Cover Story: More than Scribbles
Graham Lienhart It's hard to believe that Scribble Jam started in a parking lot. People come from all over the country to check out the DJ battles at Annie's and revel at the club parties downtown. At the same time, we know ArtWorks as a gallery not on the cutting edge of Hip Hop…
News: Alien Removal
Joe Lamb Proposed laws targeting immigrants will lead them to fear police, according to Marilyn Zayas-Davis, immigration lawyer. A bill in the Ohio House of Representatives would set significant new requirements for law enforcement and businesses, with a mind to making it more difficult for undocumented immigrants to live and work in the state.…
Momentum builds for repealing Hamilton County jail tax
Jared M. Holder Remembering the atrocity at Hiroshima: Activists march Aug. 6 in International Friendship Park along the Ohio River. In a stinging rebuke to Hamilton County leaders, voters have demanded a referendum on the sales tax for construction of a new jail. The coalition that formed to put the measure on the ballot…
Locals Only: : Heartless Bastards
Mike Breen Heartless Bastards CHICAGO — Cincinnati bands that play original music sometimes complain about the lack of support they get in their hometown. While there are exceptions, it often seems like a band needs to get outside attention before the locals take note en masse and pack their shows. The Greenhornes used to…
Onstage: Razzle Dazzle Dancing
Ballet Tech Ohio Performing Arts Organization Joseph Gatti and Adiarys Almeida will represent Cincinnati Ballet in the Gala of International Ballet Stars Fiendish fouettés. Double cabrioles. Stratospheric grand jetés. All the pyrotechnics that burn brightest at ballet galas are scheduled to return to the Aronoff Center during the sixth annual International Gala of Ballet…
Music: Carnavas Maximus
Ink Tank PR From humble, far-from-masterful beginnings just a few years ago, Silversun Pickups are now one of the hottest properties in Modern Rock. When Silversun Pickups first started playing live, the band was, to put it mildly, less than confident in its live shows. "Sometimes it was nerve-wracking because people didn't know we…
Sound Advice: : Ollabelle, Sea Wolf and English Beat
Redbird Management Sea Wolf The English Beat with 311 and Matisyahu Wednesday · Riverbend I'll be honest: When I saw the announcement for shows coming to Riverbend this summer, there wasn't one thing that really made me want to go to the outdoor amphitheater. But then the English Beat was added to the 311…
Are You Worthy?
One of the most misunderstood and rarely addressed aspects of wellness is self-esteem. I teach my patients about this subject and its far-reaching implications. How you value yourself affects not only your emotions but also how you interact with and are perceived by others. Your self-esteem is defined in psychology as your overall self appraisal…
To Do List: : Real Pirates
Sean Hughes Whydah Yo Ho Ho and a Barrel of the Real Thing "Hollywood and Johnny Depp didn't quite accurately portray real pirates," said Douglass McDonald, president/CEO of the Cincinnati Museum Center, at a recent press conference announcing the world premiere of center's latest exhibition. Really? I so hoped that Depp's deliciously rollicking Keith…
News to Use
Saving Antioch The second in a series of meetings of the Antioch College Board of Trustees will be Aug. 25 in Cincinnati. The purpose is to discuss next steps in working strategically toward the re-opening of Antioch College. A session from 9-11:30 a.m. will be a town hall open to all constituents. In the afternoon…
Cincinnati Ballet members on a ‘working vacation’
Cincinnati Ballet Cincinnati Ballet dancers are flying high in Hawaii on a "working vacation" For many, summer means vacation time, and several CINCINNATI BALLET dancers are in Hawaii — working, mind you. Eight dancers, plus Artistic Director Victoria Morgan and Music Director Carmon DeLeone, join forces with Ballet Hawaii to present Cinderella, choreographed by…
News: Natural Focus
In a generation, the environment has moved from being the excusive concern of the political fringe to being considered a major economic force. The adoption of an environmental studies curriculum at Aiken University High School in College Hill shows just how much that change has been accepted. "Environmental studies was perceived as an old white…
Film: Reviews: Stardust and Rush Hour 3
Paramount Pictures Young hero Tristram (Charlie Cox) in the presence of a witch (Kate Magowan) and a star (Claire Danes) in Stardust. Matthew Vaughn initially made a name for himself as a producer with Guy Ritchie (from Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels through Swept Away) before taking a seat in the director's chair…
Iraq Vets’ Story Painful to Read, but I Thank You
I was glad to see CityBeat's cover story "Surviving Iraq" (issue of Aug. 1) but found it painful to read. I am respectful of the men and women who serve, but I hate that they're being lied to, used and sacrificed by a government that lied about the reasons for going to war and continues…
Already Looking for the Next Home Run King After Barry Bonds
Jerry Dowling Those of us who still fantasize that baseball's career home run mark is the most hallowed record in sports took comfort early on the evening of Aug. 4, when Alex Rodriguez became the youngest player in history to reach 500. Perhaps the record will be saved after all. Later that same evening,…
Cover Story: Wise Intelligent Gets Personal
Wise Intelligent Of all the CDs Wise Intelligent has released since 1990, Wise Intelligent Iz … The Talented Timothy Taylor is his most personal. Wise wears his own name on the new album and opens up about his experiences, a side of himself that listeners of music from his group Poor Righteous Teachers haven't…
Rock Books
Turn away from the digital abyss, my friend, and dig into some recent, terrific new Rock & Roll photography books. These three arty, tactile, coffee-table tomes might be the perfect gift for yourself or discriminating others. Highlighting the work of a single shooter, each documents a scene's explosion from the private moments to the backstage…
Living Out Loud: : The Thunder Rolls
I'm working on a story when I receive an e-mail from my daughter canceling lunch plans again. Feeling frustrated, I don't respond back. At my writing desk, heavy rain, lighting and thunder make me restless to turn my computer off and be someplace else. The rain lets up a little, but the thunder rolls as…
Ellery on the Tube
Local duo Ellery are taking their lithe, sparkling Folk Pop to the small screen this weekend. An Evening With Ellery, a concert film of their appearance at The Carnegie in Covington in March, is being made available to national public television stations. So far, the show is to be aired in over 50 markets and…
Ian Moore: To Be Loved (Justice)
IAN MOORE — TO BE LOVED Nearly a decade and a half ago, guitarist Ian Moore managed to distinguish himself from the other skadillion six-stringers in Austin, Tex., scoring a plum deal with Capricorn and spending the next few years making rootsy Rock albums that generated good reviews and earned Moore opening slots with…
Lookwhos: Look Who’s Eating: De Stewart
Graham Lienhart De Stewart After 30 years as a technologist, De Stewart quit his job and decided to become a herbologist. Under the moniker Colonel De Ray, Stewart runs a shop front in the historic Findlay Market, and his shelves are stocked with hundreds of obscure and aromatic self-blended herbs, spices and teas. After…
The Customer Is Always Right
Years ago I was served a bad bottle of wine — a young Petite Sirah — at a trendy grill in Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood. As the waiter poured my "taste," I didn't have a good feeling. The wine should have been an inky purple; instead it had an unappealing rusty tinge. I pointed this out…
Diner: Review: Four Seasons Boatyard and Grill
Joe Lamb Four Seasons Boatyard Grill Several years ago, I suffered terrible gastro-intestinal distress after ingesting some less-than-fresh clams at a chain restaurant in Las Vegas. I initially blamed the restaurant for my discomfort, but a friend reminded me that I was the idiot who ordered clams in the middle of a desert. I…
Cover Story: Jam Plan
If you're planning on attending Scribble Jam— which is now billing itself as "America's Largest Hip Hop Festival" — this weekend, there's more than just the "main event" at Annie's. Below is a schedule for the full weekend, including the "main event" and side events. Scribble organizers don't post set times for performers, so plan…
Cover Story: Scribble Jam Has Something to Say
Photo courtesy Jaz-O Jaz-O remains a "go to" guy in Hip Hop, including his mentoring Carmine Gotti on Growing Up Gotti. After reading his bio, someone emailed Jaz-O a MySpace message that read something like, "If you're 'The Originator' and you put Jay-Z on, then how come I don't know who you are?" The writer,…
Wrap Your Baby in Cotton, Not Plastic
Cloth diapers are an easy-to-use, inexpensive and environmentally friendly alternative to landfill destined disposables. My wife and I have used cloth diapers for our baby since he was 2 weeks old. Modern-fitted cotton diapers with Velcro and snap closures aren't the thin bits of cloth that your mom folded and pinned together. There are two…
News: Bibliophile Bonanza
That hard-to-find book might be closer than you think, especially if you haven't considered some of the more obscure libraries in town. Here are a few that might raise an eyebrow and make you ask, "Is that really in Cincinnati?" Frederic T. Kapp Memorial Library Founded in 1981, the Kapp Library, 3001 Highland Ave., Walnut…
Bridging the Homeless Gap
The peril of living in a river city is you could end up dying on a bridge. The peril of living is you could end up living under a bridge. Then you might end up dying under a bridge. While we mourn Minneapolis' commuters who fell to their death when a highway bridge collapsed, a…
CEAs, New Brain, New Stage and more
Transit Five William Finn's musical about brain surgery will bepresented by Transit Five at the CAC this weekend. The voting is over for the 2007 CINCINNATI ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS, and it appears that more people have voiced their opinions about local theater productions and individual performers than in any previous year since the CEAs were…
Shellac the record store rack
Touch & Go Records It's the end of radio. The last announcer plays the last record. The last watt leaves the last transmitter, in search of a listener. Can you hear me now. Can you hear me now? Is it really broadcasting if there's no one there to receive? It's the end of radio.…
You Say Party! We Say Die!: Lose All Time (Paper Bag)
YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE! One of the unexpected highlights of the 2006 edition of South by Southwest was the frenetic Punk/Pop jangle-and-jitter of Vancouver's You Say Party! We Say Die!, a two-girl/three-guy quintet that evoked the darkest and coolest elements of the B-52s and Blondie, particularly in the twin vocals of frontwoman…
