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y embracing an anti-gay-equality plank in its platform at last weekend’s Indiana State Republican Convention, the GOP ignored polls showing support for gay marriage rising rapidly. A lawsuit based on scienin synthetic and natural hormones (i.e. tific fact, however, could save these meat, dairy, plastics, pesticides, cosRepublicans from themselves. metics, pharmaceuticals), often unwitMale and female are not actually tingly ingested by pregnant women. binary; our language and culture, howIt is a disservice to those in the ever, do not make room for anything ambiguous region to deny their realbut an either/or reality. Sex is more of ity via sex assignment by an external a continuum with a gray area in the authority. The existence of people in a middle. The existence of this gray area means any law based on sorting humans mixed state should render forced labeling a violation of constitutionally prointo two sexes is scientifically spurious tected rights. Should hermaphrodites be (not unlike race-sorting.) Biologist Anne banned from marriage, or should they Fausto-Sterling created a storm with be able to decide who they are and who her 1992 article in which she suggested they love? The situation of gay people is there might be five sexes. no different. How can we give the state Appearance, genitals, hormone levels, such powers? We love who we love and a and chromosomes all fall short as tools government decree robbing some rights to decisively determine that someone others enjoy only diminishes a society. is male or female. And if there is no scientific means to firmly assign sex then the courts should be Sex is more of a continuum with a banished from our shorts. According to Faustogray area in the middle. Sterling’s definition, an estimated 1.7 percent of people are born with bodIt’s time to nix the pandering of the ies that differ chromosomally, anatomiGOP by nullifying the gay-marriage cally, or hormonally from the bifurcated debate using science. (They will eternalideal. That is 5.4 million Americans and ly deny the science, but ...) The protec122 million people worldwide. tions of privacy in the U.S. Constitution Most females have two X chromoshould preclude the courts from peeking somes, while most males have an X and a in our shorts and attempting to prove Y chromosome, the Y supposedly driving that people who claim to be male or male development. But researchers have cataloged several variations, including two female, or who refuse assignment, are Xs and a Y or an X and two Ys. Some males something other than what they believe themselves to be. A lawsuit based on have even been found to have two X chromedical privacy rights would render mosomes and no Y. Genetic testing for Olympic athletes was tried but abandoned unenforceable all laws stating that marriage is between a man and a woman. due to unreliability. The definitions of sex, given our current We are all female at conception knowledge, must accommodate everyone. but hormone releases during gestaIt is time for a lawsuit that will end the tion make about half of us male. use of this political football. Any eligible Sometimes these do not launch. person should be allowed to marry. The Sometimes they launch but receptors civilized option here is to allow people are missing. Then there are environequality and the freedom to be what they mental assaults of endocrine-disare, without political scapegoating, disrupting chemicals in water, food, and crimination, or arbitrary assignment. n consumer goods. Our society is awash 4 VOICES // 06.11.14 - 06.18.14 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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omething’s rotten in the state of INDIANALIVINGGREEN. Indiana. Normally you ask me about COM where to recycle various items. Now SIGN UP for the I need to ask you to help save recycling AskRenee Newsletter at in Indianapolis. Let me try to explain: indianalivinggreen.com. Currently, residential trash from Indianapolis goes to Covanta which incinerates the trash and sells the steam to Citizens Thermal Energy. The city has a contract with Covanta that country. Dirty MRF’s only work where promises X amount of trash a year and there are high disposal fees and/or no if we don’t send that much trash to curbside recycling is offered. Covanta, the city is fined. Yup, the city Over 92 percent of what gets thrown agreed to pay a fine if we don’t genaway in Indiana is recyclable and erate enough garbage. This contract compostable material. Agreeing to this ends in two years. contract gives Covanta (the corporaKnowing that this contract is … tion who relies on trash to burn) conwell, garbage, and will likely not be trol of all waste in Indianapolis for 10 renewed, Covanta has a new proposal years. Sending all waste to a Dirty MRF for Mayor Ballard and the city. They will not result in more recycled matewant to build a new facility for mixed waste where all trash and recycling can rial. Citywide recycling will result in go for “sorting.” This type of facility is more recycled material. known in the industry as a Dirty MRF While we haven’t quite achieved it (Materials Recovery Facility). It’s conyet, a tax-neutral curbside program is sidered dirty because the quantity and possible. We have more options than quality of recyclable materials is drasever before to bring curbside recytically degraded. Imagine paper crushed against sticky soda cans The city agreed to pay a fine if we and diapers. Cardboard smushed in with kitty litdon’t generate enough garbage. ter. What’s grosser than that? The fact that Mayor Ballard intends to sign this contract. cling to the entire city; for the first Governor Pence, who’s not exactly time, funding is available from various known as Mr. Sustainability, has actusources to increase municipal material ally set a goal for Indiana of 50 percent recovery. Utilizing available resources recycling. Meanwhile, Mayor Ballard, to strengthen our curbside program who wants to be known as the mayor will result in greater recovery of higherof “one of the most sustainable and value material and more local jobs. livable cities in the Midwest,” is conUnfortunately, I’m told the mayor sidering signing a contract that has a may be close to signing this trashy congoal of 23.5 percent recycling. tract with Covanta. So what do we do? I intend to schedule a series of tweets making a case for comprehensive recyCovanta’s proposal to the city does cling in Indy. Follow me @GreenIndy, not include glass. Glass is one resource retweet my tweets, and tweet your own that is infinitely recyclable and Indiana’s thoughts including @MayorBallard (and large glass industry is desperate for #RecycleCleanIN). more energy-saving recycled glass. The You can also contact the Mayor’s new Covanta contract would eliminate Office to share your concerns. And if glass recycling at the plant. you’re the writing type, you can write Dirty MRFs are nearly extinct in a letter to the editor. Oh, and speak to the U.S. and Clean MRFs (like the your friends who care about recycling. ones Republic and Ray’s operate in Piece be with you,Renee Indianapolis) are proliferating across the
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Focused on Tyranny The solitary vision of a single protestor facing down Chinese tanks in Tiananmen Square is the only image many foreigners have of the 1989 student-led, prodemocracy action doomed to a murderous military crackdown. Authorities confiscated as many Tiananmen photos as possible, but photographer Edgar Huang, then a university instructor in Beijing, managed to save 90 percent of his collection by stashing rolls of film in various locations throughout the city. Now a faculty member from the IU School of Informatics and Computing, Huang shared his collection with IUPUI’s University Library, which has digitized it and made the photos available for public viewing. “Many young people in China have no recollection of what happened in Beijing in the spring/summer of 1989,” Huang said in an announcement of the collection’s release. “These photographs will serve as a reminder of numerous ordinary Beijing citizens’ bravery and are exhibited in memory of those who died.” Huang’s photographs can be viewed at ulib.iupui.edu/digitalscholarship/collections/TS.
Moving on and moving up As thousands of central Indiana high school senior prepare to graduate, NUVO extends special congratulations to an extraordinary group of students from the Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High School. These students joined the Peace Learning Center on a health promotion and outreach trip to Swaziland last year, engaging in everything from helping to distribute vaccines and evaluate general wellness to offering psychological support to their fellow teens in Swaziland, many of whom commit suicide as they succumb to the hopelessness that can come with being saddled with the full responsibilities of raising yourself and your brothers and sisters after your parents die from HIV/AIDS. Thanks, kids, for being Indiana diplomats of the highest order, for pushing outside your comfort zones to make this world a more loving and healthy place. Ladies’ locker room Another Indiana high schooler making headlines is Shelby Osborne, who played defensive back on the Jeffersonville High School football team. Osborne, will be the first woman to play that position at the collegiate level. Osborne last week signed a letter of intent to play at Campbellsville University. And speaking of pioneering women in athletics, Indiana Fever head coach and Hall of Fame inductee Lin Dunn will be honored Wednesday before the Fever’s 7 p.m. tipoff against the Seattle Storm. — REBECCA TOWNSEND
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While advocates for a new municipal waste recovery center celebrate the fact that more recyclables will be reclaimed from a trash stream now headed for incineration, opponents fret that the system would still leave too much material to waste — and possibly reduce consumer incentive to pay for options that accomplish a higher percentage of reclamation. BY ED WENCK EWENCK@NUVO.NET
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he City of Indianapolis is looking to seal a new deal with Covanta, the company that takes Indy’s residential trash and burns it. As Renee Sweaney points out in her column (see “Ask Renee” on page 5), recycling advocates are worried that the city will commit to an option that will hamper the city’s marginal curbside recycling progress. Indy residents currently recycle an estimated 10 percent of their trash. Covanta sells the steam from its trash incineration to Citizens Thermal. The company depends on Indy to deliver at least 60,000 tons of “acceptable” trash
per quarter; if deliveries lag, the city pays a fine based on the spot price for waste and how short deliveries were. On the flipside, the current contract says the city is entitled to share a certain percentage of the revenue generated from steam sales. In addition, the existing contract makes allowances for the city to reduce its delivery commitments if it is successful in diverting more trash to recycling. Now the city may support Covanta in establishing a Material Recovery Facility, a “MRF” (pronounced “murph”) for short. The waste management industry traditionally refers to two kinds of MRFs, “clean” and “dirty.” Simply put, those folks in Indy who are voluntarily paying to have their recyclables picked up at the curb are sending that waste to a
“clean MRF,” one in which glass, plastic and paper goods have been pre-segregated. A “dirty MRF” pulls recyclables from a single stream of trash — everything’s mixed together, and it’s up to Covanta to pull what’s recyclable. Since all the waste is comingled before it heads to a “dirty MRF,” this process degrades both the quality and quantity of potentially recyclable materials. (Once the pizza sauce hits the cardboard box the pie came in, that cardboard can’t be recycled — and food waste, pet waste and dirty diapers can all potentially contaminate “clean” recyclables during the comingling that happens in a “dirty MRF.”) For Covanta’s part, they’re loath to S E E , T R A S H T A L K , O N P A G E 08
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GET INVOLVED Cataloging the Back Country Volunteers are needed to help with the “Ecoblitz” cataloging of the biodiversity within the 800 acre Morgan-Monroe State Forest Back Country Area. Experts from several universities across the state will manage teams dedicated to documenting birds, plants, reptiles, amphibians, fish and macro invertebrates. In addition, the Indiana Forest Alliance will host a fundraising party in Bloomington with music and food from 5-9 pm on June 14. Tickets for event are $50. More info on both events is posted at indianaforestalliance.com. Morgan Monroe State Forest, Back Country Area, Low Gap Road, Sat.–Sun., June 21-22 Comedy for a Cause ... fighting homelessness! Comedian Scott Gregory will host a family-friendly set to raise funds for Indy’s Coalition to End Homelessness. Tickets at CHIPcomedy.eventbrite.com. Second Presbyterian Church, 7700 N. Meridian St., Sat., June 14, 8 p.m., $15 Hope for Zara Gala NUVO recently featured the story of a brave, local 5-year-old named Zara Schwer, who has been battling an intense brain cancer and is a St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital poster child. Zara continues to thrive — though she and her family need all the help they get. They are asking Indy to join them for a dinner with music and a silent auction. Ticket sales for the gala will end June 20. Visit youcaring.com/ medical-fundraiser/hope-for-zara/182257. Call Erin at 817-966-2614 with questions. Knights of Columbus McGowan Hall, 1305 N. Delaware St., July 5, 6:30 p.m., $25 adult, $10 kids under 13
THOUGHT BITE George W. Bush deserves credit for his forthright stand against activist judges who bend the Constitution to their purposes. Of course, without a few activist judges on the Supreme Court, George W. Bush would not be occupying the White House today and the United States would not be trying to occupy Iraq. (By Andy Jacobs Jr. from the week of March 31, 2004.) – ANDY JACOBS JR.
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As the pie chart above shows, most of the materials Hoosiers place in their trash can be recycled. The city and some recycling advocates have differing opinions on the best way to increase the percentage of materials reclaimed locally.
can do better. The Coalition issued the following statement: “The IRC is opposed to Covanta’s proposal because the amount of material that is recovered when you combine recycling with waste is much less than what can be collected through a source-separated curbside recycling program. In addition, the contamination of recyclables that are separated from trash makes it much more difficult for that material to be recycled. Recycling only works if good quality material is returned to manufacturers to be turned back into new products. With newly available resources, we believe a tax-neutral curbside recycling program is possible for Indianapolis and should be considered before a final decision is made.” Another drawback, as Sweaney points is out, is that Covanta’s technology can’t yet recycle glass. According to Regan, “There’s no market. We’ve analyzed what it looks like out there and it’s just not economically feasible to do so at this time.” This contrasts curiously with a press conference held last December at Strategic Materials, a local glass recycler at 2550 W. Minnesota. “We’ve already found Indiana to be a great place to do business, and the
demand for our products is much larger than the current supply,” Curtis Bucey, Strategic Materials president and chief operating officer, said at the time. “We could sell over 20 times the amount of glass we currently collect from Indiana, and if more in‐state recycled glass were available from sources, SMI would seriously consider expanding this operation and/or opening additional facilities in Indiana.” The Public Works Board must first approve any contract that the city enters into with Covanta. But, according to the IRC, there’s no requirement for a public comment period or hearing, nor is the CityCounty Council involved in the decision. Ultimately, opponents of the Covanta MRF worry that when consumers learn that Covanta sorts recyclables — even if they are reclaiming them at a lower rate than a clean MRF — they will lose incentive to pay for curbside service. So while MRF advocates celebrate the fact that more recyclables will be reclaimed from a stream now headed for incineration, opponents fret that Covanta’s system still leaves too much to waste. Rebecca Townsend contributed to this report.
The system “is designed to capture up to 90 percent of recyclable materials and will gather material from 100 percent of the population at no cost …” — MARC LOTTER, MAYOR GREG BALLARD’S DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION
A&E EVENTS Circle City IN Pride Flip to pg. 30 for a complete rundown of events. The Cock Fight Play This one was originally titled Cock; not sure about what motivated the name change, but the present title does have more of a ring of conflict and less of a feel of someone’s dong just sort of sitting there in front of you. The story goes that John takes a break from his longtime boyfriend, only to unexpectedly find that he’s falling for a person of the female persuasion. Or a flat-out woman. We’re not trying to be clever about that. It’s an Indiana premiere of Mike Bartlett’s recent play, with Phoenix artistic head Bryan Fonseca directing. Phoenix Theatre, June 12-July 6, times and prices vary, phoenixtheatre.org Talbot Street Art Fair Located in the heart of one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods, the Talbot Street Art Fair is a must-visit destination on an insanely busy summer weekend (both IMAF and Indy Pride run exactly the same time on Saturday). Every summer for the past 50-plus years, thousands have crowded this funky boulevard to check out work by artists and craftspeople from across the country. Funds generated by the nonprofit support scholarships, grants, workshops and artist sponsorships for programs in the metro area and the state. The fair is bounded by 16th and 20th and Pennsylvania and Delaware. June 14, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; June 15, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. talbotstreet.org INDIEana Handicraft Exchange It’s the summer edition of city’s pre-eminent contemporary craft fair, coincident with the Independent Music + Art Festival, making for a big, free celebration of all things DIY at the Harrison. Look for 100-plus juried vendors in and around the building, with IMAF stages in the courtyard. Harrison Center for the Arts, June 14, noon-8 p.m., FREE, indieanahandicraftexchange.com The Book of Mormon You’re surely familiar with the concept and personnel involved. Presented by Broadway Across Indianapolis, and pretty much sold out, though $25 tickets will be available via a pre-show lottery, with entries accepted beginning two and a half hours before the show. Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, June 17-22, prices and times vary, indianapolis.broadway.com
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t’s amazing we can do it,” enthuses Dance Kaleidoscope’s David Hochoy. “It” is the June 13 and 14 world premiere of a new production of Maurice Ravel and Michel Fokine’s masterful ballet Daphnes et Chloe, staged by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, Dance Kaleidoscope and Clowes Hall. Described by Ravel as a “symphonie choréographique” (choreographic symphony) Daphnis et Chloe is abundant with trials, tribulations and temptations. The storyline includes kidnapping by pirates, attempted seductions and interventions by the god Pan and a trio of nymphs with a raucous happy ending. It’s generally described as a “tour de force” and “a beast of a challenge,” which is why full productions worldwide have been sparse since the June 8, 1912 debut in Paris by Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. That we’re now about to witness the love story, written in the 2nd century AD by the Greek writer Longus, has to do with a convergence of personalities and events that could well have been orchestrated by the gods. Krzysztof Urbanski, ISO’s music director, happened upon Daphnis et Chloe by accident while in high school, when he found it on the flip side of a Bolero cassette. Hochoy first heard Ravel’s music during his college years. And Zack French, ISO’s director of artistic planning, devoted his master’s thesis to a study of Ravel’s motifs and choice of instruments to create fully developed and dimensional characters. “Ravel’s combination of harmony and melody to express narrative and characterization is extraordinary,” French says. “Everything about this ballet is representing one form or level of love. The audience journey leads to uncovering the mystery within ourselves.” French says the way Ravel portrays a full range of emotions and depicts landscapes and episodes is without peer: “Ravel thought deeply about every note. It is the sum of the small details impact-
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ing as a whole.” A huge part of the ‘small details’ is a wordless chorus. “But there is a story in the music, with very explicit stage instructions by Ravel in the score,” says Eric Stark, artistic director of the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir. “Ravel’s musical language is pastoral, languid, quite exciting and dynamic. He’s developing a sense of colors, bright and dark, and he’s creating a palette for orchestral voice that’s not a faithful reproduction of language. Sometimes colors are smeary, sometimes distinctive and quite contrasting. I’m not sure the audience will be aware of voices. They won’t be able to distinguish between vocal and instrumental.” Fokine’s balletic retelling of Longus’ story unfolds in one act with three scenes, but don’t expect Hochoy’s choreography to follow Fokine to the letter; Ballet Russes had a company of 35 dancers.
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other; a lifetime of humanity in an hour. It was spectacular,” she concluded. Moratz says she and her husband planned the Paris trip not knowing about their new production. “Of course we had to attend.” Clowes Hall is nearly unique as a space capable of accommodating a production of this scope. James Cramer, Clowes’ community relations manager, observes, “One could build a stage within the Fieldhouse of Lucas Oil Stadium, but to have a theater with the technical capabilities as well as the creative technical staff to fully utilize its possibilities is rare in the Midwest and dare I say, in the United States.” It’s not the first time the ballet has been performed at Clowes Hall. Butler Ballet’s connections with Diaghelev, who commissioned Daphnis “I want it to be a visual treat with et Chloe, are through beautiful dancing.” 1960s-70s faculty member George Verdak, a former — DAVID HOCHOY, DANCE KALEIDOSCOPE member of the Ballet Russes de Monte Carlo. Verdak choreographed Butler Ballet’s 1968 production, with Izler narrative makes it clear they are ‘inexSolomon conducting the ISO and James perienced in the art of love,’ and though Lindholm directing the Butler Chorus. they are drawn to each other, they’re The ISO subsequently performed sensitive to those who disapprove of the the work without dance, in 1992 as relationship. It’s a close look at what it part of the Studio Series with Raymond means to be a teen-ager in any century. Leppard conducting the Orchestra and “I want to bring the sexuality and the narrating, in 1999 with Leppard consex out,” explains Hochoy. “The uniducting the Orchestra and Symphonic verse changes for Daphnis and Chloe as Choir and narrating, and in 2004 and they mature into their love.” 2007 with Mario Venzago conducting The ballet depicts both the awakening Orchestra only. of consensual sexual love and the harsh Elise Kishigian, executive director of experience of rape. Clowes, refers to the scale and the costs “In my version I introduce Pan with associated with Daphnis et Chloe being his traveling entourage early,” he con“a lesson in the economics of performtinues. “He initially puts Daphnis and ing arts that Michael Kaiser, president Chloe together. Then Chloe has to of the John F. Kennedy Center for the choose between Daphnis and his rival, Performing Arts, teaches about. The Dorcon, who becomes the pirate in my first few meetings were definitely about version as a way of asking: Is this actual or is Chloe imagining this? I want the HOW to even accommodate so large a audience to use their imagination.” production and what technology would Expect to be swept into the vastness be needed to accomplish it. Luckily our and yet intimacy of Ravel’s score, says team of stagehands figured out how it Hochoy, adding, “I’m hoping the danccould all be done to bring David and ing will help the audience see music in a Krzysztof’s vision to the stage.” better way, with different concepts.” “Krzysztof, during his tenure wants While Ravel explores and exploits the the ISO to be an artistic collaborator colors of all the instruments, the flutes along with being an excellent organizaare prominent, particularly so in the tion at home [Hilbert Circle Theatre],” third scene. ISO Principal flute Karen offers French, speaking on behalf of Evans Moratz, newly returned from Paris Urbanski, who was not available for an where she unexpectedly saw Benjamin interview. “We like to come together for Millepied’s version of Daphnis et Chloé a common cause.” at the Paris Opera Ballet, described “This production underscores that the opening “cinematic daybreak and this is an arts community that likes to elegance of movement with undercurwork together. It’s the kind of work done rents of restlessness to get the day going” in leading communities; by extension continuing with a depiction of the entire this makes us a leading community,” performance. “Each scene flows into the sums up Stark. n “For a very small company of fourteen this is very audacious,” asserts Hochoy, recognizing he has “to be very clever in terms of using dancers. I’ve listened to this music for a long time, and like Krzysztof I want to be a good servant to Ravel. I want it to be a visual treat with beautiful dancing.” Watching Hochoy’s choreographic vision unfold during rehearsals, it’s clear that Ravel’s Impressionistic sensibilities for luscious moments of daybreak and the shimmering play of water and light have been retained, yet Hochoy digs even more deeply into what’s going on emotionally with the very young and impressionable Chloe and Daphnis. Longus’
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TELLING A STORY THROUGH DANCE
Tommy Lewey’s new Swan Lake shows what it would be like to literally fall in love with a bird
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first made Tommy Lewey’s acquaintance when he was a freshman dance major at Butler University. Pretty much the moment after his dad dropped him off at his first dorm, he fell in with a bad crowd. Two friends from Lewey’s hometown of Barrington, Ill., called him as he unpacked dance posters and freshly bought sheets. “Be ready in five minutes,” they said. “We are going to get you drunk at a theater party.” “The theater people were the first people I met at Butler,” recalls Lewey. “I just kind of fell in with them. And I sort of fell in love with some of the people in that department. Some more than others — and in different ways.” Now a dance faculty member at Broad Ripple Magnet High School, the associate director of development for NoExit Performance and an in-demand Indianapolis choreographer, Lewey has found a niche in what he terms “dancetheater.” Lewey is putting that concept to the test in NoExit’s new production of Swan Lake, opening this weekend at Wheeler Arts Center. “There is this trend in the popular dance world. It’s all extreme bodies; I can get my leg here, and I can jump this high,” explains Lewey. “While that is beautiful to watch, I’m disenchanted by it. I don’t care. I want to sit down at a performance and be engaged. I want you to tell me a story. Take me on a journey. Take me on a trip. I feel that I can do that with dance and that dance needs that.” Lewey graduated from Butler with a degree in dance pedagogy, but it was his work with the theater crowd that truly came to inform his art. “I spent my days as a dance major and my evenings with all the theater kids,” he recalls. “I listened to them talk about what they were learning about. I felt like, not to trivialize it, but a puppet [in the classical dance world]. I felt that this isn’t enough. I want to get deeper, get grittier. I started to think; I can choreograph. I can create the works that I want to be performing. I don’t want it to be something you let happen to you. I want it to be a tumultuous romantic relationship that takes you on a roller coaster.” Lewey credits Butler Theater for giv12 STAGE // 06.11.14 - 06.18.14 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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ing him an informal education. A selfdescribed “unofficial stepchild of the department,” Lewey gleaned his theatrical conventions from conversations and book lists. Because of his background, his process is different from most choreographers.’ “I never come in with any preconceived steps or ideas,” says Lewey. “It’s never piqué, pas de bourrée, arabesque, double pirouette. My rehearsal process is like an interview. I ask questions and
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get a response from the dancers through their bodies. I spend a lot of time recording things that they do in rehearsal and connecting those ideas. If you work with me, you are a performer-creator yourself. I am giving you your objective, but you are giving me the material with which you accomplish that goal.” This different approach leads to different results on stage. His work is difficult to describe: a blend of dance and theater, emotional expression through movement
— and movement become story. “I was thinking about why these classical ballets withstand the test of time,” says Lewey. “It’s the same with Greek tragedy. Why do these stories continually interest people?” A quick refresher: Swan Lake tells the story of a prince who falls in love with a magical swan turned beautiful lady/ princess turned swan again. By the end, the prince and the swan agree to a suicide pact in order to thwart the storybook villains. “I couldn’t wrap my head around it,” says Lewey. “It’s a bird, and he has no societal repercussions for falling in love with a bird. If Prince William married a bird instead of Kate Middleton people would be pissed. Then I had this moment of realizing; it’s an allegorical representation. The bird stands for falling in love outside of societal norms, whether you are in a homosexual relationship, an interracial relationship or even an interfaith relationship.” Lewey is focusing on society’s reactions to such relationships, “I want to take some of the fantasy out of it. I want to take the magic out, make it more realistic. Is there a way you can build a bond between animal and human? And is it society that makes it inappropriate? Do they put their own perspective on what is actually happening?” Lewey’s swan happens to be played by a male dancer, and with the addition of an original text and a mix of actors and dancers on stage, his Swan Lake will look nothing like the Bolshoi’s. “It’s my job to take you on a journey — to choose what to show and what to hide,” he says. “My hope is to get audiences to look at their own lives, their own relationships, their own choices. If they ever had a moment when they were going against society or even if they felt ostracized.” n
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SHAKESPEARE’S HISTORY PLAYS, CONDENSED play many of the male roles, too — a reversal from Shakespeare’s time, when women weren’t allowed on stage at all. clecticPond’s Shakespeare festival is a The ensemble includes Matt Anderson, great chance to level up your cultural Frankie Bolda, Sarah Froehlke, Jeremy literacy. The fest consists of eight of Grimmer, Kate Homan, Zack Nieditch, the Bard’s history plays, each adapted to Carey Shea, and Zachariah Stonerock. run approximately one hour each, and Each of the four pieces I saw — Richard presented in repertory. I saw the first II, Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2 and four last weekend and plan to go back for Henry V — was complete and satisfythe all-in-one-day marathon on June 28. ing in itself but I’m glad I made time to Head to eclecticpond.org for see more than one. Seen a complete schedule. together within one weekend Each show is like a TV epithey formed a sparkling kaleisode in that it is full of brisk doscope of history, literature, back-and-forth movement action, and emotion. between settings and moods. As I was leaving the theatre But unlike most TV epics, after the fourth I met two of these shows have the rich and the three directors, Thomas uniquely engaging immeCardwell and Polly Heinkel. diacy that is live, intimate (Catherine Cardwell is the theatre. The festival takes third.) I asked them what they place in the Irvington Lodge, left out. “There’s less about so when there’s fighting, the the secondary and tertiary rapiers flash just a few feet characters’ stories,” Thomas away from you, but when said He said the directors and REVIEW there’s kissing, you’re not adapter had focused on the so close as to see the actors’ main, familial relationships ECLECTICPOND: because they wanted to show pores. The EclecticPond cast THE WARS OF and crew pull off the many how all of these plays explore THE ROSES scene changes admirably the right to rule, whether by with the help of a multi-level WHERE: IRVINGTON LODGE inheritance or by force. set and efficient costumes. He also said that once WHEN: THROUGH JUNE 28 On the other hand, since the collaborators had given e it’s not TV you can’t pause themselves the challenge and go back to re-watch the of using only eight actors parts you didn’t understand. And since to play all of the roles, it informed the there are only eight actors playing all of adaptation process, too. Two characters the roles — and, let’s be honest, since it played by one actor couldn’t be on stage is Shakespeare — it is sometimes tricky at the same time, for example. to know what’s going on. However, it Between shows last weekend I walked doesn’t really matter if you haven’t seen across the street to the Legend Classic or read or even Spark-noted all the origiIrvington Cafe for dinner. I tweeted about nal, full-length plays. (I haven’t.) It also the yummy, nicely-served meal and when doesn’t matter if you don’t know your the owner came over to thank me, he menBritish monarchs. (I don’t.) These adaptationed that he had enjoyed EclecticPond’s tions drill down to what is most important popular 10 x 10: Brevity Is the Soul of Wit between fathers and sons, friends and lov- Shakespeare show last year. I enjoyed that ers. They make essences intensely clear. show, too, but you should know that the You get a paper program with a synopsis Wars of the Roses festival is quite differof each play and a list of the characters, but ent. Other than the costumes, there are no I recommend that you don’t try to refer to references to modern times, no jokes other it during a show. Just listen carefully, pay than Shakespeare’s. I laughed a lot, but I attention to the costume changes, and go cried often, too. “Heavy is the head that with the flow. The actors are skilled, Maria wears the crown” and there’s something Souza’s adaptations include the characters unbearably sad about a betrayed king that calling each other by name and for the calls for an “Amen” to his “God save the most part, if someone is wearing a crown, king!” and gets only silence. he is the king of England. For the moment. On the other hand, I now tell myself Speaking of the eight actors, I loved “Once more unto the breach!” when it’s that three are women and that they time to get out of bed and go to work. n
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A NEO-IMPRESSIONIST FAMILY REUNION
The IMA’s new Face to Face exhibition goes beyond Seurat by focusing on portraits
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rganized by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Face to Face is the first exhibition to delve exclusively into the territory of the NeoImpressionist portrait. If we can call the Neo-Impressionists a family, in the sense they often knew and influenced one another, then we can say that Face to Face — which features 50 oil paintings and drawings by artists ranging from Paul Signac to Vincent Van Gogh — is a family reunion of sorts. “This exhibition is presenting the really rare opportunity to see these works together and in context,” says Ellen Lee, the Wood-Pulliam Senior Curator at the IMA and co-organizer of the exhibition. The show features works from the Musee D’Orsay, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as the IMA’s substantial Neo-Impressionist collection, the finest in North America, if you ask Lee. Three paintings by Belgian painter Théo van Rysselberghe in the exhibition — portraying three sisters — have never been seen together before on this side of the Atlantic. “Within a six year period Théo van Rysselberghe painted the three paintings of the Sèthe sisters,” says Lee. “So that’s why I asked to have the gallery designed specifically to accommodate those works. Each girl owned her own portrait and eventually they wound up in different museums. We’ve arranged a family reunion of these girls.” Van Rysselberghe’s 1888 portrait of Mademoiselle Alice Sèthe merges academic realism with pointillist technique. With Alice’s blue dress and her blonde coiffure reflected in a mirror, everything is atomized, yet strikingly whole. Georges Seurat pioneered pointillism, which became a defining technique for those who would eventually be labeled Neo-Impressionism. But Seurat seldom painted portraits of individual subjects, and thus the show offers the opportunity to look beyond his familiar scenes of urban leisure and explore likely unfamiliar work. The man arguably responsible for creating a context for the art of Seurat and his gang was the art critic and anar-
The Contemporary Landscape Show e Unusual media abound in this 38 artist group show, which challenges traditional ideas about landscape with contemporary twists on the subject. There’s Phil O’Malley’s mixed media “Myers Lake,” painted on an upright tube, and Jan Martin’s “Rustic Bay,” where a landscape is achieved through a reductive process. It takes a while to accustom oneself to the carved-out surfaces of Martin’s painting, but it slowly reveals itself to be a landscape with dimensionality and depth. Yet there’s also room for more traditional landscape (or cityscape) painting such as Jane Corbin’s oil on canvas “Indianapolis Star,” which depicts a lonely newspaper dispenser on an empty street. Gallery 924 at the Arts Council, through July 3
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(Left) “Opus 217. Against the Enamel of a Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angles, Tones and Tints, Portrait of M. Felix Fénéon in 1890” by Paul Signac. “Mademoiselle Alice Sèthe” by Théo van Rysselberghe.
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chist Félix Fénéon, who coined the term “Neo-Impressionism.” (Fénéon’s day job, believe it or not, was as a clerk in the war department of the French Government.) Paul Signac’s painting of Fénéon in profile was one of the paintings that Lee considered a “critical piece” for the exhibition. In fact, obtaining this work — a painting seemingly as surreal as it is NeoImpressionist — was something of a coup. Until this exhibition, the piece had not left New York City in thirty years. With its depiction of a goateed Fénéon in profile proffering a cyclamen to someone outside the frame, and its hallucinogenic colors in the backdrop, this painting shows a side of NeoImpressionism visitors might not expect. “The incredible, colorful, swirling backdrop of the portrait is a reference to the color theories that were being
used by these artists who created NeoImpressionism,” says Lee. “So it’s kind of like a beautiful, dynamic inside joke where Paul Signac the artist understood what Félix Fénéon was reading, and they both were looking at the work of this theorist whose name was Charles Henry. The kaleidoscope in the background is kind of a parody of the theories about color that were the touchstones of NeoImpressionism and of Georges Seurat’s aesthetic. The painting was done in 1890, which was a real high point of the Neo-Impressionist movement.” Another standout paintings in the exhibition — “Two Sisters” by Georges Lemmen — is part of the IMA’s collection. Regular IMA patrons may have noticed that the piece wasn’t on view for most of this year. Having travelled to Brussels, Belgium, it premiered in Face to Face’s first stop in February 2014 at the ING Cultural Center. Indianapolis is the sole North American venue for the show. “I think this is an ideal situation in terms of how a museum works with its temporary exhibition program,” says Lee. “We can draw on something is familiar to people and then we can take it a bit further. And then, when the show is gone, we still have a permanent collection that people can go back to.” n
Natura: New Works by MaryAnne Nguyen e In MaryAnne Nguyen’s oil on canvas painting “Bluebird,” you get a bluebird — and you also see what the bird is standing on, which happens to be the head of a toddler. And that toddler’s head is also tinted blue. The details of this composition are stunning, with everything is set against a white background. It’s tempting to read deeply into Nguyen’s work, but meanings can emerge quite naturally. The toddler subject seems oblivious to the fact that she has a bird standing on her head; and likewise, many of us seem just as oblivious of nature, except when it turns around and bites us in the ass. Primary Gallery, closing reception June 27 Bellwether e Matthew Davey’s “The Geologist” (oil on linen) is, at 75 by 171 inches, such a huge painting that you might wonder how you might get it out the door, let alone display it in your living room. While more renowned for his sculptural work than his painting, “The Geologist” demonstrates that Barney is equally adept at both. The real-life subject, a friend of Davey’s, is seen performing surveying work while standing in the middle of a creek. The clarity and realism of the composition are startling; the geologist stands out from the environment in his blue and yellow parka, but is also reflected in the creek water. Davey’s painting is part of the multi-studio “Bellwether” collaborative show, featuring work centered on the theme of our threatened planet, organized by Martha Nahrwold of Five Seasons Studio and involving multiple studios at the Circle City Industrial Complex. Matthew Davey Studio at the Circle City Industrial Complex, by appointment only — DAN GROSSMAN
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OPENING How to Train Your Dragon 2 e Follow-up to the 2010 hit about a Viking boy out to capture a dragon to prove himself. The original animated comedy/adventure feature was notable for its distinct look, rich characters and unusually bright screenplay with a big heart. Those qualities remain in the sequel, but the story goes into darker areas and the consequences are more pronounced. Superior fare. The voice talent includes Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, Kristen Wiig, Djimon Hounson and Kit Harington. — ED JOHNSON-OTT PG, Opens Thursday in wide release and 3D The Grand Seduction A Canadian fishing village that’s seen better days needs to have a full-time doctor in residence in order to win a contract for a recycling plant. So the townspeople try to lure in a visiting physician (Brendan Gleeson) by temporarily spiffing up the place and playing to his whims and interests. PG-13, Opens Friday at Keystone Art 22 Jump Street Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum pretend they’re college students this time around. R, Opens Thursday in wide release
FILM EVENTS Summer Nights: Friday the 13th I mean, really: Aren’t you just tempting the malevolent spirits that haunt the 100 Acres by screening Friday the 13th on an actual Friday the 13th? However much you reassure us that the Funky Bones aren’t really haunted — or made from real bones — we know the truth. Indianapolis Museum of Art, June 13, 9:30 p.m., $10 general, $6 member Midnight Madness: The Big Lebowski Since its release in 1998, Joel and Ethan Coen’s comedy crime caper has built a huge, enthusiastic following. They have conventions, for Pete’s sake! There is great affection for Jeff Bridges’ character, Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski, a stoner who hangs out at home mostly, venturing out occasionally to hook up with his bowling buddies Walter (John Goodman), a blowhard prone to speeches and Donny (Steve Buscemi), who is meek and not very bright. The story is crazy uneven with dull stretches, but the good parts are really good. My favorite is the trippy sequence set to “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)” by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition. Abide! — ED JOHNSON-OTT Keystone Art Cinema, June 13 and 14, midnight, $7.50 16 FILM // 06.11.14 - 06.18.14 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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Ed’s mind drifts as he watches Fault in Our Stars — not because he’s losing interest; because it’s so effective
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o here I am, sitting in a theater at AMC Castleton Square 14, waiting for a sneak preview of The Fault in Our Stars to begin. The audience is predominantly teenage girls, fans of John Green’s best-selling young adult novel about life, death and love. The target audience is those kids. It is most certainly not a guy like me. I’m perilously close to that age where people stop saying “It’s tragic he died so young” and start saying “Well, he lived a good life.” But it doesn’t matter to whom the film is aimed. My task is to watch and write. The movie starts and I meet Hazel Grace Lancaster (Shailene Woodley), a 16-year-old with cancer. An experimental treatment helps her manage the illness. Hazel is determined to face her future without getting sentimental. Pressed into attending meetings of a cancer support group, she meets Augustus Waters (Ansel Elgort), a young man as sweet-faced as she is. Augustus lost part of a leg to cancer, but he is in remission right now. He tries hard to be larger than life. The two clearly star-crossed teens are easy to watch. Woodley is just excellent and Elgort is charming. I like that the film is set in Indianapolis, my home town. Shame it was shot in Pennsylvania because Indiana does nothing to encourage filmmakers to shoot here. I appreciate the film’s humor, and what a treat it is to see Mike Birbiglia, my favorite comedian/actor/writer/director, playing the leader of the cancer support group. He even gets to sing a song from his early years as a stand-up comic. Good for you, Mike. Laura Dern and Sam Trammell play Hazel’s parents, by the way, and Nat Wolff plays a friend of the lead characters. They all do fine work. As the story rolls on and Hazel and Augustus grow closer, my mind drifts — not because I’m losing interest in the movie, but because it’s so effective. I think about the two young actors and I wish I had been physically beautiful like them, even for a little while. I think about loved ones of mine who are gone: Mom
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and Dad, my buddy Jeff, my high school pal John, and numerous others. My eyes water. I mourn for them, then I mourn for me, and for all of us that have to die. The kids discuss mortality and I think about it. When the subject of death comes up, I tell people that within the ocean there are waves. Some of the waves travel only a few feet, while others roll on for thousands of miles. They all dissipate eventually, but they don’t go away. They were part of the ocean before they became waves and they remain part of the ocean afterward. We, each of us, are waves in the ocean, I tell people, and we are always part of the ocean. Isn’t that a comforting thought? I think I first heard it said by Yoko Ono. Death still scares the bejesus out of me. Like Hazel and Augustus, I focus on living in the moment. Right now I get to be the father of the best son in the world. Right now I am loved by many wonderful peo-
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ple. Right now I have hope and limitless possibilities. Right now I am immortal. Right now is what I have and it’s enough for right now. My eyes get wet again as I watch Hazel and Augustus deal with life, death and love. The story follows them to Amsterdam, where they meet the author (Willem Dafoe) of Hazel’s favorite book. They visit the home of Anne Frank too. Then they come back to Indianapolis and more things happen. At the beginning of the film, Hazel expresses her disapproval of emotional button-pushing scenes like the one in Say Anything where John Cusack holds up a boombox playing Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.” Of course, director Josh Boone employs music and posturing in a similar fashion here, only with contemporary songs. TFIOS gets downright gloppy at times, even as Hazel and Augustus strive to remain brave and unsentimental. I’m not grousing about any of that, just noting it. My favorite cancer-related movie dealing with life, death and love is 50/50. But The Fault in Our Stars touched my heart and mind, and right now it feels all right with me. Everything’s okay. n
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Edge of Tomorrow The Amazing Spider-Man 2 t Middle-of-the-pack blockbuster fare, though it has its moments. Good cast, tired story. Director Marc Webb, the man behind the indie favorite (500) Days of Summer, opts to focus more on interpersonal relationships than big action scenes. That would be fine, but the relationships have been covered so thoroughly that it’s hard to wring more emotion from them. Thank goodness Andrew Garfield (as Spidey) and Emma Stone (Gwen Stacy) have such a nice chemistry. PG-13, In wide release and 3D Chef r Frothy feel-good food truck film with an insouciant hint of lemon zest. After an LA chef (Jon Favreau) is urged by his boss (Dustin Hoffman) to stick to the tried and true, he gets skewered by a restaurant critic (Oliver Platt) and soon ends up in Miami, encouraged by his ex-wife (Sofia Vergara) to start over. With the help of his line cook (John Leguizamo) he launches a food truck business, hits the road, bonds with his son (Emjay Anthony) … there’s more, but you get the idea. Chef is a nice little snack for a summer afternoon. Scarlett Johansson, Bobby Cannavale, Amy Sedaris and Robert Downey Jr. also pop up.
and includes interviews with Johnny Depp, Terry Gilliam, Richard Grant, Tim Robbins and others. Steadman in interviewed as well, of course, but beware — though the documentary is entertaining, it is far more interested in the Thompson-Steadman connection than it is in Steadman himself. R, At Keystone Art Godzilla r This Godzilla does justice to the original from 1954. He’s thickened a bit over the years, but the grand roar is still there. The original film was unrelentingly grim; filmmaker Gareth Edwards settles on unrelentingly serious instead, and I wish he allowed a bit of levity. But he has a good eye and finds interesting viewpoints for the disastrous goings-on, which involve Godzilla attacking massive unidentified terrestrial organisms (or MUTOs) because they got on his nerves or something. PG-13, In wide release and 3D
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Edge of Tomorrow r A high-energy action film with just enough humor. Earth is at war with aliens — giant imperialist Koosh Balls that move fast and are very well-organized. The reason the Koosh Balls, called Mimics by the humans, are so efficient is because some of them them can loop back in time. While the set-up is complicated, the movie is fairly easy to follow, as long as you don’t try to sort out the time travel business. Though his performance is good, lead actor Tom Cruise isn’t as super a superstar as he used to be. PG-13, In wide release and 3D For No Good Reason t Artist Ralph Steadman is best known for his bold, aggressive illustrations that frequently accompanied articles and books by gonzo giant Hunter S. Thompson. The documentary takes a look at Steadman’s career
The Grand Budapest Hotel q This engaging, funny, melancholic and agreeably odd creation deserves to be seen now — and on the big screen. It’s the eighth feature film by writer-director Wes Anderson, whose visual style I’ve compared to pop-up books, dioramas, dollhouses, puppet shows and ornate pastries. Aided immeasurably by Ralph Fiennes’ exceptional performance, the fanciful trappings and shifting spotlights somehow seem more genuine than the real world. Director Wes Anderson doesn’t just take viewers through the looking glass, he shows us the depth within it. R, At Keystone Art
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Maleficent t Angelina Jolie stars in Disney’s up-close-and-personal look at the villain from Sleeping Beauty. Turns out there was more to the story. We learn that Maleficent lived happily in paradise until outsiders invaded her home turf. She becomes a fierce protector of the land, but a betrayal turns her heart to stone. Her wings get destroyed, but Maleficent still sports a stylish set of horns. Elle Fanning plays Princess Aurora and Sharlto Copley from District 9 plays Aurora’s royal pappy. The story isn’t much, but Jolie’s look and immense charisma easily carry the film.
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The Railway Man t Colin Firth stars as Eric Lomax, a British Army officer taken prisoner and brutally tortured by the Japanese during World War II, in this drama based on Lomax’s autobiography. Years later, he marries Patti (Nicole Kidman), but doesn’t share his nightmarish history. Eventually the truth comes out and the couple heads for Japan to confront the interpreter that assisted the torturers in questioning prisoners. The story is compelling, but its presentation is surprisingly stiff and even dull. Lomax’s story, especially the last part, deserves to be told better than this.
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PG, In wide release and 3D Million Dollar Arm t Agreeable, unexceptional inspirational sports movie from Disney. The fact-based story follows JB Bernstein (Mad Men’s Jon Hamm) a sports agent whose glory days are behind him. JB and partner Aash’s (Aasif Mandvi) are about to lose their business, unless JB, accompanied by a cranky scout (Alan Arkin), can travel to Mumbai and recruit a cricket pitcher who can pitch baseball. Their method? Stage a reality show called Million Dollar Arm. Packed with cliches, but they successfully pressed my emotional buttons. PG, In wide release
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ROBERT L. HINES Words and Pictures t Romantic comedy/drama starring Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche. He plays a once-popular writer now working as an English teacher in a New England prep school. Binoche is a new teacher at the school, a oncecelebrated painter dealing with rheumatoid arthritis. He drinks and grouses. She is known for being icy. They met and quarrel and … look at the title and genre and figure it out. The actors are good (though Owen’s American accent is strained). The script is clunky, though it goes to some interesting places at times. The paintings were really created by Binoche, by the way. Bruce Davison and Amy Brenneman costar.
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PG-13, At Keystone Art A Million Ways to Die in the West i Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy and Ted, stars in a snarky R-rated comedy that desperately wants to be Blazing Saddles. Gross out humor and fish-out-of-water gags abound. Some of them are funny, but not nearly enough. The film is sluggish, with far too many lingering shots of scenery or failed jokes. Charize Theron is good and Neil Patrick Harris does his best, but Seth MacFarlane is mostly awful in the lead role. Bottom line: It’s just a disappointing vanity project. R, In wide release Neighbors t A married couple (Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne) with a baby get new neighbors — an Animal House fraternity led by two smooth talkers (Zac Efron and Dave Franco). The couple tries to be cool, smoking weed with the boys to show they’re hip. But relations turn south quickly, leading to warfare between the houses. When the rude, crude R-rated comedy is funny, it’s very funny. The segments in-between are interesting, but the film wasn’t as balls-to-the-wall crazy as I’d hoped it would be. I suspect, though, that this is one of those comedies that will seem funnier with repeated viewings. Rogen, Byrne, Efron and Franco are excellent, by the way. R, In wide release
X-Men: Days of Future Past e Intense and packed with exposition. Bryan Singer, who directed the first two films in the franchise — the best ones — is back, adapting one of the most celebrated stories in the history of the comic book series. Solid acting, a storyline that creates tension even if you can anticipate the outcome, and killer action set pieces more than make up for the slightly overstuffed feel. The tone is serious, but the retro sequences — the movie alternates between the nightmarish future and 1973 — are leavened by some welcome (and nicely integrated) bits of humor. PG-13, In wide release and 3D — ED JOHNSON-OTT NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 06.11.14 - 06.18.14 // FILM 19
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CVA event schedule 5:30-7 p.m. – Reception including libations from Sun King and New Day Meadery, appetizers from Yats and Just Pop In! and a performance from Q Artistry featuring elements from their show Zirkus Grimm. 7:15 p.m. – NUVO’s 16th Annual Cultural Vision Awards, free and open to the public.
NUVO’s Cultural Vision Awards What you hold in your hands is an invitation and a program guide: we want you to celebrate with us as we honor the people and organizations who are making Indianapolis a better place to live and to work. Beginning in 1998, the Cultural Vision Awards have pursued two goals. The first: To recognize Indy’s brightest stars, innovators who take ideas and put them into action, visionaries who simply aren’t satisfied with the status quo. The NUVO Cultural Vision Awards are about shining a light on those talented people and creative enterprises. Our second goal is to foster community. The awards serve to bolster the momentum of a community making tremendous strides toward serving the needs of everyone who lives here, whether through the arts, business, or non-profit work. Year after year, we believe the CVAs help to dispel the notion that Indianapolis is a “wait-and-see” town, a city that doesn’t generate new ideas, but sits back and lets others experiment. Determining who we honor is not an easy process, but our editorial staff is informed by past honorees, community leaders and you, the readers of NUVO. We invite you to help us continue this process by nominating potential future nominees at cva.nuvo.net.
The honorees Freedom Indiana • Musical Family Tree • John Green • Central Indiana Beekeepers Association • Gennesaret Free Clinics • Y12SR: Yoga of 12 Step 22 COVER STORY // 06.11.14 - 06.18.14 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
Recovery • Lifetime Achievement: Judge Sarah Evans Barker, United States district judge for the Southern District of Indiana
The location The CVA Awards are returning to the Indiana Landmarks Center, a building that was once the Central Avenue Methodist Church. The Landmarks Center was beautifully restored with help from a $10 million donation by the Cook family of Bloomington.
Designer of the award, Ben Johnson Benjamin Johnson grew up in Indiana where he was first introduced to glass at the Indianapolis Art Center. He went on to earn his BFA in glass from Kent State University and his MFA in glass from Ball State University. His education in glass extended beyond university at the Corning Museum of Glass, Pilchuck Glass School and Scuola del Vetro Abate Zanetti in Murano, Italy. Johnson’s desire to pursue glass has taken him from the coast of New England to the mountains of North Carolina where he was a resident artist at the EnergyXchange, a renewable energy center. Johnson’s artwork is regularly shown in venues throughout the United States. It can be found in the permanent collection of the Indiana State Museum and the Glick Eye Institute. His work has been published in Art Glass Today and New Glass Review. Johnson’s work has received best in show awards in Indiana, Ohio, Louisiana, Florida, and Arizona, and he has been the recipient of a Windgate Fellowship Grant Award, an Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship, a Metropolitan Contemporary Glass Group Jerry Raphael Fellowship and a Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship. Last year he was recognized as a Rising Star in contemporary glass at the Museum of American Glass in Millville, NJ. Currently, Benjamin is home in Indiana sharing his passion for glass as the Glass Studio Chair at the Indianapolis Art Center.
12-Step Yoga
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Working through the issues in our tissues
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ith one of the highest Y12SR meetings borrow familiar obesity rates in the nation, elements from traditional 12-step Indiana is not exactly meetings, beginning with group known as hotbed of health and sharing for about an hour and then wellness, so when something sprouts moving into an hour of guided in the Crossroads of America and yoga meant to help the class then explodes in popularity on the work through some of the physical coasts, we take notice. baggage associated with their Such is the case with the Yoga of issues. Alcoholics, heroin addicts, 12-Step Recovery, which began at bulimics, co-dependents and more CITYOGA at 38th and Meridian Street are all bringing their strength, hope a decade ago and is now being and experience to share with one taught in more than 20 states and in another. The classes are donationthe U.K. Indianapolis has long-standing based, so no one is ever turned Y12SR meetings at least five days a away because of an inability to pay. week. [See Y12SR.com for the full list.] Acceptance of the Y12SR is growing “This thing has been so organic, I in both traditional yoga and recovery know it’s not about me,” said Nikki communities, evidenced by the fact Myers, the program’s co-founder. locations hosting local classes include a “I’m trying to create yoga studio, a doctor’s a big enough space offices and a rehab that this thing can centers. In addition, “Like a plant, grow. Like a plant, the Myers is working with a the growth is growth is limited by the local academic team size of the pot.” limited by the to launch a study to Take the Yoga size of the pot.” quantify some of the Meditation Addictions – Nikki Myers outcomes for people Recovery Conference, involved in Y12SR. for instance, where For people first Myers is a workshop encountering the Y12SR program, leader. Now in its fifth year, the conference has grown from a West Myers said she hopes to see people Coast event to include two East make the connections between the Coast conferences as well. sensate mind/body/spirit experience The Y12SR program has trained and “how it affects behavior, how more than 600 class leaders since it affects what’s in our hearts, how its inception, Myers said, estimating all those things are connected and that more than 200 are active interrelated — and really they are all instructors. The Y12SR team offers the same thing.” leadership trainings about 10 times a — REBECCA TOWNSEND year across the U.S.
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Urban Beekeepers, Samuel H. Dodd (left) and Tim Caldwell
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hen I asked Central Indiana the people around you that the Beekeepers Association bees are not going to attack them, member Tim Caldwell that they’re just going to be in the what special considerations urban backyard [is a big part].” beekeepers have to take into The CIBA falls under the umbrella of account while maintaining healthy the Indiana Beekeepers Association, hives, his answer made for a great a nonprofit that connects mental image. beekeepers statewide and fosters “In urban areas, your neighbors the creation and support of local are much closer,” he said. “So you beekeeping groups (and of which have to take into consideration bee Caldwell is a director-at-large). flight path and watering for the bees Indianapolis’ group, the CIBA, is – so that they’re not filling up your one of 15 or so smaller groups that neighbor’s hot tub.” exist around the state. The CIBA’s Although a hot tub full of bees meetings are free and open to makes for a great punchline to a the public; they offer a mentoring joke, it wouldn’t be very funny in program for newbie beekeepers. real life. And neither, for that matter, Their volunteer swarm catchers will is the current state of the world’s chase down a colony that needs to bees, whose populations are rapidly be re-hived, perhaps after taking up declining thanks to a mysterious set of residence in a tree, circumstances referred attic or other various to as Colony Collapse inconvenient spots. “Bees in the Disorder. Bees play an Caldwell swiftly incredibly important city seem to debunks anyone who role in our food thinks beekeeping is do great.” systems; they pollinate a farm-only hobby. – Tim Caldwell a huge number of our “There’s still plenty of most important crops. flowering things for the Beekeepers say it’s the bees,” he said. “Bees pesticides (specifically neonicotinoids) in the city seem to do great.” that coat our farmlands and our lawns Even if you’re not able to set up in an attempt to make large amounts your own hive, Caldwell has some of crops more viable that are causing simple advice for Hoosiers looking to this mass death of pollinators. contribute to the health of bees. It’s a dire situation, and groups “Back off on the herbicides, like the CIBA want to do everything fungicides and insecticides that they can to change the future for they’re spraying all over their yard. our buzzing friends. “It’s more of an Those get transferred to all insects, not education thing with your neighbors just the [pests],” he says. that makes urban beekeeping — KATHERINE COPLEN different,” Caldwell said. “Educating NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 06.11.14 - 06.18.14 // COVER STORY 23
Freedom Indiana
Gennesaret Free Clinics
Fighting homophobia
Healthcare for those on the fringes
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The Freedom Indiana Campaign, led by Peter Hascom and Megan Robertson, represented a bipartisan effort against discrimination.
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off a cliff and not knowing whether reedom Indiana deserves its Cultural Vision Award not just my parachute would open,” for its success in preventing a Robertson said. hateful referendum battle during But the Anderson University grad, this fall’s election. who has worked in Republican The issue advoacy campaign politics since 2002, felt that, after a launched when it became clear “long journey,” the Indiana political that Hoosier lawmakers intended to environment was finally poised to adopt a hetero-limited definition of reject homophobia. marriage into the state constitution The 2014 legislative session threw and mandate that all other unions some curve balls, including an be invalid. Directed by veteran unprecedented end-run around G.O.P. campaign manager typical House procedure when Megan Robertson with former leadership moved the resolution Indiana Democratic Party official away from a committee that would Peter Hanscom acting as deputy not advance HJR 3 to a committee manager, the campaign drew that would. But with a grassroots grassroots support and donations army that would show up to canvass from both sides of the aisle. With the Statehouse halls on all nine days Jennifer Wagner, now Congressman the legislature took André Carson’s action on the matter communications “It will always — plus 758,434 phone director, handling communications, the calls, 361,279 emails be the most Freedom Indiana team and 4,263 registered amazing indeed represented a volunteers — Freedom experience.” bi-partisan brain trust of Indiana helped to – Megan Robertson local political talent. inspire lawmakers to During a May 29 send the resolution chat with NUVO at back to the beginning O’Reilly’s Pub, Robertson said she of the legislative process — a position worried about committing “political from which HJR 3 opponents hope suicide” as she resigned herself to that it never again advances. accepting the employment offer “It will probably always be the most from local corporate leaders — amazing experience — being a part including representatives from Eli Lilly of that campaign, having so many & Co. and Cummins, Inc. — who people across the state join together organized Freedom Indiana to lead on this issue,” Robertson said. the charge against HJR-3. “I often compared it to jumping
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Executive director Rebecca Seifert helps the impoverished access medical care.
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“We’ve gone through three since ven as the US undertakes the implementation of the then. I came on board in 1995. Affordable Care Act, there And in ’96 we started our women’s are pockets of people who still health initiative that provide won’t be able to access the early detection for breast and nation’s health care system: the cervical cancer.” In the late 1990s homeless, the mentally ill, those on the clinics added dental care the fringes of our society. That’s programs at some of Indy’s family where groups like Gennesaret Free shelters, and in 2000 a Health Clinics step in. Recovery program for homeless “It started in 1988,” says men at 24th and Central. Gennesaret Executive Director Their funding comes from Rebecca Seifert, speaking in her “everywhere and nowhere,” tiny office in the basement of according to Seifert. In kind support the English Foundation Building. comes from St. Vincent, IU Health, “Our founder, Dr. Jim Trippi ... was and Community Health Network. volunteering at a soup kitchen at On some Saturday mornings a All Saints Episcopal Church at 16th mobile Medical RV heads to Roberts and Central. The church allowed Park — the volunteers go mobile to homeless people to help those who can’t sleep on the pews, even begin to navigate and so one day he the health care system. “In 1990 we asked a gentleman, “Many of our patients added the first ‘So where do don’t know where to mobile RV ...” you get your go for care, says Seifert. healthcare?’ [The “They’re either going to – Rebecca Seifert gentleman] said, go to the emergency ‘Nowhere.’ [Trippi] departments at thought, ‘Well, why hospitals — or not at all.” am I dipping food when I could Gennesaret’s 200-plus volunteers be putting my talents to use?’ seem to be informed by a “thereHe got some of his colleagues but-for-the-grace-of-God” mentality. together … they went around “One day at Roberts Park one of to all of the local missions and the docs recognized someone who shelters and said, ‘Do you have was a former physician,” remembers healthcare?’ And they said, ‘No.’ Seifert. “He suffered from mental And so that’s how it started.” illness and as a result, he found “In 1990 we added the first himself homeless.” mobile RV that goes out and gives care to people,” says Seifert. — ED WENCK
John Green
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Best selling author and force for good
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The brains behind The Fault in Our Stars, John Green.
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pitches on behalf of favorite oes “professional person of the Internet” (his definition) and charities for one day a year. “teen whisperer” (The Fault in All of the above are examples of Our Stars actress Shailene Woodley’s problems solved in the digital world, term) John Green think of himself in part because, according to Green, as a visionary? Not really, or at least “My fiction is almost aggressively not in the Buckminster Fuller, ideasUNinnovative, at least when it drawn-from-the-cosmos kind of sense. comes to form. There are so many “I don’t really think of myself as an fascinating and wonderful things innovator so much as I come across happening with form and genre in something that I want to make and fiction these days, and I continue to then try to make it,” he told NUVO be completely enchanted with the recently. “Or I don’t know how to feel traditional form of the novel and with about something so I make something playing within very well-established to try to puzzle through it, and then genres, from the Cancer Novel to the share it so that other people can help Boarding School Novel.” me in that process.” Green’s best-selling novel has, Problem: John doesn’t have a of course, given birth to a screen close relationship with his brother version, and if Green didn’t pen the Hank. Solution: The Vlogbrothers screenplay, he’s been involved with project, which found the brothers the film from the beginning. He’s also communicating solely by video been picking up accolades left and blogs for a year — right, most notably and launched both being named one Greens as Internet of Time’s 100 Most “As we say in personalities way Influential People. my hometown, back in 2007. Shailene Woodley’s ‘Don’t forget to Problem: Online profile of Green for video creators like be awesome!’” TIME is worth reading Green don’t have a for a generous take – John Green real world space to on Green’s ability talk about their craft. to connect with the Solution: VidCon, the masses on a one-tofirst fan conference and trade show one level. She calls him a “prophet” for online video, founded by the in “a universal, all-things-connected brothers Green in 2010. sort of context,” noting that he “sees Problem: Video creators want to people with curiosity, compassion, do good, but don’t have a way to grace and excitement” and is harness their energies and talents in “encouraging a huge community of a focused, effective way. Solution: followers to do the same.” Project for Awesome, which finds the YouTube community making — SCOTT SHOGER
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Jon Rogers the man at the helm of MFT’s website.
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hen we featured exploration of tunes news and old Musical Family Tree on in the archive. the cover of NUVO in Musical Family Tree was created October 2012, the site’s current by SmallBox founder Jeb Banner, Executive Director, Jon Rogers, who grew his web company right was in the middle of planning the alongside the archival site, which organization’s transition from online spun into an active community in community to full-fledged music the mid-aughts. non-profit. And now, almost two Rogers’ role is one that’s been years later and right on the cusp passed from musician to local of their 10th anniversary, they’re musician over the years, including almost there. stints by Joyful Noise label owner “The application went in this Karl Hofstetter and previous Broad March, and we are completely Ripple Music Fest organizer Dan expecting to have that status back Fahrner; PJ Christie and Brain this year,” Rogers says. Twins’ Justin Shimp were also But he’s been working on involved in the care of the site. so much more than just an As part of the organization’s new application this year. Rogers has non-profit status, Rogers now coordinated a creative team of reports to a board of directors more than two dozen people to “To me, our mission create content for is to spread Indiana the site and help music by preserving “Our mission produce a quarterly the work digitally printed zine. MFT’s EP is to spread and physically, and in a Weekend series by communicating Indiana music.” – three musicians and documenting – Jon Rogers and one producer Indiana’s music scene, are challenged to past and present, create an EP in just and to be promoting a few days – has continued apace music that doesn’t have a current (they’re up to eight releases promotional venue.” now); a regular series of shows MFT will celebrate its tenth in Broad Ripple Park last summer anniversary with two back-to-back were received warmly; a new shows next weekend featuring all monthly series at Indy CD and local music. The celebration includes Vinyl is picking up speed; and of a fundraiser at at the Speakeasy on course there’s new music going Friday and shows at Radio Radio into the archive all the time. Most and White Rabbit on Saturday. recently, MFT debuted a new radio — KATHERINE COPLEN player on the site that encourages NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 06.11.14 - 06.18.14 // COVER STORY 25
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itting judges are often loathe to speak about cases they’ve adjudicated, especially while they’re still on the bench. “You don’t talk about it beforehand because you don’t want to invite ex parte comment,” explains Judge Sarah Evans Barker. “You don’t talk about it afterwards because you don’t defend your decisions that way. You make them as you go, and there are always more to be made. One of the best pieces of advice I received was, ‘Don’t look back.’ Just keep going. If it’s not right, there’s a process.” Judge Barker has been part of that process for decades. Thirty years ago she became the first female federal judge in the state of Indiana, nominated to the bench in February of 1984 by then-President Ronald Reagan. Shortly after her appointment, she proved that her understanding of the Constitution trumped the Reagan administration’s views on certain forms of speech: that November, Judge Barker overturned Indy’s proposed ban on pornographic materials, ruling that the ordinance’s language was far too broad and clearly violated the First Amendment. Her findings were upheld by the higher courts. During Barker’s time on the bench for the Southern District of Indiana she found that a controversial 2008 Indiana election law requiring those voting in person to present a photo I.D. violated both the First and Fourteenth Amendments. A 2003 ruling was instrumental in improving overcrowding conditions at the Marion County jail. In 2013, Barker blocked part of Indiana’s immigration law, which, according to the ACLU of Indiana, “permitted local law enforcement officers to make warrantless arrests of people in possession of certain immigration-related documents, even though the possession of those documents is not a crime.” Regarding her ruling, Judge Barker said, “Because [the law] authorizes state and local law enforcement officers to effect warrantless arrests for matters that are not crimes, it runs afoul of the Fourth Amendment, and thus, is unconstitutional on those grounds.” Barker, who also holds the distinctions of being the first female Assistant U.S. Attorney and the first female chief judge in the Hoosier state, hadn’t set out to break down gender barriers. “I was the proverbial cork on the ocean. … It wasn’t until my junior year [at I.U.] that I even had a major. I was talking to one of the advisors to
Judge Sarah Evans Barker Lifetime Achievement
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Judge Barker: The first female federal Judge in Indiana.
student government — I was in student when I called the U.S. Attorney and government — and she’s the one who he said, ‘Come in to be sworn in,’ I said, ‘I think you should think about though it was going to be just a matter going to law school.’ If she had said, of filling out some employment papers. ‘You should be an astronaut,’ it couldn’t Instead, I walked into a full-blown press have been any more far-fetched.” conference, with cameras and so forth. Barker’s advisor, though, saw that the “Lucky I wore my pearls that day. future jurist had the necessary chops: a “They said, ‘So how does it feel to be quick mind, a good humor, and a fine the first woman?’ I said, ‘Well, I never public speaking ability. Her Southerntried it as a man, so I don’t know.’ born parents ensured that Barker and Barker remembers vividly the day the her sisters were schooled in “dramatic President called her. On Valentine’s Day arts lessons. We memorized readings ... of 1984, Barker was in a small card shop We learned how to speak in public.“ downtown when a colleague tracked Still, the leap from effective public her down. “Mary [Marsh] came running speaker to attorney was into the card shop; she daunting for a woman said, “The President’s in the mid-‘60s. “This was trying to get you on the “Was I a a time when women phone; come up to my feminist? went into teaching office QUICKLY.” Probably.” and nursing — and “I went up to her – Judge Barker wife-ing. ‘Wife of’ was a office, and sat at her very good professional desk, and there was direction. If you were a call: Stand by, Mrs. really driven, you might go to med Barker, for the President of the United school, but that was off the charts.” Of States. It was Ronald Reagan himself. It the 60 students in her law class, three was a very memorable moment. You were women, and the valedictorian hope you don’t say something crazy found it difficult to even get a job or stupid that will make him rescind the interview. As for Barker, she wasn’t even appointment. aware she was about to make history “I said I hoped I’d never when she first encountered the public disappoint him.” spotlight in 1972. Thirty years after that phone call, “When I became the assistant U.S. Judge Barker is shifting her duties to attorney, I did not know I was the only what’s called “Senior Status” — she’s woman,” Barker recalls. “I … applied reducing her caseload, but only by 20 for the job., went off, got married, had percent. “I’ve taken a lot of ribbing my honeymoon and came back — my about cutting back to 80 percent,” she husband was practicing law — and says, but Judge Barker, who turned 70
last year, explains that this is the best way for Indiana’s Southern District to gain another judge. “The Southern District of Indiana has had one of the highest caseloads per judge for a long time. I thought, ‘I’m the only one who can do anything about this — I’m the only one who’s eligible for senior status.’ We need another judge. It wouldn’t do any good just to vacate the seat and not contribute — and besides, I like the work. In addition to her role as a federal judge — and her distinguished tenure as a member of a vast number of conferences and committees, including the Special Study Committee on Judicial Conduct and Disability (the “Breyer Committee”) — Barker’s active off the bench, too. Although she flatly refuses to undertake any manner of fundraising, she has volunteered on the Advisory Board for the Spirit and Place Civic Festival, she’s an emeritus board member of the Conner Prairie Foundation and the Connor Prairie Museum, a member of the board of trustees of the Indiana Historical Society and a trustee of Clarian Health Partners. Barker says she’s involved with these civic organizations because they inform her life experience in a manner that helps bring fresh perspective to the bench. When she sees decisions being made by an organization on the front end, it brings insights to her role as someone who may have to review the decision-making process after the fact. Barker can handle the civic roles as well as the professional duties because she has “the right husband — and kids who give me the space I need.” There have been low points in her career: Judge Barker found both government sequestration and what she refers to as “cookie-cutter, mandatory sentencing guidelines” odious. She’s been appreciative of the fact that she no longer has a lack of female colleagues, though, and she’s glad that the federal judicial system now hires based entirely on merit; gone are the days when support positions were filled via political patronage. Finally, though, one wonders: given all she’s done, all the barriers she’s broken, does this eminently humble, down-to-earth jurist ever consider herself a feminist? “Not in the marching in the streets sort of way, but yes, I was drawn toward that.” She ponders the question again. “Was I a feminist? Probably.” — ED WENCK
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right. Fresh. Seasonal. That’s what comes to mind when considering a recent dinner at Plow & Anchor, the new restaurant from Craig Baker and Derek Means that opened in late May at 43 E. Ninth St. in the Ambassador building. All good words, of course, but I get the feeling that with a little more time, the food from executive chef John Adams might inspire even better ones. Right now, what Adams and the restaurant seem to have is potential. There is certainly plenty of talent on the team, and it’s no surprise that the food and service were both on the plus side of good. Baker and Means have had considerable success with The Local Eatery & Pub in Westfield (and are continuing work on Bent Rail). And Adams, who gained experience at L’explorateur and H2O Sushi, was co-executive chef at Bluebeard when it made the semifinalist list for best new restaurant in the 2013 James Beard Foundation restaurant awards. After leaving Bluebeard following a break-up last November, Adams landed at Milkwood in Louisville and then worked as chef de cuisine at Proof on Main there. So he too has the culinary pedigree to make a splash in his own kitchen — I just think Adams has a lot more he can bring to the game. But then the restaurant has only been open a few weeks and still feels a bit rough around the edges, so more visits are definitely on my agenda. He does make changes to the menu daily, and on our visit, the starters looked more interesting than the smaller selection of mains. I might have had more fun ordering several of those, and I’ll probably do that on another visit (keeping in mind that my tab could top $40 if I got the three most intriguing apps; even more if I added on some oysters from the raw bar). But this time I opted for the $7 spring pea and radish salad from the starter menu and the $14 plancha burger from the list of mains, while a friend chose the scallop crudo starter, $13, and the ricotta gnocchi main, $22. While both starters were light, pretty and seasonal — and the scallops fresh — we found ourselves wishing for bigger fla-
Greenwood’s gain Greenwood’s craft beer lure increases threefold with the opening of MashCraft Brewing & Taproom’s opening at 1140 State Route 135 (just over the line in Johnson County). Co-owner/head brewer Andrew Castner is serving up an American style trio — MashCraft Gold, Red and IPA — along with Imperial IPA, Java Stout and Scottish Session. It’s a coming home for Castner, who started his brewing career at Oaken Barrel. Laughlin on the move Brewmaster Liz Laughlin is segueing into organic farming from a storied gold-silver-medal craft brewing career. Laughlin, who is apprenticing at Growing Places Indy, started her career with award-winning homebrewing and beer judging certification, and then spent time in a winery before moving up the ranks into the position of Rock Bottom College Park head brewer since 2006. Liz’s legacy brews remain on tap, including Tripel Trouble, a complex Belgian Tripel. Liz. Brewmaster Eric Sorensen is now at the helm at Rock Bottom College Park.
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Sundry notes Bloomington Brewing’s award-winning Rooftop IPA in 22-ounce bottles makes its debut across Indiana on June 16. It’s named for the Bloomington quarry featured in Breaking Away. Crown Brewing, Crown Point, celebrates its 6th anniversary June 13 with Crown Brown aged in a repurposed red wine barrel with raspberries added. Twenty Tap has Twenty Below’s full-bodied, multilayered sessionable Maibok and Plum Stout; Taxman/ Cutters’ collaboration Tax Cut, a Belgian Black and Taxman’s Qualified—a 10.2 ABV Quad; Quaff On! Hairtrigger IPA; and six Three Floyds specials. Flat 12 Bierwerks’ Cucumber Kölsch combines with Hoosier Momma’s original Bloody Mary Mixer for Michelada, aka “Cuke Momma.”
EVENT vors and more texture from both dishes. The burger, cooked on the restaurant’s super-hot plancha grill, raised the flavor game, though. Loaded with toppings, it was tasty and messy — in a good way — but looked a little lonely served on a plate by itself. I’m not saying a burger has to have fries, or even chips, but some sort of accompaniment would have made the plate a little less stark. The gnocchi dish felt more substantial. Though the dumplings themselves were a bit a bit heavy, the morel mushroom sauce and the tangy ricotta topping were delicious and lightened things up. As for wines, the list looks interesting, and our server offered several good suggestions. I did expect to find more sparkling wines by the glass — there were only two — but I did enjoy the $10 cava. I also enjoyed the beignet dessert, which was plenty to share. Four pieces
of fried dough with beautifully caramelized bananas and a smear of Nutella was tasty, if uncomplicated. What’s not to like about fried dough, right? It might have gone well with a cup of coffee or maybe another glass of cava, and our attentive server suggested another glass, but Plow & Anchor, at least on a Friday evening, was loud, busy and a bit frantic – not really the atmosphere for lingering over dessert. But it’s a pleasant space, bright, open and appealing, with lots of windows. Keep in mind, though, that the main entrance is on Ninth Street; I noticed that several people tried the doors on Pennsylvania Street. Plow & Anchor definitely fills a void for sophisticated, sit-down dining in its part of downtown. And while the price point seems a bit high (mains are about $12 to $18 at lunch; $14 to $26 at dinner), it should find plenty of fans. n
Indianapolis Italian Street Festival One of Indy’s best-loved street around because a) Italian food is, well, Italian food, and b) free parking and admission. New this year: gluten-free pizza and spaghetti, and homemade cannoli, cheesecake and gelato. Bands include The Flying Toasters and The Woomblies. Plus midway rides, Sun King and all-you-can-drink Peroni (provided you pay for each and don’t drink to excess; so not really all-you-candrink; we’re just trying to spice things up, okay). Holy Rosary Catholic Church, June 13-14, 5-11 p.m., FREE, indyitalianfest.org
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SATURDAY Cadillac Barbie Pride Parade Indy’s first Pride Parade featured one float, an antique truck, some antique cars, and a few drag queens and lasted a grand total of about 15 minutes. These days, the parade lasts over two hours and is one of the largest in the city, having grown to include 24 floats, 130 units, 175 vehicles, 2,500 walkers, and over 35,000 spectators. In 2011, the parade was re-christened
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SATURDAY & SUNDAY Talbot Street Art Fair Though this isn’t a Pride event, technically, it happens in one of Indy’s most LGBT-friendly neighborhoods, which also happens to be one of the most gorgeous historical districts in the city. If you’re already in the area, you might as well stop by and browse. Located in the heart of one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods, the Talbot Street Art Fair is a must-visit destination on an insanely busy summer weekend. Every summer, for the past 50-plus years, thousands have crowded this funky boulevard to check out work by artists and craftspeople from across the country. Funds generated by the fair support scholarships, grants, workshops and artist sponsorships for programs in the metro area and the state. As is the case every year, the fair is free. Festival boundaries are 16th and 20th, Delaware and Pennsylvania streets, FREE, tallbotstreet.org
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e There’s something inherently funny about a surf-rock band based out of a landlocked state like Indiana, but The Madeira go about their business like they’re masters of the beach. Last December, the Indianapolis quartet recorded a 20-track live album at the Melody Inn. The hour-plus recording features a lot of fan favorites, some new tracks and infectious energy throughout. The Madeira were looking for a way to celebrate the band’s upcoming 10-year anniversary. Low on material for a new album, guitarist Patrick O’Conner suggested going all out with a live recording at the beloved Melody Inn, headlining two consecutive Punk Rock Nights. And thus Sonic Cataclysm was conceived. As for the actual recording, after a brief introduction, “Tribal Fury” hits your ears with tantalizing riffs with the reverb setting the mood for the rest of the listen. There’s no slowing down for The Madeira, as drummer Dane Carter unleashes the fury on the breakneck “Everybody Up!” and unreleased track “Mar Vista.” The exotic aura of “Jungle Drums” is intoxicating, while the easy-going “Tangaroa” is paced by lead guitarist Ivan Pongracic’s luscious licks. But overall, Sonic Cataclysm is a showcase of The Madeira’s total control of this underground genre. Songs like “Wreck Havoc!” and “Farthest Shore” illustrate the band’s incredible attention to detail and the urgency within their musicianship. Pongracic and O’Conner are expert players (check out “Surf Fidelis” and “Night Rider” for proof), while Carter and bassist Todd Fortier provide backbone and buoyancy (“Sandstorm” and “Witch Doctor”). The dazzling “Caravela” absolutely will get your entire body moving and the atmospheric “Cities of Gold” exhibits Pongracic’s extraordinary guitar picking. One doesn’t have to be an expert on the genre to really enjoy or get what The Madeira are doing. Even ocean-haters will fall under the spell of the six-minute “Intruder.” The song dips and rises with ease, ripping off some incredible riffs that’ll have listeners searching for the city’s nearest surfboard shop.
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e’ll try to explain why the Bloomington band Memory Map took three years to follow up on its brilliant debut album, but please bear with us, because it involves Japan, Mormons and an Internet celebrity cat. “It took a little bit of time, but I think that’s a good thing,” frontman Mike Dixon says. “Sort of like having a waiting period before you’re allowed to buy a gun.” The new product – The Sky As Well As Space, just out on the buzzworthy local label Joyful Noise – blasts the same melodic exuberance and ear-tickling three-guitar attack as its predecessor. Same lineup, too, all B-town music veterans: Mike Bridavsky and Matt Tobey on those busy lead guitars, the inventive Josh Morrow on drums, and Dixon on a MIDI-rigged guitar that lets him pick with his fingers on the high end while using the lower strings to thumb bass lines through a separate amplifier. All four sing and shout together, with lead vocals handled by Dixon in an earnest bray that recalls the Beach Boys’ Mike Love. This time around, however, Memory Map developed a deliberative, in-studio composing process that opened up broader territory in terms of dynamics, texture and structure. Home-state fans can experience the results when the band plays Friday at the Joyful Noise space in Fountain Square and Saturday at The Bishop in Bloomington, wrapping up a two-week tour that included an East Coast run opening for ANTI-Records artists Saintseneca in New York, D.C., Boston, Philly and Pittsburgh. The new album almost didn’t happen. When the self-released Holiday Band was picked up by Joyful Noise in 2011, Memory Map toured for a few weeks, seeded a cult following and began
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tional sensation (and NUVO cover star) after some photos went viral in late 2011. Bridavsky and his friends built a profitable and philanthropic cottage industry that includes a book, a web video series and an online store selling BUB-branded apparel, plush toys, calendars, buttons and other accessories. There have been cable TV specials and a documentary film. Another book is in the works. Even now, being BUB’s caretaker is “more than a full-time job,” Bridavsky says. He oversees sales, keeps fresh photos and videos online, fields a couple news interviews per week, and every month or so escorts his kitty to a public appearance, often to benefit animal-related charities. As 2012 continued, then, Memory Map’s future dimmed. But then, with echoes of Spinal Tap, they were beckoned from the Land of the Rising Sun. “We were about to break up, honestly,” S E E , M E M O R Y M A P , O N P A G E 34
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MEMORY MAP , FROM PAGE 32 Bridavsky says. “September of 2012 is when we were asked to go to Japan for the first time, and that’s really what brought us back together.” It seems the staff and customers of a record store in Japan had fallen in love with the Holiday Band album and invited the American quartet over for some well-received shows, no doubt enhanced by the frontman’s ability to speak the native tongue. Here’s the crazy part: “The Japanese connection had nothing to do with Dixon speaking Japanese or that we had already made a record in Japanese,” Bridavsky says. “When we told them we had an EP in Japanese, they were like, ‘What? This is insane!’” Reinvigorated, the band got back to work at Bloomington’s Russian Recording, a respected studio conveniently owned and operated by Bridavsky, who has engineered and mixed both Memory Map albums. The newer songs on The Sky As Well As Space originated with Dixon and his knack for unpredictable chord changes. When in town, he and Morrow would record basic tracks upon which Bridavsky and Tobey could ruminate for a while and then layer
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their guitars in harmony and counterpoint, striving to avoid collisions. “The first record was all written as a band, with all of us playing really loud, and you can tell, Matt and I, our parts are so wildly different, and I think they step on each other more often than they do on the new record,” Bridavsky says. “On this record, we wrote [guitar parts] together a lot more.” To develop the vocal lines, the band would gather at the studio and offer critiques as Dixon spouted melodies on the fly, starting with nonsense syllables that later evolved into actual English. “We come from a history of ‘tutti frutti, au-rutti,’ or whatever, so it doesn’t really matter,” Dixon says. “It’s OK to just rock. ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ – nobody’s really picking that apart.” The rhythms on the 12-song album are often unconventional but never alienating. Keyboards, most notably piano and mellotron string sounds, appear in frequent supporting and occasional lead roles. Acoustic guitars provide contrast to the juicy electric tones. The result is a headphone-friendly blend of punk-pop energy and prog-rock complexity that transcends easy categorization, especially that “M” word. “We get lumped into the whole ‘math rock’ thing, and it drives me crazy,”
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Bridavsky says. “To me, math rock is trying to be difficult on purpose.” Dixon agrees, “Structurally, what we’re doing is pretty pop.” To that end, opening track “The Celebrated Summer” sets the stage well for what’s to come. Odd time shifts and crazy twin-guitar lines explode at the service of engaging melodies and buoyant group vocals. Other standouts include “Magnetic Center,” which somehow builds a head-
bobbing groove in 5/4 time and also brings some lyrical metaphysics to the party. Joyful Noise, in its typical way, is offering the album in various specialty vinyl editions, which means there are two sides for those listeners. Side 1 ends with the instrumental “Antelope Glue,” a brief interlude of guitar and synthesized strings that borrows its musical theme from the album closer, “Antelope Earth.” For digital listeners, it’s a great setup for the Side 2 opener, “Superhuman Child,” perhaps the album’s weirdest and best cut. “Isolation Is Ours” delivers the epic wallop of a six-minute Radiohead suite in just 2:26, without even changing its stately tempo. And the aforementioned closing song ends the package on a surprisingly meditative note with piano, acoustic guitar and no drums. So what’s next for Memory Map? Hard to say. Everyone’s excited about the possibilities but also busy with other musical and non-musical projects. It’s worth noting that the new album was released in January by a Japanese label, with the EP songs included as bonus tracks. “If the record does well, you can never tell – I’ve never had a record do well before,” Bridavsky says. “We’ll definitely go back to Japan, we know that.” n
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orristown is a quaint community of just about 1,200 residents, no stoplights and a slim selection of entertainment. Growing up in Morristown, Jason Chisham, 29, experienced the sort of restlessness most small town kids can identify with. But instead of leaving his small town behind, he went to work, creating something his younger self would have loved. Now, his festival, Morristown Summer Music Festival, is in its fifth year. “That middle-teenage range of kids are the people I want to reach. They’re the ones that are coming out to shows and it gives them something to look forward to,” Chisham says. MSMFest started out as a one-day event including 11 bands at the Morristown Community Park in 2010. It’s since grown into a three-day festival with more than 100 bands. “Younger kids get to play on a bigger stage in front of friends and family and some Indianapolis bands get to perform in front of a new audience,” Chisham says. Presented by the Shelby County Drug Free Coalition, the MSMFest is a substance-free event where music lovers of all ages can gather and enjoy a positive, friendly atmosphere. “Parents can feel safe to drop their kids off, and teens can feel safe to be who they are,” Kayla Cowart, an organizer for the MSMFest, says. Bands performing this year, both new and returning, are excited to be up on stage and feel the energy of the crowd, while also reuniting with fellow bands they have previously played alongside. “We performed last year and it was a lot of fun. It’s just a big day to hang with friends and we’re really excited to be given
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the opportunity to play,” Will Sharaya of Chin Up, Kid, says. “Honestly, we’re excited about everything; the setting, the atmosphere...we love it all. It’s a smaller, condensed version of other major music festivals,” Joey Lawson of To Kill A Monster, says. For the first time, MSMFest is also allowing guests to rent campsites on the Morristown Community Park lawn this year, provided they meet all the specifications of the organizers. The festival organizers added an art contest for attendees to enter as well, with prizes provided by local vendors. With each coming year, Chisham looks forward to giving back to his hometown through the MSMFest, and the Morristown community as a whole also greets the event with open arms. Local businesses see a surge of activity during the duration of the festival, upand-coming bands have the opportunity to perform before an excited crowd and those teens Chisham’s looking to reach get a big fest in their own tiny town. As for the future of the MSMFest, Chisham and Cowart only see more growth ahead. “We’ve already been in talks with people from other small towns around the state that want to start similar festivals in their areas, so pretty soon we will be starting festivals in at least one other city, and then eventually around the state,” Cowart says. “We want to test the waters and just kind of see how big we can make this. ... We’ve received an overwhelming response from people and it just keeps growing,” Chisham says. n
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NUVO: You wrapped up your tour with The Wonder Years, correct?
here’s a line running through every interview with Philly pop punk group Modern Baseball: they really like to talk about school. Like, a lot. Maybe because their school, Drexel University, where members Jake Ewald and Ian Farmer currently attend (albeit irregularly), offers a recording arts program where the group laid down tracks for both of their LPs, Sports and You’re Gonna Miss It All. It’s a priority for the group to finish school (well, those who haven’t already graduated) while touring with groups like The Wonder Years and headlining fests like MSMFest. I spoke to Farmer, the group’s bassist, about why they’re pushing so hard to finish their degrees. They’ll play Saturday at MSMFest.
FARMER: Yeah, that finished in the middle of April. The Wonder Years are the best people in the world, we were so happy to be a part of that. It was actually pretty funny because we were in school, and it was a huge debate within the band whether to take off school to do it or not. It just happened to fall right in between two terms in our university, so it was a big deal and at first we said no. Then they were like, “Are you sure?” and then we were like, “Okay, no we’re stupid, let’s do it.” It ended up being a wonderful decision.
NUVO: You recorded both of your albums by yourselves as a band, correct?
FARMER: At this point, we are all super far into school. Sean [Huber, drums] graduated last year, so he’s lucky he doesn’t have to worry about this. But for me, Jake and Brendan, we have about a year left of school and we’ve just had to plan everything out because we’re so far into it and we’ve invested so much money in it. It would be such a shame to do three years of expensive schooling and have nothing to show for it.
IAN FARMER: Yeah, Jake and I are essentially going to school for recording, so we were able to save a lot of money. We recorded all of our records and we have a lot of fun doing so. I don’t know if it will always be like that. We really like it like that, but at the same time we’re open to pretty much anything. It’s a different experience than working with a producer because most nights it’s not even all of us. It will be me, Jake and Brendan [Lukens, guitars, vocals] in the studio and we can get critical with each other because we know what the end goal is, we know how each other work, we know how to push each other’s buttons and the end of the day, no one gets too mad at each other. We’re all friends and they just understand what’s going on. NUVO: Have you had any major arguments about the recording style of You’re Gonna Miss It All? FARMER: There were definitely some little disagreements about the way that things went, but we were lucky enough that there was never any time when we were split down the middle, two verses two. It was never, “This is how it should be,” or “No, this is how it should be,” and then things get ugly. It was usually one person just having some weird idea that nobody else really wanted to pursue. We were able to work things out pretty well.
NUVO: Is there going to come a point when you would consider putting school on an indefinite hold or are you pretty determined to hang in there and finish up?
NUVO: Has that led to any awkward conversations with your parents? FARMER: We’ve been very lucky because they’ve been very, very supportive of us. They’re all like, “Yeah you better finish school, but you should go do cool, fun things too.” We worked it out, we happen to have wonderful academic advisors who helped us basically make a plan so that we can continue touring as much as we want to tour, and then come back and do school and get everything done. It works out super well for us, but it is a lot of work. When we tour there’s no breathing time, because we tour and we tour hard. And then we come back and we have to load up on credits because we’re trying to get done as quickly as possible. It doesn’t leave a lot of relaxation time, but it’s good to keep busy and it allows us to do everything we want to do. We’re lucky that we’re able to do that and that our school is cool with us doing this weird schedule where we keep leaving and coming back. n NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 06.11.14 - 06.18.14 // MUSIC 35
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ole Wallace remembers his stint in Gwen Stacy as “one big good time.” The Indianapolis metalcore band, active for most of the ‘00s, toured coast to coast and internationally multiple times and released two full-lengths at the height of their genre’s popularity. “The fact we got to meet really cool people, hang out with them constantly and build relationships outside Indiana … whenever we’d go to a different state we’d have that,” Wallace says over beers at a Fountain Square bar. “It was awesome to have that, and we still do. And just the experience overall, getting to do something we all wanted to do and didn’t think was possible. We made it happen and worked really hard for it. We got to where we wanted to be.” Alas, as is common with touring musicians, there were bad times too. Like when they had $3,000 stolen out of their van in an L.A. grocery store parking lot. Or when they had to sleep in their van in a Walmart parking lot in Compton when a band member’s girlfriend thought they smelled too bad to stay in her apartment. There were enough setbacks, including numerous lineup changes, that Gwen Stacy called it quits in 2010. They made an already booked show at Rhino’s in Bloomington their last that November. Drummer TJ Sego, who founded the band in 2004 with bassist Brent Schindler, had already left six months before. Wallace, their lead vocalist, had been kicked out and replaced by Geoff Jenkins, who ultimately clashed with Schindler. “And we lived together, so that wasn’t very cool,” Schindler says. “We just decided we’d rather be friends. The band had defi36 MUSIC // 06.11.14 - 06.18.14 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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nitely run its course.” But after four years of dormancy, Gwen Stacy is getting back together for one more blowout. The show, 7 p.m. Saturday at the Irving Theater, will include Schindler and Sego along with Wallace back on the mic and guitarists Patrick Meadows and Josh Rickard. Guests include Once Nothing from Pittsburgh, Jenkins’ new band Speedgod and Deadera, which includes ex-Gwen Stacy guitarist Matt Strahl in its ranks. Tickets are still available for $10 at the door. The band raised just over $1,500 through an Indiegogo campaign to help cover expenses, since they’re staging the performance themselves. Plans include having a keg, since many of Gwen Stacy’s fans are older now. “We’re just making it like a party,” Schindler says. “It’s more fun to make it an event rather than just, ‘Oh, we’re playing a show.’ It’s been a long time. Let’s make it a big deal.” Indeed, it’s been years since these five have played music together. Those attending Saturday’s reunion can expect some deep cuts, including songs from their first EP. Their boilerplate brand of impassioned breakdown metal will be in full force for at least one more evening. “It’ll probably be the longest set we’ve ever played,” Meadows says, adding
rehearsals have so far felt natural. “It hasn’t been a big effort to make things come together.” Rickard was the one who long agitated for Gwen Stacy to reconvene. Bandmates remember exactly when he texted about doing this gig – 5:48 a.m. on Jan. 11. “I just wanted one more time to be with my brothers and enjoy the music we hadn’t played together in forever,” Rickard says. It’s not finally occurring because Gwen Stacy happens to currently be one of the most famous comic book characters (the band chose the name thinking her to be obscure) or that fellow Indy metallers Haste the Day also recently got back together. “The only reason this whole thing’s coming together is because relationships have mended over the years,” Schindler says. “It’s like why not? It’s been a long time.” Adds Meadows, “This will provide closure and cap things off in a nicer way, especially with so many friends playing at the show.” Closure and cap are the operative words. This reunion has been advertised as a one-off performance and has continued as such. “There hasn’t been any talk of having it progress any farther than that,” Schindler says. Even if Gwen Stacy decided to do more, it would have to be delayed. Schindler currently attends school in Minnesota. “It’s been enough stress just finding time to practice, let alone making a new record and touring on it,” Wallace says. “We all have lives and jobs now. I guess we’ll play this show first and see if anyone gives a shit.” n
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ost of my important relationships in life have been formed around music. Music often defines the way I perceive a person, how I connect with them, how I remember them. When I think of my late mother, my thoughts are flooded with memories of the concerts she took me to as a kid. We saw Chuck Berry performing at Deer Creek and we watched legendary Indianapolis vocal group The Ink Spots play the Union Station food court. And perhaps most memorably we attended the Farm Aid concert at the Hoosier Dome where I witnessed an array of incredible artists like Bill Monroe, Elton John, Lou Reed and Guns N’ Roses. The most prized objects I’ve retained among my mother’s possessions are her records. Her collection was packed with fantastic mid ‘60s titles, like Thelonius Monk’s-Misterioso, Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde, plus classic bossa nova, blues and soul. I’m certain I acquired the foundation of my musical taste from her.
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I seldom speak of my personal life in this column, and I debated whether or not I wanted to mention his passing here. But Manny’s life had such a significant impact on my work I realized I would be remiss not to mention him. Manny was a photographer, and I used his images more than once for my stories in this space. But his influence on my work goes much deeper than that. Manny was one of the first people in Indianapolis to support my endeavors as a DJ. In fact that’s how I got to know him, Manny was a regular at my early gigs. I always looked forward to They all continue to live on in talking music with Manny. I respected his opinion, and his the music I listen to, play and support for my work gave me some much needed self-confiwrite about. dence during the initial stages of my artistic development. I shared many great Nearly all my memories of my young- moments with Manny, but I think the er sister, who passed away several years memories that will stand out most are ago, center around our shared love of the shows we covered together. Manny music. From Native Tongues hip-hop was a huge hip-hop fan and I rarely to Jamaican dancehall, my sister eduattended a major hip-hop concert in cated me on a variety of genres that Indy where he wasn’t present. The would form the foundation of my sensi- final show we covered together was bilities as a DJ. Chance the Rapper with DJ Rashad at I followed my sister through all her Old National Centre. Our last interacrapidly changing musical interests. tion was in April when Manny wrote to During her Riot Grrrl phase, we attendnotify me that Rashad had died. It’s tered shows by Bikini Kill and Huggy Bear ribly strange and sad to think that both at the (now defunct) Sitcom, an all-ages these young, talented and kind souls punk venue at 46th and College. In her disappeared so abruptly. Neo-Soul period we watched Erykah While I certainly miss the friends and Badu at the Vogue, and Cody ChesnuTT family I’ve lost in this world, I take solat the Patio. And it was during my sisace in the fact that I can see their influter’s Britpop stage that I had my first ence every day in my work. For me, they taste of music journalism when I tagged all continue to live on in the music I along with her and a friend as they inter- listen to, play and write about. n viewed Oasis in the lobby of the Omni Hotel for their DIY music fanzine. And music will also define my memo> > Kyle Long creates a custom ries of my good friend Manny. Last podcast for each column. week, I heard the shocking news that Hear this week’s at NUVO.net Manny had died at the age of 35. NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 06.11.14 - 06.18.14 // MUSIC 37
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THURSDAY METAL EyeHateGod, Enabler, Coffinworm, Ringworm, Boddicker This show’s stacked from top to bottom with bands you shouldn’t wait to see – consider alone headliners EyeHateGod, who are touring their first full-length in 14 years, and Indy’s own Coffinworm, who appear but once in a blue moon to melt our faces. Boddicker’s kicking off their
tour at this show, and we’ll go see Cleveland’s Rinworm (hardcore) and Milwaukee’s Enabler (metal/ punk) any time they drop through town. Don’t sleep on these tickets.
Macklemore and Ryan Louis), and Luciana, a new wave/house performer. Talbott Street Nightclub, 2145 N. Talbott St., 7 p.m., $18 for Indy Pride Members, $20 gen. admission, 21+ ROOTS John Butler Trio These Aussies are touring their sixth studio album, Flesh and Blood, which includes the irresistibly catchy “Only One.”
Birdy’s, 2131 E. 71st St., 6:30 p.m., $18 in advance, $23 at door, 21+
Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., 7:30 p.m., $25, all-ages
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Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival “Bluegrass has brought more people together and made more friends than any music in the world. You meet people at festivals and renew acquaintances year after year.” That quote’s by the father of bluegrass himself, Bill Monroe. His eponymous festival, happening for the 48th time this year, features 10 full days of music and 75 artists. They call this event the Mecca of Bluegrass, and they’re really not kidding. The lineup is too extensive to list here, but the biggest names in contemporary bluegrass are making a stop at the fest, as they always do.
Bag Ladies Loud and Proud Didn’t get enough Bag Ladies from last week’s cover? Head over to Greg’s to see them as part of Pride festivities.
Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park and Campground, 5163 SR 135 N (Bean Blossom), June 12 – 21, prices vary, all-ages PRIDE Girl Pride This one will definitely sell out – after all, they’ve grabbed Mary Lambert (that voice on “Same Love,” by
Greg’s, 231 E. 16th St., 8 p.m., $5 suggested donation, 21+ POP Jason Aaron Coons We’ve been bumping JAC’s cleanly produced pop tracks on our Sunday night radio show on X103. He’s releasing his new EP The Coast, and promises some special guests. The Hi-Fi, 1043 Virginia Ave. Suite 4, 8:30 p.m., $7, 21+ Gizmos, Apache Dropout, Deezen, Cowboy, The Bishop (Bloomington), 18+ Latin Night, Jazz Kitchen, 21+ Gordon Bonham Blues Band, Biergarten at the Rathskeller, 21+ Mike and Joe, Greenwood Park Mall, all-ages
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this reunion come to fruition. (P.S. Check out Barfly below for Wayne’s take.)
one else who actually likes either of these bands, we have great news: they sell beer and tailgating is encouraged.
Melody Inn, 3826 N. Illinois St., 9 p.m., $15, 21+
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Ray Lamontagne Ray’s touring Supernova and we’ve got an interview with openers Belle Brigade online now.
Read our profile of MSMFest on page 35. Morristown, Indiana, times vary, prices vary, all-ages
PUNK Gizmos Original Lineup We cannot believe this is happening, honestly. The original 1976 lineup of the legendary Gizmos, who came straight out of Bloomington and landed right in our hearts. This show includes four members of the ‘76 lineup – Kenne Highland, Eddie Flowers, Ted Niemiec, Rich Coffee – and Max Demata (Sonic Daze), John Terrill (Dancing Cigarettes) and Ian Brewer (The Panics). We’ve got more online about this historic show and tour, which was funded partially through Kickstarter. Apache Dropout, Deezen and Brothers Gross will open. A big metaphorical hat-tip to Marvin P. Goldstein for helping
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SUMMER Muncie Three Trails Music Series with Dar Williams This is a series of four free public concerts in Downtown Muncie. Last year was their inaugural year and they featured Iris Dement, Rebirth Brass Band, Otis Taylor and Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper.
Openers are locals Vacation Club and Lantern Eyes.
Minnestrista, 1200 N. Minnestrista Pkwy (Muncie), 6:30 p.m., FREE, all-ages
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Memory Map You’ve got your head stuffed full of Memory Map goodness from our feature on page 32.
Backstreet Boys, Avril Lavigne There is no price we could put on your childhood memories, but you
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Nikki Lane can purchase a sliver of the auditory portion with a ticket to this show. Yes, it’s true: Backstreet’s back, alright? Wisely choosing to hit the road before time became too unkind, the quintet will be at Klipsch with the only non-member of Nickelback who legally has to say that she likes Nickelback. Mrs. Kroeger and company will rock out all the teenie-punk classics. If you’re there to accompany some-
FESTS Chicago Blues Festival The largest free blues festival in the world moves to the Windy City’s Grant Park; three days, five stages, over 500,000 listeners. Headliners this year include Billy Boy Arnold, Bettye LaVette, Dr. John and many more. Sure, you might spend money on gas getting up to Chitown, but this fest is free, free, free – totally worth your time! Grant Park, 337 E. Randolph St. (Chicago, June 13 – 15, FREE, all-ages
FESTS Spring Awakening There’s two main stages and a crazy amount of headliners at this year’s Spring Awakening, a Chicago-based EDM festival. Those headliners are Tiesto, Knife Party, Bingo Players, Eric Prydz, Pretty Lights, Diplo, Kaskade, Big Gigantic and Steve Aoki, amongst others. The fest is hosted on Soldier Field, but we’re not sure if you can get into the seats to chill out and watch the magic happen on stage. Glow sticks surprisingly not allowed. Soldier Field, S. Museum Campus Dr. (Chicago), June 13 – 15, prices vary, all-ages Chicago Loud 9, Breakdown Kings, Audiodacity, Vogue, 21+ Pavel and Direct Contac Remembering Michael Jackson, A Latin Jazz Tribute, Jazz Kitchen, 21+ 2 Taks Back, War Diamond, Birdy’s, 21+ Happy Hour on Georgia Street: Laney Wilson Trio, Georgia St., 21+ Bleeding Keys, Zanna Doo, Biergarten at the Rathskeller, 21+ Rachael Sage, Second Space at the Irving Theater, all-ages
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SATURDAY Jennie DeVoe Mallow Run Winery will once again be the setting for an evening of the soulful music of a local favorite, Jennie DeVoe. This will be Jennie’s sixth concert at the winery, and her performance never fails to enchant and energize her devoted audience. Concertgoers will be treated to an evening of great music, local food vendors, and the award-winning wines of Mallow Run Winery. Patrons are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs and enjoy a relaxing evening on the lawn with great music and friends. Mallow Run Winery, 6964 W. Whiteland Road, 7 p.m. $15 in advance, $20 day of, children 12 and under FREE, all-ages
remember I think I had some crazy monitor issue. My monitor, I think it was off, so I kept telling the monitor engineer to turn it up — it’s kind of common that it’s off and they keep turning it up, and then they realize it’s just unplugged, so they plug it in, but the volumes cranked and it just blasts you. I was kind of embarrassed; I left the stage for a couple of minutes because my head just basically exploded. I think Alexis had to deal without me for a couple of minutes. Anyway! I look forward to that not happening again. But it was a great show, and I’m excited to come back.” We have the rest of our interview with Derek at NUVO.net, including some words about their fourth record, which he’s already working on. “
ALBUM RELEASE The Madeira 10th Anniversary and Live Album Release Show Flip back to page 32 for our review of The Madeira’s new live album. Melody Inn, 3826 N. Illinois St., 9 p.m., $7, 21+ SELL-OUTS The Avett Brothers, Langhorne Slim and The Law This North Carolina-based band is made up of two brothers along with a double bass and cello player and three additional touring members. The San Francisco Chronicle describes them as matching “the tuneful jangle of The Beatles” and “raw energy of The Ramones.” Last year the band released their latest album, Magpie and the Dandelion. Their toe-tapping melodies laced with blues-y banjos and rich harmonization create a distinct, satisfying sound for all folk music fans. Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park, 801 W. Washington St., 8 p.m., prices vary, all-ages
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FESTS Circle City Indiana Pride More than a parade, the 26th annual Indy Pride week is packed with everything from dance parties to a 5k and lots, lots more. The festival and parade are on Saturday, June 14, but events start the Saturday before. Parade day means everyone walking down Mass Ave in their skimpiest and fiercest finery, and everyone from local churches
and your friends at NUVO will be showing their pride. This year, Girl Pride will bring singers Mary Lambert and Luciana. We couldn’t possibly fit all the amazing stuff happening during the festival in this little blurb, so get it all on the website. American Legion Mall, 700 N. Pennsylvania St., 19 a.m., $5 suggested donation, all-ages PRIDE
print poster art, Western apparel and pretty jewelry. Listen for music by plenty of locals; at press time, the lineup included Coolidge, Estocar Indie Music, Paul Smallman, Bashiri Asad, Liz Janes, Heather French Henry, Shelby County Sinners, Elsinore, Mr. Kinetik, Blue Moon Revue, Party Lines and Pravada. Get all the info on the website. Harrison Center for the Arts, 1505 N. Delaware St., noon, FREE, all-ages METAL
Pride Night You know what Greg’s has always promised us: that the men are pretty and the drinks are strong. And they’re right, they’re always right. The dance floor opens at 9, with Andy Austin taking over DJ duties.
Irving Theater, 5505 E. Washington St., 7 p.m., $10 at door, all-ages
Greg’s, 231 E 16th St., 9 p.m., $5 or $3 for VIPs, 21+
Closet Kittens Drag Show, Zonie’s Closet, 21+
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Ricky Rat, Brothers Gross, Indy CD and Vinyl, all-ages
IMAF The Independent Arts and Music Festival is a showcase for artists with that can-do, DIY attitude. Musicians play on two outdoor stages throughout the afternoon, while arts and crafters show off their stuff inside the Harrison as part of the INDIEana Handcraft Exchange (indieanahandicraftexchange.com). Look for screen
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Prick for a Prick A family friend recently told me her husband had been going to acupuncture for some erectile dysfunction problems. Apparently, it’s been helping. Is there some science there or is it totally the placebo effect? — GT, from email SARAH: Really, no one really knows if alternative medicines “work” (a term that is still largely defined by a western-medicine idea of what “working” means) because not a lot of large-sample, objective studies done. But I’m all about feeling better, so long as you’re not spending your kids’ grocery or diaper money on getting pricked for your prick, I don’t see a problem with at least trying it. You might also just try to get into better overall cardiovascular health, because boners require a healthy heart and good circulation to get up and stay up. Dicks are like the indicator lights on male bodies, but in reverse. DR. D: There is limited scientific evidence about the effectiveness of acupuncture for erectile dysfunction (ED). One of the challenges of ED is that there are so many different “types” of ED. There’s what we think of as organic ED (related to physical issues such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease), psychogenic ED (no physical causes identified but may be linked to performance anxiety or stress, for example), mixed cases (organic + psychogenic), and also very specific causes, for example ED as a side effect of taking certain kinds of anti-depressants or other medications. I mention this because different types of ED respond better or worse to certain treatments. Sex therapy can be quite effective for men whose erectile problems are caused by performance anxiety but may be less effective for men whose ED is primarily linked to significant cardiovascular disease or diabetes (even prescription medications for ED are less effective for men with diabetes, particularly poorly controlled diabetes). As for acupuncture, there is only a little bit of research on acupuncture as a treatment for ED. Quite a few of the studies are small or not well controlled, meaning that ultimately they’re of limited scientific value and it’s difficult to know what the findings mean. One study looked at acupuncture for men with psychogenic ED - they split the men into two groups (one receiving acupuncture aimed at enhancing erectile function and the second receiving acupuncture aimed at improving headaches, which they deemed their “placebo condition”). More men in the ED acupuncture group improved, suggesting that acupuncture 42 VOICES // 06.11.14 - 06.18.14 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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Bejeweling Your Jewel Box Clit piercings: your thoughts? — Tumblr Anon SARAH: Honestly, you guys, did I do or say something to offend the readership? Because I can’t imagine any other confluence of factors that would result in my inbox being so regularly flooded with mental images that make me have to get up and take a damn walk. I know this is a normal thing and a lot of people do it and a lot of people like it and says it makes all their sex magical and amazing and orgasmic and yet; a needle must still puncture the most sensitive part of the female body, and I’m just not cool with that at all. It’s already pretty tough to keep other orifice piercings clean during the healing process (not to mention no sex and no touching for WEEKS), but that down there is headier kind of sweaty melange of bacterial interlopers, and the skin down there is just not meant to be broken. Also, keep in mind that you’ll have to be super cautious about fabric and stuff catching on it and—*dry heave*—ripping it out. And— nope, that’s it. I’m done. Don’t do it. Ever. DR. D: There’s not been much scientific research on genital piercings and what has been done largely looks at complications related to infection, irritation, and so on. Anecdotally, some people have told me that having a clitoral piercing has enhanced their sexual arousal (during sex and often during walking, sitting, other daily activities) whereas others thought it might enhance their arousal but found that not only did it not enhance their arousal but the piercing was irritating or bothersome or made them or a partner feel cautious or condom use. Everyone’s a little different.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In 1928, Bobby Pearce won a
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gold medal in rowing at the Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. An unforeseen event almost sabotaged his victory. As he rowed his boat along the Sloten Canal, a family of ducks swam leisurely from shore to shore directly across his path. He stopped to let them pass, allowing an opponent who was already ahead of him to gain an even bigger advantage. Yet he ultimately won the race, rowing with such vigor after the duck incident that he finished well ahead of his challenger. I foresee a comparable sequence in your life, Leo. Being thoughtful and expressing compassion may seem to slow you down, but in the end that won’t hinder you from achieving your goal -- and may even help. Leo
Cancer
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Taurus
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Pisces
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Aquarius
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In one of her “Twenty-One
Love Poems,” Adrienne Rich talks about her old self in the third person. “The woman who cherished / her suffering is dead. I am her descendant. / I love the scar tissue she handed on to me, / but I want to go from here with you / fighting the temptation to make a career of pain.” With your approval, Virgo, I’d like to make that passage one of your keynotes in the coming months. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you will have an excellent opportunity to declare your independence from an affliction you’ve been addicted to. Are you willing to say goodbye to one of your signature forms of suffering? Virgo
Leo
Cancer
Gemini
Taurus
Aries
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “You should be interviewing
roses not people,” says a character in Anne Carson’s book The Autobiography Of Red. That’s sound poetic advice for you in the coming days, Libra. More than you can imagine, you will benefit from being receptive to and learning from non-human sources: roses, cats, dogs, spiders, horses, songbirds, butterflies, trees, rivers, the wind, the moon, and any other intelligences that make themselves available to you. I’m not saying you should ignore the revelations offered by people. But your emphasis should be on gathering in wisdom from life forces that don’t communicate with words. Libra
Aries
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): William Shockley was a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who co-invented the transistor. He also helped launch the revolution in information technology, and has been called “the man who brought silicon to Silicon Valley.” Time magazine named him one of the hundred most influential people of the 20th century. On the other hand, Shockley became a controversial advocate of eugenics, which damaged his reputation, led many to consider him a racist, and played a role in his estrangement from his friends and family. I suspect that you will have to deal with at least one Shockley-type phenomenon in the coming weeks, Scorpio. Will you overlook the bad stuff in order to take advantage of the good? Should you? Scorpio
Libra
Taurus
Aries
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Novelist Herman
Melville wrote that in order to create art, “unlike things must meet and mate.” Like what? “Sad patience” and “joyous energies,” for example; both of them are necessary, he said. “Instinct and study” are crucial ingredients, as well as humility and pride, audacity and reverence, and “a flame to melt” and a “wind to freeze.” Based on my interpretation of the astrological omens, Sagittarius, I believe you will soon need to meld opposites like these as you shape that supreme work of art -- your life. Sagittarius
Gemini
Scorpio
Libra
Taurus
Aries
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Haggis is a Scottish pudding. According to the gourmet food encyclopedia Larousse Gastronomique, it has “an excellent nutty texture and delicious savory flavor.” And yet, to be honest, its ingredients don’t sound promising. To make it, you gather the lungs, liver, small intestine, and heart of a sheep, put all of that stuff inside the stomach of the sheep along with oatmeal, onions, salt, and suet, and then simmer the whole mess for three hours. I’m guessing that your work in the coming week may have a certain metaphorical resemblance to making haggis, Capricorn. The process could a bit icky, but the result should be pretty tasty. Capricorn
Sagittarius
Cancer
Gemini
Scorpio
Libra
Taurus
Aries
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Almost a hundred years ago, world-famous comedian Charlie Chaplin decided to take part in a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest in San Francisco. He did his best to imitate himself, but it wasn’t good enough. He didn’t come close to winning. But I think you would have a different fate if you entered a comparable competition in the coming weeks. There’s no question in my mind that you would be crowned as the person who most resembles you. Maybe more than ever before, you are completely yourself. You look like your true self, you feel like your true self, and you are acting like your true self. Congratulations! It’s hard work to be so authentic. Aquarius
Capricorn
Sagittarius
Leo
Cancer
Gemini
Scorpio
Libra
Taurus
Aries
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease,” said French philosopher Francois-Marie Voltaire. That principle will be useful for you to invoke in the coming weeks. You definitely need to be cured, although the “disease” you are suffering from is primarily psychospiritual rather than strictly physical. Your task will be to flood yourself with fun adventures, engaging stories, and playtime diversions so that nature can heal you without the interference of your worries and kibitzing. Pisces
Virgo
Aquarius
Capricorn
Sagittarius
Leo
Cancer
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Libra
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