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FEATURES 6 We Were THere – WERE YoU?

36 DRIVE THERE! – SUmmER musIc fesTIvAls

by Mark McCoy

by Ashley Brown

8 DIgITS – BY THE NUmBERS by Bean Counters

10 WorlD WresTlIng ENTERTAINmENT – oUTSIDE THe sQuAreD cIrcle

38 BRIEFS – EXTRA JuIcY TIDBITs 4u by Dylan Gibbs

40 FASHIoN – SUmmER sTYles Are In THe BAg

by Dylan Gibbs

by Alison Sigman

14 VANDERBURgH Co. 4-H FAIR – IT’S A gREAT RIDE

63 WRASSlIN’ – PUlSE of THe locAl scene

by Dylan Gibbs

by Casey Carnage

16 EllIS PARk – lIVE rAcIng reTurns!

64 A Poker run… on BoATS? – YEP, YoU BET

by Alison Sigman

by Lanea Stagg

17 CIVIC THEATRE – AnD A BIT of THe unDergrounD, Too

65 DoWnToWn HenDerson concerTs – SomETHINg FoR All

by Alison Sigman

18 locAl cHef sPoTlIgHT – WATEz PHElPS, m.P.A.

66 kID’S PAgE – IT’S A mInor THIng…

by Dylan Gibbs

by Lanea Stagg

19 BoURBoN Blog – BoozY TImES IN D.C.

67 AT THe museum & from THe sTAcks – PlANETARIUm AND lIBrArY neWs

by Tom Fischer

INTRO

68 creATIve sPoTlIgHT – loCAl gUITAR goD TommY sTIllWell

[ Table of Contents ]

July 2010

by Mark McCoy

69 ANgEl moUNDS – EXHIBITS AND CoNCERTS by Ashley Brown

78 NAmm – ToYS FoR musIcIAns… loTs of ToYs by Art the Dude

79 SoRE THUmBS – DIY AWesomeness

REVIEWS 33 BEER 34 FOOD 35 WINE 80 MUSIC 88 FILM

GUIDES 21 RESTAURANTS 31 BANDS 32 CLUBS 41 NIGHT LIFE 70 ARTS & ETC. 73 ROAD TRIPS

by Dan Woolsey

84 SHoW REVIEW – THE mAnHATTAn TrAnsfer by paul mattingly

85 BlUES NoTES – REVISINg roBerT JoHnson’s WHole legAcY by “Johnny Full-Time” John luttrell

86 THe reel DeAl – TomBSToNE by matt hotz

by Jeremy Luman/Amy Mangold

FUN STUFF 94 sounDBoArD: THe musIcIAn’s forum

95 comIc: Broke crAcker by Nick Folz

by Dylan Gibbs

Publisher Bashar Hamami

Promotions Tori Weaver

Business manager Sharon Tindle

Account Executives Carolyn Cummings Nick Doerter Keith LaCrosse

sharon@news-4u.com

managing editor Dylan Gibbs

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Director of operations Amanda Smith amanda@news-4u.com

Web Programming Jeff Lingis

Production Supervisor Jaqulyn Woolsey art@news-4u.com

graphic Artist Aisha Borel Staff Photographer Mark McCoy Staff Writer Alison Sigman

contributors Ashley Brown, Casey Carnage, Art the Dude, Tom Fischer, Nick Folz, Kate Grimm, Matt Hotz, Ron Hull, Jabez, Jeremy Luman, John Luttrell, Amy Mangold, Paul Mattingly, Mark McCoy, Matt Rowe, Lanea Stagg, Tom Tindle, Dan Woolsey, Todd Zachritz

All WWe trademarks, logos and copyrights the The are croWD exclusive property of WWE and its subsidiaries. All other Photograph: trademarks, logos andofcopyrights courtesy are the property of their The croWD respective owners. © 2010 World Wrestling entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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WE WERE THERE [ by Mark McCoy ]

Alan Jackson with guests Josh Turner & Chris Young at Roberts Stadium

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Guns and Hoses III at Roberts Stadium

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DIGITS

[Hot Independence Edition]

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Degrees (Fahrenheit) – the highest temperature ever recorded in Indiana.

1791

Year the term “Independence Day” was first used.

July 4, 1776

Date the Second Continental Congress approved the Thomas Jefferson-penned Declaration of Independence.

1916

Year Nathan’s on Coney Island had its first (now famous) hot dog eating contest.

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Degrees (Fahrenheit) for the highest temperature ever recorded on earth. The mark was set September 13, 1922 in Libya.

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July 25, 2010

Date upon which Parents’ Day is observed in the United States; as any parent will relate every day is Parents’ Day.

22 Number of tons of pyrotechnics used in New York City’s annual fireworks display. The Big Apple’s display is the largest in the country.

July 14, 1936

Date the temperature was set. The tiny town of Collegeville had the good fortune to be the place.

August 2, 1776 Date that most of the signatures were written on the Declaration.

13 Thirteen gun salutes were a feature of many early Independence Day celebrations.

Number of Major League Baseball games scheduled for July 4, 2010.

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It’s a Smackdown Q & A WITH WWE SUPERSTAR CODY RHODES

Cody was here at Evansville’s Roberts Stadium back in January as part of the WWE Raw lineup; since then, the strapping young lad – and son of the legendary Dusty Rhodes – has been busy. Very busy. He’s switched over from Raw to SmackDown and has become a familiar face on the SyFy network as one of the Pros on WWE NXT. Rhodes was on the card at both the 23rd annual Royal Rumble and the biggest show of them all, the 26th Wrestlemania. WWE’s SmackDown World Tour comes to Roberts Stadium July 11, and joining Mr. Rhodes in the wrestling entourage will be a fearsome match: Rey Mysterio vs. The Big Show vs. Jack Swagger vs. CM Punk. It’s a Fatal Four-Way for the World Heavyweight Championship, and for fans, this will be the chance to see, hear and feel all the action up close. Rhodes and I talked again about the changes in his career since we chatted last winter, along with some revealing anecdotes about his dad, Dusty. N4U: Hey man. How’s it going? Are you on the road as usual? CR: No, actually I just got back from an appearance at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles yesterday. So I took the redeye back to spend a few days in Atlanta. We chatted back in December; I’m sure you don’t remember… No – actually I remember the name – Dylan Gibbs – it’s not an easy name to forget, man.

guide us through that transition? The SmackDown brand is a lot more of a family than the Monday Night Raw brand. That’s more from a backstage perspective. From an entertainment perspective, why I’m so excited is because Monday Night Raw had been more of a variety show for a long time, and SmackDown is more of a wrestling show. That’s why I was thinking, ‘I can excel here. I can show people this new growth that they haven’t been able to see unless they have made it out to a live event.’ They get to see me in a longer match like you’ll see on SmackDown. So that’s really been one of the better parts of it.

There aren’t very many of us... Hey, there’s been a lot that’s changed since then; first of all, you’ve gone from Raw to SmackDown. Can you kind of

What differences are there personally between SmackDown and Raw? Coming over, I didn’t want to give the fans a sentiment they’d already

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seen; for me, it’s important at 24 – about to be 25 – to evolve, and in the case of coming over to SmackDown, and the Tuesday night show, NXT, I wanted to present a different face. You know, there’s a lot of villains in the wrestling industry, and I want to show the differences… for example a guy like The Miz and a guy like myself… it was cool for me because I was able to change some of my gear up. It’s funny; it was coined: ‘I was the uncommon son of common man, Dusty Rhodes.’ I really liked that. I never want to give them something they could have seen on Monday Night Raw; this is their opportunity to be impressed or to tell somebody, ‘Oh no, just watch and see. He is pretty good.’

a Sunday night you think the crowd’s going to react the same way; you think they’re going to enjoy the same moments. Sometimes they give you something different. Really, any time you speak from such a self-righteous, snooty point of view, saying, you know, ‘It’s art…’ But the truth is that it is. You understand that, and that’s really cool. It really is the best way to think of it: You’re conducting an orchestra, except it’s the WWE universe out there, comprised of little boys in their John Cena T-shirts. To me it seems you have to be very

my dad just wanted me to be a movie star”

so do you feel uncommon? (Laughs) From the perspective that Dusty was a hero to the fans for so long, and in my case I’ve always been someone they liked to see get beat up. Dusty and myself – there’s quite a dichotomy – I’ll call him the common man… the main thing is, we’re very different. Everything from his bleached-blonde ‘do’ to my hair, which is dyed jet-black. His overweight, curvy body… people have asked me plenty of times – and it’s not to knock him – ‘Am I adopted?’ It’s pretty funny.

improvisational. You have to read the crowd… I mean, is that something you can learn? like when you were coming up – do they teach you that kind of stuff or is that just something you’re born with? I think it’s something you learn, actually. You might have a knack for being an entertainer, but something you learn over time is how to

pace things… and also, Rey Mysterio – who’s gonna be on the show in Evansville – he told me one of the best things I ever heard: That wrestling doesn’t come from here; it comes from here. He was pointing to his brain, and then to his heart. It’s one of those things where you can think, and say,

last time we talked I made some analogy to you being a conductor for an orchestra; do you look at it like you command the audience, and have them in the palm of your hand? Not to give the audience too much credit, but the truth is it’s a cumulative

‘I’m going to try this’ and ‘They’re definitely not going to like that’ or ‘I’m

effort out there. Things can happen – a show’s Saturday night and then on

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going to try this, and they’ll be impressed.’ Really, it’s from your heart, and the best guys – and it happens to be a lot of the time second and third generation guys – they can feel that. So it is a natural thing to some degree.

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You were in the most recent Royal Rumble in your hometown. Any cool stories? The Philips Arena in Atlanta is real good to me, because they’ll send me a bunch of tickets. People come out of the woodwork when something big comes, and the Royal Rumble was huge; that was really cool to see – it’s the resurgence of the market. Atlanta used to be a hotbed for sports entertainment and then it was abused by WCW, and then when WWE took WCW over, it kind of left Atlanta – and to some degree the south – alone. And now, knowing that we’re going to run Wrestlemania from the Georgia Dome, where I went and sat with 40,000 other people to watch a Monday Nitro… to see Atlanta back on its feet like that is… you don’t even know. That’s what I grew up on. A region needs a strong ‘something’ to keep it together, and really, that kind of touches on something that I wanted to talk about – there’s been a wrestling resurgence on a regional and local level. When wrestling as a whole, WWE being an international entertainment company that happens to specialize in wrestling… when things are up for us, in growth and bringing in new fans, it sparks interest elsewhere. Wrestling has its peaks and valleys, and sometimes you can’t really narrate where we are in the story, in terms of… are we in the middle of a valley or a real good time? I think we – even with how well things are going – are making a huge swing upwards. And that will bring out more people. Just like the Olympics; gymnastics has a surge… young girls and boys who want to try out these sports. It’s just like that with pro wrestling. The more influence it has, the more you’ll see it. And that’s good, because the quality of product just increases. You mentioned to me that your father didn’t want you to get into wrestling; was there something specific he did want you to do instead of wrestle? (Laughs) Oh yeah… my dad just wanted me to be a movie star. My dad, he’s so biased. Like all fathers. That’s why it’s tough sometimes that we work for the same company; we really have to stay away from each other; our opinions are just biased… but that was always his thing, the actors of the golden age, the Errol Flynns – that whole period of Hollywood resonates, and he always brings it up. I’ve had to actually scold him; whenever he comes to a WWE event, whether it’s Monday Night Raw or Friday Night SmackDown, or even a live event, he’s always telling people, ‘Oh, I’m so good-looking and I should be doing this instead of this…’ it’s ridiculous but it’s funny.

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He’s still dad, doing dad stuff. Oh! The differences in Gold Dust (Cody’s brother) and myself is that when Gold Dust was growing up, my dad was more Dusty Rhodes and less dad. For me, he’s been predominately dad. Very little Dusty Rhodes. I did a signing with him yesterday in Los Angeles, at E3 – the biggest gaming expo there is – he sat next to me, just lispin’ and jivin’ and picking up a live mic in the middle of the signing and making fun of me; it was just odd. Five minutes before that, we were talking about the World Cup and eating chicken wraps… he just turns it on, man. Total pros. That’s really cool. Oh yeah. He prides himself on it. From the time he gets off the plane until the time he gets back on the plane heading home, he’s pretty much ‘on.’ Behind closed doors is one thing, and I like that. That’s something you don’t see today as much as you used to; I hope to see it more – that commitment – if you believe, they believe. Tell us something we wouldn’t know from watching Wrestlemania XXVI on TV. It kind of goes along with a little bit of what I was telling you about my dad just now; for me, I’d never worked in front of a live audience of 7-plus thousand people – the house lights are up and you can see all the people, and they can see you. There’s a lot of guys sitting in the locker room, you know, wearing their gear but not going out there that night. And only the best are going out there for Wrestlemania. To be on that list, and to have a marquee matchup like that, it was really cool. What I was saying about my dad, was actually, Wrestlemania XXVI in Phoenix was the first time I’d ever really caught my dad kind of turn into a nerd-fan for a second. I’ll never forget it – the first match was in, and we were getting ready to go out there and we were kind of spaced around the backstage; there was a tunnel there… Randy (Orton, his and partner Ted DiBiase’s

opponent that night) was off in the distance, and Ted DiBiase was a few feet away from me… and there was a monitor where the young lady from American Idol, Fantasia, was sitting. She had just sung ‘America the Beautiful.’ She was just kind of watching the show from the backstage monitor with her entourage; it was kind of this weird gathering, and as me, Randy and Ted got as close as we were gonna get before the match, my dad, I saw him in the corner of my eye – and I didn’t tell him this – to this day I’ve not told him that I saw him, but I caught him taking a picture with his cell phone. And I thought that was the first time I wasn’t his fan; he was mine. Tickets for WWE SmackDown World Tour at Roberts Stadium on July 11 are available at the box office at Roberts Stadium and The Centre, all Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com and by phone at 812-423-7222 in Indiana or 270-926-6661 in Kentucky. All WWE trademarks, logos and copyrights are the exclusive property of WWE and its subsidiaries. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. © 2010 World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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fair history vanderburgh 4-h celebrates 90 years The rides, the yummy foods, the animals, pageants,and the music – all are part of the annual summer celebration at the Vanderburgh County 4-H Center from July 26 through the 31 st . And this year is special for the 4-H Fair; 2010 marks the 90 th year the organization has been affiliated with the county Fair. Things were very different in the world in 1920 and miles and away different in the 1830s and 50s, when the first references to a county fair of any type can be found in the records at Willard and the Central Branch of public library downtown. But the world of the county fair has, in many ways, stayed essentially the same. An ad for Joseph Schaefer & Son Funeral Directors ran in the Evansville Courier on July 21, 1940. The heading, “Thru the Years With Evansville” appears at the top, and the text below reads: “The first county fair was held at Evansville in the early 1830s, in the old America House at Fourth and Locust. Men exhibited farm products… and the women brought preserves, fancy work, and cookery.” The story goes on to say that the fair was so successful that “plans were laid immediately to make it an annual event…” but no evidence of a county fair appears for another 20-odd years until a small column found in the Evansville Daily Journal dated from October 8, 1855 with a headline: “The Fair Word to Mechanics.” Readers that Monday morning were then alerted to the following: “The first annual fair Levi Riggs will take the Lakeside Stage of the agricultural and Saturday, July 31st at 7:30pm. horticultural society of Vanderburgh County will be held in this city next Saturday, October 13. Extensive preparations are being made for this fair and a large attendance from the country is anticipated. We hope our farmer friends will bring in their best products freely and compete for the prizes which will be made known the day of the fair. We have already published a list of the articles for which prizes • 16 •

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will be given upon the committee’s examination. Our mechanics will take notice that they are expected to be on hand with articles of their best workmanship to compete for prizes.” Sounds pretty familiar to us, all these years later. Every year, children as young as ten – as well as adults – put their best effort into raising livestock, growing fantastic fruits, vegetables, herbs and the like, crafting items that are one-of-a-kind and much more that mirrors the efforts made by our forefathers and mothers. The duties of President of the Vanderburgh County Fair Board are a family tradition for the current President, Beth Schmidt. And “It’s a family-oriented event,” she says, “families continue to look for ways to entertain themselves; they like the competition. 4-H’ers work hard to achieve this 15 minutes of fame, and that’s good because of the value of integrity, of sense of humor and of character building.” Children – and their parents, to be sure – make a huge commitment to their Fair project, whether it’s raising livestock or competing in one of the various pageants. As early as the October prior to the following year’s Fair, children begin rearing the animals that they will display. Of course this means a daily routine of husbandry for an animal that many city dwellers wouldn’t know what to do with. And once the Fair does come around, the knowledge of their animals the kids display is impressive, and can only be acquired through experience. Although the Fair only occupies a week out the year, planning is an ongoing, year-round endeavor, and one that couldn’t be accomplished without the help of many dedicated volunteers. “They all pay their own way into the Fair,” says Schimdt.” “Nobody gets a free ticket. Nobody gets free food; we pay for everything. This is not a handout job. “They’re wonderful,” says Schmidt. “And I can’t say ‘thank you’ enough to them.” Community and craftsmanship, integrity and character – as well as the famous head, heart, hands and health of the 4-H – each are found with the people who dedicate themselves to the Fair. And in a world that moves at light speed compared to the mid-19 th century, it’s comforting to know that the fundamental elements of a great county fair are the same today as then. A detailed schedule of events, a map, photos from past Fairs and more are available at www.vanderburghcountyfair.com. *Special thanks to Sharon Olson at the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library’s Central Branch for her help. July 2010 • Call for Advertising Information (812) 962-1309

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ellis park set to open live racing season Another great season of action, speed and color is just about upon us. Ellis Park’s Live Racing Season is set to open up July 10, with a post time of 12:50 p.m. Fans from seasons past know what all the hubbub is about; those new to the sport may not. So for a look at what’s to come, we exchanged information with Dwight Hawkins, Director of Sales and Marketing for the racetrack. And it’s not simply all about thoroughbreds racing at Ellis Park, either… The main draw to Ellis Park is the horse races. What is it about these races that always excite people? It’s difficult to say because horse racing has been around Staff Writer for so long and means many things to many people, but I will share a quote I like from someone more eloquent than I. John Steinbeck after witnessing the Kentucky Derby said, ‘I am fulfilled and weary. This Kentucky Derby, whatever it is - a race, an emotion, a turbulence, an explosion - is one of the most beautiful and violent and satisfying things I have ever experienced. I am glad I have seen and felt it at last.’

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How did the ostrich races come to be held at the park? See Camel races below Do the “drivers” of the ostriches find them to be hard to manage? Haha! If you can imagine riding a giant football that’s how the jockeys describe it. Very unstable, hard to hold on to and extremely wobbly. You also have camel races, when were these introduced to the yearly schedule? Why? The idea might sound crazy but the Tri-State agrees, the Camel & Ostrich Races are must see! This event has attracted the biggest crowds of the meet for the past two years as well as producing some memorable headlines. We are happy to announce this year’s race day is Saturday, July 31st. When do the wiener dog races take place? The Wiener Dog Race Day is August 21. How many dogs participate in the race, and how are they chosen? This event is not only a lot of fun, but it is great for the local community. The Tri-State loves its Wiener Dogs. Applications are taken online and available at the race track and a random drawing will be held to select 32 participants and several alternates for race day. Fans come out by the thousands to watch the dachshunds complete for “Top Dog” honors while all proceeds from “wagering” benefit local charities. What other activities will take place at Ellis Park during its summer schedule? Back by popular demand we will have the Kentucky HBPA College Laptop Giveaway Day on July 18th the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association Scholarship Giveaway Day on July 25, Dollar Days every Sunday, Town Days, Corporate Days and our signature $100,000 Gardenia Stakes Race on August 14th. For those who haven’t been to Ellis Park for the last couple of years, what new features have recently been added to the park? Well, Ellis Park is all about families and that includes corporate families. Since the devastation of the North Grandstand in the tornado of 2005, we have added two Terrace Tents, Paddock Bar and 36 picnic tables and umbrellas on the grass apron. This is the perfect place for families to enjoy the sights and sounds of the track. The Terrace tents and our air-conditioned Sky Theatre and Clubhouse are unique venues for Tri-State companies to hold corporate events. We are just minutes away on Highway 41 by the twin bridges and we’ll treat everyone wlike family. • 18 •

For customers who have never been to the park, what can they do to maximize what their experience and all the park has to offer? Number one: Bring the family and friends. Everyone can find something to love at the racetrack. Two: Grab a drink, a hotdog and some famous Ellis relish and watch a race from the rail. You can literally feel the thunder and strength of the horses coming down the stretch to the finish line! Three: Say hello to me or a staff member and let us know what you love about the racetrack. We aim to please. What do you hope the crowd takes away after spending the day at the park? Winners! And an appreciation of horse racing history in Tri-State and the special place the industry has in many of our hearts and the local economy. More online at www.ellisparkracing.com www.News4UOnline.com • July 2010

civic duty SHOWS ON COLUMBIA & THE UNDERGROUND I have always loved watching, and sometimes performing, in plays. There is awe in watching live theatre, with the actors and the audience sharing an experience in that one moment. Without big explosions, or computer generated people (I’m looking at you Avatar), the story lines are more easily obtainable and believable. Thanks to Evansville Civic Theatre, believability has been brought to the stage and into the lives of its audience for the past 85

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years. Many changes can happen in 50 years, and even more can happen 85, as this theatre troupe has learned. After calling home to multiple spaces in town, they were finally able to secure a permanent residence in 1974 at the former Columbia Movie Theatre which they completely refurbished in 1996. Now, 14 years later, the theatre gets to celebrate its centennial as their performance group celebrates its own milestone. More recently the Evansville Civic Theatre has expanded with the addition of Underground at the Annex located in the Washington Square Mall. This former Harry Levinson’s storefront has been revamped to now be a Staff Writer

black box theatre, which is a theatre space that is very simplistic to give the feeling of “anyplace.” Thanks to this new facility, Evansville’s adults (as many of their plays deal with themes suitable only for adults) are treated to four more shows a year. Opening up their doors for a summer show, the Evansville Civic Theatre presents “The Lady with All the Answers.” This one woman show follows advice columnist Eppie Lederer, better known as her pseudonym Ann Landers, on a night in 1975 as she nears print deadline for her column. Not ready to sit down and write, Lederer finds many distractions to keep her busy including regaling the audience about her life growing up in Sioux City, Iowa, her move to Chicago with her husband, and how she became the new voice for syndicated column “Dear Ann Landers.” Unfortunately, her procrastination runs out and she is forced to sit down and respond not to the problems of others, but the one problem which goes against the advice she had given to so many others. The first show of the season by the Underground will be “The Wild Party.” This raucous musical is set in 1920s Manhattan at the home of Queenie, star of vaudeville and her abusive lover Burns, who is also a performer of sorts. Feeling discontent with her life, Queenie sets off to throw a big bash with all of her close personal friends, one as varied and controversial as the next. The jazz is loud and the bathtub gin flows like water, as Queenie sets her sights on a captivating young man who, happens to be the guest of her best friend Kate. A night of uninhibited debauchery ends suddenly as tragic circumstance make all guests realize, no party goes on forever. So, when you’re looking for something to do the weekend of July 22, because none of the vapid, big budget, cinema flicks interests you, head on down to the theatre(s). Remind yourself what live entertainment is all about. July 2010 • Call for Advertising Information (812) 962-1309

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LOCAL CHEF SPOTLIGHT

[ Whatez Phelps, M.P.A ] This month we visited with Watez Phelps, Instructor and Program Chair of Hospitality Administration at Ivy Tech Community College. N4U: What is your background, cuisine-wise? What food product. However, the great chefs know when and how to improvise and prodded you into a career with food? are not bound by the absence of a recipe or lack of any certain ingredient. WP: My formal work in hospitality and culinary arts started in 1973 at the Sheraton Resort in French Lick, Indiana. I was As someone who teaches, what sort of generalized advice would you give to the lead-bus-person and my dad was a Maître d hotel at someone interested in a career in the kitchen? the resort. The menu selections produced by the chefs, Be prepared to be a student of the game: create cognitive learning opportunities in great volume, as the dining room seated 1200 guest at by reviewing trade periodicals, the food network, travel channel, online that time, seemed very exciting and in a way mysterious in terms of just how research etc. Career awareness is very important in the hospitality industry; their actions were coordinated to develop a final product for consumption by there is a misconception that individuals are only relegated to working in the guest. My grandmother was a domestic for several families in Evansville hot, muggy kitchens. There are opportunities as corporate chefs, working for and my mother was a grade manager (cold food preparation expert) for the major corporations as product development specialist, private chefs, resort Lamp Lighter Restaurant which was near the river and Petroleum Club. You general managers, event planners, etc. could say I was surrounded by talented people which helped to influence my interest in cuisine. Some of the same techniques and principles applied by Working as a chef is very up-tempo; what have you learned to do to cope my grandmother and mother were taught during my classical training at the with that? What would you recommend to a student of yours? Culinary Institute of America; the Know your strengths and terminology used to describe the weaknesses. Learn to work well with techniques and principles were others and leave your sensitivities articulated differently, however. at the door. All great leaders are Additionally, I enlisted in constantly critiquing their present the U.S. Army in 1978 and trained performance in order to improve in culinary arts at Ft. Jackson, South on their future performance. Carolina, form there I was assigned to Ft. Bliss, Texas at which time What’s the most satisfying thing I was afforded the opportunity about cooking for you personally? to work with some highly skilled Knowing that others are enjoying civilian chefs: one was of Hispanic/ the fruits of my labor through Indian heritage, one was from New teaching at Ivy Tech Community Orleans, and another was from College and that there are northern Michigan. I worked with many opportunities to provide these individuals for three years and benevolent culinary experiences to reflecting back on that experience, the underprivileged and children. these gentlemen took great pride in their work and influenced me in Hors d’oeuvres developed by Phelps: Smoked shrimp, cured the menagerie of culture influence salmon and curried chicken tenderloins accompanied by various What dish or meal would you prepare for yourself right now, for they applied to food preparation relishes and compotes with an assortment of fresh greens. your own pleasure? and presentation. We did prepare I enjoy a wide variety of hors d’ your typical military fair because of the status of the facility which was frequented by the upper ranks of the oeuvres. I was interviewed by Evansville Living Magazine in the March/April edition and the question was asked what dining experiences would evolve in military and the last living 5-Star General Omar Bradley. When my time of service ended in the military I worked in Seattle, Evansville in the near future and my pontification was that Tapas dining would Washington with a great group of chefs at Host International which provided be a welcomed addition... At that time I had no idea that anyone was planning upscale menu selections for overseas airline flights and the Chef General to open a Tapas restaurant but one is opening in downtown Evansville, that’s Manager wrote a recommendation for me to attend the Culinary Institute of great. Tapas’ dining affords an opportunity to experience a wide variety of food offerings in one dining experience and that probably is one of the most America of which I graduated from the C.I.A. in 1985. enjoyable meals I would prepare for myself to enjoy. Hors d’ oeuvres are also Do you have a core philosophy about food and cooking that you use as a very similar to tapas, relative to size of portions. guide, day-in, day-out? My core philosophy is that the chef or cook must put their soul into the Know a chef you’d like to see included in our Local Chef Spotlight? Send an preparation of each and every food product to insure the dinner’s expectations email to editor@news-4u.com. Please include the chef’s name, restaurant/ are exceeded at every turn. During the cooking process the proper principles facility and a brief description about why you would like to see him or of kitchen preparations and cooking techniques guide the development of any her featured. • 20 •

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[ Bourbon Blog ] “Brew it. Taste it. Sip it. Pork it” is the motto. Across the

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country is where it happens. The Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Festival describe it all! Before I tell you any more, the answer to your question is, “No, there isn’t one of these festivals scheduled to come to the Tri-State area. However, the closest is in Nashville in November.” Fortunately, BourbonBlog.com is a friend of the Festival and we’ve been invited to be part of it several times this year as they tour it from down south to the east coast. Our most recent journey to party with the festival was in Washington, D.C. Metro area at a beautiful waterfront area called the National Harbor in Maryland.

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Around 11,000 people came to this two day festival in two days to eat, drink and experience some new cocktails during BourbonBlog. com’s “State of the Union” address on whiskey. Does this sound better than listening to our President ramble on and a crowd of representatives applaud on cue? Somehow speaking about whiskey can lead to some rambling on that Democrats, Republicans, Socialists and “Whiskeyocratistcans” all approve of. So that is exactly what I spoke about during our own State of the Union address! We wanted to “Capitolize” on our appearance in our nation’s capitol with a tribute to an old American favorite in Wild Turkey Bourbon and The Copper Fox Distillery, a new American craft distiller based near D.C. Our Capitol Cocktail recipes that I’m including below will stimulate your taste buds and leave you lobbying for more pours. Don’t start pouring yet, there is more to address.

Yes, overindulgence in any alcohol seems to either divide or closely unite. However, with a simple mention of the word “Bourbon” in America, there is a patriotic, conquering and sheer uniting moment that makes my job priceless. “Is this guy drinking while writing the article?” you may ask. What do you think? But it is still true! For Saturday, BourbonBlog.com D.C. Correspondent Adam Boyd came to join us for the speech. Additionally, I somehow persuaded one of my friends Steven to leave South Carolina in the early morning hours drive eight hours to party 2 oz Russell’s Reserve Bourbon all day Saturday with ¼ oz. Sweet Vermouth us at the Festival. 8 Black Whole Peppercorns T h e Dry stir in shaker before adding ice for 45 seconds. two new cocktails I After dry stir, add ice and stir until frost forms on mentioned earlier the outside of shaker. Strain into cocktail glass are the “Stimulus being careful not to remove any peppercorns. Package” and “The Garnish with expressed orange swath. Lobbyist” created by BourbonBlog. com mixologist 2 oz. Copper Fox Rye Whiskey (or other rye Stephen Dennison. whiskey of your choice) The Lobbyist is so 1/2 oz. Orange Bitters delicious it can make Stir ingredients over ice, strain and serve in anyone who serves it Cocktail Glass the “instant lobbyist” Recipes created by BourbonBlog.com’s Stephen to the recipient you Dennison. BourbonBlog.com only encourages want to influence. responsible and legal drinking. The Stimulus Package

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The Copper Fox Distillery whiskies may be difficult to find in the TriState area, but I know that Firefly Southern Grill serves their delicious Wasmund’s Single Malt Whiskey. Back to the festival... I arrived in Washington, D.C. in time to hit the Friday night hog roast. I enter to a scene of roasted hogs carried on platters ceremonially paraded through a sea of boozed up festival goers. In the wave of party goers, some are dancing around a hog while others are following it to get a fresh taste to compliment to the whiskey and beer. Craft brewers, local barbeque restaurants, cigar vendors, and the Wild Turkey American Honey Girls and I looked into the sun setting on D.C. and could see the Washington Monument. I’m feeling proud to be an American. We should we have invited a few of our nation’s so called “enemies” to break bread and Bourbon here and discuss their differences. This kinda flavor could end any war. There is something about Bourbon that brings people together that after years of hosting and producing BourbonBlog.com, I still can’t describe. July 2010 • Call for Advertising Information (812) 962-1309

has a spicy package of pepper that shines through and accentuates the Bourbon. A few unground and whole peppercorns give enough raw robust character to compliment the Russell’s Reserve Bourbon. Russell’s, made by Wild Turkey, differs greatly from Wild Turkey’s original Bourbon as it is a 10 year old Bourbon with some unique, sweet notes. Russell’s Reserve is easy to find at most fine spirit shops including Liquor Locker here in Evansville. How was the “State of the Union Address on Whiskey?” My notes were written on a glass of Bourbon that I enjoyed while delivering it to a large crowd who all had glasses as well. From a hot and humid day on the National Harbor, we toasted our country from the Capitol with rye and Bourbon whiskies. I invite you to toast everyday or every time you feel that American spirit coming on by visiting BourbonBlog.com and making the cocktails below for yourself. Take a look around BourbonBlog.com for more cocktail ideas and search for us on Facebook as we are easy to find! Please also visit BeerandBourbon.com to learn more about the festival coming to Nashville. See you there. • 21 •

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Hawg ‘n’ Sauce 1600 Leonard Rd. Guide ] Mt. Vernon, IN 838-5339 $10-$15/Casual/ Reservations/ Accepted/Beer & Wine/All Major Credit Cards

Black Buggy restaurant Lynch & Green River Rd. 473-0012 Under $10/Casual/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

stoll’s country Inn 9820 Castle Creek Dr. 812-867-7731 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/No Alcohol/VISA,MC

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Bar-B-Q Barn 1003 E. Diamond Ave. 491-9868 Under $10/Casual/Checks Accepted/VISA, MC corky’s ribs & Barbecue (Pavilion 1) 421 NW Riverside Dr. 433-4227 Under $10/Casual/FullBar / All Major Credit Cards

Hickory Pit stop 1521 N. Main 422-6919 Under $10/Casual/ Reservations/Accepted/ Beer & Wine/All Major Credit Cards, Diner’s Club landmark BBQ 3901 Broadway 401-7427 Under $10/Casual/Checks Accepted/VISA, MC marx Barbeque & catering 3119 W. Maryland St. 425-1616 Under $10/Casual/Checks Accepted/VISA, MC The nisbet Inn 6701 Nisbet Station Rd. 963-9305 Under $10/Casual/ Reservations/Accepted/Full Bar/Checks/Accepted/VISA,MC

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r.J.’s smokehouse 1013 S. Weinbach Ave. 421-8020 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards

Bar louie 7000 Eagle Crest Blvd. 476-7069 $10-$15/Casual/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards

shyler’s Bar-B-Q 405 S. Green River 476-4599 Under $10/Casual/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

Beef o’Brady’s 8177 Bell Oaks Dr. Newburgh Under $10/Casual/ Beer & Wine/All Major Credit Cards Accepted

stepto’s Bar-B-Q shack 4430 1st Av. 401-8227 Under $10-$15/Casual/ Beer &Wine/VISA, MC Wilson’s general store & café 11120 Broadway Ave. 985-0202 Under $10/Casual// VISA, MC,DSCVR Wolf’s Bar-B-Q restaurant 6000 First Ave. 424-8891 Under$10/Casual/ Reservations/Accepted/ Checks Accepted/VISA, MC

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Applebee’s Bar & grill 5100 E. Morgan Ave. 471-0929 5727 Pearl Drive 426-2006 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards

Boston’s The gourmet Pizza 3911 Venetian Drive 853-3400 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/ All Major Credit Cards Blush ultra lounge & Tapas Bar 615 N.W. Riverside Dr. 433-4700 Between $10-$15/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards cheeseburger in Paradise 8301 Eagle Lake 475-1074 Under $10-$15/Casual/ Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

chili’s grill & Bar 600 N. Green River 475-1510 $15-$25/Casual/ Reservations/Accepted/ Full Bar/Checks/Accepted/ All Major Credit Cards House of como 2700 S. Kentucky Ave. 422-0572 Between $9-$12/Casual/ Checks/Accepted/Full Bar Fireﬂy Southern grill 6636 Logan Dr. 402-2354 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards Accepted Hadi shrine 6 Walnut St 423-4285 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards Hooters 4620 Lincoln Ave. 475-0229 Under $10/Casual/ Beer & Wine/ All Major Credit Cards koodie-Hoo’s 231 W. 2nd St. Mt. Vernon, IN 838-5202 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards

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max & erma’s 421 N.W. Riverside (Pavilion Level 1) 433-4258 $10-15/Casual/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards o’Brian’s sports Bar & grill 1801 N. Green River Rd. 401-4630 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards on Deck Riverside Bar & grill 100 2ns St. (270) 826-2424 Henderson, KY Under $10/Casual/ Full Bar/MC, VISA, DSVR ollie’s sports Bar & grill 4920 Bellemeade Ave. 401-2125 $10-15/Casual/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards red robin gourmet Burgers 6636 E. Lloyd Expwy. 473-4100 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards Show-me’s (West) 5501 Pearl Dr. 402-7100 (east) 1700 Morgan Ctr. Dr. 401-7459 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards steeplechase café (Holiday Inn & Conference Center) 4101 Hwy. 41 N. 424-6400 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards Taste...Wine & Dessert House 323 Main Street 424-8278 Under $10/Casual/ Reservations Accepted/Beer & Wine/ All Major Credit Cards Temptations Buffet (Pavilion Level 1) 421 Riverside Dr. 433-6059 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards T.g.I. friday’s (Inside Eastland Mall) 800 N. Green River Rd. 491-8910 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards zoup Fresh Soup Co. 6240 E. Virginia St. 477-2664 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards

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canton Inn restaurant 947 North Park Dr. 428-6611 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Recommended/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards charlie’s mongolian BBQ 315 E. Diamond Ave. 423-9897 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Beer & Wine/ VISA,MC • 24 •

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[ Restaurant Guide ] china king 590 E Diamond Ave. 423-1896 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Recommended/Beer and Wine/ Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards China Super Buffet 127 N. Burkhardt Rd. 476-8788 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Recommended/VISA,MC,DSCVR China Town Buffet 5435 Pearl Dr. 425-8146 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Beer & Wine/Checks Accepted/VISA, MC china village 8423 Bell Oaks Dr. Newburgh, IN 858-8238 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Recommended/All Major Credit Cards Chopstick House Restaurant 5412 E. Indiana 473-5551 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Beer and Wine/All Major Credit Cards golden Buddha 3221 Taylor Ave. 473-4855 5066 S.R. 261 853-2680 Under $10/Casual/Full Service Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards gracie’s chinese cuisine 12500 N. Hwy 41 868-8888 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Checks Accepted/ All Major Credit Cards Janbo restaurant 4500 W. Lloyd Expwy. 422-8289 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Recommended/Beer & Wine/ Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards lucky Dragon chinese 4313 E. Morgan Ave. 479-5006 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Beer and Wine/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards mA. T. 888 china Bistro 5636 Vogel Rd 475-2888 $10-$15/Casual/Full Bar/ Reservation Accepted/ VISA,MC,AMEX mandarin garden chinese 2013 Green River Rd. 476-7088 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Recommended/VISA,MC

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[ Restaurant Guide ] shing-lee chinese restaurant 215 Main 464-2769 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Service Bar/All Major Credit Cards Taste of china 4579 University Dr. 422-1260 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted Two Brothers 3806 N 1 St. 423-6188 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/All Major Credit Cards Wok ‘n’ roll 311 S. Green River Rd. 479-3118 Under $10/Casual/VISA,MC, DSVR

finn’s café & Bakery 920 Main St. 962-3694 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards Fresh Harvest Deli 101 NW 1st St. 421-0407 Under $10/Casual/MC,VISA great Harvest Bread 423 Metro 476-4999 Under $10/Casual/Checks/All Major Credit Cards Jimmy John’s gourmet Sandwiches 701 N. Burkhardt Ste C 401-5400 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards Just rennies cookies 102 S.E. 4th St. 490-8098 Under $10/Casual/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards la Sombra Cofffee Company 318 Main St. 492-4567 Under $10/Casual/VISA,MC, DSVR

Yen ching chinese restaurant 406 S. Green River Rd 474-0181 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

maxine’s cafe and Bakery 1322 N Green River Rd 473-3663 Under $10/Casual/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

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Panera Bread 220 Burkhardt Rd. 476-7477 Under $10/Casual/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

Coffee Cottage & Café 612 Weinbach Ave. 401-1930 Under $10/Casual/Checks Accepted/VISA,MC

Penn Station Subs Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards (east) 137 N. Burkhardt Rd. 479-PENN (7366) (West) 5310 Pearl Dr. 434-PENN (7366) (north) 4827 Davis Lant 402-PENN (owensboro) 3625 Frederica St. 270-683-1515 (Henderson) 1111 Barrett Rd. 270-826-7361

Cafe one Eleven 111 S. Green River Rd. 401-8111 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Checks Accepted/ All Major Credit Cards

choo choo cafe & Deli 915 Main St. 429-0283 Under $10/Casual/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards Diamond Deli 421 Riverside Dr. 433-6122 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards

Penny lane Coffeehouse 600 S.E. 2nd St. 421-8741 Under $10/Casual/ Reservations Accepted/Checks Accepted/ All Major Credit Cards

Donut Bank Bakery & Coffee (West) 210 N. St. Joseph 426-1011 (north) 2128 N 1st Ave 426-2311 1031E. Diamond Ave. 426-0011 (east) 5 N. Green River Rd 479-0511 Washington Ave. 477-2711 (Newburgh) 3988 SR 261 858-9911 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards Accepted

Piece of cake 210 Main 424-2253 Under $5/Casual/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

emge’s Deli & Ice cream 206-208 Main St Walkway 422-3026, 422-7030 Under $10/Casual/Checks Accepted

Riverview by Fireﬂy 1 Main St. 465-7206 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards

Planter’s Coffee House 130 N. Main 270-830-0927 Henderson, KY Under $10/Casual/ Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

Roly Poly Sandwiches 5702 E. Virginia St. 962-2326 Under $10/Casual/VISA, MC

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Schlotzsky’s Deli 301 N. Green River Rd. 471-4011 Under $10/Casual/VISA,MC Spudz -n- Stuff 5225 Pearl Dr. 402-TATR Under $10/Casual/Checks Accepted/VISA,MC The granola Jar 1033 Mt. Pleasant Rd. 437-1899 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards Twilight Bistro 221 Main St. 421-0606 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards vecchio’s Italian market & Delicatessen 14 W. Jennings St. 490-7879 Under $10/Casual/Beer & Wine/ Checks Accepted/MC, VISA, DISVR

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The Acropolis fine greek cuisine and spirits 501 N. Green River Rd. 475-9320 $10-$15/Reservations Accepted/ Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards Black Buggy restaurant Lynch & Green River Rd. 473-0545 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Checks Accepted/ All Major Credit Cards

cross-eyed cricket 2101 Pennsylvania 422-6464 Under $10/Casual/Checks Accepted Culver’s Frozen Custard Butter Burgers 1734 Hirschland Rd. 437-3333 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards Denny’s classic Diner 5212 Weston Rd. 424-4472 19501 Elpers Rd. 867-7156 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards Denny’s restaurant (north) 4301 Hwy. 41 N. 423-9459 (east) 351 N. Green River Rd. 473-1063 Under $10/Casual/ Reservations/ Checks/All Major Credit Cards Dogtown Tavern Old Henderson Rd. 423-0808 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Recommended/Full Bar/VISA, MC

Bob Evans Restaurant 1125 N. Green River Rd. 473-9022 5201 Pearl Drive 425-5100 Under $10/Casual/VISA,MC

ellis Park-clubhouse Hwy 41 N. (800) 333-8110 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Service Bar/All Major Credit Cards

Boonville Cafe 713 E. Main St. 812-897-2912 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/VISA,MC

The Feedmill - Poseyville Hwy. 165 & I-64 (812) 874-2210 $10-$15/Casual/Reservations Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

Buffalo Wild Wings 713 N Green River Rd. 471-9464 5404 Pearl Drive 423-9464 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

flying saucer café (Inside the Airport) 7801 Bussing Dr. 423-1113 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Service Bar/All Major Credit Cards

Burger Bank 1617 S. Weinbach 475-2265 Under $10/Casual carousel restaurant 5115 Monroe Ave. 479-6388 Under $10/Casual/VISA,MC charlie & Barney’s 1801 W. Franklin St. 423-5355 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ Checks Accepted/ VISA,MC cracker Barrel 8215 Eagle Lake Dr. 479-8788 Under $10/Casual/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

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Frontier Restaurant & Bar 12945 Highway 57 812-867-6786 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Service Bar/MC, VISA gemeca Inn 802 E. Locust St. 812-753-4441 Ft. Branch, IN $10-$15/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/ Checks Not Accepted/VISA, MC, AMEX golden corral (West) 5301 Pearl Dr. 423-4930 (east) 130 Cross Point Blvd. 473-1095 (Henderson) 1770 S. Green St. (270) 827-0345 Under $10/Casual/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

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[ Restaurant Guide ] The Hilltop Inn 1100 Harmony Way 422-1757 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards Hootie Hoot Saloon & grill Hwy 261 & 66 490-9135 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ Checks Accepted Hornville Tavern & Catering 2607 Baseline Rd. 963-9318 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ Checks Accepted/ IHoP restaurant 601 Burkhardt 471-0514 Under $10/Checks Accepted/ Casual/VISA,MC,Discover k&D Dutch korner 13935 St. Wendel Rd. 963-9370 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/Cash Only kT’s fire grill 7247 Main St. 812-673-4996 Wadesville, IN $10 - $15/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/VISA,MC kippleville (Kipplee’s Partyhouse) 2322 Division St. 476-1936 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ Under $10/Reservations Accepted/ Beer & Wine/All Major Credit Cards knotty Pine Cafe 500 N. Main 423-0014 Under $10/Casual/Checks Accepted koodie-Hoo’s 231 W. 2nd St. Mt. Vernon, IN 838-5202 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards log Inn Rt. 2 Haubstadt 867-3216 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/Checks Accepted merry-go-round restaurant N. 2101 N. U.S. Rt. 41 423-6388 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Checks Accepted o’charley’s (east) 7301 E. Indiana 479-6632 (West) 5125 Pearl Dr. 424-3348 $10-$15/Casual/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards

The old mill 503 New Harmony Rd. 963-6000 $10-$15/Casual/Reservations Recommended/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards The Pie Pan 905 North Park Dr. 425-2261 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Checks Accepted/ All Major Credit Cards Pop’s grill (New Harmony) 516 S. Main St. 812-682-3880 $10-$15/Casual/Checks Accepted/VISA,MC Rafferty’s 1400 N. Green River Rd. 471-0024 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards red robin gourmet Burgers 6636 E. Lloyd Expwy. 473-4100 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards st. Joe Inn 9515 St. Wendel Rd. 963-9310 Between $10-$15/Casual/Reservations/ Recommended/Full Bar stoll’s country Inn 19820 Castle Creek Dr. 812-867-7730 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Checks Accepted/VISA,MC The stucco House 10301 Old Hwy 62 E. Mt. Vernon, IN 812-985-7977 Under $10/Casual/Checks Not Accepted/VISA, MC zesto’s 102 W. Franklin St. 424-1416 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards

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Bonefish grill 6401 E. Lloyd Expwy. 401-3474 $15-$25/Credit Cards/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards Cavanaugh’s (Pavilion Level 2) 421 NW Riverside Dr. 433-4333 $20-$30/Reservations Recommended/ Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards Cork ‘N Cleaver 650 S. Hebron 479-6974 $10-$25/Casual/Reservations Recommended/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards The Edgewater grille 1 E. Water St., Newburgh, IN 858-2443 $10-$15/Reservations Accepted/ Checks Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

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The Jungle restaurant/fat cats Bar 415 Main St. 425-5282 Between $10-$15/Reservations Recommended/Two Full Bars/ VISA, MC lorenzo’s Bistro & Bakery 972 S. Hebron Ave. 475-9477 Between $15-$25/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/ All Major Credit Cards Accepted madeleine’s restaurant 423 S.E. 2nd St. 491-8611 $15-$25/Reservations Recommended/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards red geranium 504 N. New Harmony, Indiana 812-682-4431 Between $15-$25/Reservations Recommended/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards Szechwan Chinese Restaurant 669 N. Green River Rd. 479-7600 $10-$15/Reservations Accepted/ Beer & Wine/All Major Credit Cards The White House 610 Church St. New Harmony, IN (812) 682-3455 $10-$15/Reservations Accepted/ Beer & Wine/All Major Credit Cards

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gerst Bavarian Haus 2100 W. Franklin 424-1420 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

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The Acropolis fine greek cuisine and spirits 501 N. Green River Rd. 475-9320 $10-$15/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/Major Credit Cards

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Flavor of India 4612 Vogel Rd. 477-4482 $10-$15/Reservations Accepted/ Beer & Wine/All Major Credit Cards Taj mahal Indian cuisine 900 E. Tutor Ln. 476-5000 $10-$15/Reservations Accepted/ Beer & Wine/All Major Credit Cards

ItAlIAn/ mEdItERRAnEAn Angelo’s 305 Main Street 428-6666 $10-$15/Casual/Reservations Recommended/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

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[ Restaurant Guide ] Biaggi’s ristorante Italiano 16401 E. Lloyd Expwy. 421-0800 $10-$15/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/VISA, MC Cafe Arazu 17 W. Jennings St. 842-2200 Newburgh, IN $10-$15/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Beer and Wine/ VISA, MC, DSVR Charazad 519 N. Green River Rd. 473-2849 Under $10/Casual/VISA, MC, DSVR Dilegges Italian 607 N. Main 428-3004 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/VISA, MC House of como 2700 S. Kentucky 422-0572 $9-$12/Casual/Reservation Suggested/Full Bar manna mediterranean 2913 Lincoln Ave. 473-7005 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards milano’s Italian cuisine 500 Main Street 484-2222 $10-$15/Casual/Reservations Recommended/Beer & Wine/All Major Credit Cards The olive garden Italian 1100 N. Green River Rd. 473-2903 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards Raﬃ’s Italian & mediterranean 1100 N. Burkhardt Rd. 479-9166 $10-$15/Dressy Casual/ Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards

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fujiyama Japanese steakhouse 917 North Park Dr. 962-4440 $10-$20/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards Iwataya japanese Restaurant 8401 N Kentucky Ave 868-0830 $10-$15/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards Jaya’s 119 S.E. 4th St. 422-6667 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Beer and Wine

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[ Restaurant Guide ] kanpai 4593 Washington Ave. 471-7076 $10-$15/Casual/Beer & Wine/ All Major Credit Cards nagasaki Inn 5720 Virginia St. 473-1442 $10-$15/Casual/Reservations Required/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards Tokyo Japan 3000 N. Green River Rd. 401-1020 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/All Major Credit Cards zuki japanese grill & Sushi lounge 1448 N. Green River Rd. 477-9854 $10-$15/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

en el rio (Henderson) 104 N. Water St. 270-826-0099 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards Hacienda mexican restaurant (east) 990 S. Green River Rd. 474-1635 (north) 711 N. 1st. Ave. 423-6355 (West) 5440 Pearl Dr. 422-2055 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards Jalisco mexican restaurant 4044 Professional Ln. 490-2814 $5-$15/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards la cabana 821 S. Green River Rd. 477-3351 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

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las Americas mexican 1016 S. Weinbach Ave. 475-3483 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Beer & Wine/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

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los Bravos (east) 834 Tutor Lane 474-9078 (north) 3534 First Ave. 424-4101 (east) 4630 W. Lloyd Expwy. 464-3136 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

Jaya’s 119 S.E. 4th St. 422-6667 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted//Beer and Wine

Acapulco mexican (east) 3339 Green River Rd. 475-0566 (Newburgh) 8480 High Pointe Dr. 858-7777 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards cancun mexican restaurant (Henderson)341 S. Green St. (270) 826-0067 (Newburgh) 10640 SR 662 490-9936 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Recommended/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards el charro 720 N Sonntag Ave 421-1986 $10-$15/Casual/Reservations Recommended/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards El maguey - Boonville 601 W. St. Rd. 62 897-2028 3250 Warrick Dr. 897-6666 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/MC, VISA el rio 1919 Green River Rd. 471-1400 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

los Toribio (Henderson) 1739 S. Green St. (270) 831-2367 2810 US 41 N. (270) 830-6610 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards moe’s Southwest grill 6401 E.Lloyd Expwy. 491-6637 Under $10/Casual/Beer & Wine/ All Major Credit Cards Qdoba mexican grill 922 Burkhardt Rd 401-0800 Under $10/Casual/Beer & Wine/ VISA,MC Taco Tierra 420 S. Green River Rd. 402-8226 Under $10/Casual/VISA,MC Tequila’s mexican (mt. vernon) 408 Southwind Plaza 812-838-2392 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/VISA,MC

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PIZZA

2 Daddy’s Pizza 329 Main St. 455-9052 $10-$15/Casual/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards Archie & clyde’s 8309 Bell Oaks Dr. 490-7778 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ Reservations Accepted/All Major Credit Cards Big m’s Pizzeria 1424 N. Main St. 434-6909 $10-$15/Casual/Visa, MC

kipplee’s stadium Inn 2350 Division 479-1542 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards mama Roma’s Pizza & Wings 2008 E. Morgan Ave. 422-1212 Under $10/Casual/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

Cici’s Pizza 101-B N. Green River Rd. 477-2424 5625 Pearl Dr. Suite G 962-0034 Under $10/Casual/VISA, MC

marina Pointe 830 LST Drive 459-8257 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/VISA, MC mr. B’s Pizza & Wings 2611 Hwy 41 N. Henderson, KY (270) 826-1111 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Beer & Wine/Checks Accepted/VISA,MC

Collegetown Pizzeria 4110 Broadway Ave. 463-6181 $10-$15/Casual/Checks/VISA, MC, DSVR

munCheeze Pizza 4120 N. 1st Ave. 437-3300 Under $10/Casual/VISA,MC

Dave’s Sports Den Pizza & Pub 701 N. Weinbach 479-8887 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards

Noble Roman’s Pizza 2403 Washington Ave. 477-5347 4807 W. Lloyd Expwy. 424-0996 Under $10/Casual/Beer & Wine/ All Major Credit Cards

Boston’s The gourmet Pizza 3911 Venetian Drive 853-3400 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/Reservations Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe 222 E. Columbia 425-2515 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards Firedome Pizza & Wings 2046 Hwy. 41 Henderson, KY (270) 831-1977 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards gerontes Pizza 4706 Vogel Rd. 474-1700 Under $10/Casual/Beer & Wine/ Checks Accepted/VISA, MC greek’s Pizzeria 240 S. Green River Rd. 402-4733 Under $10/Casual/Beer & Wine/ Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards Hollywood Bar & grill (east)E. Morgan Ave. (Inside Showplace Cinemas) 402-5122 (north) 4428 1st Ave. 426-0133 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Recommended/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards Highland Pizza Shop 6669 Kratzville Rd. 402-8900 Under $10/VISA, MC Hott’s grill 122 N. Weinbach Ave. 437-3377 Under $10/Casual/Beer/VISA, MC

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[ Restaurant Guide ]

old Chicago Pasta & Pizza 6550 E. Lloyd Exp. 401-1400 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards Pizza Chef Hwy 261 (812) 853-3338 $10-$15/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Beer & Wine/Checks Accepted/VISA,MC Pizza king (north) 2411 Stringtown 401-1060 (Newburgh) Hwy. 66 & 261 853-3368 (east) 1003 S. Weinbach Ave. 476-4941 (West) W. Franklin St. 424-7976 Under $10/Casual/Beer only (except Weinbach location)/ All Major Credit Cards roca Bar 1618 S. Kentucky Ave 422-7782 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards Rounder’s Pizza 510 W. Mill Rd. 424-4960 12731 N. Green River Rd. 867-7172 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Beer & Wine/ Checks Accepted/VISA, MC

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EATS

[ Restaurant Guide ] samuel’s Place (New Harmony) 518 Main St. 812-682-3001 Under $10/Casual/Beer & Wine/ All Major Credit Cards Sandy’s Pizza (ft. Branch) 609 S. Main St. 812-753-3972 Under $10/Casual/Beer and Wine/All Major Credit Cards The slice 2011 Lincoln Ave. 476-8518 Under $10/Casual/Beer and Wine/All Major Credit Cards Smitty’s little Tavern 2109 W. Franklin St. 423-6280 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

PUbs

chilly Willy’s Pub 3039 Claremont Ave. 423-0726 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards Accepted corner Pocket Bar & grill 1819 N. Fulton Ave. 428-2255 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/VISA,MC cricket’s 518 W. Main, 858-2782 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards Darren’s Pub (Henderson) 713 N. Green St. 270-827-2206 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ MC,VISA Dave’s Sports Den Pizza & Pub 701 N. Weinbach 479-8887 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/Checks accepted/All Major Credit Cards

Talk of the Town 1200 Edgar St. 402-8696 Under $10/Casual/Checks Accepted/Beer & Wine/MC

D.c.’s Pub 900 W. Buena Vista 401-6425 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

Turoni’s forget-me-not Inn 4 N. Weinbach Ave. 477-7500 Under $10/Casual/Reservations /Full Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

Doc’s 1305 Stringtown Rd. 401-1201 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/VISA, MC

Turoni’s Pizzeria & Brewery 408 N. Main 424-9871 8011 Bell Oaks Rd. 490-5555 Newburgh, IN Under $10/Casual/Reservations /Full Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards Walter’s golf ‘n fun 2301 N. 1st Ave. 464-4472 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards

PRIvAtE dInIng

cJ’s & Party Place (Inside Willow Bowling Center) Virginia & Hwy 41 422-6682 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ Reservations/All Major Credit Cards Just rennie’s catering 100 S.E. 4th St. 401-8098 $15 to $25/Casual/Full Bar/ Reservations Accepted/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards kirby’s 1113-1119 Parrett St. 422-2230 $10 - $15/Casual/Full Bar/ Reservations Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

fast eddy’s Burgers & Beer 507 N. W. Riverside 424-ROCK Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/VISA,MC fox & Hound english Pub & grille 5416 E. Indiana 473-5721 Between $10-$15/Casual/ Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards ginny’s Place Covert & Vann 477-0789 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards k.c.’s Time out lounge & grill Washington Square Mall 437-9920 lamasco Bar & grill 1331 West Franklin 437-0171 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards little Cheers Restaurant & Pub 329 Main St. 423-9740 Under $10/Casual/ Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards main gate sports Bar 518 Main St. 484-1066 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/VISA, MC, DISVR

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old Chicago Pasta & Pizza 6550 E. Lloyd Exp. 401-1400 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards ollie’s sports Bar & grill 4920 Bellemeade Ave. 401-2125 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards The marigold Bar 2112 S. Weinbach Ave.475-8780 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar The Pub 1348 Division 423-2121 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

sPAnIsH

eclipse Tapas Bar & restaurant 113 SE 4th St. 202-3671 Under $10/Reservations Accepted/Beer & Wine/ Checks Accepted/ VISA, MC

stEAkHoUsEs

Cork ‘N Cleaver 650 S. Hebron 479-6974 $10-$25/Casual/Reservations Recommended/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

rira’s Irish Pub 701 N.W. Riverside Dr.426-0000 Under $10-$25/Casual/ Reservations/Full Bar / All Major Credit Cards

Haub steak House (Haubstadt) Main and Haub, 768-6462 $10-$15/Casual/Reservations Recommended/Full Service Bar/All Major Credit Cards Hollywood Bar & grill 4428 N. First Ave. 423-0050 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Recommended/ Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

roca Bar 1618 S. Kentucky Ave 422-7782 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

Hornet’s nest Old Petersburg Rd. 867-2386 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

Rounder’s Pizza 510 W. Mill Rd. 424-4960 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Beer and Wine/ VISA, MC

House of como 2700 S. Kentucky 422-0572 $9-$12/Casual/Reservations Suggested/Full Bar

sportsman’s Billiards & grille 2315 W. Franklin 422-0801 Under $10/Casual/Accepted/ Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

logan’s roadhouse steakhouse 1 N. Burkhardt Rd. 471-8403 5645 Pearl Drive 421-0908 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

sEAfood

Bonefish grill 6401 E Lloyd Expwy. 401-3474 $15-$25/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards cheeseburger in Paradise 8301 Eagle Lake 475-1074 Under $10-$15/Casual/ Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards red lobster 4605 Bellemeade Ave 477-9227 $10-$15/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards Tin fish seafood Restaurant Newburgh 300 W. Jennings Station 490-7000 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

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lone star steakhouse & saloon 934 N. Green River Rd. 473-5468 $10-$15/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards longhorn steakhouse 320 N. Green River Rd. 473-2400 $10-$15/Casual/Call Ahead Seating/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards outback steakhouse 7201 Indiana 474-0005 $10-$15/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards rookies sports Bar 117 Second St. Henderson, KY (270) 826-1106 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/Checks/ Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

sirloin stockade 4610 Bellemeade Ave. 473-0300 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards

ford’s Bar 1404 E. Morgan Ave. 425-7729 Under $10/Casual/ Full Bar/Cash Only

Texas roadhouse E. Lloyd Expwy. 477-7427 $10-$15/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

fred’s Bar Corner of Reed & Virginia 423-8040 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar

Tumbleweed Southwest grill (Henderson) 1868 U.S. 41 N. (270) 869-9800 $10-$15/Casual/ Full Bar/VISA,MC

gloria’s 3101 N. Kratzville Rd. 423-0138 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar

Western rib-eye & ribs 1401 N. Boeke Rd. 476-5405 $12-$18/Casual/Reservations Accepted /Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

tAvERns

Bob’s lounge 907 N. Fares Ave. 425-4929 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar Brett & Rhonda’s Place 763 W. Lincoln Chandler, IN (812) 588-1010 Under $10/Casual/ Full Bar/VISA, MC cricket’s 518 W. Main 858-2782 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar Darmstadt Inn 13130 Darmstadt Rd. 867-7300 Under $10/Full Bar/Casual/ VISA,MC Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe 222 E. Columbia 425-2515 Under $10/Casual/ Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards Diamond lanes 2400 Hwy. 41 N. 424-4677 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

EATS

[ Restaurant Guide ] Yellow Tavern 521 Church St. (New Harmony) 682-3303 $10-$15/Casual/Full Bar/ Check Accepted

tHAI

Hornville Tavern & Catering 2607 Baseline Rd. 963-9318 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ Checks Accepted The knob Hill Tavern 1016 Hwy. 662 W. 853-9550 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards legends 1050 S. Weinbach 476-74444 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

Thai Chow Rt. 1 Ft. Branch, IN 753-3878 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Required/Checks Accepted Thai Papaya cuisine 6240 E. Virginia St. 477-8424 Under $10/Casual/Beer & Wine/Checks Accepted/ All Major Credit Cards

vIEtnAmEsE

vietnamese cusine 4602 Vogel Rd. 491-1884 $10-$15/Casual/Reservations Accepted/VISA, MC

rick’s 718 Bar & grill 718 3rd Ave. 423-0872 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards sam & Jimmy’s Hobo Jungle 1323 S. Barker Ave. 491-6229 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards st. Phillip’s Inn 11200 Upper Mt. Vernon Rd. 985-5558 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/All Major Credit Cards Smitty’s little Tavern 2109 W. Franklin St. 423-6280 Under $10/Casual/ Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

Doc’s nightclub 1305 Stringtown Road 401-1201 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

State Street Tavern 718 State St., Newburgh,IN 490-6614 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ VISA,MC

Duck Inn 4100 Pollack 479-8050 Under $10/Casual/ Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

Stockwell Inn 4001 E. Eichel Ave. 476-2384 Under $10/Casual/ Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/Cash Only

Fat Boy’s Tavern 115 N. McCreary St. 812-753-9914 Fort Branch, IN Under $10/Casual/ Full Bar/VISA,MC

sportsman’s Billiards & grille 2315 W. Franklin St. 422-0801 Under $10/Casual/ Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

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[ A Listing ]

AcoUstIc Andy Norvell Adam Blythe “Blind-Dog” Gatewood Bobby Clark Byron Rohrig Calabash Chad Harvey Chad Nordhoff Chris Knight Clayton Daughtery 5th & Jackson David Fuller Dave Cogswell Dustin Kaposta J.T. Cusic Jay Johnson Jason Mann Keith Vincent Lindsey Williams Matt & John Matt Clark Michelle Shelton Mike Z Nathan Mowery Nick Gregory Nick Hamilton Rik Hilborn Rob Bennett Scott Winzinger Sin Eats the Apple The Stockholm Robot The Strolling Tones Rowan Tree The Last Hurrahs Troy Miller

cHRIstIAn Rock/ gosPEl Kerusso Last Hour Euphrates Jones

coUntRY/ soUtHERn Rock A.S.R.B Aces & Eights Back In Time Common Ground Jason Clutter and the Broken Arrow Band Jason Mayfield and the One Bullet Band Joe and Line of Fire Midranger Modern Country Sons of Sisters Southern Edge Switchback Woodsboro

dJs Bryan Steel Enok Dougie Fresh DJ Kodyman Freddy K Jon B NickkyB Paul Bunyon Randy Marshall Romey Rome Shane Breedlove Syimone

HEAvY mEtAl/ HARd Rock Amnezia Anthem for a Massacre Ashes Resurrected Blood Tribe Consume the Obscene eXesion Deliver Us From Evil Displacement Diversion Factory Damage Far From Fallen God on Trial Gridlock Hostile Apology Killarus Kingdom Life of Decay Paradigum The Path

Prowler Secretariat Shatter the Odds Sister Brutal With Monday Brings Massacre

JAZZ Bob Ballard Bob Minnette & the Swingcats Bookie Buchenberger Jazzafloozie Jeff Harmon Jazz Shawn Needham & the Black Sheep

RAP/ HIP HoP Boop D Bradley-T Cas One Clusoe Crispy Cyclopean Super Hero Dew Dirt D-Trick E’ville J-Fill Kanine Kasper from the K KY Prophet Lac the GoGetter Laudi Lil’ Ace Loc the Great MC Till Menace the Untouchable Mic Nuke’em Raaqim Red 13 a.k.a. Rone Shadowman Reverend Fang Gory Scooter Sinumatic Wayward a.k.a. Chessmaster Whydhe Write a.k.a. Papale WSM Young Press

Rock ‘n Roll (Stuff like ABBA to Zappa & Everything In Between) Aegaeon Akacia American Pie Amphigoria AMPutee Anger Wish Anywhere But Here wBad Medicine Bamboo Needle Behold the Seraph Black Tar Gravy Blind Alley Bobby Clark Band Bosko Brett O’Daniel BSR Cadillac Whiskey Calling Corners Chowder Monkey The Cold Stares Dang Heathens The Dead Livers Dead Weight Deaf Megan Descent Déjà vu Desperate Measures Detail Dishonest John Do Androids Dream? The Duke Boys Dyonosis Fifth Wheel Band Flashback Flat Stanley 4-Seamer Fuzzy Roxx Gentlemen & Scholars Gonzo’s Toybox Goodnight June Hair Bangers Ball Hard Sunday The Hiding Hollywood Gutter Rats JEB Joe’s Garage Joe Smith Trio John Hussman Trio Karl’s Kids Left of Eden Leagacee Loko Davi Lucid Hue

The Marlinaires McFly Midnight Manifest MINX Namasté Never Been Caught The Painkillers Panacea Pale Runs the Ghost Pfreak Show Philpot Pieces of the Day The Pits Poptart Monkeys Quasimojo Rachel & the Jimmies The Relics Rukkus Second Story Shagadelics The Shanks Six Hills Giant SixtyFourEast Six More Miles Slick Willy The Smoke Rings Static Stolen Remains Stompbox 40 Throne of Lions The Toddlers Top Dead Center The Velcro Pygmies Velvet Bombers Union Jacks

R&b/blUEs Amazing Soul Crackers Ashes & Rain Big Slick Black Widow Blues 4U Brian Hunt Cartez DeeShea Hog-Maw Blues Band Hoosier Daddy Object Blue Small Train Shaggy Wonda Soulunique Stillwell-Rodenberg & Co. Roy Carter & Co. Twist of Fate Valentina Gibbs Will-C Yankee Dime

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2 Daddy’s Pizza 329 Main St. 455-9052

cecil’s Bar & grill 420 N. Garvin 589-0706

Algonquins 213 U.S. Hwy. 41 S Henderson, KY (270) 827-4313

Ø cheeseburger in Paradise 8301 Eagle Lake Dr. 475-1074

ns Archie & clyde’s 8320 Bell Oaks Dr. 812-480-7778 Ø Area 51 5425 Oak Grove Rd. 306-8830 Ø Blush ultra lounge & Tapas Bar 421 N.W. Riverside Dr. (Inside LeMerigot) 433-4000 Bob’s lounge 907 N. Fares 425-4929 Ø Boney June’s music venue 5525 Pearl Dr. Suite D 421-6767 Brett & Rhonda’s Place 763 W. Lincoln Chandler, IN (812) 588-1010 The Brickhouse 201 W. Illinois St. 421-0024 Bullock’s 401 Edgar St. 422-2800 Buster & Becky’s 1000 N. Garvin 423-7616

ns ellis Park sports Bar 3300 U.S. Hwy. 41 N. Henderson, KY (812) 425-1456

Hoosiers lounge (in Casino Aztar Pavillion) 450 N.W. Riverside Dr. 433-4100

chilly Willy’s 3039 Claremont 423-0726

extra Innings (holiday inn) 951 Wernsing Rd. Jasper, IN (812) 482-5555

Ø Hooters 4620 Lincoln Ave. 475-0229

club royale 2131 W. Franklin St. 401-1699

fast eddy’s 507 N.W. Riverside Dr. 424-ROCK

corner Bar 2668 Mount Vernon Ave. 423-0933

fox & Hound english Pub 5416 E. Indiana 473-5721

corner Pocket 1819 N. Fulton 428-BALL

fred’s 421 Read St. 423-8040

cricket’s 518 W. Main St. Newburgh, IN 858-2782

ginny’s Place 1602 Covert Ave. 477-0789

Darmstardt Inn 13130 Darmstadt 867-7300 Darren’s Pub 713 N. Green St. Henderson, KY 270-827-2206 Deerhead Sidewalk Café 222 E. Columbia 425-2515 Doc’s nightclub 1305 Stringtown 401-1201 The Duck Inn 4100 Pollack Ave. 402-4835

gloria’s 3101 N. Kratzville Rd. 423-0138 Hagedorn’s Tavern 2037 W Franklin 423-0796 Hammerheads 317 Main St. 421-8492 Hob-Nob Tavern 1400 W. Maryland 425-6159 ns Hollywood Bar & grill North: 4428 N. 1st Ave. 423-0050 East: 4706 E. Morgan Ave. (Inside Showplace East) 402-5122

Hootie Hoots saloon & grill Hwy 261 & 66 490-9135 Ø Hott’s grill 122 N. Weinbach Ave. 437-3377 Ø Icon Bar & nightclub 111 S. Green River Rd. Suite F 471-4872 Iron Horse 203 N. McCreary Ft. Branch, IN (812) 753-9918 The Jungle & fat cats Bar 415 Main St. 425-5282 k.c.’s Time out lounge & grill Washington Square Mall 437-9920 koodie Hoo’s 231 W. 2nd St. Mt. Vernon, IN (812) 838-5202 lamasco Bar & grill 1331 W. Franklin 437-0171 lanhuck’s 321 E. Columbia 491-2222

legends 1050 S. Weinbach 476-7444 leroy’s Tavern 2659 Mt. Vernon Ave. 464-8300 little Cheers 329 Main St. (812) 423-9740 Ø main gate sports Bar 520 Main St. 428-7776 marigold Bar 2112 S. Weinbach Ave. 475-8780

GOING OUT [ Clubs & Pubs ]

Ø Penny lane Coffeehouse 600 S.E. 2nd St. 421-8741 rick’s sports Bar 1531 Green River Rd. 477-4088 ns rira’s Irish Pub 701 N.W. Riverside Dr. 426-0000

marina Pointe 830 LST Drive 459-8257

rookie’s 117 Second St. Henderson, KY (270) 826-1106

Ø muncheeze Pizza 4120 N. 1st Ave. 437-3300

rick’s 718 lounge 718 3rd Avenue 423-0872

o’Brian’s sports Bar & grill 1801 N. Green River Rd. 401-4630

sam & Jimmy’s Hobo Jungle 1323 S. Barker 491-6229

old chicago 6500 Lloyd Expwy. 401-1400 ollie’s sports Bar & grill 4920 Bellemeade 401-2125 on Deck Riverside Bar & grill 100 2nd St. Henderosn, KY (270) 826-2424 The Peephole Bar & grill 2nd & Main St. 423-5171

Smitty’s little Tavern 2109 W. Franklin 423-6280

sportsman’s grille & Billards 2315 W. Franklin St. 422-0801 state street Tavern 718A State St. Newburgh, IN 490-6614 ns The Pub 1348 Division St. 423-2121 Ø Tinfish Newburgh 300 W. Jennings 812-490-7000 TJ’s stockyard Inn 1217 Baker Ave. 402-9273 Woody’s West 3200 Claremont ziggy’s Pub 16 Main St. Poseyville, IN 812-874-2170

ns Show me’s (West )5525 Pearl Dr. 402-7100 ns (east) 1700 Morgan Ctr. Dr. 401-7469 Sidetrack Tavern 664 E. Illinois St. 423-0828 someplace else Main & Sycamore St. 424-3202

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EATS

[ Doc’s Orders ] THere Are THIngs We’ve come To expect from Doc’s. There’s a history of good music, stout drinks, friendly people. Those things haven’t changed; in fact they’ve been improved upon. Doc’s now has live entertainment four nights a week. Every Tuesday in July John Hussman can be heard. Every Thursday there is an opportunity to be a cARolYn “Doc-Star’ with Andrea Wirth’s open mic-night featuring a cUmmIngs plethora of extremely talented local musicians of all ages. On Contributor Friday nights Nick Gregory plays followed by karaoke with BK. Saturday will bring you great music from all over the area from The Library Trio to The Trucker Bombs. Drink specials flow daily and you can sip on them while watching any one of the 12 TVs, or shooting a friendly game of pool. They even have a non-smoking family room now where kids are welcome daily until 9 p.m. I, however, had a new experience at Doc’s recently; the food. When I was asked by my editor to do a food review on Doc’s I really wasn’t sure what to expect. I guess that’s not exactly true, I expected bar food; greasy frozen burgers, processed imitation cheese products, etc. What I expected was certainly not what I got. Joe Wagner, the Denim Chef, was kind enough to sit down with me and explain his ideas on food and cooking, and developing a menu of popular food with unexpected styling. There are many items on the menu that you would expect to see; chicken strips, cheese sticks. The quality of the food you are served, in contrast, will far exceed your expectations. Joe has been cooking since he was 14. He is a self proclaimed graduate of “The Culinary School of Hard-Knocks.” Joe has been preparing fine cuisine in this area at every venue from country clubs to pubs. With meat and potatoes, “American Cuisine” being his specialty, Chef Wagner prefers to prepare his food “like your mom cooks,” assuming that is that your mom is one hell of a cook. The Denim Chef has prepared food for quite a few celebrities as well, with I’m sure discerning palates, such as Buddy Rich, Charlie Daniels, Joan Jett and Pete Rose, always with a rave response. In 2007 he was the winner of the Courier and Press Chef’s Challenge. After tasting what I was served I have no trouble understanding why. Every bite of food I was served was made from scratch, and let me tell you I was served plenty. Platter upon platter was brought to my table as Joe walked me through a good part of the menu, insisting I at least try everything put before me which was no small feat I assure you. The buffalo shrimp was the first bite and I knew then I was in trouble. It was tender and light with enough sauce to satisfy but not over-power

the shrimp – delicious. The buffalo strips and wings were every bit as enticing. I found out later he got the sauce recipe from Don Mattingly who brought it back to him from Buffalo. The beerbattered onion rings are a real crowd pleaser I was told, and after tasting them I can see why. And the beer battered mushrooms – the best I’ve ever had, seriously, the best. The nachos certainly were not lacking toppings or flavor, and the Mexican Potato skins were a little fiesta in my mouth. Hand-breaded Catfish Strips are something I’ve never had, but I assure you I will be having them again. The biggest surprise to me though was the Homemade Mozzarella Cheese Puffs. You may think that Joe a mozzarella cheese stick is a mozzarella cheese stick and until last week I would have agreed. Now, however, I can say with absolute certainty that all cheese sticks are not created equally. Doc’s cheese sticks look more like dessert than an appetizer. The flaky, light pastry is sinful, flavorful and a real treat. Even the pizza is made from scratch in a Huff’s Una Pizza style. Plate lunches are served Monday through Friday, offering something for everyone, with options of salad, a sandwich, or a meat and potatoes meal. Even the desserts are homemade.

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Wagner, the Denim Chef When I asked Chef Joe what his suggestions were he replied “We offer a twist on bar food. My suggestion is you come out and give us a try.” I have to say, that would be my suggestion as well. Doc’s is located at 1305 N. Stringtown, and open is Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11 a.m-1 a.m. and Sunday noon to 1 a.m. So head on down or call in an order to 401-1201 to cure what ails ‘ya. • 35 •

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Island, which made be score it higher. It did have a good hop flavor with a touch of spice which I really enjoyed. I haven’t had a Schlafly beer that I didn’t like.

be a little turned off. But going in blind I’d have to say it’s a pleasant surprise, definitely one worth enjoying. Alison: 2 Wow, I didn’t know a beer could look like Mellow Yellow. And yet this one does. Then I tasted it, well… It’s dry, so I had to keep drinking more. Nice strategy, but I’m not buying it. Swallowing this beer is like swallowing well an old sweaty sock. And I know you’re not supposed to smell what you drink, but it smells like one too. Jabez: 4 This beer poured a clear yellow with a nice white foam head. It was pretty fruity and I could detect a slight taste of lemon – seems like everyone is throwing lemon in their beers this year. It had a very light and dry finish and I could detect a mild flavoring of hops also. Todd: 4 Goose Island has always been hit and miss with me, but this clear golden kolsch is really enjoyable. It’s not as light as appearances would normally dictate (this one’s clear and pale golden), as there’s a crisp maltiness, followed by a light mix of hops and citrus. A delicious and sturdy (but not imposing) brew that’s worthy of praise. Tom: 4 Another fine beer from Goose Island. This kolsch is much like other summertime beers, but has that extra something that makes Goose Island beers stand out from the crowd. A good, citrusy hop aroma with a sweet, yet bitter flavor. The light-medium body gives it enough weight to be interesting while staying light enough for the season.

mAgIc HAt #9

Alison: 4 Well, the “not quite pale ale” has a surprise up its sleeve. Upon pouring I can immediately see that it has a great color (one I wish I could pull off). It’s like a Cracker Jack box and the surprise inside, well, it’s apricot. If I’d of known this was coming at the beginning I’d probably • 36 •

ON TAP

[ Beer Reviews]

Jabez: 4 This beer poured a nice rusty amber color with a solid white head. This beer was pretty sweet with a mild hop taste. It did have an odd aroma that I could not put my finger on but a good beer just the same. I like the bottle’s label and the beer was just as good. I have tried this beer about a year ago and now that I had it again, I think I appreciate it a little more. Todd: 2.5 Clear and golden with a sweet and fruity scent, this one begins innocently, but upon first tasting, a weird fruit-infusion comes through. It’s overly malty and not appealing to my nose or taste buds. A hint of hoppiness peeks out a little, but the overwhelming taste I get is that of artificiality. The beer taste seems far too obscured by a strange, unnatural flavor. Nay. Tom: 2 The first time I saw Magic Hat #9, I asked the bartender about it and she said, “You don’t want it.” She was right. The nose lacks appeal and foreshadows the weak, unsatisfying taste. It’s just thin and wimpy with not enough malt or enough hops.

scHlAflY sUmmER lAgER

Alison: 5 Fresh, light, thirst quenching. What more can anyone ask for from a beer? How about a pleasant, aftertaste? Yes sir, this beer goes down smooth and doesn’t give that pesky feeling afterward. So, have I found my new favorite beer? Why yes, yes I did. Jabez: 4 This beer also pours a pale clear yellow with decent carbonation. This beer also had a slight lemon flavor but it seemed a little lighter and crisper than the Goose

Todd: 4 Now this is more like it! A pale, golden appearance with strong lacing and a very fresh, almost grassy scent opens the proceedings. The taste is strong, zesty, malty, and with a brisk and sharp flavor profile. This is a tasty treat, light but brimming with flavor. Quite enjoyable, Schlafly can be relied on for some quality beers, no question! Tom: 3 A crisp, clean, light-bodied German Helles style lager. A fresh flavor with a hint of fruit and dryness. It goes down pretty easy on a hot summer day.

boddIngtons PUb AlE

Alison: 2.5 I could ski on the head of this beer. Well, I don’t ski, but maybe sled. Thanks to this avalanche, the beer is smooth going down, not fizzy like the others. I feel like if beer was an ice cream it would taste like this. Always trying to find something wrong, like a good woman, the malty flavor is a giant turnoff. And drink it ice cold, or don’t drink it at all. Jabez: 3.5 This beer poured a creamy rust color with good carbonation. It had one of the CO2 cartridges in it like Guinness. It had a light malt and creamy flavor. I have heard others rave about this beer. I just thought it was an average ale that had great carbonation. It was good but nothing that put me over the edge. Todd: 2 It’s been a lot of years since my last taste of Boddingtons, and the novel “draught flow” system (in an aluminum pint can, no less) does manage to create a strong and foamy head, but this dissipates quickly and what’s left is a pale imitation of a beer. It’s an amber ale with a bland taste - malty and watery without any real personality. Far too plain and uneventful for me, sorry. Tom: 3 Bright gold with a dense, thick head thanks to the nitro capsule in the can. Very little aroma and not much taste – just a slight fruitiness and a hint of bitterness. The creaminess supplied by the nitro is really all that saves this and makes it a decent beer. www.News4UOnline.com • July 2010

REVIEW [ Wine]

sIPPIng tHE lIgHt fAntAstIc, PARt two

Get these spirits at The Winetree! 1951 Washinton Ave.

Last month we explored the (812) 476-8141 white side of fantastic light 4201 First Ave. Ron wines. There are light wines HUll (812) 425-2010 Winetree East offering more color and some 13301 Darmstadt of the flavors of a full-bodied (812) 867-2403 red without its heaviness. Blush wines, Rosés and light bodied reds are all excellent choices for summer temps. Though a blush or Rosé wine can be made by blending a white and a red wine, the better ones are usually made by reducing the amount of time the juice from a red wine grape stays in contact with the dark skins. A blush wine may have had only the briefest exposure to the skins and Rosé wines typically have longer contact, extracting more color and flavor. Both styles can range from fully dry to semi-sweet. What style of wine shines when fully chilled, pairs wonderfully with many foods and has been improving in quality while staying affordable? Rosé, Rosé, Roezay! We’re not talking about Lancers and Matúse from back-in-the-day or about the sweet blush wines like White Zinfandel or White Merlot. The Rosé wines to investigate are elegant, complex and flavorful while being easy going enough that they don’t demand your attention. These Rosés are suitable for a picnic or a more formal meal due to their inherent food-friendliness. They are pleasant quaffing wines equally suited for conversation in the cool shade of a tree on a hot afternoon. Ranging from dry to off-dry, Rosé wines are fresh, fruity and refreshingly acidic showing enticing flavors of cherry, melon and berry, showing a bit of depth and light complexity. Rosé wines are made from many grape varieties including Grenache, Cinsault, Shiraz/Syrah, Sangiovese, Tempranillo, Malvasia, Mouvérdre and Pinot Noir. Frequently they are a blend of several of these varietals. The color and flavors of the wine depend upon which grapes are used and how long the skins are left in contact with the juice. Cabernet Sauvignon is not a common choice for a Rosé, but the Carlos Basso 2006 from Mendoza, Argentina is one tasty vino. Its attractive bright red color announces the strawberry and cherry flavors that finish with refreshing, bright acidity accompanied by persistent, but delicate, ripe fruit aromas. It is slightly off-dry and surprisingly rich. Representing Spain, the Gran Fuedo Rosé is a bit lighter, but still has nice fruit and a subtle complexity of flavors. The Fuedo will pair well with light sandwiches and would be spot-on for sipping and conversation. The Waters Winery is offering a dry, Bordeaux grape blend that has even more elegance and sophistication. Though a bit higher in price, it is still a good value in today’s world of fine wine. There are light red wines available from all over the world. Beaujolais from France, Italy’s Valpolicella or Dolcetto and lighter Grenache wines are examples of good warm weather reds. Brief chilling in the ‘frige can make them more refreshing, but be careful to not over do it. No matter which style you choose, you’re likely to find great summer wines if you’ll just join the adventure and experiment a little. Good hunting! July 2010 • Call for Advertising Information (812) 962-1309

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Festivals for festive folks Summer music tours

The summer concert season is generally one anticipated year round by most concert goers. However, this season Evansville is seeing a decrease in stadium sized local concerts, therefore travelling is on the agenda for one who wants that major concert experience. The Vans Warped Tour will be hitting two spots closer to home early in July, then a little further away towards the Ashley brown end. On July 5th they’ll be in St. Louis, and then on the Contributor 6th, they’ll be in Noblesville, both at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. However, if you miss either of those shows, on July 31 st, there will be a show in Tinley Park, Illinois, at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheater. A few of the bands playing will be Anti-Flag, Everclear, Sum 41, The All American Rejects, Reel Big Fish, and well over a hundred more playing. The entire line up and all the dates can be seen on the website at www.vanswarpedtour.com. On Live Nation, tickets run about $32 for general admission seating. In Louisville, KY, July 9 th – 12th, the Forecastle Festival is going to be located at the Waterfront Park. Not only are there over a hundred bands, including the Smashing Pumpkins, the Flaming Lips, Widespread Panic, CAKE, and Devo; but also markets, art, and an extreme sports park. For lodging there are campgrounds located nearby for those that want to keep an outdoors experience, prices for this are located on the website. A three day general admission ticket is $135 - $150, on ticketmaster. For more information please visit forecastlefest.com. Also in Louisville, KY, July 23rd - 25th, at Churchill Downs is HullabaLOU Music Festival. There will be five stages and over sixty – five bands from multiple genres. Just a few of these bands include Dave Matthews, Bon Jovi, Steve Miller Band, the Doobie Brothers, Kansas, the Black Crowes, .38 Special, Joan Osbourne, the B 52s, Huey Lewis and the News, Blood Sweat and Tears, Gladys Knight, Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, the Zac Brown Band, Dierks Bentley, Sara Evans, Dwight Yoakam, Loretta Lynn, and many more. For the entire schedule see the website at www.hullabaloufest.com. To get a full three day general admission pass tickets are $160 - $200. There are two shows scheduled for the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, one in Tinley Park at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheater, on July 30 th; the second being in Noblesville on the 31 st; at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Playing on the main stage will be Korn, Rob Zombie, Lamb of God, and Five Finger Death Punch. On the Silver Stage are Atreyu, Three Inches of Blood, In This Moment, and Norma Jean. Lastly, on the Jagermeister Stage are Hatebreed, Shadows Fall, Chimaira, and Winds of Plague. Also the opening bands will be local and in Illinois will be Soil and in Indiana will be XFactor1. For the Tinley Park show tickets are $135 - $140 and for Noblesville, $131 - $152. In order to catch the infamous Ozzfest, travel to Tinley Park will be necessary (as of press time – ed). On August 17th, at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheater, Ozzy will be performing with Motley Crue on the main stage. The other main bands performing will be Halford, Devil Driver, Non Point, Zakk Wylde/Black Label Society, Drowning Pool, and Kingdom of Sorrow. There will also be rotating bands; these can be seen on www.ozzfest.com. Ticket prices vary from $40 for general admission to $155 for pit general admission, there is also pavilion seating available as well. This summer there are many single bands on tour as well. Alice Cooper will be in Merrillville, Indiana on July 13, KISS will be in Indianapolis on August 9 th, Aerosmith will be in Tinley Park on August 22nd, to see if your favorite band or artist is coming to the area check out ticketmaster.com, pollstar.com and of course the Road Trip section of News 4U in print and online at news4uonline.com. • 38 •

The sometimes-weird and always wonderful Forecastle Fest happens soon. The Flaming Lips will be there along with CAKE, Devo and more!

On August 17th, at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheater, Ozzy will be performing with Motley Crue on the main stage. The other main bands performing will be Halford, Devil Driver, Non Point, Zakk Wylde/Black Label Society, Drowning Pool, and Kingdom of Sorrow. www.News4UOnline.com • July 2010

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INFO 2GO [ Briefs ]

JULY 4TH FIREWORKS CELEBRATION(S)

ROLLER GIRLS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA

Where will you find yourself on Sunday, July 4? Near the Ohio River? Perhaps up the way a bit in historic New Harmony? In your own backyard, lighting fire to food and fireworks? Why not a little bit of it all? Here’s a great lead-in to an evening spent ooooh-ing and ahhhhh-ing at the explosions in the sky that evening: Downtown Evansville’s riverfront is the first place that comes to mind. You know the deal: After a long hot day, gather up a group and head to the riverfront for one of the finest displays around. Don’t forget chairs and blankets. The Freedom Festival Fourth is a long-standing tradition in the Tri-State, and this year’s no different. Newburgh, Indiana has long held a lovely display on Independence Day. Once again, home base is the Old Lock & Dam Park, with plenty of other perches available nearby to view the scene. Both displays begin after dark.

The Rollergirls were recently accepted into an international organization for the sport that’s ever-growing in popularity. Our local ladies are now a part of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association, which is “the international governing body for the sport of women’s flat track roller derby and a membership organization for leagues to collaborate and network,” according to the organization’s website, wftda.com. PAUL DOCKERY ROSI can now compete against other teams and leagues within the WFTDA and receive a ranking among the best roller derby Contributor teams in the world. “ROSI has always operated as if it were a WFTDA member,” said Katie Bolenbaugh, ROSI’s Interleague Liaison also known as Hurtz Donut. “Being accepted is a validation for all our hard work.” You can come out and see how that hard work has paid off at Swonder on July 10 as ROSI takes on the Gem City Rollergirls. Tickets are $6 in advance, $8 at the door, $5 for military personnel and children 10 and under are admitted free. Pre-bout tickets can be purchased online at brownpapertickets.com – just enter Evansville, Indiana into the search field and you’ll be directed where you need to be to order. The bout begins at 7 p.m.

OHIO RIVER BEARCATS FOOTBALL

You better believe it’s football season! Get thee out to Central High’s field on North First Avenue for hard-hitting action as the Bearcats settle into the heart of their season. At press time they carry a winning record into games at home against the St. Louis Kings on July 10 and the Midwest Chargers on July 31; both games begin at 7 p.m.

The town of New Harmony does a great job of preserving old traditions; the annual events Harmoniefest and Kunstfest attest to that. This year, on the Fourth, the town will host an old fashioned day-long celebration that will include a community picnic, contests, games and more. Everything kicks off around 10 a.m. at the Antheneum. And it should go without saying: Please be safe out there!

HADI SHRINE CONCERT & BEERFEST Down on Riverside Drive is a great big parking lot. It’s a perfect place for hanging out with friends to eat, drink, and to be merry. And thanks to the excellent people of the Evansville Hadi Shrine, that big parking lot will again be the venue for much revelry. Be there with friends in tow Saturday and Sunday July 3 and 4 for delicious food, BEER and wine, spirits (available inside at the Shrine bar) and bands… a little something for everyone, no matter your particulars (80schanneling favorites McFly and Nashville-by-way-of Evansville country star-to-be Jason Clutter & The Dirty South). When to be there? Food is served beginning at 4 p.m. with the music set to kick off at 6 p.m. On Sunday the 4th, you can stay until a little past dark to get one of the best views around for the fireworks display on the River. Tickets are a piddly $5 in advance – you can pick yours up at the Shrine (which, by the way, is located at the corner of Riverside and Walnut), at Rick’s 718, Marigold Bar and the Roca Bar. Military personnel can get theirs for half price with ID. Tickets are $7 at the door/gate. Call 423-4285 if you need more info. • 40 •

Away games this month include games on July 17 against the Louisville Saints and again the next Saturday at the St. Louis Spirit. Tickets are only $5, and children under 12 are admitted for free. So come on out and support the home team, the Ohio River Bearcats!

AT THE ZOO-OO… Mesker Park Zoo and Botanical Gardens have a couple of events this month, both of which revolve around cool. Why? Well, on July 10 the Zoo’s Family Fun Day is scheduled, and there will be ample opportunities to chill the heck out with water activities and games; the whole family is encouraged to come out and have a good time – Family Fun Day is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 24 sees Animal Enrichment Day, which allows visitors a chance to see some behind-the-scenes activity related to keeping all the critters cool during these hotsummermonths.Thisisalsoagreatfamily-friendlyevent,andisalsosettolastfrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. www.News4UOnline.com • July 2010

BOX YOUR SOX OFF The C.K. Newsome Center – located at 100 E. Walnut Street near downtown Evansville – will be hosting live amateur boxing on Saturday, July 10, beginning at approximately 3 p.m.

FAST EDDY’S SUPPORTING GREAT CAUSE Evansville is a community that supports important causes and charities and one of the best hot spots in town, Fast Eddy’s, has chosen a great cause to lend support to: the National Diabetes Foundation. There are few diseases affecting people from all walks of life like diabetes. It will attack people regardless of age, sex, race, size, income level, marital status or level of education. Almost lanea everyone knows a loved one or friend who is fighting the affects stagg of this disease. My friend, Cindy, tells me “It is a major disease Contributor which a lot of people are affected that don’t even know they have it until it is too late.” There’s not a better time to dust off that motorcycle and ride in Fast Eddy’s 1st Annual Diabetes Run. It is scheduled for Saturday, July 10th, registration beginning at 10:00 a.m. at Fast Eddy’s. The run is scheduled to cover 90 miles of turf and the price is a mere $15 for “one up” and $20.00 for “two up” hands. The last bike is due in at 4:00 p.m. Not only will the Diabetes Foundation benefit from the fundraiser, but participants also have the opportunity to win with a split the pot contest, silent auction, door prizes and drawings. The drawings begin at 4:30. Definitely a perfect ending to your day of riding will be a concert at Fast Eddy’s. Joe Smith’s Trio will fill the house with awesome tunes and you can take in some cold beverages, a great burger and enjoy the live music. Even if you don’t get to ride in the run, don’t miss the party which will start at 5:30. Cheers to Fast Eddy’s for hosting this beneficial fundraiser and cheers to all those motorcyclists who get out and “ride to live.” In case of rain, the Poker Run will be scheduled for the following Saturday, July 17.

EVANSVILLE OTTERS BASEBALL

Bosse Field – the very definition of a great old-time ballpark… and July is pretty much the peak of the season, with 15 games scheduled at the historic old venue this month. Here’s the when and with whom the hometown boys of summer will be up against: July 6-8 – Otters vs. Wild Things July 9-11 – Otters vs. Crushers July 16-18 – Otters vs. Freedom July 19-21 – Otters vs. Rascals July 25-27 – Otters vs. Miners Opening pitch is at 6:35 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays as well as on Sunday, July 25; all other Sunday games at home begin at 1:05 p.m. July 2010 • Call for Advertising Information (812) 962-1309

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IN THE BAG

[ Shopping Styles ]

BEINg A CElEBRITY IS gREAT ISN’T IT? THEY mAkE loADS oF moNEY BY PlAYINg PRETEND,

AlIson sIgmAn Staff Writer

or just by showing up at a club. They have stores close down just so they can shop in private, which doesn’t really make sense because all the clothes they wear out in public for events are on loan. Also, the clothes they do happen to spend their “hard earned” money are most likely over priced in the first place, but their look is easily attainable. Look at beloved actress Reese Witherspoon here. She looks great stepping out for lunch, or shopping, or whatever it is she does these days. (Looks great with the exception of the hat, don’t ask me what that’s about, clearly she’s not wearing it, but the hat is neither here nor there.) Stars make looking put together so easy, although I’m sure they pay a stylist and have a gaggle of gay best friends to approve their look before stepping out of the house, but putting yourself together really isn’t hard. In fact, you can match Reese’s look with items purchased here in town. The

base

of this item is the dress. Reese’s is a funky print in blue, and why not? This blonde haired beauty

looks

great in blue, but not everyone can pull off this many shades

blue.

Not many people can pull off this busy of a print either. What you can pull off, is a just-above -the knee dress, with waistband

and

neckline detailing made

either

100% cotton, or a cotton/spandex blend.

Reese

Witherspoon isn’t around

gallivanting LA

polyester, and you shouldn’t gallivant around Evansville in it either. This Maggy London dress, available at Dillard’s, is a perfect complement to Reese’s dress.

hold everything including the kitchen sink. A purse like this is perfect

Next layer up is a denim jacket. Now, there is a good chance

for everyday use because the brown is subtle enough for any outfit

this is a denim jacket from Ms. Witherspoon’s pre-Cruel Intentions days,

without being overbearing like a black purse might be. My favorite

which is exactly why you need one in your wardrobe. They never go out

part of the outfit is, of course, the footwear. Just like the bag can go

of style, especially in these parts, and when paired with a dress it still

anywhere, a nude colored sandal can do a lot for an outfit. It creates

doesn’t look too casual. The other good thing is that you can find them

the illusion that your legs go on forever, making you look taller, as well

year round, in a myriad of prices. Why pay over $100 when you can find

as making sure you never clash with the rest of your outfit.

one for less than $40? And to top off this easy, breezy, look are the finishing touches of accessories. The handbag, a large, brown, saddle bag looks as if it can • 42 •

That wasn’t so hard was it? Now, go shop, and please stay away from the polyester! www.News4UOnline.com • July 2010

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tHURsdAY, JUlY 1 2:00 Pm Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Free Cornhole/Free Wii 3:00 Pm Duck Inn -- Free Pool 6:00 Pm Beef O’Brady’s -- Bike Night/ Nick Gregory/Muscle Car Show Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Bob Green 6:30 Pm Frontier Restaurant & Bar -- Bike Night Lamasco Bar -- Andy Fulton on Piano 7:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Survivor Karaoke Doc’s Nightclub -- Open Mic w/ Andrea Wirth Show Me’s (East Side) -Cornhole Tournament TGIFriday’s Restaurant -Industry Night w/DJ Raj 8:00 Pm Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Pool League 9:00 Pm Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Club Royale -- Takin’ It Back Thursdays w/DJ Jon J Gloria’s Corral Club -- Karaoke w/ TW aka DJ Frost: 80s & 90s Mix Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill -- Stilwell & Friends Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke Marigold Bar -- Charlie’s Karaoke Show Me’s (East Side) -Kerry & The Double D’s Show Me’s (West) -- Nick Hamilton 10:00 Pm Bullock’s Bar & Grill -- Dark Wave Fast Eddy’s -- Original Thong Thursdays w/Jon B & music w/U-Turn Fox & Hound English Pub -- John Gauer

Lanhucks -Austin Moore on Acoustic Guitar O’Brians Sports Bar -- Karaoke w/ DJ Magic Mark

10:30 Pm Little Cheers -Lindsey Williams Someplace Else -- DJ Downstairs 11:30 Pm Someplace Else -- Show Upstairs

fRIdAY, JUlY 2 2:00 Pm Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Free Cornhole 5:00 Pm Archie & Clyde’s Restaurant -- “All About Sports” live broadcast w/Dan Egierski 5:30 Pm Tin Fish - Newburgh -- Jimmy B 6:00 Pm Club Royale -- Dustin Kaposta on the Patio Doc’s Nightclub -- Nick Gregory 7:00 Pm Art Party -- Art Party Theme: “Funky Fall Tree” Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Bob Green Corner Pocket, The -- Pool & Cornhole Tournaments Hobo Jungle -- Mike Massey: World Trick Shot Champion 8:00 Pm Casino Aztar - Events Paviillion -- Bucky Covington Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Nu Corp Band Hobo Jungle -- Open 8 Ball Tournament Koodie Hoos -- Karaoke Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- TAP 8 Ball Tournament On Deck Riverside Bar & Grill -- David Remond 8:30 Pm Hollywood Bar & Grill East -Brian Mounts & the Lonely Riders Band Hollywood Bar & Grill North -- Karaoke

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9:00 Pm Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Club Royale -- The Jimmies DC’s Pub & Charbroil Grill -- Erica & Jimmy Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Skelton’s Montourage Doc’s Nightclub -- Karaoke w/BK Frontier Restaurant & Bar -- Karaoke Gloria’s Corral Club -- College Night Karaoke w/TW aka DJ Frost Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill -- Southern Edge KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Akacia Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke Main Gate Sports Bar & Restaurant -- Live Entertainment Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Karaoke w/Stefne Wene Show Me’s (East Side) -- DJ & Karaoke Show Me’s (West) -- DJ & Karaoke 9:30 Pm Smitty’s Little Tavern -- Jimmy & the Chets 10:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Grand Opening Weekend w/ The CROWD & Dizzy Hollow Duck Inn -- Deliver Us From Evil/LTC/Of the Sun Fast Eddy’s -- Stompbox 40 Fox & Hound English Pub -- Lindsey Williams Hob-Nob Bar -- TBA Hobo Jungle -- Karaoke O’Brians Sports Bar -- Best Singer Karaoke Contest Finals 10:30 Pm Lanhucks -- Brando Little Cheers -- Andy Norvell/DJ Bene Someplace Else -- DJ Downstairs 11:30 Pm Brickhouse, The -- King & Queen Show with Local cast Someplace Else -- Show Upstairs

sAtURdAY, JUlY 3 12:00 Pm Area 51 All Ages Club -- Benefit for the Firefighters Combat Chanllenge: Live Music with

Budweiser reminds you to choose a designated driver.

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Show Me’s (East Side) -- DJ & Karaoke/UFC Pay-Per View Show Me’s (West) -- DJ & Karaoke/UFC Pay-Per View 9:30 Pm Smitty’s Little Tavern -- Jimmy & the Chets 10:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Grand Opening Weekend w/ The CROWD & Dizzy Hollow Bullock’s Bar & Grill -- Mike Nuke ‘Em/Wayward/DJ Jones Capone Casino Aztar - Events Paviillion -- DRZHIVEGAS Duck Inn -- eXesion/Of The Sun/Deliver Us From Evil Fast Eddy’s -- Stompbox 40 Hob-Nob Bar -- Brando Lamasco Bar -- Namaste O’Brians Sports Bar -- Static 10:30 Pm Lanhucks -- Brando Little Cheers -- Scott Winzinger Someplace Else -- DJ Downstairs 11:30 Pm Brickhouse, The -- Syimone from Louisville with Local cast Someplace Else -- Show Upstairs

tHE lost dogs

at Wired Coffee House & Music Venue – July 5 Rollek/Andrea Wirth/One Last Round/Karaoke and more

On Deck Riverside Bar & Grill -- The Sellouts

5:30 Pm Tin Fish - Newburgh -- Jimmy B

8:30 Pm Hollywood Bar & Grill East -- Brian Mounts & the Lonely Riders Band Hollywood Bar & Grill North -- Karaoke

6:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Live Jazz Hadi Shrine -- Hadi Shrine Concert & Bierstube 7:00 Pm Art Party -- Art Party Theme: “Lemons” Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Carl Rodenberg Corner Pocket, The -- Pool & Cornhole Tournaments Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Cornhole Tournament 8:00 Pm Casino Aztar - Events Paviillion -- Deb Turner Dance Party/DRZHIVEGAS Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Nu Corp Band Doc’s Nightclub -- The Library Trio Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -TAP 9 Ball Tournament • 46 •

9:00 Pm Beef O’Brady’s -- UFC Pay-Per-View Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Chilly Willy’s -- Britt’s Birthday Bash w/Hussmann Trio Club Royale -- The Jimmies DC’s Pub & Charbroil Grill -- John Gauer Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- The Funk Fox & Hound English Pub -- UFC 116 Gloria’s Corral Club -- Karaoke w/TW aka DJ Frost Hobo Jungle -- Displacement/ As Forever Fades/Among the Ruins/Red 13 & Rev. Fang Gory Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill -- The Strolling Tones KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Akacia Main Gate Sports Bar & Restaurant -- Live Entertainment Marigold Bar -- Charlie’s Karaoke

sUndAY, JUlY 4 12:00 Pm Corner Pocket, The -Cornhole Tournament Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Cornhole Tournament

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7:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Hog-Maw Blues Band Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Nu Corp Band Downtown Henderson Project -- July 4th Celebration w/Keith Vincent Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill -Karaoke w/Randy Marshall Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Pool League Smitty’s Little Tavern -- Hanover Fist 8:00 Pm Lamasco Bar -- Calabash/ Amy’s Birthday Lanhucks -- Punk Rock Night 9:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Lindsey Williams Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Amazing Soul Crackers Evansville Riverfront -- July 4th Fireworks Celebration Historic New Harmony -- Traditional Fourth of July Celebration Newburgh Old Lock & Dam Park -- July 4th Fireworks Celebration Show Me’s (East Side) -- DJ & Karaoke Show Me’s (West) -- DJ & Karaoke

1:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Kaptain Krunch & the Cereal Killers Club Royale -- Live Entertainment on the Patio

10:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- The Crowd Trio Hob-Nob Bar -- Brando

3:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- John Hussmann

10:30 Pm Little Cheers -- Karaoke w/ Shane Breedlove Someplace Else -- DJ Downstairs

3:30 Pm Smitty’s Little Tavern -- John Gauer 5:00 Pm Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Troy Miller 6:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- The Sellouts Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Bob Green Hadi Shrine -- Hadi Shrine Concert & Bierstube

11:30 Pm Someplace Else -- Show Upstairs

mondAY, JUlY 5 5:00 Pm Show Me’s (East Side) -- Bike Night 5:30 Pm Beef O’Brady’s -- Poker: WPT-APL 6:00 Pm Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Clayton Daugherty www.News4UOnline.com • July 2010

7:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -Terry Lee & The Rockaboogie Band Gloria’s Corral Club -Cornhole Tournament Show Me’s (East Side) -- Nick Gregory TGIFriday’s Restaurant -- Wii Bowling Wired Coffee House & Music Venue -- The Lost Dogs 8:00 Pm Club Royale -- Jay Johnson Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Pool League Someplace Else -- Pool Tourney 8:30 Pm Beef O’Brady’s -- Poker: WPT-APL 9:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- DJ Magic Mark Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Chilly Willy’s -- John Hussmann Fast Eddy’s -- Cornhole w/Bud Show Me’s (West) -- DJ & Karaoke 10:00 Pm Little Cheers -- Entertainment w/DJ Bene

tUEsdAY, JUlY 6 2:00 Pm Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Free Cornhole 3:00 Pm Duck Inn -- Free Pool 5:00 Pm Archie & Clyde’s Restaurant -- “All About Sports” live broadcast w/Dan Egierski O’Brians Sports Bar -- Free Darts Show Me’s (West) -- Bike Night 6:00 Pm Beef O’Brady’s -- Beef O’Brady’s Idol Night Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Clayton Daugherty Doc’s Nightclub -- John Hussmann 6:30 Pm Frontier Restaurant & Bar -- Cornhole Tournament Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill -- WPT Poker Tourney 6:35 Pm Bosse Field -- Otters vs. Wild Things 7:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Terry Lee & The Rockaboogie Band

Club Royale -- Bike Night/ Brett O’Daniel Band Gloria’s Corral Club -- Dart Tournament Show Me’s (West) -- Nick Gregory Smitty’s Little Tavern -- Bike Night 8:00 Pm Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -Canary & The Coal Miners/ Economic Stimulus Plan KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Karaoke w/Travis & Matt 9:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Casey Williams Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Fast Eddy’s -- Cornhole Fox & Hound English Pub -- Karaoke Hobo Jungle -- Brando Lamasco Bar -- Open Jam-All welcome Marigold Bar -- Charlie’s Karaoke/College Night Show Me’s (East Side) -- DJ & Karaoke 9:30 Pm Old Chicago -- Lindsey Williams 10:30 Pm Little Cheers -- DJ Raj

wEdnEsdAY, JUlY 7 12:00 Pm Rick’s Sports Bar -- Free Pool 2:00 Pm Bullock’s Bar & Grill -- Free Pool Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Free Cornhole 5:00 Pm Fast Eddy’s -- Full Throttle Bike Night 6:00 Pm Beef O’Brady’s -- Cornhole Tournament Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Bob Green Sportsmans Grille & Billiards -- Bike Night 6:35 Pm Bosse Field -- Otters vs. Wild Things 7:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -Terry Lee & The Rockaboogie Band DC’s Pub & Charbroil Grill -Wii Bowling Tournament

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Hobo Jungle -- Hobo Poker On Deck Riverside Bar & Grill -- Brian Hart TGIFriday’s Restaurant -- College Night 8:00 Pm Club Royale -- Karaoke w/The Experience hosted by BK Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Michelle Shelton Gloria’s Corral Club -- Gloria’s Got Talent: Karaoke Contest Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Pool League Smitty’s Little Tavern -- Andrea Wirth 9:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- DJ L8 Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Fast Eddy’s -- Karaoke w/Freddy K/Whiskey Wednesdays Gloria’s Corral Club -- Karaoke w/TW aka DJ Frost Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke Show Me’s (East Side) -- DJ & Karaoke Show Me’s (West) -- Kerry & The Double D’s

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10:00 Pm Fox & Hound English Pub -- The Nick Smith Band Lanhucks -- Karaoke O’Brians Sports Bar -- DJ Jon B 10:30 Pm Little Cheers -- Karaoke w/ Shane Breedlove Someplace Else -- College Night Karaoke

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6:35 Pm Bosse Field -- Otters vs. Wild Things 7:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Survivor Karaoke Doc’s Nightclub -- Open Mic w/ Andrea Wirth Show Me’s (East Side) -Cornhole Tournament TGIFriday’s Restaurant -- Reggae Beach Party/ Industry Night w/DJ Raj

2:00 Pm Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Free Cornhole/Free Wii

8:00 Pm Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Pool League

3:00 Pm Duck Inn -- Free Pool

9:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Stompbox Trio Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Club Royale -- Takin’ It Back Thursdays w/DJ Jon J Gloria’s Corral Club -- Karaoke w/ TW aka DJ Frost: 80s & 90s Mix Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill -- Stilwell & Friends Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke Marigold Bar -- Charlie’s Karaoke Show Me’s (East Side) -Kerry & The Double D’s Show Me’s (West) -- Nick Hamilton

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10:00 Pm Bullock’s Bar & Grill -Dark Wave Fast Eddy’s -- Original Thong Thursdays w/Jon B & music w/Deaf Megan Fox & Hound English Pub -- John Gauer Lanhucks -- Austin Moore on Acoustic Guitar O’Brians Sports Bar -Karaoke w/DJ Magic Mark 10:30 Pm Little Cheers -- Lindsey Williams Someplace Else -- DJ Downstairs 11:30 Pm Someplace Else -- Show Upstairs

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fRIdAY, JUlY 9 2:00 Pm Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Free Cornhole 5:00 Pm Archie & Clyde’s Restaurant -- “All About Sports” live broadcast w/Dan Egierski 5:30 Pm Tin Fish - Newburgh -- Ty Buttrum 6:00 Pm Club Royale -- Live Entertainment on the Patio Doc’s Nightclub -- Nick Gregory 6:35 Pm Bosse Field -- Otters vs. Crushers 7:00 Pm Art Party -- Art Party Theme: “Pearl Earring”

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8:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Locash Cowboys Duck Inn -- Blood Tribe/Seven Years Existence/Panzer/Of Us All Hobo Jungle -- Open 8 Ball Tournament Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -TAP 8 Ball Tournament 8:30 Pm Hollywood Bar & Grill East -- McFly Hollywood Bar & Grill North -- Karaoke

mIcHEllE sHElton’s at The Brickhouse for her ﬁnal show – July 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Bob Green Corner Pocket, The -- Pool & Cornhole Tournaments Downtown Henderson Project -- Skip Bond & The Fugitives 7:30 Pm Brickhouse, The -- Michelle Shelton’s Final Performance

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9:00 Pm Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Chilly Willy’s -- Troy Miller Club Royale -- Stompbox 40 DC’s Pub & Charbroil Grill -- Andrea Wirth Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -The Library Trio (blues) Doc’s Nightclub -- Karaoke w/BK Frontier Restaurant & Bar -- Karaoke Gloria’s Corral Club -- College Night Karaoke w/TW aka DJ Frost Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill -- Southern Edge KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Flashback Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke Main Gate Sports Bar www.News4UOnline.com • July 2010

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& Restaurant -- Live Entertainment Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Karaoke w/Stefne Wene Show Me’s (East Side) -- DJ & Karaoke Show Me’s (West) -- DJ & Karaoke 9:30 Pm Smitt y’s Little Tavern -- Nick Hamilton 10:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Namaste & Brick Briscoe Bullock’s Bar & Grill -- Brando Fast Eddy’s -- Never Been Caught/DJ Mikus Fox & Hound English Pub -- Lindsey Williams Hob-Nob Bar -- Street Wise Hobo Jungle -- Karaoke O’Brians Sports Bar -- Karaoke w/DJ Magic Mark 10:30 Pm Lanhucks -- Prowler Little Cheers -- Andy Norvell/DJ Bene Someplace Else -- DJ Downstairs 11:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Locash Cowboys 11:30 Pm Brickhouse, The -- Shadye Michaels with Local cast Someplace Else -- Show Upstairs

sAtURdAY, JUlY 10 5:30 Pm Tin Fish - Newburgh -- Ty Buttrum 6:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Live Jazz 6:35 Pm Bosse Field -- Otters vs. Crushers 7:00 Pm Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Clayton Daugherty Central Stadium -- Ohio River Bearcats vs. St. Louis Kings Corner Pocket, The -- Pool & Cornhole Tournaments Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Cornhole Tournament Swonder Ice Arena -- Roller Girls of Southern Indiana vs. Gem City Roller Girls

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8:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Locash Cowboys Doc’s Nightclub -- John Hussmann Trio Duck Inn -- Seven Years Existence/ Displacement/Once A Gunfighter Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -TAP 9 Ball Tournament On Deck Riverside Bar & Grill -- Adam Blythe Thunder Jam-Main & Riverside -- Thunder Concert Series Bierstube w/Andy Norvell 8:30 Pm Hollywood Bar & Grill East -- McFly Hollywood Bar & Grill North -- Karaoke 9:00 Pm Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Club Royale -- Stompbox 40 DC’s Pub & Charbroil Grill -- Karaoke Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Amphigoria Frontier Restaurant & Bar -- Troy Miller-2nd Annual Kick-Off Party Gloria’s Corral Club -- Karaoke w/TW aka DJ Frost Hobo Jungle -- Brando Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill -- Sons of Sisters KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Flashback Main Gate Sports Bar & Restaurant -- Live Entertainment Marigold Bar -- Charlie’s Karaoke Show Me’s (East Side) -- DJ & Karaoke Show Me’s (West) -- DJ & Karaoke 9:30 Pm Smitty’s Little Tavern -Live Entertainment 10:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Detail Bullock’s Bar & Grill -- Star Pupil/The Lolipop Factory Fast Eddy’s -- Never Been Caught/DJ Mikus Hob-Nob Bar -- TBA Lamasco Bar -- Monte Skelton O’Brians Sports Bar -- Calling Corners/Dizzy Hollow/Loko Davi Thunder Jam-Main & Riverside -- Thunder Concert Series Bierstube w/Deaf Megan

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10:30 Pm Lanhucks -- Andrea Wirth Trio Little Cheers -- Scott Winzinger Someplace Else -- DJ Downstairs 11:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Locash Cowboys 11:30 Pm Brickhouse, The -- FiFi LaRue Birthday Bash w/ Special Guest Someplace Else -- Show Upstairs

sUndAY, JUlY 11 12:00 Pm Corner Pocket, The -Cornhole Tournament Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Cornhole Tournament 1:00 Pm Club Royale -- Live Entertainment on the Patio 1:05 Pm Bosse Field -- Otters vs. Crushers 3:30 Pm Smitty’s Little Tavern -- Byron Rohrig 5:00 Pm Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Troy Miller Roberts Stadium -- WWE Smackdown World Tour 5:30 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Greg Anderson Big Band 6:00 Pm Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Clayton Daugherty 7:00 Pm Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill -Karaoke w/Randy Marshall KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Singles Mingles Night Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Pool League Smitty’s Little Tavern -- Hanover Fist 8:00 Pm KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- DJ Tom Stocker Lamasco Bar -- Stationary Odyessy/Child Bite Lanhucks -- Punk Rock Night 9:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Lindsey Williams Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Amazing Soul Crackers Show Me’s (East

Side) -- DJ & Karaoke Show Me’s (West) -- DJ & Karaoke 10:00 Pm Hob-Nob Bar -- Brando 10:30 Pm Little Cheers -- Karaoke w/ Shane Breedlove Someplace Else -- DJ Downstairs 11:30 Pm Someplace Else -- Show Upstairs

mondAY, JUlY 12 5:00 Pm Show Me’s (East Side) -- Bike Night 5:30 Pm Beef O’Brady’s -- Poker: WPT-APL 6:00 Pm Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Bob Green 7:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- The Marlinaires Gloria’s Corral Club -Cornhole Tournament Show Me’s (East Side) -- Nick Gregory TGIFriday’s Restaurant -- Wii Bowling 8:00 Pm Club Royale -- Jay Johnson Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Pool League Someplace Else -- Pool Tourney 8:30 Pm Beef O’Brady’s -- Poker: WPT-APL 9:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- DJ Magic Mark Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Chilly Willy’s -- John Hussmann Fast Eddy’s -- Cornhole w/Bud Show Me’s (West) -- DJ & Karaoke 10:00 Pm Little Cheers -- Entertainment w/DJ Bene

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tUEsdAY, JUlY 13 2:00 Pm Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Free Cornhole 3:00 Pm Duck Inn -- Free Pool 5:00 Pm Archie & Clyde’s Restaurant -- “All About Sports” live broadcast w/Dan Egierski O’Brians Sports Bar -- Free Darts Show Me’s (West) -- Bike Night 6:00 Pm Beef O’Brady’s -- Beef O’Brady’s Idol Night Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Clayton Daugherty Doc’s Nightclub -- John Hussmann 6:30 Pm Frontier Restaurant & Bar -- Cornhole Tournament Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill -- WPT Poker Tourney 7:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- The Marlinaires

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Club Royale -- Bike Night/Brando Gloria’s Corral Club -Dart Tournament Show Me’s (West) -- Nick Gregory Smitty’s Little Tavern -- Bike Night 8:00 Pm Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Andrea Wirth KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Karaoke w/Travis & Matt 9:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Brick Briscoe Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Fast Eddy’s -- Cornhole Fox & Hound English Pub -- Karaoke Hobo Jungle -- Cheeko & the Man Lamasco Bar -- Open Jam-All welcome Marigold Bar -- Charlie’s Karaoke/College Night Show Me’s (East Side) -- DJ & Karaoke 9:30 Pm Old Chicago -- Lindsey Williams 10:30 Pm Little Cheers -- DJ Raj

wEdnEsdAY, JUlY 14 12:00 Pm Rick’s Sports Bar -- Free Pool 2:00 Pm Bullock’s Bar & Grill -- Free Pool Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Free Cornhole 5:00 Pm Fast Eddy’s -- Full Throttle Bike Night 6:00 Pm Beef O’Brady’s -- Cornhole Tournament Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Bob Green Sportsmans Grille & Billiards -- Bike Night 7:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- The Marlinaires DC’s Pub & Charbroil Grill -- Wii Bowling Tournament Hobo Jungle -- Hobo Poker On Deck Riverside Bar & Grill -- Brian Hart TGIFriday’s Restaurant -- College Night

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8:00 Pm Club Royale -- Karaoke w/The Experience hosted by BK Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- The Lo-Phi Trio (jazz) Gloria’s Corral Club -- Gloria’s Got Talent: Karaoke Contest Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Pool League Smitty’s Little Tavern -- Andrea Wirth 9:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- DJ L8 Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Fast Eddy’s -- Karaoke w/Freddy K/Whiskey Wednesdays Gloria’s Corral Club -- Karaoke w/TW aka DJ Frost Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke Show Me’s (East Side) -- DJ & Karaoke Show Me’s (West) -- Kerry & The Double D’s

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tHURsdAY, JUlY 15 2:00 Pm Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Free Cornhole/Free Wii 3:00 Pm Duck Inn -- Free Pool

8:00 Pm KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -Mike & Kerry: The McFly Guys Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Pool League 9:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Casey Williams Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Club Royale -- Takin’ It Back Thursdays w/DJ Jon J Gloria’s Corral Club -- Karaoke w/ TW aka DJ Frost: 80s & 90s Mix Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill -- Stilwell & Friends Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke Marigold Bar -- Charlie’s Karaoke Show Me’s (East Side) -Kerry & The Double D’s Show Me’s (West) -- Nick Hamilton

JAson mckInnEY at 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe – July 16 & 17

6:00 Pm Beef O’Brady’s -- Bike Night/ Nick Gregory/Muscle Car Show Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Bob Green St. Wendel Bierstube -- St. Wendel Bierstube 6:30 Pm Frontier Restaurant & Bar -- Bike Night Lamasco Bar -- Andy Fulton on Piano 7:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Survivor Karaoke Doc’s Nightclub -- Open Mic w/ Andrea Wirth Show Me’s (East Side) -Cornhole Tournament TGIFriday’s Restaurant -Super Hero & Villian Party/ Industry Night w/DJ Raj

10:00 Pm Bullock’s Bar & Grill -- Dark Wave Fast Eddy’s -- Original Thong Thursdays w/Jon B & music w/Peacock Fox & Hound English Pub -- John Gauer Lanhucks -- Austin Moore on Acoustic Guitar O’Brians Sports Bar -- Karaoke w/DJ Magic Mark 10:30 Pm Little Cheers -- Lindsey Williams Someplace Else -- DJ Downstairs 11:30 Pm Someplace Else -- Show Upstairs

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fRIdAY, JUlY 16 2:00 Pm Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Free Cornhole 5:00 Pm Archie & Clyde’s Restaurant -- “All About Sports” live broadcast w/Dan Egierski 5:30 Pm Tin Fish - Newburgh -- Tom Small 6:00 Pm Club Royale -- Nick Hamilton on the Patio Doc’s Nightclub -- Nick Gregory St. Wendel Bierstube -- St. Wendel Bierstube 6:35 Pm Bosse Field -- Otters vs. Freedom 7:00 Pm Art Party -- Art Party Theme: “Water Lillies” Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Clayton Daugherty Corner Pocket, The -- Pool & Cornhole Tournaments Downtown Henderson Project -- RB Stone 8:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Bobby Clark Band Hobo Jungle -- Open 8 Ball Tournament Koodie Hoos -- Karaoke/11th Anniversary Party Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -TAP 8 Ball Tournament 8:30 Pm Hollywood Bar & Grill East -- Beasley Hollywood Bar & Grill North -- Karaoke 9:00 Pm Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Club Royale -- The Jimmies DC’s Pub & Charbroil Grill -- John Gauer Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Calabash Doc’s Nightclub -- Karaoke w/BK Frontier Restaurant & Bar -- Karaoke Gloria’s Corral Club -- College Night Karaoke w/TW aka DJ Frost Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill -- Southern Edge KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Sons of Sisters Main Gate Sports Bar & Restaurant -- Live Entertainment Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Karaoke w/Stefne Wene Show Me’s (East Side) -- DJ & Karaoke Show Me’s (West) -- DJ & Karaoke • 56 •

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9:30 Pm Smitty’s Little Tavern -Anywhere But Here 10:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Jason McKinney Fast Eddy’s -- The CROWD Fox & Hound English Pub -- Lindsey Williams Hob-Nob Bar -- Brando Hobo Jungle -- Karaoke Lamasco Bar -- Barnacle Billy & Zebra Mussels O’Brians Sports Bar -- Karaoke w/DJ Magic Mark 10:30 Pm Lanhucks -- Prowler Little Cheers -- Andy Norvell/DJ Bene Someplace Else -- DJ Downstairs 11:30 Pm Brickhouse, The -- King & Queen Show with Local cast Someplace Else -- Show Upstairs

sAtURdAY, JUlY 17 9:00 Am Rick’s 718 Bar & Lounge -- “Harleys For Hounds” Poker Run Registration 11:00 Am Warrick Co. Humane Society -“Harleys for Hounds” Poker Run 5:30 Pm Tin Fish - Newburgh -- Tom Small 6:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Live Jazz St. Wendel Bierstube -- St. Wendel Bierstube 6:35 Pm Bosse Field -- Otters vs. Freedom 7:00 Pm Art Party -- Art Party Theme: “Big Red” Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Clayton Daugherty Corner Pocket, The -- Pool & Cornhole Tournaments Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Cornhole Tournament www.News4UOnline.com • July 2010

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8:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Bobby Clark Band DC’s Pub & Charbroil Grill -- Bob Ballard Doc’s Nightclub -- Trucker Bomb Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- TAP 9 Ball Tournament On Deck Riverside Bar & Grill -- David Remond

12:00 Pm Corner Pocket, The -Cornhole Tournament Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Cornhole Tournament

8:30 Pm Hollywood Bar & Grill East -- Beasley Hollywood Bar & Grill North -- Karaoke

1:05 Pm Bosse Field -- Otters vs. Freedom

9:00 Pm Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Chilly Willy’s -- Andy Brasher Club Royale -- The Jimmies Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Namaste Frontier Restaurant & Bar -- Shelly Long & Alan Hart Gloria’s Corral Club -- Karaoke w/TW aka DJ Frost Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill -- Common Ground KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Panacea Main Gate Sports Bar & Restaurant -- Live Entertainment Marigold Bar -- Charlie’s Karaoke Show Me’s (East Side) -- DJ & Karaoke Show Me’s (West) -- DJ & Karaoke 9:30 Pm Duck Inn -- Philpot/Xero Sum (from Indianapolis)/ Smitty’s Little Tavern -Anywhere But Here 10:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Jason McKinney Bullock’s Bar & Grill -- Drop Dead Darlings present Off the Deep End (Fundraiser for Gulf Oil Leak) Fast Eddy’s -- Rock Show Hob-Nob Bar -- TBA Lamasco Bar -- Barnacle Billy & Zebra Mussels O’Brians Sports Bar -- Deaf Megan 10:30 Pm Lanhucks -- Sister Brutal Little Cheers -- Scott Winzinger Someplace Else -- DJ Downstairs 11:30 Pm Brickhouse, The -- King & Queen Show with Local cast Someplace Else -Show Upstairs

1:00 Pm Club Royale -- Live Entertainment on the Patio

3:30 Pm Smitty’s Little Tavern -- Hanover Fist 5:00 Pm Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Troy Miller 5:30 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Bob Minnette’s Swing Cats 6:00 Pm Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Clayton Daugherty 7:00 Pm Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill -Karaoke w/Randy Marshall KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Singles Mingles Night Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Pool League Show Me’s (East Side) -WWE Pay-Per-View Show Me’s (West) -- WWE Pay Per View Smitty’s Little Tavern -- John Gauer 8:00 Pm KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- DJ Tom Stocker Lamasco Bar -- Shawn Needham and the Black Sheep Lanhucks -- Punk Rock Night 9:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Lindsey Williams Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Amazing Soul Crackers Show Me’s (East Side) -- DJ & Karaoke Show Me’s (West) -- DJ & Karaoke 10:00 Pm Hob-Nob Bar -- Brando

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10:30 Pm Little Cheers -- Karaoke w/Shane Breedlove Someplace Else -- DJ Downstairs 11:30 Pm Someplace Else -- Show Upstairs

mondAY, JUlY 19 5:00 Pm Show Me’s (East Side) -- Bike Night 5:30 Pm Beef O’Brady’s -- Poker: WPT-APL 6:00 Pm Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Clayton Daugherty 6:35 Pm Bosse Field -- Otters vs. Rascals 7:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- The Shagadelics Gloria’s Corral Club -Cornhole Tournament Show Me’s (East Side) -- Nick Gregory TGIFriday’s Restaurant -- Wii Bowling 8:00 Pm Club Royale -- Jay Johnson Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Pool League Someplace Else -- Pool Tourney 8:30 Pm Beef O’Brady’s -- Poker: WPT-APL 9:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- DJ Magic Mark Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Chilly Willy’s -- John Hussmann Fast Eddy’s -- Cornhole w/Bud Show Me’s (West) -- DJ & Karaoke 10:00 Pm Little Cheers -- Entertainment w/DJ Bene

tUEsdAY, JUlY 20 2:00 Pm Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Free Cornhole 3:00 Pm Duck Inn -- Free Pool 5:00 Pm Archie & Clyde’s Restaurant -- “All About Sports” live broadcast w/Dan Egierski O’Brians Sports Bar -- Free Darts Show Me’s (West) -- Bike Night • 58 •

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6:00 Pm Beef O’Brady’s -- Beef O’Brady’s Idol Night Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Clayton Daugherty Doc’s Nightclub -- John Hussmann 6:30 Pm Frontier Restaurant & Bar -- Cornhole Tournament Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill -- WPT Poker Tourney 6:35 Pm Bosse Field -- Otters vs. Rascals 7:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- The Shagadelics Club Royale -- Bike Night/Jay Johnson Gloria’s Corral Club -- Dart Tournament Show Me’s (West) -- Nick Gregory Smitty’s Little Tavern -- Bike Night 8:00 Pm Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Lacey Chaddock KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Karaoke w/Travis & Matt 9:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Casey Williams Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Fast Eddy’s -- Cornhole Fox & Hound English Pub -- Karaoke Hobo Jungle -- Brando Lamasco Bar -- Open Jam-All welcome Marigold Bar -- Charlie’s Karaoke/College Night Show Me’s (East Side) -- DJ & Karaoke 9:30 Pm Old Chicago -- Lindsey Williams 10:30 Pm Little Cheers -- DJ Raj

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5:00 Pm Fast Eddy’s -- Full Throttle Bike Night 6:00 PM Beef O’Brady’s -- Cornhole Tournament Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Clayton Daugherty Sportsmans Grille & Billiards -- Bike Night 6:35 Pm Bosse Field -- Otters vs. Rascals 7:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- The Shagadelics DC’s Pub & Charbroil Grill -Wii Bowling Tournament Hobo Jungle -- Hobo Poker On Deck Riverside Bar & Grill -- Brian Hart TGIFriday’s Restaurant -- College Night 8:00 Pm Club Royale -- Karaoke w/The Experience hosted by BK Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Andy Jones Gloria’s Corral Club -- Gloria’s Got Talent: Karaoke Contest Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Pool League Smitty’s Little Tavern -- Andrea Wirth

9:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- DJ L8 Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Fast Eddy’s -- Karaoke w/Freddy K/Whiskey Wednesdays Gloria’s Corral Club -- Karaoke w/TW aka DJ Frost Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke Show Me’s (East Side) -- DJ & Karaoke Show Me’s (West) -- Kerry & The Double D’s 10:00 Pm Fox & Hound English Pub -- The Nick Smith Band Lanhucks -- Karaoke O’Brians Sports Bar -- DJ Jon B 10:30 Pm Little Cheers -- Karaoke w/ Shane Breedlove Someplace Else -- College Night Karaoke

tHURsdAY, JUlY 22 2:00 Pm Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Free Cornhole/Free Wii 3:00 Pm Duck Inn -- Free Pool

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Grill -- Stilwell & Friends Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke Marigold Bar -- Charlie’s Karaoke Show Me’s (East Side) -Kerry & The Double D’s Show Me’s (West) -- Nick Hamilton 10:00 Pm Bullock’s Bar & Grill -- Dark Wave Fast Eddy’s -- Original Thong Thursdays w/Jon B & music w/Deaf Megan Fox & Hound English Pub -- John Gauer Lanhucks -- Austin Moore on Acoustic Guitar O’Brians Sports Bar -- Karaoke w/DJ Magic Mark 10:30 Pm Little Cheers -- Lindsey Williams Someplace Else -- DJ Downstairs 11:30 Pm Someplace Else -- Show Upstairs

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fRIdAY, JUlY 23 2:00 Pm Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Free Cornhole 5:00 Pm Archie & Clyde’s Restaurant -- “All About Sports” live broadcast w/Dan Egierski 5:30 Pm Tin Fish - Newburgh -- Justin 6:00 Pm Club Royale -- Jason Nellis on the Patio Doc’s Nightclub -- Nick Gregory 7:00 Pm Art Party -- Art Party Theme: “Karen’s House” Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Bob Green Corner Pocket, The -- Pool & Cornhole Tournaments Downtown Henderson Project -- Paul Ross/River City Quartet 8:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Stacy Mitchhart Hobo Jungle -- Open 8 Ball Tournament Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- TAP 8 Ball Tournament

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9:30 Pm Duck Inn -- Sam & the Babymakers Smitty’s Little Tavern -- John Hussmann Trio 10:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Stompbox 40 Fast Eddy’s -- Lt. Dan’s New Legs Fox & Hound English Pub -- Lindsey Williams Hob-Nob Bar -- Street Wise Hobo Jungle -- Karaoke Lamasco Bar -- JOBU O’Brians Sports Bar -- Karaoke w/DJ Magic Mark

NIGHT LIFE news4uonline.com 8:30 Pm Hollywood Bar & Grill East -- The Sellouts Hollywood Bar & Grill North -- Karaoke

10:30 Pm Lanhucks -- Dang Heathens Little Cheers -- Andy Norvell/DJ Bene Someplace Else -- DJ Downstairs 11:30 Pm Brickhouse, The -- Amateur Night with Local Cast Someplace Else -- Show Upstairs

sAtURdAY, JUlY 24 3:00 Pm Duck Inn -- Origin (Relapse Records)/Blood Tribe/ eXesion/Death of a Hero

8:30 Pm Hollywood Bar & Grill East -- The Sellouts Hollywood Bar & Grill North -- Karaoke

4:00 Pm Winetree-East -- Craft Beer Tasting

9:00 Pm Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Club Royale -- Akacia DC’s Pub & Charbroil Grill -- Andrea Wirth Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- The Waywards Doc’s Nightclub -- Karaoke w/BK Frontier Restaurant & Bar -- Karaoke Gloria’s Corral Club -- College Night Karaoke w/TW aka DJ Frost Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill -- Southern Edge KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Rachel & The Jimmies Main Gate Sports Bar & Restaurant -- Live Entertainment Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Karaoke w/Stefne Wene Show Me’s (East Side) -- DJ & Karaoke Show Me’s (West) -- DJ & Karaoke

6:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Live Jazz Wilson’s General Store & Cafe -- The Duke Boys

5:30 Pm Tin Fish - Newburgh -- Justin

7:00 Pm Art Party -- Art Party Theme: “Catnip” Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Clayton Daugherty Corner Pocket, The -- Pool & Cornhole Tournaments Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Cornhole Tournament Swonder Ice Arena -- 2nd Annual Skate or Bust 8:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Stacy Mitchhart Doc’s Nightclub -- Dang Heathens Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- TAP 9 Ball Tournament

9:00 Pm Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Club Royale -- Akacia DC’s Pub & Charbroil Grill -- Keith Vincent Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- The Smoke Rings Frontier Restaurant & Bar -- 6 More Miles Gloria’s Corral Club -- Karaoke w/TW aka DJ Frost Hobo Jungle -- Brando Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill -- Dyonosis KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Rachel & The Jimmies Main Gate Sports Bar & Restaurant -- Live Entertainment Marigold Bar -- Charlie’s Karaoke Show Me’s (East Side) -- DJ & Karaoke Show Me’s (West) -- DJ & Karaoke 9:30 Pm Smitty’s Little Tavern -John Hussmann Trio 10:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Permacrush Bullock’s Bar & Grill -- Be My Doppelganger/The Commies/ROSI After Party Fast Eddy’s -- Rich Hardesty Hob-Nob Bar -- TBA Lamasco Bar -- JOBU O’Brians Sports Bar -Live Entertainment 10:30 Pm Lanhucks -- Fat Box Little Cheers -- Scott Winzinger Someplace Else -- DJ Downstairs 11:30 Pm Brickhouse, The -- Jordan Allen, Mr. Indiana USofA M.I. with Local cast Someplace Else -- Show Upstairs

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sUndAY, JUlY 25 10:00 Am Beef O’Brady’s -- Breast Cancer Awareness Poker Run Resistration 12:00 Pm Corner Pocket, The -Cornhole Tournament Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Cornhole Tournament 1:00 Pm Club Royale -- Live Entertainment on the Patio 3:30 Pm Smitty’s Little Tavern -- John Gauer 5:00 Pm Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Troy Miller 5:30 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Steve Greenwell Trio 6:00 Pm Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Bob Green 6:35 Pm Bosse Field -- Otters vs. Miners 7:00 Pm Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill -Karaoke w/Randy Marshall KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Singles Mingles Night Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Pool League Smitty’s Little Tavern -- RB Stone 8:00 Pm KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- DJ Tom Stocker Lamasco Bar -- The Moccasins Lanhucks -- Punk Rock Night 9:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Lindsey Williams Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Amazing Soul Crackers Show Me’s (East Side) -- DJ & Karaoke Show Me’s (West) -- DJ & Karaoke 10:00 Pm Hob-Nob Bar -- Brando 10:30 Pm Little Cheers -- Karaoke w/Shane Breedlove Someplace Else -- DJ Downstairs 11:30 Pm Someplace Else -- Show Upstairs

mondAY, JUlY 26 5:00 Pm Show Me’s (East Side) -- Bike Night 5:30 Pm Beef O’Brady’s -- Poker: WPT-APL 6:00 Pm Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Bob Green 6:35 Pm Bosse Field -- Otters vs. Miners 7:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Two From Blue Gloria’s Corral Club -Cornhole Tournament Show Me’s (East Side) -- Nick Gregory TGIFriday’s Restaurant -- Wii Bowling 8:00 Pm Club Royale -- Jay Johnson Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Pool League Someplace Else -- Pool Tourney 8:30 Pm Beef O’Brady’s -- Poker: WPT-APL 9:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- DJ Magic Mark Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Chilly Willy’s -- John Hussmann Fast Eddy’s -- Cornhole w/Bud Show Me’s (West) -- DJ & Karaoke 10:00 Pm Little Cheers -- Entertainment w/DJ Bene

tUEsdAY, JUlY 27 2:00 Pm Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Free Cornhole 3:00 Pm Duck Inn -- Free Pool 5:00 Pm Archie & Clyde’s Restaurant -- “All About Sports” live broadcast w/Dan Egierski O’Brians Sports Bar -- Free Darts Show Me’s (West) -- Bike Night

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9:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Casey Williams Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Fast Eddy’s -- Cornhole Fox & Hound English Pub -- Karaoke Hobo Jungle -- Cheeko & the Man Lamasco Bar -- Open Jam-All welcome Marigold Bar -- Charlie’s Karaoke/College Night Show Me’s (East Side) -- DJ & Karaoke 9:30 Pm Old Chicago -- Lindsey Williams 10:30 Pm Little Cheers -- DJ Raj

6:00 Pm Beef O’Brady’s -Cornhole Tournament Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Bob Green Sportsmans Grille & Billiards -- Bike Night 7:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Two From Blue DC’s Pub & Charbroil Grill -Wii Bowling Tournament Hobo Jungle -- Hobo Poker On Deck Riverside Bar & Grill -- Brian Hart TGIFriday’s Restaurant -- College Night

2:00 Pm Bullock’s Bar & Grill -- Free Pool Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Free Cornhole

8:00 Pm Club Royale -- Karaoke w/The Experience hosted by BK Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -Jason Nellis (Nelbow S) Gloria’s Corral Club -- Gloria’s Got Talent: Karaoke Contest Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Pool League Smitt y’s Little Tavern -- Andrea Wirth

5:00 Pm Fast Eddy’s -- Full Throttle Bike Night

9:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- DJ L8

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Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Fast Eddy’s -- Karaoke w/Freddy K/Whiskey Wednesdays Gloria’s Corral Club -- Karaoke w/TW aka DJ Frost Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke Show Me’s (East Side) -- DJ & Karaoke Show Me’s (West) -- Kerry & The Double D’s 10:00 Pm Fox & Hound English Pub -- The Nick Smith Band Lanhucks -- Karaoke O’Brians Sports Bar -- DJ Jon B 10:30 Pm Little Cheers -- Karaoke w/ Shane Breedlove Someplace Else -- College Night Karaoke

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2:00 Pm Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Free Cornhole/Free Wii

2:00 Pm Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Free Cornhole

3:00 Pm Duck Inn -- Free Pool

5:00 Pm Archie & Clyde’s Restaurant -- “All About Sports” live broadcast w/Dan Egierski

6:00 Pm Beef O’Brady’s -- Bike Night/ Nick Gregory/Muscle Car Show Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Bob Green 6:30 Pm Frontier Restaurant & Bar -- Bike Night Lamasco Bar -- Andy Fulton on Piano 7:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Survivor Karaoke Doc’s Nightclub -- Open Mic w/ Andrea Wirth Show Me’s (East Side) -Cornhole Tournament TGIFriday’s Restaurant -- Hoe Down Party/Industry Night w/DJ Raj 8:00 Pm Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Pool League 9:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Trey & DK Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Club Royale -- Takin’ It Back Thursdays w/DJ Jon J Gloria’s Corral Club -- Karaoke w/ TW aka DJ Frost: 80s & 90s Mix Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill -- Stilwell & Friends Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke Marigold Bar -- Charlie’s Karaoke Show Me’s (East Side) -Kerry & The Double D’s Show Me’s (West) -- Nick Hamilton 10:00 Pm Bullock’s Bar & Grill -- Dark Wave Fast Eddy’s -- Original Thong Thursdays w/Jon B & music w/Static Fox & Hound English Pub -- John Gauer Lanhucks -- Austin Moore on Acoustic Guitar O’Brians Sports Bar -- Karaoke w/DJ Magic Mark 10:30 Pm Little Cheers -- Lindsey Williams Someplace Else -- DJ Downstairs 11:30 Pm Someplace Else -- Show Upstairs

5:30 Pm Tin Fish - Newburgh -Live Entertainment 6:00 Pm Club Royale -- Keith Vincent on the Patio Doc’s Nightclub -- Nick Gregory 7:00 Pm Art Party -- Art Party Theme: “Solitary Tree” Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Clayton Daugherty Corner Pocket, The -- Pool & Cornhole Tournaments Downtown Henderson Project -Spencer Bloodworth/Insulated Band 8:00 Pm Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Liquid Blue Hobo Jungle -- Open 8 Ball Tournament Koodie Hoos -- Karaoke Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -TAP 8 Ball Tournament 8:30 Pm Hollywood Bar & Grill East -- Headliner Hollywood Bar & Grill North -- Karaoke 9:00 Pm Cecil’s Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Club Royale -- American Pie DC’s Pub & Charbroil Grill -- Wildman Hardesty Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- The Free Spirit Doc’s Nightclub -- Karaoke w/BK Frontier Restaurant & Bar -- Karaoke Gloria’s Corral Club -- College Night Karaoke w/TW aka DJ Frost Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill -- Southern Edge KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Flashback Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke

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Main Gate Sports Bar & Restaurant -- Live Entertainment Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Karaoke w/Stefne Wene Show Me’s (East Side) -- DJ & Karaoke Show Me’s (West) -- DJ & Karaoke

w/DJ Magic Mark 10:30 Pm Lanhucks -- Andrea Wirth Trio Little Cheers -- Andy Norvell/DJ Bene Someplace Else -- DJ Downstairs

8:00 Pm Doc’s Nightclub -- Namaste Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- TAP 9 Ball Tournament On Deck Riverside Bar & Grill -- Andy Norvell

9:30 Pm Smitt y’s Little Tavern -- Diversions

11:30 Pm Brickhouse, The -- Male Dancers Someplace Else -- Show Upstairs

8:30 Pm Hollywood Bar & Grill North -- Karaoke

10:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- CROWD Trio Bullock’s Bar & Grill -- Bango Skank Casino Aztar-Hoosiers Lounge -- Liquid Blue Fast Eddy’s -- Static/DJ Mikus Fox & Hound English Pub -- Lindsey Williams Hob-Nob Bar -- Brando Hobo Jungle -- Karaoke O’Brians Sports Bar -- Chet & The Molesters O’Brians Sports Bar -- Karaoke

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sAtURdAY, JUlY 31 5:30 Pm Cancun Mexican Restaurant -- Mariachi Band 6:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- Live Jazz 7:00 Pm Casino Aztar - Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar -- Clayton Daugherty Central Stadium -- Ohio River Bearcats vs. Midwest Chargers Corner Pocket, The -- Pool & Cornhole Tournaments Ollie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Cornhole Tournament

9:00 Pm Chilly Willy’s -- Calabash DC’s Pub & Charbroil Grill -- Keith Vincent Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Hog-Maw Blues Band Gloria’s Corral Club -- Karaoke w/TW aka DJ Frost Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill -- Top Dead Center KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Rachel & The Jimmies Main Gate Sports Bar & Restaurant -- Live Entertainment Marigold Bar -- Charlie’s Karaoke Show Me’s (East Side) -- DJ & Karaoke Show Me’s (West) -- DJ & Karaoke

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10:00 Pm 2 Daddys at Marina Pointe -- The Cold Stares/Jessica Dawn/Loko Davi Bullock’s Bar & Grill -- Stolen Remains/The Shanks Fast Eddy’s -- Wax Factory Hob-Nob Bar -- TBA Lamasco Bar -- The Sellouts 10:30 Pm Lanhucks -- Sister Brutal Little Cheers -- Scott Winzinger Someplace Else -- DJ Downstairs 11:30 Pm Brickhouse, The -- Joshua Mann, Mr. Tornado Alley USofA M.I. with Local cast Someplace Else -- Show Upstairs

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tRAdIng PUncHEs wItH tYlER blAck

AfTer THe fAll of THe orIgInAl ecW AnD THe BuYouT of WcW, WWe rAn THe sHoW. THe voID lefT,

cAsEY cARnAgE Contributor

however, by these two companies left space for wrestling promotions to rise to the top. From the ashes of these two came TNA and Ring of Honor. With TNA following the path (quite literally in some cases) of WCW, Ring of Honor has developed an ECW-like cult following, displaying some of the best wrestling in this hemisphere. Displaying a roster with the likes of ROH World Champion Tyler Black, star of the movie The Wrestler Necro Butcher, former WWE talent Colt Cabana, former TNA X-Division Champion Christopher Daniels, and Manager Extraordinaire Jim Cornette, Ring Of Honor will be bringing the best kept secret of their brand of pro wrestling to Louisville July 22 at the Danny Davis Arena, home of former WWE Developmental promotion, Ohio Valley Wrestling. I recently had a chance to speak with Tyler about this event, as well as their television show on Monday nights at 7 p.m. CST on HDnet.

When you joined Ring of Honor, you were in a couple of independent promotions before that. What was it like for you when you first stepped out of the curtain for Ring of Honor’s pay-per-view, man up? It was very surreal for me to be a part of Ring of Honor. They were an organization I had watched growing up as a teenager, and I admired many of the wrestlers and performers who stepped into the ring and into the spotlight. Being in the ring and looking out into the crowd in which I had previously been a part of.

on July 22 nd in louisville, kY, at the Danny Davis Arena, for Ring of Honor’s The Bluegrass Brawl. What cans attendees expect from that particular event? A lot of the fans may not be familiar with our product, Ring of Honor, because it is our debut in that area, and we are going to bring a top notch Ring Of Honor show to the area. It’s going to be an adventure for everyone involved, I think. You

guys

produce

You went on to become the number one contender for the Ring of Honor World Championship. What was your reaction at that moment? I was ready. I was prepared for something like that. I had been in the company for about a year at that point, and I felt it was my time to shine as a singles competitor. I really wanted to push the envelope as far as what my work rate would be. I wanted to work harder and have the best matches possible. Being in the number one contender’s spot was something I relished.

regularly a pay-per-

Winning the title and holding the title are two different things. With the depth of ring of Honors roster, you must face many different styles. What is that like for you to prepare for? When you chase the title, it’s kind of an evolving situation. You get some deep into it that you don’t pay attention to a lot of other things going on around you. When you win the title, there is a bull’s eye on your back immediately, and you get some perspective on the situation. It’s difficult to prepare because in Ring Of Honor, there are so many different types of athletes. You have to be prepared for everything that can come at you, whether it is the 250 lb. Kevin Steen or Chris Hero, a guy with lethal kicks like Davey Richards, or Roderick Strong, who is one of the heaviest hitters in pro wrestling. The guys who are chasing you for the belt are as hungry as I was when I was chasing the champions with the title at the time.

you will get, like I said,

For those who may not know a lot about Ring of Honor, how would you compare RoH to WWE and/or TNA? What can fans come to expect in a RoH event? In Ring of Honor, they can expect the best “pound-for-pound” wrestling on the planet, because that’s what Ring Of Honor will offer. You can pay the exorbitant amount of money to go to some of the other promotions, or you can go to Ring Of honor at an inexpensive price and get more bang for your buck; more quality and quantity for three hours than you will find a TNA or WWE show hands down. You will find some of the best wrestlers in the world. Ring of Honor is kind of a hybrid style between old school and new school. We are young and athletic, and push the envelope every single match. We show some of the old school principles, yet show some things you have never seen before in a wrestling ring.

Ring of Honor show, and never heard of it or Tyler Black, you are in for a

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view. Where can fans find these? They

are

gofightlive.tv and are regularly

priced

$14.99. For this price, more bang for your buck. I guarantee you will get more action in three hours than you will get from a WWE or TNA PPV that you will order this year. Do

you

have

one

last message for our readers? When you come to a real treat, because it is definitely something special. for further information about Tyler Black, ring of Honor, tickets, future events, DVDs, and more, please visit http://www.rohwrestling.com. To find out more about Casey Carnage and Carnage Crew, go

www.carnagecrew.net.

Audio

interviews

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wrestling’s biggest stars, pictures of live events, video interviews, and articles from around the world. To contact Casey, email casey@carnagecrew.net.

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2010 boAt PokER RUn

And sIgEco bEAcH bAsH sIgeco BeAcH Is THe PlAce To Be on Saturday, July 10, for the party of the summer! Evansville’s Inland Yacht Club is hosting the 2010 Boat Poker Run & Sigeco Beach Bash and everyone is invited. If you don’t have a boat then you better find a friend who has one because serious fun is going to happen thanks to the Yacht Club and its hard working members. lAnEA The Poker Run will begin at Sigeco Beach on the 10th, with stAgg Contributor registration starting at 11:00 a.m. and the poker run starting at Noon. You will be given directions to set out by boat to capture your 5-card, no peak poker hand. You’ll travel from Sigeco Beach to four other stops such as the Tiki Time Bar at the Marina, OV Watersports, Angel Mounds and the

the moccasins – getting wet at the beach bash this month. Dogtown boat ramp. At each stop you’ll pick up an additional card for your poker hand. At the end of the run there will be an option to purchase two additional cards which will increase your chance of having the winning hand. According to member Kyle Davis of the Inland Yacht Club – the best hand wins! Kyle also says that everyone on the boat is invited to play their own hand and try to get lucky at winning a LOT of cash! The registration fee is only $25 – and the prize is $1,000.00 CASH. Also, each poker card stop or “port” will be a place for giveaways from these awesome event sponsors: S & S Marine, Liquor Locker, Lloyd’s Marine, OV Watersports & Tiki Time Bar. Following the poker run there will be a boat-load of entertainment provided at Sigeco Beach and you won’t want to miss it. At 5:00 acoustic musicians will begin performing on the stage and continue until sunset, at which time the speakers are cranked up for some kickin bands. The opening band will be Namasté, followed by Amphigoria and The Moccasins. There will also be a hot performance by the Sunset Fire Dance Show with the Evansville Fire Performers. There will be food available including pulled pork and smoked pork chop sandwiches offered by the Inland Yacht Club. Please make sure you party responsibly. Kyle Davis says “Come to the Poker Run to have some fun – do your duty and win some booty!”

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Over the River and in the Park DHP’s Summer concert series

When I started this job, writing for News 4U by day, and delivering our magazines… also by day, but on different days, I believe I had only been to Henderson, Kentucky maybe four times to stay with a friend, and I was always too worried about getting lost to pay attention to anything. My delivery routes for this company send me to Henderson twice a month, and while I always make the same stops, I always see something I somehow missed the time before, especially downtown. This July brings more to see with their Summer Concert Series that started in June and will be continuing every Friday in July (if you can consider Sunday, July 4 a Friday); each show kicks off at 7 p.m.

ALISON SIGMAN

With Independence Day falling on a Sunday, the first Friday concert of July, will actually take place on Sunday. And why not pack a concert, fireworks, and food into one evening? Providing musical entertainment right up to the fireworks will be Keith Vincent. Primarily an acoustic performer, Vincent bridges the gap between country and rock ‘n’ roll. July 9th brings Skip Bond and the Fugitives all the way from Bowling Green Kentucky. This eight member band has been crowned the “Best of Bowling Green” contest every year since 2002. They are kind enough alphabetize their set list on their website which includes; the Animals, Commodores, James Brown, Robert Palmer and Wilson Picket among many, many others. RB Stone comes to Henderson the following week on the 16th. Stone who has released 13 albums, and 22 singles has found much of his success coming from the international market, bringing his soulful mix of country and blues music to new markets. He recorded his first album 24 years ago, and such a long career has afforded him the opportunity to perform with the likes of Terry Clark, Charlie Daniels, Martina McBride and The Marshall Tucker Band. Next up, on 23rd is an evening of gospel music with two of Henderson’s own music makers. The River City Quartet will be sharing their soulful southern gospel as they have for the past 14 years. Paul Ross, former lead singer of “God Sent,” who is currently recording his fourth album will also be on hand to share in this evening of music. July 30 bring the culmination of the Friday concerts which will be a triple treat of Spencer Bloodworth, Shane Amar, and Insulated. Some of you might remember Bloodworth and his acoustic guitar from the 2009 Henderson County Fair’s talent contest, in which he, with some help from a partner won third place for his rendition of “Amazing Grace.” Shane Amar learned to play guitar at an early age and has developed a unique guitar style through his studies of jazz, contemporary, and traditional guitar stylings. To cap off the evening the Owensboro band Insulated will be performing a range of song styles from classic rock, and new country to Christian. All in all it looks like a great line up for the month of July. So, if it’s been a while since you were in Henderson last, or if you were like me and you’ve never been there, a sunset concert is a pretty great introduction to the city. Don’t you think? Staff Writer

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Local favorite Keith Vincent kicks off the boom booms to follow later on the 4th.

Bowling Green’s Skip Bond & The Fugitives – July 9th.

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Performing Arts For Youngsters Destination:PlaY, an independent group founded through the diligence and vision of locals Leo Kempf, Toni Schaperjohn, Jasmine Withrow, Claire Kempf and Ashley Frary, is hosting its first performance at the D’Alto Studio of Performing Arts. lanea The studio will play host to Trust Amanda, a play by Don Yost, stagg Contributor founder and principal writer for Bridgework Theater, for three shows: Saturday, July 10 at 5 p.m. and Sunday, July 11 at 1:30 and 5 p.m. The non-musical production utilizes creative, interactive vignettes that engage children ranging from Kindergarten through 5th grade, and includes plenty of fun for all who attend – both the kids and their parents alike. A subtle message of responsibility and trust in one’s self is conveyed through the story, which also happens to be about salsa and iguanas! Trust Amanda is approximately one hour in length, with an intermission included; snacks and drinks are available. Tickets are only $5, with pre-sale and available and suggested. Please call 812-550-6089 for reservations and more information. D’Alto Studio of Performing Arts is located at 303 Stockwell Road in Evansville. On the Web: www.destinationplay.org; www.daltoarts.com. -- Lanea Stagg

Butterfly Hike/ Wildflower Walk Evansville’s west side has a wonderful little place to learn about the natural world – Howell Wetlands. Situated at the corner of Broadway and Tekoppel, the Wetlands provide a home for numerous species of critters and plants, and harkens back to a time when wetlands were a major part of the natural landscape – before many were drained to make way for farmland and homes. Early this month interested young naturalists (and old ones too, of course) may learn about flittery butterflies and perhaps have some questions answered about the beautiful insect: Where do they winter? What are the differences between the famous Monarch and the Viceroy? How long do they live? These questions and more will be asked as Southwestern Indiana Master Naturalist Debbie Goedde leads the mini-expedition on July 7 at 10 a.m. Indiana is home to some really cool wildflowers. Learn more about some that live and grow close to home on July 10 as Southwestern Indiana Master Gardener and Master Naturalist Kate Lynch leads the Walk among not only wildflowers, but also prairie grasses, woodlands, and native wildlife. The Walk begins at 8 a.m. Both the Hike and the Walk are free; donations are gladly accepted. -- Dylan Gibbs • 68 •

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Nine Planets and Counting: Planetarium Show at the Evansville Museum The solar system has nine planets, right? Or is it eight? The answer may surprise you! It ’s all about Pluto, simply. It ’s so far away from our sun that we couldn’t even see it with a Contributor telescope until 1930. Did you know that Pluto isn’t even the ninth biggest planet in the solar system? There are almost as many dwar f-planets as there are regular ones! So what makes Pluto so special? Check out the Evansville Museum’s planetarium show Nine Planets and Counting. The program looks at the continuing debate on what constitutes a planet, and the variety of objects that populate our solar neighborhood. What enter tains me the most is the 360 degree dome immersing you in a realistic night sky (which some of us city-dwellers never get to see). The Evansville Museum’s Koch Planetarium has show times at 1:00 p.m.Tuesday through Sunday. Children are encouraged to join in on the show as well! The Museum is undoubtedly a great place to hang out on a hot summer day to kill time or enter tain visiting family. So go ahead, head down to the Museum and check it out. Planetarium shows bring out the geek in ever yone. jeremy luman

Public Library Friends Annual Book Sale Saturday, August 7, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday, August 8, Noon-3 p.m. Washington Square Mall

The Public Library Friends will again be offering bargains on books, magazines, CDs and DVDs. Thousands of items will be available, many priced at $1.00 or lower! If you are interested in helping at the sale, please call Emily Bolenbaugh at 437-3821. Volunteers are needed for set up on Friday night, during the sale, and again for take down on Sunday. In addition, if you have gently used books or audio/visual materials to donate, please call Justin Eyer at 428-8209. Keep in mind, the library cannot pick up materials, but can arrange to meet you on the loading dock to unload your donations. Donations will be accepted until August 1 and are tax deductible.

Wednesday, July 7 GED Classes

5:00-8:00 p.m., East Branch Vincennes University is partnering with the EVPL to offer GED preparation classes every Monday and Wednesday at no cost. For information: Call Joey Alsman at (812)774-1269.

Wednesday, July 14

Twilight Concert by Bend in the River: Brass Band 7:00-8:00 p.m., front lawn, Oaklyn Branch Bring your lawn chairs to enjoy the music. Lemonade and water will be provided. For information: Call 428-8234.

Wednesday, July 21 Teddy Bear Picnic

Ages 2-5 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., McCollough Branch Bring your lunch and favorite stuffed animal. Lemonade and Teddy Bear treats will be provided. For information: Call 428-8236.

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Bubble Fest Have you ever been inside a bubble? Can you make a bubble with your bare hands? Come to one of the following locations for fun-filled bubble activities! Red Bank Branch 428-8205 Wednesday, July 7 3:30 p.m. West Branch 428-8232 Tuesday, July 20 2:00 p.m.

Thursday, July 15

2010 Young Adult One Book, One Community

Central Library 428-8225 Thursday, July 22 10:00 a.m.

2:30-3:30 p.m., Browning Event Room B, Central Library Teen Book Discussion – Sources of Light by Margaret McMullan. For information: Call Erika Qualls at 428-8229.

Oaklyn Branch 428-8234 Monday, July 26 2:00 p.m.

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FROM THE STACKS

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CREATIVE SPOTLIGHT

[ Tommy Stillwell ] A couPle monTHs Ago, We goT To knoW A HoT Young Blues guITAr PlAYer In THIs sPAce.

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This month, and in the spirit of The W.C. Handy Fest, taking place as I write, it seemed only natural to visit with the man who blazed the trail for so many aspiring local guitar players, Mr. Tommy Stillwell. Tommy is an Evansville Icon. He has played guitar for 38 years and has been playing professionally since 1973. Even after years of playing across the country and overseas; sharing stages with so many of his personal heroes, he still plays with a passion that one needs to experience to appreciate. For all the raw energy of his stage presence, Tommy “unplugged” is an easy going man of straight talk and quick humor, who speaks with ease and clear forethought on a wide variety of subjects. From his many stories of life on the road, to politics, the plights of the disenfranchised, to College basketball and his beloved Kentucky Wildcats, he is a man who carries a passion for life and his music with pride and a sense of predestination. And don’t mistake his focus or any apparent lack of “wordiness” as being unfriendly or aloof. His sometimes quiet demeanor is merely a guard against his innate inability to quit talking once he begins.

Born and raised in Cloverport, Kentucky into a musical clan, “Family reunions and Holiday gatherings were like being at The Grand Ole Opry,” he says. No one in the family was a percussionist, so his musical life began as the drummer in the family band. The small town setting would have a major impact on his life, and eventual career path. “In a town that small, you were either into athletics, or car racing; either on the dirt track or on the street. I went to a lot of funerals, including a 16 year old kid in my class who died in a racing accident.” In an effort to keep him off the streets, and his interests close to home, his mom had a building constructed in the backyard, complete with a

pool table, a drum set, guitars, amplifiers and a P.A. system. Her plan worked, and he spent considerable time in that building as a kid. “Had I grown up in a larger city there’s no telling which direction I might have gone or what might have caught my attention,” he says. By age eight, he was playing his church band and playing at tent revivals for $5 a night. He would watch the preacher play the guitar and one day a thought struck him: “If I can see it, it can be done - If it can be done, I can do it.” On a sleepy Kentucky back road late one night, with the preacher driving and his mom riding shotgun, Tommy awoke from his back seat slumber, gazed down at the guitar case on the floorboard; opened it, and started playing the guitar. Not long after, while scanning the AM radio dial, one evening, he tuned in a Memphis station and “It sounded like the radio was going to blow apart.” He had stumbled upon Southern Gospel music influenced by the likes of Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and Rev. Al Green, and in short order, became a “Gospel Junkie.” The mutual love of music would take Tommy and High School buddy, Larry Grisham from their original 2 piece band playing at teen centers to a progression of working bands, including “Stillwell,” The Phonz, and The Beat Daddys and most recently, the Amazing Soul Crackers. Grisham introduced him to guitarist, Terry Sartor, who Tommy credits as being his biggest influence, and “The most talented man I’ve ever met. He caused me to totally rethink the mechanics of playing guitar.” We are fortunate to have a musician of Tommy’s caliber in Evansville, and it’s an honor to call him my friend! In his own wordson his music: “I play with a lot of emotion because that’s all I have. It’s what makes me get out of bed each morning. You gotta play like it’s your last day on Earth, or why do it at all? There’s nothing like being in the zone; up on your toes, head back, just seeing the positions of the notes in your mind. I enjoy what I do, and am blessed to be able to do what I love for a living every day.” on life in Evansville: “I’ll take it over Nashville or LA any day. The clubs here are much more musician friendly than the big cities.” “I’m excited about the new arena downtown and what it can do for the community. It will be a showcase and a catalyst for driving the arts community. With The Centre on one side and The Victory just down the street, I can envision something of a Beale Street effect along the walkway. People leaving a basketball game or a concert in an atmosphere that makes you feel good about dressing up and going out on the town. Take a stroll along the walkway; stop and check out a live music venue, a jazz club, cigar bar, or an arts shop.”

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Angel Mounds, Newburgh’s local Native American historical site, has many exciting upcoming events planned for all ages. Currently, and until August 9, The Really Big and Tiny Art Show is being held from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. This is a free art show that is hosted by the Tri State Art Guild and Friends of Angel Mounds. This show is exactly what the name implies; AsHlEY it features very large works as well as very small works of art bRown Contributor that will be judged by Oakland City University’s Art Professor, Joe Smith. For children, ages 7 – 12, Time Detectives summer day camp will be going on the week of July 12 – 16th. The camp will explore three different civilizations, including Egyptian, Roman, and Native American. The activities include inventive ways for children to learn archeological information through challenges and crafts from each culture. The last day entails a tournament, feast, and lunch. Registration also includes a T-shirt and snack, pick up options are negotiable and fees vary. Bluegrass and Barbecue, August 7; 3 to 8 p.m., is family friendly and admission is $5. Barbecue plates, various other foods, and beverages will all be available for purchase while enjoying the local bluegrass talent, such as Kentuckiana Grass, King’s Highway, and Spare Change. Coolers are allowed, after inspection, however no alcohol is permitted on the premises. Seating is not provided, therefore visitors should bring their own and the event will be moved indoors in the event of rain. Finally, towards the end of August, on the 21st, Angel Mounds will be hosting the second annual Walk – N – Roll with CJ’s Bus. This is a two mile and 5K run that raises awareness for CJ’s Bus. The walk starts at 7:30 a.m. and the run starts at 8:30 a.m. The rapid response unit that offers nationwide assistance after

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kentuckiana grass – coming to bluegrass and barbeque august 7. natural disasters was established by co founder, Kathryn Martin, to honor her son, CJ, and other family members that perished in the devastating F3 tornado that tore through parts of the tri state, including Angel Mounds, during 2005. To participate, contact Mark Rumsey at 812-305-2268 or email him at mark@cjsbus. org, also check out cjsbus.org for more information and to see photos from last year’s Walk – N –Roll. More information about all these events can be seen on the Angel Mounds website, angelmounds.org. The website has a plethora of information about Angel Mounds and Native American life and times. Also, easily found are the address and directions.

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812-853-3956 Jul 1-2: Camp Mound Mayhem Summer Day Camp Angel Mounds’ signature day camp is back! This summer classic focuses exclusively on the Native American culture that once thrived at Angel Mounds. Throughout the week, campers will participate in activities and games that teach them the basics of living off the land – how to identify native plants and their uses; how to make and use tools from basic natural resources; and, of course, how to train and hunt like a warrior. The camp concludes with a grand finale featuring a games tournament and Friday Feast. Campers will dine on deer jerky, pecans, cattails and other Mississippian fare, including a turkey baked in an earth oven. Registration fee includes a free t-shirt, snacks, and lunch on Friday. Early drop-off and late pick-up options available. $95 per camper through May 28, for Friends of Angel Mounds members, Indiana State Museum members and multiple registrations; after May 28, $110 per camper. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

812-425-2800 Jul 23 through 25, 30 & 31: The Lady With All the Answers - “Dear Ann Landers...” For decades this renowned advice columnist answered countless letters from love-lorn teens, confused couples and a multitude of others in various stages of personal crisis. No topic was off limits, including the proper way to hang toilet paper, sibling rivalries, religion, sex in a motorcycle helmet, and nude housekeeping. An ironic turn of events confronts our heroine with a looming deadline for a column dealing with a new kind of heartbreak: her own. As she shares her struggles with us, we learn as much about ourselves as we do about this wise, funny, no-nonsense American icon. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees are scheduled for 2 p.m.

cEntRE, tHE 812-435-5550 Jul 15-18: EVSC’s Summer Musical ‘White Christmas’ EVSC and the Public Education Foundation will present ‘White Christmas’ on July 15-18 at The Centre. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday and on Sunday it’s at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $18 for Adults and $10 for Students and Children. Sunday’s Matinee is $18 for Adults and $6 for Students and Children. All tickets are subject to Ticketmaster Fees, Handling Charges and Facility Fees. Tickets can be purchased at the box offices at both The Centre and Roberts Stadium, all Ticketmaster outlets including fye in Eastland Mall and Evansville Schnuck’s locations. Tickets can be charged by phone by calling 812-423-7222 in Indiana and 270926-6661 in Kentucky or online at Ticketmaster.com.

dREss PlAZA, EvAnsvIllE RIvERfRont Jul 4:4th of July Fireworks Display - This free annual event will begin at aproximately 9 p.m.

EvAnsvIllE AfRIcAn AmERIcAn mUsEUm 812-423-5188 Continuing through July 31: Carver Community Organization Exhibit – Visit the Museum Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Located at 579 S. Garvin in Evansville, the Museum’s upcoming events include Fabulous First Friday on July 9 and an exhibit highlighting Langston Hughes on August 13 and 14. Museum members are admitted free; non-members’ entry fee is $5. Scheduled tour group rates are available; call the Evansville African American Museum for more information about these or any of their other exhibitions or events. • 72 •

EvAnsvIllE mUsEUm of ARts, HIstoRY & scIEncE 812-425-2406 Jul 4: July 4th Family Picnic - For over a quarter of a century, our annual Members’ Independence Day celebration has been one of the highlights of the year, bringing Museum Family together for a funfilled evening of fellowship and entertainment -and the very best seats to watch the fireworks. Begins at 5:30 p.m. Jul 6: Toddler Tuesday - Bring your toddler to the Museum the first Tuesday of each month and enjoy a story and activity related to items in our collection. Each visit will include a story and game or special activity. Toddlers ages 2-3 are welcome to participate in this admission-free event along with an adult. All Toddler Tuesdays will begin at 10:30 a.m. and last approximately 45 minutes. Jul 7: Discover Days: Tell Me a Story - Come to the Museum to learn something cool. Kids ages 6-12 (unless otherwise noted) can learn about something new, plus create a craft or work of art from the experience. All Discovery Days activities last one and a half to two hours. Please note activity times listed below. Advance registration is required. Please contact the Museum at (812) 425-2406 ext. 221 to make a reservation. Each session is $5 per child. Parents are welcome to participate for $2. Jul 19-23: Museum Camp 2010 - Camp will be in July this year, and begins at 9 a.m. each day; themes during the weeklong Camp include “Going Going Green,” “Lights Camera Action,” “Exploring Ancient Egypt,” “Hands on History” and “An Artful Experience.” Morning and afternoon daycare is available. Call 425-2406 for more detail about how to enroll. www.News4UOnline.com • July 2010

HIstoRIc nEw HARmonY 812-682-4488 Jul 4: Traditional Fourth of July Celebration - Join community members and visitors for music at the Atheneum beginning at 10 a.m. Continue the celebration at Maclure Park with a traditional community picnic featuring music, food, games, contests and free root beer.

mEskER PARk Zoo & botAnIcAl gARdEns (812) 435-6143 ext. 409 Jul 10: Family Fun Day - Water water everywhere... a bunch of fun for the family is slated - games, competitions and more, all against the backdrop of the zoo. Family Fun Day is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jul 24: Animal Enrichment Day - See firsthand how the zookeepers keep animals enriched and stimulated through play, treats, and special activities. Begins at 10 a.m. - event ends at 3 p.m.

nEw HARmonY tHEAtRE/mURPHY AUdItoRIUm 1-877-648-7469 Jul 9 through 11, 15-18, 22-25: New Harmony Theatre presents: The Glass Menagerie - Tennessee Williams’ classic lyrical play will be performed at New Harmony’s Murphy Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Sunday matinee showtimes are at 2 p.m. Jul 30-31: New Harmony Theatre presents: Finian’s Rainbow - Showtimes for this revival of the 1940’s Broadaway musical are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. on Sundays.

nEwbURgH old lock & dAm PARk 812-853-2815 Jul 4: July 4th Fireworks Celebration – Newburgh’s annual celebration of freedom begins at approximately 9 p.m.

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UndERgRoUnd At tHE AnnEX 812-425-2800 Jul 22-25: The Wild Party - Manhattan decadence in the 1920’s provides the backdrop for this tough musical fable. Queenie, a vaudeville chorine, hosts the blow-out of the title with her vicious lover, a black-face minstrel. The guests are a vivid collection of the unruly and the undone: Queenie’s conniving rival; a cocaine-sniffing bisexual playboy; a washed-up boxer; a black brother act; a diva of indeterminate age and infinite life experience; the fresh-off-the-farm ingénue whose naïveté quickly evaporates; a lesbian actress and her comatose girlfriend; and the bargain basement Valentino who catches Queenie’s roving eye. The jazz and gin soaked party rages to a mounting sense of threat as artifice and illusion are stripped away. When midnight debauchery leads to tragedy at dawn, the high-flying characters land with a sobering thud, reminding us that no party lasts forever. Shows begin at 7:30 p.m.

vAndERbURgH 4H cEntER 812-867-6217 Jul 26-31: Vanderburgh County 4-H Fair - Rides, barnyard animals, carnival food, concerts, tractor pulls, pageants and much more are all part of this annual family event.

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tHE nAmm sHow THE WoRkINg TITlE FoR THIS PIECE WAS “NAmm - THE TRIED AND TRUE, VERSUS THE INNoVATIVE

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and new” but I have to get right to the new stuff on account of the length constraints of this article. Got a problem with that, take it up with my editor – Dylan Gibbs, editor@atomapublishing.com – or as he is known by us contributing writers: The Word Count Nazi. What (you may wonder) is the NAMM? NAMM stands for the National Association of Music Merchants; however, having outgrown its national status years ago (now the largest global event of its kind), it is known now simply as NAMM – the International Music Products Association (I guess the acronym, IMPA was taken). NAMM represents music products, resellers, affiliates and manufacturers. There are actually two NAMM shows per year: the BIG one in Anaheim, California in January, which this year boasted 1,373 exhibitors, 87,569 attendees, and more big-haired guitar shredders than an audience at a Twisted Sister reunion concert… and the scaled-down Nashville show in June. Both are closed to the public. Being my first NAMM, I was uber-excited to attend the Nashville gig and see the 400-plus exhibitors’ products.

As a musician and guitar enthusiast, I was the mids and highs. The tone like the proverbial kid in the candy store as I checked out row-after-row of and sustain are due to the full merchandise, talked to manufacturers, distributors, and even met the CEO vibration on the soundboard of Ibanez North America. The show was well represented by the industry (no sound hole), coupled with and had a ton of new, innovative gear, however, some of the heavy hitters their unique Suspended Bracing System (SBS) patent pending. The SBS utilizes aluminum tone bars which, were visibly absent: Gibson, PRS, Guitar Center, et. al. There were quite a few small-shop bass manufacturers. Pictured again from their website: “allow the top to vibrate up and down, but not flex when string tension is applied. The aluminum bars are suspended 1/2 here is a bass by by Prat Basses (www.pratbasses.com). This 12-string bass doesn’t have 3-strings per key and is played inch below the top to avoid dampening the vibration, to enable a more even vibration across the entire face of the instrument, provide greater like a traditional bass; it features three full octaves E through G, times 3. sustain, increase volume, and Ukuleles are hot (thank deliver an overall rich tone.” you Jason Mraz for popularizing They offer probably my least favorite numerous models in a variety of stringed instrument). woods and finishes: all featuring I loved playing ukes their SBS. They are available as a kid, but now… over it. I in a cutaway design and the saw all kinds of them: electric traditional dual shouldered ones tricked out, with hot paint model (my preference as it jobs, with repositioned sound provides even more area for holes, traditional, etc., but vibration). when I strummed them, I was I have to recognize transported back to Art the Dude Luther Tatum of the Big as a kid – Artie the Doodie. Heart Slide Company (www. The standout for me bigheartslide.com). What a was Boulder Creek Guitars. great person and exceptional Boulder Creek has taken a artist (on many levels and in traditional acoustic guitar and many genres). He fashions his made significant, yet subtle eclectic slides from necks of changes to create an exciting bottles, rose bud vases, metal instrument. For starters the tubing, handblown glass, etc. sound hole is absent from the He also hand paints and hand front. Sure, other manufacturers fires slides that feature his have created guitars without beautiful artwork. What caught sound hole ports on the front, my attention and ear however, but what sets these apart is that are his handmade, shop-welded Boulder Creek has placed it on resonator guitars. the top side (the area nearest He uses hubcaps from to the player’s ear) plus added a vintage cars on the face. How suspended bracing system. luther tatum of the big heart slide Company. awesome is that to have a Why move the sound what caught my attention and ear are his resonator guitar where your hole to the top? From their website handmade, shop-welded resonator guitars. hand rests on the raised “R” www.bouldercreekguitars.com: emblem of a ‘64 Rambler “…to direct the sound to the player, since guitar players spend over 90% of the time playing with just hubcap. Saweet! He invited me to play harp with him on guitar for an themselves and their guitar.” Now you might think that having the sound impromptu concert right at his booth. Even unplugged, you could barely port facing upward instead of outward, the guitar would not have as much hear my harp styling’s over his resonator. I have so much more to report, but I’ve met the word count projection forward: not true. I played their Solitaire model, and I listened as the rep played it. These guitars pack a punch. What’s more, the top deadline. If you want to see a lot more pics and/or read more about the positioning of the sound hole broadcasts the sound omni-directionally show, visit my website at www.artandcopy.com/namm.html. Keep rockin’, bluesin’ and countryin’ providing a lower, more rich and warm tone with surprising clarity of • 80 •

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wHAt’s In A mAmE? BEFoRE oNlINE mUlTIPlAYER gAmES EXISTED, YoU HAD To “PWN N00Bz” WHIlE THEY WERE

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standing right next to you. I remember playing Street Fighter II in arcades and having people challenge me. They might be older than you, bigger than you, and have three of their friends with them, but you had to fight them. The rush of beating down a trash-talking stranger is unlike anything else. What I liked even more than these challenges was teaming up with someone on a game like Space Gun or The Simpsons Arcade (they really don’t make them like they used to).

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Unfortunately, about the time I started to get into arcades in the 90s, they were already on their way out. Home consoles were becoming more powerful and the need to go to an arcade to be wowed by graphics was waning. The costs involved in developing, creating and maintaining a machine that could play only one (or a handful) of games led to the demise of the arcade. Luckily, a project known as MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) was created to save the arcade games people have grown to love. The goal of MAME was to preserve these games once the hardware they ran on was dismantled. This software is free to use and allows the user to play decades of arcade games using a setup that can be as simple as your current PC as-is or as complicated as an arcade-quality cabinet with lighted marquee, authentic arcade controls, and even coin-inserts. I was grateful for the opportunity to talk to an Evansville resident who had built a stunning MAME setup. Could you estimate how long you worked on your mAmE setup before it was finished? How about total cost of the project? I worked on the project off and on for approximately a year. In the beginning there was a lot of time spent on research and development. I wanted to see what others had done and what their outcome was. If I remember correctly I have close to $1000 in the cabinet, but it could be done for about half of that. I spent around $500 at the time building a new PC for the project. Any used PC will work for running games from the 80s. Arcades sadly seem to be a rare sight now. Did you spend a lot of time in arcades when they were around? I spent my fair share of time in the local arcades – Gold Mine in Eastland Mall, Pizza Chef in Newburgh, and Putt-Putt just to name a few.

for your cabinet, did you gut an existing arcade machine cabinet or start from scratch? I gutted an old arcade cabinet. It was originally an Atari Food Fight cabinet that had been converted to Captain America. The monitor was almost shot when I got it and the artwork had been painted over, so I didn’t feel bad gutting it. How many games do you have on your system? What are some of your favorites? There are just over 2200+ unique games on the machine. I have about 200 loaded into the game selection menu. Most of the games barely saw any life in most of the arcades. Some of my favorites are Galaga, Donkey Kong series, Pac-Man series, Dig Dug, Centipede, Burgertime, Joust, Mat Mania, Time Pilot, Punch-Out!, and Double Dragon to name a few. There are many others.

Current video games let players compete against each other over the internet rather than standing next to them at an arcade cabinet. Do you play any of the current generation games? Do you prefer one over the other? Sadly, no. Time is a precious commodity in the grown-up world. I can however, find time to play a few of the classic games as time allows. Did you have a background in computers or electronics when you started to build your system? Do you think this is necessary to complete a mAmE system? I have a degree in computer networking, but I think most anyone could build a MAME cabinet after enough research. Can you give me the geek sheet on the system’s internals (PC specs, monitor or Tv, joysticks, trackballs, etc.)? • PC = 1 Ghz AMD, 20 Gig HD, 1 Gig DDR RAM, onboard video and audio (complete overkill for any of the 80s games), running W2K in the background. • Monitor = 19” VGA CRT monitor. • Controls = 1 4-way Pac-Man reissue joystick, 1 8-way fight joystick, and various pushbuttons. All bought at www.happcontrols.com • Keyboard emulator = KeyWiz Max 2.0 (modified keyboard control-board). • Pushbuttons and joystick wires are screwed into this board. It turns the controls into a glorified keyboard. The coin mechanisms are also wired into this board, so quarters can still be used. July 2010 • Call for Advertising Information (812) 962-1309

Any advice you’d like to give to those wanting to start a mAmE project? Was it all worth it? I would suggest anyone wanting to give the project a try to spend as much time as they can researching the forums at www.arcadecontrols.com and see what many others have done. This will take a lot of the guess work out of planning the project. I’m glad I finished the project. It has provided many hours of entertainment over the years. • 81 •

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Melvins – The Bride Screamed Murder (Ipecac) 5 Melvins has been doing this for longer than a lot of toddler-growups playing “music” now-a-days were more than a cluster of cells in their momma’s belly. And… that which hath no mechanical abnormalities need not see the hand of a new workman. So whaddya have here? A Melvins album. A NEW Melvins album, the third one they’ve recorded with the same lineup, which is some kind of record. Or something. I dunno. But that’s what King Buzzo said. I love The Bride Screamed Murder, and I suppose that says a couple of things: Once a Melvins fan, always a Melvins fan – and you don’t have to smoke weed all day to really love Melvins. Melvins, you can say, are my anti-drug.

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from the brothers Melvin. Start here, and work your way back. Or the other way ‘round. Again, whatever or something. There. Now go forth, and buy. Oh yeah… go out and get everything you can by Fantomas, too. -- Dylan Gibbs

Aun/Habsyll - Split LP (Public Guilt) 3.5 I’m certain I have compatriots out there who have reached a similar level of enlightenment. Are you one of those toddler-adults younger than the 26 or so years Melvins have been around? Have you never listened – straight or stoned – to Stoner Witch or Houdini? Do you like sludgy riffage from your guitar players, stupid lyrics, and a structured anarchy in your music? Then get your dirty, Vienna sausage-shaped, saliva-wrinkled little digits on this, as well of a vast array of albums

This split vinyl won’t be something for everyone, but anyone with a taste for noise and dark, extended doom/ drone atmospheres may find plenty to envelop themselves in. Side A is by Montreal’s todd Aun (aka Martin Dumais and zachritz Julie Leblanc) Their opening Contributor cut, “Druids,” is 13 minutes of foreboding atmospheres and plodding death rhythms. Imagine an instrumental machine-

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doom-metal, monolithic and single-minded, and you’d be in the ball park. Their second track, “Fall Out,” is a more spacious attack of sinister machine rhythms and droning guitars with a rudimentary melody shining through. Decent work, but rather forgettable in the end, especially after hearing Side B. French heavy doom/noise/drone act Habsyll are less subtle on their side, with their monster 23-minute “IV,” which rivals acts like Sunn 0))) or Earth in sheer terms of width and girth. It’s a slow, grinding, downtuned guitar crunch, with chaotic drums keeping things lively. The spastic, agonized vocalizations are feral and frightening, in such a good way, too. Picture, if you will, classic early SWANS meeting black metal, and Habsyll are threatening like that. Refreshingly intense and confusingly evil sounds to scare your neighbors and antagonize your roommates equally! -- Todd Zachritz

from Wide Open Spaces, “Sin Wagon,” “Cowboy Take Me Away,” and “Let Him Fly” from Fly, as well as “Long Time Gone,” “Landslide” and “Truth No. 24” from Home. The rest of the songs come from their latest album, Taking the Long Way, which seems to be their favorite, with “The Long Way Around,” “Easy Silence,” “Not Ready to Make Nice,” and “Lubbock or Leave It.” What makes this album so great is that it isn’t Billboard releasing the Dixie Chicks’ top hits, but instead, it is Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, and Natalie Maines telling the world what their favorite songs are—the ones that mean the most to them and the ones they really love to play. For those non-Dixie-Chicks listeners, Playlist is a good place to start because it’s like getting in on the ground floor and only having to put up with the best of the best. And who wouldn’t want to listen to a band who openly protested the war by posing naked on the front cover of Entertainment Weekly in May 2003? (Before that article was released, lead singer Natalie Maines had announced on the brink of wartime in the middle of a concert that the band was ashamed President Bush was from their home state of Texas.) The Dixie Chicks may be known the country over for their controversial statements, but their music outdoes the world’s expectations. --Kristina Kercher

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Dixie Chicks – Playlist: The Very Best of the Dixie Chicks (Sony Legacy) 5

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On June 1, the top selling female group in country music will be releasing a new album, their first in three years. Playlist includes a list of the Dixie Chicks’ themselves favorite songs from their past four albums. The 12 songs include “Wide Open Spaces” and “You Were Mine”

Legendary masked punk-grime legends the Dwarves have been known for many things in the past. Upbeat, well-produced pop punk isn’t something that comes immediately to mind. But longtime guitar player HeWhoCannotBeNamed’s debut solo album here shows an interesting twist on the gutter-punk philosophy that his “money” band excels at. “Happy Suicide” is fast, fun, and more than legible, and the cover DOESN’T feature any nudity or, ahem, actual dwarves this time. What HeWhoCannotBeNamed proves is that he is a more than capable songwriter, with a penchant for a number of tempos and rollicking sing-along choruses. “Superhero” is positively anthemic, while “Duck Tape Love” is a feel-good song about love

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love and the ways to “make you mine.” “Toxene” is even a tongue-in-cheek ballad! Of course, this “solo” work also includes the participation of friends like Nick Oliveri (Queens of the Stone Age), Blag Dahlia (Dwarves), and Andy Selway (KMFDM). Fun punk melodies, strong production, some possibly offensive content -- this is 33 minutes of fun, with spirit and guts. Cool stuff. -- Todd Zachritz

Tremendous F*cking – Power Down (Higher Step) 4.5

But it’s never a heavy-handed or ponderous approach. Hammock’s music, like their name, stretches out in a most relaxing fashion. It’s a breath of fresh air in a sea of pretension and attitude. Chasing After Shadows... is a journey worth repeating, functioning either as effective background listening, or as an enveloping headphone experience. Deep, multi-layered sounds for anytime of day or night. -- Todd Zachritz

Oh, the irony of the title (and not the Alanis Morissette kind of irony, either) Power Down brings the thunder – again – from Bloomington’s finest purveyors of LOUD NOW. From the gutter or from a puffy cloud, you can just never tell where Patch McMean’s mind/gonads are when he scribbles TremFu’s lyrics down before the band – Professor McMean, Snackie Onassis and Rob Montage – subsequently launch them into the ether like a cannon with the guidance missiles provided by whacked-out, thumping bass, electric-scissoring-death guitars, organized mayhem… Yep. Organized. TremFu’s stuff has always been haphazard and above all, fun. Here, Power Down’s roughly 15 minutes have relatively sophisticated arrangements (sometimes), and it’s the best-sounding (production-wise) of all their stuff up till now. These are generally good things, and I can’t take too much away from TremFu here. The ever-so-slight, wee bit I’ll grumble about is there’s enough restraint on Power Down that it’s kind of tame compared to previous anarchic releases like How’s My F*cking? and Thanks for Nothin’. Get this six-track dude anyway. Seriously. Even with a the hint of a leash on the band, they still rock, and still do so with that abandon that’s endeared them to anyone with half a heart and brain for a good long time now. Check it out at amazon.com. higherstep.com and tremendousf*cking.com (omit the asterisk in the URL). -- Dylan Gibbs

Hammock – Chasing After Shadows... Living With The Ghosts (Hammock Music) 4.5 This Nashville ambient duo’s 4th album is easily their most realized, and most structured, release to date. With Tim Powles (of Australian psychedelic rock act The Church) at the mixing helm, Andrew Thompson and Marc Byrd summon great swells of lovely organic ambient sound, with droning, shoegazesoaked guitars and deftly-mixed strings. They weave spacious melodies into their instrumental songs, and the results wouldn’t sound out of place on an Eno or Sigur Ros recording. The album’s single, “Breathturn,” utilizes reverbsoaked distant vocals ala Slowdive, and is certainly a sweet treat for the ears. Other cuts, like “In the Nothing of a Night,” wrap dark edges into the blissed-out atmospheres. • 84 •

Unholy Grave – Grind Killers (Selfmadegod Records) 3

Ah, this one is interesting. Unholy Grave are a veteran grindcore act from Japan who’ve released spades of split LPs, EPs, and cassettes since 1993. This 23track, 34-minute blast was recorded live in a Dutch studio, and is a growly, lo-fi clot of brief grind blasts that could easily be a mid-80’s UK act. Tracks are pretty well interchangeable, save for a faithful (and humorous) cover of the Ramones’ “Beat On The Brat,” and Unholy Terror’s political direction is definitely more punk than metal. Tracks like “No Racial Superiority” mince no words. And a number of anti-terrorism tracks also show that Unholy Grave aren’t all about fantasy or “evil” for evil’s sake. This is pure, uncut crust/grind cut from the same cloth as early Napalm Death. Cool and fun. -- Todd Zachritz

CJS Quintet – An Affair of the Art (2003) and Let’s Play (2006) (Concept Sound Music) Affair of the Art – Chuck Johnson (sax), James Smith (trumpet), Art Hillary (piano), Wendell Williams (bass), Gerryck King (drums) Let’s Play – Chuck Johnson (sax), James Smith (Trumpet), Al Daniels (keys), Wendell Williams (bass), and Anthony Davis (drums) The CJS Quintet began in 2000 as a collaboration between two seasoned jazz players, University of Evansville alumni, Chuck Johnson and Houston, Texas Native, James Smith. The “CJS” is a combo of CJ and JS, the co-founders’ initials. www.News4UOnline.com • July 2010

This review does homage to the two releases by this quintet because they are great examples of the Clifford Brown/Max Roach hard bop style. Hard Bop can be roughly characterized as the period between 1955 through 1965. This period saw a profusion of musical styles and experimentation not readily slotted under any one heading. It saw the musicians of note using strong rhythmic patterns along with slower tempos, blues and gospel influences, and much fuller melodies. It tended to be funkier and more emotional that the previous bebop era. When Chuck Johnson sat for an interview on WUEV with yours truly, in April of this year, he stated that hard bop had more “soul” and was much more relatable to a wider audience. Chuck was in the River City attending a reunion of the UE African/ American Student Association. A revised version of the CJS Quintet performed at the Association’s gala. The band consisted of Chuck (sax), James Smith (Trumpet), Renatto Butturi (guitar), Tyrone Wheeler (bass), and Jason Tiemann (drums). All those in attendance got to see a true jazz quintet in action and it was grand! On the 2006 release, Affair of the Art, the quintet interprets three compositions by pianist, Art Hillery. They round out the release with four classic tunes with an experienced texture that only veteran players can produce. The popular hit “What Now My Love” (7) features Hillery, Smith, and Johnson coloring the song with a clean and unique perspective. Hillery opts for a bouncing swing while Smith aims for harsh syncopation. Chuck Johnson does what he does so well; cools things off with some fluid, mellow tones. Donald Byrd’s “Lex” (5) drives fast and furious, giving the quintet an opportunity to do what it does best. An extended drum solo by King leads to peppy solos from Smith, Johnson and Hillery. “Silhouette” (4) is my favorite. It is a long groove that highlights why this is great jazz. This is a great band with no egos showing. When they fly, the listener is right there with them; and when the groove slows, the calm is sweeter and more exciting than the eye of a storm. These five players bring back much of what is missing in today’s mainstream and smooth jazz music. On Let’s Play, the 2006 sophomore release from the CJS Quintet, the band comes out ready to do just that. Compare to their first recording, Affair of the Art, this recording comes off like an exciting trip with its driving rhythms, soulful harmonies and ebullient solos. The title cut (4) will really get the listener in a “playful” mood. Then the band slows things down with the melodious “Boss Waltz.” (2) The cohesiveness on this track makes it one of the albums best. “Buster’s Dance” (6) brings Daniel’s keyboards alive ala Chick Corea. Smith’s muted trumpet gives some Miles déjà vu that will cause the listener’s ears to dance. The current CJS Quintet is a favorite on the West Coast and is in demand any place where

great jazz is appreciated. It consists of Chuck Johnson (sax), James Smith (trumpet), Koji Ono (piano), Curtis Robinson, Jr. (acoustic bass), and Keita Akutsu (drums) CJSQ has synthesized the jazz tradition with their unique experiences to create a clear, distinctive voice. It is a cohesive and unyielding musical approach that spins heartfelt tales with such passion that everyone that hears the group will go away better for it. And these two releases will be a marvelous addition to anyone’s jazz collection. Paul Mattingly can be heard on WUEV 91.5 fm on the Afternoon JazzFlight on Mondays (4-6 p.m. CDT) and in The Jazz Café on Fridays (3-6 p.m. CDT).

The Beer Trials by Seamus Campbell and Robin Goldstein (Storey Publishing)

This is a refreshing (pun intended) take on beer criticism and review. Editors/compilers Campbell and Goldstein wisely conduct blind taste tests on 250 mainstream and independent brews, with a diverse panel of experts. Eschewing bias based on name, style, or brewery, the reviews within are sometimes surprising, and sometimes. As it stands, Natty Ice isn’t all too popular, but Belgian Chimay scores well. Nonetheless, as a tasty and refreshing representative of an American lager, Pabst Blue Ribbon fares decently. The point is, sometimes we do find prejudice based on beer name, type, or even cost. I’ll admit to some beer snobbery myself, even, which The Beer Trials attempts to alleviate through unbiased, unmuddied lenses. As a critical analysis, this book is a fresh, lively, and quick read. And although there are several typographical errors, this is a worthwhile addition to the library. I even have a new “beer shopping list,” so I’ll take that as an inspiration and recommendation! -- Todd Zachritz

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TUNES

[ Concert Review ]

The Manhattan Transfer – April 23, 2010 – The Red Skelton Performing Center for the Arts, Vincennes, Indiana

As a jazz fan, I sometimes have a conversation with other music fans about jazz. Paul Mattingly

Contributor

Often it may be required to update those folks who love music but really aren’t hip to jazz. That’s alright; it took quite a few years for me to get the appreciation I now have for the art form. Not all things are necessarily for all people. Although I do say to younger folks, maybe with tongue in cheek, that jazz is like fine wine; it gets better as you get older.

There are several exceptions to the rule that only jazz fans like jazz groups. The most notable is The Manhattan Transfer (TMT). This improbable story began with a chance taxi ride in 1972. It has blossomed into a forty year career that has spun 29 albums and twelve hit singles. Everyone seems to have a favorite TMT hit and/or album. My wife, Susie, and I were fortunate to attend The Manhattan Transfer concert at the beautiful Red Skelton Performing Center for the Arts in Vincennes, Indiana. This concert was part of the 2009-2010 Vincennes University Alumni Community Series. This concert series has been presenting great events and concerts since 1952. And this was definitely one of them. As a jazz DJ on the Afternoon Jazz Flight on WUEV, 91.5 FM, I was especially excited because the station had received TMT’s latest release, The Chick Corea Songbook. This was the group’s first release in over five years. This new release features some creative and intriguing vocal interpretations of long-time Corea hits. I originally came to jazz as a fan of fusion in the 1970s. Return to Forever was an original favorite. When I noticed that TMT was doing an album focusing on the music of Chick Corea, I must say I was somewhat skeptical. Then I heard it and was blown away. Among my favorites on the album, “Free Spain (I Can Recall), and “500 Miles High” are two of best. As the concert began, The Manhattan Transfer band (more about them later), opened and the group took the stage. The rumor had circulated that their luggage had not arrived for the show and that an assistant had to make a mad dash to a local store for some clothes. Regardless of the garb, the group shone from beginning to end. The first song was from The Chick Corea Songbook, “Spain (I Can Recall).” The second was “Free Samba.” What a way to start an incredible evening. After that cosmic introduction, the group swung into the 1946 Bobby Troup composition, “Route 66.” Anyone who listens to any of the local jazz groups is bound to hear that somewhere in their repertoire. After the group’s beginning in the early seventies, they played the cabaret scene in New York City. By the mid 70s, they were the number one attraction in the Big Apple. TMT has gone through some personnel changes from that period. Today, the familiar faces of the group include Tim Hauser, the founder of TMT, Janis Siegel, Alan Paul, and Cheryl Bentyne. So much history and many articles have been written about TMT. They have racked up awards and accolades that put them in the pantheon of not just jazz, but of popular music. For instance, their twelfth release, the 1985 Vocalese, garnered TMT 12 Grammy nominations. This made Vocalese the single greatest Grammy nominated album in one year in the history of that award. TMT has become one of the most important and innovative vocal groups in the history of popular music. And a personal fact about Tim Hauser is that he is one of the foremost jazz historians on the planet today. The group glided from tune to tune, much to the delight of the soldout crowd. From Janis Siegel’s joyful lead on “A-Tisket-A-Tasket” to Alan Paul’s singing “Stone Cold Dead” from his new solo release, Shoba, the group was in terrific form. Tim Hauser told of the almost fanatic passion the Japanese have for Western culture, especially American jazz. He was a bit somber in • 86 •

opining that the rest of the world has a great love for this truly American creation. However, here in the USA, it seems that we have little national duty to one of our greatest cultural exports. Hauser said he was walking thru Tokyo and heard some jazz streaming from one of the shops and his curiosity got the best of him. It was an album of Milt Jackson singing. Jackson is one of the great vibraphonists of jazz. But he was not known as a singer. Tim then did a song from the album, Milt Jackson Sings, called “Heart Strings.” Cheryl Bentyne led the group through the most recognized song of the night. This was the group’s first big hit, the 1975 tune, “Operator.” With its gospel flavor, it had the audience wanting to “…get Jesus on the line.” The group then grooved through classics like “Tuxedo Junction” and the Count Basie hit, “Corner Pocket.” They did another tune from The Chick Corea Songbook, the tune that Corea originally did on the 1972 album Light as a Feather, entitled “500 Miles High.” By this time I was in Manhattan and it was Transfer heaven! I must take a moment to give a hand to the band that backed The Manhattan Transfer. Yaron Gershovsky is the musical director and plays all the keyboards. Yaron has been with TMT from the beginning. Adam Hawley played the guitars and was a joy to watch. Gary Wicks played the upright and electric bass. Gary had his “jazz thing” going on, with the appropriate shades and pork-pie hat. Steve Hass brought just the right percussion flavor throughout the entire show. If it had just been the band that performed, it would have been worth the price of admission. The concert concluded with “Birdland.” Done by TMT originally in 1980, the Joe Zawinul composition was the perfect ending to a perfect ending. The encore was an extended version of “Free Samba” from The Chick Corea Songbook. The group exited to a second round of thunderous applause. What an evening; what an amazing group of singers and musicians. www.News4UOnline.com • July 2010

BLUES NOTES

[ I’ll Play the Blues for You ] Imagine being struck with the news that everything you’ve known in you life is a lie.

“Johnny Full-Time” John luttrell Contributor

We see it in Hollywood all the time (The Matrix, The Truman Show, “Luke, I am your father.” etc.) But, it happens from time to time in the real world. Recently, the Blues music world was rocked at it’s very foundation by the remarkable claim that Robert Johnson’s classic Blues recordings from 1936 and 1937 were mastered 20% too fast! It’s nothing so unnerving as finding out you’re adopted, or that your spouse has a second family in another part of the country; but the news suggesting that Robert Johnson’s recordings do not provide an accurate representation of the tunes as far as pitch and tempo, is jaw-dropping to hardcore Blues enthusiasts.

The Bombshell Is Dropped

The issue has apparently been a source of debate for quite some time; but in late May, Jon Wilde, a blogger for U.K. newspaper, The Guardian, first posed the notion of the speeded up songs as a legitimate claim when he wrote, “Either the recordings were accidentally speeded up when first committed to 78 (rpm record), or else they were deliberately speeded up to make them sound more exciting.” Wilde continued, “Whatever, the common consensus among musicologists is that we’ve been listening to (Robert) Johnson at least 20% too fast.” Variety writer Christopher Morris was able to obtain a quote from Lawrence Cohn, who is formerly an executive of Sony Music and won a Grammy award for the 1990 Columbia/Legacy package Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings. Cohn referred to the debate as “an endless argument,” but, also implied to Morris that there may be some truth to the claim.

Johnson tunes,) and became Eric Clapton and Cream’s signature jam “Crossroads.” I remarked on the radio the next day that listening to the track at the new speed was “like discovering fire.” To take a song so well known, that had been heard in such a fashion for decades, and then find out that it was not accurate to how the artist sounded in real life made listening to Robert Johnson at this new rate feel like I had been transported to 1930’s Texas, where I was sitting in the hotel room-turned-recording studio where Johnson laid the tracks down. I always questioned such a high-pitched voice coming out of the man I had seen in a very limited number of pictures. It’s not an impossible notion. The late Skip James had a similar high-pitched vocal style. Johnson’s guitar was always very high as well, regardless of whether he was singing a quick-paced number like “Ramblin’ on My Mind,” or a ballad like “Come on in My Kitchen.” Again, nothing necessarily telling about that fact, but it was something that always stuck in the back of my mind during listening.

Johnson’s Legend Expands

Answers Likely Unknown

If you’re unaware of the mythology surrounding Robert Johnson, he’s the Blues singer and guitarist who, according to legend, made a deal with the devil at a moonlit Mississippi crossroads in exchange for the ability to play Blues guitar. The devil myth is only one chapter in the often adjusted life of Robert Johnson, often referred to as “King of the Delta Blues.” Johnson’s life was very poorly documented, and much of what historians have been able to establish is based off of stories told to them by people who came in contact with Robert Johnson during his brief life. Johnson was born in 1911 or 1912, and died at the age of 27 (under disputed circumstances, although many of the stories surrounding the cause of death involve Robert Johnson being poisoned.) Johnson traveled the majority of his life, and is believed to have only recorded 29 songs in his lifetime, taking place over two sessions in 1936 and 1937. As if all of that weren’t enough, only two confirmed photos of Robert Johnson have been seen by the public. Vanity Fair magazine published an image in 2008 that they claimed was of Robert Johnson and fellow Bluesman Johnny Shines, although there has been no confirmation.

So the debate continues to rage over whether Robert Johnson’s songs were indeed speeded up by 20%. In all likelihood, a definitive answer will never be given, because there’s likely no way to know for sure. Christopher Morris suggests in his article that the “metal stampers used to duplicate the original 78 discs disappeared years ago.” No one from Sony/Legacy has come forward with a statement to even address the claim, either. With Johnson’s 100th birthday on tap in 2011 (or 2012, depending on which birthdate you go with), is it unfair to assume that maybe it’s all just an effort to thrust Johnson back into the mainstream pop culture landscape? Whether or not that is true, it has certainly generated significant buzz already. I don’t necessarily see Sony rushing out to print 20% slower versions of The Complete Recordings in an effort to sell even more copies of the already platinum boxed set, but the thought has crossed my mind a couple of times during the course of my research. I’m sure there are lots of Blues fans out there who would line up for a copy, including myself. Regardless of the legitimacy of the claim, we should all remember how fortunate we are that Johnson’s music was recorded to begin with. Were it not for Robert Johnson’s watershed catalogue, artists like Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, and the majority of Blues players to come along in the last 50-plus years might have chosen a different career path; and Rock ‘N’ Roll might never have been born. “Johnny Full-Time” John Luttrell hosts “Full-Time Blues Radio” every Saturday from Noon-2:00 p.m. on 91.5 WUEV-FM. He is also the owner and webmaster of Blues website www.fulltimeblues.com

Slowing Down Johnson’s Blues Working in radio, I have the luxury of having computer programs at my disposal that would allow me to adjust the pitch and tempo of recorded files; and I knew that I had to hear it for myself. The first song I slowed down was “Cross Road Blues,” the legendary track that has been covered endlessly (like most Robert July 2010 • Call for Advertising Information (812) 962-1309

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THE REEL DEAL

[Stories Within the Story]

The Return of the Western Epic: A Look At Tombstone

In the earliest days of the film industr y, dating all the way back to the silent film

Matt Hotz

era, westerns were some of the most popular films to ever to be shown in theaters. Known as “horse

Contributor

operas,” audiences watched captivated as the great wars between cowboys and Indians (unjustly

por trayed as savages) were fought, evil masked bandits’ schemes were thwar ted by lone rangers astride their trusty steeds and they saw law and order restored to a tumultuous par t of the world. But, as with many things, the popularity of the western genre began to wane slightly as audiences craved something new and fresh.

In the years following the heyday of the western films in

the 1930s-1960s, only a few films in the genre, such as The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, The Magnificent Seven or Unforgiven, stood out as real works of ar t which helped keep the essence of the original “American” my thology alive. However, the sheer number of ver y bad westerns produced (i.e. Wild, Wild West or Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter – yeah, its real) outweighed the few that were good, and the genre descended into pure disgrace and it seemed that the real western epic may have been lost for all time.

However, true to the form of a heroic cowboy who is rides

in to save the day like John Wayne or Gar y Cooper, director George P. Cosmatos entered into the genre and wove a tale that would redefine the western film and be regarded as one of the finest westerns ever made: Tombstone. Cosmatos was able to return the western genre to the grand epic scale by balancing all of the correct elements necessar y in this type of film: shootouts, adventure, romance, comedy, brotherhood and most impor tantly the few brave men tr ying to maintain law in a lawless realm. Even in the earliest western films, there was always an existing subtext which highlighted the struggle between the more primitive and savage ways of life which existed on the frontier and the encroaching Industrial Revolution as well as the many social and political changes that were occurring at that time in our histor y.

Tombstone tells the stor y of Wyatt Earp (Kur t Russell) and

his two brothers Virgil (Sam Elliot)and Morgan (Bill Paxton) as they travel west to Tombstone, Arizona looking to make their for tunes and settle down to raise families with their wives. However, they discover that a ruthless band of men, known as “ The Cowboys” led by Curly Bill (Powers Boothe) have a stranglehold on the town. Wyatt Earp and his brothers set out to bring peace and justice back to the town with the help of the friend and companion Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer). As “ The Cowboys” wage an all out war against the newly appointed Tombstone marshals, a window into the past is opened and we get America’s first look at the face of what would evolve into organized crime. • 88 •

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In many of the wildly popular

spaghet ti westerns of the 1970s, the lines bet ween good and evil became blurred with the emergence of the western anti-hero, most familiarly with Clint East wood as “ The Man With No Name,” who, rather than f ight to maintain truth and justice with the help of friends, relies only on himself and will kill anyone who gets in the way of his own self-preser vation or prof it. Tombstone is def initely not that kind of movie. From the opening narration by western f ilm veteran Rober t Mitchum to the cameo of the late great Charlton Heston, the f ilm is a throwback to the early glor y days of the western f ilm in which there are only good guys and

just don’t make ‘em like they used to. Cosmatos and the cast were

bad guys . Tombstone has ver y clearly def ined lines of good and

able to breathe life back into a fading genre and reintroduce the

evil. There is never a doubt as the Earps and Doc face of f against

western epic to the world with a mix of high enter tainment value

“ The Cowboys” in an ac tion packed buildup which leads to the most

and a tightly woven stor yline which keeps the viewer on the edge

famous western shootout of all time: the O.K. Corral showdown,

of their seat from star t to f inish.

where those charac ters’ loyalties lie. Tombstone is the kind of

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movie that is a classic because, like so many things today, they

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CINEMA

[ In Theaters Now ]

With the summer movie blockbuster bonanza well under way, July looks to be a promising month to visit the theater for some good (looking) films to watch. No matter what kind of film fan you are, whether it is action, comedy, science-fiction or animation, there is something here for everybody. So be sure to check your show times, grab some popcorn and then sit back and enjoy these summer movies.

Matt Hotz

July 2

The Last Airbender (Paramount Pictures) After M. Night Shyamalan’s recent track record at the cinema Contributor with stinkers like The Village and The Happening, it seemed like poor M. Night had just lost the ability to craft decent stories such as The Sixth Sense or Unbreakable. However, The Last Airbender looks like it could finally bring M. Night’s dry spell to an end which is good news for moviegoers. The film, which

decades of waiting, the mandible-faced alien hunters with the dreadlocks are finally back at the cinema and ready to hang some human prey from the treetops. Robert Rodriguez and director Nimrod Anatl are rebooting the popular sciencefiction franchise after it was dragged across the coals and then bludgeoned with a brick in the Alien vs. Predator films. Robert Rodriguez has stated he has a deep respect for the original film and a passion for the franchise, but will it be enough to make the grade? Let’s all hope so. The Predator series may not be quite as enduring or revered in the film industry as the Alien franchise, but let’s face facts: the Predator movies kick some serious a**.

July 9 Despicable Me (Universal Pictures)

is the first in a proposed trilogy (providing we don’t have another Lady in the Water on our hands), could be a huge box office hit this summer. Despite catching some flak for being racially incongruent with the anime series, all of the trailers and behind the scenes footage of the Japanese anime adaptation have been very promising.

July 9 Predators (Twentieth Century Fox)

Universal Studios is struggling to make an entry into the cgi/animated film realm against the Disney and Warner Brothers Studio giants with Despicable Me which tells the story of two battling super villains both bent on having the most diabolical scheme. The premise of the film sounds promising; the trailer however, does not speak to the film’s credit. Despicable Me seems regrettably flat and lifeless despite sporting a decent cast and above par animation. Perhaps this will change once Universal Studios releases more trailer footage closer to its release date. However, if it doesn’t measure up, it will undoubtedly be swallowed up in the wake of Toy Story 3.

July 9

If there is one movie that I will see this summer, it will most definitely be Predators. No, Arnie is not reprising his role as the cigar chomping “Dutch” but after two • 90 •

The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features) With so much controversy surrounding the issue of homosexual family units and the supposed “huge threat” they pose to traditional family values, this movie comes as no surprise as a way of responding to that debate. This alternative family drama focuses on a middle aged lesbian couple, played by Annette Benning (American Beauty) and Julianne Moore (Hannibal), who are raising their two teenage children in Los Angeles. However, once the kids decide to reach out to their biological father/sperm donor Paul, played by Mark Ruffalo (Zodiac), the comedy ensues. The film has been very well received at the Sundance Film Festival and promises to be a decent seller on DVD. www.News4UOnline.com • July 2010

CINEMA

[ In Theaters Now ]

July 16

July 23

Inception (Warner Bros.)

Salt (Columbia Pictures)

Only two short years ago, Christopher Nolan gave us possibly the best comic book movie ever, The Dark Knight. Now in his off time from the Batman franchise, Nolan is dabbling in a very different area: science fiction. Armed with an all star cast including Leonardo DiCaprio (Titanic, Shutter Island), Michael Caine (The Prestige, Jaws: The Revenge) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Brick) and almost his entire production crew from his Batman series, Nolan is more than prepared to give us the most anticipated studio release of the summer. Christopher Nolan is one of the few Hollywood directors who is able to consistently deliver on the goods and in this science fiction/thriller/mystery set inside the “architecture of the mind” where dreams can be stolen and used as either a weapon or an asset, we can most certainly expect Nolan’s effects laden Inception to measure up to his previous work.

Salt is one of those movies that had been shuffled around a lot before finally entering production and with so many different actors and directors being given the chance to work on it, the chance of landing a decent cast and director almost seemed impossible. However, once director Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games, Clear And Present Danger) got a hold of it, the film was given the go ahead and from the looks of it; it could be one of the most intriguing spy thrillers to come along in a long while. Angelina Jolie (playing a part originally written for a man) could prove that she’s still got what it takes to stay ahead of up-and-coming action star Megan Fox for a while longer.

July 16

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Walt Disney Pictures)

July 30 Get Low (Sony Pictures Classics) While the summer season may be the time of the blockbuster, there are always underdog films that slip in under the radar and go largely unknown until the Academy Awards when it gets nominated for all kinds of awards and people are trying to figure out how they missed it in the theaters. Get Low is going to be one of those movies, because while it is making a splash at every film festival it is shown at, it will most likely not get a wide release on July 30. The film, which is set in the backwoods of Tennessee in the 1930s, stars Robert Duvall (The Road, Secondhand Lions) and Bill Murray (Ghostbusters, The Royal Tennenbaums) and follows a hermit (Duvall) who throws his own funeral, while he is still alive and kicking. Sound like a good time at the movies? I certainly think so.

July 30

Don’t expect to see a horde of brooms dumping water around Mickey Mouse in this newest Disney film. If any other director than Jon Turteltaub (Instinct, National Treasure 1 &2) had been behind the camera on this one, the positive buzz surrounding this movie might have taken a major hit. However, based on the success of the past Turteltaub/Cage collaborations, this movie could prove to be the surprise blockbuster of the summer, especially based on the footage that has been shown in the first trailer. Say what you will about Nic Cage’s ridiculous hair-do, his rollercoaster ride of a career or his out of control spending, but I think every film fan knows that Nic is capable of handling action, which this movie seems to have plenty of. July 2010 • Call for Advertising Information (812) 962-1309

Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (Warner Bros.) There are just some films that are a bad idea from the start and should never get made, but they inevitably do, such as Ace Ventura Pet Detective Jr., Bloodrayne, or Highlander 2: The Quickening. Why does this happen, you ask? The answer is quite simple. Perhaps Gordon Gekko said it best, “Greed is good.” Some money-hungry executive decided that launching this sequel to a lackluster movie a decade after the original’s release was a good idea which can only means one thing: they needed to make a few extra bucks on it before the first movie faded into obscurity forever. Fans of the series can hope for the best for this humdrum release, but against the other blockbuster flicks in theaters this July, this movie is going to get shaved, sterilized and destroyed. • 91 •

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[ New Releases ] While Airbenders, Predators and talking toys are drawing in audiences for a summer of great movies, don’t forget about the ones coming out on DVD and Blu-Ray this summer as well. Check out these hot summer releases and find a reason to stay inside and watch them

July 6 Brooklyn’s Finest (Millennium Films) In a sort of cinematic homecoming that will please any fan of Matt Hotz very intense cop dramas, Antoine Fuqua returns to the genre Contributor which has helped define his career. As with his previous work on Training Day, Fuqua shows us that being a cop is not always what it seems. It isn’t always to serve and protect the people, but themselves, because they have their own personal problems which can cause conflicts in a job where they are expected to uphold the law. This is the story of three very

watched more than any other movie of this sort. The film follows ex-cop turned bounty hunter Milo Boyd (Gerard Butler, 300) as he pursues his latest bounty: his ex-wife, reporter Nicole Hurley (Jennifer Aniston, Bruce Almighty) as she skips town chasing a story on a supposed suicide and in so doing, violates her probation. As she follows up on her story, she also manages to rile up some baddies bent on killing her before she digs too deep. While this onscreen duo, share some marginal chemistry, it simply isn’t enough to keep this film’s head above water. The poorly paced script, if it can be called so, is basically almost two hours of flat, recycled jokes. Lastly, the film just isn’t all that believable, or funny. In the end, this movie has very little merit and if you must watch it, be sure you rent before you buy. conflicted cops who are very different in where they come from and where they are headed, but what they all share is a common dilemma of being torn between what they want or need to do and what they are expected to do on the mean streets of Brooklyn. The film stars Don Cheadle (Iron Man 2), Ethan Hawke (Daybreakers), Richard Gere (The Jackal) and Wesley Snipes (Blade) in his first film to get a theatrical release in five years.

July 6 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Music Box Films) Sweden has really been churning out quite a few really good movies here lately. In 2008, we got one of the most atmospherically pleasing vampire movies ever: Let the Right One In, and now two years later we are treated to this cinematic gem. This murder mystery thriller is a very faithful adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s novel, Men Who Hate Women, which was a great relief to Larsson’s fans who were concerned how his work would be translated on the silver screen. While director Niels Arden Oplev, made some significant changes to the source material, it is nothing that truly hampers this film’s deserved greatness. The film is long (152 minutes) but it has its fair share of depraved, scary, shocking, grim and thrilling moments which almost make you forget the runtime as a journalist and computer hacker investigates a series of 40 year old murders which are connected to a mysterious family with Nazi ties. Intrigued yet? You should be.

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July 13 Greenberg (Scott Rudin Productions) Ben Stiller is back in one of his best movies yet: Greenberg, and this time it is not for his comedic side. This new dramatic comedy from director Noel Baumbach shows us that Ben Stiller has a lot more to offer moviegoers than more Night at the Museum movies. Ben Stiller plays Roger Greenberg, a slacker in his forties who is struggling to sort his life out while he is housesitting for his brother. Baumbach and Stiller are a great match and we really see how Stiller handles a role that is both comedic and dramatic. However, much like the misadvertised Adventureland, this is not your average “funny” movie. This movie is one of those very rare, realistic character driven movies that understands the real life progression of events and rather than rush through those moments, allows the viewer to consider them with Greenberg. Do not be fooled by seeing Ben Stiller’s face and expect to see Zoolander or Heavyweights, but expect to see a movie that is very contemplative and slow, but still very well acted and directed. Well done to all on that one.

July 20 The Losers (Warner Bros.) Move over A-Team, because if you are looking for a punchy, witty, over the top action movie, look no further. The Losers has all of these things and more. Adapting the short lived Vertigo comic book series, the film follows a group of U.S. Special Forces soldiers who are double crossed on a mission to Bolivia and presumed dead, until they come back hunting the ones who sent them to die and raise all kinds of Hell in the process. The picture boasts a stellar cast, Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen), Zoe Saldana (Star Trek), Chris Evans (Push) and the www.News4UOnline.com • July 2010

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always great Jason Patric (The Alamo) as the diabolical bad man who is hunting them down and director Sylvain White has found a good balance here of humor and a tight and fast paced action. There are a lot of things that can be said about The Losers, but in the end it is a solid, well executed action comedy that deserves multiple viewings.

July 20 Cop Out (Warner Bros.)

July 27 Repo Men (Universal Pictures) Didn’t this movie just get made from the guys over at Lions Gate Studios just a couple of years ago, only it was set to music? What was it called? Oh yes, Repo! The Genetic Opera. In the future, artificial organ donations are done on credit, but if you can make your payments, well, you get the idea. A group of men known as the “Repo Men”, will come to either collect your money or repossess your organs, by any means necessary. Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes, Gattaca) and Forrest Whitaker (Vantage Point, Battlefield Earth) play the part of the legalized assassins who work for The Union. By removing the musical framework on Darren Lynn Bousman’s earlier (and better) film and twisting the plot slightly to have Jude Law fighting for his life when he receives an organ transplant he cannot pay for, the film becomes an exercise in mediocrity. My advice, pass on this and rent Bousman’s musical version, because at least that was an original idea.

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The buddy cop movie is one of the most popular action comedy subcategories around. From Turner and Hooch to Lethal Weapon, buddy cop movies are always a great source of equal parts action and comedy. Cop Out, directed by fan favorite Kevin Smith (Clerks, Dogma) while slightly cliché, was actually a pretty funny movie. This was Kevin Smith’s first time directing a movie which he had not also written, however, it would be hard to discern that from the viewing since it is laden with jokes about genitalia, poop, and latent homosexuality. In the lead roles we have one of the greatest action stars of our time, Bruce Willis (Die Hard) alongside one of the great comedians of our time Tracy Morgan (Half Baked) which is a great recipe for comedy. The problem is that while it tries to spoof buddy cop movies, it also tries very hard to act like one which can cause confusion, on screen and in the audience. The film itself, while not quite sure what to make of itself, is handled as well as possible by Smith and by the cast. The result is the kind of comedy that is worth one, maybe two viewings, but not much more than that, lest it overstay its welcome.

July 27 Clash of The Titans (Warner Brothers Pictures) Clash of the Titans, a remake of Ray Harryhausen’s stop motion classic from 1981, is the kind of movie that fans are divided on. Perseus (Sam Worthington, Terminator Salvation) is a demigod who is unaware of his godly birthright. He is chosen to lead a mission to destroy Medusa and save the city of Argos and in return, win the hand of Princess Andromeda (Alexa Davalos, The Mist). There can be no denying that the updated special effects make a world of difference in storytelling, however, there are those who say it was all style and no substance. It is a sad truth that many times in big budget action films like this, the special effects overtake the storyline in the hope that you, the viewer, will be so mystified by the monstrous creatures, stunning landscapes or the fast moving fight scenes, you won’t notice that the storyline has gotten shortchanged slightly. That being said, Clash of the Titans is a decent remake, especially considering the never-ending slew of remakes and reboots we have been subjected to lately. Is the movie a great one? By no means is a great movie, but it is an entertaining film. July 2010 • Call for Advertising Information (812) 962-1309

There are not too many films out there that can claim to be “fairy tales for adults,” however; The Fall is one of the chosen few that can make that claim, and with good reason. The film follows paraplegic Hollywood stuntman Roy Walker (Lee Pace, The Good Shepherd) as he lays in a hospital bed in 1920s California telling a tale of adventure, love, betrayal and ultimate friendship to a fellow patient Alexandria (Catinca Untaru). As the story becomes more and more involved and Alexandria becomes more and more attached to Roy, the lines between fantasy and reality become blurred. The viewer takes a journey with Alexandria inside the vivid and extravagant world created by Roy for Alexandria. As that journey is taken we are reminded of what it is to be a child: Imaginative, curious, and most importantly innocent. The Fall is the beautiful middle ground between the comical fantasy romp, The Princess Bride and the hauntingly emotional and dark, Pan’s Labyrinth. Director Tarsem Singh (The Cell) has a very keen eye for visually arresting landscapes and an unmatched ability to draw the viewer inside the film and give you something that stays with you long after the credits roll. This film is the very definition of beautiful film making.

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3. Are drunks a blessing or a curse? 4. What is the craziest thing you’ve ever seen while working?

5. What is the craziest thing that YOU’VE done while working?

DJ Jon B 1. • The challenge of putting creative sets of music together... LIVE! • Spitting my funky game on the mic! Being mistaken for that guy from the Hangover movie. • Getting paid in EddyBurgers and Peel-nEat Shrimp. 2. My first gig was at USA Skating Rink… age 16. Then subbing in early evenings at Funkys 2. My first radio show was on “Party Lights” on 91-5 WUEV-FM... Jammin’ Jon! Oh yeah, I really miss NEWS4U TV 3. Drunks girls are usually more fun than drunk guys. Thank God for Security! 4. It’s gonna be a great book! I did 15 Tours (years.) DJing and emceeing Spring Break in Panama City Beach. The Beach+Clubs were very wild, seven days & nights for a month! One time at Spinnaker... The last eight years of Thong Thursdays have been very eventful. (Being a Booty Judge should be on everybody’s Evansville Bucket List!) 5. I have selectively forgotten so much! Spinning “The Wheel” has always been fun. I had some crazy times onstage at Universal Studios Orlando, we pushed the envelope… you really had to be there. Man, am I glad so much of my career has been pre-YouTube! • 96 •

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