Music: Clear As Folk
Tom Brosseau Grand Forks, the latest from singer/songwriter Tom Brosseau, revolves around the tragic flood that swamped his hometown in North Dakota a decade ago Listening to one of Tom Brosseau's sparse and evocative story/songs from his upcoming album Grand Forks, you can almost hear the crackle of a steel needle grinding its way…
Ace
Sandy Underwood CCM graduate Matt Bogart stars in the Playhouse's production of Ace. The new musical ACE by Cincinnati native and University of Cincinnati grad RICHARD OBERACKER that's in the midst of its world premiere performance at the Cincinnati Playhouse (it runs through Nov. 17) is on a flight path that might take it to…
Upcoming Concert reviews of The Disco Biscuits and More…
Zilla The Disco Biscuits Friday · Bogart's The Jam community has certainly embraced Philadelphia's Disco Biscuits over their decade-long history, but the quartet does not easily fit into any clearly defined pigeonhole. The original band — guitarist Jon Gutwillig, bassist Marc Brownstein, keyboardist Ben Hayflick, drummer Sam Altman — met as undergrads at the…
On the “Brink” of the CEAs
This Friday brings the return of "Brink: A New Music Showcase" to Newport's Southgate House. The event was started a few years back, in conjunction with the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards, as a way to showcase the next generation of exciting new local artists. Early on in their careers, local performers (and future CEA nominees) like…
Hello Spain
HOT Sharing En Espanol If you deplorable evil-doers who download music for free on the Internet love it so much, why don't you move to Spain! In that country, what some are calling a historic ruling was handed down by Judge Paz Aldecoa, who threw out a case against a man who was accused of…
News: Cincinnati Bucks the Trend
Joe Lamb Caption: U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot reacts with equal parts relief and joy as he bucks the national trend of Republican incumbents losing their seats. Bucking the national trend, Republican incumbents Steve Chabot and Jean Schmidt held onto their congressional seats in the Nov. 7 election, but both with closer margins than either probably…
Mix It Yourself
Oliver Meinerding Last month, EMI Chief Executive Alain Levy said that the CD was "dead" (note the quotes). While this made for great headlines, it required a fair degree of selective listening (and quoting!) to transmit the message we all received. What he actually said: "The CD as it is right now is dead."…
DEFTONES — SATURDAY NIGHT WRIST
DEFTONES — SATURDAY NIGHT WRIST Over the course of nearly 18 years, Deftones have managed to produce a brutally heavy body of work while incorporating uncharacteristically subtle and artful elements into their sound. This longstanding sense of adventure and adherence to experimentation has elevated Deftones well above the Nü Metal genre in which they…
News: Ohio Turns Blue
Natalie Hager Campaign consultant and political junkie Brewster Rhoads (middle) checks Election Night results in person and on the phone at the Hamilton County Board of Elections downtown. Local Democrats celebrated statewide victories with raucous fervor at Arnold's Bar and Grill downtown Nov. 7. Republicans at counterpart gatherings ranged between being somber and shocked at…
EDWARD R. MURROW: THE BEST OF PERSON TO PERSON (KOCH VISION)
EDWARD R. MURROW: THE BEST OF PERSON TO PERSON 1953-59, Not Rated The boon in DVD releases of archival celebrity/personality interviews by TV talk-show hosts continues with the most historic and important yet — Edward R. Murrow's Person to Person on CBS. Murrow, sitting in an armchair on a studio set and constantly smoking,…
To All the PC Police in Cry Me a River
Jerry Dowling At a time when every sports journalist or commentator who doesn't sound like Grandma suffers termination or suspension for the most casual remarks, WLW-AM fired Andy Furman last week. The sketchy details make almost no sense in view of the Big One's checkered history of racial commentary, but they add up to…
News: Voting in Spite of It All
Jon Hughes/photopresse.com U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot was turned away at the polls for lack of proper ID; he had to go home for proper identification before being allowed to cast a ballot. In Jewish tradition, everyone's human nature includes the Yetzer HaTov and Yetzer HaRah, the inclination for good and the inclination for evil.…
Diner: Lovin’ Spoonful
Cumin Go: 3520 Erie Ave., Hyde Park Call: 513-871-8714 Hours: Dinner: 5-10:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday; late night menu: 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Wednesday-Saturday Prices: Moderate Payment: Major credit cards accepted Red Meat Alternatives: Numerous vegetarian, seafood and chicken dishes as well as salads Accessibility: Yes Grade: A The nose knows food. My own is fond of the…
Art: A Traveling Show
Joe Lamb Bold Strokes: A street-eye view of J. Susan Schuler's colorful paintings at Malton Gallery. Stuart Fabe and J. Susan Schuler have brought their exquisite work together in a joint exhibition, Bold Strokes, at Malton Gallery (2643 Erie Ave., Hyde Park). The merging of these two locals is surprisingly harmonious in that each…
GOB IRON — DEATH SONGS FOR THE LIVING (TRANSMIT SOUND/SONY LEGACY)
GOB IRON — DEATH SONGS FOR THE LIVING Both Jay Farrar and Anders Parker have made names for themselves as unique and forward-thinking interpreters of rootsy Americana music, Farrar with Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt and on his own and Parker through his work in Varnaline. Last year, the two crossed paths and laid down…
Film: Menace to Society
Columbia Pictures You lookin' at me?: Christian Bale as Jim Davis, a tweaked-out discharged Army Ranger in Harsh Times. Harsh Times is a modern and raw reflection of the disastrous effects of war on the soldiers that survive them and the potential danger they pose. Jim Davis (Christian Bale) is a tweaked-out discharged Army…
Asking the Right Question
By Michael Schiaparelli When I lived in New Jersey, everyone knew what dish they had to prepare for Thanksgiving dinner — Aunt Patty's famous creamed spinach, Great Grandma Dot's mashed turnips, Grandma "Honey" Joan's big, stuffed, all-natural free-range turkey. I took care of the wine. And I took that responsibility seriously, too, selecting bottles from…
News: Remembering Buddy Gray
Jymi Bolden Buddy Gray, killed in 1996, was a tireless advocate for the poor. And meanwhile, awake to live as unacceptably, non-calmly unpleasantly dislikably impatiently loudly disrespectfully and disruptively and as contagiously collectively as I am able as long as is necessary — How Did It Happen?, by Buddy Gray, December 1989 Bonnie Neumeier…
Books: A Call for Empathy
Jimmy Heath Michael Henson, author of Crow Call Michael Henson's new collection of poems, Crow Call, is a continuation of the powerful and gentle voice first heard in his short urban novel Ransack and his remarkable story collection A Small Room with Trouble on My Mind. All three are well presented by West End…
OMG! We Speak the Same Language
Notes: The debate over America's official language has been raging since our country spoke its first word. This debate has recently re-emerged on the tip of the tongue. However, no one seems to hear the new emerging language that everyone's speaking: IM or Text. Have fun trying to decode this song. OMG! We Speak the…
News: Fishing for Help
Matt Borgerding Opponents of Issue 12, the Hamilton County sales tax proposal to build a new jail, gather at the Clifton house of Dan La Botz (third from right) to discuss the community's next moves as Issue 12 goes down to defeat. Sunday morning after church, a self-titled conservative said he'd rather teach people to…
THE STRAYS — LE FUTUR NOIR (TVT)
THE STRAYS — LE FUTUR NOIR The late, great Steve Marriott's son Toby fronts the late-'70s London flashback called The Strays, proving that talent doesn't always skip a generation. Right outta the box this thing pounds away like a drunk monkey with a sledgehammer. Few if any (out of hundreds over the years) ever…
Onstage: Off-Kilter
Michael Shooner Pamela Schooner and Andrew Bernhard star in NET's Durang(o). I arrived a bit late for New Edgecliff Theatre's current production of three short plays by satirist Christopher Durang. (Lest you do the same, please note that NET has shifted its curtain time to 7:30 p.m. for all performances.) This was not a…
Living Out Loud: : Snappers and Painters
I love Bear Lake, even if I get a bloodsucker on my belly when the water's junky. We come here every summer. This is No. 9 of 10 vacation days, so me and Conner are out playing every last second. God, I'm peeling. Conner's brown and lucky. He never gets sunburned. Oh, and his black…
Do You Know if You Give Up Your Rights?
You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to have an attorney present during questioning. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you before any questioning takes place. If you were a contestant on Jeopardy,…
ALUMINUM — ALUMINUM (XL RECORDINGS)
ALUMINUM — ALUMINUM Giving Rock music the orchestral treatment often yields disastrous results. Pops orchestras will take a break from Hollywood or Broadway themes to pull off innocuous representations of the KISS or Pink Floyd catalogs, a recording of which is inevitably (at best) a novelty. And if you can't keep the Rock band…
Cover Story: The Art of Happiness
Joe Lamb The Art of Happiness Most artists would never dream of destroying their work the same day it's finished, especially if it took hundreds of hours to complete. But that's exactly what will happen at the Cincinnati Museum Center this weekend. The Yamantaka sand mandala being created by the Gaden Shartse monks will…
Film: Strange Choices
Columbia Pictures Who am I?: Will Farrell stars as Harold Crick in Stranger than Fiction. During an interview for his latest film, Stranger than Fiction, a professorial Dustin Hoffman shares an intriguing anecdote about a scenario that fueled many a late-night debate among his unemployed acting compatriots back in the day. "The Louvre is…
Election Info Clear and to the Point
I want to thank John Fox for the endorsement editorial "Time for a Clean Sweep" (issue of Nov. 1). Reading The Enquirer, you would think they would focus on letting the public know about the issues on the ballot, but that's too much to ask. The CityBeat guide was clear and to the point, and…
News: The County Adds Pepper
Matt Borgerding David Pepper talks to the media Election Night about his goals as the new Hamilton County Commissioner. In an election season riddled with more negative ad campaigns than anyone seems to remember — until next year's — David Pepper attributes his defeat of incumbent Hamilton County Commissioner Phil Heimlich to taking a positive…
Locals Only: : Murder, Folks
Blue Rock Boys A while back, The Comet bar's management constructed extra support beams in the basement. Seems that The Blue Rock Boys' music created enough crowd stomping to make the floor suffer. Always a good sign when bands force emergency bar remodeling. Known for vivacious live shows, The Blue Rock Boys leave drums…
News to Use
Dialogue on the War Xavier University Army ROTC and the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center are co-sponsoring a Day of Dialogue on Iraq at Bellarmine Chapel on Xavier's campus from 7-9:30 p.m. Nov. 10. Four Iraq War veterans will share their stories and perspectives. Everyone's point of view is welcome. Remembering Buddy Gray This year…
Steve Chabot: All Wet and Unidentified
Jon Hughes/photopresse.com Steve Chabot — overdressed for a wet T-shirt contest and underdressed for a rainy Election Day. Owing to publication deadlines, we must direct you to citybeat.com for final unofficial results in the Nov. 7 election. We can tell you with certainty, however, that whatever the final tally shows, U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot…
