CONTENTS
STAFF Publisher | MARGO DUBOS Associate Publisher | JEANNE EXNICIOS FOSTER Administrative Director | MARK KARCHER
July 23, 2013 + Volume 34 + Issue 30
EDITORIAL Editor | KEVIN ALLMAN Managing Editor | KANDACE POWER GRAVES Political Editor | CLANCY DUBOS Arts & Entertainment Editor | WILL COVIELLO Special Sections Editor | MISSY WILKINSON Staff Writer | ALEX WOODWARD
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Editorial Assistant | MEGAN BRADEN-PERRY Contributing Writers
JEREMY ALFORD, D. ERIC BOOKHARDT, RED COTTON, ALEJANDRO DE LOS RIOS, GUS KATTENGELL, KEN KORMAN, BRENDA MAITLAND, IAN MCNULTY, NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS, DALT WONK
Contributing Photographer | CHERYL GERBER Intern | KATHLEEN ALLAIN PRODUCTION Production Director | DORA SISON Events Graphic Designer | SHERIE DELACROIX-ALFARO Web & Classifieds Designer | MARIA BOUÉ Graphic Designers | LINDSAY WEISS, LYN VICKNAIR, PAIGE HINRICHS, JULIET MEEKS Pre-Press Coordinator | KATHRYN BRADY
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DISPLAY ADVERTISING fax: 483-3159 | displayadv@gambitweekly.com Advertising Director | SANDY STEIN BRONDUM 483-3150 [sandys@gambitweekly.com] Advertising Administrator | MICHELE SLONSKI 483-3140 [micheles@gambitweekly.com] Advertising Coordinator | CHRISTIN GREEN 483-3138 [christing@gambitweekly.com] Events Coordinator | BRANDIN DUBOS 483-3152 [brandind@gambitweekly.com] Senior Account Executive | JILL GIEGER 483-3131 [ jillg@gambitweekly.com] Account Executives JEFFREY PIZZO
483-3145 [jeffp@gambitweekly.com] LINDA LACHIN 483-3142 [lindal@gambitweekly.com] SHANNON HINTON KERN 483-3144 [shannonk@gambitweekly.com] KRISTIN HARTENSTEIN 483-3141 [kristinh@gambitweekly.com]
Marketing Intern | VICTORIA CARRIERE CLASSIFIEDS 483-3100 | fax: 483-3153 classadv@gambitweekly.com Classified Advertising Director | RENETTA PERRY 483-3122 [renettap@gambitweekly.com] Senior Account Executive | CARRIE MICKEY LACY 483-3121 [carriel@gambitweekly.com]
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BUSINESS Billing Inquiries 483-3135 Controller | GARY DIGIOVANNI Assistant Controller | MAUREEN TREGRE Credit Officer | MJ AVILES OPERATIONS & EVENTS
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Film .......................................................................41 REVIEW: A Band Called Death Art .........................................................................44 REVIEW: King of Arms at NOMA Stage ...................................................................46 REVIEW: Killer Joe Events .................................................................49 Crossword + Sudoku ..................................62
NEWS + VIEWS
EAT + DRINK
CLASSIFIEDS
New Orleans Gets Baked .........................17 Ian McNulty on the spate of new bakeries around town Seven Things to Do This Week ................ 5 Twin Killers, Dave Fera, Jim McCormick and more
News ...................................................................... 7 What’s up with the noise ordinance? A spate of robberies in the Garden District Bouquets + Brickbats ................................... 7 Heroes and zeroes C’est What? ........................................................ 7 Gambit’s Web poll Scuttlebutt ........................................................12 News briefs from all over Commentary ....................................................14 Board games — school board games Clancy DuBos .................................................15 Ken Polite and Hank Braden
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Review ................................................................29 Bear’s Po-boys at Gennaro’s Fork+Center ....................................................29 All the news that’s fit to eat 5 in Five .............................................................30 Five unique preparations of quail 3-Course Interview .....................................30 Isaac Toups of Toups’ Meatery
ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT
A + E News .......................................................37 9th Ward Opera Company Music ...................................................................38 PREVIEW: KEN mode
GAMBIT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Chairman | CLANCY DUBOS + President & CEO | MARGO DUBOS
Operations & Events Assistant | RACHEL BARRIOS
SALE
What’s In Store ..............................................27 Pontchartrain Landing
Market Place ...................................................54 Employment + Job Guru ............................55 Legal Notices ..................................................56 Picture Perfect Properties .......................57 Real Estate .......................................................58 Mind + Body + Spirit ....................................60 Pets ......................................................................60 Services .............................................................60 Home and Garden ........................................63
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