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epublican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Rokita made history the other day, becoming the first candidate in the history of the Indiana Debate Commission to decline an invitation to appear with his rivals in an open, independent forum. Rokita says he has his reasons to duck the commission’s April 30 debate against fellow Republican hopefuls Luke Messer and Mike Braun. “The Rokita campaign believes debates in the Republican primary should be hosted by conservative and Republican organizations [that] get into the issues Republicans care about, not leftist propaganda and gotcha questions from liberal media figures, liberal college professors, or other parties interested in attacking Republicans and re-electing Joe Donnelly,” the campaign said in a press release. Rokita’s reasoning makes no sense. The moderator for the April 30 debate is Abdul Hakim-Shabazz, a conservative talk-radio host, blogger, and lawyer who never has met a Republican he didn’t like. If Rokita and his brain trust are deciding people such as Abdul have no place in the GOP, then he and they are shrinking the Republican tent down to microscopic size. Rokita’s campaign slogan is “Defeat the Elite.” In his first television campaign ad, he pledges to vanquish the liberal establishment and “confront the elite.” Just how he plans to do that by running away from them is a puzzle. Normally, confronting someone—anyone—involves, well, actual confrontation. Like, in a debate. If Rokita’s supporters think they’ve found a guy with the grit and guts to mix it up, they may want to think again. He’s looking like a guy with a jaw made not out of glass but delicate, easily breakable crystal. But that’s of concern only to people who already plan to vote for Rokita. For those of us who are still shopping around for a candidate, what’s bothersome is Rokita’s implied argument that he intends to be a
senator only for those Hoosiers who agree with him and his narrow ideology. In theory, elected officials are supposed to strive to represent all the people in the states or districts from which they come, regardless of whether those people voted for them or not. Yes, in practice, when they’re in office, Republicans tend to place a higher priority on addressing concerns raised by other Republicans, and Democrats most often opt to move other Democrats to the front of the line. But only those office-holders devoid of a sense of duty and enflamed with an arrogance that overwhelms common sense would argue that they have no responsibility to consider the views of any of their other fellow citizens. Who are also known as taxpayers. But that’s essentially what Rokita and his campaign are doing. And maybe that’s the best hand they’ve got to play. Thus far, Rokita hasn’t shown that he can handle high-stakes pressure, particularly when the spotlight is on him. His introduction to the national stage came when he tried to flirt his way out of a question he didn’t want to answer by telling a female CNN anchor she was “beautiful” rather than addressing the subject. Neither the anchor nor most of America found that amusing. If his political instincts aren’t any better than that, Rokita and his handlers are wise to keep him away from live microphones and any other circumstances that require thought. The April 30 debate and the republic will go on without Rokita’s participation. There, of course, will be an empty space where Todd Rokita should be. But only the most discerning viewers are likely to notice the difference. N John Krull is the director of Franklin College’s Pulliam School of Journalism, host of “No Limits” on WFYI 90.1 Indianapolis, and publisher of TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students. For more opinion pieces visit nuvo.net/voices
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ndiana Democrats have created a new and in the country,” says Marya Rose, political and civic leadership program, HWF board member. “And yet women’s Hoosier Women Forward (HWF), voices are not being heard. We thought designed to inspire and prepare local that it was really important that we create women for positions of leadership in a way for women to be effective in having public service. their voices heard.” “Our mission is to increase the numRose mentions Michelle Obama’s ber of Democratic women in elected recent visit to Indianapolis, saying the and appointed government positions at energy in the room was unbelievable. the state, local, and federal levels and “You have this energy of these women in positions of influence in the private who are committed and interested. We sector,” says Liane Hulka, HWF board want to just harness that energy and figchair. “We need women leaders in corure out how we can make Indiana a betporations. We need women leaders at ter state with it, which would make the local boards and commissions. We need United States better,” says Rose. “When women at the table in every room in I see women excited about engaging in the State of Indiana, political discourse, it not just running for convinces me that the office.” “[W]omen’s voices time is right for us to do The program aims to are not being heard … this.” find a diverse group of “Women, we can do participants by calling When I see women a heck of a job,” says on women of different state Rep. Cherrish excited about backgrounds from Pryor. “We certainly across the state. While engaging in political have the leadership it’s still being built, and ability to do discourse, it convinces skills the goal is to have the anything we put our group collaborate and me that the time is minds to.” network with each HWF emphasizes right for us to do this.” that other as they enter you don’t have to politics. The program — MARYA ROSE run for public office to will also include get involved. Women subjects such as Indiana political history, who aren’t interested in running for becoming an advocate, and improving office can make an impact by becoming communication skills. precinct committee members, volunteer“This is a program for women who ing, and assisting on campaigns. They have already established themselves as can also get involved with local grassleaders in their workplaces or communiroots organizations and serve on boards ties that just want to take that leadership and commissions. to the next level and translate it into “We need more women at the table to public-service leadership in some way,” have a voice, to have that diversity of opinHulka explains. ion that’s not going to be there if we’re not According to the 2016 United States at the table putting our issues out in the Census Bureau, women represent over forefront,” Pryor says. “Our voice is silent if half of Indiana voters. Yet women make we’re not a part of the process.” up less than 20 percent of Indiana’s conThe application for the inaugural HWF gressional delegation and state general class will be available in May. A kickassembly. Of 55 Democratic Indiana off event will take place on April 12 at mayors, only two are women. Indiana Landmarks. To learn more about “You’ve got [political] issues that the organization and learn how to get directly affect families, and women, and involved, visit www.hoosierwomenforeconomic development, jobs, all these ward.org. N things that are happening in the state
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ov. Eric Holcomb is urging state fund, and making more grants available. lawmakers to allocate more money “We’re starting one of the best, safest, toward school safety before the and recognized statutory frameworks in end of the 2018 legislative session, the nation in Indiana,” Bosma said in a which ends Wednesday, March 14. media availability. “That’s not to say that In a letter to legislators, Holcomb there’s not holes in this, there certainly are. asked them to authorize $5 million more Every school needs to be a safe place.” for school-safety spending. Holcomb said he began looking at “The most recent round of grant school safety in Indiana after recent applications exceeded the appropriation events in Parkland, Florida. Three by $3.5 million,” Holcomb wrote in his weeks ago, a gunman entered Marjory letter. “This increase will allow us to not Stoneman Douglas High School and only increase the state opened fire, killing 17 match for the Indiana Sepeople and injuring dozcured School Safety Fund “We’re starting one ens more. Grants but also expand press office for of the best, safest, Dr.The the uses for Secured Jennifer McCormick, School Safety Funds.” and recognized state superintendent of Holcomb said the public instruction, said statutory Legislature currently her office received the appropriates over $10 frameworks in the letter, but she has not million toward school time to review it nation in Indiana,” had safety. This money is because she has been at given to each individual — BRIAN BOSMA a conference. school or school corpoWith session coming ration through a matching grant. A large to an end in the next week, Long said the amount of the money is used for school Legislature will look at the issue more resource officers. next year. Senate President Pro Tem David Long, “I think that’s going to be a priority R-Fort Wayne, said lawmakers might not just for this year but for next year’s authorize more than the $5 million. budget,” he said. We’re going to have a “Five to 6 million, 7 million maybe right much better idea what it’s going to cost now just to make sure we’re getting it done by then.” both with safety and with making sure that House Ways and Means Chair Tim DOE can handle the load that we’re asking Brown, R-Crawfordsville, said the money them to do,” he said to the media. would come from the state’s reserve fund. House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, said legislators are working on Abrahm Hurt is a reporter for TheStaterequiring an audit of all school-safety houseFile.com, a news website powered plans, augmenting the school-safety by Franklin College journalism students.
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egislation requiring health-care providers to report abortion complications to the Indiana State Department of Health cleared a final hurdle Wednesday and now goes to the governor for his signature. Senate Bill 340, authored by Sen. Travis Holdman, R-Markle, passed out of the Senate 37-9. The bill adds a series of requirements for abortion clinics to comply with, including having any woman who is prescribed an abortion-inducing drug sign a form that says she has been informed of the manufacturer’s instructions. Sen. Jean Breaux, D-Indianapolis, said she opposes the bill because it shames and stigmatizes women about their reproductive decisions. “I’m really quite frankly tired of having to spend time on bills [that] violate a woman’s right to make decisions and for that of her family,” Breaux said. “This bill is supposed to be about public safety, but it’s basically an onerous and egregious violation of a woman’s privacy.” This bill had moved back into the Senate for concurrence after Rep. Matt Lehman, R-Berne, added an amendment that allows fire stations to use baby boxes—devices for people to anonymously and safely drop off newborns. The language was originally Senate Bill 123, but Holdman said because of time restraints, it was not going to be heard in the Judiciary Committee. That prompted Lehman to combine the two bills. The Legislative Services Agency, in its fiscal notes on SB 340, reported that if
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the abortion measure is challenged as unconstitutional, the state could end up paying the legal fees of the plaintiff. The Indiana chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union challenged antiabortion laws passed in 2013 and 2015 and won, collecting more than $300,000 in legal fees. If signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb, SB 340 would go into effect July 1, 2018. N Quinn Fitzgerald is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.
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ur Irish roots go deep in Indianapolis, nearly back to the beginning. Within a few years of the city’s founding in 1820, the call went out for a labor force that could extend the National Road through the new state capital. Indianapolis was the edge of the western frontier at the time, populated largely by homesteaders and pioneers. A workforce had to be imported from elsewhere, and soon advertisements began appearing in Irish and American newspapers promising good pay and a fresh start “out west.” The National Road became known as Washington Street, and almost from the beginning it separated the North- and Southside of town with a class distinction that went with it. As early as 1835, nicknames for the “slums” on the Southside of Washington Street appear in local newspapers, including a designation for “Irish Hill.” Located just north of Fountain Square, Irish Hill is bordered by Washington Street to the north, and East and State streets to the west and east. If you look on a map today, it appears inside a web of railroad lines leading into the city, and that’s not accidental. After the completion of the National Road, the immigrant workforce was used to dig the city’s canal system, and then came the railroad, which quickly became the number one employer of immigrant labor and boosted the influx of Irish newcomers to an all-time high. The Irish Hill neighborhood grew quickly around the railyards where the majority of the men worked, though factories downtown were also beginning to grow. Kingan and Co., a meatpacking plant
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located where White River State Park now sits, originated in Belfast but by the 1860s was not only employing the Irish in Indy but also running ads in Irish newspapers to recruit new workers. Outside of work, the church and taverns dominated these new immigrant communities. The Irish established the first Catholic parish in Indianapolis, in Holy Cross, just north of Irish Hill, in the 1890s, and
later St. Philip Neri at Rural and Michigan in 1909, and Little Flower in the mid-1920s, much to the chagrin of the predominantly Protestant population of Indianapolis. For much of the late 1800s, the social behavior of the Irish immigrants was characterized by alcohol consumption— often publicly. While taverns and saloons existed throughout the city, they were more numerous in the Irish enclaves and definitely more central to social life. After a week of backbreaking labor, saloons in Irish Hill would fill with music and flow with cheap drinks. Local newspapers loved reporting about the raucous behavior in places such as Irish Hill where gangs of “roughs” were known to fight in the streets, harass passersby, and generally make a nuisance of themselves. There were more serious incidents also, including a police officer’s death in the 1890s after he tried to break up a bar fight and was killed in the crossfire.
Celebrating our Irish roots and the working-class history of our Irish ancestors has culminated in a holiday associated with drinking more than any other. And while there may be fewer taverns in the Irish Hill area owned and operated by families named McNulty, O’Daly, McShane, and Mathews, they haven’t disappeared completely. The McGinley family has operated the Golden Ace Inn on East Washington Street since it opened in 1934. Immigrants from County Donegal, John and Ann McGinley, were known for their hospitality, and the Golden Ace quickly became a staple. In addition to the drinks, music gave the Golden Ace much of its longevity, beginning with John McGinley, who played the concertina and often gathered local musicians for traditional Irish music sessions. The Golden Ace is still owned and operated by the McGinley family, and the neighborhoods in and around Irish Hill are still home to some of Indy’s most hardworking residents. We call it blue-collar now, but 150 years ago, these were the men who built our roads, our waterways, and our rail system and the women who worked as domestics—cleaning our houses, doing our laundry, raising our children. We may not call it Irish Hill as much anymore, but Indy’s Irish community has never lost its identity or its spirit. Whether you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at the Golden Ace, Murphy’s at Flynn’s, the Irish Mutt, or any number of great local spots this weekend, don’t forget to raise a glass in honor of our hardworking Irish ancestors and say, Go raibh maith agat! to those who came before. NUVO.NET // 03.14.18 - 03.21.18 // THE BIG STORY // 7
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY AROUND INDY ST. PATRICK’S DAY WEEKEND CELEBRATION AT GOLDEN ACE INN Friday–Saturday, March 17–18, 11–1 a.m., $5 cover, 21+, goldenaceinn.com Indy’s oldest Irish bar, Golden Ace was named one of the best places in the country to spend the holiday, and who are we to disagree? There’s the usual corned beef, but the real bonus is the selection of Irish beers on tap and in bottles. Best part, “Absolutely, positively no green beer!” according to owner Chuck McGinley. Here’s the stellar music lineup for the weekend:
FLAT OUT, DIRECT FROM IRELAND Shortly after forming in 2014, Flat Out won a
PERFORMING ON FRIDAY, MARCH 16 ONLY: THE NARROWBACKS, FROM NEW YORK ON U.S. TOUR This six-piece Celtic-rock band comes from
they followed in the footsteps of other bands: The Mickey Finns, The Prodigals, and The McCabes. The Narrowbacks rock pubs and Irish fests throughout the U.S. including the Indy Irish Fest.
PERFORMING ON SATURDAY, MARCH 17 ONLY: THE BRONX BOYS, FROM NEW YORK VIA SCOTLAND These two performers appeared at the Ace in
they have performed at the Irish Embassy in Africa,
Colin Farrell Band. Lead singer and guitarist Alan
completed a residency at Walt Disney World in
Murray was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland.
Orlando, Florida, and have appeared on Irish and
Dan Lowery, one of the top flutists in Irish music,
American television. Their sound is a mixture of
first met Murray when they were both part of The
Irish folk and traditional played on harp, accordion,
Young Wolfe Tones.
fiddle, bodhrán, flute, and tin whistle.
farming community outside of Dublin. Celtic music legend Derek Warfield says that the strong, powerful voices of these two men sound like a group of 10. The Dooley Brothers are coming to the States exclusively for the Golden Ace’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration.
four unique Irish-themed dishes prepared by executive chef Kyle Roberts.
their appearances at Paddy Reilly’s Music Bar,
2017 as part of the three-piece Irish-folk band the
The Dooley Brothers travel from Laois, a quiet
Beers, and four cocktails perfectly paired with
the heart of New York’s Irish community. Through
prestigious song competition in Ireland. Since then
DOOLEY BROTHERS, DIRECT FROM IRELAND
of four West Fork Whiskeys, four Four Day Ray
ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE IN DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS Friday, March 16, 11 a.m., indystpats.com The 38th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is
Get a jumpstart on St. Patrick’s Day weekend with an exclusive whiskey, beer, and beer-cocktail event. Each guest will be able to enjoy a sampling
PAT GRANT, BORN IN IRELAND Known for being the best Irish tenor in Indiana, Patrick Grant has performed at the Golden Ace for nearly 40 years. By age 12, he was singing live on the BBC, and he has continued to hone his talents throughout the years. In the U.S., Grant has appeared on stage with such classic artists as Pat O’Brien and Dennis Day.
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This crew of singers, dancers, and musicians champions the proud tradition of Celtic music and culture. Celtic Nights’ new production, Oceans of
Hope: The Epic Journeys of Our Ancestors, captures the essence of the immigrant experience,
made up of high school bands, floats, Catholic
telling the epic story—through Irish eyes—of all
schools, Irish dancers, bagpipe and drum bands,
people who have braved the sea to build lives
Irish organizations, and dignitaries. Visit the web-
free from hunger, war, persecution, and famine
site for more on the route and surrounding events.
in the new lands of North America, Australia, and New Zealand.
ST. PADDY’S CELEBRATION AT MO’S IRISH PUB Friday, March 16, 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 17 starting at 8 a.m., $15–$20, 21+, mosirishpub.com/indy The party goes all weekend at Mo’s, beginning
WHISKEY, BEER & BITES AT FOUR DAY RAY BREWING Thursday, March 15, 7 p.m., $50, 21+, fourdayray.com
CELTIC NIGHTS: OCEANS OF HOPE AT THE PALLADIUM, CARMEL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Friday, March 16, 8 p.m., $51–$95, thecenterfortheperformingarts.org
INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY PLAYS THE MUSIC OF U2 Friday, March 16, 8 p.m., prices vary, indianapolissymphony.org A full rock band will join the ISO for a special
Friday evening. Saturday kicks off with “kegs and
evening of songs pulled from U2’s four-decade
eggs” and ends with Soul Street Live. Admission
career including hits such as “With or Without
will include a one-day pass for $15 or a two-day
You,” “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,”
pass for $20.
“Pride (In the Name of Love),” “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” “Desire,” “One,” and many more. Formed in 1976 in Dublin, Ireland, U2 became a worldwide phenomenon and rock-and-roll royalty.
SHAMROCK RUN AND WALK AT THE INDIANA FIREFIGHTERS UNION HALL Saturday, March 17, 10 a.m., shamrockrunwalk.com It’s the 27th annual Shamrock Run and Walk through the streets of Indy. This year a new course will go to Indy’s Irish Hill neighborhood in Fountain Square. The start and finish are located at the IFD Union Hall on Massachusetts Avenue. Top three male and female runners are awarded.
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BLARNEY BASH ON GEORGIA STREET Saturday, March 17, 2–11 p.m., $5—$10, georgiastreetindy.com Hosted by Kilroy’s Bar and Grill, this street party-turned-outdoor-festival promises live music, green beer, and lots of food. DJ Lockstar kicks it off at 2 p.m., followed by Super Blond and DJ Hugh Jeffner. Party goes until 11 p.m.
LUGGY CHARMS PARTY & SILENT DISCO AT BIG LUG CANTEEN Saturday, March 17, 11 a.m., 21+, biglugcanteen.com The good folks at Big Lug are releasing two new beers this Saturday: Rebel Country, a dry Irish stout, and Lugprechaun, an Irish red ale. If that isn’t enough to lure you to the Northside, the Murat Highlanders will play the bagpipes from 8:30—9:30 p.m. and a corned beef poutine
BLATHERSKITE AT THE ARISTOCRAT Saturday, March 17, 8 p.m., aristocratpub.com Traditional Irish music from Blatherskite paired with some of the city’s best corned beef, cabbage, red potatoes, and soda bread all day!
is on the menu. Later in the evening, grab some headphones and join the silent disco party.
PADDY AT THE PLACE Saturday, March 17, 10 a.m., 21+, sahmsplace.com It’s a parking lot tent party all weekend at Sahm’s Place. Enjoy pints of Big Lug and Sun
BIG DADDY’S TENT PARTY AT BIG DADDY’S BAR AND GRILL Saturday, March 17, 10 a.m., $5, 21+, facebook.com/bigdaddysindy It’s the Southside’s favorite Irish party. Big Daddy’s sets up a tent, lays out a great supply of corned beef and all the fixin’s, an ample flow of green beer, and a bevy of promo beauties. Specials run all day with lots of giveaways, plus
King, as well as $6 Irish Car Bombs. Live music from 7—10 p.m. and classic Irish foods on special all day. Owner Eddie Sahm admits there will be some green beer, as well. But save your complaints. “I get it, you don’t like green beer,” he posted on Facebook recently. “But it’s green food coloring and it makes the people happy. So I reject your complaint until you actually show up to the party.”
an appearance by Tastes Like Chicken.
SHAMROCK THE TAPHOUSE AT MCGILVERY’S Saturday, March 17, 11 a.m., 21+, facebook.com/mcgilverystaphouse “Go Irish or go home!” is the motto for the annual tent party at McGilvery’s. This Southside taproom has long been a favorite for locals, especially on March 17. St. Patrick’s Day brings out some great food and drink specials as well as live music — this year it’s Dan Melvin, Flatland Harmony, and DJ Skyler Neal.
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CELEBRATE GREEN ALL YEAR Irish Fest Supports Local Gaelic Culture and Benefits Community BY RITA KOHN // RKOHN@NUVO.NET
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he first question the organizers of Indy’s annual Irish Fest get is why they don’t hold the big event closer to St. Patrick’s Day rather than in September. “Because it’s six months from St. Paddy’s; so it’s our way of celebrating all year ’round,” says Irish Fest marketing and social media manager Erin O’Rourke when I caught up with her recently. “Indy Irish Fest has been around for 23 years. It started as a one-day event and has grown into an all-weekend-long celebration,” says O’Rourke. “We’re lucky to have as many great things to do the weekend of the fest; we just try to be as consistent as possible.
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“We’ve become tradition for many people and their families. So for us, offering great entertainment, food, and drink ensures our fest-goers will have a great time. There’s something for everyone, including cultural activities and [handson] arts programming, as well as the sports, sheep herding, and kids’ area.” Philanthropy is the driving force for founding and continuing Indy Irish Fest, according to O’Rourke. “St. Vincent de Paul, our food bank partner, is always so appreciative of the amount of food we’re
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able to donate,” she says. Proceeds from Indy Irish Fest also support local students of Irish music, dance, language, and arts through scholarships and grants. Irish music is always a big draw for the festival, and every year brings multiple opportunities for great live-music performances. “We try to mix up our entertainment every couple of years, so people do get a
chance to see all the groups, especially if they come back. Most years we have a mix of returning and new, so if fest-goers want to stick with a favorite or see a group they haven’t before, they have that chance. With three days and multiple stages, they have a good chance to catch them all before the weekend is through.” The success of Indy Irish Fests can be directly attributed to the hundreds of volunteers who make the festival happen. “All the Irish organizations are intertwined; we are all working toward the same goal, which is continuing to promote, celebrate, and educate folks about the Irish culture and heritage,” says O’Rourke. N
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Celebrate St. Pat’s with Two Indy Mainstays at Murphy’s at Flynn’s BY CAVAN McGINSIE // CMCGINSIE@NUVO.NET
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ometimes, as a writer with a weekly story to write, you suffer from writer’s block. There’s no real way around it. There may be a hundred stories worth telling, but when you start brainstorming, nothing comes to mind, nothing stands out, and you’re left with an empty mind while staring at a keyboard and an empty screen. And then, somehow, through a series of random encounters, you find the story, and it feels as if it was meant to be there all along. With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, I’ve had the Irish pubs and bars around the city on my mind. I also have an Ireland trip coming up in May, so I’ve found myself drinking more Irish stouts at Irish pubs. And as much as the modern places such as Nine Irish Brothers, McGilvery’s Taphouse, and Brockway Pub intrigue me and can pour as good a pint of Irish as any other bar in the city, when it comes to Irish fare, I like places with a little history under their belt. And so I found myself and my family drinking some Guinness at my neighborhood Irish bar that happens to have some history behind it, Murphy’s at Flynn’s. Murphy’s at Flynn’s is a combination of two longtime loved establishments in the city, both with strong Irish ties and fans all around the city. The juncture of these two Irish staples was possibly the best thing that ever happened to either establishment. It just so happened that, while researching last week’s story for NUVO’s 28th anniversary, I was reading the NUVOs from 1999. I saw that our writers had, in March and May of that year, separately reviewed the two longtime eateries that four years ago came together to become Murphy’s at Flynn’s: Pat Flynn’s Public House and the now-closed Murphy’s Steakhouse. When Murphy’s closed in 2014, it had
WHAT // St. Patrick’s Day Celebration WHEN // March 16, 11:30 a.m.–7 p.m. March 17, 11 a.m.–midnight WHERE // Murphy’s at Flynn’s TICKETS // FREE
been in the same building since 1974 few Irish staples and classic American bites. and had garnered a loyal clientele. When When Susan Guyett wrote about it in May NUVO writer Mark Williams wrote about of ’99, she wrote, “Walk in the door and the it in March 1999, he said, “Customers who first thing you notice about Pat Flynn’s is first visited Murphy’s everyone seems to be as kids know and rechaving a good time. … ognize the place be“Walk in the door and A feeling of good cheer cause the decor hasn’t the place.” the first thing you notice permeated changed a bit. … It’s She also said of the food pure kitsch.” In 2014, about Pat Flynn’s is that it was “Satisfactory it still hadn’t changed but not extraordinary.” everyone seems to be much, but the owners Murphy’s brought to the found themselves having a good time. … merger a more highly looking for a new menu. The A feeling of good cheer esteemed location. They needed combination of good to find a place that permeated the place.” food and good cheer would feel like home makes for a wonderful for longtime custom— SUSAN GUYETT spot for both patrons ers. They found that and the owners. comfort and familiarity in Pat Flynn’s. During our chat with Flynn, he shared Flynn’s was an Irish pub that had opened his love of Irish music and his excitement in 1997; the menu was no frills and had a for the bands that will be playing through-
out Murphy’s at Flynn’s two-day St. Patrick’s Day Celebration. With that, I had my story. That good cheer, good food, Irish music, and good beer will be on full display this Friday and Saturday, March 16 and 17, for Murphy’s at Flynn’s St. Paddy’s Celebration. As with every year, the Rogues Pipes and Drums will be making appearances with their traditional Irish music, and this year they will be there Friday and Saturday. Other musical acts include Patchwork, New Augusta, and the highly popular Gordon Bonham Trio. To go along with those musical acts, there will be plenty of food and drink to go ’round, including some Irish classics. While it’s not typically on the menu—except in Reuben form, which will also be available during the celebration—there will be corned beef and cabbage available, and having eaten it last year, I can attest that it is well worth a try. They also bring out Flynn’s Irish stew, which was a staple on the menu before the merger. You can also expect fish and chips to go along with your Guinness or Smithwick’s. Nearly every St. Patrick’s Day Celebration around the city shares another common thread: a wonderful bevy of locals having a good time. As Guyett wrote in 1999, “Pat Flynn’s slogan is Céad Míle Fáilte, which translated means “a hundred thousand welcomes.” And on St. Paddy’s Day, everyone is welcome—a hundred thousand times welcome. N NUVO.NET // 03.14.18 - 03.21.18 // FOOD+DRINK // 11
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‘REEL WEST’ AT EITELJORG Exploring the History of Hollywood Westerns BY DAN GROSSMAN // DGROSSMAN@NUVO.NET
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ou’ll see lots and lots of cowboy hats in The Reel West, the new Eiteljorg exhibition that explores morality, diversity, and identity in the Western film genre. You’ll also see costumes, posters, props, paintings, and film clips dating from the silent film era to Netflix. The exhibit uses these items to engage us in a conversation about how our understanding of the West is shaped by Hollywood. There are some jarring juxtapositions in this exhibit. You can view, for example, the trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained followed a moment later by the trailer for Phantom Menace, the singing cowboy movie from 1935 starring Gene Autry. You’ll also see the checkerboard shirt that John Wayne wore in The Searchers (1956) alongside the blue one Kevin Costner wore in Dances with Wolves (1991). In The Searchers trailer—speaking of jarring juxtapositions—you’ll see Comanches (Plains Indians) on horseback in Navajo Country. “A lot of John Ford Westerns have sort of amalgamations of native cultures,” says curator Johanna Blume. “There are a lot of inaccuracies, not the least of which is that the main [native character] is played by a white guy. That’s something we explore in more detail in the exhibit as well, that sort of misrepresentation and whitewashing.” Blume also finds Dances with Wolves problematic—although there’s much that she admires about it. “It’s one of the first examples where native people are really complex characters with complex cultures and their own backstories and their own language,” explains Blume. “But at the same time, it’s still Kevin Costner’s story. He becomes this white savior who has to rescue the Lakota and save them from the encroaching violence of the U.S. military. Unfortunately, that’s
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a problem that we’re still seeing in a lot of Westerns. It’s still rare to see a Western story where you see native characters who are central to the story.” The B-Westerns first made by Hollywood in the early 20th century weren’t known for their accurate depictions of life on the frontier. “These B-Westerns were being produced at just an incredible rate,” says Blume. “Some of these guys were making a couple of movies a week. When you think of the timeline of a movie today—it takes years to make a movie—it seems incredible.” The lines were often blurred between the the early B-movie actors and the characters they played, according to Blume. “A lot of them would just dress in this fancy Western wear on a day-to-day basis,” she says. “That’s how they looked. They often played characters that shared their names [like] Ken Maynard.”
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WHAT // The Reel West WHEN // Through Feb. 3, 2019 WHERE // Eiteljorg Museum TICKETS // Free with entrance fee
Out of the B-Western came the rise of the singing cowboys. Gene Autry and Roy Rogers were most prominent among them. Rogers—who has a display case dedicated to him in this exhibition—appeared in more than 100 films and on his own radio and television show. The exhibit also deals with the advent of television in the 1950s and the rise of shows such as Bonanza, Gunsmoke, and The Annie Oakley Show. The rise of television had its effect on Hollywood cinema. “Why go to a movie when you could watch a Western from the comfort of your own home every night of the week?” Blume asks.
The exhibition shows how the counterculture was reflected in the Western genre and the rise of the revisionist Western. “You start to see more of the antihero protagonist who’s not really a good guy but still the one you’re seeing from that character’s perspective,” says Blume. “And it’s interesting [with the] West as a setting during the rise of the revisionist Western too because it’s no longer just a place of opportunity and redemption.” There’s also space in this exhibition to consider the representation of Blacks, women, and Asian communities in the Western genre. And while Blume was able to find and include clothing worn by Black actors for the exhibit—the cowboy hat Danny Glover wore in Buffalo Soldiers for example—she wasn’t able to find any for Asian actors. “Chinese and Japanese communities have been really important in the history of the West, but I wasn’t able to find any objects to represent that,” says Blume. “I think that’s telling about how little representation there’s been in film.” Also included are shirts worn by Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain (2005), the first Hollywood movie to take a significant look at LGBTQ issues in the Western genre. But there’s still room for improvement, according to Blume. “One that’s coming out that I’m excited about is called The Good Time Girls,” says Blume. “It exists currently as a short film, and they’re expanding it into a feature film. I’ll be curious to see how it changes because the central characters in the short film are still white women. But there are background characters who are women of color, and it will be interesting to see if they have a more significant role in the feature film.” N
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FIVE YEARS OF FUNNIES All-women Comedy Fest ‘Gal Pal' Returns
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al Pal, a month-long comedy festival and one of the very few all-women comedy festivals in the country, is celebrating its fifth year every Friday night in March at ComedySportz Arena. Along with ComedySportz performers, Gal Pal will feature members of various Central Indiana troupes: IndyProv, Cat Bureau, Indy Improv Collaborative, Defiance Comedy, and Frank and the Both. The reason for an all-women comedy fest is to recognize Women’s History Month while raising money for women-centric charities and to give these women a voice they don’t always have. “Comedy is still a male-dominated field,” said Claire Wilcher, one of the masterminds behind the festival. “A lot of times we [women comics] defer to playing silly characters like the ‘wife’ or the ‘mother.’ We’re just trying to normalize having a ton of women on stage
at the same time, playing just as quickly and fiercely as men would.” Past years have included improv in every show—short-form games, Chicago-style long form, and musical numbers, plus stand-up performances. During the event kickoff on March 2, there was a gender-reversed script reading of Tombstone, cleverly renamed Wombstone. Last month, a dozen or so performers from various comedy troupes in Indianapolis gathered at ComedySportz one night a week to hone their improvisational skills while earning each other’s trust as teammates for upcoming performances at the Mass Ave venue. The games included a drill that involved portraying specific emotions, competitions where the contestants yelled out different words without repeating them (luxury brands, clothing, cereals, colors, and others), and an exercise where they would
WHAT // Gal Pal Comedy Fest WHEN // Remaining Fridays in March WHERE // ComedySportz TICKETS // $15
rewind and forward through various scenes in a restaurant. Even though it wasn’t perfect, the women appeared to be having fun. To a casual observer, that was part of the charm. For Wilcher, that’s the point. Gal Pal began as a way for women to get together, to have fun, to be funny, and not be stressed out about what is happening on stage while providing entertainment for audiences. “It’s no pressure, very laid-back, and there’s always a good vibe,” said Mia Lee Roberts, a stand-up and improv veteran and one of the cofounders of ComedySportz with Lynn Burger and Ed Trout. One change
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this year was the March 9 show, which was devoted to only stand-up performances hosted by Roberts. She is also looking forward to an all-women ComedySportz weekend—the last weekend in March—where they’ll share an Airbnb, participate in workshops, and basically have a “three-night slumber party,” she said, adding, “It’s going to be ridiculous.” Performers will be in town from Comedy-Sportz troupes in Houston, Texas; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Columbus, Ohio; Chicago; and Richmond, Virginia. This year is ComedySportz Indianapolis member Courtney Murray’s fifth time doing the festival. “Even though many of us perform in different venues and with different troupes, we have an instant bond,” she said. “It’s kind of nice not to be the only girl on stage. We can also flip stereotypes. It’s refreshing.” Bess Wuertz of Indy Improv Collaborative, who is doing Gal Pal for the first time but has several years of long-form experience, agreed. “I spend so much time in Chicago and with my own group that it’s been really cool not just to make connections with other improv performers but to get to connect with other women.” Roberts said that while Indianapolis has been insulated from several reports of sexual harassment and misogyny that have been reported recently in comedy around the country, she and Wilcher see this show not only as funny but also needed to confront any lingering attitudes about women both in comedy and in society at large, especially in the wake of #metoo. “I know people are disparaging of the term ‘safe space,’ but this is a safe space, and we do need it,” said Roberts. “We have to walk a fine line between being an escape and an outlet for airing our frustrations, but I like to think we do both,” Wilcher said. “Plus, I’d be surprised if ‘Trump’ isn’t an audience suggestion for at least one improv game,” meaning they can’t ever just ignore the outside world entirely, even if they tried. “We’re not solving the world’s problems, just making it less bleak. The world is a dumpster fire, and the only way I know how to make it better is to get people together to do fun things.” N NUVO.NET // 03.14.18 - 03.21.18 // STAGE // 13
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An Engaging Production Struts Its Stuff at Footlite Musicals BY LISA GAUTHIER MITCHISON // ARTS@NUVO.NET
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o, I kept telling myself it was hyperbole to use this word and kind of cliché really. But then I thought about Footlite Musicals as a theatrical entity. “Footlite Musicals is an all-volunteer organization administered by a Board of Directors and several committees with the support of a loyal membership paying nominal yearly dues. Productions are cast from open auditions, and no one in the cast or on staff is paid.” [Emphasis added] You get it? The cast and crew (and orchestra, which is so often overlooked) are doing this for nothing more than the joy of being on stage, telling a story, and sharing their talents with audiences. So I’m gonna say it. The leads, Lori Ecker as Francesca and Rick Barber as Robert, are superstars. Ecker and Barber gift Footlite’s production of The Bridges of Madison County
WHAT // Footlite Musicals' Bridges of Madison County WHEN // Through March 18, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Music is performed half an hour before the show starts on the Page Theatre Pipe Organ at most performances. WHERE // 1847 N. Alabama St. TICKETS // $25, 17 and under $15 LISA SAYS // e
with their superlative voices in the most captivating and emotional performances I have seen on stage in years—no matter if the show was volunteer, Equity, touring, whatever. Barber’s vocals are majestic in a way that belies his character’s humble persona. Robert’s strength is born of his growing love for Francesca. His a cappella
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is enchanting. Ecker vocally and physiof Jeanne Chandler as Francesca’s nosy cally manifests Francesca’s yearning to neighbor Marge. In a hilarious and unexyield to her soul’s starvation for living, but pected turn in such a somber show, Chanultimately she is shackled to her obligadler gets to strut her stuff in “Get Closer,” tions as a wife and mother. Together they sporting a muumuu and headwrap and perfectly depict the bumbling, unsure, but using a strainer spoon as a microphone. eager interaction of two people drawn to Seriously, this was a riot. each other in a guilty but inevitable way. Director Tim Spradlin, an Indianapolis Barber’s credentials include both local directing and acting force in his own right, (including other Foothas overseen a beautilite shows) and travelful piece of stagecraft ing gigs, such as cruise Director Tim Spradlin, for Footlite. ship performer, and Admittedly, I was an Indianapolis directing hesitant he graduated from about seeing the IU Jacobs School and acting force in his the show at first. I have of Music. The time read the book or own right, has overseen never and effort was wellseen the movie, and the spent. Ecker is also a a beautiful piece of only impression I had veteran of Footlite’s about the plot was that stagecraft for Footlite. stage, and she was it was sad and dealt also in the intriguing with adultery, neither production of The Golem of Havana at the of which appealed to me. And while yes, the Phoenix Theatre. She has worked with the story is downright heart-wrenching, this Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and the production makes the chest pain worth it. Indianapolis Opera and has her MFA in So why only four stars? There was a lot acting from Ohio University. But even with of prop rearranging, and sometimes it all this experience, talent such as theirs took too noticeable an amount of time. remains something special. This movement was really distracting. Darrin Gowan as Francesca’s husband, However, the backdrops that took auBud, gets a chance to impress, especially diences from the farm to the bridge are in the moving song “When I’m Gone,” lovely—understated but effective, just as sung with Daniel Scharbrough and the these elements should be. company. Joseph Massingale, as Francesca And that damned spotlight. I’ve said my and Bud’s son Michael, also gets a depiece about it before. So, yeah, that. N served semi-solo in the song “State Road Lisa Gauthier Mitchison covers local 20/The Real World.” theater at IndianapolisTheaterReviews. But a special mention needs to be made wordpress.com. NUVO.NET // 03.14.18 - 03.21.18 // STAGE // 15
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SAYING YES TO PINK MARTINI Je dis oui! Tour Comes to Carmel BY ALAN SCULLEY // ARTS@NUVO.NET
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s his group, Pink Martini, continues to tour behind their latest album, Jes dis oui!, frontman/pianist Thomas Lauderdale sounds downright astonished that he still gets to follow his musical inspirations and make a living in the process. “We’ve been going for 22 years,” says Lauderdale, reflecting on his Pink Martini journey during a recent phone interview. “On paper it’s such a preposterous … it seems so implausible for a band playing this kind of music and traveling the world for 22 years would actually be able to function. But here we are. We’re very lucky.” The musical niche Lauderdale and Pink Martini have carved out is indeed unique in pop music. The group’s music traverses a spectrum that takes in vintage and contemporary pop, jazz, classical, and a range of international styles. The songs are sung in a host of languages, with Je dis oui! spanning French, Farsi, Armenian, Portuguese, Arabic, Turkish, Xhosa, and last, but not least, English. The musical mix begins to make sense when one learns a little about Lauderdale’s background and upbringing. “I started piano lessons when I was six,” Lauderdale says. “And my parents aren’t really very musical. They listen to music.
They had an original tape player. There were sort of six things that really were my childhood soundtrack. They were Ray Conniff, Ray Charles, Roger Miller, the New Christy Minstrels, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and the soundtrack to Jesus Christ Superstar. That was my childhood. That coupled with the fact that I studied a couple of different languages and classical music and also loved sort of like show tunes, from like Rogers & Hammerstein, those are the influences. And what you get really is Pink Martini from all of that.” Lauderdale did not initially see music as a career option. After attending Harvard University, he moved to Portland, Oregon, and had an eye on a future in politics. “I was working at city hall when I was in high school and even throughout college and beyond college,” he says. “My goal was really to become mayor of Portland. That was my hope.” As part of his preparations to perhaps run for office, Lauderdale started attending fundraisers for various political campaigns and progressive causes. One thing he noticed was that the musical groups hired for these events left a lot to be desired. He saw that as an opportunity to put his musical background to work.
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So in 1994, Lauderdale formed Pink Martini, feeling a style built around a mix of retro pop, classical, jazz, and world music would provide a more beautiful and inclusive soundtrack to political fundraisers than the music he was hearing at those events. Pink Martini’s music began to take, and Lauderdale’s political ambitions began to fade. “Pretty soon it became kind of clear it was maybe much more fabulous to play music and get applause every night and make people happy, as opposed to working under fluorescent lighting and meeting angry constituents every day,” he says. A key step in Pink Martini’s development came a year into the group’s activities, when Lauderdale contacted a Harvard classmate, singer China Forbes, and asked her to join the group. The two soon found they shared songwriting chemistry, and in 1997, Pink Martini released their debut album, Sympathique, on the group’s own label, Heinz Records.
PINK MARTINI // PHOTO BY CHRIS HORNBECKER
Eventually, the album caught on internationally. In France in 2000, the group was nominated for best new artist, and “Sympathique” was nominated for Song of the Year at France’s Victoires de la Musique Awards. Now, as the group, up to a dozen-plus musicians and singers in their lineup, play shows behind Je dis oui!, Pink Martini have built a catalog that boasts several gold albums and total album sales of more than 3 million. Lauderdale considers Je dis oui! a particularly cheerful album that reflects the positive place he and the band have reached in life and their musical journey and how easily the material came together in the studio. “I’m happier than I’ve been in years. I feel pretty comfortable in my life [right now],” Lauderdale says. “So that’s reflected in the music. It generally comes out in the music. Also, I mean, walking into the studio, just listening to the songs we were going to record and had the rights to record them and the band was pretty well prepped, so there wasn’t a lot of learning on the spot. It was just, it was more of a reflection of music we had been working on and developed.” N
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LOCAL EMCEES FIGHT STEREOTYPES AND STIGMA Indy Women in Hip-Hop Showcase Friday BY SETH JOHNSON // MUSIC@NUVO.NET
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ake a look at today’s top-music charts, and you will quickly notice that nearly every artist is a hip-hop artist. Take a look again, and you will also notice that nearly all of these hip-hop artists are men. This is something that Indianapolis emcee Manon Voice is entirely aware of. “There are so many stigmas about the talent of women and the capability of women—what women have to be and how they showcase themselves,” Voice says about hip-hop. “It’s a very male-dominated and male-opinionated industry.” For this reason, Voice is especially excited to be a featured artist on this Friday’s Indy Women in Hip-Hop showcase at State Street Pub. Presented by local media platform Face A Face, the show will also feature performances from Allison Victoria, Kiana Flowers, Mariah Ivey, Syd Blaine, and Victoria Nickerson, with DJ Cleopatrah on the 1’s and 2’s. An Indianapolis native, Voice was introduced to hip-hop at a young age, thanks to her six brothers. “My parents were ministers,” she says. “When they were home, it was gospel. When they left, it was all rap.” Even at that age, she remembers feeling like a bit of an oddball because of her love for hip-hop. “All of my friends were listening to R&B because those were the girly love songs,” she says. “I was listening to N.W.A., 8Ball & MJG, Scarface, 2Pac, Biggie, and Nas. Hip-hop has always been part of the fabric of my life.” After being around it for years, Voice eventually turned to hip-hop as a way of dealing with personal struggles—something she had seen so many others before her do.
MANON VOICE, MARIAH IVEY, KIANA FLOWERS AND VICTORIA NICKERSON WILL JOIN DJ CLEOPATRAH AT STATE STREET THIS SATURDAY. // PHOTO BY TED SOMERVILLE
“Even with the challenges in hip-hop, I want to be a person who is a culture bearer, that really teaches about the culture, about the history, and where we’ve come from,” Voice says. “Hip-hop was always the voice of the people that came out of despair. It was a creative outlet.” Being a female in hip-hop often means fighting against stigmas and stereotypes. This is something that both Voice and Mariah Ivey have experienced and are very vocal about. “You’re put in this box as a female emcee in terms of branding and
WHAT // Women in Hip-Hop Showcase WHEN // Friday, March 16, 9 p.m. WHERE // State Street Pub TICKETS // $6
imaging, where you are either masculine or you are hyper-sexualized,” Ivey says. “Those are typically the two molds that we’ve seen women emcees fall into or be branded as. One who falls in the middle and is not really either of them doesn’t necessarily have the easiest time highlighting her voice.” In general, she has also
found the term “female emcee” to be a hindrance in and of itself. “We want to be recognized as just emcees,” Ivey says. “To be completely honest with you, the woman emcees I know in the city can go toe to toe with any of the male emcees I know. “There is a sense that you’re not taken as seriously because you are a woman,” Voice says. “If you rap well, then it’s like, ‘Oh, she raps well for a woman.’ Some average male rapper can get away with just being decent. But let a woman come through and just be an average rapper, and everybody’s like, ‘She’s wack.’ It’s like you really have to be three times as good.” As today’s top-music charts would tend to show, these issues are not exclusive to Indiana or the Midwest. “Indianapolis is just a microcosm of the larger culture,” Voice says. “That’s why more women’s voices are needed in hip-hop. We have to challenge that patriarchal culture. We have to say, ‘These are our stories. Our stories matter. Who we are matters. We don’t have to fit these stereotypes and these stigmas. We’re going to be exactly who we are.” All of this being said, the hope is that Friday’s showcase at State Street Pub can get people thinking about the ways they embrace and support women in hip-hop. “I want people to look at this show as a whole and begin to question and challenge themselves to step out of whatever boxes or labels they had previously put on us as women and to respect us and see us for our talent and our ability,” Ivey concludes. N NUVO.NET // 03.14.18 - 03.21.18 // MUSIC // 17
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THIS PUNK IS NOGOOD Benny and the NoGoods Debut First Album BY JONATHAN SANDERS // MUSIC@NUVO.NET
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espite growing up in a region of Texas where seeing a punk show meant traveling hours to “somewhere stupid like parts of Dallas or something,” as Benny NoGood succinctly puts it, there was always music to be found if you knew where to dig. “I’ve been a big fan and follower of the Lillingtons for a very long time, and I lived most of my life in the pop punk desert of Texas,” he says. “When first-generation Napster arrived and they were still mashing files together—you’d get the ‘BLEEP!’ when it would switch between files in a song. I found those guys, just one or two songs, and I couldn’t stop searching for more. They define modern pop punk for me, so I wrote a tribute song to them called ‘I Wanna Be a Lillington.’” You’ll get your chance to hear that song when Benny and the NoGoods take to the Melody Inn stage to debut his album, Fistful of Dullards, at Punk Rock Night this Saturday, March 17. The album, a fan letter to the pop punk of NoGood’s youth, was recorded with legendary local producer Mass Giorgini at Sonic Iguana in Lafayette. “When I moved to Indiana, I had owned so many records that were recorded at Sonic Iguana; the Lillingtons were recorded there, the Queers, all these great bands,” he says. “I’d been listening to so much music that came from there but never paid attention geographically to where it was from. So when I first moved to Indiana 11 years ago, I lived in Lafayette, I formed the Enders, and I mentioned to a friend of mine that we had enough songs for [an EP]. He said, ‘Oh, yeah, you should record at Sonic Iguana!’ and I was like, ‘What?’ And he says, ‘Yeah, it’s right down there!’ And it was just pants-shitting cool that this
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place I’d been listening to output from for a decade and a half —minimum—was around the corner from my house!” NoGood raised the money to record and release Fistful of Dullards via Kickstarter this past November, recording all of the instrumental backing tracks right before having to undergo emergency surgery. “It was an interesting experience,” he laughs, “but not one I’d like to repeat. I hope to go in healthy next time!”
“I came to the conclusion that maybe it was too obvious, that no one had done a punk version of ‘Fuck You’ by Lily Allen … I think Donny needs that song more than Bush ever did.” — BENNY NOGOOD
But the process gave him the chance to really focus in on the wide variety of pop punk influences of his youth, distilling a lifetime of fan enjoyment into what he describes as something of a “schizophrenic” record. Now he’s having the fun of teaching his touring bands to play the songs he wrote and recorded solo in the studio—at this point one band will play shows in the Indianapolis, Dayton, Louisville region, while another will play shows in Chicago and Milwaukee. “It’s weird in the sense that I kind of had to teach everything to the other members,” he says of forming bands after the fact. “They kind of learn it on their own, but they’re also asking, ‘Hey, what’d
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you do here?’ It’s different in that sense. The advantage, actually, is that you have something to let people hear and they go, ‘Oh, yeah, I dig this, I wanna play this.’ So in that sense, it’s a lot easier because there’s not that sort of feel-it-out period — what are we gonna sound like? There’s already a sound. There are already songs; you’ve got to learn to play ’em.” If you ask him what he’s most excited about fans getting to hear for the first time, two words quickly come to mind: “Fuck You.” “I wanted to put one cover on the record, but I didn’t want to cover an ‘already punk’ song, so I started looking around for likely candidates,” he says. “I was always a fan of this song, but when I first thought of doing it, it seemed like such an obvious choice to me I was completely sold on the idea that it had already been done. So I spent at least two days on Google looking for this song as a punk cover and never found it. And I came to the conclusion that maybe it was too obvious, that no one had done a punk version of ‘Fuck You’ by Lily Allen.” No one, in fact, had done so. NoGood took the time to rectify that situation just in time to update Allen’s sharply anti-George Bush pop song into a perfect update for 2018. “I didn’t want this album to focus too much on political stuff, but I think Donny needs that song more than Bush ever did!” he laughs. “And it was a lot of fun to play it.” N
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t’s been 44 years since Billy Cobham released his jazz-fusion classic Crosswinds. The album has enjoyed an incredibly long life, attracting new generations of fans with each passing decade. Fans of the Crosswinds album will have a chance to hear Cobham interpret the album live in its entirety on both March 30 and March 31 at The Jazz Kitchen. Cobham is widely acknowledged as the greatest drummer of the fusion era, and some consider him one of the greatest to ever take a seat at the kit. Among his many distinctions, Rolling Stone placed Cobham at No. 45 on its 2016 list of the 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time. Cobham came to prominence as a member of Horace Silver’s group during the late 1960s. By 1970, Cobham had earned a spot with Miles Davis’ band, performing on landmark Davis recordings such as Bitches Brew and A Tribute to Jack Johnson. From there, Cobham became a founding member of John McLaughlin’s fusion supergroup Mahavishnu Orchestra. By the time he’d issued his debut disc as a leader in 1973, Cobham had already established himself as a dominating figure in jazz. The range of music Cobham has contributed to is truly staggering, spanning the gamut from James Brown to the Grateful Dead. It’s quite rare to see a master musician of Cobham’s caliber in an intimate setting like The Jazz Kitchen, so I highly recommend catching him during his twonight stand at the venue. I recently spoke with Cobham via Skype in advance of his Crosswinds Project tour. NUVO: I grew up in the 1990s, and like many people in my generation, I discovered Crosswinds through hip-hop. Several of your recordings have been sampled in prominent hip-hop songs, but one of the
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most famous usages was Souls of Misperfect. Remember there was a tsunami in chief’s sample of “Heather” off Crosswinds Sendai, Japan? There was a big tsunami, and for the track “93 ’til Infinity.” all the nuclear reactors went nuts. Do you What drew me into that Souls of recall this? Mischief song was the sped-up sample of George Duke’s electric piano from “HeathNUVO: Yes, the Tōhoku earthquake and er.” I was enthralled by that sound, and it tsunami in 2011. moved me to track down COBHAM: So my a copy of the Crosswinds friend in England LP. I’m curious what you Among his many called me and said, thought about that use “You should check out distinctions, Rolling of your music. this video on YouTube. BILLY COBHAM: Oh, I Stone placed Cobham They’re using ‘Heathwas quite honored. But er’ in this video while at No. 45 on its 2016 that’s not what really showing images of the struck me. I knew about list of the 100 Greatest devastation in Sendai.” the Souls of Mischief went, “Nah, I don’t Drummers of All Time. Ibelieve thing, but at that point, it!” But sure there had been several enough, there it was. I examples of my music being sampled. So I still don’t understand how they pulled it was just like, “OK, cool.” together because it worked perfectly. God But what hit me about “Heather,” and to be my judge, man, this was almost mystithis day I have no idea how this was made cal. There are no words for it. It’s beyond and I don’t know who did it, but it was Souls of Mischief.
NUVO: I’m from Indianapolis, so I have to ask you about working with Freddie Hubbard. You played on a few sessions with Freddie, including his 1972 album Sky Dive. What do you remember about working with Freddie Hubbard? COBHAM: A wonderful musician, one of the greatest trumpet players to ever live. He wasn’t just technically proficient; he could swing. He had a flow. In my opinion, his musical and technical proficiency were far beyond that of a Lee Morgan, although Lee had a way of swinging that was more easy to absorb for the general public than Freddie. Freddie was coming from school. When he brought his ideas to the table, they were extremely lyrical and rhythmically on the money. The problem with Freddie was that he knew he had a gift and he abused it. Therefore, it didn’t last as long as it should have. Eventually it was gone, then he was gone. But I remember the good things. Man, he was amazing. NUVO: When you recorded Sky Dive with Freddie, you’d recently been working in Miles Davis’ band. How did Freddie’s style contrast with Miles’? COBHAM: Freddie was Mister Correct. Miles had the street sense and basic knowledge of what not to play. That tended to eclipse anything that Freddie would play. To me, that’s what placed Miles above Freddie. Miles knew when not to play more than Freddie did. In comparison to Miles, Freddie had to fill every bar. N
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I suggest you gaze at exquisitely wrought Japanese woodcuts… and listen to jazz trumpeter Miles Davis collaborating with saxophonist John Coltrane … and inhale the aroma of the earth as you stroll through groves of very old trees. Catch my drift, Libra? Surround yourself with soulful beauty — or else! Or else what? Or else I’ll be sad. Or else you might be susceptible to buying into the demoralizing thoughts that people around you are propagating. Or else you may become blind to the subtle miracles that are unfolding, and fail to love them well enough to coax them into their fullest ripening. Now get out there and hunt for soulful beauty that awakens your deepest reverence for life. Feeling awe is a necessity for you right now, not a luxury. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the Sikh religion, devotees are urged to attack weakness and sin with five “spiritual weapons”: contentment, charity, kindness, positive energy, and humility. Even if you’re not a Sikh, I think you’ll be wise to employ this strategy in the next two weeks. Why? Because your instinctual nature will be overflowing with martial force, and you’ll have to work hard to channel it constructively rather than destructively. The best way to do that is to be a vehement perpetrator of benevolence and healing. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In 1970, a biologist was hiking through a Brazilian forest when a small monkey landed on his head, having jumped from a tree branch. Adelmar Coimbra-Filho was ecstatic. He realized that his visitor was a member of the species known as the golden-rumped lion tamarin, which had been regarded as extinct for 65 years. His lucky accident led to a renewed search for the elusive creatures, and soon more were discovered. I foresee a metaphorically comparable experience coming your way, Sagittarius. A resource or influence or marvel you assumed was gone will reappear. How will you respond? With alacrity, I hope! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The Velcro fastener is a handy invention that came into the world thanks to a Swiss engineer named George de Mestral. While wandering around the Alps with his dog, he got curious about the bristly seeds of the burdock plants that adhered to his pants and his dog. After examining them under a microscope, he got the idea to create a clothing fastener that imitated their sticking mechanism. In accordance with the astrological omens, Capricorn, I invite you to be alert for comparable breakthroughs. Be receptive to help that comes in unexpected ways. Study your environment for potentially useful clues and tips. Turn the whole world into your classroom and laboratory. It’s impossible to predict where and when you may receive a solution to a long-running dilemma! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climbed to the top of Mount Everest. They were celebrated as intrepid heroes. But they couldn’t have done it without massive support. Their expedition was powered by 20 Sherpa guides, 13 other mountaineers, and 362 porters who lugged 10,000 pounds of baggage. I bring this to your attention, Aquarius, in the hope that it will inspire you. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to gather more of the human resources and raw materials you will need for your rousing expedition later this year. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): lthough her work is among the best Russian literature of the twentieth century, poet Marina Tsvetayeva lived in poverty. When fellow poet Rainer Maria Rilke asked her to describe the kingdom of heaven, she said, “Never again to sweep floors.” I can relate. To earn a living in my early adulthood, I washed tens of thousands of dishes in restaurant kitchens. Now that I’m grown up, one of my great joys is to avoid washing dishes. I invite you to think along these lines, Pisces. What seemingly minor improvements in your life are actually huge triumphs that evoke profound satisfaction? Take inventory of small pleasures that are really quite miraculous.
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