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BRUCE COCKBURN After 40 years, Canadian music legend continues to capture in song the essence of human experience

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COVER STORY Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Bruce Cockburn is best known in the United States for his mid-’80s hit, “If I had a Rocket Launcher.” The artist released his 33rd album, “Bone on Bone”, in September 2017 and will be performing a sold out show on Monday, April 23rd, at The Tin Pan in Richmond. [PHOTO BY DANIEL KEEBLER]

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he traditional lullabies that parents sing to their children have sometimes been known to include disturbing images: babies in cradles fall from trees, children fear dying in their sleep, that kind of thing. But none, as far as we know, have involved assault weapons. Until recently, that is, when singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn was contacted by a fellow Canadian who’d made international headlines last October. A revered singer-songwriter, Cockburn is best known here in the States for his unlikely mid-1980s hit, “If I had a Rocket Launcher.” According to “Rumors of Glory,” his 2014 autobiography, Cockburn had been visiting Guatemalan refugee camps, and after returning to a hotel room, was in tears as he wrote the song. While many who’ve heard the song may not be familiar with its backstory, there was no overlooking the song’s infamous last line: “If I had a rocket launcher/ Some son-of-a-bitch would die.” “I was forwarded an email from Joshua Boyle, who I don’t know at all, but he’s the guy who was rescued from captivity in Afghanistan just recently with his wife and three kids,” the singer-songwriter said of the recent interaction. “He’s a Canadian guy who is married to an American woman, and they were captives of the Taliban for five years. And during that time, he sang ‘Rocket Launcher’ to his kids as a lullaby. They were just toddlers, so they wouldn’t get what the song’s about at all. But you could get what he was feeling, though — or, I can surmise at least, you know?” Over the course of his career, Cockburn has won 12 Juno awards — the Canadian equivalent to the Grammy. Last year, he was inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame, an honor that coincided with the September release of his 33rd album, “Bone on Bone.” While it’s been largely underplayed in his music, Cockburn turned to Christianity early in his career,

and, apart from a period in which he became fed up with the intolerance of the evangelical right, has remained so to this day. A rock musician whose music has incorporated elements of folk, jazz and world music, he’s been hailed as one of contemporary music’s most gifted guitarists, yet sings and plays in an understated way that complements lyrics that can be both poetic and polemical. “On the coastline, where the trees shine, in the unexpected rain/There’s the carcass of a tanker, in the centre of a stain,” he sings on the new album’s poignant “False River,” while other songs slip in the wry sense of humor that sometimes rises to the surface: “Cafe society, a sip of community/Cafe society, misery loves company/Hey, it’s a way, to start the day.” Taken together, the album is musically engaging and, in its own way, spiritually uplifting, something that will come as no surprise for his legion of fans. It also showcases his exceptional skills as a guitarist, as well as an occasionally more gritty side to his vocal style. In the following interview, Cockburn talks about making the new album, the idea of releasing “Rocket Launcher” in Trump’s America, and what projects he would like to do in the future. Q: How do you think the response to “If I Had a Rocket Launcher” would have been different if you released it today? I mean, that song was in heavy rotation on a lot of American stations, but the line “some son of a bitch would die” is a little extreme. I could see that sort of being quietly banned now. Cockburn: I could see that, but I wouldn’t assume it automatically either, because I thought it would be banned back then. Like when it was suggested that it be sent out to radio stations as a single, or as the lead track from the album, or whatever it was, I said, “Nobody is going to play that, like, this is ridiculous.” And yet we know what happened. But the thing is, I think actually, if anything, it might even be more popular now, because everybody’s mad. I mean everybody is overtly angry now. And back

then, it wasn’t popular because so many cared about Guatemala —I mean, there were those who did — but I think a lot of people liked it because it was an expression of outrage, of a sense of what they would feel as their own rage at life.

Q: Yeah, as long as you didn’t listen to the words. Cockburn: Well right, but people don’t, and I know intelligent people who have had conversations where they’ll go, “Oh you mean you’re supposed to listen to the lyrics?” It’s like, “Yeah!” Q: A few days ago, I saw the news that Energy Transfer Partners — the same company building the pipeline through Standing Rock — has been given a final go-ahead, after two years, to run a pipeline through Louisiana’s Cajun country. Cockburn: Yeah, yeah. It’s a disaster. Q: Were there specific circumstances that inspired you to write the song “False River”? Cockburn: There were, but they’re not what the song describes. It’s a composite of images having to do with that kind of stuff, but the trigger for the song was a request from a woman named Yvonne Blomer. She’s the poet laureate of Victoria, British Colombia, and she put a book together of environmental-related poetry as part of the movement specifically against the pipeline that they want to put right close to Vancouver there, across the Rockies. There’s another one further north that’s also very contentious and probably will, sooner or later, go through. I mean, eventually they usually win. But there’s a lot of opposition to put both of these in. So she asked if I would contribute a poem. And I don’t really write poems, but I thought, well, maybe I can do this? Q: All you have to do is leave out the music and that makes it a poem. Cockburn: Well, that sometimes is true, and I think in that case, it was. Most of the times if I were writing for the page, it would look a little different, because you do a lot of things for rhythmic reasons you wouldn’t necessarily do for the visual on a page. But, in my mind, when I was writing that

song, I had a kind of hip-hop rhythm, which informed the pacing of the lyrics. So it was written as a poem for that collection, but it was obvious to me, even before I ﬁnished it, that I was probably going to try to make a song out of it. And so I did so. Q: A number of your vocals on the new album feel bluesier than usual, even though the music is still kind of all over the place. How do you view this album musically, especially in light of the 30 or so that came before it? Cockburn: I don’t spend much time thinking about that kind of comparison, but it’s kind of where I’m at now — whatever that means. The lyrics invite the music for the most part. There are other decision-making factors, but a set of lyrics will tell me whether they want to be performed on an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar, or whether they want to have a certain kind of rhythm. So a song like “Cafe Society” just wanted to be bluesy. Q: So after this tour, what will your next recording project be? Cockburn: There are no plans to record right away — this album hasn’t run its course and I’m still feeling good about singing these songs — so that’s it for the time being. But two things that we’ve talked about doing as long range, somewhere-down-the-road projects are another instrumental album. We did one called ‘Speechless’ a few years ago that was a mixture of new pieces and previously recorded ones, and we might do a volume two of that, which I would quite like to do. And I’d also, if I don’t die ﬁrst, like to eventually do an album of other people’s songs. But I don’t know. Q: Any artists in particular? Cockburn: No, lots of different people. People that I admired. (Bob) Dylan would be there, and Elvis (Presley) would be there, and whatever other things I might dredge up from the depths.

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Bruce Cockburn will be performing in Richmond, Va., on Monday, April 23, at The Tin Pan, located at 8982 Quioccasin Road. Showtime is 8 p.m. This show is sold out.

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Sunday, April 22 Movie Club Richmond presents My Uncle John is a Zombie! & Night of the Living Dead: 5 p.m., Strange Matter, 929 W. Grace Street, Richmond. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 the day of the show, and can be purchased at www.ticketﬂy.com. John Popper (of Blues Traveler): Doors at 5 p.m., show at 7 p.m., The Tin Pan, Quioccasin Road, Richmond. Tickets are $62 in advance, $67 at the door, and can be purchased at www. ticketﬂy.com. The harmonica virtuoso and rotund frontman for jam band favorites Blues Traveler, singer/harpist John Popper was born in Cleveland, OH, on March 29, 1967. While attending high school in Princeton, NJ, he befriended drummer Brendan Hill, together, the two—in combination with guitarist Chan Kinchla and bassist Bobby Sheehan—would go on to form Blues Traveler, earning a fervent

Walter Trout will be performing at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24 at The Tin Pan, 8982 Quioccasin Road in Richmond.

grassroots following during the early ‘90s on the basis of their relentless touring schedule and a sprawling blues-rock sound that aligned them alongside other neo-hippie outfits including Phish, Widespread Panic, and the Spin Doctors. Lightmare: Doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m., Capital Ale House Music Hall, 623 E. Main Street, Richmond. Tickets range from $8 - $10 and can be purchased at www.ticketfly.com. Brunch With Suggesting Rhythm: 12 - 3 p.m., The Camel, 1621 W. Broad Street, Richmond. Suggesting Rhythm is a 6-piece band out of Richmond, VA who recreates the music of The Grateful Dead with their own special charm and style. Founded in 2015, the group was the brainchild of drummer Jeff Rothman. With agreement from his ‘bass-playing-buddy’ Ed Bray, they sought out to find members to join this tribe. With a little Craigslist

promoting the group came together and brought members David Oakley, Justin Beach, Adam Drudge and “our inspiration” and original keyboardist, Scott “Buzzy” Faulkner, who passed in early 2016. Without losing steam, the band kept on ’Truckin’ and with new member/keyboardist Steve Barnard, Suggesting Rhythm has continued to bring the music of the Grateful Dead to the RVA music scene. It’s been said when these six members get together there is a sense of magic in the air. Songwriter Showcase: 4 p.m., The Camel, 1621 W. Broad Street, Richmond. Free. Songwriter Night With Genu Jay: Doors at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m., The Camel, 1621 W. Broad Street, Richmond. Free. Genu Jay is a singersongwriter, guitarist, and producer. His style is a mashup of popular genres. Some familiar elements of classic analog and digital instruments which all coalesce into a maelstrom of euphoria. Or simply put RocktroSynthpopIndoperatic Punk...but you can also catch him live on an acoustic solo or with his band @ MyWayRVA.

Monday, April 23 Ruen Brothers: Doors at 7 p.m, show at 8 p.m., The Camel, 1621 W. Broad Street, Richmond. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased through www. ticketﬂy.com. Charmer, Ostraca, Au Revoir, and Shy, Low: Doors at 8 p.m., Strange Matter, 929 W. Grace Street, Richmond. $7 cover charge, Ages 18+.

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Tuesday, April 24 Animal Years, Lady Empire, and Silver Twin: Doors at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m., The Camel, 1621 W. Broad Street, Richmond. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 the day of the show, and can be purchased through www.ticketfly.com. Acid Mothers Temple, Yoo Doo Right, and Manzara: Doors at 8 p.m., Strange Matter, 929 W. Grace Street, Richmond. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 the day of the show, and can be purchased through www.ticketfly. com. Ages 18+. Captive: 6 p.m., The Canal Club, 1545 E. Cary Street, Richmond. Tickets range from $10 - $12 and can be purchased through www.ticketfly.com. Walter Trout: Doors at 6 p.m., show at 8 p.m., The Tin Pan, 8982 Quioccasin Road, Richmond. Tickets are $32.50 in advance, $37.50 at the door, and can be purchased through www.ticketfly. com. Walter Trout is the beating heart of the modern blues rock scene, respected by the old guard, revered by the young guns, and adored by the fans who shake his hand after the show each night. After five decades in the game, Trout is a talismanic figure and part of the glue that bonds the blues community together, at a time when the wider world has never been so divided.

Wednesday, April 25 Breaking Benjamin: Doors at 6:30 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m., Tickets are $37.50 in advance, $40.50 the day of the show, and can be purchased through www.axs.com. The National, 708 E. Broad Street, Richmond.

LOCAL EVENTS www.axs.com. The National, 708 E. Broad Street, Richmond. The Camel’s Open Mic Night: 8 p.m., The Camel, 1621 W. Broad Street, Richmond. Bring a USB & The Camel will record your set (not a hardrive - a USB). To clear confusion: backing tracks will no longer be provided; if you have a song you want to play, you can always bring tabs or sheet music for the backing band to play with you. Live performances with full bands, songwriters, poetry, and stand-up comedians are encouraged. The Camel also encourages you to stay around to connect with other artist’s and network, collaborate, and support other musicians! It will be a first come, first serve basis with a sign up sheet. Sign ups start at 7 p.m. A drum set, bass amp, and guitar amps will be provided. Please bring your own guitars, drum sticks, and guitars pedals. Nothing outside of the backlined drums & amps will be provided, so if you need anything else for your set come prepared. Pocahontas MS Jazz Night w/ guests CVJO: Doors 6 p.m., show 7:30 p.m., Tickets are $10 and can be purchased through www.ticketfly.com. The Tin Pan, 8982 Quioccasin Road, Richmond. The Pocahontas Jazz Band is an extra-curricular ensemble in the Pocahontas Middle School band department. Membership is by audition and meets twice a week in the mornings before school. The Jazz Band performs several times throughout the year, including locations like the Children’s Museum, retirement homes and hosts a jazz concert with the Central Virginia Jazz Orchestra. Moniker, Jim Shorts, Neat Sweep, and Georgie Isaacs: Doors at 8 p.m., Strange Matter, 929 W. Grace Street, Richmond. $7 cover. Ages 18+.

Thursday, April 26 Kick – The INXS Experience: Doors 6 p.m., show 8 p.m., Tickets are $22.50 in advance, $29.50 at the door, and can be purchased through www.ticketﬂy. com. The Tin Pan, 8982 Quioccasin Road, Richmond. KICK - The INXS Experience is the USA’s most captivating salute

Christie Lenèe will be performing at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 27 at The Tin Pan, 8982 Quioccasin Road in Richmond. and tribute to the internationally acclaimed rock band, INXS. KICK - The INXS Experience is a unique blend of incredibly talented musicians who bring the highest level of musicianship to the audience while showing a true passion for the music of INXS, consistently causing the spontaneous eruption of a dekadance-rock party. The Lilligtons, Makewar, Park Sparrows, and Talk Me Off: 8 p.m., Strange Matter, 929 W. Grace Street, Richmond. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 the day of the show, and can be purchased through www.ticketﬂy.com. Ages 18+. Ibibio Sound Machine: Doors 6:30 p.m., show 7:30 p.m., The National, 708 E. Broad Street, Richmond. Tickets are $22 in advance, $27 the day of the show, and can be purchased through www.axs.com. SPECTRVM 004/Resonata: Doors at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m., The Camel, 1621 W. Broad Street, Richmond. Tickets are

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Friday, April 27 Emo Night Brooklyn (ENB): 8 p.m., Tickets range from $10 - $13 and can be purchased through www.ticketﬂy. com. The Canal Club, 1545 E. Cary Street, Richmond. Christie Lenèe: Doors 6 p.m., show 8 p.m., Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, and can be purchased through www.ticketﬂy.com. The Tin Pan, 8982 Quioccasin Road, Richmond. 2017 International Fingerstyle Guitar Champion Christie Lenée is a captivating performer with a devoted following among instrumental, folk-pop and rock band audiences. Combining guitar mastery, contemporary singer/songwriter and a passion for storytelling, she thrives on bringing people together through the language of music. Christie’s unique guitar work and profound

instrumental compositions are welldescribed as “Michael Hedges meets Joni Mitchell and Dave Matthews.” Among the vast community of ﬁngerstyle and tapping guitarists, her niche is the integration of melodic pop lyricism with catchy hooks that excite both modern commercial listeners and classic purists. With a menu of percussive and sonic effects, and larger than life sounding instruments, her solo shows embody layers of orchestral elements with a wide array of dynamics and harmonic textures. River City Blues Society presents Blues and Brews feat. Doghouse RVA: 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., The Camel, 1621 W. Broad Street, Richmond. Free. River City Blues Society is organized exclusively for educational, literary, artistic, and charitable purposes. RCBS is a non-proﬁt, volunteer-based organization dedicated to the promotion, preservation, and perpetuation of the blues as an original American art form.

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LOCAL EVENTS What So Not: 9 p.m., The National, 708 E. Broad Street, Richmond. Tickets range from $20 - $28 in advance, $30 the day of the show, and can be purchased through www.ticketﬂy.com. Ages 18 and over (under 21 pay additional $3 at the door). Mike Phillips will be performing at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 28 at The Tin Pan, 8982 Quioccasin Road in Richmond.

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Saturday, April 28 Skinny Lister, Beans on Toast, Deau Eyes, and Righter: Doors at 7 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m., The Camel, 1621 W. Broad Street, Richmond. Tickets range from $13 - $15 and can be purchased through www.ticketfly.com. The Dangerous Summer: 6 p.m., Tickets range from $16.50 - $20 and can be purchased through www.ticketfly.com. The Canal Club, 1545 E. Cary Street, Richmond. Mike Phillips: Doors 6 p.m., show 8 p.m., The Tin Pan, 8982 Quioccasin Road, Richmond. Tickets are $27.50 in advance, $32.50 at the door, and can be purchased through www.ticketfly.com. World-renowned saxophonist Mike Phillips is known as one of the most electrifying instrumentalists today. Mike is the first non-athlete signed by Michael Jordan to the Nike Jordan Brand, home of the Air Jordan, and is the only musician in the world to have recorded and toured with the legendary “Big Three” of American soul and pop music: Michael Jackson, Prince, and Stevie Wonder. Mike toured for nearly two years as part of the band for “Michael Jackson The IMMORTAL Tour” by Cirque du Soleil. And music superstar Prince knew what audiences around the world know... when Mike Phillips puts his saxophone to his lips, magic is about to happen. Cannabis Corpse, Salvaticus, Perptuated, and Eldritch Horror: Doors at 8 p.m., Strange Matter, 929 W. Grace Street, Richmond. $10 cover, Ages 18+. Todrick Hall: Doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m., The National, 708 E. Broad Street, Richmond. Tickets range from $19.50 - $29.50 and can be purchased through www.axs.com. Broadway actor, MTV star, American Idol finalist and Viral YouTube personality Todrick Hall is putting a new “twister” on L. Frank Baum’s most classic creation, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”. With over 20 original songs, Hall brings to life this American Classic like you’ve never seen it before. This summer, you don’t have to go to Oz because “Straight Outta Oz” is coming to a city near you. Watch as Todrick and his talented crew tell the tale of Hall’s adventures from his small town in Texas, to the big Emerald City lights of “Oz Angeles”. This show is great for the family with powerful musical numbers, innovative sets, sensational choreography, dazzling costumes and a great social message.

Sunday, April 29 Movie Club Richmond Presents “Green Room”: 7 p.m., Strange Matter, 929 W. Grace Street, Richmond. Free. Ages 18+. Down on their luck punk rockers The Ain’t Rights are ﬁnishing up a long and unsuccessful tour, and are about to call it quits when they get an unexpected booking at an isolated, run-down club deep in the backwoods of Oregon. What seems merely to be a third-rate gig escalates into something much more sinister when they witness an act of violence backstage that they weren’t meant to see. Now trapped backstage, they must

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LOCAL EVENTS face off against the club’s depraved owner, Darcy Banker (Patrick Stewart), a man who will do anything to protect the secrets of his nefarious enterprise. But while Darcy and his henchmen think the band will be easy to get rid of, The Ain’t Rights prove themselves much more cunning and capable than anyone expected, turning the tables on their unsuspecting captors and setting the stage for the ultimate life-or-death showdown. Canal Club Sundays: 10 p.m., The Canal Club, 1545 E. Cary Street, Richmond. Ages 21+. Paul Brown: Doors 5 p.m., show 7 p.m., Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door, and can be purchased through www.ticketﬂy.com. The Tin Pan, 8982 Quioccasin Road, Richmond. Two-time

Grammy winning jazz guitarist, engineer, and producer Paul Brown’s career spans over two decades and includes the release of 8 solo albums and countless collaborations with well-established smooth jazz artists like George Benson, Jeffery Osborne, and Kirk Whahlum. His newest release “Truth B Told” has climbed to the top of the jazz charts, solidifying Paul again as one of the prominent jazz guitarist on the scene today. With performances in Dubai, Iceland, Japan, Canada, throughout Europe and the United States he has taken his trademark smooth groove with catchy melodic sound and made his mark on the international jazz scene. The Paul Brown sound is warm and inviting. His music is funky yet has elegance and beauty. He woos the crowd with understated conﬁdence, as every note falls in the perfect place.

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Breaking Benjamin: Breaking Benjamin are no strangers to the upper echelons of the rock charts. Since bursting onto the scene with 2002’s Saturate, the band has amassed an impressive string of mainstream rock radio hits, including “The Diary of Jane,” and the No. 1 singles “So Cold,” “Failure,” “Breath” and “I Will Not Bow.” The self-produced “Ember”, Breaking Benjamin’s sixth album and first fulllength since 2015’s Dark Before Dawn, once again contains an abundance of high-caliber, melodic hard rock. But ask Breaking Benjamin guitarist/ vocalist/songwriter Ben Burnley about the significance of the album title, and his answer hints at intriguing new dimensions: “An ember can either be the end of something or the beginning of it.” Doing so much touring over the last few years hasn’t necessarily had a direct influence on Breaking Benjamin’s sound. However, being on the road has strengthened the relationship between the band members, which has had an organic influence on Ember’s music. As Burnley and Breaking Benjamin look to tour heavily in 2018 (and beyond), expect this positive momentum to continue gathering steam. Breaking Benjamin will be performing at 7:30 p.m. at The National, 708 E. Broad Street in Richmond on Wednesday, April 25.

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Ibibio Sound Machine: London-based DJ/live music collective Ibibio Sound Machine combine sounds inspired in equal measure by the golden era of West African funk and disco, post-punk, and modern electro. The band was started by producers Max Grunhard, Leon Brichard, and Benji Bouton, enthusiasts of African grooves from the 1970s and ‘80s. This trio began creating drum’n’bass tracks around the voice of frontwoman Eno Williams. Though London-born, she was a ﬁrst-generation citizen of the U.K. of Nigerian origin. Williams’ mother, whose native tongue was Ibibo, recounted numerous folk and children’s stories from her own heritage to her daughter. Williams crafted lyrics from these sources and married them to modern themes. After the rhythm tracks were created, the three producers ﬁrst enlisted Ghanaian guitar legend Alfred “Kari” Bannerman (of Konkoma), Brazilian percussionist Anselmo Netto, and synth/horn men Tony Hayden and Scott Baylis as a way of illustrating Williams’ singing. Though their inspirations are from an earlier time, Ibibio Sound Machine’s approach is distinctly modern; the band’s music holds equal appeal on-stage and on record. Ibibio Sound Machine will be performing at 7:30 p.m. at The National, 708 E. Broad Street in Richmond on Thursday, April 26.

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Todrick Hall: Hailing from Arlington, Texas, Todrick Hall is an American entertainer who rose to fame after making it to the semi-ﬁnals of the ninth season of American Idol in 2010. A man of many talents that include singing, acting, dance choreography, and directing, Hall decided to transform his brief moment of fame into a fully-ﬂedged career that traversed the arts. He began by creating an ongoing series of viral videos dedicated to some of his favorite music artists. His YouTube channel eventually exceeded two million subscribers. Hall has made a huge splash in the industry, gaining recognition from USA Today and earning coveted spots on Business Insider’s “Hottest YouTube Stars Alive” and Forbes “30 under 30 Entertainment” lists. Hall landed a starring role in a pop music safety video commissioned by Virgin America (for which he also wrote the music), gained a spot on the judge’s panel of RuPaul’s All Stars Drag Race, and starred in his own MTV documentary series. He has established a strong social media presence by skillfully captivating his audience through his live experiences. Todrick Hall will be performing at 8 p.m. at The National, 708 E. Broad Street in Richmond on Saturday, April 28.

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What So Not: What So Not has been spearheading Australia’s latest electronica revival with boundarypushing bass since 2011. Hailing from Sydney, What So Not dominated the city’s club circuit with his danceﬂoor-ready heaters, including a window-shattering remix of Major Lazer’s ‘Get Free’, which became omnipresent at festivals around the world, since then, What So Not been streamed hundreds of millions of times, releasing records through Sweat It Out and Skrillex’s OWSLA. The Australian-gone-global star has now appeared on the world’s grandest stages & was given a hero’s welcome when he returned Down Under with A-Trak for his biggest headline shows to date and for a legendary performance at Splendour In The Grass. Recently, What So Not also remixed fellow Australian breakthrough stars RÜFÜS on ‘Innerbloom’, resulting in a tastefully heavy reinterpretation of the nonchalant house track that has been described as “a masterpiece of a masterpiece”. His latest original single ‘Buried’ displays similar maturity and sonic restraint, again featuring George Maple as well as Atlanta rapper Rome Fortune. What So Not will be performing at 9 p.m. at The National, 708 E. Broad Street in Richmond on Friday, April 27.

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1) From 2001-2005, the top picks in the draft were at what position?

9) Defensive End Myles Garrett was selected by the Cleveland Browns

2) Who were those top picks?

7) 1936 8) Jay Berwanger (who opted not to play in the NFL)

3) Who is the only running back drafted first since 1991 (the modern era)?

6) Who was the most recent Heisman Trophy winner to be the top pick? 7) When was the first NFL draft held? 8) Who was the first player ever selected? 9) Who was last year’s No. 1 draft pick? 10) This 1989 top pick won three Super Bowls, currently works for Fox in the broadcast booth. Name him.

1) Quarterback 2) Alex Smith, Eli Manning, Carson Palmer, David Carr and Michael Vick 3) Ki-Jana Carter in 1995 4) Drew Bledsoe 5) Eric Fisher, an offensive tackle, was picked No. 1 by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013

5) Who is the most recent offensive lineman selected as the top pick?

6) In 2015 Heisman winner Jameis Winston was picked by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

4) What 1993 top pick has played quarterback for New England, Buffalo and Dallas?

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Rosen eyes future in NFL after draft day This year’s NFL Draft is loaded with quarterbacks, with four expected to be top-ten, if not top-five, picks. Among them is UCLA’s pro-style quarterback Josh Rosen, perhaps the most athletic of the bunch. The first round of the 2018 NFL Draft airs Thursday, April 26 on ESPN and The NFL Network. The remaining rounds are to follow Friday and Saturday. The UCLA Bruins knew right away what they had in Rosen, who was a USA All-American out of high school and a topranked college recruit. After committing to UCLA he enrolled early in 2015 and was there for spring practice that year, which made a big difference in Rosen being named the opening-day starter that season; the first time the team had ever started the season with a true freshman under center. Although he put up respectable numbers his freshman year, and earned several accolades, Rosen remained under the national radar. The Bruins failed to put a respectable team around him and he also suffered a season-ending injury midway through the 2016 season. This, along with last seasons concussions, have draft analysts questioning his toughness. Rosen exploded in 2017, becoming the first Bruins quarterback to throw for 2,000 yards in five games, including the season-opener, when he threw for 491 yards, erasing a 34-point deficit and beating Texas A&M 45-44. Opting out of his senior season and headed for the NFL Draft, Rosen is sure to hear his name called early in the first round on Thursday night.

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Soap Synopsis By John Crook Zap2it (This column represents on air summaries for the week of April 16-20, 2018.) The Bold and the Beautiful Steffy promised Liam that she would always love and support him no matter what the future brings. Bill tried to bully his way out of an awkward situation. New information about the night Bill was shot caused more anxiety for Ridge. Hope tried to comfort Liam when memories of his crime left him overwhelmed. Steffy yet again found herself in the unpleasant position of having to defend Bill, at least to re-confirm that their night of passion was consensual. Liam told Steffy that Bill’s love for her would prompt Bill to tell her whatever he thought she wanted to hear. Steffy felt she had to make a deal with the devil himself: namely, Bill. Liam returned something of value to his father. Days of Our Lives Determined not to give up, Rafe and Chad struggled to prove that Gabi is innocent. Trapped in her own subconscious, Abigail got closer to the truth. Marlena warned Stefan that he’s making a grave mistake. The suspense was overwhelming for Ciara, Claire, Brady and Eve as they awaited word about who won the Bella contest. Vivian strongly suspected someone had caught on to her plan. Chloe and Kate had a tense confrontation. Paul confided in Will about his suspicions concerning Leo. Brady begged Eve to give him another chance. Chloe reached a decision about the job offer in Mexico. Paul questioned Leo about his ties to Vivian, while Ciara reconnected with someone from her past. Kate spied the mystery woman at the mansion. General Hospital Carly found herself in a confrontation, while Nelle played head games with Ava. Jason tried to exercise caution as he took action. Kiki made her doubts known, and Griffin interrogated Finn. Dante tried to continue being supportive. Lulu got a flash of inspiration for a story. Spinelli found himself in a bit of a pickle. Kim made her intentions crystal clear to someone. Anna persevered with something even after she initially struck out. Elizabeth had some words of encouragement to offer someone, and Nina was ambushed by Maxie. Jordan stumbled upon a lead and Kiki ran into Molly. Chase caught Sonny off guard, while Kim tried to get Julian to see how important it was for him to support his family. The Young and the Restless J.T. told Cane about the breakup, but Cane was sympathetic and urged J.T. not to give up on Victoria. In return, J.T. thanked Cane for being a friend, and urged Cane not to believe some of the unflattering things he might hear about J.T. When Nick visited Victor at the hospital, Victor struggled to speak and identify J.T. as his assailant. Still angry that Hilary told Simone about their night together, Devon kept his distance when Hilary tried to mend fences by offering some business proposals. Instead, Devon told Tessa to discuss Hilary’s ideas over a business dinner.

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NatGeo and Antonio Banderas recall the ‘Genius’ of Pablo Picasso Antonio Banderas stars in “Genius,” premiering its second season Tuesday on National Geographic.

Pablo Picasso is widely considered one of the 20th century’s most influential artists, a passionate and prolific man credited with creating an estimated 50,000 works during his 81-year career. Nearly 50 years after his death, his name is synonymous with artistic innovation. His story is told to dramatic effect in the second season of National Geographic’s anthology series “Genius” subtitled simply “Picasso,” premiering Tuesday, April 24. Executive produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and showrunner Ken Biller, the 10-episode series stars Antonio Banderas (“The Mask of Zorro,” “Once Upon a Time in Mexico”) and Alex Rich (“True Detective”) as old and young Picasso, a Spanish expatriate whose personal life was marked by tumultuous marriages, numerous affairs and shifting political views and alliances. Also in the large cast are Clémence Poésy (“In Bruges”) as Francoise Gilot, a French painter whose decade-long affair with Picasso yielded two children; Sebastian Roché (“The Young Pope”) as Emile Gilot, Francoise’s tyrannical father; Robert Sheehan (“Misfits”) as Carlos Casagemas, a fellow artist and close Picasso friend; and Poppy Delevingne (“Kingsman: The Golden Circle”), as Marie-Thérèse Walter, a lover and muse of Picasso. Coming on the heels of the series’ well-received first season titled “Einstein,” this second round was filmed in Malaga, Spain, where both Picasso and Banderas were born. “It was important for me (to play this character) because Picasso has been a very important figure in my life,” Banderas

explained to a recent gathering of journalists in Pasadena, Calif. “You have to think when I was going to school, when I was a little kid ... we always crossed in front of Picasso’s house where Picasso was born. And, you know, I am talking about a time in Spain in which we didn’t have too many international heroes, so Picasso (transcended) that barrier at a time in which we were pretty much isolated by the dictatorship that we were living in with Francisco Franco in power. ... “He was bigger than Franco ...,” he continues, “so I grew up with this projection of this huge artist who was capable to actually make the people all around the world fall in love with his art, and he was (from) my hometown, and I was able to just see the house where he was born. That was very important for me.” Banderas had always wanted to play Picasso and had been offered parts in various projects in the past but the timing was never right until now. Even knowing as much about Picasso as he did coming in, he says this series taught him a few new things. “One of the things that I know now,” he says, “is that his artistic dimension was totally linked to his personality, to his personal dimension. There was no separation between the artist and the person. He is not only a man who was very capable painting, drawing the reality, but he put that at the service of the political and social context ... of his time, a guy who was a visionary and had a long sight for the future and, also, an introspection of himself, a reflection about life itself.”

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OF ‘THE LATE LATE SHOW CARPOOL KARAOKE PRIMETIME SPECIAL 2018’ ON CBS What was the genesis of the late-night segment being showcased again by “The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2018”?

We had shot a sketch in 2011 for “Comic Relief,” for “Red Nose Day,” with myself and George Michael – me playing a character from a TV show I’d done at home (in England). And we had this idea that George and I would be singing in a car, and the whole sketch had a mass of people in it, and it did very, very well. People would talk to us about this moment of, “Ah, you and George singing in the car, it was so great.” And they loved it. So, when we got here and we were thinking about (starting “The Late Late Show”), we were thinking, “Well, what could be?” You know, you’re throwing around a million ideas. And on this one, we said, “You know, we’re relocating to Los Angeles. People talk about the traffic here all the time and carpool lanes. And carpool and maybe a singer and carpool karaoke, is that a thing? Could it be a thing? I don’t know.” BY JAY BOBBIN

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What went into your doing much to bring back “Roseanne” as one of its executive producers?

I never thought that everybody wanted to do it, so I think part of it was just hearing John (Goodman) when he came on my talk show (“The Talk”) and said that he would do a reunion. That really excited me and got me thinking that maybe the cast would do it. I sort of was worried that people wouldn’t want to touch it, everybody was proud of (the original show) and they’d want to leave it alone and not risk anything. The other part was the fact that the working class has been underrepresented in politics and on television, and this just felt like a wonderful time and opportunity to try to give some people a voice in this country. How has it been for you to reconcile nostalgia for the original series with the new show?

Let’s say I have a scene with Lecy (Goranson), so it’s Darlene and Becky, and we have a fight. There’s years of history behind that fight, and that’s an experience that I’ve never had before on a set. That’s something that you can’t create, you can’t study for, and it’s really incredible.

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Stuffed Chicken Alexander’s, 101 West Bank St., Petersburg, VA 23803, 804-733-7134 Since 1977, Petersburg fixture Alexander’s has been serving a combination of Greek, Italian and American Cuisine. Their signature dish from their dinner menu is called Stuffed Chicken. It is served with twice-baked potatoes and Greekstyle green beans. A tossed salad with your choice of salad dressings starts your dinner off right. Creating the chicken dish, Alexander’s owner Spiros Geogo starts by marinating the chicken in their famous house-made Italian vinaigrette. It is then stuffed with a mixture of cream cheese, feta, Virginia ham, sour cream and herbs, after which it is grilled to perfection. Geogo says that the stuffing and the chicken complement each other, creating a delicious and juicy main dish. The While Alexander’s has a robust dinner menu, they also offer a Greekstyle green beans are mixed with crushed tomatoes and other spices to offer a zesty partnership with the variety of choices for lunch, making a visit to this establishment a chicken.The twice baked potatoes only serve to soothe the palate. worthwhile trip at any time of the day.

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