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La Crosse's Free Press

PHOTO BY KELLY OTTESEN

VOLUME 10, NO. 37 | SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

PLUS: SOCIAL NETWORKING • PAGE 2 | THE MAJAK MIXTAPE • PAGE 11 | THE ADVICE GODDESS • PAGE 15

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Social Networking

NAME AND AGE: Alfredo Aranda; my age changes every day WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Barcelona, Spain CURRENT JOB: Professor at UW-La Crosse

DREAM JOB: To have free all my time

last thing you googled: Biography about Cheever by Blake Bailey

if you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Cyclades Islands

what is Something you want to do before you die: A trip round the world during one year.

what is your beverage of choice? Lemonade

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If a genie granted you one wish, what would you ask for? Travel in time

FIRST CONCERT YOU WENT TO: Probably a concert in a garage with my friends.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF SECOND SUPPER? Music Directory

how do you know Connor (last week's interview)? He was my student in the last semester at UW-L. — Compiled by Shuggypop Jackson

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FIRST THINGS FIRST

Things To Do

Test your beanbag skills against area's best

Roll on down to the La Crosse Center for a Hoe-down

The Top Polkas 1. Beer Barrel Polka 2. Doghouse Polka 3. Milwaukee Polka 4. Licorice Stick Polka 5. Too Fat Polka 6. Liechtenstener Polka 7. E.I.O. Polka German foods 1. Bier 2. Bratwurst 3. Sauerbratten 4. Braunschweiger 5. Sauerkraut 6. Schnitzel 7. Strudel

The La Crosse Skating Sirens meet the Cedar Rapids Bombshell Cartel in a roller derby Harvest Hoe-down at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at the La Crosse Center. Doors open at 6 p.m. Advance tickets are $10 for trackside (must be 18 years of age or older), $7 for adults, $4 for children 13 to 17, $2 for children 7 to 12, and free for children 6 and younger. At the door, trackside tickets are $13.50, general admission $11.50, children 13-17 $5, children 7-12: $3. The Skating Sirens use rules developed by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). For more information, visit www.skatingsirens. com.

Learn about juvenile justice system

“Returning 17-year-olds to the juvenile justice sytem” will be the topic of a public forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, at First Congregational Church, 2503 Main St., La Crosse. Speakers include Joe Moeser, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families; Margaret Carpenter, administrator of Juvenile Corrections for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections; and Tim Gruenke, La Crosse County district attorney. According to event organizers, about 10,000 youth are incarcerated in adult jails and prisons in the U.S. The forum is sponsored by the Restorative Justice Task Force of AMOS, an interfaith coalition working for justice in the Seven Rivers Region. For information, contact Vicky Gunderson at vicgundy@aol.com or (608) 385-7600.

Toss that beanbag right on down to the Northside Oktoberfest Grounds on Saturday, Oct. 2, as the first annual Oktoberfest Beanbag Tournament kicks off at 11 a.m. Registration costs $20 per two-person team. The tournament includes Competitive and Social divisions, each with cash payouts for the top four teams. Proceeds benefit local charities. You can guarantee your spot by signing up at Neuie’s Varsity Club in La Crosse or Features in Holmen.

Run to help bring dinosaurs to La Crosse

The Big Muddy Run, hosted by the Children’s Museum of La Crosse, will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, in Myrick Park. Participants can choose the 5k-ish or 1 mileish route, both with mud pits, obstacles, water and more. Prizes will be presented to top finishers and best fundraisers, plus each participant gets to roll dice for a chance to win $25,000! Registration is open now. All proceeds will support a new dinosaur exhibit at the children’s museum. For information, call (608) 784-2652 or visit www.funmuseum.org.

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COMMENTARY

NEWs iN BRiEf Donors cover both bases with donations to GOP, Dems A new report from the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign shows that 311 political donors have contributed to both major gubernatorial campaigns from July 2009 through June 2010, totaling nearly $450,000. The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign analysis shows GOP candidate Scott Walker received $245,374 from those donors while Democrat Tom Barrett took in $203,928. Those donations account for 7 percent and 8 percent of their total fundraising hauls over that period, respectively. WDC adds that these donations undermine claims by special interests that they contribute to "participate in the democratic process and support the candidate and party that best refl ect their views, and not to obtain favors from policymakers." Dennis Klein of KBS Construction led the donors to both candidates with a combined total of $14,150. Other top donors include Mary Waterman of Waterman Waterpark Consulting ($9,700 combined given to both guv candidates), Michael Jones of MillerCoors ($9,700), and Dennis Kuester of M&I Bank ($9,400).

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RisiNG Gun rights tensions Members of the gun rights movement have another run-in with police after some advocates openly wear fi rearms into a Madison Culver’s. Acting on complaints phoned in to the department, police initially issued obstruction of justice charges against two of the men after they refused to show identifi cation. Those charges were dropped, but police issue new citations to all fi ve for disorderly conduct, saying customers felt uncomfortable and threatened. The advocates, however, argue they were following their constitutional rights and say they’re weighing legal action against Madison police.

MixED Female office holders A new study on the number of women holding political offi ce in the state fi nds little progress since 2005 on increasing the female presence in Wisconsin governments, from the local level on up. What’s more, there are fewer women in some state and local offi ces now than there were fi ve years ago, and women still account for just one in fi ve elected offi cials. The study also found 15 percent of Wisconsin cities have no women on their common councils, while 74 percent of towns, 24 percent of villages, 5 percent of school districts and 4 percent of counties have no female members.

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fAlliNG State budget

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UW-Madison economist Andrew Reschovsky delivers some bad news to the next guv and lawmakers when he estimates the state’s budget defi cit for 2011-13 is actually in the range of $3.1 billion. That’s about $370 million more than previous projections. Reschovsky’s estimate builds on previous projections from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau by accounting for the expected growth in state tax revenues during the slow economic recovery and the expected growth in spending because of factors such as infl ation. And don’t forget state agencies haven’t exactly stuck to Gov. Jim Doyle’s requests to largely hold their spending requests fl at with millions more requested for the upcoming biennium. DOA and then LFB will take their own whacks at a defi cit estimate later this year.

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COMMUNITY

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PHOTOS BY Kelly Ottesen

Oktoberfest's opening shots Good weather greeted good crowds for the opening of Oktoberfest 2010. Photographer Kelly Ottesen captured some of the revelers as they enjoyed the festivities and, of course, the beer. The celebration continues this week and includes the Torchlight Parade at 7 p.m. today, Sept. 30; Hip Hoptoberest at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, at the Northside grounds, music by T.U.G.G. at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Northside grounds, a walleye fishing tournament beginning at 7 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, and much more. For more information, visit http://oktoberfestusa.com online.

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COMMUNITY

Speak Your Mind with Kent Westlund

What is the best thing about Oktoberfest?

"I was born here. I make it a point to come back for Oktoberfest to see everyone." Justin Shimanski Medical sales, Milwaukee

"It's an opportunity to drink beer on the streets of La Crosse." Linda Nelson Receiving stock clerk, Wisconsin Rapids

"The togetherness, the public festivity, the Gem端tlichkeit!" Paul Moldenhauer Paralegal, Menomonee Falls

"The parade, meeting old friends, meeting new friends. And day drinking." Katie Adelmann, Crystal Knutson Minneapolis

"I love all of the Oktoberfest traditions, even though my background is Italian, not German." Michael Vago Sales, Eden Prairie, Minn.

"The brats: They're a seasonal treat, and a true Wisconsin food." Shawna Ocaranza Occupational therapy, Madison

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Oktoberfest Tweets WiscoBissen: Wake up & see the fi rst #wastedface. #thiscouldbealongweek – 11:43 AM Sept. 24th

WiscoWiller: Slightly creeped out by a dude in sweats and a mustache with candy... – 10:43 AM Sept. 25th

WiscoBissen:Didja hear the one about the missing Golden Keg? – 2:47 PM Sept. 24th

WiscoBissen: Finds it hilarious HS bands were moved to front of parade to deter #wastedface hecklers. – 10:48 AM Sept. 25th

WiscoBissen: Hammershlagen: fun to play' til some1 loses an eye – 7:32 PM Sept. 24th WiscoBissen:Nice to see Spaten in the beer garten – 7:51 PM Sept. 24th WiscoWiller: Just got to the SS Oktoberfest Grounds for #BratPackRadio. Party on Wayne! – 9:40 P.M Sept. 24th WiscoWiller: From the front we can totally see the guitarist's pectoral defi nition. Ace. - 11:32 PM Sept. 24th WiscoWiller: Downtown is already closed and quite hectic. Thanks mom for the ride! - 1:10 AM Sept. 25th WiscoWiller: Watching the half marathon runners. Just saw a woman texting or tweeting while running... - 8:24 AM Sept. 25th WiscoWiller: #Eggbake, Check. #Bloodymary, Check. Cooler with #beer, Check. Ready for the #parade. – 9:54 AM Sept. 25th WiscoBissen: #drinkinggloves: this is srs biz!– 10:06 AM Sept. 25th

WiscoBissen: @MayorHarter: If you’re going to wear an ill-fi tting suit, why not go full Lederhosen? – 11:17 AM Sept. 25th

WiscoWiller: I just “found” a wagon. Who wants a lift? – 2:12 PM Setp. 25th WiscoWiller: Dustin “June Bug” June and I are watching human bowling. They are using my old wagon. :-( - 2:43 PM Sept. 25th WiscoWiller: Just met the oldest living past Festmaster Walt Hammond. Righteous. – 3:17 PM Sept. 25th

WiscoWiller: Ron Kind is out and about and looking skinny. – 12:03 PM Sept. 25th

WiscoWiller: Oktoberfest sweet corn = Terrible. Going back for more brats. - 3:31 PM Sept. 25th

WiscoBissen: Despite their unfortunate moniker John’s vat of #zombiedicks sure are delicious. – 12:17 PM Sept. 25th

WiscoWiller: Just left the SS grounds. Full of brats and lager. Oktoberfest should be all year! - 5:15 PM Sept. 25th

WiscoWiller: Dude just passed wearing a keg. Guess where the tap was… - 12:37 PM Sept. 25th

WiscoWiller: People have stopped making sense... Me included. - 8:47 PM Sept. 25th

WiscoWiller: Kwik Trip pit stop for brats, coffee and brews. No bathrooms? Denied. – 1:09 PM Sept. 25th WiscoBissen:YES! Human Pleasoning! – 1:15 PM Sept. 25th WiscoBissen: Really wants to eat a lacquered pretzel. #beermunchies #passthegoldfi sh – 1:47 PM Sept. 25th WiscoWiller: Adam Bissen, “I just tweeted all over Nate.” - 1:56 PM Sept. 25th

WiscoWiller: Cat Fight! Hair and beads everywhere. Ouchies... Play nice girls, enough wasteoids to go around! - 9:13 PM Sept. 25th WiscoWiller: Am I home yet? My house is so far away from Hardee’s. - 11:15 PM WiscoBissen: @shoelessrevolution: ending with a Rage Against the Machine cover? – 2:17 AM Sept. 25th WiscoBissen: @shoelessrevolution: U sure are serious about this #Revolution! – 2:18 AM Sept. 25th

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CONSCIENTIOUS COMMERCE: Ein prosit!

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The Arts Review Bizarro Masterpiece Theatre Medium: Film Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House (2002) Director: Rod Daniel Cast: French Stewart, Erick Avari, Michael Weinberg Writers: Debra Frank, Steve L. Hayes So there’s a story between me and this film that took place years before I actually watched it, and this may be my best display of customer service, ever. It happened on Christmas Eve, appropriately enough, and I was mopping up the last-minute shoppers at my retail environment. The store phone rang, and the customer had one of the weirdest requests I’ve ever fielded. She was looking for Home Alone 4, and she had to have it. Her entire spiritual well-being, apparently, depended on it. Well, it was an

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ARTS ordeal tacking down the cultural artifact, a time in which she grew more and more frantic, but I found it at last — and when I did, she screamed, screamed, in delight. I never expected anyone to be that excited about Home Alone 4. Having finally watched this rapture-inducing film years later, I still don’t quite get it. Alongside a contrived divorce plot and a contrived royal kidnapping plot, a lot of the responsibility for this falls upon the shoulders of the child actor hired to battle the burglars. To his credit, young Michael Weinberg steps into the Kevin McCallister role and makes it his own, but the problem is that, while he’s by no means horrible, he’s no Macauley Culkin. What made the first two films in the Home Alone series work was Culkin’s wry and reluctant heroism. As unfair as this may be to say — especially concerning a movie that takes place on Christmas — Weinberg rushes through almost every scene as wide-eyed as a kid on Christmas. Still, a few factors keep this from becoming a disaster sequel. Squinty-eyed French Stewart is a great fill-in as Joe Pesci’s former henchman, whose latest bumbling caper involves his snarly new wife riding shotgun. Chief among the newcomers is the fussy and potentially sinister old butler of dad’s new girlfriend. As she descends from would-be stepmom to exasperated socialite, the butler, played by Erick Avari, becomes the film’s most realized character. Figuring out his agenda becomes the most interesting aspect of the film.

The final thing going for Home Alone 4 is the smart house that Kevin turns against Mr. Stewart and Company. While the core formula hasn’t much changed, the hightech battleground plays with the template enough to give the film some inventiveness. No, it doesn’t come close to matching the original, but Home Alone 4 is a perfectly serviceable sequel. I probably wouldn’t call up a store and scream its magnificence, but I’d watch it again without complaint.

— Brett Emerson

The Screening Room Medium: Film Get Low (2010) Director: Aaron Schneider Cast: Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Lucas Black Writer: Chris Provenzano, Scott Seeke, and C. Gaby Mitchell Get Low is a film both far more melancholic and heartwarming than I originally anticipated. This is a good thing. Advertised as a quirky period farce cum comedy of manners about a mysterious old recluse (Duvall) throwing himself a living funeral, Get Low goes a lot deeper than its bountiful gags on the conventions of small town, Depression-era society initially suggest. The lead role appears hand-tailored for Duvall. Comedy and drama blend fluidly by way of

Bill Murray (left) and Robert Duvall star in "Get Low."

his seamless performance, and Get Low succeeds as both a picturesque period piece and a ballad of regret and reclamation thanks to this humorous, likable yet haunted character. Consider the accomplishment of Duvall's performance when taking into account that alongside him is the great Bill Murray as a shifty funeral home proprietor. Murray is in his element, too. Get Low is not only stuffed to the seams with gallows humor, but much of its second half examines redemption, mortality and forgiveness through subtle pathos and incisive character interaction. Credit both the cast and an expertly paced script for keeping a film about death touching while avoiding any sappy or nihilistic hangups. This is a movie so simple and unimposing that it almost shouldn’t be this enjoyable. It uses simplicity to its advantage — its attention to common human desires and emotions help a story set in the '30s resonate even today.

— Nick Cabreza

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music directory // October 1 to October 7

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MUSIC

October 1

just a roadie away Milwaukee

JB'sSpeakeasy // 717 Rose St. Sexy Ester, Pretty Mama Sisters, Our American Cousin (power-pop, indie) • 10:30 p.m.

Widespread Panic // OCT. 8-9 Riverside Theatre • $35

Nighthawks Tap // 401 S. Third St. The Blues Dogs (blues) • 10 p.m.

Coheed and Cambria // OCT. 10 The Rave • $23.50

Oktoberfest grounds // North Side T.U.G.G. (reggae rock) • 7:30 p.m.

Clipse // OCT. 15 The Rave • $15

Oktoberfest grounds // South Side The Journeymen (old time) • 11:30 a.m. Ridgeland Dutchman (polka) • 4:30 p.m. Jacob Martin (country rock) • 5 p.m. Hip Hoptoberfest (rap) • 6 p.m. Boogie and the Yo-Yo'z (variety) • 8 p.m.

Megadeath, Slayer, Anthrax // OCT. 16 Eagle’s Ballroom • $37.50

Pearl Street Brewery // 1401 St. Andrew St.

Guitar Logic (acoustic) • 5 p.m. piggy's blues lounge // 501 Front St. S. 2 O' Clock Jump (blues) • 8 p.m. Popcorn Tavern // 308 S. Fourth St. Letter 8 (indie alternative) • 10 p.m. The Root Note // 114 4th St. S. Mouse Pocket, Elliot Arms (local indie rock) • 8:30 p.m. viterbo fine arts center //929 Jackson St. Gianni Schicchi (opera) • 7:30 p.m. the waterfront tavern // 328 Front St. Dan Sebranek (songwriter) • 8 p.m.

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Seventeen years ago a couple in Athens, Georgia formed the pioneering sludge/metal outfit Juficer, and they’ve been on the road shattering ear drums ever since. So all Coulee Region lovers of doom, drone, sludge, black, grind or hardcore metal best get their asses up to JB’s Speakeasy on Wednesday night to see, hear and feel one of the biggest bands on the scene. Jucifer (pictured) is known for playing shows at ear-bleeding volumes, a bludgeoning exercise in guitar riffs and maniacal drumming. They also favor a nomadic existence and have basically toured constantly and lived out of their RV for the past 10 years. Wednesday’s show will feature the local hard rockers Thundersnake and Sowbelly Bitchhog. Hope you're ready to rock.

Orignal German Band • 3 p.m. Arch Allies (rock) • 5 p.m. El Caminos (rock/variety) • 6:30 p.m. Redline Outlaw Band (classic rock, country) • 7 p.m. The Dweebs (classic rock, originals)• 8 p.m. Monkey Wrench (hard rock) • 9 p.m. Popcorn Tavern // 308 S. Fourth St. Down Lo (jamband) • 10 p.m. The Joint // 324 Jay St. Goulash, Key Lime Special (reggae, rock) • 10 p.m. The Root Note // 114 4th St. S. Shot to Hell (country-punk-rock) • 8:30 p.m.

piggy's blues lounge // 501 Front St. S. 2 O' Clock Jump (blues) • 8 p.m.

the waterfront tavern // 328 Front St. Dan Sebranek (songwriter) • 8 p.m.

Nighthawks Tap // 401 S. Third St. The Blues Dogs (blues) • 10 p.m.

viterbo fine arts center // 929 Jackson St. Gianni Schicchi (opera) • 7:30 p.m.

Oktoberfest grounds // North Side Spin Off Band (variety) • 2 p.m. Flashback(hair band) • 7:30 p.m.

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Oktoberfest grounds // South Side Phat Cats (gypsy jazz) • 11:30 a.m.

October 3

French slough // 1311 La Crescent St. Kin Pickin’ (jam grass) • 3 p.m.

Popcorn Tavern // 308 S. Fourth St. Som'n Jazz (jazz) • 10 p.m. The Root Note // 114 4th St. S. Dick Prall (pop Americana) • noon viterbo fine arts center // 929 Jackson St. Gianni Schicchi (opera) • 2 p.m.

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October 4

Del’s Bar // 229 Third St. Open Jam • 10 p.m. Popcorn Tavern // 308 S. Fourth St. Shawn's Open jam • 10 p.m.

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LCD Soundsystem, Hot Chip // OCT. 22 Eagle’s Ballroom • $25 Leo Kottke, Leon Redbone // OCT. 23 S. Milwaukee Performing Arts Center • $35

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October 6

Del’s Bar // 229 Third St. Cheech (solo) • 10 p.m. JB'sSpeakeasy // 717 Rose St. Jucifer, Sowbelly Bitchhog, Thundersnake (heavy rock) • 9 p.m. Nighthawks Tap // 401 S. Third St. Open Jam • 10 p.m. Popcorn Tavern // 308 S. Fourth St. Jazz Liver (jazz) • 10 p.m. recovery room // 901 7th St. S. Kin Pickin' (open jam) • 10 p.m.

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October 7

Popcorn Tavern // 308 S. Fourth St. Dave Orr's Open Jam • 10 p.m.

Del’s Bar // 229 Third St. Matthew Haeffer (acoustic)• 10 p.m.

The Root Note // 114 4th St. S. 3rd Relation Jazz Trio (jazz & open jam) • 8:30 p.m.

Nighthawks Tap // 401 S. Third St. Dave Orr's Damn Jam • 10 p.m. Popcorn Tavern // 308 S. Fourth St. New Blues Crew (blues rock) • 10 p.m. The Starlite Lounge // 222 Pearl St. Kies and Kompanie (jazz) • 5 p.m.

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The MAJAK MiXtAPe By Jonathan Majak jonathan.majak@secondsupper.com Oh Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz, where do we here at the Mixtape even start with you? You as a district attorney allegedly thought it was a super wise idea to send sexually provocative text messages, or as the kids call it “sexts,” to a woman. And not just any woman: a domestic violence victim whose ex-boyfriend you were prosecuting. So in honor of you and your piss poor decision making, we here at the Mixtape have crafted a mix titled “Law and Order: You Don’ Goofed Edition.” First up is The Radio Dept.’s new tune “The New Improved Hypocrisy” from the upcoming EP Never Follow Suit. It might not technically be hypocritical for Kratz to do stuff like allegedly taking a date to an autopsy or asking the domestic violence victim if she wasn’t replying to his text messages because “her low self-esteem.” For somebody who is supposed to protect the public from creepers, it’s certainly falls into a suburb of hypocrisy if not

hypocrisy proper. To run with that law and order theme a bit, it’s appropriate that this tune shares its name with our personal favorite of the franchise Law & Order series, Robyn’s “Criminal Intent.” Imagine if Britney Spears had been, you know, coherent during the recording of her Blackout album. I know, stretch those imagination muscles, people. She would’ve been able to put out a fl oor-fi ller like Robyn’s tune, which is about deep, socio-political issues like wanting to dance and getting one skank dancing on. Also, Kratz and his “sexting” issues are a Law & Order episode begging for someone like Barry Bostwick to play the lead role. Lastly is “Somebody to Love Me” featuring Boy George from Mark Ronson’s new album Record Collection. “Tonight, I’ve crossed a line,“ a line from the new tune, could pretty much be the title of a Kratz-penned memoir. We also chose this tune because deep down, we’re sure that Kratz is looking for some love, but for God’s sake, start with eHarmony fi rst. It’s at least a smidgen more dignifying. Buy: Electric Six’s new album Zodiac YouTube: John Legend and the Roots’ cover of Arcade Fire’s “Wake Up” Read: The Frontloader, http://www.thefrontloader.com/ Don’t forget to get your daily, uncensored dose of the Majak Mixtape at the Majak Kingdom blog (www.majakkingdom.blogspot.com) during) tension. And no matter how typical the renditions may be here, most of Terrible Things offers prime examples of the styles. Think of this as modern rock’s yearbook, or perhaps its time capsule.

By Brett Emerson brett.emerson@secondsupper.com

Medium: Album Stimulus: Terrible Things Anno: 2010 On Terrible Things (the album), Terrible Things (the band) spend most of their time skillfully summing up the current state of wistful, angsty rock instead of advancing it. This is most obvious in “Terrible Things” (the song), in which the band turns “terrible things” (the lyric) into a repetitive mantra that drowns out the bright pop-punk at its side (which brings the question: how terrible could the things you’re doing be if you’re singing such an upbeat and cheerful song about them?). Tired rock conventions do slip into the album from time to time, especially lyrically. The most glaring evidence of this is in the aptly-titled “Revolution,” which serves as both the album’s most aggressive and least powerful track. “This is not a revolution,” the song postures amidst the power chords, “till we say it is.” Right. Yet there are bright points to the album. The album’s zenith comes in the tinfoil jangleswagger of “Conspiracy,” a bit of vaudeville in which lyrics, music, and mood match up in the album’s best synthesis. Another example of fi ne landscape is found in the album’s eerie closer, “The Arsonist’s Wife,” though the typical rock rage in the choruses distract from the building (and en-

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MUSIC

Medium: Album Stimulus: The Dance Party – Touch Anno: 2010 When godawful-to-the-point-of-surreal lyrics can be ignored in favor of adventurous, diverse songcraft, a band is truly exceptional. As it turns out, The Dance Party may be one of pop rock’s new secret weapons. On Touch, the band operates between two magnetic poles: hair-metal revivalists and synthheavy disco fi ends. No song is completely one or the other, and there are greater and lesser examples of each side of the band to be found on the album (the smug and out of place commercial pop of “Snake Eyes” is strongly lesser). Yet should one get past lyrics that try way too hard to pass as cool, the highs are scintillating. “Sasha Don’t Sleep” is the band at its most hair metal, with wailing vocals building the song to keyboard-ridden rockouts. “Pretty Girls” is stripper-born sleaze with more preening audacity than it has any right to possess. On the more electronic end are the straight-up New Wave romance of “Hush” and the electro-rushing goodness of “Carpe Diem.” Yet the most surprising highlight of Touch is a disco tune titled “Let’s Start some Trouble” that’s straight from the early career of Michael Jackson – if you discount the bad lines about sex machines and their operators. Unapologetically shallow yet disturbingly catchy, The Dance Party works because it’s unafraid to ignore genre lines. The resulting album works that point to its full advantage.

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YOUR GUIDE TO CONSUMPTION

The Beer Review Festbier Victory Brewing Company Dovington, Pennsylvania Are you enjoying your Oktoberfests? I know I’ve been. By my own count I’ve drank at least 20 different Oktoberfest lagers in the past month, and I’ll keep searching out more until the last one is pulled from the grocer’s cooler. There are some historical reasons why Oktoberfest (aka Märzen) lagers always come out at the beginning of fall. But the ravenous consumption and cultish idolatry that seems to accompany this two-month season is pure beer heaven. Of course in this time of pasteurization and refrigeration, breweries could keep the Oktoberfest flowing year-round, but where’s the fun in that?

This is hunting season, so let’s go bag some beers. But while I have few difficulties discovering new brews on my own, it’s just so much more fun to put heads together, so I gladly signed up for an Oktoberfest beer tasting at the Root Note this week. There were 10 Oktoberfest or Oktoberfest-styled beers at the tasting — including examples from Hacker-Pshorr, Sprecher, Magic Hat, Central Waters, Bell’s, New Glarus, Flying Dog, Hinterland and Pearl Street Brewery — but this week’s review is of Victory Brewing Company’s Festbier. Interestingly this Oktoberfest is available year-round on draft, but it’s only available in bottles (or in Wisconsin, really) during Oktoberfest season. Purchase: Oktoberfest beer tasting at the Root Note featuring Victory Festbier, $15

Style: Oktoberfest/ Märzen Strength: 5.6 percent ABV Packaging: Maintains Victory’s distinctive cobalt label but with an Old World illustration of be-smocked brewmasters stirring a wooden kettle. Appearance: Unlike many Märzens, this Festbier pours a pinkish copper color, almost like a sherry. It’s translucent and glows under a grey head. Aroma: Thanks to a strong base of noble hops, Festbier has that musty, dry leaves aroma like Hacker-Pshorr and other Europeanstyle Oktoberfests. Taste: One of the more precise Märzens I’ve tried this year, it hits the tongue with dry bitterness before folding into nicely toasted malts. There is a chewy caramel taste in the middle of the palette, but Festbier lingers long with an ample bitterness and peppery

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finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied with a chewy consistency and lingering salivation. Drinkability: This is a highly drinkable beer, not because it’s thin or particularly thirstquenching, but because this is such a masterfully crafted Märzen. Reviews: BeerAdvocate scores this a B+, while RateBeer gives it an astonishing 72. I’m not sure who stuffed the e-balloting on that second site, but this is one of the finest Oktoberfests I’ve tasted this year. A beautiful blending of Old World tradition with American beer craft, I’d recommend the Victory Festbier to everyone. I hear it’s available at some La Crosse grocery stores, but good luck finding it. That’s why all you beer geeks need to be at the next tasting. — Adam Bissen

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$3 3 Olive mixers, $3 Mojitos, $2 $3 Bacardi mixers, $3 Mojitos, $2 Cherry Bombs, $1 Bazooka Joes. FAC: Cherry Bobms, $1 Bazooka Joes. $3 domestic pitchers, micro/import All specials 9 p.m. to close. taps, anything that pours. 4-9 p.m.

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ACROSS 1 Gets droopy 5 "Caught you!" cries 9 "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" org. 13 Mrs. Peacock's game 14 Coffeehouse order 16 Persian's place 17 Tell-all book where Popeye's girl admits she loved Bluto? 20 Sleek swimmer 21 Temple site near Luxor 22 Macbeth, and others 24 Former money in Spain 28 Waxy buildup site 29 Airport guess: abbr. 32 Decorated anew 33 ACLU's concern: abbr. 34 "See ya later, everybody" 36 Composer who's a marching band staple

37 Review of a long-ago hit as "really bothersome"? 40 Former Chinese premier Zhou ___ 42 Welcome, as houseguests 43 Three before LBJ 46 Walked over 48 Agent 49 Guitar amp effect 50 A roll of 4 and 6, in craps 52 ___-faire 54 Encircled 57 ___ with everything 58 Perfume maker, really? 62 Late magician Henning 63 Division of Islam 64 Beginner: var. 65 Plato of "Diff'rent Strokes" 66 "The Man Who Fell to Earth" director Nicolas

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35 Like some refills 38 "Alejandro" singer 39 Sounds from a toy poodle 40 Summer, in SaintTropez 41 Gun-toting gp. 44 Black eyes 45 Bullfighting figures 47 "Shoot!" 49 Tennis great Chris and family 51 Senegalese singer Youssou ___ 53 Blood type system 55 Cube maker Rubik 56 Unit of force 58 Like 69 59 Mauna ___ (macadamia nut brand) 60 Kicks 61 Permanent hairdo? For answers, call (900) 226-2800, 99 cents per minute. Or to bill to a credit card, call (800) 655-6549. Reference puzzle #0485.

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THE LAST WORD wants me that much, and forever. — Waiting

The ADviCe GODDess By Amy Alkon amy.alkon@secondsupper.com I’m knot with the band

I’m 28 and my boyfriend of five years is 29. I’m ready to get married, and he’s flat-out not, but wants us to stay together. Our maturity levels vary greatly. I’m getting my Ph.D. while working full time. He has a job, but can’t save or manage money and just wants to play in his bands, and stay out and party. He’s very affectionate and constantly tells me he loves me, but regarding getting married, he always says things like, “It’ll be our turn one day,” or says he’ll propose by the end of X month, but never does. I’m in therapy over this, but he refuses to come. In general, he can’t articulate himself in an argument and often refuses to discuss unpleasant topics (money, bills or emotional issues). Everyone around us is getting married, and in our society, there are articles and websites that say a man’s proposal is the ultimate way of showing his devotion and love. I try to remember that my value comes from within, but I need to know that the man I love

It’s hard to compete with all those girls showing off that princess-cut diamond in a platinum setting when all you have to show for your relationship is the ring your boyfriend’s pint glass leaves on the table in a dive bar setting. Everything you say about the guy screams that the only aisle he’ll be walking down anytime soon is one with a big sale on Tostitos or beer. This doesn’t make him a bad person — just a bad person to be hitting up for a marriage proposal. Sure, in the name of love and confl ict avoidance, he’ll pluck a month off the calendar for the big day, or tell you “Our day will come!” and maybe even believes it in the moment. But, let’s get real. Distant consequences don’t exactly play a part in his decision-making, and his idea of planning for the future probably involves remembering to get to the payday loan place so he can get his guitar out of hock before the weekend. Women in your position ask themselves (and some strange lady on the bus, and anybody who’ll listen), “If he loves me, why won’t he marry me?!” Studies by sociologist Pamela Smock and others suggest that men’s readiness to marry is often tied to whether they feel fi nancially stable and successful in their careers. Careers? Your boyfriend doesn’t have one, let alone $20 to carry him through the weekend. Still, he clearly isn’t commitment averse. He’s been committed

to you for fi ve years; he’s just squeamish about signing a contract to drive you to Bingo when you’re 90. Yes, getting married is supposed to be the ultimate way of showing love and devotion, and maybe that’s why so many people do it four times. You need to ask yourself: Are you more in love with the guy or the idea of marrying the guy? Whatever you do, quit trying to drag him to therapy. He isn’t mentally ill. He doesn’t even sound troubled. OK, so he can’t hang onto a dollar or have adult conversations about uncomfortable subjects, but he seems to love you and want to be with you. And maybe he can, if only you can accept him for who he is — a guy who might eventually pop the question, but it’ll probably be something along the lines of would you like another round, and if so, can he “borrow” $8.

now it’s “Don’t think you have a choice.” There needs to be some point of compromise between your wife’s family culture and your happiness. Maybe you show up for major holidays and events (as much as you’d rather be fi shing, golfi ng or dead), but maybe the 5-year-old’s birthday can still be a happy affair without you suffering through it. Then again, consider whether the potential aftermath is worse — going to pick up your wife and having the birthday boy present you with a set of oddly shaped balloon animals: “This one’s you, Uncle Charlie, escaping out our bathroom window, and this one’s Aunt Gloria, refusing to have sex with you ever again.”

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Wife of the party

My wife has a big family, getting bigger all the time. Not only do they celebrate numerous holidays, but they have birthday parties for everyone (adults and little children). This averages out to about two gatherings a month. While we were dating, she said not to feel obligated to attend family events that didn’t appeal to me, but now she’s very upset if I want to do something else. — Overbooked Some people get fat after marriage; some people get family. There’s been some event attendance bait and switch here. While you were dating, it was “Don’t feel obligated,”

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