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As part of NUVO’s runup to our 25th Anniversary Issue, we’re taking a look back over our last 25 years. We began Oct. 1, 2014 — 25 weeks away from our birthday in March of 2015.
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We get enough satanic rhetoric from Ann Coulter and right-wing politicians these days. We don’t need to go creating more of it. I’m a fundamentalist Southern Baptist and holding a special occasion to celebrate the lord of the demonic underworld is just a little too much to ask of me.” I knew a guy who dressed up as the World Trade Centers right after 9/11 and he almost got lynched – rightfully so. I’d wear a Nixon mask, since he’s my hero, but they stopped selling those things in the late 1970s. And nobody would get it if I dressed up as a character from my favorite video game, San Andreas. They’d just think I was trying to be Biggie Smalls. The only idea I like is the notion of Katie and I dressing up as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo. Briefly, my position is that Ricky is the coolest character ever. He owns a business, wears snappy clothes and is a talented bandleader with plenty of celebrity pals. Lucy, on the other hand, is a gold-digging, loudmouthed trollop with a penchant for getting into trouble. — Ed Wenck
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ow that each passing day seems to make clear that Mike Pence’s future as a presidential candidate may be behind him, Hoosier conservatives have started pounding drums for his reelection as Indiana’s governor. The most tepid of them say he’s in a strong position. The most vociferous claim he’s a lock. They cite the several million dollars he has in his campaign piggy bank. And they point to a series of polls showing that Hoosiers like him. All of that adds up in their minds to something resembling a Pence coronation. Maybe. When I was still young and spry enough to be an athlete, one of my coaches had a wonderful pep talk about facing an imposing opponent. “Go out and show them there’s a reason they have to play the game,” he’d growl. Translation: No one’s unbeatable. Mike Pence certainly isn’t. Polls, done right, can be revealing. But even when they are done right they come with limitations. The first limitation is that a poll is a snapshot. Events can and often do outrun polls. Mitch Daniels had abysmal poll numbers going into his re-election campaign in 2008. Things changed and he was re-elected in convincing fashion. The second limitation is that polls measure human reactions. That means the results most often are a jumble. Rabid partisans and rigid ideologues may have predictable responses to events, people and issues, but most of us are a collection of ambivalent, conflicting and even contradictory impulses and positions. The third limitation can be the bias of the person scrutinizing the poll numbers. To paraphrase the songwriter Paul Simon, we all tend to see what we want to see and disregard the rest. In this case, the members of the Pence cheering section reveal their bias by focusing on the poll numbers showing that more than 60 percent of Hoosiers like the governor. Likability never has been a
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problem or a challenge for Mike Pence. He’s a nice guy and everyone knows it. But that also was true in 2012. Pence’s likability numbers were high throughout the campaign, but he still captured less than 50 percent of the vote in an otherwise strong Republican year and very well might have lost the race if it had gone 10 days longer. Pence will have a similar vulnerability this time around. The polls demonstrating the governor’s likability also show that Hoosiers disagree with his priorities in several significant areas. The voters’ chief concern is job creation, to which the governor has devoted only desultory attention. Their second priority is education. An overwhelming majority support public schools and only a sliver endorse the governor’s preferred approach to improving education — redirecting funds to charter and private schools through choice programs. Hoosiers also don’t agree with Pence’s priorities when it comes to taxes and spending. Only a little more than one in five approve of his plan to offer business tax cuts. More than twice as many voters would prefer to see funding restored to those arms of government — particularly schools — that experienced cuts in earlier years. It’s not hard to see how a challenger might fashion an effective message to replace Pence: If you like Mike Pence, that’s fine. Invite him to your next neighborhood cookout because he’s a nice guy. But if you want a governor who cares about and will work on the things you care about, make another choice. Does this mean that Pence will lose when he runs for re-election? No. He won last time, albeit by a closer margin than expected, and he could win again. But the poll numbers demonstrate that my old coach was right. Next year, when Hoosiers go to the polls to choose their governor for the next four years, there will be a reason to play the game. n
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als to increase amounts run in the face of tight budgets and financial comfort zones. Proposals to eliminate the scholarships run afoul of strong feelings and tradition. Many private groups advertise scholarships as one of their important annual contributions to the community, thereby conveying an inaccurate image of their commitment, a sense of service exceeding real impact. Unfortunately, the magnitude of satisfaction to the donor exceeds the magnitude of benefit to the recipient. The selection process is important to private groups and especially to the designated committee members. Receiving applications, reading and evaluating, then deciding, generates personal enthusiasm and satisfaction. The sense of intimacy with students is powerful. Albeit distant, members of the committee and of their organizations feel an uncomplicated and warm association with the high school. Standing before the graduates, describing and promoting the donor organization, and announcing the names of winners, also feels good. At one Indiana high school, more than 40 private awards were listed in a printed program. Many related to unique ... small scholarships tend to provide skills, such as wrestling or swimming, or to genlittle more than lunch money. eral areas of interest like agriculture or nursing. Others highlight the function of the donor, such as volunteer fire and largely irrelevant in the lives of studepartments, arts, or athletics. Particularly dents. At one Indiana high school, they prominent are scholarships memorializing run between $500 and $2500. The theoretical purposes of scholarships deceased graduates. When clear economic need meets achievement, students receivare to recognize achievement and to start ing private scholarships already have full young persons on their way to additional rides from other sources, and possibly education. To realize the second purpose, more than one private scholarship. Stuscholarships must be larger. The average dents at the lowest end of the achievement total cost of education at public instituscale rarely receive assistance from private tions is around $31,000, close to $40,000 at sources because they tend not to apply private institutions, with some as high as and their applications are not as complete $60,000. Hence, small scholarships tend to and colorful as for the better students. provide little more than lunch money, and The spread between need and the size of do not influence educational choices. scholarships has been widening because Between 2008 and 2010, costs of educainflation in the cost of education is greater tion rose roughly 15 percent, almost 5 percent from 2011 to 2012 alone. Neverthe- than inflation felt by individuals. Nevertheless, privately-sponsored scholarships have less, the economic impact is declining, and should be addressed by anyone responremained at the same levels for as long as sible for improving the lives of students. n I can remember. Within groups, proposo give is more blessed than to receive, and a lot more fun, especially if the gift is an uneconomic scholarship. The annual rite of giving scholarships is starting in the club rooms, offices and living spaces of persons designated by private groups to select scholarship winners. First, they get the word out. They contact teachers and others to announce the scholarship and to solicit applications. As applications arrive, they are placed in a pile, usually not read until a deadline date. Then, the chair of a scholarship committee culls the pile, selecting the best for further review by a committee. Every year, about $3.3 billion in gift aid is awarded by private sources, including individuals, foundations, corporations, churches, nonprofit groups, civic societies, veterans groups, professional groups, service clubs, unions, chambers of commerce, and associations of all types. (About $46 billion is given by the departments of education and by colleges and universities.) The average size of private-source scholarships is unknown but my experiences suggest that amounts are small
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Selma March in Indy Over a thousand people gathered Saturday at Light of the World Christian Church to remember the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” the civil rights march in Selma, Alabama that eventually led to the Voting Rights Act. Before making the 5-mile trek from the church to the Indiana Statehouse steps, marchers listened to local government and community leaders talk about the relevance of the sacrifices made 50 years ago to the struggles that still exist here in Indianapolis. Marion County Clerk Myla Eldridge referenced the bills under consideration by the Indiana General Assembly that would place additional restrictions on voters by eliminating straight ticket voting, preventing disabled Hoosiers from getting assistance with their absentee ballots, and preventing students from registering to vote in the county where they attend school. Those issues and many others prompted marchers to rally behind the cry, “Selma is now!” City-County Councillor Leroy Robinson led the organizational efforts for the march.
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r. Norman Finkelstein, 61, is as known for his pugnacious lectures and TV appearances debating the Israel/Palestine conflict as for his controversial scholarship on the topic. He will be speaking at Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) on Friday, March 13, at 6 p.m., to the delight of some and to the disappointment of others including the Indianapolis Jewish Community Relations Council (Indy JCRC). Currently teaching in Sakarya University’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies in Turkey, Finkelstein received his Ph.D. in political science from Princeton University. Finkelstein is not one to mince words. He has repeatedly called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — who gave a speech before a joint session of U.S. Congress on March 3 — a maniac. “I think it’s an accurate description,” he told NUVO. “He’s a lunatic, he’s a maniac... In the midst of everything that’s happening, that happened in the Middle East: Let’s just start with the 2003 attack on Iraq and the rise of ISIS, the destruction of Syria, the millions of refugees that have been generated…Do we really need another war with Iran? Is that what the world needs? Can it be anyone other than a certifiable maniac that would after all of this death and destruction since 2003 now be encouraging military confrontation with Iran?” Per the Israeli government point of view, shared by Netanyahu, last summer’s assault on Gaza originated as a response to Hamas rocket attacks and was about self-defense. But, according to Finkelstein, the statistics of the conflict tell another story. “In the last Israeli operation in Gaza, about 2,200 Palestinians were killed of which approximately 1,500 were civilians,” he told NUVO. “And approximately 540 were children. On the Israeli side, 72 israelis were killed of which five were civilians and one was a child. So the ratio of civilians killed was 300 Palestinians to one Israeli. The ratio of children killed was 540 children killed to one
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Israeli. That doesn’t sound to me like self defense. That sounds to me like the statistics of a massacre.” Coming on the heels of his most recent book, Method and Madness: the Hidden Story of Israel’s Assaults on Gaza, one can safely assume that it will have at least as much to do with the Gaza conflict that commenced in July last summer as it does with Netanyahu. If you are trying to follow Finkelstein’s narrative, however, it’s necessary to consider the Israeli prime minister’s role in this conflict. Per Finkelstein, the conflict results from the Israeli political objective of denying political legitimacy to Hamas which Israel and the United States consider a terrorist organization. It was the refusal of the European Union and the United States to condemn the formation of a unity government between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, according to Finkelstein, that got Netanyahu looking for an excuse to shake things up a bit. It was last summer when “an apple fell into his lap,” as he told an audience at the University College of Dublin on February 21.This apple, as it were, was the abduction of three Israeli teenagers last June in the West Bank by Hamasaffiliated Palestinians. (This kidnapping, according to Finkelstein, was not ordered by Hamas leadership.) “Operation Brother’s Keeper was launched allegedly to find the kids even though it was known almost immediately that they had been killed,” Finkelstein told his University College of Dublin audience. “And they proceeded to kill a half dozen or more Palestinians, blow up Palestinian homes, all in the West Bank, ransacked businesses, and arrested 500 Palestinians, overwhelmingly Hamas members…. They wanted to keep provoking Hamas to a violent
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reaction so that Mr. Netanyahu could then throw up his hands and stare out to the world and say, ‘See, I told you, they are terrorists. You can’t negotiate with them.’ Initially Hamas resisted the provocations, but there are other factions in Gaza that didn’t resist the provocations. They started firing the homemade weapons and at some point the whole thing spiraled out of control and the third major assault began.”
Son of Holocaust Survivors Finkelstein’s parents were both Holocaust survivors, a fact that doesn’t do much to placate critics like retired Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz who accuse him of anti-Semitism. In 2000, Finkelstein published The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering. This book received praise from preeminent Holocaust scholar Raul Hilberg, but S E E , F I N KE L S T E I N , O N P A GE 0 8
Freedom Indiana gets legal opinion on SB 101 Freedom Indiana released a letter signed by over 30 law professors from around the country who believe Senate Bill 101 will lead to confusing litigation regarding religious freedom in Indiana if the bill is passed into law. SB 101, known as the “Religious Freedom Restoration Act,” seeks to limit state and local government infringement on a person’s religious beliefs. Despite claims from Sen. Scott Schneider, R-Indianapolis, that the bill’s language mirrors the national RFRA law, the law professors claim it does not. They also cite over 100 legal challenges from other states with language in their laws similar to Indiana’s proposal. Twelve of the law professors who signed the letter are from Indiana. Freedom Indiana is one of many groups that believe the bill will lead to “legalized” discrimination, particularly for the LGBTQ community. SB 101 passed out of the Senate and is scheduled for a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee Monday, March 16. — AMBER STEARNS Full Senate to consider human trafficking bill A bill that aims to reduce human trafficking in the state is moving through the Indiana General Assembly. House Bill 1216 – authored by Rep. Randy Truitt, R-West Lafayette – requires the superintendent of state police to create a pamphlet to be distributed by law enforcement when encountering a missing child report. Lawmakers said that the bill would also provide a defense to the crime of prostitution if the defendant is a child and a victim of human or sexual trafficking. David Miller, a representative of the attorney general’s office, said the proposed measure is another tool to help stop human trafficking. He added the industry is the second fastest growing crime in the world. More incidents of human trafficking are starting to come to light in Indiana. In 2014, the attorney general’s office reported 100 human trafficking complaints. — THE STATEHOUSE FILE NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 03.11.15 - 03.18.15 // NEWS 7
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was also criticized by other academics. In The Holocaust Industry, Finkelstein contends that the Holocaust was being used as an ideological weapon by proIsrael supporters to deflect criticism of the Jewish state. In addition, he claims that Holocaust survivors were not as well served as lawyers in the large financial settlements reached with Germany and Switzerland on the Holocaust survivors’ behalf.
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denied. However, the university denied that outside attention influenced the decision. But Finkelstein believes that something larger was at work besides reaction against his accusations of academic fraud against Dershowitz. “It was because I was becoming quite effective in my public speaking,” he told NUVO. “I was bringing out large crowds. I had a full grasp of facts. I was able to counter the attacks of many of the repeat defenders of Israel’s policies. And it was precisely because I was so effective and so reasonable that Israel’s supporters, Alan Dershowitz among them, mounted a campaign to deny me tenure.”
An equally notable book in Finkelstein’s career is entitled Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of AntiSemitism and the Abuse of History which centers Neither Finkelstein’s on his very public spat rhetorical flourishes nor with Alan Dershowitz his scholarship are uni(and in which he charversally appreciated by acterizes the former O.J. Indy’s Jewish community. Simpson defense team And Finkelstein’s lecture member as a history at IUPUI comes less than abuser par excellence). six weeks after a lecture In the book, Finkelstein by another controversial attempts to demonstrate scholar highly critical that Dershowitz’s 2005 of Israel, Ilan Pappé. In book The Case for Israel the wake of the lecture, was plagiarized. the Indianapolis Jewish If Finkelstein’s case is Community Relations in fact valid, then DerCouncil released a stateshowitz had the misforSUBMITTED PHOTO ment that called Pappe a tune of plagiarizing the Finkelstein’s latest book, Method and “discredited scholar,” but Madness: the Hidden Story of Israel’s book on which FinkelAssaults on Gaza didn’t state whom he was stein wrote his doctoral discredited by. thesis at Princeton: Joan “Talks like the one occurring at IUPUI Peters’ From Time Immemorial: The this evening will likely incite hatred of Origins of the Arab-Jewish Conflict Over the State of Israel and its supporters,” Palestine. Peters’ book contends that Palestine was largely unpopulated before the January 31 statement reads, “Thereby fuelling the flames of extremism Jewish immigration began in the late and creating an anti-Semitic climate nineteenth century and therefore, really, on campus that may become hostile to there is no such thing as a Palestinian. Jewish students.” They immigrated later, according to When asked if there had been a recent Peters’ book, to reap economic benefits, uptick on any of the IU or IUPUI-affiliatafter Jewish ingenuity had transformed ed campuses of anti-Semitic incidents, Palestine into the land of milk and Indy JCRC Executive Director Lindsey honey, so to speak. In his thesis, FinkelMintz recounted no specific incidents stein set out to prove that the book was but talked of “an increased sense of “a threadbare hoax” as he termed it in tension between students who want to his book Image and Reality in the Palesverbally or visually show their support tinian Conflict. for the state of Israel and students who Alan Dershowitz was, shall we say, not don’t.” She also talked of increasing tenamused by Finkelstein’s charges against sion between students and professors: Dershowitz’s book, which (at least) “When a student wants to raise a certain rehashes many of the same arguments question or say a certain thing, but made in From Time Immemorial. In knows that their professor has allied with 2007, at the time of their public dispute, the BDS [Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions] Finkelstein, an assistant professor at movement, for example.” DePaul University since 2001, was up for Mintz has concerns about speakers tenure. Dershowitz mounted a campaign like Pappé and Finkelstein oversimplifyto deny him tenure and tenure was
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ing the Israeli/Palestinian into easily digestible soundbites. Another vociferous critic of Israel, Noam Chomsky, will be speaking this summer as well at an event sponsored by Christians for Peace and Justice in the Middle East — the same group that hosted Pappé and Finkelstein — and its affiliates. “If you have three successive speakers who argue that the problems in the Middle East are connected back to the state of Israel, then a student hearing that simple black and white message over and over again would conclude that the problem would go away if the state of Israel also went away and this is not only not true but incredibly dangerous,” said Mintz, who describes Indy JCRC as the organization that people in the Jewish community call when there are any outbreaks of anti-Semitism. (For his part, Finkelstein characterizes his relations with the Jewish community to NUVO as a good one. “I feel that, in my opinion, judging from my own interactions, I have good, amicable if not necessarily consensus conversations with young American Jews, Israelis; I can carry on a conversation, we can disagree,” he said. “I would say that 95 percent of the time, maybe even 99 percent of the time it remains civil. Sometimes there’s disagreements, sometimes I can persuade. And sometimes I can’t.”) It remains to be seen whether people on opposite sides of this issue — or advocacy groups like Indy JCRC and scholars like Finkelstein — can even agree on what the pertinent facts are in relation to, for example, the situation in Gaza. While Finkelstein characterized the Gaza invasion to NUVO as “a massacre” and Ilan Pappé characterizes it “incremental genocide,” Indy JCRC — while it deplores the loss of life on both sides — characterizes it as Israel exercising the right to defend itself. “This current conflict is not about disputed territories or kidnappings or the failed peace process,” reads the Indy JCRC statement regarding Operation Protective Edge which was released on July 18, 2014. “This is about the only democracy in the Middle East defending itself against unrepentant and relentless terrorists. Hamas is an internationally recognized terror organization whose charter calls for the destruction of the state of Israel.” While Indy JCRC hasn’t released a statement on Finkelstein, the group has the same concerns about him that it had about Pappé because of their similar points of view according to Mintz. Finkelstein and Pappé differ, however, on an important point: Finkelstein is a proponent of a two-state solution that
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would revert Israel to its 1967 borders while Pappé’s proposed one state solution, if implemented, would likely dissolve the Jewish state. The two-state solution is a proposition endorsed by the United States, the UN, and much of the international community. Finkelstein has advocated for a two-state solution before on AlJazeera English’s Head to Head program, perhaps not the most receptive audience. But his is a voice that is more likely to be listened to in the Arab world - because of or despite his occasionally inflammatory rhetoric than, say, Netanyahu’s. In addition to what Indy JCRC sees as a strong anti-Israel bias in these recent invited speakers, and wanting more balance in the selection of speakers brought in to address the Middle East Conflict, Indy JCRC also questions the processes that brought Pappé and
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not happening on the IUPUI campus. “I think it would benefit IUPUI if they made clear that the views expressed by these speakers do not represent the views of the university,” Mintz said. “These speakers... they’ve been invited by one group and groups associated with IUPUI are saying well that sounds great, we’d like to cosponsor it too,” she said. “We’re not sure who’s driving here and that’s a concern as a supporter of IUPUI.” While Mintz was talking about Pappé’s speaking engagement at IUPUI rather than Finkelstein’s, different flyers for the Finkelstein lecture list different cosponsors. The Finkelstein flyer handed out at the January 31 Pappé lecture lists only Christians for Peace and Justice in the Middle East and Indiana Palestine Solidarity Network as cosponsors and doesn’t even list IUPUI as a venue. The subsequent flyer listed 10 more organizations and IUPUI faculty departments including the IUPUI Department of Sociology and Jewish Voices for Peace: Indiana and lists the IUPUI Lecture Hall as a venue. Yet IUPUI has seen supporters of Israel being given opportunities to speak at the school: Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer spoke at an invitation only IUPUI event in March of last year.
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For her part, Indy JCRC’s Mintz sees herself playing “I have good, amicable if a positive role in dialogue between divergent voices not necessarily consensus on the Israel/Palestine conversations with young American question. Mintz is also board chair of the locallyJews, Israelis; I can carry on a based Center for Interfaith Cooperation where she says conversation, we can disagree.” constructive dialogue is — DR. NORMAN FINKELSTEIN taking place. “For the past four months, we’ve had a board conversation on Israel and Palestine,” she told NUVO. “And it was Finkelstein to IUPUI. Mintz is more concerned with the choice of venue, she difficult, oftentimes scary but incredibly feeding. And that conversation told NUVO, than the political viewwas not talking points. It was not about points of these speakers. materials to distribute. It was not about Process is important, communication whose book was the latest out. We had is important,” Mintz told NUVO. “At IU very clear rules on how the conversation Bloomington the Palestinian ambassawould unfold and this was 20 people sitdor came to speak, he was invited by the ting in a room, sharing their hopes, and school. He was part of a series and we their fears for the future… Those words understood that there was a process in help me not hear the word occupation place. Processes can always be improved in the way I did six months ago and help but there was a process in place and that a member of the Muslim or the Palestinseveral invitations were issued under ian community not hear a reference to this idea that there would be a series of anti-Semitism as a blanket knee-jerk talks presenting different viewpoints.” This is a process that Mintz thinks is excuse.” n NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 03.11.15 - 03.18.15 // NEWS 9
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Matt Hoffman as a Star Trek “Red-shirt,” Kimmi Marković as “Gwen Stacy” (Spider-Man) and Phil Kellar as an “A-Wing Pilot” (Return of the Jedi). (left to right)
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IS THAT A LIGHTSABER OR ARE YOU JUST GLAD TO SEE ME?
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remember it vividly: sitting in a downtown restaurant in 2005 during Star Wars Celebration III when a costumed family walked by the window: Obi Wan Kenobi, Mommy Wan Kenobi and Baby Wan Kenobi. The duds were dead on, from Pop to the infant. George Lucas himself would’ve been impressed. Mind. Blown. As far as attendees in character, they weren’t alone, of course, and the Star Wars gatherings certainly haven’t been unique when it comes to events in the Circle City populated in part by folks in fantasy costumes. Over the past two decades, Indy has seen dozens of conventions roll through town that have provided ample opportunity for “cosplayers” — people who enjoy dressing up as characters from comics, sci-fi films, video games or simply other eras — to strut their stuff. From Gen Con to horror fanfests to the recent Wizard World gathering, from “Steampunk Immersion” events to next weekend’s Indiana Comic Con, Indianapolis regularly plays host to superheroes, anime characters and citizens bedecked with Victorianera clothes and gadgets who look as if they just stepped off the pages of a Jules Verne novel. Cosplay — not be confused with “LARPing,” although there’s a bit of crossover (see our Definitions guide) — has dozens of devotees in Central Indiana. From the large groups of the 501st and Rebel Legion (Star Wars-themed players) to singles who simply like to hit up a gathering dressed like someone else, the people engaged in cosplay are as diverse as the characters they portray. The thing they have in common, though, is a deep desire to express themselves creatively by altering their appearance and becoming someone else, if only for a little while. “I think it was my theatre background. I love to dress up. I could transform from being the nerdy fat kid,” says Jeff Angel, who’s now (in addition to emceeing Angel Burlesque shows) often seen in one of his two Lucasfilm-inspired getups. “I’m an Imperial Officer, one of the Death Star officers in black, and I have a Jedi costume.” Although Angel started out as a costumed Star Trek fan, “Just over the last two or three years I’ve really gotten into the Star Wars side of things. There’s a worldwide costuming organization called the 501st — those are the bad guys of Star Wars — and then there’s the Rebel Legion, the good guys. The 501st and Rebel Legion are sanctioned by Lucas and Disney as official charity fundraising organizations. “There are thousands of members worldwide, but there are about 100 members here in Indiana for the local chapter.” Chapters of the two groups make appearances at events as big as the annual Rose Parade, but locally, says Angel, “We’ll set up a table at conventions with a ‘Blast a Trooper’ game where kids can shoot at Stormtroopers with little sticky
darts — we raise money for charity that way.” The members of both groups are all volunteers, and admission to join is free — with a caveat: “You don’t pay anything to get in, but your costumes have to be of such quality that you have to approved by their board.” “I got approved with about $200 worth of Jedi costume initially,” says Jeff. “Now I’ve got like six to eight hundred dollars in a new Jedi costume. You move up from fake leather belts to good leather belts. You move up to real boots from fake boots.” (Angel, who goes by the Jedi name “Owan Ji,” points out that the belt’s a key part of the costume — every Jedi has his own unique buckle.) Costs for Stormtrooper outfits can brush past the $1,000 mark, and a full Darth Vader outfit can run three to five times that much. Of course, resourceful cosplayers can get the look for less. A LOT less. “I started with making an entire Stormtrooper suit out of paper plates,” says Kimmi Marković, whose signature outfit is a riff on Spider-Man’s sometime romantic interest Gwen Stacy. “I did that Stormtrooper for Breakfast Club at Purdue.” (Breakfast Club, oh ye IU alums, is a costumeand-drinking event that starts in the morning hours at various bars prior to home football games, and , well, y’know). Photos of Kimmi in her plate-trooper costume got picked up by starwars.com, and the bug had bitten Kimmi — the visual artist had found a way to get recognition for her work. “I’ve always put a lot of effort into Halloween costumes. I’ve always been an avid reader and I have an art degree from Purdue — part of it is to push myself to see what I can make.” All of Kimmi’s costumes are inexpensive, from her Spidey duds to her portrayal of Gambit from the X-Men comic series, and all include paper plates in some fashion. “I cobble things together,” says Marković. “My Gambit costume — I had a bodysuit that I bought online for $20. I bought a coat at Value World and made everything else out of paper plates. That costume without the bodysuit that I already had cost maybe $15.” For players like Jeff Angel, the rule should be “pay what you want.” The choice of character tends to dictate costs, too: a Star Trek uniform shirt will obviously run a lot less than a full-on Star Wars Rebel fighter pilot complete with
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MARCH 13, NOON-MIDNIGHT, MARCH 14, 10 A.M.-MIDNIGHT MARCH 15, 10 A.M.-5 P.M. Your next chance for convention cosplay is coming up this weekend, so get thee to the thrift store. The organizers tell us: “The Indiana Comic Con features exhibitors that cater to a wide spectrum of interests including comic books, magazines, toys, games, Star Wars, Star Trek, anime, manga, artwork, sketches and apparel. In addition, a roster of comic industry professionals and comicdom-related celebrities are in attendance for attendees to meet and greet.” Guests include Carrie Fisher (Star Wars), Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who), Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones), John Rhys-Davies (Lord of the Rings), Billy West (Ren and Stimpy, Futurama) and many more. Indiana Convention Center, 100 South Capitol Avenue, $30-$35, kids 12 and under free, indianacomiccon.com/indianapolis
DEFINITIONS: COSPLAY: Costume play. Dressing up like someone — or something — else. Role-playing — in other words, taking on aspects of the character or acting in a manner consistent with the character isn’t really necessary. Think of it as getting ready for the Greatest Halloween Party of Your Life at any time of year. CROSSPLAY: Switchin’ up one’s gender as part of the costume. STEAMPUNK: From our pals at The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences (.com), we’ve found the following: “With a backdrop of either Victorian England or America’s Wild West at hand, modern technologies are reimagined and realized as elaborate works of art, fashion, and mechanics. If Jules Verne or H.G. Wells were writing their science fiction today, it would be considered ‘steampunk.’ … The term ‘Steampunk’ originated in the late 1980s with a cheeky letter to Locus Magazine from science fiction author K. W. Jeter. Jeter was trying to find an accurate description of works by himself (Morlock Night), Tim Powers (The Anubis Gates), and James Blaylock (Homunculus).” ANIME: Animation from Japan. Fans of the genre assume
the garb of characters from these productions, and while “anime” covers many genres, the overall look is fairly distinctive. (People drawn with large eyes seem to pop up in a LOT of anime.) A lot of anime starts out as “manga” — Japanese comic books and graphic novels.
LARPING: Live action role-playing. The most important things here are character and plot, and costumes follow — including weapons constructed of some kind of foam-like material that won’t cause bodily harm. These are usually based on fantasy scenarios, worlds and systems.
HISTORICAL REENACTING: Dressing up like a Civil War soldier and firing blanks at other dudes dressed like Civil War soldiers, for example. There are people who get paid for this — Conner Prairie comes to mind. Jedi cosplayer Jeff Angel picked up a paycheck when the IMS commissioned him to play the role of track pioneer Frank Wheeler during the Speedway’s Centennial Celebration.
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AN INCOMPLETE HISTORY OF COSPLAY We know, we know — mankind’s been dressing up for everything from religious rituals to Halloween parties for centuries, so putting a start date on costume play is damn near impossible. But for the purposes of “cosplay” as we know it in 2015, the whole shebang might’ve started on the West Coast near the turn of the last century.
1910
“Mr. Skygack from Mars,” who first appeared in the Chicago Day Book in 1907, turns up at a masquerade ball in Washington state in the form of a costume worn by someone named August Olson. August won first prize. This might be the first confirmed sighting of a science-fiction-inspired costume in the U.S.
first Worldcon, Nycon 1, is held 1939 The in NYC, inspired by Hugo Gerns-
back’s Amazing Stories, the first pulp fiction periodical whose content was entirely comprised of science fiction. Attendees wore costumes modeled on illustrations from the magazine — in fact, Forrest J. Ackerman, who went on to become the main brain behind the magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland, based his outfit on the Amazing Stories illustrations of Frank Paul.
1967
Gary Gygax hosts a small gathering of gamers at his home in Lake Geneva, WI. Now known as “Gen Con,” the convention has since moved to Indy. Over 56,000 people, many in costume, are expected to attend the annual gathering when it returns to the Convention Center July 30 –Aug. 2, 2015.
1972
A small group of Star Trek fans rents a hotel ballroom over the weekend of Jan 21-23 and books a number of guest speakers, including Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. Although the organizers expect a few hundred to attend, several thousand fans pack the convention. Highlights include an art show, a display from NASA, and yep, a costume contest.
1983
Nobuyuki Takahashi coins the phrase “cosplay” in the June edition of My Anime magazine.
1997
Creation of the 501st Star Wars Stormtrooper cosplay group. (See pg. 14)
1997
Trekkies, a documentary about Star Trek fans produced and presented by Next Generation star Denise Crosby (“Lt. Tasha Yar”), debuts. It’s funny, touching and occasionally, well, kinda awkward. Highlights include a segment about a family dentistry biz with a Trek theme and Klingons ordering at a fast food joint. Trekkies would be followed by 1999’s Galaxy Quest, in which cosplayers help Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman save an alien species. Trekkies itself also spawned a sequel, Trekkies 2 in 2004. Wars Celebration 1 is held 1999 Star in Denver. Celebrations II and
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The first recorded cosplayer? “Mr. Skygack” picked up an award for his duds in Washington state in 1910. (above)
III were both held in Indy in 2002 and 2005, respectively.
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Frank Paul’s illustrations for Amazing Stories inspired ‘30s-era cosplayers.
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And we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the passing of Leonard Nimoy, who gained worldwide fame as the original “Spock” in the Star Trek franchise. He was more than just an actor and an early inspiration for scores of cosplayers — he was a director, a poet, and artist and a humanitarian. Nimoy died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 at the age of 83 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which Nimoy said was caused by his smoking habit, even though he’d quit decades before the diagnosis. He should’ve lived longer, but he certainly prospered.
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Stormtrooper at a Star Wars Celebration in Indy, poster for the documentary Trekkies, Spock and Kirk (top to bottom)
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jumpsuit and helmet. “There are people that cosplay for 25 or 30 bucks,” says Jeff. “I was talking to a girl the other day who said she spent 60 bucks on a costume and said ‘I can’t believe I spent this much money!’ To me, that’s like nothing. Most people find this stuff at Goodwill; there’s a lot of repurposing of items.” But lest one thinks that every cosplayer is a master DIY craftsperson, there’s a cottage industry of goods and services that’s popped up globally, including suppliers and outfitters from Indiana. “Carol Shrout her and her husband in Plainfield are one of the big national suppliers of Imperial Officer belts and rank bars,” notes Angel. (Rank bars are the little multicolored squares that the officers manning the Star Wars Death War wear across their chests.) “They make them out of aluminum and Plexiglas and they sell these nationally.” The Shrouts even helped a local couple bring their Star Wars-themed wedding to life — complete with an officiant decked out in full Vader badassery. Some folks buy the stuff, some folks make the stuff, but cosplayers tend to be a group that shares a lot of materials and skills. The Stormtroopers, for example, hold “armor parties.” “Everybody will bring their armor and help each other work on the costumes,” says Angel. Leila Breton, who’s mainly a fan of Steampunk gatherings, helps her fellow ‘punkers get the right fit: “I’m making a corset for a friend since she can’t find one that really fits her … she’s really tall.” Breton’s customers all come to her via word-of-mouth — she doesn’t advertise — and the price for her work runs the gamut: “Sometimes it’s in exchange for buttloads of fabric — but a custom-made corset? I’m selling [those] on the low end for $400.” How’d Leila get into it? “I fell on my head,” she laughs. In all seriousness, a friend of hers persuaded Leila to join her at San Diego Comic Con, and Breton decided to go as the character Inara from Joss Whedon’s cult sci-fi series Firefly. “She’s got the best costumes, I think,” says Breton. After seeing what other folks were doing, Leila found herself most attracted to the Steampunk vibe. “I’m more interested in a Victorian slant rather than doing a bunch of guns and weapons and stuff. I make my corsets, the bustle, slips, undergarments , the whole deal. Sometimes I’ll take on a character but usually I’ll just go as me dressed up.” Leila digs the cultural mashups that Steampunk fans bring to the table. “A couple years ago I did a Steampunk Snow White — last year I went [to the Steam-
punk Immersion weekend] as Gladiator Snow White. It kind of had an old school Wonder Woman comic vibe to it. I have a little wig that I wear with a red bow and then I did a corset with these little puffed sleeves that attached with a skirt and my little Gladiator slippers. “ But why the big preference for 1800s-fashion-meets-throwback-sci-fimechanics? “The thing that I like about Steampunk is that it goes across ages,” explains Leila.” With anime, for example, there’s a certain look, there’s a certain type of person that does anime. Superheroes — there’s a certain look. But with Steampunk, you get a broad range of body types, personalities, interests — not everybody goes full-blown Victorian. You get a lot of people who are into guerilla costuming; going to a secondhand store and picking up whatever. There are other people who like the stories and the books that are out there.” Ultimately, though, for Leila and lot of people like her, the important thing is community, the feeling among cosplayers that they’ve found their tribe. “I haven’t met a group of people that hands down have been as nice as this group of people. There’s just an open-heartedness and open-mindedness to people that are into Steampunk that I love.” It’s the same vibe that Paper-PlateStormtrooper’s found in her travels. “If I had my way,” says Kimmi Marković, “I’d wear a costume every day." n
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Dos and don’ts DO have fun. Remember — this is a
DON’T judge anyone based on their body
community of like-minded people, so …
type. A person’s shape shouldn’t determine their choice of costume.
may be able to spend only 20 bucks on a costume, but that could mean as much to them as the guy who spent five grand on a costume.
DON’T assume that the guy in the Jedi
know the basics, but I’m not a big trivia buff,” explains Jeff Angel.
DO be respectful. DON’T put someone down because their DO feel free to interact with those who are costume isn’t top-of-the-line. Somebody DON’T gawk, don’t stalk, don’t offer inapprepared to engage you in conversation. DO wear whatever you’re comfortable in. FURRIES AND BRONIES Two of the most famous — or infamous? — groups in cosplay fandom are Furries and Bronies — primarily because media reports have zeroed in on cosplayers in these universes who are in it for the fetishistic sex. Of course, there are LOTS of cosplayers in these subsets who aren’t playing just because they’re interested in boinking in costume. According to furryfandom.info, “Furries are anthropomorphic (“human-
outfit knows every last detail about every Star Wars film. And if he doesn’t, don’t put him down for it. “For me, it’s purely the costuming and escapism side of it. I
shaped”) animal characters — animals with human qualities or characteristics … (even reptiles and avians count as Furries). The definition of Furry fandom is the appreciation, promotion, and production of stories and art about anthropomorphic animals, as well as the exploration, interpretation and examination of humanity and human values through anthropomorphic expression. This includes animated cartoons, comic books and strips, stories, artwork, costumes, and stuffed animals.” “Bronies” are adult male fans of My Little Pony, specifically, the Friendship is Magic iteration of the series.
The 501st was created in 1997 by Albin Johnson, who would wear Stormtrooper armor at comic book stores around his hometown in South Carolina with his friend Tom. They realized that while two Stormtroopers are pretty cool, a whole bunch of them would be even better, so they created a Yahoo group, and like-minded folks started to join. Now, the 501st has over 10,000 mem14 COVER STORY // 03.11.15 - 03.18.15 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
Kevin Fallon, writing for the Daily Beast in a post dated May 1, 2014, offered these insights: “They’re not overly effeminate. Many aren’t gay. They aren’t predatory, or even being ironic. They are just guys. Dudes. Dudes who like My Little Pony. Just take it from ‘Dustykatt,’ the pseudonym for the first brony we meet in A Brony Tale, and the self-described ‘manliest’ brony in the world. ‘I can build a custom motorcycle from scratch, can weld, and worked as a lube guy at a GM dealership,’ Dustykatt says. ‘And on top of that, I watch a show for little girls.’”
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The 501st in formation.
THE 501st and THE REBEL LEGION, FROM THE BIG SCREEN TO INDY
propriate, unwanted commentary, and for God’s sake, keep your hands to yourself. Kimmi Marković: “I did a costume that was a little bit revealing and people kept touching me. It was SO uncomfortable.” Jeff Angel’s more blunt: “Don’t be a cosplay douchebag.”
bers in fifty countries around the world. The Rebel Legion was created in response to the 501st, as Albin was interested only in the Imperial side of Star Wars costuming. An alliance of rebel costumers started organizing in 1999, and the Rebel Legion was officially formed in 2000. The Rebel Legion now has several thousand members around the world as well. What started as two clubs who loved making and wearing Star Wars costumes at conventions and comic book stores has now evolved into organizations who bring that
love of Star Wars into the community. While we still love doing our geeky events, we also appear at hospitals and charity fundraisers and libraries and everything in between. Locally, our groups are known as Star Wars Indiana, with the local chapters of the 501st and Rebel Legion working together to bring that love of charity, costuming, and community to Indiana. We now have an event somewhere in the state almost every weekend. — MATTHEW W. HOFMANN CENTRAL EVENTS COORDINATOR, STAR WARS INDIANA
“I love to dress up. I could transform from being the nerdy fat kid.” — JEFF ANGEL, PART-TIME JEDI
A FEW LOCAL RESOURCES COSPLAY Join INDIANA COSPLAYERS on Facebook — you’ll connect with more than 1,500 folks in Central Indiana who share your interests. “And Sewing is Half The Battle!” is “a cosplay group based in central Indiana (though we love to travel!). We produce costumes for exhibition or competition at various events around the country, and very occasionally provide costuming services for other professional organizations. We also teach workshops on costuming, materials, prop and armor construction, presentation, and more. We love cosplayers and cosplay, and we particularly love helping novices get started!” andsewingishalfthebattle.com For info on the 501st and the Rebel Legion, go to starwarsindiana.com; check out facebook.com/TiggwolfCreations to see locally crafted Star Wars belts and rank bars.
STEAMPUNK The Circle City Aerodrome folks are “a community of people who support each other in creating safe spaces to design, present and immerse themselves in the Steampunk aesthetic,” and their mission is “to promote an understanding and participation in Steampunk arts and culture in Indiana.” circlecityaerodrome.org (or find’em on Facebook)
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Katie Angel, burlesque performer and Klingon warrior.
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IT’S A CONVENTION! IT’S A PARTY! IT’S COMIC CON! NUVO’s favorite nerd is geeked about Indiana Comic Con BY BRI D G ET W I L SON E D I T O R S @ N U V O . NET
The most exciting aspect of Indy Comic Con is the chance to hang with the true heroes of the comic business: the artists and writers. They’re the ones who toil day after day to make beautiful masterpieces for us to read, love, or just stare at with awe. Here’s a rundown of the folks I’m looking forward to meeting: DENNY O’NEIL. O’Neil, along with Neal Adams, made Batman into the dark and complex man he is today. O’Neil transformed the Caped Crusader from the campy, shark-repellant wielding Batsy of the 1960s into the brooding Dark Knight we all know and love. He and Adams created one of Batman’s biggest enemies, Ra’s Al Ghul, a nearly immortal international criminal whose daughter, Talia, is the mother of Batman’s son Damian Wayne. O’Neil also breathed new life into the Joker, making him a homicidal maniac (as he’d been originally created) instead of an annoying trickster. CHRISTINA BLANCH. Blanch — who owns Muncie
comic shop Aw Yeah Comics with husband Mark Waid — is writing a comic called Damnation of Charlie Wormwood and teaches college courses on comic books. Waid is a freelance writer who wrote one of my favorite comics of all time, Kingdom Come, about the future of the DC Universe. He’s now working on rebooting the Archie series.
JOE JUSKO. If you ever bought a pack of Marvel
trading cards in the 90s, they were probably painted by Jusko, whose career traversed both the superhero and fantasy art world.
JAE LEE. The youngest professional artist to work for a major comic book company, whose aesthetic might be best described as nightmarishly romantic.
AMY CHU. A big advocate for females in comics,
I’d be remiss to not mention local artists, the grassroots future of the comic book industry. They practice to perfect skills and talents for months and years with only encouragement from local fans, and the hope their talents will be recognized by the big publishers. I’ve met many locals during my two years of working at a comic shop and they each bring something new and unique to the table.
TRENT FAIRBROTHER works in a photo realistic drawing style, paying very close attention to detail. Chris Dunn focuses mostly on sequential art. Samantha and Lee Cherolis are not only husband and wife, but also amazing artists. Samantha does promotional art and Lee works on a web comic series called Little Guardians. Ben Olson, former manager at Downtown Comics, illustrates a web comic called Solo Acoustic. I’m also excited to meet some of the celebrities. Aquaman — er, I mean, Jason Momoa will be attending. He’s Conan the Barbarian to a few of you, Khal Drogo to most of you; but to me, he’s the King of Atlantis. Billy West, voice of Fry, among others, on Futurama, plus Stimpy and Doug Funny, will be there as well. Then you’ve got Jenna Coleman from Doctor Who — and THREE Disney Princesses! Paige O’Hara, the voice of Belle from Beauty and the Beast; Linda Larkin, who voices Princess Jasmine in Aladdin; and probably the most famous princess of them all, Carrie Fisher, also known as Princess Leia. (LucasArts is, of course, a fully owned subsidiary of Disney.) And we can’t forget the discussion groups: There are dozens of panels all three days, discussing topics such as being a Whoosier (that’s Doctor Who fan plus Hoosier — clever, huh?) and being a woman in the comics world.
Bridget Wilson is a nerd, comic vlogger, and store manager at Downtown Comics. Check out her videos at NUVO.net. Indiana Comic Con March 13, noon-midnight, March 14, 10 a.m.-midnight March 15, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Indiana Convention Center, 100 S Capitol Ave., $30-$35, kids 12 and under free
Chu’s most recent work is in issue No. 7 of Sensation Comics featuring Wonder Woman, currently on the rack.
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Steampunk! (top) Katie Angel as “Merida” (Brave). (bottom left) Kimmi Marković built her first Stormtrooper getup out of paper plates. (bottom right)
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wyla Tharp aims for clarity in all endeavors — conversation included. As more than one writer has pointed out, her dances share a lot in common with her cadence: brisk, precise (or at least in search of preciseness), forceful; sometimes contrarian, but not without empathy and humor. You probably already know about the Portland, Indiana-born choreographer and dancer’s Tony Award, her Kennedy Center Honor. And if you don’t, then we’ll add that she choreographed Milos Forman’s films Hair, Ragtime and Amadeus; that she worked with David Byrne to develop the works for stage The Catherine Wheel and Singin’ in the Rain; that’s she’s developed shows set to music by Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Billy Joel. Tharp, 73, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of her company with the premiere later this year of two new pieces: 22 Preludes and Fugues, set to Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier; and Yowzie, which incorporates music by early (Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Waller) and late jazz pianists/ composers (Leonard Bernstein, Henry Butler). Tharp says the latter piece is very much “in the pocket” for her, because “the very first piece I ever did that had music was to Jelly Roll Morton” (Eight Jelly Rolls in 1971). Indianapolis isn’t yet on the itinerary for that 50th anniversary tour featuring the two new pieces, but she is coming to UIndy March 18 for a lecture on ‘The Creative Habit,’ which happens to be the title of her anti-Romantic, pro-pragmatic 2003 book on creativity and movement. She spoke with NUVO last week; the entire transcript is available on nuvo.net. NUVO: There’s a lot of keyboard, a lot of virtuosic keyboard, in those two new pieces. Why? THARP: Amongst other reasons, my mother. As you know, I’m from Indiana. I was born in Jay County in Portland, and my first keyboard instructor was in Muncie. My mother went to the American Conservatory in Chicago, and she was actually the first woman in her county to have a college degree. That’s the era were talking about. She was a concert pianist, so I started my life hearing keyboard music.
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NUVO: What does the choreography look like for the Bach piece? How does it come into dialogue with contemporary dance? THARP: You’d need to see it. I’m not the right person to ask what it looks like. The thing about Bach that is very compelling is that the man was a really great artist, which means that he had a very broad umbrella. He’s, as I say, ecumenical. He has such a huge reach in his work that he can be comfortable with anybody and anything. So from a stylistic point of view, Bach is very much at home with any forms that one wishes. NUVO: And with the jazz pianists, you get to work with plenty of rhythmic complexity and syncopation.
THARP: Well, let’s not forget Bach was perfectly capable of syncopation. I’m also doing, right now, the Beethoven Opus 130, which has the great fugue in it. It’s not like jazz invented syncopation, but jazz is obviously in the vernacular, by which I mean that it’s music that we can walk around to a little more easily, perhaps, than some of the more dense classical artists. It’s extremely physical, and it also has an enormous sense of wit about it. NUVO: With Jelly Roll Morton, you’re revisiting the music that you used for your first piece. In the same way, are you revisiting any movements or concepts that you’ve used over the past 50 years? S E E , T H A R P , O N P A GE 1 8
Gold! Riches And Ruin Now-Aug. 9. Call in some a few extra security guards, for this is a show devoted entirely to gold, and specifically the gold rushes in California, the Black Hills and the Yukon Klondike. Promotional copy promises “objects and images that tell the stories of people, their relationships with the landscape, and the gold they sought and took from it.” Eiteljorg Museum, included with general admission ($12 adult), eiteljorg.org DivaFest March 13-15. It’s a big weekend at IndyFringe. Not only is this the fifth anniversary for Fringe’s celebration of women playwrights. It’s also time for the grand opening of the 65-seat Indy Eleven Theatre. Three plays will debut: Rita Kohn’s Royal Friends, about the epistolary relationship between Queen Victoria and prime minister Benjamin Disraeli; Jan White’s Kosmic Karnival, “an attempt to explain reincarnation and karma;” and Bernadette Bartlett and Jenee Lusk’s Imaginary Kyle, about a recent college grad’s attempt to score a husband by hooking up with an imaginary boyfriend. IndyFringe theater complex, $15 adult, $12 student/senior per play, indyfringe.org Hairspray March 13-29. Who doesn’t love Hairspray? I mean, it’s easiest to love John Waters’ exquisitely campy film on which the musical was based. And it’s kind of impossible to love the movie adaptation of that musical. But the musical itself, an eight-time Tony winner, is a delightful confection that retains some of the film’s satire and adds a few dollops of Broadway spectacle. Hedback Community Theater, Thursday $10, Friday-Sunday $20, footlite.org You Are There: That Ayres Look March 14-Aug. 6. L.S. Ayres and Co. comes to life through promo materials, historic photos, documents, artifacts and videos, clothing sold at Ayres on loan from the State Museum — and a recreation of the Ayres clock, “projected on a very fine sheet of mist.” Indiana History Center, included with general admission ($7 adult), indianahistory.org What I Learned in Paris March 17-April 12. Five friends and/or colleagues wonder what’s next after working on the campaign staff for Atlanta’s first African-American mayor, Maynard Jackson. It’s based on a true story: Cleage served as speechwriter and press secretary for Jackson, who was elected in 1973. Lou Bellamy directs a cast including Erika LaVonn, Tracey N. Bonner and David Alan Anderson. Indiana Repertory Theatre, $25-59, irtlive.com
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THARP: It is true that if you have an eye for these things there are three, maybe, references in the Morton piece ... to the Jelly Roll piece that I did originally in 1971. It’s not much — it’s a total of 20 bars or something. You’d have to be a real sophisticated eye, and there are probably not that many of those around. While I do have the original cast of Eight Jelly Rolls on videotape, that piece has not been seen for quite a long time. It hasn’t been reconstructed, so you would have to have a pretty dense context in dance to recognize the reference. NUVO: It seems to me that while someone really getting interested in literature or film can quickly see the canon in its original form, or very close, it’s tougher for a dance aficionado to catch up because she might have to wait decades to see something.
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You never ditch anything; if you do, you’re foolish. It all becomes part of your subtext.
THARP: Yes and no. I have video of everything, which means that when I die, everything will be here, in exactly the same way as with texts or scores. One thing that we are working on in our office is to make certain that the pieces that I think are going to be relevant and useful are put in a context and actually documented in such a way that people can look at them and see accurately what they are. NUVO: And video’s a sufficient way of preserving those or will you be adding other documentation? THARP: No, no, no; it’s not so much about preserving. Dance has traditionally been considered an ephemeral art that disappears; you see the performance and it’s over the next day. That’s no longer true; in the same way that plays have texts, that music has a score, dance now has these artifacts, these properties, if you will, that are the work, in the same way that a score is the music, or a text is the Shakespeare. That’s now possible, and my generation is actually the first for which this has been deeply true. There were films, obviously, but I’m probably one of the very first choreographers to have such a complete archive of original material. NUVO: And since we’re talking about your legacy, do you have plans for the company to continue after any contingency? THARP: Well, hopefully. We’re booking. We are basically an earned income group, so it has to do with bookings. I’m not in the 50th doing any of the old material; I’m doing all-new work. Next year we 18 STAGE // 03.11.15 - 03.18.15 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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ment is important, can be helpful not only for anyone who’s involved in a creative endeavor. THARP: It’s about the physicality of optimism. It’s obviously by now scientifically acknowledged that physical exercises create an energy and enthusiasm in the body that makes people feel better, literally. And feeling better, they attempt more; they’re more willing to be forthcoming. That’s something that should be accessible to everybody. It has nothing to do with dance, and it doesn’t even have to do with rigorous weight training or any of that kind of thing. All of the Indiana relatives have passed away, but I used to have an aunt in Indianapolis who was in her nineties. And I would keep reminding her, ‘Now, Selma, we have to wiggle our feet! We have to stretch our legs!’ And she said, ‘Oh, I know it! Oh, I know it!’ It’s that basic. Exercise fights depression and it fights sloth. We don’t like sloth. When you talk about creativity — creativity really means the desire to work.
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will tell you what dance is!’ And I say, ‘Actually, no you won’t. Put it up there and let’s see what it is.’ NUVO: But in dealing with that hierarchy, you don’t want to throw out all the traditions associated with dance, the virtuosity that’s developed over time. THARP: No, certainly not. All my dancers are virtuosi; all of my dancers are perfectly capable of the most complex movement. And the audience is capable of complex movement. It’s not about dumbing it down; it’s not about simplicity; it’s about being very clear. All great art is art that we can look at and see what the artist intended it to be. And it in some way or another elevates us. But that’s also, partially, our responsibility as viewers, as audience people, as someone who can take advantage of this wealth of information that’s in art, whether it’s in literature or painting or music or dance. We have to also be responsible; we have to be curious. NUVO: Do you find that you encounter audiences that are more likely to be open and receptive at this point in your career? THARP: Nobody is going to do you any favors just cause you’re over 70. And you know what, nobody expects you to. And if they do, that’s wrongheaded. NUVO: Well, I was thinking more that your body of work precedes you, that people know what they’re likely to see something excellent. THARP: That’s fine. Have you looked at our website? And you’ve looked at the chronology? And you’ve seen that every five years, there’s a fairly substantial body of work, and each one of the periods is very different from the other periods, and that’s very important to me. ... In essence, it’s a museum. I think of myself as offering up this body of work to folks who want to understand. I’m saving them time. If they want to look through this and think about it, I’m saving them a lot of time and giving them a new place to start from and new questions to ask. They won’t have to bother with these old ones. NUVO: Has your approach of reinventing yourself every five years has made it more difficult to find financial resources? THARP: Yeah, but then what is art about? It’s not about developing a brand, and for me, it’s not about the product. The dance is a result of asking questions and making dancing for dancers — and making it stronger, better and, hopefully, different, each and every time. To me dance is just the vapor trail of the whole process. That’s all it is. n
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Leviathan A 140-minute Russian film about a small-town fisherman who tries to take on big-city bureaucracy. Critical consensus is that it lives up to its title (director Andrey Zvyagintsev “is in complete command with Leviathan, his mammoth film about little people fighting for their lives, or even a shred of dignity,” said the Montreal Gazette). Winner of Best Foreign Language Film at the 2015 Golden Globes and Best Screenplay at Cannes in 2014. R, opens Friday at Keystone Art Run All Night Liam Neeson and Common finally team up in this chase flick from the guy who directed Unknown. R, opens Thursday in wide release
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FILM EVENTS The Met: La Donna del Lago March 14, 12:55 p.m. Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez star in a new production of Rossini’s writ-large adaptation of Sir Walter Scott’s novel. Various locations, $25 adult, metopera.org
No Time for Sergeants (1958) March 13 and 14, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Andy Griffith made his name starring as Pvt. Will Stockdale in the live TV adaptation of a play about goofing about in basic training. He reprises that role here, and Don Knotts makes his first film appearance. Artcraft Theatre (Franklin), $3-5, historicartcrafttheatre.org S E E , FILM E VENTS, O N PAG E 21
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ne of my most important duties as a movie essayist is to help you get in the frame of mind that will allow you to best enjoy your filmgoing experience. In that spirit, I urge you to go to the horror-comedy What We Do in the Shadows with low expectations. Ignore the posters that repeatedly use the word “hilarious.” The movie is not hilarious. It is, however, silly and clever and consistently amusing. A couple of bits don’t work, most notably the end of the “shaming” scene, but I had such a good time that I watched the film twice. It’s fun, and that’s the whole point, isn’t it? Set in New Zealand, What We Do in the Shadows is a mockumentary following four vampires that share a flat in the Wellington suburbs (it occurs to me that using the words “mockumentary” and “vampires” would probably have been sufficient to lower your expecta-
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tions). The film, co-written and directed by Taika Waititi and Flight of the Conchords’ Jermaine Clement, works so nicely because the key characters are well-developed. Viago (Waititi) is a 317-year-old English dandy who serves as host to the camera crew and den mother to his flatmates. Resembling a younger, non-buff Jake Gyllenhaal, he is eager to help and quite concerned with appearances. When he runs, he pulls his arms up in front of him with his hands dangling down, like John Cleese imitating a mouse. What a treat it is to watch Viago in action. Vladislav (Clement) is an 862-yearold known for his savage (and freaky) killing techniques. He is a proud being who tries to be a good roommate. At one point he levitates casually while vacuuming a dusty room. At 8,000 years, Petyr (Ben Fransham) is a Nosferatu lookalike who functions on an animal level,
though he does appear to listen and understand his flatmates. Deacon (Jonathan Brugh) is the baby of the group at 183. He’s a rebel, man. The vampires try to keep up with the times, but are wildly out of sync. Things change when they meet Nick (Cori Gonzalez-Macuer), a human slacker. An attempt to eat him goes wrong, but Nick still ends up dead, accidentally changed into a vampire by Petyr. He becomes part of the group, bringing with him his best pal, Stu (beautifully underplayed by Stuart Rutherford). The flatmates actually like Stu better than Nick, who keeps telling people that he’s a vampire. There’s lots more, including a group of werewolves determined to be good citizens (“Watch your language – we’re werewolves, not swearwolves!”), disgruntled servants and a grand masquerade ball. The Real World style mockumentary format works just fine, and the song selections are effective. There are some swell fight scenes incorporating wires that manage to be cheesy and exciting at the same time. Nice. What We Do in the Shadows is the first film I’ve seen this year that I anticipate will end up in my Best of 2015 list come years end. Don’t let that raise your expectations. n
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CONTINUING Chappie u Disappointing sci-fi from Neil Blomkamp (District 9) set in South Africa about inventor Deon Wilson (Dev Patel) and a robot named Chappie (Sharlto Copley) with artificial intelligence. Sigourney Weaver plays Deon’s boss, Hugh Jackman plays a mulleted rival robot designer, and a couple of freaky South African musicians play themselves. Chappie is not particularly likable and the humans don’t make you care either. The movie just sits there. R, in wide release Mr. Turner w Mike Leigh (Vera Drake, Topsy-Turvy) and actor Timothy Spall (Harry Potter, Secrets and Lies) offer their take on painter J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851), known as “the painter of light.” Turner is a fascinating creature; a rude, crude beast that creates beauty. Leigh follows his usual pattern of starting with facts and doing improvisational workshops until he achieves a stunningly realistic, lived-in look and feel. The scenes play like genuine moments observed. I was mesmerized. R, at Keystone Art Focus t Caper movie starring Will Smith. Nicky (Smith) is a con artist who sometimes works alone and sometimes pulls together teams for volume scores. Jess (Margot Robbie) is his new apprentice and Nicky is falling for her ... or is he? And what does she really think of him? There are twists and turns galore as the film travels from NYC to New Orleans to
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Walter e March 13 and 14, 7:30 p.m. Like this indie comedy, Walter (Andrew West) finds himself on the fringe of mainstream film, tearing tickets at his local megaplex. But he doesn’t just direct moviegoers into theaters; he also decides whether they are going to heaven or hell. Writer Paul Shoulberg and director Anna Mastro aim for earnest drama via this quirky premise (rather than ironic hipster detachment), painting a world that feels strange yet lived-in and achingly real. Shot partly in Indianapolis, Walter is one of the best films out now. — SAM WATERMEIER Indiana State Museum IMAX, $9.50, imax.com Hard To Be a God March 16, 7 p.m. Uncompromising and visionary Russian director Aleksei Gurman’s final film, about a scientist from our Earth doing a sort of ethnological study of a medieval society on the planet Arkanar. “With a glistening black-
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Buenos Aires. Gerald McRaney turns up to snarl and there’s a major twist near the end. R, in wide release Hot Tub Time Machine 2 i Rob Corddry, Clark Duke and Craig Robinson are back. John Cusack took a hike, so Adam Scott steps in as the son of Cusack’s character. In this installment, which will most likely be the last, the guys shoot into the future. There are some big laughs in this R-rated comedy, but they’re few and far between. Wait until this hits cable.
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R, in wide release Unfinished Business i Somebody get Vince Vaughn a new agent! Or an exorcist! Man, it’s getting harder and harder to remember why we like this guy. The R-rated comedy follows three guys (Vaughn, Tom Wilkinson and Dave Franco) as they form their own company and travel from St. Louis to Maine, then to Hamburg and Berlin to try to beat their ex-boss (Sienna Miller) in making a deal with a company. A G-8 meeting, a gay bar encounter and an art installation play into the film, which tries to mix raunchy comedy with a heartfelt message about family relations and bullying. Except for the art installation bit, nothing works. James Marsden and Nick Frost costar.
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and-white palette, he smears the screen with mud, blood, and excrement; he displays a mad glee in designing, building, and deploying grotesque tools of torture and murder; his roving, wide-angle closeups render the teeming cast as living gargoyles,” said The New Yorker. IU Cinema (Bloomington), $3, cinema.indiana.edu Fellini Satyricon (1969) March 14, 3 p.m. Decadent, grungy and polymorphous, Fellini’s adaptation of a Roman text is the logical culmination of La Dolce Vita. On 35mm. IU Cinema (Bloomington), $3, cinema.indiana.edu Visualizing Experimental Science Short Film Program March 13, 6:30 p.m. A collection of educational films that could just as easily be seen as art films, including Jean Painleve’s Liquid Crystals and Barbara Hammer’s X-ray film Sanctus. Various formats, including 35mm. IU Cinema (Bloomington), FREE, cinema.indiana.edu
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Girls Pint Out is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a benefit for The Julian Center. From its begining as a gathering of friends in Indianapolis, GPO has grown into a nationwide force in the craft beer industry. Learn the full story March 21, 2-5 p.m. at The Aristocrat. Tickets ($25 at the door) include: Celebratory toast with the anniversary beer Golden Girl golden strong ale brewed by the ladies of Scarlet Lane and Thr3e Wise Men in a take-home GPO snifter, two pints and light appetizers. Upland’s Eighth Annual UpCup takes place at 3 p.m. on April 25 at 4060 Profile Pkwy. in Bloomington. Learn how to enter at bjcp.org. Crown Liquors is featuring 450 North Brewing Company line up of Scarecrow IPA, Honey Kolsch, Copperhead Road Amber Ale, Barn Yeti Winter Ale and Ironman Strong Ale in 16oz. can four-packs. QuaffON! added Six Foot Blonde American Blonde Ale to its bottled lineup joining Busted Knuckle Porter, Hare Trigger IPA and Yellow Dwarf dry-hopped wheat. Upland’s Stoaked Belgian-style quadruple dark strong beer, aged in fresh oak, has aromas of fig, cherry and spice and caramel, malty sweetness and subtle vanilla notes; in four-packs and on draught. New seasonals Chilly Water’s nitro poured Irish Stout is on tap along with a Scottish Ale, a Saison and a new IPA. Chocolate Mint Stout launched on March 6. TwoDEEP’s They’ve Gone to Plaid Scotch Ale fronts big maltiness with bold accents of caramel and sweetness Indiana City’s Mimi’S Tabernacle Bourbon Barrel Aged Breakfast Stout salutes Indiana’s maple syrup industry. Sister City Kölsch-style Ale says hello to Cologne, Germany; Dock 7 American IPA brings on the hops. Thr3e Wise Men’s Bier de Mars Cellar Dweller is a malt-forward rich Belgian ale. Mad Anthony’s Bent Rim Black Lager is a medium bodied dark beer with an unexpected light, crisp aftertaste. Events March 11, 5-8 p.m. Flat 12 Pints for Parks fundraiser, FREE for 21+. March 11, 4-10 p.m. Triton Hatchblower Pepper IPA bottle release, flavored with green pepper, chipotles and jalapenos. March 14, 4-7 p.m. Triton Celebration of Pi Day includes fundraising event with Little Red Door and tapping Ram’s Blood, their collaboration with Aleman Brewing in Chicago. March 15. Upland releases Side Trail Series #2 The Bock Ness Monster Doppelbock on draught. Hints of plum pair with flavors of rich maltiness, toasty biscuit, light caramel, and dark chocolate.
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veryone has seen That Guy during a St. Paddy’s day celebration: Ray Bans askew, flinging green beer out of a sweatily-gripped pint glass with every dramatic hand gesture, screaming at the top of his lungs for his “MEGAAAAAAAN!” or beloved “RACHEEEEL!” That Guy wants to talk about his Mud Run/Warrior Dash time again. That Guy thinks that, on this hallowed date devoted to day drinking, Jameson makes a great breakfast. That Guy uses the word “turnt” unironically. He seems to be well-dressed and decently employed, but by 3 p.m., having started the day’s drinking at 8 a.m., he’s already stumbling around with a bear’s hunger for cheeseburgers and an impending blackout more powerful than a gallon of Purple Drank. But in between, That Guy will keep drinking until his blood alcohol finally tears him from consciousness and piledrives him facedown onto the floor. For the love of God, do not be That Guy. Aside from the obvious legal complications of being completely wasted on St. Paddy’s day, the truth is that no one likes to deal with an extremely intoxiZach Wilks cated person no matter what day of the year it is. Still, everyone likes to make a day out of the festivities, some starting at breakfast and others after work; So we consulted Zach Wilks, who has moved over full time to Hotel Tango distillery from his previous post at Ruth’s Chris in the Ironworks building. You might also remember him from our Cocktail Guide to the Holidays. “When I go to cocktail conventions, those are a week long instead of just a day,” he said of his qualifications on marathon drinking advice. “St. Paddy’s day is different than most day-long drinking events because it tends to be a sprint more than a marathon.” Bartenders and food and beverage people are well-trained drinking machines, but that doesn’t mean they’ve outsmarted the normal alcohol metabolism process. These folks know that the key is maintenance and rehydration. “I do one-to-one, water per drink, so if I have a pint of beer, I drink a pint of water. If I have a cocktail, I have a pint of water,
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and that tends to ease things out.” Instead of going for a blackout-by-noon record, don’t try to do all the partying you’ve been putting off because of weather and Netflix in one day. There will be other drinks other days, Wilks reminds us. “You don’t have to do every shot of Jameson or every Irish Car Bomb that someone makes,” If you’re starting early and want to keep it going more than a few hours, the key is to drink low on the ABV scale and save the hard stuff for when you’re almost ready to call your Uber or Lyft home. “I always try to stay as lower-proof as I can throughout the day until the end, so I’ll drink beer most of the day, and then at the end of the night, for my last couple drinks I’ll have Irish Whiskey, a Redbreast, my favorite Irish Whiskey,” Wilks says. “It’s a pot-stilled whiskey, probably in my top five favorite whiskeys ever.” And of course, we must recommend eating a decent meal before you start your Paddy party, so make sure you pay attention to the following pages to see where to get good corned beef and cabbage. Or you can skip the revery, green beer and blacked out sorority girls and celebrate in your own home with an Irish take on the Old Fashioned.
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2 oz. Redbreast 12 year Irish Whiskey 1/2 oz. Wilks & Wilson Gomme 2 dashes W&W Orange Bitters Garnish with orange peel Served on the rocks In a mixing glass, combine with ice and strain over an extra large ice cube in a double rocks glass. n
• You don’t have to drink everything just because it’s St. Paddy’s day. Drink what you want to, not what you feel like you should. • Lower ABV = a more upright you. Stick to beer if you plan to go all day, then switch to the hard stuff when you’re almost ready to Uber home.
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Claddagh’s version of Bangers and Mash. Pat Flynn’s I’ve been going to this neighborhood spot for years, and I still think it’s one of the cutest little places in town. There’s absolutely nothing fancy about it, and that’s exactly what makes it so good. You can get anything here from sandwiches to (very good) prime rib, plus all the usual Irish favorites. Not to mention that it’s at a nice halfway point for Midtowners who don’t want to drive up to 86th or all the way downtown and mess with parking. They’ve got room for big groups if you need a place to take a big party who really likes to eat and drink, plus TVs for all the sports you could ever want to watch. And the tenderloin sandwich is killer. 5198 Allisonville Road, 475-0181, patflynnspub.com Golden Ace This is the original, authentic Irish spot to spend your St. Paddy’s day. It’s been around forever, all the food is so good and so cheap (as in, most things are less than $5 cheap), and there is a real neighborhood vibe about the place. Flip back to the music section to get the full rundown of Golden Ace’s festivities, as they throw, far and away the best St. Paddy’s day celebration of any bar in town. 2533 E. Washington St., 632-0696, goldenaceinn.com Chatham Tap Well, sure, it’s not exactly an Irish bar, but you can get lots of really
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We took your question to the tube. Check out my recent segment on Indy Style for ways I try to be green when eating out on wishtv.com! If you’re just not into video, here’s a summary: • Lose the straw. Sure, they were fun when you were a kid, but by asking for a drink without a straw, you’re reducing that extra bit of plastic that might wind up in a landfill, or worse, in the ocean. • Carry a piece of foil in your purse or wallet for leftovers or keep a container in your car. A lot of restaurants use Styrofoam to-go containers when you don’t finish your chow. Nicer joints use plastic containers that are built for more runs. Bring your own and reuse! Sharing meals or opting for smaller portions are other ways to reduce waste — and sometimes reduce one’s waistline, too. • Going out for Asian chow? Sushi, perhaps? Carry your own chop sticks so you don’t have to use the disposable ones from the restaurant. • Eating at a more casual joint? The kind that offers plastic tableware? Bring your own. Camping stores and outdoor stores offer a BUNCH of compact options you can easily stow in your glove compartment.
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• Make it a habit to never leave home without your own water bottle. This helps you dodge bottled water from the casual places. And when you’re at a nicer place, there’s less glassware and no wasting of water when you’re done — you’re taking it with you! Plus, aren’t people supposed to drink 78 glasses a day, or something? • Choose places that support local growers and producers and practice sustainability. Cutting down on food shipping reduces energy use and helps the local economy, and when you order foods in season, you’ll have a fresher eating experience. For those who REALLY want to become environmentally active, there are two ways to really become even more environmentally responsible when you’re dining out: • Eating vegetarian or vegan options cuts down on animal consumption, and raising livestock for food is a big contributor — the biggest, in fact — to climate change. • Also, back in 2012, Mary Brock gave Indiana Living Green readers another suggestion: a website called Dine Green had a sample email that one could send to one’s favorite restaurant that provides good-cookin’ but whose practices are less than eco-friendly. (This one’s kind of pointed and might not be met with open arms, but hey, you never know.) “Dear Restaurant Owner, I am a regular customer at your restaurant. As somebody who eats out regularly and cares about what’s happening to our environment, it is important for me to support businesses that are Certified Green Restaurants®. I truly make some of my purchasing decisions based on the environmental responsibility of the company I am patronizing and in this day in age, there are millions of people doing the same thing.
I encourage you to contact the nonprofit organization, the Green Restaurant Association (dinegreen.com) to learn more about how they can help you lower your environmental impact and become a Certified Green Restaurant®. It is my hope that I receive an e-mail back from you within the next couple months informing me that you have begun the process of working with the Green Restaurant Association toward Certification. Sincerely, Dude or dudette who loves them some Mother Earth (OK, we added that one. Just your name will work fine.)” PIECE OUT, RENEE
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My name is Kyle. I recently separated from the Air Force and moved my family back to Carmel so I could pursue a degree in environmental health science. I need to work while going to school and I would love to get a job working in the field of environmental issues. When I graduate I want to work on solving environmental problems. Do you have any advice for me on whom to contact or how to get started? I appreciate any advice you can offer. Thanks! — KYLE
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Welcome back to Indiana! We definitely need as many environmentalists as we can get here! There are several nonprofits and businesses working on environmental issues here. For your area, the first people you should meet are those associated with Carmel Green Initiative. Other necks of the woods also have green groups like Green Broad Ripple and The Green Hour in Irvington. For job postings, I like to follow the Charitable Advisors Not-For-Profit News, though it’s not specific to environmental nonprofits. The Indianapolis Chamber has a Green Business group and they’ve started hosting events. You might also follow one of the GreenDrinks groups around Indiana that’s nearest you. I’m also finding the LinkedIn Jobs search to be quite interesting. Good luck in your job hunt! PIECE OUT, RENEE
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It might even surprise them to know that Indiana passed a law prohibiting throwing away electronics. It is actually illegal for households, schools or businesses to dispose of electronics in your trash in our state. You’re very kind to help your friend and we can hope they’ll repay your kindness to the planet. PIECE OUT, RENEE
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TRIBUTES Layne’s enduring legacy “Cynthia Layne shared the stage with us on Dec. 8 of last year just before her passing, and now we want to give our audience and the community the opportunity to give to the Cynthia Layne Memorial Fund provided by Key Bank in support of Cynthia’s daughter Nina Rae Harden,” said Kenny Phelps, Owl Music Group producer by way of introducing the spring 2015 issue of Gospel Jazz Experience. “We present this event twice a year, CONCERT during the Christmas and Easter holidays, as a collaboration of artists from our community who come together and provide a stellar perWHAT: GOSPEL formance. We connect JAZZ EXPERIENCE these performances AND TRIBUTE TO to causes that help CYNTHIA LAYNE produce positive change WHEN: in our community.” MARCH 12, 7 P.M. Kevin Anker, Reggie WHERE: LATITUDE Bishop, Rob Dixon, 360, 4016 E. 82 ST. Anita Hall, Brian Kelly, TICKETS: $15 IN Staci McCrackin, Kenny ADVANCE, $20 AT Phelps, Soul Purpose, DOOR, ALL-AGES Brian Reeves, Alaina Renae, Tad Robinson and Brenda Williams will perform at Thursday’s event. Phelps reports 40 food baskets were provided to the Julian Center for women affected by domestic violence with proceeds from the Winter Program. “Cynthia was an Owl Music Group artist and the top CD seller for our record label,” said Phelps. Now OMG intends to give back. According to Phelps, Owl is launching a national campaign through their distributor partner Allegro Media. Reflecting on the growing number of events taking place throughout Indianapolis since Layne’s passing on January 18, 2015, Phelps spoke of how “Cynthia touched so many people in different genres of music. I think we all are trying to do what we can to help her legacy live on. The Cynthia Layne Memorial Fund was set up through Key Bank as a way to support what was most dear to her heart, her daughter Nina.” Layne showed her special bond with Nina during the recording of her widely acclaimed 2007 album, Beautiful Soul. Commenting on “Nina Shouts,” Layne told reporters that when the then very young Nina walked up to the mic and talked into it just as they started to take a break they kept on recording, and with editing incorporated that special moment into the album’s last track. Layne explained she felt it was a special ending for the album — that it naturally led the listener to smile and feel happy. Asked to comment on Cynthia Layne’s legacy, Phelps said, “I can only speak from this personally. She was one of my heroes. She dared to be different to find her own voice and use her musical platform as a way to help and inspire others. — RITA KOHN
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was living in Bloomington when IU student Lauren Spierer went missing. There wasn’t a day during that summer, spent waiting tables by day and freelance writing by night, that I didn’t see posters plastered with her face or see her mother and father on local news outlets, pleading for answers about their disappeared daughter. It was a dark time. I think of her, those posters and that summer, often. And, a year later, when I heard Murder by Death’s track “Hard World,” from then-new album Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon, I knew frontman Adam Turla had been thinking of her, too. “Just barely 20 with a slight frame And a hunger for something that I couldn’t name I went runnin’, I went runnin’ Running barefoot into the night I got hair the color of a silk worms dream, The prettiest little thing that you ever did see. They come runnin’, they come runnin’ Anything they can do, they clamor for me.” — MURDER BY DEATH’S “HARD WORLD”
That song, upbeat and driving as it is, haunted me a little. And when I grabbed the new Murder By Death album, Big Dark Love, released in February on Bloodshot Records, I realized Turla had done it again, grabbing me this time with stalker anthem “Hunted.” “I’m always really affected by that kind of tragedy,” he told me last week by phone. “I remember last year when I was writing, a lot of the stuff that was coming up in the news was youth that were misguided about women. The last song on the record, ‘Hunted,’ I realized after I finished writing it that it was about the idea of the male gaze, and how sometimes guys have no idea how oppressive they’re being, projecting sexuality onto women.” His inspiration: “At the time, I remember the big news story was [Isla Vista spree killer Elliot Rodger], this kid who felt like women owed him attention, so he killed this girl. There’s this sense of entitlement that every person’s right is to be loved, and you don’t have to put anything out there or work at it.” “Hunted” is a dark song on an album of dark songs. Scratch that — have the gothic Americana rockers ever written anything not immensely dark? (Besides
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their drinking shanties like “As Long As There’s Whiskey in The World.”) It’s an area of interest for Turla, the group’s principal lyricist and songwriter. “Every year, there’s multiple stories of misguided youth, young people who are living hard and wild. I think it really gets to you,” Turla says. “I would never want to trivialize any tragedy like that. But I think that if you’re trying to write a song, and as long as you’re not trying to get a ton of press for it or celebrate it, writing a song can be the best thing.” Turla knows that sometimes his band gets, as he says, “really dense with lyrics, and really intense with the music.” They make a conscientious effort to include songs with a degree of simplicity on each record, sonic palate cleansers of sorts. “I’ve always felt like we need to counteract our work with other work that you make,” he says. ‘For every supercomplicated song, I try to acknowledge the elegance of simplicity and do a song like [2010 album Good Morning Mag-
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pie’s “Foxglove”] … We try to have some simple and beautiful stuff.” To complete the vision for record seven, Murder By Death — cellist Sarah Balliet, drummer Dagan Thorgerson, bassist Matt Armstrong and Turla — brought on multiinstrumentalist David Fountain. He took over for Scott Brackett, who was unable to continue touring with Murder By Death. “He was just filling in while we were trying to figure out if Scott was going to be able to continue touring or not,” Turla says. “He couldn’t, so David was doing such a good job that it made sense that he join. He has a great voice, does tons of backup vocals, plays mandolin, keyboard, banjo, percussion, trumpet. … We feel very lucky.” They’ll play with O’Death at their Saturday set at Pit Stop. It’s not the first time they’ve played with the Brooklyn punk Americana band. They first toured with them in 2008, have covered each other’s songs, and see each other when time allows. “While you’re getting ready to play a show, getting to hear a band that you’re genuinely a big fan of puts you in the right mindset. I also think that our bands complement each other very well,” Turla says. “It feels like you’re controlling your art project. [Audiences] walk in the door, and the next couple of hours you’ll be experiencing something that we think goes together really well.” n
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it Stop Music Festival is back in Bloomington this weekend, with a diverse list of headliners and a strong group of locals booked between Thursday and Saturday. Vroom vroom. The four-venue fest includes The Bishop, The Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, The Backdoor and The Bluebird. It’s the second occurrence of the fest, albeit a full five years after the inaugural event. Dan Coleman, who booked 200-plus shows last year in Bloomington, many with his promotions company Spirit of ’68, was a little dubious at first about remounting the fest. “You look for a reason not to do something, and then all the stars align for you to do it,” Coleman says. “SXSW and IU spring break lined up perfectly again; Murder By Death just happened to be ending their tour on the Saturday of Pit Stop, and that’s two strikes. Then Madlib [Friday’s headliner] said yes, and that’s three strikes. There’s really no reason not to do this now. Everything has lined up perfectly for it to happen, so let’s give it a go!” So, stars aligned and all, Coleman started planning a second Pit Stop last October alongside Bishop owner Stephen Westrich, a galvanizing force behind the fest. His venue, The Bishop, is something of a homebase for Coleman, who books all the shows that happen there. As planning progressed, Katie Moulton came on as marketing director. On the previous and following pages, I profiled two bands with strong local connections that are headlining Pit Stop. Murder By Death and Hiss Golden Messenger. Other headliners include Maps & Atlases and Madlib, who perform on Thursday and Friday, respectively. “Madlib has been the force behind most of the hip-hop I’ve enjoyed over the past 10 to 15 years,” Coleman says. “If you get a chance to do Madlib, you take a chance to do Madlib.” Former Bloomington resident DJ PHNM, now relocated to Chicago, will spin before Madlib’s set at the BuskirkChumley on Friday. “It’s definitely a big honor to share the stage with Madlib,” DJ PHNM (legal: Colin Rebey) says. “As a scholar of hip-hop and as a producer I’ve always been so influenced by the Jaylib Champion Sound album [recorded by J Dilla and Madlib].
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I’m definitely excited to make my return to my alma mater and perform for the first time since I graduated back in 2011.” Coleman planned a Rad Summer showcase for the Friday slot at The Bishop; he says the label has come on “really strong in the last couple of years.” He says it made perfect sense to get bring the label’s active artists out for a showcase, since they’re all in the middle of touring new albums. “Bloomington is the town where we turned a corner in our career, [where] we wrote our most popular songs and started touring the country from there,” Andy Duncan says. He’ll play as part of the Rad Summer showcase, which also features Oreo Jones, Sirius Blvck and Party Lines. “There should be much more interplay between the Indy and Bloomington scenes than there sometimes is. Bloomington is a magical place with a great scene, but it’s also a transient scene. We have friends all over the country that we met in Bloomington, and now when we go back we have to win a new audience over all the time; it’s great fun!” Bloomington musician Mike Adams will take the stage before Hiss Golden Messenger and William Tyler. “I’m a huge Merge Records fan, so playing with Hiss Golden Messenger and William Tyler [both signed to Merge] is very cool,” Adams says. “I just hope some of the crowd sticks around to see them after we play.” (Mike, you jokester.) Pit Stop attendees can purchase tickets for individual shows or a single $55 festival pass allowing access to every show on the fest. n NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 03.11.15 - 03.18.15 // MUSIC 27
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funny thing happened when I started jotting down notes for my interview with Michael Taylor, who plays and writes as MC Taylor in Hiss Golden Messenger. Our interview was set up to preview Pit Stop in Bloomington. I knew going in he had recorded a split with Bloomington’s Elephant Micah [“Hiss Golden Messenger Plays Elephant Micah Plays Hiss Golden Messenger, released in 2012]. And I knew he toured with Magnolia Electric Company members during a set of Jason Molina tribute shows [whose music was released almost entirely on Bloomington’s Secretly Canadian.] And I knew he’d had a longtime creative relationship with illustrator Nat Russell. But once I got on the phone with Taylor and started asking questions, Taylor’s connections with Central Indiana just kept unfolding. It’s a funny thing for the California-turned-Carolina transplant, who has never spent any significant time in Indiana, besides tour dates. “There’s something about that part of the world in independent music that is really resonant for me,” Taylor said. He’ll return to Bloomington on Saturday for a show at The Bishop with Mike Adams At His Honest Weight and William Tyler. The last year or so brought an explosion of popularity for his project, with the extremely well-reviewed LP Lateness of Dancers bringing him to a spot on David Letterman’s show that quickly went viral based on Dave’s extremely enthusiastic response. Quite a change for the songwriter, who commented at a Molina tribute show at Radio Radio last year that when his heartbreaking album Bad Debt was released, only three people cared about it — and one of them, fittingly, was another Hoosier: LUNA Music’s Todd Robinson. NUVO: I remember you calling out Todd Robinson from LUNA as a supporter at your show here last year. Can you elaborate your connections to LUNA and Indiana? MICHAEL TAYLOR: Nat Russell is someone I’ve known for a really long time. Nat lived in California when I lived there, so I probably met him — man, I can’t remember when Nat would have moved there, maybe in the early 2000s? You’d have to ask Nat about that. Nat and I were friends out there. He did some artwork for an old band that I was in [The Court and Spark.] We just kind of ran in the same circle. I think 28 MUSIC // 03.11.15 - 03.18.15 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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Nat is an incredible artist, and definitely someone whose work is getting better, and more refined and more thoughtful over time. I think his stuff is incredible. In fact, most of the art that’s in the main room of our house upstairs is prints of Nat’s. … When Secretly Canadian first started as a record label, I sort of knew about them from the very beginning. Chris Swanson, who runs Secretly, big boss man, he was someone that I’ve known forever. Since ’97 maybe, ’98. He’s always been someone that I’ve sent a copy of a record that I’ve just finished to, not necessarily to put it out, but to circle back to him. I’ve just known him for a long time, and I love a lot of the records that he’s put out. Back in ’97 and ‘98, when we would come through Bloomington, we would stay with Chris. There’s something about that part of the world in independent music that is really resonant for me. Mainly because of people like Nat and Chris Swanson and Secretly Canadian. NUVO: And Elephant Micah. TAYLOR: And Elephant Micah. Yeah, exactly. And the dudes in Magnolia, of course. … And actually Elephant Micah, Joe O’Connell and Jason Groth from Magnolia both live here now, in Raleigh. … Here’s a funny thing about Joe. Joe is probably the person, who of anyone Hiss Golden Messenger a.k.a. MC Taylor a.k.a. Michael Taylor SUBMITTED PHOTO
that has Bloomington connections, I’ve known the longest, because when this band that I was in called The Court and Spark did a tour in 1999, I would say, we played a show in Louisville and the opener was Joe. He was like 17 years old. And I thought what he did was so beautiful. His music is what he was doing back then, too. NUVO: As most Molina fans tend to be, I’m a pretty dedicated listener. How has his work affected the way you think about music through the years? TAYLOR: I think the thing that stays with me about his music, and struck me whenever I was around him when he was alive was just how impulsive he was with his music. That’s something that he was lightyears ahead of me in that regard. He was full steam ahead, leave the mistakes. I think he had this understanding that perfection is not the goal. The goal is emotion. Do you know what I mean? It took me a long time to get to that place, where I understood what I heard as mistakes on records that I made, other people didn’t notice. What people are listening for is this sortof full commitment to emotion. And Jason was good at that. I don’t think he even though about it. He just did it. I think that impulse also can be frustrating, especially when you’re working in a situation with other musicians, where everyone is trying to do
A pre-Pit Stop chat with MC Taylor the best they can. In my own experience, often when I’m trying to retain the emotion of a performance, and finish it — do you know what I mean? Not spend too much time with it — other people can be like, “Well, can we do just one more take? I think we can get it better with one more take.” You have to be fully invested in saying no, or moving on. NUVO: What’s interesting or frustrating about the changes that have happened in your life during this period of increased attention, bigger venue sizes and headlining tours? TAYLOR: I’m not sure, because I’ve been living in it for this whole time. It’s kind of hard to get any sort of purchase on it, any context. I was thinking about the record Bad Debt the other day, thinking, I don’t think I could make a record like that again. Not that I couldn’t make a record with that much personal importance or attachment. I was just in such a different place in my life then, and that record really saved me, in a weird way. It could have gone either way with me at the point, for music. I don’t know what my relationship with music would look like now, had I not written that collection of songs. ... I think more than ever, certainly more than the time when I wrote Bad Debt, I’m really trying to focus on the personal aspect of making music. … I think that’s what people find compelling about Hiss Golden Messenger music. To lose sight of that would be to lose sight of a big part of it. NUVO: Can you find a demarcation in the music you made before and after becoming a father? TAYLOR: Well, we had our first child, Elijah, and then I wrote that record Bad Debt. He was like three or four months. I definitely attribute any interest that people have in my music to becoming a father. For me, I see a direct correlation. I know that’s the reason that my musical life got really rejuvenated because it shook my world up in such an intense way. It made me reevaluate what my obligations were to myself, to my family, what I had time for, what I did not need to be wasting my time doing. I lacked focus, before I had kids. I have a little bit more focus now. n
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at a University of Indianapolis Faculty Artist Concert in February 2007. While juggling busy schedules, the group has continued to regularly play out since then, making several appearances BY SETH JOH NSO N at The Jazz Kitchen, among other places. MUSIC@NUVO . N ET Despite their jazzy nature, though, Hanor Mark Ortwein, playing in the sen admits Icarus Ensemble certainly has esteemed Indianapolis Symphony a symphony-inspired side to it too. Orchestra certainly has its perks. “We’re all sight-readers, but then Being one of many in this grand music there’s always a section that’s quite body though, the contra bassoonist open for improvisation,” he says. “So admits his personal creative needs were it kind of provides both worlds — the not being fully met. symphonic world and the jazz world — That is, until he became a with a place to meet.” part of Indianapolis’ Icarus Alongside traditional jazz Ensemble. bands, Icarus Ensemble’s “Playing in the Symphony choices in instrumentation are full-time, you’re told how to also a bit out of the ordinary. play, and you can only play Hansen points out, “Having what’s on the page. There’s an electric bassoon is unusual not much creativity, although and having a violin in a jazz it’s a great job,” he says. “But group is somewhat unusual this [group] gives me comas well.” On top of this, both CD RELEASE plete freedom. I can write he and Crabiel both play with whatever I want to write. I their own unique approaches. ICARUS can play whatever I want to “I play with the bow a lot, ENSEMBLE play. It’s a real artistic outlet and you don’t have a lot of that I wasn’t getting.” jazz bass players playing with RELEASE DATE: Consisting of three ISO bow,” he says. “Jon’s playing SUNDAY, MARCH 8 members (including Ortwein) a drum set, but I’m always and a pair of Butler Univerencouraging him to play sity professors, the ensemble explores hand drums and play some of the things a diverse range of jazz sounds using an that make different sounds, instead of a unconventional set of instruments. After traditional jazz drum set.” playing together for many years now, the On top of this, each ensemble member group celebrated the release of their first also brings his own diverse collection of full-length album at The Jazz Kitchen on influences to the composition process, Sunday. A long time in the making, Icarus which is heard quite clearly on their debut Ensemble’s self-titled debut includes 11 album. In Ortwein’s tunes alone, for exoriginal compositions from members ample, listeners can hear elements of Latin of the quintet, as well as one original arjazz and New Orleans funk, as well as a rangement from Ortwein. solo session reminiscent of the great Miles Many years before Icarus Ensemble’s Davis. In addition, Hansen is also proud to official start, pianist Gary Walters rememsay that there are definitely some Oregonbers talking with bassist Peter Hansen and esque songs on the album too. fellow musician friend Chuck Carter about “There are a few tunes that stick out as their love for the avant-jazz group Oregon. being the most like what I was envisioning They discussed how they’d love to create when we started the group, and that feels a similar band of their own someday. really good to hear those and think, ‘Oh Unfortunately, Carter passed away before yeah. That’s what we’re after,’” he says. the three were ever able to bring this idea Like Ortwein, the co-founder has also to fruition. In his honor, though, Hansen gained a great deal of creative satisfaccame to Walters, in hopes of getting the tion from playing with Icarus Ensemble. ensemble, which became Icarus, together. “We could never play a Shostakovich The pianist remembers, “He said, ‘We symphony, and that’s one of the most oughta get that group started in memory thrilling things I’ve done this [ISO] season of Chuck,’ and I said, ‘I’m game.’” From and in my career as a symphonic basshere, the co-founders recruited Jon ist,” Hansen says. “But at the same time, Crabiel (drums and percussion), Dean we can do things that are so much more Franke (violin) and Ortwein (saxes, elecscaled down and just sound so different tric bassoon and bass clarinet), eventuthan what I’m typically used to hearing in ally making their first live appearance the orchestra. I love ’em both.” n
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think most of my favorite music from the ’80s came from Scotland,” Matt Flegel, singer and bassist for Viet Cong, says in the first few moments of our phone interview. “There’s so many good bands! The Vaselines, Jesus and Mary Chains, Cocteau Twins. It’s a bleak, shitty place. I think that plays into it.” I’m completely unsurprised Flegel thinks along these lines. After all, his band Viet Cong, where he plays bass and frontman, with Mike Wallace on drums and Scott Munro and Daniel Christiansen on guitar, is celebrated for their dark, noisy, post-rock jams — emerging out of equally bleak Calgary. For his part, Flegel, dialing in from Glasgow one day in early February, seems a bit beleaguered by the glut of attention suddenly thrust his way. It’s not unlike the flurry surrounding his previous project Women (which drummer Wallace also played in), a band with a spectacular rise and very public breakup in 2010. Alas, attention is what you get when you make an album as great as Viet Cong’s seven-track self-titled, released on Jagjaguwar this January. They’ll play an almost-certainly-soldout-by-now show with locals Phases at Joyful Noise on Sunday. (And yes, this interview was conducted before the dustup at Oberlin, where a promoter cancelled a Viet Cong show citing concerns about the insensitivity of the group’s name. Although I’m not stoked on the historical ties, I think Viet Cong can exist in a world already populated by bands like Dying Fetus, AIDS Wolf, Prostitute Disfigurement and, yes, Joy Division.) NUVO: You’re on Jagjaguwar, which is 30 minutes south of me, and you’re playing at Joyful Noise, which is 10 minutes south of me. Tell me about being on that Indiana label. MATT FLEGEL: Originally, I was in the band Women, and [Jagjaguwar] approached us, and we were super excited about that. That was probably in 2008, 2007, almost ten years ago now. It’s funny, somebody else asked me this question the other day when we were in London. They asked me the question and it was a live radio thing, and I saw pretty much the entire Jagjaguwar/ Secretly staff bringing in all of our records from outside. Darius [Van Arman, founder of Jagjaguwar] was lugging in boxes of 30 MUSIC // 03.11.15 - 03.18.15 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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records, and I was like, “Right there! That’s why!” But they definitely go above and beyond the call of duty. I don’t think we’d be anywhere without those guys. It’s definitely helpful to have someone handling all the things that we don’t want to handle — which is everything other than the actual writing and playing of music. NUVO: I did read in an interview you say that you like reading live reviews, because you can learn from it, and you imply that you don’t like reading album reviews. Why so? FLEGEL: There’s nothing I can do about the record that’s been written and recorded and put out already. That’s done. I put my foot down at one point or another and said, “Yes, this record is done, that’s how I want it to sound.” When you’re playing live, it’s a different experience. It’s more of an in-the-moment thing, obviously. I’m not always second-guessing myself, or anything like that, but I definitely would prefer seeing what people think of that than what they think of the record, just because it’s something I can do something about. So far, all the live reviews have been okay. They’ve been good — I’m not one to toot my own horn. I’ve never been the frontman in a band before. I’ve never been a lead singer in a band before, so I’m just curious if I’m doing it all right.
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definitely more comfortable now. NUVO: Could you take me through the writing process of one song on the album, from seed of an idea to final, completed product? FLEGEL: The one I like to talk about is “March of Progress.” I feel like that was the first thing that we did together as a band that made me realize that’s what we wanted to sound like. I think that’s one of the first things I wrote coming out of Women. So it’s been around for a while, and it’s morphed into all these different things. Really, it started with the rhythm. I was playing drums and doing these quadruplets. That’s drummerspeak for four or something. I’m not a drummer, either. A lot of it starts with rhythms for me. That kind of incessant rhythm; you think it’s doing one thing, but when you listen to it over and over again, it starts turning itself around. I really like that. I had some chords, and I think I played them on an organ that my friend gave me. It evolved from there. The whole end section of that came maybe two years after we’d written the start.
NUVO: Reader question: who are some writers who influenced lyric writing on the new album? FLEGEL: I lifted “Newspaper Spoons” from [William S.] Burroughs. [laughs] Like, directly. I don’t know if that’s plagiarism. I twisted it around a little bit. I realized that recently, because I re-read Naked Lunch, and I was like, “Oh, I lifted that from Naked Lunch, right here.” And no one’s said anything about it! I’m in the clear until you print this thing. NUVO: It’s all over now. I looked over those lyrics earlier and was hoping I was reading it correctly as a skewering of the press. I always like a good skeweringthe-press song. FLEGEL: Yeah, yeah, of course. And that’s exactly the concept behind it. … That was one of my first ones that I wrote the lyrics for in this band. I just like the marching, militant chanty lyrics. The harmonies, I was listening to a lot of [Brian] Eno at the time, and he’s got a lot of those weird harmonies, thirds maybe. I did those vocals in my basement in a house that I lived in a year and a half ago. We didn’t actually do that one at all in the studio. That is definitely all basement recording. n
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couple weeks ago in this column I wrote about Billie Holiday’s 1939 recording of “Strange Fruit” and the song’s link to a double lynching that occurred in the city of Marion, Ind. in 1930. In that article I intended to discuss Kanye West’s recent use of “Strange Fruit” on his 2013 LP Yeezus, but space limitations prevented me from doing so. Fortunately after the article was published Professor Rasul Mowatt of IU Bloomington’s School of Public Health offered to share his insight on the subject. Mowatt has conducted research on lynchings for the past 15 years. He’s also written and spoken on the topic in academic circles around the U.S. and abroad. In addition to his academic work Rasul is also a DJ, which makes him uniquely suited to address the question of musicians invoking the subject of lynching in popular music. I met with Mowatt to discuss the history and use of lynchings in music. Our full conversation is available on NUVO.net. NUVO: I particularly wanted to hear your thoughts on references to lynchings in contemporary popular music.
PROFESSOR RASUL MOWATT: There are three specific examples I would cite, all making reference to the lynching of Emmet Till in 1955 at age 14. You have Kanye West’s “Through the Wire” which says “and just imagine how my girl feel, on the plane scared as hell that her guy look like Emmett Till.” There’s Lil Wayne’s verse on the remix of Future’s “Karate Chop,” the lyrics are “bout to put rims on my skateboard wheels, beat that pussy up like Emmett Till.” And finally Remy Martin’s “Yeah Yeah Yeah” with the Terror Squad. The lyric is “you a real bitch? You ain’t a bit real, you got little tits and your face looks like Emmett Till.” I know these verses have been critiqued over and over again to some degree. Aside from what people have said in their critiques of these artists, for me this relates to the public’s sense of history which is often very surface level. Instead of history being a piece that helps us to learn and go beyond what we don’t know, we try to reduce history to our terms to make it easier for us. Publishers create pop-up books and coloring books for children. Those are good for children, but that’s not acceptable for adults. What we often attempt to do as adults, instead of trying to go read the more difficult books on history we choose to reduce it down to the level of the pop-up book or coloring book for
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our sense of understanding. I see each of the three artists I quoted as representing us. It’s not about isolating or shaming them. It’s about us, because we also reduce Emmet Till, we reduce what happened to him. Emmet Till’s death was not only an outright murder, but he was beaten to death, he was shot, he was strangled, he was dragged, and he was drowned. All because he was a young Black boy that supposedly whistled at somebody. Instead of trying to confront that ugly history and the degree of what really happened to him we reduce it down to the fact that a boy died because of some bad people. Ultimately we can then relate anything that’s ugly to Emmet Till, or connect the idea of getting beaten up to Emmet Till. Because we’ve taken out the politics behind his death, it’s now just a beating. There’s no historical significance attached to his beating and it becomes an anecdotal story that’s clever to use in a poem or song. NUVO: What did you think of Kanye West’s sampling of “Strange Fruit” for his song “Blood On the Leaves”? MOWATT: Kanye West shows in his lyrics that he has a knowledge of history. He knows the history but treats it casually by chopping up the sample of “Strange Fruit” and using the spirit of the original song in the title “Blood On the Leaves”. Kanye’s song is devoid of addressing racial violence. He represents this practice of sucking the political context out of history. If we’re truly interested in history there’s a deep questioning that takes place. If you take that out, then history becomes this thing that can be used for anything. Even if it’s not connected to the original intent or purpose. This song [“Strange Fruit”] has one central subject matter. You can not pull it in to addressing anything else. n >> Kyle Long hosts a show on WFYI’s HD-2 channel on Wednesdays and Saturdays NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 03.11.15 - 03.18.15 // MUSIC 31
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Infected Mushroom 9 p.m. To pioneer your own subgenre of electronic music in the music industry today is no simple task. Infected Mushroom are renowned for being the sonic innovators of hypnotic arrangements, complex layered melodies and synthetic rhythms known as psychedelic trance. The Vogue, 6259 N. College Ave., $20 in advance, $25 at door, 21+ TRIBUTES Yacht Rock Revue 9 p.m. We’ll let them say it: Yacht Rock Revue Is Michael McDonald meets Steely Dan meets Toto in a battle of the bands judged by Hall and Oates. It’s Hawaiian shirts and aviator shades and songs from classic rock radio. These guys are reallll smooth operators. (And they’ll play a set in Indy at the Vogue the next day.) The Bluebird, 216 N. Walnut St. (Bloomington), $10, 21+ DANCE Midnight Donuts 11:45 p.m. DJs Action Jackson and Hellhammer (Dave Britts of Coffinworm) are the special guests at this birthday party for host Tony Beemer. Show up early to toast Beemer with donuts. The Hi-Fi, 1043 Virginia Ave., Ste. 4, FREE, 21+ Coyote Armada, Cyrus Youngman and The Kingfishers, Bigfoot Yancey, Radio Radio, 21+ Samuel Payne, Union 50, 21+ Star Midnight, Madame Walker Theatre Center, all-ages Coup D’Etat, The Baker’s Basement, The Action, Melody Inn, 21+ Chris Duarte Group, Slippery Noodle Inn, 21+ Acre Brothers, FARMbloomington’s Root Cellar (Bloomington), 21+
FRIDAY BATTLE OF THE BANDS Birdy’s Battle Royal Round 1 7:30 p.m. Birdy’s Battle Royale pits 48 bands against each other in a months-long competition for cash and prizes. Each week, the top two bands progress to the next round. NUVO sends music correspondent Jonathan Sanders to survey Birdy’s Battle Royale weekly. He reports back every Monday with a review. Here’s a portion of his review from last week’s show: “My pick for best band of the night goes to The Failers, an Indianapolis band hypes their “three minute blasts of big hooks, loud guitars and no apologies,” and their live set delivered. Hedging their bets between the best of Drive-By Truckers and the Gin Blossoms, “Lenore” was a perfect sample of their unique brand of alt-rock. Their debut All The Dirt and All The Doubt is available on Spotify to stream freely, and they’ve built up a solid reputation playing Birdy’s and the Melody Inn regularly. Odds are you too will fall under their spell soon enough.” Birdy’s Bar and Grill, 2131 E. 71st St., $7, 21+ JAZZ Rahsaan Barber 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. Saxophonist and IU grad Rahsaan Barber grew up in Nashville, but for a while he was a Bloomington guy studying under David Baker. He teaches his own students now, back in Nashville at Belmont University. He’ll play two shows at the Jazz Kitchen on Friday.
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PFX: The Pink Floyd Experience 8 p.m. PFX returns to satiate fans that demand more Pink Floyd, in larger quantities and with more conceptual theatrics! This time, the tribute act is playing four different sides off four different Pink Floyd albums back to back – but they’re not announcing which sides and albums. Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., prices vary, all-ages
DJ Rican, Subterra, 21+ Night Moves with Action Jackson and DJ Megatone, Metro, 21+
SATURDAY GREEN Blarney Bash 2 p.m. This outdoor fest is free and features My Yellow Rickshaw and Zanna Doo, plus DJs, tons of food trucks, green beers, party tents and tons of revelers. Georgia Street, Downtown Indianapolis, FREE, all-ages
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R&B Ledisi 8 p.m. She nabbed a role as gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in last year’s Selma, and several Grammy noms for previous R&B albums. She exists in a sort of rarified air – President Obama and the First Lady have invited her to perform at the White House seven times at their request. Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St. prices vary, all-ages The Ragbirds, The Mousetrap, 21+ Celtic Core, McGinley’s Golden Ace Inn, 21+ Farrelly Markiewicz Quartet, Tribute To Michael Breckler, Jazz Kitchen, 21+ Real Talk! With A-Squared and Action Jackson, White Rabbit Cabaret, 21+ Bottoms Up Burlesque: Reels and Heel with The Circle City Deacons and The Beautiful Ones, Radio Radio, 21+ Vogue Saturdays with DJ Marcus, Vogue Theater, 21+ Jacob Powell, Hoosier Park Racing and Casino, all-ages Marshall Crenshaw and The Bottle Rockets, The Hi-Fi, 21+ Oldies Night with DJ Nervous Teeth, FARMbloomington Root Cellar (Bloomington), 21+ Wake The Sun, Coup D’Etat, Birdy’s Bar and Grill, 21+ Andrew Velez, Tin Roof, 21+ Lil Henny, Project Pat HCP, Lil Wyte, Rock House Cafe, 21+ Obnox, Jereactors, Doghouse Swine, The Cowboys, Melody Inn, 21+ Soul Street Live, Whiskey Business, 21+
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Listen up! This party goes down on Saturday and Tuesday, with Kegs and Eggs starting at 9 a.m. on both days. On Saturday, the lineup from top to bottom reads: Stella Luna, Through Being Cool, Flying Toasters, Midwest Originals and Living Proof. On Tuesday, Karma, Jai Baker Band and DJ Doug Barris will play.
Maya Beiser, Judson and Joyce Green Center for the Performing Arts, all-ages Mother Grove, Mallow Run Winery, 21+ Coliseum, ASD, Roliek Lawbringer, R’lyeh, Hoosier Dome, 21+ 200 Proof, 8 Seconds Saloon, 21+ Lilith on Top, Coffinsville, Black Dali, Harlow, 5th Quarter Lounge, 21+ Hip-Harp Jazztet, The Chatterbox, 21+ Nailed It, Blu, 21+ Royal with DJ Limelight, The Hideaway, 21+
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SUNDAY POP FIDDLE Eileen Ivers 7 p.m. Fiddler Ivers spent her school years in the Bronx and her summers in Ireland, mastering the fiddle and eventually touring with Riverdance. She also founded Cherish The Ladies in between guesting and gigging for others and recording her own solo work. She’ll bring a mix of tunes from her wide-ranging career to this show at the Palladium on Sunday. Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, 355 City Center Dr., varies, 21+
Fifth Harmony, Jacob Whitesides 7 p.m. The devil that lives inside Simon Cowell anointed another pop group, and under his tutelage, helped them sell over 1.5 million digital singles. The quintet of ladies will stop in at the Egyptian Room for a show with Jacob Whitesides,YouTube sensation, whose simple, Sheeran-style pop makes the ladies swoon. His debut EP A Piece of Me is on iTunes now. Egyptian Room at Old national Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., $30 in advance, $35 at door, all-ages Helmet Betty 20th Anniversary Show, Vogue, 21+ Viet Cong, Phases, Joyful Noise, all-ages Gene Deer, Slippery Noodle Inn, 21+ Darn Wishes, Bomb Cats, Radar, Melody Inn, 21+ Tonos Triad, Union 50, 21+ Ennis Clare Band, The Indianapolis Public Library, 21+ Reggae Revolution, Casba, 21+ Dynamite!, Mass Ave. Pub, 21+ Acoustic Bluegrass Open Jam, Mousetrap, 21+ Aaron Goldberg, The Jazz Kitchen, 21+ Dowsing, Free Throw, house Olympics, Anna Sage, Hoosier Dome, all-ages
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Cool City Band, Jazz Kitchen, 21+
Chelsea Grin, Emerson Theater, all-ages
Hunterchild, 5 Pound Snap, Follies, Back Door (Bloomington), 21+
Carol Rhyne, Jazz Kitchen, 21+
It’s Paddy’s Day, Claddaugh Irish Pub Downtown, 21+
St. Patty’s Day Party, Tin Roof, 21+
Meatball Band, Slippery Noodle Inn, 21+ Wet Heave, Remnose, The Curls, The Bishop (Bloomington), 21+ Industry Mondays, Red Room, 21+ Chelsea Grin, Carnifex, Sworn In, Black Tongue, The Family Ruin, The Endeavor, Emerson Theater, all-ages
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St. Paddy’s Day Celebration, The District Tap, 21+ Hyryder St. Patty’s day, Mousetrap, 21+ Big Daddy Caddy, Slippery Noodle Inn, 21+ The Scandals, Gundar, Razor Ramons, FARMbloomington’s Root Cellar (Bloomington), 21+ Ripple Effect, Indiana Grand Casino, 21+ Oceano, Emerson Theater, all-ages
GREEN 18th Annual Indianapolis Downtown Irish Fest noon The party merrily rolls along all day at the Rathskeller’s Irish Fest, with sets booked from locals The Woomblies, Zanna Doo, Mother Grove, Gordon Pipers, Brian Cunningham and The Irish Aires and the Irish Dancers of Indianapolis. It’s all free, but bring plenty of cash for those huge beers.
Accept Regret, Rock House Cafe, 21+ St. Patrick’s Day Sing-a-Long, Chatterbox, 21+ The Straight Up Chumps, Stacked Pickle (Greenwood), 21+ Broke(n) with Sinistarr, DJ Hollow Point, Ceebz and Pixie, Melody Inn, 21+ Take That! Tuesdays, Coaches Tavern, 21+ St. Patrick’s Day, Front Page, 21+
The Rathskeller, 401 E. Michigan St., FREE, 21+ GREEN Indy’s Longest Running St. Patrick’s Day Celebration 10:30 a.m. This marks 82 years for the Golden Ace, which they claim is the longest-running continuous pub celebration in the U.S. of A. It’s an all-day tent party, with The Ryans, Wild Eye Rose Band,
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Any advice for those in long-distance love for keeping it spicy? — Anonymous, from Tumblr SARAH: Singing telesexts. Picture it: A guy walks in in a cow costume with a bunch of balloons and starts into his song, “Ohhhhh, Mary’s gotta special itch, she thinks it’s why she’s been a bitch. But now she’d like to offer you, a look at holes one and two!” And then he flings some x-rated Polaroids at your partner with a kind of flourish and runs out of the shareholders’ meeting. That’s a memorable and sexy gift if there ever was one. DR. D: I work with a number of people in this situation, including professional athletes who move to a new city and suddenly find themselves living hundreds or thousands of miles away from their girlfriend, boyfriend, or spouse. Here’s what they often tell me helps them keep their relationship feeling close (which is linked to better sex) and what
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The sound of pleasure Why does sounding exist? I can’t imagine how or why it is pleasurable. — Anonymous, from Tumblr SARAH: I honestly could not, in a million years, tell you. But it’s a thing, and I know that because I typed that word into the search bar and now the images are in my brain forever. I bet there are some amazing x-ray images in various hospital archives because of this phenomenon. DR. D: Urethral sounding (basically, inserting medical instruments into the urethra) exists because some people enjoy urethral stimulation and there’s a long history of people doing this often with potentially unsafe things (like twigs and garden snakes - I kid you not, there is a medical case report about a man who complained of bladder pain and then the docs found the snake). So. At least sounds are smooth and, for people interested, there are online communities of people into sounding who may be able to give some of their own tips for safer sounding kinds of sex play.
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DR. D: If it’s way too big for your body, it’s okay to say that. I know same-sex and other-sex couples who have agreed that’s the case. If you want to give it a try, you could start with smaller butt plugs or his fingers (welllubed) to see how that feels. You might not even like anal sex with smaller objects, let alone his very large penis. Then again, you might. And if you do, you can slowly increase in size (using butt-safe anal sex toys with a wide base) and see how it feels. If you need to stop at some point that’s smaller than him, it may be that that’s your stopping point and that is 100% okay. He might not get to stick his penis in your butt - EVER - and that’s just the way it goes. Or you might find that it’s comfortable and pleasure and with enough lubricant and relaxation, it works and works beautifully! Check out The Good in Bed Guide to Anal Pleasuring for more info.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the old Superman comics, Mister Mxyztplk was a fiendish imp whose APRIL home was in the fifth dimension. He sometimes sneaked over into our world to bedevil the Man of Steel with pranks. There was one sure way he could be instantly banished back to his own realm for a long time: If Superman fooled him into saying his own name backwards. You might think it would be hard to trick a magic rascal into saying “Klptzyxm” when he knew very well what the consequences would be, but Superman usually succeeded. I’d like to suggest that you have a similar power to get rid of a bugaboo that has been bothering you, Aries. Don’t underestimate your ability to outsmart the pest. Taurus
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In 1637, mathematician Pierre de Fermat declared that he had solved the “Last Theorem,” a particularly knotty mathematical problem. Unfortunately, he never actually provided the proof that he had done so. The mystery remained. Other math experts toiled for centuries looking for the answer. It wasn’t until 1994, more than 350 years later, that anyone succeeded. I think you are on the verge of discovering a possible solution to one of your own long-running riddles, Taurus. It may take a few more weeks, but you’re almost there. Can you sense that twinkle in your third eye? Keep the faith. Pisces
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I have taken a passage from a letter that Henry Miller wrote to Anais Nin, and I have chopped it up and rearranged it and added to it so as to create an oracle that’s perfect for you right now. Ready? “This is the wild dream: you with your chameleon’s soul being anchored always in no matter what storm, sensing you are at home wherever you are. You asserting yourself, getting the rich varied life you desire; and the more you assert yourself, the more you love going deeper, thicker, fuller. Resurrection after resurrection: that’s your gift, your promise. The insatiable delight of constant change.” Scorpio
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): As soon as a baby loggerhead turtle leaves its nest on a Florida beach, it heads for the ocean. It’s only two inches long. Although it can swim just one mile every two hours, it begins an 8,000-mile journey that takes ten years. It travels east to Africa, then turns around and circles back to where it originated. Along the way it grows big and strong as it eats a wide variety of food, from corals to sea cucumbers to squid. Succeeding at such an epic journey requires a stellar sense of direction and a prodigious will to thrive. I nominate the loggerhead turtle to be your power animal for the coming weeks, Cancerian.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Singer Gloria Gaynor recorded the song “I Will Survive” in 1978. It sold over two million copies and ultimately became an iconic disco anthem. And yet it was originally the B-side of “Substitute,” the song that Gaynor’s record company released as her main offering. Luckily, radio DJs ignored “Substitute” and played the hell out of “I Will Survive,” making it a global hit. I foresee the possibility of a similar development for you, Capricorn. What you currently consider to be secondary should perhaps be primary. A gift or creation or skill you think is less important could turn out to be pre-eminent.
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assignments in the coming week is to get high without the use of drugs and alcohol. Let me elaborate. In my oracular opinion, you simply must escape the numbing trance of the daily rhythm. Experiencing altered states of awareness will provide you with crucial benefits. At the same time, you can’t afford to risk hurting yourself, and it’s essential to avoid stupidly excessive behavior that has negative repercussions. So what do you think? Do you have any methods to get sozzled and squiffed or jiggled and jingled that will also keep you sane and healthy?
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around Tumblr and Facebook that goes like this: “Everyone wants a magical solution for their problems, but they refuse to believe in magic.” Judging from the astrological omens, I think this Internet folk wisdom applies to your current situation. As I see it, you have two choices. If you intend to keep fantasizing about finding a magical solution, you will have to work harder to believe in magic. But if you can’t finagle your brain into actually believing in magic, you should stop fantasizing about a magical solution. Which will it be?
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began doing solo performances of folk songs at New York clubs. To accompany his vocals, he played an acoustic guitar and harmonica. By 1963, his career had skyrocketed. Critics called him a creative genius. Pop stars were recording the songs he wrote, making him rich. But he still kept his instrumentation simple, relying entirely on his acoustic guitar and harmonica. That changed in 1965, when he made the leap to rock and roll. For the first time, his music featured a full drum set and electric guitar, bass, and keyboards. Some of his fans were offended. How dare he renounce his folk roots? I wonder if it might be time for you to consider a comparable transition, Leo. Are you willing to risk disorienting or disturbing those who would prefer you to stay as you are? Leo
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Whoever travels without a guide needs 200 years for a two-day journey.” That’s an old Sufi saying sometimes attributed to the poet Rumi. I don’t think it’s accurate in all cases. Sometimes we are drawn to wander into frontiers that few people have visited and none have mastered. There are no guides! On other occasions, we can’t get the fullness of our learning experience unless we are free to stumble and bumble all by ourselves. A knowledgeable helper would only interfere with that odd magic. But right now, Virgo, I believe the Sufi saying holds true for you. Where you’re headed, you would benefit from an advisor, teacher, or role model. Virgo
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I’m tempted to furrow my brow and raise my voice as I tell you to please please please go out and do the dicey task you’ve been postponing. But that would just be a way to vent my frustration, and probably not helpful or constructive for you. So here’s my wiser advice: To prepare for that dicey task, lock yourself in your sanctuary until you figure out what you first need to change about yourself before you can accomplish the dicey task. I think that once you make the inner shift, doing the deed will be pretty easy. Aquarius
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Duckling,” the young hero suffers from a peculiar case of mistaken identity. He believes that he is a duck. All of his problems stem from this erroneous idea. By duck standards, he is a homely mess. He gets taunted and abused by other animals, goes into exile, and endures terrible loneliness. In the end, though, his anguish dissolves when he finally realizes that he is in fact a swan. United with his true nature, he no longer compares himself to an inappropriate ideal. Fellow swans welcome him into their community, and he flies away with them. Is there anything in this story that resonates with you, Pisces? I’m guessing there is. It’s high time to free yourself from false notions about who you really are. Pisces
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