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PopCon! YouTube stars! Kevin Smith! Just some of the attractions at this year’s Indy PopCon, an annual festival of gaming, comics, online goodness and movies and TV with a decidedly geeky bent. Let your nerd flag fly, people.

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The vigil for Orlando............................. P.06 Circle City IN Pride................................ P.07 VOICES Emily Taylor on Orlando........................ P.04 Wenck moves on.................................... P.05 Savage Love.......................................... P.35

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After a year away from the spotlight, Eli Laidlaw returns to Plat 99 as the sous chef, and he has plans to make it one of Indy’s top restaurants. Plus, one of the newest breweries in town, Metazoa Brewing Co. brought silver in its first brewing competition.

Cat Head Press...................................... P.09 No Exit................................................... P.10 SCREENS Ed Johnson-Ott reviews Finding Dory...... 27

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Here’s what’s hot on NUVO.net currently: Tundra the Polar Bear leaving the Indianapolis Zoo for good? Say it ain’t so. And photos from Indy Pride 2016, The Lumineers, Charles Bradley and more.

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This week we have an inside look at a new visual art press collaborative on the Eastside called Cat Head Press. They are using visual art to open up neighborhood dialogs. No Exit is also putting on their biggest show to date and basing it all on an Indy urban legend.

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Just in time for Indy Burger Week, the Circle City’s notables pick their favorite patties. (SPOILER ALERT: Workingman’s Friend gets a lot of love.)

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A week of LGBT celebrations in Indianapolis ended abruptly as the news of the horrific shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida spread around the world. This week we look at how Hoosiers mourn the lives lost and changed forever and remember the good times from this year’s Circle City IN Pride Festival.

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We’re continuing the conversation about the tragedy in Orlando with responses from local LBGTQ clubs like 501 Eagle, Zonie’s, Talbott Street, Metro and more. Then: Kyle tries to visit Guitar Pete’s grave; Jeff Napier reviews Dirtbike’s tape, and we bring you zillions of concerts happening in this week in Soundcheck.

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They’re invaded every time someone hateful walks in, every time a member of our community is killed somewhere unday morning I walked down the in the world for who they are and every stairs of my girlfriend’s house, burnt time one of the 40 pieces of anti-trans and exhausted from Indy Pride. I legislation in this country are heard in a sat in the living room with her and two committe. of my best friends. All four of us are We are reminded that there are miles gay; and I consider them to be family. to go before safe spaces are no longer With them I feel an ease and sense of needed — when anywhere you go can home, where who we are and love is be a place of protection. not taboo. It’s so easy to walk around gathering We, of course, spoke about the up pieces of hate after an attack like attacks at Pulse in Orlando — a violent this, to light a fire against an entire violation of another safe space. group or mindset. But that’s not the Late Saturday night, a man named answer. Omar Mateen walked into a club with This was not a random act of a pistol and an assault riffle, opening terrorism. It was precise and calculated, up fire on the 300-plus people inside, and reflects the way queer and trans killing 50 and injuring dozens more. people of color are put at risk every day. These people were there to celebrate, to A Latin night at the club was directly have a brief moment where dress and targeted on Sunday. It was a massacre how you identify isn’t seen as “other,” based on race, gender and nationality, where if only for a night they weren’t aimed at the most vulnerable around us. seen as different — just as a person. This was an attack on America, but That is the value of a safe space. mostly it was an attack derived from The concept is hard to explain to a systematic oppression that must be someone who doesn’t need one. If you addressed. It was driven by a misguided have never been harassed for looking man who did not hear the parts of too masculine or too feminine, if his faith that call for love and charity. Extremists exist in every religion, but they are and always will This attack was driven by a be a minority. There is a disposition amongst the misguided man who did not hear dominant discourse for equality, and the sanctity the parts of his faith that call for of safe spaces is where that love and charity. conversation can flourish. I beg my colleagues in media to not diminish stories about hate crimes, you have never bitten your tongue in and I beg everyone reading this to be public because you don’t know what aware of how you can protect people in unfriendly ears are near by, if you have small ways. And to the beautiful souls never gotten a call from a friend after who were taken that night: they were beaten or raped because of I don’t know you, but every ounce their sexuality, you cannot grasp how of my being wants to fight for you, to much these places mean to us. Places protect you. I will never share a drink like Pulse are points of rejuvenation and with you, but know that I love you, truly, solidarity. deeply, love you. And you will not be Protection is needed and a safe space forgotten. n provides that — until it is breached.

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n June 17, 2016, I’ll be exiting my gig as the Managing Editor of Indy’s Alternative Voice. The reasons I’m leaving NUVO have been covered elsewhere — and they’re pretty personal, so I’ll not use this ink to mourn my family losses yet again. I’ll use this ink to tell you what’s coming next. What’s coming next is a long summer and a bruising, brutal election, what’s coming next is one more inevitable injustice yet unknown, a marginalization of another minority — and there will be words here in this pages and online that will express our writers’ damnedest to give voice to the voiceless and counter those wrongs. What’s coming next is one more environmental blunder, built through malfeasance or negligence or some legal loophole — and somehow, that blunder will likely find a way onto NUVO’s radar via a dogged editor or a watchful citizen. What’s coming next is a publication that’s going to move ever more toward a daily provider of news, info and comment, a 40,000-watt lightbulb shining into the darkest corners of the middle of the Hoosier state. What’s coming next is a celebration of the beautiful, too. There are books and paintings and cinematic brilliance that deserve our attention. There are new and delicious foods to taste, notes to hear and spirits — both ephemeral and liquid — waiting to be discovered, spirits to warm

the belly and the soul. There’s poetry, there’s comedy, there’s tragedy; all manner of dramatic arts not even yet written that will one day be profiled in these pages. What’s next is more of what NUVO’s always done, only better. What’s next is a fresh set of eyeballs managing these pages. That person will rapidly discover — if they don’t already know — that NUVO isn’t just a publication, it’s a living, breathing classroom, a place that provides daily lessons on the best way people can treat one another even as they deliver the worst news. What’s next is a renewed call for human compassion and empathy, a magnified respect for the dignity of all people and the embrace of diversity. What’s next is a true definition: “basic human empathy” is not to be somehow denigrated as “political correctness.” What’s next is someone in this chair who will be continually amazed, moved and motivated by the incredible people who work on these pages every day. NUVO’s staff shows a commitment to ensuring that the relevance of this publication will never diminish, and they do it on a molecular level, a level most readers will never see. What’s next is a managing editor whose red pen will tremble as that person begins to edit a story by Dan Wakefield or Barbara Shoup or some other stellar, storied Indiana writer. (To that person, I can give you this bit of comfort: yes, you ARE worthy. Don’t sweat it.) What’s next is that person who will shepherd this wonderful, messy, critically important piece of Indy toward its 30th birthday, steeling themselves against

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the rants of trolls and speaking truth to power. I know NUVO will find that person, and I know that person will have the full support of everyone in this building. There will be days when they’ll need it. What’s next is the continuing development of an idea, the very notion of NUVO best summed up by a man I admire immeasurably, Mike Ahern. Ahern, Indy’s longest-tenured television news anchor, our Walter Cronkite, penned these words for NUVO when the paper turned 25: Today, what was once a novelty, a lively, sometimes subversive voice in a city of button-downed ideas, NUVO has become indispensible. NUVO has made this a bet-

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The Indiana Republican State Convention was held at the Indiana Convention Center June 10-11.

Indiana Republicans reaffirm previous platform slighting LGBT community While Indy Pride, Inc. held its annual Circle City IN Pride Festival and Cadillac Barbie IN Pride Parade outside, Indiana Republicans gathered inside the Indiana Convention Center for their biennial state convention. The two events had absolutely no connection to each other except for a group of Republicans — known as Enterprise Republicans — who tried and failed to get its political party of choice to consider more inclusive language in its platform. Every two years the state’s political parties gather to determine the issues and positions they feel are most important in the election cycle. In 2014 The Indiana GOP led the section on Strong Family Structures with this sentence: “We believe that strong families, based on marriage between a man and a woman, are the foundation of society.” In the 2012 platform — which marked the tail end of the Mitch Daniels administration — that section made no reference to the definition of marriage. The Republican definition of marriage was added to their platform as the push to amend that definition into the state’s constitution was reaching a fever pitch. Since that time marriage equality has been achieved in Indiana and across the nation through a Supreme Court decision. Since the decision, Enterprise Republicans have been trying to get the state political party to be more inclusive in its position toward the LGBT community and marriage quality. A major campaign was launched to convince the platform committee to remove the phrase “based on marriage between a man and a woman,” claiming that the language excluded LGBT Republicans from the party. (Yes, gay and lesbian Republicans do exist.) Despite their best efforts, Enterprise Republicans were unable to convince party leaders to change. At convention, Republicans election instead to keep the party platform decided in 2014 as is. Enterprise Republicans took to social media criticizing the platform committee’s process and the continued exclusion of the LGBT community from the party. “Make no mistake – we will not give up. We will continue to work to build a stronger, diverse and welcoming Indiana Republican Party,” posted Megan Robertson, executive director of Enterprise Republicans on their Facebook page the night before the convention. “We’ll see you at convention in the morning, and at the 2018 convention. And at as many conventions as it takes to make the Republican Party all that it can and should be.” — AMBER STEARNS 6 NEWS // 06.15.16 - 06.22.16 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO

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fter a week of education, fellowship and celebration, Indy Pride, Inc. was ready to close the book on a successful 2016 Circle City IN Pride Festival. But the celebratory tone of the week turned somber when news of a mass shooting at a popular LGBT nightclub in Orlando. Florida spread across the nation Sunday morning. Joy turned to

sadness, laughter to tears and smiles to frowns. Instead of celebrating the end of this year’s festivities with a dance at an Indianapolis club similar to the one in Florida, Indy Pride, Inc. pulled together a vigil in a matter of hours so that Hoosiers could stand in solidarity with the friends and families of those who lost their lives or were injured as well as the lives lost throughout the years due to bigotry and violence against the LGBT community. Ministers from inclusive churches and

other speakers offered words of comfort and strength while others offered musical selections of peace. Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett sat in attendance, not as a speaker, but rather as a participant to show his support for all people in the city. “These are the lives of our brothers and sisters,” said Jason Hinson-Nolen, Indy Pride president. “These are the lives that show us that our journey as a community is far from finished.” n ALL PHOTOS BY MARK A. LEE

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efore the hate descended on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, Indianapolis was celebrating its LGBT community. From the Cadillac Barbie IN Pride Parade to the Circle City IN Pride Festival in American Legion Mall, everyone was welcome to simply be who they are in the presence of others. The festival and parade were the celebratory endings to a week of education, fun and fellowship. n

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n Circle City’s east side, Cat Head Press Printshop and Artist Cooperative has taken over 2,000plus square feet at the corner of Rural and Washington in the Englewood neighborhood, as part of a mixed-use redevelopment with Pia Urban Café & Market. And soon there will be a grand opening. “There’s a music festival at that same time, as well as another artists’ space opening a block away — the Art Shack exhibition. And while it’s been a crazy crush on our end, it’s been a good time. And after a year’s inception and incubation, we’re confident all will be ready,” says Dominic Senibaldi, Cat Head Press’ executive director. “We’ll have something for everyone, too. Prints for sale that range anywhere from $5 to a $1,000 — we have amazing artists who have generously contributed to our grand opening,” Senibaldi says. “We want everyone to feel welcome — from experienced and novice artists to people just interested in sharing ideas and checking things out,” he says. During the grand opening, Cat Head Press will be printing 250 t-shirts to give to the public, featuring a design from local artist and contest winner, Rob Young. “Our contest call really generated interest and amazing creations from a lot of local talent, but Rob’s design was perfect,” Senibaldi says.

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Liz Wierzbicki and Marna Shopoff) have received generous grants, startup capital, and operating support from IMOCA, Englewood CDC and LISC — and a fund of $50,000 from the The Efroymson Family Fund to the Englewood Community Development Corporation on behalf of Cat Head for startup capital and operating support. The Press will operate in the “I don’t want people to stop their heart of the Great Places 2020 art just because they graduate or area. “We’re all educators and lack materials or space.” artists, too, so we understand many of the obstacles facing — DOMINIC SENIBALDI artists today,” Senibaldi says. CAT HEAD PRESS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR “We have five artist studios on the second floor and the first floor will serve as our main print shop for our screenprinting and Senibaldi is an artist as well — and a litho presses. We really want artists to professor at Herron School of Art and have access to the machines they need Design. During his time as both an to create their work. We have so many undergraduate and graduate student, people who believed in us that we want he’s met and been inspired by a number other artists to have that same support of artists and colleagues. He and his Cat available to them.” Head Press partners (Michael Hoefle,

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Cat Head’s vision includes fine art printmaking studios for artists who may not otherwise have access to such large machines and recent college graduates from all schools. “It’s really hard to, you know, do this kind of art in your living room,” Senibaldi says. “And I don’t want people to stop their art just because they graduate or lack materials or space. We want to keep the cultural vibrancy that’s brewing in Indy alive, bring it to the east side, to everyone, and keep our fantastic artists here in Indianapolis and surrounding areas. “We really see ourselves also as having a viable artist-in-residency program one day,” Senibaldi says. “My partners and I are also artists ourselves, so we know how difficult it can be to find a space to create in, to find somewhere safe and supportive, even. We want to extend our space and services to artists from all over the world, national and international artists, creating a body of work they can share and be proud of, during their time here in Indianapolis. We plan on being the best not-for-profit we can be, reaching as many people as we can, and serving the interests of everyone involved in our community, be in through education, exhibition opportunities, workshops, studio space, or creative collaborations.” n

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NEW WORK BY LINDSEY LORD e This exhibition takes its title from the road where Lindsey Lord’s grandparents lived. “In an effort to make the ethereal tangible,” she writes in her artist’s statement. “I’ve reimagined beloved items from their home that have quietly served as the backdrop to innumerable memories.” She calls these memories into life with her dexterity in representational painting as well as various modes of folk art. And this mastery of various media is on ample display here. “C.O.H.” invokes Hoosier history with it its detailed depiction of a basketball player, who just so happens to be her grandfather, in watercolor — grayscale — on white paper. But wait, as they say, there’s more. There’s the embellishments of folded green quilling paper from almost a kind of interior frame — a homey folk art frame — around the basketball player. “Labyrithspel” is something completely different: it’s a supersized, wall-hanging version of that old handheld game consisting of ball bearings under plastic where you try to manipulate the balls around holes in a board. It’s the kind of game you might have been preoccupied with on a visit to your grandmother’s house as a child. But the design where these holes are cut, and where the game’s design is painted, is the blueprint of house, her grandparents’ house perhaps. Could this have something to do with the pitfalls of home ownership? “Milady” is a work of embroidery depicting a repeating design on a gray background complete with its wood circular weaving frame. Images of such works of embroidery appear in multiples in as surreal way in “Family Tree,” a painting rendered with watercolor and gel ink. The central image in this work is an electrical transmission tower, an iconic image of the industrial age. It is in the margins that you see the circular patterns. Could they be akin to family crests? Or maybe they’re more like inked characters in a Chinese painting. It’s quite a contrast, and maybe the work is the artist’s attempt to keep herself grounded in an age of high technology. In this painting, and this exhibit as a whole, Lord’s succeeded in making the “ethereal tangible,” as she says in her artist’s statement, taking the seemingly disparate strands of her art and weaving them seamlessly into one.

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GENIUS TO THE BEAT OF SOUL

The Asante Children’s Theatre of Indianapolis is closing its 26th season with GENIUS to the beat of SOUL, a new musical the company has created, with book and lyrics by founder and artistic director Deborah Asante and musical composition by Richard Trotman. Song and dance are heavily featured in the show, and ACT alumnus Jeffrey Page was recruited for the direction and choreography. The Indianapolis native is both a Broadway performer and choreographer, who won an MTV Music Award for choreography in Beyonce’s “Run the World (Girls).” The story is loosely based around Anika (Kathryn Council), a teenager who is facing life challenges and who isn’t confident in herself to make the right choices. Unfortunately, on opening night, major microphone issues made the dialogue almost impossible to hear—to the point that the plot was hard to follow. In addition, the on-stage band often drowned out the actors. Fortunately, for the cast of 23 youth and adults, the focus is on the music and dance. Page’s work is nothing short of genius itself. The choreography is powerful and emotionally charged, as is Asante and Trotman’s musical work. The cast executes each number with excellence, every dancer reaching maximum potential. All of the performances reach professional-level expectations. Most memorable is the song “I’s A Man,” about slaves declaring their humanity, that requires perfectly synchronous movements. Amazing. Geoffrey Ehrendreich uses the Indiana Repertory Theatre’s mainstage to create a simple, airy, elegant backdrop out of yards and yards of hanging fabric. The lighting, however, was a bit thick with color— the best lighting is the kind you don’t even notice because it blends into the show so well. Note that the show is PG-13, which means it’s probably not a good match for small children. This is a masterful theatrical piece. With more workshopping, it could easily make its way to Broadway. — LISA GAUTHIER MITCHISON Through June 19, tickets.irtlive.com, $12, Indiana Repertory Theatre, 140 W. Washington St.

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n the 1900s, rumors swirled around a mysterious Great Gatsby-esque millionaire named Skiles Test, who lived in a house adorned with blue lights on Indy’s northeast side. Although known as a kind man, Test was most often tied to creepy folklore surrounding his love for animals and an alleged woman in a glass coffin that could be found on his estate. Now, Indianapolis’ No Exit has devised a production based on Test’s life that they’re calling The House of Blue Lights. With several performance times lined up for the upcoming two weekends, the show marks No Exit’s first fully staged production since the company named Lukas Schooler as its new executive director in October 2015. Fittingly, the production will be performed in an eerie building (Carpentry Hall, 164 Steeples Blvd.) on the campus of the historic Central State mental hospital. The venue couldn’t be more perfect for the production, according to Schooler. “The space really has an unsettling vibe that fits the show,” Schooler says. “There is a mysteriousness to it. We don’t really delve into a whole lot of mental health issues, but I think through the storytelling there is a perceived notion that there could be…”

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The initial idea behind this show dates back to a Big Car event that Schooler attended in 2010 called Test Fest, which was held at the Skiles Test Nature Park. “I’m not from here, so I had never heard of him before,” Schooler says. “I found out about this incredibly intriguing story about a man who appeared to be very sympathetic, but the community around him formed this myth about the House of Blue Lights. I realized that this had a long-lasting effect, not only on Indianapolis but on pop culture in gen-

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eral.” After having this idea planted in his brain, Schooler pocketed it, eventually proposing Test’s story as the basis for No Exit’s latest show. “Everyone just brought a list of ideas to the table,” says No Exit company member and The House of Blue Lights director Ryan Mullins. “We listed everything we could imagine locally, nationally, imaginary, real. From there, we went through and singled out a few things that were good candidates. We did a couple rounds of voting, and Skiles Test and the legend of the House of Blue Lights came out on top.” After deciding on this idea, the members of No Exit began doing extensive research on Test. From here, all sorts of ideas for the show began to surface, which the company then presented to local playwright Bennett Ayres. “Bennett was able to take all of our ideas, condense them, and throw some ideas to the wayside that just weren’t going to fit, and he added his own spin on it as well,” Schooler says. “The spin that he added was something that none of us considered, and we’re really happy with it.” No Exit called upon the talents of several other local artists for this production, enlisting costume designers, sound designers, videographers and more to help them with this rather large undertaking. As a result, The House of Blue Lights is No Exit’s biggest show to date. In fact, there’s three generations of performers in the ensemble, with the youngest being 15 and the oldest being 50. Schooler says: “We have a lot of performers. We have a lot of designers. Our lighting, set and tech budget is through the roof for this, so that’s definitely been a challenge. But, the buzz about the show has been so great that we’ve been able to receive some sponsorships to help us too.” In looking ahead, No Exit plans on doing less shows a year, instead having a few that are larger in scale like this one. Ultimately, Schooler hopes that The House of Blue Lights serves as a good example of what’s to come with the production company. n

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Metazoa’s Jackaroo English-Style Dark Mild Ale earned a Silver Medal at the North American Brewers Association [NABA] Competition on June 3 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Metazoa opened April 1, 2016 at 140 S. College Ave., with a decided specialty for full-flavored low-alcohol beers. “I started out drinking with English imports, so this is a huge honor for me,” commented head brewer Aaron Koerner. “The Mild style is so unique and I wasn’t seeing too many around, so I just wanted one I could drink all the time, to be honest. Brewing it with Classic English Mild malt was essential and I just wanted to capture the original style as best as I could. The care that has gone into this beer has been a huge part with Tori [Luksha] and Zack [Holzknecht] really showcasing their skills as great brewers as well. I’d hope to see this style pick up some tracking in the future and make way for other little known styles. Already you can go to many Indiana breweries and pick up great Mild Ales, so everyone should get out there and explore.” “We’re so excited for the award, as Jackaroo is a favorite of many of us here. It’s certainly my favorite house beer,” said Katie Breden, Metazoa’s communications coordinator. “This is our first national competition award; the first contest we have ever entered.” “In our tap room, Jackaroo is available on both cask and regular draught. Cask beers are served intentionally warmer and less carbonated for a drinking experience that is smoother and accentuates different flavors.” Jackaroo is 4.4% ABV. Metazoa’s other under 5% ABV beers include: Patagonia 3 Threads Historical British-style Porter at 3.6%, and at 4.7% ABV each: Anonymous Lemur Rye Pale Ale with Mango, Giraffe Dance American Pale Ale and Nap in the Hammock Cream Ale. — RITA KOHN

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very great chef has had setbacks. Wait, let me rephrase that. Every great person has had setbacks. But, as the old cliché goes, when you fall off the horse, you get back on. So, a year ago, when the popular Nourish shut its doors, Executive Chef Eli Laidlaw had a choice to make. He could have given up on the culinary world, he could have given up on Indianapolis (it’s not his hometown), but instead he took the small defeat and he ran with it. “I took a little vacation to Colorado to just hang out and clear my head and then I came back and went to Recess to be grounded again, I needed to be humbled,” Laidlaw says. He is sitting across from me in the spacious, modern hotel bar and restaurant Plat 99, where he has just been re-appointed as sous chef. “Recess is a great place to learn about food and how it works. Greg [Hardesty]’s food is so simple and yet perfect, down to the sauce, everything has to be cut precisely. There are no shortcuts there. It all helped bring me back down, I went

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from being sous chef here, to executive chef at Nourish and riding that high for a while, to getting knocked back down to being a cook. It brought me down to Earth a little bit. It was humbling.” The fact that he took time to look at and evaluate his self and to get back to the basics is a sign of Eli’s character. But, it’s important to point out, the closing of Nourish was not due to his lack of talent. One look at news outlets and the more apt to be negative, Yelp reviews of the restaurant, shows just how stellar the menu was, every single review praises the food (something that rarely happens even for the most popular restaurants in the city). He has the culinary chops, but by taking that step back and refocusing, Eli has been able to now move forward into his position at Plat 99 more poised than ever before. “That time off of being in charge of anyone was helpful, it was a great

experience to re-learn some processes and to remember what food is and how it should taste.” Eli is in an echelon of chefs that started out working under Recess’ executive chef, Greg Hardesty. The list of chefs that have trained under Hardesty, which causes Eli to call him, “the Godfather of Indianapolis’ food scene,” includes: Abbi Merris, Jon Brooks, Neal Brown, and many more of the most well-respected chefs in the city. “It’s an incredible place and I’m happy to be able to bring his style here to Plat 99 and that I can take the many lessons I’ve learned from all of those people and to use them in this kitchen to elevate our menu and what we’re doing here. Spread out on the table in front of me are three of Eli’s creations that are set to be on Plat 99’s new summer menu. The tzatziki panzanella salad is a vibrant mix of fresh, local tomatoes, cucumbers, castelvetrano olives, and baguette all tossed in a fresh, light tzatziki vinaigrette. Next to that is their house-made Burrata, with a citrusy-twist on the classic dish. Instead of the tomatoes, Eli has opted for oranges, tangerines, and seasonal citrus to accompany the creamy, cheesy ball of goodness. >>>

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“I feel like Plat 99 has never been seen as a real restaurant, we haven’t been seen as separate from the hotel, but Will and I want to set ourselves apart and make this a true standalone restaurant.”

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<<< Then, for dessert, Eli whipped up a light, moist pecan financier cake with fresh strawberries, turbinado sugar caramel and a home-made espresso whipped-cream. It is easy to see Eli is planning on using a simple food concept, and that is — let the ingredients be the key to greatness. He isn’t trying to re-invent or to create, he is simply taking classic dishes, using quality produce, and letting great recipes be just that — great. “I’m really trying to keep the menu approachable by using classic dishes and just making minor tweaks here and there,” says Laidlaw. “What I’ve learned now is Indiana has great produce, we’re definitely up-and-coming in the world, especially in the Midwest, and I really want to use local farmers and showcase what they have to offer. I won’t be taking a tomato and making it taste like anything but a tomato; it will just be a really, really good tomato.” Laidlaw and his team are sourcing the majority of their produce from Anna-

belle’s Garden, they also are getting meat from Fischer and Gunthorp Farms. “I’m really trying to keep it to all local farms. I went to Fruit Loop Acres two years ago and I’m really trying to get back to working with them. It’s just a small little place, a house in the middle of nowhere and it’s fantastic,” Eli says. You can tell he is excited when talking about local farms. “The whole yard is a walkthrough garden, everywhere you walk, there’s a tree, there’s a plant,” he points in different directions, “there, there, there.” I take my first bite of the panzanella — it is so light and refreshing. I can just imagine sitting out on Plat 99’s scenic, wrap-around patio in the warm summer sun and eating my way through this salad. The tomatoes are succulent and slightly acidic, the tzatziki is the perfect texture and packed-with flavor. For its simplicity it is an exceptional dish. “At Nourish I was doing a lot of fun stuff, but I feel I was getting away

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Eli recognizes this and has chosen to embrace the cocktail component of the restaurant. “I want to bring the food side of Plat 99 up to that par,” Eli says when I point out the fact that the place makes some of the best cocktails. “I’m excited to work with the bartenders and to see what they’re doing, to be able to chat with Will (Plat 99’s general manager) and Ryan and get their thoughts and ideas on drinks and food and pairing my dishes with their cocktails. It’s a really

from what food really is. We had a lot of inspired and healthier dishes, but I was getting too far detached from the food. I was so focused on managing and numbers that I wasn’t focused on food,” Laidlaw says, showing his discontent with the situation. He quickly changes to a smile when he continues, “Now that I’m back here I’m able to live in both worlds; I’m able to do my best with the food, but I’m also able to bring my team up as well. It’s a nice balance.” “I won’t be taking a tomato and One bite of the house-made burrata and it’s easy to see just making it taste like anything but how in touch with the food he a tomato; it will just be a really, is. The texture and flavor are spectacular. As I slice through really good tomato.” the outer shell of mozzarella, the mix of mozzarella cheese — ELI LAIDLAW, SOUS CHEF AT PLAT 99 curds and heavy whipping cream that fills the inside bursts open and is wonderfully creamy, the flavor pairs perfectly cool partnership we have up here.” with the fresh citrus, microgreens, and The partnership puts Plat 99 on the arugula. map as one of the best places for dinner I must admit, I’m surprised to be and a cocktail in the city. I know I’ll be eating this well in Plat 99. It’s not that I back once the summer menu rolls out haven’t enjoyed many evenings in the on June 15. Maybe I’ll bring in some of place over the past few years, I definitely my vinyl collection for their Thursday have (especially their truffle popcorn). evening Vinyl Night and for another go The fact is many people (myself includat that tzatziki panzanella and a sip of ed) have the thought that Plat 99 is simWill Mohring’s award-winning, bell pepply a cocktail lounge, one of the best in per forward cocktail, the Southern Belle. the city, and while food has been served “This is my main focus,” Laidlaw says, here since its opening, it has never been gesturing to the restaurant around us, “I of this caliber. want to compete with everyone around here. I feel like Plat 99 has never been seen as a real restaurant, we haven’t been seen as separate from the hotel, but Will and I want to set ourselves apart and make this a true standalone restaurant.” n

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POPCON GOES VIRAL

ouTube is the second biggest search engine in the world. The only thing beating it is its algorithm parent Google. The sheer size and rapid growth has created a race among young content creators — all hoping to be the next PewDiePie and get 45 million subscribers. And some of them have. A few of those people call Indianapolis home. Two Internet-famous artists and game players are cracking the YouTube code to success. Their stories stem from all things geeky, and Indy PopCon is giving them a megaphone to tell those stories.

Elspeth Eastman

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114,664 subscribers Elspeth Eastman has always had a fascination with quality audio. She even made her closet soundproof. It’s there among her clothes where she now makes her livelihood as a voice actor and professional video game player. It’s not as odd as it sounds. Eastman, an Indianapolis resident, SUBMITTED PHOTO is rather famous for her audio Elspeth Eastman recordings. Her most well-known character to date is Tristana on a little game called League of Legity has to be good too, says Eastman. ends. (Note the sarcasm there: League “Taking all of these things into conof Legends is literally the most popular sideration is what makes a really good video game on earth right now with YouTube video — production quality is over 27 million people playing in the everything to me.” next 24 hours alone. You read that right: And it shines through on her chan27 million, just today.) nel (Rated E With Elspeth). Her setup at But it wasn't auditions or an audio home includes two monitors, a webcam, recording degree that led her to the gig a great microphone, a closet for audio — it was YouTube. recording, and a green screen. She started by making videos of her“You have to ask, ‘What do I want self doing vocal impressions of differout of YouTube?’” says Eastman. “Do I ent characters in video games. In 2012 want to be YouTube famous or do I just she made a video in which she voiced want to have fun? For me I just wanted all of the League of Legends characters, to have fun. And I still do. It’s definitely even the males. Today that video has not my main source of income. And over 4 million views — 4,092,240 to be exact. It was a clip that took 14 hours of I don't think I would want it to be. I enjoy it as a medium for people to view editing to produce. my other works.” “You have to make it presentable and actually watchable, and the audio qual-

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Bringing all of that work to YouTube built her a following that consists of over 100,000 subscribers. But her real army lives on Twitch. Twitch Interactive is a fairly simple concept: Users subscribe to watch people play video games in real time. Before raising an eyebrow at the idea, know that 100 million unique viewers watched rounds of video games on Twitch by the end of 2014 alone … each month. And the platform is only getting bigger. “Basically that’s like playing community manager to a bunch of different people,” says Eastman. “You have an audience, you play a bunch of different games in front of them and they watch for some crazy reason. It’s good times.” She describes herself as an entertainer and a leader of the community she has built, which goes live almost every day of the week. In each one there’s an open chat where subscribers can interact with one another and play along with her if they want. But she has some help managing that community, specifically about six other Twitch users who serve as moderators in the chats. Their job is to keep trolls away and make sure everyone is welcome — something that’s the heart and soul of her channel. “I really just want to be a positive source of entertainment,” says Eastman. “I want people to come to the channel and feel like they are welcome and accepted. That’s what I really strive to do.” People have emailed her and told her that her stream has changed their lives, and even helped in battling depression by finding solace in a topic they love. “You are almost helping contribute to their emotions,” says Eastman. “You are a part of a community instead of being a part of an audience. It’s very instantaneous — as opposed to YouTube, which is more gradual.”

Eastman added that she has tried to pay her moderators several times and they have always refused. It’s a labor of love. The moderators are fiercely protective of the virtual treehouse they have created. “You don't see their faces, you don't know what they look like,” says Eastman. “They are just a screen name. On the other end of that, they always see you.” And that one-way channel puts Eastman in the public eye in a big way. While misogynistic trolls do break in from time to time, she notes that most of the space is remarkably friendly. “I have run into that sort of thing — where people just flat-out hate me for being a woman,” says Eastman. “In that instance there is really nothing you can do to change their mind.” She noted that many of the users are definitely male, but there is a balance. “There are ton of people who stream who are women and who also enforce a really good community,” says Eastman.

“It really is a great way to bridge gaps and, I don’t know, bring people of all walks of life together.” — ELSPETH EASTMAN “It really is a great way to bridge gaps and, I don't know, bring people of all walks of life together,” says Eastman. “To see where people are coming from, and humanize the people on the internet. “The crazy thing about Twitch is that you get out of it what you put into it,” says Eastman. “I know that sounds like every line offered to you by a commission-based retail manager, but it’s very much like that. However, [the number of] people you have as subscribers really drives how much income you are going to get.” She is a partnered streamer now — people can subscribe to her channel for $5 a month and that’s what keeps her lights on. Right now she has 59,240 followers (which is not the same as

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subscription, for the record). That number is hidden and Eastman didn’t want to share how many she has, as it would reveal how much she makes. “Something that I could have never imagined myself doing is saying, ‘Yes, I play video games professionally,’” laughs Eastman. She notes that everyone runs their streams differently. Like any StevRayBro business, there are those who are passionate and there are the “dollar hounds.” One of the features of Twitch is the ability to tip the streamer — and some use it to get as much cash out of viewers as possible. For example, some users will stop streaming until they pull in $100 within an hour. “I prefer not to center it around money,” says Eastman. “To me it comes across as kind of greedy, and I don't want to be that kind of streamer.” But there’s a lot of money that can be made if a personality is at the top of YouTube’s charts. It was leaked that YouTube star PewDiePie brought in around $7.5 million in 2014. Although it’s safe to say that Eastman isn't in that tax bracket, for her that kind of information gives the public respect for the platform of making videos about gaming. “That sort of thing impacts people,” says Eastman. “When people learn how much money YouTubers make … they

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are like, ‘This is not something to be taken lightly. This is an actual career.’ This isn't just making videos, playing games and shouting at things. This is a living and it’s an amazing living.”

Steven Ray Brown 167,929 subscribers For Indianapolis artist Steven Ray Brown (or StevRayBro as his screen name rings), YouTube was not only a way to show off his animation skills, it’s what led him to his first big freelancing gig. Later this year Netflix will release Kulipari Army of Frogs featuring Brown’s handiwork. He got the job through another YouTuber who was working on the show and connected him with a network of animators. S E E , GA MES, O N PA GE 1 8

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His start was humble: Around the time he started his own channel he was asked to draw for a show called Animeme. It’s primary content? “Your Momma” jokes. “We are the highest brow of comedy,” laughs Brown. His channel began as a place to show how his characters come to life. Now, he spends most of his time talking about other animators and their work. “I have been striving to make myself more of a personality by speaking my mind more and expressing my opinion through article-style videos,” says Brown. That shift came because YouTube is pressing for longer content — it allows the platform to compete with cable networks. For Brown, animation takes more time to produce than a review video of a series on Cartoon Network. “With YouTube the longer your videos, the better ads you get,” says Brown. Which is why there is a huge surge of recorded video gaming and “Top 10 lists” — they’re easy to produce and can readily be cut into videos more than 10 minutes long. Even if a user doesn’t watch the whole thing, a longer “time spent viewing” means more ad dollars. A threeminute look at a 10-minute-long video is worth more than a complete view of a two-minute art tutorial.

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“It doesn’t seem like YouTube has the ‘you’ part anymore,” says Brown. “A lot of people feel like if they are not the top one percent of YouTube … part of that big YouTube royalty … You don’t get a lot of treatment from them.” YouTube has instituted and supported certain changes and penalties — some recently — that make the platform increasingly prickly for users. For example: If someone’s accused a YouTuber of stealing content, it can feel like the user is guilty until proven in-

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nocent. They are often ostracized by the community and can be penalized by the service with an account deletion — even if they didn’t actually plagiarize. This isn’t new. But YouTube Red — no, it’s not a porn site — is. YouTube Red is a subscription service established in October of last year where users can pay $10 a month for an ad-free experience and uninterrupted Google Play for music. Not everyone has embraced Red, and big name YouTubers like John and Hank Green have said they find

Red a bit troubling. In one vlogbrothers video, John raised concerns regarding the division on the site of paying fans versus non-paying. He contrasted that it would allow exclusive content for those who pay a monthly fee that wouldn’t be possible in an adfunded space. Whether or not it’s a good idea isn’t really the point. For Brown it’s a concern that YouTubers are being pressured to sacrifice quality for the duration of a view. It’s also part of the reason why he’s focusing on podcasts and reviews — a decision that came around the time of last year’s PopCon. Streamers like the duo Jaltoid influenced him to make the move toward branding his personality while making videos a bit longer. “But I am also trying to make really high-quality reusable footage,” says Brown. Some of his videos currently have over four million views. In the coming months he will release a web comic on Tumblr, where he shares a lot of his artwork. But the main way he stays in touch with fans is through live streams on YouTube. “People really like that validation of being responded to,” says Brown. “People go on live stream and if you acknowledge their username they freak out.” S E E , GA MES, O N PA GE 2 0

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We will dance harder Local LBGTQ clubs respond to Orlando tragedy

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ulse — the gay nightclub in Orlando where 49 people died from bullets fired by Omar Mateen on Sunday – could have been Talbott Street. That Florida nightclub, where one out of every three people in attendance was either wounded or killed, could have been English Ivy’s. 501 Eagle. Metro. Zonie’s Closet. Anywhere LGBTQ people gather to feel protected and supported. That’s the reality of mass shootings in modern America: the sobering knowledge that your church, school, mosque, doctor’s office or favorite place to dance could be the next place swarmed with blood, screams and grief after someone battling demons and ensconced in hate picks up a gun and carries it into a place where vulnerable people go to feel safe. Pulse, it should be noted, was hosting a Latin night on Saturday, and many of the wounded and dead were Hispanic. We’re in the part of the national tragedy news reporting process where complicated portraits of the people involved are revealed. Shortly before our print deadline, reports emerged that Omar Mateen was a regular at Pulse, as well as a user of at least one gay dating app. Mateen was an American-born man of Afghani heritage who swore allegiance to ISIL, allegedly abused his now ex-wife, spewed virulent homophobic words and perhaps identified as gay himself. It’s complicated, no matter how external and simply anti-American our presidential candidate(s) attempt to spin this massacre. This attack puts a host of vulnerable populations in the political crosshairs: LGBTQ Americans; Hispanic Americans; Muslim Americans. What’s most important now is how the vulnerable communities impacted by this tragedy pick up the pieces. 30 MUSIC // 06.15.16 - 06.22.16 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO

NUVO invited staff at local LGBTQ clubs to submit their thoughts on Orlando, and where we go from here.

I ’ve been struggling all day to find the words I feel are most important for me to contribute to today’s outpouring of emotions and thoughts about the tragedy in . It’s no secret that I work in a gay bar. I have served at English Ivy’s for the lion’s share of three years. What a lot of people don’t know is that Ivy’s was the first place I ever worked. I moved to Indianapolis with no money and no plan. I didn’t know anyone outside my apartment. And I’d never worked a day in my life. Ivy’s didn’t care. They took a chance on a weird little gay boy from a nowhere town, and it turned out to be one of the most pivotal moments of my life. My experience there has surrounded me with a community and family that could have been attained no other way. It has shaped me as a person. I have come and gone more than once, but it is my home. Our community was born in the bars. Everyone knows the story of Stonewall. It is the foundation of our identity and our movement. It is impossible to overstate the fact that even though it is now much easier for many members of the queer community to go into any bar they want, our bars remain our own and for many they truly are the only space they can be their authentic selves. In our bars, we embrace one another. We trust one another. As a people, we love one another. For many, including myself, the bars and the people in them are our families. These homes, the people in them, are sometimes the only place we feel that we belong. It is an unspeakable affront to that sense of belonging that in June, the very month we set

aside to honor and celebrate our heritage, a man full of hate invaded one of our bars, our safe spaces, and took the lives of 49 beautiful human beings. In a season of fun and festivals, we must now take time to mourn what is not only another international tragedy, but what is also an assault on the very idea that it is possible for queer folks to be who they are without fear. I wish I could say I was not afraid. Sadly I think that may never be true again. But I am proud. I am proud of seeing my community make the choice today, sometimes without saying a word, to stand together against the fear. We have done it before. We did it at Stonewall. We did it when Harvey Milk was shot. We did it to achieve nationwide marriage equality. And now we will do it again, to repair the bonds of a community that were shattered by a gunman’s bullets, and to forge new bonds of solidarity to help ensure this act of hate will not be just another entry in our country’s long, tragic history with gun violence. I will never stop being proud. I know that together we are unbreakable. The queer community will never be silenced, least of all by acts of violence and hate. We were forged in that fire. They can never take our homes from us, as long as we have each other. In the coming days, we will learn the names and stories of the 49 people that were taken from us. We will never forget them. We will work together to stand up for them, to be their voice. To protect and advocate for them in the way that only family can. And we will have pride for them. And we will live for them. Do not try to come for us in our homes. We will dance harder. We will turn the music up louder. We will never, ever stop loving each other. We will belong. — KYLE CASTEEL,

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Years ago, gay clubs and bars had to board up their windows to make it safe for the LGTBQ community. Lately, those bars are opening their windows up to tell the community we don’t have to hide any more, and it is still a safe place. What happened in Orlando was a tragedy and it scares us that it could have happened in any gay club. This act of terror was meant to make our community feel unsafe in places we have worked so hard to keep as safe places. Talbott Street was created as a place that welcomes everyone, no matter their race, creed and orientation. Having our allies here is important to us too. On some nights Talbott Street has more straight allies in the bar than any other group. Our amazing entertainers are connected to other entertainers all over the world and we have all been personally affected by this devastating act of hate. One of our entertainers, Vicki St. James, took to her Facebook page after the event to let our patrons know where all the exits are in Talbott Street. Our staff cares about our patrons like family because in some cases they are our family. People’s lives are all different, but in the LGBTQ community we get to choose our family and that’s what makes us so strong. There are some unspoken rules about other communities visiting gay clubs and to be honest, we’ve struggled with that for some time. If you’re going to come into a space that is a safe haven and a place where people are free to be who they are, you have to respect that space and the community that is there. The LGBTQ community has always had to fight. This is not the first attack on our community and it won’t be the last. We are stronger than terror and love will always win. Right now we can’t be scared. We can’t be

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scared to go out and be with our families, real or chosen. While a majority of people worry about the possibility of sharing a bathroom, our community has to worry about being killed for simply existing. — BILL SKAGGS, SPEAKING ON MANAGEMENT AT TALBOTT

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Everyone at the 501 Eagle is deeply shocked, horrified and outraged about the Orlando mass shooting. Our hearts go out to the families of the victims. To do our part and include our patrons, along with other bars [on Sunday evening], we will be turning our main lights on (in our otherwise dimly lit venues) and our music off, at 10 p.m. for 5 minutes to show that we are a visible part of society, and that we stand with those affected by this senseless act that has touched our community, and our nation. — OWNERS AND STAFF OF

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Saturday night, my family and I were celebrating. We had just hosted a very successful after Pride party, had our largest sales day in our 25 year history, and we were on Cloud 9. In the hours before, our house had been full of people celebrating their right to be out and proud in America. We were both excited and exhausted. Hosting a party that large is hard work, but we did it together, and we were basking in that fact. At about the same time that we were celebrating our success, there were people who were at their home bar with their friends, who never expected that when they entered the doors of that club, that their lives would be forever changed. Gay bars have a very important history to our community. For many years, they have represented safety and comfort, and the ability to be authentically you without judgement. Those places are few and far between. As a consequence, when you find one of these places, you hold tight to that place, and it becomes your home away from home. The people there become your family. The furniture becomes as familiar to you as your own bed. That’s what Metro has become to me and to the rest of my employees and customers. This is our home. It’s where we’re able to spend time with our family in a place where no one will judge us based on who we are or how we live our lives. The people that walk through the

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doors of this business every day have become my family. When my partner and I were in a terrible car accident in December, and she was horribly injured, our Metro family walked through that hell with us, and held our hands the entire way. This is a place where strangers become friends, and where friends become family. When an armed gunman brought a weapon into Pulse, he wasn’t attacking a business, he was attacking someone’s home, and killing their family. I can’t imagine receiving that phone call in the middle of the night. The phone call that says that someone murdered 50 members of your family. The thought alone is something out of a horror movie. That’s why the LGBTQIA community is taking this so hard. This was an attack on our family. This was an attack on our sense of self, and our comfort and security in a place that is supposed to be a safe haven. If you’ve ever wondered why persons who had been attacked and persecuted on a regular basis rose up to defend the Stonewall Inn, the answer is simple. They were protecting their home, and defending their family. When I awoke Sunday morning to this terrible news, I felt a sense of disbelief and disconnection. No one wants to believe that someone out there hates your enough to commit murder simply based on who you choose to love. When I walked to the Murat to attend the vigil for the victims, I was still in business mode, checking to make sure my employees were okay, and making sure that everything was in place for a successful day. Shortly before entering the Egyptian Room, I hopped onto Facebook to check on some friends from Orlando, and I saw a post from one of our regular customers who made the comment that this could have happened at Metro. That this could just as easily been our family who was waking up to this incredible loss. She then went on to mention my kids by name, and how awful it would have been if we were the ones mourning the loss of our family. All of a sudden, I couldn’t breathe. Somehow, in my head, I had decided that something like this could never happen at Metro. But the kids working and playing at Pulse probably had never even considered the possibility that someone would attack their safe haven either. My job as a bar manager is simple. I help run the business, manage inventory, set policy and organize the employees. My job as a gay bar manager is more complex. I met my mentors here. People who have become my parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins. I have been coming to Metro since I was 22 years old. I’m a preacher’s kid, so my coming out process was pretty rough. The people here took care

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of me. They helped raise me to be the person I have become. When I started working here, my managers were my examples of how to learn to love yourself as a gay person. I cannot overstate their importance to my life. Now I have kids that I’m helping to raise, I take that responsibility seriously, because these people are my family. That’s what happened on Saturday. Someone’s family and home were attacked. A person decided that because someone loved differently than they, that those humans deserved to die. There’s been a lot of talk about ISIS and terrorism. I’m not sure how all of that fits in. All I know that a person who was motivated by anger attacked someone’s safe space. We as a community are still in shock and disbelief. An inevitable next reaction is anger, which is both normal and expected. I think, however, that it’s most important for us as a community to care for our kids. They need to be reassured right now that despite witnessing this kind of hatred, there are still people that love and support them. Our family was attacked by hatred. The cure for hatred is love. To our allies and supporters, we give our thanks. It was so amazing after RFRA to see all the Open Service signs popping up everywhere. It’s nice to be made aware that there are people on our side. We need that once again. As humans, we have a hard time asking for help. But we need it now more than ever. A fight for equality is a fight that is neverending. This tragic event was a glaring reminder of the work that we have yet to do. I don’t want my kids to have to live in a world where choosing to live their truth is a death sentence. Every human yearns to be part of a community where they are accepted and comfortable in being who they are. That community becomes your family. Places like Metro become people’s homes. I know this for a fact, because it’s mine. Pulse was someone’s home. This is the real tragedy. This is what has been violated. This is what we now have to reclaim. Because if we give that up…hate wins. — RUTH HAWKINS, MANAGER AT METRO

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ast summer I spent a large amount A CULTURAL of my free time traveling across the MANIFESTO city visiting the grave sites of important local jazz and blues musicians. WITH KYLE LONG Sadly, for many of our city's esteemed KLONG@NUVO.NET music greats a small stone grave markKyle Long’s music, which er is the only physical evidence of their features off-the-radar rhythms existence in Indianapolis. from around the world, has I spent one particular summer afbrought an international flavor ternoon scouring Section 99 of Crown to the local dance music scene. Hill cemetery in a search for the grave of the legendary Indianapolis blues player Guitar Pete Franklin. I must've spent a couple hours zig-zagging through the area reading and rereading every headstone multiple times before finally giving up. A few weeks ago I renewed my search for Guitar Pete Franklin's grave, but this time I decided to employ a more strategic method. So I called up the Crown Hill switchboard for guidance. "Hi, I'm looking for information on where the grave of Edward Lamonte Franklin is located,” I said. “If it helps, he was born on January 16 of 1928 and he passed on July 31 of 1975. And, oh yeah, he might be listed His eternal resting place lacks even under the name Guitar Pete. He recorded some the most simple marker noting really important records under that name." evidence of his existence. I waited eagerly for the operator's response while I listened to her fingers hammering the informaBlackwell, and Leroy Carr — who all tion into a keyboard. "Section 99. Lot migrated here from the South, Franklin 4728," she replied. It was the same was born and raised in Indianapolis. information I'd found online last sumFranklin's exposure to blues music mer. I explained to her I'd previously came at an early age when pianist spent several hours searching that Leroy Carr was a boarder at Franklin's area to no avail. After another audible flurry of keystrokes she returned with a childhood home just prior to his untimely death in 1935. Franklin acquired definitive answer to my mystery: significant skills on the family piano "No grave marker." before taking up the guitar at age 11. It struck me as totally unacceptable As a young man he learned what would that an artist like Franklin with such a become his primary instrument from legacy would be allowed to remain in Indy blues guitar master Scrapper Blackan unmarked grave for 40-plus years. well. Franklin's passion for music was so But in Indianapolis that sort of neglect deep, he dropped out Crispus Attucks to and disrespect for musicians, particudevote himself full time to playing. But larly Black musicians, is not abnormal. his aspirations for blues stardom were Guitar Pete Franklin was not your briefly put on hold during a two-year stint average local musician. In a career that with the army from 1945-1947. stretched through four decades, Guitar Franklin's recording career began Pete recorded on some of the biggest in Chicago in a fantastic session for labels in music, alongside some of the the Opera Records label with St. Louis greatest names in the blues genre. Jimmy and Roosevelt Sykes. Franklin's In contrast to fellow Hoosier blues own debut as a leader came in 1949 on legends like Yank Rachell, Scrapper RCA Records. Joined by Tampa Red on

SOUNDCHECK piano, Franklin recorded four tunes for RCA on January 26 of 1949: "Casey Brown Blues,” "Down Behind The Rise," "Mr. Charley," and "Naptown Blues,” which remains unissued to this day. Over the next few years Franklin would record a series of classic discs as a sideman for blues greats like Jazz Gillum, Sunnlyland Slim and John Brim. But Franklin wouldn't see another solo release until 1962 when the Indy-based folklorist Art Rosenbaum tracked Franklin down to cut an LP for jazz label Prestige Records' Bluesville imprint. The resulting work, Guitar Pete's Blues was recorded in Indianapolis on July 12 of 1961. The album is widely considered a blues classic and stands as the most enduring example of Franklin's unique artistry. "A blues singer is a weird son of a bitch," Franklin once said in an interview for the the summer 1972 edition of Living Blues magazine. I'd guess Franklin was referring to the intense pathos the art draws out of performers. Blues musicians are tasked with exploring some of the most extreme conditions of the human psyche, and Franklin rises to that challenge on Guitar Pete's Blues. While Franklin shines as a guitarist, pianist and vocalist on the LP, it's his interpretation of the material, with themes ranging from depression, to drug abuse, to violence that remains the most compelling element of the work for me. Guitar Pete's Blues is the only solo LP release in Franklin's discography. While Franklin was presented with other chances to record and perform in the aftermath of Guitar Pete's Blues he was unable to parlay those opportunities into any meaningful advancement for his career. Franklin remained in Indianapolis until his hard-living ways contributed to his early death from diabetes at age 47. "The public should recognize the blues as an art, instead of looking down at it as something that comes out of the slums or the cotton fields," Franklin lamented in an interview for the liner notes of Guitar Pete's Blues. While Franklin's artistry has been recognized by music fans around the world, his work is largely unknown here in Indianapolis where his eternal resting place lacks even the most simple marker noting evidence of his existence. It's a tragic ending that should give any music fan the blues. n

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Thank You, Sorry is a concise, exhilarating recap of Dirtbike’s early period, where soaring harmonies, biting power pop and frantic punk rock intertwine into a brilliant package. At the heart of Thank You, Sorry is a handful of messy breakup songs, You can feel the alienated pout of “Wannabe” and when Jeb sings “I gonna have to say goodbye to you, and give myself a good taking to.” in “10000 Pardons” you can instantly relate. The breathless, angsty snarl of “We are Rot” is offset by towering harmonies. “Creates Contempt” is just straight-up hatred, caused by close proximity to someone, distilled into a 2 minute blast of hair and spit.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Have you ever made a fool of yourself while trying to fulfill your deepest yearnings? I hope so. If you haven’t, your yearnings probably aren’t deep enough. Most of us, on multiple occasions, have pursued our longings for connection with such unruly intensity that we have made foggy decisions and engaged in questionable behavior. That’s the weird news. The good news is that now and then, the impulse to leave our safety zone in a quest to quench our deepest yearnings can actually make us smarter and more effective. I believe this is one of those times for you. Sagittarius

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The English word “catharsis” is derived from the ancient Greek katharsis, which was a technical medical term that meant “purgation” or “purification,” as in flushing out the bowels. Aristotle converted katharsis into a metaphor that described how a drama performed in the theater could “clean out” the emotions of spectators. These days, catharsis may refer to any event that precipitates a psycho-spiritual renewal by building up and then releasing tension. I foresee at least one of these strenuous blessings in your immediate future. Pisces

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Taurus

Aries

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