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ENTERTAINMENT // PROJECT SEMICOLON
Project Semicolon; and then what happened?
Viral tattoo trend keeps hope alive for some BY LORI PALMERI It was a dark and stormy night; and then what happened? For those who have struggled with mental illness, addiction, or self-harm, Project Semicolon, a Wisconsin founded non-profit, helps them write and now, tell, the rest of their story. Both social movement and non-profit, the project states the obvious to some; the not so obvious for those whose vision is clouded about their future. “Hope is Alive” is the byline for this genuine article homegrown seemingly overnight sensation. A semicolon, for writers, signifies a sentence that could have ended, but the author chose not to… “Your life is the sentence; you are the author,” according to Project Semicolon founder, Amy Bleuel, of Green Bay. What is Project Semicolon? Both nonprofit and social movement, the mission of Project Semicolon, a faith-based movement, dedicated to presenting hope and love for those struggling with depression, suicide, addiction and self-injury. Project Semicolon exists to encourage, love and inspire. The tag line is “Stay strong, love endlessly, change lives”. The vision of the project is to achieve lower suicide rates, start a conversation about suicide, mental illness and addiction that can’t be stopped; declare hope is alive; create a society that openly addresses the struggle; have a conversation embraced by churches. In an interview with Amy Bleuel, Founder and President of Project Semicolon, she shared her struggle with mental health issues, a traumatic childhood, and losing her father to suicide in 2003. She began the project in 2013. It is both a social movement and a nonprofit organization whose ultimate goal is to educate and spread awareness about issues like the ones Bleuel has faced. What is the history of project Semicolon? (reprinted with permission from
Project Semicolon) “This began in the spring of 2013, when Project Semicolon Founder, Amy Bleuel wanted to honor her father whom she lost to suicide. Through the semicolon symbol many related to the struggle of depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide and their will to continue on. The title, “Project Semicolon,” also represented a goal – to believe that this is not the end but a new beginning. As the days passed and the project was developed further, it became clear that this symbol was not just about one person. We heard from people longing to continue their story and live a life that would inspire others to continue on as well. Through musician support and social media, the message of hope and love has reached a big audience in many different countries, more than we could have ever anticipated. It is estimated that over three million people worldwide have been reached. Project Semicolon is honored to be a part of those continuing stories, and to be an inspiration to those who are struggling.” “Nonprofits embody the best spirit and values of our nation. Theyturn our beliefs into action - as promoters of democracy, champions of the common good, incubators of innovation, laboratories of leadership, protectors of taxpayers, responders in times of trouble, stimulators of the economy, and weavers of community fabric. You would be hard pressed to find anyone who has not been touched in some way by a nonprofit organization, whether they knew it or not.” —National Council of Nonprofits, 2014 Why Faith Based? “When the foundation of this project was created those involved reflected on what got them to where they are today. The answer was clear that it was the love of Christ. As we set forth in the project, we committed to loving with a Christ-like love those who are struggling. We inspire
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others through the very thing that brought us to continuance in our own stories. This by no means excludes any other beliefs or religions, as we accept them all.” “A semicolon represents a sentence the author could have ended, but chose not to. The sentence is your life and the author is you.” —Project Semicolon Project Semicolon was founded on April 16, 2013 and states on their website they are not associated with The Semicolon Tattoo Project. The tattoos have gone viral on social media, but they are not necessary to be part of the movement. Over a million people are estimated to have the tattoos now. In an interview with ABC, Bleuel said, “We never suggest the tattoos…you don’t have to be part of [Project Semicolon] to get the tattoo [or vice versa] Project Semicolon initiated people drawing the punctuation of the semicolon rather than tattooing them, but the subsequent huge following chose to permanently mark their stories’ new beginning. Tattoo shops in Oshkosh report a definite rise in requests for semicolon depictions, since the Project Semicolon story broke on social media and major news networks in recent weeks. T.J. at Good Girl Tattoo and Piercing reported about a half dozen or so in the last year, most of which were recent. John at Big Guns reported that there had been approximately 10 in the last year, most of which were in the last 3 weeks. And, he added “they were tattoo virgins or newbies,” having no other tattoos. He says they are a quick 10 or 15 minutes and cost approximately $50. Steve, at 920 Tattoo on Main Street, said they had at least a dozen requests in the last few weeks. They work primarily on large tattoos. He says there have always been social awareness symbols such as the ribbons for cancer survivors and that tat-
toos are definitely conversations starters. While it might be perceived this is a social media fad, Project Semicolon has become a global awareness movement. According to an early July post on Buzzfeed, a U.K. website, their top post got 559,998 views. They quote Bleuel, “From the start the project was a huge success… it is credited to a good friend of mine who wishes to not be named. He is a genius when it comes to networking. In the recent weeks the feeling of: ‘Wow we are on to something’ really started to hit me. To have so many countries involved and supporting is amazing. It is a humbling experience.” While mainstream media and celebrities have given widespread exposure to the project, funding continues to be a struggle as the non-profit still awaits non-profit status, according to Amanda Mayfield, also known as Mrs. Wisconsin Beauty Plus pageant winner. Amanda is competing this fall for the Mrs. USA Beauties Plus title, and her platform is domestic violence. She is also organizing a Project Semicolon Fashion and Vendor Show event in Sturtevant, Wisconsin. August 23, at 5pm in Fountains Hall, 8505 Durand Ave. Ticket sales go to fund the project and vendors are donating raffle items. Get your tickets now! Go to Projectsemicolon.com under Events for details. Evenbrite is the place to purchase tickets online. Amy Bleuel is also available as an inspirational speaker for schools, universities, civic organizations and corporate events. Her inspirational message and continuation of her story encourages millions to continue theirs. Contact via the Project Semicolon website. …and then what happened? Our story isn’t over; Lori Palmeri is an urban consultant, creative re-maker, and resident of central Oshkosh. She can be reached at lpalmeri54901@ gmail.com
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Listen Up!
“We’re not really that quiet.” — Jordin Baas
THE QUIET TIME Has Something to Say BY JEAN DETJEN Attention, Humanoids… The Universe is calling… Pay attention to this important message: Make the time to get to know The Quiet Time! Being quiet isn’t always easy. When practiced with mindfulness, however, silence allows you to be in the moment, present and open to both the inner and outer environment. Surrounded by the sounds and presence of The Quiet Time, you can’t help but light up with positive energy while taking in the musical gifts offered. The Quiet Time is a Milwaukee alternative rock trio featuring Jordin Baas (vocals/guitar/synth), John Doyle (drums/ percussion) and JR Hendrickson (bass). The band formed in 2013, deriving from influences of punk to indie, blues and synth rock. Originally conceived as a twopiece, the group has added JR to expand on their sound. This impressive group of accomplished musicians has roots in the Fox Cities region where they have nurtured a loyal and growing following. During a recent visit, I had a chance to ask the band’s co-creators some questions about their artistic collaboration and where the mighty trifecta is headed. Jean: How did your trio get together? John D: The trio got together after we took a break as a band for the summer and then when we found time to do it again we realized a bass player was needed to
fill out the sound. I knew JR had played bass since high school and was moving to Milwaukee, I knew it would be a great fit. Jean: I’ve heard you say you’re group’s not really all that quiet. So how did you come up with your band name? Jordin: “The Quiet Time” to me means the time you take to yourself to relax, collect, and meditate. It’s like the yin to the yang of the loud time creating music. Jean: What are you doing differently compared with your solo work? Jordin: Playing with this group allows me to improvise a lot more. As opposed to acoustic guitar, with The Quiet Time I play electric guitar and synthesizer. Having a drummer and bass player allows me to make some stuff up on the spot with more freedom. Playing with The Quiet Time also gives the show a high energy, upbeat feel. It’s fun. Jean: What are your perceptions of the local music scene and how it’s changed over the years? Jordin: I think up in the Fox Valley, Mile of Music has really helped influence the music scene. Venues and locals are really cool about supporting live, original music. The reason I moved to Milwaukee from Oshkosh a while back was to find a more active music scene. Ironically, things have changed in the Fox Valley since then. I think the scene is thriving now and I love coming up to visit and play here regularly. Jean: How would you describe your
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writing style/methods/practice patterns? Jordin: Writing is different every time. I usually record clips of things I come up with throughout the day and then listen back, if anything sticks out I work on it and bring to the guys. Sometimes we pick a key and jam on that and sometimes it becomes something. Other times, there will be an idea or concept (Humanoids) that we want to convey and we’ll spend more time on the lyrics at first. Usually, it is instrumental, chords, melody first. Jean: What are some of your favorite Wisconsin performance venues? Jordin: For me, anything outdoors. Festivals and stuff that are outside are fun to play. Indoors, I really liked the High Noon Saloon in Madison, Cooper Rock in Appleton has a great stage and it sounds amazing in there. My top place by far in Wisconsin is Linneman’s Riverwest Inn (Milwaukee). Jim Linneman is an incredible sound engineer and really knows his stuff. Every time I’ve played there he’s made it sound great. He really cares about the music. John D: Yield Bar in Milwaukee, The Frequency in Madison. Jean: Tell me something your fans may not already know about you. Jordin: We may or may not be from this planet. Jean: What is the funniest/craziest shared memory you have as a band? Jordin: One time JD and I drove to
Chicago to play our first show as a band. We were so poor at the time, we had about $14 between the two of us. Somehow we made it there and played the show. However, during the night the door man had snuck out and we ended up not getting paid. By that time of the night we had spent the $14 on gas and food so we literally had 86 cents left. By some miracle, we made it back to Milwaukee. That was quite the adventure, but it goes to show that you don’t need money to do the things you want to do. The Universe will see you through. Jean: Goals for the future? Jordin: We are working on a full length album and hope to release it within the next year. We also plan to start touring before 2015 is over. Jean: Any muses or forces of inspiration of note? Jordin: Live concerts inspire me so much. Every time I see a band play, I am inspired to go home and write something. THE QUIET TIME band links: Website: http://thequiettime.weebly.com/ Facebook page: https://www.facebook. com/TheQuietTime Music samples: https://www.reverbnation. com/thequiettime jdetjen@scenenewspaper.com jeandetjen.com
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ENTERTAINMENT // JORDIN BAAS
Jordin Baas: A Tree Firmly Planted
CD Review of ‘Songs by a Human and a Tree’ BY JEAN DETJEN Mile of Music (MoM) standout performer Jordin Baas - to refer to her as a “darling” would ring too saccharin - consistently stuns listeners with an artistic depth that matures with each phase of the moon. Witty and wry, vulnerable yet strong, humble in her magnificence, Baas is a singer-songwriter who continuously astounds with her depth as a singer-songwriter. Fan Jim Olski who was blown away by Jordin Baas at MoM last year is spot on with his observation: “So what makes Jordin Baas stand out? It would take Jordin Baas to write a phrase good enough to tell how good her lyrics are.” While unassuming and gentle upon first impression, Baas is a force to be reckoned with. As she gathers strength, so does the listener right alongside her. Roots firmly planted, her branches sway and bend along with the raw emotions perched fearlessly upon them. But they do not break. Rather, they grow stronger with every vibration, fed and watered with the earth’s simple yet profound elements to which homage is paid in her latest work. While the potential of her artistic journey is still an evolution in process, savoring it in the moment is the best way to appreciate Baas’s ethereal offerings. With her latest 12-track release Songs By a Human and a Tree, Baas grows legs with a notably experimental journey. Laced with appealing quirkiness, her sweet vocal quality carries more than just a hint of irony. Rolling out cascading, soulful notes of hopeful melancholy with intelligent, thoughtful lyrics, the artist doesn’t disappoint with her newest project. Gorgeous and sensual, her opening track Gateways lulls you in with its elegant guitar work, softly undulating lead vocals, and mystically resonating harmonies. You get the feeling you’re about to be led somewhere you definitely want to go. Earthy and sensuous, the poetic siren calling seems to come from an ambient hilltop
with ancient echoes. Steeped in sing-a-long catchiness, I Will Not (make a sound) builds a playful crescendo with wide-ranging vocals and metaphorical lyrics taking center stage. Mischievous harmonica drizzle brings things down to earth while certainly not succumbing to shushing from anyone. Seamless acoustic guitar accompaniment accentuates without overshadowing Baas’s distinctive voice patterning. Dream quality dissonance in the collaborative Meta 6 + Duality in 3 is an unexpected experimental jazz shoot in the eclectic mix. The piece features saxophonist Stephen Cooper from Wifee and the Huzz Band and The Jazz Orgy. Cooper co-wrote the track with Barett Tasky and Baas during “Love on Holiday,” an annual song-quest love-fest held each February at the Holiday Music Motel in Sturgeon Bay. Hats fittingly tipped, the week-long collaborative songwriting marathon which was the backdrop for the composition is touted as “a live musical valentine serenading the season’s unholy threesome of Adoration, Angst, and Ambivalence.” If she were here to observe, a boozily dancing Peggy Lee would be asking, “Is that all there is?” Raucous crowd favorite Freedom Song (Freak) makes you want to clap and cheer to living authentically and being comfortably free in your own skin. Glory, Hallelujah! Is Woody Guthrie in the room? Baas is getting to know who she is and hopefully we are mindfully following suit in shared vulnerability and celebration. Listen to a live performance of Freedom Song here (audio courtesy of Todd Van Hammond) : https://soundcloud. com/toddvanhammond/jordin-baast h e - f re e d o m - s o n g - s p a t s - a p p l e t o n wi-9-23-2014 Stunningly melodic Sand is a raw standout, taking the listener to a mystical underground bubbling with questions lyrically pulled from deep within. Baas’s impressive vocal range is evident here in full brilliance. May we approach the shore together and feel every grain of sand
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between our toes! Baas shows her moxy with Dragon Slay where she takes a stab at playing her own trumpet licks. “I wanted to hire someone but it was hard finding people to commit in a short period of time, so I bought a cheap student trumpet, learned the notes I needed for the song, and recorded it the next day.” I’d trust her to slay dragons for me any day. Willpower attests to the difficulty of giving up things we know aren’t good for us. It’s a vulnerable song infused with empathy, compassion and shared humanity. Baas gets us as she delves into her own weaknesses. There’s no room for anger or judgment here; the crack exposed allows just enough light in. I AM (and you are too) is a full and expansive story-esque close that takes you on softly rippling instrumental waves of meditation. The offerings are long and rich, meant to be languidly savored. May we all be free… May we all BE… Kudos to additional album collaborators whose understated artistry rounds out the musical journey to sublime perfection: - Barett Tasky on trombone, a multitalented, multi-instrumentalist who Baas says she’s “lucky to have met and worked with.” - Drummer Owen Strombeck who traditionally plays hard rock. “He did a great job stylistically toning down for Sand and Don’t Take Your Love. - Violinist Amanda Jo (violinist) who also played cello on this record. Notes Baas, “She did a great job reading my sloppy handwritten scores and playing an unfamiliar instrument.” ARTIST BIO: Jordin Baas is a young alternative folk/
pop artist from Milwaukee Wisconsin. She has drawn recognition for her lyrical content with insight well beyond her years and melodies that the listener cannot help but carry away with them. Gaining recognition with a momentum that is unstoppable, She is breaching the boundaries of her native Wisconsin, which can’t contain her any longer. Baas was born in 1990 in Madison, WI and has been a singer/songwriter since age 14. Songs include catchy feel-good tunes and tones with slightly sarcastic “emotional” lyrics. Some songs have the acoustic songwriter feel, others are electronic. Featured instruments include guitar, harmonica and piano with a dash of tambourine and other random percussion instruments. Keep up (if you can) with Jordin Baas via these links: jordinbaas.com Facebook page: https://www. facebook.com/pages/JordinBaas/171476294931?fref=ts jdetjen@scenenewspaper.com jeandetjen.com
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FOOD & DRINK // BREWMASTER
BARREL AGED BIGFOOT ALE
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Chico, CA & Asheville, NC BY STEVE LONSWAY When we were first presented the opportunity to write beer articles, my mind immediately went to the many (and I mean MANY) wonderful beers I have had from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. The problem is I think people would get bored reading about them every single month. So my approach was to wait it out and give us the opportunity to search out their next extra special release. Fortunately Stone Arch Brew House is somewhat of a magnet for unique beers. Whether one of our guys shot across state for a kayak trip or a member of our mug club just returned from vacation, interesting beers appear in our laboratory refrigerator quite frequently. This is where we found the Barrel Aged Bigfoot Barleywine from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. This rare find is housed in a 22 ounce bomber bottle boasting a screen printed label. Sierra Nevada’s use of packaging is as diverse as their beers. We have seen their products available in all sorts of beer vessels, from 12 ounce bottles, 12 ounce cans, 16 ounce cans, 22 once bombers, 750 ml wine-style bottles, and specialty bottles as well. Typically their offerings come with very vibrant colored labels; this one is really on the bland side with the use of only two pale colors. It is easy enough
to spot though with the all-familiar Sierra logo. After a brief warming period, our team poured the samples into snifters. The color was a very welcoming deep copper/ruby and was topped with nice lacing of tight bubbles. As the glasses were raised, words explaining the nose starting flying faster than I could write. Dark fruit, whiskey, tobacco, caramel, toffee, oak, dark malts, baker’s chocolate, alcohol, piney are the few words I managed to scribble down. Yes, this beer has an amazing nose, with all the above descriptors popping out simultaneously. The flavor of bourbon is upfront with an oaky finish. Dark fruit, plum and brown sugar sweetness is evident as the pungent hop character sends in the bitterness to round it all off. The alcohol content leaves a warming sensation as the sip subsides. A slightly bitter/dry finish awaits. The finish lingers on the palette for a while which is a good indicator that this beer will pair well with hearty meats and strong cheeses (yet to be verified). Overall the Barrel Aged Bigfoot carries a lot of flavors from start to finish and creates a challenge to pinpoint all of the characteristics. An extremely interesting brew! Now let’s look into the history of this very inspirational brewery. First opened at a time where Pale Ales, Porters and Stouts
were unheard of in the sea of American lagers. 1980 was the year and Ken Grossman was the man. Boasting the name of Ken’s favorite hiking grounds, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company was born. With a brewery masterfully cobbled from scrap dairy equipment and hops purchased directly from hop farms after long drives to Yakima, Washington, and a keen eye on consistency and quality, the American craft beer movement had begun. Sierra Nevada calls Chico, California home and rewards the state with an absolutely beautiful brewery, restaurant, pub and 350 seat auditorium. Renewable resources sets their tone right from the get-go. From their Solar panel parking garage with panels that rotate to follow the suns path to gather as much sun light as possible, to having the nation’s largest private solar panel array and of course their four massive co-generation hydrogen fuel cells. Plus the fact that they are able to divert 99.8% of their waste from landfills! This cutting-edge care for the earth has inspired the entire brewing industry to find more ways to lessen our carbon footprint. Being located in a college town really helped the initial growth of the brand and sales gradually grew. Eventually distribution made it to the San Francisco Bay area and caught the eye, or should I say palette, of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia.
When word got out about Jerry’s affection for Sierra Nevada’s Porter, the many loyal Dead fans made it a point to search out these wonderful craft beers. Followed up by a pair of magazine articles, demand increased from both coasts. Through extremely hard work, persistence and a relentless approach to quality and consistency, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company was here to stay and craft beer became a destination for beer drinkers united. Distribution growth has ever since been growing for Sierra Nevada to the point of outgrowing their brewery in Chico. A second brewery was recently added near Asheville, North Carolina and rumor states that it is as beautiful and sustainable as their original brewery. Final word: You will never be disappointed with any beer that Sierra Nevada Brewing Company is involved in. Whether it be a collaboration with Dogfish Head Brewing or a project with the TrappistCistercian Abbey, or their own seasonal releases throughout the year, Sierra Nevada is synonymous with top-notched craft beer. The Bigfoot Barleywine release is always outstanding especially this rare find that was aged in whiskey barrels. SEARCH IT OUT!
Yankee Buzzard Some say history repeats itself, but it always leaves a trail of people, places and things that serve as the impetus for the stories we will tell next. Sometimes the story is a song. Or maybe a piece of art. And sometimes it’s a craft beer. Wisconsin Brewing Company Brewmaster, Kirby Nelson, is a storyteller. His medium isn’t a canvas or lyrics penned to a tune, but rather Nelson tells his stories with his beer. And like his beers, his stories are inspired by the great state of Wisconsin. And his American I.P.A., Yankee Buzzard, is no exception. R2 | SceneNewspaper.com | August 2015
Nestled in a serene and picturesque space on the outskirts of Verona, Wis., a few miles from the hustle and bustle of Madison, Nelson’s brewery is guarded under the watchful eye of an American bald eagle keeping perch nearby. The sight of WBC’s resident eagle prompted Nelson to brew the story of Old Abe, an orphaned American bald eagle raised by a Wisconsin solider during the Civil War. As the mascot of the Eighth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Old Abe rallied Union troops while soaring over 30 battles. Loathed by Confederate soldiers, they
set bounties on the bird and coined him with the spiteful nickname of Yankee Buzzard. And like Old Abe, Nelson’s Yankee Buzzard boasts a quiet confidence. Columbus, Chinook, Centennial and Cascade hops form an artful blend of floral notes and bitterness that soar across a malty playground lending a Midwestern flair to this hoppy brew. And while Old Abe may no longer soar the battlefield, his story and resilient spirit lives in every pint of Yankee Buzzard.
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FOOD & DRINK // PINE CONE TRAVEL PLAZA
A Taste For It BY JAMIE LEE RAKE “Don’t go there if you don’t like big desserts,” said a friend, with her husband’s concurring, of Pine Cone Travel Plaza Restaurant & Bakery (685 W. Linmar Lane, Johnson Creek, near the outlet mall around the juncture of Highways 26 and 94;920-699-2767, http://www.pineconejohnsoncreek.com/) of where they had recently enjoyed dining while engaging in church picnic conversation. The girth of my abdomen should be sufficient testimony that, yes and probably alas, I enjoy an occasional oversize last, sweet course of a meal. Getting to Pine Cone had just become a culinary imperative. If you couldn’t guess from its name, we’re talking about an eatery in a truck stop. Technically, it’s attached to a truck stop;attempting to grab a seat and some grub by way of the Shell station with semi drivers’ amenities will only result in leaving one hungry and bumping into a wall. Upon entering the proper set of doors, however, the sight of a long glass case lined with goodies galore greets the eyes. Not far therefrom lies a classically homey dining room in medium blues and plenty wood, if not an abundance of pine cones. Among the silly things I may do, driving between 40 and 50 minutes (yup, it’s that second of Wisconsin’s two seasons: road construction) merely for dessert isn’t one of them. So, with supper time beckoning, the one unique thing on Pine Cone’s menu harkened as well. And it seems most every truck stop diner has at least one thing a body would be hard pressed to fins within 100 miles of it, or at all elsewhere. At Pine Cone, apart from its desserts, that one thing must be the Philadelphia chicken sandwich. Familiarity with the more common Philly steak sammy gives a near parallel to its fowl counterpart: something like an especially lengthy, unbreaded chicken tender, topped with sauteed green pepper and onion slices and Swiss cheese, all on what’s something akin to a double-wide hotdog bun. The subtle combination of a white cheese on white meat with white onion on white bread with a hint of piquant R4 | SceneNewspaper.com | August 2015
earthiness provided by the pepper works well, though there was a bit more bun than filling upon my last bite. Compensating for that, however, was the cole slaw. Cabbage and carrot gets minced so finely that it was difficult to glean whether it was prepared in vinegarette or in creamy style with mayo’ or salad dressing. Either way, its empty bowl left no discernible a trace of moisture. Pine Cone’s menu declares its slaw “special”; righto, that. Ah, now for dessert. And for a place that includes “bakery” in its name (here’s assuming that the $1.49 half-pound cookies-such a deal!-sold on the other side of the building are made on-premises, too), it might be fair to assume that there may be a distinctive treat with which to end my repast. And certainly, never had the words “cream cheese boat” ever entered my vocabulary in that order until my initial eying of Pine Cone’s dessert menu. So, a blueberry cream cheese boat it would be. Pie filling adorned with a couple of ribbons of not overly sweet dairy frosting rests in a pastry shell something like that of a cream puff, but sturdier and shaped something like a banana split bowl. And though on the gargantuan side, as my friends had inferred, the lightness of the pastry, flavoful berries and heaviness of the topping put it in the vicinity of Goldilocks’ “just right” assessment of satiation. Sooner than later I’d like to try the cherry variation of the boat. From there, maybe Pine Cone’s caramel apple? We’ll see... ALSO RECENTLY EATEN The last time my town had anywhere to order hot pastrami, it was one of Subway’s limited-time promotions, so when A&W (numerous locations, but you knew) introduced its Deli Burger with that aforementioned brined, spiced beef sharing space a couple of its signature patties, mushrooms, onions, mustard and, here it is again-Swiss cheese, I had to give it a go. The pastrami arguably may more texture than taste to what is otherwise a glorified mushroom & Swiss burger, but it’s worth the price. That will be especially the case if the home of the Root Bear makes it a short-time run as Jared Fogle’s former benefactor made its
sandwich. So, you’ve just seen the great Biz Markie DJ and rap in Sheboygan for the city’s free summer concert series, you’re hungry. At least I did and was, so I was grateful for the sight of Fountain Park Family Restaurant (922 N. 8th St;920-452-3009, http:// fountainparkfamilyrestaurant.com/) on the walk back to the Rakemobile. All the more was I thankful for its expertly prepared chicken cacciatora, proportionally tomatotoey and olive oily to the artistic presentation of the penne pasta beneath it all. Tapioca pudding to top it all off? Of course. So satisfying was the fare that I fairly took the cantankerous ‘tide of the owner/manger in stride. Hey, I know you have to wash the cup from which I only drank hot water and lemon, but nothing’s stopping you from charging me a little something for the fruit, right, guy?! Wouldn’t it figure that on my way to
Pine Cone there was on the path a new frozen confection parlor? City Service Ice Cream (205 N. Main St,, Juneau;920-3868084) looks to be housed in an abandoned gas station, repleted with a wooden stand-up of an old-time smiling attendant holding a cone to tempt passers-by. Its assortment of ice creams comes from long standing downtown Watertown staple, Mullen’s Dairy Bar & Eatery. Cones, dishes, sundaes, etc. are made by freshfaced youths, one of whom fixed me up a splendid butter pecan shake. city Service also offers hot dogs in with all the Chicago fixings, for which I may have to splurge my sodium count some time. It will likely have to be by summer’s end, though, as no indoor seating and a few tables outside gives the appearance of a seasonal business. May it last for many more.
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FOOD & DRINK // THE WINE CAVE
The Wine Cave BY KIMBERLY FISHER What makes a wine a WINE? Many characteristics and attributes contribute to this luscious drink, but understanding more of how it becomes what it is will help you appreciate more of what wine is. APPEARANCE AND COLOR: Wine can be red, white or rose. If a wine appears cloudy, there could be something wrong with it; we often call this a “flaw” in the wine. Whatever its color, the wine must be clear. Red wine is produced from black grapes meaning the skins of which are allowed to be present for all or part of the fermentation process. Young wines are usually purple in color where older red wines can have a reddish-brown outer rim variation as an indication of age.
White wine can be produced from black grapes, white grapes or a blend of the two. The red coloring pigment is contained in the skins of black grapes and not in the pulp or juice, therefore if black grapes are pressed, the juices run off the skins straight away and white wine will result. White wine can vary in color from almost colorless to shades of yellow or gold. Young wines tend to have a greenish tinge while older whites can turn brown with age. Rose wines are made is several ways. The classic method involves commencing the fermentation as for red wine, then to remove the partly fermented juice from the skins after the correct degree of coloration is achieved. Fermentation then continues off the skins. Another method includes blending a small quantity of red wine with a large quantity of white wine. It is also
possible to blend black and white grapes together with the fermentation taking place on the skins of the black grapes. BOUQUET: The smell of the wine is often the best indicator of its origin, its content, its quality, age and character. Wine should always smell like wine, or smell clean. If the wine smells of vinegar, any decayed vegetables or cork, then there could be a “flaw” in it. Something is not right. TASTE: The taste of the wine confirms the impressions formed by the wines appearance and bouquet. Does the wine taste sweet or dry? Then, does the wine have acidity, vinosity, tannin, weight or body? Often times the alcohol content could be an indicator of the type of wine that it is. AGING POTENTIAL: Some wines
are meant for early consumption such as Beaujolais and Muscadet, which means the wine will not improve with cellaring. Others are made for letting some time lapse to allow the wine to come into its full element. Red wines such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Nebbiolo, are often made to age. They contain tannin, which acts as a preservative, and it softens as the wine ages. You can be a great wine taster no matter how much or how little you know about wine. Tasting is, in its essence, a subjective experience. Understanding a little bit more along the way, will help you have a better appreciation and hopefully lead you down the path of wanting to learn more. Kimberly Fisher is Director of Fine Wine Sales for Badger Liquor & Spirits
FOOD & DRINK // TRICIA’S TABLE
Theresa Langenfeld’s Yellow Bean Soup BY TRISH DERGE I know...it’s August. Who wants to even think about making or eating hot soup? But the yellow beans are in! And what better way to enjoy them than in a soup? I found a generation’s old recipe from a long since passed dear woman from the Holyland who raised and fed seven kids, and a few farm hands over the years on her soup which I’m told was a welcome dinner after chores, milking, and baling the third crop. After you’ve heated up your already hot kitchen, making Theresa’s Yellow Bean Soup, enjoy your bowl with a half teaspoon R6 | SceneNewspaper.com | August 2015
of vinegar (her German pronunciation was “winn-a-gar”) added to it...it’s delightful!
2. Remove the ham, keeping the water.
INGREDIENTS 1 small bone-in ham 2 quarts water 4 medium sized potatoes - peeled and diced 3 small onions - chopped 3 stalks of celery - diced 3 carrots - diced 3 - 4 cups yellow beans - diced 1/2 cup flour - browned 1/4 stick butter vinegar, salt and pepper
4. Give the ham bone to the dog.
9. If you’re not up to browning the flour, or if it catches fire...put the fire out, and substitute burned flour and butter mixture with a cup of milk.
5. Put diced ham, onions, celery, carrots, and yellow beans into the kettle of ham water.
10. When serving by the bowl, add 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of vinegar (winn-a-gar) and salt and pepper to taste.
1. In a large pot, simmer the ham in the water for about 2 hours.
3. Dice the ham into chunks.
6. Bring to a boil, then simmer until vegetables are tender (approx 1 hour) 7. While the ham and vegetables are simmering, brown your flour. 8. To brown flour: Place flour in saute pan over medium heat, and stir until lightly browned being careful not to burn it. Lower heat, add butter, continue stirring until blended, add to pot.
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Foxy Finds FINE ARTS // FOXY FINDS
BY JEAN DETJEN, ARTFUL LIVING
Art glass spheres of light to brighten your home and delight special people in your life. Choose from Friendship Balls, Fairy Balls and Witches Balls. No two are alike. Most are of European origin, made in small communities, or family crafted. Each one is unique with small variances in design, color, weight, and size. Prices range from $34.99 - $42.99. Find one (or more - look great hung in clusters!) that catches your eye at Angels Forever, Windows of Light in downtown Appleton.
Enjoy the outdoors with these stylish waterproof and breathable Gore-Tex Tretorn sneakers for men. This Swedish brand prides themselves on creating a durable, long lasting shoe combined with a very casual and stylish look for any occasion. Visit Spruce Boutique in Fish Creek to try them on and see what else catches your eye. Spruce is inspired by Door County and the things, people, and places that make it the fantastic place it is. Their hip selections of casual clothing, natural beauty products and accessories are definitely road trip worthy. Spruce offers on-trend brands for men and women with a traditional touch and brings exclusive retailers from around the world. Shop Spruce for the newest approach to a confident yet casual lifestyle.
Experience the art of sound with your very own uPhonium, an all acoustic sound amplifier for the iPhone 4, 5, or 6. Crafted from an antique Magnavox radio speaker horn and a vintage telephone ringer box. Custom design by Brad Brautigam | B. Brad Creations, “elegantly bringing new life and function to the everlasting forms of a bygone era.” $595. Other unique styles available, prices vary. Check out the artist website to see full range of uPhoniums and repurposed lamps: http://www.bbradcreations.com/.
The dramatic piece that started it all… Get noticed in this handmade, beaded signature “Twisted” Statement Necklace by designer Jessica Theresa. Chunky and bold with fiercely feminine style. $105. Available at Studio Pink, Neenah. Many more stunning styles and color combinations available. Find your own unique statement and “embrace your inner sparkle!” Custom orders available. Studio Pink also hosts jewelry parties, creative workshops, and ladies night out events. On trend button-up distressed denim jacket by Chiqle, Los Angeles. Cotton blend with stretch for great fit and comfort. Cool tribal print back fabric panel detail takes this chic piece to a level that’s beyond basic. Women’s sizes S-M-L. $47. Find this and other fun, fresh fashions at The Revival in Menasha and Waupaca.
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Gypsy-esque “Festival Beltbag” from Lakhays. Adjustable waist strap, multiple zippers, and snap pockets. Just the right amount of hip slung storage for your phone and other essentials for hands-free freedom and comfort. Sturdy cotton fabric with ties, lace, and brass grommet detailing. Available in black, brown and maroon. $32. Form, function, and definite foxy factor! Found at Vagabond Imports, downtown Appleton.
JB Leather Wallet $25 found at Teak & Soxy, Princeton. Artist Jason Bowey uses his hands in nearly every process when creating his hand punched and stitched leather goods, working exclusively with natural materials. This small profile wallet/card holder sells for $25. Other styles and colors available. Teak & Soxy is a home design shop featuring an offbeat mix of new and vintage accessories brimming with color, character and wit. Owner and designer Matt Trotter is the fourth generation to occupy his property: a late 19th-century hotel and later a leather and textile manufacturer. Teak & Soxy were his family’s notoriously tricky horses that often escaped their confines to wander Water Street, the eclectic street where Trotter’s shop resides.
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ENTERTAINMENT // DOBIE MAXWELL
Life Is Fair BY DOBIE MAXWELL Try as I might, as life goes on I just can’t shake my intense fascination with all things freakish. I am obviously not alone, or run of the mill human parasites with no particular identifiable set of marketable skills or talents like Jerry Springer or Maury Povich wouldn’t have been able to rake in more than a comfortable living showcasing said freakishness for multiple decades now. Freaky people…freaky places…freaky events – I love them all! Anywhere I can sit off to the side and observe a conscious gathering of weirdos, wackos, oddballs, goofballs, mooks, kooks, flukes, flakes or all around idiots – and the dumber the better – I like it. It keeps me entertained. It also gives a crystal clear perspective and assures me that no matter how deeply my personal situation happens to slide into the abyss at any time at least I’m not one of “them.” I don’t claim to be better than “them,” but I do think I was given at least a few more tools in my box from the factory than a frighteningly large percentage of fellow planet walkers. I am not at the bottom. Is it wrong to proudly walk among countless hordes of unwashed lowlifes at any random event silently beaming inwardly that I’m not them? Then declare me guilty. How much worse will my punishment be than having to live on a planet where “they” rule the roost? I’m just an onlooker. The first experience that ever rocked my world with Richter scale proportions was at about age six when my uncle and aunt took me to the Wisconsin State Fair. Why they wanted to subject me to this environment at such an impressionable age still baffles me, but I had no choice. I was in a place I didn’t ask to be with no foreseeable way out. All I could do was try to act like I belonged. But I didn’t. And I knew I didn’t, even at such a tender age. Something inside screamed loudly that I was a stranger in a strange land and wasn’t where I had ever been before – kind of like that stray bug that gets smuggled in on a load of bananas at the supermarket. There’s no going back. Walking through the State Fair with my
uncle, aunt and cousins was a symphony for the senses at every turn. I could barely take in all that was going on around me, but I knew it was something I was not prepared for. Nobody told me anything other than I needed to stay close to our group or I would have to go home with somebody else’s family. I think it was a joke but I’m still not sure. The most vivid memory I have all these years later oddly enough is the aroma. Nothing smells quite like a State Fair, and I have to believe the Wisconsin State Fair t a k e s a back seat to none of the other 49 in the stomach curdling stench department. Countless tons of fresh from the factory manure combined with roasting meat and corn on a humid 94 degree day spell two letters – P U. The first whiff of that putrid odor on my six year old nostrils put me down for the count with a single punch. I knew I couldn’t hold my breath the entire day and attempting to breathe through my ears wasn’t working. Going into the bathroom stall later ended up being a breath of fresh air. The next experience that busts out from the confines of my memory like El Chapo out of a Mexican prison is seeing the midway for the first time. It was the best and the worst of times simultaneously. On the good side I remember how bright and colorful the lights were and how scary yet enticing the rides looked. I had never been on one before but I knew I wanted to tilt, whirl, spin, flip, rock, roll and/or Ferris. On the ugly side, I got my first gander of what a carny looks like. That was like witnessing the landing of a UFO. It was terrifying on one hand but absolutely fascinating on the other. All of the people I had seen previous to that day in the world in which I lived had teeth basically one color.
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The only comparison I could make with what I saw was the ear of Indian corn that hung behind our first grade teacher Mrs. Molter’s desk at school. I was only six, but even with the significant amount of teeth I happened to be missing at the time I still had a few up on these dental midgets. Next on the agony agenda was being forced to sit through not just one but two types of music I took a hating to from the get go and learned to loathe even more as life has gone on – polka and old time country. I had never seen any live music played to that date with the possible exceptions of the lady at church who played the organ and the ice cream truck that was in our neighborhood. Halfway through the first set of polkas that all sounded the same played by four or five fat old farts ridiculously decked out in leather lederhosen I was ready to barf up the burnt bratwurst I’d just eaten, sauerkraut and all. But my uncle and aunt were lifelong Milwaukeeans, and polkas are right up there with cribbage and duck pin bowling on the list of holy things never to make fun of. After the tent full of Pabst smeared Schlitz kickers tapped their last toe I thought I was finally off the hook, but NO. After waiting in line for a cream puff – a tiny taste of heaven – we walked through the buildings where people were pitching products like vegetable slicers and floor wax. Six year olds aren’t the target market for that stuff, so again I sat back and watched the masses. There were examples everywhere of every size, shape and circumference waddling through the barn with blank looks on their faces. These were not the kind of people that lived anywhere near my neighborhood, even though we did have a few nut cases lurking in the weeds. But everybody knew where they lived and we
stayed away from those people. The Fair was loaded with them. By this time I recall being overwhelmed with sensory overload and wanting to go home. Ha! It wasn’t to be for at least a few more hours as we trudged our way to yet another tent to watch yet another concert of yet another style of music that made my tonsils ache. I couldn’t decide which was worse, the polka or the country – but does it matter? It’s like picking a favorite way to die. That day at the State Fair seemed like it would never end. Then I got roped into going the next year and it was pretty much the same only this time we had to sit through a clown show. I never thought there would be anything that would make me pine for a polka, but watching a bald man with enormous yellow shoes and a sponge nose twist balloon animals for an hour made me flip like a funnel cake. I vowed from that moment on I never wanted to set foot in a State Fair again. But as the years have gone by and I’m now older than my aunt and uncle were when they took me to that first State Fair, I find myself looking forward to the experience whenever I can get it. I have been lucky enough to have spent my entire adult life on the road and have seen everything up to and including State Fairs, County Fairs, craft fairs, carnivals, festivals, flea markets, flea circuses and everything in between. I enjoy the assortment of mixed nuts that come with the deal. And I even find myself tapping a toe to a polka or country song once in a while. What kind of a seed was planted all those years ago that something I found so repulsive at first now has a charm that makes me wax nostalgic. And that smell. Manure and meat mixed make my mouth moist. I absolutely believe that aliens exist and that they have visited us in person. If you don’t think so, take a walk down the midway at any carnival or fair. They’re here…and they’re operating the Tilt-a-Whirl. Dobie is a stand up comedian and writer from Milwaukee. To see him on stage at his next hell-gig, find his schedule and other rants at dobiemaxwell.com
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NEWS & VIEWS // MEDIA RANTS
Divided We Stand, United We Fall BY TONY PALMERI The night Scott Walker officially announced his presidential candidacy, I had a dream (nightmare?) I was watching his inaugural address on Fox News in January of 2017. In the dream Walker became the first incoming president to ride a Harley in the inaugural parade. Below are his remarks as they were spoken in my dream: Chief Justice Roberts, all Real Americans, and others: today we continue an inaugural tradition as old as the Republic itself. What we do today is possible only because our Founders had the wisdom and courage to articulate and fight for Big and Bold ideas. I thank President Obama for his service. I also thank him for resisting calls from so called environmentalists that he boycott this inauguration due to my pledge to make good on my campaign promise to issue as my first Executive order the removal of solar panels from the White House. Thank you President Obama. Wisdom in our time requires recognizing that our 21st century challenges are not significantly different from what our Founders faced in the 18th. Political courage in our time requires the audacity to assert and fight for 18th century solutions to 21st century problems. You see our Founders did not bother with climate change, but they did change the political climate from hot tyranny to cool liberty. So much did they love liberty that they were willing to legally define nonwhite southern workers as 3/5 of a person to get it. That controversial 3/5 compromise was what I call 18th century cool; a Big and Bold idea proving that our Founders respected the sovereignty of each of the 13 original states more than they did any dictates from Washington. Big and Bold ideas like the 3/5 compromise, or the Manifest Destiny resettlement of natives to make room for our Real American ancestors, or the expansion of American power and influence abroad, or
President Reagan’s refusal to back down in his confrontation with arrogant striking air traffic controllers, or my own state’s abridgment of the tyranny of collective bargaining, have been lambasted by critics as divisive. Such critics do not understand the profound role division plays in accelerating the progress of the states. Indeed, our Founders and all Real American leaders since are often pictured as standing for some kind of vague principle of national unity. You don’t need a college degree to know what’s wrong with that picture: vague unity is undependable, puts mushy cooperation ahead of vigorous competition, and ultimately makes us weak. Division is dependable. Division works. It creates a critical mass of US always wary of and willing to fight the attempts of THEM to transform our traditional American values. Our first Republican President, Abraham Lincoln, is a remarkable example of a decisively divisive leader frequently miscast as obsessed with unity. Two years before becoming president, Lincoln said, “I do not expect the Union to be dissolved -- I do not expect the house to fall -- but I do expect it will cease to be divided.” Yet he then went on to become the most divisive chief executive in history, presiding over a civil war that killed hundreds of thousands of Real Americans over an issue that deeply divided the nation for many generations. What the Civil War could not kill was the 18th century idea of state sovereignty. That is why today I say ask not what your country can for you, ask what your country can do for your state. Does your state want to define what marriage is and who can participate in that most sacred of unions? You now have a well-wisher in Washington. Does your state want to be freed from onerous federal regulations of air and water quality that degrade the desire of job creators to compete in the global economy? You now have a well-wisher in Washington. Does your state want complete control
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over voting rights, including the power to pass the strictest possible voter identification laws? You now have a well-wisher in Washington. Does your state want to expand gun ownership rights to any and all people the state sees fit? You now have a well-wisher in Washington. As regards to foreign policy, there too we call on the 18th century for guidance. In the Declaration of Independence Jefferson condemns King George III for not protecting the colonists against what he called “the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.” Today’s merciless Indian Savages are ISIS and their sympathizers. Our administration will reject any attempts to rationalize ISIS as somehow a product of
the actions of American behavior in the Middle East or some other alleged injustice that creates terrorism. Our administration will stand for the principle that terrorism is caused by terrorists. Period. We will wage a liberty crusade ready and able to pit our well-armed 18th century principles against ISIS’s twisted dreams of a 7th century style caliphate. We will win. They will lose. Will the liberty crusade be divisive? Yes, as will our Big and Bold domestic reforms. But fear not, because following in the tradition of our most noble ancestors, we draw inspiration from the knowledge that Divided We Stand, United We Fall. Thank you and God Bless America. Tony Palmeri (palmeri.tony@gmail.com) is a professor of communication studies at UW Oshkosh.
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NEWS & VIEWS // RIGHT WING NUT
Right Wing Nut BY ROBERT MEYER Several editorial works have appeared recently, once again addressing the give and take of global warming/climate change concerns. Few of us have the specialized knowledge necessary to make absolute pronouncements on this topic, yet all of us have a right, or even an obligation, to philosophically cross-examine the arguments presented for rational consistency. The most arresting observation about this controversy, is that it’s highly polarized along the lines of political partisanship. The people who advocate for it are generally liberal, while those who are skeptical are predominately conservative. Were that likewise the case for belief in the Law of Gravity, I’d say it was no big deal. But this should be a stark indication that more is it play than mere disagreement over the implications of the data. For me this is a huge stumbling block toward embracing alarmism, hook, line and sinker. We should realize that evidence never exists in a vacuum. All evidence requires interpretation, and all too often the interpretation of evidence is influenced by preexisting ideology, not ruthless objectivity. A second observation is what I call “the fallacy of appealing to expertise.” Let’s develop this point. It goes something like this: A consensus of credentialed scientists nearly all believe a certain thing, therefore it is true. This reasoning assumes that someone must be objective in the same proportion that they are an expert, or said another way, an expert can never be biased or affected by groupthink. Suppose you go in for a dental examination with a new dentist, and while examining your mouth, your dentist says, “have you considered taking out a loan?” Now, are you dealing with an oral hygiene expert speaking objectively, or a businessperson speaking out of self-interest? You have to use your own judgment to discern the difference. In that case you have no difficulty seeing how bias can work contrary to knowledge. The appeal to expertise is not as strong an argument as it would appear
to be, because specialized knowledge is not necessarily tantamount to pure objectivity. Or take an example from our legal system. In a court case both the defense and prosecution may provide testimony from expert witnesses. But the opinions of equally qualified people are often in diametric opposition. What accounts for this? As a juror you must discern who is best at offering the more plausible explanation, though you are not a specialized expert on the topic in question. So what am I saying? Are all these experts liars? Of course not. I am saying that I doubt every expert comes to their own conclusions independently from scratch, and that reputations and careers are sometimes of primary consideration when such persons publicly take a position. In general, people confuse two concepts: expertise and objectivity. Having great intelligence or specialized knowledge isn’t assurance against a person remaining unbiased in their public opinions. Persons of all stripes are generally loyal to their source of income. We shouldn’t assume that every expert begins their search tabula rasa, that is to say, without an agenda or wholly independent of prevailing consensus. That is why appeals to credentials or expertise are never as conclusive as they ought to be. Still another observation is that Climate Change has ramifications on at least three separate levels. First is the question of whether the global temperature is actually increasing. Secondly, the question of whether the alleged phenomenon is a natural or human caused event. Finally, whether the dire predictions about the impending consequences of Climate Change are actually plausible, or merely hysterical assertions. One reason people might be skeptical is that they lived through the 1970’s, when warnings of “global cooling” were being touted. That thinking was commonplace after the commemoration of the first “Earth Day” back in 1970. Furthermore, many of us who were in school at that time remember Paul Ehrlich’s 1968 book
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“The Population Bomb,” and realize how alarmist prognostications can be way off the mark. One might reasonably ask why Al Gore built a mansion on an oceanfront property, considering his dire pronouncements about rising sea levels? Skepticism occurring regarding points two and three, technically doesn’t qualify as “denial” as regards changes in the climate, but rather, how connected the phenomenon is to human causation. Too often, “deniers” are inappropriately tagged with that label for demurring on any of the three distinct levels, and given the respect worthy of any Flat-Earth Society charter member. It should be noted that historically normative Christian theology has always embraced the idea of environmental stewardship in principle, in the sense of a discipline previously referred to as “conservation.” The nature of the opposition to
contemporary progressive environmental movements by some evangelical Christians and other conservatives, is that “environmentalists” seem to espouse philosophies placing emphasis on worshipping and deifying the creation more than the Creator. Often people who advocate for legislation curtailing greenhouse gasses offer us an argument tantamount to the theological implications of Pascal’s Wager; “What if we don’t act, but Climate Change is a reality? When we know for sure it will be already too late.” But the point is easily reversible. We may pass unnecessary legislative measures that irretrievably harm economic and technological development, as well as forfeiting national sovereignty and restraining individual liberties. Consider everything carefully.
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NEWS & VIEWS // THE VIEW FROM THE LEFT-FIELD SEATS
Another Milestone on the Path to Equality” BY DENIS RILEY On June 26th the U.S. Supreme Court held that the 14th amendment guarantees of due process and equal protection of the laws meant that no state could ban marriages between members of the same sex, just as it had held almost 50 years earlier that no state could ban marriages between individuals of different races. Reaction was fast from those who supported the decision, and fast and furious from those who opposed it. Six weeks will have gone by by the time you read this, but I am willing to bet that the issues I am about to discuss will not have been resolved by that time. Some of those fast and furious reactions seem pretty much the political equivalent of Shakespeare’s “sound and fury, signifying nothing.” There will not be a Constitutional amendment to restore the right of the states to define marriage (Scott Walker and Ted Cruz), nor an “all-out assault against the religious freedom rights of those Christians who disagree” (Governor Bobby Jindahl of Louisiana). Amendments to the U.S. Constitution are hard to pull off – the Equal Rights Amendment died in the ratification process and there is still no personhood amendment – and so far all the political bluster has been aimed at protecting, not assaulting, the rights of Christians bothered by gay marriage. But there have been furious responses that require very serious thought. First, no Supreme Court decision is self-executing. People, especially people with “executive power” in state and local governments have to implement many of these decisions. To the ear of a nearly 72 year old Political Science professor, the words coming out of the mouths of public officials in the immediate aftermath of the gay marriage decision seem to echo those of politicians reacting to the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. Texas Governor Greg Abbot’s assertion that, “No Texan is required to act contrary to his or her religious beliefs regarding marriage,” was followed quickly
by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s assurance to county clerks throughout the state that their religious beliefs could trump the Supreme Court’s decision and that he, his office, and an army of Texas attorneys would be behind them in the decision to refuse to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. Louisiana Parish (county) clerks are refusing to issue licenses and one Alabama judge has refused to issue marriage licenses to any couples in his county. Equal protection at work. But under the 14th amendment, all states are required to provide equal protection of the laws – along with due process protections – to all of its citizens and the U.S. Supreme Court – which the last time I looked had the authority to interpret those provisions – had declared that issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples was a duty of state and local authorities. I don’t have any idea if what seems to be shaping up as a battle over gay marriage could ever produce anything like the battles over school integration. The South was a great deal more invested in Jim Crow than it is in protecting religious liberties, and Mark Twain was probably right that history doesn’t really repeat itself, but it surely does rhyme. I have no formula for addressing the state-federal confrontation that seems to be looming, but we had better come up with one. I have a good bit more sympathy for the bakers, the florists, and the musicians, who believe their artistry would somehow be offensive to their God if put in the service of a gay wedding. This would have
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to be particularly painful for those who believe their artistry to be a gift from their God. Talk about ungrateful. But I sympathize more with the gay men and women simply trying to assert a right they have finally been granted. Besides, the bakers, florists, and musicians are also business people, and once you go into business you are obligated by a combination of law and human decency to treat customers equally. But it is precisely here where this question gets a little complicated. The U.S. Supreme Court can tell county clerks in Texas that they have to issue a marriage license to a gay couple,
Texas state legislature? Finally, there are genuinely religious organizations worried about the impact of the ruling on their ability to preach and practice their faith. The chairman of the religious liberty committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, who also serves as the Archbishop of the Diocese of Baltimore, was particularly fearful about being, “silenced or penalized or losing our tax exemption,” if the Church continues to “operate our ministries and to live our lives according to the truth about marriage.” Again, thinking about this political climate, this Congress and state legislatures
but can’t tell a baker that he or she must provide that couple a wedding cake. The 14th amendment due process and equal protection clauses do not apply to private citizens and their actions. Congress, a state legislature, and probably even a city council can tell a baker he or she must provide that cake, but the Supreme Court cannot and has not. The mandate for private businesses to stop discriminating on the basis of race, gender, etc., remember, is embedded in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. No such protection resides in that statute for victims of discrimination based on sexual orientation. Can you imagine this Congress doing that? How about the
of a majority of the states, and even the Supreme Court ruling on the right of the members of the Westboro Baptist Church to protest at military funerals by excoriating gay men and women, I think the Archbishop has little to worry about. There are however, dozens of specific questions that will have to be litigated. To borrow just one from Chief Justice Roberts, what about a religiously based university that provides housing for married couples and refuses to house a same sex couple? See you in court. That’s where we balance conflicting rights. Enough out of me.
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I Am
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Even When Hiding from Myself BY JOHN PRICE - KABHIR, THE BUDDHIST ADVISER Readers of this column might perceive me as dark and negative. If you feel that way, it’s because my deepest soul-baring thoughts juxtapose the pain of coming to grips with truth while inhabiting this human being. But truly, although deepest truths are elusive and painful to confront, doing so is a courageous thing, and it pays off in the long run. As I write this, we’re in the transition time between our Wisconsin spring and summer. Meteorologists say that June 1 is the beginning of a weatherperson’s summer. Whatever, the birds are chirping; the flower beds and potted plants are showing their birth. I used to dread being awake when the birds wake up. Now I am at peace if I’m awake at this time and welcome their morning hellos. Lately, the first ones start chirping around 3:00 am. Other than the cats wanting me to awake at that time when I’m not ready, I welcome their welcomes and feel a deep peace when they start to wake up to greet the day; that is, unless it’s raining, then they’re silent. But I also truly love rainy mornings, and those days provide a profound solace as the drops resonate on the roof. Why is “hiding from myself ” in the title? Well, truth be told, discovering ourselves is a frightening thing, as in doing so, we must shed much of the conditioning that forms our personalities. Buddhists
call this “letting go,” as practice. Truly, if you embrace the idea of impermanence as letting go, as we get closer to actually doing that, it is a challenging way to live. Embracing that way is not really about rejecting the ego and personality, but it most definitely is a way of life having one’s entire conditioned reality backed up to the wall, facing (hopefully) a gentle firing squad. A few years back, I found myself the “victim” of a robbery, a serious auto accident, and a crippling orthopedic matter. This after nine eye surgeries in the 1990s, with five occular implants and cranial nerve damage. I recall sitting in my hallway, wondering what to do: Should I surrender to a life in a nursing home? What should I do? As it turned out at the time, I simply applied myself to what I knew to be effective practice. Each day, one breath following the previous. I re-learned just sitting. I’d known this worked from many years of past experience. It was either that or give up, and giving up wasn’t in my repertoire. Mind you, I lived alone in a small apartment. I was damn poor, and I had few distractions, which was ironically a good thing. Instinct and some Zen training told me that just sitting would be a good thing, under the circumstances. Sure enough, with the financial challenges, the orthopedic problems, and an accompanying return to health, I found myself newly accepting life’s former pain and loneliness as positive things. Good practice.
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So, as life has gone on since then, I’ve had a few more problems of the same ilk as those challenging me previously. Each time lately, now, I look back and re-create the matters of that crisis time of my life. If I do so sincerely, I pull up and out of the malais and into the acceptance of the times past. When making a significant change in lifestyle about ten years ago, I began calling myself, “Mr. Nobody,” signifying my giving up the former life labels and replacing them with “no label.” Thus, for a time, Mr. Nobody roamed my house. Now, as I’ve lived these additional years, I’ve come to realize it’s not about rejecting my individual existence. Instead of rejection of ego, I favor of integrating my personality with all the things we cannot see. I am a spiritual empiricist: Thus I do not believe in things I cannot see or perceive. That’s not about rejecting God or any forms of energy manifested. A lineage I’m very fond of, because it might just unweave back to pure truth is encapsulated in a book titled No Mind-I Am The Self. The book by David Godman explains simple beliefs tracing back to the mid-20th Century Indian sage Ramana Maharshi, about the lives and teachings of Sri Lakshmana Swamy and Mathru Sri Sarada (who are both alive and in residence at a small ashram in southern India). Ramana Maharshi, who pretty much stayed out of the public eye, manifested his enlightenment through a monastic lifestyle. He was truly a man of few words, but
later in life he responded to devotees pleas and set down his ideas. If his readers of his words really concentrate on what truth means, he offers us what cannot be grasped through mere words. But nonetheless, like all great sages, he offers truth is as directly as possible in a book. He tells us not to reject human existence, but to shed layers of our social conditioning like we shed our clothing before bathing. Although we define ourselves by what we wear, but obviously it’s not nearly to the extent we do with our sense of self. When first I called myself Mr. Nobody, I look back and realize now that doing so was part of my own elaborate scheme to put armor over who I really am. It feels much better to accept me, all the time working to make my presentation less about getting rid of my personality and more about making it a better fit for all of who I am. So then it’s really all about integration. If we begin to deeply understand our personal conditioning, we can grow in a healthier way than if we were oblivious to the personality baubles we use to cover, yes cover, who we truly are. Meditation is about acceptance and letting go. Just sit. Just be. And if you do, you can enter the truth of who you truly are. John Price-Kabhir is a former public school educator and an ordained Zen Buddhist householder. He welcomes you input at 920-558-3076.
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OUTDOORS // ROB ZIMMER
Apartment Gardening BY ROB ZIMMER Gardening in small spaces, or apartments and patios with no yard space at all, is a challenge for many in our area. Often, I am asked about options for gardening in an apartment or small patio space. Thankfully, there are a number of great opportunities for gardening, indoors and out, in apartments, as well as condos, on patios and porches. With a little creativity and an open mind, you can create a lush, full garden featuring all of your favorites just about
over the past few growing seasons has been producing edibles in containers. For many edibles, at least some sun is preferred, especially when growing fruits, berries and some vegetables. Plants such as tomatoes, peppers, strawberries, eggplant and others prefer substantial sun, at least 8 hours a day. A number of other edible plants and crops grow quite well in full to part shade. Plants such as lettuces and other greens, kale, many herbs, root crops such as carrots and radishes, as well as others do perfectly fine in a low sun situation.
Combine flowering plants and foliage for long-lasting porch and patio plantings.
Dwarf trees, like this miniature juniper, make gardening in containers more versatile and exciting than ever.
anywhere. Plant marketers and growers have focused in recent years on creating dwarf varieties of most garden favorites, including edibles and ornamentals. These dwarf varieties are perfect for containers, hanging baskets and tiny spaces that may be no more than a few feet in diameter. A great selection of these can be found at just about any garden center locally. Even trees are not off limits, as a variety of dwarf trees have been developed for small space gardening. This includes fruiting trees as well as ornamentals, flowering shrubs and conifers. Edibles in containers One of the biggest trends in gardening
Many edibles are now available in dwarf or container-sized varieties. This is true of blueberries, blackberries, currants, strawberries, tomatoes, eggplant, as well as many traditional herbs such as lavender, basil and more. This makes it possible for gardeners to grow a large variety of crop plants right at home even with no formal garden space. Small space beauty For ornamental purposes, growing your own garden at home in a small space, porch or patio has never been simpler. Use a variety of vertical gardening techniques, including climbers, hanging baskets, containers and more to grow a large number of plants in just a small space.
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Even with no yard space, you can create a beautiful green space on a porch, patio or balcony.
Create stunning containers by combining a variety of plants, textures, colors and bloom times for long-lasting beauty and interest. To create spectacular containers for porches, patios or hanging baskets, use a variety of plants, depending on light conditions. A large number of perennials are now
available in dwarf form. This includes miniature hostas, miniature coral bells, dwarf lilies, dwarf day lilies, and a number of other perennials that feature short-statured forms. Chances are, whatever your favorite flower, it is now available in a smaller, compact form that would work perfectly in a small space garden or container.
Create a stunning container garden even on a shady porch or patio with dramatic foliage plants like this Rex begonia.
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verbena, fuchsia and others work excellent. Perennial favorites of butterflies and hummingbirds include bee balm, cardinal flower, lobelia, purple cone flower, blackeyed Susan, daisies, as well as many herbs. I will have more great ideas for apartment gardening, indoors and out, next month.
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Things with wings Even gardeners with just a tiny porch, patio or window sill can create a paradise for hummingbirds and butterflies. Create a hummingbird or butterfly garden in a pot by combining favorite flower sources for these species. Annuals such as salvia, petunia, lobelia, lantana,
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FINE ARTS // TROUT MUSEUM
Rockwell at the Trout BY WILL STAHL As a five – seven year-old child in a very small town in northern Illinois, my mother sent me, when shaggy, to a barber shop no more than a hundred yards from our home. It was the real old-fashioned kind with big windows, seats around the walls for waiting (appointments were unknown), the smell of hair tonic mingling with the odor of the bar on the other side of a door, and always piles of tattered magazines. The ones I remember were the Saturday Evening Posts because their covers were colorful paintings that generally told a story about people much like those in my world. The people might be either sex and any age, and the story might be funny or sad or heartwarming, but I could look at the picture and keep seeing that story happen. They gave me something to do while sitting warily among the town’s characters who often passed back and forth through the door to the seedy tavern. Many of those covers were probably by Norman Rockwell––when I later saw named examples of his style, they looked so familiar, and the place I saw them belonged in one of those pictures. The Trout Museum of Art’s current show: “Norman Rockwell: A Portrait of America” displays collections from two different periods in his career, both on loan from the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge Massachusetts until October 25. I arranged a visit with Lindsey DePasse, Marketing and Events Coordinator. She passed me off to Rebecca Zornow, Visitor Services and Volunteer Coordinator who gave me a tour of the exhibit, pointing out context and high points. The first collection, on the lower level, is from the Post covers he did during World War II. Titled “Norman Rockwell in the 1940’s: A View of the American Homefront,” it is mostly covers he painted depicting the lives of ordinary citizens during the war. One series features a GI character called “Willie Gillis,” militarily inept but otherwise charming, based on the amount of attention he receives from women. In one picture, a young woman sleeps peacefully with his picture on her
nightstand, in another the same woman is in a confrontation with a taller blond woman, as they each brandish the same photograph of Willie with the same autograph on it. In a third, two attractive USO volunteers fawn over a grinning Willie. One shows him neglecting his applepealing duties to read his hometown paper. In one he’s home on leave, sleeping contentedly in his own bed. A more serious one shows a pensive Willie in a church pew. Others in the collection portray the daily lives of civilian Americans during wartime, often with a wry humor. A burly “Rosie the Riveter” sits in smudgy self-satisfaction, eating a sandwich with her rivet gun on her lap. A salesman, his clothes on the creek bank, takes a break in a swimming hole. Some are strictly humorous. In one a young woman is dressed in a sort of Uncle Sam outfit and loaded with tools as she races to accomplish all her many roles as a wartime housewife, among them wrenches and oil can for her factory job, rolling pin and milk for her kitchen, hoe, weeder and water can for her victory garden, a coin dispenser and a streetcar conductor hat, headphones under the hat and a red lantern for signaling. This one incidentally is one of several that are paired with the source photograph so the viewer can see Rockwell’s artistic process. In one striking black-background composition, a slyly smiling soldier glances sideways at his female companion who looks wide-eyed at the “What to Do in a Blackout” pamphlet he is holding. Also present are two examples of his “April Fools” covers, showing ordinary people and activities surrounded by bizarre but carefully blended placements of objects unconnected to the first-glance scene. Of course the home front collection includes his Four Freedoms, inspired by Franklin Roosevelt’s 1941 speech. He originally offered them to the government for free, but was turned down. They were first published as inserts in the Saturday Evening Post, and their popularity caused the government to see its error, and it sent the originals around the country to drum up support for war bond sales.
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Some of the c o v e r s date to the immediate post-war period and they are remarkably low key and oman Homefront w free of triumphalism. A much-matured Willie Gillis studies on the GI Bill. A mother peels potatoes with her soldier son and clearly can’t keep her eyes off him. A sailor sleeps in a backyard hammock with his dog on his lap. A veteran on crutches looks with bemusement at the gift of a war bond. In one a young Marine has returned a hero (a newspaper story is pinned on the wall) to the place he worked before the war, and his old co-workers surround him, their faces lit with expectation. The veteran sits in the center, loosely fingering his trophy Japanese flag, his expression seeming to say he has no way to explain what he has lived through, and if he honestly tries, he’ll be dredging up things he doesn’t really want to remember. Rockwell’s paintings sometimes show keen insight into human character. The second part of the exhibit, located upstairs, is called “Norman Rockwell and the American Family.” It contains many of the black-and-white drawings he did for the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company ad campaign in the 1950’s and 60’s. Mostly they depict family life, including a series following a young couple through courtship, marriage and children. Many show families in various everyday situations, quiet evenings, minor celebrations and workaday activities. A few show men at work. Quite a number of them reflect the themes and even the compositions of the paintings. A few are shown with the source photographs, demonstrating again how Rockwell used his models. Though critics debate whether Rockwell can be considered an “artist”––many feel his work is too sentimental and too obvious––no one disputes that he was a consummate craftsman. Art students now
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study him for his drafting and color skills. Just as I was about to leave, Trout President Pamela Williams-Lime mentioned a gallery on the third floor that I hadn’t heard about before. It is a relatively recent addition and it is dedicated to local artists. The current exhibit is of photographs taken by the late Loretta Judson, a housewife and mother from Fond du Lac who used her pictures simply to save family memories. Her nephew Richard Margolis found them after her passing and thought they deserved some recognition. She took them in the forties and fifties with an old and rather simple camera, but she had an eye for composition and light. Taken around the same time as the Rockwell covers downstairs were published, they make a good counterpoint to that exhibit and will also be up until October 25. On my way out I found a large mosaic of a wind-blown American flag being pieced together in the lobby by its designer Kimberly Schonfeld, a local artist. While she was working on it at that moment, she told me volunteers have done most of what’s been done at the farmers’ market. “It’s been a community project.” Though it is scheduled to be finished before you will read this, it will be hanging in the Trout and will eventually find a home in the community. The Trout Museum of Art is open Monday-Saturday 10 AM – 4 PM and Sunday from noon – 4PM. Guided tours for groups can be arranged and a drop-in tour is conducted every Saturday from 11 AM – noon. info@troutmuseum.org or call (920) 733-4089.
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Inspired by the flora and fauna of the Pacific Northwest, Native Species features 38 blown glass vessels by William Morris, protégé of Dale Chihuly.
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Bike Raffle begins at 8:00 all proceeds go to local cancer survivor
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This exhibition is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the state of Wisconsin and The National Endowment for the Arts.
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ENTERTAINMENT // CD REVIEW
DARK FUNK:
A Very Good Response & More
BY GEORGE HALAS Over the past couple of years, it has become apparent to fans of Kyle Megna and The Monsoons, Mile of Music attendees, at least one brilliant music writer and Megna himself that, while the band’s work on previously released, impeccablyproduced albums of all-original material is excellent, the Monsoons sound even better live. Megna is both astute and generous; “Dark Funk” is his response to the demand for the live sound. It is a very good response. The product of one eight-hour recording session with producer Marc Golde at Rock Gardens studios, “Dark Funk” achieves Megna’s ambitious objective “to capture what we’re doing live. It’s the best we sound when we’re all playing together.” The songs are “organic” in the sense that each cut on the album is one complete “take” in the studio with no overdubs. “We did two or three takes of each song,” Megna explained, “but we did not take a part of one take and splice it with another. We wanted to be consistent in presenting complete song featuring the live sound.” This is also the band’s first album with guitarist Aaron Zepplin and saxophonist Ross Catterton. “We are very comfortable with Aaron and he is very easy to work with,” Megna said. “He takes the sound to a more professional level. He’s a trained musician – that’s his only gig – and he takes his role in the band very seriously.” “He knows when a song needs to breathe and he lets those parts breathe,” Megna added, “but he also knows when to let loose.” Catterton is the most recent addition to the band; he’s only had one rehearsal
with the group but it sounds as though he’s been playing with them for years. The addition of his sax playing is both a seemingly natural and almost perfect complement to the already very good Monsoon sound. “Ross adds something we’ve never had before,” Megna said. “It’s both different and very appealing.” The Monsoons are anchored by one of the Fox Cities’ best rhythm sections, bassist Jon Wheelock and drummer Ryan Seefeldt. Keyboardist Dave LeBlanc, who often performs with Megna as a duo, is a major contributor to the sound. LeBlanc gets the album started with an organ riff on “Beat Up Drum,” that recalls Question Mark and The Mysterians (how’s that for an esoteric reference?) and sets the table for Wheelock, Seefeldt and Catterton to set a strong groove around Megna’s bluesy vocal and thought-provoking lyrics. While there is a lot more than funk on this record, Zepplin starts “You Are My Light” with a most funky intro that is joined and finely augmented by Catteron, who adds colors that take the sound beyond merely funk-inflected rock the song changes direction as LeBlanc and Catteron bring some jazz that then builds to what the record is all about – the entire band rockin’ hard on the same page. “Time and Place” has a gentler feel, a positive lyric... “this is real love,” and begins by making the listener very glad Zepplin and Catteron are in the band. Zepplin’s mid-song guitar solo is exactly what the song needs and not an exercise in overplaying or showmanship. LeBlanc goes back to the early days of the Moog Synthesizer for the opening sounds on “Pick Your Feet Up” and then hands it off to Wheelock to drive a slowbuilding groove that opens the way for some outstanding fills by Catteron as well as his best solo. Zepplin finds another funk-flavored intro that leads to a quirky but catchy harmony on “I’m Gonna Get Down,” which ultimately turns the funk intro into the powerful, hard-driving Monsoon
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rock sound that clearly benefits from Catteron’s presence. The tune also features one of the better rock guitar solos you’ve heard by Zepplin, but you may want to play this tune – and all the others for that matter – a second time and focus on Wheelock’s bass playing. He is definitely one of the best around. Moody sax begins “You Me And Everyone” and stays in the mix as Seefeldt and Wheelock set the beat in an unhurried but still urgent pocket. The tempo and
dynamic changes on this tune showcase the band’s strengths but with new textures and sounds that emphasize the band is moving in the right direction. Kyle Megna and The Monsoons are on Facebook as well as kylemegna.com
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ENTERTAINMENT // THE SPANISH INQUISITION
Lawrence Dream Team to Rock Fox Jazz Fest BY GEORGE HALAS While it has been Monty Python that provides the on-going inspiration, The Inquisition, like its 15th Century namesake, agrees that confession is good for the soul. It is in that spirit that The Inquisition confesses to and apologizes for recalling the words of Dan Aykroyd and thinking that “Mangled Baby Ducks” sizzles more than “Lawrence Jazz Faculty Quintet,” which is the name attached to the 4 p.m. slot on the Fox Jazz Festival Saturday program. But, showcasing its characteristic and almost legendary depth and astute analysis, The Inquisition has discovered that
Perhaps the most important consideration is that a world-class quintet was assembled, not in New York or Chicago or New Orleans, but in Appleton. Richeson, Urness and Encarnacion often perform as a trio while Turner and Carrothers dazzled as a duo in the Jazz at The Trout series last year. The Inquisition is thinking that 3 + 2 = fasten your seat belts. “This is a dream team for me because everyone can sit down and make music. We don’t necessarily need to follow a game plan,” Turner said. “We have the control to go where we don’t know where we’re going.” The “not plan” will include a lot of original compositions, some standards and a fair amount of improvisation.
Left to Right, Jose Encarnacion, sax, Matt Turner, cello, Mark Urness, bass, Bill Carrothers, piano and Dane Richeson, drums.
this actually might be THE blueprint for building a fabulous jazz band. “You can thank John Harmon,” said cellist Matt Turner of the Fox Jazz Festival artistic director. “He wanted us all to play in some format, so he said ‘put together your dream team.” Turner, a multi-instrumentalist himself, fashioned a group where, “Everyone is versatile and coming from different places... that includes drummer-percussionist Dane Richeson, bassist Mark Urness, Jose Encarnacion playing saxophones and flutes and Bill Carrothers playing piano. Overall, that is one hell of a group,” Harmon noted.
This will be a reunion of sorts, as Turner, Carrothers, Urness and Encarnacion all played on Richeson’s 2013 album, “Maxim Confit:” Urness and Carrothers contributed original compositions while Encarnacion added an original arrangement to Richeson’s creative and imaginative percussive offerings and envelopepushing arrangements. “Dane is a great at playing all styles,” Turner said. “He’s super creative and keeps amazing time.” “Dane is both a world-class drummer and a dear friend,” Harmon added. “He is
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as good as it gets.” Harmon describes Urness as “an incredible virtuoso and an extremely impressive player.” “In addition to playing both electric and stand-up bass, Mark is a great composer,” Turner said. “Like Dane, he keeps great time and he has a great feel, but he is also a great listener who reacts very well to what is going on.” In describing Encarnacion, Harmon may have implied that his technical mastery is a secondary consideration. “Jose is one of the most gloriously warm human beings,” he said. “He has such a warm heart and there is so much emotion in his playing.” “Jose is a great player who can play all styles as well as an outstanding composer,” Turner said. “He has a big, rich sound and he, too, is a great listener who reacts very well to what is going on.” Turner is also excited about the harmonic and sonic possibilities that present when his electric cello meets Encarnacion’s saxophone. “There are times when we blend and I can’t tell which of us is playing which note.” Harmon, rumored to be a fair piano player himself, is a big fan of Carrothers. “I simply admire him and just love his playing,” Harmon said. “He gets colors and rhythms that are all his own.” The trust and familiarity between Turner and Carrothers will provide a foundation for the ambitious and adventurous program that group is undertaking. “Bill can play anything,” Turner said. “If I ask him to play a rag, he plays a rag. If I ask him to play a fugue, he plays a fugue in his own way. I know he’s going to be there.” So far, the “dream team” includes a drummer, bassist, keys and sax – fairly standard composition of a jazz quartet… including Turner and his electric cello adds a unique dimension to the sound and the music. “Matt is an absolute imaginative genius
and has a great sense of humor,” Harmon said. “He is one of the greatest musicians in the area. He is not only a world-class cellist, he is a very good piano player as well.” This grouping will be one of the highlights of a star-studded Fox Jazz Festival. If the stars align properly, the quintet will take its considerable improvisational talent to the Holiday Inn Riverwalk in Neenah where The Noah Harmon Trio will once again anchor the festival’s open jam. Over the years, this event has developed into one of the more pleasantly surprising aspects of the fest. It is predictably unpredictable, with many of the stars of the fest joining the best of the best local talent for what often becomes transcendent playing. Many who attended last year’s jam still recall the once-in-a-lifetime music that emanated from the combination of Harmon, bassist Andy Mertens, trumpeter Bob Levy and drummer/headliner Matt Wilson. If one happens to take advantage of the Holiday Inn Riverwalk’s special Fox Jazz Festival rate, the jam also sets up as the best place to end up Saturday night with just a short walk to your room… The Noah Harmon Trio also plays a key role in another interesting and unique aspect of the Fox Jazz Festival, the High School Improvisation Contest. This year’s winners, guitarist and first-place finisher Juliana Voelker of Pulaski High School and saxophonist Hank Laritson of Xavier High School will be both perform with the trio as part of the Saturday program. Lastly, as a public service, The Inquisition will draw on its vast knowledge and experience to reveal that one of the complaints about recent fest’s has been “too much sunshine.’ Ignoring the notion that anyone is Wisco would complain about sunshine in September, The Inquisition astutely points out that the periphery of Jefferson Park has a plethora of tall shade trees. Early arrivals – the fest starts at noon both days – will have it made in the shade. The Inquisition just had to write that…
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ENTERTAINMENT // POSTCARD FROM MILWAUKEE
Passing of Raconteur: Stan Erickson BY BLAINE SCHULTZ On June 17th Stan Erickson passed away at his home in Appleton at age 61. Among his titles (Raconteur, Record Maven, Trivia Baron, Fellow Traveller, Crossword King, Clip Art Genius, Compiler of Obscure Songs, Drinking Buddy, Recorder of Bootlegs, Bowling Shirt Aficionado), Erickson is best known as co-owner of New Frontier Record Exchange. From the outside it was simply a used record store, but anyone willing to dig deeper discovered a counter-culture hub located on Durkee Street in Appleton. It closed in 2008. To me, Stan was the older brother I never had -- the guy who gave me license to discover all the music and books that never existed in Menasha. He was the person who steered me even deeper when the muse was taking hold as I began getting articles published. And later when Fred and I cranked up our amplifiers and guitars in the basement of that store, wailing into the night like Aborigines discovering fire, Stan was there with words of encouragement. It makes me happy to know he had a photograph of my band, The Aimless Blades, in his last work space. This article offers a brief sampling of tributes from his friends. Erickson’s long-time business partner Fred Burts shared some thoughts. “For the first couple of years of the store, there was the excitement of the startups. Our idea started out gangbusters, but within two years a raft of lawyers descended on us, and renting records was over.” Turns out you could rent a lot of things, but vinyl LP’s was not one of them. Following a stream of cease and desist letters, they ceased and desisted renting records. “Getting our clientele to consider buying was hard. We always had a small group that wanted the unusual, but we had to expand on that. That’s where Stan came in. He could convince someone to buy that Wall of Voodoo album instead of a Kajagoogoo, while I couldn’t sell a life preserver to a drowning man. “ Burts, a lifelong craftsman and artist, branched the store into guitar repair and sales, while still serving up records and the newfangled compact discs. “I always said it was time to open a new store when one got too full and within the
first three years we had five stores (Appleton, Green Bay, Oshkosh, Stevens Point and Kaukauna), had a company car and had bought out eleven failing stores. A peak of almost 100,000 albums was kind of scary at first, but we rolled with it. Stan bought records, cleaned and priced them and held court with the customers. I did some of that too, but mostly found, fixed, and sold guitars, and did the bookwork and taxes. This gave us separate duties and kept us kind of sane. Those first five years were all growth, both in finances and customer base. We had a great time being business moguls!” Burts and Erickson would also later collaborate when Tom Hintz (another early New Frontier presence) opened Tom’s Garage, a nightclub in Appleton that featured live music. While Erickson designed flyers for upcoming shows and helmed doorman duties, Burts installed the house sound system and also ran live sound for most bands that played the venue. It seems like Green Bay’s Norb Rozek (AKA Reverend Norb) has long been a fulcrum of that city’s music scene. Like Erickson, he wears many hats: songwriter, frontman, author, roller derby announcer – to name but a few. His homegrown music zine SickTeen was known worldwide in the pre-internet era. His bands Boris the Sprinkler and Rev. Norb and the Onions have left their mark with live shows and impressive discographies. He speaks fondly of Erickson’s influence. “Among the tens of thousands of awesome things Stan is, was, and did, one of the more notable, in my eyes, was his being the first guy to really not look at the punks funny when we brought our weird DIY merchandise into his store to sell. When you went to a record store in the past, and brought in, say, five copies of an album you had pressed up with the money you saved working at your after-school job, and the name of the band was ‘Suburban Mutilation,’ and the cover art was made with vinyl mailbox letters, Xeroxed photographs, and a Sharpie, record store personnel tended to raise an eyebrow, chuckle a little, and say something like, ‘oh, easy listening, huh?’ “They were nice enough, but they always gave you the feeling that they were humoring you. ‘Oh, look what those zany kids are up to now!’ This contributed to our already-held belief that we were operating
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completely outside the margins of society; that what we were doing had absolutely no parallel or relation to the rest of the world.” Stan was the first guy – that I remember, anyway – who was different. When you brought your weird, crappy punk stuff to Record Exchange (we never got into that whole “New Frontier” bit in Green Bay), Stan didn’t bat an eyelash. He saw nothing abnormal about it. “You have made a record, and I sell records, and I will sell your record in my store, and you get this much, and I get that much. Great! Thanks! Good luck!” He never rolled his eyes or snickered or gave any indication that he thought we were a bunch of weirdos. Everything was as it should be. I think that’s part of the reason why people tended to have such an emotional bond with his stores: it was a sense of community there – a community that included YOU, the weirdo – that hadn’t really existed before.” Award winning documentary film maker and musician John Whitehead knew Erickson for decades. Stan had a profound influence on me. I can only compare what I got from him to a second college degree. He had big ears and very Catholic tastes. He was always open to new sounds and ideas. He was the first person I knew who thought critically about art. He didn’t have just knee-jerk likes and era loyalties. He listened with both his heart and his head. Stan read everything and saw stuff in a broader context. It’s funny how people grieve. A couple weeks on from hearing the news of his passing, I found myself compiling a list of the artists and/or albums that I associate with him. These were sounds I either first heard about from him or that I knew casually but hadn’t really gotten until he infected me. I stopped counting at seventy-five artists or albums. As I wrote the list I could still remember where we were and the conversations we had. It’s uncanny. Stan did this for hundreds of people. When Susan Howe began writing original songs, Stan was among the first to offer encouragement and they shared a great bond. “I always knew this party was coming. That the multitudes in the Stan-tourage
would help me to understand this question I’ve pondered for 22 years of having Stan as a central figure in my life – ‘What is the true meaning of success?’ “ His mother Ruth said, “When he started wearing those bowling shirts I knew it was over for Stan.” It was funny because we both knew she was wrong. It was different for Stan. Not over. What old friends may have lost sight of in the last decade of his particular journey, newcomers could still recognize and value. Jeremy, an Appleton cab driver told Stan’s brother Jim, “Stan’s money was no good I’m my cab. It was an honor to give him a ride.” My very conservative parents cherish the memories of having Stan join our family Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday’s last year, most especially because their grandchildren got to experience the fine example his gracious brilliance. Far from over! Those who knew Stan can’t imagine their lives without having been charmed, informed by him, and led down the path he blazed? Who now do you ask what you would ask him? Who now do you tell what you want to tell him? “We’re in this together.” I’m writing this from Catherine Street, at the home I shared with Stan for four years. The smells of vinyl records and squirrels; archives and entropy, dried blood and dead flowers, poetry and politics. The smell of home.” I’m marching against Vietnam, waving my freak flag, counting 1,2,3 what are we fighting for? I’ve got tubas in the moonlight as my motor boat skims over lake Winnebago, my film reel flaps in the living room, my loves weigh on my mind as I fail to sleep. My Final Jeopardy pre-guess scores me double drink chips. My friends meet me at Pat’s Tap on a thirsty Friday night. My ancient unwashed jacket and bow tie bedazzle the wedding part. Dallas and Ruth pick up my empties for the can goat and adopt my newest friends into the family. I’m cursing Bin Laden out of a dead sleep at 9:10 am on 9/11. I’m loving the music. I’m remembering everything. I’m texting Jimmy I’ll see him at NRBQ in August. I’m driving the Valiant (with ‘Jim’s Place or Bust’ written on the hood). It’s rusting in the yard. Scrap metal in the landfill. Bills unopened underneath these letters and ticket stubs. Underneath this 1967 promo 45 of Keep On Lovin’You by Johnny “Guitar” Watson.
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Left to Right:: Jim Kale, Derek Sharp, Laurie MacKenzie, Garry Peterson, Leonard Shaw
The Guess Who is Coming to the Dodge County Fair BY MICHAEL CASPER It seems like The Guess Who have been around forever, and for fans of classic rock and roll, we couldn’t be happier. I was lucky enough to talk to one of their founding members, drummer Garry Peterson about the band’s longevity, life on the road, and Wisconsin. Michael: You not only drum, but keep the books for the band. Garry: I’m what you call the managing partner. It’s me and the other original member, bass player Jim Kale. As we speak I’m paying off bills because we’re just back from Virginia and a gig with the Doobies. M: You’ve been drumming a while. G: My tenure with the band is about 52 years. I was originally with Randy Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive) in a band called Allan and the Silvertones...
it was an amalgam of the two top bands in Winnipeg that went on to become The Guess Who. I’ve been playing drums professionally since 1949 having had a career way before The Guess Who, in fact when I was four years old. Really! M: You’ve had different incarnations, and band members over the years. What’s the audition process like to get in? G: I don’t think we’ve ever really had an audition to be honest. Never sat anyone down and said, ‘play American Woman and These Eyes...’ we have always had kind of a pool of guys from Winnipeg who we knew, knowing they grew up with the band and knowing the material of The Guess Who. M: Your lead vocalist now is from Thunder Bay. G: Derek Sharp, yes...he’s been with us for nine years. We’ve had different varia-
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tions over the years. Our keyboardist, flute and horn player Leonard Shaw, he’s been with us over twenty years. M: What about guitarist Will Evanovich? G: Right now he’s producing a new album that Styx is working on. He had been with us for ten years. M: How do keep it going after all this time, from family, kids, and all that goes with it? G: I’m on my second wife (laugh). It is rather difficult. My first marriage lasted 26 years, and now I just celebrated my 22nd anniversary with my second wife. It isn’t easy, because your family and friends have to share you with the world. And on important occasions, births, deaths, graduations and on and on, we’re sometimes not there. People only see you on stage, and that’s an idealistic situation. I don’t think
family and friends get enough credit for what they have to put up with from people in bands. M: I saw The Guess Who recently, and you still bring it! G: This band has more energy than the original (laugh). The original stood and played. That was the style of the time; ‘we’re stoned and we’re cool’ (laugh). Now the guys run five miles a day, drinking homemade juices, and have all the energy in the world. No smoking. No drugs, and very little drinking. Look at Aerosmith... they’re the same way...it’s the way it is today. M: And no end in sight as a band? G: Well, I just turned 70, and I’ve often said that maybe I’ll expire falling face down on my tom-tom, and that’ll be the end. And that wouldn’t be all bad (laugh). This is something we love to do. I think when you’re an entertainer, the real drug is making people feel good and happy. Music in this world is associated with very special moments in people’s lives...first kiss, first love and on and on. Music marks special times in our lives. It’s interesting and gratifying to see what some of our songs mean to individuals we meet on the road of life. M: Can you feel it from the crowd when you hit familiar opening chords to your huge hits? G: Oh yes! There’s a simpatic energy that passes between the band and the audience, and without the emotional vibes of the crowd, we wouldn’t be able to do what we do. Taking their energy makes a much better experience for both the band and the audience. We and the crowd become like partners on any given evening, we become one. They bought the records...I mean, we come from an era when it was all about radio, records and press...and the record company. Without any one of those parts of the equation...you and I are not talking here today. M: You like coming back to Wisconsin? G: We love it. As you get older, you lose track of some of the venues, until you get there and say to yourself, ‘oh yeah...I know this place.’ Wisconsin is one of the most beautiful places created by God. It’s the farm fields, the pristine feel to everything. Wisconsin oozes richness from the land. It’ll be great to come back. The Guess Who will be at the Dodge County Fair Friday night, August 21st.
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ENTERTAINMENT // JUST ANOTHER BAND OUT OF BOSTON
Just Another Band Out of Boston BY MICHAEL CASPER Boston is coming to the State Fair. Other than a gyro and a cream puff, is there any other reason why not to make a trip to West Allis? Their debut album, Boston, was released nearly 39 years ago to the day they will storm the stage on the 6th. That record still ranks as one of the best-selling debuts in US history with over 17 million copies sold. I caught up with Gary Pihl (pronounced peel) who joined Boston in 1985, and who plays lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards, and provides backing vocals. Gary was raised in the suburbs of Chicago for the first 12 years of his life, and then relocated to the San Francisco Bay area and has led a musical life ever since. “I was in several bands in high school,” Gary said “and one of our guitar players told me about a guy who was really good and giving guitar lessons at the local music store, and that we all should take lessons from him. The guy was great, taught us some cool stuff, and we went to see his band named The Warlocks who were playing at a pizza parlor. A few months later that band changed their name to The Grateful Dead. Turns out it was Jerry Garcia giving us guitar lessons (laugh).” At 19, Gary had his recording debut with Day Blindness in 1969. “After my time in Day Blindness,” Gary said “I was in a band called Fox with Roy Garcia and Johnny V (Vernazza), who went on to play in Elvin Bishop’s band. We were really fortunate to get to be on some shows with bands we looked up to including opening at the Fillmore for Free (with Paul Rogers). We were on shows with Janis Joplin, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Eric Burdon and War and Mose Allison.” Gary spent four years in a band called Crossfire. He recalls, “Mitchell Froom was our organist. He’s gone on to be a great producer (Paul McCartney, The Pretenders, Los Lobos, Crowded House, Suzanne Vega, Sheryl Crow, etc.). We were opening some shows for Norman Greenbaum when he was performing as a singer/songwriter on acoustic guitar. I remember one show,
we had done our set and left the stage to Norman. He was halfway through his set when we noticed the audience was getting restless and wanted him to rock out. In the middle of one of Norman’s songs, our drummer, Steve Jones, got back on stage and started playing! Norman turned around in shock. Then he looked at the rest of us on the side of the stage and waved us up. We’d seen him about a half dozen times so we sort of knew his songs. Mitchell and his brother David (our pianist) have perfect pitch and were telling me and our bassist what the chords were as we went along. The crowd seemed to dig it and we ended the show with a rocked out version of Spirit in the Sky.” Pihl’s first big break in came in 1977. “A friend told me Sammy Hagar was looking for a guitar player,” Gary said “and in the middle of auditioning for him Sammy’s manager called and said there was this ‘gig with Queen and Thin Lizzy...Queen cancelled, Thin Lizzy is going to headline, you guys can open if you have a guitar player.’ Sammy turns to me and says, ‘Hey can you do the gig... it’s in two days?’ Of course I said, ‘Yeah, sure I can do that (laugh).’ I learned all the Hagar songs I could in two days. We did the show, and I ended up staying with him for the next eight years. One of the first gigs we had was opening for Boston in 1977. They liked us, we liked them. They wanted us to open their entire second tour, and that’s what we did through 1979.” Then Hagar got the call from Van Halen in 1985. “Tom Scholz, the founder of Boston, said to me, ‘Hey, heard you’re out of a gig... why don’t you come back here and help me finish the Third Stage album, and maybe we’ll tour.’ I’ve been here thirty years now. I was thrilled! It was a dream come true for me to work with one of the greatest bands of all time! I would have crawled on my hands and knees from California to get to work with Boston. As it turned out, I
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flew directly from Farm Aid in Champaign, Illinois (my last gig with Hagar) to Boston, so I wasn’t out of work for a day. I thought, how lucky could a guy get?” The Third Stage was nearly completed. “There was one more song to be recorded,” Gary said “called I Think I Like It, and I figured it would
Gary Pihl on the right
take maybe a week...we’d go over the arrangement, we’ll both play guitar on it. One thing led to another, and after about six weeks Tom suggested I move back there, we’ll finish the album, and tour, and start work on the next album. He said he figured the new album would take about four years to create.” Scholz is something of a perfectionist. “He wants to get things right. He’ll work on a song for months, and if he thinks it sucks...he’ll throw it away. It’s not that he’s slow, he just wants to get it perfect.” Scholz also has his own electronics company, and Gary eventually began serving as Vice President of Scholz Research and Development, assisting in building Tom’s Hideaway Studio II, and is a crucial part of the massive technical undertaking of managing the stage equipment on Boston tours, including all of the back line and audio equipment. “We make products for electric guitars,” Gary said “that’s what we use today. We’re probably the only band that plays with the actual amps we’ve built. Pihl is an expert professional photo
editor, and did all of the editing for the graphics that were required for Corporate America as well as the remastered Boston and Don’t Look Back CD’s. Boston’s future includes gigs like our state fair, and making new music. “We’re always coming up with guitar riffs,” Gary said “and song ideas. I don’t know when, but it wouldn’t surprise me if someday there’s another Boston album. We’re musicians. That’s what we do. We tinker with riffs, somebody writes some lyrics...yeah, we’re always writing songs.” When you see Boston, you’ll still get the same enthusiasm and energy from their stage show, as you did in the 70’s. “People actually ask how we can sound so good live,” Gary said “do we use prerecorded tracks? No way. All six of us sing. So if we hit a wrong note...that’s really us hitting the wrong note (laugh). We’ll change arrangements once in a while, but we play most of the music just like the records. We get asked if we get tired of playing some of the old songs, and I suppose we would if we were just sitting in our living rooms and playing them, but standing on stage, looking out at the audience, people are smiling, singing along because those songs meant so much to them. I tell you...I get a lump in my throat. There’s no better feeling than that.”
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at the Finale of Waterfest 2015 BY JANE SPIETZ What better way to end the 30th anniversary of the Waterfest summer concert series than to bring in the raw, explosive talent of The London Souls! The dynamic duo of Tash Neal (guitar/vocals) and Chris St. Hilaire (drums/vocals) has the ability to create an energetic wall of sound that is irresistible. These Brooklyn-bred boys formed The London Souls in 2008. Their brand of blistering, tear-it-up rock’n’roll is reminiscent of the Beatles, Cream and Led Zeppelin. I was hooked the first time I heard them. Don’t miss this! I communicated with The London Souls recently as they were in Italy finishing up the last leg of their European tour. Jane Spietz: You are currently touring in Europe with Lenny Kravitz. Where are you today? Chris St. Hilaire: Rome! JS: What is it like to tour with Lenny? CSH: Very inspiring. His songs were huge when we were growing up, and he was one of the only people doing what he was doing. His band is the real deal and it’s an incredible honor. JS: Please share some of the highlights of your European tour. CSH: We played a 3 a.m. set in a bull fighting ring in southern Spain for a packed audience, and crossed paths with Los Lobos who we’re also huge fans of. And in Holland, we got to play, and have our album played, on 3fm radio, for something like one million listeners. Opening for Lenny in huge arenas in Spain and ancient cities in Italy has been amazing as well. JS: How was the band formed? CSH: We met in NYC, and the way we played and wrote made sense together early on, so we started booking shows and
making records. JS: Which artists do you draw your musical influences from? CSH: Music is a deep well. As musicians and songwriters, we are both influenced by all kinds of music. Michael Jackson, Chuck Berry, Miles Davis, Astrud Gilberto and The Beatles of course! JS: Earlier on The London Souls teamed up with producer Ethan Johns at Abbey Road Studios. Talk about that experience. CSH: Ethan was great to work with. He is a fantastic musician himself so he understands that perspective, but he is also a brilliant producer, from a long line of brilliant producers. It was pretty cool to walk across that crosswalk every morning. But it was a focused setting, so we didn’t take it in like tourists. We knew we were there to work. JS: As a duo, how do you manage to produce such a full, powerful sound? CSH: It’s a trade secret. JS: In the past, the band has had additional members. Have you considered bringing anyone else on board? CSH: We play with other people all the time, and we are open to collaborations in general. But for now we are pretty content with less cooks in the kitchen. JS: Tash, you were the victim of a hitand-run in New York City in 2012 and had to undergo multiple brain surgeries. When you were told that the recovery process could be lengthy, you said that this news only fueled your determination to participate in rehab to enable you to play guitar again. Amazingly, The London Souls were back playing in a very short amount of time. What was that process like? Tash Neal: It was definitely one of the most life changing and life defining peri-
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ods of my life.The kind of accident I was in, I have my whole life to recover from. However considering I wasn’t supposed to walk and talk for a year, it was a miracle that I was playing shows so soon after. In fact our first show was a month and five days after my second brain surgery. It was one of the most powerful experiences I’ve ever had. Music healed me and helped me gain my stamina and strength back. JS: You will be playing the ‘Brooklyn Invasion’ Aug. 8 at the Brooklyn Bowl to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles performance at Shea Stadium. What does that mean to you? TN: It’s an honor to play the 50th anniversary of the Beatles playing at Shea. The Beatles’ influence on music and songwriting can’t be overstated, so it’s always a pleasure to revisit that musical world. We’re very excited to play with some great musicians who will help us honor this anniversary. JS: Talk about your latest release, Here Come The Girls. TN: We’re very excited to finally have our album, Here Come The Girls out. We’ve been so proud of it and had finished it very soon before the accident, so we couldn’t put it out immediately. This album represents not only our growth and songwriters and musicians, but as arrangers as well. We’re beyond thrilled that people can hear it, and we’re around. JS: The London Souls will be part of an amazing lineup at the upcoming Life is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas in September. Who are you most looking forward to seeing there? TN: Stevie Wonder! JS: It is so exciting to have The London Souls perform at the finale of the 30th anniversary of the Waterfest summer con-
WHEN: Thursday, August 27, 2015 Gates open at 6 PM COST: $10 before 6 PM, $15 before 7 PM, $20 after 7 PM INFO: www.thelondonsouls.com www.waterfest.org cert series on Thursday, August 24th! What do you hope that the audience will take away that night? TN: We’re so excited to play Waterfest! We’re gonna perform at our best and we hope the audience is ready to have a great time. We can only hope they walk away feeling good and inspired and wanting to listen to more London Souls’ music. JS: I read about The London Souls’ involvement with Beatles for Little Rockers, A Children’s Music Workshop, that took place last March in Brooklyn. I feel that encouraging a love of music in children is so vital for their overall development, so kudos to you. Please talk about this wonderful event. TN: The event was really wonderful. It’s really inspiring for us to see kids inspired by music, especially when it’s at a concert that we’re doing. It was a great to play Beatles songs for the kids and have them have their questions answers about instruments and songwriting. I hope we do it again absolutely. JS: It is so exciting to have The London Souls perform at the finale of the 30th anniversary of the Waterfest summer concert series on Thursday, August 24th! What do you hope that the audience will take away that night? TN: We’re so excited to play Waterfest! We’re gonna perform at our best and we hope the audience is ready to have a great time. We can only hope they walk away feeling good and inspired and wanting to listen to more London Souls’ music.
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LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR AUGUST 1 SAVONA DEJA VU APPLETON 9PM POUNDING FATHERS 141 SPEEDWAY MARIBEL 4:00PM SONIC CIRCUS BEAR LAKE CAMPGROUND & RESORT MANAWA 9:30 PM WILDSIDE BOB AND JONIS NORTHERN LIGHTS WHITE LAKE 9:30PM HIS BOY ELROY BRIDGE BAR FREMONT 4:00PM RPM CENTENNIAL COMMUNITY CENTER STETSONVILLE 7:00 PM VIC FERRARI CHILI STREET DANCE CHILI 8:30PM FOLLOW SUIT CLEARWATER HARBOR WAUPACA 9:30 PM ASK YOUR MOTHER CORN ROAST - ELLISON MEMORIAL PARK SCANDINAVIA 8:30 PM IN BLACK N WHITE CRYSTAL LAKE RV RESORT LODI 1-5:00 CONSULT THE BRIEFCASE CUDAHY PARK CUDAHY 4:00 PM ROOFTOP JUMPERS DOCKSIDE TAVERN OSHKOSH 8:00 PM HURRY UP WAIT DOOR COUNTY FAIR STURGEON BAY 7:30 PM SEPARATE WAYS DOOR COUNTY FAIR STURGEON BAY 9:00 PM CRANKIN YANKEES
FAT JOES FOND DU LAC 8:45 PM DAPHNI FLAMBEAURAMA FLAMBEAURAMA PARK FALLS 5:00PM TED EGGE FRATELLOS DECK OSHKOSH 6:00 PM FRAN STEENO HEIDEL HOUSE GREEN LAKE 7-10:00 JOHNNY WAD LAKEFRONT - WEEKEND FOR KIDS MANITOWOC 8:30 PM HAZE / SOUTHERN GYPSY LANGLADE COUNTY FAIR ANTIGO 7-11:00 RABID AARDVARKS LEE LAKE TAVERN POUND 7:00 PM COOKEE...TIMELESS MUSIC MACKINAWS GREEN BAY 7:30-11:00 BAD HABITZ OSHKOSH MUSIC FESTIVAL PEABODYS OSHKOSH 1:00PM MOLLY HATCHET PIG IN THE PINES ST. GERMAIN 9:00 JAKE WARNE REGATTA 220 GREEN BAY 6:00 PM RED LIGHT SAINTS/LEADING THE BLIND SHORT BRANCH SALOON NEENAH 7:00PM BAD HABITZ SKINNY DAVES MOUNTAIN 9:00 PM THE COUGARS ST. AGNES PARISH GREEN BAY 6:00PM ADAMS WAY ST. JOHN SACRED HEART PARISH PICNIC SHERWOOD 7:30 PM
6:00 PM
ROSETTI & WIGLEY WORLD OF BEER APPLETON 9-12:00 AUGUST 2 JAKE WARNE BRIDGE BAR FREMONT 2:00PM CONSULT THE BRIEFCASE CLEARWATER HARBOR WAUPACA 3:00 PM DIAMOND AND STEEL CZS GEANO BEACH BAR & GRILL LITTLE SUAMICO 3:00PM JIM COUNTER DUBLINS WEST BEND 3:00 PM RED LIGHT SAINTS FLAGSTONE APPLETON 5:30 PM RED CLOVER FOX HARBOR PUB & GRILL GREEN BAY 6:00 PM LITTLE VITO & TORPEDOES PHOENIX PARK DELAVAN 3-5:00 DAPHNI PLANK ROAD PUB DE PERE 5:30 PM TED EGGE RIVER RAIL SHIOCTON 3:00 PM THE COUGARS SHOOTS BAR SUAMICO 3:00 PM BLUEGRASS BASH: DEADHORSES/RACHEL HANSON/SLOPPY JOE/ BURNT TOAST & JAM/2ND STRINGS SHORT BRANCH SALOON NEENAH 2:00PM THE PRESIDENTS ST. AGNES PARISH GREEN BAY 2:00 PM AUGUST 3 THE COUGARS
BRAD EMANUEL CLEARWATER HARBOR WAUPACA 6;00PM MIXTAPE PLANK ROAD PUB DE PERE 6:00PM REVEREND RAVEN PULLMANS APPLETON 6:00 PM AUGUST 5 KYLE MEGNA DUO CLEARWATER HARBOR WAUPACA 6:00PM DANA ERLANDSON FARMERS MARKET ON BROADWAY GREEN BAY 3:00PM HURRY UP WAIT UNPLUGGED WINNEBAGO COUNTY EXPO CENTER OSHKOSH 8:00PM AUGUST 6 HAPPY HOUR HEROES ANDUZZI’S GREEN BAY 9:30PM THE COUGARS ANDUZZI’S HOWARD 7:00PM CHAD DEMEUSE ANDUZZI’S EAST GREEN BAY 7:00PM DANA ERLANDSON COTTON PATCH SUPPER CLUB SHAWANO 6:00PM ZAKK ABITZ DOCKSIDE TAVERN OSHKOSH 6:00PM TRAVIS LEE FLAGSTONE APPLETON 6:00PM WAYNE NEWMAN FRATELLOS DECK OSHKOSH 6:00PM COOKEE...TIMELESS MUSIC GOOSE BLIND GREEN LAKE 8:30-12:00 TEQUILA TANGO HOLIDAY’S PUB & GRILL NEENAH 7:00PM GRAND UNION LEICHT AT NITE CONCERT SERIES GREEN BAY 6:15PM DAN TULSA
REGATTA 220 GREEN BAY 6:00PM JOHNNY WAD TAVERN AT THE PARK LLC- WI STATE FAIR WEST ALLIS 6:30PM SONIC CIRCUS TAVERN AT THE PARK LLC- WI STATE FAIR WEST ALLIS 12:30PM BRIAN JAMES THE BAR LYNNDALE APPLETON 7:00PM TEDD YOUNG WORLD OF BEER APPLETON 9-12:00 AUGUST 7 NASHVILLE PIPELINE ANDUZZI’S HOWARD 8:00PM SPITFIRE RODEO ANDUZZI’S GREEN BAY 8:00PM BAD HABITZ ANDUZZI’S EAST GREEN BAY 7:00PM ADAMS WAY AUGUST FEST - MOOSE INN SUPPER CLUB WAUTOMA 6:00PM THE COUGARS BEJA SHRINERS GREEN BAY 6:15PM ROOFTOP JUMPERS BOONDOCKS MANAWA 9:30PM RAY JAWORSKI & RICK DEY BRIDGE BAR FREMONT 9:00PM DANA ERLANDSON CHEFUSION GREEN BAY 7:00PM HITS CIMARRON MENASHA 9-1:00 WAYNE NEWMAN DOCKSIDE TAVERN OSHKOSH 6:00PM TED EGGE FRATELLOS DECK OSHKOSH 6:00PM WHISKEY DITCH FRIDAYS ON THE FOX- CITY DECK GREEN BAY 6:00PM DAN TULSA HOLIDAY’S PUB & GRILL NEENAH 7:00PM
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CALENDAR // LIVE MUSIC VIC FERRARI IRON RIDGE FIREMENS PICNIC IRON RIDGE 9:30-1:00 ALEX WILSON BAND MILWAUKEE ALE HOUSE MILWAUKEE 9:30PM TEQUILA TANGO REGATTA 220 GREEN BAY 6:00PM CRANKIN YANKEES SARDINE CAN GREEN BAY 9:00PM JOHNNY WAD TAVERN AT THE PARK LLC- WI STATE FAIR WEST ALLIS 8:15PM SONIC CIRCUS TAVERN AT THE PARK LLC- WI STATE FAIR WEST ALLIS 3:30PM BOBBY EVANS DUO WORLD OF BEER APPLETON 9:00PM AUGUST 8 DAN TULSA ANDUZZI’S HOWARD 7:00PM CONSULT THE BRIEFCASE ANDUZZI’S EAST GREEN BAY 7:00PM EVENT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS BADGER STATE BREWING CO. GREEN BAY 4:00PM THE COUGARS BEAR LAKE CAMPGROUND & RESORT MANAWA 9:30PM FOLLOW SUIT BOONDOCKS MANAWA 9:30PM DANA ERLANDSON BOTTLE ROOM SUAMICO 7:00PM “KICKING THE SH*T OUT OF CANCER (BUFFALO STOMP, THIRD WHEEL, BOXKAR)” BRIDGE BAR FREMONT 3:00PM HURRY UP WAIT CLEARWATER HARBOR WAUPACA 9:30PM BRIAN JAMES DOCKSIDE TAVERN OSHKOSH 6:00PM RABID AARDVARKS FIREMEN’S PARK REESEVILLE 7:00PM
HALF EMPTY FRANK’S PLACE SEYMOUR 4:30PM NASHVILLE PIPELINE FRANK’S PLACE SEYMOUR 8:15PM CHAD DEMEUSE FRATELLOS DECK OSHKOSH 6:00PM COOKEE...TIMELESS MUSIC GIBRALTAR GRILL FISH CREEK 7:30-10:30 BILL STEINERT HEIDEL HOUSE GREEN LAKE 7-10:00 SPIN HUSTLE INN SEYMOUR 4:30PM STAR SIX NINE HUSTLE INN SEYMOUR 9:00PM JOHNNY WAD KEIL COMMUNITY PICNIC KIEL 7:30PM KOJO PINELAND CAMPING PARK ARKDALE 7-11:00 TED EGGE REGATTA 220 GREEN BAY 6:00PM COPPER BOX RIVERFEST-RIVERSIDE PARK WATERTOWN 5:30PM WILDSIDE SARDINE CAN GREEN BAY 9:00PM CRANKIN YANKEES SKINNY DAVES MOUNTAIN 9:00PM ROOFTOP JUMPERS ST. PATRICK’S PARISH HORTONVILLE 8:00PM GRAND UNION TAVERN AT THE PARK LLC- WI STATE FAIR WEST ALLIS 8:15PM BAD HABITZ WINNEBAGO COUNTY EXPO CENTER OSHKOSH 8:00PM ASK YOUR MOTHER WIR RACE PARTY KAUKAUNA 7:00PM AUGUST 9 JIM COUNTER ANDUZZI’S HOWARD 6:00PM DAN TULSA
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ANDUZZI’S EAST GREEN BAY 6:00PM HITS BRIDGE BAR FREMONT 2:00PM GREG WATERS & THE BROAD STREET BOOGIE CLEARWATER HARBOR WAUPACA 3:00PM CONSULT THE BRIEFCASE FOX HARBOR PUB & GRILL GREEN BAY 6:00PM VAN WAYLON GAMEDAY SPORTS BAR APPLETON 4:00PM VIC FERRARI KIEL COMMUNITY PICNIC KIEL 3-6:30 THE RUG BURNS PLANK ROAD PUB DE PERE 6:00PM NASHVILLE PIPELINE PRINCE OF PEACE CHURCH GREEN BAY 2:00PM TEQUILA TANGO RIVER RAIL SHIOCTON 3:00PM SEPARATE WAYS RIVERFEST-RIVERSIDE PARK WATERTOWN 6:00PM STAR SIX NINE TAVERN AT THE PARK LLC- WI STATE FAIR WEST ALLIS 6:30PM THE PRESIDENTS TAVERN AT THE PARK LLC- WI STATE FAIR WEST ALLIS 12:30PM AUGUST 10 RABID AARDVARKS TAVERN AT THE PARK LLC- WI STATE FAIR WEST ALLIS 6:30PM AUGUST 11 NASHVILLE PIPELINE LEACH AMPHITHEATRE OSHKOSH 6:00PM REVEREND RAVEN MAJOR GOOLSBYS HEARTLAND STAGE WEST ALLIS 6:00PM HAPPY HOUR HEROES PULLMANS APPLETON 6:00PM BAD MEDICINE TAVERN AT THE PARK LLC- WI STATE FAIR WEST ALLIS 12:30PM
SONIC CIRCUS TAVERN AT THE PARK LLC- WI STATE FAIR WEST ALLIS 6:30PM CONSULT THE BRIEFCASE WI STATE FAIR -SAZS RIBS STAGE WEST ALLIS 6:00PM
CONSULT THE BRIEFCASE WI STATE FAIR -SAZS RIBS STAGE WEST ALLIS 6:00PM DOUBLE DOWN WORLD OF BEER APPLETON 9:00PM
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CHRISTOPHER GOLD DEJA VU APPLETON 9PM EVENT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS BIG BULL BLUES - FERN ISLAND WAUSAU 10:00AM THE BLUES DISCIPLES BIG BULL BLUES - FERN ISLAND WAUSAU 5:00PM THE JIMMYS BIG BULL BLUES - FERN ISLAND WAUSAU 9:00PM ALEX WILSON BAND DOCKSIDE TAVERN OSHKOSH 7:00PM BOURBON COWBOYS EDGE OF DELLS RESORT WI DELLS 8:00PM BRIAN JAMES FRATELLOS DECK OSHKOSH 6:00PM REDFISH REMIX OSTHOFF RESORT ELKHART LAKE 7-11:00 HAPPY HOUR HEROES REGATTA 220 GREEN BAY 6:00PM VIC FERRARI SHANTY DAYS-LEGION GROUNDS ALGOMA 8:15-12:00 VIC FERRARI SHANTY DAYS-LEGION GROUNDS ALGOMA 8:15PM DANA ERLANDSON SKALIWAGS ALGOMA 4:00PM JOHNNY WAD TAVERN AT THE PARK LLC- WI STATE FAIR WEST ALLIS 8:15PM GRAND UNION THE WOODS GREEN BAY 9:30PM NASHVILLE PIPELINE THE WOODS
FOLLOW SUIT SARDINE CAN GREEN BAY 5:30PM ROAD TRIP TAVERN AT THE PARK LLC- WI STATE FAIR WEST ALLIS 6:30PM AUGUST 13 ERIN KREBS AND JEFF JOHNSTON DEJA VU APPLETON 9PM TED EGGE ANDUZZI’S HOWARD 7:00PM HAPPY HOUR HEROES ANDUZZI’S EAST GREEN BAY 7:00PM BRIAN JAMES FLAGSTONE APPLETON 6:00PM BIG AND TALL FRATELLOS DECK OSHKOSH 6:00PM TEDD YOUNG GOOSE BLIND GREEN LAKE 8:30-12:00 TAYLOR JAY HOLIDAY’S PUB & GRILL NEENAH 7:00PM RPM HOUDINI PLAZA APPLETON 5:30PM DAN TULSA PLANK ROAD PUB DE PERE 3:30PM WAYNE NEWMAN REGATTA 220 GREEN BAY 6:00PM NASHVILLE PIPELINE TASTE OF BROADWAY GREEN BAY 5:00PM THE COUGARS TASTE OF BROADWAY GREEN BAY 7:00PM GRAND UNION TAVERN AT THE PARK LLC- WI STATE FAIR WEST ALLIS 6:30PM
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Packaged Bees * Nucs * Equipment * Supplies Education * Raw Honey * Honey Candy * Honey Mustard * Honey Sticks Now is the time to treat for mites...we have several products that would do just that, including Mite-away Quick Strips. Order your Sucrose Syrup for fall feeding. Time to think about winter! Bee Cozy wraps available. 920-779-3019 * shop.honeybeeware.com August 2015 | SceneNewspaper.com | R37
CALENDAR // LIVE MUSIC GREEN BAY 11:30PM BAD HABITZ WAUPUN TRUCK N SHOW WAUPUN 9:00PM CONSULT THE BRIEFCASE WI STATE FAIR -SAZS RIBS STAGE WEST ALLIS 7:30PM AUGUST 15 KYLE MEGNA AND THE MONSOONS DEJA VU APPLETON 9PM NASHVILLE PIPELINE ASHWAUBOMAY PARK ASHWAUBENON 11:30AM THE COUGARS ASHWAUBOMAY PARK ASHWAUBENON 2:45PM DANIELLE NICOLE BIG BULL BLUES - FERN ISLAND WAUSAU 3:00PM EVENT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS BIG BULL BLUES - FERN ISLAND WAUSAU 10:00AM SELWYN BIRCHWOOD BIG BULL BLUES - FERN ISLAND WAUSAU 5:00PM SONNY LANDRETH BIG BULL BLUES - FERN ISLAND WAUSAU 7:00PM WALTER TROUT BIG BULL BLUES - FERN ISLAND WAUSAU 9:00PM TEQUILA TANGO BLIND SQUIRREL SHAWANO 6:00PM BACK N’ KICKING BRIDGE BAR FREMONT 4:00PM BOXKAR CLEARWATER HARBOR WAUPACA 9:30PM ARCHIE POWELL & THE EXPORTS DISCHER PARK DANCE HALL HORICON 9:00PM WILDSIDE EDGE OF DELLS RESORT WI DELLS 8:00PM GRAND UNION FARMER GENE’S MARION 9:00PM
JAKE WARNE FRATELLOS DECK OSHKOSH 6:00PM COOKEE...TIMELESS MUSIC GIBRALTAR GRILL FISH CREEK 7:30-10:00 BRUCE KOESTNER HEIDEL HOUSE GREEN LAKE 7-10:00 RAISED RECKLESS HORTONVILLE LANES HORTONVILLE 10:00PM ROOFTOP JUMPERS JIMMY SEAS GREEN BAY 9:00PM DAN TULSA MACKINAWS GREEN BAY 7:30-11:00 GREEN SCREEN KID MILWAUKEE ALE HOUSE MILWAUKEE 9:30PM FOLLOW SUIT MOLE LAKE CASINO CRANDON 9:00PM JOHNNY WAD NEWTON FIREMANS PARK NEWTON 8:30PM HYDE OUTPOST SHERWOOD 9:00PM CHAD DEMEUSE REGATTA 220 GREEN BAY 6:00PM DOOZEY SARDINE CAN GREEN BAY 9:00PM STAR SIX NINE SHANTY DAYS-LEGION GROUNDS ALGOMA 8:00PM MILES NIELSON SHORT BRANCH SALOON NEENAH 10:00PM SEPARATE WAYS TAVERN AT THE PARK LLC- WI STATE FAIR WEST ALLIS 3:30PM HITS VON STEIHL WINERY ALGOMA 1:30-5:00 AUGUST 16 VIC FERRARI W/SYMPHONY BIG TOP CHAUTAUQUA LAKE SUPERIOR 7:30 DAVE OLSEN BAND BRIDGE BAR FREMONT 2:00PM SCOTTIE MEYER BAND
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CLEARWATER HARBOR WAUPACA 3:00PM THE COUGARS CZS GEANO BEACH BAR & GRILL LITTLE SUAMICO 4:00 WALTER TROUT EMMETT’S APPLETON 8:30PM DANA ERLANDSON FOUR WAY BAR SUAMICO 5:00PM THE PRESIDENTS FOX HARBOR PUB & GRILL GREEN BAY 6:00PM ROSETTI & WIGLEY OSTHOFF RESORT ELKHART LAKE 2-6:00 BAZOOKA JOE PLANK ROAD PUB DE PERE 5:30PM DAN TULSA RIVER RAIL SHIOCTON 3:00PM RED CLOVER SHANTY DAYS-LEGION GROUNDS ALGOMA 12:30PM GRAND UNION TAVERN AT THE PARK LLC- WI STATE FAIR WEST ALLIS 12:30PM AUGUST 18 BOBBY EVANS DUO PLANK ROAD PUB DE PERE 6:00PM HURRY UP WAIT PULLMANS APPLETON 6:00PM AUGUST 19 ELITE MUSIC SERVICE BROWN COUNTY FAIR DE PERE 7:00PM CONSULT THE BRIEFCASE SARDINE CAN GREEN BAY 5:30PM AUGUST 20 STEELY JAMES DEJA VU APPLETON 9PM ROB ANTHONY ANDUZZI’S HOWARD 7:00PM BIG AND TALL ANDUZZI’S EAST GREEN BAY 7:00PM THE COUGARS
BROWN COUNTY FAIR DE PERE 7:00PM WAYNE NEWMAN DOCKSIDE TAVERN OSHKOSH 6:00PM JAKE WARNE FLAGSTONE APPLETON 6:00PM HAPPY HOUR HEROES FRATELLOS DECK OSHKOSH 6:00PM COOKEE...TIMELESS MUSIC GIBRALTAR GRILL FISH CREEK 7:30-10:30 DANNY V GOOSE BLIND GREEN LAKE 8:30-12:00 DAN TULSA HOLIDAY’S PUB & GRILL NEENAH 7:00PM JOHNNY WAD LEICHT AT NITE CONCERT SERIES GREEN BAY 6:15PM NICOLE KOTTKE BAND MENOMINEE CASINO KESHENA 8-12:00 CONSULT THE BRIEFCASE MILL CREEK APPLETON 9:00PM DOUBLE DOWN PLANK ROAD PUB DE PERE 6:00PM TEQUILA TANGO REGATTA 220 GREEN BAY 6:00PM COOKEE...TIMELESS MUSIC SHATTUCK PARK NEENAH 11:30-1:00
FREMONT 9:00PM DAN TULSA FRATELLOS DECK OSHKOSH 6:00PM COOKEE...TIMELESS MUSIC GIBRALTAR GRILL FISH CREEK 7:30-10:30 BRIAN JAMES HOLIDAY’S PUB & GRILL NEENAH 7:00PM THE COUGARS JIMMY SEAS GREEN BAY 9:00PM NICOLE KOTTKE BAND MENOMINEE CASINO KESHENA 8-12:00 DIAMOND AND STEEL OCONTO COUNTY FAIRZIPPER PARK GILLETT 8:00PM KOZ AUDIO Q&Z EXPO CENTER EASTON-RINGLE 6:00PM ROB ANTHONY REGATTA 220 GREEN BAY 6:00PM ADAMS WAY SARDINE CAN GREEN BAY 6:00PM DANA ERLANDSON SKALIWAGS ALGOMA 4:00PM SONIC CIRCUS VILLAGE GREEN PARK RIPON 7:00PM REDFISH REMIX WORLD OF BEER APPLETON 9-12:00
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MINUS 1 DEJA VU APPLETON 9PM RABID AARDVARKS BLUE LINE ICE CENTER FOND DU LAC 8:00PM THE SNB BAND BRIDGE BAR FREMONT 4:00PM SEPARATE WAYS BROWN COUNTY FAIR DE PERE 8:30PM ASK YOUR MOTHER CLEARWATER HARBOR WAUPACA 9:30PM NASHVILLE PIPELINE DOCKSIDE TAVERN OSHKOSH 8:30PM TEQUILA TANGO
THE LATELY DEJA VU APPLETON 9PM CONSULT THE BRIEFCASE 400 BLOCK STAGE WAUSAU 6:00PM GABRIEL SANCHEZ 400 BLOCK STAGE WAUSAU 8:00PM JOHN HANITZ SOUND AND LIGHTING 400 BLOCK STAGE WAUSAU 6:00PM RABID AARDVARKS BAR LOUIE MILWAUKEE 9:00PM PAT MC CURDY BRIDGE BAR
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Ho Malone’s new album “Mean and Nice” is now available at the Exclusive Co. in Appleton, the bookcellar and waupaca tattoo co. in waupaca. It’s also on internetable places like itunes and spotify. Get your copy today!! 8/1
@ 9am Appleton Farmers Market, Appleton, WI
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@ 5pm Bazils (outside), Appleton, WI
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@ 7pm Spat’s, Appleton, WI
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@ 7pm D2’s Sports Pub (outside), Appleton, WI
@ 8pm Fox River House, Appleton, WI
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@ 4pm Game Day Sports Bar (Outside), Appleton, WI
@ 9am Appleton Farmers Market, Appleton, WI
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@ 7:30pm Highcliff Bar, Sherwood, WI
@ 1:30pm Waupaca City Center, Waupaca, WI
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Mile of Music, Appleton, WI
august schedule August 1 @ 6pm & 1:30am Main St. Music Festival, Oshkosh, WI
August 6 @ 8:30pm Durty Leprechaun
@ 12pm Stone Cellar (Outside) Appleton, WI
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August 7 @ 12:30pm Dr. Jekyll’s 4:20PM Appleton Beer Factory 9:30PM Olde Town Tavern
@ 3pm Kamps Bar, Kimberly, WI
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August 8 @ 1pm durty leprechaun 6:10pm stone cellar brewpub 10:40PM wooden Nickel Appleton, WI
August 9 @ 2:55pm Durty Leprechaun Appleton, WI
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new album out at one week records !
Kyle Megna and the Monsoons
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CALENDAR // LIVE MUSIC EDGE OF DELLS RESORT WI DELLS 10:00PM BOBBY EVANS DUO FLAGSTONE APPLETON 7:00PM CHAD DEMEUSE FRATELLOS DECK OSHKOSH 6:00PM GRAND UNION FREEDOMFEST-DOWNTOWN FREEDOM 7:30PM ROOFTOP JUMPERS HOLIDAY’S PUB & GRILL NEENAH 8:00PM STAR SIX NINE KOUNTRY BAR APPLETON 9:00PM NICOLE KOTTKE BAND MENOMINEE CASINO KESHENA 8-12:00 HURRY UP WAIT MOLE LAKE CASINO CRANDON 9:00PM MISSBEHAVIN POTAWATOMI CARTER CASINO CARTER 8-12:00 JAKE WARNE REGATTA 220 GREEN BAY 6:00PM THE MUSTACHE SHORT BRANCH SALOON NEENAH 2:00PM THE COUGARS SKINNY DAVES MOUNTAIN 9:00PM UNITY THE BAND STONE HARBOR STURGEON BAY 3-7:00 AUGUST 23 RODEO DEVILLE BRIDGE BAR FREMONT 2:00PM BAZOOKA JOE CLEARWATER HARBOR WAUPACA 3:00PM THE PRESIDENTS CZS GEANO BEACH BAR & GRILL LITTLE SUAMICO 3:00PM JAKE WARNE DUBLINS WEST BEND 3:00PM WHISKEY FLAGSTONE APPLETON 5:00PM FOLLOW SUIT FOX HARBOR PUB & GRILL GREEN BAY 6:00PM
THE COUGARS PLANK ROAD PUB DE PERE 3:00PM ZAKK ABITZ RIVER RAIL SHIOCTON 3:00PM BIG MOUTH WANICK PARK SHERWOOD 3:00PM AUGUST 24 THE PRESIDENTS HERITAGE HILL-MUSIC ON THE GREEN GREEN BAY 6:00PM HURRY UP WAIT JOSTEN PARK BELLEVUE 6:00PM AUGUST 25 VIC FERRARI MANITOWOC COUNTY FAIR MANITOWOC 7-11:00 ALEX WILSON BAND PULLMANS APPLETON 6:00PM AUGUST 26 DANA ERLANDSON CAF… NATURALLY DE PERE BAD HABITZ SARDINE CAN GREEN BAY
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GREEN BAY 6:00PM HAIRBALL WATERFEST OSHKOSH 8:30 ROAD TRIP WATERFEST OSHKOSH 6:00 HAPPY HOUR HEROES WORLD OF BEER APPLETON 8:00PM AUGUST 28 BLUES TALK DEJA VU APPLETON 9PM TONY WAGNER & STREETLIFE JAZZ CRUISE CLEARWATER HARBOR WAUPACA 7:00PM DANA ERLANDSON COTTON PATCH SUPPER CLUB SHAWANO 6:00PM ROB ANTHONY DOCKSIDE TAVERN OSHKOSH 6:00PM HYDE EDGE OF DELLS RESORT WI DELLS 8:00PM TED EGGE FRATELLOS DECK OSHKOSH 6:00PM LUCAS CATES HOLIDAY’S PUB & GRILL NEENAH 7:00PM CONSULT THE BRIEFCASE JIMMY SEAS GREEN BAY 9:00PM GRAND UNION NORTHSTAR CASINO BOWLER 8:00PM JIM COUNTER PLANK ROAD PUB DE PERE 6:00PM CHAD DEMEUSE REGATTA 220 GREEN BAY 6:00PM R2 SARDINE CAN GREEN BAY 6:00PM THE COUGARS STONE HARBOR STURGEON BAY 8:30PM BOXCAR VILLAGE GREEN PARK RIPON 7:00PM SEATTLE STEVE WORLD OF BEER APPLETON 9-12:00 AUGUST 29
THREE WAY STREET DEJA VU APPLETON 9PM FOLLOW SUIT ANDUZZI’S GREEN BAY 2:30PM CADILLAC JACK BRIDGE BAR FREMONT 4:00PM THE PRESIDENTS CAPTAIN’S COVE GRESHAM 7:00PM THE COUGARS CLEARWATER HARBOR WAUPACA 9:30PM JAKE WARNE DOCKSIDE TAVERN OSHKOSH 6:00PM ROB ANTHONY FRATELLOS DECK OSHKOSH 6:00PM COOKEE...TIMELESS MUSIC GIBRALTAR GRILL FISH CREEK 7:30-10:00 RABID AARDVARKS GOOD NEIGHBOR FEST MIDDLETON 8:00PM DEBBIE ROHR HEIDEL HOUSE GREEN LAKE 7-10:00 WILDSIDE KOUNTRY BAR APPLETON 9:30PM ADAMS WAY KROLLS WEST GREEN BAY 3:15PM BAD HABITZ LOG CABIN RIPON 7:00PM DANA ERLANDSON MACKINAWS GREEN BAY 7:30PM DIAMOND AND STEEL MANITOWOC COUNTY FAIRREEDSVILLE K OF C STAGE MANITOWOC 7:30PM JOHNNY WAD MANITOWOC COUNTY FAIRVARIETY STAGE MANITOWOC 7:30PM NASHVILLE PIPELINE MARINETTE COUNTY FAIR WAUSAUKEE 8:00PM GRAND UNION NORTHSTAR CASINO BOWLER 8:00PM BIG AND TALL REGATTA 220 GREEN BAY 6:00PM
DAPHNI ROCK FOR AUTISM- LEACH AMPHITHEATER OSHKOSH 5:00PM RED LIGHT SAINTS ROCK FOR AUTISM- LEACH AMPHITHEATER OSHKOSH 6:30PM BOURBON COWBOYS SHOPKO HALL GREEN BAY 4:00PM HURRY UP WAIT SHORT BRANCH SALOON NEENAH 10:00PM RPM SKINNY DAVES MOUNTAIN 9:30PM ROOFTOP JUMPERS STADIUM VIEW GREEN BAY 3:00PM SEPARATE WAYS WI RAPIDS PAC WI RAPIDS 7:30PM DAN TULSA DUO WORLD OF BEER APPLETON 9:00PM AUGUST 30 CONSULT THE BRIEFCASE ANCHOR BAY WI RAPIDS 4:00PM THE NIGHTCRAWLERS BRIDGE BAR FREMONT 2:00PM THE PRESIDENTS CLEARWATER HARBOR WAUPACA 3:00PM NASHVILLE PIPELINE FOX HARBOR PUB & GRILL GREEN BAY 6:00PM HURRY UP WAIT PLANK ROAD PUB DE PERE 5:30PM THE COUGARS SHOOTS BAR SUAMICO 3:00PM RPM ST. NORBERT COLLEGE DE PERE 6:30PM SEPTEMBER 11 TODD SNIDER WITH ELIZABETH COOK RIVERSIDE BALLROOM GREEN BAY
ENTERTAINMENT // MICHAEL GRABNER
ROLL ALONG with
BY JEAN DETJEN Fox Cities singer-songwriter Michael Grabner hasn’t been at his craft very long, but this young, natural talent with an old soul is brimming with promise. Since picking up his first guitar less than five years ago, Grabner is making waves in surprising ways. Though fairly new to the music scene, he’s already caught the attention of Pat MacDonald (of Purgatory Hill and Timbuk3 fame) and has opened for Jackson Browne. One of his original songs was also recently featured on WAPL Radio’s Home Brewed program. Yet he exudes a fresh vulnerability and modesty, more interested in practicing and writing in his free time than promoting himself. A selfdescribed “old school 1950’s guy,” Grabner pulls stuff from deep, timeless places with effortless fashion. His approachability and unassuming charm are just icing on the cake. I sat down recently with Grabner and learned about his musical beginnings and artistic influences. JD: How did you get your start in music? MG: I started playing guitar on my 18th birthday. My grandparents kept encouraging me to play and bought the guitar for my birthday. I went home and taught myself to play a Johnny Cash song that night. I always say that Bob Dylan was my guitar teacher. I listened to his music non-stop and learned all of his songs. Other influences were Neil Young,
the Rolling Stones, Avett Bothers, Tallest Man on Earth, and Ryan Adams to name a few. After a year of playing guitar, my grandmother told me that if I wanted to be taken seriously as a musician, I should write my own music. So I did! I began going up to the Holiday Motel in Sturgeon Bay to try out my music at Thursday Night Writers night with Pat MacDonald. Pat gave me the opportunity to be part of Steel Bridge Music Fest and my confidence really grew! Working full time has made it difficult to find time to get out and promote my music, but I am trying hard to get out there and make a name for myself in the local music scene. JD: What are your perceptions of the local music scene? MG: It is exciting to be a musician in the Appleton area with such a vibrant music culture! The past few years I spent many nights playing on College Avenue for tips and playing Open Mic nights. I tend to get regulars who gather around to request songs or sing along and get lots of phone numbers thrown in my guitar case along with the tips. JD: How would you describe your writing style? MG: I would say that my writing practices could be called obsessive - I write constantly. Ideas for a song pop into my head constantly. Recently I was watching a documentary about the economy and a comment stuck in my head and turned into a song. Dating relationships are always material for new songs! My style is Americana/Alt Country, but some of my songs could be considered Blues. I recorded my
MICHAEL GRABNER first CD at Studio H last year and had my Drop Party at Chadwick’s last Fall. As with most musicians, I have grown and matured - I will turn 23 in September - and my music has matured as well. I am saving to record another CD and hope that will be soon!
JD: What are some of your most memorable performance experiences to date? MG: My favorite gig was probably the time I opened for Jackson Browne - I actually played on the balcony stage at
Steel Bridge Song Fest and was the last act before Jackson who played on the main stage, but....it makes for a good story! The strangest gig was Apple Pub where I was accompanied by a rather inebriated patron on the harmonica he just happened to have along! Listen to some of Michael Grabner’s original music samples here: https://soundcloud.com/michael-grabner-5 ‘Roll Along’ as featured recently on WAPL Radio’s Home Brewed program: https://soundcloud.com/michaelgrabner-5/04-roll-along-1
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the audience and which songs will set up the next. We hope our performances draw people in and keep them engaged throughout — kind of like waiting for a storm. The hurricane theme is also closely linked to my love affair with Louisiana. I only lived there for about a year, but it was a formative time, and it captures my imagination to this day. I love that part of the country, and I’m still heartbroken over Hurricane Katrina. We were back in New Orleans on our spring tour last year, and it was shocking to see how much of the area still hasn’t recovered. It’s one of the great tragedies of our time, and I think those people were largely forgotten. It will be ten years ago this August.
THE BELLE WEATHER:
An Interview with a Hurricane BY JEAN DETJEN Hurricanes are unpredictable. The sensory experience unleashed is full and complete when in the presence of such a magnificent force of nature. Such is the case when in the midst of a performance from original indie rock band The Belle Weather from Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Band members Eric Cox (vocals, guitars, ukulele) and Tom Abromaitis (upright bass) exude a natural resonance that instills a sense of awe in audiences fortunate enough to experience their artful presentation. An approachable yet formidable two-
some, The Belle Weather beckons listeners to ride the ebb of flow of their passionate, lyrical presentation. At first hook you are pulled in, letting their waves take you where they will. A few questions during a recent interview with Eric Cox took me a bit closer to the eye of a storm into which I can’t help but be drawn. Join me on the journey. I promise you’ll be safe. JD: You say your dynamic duo is “a hurricane.” What do you mean by that? EC: I’ve always been captivated by great storms. The power, the energy, the antici-
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pation. I wanted us to be the type of band that felt something like that. I wanted to put together a group that could sweep an audience up in a great swell and then pull them all the way back down to “pin drop” level — to be both the storm and the eye of the hurricane. If you can capture people’s attention at both ends of the spectrum, then you really have something. We were never going to be the heaviest band, so our quiet moments make our heavy heavier, our loud louder, and our high energy songs that much more frenzied. When we’re putting together our setlists, we’re always really conscious of where we want to take
JD: Talk about your latest music. EC: On July 11th, we will release our sophomore album Suitcase into the world! The new album features 14 tracks, the first of which were actually cut three years ago during the sessions for our debut record, Hold On. The album title is derived from the idea of packing for a trip (or a tour, in our case!). You’re only allowed so much space, so you must choose carefully. Putting this album together was as much about what we left out as what we ended up including. The rootsy tones of acoustic guitar, upright bass, mandolin, and hand percussion are blended with the ambient tones of organs and ethereal electric guitar sounds to lend the album a very unique sonic character. We wanted to take the listener to a very distinctive place, and these were the sounds that fit into this particular “Suitcase.” In the end, we added 8 new songs and one cover (Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”) to the 5 songs from the Hold On sessions. We are very, very excited to bring this next chapter of The Belle Weather catalog to our fans! JD: What are some of your aspirations for the future? EC: Our primary goal, always, is to continue creating and finding new sounds, new songs, and new stories to tell. We’ve been truly fortunate to find a group of fans who continue to support us no matter what direction we take them. They’ve been incredibly gracious to us over the years. As long as this sense of creative adventure continues to keep us engaged and excited, we’re certain we can do the same for our
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fans. Sharing this experience is what it’s all about. If we continue to make passionate music to a group of passionate fans, we’re happy wherever that road leads. JD: Where do you derive your inspiration? EC: There is so much incredible music of so many varieties out there in the world – and we try to hear as much of it as we can. From our first record to this new one, I think you can hear the wide range of influences that have helped to shape our collective sound. The challenge is never inspiration — it’s interpretation. How do you take the new sounds you hear and find a way to channel them through your own unique musical voice? That is the challenge of every original artist — making something that is uniquely your own, and staying true to it. Beyond sounds, we’ve always tried to make music with a social conscience – stories, themes, and commentary that matter to us on a personal level. For instance, I used to live in Louisiana, and both albums feature songs that came out of Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon tragedies. My hope is that the songs convey the way I felt about those events to people who probably aren’t as connected to that corner of the world. On some level, I hope that makes the world feel like a smaller place. The artists I grew up listening to certainly expanded my horizons this way. They changed the way I saw the world. If our songs can do that for someone — can bring a sense of empathy into a world that can always use more — then I think we’ve created something artistically valid. JD: What are your perceptions of the local music scene? I like where we’re headed! We come from a great musical hub in Sheboygan – a scene that revolves around Kate Krause, owner of Paradigm Coffee & Music, and all of the great artists she has brought to town. Paradigm has been our musical home from the start, and our local fan base here is incredible. In the past year or so, we’ve found some other pockets of really dedicated music fans as well. Appleton has a scene that really feels like it’s on the verge of something special. Manitowoc has a group run by Kevin Harris called Music Without Boundaries that is bringing all kinds of great acts to the lakeshore. We recently
played a community concert in Horicon, and the town came out en force for the event! It was awesome! We’ve found so many great people out there in every town we’ve played. That’s truly what a “scene” is all about. Put us in a room with even one person who really loves what we do, and we’ll play our hearts out all night. JD: Tell us something your fans may not already know about you. EC: I sincerely doubt there is a band out there that consumes as much candy as The Belle Weather. Most of this is my doing! We’re not going to win any drinking contests, but if anyone wants to go toe to toe with us over a bag of Sour Patch Kids, a case of Mambas, some saltwater taffy, a bucket of nerds, and some Sour Skittles, we will gladly accept the challenge! On tour last spring, we saw a man get stabbed in the street in New Orleans. Having lived in Baton Rouge, this was not as shocking to me as it was to the rest of the band! Their first question? “How far is the hotel from here?” It was just down the next block! Welcome to New Orleans, y’all! We also received our first (and only) full band indecent proposal in Birmingham, Alabama last spring. Probably the only moment of awkward silence I can ever remember from our group! We’ve never been the kind of “cool guys” or “rock star
types” to garner this type of solicitation even on an individual level, much less “the whole band, all at once.” It was hilarious! Like the band of nerds we absolutely are, we replied, “Um… Maybe next time?” We love animals, and try to visit the Zoo in every city we play. My wife and I also have six rescue cats at home. (If you asked the cats, they would tell you that we are two rescue humans in their home!) As I mentioned earlier, we’re a total nerd band. We love books, and we read way too much to be legit rock stars (that must be what is holding us back!)… Tom is from Elkhart Lake, WI, and his background is in auto racing. He used to tour with a race team and worked with the pit crew. Tom is also an avid cyclist and soccer player. About a year ago, Tom’s father passed away from cancer. Tom was given a small inheritance, which he used to purchase his upright bass. His dad loved music, and the instrument is a fitting tribute. Tom has been playing music for most of his life. My background is all over the map. I grew up in Milwaukee until the age of 9, when my family relocated to the small town of Palmyra, WI. I got to be a city kid and a farm kid. At 18, I moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana (I followed a girl – it didn’t work out, but I more than made up for it
in adventures that became songs). I have a degree in Literature from Vermont College in Montpelier, Vermont. I first picked up a guitar at age 20, and had no musical background before that time. I started by playing open mic’s at The New Moon Café in Oshkosh, WI. At age 23, I moved to Rochester, NY and joined my first band, Stealing Andy. At age 27, I moved back to Wisconsin. I wasn’t planning on being back here for long. While I was working a temp job to make enough money to move out west, I was set up on a date with a girl from Waukesha. We were engaged four months later, and married a few months after that. My wife Mariya and I moved to Sheboygan in 2008 when she took a job to teach English and run their Theatre program. She has supported my crazy music dream for nine years now. She is incredible! The new album is dedicated to Tom’s dad, Mark Abromaitis, and to three of my relatives who passed away in recent years: my Uncle Dan (Terry), Aunt Bonnie (Terry), and Grandma Patricia Terry. My uncle Dan battled a long alcohol addiction, ultimately drinking himself to death on New Year’s Day, 2012. He was only 45 years old. My Uncle Dan was a musician. He gave me my first guitar, and taught me my first chords. His passing was tragic, and both my Grandma and Aunt followed shortly thereafter. I don’t think they quite knew what to do after he was gone. I wrote the song “Roulette” the day after he died, trying to make sense of his life and the nature of his addiction. I think we probably all know someone we wish we could help, but don’t quite know how. I tried to write the song from his perspective — things he said to me, things I know he hoped and dreamed for but could never quite get to with the bottle in the way. If I have one hope for the new album, it’s that someone hears “Roulette” and finds something in that song that allows them to better understand and to help someone they know who struggles with addiction. Listen to Roulette here: www.thebelleweather.com/music. For more information about The Belle Weather, check out their website www. thebelleweather.com and follow them on Facebook www.facebook.com/thebelleweather
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COOL WATERS BAND
Heats Things Up with Feverish Fervor BY JEAN DETJEN Fox Cities-based Cool Waters Band (CWB) is known for consistently channeling good time rock and roll energy with seamlessly smooth musicianship. A tightknit group infused with roots influences and a groovy vibe, CWB knows how to deliver full on fun with practiced finesse. Reunited after a hiatus, this charismatic, crowd-pleasing band exudes a confident energy with undeniable staying power.
did the rest of the recording and mixing with our long time friend, engineer, and occasional band mate, Marc Golde at Rock Garden. Marc was great (especially considering he had to deal with me hobbling around on a broken foot throughout the entire recording process). After a about a year’s worth of work... Some Kind Of Fever - our 8th studio album is ready.
BAND MEMBERS: Greg Waters (Vocals, Guitar) Dan Waters (Lead Guitar, Vox) Mike Cool (Bass) Matt Gieseke (Drums) Rick Rajchel (Sax) Scott Sukow (Trombone) I caught up with band leader Greg Waters recently who shared some thoughts on their newly released CD “Some Kind of Fever,” and their goals. JD: Tell me about your new CD Some Kind of Fever. GW: We’re pretty excited about this one. I feel like the songs are a great representation of who we are today, and I am really proud of that from a personal and band perspective. The process was a bit different than that of our past albums, but I think it kept us all on our toes. I wrote a good chunk of the album in a creative whirlwind early last summer. I was writing songs in the car, at work, in the shower you name it. Within a two week span, I had my little hand held recorder filled with ideas. Somehow, I managed to narrow everything down to about 10-12 songs. We didn’t rehearse them a whole lot in hopes to capture some of that raw energy that new songs tend to bring. Also, in order to switch things up a bit and stick to our budget, we did a good chunk of recording and editing in my basement studio. We
JD: Do you prefer to play originals or covers? GW: This has always been an interesting subject for us. I love playing covers... only when we don’t have to. It hasn’t always been easy, but we have always taken pride in being an original band. We have big respect for the area’s cover bands, but I think we have always been more interested in the artistic side of music...creating it, believing it, and living it. I won’t deny that we do our share of covers from show to show. In order to maintain and grow a following in this area, you have to be smart. It’s almost a must. We kind of like to put our own spin on covers though, so it keeps things interesting for everyone. I love what Mile of Music has done for the music scene and how the original music scene has bloomed lately. I hope the “August Energy” of MoM will continue to bleed into the rest of the year around here. JD: Your group has reformed after
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taking a hiatus in 2007. Can you share more about that journey? GW: This is something we have been asked about a lot of times and have heard a lot of interesting rumors on. For about seven years we took a break from CWB. This was pretty much all on me. We were all working really hard at the time (back in ‘07). We were touring and doing some pretty cool things, but I started to lose some of the passion and feel for the music. There was so much on our plate at the time. We were our own manger, booking agent, marketing guy, etc. I was frustrated, and had to get away for a bit. The guys were definitely disappointed but incredibly understanding. That has always been one of the coolest things about this band. Through thick and thin, we have all had each others’ back. We all remained very close throughout the hiatus and are extremely excited to be playing together again. JD: What are your band’s goals for the future? GW: This is a tough one, as I feel like we would all answer this a little bit differently. I feel extremely blessed that people are actually interested in the music we play - especially considering we have been doing it for more than twenty years. If the band played its last show tomorrow, I would be disappointed, but content. Music has allowed us to travel to so many places, meet so many people, and do so many things we may have never done without it. Although we don’t tour or play as much anymore, I don’t think any of us are ready to hang it up yet. To learn more about all the latest CWB happenings, check out the band’s website coolwatersband.com and Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/CoolWaters-Band/179301573456).
AUGUST 2015 for a free family friendly event showcasing some of our best local artists over the noon hour. The series runs eight weeks out of the summer and brings a variety of genres for all to enjoy. Each day there will be a downtown restaurant catering lunch items. Please bring lawn chairs and/or blankets for the show. Come down to the Opera House Square, relax and enjoy the show! 5- Joe Scheibinger & Janice Marie/ Food by Becket’s 12- Rebecca Hron/ Food by New Moon
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Todd Rundgren Global Tour Copper Box · Cigar Store While the SCENE Indians 100 N High St. does everything to General Admission $10 before Looking for a fun place to ensure the accuracy 6 pm · $15 before 7 pm · $20 “hang out” this summer? You after 7 pm of its Events calendar, know, a classy joint where the Gates open 6 pm we also understand fun keeps on coming? Join us that some dates and The downtown patios, beer for DARK NIGHTS IN THE times change. Please gardens and clubs bustle GRAND LOUNGE, starting call ahead to confirm before and after the event, so June 24. For eight weeks, the before traveling any For inclusion in our calendar of events, come early and stay late! The stage is dark, but the Lounge is distance. please contact us Park and Riverfront welcomes hopping. boaters and tailgaters who Wednesday is “One Dollar picnic before and during the 8:00 am to 12:30pm and allows visitors to experiAugust 1 Night” Come to the Grand event. The Amphitheater gates ence a fascinating look into osfmi.com Lounge Wednesdays this usually open every Thurday 1st – 2nd, this transitional time. With over 140 vendors every summer for $1 keg beer. The (special events also on some Oshkosh Main Saturday morning, the Downfull cash bar will be open with Fridays) before 6PM and as August 4 – 9 town Market brings you fresh, pizza, pretzels and nachos. Street Music early as 5PM. Music generally in-season fruits and vegetables, 2015 Winnebago Market in the Enjoy a cold one, a card starts a few minutes after the Festival eggs, honey, syrups, cheeses, game, some dice, or just the gates open and never runs past Park County Fair Downtown Oshkosh pasture-raised meats and atmosphere! Plus, jam out 11pm. Admission FREE for South Park, Shelter #1 http://www.oshkoshmainSunnyview Expo Center, 500 poultry, fish, jams, preserves, to a sneak peek of 2015-16’s US Armed Service Veterans 3pm | Free streetmusicfestival.com/ cut flowers, and nursery stock. Cty Y musical acts! No cover, and the and also FREE to youth 12 MUSIC BY: “Railroad” Ron Celebration of the City of A wide variety of handcrafted Grandstand Entertainment Lounge opens at 7 PM. and under when accompanied and Bob. 15-30 vendors every Oshkosh and the amazing items are available throughout includes: Speedzone auto Thursday is “Karaoke Night”, by parent or responsible Wednesday evening, Market racing, tractor pulls, rodeo Downtown Community. The the season. with Karaoke Master Tim J. adult. Waterfest beats the heat in the Park brings you fresh, and fireworks and a demolifestival features 100+ MusiMeyers taking you through a and those summer re-runs! in-season fruits and vegetables, tion derby. Other highlights cians, Artists, Comedians & fun evening where you are the Enjoy for family and friends at H20 and a Show include Dock Dogs competi- eggs, honey, syrups, cheeses, star of the Lounge. Stop in for Entertainers: a great event! pasture-raised meats and Pollock Water Park, 1551 Taft tion, family entertainment Feature Venues: some Karaoke stylings starting poultry, jams and preserves. tent, live music, expo stages, Peabody’s Ale House, Barley & Ave August 7 at 8:30PM. Sing your favorite Local food artisans bring fresh family activities including a Hops, Daisy’s Saloon, Reptile Enjoy Dolphin Tale 2 under tune or support your friends! the stars and in the water! you petting zoo, clowns and magic, bread, candy, prepared foods Palace, Folklore,The Varsity The cash bar will be open with Waterfest and other goodies. Enjoy live chainsaw carving, quilt show, Club, Jambalaya, The Backlot can use flotation devices and nachos, pizza and pretzels Concert Series music in the shelter from and much much more. winspecial themed concessions Comedy House, Exclusive starting at 7 PM. Leach Ampitheater, 303 Ceape 3:30pm until 6:30pm. On our nebagocountyfaironline.com are available. FREE to season Company, Electric Lounge, Friday is Trivia Night with St website (www.OSFMI.com), passholders. PCWP will close Satori Imports, Oshkosh hosts America’s Pub Quiz. The Fray The Glorious Sons / August 4 find a list of Who’s Doing at 7:30 p.m. and re-open at Masonic Center, Oshkosh America’s Pub Quiz is liveSteez What and a Market Layout 8 p.m. Saturday Morning Farmer’s Streaming Live at (updated every Tuesday). For hosted trivia show that brings a Reserved Special Patio Access Market, Rehabit Makerspace the latest information, like us FREE quiz night to bars, pubs $60 (in advance info@ Aug. 1 - Oct. 18 the Leach and Gallery and restaurants throughout waterfest.org) on Facebook. Water City Jazz Orchestra, America! An entertaining General Admission $25 (at the 1914-1929 303 Ceape Ave evening to be had by all – gate) Great War to Great Gatsby, Gallery Walk Free On the Loos guaranteed! It’s FREE to play! Gates open 5 pm Oshkosh Downtown Oshkosh Main and Public Cocktail Cruises, Ground There will be prizes for the Free Fridays at the Time Public Museum, 1331 Algoma Bring a blanket or chairs Church Streets top 3 teams provided by The and enjoy music from local Round, 1 North Main St, Theater, Blvd 6 to 9 pm Grand. The full cash bar will musicians. Concessions, local Oshkosh 445 N Main, Free oshkoshmuseum.org Free be open starting at 7PM, with vendors, & bounce house. $19.95 Danny Johnson Saves the This exhibition focuses on a Held the first Saturday of each pizza, pretzels and nachos! Gates open at 5:30 pm. 1st Public Cocktail Cruises will World, Director Christopher unique era of high prosperity month in downtown Oshkosh, band plays 6-7:15 pm; 2nd be starting on Fridays 5:30 R. Mihm will be in attenin the U.S. and how it sets the Gallery Walk features to 7:30 and 8:00 to 10:00 local lives apart from people in 7:30-9 pm 6th Aqua Fiesta dance! Doors open at 6:30pm. dozens of local art galleries Wednesdays from 6:00 to 8:00 Showtime at 7pm. Free. All other countries. Captured in Pollock Water Park, 1551 Taft and businesses showcasing the August 5 On the Loos will be departing Ages Welcome. film, photographs and iconic Ave talents of local, regional and from The Ground Round, artifacts are the tales of poiWe screen FREE movies every Live at Lunch Sponsored by Winnebago touring artists in a variety of going through the bridges gnant people and events. Our Friday, while our Thursday Community Credit mediums. Opera House Square, Main and out to Lake Butte Des Morts sense of history, especially how and Saturday movies are $3 Union. Swimming at Pollock Algoma and returning to The Ground it affected local ancestors, is at the door. Head over to Community Water Park feaFree Round. All public Cocktail often distorted by Hollywood Oshkosh the events section to see the turing an Aqua Fiesta! Taco Cruises are $19.95 movies, theatrical productions The Oshkosh Chamber of list of movies, and other fun bar, live music, concession Saturday Commerce presents Anthem and television programs. On specials, games, prizes & more! stuff we have going on! We Farmer’s Market view from July 26 to October Luxury Living’s Live at Lunch August 5 – 7 are CASH-ONLY. Come Waterfest Concert Series, 400/500 Blocks Main Street, 18, this exhibition tells the real series for 2015! This year prepared! High-fives are Leach Ampitheater, $10 $15 marks the 13th year of bring- Dark Nights Oshkosh story of this awkward period encouraged. $20, 6pm ing the community downtown August 2015 | Greater Oshkosh | SceneNewspaper.com | L13
CALENDAR // THE BIG EVENTS
August 8 Live at Lunch Concerts in the Square Downtown Oshkosh Free The Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce presents Anthem Luxury Living’s Live at Lunch series for 2015! This year marks the 13th year of bringing the community downtown for a free family friendly event showcasing some of our best local artists over the noon hour. The series runs eight weeks out of the summer
Touch A Truck & Family Night Leach Amphitheater 303 Ceape St 4 pm—8 pm Outdoor Movie at Dusk Calling Kids of All Ages… Climb in, Sit on, Honk Horns, and Discover Trucks & Heavy Equipment of all Shapes & Sizes: Bobcat , Bus, Concrete Pump, Defense Vehicles, Dump Truck, Fire Truck, Front End Loader, Mower, Squirt Boom, Tow Truck, Tractor, & More… Fun for the whole family! Bounce House, Interactive Stations, Face Painters, Games, Raffles, Concessions. Kids will receive a hard hat from WPS! At dusk sit under the stars and enjoy an outdoor movie: Planes Fire & Rescue. Bring your own blankets and chairs. Presenting Sponsor: Oshkosh Corporation This event is hosted by the City of Oshkosh Parks Department and the Friends of the Oshkosh Seniors Center (OSC). All proceeds will go back to programming and events at the City Parks and OSC.
August 13 – 16 Badger Senior Classic Softball Tournament
Menominee Park The Oshkosh Ambassadors are accepting Senior Softball USA (SSUSA) team registrations for its upcoming 19th Annual SSUSA Badger Classic Senior Softball Qualifier Tournament. The tournament will be held on August 13 – 16, 2015 at the Reetz Softball Complex at Menominee Park in Oshkosh on the shores of Lake Winnebago. This four-day event is a source of pride for Dave Raymond, Tournament Director. He credits not only the Ambassadors Team members, but the people of Oshkosh who go all out to make this a quality event. The hospitality shown to the teams is second to none and the teams say “Hey, you’ve gotta go to Oshkosh, they treat you well”. This tournament draws teams from Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota who will make the trek to Oshkosh along with Wisconsin teams including Oshkosh, Milwaukee and Green Bay. There are restrooms and scoreboards at each field, a concession stand and on-site parking. It’s a family friendly and handicap accessible location and admission is free. For more information, visit the Ambassadors website at www.oshkoshambassadors.com or contact Dave Raymond at (920) 279-1400.
August 13 Waterfest, Leach Ampitheater 303 Ceape St www.info@waterfest.org $20 $30 American Authors · Andy Grammer Matt McAndrew Gates open 5:30 pm
August 15 Mayors Breakfast Leach Ampitheatre, 303 Ceape St 7am
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Waterfest Gus Macker 3 on 3 Concert Series Downtown 400 Block N. Main St The Gus Macker 3 on 3 basketball tournament returns to the streets of downtown Oshkosh. The tournament starts on Saturday and ends on Sunday with several divisions and age groupings. Slam Dunk, 3-Point and Hot Shots contests as well.
303 Ceape St, $5, $15, $20 Here Come The Mummies The Traveling Suitcase · The Presidents Gates open 6 pm
6th Annual Animal Hospital of Oshkosh
Downtown N. Main Street 8 -12:30 Free
Open House, 1961 S Washburn St 11am-3pm Food, Games, Music, Animals, Raffles, Adoptables, Kids Activities, and Much more! Fun for the entire family. Free admission, donations from the event will be divided among local animal shelters and rescues. Bring an item to donate to the the animals and receive an entry for a special drawing.
August 22 Oshkosh Saturday Farmer’s Market
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300 Block of Main St 8 AM Free Browse through 50 vendors selling arts, crafts, food, antiques, vendor items & collectibles. Spend a day in historic downtown Oshkosh shopping an array of unique vendors in Opera House Square. Browse through vendors selling August 16 antiques, collectibles, manuGanther Race factured products, imported art and resale items. Take a the Lake stroll down Main St for fresh, Starts at 52 W. Scott Street in local produce at the Oshkosh Fond du Lac The journey begins by heading Saturday Farmers Market north hugging the west side of and visit specialty stores and Lake Winnebago and traveling boutiques. Then take a break and have a wonderful culinary through Oshkosh, Neenah, Menasha, Appleton and to the experience in one of the many restaurants. half way point at High Cliff State Park. To conclude the 90 mile race, racers finish at Midwest Lakeside Park (158 E. Harbor Cornhole Drive) in Fond du Lac. Championship Course map can be found on the following website: Leach Ampitheatre, 303 Ceape http://www.dutrirun.com/ Check in is at 8:00 a.m., bags fly page/show/845814-gantherat 9:00 a.m. race-the-lake-august-16-2015 BEER, music, raffles, side games, team name contest, August 19 concessions and more. $1,000 Market in the to top team! 2nd $400, 3rd $300, 4th $200, 5 – 9th Park $100. This fun bean bag toss South Park, Shelter #
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tournament is in it’s fourth year in Oshkosh! The top prize is $1,000 to the winning team, and 16 total teams will walk away with cash prizes. The tournament is 2 out of 3 in Winner’s Bracket, Loser’s Bracket and Last Chance Bracket. The Last Chance Bracket is reserved for the first 16 teams that fall out of the Loser’s Bracket. There is also three $50 prizes to the top three teams in the team name contest. Cost is $60 per team of 2 players. Teams must pre-register online by Wednesday, August 19th. There will be no same day registration. 100% of proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Oshkosh.
August 26 Market in the Park South Park, Shelter 1, 3pm Free MUSIC BY: Adria Ramos & Kip Jones 15-30 vendors every Wednesday evening, Market in the Park brings you fresh, in-season fruits and vegetables, eggs, honey, syrups, cheeses, pasture-raised meats and poultry, jams and preserves. Local food artisans bring fresh bread, candy, prepared foods and other goodies. Enjoy live music in the shelter from 3:30pm until 6:30pm. On our website (www.OSFMI.com), find a list of Who’s Doing What and a Market Layout (updated every Tuesday). For the latest information, like us on Facebook.
August 27 Ardy & Ed’s Cruise Night 2413 S. Main St. 5pm An evening of great cars, great music and great food as Ardy & Ed’s Drive In again hosts their final “Cruise Night” of 2015. Featuring a live remote from WVBO Radio – Oldies 103.9, you can enjoy the
nostalgic setting of Ardy & Ed’s across from beautiful Lake Winnebago and view some of the finest collectible vehicles in the state!
Waterfest Concert Series 303 Ceape St, 6pm $10 $15 $20
Hairball! · Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Road Trip Gates open 6 pm
August 28 Movie Night at the Leach, Alexander and the Terrible… 303 Ceape St Free Bring your chairs &/or blankets for great family movies under the stars. Free admission. Concessions available. Movies start at dusk.
August 29 3rd annual Rock for Autism Leach Amphitheater, 303 Ceape St. Music artist Stephen Pearcy, the amazing voice of RATT joins Daphni, Sedated, Eminence, Sonic Circus and the Red Light Saints for Wisconsin’s Rock for Autism. Wisconsin’s Rock for Autism was started in 2012 to help out autistic people in Wisconsin. 100% of the profits help autism! The profits from these events have been used to purchase iPads, create informational booklets for families, send kids to camp and a lot more. Our main goal is to inform and support families in our area that are dealing every day with Autism. For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.rockforautism.net
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