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lmost a year and a half before the 2020 election, Cincinnati got a taste of the intensity that will come with the next contest for the nation’s highest office. On Aug. 1, a campaign rally for Republican President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence almost filled U.S. Bank Arena’s 17,550 seats — and also brought occasional tumult inside and outside the venue. Pence made short opening remarks to start off the event, but Trump was the headlining act. The president, who is seeking a second term in the 2020 election, mostly stuck to his familiar talking points during the “Keep America Great” rally, making claims about the dangers of undocumented immigration and blasting environmental regulations and renewable energy in favor of coal power. Trump touted his roughly three years in office, pointing to low unemployment, an overall strong economy, a decrease in opioid deaths in Ohio and other developments he claims as victories for his administration. “We’re finally putting America first,” he told the crowd. Trump also took to decrying Democrats as “socialists” and “left wing extremists” and focused special ire on former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, two front-running candidates in the Democratic Party’s presidential primary. Trump called Warren “Pocahontas” — a derisive name Native American groups have said is racist — because she once claimed to have indigenous heritage. Trump also had a nickname for Biden: “Sleepy Joe.” Ohio is shaping up to be a battleground state again this year, with both Warren

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and Bernie Sanders making recent stops in the Queen City. This is Trump’s seventh appearance in the Greater Cincinnati area since he began campaigning in the Republican presidential primary in 2015. At the Aug. 1 rally, Trump repeated claims that immigrants are bringing crime and drugs into the U.S. before blasting Democrats for supporting friendlier immigration policies. The president’s rhetoric on immigration didn’t go unanswered during the rally. A small group of anti-Trump protesters managed to sneak in banners reading “Immigrants Built America.” and “Chinga la Migra” — “fuck ICE” in Spanish. The protesters and Trump supporters scuffled for the banners before the protesters were escorted out. Trump asked if Cincinnati had a Democratic mayor and remarked, “Well, that’s what happens.” Things were occasionally frenetic at a protest just outside the arena organized by local activists groups United We Stand and Indivisible Northern Kentucky. More than 100 people showed up chanting “close the camps” — a reference to immigrant detention camps on the southern U.S. border plagued by overcrowding and lack of basic necessities — and other antiTrump slogans. The crowd gathered in the swampy heat

around the arena, churning with pro and anti-Trump demonstrators. Sometimes, they traded friendly jabs and conversation. Other exchanges were less cordial. Mike Alter of Hyde Park dropped by the protests after work and found himself on the receiving end of a barrage of punches after a man jumped out of a red pick-up truck near the intersection of East Pete Rose Way and Broadway Street, squared up and hit him in the face multiple times. Scott Fantozzi, a bystander, caught the incident on video. Fantozzi says he saw protesters exchange words with the passenger of the truck about political matters, but did not believe the anti-Trump group was provoking violence. “They pulled up and were yelling at everybody, whatever,” Alter said afterward, a large knot growing on his forehead and an abrasion on his cheek. “So I was just like, ‘Come on, buddy,’ and he jumped out and started swinging.” Cincinnati Police immediately arrested a man named Dallas Frazier for the incident. Alter says he will press charges. A few anti-Trump protesters wearing bandanas and holding PVC pipes with flags were at the protest confronting Trump supporters aggressively, but otherwise demonstrators mostly just chanted and sang. InfoWars and several independent

conservative video bloggers were at the protest interviewing demonstrators of all stripes. A man in a plastic Hillary Clinton mask sold “Hillary for Prison” T-shirts. A large RV parked under an overpass adorned with banners featuring Trump as Rambo pumped out the president’s speech. A man with dyed white hair yelled, “Bitch, I’m the president” to advertise T-shirts with that slogan. Bicycle police lined up between Trump supporters on the sidewalk outside the parking garage and anti-Trump protesters on the other side of the street. Mohamed Banoun and his daughter, Hannah Banoun, stood at the edge of the street facing Trump supporters holding signs reading “Immigration Makes America Great: Generation One” and “Generation Two.” “I’m a first-generation Libyan-American,” the elder Banoun said. “We love America, of course. This is why we’re here. We can voice our opinions. It’s basic. I disagree with everything. I don’t agree with (Trump’s) immigration policy, I don’t agree with his policy in the Middle East. And I don’t agree with him attacking the four congresswomen who represent us.” Earlier this month, Trump tweeted that four Democratic women of color in Congress should “go back to where they CONTINUES ON PAGE 10

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Nine Killed in Dayton Mass Shooting BY N I C K SWA R T S EL L

A shooter opened fire about 1 a.m. Aug. 4 in Dayton’s Oregon District, killing nine people and injuring 27, Dayton police say. In a news conference later that day, Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley told reporters that the shooter was wearing body armor and carrying an assault rifle with 100round magazines. Law enforcement officials have identified the shooter as 24-year-old Connor Betts of Bellbrook, a Dayton suburb. The shootings killed Megan Betts, 22 — the sister of the shooter — Monica Brickhouse, 39; Nicholas Cummer, 25; Beatrice Warren-Curtis, 36; Derrick Fudge, 57; Thomas McNichols, 25; Lois Oglesby, 27; Saeed Saleh, 38; and Logan Turner, 30. City officials say the Dayton Foundation is collecting donations for the families of those killed and injured. The shooting took place near a bar called Ned Peppers. Whaley said the killings happened outside and that the shooting wasn’t an issue with the club. Nearby officers responded within a minute of the shooting and fired on and killed the suspect. Police officials believe the shooter acted alone. Dayton police say they are still early in their investigation and have not yet determined a motive for the killings. High school classmates of Betts say he had a predilection toward violence and kept a “rape list” and “kill list” of his fellow students, though police cautioned against drawing any conclusions from Betts’ high school behavior before an investigation is complete. Meanwhile, elected officials have called

Could Zoning Policy Increase Affordable Housing in the West End? BY N I C K SWA R T S E L L

for healing. “Dayton has been through a lot already this year,” Whaley said, referencing tornadoes that ripped through the city in May. “I continue to be amazed by the grit and resiliency of our community.” The Dayton killings were the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than a day. Twenty people were killed and many others injured during a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas Aug 2. Authorities there apprehended the suspect, a white male identified as Patrick Crusius, and have indicated they are investigating that shooting as a possible hate crime. “Today is the 250th mass shooting in America. It’s sad that it happened in the city of Dayton,” Whaley said. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine spoke at a news conference Aug. 4 about the shooting to praise first responders. “The assailant was obviously very, very close to being able to kill dozens and dozens more people,” DeWine said. Hundreds crowded into the Oregon District Aug. 4 to remember the victims of the shooting. As DeWine spoke at the vigil, many chanted “do something,” a reference to stricter gun laws, briefly drowning out the governor’s speech. DeWine Aug. 5 indicated he would soon introduce proposals that would strengthen gun laws and the availability of mental health options in Ohio. The details of those proposals had not been released at press time, but could include a so-called “red flag” provision that would seize guns from individuals deemed to be dangerous. Visit citybeat.com for story updates.

With big changes underway in Cincinnati’s West End, conversation has grown around preserving and boosting affordable housing in the historically low-income neighborhood. A proposal from Cincinnati City Council member David Mann hopes to help with that aim by asking city administration to look into amending the city’s zoning policies to incentivize the inclusion of affordable housing units in new construction and rehabs in the West End. “We have learned through preliminary data produced by the housing study in the West End that a large percentage of current West End residents are at risk of displacement as a result of rapid redevelopment that is already starting to occur in the neighborhood,” Mann says. “New zoning rules to incentivize the preservation and development of affordable housing are a concrete, common sense step we can take to help mitigate displacement of residents who do not want to leave the West End and who have found a community there.” Mann’s motion, which will likely go before council committee in the fall, would ask the city to find ways to creatively use zoning and other city development policies to encourage developers to build affordable units. That could mean allowing higher-density developments than usually permitted in the area if the development includes affordable units, tax abatements for developments with affordable units,

waivers or reductions for city fees associated with zoning and construction and an easier permitting and approval process for affordable housing developers. The proposal comes as a new major league soccer stadium takes shape in the neighborhood, driving demand for real estate there. A preliminary version of a housing study released this spring and funded by FC Cincinnati per a community benefits agreement the team signed suggests that roughly 1,200 households — about 34 percent of the neighborhood’s population — are at high risk of displacement because they are on fixed incomes or have low incomes and already pay more than 30 percent of their income for housing. Another 300 households are at some risk. More than 85 percent of the neighborhood’s residents are renters, according to Census data, and all of them are at risk of displacement as rents rise, according to the study. In addition, more than 350 homeowners could also face problems as property taxes and code compliance issues stack up. The final version of the housing study is due out this summer. While the city is studying those possibilities, Mann’s motion also asks for an Interim Development Control overlay in the West End. That would require an extra level of scrutiny for all permit applications for changes of use, renovations and new construction.

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Officials with the Joint Banks Steering Committee have pledged that a longhoped-for music venue at The Banks is on schedule, unveiling some new renderings showing the $24 million indoor/outdoor attraction.

compete with a similarly sized riverfront music venue currently under construction across the river in Newport. MEMI says it can have the project — 4,000 seats indoors and another 8,000 outdoors — done as soon as October next year.

At a steering committee meeting July 30, developers also presented a $90 million, 15-story Class A office development at The Banks set to break ground next year.

The snag is a complicated land swap necessary to start construction. MEMI’s proposed venue will sit on a parking lot currently used by Cincinnati Bengals fans coming to Paul Brown Stadium. The only way the Bengals will agree to ease restrictions on the height of neighboring developments — part of their contract with the county — is if that parking lot is replaced nearby. That takes us to Hilltop Basic Resources, a concrete company located along the river just west of Paul Brown.

Both projects are huge and could pump new life into the massive riverfront development effort. But both also come with some complications. City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County leaders want the music venue, developed by Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s concert promotion arm Music and Events Management, Inc., done in time to

Hilltop’s current site would be the place

for a replacement surface lot for the Bengals. But Hilltop’s preferred site, a couple miles west in Lower Price Hill and Queensgate, has been eyed by locals there for a riverfront park. The city and county are working to get land owned by the city and leased by another company, Cincinnati Bulk Terminals, for Hilltop’s relocation. But that deal isn’t complete yet either, representatives for the city said. Some work has begun on the development in the meantime, with the Bengals agreeing last month to allow the start of construction of the parking garage that will sit under MEMI’s development. The massive office tower planned for a vacant plot north of the coming music venue also has a few question marks attached.

It’s far enough away from the stadium that it won’t be subject to approval by the Bengals, but who will finance and lease space in the 235-foot-tall building by Dallas’ Lincoln Property Co. hasn’t been nailed down just yet, developers say. The project, called 180 Walnut, will be higher than the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and GE’s office space nearby. It will have 370,000 square feet and 90 parking spaces in a garage under the building as well as ground-level retail. By the time it is done in 2021, it will be downtown’s first Class A office space in five years — following GE’s offices at The Banks finished in 2016 and Great American Tower in 2011.

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Black Police Group Calls for Resignation of Police Union President BY N I C K SWA R T S EL L

Tension continues around Cincinnati’s historic police reform efforts — this time centered around the president of Cincinnati’s police union as well as one of the lead figures behind the city’s court-ordered 2003 Collaborative Agreement. The Sentinels, a fraternal organization representing black police officers, is calling for the resignation of Fraternal Order of Police Queen City Lodge 69 President Dan Hils. The police union president has recently made posts on social media and written to city officials calling for the removal of longtime police reform advocate Iris Roley from the Manager’s Advisory Group, which oversees the implementation of the police reforms that came after civil unrest over the 2001 shooting of unarmed black Cincinnatian Timothy Thomas. Roley, a member of activist group the Black United Front, was instrumental in winning those reforms under federal court oversight and has continued to advocate for them. Hils says Roley should be removed from the MAG due to protests she was involved in late last month around the jailing of former Hamilton County Juvenile Court Judge Tracie Hunter. Hunter is currently serving a six-month sentence for a single felony conviction. Her supporters say she is innocent. Many city and county officials have said she shouldn’t be serving jail time for her conviction on a nonviolent charge of having unlawful interest in a public contract. Protests by Hunter’s most committed supporters, Roley among them, included picketing and chanting outside involved

judges’ homes. “This lady is treated as though she is a partner in the city’s quest to improve police/community relations,” Hils wrote in a Facebook post on the group Support The Blue In Cincy. “Her presence in the collaborative makes it appear as a scam, because Iris is a con artist. Calling judges and police racist and intimidating a public official by going to his home to protest is not in the spirt (sic) of collaboration. Iris is going to do what she wants to do. That’s what activist agitators do, but that is what she is (an agitator), not a partner. Let us all tell the Mayor, City Council and the City Manager that this is the last straw.” The debate is a continuation of tension around efforts to revamp the city’s police reforms, which resulted from a lawsuit brought by Roley and others following more than a dozen police-involved shootings of black Cincinnatians. In 2017, the city launched a refresh of the Collaborative Agreement — a process which produced a report from a panel of outside experts suggesting the city isn’t following some key tenets of the reforms. Hils has refused to participate in the refresh process — he says because of Roley. In December 2017, the Sentinels took a vote of no confidence in Hils. Now, the group wants him removed. Sentinels President Louis Arnold says Hils has a “personal vendetta” against Roley and serves his own agenda over the interests of the city’s roughly 1,000 police officers. He also says that Hils is using disagreements with Roley as an excuse not

to participate in the refresh. “There is a very small minority of officers who Hils selects to defend,” Arnold said at a news conference. “He publicly fights his own personal vendettas against private citizens, Sentinels President Louis Arnold, Iris Roley and others at an Aug. 2 news event other police PH OTO: NIC K SWARTSELL officers, AfricanAmerican protect those of us who are trying to make community leaders and our police chief things better.” instead of that of his membership.” Some Cincinnati City Council members, Greater Cincinnati NAACP Vice Presiincluding Greg Landsman and Tamaya dent Joe Mallory, civil rights attorney Al Dennard, have come to Roley’s defense. Gerhardstein and several CPD officers also “One citizen stands out, for her unparalappeared at that news conference. leled commitment to community-police “We used every tool in the civil rights problem-solving,” Landsman wrote on tool kit to get to where we are today in the Facebook. “Iris Roley. Her voice, and passecond decade of the 21st Century,” Roley sion for problem-solving, must remain at said. “Know that when Dan Hils is pushing the core of our work to keep everyone safe.” against me, he is pushing against you. It Hils, meanwhile, says he isn’t leaving. pains me to have to ask people to take time “I will not resign, despite this request,” he out of your day to stand here and show wrote on Facebook. “I stand by my belief the city administration that they should that she is the problem, not myself.”

West End Nonprofit Works to Raise Funds for Housing BY N I C K SWA R T S EL L

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A long-standing West End nonprofit is launching a series of fundraisers next month to shore up and increase affordable housing in the neighborhood.

Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses traces its roots in the West End to 1961 and provides social services and a community gathering space from its home base at 901 Findlay St. The center serves as many as 3,000 people annually in a neighborhood where the median household income is roughly $12,500 a year. Now, with big changes coming to the West End in the form of FC Cincinnati’s coming stadium and increased interest in real estate there, Seven Hills is doubling down on efforts to make sure the historically black neighborhood stays affordable for its residents.

To that end, Seven Hills will host a trio of events called “Home Sweet Home” in late August. Those events coincide with two reunion events in which former and current residents of the neighborhood get together and reconnect. Seven Hills’ events include: • The Celebrity Home Game, a quick slowpitch softball game, which will feature local officials and personalities from the Cincinnati Reds, business accelerator MORTAR, the Port of Greater Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Museum Center and others. The Museum Center will also present programming about the history of baseball and its local ties. The game will take place 6-9 p.m. Aug. 29 at Weaver Field next to the Lindner YMCA. The game is free, but donations are encouraged.

• The next night, Seven Hills will host a 21-and-up homecoming dance at 901 Findlay St. That event will feature food and beverages and two floors of dancing from 7-11 p.m. Aug. 30. Tickets are $25. • Finally, Seven Hills will host the HomeRUN 5k the next morning, Aug. 31. The 3.1-mile race will start and end at the corner of Linn Street and Ezzard Charles Drive in Laurel Park, with a party at the park after the run. Registration for the run is $35 before Aug. 26 and $40 through the day of the race. The three fundraisers, which organizers hope will raise between $100,000 and $200,000, are part of larger efforts by Seven Hills, the Port of Greater Cincinnati, the city and other groups to increase affordable housing options in the West End.

Eventually Seven Hills would like to raise $2 million for more affordable housing in the neighborhood. The nonprofit and the Port have already created a Housing Improvement Fund, part of efforts related to the coming FC Cincinnati West End soccer stadium. The team contributed $100,000 to that fund and also paid $150,000 for housing studies of the neighborhood. So far, Seven Hills has received 16 applications to the fund, which can be used to renovate properties owned or inhabited by West End residents, to help mitigate rising property taxes and for other efforts to keep residents in their homes. The housing study should be released CONTINUES ON PAGE 10

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administration would seek to impose 10 percent tariffs on some $300 billion in goods from China. “That’s kind of unheard of for a conservative, but it seems to be working,” Young said as he waited to get into the arena. “As a long-standing policy, that’s probably not a great position, but as a means to an end to bring China back to the table and bring balance back to trade, absolutely. I don’t think anyone is intending it to be a long-term policy.” Young is less enthused about Trump’s tweeting. “I’m not always real keen on the bombastic stuff he throws,” he said. “I can’t agree with everything he says or does... No one can do what he does and get away with it. They’d be done politically. It would be suicide. I don’t know how he does it, and I don’t necessarily endorse it, but it seems to be working for him.” Kimberly Smith of White Oak had a similar take. “I’ve always supported him,” Smith said as she walked toward Great American Ball Park to get in line for the rally. “I just think the same way he does, I suppose. Trade, borders, those things. He’s more of a businessman and a person who relates to the general population, rather than long-term politicians. Sometimes he says things that make me mad. I don’t always agree with

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him, but he’s more relatable.” North of the arena at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, organizers affiliated with the Democratic Party were setting up their own protest, which drew about 200 people. Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval, local activist and DACA recipient Heyra Avila and others spoke. DACA, an Obama-era policy, deferred immigration enforcement for people who came to the U.S. undocumented as minors. Trump has made efforts to end the program. Avila says she is worried the status allowing her to remain in the U.S. could be “stripped at any moment.” “I crossed the border when I was 4 years old,” Avila said. “If I crossed the border at 4 years old today, I would be locked up in a cage. That is something that we will not stand for. We will not stand for the injustices that are happening right now. Not just at the border, but right next door.” The Freedom Center event closed with attendees singing along to the song “Imagine” by John Lennon, after which attendees gradually dispersed. Some Trump supporters began streaming out of the arena shortly before the president’s remarks were over. As the rally wrapped up, a hard rain broke out, scattering remaining protesters and campaign rally attendees alike.

before the summer is out. A preliminary version released this spring suggests that about one-third of the neighborhood’s population is at high risk of displacement due to their incomes and potential rising housing prices. Many of the neighborhood’s roughly 6,500 residents are already cost-burdened, meaning they pay more than 30 percent of their incomes for rent. The housing study is taking place concurrently with a separate community engagement effort led by Cincinnati-based Design Impact to gather qualitative information about the West End from residents. About 1,400 units of housing in the neighborhood are subsidized — either via the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority, their status as rent-controlled or Section 8. Another roughly 1,500 are market-rate. Those occupying the latter are at the highest risk for displacement. “We’re trying to protect the affordable units that currently exist in our community,” Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses Executive Director Alexis Kidd said when the study was released. “Our mission is to serve our community and to improve the quality of life of our neighbors. Our agency takes those tough stances, standing with our community to make sure our residents are supported in any way we can.”

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f you visit Loveland, Ohio midweek in the middle of the afternoon, you can get a good sense of its soothing small-town vibe. Nestled along the Little Miami River in the northeastern corner of Hamilton County (with parts of the city also touching Warren and Clermont counties), Loveland is probably best known to most residents of Greater Cincinnati for its lengthy, cyclist-friendly bike trails. At 3 p.m. on a Thursday, no one seems in a big hurry and the whirring of bikes is tranquil, almost hypnotic. But that’s not to suggest there’s nothing going on outside of the outdoorsy activities in Loveland, which encompasses about 5 square miles (and some of that is the river). By 5 p.m., traffic picks up and businesses like Paxton’s Grill in the snug downtown area are packed, buzzing with a chattering hum and the clanking glasses of pre-dinner drinks. While Loveland’s recent tourism TV ad campaign still prominently features its natural assets and biking amenities, it also spotlights the hopping local business district to show that its riverside charm isn’t just limited to those who want to sweat it up on the trails. Paxton’s shares its tiny block on Loveland Avenue with City Hall, Loveland Sweets candy shop and, perhaps most unexpectedly, Plaid Room Records, which, in just four years, has emerged as one of the businesses visitors flock to the most in Loveland. Enthusiastic word of mouth has also made it the top new record store in the region for both casual and hardcore record heads. Plaid Room — which opened it doors at its current location last fall — is a visually appealing shop, clean and bright, with rows of new and used vinyl from every conceivable genre and era. It has the kind of aesthetic that could only be concocted by people who’ve spent a lot of time in record stores. And people who spend a lot of time in record stores obviously have a deeply ingrained passion for music. That’s an understated description of 34-year-old Terry Cole, who opened Plaid Room in its smaller space across the street in 2015 with his younger brother, Bob. Cole has been surrounded by vinyl his entire life. And he’s not only selling records now — he’s also making them. Before Plaid Room, Cole founded Colemine Records, a record label steeped in the tradition of ’60s/’70s Soul and Funk, as well as their numerous variations and crossbreeds. A little like the energy of Loveland itself, the music Colemine is built upon spans from a silkysmooth serenity (with classic harmony-based R&B) to a tight, punchy energy, evident in the nasty grooves of the label’s down and dirty Funk. Like Daptone Records — the world-renowned Brooklyn-based

Colemine releases are displayed prominently at Plaid Room

Plaid Room stocks an array of used and new vinyl

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Soul/Funk revivalists that inspired Cole to start his own label — most of the music Colemine puts out is made by contemporary artists, but the music itself is based on a classic, analog sound. You’d be forgiven for not being able to tell if certain Colemine records were tracked in a basement just last week or in a studio after an Otis Redding session in 1965 or a Curtis Mayfield one in 1971. That’s by design. Cole doesn’t necessarily look the part of a record label impresario. His long, sun-kissed hair, fresh beard scruff and slight Midwestern drawl are more surfer dude than cigar-chomping record exec, and he has a laid-back charm that is disarming. But don’t let his easygoing nature lead you to believe he’s nonchalant. While the story of the rise of Colemine and Plaid Room is filled with a lot of serendipitous moments, and Cole often says he “didn’t know what the hell he was doing” during pivotal moments in his career, it’s been his ability to absorb information, learn on the fly and take advantage of those moments of good fortune that have brought him to this point. If his life in music was a Choose Your Own Adventure book, Cole has made the wisest decisions at every turn of the page. And as Colemine continues to build upon its reputation as one of the key taste-making labels in the vintage-styled Soul Funk universe — and as Plaid Room continues to attract more and more music lovers — that book still appears to be far from its final chapter.

Like a lot of hardcore music fanatics, Cole’s passion began with his father’s record collection. But his dad’s selection of music wasn’t like that of most young kids growing up in Middletown, Ohio — or most anywhere else. “When I was in elementary school, I recall having a basement full of 45s,” Cole says of his collector father. “We just had like tens of thousands of 45s in our basement all the time. There was never a time that I don't remember that.” The records weren’t just any and everything — they were very precisely curated. Cole’s dad was fervently enamored with’50s Doo Wop and he had a strict “black groups only” policy, leaving 45s made by white groups in the bins for others. Cole was the oldest of three kids (he also has a half brother) and when he was entering his freshman year of high school, his parents began thinking about how they were going to send them all to college. His mom was an elementary school teacher and his dad was a steelworker. In the first of many major “creative thinking” moments to come into play in Cole’s life, it was decided that Dad would part with some of his collection to help the cause. But not the 7-inch records. He couldn’t part with those. But he did have a lot of 78s; the early 12-inch vinyl platters were played at 78 rotations per minute (RPM) vs. the 45 RPM of 7-inches or the 33 RPM of most standard 12-inch albums and fell out of favor by the 1950s. “This is right when eBay is starting to be a thing,” Cole says. “He didn’t want to sell his 45s, so we started selling 78s because he had no emotional connection to them. So he started teaching me how to buy and sell 78s, like, ‘Here’s what’s worth money.’ ” Besides laying the groundwork for his future endeavors, the recordselling more immediately laid some money in his pocket. That was his job throughout high school, one he kept until he finished grad school. It also gave him the ability to pay cash for his tuition at Miami University, where he studied biology as an undergrad and then education as a grad student. Cole was already pretty savvy with money and didn’t want to pay the fees on a credit card, so he’d go to the college’s bursar’s office with $8,000 in his pocket. Paying tuition in physical currency understandably raised eyebrows. At one point they even called in the authorities, lest the young man studying to be a teacher was getting his money through nefarious means.

“My junior year I had a cop sent to my apartment,” Cole remembers. “I was like, ‘What are you here for?’ And they were like, ‘Oh, bursar’s office sent me over because they said there was some suspicious activity.’ And they walk in and the whole wall of my apartment is just milk crates with 78s. I was like, ‘I'm selling records out of here, that’s how I’m paying for school.’ ” Being around those old records wasn’t just about finances — he had to listen to them for quality control and he found himself drawn in, compelled by the music and sound design heard on the platters. In high school he started getting heavy into classic Jazz and Soul, as well as Hip Hop. A bassist, Cole formed bands and, by college, he began getting into production, specifically making Hip Hop beats, all of which gave him an inner view of the music he was obsessed with, allowing him to dig deeper into the old Soul, Funk and Jazz beats and rhythms the Hip Hop tracks were often built upon.

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At Miami, he was working with a live Funk/Hip Hop band called Soundscape that was fronted by a Detroit MC named Louis Rideout. Cole found a way to combine his studies with his musical pursuits. “I had an independent study class in Miami. It was music composition but I was making beats,” he says. “I had this professor and Hip Hop production was completely foreign to him, but he could recognize that it was musical composition and he let me pursue it.” The class gave him time to work on an album with Rideout that combined beat-making with live tracks. Inspired by artists like Common and A Tribe Called Quest, the Rideout & Terry Cole album The City — which Cole says was “basically my senior project” — was ready for release, with an initial run of 500 CDs to sell at live shows and area shops. Cole wanted to slap some sort of label name on the album to give it a little extra cred. The City would become the very first release to feature the Colemine Records name, a nod to his surname and also the crate-digging that collectors, producers and DJs engage in to mine for a coveted record, sound or beat. Released in 2007, The City even had the Colemine logo, which Cole scribbled on a napkin at an Oxford, Ohio Subway restaurant. The City exceeded Cole’s minimal expectations. After getting a boost from a renowned Chicago record store, which bought a few copies to sell, Japanese label P-Vine contacted Cole via MySpace. The label wanted to license The City for distribution. Though only netting him a few thousand dollars, Cole says it was the first time he felt as though starting a record label was a legitimate enterprise — if not profitable then at least sustainable. Colemine’s next release would define the tone and format of the label for years to come. Inspired by his newfound infatuation with Daptone Records and his appreciation for and understanding of the 45 format, Cole gathered some of his bandmates and, as The Jive Turkeys, recorded “Straight Fire,” a shimmying slab of tight, instrumental Organ Funk. The track became the basis for the first of what is now close to 80 7-inch vinyl releases on Colemine. The instrumental 45 became a niche for Colemine. The label nabbed decent distribution and, as word began to spread, Cole was able to release music from beyond his immediate circle of colleagues. Through a college radio

show he did, Cole connected with guitarist/producer Tom Brenneck of The Dap-Kings, the in-house band behind Daptone Records. Horn-driven Brooklyn AfroFunk band Ikebe Shakedown had done some sessions with Brenneck, who recommended the group reach out to Cole about putting out their music. “I was like, (tentatively) ‘Sure?,’ ” Cole says. “But I had no idea how to write a contract or what it should even look like or anything like that. So that was the first band that I signed and I had no idea what I was doing.” Colemine released Ikebe Shakedown’s “Hard Steppin’” 45 and a five-track CD, because Cole didn’t think the label could afford to do an LP. The band eventually signed to Ubiquity Records, a larger but like-minded label based on the West Coast, giving Cole his first taste of being a springboard to bigger things, something he says felt good. It also helped with word-of-mouth recommendations, which would become the basis for all of the label’s recording deals for the next several years. After grad school, Cole started teaching biology at Middletown High School, maintaining Colemine in his off time. He says he was at this point just “the bankroller” for the releases (“Which is just hilarious as a high school science teacher,” he adds), as the artists would turn in the projects fully completed, artwork and all. (Most of the production and design work for Colemine releases is now done in-house.) The Ikebe Shakedown material was followed by the release of a soundtrack full-length for a film called Postales that was made by Los Sospechos, a side project of the popular and acclaimed Daptone group Budos Band. Those two projects made the Colemine name known in the East Coast/ Brooklyn-based Soul/Funk scene. The next milestone would be breaking into the West Coast scene. In 2009, after releasing a 12-inch by Michigan rapper Othello (which also marked the first time guest singer Mayer Hawthorne’s name appeared on an official release), the MC said the way Cole talked about music reminded him of his friend Kelly Finnigan, a Troy, Ohio native who had just joined San Francisco Funk favorites Monophonics. Cole and Finnigan instantly clicked and began talking online. Then Cole heard Monophonics’ first single with Finnigan and he was knocked out, believing that the vocals he heard were sampled from an old record. “I was like, ‘Where are the samples from, bro?’ And he was like, ‘Oh, that's me,’ ” Cole says. Previously known as an organist, the single was, unbeknownst to Cole, Finnigan’s first appearance as a vocalist. “And I was like, holy shit. We're like friends on Facebook or whatever and I'm looking at this white Irish dude like I'm looking in a mirror — and in my mind there's no way that this is him. Who is this guy? Blew my mind.” Monophonics’ “Like Yesterday” became Colemine’s 10th 45 release, a rare (at the time) record in the singles series that featured vocals. Monophonics would also go on to sign with Ubiquity. “That’s what kind of broke it open for us with the West Coast,” Cole says. Things “exploded” for Colemine, as the buzz began spreading faster and further. Outside of Ubiquity, there weren’t many indie label options for Soul/Funk acts on the West Coast. “Ubiquity was ‘it,’ but they weren't in the 45 game — that is how the shit grew,” Cole says. That 45 edge ended up being crucial for Colemine. “It wasn't unlike the 78 thing,” Cole says, calling back to his eBay days. “We were selling 78s at a time when nobody cared. And I was pressing 45s and there were two labels pressing 45s and they were both in Brooklyn and they were both tight knit, ‘got to know somebody’ sort of things.”

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Soul Stabs Vol. 2 compiles several of Colemineâ€™s 45 releases in a triple-LP box

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During the winter of 2014, Cole and his wife got divorced. In the ensuing summer, he impulsively decided to close that chapter of his life with a grand gesture, a big “vacation.” When he finished teaching that semester at Middletown High School, he hit the road for two months, driving across the country and visiting as many independent record stores as he could. While the trip was important to Cole on a personal, self-care level, it also had a business component. It was a working vacation and it paid off. Cole took boxes of Colemine’s releases — mostly the 30 or so 45s that were out at the time — and set out to introduce himself to the owners of more than 80 record shops across the U.S. He’d been talking with Colemine’s distributors about ways to get more traction in the shops and they complimented his outreach to the stores and how well he fostered those relationships via phone and email. “Just keep doing that,” they told him. Cole did that and then some, walking into the stores and making a human connection. The proprietors were certainly going to remember his friendly face more than an email exchange, no matter how pleasant. It was an audacious move, but also incredibly smart. Besides mail order, mom-and-pop record shops were the lifeblood of Colemine’s sales. How could anyone resist a person who’s driven hundreds — if not thousands — of miles in an effort to get your store to stock a few copies of his Soul/Funk label’s 7-inch releases? “I felt like that was the next step,” Cole says of the cross-country adventure. “I just felt if I could meet (the shop owners), I could sell more records.” The summer trip didn’t just shore up sales opportunities for Colemine. It also helped Cole formulate plans for a new venture that would complement the label and offer a new revenue stream. Though it wasn’t on his radar at the start of the journey, a lot of what he saw on his sojourn would inform his decision to start his own record store.

Demos and recordings of live performances at Plaid Room

HAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW

But it would take a big jolt of disillusionment at his “day job” to really push Cole into taking the plunge and starting his own storefront retail operation. Cole returned to teaching after the summer trip, energized by his label work but still excited to get back to working with the students. But by mid-fall, administrative changes in the district crushed morale among the staff. Cole estimates that, by the end of the school year, nearly 50 teachers had left the district. (In a Journal-News story about the exodus from 2014, a spokesperson from the district said the turnover was not unusual and was similar to other districts.) For Cole, the breaking point came when the district’s new superintendant came in to observe him teaching a zoology class. At the end of the day, he asked the school’s principal if he’d offered any feedback. “He said the students were really engaged, you know, seemed like they really enjoyed being in your room,” he remembers being told. “He said he does think it's inappropriate how long your hair is, though.” Even as he talks about the moment now, Cole sounds astounded and angry over the superintendent’s disconnect. “I have 30 kids that can't pass a math test to save their life, don't have a home life, all somehow engaged in the evolutionary history of sharks,” Cole says. “So why don’t you calm the fuck down? They were interested in learning about evolutionary biology and instead you’re going to focus on the length of my hair?” At the end of that day, the superintendant addressed the whole staff. As he spoke, Cole was plotting his escape, wondering how he could increase revenue from his musical pursuits enough to cover the loss of his teacher’s salary. As impulsive as Cole was on his summer coast-to-coast meet-and-greets, he’s also very pragmatic. He says the label’s income at this point was only covering about 20 percent of what he’d need to live on. “I remember I had a piece of paper and was writing down different possible ideas and one was (opening) a record store,” he says.

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Durand Jones & the Indicationsâ€™ breakthrough debut on display at Plaid Room

“I could do that. I just saw 85 functional record stores and what that looked like.” Immediately after the meeting, Cole drove to Loveland. He and his brother Bob had relatively recently started going there to ride bikes. Within two days, he’d scouted out a location right in the heart of Loveland’s quaint and casual downtown district and came up with a business proposal. He says that while (again) he felt like he didn’t know what he was doing, he did know he needed to do it with someone else. Cole knew his brother Bob (who’s 30) had a similar passion for music and they had shared experience selling records through eBay while growing up. Bob had just finished grad school at Miami and was seemingly on his way to a lucrative career as a computer engineer. He had just finished a six-week post-graduation camping vacation in Minnesota and Cole called him as soon as he knew Bob had phone service. “I think I want to open a record store,” Cole said. Cole told Bob to meet him in Indianapolis, the site of the final stop on his 2014 record store tour. Indy’s Luna Music was one of his favorites — clean and organized, with employees who were nice and “not judgy.” Plaid Room Records opened in February 2015 with the idea that Cole (who by that point had moved to Loveland) and Bob would work at the store after their day jobs ended. To cover day shifts, Cole says, “we just needed somebody that was nice.” While building the store, wedding photographer Whitney Pelfrey brought some clients by and seemed to perfectly fit the bill. She and Cole are now a couple; they live about a mile from the shop with Pelfrey’s 7-year-old daughter. “That summer trip was massive and I didn't know that,” Cole says. “I was sort of doing research about how to be a record store. And if I would've known, I probably would have asked a lot more pertinent questions.” After four months, Bob quit his job to do Plaid Room full time and Cole followed suit after finishing out the 2015 school year.

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Through their divorce, Cole’s ex-wife gave him the nudge he needed to travel across the country and ultimately formulate a business plan for Plaid Room. Her pre-divorce reaction to a potential new Colemine signee also helped facilitate another watershed moment for Cole. In 2013, an Indiana University student named Blake Rhein contacted Cole about interning with Colemine, which was at the time being run out of Cole’s basement in Middletown. Rhein had family in Cincinnati and he and Cole would hang out and work on studio techniques. Rhein fixed his Hammond organ and they worked on drum loops together. Rhein was a budding Funk/Soul musician and was a fan of the music Colemine was putting out. He’d been recording with his band in Bloomington and played Cole the

unfinished tracks they’d been working on. Cole thought the tracks were good, but the band had vocals and he was still fairly focused on instrumentals. “It's gonna sound crazy,” Cole says with a chuckle, “but it had vocals and it almost felt too poppy compared to the cutty Afrobeat shit we were doing and these breakbeat tracks.” “This is too mainstream,” he says he remembers thinking after his first exposure to what would become the most important signing to date for Colemine Records — Durand Jones & the Indications. Cole says the Indications recordings did leave an impression… on someone else. While he was listening to the tracks, his ex overheard them and said, “Oh, I kind of like this,” which Cole says was highly unusual, as she’d never shown interest in Colemine’s previous releases. “I was like, ‘Hmm, OK — I’ll log that in my brain,’ ” he says. After the divorce, the road trip, the launch of Plaid Room and the decision to leave his teaching job (and salary), Cole began brainstorming ideas for how to make more money through the label and shop. He began sifting through music on his laptop to see if he could find any tracks worth licensing for commercial use (another big income source). Instead, he came across the Durand Jones & the Indications recordings that had been sitting in his hard drive for about a year and a half. He and the band had been talking about doing a 45 (they eventually released the track “Smile” as a Colemine single), but Cole suggested doing an entire LP since there were eight songs that were mostly finished. The band wasn’t enthused. Not because they didn’t want to release it through Colemine — they just didn’t think it was good enough to release at all. Cole remembers the musicians pleading with him: “You can't release that. It’s just not that good. It was just for fun when we were in college. We don't want you to take that risk.” Most of the members had graduated and/or were moving on to other pursuits, so the Indications were barely even a band anymore. But Cole persisted. And just as his ex’s enthusiastic reaction to the music a year and a half earlier gave him a fresh perspective on its potential, some in-store test marketing also raised hopes. “We started playing the album in the store and people would ask, ‘What is this?’ It started to get a lot of questions,” Cole says. “So that kind of gave us confidence, like ‘People like this shit.’ ” He finally convinced the band to let him press 1,000 copies of the Durand Jones & the Indications self-titled album debut. It was slated for release in July 2016 but they received copies in April and continued playing it in Plaid Room. Cole ultimately sold 100 early copies to shoppers and he helped kick up nationwide buzz by calling other retailers and telling them that the same people who were buying Leon Bridges and Charles Bradley albums were going to be all over it. He also sent out several promo copies for retailers to spin during business hours — a proven technique. Durand Jones & the Indications’ burgeoning fanbase became visibly apparent when the group played a prerelease party at Plaid Room and 150 people crammed into the shop on a Wednesday night to experience it. “I mean, Durand Jones & the Indications — that is the biggest tipping point for the label and the shop and everything,” Cole says.

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Though the label was instrumental in launching the Indications to unanticipated levels of success, the escalating attention — bigger tours and festival slots, high-profile management, a Google commercial — also almost put the band out of Colemine’s league. Majors and large indie labels were making offers to sign the group. Cole didn’t have the money other bigtimers had to throw at the band, so they sought out a partner they could trust to continue the relationship and offer the best deal for all involved parties. Ultimately, Cole found the people at the well-distributed indie label Dead Oceans (home to acts like Mitski and Japanese Breakfast) shared the same goals and values. Dead Oceans re-released the self-titled Indications album last year and, earlier this year, released the follow-up, American Love Call; both releases still feature Colemine branding. Cole says he’s pleased with how the deal worked out. “The band was outpacing us and we didn't want to be holding them back like that,” he says. Some of what was lost financially from the Indications moving on was made up for by a boost in exposure and credibility for Colemine, with sales for the entire catalog seeing an increase in the wake of the band’s success. And working with Dead Oceans gave Cole more insight into running a label on that higher level, helping Colemine’s release schedule pick up, with a huge slate of full-lengths dropping over the past year and many more on the horizon. Among the new releases: Chicago’s New Orleans-tinged Funk artist Neal Francis will release his anticipated debut LP through the label’s sub-imprint Karma Chief (for music that falls a little outside of Colemine’s usual sound) next month; Ikebe Shakedown is returning to Colemine for their new full-length, Kings Left Behind, which is due Aug. 16; Southern Gospel act (and Eli Paperboy Reed students) The Harlem Gospel Travelers have a Colemine album coming Oct. 11 titled He’s On Time. The label sporadically releases archival material, including the 1968 album On the Rise by Cincinnati Soul singer Barbara Howard, wife of local business legend Steve Reece and mother of former Cincinnati vice mayor Alicia Reece. Next on the reissue docket is music by funky ’60s/’70s Detroit vocal group The Brothers of Soul, which Cole describes as “the best music ever made.” An LP compilation of the trio’s 45s is being prepped for Record Store Day next year. Colemine’s success with Durand Jones & the Indications also allowed them to take offers from new, larger distribution companies. Cole ultimately chose to go with the respected Secretly Distribution, which is part of the Secretly Group, the umbrella company that includes the labels Numero Group, Jagjaguwar, Secretly Canadian and Dead Oceans. The deal — as

well as Plaid Room Records’ standalone success — gave the Coles a chance to upgrade the shop as well. As Plaid Room grew, the used record inventory majorly increased. Always keeping his production skills sharp, Cole was also recording some of the artists on Colemine in the shop on the tiny performance stage (where the store hosted live music) but he was desperately wanting a more controlled environment — in terms of both space and time. “The store just gobbled up the stage more and more, so the Hammond organ has like the Jazz section on it,” Cole says. “And I can't make very much music because I have to run the shop and then I have to do (the recording) at night. I can't do it during the day — just walk in and start making tracks.” So when the two-story building across the street went up for sale, the Coles interest was immediately piqued. But the former owner was asking way more than they could afford. It was way more than anyone could afford apparently — after the price was lowered twice, the brothers and Pelfrey began to more seriously

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envision taking over the space. They purchased the building last summer and opened “Plaid Room Records 2.0” in November. The larger ground floor not only gives Plaid Room a big, open (and, yes, very clean) space to set up the cases of records and elegantly line the walls with even more vinyl — there’s also a miniwarehouse to store Colemine product. And there’s more room in the back of the building for shipping Colemine’s releases and for Plaid Room’s mail-order servicing. Cole says the store’s website — which features tons of new vinyl releases — has become one of their biggest sources of income. Likewise, on the second floor, Pelfrey rents out space to groups for meetings and events. Nestled away in the back room of the spacious, well-designed top floor (Cole says Pelfrey gets all the credit for the feng shui flow) is Colemine’s new in-house studio. It’s a little disheveled, but still an eye-catching sight to behold, with vintage organs, amps and other gear scattered about. Acts like Northern Ohio’s Wesley Bright & The Honeytones have been laying down tracks in the new space lately. The space also gives musicians and other

guests (Cole recently hosted visitors from Colemine’s publishers, Rough Trade) a place to crash when they’re in town. “This place has been like a hotel lately,” Cole says. With every step of the label and store’s success, Cole has continued to grow and learn from each experience. He’s a little more careful with artist contracts and he’s been producing as much of Colemine’s output as he can, so that if someone gets poached from his roster, he’ll be in a better position to negotiate. But just because Cole’s open to learning new tricks of the trade doesn’t mean he’s a clueless rube. Though he doesn’t mind if certain people think so. He says he’s flattered that others are paying attention to what Colemine is doing but finds it hilarious that he occasionally gets calls from people at major labels looking to just “pick his brain”… or maybe pick his pocket. “I’ve had people call, just like, ‘What are you into?’ ” he says. “ ‘Hey, I really love what you guys are doing. Yeah. I'm an A&R… really dope shit. Love Durand. Love that Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio. What are you into right now?’ It's like, ‘Whoa!’ I think they just think I’m totally stupid.” “Which is fine,” he adds with a mischievous smirk. “I love being the underdog.” Predictions and goals haven’t really had much to do with how the label has gotten to where it is today. Still, Cole says he does think a lot about Colemine’s legacy. “I don't want to make records (with a certain sound) because it feels like a hot thing right now,” he says. “Whenever we're putting records together, I always try to think, ‘Is somebody going to want to listen to this in 10 years? Is somebody going to want to listen to this in 20 years?’ The goal is just to make good albums. I want it to stay progressive. I don't want to get stagnant. I don't want to just make the same R&B record over and over again.” Besides the music, Cole says he wants Colemine to be remembered for the love and attention to detail put into each release, right down to the earthy production, the retro-styled album design and the overall physical packaging, including the quality-constructed album sleeves. It’s the main reason he can’t envision ever selling off the label to the highest bidder. “I’d just worry that they’d press the records at some shitty pressing plant,” he says, half-joking, about any sort of sevenfigure corporate buyout. “I want people to always look back at our records and be able tell that a lot of care was put into them. I want people to know we’re a record-centric label.”

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Ongoing Shows ONSTAGE: Girl in the Red Corner Know Theatre, Over-the-Rhine (through Aug. 17)

WEDNESDAY 07

FILM: E.T. at Washington Park Washington Park’s Summer Cinema series continues with yet another classic that’s fun for the whole family. Watch as a boy befriends a little alien while attempting to return him to his home planet in E.T. the ExtraTerrestrial. Concessions are available on-site, so feel free to grab snacks — Reese’s Pieces, perhaps? 9-11 p.m. Wednesday. Free. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Overthe-Rhine, washingtonpark. org. — NICK SULLIVAN

P H O T O : B R I T TA N Y T H O R N T O N

MUSIC: Joyce Manor brings Emo heart to the Woodward Theater. See Sound Advice on page 42.

COMEDY: Caleb Synan Comedian Caleb Synan first gained national attention as one of the new faces at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal a few years back. In addition to starring in two different web shows

for Comedy Central, he has also appeared on Conan, as well as Last Comic Standing. “My dad’s growing his own food now, that’s a good sign,” he tells an audience. “Anytime I’m there he says, ‘You know anybody that likes squash in L.A.? I’ll send some squash with you.’” Syanan says. “That’s not something I can know about a city.” Originally from Northern Georgia (he was named “wittiest” in high school there), he now lives in New York City. “I’ve been in New York for several years now and still don’t feel anything seeping in as far as unjustified anger.” Through Sunday. $8-$14. Go Bananas, 8410 Market Place Lane, Montgomery, gobananascomedy. com. — P.F. WILSON EVENT: Great Inland Seafood Festival Some say the mighty Ohio River could never compare to the wonders of the

Atlantic Ocean and all its seafood fare. This four-day festival says otherwise. Grab all the fresh fish you can as local restaurants bring the coast to the Midwest. There will even be whole Maine lobsters, oysters on the halfshell, king crab and gator on a stick, plus live music from local bands and items for sale from Flutter-Bye Boutique and The Bluegrass Market. 5-11 p.m. Thursday and Friday; noon-11 p.m. Saturday; noon-9 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. Festival Park, Newport on the Levee, Newport, cincinnatifestivalsandevents.com. — NICK SULLIVAN EVENT: Hamilton County Fair Rev your engines and get your 4-H Club ready: the 164th-annual Hamilton County Fair is back with a midway full of rides and games, livestock displays, arts and crafts exhibits,

carnival food, giant tomatoes and all the rest of the wholesome county antics you’d expect. The fair will include agricultural exhibits and the All American Petting Zoo. Grandstand features include wrestling, circle track racing and, of course, demolition derbies (a celebrity demolition derby kicks things off at 7:30 p.m. Thursday). Look for live music from Rodney Alan Combs and Chuck Brisbin and the Tuna Project over the weekend. 4-11 p.m. Thursday-Friday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday; noon-10 p.m. Sunday. Hamilton County Fairgrounds, 7801 Anthony Wayne Ave., Carthage, hamiltoncountyfair.com. — EMMA STIEFEL EVENT: Wild About Wine Part of the Cincinnati Zoo’s Toast to the Wild series, Wild About Wine is CONTINUES ON PAGE 26

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EVENT: Taft House Party Head to the Taft Museum of Art for a House Party before heading home. It’s a happy hour cocktail bash featuring the Screaming Goat food truck, an art-making station from Visionaries + Voices, live music from Knotts, s’mores from Quaintrelle Confections, giant yard games (Jenga, Connect Four, tic tac toe, etc.) and access to the museum’s special exhibition, L’Affichomania: The Passion for French Posters. 5-8 p.m. Thursday. Free admission. Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike St., Downtown, facebook. com/taftmuseum. — MAIJA ZUMMO

EVENT: Cincinnati Zoo History and Hijinks Tour The Cincinnati Zoo’s 50-year animal care veteran and trainer Gary Denzler leads this immersive after-hours tour telling tales about the second oldest zoo in America. Travel back in time as Denzler leads you around the grounds and regales you with “fun and factual” stories about the people, animals and history that have made the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden the popular attraction that it is today. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday. $15; $11 members. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., Avondale, cincinnatizoo.org. — MAIJA ZUMMO

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EVENT: Sugar Rush Cincinnati’s annual celebration dedicated to all things sweet is back. Sugar Rush, hosted by CityBeat Events, takes place at the Cincinnati Art Museum, where over a dozen local bakeries, ice cream shops and candy stores will converge to make it the sweetest spot in the city. Guests will vote for their favorite treat of the night and the winner will receive bragging rights and an award to display at their shop for a full year. There will also be a panel of experts handing out special recognitions for the most creative dessert. Expect tasty treats from Queen City favorites including Holtman’s Donuts, Del Gardo’s, Starlight Donut Lab and Ruby’s Chocolates. The event is kid-friendly and tickets include unlimited samples, two drinks and access to the entire first floor of the art museum (including No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man). 5:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets are currently sold out. Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams, sugarrushcincy.com. — HAILEY BOLLINGER

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a super-popular after-hours party that invites the public to wander the zoo grounds while sipping on glasses of vino. After listening to feedback, this year’s event features extended hours, more zoo access and a larger selection of drinks to sample. Each ticket includes access to zoo exhibits, 12 drink samples, a commemorative wine glass, a welcome beverage, animal encounters, live music and a meetand-greet with conservation scientists. Food will be available for purchase with menu options found online. Drink responsibly and try to keep the monkey business to, well, the monkeys. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday. $50 non-member; $30 DD; VIP sold out. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., Avondale, cincinnatizoo.org. — NICK SULLIVAN

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EVENT: Revelry: Unleashed The Contemporary Arts Center promises a wild night, as inspired by its current Creatures: When Species Meet exhibit. According to the museum, “this exhibition brings together an international coterie of artists and academics that enlist this untamed, ‘wild’ other as

partners in the production of art.” And this after-hours party includes “bawdy tours,” art-making activities, cocktails from lobby café Fausto and entertainment. 6-9 p.m. Friday. Free admission. Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. Sixth St., Downtown, facebook. com/cincycac. — MAIJA ZUMMO

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MUSIC: Americana six-piece Warrick & Lowell hosts an album release party at the Southgate House Revival. See Sound Advice on page 39. MUSIC: A version of Black Flag brings Punk Rock to Riverfront Live. See Sound Advice on page 43. EVENT: O.F.F. Market It’s a sip-andshop Saturday at the Oakley Fancy Flea. Head to MadTree Brewing’s Barrel Warehouse for PHOTO: PROVIDED

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MUSIC: Bellwether Music Festival In Paste magazine’s roundup of the “Best American Music Festivals in 2019,” it name-drops the Bellwether Music Festival, the Southwest Ohio event (founded by Bunbury and MidPoint Music Festival creator Bill Donabedian) that debuted last year in Waynesville, Ohio with a lineup that included The Flaming Lips, Japanese Breakfast, Echo and the Bunnymen and more. The camper-friendly Bellwether’s second year lineup is equally packed with AltRock/Indie Rock favorites, including Cold War Kids, Beach House, Twin Shadow, Real Estate, Pinback, Caroline Rose, Cake, Guided By Voices, STRFKR, Black Moth Super Rainbow, We Are Scientists and more. Bands with local ties performing at Bellwether this year include Young Heirlooms, Multimagic and R. Ring. There will also be a plethora of other activities throughout the weekend. Bellwether is held at the home of the annual Renaissance Fair so, logically, attendees can indulge in some “full-contact” Rock & Roll jousting, as well as axe throwing, after parties, tons of food and other vendors and much more. 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $69; $119 (two-day pass). Renaissance Park, 10542 OH-73, Waynesville, bellwetherfest.com. — MIKE BREEN

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pets. The stated goal of the O.F.F. Market is to support the local innovative business community, and luckily that pairs exceptionally well with MadTree’s craft beer. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Free admission. MadTree, 3301 Madison Road, Oakley, facebook.com/theoffmarket. — MAIJA ZUMMO

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MUSIC: Los Angeles’ Death Valley Girls bring California Doom Boogie to MOTR Pub. See Sound Advice on page 43.

Sims, The Hot Magnolias, Cincy Steel and an encore from Nasty Nati. In addition to the parade, find all your favorite SSOM activities including a biergarten, vendor booths, food trucks and Main Street merchants. Noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. Main Street between 12th and Liberty, Over-the-Rhine, facebook.com/OTRSSOM. — MAIJA ZUMMO

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EVENT: Second Sunday On Main Over-the-Rhine’s monthly summer street festival takes it to New Orleans for a Second Line parade — a tradition that reflects the line of dancers who follow the main event (hence the name). Starting at 1 p.m., participants can follow the Nasty Nati Brass Band in a short procession around Over-the-Rhine with the Q-Kidz Dance Team and the Afrakan Artist Alliance Stiltwalkers; feathers, beads, parasols, glitter and any other over-the-top attire is encouraged. The rest of the fest will feature mainstage performances from Romel

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EVENT: 1940s Day Go full pin-up or Rosie the Riveter: The Cincinnati Museum Center is entering a vintage timewarp on Saturday for its ever-popular 1940s Day. The event, which has in recent years been held at Lunken Airport during museum renovation, returns to Union Terminal for an immersive homage to the decade. There will be World War II-era cars on display along with periodappropriate music, fashion and dancing. There will also be a costume contest for those who want to break out their finest victory rolls and wiggle dresses. Guests, including Holocaust survivor Dr. Renate Neeman and members of the Japanese American Citizens League, will be sharing their experiences of living through this pivotal decade. Plus, you can enjoy a 1940s Day signature cocktail to help you Lindy Hop all day. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Free

with museum admission: $14.50 adults; $13.50 seniors; $10.50 3-12; $5.50 1-2; free for members. Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave., Queesgate, cincymuseum.org/1940sday. — MAIJA ZUMMO

SPORTS: Western & Southern Open This tennis-star-studded tournament returns to Cincinnati — the nation’s oldest professional tournament played in its city of origin. Players include Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and many more. The multi-day event also features special activities, live entertainment and food and drinks from local establishments. Game times vary. Through Aug. 18. Tickets start at $14. Lindner Family Tennis Center, 5460 Courseview Drive, Mason, wsopen.com. — EMMA STIEFEL

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The Rise of Healing Crystals Metaphysical crystal culture and its purported benefits — from giving a creative boost to cleansing one’s spirit — is becoming a pop culture phenomenon everywhere, including in Cincinnati BY N ATA L I E H A M R E N

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grew, the more I was studying and getting in touch with my aura and my energy fields.” According to Codd, you can’t just hold a crystal to harness its properties; you have to be able to focus your mind and tap into its abilities. “There’s energy all around us that we don’t see, but it’s tactile. I’m touching it right now,” Codd says. “If you focus your mind well enough, you are able to get to a space where you can start to feel it.” With the internet, it’s easy for people to learn about crystals and educate themselves on how they work, Haydon says. She also notes that smaller crystals can be found cheaply, for $1 or $2. Even though crystals have become more popular in recent years, Jackson sees the resurgence as a positive thing in every aspect. “Crystals are really powerful to be shared with people,” Jackson says. “When you share the crystals with people to do things — to help peoples’ energy fields or support a friend … there are all kinds of ways where you can use the crystals to share with each other and help each other feel better.” While crystals may not be for everyone, Jackson’s advice is to trust what feels right. “I always say that if a person has a different belief system than mine, ‘That’s not my reality in this moment,’” Jackson says. “I’m not saying I will never believe that way, but I’m saying in this moment, that doesn’t feel right. But this feels right over here.”

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pink stones like rose quartz are said to represent love and compassion. Yellow and orange stones, like citrine, are associated with a boost of creativity or confidence. Other stones, according to Haydon, can be used to help with specific diseases and disorders. She says lepidolite, a light purple and pink stone, can be used to help those with anxiety disorders. And turquoise can be used when someone needs to speak their truth or is having difficulty communicating. Haydon says there have always been symbols — such as the Christian cross — upon which people attach their beliefs. She attributes the increasing popularity of crystals to their beauty and abundance. “I think people are getting more and more aware of their psychic senses,” Haydon says. “Everybody’s born with physical senses. They’re taught to use a physical sense — they’re not taught to use your psychic senses. So, people are questioning.” Jackson echoes that sentiment. When working with crystals, he says, they’re working with the “emotional body” of a person. In doing so, he notes that those who practice with crystals start healing themselves on a spiritual level. Zoe Codd, who owns a holistic wellness Esty shop and is Cincinnati-based, has been using crystals since high school. She says tapping into the crystals’ energies has been a learning process. “The more you grow, the more you’re able to get in touch with your metaphysical being,” Codd says. “I feel like, the more I

That eventually morphed into The Crystal Guy, Jackson’s home business in Blue Ash where he sells crystals and teaches classes on what they can be used for and techniques on how to implement them in your life. He’s also a certified instructor for Melody Crystal Healing, a type of holistic therapy that involves the practice of laying gems and stones on parts of the body over chakra points. (Chakras are energy centers in the body that are thought to be connected to various organs and glands.) Jackson isn’t alone in his love for the phenomenon. Take a scroll through the crystal hashtag on Instagram and you’ll encounter over 11 million posts, many of which exalt the minerals’ purported benefits. Celebrities like Adele and Naomi Campbell have sung their praises. And in the past month alone, both The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times have published articles analyzing the resurgence of crystals, citing the rise of interest in alternative medicine and the growing number of Americans who have turned away from traditional religion and toward more secular spiritual practices as reasons for their increased popularity. Locally, another voice in the crystal community is Francine Haydon, who works at Enchanted Moments, a metaphysical shop in Milford. She says different crystals can have different effects and they can be used based on their color. Dark stones, such as black tourmaline, black onyx, smoky quartz and obsidian can be used for cleansing. Light

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t was an old man at an Oklahoma City biker bar over three decades ago that first introduced Gene Jackson to the world of healing crystals. A recent motorcycle accident, in which he crashed going 65 miles per hour into the back of a pick-up truck, had left Jackson with his mouth wired shut and in a cast from his left wrist to his shoulder. Having just served eight years in the Marine Corps, Jackson says he wanted to leave his “bad boy motorcycle” lifestyle behind. Jackson recalls the man gifting him with a crystal about two inches in length, claiming that it would help with the healing process. “I said, ‘whatever works,’ and put it in my pocket,” he says. The following day, he met a woman at the same bar who had been beaten by her boyfriend; her jaw, like Jackson’s, was wired shut. “My heart went out to her,” he says. “I reached my hand in my pocket, I pulled the crystal out, put my hand and the crystal to her face, and took her pain away instantly. Freaked her out; freaked me out. And that started my adventure.” After that first encounter, Jackson says it was a friend gifting him with a bag of clear quartz that turned him completely on to crystals — which can be worn as jewelry, kept on a person or even nearby, such as on a bedside table. For those who practice with crystals, like Jackson, it’s thought that the act of holding crystals or placing them on the body can promote physical, emotional and spiritual healing by taking in positive energy that, in turn, flows through one’s body and flushes out the negative. “I started realizing that I love the crystals and was loving the energies of crystals and I was doing intuitive things with the crystals, so I tried to turn people on to them,” Jackson says.

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The Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra is certainly known for its robust collaboration, especially during its annual Summermusik programming. With the festival in the midst of its fifth season, one concert that quickly turned heads from the get-go was Rivermusik, which adds Bluegrass to the mix. The performance was curated by CCO assistant concertmaster Sujean Kim. Soprano Shareese Johnson will be featured alongside Brown County Bluegrass duo The Pedigos, who will pluck out harmonies with banjos in hand. The event will be held at downtown’s Theodore M. Berry International Friendship Park. Cincinnati Parks Naturalist Michael George will also be on hand to share related history and anecdotes about how the Ohio River helped shape the Queen City into what it is today. Kim says Rivermusik was quickly embraced when she first pitched the concept to be a part of Summermusik’s Chamber Crawl series — intimate evenings that spotlight diverse music in unique venues, curated by CCO musicians. “A lot of Classical music groups across the globe are reaching out to audiences, doing crossover (collaborations), multimedia with a visual presentation of some sort, or dance — mixing up what you’re experiencing,” Kim says. “Everyone is really excited about how (Summermusik is) going to be a mix of things. I like variety in my day-to-day, so hopefully this will be a good combination as well.” After the initial announcement, Rivermusik’s 7:30 p.m. performance quickly sold out. To accommodate interest, they added a second concert at 9:15 p.m. The early sellout and need to schedule an encore presentation proved to be a good sign. “In the history of these crawls with this organization, many have sold out over the years, and many have had a second concert added on to accommodate the demand,” Kim says. “So I was told of that possibility. But it happened early on, and the response to all of these crawls has been really positive.” The concert material will include both Bluegrass and Classical works with water and river-based themes. George, who joined Cincinnati Parks in 1999, makes note of his organization’s mission to “celebrate not only our region’s natural history, but our cultural history as well.” Our own geographical region, George says, has changed from being just a few outposts on the river “when the hills were wild” to later becoming “the industrial heart” of Cincinnati. The river itself functions historically as our connection to civilization, which he says is still reflected today in the parks that line our riverfront. Rivermusik is just one part of a noteworthy season. Celebrating its 45th anniversary, the CCO will welcome guest soloists from around the world for a number of performances, including guitar legend Pepe

Romero and the Silver-Garburg Piano Duo. “I’m thrilled that (Rivermusik) happens to be during a milestone season,” Kim says. “I’m glad to be a part of it, and there’s certainly a bang-up lineup.” Aside from the more casual chamber crawls, which are held at spots like bars and restaurants — and, in the case of Rivermusik, a park — Summermusik

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will also deliver four chamber orchestra performances at the School for Creative and Performing Arts and “A Little Afternoon Musik” concerts. All in all, according to a CCO press release, the festival — which spans three weeks — will cover 500 years of music history “from the heavenly music of the Renaissance to the wild virtuoso percussion solos of our time.” Concerts like Rivermusik have helped the festival earn a reputation of innovation and creativity. “I think having new juxtaposition — whether it’s different genres of music being performed and experienced in the same evening and putting that out of context, no longer onstage and in more of an intimate reception area close to the river — all of those new combinations of senses can serve to create a memorable experience, hopefully a good one,” Kim says. “Maybe everybody takes away something different. They can place the context of music history, with what was going on here in Ohio. I’m hoping for a serendipitous connection for everyone.” Rivermusik takes place at Theodore M. Berry International Friendship Park Pavilion 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13. Because the first performance sold out, you can still catch an encore concert at 9:15 p.m. Summermusik 2019 runs through Aug. 24. More info: ccocincinnati.org.

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Despite a three-week run at the Aronoff Center back in February and March, it was a big challenge to get tickets to see Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway megahit about one of America’s Founding Fathers. Virtually every seat at the Aronoff was sold; a few people slipped in via a daily lottery, but if you did not score early, chances to see the show were slim. The Chicago production The Schuyler Mansion Gallery in Hamilton: The Exhibition will end on Jan. 5, 2020 PHOTO: JOAN MARCUS (after more than three years, 171 weeks and 1,341 “Hurricane Room” and Washington’s performances) and become another tourwar room, a canvas tent where the Battle ing production in addition to the one that of Yorktown is brought to life on a map came to Cincinnati. Seats for the Broadway using tiny animated military figures, production remain scarce (and astonishships and more. (Korins called it “a giant ingly expensive) in New York City. But Risk board.”) You can visit the Schuyler without question, Hamilton will be back in Mansion ballroom with life-size golden Cincinnati for a future season. statues of historical figures. There’s also a If you want a taste of what it’s all about 70-foot parchment map of 1772 Manhattan — or even if you’ve seen it — you should with scale models of landmarks. consider a trip to Chicago for Hamilton: The exhibition — which opened April 27 The Exhibition, a 360-degree immersive of this year — delves deeply into issues and experience. Miranda, who created the events the musical could not fully explore: musical and initially starred as Alexander race, women, immigrants and more. Hamilton, is the entrepreneur behind this “Hamilton is a musical,” Miranda says in new spectacle. While it’s not quite the show, a press release. “It’s as much of Alexander’s it’s dazzling in its own way. It is, in fact, a life as we could wrestle into two and a half deeper dive into American history, using hours of musical theater, and it’s been state-of-the-art museum technology to incredible to see the renewed interest this make a sensational, walk-through exhibit has sparked in Alexander Hamilton’s life in the world of 18th-century America and and times.” through the milieu of Hamilton’s life in But it could not include many fine New York City. details. He calls the exhibition “an It’s on Chicago’s Northerly Island in immersive companion piece for Hamilton, Lake Michigan near the Adler Planetarium and a deep dive into the details and and Shedd Aquarium. The cavernous, experiences of Hamilton’s story.” hangar-like building constructed for There’s a special treat at the end the exhibition has 18 galleries that took — another 3D experience, this time of the several months and thousands of hours opening scene of the musical, featuring the to complete. Before you begin to walk full cast performing the song that introthrough the galleries, you’re greeted duces the key characters and anticipates by a 3D video of Miranda and Phillipa the full story of Hamilton’s tumultuous life. Soo (Eliza Schuyler on Broadway). From The exhibition cost $1 million more to there, you move through an interactive launch than the Broadway production. mix of in-depth scenography, lighting, Though it was originally slated to close sound, multimedia projections, artifacts, Sept. 8, the date has now been moved up to drawings, paintings and lavish décor. Aug. 25; according to the Chicago Tribune, You’re guided by an audio tour narrated by representatives of the exhibition cited Miranda and other original cast members. avoiding conflict with the North Coast The tour is set to melodies, hooks and beats Music Festival and the start of the Chicago re-orchestrated from the show. Bears’ oncoming home season as reasons Each gallery portrays a moment in the for the early closure. If you’re a diehard life of Hamilton, from his childhood on “Hamfam,” there are only a few weeks to the Caribbean island of Saint Croix to his catch it in Chicago. Tickets are $25 to $40; tragic death after a duel with political rival not inexpensive but a lot more reasonable Aaron Burr. David Korins, creative director than the sky-high ticket prices for the show. and set designer for the show and this exhibition, told the Chicago Sun-Times that Hamilton: The Exhibition is on view in his goal was to represent Hamilton’s life Chicago until Aug. 25. Check out the video “realistically rendered and as detailed as at hamiltonexhibition.com and the gallery of (they) possibly could.” images from the exhibition at citybeat.com. Experiences include a swirling

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Oakley’s Visionarium Closes its Doors BY M O R G A N Z U M B I EL

After two impactful years of operating a storefront and studio space on Oakley Square, the Visionarium has closed its doors for the last time. The Visionarium opened in 2017 as an extension of Visionaries + Voices, a local nonprofit that has worked with artists with disabilities since 2003. Through its studios in Northside and Visionarium’s former storefront in Oakley Springdale, V+V currently provides resources, studio PHOTO: HAILEY BOLLINGER space and exhibition “It was just cool to see all that creativity opportunities to around come together and see people in the com130 artists across Cincinnati. And in June, munity in turn getting positive inspiration the group crowdfunded more than $3,500 by people with disabilities,” Boyhen says. to send V+V artist Curtis Davis and his Despite the good intentions and hard work to New York City’s White Columns work poured into the Visionarium over gallery for a solo exhibition. the past two years, the space ultimately Initially, the Visionarium was a way faced the sometimes-difficult realities of to increase V+V’s visibility throughout running a small business. Cincinnati as well as offer artists more “There’s not one thing that ‘happened,’ streams of revenue. “We were trying to per se, but we’re experiencing a lot of loss expand the space we had and expand because of it and I think that that is really professional opportunities, be it teaching hard,” Higgins says. “We lost some staff opportunities or opportunities to sell that opted to resign after it was announced. art and merchandise,” says V+V Creative We’re losing this space that we literally Director Karen Boyhen. “We actually built ourselves and having to take it apart.” had a three-pronged goal in opening this “It’s a two-edged sword,” adds Boyhen. space: to teach awareness of Visionaries “It’s necessary because I think it got to the + Voices, become integrated into the local point where we didn’t want to have V+V community and also to make money. So negatively affected.” we made two of the three (goals).” The team can agree, however, that the The Visionarium’s interior looked more risk was worth the reward. “Anyone who like a clubhouse with a gift shop than a works for a nonprofit — I don’t think we traditional retail space. In front, the airy, do it because it makes us lots of money,” light-filled store was home to original work Higgins says. “We’re all here because we’re by V+V artists — everything from canvases feeling called to this work.” and prints to T-shirts, earrings, magnets “Our artists in the studios are good and wrapping paper. The studio’s back enough to make bank,” Boyhen continues. half made room for workspaces and walls “And some of them do,” Higgins says. lined with art supplies. The bright, cheery “They’re just people in the world doing their Visionarium was a welcome addition to thing.” the Oakley community, too. Under the While the physical Visionarium may direction of Visionarium manager Julia be no more, its steadfast spirit will live Lipovsky, it played host to birthday parties, on through the work of the artists and community art classes and, most recently, staff who were able to craft a space for a kids’ summer camp. creativity and community outreach in its “Our other spaces, although great, are a brief stay in Oakley. Now, the team says, little bit hidden off the beaten path,” says they’re looking forward to the future of V+V, V+V Education Director Seana Higgins. “It whatever it may bring. was a way to bring a little slice of the studio Having celebrated its 16th anniversary magic that we all get to see all the time out Aug. 3, V+V has plans to honor the into the public.” Visionarium’s mission in new ways, “You can’t walk into any other store and including opening an online store and a buy art off the wall in this very intimate retail space at its Northside gallery and manner,” adds Education Coordinator seeking out more wholesale partners and Drew Yakscoe. licensing opportunities for artists. The Visionarium was also home to V+V’s “Cincinnati’s a great place to try stuff out. Teaching Artists Program (TAP), which, Although this is hard, we were able to do it,” since 2011, has graduated 27 artists as art Higgins says. “We’ll figure something else teachers themselves who now instruct out and have some other wacky idea to try.” classes throughout Cincinnati’s public and private schools. TAP will continue outside For more information on Visionaries + of the Visionarium, most likely through the Voices, visit visionariesandvoices.com. Northside studio where it began.

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My grandmother died over 25 years ago. expected to die soon, the anticipation of I remember the last few months before grief is the same. She wonders why she is her passing quite well. After college I was so far away from her loved one. living and working in Philadelphia; my Billi is also confounded by the notion Nana was in Asheville, North Carolina. that her parents attempted to withhold After she had a serious stroke, my mother, the news from her. To make matters worse, who was living here in Cincinnati, went the family plans a fake get together — the home to set her up in a nursing home. hasty marriage of Billi’s cousin — so Once my grandmother was settled, we everyone can see Nai Nai one last time. made arrangements for one of us to call her Once she learns of the scheme, Billi maxes each day. out her credit cards to go. However, no During the week, I would call her one wants her there because they want after I got off work, usually while I was to keep the diagnosis a secret from the preparing dinner for myself. Food was a huge part of my upbringing and I learned to cook from her. As I cooked she would tell me family history or little anecdotes from her life that she had probably shared with me a million times before. I told myself that the act of retelling the stories would take her mind off of her deteriorating state, but that wasn’t what mattered to me; I needed to hang onto them and her. The day she died I missed my check-in with The cast of Lulu Wang’s The Farewell her. I might have worked PHOTO: COURTESY A 24 late and grabbed a quick bite without going home or maybe I went to a movie with a friend. But grandmother. They want her to remain I received a call from my mother the next happy and carefree for as long as possible morning letting me know Nana had passed and the family knows that Billi, having in the early morning. I was wracked with been raised in Western culture, will not be guilt and grief. able to keep the secret. But none of them While watching writer-director Lulu are as adept as they imagine themselves Wang’s new film The Farewell, I saw some to be at maintaining the ruse. A pall hangs aspects of my younger self in Billi, the over every gathering before the phony character played by Awkwafina. Living nuptials. in a small New York City apartment, she It is truly hard to say goodbye, especially struggles to get by financially, waiting to when you know the end is not some far-off hear about a fellowship that will tide her point along the horizon, but close enough over. She’s hustling to pursue her creativeto cross in a step or two. based version of the American Dream — Awkwafina has thus far been known the cool independent spirit — but she’s not for her scene-stealing comedic turns above going to her parent’s apartment to last year in Ocean’s Eight and Crazy Rich wash her clothes. Asians. In Billi, she recognizes the need to Similar to my situation, she talks to her strike a balance between sadness and a grandmother on the phone. In her case, willingness to engage with her Nai Nai, to her Nai Nai is an ocean away in Mainland enjoy the preciousness of the moments still China, but they communicate as Billi available. walks the busy streets of NYC. There is My Nana and I were doing the same a familiar routine in the conversation. thing those last few weeks every time I They joke and express their love for each called her. I wondered, at the end of each other in all sorts of ways. It is as if they are phone call, if that conversation would be physically together, not just in each other’s the last. I sometimes wish I had taped her ear across the divide. retellings of those stories so that I could Culture would seem to separate my have savored the details and history. But memory of talking to my grandmother what truly mattered was the sparkle in her toward the end of her life and Billi’s voice, the laughter we shared and how that dialogue with her Nai Nai. Southern black time belonged to just the two of us. folks and Asians, one might think, would Awkwafina and The Farewell reflect be worlds apart. But when Billi learns those sentiments beautifully in every that her grandmother has cancer and is frame. (In theaters) (PG) Grade: A

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Home on the Rhine HomeMakers Bar brings a retro vibe, Midcentury cocktails and fun finger food to Over-the-Rhine BY L E Y L A S H O KO O H E

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while restaurants that serve alcohol are distinct from bars that serve food, I, for one, welcome the move more bars are making lately by incorporating more substantial snacks into their offerings. “We wanted to do something that very much was part of the concept, so it’s all based on cocktail party food from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s; twists that make sense for us,” Manabat says. “We just wanted to have fun with it. In one of the cream cheeses (for the salami roll ups), we use some of the cucumbers we use to infuse the vermouth.” Other menu options include ham salad and buffalo chicken salad finger “sammies,” served crustless; pesto dip spiced up with banana peppers; a cheese bowl using local Urban Stead quark; and Welcome Wagon charcuterie boards. Newly introduced are late-night Home Pockets — what Manabat calls a “grilled cheese-pop tart hybrid, with Sixteen Bricks dough.” On the horizon for HomeMakers is the opening of a small back-room bar that will utilize a reservation service for those who want a low-key respite, plus plenty of food pop-ups and collaborations and DJs continuing on Friday and Saturday nights.

of colorful stripes running along one wall, tasteful neon signage, a chandelier made from forks from a kid’s camp and an arcade game. HomeMakers feels a bit like stepping into a perfectly preserved suburban 1950s kitchen. More remnants of a prototypical family kitchen can be found in the bar top itself: it’s made from hundreds of shards of decorative plates, encased in a sort of epoxy. “The whole idea behind a lot of the items here is repurposing,” Petiprin says. “It’s taking those things that might be antiquated, or that remind us of something, but using them in a different way.” I visited on a recent Thursday evening and my drinking companion and I stuck to the “A Stiff Drink” portion of the menu, though the lighter-bodied beverages under “Keep It Light” sounded tempting, too. “Catherine and I bonded over our love of vermouth,” Petiprin says. “We’re really trying to highlight aperitifs, digestifs and low-proof spirits. We incorporate all of those things we love very much, that might be unfamiliar to those not involved in cocktails, (and) we try to make them in the style of ’50s and ’60s cocktails using those European spirits.” Manabat agrees. “I think it’s great to be able to deliver a

unique experience in a familiar vehicle,” she says. “If you look at the menu, it’s intentionally not overly verbose. We don’t use long Italian names for the things we’re using because it can be intimidating. We want people to focus on the flavor profiles they like.” I am not a big gin fan, and I ordered the It’s Toasted without realizing it was made with bourbon-barrel gin instead of straight bourbon. All’s well that ends well because I actually loved it. The coconut LaCroix and candied ginger garnish were my favorite parts of the cocktail. The Hires To You, with rum and root beer-infused aperitif wine, went down fast and the Big Rest, with mezcal and grapefruit, packed a very pleasant punch. In true “maker” spirit, many of the items on the menu are made in-house. The raspberry vermouth for the More Bounce spritz (an Americano-inspired cocktail), the strawberry shrub for the Taste the Fruit and the tepache (fermented pineapple) for the Big Rest are all made in the bar’s kitchen. All the juices are freshly squeezed; they go through three cases each of limes and lemons a week and one case of grapefruit. Manabat and Petiprin are resourceful, too, turning the strawberry from the strawberry shrub into jam, and serving that on their quirky and fun bites menu. Lots of bars treat food as an afterthought, and

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omeMakers Bar is a new Overthe-Rhine venture from owner duo Catherine Manabat and Julia Petiprin, awash in retro vibes and aiming to celebrate makers of all kinds. “(It’s) this idea that Cincinnati is our home. We both made this; we choose to call this place home,” Manabat says. She and Petiprin are transplants from Los Angeles, though they didn’t know each other there. “The idea of a ‘maker’ is really intriguing and something we want to celebrate. It’s more of this idea of making something of yourself,” she says. The definition of a maker is fluid, but it was directly inspired by the alchemic art of mixologists (though Petiprin says they don’t really use that term) and bartenders — the folks who release their creativity and passion through the process of crafting cocktails. Manabat and Petiprin have their own respective histories with drink-making and met by a stroke of serendipity at a Watershed Distillery-sponsored event. Manabat was a Watershed sales rep at the time, with a résumé that includes a stint as a bartender and member of the 21c Museum Hotel’s opening team; Petiprin was one of the owners and founders of Sundry & Vice, where she is still a partner, though not involved in operations. “I think the reason Julia and I work so well together is we have a lot of the same values, and we’re really invested because we’re not from here, we see how special this is — that kind of outside perspective,” Manabat says. “We’re really committed to being part of the community and helping build it, because we know how talented people are here.” Petiprin says she and Manabat first discussed the prospect of opening their own bar about two years ago, when they were running a cocktail competition. A year ago, they started looking for a space and HomeMakers officially opened in June. The interior of HomeMakers is a wellstruck balance between retro, kitsch and contemporary, thanks to Petiprin’s background as an interior designer. Open and airy, the walls are cerulean blue and salmon pink, with blond wood floors and furniture. There are cute bands

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Stir Brings Culture and Cuisine Together BY E M M A S T I EFEL

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Watch the counter at Dean’s Mediterranean Imports for long enough and you’ll be surprised at how many different people pass by. The specialty store in Findlay Market is a place where those from myriad backgrounds and countries converge over a common bond: food. After standing behind this counter for years, owner Kate Zaidan realized that her shop was a catalyst for people to interact in new ways, conversing over spices and bottles of olive oil when they may have never spoken otherwise. “Findlay Market really provides such a diverse shopping experience,” she says. “People from different neighborhoods and cultures all come to get specialty ingredients. And they light up when they’re talking about their food, they’re willing to explain what they do. I couldn’t do this without the store.” In 2016, she decided to create Stir, an organization that would provide a bigger platform for these types of food-inspired cross-cultural connections. A Project Grant from local philanthropic lab People’s Liberty gave Zaidan the kick-start she needed to host a series of six cooking classes in Findlay Kitchen. In each class, local cooks shared both their recipes and the stories behind them. Zaidan especially focused on cooks who are talented but often under-appreciated by the mainstream food scene. Her first class, Migration and Immigration in Cincinnati, paired German and Central American immigrants to make strudel and tortillas together. Another class featured the head chef at Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen, who advised participants on how to create healthy, resourceful meals. The grant also allowed Zaidan to create a series of food videos with local storytelling company AfroChine Productions. The videos range from a halfhour investigation into the question “What is a dumpling?” to a five-minute feature on Moroccan tajine stews. Since these initial offerings have concluded, Zaidan has shifted to hosting

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curated dinners with Stir, each featuring a local, often immigrant, cook. The first dinner highlighted Zaidan’s father, the “Dean” of Dean’s Mediterranean, who immigrated to Cincinnati from Lebanon over three decades ago. The most recent dinner was hosted by a family that had recently immigrated from Afghanistan; they cooked traditional recipes from the Central Asian country and the evening included “cuisine, culture and conversation.” Stir has also launched a new pop-up held Friday through Sunday at Dean’s Mediterranean that serves authentic Middle Eastern meals cooked by a chefin-residence. It’s part of Zaidan’s efforts to keep Stir’s programming financially accessible — food is available a la carte or as a full plate, with bread and dessert. Check Dean’s Facebook page for more information about each week’s event and chef. The chef behind the first pop-up, which took place July 12, was Ibtisam Masto, who also owns a catering business. Masto is from Aleppo, Syria, but fled to neighboring Lebanon after the civil war broke out. It was there that she developed her culinary skills at a local market for refugees. When the UN Refugee Committee relocated Masto to Cincinnati, she decided to continue pursuing her culinary dreams in America. “I want people to see my food, to try it,” Masto says. “Maybe we’ll make some more after (the first pop-up), I hope.” For her first pop-up, Masto served a combination of Syrian and Lebanese dishes. The offerings ranged from authentic versions of foods that most Americans are now familiar with — hummus and pita, chicken shawarma — to those that are harder to come by, like okra cooked in a seven spice sauce and moufataka, a rich Lebanese turmeric pudding eaten during the week before the Ramadan fast. Zaidan is proud of how Stir events have helped draw newly arrived immigrants like Masto into the Cincinnati community.

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She especially remembers working with a single mother who had fled Iraq with her son; he has autism and they came to Cincinnati to access health care. After Zaidan heard about the Iraqi bread the refugee mother was cooking in her home, she invited her to teach a cooking class. “We developed a relationship and got her connected to The Welcome Center (a refugee support organization in Camp Washington),” Zaidan says. “We helped get her connected to the larger social fabric of the city when she otherwise could have been pretty isolated.” Stir has also helped longtime Cincinnati residents empathize with their new neighbors. Its dinners provide guests with an environment where they can openly ask questions and break down preconceptions.

“We try to make it warm and comfortable,” Zaidan says. “People normally leave feeling really happy to have talked to someone new.” Eventually, Zaidan hopes that more decision makers will take a seat at the Stir dinner table. Politics isn’t at the center of what Stir does, but she hopes that by adding to the conversation about what immigrants bring to Cincinnati, they can “make a small impact on the national conversation around huge, complex issues of migration.” To learn more about upcoming Stir events visit stircookingclub.com, facebook.com/ culturecusineconversation or facebook.com/deansmediterranean.

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Cincinnati-based Thunderdome Restaurant Group purchased Kaze OTR in March and has recently rolled out newly redesigned dining areas, a rewritten menu and a separate back bar that pays homage to Staten Island Hip Hop royalty the Wu-Tang Clan. Not much has changed from Kaze’s former identity as an upscale Japanese gastropub with a killer happy hour and Thunderdome made some decor updates to Kaze’s dining room unrivaled patio, only now PHOTO: HAILEY BOLLINGER Thunderdome — which also owns Bakersfield, The and asparagus; the latter transcends any Eagle, CityBird and Currito (to name a few other recipe using the vegetable thanks to in the neighborhood) — is applying the the violently hot Thai-sourced coals over same philosophy to Kaze that has made its which they’re grilled. other restaurants so successful. Sushi (including the much-beloved OTR “We’re all fans of Wu-Tang; we like to give roll), ramen, fried rice, katsu and sashimi that nod to ’90s Hip Hop,” says Joe Lanni, a are also on the menu, along with fluffy co-founder of Thunderdome. buns filled with glazed pork belly, shrimp In order to do that, they commissioned and deep-fried panko chicken. Kaze’s spicy Covington-based design firm BLDG to chili dumplings are especially delicious, create some design elements in the bar utilizing the mouth-numbing Sichuan area, including a mural that “mark(s) this peppercorn in such a way that it does not territory as the 36 Chambers Bar,” Lanni overpower the palate, but adds a wondersays. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) is fully unique sensation to each bite. the band’s debut album. Another new feature is the ability to “Wu-Tang is like a cult with its following,” order “omakase,” which is a multi-course meal experience designed to take the he says. guesswork out of the menu and give the Lanni wanted Kaze to pursue a subtle restaurant the choice of what is best to design theme similar to those that have bring to the table. This is intended for large helped differentiate popular Thunderdome parties of six or more, is $25 per person and restaurants — like Bakersfield’s Old West gives everyone the chance to taste a bit of vibe, The Eagle’s dedication to Southern everything. hospitality, etc. But the Wu-Tang Clan “It was all designed to create an theme, much like the Hip Hop group itself, atmosphere where friends could come, is much more in your face. have a good time together,” Lanni says. The aforementioned artwork by BLDG At the bar you can enjoy a wide selection pays homage to the martial arts films of draft and bottled beer, sake and sake sampled in the Wu’s Enter The Wu-Tang (36 bombs, wines for any taste and a new Chambers), which takes its name in part cocktail list that includes the formidable from the 1978 martial arts film The 36th Scorpion Bowl, a shareable tiki-style Chamber of Shaolin. throwback, flaming centerpiece and all. For the uninitiated, Wu-Tang Clan Pitchers of their cocktails are available made its mark on pop culture by melding for the whole table as well, including Kaze aggressive and inventive Hip Hop beats classics like the Tokio Mule (Tito’s vodka, with sampled dialogue from classic elderflower, lemon and ginger beer). kung-fu flicks, featuring a broad roster of “We’re not going to require you to share talented lyricists who went on to change them, but we may require you to take an what it means to have a lasting career in Uber home,” Lanni says, jokingly. the genre. The group’s debut premiered 26 Happy hour deals have changed slightly, years ago, and their performances still fill but you can still find $5 cocktails and deals arenas across the globe. on snacks and sushi. At the restaurant itself, Kaze’s front If you loved Kaze last year, chances are dining room has been redesigned to you’ll enjoy the new design and direction attract passersby on Vine Street with of the restaurant. Hip Hop fans owe 36 unobstructed windows, more lights and Chambers Bar a visit, as it will turn on a high tables to show off beautiful dishes more dance club vibe in the evening, with and drinks. a live DJ on the scene to ensure the bar Some new menu items include yakitori, ain’t nothin’ to fuck with. a Japanese-style shish kebob skewering Kaze and 36 Chambers, 1400 Vine options including tender wagyu skirt St., Over-the-Rhine, kazeotr.com. steak, king salmon, chicken and scallion

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Sibling Revelry Cincinnati Country/ Americana group Warrick & Lowell return with sophomore album, Absinthe Nights BY B I L L F U R B EE

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something set up, and Tommy sat down at the piano and Hanna picked up her violin. We started playing and could hear each other perfectly in that huge room — that kind of thing is inspiring when it happens,” Robert says. On the subject of inspiration, it would seem the whole purpose of Warrick & Lowell’s back-road testaments and declarations is to bond closer with whoever is willing to jump in the passenger side. “We write and play in order to communicate with people — to be heard,” Robert says. “We’re all just these lonely frightened souls looking for love and security and connection. We do it through sports. We do it through politics. We do it through book clubs and we do it through music. “Of course, we prefer music,” he says. “Music seems to be less restrictive and less divisive, in most cases. It’s a more inclusive medium. And you can dance to it. You can’t really dance to politics.” Warrick & Lowell host a free album release party Saturday, Aug. 10 at Southgate House Revival with Ohio Valley Salvage and Lexington, Kentucky’s Lylak. More show info: southgatehouse.com and warrickandlowell.com.

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the bones of (a new song), we bring it to the table and it starts getting fleshed out. Changes get made to the arrangement, pieces get added or removed and eventually the thing grows legs and starts walking on its own.” To record Absinthe Nights, Warrick & Lowell entered multi-level, multidiscipline arts center The Lodge in Dayton, Kentucky late last year. Veteran local musician and engineer Paul Brumm — and the space itself — would prove to be instrumental in taking the alreadyestablished group to a whole new level. “Paul’s been a friend for a while, so it was really fun to be able to work with him,” Jonathan says. “The Lodge is huge,” Robert adds. “Paul set up microphones in the stairwells and hallways and let the sound from the guitar amp leak into those areas (to) pick up the natural reverb and it sounded incredible.” The story checks out — Absinthe Nights presents a lot more than next-level songwriting. Character, mood and sonic accents create an inviting space and a comfortable new world for both the musicmakers and listeners alike. “I was just walking around with my acoustic guitar, waiting for Paul to get

Love.” “Rocket fuel and dragon’s breath and numbers of the beast... I spent a lot of time goin’ through my mind lookin’ for who I was supposed to be, with a hangover love that burned in the third degree.” It’s a driving track, somewhat reflective of the brothers’ adolescence spent playing in scrappy Punk bands wherever they could. “A lot of the early bands I was involved with were pretty heavy Punk Rock, and I think sometimes I still crave that rougher edge to things,” Jonathan says. “Maybe that urge has whittled itself down to me just strumming the acoustic guitar a little too hard now, (but) I do feel like that energy comes forward in some parts of this record.” Beyond the brothers, each band member adds more than a shade of melodic virtue, a fabric carefully woven by Zaq Fox (drums), Thomas Costa (keys), Matt Crone (bass) and Hanna Rae Mathey (violin). In the studio, pedal steel ace Steve Hauke from Young Heirlooms contributed to a few tracks as well. “I think we’d probably kill each other if we tried to get too inside each other’s heads,” Robert says when asked about the collaborative process. “Once we’ve got

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usic is a family affair for Folk/ Americana outfit Warrick & Lowell, a Cincinnati band that veers wildly from hardcore Country to blunt ballads and all-out Roots Rock, with glimpses of small-town sophistication unearthed along the way by worn hands and bald tires. It’s a frantic, heartbreaking and reckless trip down a remote gravel road and, if you’re lucky, the passenger seat is all yours. The lyrical narrative of Warrick & Lowell is brought to us by brothers Robert Lowell Ford and Jonathan Warrick Ford, who grew up in rural Indiana. Their story, of course, goes back to the beginning. “We first met in the hospital,” Robert says dryly, “when our mother had Jon. He peed on my Spider-Man shirt while she was changing his diaper — he took that opportunity to get me good while he had the chance.” Once the teenage years hit, the siblings began honing their songwriting and musical chops separately and sporadically in a number of Southeastern Indiana bands. Then, in 2015, the brothers finally came to terms with the realization that their best songwriting partners might have been right down the hallway. The pair christened their partnership Warrick & Lowell, after their middle names, and the band has since grown into its current six-piece format. In late 2017, they released their debut album, an eight-song, self-titled affair. Warrick & Lowell’s sophomore album is the just-released Absinthe Nights, which the group has been promoting with tour dates across the region. The run of shows wraps this weekend with a hometown release party on Aug. 10 at Newport’s Southgate House Revival. The new LP kicks off with a fervent bang, a storyteller confessing his past with no time to spare, recalling a short-term place to lay his head. The narrator finds himself smack-dab in a Midwestern small town surrounded by religion and rot-gut liquor, a hungover head not sure where his next steps should lead. Surely, many can relate. “I spent a couple years living out of a house down east,” Robert sings on “Viral

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A federal jury has ruled that Katy Perry’s 2013 hit “Dark Horse” borrowed heavily from a 2008 Christian Hip Hop track by Flame called “Joyful Noise.” Perry and her collaborators and label were ordered to pay the rapper nearly $2.8 million for the alleged infringement. Musicologists argued in court for both sides, with Perry’s team saying most of the similarities are “basic building blocks of music.” Several pundits have warned that the decision, like the infamous one involving Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” sets a dangerous precedent and will hinder music creation and songwriting going forward. Perry’s team says they plan to fight the ruling.

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Quick: Who has the most attended and highest grossing tour of all time? Paul McCartney? U2? The Rolling Stones? Garth Brooks? Nope — as of Aug. 2, Ed Sheeran holds the honor, with his two-year Divide tour smashing U2’s record. A tour stop in Germany reportedly put Sheeran over the top, with an estimated $736.7 million raked in so far; U2 set the record in 2011 with its 360 tour (though with only 100 shows, compared to Ed’s 255) taking in a thenrecord $735.4 million. Sheeran has a handful of dates left on the global trek, which, in May, also set the record for most attendees, breaking U2’s record of 7.3 million fans, also set on the 2011 tour. Unlike U2, Sheeran doesn’t have to split the pot with bandmates — the singer plays shows completely solo, with his guitar and loop pedals.

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To kick off 2019, Cincinnati Roots Rock greats 500 Miles to Memphis self-released their fifth full-length album, Blessed Be the Damned, the group’s return-to-form after a brief hiatus. The album received positive notice from critics and also led to the band’s return to a fairly consistent touring regimen. That roadwork likely won’t be slowing down anytime soon. This Friday, Aug. 9, Blessed Be the Damned is being re-released — on 500 Miles to Memphis vinyl and with a refreshed PHOTO: STEPH KELLER push digitally — as part of 500MTM’s new deal acclaimed group is in the midst of a flurry with Florida-based Paper + Plastick of activity, both together and separately. Records. The indie label was founded In mid-July, co-frontperson Chuck by Vinnie Fiorello of the Ska Punk band Cleaver released his first solo album after Less Than Jake, who also co-founded the decades of making music in Cincinnati huge Fueled By Ramen label. Fiorello (before Wussy there was the legendary Ass detached from Fueled By Ramen as it Ponys). Send Aid was released through grew into a behemoth, with major-label Wussy’s longtime label, the local Shake distribution and a roster that includes It Records, which is currently plotting some of the biggest bands in the world reissues of Ass Ponys albums. (Twenty One Pilots, Paramore, Panic! at In a July CityBeat cover story about his the Disco). Fiorello has said he started solo debut, Cleaver explained that the P+P as a way to return to the early thrill hiatus was partially to allow the members of finding and promoting music he was to explore other endeavors, but mainly due especially passionate about, without to drummer Joe Klug and his wife having profitability being such a huge factor. P+P’s their second child. roster includes bands like After the Fall, “Obviously, we’re not pissed; it’s life,” Hellmouth and Protagonist, and they’ve Cleaver said. “We’re going to have to figure put out vinyl by Frank Turner, Westbound out different ways to be out if we want to Train and The Ataris. The label has be out.” previously released music by CincinnatiThough Wussy canceled some tour dates area artists The Dopamines and Mixtapes. last year due to Cleaver’s back issues, the Last month, 500MTM got campy and singer/songwriter has been on the road gory in the new music video for Blessed this summer playing shows in support of Send Aid, including dates in New York, track “Hold On Tight,” a B-movie horror Philadelphia and Boston, as well as a take-off. The short includes some good, sold-out appearance in Baltimore. And over-the-top special effects and features a Cleaver hasn’t been alone — Wussy singer/ “love story;” zombies; a squishy, dissected songwriter/guitarist Lisa Walker and squid; and blood — lots and lots of blood. bassist/multi-instrumentalist Mark MesThe clip is locally sourced, written and serly joined him, playing songs from their directed by Casey Shelton (who appears respective solo works (Walker’s Magic in the new Cincinnati-shot Netflix movie Words project and Messerly’s collaborative Point Blank) and starring the band memINERT album from last year) and more. bers and lead zombie Stacey Horan. (Visit This Saturday, Aug. 10, the Wussy 3 incitybeat.com to watch.) the-round roadshow comes to an end with This weekend, 500MTM is wrapping a free performance at MOTR Pub (1345 regional pre-reissue touring with a Main St., Over-the-Rhine, motrpub.com). vinyl release party/concert on Fountain The Plastic Ants open the show at 10 p.m. Square (520 Vine St., Downtown, Cleaver told CityBeat that, besides their myfountainsquare.com). The free Saturday solo ventures, they’ve been working on night event begins at 7 p.m. and also new Wussy material during the band features performances by Texas-based break. And in the lead-up to this weekend’s Bloodshot recording artists Vandoliers hometown show, the group found out and Pittsburgh singer/songwriter Bryan B. that they’d reached another milestone — McQuaid. Wussy’s track “Teenage Wasteland” from For more on 500 Miles to Memphis, visit 2014’s Attica! clocked its millionth stream 500mtm.com. on Spotify, their first track to do so. For more on Wussy, visit wussy.ella.net. The Wussy 3 Return Cincinnati rockers Wussy are technically Contact Mike Breen: on hiatus right now, though the band mbreen@citybeat.com members are hardly hibernating. The

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The members of Joyce Manor unabashedly wear their Emo hearts on their tattoo sleeves, peeling off searing Pop/Punk licks and detailing the romantic and social plight of contemporary youth, all while revisiting/tweaking the evolutionary timeline of Weezer and finding spiritual kinship with Alkaline Trio, The Get Up Kids, AFI, Descendents and other giants of the ’90s. Guitarist/vocalist Barry Johnson embarked on his musical journey in 2008 with friend/guitarist Chase Knobbe as a duo, which they reportedly conceived during a drunken stagger through Disneyland. The Torrance, California twosome quickly added a rhythm section and recorded a 2009 demo, followed by a 2010 split 7-inch with Summer Vacation. Joyce Manor doesn’t have quite the same profile as other modern Emo translators, but it’s certainly not for lack of work. Over the past 11 years, the quartet — now consisting of Johnson, Knobbe, bassist Matt Ebert and drummer Pat Ware — has released five full-length albums, three EPs, four splits, a retrospective compilation and eight music videos, including the brilliantly conceptual and expertly shot “Think I’m Still in Love with You,” from their most recent album, last fall’s Million Dollars to Kill Me. Joyce Manor has bounced its way up the Punk Rock indie label ladder. The band’s eponymous 2011 debut was released on 6131 Records, while their 2012 sophomore album, Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired (which featured a high-octane version of The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star”), came out on Asian Man. The group’s last three albums have all been released by

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renowned major indie Epitaph. Joyce Manor in general and Johnson in particular have an abiding love and respect for the Emo and Indie bands they channel, which means their original translation of that sound doesn’t come off as retrograde hero worship but rather as legitimate influence and inspiration. On the performance side of the equation, the band took a fairly militant stand against the practice of stage diving early in their history and have stopped sets to ridicule anyone who engages in it. Forewarned is forearmed — keep your feet firmly on the dance floor. (Brian Baker)

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Iggy Pop eats a fast-food hamburger in the video for Death Valley Girls’ “Disaster (Is What We’re After),” a song from the Los Angeles band’s third and most recent album, 2018’s Darkness Rains. The video is shot in one take, the camera static as it captures Iggy’s reactions to both the burger and the song, which is the latest example of the Death Valley Girls’ psyched-out Garage Rock — or, as they call it, “California Doom Boogie.” “I’m Iggy Pop, and I just ate burger listening to Death Valley Girls,” the singer says matter-of-factly as the music concludes. The video is an homage to a 1982 short by Danish filmmaker Jorgen Leth that featured Andy Warhol eating a fast-food burger. It’s a curious choice for a video topic, but it’s completely in line with Death Valley Girls’ interest in reviving counterculture touchstones, from Rock & Roll to art-trash connoisseurs like John Waters. Fueled by frontperson Bonnie Bloomgarden’s shrieking vocals and guitarist Larry Schemel’s heavy riffage, Death Valley Girls is a kaleidoscopic trip through Garage Rock eras; the band’s three full-length albums revel in reverb and atmospheric menace, recalling everyone from old-school icons like The Stooges and Black Sabbath to such contemporaries as L7 and The Black Angels. “To us, Rock & Roll is everything,” Bloomgarden said in a recent interview with narcmagazine.com. “It’s our life’s blood. Whatever people want to call it — Rock, Punk, Garage, Heavy Metal, Psychedelic … it’s all Rock & Roll and it’s the universal language to make people want to dance, scream and have a good time all the time!” (Jason Gargano)

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band 43 years ago — reformed the group in 2013, released a new album, What The…, and has been touring under the name, but no one else from 20th-century Black Flag is in 21st-century Black Flag. Black Flag not having the same lineup it did decades ago shouldn’t be a surprise to longtime fans or those hip to the group’s often contentious history. The singer most identified with Black Flag is Henry Rollins, who is the voice behind the band’s most well-known recordings; Rollins was in the group from 1981 through 1986, appearing on the legendary Damaged debut fulllength and cult classics like My War and Slip It In. But Rollins was the band’s fourth lead singer, following original member Keith Morris (of Circle Jerks), Ron Reyes and Dez Cadena, all of whom had recorded earlier versions of some of the best-known Damaged tracks. The rest of the Black Flag family tree includes several other notable names, members who joined for a brief spell before splitting off: Chuck Biscuits, drummer for Danzig, D.O.A., Social Distortion and others; Raymond Pettibon, Black Flag’s original bassist and Ginn’s brother, better known for doing Black Flag’s logo and most of its iconic artwork; and Bill Stevenson, drummer/songwriter behind another legendary Punk group, Descendents. Black Flag’s history is littered with stories of intraband conflict, even in its modern-day iteration. When Ginn reformed the band in 2013, he enlisted former singer Reyes. That same year, Ginn sued Flag, the band featuring Keith Morris, Chuck Dukowski and Bill Stevenson, for touring using the name and logo; Ginn (and his label, the revolutionary but, of course, controversial, SST Records) also sued Rollins and Morris over their alleged attempts to get the trademarks for Black Flag’s name and logo. Then even later in 2013, in a mutinous move, skateboard hero Mike Vallely jumped onstage during a concert in

Australia, took the mic from Reyes and sang the last two songs of the set. It ended up being Reyes’ last show with the band and Vallely took over full-time vocal duties. Current bassist Tyler Smith joined the group in 2014 and drummer Isaias Gil made his Black Flag debut just a few months ago. Though 21st-century Black Flag has been panned by some, it’s impossible to deny the influence of Ginn and the band’s classic material, which was crucial in shaping modern Punk Rock and also a big inspiration for artists in various other genres. (Mike Breen)

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Latin/Dance. Free.

BLIND LEMON - Thom Stephenson. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY - Angela and the Vested. 6 p.m. Blues. Free.

THE GREENWICH - Phil DeGreg’s Brasilia Jam Session. 8:30 p.m. Enjoy a night of Brazilian music. $5.00

BURNET WOODS BANDSTAND Wednesdays in the Woods with Jake Speed and the Freddies. 7 p.m. Folk. Free.

CAFFÈ VIVACE - Blue Wisp Big Band. 8 p.m. Big Band Jazz. $10. FOUNTAIN SQUARE - Reggae Wednesday with Gizzae. 7 p.m. Reggae. Free. HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Pat Kelly Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free. KNOTTY PINE - Dallas Moore. 10 p.m. Country. Free.

MADISON LIVE - Mike Mains & The Branches with Gable Price. 8 p.m. $15. MANSION HILL TAVERN Losing Lucky. 8 p.m. Roots. Free.

MOTR PUB - Moonbeau with Fanclub and Sungaze. 10 p.m. Indie Pop. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Melodk EyE. 9 p.m. Indie/Psych/Rock/Reggae/ Soul. Free. RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER - Breaking Benjamin with Chevelle, Three Days Grace, Dorothy and Diamante. 5:30 p.m. Rock. $29.50-$113.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) - Adam Flaig and The Jellyfish. 7:30 p.m. Rock. Free.

THURSDAY 08

BLIND LEMON - Mark Macomber. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

FOUNTAIN SQUARE - Salsa on the Square with Son Del Caribe with Kama Salsa. 7 p.m. Salsa/

MADISON THEATER - Squirrel Nut Zippers with Sierra Ferrell. 8 p.m. Jazz/Roots/Americana. $30, $33 day of show. MOERLEIN LAGER HOUSE - Rockin’ the Roebling with Doghouse. 6 p.m. Rock. Free (at Schmidlapp Event Lawn).

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Rap. $15, $20 day of show.

MOTR PUB - J Dorsey Blues Band with Shawnthony Calypso. 9 p.m. Rock/Blues. Free.

NEWPORT ON THE LEVEE - Summer Music on the Levee with Bluewater Kings Band. 7 p.m. Pop/Rock/ Dance/Various. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN Bershy, Cutting Room Floor and MALLRAT. 9 p.m. AltPop/Rock. Free.

PNC PAVILION AT RIVERBEND - JJ Grey & Mofro and Jonny Lang with Marc Broussard. 6:30 p.m. Blues/Roots. $23.50-$53.

SEASONGOOD PAVILION - It’s Commonly Jazz with William Menefield Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.

STANLEY’S PUB Stringbreakers & the Stuffbreakers, Ample Parking and The Womps. 9 p.m. Prog/Funk. Cover.

THOMPSON HOUSE Zoume with VRSTY and Autumn Estate. 7:30 p.m. Rock. $10.

TOP CATS - Jamestown Revival with John Craigie. 8 p.m. Country/ Americana. $20.

URBAN ARTIFACT Tyler Cassidy. 9:30 p.m.

WASHINGTON PARK - Roots Revival with Slippery Creek. 7 p.m. Americana/Roots. Free. WOODWARD THEATER - Joyce Manor and Saves The Day with awakebutstillinbed. 8 p.m. AltRock. $22, $25 day of show.

FRIDAY 09

BLIND LEMON Jamonn Zeiler. 9 p.m. Acoustic

CAFFÈ VIVACE - Jamey Aebersold Quartet. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

COOPER CREEK EVENT CENTER Music for Melanoma fundraiser featuring Ricky Nye, Jean-Pierre Bertrand, Bob Seeley, Josh Paxton, Ben Toury, Henri Herbert and Anthony Geraci. 6 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie piano. $150.

Breakdown. 8 p.m. Rock/ Various. Free.

Heavy Hinges and Darity. 10 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.

THE GREENWICH - “Just Friends” Friday with Kathy Wade & the George Simon Quartet. 9 p.m. Jazz. $10. HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Mandy Gaines with Brad Myers Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.

JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD - The Good Hooks. 9:30 p.m. Rock/Pop/Dance. Cover. JERZEES PUB & GRUB Pandora Effect. 9 p.m. Rock JIM AND JACK’S ON THE RIVER - Danny Frazier. 9 p.m. Country. Free. KNOTTY PINE - LDNL. 10 p.m. Pop/Dance/Hip Hop/ Various. Cover. MANSION HILL TAVERN Chuck Brisbin and the Tuna Project. 9 p.m. Blues. Cover. MCCOY’S PLACE - AP Blues Trio. 6 p.m. Blues. Free.

ELK CREEK VINEYARDS Lyn Payne Holland & Merry Herbert Duo. 7 p.m. Rock/ Pop/Various. Free.

FOUNTAIN SQUARE Vesperteen with Daniel in Stereo and The Vims. 7 p.m. AltPop. Free.

MT. HEALTHY CITY PARK - Turned Up Band. 7:30 p.m. R&B/Dance. Free.

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MOTR PUB - Passeport with Molly Sullivan. 10 p.m. Indie/Pop. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN - The Darling Suns,

NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - Pathology with Succumb To Demise, Domestic Terror, Verment and Burn Victim. 8 p.m. Metal. $10, $15 day of show. PLAIN FOLK CAFE - Forest Hills Bluegrass Band. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free. RICK’S TAVERN - Deuces Wild. 10 p.m. Country/Rock. Cover.

RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER - Thomas Rhett with Dustin Lynch, Russell Dickerson and Rhett Akins. 7 p.m. Country. Sold out. SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) Nathan Kalish, Shiny Old Soul and Beasts of Joy. 9:30 p.m. Americana/Roots/Various. Free. STANLEY’S PUB - Electric Son with Wyatt Edmondson. 10 p.m. Rock. Cover. TAFT’S BREWPOURIUM Live Bluegrass Music. noon My Brother’s Keeper is back. Free THOMPSON HOUSE - Vain Interior. 6 p.m. Rock. Cover.

TOP CATS - Prophet Massive with Peanutbutter Williams, BRWN BEAR and Gardella. 9 p.m.

Bass/EDM/Various. $15. URBAN ARTIFACT - Actually! with The Restless and Peter Crescimanno. 9 p.m. Rock/Various WASHINGTON PARK Friday Flow with Alyson Williams. 7 p.m. R&B. Free.

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ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL - The Hot Magnolias. 8 p.m. Jazz/Funk/Various. Free. THE AVENUE EVENT CENTER - DaBaby and Blacc Zacc. 10 p.m. Hip Hop. $40-$75. CAFFÈ VIVACE - Marc Fields Quartet. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover. THE COMET - Queen City Imperial Soundsystem. 10 p.m. Reagge. Free. TOP CATS - Prophet Massive with Peanutbutter FOUNTAIN SQUARE - 500 Miles to Memphis with Vandoliers. 7 p.m. Rock/ Roots. Free. FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY - The Generics. 8 p.m. Rock. Free. THE GREENWICH - SpokenWordSoul presents - The Throwback. 8 p.m. Spoken Word/Open mic/Various. $10.

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COMMON ROOTS - Open Mic. 8 p.m. Various. Free.

CAFFÈ VIVACE - Jason Branscum Quartet. 8 p.m. Jazz. Cover.

KNOTTY PINE - Kenny Cowden. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.

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ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL - Philip Paul Trio. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. Free.

HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Carlos Vargas Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.

PUZZLE HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Gary Gorrell - Jim Connerley Quartet. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free. JAGâ€™S STEAK AND SEAFOOD - My Sister Sarah. 9:30 p.m. Pop/Rock. Cover. JIM AND JACKâ€™S ON THE RIVER - Hot Wired. 9 p.m. Country/Rock/Various. Free. KNOTTY PINE - Under the Sun. 10 p.m. Alternative/ Rock. Cover. LUCIUS Q - Mockery with Life Brother and Kennedy Heights Quintent. 9 p.m. Indie Rock/Jazz/Soul. Free. THE MAD FROG - Noncompliant. 9 p.m. DJ/Dance. Cover.

MADISON THEATER Common with Rapsody. 8 p.m. Hip Hop. $50, $60 day of show.

MANSION HILL TAVERN - Prestige Grease. 9 p.m. Blues. Cover.

MOTR PUB - Chuck Cleaver, Lisa Walker and Mark Messerly. 10 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.

NORTHSIDE TAVERN - Saving Escape, Vatics and Leopold the Ghost. 10 p.m. AltRock. Free.

NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - The Gotobeds with Vacation. 9 p.m. Rock. $8, $10 day of show.

The Gotobeds PEECOX ERLANGER - Bullet Boys with Blue Jelly. 6 p.m. Rock. $25, $30 day of show.

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PLAIN FOLK CAFE - Tadcasters. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass/ Americana. Free.

RICKâ€™S TAVERN - The Good Hooks. 9:30 p.m. Rock/Pop/Various. Cover. RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER - Santana with The Doobie Brothers. 7 p.m. Rock. $47-$173.

RIVERFRONT LIVE Black Flag with The Linecutters and Vacation. 8 p.m. Punk. $25, $30 day of show.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) - Warrick & Lowell (album release show). 9:30 p.m. Folk/Country/Americana. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) - Megan Wren, Seth Canan & The Carriers and Taylor Shannon. 9:30 p.m. Rock. $10, $12 day of show.

WESTSIDE VENUE - Blues Jam with Jimmy D. Rodgers and Lil Al Thomas. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) - The Newbees. 8 p.m. Pop/Rock. $12, $15 day of show. STANLEYâ€™S PUB - Moselle and Drop the Sun. 10 p.m. Jam/Funk/Rock. Cover.

URBAN ARTIFACT - The Flying Underground with Maurice Mattei and the Tempers. 9 p.m. Rock

VINOKLET WINERY & RESTAURANT - Daniel Bennett & Dirty Shirleys. 7 p.m. Jazz. $5.

SUNDAY 11

FOUNTAIN SQUARE - WAIF Gospel Music Showcase. 6 p.m. Gospel. Free.

FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY Bands in the Burbs presents Cancer Connections with the Philip Paul Project, Ralph & The Rhythm Hounds, Misterman & The Mojo Band and Gary Cain Band. 2 p.m. Blues/Jazz. Free. HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Mike Darrah. 10:30 a.m. Jazz. Free. LATITUDES BAR & BISTRO - BlueBirds. 8 p.m. Rock/R&B. Free.

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NORTHSIDE YACHT CLUB - Dissent, Mouthbreather, Habits, Grievance and Backslide. 7:30 p.m. Metal/Hardcore. $10, $12 day of show.

SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) - JP Harris & The Tough Choices with Jeremy Pinnell. 8 p.m. Country. $10, $12 day of show.

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THE GREENWICH The Flying Circus Big Band. 8 p.m. Jazz. $5 or two canned goods. HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Peter Gemus Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.

MCCAULYâ€™S PUB - Open Jam with Sonny Moorman. 7 p.m. Blues/Various. Free.

MEMORIAL HALL Jazz at the Memo presents Hank Mautner. 7 p.m. Jazz. $8.

MOTR PUB - Summer Cannibals with Leggy. 9 p.m. Indie Rock. Free.

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

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ARNOLDâ€™S BAR AND GRILL - Ben Levin. 7 p.m. Blues. Free. BLIND LEMON - Nick Tuttle. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free. BREWRIVER CREOLE KITCHEN - The Twirlers. 7 p.m. R&B/Classic Pop/Standards. Free. CAFFĂˆ VIVACE - The Original Farm League Big Band. 7:30 p.m. Jazz HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT - Emily Jordan Quartet. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free. STANLEYâ€™S PUB - Trashgrass Troubadours with FolkenPhunk. 8 p.m. Bluegrass. Cover.

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