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OCTOBER 27, 2016 — Issue 136

Houndmouth Makes History New Albany natives featured in Carnegie Center exhibit

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Danielle Grady

PHOTOGRAPHY Tyler Stewart

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Instagram photos posted by fans, friends and members of Houndmouth cover a wall in the Carnegie Gallery. | STAFF PHOTO BY TYLER STEWART

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Houndmouth exhibit strikes a chord

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oundmouth is the best thing to come out unique vision with its walls painted a bubbleof New Albany since plate glass. gum-esque shade of pink called Bubblebath, The New Albany rockers are proud of Grady explains, which was inspired by “Setheir roots — a rare thing in the image-conscious dona,” a song on the band’s sophomore album, crucible that is the music industry.

“Little Neon Limelight.”

Equally as impressive, the band’s mommas It’s the first time those walls have changed in apparently raised them right, as they rather 20 years. grudgingly accepted the Carnegie Center for Art The exhibit will include interactive and viJASON THOMAS & History’s invitation to feature it in a exhibit sual elements, as well as displays with concert SoIn Editor that opens Friday. posters, interesting live show outfits the band The band didn’t think it was important enough wore and cue cards from their late-night televito warrant the exhibit, its manager, Chris Thomas, told sion appearances — one of which says that Houndmouth writer Danielle Grady for today’s centerpiece. comes from Albany, Indiana, instead of New Albany.

I was a fan of Houndmouth before, but now I’m ready Sure the band has its local detractors. Success often to be a roadie. I saw it play The Grand a few years ago breeds jealousy. for the inaugural Boomtown Ball & Festival and I was Wonder if that’s on any of those cue cards. hooked. That the natives would come home to help the city get the festival off the ground was pretty groovy by — Jason Thomas is the editor of SoIn. He can be reached by me. phone at 812-206-2127 or email at jason.thomas@newsandLike the band’s sound, the Carnegie exhibit offers a tribune.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopThomas.

Falling into art classes for kids SOIN THE KNOW

• WHAT: Children’s Art Classes • WHEN: Nov. 4 through Dec. 19 • WHERE: Carriage House of the Arts Council of Southern Indiana, 820 E. Market St., New Albany • COST: $95 for seven weeks or $15 per class

The Arts Council of Southern Indiana will host several children’s art classes for ages 3 through 10 this fall, at the Carriage House, 820 E. Market St., New Albany.

• Nov. 4/5: “Drawing”: Students will practice contour — single line drawing — which helps them connect what the eye is seeing, with what the hand is doing.

• Nov. 11/12: “Abstract Painting”: Color mixing and creating blotter paintings. Together we will discuss what hidden images we see.

• Nov. 18/19: “ Printmaking “: Students will use repetition of patterns to create texture and contrast.

• Nov. 25/26: “Fiber Arts”: Fabric assemblage collage. Materials will be provided but feel free to bring scrap fabric, yarn, rope, or other

The Arts Council of Southern Indiana will hosts art classes beginning Nov. 4. | PHOTO PROVIDED found objects.

• Dec. 2/3: “Water-color Painting”: An exploration of fun watercolor techniques.

• Dec. 9/10: “Mixed-Media”: Students will be encouraged to combine various forms of media such as paint, collage, pastel, fibers, photography and more, to create a visually stunning masterpiece. Bring anything that you are inspired to use in your work.

• Dec. 16/17: “Recycled Bottle

Gift”: Together we will mix up a natural home-made bath soak to fill our decorated bottle! A thoughtful gift for the kids to give during the holidays. **Bring a fun-shaped clear bottle with lid or cork, about 8-16 ounce in size.

Other materials needed for class: 12-x-9 mixed media paper pad, white glue, washable markers, oil pastels, watercolor set, and a variety of paint brush sizes. An art bin/carrying case is also recommended.

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Where to go and be seen in Southern Indiana

TREAT YOURSELF • WHAT: City of New Albany’s Trunk or Treat

• WHEN: 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 • WHERE: New Albany Riverfront Amphi-

theater Calling all ghosts, goblins, and ghouls. The City of New Albany’s annual Trunk or Treat event is back. Bring the whole family out for games, bounce houses and inflatables, a climbing rock wall, laser tag, and trick or treating. Be sure to stick around after the trick or treating ends for a showing of Halloween time favorite “Hocus Pocus.” It all takes place on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 6 p.m., at the New Albany Riverfront Amphitheater. In the event of rain, event moves to State Street Parking Garage.

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CELEBRATE THE DEAD

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES

• WHAT: ‘Day of the Dead’ opening reception • WHEN: 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 • WHERE: Pat Harrison Art Center Gallery, 820 E.

• WHAT: Spring Street Spooky 5K and Scarecrow

• INFO: Call 812-949-4238.

• WHERE: Big Four Station, Jeffersonville • COST: $30 (ends today); $35 day of • INFO: LeadershipSI.org

Market St., New Albany

The exhibit feature fiber artist Penny Sisto and jewelry artist Roxy Lentz who are collaborating to create a Day of the Dead fashion event and art exhibit. Penny will show clothing and handbag designs, in addition to her fabric works collages, many inspired by artist Fredo Kahlo. Roxy will exhibit art jewelry and clothing of upcycled and found objects to create one of a kind, wearable art pieces and clothing.

Shuffle

• WHEN: 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29; Scarecrow Shuffle for kids, 10 a.m.

Costumes are highly encouraged. The event supports Emerging Leaders, the young professional group of Leadership Southern Indiana that encourage a platform for younger professionals to get informed and involved through networkshops, meeting local leaders and entrepreneurs, and collaborating cross-sector.

GOTTA GO: Interested in seeing your event in our 3 To Go? Email SoIn Editor Jason Thomas at jason.thomas@newsandtribune.com

THE MAKING OF A BAND Carnegie Center in New Albany celebrates success behind Houndmouth

A que card from Houndmouth’s appearance on David Letterman’s Show sits on a couch to give the gallery at the Carnegie Center a backstage feel. | STAFF PHOTOS BY TYLER STEWART

Clothing worn by the band is displayed in the Carnegie Center gallery.

Public Program Coordinator Al Gorman, left, Curator Daniel Pfalzgraf, and Director Sally Newkirk, right, organize a display case with items from Houndmouth’s time on the road as they prepare the Carnegie Center for the band’s exhibit, opening Friday.

By DANIELLE GRADY danielle.grady@newsandtribune.com

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he Carnegie Center for Art & History has done something radical.

It’s painted some of its typically white walls a bubblegum-esque shade of pink called Bubblebath.

It’s the first time the walls have changed colors in about 20 years, said Sally Newkirk, the museum’s director.

The transformation, however, is for something equally as unconventional — a history-style exhibit on a local band making headlines right now: the New Albany-based Houndmouth.

The exhibit is for Indiana’s bicentennial, but Newkirk finds nothing wrong with highlighting three very much alive band members instead of some long-gone historical figure.

“In a sense, history is what happened yesterday,” Newkirk said.

The Houndmouth exhibit will help preserve the area’s musical heritage and one of its bands — “our hometown band,” Newkirk said.

A New Albany hometown band, comprised of Matt Myers, Zak Appleby and Shane Cody, that’s appeared on national television with David Letterman and Conan O’Brien and played to audiences around the world.

A FRIDAY NIGHT KIND OF PINK The exhibit’s pink walls are inspired by

Curator Daniel Pfalzgraf measures a gallery wall while hanging posters and live concert photos for the Houndmouth exhibit that opens Friday evening. a song on the band’s 2015 album, “Little Neon Limelight,” called “Sedona.”

It’s a phrase often shouted by the band’s fans during their packed concerts: “a Saturday night kind of pink.”

The Houndmouth exhibit opens on Friday, not Saturday, but Newkirk is encouraging people who attend the opening event to wear pink to be entered into a drawing.

The exhibit, called “Houndmouth: From the Hills to the Limelight” will be at the museum until Jan. 21, and it will be

different than many of the history-oriented exhibits the museum’s put on in the past.

Newkirk often organizes similar exhibits in a timeline structure and uses lots of text-heavy informational labels.

The Houndmouth exhibit will feature a loose mixture of interactive and visual elements. Visitors can tinker with iPads loaded up with the band’s songs, articles and music videos. They’ll also be able to play a game similar to Guitar Hero and watch a Carnegie Center video interview with the band.

The exhibit will also include displays with concert posters, interesting live show outfits the band wore and cue cards from their late-night television appearances — one of which says that Houndmouth comes from Albany, Indiana, instead of New Albany.

On a smaller exhibit wall, Newkirk plans to hang a television with a live feed of Instagram posts about the band that museum-goers can add to.

The exhibit will receive a kick-off party, which is common for the Carnegie Center, but Friday’s event, which lasts from 6 to 9 p.m. will be attended by the band members and include swag bags for early visitors and an appearance from the Louisville-based turntable and electronic company’s mobile record store, the Crosley Cruiser, which will be moonlighting as a Houndmouth merch table.

Houndmouth gave the Carnegie Center their blessing for its exhibit, but the band’s members were resistant to the idea at first.

MAKING HISTORY

When Newkirk and other Carnegie Center employees were brainstorming ideas for a bicentennial exhibit, they decided to highlight someone or something making history currently.

Newkirk’s coworkers persuaded her to look into Houndmouth, and as she researched the band, she began to understand her colleagues’ excitement.

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ENTERTAINMENT

MOVIES: OCT. 28

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On Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m., New Albany native and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, Jamey Aebersold, will present a free evening of jazz in the Jane Barth Anderson Meeting Room at the Carnegie Center for Art and History in New Albany. | FILE PHOTO

Jam with jazz master On Tuesday, Nov. 1, beginning at 7:30 p.m., New Albany native and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, Jamey Aebersold, will present a free evening of jazz in the Jane Barth Anderson Meeting Room at the Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 E. Spring St., New Albany.

Performing on stage with Aebersold on sax will be Kendall Carter on piano, Tyrone Wheeler on bass and Jonathan Higgins on drums.

This program is the third in a series of November concerts Aebersold and friends have performed at the Carnegie Center since 2014.

The public is invited to attend and no reservations are needed.

Guests should enter through the Bank Street door which will open at 6:30 so guests can visit the current exhibition titled Houndmouth: From the Hills to the Limelight prior to the concert. Seating for the concert is on a first come, first served basis. For more information

SOIN THE KNOW

• WHAT: Jamey Aebersold

in concert • WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 • WHERE: Jane Barth Anderson Meeting Room at the Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 E. Spring St., New Albany • COST: Free

please call 812-944-7336.

The Carnegie Center for Art and History, a department of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, is a contemporary art gallery and history museum located at 201 E. Spring St. in historic downtown New Albany.

Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The Carnegie Center for Art and History is fully accessible and admission is always free.

For more information on exhibit and programs, please visit carnegiecenter.org and facebook. com/nacarnegie.

This week's entertainment releases

ALBUMS: OCT. 27

é “The Great Indoors” (CBS)

OCT. 31 “People of Earth” (TBS)

BOOKS: NOV. 1 é “The Award: A Novel” by Danielle Steel NOV. 3 “Dan and Phil Go Outside” by Dan Howell and Phil Lester

Honoring veterans with music SOIN THE KNOW

• WHAT: IU Southeast Concert

Band Veterans Day tribute concert • WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 • WHERE: Stem Concert Hall, Ogle Center, Indiana University Southeast • TICKETS: $10 adults; $8 seniors; $5 students. Tickets are available at the Ogle Center ticket office, by calling 812-941-2525, or online at oglecenter.com.

The Music Department at Indiana University Southeast will present the IU Southeast Concert Band in a special Veterans Day Concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 — Veterans Day — in the Ogle Center on IU Southeast campus, 4201 Grant Line Road in New Albany.

Under the direction of Philip A. Thomas, the band will perform “American Salute (based on ‘When Johnny Comes Marching Home’” by Morton Gould, “Pacem (A Hymn for Peace)” by Robert Spittal, “Variations on ‘America’” by Charles Ives and

transcribed by William E. Rhoads, “No Finer Calling: A Symphony in Three Movements” by Julie Giroux, and “Armed Forces-The Pride of America!” arranged by Larry Clark and Greg Gilpin.

Free parking is available in the Dogwood lot directly in front of the Ogle Center and in the Hickory lot directly behind the Ogle Center from one hour prior to the start of the concert until one hour following the conclusion of the performance.

Vehicles parked in other locations and/or at other times will be subject to ticketing.

Free parking for the event will be available in the Dogwood lot directly in front of the Ogle Center and the Hickory lot directly behind the Ogle Center from one hour prior to the start of the performance until one hour following the performance. Vehicles parked in other locations and/or at other times will be subject to ticketing.

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WHERE: Huber’s Orchard, Winery & Vineyards WHEN/WHO: 1 to 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29: South Upland; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30: Me and You

LIVE MUSIC AT WICK’S

WHAT: Live on State WHERE: Wick’s, 225 State St., New Albany Friday, Oct. 28: Beatles Takeover Halloween Party; Saturday, Oct. 29: Halloween with 8 Inch Elvis

BANK STREET BREWHOUSE

WHAT: Live music WHERE: Bank Street Brewhouse, 415 Bank St., New Albany All shows 7 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 28, 7 to 9 p.m.: Gavin Caster

JAM ON AT THE LEGION

WHAT: Entertainment at the American Legion WHERE: Bonnie Sloan American Legion, 1930 McDonald Lane, New Albany WHEN/WHO: 7 to 10 p.m. tonight, Thursday, Oct. 27: Karaoke, hosted by Bob and Charlene Wilkerson; 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Oct. 29: Lindsey Lane Band Other events: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27: Children’s Halloween Party Every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 7:15 to 10:15 p.m., Bingo; 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

CORYDON LIVE

WHAT: Live country music WHERE: 220 Hurst Lane, Corydon INFO: Admission, adults $12; children 6-12, $7; under 6, free.

For tickets call 812-734-6288.

Saturday, Oct. 29: Tiffany Puckett, Jeremy Puckett, Donnie Lee Strickland, Natalie Berry: Show starts at 7:30 p.m.

SMELL MY FEET

WHAT: Annual Costume Carnival WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31 WHERE: Floyd County 4-H Fairgrounds on Green Valley Road.

This will be the 30th year for the event. The Costume Carnival will include representatives from local businesses in the community who will pass out candy. Hot dogs and drinks are also given to the youth, along with a DJ and costume contest, prizes, fishing pond and balloon activities. Businesses are needed to sponsor a table which includes buying and distributing candy. The cost is $75 for candy. The Floyd County 4-H will provide volunteers to distribute the candy if needed. For more information contact Kathy Redden at 502-262-7229.

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WHAT: Book signing of ‘MsFitz Café’

and we’ll treat you to a

FREE GAS CARD

WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 WHERE: Varanese Restaurant, 2106 Frankfort Ave. Local author Jean Kinsey makes several mentions of Varanese Restaurant in her new release “MsFitz Café.” The books will be available for $10.50 and the author will be on hand to sign copies at the event. In “MsFitz Café,” Abigail Fitzgerald employs single moms to work in her restaurant, taking them under her wing and calling them her “girls.” She attempts to ease her own conscious for a past mistake, but what happens when she is forced to face reality? Abby and the girls cook up more than just chicken and dumplings at “MsFitz Café.”

GOBBLE UP SOME FOOD

WHAT: Thanksgiving Day at the Bristol Bar & Grille WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 24 WHERE: The Bristol Bar & Grille, 700 Riverside Drive, Jeffersonville INFO: 812-218-1995; bristolbarandgrille.com The Bristol Bar & Grille is opening its doors Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 24, at all four locations including Highlands, East, Downtown and Jeffersonville. Each restaurant will serve food from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Enjoy Thanksgiving favorites, served buffet-style, sourced locally from Bristol’s farming partners, like Fern Creek’s Hillerich Family Farm.

Cost is $25.95 per adult or $7.95 for children ages 4 to 11, not including tax gratuity, or beverages. Alcoholic beverages, including Bristol’s unique wine selection hand-picked

by Master Sommelier Scott Harper, will be available for purchase. Reservations can be made by calling each respective restaurant.

CONCERT AT CHURCH

WHAT: Top Brass Quintet WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3 WHERE: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 321 E. Market St., Jeffersonville Top Brass reminiscent of the Canadian Brass or Empire Brass ensembles. The first portion of the concert will be road tunes and the second half a tribute to the big bands. Earl Gaar and Jeff Staten are founding members with 27 years as the initial trumpet section. Laura Floyd, horn, Jesse Floyd, trombone and John Gutermuth, tuba. All concert proceeds benefit the new Clark County Museum. This concert is free, but a free will offering will be received.

FUN AND GAMES

WHAT: Retro Game Day WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 WHERE: Jeffersonville Township Public Library, 211 East Court Ave., Jeffersonville Relive your childhood by playing classic board games at the library at the recurring Retro Game Day, 2 to 4 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 29,at the main location of the Jeffersonville Township Public Library, 211 East Court Ave., Jeffersonville.

This program is for adults 18 and older. Refreshments will be provided. For more information on this or other programs, visit jefflibrary.org, Events Calendar or call 812-285-5635.

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EXHIBIT: Director, manager say band deserves attention CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 The band had became successful in a short period of time, and their fans seemed passionate.

Newkirk attended a concert, listened to their songs and soon became a fan herself.

She approached Houndmouth about the exhibit for the first time on her way to work.

She saw Cody, who plays drums in the band, sitting outside in downtown New Albany.

He and his bandmates were packing up their equipment for an out-of-town show.

She told Cody about her idea.

“And he just had this kind of stricken look on his face,” she said.

Cody’s mom would later tell Newkirk that the band didn’t understand why the Carnegie Center would want to create an exhibit based around them, and that they didn’t think anyone would come.

That’s exactly how Chris Thomas, the band’s manager, remembers Houndmouth reacting. Thomas is a longtime friend of the band and also from New Albany, although he lives out of state now.

The band didn’t think they were important enough to warrant the exhibit, he said.

“We had to talk them into it,” Newkirk said.

She sat down with the band for a one-onone meeting in the summer of 2015 and explained the museum’s reasons for the exhibit.

Houndmouth has strong ties to New Albany. The members still live there, and they stress to the public that that’s where they’re from. New Albany residents claim a similar ownership of the band, Newkirk said.

“I said, this is a way to you know, kind of share their story with more people,” Newkirk

said — not just the ones in New Albany that know it already.

After the meeting, the band agreed to cooperate with the Carnegie Center. They wanted to support a local institution, Thomas said.

Since then, the band members and their families have helped provide some of the items for the museum, though the band has put a stop to some promotional measures that they felt crossed a line, including life-sized cut-outs of themselves.

“They were very concerned with making sure that the public didn’t think they were patting themselves on the back about anything,” Newkirk said. “They didn’t want anything that seemed braggy.”

But Newkirk and Thomas think the band deserves the attention.

Thomas still remembers the first time he watched Houndmouth play when it first formed in 2011.

He had heard different members of the band perform individually, but when he sat on the couch at Cody’s family home, and watched the band practice together, he couldn’t stop smiling.

Soon, he was spreading the word about the band online and within local music circles.

Eventually, Houndmouth put him on their business cards. He had somehow become their manager, right as they were headed for success.

“I always had to pinch myself because I couldn’t believe this was happening,” he said.

“I definitely think they are making history, whether it’s a band from New Albany or band from Indiana or a band from Louisville or band from Kentucky — anywhere. They’ve done so many things that a lot of people don’t get the chance to do.”

Lyrics for “Sedona” are displayed with artist passes for festivals and performances around the nation. | STAFF PHOTOS BY TYLER STEWART

Posters for past performances line the walls of the Carnegie Center gallery.