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RUNNING COMMENTARY Light and Dark. This issue illustrates how I feel to a perfectly crossed “T”. On one hand you’ve got some truly entertaining interviews with some of Georgia’s best artists and a bonafide hall-of-famer. I haven’t spoken to Sonia Leigh in years, and hearing about her latest adventure and continued success was a highlight of my week. It’s always a pleasure to chat with Brent Cobb, and you just might learn something from the interview with Marcia Ball. I guarantee you will if you come see her June 21st on the Creek Stage. I’m also thrilled to welcome our new designer, Erin Hawkins. All of that plus some wonderful events coming in the next two weeks make up the sweetness and light of this particular 11th Hour.
Now, on the other hand... Megan Allen joins the 11th Hour with a powerful and haunting look at sex trafficking in Central Georgia. If you were considering skipping that feature, don’t. Sex trafficking is an ugly and desperate thing, and like the cover screams, it’s happening here. It’s also something you have the power to fight. Read the story, feel the way you need
to feel. Then do something about it. That’s the darkness inside. And if you need help or the strength to ask for it, I hope and pray you find it.
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Damn, that’s heavy. Everybody’s talkin’ at me. Folks want to know where I am in this whole thing, how I feel about recent developments, what I plan to do about it-- and by God, you deserve an answer. So here it is: I haven’t seen Solo, and I probably won’t until it pops up on Netflix. Yeah, it hurts a little bit. I mean, we’re talking about characters that we’ve known and loved for years... decades for some of us. If I’m honest (and I always strive to be), I really don’t want to see anybody else behind the controls of the Millenium Falcon. But it’s just a movie. And I know where to find the real Han Solo. I don’t need to hang my hat on another entity’s perception of my heroes. —AI Aaron@TheCreekFM.com
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THE NEXT TWO WEEKS
FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY 6–9PM FRIDAY, JUNE 8TH DOWNTOWN PERRY
The City of Perry is excited to kick off the first annual Food Truck Friday event series! Grab your family and friends and head to Downtown Perry for an evening of live entertainment, spirits, and an assortment of local and Atlanta Food Trucks! A “Kids Zone” with a bounce house and face-painting will be available for children ages 4 & up when accompanied by an adult.
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THE 4TH ANNUAL HEART OF GEORGIA EGGFEST 9AM–3PM SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH ACE OF GRAY 243 W. CLINTON STREET, GRAY
The Heart of Georgia EggFest is an event dedicated to the Big Green Egg Smoker/Grill. “Eggheads” (Big Green Egg Enthusiasts) travel from all over to participate and share in the fun and festivities while experienced EGG cooks showcase their skills and talents with “The Ultimate Cooking Experience”. Whether you own a Big Green Egg or just want to sample unique recipes from BBQ & pizza to baked desserts, then the Heart of Georgia EggFest is the event for you! Ace of Gray will also be offering discounts throughout the day on Big Green Egg and other grilling products. Tickets are only $15 in advance or at the gate and places you in our drawing for a Big Green Egg Mini Max Grill. You will also be able to purchase additional raffle tickets for $3, the day of the event. Tasting times are from 9am until 2pm. Children under the age of 10 are free. Your ticket gets you admission to the event and tastings from all of the fabulous EggChef ’s! So come hungry and ready for a good time! All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. For mor information visit aceofgray.com.
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THE 12TH ANNUAL SCOTTCON MODEL CONTEST 9AM–4PM SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH MUSEUM OF AVIATION 1942 HERITAGE BLVD, ROBINS AFB
The best scale modelers in the Southeast will be at the Museum of Aviation on Saturday, June 9th for the12th Annual “ScottCon” model contest sponsored by the Museum and the Gen. Robert L. Scott Chapter of the International Plastic Modelers Society. ScottCon has been designated as the IPMS/USA Region 3 regional meet and is a preliminary event for the IPMS National contest to be held in Phoenix, AZ in August. The contest is open to all modelers with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards given in categories for aircraft, armor, automotive, ships, science fiction, and more. There will be separate junior categories for modelers ages 16 and younger. This year’s theme is “Southern Comfort” where any model with a connection to the South is eligible. There will be a raffle and a vendor’s area with a wide variety of model kits, tools, and supplies available. Entry fee for the contest is $15.00 that includes the first three models and $1.00 for each additional model. The fee for junior modelers (under 18 years of age) is $5.00 with no limit on the number of models entered. All IPMS members receive a $2.00 discount. Spectators are welcome at no charge. Registration opens at 9am the day of the contest and ends at 12:30. Judging will be from 1–3pm with awards to be presented at 4pm. Visit ipmsrlscottcontest.webs.com for more information.
SECOND SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES FEATURING KATIE PRUITT 6–8PM SUNDAY, JUNE 10TH COLEMAN HILL 285 SPRING STREET, MACON
Always family-friendly and free to the public, Bragg Jam presents the Second Sunday Concert Series featuring Nashville singer-songwriter Katie Pruitt. Influenced heavily by Joni Mitchell, Amy Winehouse, Bonnie Raitt and Janis Joplin, Katie Pruitt’s music is a combination of old school blues and pop rock. A veteran of the stage, Katie has performed alongside artists like Parker Millsap, Andrew Combs, Chance McCoy and Larkin Poe.
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CREEK NIGHT AT LUTHER WILLIAMS FIELD 7PM TUESDAY, JUNE 12TH WILLIE SMOKEY GLOVER DR, MACON
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DINNER ON THE DIAMOND 6–10PM WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13TH LUTHER WILLIAMS FIELD WILLIE SMOKEY GLOVER DR, MACON
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It’s the Macon Bacon vs The Savannah Bananas! Join your favorite DJ’s and personalities as the Sound & Soul of Central Georgia, 100.9 The Creek, takes over Luther Williams Field. Enjoy give-aways, games, a special performance from National Anthem Specialist Charles Davis, live music from Liquid Lunch’s Phil Palma, whatever daredevil stunt we can talk Anthony Ennis into, and more! Visit maconbaconbaseball.com for more information.
A one of a kind event! This is a partnership fundraiser between Macon Bacon Baseball Club and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Georgia.VIPs will be served Steaks & Burgers by members of the Macon Bacon baseball team on the infield of historic Luther Williams Ball Park. There will be a silent auction and attendees will have the opportunity to win a diamond necklace!And that’s not all! Local favorites, The Grapevine, will be performing so you may dance the night away under the stars! VIP Sponsorships are available and VIP Individual Tickets are $50. Concert Only $5 in advance, (General admission seating in the stands) $10 Day of Show. Visit bgccg.org for tickets and information.
BLACK PANTHER 7PM THURSDAY, JUNE 14TH DOUGLASS THEATRE 355 MLK, JR BLVD, MACON
In case you missed it the first time around or haven’t had a chance to pick up the blu-ray, here’s your chance to see Black Panther on the big screen. Tickets are only $6, visit douglasstheatre.org.
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N E D R GA Wednesdays: Open Mic 6-8 Thursdays: Trivia at The Garden, 7-9 Sundays: Reggae with Dean Brown 4-8
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MOVIE NIGHT AT THE BALL PARK FEATURING ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD 8PM FRIDAY, JUNE 15TH LUTHER WILLIAMS FIELD WILLIE SMOKEY GLOVER DR, MACON
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THE MACON BROTHERS AT THE MACON BEER COMPANY 7PM SATURDAY, JUNE 16TH 345 OGLETHORPE STREET, MACON
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NewTown Macon and Macon Bibb County Recreation invite you to enjoy a Movie Night at the Ballpark featuring Disney’s Angels in the Outfield. Doors will open at 6:30pm and the movie begins at 8:00pm. The event is free and open to the public. Wear your favorite jersey or t-shirt and represent for your baseball team! Free peanuts, crackerjacks, and popcorn while supplies last! Guests will be able to purchase drinks, hot dogs, and other snacks from the concession stand.
Local Southern Rock and local craft beer! A perfect opportunity to visit The Macon Beer Company and sample some of their inspired creations while rockin’ out with the Macon Brothers. This event is free, but seating is limited. Visitors are encouraged to bring chairs.
ANIME MANGA ART CLASS 1–3PM JUNE 18, 20, 22 MUSEUM OF ARTS & SCIENCES 4182 FORSYTH RD, MACON, GA
This short, three-day anime art course consists of 6 specialized lessons. The class will focus on methods and skills to help students learn how to draw anime and manga style art while assisting students in finding their own style and methods within the art form. Each lesson will have a specific topic and activity for students to complete and take home. Age Requirements: Rising 6th-12th graders. $50/Museum Members, $60/Non-Members. Payments must be made before the class to reserve your seat. Visit masmacon.org for tickets and registration.
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SUMMER MOVIE SERIES FEATURING THE WIZARD OF OZ 1:30PM FRIDAY, JUNE 22ND MUSEUM OF AVIATION 1942 HERITAGE BLVD, ROBINS AFB
The Museum of Aviation Foundation will have special movie showings of The Wizard of Oz in the Scott Theater Auditorium! For a fun way to spend a hot afternoon in Georgia, come visit the Museum of Aviation with your family and friends. Arrive early and tour our museum and gift shop! Movies are free, but donations are encouraged. Concessions will be available.
CENTRAL GEORGIA FARMERS MARKETS THE MULBERRY MARKET AT TATTNALL SQUARE PARK
MACON STATE FARMERS MARKET
INTERNATIONAL CITY FARMERS MARKET
FIRST SATURDAY VILLAGE MARKET IN MERCER VILLAGE
WESLEYAN MARKET
CENTERVILLE FARMERS MARKET AT CENTER PARK
Wednesdays year round 3:30–6pm 1155 College Street Macon, GA
1st Saturdays of the month 9am–3pm 1624 Coleman Ave Macon, GA
Monday–Sunday 7am–9:30pm 2055 Eisenhower Pkwy Macon, GA
2nd Saturday of the month 9am–1pm 4760 Forsyth Rd Macon, GA
PERRY FARMERS MARKET Saturdays year round 9am–1pm 901 Carroll Street Perry, GA
Thursdays year round 1–6pm Corner of Maple St & Watson Blvd Warner Robins, GA
1st & 3rd Saturdays of the month 8am–12pm 103 E Church Street Centerville, GA
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11 QUESTIONS WITH
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Starting with Smoke On The Water on June 15th, Brent Cobb kicks off a tour that won’t end ‘til it’s time to come home to Georgia for Thanksgiving. Brent will spend the majority of the next six months on the road with Chris Stapleton and Marty Stuart—and can you just imagine the jam sessions that combination might spawn! I hated to bother him at home during a rare break (he just got home from a U.S. tour), but Brent was kind enough to answer 11 Questions before hiting the highways in support of his new album, Providence Canyon. 1. I JUST LOOKED AT YOUR TOUR SCHEDULE. STARTING WITH SMOKE ON THE WATER, YOU’RE ABOUT TO BE ONE BUSY CAT. WHAT GETS YOU READY FOR THOSE LONG HAULS?
I think of songs that may go together well in a set. We try and rehearse. But mostly what gets me ready is soaking up as much time as I can beside Lake Blackshear in our backyard with my wife and daughter. The more quality time we get, the longer it lasts when I’m gone.
2. WHAT’S YOUR GUILTY PLEASURE SONG THAT NOBODY KNOWS YOU CAN PLAY?
I can play the fire out of “Don’t Take The Girl” by Tim McGraw.
3. WHAT SONG EARNED YOU YOUR FIRST SUBSTANTIAL ROYALTY CHECK? AND WHAT WAS THE FIRST THING YOU BOUGHT WITH IT?
“Tailgate Blues” that Luke Bryan recorded. I paid a whole months rent for me and my roommate at the time.
4. WHAT’S YOUR GO-TO WAFFLE HOUSE ORDER?
Sausage egg and cheese sandwich (dry), a pecan waffle, and grits with coffee in them (plain coffee is a weak substitute for red-eye gravy). They should add redeye gravy to the menu! Every restaurant that serves grits should.
5. RIVER, LAKE, POOL, OR OCEAN? Creek.
6. WHAT’S THE MOST EMBARRASSING THING TO EVER HAPPEN TO YOU ON STAGE? AND IF YOU WON’T (OR CAN’T) SAY, WE’LL SETTLE FOR THE SECOND MOST EMBARRASSING...
I’m setting myself up for failure here, but I’ve honestly never had anything that embarrassing happen. Anderson East and his band played a good prank one time by covering mine and my band’s mics with lipstick. Had no idea until after our set was over. Thought I was catching some second hand chapstick.
7. WHAT’S THE LAST TV SHOW YOU OBSESSIVELY BINGE-WATCHED? Westworld
8. DO YOU HAVE ANY PRE-SHOW RITUALS WORTH MENTIONING?
I sip a glass of bourbon no earlier than an hour before our show. We sing “Diggin’ Holes” acapella in three part harmony 15 min before downbeat.
9. WITH YOUR GRAMMYNOMINATION FOR BEST AMERICANA ALBUM LAST YEAR-DO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT STRICTLY PLACES YOU WITHIN THAT PARTICULAR GENRE?
Nah. I’m happy to have been recognized by it, though.
10. WHO IS AN UP & COMING ARTIST FOLKS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOK-OUT FOR? Savannah Conley
11. I DON’T KNOW IF YOU’RE AWARE, BUT EFFORTS HAVE BEEN UNDERWAY TO REJUVENATE THE FAMED CAPRICORN STUDIOS HERE IN MACON. WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO GET YOU AND COUSIN DAVE TO BE THE FIRST CREW TO RECORD AN ALBUM ONCE IT’S RESTORED? I’m down like four flat tires. Give Dave a call. We’ll do that, sir.
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day tripper
ATLANTA UNITED THE DAYTRIPPER
BY ANTHONY ENNIS
I’ll start by saying this: You don’t have to be a soccer fan to enjoy a game. The experience itself is worth the trip. I am a soccer fan though, so of course I was excited to go to my first Atlanta United game. I’m also a little embarrassed they’ve been around over a year now, and I just now made it to a match—but that’s neither here nor there. If you’re going to Atlanta for the day though, why not enjoy it to its fullest, right? We rounded up our motley crew (which did, in fact, include a designated driver—safety first!) around noon and started our trek. While in the car, we decided the first stop would be Chef Kevin Gillespie’s Revival in Decatur. Kevin Gillespie rose to fame with his appearance on Top Chef. Not long after he left Top Chef, he opened Gun Show—one of my favorites in Atlanta. His second project was Revival. Everyone was raving about it, so we were hoping to get a last minute reservation. We did... luckily. Revival (unlike Gunshow) is more of a nod to Gillespie’s roots. A farm-fresh-with-a-twist, take on “Sunday dinner.” The brunch menu varied from their daily menu, but did not disappoint. A fried egg and pork
loin sandwich, a traditional breakfast plate, frenchomelettes, a fantastic cocktail menu, and plenty more to make a menu that has something for everyone. I ordered the Closed on Sunday “Almost Famous” Chicken Sandwiches (I’ll let you decide who that’s a wink and a nod to.) From Revival, we made our way over to Three Taverns Brewery. If you need to walk off brunch, like we did, it’s a quick 10 minute stroll around the corner. Three Taverns officially opened to the public in 2013 and consistently releases some of the best craft beers in the country. There are plenty of yard games outside or you can relax in the air-conditioned Parlour, the tasting room where you are surrounded by beautiful woodplanks and carefully crafted brick walls. We had a few beers, let our food settle, and decided to continue on our journey to the game. Here’s a tip: DO NOT try to drive to Mercedes-Benz Stadium on a United gameday. Leave your car at Three Taverns, walk to the nearest MARTA, and ride the train. As we made our way, more fans continued to pile on at each stop. We arrived at Phillips Arena, and
as soon as we step out it is a party! We quickly make our way to “The Gulch”(the main tailgate area) and find Terminus Legion—a dedicated group of fans that take donations to benefit local charities while you get an allyou-can-drink pass. Across the lot is the Footie Mob. Again, another dedicated fan group that has partnered with Creature Comforts and Deep Eddy Vodka. For only $5 you get 3 drink tickets to use however you’d like. Normally, when you combine a rowdy crowd, cheap alcohol, and opposing teams its a recipe for disaster— but with the hospitality of the south, everyone was just having a good time. Hands down, the Atlanta United fans are the only crowd I’ve ever seen rival a college football tailgate. As the game drew near, we finished our drinks and made our way to the best pro stadium in the country. The staff was great, the prices were reasonable, and the fans were electric.
HANDS DOWN, THE ATLANTA UNITED FANS ARE THE ONLY CROWD I’VE EVER SEEN RIVAL A COLLEGE FOOTBALL TAILGATE. The United struck first, but ultimately after 90 minutes they were defeated. It was a little disappointing— but after a day like that—with great friends and fans surrounding me—I can’t say it wasn’t a blast! We made our way back to MARTA to get in the car, pile in, and head home. Now, I might have been a little tired at work the next morning, but it was well worth it. A few things to remember: it’s probably best to make a reservation in advance for Revival (we were very lucky to get squeezed in), park somewhere and take MARTA to the stadium to avoid traffic, and definitely get to the tailgate early to enjoy Terminus Legion and Footie Mob.
pictured above: Ham Hock Hash
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THIS HAPPENS HERE SEX TRAFFICKING IN CENTRAL GEORGIA BY MEGAN ALLEN April Scarborough was 19-years-old when she struck out on her own. “My dad was very protective. No spending the night at other people’s houses. I was very sheltered.” No parties, certainly no drinking, and definitely no smoking allowed. After high school, April found a job as a bakery clerk at the Publix in her hometown of McDonough. She rented a room from a woman who owned a townhouse. She was thrilled to be making it on her own. “I wanted to say I was free, no more controlling.” Then, in the summer of 2006, April lost her job. “I didn’t want to go home and tell my dad, ‘you were right, I wasn’t ready.’ I wanted to make it.” April was struggling to make rent, and her neighbor knew it. One evening, his friend knocked on her door. “Shorty” was the only name he gave, but he was nice. He told April she was beautiful, offered her a job as a server at another friend’s bar. She didn’t have a car, so Shorty even offered to drive April the 30-minutes to and from work each day. April Scarborough was ecstatic! She wouldn’t have to return home in defeat! Shorty drove her to a bar called La Britto. April was instructed to talk to customers. If offered a beer, she should have a drink and be friendly in order to sell more booze. April wasn’t much of a drinker, but she accepted the job. Her first night was slow, just one older man in the bar. It seemed like things would work out. “The next day was when everything happened. When I came in, the place was packed,” April says. “There were 20 or 30 men there. There was another younger girl, maybe 16, but every time I would try to talk to her, they wouldn’t allow it. I was introduced to all the patrons.” After meeting several regulars, the owner of La Britto poured April a beer. She started to feel woozy then frightened, knowing it was more than alcohol affecting her. April tried to walk toward the front door, but was blocked by men and pool tables. The owner helped April to a room behind the bar, where an army cot was prepared, and helped her lay down. As she slipped from con16 JUNE 8 – 21, 2018
sciousness, two more men entered the room and paid the owner. Scarborough remembers the men, what they looked like, what they were wearing, but says she blacked out quickly. She has no doubt that she was drugged and sold for sex with at least two men that night. April woke up the next day, somehow made it back to her room. When Shorty arrived, she told him what had happened. His response shocked and terrified her. “He said, ‘Oh, I know. I own you now. This is what you do now. This is your life.” Shorty threatened April and her family, intimidated her from going to the police. Then he drove her back to the bar. April says she wasn’t drugged after the first night, that men began to place open bids for her... and then she caught a break. She was able to escape but abandoned the townhouse for fear of Shorty. April wanted to return to La Britto and rescue the other girl—but she never could. “It can happen to anyone. I know that I was a victim, but I try to say I’m a survivor. Even saying I’m a survivor is hard.”
I KNOW THAT I WAS A VICTIM, BUT I TRY TO SAY I’M A SURVIVOR. EVEN SAYING I’M A SURVIVOR IS HARD. Now a married mother of three residing in Warner Robins, April Scarborough has dedicated her life to
combating sex traffickers. Haunted by the girl she left behind, Scarborough works with anti-trafficking organizations as well as the Warner Robins Police Department. She supports a city code requiring hotels to display information on trafficking with hotline numbers for victims to call. “They got me from McDonough and took me toward Atlanta, but they are trafficking people here, bringing them from Atlanta or other states. They go to small towns, places where they feel they’re not going to get caught.” Macon is at the center of an interstate highway triangle that connects Atlanta, Savannah and Columbus, and it’s one of the top five cities for trafficking in Georgia. A 2014 Georgia Bureau of Investigations report shows a significant difference between the number of victims documented by law enforcement and the number of victims who report to service organizations. While there may be several reasons for the varying statistics, chief among them is whether or not a person chooses to identify as a victim. Organizations like the Polaris Project, which runs a national human trafficking hotline, base their statistics on the number of calls and requests that they receive. Their numbers provide a clearer picture of those who are willing or able to reach out for help, but cannot include the victims who remain unseen and unheard. Of the number of human trafficking cases reported to the Polaris Project hotline, Georgia ranks seventh among the 50 states. “It’s so sad because trafficking is hard to prove. You can’t just say that something looks suspicious and go after it. To try to investigate this hidden crime takes the community and takes everybody looking,” says Christine Watson, local advocate who has dedicated her life to fighting human trafficking. It is a war fought on multiple fronts, but in a combined effort, numerous Central Georgia organizations are taking steps to combat sex trafficking through legislation, outreach and education.
Christine Watson has served on the board of directors for the Middle Georgia Alliance to End Regional Trafficking (MGALERT) since 2012. MGALERT works with legislators to disrupt traffickers operating in small towns and rural areas as well as on a national scale. According to the Polaris Project, the top venues for sex trafficking are illicit massage/spa businesses, followed by hotels/ motels, and then online advertising. MGALERT targets all three. Watson recalls when groups like MGALERT formed a decade ago. “There was a local human trafficking problem that was recognized in the spas or massage parlors. At that time, we had more massage parlors in Macon per capita than in Los Angeles and other cities you might recognize as high traffick areas.” Local advocates, law makers and law enforcement worked to change city codes, requiring that masseuses be board certified. Although the numerous massage parlors from a decade ago are no longer as prevalent, Watson says many changed their name to avoid the certification requirement. Watson agrees with April Scarborough that trafficking continues through other means. “They fought hard to get that ordinance, but the massage parlors just changed their name. So, we’ve changed the organization to fit the need locally.” MGALERT works to ensure Bibb County hotels and motels hang mandated signage with hotline information—the same signage Scarborough is hoping to make mandatory in Warner Robins. Volunteers notify the sheriff ’s department if a business is out of compliance. On a larger scale, MGALERT works closely with U.S. Rep. Austin Scott (GA-08) and Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA-02) as well as U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) and David Perdue (R-Ga) to advocate for anti-trafficking legislation. On April 11, the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) was signed into law to address Section 230 of 1996’s Communications Decency Act. Originally, it was possible for websites like Craigslist and Backpage to market trafficked adults and children online without being held responsible for the ad placement. “I can remember five years ago, I actually went on Craiglist and looked for massages, and pulled up three girls no more than 12-years-old,” says Watson. “They were children. They could have been 10. It just broke my heart. SESTA allows the trafficked victims to actually go after the websites who trafficked them.” Before the bill was even signed into law, SESTA began impacting the industry. Two days after the Senate passed the bill and before it was signed into law, Craigslist closed the personals in the United States. On April 6, Backpage’s classifieds were closed worldwide as seven website executives were arrested on 93 counts alleging they facilitated prostitution—including the prostitution of minors. Lawmakers nationwide have touted SESTA for giving federal and state authorities power to pursue websites that host ads for sex-trafficked victims. Christine Watson applauds Georgia’s Isakson and Perdue for cosponsoring the bipartisan bill, and points out that Scott and Bishop cosponsored the House version of the same bill. “The congressmen we meet with, who represent Middle Georgia, are doing the right thing.” It’s a victory, to be sure, but the struggle continues. Like the massage parlors of a decade before who changed their names to avoid the law, multiple websites have filled the void. Many are hostcontinued on page 18
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Are you or someone you know being trafficked? Is human trafficking happening in your community? Recognizing potential red flags and knowing the indicators of human trafficking is a key step in identifying more victims and helping them find the assistance they need. COMMON WORK AND LIVING CONDITIONS: THE INDIVIDUAL(S) IN QUESTION • Is not free to leave or come and go as he/she wishes • Is under 18 and is providing commercial sex acts • Is in the commercial sex industry and has a pimp / manager • Is unpaid, paid very little, or paid only through tips • Works excessively long and/or unusual hours • Is not allowed breaks or suffers under unusual restrictions at work • Owes a large debt and is unable to pay it off • Was recruited through false promises concerning the nature and conditions of his/her work • High security measures exist in the work and/or living locations (e.g. opaque windows, boarded up windows, bars on windows, security cameras, etc.) OTHER • Claims of just visiting and inability to clarify where he/she is staying/address • Lack of knowledge of whereabouts and/or do not know what city he/she is in • Loss of sense of time • Has numerous inconsistencies in his/her story
POOR MENTAL HEALTH OR ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR • I s fearful, anxious, depressed, submissive, tense, or nervous/ paranoid •E xhibits unusually fearful or anxious behavior after bringing up law enforcement •A voids eye contact •P oor Physical Health • L acks health care •A ppears malnourished •S hows signs of physical and/or sexual abuse, physical restraint, confinement, or torture LACK OF CONTROL •H as few or no personal possessions • I s not in control of his/her own money, no financial records, or bank account • I s not in control of his/her own identification documents (ID or passport) • I s not allowed or able to speak for themselves (a third party may insist on being present and/or translating) This list is not exhaustive and represents only a selection of possible indicators. Also, the red flags in this list may not be present in all trafficking cases and are not cumulative. Learn more at www.humantraffickinghotline.org.
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SEX TRAFFICKING continued from page 17 ed overseas where SESTA cannot reach. “That’s why they call it the fight to end human trafficking. It’s $150 billion industry, and someone is making that money,” says Watson. While organizations like MGALERT work with lawmakers to create additional legislation, groups like Out of Darkness Middle Georgia (OODMG) take the fight to the streets. Founded in 2014 by a group who originally wanted to reach out to prostitutes at an area truck stop, OODMG now assists anyone working in and seeking to leave the sex industry, including those who are trafficked. On Friday evenings, Out of Darkness Rescue volunteers can be found throughout Macon and Warner Robins. They visit streets, hotels, motels and strip clubs armed with roses and business cards containing the OODMG hotline number and one word—Hope. On the balmy evening of May 4, as many Central Georgians headed downtown to enjoy First Friday, a group of three women and two men headed south to traverse areas of Warner Robins that most wouldn’t care to see. Surprisingly, their first stop was a clean, well-kept and well-lit motel near a popular coffee shop. “You don’t really realize until you go (with Out of Darkness) that you drive past that certain motel or eat in a restaurant next to that gas station. You don’t see (prostitution) until you see it,” says one of the volunteers.
The group moved further down Watson Blvd, across the parking lots of motels infamous to locals for sordid activity and through neighborhoods east of Davis Drive. They discussed the women they have met in the past. They know many by name and wonder about the safety of one they haven’t seen in some time. Around a corner, the lights of the Warner Robins Law Enforcement Center shine a half mile north. The center stands in sharp contrast to the dark streets and shambling homes south of Watson Blvd. “At Christmas, the city put a lit nativity set up there,” one of the volunteers recalled, pointing toward Watson Blvd. “Women would be standing on this corner, working, with the nativity lighting them from behind.” The image offered a view of two very different cities, but to the volunteer, the image painted a picture of hope. “They aren’t far from the light.” She prays that one day, they will cross out of the darkness. A group of five men sat outside a brightly lit liquor store, two women just behind them in the shadows. Half a block away, a phantom figure stood at the corner of a ramshackle building. A lone woman. The volunteers stopped a safe distance, trying not to frighten her. One got out of the van, a rose extended. “Can we give you a rose?” she asked. The woman—a girl really—cut her eyes from side to side. It appeared that she might run. She look at the extended rose,
paused then slowly approached. “We just want to give you a rose and a card,” the volunteer softly said. The woman slowly reached for the rose as a second volunteer approached with the card bearing the word “Hope.” She snatched the card, dropped it into the purse hanging at her waist. The volunteers asked if they could pray for her, and she mentioned a few family members in need. Then, looking
HALF OF SEX TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS ARE MINORS. up the block, she said loudly, “I’m just out here looking for shelter…now is not the time.” She looked toward the volunteers, then back toward the liquor store. The volunteers understood. Respecting her safety and their own, they returned to the van. The entire encounter took less than 120 seconds. The woman stood studying her rose as they drove away. Many remain in the streets, but some will call for help. Over the past four years, OODMG Director Cynthia Smith says volunteers assisted 98 women who called the hotline. She says it’s difficult to gauge how many are trafficked. “We have definitely encountered (trafficked) victims, but no woman wakes up one day and decides to be a prostitute. We serve any woman in the industry. With every outreach, we give out our hotline num-
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ber. When a woman calls that number, if they’re in the industry and want to come out, we set up a rescue,” says Smith. When a woman calls the hotline, a trained team of two will meet her. OODMG works with the organization’s Atlanta chapter, as well as the local Crisis Line & Safe House when needed. The person usually remains at a safe house for two to four weeks before entering a long-term program funded by Out of Darkness. OODMG partners with over 200 programs nationwide. Smith says that volunteers have learned that there is no typical victim. “The average age of entry into the sex industry is 12 to 14-years-old. The youngest I’ve worked with was 17 and the oldest was 69. Different races, different socioeconomic statuses. It could honestly happen to anyone in the right circumstance.” MGALERT’s Christine Watson also volunteers with OODMG, and says every outreach is worth the potential risk. “When I go to talk to prostituted women and offer a rose and a prayer, and their pimp is around the corner...when I go into hotels and people are trying to protect their turf, and I’m there to hang this poster, when we’re doing ‘dangerous things,’ people say, how can you do that? I say, how can you not?” Mercer University’s Traffick Jam is a student organization raising awareness in Bibb County high schools. Dr. Tammy Crutchfield, a marketing professor with Mercer University, assisted in founding the program in 2014. She says Traffick Jam has been able to address a tangible need in the local community, educating over 2,200 Bibb County high school freshmen to date. According to a Traffick Jam survey of 3,000 Bibb County ninth graders, one in nine know someone who has sold themselves for sex. This year, one in 11 students said they had been forced into selling themselves, supporting national statistics that say almost half of sex trafficking survivors are minors. “People think of trafficking as abduc-
tion and runaways, but people also get trafficked within their local community, underneath their parents’ or friends’ noses. We want to address and bring into the light all forms of trafficking. We want young people to know help is there,” says Dr. Crutchfield. Mercer students meet with high school freshmen for six weeks, building relationships, surveying their knowledge of trafficking prior to providing education, then surveying their knowledge on trafficking after the course. During those six weeks, Traffick Jam teaches students to recognize the various forms of trafficking as well as the risk factors involved. The group partners closely with the Bibb County Sheriff ’s Office and other organizations to provide resources for those who find themselves in situations where they may be forced into sexual activities. “We tell them that abuse is not your fault, but you have to let someone know. We have law enforcement guest speakers because we want the kids to recognize they’re there to help—not against them, but for them,” Dr. Crutchfield says. Students learn about self-esteem, healthy relationships, online and social media safety. They’re taught to trust their instincts and encouraged to have an escape plan if they find themselves in an uncomfortable situation. They are also asked to set goals for the future, and are taught about options for college and employment. For protection, students learn to recognize warning signs that might identify a victim. Any parent, guardian, or teachers should be aware of the signs. A child may go missing frequently, have unexplained school absences, show changes in behavior or begin hanging out with people—typically older people—that they never hung out with before. They may also show signs of anxiety, depression, paranoia or anger. Dr. Crutchfield says many girls fall victim to traffickers or pimps who show them affection or shower them with gifts. Boys are lured differently, but she says it is important for male students to understand they can become victims too. “They sometimes assume they’re not, but boys are trafficked too. It’s a new thing with gangs, to traffick boys. We also want them to understand that they can be led into being predators. We challenge them to be respectful and protective of the young women in their lives.”
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“You can make a difference with one phone call,” says MGALERT’s Christine Watson. “Call your congressman or U.S. senator. It makes a difference. You can either cite the law—all you have to say is hey I understand there is some legislation, tell my senator I want to vote yes—or you can just call and say, I want to see our region, our state, our district lead the nation and the world to end human trafficking. You don’t have to know everything about a law. Most people know if they’re against human trafficking or not.”
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People can also look for suspicious activity within their community. Common warning signs of trafficking include very restricted living conditions—the person is not allowed to come and go as they please, works excessive or unusual hours, or lives and works in a location with unusual security measures such as opaque or boarded windows and nu-
merous security cameras. The person may not be allowed to control their own finances, is never left alone or allowed to speak for themselves, has little knowledge of their whereabouts or the time, or may have numerous inconsistencies in their personal story. The person may or may not show signs of physical abuse. “Trafficking is happening. It’s hidden in plain sight. Plug in. Give to organizations, whether it’s us or not. Be aware,” says OODMG’s Cythia Smith.
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Dr. Crutchfield invites parents to educate themselves, so they can speak openly and honestly about trafficking issues with their children. She encourages parents to contact law enforcement if they believe something is happening to a child in their lives. “It is better to tell and be wrong than to second guess yourself and be right. If I had any inkling that a young person was in danger of being trafficked or sold for sexual purposes, I would get in touch with law enforcement.” April Scarborough, the survivor who was so sheltered as a child, applauds groups like Traffick Jam who raise awareness saying, “I wish someone had come to my school.”
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MACARONI AND CHEESE As a father of two handsomely precocious children, I find myself frequently faced with a dilemma all proud fathers grapple with: Whether or not to start the entire process all over again and have another child. My wife and I emerged victorious through the trials of diaper changing and sleepless nights, and the thought of returning to those early days of parenthood seems daunting. Mother Nature is supposed to mind-wipe parents of certain hardships—like an evolutionary Men In Black flashbang—in a miraculous effort to preserve the species. Our memories, however, are fully intact. So, we did what many have done before us, and pondered the possibility of filling the perceived void with a pet. Because if a raising another child seems too harrowing, the thing to do is adopt an animal that essentially remains a child for its entire life, right? Luckily, not all pets require the same degree of training, attention, or responsibility. Once again, following in the footsteps of so many parents before us, we found a happy compromise. The acquisition of a gorgeous betta fish. With iridescent purple-blue fins and sassy laps around the modest 3-gallon tank, he made himself at home with ease. We handed the duty of naming this majestic new member of the family to our boys, fully expecting something inspired by the superheroes that keep both our children and our culture so entranced. That is not what happened. In a truly surprising twist,
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It’s been a while since I had the opportunity to chat with Sonia Leigh. As a matter of fact, the last time we spoke was nearly nine years ago at the Capitol Theatre when she played at my wedding. Since then, Sonia’s been ridiculously busy touring with everyone from Willie Nelson to Zac Brown. She’s appeared and had her music featured on the television show Nashville, all the while releasing multiple albums, including 2018’s Mad Hatter. It’s been a pleasure to watch her succeed. Sonia’s a songwriter who carries you into her world and helps you notice yours. She’s charming and sincere and never more at home than when she’s on the road and performing. June 15th will see the release of Sonia Leigh & Friends, Live In London - Studio 3 Sessions, a spur of the moment/lucky break project recorded at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London, England. To celebrate the album’s release, Sonia plans to be surrounded by her friends and family on stage at the Smoke On The Water Festival in Thomaston, GA. I guarantee she’d love to see you there. I spent the morning listening to Mad Hatter which you just released in January—and now you’ve got Sonia Leigh & Friends, Live In London - Studio 3 Sessions coming out on June 15th... What was it like working at Abbey Road Studios, and who have you got on that record? Oh, man! It was so incredible... Obviously, everyone would love to work there, and I just got lucky and it happened to be at the right moment for me. They had an available day, and what I basically just did was booked a single ten-hour session. I invited some of the musicians and artists that I’ve been touring with over there. I said, “Why don’t we just do a live recording, take two to three takes of songs we’ve been playing out here on the road...”, so everybody knew the music... And then just see what sticks, see what we get out of it—you know? And have a good time and enjoy playin’ music together! So that’s basically what we did, and it ended up bein’ great! I brought it back to Nashville and had my buddy, Mitch Dane, who worked with me on Mad Hatter... he mixed both of those records. So, I’d been touring this past winter over in the UK with a band called the Broken Witt Rebels, who’ve been making some international success. They’ve done some touring with Cadillac Three over in Europe and in America. They kinda remind me of Kings of Leon meets the Black Keys, they’re very, very... I just love them, they’re one of my bands. So we got to tour with them, and I met an artist called Katy Hurt over in the UK, who’s a country artist. She’s a young girl ‘bout twenty, twenty-one—but incredibly talented at writing and singing, and she’s just the whole shebang and one of my dear friends... her and her band, The Healers, so cool, came out and backed me up on the road, on the tour... So they all came and were a part of the record. And I got some other musician friends of mine who I’ve been playin’ with for years... I call ‘em The Feels, we kinda made that band name up—but one of the bands called Electric Pyramid, led by Oli Beach, and the guitarist is Linda Burrato, and the drummer Marco Briatore... and I don’t wanna bore you with it, but it’s kind of a cool story... I’m really proud of it because I had an interview in Soho London with this guy called Tony Moore, he has a radio show there—and Tony Moore is on of the founding members of Iron Maiden, who’s such a great dude! He happened to be a gig I was playing while I was over there and invited me to come be on the show—and while I was on the show, there was another group there called the Bass Brothers, and I invited them to come be a part of it, I invited Tony to come be apart of it. And then my drummer, his roommate had a dog walker, and I found
out he played fiddle... I’d never heard him before, but I thought, “Hey, why don’t you come play fiddle at Abbey Road!” Who could turn that down! And he came... and then Chris Bolster, who’s an incredible engineer at Abbey Road—he’s worked on James Bay, he did some incredible records—he engineered the thing along with... his sidekick is a young intern called Daniel... But yeah! We just went in ten hours and knocked it out! I’ll tell ya what, it was about twenty people—oh and there was another girl called Nadine from a funk band I met over there called Coffee Pot Drop... she came and sang on the record. So you can see-I have no idea how you managed to choreograph that whole thing! It sounds more like... just an open jam sit-in than a session. Number one, it wasn’t somethin’ that we had been thinking ‘bout. This was a last minute decision. I did it two days before I came back to the States after touring in England for four months. So it was kind of a last minute thing. It was a way to go out... I thought, “This was a moment that I have, a chance to capture somethin’ really cool, a camaraderie... of musicians getting together.” And some of these people had never played together, so I mixed and matched them on the songs as well. They’ve played those songs but not together with me—you know what I mean? It was a way to introduce people to each other and one of... I’m really proud of this... If you listen to the Abbey Road record, the opening and closing songs... Claude Debussy... I had a friend of mine, she’s a conductor for an orchestra in England—and she played those opening piano pieces of Claude Debussy, “Claire de lune”. We open and close the record with a classical piano piece. I’d wanted to add that touch. I remember when that piece was important to me—because I was supposed to be learning it when I was in high school, but I was writing songs instead!
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You have, on more than one occasion, mentioned your “curse” as a songwriter. I would have to say that the overall benefit has to be that you manage to craft songs that people not only want to hear but that other artists want to record—so where does the actual “curse” part come into it? Overthinking, over-feeling. We as writers, artists...we feel too much! That’s why we do this. I think a lot of people are called to write because they have a lot of emotions that you’re working through, or observing the world and life, and how it works. For me, it’s kind of my Rubik’s Cube to figure out how I feel and how I’m affected about different things I go through—or what I see people go through. So songwriting... it is a blessing and a curse. ‘Cause where some people can be indifferent, I don’t think any artist is indifferent.
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NewTown Macon and Macon Bibb County Recreation invite I can respect any album whose entire recording is predicated on a lie. In 1988, when The Cowboy Junkies prepared to record their follow-up to Whites Off Earth Now!!, they enlisted Peter Moore to produce. The band was determined to use a one microphone setup for the recording and Moore suggested they use the Church of the Holy Trinity in Toronto. The historic church could provide the amazing reverb Moore wanted for the recording, but was worried they would not allow them to use the facility. So he convinced church officials that the session would be for the taping of a Christmas special from The Timmins Family Singers. They got permission, and with the exception of one acapella vocal track, recorded the now classic Americana album in a single day. Released in 1988, The Trinity Session along with Lone Justice’s first two albums were my introduction to the genre that would become Americana. The songwriting of brother/ sister combo Michael and Margo Timmins, combined with the ethereal and haunting interpretations of classics such as The Velvet Underground’s “Sweet Jane” and Hank Williams’ “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”, make for a deep, reflective listen. For me, the standout track on the album is “Misguided Angel”. The original composition succeeds in conveying the difficulty of justifying a relationship that family and friends don’t approve of or understand. “Misguided angel hangin’ over me/ Heart like Gabriel, pure and white as ivory/ Soul like Lucifer, black and cold like a piece of lead/ Misguided angel, love you ‘til I’m dead.” Dark and forlorn lyrics, accentuated by Margo Timmins’ fragile, angelic voice booming through the rafters of an empty sanctuary place this album solidly on the list of required listening.
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MARCIA BALL The Interview by Aaron Irons
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t’s already been a great year for Marcia Ball. Her latest album, Shine Bright, is a boogie woogie banquest of highenergy original songs as well as a few cuts from some of Marcia’s heroes and contemporaries. She’s as excited as he’s ever been in her 50+ year career. Not only has she been named the official Texas State Musician for 2018, but this fall, Marcia will be inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame. Speaking to me from her home in Austin, TX, Marcia took me to school and gave me a history lesson on the Live Music Capital of the World. You know—you’re the second person I’ve talked to in a week from Austin, TX... I was speakin’ to Jesse Dayton last week— I love Jesse Dayton! I’ve known him since he was a young rockabilly! We’ve got him coming the week before you do, so it’s gonna be like Austin, TX is invadin’ Central Georgia. Macon! I’m coming to Macon! Wooo! I’m so excited!
And we are too! As a matter of fact, we’re so excited, we got you doubled booked! We’re gonna have you do two shows that night, so everybody can cram in—but Jesse Dayton’s a good jumpin’ off point because, like him, you were born and grew up right there on the Texas-Lousiana border... which seems like it would have had to have been the greatest place in the world to grow up as a music fan or even as a musician. I think so. I think it was. Did you get bit by the rock n’ roll bug when you were a kid? Was that kinda what started it for you? Well, it was just there in the air. I didn’t think it was possible that I could do what I do. That was just like your parents worst nightmare... for someone of my generation! Oh, no! They wanted you to go to college, and get a degree, and be a teacher—or stay home and go to work... and to them that was like, “Okay, that’s as good a life!” And, boy, I just didn’t get it. At seventeen, I left for college, and I just never went back. But! The music... was so amazing! Growin’ up across the street from the Catholic Hall, where the dances were held all summer on Wednesday nights and every month during the year for the Cajun dances—we called ‘em the old folks dances ‘cause our parents went—so our parents were probably forty... But that’s how I grew up. I could hear it through my window screen. At what point did you decide, “I’m gonna be a piano player. That’s gonna be my profession.”? Was that when you were in college? My grandmother played piano and my aunt played piano. They had both played popular music of their day growing up. They weren’t classical players. My 36 JUNE 8 – 21, 2018
grandmother played for the movie theater in Lafayette, LA when she was a teenager, when she was growin’ up. And my aunt played beautifully and sometimes did professional gigs. So I had piano lessons, but I came of age in the late ‘60s when everybody realized that if the Rolling Stones could be a band then so could we. I formed up... I met some people in Baton Rouge... after I had gone there to go to college, I met some people who were startin’ a band. They had been in bands before, they had more experience than I did, but they let me try out—and I got in the band! After that, that was it! You had originally set out—talkin’ about that late ‘60s time period, where it seemed like everybody, their brother, and their sister was goin’ west to hit up San Francisco and that area—you started out in that direction. But your car broke down in Austin? Is that the story? Well, it is what happened... We had come here because there was always kind of a flow between Baton Rouge and Austin. Some of our friends had already moved here including one of the guitar players in the band I had been in Baton Rouge. The other was in San Francisco, and that’s where we thought we were goin’— but we stopped in Austin to visit, and found this... just wonderful oasis, where you were still in the South, you were still close to home—and yet it just had everything that you could imagine to make life fun, easy, entertaining... Austin was the state capital, it had the big university—and that was basically the gist of the industry around here. Uptown or in the country in ten minutes... it was just perfect. So we just didn’t leave. And somebody said, “Go to the university,” and I don’t even remember the process... I just know that when we went to the university and applied, my husband and I both got jobs. Like that, poof! There was no reason to go anywhere else. You were kinda ahead of the curve too, ‘cause you got to Austin even before Willie had settled there, and Doug Sahm had come back, and Waylon had got there, and all of those folks... So what was the music scene like there? Who were you runnin’ with? There had been a great club here called the Vulcan Gas Company, right down on Congress Avenue. And those guys were modeling their entertainment schedule... like the Filmore in San Francisco. They would get an old guy like Lightnin’ Hopkins or... we had Mance Lipscomb living around here. They’d get an old blues guy, and then they’d put him with a rock n’ roll band. The earliest people who came here to play like that, part of the wave, were... for one, Jimmy Dale Gilmore came down, and Joe Ely had come down from Lubbock and were already here and playin’. Jimmy was in a band called the Hub City Movers. Angela [Strehli] was here already... I don’t know how active she was... Derek O’ Brien, the guitar player got here in about ‘68 to go to school... So those guys were bringin’ in the old blues guys... Somethin’ similar was happenin’ in Memphis as well the Dickinsons and those guys were goin’ out to the delta and finding the guys who were livin’ out there, but hadn’t been playin’... And they were bringin’ ‘em to play at the University of Memphis in the dining hall—
Yeah, I had just spoken to Luther Dickinson about that not too long ago, about how they used to bring those guys into the schools for people to hear ‘em. Yeah, yeah—and of course, Janis [Joplin] was here. She was here in the late ‘60s, went to San Francisco, came back... The godfather of that whole scene was an old barkeep named Kenneth Threadgill, and Mr. Threadgill was a blues yodeler. He had seen Jimmie Rodgers in his youth and had become a singer and a yodeled like Jimmie Rodgers. He had a beer bar... a converted gas station. There was a guy named Bill Neely who played here, who was one of the reasons I wanted to stay. Maybe the third night I was in Austin, I went to a party and Bill Neely was playin’ on the front porch, playin’ country blues on the front porch—and it was just beautiful! So I stayed. The unfortunate thing was, I was livin’ in Baton Rouge, and we were playin’ rock n’ roll—but we didn’t know... I didn’t know that Slim Harpo lived across the river in Port Allen. I didn’t know about Raful Neal and Tabby Thomas, whose sons are... the whole Neal family—Kenny Neal and those guys, and Chris Thomas King—but Tabby and Raful had bee singin’ musical partners for years. And Tabby had a club called the Blues Box... But I didn’t even know about that! We were playin’ rock n’ roll in the college bars. I’m sure somebody in my band did [know], but we didn’t hang out there—and what a loss... you know? It would’ve really made a big difference in my development if I had realized I could go see that. Let’s talk about that development. Who were some of the folks you were listenin’ to, steerin’ you in the direction that you wanted to be? I grew up, as you said, down in that corner of Texas and Louisiana where soul music ruled, and big horn bands were playin’, and plus we had Cajun music—but I left there when I was seventeen, and I went to Baton Rouge. But my other grandmother lived in New Orleans, so all our lives we had gone there for holidays and vacations, and I had a cousin my age... and her mother, my aunt, liked New Orleans music, so she bought records, and the radio was on. Fats Domino, and Lee Dorsey, and Ernie K-Doe, and Benny Spellman, and all that kind of stuff... I had that too, and then another one
“I CAME OF AGE IN THE LATE ‘60S WHEN EVERYBODY REALIZED THAT IF THE ROLLING STONES COULD BE A BAND THEN SO COULD WE.” of the famous stories I tell is when I was thirteen, that cousin and I went to a package show, a big show at the municipal auditorium—and that’s where I saw Irma Thomas for the first time. And that had a profound effect on you. It certainly did! I mean... it’s really strange. I’ve told this story so many times it seems like, “Oh, here we go again...”, but honestly, I’d never seen a woman lead a band like that, walk around on stage. I loved her voice, I loved the songs—and she was pregnant to boot! So if it wasn’t a big enough impression to see a woman walkin’ the stage and leadin’ the band... It was very inspiring. Especially when I was pregnant and doin’ the same thing. You can do that? Whoa!
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JOSHUA HEDLEY BY AARON IRONS
He was a toddler when he asked his parents for a fiddle, and by the time he was a teenager, Joshua Hedley was a certified sideman. It was country music that caught him—not that hip-pop, auto-tuned mess of the masses so readily available in his hometown of Naples, Florida. Joshua was a classically trained violinist, but he’d been smitten by the sonic foliage of Chet Atkins’ and Owen Bradley’s Nashville. He was spellbound by the sweet stylings of Ray Price, Patsy Cline, and Gentleman Jim Reeves as they mixed heartache with symphonies to roll out a smooth balm meant to salve the honky tonk heart. And create crossover hits on the country and pop charts, of course. At 19, Joshua took a chance on Nashville. All Joshua wanted was to play fiddle in a country music outfit. Seems like that’d be easy in Nashville, right? He found Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, and with a fiddle under his arm caught the attention of maverick performers like Jonny Fritz and Justin Townes Earle. Joshua and his fiddle found session work with Nikki Lane, Kacey Musgraves, and Margo Price. He set up a residence at Robert’s Western World, where his total recall of all songs country, hillbilly, and honky tonky earned him the nickname, Mr. Jukebox. Joshua played the country music he wanted to hear on stage at Roberts. He worked steady in the studios, got all the excitement he needed on regular tours. It was a dream come true and made for a pretty dang good livin’. And then he started thinking weird thoughts. Songs, Joshua was thinking songs. He’d never considered himself a writer, but the words would bang around his skull with such ferocity. Joshua decided to let them out, write them down. One of the first was “Weird Thought Thinker,” and the most bizzare thing about it was that people actually wanted to hear it! At times, Joshua attempted to subdue his lyrical ambitions. He was, afterall, a sideman. Who wanted to hear that guy’s songs? Slowly, then with more confidence, Joshua Hedley began to incorporate
his compositions into his nightly sets at Robert’s. The regulars loved it, the tourists loved it, and the next thing you know... The thing is, Joshua had all he wanted— or at least he thought he did. He was Mr. Jukebox, armed with an infinite array of sad country ballads, or he was Ol’ Hed, the fierce in-demand fiddler. Where so many had come to Nashville seeking fame and fortune and finding only failure, Joshua Hedley had only come to work. And he worked... his way right into a deal with Jack White and Third Man Records. No doubt encouraged by Joshua’s friend, Margo Price (and the label’s lone country artist), Third Man wanted to produce a full length project. The result was a tensong ode to Music City’s velvet, countrypolitan past, Mr. Jukebox. At times too clean for it’s own good, but completely void of irony, Joshua Hedley’s Mr. Jukebox, isn’t merely a tribute— it’s a statement. Some call him an outlaw, but Joshua’s been quick to point out that the real renegades of country music abandoned Nashville because of the style of music he’s embraced. He’s right too. The honky tonks in Bakersfield, California were filled with hillbillies who didn’t understand or appreciate overdubbed orchestras that drowned out their telecasters and steel guitars. Austin, Texas became a utopia for Music Row exiles who cared little about formulaic overtures robbed of their twang. For Joshua Hedley, though, it’s the voluptuousness of Nashville’s Golden Age that makes his eyes sparkle with rhinestone tears of joy. It’s the sadness he revels in, songs that reveal the reality of loneliness to a calculated and arranged western waltz. The years he spent learning, loving, and obsessing over the countrypolitan catalog have afforded Joshua Hedley the luxury of the sound. He understands it. To him, country music is defined, not by those who play it, but by those who listen. How could you listen to Mr. Jukebox and hear anything else?
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Currently best known as the keyboardist for the Drive-By Truckers, Jay Gonzalez’s effortless ability and simpatico with that outstanding ensemble belies his pop heritage. Long-time fans, though, know his catchy, melodic work with bands like Nutria and the sorely underrated Possibilities. Solo, this innate pop sensibility is distilled into a bevy of flavors, from soft AM gold to insanely memorable guitar rock, with multi-instrumentalist Gonzalez doing most of the heavy lifting instrumentally. Jay will be playing a very special solo piano show playing all of your favorite 60’s and 70’s AM gold hits.
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Gary Lazer Eyes with Rare Creatures FRIDAY 6/15
Empire Strikes Brass SATURDAY 6/16
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FRIDAY 6/15
CALLISTA CLARK
The Society Garden, 8pm
Singer/songwriter Callista Clark began performing in church at the age of 3, picking up her first guitar at 11-years-old. Her powerful voice, gifted playing, and impressive song writing will leave you wanting more! While her unique style and southern drawl are suited to country music, she has a bluesy/soulful side that’s drawn comparisons to Janis Joplin and Adele.
SATURDAY 6/16
THE MACON BROTHERS The Macon Beer Company, 7pm
In the late ‘90s, a select group of local musicians came together to combine and embrace Southern Rock, Jazz, & Blues-- they called the band Midnight Bluez. In 2018, the band has been injected with the next generation of gunslingers dedicated to keeping the music alive for new ears to appreciate. The only modification has been a name change, The Macon Brothers! Follow the spirit of Southern Rock n’ Roll with the Macon Brothers as they take the stage at the Macon Beer Company for a free performance on Saturday June 16th!
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AMICI MACON
PUB 96
Logan Stewart 7pm
Free Pool
A.P.’S HIDDEN HIDEAWAY
TUESDAY 6/12
SATURDAY 6/16
MONDAY 6/18
Brian Whitehead & Friends 8pm Never A Cover
Bingo 7pm
A.P.’S HIDDEN HIDEAWAY
BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE
BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE
THE HUMMINGBIRD
THE CRAZY BULL
PUB 96 (BONAIRE)
THE CREEK STAGE @ THE ROOKERY
Machine Kid 10pm $5
WEDNESDAY 6/13
THE HUMMINGBIRD
PUB 96 (BONAIRE)
Trivia w/ Woody 7:30
Some Kids 10pm $5 w/ Dear Shadow
THE CRAZY BULL
PUB 96 (BONAIRE)
Karaoke w/ Jessie Jane 8pm-midnight BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE
Some Kids 10pm
THE CRAZY BULL
Cody Webb 9pm $5 THE HUMMINGBIRD
Big Hairy Monster (Variety) 9pm THE SOCIETY GARDEN
Danny Davis 8pm No Cover
SATURDAY 6/9
A.P.’S HIDDEN HIDEAWAY
The Skeeterz 8:30pm Never A Cover BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE
Swain and the Highway Souls 10pm THE CRAZY BULL
Daniel Lee $5
THE CREEK STAGE @ THE ROOKERY
Jazz Soul Brunch w/ Greg Black Trio 11am THE HUMMINGBIRD
Gary Lazer Eyes 10pm $5 w/ Rare Creatures PUB 96 (BONAIRE)
Jim Jam Karaoke & Dance Party 9pm REBOOT RETROCADE & BAR
Big Kids Brunch 1pm
THE SOCIETY GARDEN
Ryan Mims 8pm $5
SUNDAY 6/10
A.P.’S HIDDEN HIDEAWAY
Big Mike (Blues) 3pm
BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE
Karaoke 9pm
THE CREEK STAGE @ THE ROOKERY
Karaoke 9pm
Open Mic Jam Night 9pm Texas Hold ‘Em Poker 8pm BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE
Karaoke 8:30pm $1 THE HUMMINGBIRD
THE SOCIETY GARDEN
Legendary Trivia 7pm Question Quest Trivia 7:30pm THE SOCIETY GARDEN
Yoga + Wine 6pm $15 Garden Open Jam 6pm-8pm *
THURSDAY 6/14
BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE
Open Jam Night 9pm
THE CREEK STAGE @ THE ROOKERY
Molly Stevens Early Show 7:30pm $12 Molly Stevens Late Show 9:30pm $12
Pub 96 Free Pool
TUESDAY 6/19
BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE
Karaoke 9pm
THE HUMMINGBIRD
Open Jam Night 9pm PUB 96 (BONAIRE)
Texas Hold ‘Em Poker 8pm
WEDNESDAY 6/20 BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE
Trivia w/ Woody 7:30pm THE CRAZY BULL
Karaoke 8:30pm $1
SUNDAY 6/17
A.P.’S HIDDEN HIDEAWAY
Big Mike 3pm
BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE
THE CREEK STAGE @ THE ROOKERY
Kevin Kinney 7:30pm $15 THE HUMMINGBIRD
Karaoke 9pm
Trivia @ 7pm Karaoke w/ Man In The Box 9pm
REBOOT RETROCADE & BAR
PUB 96 (BONAIRE)
Sunday Fun Day 1pm
Legendary Trivia 7pm
INDOOR BUGS!
OUTDOOR PESTS!
REBOOT RETROCADE & BAR
Group Cards Against Humanity 8pm THE SOCIETY GARDEN
Trivia 7pm
AMICI MACON
A.P.’S HIDDEN HIDEAWAY
Karaoke w/ Jessie Jane 8pm-midnight
MONDAY 6/11
THE HUMMINGBIRD
Comedy Bingo 6pm
Comedy Bingo 6pm
Jim Jam Karaoke & Dance Party
THE CRAZY BULL
PIEDMONT BREWERY & KITCHEN
PIEDMONT BREWERY & KITCHEN
PUB 96 (BONAIRE)
THE SOCIETY GARDEN
Darts Tournament 7pm-9pm
Darts Tournament 7pm-9pm
Karaoke 8pm
BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE
THE HUMMINGBIRD
David Dingess 8pm No Cover
THE HUMMINGBIRD
THE BRICK
REBOOT RETROCADE & BAR
Bingo 7pm
Big Kids Brunch 1pm
REBOOT RETROCADE & BAR
Free Lance Ruckus 7pm
THE BRICK
Jason & Bruce Jim Jam Karaoke & Dance Party 9pm
PUB 96 (BONAIRE)
FRESH PRODUCE RECORDS
Reggae Sunday w/ Dean Brown 4pm
Jazz Soul Brunch w/ Greg Black Trio 11am
REBOOT RETROCADE & BAR
FRIDAY 6/15
Sunday Fun Day 1pm
Hudson Moore 9pm $5
Trivia @ 7pm Karaoke w/ Man In The Box 9pm
Jay Gonzalez 6:30pm $10 Facebook.com 8pm $5 w/ Aplaceboth & Mevius
Big Daddy and Company (Variety) 10pm
THE BRICK
Barrelhouse 10pm
Jacob Powell 9pm- $5 Empire Strikes Brass 10pm $5 PUB 96 (BONAIRE)
A2Z Band (Variety) 9pm
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Question Quest Trivia 7:30pm THE SOCIETY GARDEN
Yoga + Wine 6pm $15 Garden Open Jam 6pm-8pm
THURSDAY 6/21
BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE
Open Jam Night 9pm THE BRICK
Karaoke 8pm THE HUMMINGBIRD
THE CREEK STAGE @ THE ROOKERY
Marcia Ball Early Show 7pm $25 Marcia Ball Late Show 9pm $25 PUB 96 (BONAIRE)
Jim Jam Karaoke & Dance Party Bike Night REBOOT RETROCADE & BAR
Group Cards Against Humanity 8pm-midnight
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THE HUMMINGBIRD
Open Jam Night 9pm
WEDNESDAYS
THE SOCIETY GARDEN
Open Jam 6pm-8pm THE CRAZY BULL
Karaoke 8:30pm $1 THE HUMMINGBIRD
PUB 96 (BONAIRE)
Jim Jam Karaoke & Dance Party 9pm
FRIDAYS
A.P.’S HIDDEN HIDEAWAY
Karaoke w/ Chris 8pm
SATURDAYS
PUB 96 (BONAIRE)
Jim Jam Karaoke & Dance Party 9pm THE SOCIETY GARDEN
Open Jam 4pm-6pm
Karaoke w/ Man In The Box 9pm
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SATURDAY 6/30
SUNDAY 6/10
THURSDAY 6/14
JERRY GARCIA COVER BAND
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JAY GONZALEZ
MOLLY STEVENS
FRIDAY 7/13
KINCHAFOONEE COWBOYS 18+ • Show at 8pm
WEDNESDAY 8/1
KEVN KINNEY
18+ • Show at 8pm
FRIDAY 7/13
COREY SMITH
THE STEELDRIVERS 18+ • Show at 8pm
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