‘Egregious’ Political Pandering
Jymi Bolden Setting crime-reduction goals will help police reduce crime, according to City Councilwoman Laketa Cole. Now we know where City Councilman John Cranley acquired his annoying habit of melodramatic political pronouncements: He learned it at his mama's knee. The Cincinnati Board of Education recently hired Rosa Blackwell as school superintendent. Susan Cranley, candidate for…
Onstage: Thinking Outside the Pit
GILBERT YOUNG African-American artist Gilbert Young painted Erich Kunzel conducting the Cincinnati Popsduring a 2004 concert Benign neglect is how the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) has responded to the cultural richness and diversity in this city. That's changing, according to CSO President Steven Monder. Why now? "It's the right thing to do," Monder says. "I…
While We Were Bowling
Geoff Raker ETC unearthed a 1957 RCA Deluxe portable television for its production of the comedy, While We Were Bowling. When you see a theater production set in another era, do you ever wonder where all that stuff comes from? Finding such "stuff" is a year-round task for SHANNON RAE LUTZ, resident properties manager at…
Diner: Gap Dining
I have an aversion to casual dining chains like Tumbleweed and O'Charley's that is second only to my deeply rooted dislike for Wonder Bread, suburban housing developments and anodyne television sitcoms: They each attempt to fabricate authenticity where none exists. That's why I was pleased to learn that, when Baxter's Fresh Grille opened in Springdale…
CD Release Mania
· Singer/songwriter Brian Cammerer returns to the local scene this Thursday with a CD release show at the York Street Café in Newport. Cammerer — whose eccentric personality and interesting Indie Pop songwriting and home recordings make him akin to a more rockin' Cincinnati version of Roky Erickson — was a founder of the local…
Music: Do the Montreal Hustle
With an ever-evolving sound and lineup, Kevin Barnes' Pop collective, Of Montreal, isn't afraid to take chances with each new album. Although Kevin Barnes has experienced plenty of personal and professional change in recent months, he can't say exactly what inspired him to shake up Of Montreal's sound on the band's latest album, The Sunlandic…
Watching TV Without Seeing It
If you were one of the people who called WCPO (Channel 9) last week to complain that some kind of alien forces had laid claim to your audio — especially during Oprah — please read on. What you experienced was probably something like this: Out of one speaker, your TV is sending the usual sounds…
Living Out Loud: : Blinded by the Light
Now that the Pope is dead, we can finally get back to what's really going on in the world. No, I'm not talking about the war in Iraq, Bush's stance on social security reform or even that finger found in a bowl of Wendy's chili. The news that I'm following more closely than anything is…
Cover Story: The Secret Language of the Modern Age Poets reconstruct the poetry of meaning
Sean Hughes Honoring Each Wod Unless your appetite runs to poetry so inventive it can't say what it is or language with its pockets hanging inside-out, then Aralee Strange, Don Bogen and Tyrone Williams are working poets you've probably never read, heard or even heard of. Quiet, please. For centuries poetry's been a kept secret…
Heartless Bastards
HOT "Nouvelle" Wave In the fine tradition of The Moog Cookbook (Grunge and Rock hits rendered with vintage keyboards) and the seemingly endless stream of Pickin' On … discs (which tributes various Rock and Pop faves, Bluegrass-style), comes Nouvelle Vague, whose self-titled album is re-issued May 3 by David Byrne's wonderfully eccentric World Music label,…
Time to Stop the Drugs
Regarding your story on the barricade erected on the edge of Over-the-Rhine ("To the Barricades," issue of March 9-15) and the question posed by Marvin Butts about why he wasn't told about it, "Is it because I'm a cowboy?" — I would ask whether it could be that this has nothing to do with him…
Rent-A-Date Erotics
I'm a 20-year-old bi guy with a girlfriend of seven months and a few male friends with benefits (FWBs). I'm happy, but I have a kink and I'm wondering how I could safely explore it. I want to try hustling. A random guy picking me up on the street and paying me for sex is…
Elliott Ruther – The Record That Changed My Life
Damon Green Elliott Ruther Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin IV It was 1985 and I listened to a lot of Top 40 until Mr. Bowden's Summit Country Day class covered a section on Rock & Roll. With one headphone run of "Hey, hey, mamma," it was over. I realized how bored I was by Q102, shoved…
Locals Only: : New Day Roesing
Chris Roesing Chris Roesing does not collect the recorded output of other musicians, despite his involvement in the long-running Art Damage radio show on WAIF (88.3 FM). "I've never been an audiophile," says Roesing, 29, who performs as Roesing Ape. "I've always been very particular in what I listen to. I don't collect. I don't…
Upcoming Concert Reviews of Hank Williams III, Tiger Bear Wolf and More…
Hank Williams III Hank Williams III & Assjack with Artimus Pyledriver Thursday · 20th Century Theater Any artists claiming to be versatile in their musical output would be well advised to measure their diversity against the schizophrenic splendor of Shelton Hank Williams, better known to the world as Hank III. The son of notoriously famous…
News to Use
Rally for Libraries A rally for Libraries Make a Difference Day takes place from noon-1 p.m. Wednesday on Fountain Square. Voice your opposition to more reductions in library funding, hear about how the library has changed lives and enjoy murals by school children, live music and information booths. For more information call 513-369-6035 or visit…
Cover Story: Mind the Gap
Matt Borgerding Black Buddah'Fly: Ra Fuzion poetry is "a holistic movement." NeoSoul and Hip Hop lovers are used to not having their live entertainment needs met in this town. Week after week they flip through the first few pages of CityBeat in vain, hoping to be surprised by a Bogart's ad announcing a performance by…
Enquirer Still Owes Us
EDITOR'S NOTE: The editorial to the right is reprinted with permission from the March issue of Editor & Publisher, the respected newspaper industry magazine. The unsigned column, titled "Cincy's Ironic Shield," is the latest in a series of unusually strong opinions the magazine has published over the years about the despicable behavior of Enquirer and…
NFL Draft Forecasting Is Almost Impossible This Year
Jerry Dowling For all the underclassmen available in the NFL draft, which still artificially suppresses opportunity for young athletes, this year's event is said to be so deep and even, while the first teams to pick are so lacking in general, that there's no way of forecasting the selections. Southern Cal quarterback Matt Leinart quickly…
Bans and Barricades
Cincinnati businesses have ducked a citywide smoking ban — for the time being, at least. City council voted April 13 against a ban on smoking in restaurants and bars (see "Butt Out," issue of Feb. 23-March 1) and instead passed a milder set of restrictions proposed by Councilman David Crowley, whose family owns Crowley's Pub…
News: Fleeing Discrimination
Matt Borgerding Andrea Cosnowsky is moving to a less homophobic state. Chalk one up for Ohio's anti-gay forces. They're one family closer to their godly Promised Land. Andrea (Andie) and Jane Cosnowsky are leaving because family values newly enshrined in the state's anti-gay constitution threaten their son's well-being. "We're not coming back to Ohio," Andie…
Heaven in a Fryer
I had arranged to meet a friend at the Green Derby (846 York St., Newport, 859-431-8740) for a late lunch. The first to arrive, I was led into one of the several softly lit, small dining rooms and given a menu while I waited — and waited. The Derby's menu features home-style food with quite…
