News: Hackett’s Happy
Matt Borgerding Paul Hackett is campaigning across the country on behalf of fellow Iraq War vets, virtually all Democrats. Paul Hackett has the iron-grip handshake someone might expect of a Marine. But in jeans and an open collared shirt, eating a lunch of Cheetos and Coke at his desk in an office filled with…
Valentine’s Day
The incredible, rootsy quintet The Hiders release its debut CD, Valentine, this Friday in conjunction with a show at alchemize. Locals pictureshow and wil-o-ee also perform. Valentine was recorded in Nashville by Brad Jones, who has worked with artists like Josh Rouse, Jill Sobule and Marshall Crenshaw. Hiders singer/songwriter/guitarist Bill Alletzhauser first crossed Jones' path…
Setting the WAIF Record Straight
First, I´d like to thank you for exposing a bit of the goings on, which includes the in-studio cameras, at WAIF-FM radio (Watching at WAIF, issue of Feb. 22-28). I also want to thank you for all the positive coverage of the station over the years. There are many great people who truly make up…
Matt Distel’s Exit Interview
The low-key coolness that veteran Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) Associate Curator Matt Distel displays draws from his working man wardrobe, humble voice and a post-work tumbler of bourbon at a Main Street tavern. Nothing about him is flashy except for the contributions he's made to Cincinnati's visual arts community for the past 10 years. He's…
Locals Only: : Southern Discomfort
Seven Orchids Seven Orchids Heavy Metal has seen glory and disgrace in its 40-odd years of existence. Despite being read last rites a few times in recent history, artists with the right mix of tradition and innovation have kept the torch burning. Seven Orchids is one of these bands that remind you why there…
Diner: Dining with a Connoisseur
From snooty sommeliers to Paul Giametti's character in Sideways, wine geeks are subjected to some overblown stereotypes. But if we are quick to mock those with a passion for swirling and sniffing, maybe it's only a defense mechanism. Most of us remember the intimidation we felt the first time we opened a wine list. Even…
The Wine at Vine
You enter The Vineyard Wine Room (2645 Erie Ave., Hyde Park, 513-871-1110) down a narrow corridor, through the soft glow of leaded-glass doors, into a cool, cosmopolitan space. A striking mural featuring a substantial woman wraps a cylindrical wall near the bar; bright, modernist paintings of acrobats line another. Decorated with high tables and sleek…
Round Peg in a Square Square
Matt Borgerding Bill Donabedian, Fountain Square's new managing director, promises it will be both fun and a forum. Other than striking a vein of gold during excavation of the parking garage, the best possible boost for the revitalization of Fountain Square came last week with the hiring of MidPoint Music Festival co-founder Bill Donabedian…
It
I saw it. In a store. Or in an ad. Maybe on an infomercial. Or in a magazine. Like Time or Slate or 20/20. Or, for that matter, on a lifestyle or makeover show. Though I might have seen it while driving around. I saw it in my neighbor's house. I saw it among the…
Film: Red Dust Glory
Miramax Little Gangster Man: Presley Chweneyagae (far left) plays the title characterin Tsosti. Pirated DVDs of Tsotsi are selling at a brisk pace on the streets of Johannesburg despite the fact that it's a rough edit missing the Kwaito music soundtrack. The price is right — slightly more than a ticket to watch the…
Upcoming Concert Reviews of Electric Six, Chris Smither and More…
Electric Six Electric Six with The Fever and Rock Kills Kid Wednesday · Southgate House There's very little about Electric Six that fits in with conventional wisdom. The Motor City outfit benefited from their association with The White Stripes three years ago as their debut Fire and the Danger! High Voltage EP garnered them…
News to Use
Electing Dems The Hamilton County Democratic Forum hosts a meet and greet with Democratic candidates at 6:30 p.m. March 30 at the 21st Century Theater in Oakley. In addition to a keynote address by Cincinnati's "most visible Democrat," Paul Hackett, participating candidates include Stephanie Dumas and David Pepper, running for Hamilton County Commissioner; John Cranley,…
Huggins, UC the Winners in Last Week’s Coaching Carousel
Jerry Dowling We wondered back in August if the University of Cincinnati basketball program could take it. And we didn't even know what it was going to take. Now we know, and we knew it all along. Can UC basketball stand conflict and controversy? You don't have UC basketball without conflict and controversy. It's…
It’s Hard to Be A Red
I read an article about redheads during the week of St. Patrick?s Day (the only day us Reds are celebrated) that suggested redheads make up only 2% of the United States population ? and the numbers are falling faster than Bush?s approval rating. The sun has been screwing us over for so long, and now…
News: Hackett’s Battle
During a nearly two-hour interview, Paul Hackett spoke about the war in Iraq, terrorism, Iran and President Bush. This is a transcript of part of that conversation. 'You cannot impose democracy' "George Bush has single-handedly done more to harm our nation than, I think, any other single president in my lifetime. We are more vulnerable…
Film: Men of the City
Will Hart Hello, can you say career makeover?: Vin Diesel plays Jackie DiNorscio, a New York wiseguy on trial, in director Sidney Lumet's Find Me Guilty. Spike Lee and Sidney Lumet, two of New York's finest, offer up new projects on cops, robbers and mobsters that epitomize our conception of the underbelly of the…
The Lesson
C. Matthew Hamby "You get these boys calling to request Hendrix whose voices haven't changed yet." — Steven Van Zandt, E Street Band guitarist and Garage Rock DJ The year is 2106. Archaeologists have excavated an area known as the Five Boroughs and discover a golden microphone inscribed with the letters "R-A-K-I-M," a fossilized…
News: Arguing All the Way to the Banks
Matt Borgerding Deep smiles show the satisfying feelings that resulted when Cincinnati City Council — including (L-R) Jim Tarbell, Leslie Ghiz and David Crowley — met last week with the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners to discuss The Banks. Major differences still separate the two sides. Hamilton County Commissioner Phil Heimlich took a page…
Music: Du the Bright Thing
Jim Saah Would you buy a used amp from this man? Bob Mould brings his half acoustic/half electric solo set to town this weekend. Back with his fourth or fifth career incarnation since starting in the 1980s with Hüsker Dü is the ol' buzz-guitar king himself, Mr. Bob Mould. He brings his crunchy guitars…
Living Out Loud: : Our Christian President
In the three years I've written or edited this column I've never written anything about George W. Bush, and I'm not starting now because he's coming to Cincinnati to throw out the first pitch at the Reds season opener. I'm writing because I'm fed up with the man. I want to like the guy. Really.…
Books: Crossing Over
Annette Navarro McCall Sharon M. Draper, teacher and author of Copper Sun Embarking on her first national book tour for the critically acclaimed release Copper Sun, former-award-winning-teacher-turned-award-winning-author Sharon M. Draper discusses the variety of stunned reactions she received after reading from her latest, most powerful novel to date. "Whenever I read from the book,…
Ionic Hydrotherapy
Ionic Hydrotherapy, which is performed using an Aqua Chi machine, is a relatively new service in the Midwest. During a session, clients place their feet into a warm footbath attached to the machine. An electric charge runs through the water and creates ions, translating into energy/fuel for the body. The session lasts anywhere from 20…
Broadway Across America
Joan Marcus The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee comes to town starting Nov. 14 as part of Broadway Across America's 2006-07 season. For CityBeat's annual Best of Cincinnati issue it's the right moment to tell you about BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA's 2006-2007 offerings at the Aronoff Center. The "best of" theme is apt for…
