck, the Judd Apatow-directed, Amy Schumer-written rom-com out everywhere this weekend, he’s still a bit of a scene stealer. Both co-star Bill Hader and Apatow himself, at the film’s Akron premiere last week, attributed this not only to LeBron’s megastar status but to his charisma and god-given natural abilities. Schumer said she wrote LeBron into the script because he was “literally the only athlete [she’d] ever heard of.” Though the local press corps will focus their coverage on LeBron’s involvement, the film revolves around Amy (Amy Schumer), a magazine writer assigned to tackle a story about an up-and-coming sports physician, the brainy, good-hearted Aaron Connors (Hader). Because Amy professes an abject hatred of sports, her brash editor (Tilda Swinton, in full cockney) insists she take the piece, to expand her professional horizons and to audition for a coveted promotion. Amy’s life has reached what might be called a precipice. She’s a self-identified “sexual girl” who sleeps around without remorse, much to the distress of her “ice-sculpture” boyfriend Steven (John Cena), and drinks and smokes an awful lot of booze and pot. On top of that, Amy and her sister Kim (Brie Larson) have put their sick and sports-obsessed father (Colin Quinn) into an assisted living facility, the cost of which has become a wedge that widens some fundamental philosophical disagreements they have regarding family and love. The rom-com formula is pretty closely adhered to — conflict > love > new conflict > more love —
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and Connors’ pro-sports connection serves as a reliable hook and backdrop, with some hitor-miss gimmicks throughout. But in a script that revels in its characters and their largely improvised raunch on a scene-by-scene level, the larger plot points do often feel stale. Still, the entree here is Schumer/Hader. Both actors are your classic sidekicks or supporting characters — Schumer should play the hot mess of a best friend, right? And Hader some dorky husband? — but it was Apatow who, after hearing Schumer on a radio show and pursuing her for a film, wanted them both in lead roles. This is in fact the first feature film Apatow has directed for which he hasn’t also written the script. And though his stamps are almost immediately visible — a wacky and riotous ensemble, a docile leading man, an inability to part with portions of long scenes and thus a longer-than-advisable run time — this feels much more like Schumer’s baby than Apatow’s. And Schumer, thanks in large part to the success of her Comedy Central show Inside Amy Schumer, has become a forceful voice on the comedy scene. Her high-concept, sometimes absurdist, sketches on TV have forced viewers to confront some big issues and stereotypes about women. In Trainwreck, the big thing I find myself confronting is the fact that I’m really not a huge fan of her character. Her behavior, though for the most part really funny, is also for the most part really despicable. And the fact that Schumer’s putting viewers on guard, inviting us to ask, e.g., whether or not our distaste is a result of societal double standards, is good. Generally speaking, the movie is too. — Sam Allard
Paul Rudd stars as a cat burglar who dons a suit that shrinks him to insect size. Evangeline Lilly and Michael Douglas co-star in this Marvel production that’s (surprisingly) getting good early buzz.
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One of the most talked-about movies of the Film Fest comes to the Capitol this weekend. The boarding school flick is entirely in sign language with no subtitles. One of the more memorable movie-going experiences you’ll have all year.
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY, Cleveland Cinemas will screen the banned ’80s Austrian thriller, Angst, at the Capitol Theatre. Angst means “fear” in German, but be not afraid of this jostling first-person portrait of a psychotic serial killer who, the moment he’s released from a 10-year prison sentence, plans and executes his next violent crime. Be curious. The film was never released theatrically and was censored across Europe for its excessive violence. But try not to be deterred on that score: Though there are certainly scenes of discomfort in the film, and one gruesome encounter, the violence pales in comparison to some of the shit we see on a weekly basis in Game of Thrones. Director Gerald Kargl (who, due to financing woes, never made another film) and cinematographer Zbigniew Rybczyski understand that blood and guts aren’t the only way to visually communicate depravity. Indeed, the most unpleasant shot in the film has nothing to do with murder. It’s a close-up of our sadist masticating on a German sausage. GUH-ross. And the real discomfort arises not out of the images themselves, but the fact that we’re seeing them, in large part, through the psychopath’s eyes. He is played by the rail-thin, bug-eyed Austrian actor Erwin Leder, who bears a striking resemblance to GOT’s Theon Greyjoy and who narrates his sick desires via dispassionate voice-over: “The idea of showing her the corpses excited me enormously,” and so on. Everything “excites this guy enormously,” and we’re right there with him, watching him twitch with anticipatory glee as he comes upon a secluded home in the woods and easily invades. He does his thing with the family, an elderly mother, a physically and mentally handicapped adult son, and an ingenueish daughter. But this psychopath — who acknowledges that he is terrified of himself even as he prepares to kill a guy in a wheelchair — is by no means a methodical or precise killer. His designs are always impulsive, reactionary, fueled by huge and often sexual urges. And Angst is unique among serial killer films in that it devotes a great deal of screen time to the aftermath of the deed(s), the cleanup and next steps, as it were. And the camera follows it all, swooping and jerking and getting up dramatically close in what feels like a precursor to the shaky cam style. Good option for horror or Euro film buffs. — Sam Allard
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Ian McKellen is the anti Robert Downey Jr. in this latest interpretation of the iconic British sleuth. As a senile curmudgeon, Holmes tries to remember his final case, and why he stopped solving mysteries for good. A Cedar Lee exclusive.
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The trip out to Geneva isn’t what it used to be, and that’s a good thing By Douglas Trattner WHILE WE LOVE TAKING daytrips out to Geneva and the Grand River Valley, we get a little bored hitting the same old spots summer in and summer out. Which is why we’re pleased to report that a few new and/or improved attractions have given wine, beer, booze and food fans all the motivation they need to plan another trip to Northeast Ohio wine country. If you’re lucky, when you visit Geneva’s Red Eagle Distillery (6202 South River Rd., 440-466-6604, redeaglespirits.com) owner Gene Sigel will be on hand to show you around his small-batch distillery, housed in a shiny red aluminumclad century barn. Downstairs is where the hardware is — a towering copper potstill that turns out bourbon, rye and brandy. There are barrels too, of course, filled with gently resting spirits waiting for their time to rise and shine. While Red Eagle’s early bourbons were being sold at ages shy of two years — thus labeled “Ohio bourbon” as opposed to “Ohio straight bourbon” — Sigel has been able to build up stores so that current releases will be older, smoother and more complex. But man, that brandy is something else. Distilled from 100-percent Concord grapes, grown next door on Sigel’s own 70-acre South River Vineyard, and aged for two years in used
bourbon barrels, the brandy has a boozy but fruity character that’s just right for nipping. All of Red Eagle’s hooch can be purchased right at the bar in handy-dandy half-bottles (some wryly emblazoned with the words “Jobs Ohio,” which appropriates almost half of Sigel’s take on every bottle). The bar in a barn also is just a great place to kick back with a beer (10 rotating craft drafts), a cocktail or a booze sampler. Directly across the street from Red Eagle is M Cellars (6193 South River Rd., 440-361-4104, mcellars. com), a winery that isn’t much like its brethren in the region. For one thing, the small but stylish tasting room shuns tour buses, party vans and any other vehicle crammed full of day-trippers drunk on sweet wine, which the winery also snubs. Instead, owner and winemaker Matt Meineke quietly focuses on growing and crafting the sorts of high-end, European-style wines that would appeal to true oenophiles. To get there, Meineke first ripped out every last vine of native Niagara — Concord’s pale sibling — on his 12.6-acre plot and replaced them with vinifera grapes like riesling, pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, gruner veltliner and chardonnay. If you think those varietals can’t succeed here, taste some of M Cellar’s wines. To protect his investments through harsh
winters, Meineke goes to extreme measures like burying (not simply hilling) the new growth from each and every vine beneath a foot and a half of soil. Earth does the rest. On the tasting sheet, Meineke goes so far as to list the RS, or residual sugar, of each of his wines. Most are in the 0- to .7-percent range, compared to a native Catawba that would clock in around 6 or 7 percent. Those whites that do have a wee bit of RS have the proper acidity to balance it out, like the spectacular dry riesling or the cuvee, a crisp blend of riesling, pinot gris and gruner. The plummy, smoky Meritage is a red blend of estate-grown cabernet, merlot, cab franc and petit verdot. Bring some friends, let Matt or wife Tara walk you through a tasting, and then grab a glass or bottle to enjoy out back on the patio, where the view of Meineke’s meticulously tended vineyard is picture-perfect. Despite being surrounded by farms, the restaurants in and around Geneva tend to be less farm-totable and more fall-under-the-table. Don’t get us wrong: We love getting shitfaced with strangers, but we’d rather have a nice meal first. Thanks to Crosswinds Grille, located at the Lakehouse Inn and Winery (5653 Lake Rd. E., 440-466-8668, crosswindsgrille.com) in Geneva-onthe-Lake, that’s now possible.
Over the past couple years, chef Nate Fagnilli has upped his farmto-table game from picking up a couple dozen local eggs per week to literally going whole hog. He practices whole-animal butchery, purchasing pork, lamb and beef directly from farms like Miller Livestock and New Creation. Much of his produce comes from the immediate region as well. Start with a charcuterie board ($18), loaded with house-cured meats, local cheeses, grilled crostini, jam and mustard. An open kitchen affords views of the woodfired oven, from which amazing thin-crust pizzas emerge. Ours ($18) had bacon, eggs and local goat cheese. Entrees are unfussy but highquality, like an expertly grilled hand-cut strip steak ($34) with mashers and sautéed sugar snap peas. Or try rosy-red seared duck breast ($24) with an Asian rice and vegetable stir-fry. A burger ($15), made from a half-pound of grass-fed beef trimmings, also is available. For drinks there’s a great roster of cocktails featuring local booze. When it comes to wine, Crosswinds acts more like a winery than a restaurant, meaning there’s just one brand available: theirs.
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WHILE MOST OF US SPENT OUR long holiday weekend out of town, hanging with friends and family, or buried beneath a pile of empty beer cans, the owners of Voodoo Tuna Sushi Bar & Lounge (15326 Detroit Ave., 216-302-8862) quietly opened their doors for service. The new “Asian fusion” bistro, which is on Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, opened for dinner on Thursday, July 2. The interior of the 3,000-squarefoot space is modern, bright and boldly colored. The dining room accommodates approximately 100 guests at tables, at the sushi bar, and at a large cocktail bar. A front patio will provide additional seating for diners. “We’re going to take classic Asian dishes and put an Americanized spin on them,” partner Joe Koskovics explained during the lead-up to opening day. “We’ll take sushi dishes and blend them with elements from the kitchen.” Koskovics is joined by partner Mike Longo, executive chef Andrew Jackson, and GM Dave Socha in the operation. The Asian-fusion menu is divided into categories for appetizers, steamed buns, sushi, noodle bowls and entrees. Appetizers run the gamut from lobster nachos with guacamole to Thai curry and sweet chili steamed mussels. Steamed buns come filled with barbecue eel and slaw, chicken yakitori, or crispy fried shrimp. Noodle bowls come loaded with ramen, chicken, sausage and miso broth, udon, tenderloin, kale and beef-soy broth, or pad Thai noodles with shrimp and tofu. The largest section of the menu is reserved for the sushi, which includes sashimi and nigiri sold by the piece, maki rolls like California and spicy tuna, large-format futomaki rolls like the popular
Dragon Roll, and “Voodoo Tuna Exclusive” rolls that combine back-ofthe-house ingredients like pork belly with sushi bar accoutrements like tempura shrimp and rice. A half dozen Asian-themed entrees are built around steak, salmon, chicken and tofu. Beer, red and white wines by the glass, sake and sake-based cocktails like the Tokyo Mule, a blend of sake, ginger beer and lime, hail from the large bar. On weekends, a limited “late night” menu will be served until 2:30 a.m. Voodoo is open Monday through Saturday after 4 p.m.
Kenko, a fast-casual sushi/ hibachi shop, now open in University Circle The owners of Shinto Japanese SteakhouseinStrongsvilleunderstand that many of its loyal customers don’t have the time (or money) to make frequent visits to their favorite suburban Japanese restaurant. So Shinto decided to bring the restaurant to them, so to speak Last week, Kenko (11312 Euclid Ave., 216-862-7690) opened its doors in University Circle, providing diners with a fast-casual version of the Shinto sushi and hibachi experience, according to GM Jay Saleh. “We’re taking the best elements of Strongsville and streamlining it for the students and commuters because nobody in that area really has time for a full sit-down meal,” Saleh says. “Kenko will be the same high quality with a lower price and quicker time.” The interior has a sleek Asianthemed feel, with shiny bamboo tables and stools, modern pendant lights, and polished concrete floors. There’s plenty of seating at communal high-tops, snug booths, lengthy banquettes, and rail seating
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It’s been three months since Eddie Cerino shuttered his casual Italian restaurant in Lakewood to better focus on his suburban eateries in Seven Hills and Parma. During that time, there have been rumors about a particular local burger chain possibly stepping in and taking over. They are rumors no longer. “We got the keys,” says Elie Chamoun, founder of the popular Burgers 2 Beer concept. The Lakewood shop (14725 Detroit Ave.) will join the original location in Highland Heights, a shop in Solon, and an “Express” version in the Campus District. If all goes as Chamoun hopes, the new restaurant will open in late August. As for interior modifications, Chamoun says, “We’ll do some renovations; make the interior look the way we want it to look.” To do that he’ll remove the small pizza and baking station near the front entrance, expand the bar, and reconfigure the dining rooms. The kitchen will be retrofitted to focus more on char-grilled burgers and less on pasta and pizza. When all is said and done, the interior will feature the signature red and grey
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an aquatic, distorted chorus. It’s vintage ’97 stuff. That’s one of the really fun things about the archives here. As listeners tour the unreleased songs (on the set’s second disc),
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KNOWN MOSTLY FOR THE TIP of their sonic iceberg — hits like “Down,” “Amber,” a cover of the Cure’s “Love Song” — 311 quietly built one of the most dynamic American touring acts of the past 20-plus years. To this day, they’re throwing down hyper-intense and idiosyncratic rock shows before sold-out crowds of rabid fans. One could make the case that, as we plow deeper into the summer of 2015, they’ve never sounded better. Bassist P-Nut spoke with Scene from his California home a few days before embarking on the band’s expansive summer tour. Along with bandmates SA Martinez (vocals, samples), Tim Mahoney (guitar), Chad Sexton (drums) and Nick Hexum (vocals, guitar), he remains at the helm of an incredible trip after so many years on the road and in the studio. Save for the summer of 1999, 311 has been tearing up the U.S. and the rest of the known world since the early 1990s. Just last month, the band released an 81-song boxed set that covers everything from 1992 through 2014. The archival release is something on an order rarely seen from bands these days. The
Sky” with “Creatures (For a While)”-style guitar effects. “How many bands get to release 81 songs at all, much less 81 tracks that are rare or unheard? It’s great,” P-Nut says. “The fans have been lifting us up for 25 years now, and this is something that we’re really excited about. “With some of the stuff that’s gotten leaked — ‘Earth People,’ which has an awesome bass line — and a couple of other songs, people are going to be like, ‘I can’t believe this wasn’t on an album.’ Now those songs are going to be on an album that they can listen to while they’re driving around to
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MUSIC their chemistry degree finals.” The band is in a tremendous position these days, being able to discuss such a robust career and discography. There are no signs of slowing down either. On the day that we spoke, the band was heading into rehearsal to work on a fourth new song — one penned by Hexum and Sexton. A new album should be out by next year. And P-Nut says that editing work is currently in progress for Enlarged to Show Detail 3, the forthcoming installment of the band’s behindthe-scenes DVD series ( ETSD 2 came out 14 years ago). The archive release follows last year’s Stereolithic, widely beloved by the fans and hailed as a return to the fundamental elements of 311’s songwriting. Songs like “The Great Divide” and “First Dimension” call back the bass-heavy blend of upbeat lyrical wit and rapid-fire introspection. “Before that, with Universal Pulse and Uplifter, we were searching and not really finding what we were looking for,” P-Nut says. “We got better at communicating. I think that’s the best thing [producer] Bob Rock taught us in those sessions with him.” With longtime producer Scotch Ralston back onboard for the last album, the band dug through older material and took stock of where their sonic journey had led them over the years. P-Nut says that Scotch’s presence allowed the musicians to be “weirder” and truer to their own personalities in the studio. Banter between songs on the album evinces as much. “We can straighten out the musical highway to the point of boringness sometimes,” P-Nut confesses. “Scotch is the roadside attraction that keeps it interesting. [The album is] dark and it’s sad, and maybe it can be lonely. It’s got those fringe emotional elements that we haven’t really let in that much. There’s something about having that sixth member of the band — or seventh member, since we’ve had our manager for almost as long as we’ve known Scotch.” For all involved with the 311 trip, it’s been a long, circuitous ride. They started out as the hometown boys from Omaha, gigging at smalls venues around their high school. And through grit and optimism, they decided to take the
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ultimate trek out west. “When we moved out to California in February 1992, after putting in a year and a half of gigs in Omaha and the surrounding areas — Lincoln, Kansas City — I was still in high school, and I graduated early,” P-Nut says. “I didn’t really think we were going to stay. I couldn’t really understand leaving. None of it really clicked. It was all one hour at a time. I was 17. These guys easily became my best friends, and even more than that, my family. That’s how we see it. People will talk about that, but you can see the proof in our music and our relationships.” Following the Capricorn signing, the band cut Music in a proper studio and then made Grassroots in their house. It was clear, though, that the lifeblood of their early years would be pumped through years on the road. “We’re going to go play our music in Tupelo, and we’re gonna rock the house,” P-Nut says. “And if there’s one person that gets it, it’s going to be okay because that’s how this gets started. And then we played Red Rocks three years later. That was a huge one. Like, ‘We should be able to do this the rest of our lives.’” And they have. 311 remains one of the hardest-working bands in the U.S., churning out albums and tours left and right. The five guys in the band have maintained their stance as forward-thinking musicians, always looking to grow their sound and try new things. P-Nut admits that when old 311 stuff comes up on his iPod, he doesn’t often hesitate to skip the track. But still: “I always enjoy the way it sounds. We put in the time to make it sound great,” P-Nut says. “The ideas: I’m kind of a harsh critic and I don’t want to be soft on us. I’m always surprised at how cool we are, and I love that. Those fi rst six or seven albums are still great albums. But I’m in the band and I can be hard on us. We’ve been trying to fi gure it out. We’ve been together for 25 years. We’ve been around long enough to make some mistakes and to live through them. We have a great fanbase that allows us to fi gure out what we’re doing. It’s a blank check to be who we are and say what we want to say.”
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Wu Tang rapper Raekwon embraces his role as hip-hop’s elder statesman By Emanuel Wallace IN 1993, STATEN ISLAND’S Wu Tang Clan released their landmark album Enter the Wu, a release that’s often lauded as one of the greatest debuts to come out of any genre. The success of the album allowed the Clan to take advantage of their unique contract with Loud Records: It was a contract that gave each of the group’s nine members the opportunity to pursue solo deals with other record companies. Method Man was the first to strike a deal, signing with Def Jam and subsequently releasing Tical. Ol Dirty Bastard followed with his Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version on Elektra Records. The third album in the first wave of solo releases that also included efforts from GZA and Ghostface Killah was Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. Unleashed
of a bunch of people from that world. When you give people proof and you give people facts on certain situations and they feel like it’s coming from the horse’s mouth. People love that and I think that’s what that album did. It woke up a whole generation of kids that didn’t know how to express where they were at the time.” Being any sort of entertainer for over 20 years is a feat in itself, but even more so when it comes to the fragile landscape of hiphop. Raekwon credits his ongoing relevance in the industry to his struggles, work ethic, family and pure love for the culture. “I lost a lot of good friends and I saw where their lives ended up at, and it constantly made me think about how fortunate I am to have a situation like this and really take time to work
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in August 1995, Linx was a departure from the previous Wu-branded long players and would ultimately go on to heavily influence and become a touchstone for an entire sub-genre of hip-hop, Mafioso Rap. The typical Kung-fu samples are swapped in favor of clips from John Woo’s The Killer that help push forward the cinematic narrative of street guys wanting to better themselves and sharing their stories in the process. “I think some albums do something to you in your life and it kind of brings you into a certain space to remember either the good times or the rough times,” Raekwon says via phone when reflecting on why the album has continued to be so highly regarded over the past 20 years. “I think at that time I was speaking as a voice for the ghetto and for kids all over too — just making music and being an artist that can put that kind of effect in your world. I grew up listening to great artists and it seemed like not only were they giving us great music, but they were also painting a picture of how to be a better person and understand the world that you’re in. I was the voice
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on myself and surround myself with decent people,” he says. “We come from something that we never want to go back to, so I think it’s just about hard work, endurance and constantly wanting to be more successful. I would never want to create something that could help my life and then lose that spark overnight. So for me, I just get out there and live through the culture. I love this culture — the music of hip-hop. I love all kinds of music, but I apply all of it as one. It’s like a chicken noodle soup for me. You’ve got your vegetables, your soup ... all that shit is involved to me. It’s all about the belief and the confidence. I feel that people recognize me as a great artist and I have to hold that torch up high for them. Not only for them, but for my family as well. So, I get out there and I do this for them too. It ain’t just for Rae. It’s a way to put myself in a better situation and leave something behind for my family. So I’m always going to wake up with that energy.” When Wu Tang’s clothing line Wu Wear emerged in the mid-’90s, it was initially a cash grab based on the demand for bootleg Wu
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shirts, and the line exploded into an international phenomenon. Never one to rest on his laurels, Raekwon is revisiting the look of his iconic Ralph Lauren Snow Beach jacket from the Can It All Be So Simple video with his own CL-95 Linx Beach jacket. “It’s like Run DMC with the Adidas. Everybody knew Run DMC for those sneakers and I think a lot of people knew me for wearing that jacket,” he says. “I wanted to revisit the ’90s and give them something that came from that time that meant a lot to me, and I know how important that jacket was. It’s like a time-capsule piece. It’s something I can point to and say, ‘This had something to do with my flow and with my style.’” Comfortable with his position as one of hip-hop’s elder statesmen now, Rae sees himself as one of the last of a dying breed of emcees. “You’ve got a lot of young kids doing their thing now, on their level right now,” he says. “So the generation that’s under us is getting their time to shine and that’s cool. But as far as the authenticity ... it didn’t go
anywhere, but it went somewhere. I don’t know if that’s easy to say or understand. Unfortunately, cats like me who really, really busted their heads to make classics are scarce right now. To each his own, you know? You might like the music today. I like it, but I don’t love it. I respect it because it feels good and hip-hop is all about feeling good and expression.” The Only Built 4 Cuban Linx tour rolls into House of Blues this week, and while the focus will be that album, fans should come expecting more. “We’re definitely going to go through the album because this is definitely the Cuban Linx tour,” Raekwon says. “We will be having fun, but we’ve also got other things in store for the fans because it’s hard to just come in and just focus on one thing, but we know that’s the bulk of what everybody wants to hear. All I can say is that it’s going to be a dope show.”
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MUSIC A MIDWESTERN MAN Moving back to Omaha has helped inspire singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet By Matt Wardlaw GOOD THINGS ARE ALWAYS worth waiting for. That’s the general philosophy that singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet seems to be sticking to as he works steadily to complete his next solo album, which is being funded by fans who contributed to his Kickstarter campaign last year. The singer-songwriter initially had hoped to have the album out by now, but in a recent phone call from his home in Omaha, he says things are taking a little bit longer and the reasons for that are all good. “I’ve got about seven songs sung and mostly done,” he says. “I’ve got another eight that are recorded backing tracks and I’m working on various lyrics and things. Or if it’s something I demoed, I’m still just working on [vocals and adding] some guitars and things. The thing is, this particular bunch of stuff, the 15 real tracks that I recorded with Ric [Menck] and Paul [Chastain] a couple of months ago, I’m still going to do one more batch, I think. It probably won’t be this many, but I’m still writing.” Still, he thinks it’s “going to turn out great. “How can I not have at least half of the songs from [the initial recordings] if not more like 10 of them? And then if I do another 10, it’s just going to up the quality of what I end up concentrating to be the record itself. So I’m a little slow, I guess right now. I’m a couple of months late, but I’m trying to get the record finished. The latest goal is to get done by the end of August. The only time I’m touring is really these nine or ten days in July when we’re coming [to Cleveland]. I’m working a lot on it right now, but you know, it’s just this thing where I can’t rush it because I’ve promised it will be really good. And what does ‘really good’ mean? If I rushed it, it might be just as good, but you know, the way I’ve always done it, I think at the best, is when I have a lot of material and I cull it down to the things that really seem to be working.” Sweet admits that the Kickstarter deadline attached to this record is a different animal compared to record company deadlines that he faced in the past. “The thing with record companies
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is there’s much worse pressure that they just wished you would be more successful or whatever,” he chuckles. “There’s much more of that at record companies, where it’s like they just wanted to figure out what to tell you to do to be different so you’d be more successful. That thing is gone, which is great, because that’s a different kind of pressure where you feel like you could never live up to it. The pressure I feel from the Kickstarter is more my pressure on myself to do a really good job, because it’s actually this giant group of fans that are sort of funding it.” In the ’90s, Sweet expertly mixed riff-heavy tracks like “Girlfriend,” “Sick of Myself” and “The Ugly Truth” with more introspective material like “Devil with the Green Eyes” and “You Don’t Love Me.” He’s continued to indulge both sides of that coin with his more recent albums and the new songs that he’s currently working on do have a specifically targeted focus, but it’s a game plan that should please
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can share in more easily, because it’s a thing that is upbeat and it’s only the lyrics that kind of subvert that feeling,” he laughs. “I love that, you know, when it can be both things. It’s just when you make bitchin’ rock riffs, it’s just not that kind of song usually, you know?” Last year, he moved back to his home state of Nebraska, relocating from Los Angeles to Omaha, and the environmental shift brought some interesting things to his songwriting for this new album. “It makes me think about my childhood more,” Sweet says. “Not in a way that I want to write songs about my childhood, but the feeling of what it was like when I grew up here
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fans, no matter which flavor of Sweet they might prefer. “I think that this first batch, I’ve leaned more towards some less incredibly moody or morose kind of music and more of trying to get into having fun playing guitar and recording and having some attitudes about things,” he says. “Although it seems like those would be easier things to do, I will tend to do less of them usually, if I don’t do more songs. So this time, I’ve kind of weighed it more heavily toward extroverted songs, I guess you’d call them, in advance, knowing that I’ll get good ones if I do enough. I think I’ve saved a little bit of moody specialness for my last batch of songs, because I’ll know more what I need and that might help me kind of not have to do too many more.” Sometimes, as Sweet reveals, it goes both ways. “There’s songs that are like ‘Sick of Myself,’ where it’s something people
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and my view of the world and naturewise, I really feel it. The changing of the seasons and those things, it’s just really different from what I’ve had for so many years. You know, when it becomes spring and when everything dies and it’s winter that’s really winter, it does give me some sense of just how I felt and how it’s just kind of these wide open spaces and sky. When I first left Nebraska, people would ask me, ‘How do you think it influenced you?’ And I would just say, you know, this really wide open sky just gave me a feeling that things could be anything. I had very little restriction to how I might imagine stuff. It never really felt like a good answer to it. But now I’m back here and that feeling is immediately what I want to say, even though it’s hard to explain.” Sweet’s new zip code is a big reason he’s headed to the Music Box Supper Club. “It’s the first time since I’ve lived here that we’re taking advantage
of doing a tour just in the Midwest, kind of around where I live. Which is really neat,” he says. “Being able to do shorter tours like this is really cool.” Something else that he thinks is pretty cool is the recent Big Eyes movie from Tim Burton, which traces the history of artist Margaret Keane and her husband Walter Keane, who attempted to take credit for her art. As a longtime collector of Keane art, Sweet was thrilled to be involved with the project. “I was a consultant on it, with Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz. That’s been a big, big thing for us, because we’ve been collectors for 20 years and we got to go see them filming it and be really involved in providing artwork for it and helping them sort through the massive amount of stuff they reproduced for it, the historical context and stuff,” he says. “I don’t benefit in any way, other than it’s been a fun hobby of ours, and it’s surreal to us that the movie got made with Tim directing it and Amy Adams, who we always dreamed would be the best Margaret. The minute we knew that movie was being made, it was like I looked at [my wife] Lisa and I’m like, ‘Our work is done here!’ It was like, we really could leave Hollywood, because this labor of love had finally happened.’” He has at least one final thought regarding Cleveland. “I’m excited to go there. You know, it’s been long enough that I could get in the very long line for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” he points out. “I don’t know how you do it. I know you have to be 25 years [removed from] your first record, but I’m past that. Because my first record for a major was 1986. It’s not really something I care about, but when I think of Cleveland, I have to bring it up.”
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Ex-Hex/Tweens/Goldmines: An allfemale band that hails from DC, Ex-Hex has proven their worthiness in the punk rock scene since their debut in 2013. Their full-length debut album, Rips, features pop and punk ballads that are reminiscent of the Runaways and retro ‘80s rock. “Hot and Cold” is a pop-meets-garage rock ballad, and “Waterfall” is a throwback to the ‘80s with upbeat guitar and unrestrained vocals courtesy of Mary Timony (of Helium fame). (Hannah Wintucky), 8:30 p.m., $13 ADV, $15 DOS. Grog Shop. The Mekons/Johnny Dowd: Mekons singer Sally Timms admits it’s “nigh on impossible” these days to get the motley crew that makes up the Mekons to embark on a tour together. Since members are spread out all over the globe (the band formed in England in the ‘70s but some members now live in the states), it requires a certain amount of coordination to bring all the members together as the group is doing for this summer’s short full band tour that includes tonight’s gig in town. (Jeff Niesel), 8 p.m., $22 ADV, $25 DOS. Music Box Supper Club. Mr. Tex/People’s Temple Project/ Sunmouth/South Reach: 9 p.m., $5. Now That’s Class. Pink Martini: It’s not often you find a musical act that has won multiple awards in France (Best New Artist and Song of the Year to name a few), topped pop charts in Japan, contributed to film soundtracks in Italy and received incredible reviews in America for a holiday album. But it’s not often you find a band like Pink Martini. Their most recent album, 2014’s Dream a Little Dream, features the famous vocal group The Von Trapps. It combines Latin-infused jazz and lounge with moving vocal harmonies. One of the album’s standout tracks, “The Lonely Goatherd,” features an unlikely combination. While the Von Trapps provide some soothing backing vocals, raspy-voiced Wayne Newton contributes a colorful narrative about a lonely little girl stuck in the goatherd. It’s symbolic of just how exotic the band’s sound can be. (Dana Hetrick), 7:30 p.m., $45-$70. Cleveland Museum of Art. AnAtomicWhirl/Bwak Dragon/ Killed in Prison/Plague Mother/No
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Dreams/Andrew Kirschner: 9 p.m., $5. Now That’s Class. Bad Boys Jam: 9 p.m. Brothers Lounge. Walter Beasley: 8 p.m., $30. Nighttown. Bumper Jacksons (in the Supper Club): 8 p.m., $7. Music Box Supper Club. Chamba Music: 5 p.m., Free. The Euclid Tavern. Emarosa Full Band Acoustic (in the Locker Room): 7:30 p.m., $15. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. Fly Golden Eagle/Teddy Boys/ Matt Miller Band: 8:30 p.m., $10. Beachland Tavern. Chris Hatton’s Musical Circus (in the Wine Bar): 8 p.m. Brothers Lounge. Hillbilly Idol/Guy Pernetti/The Spencer Reed Band: 6 p.m. Barking Spider Tavern. Raekwon/Ghostface Killah/Dillon Cooper/Ahptimus: 8 p.m., $25 ADV, $28 DOS. House of Blues. Roots Rock with Cats on Holiday: 5 p.m. Music Box Supper Club. Elan Trotman: 8 p.m., $15. BLU Jazz+. Wed ZepWeen/After Funk/The MuckleBuck: 9 p.m., $10. Beachland Ballroom. What Moon Things: 8:30 p.m., $8. Mahall’s 20 Lanes.
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Neon Trees/COIN/Fictionist: The Utah outfit Neon Trees has been on the scene for a bit now, landing on the Billboard Hot 100 with several singles over the course of a 10year career. Notable for bringing handclaps back into fashion with 2011’s “Animal” and setting the pace for LGBT musicians everywhere, the band has strived to revolutionize the way listeners think about
mainstream radio hits. Now a year since frontman Tyler Glenn came out as gay in Rolling Stone, the group of childhood friends are all in their 30s and looking to grow up, personally and musically. (Brittany Rees), 8 p.m., $22.50 ADV, $25 DOS. House of Blues. P.O.D./Hoobastank/Islander/Burning Vegas/Era 9/Impending Lies: P.O.D.’s roots go back to 1991 when the group emerged out of San Ysidro, a lower-middle-class San Diego suburb that’s spitting distance from the Mexican border. Singer Sonny Sandoval, who grew up in a young family of “teenagers having kids,” says he was weaned on AC/DC and Led Zeppelin when he was a kid but then later discovered punk and reggae. And when he found out that “guys of color” were doing punk rock, that opened up a whole new world to him. Internal tensions led the band to splinter and in 2008 the band went on hiatus after a South American tour. But while on break, Sandoval kept in touch with longtime producer and friend Howard Benson (Daughtry, Bon Jovi, Kelly Clarkson) and when the band reconvened in 2011, it recruited him to produce the album. (Niesel), 7 p.m., $15. Odeon. New Wave Rave Featuring Home Body: 9 p.m., $6 ADV, $8 DOS. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. Brad Paisley/Justin Moore/Mickey Guyton: $31-$60.75. Blossom. Ray Parker Quartet: 8 p.m., $15. BLU Jazz+. Walter Beasley: 8:30 p.m., $30. Nighttown. Brian Bonz (in the Locker Room): 7:30 p.m., $8. Mahall’s 20 Lanes.
Tom Breiding/RailShakers/George Foley & Friends: 5:30 p.m. Barking Spider Tavern. Fifth Harmony/Be a Miller/Debby Ryan/The Never Ending/Natalie La Rose: 7:30 p.m., $37.50-$49.50. Lakewood Civic Auditorium. Travis Haddix Blues Band (in the Supper Club): 8 p.m., $7. Music Box Supper Club. Herzog/Chomp/The Beyonderers: 9 p.m., $8. Beachland Tavern. Will Hoge/Maura Rogers and the Bellows: 8 p.m., $18 ADV, $20 DOS. Music Box Supper Club. Dennis Lewin: 10:30 p.m., free. Nighttown. Lower Dens/Young Ejecta/Nights: 9 p.m., $12 ADV, $14 DOS. Grog Shop. Lynyrd Skynyrd: 8 p.m. Hard Rock Rocksino. Madison Crawl (in the Wine Bar): 8 p.m. Brothers Lounge. Whitey Morgan/Dale Watson: 8:30 p.m., $20 ADV, $25 DOS. Beachland Ballroom. Polka Happy Hour with DJ Kishka: 6 p.m., Free. Happy Dog. Toupee/Fertile the Drip/Cereal Banter/Iron Oxide: 9 p.m., $5. The Euclid Tavern. Velvet Shake: 9:30 p.m., $5. Brothers Lounge. World Beats with DJ Neil Chastain: 5 p.m., Free. Music Box Supper Club.
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Cleveland Calling: A Joe Strummer Tribute Band/Boys from the County Hell/All Dinosaurs: The Clash’s Joe Strummer wasn’t just a great singer and guitarist. He was also an activist. In the wake of his death in 2002, the Joe Strummer Foundation has sought to give “opportunities to aspiring musicians and support to projects around the world that create social mobility through music.” That’s the mission statement you’ll find on the organization’s website. At tonight’s concert, local bands the Boys from the County Hell and All Dinosaurs will play sets of Clash covers as part of a benefit dubbed Cleveland’s Calling. Local graphic artist Derek Hess has done the poster for the show and the concert’s promoters planned to have signed copies available for purchase at the event. Proceeds go to the Joe Strummer Foundation. Note that the club will not sell tickets on the night of the gig; tickets must be purchased in advance at brownpapertickets.
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LIVEWIRE com. (Niesel), 9 p.m., $18. The Euclid Tavern. KC & the Sunshine Band: Touring the release of their new covers album, Feeling You! The 60s, KC and the Sunshine band are back to play their new songs as well as the hits that everyone knows and loves. Expect to hear tunes such as “Get Down Tonight” and “That’s The Way I Like It.” Their new album, which debuted earlier this year in March, features covers of many groundbreaking artists from the ’60s like the Kinks, Sam Cooke, and the Supremes. (Elizabeth Manno), 8 p.m., $39.50$59.50. Hard Rock Rocksino. Basic Cable Preachers/Moon Rocks/ Daniel Rylander: 9 p.m., $5. Happy Dog. Walter Beasley: 8:30 p.m., $30. Nighttown. Trish Breit (in the Wine Bar): 8 p.m. Brothers Lounge. Mary Martin and the Tuna Band/ Ryann Anderson Trio: 8 p.m. Barking Spider Tavern. DMC/Doxxbaby/Ahptimus/Case Barge: 9 p.m., $20 ADV, $25 DOS. Grog Shop. Larry Fuller Trio: 7 p.m., $25. BLU Jazz+. The Jimmy Jack Band: 9:30 p.m., $5. Brothers Lounge. The Moxies/Harlend/Molehill/New Moon Rising/As Time Fades: 8 p.m., $10 ADV, $12 DOS. Beachland Ballroom. Songwriters in the Round: 3 p.m. Barking Spider Tavern. Jacob Teichroew: 11 p.m., $10. BLU Jazz+. Texas Plant/Orson Frontier/I Came From Earth: 9 p.m., $5. Beachland Tavern. Valkyrie/Relaxer/Lives of the Saints: 8 p.m., $8. Now That’s Class. Jackie Warren: 10:30 p.m., free. Nighttown. Yacht Rock with Chris Hatton: 3 p.m., Free. Music Box Supper Club.
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Sage Francis/Johnny La Rock & Fur Face/p. stoops: Acrobatic and capable of flipping metaphor with deft lyrical stylings, rapper Sage Francis has spent his career painting a massive verbal mural. Last year’s Copper Game pushed his aggressive, reflective songwriting forward and continued his knack for high-speed autobiographical raps. Songs like “Pressure Cooker” further expound on his deeply etched perspectives on life -- “The
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bookie collects, don’t play the victim when it happens / Lower the stakes before you try to burn the witches at ‘em” -- the sort of poetic preaching that Sage first developed years ago. By the time 2005’s A Healthy Distrust came out, his talents were cemented in modern hip-hop lore. That album holds up really well (dig “Sea Lion”), as does the whole of this guy’s dynamic musical arc. (Eric Sandy), 9 p.m., $15 ADV, $17 DOS. Grog Shop. Tedeschi Trucks Band/Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings/Doyle Bramhall II: Helmed by guitarists Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, TTB carries a hefty badge of honor in the blues and soul communities. Following the band’s last show in Cleveland, in 2013, we wrote: “With songs like ‘Misunderstood’ and ‘Bound for Glory’ rounding out the set, it was clear that what brought everyone together for the show was a love of good music and a total lack of airs.” Sharon Jones and the DapKings, the openers for this tour, have been coming out and joining TTB onstage for medleys of blues classics during the encore. Tonight should be a fine trip through soulful American music on the shores of the Cuyahoga. (Sandy), 6:30 p.m., $35-$75. Jacobs Pavilion. Walter Beasley: 7 p.m., $30. Nighttown. DJ Red-I: 3 p.m., Free. Now That’s Class. Foghat: 7:30 p.m. Hard Rock Rocksino. Four Door Theater/The Weekend Classic (in the Locker Room): 7:30 p.m., $8. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. Hot Jazz Seven: 3 p.m. Barking Spider Tavern. Irish Sundays Featuring the Portersharks: 3 p.m., Free. Music Box Supper Club. Lazyeyes/The Teen Age: 8:30 p.m., $8. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. Anthony Lovano’s Supernatural Band: 6 p.m. Barking Spider Tavern. Mike Petrone (in the Wine Bar): 5:30 p.m. Brothers Lounge. Reed Simon & Dan Maier (in the Supper Club): 7:30 p.m., $7. Music Box Supper Club. Sub: Merged with Who Dem Sound/ Satta Don Dada: 9:30 p.m., $11 ADV, $14 DOS. Beachland Tavern. Three Days Grace/Otherwise/Devour the Day: 8 p.m., $29.50 ADV, $32 DOS. House of Blues. White Mystery/Dirty Fences/The Powers That Be/Sweepyheads/Ma Halos: 7 p.m., $7. Now That’s Class.
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JOHNNY LA ROCK & FURFACE By Jeff Niesel MEET THE BAND: Johnny La Rock (samplers, turntables), Will Hooper (guitar), Furface (MIDI controllers) STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: Furface and Johnny La Rock, who both played in the local hip-hop outfit Presque Vu, have been making music with one another for years. When that band split up, they both started focusing on solo projects before reconvening to form Johnny La Rock & Furface. “Being a one-man electronic thing gets pretty boring,” says Johnny La Rock. “So, we merged our solo projects and just started playing live as Johnny La Rock & Furface.” They then added Ottawa guitarist Will Hooper. NO MORE WORDS: The band creates moody electronic music that harkens back to the ’90s era DJ Shadow and has a more contemporary comparison in RJD2. “We’ve both been heavy into instrumental electronic and hip-hop music for a long time,” says Johnny La Rock. “We dabbled in it in various projects before. What makes it special to us is that it allows the listener to create their own ideas about what the song is about. Without vocals painting a clear narrative, people can sort of use the songs to create a soundtrack for a mini-movie in their heads. As for style, we try to stay away from any subgenre fads. Our music combines a lot of elements: hip-hop, electronic, funk, R&B, indie rock, etc. I always hesitate to tag things because I think that often alienates people from music they may be into. Artists like DJ Shadow, RJD2, Moby — those are people we respect because they do the same thing. They don’t pigeonhole themselves into any one genre.” BLENDING IN: For the new single, the band released a track by Furface, a track by Johnny La Rock and a track that blends the two tracks to create to
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a unique mash-up. It includes a few vocal samples that the guys lifted from various sources. “As for the samples, some of them I can reveal, some I can’t,” says Johnny La Rock. “In ‘Number 9 By the Fire,” there’s a lot of samples from an obscure 1950s educational film about dating. The hook sample in that tune, and the ones in Furface’s ‘Neon,’ will have to remain a secret. Typically, we only use samples to spice up a track — vocal stabs and whatnot. The foundation of our tunes is built from scratch, programmed or played out by us.”
WHERE YOU CAN HEAR THEM: jlrff.com WHY YOU SHOULD HEAR THEM: The band’s forthcoming album SPLITTAPE is a split release that includes six songs from Johnny La Rock and six from Furface. “Furface and I have a similar vibe, so even though it’s divided, there’s still a lot of cohesion,” says Johnny La Rock. “The mood of the album has a nice balance. There’s lots of downtempo chill moments, but certainly still some bangers.” Band members recorded everything themselves at their home studios. “All of the programming, sampling, and instrumentation was handled by us,” says Johnny La Rock, who adds that the album will be available as a digital release and on cassette. Technically, the album doesn’t come out until July 21, but people coming to the Sage Francis show can buy the cassette a few days early. WHERE YOU CAN SEE THEM: Johnny La Rock & Furface performs with Sage Francis and p. stoops at 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, at the Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights.
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THE CLEVELAND-BASED Oblivion Project, a group that includes graduates from the Cleveland Institute of Music, the New England Conservatory, Oberlin Conservatory, the Conservatory of Music in Cologne, Germany and other notable institutions, is a tango band that pays homage to the music of Argentine tango master Astor Piazzolla. Piazzolla lived long enough to go through several different phases. There was the early “Parisian period,” the “eclectic middle period” and the “final and innovative years.” The group plays music from all these eras and selections include pieces from his opera, Maria de Buenos Aires, as well as hits such as “Balada Para Un Loco” and “Los Pajaros Perdidos.” Along with Brooklyn-based Latin singer and storyteller Migguel Anggelo, the group performs at 7 and 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, at the Happy Dog; at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22, at Nighttown; and at 7 and 8:30 p.m. on Friday, July 24, at BLU Jazz in Akron. The group is also slated to perform as part of Near West Fiesta, a special event hosted by the local BlueWater Chamber Orchestra that takes place from 3 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, on the Saint Ignatius High School campus. Find more info at oblivionproject.com.
RAVE ON If you wanted to hear cuttingedge electronic music in the ’80s, you had to hit up a rave, the underground parties where DJs would spin and bands would sometimes play too. Party Sweat (local DJ Dave P. who hosts club nights around town at various venues) will throw a New Wave Rave with the help of fellow DJs D-Rock and Himiko GO-GO at 9 p.m. on Friday, July 17, at Mahall’s. The synth pop duo Home Body will perform. The duo reportedly has “pretty sweet video projections.” Looped video courtesy of local artist Kory Gasser is also on the docket and WOBC DJ Junky B will spin. “Per usual, we’re pumped to be blastin some new harder-to-fi nd dance floor dynamite ranging from New Wave, No-Wave, Post-Punk, Italo Disco, Geighties P0P, HINRG, Synth POP, early Techno and Minimal Electronic Muzak,” says Dave P. “Plus a few HITZ! This is our 15th New Wave Rave party and we’ll also have some fun video eye candy to share.” Find more info at mahalls20lanes.com.
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Dear Dan, I have been happily married for 12 years. I’m deeply in love with my wife — she’s amazing, very sexy and gorgeous. I used to be jealous, but about six years ago, I lost my feelings of jealousy. In their place, I developed a strong desire to share my wife with other men. It’s my only fantasy. She knows about this, but she says it’s wrong. I never asked her to actually do it. Am I wrong for feeling this way? — A Shamed Husband, A Marital Erotic Deadlock Objectively speaking, ASHAMED, there’s nothing wrong with your fantasy — hell, there would be a fuck of a lot right with your fantasy if your wife were turned on by it. So when your wife says, “It’s wrong,” try and hear what she should be saying: “It’s wrong for me.” And if you’re the optimistic type, ASHAMED, you can opt to hear, “It’s wrong for me at the moment.” There are lots of women out there happily cuckolding their husbands — or happily playing the role of hotwife — who rejected the idea when their husbands first shared their fantasies. Don’t allow yourself to be shamed — “It’s not wrong, honey, but I understand it’s wrong for us”— and don’t pressure your wife to do it, and she may surprise you one day.
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Dear Dan, Mom came for a week and snooped. She found our bondage stuff, just a set of cuffs and a blindfold, and completely lost her mind. What do we say to her? — My Outraged Mom’s Madly Yelling “It’s a hotel for you next time.”
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