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THE CITY OF CLEVELAND ON Christmas Eve told a west side church that it can no longer function as a church if it chooses to house those experiencing homelessness. In a letter taped to the door of the church, the Cleveland Department of Public Safety demanded that the Denison Avenue United Church of Christ (UCC) change the official use of the building from its existing status as a place of worship should it continue to house some of the city’s most vulnerable residents. The church stepped up to provide this service to assist the Metanoia Project, a local nonprofit that provides, among other things, a hospitality shelter for the unsheltered homeless. In the late fall, Councilperson Dona Brady told UCC’s pastor, Nozomi Ikuta, that she was opposed to this effort. Ikuta continued to operate the shelter service despite Brady’s warnings. Ikuta told Scene that she was expecting to hear about a path forward that would allow her building to comply with the standards required to do this work, but Ikuta never expected a demand like this. “A sprinkler system is a hard ask,” Ikuta told Scene. “To admit that we’re no longer a church is a different ask. We’re being told to make a choice between saying we are no longer a church and selling our homeless friends down the river.” Ikuta noted that safety and code compliance are obviously a primary goal of the church and that they are prepared to navigate a path forward
in that regard. This demand, however, is outside of the realm of what they are willing to consider. “My question is why?” she said. “Is it about safety? Is it about covering their butts in case anything goes down legally? Or is it about a political vendetta? How would we know and which percentage? They are not mutually exclusive possibilities.” In response to an inquiry about the cease of use order, Councilperson Brady told Scene that, it was the first she’d heard of it. “I have not received any information,” she said. However, a source privy to conversations within city hall told Scene that, several weeks ago, Brady claimed to be using the building and housing enforcement systems to shut down the efforts of UCC. Joseph Mead, a Cleveland State University law professor, told Scene, “If Cleveland is telling a church that they have to choose between being a church and serving people experiencing homelessness, that is clearly illegal.” Mead, who does not speak on behalf of his institution, has studied the criminalization of homelessness and offered these views based on his study and knowledge. “The First Amendment says that cities cannot target religious or expressive organizations for special burdens. If there is a conflict between the First Amendment and local building codes, the First Amendment wins.” The cease of use notice came only
a day after the Metanoia Project and the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH) organized a protest at City Hall to demand that essential and life-saving shelter services continue to be provided to those most in need. “Six people have frozen to death over the past few years and the unsheltered homeless population continues to rise,” NEOCH executive director, Chris Knestrick told Scene. Rather than working to fill this unmet need, Knestick says Councilperson Brady appears to be hyper-focused on attacking UCC and Metanoia and shutting them down. “Requiring the church to change its use is really problematic... [The city has] already suffered so much from segregation and racist policies and [it needs] to deal with those issues.” Scene reached out to Council President Kevin Kelley and the Cleveland City Council communications department for comment. Neither party could be reached as of publication. But late last week, the city did issue a lengthy statement attempting to justify its actions. It said that the local community development corporation, Westown, had contacted the city’s department of building and housing (B&H) to alert them that Denison UCC was already sheltering people. B&H sent an inspector on Dec. 6. “On Dec. 20, a violation order was issued by B&H. The church has 30 days to appeal the order. The City
was told by the church it would file the appeal but as of [12/26] has not received it. The church is still welcome to submit a temporary R-1 transient use application, which would give it 180 days to operate its shelter. If the application were rejected because upgrades to, for example, a sprinkler system were not made, the findings could be appealed and the review board could consider a variance.” The city said that the Division of Fire was also concerned that Denison UCC was not meeting fire codes for residential facilities and that fire personnel met with the church before the cease and desist order was issued. (That order, the one posted to the church door on Christmas Eve, must be appealed within seven days.) Rev. Ikuta, when reached by Scene, said she had read the city’s statement but would defer further comment until she’d met with legal counsel. -HANNAH LEBOVITS
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Cavs vs. Charlotte Hornets Much like the Cavs, the Charlotte Hornets are rebuilding after the loss of a star player. In the Hornets case, star guard Kemba Walker left the team over the summer to play for the Celtics. The Cavs should be able to eke out a win tonight as the teams face off at 7 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Check the Cavs’ website for ticket prices. (Jeff Niesel) 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, rocketmortgagefieldhouse.com. COMEDY
Bobby Collins Comedian Billy Collins has a sense of confidence that makes him relatable and appealing to any audience. He jokes about the truth and everyday experiences such as his confusion while watching his daughter master technology, and the difference between living in New York and California. He also has jokes about why he dislikes Mexican food, growing up in New York, the aging of his parents and attempting to run a 10-K. He performs tonight at 7 at Hilarities, where he has shows scheduled through Saturday. Tickets start at $18. (Hannah Borison) 2035 East Fourth St., 216-2417425, pickwickandfrolic.com. FILM
Loro Actor Toni Servillo and Paolo Sorrentino, the director of the Oscar-winning film The Great Beauty, reunite for Loro, a “lavish, phantasmagorical look at the mid-2000s Italy of Silvio Berlusconi, the egomaniac media mogul and billionaire who presided over an empire of sex, drugs, power, scandal, and corruption as the country’s fourtime prime minister.” The film makes its local debut tonight at 6:45 at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque, where it screens again at 8:15 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets cost $11, or $8 for Cinematheque members and students. (Niesel) 1610 Euclid Ave., 216-421-7450, cia.edu.
MIX returns to the Cleveland Museum of Art. See: Friday. FAMILY FUN
The Wild Winter Lights Festival There is still time to catch this family-friendly light spectacular at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. You can admire thousands of lights, an extremely tall teddy bear and, of course, plenty of animals. Dubbed the Wild Winter Lights Festival, the event continues today through Sunday from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tickets start at $18.50 for those who aren’t members of the zoo and $15.50 for members. Find out more about the event and buy tickets on the website. (Laura Morrison) 3900 Wildlife Way, 216-661-6500, clemetzoo.com.
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Coby In director Christian Sonderegger’s Coby, a young woman in a close-knit Chagrin Falls family decides to become a man, forcing friends and family members to confront their own preconceived notions of gender and sexuality. The step-by-step chronicle of Susannah’s physical and emotional transition to manhood comes off as particularly candid and
inspiring. It shows tonight at 7 at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. Tickets cost $10, or $7 for Cinematheque members and students. (Niesel) 11610 Euclid Ave., 216-421-7450, cia.edu. THEATER
Flanagan’s Wake No one knows grief and mourning like a Catholic, let alone an Irish Catholic. Flanagan’s Wake transports the audience to an Irish wake where villagers tell tales and sing songs for their dearly departed Flanagan. Finding the humor in life and death, the wake acts as a dark backdrop to an otherwise hilarious show in which alcohol fuels the humorous reminiscing. Sort of like a tragic Tony ’n’ Tina’s Wedding, the interactive and improvised show engages the entire audience as the guests are treated as the friends and family of the deceased. Tonight’s show starts at 8 and repeats tomorrow night at 8 at Kennedy’s Theatre. Performances continue weekends through April 25. Tickets are $27. (Patrick Stoops) 1501 Euclid Ave., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org.
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A Friday Night With(out) David Bowie This interactive presentation by Cool Cleveland publisher and Bowieologist Thomas Mulready traces the Thin White Duke’s life from his birth in the suburbs of London to his breakthrough as glam rock icon Ziggy Stardust. It then chronicles his every move until his untimely death in 2016. This month, Mulready presents the program on three successive Fridays at three different venues. Each presentation will contain slightly different material. Tonight’s program takes place at the Winchester Music Tavern in Lakewood. Tickets cost $25. Find details on the website. (Niesel) 12112 Madison Ave., Lakewood, 216-600-5338, bowieshows.com. NIGHTLIFE
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He has performed on Def Comedy Jam on HBO and Showtime At the Apollo. In addition to his credits as a comedian, Spears has made appearances in several movies, including Home of Angels, Why Do Fools Fall in Love and Jerry Maguire. His experience on sketch comedy shows and TV gives him an advantage over other comics. He performs tonight at 7:30 and 10
himself, who are either blind or becoming blind. Evans focuses on how the artists use their creativity to still have a “vision,” even when they can’t physically see. The movie screens at 7 tonight at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Tickets cost $10, or $7 for CMA members. (Niesel) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org.
guard Chris Paul in exchange for Westbrook, who went to the Houston Rockets, they’ve struggled to compete this season. They come to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse tonight at 7:30 to take on the Cavs. Consult the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse website for ticket prices. (Niesel) 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, rocketmortgagefieldhouse.com. FILM
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Monsters vs. Milwaukee Admirals As part of a special promotion that runs all season, Cleveland Monsters fans can score a $1 Pepsi, $2 Sugardale hotdog and $3 select 12-ounce beer on Friday nights. Tonight, the team takes on the Milwaukee Admirals. The game begins at 7, and the two teams face off again tomorrow at 1 p.m. For tomorrow’s game, the team will pay tribute to the old Cleveland Lumberjacks hockey team. It’s also Monsters Family Day so kids can purchase a Kids’ Meal Deal that includes a Sugardale hotdog, a Pepsi product and chips for $6. Tickets start at $10. (Niesel) 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, rocketmortgagefieldhouse.com.
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This season, grab your whole crew and head over to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for holiday jam sessions, spirited drinks & festive photo opps. Explore spotlights on your favorite artists inside Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll and then get your hands on real gear and jam inside The Garage.
Rocky Horror Picture Show It’s the first Saturday of the month again, so tonight the Cedar Lee Theatre hosts its usual midnight screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the 1975 cult classic that still draws an exuberant, costumed crowd that likes to throw rice and dry toast and sing along to the songs in the movie. In addition, locals act out a floor show that mimics the movie, turning the event into a veritable party. Tickets are $9.75. (Niesel) 2163 Lee Rd., Cleveland Heights, 440-528-0355, clevelandcinemas.com.
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Cavs vs. Minnesota Timberwolves Behind the stellar play of KarlAnthony Townes, the Minnesota Timberwolves have competed well in the tough Western Conference. They’ll be a formidable opponent for the Cavs when they come to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse tonight at 7:30. Consult the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse website for ticket prices. (Niesel) 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, rocketmortgagefieldhouse.com.
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Sean Patton We’re surprised that scruffy comic Sean Patton, a New York-based actor and comedian who was born and raised in New Orleans, has the nerve to come to town. In one skit he performed at the Laugh Factory, he revealed that he thinks of Cleveland as “a piece of shit city” before he led the audience through a “Fuck Cleveland” chant. While dumping on Cleveland only made up one segment of the routine, it wasn’t particularly funny. Patton fared better when he turned his attention to his sexual interests (he’s a big fan of cunnilingus). He performs tonight and tomorrow night at 8 at the Improv, where he has shows scheduled through Sunday. Tickets are $20. (Niesel) 1148 Main Ave., 216-696-IMPROV, clevelandimprov.com. COMEDY
Aries Spears At the age of 14, comedian Aries Spears found his calling. It wasn’t long before Spears was a principal member of the hit sketch show MADTV — not only as a performer, but a writer as well. He recorded his double-disc comedy album, I Ain’t Scared, at the famous Icehouse in Pasadena.
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Vision Portraits In this film, writer-director Rodney Evans provides profiles of various artists, including
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Cavs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder The Oklahoma City Thunder lost two key players over the summer when Russell Westbrook and Paul George both went to play for other teams. While they received star
Way Down East Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess and Lowell Sherman star in this D.W. Griffith classic about an innocent country girl who succumbs to a sham marriage. Today at 1:30 p.m., the Cleveland Museum of Art will screen a restored version of the silent, 1920 movie. Tickets cost $10, or $7 for CMA members. (Niesel) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org.
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Monday Night Trivia Do you have tons of obscure music
knowledge? Are you a student of fast food menus and their nuanced histories? What say you about the geographic evolution of Scotch whisky? Tonight’s your chance to wow your friends, make yourself instantly more desirable to someone you’re newly dating, and hang with Cleveland’s headiest hipsters and hot dog lovers. It’s the Happy Dog Monday Night Trivia. Starting at 8 p.m., expect themed rounds and general knowledge questions that seem considerably trickier than some of the other live trivia locales in town. Obviously, have a hot dog and a craft brew while you’re at it. And arrive early: Seats fill up fast. (Sam Allard) 5801 Detroit Ave., 216-651-9474, happydogcleveland.com. FAMILY FUN
Movie Mondays Every Monday, Cleveland Cinemas hosts $5 Movie Mondays, where film fans can catch up on the latest Hollywood flicks for significantly reduced prices. Bring your friends and family and make Movie Mondays a weekly tradition — many theaters even offer discounted concession stand items. Participating theaters include Apollo Theatre, Capitol Theatre, Cedar Lee Theatre, Chagrin Cinemas and Tower City Cinemas. Unfortunately, additional charges apply for 3-D movies. (Alaina Nutile) clevelandcinemas. com. NIGHTLIFE
Shit Show Karaoke Local rapper/promoter Dirty Jones and Scene’s own Manny Wallace host Shit Show Karaoke, a weekly event at the B-Side Liquor Lounge wherein patrons choose from “an unlimited selection of jams from hip-hop to hard rock,” and are encouraged to “be as bad as you want.” Fueled by drink and shot specials, it all goes down tonight at 10 p.m. (Niesel) 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights, 216-932-1966, bsideliquorlounge.com. FOOD
Wing Dang Doodle Blues icon Howlin’ Wolf famously covered “Wang Dang Doodle,” the old blues tune penned by Willie Dixon. Prosperity Social Club in Tremont has adopted that slogan, calling its wing night Wing Dang Doodle. The weekly event features specials on Buffalo wings and cold brews. Prosperity will not only serve up substantial, $1
whole wings, but it’ll also offer meatless Monday “wing” baskets for vegans. Discounted drafts and a playlist of vintage-electric blues and soulful R&B curated by local musician Clint Holley will be on tap as well. Wing Dang Doodle takes place every Monday from 6 p.m. to midnight. (Niesel) 1109 Starkweather Ave., 216-937-1938, prosperitysocialclub.com.
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Cavs vs. Detroit Pistons What used to be one of basketball’s greatest rivalries has subsided now that the Cavs and the Detroit Pistons are both in the process of rebuilding their teams. The Cavs have notched wins against division rivals such as the Indiana Pacers and the Chicago Bulls. They’ll be looking for another division win tonight as they take on the Pistons at 7 p.m. at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Check the website for ticket prices. (Niesel) 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, rocketmortgagefieldhouse.com. MAGIC
The Illusionists: Live From Broadway This show featuring a slew of up-and-coming magicians has reportedly shattered box-office records across the globe. It promises to “dazzle audiences of all ages with a powerful mix of the most outrageous and astonishing acts ever to be seen on stage.” Tonight’s performance takes place at 7:30 at Connor Palace, where performances continue through Jan. 11. Tickets start at $10. (Niesel) 1615 Euclid Ave., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org.
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Open Turntable Tuesday Tonight from 6 to 9, the Winchester hosts its weekly Open Turntable Tuesday. Jason Gokorsch will book guest DJs and offer slots to people who want to bring their own vinyl and spin their favorite songs or deep tracks. First time DJs are encouraged, and equipment is provided. Patrons can also bring records for the night’s DJ to add to their set. Sign up on Northeast Ohio Vinyl Club’s Facebook page. (Niesel) 12112 Madison Ave., Lakewood, 216-600-5338, facebook.com/ TheWinchesterMusicTavern. FILM
To Be Of Service Josh Aronson explores the world of service dogs that have helped veterans cope with PTSD in this documentary film that came out last year. The dogs have helped a range of veterans, including ones who’ve become suicidal. The inspiring movie screens today at 1:45 at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Tickets cost $10, or $7 for CMA members. (Niesel) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org.
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10) Knives Out Dir. by Rian Johnson; with Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Chris Evans Show me someone who saw Knives Out and I’ll show you someone who had a hell of a good time at the movies. Rian Johnson’s masterfully plotted whodunit has all the pizzazz of an Agatha Christie murder mystery with none of the hackneyed plot twists. With its decadent mansion setting, blistering script, and riotous ensemble cast, Knives Out proves that even with familiar ingredients, genre films can still delight and surprise.
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9) Midsommar Dir. by Ari Aster; with Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper Florence Pugh delivered one of the most searing performances of the year in this summer’s Nordic horror stunner Midsommar. (NOMINATE HER!) After an unthinkable tragedy upends her world, Pugh’s character Dani travels with her boyfriend and his grad-school buddies to Sweden for a cultural festival, highlights of which include ritual suicide and the consumption of orgy-inducing tea. Director Ari Aster has created an unlikely milieu of daytime terror in this nervy follow-up to last year’s Hereditary. Led by Pugh, the film is knotted with tension, anxiety and grief.
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8) The Farewell Dir. by Lulu Wang; with Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin Lulu Wang’s script, “based on a real lie,” pinpoints and unearths not only the comedy but the humanity in the dark circumstances it adapts: a family’s collective decision not to tell their matriarch that she’s dying of cancer. Gathering from Japan and the United States, two brothers and their families plan a slapdash wedding as a ruse — they’re all really there to bid ‘Nai Nai’ adieu. Starring Awkwafina as a 30-year-old writer entangled in the emotional net that her childhood immigration and
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7) The Nightingale Dir. by Jennifer Kent; with Aisling Franciosi, Sam Claflin, Baykali Ganambarr Jennifer Kent, in this harrowing frontier drama, tells a story of revenge that exposes the futility of vengeance. Not only does it document the barbarism of settlercolonialism — here in the island nation of Tasmania, off Australia’s southern coast — but it honors and contextualizes the experience of indigenous people. Sam Claflin, who plays a brutish, violent Captain on a military outpost, is the year’s most despicable cinema villain.
*** 6) Dark Waters Dir. by Todd Haynes; with Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Bill Camp Mark Ruffalo plays Cincinnati attorney Robert Billot, who more or less single-handedly takes on the chemical giant DuPont for the ongoing poisoning of a West Virginia town in what’s being aptly called this year’s Spotlight. It’s a gripping David vs. Goliath investigative story with much more narrative horsepower than the season’s other investigative film, The Report. It’s also a refreshing, if often grim, portrayal of Appalachia.
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5) Captive State Dir. by Rupert Wyatt; with Ashton Sanders, John Goodman, Vera Farmiga It’s District 9 meets Widows meets The Battle for Algiers. It’s the heartpounding story of a ragtag band of Chicago insurrectionists plotting guerrilla warfare against an alien occupying force. It’s an intricately plotted sci-fi political thriller from the guy who brought you The Rise of the Planet of the Apes. It’s got
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4) Parasite Dir. by Bong Joon-ho; with Park Dongik, Kim Ki-taek, Park Yeon-kyo A story of class tension and wealth inequality as imaginatively told as anything in cinema history. It begins as a satirical comedy in which a destitute family cons their way into work for a rich family. But midway through, it takes a sharp left turn into thriller territory, showing how desperation borne of poverty turns poor families against each other. Laser-focused production design and a dramatic score turn what would already be an explosive story into an unforgettable cinematic experience.
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3) Ad Astra Dir. by James Gray; with Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga The best sci-fi film of the year about bloodlines and the dark side is not, with apologies, The Rise of Skywalker. And the best film of the year starring Brad Pitt is
not Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. James Gray’s engrossing tale of an astronaut tasked with traveling deep into the solar system to retrieve his brilliant, deranged father is as vivid and haunting a vision of space travel as has yet been produced. It does for the colonization of outer space what Apocalypse Now did for the War in Vietnam. A triumph of sci-fi realism.
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2) Marriage Story Dir. by Noah Baumbach; with Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern Mr. Baumbach’s opus, with careerdefining performances from Driver and Johansson.
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1) 1917 Dir. by Sam Mendes; with DeanCharles Chapman, George MacKay, Mark Strong A monumental piece of filmmaking, every bit as breathtaking from a narrative perspective as it is from a technological one. Hats off, as ever, to cinematographer Roger Deakins. This one’s a straight-up marvel. I’m honestly having a difficult time refuting the notion I stumbled upon during and after my jaw-dropping viewing: that it’s the greatest war film ever made.
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Spring Pea Toast at Michael’s Genuine There was no better expression of the season than the spring pea toast dished up at Michael’s Genuine. Atop a shingle of hearty toast sat light-as-air layers of minty mashed peas and fluffy burrata. Strategically placed slivers of radish bring crunch to every bite, while a sifting of orange zest conjures warm Miami breezes. It’s dishes like this that exemplify seasonal cooking. Tinman Burger The Ohio City Galley brought thrills and spills in its first year, but man-oh-man, that burger from Tinman. That stall’s legendary burger is a ridiculously savory stack of two thin patties, American cheese, special sauce, and sweet and spicy pickles on a brioche bun. It’s plush, beefy and incredibly rich. Here’s hoping that there are more of them to come in 2020. Sliders at Rood Food Our assumptions were upended at this sexy Lakewood restaurant, where sliders and pie are the main events. The build-your-own experience starts with fresh-
baked rolls that are split and topped with a choice of a dozen hot fillings and various zippy slaws. From vegan sauteed mushrooms to spicy pulled chicken and meaty braised beef brisket, the results will have you reconsidering the world of sliders. Thai Yellow Curry at Chutney B We can count on fastcasual spots for efficiency and affordability, but often surrender boldly flavored food in the bargain. That’s not the case at Doug Katz’s Chutney B, located in the Market Hall at Van Aken District. Sure, it’s a “bowl,” but this one is powered by a dynamic spice blend that enlivens a turmeric-hued stew of chicken, carrots and mushrooms atop a bed of fluffy rice. Kick it up with zhug, a spicy herb-based condiment. Perch Platter at Brennen’s Fish House Brennen’s has been in the fish business since 1973, and it’s easy to taste why. In summer, they are on the receiving end of bushels of swimmingly fresh
Lake Erie perch, which is lightly breaded in flour and cornmeal and fried to a pale copper hue. The hulking platter includes a mountain of hand-cut fries, creamy shredded coleslaw and housemade tartar sauce. Lamb Mrouzia at the Standard A new chef-owner at this 5-year-old Collinwood mainstay has ushered in a sea of changes. Dishes like paella, bouillabaisse and North African tagine reflect the owner’s childhood in Casablanca. So too does this Moroccan stew with meltingly tender lamb in a complex sauce kissed with honey, fruit and ras el hanout. It’s paired with impossibly fluffy couscous. Pork and Pickled Cabbage at Sichuan Hot Pot Part soup, part stir-fry, the shredded pork with pickled cabbage swaps the usual Sichuan kick in the teeth for the more subdued punch of preserved vegetables. A deep bowl of flat noodles in chicken broth is capped with a nest of slender pork strips and crunchysour pickled mustard greens
Gyro at Mars Bar It had been eons since I had the gyro at Mars Bar in Lakewood. That’s on me, because it’s one of the best versions in town: Warm, thick and plush pita is piled high with flavorful shaved lamb-and-beef meat, crisp red onion, thick-sliced tomato and creamy tzatziki sauce made by the owner’s mother. Maybe it’s the newly expanded dining room, but everything tastes fresher. Lunch Buffet at Indian Flame I’m a sucker for a great Indian buffet, and the one presented at the new location of this decadeold University Circle eatery is a delight. During one visit, I enjoyed dishes built around chickpeas, lentils and mixed vegetables in a creamy butter sauce. There was also crunchy veggie pakora, lipstick-red tandoori chicken and biryani studded with boneless chicken, not to mention two types of rice, salad, raita, chutneys and an endless supply of fresh-baked buttery naan.
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ALEA (2912 CHURCH AVE.) HAS officially opened its doors in Ohio City. Athan Zarnas worked for two years to turn a former drill bit factory building into his dream restaurant, which is anchored by a live-fire grill fed with hardwood. The menu, Zarnas told Scene this fall, is relatively compact by design and spread across snacks, small plates, sharable platters, entrees and desserts. The seasonal menus will take inspiration from Mediterranean countries like Spain, France, Italy, Greece and parts of the Middle East. “We’re borrowing from around the region, with nods to the culinary traditions that you would find throughout the Mediterranean,” Zarnas said. “We are mashing a few things together in a way that hopefully is cohesive and that people will appreciate.” You can peruse the opening menu at aleacle.com. Alea is dinner only.
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Spinner, a gastronomic force of his own, will soon be joined by David Kocab, most recently with the Black Pig in Ohio City. Jeff Motika of Urban Farmer will comprise the third leg of this triad. The changes officially take place on the first of the year. Going forward, Spinner intends to focus more on the front of the house as well as day-to-day operations. Kocab will take his place in the kitchen, bringing with him an expertise in dough, noodle work and sourcing of stellar local ingredients. Those skills will soon translate into new and refreshed seven-course tasting menus, small plates and shabu-shabu. Diners can look forward to housemade ramen, udon, steam buns, gyoza, soba and nikuman in the coming weeks and months. Spinner adds that the focus on regional Japanese cuisine and shabu-shabu hot pot will remain “unwavering.” Look for the new menu to be released in February 2020.
EDWINS Leadership & Restaurant Institute, the chef, restaurateur and philanthropist has expanded the scope of his skills-based program for formerly incarcerated men and women to include EDWINS Second Chance Life Skills Center and EDWINS Butcher Shop. He also is a consultant on Sérénité in Medina and in partnership with the West Side Catholic Center in the nonprofit Ohio City Pizzeria. Next up is EDWINS Bakery (13106 Buckeye Road), which opens this Friday in the Buckeye-Shaker neighborhood of Cleveland. In addition to pastries and breads, Edwins Bakery will also serve breakfast. Leading the operation, which will include full-time and parttime employees in line with EDWINS’ mission, will be Kurt Zoss, who closed his bakery in Cleveland Heights earlier this year after 23 years in business. Zoss not only donated his equipment to EDWINS but will serve as an instructor for the employees going forward.
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Some highlights: As part of a lengthy farewell tour, singer-
pianist Elton John performed here for the very last time; Garth Brooks brought his Dive Bar Tour to the Dusty Armadillo in Rootstown; the Black Keys returned after a hiatus; and Peter Frampton rolled into Blossom on his farewell tour. All the while, plenty of quality acts performed at Cleveland’s great collection of small clubs and mid-sized theaters. Here’s a look back at some of the year’s best concerts.
A LOOK BACK AT SOME OF THE BEST CONCERTS OF 2019 BY JEFF NIESEL
TREY ANASTASIO Canton Palace Theatre Oct. 23 The guitarist from Phish played a dynamite set of songs and told stories about how he got here — and how we all got here. Most of the folks in the audience, I’d have to guess, have seen Anastasio perform these songs on stages all over the U.S., going back years, or even decades. There was a feeling of true community in the room, as there always is when Trey and his pals pick up their instruments and make cool things happen. The set list heavily favored Phish material, make no mistake: This was a solo outing from Anastasio himself, and he imparted a different, more nuanced emotion to a lot of these songs. Anastasio catered
to the moment, as he’s been doing thus far on this tour. Not only did he need to restructure some of these songs for the acoustic guitar (“Back on the Train,” “Gumbo,” “Halley’s Comet,” etc.), but the cadence in Trey’s singing needed to accommodate the space of these songs when they’re stripped of his Phish bandmates’ vocals. (Eric Sandy) BIG FREEDIA AND LOW CUT CONNIE Beachland Ballroom Nov. 4 The queen of New Orleans bounce music came out full of life and spirit. As she showed her Cleveland audience at this show, there’s nothing that a lot of booty shaking can’t heal. Hot
The Black Keys performed in Cleveland in September. Photo by Joe Kleon
on the heels of a partnership with Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream (check out her delicious flavor, Bouncing Beignets) and a brand-new single with none other than Ke$ha, Big Freedia arrived with her crew of six dancers in matching blue choir robes rapping “I Got the Power.” The diverse crowd filled nearly two-thirds of the ballroom, and yelled and moved along to every beat, letting the wave of pure energy ride over them. Through the set, Freedia pulled out fan favorites like “Explode” and “Rent” as well as her biggest hit from last year that featured Lizzo, “Karaoke.” Her recent single, “Bawdy,” which has lyrics that literally tell you to grab a fork and a knife and a plate and shake your body, was also a huge highlight of the evening. (Laura Morrison)
BIG K.R.I.T. House of Blues Oct. 30 Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T. (an acronym that stands for King Remembered in Time) has battled his own demons and wrestles with the duality of being K.R.I.T as well as Justin Scott. The rapper burst onto the national scene in 2010 with his K.R.I.T. Wuz Here mixtape which ended up landing him a deal with Def Jam Records. His concerts are notoriously full of energy and theatrics, and the From the South with Love tour was poised to be no different as the show rolled into the House of Blues. The last time Big K.R.I.T. was in Cleveland, he only performed songs from his most recent album at the time, opting to | clevescene.com | January 2 - 7, 2020
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MUSIC have his DJ play a medley of some of his past hits during an intermission that also served as a wardrobe change. This time around, with the family reunion still going on, K.R.I.T. revisited a handful of those tunes including “Return of 4eva,” “4evaNaDay,” “Sookie Now,” “Talkin’ Bout Nothin’” and “1999.” (Emanuel Wallace) Photo by Amber Patrick
ANDREW BIRD/ MADISON CUNNINGHAM Masonic Auditorium Sept. 24 Multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird captivated the audience at Masonic Cleveland. Bird, who seamlessly switched between performing on violin and guitar, also warbled with his signature whistle and had the crowd erupting in applause and hollers. The first half of his set featured all tracks from his most recent album, My Best Work Yet, with “Truth Lies Low” and “Roma Fades” from his 2016 album, Are You Serious, sandwiched between “Fallorun” and “Archipelago.” The rest of his set was filled with older hits performed in a close circle with his band. This portion of the set included “Give It Away” as well as beautiful duets with opener Madison Cunningham on “Left-Handed Kisses” and a cover of Dylan’s “Oh, Sister.” Cunningham kicked off the night with her incredibly tight band. The L.A. native boasted killer pipes (a la Maggie Rogers or Lady Lamb), finger picking and intricate guitar work that proved her musical prowess. (Amber Patrick) BLACK KEYS/MODEST MOUSE Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Sept. 30 The Black Keys took a four-year hiatus between 2015’s Turn Blue and their new album, Let’s Rock, and during that time, singer-guitarist
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Dan Auerbach recorded an album with the Arcs and released a solo effort. Both are solid releases, but something about playing with Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney brings out the best in Auerbach. In front of a crowd that filled about three-quarters of the newly opened Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, the Black Keys, Northeast Ohio natives who still proudly declare they’re from Akron even though they’ve relocated to Nashville, delivered a hard-rocking 90-minute set that suggested the break has really rejuvenated the band. Veteran indie rockers Modest Mouse opened the show by playing an hour-long set that was probably about 15 minutes longer than it needed to be. (Jeff Niesel) BON IVER State Theatre March 29 One of the best parts of Bon Iver’s Cleveland concert — only the second stop on the group’s recent tour — was its live-ness. There’s no way the most recent record, 2016’s 22, A Million — with all of its stutters, chirps and layers of AutoTune — could have been replicated on the stage, so the fivepiece band didn’t try. What we were experiencing was something wholly its own. Not all of the layers, done live, worked perfectly and the band wasn’t always 100 percent locked together. But those imperfections made the songs better, showing the humanity in the music during the performance. (Laura Morrison) LEON BRIDGES Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica May 5 “Where my dancers at in the house?” Leon Bridges asked a buzzing crowd at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica. As much as his show was about soul tunes and heartfelt love songs, moving to the music was that much more important. With the exception of the encore, when he pulled out a guitar, Bridges didn’t play an instrument the whole night, opting instead to dance it out while singing in that angelic and pure way of his. Seeing him groove up on stage — body roll left, booty booty right, moonwalk that way, grapevine back — caused even the most subdued of attendees to wiggle around along with him. As if that didn’t get fans in the mood enough, he was wearing light blue flared pants … on purpose. During the final show of his spring Good Thing Tour (and also the outdoor pavilion’s season opener), Bridges did everything in his power to
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bring a little bit of summer to Cleveland. (Morrison) GARTH BROOKS Dusty Armadillo Oct. 28 It might be a cliche, but country singer Garth Brooks clearly loves to perform whether he’s playing to a few hundred people or several thousand fans. While in the midst of a stadium tour that’s reportedly averaging 83,000 fans per stop, Brooks played a handful of shows at what he calls dive bars across the nation. For this gig, he and a police escort rolled into the Dusty Armadillo in Rootstown to play one such show and left a lasting impression as he truly embraced the intimate club’s atmosphere, shaking hands with fans who stood up against the stage and sharing stories about the early days of his career. Fans could win tickets through country radio station promotions, and about 700 lucky patrons made the trek to the bar and restaurant for the show. Brooks started the 90-minute set with “All Day Long,” and as he sang the line “somebody’s gotta find that honkytonky out on the county line,” he gestured emphatically to suggest the Dusty Armadillo was just that kind of place. (Niesel) Photo by Scott Sandberg
CHER Quicken Loans Arena Feb. 6 As the crowd anxiously waited for Cher to take the stage at the Q, she peeked out from the side of the stage to wave and say hello to her fans. Wearing a gold Viking helmet over a huge tousled mound of apricot hair, Cher looked giddy as she shared this quick secret wave. Then, the music started, the lights dropped and the curtain fell to reveal a stage full of dancers as Cher stomped her gold boots, performing “Woman’s World.” Looking Teflon-tough in her showgirl armor, Cher made it perfectly clear that fans were about
to get their money’s worth as she shined and sparkled while singing “Strong Enough.” (Julia Charvat) ERIC CHURCH Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse April 19 At the start of an epic, three-hourplus concert at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, country singer-guitarist Eric Church warned the capacity crowd about what he had in store. “We are going to give it everything we got,” he said. “If you just meet us halfway, it’ll be the best damn show you ever saw.” He wasn’t kidding. Church and his terrific backing band gave a Springsteen-like performance that drew from all six of his studio albums and featured more than 30 tunes. The concert, the first of a two-night stand at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, featured all the trappings of an arena rock show too. There was a multi-tiered stage, a gigantic video screen that occasionally separated into panels that hung from the arena’s rafters, and a party pit filled with rabid fans who brought items for Church to sign (and he obliged them throughout the night). (Niesel) KELLY CLARKSON Quicken Loans Arena March 21 Whereas Lady Gaga and Katy Perry subscribe to the more-ismore model at their shows, and Beyonce slays with the works, Kelly Clarkson’s show at the Q felt less like a huge event and more like a party (she did genuinely thank us all for coming at one point). Of all the American Idol winners, with the exception of Carrie Underwood, she’s the most decorated (Grammys and American Music Awards galore) and beloved, and that’s no accident. As this show proved, she’s truly one of this country’s greatest musical treasures. (Morrison) LUKE COMBS Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Nov. 16 Many of today’s top acts, whether they play hip-hop, country, rock or pop, bring enormous, elaborate shows along with them to arenas and outdoor amphitheaters. Singersongwriter Luke Combs, however, chooses to let his music stand on his own. During this concert, he didn’t need much in terms of production to enthrall the soldout crowd at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Playing in front of a very minimal backdrop that included a circular video screen that showed everything from
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shots of the band performing live to old family photos, Combs let his working-class anthems speak for themselves during this terrific show. (Niesel) COSMIC HONKY TONK REVUE Beachland Ballroom May 21 Singer-songwriter Chuck Mead put together this tour that featured fellow singer-songwriters Jim Lauderdale and Jason Ringenberg. Mead’s backing band, the Grassy Knoll Boys, capably served as the house band as Mead, Lauderdale and Ringenberg each took the stage individually and then together to sing solo tunes and covers. The set included a great cover of the Byrds tune “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere” that found the three trading vocals. (Niesel) CELINE DION Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Oct. 18 At this, the first American stop on her recent Courage World Tour, Celine Dion was in the most celebratory of moods, gladly sharing her talents with the people of Northeast Ohio. Entering center stage from a trap door in a bright red Jessica Rabbit-esque dress, Dion quickly rolled into the power ballad, “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now.” Her voice was every bit as strong as when the cover came out in the mid-’90s. She unfortunately did not perform the entire 7-minute album version, instead, and understandably, choosing to move on with the show. A large video screen box then lifted up into the air to reveal an entire band, complete with a horn section, a string quartet, two drum kits and three backup singers. She got right into one of her more recent hits, 2007’s “That’s the Way
It Is,” electrifying the crowd. She looked fantastic and healthy with a brand-new shoulder-length blunt bob haircut. Throughout the show, Dion had five costume changes, all achieved in mere minutes. (Morrison) PETER FRAMPTON/JASON BONHAM’S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING Blossom Aug. 8 For this show, singer-guitarist Frampton brought six decades of musical prowess to Blossom Music Center. The 17-song, two-hour-and15-minute spectacle showcased why Frampton has deservedly become a musical and cultural icon. Touching down at Blossom smack dab in the middle of a 50-date farewell tour, billed as the Peter Frampton Finale, Frampton treated the audience to a warm, intimate evening full of engaging stories and expressive jams. Frampton strayed from his usual cookie cutter-ish format, and the captivating and engaging set contained a handful of tracks from his latest release, All Blues. Many songs had an improvisational and spontaneous vibe. The band was as far away from “phoning it in.” Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening opened the show with their tribute to the late, great John Bonham and Led Zeppelin. (Joe Kleon) IDLES Beachland Ballroom May 14 To a bystander observing the Beachland Ballroom on the night of this show, the line of ratty teensto-boomers decked in clothes black, ripped or studded waiting outside the bar’s entrance, combined with the sound of buzzsaw-sharp guitars that leaked from the bar throughout the night, might have suggested that blood, or at least sweat, would spill on the dance floor for English rock quintet Idles stop in Cleveland. Those inside the club saw a very different, though no less sweaty, outcome, as the hardcore punks inspired the most loving mosh-pit to hit the city yet this year, with a tight 75-minute set. (Jacob DeSmit) ELTON JOHN Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Nov. 11 John, who is 72, was in town just one year ago playing pretty much the same set of songs. But no one in the audience seemed to care that he wasn’t spicing it up with each show as Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse was packed to the gills — every nook and cranny seemingly stuffed with people, including what had
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MUSIC to be limited vision seats on the sides of the stage. Northeast Ohio fans, many wearing sequins, boas, sunglasses and Dodgers apparel in John’s honor, were revved up to see the piano rocker in action, and when he arrived on stage nearly right on time to play the classic “Benny and the Jets,” people went nuts. And after this show, during which he held nothing back, area fans will always have something to cherish. (Morrison) Photo by Joe Kleon
KISS Quicken Loans Arena March 17 If this was indeed the “end of the road,” as the name of their current tour suggests, the members of Kiss are going out with a show that was impressively energetic (and visually, it’s their most over the top staging and production to date), especially when you consider that it’s been nearly 45 years since they made their first appearance in town at the Cleveland Agora. For more than two hours, the group entertained the masses with a 20-song set list peppered with a lot of vintage video and additional explosions that went heavy on the hits with a few deeper cuts. And no matter how many times you’ve seen the band, it’s impossible not to marvel at their gimmicks. Who doesn’t love watching Gene Simmons breathe fire at the conclusion of “War Machine,” right? (Matt Wardlaw) LOS MIRLOS Now That’s Class May 21 When Now That’s Class owner Paul Shlachter heard that Los Mirlos, a cumbia band out of Peru, was playing a Pittsburgh festival and needed another show in the region, he took a gamble and booked the band even though his club tends
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to cater to much noisier bands. The gamble paid off. The group drew a huge crowd and definitely delivered. The group’s two main members have played together for decades and the band’s solid percussion kept the groove going. The guitar work had a surf-rock element to it and a touch of keyboards made the music sound spacey at times too. The show drew a really diverse crowd of hipsters and older Spanish-speaking folks, all of whom mingled nicely at the gig. (Niesel) METALLICA Quicken Loans Arena Feb. 1 Set opener “Hardwired” and “Atlas, Rise!” got the crowd in the mood after a lengthy wait for the band (and after a good-not-great metalhead comedy set from emcee Jim Breuer). When the band ducked into “Seek & Destroy” though, that’s when the room lost its collective mind. The rest of the night featured excellent playing from guys who could easily phone it in; what’s so exciting to watch is how passionately Kirk Hammett lay into his solos and how playful drummer Lars Ulrich can be on the kit. It’s all been done before, sure, but it’s an art form crafted and perfected by these very dudes. And they simply don’t let up. That’s the lesson, the takeaway, from a Metallica concert. (Sandy) METRIC House of Blues Feb. 11 Metric launched its 27-city winter tour here at the House of Blues, the band’s first stop in Cleveland in quite some time, with a 19-song show that hit the high points of 2018’s Art of Doubt while showcasing the band’s strong seven-album career. It’s amazing, if you haven’t thought about it for a second, that they can fill a set with hits from 16 years without playing “The Shade,” “Blindness” and “Synthetica” and those absences don’t even really register or leave you feeling like you missed out. Anyway, Art of Doubt feels bigger and louder than its predecessor, 2015’s Pagans in Vegas, which found Shaw doing more producing than guitar work. By bringing in outside producer Justin Medal-Johnson for Art of Doubt, Shaw was freed up to get back to guitar and the result was something more familiar, rounded and similar to Metric’s early albums. (Vince Grzegorek) MOTT THE HOOPLE Masonic Auditorium April 6
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Mott the Hoople singer-guitarist Ian Hunter began this sold-out show at the Cleveland Masonic by singing a few riffs from “American Pie.” But after delivering the line, “the day the music died,” he added another lyric that set the tone for the group’s two-hour concert. “Or did it?” he wondered aloud as he and a retooled version of the 1974 incarnation of the British glam band launched into “The Golden Age of Rock ’N’ Roll,” a tune they delivered with Stoneslike swagger. The revamped version of the group features members of Hunter’s backing band, the Rant Band, and two old-time Mott the Hoople associates, guitarist Ariel Bender and keyboardist Morgan Fisher. It proved to be a potent combination as the group capably revisited the past and added a few choice covers to the mix too. (Niesel) Photo by Amber Patrick
KACEY MUSGRAVES Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica Sept. 6 A giant fractured rainbow glowed above the sold-out crowd at Jacobs Pavilion as the tiny silhouette of Kacey Musgraves emerged on stage. With a guitar casually slung over her oversized denim jacket, Musgraves set the tone of the evening with “Slow Burn,” the first track off her Grammywinning album Golden Hour. Selfempowerment anthems “Follow Your Arrow” and “Rainbow” ended the evening on good vibes and good times, and closer “High Horse” had everyone on their feet. Musgraves instructed everyone to “fucking jump” and fucking jump they did as the disco country pumped into the air, and the Queen of Sweetheart Psychedelia picked her denim jacket up off the ground, dangled it over her shoulder and winked goodnight, a disappearing space cowgirl. (Charvat) PANIC! AT THE DISCO Quicken Loans Arena Jan. 30 Despite the polar vortex, fans
of Panic! at the Disco came out in droves to attend the Cleveland stop of the Pray for the Wicked tour. The band, fronted by Brendon Urie, kept the crowd dancing and singing through a 28-song set that spanned the band’s nearly 15-year career. The bar was set high from the first few moments, as Urie rose from the floor, appeared to jump nearly twice his own height and catapulted into the tune “(Fuck A) Silver Lining.” The seasoned performer made it look easy as he slipped effortlessly between a rich tenor and a boisterous falsetto that highlighted his expansive threeand-a-half octave range while never skipping a beat, notably on “Casual Affair.” In a generation of Auto-Tune and bland pop, Urie rose to the top with unmatched showmanship and vocal prowess. (Patrick) PHISH Blossom June 19 Phish returned to Blossom for the first time since 2015 on the heels of a Toronto show that left wide swaths of the fervent fan base grinding their teeth over certain song selections and a ballad-heavy creative message. It’s easy to complain, I guess, when your passion for something transcends most other words. It’s easy to take things for granted. Phish, a band that once broke up for good, supplies a great lesson in why you shouldn’t do that. This show’s first set was a healthy mix of frequent flyers and newer material. The “Soul Planet” opener was vintage 2019 Phish. After what seemed like the shortest set break in history, Phish opened the second frame curiously with a languid “Stealing Time from the Faulty Plan.” Then the band ran into the alwaysjarring opening chords of “Birds of a Feather.” The show closed with a classic pairing of “Chalk Dust Torture” and “Slave to the Traffic Light,” and I thought the last few minutes of “Chalk Dust” were a nice blissed-out coda to the “Birds” jam earlier. (Sandy) PINEGROVE Grog Shop March 13 Throughout songs like “Rings” and “Darkness,” singer Evan Stephens Hall presented a vulnerable sense of self-actualization, like he’s been looking into the mirror for way too long. On stage, this came across pretty clearly: Hall often seemed like he might as well be in his teenage bedroom, singing to himself while Montclair suburban vistas loom just outside. Hall didn’t engage the Grog Shop crowd much, offering only a few moments of friendly stage banter.
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crowd with a sonic smack in the face. (Patrick) SANTANA/DOOBIE BROTHERS Blossom AUG. 7 Santana’s concert at Blossom commemorated the 50th anniversary of the guitarist’s extraordinary performance at Woodstock, so it made sense that the show would start with footage from that iconic concert. During the two-hour performance that followed, band leader Carlos Santana showed he hasn’t lost a step. Playing guitar so vigorously that you could see the beads of sweat on his forward, Santana, who wore his signature fedora and a black T-shirt with a giant white dove on it, demonstrated just how captivating a great guitarist can be. While he had two singers with him in his terrific band, the spotlight mostly shone on him, a real anomaly in today’s pop/rock world where the singer is almost always the star. The Doobie Brothers delivered an opening set laden with their hits from the ’70s. (Niesel) SOCIAL DISTORTION/FLOGGING MOLLY/DEVIL MAKES THREE/LE BUTCHERETTES Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica Sept. 4 Concertgoers at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica experienced one hell of a show as Social Distortion and Flogging Molly teamed up to deliver a raucous evening that won’t soon be forgotten. Social Distortion brought serious swagger to the stage with “I Fought the Law,” “Over You,” “1945” and “Untitled.” “I’m tired of Americans being so quiet … that’s not the America I know,” said frontman Mike Ness before the band ripped into “Don’t Drag Me Down.” Social D welcomed members of Flogging Molly to the stage to help sing and play “Sometimes I Do.” The band finished out its 40th anniversary show with the hit “Story of My Life.” Flogging Molly delivered hits including “Drunken Lullabies,” “Devil’s Dance Floor” and “Seven Deadly Sins.” Also on the bill, Devil Makes Three showcased their lightningfast picking and whiskey-infused harmonies. Le Butcherettes kicked off the evening with 25 minutes of feral femme energy. (Patrick) TOOL/KILLING JOKE Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Nov. 6 Fear Inoculum, the terrific new album from the prog metal act Tool resonates right from the start. The opening title track, a song that begins with spine-tingling
percussion and a gentle hum before the heavy guitars kick in, sets the tone for the album, the most nuanced record in the band’s catalog. Appropriately enough, this epic two-hour-plus concert at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, in front of what looked to be a capacity crowd, also began with “Fear Inoculum.” Hard-hitting drummer Danny Carey was positioned at the center of the stage, and that made sense. Carey, who wore a Cavs jersey with star forward Kevin Love’s number on the back of it, was the driving force for much of the show. The English post-punk band Killing Joke, a group that just celebrated its 40th anniversary, opened the show with a 30-minute set. (Niesel) VAMPIRE WEEKEND/ CHICANO BATMAN Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica June 14 Improbably, at least by the standards of the bleak start of summer in Cleveland, Vampire Weekend’s stop at Jacob’s Pavilion at Nautica couldn’t have landed on a better night, as a mostly millennial crowd of fans caught a sold-out show of tunes as breezy and fun as the Lake Erie waves that backdropped the venue. Compared to the band’s last stop in Cleveland, a greater ensemble of supporting musicians flanked frontman Ezra Koenig on this tour in support of the band’s latest album, Father of the Bride. Joining founding members Chris Baio, Chris Thompson and Koenig, guitarist Brian Robert Jones and guitarist/keyboardist Greta Morgan —along with an additional percussion player stationed behind a second drum set — helped fill out the band’s sound. (DeSmit) THE WHO/PETER WOLF Blossom Sept. 10 The vibe of legend was everywhere at Blossom as Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend were joined by a half-dozen band members and a stage full of locally sourced orchestral players for a 22-song set that relied heavily on the rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia. A definite highlight of the evening was an acoustic version of “Won’t Get Fooled Again” that found Daltrey and Townshend locked in to each other and simply excelling. Some of the material was tuned down a bit, but Daltrey hit high notes almost always with ease, his power holding the notes. His charismatic and energetic stage presence was massively impressive. Peter Wolf opened the show to an audience that was there
to gush for the Who. (Kleon) YOUNG THE GIANT/FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS/COIN Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica June 30 Multi-band bills rarely work as well as this one that featured Coin, Fitz and the Tantrums, and Young the Giant. The three bands all brought something slightly different to the table, and the near-capacity crowd responded favorably to each act. Young the Giant and Fitz and the Tantrums were co-headliners, but Young the Giant took the stage last and played a little longer, delivering a compelling 90-minute set that allowed frontman Sameer Gadhia to show just how inspiring he could be. At one point in the set — right before the band played the ballad “Firelight,” a tune he said was about “things that carry the deepest weight” — he asked audience members to introduce themselves to the person standing next to them as a way of engendering good will. That kind of thing usually only works at church, but fans obliged, and the moment typified the concert’s positive vibe. Fitz and the Tantrums preceded Young the Giant with a high-energy set that commenced with the neo-soul tune “Get Right Back.” Nashville-based Coin started things off with a 20-minute set of refined power pop. (Niesel) ZZ TOP Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica Sept. 21 Much like heavy metal icons AC/ DC, Texas-based bluesmen ZZ Top happened upon a musical formula and proceeded to stick with it all the way to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In September, ZZ Top, affectionately known as “that little ole band from Texas,” brought its 50th anniversary tour to town, closing out Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica’s season in the process. Though the band’s 90-minute set suffered from a sound mix that often buried the vocals, the group still seemed to revel in delivering an overview of its career that came complete with a few choice covers and some snippets from the music videos that helped propel them into the mainstream in the 1980s. Fellow Rock Hall inductee Cheap Trick opened the show with an hour-long set that also suffered from a poor sound mix. (Niesel)
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American Takeout/Who Hit Me/ Mild Animals: 9 p.m., $6. Happy Dog. Becky Boyd & the Groove Train (in the Supper Club): 8 p.m., $8 ADV, $10 DOS. Music Box Supper Club. Cure for Winter Depression with S.H.I.T./Peace Talks/Dog Flashback/Udusic/Boiled Men/ Pine Tar/Shit Blimp: 8 p.m., $10. Now That’s Class. Travis “Moonchild” Haddix: A staple in the Cleveland blues scene — and in the American music circuit writ large — Travis “Moonchild” Haddix has always brought the heat to the stage. He also surround himself with great musicians — like a tight, tight brass section. What he has always done so well has been his steady merger of classic blues structures with smooth R&B-style singing. He makes the blues accessible to anyone willing to listen and, inevitably, dance. And having been playing guitar since he was 7, the dude can tear it up quite nicely. He once told a music writer, “I am the best that I can be, and since no one else can be me, there’s none better.” Right on. (Eric Sandy) 8:30 p.m., $20. Nighttown. Hollin Kings/Blue Collar Coalition/Guy Snowden and the Citizens: 8 p.m., $10. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. Lo-Pan/Rebreather/Hiram-Maxim: 9 p.m., free. Grog Shop. Craig Rich Album Release with Daniel Rylander: 8 p.m., $7.
CODA. The Tufted Puffins/45 Spider/ MethMatics/Betty Machete & the Angry Cougars: The guys in the local punk-rock band Tufted Puffins possess some serious musical pedigrees. Prior to forming the Puffins, singerguitarist Mike Baker played in local bands such as Sleazy Jesus and the Splatter Pigs and Hucklebuck. Bassist Ken Brown, who has moved out of town but will rejoin the group for this show, also played in Sleazy Jesus and spent time in the hard-rocking Ten Tons of Hell too. Guitarist Tom Huff played in Burning Lesbians with highly respected local musicians Dave Cintron, Sam Ludwig and Scott Pickering. He’s also recorded with locals Roscoe Disposal Co., Goburn, Motorboat and 2lb. Spread, and drummer Markymoon battered away at his kit for acts such as Zen-Luv Assassins, Professional Againsters, 2lb. Spread, Cathedral 45, Roscoe Disposal Co., and Final Solution. Earlier this year, they released their cantankerous debut album, Old, Loud and Puffy. Gritty rockers such as “It Ain’t Right,” “Good Times” and “Dead by Now” possess the kind of manic energy for which the Stooges and MC5 were known, and the songs translate well live too. (Niesel) 9 p.m., $8 ADV, $10 DOS. Beachland Tavern. Jackie Warren: 10:30 p.m., free. Nighttown. Wish You Were Here’s 16th Annual Holiday Show Featuring Pink
Floyd’s Greatest Hits, Classics & Obscurities: For 16 years now, Wish You Were Here, the locally based Pink Floyd tribute act that started way the hell back in 1995, has put on a special holiday show at this time of year. Usually, the guys adopt some kind of theme for the gig, and this year is no different as the group will perform Pink Floyd’s greatest classics along with an assortment of deep cuts. And, as always, they’ll have a very theatrical presentation. (Niesel) 9 p.m., $19.50 ADV, $22 DOS. House of Blues. Neil Zaza: A Northeast Ohio native who’s played alongside guitar heroes such as Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen and Nuno Bettencourt, guitarist Neil Zaza has collaborated in the studio with the likes of Van Halen’s Michael Anthony, Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess, Steve Smith and Peter Frampton. Much like TransSiberian Orchestra, Zaza draws from both classical and rock for his annual One Silent Night concerts. Tonight’s show supports his latest album, 2015’s Peach, an intricate instrumental release that shows off his tremendous chops and includes a couple of tracks he cut live at the Kent Stage. (Niesel) 8 p.m. Music Box Supper Club.
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01/05
The Dead South/Legendary Shack Shakers/Danny Olliver: 8 p.m., $27 ADV, $32 DOS. House of Blues. Sammy Slims/NATURE/ZOD1AC: 8:30 p.m., free. Grog Shop. Wyndup Kid/Sarah Arafat/ Grumpy Plum/Bonnie Clydeman (in the Locker Room): 8 p.m., $6. Mahall’s 20 Lanes.
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01/06
Peter Asher: 7 p.m., $40. Nighttown. Surfaces/Public Library Commute: 8 p.m., $15 ADV, $20 DOS. House of Blues Cambridge Room.
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01/07
Peter Asher: 7 p.m., $40. Nighttown.
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I’m a 29-year-old gay man living in California. Why are most tops such assholes? I have had plenty of sexual partners ranging in age, ethnicity, and expressed sexual orientation. But what unites them all is a general callousness toward bottoms or even a delight in the knowledge that it is they who get to “use and abuse” bottoms. Is this a cultural artifact? I find the notion of putting someone else in pain for my pleasure so repulsive that I have yet to top anyone. I’m starting to think that pleasurable sex is for tops alone, and bottoms are supposed to just shut up and take whatever they can get out of it. Help me square the messaging that bottoms are not as valuable as tops and the nonchalance that accompanies the orgasm gap, especially in gay sex. — Tell Me I’m Wrong “I feel for this guy, I really do,” said Ty Mitchell, a gay porn star and writer. “But where does he get off? No, really, where in his body? Because it doesn’t sound like he gets off on butt stuff, or even believes anal pleasure is real.” Mitchell, whose handle on Instagram is “probottom,” definitely gets off on bottoming and other butt stuff, TMIW. “Getting penetrated feels great for me, way better than topping,” said Mitchell. “Much to my chagrin, most of the guys I wish would fuck me seem to feel this way, too. But the guys who do fuck me want to know they’re making me feel good. Even the ones who fuck me like I’m scum do it because I’ve asked them to, because sometimes that turns me on.” Mitchell suspects bottoming has been a consistently terrible experience for you because either being penetrated isn’t something that feels good for you or you aren’t advocating for your own pleasure in the moment. “TMIW may need to communicate more with his partners about what does and doesn’t feel good for him,” said Mitchell. “And if he finds no pleasure in bottoming, he should stop bottoming and get off some other way.” As for what may be going on culturally, TMIW, Mitchell definitely
had some thoughts. “A lot of men are bad at attending to their partners’ pleasure because we live in a fucked-up patriarchy,” said Mitchell. “From childhood on, men are systematically taught that sex is a matter of instinct instead of intention, and that our dicks are magical wands that bring people satisfaction just by showing ’em off and sticking ’em in people who don’t have one or aren’t using theirs. Gay men aren’t immune to these messages and even reward men who are loyal to straight-passing masculinity.” But we both want you to know there are good, attentive, compassionate gay men out there who can fuck the shit out of a guy while at the same time checking in to make sure the guy they’re fucking is enjoying the experience, too. The minute a guy says or does something that proves he isn’t one of those guys, TMIW, show him the door. Showing someone the door is one of the most effective ways we can advocate for our own pleasure; the sooner you show someone who doesn’t care about your pleasure out, the sooner you can show someone who does in. And Mitchell thinks a quick tweak to your search criteria will help you find yourself a good guy: “Flip on that ‘vers top’ filter [on the hookup apps], and stick to guys who at least have some empathy toward the anal experience,” said Mitchell. Follow Ty Mitchell on Twitter @ TyMitchellXXX (where you can find his porn work) or @TyMitchellxo (where you can find his rage and writing). You can find Mitchell’s essays at probottom.substack.com.
*** Gay male here. Every so often, I call an old-fashioned phone-sex party line to get off with strangers. Usually the talk is pretty standard stuff about what we would be doing to each other if we were together. Sometimes I like to pop into the older/younger room, and more than once I’ve found an older guy who likes connecting with younger guys (me). That’s fine, but as this guy phone-fucks me, he
starts slipping into some disturbing comments. Specifically, he’ll go from talking about how much he likes fucking me — a consenting, over-18 male — to talking about how much he’s enjoying fucking underage girls in his own family. I have no control over who the system matches me with, and of course I can click out at will. I also have no way of knowing where this guy is calling from. But I’ve encountered him a few times. Do I have some kind of obligation here? — Perturbed, Horny, Offering No Encouragement Anonymous strangers on phonesex party lines — who even knew those were still a thing? — are not mandatory reporters. Meaning, you aren’t legally obligated to go to the police if you suspect someone might be abusing a child. But even if you did file a report, what would you say? Someone, somewhere is saying some seriously fucked-up shit on an anonymous phone-sex line? You would get shrugged out of the police station. My advice would be to tell the guy, if you ever get matched with him again, that his child-rape fantasies are a huge turnoff and you’ve thought about reporting him. Then hang up.
*** My best friend (gay male) and I (straight male) are students in our penultimate year of university. While I and my other friends all do reasonably well romantically, my gay friend hasn’t had anything significant happen in the three years I’ve known him. He’s never had a relationship. It’s always been a bit of a soft spot for him, but recently, after going through an unreciprocated crush on a straight friend, he’s been very down about it. His constant complaint is that all the men he likes always wind up being straight male metrosexual types who don’t seem to realize they’re leading him on or are outright homophobic/super-hetero dickheads. He’s gotten on Grindr, but still no luck. Conversations about romance or sex almost inevitably end up with him lamenting his fate. While I’m always there to listen and talk,
I’m not sure what I can say or do, other than the generic “It’ll happen one day” platitudes. He’s definitely attractive and charming and relatively confident, so it really does seem like the issue might just be one of scarcity. Just wondering if you have any advice. — Begging Advice Regarding Ending Bestie’s Elongated Dry Spell If your roommate is the only gay guy on your campus and Grindr is actually an empty cupboard, if this is truly a scarcity issue, then your roommate has all my sympathy, BAREBEDS. But if he’s one of those gay guys who finds gayness so repulsive in others that all openly gay men are automatically disqualified — if he’s one of those gay guys who’s only into straight-identified boys, straight metrosexuals, and his fellow homophobes — then your roommate has a lot less of my sympathy. If you’ve seen him pass on other attractive, charming, confident gay boys he could have so he could go moon over straight boys he can’t have, BAREBEDS, then he doesn’t need to hear, “It’ll happen one day.” He needs to hear, “It’ll never happen until you get over your internalized homophobia, dude.” Because even if one of his straight crushes turns out to be just heteroflexible enough to let your roommate suck his dick, that guy isn’t going to be interested in more than a few blowjobs and certainly won’t be capable of loving him. But, hey, if it really is about scarcity, and only graduating and moving away will change things, you can always tell him, “Sorry, it’s obviously not going to happen for you here — but instead of lamenting your fate, let’s talk about all the ass you’re gonna get when you move to New York/London/Berlin.”
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