News: CPS Shake Up
Natalie Hager Eve Bolton hugs a supporter after winning a spot on the Cincinnati Public School Board. Election Day Slide Show – Click Here The students and administrators of Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) are in for some serious changes. In addition to the defeat of Issue 22, the school levy, three new faces will be…
Music: Beneath the Underdogs
Paul Harries Dropkick Murphys: More than just horsing around. As they're so often identified with Good Will Hunting-esque Boston, it isn't much of a surprise when Dropkick Murphy's vocalist Al Barr takes our call on his cell phone while driving back from the Red Sox World Series victory parade. As he and his fellow…
The Musical of Musicals: The Musical!
Sandy Underwood Joanne Bogart is ready for her close-up in The Musical of Musicals: The Musical!. If you're a fan of musicals, you need to see THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS: THE MUSICAL! at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, opening Thursday. In about 90 minutes, four actors present parodies of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Stephen…
Sound Advice: : Blues & Boogie Piano Summit and The Mountain Goats
Mark Van S Mountain Goats "Blues & Boogie Piano Summit" with Ann Rabson, Matrijn Schok and Grega Holtrop, Christopher Rois and Ricky Nye with Bekah Williams Saturday · Southgate House What are the things that you can get in Greater Cincinnati but nowhere else in the United States? Since Oprah has blathered on about…
Facts About the Flu Vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) combine influenza and pneumonia deaths to come up with an average number of roughly 36,000 people dying each year, but it's estimated that only between 200 and 1,250 are related to the flu alone. Most flu cases are mild and include symptoms like fever, fatigue, muscle ache and headache.…
SICKO (WEINSTEIN CO.) By Jason Gargano
SICKO 2007, Rated PG-13 Like our current government, the American health care system is in a serious state of decline. Its initial purpose seems to have gone astray: No longer does it provide for those in need; it's rapidly serving only as a source of profit for money-grubbing insurance and drug companies. It's a…
CAPTAIN & TENNILLE IN NEW ORLEANS (RETROACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT)
CAPTAIN & TENNILLE IN NEW ORLEANS 1977, Not Rated The hipsters haven't rediscovered Captain & Tennille the way they have the Carpenters, and perhaps with good reason. Unlike the shy, melancholy Karen Carpenter, Toni Tennille is an impossibly perky singer — huge mouth and eyes, gleaming teeth and a bouncy bob haircut right out…
Ballet Legend and Local Native Suzanne Farrell Collaborates with Cincinnati Ballet
"I don't care if you fall down! Make it interesting!" You might not expect to hear these words from a classical ballet instructor, but the celebrated Suzanne Farrell is no ordinary teacher — and by all accounts she was nothing short of extraordinary as a dancer as well. Farrell made this comment to aspiring young…
Locals Only: : Caterpillar Tracks
Caterpillar Tracks Caterpillar Tracks "Didn't we just do this shit two years ago?" vocalist/guitarist Shane Johnson laughs incredulously when I jokingly start the interview with a question about the band's musical influences. Three years actually, and while the band is understandably anxious to discuss their new EP, we've got some history and evolution to…
News: The Russians Have Landed
Natalie Hager Sergei Pystin, Astafyev Alexander and Lyuba Frenkel at the Board of Elections. Election Day Slide Show – Click Here By 10 p.m. Election Night, the Hamilton County Board of Elections was still reporting just over 5 percent of precincts and election watchers were getting antsy after looking at absentee ballot numbers for more…
Bengals’ Woes Come Down to Basic Blocking and Tackling
Jerry Dowling Here's one we haven't seen in a while: The Bengals are out of contention at the start of November, and it comes as a surprise. We've refrained from joining the general discussion about the Bengals and their failure for the last month, thinking only jilted dreamers could produce such vitriol. Not even…
News: Up in the Air
Natalie Hager Mitch Painter plants a sign. Election Day Slide Show – Click Here Hey — don't forget to check out www.citybeat.com. CityBeat will have reactions from the winning and losing candidates, supporters and opponents of ballot initiatives and interested observers — plus lots of photos. The 2007 election campaign has been one of…
Film: Looking Back with Fondness
Universal Pictures Denzell Washington (left) and Russell Crowe star in American Gangster. Technically, Ridley Scott's American Gangster should be called a "period crime drama." It stars Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas, a real-life Harlem heroin dealer of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Not unlike, say, Brian DePalma's The Untouchables, which was set in…
Main Event: Caught in the Flow at the CAC
ODILI DONALD ODITA If you've walked by the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) lately, you've probably noticed the steady transformation of the stark white lobby walls into their present kaleidoscopic state. "FLOW," a wall-painting installation by artist ODILI DONALD ODITA, opens Friday at the CAC. Over the past few weeks, Odita, his assistant Emily Erb…
CD release mania from local bands
· Impressively brutal local Metal crew Azygous celebrate their new CD release, Whiskey Driven Hate Machine, this Friday at the Mad Hatter in Covington. The fast and furious band — which plays what they self-describe as "Whiskey Core Metal" — has put out various releases since forming in 2002, but Whiskey Driven is being presented…
Thanks for Giving Me Hope
Perfect timing to read Larry Gross' Living Out Loud column this week ("Love Will Keep Us Together," issue of Oct. 24). My 17-year-old son moved in with me about two years ago, and in reading about Gross' battles with his son I found some of the same with my boy — a bit headstrong at…
Film: Review: Lions for Lambs
MGM On the prowl: Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise in Lions for Lambs I hated Crash. Every pure and noble intention of writer/director Paul Haggis rushed off the screen with a blind and righteous fury that scorched hearts and minds. Those opposed to the plea for racial (dis)harmony as a natural effect of America's…
Cincinnati Is a Music Town
I enjoy Cincinnati. Yes, I worship at the chili/ ice cream/ Reds altar like a lot of you, but this city's malleability brings me the most enjoyment. See something missing? Reach in and create it. It's not just me. I've watched many friends and peers open businesses, art galleries, theaters, restaurants, studios and festivals. Cincinnati…
Diner: Review: Cactus Pear (Kenwood)
Joe Lamb Cactus Pear To celebrate our daughter's birthday, we head out to Blue Ash's Cactus Pear, a veritable institution after 10 years in Cincinnati, an eternity in the restaurant business. It's tucked in a corner of a nondescript strip mall, and the first time we went there, we drove by the place twice…
News to Use
Sean Hughes Women in Black Learn About Newcomers "A Critical Conversation on Immigration" is the title of a free program from 4-5:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Gallagher Student Center Theater at Xavier University. Panelists include Oscar Chacón, executive director of the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities; Sylvia Castellanos, director of…
Music: The Surreal Life
Big Hassle Psych Pop legend Robyn Hitchcock finds surrealism everywhere, but says George Bush being in the White House is the "ultimate surrealistic act." Taking his place in the long, cherished tradition of British wit stands Robyn Hitchcock, an absurdist custom fit for these times through which we struggle. With his cult status as…
Paper Moon
Carteaux and Leslie, a fine used book store just a few doors from the corner of Vine and Court streets, is presenting an exhibition called Rensler's Revisited: A Fresh Look at Vintage Works From a Venerable Cincinnati Portrait Studio. I hadn't noticed when I moved here to Court Street that the elegant book store, with…
News: Jail Tax Loses in Landslide
Graham Lienhart David Pepper holds out hope for the passage of Issue 27. Election Day Slide Show – Click Here Hamilton County voters decided by a margin of 56-44 percent against a referendum on a proposed sales tax that would have paid for a new jail and safety programs. The tax failed by more than…
Worker Solidarity Makes a Difference
Jymi Bolden Professor Bert Lockwood of the University of Cincinnati is honored for his work on behalf of human rights. Another big vote is scheduled for the day after Election Day. This one involves about 11,000 Kroger workers, members of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). The union is expected to approve a…
TIME (LIFESIZE ENTERTAINMENT)
TIME 2006, Not Rated Korean auteur Kim Ki-Duk (Bad Guy and Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring) digs into modern society's obsession with beauty and the supposed attainment of perfection through medical procedure in his oddball pseudo-thriller. Time follows a young woman named Seh-hee (Ji-Yeon Park) who is a mess of insecurities and jealousies, so…
Onstage: Review: Follies
The Follies in Stephen Sondheim's 1971 musical are numerous. A reunion of performers from a Broadway revue (resembling the legendary "Ziegfeld Follies") three decades after their final performance is the premise. But we also explore the "follies" of human relationships, torches held long after a flame has died and relationships run aground despite good intentions.…
Living Out Loud: : Cigars, Zippos, Tonic Water and the Mute
Writing this column isn't always easy, especially when I can't think of anything to say. I'm having one of those days. Staring at a blank computer screen isn't helping, and I need to get my cat some food. Fancy Feast is the only stuff she'll eat, and I decide to take a break from my…
News: Same Old, Same Old
Natalie Hager Roxanne Qualls checks on early results at the Board of Election. Election Day Slide Show – Click Here Maybe the cliche is true: Cincinnatians don't like change. The big surprise in the Nov. 6 election results for Cincinnati City Council is that there were no big surprises. Voters returned each and every one…
Cover Story: The Tooth Fairy
Jared M. Holder Dr. Judith Allen enjoys a conversation with one of her patients in the McMicken Dental Center office. Multimedia Slide Show: Click Here Judith Allen D.D.S. works in an old rundown paint factory on McMicken Street in Over-the-Rhine. She makes significantly less money than most other dentists, works in a bad part of…
Seny
There have been a number of restaurant openings throughout town recently. Along with Seny in Walnut Hills and Sung Korean Bistro and Via Vite downtown, Greek Isles, a Mediterranean restaurant, has opened in Liberty Township; Raja, an Indian restaurant, opened in Mason; and The Stone Creek Dining Company opened in Montgomery. … Other openings to…
News: Free Help for Outcasts
Joe Lamb David Singleton (in background) supervises student lawyers. A prisoner is beaten while guards look on. The government restricts where certain members of a community can live. Some must fight for the right to exercise their religious beliefs in a society dominated by a different religion. That might sound like a summary of…
Robyn Hitchcock
In a day when busloads of undeserving artists are graced with lackluster "best-of" collections every leap year and box sets compile every lost toot and whimper, finally, Robyn Hitchcock, an singer/songwriter of the most magical, surreal third-eye supposition, gets his due. Next week the Yep Roc Records imprint releases the five-disc I Wanna Go Backwards…
