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Downtown Brown brings ‘impossible to ignore’ sound to Frankie’s Rick N Roll Fest.

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Playing the (hell, yeah!) Rick N Roll Fest at Frankie’s this weekend, Downtown Brown will unleash its difficult to define and impossible to ignore blend of rock, metal, jazz and jam style.

Be forewarned: This band is something of an oddity in the sense that listening to its music is

seriously fun, but nearly indescribable.

With tracks like “Back On The Team” from the “I Love Burgers” album, the listener is taken from hardcore, almost blast-beat metal to something of a mutated lounge-ish ska-like soundscape. The best part of Downtown Brown is not so much the strange blend of music but the lyrical content.

The sound is the sonic equivalent of throwing roadkill, fish eggs and perhaps a dash of bacon into a deep fryer and cooking that particular mix

in a bath of whiskey, jock sweat and gasoline.

Listening to Downtown Brown, elements emerge that are reminiscent of early Incubus, Red Hot Chili Peppers, perhaps some Sublime, Eagles of Death Metal, Mr. Bungle and even Reel Big Fish. While this particular list is interpretive, it is fair to say that everyone who listens to these guys will hear something that the guy next to him may miss.

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By Andrew Farr TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAR BOWLING GREEN EDITOR star@toledofreepress.com

Bar and clubs in downtown Bowling Green offer much in entertainment, but Grumpy Dave’s Pub is the only place to find live standup comedy.

Grumpy Dave’s pub, located above Easystreet Café on S. Main Street across from Jed’s, will continue to host stand up comedians throughout the summer and into the school year.

Grumpy Dave’s was founded by Dave Harper who came to Bowling Green in 1987. He became interested in creating a bar-club atmosphere where students could have fun and enjoy different types of entertainment each night.

In addition to comedy, Grumpy Dave’s hosts a variety of entertainment that includes euchre tournaments Mondays, acoustic performances on Wednesdays, live bands on Thursdays and Fridays and karaoke on Saturdays.

“We have national-caliber comedians from all over the country come to Bowling Green to perform at Grumpy Dave’s,” Harper said. “Some have come from New York, Chicago, and even Los Angeles and Las Vegas,” he said.

As a big fan of comedy, Harper gets especially excited when big-name comics come to BG. “In the past, we have had guys that were writers for Johnny Carson and Jay Leno at the Tonight Show,” he said. “Chili Challis, who was

the head writer for Jay Leno, is probably one of the best we’ve ever had.”

Comedy night is every Tuesday with admission typically $5 and $3 for students. Harper said even students who do not go to BGSU can show their college IDs and get in for $3. Performances start at 9 p.m. and usually last about two hours.

Harper said he is proud that he has been able to create a bar that hosts different types of entertainment each night, including the only one for live comedy.

Amanda Pirooz, who works at Grumpy Dave’s, said she believes the atmosphere is what sets the pub apart from others in BG. “We usually have good crowds, we have a good beer selection and every night is something different,” Pirooz said.

Another thing that Harper is particularly proud of is what Grumpy Dave’s refers to as the Hall of Foam. The pub offers 105 different types of domestic and imported beer. When a person has tried all 105, they get their name on the Hall of Foam.

Harper said Monday nights at the pub are great because lots of people usually show up for euchre night.

“But every night is good because it’s always different and always fun,” he said. For information on upcoming events or standup comedy schedule, visit GrumpyDavesPub.com or www. myspace.com/grumpydave. ✯

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The 4th Annual Jazz in the Square music series kicks off July 30 in the Loranger Square Pavilion, located at the intersection of E. First Street and Washington Street in the heart of downtown Monroe from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Kicking off the series will be The Jamm featuring Jesse Coleman. The smooth jazz group plays music ranging from Grover Washington to Earth, Wind & Fire.

The Jamm is a six-piece band that features Toledo sax man Jesse Coleman.

“Wherever this group plays, a huge audience of jazz fans follow,” said John Patterson, president and CEO of the Monroe County Convention & Tourism Bureau and event producer. “You need only see them perform once to understand.”

Jazz in the Square was created four years ago to complement the River Raisin Jazz Series, a primer for the River Raisin Jazz Festival, Monroe County’s largest weekend event.

“Each Friday for one month prior to the jazz festival, we get together in Loranger Square and whet our appetite on some outdoor jazz in the park to smooth our way into the jazz festival the second weekend in August,” Patterson said.

“Folks love the Thursday night series and audiences have been the best ever this year. But they also love getting outdoors and enjoying the summer air. Think of this as our ‘training camp’ for the jazz festival. And the good news is, everyone makes the team!”

COLEMAN Jazz in the Square dates are July 30, Aug. 6 and Aug. 13. The Aug. 13 date is the annual preview party for the jazz festival and will feature the Motor City All-Stars, an artist collaboration put together by Patterson comprising band leaders of all of the jazz series bands. This year the stars will include Herbie Russ, John E. Lawrence, Yancyy, Ron Otis, Gerard Gibbs, Kimmie Horne, Lin Rountree and more.

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aving grown up around the old Southwyck Mall area, I have driven by the Mango Tree restaurant for years. But since it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have â&#x20AC;&#x153;Steakhouse,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;BBQ,â&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Italianâ&#x20AC;? in its name, I never really ally knew what type of food it served.

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I decided to finish my meal with a piece of deinfused treats, like shrimp mango and mango licious crème brulee cheesecake that cheesecake, to the he menu, which previously lacked any dishes was so thick in consistency you cou could hold a piece containing the sweet, on your fork and tropical fruit. of it o wave it around like While the wa 217 S. Reynolds Mango Tree’s e’s a wand (which (between South and Hill) of menu featuress o course I did).

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The crab cakes were among the best I’ve ever Mango Tree provided the food for this review. tasted. They had a light, golden breading that Don Zellers is co-producer of “Fred Lefebvre and was crispy, but not crunchy, and a flavor that was the Morning News” and co-host of “The Benchfresh, but not too fishy. Don’t be afraid to try the warmers” on News Talk 1370 WSPD. He is also deep-fried alligator. Another standout, it came the station’s Good Swill Ambassador, which enlightly breaded and was not too chewy, like gator ables him to eat at and promote food-related can sometimes be. Both dishes came with a mild charity events in NW Ohio. Don has enjoyed Cajun sauce on the side that tasted similar to an an unrelenting love affair with food for pretty onion petal sauce. Hidden in the sauce was the much his whole life and has been known to put tiniest of kicks, which awakened my taste buds on “eating displays” for friends and co-workers.

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Still promoting his album, t has been said that Tracy has performed at the where words fail, world-famous Apollo Themusic speaks. If ater, BET’s “106 & Park” and that’s true, then made it to the second round Tracy is the epitome of an in Steve Harvey’s “Radio Star orator. Making moves to Contest” and music legend become a major label R&B Andre Harell’s “Superstar singer since 2005, Tracy has Soul Search.” He has also achieved the status that every kept the attention of sevToledo artist aspires to oberal executives and influtain. And he took the road ential DJs, like Tony Neal, less traveled to get there. founder and CEO of the Contrary to popular belief, Core DJs, who personTracy wasn’t always popular in ally asked me to send him Toledo. He was an unknown LIL Tracy’s music. singer and had to pay dues to Bash at the Bay 2010 was get where he is now. From going the manifestation of Tracy’s to the clubs every weekend and hustle. He was the biggest relentlessly handing his CDs to artist on the ticket; bigger the DJs, to buying them drinks, than the major label acts if to carrying their music into the measured in public interest building for them, Tracy was and crowd participation. determined to never fall on With a drumline, dancers deaf ears. and stage presence to keep Plenty of artists go into the clubs and try to give their music to the DJs, the crowd engaged, Tracy’s performance was only to be never heard of again. The difference exceptional compared to everyone else’s (with is, Tracy has the personality that draws people U.G.E. in a very close second).

There is not a place in Toledo where Tracy toward him. It is not enough to say, “Here’s my music. Play it.” One would be surprised at how can go and not be asked to sing, sign an automuch of a difference a proper introduction graph or take a picture. But there are plenty of makes. “What’s going on? I’m Tracy, an R&B places in the country where that doesn’t happen.

A wise man told Tracy, “Get out of Toledo. artist. I brought you a CD, so whenever you get a minute, I’d appreciate it if you checked it out Don’t become another local legend.”

And now I say it to him: There is nothing and let me know what you think.” And he wasn’t afraid to give a variation of that speech dozens of else you can do in Toledo, Tracy. It’s time to revert back to 2005 and introduce yourself to DJs times until he was taken seriously.

After months of handing DJ Kausion his song in Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Chicago, “If It Ain’t You,” in 2006, DJ Kausion finally gave it a and start buying drinks and carrying equipment listen, and immediately started playing it. Another again, so that the local paper there can write this respected Toledo DJ, Big Lou Da Mayor, played exact article on you in a couple of years.

I can’t wait to read it. ✯ Tracy’s song “Go Live” as the club was letting out, and when he realized no one left the dance floor, he asked Tracy for more copies of the song.

In 2007, Hutch Daddy Dolla brought the biggest urban event to Northwest Ohio, Bash at the Bay, to Maumee Bay State Park, and asked Tracy to perform. During this first performance in front of thousands of people, Tracy impressed the crowd and moved with the style of a young star.

After four years of anticipation, in 2009, Tracy released his first album, “The Rarebreed,” and had a release party at the Erie Street Market.

He sold out of tickets, and had flawless performances all night. All the money that was made from that night has gone back into his career, whether funding more CDs to sell, photo shoots, or recording fees. “The Rarebreed” is not only still selling throughout Northwest Ohio, but overseas as well.

2010 has by far been Tracy’s best year. Every morning he wakes up and sends friend requests to people on MySpace, Facebook and Twitter.

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Champs, rookies prepare for Smoke-filled ribs battle

By Michael Stainbrook and Gail Burkhardt

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Vendors will serve ribs throughout Smoke on the Water — Ribs for the Red Cross presented by Columbia Gas of Ohio, but they are hoping to save some of the best for last.

The three-day festival will wrap up with the Judge’s Choice contest, where local personalities will taste and rate each vendor’s ribs. The winners take home a trophy, bragging rights and exposure that might lead to increased business.

The panel of judges comprises two politicians, six media members and four other area professionals.

Toledo Mayor Mike Bell, K100 personality Gary Shores and a Toledo Mud Hen will all be on hand to help determine this year’s ultimate grill master.

One vendor who touts a number of trophies is two-time defending Judge’s Choice champion and self-coined “regional favorite” Big Moe’s BBQ & Catering from Kalamazoo, Mich. Moe Pritchett employs a generationsold family recipe for his barbecue sauce to court the judges.

“We do taste testings every week,” Pritchett said. “It’s amazing when I look in people’s eyes every time they taste it.”

People’s Choice voting also takes place throughout the weekend. AJ’s Doolittles won the honor last year, and owner Brad Jennings has noted a spike in business. His competitive edge is his dry rub technique, which he keeps top secret.

“I’ve got a certain way I do them, but there’s two people that know how to do it,” he said.

The field also includes four newcomers. John Coulston of Twist & Shout Family Restaurant in Carey would like to claim a trophy at Smoke on the Water, but publicity is his primary goal.

Like Pritchett, Coulston puts his money where his sauce is.

“This guy I bought out, we compared our sauce to his sauce. No comparison. I wouldn’t eat his sauce,” he said.

Eric Sitter of Sidelines Sports Eatery shows his 2009 Smoke on the Water trophies.

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Local contenders Six Toledo-area vendors will join four other out-of-town restaurants to sell their ribs at Smoke on the Water.

■ AJ’s Doolittles Sports Bar and Restaurant, Lambertville After last year’s “People’s Choice” competition, the owners of AJ’s Doolittles had to come back, said owner Brad Jennings.

“All that hard work, it makes you feel like it pays off when people are happy with your product,” he said.

The restaurant was founded in 2003 and

along with ribs serves steaks, seafood, sandwiches, burgers and more. Rib dinners range from $11 to $17.

■ Baldy-Q Rib Shack, Swanton Baldy-Q will enter the event for the first time this year to gain publicity. The restaurant opened in January, but before that its owner traveled around selling ribs for two years, said owner Tye “Baldy” Hightower.

The restaurant’s specialty is southern-style ribs that use a Memphis-style dry rub, he said.

Rib prices range from $11.50 to $19.50.

“We are traditionally a noncorporation barbecue restaurant. We make everything in house

from scratch on a daily basis,” said Hightower, who has been a chef for 30 years.

■ Famous Dave’s, Toledo Famous Dave’s, which has 192 locations around the country, has been in the Toledo area for about four years, said Matthew Kinner, general manager. Kinner said he enjoys the atmosphere at Smoke on the Water and will continue to go back to the event. “It’s a great time. We do very good with sales,” he said, adding that he enjoys working with the Red Cross.

■ P & D’s Sports Page Bar & Grill, Toledo P & D’s has competed in events such as chili cook-offs, but this will be the first time it has participated in Smoke on the Water.

“We’ve got good ribs, they’ve been telling us for years that we should do it,” said Pat Smith, one of the restaurant’s owners.

“The sauce makes the ribs different,” Smith said.

The restaurant, which has been open for 12 years, also serves crab legs and steak. Rib prices range from $8 to $13.

“We’ve got a huge, huge menu,” Smith said.

■ Sidelines Sports Eatery and Pub, Lambertville and Toledo Sidelines has participated in all three Smoke on the Water festivals, and co-owner Eric Sitter said his restaurant will continue to participate “as long as they do it.”

“The people at the Red Cross work really hard on it. I’m in contact with them year-round,” he said. The restaurant uses baby back ribs from Chicago and a special braising technique to make their ribs tender and moist, Sitter said.

Rib prices range from $10 to $19. Sidelines has a locations on Laskey Road and Mellwood Avenue, across from the Huntington Center Downtown, and on Secor Road in Lambertville.

■ Texas Roadhouse, Toledo Texas Roadhouse takes three days to make ribs, cooking them for nine hours to make them tender, said Scott Schraeger, managing partner for the restaurant. Schraeger said he enjoys the atmosphere with other ribbers and customers eating and enjoying themselves.

Texas Roadhouse has been in Toledo for about eight and a half years and also specializes in steak. Rib dinner prices range from about $12 to $17, Schraeger said. ✯

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By Betsy Woodruff Toledo Free Press Staff Writer bwoodruff@toledofreepress.com

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MiniKiss to smack Toledo at ribs event

By Vicki L. Kroll

Toledo Free Press Staff Writer vkroll@toledofreepress.com

Gene Simmons, “The Demon” of Kiss who breathes fire and spits blood, is an imposing figure. Imagine being 4 feet 4 inches tall and impersonating the bass player — right next to the 6-foot-6 inch rock god.

Joey Fatale of MiniKiss and his little people tribute bandmates took on the largerthan-life characters and performed with the legends for a Dr Pepper commercial that debuted during the Super Bowl.

“Oh, man, it was so cool. We did that commercial from 6 in the morning until midnight, and Gene, he’s a great guy. He actually sat with us. We had a really great conversation,” Fatale, who plays “mini-Gene,” said.

“I asked him, ‘Listen, I can’t help this, but about a half hour before I go on, I have to be alone, I have to be in my own world, and I can’t let anyone bother me.’

“And he said, ‘Joey, that’s exactly how I am; until this day, I’m the same way. I have to be in my own world, and I don’t want anyone to bother me because I get nervous.’ And he even said if you feel like that, that means you really care and you have a lot of love for what you’re doing. That was cool to hear that because what I’m doing means a lot — and it means a lot to him — so it was really great to know that.”

MiniKiss will perform at Smoke on the Water — Ribs for the Red Cross presented by Columbia Gas of Ohio at 8:45 p.m. July 30 in Promenade Park.

The Polka Floyd Show will open at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 and free for children 12 and younger. Tickets are available in advance for $4 at Meijer.

“We do all Kiss things — the blood, the fire,” Fatale said. “And the past couple of years, we’ve also been doing a few ’80s songs — we do some Van Halen, Guns n’ Roses.”

“Me being little all my life, kids always stared at me,” Fatale said. “When I’m in that MiniKiss gear, at first people have that look to them, but then they come up and they love it.

They love what we’re doing.” O

The Gin Blossoms want to be Toledo’s “soundtrack” to its Saturday night on July 31.

“You can have a night full of fun and frivolity,” said Jesse Valenzuela, guitarist for the band. “The best part is it’s on the weekend so you can have a few drinks and not go to work the next day.”

The early 1990s alternative rock band, composed of Robin Wilson, lead vocals, Valenzuela, guitar, Bill Leen, bass, and Scott Johnson, guitar, will perform at Columbia Gas of Ohio Smoke on the Water — Ribs for the Red Cross on July 31. The group is scheduled to take the stage at 8:45 p.m.

The Gin Blossoms are no strangers to playing at events that benefit a special cause, Valenzuela said during a telephone interview from the band’s tour bus. The group has played benefits for a variety of causes and tries to play a benefit for the children’s hospital in Phoenix every year. Additionally, the band is discussing playing an event protesting the new immigration law passed in their home state of Arizona, he said.

“Even though I don’t live there anymore I find that the law is tragically misplaced,” he said.

Fans of the Gin Blossoms’ popular hits, such as “Hey Jealousy,” “Found Out About You,” “Till I Hear From You” and “Follow You Down,” won’t be disappointed when the band plays at Smoke on the Water, Valenzuela said.

“I think [the audience is] there to hear the hits, and rightfully so. Sometimes they know and like the new music and I’m thankful for that, but we have to protect that legacy of

Gin Blossoms — the hits are what fans expect and deserve,” he said.

In September the Gin Blossoms will release a new album, “ No Chocolate Cake.”

The album’s name is a rebellion against the denial of parents or people telling you, that you can’t have everything, can’t have more of something, like “no more chocolate cake,” Valenzuela said.

The majority of “No Chocolate Cake” was recorded without the band being in the studio together, Valenzuela said. Members of the band would record their part and send the work electronically to the next guy, he said.

“The record was cut in different places ...

After you graduate to a certain recording musicianship you don’t need to sit down and do it together,” Valenzuela said.

The band expects some of their friends from throughout the state to be at the Toledo show.

“For some reason we have a lot of good times in Ohio and meet a lot of people,” Valenzuela said. O

For Richard Young, guitarist and v for the Kentucky Headhunters, musi family are inseparable.

The band began when he, his brothe Young and their cousins Anthony Kenn Greg Martin began playing music to in an old house on the family farm tha grandmother let them use.

“I guess it was kind of foresight on h to keep us out of trouble,” Richard said.

When each of the boys got their driv censes, their first drive was always to that house, which most people called a shack They covered it with posters and covers of their favorite rock groups, inc Led Zeppelin.

“The posters on the wall are worth than the house is,” Richard said.

His father, a teacher, always support son’s dream of being a musician.

“He never said, ‘Cut your hair, get a Richard said.

They called the group Itchy Brother.

During the next few decades, the morphed into the Kentucky Headhunte and gained members, won a Grammy, more than 1,000 shows and sold more million albums.

The members married women the

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The band members developed close relationships by making music together for so long.

“These people are almost like spouses,” Richard said.

They make music part of their lifestyle.

“We get up every morning, drink coffee and listen to music,” he said.

Richard’s family still owns the farm where he grew up and began playing music. He said one evening a few years ago, the band played in Times Square; 24 hours later, he was back in Kentucky, beating hay on a tractor.

“We’ve lived a charmed life,” he said. “Don’t guess we’d change anything about it, really.”

Young’s son started a band, Black Stone Cherry, that practiced in the same old house and has a large following in Europe.

“It’s just a big family thing,” Richard said.

His son once told him, “Dad, the funniest thing is when we play in, like, London and places like Berlin; you see ’em coming up after the show at the back door with the bus, these old guys with gray hair and Headhunters shirts on.”

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Kentucky Headhunters cords. He described the group as a party band and said they have a huge following of bikers.

“If you want to see a good Headhunters show, sit in a lawn chair and relax,” he said.

“And if you want to see a great Headhunters show, get up and get involved.”

The band — Greg Martin, Doug Phelps, Fred Young and Richard Young — will perform Aug. 1 at Smoke on the Water. O

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Win a free night at Smoke on the Water — Ribs for the Red Cross and meet MiniKiss! One Toledo Free Press reader will win four tickets to the July 30 Smoke on the Water event, four VIP tent passes, four T-shirts, a meet-and-greet session with MiniKiss and a ribs dinner with a drink and two side dishes courtesy of Swanton’s Baldy-Q. To enter, visit the Toledo Free Press FaceBook page (www. facebook.com/ToledoFreePress) and post on our wall the name of your favorite Kiss song or a great rib sauce recipe by July 28. A winner will be chosen and notified by July 29. on the Water — Ribs for the Red Cross.

More Than Me has been together for nine years. Ryan and Todd Doyle are brothers, who deliver the rhythm guitar, vocals and drums. Joey Nicastro is lead guitarist and vocalist and Justin Rizzo plays bass and sings.

Their unique sound allows them to play in diverse settings, no matter how small or large the venue. With more than 500 live performances, they are reaching millions of fans across the country.

“We’re actually super pumped about performing in Toledo to do the show with the Gin Blossoms.

They’re good buddies of ours. We’re looking forward to sharing the stage with those guys again …

it’ll be fun to perform in Toledo,” Ryan said.

More Than Me won the Ambassadors of Rock Battle Of The Bands 2010, where they performed at Hyde Park in London at Hard Rock Calling, opening on the main stage for Paul McCartney, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Elvis Costello.

“We were super stoked about winning the contest, competing against over 250 bands. We just got back from London, doing this event with Paul McCartney and it was pretty unbelievable, it was pretty surreal. We just kind of rallied together to get people to vote for us, and with hard work it finally paid off. To play on stage with the Beatles’ Paul McCartney with 40,000 people watching was

Polka Floyd amazing,” Ryan said.

“We met a ton of incredible musicians, it was so unreal, we were just so blown away. It is really cool. Paul starting singing ‘Hey Jude’ and I got to sing the ‘na,na’s.’ It was just amazing, taking in the whole experience,” he said.

The band has since performed in Milwaukee at the largest summer festival in the nation and other venues nationally. More Than Me has been touring the country for several years. They will be releasing their self-titled debut record in the fall.

The bands is scheduled to perform 5:15-6:30 p.m. on July 31. For more information, visit www. ribs4redcross.com. O

The Polka Floyd Show gives British band Pink Floyd’s classic hits a Polish twist.

The group, which has performed for four years, “just sort of happened,” said guitarist and vocalist Ken Haas.

“I was playing ‘Comfortably Numb’ during a session one day and the guys joined right in. It was sort of funny. After that I started writing Pink Floyd songs to polka music,” he said.

Polka Floyd is excited to for MiniKiss July 30 at Columbia Gas Smoke on the Water Ribs for the Red Cross, Haas said.

Polka Floyd is scheduled to play at 7 p.m.

The group plays Pink Floyd songs that span the group’s career, but at Smoke on the Water it will perform “Dark Side of the Moon,” Haas said.

Polka Floyd is comprised of Ken Haas, vocals and guitar, Eric Hite, accordion and vocals, Chris Zielinski, bass guitar and vocals, Penny Haas, electric piano, and Frankie Dramczyk, drums. Guest saxophone player Sammy Krall, of the New Machines, will join Polka Floyd onstage at Smoke on the Water, Haas said.

For more information about the band, visit www.polkafloyd.com.

Smoke on the Water is presented July 30-Aug. 1 at Promenade Park in Downtown Toledo. Admission is $5, children 12 and younger are free. O

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Last year’s winner finished the three pounds of pork in a little more than five minutes, according to Matthew Kinner, the general manager

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The $500 prize package includes a grill, a grill kit with tools and an apron, Mud Hens tickets and a case of beer. The contest will take place at 6:30 p.m. July 31 right below the stage in Promenade Park. Kinner said the event draws entries from all across Ohio. People from as far away as Cincinnati and Cleveland called to sign up.

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Aug. 1, which is Family Day. Activities include a bounce house, face painting, games and several clowns doing balloon sculptures, said Du’aa Elnoory, youth outreach specialist for the Greater Toledo Area Chapter of the American Red Cross.

The Kids Play Area will be sectioned off on the grassy knoll at Promenade Park.

“The parents can enjoy live music and the festivities in the same location while the kids’ area focuses on entertainment for the children with activities,” Elnoory said.

“There are more activities this year, and while they are focusing on fun activities and playing games, the kids will also be educated, basically by different Toledo organizations at the same time,” Elnoory said.

The Toledo Fire Department will set up a fire safety house and fire engine, in which they will

teach the kids “stop, drop and roll,” while giving them several safety tips. Parents will also have the option to get their children fingerprinted and create a child’s ID. The YMCA Fun Bus will be there as well.

Children from kindergarten to middle school should be supervised by their parents, Elnoory said.

“The older children can get involved with the activities while their parents are enjoying the actual events,” Elnoory said.

Nana Pokuah Appiah, a student at UT, is one of the youth counsel volunteers for the Red Cross, and this will be her second year working in the Kids Play Area.

“It was nice to see so many families come together in Toledo and enjoy themselves,” she said.

The Red Cross will have 15 to 20 youth counsel volunteers circulating around the Kids’ Play Area, assisting with games and activities.

The volunteers are high school and college students from the Toledo area. All are first aid and CPR certified.

For more information visit the web site www.ribs4redcross.com/kids.html. ✯

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Compiled by Whitney Meschke Events are subject to change.

MUSIC Basin St. Grille: This Toledo standby has been revived with more than 20 different flavors of martinis and live, local music. 5201 Monroe St. (419) 843-5660. ✯ Jeff Stewart: July 28. ✯ Open jam with Jason Hudson: July 29. ✯ Distant Cousinz, Scott Fish: July 30. ✯ Earregulars: July 31. ✯ Scott Fish: Aug. 4. ✯ Open jam with Andrew Ellis: Aug. 5. ✯ John Barile: Aug. 6. ✯ The Turners: Aug. 7.

Bitter End Restaurant & Bar: If you like your entertainment with a lake view, this may be your spot. 900 Anchor Pointe Road, Curtice. (419) 836-7044 or www.bitterendbar.com. ✯ Razz: July 30. ✯ Razz & Sonzz: July 31. ✯ John Barile and Bobby May: Aug. 1. ✯ Haywire: Aug. 6. ✯ MaxxBand: Aug. 7. ✯ Kyle White: Aug. 8.

The Blarney Irish Pub: Catch local acts while taking in the pub’s modern Irish and American fare. 601 Monroe St. (419) 418-2339 or www.theblarneyirishpub.com. ✯ Ad Astra: July 29. ✯ Dave Pfenning: July 30. ✯ The Bloody Tinth: July 31. ✯ Rick Whited: Aug. 5. ✯ Jeff Stewart & the 25s: Aug. 6. ✯ Kentucky Chrome: Aug. 7.

Bronze Boar: Be sure to check out this Warehouse District

tavern’s namesake, overhead near the entrance. 20 S. Huron St. (419) 244-2627 or www.bronzeboar.com. ✯ Open mic night with Chris Knopp: Mondays. ✯ Joe Woods Band: Tuesdays and July 29. ✯ Brandon Duke: Wednesdays through Sept. 1. ✯ Noisy Neighbors: July 30. ✯ See Alice: July 31. ✯ Dread Lions: Aug. 5. ✯ Stone House: Aug. 6. ✯ Swamp Kings: Aug. 7.

Brooklyn’s Daily Grind: Coffee and music, what more can one want?

If a snack is the answer, this is your spot. 723 Airport Hwy., Holland. (419) 724-1433 or www. brooklynscafe.com. ✯ Tom Galvin: 8-11 p.m. July 30. ✯ Tom Harms: 8-11 p.m. July 31. ✯ Argentinean tango: 6:30-9 p.m. Aug. 5. ✯ Bianca Naves art exhibition: 8-11 p.m. Aug. 6. ✯ Tom Harms: 8-11 p.m. Aug. 7.

Caesars Windsor: If you have your passport, consider hopping the Detroit River for this casino’s entertainment offerings. Ticket prices, in Canadian dollars, are for the cheapest seats; attendees must be 19 or older. Caesars Windsor Colosseum, 377 Riverside Dr. East, Windsor, Ontario. (800) 991-7777 or www.caesarswindsor.com. ✯ Al Green: 9 p.m. July 30, $35. ✯ Clay Aiken, Ruben Studdard: 8 p.m. Aug. 5, $29. ✯ Divas Las Vegas: 9 p.m. Aug. 7, $15. ✯ Tony Bennett: 8 p.m. Aug. 8, $49.

Here We Go ✯ Up for Grabs: 8 p.m. Aug. 6, $7. ✯ Eddie & the Edsels’ ’50s and ’60s dance party:

✯ Passion Nouveau, Shaft: 9 p.m. July 30. ✯ Downtown Brown, Dr. Manhattan, Sinker, Larry

7 p.m.-midnight Aug. 7, $10.

Love, the Red Scare, the Faux Paus, the Infernal Names, Lame-o, the Fight Within, Kids in the Making, Doc Ellis, Mike Breland: 7 p.m. July 31. ✯ Mark Rose, Gold Motel, Cameras Can’t Lie, a Lull, My Fighting Chance: 6 p.m. Aug. 3. ✯ Vanna, Kid Liberty, the Greenery, the Unwritten: 6 p.m. Aug. 4. ✯ The Creepshow, Al & the Black Cats, Larry Love & the Revolvers: 9 p.m. Aug. 6. ✯ Sorcen, Frank & Jesse, Dooley Wilson & Todd, the Infernal Names: 9 p.m. Aug. 7.

✯ Rick Springfield: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8, $23-$37.50.

Dégagé Jazz Cafe: Signature drinks, such as pumpkin martinis, plus live local jazz performers. 301 River Road, Maumee. $5 Tuesdays-Thursdays. (419) 7948205 or www.degagejazzcafe.com. ✯ Kelly Broadway: July 30-31.

The Distillery: Karaoke is offered Tuesdays, but paid entertainers rock out Wednesdays-Saturdays. 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 382-1444 or www. thedistilleryonline.com. ✯ Nathan Cogan: July 28. ✯ Ben Barefoot & Frankie May: July 29. ✯ Velvet Jones: July 30-31. ✯ Kyle White: Aug. 3. ✯ Tony & Lyle: Aug. 4. ✯ The Bridges: Aug. 5-7.

Mix your beans with some music for an eclectic brew. Open mic on Monday nights.

2636 W. Central Ave. (419) 671-6272 or www. groundleveltoledo.com. ✯ Risa, Story time drama class: 2-3 p.m. July 28. ✯ The E-Zone with Azucar Morena: 7-9 p.m. July 29, $3. ✯ Melvin: July 31.

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Named in honor of the owners’ forefather, this bar and restaurant serves a variety of dishes and entertainment. 1515 S. Byrne Road. (419) 389-6003 or docwatsonstoledo.com. ✯ John Barile and Bobby May: 10 p.m. July 30. ✯ Joe Woods: 10 p.m. July 31.

This local, family-owned enterprise offers food, drinks and music in a sleek atmosphere. 405 Madison Ave. (419) 246-3339 or icerestaurantandbar.com. ✯ Postmodern Blues Band: 8 p.m. July 30. ✯ Zac Shaffer: July 31. ✯ The Nutones: 8 p.m. Aug. 6. ✯ DeZire: 8 p.m. Aug. 7.

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Frankie’s:

This venue next to a quarry hosts dance parties, swing bands and rockers. 5773 Centennial Road, Sylvania. (419) 882-1500, www.playsylvania.com or www.ticketmaster.com. ✯ The Johnny Knorr Orchestra: 7-10:30 p.m.

July 28, $8.

Toledo’s venue for rock. 308 Main St. Tickets vary between $5 and $15, unless noted. (419) 6935300 or www.FrankiesInnerCity.com. ✯ After the Burial, Measure the Redshift, Mortuary, In the Hands of a Nihilist: 6 p.m. July 28. ✯ Hamell on Trial, WEe: 9 p.m. July 29.

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Casual meals with weekend entertainment. 1815 Adams St. (419) 725-5483 or www.otavern.com. â&#x153;Ż Boogaloosa Prayer, Matt Truman Ego Trip: July 30. â&#x153;Ż Lollipop Factory: Aug. 5. â&#x153;Ż Marco Polio and the New Vaccine, Creatures: Aug. 6.

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July 28. â&#x153;Ż Ellie Martin: 9 p.m. July 30, $6. â&#x153;Ż Glenda McFarlin: 9 p.m. July 31.

Pizza Papalis: Get slices with a topping of entertainment. 519 Monroe St. (419) 244-7722 or www.pizzapapalis.com. â&#x153;Ż DJ Terry: 7 p.m. July 29. â&#x153;Ż Gin Bunny: 8 p.m. July 30-31. â&#x153;Ż Just Jerry: 7 p.m.

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Music at the Market: Weekly concerts will pierce the summer heat. 7 p.m. Thursdays, Commodore Park, Louisiana and Indiana. (419) 873-2787 or www.perrysburgarts.org. â&#x153;Ż Common Creed: July 29. â&#x153;Ż Quartet Bernadette: Aug. 5.

Wesleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar & Grill: A huge variety of beers helps wash down the entertainment. Boccie ball is a bonus! 1201 Adams St. (419) 255-3333. â&#x153;Ż DJs Folks, Mattimoe and Perrine: Fridays. â&#x153;Ż Kentucky Chrome: July 31.

Woodchucks: The place to go for an eclectic mix of people and music. 224 S. Erie St. (419) 241-3045. â&#x153;Ż Karaoke with The Georgia Peach: Wednesdays.

Lunch at Levis Square concert series: Downtown Toledo Improvement District conspires to set lunch to music. Noon-1:30 Thursdays through Aug. 26, Levis Square, North St. Clair Street and Madison Avenue. (419) 249-5494. â&#x153;Ż Jeff Stewart: July 29. â&#x153;Ż Kyle White: Aug. 5.

Brown Bag Summer Concert Series: The Village Idiot:

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Hard rockers can find out what happens “When Moonshine and Dynamite Collide” at this concert. 6 p.m. July 30, Toledo Harley-Davidson, 7960 W. Central Ave. $10. (419) 843-7892, www. signaturehd.com or ticketmaster.com.

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Toledo Symphony members play for the people and the polar bears at this Toledo tradition. Toledo Zoo amphitheater, 2700 Broadway. ✯ “Lovely and Involved: Andrew Lloyd Webber.”

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Mr. Seley will present a concert of kooky lyrics and lively music for summer reading club participants. 7 p.m. Aug. 2, Maumee Branch Library, 501 River Road, Maumee. Registration: (419) 259-5360 or www.toledolibrary.org.

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Jeff McDonald’s Big Band All Stars: 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Trotter’s Tavern, 5131 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 381-2079 or (419) 708-0265.

MAS FiNA: July 30, Yeeha’s Buckin’ Bar & Grill, 3150 Navarre Ave., (419) 691-8880; July 31, South End Bar & Grille, 5105 Glendale Ave., (419) 382-7776.

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Seeking Toledo’s flow

By Jeff McGinnis TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAR STAFF WRITER star@toledofreepress.com

Sinbad admits he hasn’t quite gotten the hang of playing Toledo.

The world-famous comedian, who has numerous TV series, movies, stand-up specials and more than 25 years on the road under his belt, said in an interview that every city has a feel and flavor all its own — but Toledo’s is one he hasn’t successfully tuned into just yet.

“Since 1982, when I started, I’ve been through the city many times,” Sinbad said. “You know, Cleveland has its own funk, and Dayton has its own funk, and Cincinnati — but Toledo, I never could figure out. It’s one of the hardest cities in Ohio, and one of the hardest cities on the road to figure out ... there’s a strange flow there, and it’s very hard to figure out.

“The problem is never the material, the problem is trying to get people to come to the show, and then trying to figure out the flow of the city. Every city has a flow. Toledo has its own — I think because it’s sandwiched in between Detroit and other places, it’s got a mix of all this other stuff.”

But after a quarter century on the road as a comic, Sinbad’s not giving up on the Glass City.

He returns to Toledo on August 6, 7 and 8, for appearances at Connxtions Comedy Club.

Though he grew into one of the most recognizable comedians of the late 20th century, the young man born David Atkins didn’t plan on being a comic — he just knew he wanted to be the center of attention.

“First, I just knew I wasn’t gonna work 9 to 5. I knew I wanted to be an entertainer, and it wasn’t so much as a comedian — I wanted to act, I wanted to play basketball, I’d be in a band, I’d play drums. It was many things. Comedy was not the highest on the list, either,” Sinbad said.

He said he was always pretty funny as a kid, but around eighth grade he realized how to control the way a laugh worked. Then, in college,

“my assistant basketball coach actually wrote a routine for me, when some new recruits came in town. And I got up on stage. It wasn’t great, but it didn’t suck.”

His major epiphany came while serving in the US Air Force.

“The Air Force talent show really was it. I watched a guy come through named T.A. Burrows, and he was a ventriloquist. And I said, that’s it. That spoke to me, I’m supposed to be a comedian. It just hit me, I can do this.”

His first real breakout moments as a comic came through “Star Search,” a 1980s talent competition that spotlighted up-and-comers. Sinbad finds a world of difference between the show which first launched his career, and the reality competitions which air today.

“The biggest difference to ‘America’s Got Talent’ is you’ll find some raw people there, and you never know who’s gonna show up. ‘Star Search’ was set up to find people who already were on the path, and needed that last little kick in the butt. But you never saw a bad contestant.

There was never a bad singer, there was never a bad comic. Everybody was accomplished, they just needed that last little push. So that’s what I think made ‘Star Search’ a little different.”

Over his career, Sinbad has always seemed to portray a very specific, positive worldview -- one that he insists is not intentional, it’s just the way he looks at life.

“For me, it’s not so much not being cynical, or even positive. I say it as I see it. I try to be as positive as I can. At times I’m cynical, there are times I look at it as being crazy. I think I’m honest, that’s the most important thing. I think people got so caught up on me being a ‘clean’ comic, I hate the word. Just call me a comic.”

Among the topics to be justifiably cynical about is modern television. In the late 1980s, when Sinbad began appearing on “Cosby Show” spin-off “A Different World,” the number of quality roles for African-Americans seemed to be on the rise. But now, over twenty years later,

as he attempts to pitch a new show to networks himself, Sinbad noted how w that trend seems to be going in reverse.

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“The audience is ready dy for it. The people who run TV, they can’t even pick out a hit show, think aboutt it. They can’t figure out how to make a hit show right now. So what they’re pushing is, ‘we can’t an’t make it too black, or too oo Hispanic, or too Asian,’ beecause they think America ca — they ask, ‘Will Americaa buy it?’ Well, I am Amer-ican. This is America.”

And to Toledo, Sinbad makes a promise.

“You come out to my show, you’re going to have fun. And you’re gonna hear my point of view, and — those who have not seen me live, you know, you thought I was funny on tape?

You need to come and see me live.” ✯

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ro Wrestling Ohio hio (PWO) may be a small, regional wrestling promo-tion out of Cleveland, butt it is rapidly becoming the little company that could.

Founded in 2007, PWO WO has a weekly television show how broadcast throughout the state on SportsTime Ohio.

And now, its wrestlers and producers are preparing for JEFF its biggest show of the year.

“Wrestlelution” will take place lace Aug. 1 at the Nautica Pavilion lion in Cleveland.

For Joe Dombrowski, PWO producer and lead commenmentator, “Wrestlelution was as a given. Every wrestling promomotion has their ‘signature re event,’ the show you know is going to be bigger than alll the others. Of course, WWE has ‘WrestleMania,’ and before that WCW had ‘Starrcade.’ ‘Wrestlelution’ is our version of that, it’s our Super Bowl.” “‘Wrestlelution’ is always that show that you look forward to at the beginning of the season; that’s going to be the final chapter for a lot of stories,” said Johnny Gargano, PWO’s current champion. “Everything that we do in Pro Wrestling Ohio pretty much builds to ‘Wrestlelution’.”

The annual event has grown in popularity and importance with each passing year. The first ‘Wrestlelution’ in 2008 drew more than 1,000 fans, a record for the company at that time. Last year’s installment drew more than 1,400. Not bad for a small promotion which started less than three years ago.

“In 2007, there was another regional wrestling organization that many of us worked for that was making some decent waves, but as time went on, many of us became concerned over some of the business practices there and realized it could only go so far. In the fall of that year, a number of individuals broke away to form Pro Wrestling Ohio, pretty much literally from scratch,” Dombrowski said. “It’s been a very grassroots effort, and it has grown very slowly and steadily, but we’re very proud of the progress we’ve made in just a short time and the passion and heart of everyone involved.”

Through its weekly timeslot on SportsTime Ohio, PWO has garnered exposure not just on a regional level, but worldwide.

“It’s amazing how many people actually see the show. We get e-mails from Britain, from Mexico, from anywhere,” Gargano said. “It’s crazy an organization in Ohio is beamed all over the world like that.”

The main event for this year’s show features two local stars on the cusp of breaking out onto the national stage. Matt Cross, a remarkable high flyer, will wrestle champion Gargano, a name fans the world over are learning about very

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The 22-year-old is qu one on of the fastest-rising stars in the game.

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It is that drive for excellence that Dombrowski feels will make the show on Aug. 1 a memorable one, for fans and wrestlers alike.

“These aren’t men and women earning millions of dollars a year under guaranteed cushy contracts — these are men and women who will do anything to prove they deserve to be in that same category,” he said. “PWO ‘Wrestlelution 3’s’ tagline this year is ‘A Defining Moment,’ and I believe it rings true. It’s a defining moment for our wrestlers to show what they really have to offer, and a defining moment as a company for us to hit the next level of our growth.” ✯

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