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Mercer University Theatre Presents “Gidion’s Knot” - Sept. 8-11 at 7:30 p.m. Can you untangle Gidion’s Knot? A parent/teacher conference begins as a mystery with a mother seeking answers as to why her son, Gidion, has been suspended from his 5th grade class. The teacher is apprehensive until their discussion develops into a dramatically charged collision of freedom of expression, the failure of our school system, bullying and personal responsibility. Gidion’s Knot is a heart-wrenching, adult-oriented drama by Princess Grace Award winner, Johnna Adams. Published in total in American Theatre magazine and a finalist for this year’s Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award, Gidion’s Knot is a visceral and provocative theatre experience unlike any other, and sure to promote heated debate. This production contains adult language and is suitable for 18 and up. General admission tickets are $15, and $10 with a Mercer I.D. Advance purchase is recommended, but tickets will also be available at the door.
Saturday, Sept 10 Wesleyan Market 9am-1pm. This fun community event features a variety of locally grown and produced items ranging from flower and organic fruits and vegetables to baked goods, art, and jewelry by local artisans. Music and fun educational events also offered. To find out what’s happening this Saturday and for a full vendor list like us on Facebook. Free and open to the public.
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Bragg Jam and the Macon Film Festival presents “A Picnic Under the Stars with Otis Redding” at Coleman Hill 9 p.m., screening concert footage of Otis Redding: Stax/Volt Revue Live In Norway (1967) Dreams To Remember: The Legacy of Otis Redding Live at Monterey Pop Festival (1967). Bring your picnic blankets and baskets and dance the night away with us as we screen some legendary concerts from the King of Soul. Call (478) 301-5470.
Macon Better Music To Support Rett Syndrome Presented by The Allman Brothers Band Museum at the Big House - Banding Together For A Cure Doors Open 5:00 PM 5:30 we will have Ashley Alexander start off our fundraiser with information on Rett Syndrome. 6:00-7:30 The Benjamin Olsen Trio will kick off our show. 7:30-8:00 Live Auction 8:00 - 9:30 The Matt Brantley Band 9:30 - 11:00 From North Atlanta, Sanctified Revival with special Guest Brian Cameron. All bands providing wide array of music, including - blues, grass, country and rock. Tickets $10! Tickets are required to gain access to the show. Corks and Canvas at 567 Center for Renewal - 7-9 p.m. Bring a bottle of your favorite wine or other beverage to sip on, bring a friend, and learn to create an 11 x 14 painting. No painting experience required. An artist will guide you through the steps. $25 includes all materials for the class (except the wine), and the class lasts 2 and 1/2 hours. Space is limited. To register, call (478) 238-6051 or you can pay online at http://the567.org/ art-classes/. 456 1st Street 2nd Saturday in Historic Ingleside Village - 10am - 2pm Honoring our “First Responders”. Join us as we meet & greet the men & women who protect and serve our community.
Sunday, Sept 11 An Evening of Respect: A Musical Tribute to Otis Redding A star-studded tribute concert will take place at the Macon City Auditorium featuring a reunion with the 80’s hit group The Reddings with Mark Lockett, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Robert McDuffie, Chuck Leavell, Otis Music Camp All-Stars and others! Join the Otis Redding Foundation in honoring the legacy of Otis Redding, while raising funds for the Foundation and its programming. September 9 will mark the 75th birthday of one of Macon, the state of Georgia and the world’s most favorite sons. In recognition of this historic occasion, the Redding Estate and the Otis Redding Foundation will host Celebrating 75
years of Otis Redding, a weekend of events held in Otis’ hometown of Macon, GA on September 9-11, 2016. More information to be announced! Stay tuned to www.OtisReddingFoundation.org/EOR for more news. Second Sunday Presented by Bragg Jam at Coleman Hill Second Sunday Concerts are a Bragg Jam signature event. Every second Sunday of the month, from April through October, expect one of the best community picnics in Macon featuring live music. The concerts are free to attend and local restaurant The Brick will be in attendance selling food and beverage.. Picnics, lawn chairs and pets are welcome. Please refrain from bringing tents and grills though. The show starts at 6 p.m., but organizers recommend that folks get there early to secure a good picnic spot.
Friday, Sept 16 Movie Screening “The Apartment” at The Grand Opera House 7:30 p.m. The 2016 movie series at The Grand includes ten films from cult favorites to classics, many of which are on AFI’s list of 100 greatest American films of all time. General admission to the films is $5, or a series subscription can be purchased for $45. All movies will start at 7:30 p.m. with four films also showing a matinee. The Apartment is a drama/romance from 1960. A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue. Stars: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray To purchase tickets, call our box office at (478) 301-5470 or visit TheGrandMacon.com.
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The 1960s classic “The Apartment” Sept. 16 The Grand Opera House is proud to announce that movies are back at the historic theatre. The 2016 movie series at The Grand premiered Sept. 2 with the Oscar-winning film The Big Short. The series includes ten films from cult favorites to classics, many of which are on AFI’s list of 100 greatest American films of all time. General admission to the films is $5, or a series subscription can be purchased for $45. All movies will start at 7:30 p.m. with four films also showing a matinee. To purchase tickets, call our box office at (478) 301-5470 or visit TheGrandMacon. com. The Grand Opera House became a movie theatre in 1936. By 1941 it was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary Lucas & Jenkins.
A very important date was February 21, 1945 when The Grand hosted the only world premiere of the major motion picture God Is My Co-Pilot, with thousands flocking to Macon’s downtown theatre. The Grand was Macon’s premier movie theatre in the 50’s and 60’s, but faced demolition. In 1965, The Grand Opera House screened its last movie The Sound of Music. Until now. A new, state-of-the-art projection system was purchased this year with capitol funds provided by Macon-Bibb County. A premier experience in Central Georgia, one can enjoy their favorite libation with The Grand’s full bar while watching a film in an historic theatre. Please remember your Grand Tumbler, or one can be purchased for $10. Bottled water and a select concession will also be sold.
New Macon Bike Share Program Kicks off Sept. 16 Be on the lookout for a bike share service coming to Macon on September 16. The new project will encourage visitors and residents to use bikes to explore and enjoy the outdoors. There will be bike racks located at the Tubman Museum, Washington Memorial Library and Ocmulgee Heritage Trail at the Spring St. entrance. Ride around our beautiful downtown area on NewTown Macon’s temporary bicycle lanes created as part of their Macon Connects Street Makeover project happening on September 16 - 17.
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Macon Connects: Downtown Street Makeover Sept. 16-17
The Macon Connects team will bring community ideas to life with the Street Makeover. This includes installing a first-of-its-kind pop-up minimum grid in downtown Macon. A minimum grid is a network of pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure that better connects a community to its resources. Through a series of community-driven workshops, residents will be able to quickly implement changes they’d like to see in their neighborhoods and test out a variety of ideas to activate their streets and public spaces.
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Mercer University will bring the tailgate from Middle Georgia to Atlanta at the Georgia Tech football game Sept. 10. Yes, the odds are against them, but this game is Macon’s opportunity to show our home team pride in Atlanta. 3 p.m. kick-off at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Tickets are still available via Tech’s ticketing site; Ramblinwreck.com. The Bears next home game is Saturday, Sept. 17 at 4 p.m. against Tennessee Tech. Tickets are $12 reserved seating / $8 general admission, berm.
Black Lives Matter Panel Discussion Set for Sept. 22 at MGA The Middle Georgia State University Library and the Department of Media, Culture and the Arts are hosting a panel discussion on the Black Lives Matter movement from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, in the Arts Complex Theater on the Macon Campus. This event is free and open to the public. Panelists include: · Dr. Adria Goldman, assistant professor of Communication, Gordon State College · Dr. Andrew 3 Manis, History professor, Middle Georgia State · Aaron Lewis, Middle Georgia State student leader · Jeffrey Tarver, lecturer, Department of Psychology, Sociology and Criminal Justice, Middle Georgia State · Dr. Francys Johnson, Georgia NAACP president
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Curious, I polled a group of my friends to see what first came to mind when they heard the word “burlesque.” For me, there’s an iconic image burned into my psyche - me sitting front row at a performance in Athens, momentarily stunned as a dancer shimmied up to me, inserted the tip of her gloved index finger into my mouth, wordlessly instructed me to bite down, then slid the glove off her arm in a slow and bizarrely seductive way with the help of my teeth. That was maybe a high point in my life thus far. The responses I got from my friends painted a picture of burlesque as a captivating art form with a very distinctive aesthetic – there was everything from “bawdy humor,” “weirdly sexy,” “temptation,” “risqué,” and “fun” to “voluptuous ladies – RAWR!” “red lipstick,” “tassels,” “bustiers and corsets,” “fishnets,” and “red glittery bathing suit-like costume with bosoms pouring out.” Burlesque seems to have a reputation in place as a flirty, sexy good time. Burlesque, in its earliest form, existed as an outlet for working class performers to entertain their peers
by creatively mocking the theatrical performances and social habits of upper class folks; the word burlesque itself comes from the Spanish/Italian word burla, which means to mock, trick, or joke. The art form has evolved since then into a showcase for female empowerment, diverse beauty, and stylish, quirky theatrically-inspired performances; it’s fun and funny and sexy and cool, and we’re lucky that performer Adora Rodeo has founded a new middle Georgia burlesque troup – the Macon Mischief, of course – and is bringing her talents to the Ampersand Guild as instructor for two months’ worth of burlesque classes that will begin on September 18. The seeds for Adora’s love of burlesque were planted young – as a kid growing up in Tuxedo, New York (“close enough to New Jersey to get the cheaper gas”), she came of age listening to classic Broadway musicals with her family. “The King and I, The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady - those were always around when I was a kid, and of course I grew up during the Disney renaissance, so those
were all influential to me as well,” she says. She began performing in as many musicals as she could, loving the rush of being on stage. Her favorite role? “Princess Puffer in The Mystery of Edwin Drood – it’s a semi-obscure play based on the last, unfinished Charles Dickens novel. Because it was never published, there was no concrete ending, so the audience each night gets to choose their own ending. I never did get to be the murderer, but I got to be one of the lovers once or twice.” While in college, Adora saw an ad for a burlesque performance, and, interested, dragged a friend along for the show. “That night ended up being an amazing, life-changing experience,” she says. “I saw women who looked like me who were able to be sexy and beautiful and seen in a truly different light. I’d never really seen that before. I looked at my friend that night and said, ‘I’m going to do THAT.’” Several years passed between that performance and the time when Adora was actually able to make it on stage as a performer – finishing college, finding a job, and moving to middle Georgia took up some time, but she finally did find some opportunities to perform here with a local troupe. She found herself wanting to go in a different direction, though – “my vision for a performance is one that’s very burlesque-focused; I’m not really into the variety acts, and I want to push for more theatricality,” – thus, the idea for Macon Mischief was born. The upcoming classes at Ampersand will be individually tailored to each performer’s wants and needs – “Every girl will be able to showcase an act that she’s constructed through the course of the class, and there’ll be a focus on what makes each performer unique,” Adora says. “There will definitely be more neo-burlesque, because I don’t want my performers to feel limited to one specific type of performance – I’ve seen one girl who dances to heavy metal and, during her show, cuts her stockings off with a knife – and that rules! I want performers to feel open to figuring out what makes THEM feel sexy and what makes THEM shine, and I want to help them do their best version of that.” Adora says that middle Georgia has so far been warmly receptive to the burlesque performances she’s been involved in. “Our audiences are usually mostly women, so it can be this very empowering thing,” she says. “Occasionally there’s a naysayer or two who are mad about objectification – however, that’s a thing that we’re controlling ourselves, as women and as performers. We decide when and how you see our bodies! Different performers work with that aspect in different ways, but it’s all about us having the control ourselves.” Asked what she would say to a woman who wanted to sign up for classes but felt hesitant or shy, Adora says, “Burlesque does wonders for building self-love and self-confidence; I’d tell her to come on down and try it. Performing has done so much for me. Every woman has that one unique thing that makes them beautiful and amazing; I want to help my students find that thing for themselves and teach them how to really work it!” To sign up for classes, visit www.facebook.com/missadorarodeo and click on the link at the top of the page. Classes begin on Sep 18 and run through Dec 4; they will be held Sunday afternoons from 1-3 pm at the Ampersand Guild and will culminate in a public performance. Cost is $100 if paying full fee up front, or two payments of $60 each. The class is filling up fast, so get your spot today! 11thHourOnline.com 11
OTIS A Weekend of Events to Celebrate the Legacy of Otis Redding; Family and Friends Continue The Big O’s Dream By Seth Clark | Photos Courtesy The Redding Estate
The Cherokee Bricks of Tindall Heights have housed children forced to grow up fast for generations upon generations. The shudderless windows and clotheslines have separated parents working to give their children a life better than their own since the second Great War. In 1956, it housed Otis, Fannie Mae, and their six children. The fourth child shared the name of his father, who put food on the table by sharecropping and occasionally delivering sermons. At 15, Otis Redding Jr. had already lived the life of an adult. His youthful inclination toward music, which manifested in singing at segregated Ballard Hudson High School must have seemed fleeting the day he decided to drop out of school to dig wells to help his father put food on a publicly subsidized table. It’s easy to imagine Redding’s youth in the context of the romantic arc of becoming the artist who would dethrone Elvis as the King in the charts a decade later. But, Redding’s Macon was one struggling to make ends meet in a segregated society thwarting the arc history bending toward justice. To that 15-year old boy, Little Richard’s success could have easily been seen as an exception, not the rule. Somehow, though, Redding stayed focused. In between shifts of digging wells and filling up white folks’ gas tanks, he sang in the Vineville Baptist Choir, and participated in talent shows at the local black theatre, the Douglass. There he took home the grand prize of $5 dollars for singing ‘Heebie Jeebies’ by his idol, Little Richard. He was 17. Four years after dropping out of school, Redding met the love his life, Zelma Atwood, and became laser focused on his music career. He briefly moved to Los Angeles, began writing his own songs, and at the mere age of 21, in an impromptu recording session in Memphis, he recorded ‘These Arms of Mine’. And in 1967, only two days after recording ‘Dock of the Bay’, Redding’s life was abruptly cut short. He was 26. In just a few short years, that 15-year-old Tindall Heights resident turned high school drop out had become a living legend.
It’s very easy to forget how young Otis Redding was when that plane crashed in Wisconsin in 1967. But, it is not lost on Alan Walden, who co-managed the first integrated-own business in Macon with Redding and his brother Phil, Redwal Music Company. “December 10th is still one of the saddest days of the year for me, all these years later.” said Walden intently. “To this day, I go lay flowers on my friend’s grave.” Walden is a talker. He has the uncanny ability to weave in between multiple stories, intertwining them together, without losing his place. If music promotion hadn’t worked out for him the way it did, he would have faired quite well in retail politics. Just minutes into a two-hour long interview it became crystal clear that the sting of Redding’s demise drives him still. “Otis Redding was the best friend of my life, no doubt about it.” 12 SEPTMEBER 8 - 22, 2016
Through a spunky, gravel-y southern accent, his stories of Otis Redding seemed more like parables meant to reveal a greater moral point through Redding’s life. While the content or the tone of the stories varied, each one seemed to humanize Otis as a man that despite youth, was deeply in tune with his roots in middle Georgia, who loved his family, was generous, and fun. And he called Walden, “Red.” “Couldn’t nobody just call me Red, now.” Walden made sure to point out when asked about his nickname. “Just my family. And Otis. To everyone else, they was fightin’ words.” Their friendship really started taking shape while Phil Walden served his two years in Germany. “Otis and I bonded fast while Phil was in Germany. Once he found out he could trust me, and I wasn’t some dumbass kid that went to work for his brother.” Red was left behind to manage the family booking and promotion agency, located in the Robert E. Lee building on Mulberry Street. The brothers’ promotion agency had other clients at the time, but Redding was Alan Walden’s focus. When Redding began to catch fire, it happened in the blink of an eye. “The world changed around Phil while he was [in Germany]. You no longer told Otis what to do. You suggested it.” Walden remembered. He was right. No one in Macon, Georgia would have ever predicted that a black, gospel singing well digger from Bullard Hudson and a squirrely white kid with a bone to pick with the world from Lanier High would be riding on jets together to record albums as important to music history as Otis Blue. The world was also changing around outside of their friendship and professional careers. The bus boycotts had begun. Georgia Wallace and Martin Luther King were southern household name. Small towns across the country began watching the civil unrest they saw on their TVs unfold in their backyards. Racism had always been there. But now, folks were pushing back. Hard. Macon was no different. And Walden’s and Redding’s friendship ran headstrong against this.
Despite the prospects of more money, a larger record deal, and reprieve from the civil uncertainty, Redding refused to leave. He owed everything to Macon. Middle Georgia was his home, the good and the bad, and he was going to see her through this storm. “We were learning how to do this together,” said Walden. “ You would see rednecks who were mad, who never in their life thought they’d shake a black man’s hand. But Otis could flash that million-dollar smile and talk right to them. Otis didn’t shy away. He’d win them over, too.” But as Redding’s career grew, so did the vitriol. Navigating it took finesse and trust. Redding interacted with it so regularly he had to develop cues. When Red or Otis came across someone who was going to get hung up on Otis being black, they would casually drop the prefix ‘Mr.’ in front of the acquaintance’s name in order to tip off the other. Redding, though, refused to be defined just as a black man, or simply as a product of racial tension in the South. His work is what defined him. When asked if Walden understood the importance of their joint venture, Redwal Music, being the first integrated business in Macon, he responded, “Naw. We didn’t realize the amount of history we were making because we were too damn busy working.” Redding was one of the hardest working acts Walden recalls managing. But he always found time for himself and his family in the vast rural, acreage he carved out for them. Walden and Redding were next-door neighbors. They both owned farms out in Jones County. “I taught Otis how to hunt, fish, and ride horses. And he taught me how to write songs. Can’t beat a deal like ‘at,” said Walden. Redding was an avid hunter. With his prized .30 .06 rifle on his back, he rode his horse Comanche around his ranch for hours, scouting, seeding, and hunting with Walden, who was atop their family horse, Dynamite. “Now, when Otis first got on a horse, he looked like a pelican flapping around. His shoulders bounced all around. But he got the hang of it fast.” Walden recalled. “The best day of his life was the day that horse of his outran mine.” Walden said before a pause. He collected his thoughts, and softly continued, “God, he loved that horse.”
In late 1967, Redding and the Walden boys began seeking out studio space in downtown Macon. It was time to grow Redwal. They became particularly fond of a piece of property in the industrial district. In early December, Redding told the Walden brothers to go ahead and handle the real estate and he jumped a plane north. After leaving Macon, he recorded “Dock of the Bay.” And the Waldens bought the space that would become Capricorn Records. Redding’s plane would never return. He would never set foot in the studio that pioneered the Southern Rock movement. And Walden would spend the rest of his promoting his late friend without ever being able to hear his voice again.
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Brothers Dexter and Otis Redding III continue their father’s legacy; their band The Reddings will reunite for the Sunday concert event Sept. 11. Right: Otis Redding performing This week, Macon will come to a stop to celebrate Otis Redding’s 75th birthday with a line up of artists and events fit for the King of Soul. The celebration is not just a birthday party though. It’s also a reminder that the Redding family is not simply content at remembering the late Soul legend. They’re hell-bent on righting the ills that almost stopped Otis Redding from becoming a household name. And they’re succeeding. The most obvious manifestation of their success is the changed lives of children served by the Otis Redding Foundation. Since 2007, the Foundation has provided Macon’s youth educational opportunities with an emphasis on art and music. They’ve also spearheaded the effort to create DREAM Academy, a charter school with a focus on art and music, to give young Maconites access to their passion that her father had to demand. The Redding family is balancing the scales for this generation of young adults who face similar odds that a 15-year-old Otis Redding faced all those years ago. Their work makes it almost certain that there will be a proud graduate of the Foundation’s Otis Music Camp in the back of the city auditorium, celebrating the life of their late husband and father. And because of their work, that kid will feel empowered by their circumstances, not trapped by them. Otis Redding loved Macon. He never left it. He stayed, and made it better. It only makes sense that the next generation of Reddings has decided to do the same for his, and now their, beloved city. The Redding name is a living, breathing force that is transforming lives all these years after Otis’ passing. As we celebrate his life in the town he loved so, it’s worth celebrating the tradition the Redding family has continued. Happy Birthday, Otis.
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Larry Gatlin and the Blackwood Quartet Friday, Sept. 23 The incomparable Larry Gatlin will sing his Great Thou Art”, “Swing Down Sweet Charifamous country and gospel hits on stage ot”, “I’ll Fly Away”, “Peace in the Valley” and alongside the world famous Blackwood “Walk Dem Golden Stairs”. Quartet on Friday, Sept. 23 at The Grand Millions were privileged to hear The Opera House in Macon, GA. Gatlin released Blackwood Brothers sing in The Johnny his first album, The Pilgrim, in 1973 and won a Grammy for his song “Broken Lady.” He’s recorded with Willie Nelson and Elvis Presley recorded his hit “Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall” in 1976. The Blackwood name is legendary in gospel music; the Blackwood Brothers have won over 8 Grammy awards, 27 Dove Awards, and have sold over 60 millions albums worldwide. Gatlin, an American country legend and Southern Gospel singer and songwriter, achieved Grammy Award Winning Country Music Legend & Grammy Award success as part of a team with Winning First Family of Gospel Music at The Grand Opera House. his brothers, Steve and Rudy. As their fame grew in the country music genre, the band became known as Cash movie, “I Walk The Line”. Mr. Bill Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers. Their Gaither was quoted saying, “The Blackwood biggest hits include “Broken Lady”, “All the name is the best known name in Gospel Gold in California”, “Houston (Means I’m Music world wide.” One Day Closer to You)”, “She Used to Be Ron Blackwood knew Elvis personally, Somebody’s Baby”, “Talking to the Moon” he went to church with him and was also and “Heartbreak Ridge and New Hope J.D. Sumner and The Stamps Quartet’s busiRoad”. Larry Gatlin shares the music and ness manager for years. He knew the personstories from four decades as a solo artist and al side of Elvis, he saw him when he was off with The Gatlin Brothers. He has performed stage, he knew Elvis and Elvis idolized his on 33 Top 40 single hits combining his solo family and wanted to sing with them. Elvis was given that opportunity after the crash recordings and those with his brothers. that killed RW Blackwood, but Elvis had The Blackwood Quartet continues the gospel sound made famous by The Blackalready signed a contract with Sun Records and was unable to sing with the Blackwood wood Brothers Quartet of 1934, which is considered the First Family of Gospel Music. Brothers Quartet. Even though his life took a different turn he never stopped loving The Blackwood Brothers won eight GramGospel Music or the Blackwood Family. He mys and six Dove Awards and they were even insisted on the Blackwood Brothers inducted in the Gospel Music Hall of Fame Quartet singing at his mother’s funeral. in 1998. Expect to hear songs such as “How 18 SEPTMEBER 8 - 22, 2016
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What Cox Cafe Where 694 Lower Poplar Street Celebrating 20 years in business
Celebrating 20 Years: Cox Cafe There aren’t a lot of spots in middle Georgia that look and feel just about the same way now as they did twenty years ago - either age and neglect have done their dirty work, or progress and modernization have forced a facelift. For the Cox Cafe downtown on Lower Poplar Street, though, the cliche “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” rings true - the restaurant celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year, making it a longstanding local institution for simple, solid Southern breakfasts and lunches served with familiarity and genuine kindness. David Cox, owner and operator of Cox’s Cafe for the past twenty years, began his restaurant career in the same straightforward way he still runs his business today - “There was a place down here where I used to like to go and eat,” he says, “but it closed down. I thought, ‘Well, let me try that out,’ made ‘em an offer, they accepted, and here we are.” David’s culinary inspiration is the same as many a Southerner’s - “I learned how to cook from my mama,” he says. “Good ole Southern dishes - nothing like ‘em.” And for breakfast and lunch five days a week for the past two decades, comforting Southern goodness cooked Mama-style is exactly what Cox Cafe has been serving its eager customers. Tucked away from the heart of downtown, closer to industrial Macon, Cox isn’t a place you stroll past and decide to check out - you pretty much have to know about it to go there, and plenty of local folks are in the know. “Most of my customers are men, actually,” David says. “Blue collar fellers, guys who work outdoors. I’m not sure where all of ‘em even come from, since a lot of the industrial stuff down here has shut down, but they still come out to get fed, and I’m still happy to feed ‘em.” 22 SEPTMEBER 8 - 22, 2016
Men and women alike share an enthusiasm for the food at Cox, though - their breakfast menu sticks to the basic offerings, but they always get the eggs just right, and at lunch, the chicken & dumplings, lacy cornbread, squash casserole, and peach cobbler - among other offerings - get great reviews. David’s favorite dish on the menu? “Beef tips and rice,” he says. “And don’t forget to tell ‘em about the twelve layer chocolate cake!” Twelve layers. Lots of chocolate. Worth the drive. Consider yourself told. When asked the secret of his success for the past twenty years in an industry that has seen massive local turnover, David answers quickly: “I want people to be happy and enjoy what they eat,” he says, “and if they’re not, I wanna know why, and then I wanna give ‘em something else that’ll make ‘em happy. We don’t get many complaints like that – most folks are happy with what they get here. I enjoy cooking and I like seeing people enjoy the food we cook. It’s as simple as that, really – and it’s what I tell my employees, too. Smile, treat ‘em right, be nice. If you can’t be nice, get out the door.” That’s a mindset that has served David Cox and his customers well; it’s kept folks coming in the door for consistently friendly service and filling, comforting meals for longer than most Macon restaurants have been open. Cox Café 694 Lower Poplar Street 478-745-7171 Hours: M-F 6-10 am Breakfast 11am-2pm Lunch
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20’s Pub Boasting freshly prepared sandwiches, salads and dinner specials in a well-lit tavern-like setting. LD • BAR • $ 3076 Riverside AP’s Hidden Hideaway Making homecooked meals like your mamma used tomake.Menu also features burgers, sandwiches, wings and more. LD • BAR $ 4274 Broadway. Open TuesFri 3pm - 2am. Sat and Sunday at noon. Waiter service and outdoor seating available. (478) 781-5656 Bearfoot Tavern The new Bearfoot Tavern is a gastropub featuring an English pub-style atmosphere, 50 beers on tap and bar food at its finest with all soups and breads made in-house. Large beer garden with outdoor stage! LD • BAR • $ 468 Second Street. Open 7 days a week at 11 a.m. Special brunch menu Saturday & Sunday. 478-305-7703 The Brick’s Made from-scratch pizzas, calzones, and stuffed sticks; unique pastas; fresh salads; and wings tossed in one of a dozen house-made sauces next to a full-service bar and a wide variety of draft and bottled beers. A community gathering place featuring outdoor seating and live music with built-in sound and light systems. 1305 Hardeman Ave. at the Lofts at College Hill. Kitchen 11-10 Monday-Saturday, 12-9 Sundays. Full bar open until midnight. For a full menu visit thebrick93.com. Locos Grill & Pub Casual, kid-friendly, family dining. We’re talking great food, sports on the big screens and a full bar. Fantastic weekly specials and live music on the weekends. Delivery and catering also available. LD BAR • $ 2440 Riverside Drive. The Rookery There isn’t a place downtown that has been serving us longer. Two time winner of Best Burger in Macon in the Readers Choice Awards. Sandwiches, fresh salads and house specialties. LD BAR $-$$ 543 Cherry Street, 746-8658 Wild Wing Cafe Newly opened franchise at the Shoppes at River Crossing, fantastic wings in over 30 flavors, over 20 brews on tap, great salads and one of the few dining options in North Macon that offers live music on the weekends. LD • BAR $-$$, 477.WILD
BBQ Fincher’s - You haven’t had delicious southern barbecue until you’ve had us. For over 75 years, we’ve been teasing taste buds with our pit-cooked pork, sandwiches, and more. Voted “Best BBQ” by readers of the 11th Hour for six years in a row, their BBQ even made a trip to the moon on the 1969 space mission. Four locations in Macon and Warner Robins. Family owned and operated!
Pizza / Italian Ingleside Village Pizza IVP is probably the one place in Macon you HAVE to go if you are new here. According to the readers of the 11th Hour, and the Macon Telegraph, it’s the best Pizza in Macon. Homemade dough, loaded with toppings, it just doesn’t get any better. And the atmosphere is as cool as they come. Friendly, and lively, and filled with all kinds of great people, IVP is a one of a kind Macon experience. They also have one of the most extensive beer lists in Macon. LD • BAR $ 2396 Ingleside. Sauced at Mercer Village Serving pizza, calzones, sammies and fresh salads, Sauced makes all their dough, specialty sauce and breads in-house. Delivery available within the College Hill Corridor. (478) 743-4113.
Just Tap’d - Yes, they specialize in over 75 craft beers on tap, but the downtown venue has also added some tasty artisan, pub-style food. Featuring Neapolitan pizza, authentic bavarian brats, fresh made pretzels and more! Indoor and outddoor seating. 488 First Street. MonThur 2-10, Friday & Sat 12-11:30, and Sunday 1-8. Main Street Pizza - Much more than a pizza place; the downtown restaurant also offers an outdoor patio with live music that has made Main Street a popular place to mingle. Serving pizzas, wings, calzones and salads. Open for lunch and dinner. 344 Second Street, 744-9880.
Lunch Spots Harpin’s A mid-town lunch favorite, serving chicken salad, pimento cheese, deli sandwiches and fresh salads and daily soup specials. Call ahead for take-out or try their new Take ‘n Go cooler. 3378 Brookdale Ave. (478) 742-5252 Grow is Macon’s only farm to table lunch restaurant, specializing in local meats and produce. Healthy food with Southern flair. Open Mon-Sat 11-3pm. Check out the facebook page for this week’s menu. Reservations accepted. 743-4663 Kudzu Seafood Co. Newly opened on Third Street by veteran caterer Lee Clack, Kudzu features seafood and breads flown in direct from the Big Easy. With New Orleans flair, their menu features po’boys, jambalaya, cajun fish tacos, fresh salads and their own blue cheese slaw. LD Monday - Saturday 11am - 3 pm, Dinner Friday & Saturday • $ • 470 Third Street.
Specialty The Backburner Under new ownership with a new chef, this longtime Macon favorite has a refreshed menu featuring gourmet entrees including duck, sea bass, New York strip, lamb, oysters and more. Elegant dining experience on Ingeside. LD • $$-$$$ (478) 746-3336
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St. Paul & the Broken Bones A tight ensemble with a gospel-tinged, retro-soul garage sound complete with horns and a dynamic lead singer, Birmingham’s St. Paul & the Broken Bones’
stirring live shows quickly garnered them a fan following when the band was formed in 2011. Led by vocalist Paul Janeway, an impassioned soul singer with James Brown-like stage moves and command, and also consisting of Browan Lollar (guitar, vocals), Andrew Lee (drums and percussion), Jesse Phillips (bass), Allen Branstetter (trumpet), and Ben Griner (trombone and tuba) . St. Paul and the Broken Bones is one of the best bands you will see Live, in this Country, Period. They are playing Sunday, Sept. 11, at Evening of Respect, the 75 year celebration of Otis Redding. Brad Evans caught up with front man Paul Janeway this past week. Hey Paul. Hope you guys are doing well. We are so happy to have you coming back to Macon. I know last time you were here ya’ll took a ride out to the Big O Ranch, and ate some good BBQ at Old Clinton. Yeah. We love those mac and cheese balls, man. We all still talk about that BBQ joint. Reminds a lot of the guys of home. And we talk about that show in Macon too. That was a hell of a show in Macon, too. People came unhinged. Well, they had never experienced anything like you! People were throwing their bras on stage. I was like, God almighty! Well, I know you only have a few minutes, so I wanted to spend our time together talking about Otis Redding. I know he was a big influence. I know coming back to celebrate 75 years is a big deal for you. I’ll put it to you this way. It was terribly inconvenient for us. You know, we’re in the middle of an album release. We release September 9. We’re going to be all over the country. If anyone else anywhere else had offered any amount of money, we’d have probably said no. But when Zelma Redding calls you, you say yes. I wouldn’t be anywhere else. We’re all over the country this week - Late Night with Stephen Colbert, travel is crazy. But Zelma sent me this beautiful letter, and I will treasure it for the rest of my life. I told the guys “I don’t care what we have to figure out, we’re doing this.” They all were 100 percent behind it, and we’re very excited about it. Chris Robinson was in our studio at The Creek 100.9
FM a few weeks ago, and we were talking about Otis Redding. He was talking about Otis as a vocalist. One thing he said was that Sam Cooke was a vocal acrobat, and Otis was more of a ditch digger. He just got the work done. Do you agree with that assessment? Yeah. I mean, Otis, to me, is an extremely emotive kind of singer. Otis had some range, though, but he didn’t really focus on that a lot. He knew what to sing and when to sing it, and there’s a desperation to it that can’t be replicated. It has that Southern grit. When you say Southern soul singer, you think Otis Redding. I just saw that YouTube video of you singing Otis in Paris. That was pretty intense. Gave me chills watching it. That was a crazy day in Paris. We drove all night. We hadn’t had any sleep - they just threw us out there and we did it. We’re out on the street in front of the Louvre. We were trying to perform there and got kicked out. There was a girl there that asked if we knew any Otis songs. Man, she asked the right guy, didn’t she? Ha! Yes, she did. It was this amazing moment. I was really into the song. When I looked up, that girl had tears coming down her face. There we were, in Paris, singing Otis Redding, making people cry. It was a moment, that’s for sure. When you first started performing - I know you have a background in religious music, but when you started doing what you’re doing, how long was it before you
knew you had something? I actually didn’t think I was much of a singer at first. I know that’s kind of silly, seeing as how that’s what I do for a living now. But when I first got together with Jesse, and we starting writing, he told me he was going to write songs around my voice. The first song was “Broken Bones and Pocket Change.” It was a ballad. We didn’t combat my voice. And I knew from that song on that I had to give it a shot. Our guitar player tells this story when he first came in to record with us, he hadn’t met me. He saw me and didn’t make the connection. He thought I was just a hanger-on at the studio. When he heard it come out of me, he was like “Wait, what’s going on?!” You know, I don’t exactly look the part, but I did take it seriously. I quit my job for this. I was a bank teller. I was in school, and I quit. I believed in it enough to do that. I love singing, I love performing. The bill that you are playing on Sept 11 - have you heard it? It’s remarkable. I don’t know if this is public knowledge, but William Bell is going to perform “I Forgot to be Your Lover” with us. He specifically asked for us. That’s one of my favorite songs. I’m so excited about this show. It’s crazy right now, because we have so much to think about. It will all become clear on September 11. To me, that’s going to be a celebration. I can’t wait to get back to Macon. Find me a Macon Whoopee Shirt!
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KEVIN McCAULEY Chef
1. Must Do Explore downtown. There are so many cool nooks and crannies. It’s super walkable and easy to navigate. And everyday there seems to be something new popping up. The mix of old and new gives Macon a unique charm. 2. Must Eat. So many things. Everyone needs to be initiated at H&H, obviously, so that’s always first on the list. The brisket at Joe D’s on Ingleside is literally the best I’ve ever had and measures up to anything I’ve eaten in TX. My family loves the burgers & shakes at Rookery and the pizza at Bearfoot Tavern is spectacular. Brunch at Dovetail is a must. Thats just barely scratching the surface. 3. My most recent night on the town... Bragg Jam. It was awesome but I don’t think I even made it past 9:30pm. I’m typically up working by 4am. 4. What are some of your current projects... I own a line of cinnamon rolls that are about to go into mass production. I cook for a supper club on the weekends. My wife and I also do some consulting so my week is usually jam packed.
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Where you from Adam?
Im originally from Florida, moved to New Mexico when I was five, came to middle Georgia (Warner Robins) in 2001.
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I’m a huge fan of old fashioned’s, preferably a rye whiskey, and to be even more specific Alberta Dark Batch Rye or Pendleton 1910 make a damn fine old fashioned.
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Just walk in and say hey, trust me....I’ll talk to you. Please don’t do the whole snap your fingers things, rattle a glass or bottle. Pretty much just don’t be rude. Bartenders need love to man.
What do you like most about The Bourbon Bar and Macon in general? I’m living on College Street now, near the law school. I love it. I’m close enough to downtown, tucked away in a little corner. It’s home, it’s Macon, I love it. As far as where I work I am beyond blessed. I’m able to hone my craft in two different ways. At Bourbon Bar I’m able to create craft cocktails and classic drinks, at Parish I’m able to sling drinks quickly and spend a good amount of time talking with my bar guest. Im able to make connections and build relationships.
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Other than work or beverage-related hobbies, I enjoy family time, playing acoustic guitar, going out to eat, and treasure hunting at vintage and second-hand stores. PHOTO LUKE USRY
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Rewind Retry
Local band focuses on their new LP; writing and recording
The guys of Rewind Retry may cite influences such as Radiohead and Muse, but they are a band exploring elements and taking inspiration from contemporary music, 80s New Wave, and even Indian classical music. Friends John Maddox (guitar/ vocals), Will Childress (bass/vocals), Griffin Ver Steeg (guitar/vocals), and Alex Freehof (drums) began the band in 2014 after feeling a natural inclination to start writing music together. The band will be opening for the Athens folk pair Cicada Rhythm this month and they had a chance to give me some insight into their developing sound and Macon’s music scene. How do you think the band’s changed since its inception? Will: Starting out we had some definite roots in a few primary influences that we shared. Obviously Radiohead was a huge influence. Now we’re starting to find a few others that we want to jump into. We’re interested in fleshing out our identity [through] electronic music, synth and other things like keyboards that we’ve started to incorporate into our shows. So we’re trying to diversify things. How have your influences broadened? John: I’ve been branching out a lot. I listen to contemporary stuff. Whoever is doing something creatively cool, I kind of keep tabs on. I’ve been listening to a lot of Indian
classical music lately. Super weird time signatures and creative scales. I’ve been trying to broaden my horizons in that sense. Rather than shifting from genre to genre, I’m trying to just get far away from what I’ve known. Will: A huge portion of our inspiration comes from the local environment we live in. We get inspiration from folks we know in Athens and that we’ve played with like Family and Friends, Mothers. It’s been a huge thing for us to play with these bands and really learn from them one on one. . . We definitely cite our sources from really older groups. We love Johnny Cash. Griffin and I definitely take some serious notes on classical music. Tell me about recording your first EP. John: It was a huge learning experience for all of us. Recording it ourselves was definitely our best option because not only did it help us learn the technical act of recording music, but it helped us understand our sound, who we are as a band, and where we want to go. So it was a challenge. I think it set us up for doing a full length, which we’re working towards. Describe your new sound for us? Will: I feel like John has been pushing more towards a retro vibe. He’s been experimenting a lot with his guitars and going back towards the, I guess more 80s, 90s kind
of sound. I think we’re all kind of getting into it a little bit. I feel like that’s definitely going to be a part of the transition. John: A lot of post punk, new wave has really interesting sounds on guitars and vocals. A lot of it was kind of overdone. But I think there’s redeemable elements to it. I’m trying to pick out some redeemable elements of different things from that era and trying to make it new again. What do you think is an important way to help grow the Macon music scene? Alex: Playing local obviously. Supporting local shows. Bands that do come in town, playing with them. There’s projects like the Macon Music CD that we’re fortunate enough to be part of. John: One element is getting to know and supporting other bands. Even if it’s a band that maybe isn’t a genre you’re really into. . . I would like to see more specialized venues. We have a lot of venues that are bars and half the crowd is there to drink and not really listening to whoever’s playing. It would be really cool to have more just music venues. When you look at a lot of popular destinaGRANT’S tions for bands to play or cities that have scenes thriving it is because they have spaces like that. Will: I think it’s the camaraderie that we all have really enjoyed in Macon. The Macon scene has been so supportive of each other in this growth period. Over the last several years we’ve had some really cool things happen locally. And the more we support each other, the more we will grow.
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Friday 9/9 John Stanley Band 20’S PUB Steve Holcombe Duo BEARFOOT TAVERN Yesterdaze Rock BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE Rumours: Fleetwood Mac Tribute COX CAPITOL THEATRE Rumours is the Southeast’s premier Fleetwood Mac tribute band. Based in Atlanta, GA, Rumours captures the energy of Fleetwood Mac at the height of their career by blending perfect harmonies, precise instrumentation, and a visually engaging stage show. The six members of Rumours are professional musicians with experience across the spectrum of genre – folk, blues, country, rock, and everything in between. Rumours’ diverse background, coupled with a professional approach to the craft, has propelled them to their status as a highly regarded tribute band. TICKETS $15. Mighty w/ Mel Washington, Us & The Ship THE HUMMINGBIRD MIGHTY, the Atlanta-based grimey project of Pittsburgh transplant Angelo Fiaretti, is off-kilter garage rock with (more than a modest) grunge influence. His lyrics revolve around the
subjects of revenge daydreams, paranoia, drugs, and self discovery—when he isn’t poking jabs at the gloomy culture of high school bullying (fuck those guys, right?). MIGHTY was conceived after Fiaretti, now age 20, dropped out of school when he was 16 in an effort to distance himself from the threats of local assholes, and choosing instead to spend his days immersed in the local DIY punk and indie scenes. In the cold, dim basements of office buildings and neighborhood garages, and in community-run art galleries, Fiaretti found his voice and MIGHTY was created. Nathan Morgan WILD WING CAFE
Saturday 9/10 The Skeeterz AP’S HIDDEN HIDEAWAY Big Daddy & Co BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE ‘80s Themed Costume Party w/ Echospeed THE HUMMINGBIRD Jared Ashley THE CRAZY BULL After placing fifth on Season Four of “Nashville Star” in 2006, Jared used the exposure to further his ability to tour and build a fan base as a live artist, even without the benefit of a record deal. The many miles spent on the road have given Jared an even greater opportunity to hone his songwriting and test his material with his live audience. “I’m a songwriter first, and I became an
artist because I wanted people to hear my songs,” Jared says. “I’m really enjoying the songs I’m writing more because they represent where I am in my life right now.” Milk Money WILD WING CAFE
Wednesday 9/14 The Floozies COX CAPITOL THEATRE Fueled by the swing of Basie, the birth of Charlie Parker’s bebop, and the wild frontier of electronica. Born in funk and bred in the digital age, live electronic duo The Floozies have burst onto the scene at a time when the industry needed them the most. Brothers Matt and Mark Hill share the stage just as easily as they share a musical brain. Without a setlist, and without a word between them, Matt’s guitar is in lockstep with the thud of Mark’s kick. Endless looping and production builds the raw scenery upon which palm muted chugs, searing solos, and wobbling bass paint their dazzling array of colors.
Thursday 9/15 Aaron Carter COX CAPITOL THEATRE Aaron Carter became an international pop sensation at the age of 10 and went on to release several hit singles and multiplatinum albums as well as appear in film, television and on Broadway. Carter recently finished a successful North American tour performing songs he made famous during 11thHourOnline.com 35
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the past 15 years. He is currently recording Ralph Rodenberry a new album andFeaturing: preparing for his next THE HUMMINGBIRD Matt Brantley Band, tour. Carter, now 26, began his career at the Analog Existence, age of 7 singing lead for the band Dead Mopeland Loose Skrews End. Two years laterand in 1997 he made his WILD WING CAFE Driven Towards Chaos. first solo appearance when he opened for brother Nick Carter’s band the Backstreet Boys in Berlin, Germany. Cicada Rhythm, Rewind Retry THE HUMMINGBIRD Cicada Rhythm is a favorite from Bragg Jam 2016; this talented pair imitates and modernizes folk music to a rejuvenating degree. The sound of Andrea DeMarcus and Dave Kirslis exhibits skilled and articulate guitar picking honed in the dive bars of Atlanta over rolling Julliard-trained bass lines. Expect chilling harmonies, unbridled enthusiasm, some wholesome tunes and a sincere performance Brantley Harris WILD WING CAFE
Friday 9/16 Big Daddy & Co. 20’S PUB Brain Clarke BEARFOOT TAVERN Free Lance Ruckus BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE Lance Stinson THE CRAZY BULL Lance Stinson hails from Lumber City, a South Georgia town with a little more than a thousand people. “Dad was a big Hank Sr. fan,” he says, “and my older brothers liked Hank Jr., so I picked up a love for both. My brothers were also fans of a lot of ‘80’s rockers like Def Leppard and Poison, and I wound up with a little of that in the mix too.” Those influences would combine to give him a taste for what he calls a “kick-in-theteeth country.” “There’s still some traditional sound to it,” he says, “since I love story songs, but then it’s got that edge to it.” It’s an approach that has made him one of country’s most exciting young talents and brought Lance to the brink of national attention. Ralph Rodenberry w/ Field Creeps
Wheeler’s debut album is already being called “the filthiest country album in history”. But to merely label it as that would be a crime. It’s one of the finest country albums ever put to wax (or files, or whatever).
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Moon Taxi COX CAPITOL THEATRE The members of Moon Taxi are no strangers to the stage. Hailing from Nashville, the five-piece formed in 2006 and set out to conquer the Southeast with their unforgettable live set. Nine years later, they’ve amassed over one thousand shows and released two albums, Cabaret (2012) and Mountains Beaches Cities (2013). The latter landed the band their first National late-night television appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman and Conan as well. With a rabid fan base under their belts, they’ve upped the ante this year to become a festival favorite with recent performances at Bonnaroo, Governor’s Ball, Wakarusa, Houston Free Press and upcoming appearances at Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits.
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Matt Moncrief WILD WING CAFE
A2Z Band THE CRAZY BULL
Friday 9/23
Benjamin Olsen Trio BEARFOOT TAVERN The Benjamin Olsen Trio is a bangin’ new project started up by songman Benjamin Cummings of The Dirty Doves, and RLC and The Night Owls. With J.J. “Stix” Mills on Drums and Walt Robinson on bass guitar this is a great funk/blues trio from right here at home in Macon Ga. If you like shakin’ and movin’ and some good soulful Macon love, then this is the spot Southern Outlaws BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE
Sunday 9/19 Wheeler Walker Jr. COX CAPITOL THEATRE If, as Kinky Friedman once said, “an artist is a man who’s ahead of his time and behind on his rent,” then consider Wheeler Walker, Jr. the Michelangelo of country music. Wheeler got his first breaks early. Famed country A&R man Ronnie Phillips heard him playing at the Bluebird Café and signed him to Capitol Nashville. Unfortunately Wheeler could never quite get along with “the man”. Wheeler doesn’t like being told what to do. Never has. That’s what his heroes Waylon, Willie, Johnny and Hank taught him. After refusing to censor his songs, Capitol dropped him. Country music’s most talented artist, and not even a damn single to show for it. Until now...
B. Keith Williams 20’S PUB Steve Holcombe Duo BEARFOOT TAVERN Matt Pippin Duo BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE George Porter, Jr. COX CAPITOL THEATRE George Porter, Jr. is best known as the bassist of The Meters, along with Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli and Joseph Zigaboo Modeliste. The group was formed in the mid 60’s and came to be recognized as one of the progenitors of funk. The Meters disbanded in 1977, but reformed in 1989. Today the original group still plays the occasional reunion shows. The Funky Meters, of which Porter and Neville are still members.
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