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A LIFE VERY WELL LIVED

This may be the most difficult thing I have ever had to write: a eulogy for a lost parent. After a five year battle with cancer, my father passed away peacefully in his sleep last week.

THE ARTFUL EYE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER

Photography is an extremely diverse and expansive realm of the visual arts. Since its invention in 1685, the camera has had a serious impact on humanity, allowing us to document the world with a new efficiency

BRINGING THE “ART OF NOISE” TO TOWN

In 1913, Luigi Russolo declared, “We must break at all cost from this restrictive circle of pure sounds and conquer the infinite variety of noise-sounds.”

BREAKING THE MOLD OF SUMMER FILMS

Stories always have a way of evolving. Even though every story has been told, a quality storyteller can find a new way express an old sentiment. This allows audiences to experience the comfort of the familiar.

ALSO INSIDE

A History Of Women Brewing Beer Once upon a time, beer was a craft product, made by the same women who grew the oats, wheat, corn—even pumpkins—they brewed it from. Medieval nuns and housewives brewed beer; so did goodwives in colonial America. As production became more centralized, men took over as brewers.

FEATURED CONTRIBUTORS

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JONESIN' CROSSWORD

AIR BAG

MUSIC CALENDAR

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MUSIC REVIEWS

SUMMER DRINK

NEW IN THEATERS

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

SUSHI & BISCUITS

Jenn Webster is a dancer and technical writer by trade who has also written for marketing, educational, and consumer publications. She’s an Army veteran and a member of WEAVE: A Conceptual Dance Company.

Mike McJunkin is a native Chattanoogan, currently living abroad, who has trained chefs, owned and operated restaurants, and singlehandedly increased Chattanooga’s meat consumption statistics for three consecutive years.

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BEGINNINGS ∙ CITY LIFE

A Life Very Well Lived Coming to terms with the loss of a beloved father By Gary Poole

BREWER MEDIA GROUP Publisher & President Jim Brewer II FOUNDED 2003 BY ZACHARY COOPER & MICHAEL KULL

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his may be the most difficult thing I have ever had to write: a eulogy for a lost parent. After a five year battle with cancer, my father passed away peacefully in his sleep last week. I was with him as he passed, and I hope that my being there helped make it easier for him. I was holding his hand and letting him know he was loved. He went gently in to the good night, which is the best we can all hope for. My dad lived an amazing life. Those who had the opportunity to meet him knew what a charming, intelligent and genuinely warm person he was. I was amazed how quickly he connected with people when he first met them. The phrase "never met a stranger" could have been invented for my father. He was born, raised, and lived the vast majority of his life in California. Yet, when he knew he had only a few years left (cancer is quite often a very slow killer), he made the move here to Chattanooga to be closer to his children. And he immediately fell in love with this city, and its people. My father lived to embrace life. He loved to travel—my sister and I have spent weeks going through seemingly countless boxes of photos and slide (yes, slides) documenting his many travels—he loved exploring new cities, he loved good food, fine beverages, intriguing art and music, and most of all interesting company. It was as if Chattanooga was made for him and just waited for him to arrive to make everything complete. It was as if after years of travel, he had finally come home. No life is lived without bumps and falls. He never tried to pass himself off as perfect, a saint, or a shining example of human perfection. He was a man with strengths and weaknesses, fortune and fault. But through it all, he never stopped trying to be a bet-

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Hanging out at his favorite gallery, Area 61

ter man, learning from his mistakes and moving forward to the next challenge, the next adventure. But what most moved me is how he touched people both close and complete strangers. He was the man who lit up a room when he entered, and left with everyone looking forward to his next visit. As you can imagine, I am still in a bit of a daze, as if I'm walking through a dark fog that dulls the mind and soul. If you have ever lost a loved one, you know what I'm talking about. And even though we all knew the end was coming, and my family and I spent as much time as we could with him over the past several months, there is simply never enough time. But there are people who made the passage easier. I want to specifically thank Hospice of Chattanooga for their incredible support and caring for him and my family through this time. They are truly angels on earth.

I also want to thank the entire staff at Morning Pointe at Shallowford, where he had lived for the past several months. Their love, support and compassion were deeply appreciated by my father and my family. Our plans are to have him interred in the National Cemetery here in Chattanooga. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and I can think of no higher honor than for him to be laid to rest surrounded by his comrades in uniform. As for me, I am obviously heartbroken. He had long ago come to peace with his ending, and was in good spirits through the very end. The sadness is very real, but I cherish every moment I had with him throughout my life and am doing my best to live up to his example and positivity. He is at peace now. His pain is gone. And in the end that is all that really matters. Rest in peace, dad. I love you.

Consider This with Dr. Rick

EdiToon by Rob Rogers

“Never be a prisoner of your past. It was just a lesson, not a life sentence.”

Listening Intently To Powerful Words There is something special about hearing a writer read his or her work. Poetry or prose, when a work is read by the person who knows it best, every sentence that has to be stressed is stressed, and every word and syllable that requires enhancement is enhanced. The power of an essayist’s or poet’s words should never be underestimated, and Star Line Books, the Southside's only independent book store dedicated to new books in Chattanooga, understands this. Star Line Books will be hosting an

event entitled “Between the Lines: An Evening of Essay”, featuring local and regional writers in the Chattanooga Community. One of these local writers is UTC professor Sybil Baker, whose latest

book is entitled “Immigration Essays”. This book explores the unheard voices of Chattanooga refugees as well as the gentrification of historically Black neighborhoods. Richard Jackson, author of “The Heart’s Many Doors”, states that Baker’s Immigration Essays “is an amazing and essential odyssey for our times.” Baker’s work and others like it will be presented at Star Line Books this Thursday. Take the time to support our writers and listen to their powerful words read just the way they are supposed to be read. — Lauren Waegele

Easier said than done, but there’s great wisdom there. It’s so easy to dwell upon the past as if it’s right in front of us, right here and now. And for some, that’s exactly how it feels: Powerful old messages and experiences—our baggage—influencing all of our decisions, small and large, casting a loud vote about our happiness. Consider this, from Eckhart Tolle: “The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. And what is a grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.” And from Osho: If you suffer it is because of you. If you feel blissful it is because of you. Nobody else is responsible—only you. — Rick Pimental-Habib, Ph.D.

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COLUMN ∙ AIR BAG

Getting Into Some Tense Situations You’re going to get into trouble sometime. Do you know what to do?

David Traver Adolphus Pulse columnist

OR ANY DRIVER AT ANY TIME, bad things can happen. Branches and poles just fall down sometimes, animals run out of nowhere, and motorcycles going 90 appear before you can react. Ordinary situations can escalate in seconds and sometimes there’s nothing you can do about it, so it may be up to you to make the best of a bad situation. Having a plan gives you a prepared set of reactions you can turn to when things get unpredictable. Before you leave home: Make sure your license is with you, and that your registration and insurance are easy to reach (and current). A AAA membership, at about $8 a month, isn’t a bad idea. Is your phone charged? You might need it, and add your lawyer’s number to your contacts. Take three seconds and walk around your car once to see if you have a flat tire, a big puddle of leaking coolant or a brake light out. Don’t give a police officer an extra excuse to pull you over, and be polite and prepared with your papers out if you are. De-escalation is the idea. Random traffic stop: It will happen, probably. Do these steps in this order: Pull over immediately, if it’s not a safe spot the officer will move you down the road. Turn off the car and put on your flashers. Roll down your window. Remove sunglasses if you have them. Do not get out your papers at this time, it could be interpreted as going for a gun or hiding drugs. Place your hands at 10 and 2 on

your steering wheel and wait; when the officer comes over, make eye contact. If you were speeding or ran a stop sign it’s not that bad. Be calm, be polite, hope for the best. You hit someone: Believe me that I speak from experience. Step 1: Get somewhere safe. If your car can move, move it out of traffic and put it between yourself and oncoming cars. There are innumerable gawker/distracted collisions every day. Step 2: Don’t incriminate yourself, and be super sorry, even if you’re not. “Oh my god [of your choice] I’m so sorry this happened” should be the first words out of your mouth. The other person is likely to be angry and looking for a confrontation, and your job is to take their leverage away. Step 3: If it’s possible, don’t involve insurance or police (a controversial and possibly illegal approach that has worked well for me). Is it a fender bender? Maybe it’s worth it for both of you just to walk away. If it’s more than that, take a walk around video and describe everything you see. Walk back down the road and video the approach to the scene. Take photos of their insurance card. Someone hits you: Don’t make it personal. In fact, if you can, make it shit-happens friendly moment, because it does happen. Follow Steps 1 and 3 above. Someone is hurt: Take a deep breath. Be calm,

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speak calmly and look at the situation. If possible, instruct an uninjured person to call 911, specifically—not “someone call 911,” but “You! Call 911!” If the injured person is not in danger where they are (car on fire, river rising), don’t move them and don’t move their neck or spine. If you must move them, don’t wiggle their neck around. If they are bleeding more than a little, apply pressure directly to any wounds and keep it there. Keep them warm, they will be going into shock. Be the scene supervisor and don’t expect people to know what to do. Tell them what to do: “You, get me blankets or a tarp or warm clothes. You, ford up a t-shirt for a bandage. You, hold this here.” You hit something, etc. Animal: If it’s a large animal or a pet, call the police. They like to check to see if it’s dead and maybe have it collected, and you’ll need the police record if you have to call your insurance. Property: Whether it’s a mailbox

or parked car, make an effort to find the owner with your “I’m so sorry” spiel. Scratch someone’s paint in a parking lot and you can leave a note and not worry about leaving the scene of an accident. Someone’s home or business, though, and you have to call the cope. Hazards: If power lines are down, don’t go anywhere near them. If you’re in your car near them, stay there. You’re safe there and you will die if you leave it. If branches are coming down in a storm, assume poles and whole trees will follow. Turn around. Never, never drive into a flooded road. Maybe it’s only five inches deep, or maybe there’s a sinkhole you can’t see. Above all, think about your situation. Take some deep breaths, take a step back and be calm. You’re going to get through this. David Traver Adolphus is a freelance automotive researcher who recently quit his full time job writing about old cars to pursue his lifelong dream of writing about old AND new cars. Follow him on Twitter as @proscriptus.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The Artful Eye Of The Photographer Ray Soldano is master of the photographic eye

Art And Poetry Working In Harmony People often say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and with my short amount of life experience, I’ve found that to be true. Most individuals would much rather look at a picture than read a thousand words describing it. While a picture may be worth a thousand words, there is no topping the effect of visuals and words working in harmony to create a multi-sensory experience that stimulates both the intellect and the imagination. The Hunter Museum has embraced the beautiful combination and applied it through the museum’s permanent collection in an event entitled Vision and Verse: Rhyme N Chatt. With this free event, the Hunter Museum invites local poets to explore the museum’s art through their varying poetic visions. With a poem and a piece of art put together, the possibilities for exploration, analyses, and creativity are endless. Also, Rhyme N Chatt presents opportunities like this for all aspiring artists who want an interactive experience with the spoken and written word on an intimate level. Vision and Verse is sure to expand your comprehension of each piece and perhaps inspire you to write some art-inspired poetry. Join poets Delandus White, Michelle Simon, Tammy McClintock, Carla Elliott, and Chuck Beard this Thursday for a poetry-filled art gallery. — Lauren Waegele Vision and Verse: Rhyme N Chatt Thursday, 6 p.m. The Hunter Museum of Art 10 Bluff View Ave. (423) 267-0968 www.huntermuseum.org 8 • THE PULSE • JULY 27, 2017 • CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM

Photo by Ray Soldano

By Tony Mraz

Pulse contributor

HOTOGRAPHY IS AN EXTREMELY DIverse and expansive realm of the visual arts. Since its invention in 1685, the camera has had a serious impact on humanity, allowing us to document the world with a new efficiency. A scene that might have taken a painter days to make can now be instantly captured with the activation of a piece of technology. Cameras are used to create images of the visible and the invisible—the natural world, the world of humans, outer space, the microscopic world, and everything in between. They can be used to describe emotions, social behaviors, and abstract ideas. In our modern times, cameras have become so

thoroughly ingrained into our civilization that we could not function normally without them. Everybody who has a smartphone has a camera, and most use them regularly. By a conservative estimate, roughly four billion people have cameras built into their phones. If each of them takes just ten pictures per day, then the human race will take over 14 trillion photos this year. This inundation of cameras and photographs has challenged the world of photography. In the past, all a person needed was a camera to be a professional. Now, it takes a special talent, an eye, and a “sixth sense” of timing to create photos that people are willing to pay for. One of Chattanooga’s best examples of this is action photographer Ray Soldano. If you go to local concerts, Chattanooga Football Club games, or Sports Car Club of America events, the odds

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“By a conservative estimate, roughly four billion people have cameras built into their phones. If each of them takes just ten pictures per day, then the human race will take over 14 trillion photos this year.” are that you have seen Ray with his camera—though, like many good photographers, he is nearly invisible when he’s working. Ray is an expert at capturing action shots, a field of photography that requires the “sixth sense” of timing. Coupled with a firm understanding of his camera’s shutter speed, it is this sense that makes his photos truly remarkable. Ray got his first camera so he could take photos of cars at car meets and SCCA races. He quickly became well known for his autocross photos, but he didn’t find his passion for photography until he was invited by a friend to shoot a concert at the Honest Pint. After that, his photography hobby became an addiction, and eventually a career. Most of his work falls into

three categories: sports, automotive, and concert. Speaking about what interests him, he tells us, “I don’t think I have a favorite subject, but I’m always looking at event postings for live music. While I may take breaks from shooting bands, it is something I’m always keeping an eye on. I would love to shoot more sporting events, and I’m missing shooting SCCA Autocross events, since the local club is currently looking for a new lot to hold events. Mostly, I like being behind the camera.” Ray shoots all of his photos digitally, and uses Adobe Photoshop for post-production. His first DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) was a Nikon D50. Describing why he chose a Nikon, he tells us “I held a few models at the store, and

Photo by Ray Soldano

the Nikon just fit my hand, so that’s what I ended up with. I’ve gone with Nikon ever since.” He thinks of all of his subjects differently, depending on what or who he is shooting. He elaborates, “When I’m shooting music, I’m thinking about how it is making me feel, how the crowd is reacting, and the energy the band is putting out—how can I transfer all of these emotions and feelings into a photo? When I’m shooting motors-

ports, it is more about what I’m hearing—is that engine revving up, are the tires starting to squeal, will the next corner result in the tail end of the car sliding out with a big trail of smoke behind it? As for sports, it is more about learning the game and how the players play. This helps with timing and focusing on the right spot to catch the action.” Ray is constantly working, but despite his busy schedule, he still makes time for his per-

sonal work. “I usually just go out and shoot whatever I have time for. That could be a Go Kickball game on a Thursday night, a packed house for some live music downtown, a sporting event—or maybe one day I’ll just get in the car, and go looking for a lighthouse to photograph.” ···· You can see Ray’s work (or hire him for your event) at raysoldano.com and on Facebook at facebook.com/raysoldanophotography

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Peter & The Starcatcher

Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka

MANIFEST Voices

It's the final weekend to see one of the CTC's most original productions. 7 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com

Come on up to the mountain to re-visit one of your favorite candymen. 8 p.m. Signal Mountain Playhouse 1104 James Blvd. (423) 886-5243 smph.org

Artist and teacher Christian J. Collie concludes his second year of MANIFEST with a new poetry show. 6 p.m. The Arts Building 301 E. 11th St. (423) 756-2787 artsbuild.com CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM • JULY 27, 2017 • THE PULSE • 9

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR

Lend Me A Tenor

THURSDAY7.27 Ooltewah Farmers Market 3 p.m. Ooltewah Nursery 5829 Main St. (423) 238-9775 ooltewahnursery.com Signal Mountain Farmers Market 4 p.m. Pruett’s Market 1210 Taft Hwy. (423) 902-8023 signalmountainfarmersmarket.com Adulting Summer Camp: Cash Rules Everything Around Me Ice Cream Social 5:30 p.m. The Edney Innovation Center 1100 Market St. (423) 413-8978 thechattery.org Radio Dreams 6 p.m. Palace Picture House 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com Vision and Verse: Rhyme N Chatt 6 p.m. The Hunter Museum of Art 10 Bluff View Ave. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org Between the Lines: An Evening of Essay 6:30 p.m. Star Line Books 1467 Market St. (423) 777-5629 starlinebooks.com

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Peter & The Starcatcher 7 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com “Country Cool” with Karen Mills, Leanne Morgan, & Trish Suhr 7:30 p.m. The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com ‘NOOGA presented by Improv Chattanooga 7:30 p.m. Palace Picture House 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com Lend Me A Tenor 7:30 p.m. Ringgold Depot

155 Depot St. (706) 935-5290 cityofringgoldga.gov Darkness Rising 8 p.m. Palace Picture House 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com Scenic City Comedy Super Show 9 p.m. Music Box @ Ziggys 607 Cherokee Blvd. ziggysbarandgrill.net

FRIDAY7.28 Chattanooga Market at Erlanger 10:30 a.m. Erlanger Hospital Medical Mall 975 E. 3rd St.

ENTERTAINMENT SPOTLIGHT Three of the funniest Southern ladies, Karen Mills, Leanne Morgan and Trish Suhr, team up for a weekend of fantastic comedic observaions with a country edge. Country Cool The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com

chattanoogamarket.com Cambridge Square Night Market 5 p.m. Cambridge Square 9453 Bradmore Ln. (423) 531-7754 cambridgesqauretn.com Adulting Summer Camp: Cocktails First, Questions Later (Happy Hour) 5:30 p.m. Daily Ration 1220 Dartmouth St. (423) 413-8978 thechattery.org Fourth Friday Movies 7 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church 3224 Navajo Dr. (423) 624-2985 uucc.org Chattanooga Lookouts vs. Birmingham Barons 7:15 p.m. AT&T Field 201 Power Alley (423) 267-2208 lookouts.com “Country Cool” with Karen Mills, Leanne Morgan, & Trish Suhr 7:30, 9:45 p.m. The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Lend Me A Tenor 7:30 p.m. Ringgold Depot 155 Depot St. (706) 935-5290 cityofringgoldga.gov A Life In Waves

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR

Pirates & Princesses Day 8 p.m. Palace Picture House 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka 8 p.m. Signal Mountain Playhouse 1104 James Blvd. (423) 886-5243 smph.org Peter & The Starcatcher 8 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com Killing Ground 10 p.m. Palace Picture House 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com

SATURDAY7.29 St. Alban’s Hixson Market 9:30 a.m. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church 7514 Hixson Pike (423) 842-6303 Pirates & Princesses Day 10 a.m. Chattanooga Zoo 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave. (423) 697-1319 chattzoo.org Northside Farmers Market 10 a.m. Northside Presbyterian Church 923 Mississippi Ave. (423) 266-7497 Chattanooga River Market

10 a.m. Tennessee Aquarium Plaza 1 Broad St. (423) 648-2496 chattanoogarivermarket.com Brainerd Farmers Market 11 a.m. Grace Episcopal Church 20 Belvoir Ave. (404) 245-3682 Farmer’s Market 11 a.m. Nutrition World 6237 Vance Rd. (423) 892-4085 nutritionw.com Red Wolf Feeding & Talk Noon Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center 400 Garden Rd. (423) 821-1160 reflectionriding.org Lightfoot Club of Chattanooga vs Cumberland Baseball Club of Nashville Noon Tennessee Riverpark 4301 Amnicola Hwy. tennesseevintagebaseball.com Lend Me A Tenor 2, 7:30 p.m. Ringgold Depot 155 Depot St. (706) 935-5290 cityofringgoldga.gov A Life In Waves 4 p.m. Palace Picture House 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com MANIFEST Voices Poetry Showcase

6 p.m. The Arts Building 301 E. 11th St. (423) 756-2787 artsbuild.com Killing Ground 6 p.m. Palace Picture House 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com Chattanooga Lookouts vs. Birmingham Barons 7:15 p.m. AT&T Field 201 Power Alley (423) 267-2208 lookouts.com “Country Cool” with Karen Mills, Leanne Morgan, & Trish Suhr 7:30, 9:45 p.m. The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka 8 p.m. Signal Mountain Playhouse 1104 James Blvd. (423) 886-5243 smph.org Peter & The Starcatcher 8 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com Night Of The Living Dead 8 p.m. Palace Picture House 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com

Movies in the Park 9 p.m. Coolidge Park 1 River St. firstthings.org Star Party 9 p.m. Cloudland Canyon State Park 122 Cloudland Canyon Park Rd. Rising Fawn, GA (706) 657-4050 gastateparks.org Dawn Of The Dead 10 p.m. Palace Picture House 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com

SUNDAY7.30 Chattanooga Market 11 a.m. First Tennessee Pavilion 1829 Carter St. (423) 648-2496 chattanoogamarket.com Peter & The Starcatcher 2:30 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com A Life In Waves 6 p.m. Palace Picture House 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com “Country Cool” with Karen Mills, Leanne Morgan, & Trish Suhr 7:30 p.m. CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM • JULY 27, 2017 • THE PULSE • 11

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR

Red Bank Farmers Market The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Killing Ground 8 p.m. Palace Picture House 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com

MONDAY7.31 Red Bank Farmers Market 3 p.m. Red Bank United Methodist 3800 Dayton Blvd. (423) 838-9804

TUESDAY8.1 A Life In Waves 6 p.m. Palace Picture House 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com Tuesday Night Chess Club 6 p.m. Downtown Library 1001 Broad St. (423) 643-7700 chattilibrary.com Killing Ground 8 p.m. Palace Picture House 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com LIT FEST 2017 8 p.m. Music Box @ Ziggys

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607 Cherokee Blvd. ziggysbarandgrill.net Top Secret Tuesday 10 p.m. Palace Picture House 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com

WEDNESDAY8.2 Chattanooga Market at Erlanger East 10:30 a.m. Erlanger East Hospital 1751 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 648-2496 chattanoogamarket.com Main Street Market 4 p.m. 522 W. Main St. mainstfarmersmarket.com Killing Ground 6 p.m. Palace Picture House 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com Improv Chattanooga 7:30 p.m. The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com A Life In Waves 8 p.m. Palace Picture House 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 chattpalace.com Map these locations on chattanoogapulse. com. Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@chattanoogapulse.com

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CHATTANOOGA'S WEEKLY ALTERNATIVE

Inside This Issue Chattanooga's Women Brewers ............. 16 Bar & Nightclub Directory .................... 19 Lass & Lions .......................................... 23

Splitz Bar & Grill ................................... 24 Barley Bottleshop & Taproom .............. 25 Sugarlands Distillery ............................. 26

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DRINK SUMMER 2017

By Jenn Webster

Pulse contributor

NCE UPON A TIME, BEER WAS A CRAFT PRODuct, made by the same women who grew the oats, wheat, corn—even pumpkins—they brewed it from. Medieval nuns and housewives brewed beer; so did goodwives in colonial America. As production became more centralized, men took over as brewers. In some areas, women were forbidden to join brewers’ guilds (though they might work in breweries owned by their sons or husbands).

With the craft beer movement, women again play a strong role in beer-making, and changes have come even in the last decade. As recently as 2013, The Atlantic wrote, “Even though plenty of home brewers are women, there is still skepticism about their roles when it comes to business.” Today, though, the atmosphere has changed. In Chattanooga, women are central to the beer community—brewing as well as, of course, drinking.

BEER PIONEER When craft beer took off in the mid1990s, Teresa “T.C.” Sentell was well positioned to start on the ground floor. She started bartending at Big River Grille & Brewing Works in 1995, but by 1999 her persistent questions led to a job in the brewery. Her work ethic paid off with

a head brewer position—though if you ask her what she does, she’ll simply answer, “I’m a brewer.” T.C.’s day is one of hard work. She starts early, adjusting the proper temperature in the kettle to “mash in,” or add the milled malt to hot water to create mash. “When the temperature in my kettle is right, my brew day starts,” she says. “I open up the gates and milled malt comes into my kettle and I’m committed. I’ve gotta brew this beer at this point.” The next hours pass in a flurry of activity. “I spend time to convert starches into sugars and get the hops added in,” she says. “I’ll start at 8 a.m. and by noon we’ll be at a point where I have the kettle filled with wort and hops are being added to it. Then by 2 p.m. Clay (Big River’s

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other head brewer, Clay Gentry) is about to send it to the fermenter. After it goes to the fermenter, we start cleaning.” T.C. reckons a brewer spends 85 percent of her time cleaning. “We go through everything the beer touches once we’ve done the boil process,” she says. “We use caustics, acids and sanitizers in the tank, the vats and the hoses to fight

any kind of bacteria we can think of. It’s very serious.” Cleaning may be the biggest challenge in brewing, but it’s not the only one. When T.C. first became a brewer, she encountered hostility from men in the community—for instance, at events men might overlook her to ask questions of her male assistants. “My assistant would say, ‘I don’t know all that, she’s the one with the

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Pilot batch being sparged in our 25 gallon pilot mash /lauter tun at Moccasin Bend Brewing Co.

answers',” T.C. recalls. “The man would look at me, turn his back to me, and keep asking the assistant the same questions, to where I’d have to get over in his face to answer him. That doesn’t happen much anymore… “I had to live through the time where it wasn’t as accepted to be a female brewer but you know, I just keep doing what I love. I’m a grandmother now, but I can run circles around these young guys still.” T.C.’s challenges have been more than matched by her achievements, such as creating good beers and seeing people enjoy them. And, she loves her work. “There is something to learn every day,” she says. “It makes life worthwhile, asking, ‘What am I going to learn today?’ And it’s really neat to come up with a recipe, to brew it, and then to serve it and see people actually drinking and say, ‘This is good!’ That was my recipe!”

BUILDING A WOMEN’S BEER COMMUNITY Women brewers have flourished in tandem with women drinkers. Sandy Hunt, formerly tasting room manager at Moccasin Bend Brewing Co., now hosts beer dinners and produces Brick House Brews, a line of

“It’s really neat to come up with a recipe, to brew it, and then to serve it and see people actually drinking and say, ‘This is good!’ That was my recipe!” small, experimental batches whose proceeds are devoted to charity. “We thought it would be a good way to do small batches and explore what kind of beers we can brew, and also how we can give back,” she explains. “It’s brewed by women, for women.” Brick House Brews’ charities are small and local, from breast cancer support services to housing for people fleeing domestic abuse. “[The community has] been really receptive,” Sandy says. “People, especially women, really like the idea that there is something for them. I’m not going to brew a light lager or a cider every time. It’s going to be different things.” More widely, Sandy sees breweries and taprooms, her family’s and

others across the city, as “an environment where women feel safe. They can have a beer and they don’t have to worry about being hit on. It’s a very laid-back vibe.” Sandy compares her process of beer creation to cooking. “Cooking is science and art,” she says. “It’s the same way with distilling and wine-making to a degree. You think, ‘It’s just beer,’ but you can get really creative with beer.” That creativity extends to using beer in cooking or selecting foods to go with a beer with, Sandy adds. A host as well as a brewer, she thinks about serving and pairing her beers, as well as making them. “I come from a family of re-

ally good southern cooks,” she says. “My mother was always experimenting in the kitchen, saying, ‘Here, try this,’ and so that’s kind of,”—she illustrates—“I brewed a mojito IPA because I had a mojito lager at one of our festivals. I got to thinking, this is citrusy, I can do an IPA, because I can find a citrusy hop that’s not super-bitter, that’s really aromatic. I can do this!” Different approaches to beer creation combine so many factors—a brewer’s personal history and experience, what she learned from master brewers she studied with, and her own process of inspired improvisation or meticulous design. Sandy, for instance, is from a family of cooks but came to brewing through her husband, who has made beer for many years. Gender is just one element of the creative process, something that may be all-important to one person and all-butmeaningless to another. Still, there are some commonalities. Women brewers may tend to speak of their work as a craft, rather than an art or science. Craft, whether it’s quilt-making or woodcarving, tends to be intuitive and developed through apprenticeship, practice and experience, rather than formal study and lab-style experimentation. “Men like a lot of gadgetry,” Sandy jokes. “My husband (Moccasin Bend’s owner Chris Hunt) likes the engineering aspect of it. For instance, he’ll buy a special washer for something, whereas I’ll do the job with a brush, soap and water.”

SCIENCE AND CRAFT Though she, too, describes her work as craft, Melanie Krautstrunk, owner, along with her husband Joel, of Hutton & Smith Brewing Company, evidently delights in the devices she handles every day. A hydrogeologist by trade, Melanie planned to work in water resource management, then took a career detour into beer as she and her husband turned a craft into a business. “We visited Chattanooga for 10 days in 2013 and decided to move here,” she continued on page 18

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says. “Downtown, people were supporting locally owned businesses and restaurants. There was craft beer in town, but room for more breweries to be successful.” Hutton & Smith joined a growing community of craft brewers in Chattanooga. Big River’s brewers mentored the new business, for instance. Now, Melanie’s glad to see OddStory open within walking distance. “It’s good to have two breweries on one street,” Melanie says. “People can take a beer tour. If you have enough breweries, it becomes a destination.” T.C. has evidently blazed a trail for women brewers in the city, though she claims it’s just the changing times. At any rate, Melanie says, she’s received only a warm welcome from the beer community. Her only difficulty as a woman in business has been with people outside the beer world—men who ask for the owner when they want to talk business. “They go over my head and call Joel after they’ve spoken with me,” she laughs. “He just refers them right back.” Walking through her equipment, Melanie points out the water storage tank, where Chattanooga city water is purified via carbon filters, UV and 18 • THE PULSE • JULY 27, 2017 • SUMMER DRINK GUIDE • CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM

reverse osmosis. “Water is overlooked in brewing,” she says. “[Our process] lets us add an extra layer of quality.” But despite the science involved, Melanie describes hard work, rather than science, as the prime requisite for a prospective brewer—man or woman. “It’s tedious, hard work with lots of scrubbing,” she says. “Many more hours than home brewing.” Still, she says, she has a great time. When she has an idea, she says, “I just want to get my hands on it. I’m going to put in a dash of this and that and see what happens!”

DRINK ME! If you crave a draught of Chattanooga craft beer in the next week or two, see what our women brewers have on tap for you. At Big River, look for Strawberry Saison. They’ll also be tapping a porter aged in Chattanooga Whiskey barrels. At Moccasin Bend, the last Friday in July will bring a Brick House Brews event for charity, featuring Sandy Hunt’s Xtabey Chocolate Milk Stout. And if you go by Hutton & Smith, ask for the Promenade New England-style IPA, named after a favorite climbing location in Vermont.

Bar & Nightclub Directory 1885 Grill 3914 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 485-3050 1885grill.com 3rd Deck Burger Bar 201 Riverfront Pkwy. (423) 266-4488 chattanoogariverboat.com Abuelo’s 2102 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 855-7400 abuelos.com Acropolis Mediterranean Grill 2213 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 899-5341 acropolisgrill.com AGM Restaurant & Lounge 1622 Dodds Ave. (423) 508-8107 Alan Gold’s Discotheque 1100 McCallie Ave. (423) 629-8080 alangolds.com Alleia 25 E. Main St. (423) 305-6990 alleiarestaurant.com American Wings 4011 Brainerd Rd. (423) 475-6212 Amigo Mexican Restaurant 5794 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-5435 5450 Hwy. 153 (423) 875-8049 1906 Dayton Blvd. (423) 870-9928 3805 Ringgold Rd. (423) 624-4345

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6701 Hwy. 58 (423) 710-8970 amigorestaurantonline.com Applebee’s 5606 Brainerd Rd. (423) 553-9203 401 Market St. (423) 826-4996 356 Northgate Mall Dr. (423) 875-8353 2342 Shallowford Village Rd. (423) 499-1999 applebees.com Aretha Frankensteins 518 Tremont St. (423) 265-7685 arethas.com Back Inn Café 412 E. 2nd St. (423) 265-5033 bluffviewartdistrict.com Bar Louie 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 855-4155 barlouieamerica.com Barley Chattanooga 253 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 682-8200 Beast + Barrel 16 Frazier Ave. (423) 805-4599 beastandbarrel.com Beef O’Brady’s 5958 Snow Hill Rd. #100

(423) 910-0261 ooltewahbeefobradys.com Big Chill & Grill 103 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 267-2445 bigchillandgrill.com Big Don’s Bar & Karaoke 306 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 755-0041 Big River Grille 222 Broad St. (423) 267-2739 2020 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 553-7723 bigrivergrille.com Bluewater Grille 224 Broad St. (423) 266-4200 bluewaterchattanooga.com Boathouse Rotisserie & Raw Bar 1459 Riverside Dr. (423) 622-0122 boathousechattanooga.com Boccaccia Restaurant 3077 S. Broad St. (423) 266-2930 boccacciarestaurant.com Bonefish Grill 2115 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 892-3175 bonefishgrill.com Bourbon Street Music Bar 2000 E. 23rd St.

(423) 475-5118 Brewhaus 224 Frazier Ave. (423) 531-8490 brewhausbar.com Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-9878 budssportsbar.com Buffalo Wild Wings 120 Market St. (423) 634-0468 5744 Hwy. 153 (423) 877-3338 buffalowildwings.com Cancun Restaurant 1809 Broad St. (423) 266-1461 Carrabba’s Italian Grill 2040 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 894-9970 carrabbas.com Charlie’s Restaurant & Lounge 8504 Dayton Pike (423) 842-9744 Chattanooga Billiards Club 725 Cherry St. (423) 267-7740 cbcburns.com Chattanooga Billiards Club East 110 Jordan Dr.

(423) 499-3883 cbcburns.com Chattanooga Brewing Company 1804 Chestnut St. (423) 702-9958 chattabrew.com Chili’s 408 Market St. (423) 265-1511, 5637 Brainerd Rd. (423) 855-0376 1921 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 892-6319 123 Northgate Mall Dr. (423) 877-4344 chilis.com Christy’s Sports Bar 3469 Brainerd Rd. (423) 702-8137 Clyde’s On Main 122 W. Main St. (423) 362-8335 clydesonmain.com Community Pie 850 Market St. (423) 486-1743 communitypie.com Conga Latin Food 26 E. Main St. (423) 201-4806 Den Sports Bar & Lounge 1200 E. 23rd St. (423) 475-6007 Diamond Billiard Club 3600 Hixson Pike (423) 877-5882 diamondbilliardclub.com Diamonds & Lace Showbar (Babes Sports Bar)

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115 Honest St. (423) 855-1893 Dos Amigos 3208 Amnicola Hwy. (423) 495-1802 Easy Bistro 203 Broad St. (423) 266-1121 easybistro.com El Meson 2204 Hamilton Pl. Blvd. (423) 894-8726 248 Northgate Park (423) 710-1201 elmesonchattanooga. com Eleven and H20 Bar DoubleTree Hotel 407 Chestnut St. (423) 756-5150 doubletree3.hilton.com Feed Table & Tavern 201 W. Main St. (423)708-8500 feedtableandtavern.com Firebirds Wood Fired Grill 2107 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 308-1090 firebirdsrestaurants.com Fireside Grille 3018 Cummings Hwy. (423) 821-9898 firesidechattanooga.com Five Bar 200 Manufacturer’s Rd. (423) 777-4120 five-bar.com Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. (423) 602-5980 flyingsquirrelbar.com Frothy Monkey 1400 Market St. (423) 680-6343

frothymonkey.com Fuji Japanese Steak & Sushi 2207 Overnite Dr. (423) 892-2899 5437 Hwy. 153 (423) 531-3183 fujisteakchattanooga.com Full Moon American Burger & Bar 61 N. Market St. (423) 521-6666 fullmoon.bar Gail’s 2555 Harrison Pike (423) 698-4123 Georgia Winery 6469 Battlefield Pkwy. Ringgold, Ga. (706) 937-9463 georgiawines.com Good Dog 34 Frazier Ave. (423) 475-6175 eatatgooddog.com Hair of the Dog Pub 334 Market St. (423) 265-4615 hairofthedogpub.net Harley House 3715 Rossville Blvd. (423) 867-7795 Heaven & Ale 304 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 602-8286, 9431 Cambridge Square Ln., Suite 101 Ooltewah, TN heaven-and-ale.com Hennen’s Restaurant 193 Chestnut St. (423) 634-5160 hennens.net Hooters 5912 Brainerd Rd.

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(423) 499-8668 hooters.com Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar 5621 Brainerd Rd. (423) 892-0404 5035 Hixson Pike (423) 875-0473 5425 Hwy. 153 (423) 875-0404 yourichiban.com IL Primo 1100 Hixson Pike (423) 602-5555 primochattanooga.com I’m Game 110 Jordan Dr. (423) 394-0390 cbcburns.com Images Showbar 6005 Lee Hwy. (423) 855-8210 mirage-complex.com J. Alexander’s 2215 Hamilton Pl. Blvd. (423) 855-5559 jalexanders.com J & J Lounge 2208 Glass St. (423) 622-3579 JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 362-5695 jjsbohemia.com Jack Brown’s Beer & Burger Joint 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 682-8198 jackbrownsjoint.com Jay’s Bar 1914 Wilder St. (423) 710-2045 Jefferson’s 618 Georgia Ave. (423) 710-1560

jeffersonsrestaurant.com Jimmy D’s Sports Bar & Grill 3901 Rossville Blvd. (423) 867-2624 Kanpai of Tokyo 2200 Hamilton Pl. Blvd. (423) 800-8193 kanpaioftokyo.com La Altena 314 W. Main St. (423) 266-7595 615 Commercial Ln. (423) 877-1447 8644 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 893-9047 La Fiesta Mexican Grill 8523 Hixson Pike (423) 843-1149 lafiestarestauranttn.com Lakeshore Grille 5600 Lake Resort Ter, (423) 710-2057 lakeshoregrille.com Lamar’s Restaurant 1018 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 266-0988 lamarsrestaurant.com Las Margaritas 1101 Hixson Pike (423) 756-3332 4604 Skyview Dr. (423) 892-3065 3100 Cummings Hwy. (423) 825-0304 7015 Shallowford Rd. (423) 553-8686 Lawrence’s Lounge 1201 E. 37th St. (423) 867-0079 Leapin’ Leprechaun 101 Market St. (423) 777-9097 theleprechaunpub.com Local 191

191 Chestnut St. (423) 648-6767 local191.com Logan’s Roadhouse 2119 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 499-4339 3592 Cummings Hwy. (423) 821-2948 504 Northgate Mall Dr. (423) 875-4443 logansroadhouse.com Lookout Winery 11848 Highway 41, Guild, Tn. (727) 499-8974 lookoutwinery.com Lupi’s Pizza Pies 406-A Broad St. (423) 266-5874 2382 N. Ocoee St. (423) 476-9464 5504 Hixson Pike (423) 847-3700 1414 Jenkins Rd. (423) 855-4104 9453 Bradmore Ln. (423) 602-7499 lupi.com Maggie G’s 400 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 757-7722 Marsha’s Backstreet Café 5032 Brainerd Rd. (423) 485-7911 Mary’s Lounge 2125 McCallie Ave. (423) 493-0246 Matilda Midnight 120 E. 10th St. (423) 267-7866 thedwellhotel.com Mayo’s Restaurant & Lounge 3820 Brainerd Rd.

(423) 624-0034 mayosbarandgrill.com McHale’s Brew House 724 Ashland Terrace (423) 877-2124 mchalesbrewhouse.com Mellow Mushroom 205 Broad St. (423) 266-5564 2318 Lifestyle Way (423) 468-3737 mellowmushroom.com Memo’s 430 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 267-7283 Mexiville 811 Market St. (423) 805-7444 mexivilletn.com Mexi-Wing VII 5773 Brainerd Rd. (423) 634-8899 mexi-wingchattanooga.com Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant 3029 Rossville Blvd. (423) 805-4443 Mike’s Hole in the Wall 538 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 475-5259 mikesholeinthewall.com Mitch’s Sports Bar 2555 Harrison Pike (423) 698-4123 Moe’s Original BBQ 221 Market St. (423) 531-6637 moesoriginalbbq.com Mojo Burrito 3815 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 822-6656 1800 Dayton Blvd. (423) 870-6656 1414 Jenkins Rd. (423) 296-6656

mojoburrito.com Molcajete Mexican Restaurant 6231 Perimeter Dr. (423) 760-8200 molcajeterestauranttn.com Mountain City Club 729 Chestnut St. (423) 756-5584 mountaincityclub.org Nick and Linda’s 4762 Hwy. 58 (423) 386-5404 North River Pub 7001 Middle Valley Rd. Suite #101 (423) 385-8918 O’Charley’s 5301 Hixson Pike (423) 877-8966 2340 Shallowford Village Dr. (423) 892-3343 ocharleys.com Odd Story Brewing Co. 336 E. MKL Blvd. (423) 682-7690 oddstorybrewing.co Old Chicago Pizza 250 Northgate Mall (423) 877-3450 oldchicago.com Outback Steakhouse 501 Northgate Mall (423) 870-0980 2120 Hamilton Pl. Blvd. (423) 899-2600 outback.com P.F. Chang’s 2110 Hamilton Pl. Blvd. (423) 242-0045 pfchangs.com Pickle Barrel 1012 Market St. (423) 266-1103 goodfoodchattanooga.com

Pin Strikes 6241 Perimeter Dr. (423) 710-3530 pinstrikes1.com Poblano’s Mexican Cuisine 551 River St. (423) 490-7911 poblanoschattanooga.com Porkchops Bar & Grill 6727 Ringgold Rd. (423) 296-2571 Porter’s Steakhouse 827 Broad St. (423) 643-1240 portersteakhouse.com Provino’s 5084 S. Terrace Plaza (423) 443-4927 provinos.com Public House 1110 Market St. (423) 266-3366 publichousechattanooga.com Raw Bar & Grill 409 Market St. (423) 756-1919 rawbarandgrillchatt.com Regan’s Place 1518 Market St. (423) 803-2535 regans.net Rodizio Grill 439 Broad St. (423) 777-4999 rodiziogrill.com Rumors 3884 Hixson Pike (423) 870-3003 Ruth’s Chris Steak House 2321 Lifestyle Way (423) 602-5900 ruthschris.net Sekisui

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1120 Houston St. (423) 267-4600 sekisuichattanooga.com Shogun Japanese Steak & Sushi 1806 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 296-6500 shogunchattanooga.com Sing It or Wing It 410 Market St. (423) 757-9464 singitorwingit.org Sky Zoo 5709 Lee Hwy. (423) 521-2966 skyzoochattanooga.com Slick’s Burgers 309 E Main St. (423)760-4878 slicksburgers.com Sluggo’s 501 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 752-5224 Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill 2225 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 893-7850 smokeybones.com Sofa King Juicy Burger 1743 Dayton Blvd. (423) 490-7632 sofakingjuicyburger.com Southern Burger Co. 9453 Bradmore Ln. (423) 825-4919 southernburgerco.com Southside Saloon and Bistro 1301 Chestnut St. (423) 757-4730 southsidesaloonandbistro.com Southside Social 1818 Chestnut St. (423) 708-3280 thesouthsidesocial.com St. John’s

1278 Market St. (423) 266-4400 stjohnsrestaurant.com Sticky Fingers 2031 Hamilton Pl. Blvd. (423) 899-7427 420 Broad St. (423) 265-7427 stickyfingers.com Sushi Nabe of Kyoto 110 River St. (423) 634-0171 sushinabechattanooga.com Sweet Basil 5845 Brainerd Rd. (423) 485-8836 sweetbasilthairestaurant.com T.MAC 423 Market St. (423) 267-8226 tmacrestaurants.com Taco Mamacita 109 N. Market St. (423) 648-6262 tacomamacita.com Taconooga 207-A Frazier Ave. (423) 757-5550 8174 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 475-6192 taconooga.com Taco Roc 6960 Old Lee Hwy. (423) 653-1001 tacoroc.com Taqueria Jalisco 1634 Rossville Ave. (423) 509-3430 850 Market St.

(423) 362-8056 T-Roy’s 2300 Glass St. (423) 629-8908 Teasers Bikini Bar & Grill 1401 E. 23rd St. (423) 622-6734 Terminal Brewhouse 6 E. 14th St. (423) 752-8090 terminalbrewhouse.com TerraMae Bistro 122 E. 10th St. (423) 710-2925 terramaechattanooga.com Terra Nostra Tapas & Wine Bar 105 Frazier Ave. (423) 634-0238 terranostratapas.com Texas Roadhouse 7016 Shallowford Rd. (423) 899-8293 texasroadhouse.com The Backstage Bar 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com The Bitter Alibi 825 Houston St. (423) 362-5070 thebitteralibi.com The Blue Plate 191 Chestnut St. (423) 648-6767 theblueplate.info The Brew & Cue 5017 Rossville Blvd. (423) 867-9402

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The Casual Pint 5550 Highway 153. Suite 103 (423) 800-5990 thecasualpint.com The Comedy Catch 1400 Market St. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com The Chop House 2011 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 892-1222 thechophouse.com The Dwell Hotel 120 E. 10th St. (423) 267-7866 thedwellhotel.com The Foundry Chattanoogan Hotel 1201 Broad St. (423) 424-3775 chattanooganhotel.com The Honest Pint 35 Patten Pkwy. (423) 468-4192 thehonestpint.com The Meeting Place 1278 Market St. (423) 266-4400 stjohnsrestaurant.com The Office Inside City Café 901 Carter St. (423) 634-9191 citycafemenu.com The Palms at Hamilton 6925 Shallowford Rd. (423) 499-5055

thepalmsathamilton.com The Social 1110 Market St. (423) 266-3366 publichousechattanooga.com Tipoff Sports Bar & Grill 830 Dodson Ave. (423) 622-2900 Tony’s Pasta Shop & Trattoria 212 High St. (423) 265-5033 bluffviewartdistrict.com Totto Sushi & Gril 330 Frazier Ave. (423) 508-8898 tottonooga.com Tremont Tavern 1203 Hixson Pike (423) 266-1996 tremonttavern.com Tupelo Honey 1110 Market St. (423) 779-0400 tupelohoneycafe.com Underground 2503 Westside Dr. (423) 485-3873 Universal Joint 532 Lookout St. (423) 468-3725 ujchattanooga.com Urban Stack Burger Lounge 12 W. 13th St. (423) 475-5350 urbanstack.com Wine Down 9431 Bradmore Ln., Ooltewah, Ste 109 (423) 531-9463 winedownbar.com Ziggy’s 607 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 265-8711 ziggysbarandgrill.net

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Lass & Lions

ass & Lions Tennessee Distillery is an undoubtedly creative establishment. Those with a palate for spirits know that, whatever shape the bottle may be, the contents are often similar to the last bottle of vodka they opened. But, Lass & Lions is different. This craft brand prides itself on being the first spirit producer in the world to create a line of flavored vodka through infusing functional herbs. In fact, CEO Danette Newton is a biomedical engineer with an expert knowledge in botanicals, giving her the perfect background to work with functional herb infusions. These herbs are all-natural and give each drink a distinct taste and color, which is unlike any spirit before it. Lass and Lions’ spirits are made small-batch to bring out the flavor and quality of each bottle. The spirits are distilled and filtered six times, and the vodka is made with pure Appalachian Mountain spring water sourced from the local re-

gion. Then, Lass & Lions infuses herbs into its spirits using a highlyguarded and perfected herbal infusion process that is stable and sustainable—not an easy feat using real herbs or botanicals. Opening a bottle of Lass & Lions’ vodka doesn’t just guarantee the consumer a great drink, it provides a vodka-drinking experience that transcends alcohol and basic flavors. Bottles such a Desire, Rush, and Unwind are infused with herbs that are widely known to possess functional properties. Also, the wax dipped tops are scented to reflect the flavor profile of each herbal blend. Since opening, Lass & Lions has had a tremendous reception and will soon be looking for a larger facility and adding employees as the market demands their products. Vodka drinkers looking for a new way to enjoy spirits and to learn more about Lass & Lions should attend Lass & Lions’ launch party at Southside Social on August 2nd. THE PULSE • SUMMER DRINK GUIDE • JULY 27, 2017 • CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM • 23

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Splitz Bar & Grill

in Strikes may seem like just a bowling alley, but step through its doors and prepare for more activities, food, and drinks than you can possibly imagine. Boasting 24 bowling lanes, 50+ arcade games, a two-story laser tag arena, and bumper cars, there’s not much to be missed at Pin Strikes. But did you know along with the kid and adult-friendly games and lanes is a full service bar? Being 21 gets you access to the perks of Splitz Bar & Grill and the outdoor patio to sip your favorite drinks and enjoy a wide variety of American fare (pizza, nachos, wings—pair them up with one of their summer specials like a $10 frozen Malibu fishbowl filled with any frozen drink of your choice). They feature daily specials such as $2 Mimosas and $3 Bloody Marys on Sundays, and $3 pints of PBR on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Whiskey and Wings Wednesday is a great time to stop by if you’re

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feeling spicy for some Fireball, or want to indulge in a pitcher of Bud Light and 20 traditional wings for just $24.99. Splitz Bar & Grill is a full service bar: beer, liquor, wine, sangria, you name it, they’ve got it. The bar includes five televisions showcasing sporting events (depending on the season, of course) as well as a 102” projector screen often rented for watch parties, corporate events, and even wedding receptions. Yep, you can rent the bar and indulge in all its amenities, including a full catering set up in the bar area. It may be a few months away but time flies, so it’s worth mentioning that Pin Strikes will be hosting an after party to follow up Literary Ink’s Harrry Potter-themed tattoo convention on March 9th. Live music and a Harry Potter inspired drink menu will be available, so mark it on your calendars now!

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ome people like to drink socially, and some people like to drink in the comfort of their homes. Either way, new craft beer taproom, Barley, has something for everyone. Built from the ground up by hand, Barley’s ambience is one of relaxation and familiarity. Perhaps it is because almost the entire building was made with repurposed materials. Almost everything, from the bar top to the colorful shutters and the creative shelving, has been repurposed and revitalized. Everything about Barley contributes to a cozy atmosphere that allows for fun socialization but also makes each drinker feel like he or she is right at home. While Barley’s wood might be repurposed, its

drinks are not. With 64 constantly rotating craft brews that are local, regional, and from places historically recognized for their beer, Barley offers a different beer for every different mood and personality. Barley also offers a variety of bottled beers, just to add to their variety. Barley is great place to go after work or on the weekends to just relax and feel good about life, but it is also a great quiet space that allows for office work or studying. Barley is even dog friendly, so guests can enjoy the quiet, a beer, and man’s best friend. If guests are looking to host a party or fund-

raiser, Barley also has a rental room that boasts the same awesome atmosphere as the rest of the taproom. This event space also gives customers the chance to bring in food and support neighboring restaurants, a quality that Barley insists upon and is proud of. Barley is truly a unique and beautiful space with a great atmosphere and selection of beers. Follow them on Facebook to stay up-to-date on what is going on, and be sure to visit them.

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estled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, Sugarlands Distilling Company is home to a unique lineup of award-winning spirits. Sugarlands Distilling Co. opened its doors in March 2014 and has welcomed over three million visitors in the downtown Gatlinburg distillery in the last three years. At the distillery, visitors can taste a seasonal line-up of Sugarlands award-winning spirits as well as take a behind the scenes look at the Still House. In addition to free daily tours, they offer premium, private experiences for visitors who want to survey the intricate details that make the downtown Gatlinburg distillery truly shine. Participants are also given the opportunity to taste the final products in a private setting with friends and family. The downtown distillery is the highest rated distillery experience in the U.S. Only Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, Ireland has more five-star reviews internationally; the Gatlinburg distillery is also ranked as the #1 “Thing To Do” in Gatlinburg, according to TripAdvisor.com. Adding to the list of offered activities, Sugarlands Distilling Company is hosting an outdoor and music festival September 28 through October 1. The festival boasts four days of live musical performances, endurance and fishing competitions, craft cocktails and regional

brews. Showcasing an Americana lineup with hints of bluegrass, outlaw country, rock, blues, and swing, there will be a set for every music lover to enjoy. Festival-goers will dance the night away with the Travelin’ McCourys and Jeff Austin Band present the Grateful Ball and take in the views of the Smoky Mountains as they listen to The Hard Working Americans along with 26 other bands. The beauty of the National Park can be discovered by foot or on two wheels. Cyclists of all levels can partake in the once-in-a-lifetime ride through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s famed “Spur”. Or, if you prefer to keep your feet on the ground, you can participate in one of four foot races including a downhill dash, two 5ks, and a trail run. Competition registrations include weekend entry into the festival. While providing music and fun for festival-goers, Sugarlands MountainFest will also be giving back to the local community through a partnership with Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. Tremont Institute delivers experiential learning for youth, educators, and adults through programs that promote self-discovery, critical thinking and effective teaching and leadership. “The Tremont Institute is thrilled to continue our partnership with Sug-

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arlands Distilling Company,” says Dr. Jen Jones, The Tremont Institute president, and CEO. “Two years ago, their MoonShare grant helped us get more kids active in nature. And their September MountainFest will benefit local nonprofits, which further demonstrates their commitment to our community.” Sugarlands MountainFest is sure to provide memories in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that you’ll never forget! Tickets and competition registrations are available at SugarlandsMtnFest.com

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Rustic, industrial-chic moonshine maker offering indoor and outdoor tours, tastings and live music. Sugarlands Distilling Company 805 Parkway Gatlinburg, TN (865) 325-1355 sugarlandsdistilling.com

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ∙ ROB BREZSNY LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Do you really have to be the flashy king or charismatic queen of all you survey? Must all your subjects put on kneepads and prostrate themselves as they bask in your glory? Isn’t it enough for you to simply be the master of your own emotions, and the boss of your own time, and the lord of your own destiny? I’m not trying to stifle your ambition or cramp your enthusiasm; I just want to make sure you don’t dilute your willpower by trying to wield command over too wide a swath. The most important task, after all, is to manage your own life with panache and ingenuity. But I will concede this: The coming weeks will be a time when you can also probably get away with being extra worshiped and adored. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Dear Hard Worker: Our records indicate that you have been neglecting to allot yourself sufficient time to rest and recharge. In case you had forgotten, you are expected to take regular extended breaks, during which time it is mandatory to treat yourself with meticulous care and extreme tenderness. Please grant yourself an immediate dispensation. Expose yourself to intensely relaxing encounters with play, fun, and pleasure—or else! No excuses will be accepted. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If extraterrestrial beings land their space ship on my street and say they want to meet the creatures who best represent our planet, I will volunteer you Libras. Right now, at least, you’re nobler than the rest of us, and more sparkly, too. You’re dealing smartly with your personal share of the world’s suffering, and your day-to-day decisions are based more on love than fear. You’re not taking things too personally or too seriously, and you seem better equipped than everyone else to laugh at the craziness that surrounds us. And even if aliens don’t appear, I bet you will serve as an inspiring influence for more human beings than you realize. Does being a role model sound boring? I hope not. if you regard it as an interesting gift, it will empower you to wield more clout than you’re used to. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): During the four years he worked on painting the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo never took a bath. Was he too preoccupied with his masterpiece? Modern artist Pae White has a different relationship with obsession. To create her fabric art pieces, she has spent years collecting more than 3,500 scarves designed by her favorite scarf-maker. Then there’s filmmaker James Cameron, who hired an expert in linguistics to create an entire new language from scratch for the aliens in his movie Avatar. In accordance with the astrological omens, Scorpio, I

approve of you summoning this level of devotion—as long as it’s not in service to a transitory desire, but rather to a labor of love that has the potential to change your life for the better for a long time. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions that have been hidden by the answers,” wrote author James Baldwin. Even if you’re not an artist, I encourage you to make that your purpose in the coming weeks. Definitive answers will at best be irrelevant and at worst useless. Vigorous doubt and inquiry, on the other hand, will be exciting and invigorating. They will mobilize you to rebel against any status quos that have been tempting you to settle for mediocrity. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’re in a phase of your cycle when the most useful prophecies are more lyrical than logical. So here you go: three enigmatic predictions to help stir up the creative ingenuity you’ll need to excel on your upcoming tests. 1. A darling but stale old hope must shrivel and wane so that a spiky, electric new hope can be born. 2. An openness to the potential value of a metaphorical death will be one of your sweetest assets. 3. The best way to cross a border is not to sneak across bearing secrets but to stride across in full glory with nothing to hide. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian novelist James Joyce had a pessimistic view about intimate connection. Here’s what he said: “Love (understood as the desire of good for another) is in fact so unnatural a phenomenon that it can scarcely repeat itself, the soul being unable to become virgin again and not having energy enough to cast itself out again into the ocean of another’s soul.” My challenge to you, Aquarius— in accordance with the astrological omens—is to prove Joyce wrong. Figure out how to make your soul virgin again so it can cast itself out into the ocean of another’s soul. The next eight weeks will be prime time to achieve that glorious feat. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Years after he had begun his work as a poet, Rainer Maria Rilke confessed that he was still finding out what it took to do his job. “I am learning to see,” he wrote. “I don’t know why it is, but everything enters me more deeply and doesn’t stop where it once used to.” Given the current astrological omens, you have a similar opportunity, Pisces: to learn more about how to see. It won’t happen like magic. You can’t just sit back passively and wait for the universe to accomplish it for you. But if you decide you really would like to be more perceptive -- if you resolve to re-

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ceive and register more of the raw life data that’s flowing towards you -- you will expand and deepen your ability to see. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Are you feeling as daring about romance as I suspect? If so, I’ve composed a provocative note for you to give to anyone you have good reason to believe will be glad to receive it. Feel free to copy it word-for-word or edit it to suit your needs. Here it is: “I want to be your open-hearted explorer. Want to be mine? We can be in foolishly cool drooling devotion to each other’s mighty love power. We can be in elegant solid-gold allegiance to each other’s genius. Wouldn’t it be fun to see how much liberation we can whip up together? We can play off our mutual respect as we banish the fearful shticks in our bags of tricks. We can inspire each other to reach unexpected heights of brazen intelligence.” TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You still have a wound that never formed a proper scar. (We’re speaking metaphorically here.) It’s chronically irritated. Never quite right. Always stealing bits of your attention. Would you like to do something to reduce the distracting power of that annoying affliction? The next 25 days will be a favorable time to seek such a miracle. All the forces of nature and spirit will conspire in your behalf if you formulate a clear intention to get the healing you need and deserve. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In his poem “The Initiate”, Charles Simic speaks of “someone who solved life’s riddles in a voice of an ancient Sumerian queen.” I hope you’re not focused on seeking help and revelations from noble and grandiose sources like that, Gemini. If you are, you may miss the useful cues and clues that come your way via more modest informants. So please be alert for the blessings of the ordinary. As you work on solving your quandaries, give special attention to serendipitous interventions and accidental luck. CANCER (June 21-July 22): For many years, the Tobe Zoological Park in China housed a “praying panther” named Ato. The large black feline periodically rose up on her hind legs and put her paws together as if petitioning a higher power for blessings. I suggest we make her your spirit ally in the coming weeks. I hope she’ll inspire you to get your restless mind out of the way as you seek to quench your primal needs. With the praying panther as your muse, you should be able to summon previously untapped reserves of your animal intelligence and cultivate an instinctual knack for knowing where to find raw, pristine satisfaction.

“Going Against”—it’s the big con. ACROSS 1 “Just Putting It Out There” comedian Nancherla 7 Org. associated with the John Tesh song “Roundball Rock” 10 Diamond headgear 13 Mandrill relative 14 Cartman’s first name 16 Record collector’s platters 17 The economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan, to economists 19 Ecol. watchdog (we can hope) 20 Bering or Messina, for short 21 Greedy person’s mantra 23 “Glengarry Glen Ross” dramatist 25 “Hold ___ your hat!” 26 City in Utah County, Utah 27 Escapes artfully 29 Bottomless pit 30 “Tic ___ Dough” (TV game show)

31 Reason to write your name on your food, maybe 36 Uptempo song by The Cure 40 Spray can contents 41 Opp. of SSE 43 Bathroom unit 46 And others, in citations 48 Silly fool 49 Beijing skyline feature 53 1991 Wimbledon winner Michael 54 The days of Caesar, colloquially 57 “Eggs ___ style” 58 Toning targets 59 Menace in many a classic B movie 62 “Sister, Sister” sister 63 “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down ___” 64 “The Chew” regular Mario 65 D.A., for one 66 APO mail recipients 67 Malmo’s home Down 1 D.A.’s group

2 Do some House work? 3 Over the top 4 Had a big laugh 5 Parisian negative 6 Against (which appears amidst the five long Across answers) 7 “The Walking Dead” villain 8 Spiner who played Data 9 ___-surface missile 10 Author Beverly who created Ramona and Beezus 11 Food you’re asked how you like? 12 Source of the line “The meek shall inherit the earth” 15 CBS procedural that ran for 15 seasons 18 “Letters from ___ Jima” (2006 film) 22 Maguire who played Spidey 23 Held a session 24 Old Toyota compact model 28 Ride an updraft 29 Alamogordo experiments, for short

32 “Bed-in for Peace” activist 33 Geog. high points 34 “Ay, dios ___!” 35 Empowered 37 1945 meeting place for Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt 38 Article accompanier, often 39 It only requires one to ride 42 “Do ___ Diddy Diddy” (1964 #1 Billboard hit) 43 Cloud layers 44 Cheesy 45 Points toward 47 One small sip 49 “Ten Summoner’s Tales” singer 50 Dolphins’ habitat? 51 Exeunt ___ (Shakespearean stage direction) 52 Figure out 55 Many a charitable gp. 56 Some members of the fam 60 “Aw, hell ___!” 61 Altoids container

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Bringing The “Art Of Noise” To Town The Leaky Sockets Festival kicks off at Wayne-O-Rama

Remembering The ‘80s With The Breakfast Club If you remember the ‘80s, you probably remember as a fun time in history, and the only reason I say that is because I have one singular perspective of the ‘80s. Thanks to John Hughes, I wholeheartedly believe that the ‘80s was a time for skipping school, stealing your friend’s dad’s car, and finding true love in detention. Whether or not the ‘80s as portrayed by John Cusack or Molly Ringwald existed, I do believe that many people who experienced the ‘80s throughout their formative years look back at it with some sort of nostalgia. If you’re that person, the Revelry Room has a show for you. According to the Revelry Room, The Breakfast Club (fitting, isn’t it?) is the “longest running, most recognized ‘80s tribute band in the United States” with a mission to “create an entertainment group that embodied the enigmatic, creative, and buoyant spirit of music and live performances of the original MTV generation of the 1980s.” With a mission like that, watching this band is certain to fill every listener with energy. Check them out, and you’ll have a mix tape for the next time you need music to play through your boom box underneath your girlfriend’s window. — Lauren Waegele The Breakfast Club Saturday, 9 p.m. Revelry Room 41 Station St. (423) 521-2929 www.revelryroom.co 30 • THE PULSE • JULY 27, 2017 • CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM

By Ernie Paik

Pulse contributor

N 1913, LUIGI RUSSOLO WROTE HIS FUturist manifesto called “The Art of Noises,” in which he expressed boredom with orchestral sounds and declared, “We must break at all cost from this restrictive circle of pure sounds and conquer the infinite variety of noise-sounds.” Over one hundred years later, Russolo’s spirit is still alive in the musical underground, and one of Chattanooga’s best opportunities to catch a multitude of unusual, ear-opening sounds is the annual Leaky Sockets festival, organized by musician Jerry Reed. “This line-up is all over the place (in the best way possible) with many corners of ‘noise/experimental’ being represented,” said Reed via email. In its fifth year, Leaky Sockets will take place on Aug. 5 at Wayne-O-Rama with an astounding roster of 25 different acts, and Reed—a noise performer under the name Rurnt, drummer in the

shoegaze band Lacing and Failed Recordings label head—has decided that this will be the final one. “The main [reason] is that for Leaky Sockets to continue, it would have to be bigger and better every year. I’m talking ‘flying overseas artist in’ big,” said Reed. “Sadly, that’s just something I can’t do. Plus, five just seems to be a good number to go out on.” For the uninitiated, the music of Matthew Reis from Dayton, Ohio—known as Developer— is “like a dump truck full of scrap metal being dropped on your face, very quickly,” as Reis put it. Using several iPods like tiny samplers, along with a chain of effects pedals and a tape deck with speed controls, Developer will create intense, visceral and disorienting blasts of noise for the festival. Lisa Moss and Maggie Ledes—known as the Johnson City, Tenn. duo The Sweet Sound of Chaos—met in the early ‘90s and initially played fuzzy, dissonant garage rock on guitars but soon began

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“The main [reason] is that for Leaky Sockets to continue, it would have to be bigger and better every year. I’m talking ‘flying overseas artist in’ big,” said Reed. building instruments. “First was a large percussion beast consisting of buckets, tanks and barrels of various sizes, beneath a plank holding an assortment of saucepans, attached to a rack with hanging sheet metal and other scraps of junk,” said Moss. “When I started learning a bit about ‘hardware hacking,’ as Nicolas Collins puts his art of coaxing sounds from sources not intended for music, I made a few simple synths, many light-sensitive, as well as contact mics to amplify new handmade instruments featuring strings and rods,” said Moss. “We built our own version of a waterphone, as well as a version of a springboard, with the blessing of its inventor, Eric Leonardson,” said Moss. “At this point, our sound be-

came noticeably creepier.” For the Atlanta outfit Dux, Chelsea Dunn channels sounds from her cello using a contact microphone to Casey Battaglino’s synthesizers for real-time processing. “It’s interesting to improvise with someone where the final sonic output is something that neither player can precisely control,” said Dunn “Casey came up with the set up for Dux pretty much the first time we ever played together. We were both pleasantly surprised at the output—our setup gives us both a lot of room to play.” “Imagine the cello as a percussion instrument and expect a range of sound worlds from screechy scratchy noise to soft textural ambient soundscapes with little bird samples,” said Dunn. Formed by audio produc-

tion students who shared an apartment, the Murfreesboro, Tenn. band Mothyards came together with a solid chemistry over a mutual vision and love of gear, including modular synthesizers and effects pedals. “We wanted to start a project that would be transcendent of ourselves and represent expressions and shifts in emotions that all of us could relate to,” said the band collectively. “We wanted to be less of a music group and more of an experience, not just for others, but for ourselves as well.” “Each practice session together brought an evolutionary catharsis to the whole group, and pushed us to bring that same release to others,” said the band. “Some sessions are long drawn out drone pieces, others are more rhythmic and tribalistic. We put all of our influences into a pot and let it simmer.” While the sonic creativity offered by Leaky Sockets is remarkable, what’s also notable is the sense of camaraderie between these artists scattered across the

nation, and there’s an irony that while such boldly unconventional music often has the power to repulse, it actually brings people together. “Be it traveling from out of state to play, or just helping

run sound, it really seems like a family of weirdos coming together to make Leaky Sockets the best it can be,” said Reed. “It takes more to ‘Make Chattanooga Weird’ than putting a sticker on your car.”

Leaky Sockets Festival Saturday, Aug. 5, 6:00 p.m. Wayne-O-Rama 1800 Rossville Ave., #108 wayneorama.com

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Open Mic Night with Jonathan Wimpee

Ocoee River Jam 5

Milele Roots

Grab your guitar and join up with master musician Jonathan Wimpee for one of the best open mic nights. 9 p.m. The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com

Head out to the Ocoee region for a weekend of great music, featuring Doyle Dykes, Blues Hammer, Jess Goggans and more! 5 p.m. 599 Highway 64 Ocoee, TN ocoeeriverjam.com

Chattanooga's venerable reggae rock funk band takes over JJ's for a night of high-energy fun in a show you won't want to miss! 9 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM • JULY 27, 2017 • THE PULSE • 31

LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR

Elliot Lipp

THURSDAY7.27 James Crumble Trio 6 p.m. St. John’s Meeting Place 1278 Market St. stjohnsrestaurant.com Rick Rushing 6 p.m. Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Singer Songwriter Series 7 p.m. Fiamma Pizza Company 405 N. Market St. fiammapizzacompany.com Bluegrass Thursdays 7:30 p.m. Feed Co. Table & Tavern 201 W. Main St. feedtableandtavern.com Jesse James & Tim Neal 7:30 p.m. Mexi-Wing VII 5773 Brainerd Rd. mexi-wingchattanooga.com Keepin’ It Local 8 p.m. The Social 1110 Market St. publichousechattanooga.com Shawnessey Cargile 8 p.m. Puckett’s Restaurant 2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.com Open Mic Night with Jonathan Wimpee 9 p.m. The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com

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Sinai Vessel, adjy, ICANJAPAN 9 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Eliot Lipp with Paradiso 9 p.m. Revelry Room 41 Station St. revelryroom.co

FRIDAY7.28 Summer Music Weekends 11 a.m. Rock City Gardens 1400 Patten Rd. seerockcity.com Ocoee River Jam 5 5 p.m. 599 Highway 64 Ocoee, TN ocoeeriverjam.com

The Lone Mountain Band 6 p.m. Cambridge Square 9453 Bradmore Ln. chattanoogamarket.com Suzy Bogguss 7 p.m. Songbirds 35 Station St. songbirdsguitars.com The Greyhounds, Rick Rushing and the Blues Stranger 7 p.m. Miller Plaza 850 Market St. nightfallchattanooga.com Voodoo Slim 7 p.m. Thunder Creek Harley-Davidson 7720 Lee Hwy. thundercreekharley.com Hurly and Company 8 p.m.

PULSE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT Gangstagrass is a dirty fightin', gator wrestlin', foot stompin' bluegrass-hip-hop band that makes gritty, soulful country hiphop music that you will actually like. Ganstagrass Saturday, 7 p.m. Chattanooga Riverfront 201 Riverfront Pkwy. riverfrontnights.com

Clyde’s On Main 122 W. Main St. clydesonmain.com Instant Replay 8:30 p.m. The Foundry 1201 Broad St. chattanooganhotel.com mmhmm 9 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Dark Side of The Jam: Pink Floyd Revue 9 p.m. Revelry Room 41 Station St. revelryroom.co Sweet GA Brown 9 p.m. The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com Steel Blossoms 9 p.m. Puckett’s Restaurant 2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.com TMD Pop-Up: Smokehouse 9:30 p.m. Sluggo’s North 505 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 752-5224 Hurly and Good Company 10 p.m. Clyde’s On Main 122 W. Main St. clydesonmain.com Aunt Betty 10 p.m. Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. budssportsbar.com

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Thirstain Daniels and the Louisiana Purchase

SATURDAY7.29 Summer Music Weekends 11 a.m. Rock City Gardens 1400 Patten Rd. seerockcity.com Bluegrass Brunch Noon The Honest Pint 35 Patten Pkwy. thehonestpint.com Dana Rogers 12:30 p.m. Tennessee Aquarium Plaza 1 Broad St. chattanoogarivermarket.com Ocoee River Jam 5 2:30 p.m. 599 Highway 64 Ocoee, TN ocoeeriverjam.com Jaime Jorge, Fernando Ortega, The Martins and Selah 3 p.m. Collegedale Community Church 9305 Four Corners Pl. collegedalecommunity.com The Music Box 6 p.m. Embargo ’62 301 Cherokee Blvd. embargo62.com Drake Freeman 6 p.m. Slick’s Burgers 309 E Main St. (423) 760-4878 (423) 266-1461 Ganstagrass, The Young Fables 7 p.m.

Chattanooga Riverfront 201 Riverfront Pkwy. riverfrontnights.com Thirstain Daniels and the Louisiana Purchase 7 p.m. Songbirds Guitar Museum 35 Station St. songbirdsguitars.com Dustin Curry Band 8 p.m. Mayo’s Bar and Grill 3820 Brainerd Rd. mayosbarandgrill.com Bethany Kidd 8 p.m. The Casual Pint 5550 Hwy 153 hixson.thecasualpint.com Instant Replay 8:30 p.m. The Foundry 1201 Broad St. chattanooganhotel.com Milele Roots 9 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com The Unabombers, Mud Sex, Sawed Off’s, Get Hot or Go Home, Nosecone Prophets, My Captain My King, After Apollo 9 p.m. Music Box @ Ziggy’s 607 Cherokee Blvd. ziggysbarandgrill.net The Breakfast Club 9 p.m. Revelry Room 41 Station St. revelryroom.co Gino Fanelli

9 p.m. Puckett’s Restaurant 2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.com MARADEEN 10 p.m. Clyde’s On Main 122 W. Main St. clydesonmain.com Kelsi Westfall 10 p.m. The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com Aunt Betty 10 p.m. Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. budssportsbar.com

SUNDAY7.30 Rising Artists: The Charismatic Flute 10:30 a.m. The Church of the Nativity Episcopal Church 1201 Cross St. Fort Oglethorpe, GA nativitydothan.org Summer Music Weekends 11 a.m. Rock City Gardens 1400 Patten Rd. seerockcity.com Von Wamps 11 a.m. Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. flyingsquirrelbar.com Julie Gribble 12:30 p.m. Tennessee Aquarium Plaza

1 Broad St. chattanoogarivermarket.com Ocoee River Jam 5 1:30 p.m. 599 Highway 64 Ocoee, TN ocoeeriverjam.com Bluegrass Jam 4 p.m. Fiddler’s Anonymous 2248 Dayton Blvd. (423) 994-7497 Something Else 6 p.m. Las Margarita’s 4604 Skyveiw Dr. lasmargaritaschattanooga.com Open Mic with Jeff Daniels 6 p.m. Long Haul Saloon 2536 Cummings Hwy. (423) 822-9775 Mathis & Martin 7 p.m. The BackStage Bar 29 Station St. (423) 629-2233 Molly Maguires 7 p.m. The Honest Pint 35 Patten Pkwy. thehonestpint.com Over Easy, Sonic Voodoo, Kilroy Kobra 9 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Interstellar Boys 9 p.m. Revelry Room 41 Station St. revelryroom.co CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM • JULY 27, 2017 • THE PULSE • 33

LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR

Shawnessey Cargile

MONDAY7.31 Monday Nite Big Band 7 p.m. The Coconut Room 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Very Open Mic with Shawnessey Cargile 8 p.m. The Well 1800 Rossville Blvd. #8 wellonthesouthside.com Open Mic Night 6 p.m. Puckett’s Grocery 2 W. Aquarium Way puckettsgro.com Open Air with Jessica Nunn 7:30 p.m. The Granfalloon 400 E. Main St. granfalloonchattanooga.com

TUESDAY8.1 Danimal 6 p.m. Backstage Bar 29 Station St. backstagechattanooga.com Bill McCallie and In Cahoots 6:30 p.m. Southern Belle 201 Riverfront Pkwy. chattanoogariverboat.com Open Mic Jam Session 7 p.m. Crust Pizza 3211 Broad St. crustpizza.com Open Mic with Mike McDade 8 p.m.

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Tremont Tavern 1203 Hixson Pike tremonttavern.com

WEDNESDAY8.2 Toby Hewitt 6 p.m. Backstage Bar 29 Station St. The Other Guys 6 p.m. SpringHill Suites 495 Riverfront Pkwy. springhillsuites.com Old Time Fiddle & Banjo Show 6:30 p.m. Fiddler’s Anonymous 2248 Dayton Blvd. (423) 994-7497 Joel Clyde 8 p.m. The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com Priscilla & Little Rickee 8 p.m. Las Margaritas 1101 Hixson Pike (423) 756-3332 Jazz in the Lounge 8 p.m. Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org Prime Cut Trio 9 p.m. The Palms at Hamilton 6925 Shallowford Rd. Map these locations on chattanoogapulse. com. Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@chattanoogapulse.com

RECORD REVIEWS ∙ ADAM BECKETT

New Releases From Rivers Edge, Hi$e Cold

Rivers Edge No Preservation (Bandcamp)

s a music lover, there is no music that is barred from my heart space. There are pieces of every genre that I love and am familiar with. Typically, punk rock is not my go to genre, despite an extended stint with it in my youth, I have overall moved passed it. There still are some songs, artists, and albums, that I am rather fond of, No Preservation by Rivers Edge, falls into that category. The band is made up of a group of remarkable musicians that all seem to be in perfect sync with each other.

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Hi$e Cold Leaning Life Giants, Idgaf (Apple, Soundcloud, Spotify)

Each instrument and sound compliments each other perfectly, and coinciding with seemingly perfect timing. The music that they create is reminiscent of old school punk rock music, only it has an awakened, and intelligent sound. They do go hard, and screaming does break out in parts of it, but it is far from a srceamo type album. The lyrics have great depth to them, and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of life, the troubles with the world, as well as the intricate happenings of the uni-

verse as a whole. The best part about this album is while it does fit into a genre, it does not fit into any particular mold, it truly paves its own way from a musical standpoint. Rivers Edge brings their own sound, by no means do they attempt to sound like any other band, past or present. While every song is potentially my favorite song on the album, the songs that seem to hit the hardest are “Bastards”, “Waiting to Happen”, “See it Now”, and “Gone to Bolt”; it is one of the best albums to come out of Chattanooga, it screams staying true to ones self, while making incredible music. No Preservation shows the never ending depth of the local music scene, and is a true hidden gem.

ith the release of his second album in less than a year, Hi$e Cold continues to display that he is

much more than just a contender in the Chattanooga music game. Leaning Life Giants, Idgaf, is a statement album that proves that he is an elite entertainer, with a stance that will continue to broaden well beyond the Tennessee State lines. Hi$e Cold, is a relentless emcee, that demonstrates an impressive and flexible understanding of life, an extraordinarily clever wit in his rhymes, a deep vocabulary, and a flow delivery that hits like a stone cold under hook. His ability to switch styles, amongst other performance aspects, makes him a standalone artist that can jump on any beat, and rock in any cypher regardless of operandi. While showing more of a raw side of his life and thought process than his first album, in Leaning Life Giants, Idgaf, Hi$e Cold, exhibits the fact that he cannot be boxed in as an artist, and

that there are many angles to him as an artist. He is the type of artist that can fit in on either side of the train tracks, he has a great understanding of love, light, as well as fervent. Where it is an album that is excellent from start to finish, some of the stand out tracks on it are “Idgaf (feat. Cjfromspace)”, “Leaning”, “Been Up”, and Woah (feat. Cinematic)”. Hi$e Cold is potentially the hardest working artist in the Chattanooga area. He never stops working to establish his presence as a top emcee. He consistently unleashes new music, albums, music videos, performs at shows, collaborates with other local talent, and pushes to be heard. If this versatile, fantastic, and interminable has been somehow bypassing your radar, do yourself a favor and start with his previous album Piece of Mind, and then move forward to this album.

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FILM & TELEVISION

Breaking The Mold Of Summer Films

The Big Sick shines a light on an all-American family

Honoring The Man Who Brought Zombies To The Big Screen Legendary filmmaker George Romero, who passed away a few weekends ago at the age of 77, may not have been a household name. But his inlfluence on film culture cannot be denied for one simple reason: without Romero, the entire sub-genre of zombie films may never have come to the big screen Romero burst on the scene in 1968 with the cult classic Night of the Living Dead. The story follows characters Ben (Duane Jones), Barbra (Judith O'Dea), and five others trapped in a rural farmhouse in Western Pennsylvania, which is attacked by a large and growing group of unnamed “living dead” monsters. He cemented the allure and appeal of the zombie film with his 1978 followup Dawn of the Dead where survivors of the zombie outbreak barricade themselves inside a suburban shopping mall amid mass hysteria. The film has a 92 percent approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes, which calls it “one of the most compelling and entertaining zombie films ever made” in its critical consensus. And now you can see both films on the big screen as the Palace Picture House presents a double-feature this Saturday night. Night of the Living Dead screens at 8 p.m., followed by Dawn of the Dead at 10 p.m. You will need to be individual tickets for both films, but it's absolutely worth it to see them back-to-back. Just remember to keep a close eye on your fellow filmgoers. You know, just in case they get a taste for brains. — Michael Thomas George Romero Double Feature Saturday, 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. Palace Picture House 818 Georgia Ave. (423) 803-6578 www.chattpalace.com 36 • THE PULSE • JULY 27, 2017 • CHATTANOOGAPULSE.COM

By John DeVore Pulse Film Editor

TORIES ALWAYS HAVE A WAY OF EVOlving. Even though every story has been told, a quality storyteller can find a new way express an old sentiment. This allows audiences to experience the comfort of the familiar as well as the excitement of something original. This happens time and time again in film, across genres and eras. Movies use recognizable themes and structures and express them in a more modern fashion. This isn’t always the case—action movies, romantic comedies, and Oscar bait dramas, etc. more often than not simply hit the same notes, with the expectation that one audience will buy a ticket for the film, enjoy for a time, and forget about it in a day or two.

Hollywood often feels like a player piano. It’s nice enough to listen to, but eventually you’ve heard all the songs. But sometimes, a film breaks the mold. The best films move beyond the expected audience and reach out to all audiences. There’s always an action movie that romance fans can love. There’s always a rom-com that softens the heart of even the edgiest of horror fans. Good films are a genre all their own. We may disagree about which ones transcend, but the goal of any film should be to tell a story that includes everyone. The Big Sick is one of those films. The Big Sick is loosely based on the real life relationship between comedian Kumail Nanjiani and his wife, screenwriter Emily Gordon. Everyone has a movie inside them—everyone has a story that could be told through film and appeal to a mass audience. The simple truth of life is that we

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“Good films are a genre all their own. We may disagree about which ones transcend, but the goal of any film should be to tell a story that includes everyone.” all share experiences that are easily identifiable. This story is theirs, but the themes found within are universal. Kumail plays himself—a struggling comedian and Uber driver from Chicago. Kumail comes from a traditional Muslim Pakistani family, who expect him to pray regularly, study for the LSAT, and participate in an arranged marriage with another Pakistani. The scenes with his family are particularly entertaining, in that it highlights a culture unfamiliar to most Americans. The arrangement is not unlike an audition process—Kumail’s mother interviews qualified candidates and brings them by the house at dinner time, always claiming they just “dropped by.” The girls bring a headshot with them, along with a short bio of stats and interests, and Kumail keeps them in a cigar box by his bed.

But ultimately, this story isn’t about them. This story centers on a charming, all American girl named Emily (Zoe Kazan) from North Carolina who wins Kumail’s heart, even if he can’t admit it right away. He’s torn between her and his family, making excuses to both. Everything changes, however, when Emily gets sick. The above description makes the film sound like a typical romantic drama, but it’s not at all. The Big Sick is deftly funny; much of the material pulled from Nanjiani’s standup and enhanced by a talented, exceptional script. Nanjiani, who most know from HBO’s Silicon Valley, shows he is more than just a “Pakistani Denzel,” showing off a range not seen in his previous work. His counterpart is equally effective in her role, with comic timing and range that equal’s

Nanjiani’s. Many romantic comedies follow a standard format—meet cute, developing relationship, easily explained misunderstanding, nearly lost love, reconciliation. The Big Sick has these pieces but expands on them by inject a healthy dose of reality into the tale. To be fair, serious illness is a something of a shortcut to inject drama into a comedy. It’s almost cheating. But here, the sickness is more of a vehicle to expand into the territory of family and expectations. In this romantic comedy, the romance almost takes a backseat to cultural commentary. It’s clever way to expose mainstream moviegoers to a culture that is often stereotyped, engaging them with a family that seems foreign but in reality bear many similarities to their own. The Big Sick is another dark horse summer movie that surprises and entertains in ways not usually found during blockbuster season. It joins with Baby Driver as a shining star among comic books, cartoons, sequels, and cartoon comic book sequels. Take time out from Marvel for a truly exceptional experience.

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FOOD & DRINK ∙ SUSHI & BISCUITS

Bar Snacking Around The World Traveling? Thirsty? Hungry? Our world traveler has some practical advice

Mike McJunkin Pulse columnist

N THE US, THERE ARE FOUR TYPES of food you can get at a bar. Salty things in a bowl, fried things in a basket, meaty things on a plate or deconstructed things on a board. Put a drink in an American’s hand and they’ll be holding a fistful of pretzels or an unnecessarily spicy chicken wing before you can say “закуска!” But we’re not the only ones who like a nibble while we tipple. Almost anywhere in the world you find drinkers drinking, you’ll find munchies being munched. And nowhere in the world are drinking foods more varied, satisfying and sometimes terrifying than in Asia. So sit back, relax and pour yourself a cool glass of WTF. China If you need something to soak up the baijiu (sorghum wine) in Beijing, you will probably find yourself standing in front of a hygienically suspicious food stall contemplating the ultimate Chinese drinking food, jian-bing. Originally a breakfast food, jian-bing has become a popular drinking food because it’s a crunchy, soft, salty, spicy, and tangy burrito-like wonder that can safely be held by drunk, fumbling hands. There are countless variations, but the basic idea is to make a soft crepe, spread a little egg on the outside, then fill it with cilantro, scallions, tangy bean paste, meat or seafood, and a crispy wonton. Genius. Thailand It’s hard not to mention insects when

talking about Thai drinking snacks. You’re probably not going to be given fried silkworms at your hotel bar, but jing leed (wok-fried crickets tossed in Golden Mountain sauce and Thai chili powder) and non pai (wok-fried mealworms seasoned with the same Golden Mountain and Thai chili powder mixture) are fairly common drinking snacks for many locals. Unless you’re a feral toddler or being featured on My Strange Addiction, you’re probably trying to limit the number of insects in your diet, but jing leed and non pai are nutritious, sustainable, taste great and still upset the folks at PETA, so it’s a win-win. Vietnam The Vietnamese are so serious about eating while drinking that they have a special name for it— nhau. Nhau has no English equivalent, but “hang out, eat small plates of food, and have a cheap beer at a streetside stall with friends” comes close. Tender, sweet barbecued duck tongues, grilled chicken testicles sautéed with garlic, peppers, and onions, and snails cooked in lemongrass and chillis are all popular nhau choices, but my favorite is thot bò khô. Made from fresh water buffalo meat seasoned with citronella, ginger, garlic, chilies, sugar, and a peppery spice called mac khen, this jerky-like snack is a must-have when throwing back $0.25 glasses of bia hoi in Hanoi and much

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less unsettling than a mouthful of chicken testicles. Myanmar/Burma Every evening, in open-air “beer stations” across Myanmar, metal tables and plastic chairs fill with smiling Burmese folks ready to relax with friends, drink as many Dagon Ales as seem necessary, and eat tasty Myanmar BBQ. Pork skewers, chicken quarters, quail eggs, whole fish, offal, and veggies are all popular BBQ choices, and if there is a kitchen, spicy noodles or a carb-a-licious assortment of stir fries can be ordered if you need something carby to soak up the htan ye (palm sap moonshine). Myanmar BBQ includes some of the best spare ribs I’ve ever eaten and if I were king, grilled quail eggs would be on every bar menu in the world. So let it be written. So let it be done Speed Round In the Phillipines, nothing washes down a cold Red Horse Beer quite like a partially developed duck egg called balut. Seasoned with salt, pepper, vinegar, chili pepper, and diced green onion, these drinking snacks look like an H.R.

Giger fever dream, but taste like slow cooked duck with an added crunch. Drinkers in Laos enjoy BBQ frog, live ant salad and a unique snack of fried Mekong River moss called kaipen. The moss is pressed flat, topped with sesame seeds, paper thin slices of garlic, tomato, galangal and onion, and left to dry in the sun. Flash fried and served with roasted chili paste and thin slices of buffalo skin called jeow bong for a holy trinity of Laotian flavors. Like Americans, Iranians like to eat pizza when they drink; however, they take their pizza sauceless, with sausage and veggies on a thick crust. Unlike Americans, North Koreans snack on dried squid with mustard and soy sauce when they’re having a cold Taedonggang beer, although the privileged can buy freshly made KFC potato chips, in spite of the Colonel’s protests. Life’s short. Drink responsibly, eat adventurously. Mike McJunkin is a native Chattanoogan currently living abroad who has trained chefs, owned and operated restaurants. Join him on Facebook at facebook.com/ SushiAndBiscuits

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