The Pulse 16.28 » July 11, 2019

creative minds

Checking out Chattanooga’s growing maker community

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If You Can Make It Here…

Everybody loves a good maker story. From Jobs and Wozniak piecing together the first Apple computer in a garage, to the friend with a side hustle or startup making soap or roasting coffee or printing t-shirts, to Doc Brown turning a DeLorean into the world’s first functioning time machine—inventors, tinkerers, and do-it-yourselfers (both fact and fiction) never seem to lose their fascination.

FINDING COMMON GROUND

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THE REAL BOB CARTY

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Food halls, communal “shared” kitchens, and co-op food programs are a common and expected fruition in larger cities around the country and the world.

Bob Carty, the man, the myth, has been a fixture in Chattanooga music since always.

And yet, unless you are part of that scene, his name may be unfamiliar.

“FEED ME, SEYMOUR!”

Horror and comedy aren’t usually two genres that go hand in hand, as seen from countless failed movie attempts at blending the two.

SPIDER-MAN IS BACK

When it comes to Spider-Man movies, I’ve always been partial to the ones directed by Sam Raimi. It was a different time back then, in 2002.

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16 MUSIC CALENDAR

22 GAME ON!

7 SHADES OF GREEN

19 MUSIC REVIEWS

23 JONESIN' CROSSWORD

21 NEW IN THEATERS

23 FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

12 ARTS CALENDAR

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CITY LIFE · BETWEEN THE BRIDGES

Finding Common Ground In St. Elmo

Cons ider This w ith Dr. Rick

A world of flavor arrives in this kitchen co-op

By Alex Curry “Vous etes votre seule limite.” (“You are your only limit.”) — John Biccard We are near the half-year mark (give or take a few weeks) and I’ve always found this a helpful time to re-evaluate internal growth, direction and long-held beliefs. As we embark on summer adventures, relationships, or simply warm-weather ponderings, perhaps the following can assist you in your own midyear tune-ups: • I don’t need anyone to approve of me.

• I don’t have to explain myself.

• I don’t need to feel guilty about my boundaries.

• I don’t have to say yes if I want to say no.

• I don’t have to overextend myself to be “enough.”

• I don’t need to feel the way someone else feels.

• I don’t have to minimize my emotions.

• I don’t need to pretend I’m someone other than who I am.

And one of my favorites: “Don’t adapt to the energy in the room. Influence the energy in the room.” — Author unknown — Rick Pimental-Habib, Ph.D.

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Pulse City Editor

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Common General will bring an exciting array of culinary options to Chattanooga’s ever-expanding food and beverage world.”

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OOD HALLS, COMMUNAL “SHARED” KITCHENS, and co-op food programs are a common and expected fruition in larger cities around the country and the world.

While it’s commonplace in New York or Singapore to visit a storefront with multiple businesses running cohesively together, the idea is newer to the Chattanooga landscape.

Initially, the idea for Common General began with Matt Park and his St. Elmo-based barista bar, Plus Coffee. With plans to expand and build out the kitchen in the old Jonesy Wood building, he contacted Chef Christine Nguyen about the idea of bringing her patisserie skills to the table through her delicious treat-based concept of Mama Crunk’s Pies.

“At the beginning of this venture, I only planned to continue Mama Crunk’s Pies in the space. However, after we had all worked together to literally build a kitchen from scratch,

I started to see the benefits of using the kitchen and communal retail space in other ways,” said Mama Crunk herself.

Eventually, Christine decided that she wanted to bring more than just pies to St. Elmo. Christine started to reconnect with her Vietnamese heritage through the expanse of her already well-honed culinary skills. She began partnering with Chattanooga Tasting Club to cook Vietnamese inspired pop-up wine dinners.

“One huge culinary inspiration over the past year has been exploring my own cultural identity through food, since I was never really taught the recipes as a child and subsequently felt a bit of a disconnect from my background,” says Nguyen.

This desire to reconnect acted as

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a catalyst which has now made Common General a reality that is greater than the sum of its parts. Along with Vietnamese offerings, the space will meld with the influences of partner Danielle Cafferty, who specializes in her own family’s Korean culinary history.

Belle Chocolates by Brendan Patrick will also grace the space with Chattanooga’s first Bean to Bar chocolates with fair-trade cacao sourced from the Norandino Coop in northern Peru.

The menu items are shaping up to be mouthwatering desires: “We will have street-food inspired items like grilled green curry chicken wings, sous-vide pork belly bao buns and Panang sliders,” comments the chef as she teases the menu. Brunch will also be a treat with options like Grain Bowls, Gritt Bowls, Breakfast Burritos, and Avocado Toast.

On Saturday, St. Elmo will officially welcome Common General to the neighborhood with a grand opening block party. At 11 a.m., a local market will occupy the parking lot with vendors such as Alecia Vera, Blumenwagon, Native Made, Burlaep, I Go Tokyo Boutique, Odyssey Goods, and Sacred Harvest. Family-friendly work-

shops will be hosted inside the space as brunch is served.

The little ones will learn how to make pie pops and other art-centric designs. Live music from Grace Riva, Legal Adult, and more, and Asian street food bar apps will draw people looking for a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Main Line Ink tattoo artists will be available with flash sheets for adults looking for something a bit more permanent. Cocktails will be served throughout the day as an introduction to the new beverage and spirits program.

Common General will bring an exciting array of culinary options to Chattanooga’s ever-expanding food and beverage world and will fill a gap of a couple of the cuisines currently under-represented in the area.

The newfound accessibility of Vietnamese and Korean cuisines in Chattanooga will help our community develop an understanding of specific subtleties and nuances in flavor and technique that are otherwise, for most people, a world away. With Common General, St. Elmo is doing more than adding a store or a market—it’s bringing a slice of the wider world closer to home.

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COLUMN · SHADES OF GREEN

Mind And Spirit Come Together Using science and faith to solve our climate problems

I Sandra Kurtz

Pulse columnist

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Science investigates; religion interprets.

Science gives man knowledge, which is power; religion gives man wisdom, which is control. The two are not rivals.”

Sandra Kurtz is an environmental community activist, chair of the South Chickamauga Creek Greenway Alliance, and is presently working through the Urban Century Institute. You can visit her website to learn more at enviroedu.net

T WAS ABOUT 300–400 A.D. WHEN a small group landed on Rapa Nui, the 63-square-mile island now known as Easter Island. It was lush with trees.

They set up a civilization, cleared trees for farming, and slowly grew in population.

Around 1100 A.D., they began a spiritual quest. Using stone picks, they began carving giant statues called moai from soft volcanic rock. They believed these monuments represented ancestors/gods who would watch over their villages and keep them safe. These gargantuan carvings could weigh up to 82 tons.

What’s amazing is they transported the moai about 11 miles, apparently “walking” them with the help of ropes.

While only a few moai stand on watch today, estimates are that about 1000 were carved.

By the time Dutch explorers landed on the island in 1722, there were a few scrawny trees and the civilization had collapsed. Oh, if only they had known enough about science and sustainability, they wouldn’t have overused and ignored their natural resources supply. They unintentionally committed ecocide.

Easter Island came to mind when Reverend Susan Hendershot, president of Interfaith Power & Light and Ken Kimmell, president of Union of Concerned Scientists, came to Chattanooga on June 24 to talk about “Faith, Science & Climate Solutions”. It was part of a joint speaking tour in Southeast states. Chattanooga was chosen as the Tennessee spot.

Together, the two of them made the case that faith and science are not opposed, but should work together to tackle solutions now available to slow climate change—the change that is now negatively impacting us and will likely be worse for our children and future generations if we don’t take action. It is a moral imperative.

The last five years have been the hottest on record globally. Chattanooga is the sixth fastest warming city in the U.S. Backed up with science information, Kimmel said we could stay below a two-degree rise in global temperature. We start with energy efficiency to reduce energy demand, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

We can decarbonize electricity by transitioning to renewable sources (primarily solar and wind). We can electrify vehicles and work on improving heating and cooling in industrial processes. We can allow nature to sequester carbon.

Lastly we can limit non-carbon dioxide gases (methane, nitrous oxides, fluorinated greenhouse gases).

The good news is that we actually know how to do this. For example, research from ecologist Thomas Crowther shows that one action would be to plant a trillion trees, thus taking care of 25 percent of greenhouse gas emissions.

Reverend Hendershot pointed out that each of our diverse religious traditions calls us to hope, to love, to live with compassion for our brothers and sisters and the earth. Given science knowledge, actions informed by faith are thus needed to take care of the planet and all of its inhabitants.

In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., “Science investigates; religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge, which is power; religion gives man wisdom, which is control. Science deals mainly with facts; religion deals mainly with values. The two are not rivals.”

Tennessee Interfaith Power & Light joins other state chapters with its mission

to spiritually respond to the challenges of the climate crisis through upholding the sacredness of all life, protecting vulnerable communities, and caring for the Earth. Spiritual values are manifested by reducing our carbon footprint within daily lives, releasing the spiritual power of faith communities, and advocating for transformative climate protection and justice policies.

The Chattanooga TIPL group seeks faith partners for this effort. Meet at green|spaces July 18 at 6 p.m. for pizza and a program, “Build it Green”, to learn how your faith community can contribute to a better community and planet.

Urgent action is required. The moral voice is important. Science gives us information, but the moral and religious voice is needed for action lest we go the way of those moai builders on Easter Island. Today Easter Island relies on tourism, with all water and foods flown in from other places.

We have less excuse because we do have solutions guided by science; we can see the injustice of inaction and take steps based on our religious values.

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COVER STORY

If You Can Make It Here…

Checking out Chattanooga’s growing maker community

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VERYBODY LOVES A GOOD MAKER STORY. FROM JOBS AND WOZNIAK PIECING TOgether the first Apple computer in a garage, to the friend with a side hustle or startup making soap or roasting coffee or printing t-shirts, to Doc Brown turning a DeLorean into the world’s first functioning time machine—inventors, tinkerers, and do-it-yourselfers (both fact and fiction) never seem to lose their fascination.

By Rich Bailey Pulse contributor

In the last 15 years or so, people who like to make things that never existed before started pooling their resources and setting up maker spaces. In the last few years, the number of places like this and people using them have exploded.

According to one estimate, the number of maker spaces increased from 100 to 1400 worldwide from 2006 to 2016.

These days, the maker scene is a wild spaghetti bowl of places, programs, and people loosely gathered under the umbrella of “making.” Boundaries be-

tween types of spaces and what people do in them are fuzzy. Is this place a maker space or a FabLab or a hacker space? Is that maker over there creating art or learning to weld? That thing coming out of the 3-D printer…is that somebody playing or is it a product for sale?

WHAT’S IN A MAKER SPACE? Two of Chattanooga’s best-known maker spaces are the Public Library’s 4th Floor and Chatt*Lab. The Public Library converted its fourth floor from storage to a maker space in 2013, adding a variety of tools avail-

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able to anyone with a library card and creating a heavily used community space. The current lineup of tools includes 3-D printers, a laser cutter, CNC router, virtual reality booth, sewing lab, power tools, a soldering bench, photography studio, and more. The latest maker-type addition, completed in 2018, is a 1,000-square-foot state-ofthe-art recording studio with industrystandard equipment, located on the second floor.

Chatt*Lab is a private, non-profit maker space located on the North Shore that feels like a garage workshop grown to massive proportions. Occupy-

ing 3,000 square feet in the Hamilton County Business Development Center, it’s packed floor to ceiling with tools, storage for member projects, and leftover or donated materials waiting for someone to find a use for them. Members pay $60 a month for 24/7 access, and the organization is a 501(c)3 run by a volunteer board who are all heavy users of the space.

“The tools we have vary from week to week,” said board member Jeff Johnson. “Our most popular tools currently are the laser cutter, 3-D printers, and vinyl cutter. After that, the wood shop.

We’re always trying to expand our tool kit to increase the diversity of capabilities.”

Chatt*Lab received a $10,000 grant from the Lyndhurst Foundation, and has just completed raising a 50 percent match. Possible tool purchases include a computer-guided plasma cutter, which uses a jet of hot plasma to cut steel, and a computer-guided embroidery machine.

According to Lee Walker, a founding member and current board member, if a member is interested in a machine the space does not currently own, “We’ll put it to a vote, and if we have the money, we’ll buy it. If the person who is interested in something wants to teach people how to use the machine, it’s even more likely to happen. A maker space isn’t just a place with tools.

Mostly, it’s a community of people and their skills, who can teach other people.”

“We attract all types—inventors, hobbyists, entrepreneurs, dreamers, makers, and those that like to be around other makers,” said Johnson. Accord-

ing to Walker, several members use Chatt*Lab resources to support businesses, including an “escape room” whose props were all made there and a couple who build furniture they sell on an Etsy store.

Walker is a perfect example of fuzzy boundaries in maker-land. He’s a software engineer who owns his own business, a 3-D printing enthusiast, and a passionate board game player.

He’s made 3-D printed upgrades for his own board game pieces for years.

Since so many people ask him to print game pieces for them, he’s thinking about creating a business to do that.

CHATTANOOGA DOES 3-D PRINTING And speaking of 3D printing…nothing shows how one thing leads to another in the maker-verse more than the story of how 3-D printing was seeded in Chattanooga.

Starting in 2012, Mike Bradshaw, former executive director of CO.LAB, pulled together people, places, and resources to explore his hunch that 3-D printing could become a significant source of new companies and jobs. It was a moment when the maker movement, the cultivation of high-growth potential startups, and 3-D printing were three waves crashing onto the beach of public awareness at the same time.

Bradshaw connected with Tim Youngblood and Jason Brown, two founders of Chatt*Lab, which was smaller at the time, and Andrew Rogers, a programmer and jack-of-all-tech, to create a Maker Day in 2013 showcasing 3-D printing in the Library’s 4th Floor.

“Forty-plus makers came from around the country to demonstrate different types of 3-D printers and other forms of making,” said Bradshaw.

“That was more makers than I thought we were going to have people in attendance.”

He estimates 2,000 people got very

hands-on exposure 3-D printing in various forms, including a printer from UTC that uses a laser to fuse metal, rather than the more familiar process of melting plastic. Oak Ridge National Lab sent finished metal engine parts for the F-18 fighter jet that were 3-D printed by a similar process.

That Maker Day served as a proof of concept that helped Bradshaw convince CO.LAB’s board to dedicate the next Gig Tank startup accelerator to 3-D printing companies, the first accelerator in the world to do so, according to 3-D printing consultant Terry Wohlers. With modest funding from the Benwood Foundation, Bradshaw brought 3-D printing wunderkind Graham Bredemeyer to Chattanooga to advise companies in that Gig Tank and lead two more maker events.

All that led to four innovative 3-D printing startups in Chattanooga.

Shoe maker Feetz has since moved to California. Still going strong here are Branch Technologies, using 3-D printers on robotic arms to print houses and architectural components; 3D OPS, which uses medical scans to create 3-D models of organs for surgical planning; and Collider, Graham Bredemeyer’s company that integrates 3-D printing and traditional manufacturing materi-

als that can’t be 3-D printed.

MORE FABLABS THAN…ANYWHERE? FabLab is a trademarked name for a maker space that includes a core set of tools and supporting software. MIT’s Media Lab coined the term around 2005 and now the Fab Foundation certifies whether a particular maker space meets the requirements. Courtesy of a certain German automotive company you might have heard of, Chattanooga has more certified FabLabs than any other city in the galaxy. Boston, where MIT is located, has two.

Michael Stone, with the Public Education Foundation, directs a network of 16 Volkswagen eLabs located in Hamilton County middle and high schools.

Every eLab offers students access to the same suite of digital and hands-on fabrication tools that are found in about 1,200 community FabLabs around the world, including automated manufacturing equipment, 3-D printers, robotics, microcomputers, and digital design tools. Students are guided by a curriculum developed in Chattanooga and teachers trained to make the best use of the tools.

The origins of the eLab program go back to Chattanooga’s STEM (science,

technology, engineering, mathematics) School, which was founded in 2012 and added a digital fabrication lab in 2014. MIT and the Fab Foundation visited in 2017 and identified the STEM school as a model for how digital fabrication could and should be integrated into education. The same year, Volkswagen announced a $1 million grant to expand the STEM school’s digital fabrication curriculum into 16 schools.

Eight opened in August 2017, and another eight in 2018.

“What’s unique about the VW eLabs program is that it makes digital fabrication human centric. Technology is actually incidental to learning, which is different from the stated goal of most maker organizations,” said Stone. “Access to technology empowers students to discover their interests and strengths in way not otherwise possible. We shift the model from designing products to developing people capable of solving problems.”

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE Some of the Chattanooga maker stories that couldn’t make it into this brief overview include cosplay—the best of those comics and sci fi get-ups are hand-made, sometimes including 3-D printed props—and art bikes, which demand artisan metal working. There’s more education-oriented making at TechTown, with summer and afterschool programs in making everything from robots to films, and the Baylor School, offering students what seems to be the only biology-based making in Chattanooga. Engineering programs at Chatt State and UTC include digital fabrication. Down the road, Berry College in Rome, Georgia offers a makerbased degree in creative technologies, and Shaw Carpets in Dalton has an internal maker space for employees.

To explore making in Chattanooga, the best place to start would be one of Chatt*Lab’s open build sessions, every Thursday at 7 p.m.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

“Feed Me, Seymour!”

Flesh-eating plant sets up shop at the CTC

Deserted Plains, Peculiar Names It’s no secret that community updates on public radio stations are never all too exciting—typically just information about an upcoming bingo night or a reminder to turn your air down to save money on the electric bill.

But the podcast “Welcome to Night Vale” takes this humdrum idea and flips it on its head with a show styled just like public radio—only it’s centered around an enigmatic town called Night Vale.

The radio show is filled with town updates such as local weather, mysterious lights in the sky, news, and careful reminders of the dark hooded figures that are in the town for no certifiable reason.

Does this sound wonderfully strange to you yet? Good, because “Welcome to Night Vale” is coming to do a live show in Chattanooga during their “A Spy in the Desert” world tour. The show is bound to be interesting, as it is centered around bringing the audience into the show and making them a part of it.

The best part, though, is this live show is made as a completely stand-alone story perfect for newcomers as well as old fans; so there is no pressure to listen to all 150 episodes in one night if you want to follow along.

As someone who has listened to the show for years, I cannot recommend the strangely lovely podcast enough. Go see for yourself at 8 p.m. this Thursday at the Walker Theater. Tickets are now on sale at ticketmaster. com. — Kelsey Fox

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ORROR AND COMEDY AREN’T USUALLY TWO GENRES THAT GO HAND IN hand, as seen from countless failed movie attempts at blending the two. However, if said movies are all you’ve seen of horror and comedy, then be prepared to change your mind with the Chattanooga Theatre Centre’s production of “Little Shop of Horrors”, which opens Friday night at 8 p.m.

By Addie Whitlow Pulse contributor

“Little Shop of Horrors”, written

by Howard Ashman with music by Alan Menken, is a 1982 Off-Broadway musical, set in New York City’s Skid Row, that tells the tale of flower shop worker Seymour, his coworker crush, Audrey, and a man-eating Venus flytrap-like plant whose goal is world domination. The Theatre Centre’s production is directed by Maggie Cabrera Hudgins and features a cast of 14.

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“It’s a fun, offbeat musical, and it harkens to the old ‘60s horror films and sci-fi films, so it’s a little bit of satire and a little bit of parody. It has a really nice doo-wop sound to it. The characters are a lot of fun,” explained Hudgins.

“It’s about them kind of struggling; Seymour and Audrey are struggling to try to get ahead, which is basically what everybody does.

They struggle a lot, and of course they get stopped by a giant maneating plant. It’s been really fun to stage and work through and get all

those elements together as well as leave everybody toe-tapping.”

The cast began rehearsals near the end of May, and Hudgins said they’ve all been incredibly dedicated to their roles while also being a lot of fun to work with. An interesting aspect of the show is the way in which the man-eating plant, named Audrey II after Seymour’s crush, changes shape.

When the show begins, Audrey II is what appears to be a mostly harmless plant in a normal-sized pot. However, Audrey II’s taste for

flesh and blood causes the plant to become life size, making it all the more terrifying.

“So being Audrey II, it’s a trip. It’s definitely one of those roles that you never really see yourself being in, as a man-eating plant that takes over the world. It’s one of those things that I have to basically take myself out of, and it’s one of those things where it’s now deliciously evil. Having to really bring that character to life is so much fun and extremely wild,” explained Donel Solomon, who is the backstage voice for Audrey II throughout the show.

Because Audrey II has to grow to become life size, puppetry is an important aspect of this production.

Hudgins explained that Audrey II starts out as a hand puppet but eventually becomes a human-sized costumed puppet. However, the voice, which is Solomon, remains backstage throughout the show, so while he can see the puppet, the actress operating the puppet can’t see him.

The music of the show is another interesting aspect of “Little Shop of Horrors”. Hudgins explained that the Motown, 1960s doo-wop beats are pretty upbeat, although the nature of the show isn’t quite so. There are also doo-wop girls, who are essentially the Greek chorus of the show. Sometimes they narrate, sometimes they’re part

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I honestly think this show is going to be a breath of fresh air. This is definitely a show that is a lot of firsts for a lot of people.”

of the scene, and sometimes they’re helping out the protagonists while also supporting the villains.

“It’s a man-eating plant, and they’re singing and snapping and doing this really fun choreography.

I think that’s really part of the fun of the show; I love working with all the paradoxes. There’s so many,” Hudgins explained.

“To make them fit together but to also make them stand out; what the message is, really, is that we’re all kind of struggling, and society is coming down on us. It’s this already broken society when they start, and Seymour and Audrey, who are the true innocents, meet a lot of horrible people along the way.”

For many people, “Little Shop of Horrors” is essentially a cult classic; a lot of people are familiar with and love the show. Solomon explained that seeing “Little Shop of Horrors” as a child was what got him interested in pursuing musical theater. Even if you aren’t familiar with the show, there’s definitely something for everyone in

this production.

“I honestly think this show is going to be a breath of fresh air. This is definitely a show that is a lot of firsts for a lot of people, in the sense that it was the first time musical theater was ever introduced to them. It’s definitely something that a lot of people are going to be able to relate to ultimately and really just come out and jam out with a lot of fan-favorite songs,” said Solomon.

The Chattanooga Theatre Centre’s production of “Little Shop of Horrors” opens Friday at 8 p.m. and will be performed Thursday–Saturday evenings, with 2:30 p.m. Sunday matinees, through August 4. Tickets are available online, over the phone, or in person at the Theatre Centre Box Office.

If you’ve ever wanted a chance to experience this awesome mix of comedy and horror on stage, then you definitely don’t want to miss the attempted world takeover by Audrey II in the CTC’s production of “Little Shop of Horrors”.

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The Pirates of Penzance

And Then There Were None

Movies in the Park

Classic musical comedy about sentimental pirates and absurd adventures.

7:30 p.m.

East Brainerd Community Theater 8645 E. Brainerd Rd. ebctchatt.com

Agatha Christie’s most popular mystery comes to life on stage.

8 p.m.

The Mars Theater 117 N. Chattanooga St. LaFayette, GA bapshows.com

Head down to the river for a family fun night with Pixar's delightful "Incredibles 2" on the very big screen.

9 p.m.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR THURSDAY7.11 Grief & Loss Art Expression 9 a.m.

Hart Gallery 110 E. Main St. (423) 521-4707 hartgallerytn.com Sand Art Day 10 a.m.

Chester Frost Park 2277 Gold Point Cir. N. (423) 643-6888 outdoorchattanooga.com Quillow Class 10:30 a.m.

Pins & Needles Quilt 6503 Hixson Pk. (423) 668-8734 pinsandneedlesquiltshop.com Beginner Wheel 1 p.m.

Scenic City Clay Arts 301 E. 11th St. (423) 883-1758 sceniccityclayarts.org Urban Farmers Market and Marketplace 3 p.m.

Miller Park 910 Market St. millerparkmarket.com Throwback Thursday 4 p.m.

Hunter Museum of Art 10 Bluff View Ave. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org Naughty Knights Chess Meetup 5 p.m.

Hutton & Smith Brewing Co. 431 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 760-3600 huttonandsmithbrewing.com Luau Patio Party 6 p.m.

State of Confusion 301 E. Main St. (423) 760-3473 soconfusion.com Fearless Abstract: Abstract Painting for All 6:30 p.m.

Chattanooga WorkSpace 302 W. 6th St. (423) 822-5750 chattanoogaworkspace.com Margaret Renkl In Conversation With Jamie Quatro

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6:30 p.m.

Star Line Books 1467 Market St. (423) 777-5629 starlinebooks.com Killer Beaz 7:30 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com The Pirates of Penzance 7:30 p.m.

East Brainerd Community Theater 8645 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 892-9363 ebctchatt.com Alcoholics Not Anonymous Comedy Open Mic 8 p.m.

Barley Taproom 235 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 682-8200 chattanoogabarley.com Welcome to Night Vale 8 p.m.

Walker Theatre 399 McCallie Ave. (423) 757-5580 tivolichattanooga.com Country Line Dancing Class 8 p.m.

Westbound Bar 24 Station St. (423) 498-3069 westboundbar.com

FRIDAY7.12 52 Hertz Whale: Opening Night 6 p.m.

Stove Works 1265 E. 13th St. (423) 393-7608 stoveworks.org Kevin James Doyle 7 p.m.

The Palace Theater 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com Killer Beaz 7:30, 9:45 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com The Pirates of Penzance 7:30 p.m.

East Brainerd Community Theater 8645 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 892-9363 ebctchatt.com West Coast Swing Night 7:30 p.m.

Dance Tonight Chattanooga 46 E. Main St. (423) 207-4557 dancetonightchattanooga.com And Then There Were None 8 p.m.

Back Alley @ The Mars Theater 117 N. Chattanooga St. LaFayette, GA (706) 996-8350 bapshows.com Annie 8 p.m.

Signal Mountain Playhouse (423) 763-7219 smph.org Little Shop of Horrors 8 p.m.

Chattanooga Theatre Centre

ENTERTAINMENT SPOTLIGHT Killer Beaz just finished his third season guest starring in the Discovery Channel’s hit series, “Moonshiners”. It's the "Best Buzz In Town!"

Killer Beaz Thursday-Saturday The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. thecomedycatch.com

400 River St. (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com Video Game Night 8 p.m.

Stone Cup Cafe 208 Frazier Ave. (423) 521-3977 stonecupcafe.com Ruby Falls Lantern Tours 8:30 p.m.

Ruby Falls 1720 S. Scenic Hwy. (423) 821-2544 rubyfalls.com Good, Old-Fashioned Improv Show 10 p.m.

Improv Chattanooga 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com

SATURDAY7.13 Chattanooga Heroes Run/Walk 8 a.m.

Tennessee Riverpark 4301 Amnicola Hwy. (423) 842-0177 Chattanooga River Market 10 a.m.

Tennessee Aquarium Plaza 1 Broad St. publicmarkets.us Life & Culture Presents: Murder He Wrote 10 a.m.

Stone Cup Cafe 208 Frazier Ave. (423) 521-3977 stonecupcafe.com Silk & Shades at the Library 10 a.m.

Chattanooga Public Library 1001 Broad St. (423) 643-7740 chattlibrary.org Transfer on Old Window Workshop 10:30 a.m.

East Ridge Antique District 6511 Slater Rd. facebook.com/ eastridgeantiques Fairy Garden Workshop 11 a.m.

The Barn Nursery 1801 E. 24th St. (423) 698-2276 barnnursery.com

Country Two Step & Cha Cha Dance Lesson 1 p.m.

Ballroom Magic Dance Center 4200 N. Access Rd. (423) 771-3646 ballroommagicdancecenter.com Bobby Stone Film Series presents: Rocketman 3, 7 p.m.

Tivoli Theatre 709 Broad St. (423) 757-5580 tivolichattanooga.com 52 Hertz Whale: Panel Discussion with Audrey Molloy 4 p.m.

Stove Works 1265 E. 13th St. stoveworks.org Moldy Ghost Opening Reception 6 p.m.

Versa Gallery 1918 Union Ave. versagallery.org Emission Theory: Pop-Up Art Show 7 p.m.

The Woodshop 5500 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 991-8876 Killer Beaz 7:30, 9:45 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com The Pirates of Penzance 7:30 p.m.

East Brainerd Community Theater 8645 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 892-9363 ebctchatt.com And Then There Were None 8 p.m.

Back Alley @ The Mars Theater 117 N. Chattanooga St. LaFayette, GA (706) 996-8350 bapshows.com Annie 8 p.m.

Signal Mountain Playhouse (423) 763-7219 smph.org Little Shop of Horrors 8 p.m.

Chattanooga Theatre Centre 400 River St.

(423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com Your Stories 8 p.m.

Improv Chattanooga 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com Movies in the Park: Incredibles 2 9 p.m.

Coolidge Park 150 River St. (423) 267-5383 firstthings.org Whose Line Chattanooga 10 p.m.

Improv Chattanooga 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com

SUNDAY7.14 Chattanooga Market 12:30 p.m.

The Chattanooga Market 1829 Carter St. chattanoogamarket.com Artful Yoga 1:30 p.m.

Hunter Museum of Art 10 Bluff View Ave. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org Little Shop of Horrors 2:30 p.m.

Chattanooga Theatre Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com The Pirates of Penzance 2:30 p.m.

East Brainerd Community Theater 8645 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 892-9363 ebctchatt.com G.R. Goodwin And Friends 7:30 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com And Then There Were None 8 p.m.

Back Alley @ The Mars Theater 117 N. Chattanooga St. LaFayette, GA (706) 996-8350 bapshows.com

MONDAY7.15 Spring Belly Dance Session 5:45 p.m.

Movement Arts Collective 3813 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 401-8115 movementartscollective.com Joggers & Lagers 6 p.m.

Chattanooga Brewing Co. 1804 Chestnut St. chattabrew.com William Wellman’s ‘Wings’ Film Screening 7 p.m.

Heritage House Arts Center 1428 Jenkins Rd. (423) 855-9474 Comedy Open Mic Night 9 p.m.

The Honest Pint 35 Patten Pkwy.

(423) 468-4192

TUESDAY7.16 Chess K-night 5 p.m.

Mad Priest Coffee Roasters 1900 Broad St. (423) 393-3834 madpriestcoffee.com Beginner Wheel 6 p.m.

Scenic City Clay Arts 301 E. 11th St. (423) 883-1758 sceniccityclayarts.org Intermediate Handlettering: Note Taking 6 p.m.

Chattanooga Workspace 302 W. 6th St. (423) 822-5750 chattanoogaworkspace.com Tuesday Night Chess Club 6 p.m.

Downtown Library 1001 Broad St. (423) 643-7700 chattilibrary.com Self-Publishing 101 6 p.m.

Chattanooga Workspace 302 W. 6th St. (423) 822-5750 chattanoogaworkspace.com Free Comedy Night 6:30 p.m.

The Moxy

1220 King St. (423) 664-1180 moxy-hotels.marriott.com Paths to Pints 6:30 p.m.

The Tap House 3800 St. Elmo Ave. taphousechatt.com Open Mic Comedy 7 p.m.

Common General 3800 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 521-2389

WEDNESDAY7.17 Main Street Market 4 p.m.

522 W. Main St. mainstfarmersmarket.com Bronze Samba 6:30 p.m.

Ballroom Magic Dance Center 4200 N. Access Rd. (423) 771-3646 ballroommagicdancecenter.com Improv Open House 7 p.m.

Improv Chattanooga 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 843-1775 improvchattanooga.com Silver West Coast Swing 7:15 p.m.

Ballroom Magic Dance Center 4200 N. Access Rd. (423) 771-3646 ballroommagicdancecenter.com Naughty Knights Chess Meetup 7:30 p.m.

The Bitter Alibi 825 Houston St. (423) 362-5070 thebitteralibi.com Gold Cha Cha 8 p.m.

Ballroom Magic Dance Center 4200 N. Access Rd. (423) 771-3646 ballroommagicdancecenter.com Open Mice Comedy 8 p.m.

The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Map these locations on chattanoogapulse.com. Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@chattanoogapulse.com CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM • JULY 11, 2019 • THE PULSE • 13

THE MUSIC SCENE

The Real Bob Carty A musician’s musician steps into the spotlight

The Legacy Of Leticia Wolf Leticia Wolf has an electric stage presence and a personality that is hard to miss.

She grew up in Nashville, but has spent time in Austin, Los Angeles, and New York. Perhaps the most interesting thing about her is that she defines herself as a writer first.

Wolf’s portfolio is impressive, to say the least. She’s dabbled in a little bit of everything, from copy-writing and business handbooks to being a music and TV show critic.

Wolf credits her love of singing/songwriting to her initial love of writing.

When it comes to performing, there is nothing Leticia Wolf can’t do. She is known for playing keys and guitar, but has a true appreciation for singing. Some of her influences are artists that keep the audience guessing, such as Bjork, Beck, and Neil Diamond.

She embraces being unpredictable and has a true talent for making songs flow together, even when it seems like they shouldn’t. This can also be credited to her energetic stage presence and comedic edge, which keeps the crowd laughing and on their toes the moment Wolf steps on the stage.

Leticia Wolf is back in Chattanooga this weekend to perform her latest album, Godspeed to the General. Don’t miss your opportunity to see one of the greatest artists in the Chattanooga area—make your way to Songbirds North this Friday at 7 p.m. for an unparalleled musical experience.

— Ensley McFarland

By Marc T. Michael Pulse Music Editor

“

Bob is one of those people who form the backbone of any scene, working tirelessly out of the spotlight to help musicians and venues.”

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B

OB CARTY, THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE GUY PEOPLE call “Bobster”. Bob has been a fixture in Chattanooga music since always, and yet, unless you are part of that scene, his name may be unfamiliar.

It certainly isn’t for lack of talent or entertainment value—in those respects he’s one of the best—but Bob is also something else besides talented and entertaining. He’s humble.

Bob is one of those people who form the backbone of any scene, working tirelessly out of the spotlight to help musicians and venues, and basically do much of the unrecognized heavy lifting that makes life easier for everyone else.

Did a piece of important equipment blow up? Call Bob.

Did some snotty out-of-towner back out on a gig at the last minute? Call Bob. You need someone to flesh out your gig/album/bar mitzvah? Call Bob. Whether it’s behind a microphone, soundboard, computer, or you just need a little encouragement or impromptu therapy for your career, if there’s something that needs doing in the scene, count on Bob to be at the head of the line to lend a helping hand.

He isn’t the only one, but he is

“

He isn’t the only one, but he is one of the best examples of the unsung heroes of any scene who are more dedicated to elevating everyone than to promoting themselves.”

one of the best examples of the unsung heroes of any scene who are more dedicated to elevating everyone than to promoting themselves. You won’t find a list of charitable events and fundraisers he’s contributed to on his musical résumé, but I can tell you, because I know, the list is extensive.

In short, everyone who attends a play sees the leading man delivering his soliloquy at center stage, but is too often less aware of the other guy who built the sets, designed the lighting, sold the tickets, and understudied every single part in order to fill in when needed, often with a greater performance than the actor they’re covering for. Bob is that guy, and just a hell of a person in any respect.

Active with the Soundcorps Sidewalk Stages project, Bob has notably appeared as a special guest on albums by Destiny Surreal and Derrtie Sanchez, the latter of whom is currently producing Bob’s latest album, Trouble From Out of State, scheduled for release this October. Best described as a singer/songwriter with keen

observational skills and a sense of humor, the truth is there are few musical genres he hasn’t mastered and any and all may be on display at any particular venues including the upcoming appearance at one of the area’s most venerated proving grounds, The Office.

The gig, slated for this Friday, will be Carty’s first downtown late night show in thirteen years and will feature a marathon of four full sets including favorite covers, sing-alongs, audience participation tunes, and originals, including the single “Broken Toys”, which was simultaneously number one on Reverbnation.com and Number1Music.com.

Too often, tremendous talent slips under the radar because guys like Carty are so dedicated to music, they put pretty much everyone else ahead of themselves and it’s up to the loudmouths like me to draw some attention to the quiet ones like Bob. Consider yourselves on notice, one of the most fun and entertaining feel-good shows you can see around town is happening this Friday night at The Office.

Big News For Hometown Favorites

Who do Jason Isbell, John Prine, Brandi Carlile, Elvis, and Strung Like a Horse have in common? Grammy awardwinning music producer Matt Ross-Spang, that’s who.

Word out of Nashville today is that legendary producer Ross-Spang has signed on to produce and engineer Strung Like a Horse's first studio album, currently in production at the Sound Emporium in Nashville, and slated for release in 2020.

Seriously, folks…this is BIG news.

Friends and fans of one of Chattanooga’s most beloved and iconic groups have known

it was only a matter of time before the quartet hit it big, and it appears the time is now. The combination of musical talent along with the gravitas of some of the most respected names in the industry all but guarantees that Clay, Eric, Tyler, and Dan will soon be moving on up to that de-luxe apartment in the sky, career-wise.

The most appropriate response I can think of is, “It’s about time boys, you’ve earned every bit of it and more.”

Look for more details including some one-on-one interviews and progress reports in upcoming issues of The Pulse.

— MTM

THU7.11

FRI7.12

SAT7.13

Double Cross Bluegrass Band

Israel Nash

Sam Holt and Friends

Texas-based singer/ songwriter blends elements of rock and country with the undertone of rural folk.

7 p.m.

Miller Plaza 850 Market St. nightfallchattanooga.com

Heartfelt and poignant rock expressions of life experiences that reflect Sam's southern roots and his guitar mastery.

9 p.m.

HiFi Clyde’s 122 W. Main St. hificlydeschattanooga.com

It's a bluegrass Thursday night on the Southside with an early dancing start to the weekend.

7:30 p.m.

FEED Co. Table & Tavern 201 W. Main St. feedtableandtavern.com

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LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR THURSDAY7.11 James Crumble Trio 6 p.m.

St. John’s Meeting Place 1278 Market St. stjohnsrestaurant.com Matt Downer 6 p.m.

1885 Grill 3914 St. Elmo Ave. 1885grill.com Danimal & Friends 6 p.m.

WanderLinger Brewing Co. 1208 King St. wanderlinger.com Open Mic Thursday 6 p.m.

Stone Cup Cafe 208 Frazier Ave. stonecupcafe.com Thursday Night Jazz 6 p.m.

The Palms at Hamilton 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Open Mic Thursday 6 p.m.

Stone Cup Cafe 208 Frazier Ave. stonecupcafe.com New Grass Express 6:30 p.m.

Whole Foods Market 301 Manufacturers Rd. wholefoodsmarket.com Lew Card 6:30 p.m.

Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Toby Hewitt 7 p.m.

Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Webb Barringer 7 p.m.

Edley’s Bar-B-Que 205 Manufacturers Rd. edleysbbq.com Nick Williams 7:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Double Cross Bluegrass Band 7:30 p.m.

The FEED Co. Table and Tavern 201 W. Main St.

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Killa Keyz feedtableandtavern.com Jesse Jungkurth & Friends 7:30 p.m.

Mexi-Wing VII 5773 Brainerd Rd. (423) 296-1073 Open Mic Night with Jonathan Wimpee 9 p.m.

The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com Killa Keyz 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com

FRIDAY7.12 Summer Music Weekends 8:30 a.m.

Rock City Gardens 1400 Patten Rd. seerockcity.com Heatherly 6 p.m.

The Tap House 3800 St. Elmo Ave. taphousechatt.com Courtney Holder 6:30 p.m.

Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Mother Legacy 7 p.m.

Gate 11 Distillery 1400 Market St.

gate11distillery.com Leticia Wolf 7 p.m.

Songbirds North 35 Station St. songbirdsguitars.co Nicholas Edward Williams 7 p.m.

Oddstory Brewing Company 336 E. MLK Blvd. oddstorybrewing.co Israel Nash, Sharla June 7 p.m.

Miller Plaza 850 Market St. nightfallchattanooga.com Tim Lewis 7 p.m.

El Meson 248 Northgate Park elmesonchattanooga.com Maria Sable 7:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Robin Grant & The Standard 7:30 p.m.

Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org Hannah Aldridge 7:30 p.m.

Puckett’s Restaurant 2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.com Channing Wilson Band 9 p.m.

Songbirds North 35 Station St.

songbirdsguitars.co Bob Carty 9 p.m.

The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com Amber Fults 9 p.m.

The FEED Co. Table & Tavern 201 W. Main St. feedtableandtavern.com The Bitteroots 9 p.m.

HiFi Clyde’s 122 W. Main St. hificlydeschattanooga.com Black Tusk, Prayer Circle, Pale Rider 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com The Pickup Lions 9:30 p.m.

The Brew & Cue 5017 Rossville Blvd.

(423) 867-9402 Cruizin Keys Piano Show 10 p.m.

Westbound Bar 24 Station St. westboundbar.com Rick Byers Band 10 p.m.

Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. budssportsbar.com

SATURDAY7.13 Summer Music Weekends 8:30 a.m.

Rock City Gardens 1400 Patten Rd. seerockcity.com David Elliott 12:30 p.m.

Tennessee Aquarium Plaza 1 Broad St. publicmarkets.us No Big Deal 6 p.m.

The Palms at Hamilton 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Binji Varsossa 6 p.m.

Cancun Mexican Restaurant 1809 Broad St. (423) 266-1461 Preston Ruffing

6:30 p.m.

Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Mark Andrew 7 p.m.

Edley’s Bar-B-Que 205 Manufacturers Rd. edleysbbq.com Alex Williams 7 p.m.

Songbirds North 35 Station St. songbirdsguitars.co The 9th Street Stompers 7 p.m.

Gate 11 Distillery 1400 Market St. gate11distillery.com Heatherly 7 p.m.

The Edwin Hotel 102 Walnut St. (423) 713-5900 theedwinhotel.com Convertibull 7 p.m.

Mayo’s Bar and Grill 3820 Brainerd Rd. mayosbarandgrill.com Nicholas Edward Williams 7 p.m.

Hutton & Smith Brewing Co. 431 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 760-3600 huttonandsmithbrewing.com Bill and Eli Perras 7 p.m.

Charles & Myrtle’s Coffeehouse 105 McBrien Rd. christunity.org Forever Bluegrass 7 p.m.

Westbound Bar 24 Station St. westboundbar.com Tim Lewis 7 p.m.

El Meson 248 Northgate Park elmesonchattanooga.com Tre Powell 7:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Ayla Sylver 7:30 p.m.

Puckett’s Restaurant 2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.com LVNDR & Tyler Martelli

Alex Williams 8 p.m.

London Calling 715 Cherry St. londoncallingbar.com Misty Eyed, Hesperian, Sleazy Sleazy 8 p.m.

Music Box @ Ziggyís 607 Cherokee Blvd. ziggysbarandgrill.net Mojo Whiskey 8 p.m.

Sky Zoo 5709 Lee Hwy. (423) 521-2966 David Ingle 9 p.m.

The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com All The V Words, Ghetto Blasters, Sammy David 9 p.m.

Sluggo’s Vegetarian Cafe 505 Cherokee Blvd.

(423) 752-5224 The Communicators 9 p.m.

Songbirds North 35 Station St. songbirdsguitars.co Sam Holt and Friends 9 p.m.

HiFi Clyde’s 122 W. Main St. hificlydeschattanooga.com Oweda, Spirits Republic, The Irvins 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia

231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Rick Byers Band 10 p.m.

Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. budssportsbar.com Murder He Wrote 10 p.m.

Stone Cup Cafe 208 Frazier Ave. (423) 521-3977 stonecupcafe.com

SUNDAY7.14 Summer Music Weekends 8:30 a.m.

Rock City Gardens 1400 Patten Rd. seerockcity.com Mark Andrew 11 a.m.

The Edwin Hotel 102 Walnut St. theedwinhotel.com Carl Pemberton 11 a.m.

Westin Chattanooga 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Ryan Oyer Noon 1885 Grill 3914 St. Elmo Ave. 1885grill.com Danimal and Friends 12:30 p.m.

The Feed Co. Table & Tavern 201 W. Main St.

feedtableandtavern.com Nicholas Edward Williams 1:30 p.m.

Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. flyingsquirrelbar.com The Other Brothers 2 p.m.

WanderLinger Brewing Co. 1208 King St. wanderlinger.com Caleb & The Gents 3 p.m.

Naked River Brewing Co. 1791 Reggie White Blvd. nakedriverbrewing.com Bluegrass Jam 4 p.m.

Fiddlers Anonymous 2248 Dayton Blvd.

(423) 994-7497 Open Mic Night with Jeff Daniels 6 p.m.

Long Haul Saloon 2536 Cummings Hwy. (423) 822-9775 Blind Draw 9 p.m.

Sky Zoo 5709 Lee Hwy. (423) 521-2966 Doctor Ocular, Et Cetera 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com

MONDAY7.15 Open Air with Jessica Nunn 6 p.m.

The Granfalloon 400 E. Main St. granfalloonchattanooga.com Monday Nite Big Band 7 p.m.

The Coconut Room 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Blues Night Open Jam 7 p.m.

Songbirds South 41 Station St. songbirdsguitars.co Open Mic Night 7 p.m.

Fiddler’s Anonymous 2248 Dayton Blvd.

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LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR Shawnessey Cargile 8 p.m.

The Well 1800 Rossville Blvd. #8 wellonthesouthside.com

TUESDAY7.16 Mark Andrew 6 p.m.

1885 Grill 3914 St. Elmo Ave. 1885grill.com Acoustic Bohemian Night 6:30 p.m.

Mexi-Wing 9 6925 Shallowford Rd. (423) 468-3366 Danimal 7 p.m.

Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Open Mic with Xll Olympians 7 p.m.

Barley Taproom 235 E. MLK Blvd. chattanoogabarley.com Forever Bluegrass 7:30 p.m.

WanderLinger Brewing Company 1208 King St. wanderlinger.com Zach Bridges 7:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Jam Session with Freddy Mc & Friends 8 p.m.

Granfalloon 400 E. Main St. granfalloonchattanooga.com Open Mic with Mike McDade 8 p.m.

Tremont Tavern 1203 Hixson Pike tremonttavern.com The Minks 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com

WEDNESDAY7.17 Stellar Jay 6 p.m.

1885 Grill 3914 St. Elmo Ave.

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1885grill.com Jimmy Dormire 6:30 p.m.

Westin Dorato Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Jesse James Jungkurth 7 p.m.

Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Eric Turner 7 p.m.

Charlie’s BBQ & Bakery 2309 E Main St. (423) 541-1500 Papa Sway 7 p.m.

River Drifters 1925 Suck Creek Rd. riverdrifterschatt.com Stephen Busie 7 p.m.

BrewHaus 224 Frazier Ave. brewhausbar.com Open Mic & Jam Night 7 p.m.

WanderLinger Brewing Co. 1208 King St. wanderlinger.com Dustin Concannon 7:30 p.m.

Westin Alchemy Bar 801 Pine St. westinchattanooga.com Jason Lyles 8 p.m.

The Spot 1800 E. Main St. (423) 803-5744 spotvenue.co Priscilla & Little Rickee 8 p.m.

Las Margaritas 1101 Hixson Pike (423) 756-3332 Charles at Large 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Josh Driver Band 9 p.m.

The Palms at Hamilton 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Map these locations on chattanoogapulse. com. Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@chattanoogapulse.com

ERNIE PAIK’S RECORD REVIEWS

New Music From Reynols, L’Eclair

Reynols Minecxio Emanations 19932018 (Pica Disk)

“I

L’Eclair Sauropoda (Beyond Beyond Is Beyond)

’m a very famous drummer”—that introduction from Miguel Tomasin, who met music teachers Roberto Conlazo and Anla Courtis at a music school in 1993, led to the formation of the Argentinian band Reynols; Tomasin will also say that Reynols doesn’t exist and that it also started right after his birth.

Tomasin’s bandmates admit that “Humanity is not yet ready to understand him,” and listening to the vital, abstract, and deeply unfamiliar sounds of Reynols in a new, sprawling boxed set, one realizes that appreciation doesn’t require total comprehension.

Minecxio Emanations 1993– 2018 mostly consists of unreleased material (including two

entire unreleased albums), containing six CDs, one DVD and two booklets with a band history written by critic Marc Masters, stories from collaborators and associates, and a variety of photos, flyers and art.

One disc contains assorted collaborations, including tracks with “Deep Listening” pioneer Pauline Oliveros, the Japanese group Acid Mothers Temple and Dr. Socolinsky, who invited Reynols to be the house band for his national television show about pediatrics.

This isn’t music for casual listening—it’s prickly, alien and entrancing stuff, and it may be difficult for the listener to be prepared for the rough, unsettling soundscapes and barrages within.

Generally speaking, Reynols

had two broad approaches; the first approach sometimes is akin to conceptual art, as sampled on the disc “Conceptual Mogal”. In this realm, Reynols plays the Eiffel Tower as an instrument (sounding like a spacecraft launch), records and dramatically manipulates the sounds of unwitting avian participants on a chicken farm, and documents the uneasy noises of public protests and unrest in Buenos Aires in December 2001.

However, Reynols’ other approach went in a completely non-cerebral direction, where the music must purely be felt, and it’s unnecessary (and perhaps impossible) to understand what drove its creation. It’s uncompromising, raw music that may appeal to fans of Kluster, early Half Japanese, The Dead C, noise-rock and free-form psychedelic rock, and some have called this “outsider” music, partially because Tomasin has Down syndrome.

However, his bandmates have a sincere admiration of Tomasin’s unconventional, unfettered creativity and invented language, without a whiff of exploitation or cheap novelty. As Marc Masters insightfully writes in the liner notes, “[Reynols]

doesn’t break out of barriers so much as it evaporates them.

It’s not that the rules don’t apply in Reynols music. It’s that nothing applies.”

C

omposer Camille SaintSaëns’ 1886 suite The Carnival of the Animals was partially written as satire, with one of its pieces entitled “Fossils” quoting painfully familiar tunes—the dusty chestnuts of his time—out of irreverence rather than homage.

The new album Sauropoda from the Swiss sextet L’Eclair has a title that refers to a classification of giant dinosaurs that includes the brontosaurus, and there’s the possibility that it, like “Fossils”, cheekily refers to music from the past by likening it to extinct species.

However, L’Eclair has more reverence toward its assumed sources than Saint-Saëns had, borrowing heavily from ‘70s funk and disco sources. On the opening track “Still Steeve”, atop a sustained groove, various flourishes pop out cleanly, each jumping into the spotlight and then jumping right back out, and “Castor MacDavid” feels comfortable in a disco groove with warm keyboard riffs and unrecognizable vocal

snippets echoing through the proceedings.

The 13-minute “Endless Dave” has time to stretch its arms out, but rather than ramping up the intensity, it uses the time to simply apply layers; it features reverberating psychedelic touches and spacey synth notes, and at times, Fela Kuti is hinted at, with its keyboard chords and rhythmic vibe.

For a marathon track, it’s not quite the sweaty dancefloor stomper as one might expect, and in its last three minutes, synth chords swell atop a switched pattern, with tiny sonic champagne bubbles rising to the surface.

This writer is a sucker for well-crafted, nostalgic funk excursions, and there’s something to be said about good craftsmanship, even if the artistry isn’t extraordinarily inspired. Impeccably recorded, one could pretend Sauropoda is some rare, obscure library record that hovers in its own secure world.

However, this critic can’t help but think that there’s untapped potential here that would thrive if it were less polite and less restrained, but as-is, it’s an entertaining throwback that dances on dinosaur eggshells.

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Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Is Back Will his boyish charm beat the box-office slump?

On The Wings Of Heroes For fans of classic films, the ongoing film series hosted by the Heritage House Arts & Civic Center is a must add to your film viewing calendar.

This Monday, they are screening a fully restored version of the very first Best Picture winner, 1927’s Wings, directed by legendary filmmaker William Wellman (the writer/ director of 1937’s A Star Is Born). Wellman was called “Wild Bill” during his World War I service as an aviator, a nickname that persisted in Hollywood due to his larger-thanlife personality and lifestyle.

The film stars Richard Arlen as David Armstrong and Charles “Buddy” Rogers as Jack Powell. Together, these World War I pilots are eager to fly the then-new fighter planes. As they head off to war, they leave behind Mary Preston, played by the inimitable Clara Bow, a local girl who’s in love with David but committed to Jack.

Dispatched to France as newly minted pilots, the David and Jack take to the skies in one of the war’s climactic air battles, and as frantic Mary longs for the safe return of both men, one pays the ultimate price for his bravery.

Wings was not only the first Best Picture winner, but was the only silent movie to win the big award until The Artist in 2012. It’s also, interestingly enough, the first film to show an on-screen kiss between two men.

Come see it this Monday at 7 p.m. You won’t be disappointed. — Michael Thomas

By John DeVore Pulse Film Editor

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With SpiderMan: Far From Home, the Marvel Studios version of Spider-Man finally lives up to his Raimi counterpart.”

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HEN IT COMES TO SPIDER-MAN MOVIES, I’VE always been partial to the ones directed by Sam Raimi. It was a different time back then, in 2002.

It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly eighteen years since twenty-seven-year-old Tobey Maguire played an unconvincing high school student along with James Franco, battling the Green Goblin and making out upside down with Kirsten Dunst.

Spider-Man, along with SpiderMan 2 (the best out of the trilogy), could easily be credited with jump starting the revived interest in comic book movies, long before there was a Marvel Studios and a shared universe that is poised to take everyone’s money for time eternal.

To Raimi’s credit, he knew what to

do with the character. Spider-Man isn’t about the man in the mask. It’s about the boy underneath it, the one with real-life wants and desires and struggles. It’s about how to take responsibility for your power, whatever it might be, in the face of the distractions of the world.

Raimi focused on the everyman aspect of Peter Parker and that’s what the audience connected with.

With Spider-Man: Far From Home, the Marvel Studios version of Spider-Man finally lives up to his Raimi counterpart. The film is engaging, funny, and exciting in the same way the Raimi films were.

In terms of the Marvel continuity, Spider-Man: Far From Home follows the events of Avengers: Endgame and addresses the consequences of the snap as well as the subsequent unsnapping. This plays out in a charming high school AV memorial, where the biggest complaint is that those that vanished for five years still have to get their diploma, despite being technically old enough to drink.

They’ve also been joined by a few annoying siblings who were spared by Thanos, only to age up in the absence of half the population. Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is back and headed to Europe with the science club, but still haunted by the losses of the previous film and unsure of his status in the Avengers. Namely, he doesn’t necessarily want to be a member of the Avengers—he’d rather be a high school student, have fun with his friends, and express his feelings to a girl he likes under the Eiffel Tower at night.

Unfortunately for him, Nick Fury needs his help and is not someone to take no for an answer. All around the world, villages and towns are being destroyed by natural disasters with a face, and a man from an alternate dimension has appeared to fight them off.

Dubbed Mysterio (Jake Gyllen-

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While there are several incredible action sequences that the Marvel films have become known for, in true Spider-Man form the best parts of the film involve Peter being Peter.”

haal) by Peter’s friends who don’t speak Italian, this new hero might just be the leader the world needs and a way to relieve some of the pressure on Peter.

While there are several incredible action sequences that the Marvel films have become known for, in true Spider-Man form the best parts of the film involve Peter being Peter. Spider-Man: Far From Home limits the hero stuff enough to keep the focus on the trip and Peter’s struggles with responsibility and grief.

Holland is more playful with the part than Maguire was, and the writing is wittier, which allows the film to be more tonally consistent than the Raimi films ever were. As much as I enjoyed Tobey Maguire in the role, he always leaned too heavily on Peter’s more morose nature, where Holland seems to embrace the lighter side of SpiderMan, allowing the character to be more balanced. As a result,

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the film is both light hearted and weighty, and for the first time in the Marvel Universe, Spider-Man feels like a hero in his own right, rather than a sidekick for Iron Man. And so, with the release of Spider-Man: Far From Home, Marvel Studios has completed its first arc.

The studio is taking an break for an undetermined amount of time, so hopefully, the glut of superhero films will be in a moratorium.

What will fill the void is anyone’s guess. If this summer is any indication, there is a slowdown for franchise film ticket sales.

Neither Toy Story 4 nor Aladdin or Godzilla have raked in the summer blockbuster money as expected. Audiences realize they don’t need to see these films opening weekend. They can always wait until they’re streaming. Hopefully, this will push the studios in a more independent direction. I like superhero movies fine, but I’m ready to see something new.

Stuber A detective recruits his Uber driver into an unexpected night of adventure. Yep, that's pretty much it. But it stars a couple big names.

Director: Michael Dowse Stars: Karen Gillan, Dave Bautista, Betty Gilpin, Natalie Morales

Crawl A young woman, while attempting to save her father during a Category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped in a flooding house and must fight for her life against alligators.

Director: Alexandre Aja Stars: Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Ross Anderson, Anson Boon

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COLUMN · GAME ON!

Adventures In Back Seat Gaming Three games to watch someone else play for once.

I Brandon Watson Pulse columnist

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These are gamers who have no qualms of vegging for hours watching other gamers game, so much so that entire fandoms are cultivated for their favorite streamer or channel.”

When not vaporizing zombies or leading space marines as a mousepad Mattis, Brandon Watson is making gourmet pancakes and promoting local artists.

F I’D HAVE TO RANK ONE OF MY worse qualities as a human being it would be my lack of ability to sit and watch anything, especially watching people play video games. There is nothing more painful to me than watching other people play games I’m not somehow involved in. Seriously, if I’m ever interrogated and forced to watch a Twitch Stream of any kind I will sing like an operatic canary, or promptly bash my head into any available hard surface.

But so much of the gamer culture has expanded into an entire subculture of voyeuristic gamers around the world. I blame this on blazing-fast internet speeds and access to cheap webcams. Nowadays misanthropic basement-dwelling hobgoblins are being sponsored by energy drink companies and big-name brands.

What we are witnessing here is the dawn of the next generation of gamer: the Venatus Vicarius or “vicarious gamer”. These are gamers who have no qualms of vegging for hours watching other gamers game, so much so that entire fandoms are cultivated for their favorite streamer or channel.

I cannot wrap my head around this bizarre behavior of paying money to willingly be a backseat gamer. So, I devised an experiment with my fiancée, who loves my gaming life as much as a trip to the dentist, and against her will and my better judgement begrudgingly became a backseat gamer.

These titles are perfect for the nongamer in your life to torture you with.

What Remains of Edith Finch. If you’re good about not spoiling things for yourself then this little Indy gem may have slipped off your radar, but if you know what a suspenseful treat it is then you

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know that this is an interactive story that demands to be shared with the world. For any player not accustomed to first-person sleuthing, What Remains is a perfect starting point to understanding how to navigate and interact and how to adapt to different game mechanics.

Each heart-wrenching story is played with a different set of controls and mechanics.

The mood is slow and spooky but not overwhelming or jarring to the newbie.

Also, the art style and visuals are a marvel to behold and I felt myself lured in watching my fiancée creep herself out at every turn. It’s a quick but sweet starting point and even if you know what will happen next, watching someone uncover the mysteries in one evening is very entertaining.

Hollow Knight. There is nothing more devastating than handing a spatially challenged adult a controller to a 2D side-scrolling platform game. Devastation and hilarity mixed with tangible fear.

While Hollow Knight is a glorious example of throwback gaming in a beautiful hand-drawn world, it can be a brutal test of resilience and reflexes. This one was rollercoaster to watch just because my significant other is horribly bad at platformers and I’m horribly bad with patience.

To top it off, Hollow Knight sucks you into the world of gorgeous animation and exploration, so watching your partner die over, and over, and over, and over, and over can be torturous. I cannot give this game a high enough recommend, especially if you haven’t argued over something trivial for a while like

concepts such as jump timing.

BunnyBuns. HyperBeard Games may have created the cutest mobile games in the entire world. Although I’ve played three mobile games my entire life I can (and with some measure of guilt) say I actually like watching my fiancée play this. Mobile gaming flies over my head, mostly because I loathe cell phones and fantasize about a day when I can drop this pocket nightmare into the ocean forevermore. But until that day comes, I can get my fill of mobile games through witnessing others futz around with them.

That being said, this mix the shape with the color in order to appease cartoony clients is nothing short of pure catharsis.

There is no inane squealing or annoying beeping or booping, just a chill accordion music and sometimes gleeful tweets from the Bunny Baker. If you’re seeking a break from real life to drool over ersatz pastries while looking over your partner’s shoulder, then I give this cute confectionary app a recommend.

All-in-all the experiment was a success.

Instead of rolling her eyes when I pick up a controller, my fiancée now tries to bite me when I tell her it’s my turn. I guess I should start enjoying the view as passenger a lot longer than I anticipated.

JONESIN' CROSSWORD

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

“Unstated”—shows not set in a specific state, for a long time.

ACROSS 1 To be, to Brutus 5 “___ Haw” (show with the segment “Gloom, Despair and Agony On Me”) 8 Wound remnant 12 Two-way 13 Root beer brand that “has bite” 15 1991 NHL MVP Brett 16 2004-2007 Nickelodeon show with Emma Roberts set somewhere in the eastern U.S. 18 Penne ___ vodka (pasta dish) 19 Long-running soap where the location of Salem wasn’t revealed until 2013 21 ___ New York (upscale department store chain) 22 Tallahasseeto-Tampa dir.

23 Sinus doc 24 Video game designer Sid who created the “Civilization” series 25 “En ___!” (fencer’s call)

27 Starter starter?

28 It helps connect older computers to newer devices 33 Current CW show set in “Rockland County” 35 Meals in a shell 38 National Coming ___ Day 41 Backgrounds for fireworks 42 Entertain 44 A in a Wagner opera?

45 Albuquerque coll.

48 Had high hopes 50 With 54-Across, 1994-1998 Nickelodeon show set in the town of Paradise Valley 53 Valley that’s the site of the Reagan Presidential Library 54 See 50-Across 56 “And others” 57 “Alas” 58 Mark of “The Full Monty” 59 Okay, but not great 60 Ballot markings 61 The Big Board, for short DOWN

1 Collegiate URL tag 2 Desserts served in bars 3 African sightseeing trips 4 Boosler of stand-up 5 13.1-mile races, informally 6 Switch ending 7 Peter Shaffer play about a stableboy 8 “If I Ever Fall in Love” R&B group (1992) 9 Conduit under a road 10 “The House of the Spirits” author Isabel 11 Demolition expert 13 Ocean floater with a bell 14 Armenia and Georgia, once 17 Liar, relatively politely 20 Word before tender or guardian 21 ___ Recordings (label co-founded by Lil Jon) 26 Rainforest inhabitant 28 Sch. founded by Thomas Jefferson 29 “La mer” salt 30 Protective auto accessory 31 Put together

32 “___ Boot” (1981 film remade as a Hulu series) 33 Eggs in nigiri sushi 34 Magazine unit 35 Sleeping sickness transmitters 36 Emperor who abdicated on 4/30/2019 37 Movie theaters 38 Title for the Virgin Mary 39 What some music stores sell 40 Danson of “The Good Place” 42 “___ on both your houses!”

43 Comedian Eugene who plays Gene on “Bob’s Burgers” 46 Cpl. and Sgt., e.g.

47 “Fantastic” character in a Roald Dahl book 48 Traveler’s reference 49 Norw. neighbor 51 Agricultural warehouse 52 Nonchalance 55 First openly transgender NCAA Division I athlete ___ Allums

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Vantablack is a material made of carbon nanotubes. According to the "Guinness Book of World Records", it is the darkest stuff on the planet.

No black is blacker than Vantablack. It reflects a mere 0.036% of the light that shines upon it.

Because of its unusual quality, it’s ideal for use in the manufacture of certain sensors, cameras, and scientific instruments. Unfortunately, an artist named Anish Kapoor owns exclusive rights to use it in the art world. No other artists are allowed to incorporate Vantablack into their creations. I trust you will NOT follow Kapoor’s selfish example in the coming weeks.

In my astrological opinion, it’s crucial that you share your prime gifts, your special skills, and your unique blessings with the whole world.

Do not hoard!

ments when tough competition is actually healthy for you, when the pressure to outdo your previous efforts can be tonic and inspiring.

thing, which is to get you back on track. But personally, I’m more in favor of Madelyn’s approach than Gwen’s.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I can’t decide whether to compare your imminent future to a platypus, kaleidoscope, patchwork quilt, or Swiss army knife. From what I can tell, your adventures could bring you random jumbles or melodic mélanges—or a blend of both. So I’m expecting provocative teases, pure flukes, and multiple options.

There’ll be crazy wisdom, alluring messes, and unclassifiable opportunities. To ensure that your life is more of an intriguing riddle than a confusing maze, I suggest that you stay closely attuned to what you’re really feeling and thinking, and communicate that information with tactful precision.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): As a self-taught rebel poet with few formal credentials, I may not have much credibility when I urge you to get yourself better licensed and certified and sanctioned. But according to my analysis of the astrological omens, the coming months will be a favorable time for you to make plans to get the education or training you’re lacking; to find out what it would mean to become more professional, and then become more professional; to begin pursuing the credentials that will earn you more power to fulfill your dreams.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Hi, my name is Rob Brezsny, and I confess that I am addicted to breathing air, eating food, drinking water, indulging in sleep, and getting high on organic, free-trade, slavery-free dark chocolate. I also confess that I am powerless over these addictions.

Now I invite you to be inspired by my silly example and undertake a playful but serious effort to face up to your own fixations. The astrological omens suggest it’s a perfect moment to do so. What are you addicted to? What habits are you entranced by? What conditioned responses are you enslaved to? What traps have you agreed to be snared by? The time is right to identify these compulsions, then make an audacious break for freedom.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Every year, thousands of people all over the world go to hospital emergency rooms seeking relief from kidney stones. Many of the treatments are invasive and painful. But in recent years, a benign alternative has emerged. A peerreviewed article in a scientific journal presented evidence that many patients spontaneously pass their kidney stones simply by riding on roller coasters. I doubt that you’ll have a literal problem like kidney stones in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. But I do suspect that any psychological difficulties you encounter can be solved by embarking on thrilling adventures akin to riding on roller coasters.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): When cherries are nearing the end of their ripening process, they are especially vulnerable. If rain falls on them during those last few weeks, they can rot or split, rendering them unmarketable. So cherrygrowers hire helicopter pilots to hover over their trees right after it rains, using the downdraft from the blades to dry the valuable little fruits. It may seem like overkill, but it’s the method that works best. I advise you to be on the lookout for similar protective measures during the climactic phase of your personal ripening process. Your motto should be to take care of your valuables by any means necessary.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Please don’t try to relax. Don’t shy away from challenges. Don’t apologize for your holy quest or tone down your ambition or stop pushing to get better. Not now, anyway, Libra.

Just the opposite, in fact. I urge you to pump up the volume on your desires. Be even bigger and bolder and braver. Take maximum advantage of the opportunities that are arising, and cash in on the benevolent conspiracies that are swirling in your vicinity. Now is one of those exceptional mo-

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In his book "The Histories", ancient Greek historian Herodotus told the story of a six-year war between the armies of the Medes and the Lydians in an area that today corresponds to Turkey. The conflict ended suddenly on a day when a solar eclipse occurred. Everyone on the battlefield got spooked as the light unexpectedly dimmed, and commanders sought an immediate cease to the hostilities. In the spirit of cosmic portents precipitating practical truces, I suggest you respond to the upcoming lunar eclipse on July 16-17 with overtures of peace and healing and amnesty. It’ll be a good time to reach out to any worthwhile person or group from whom you have been alienated.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): My astrological colleague Guru Gwen believes that right now Aquarians should get scolded and penalized unless they agree to add more rigor and discipline to their rhythms.

On the other hand, my astrological colleague Maestro Madelyn feels that Aquarians need to have their backs massaged, their hands held, and their problems listened to with grace and empathy. I suppose that both Gwen and Madelyn want to accomplish the same

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’re in the Land of Green Magic. That’s potentially very good news, but you must also be cautious. Why? Because in the Land of Green Magic, the seeds of extraneous follies and the seeds of important necessities both grow extra fast.

Unless you are a careful weeder, useless stuff will spring up and occupy too much space. So be firm in rooting out the blooms that won’t do you any good. Be aggressive in nurturing only the very best and brightest.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Eight years ago, researchers in Kerala, India went to the Padmanabhaswamy Temple and climbed down into centuries-old vaults deep beneath the main floor. They found a disorganized mess of treasure in the form of gold and precious gems. There were hundreds of chairs made from gold, baskets full of gold coins from the ancient Roman Empire, and a four-foothigh solid statue of a god, among multitudinous other valuables. I like bringing these images to your attention, Taurus, because I have a theory that if you keep them in your awareness, you’ll be more alert than usual to undiscovered riches in your own life and in your own psyche. I suspect you are closer than ever before to unearthing those riches.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Children need to learn certain aptitudes at certain times. If they don’t, they may not be able to master those aptitudes later in life. For example, if infants don’t get the experience of being protected and cared for by adults, it will be hard for them to develop that capacity as toddlers. This is a good metaphor for a developmental phase that you Geminis are going through. In my astrological opinion, 2019 and 2020 are critical years for you to become more skilled at the arts of togetherness and collaboration; to upgrade your abilities so as to get the most out of your intimate relationships. How are you doing with this work so far?

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