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Moving at the Margins As some Hamilton County suburbs get more diverse and lower-income, there’s a growing push for expanded access to transit there

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or a long time, Springdale presented the image of a bustling American suburb — Tri-County Mall, filled with stores and shoppers, was an anchor to the community about 20 miles north of Cincinnati. Shopping strips, restaurants and, further out around them, light industry filled the surrounding blocks, punctuated by wide roads filled with traffic streaming in and out of the area.

But on a recent weekend, many parking spaces outside the mall — and the unoccupied shops inside — were empty.

Traffic was lighter. Some of the big box stores have moved locations or pulled out of the area entirely.

People still live and work in Springdale, of course, and some areas still have the same suburban bustle, humming with shopping supercenters or industry. But the makeup of parts of the city and some surrounding areas has been changing.

Often, transit is cast as an urban issue.

But as places where cars have ruled like Springdale shift demographically, dependence on those areas’ sparse public transportation options looks likely to grow.

A glance at a map of routes run by the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority’s Metro bus service shows routes are scarce or non-existent in some places with deepening pockets of poverty. The upshot: Folks who are already struggling with low incomes — and who may not own a reliable vehicle — face an added barrier to accessing jobs, health care and other necessities even as they live in places that are more sprawling and less connected.

Swaths of Forest Park, Springdale, Lincoln Heights, Lockland, Mount Healthy and areas in the far western part of Hamilton County are well below the county’s median household income and have larger portions of their populations in poverty, but have few or no bus routes running through them.

Just a few minutes’ drive from the mall in neighboring Forest Park, a Nepali and Indian grocery has filled a space once occupied by a chain drug store. Tiendas, taquerias and small grocery stores, their

In Hamilton County’s suburban areas, concentrations of poverty are often underserved by public transportation.

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signs in Spanish, have sprouted along the secondary streets, filling older strip malls.

As these areas’ populations have diversified, so too have their economic makeups. Immigrants struggling to make a better life in the United States, those who can’t afford rising prices closer to the city and other economically vulnerable people have increasingly begun to call places like Springdale home.

The poverty rate in Springdale was 18.8 percent in 2016 — almost three points higher than the county’s and 10 points higher than it was in 2000.

That year, Springdale was about 68 percent white, 26 percent black and 4 percent Hispanic, roughly comparable to the composition of Hamilton County as a whole. By 2016, however, Springdale was 41 percent white, 35 percent black and 17 percent Hispanic.

Just north of the mall, a sprawling apartment complex called The Willows is home to a large population of people from Guatemala and other Central American countries.

In 2016, about 85 percent of residents at the Willows were Hispanic. Ninetysix percent of students attending the elementary school next door are below the poverty line, and many of their parents and neighbors often rely on the bus for transportation.

The black and Hispanic populations in Springdale have median household incomes $15,000 to $20,000 lower than their white counterparts in Springdale, Census data shows. They also have poorer health outcomes. The average age of death for a black or Hispanic person in Springdale is nine years lower — about 68 years old — than it is for white residents, who die on average at 77 years old, according to data from the Springdale Health Department.

There are a number of reasons for that divide, but difficult or non-existent access to health care, healthy food, good-paying jobs and other necessities play a role.

Various parts of Springdale are served by three routes — the 78, the 20 and the 23x.

But those routes are often low-frequency

and many low-income pockets of the city aren’t near bus stops at all.

The lack of transit options is a public health issue, Springdale Public Health Commissioner Matthew Clayton says.

That’s why he’s been reaching out to elected officials, other public health professionals and community groups across Hamilton County to find ways to expand transit options for Springdale and other communities outside the urban core.

“If you look at areas of poverty, we have people who are going to live a shorter life span, they’re going to encounter preventable disease, have daily struggles with the stresses of poverty,” he says.

“We want to concentrate efforts where need exists. Transportation as a social or structural barrier to access to health care, fresh food, to economic opportunities, to social networks — those are big issues.

If we were to look at a map of infant mortality in Hamilton County, I think we would find that it aligns with poverty, CONTINUES ON PAGE 07

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Republican Incumbents Prevail in Local Congressional Races

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After a long, acrimonious race for Ohio’s 1st Congressional District that drew national attention, Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot won a decisive victory Nov. 6 over his Democratic challenger, Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval.

Just to the east in Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District, Republican U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup also beat his challenger, former Obama administration staffer Jill Schiller.

Despite the losses for the two Cincinnati-area Democrats, their party had a somewhat better night, winning enough races across the country to regain control of the House of Representatives and gain a check on President Donald Trump and the GOP. Pureval’s race was always going to be an uphill battle against Chabot, a 22-year veteran of Congress who sits in a district gerrymandered in 2012 to include staunchlyconservative Warren County. Chabot ran up the score on Pureval there, and Pureval couldn’t get enough votes in Hamilton County to make up the difference.

Pureval did outpace Chabot in Hamilton County, grabbing 104,000 votes to Chabot’s roughly 87,000. But Chabot doubled up on Pureval in Warren County, getting 64,000 votes there to Pureval’s 31,000. Those numbers came together to give Chabot a five-point margin on Pureval.

Some of that margin of victory may have had to do with voter turnout patterns in Hamilton County. Many

conservative-leaning areas on the suburban edges of the county turned out heavily, while the more liberal center had lessconsistent voter turnout.

The contest between the 65-year-old incumbent and the upstart 36-year-old political newcomer has drawn national attention. It’s also unleashed a barrage of acrimony and negative ads.

Pureval has quickly become a rising star in the local Democratic Party after his 2016 win over Republican Tracy Winkler to become Hamilton County Clerk of Courts.

He was looking to parlay that momentum into a seat in the U.S. House — a quest for which he received an endorsement from former President Barack Obama, among other noted Democrats.

But conservative groups and Chabot’s campaign didn’t taking the challenge lying down.

The Congressional Leadership Fund, a PAC supported by U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, made a $1.2 million ad buy attempting to tie Pureval to a $1.5 billion settlement between the U.S. and the Libyan government for terrorism victims.

White & Case, the law firm representing Libya in that settlement, later employed Pureval, then a recent law school graduate.

But Pureval had nothing to do with the settlement, which Republican lawmakers in Congress voted for and which Republican President George W. Bush signed.

Pureval also struggled under somewhat

more substantive allegations, including an Ohio Elections Commission inquiry into allegations a campaign volunteer tried to infiltrate Chabot’s campaign. That could be a violation of federal election laws.

Some questions have also followed Chabot’s campaign — mostly related to the roughly $177,000 Chabot’s campaign paid his son-in-law for creating his campaign’s website and other work around the campaign. Hamilton County Democratic Party Co-Chair Connie Pillich filed a federal elections complaint related to that spending in August, saying the price Chabot’s son-in-law was paid for the services he rendered is much too high and amounts to self-dealing by Chabot.

The race has also had some substantive discussion of policy, mostly around health care, where Pureval accused Chabot of working to take away coverage for pre-existing conditions extended by the Obama-era Affordable Care Act. Chabot denied this, though he and other Congressional Republicans cast votes to repeal the ACA, including its provisions guaranteeing coverage for those with preexisting conditions.

Pureval also hit Chabot on his involvement in House Republicans’ recent tax reform legislation, which Democrats say doled out millions in tax cuts to wealthy individuals and corporations while boosting the federal deficit by $1 billion.

Less publicized, but similar, was the

battle between incumbent Republican Wenstrup, a 60-year-old doctor and Columbia Tusculum resident who has since 2013 held Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District encompassing downtown and areas east into rural, heavily-Republican territory. His challenger, Schiller, was pushing Wenstrup with many of the same strategies as Pureval — calling out his votes to defund the Affordable Care Act, his role in the Republican tax reforms and his alignment with President Donald Trump on many issues.

Schiller is an attorney who formerly worked for the Obama administration in the White House Office of Management and Budget.

Like Pureval, she made health care a major issue in the campaign, saying she would act to help make sure government health care options cover those who can’t get private insurance.

Schiller’s challenge to Wenstrup wasn’t expected to be as close as Pureval’s bid against Chabot was — in part due to name recognition and in part due to the fact that Wenstrup’s district covers much more rural, conservative ground.

But Schiller was hoping that dissatisfaction with Trump and the fact that she’s Wenstrup’s first serious challenger in two election cycles would work in her favor.

Wenstrup won decisively, however, grabbing 58 percent of the vote to Schiller’s 41 percent.

Changes Headed for City Hall Elections

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Voters Nov. 6 overwhelmingly approved a raft of changes to the way Cincinnati City Council will be elected and do business.

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Almost 70 percent of 100,000 Cincinnati voters approved Issue 10, which will return city council to two-year terms.

Council has had four-year terms since voters approved a charter amendment in 2013 switching from two-year terms.

Another 50 percent of voters also voted to approve Issue 11, which would have introduced staggered four-year terms.

Since the two are conflicting, the one with the most votes (two year terms) will be implemented.

Following a knock-down, drag-out brawl over the rift between former Cincinnati City Manager Harry Black and Mayor John Cranley, Cranley ally Christopher Smitherman introduced Issue 10. Smitherman says the shorter terms would make

council more responsive to voters.

Opponents, including Democrats on council, said it would simply create an endless cycle of campaigning and keep council members from completing longterm projects.

In response, Councilman Greg Landsman introduced a counter- initiative, Issue 11, which would keep four-year terms but stagger them so four or five candidates are up for election every two years. That way, each council person would have four years to work, but voters would get to weigh in on council every two years.

In addition to Smitherman, leaders of Cincinnati’s Fortune 500 companies, FC Cincinnati President Jeff Berding and former mayors Charlie Luken and Mark Mallory backed the return of two-year terms. The business leaders spent about $100,000 on a campaign promoting the initiative.

The Cincinnati Charter Committee and the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers also back the proposal.

The Hamilton County Democratic Party, meanwhile, backed the staggered fouryear terms.

Issue 12 will amend the city’s charter so that Cincinnati City Council can hold executive session to discuss sensitive topics such as ongoing litigation, personnel matters and other limited topics out of the public eye. Ohio law allows this, and most other municipalities have some allowance for executive session. Cincinnati’s charter, however, does not. Voters approved Issue 12 by 77 percent.

Another ballot initiative introduced by Councilman Chris Seelbach will affect coming elections: Issue 13, which will limit campaign spending by LLCs. Currently, a person can contribute the personal limit of

$1,100 to a local campaign and then contribute that amount under each LLC they control or have a stake in. The law, which was approved by 86 percent of Cincinnati voters, will end the loophole allowing that practice.

That will likely have big implications for local political campaigns. In the 2017 mayoral election, incumbent John Cranley’s campaign received hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions from LLCs, while challenger Yvette Simpson received tens of thousands of dollars.

The initiative had wide, diverse support from a number of local political groups and council members. There is little opposition, though Councilman Jeff Pastor voted against the proposal because he believes it could limit free speech.

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Last year, SORTA got just $800,000 from the state of Ohio. Making the situation more difficult, Hamilton County doesn’t pay for transit via a tax levy. Cuyahoga, Franklin and six other Ohio counties pitch in for their transit authorities.

There was a window to change that earlier this year, when SORTA’s board mulled a Hamilton County tax levy that could have addressed the bus service’s looming deficit and even funded significant expansions.

With a .6 percent or .8 percent sales tax increase, Metro says it could provide a number of upgrades, including 24-hour service on major routes and extensions of some routes further into the county. But SORTA’s board opted against the levy, in part after opposition from Portune.

The county appoints many members of the transit authority’s board, which will consider the levy again next May. Portune is instead promoting a plan for a regional bus system that would encompass three states, eight counties and more than 200 local governments.

He says doing anything less is kicking the can down the road, but his critics — including transit activists looking for quicker improvements — say riders can’t wait the years it will take to get the complex plan off the ground.

Springdale Public Health Commissioner Clayton says he’s well aware of Metro’s financial realities.

“I’m not out to beat up on Metro,” he says.

“I get they’re dealing with a fiscal crisis and they have a heavy financial burden. But increased options for public transportation in these places would be significant for people there.”

Clayton says he is investigating grants and other funding sources that could help pay for expanded service. He also says he’ll be in meetings with Hamilton County elected officials and other groups as he continues to push for expanded service.

“I’m very much looking forward to working with them and finding ways to advocate for increasing public transportation options in areas where those services are truly meaningful,” he says. “If we want to move the needle, it has to be an all-hands-on-deck approach. We need to have the interest of the general public at heart. It really will bring a lot of benefit.”

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and with opportunities to improve public transportation.”

The disconnect between transit options and jobs is well-documented. A study published this year by the University of Minnesota’s Accessibility Observatory found that only about 10 percent of jobs in the Tri-State area are reachable via a onehour commute via public transit.

A 2015 study of Metro’s reach commissioned by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, the Urban Land Institute and other organizations found that only 23 percent of jobs in Greater Cincinnati are reachable by public transit within 90 minutes.

So far, Clayton says he’s gotten at least some response about his efforts to find funding for expanded transit options from the City of Cincinnati Health Department, the Hamilton County Health Commission and Metro.

He’s also heard good feedback from Hamilton County Commission President Todd Portune.

Clayton isn’t the only one calling for better bus service, of course. Transit activists with the Better Bus Coalition have pushed the issue to the forefront in Cincinnati, leading the city to new initiatives such as the city’s first bus-only lane.

Those victories come as a heavy debate rages about the future of Metro. The bus service faces a huge, $184 million deficit over the next decade if new funding doesn’t materialize.

And that’s just to keep the status quo. An independent report released by consultants AECOM last January found Metro would need at least $1 billion in upgrades over the next 10 years to make it more functional and get more county residents to the region’s jobs.

Metro, which provided 15 million rides last year, has already started reductions and restructuring of several routes to save money. Service on Routes 1, 28, 29x, 32, and 49 was reduced in various ways starting late last year.

The bus system’s budget this year relies on some $56 million from the city’s transit fund, which has paid for buses since 1973 with a .3 percent city earnings tax. The bulk of the rest of the money will come from bus fares ($18.9 million) and federal sources ($11.5 million).

Ohio ranks 45th among states when it comes to public dollars per capita spent on transit, even though it ranks 14th in ridership. In 2015, Ohio, the nation’s seventh-most populous state, spent just 63 cents per person on public transit.

In contrast, every other one of the nation’s 10 most-populous states spent dollars, not cents, per person.

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ONSTAGE: Cincinnati King tells the story of King Records with words and music at the Playhouse in the Park. See review on page 49.

VISUAL ART: Uncovered: Art Out of the Stacks at The Mercantile Library features artworks made from deaccessioned books. See feature on page 47.

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museum to see displays of antique German paper nativity scenes and small wooden toys, a historic feather tree with glass fruit ornaments, turn-of-the-century holiday china and other trees “bedecked with fairy figures, Japanese Santas, early wax ornaments and angels.” The exhibit of vintage collectibles changes every year, so what’s old is new again this Antique Christmas. Through Jan. 6, 2019. $12 adult; $10 adult advance; $10 senior; $8 senior advance; free for members and 18 and under; free admission for all on Sunday. Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike St., Downtown, taftmuseum.org. — MAIJA ZUMMO

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COMEDY: Kevin Bozeman “No one told me I was funny and that I should be on stage,” says comedian Kevin Bozeman. “Once I started

Center for a one-night-only presentation of the Tonynominated Rock of Ages — back for its 10th-anniversary run with an all-new cast.

Jam out to a classic story of small-town gal meets city-slicker boy. As the name implies, the duo falls in love in a hazy L.A. Rock club. Featuring the tunes and croons of choice ’80s Hair Metal bands like Styx, Poison, Twisted Sister and Whitesnake, it may make you feel like you’re at prom… only this time sans heartbreak.

For real though: It’s a silly musical that doesn’t take itself too seriously with characters that have bigger personalities than their hair. 7 p.m. Thursday. $30-$75. Aronoff Center, 650 Walnut St., Downtown, cincinnatiarts.org.

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ONSTAGE: Rock of Ages If you wax nostalgic for the 1980s, head to the Aronoff

LIT: Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy will be at Walnut Hills High School talking about his new

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book Let’s Go. See interview on page 57.

MUSIC: Jazz drummer Mark Guiliana brings his band to the Music Resource Center as part of the Xavier Music Series. See Sound Advice on page 59.

MUSIC: Electronic-fueld Pop outfit Houndmouth plays the Taft Theatre. See Sound Advice on page 60.

EVENT: The Secret ArtWorks mystery fundraiser returns to The Banks. See feature on page 48.

COMEDY: Comedian and America’s Got Talent runnerup Drew Lynch does standup at Liberty Funny Bone.

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ATTRACTION: Holiday Lights on the Hill The Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum is no stranger to outdoor beauty, but why not ramp it up this winter with a holidaythemed display? Load up the van and drive through the looped two-mile glowing

hybrid sculpture and light display. This year, Brave Berlin — the creative team behind last year’s BLINK art and light festival and the previous Lumenocity events — has crafted something extra special. Entry fee is by the carload so the kids can bring a friend. Through Jan. 1, 2019. $20 per carload Monday-Thursday; $25 per carload Friday-Sunday; $15 for members all days.

Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum, 1763 Hamilton Cleves Road, Hamilton, pyramidhill.org.

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ATTRACTION: Festival of Lights The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden does its yearly glow-up with the 36th-annual Festival of Lights, the No. 1 zoo light show in the country (as voted by USA Today). More than 3 million LED bulbs will transform the park into CONTINUES ON PAGE 10

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MUSIC: Nashville’s Pet Envy plays MOTR Pub. See Sound Advice on page 59.

doing stand-up, everybody was like, ‘We knew you’d end up on stage!’ ” He describes his life before stand-up as a blur: He played Division III college basketball at Whitewater College and after graduating worked a series of “odds and ends” jobs. “Just a lot of stuff that made me unhappy,” he says. After about five years, he decided to give stand-up a try. “It was just something I always had the urge to try,” he says. “It wasn’t like I lost a bet.” At first his set was pretty basic: “I just yelled about stuff I thought was funny.” Today, he headlines clubs and colleges around the country and has been featured on Last Comic Standing and Comedy Central’s Premium Blend. Through Sunday. $8-$14. Go Bananas, 8410 Market Place Lane, Montgomery, gobananascomedy. com. — P.F. WILSON

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VISUAL ART: Antique Christmas at the Taft Museum of Art The Taft Museum of Art gets into the holiday spirit with its annual display of antique ornaments, toys and décor.

The historic former home will transform with festive garlands, comical 19th-century holiday-themed prints and a dining room set for a feast.

Wander the rooms of the

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ONSTAGE: White Christmas at La Comedia Dinner Theatre If you’re looking for a side of campy Christmas musical with your dinner, look no further than Springboro’s La Comedia Dinner Theatre, which is performing the Rosemary Clooney/Bing Crosby/Danny Kaye classic White Christmas this season.

Have a slice of glazed ham as you sing along with Irving Berlin’s score, including songs like “Sisters,” “Love, You Didn’t Do Right By Me” and, of course, “White Christmas.” The buffet dinner menu features everything from the venue’s signature sweet potato soufflé to deep-fried cod and turkey with cornbread stuffing.

Through Dec. 31. $61-$75 depending on the day and time. La Comedia Dinner Theatre, 765 W. Central Ave., Springboro, lacomedia.com.

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EVENT: Germania Society Christkindlmarkt The Germania Society of Cincinnati — whose stated goal is to “maintain and perpetuate the German heritage (in cultural, educational and social life of the German people), and to serve all German people in the Cincinnati area” — is hosting its 21st-annual Christkindlmarkt, a recreation of an authentic Bavarian-style Christmas market at Germania Park. Expect heated tents full of German music, German food and imported German gifts. There will be dill pickle soup (a favorite of Germania Society fans), bier, spiced glühwein, strudels, cream puffs, cookies, candies and a cocktail bar, plus steins, nutcrackers, cuckoo clocks, linens and more for sale. Find a petting zoo, carriage rides, a lantern parade and other holiday entertainment, including a visit from Saint Nicholas and Krampus. 5-10 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m.10 p.m. Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. $3; free for 12 and under. Germania Park, 3529 W. Kemper Road, Colerain, germaniasociety.com. — MAIJA ZUMMO FROM PAGE 09

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a “Wild Wonderland” with festively adorned foliage, glowing animal sculptures, the ever-so-instagrammable rainbow-light tunnel and fun holiday and nature scenes depicted in twinkling bulbs.

There will also be a blacklight puppet show, Toyland Express train ride, everyone’s favorite synchronized holiday music-and-light display on Swan Lake and assorted s’mores stands.

Through Jan. 1, 2019. Free with zoo admission; online discounts available. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., Avondale, cincinnatizoo.org. — MAIJA ZUMMO EVENT: The Holiday O.F.F. Market Every kind of local vendor you can think of — artists, bakers, vintage shops, mobile boutiques, etc. — are coming together for a special two-day O.F.F. Market event in MadTree’s Barrel Warehouse. Get your holiday shopping done early while supporting

locally-owned businesses selling goods like handpainted bowls, one-of-a-kind jewelry and handcrafted chocolate. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday. Free admission. MadTree, 3301 Madison Road, Oakley, theoffmarket.org.

— MARLENA TOEBBEN EVENT: Victory of Light Festival The thing about a psychic festival is, even if you aren’t certain whether you’ll attend, some of the people there already know. The Victory of Light Festival is a gathering of 300 readers, healers and vendors at the Sharonville Convention Center, presenting 90 seminars that explore the spiritual, paranormal and metaphysical fields. Featured guests include Chief Golden Light Eagle, who will discus 12th and 13th dimensional star knowledge; Rosemary Ellen Guiley, an author slated to discuss her understanding of an interdimensional paraphysical sasquatch; and plenty of other mediums,

naturopaths, astrologists and aura photographers to address all your body, mind and spirit needs. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $15 single day; $25 weekend pass. Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road, Sharonville, victoryoflight.com. — SEAN M. PETERS

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MUSIC: Death From Above Last year, imaginative Canadian Rock duo Death from Above released (and toured heavily behind) its latest album, Outrage! Is Now. Now, the twosome is back on the road on its Heads Up! Is Now tour, named for DFA’s remarkable 2002 debut release, the 2002 EP Heads Up, which they’ll be playing in full (along with other material from throughout their career because Heads Up is only about 15 minutes long).

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SPORTS: Pups and Pucks at the Cincinnati Cyclones Dog breeders around the world know you train wiener dogs for speed in a race, not endurance. Have you been conditioning your beloved dachshund for his/her moment of glory in front of a packed hockey arena? Did you know there’s more to do at a hockey game than build pyramids out of empty dollar beer cans? Bring your four-legged buddy to the U.S. Bank Arena for the Cyclones’ Wiener Dog Races presented by John Morrell. All the good pups whose parents registered their spot in the race (visit the Cyclones’ site for a waiver) will patter across the frozen rink in a life or death (not really) race of a lifetime during the game’s first intermission. Also, Morrell is sponsoring dollar hot dogs all night. And even if your dog isn’t racing, you can bring them to the game to sit in a designated “Pups and Pucks” area.

7:30 p.m. puck drop Saturday. $15-$29.50 human; $5 dog ticket. U.S. Bank Arena, 100 Broadway St., Downtown, cycloneshockey.com. — SEAN M. PETERS

in 2011 for some shows, Keeler and Grainger clicked again creatively and the pair released a new album, The Physical World, in 2014.

Apparently, the Murphy beef was squashed ahead of Outrage!’s release, because the duo officially reverted back to the Death from Above name, sans 1979, for the album. 8:30 p.m.

Sunday. $22. Bogart’s, 2621 Vine St., Corryville, bogarts. com. — MIKE BREEN

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ONSTAGE: Cincinnati Pops with the Indigo Girls The Cincinnati Pops orchestra partners with the Grammy-winning Folk Rock duo Indigo Girls for an evening music. The Pops will be pairing its sounds with the band’s sonics for a program featuring fan favorites from across the decades, including hits like “Closer to Fine” and “Galileo.” 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday. $25-$115. Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-theRhine, cincinnatisymphony. org. — MAIJA ZUMMO

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Remembrance — unfolds annually on Nov. 20. In Cincinnati, an event sponsored by nonprofit organization Living With Change will be held at the Woodward Theater. Come out and join the greater community in supporting trans lives. 7-9 p.m. Tuesday. Free. Woodward Theater, 1404 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, facebook. com/lwcorganization.

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unique mix of heavy, noisy, catchy and danceable Post Punk that is among the most enduring “AltRock” of the 21st century. Drummer Sebastien Grainger provides the high-wire melodic acrobatics (think Ozzy Osbourne raised in the Manchester, UK Factory Records scene) while also pumping out the beats behind the drum kit, and Jesse F. Keeler holds down the musical end largely through his tonevariant bass playing, as well as some synth additives.

DFA famously feuded with LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy, whose record label, also named Death From Above, served the band with a cease and desist order over its moniker. The legal wrangling complicated the roll-out of the band’s 2004 album debut, You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine, which was released under the name Death from Above 1979. Two years after You’re a Woman’s release, Death from Above 1979 called it quits. But the band returned

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Giving gifts during the holiday season is an easy way to express the love and appreciation you feel for the people you know via tangible goods. And picking stuff out for your loved ones can really be as easy as “ABC.” This year we’ve collected 26 items from local shops — for her, him, home and more — and listed them in alphabetical order (because that’s a cute way to organize things). Hopefully this A-to-Z index will jumpstart your end-of-year shopping inspiration and help you check at least one or two humans off your list.

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A is for a handmade waxedcanvas apron from Volcano Goods. $80, Deerhaus Decor, 135 W. Elder St., Over-the-Rhine, deerhausdecor.com or volcanogo ods.

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B is for “Women Who Dared” embossed wood blocks. $64, MiCa 12/v, 1201 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine,

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C is for a glitter rock candlestick holder from Visionaries + Voices. $40 for three sticks, Visionaries + Voices Visionarium, 3054 Madison Road, Oakley, visionariesandvoices.

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D is for a deer head vase. $88, Elm & Iron Loft, 1411 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, elmandiron.com.

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E is for colorful ceramic earrings from Four Eyes Ceramics. $75, Continuum, 1407 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, facebook.com/continuumbazaar or foureyesceramics.com.

F is for Famous Faces wood pins. $5 each, MiCa 12/v, 1201

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Our Holiday “Gift Bundle” (VALUED AT $62.00) Includes: Winter Hat Signature PIG ROAST Coffee

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G is for multi-player games. $5-$34.99, Woodburn Games, 2803 Woodburn Ave., East Walnut Hills, woodburngames.com.

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H is for Charley Harper mugs. $18.95-$20.95, MiCa 12/v,

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I is for an interesting kilim wool pillow. $60$72, Little Mahatma, 1205 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, searchable on Facebook.

J is for a SMEG juicer. $159.99, Artichoke OTR, 1824 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, artichokeotr.com.

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K is for a cute knit sweater . $58, Handzy Shop + Studio, 15 W. Pike St., Covington,

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M is for a mesh “Who Dey All Day” hat. $25, We Have Become Vikings, 1355 Walnut St., Over-the-Rhine, wehavebecomevikings.com.

N is for New Riff’s Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey. $39.99, New Riff, 24 Distillery Way, Newport,

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Share the gift of a good time with 4EG, Cincinnati’s favorite collection of bars, restaurants, and nightlife. Receive a bonus $10 gift card for each $50 spent on gift cards or apparel. Purchase at any 4EG location or in our online store, your one-stop for gift cards, apparel, and more! fouregshop.com.

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Show your Cincinnati pride with this “Built on Beer” T-shirt. Made by our friends at Cincy Shirts, it is just one of the many items celebrating our brewing heritage available from the nonprofit Brewing Heritage Trail including guided tour gift cards, shirts, hoodies, prints, books, glassware, and more. www.BrewingHeritageTrail.org.

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Happy Hog-i-days from the Flying Pig Marathon! Treat your pig pals to our exclusive holiday gift bundle, valued at $62, which includes the 20th Anniversary Commemorative Book, pig-themed winter hat and our signature PIG ROAST coffee blend. Check out our e-store, www.flyingpigstore.com for the latest Flying Pig gear, holiday bundles and 2019 Race Gift Certificates!

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Need a unique gift for the “foodies” in your life, or for that person who already has everything? The Foodie Cincy deck features 52 of Cincinnati’s favorite local, independent restaurants. Each card discounts $10/off a $30 or more purchase. To see the delicious 2019 restaurants visit www.foodiecincydeck. com and enter code “citybeat” for 50% off.

indigenous craft gallery

Let art be part of your nature at indigenous craft gallery where you can shop handmade and local seven days a week. Discover wonderful handmade goods from more than 100 local artists with a dynamic selection of pottery, jewelry, glass, art tiles, fiber arts, wood, art prints, and a fantastic assortment of ornaments. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Satuday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. 1609 Madison Road, East Walnut Hills, 513-321-3750, indigenouscraft.com.

A World Of Beads On Vine Annual Trunk Show. Now through Sunday Nov. 25th.

Trunk show will include Freshwater Pearls, Saki Silver, Large Hole Gemstones & Pearls. Join us daily at the new Gem Bar making fabulous holiday handmade gifts. 1429 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, aworldofbeads.com.

Brewery Heritage Trail

Pizza & Beer Tour: Fresh, hot, local pizza and fresh, cold, local craft beer come together for one outrageously delicious tour experience! Join us as we travel the tri-state sampling and pairing pizza and beer at three local stops! Taft’s Brewporium featuring their famous “New Haven Style” Pie, MadTree for Catch-AFire’s wood-fired specialty pizza and at Braxton Brewing, Alto Italian wood-fired pizza. Visit CincyBrewBus.com to book a tour or purchase gift cards for the holidays!

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Keystone Bar & Grill

Give the gift of Keystone this holiday!

Keystone specializes in made-fromscratch comfort food, craft cocktails, and a variety of beers. Keystone gift cards can be used at Keystone Bar & Grill or Keystone’s Mac Shack. For every $100 gift card you purchase you will receive a $10 bonus! For every $50 you spend, you’ll receive $5.

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The northernmost stop on the craft bourbon trail, New Riff Distilling represents a new riff on Kentucky’s whiskey traditions. High-rye and fullbodied, this bourbon will thrill the Whiskey lover on your list. Honoring America’s 1897 Bottled-in-Bond Act, our mash bill is 65% corn, 30% rye, 5% malted barley. Aged four years, there are no shortcuts taken in our production.

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Pompilio’s Gift Cards 20% OFF! Visit Pompilio’s in person or online at www. pompilios.com Black Friday Only and receive 20% OFF any gift card purchase over $50. This is a great holiday gift or savings on catering for your holiday party! 600 Washington Ave. Newport, KY, 41071. (859) 581-3065. www.pompilios.com

Schneider’s Sweet Shop

High-quality, Swiss-made watches starting at just $395. Hamilton watches are an excellent value from a legacy brand.

Sales and service exclusive to Richter & Phillips Jewelers in Cincinnati. Join us for our annual Whiskey & Watches event Nov. 29th to enjoy special pricing and browse Cincinnati’s largest selection of high-grade timepieces.

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Opera Cream, one of our most popular homemade candies, is made with pure rich cream, dipped in dark or milk chocolate, to create the ultimate of creams. Most prefer our rich dark chocolate — it brings out the pure cream taste. It’s another of Greater Cincinnati/ Northern KY’s claim to culinary fame. 420 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue, Ky., 859-431-3545, schneiderscandies.com.

Ten Thousand Villages

Shop with intention & share in the joy.

Give ethically sourced gifts crafted by hand. As pioneers of fair trade, we do business differently, putting people and planet first. Join the global maker-tomarket movement — connecting you with ten thousand villages around the world. Visit one of our three Cincinnati locations: 2011 Madison Rd, 11316 Montgomery Rd. or in the Liberty Center Mall.

The Spicy Olive

A holiday gift everyone will love: Specialty olive oil and balsamic vinegars.

The Spicy Olive’s three-pack lover’s combos includes three 200ml bottles for either salad or steak lovers. Smaller gift sets starting at $18. Stop by and pick up or order online. thespicyolive.com

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Experience a festive holiday in this unique village, shopping for one-ofa-kind gifts and enjoying delicious seasonal dining. With over 70 shops, galleries and eateries in a lovely, walkable downtown, you can enjoy a leisurely stroll from shop to shop, stopping for a coffee or cocktail along the way. Hours vary at each location but most shops are open daily from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. with restaurants open until 11 p.m. YellowSpringsOhio.org.

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R is for a naturally dyed raw silk bandana from Eco-Raw Studio. $32 solid/$36 printed, Deerhaus Decor, 135 W. Elder St., Over-the-Rhine, deerhausdecor.com or ecorawstudio.com.

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T is for locally inspired T-shirts. $32 each, Homage, 1232 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, homage.com.

U is for an orange, velvety underwear set. $60 bra, $50 briefs, Continuum, 1407 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, facebook. com/continuumbazaar.

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V is for vinyl records. Prices vary, Torn Light Records, 406 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue, tornlightrecords.com.

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X is for a colorful wooden xylophone. $12, King Arthur’s Court Toys, 3040 Madison Road, Oakley, kingarthurstoys.com.

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Z is for a ZZ plant. $45, Gia and the Blooms, 114 E. 13th St., Over-the-Rhine, giablooms.com.

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ARTS & CULTURE Making Magic at The Merc Sara Caswell-Pearce turns unwanted titles into collages and other treasures as the library’s first artist-in-residence

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in handwritten visitor logs, and brought down huge books that had rested high atop The Mercantile’s impressive safe for who knows how long.

Well, Rose might. Hunter calls the librarian “the heart and soul of everything that happens here,” and Caswell-Pearce recognizes his institutional knowledge with a phrenology collage titled “The Real Mercantile Vault: Cedric’s Brain.” The cranium holds stickers from long-gone Cincinnati booksellers, publishers’ logos, due-date slips and a modern barcode, all set against a page scanned from an 1880 registry of what was then called the Young Men’s Mercantile Library Association.

Inside Caswell-Pearce’s brain, ideas keep coming for how to remember The Mercantile. She’s been assembling little books out of old library card pockets and thinking about what she can tuck inside. She might turn some spines into bookmarks. Images from book covers could make for attractive greeting cards.

Caswell-Pearce created the exhibit’s vibrant saints as a response to “Silencia,” the library’s iconic white marble statue of a woman holding her index finger to her lips, because keeping quiet about books and The Merc is not her style. As the artist looks toward the second year of her residency, there’s much more she still wants to say.

Uncovered: Art Out of the Stacks continues through Dec. 29 at The Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut St., 11th floor, Downtown. Free. More info: mercantilelibrary.com.

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endpapers and 19th-century copies of Harper’s magazine, as well as surprises like Harlequin romances.

“I heard squeals of glee periodically,” Faherty says.

Caswell-Pearce says her vision for the exhibit — Abstracts? Narratives? 3-D works? — kept evolving, “until finally I thought, ‘I’m going to do a whole mix of things.’ It’s going to be kind of like a library.”

Some collages reflect the early history of the Mercantile, including its surviving a couple of fires. A colorful phoenix holds a charred bookplate in its beak as flames shoot out of a building’s windows.

Caswell-Pearce noticed works by early-20th-century novelist Margaret Deland in the discard pile and dreamed up a protest collage featuring women that she cut out of Harper’s fashion ads. In it, “Deland” lets out a curse while her more demure friends don red armbands against a background of title pages from the writer’s bestsellers.

The artist also drew inspiration from The Mercantile’s collection of plaster busts, but noted that all but two are of men. To address that imbalance, she made cut-paper portraits of “Eminent Women.”

The series’ title refers to a book in CaswellPearce’s own collection from 1859, the same year that the library accepted its first female member.

During the spring and summer, Caswell-Pearce hosted Meet Me at the Merc open houses, where she led guests across the library’s glass floors and deep into the stacks, pointed out notable names

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and the library just extended through 2019.

“Everything she does is really interesting and smart,” Faherty says. “And one of our goals as a library is to be interesting and smart, so this relationship just makes great sense.”

The deaccessioning process follows rigorous guidelines that consider a book’s cultural and literary value as well as its condition and popularity. Librarian/ collector Cedric Rose, with The Merc since 2005, says the library is constantly building its collection in response to its 2,500 members.

“There are two tensions at work: to have a century-old book someone is looking for, as well as great contemporary titles,” he says.

To maintain a historical record, The Mercantile is leaving its nonfiction untouched. Nearly all the works being removed are fiction — “fiction that hadn’t left the shelf for 40, 50, 60 years,” Faherty says. (What Caswell-Pearce doesn’t take goes to the Friends of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County book sale.)

“What she’s finding is going to tell us a little bit more about ourselves as a library,” says Amy Hunter, The Mercantile’s programs and marketing manager. “Even though books are leaving the collection, there’s magic being made out of some of them.”

During the first months of her residency, Caswell-Pearce bounced around like a kid in a candy store — albeit one with some dirty and scruffy wrappers. As she wiped away the dust, she delighted over gorgeous

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ara Caswell-Pearce’s official role at The Mercantile Library is artistin-residence, but she easily could promote herself to patron saint with some paper wings. She’s earned them after spending nearly a year sorting through several thousand discarded books to collect ephemera for a solo exhibit celebrating The Merc’s majesty.

Uncovered: Art Out of the Stacks, which opened Nov. 13 at the library, features four haloed “santos” that Caswell-Pearce created by dressing doll forms with a rainbow of old book spines, due-date cards, marbled endpapers and typewriter ribbon. She calls them the patron saints of fiction, nonfiction, libraries and writers.

Dictionary pages ring one doll’s holy head.

Pencils, calligraphy tools, ballpoint pens and a crayon form another’s radiant crown.

Whenever Caswell-Pearce is around books and vintage papers, she is in heaven.

She holds a master’s degree in library science. During 22 years at The Cincinnati Enquirer, her positions included books editor, arts writer and features editor. (Full disclosure: I was part of her staff.)

After leaving The Enquirer 10 years ago, she established a new career as a collage artist, naming her practice “Paper with a Past.” Her space at Essex Studios in Walnut Hills is filled with boxes of antique maps, fashion ads, anatomical drawings and other illustrations waiting to be cut up and assembled in pieces that combine a writer’s wit and an editor’s attention to detail. Her works have been shown at Manifest, The Carnegie and the Art Academy of Cincinnati, as well as in the current Elevate exhibition at downtown’s 21c Museum Hotel.

When Caswell-Pearce learned in late 2017 that the 183-year-old Mercantile was in the midst of the first significant deaccession, or thinning, of its 90,000-volume collection in at least 14 years, she asked executive director John Faherty about acquiring materials for her art. That informal discussion quickly led to The Merc creating its first artist-inresidence position, which Caswell-Pearce

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Secret ArtWorks Returns to The Banks

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Secret ArtWorks, the mystery-filled a celebration for the organization’s 10th fundraiser — and one heck of a party — birthday; a party at the Royal College of which benefits ArtWorks returns after London, which CEO Tamara Harkavy’s a brief hiatus on Nov. 16 at the former husband read about in The New York Times, Howl at the Moon venue at The Banks. inspired the whole shebang.

This nearly annual fall event is one of the “Of course, we Cincy-fied it,” Harkavy organization’s most popular, but has been says. “We knew we didn’t want to have a absent since ArtWorks’ 21st “birthday” normal rubber chicken dinner. We wanted party in 2016. something that was really reflective of us For the event, area artists have and our mission.” contributed 1,000 original and unique But donating work for Secret ArtWorks 5-by-7-inch works of art. Guests bid on isn’t always easy for artists, says Kravetz, their favorite piece — most event tickets adding that ArtWorks honors that concern. include one Secret ArtWorks voucher (there are three different tiers of tickets with different voucher options) — but here’s the twist: The artists’ identities are kept a secret until you receive your art.

A preview of works is available online, but where the artwork is laid out at the event to view in person isn’t revealed until 7:30 p.m. the night of.

To ensure you snag the piece you’ve been drooling over, you have to move fast.

Once there, guests form a line, wait their turn for a Art from the Secret ArtWorks vault volunteer to help them and point toward which piece PHOTO: PROVIDED they’d like — and then it’s theirs. Each donated piece comes from prestigious (albeit Artists get to attend the party and are anonymous) local, regional and national informed about who received their work, artists. and many have also gotten commissions At the helm of this year’s bash are because of the pieces they’ve donated. co-chairs Barbara Hauser and Michael New this year are six curated collections Betz, who work with an event committee. of donated artwork (which are part of the “I’ve helped ArtWorks with Secrets for aforementioned 1,000 pieces), overseen by years,” says local artist and teacher Pam local art-world notables including co-chair Kravetz, a committee and board member.

Hauser of the Red Door Project, art consulShe says the nonprofit’s 21st birthday party, tant Allison Banzhaf, Amanda Carlisle of held in a hangar at Lunken Airport, was Wooden Hill home and garden shop, Cal the biggest yet, and set the standard for Cullen of Wave Pool gallery, David Smith what future parties would look like. of Marta Hewett Gallery and art collector “How can we get that kind of playfulness Sara Vance Waddell. According to Harkavy, and silliness and crazy and artfulness the event is an effort to deepen the artistic together in a different venue? That’s sort of bench of ArtWorks; at the same time, it been our challenge and our call to action connects people to the organization who (this year) in a way,” she says. might not yet have interacted with their Entertainment for this year’s event kicks community-focused mission. off with local band AfroChine, followed by “We all have a certain responsibility a set from DJ Pillo. Emcee Penny Tration when we are making art outside in a will keep the raucous vibe going, and food community within the community to and drinks will be provided by numerous think about what it is we’re saying and local restaurants and Jeff Thomas Catering. how we’re presenting it,” Harkavy says.

The goal of the party aligns with “I’m hoping that we can all make a mark ArtWorks’ mission to transform people and and make a point and continue to make places through investment in creativity. the community a better place to make us The organization employs and trains better citizens.” local youth and area talent to create art and community impact; most notably Secret ArtWorks unfolds 7 p.m. Nov. through the large-scale murals they paint 16 at The Banks. More info/tickets: throughout the city each summer. The artworkscincinnati.org. fall fundraiser was established in 2006, as

ONSTAGE

‘Cincinnati King’ Reigns on Playhouse Stage

BY R I C K PEN D ER

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Six years ago, Cincinnati Playhouse artistic director Blake Robinson asked playwright and director KJ Sanchez to consider creating a show that would tell a “quintessentially Cincinnati story.” With Cincinnati King — about the city’s mid-century recording company, King Records — he got exactly what he asked for.

Sanchez took the time to interview musicians and Cincinnati King recreates the people and sound of King Records. others who were part of King founder Syd Nathan’s PHOTO: MIKKI SCHAFFNER PHOTOGRAPHY enterprise in Evanston. This year marks the 75th anniversary of its founding, and it’s likely that and Annisteen Allen (“Baby I’m Doin’ It”) the building where this all happened will and Titmas as Moon Mullican (“I’ve Done become a shrine to local music creativity It”), Cowboy Copas and a Delmore Brother from the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s. If you want to (“Blues Stay Away from Me” — which actuknow more about why this is an important ally has two versions, one by the Country piece of Cincinnati history, this is the show Delmore Brothers and another with for you.

Crandle as Blues singer Lonnie Johnson).

Sanchez and others interviewed dozens For a brief moment, Welch even imperof people for the script, but she hit the sonates James Brown. They round out the mother lode with Philip Paul, a session portrait of an enterprise that encompassed drummer for hundreds of King recording an incredible spectrum of popular music — sessions. A colorful storyteller with first“hillbilly” numbers (today’s Country music) hand information who started working at and “race” music featuring African-AmerKing in the early 1950s, Paul knew Nathan, ican artists (R&B) — that laid the foundathe bombastic, opinionated owner, as well tion for early Rock & Rollers like Elvis as Little Willie John, a talented performer Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. who never quite crossed over the bridge Crandle is exceptional as Little Willie to the stardom he deserved. Paul, Nathan John, who covered a mindboggling range and Little Willie have been translated into of material, from the sensual “Fever” to the onstage characters for Cincinnati King. (On crooning “Need Your Love So Bad.” He also opening night, the real Philip Paul, now 93, offers a dazzling portrait of the singer’s was there to watch.) sensational moves — from a time before The show is not a comprehensive history, James Brown (who eventually recorded at but rather a collection of anecdotes King) became known for his sweaty, sexy presented chronologically to create a vivid stage performances. picture of the stew of talent, diversity and The singers are backed by an excellent ingenuity that transpired on Brewster quartet: drummer Richard Livingston Avenue. Stanley Wayne Mathis, who Huntley, pianist Ralph Huntley, guitarportrays Paul, presides over the tale with a ist Seth L. Johnson and bassist Terrell bemused air that is both affectionate and Montgomery. Presented in the Playhouse’s honest. He’s telling the story of how the Shelterhouse Theatre, the show unfolds on studio really was back in the day. set designer Misha Kachman’s intimate Neal Benari blusters and bellows as Cincinnati Jazz club, with sleek marble Nathan, a man who imperiously turned floor and a curve of a bar with backlit a small-change business into the sixthliquor bottles. Brian J. Lilienthal’s effective largest recording company in America. lighting ranged from moody to nostalgic.

Richard Crandle is completely charming, As the audience departed post-perforsympathetic and convincing as the spirmance, I overhead a conversation between ited Little Willie John, a singer whose life two people who clearly knew the history of ended tragically; he’s the show’s singing King Records. One said, “They really told star. Mathis and Benari each have a feathe story from every point of view.” The tured number (the latter is a hoot as Benari other answered, “Yes, indeed.” Cincingrowls his way through “Sixty Minute nati King is entertaining and informative.

Man,” a double-entendre hit that was first Anchored in local history, it’s not a show recorded for King). that’s likely to move on to other cities and There are plenty of moments featuring venues. Lucky us to have it here. other stars thanks to Anita Welch and Cincinnati King, presented by the Cullen R. Titmas. They provide back-up Playhouse in the Park, continues through vocals, but especially shine in vignettes — Dec. 23. More info/tickets: cincyplay.com. with Welch as Lula Reed (“It’s Easy Child”)

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On some level — even from a young age — comedian Drew Lynch always knew he wanted to be in show business. He just didn’t think he would work in stand-up.

Lynch appeared on the 10th season of America’s Got Talent for his comedy routine and received a golden buzzer, finishing second behind British ventriloquist Paul Zerdin.

“We all like to think we’re funny and have some kind of sense of humor,” Lynch says.

“I always wanted to do acting and was always intrigued by it. I still am.”

The Indianapolis-born Lynch moved to Las Vegas with his family when he was 8, where he attended a performing arts middle and high school. And while most people who live in Las Vegas avoid the strip, Lynch says the community is still entertainment-driven and that’s part of the reason he was able to edge into the business himself. “(Las Vegas) is still an ideal spot for a lot of people to bring their kids from all over the country to get to do some big productions in a place that takes entertainment very seriously,” he says.

Post-graduation, Lynch left for Los Angeles where he quickly landed an agent, manager and, subsequently, a few roles in various Disney projects. But his acting aspirations came to a halt when he was hit in the throat while playing softball.

“I went to sleep on a concussion and lost a lot of my motor skills,” he says.

Along with that, he developed a severe stutter. As a result, his representation dropped him.

“That was devastating to me,” he says.

“That’s when I turned to comedy as my next vehicle for creative expression.”

Stand-up became therapeutic for Lynch in that it offered ways to deal with new life challenges. What was a hobby grew into something more, eventually culminating in an audition for America’s Got Talent.

Unlike what the reality TV competition may imply, many contestants meet with producers to audition instead of taking the stage to perform in front of a panel of judges. But Lynch physically waited in line to see the panel.

“I stayed there the whole day doing the whole audition process,” he says. “Going in and out of rooms I don’t know how many times.” By the end of the day, he was in front of the judges: Howie Mandel, Mel B., Heidi Klum and Howard Stern. “That was an opportunity I couldn’t have anticipated.”

In 2015, before auditioning for the show, Lynch began posting videos on his YouTube channel (which now has over a million and a half subscribers) to promote his work, many of which feature his service dog Stella.

“I was traveling a lot, doing colleges, and this is before anyone knew who I was,” he says. “I was just a college act and my dog is also a hobby of mine.”

Drew Lynch and his service dog, Stella P H O T O : P R O V I D E D B Y D R E W LY N C H

He also landed an appearance on Conan last August.

“I stutter. I have to say that every show,” he said during Conan. “I have to say that because people look at me like, ‘Does he know?’ You’d actually be surprised to know how many times people come up to me and say, ‘I bet that’s not your real voice.

You’re just faking it.’”

Currently, he’s headlining comedy clubs all over the country, including the Liberty Funny Bone this Friday through Sunday (Nov. 16-18).

All of this has brought him full circle: Once again, Lynch is snagging acting roles.

“Right after America’s Got Talent, I got invited to audition for Maron,” he says. He landed the role of Adam, appearing in four episodes of the IFC sitcom. He also had a recurring role on the Direct TV/ U-verse series Cassandra French’s Finishing School, as well as parts on We’re Not Friends, Totally Megan and Dogs & Me and is slated to appear in two upcoming movies.

Part of the reason he reckons people have taken notice, aside from his appearance on America’s Got Talent, is the overall push for diversity in casting.

“Things that were once a deterrent are now seen as niche, or a unique characteristic and all just part of the casting process,” he says.

After tasting some success upon arriving in L.A., Lynch says he became arrogant.

Post-injury and then finding stand-up, he says the whole experience has humbled him.

“I think stand-up teaches you to do almost the opposite of that,” he says, referring to egotism. “No one wants to hear anybody talk about how great their life is.

It also taught me to listen more and have more compassion.”

Drew Lynch will perform at the Liberty Funny Bone (7518 Bales St., Liberty Township) Nov.16-18. More info/tickets: liberty.funnybone.com.

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If you’re not a Marvel buff or a huge action/ At the top of that list is D’Onofrio, who superhero fan, it’s daunting to try to viewers saw only sparsely in Season 2. A enter that cinematic universe. Even just terrifying delight, he was clearly born to considering Netflix’s corner of Marvel — play the criminal “Kingpin” (as he’s known Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron in the comics) Fisk. And this season, we Fist, The Defenders and The Punisher — is get to see Fisk transition from prisoner to a tall order for the uninitiated. (I had to a free man once again after he cuts a deal Google the order in which to watch them, with the FBI. As if this larger-than-life naras they all intertwine.) cissistic tyrant couldn’t get creepier, Fisk Daredevil is an excellent place to start gives an utterly Trumpian speech upon — not just because its first season comes his release, blames the media for spreadchronologically first in the timeline, but ing fake stories about him and claims he’s because it’s a fascinating story with complex characters, super-powers aside.

By day, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) is a blind, Catholic lawyer that aids some of New York’s most vulnerable. By night, he’s Daredevil, a vigilante with his own moral code that uses his heightened senses to beat the shit out of bad guys (but — and this is important — never kills them.)

The show isn’t exactly a loyal follower of the growing web of Marvel series, Charlie Cox (left) and Elden Henson in Daredevil which presents some challenges. Daredevil’s third PHOTO: COURTESY OF NETFLIX season does not simply pick up where the last one left off, but rather after the events of the fighting the corrupt system and protecting mashup miniseries The Defenders, which New York from its true enemy — Daredevil. features superheroes from four series In order to advance this narrative that including Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist Daredevil is actually a threat to the public and Luke Cage. But it’s easy enough to get and not its protector, Fisk creates a tale of up to speed if you’re not wanting to invest two devils, molding sharpshooting FBI hours in related viewing. Matt has been agent Poindexter into a sort of evil twin of missing since surviving a building explothe superhero who dons the same suit Matt sion in The Defenders. As this season picks usually wears (the real Daredevil rocks his up, he’s found lying low and being nursed original, less fancy digs this season) as he back to health by a nun at the orphanage targets Fisk’s enemies, including Karen, he called home as a young boy, kicking off Foggy and others close to Matt — all while a significantly darker season. tarnishing Daredevil’s moral reputation.

Catholicism plays a significant role in And since we are in the Marvel universe, the series, and seeing Matt return to his I can’t help but think of the meme with roots and regain his strength slows his two Spidermen pointing at each other — story down a bit at first, but it results in only this has a whole lot more blood and revolutionary discoveries about him as a Parkour. Because while combat typically person that explain why he became the makes for the least interesting scenes “Devil of Hell’s Kitchen.” The clincher this for me (what can I say, I love me some season is that Matt isn’t really the star — exposition), the fight choreography in this and the show doesn’t suffer because of it. show is breathtaking, on par with that in That’s because the show manages to the John Wick films. expertly develop supporting characters, As a few of the related Marvel Netflix like Matt’s friends and former colleagues shows are getting cancelled — including Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson) and Karen Iron Fist and Luke Cage — it’s questionable Page (Deborah Ann Woll), and supervillain as to whether Daredevil will garner a Wilson “Kingpin” Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio). fourth season. This season’s finale ties up There are new ones, too — including FBI a lot of loose ends in spectacular fashion agents Ray Nadeem (Jay Ali) and Benjamin until, in quintessential comic book fashion, “Dex” Poindexter (Wilson Bethel). Diethe final frames. In the meantime, it’s hard fans might struggle to see the titular safe to start your Marvel journey with this crime-fighter take a back seat in several stunner. episodes, but this talented cast is suited for Contact Jac Kern: @jackern the task.

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FOOD & DRINK A Familiar Friend Sitwell’s Act II brings the Clifton coffee shop back to life with a new menu and management but the same bohemian appeal

BY S E A N M . PE T ER S Inside the renovated Sitwell’s

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lifton coffee shop mainstay Sitwell’s has reopened under new ownership, and is now known as Sitwell’s Act II. The café closed its doors this January after a quarter century of business on Ludlow Avenue in the neighborhood’s Gaslight District. Known to Cincinnatians for its relaxed atmosphere, full bar and close proximity to the Esquire Theatre, Sitwell’s was a popular meetup spot for local artists and musicians whose work was often featured in the shop.

Now owned by Florencia Garayoa and her husband Alex Barden, the couple are determined to preserve what made Sitwell’s an iconic Cincinnati hangout while adding their own philosophy and personality. While Barden is a Cincinnati native, Garayoa is from Argentina and she was an employee at Sitwell’s during its last few months of operation under the original owner, Lisa Storie.

“She did a great job for many, many years, but in the last four or five years — we went through her numbers when we decided to buy the company and they were not terrible, but should not be that way,” Garayoa says. “She was tired. There was a lack of a team behind her. She was struggling to keep things together, doing the booking for music herself, cooking behind the bar — she did everything herself. She used to wake up at four in the morning to go to Findlay Market to get product, then to Restaurant Depot, then to a farm, then get here at 7 a.m.”

The project became unsustainable and Storie had several outside offers to make Sitwell’s something different, but she couldn’t decide which direction to take. At the same time, Garayoa says she and her husband were trying to decide if they were going to stay in Clifton — an area they were falling in love with — or move to New York when Storie approached them about the business.

“Alex was in finances and I’m more on the artistic kind of branch,” Garayoa says. “Lisa comes to me about selling the restaurant, I talk with Alex how it makes sense with his background and I can be

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the face of the place since I used to work with Lisa and know a lot of the local people and the regulars.”

The couple purchased Sitwell’s and began renovations, giving the interior a complete overhaul. Chef Kyle Scrimsher, formerly of E+O Kitchen in Hyde Park, was hired and tasked with creating a fully vegetarian and vegan menu.

“We want to keep a little bit of the funkiness along with the name, but we want to do things differently, of course,” Garayoa says. “One of the main things is going to be the menu. It’s still sandwiches, pastries, soups and salads — simple in that sense — but we’re now a fully vegetarian restaurant with vegan options. Most of the dishes can be made vegan.”

One featured sandwich is their Greek gyro made with seitan which, upon sampling, resembles traditional shaved gyro meat in both taste and texture. The glass noodle summer roll is springy, fresh and spicy with the included Thai chili sauce. Their quinoa and black bean salsa is one of several grain salads offered and was especially delicious when paired with some old-fashioned potato chips that served to scoop the salad like a dip. Soups include Vietnamese pho, vegan chili and a

rotating soup du jour.

“It’s still comfort food,” Garayoa says.

“Everything is made in-house. I really like the vegetarian and vegan food that doesn’t just speak to vegetarians and vegans. I like when a meat eater can enjoy a dish that’s completely vegan.”

Garayoa’s heritage is also represented on the menu via empanadas, Argentine wine and mate, an herbaceous drink similar to yerba mate tea that’s served in a traditional gourd and sipped through a filtered metal straw.

Garayoa and Barden knew it was important to retain several aspects of the OG Sitwell’s, but regulars of the shop might notice the iconic motorcycle found in the front window is no longer displayed.

“Lisa took the motorcycle when she left,” Barden says. “Knowing her, it’s sitting in her living room.”

The couple has also already reached out to local artists, assuring the community that Sitwell’s will continue to be a creative hub for the city’s up-and-coming musicians, painters, poets, et al.

“I really respect why the place is named Sitwell’s. Edith Sitwell was a writer and performer in the 1920s. She and her two brothers, they were this trio, were from a wealthy family. Instead of getting married…they decided to become artists and, because they had a bunch of money, they sponsored other artists,” Garayoa says. “They were always trying to

encourage young poets and photographers.

She was one of the first women to do poetry readings in the street as a performance with music in the background.

“That’s why we call this ‘Act II,’ because we are the second act of the restaurant and the Sitwells loved to write plays. I really respect what Sitwell’s was for a long time, in here happened a lot of cool things.”

Garayoa and Barden say the neighboring shops have been extremely inviting and hospitable. The owner of Ludlow Wines even gave the couple an antique player piano that’s now proudly displayed in the back of the café.

“It’s a really nice community to be a part of,” Barden says. “Lisa fought really hard when Starbucks wanted to move in on Ludlow. Nothing against Starbucks, they do their own thing, but we really like that this strip is all locally owned. A friend of mine said there’s a new restaurant going in down the street and asked if I was worried about the competition. No. Anything that’s going to draw more people to this area is good … ‘the rising tide lifts all ships.’”

“It is Sitwell’s, but now it’s our Sitwell’s,” Garayoa says.

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642 Main St., Covington, Ky., 859-360-0467, craftsandvines.com On an outing to Covington this summer after some friends and I ate nearby, several of us strolled down Main and came across an inviting little place called Crafts & Vines.

It had the feel of a neighborhood hangout, friendly staff and — as the sign outside suggested — an emphasis on carefully selected beer and wine choices.

Crafts & Vines owner Lesley Hugo had worked as a financial analyst for a prominent hospital but wanted to leave the corporate world. Her husband, Vic, is a home brewer and enjoys helping with selecting beer offerings. He also pitches in on weekends by smoking meats in a Big Green Egg smoker.

The bar has eight rotating taps devoted to wine — four red and four whites, which Hugo says are among their most popular drink categories. Her menu also has several wines by the glass or bottle.

We sampled an array of wines and one of the beer taps, along with a meatand-cheese charcuterie platter. From among a half-dozen meats and seven or eight cheeses, you can pick three or six.

We decided to sample six — three each of cheeses and meats — for $23. We had prosciutto, speck — actually a variation on prosciutto — and the hit of the table, a large and sinfully delicious strip of mapleSriracha bacon.

Hugo said she recently acquired a permit from the city to open a walk-up window, which likely will lead to expanded food items. So far, in addition to the charcuterie, they serve only “bar bites,” such as olives, almonds, other types of nuts and a hummus trio (Lebanese, spicy, and roasted red pepper) with pita chips. The window will give that meat smoker a little more to do, she said. (Pama Mitchell)

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Chef Kyle Goebel most recently was executive chef at Cooper’s Hawk, and also previously worked with chef Todd Kelly at Orchids. He’s now overseeing all the food service at The Summit and deserves attention and praise for the delightful fare he’s created for Overlook.

On our visit, my friends and I shared a few appetizers, the star of which was a shrimp cocktail-like presentation served chilled ($16).

We tried almost all of the entrées, and there wasn’t a dud in the batch. Two of us had the gnocchi with lion’s mane mushrooms (a variety I hadn’t seen before), spring peas and white truffle ($19) — savory, toothsome and satisfying. The bass ($29) was cooked just right, with a browned, toasty exterior and velvety center. The fish sat atop Yukon potatoes, parsnip and spring onion, all covered in a light butter sauce. Those dishes were the consensus favorites at our table, but the duck preparation earned accolades, too. And a substantial Kentucky grass-fed ribeye steak ($32) pleased our meat-lover as it benefited from the sweetness of caramelized spring onion and the umami of tender morel mushrooms. (PM)

For those who want to spend less time in the kitchen and enjoy the day with their Loved ones, Silverglades on 8th is offering Home Cooked Thanksgiving Meals this year that will be picked up hot and ready to serve in individual divided microwavable hinged containers. Gravy will be included on the side. Roll and Pumpkin Pie will be packaged separately.

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1142 Main St., Over-theRhine, 513-813-3350, louvino.com Take your taste buds on a journey from the marigold-lined pathways of Château Guiraud in France to the Alps-framed Castelfeder winery in northern Italy — all while dining at LouVino in Over-the-Rhine.

The concept restaurant opened in late August on Main Street and offers 60 wines by the glass as well as small plates inspired

by Southern cuisine.

You’ll see some familiar names on the wine list, too, as flights are named after Ohio and Kentucky celebrities like Carmen Electra and John Legend. They are served in three 2-ounce pours and can be paired with cheese for an additional $2.

Individual glasses are 6 ounces and range in price from $8 to $29. If, like me, you have limited experience with wine, they make it easy by organizing their selection by type — white, red, rosé etc. — and their characteristics, whether that be bold, savory or vibrant. They also have cocktails, mocktails and beer.

While their wine selection is impressive, their elevated comfort food deserves a spotlight of its own, too. There are two menus: classics and seasonal. The former features dishes that are permanently available while the latter is a rotating menu dictated by the chef.

For food we shared the Brussels sprouts salad ($10) which came in a cilantro lime vinaigrette, the steak and hoe cakes ($14), the beef sliders ($12) and the loaded baked potato tots ($9). While they’re called small plates, you get very generous portions. Two per person would be more than enough to leave you satisfied. (Lauren Moretto)

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OTR Chili Cook-Off at The Lackman — Enter The Lackman’s chili cook-off to have your dish judged by a panel; the winner will receive a trophy, 4EG gift card and bragging rights. The cook-off coincides with the Bengals vs. Ravens game and patrons can sample each contestants’ creation.

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MUSIC Been There In his new memoir, Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy shares stories about his personal and creative lives

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though they suck at baseball. It’s like, ‘Why can’t people just continue to be fucking happy being in a shitty band?’ I don’t know.

Some people just don’t do it.”

Tweedy is as surprised and as grateful as anyone that he’s been able to make a life as an artist — a Midwestern kid who parlayed his love of The Replacements and Minutemen into a career that would lead to interactions with idols like Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan.

“I’ve lived in Illinois my entire life,” Tweedy says when asked how his particular roots have influenced his creative trajectory. “The easiest answer is, and this is something I probably said before, you have a lot longer to suck in the Midwest than you do if you grow up in New York, where you could have the misfortune of somebody influential seeing you when you’re just starting out and really haven’t found your voice or anything like that. There are a lot more places to rehearse (in the Midwest), a lot cheaper spaces to work your shit out. I think that’s all benefitted me because I’ve been on a pretty slow trajectory of figuring out what it is that I’m doing.”

Jeff Tweedy’s book promotional tour comes to Walnut Hills High School on Friday, Nov. 16, presented by Joseph-Beth Booksellers. Tickets/more show details: josephbeth.com.

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book. “On some level I didn’t really share anything so private that I didn’t think it could be revealed. I think I erred on the side of being honest, especially when it came to things like whatever sociopathy that is associated with drug addiction.

There’s no real benefit for me to pretend that that’s not who I am or what I was capable of as a drug addict. So I don’t think there’s a lot of reason to be overly cautious.”

He’s also not concerned about demystifying the creative process, which is curious coming from a guy whose lyrics often tend to be obtuse.

“I trust that if somebody is interested enough to read the book, and that if they’re imaginative enough, they’ll continue to be able to pour themselves into listening to our music and not be completely distracted by the book,” he says. “At the same time, I think some people might find it interesting; it might enhance something about a record.

“I think demythologizing a lot of what people perceive to be how Rock music works and how songwriters operate — I don’t think that’s a bad thing. I don’t set out to disillusion anybody but I would be perfectly fine with people being disabused of their mythologies. I know a lot of really normal people that make a lot of extraordinary art. I think a lot people would feel a lot more open to making art the way they are open to being on softball teams even

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relaying his struggles with painkillers, an addiction that not only nearly resulted in the demise of Wilco but, as he admits in the book, also could have ended his life. That might sound melodramatic, but Tweedy conveys that anxiety-riddled period of his life (essentially from 2001’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot through 2004’s A Ghost Is Born) through a conversational prose style and a modest, humor-laced worldview no doubt influenced by his working-class upbringing in a small town about 30 miles east of St. Louis. He writes lovingly of his dedicated but emotionally muted father, a railroad lifer who would drink a 12 pack every night after work, and his mother, who was his closest companion in childhood and biggest fan in adulthood.

He also delves into various bandrelated episodes, including his fractured relationship with Farrar and the departure of the late Jay Bennett from Wilco. Then there are the lows of his wife’s two battles with cancer and the highs of seeing his kids grow up and become musicians in their own right.

“I would have discussions with my wife and my kids about what they think is private and the differences between secrets and privacy and the difference between having a public life and having a private life,” Tweedy says about what he would and wouldn’t convey in the

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don’t know — when are you supposed to write a memoir?”

That is the simple answer to why — and why now — longtime Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy was interested in writing Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc., which was published Nov. 13

by Penguin Random House. (Tweedy discusses the book 7 p.m. Friday at Walnut Hills High School.)

“Somebody asked me if I was interested in writing a book,” Tweedy says by phone from his home on the north side of Chicago.

“And I said, ‘I don’t know. Let me think about it.’ And I thought, ‘Yeah, I guess I am.’

I thought it might be kind of an interesting challenge. I’m 51 years old now. Maybe it’s a good halfway point, a way to mark that.”

Tweedy and his work with Wilco, one of the enduringly vital Rock bands of the last 20 years, has been dissected and discussed by a fan base as loyal as anyone’s. Add to that the smaller but no less fervent following of Tweedy’s first band, Uncle Tupelo, and he’s been a figure on the musical landscape for nearly three decades.

Yet Tweedy is uncommonly low key and down to earth for a guy who has created some of the most revered music of the era, and Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back) reflects that lack of pretension in ways both obvious and unexpected.

The “Etc.” in the book’s subtitle includes the most intriguing and heartfelt aspects of the memoir: The impact Tweedy’s family has had on his evolution as a songwriter, performer and human being, first in Belleville, Ill., where he grew up and eventually formed Uncle Tupelo with Jay Farrar, and later in Chicago where he would marry Susie, his longtime wife, and have two kids, Spencer and Sammy.

“I don’t know what else to write about,” Tweedy says. “I was just trying to create a picture of who I am and fill in some of the stories that have been told a lot. I didn’t really spend much time on the things that I thought had been covered a whole lot. I tried to answer questions that don’t ever get asked. The book is pretty much the things that mean the most to me: I spend a lot of time with my family and a lot of time making records.”

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R.I.P. Dave Davis 1960-2018

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When late 19th-/early 20th-century music from Greater Cincinnati is discovered by future generations, it will be through the recordings made by the artists of our time.

And when listeners are experiencing the best of the era, there is almost no chance they won’t hear at least a little of the work of Dave Davis, who mastered hundreds of recordings by area musical acts and was a key part of the “sound of Cincinnati” over the past several decades.

The longtime recording and mastering engineer died on Nov. 3 from injuries sustained in a car accident on Oct. 26. He was 57.

Since his passing, there has been an outpouring a grief online, but also a huge show of appreciation for just having known Davis as a friend and colleague, pointing out just how much he touched and influenced people in the city. He was seen as a mentor by many. Local musicians have been talking about what his support meant to them when they worked with him on their “rekkits” (as he liked to call records), and fellow recording professionals have been expressing their admiration for Davis, who also taught at the University of Cincinnati’s School of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning and the College-Conservatory of Music.

Davis worked with local recording institutions like QCA, Sound Images and Ultrasuede recording studio, which he co-founded in the mid-’80s with John Curley, bassist for The Afghan Whigs. As Curley and singer/songwriter Greg Dulli wrote on social media, Davis was key to the origin story of the Whigs. He was Dulli’s first roommate when he started at UC in the 1980s.

“I knew nothing. He taught me how to play guitar and make Chinese food. He introduced me to Punk Rock and Jazz. He showed me how to make movies and paint,” Dulli wrote.

Davis also introduced Dulli to another of his new friends, Curley, who also wrote a beautiful tribute to Dave on the Whigs’ Facebook page.

“As I think about our friendship and professional relationship, I’m struck by the fact that most of what Dave did was motivated by a desire to help others,” Curley wrote. “I’m not entirely sure he was aware of it, or would admit to it, if he did know. It’s part of what made him such a good engineer, partner and friend.”

Davis had some of the best ears in the business, his specialty being mastering.

It’s a difficult specialty to explain — it’s basically the last step in the recording process, a kind of finalizing that makes the end product sound great after all of the recording and mixing is finished.

Musicians and other recording pros know when someone is especially good at mastering and Dave Davis certainly had that reputation. He was a “go to” mastering

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master that was widely trusted, the kind of professional you’d turn your tapes or files over to and just let them do their work.

Davis mastered projects big and small, from local self-released efforts to national releases on various record labels. You can find a “partial list” of his recording/mastering credits on Discogs.com and Allmusic.com. They include albums by a who’s who of Cincinnati musical acts, including Ass Ponys, Caterpillar Tracks, The Bears, Chris Arduser, Rob Fetters, Freekbass, Electric Citizen, The Greenhornes, Ditchweed, The Mortals, Roundhead, Frontier Folk Nebraska, The Customs, Radiolaria, Viva La Foxx, Blessid Union of Souls, The Seedy Seeds, Shesus, Dream Tiger, The Sundresses, The Tigerlilies, Wussy, Pike 27, Culture Queer, The Fairmount Girls, Midnight Star, Heartless Bastards and many, many others. He also did work with Guided By Voices, Dulli’s The Twilight Singers, DTCV and other non-local acts.

Davis was also a forward thinker, way ahead of the curve when it came to the technological potential of recording and releasing music, from the multimedia possibilities of releases to live streaming and beyond. He worked to advance those ideals on a local level with his involvement with projects like The All Night Party and MuisicLi, which helped empower local musicians by getting them paid through licensing or other projects. Davis also wrote a column about music, technology and distribution for CityBeat in the mid’00s called “Distribution Revolution” that was way ahead of its time.

A GoFundMe page was started to assist with medical bills when Davis first went into the hospital. You can still donate to help his family at gofundme.com/ help-for-dave-davis.

Contact Mike Breen: mbreen@citybeat.com

L.A.’s Threatin is finally getting some of the widespread attention they faked to book an extensive Euro tour. According to a metalsucks.net exposé, the Metal band’s leader Jered Threatin booked the tour based on faked live footage (showing huge, enthusiastic crowds) and many other lies. Threatin’s fabrications began to unravel on Nov. 1, when a London venue posted that, although the group said it sold 291 tickets, only three people showed up to the concert. By Nov. 11, after more low-attendance gigs and more apparent lies were revealed, half the band had quit, shows were canceled and the lifespan of Threatin appeared to reach its end (until the inevitable movie script surfaces).

Keeps On Rockin’

Neil Young is a pioneer of asking Donald Trump not to use his music at campaign events. When Trump announced in 2015 that he was running for president, the Trump Tower spectacle was soundtracked

by Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World,” and Young immediately announced his disapproval, saying it was unauthorized use. Amazingly (in hindsight), Trump’s team said they’d stop using the song “because it’s the right thing to do.” Not amazingly, “Rockin’” is back on the Trump playlist. After noticing the song being used at midterm election rallies, in another “cease and desist” request/ public statement, Young said, “This man does not represent the character of the people in the USA that I have come to know and love.”

White For Love

At an early November concert in Canada, a couple of Jack White fans were approached by a security guard who told them to stop kissing. One of the two women who were interrupted said the employee told them, “This is not allowed here.” The venue manager apologized “profusely,” according to the woman, and White himself responded at his next show, dedicating his song “Love Interruption” to the couple. White also commented on Instagram, posting a photo of a lesbian couple kissing at a Beatles concert in 1964 as fans around them went nuts for the band. “The news that two women were stopped from kissing during my show in Edmonton really disappointed me,” White wrote. “Let’s promote love and acceptance wherever and whenever we can.”

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While you’re waiting for Cincinnati’s weather to adjust more to your liking, use that five minutes to check out Pet Envy, and be amazed at their chameleonic ability to inhabit the spirit of all the music you love. (Brian Baker)

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Mark Guiliana is one of the biggest young talents in Jazz — he’s often rated highly in “Best Jazz Drummer” polls, most recently earning top honors for the genre in Modern Drummer magazine’s 2017 readers’ poll.

But Guiliana’s talents and résumé expand far beyond any single genre.

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There’s an old adage about Cincinnati that essentially states if you don’t care for the weather here, just wait five minutes.

The same might be said of Pet Envy, the Nashville-based quintet with more flexibility than a 21-year-old yoga instructor and more range than a monarch butterfly. If you’re not drawn in by the band’s infectious Soul/Pop gyrations, wait for their next song and maybe you’ll be attracted by their Jazz flirtations or their ’70s AM Pop translations or their danceable Electropop solutions or their Folk/Indie Rock mashups or any of the other genre weapons in their estimable sonic arsenal.

Perhaps the most astonishing aspect of Pet Envy is the incredible sophistication and maturity that the band has developed in a relatively brief three-year span. The five-piece — vocalist Shelbi Albert, vocalist/guitarist Jake Diggity, vocalist/bassist Emma Lambiase, keyboardist Jordan Klatt, drummer Matthew Singler — obviously possesses a palpable chemistry, but they never seem content to coast on simple magnetism. On Pet Envy’s latest single, “MiddleMan,” Diggity makes his lead vocal debut, while he, Albert and Lambiase explore the possibilities of more elaborate three-part harmonies. The song also finds the band hewing closer to their stated Talking Heads/New Wave influences, where their previous EPs, 2016’s self-titled debut and last year’s five-song Flowers For Your Brain, seemed more in line with the Prince and Motown catalog inspirations they’ve claimed as equally important to their sound.

In the short time that Pet Envy has been together, they’ve amassed a loyal and rapidly increasing fan base and impressed critics with their effortless presentation and precise yet loose-limbed delivery; on the strength of their first EP and

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music from his native Israel with acoustic and electric Jazz. Guiliana also formed the progressive “Garage Jazz” trio Heernt to explore and incorporate other realms of music, including Electronica. Guiliana made a name for himself doing studio session work with a wide variety of artists, including Matisyahu, Bobby McFerrin and Meshell Ndegeocello, who co-produced and played on 2013’s A Form of Truth, an album by Guiliana’s band Beat Music that took his boundless experimentalism even further. In 2014, he teamed up with pianist Brad Mehldau as the duo Mehliana and released Taming the Dragon through the respected Nonesuch Records. The album was full of textural, electronic-based wonderment and earned widespread praise, drawing comparisons to Radiohead and Medeski Martin & Wood.

In 2015, Guiliana’s work with saxophonist Donny McCaslin led to his highest profile gig yet. McCaslin, Guiliana and their bandmates Jason Lindner and Tim Lefebvre were recruited to record as the band on what turned out to be David Bowie’s final album, 2106’s Blackstar. The group helped shape the album’s unique sound, which was acclaimed for its mix of Electronic music, Alternative and Experimental Rock and Jazz. The band later continued that aural thread and recorded the album Beyond Now, which was released later in 2016 and featured unique covers of songs

by Mutemath and Deadmau5.

Last year, Guiliana led a quartet on the album Jersey, which All About Jazz said was “a testament to the expansive reach of his artistic vision.” Guiliana’s new band project is called Space Heroes and it features the double-saxophone tandem of Jason Rigby and Mike Lewis, plus bassist Chris Morrissey.

Guiliana’s Cincinnati tour stop is part of Xavier University’s Jazz music series, but unlike most series shows, it won’t be held at the on-campus Gallagher Student Center Theater. Guiliana and Co. will be appearing at the nearby Music Resource

Houndmouth’s rise in popularity over the past halfdecade can be traced by looking at the trio’s Greater Cincinnati shows in that timespan. In 2014, the band (then a quartet) played Southgate House Revival in Newport, Ky., followed the next year by a Madison Theater show in nearby Covington. Those shows were bookended by appearances at two Cincinnati music festivals — the Country/Americana-oriented Buckle Up along the riverfront in 2014, and the MidPoint Music Festival, for which they played one of the Over-the-Rhine event’s more well-attended sets in 2016.

Now, Houndmouth is returning to Cincinnati to headline the big room at the Taft Theatre. But venue capacity isn’t the only thing that has changed over that time. Since the group’s last visit to our area, Houndmouth has completely changed its sound.

Hailing from New Albany, Ind. (just across the river from Louisville, Ky.), Houndmouth emerged with a bluesy Americana sound often compared to The Band early on. But when singer/ keyboardist Katie Toupin left the group in 2016, the remaining musicians didn’t just switch gears — they blew up the bike and bought a blimp to replace it.

Houndmouth’s Golden Age is the band’s debut as an electronic-fueled AltPop outfit.

The album was reportedly influenced by the trio’s heavy diet of Hip Hop and a decision to start anew. They also had access to new producers and studio gear for their major-label debut (the album was released in August through Reprise/Warner Bros.).

“We had all these tools we could work with that we didn’t realize were possible before,” bassist Zak Appleby told West Virginia’s postandcourier.com this summer. “It was really refreshing to be able to get out of this hole of having to do guitar-based drums and organ sounds. We had a ton of fun with the record. We would do tracks for days and days, still trying to bring new things to light.”

While the change initially angered longtime fans (who, understandably, weren’t prepared for such a wholesale change), Houndmouth appears to have made up for any loss of its following with new fans; as mentioned, the band is currently headlining the largest venues of its career. (MB)

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CAFFÈ VIVACE–Blue Wisp Big Band. 8 p.m. Big Band Jazz.

HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT–Brad Myers Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.

THE LISTING LOON–Christen Placa. 9 p.m. Singer/ Songwriter.

THE MAD FROG–Way Back Wednesdays with DJ BlazeWright. 9 p.m. ’70s-’90s/DJ. Free.

MADISON LIVE–Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein.

8 p.m. Rock/Punk. $18, $20 day of show.

MERITAGE–Sonny Moorman. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.

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MOTR PUB–Ha Ha Tonka with 500 Miles to Memphis. 10 p.m. Roots Rock. Free.

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SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE)– Queen City Silver Stars with Jake Simmons & the Little Ghosts. 9 p.m. Reggae/ Rock. Free.

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SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM)–That 1 Guy. 8 p.m.

Rock/Various. $15.

STANLEY’S PUB–The Inturns. 9 p.m. Rock. Free.

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URBAN ARTIFACT– Fairmount Girls with Breaking Glass. 8 p.m. Indie/ Pop/Rock. Free.

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BOGART’S–NGHTMRE. 9 p.m. EDM/DJ.

$35.

CAFFÈ VIVACE–Emily Grace Jordan & Wayne Yeager. 7:30 p.m. Jazz.

THE MAD FROG–EDM Thursdays. 9 p.m. DJ/Electronic/Dance. Cover.

MCCAULY’S PUB–Kevin Cooper. 7 p.m. Acoustic.

Free.

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MOTR PUB–Pet Envy with Jess Lamb & the Factory. 10 p.m. Alt/Pop/ Soul/Various. Free.

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OCTAVE–South Hill Banks with Maria Carrelli. 9 p.m. Bluegrass. Cover.

THE REDMOOR–Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra Big Band and Adia Dobbins present “The First Lady of Song: Ella and the Great American Songbook.” 8 p.m. Jazz. $20.

STANLEY’S PUB–The Qtet.

9 p.m. Jazz/Funk/Rock/ Fusion. Free.

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TAFT THEATRE– O.A.R. with Parker Louis and Angela Perley & the Howlin’ Moons. 7:30 p.m.

Rock/Roots/Pop/Various. $30-$55.

URBAN ARTIFACT–Coup De Grace, Oginalii and Ample Parking. 9 p.m.

Psych/Funk/Rock/Jam/Various. Free.

FRIDAY 16

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AMERICAN SIGN MUSEUM – “Signs & Songs” with Kim Taylor. 7 p.m. Folk Pop. $15.

ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL–The Part-Time Gentlemen. 9 p.m. Americana. Free.

BLIND LEMON–Donna Frost. 5 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

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THE GREENWICH–Radio Black. 9 p.m. Soul/R&B/Hip Hop/Various. $10.

LUDLOW GARAGE–The Go Rounds with The Turtledoves. 8:30 p.m. Americana. $10-$15.

HILLSIDE GASTROPUB– Sonny Moorman Group. 8:30 p.m. Blues/Rock JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD–Sly Band. 9 p.m.

JIMMY B’S BAR & GRILL– Trailer Park Floosies. 10 p.m.

Dance/Rock/Pop/Country/ Various. $5.

KNOTTY PINE–Wayward Son. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.

THE LISTING LOON– Droneroom and E Searson Brannon. 9 p.m.

Experimental LUDLOW GARAGE–Joe Pug. 8:30 p.m. Singer/Songwriter. $15-$35.

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THE MAD FROG–Marc Rebellit with Toph and Mt. Analogue. 9 p.m. Dance/ Electronic. $12.

MADISON THEATER– Brother Smith. 9 p.m.

Country/Funk/Roots. $7, $10 day of show.

MOTR PUB–Angela Perley & The Howlin’ Moons with Marjorie Lee & The Lovers.

10 p.m. Roots/Rock/Pop/ Various. Free.

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MUSIC RESOURCE CENTER–Mark Guiliana Space Heroes. 8 p.m.

Experimental/Progressive/ Jazz/Fusion/Various. $25.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN– Strange Creature. 9 p.m.

Blues/Jazz/Folk/Various.

Free.

OCTAVE–Goose. 9 p.m.

Funk Folk. $5.

PLAIN FOLK CAFE–Rabbit Hash String Band. 7:30 p.m.

Bluegrass. Free.

RICK’S TAVERN–Heather Roush Band. 10 p.m. Country. Cover.

RIVERFRONT LIVE–Battery: Masters of Metallica.

8:30 p.m. Metallica tribute. $12, $15 day of show.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE)–Dan Conn with Jason Sinkhorn.

9:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL–Modern Groove Jazz Band. 9 p.m. Jazz.

Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM)–Discount Nostalgia, Matt Waters and Tyler Jarvis.

9 p.m. Rock. $5, $10 day of show.

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STANLEY’S PUB–Moselle and Big Atomic. 10 p.m.

Jam/Funk. Cover.

TOP CATS–Dear Agony, Life After This, RIND, Smoke & Mirrors and Brain Clinic. 8 p.m. Metal. Cover.

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URBAN ARTIFACT– The Perfect Children, New Moons, Oregon Space Trail Of Doom and The Midwestern. 8 p.m. Rock/ Various

SCHWARTZ’S POINT JAZZ & ACOUSTIC CLUB–Pat Kelly Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz.

Cover.

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SILVERTON CAFE–The Groove. 9 p.m. Funk/Blues/ Soul. Free.

SATURDAY 17

WOODEN CASK BREWING COMPANY– Bailen. 8 p.m. Singer/Songwriter. $8, $10 day of show.

THE AVENUE EVENT CENTER–Young Dolph.

10 p.m. Hip Hop. $40-$60.

BLIND LEMON–Jake Walz.

9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

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BOGART’S–LANCO with Travis Denning. 8 p.m. Country. $25.

CAFFÈ VIVACE–Mandy Gaines Quartet. 8:30 p.m.

Jazz.

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THE COMET–Sungaze, Oregon Space Trail of Doom and Soft Self Portraits.

10 p.m. Indie/Rock/Various.

Free.

DEPOT BARBECUE–The Corncobs. 7 p.m. Old-Time/ Bluegrass. Free.

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THE GREENWICH– The Spear Shakers. 9 p.m. Blues/Rock. $10.

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HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT–Marc Fields Quartet. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.

CAFFÈ VIVACE–Brandon Coleman Trio. 8:30 p.m.

Jazz.

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COMMON ROOTS–Common Roots Open Mic. 8 p.m.

Open Mic. Free.

BOGART’S–Music of Cream: 50th Anniversary Tour with Kofi Baker, Malcolm Bruce and Will Johns. 8 p.m. Cream tribute. $27.

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URBAN ARTIFACT– Glostik Willy featuring Doug Wimbish. 9 p.m.

Rock. $7, $8 day of show.

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PALM COURT–Gary Gorrell/Jim Connerley Quartet. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.

IRISH HERITAGE CENTER–Paul Brock Band. 7:30 p.m. Irish. $25, $28 day of show.

JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD–My Sister Sarah. 9 p.m. Pop/Rock. Cover.

JIM AND JACK’S ON THE RIVER–Dan Varner. 9 p.m. Country. Free.

KJ’S PUB–Saving Stimpy. 9:30 p.m. Rock.

Free.

THE LISTING LOON–Letters of Acceptance and GV Golf. 9 p.m. Indie Rock.

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LUDLOW GARAGE–Donna the Buffalo.

8:30 p.m. Americana. $20-$45.

MADISON LIVE–Food and Winter Coat Drive with Blessid Union of Souls, Green Light Morning and Mavenne. 8 p.m. Pop/ Rock/Alt/Various. $10, $15 day of show.

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KNOTTY PINE–DV8. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover.

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MCCAULY’S PUB–Ducati’s. 8 p.m. Dance/ Pop/Rock. Free.

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MOTR PUB–Poster Children. 10 p.m.

Indie Rock/Post Punk. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN–Moira and Build Us Fiction. 10 p.m. Indie/Alt/Various. Free.

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NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB–Shellshag, Leggy, Middle Children and Pout. 9 p.m.

Indie Rock/Punk/Various OCTAVE–Consider The Source. 9 p.m. Progressive Sci-Fi Middle Eastern Fusion. $15, $18 day of show.

THE REDMOOR–Looking East. 8 p.m. Jackson Browne tribute. $10, $12 day of show.

RICK’S TAVERN–Top This Band. 10 p.m.

Pop/Dance/Various. Cover.

SCHWARTZ’S POINT JAZZ & ACOUSTIC CLUB–Thito Camargo Trio. 8:30 p.m. Brazilian Jazz. Cover.

SILVERTON CAFE–Soul Quest. 9 p.m. R&B/ Motown. Free.

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SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE)–The Harmed Brothers. 9:30 p.m. Roots/Roock. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM)–Cincinnati Noir. 10 p.m. Dance/Alt/ DJ. $5.

STANLEY’S PUB–Jimmy DeTalente & the Electric Revival and Taylormade Band. 10 p.m.

Country/Rock. Cover.

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TOP CATS–Coastal Club with Circle It. 9 p.m. AltRock. Cover.

THE LISTING LOON–Open Mic with Nic Powers. 9 p.m. Various. Free.

THE MAD FROG–Open Jam. 8 p.m. Various.

Free.

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MADISON LIVE–Pale Waves with Kailee Morgue, The Candescents. 8 p.m. Indie Pop. $15, $17 day of show.

THE MOCKBEE–Street Sects, Self Surgery and Crime of Passing. 7 p.m.

Electronic/Experimental/Rock/Various. Cover.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN–Northside Jazz Ensemble. 10 p.m. Jazz. Free.

CAFFÈ VIVACE– PsychoAcoustic Orchestra. 2:30 p.m. Jazz.

NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB–Unearth and Fit For An Autopsy with The Agony Scene and Burn Victim. 8 p.m. Hardcore. $18, $22 day of show.

HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT–Mike Darrah. 10:30 a.m.

Jazz. Free.

PACHINKO–Open Mic. 9 p.m. Various. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM)–The Cryptkeeper Five, Stringer and The Epidemic. 8 p.m. Rock. $5.

LATITUDES BAR & BISTRO–Blue Birds Band. 8 p.m.

R&B/Rock. Free.

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MOTR PUB– Den-Mate with Turtledoves.

8 p.m. Indie/Electronic/Various.

Free.

The Spear Shakers (Sherri McGee and Kelly Richey) play The Greenwich this Saturday

COURT–Peter Gemus Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.

SCHWARTZ’S POINT JAZZ & ACOUSTIC CLUB–Tea Time with Judy Tsai & Silviera.

3:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

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SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE)–Guitars 4 Heroes with Sonny Moorman and Friends. 4 p.m. Blues/ Rock. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM)–Brass Owl, Woolper Creek Mafia, Robert Joseph and It Takes A Thief. 8 p.m.

Rock. $5.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY)–Alan Doyle with Whitney Rose. 7 p.m.

Country/Rock/Roots. $22.

WASHINGTON PLATFORM SALOON & RESTAURANT–Traditional New Orleans Jazz Brunch with Buffalo Ridge Jazz Trio. 11:30 a.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).

MONDAY 19

CAFFÈ VIVACE–Faux Frenchmen. 7:30 p.m.

Gypsy Jazz.

THE GREENWICH–The Flying Circus Big Band. 7:30 p.m. Big Band Jazz. $5.

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TAFT THEATRE–Generation Axe with Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt and Tosin Abasi. 7:30 p.m. Rock/Guitar. $36-$69.

TOP CATS–Arin Ray, Speed Walton, Tyshawn Colquitt and Jazmyn Alexis. 7 p.m. R&B/Pop/Hip Hop. $13.

TUESDAY 20

ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL–Cheryl Renée.

7 p.m. Blues. Free.

BOGART’S–Jackyl. 8 p.m. Rock. $20.

CAFFÈ VIVACE–Ricky Nye, Inc. 7:30 p.m.

Blues/Boogie Woogie CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL–Music Live@Lunch with Bromwell Diehl Band. 12:10 p.m. Americana/Pop/Blues/Rock. Free.

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THE COMET–Audley, Joesph, Christian Gough, Ryan Anderson and Brian McCullough. 10 p.m. Indie/Pop/Rock/Funk/ Hip Hop/Various. Free.

LATITUDES BAR & BISTRO–Latitudes House Band and Open Mic. 8 p.m. Various (open mic at 11 p.m.). Free.

THE LISTING LOON–Kyla Mainous. 9 p.m.

Acoustic/Rock.

THE MAD FROG–House Music. 9 p.m. EDM. Free.

PACHINKO–Acoustic Tuesdays. 9 p.m.

Acoustic/Various. Free.

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STANLEY’S PUB–Trashgrass Tuesday with The Trashgrass Troubadours and Moriah Haven. 10 p.m. Bluegrass. Cover.

TAFT THEATRE–The Brian Setzer Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Christmas Swing/ Rockabilly. $36-$67.

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