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UPFRONT A BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY SUPERFAN SOLD EVERYTHING HE OWNED AND LEFT JAPAN FOR CLEVELAND TO MEET HIS IDOLS Photo by Ryo Muranaka
THIS TALE, ONE OF THE MORE bizarre stories you’re bound to come across this year, begins in June. That’s when the local police scanner Twitter account @NEO_Scan tweeted: “Other–E99/St Clair– #thingswehear A very agitated fellow from Japan flew here on promise that he’d meet Bone Thugs ‘n Harmony, CPD used translate app to arrange with someone on Facetime who will arrange for him to meet the band members.” The police report for the call, which happened at about 11:20 a.m. on June 25, showed that the cops were summoned not so much because the gentleman in question was agitated but because the caller said the gentleman “didn’t fit the area” and had large amounts of cash on him and she was worried he was going to be robbed. The end. Until last week, when, thanks to an interview with Fox 8, we learned that the Bone Thugs superfan was still in Cleveland, that his visa had expired, that he didn’t want to go home, and that he’d been, essentially, adopted and cared for by a guy named James Norton and others. Norton, when asked by Scene to begin his story of how this all came to be, laughed before recapping the last four months of his life with Ryo Muranaka. “Well, he sold his possessions, bought a ticket, and came to America,” Norton said. “You’re in a different country, you believe what you hear, and for him, he came to Cleveland and went to East 99 and St. Clair wanting to meet his idols, like they would just be standing there all the time.” And those fears about him being robbed? Well, they were right on. Because he just stood on the corner, where he appeared to return often, for two or three days, waiting for the band to show up. “He had this parka on and he had his Louis Vuitton luggage, and that stuff might be cheaper to buy in Japan or whatever, but it’s expensive here, so he got robbed for his luggage,” Norton said. At this point, Norton told Scene,
“one of the homeboys that stays in the area took him in, and he ran into another homeboy, Kwas Bibbs, who’s affiliated with Bone Thugs, and we knew each other and I grew up with Layzie Bone so he kind of got hooked up with me. I took him in — it was only supposed to be for one night — and he’s still with me after three months.” Why, anyone would ask — and we did — would someone randomly take in a complete stranger in an openended arrangement? Ryo didn’t want to go back to Japan. He had nowhere to go here. He wasn’t on a work visa, and had no money left. “I did it because he got robbed,
because he’s on the streets, and because it’s easy to die out here,” Norton said of Ryo, who is a rapper himself who hoped to pass along his music to Bone. Initially, they communicated entirely by using Google translate. Then Norton began writing down American phrases on flash cards and helping Ryo learn to pronounce them. It hasn’t been much, but “he’s developed a way to speak,” Norton said. What he hasn’t done is meet members of Bone, who not only don’t stand on the corner of East 99th and St. Clair but don’t even live in Cleveland.
And what he doesn’t have anymore, besides his Louis Vuitton luggage, is a valid visa — his expired in late September. Norton said attempts to reach the United Way and elected officials haven’t brought any resolution. “You’re from a different country, but you’re still a human being,” Norton said. “The goal now is, because he is talented, because he can rap, because he has numbers on YouTube, to try and generate a way to get a work visa set up that would allow him to stay and work and use his music. He said he doesn’t want to go back. He said he was born in Japan and will die in America.” | clevescene.com | October 23 - 29, 2019
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UPFRONT Attention to the story brought by Fox 8’s interview could be good, and could be bad. ICE could come and pick him up any day. Or, someone could help get his paperwork figured out. They really had no options left though, Norton said. “I still like America,” Ryo told Fox 8. And yes, he still loves Bone Thugs. And they love him. Krayzie Bone told Fox 8: “When we left Cleveland, we just got on a bus and got one-way tickets to Los Angeles. He took it to a whole ’nother level. He left an entire country.” They just wish he had a better strategy from the start. “But I will also say this to other fans and artist that are looking to do the same thing as us or this gentleman did — follow your dreams by all means, but you have to be very careful when you go to places you know nothing about,” Layzie Bone told HipHopDX. “We’re not from the suburbs, we’re from the ghetto. The area we grew up in is not nice by any means, and I’m just thankful all they took from him was his luggage and not his life because it gets real
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like that. So, be very careful and have some kind of plan.” Since the publication of his story, Ryo has been booked for a show at Mahall’s in Lakewood and there’s been an outpouring of support and offers to help him. What kind of help he’s looking for — probably not a plane ticket back to Japan — and will receive is still up in the air. — Vince Grzegorek
Report: Black Ohioans Face ‘Architecture of Segregation’ New research shows discrimination and segregation continue to plague Ohio and other Midwestern states. According to the report “Race in the Heartland,” while more black Americans live in the 12-state Midwestern region than in other regions, equity metrics here are worse than in other states. Report author Colin Gordon, professor of history at the University of Iowa, explained much of the problem stems from the industrial boom, when many AfricanAmericans sought job opportunities in the Midwest. He said they found what he called an “architecture of segregation.” “Because African-Americans
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fled into the Midwest for largely unionized manufacturing jobs, the collapse of that manufacturing job base, and the unions that accompanied it, does enormous damage,” Gordon said. “Jobs move out to the suburbs, but the people who used to hold those jobs are quite literally stuck in place.” Some 12 percent of Ohio residents are black, and the report said they struggle in multiple areas —including poverty, infant mortality, incarceration, home ownership, education level and wealth accumulation. Gordon said in some respects, Ohio is “ground zero” for these trends, because the African-American population has historically been concentrated in urban, industrial settings. “Many of those urban, industrial settings — smaller cities like Toledo and Dayton — have suffered much greater decline than the bigger metropolises,” he said. “Unemployment is much higher, residential segregation is much starker, opportunities are much thinner, the schools are struggling much more. It’s a magnified version of the general problem.” Kalitha Williams is project director with Policy Matters Ohio,
which co-released the report. She said the policies that created these disparities can be dismantled. “We need to take a racialequity lens to all of our public policy and practices to ensure that we’re not repeating past historical discrimination, and ensure that as we move forward with policies and practices, that they’re inclusive,” Williams said. The report said solutions should focus on where they can do the most good, and include policies to improve schools, jobs, safety nets, neighborhoods, and families’ financial security. — Mary Kulhman
Ohio Lost 1,500 Jobs Last Month, New Report Reveals Roughly 1,500 fewer people were working in the Buckeye State last month compared to the month prior, data released Friday by the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services suggests. Overall for the year so far, the state has shed more than 11,000 jobs, according to ODJFS numbers, with negative job growth in five of the last nine months. Longer term data looks somewhat better — over the past 12 months, the state saw job growth of
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around .4 percent. Even that positive trend, however, lags the nation’s 1.4 percent job growth rate for that period. The state’s unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2 percent, up from 4.1 percent in August but lower than the 4.6 percent Ohio clocked in September last year. The Ohio unemployment rate also exceeds the nation’s 3.5 percent unemployment level. Ohio’s construction industry lost 1,700 jobs in the month, and the manufacturing industry lost 1,400. The mining and logging industries saw a slight uptick of 100 new positions. The state also shed 2,900 government jobs at all levels but gained 4,400 service industry jobs. Over the past 12 months, the so-called “goods producing sector� — including manufacturing, construction, mining and logging — saw 5,500 fewer jobs in Ohio, fueled mostly by the loss of 7,600 construction jobs offset by 1,800 new jobs in manufacturing. The monthly data from ODJFS is preliminary and is at times subject to revision. Some unique factors — including an ongoing strike at General Motors — can sometimes cloud the picture provided by the reports. — Nick Swartsell
The Rescheduled PokĂŠmonThemed Pop-Up is OfďŹ cially Canceled, to the Shock of No One
concept is being tabled, and the event’s website has been deleted. Spokesperson Terry Adams explained that the company “felt that the rebranded event did not deliver the same quality of experience as the original event,â€? and would not move forward. The company has also reportedly refunded all tickets for the event. Meanwhile, Scene just received a press release from Viral Ventures that its pop-up Brick Bar concept — which got into trouble earlier this year after using LEGO materials without permission (we’re seeing a pattern here) — is allegedly going forward in Cleveland. If it does indeed happen, it would be the ďŹ rst Viral Ventures event to come to fruition in Cleveland. So far the planned pop-up ball pit, PokĂŠmon and LEGO-themed bars have all either been postponed or canceled outright. That’s not exactly the best track record. — Laura Morrison
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FEATURE REBUILD RENAISSANCE MEN A preview of the 2019-2020 basketball team known as the Cleveland Cavaliers By Sam Allard
HELLO. THIS IS A SEASON PREVIEW for the 2019-2020 Cleveland Cavaliers. It should be consumed less like a trailer for an upcoming Hollywood movie and more like a piece of informational literature for a strict new diet: Here is the roster of allowable foods. Here are the metrics for success. Here are testimonials from recent dieters, excerpted to help strengthen your resolve. The result, you’ll no doubt find, is a portrait of a sad and ascetic few months, within which the glimmers of hope are mostly psychological, if not spiritual. You are turning your life around. You are getting healthier, stronger, more disciplined. You are rebuilding. The pro hoops team in Cleveland, Ohio, will kick off their season Wednesday, Oct. 23, under the tutelage of a new head coach — a folksy senior citizen named John Beilein, lately of Ann Arbor. And on Saturday, Oct. 26, they’ll play for the first time in their newly christened corporate events center, the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Despite the glitzy allure of the renovated arena and its myriad fancongregation zones, most fans would still prefer to watch competitive basketball, which the Cavs are unlikely to regularly produce. That’s why so many fans have not renewed their season tickets. So few consumers are buying full or partial season ticket packages that the Cavs sales team, eager to maximize profits through in-game concession purchases, are offering monthly specials at bargain-basement rates. A new monthly subscription plan — not unlike the dearly departed Movie Pass — gets fans into any home game for $89 per month. That’s the lower-bowl option and is sold out for October and November. But upper-level tickets are still available for $49 per month. That gives subscribers access to 10 regular season games through October and November. The subscription automatically renews each month, but subscribers can opt out at any time, and no games are blacked out. It’s honestly an insane value, assuming you limit your consumption of $12 beers. Despite these special offers, and
despite the early slogans about Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse as “Cleveland’s Living Room,” most fans will be watching the Cavs, if they watch at all, in their actual living rooms on Fox Sports Ohio, where, as in years past, all games will be televised. The late Fred McLeod understood that the vast majority of fans seldom make it to the arena, and that the best announcers make you feel like they’re watching the game right alongside you.
tire;” that three-point shots hoisted from deep beyond the arc were “from Avon Lake” (or some other far-flung Northeast Ohio suburb or recognizable regional landmark during away games) — and no longer will the organization have a trusted, generous, professional colleague and friend. The team should quickly dispense with the notion, however, that the season will be dedicated to McLeod in some way. The team’s performance Photo courtesy the Cleveland Cavs
McLeod’s sudden death this summer casts a pall over the upcoming season. And new playby-play guy John Michael, who makes a lateral jump from the radio broadcast, will have enormous shoes to fill. No longer will fans hear McLeod’s dad-joke euphemisms during play calls — that opposing players in verbal altercations were “exchanging email addresses;” that slashing ball-handlers who slip and fall en route to the basket “blew a
would no doubt serve as poor tribute. League analysts have observed the Cavs over the course of four ghastly preseason outings, including consecutive beatdowns by the Boston Celtics, and declared that they’d be lucky to win 20 games. Said ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, in a segment predicting the Cavs inevitable woes: “I’m not sure General Patton could lead this team.” Yikes! Twenty wins, for the record,
would be one more than last year’s total, during which the Cavs trotted out 27 total players — guys like Patrick McCaw and Andrew Harrison and Cameron Payne — and dramatically underperformed not just pundits’ projections but their own pre-season rhetoric. This was the year after four repeat trips to the NBA finals, they said, and even without LeBron they planned to compete. (Tristan Thompson said the following with a straight face in September of 2018: “We’re still fourtime Eastern Conference champions, so until you take us down from that, teams ain’t got much to say. Boston, Philly, they ain’t got much to say. Boston had home court Game 7 and lost. Philly, you guys almost got swept. Toronto — we already know that story. So until someone takes us down, there’s not much they can really say.”) This year, while the team denies that they are “tanking,” they have fully embraced a “rebuild” ethos and figure to give their incoherent assortment of young players ample time to show their stuff. Experts are convinced that fashion icon and mental health advocate Kevin Love will be moved to a competitor before the trade deadline. And guys like Thompson, Brandon Knight and Jordan Clarkson (the second, third and fourth highest-paid players on the team) are all valuable trade assets as well. They’re in the final year of their contracts, which makes them hot commodities for teams looking to shed salaries in the offseason as they pursue big free agents. It’s a good thing that John Beilein has the vibe of a youth coach because he’ll be dealing with a handful of rotation players born during and after the year 1998. (Both rookies Darius Garland and Kevin Porter Jr. were born in 2000). Beilein is a veteran of the high school and college game and proudly makes his players do drills without balls and so forth. In an interview with ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski earlier this month, he emphasized the value of a crisp pivot. Woj also asked Beilein what success would look like in five years | clevescene.com | October 23 - 29, 2019
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FEATURE (the length of Beilein’s contract, which will no doubt be aborted once owner Dan Gilbert recovers from his stroke and returns to his impulsive megalomaniacal profligacy.) “I think that we will have great crowds down there for every game at the new Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse,” Beilein replied. “We’re in the playoffs, in the playoff hunt, competitive in the playoffs. But we also have a culture that everybody’s talking about. People want to come to Cleveland to play because of the development process. Everybody. A guy wants to come here to do video because he knows this is where people get better. A free agent comes here because he wants another contract. A first rounder wants to come here because he knows it’s the best way for him to get a great second contract. If we’re known for all those things, then I’ll know we did our job.” In other words, Beilein sees his task as transforming the culture. That was to be a task, incidentally, for international coaching savant David Blatt, who took the reins in the summer of 2014, before LeBron James announced his return. Now it’s Beilein’s chance. And transforming the culture is especially difficult when it’s so unclear what it’s being transformed from. Since 2003, other than being the team on which LeBron James played, the team has had no special brand. It follows that Beilein’s roster is now not just bad, but bad without an observable identity. They are not the long and athletic freaks of Milwaukee. They are not the boring, impeccably coached and mannered businessmen of San Antonio. They are not the zippy youngsters of New Orleans or the grit-and-grind animals of yore in Memphis. What they are is a mercurial mix of veterans and upstarts. The presumed starting lineup dramatizes this dichotomy: Kevin Love and serial philanderer Tristan Thompson look to control the glass in the front court while rookie Darius Garland and second-year guard Collin Sexton will share duties heaving up 60 to 70 shots per game at point guard. When Garland was drafted at No. 5 overall in June, the line from the team was that they hoped to create a dominant back court like Portland’s, with co-stars Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. Both Sexton and Garland have the range to be blistering threepoint shooters, but the Portland
comparisons won’t be anything but theoretical if Cleveland’s guards both hover around two or three assists per game. Kevin Love or backup PG Matthew Dellavedova, in limited minutes, may ultimately lead the team in total and per-game assist numbers. (It’s also worth noting that Garland is scarily injury prone, so it’s a good thing that backup Brandon Knight arrived at training camp in the best shape of his life.) Starting at small forward will be limber Turk Cedi Osman, a confusing player who has failed to meet the hype generated by a 2018 workout photo, in which he was snapped — sweaty, peripheral — alongside three of the league’s elite talents: LeBron, Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard. If trajectories hold, Cedi will flirt with 13 to 14 points per game this season … not exactly alpha territory. He may yet be unleashed, but the buzz around Cedi has been practically nonexistent. Springing from the bench will be Jordan Clarkson, the Cavs most consistent and extravagantly tattooed offensive weapon. Beilein has hinted that Clarkson, whom he dubbed a “Wolf” in preseason, may play some small forward in smallball lineups, to which Clarkson shrugged and noted that the NBA is now virtually position-less anyway. He will continue to score at the impressive clip he has in years past. Like Garland and Sexton, though, he is not known for his distribution skills. The Cavs assist numbers last year were the worst in the league. But the far more embarrassing distinction was their inability to protect the rim. They tallied the fewest blocks in NBA history by an enormous margin. The Cavs bigs, other than Tristan, Love and Larry Nance Jr., the first big off the bench, are befuddling. Love may play only 30 to 40 games, depending on injuries, rest and a looming trade, and Tristan’s inability to score from beyond about 6 feet from the basket makes him a borderline liability unless he’s surrounded by sharpshooters — Garland, Sexton, Love, and rookie Dylan Windler, say, who’ll be out for a few weeks to start the season. Nance has supposedly been working on his long-range shooting, but was 2-11 from beyond the arc in preseason play. Interior monster Ante Zizic will be out for the first few weeks of the season with a sore foot too, and lanky shot blocker John Henson, dubbed the Cavs “secret weapon” during training camp, may never return from his various
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FEATURE ailments. He’s currently nursing a sore groin. Beefy veteran Jarell Martin, signed to a one-year deal in August, looked like he might gobble up minutes by default, but he and training-camp invite Marques Bolden were both waived over the weekend. Two-way players Dean Wade and Tyler Cook may be routinely called up from the G-league for spot starts. Given the injury-riddled front court, it’s not surprising that Beilein plans to experiment with small ball lineups, in which guys like Jordan Clarkson or rookie Kevin Porter Jr. play small forward while Cedi Osman or even Dylan Windler are slotted over to power forward. It’s a good bet that he’ll be tinkering with the rotation nightly, and may stumble on some chemistry. But the team will no doubt be very bad. And for those of us who still insist on watching as many games as possible, one of the few available entertainments — other than Dellyto-Tristan alley-oops! — is watching current players ascend in various statistical categories and seeing
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them eclipse individual, team and league milestones. Here are a few to watch for this year. s ,AST YEAR THE #AVS AS A TEAM shot a sporting .792 from the freethrow stripe, good for eighth in the league. It was the third-highest FT percentage the franchise had ever achieved, trailing only the 91-92 (.802) and 92-93 (.805) seasons when Mark Price couldn’t miss. With this year’s addition of sharpshooter Darius Garland, the Cavs could flirt with .800 from the stripe once again, or even set a new mark. s 4RISTAN 4HOMPSON NEEDS rebounds to eclipse Brad Daugherty and move into the franchise’s top three in total rebounds. He’ll achieve that milestone if he collects 8.6 rebounds (his career average) over GAMES s )N A STATISTICAL QUIRK RIGHT NOW Tristan Thompson, Brad Daugherty and Anderson Varejao are all tied for total blocked shots, with 397. With a single swat, Thompson will leapfrog both of them in the #7 position on THE #AVS LEADERBOARD ,AST YEAR THE 6-foot-9-inch Thompson blocked only 16 shots all season. s +EVIN ,OVE NEEDS ONLY THREES (just about one per game, across a full 82-game season) to top Kyrie Irving and move into the top-three
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on the franchise leaderboard, behind ONLY ,E"RON AND -ARK 0RICE s * 2 3MITH HOLDS THE #AVS individual season record for made THREE POINTERS WITH IN BUT THREES WOULD BE GOOD FOR A top-10 single-season performance. +EVIN ,OVE #OLLIN 3EXTON #EDI Osman, Jordan Clarkson and rookie Darius Garland are all eligible. s 3EXTON S THREES LAST YEAR was the most ever by a Cavs rookie. If Garland stays healthy, he could conceivably top that total without breaking a sweat. s ,ARRY .ANCE *R LED THE #AVS last year in total rebounds, blocks and steals, despite only playing 67 games. If he matches his steals total last year (100), he’ll join the FRANCHISE S TOP IN THAT CATEGORY eclipsing the likes of Jim Chones, #EDRIC (ENDERSON AND 2ICKY $AVIS If he bests his average by only 0.1 per game and plays 80 games, he’ll TOP $ANIEL 'IBSON 3HAWN +EMP and Tyrone Hill and approach the franchise’s top 30. s ,ARRY S POINTS REBOUNDS AND assists averages have all increased every year of his three-year career. He’ll need to top last year’s averages OF 00' 20' AND !0' TO keep all three upward trajectories intact.
s ,AST YEAR -ATTHEW $ELLAVEDOVA was the only Cavalier who averaged better than four assists per game ACROSS GAMES )T S UNLIKELY that he’ll see serious minutes behind THE 'ARLAND 3EXTON "RANDON Knight and Jordan Clarkson logjam, but if he averages even 2 assists across 25 games, he’ll best Zydrunas Ilguaskas (929 assists) and move into #26 on the Cavs leaderboard. .EXT UP %RIC 3NOW AND $ANNY &ERRY s *ORDAN #LARKSON LED THE TEAM in scoring (16.8 ppg) for most of LAST SEASON WHILE +EVIN ,OVE WAS HOBBLED AND #OLLIN 3EXTON WAS STILL discovering his three-point shot. As a utility player this year, and possibly even as a starter if Cedi Osman goes down, he could very well reach 16 points per game again. On the franchise leaderboard, that would propel him over such Cavs STALWARTS AS 3ASHA 0AVLOVIC #ARLOS Boozer, J.J. Hickson, Dion Waiters and Antawn Jamison. s +EVIN 0ORTER *R IS A TOTAL question mark, but may emerge as the franchise’s absolute superstar.
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Cleveland Stories Dinner Parties Cleveland Stories Dinner Party is a weekly series that pairs fine food with storytelling. The goal of the series is to “bring to life some of the fun, interesting stories about Cleveland’s past — from sports, to rock ‘n’ roll, to Millionaires’ Row,” as it’s put in a press release. Admission is free, with no cover charge, although a prix fixe dinner, designed to complement the night’s theme, is $20. Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner is served at 6, and the storytelling starts at 7. Tonight, Tom Batiuk talks about his Funky Winkerbean and Crankshaft cartoons. (Jeff Niesel) 1148 Main Ave., 216-242-1250, musicboxcle.com. PHOTOGRAPHY
Exposed! Music Legends 1969-1973: The Once-Lost Photography of Michael Friedman Exhibit Opening and Q&A Between 1969 and 1973, with a Pentax camera and Tri-x film, former manager and music producer Michael Friedman photographed some of the most notable musicians of the time, including the Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, the Band, Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge and Todd Rundgren. Tonight, he’ll talk about those photos at 7 p.m. at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. The photos will be on display in the Rock Hall’s main exhibit hall, and Friedman will sit down with a Rock Hall curator in the Foster Theater to talk about his fascinating career and story. Prior to the discussion, there will be a reception that starts at 6:15 p.m. Admission is free. (Niesel) 1100 Rock and Roll Blvd., 216-515-8444, rockhall.com. NETWORKING
Female Entrepreneur Summit Contempo Design + Communications, the locally based founder and producer of the annual Female Entrepreneur Summit (FES), has booked 25 speakers for its eighth annual day devoted to the female entrepreneur. The event aims to allow female business leaders to “connect, learn, and grow.” It’ll take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Cleveland History Center at the Western Reserve Historical Society, where more than 25 successful
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industry professionals will share opportunities and personal testimonials. Keynote speakers include Nathalie Molina Niño, the author of Leapfrog: The New Revolution for Women Entrepreneurs and an “impact investor” targeting high-growth businesses that benefit women and the planet, and Claire Coder, the founder of Aunt Flow, an initiative with a mission to “ensure everyone has access to menstrual products.” The 2019 FES will cover an array of topics designed to help entrepreneurs learn and succeed. A lunchtime program will feature a panel discussion and dessert tasting from three of Cleveland’s best dessert makers — Loretta Paganini, Shelley Pippin and Kelsey Smith. Tickets cost $199 and are available on the website. (Niesel) 10825 East Blvd., 216-831-9557, contempocleveland.com/fes. MUSIC
Fretwork Presents Music From the Age of Michelangelo Fretwork, the world’s leading viol consort, celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. It comes to the Cleveland Art Museum tonight to present a concert expressly inspired by the exhibition Michelangelo: Mind of the Master. The concert begins at
7:30 p.m. at the museum. Consult the website for ticket prices. (Niesel) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org.
7:30. Tickets start at $20. (Niesel) 1407 Euclid Ave, 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org. THEATER
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The Music Man Tonight at 7:30 at the Hanna Theatre, Great Lakes Theater presents its version of The Music Man, the play about salesman Harold Hill and his attempts to con people into buying instruments and uniforms for a band he never intends to form. The six-time Tony-winning musical features tunes such as “Seventy-Six Trombones,” “Ya Got Trouble” and “Till There Was You.” Performances continue through Nov. 10. Tickets start at $15. (Niesel) 2067 East 14th St., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org. THEATER
Pipeline A dedicated inner-city school teacher sends her own son to private school in Pipeline, “a compelling, must-see portrait of the systemic school-toprison pipeline and the experience of being a parent to a young black man in America.” The Cleveland Playhouse production continues in the Outcalt Theatre through Nov. 3. Tonight’s performance takes place at
Summer Summer, a musical about the life of pop singer Donna Summer, centers on how a girl from Boston with a “voice from heaven” went from singing gospel music to becoming a dance-floor diva. The score features more than 20 of Summer’s classic hits, including “Love to Love You Baby,” “Bad Girls” and “Hot Stuff.” Tonight’s performance takes place at 7:30 at Connor Palace, where performances continue through Oct. 27. Tickets start at $10. (Niesel) 1615 Euclid Ave., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org.
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GET OUT tonight about how a chance encounter with Bernstein led to a romantic relationship and kickstarted a monumental career in show business. Over the course of his career, Rosenman has created more than 43 films, and this fall, he’ll start production on Anita, the Anita Bryant story, starring Ashley Judd, Neil Patrick Harris and Mayim Bialik. The event takes place tonight at 7 at the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland. Tickets cost $15, or $10 for Maltz Museum members. Get them on the website or by calling the number below. (Niesel) 6705 Detroit Ave., 216-593-0575, maltzmuseum.org. MUSIC
Hamelin Plays Liszt Liszt’s First Piano Concerto “brings together bravura daring with intense lyricism and poise,” and acclaimed pianist Marc-André Hamelin is the perfect person to play the piece. He’ll join the Cleveland Orchestra tonight at Severance Hall as it performs the composition. The concert will also feature one of Rachmaninoff’s most evocative tone poems and a symphony by Danish composer Carl Nielsen. It begins at 7:30 p.m.. Rose Breckenridge, lectureradministrator for Cleveland Orchestra Music Study Groups, will give the pre-concert lecture at 6:30 p.m. The performance takes place again at 8 on Saturday night. Consult the orchestra website for ticket info. (Niesel) 11001 Euclid Ave., 216-231-1111, clevelandorchestra.com.
Nov. 3. Tickets are $15 and $25. (Niesel) 1407 Euclid Ave., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org.
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Boo at the Zoo This is the final weekend for the
5 to 9 p.m. today through Sunday. Consult the zoo’s website for ticket prices. (Niesel) 3900 Wildlife Way, 216-661-6500, clemetzoo.com. FAMILY FUN
Captain NEO’s Hauntaquarium A child-focused Halloween party, Captain NEO’s Hauntaquarium returns to the Greater Cleveland Aquarium tonight and tomorrow
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Copenhagen This is the final weekend to catch Copenhagen, a thoughtful exploration of the difficulty of ever truly knowing oneself or others. Presented by Cesear’s Forum in a limited engagement, the Tony Award-winning play centers on an actual meeting that took place between the two great physicists, Germany’s Werner Heisenberg and Denmark’s Niels Bohr, in 1941, in occupied Denmark. The play is presented fictionally, “inside the heads” of three characters, as they relive their memories and speculate on the meaning, and consequences, of their actions. Tonight’s performance takes place at 8 in the intimate Kennedy’s Down Under, in Playhouse Square. Tickets cost $18, and the performances continue through tomorrow. (Niesel) 1501 Euclid Ave., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org. COMEDY
DL Hughley Not many people can fire off the quick, witty jokes like DL Hughley. He can take serious matters like race relations and spin them into sidesplitting satire, tiptoeing along the edge of offensive and hilarious, yet still remaining totally lovable. Nothing is off limits for this guy. Past topics of jest have included Paula Deen, high blood pressure, Superbowl commercials and Cuban Olympic swimmers. He performs tonight at 7:30 and 10 at the Improv, where he has shows scheduled through Sunday. Tickets are $35. (Liz Trenholme) 1148 Main Ave., 216-696-IMPROV, clevelandimprov.com. MUSIC
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Into the Woods Equal parts Cinderella, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, and Jack and the Beanstalk, Into the Woods is a fractured fairytale by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Stephen Sondheim and Tony Award-winning director James Lapine. The plot centers on a baker and his wife who yearn for a child, the witch who has placed a curse on them, and other storybook characters drawn from the works of the Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault. Wishes do come true, we are reminded — but not without consequences. The musical was a hit on Broadway when it premiered in 1987. (A film version came out in 2014.) The CSU Department of Theatre and Dance version opens tonight at 7:30 at the Allen Theatre, where it runs through
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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s annual Boo at the Zoo. But the fun still will be in full swing, with unlimited 4-D Theater movies, carousel and train rides, costumed characters and a monster mash dance party. Each night, the first 1,000 guests will receive a special treat bag courtesy of Meijer. The festivities run from
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night from 6 to 9. Tickets cost $12, or $10 for Greater Cleveland Aquarium members. Admission includes full aquarium access as well as animal encounters, a DJ dance party, “campfire” stories, photo opportunities, and more. (Niesel) 2000 Sycamore St., 216-862-8803, greaterclevelandaquarium.com.
Matt Johnson’s Dueling Piano Fiasco Judging from the YouTube videos of pianist Matt Johnson’s dueling piano concerts, it’s safe to say the guy caters to bachelor and bachelorette parties. He can easily break into Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing’” and then segue into Billy Joel’s “The Piano Man,” which he tends to alter with a few of his own ribald lyrics. Expect rowdy singalongs and a boisterous performance. Matt Johnson’s Dueling Piano Fiasco takes place tonight and tomorrow night at 8 at MGM Northfield Park’s Neon Room. Tickets are $10. (Niesel) 10705 Northfield Rd., Northfield, 330-908-7793, mgmnorthfieldpark. mgmresorts.com. THEATER
Julius Caesar One of 40 professional theater
companies across the nation selected to perform a Shakespeare play with a professional team of actors for middle- and high-schools and conduct related educational activities for the students, Great Lakes Theater tonight presents its take on Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Hanna Theatre, where performances continue through Nov. 3. Tickets cost $15 to $80. (Niesel) 2067 East 14th St., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org. THEATER
The Member of the Wedding At the suggestion of her friend Tennessee Williams, Southern writer Carson McCullers adapted her novella, The Member of the Wedding, into a play that was an enormous success when it opened on Broadway in 1950. It depicts the “intrinsically enmeshed lives of whites and blacks in the American South.” Regional talent Eric Schmiedl directs this version of the play at the Beck Center for the Arts through Nov. 3. The cast includes Lisa Louise Langford, Ellie Ritterbusch, Chase Oberhaus, Peter Lawson Jones, Corin B. Self and Fred Gloor. Tonight’s performance takes place at 8, and performances continue throughout the weekend. Tickets
are $10 to $33. Group and student discounts are available. (Niesel) 17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, 216-521-2540, beckcenter.org. SPORTS
Monsters vs. Rockford Icehogs The Cleveland Monsters host the Rockford Icehogs today and tomorrow at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Tonight, it’s a 1-2-3 Friday, so there will be $1 Pepsis, $2 Sugardale hotdogs and $3 select 12-ounce beers. There’s also a postgame skate. The game begins at 7. Fans are encouraged to dress in Halloween costumes for tomorrow’s game, which begins at 1 p.m. There will be trick or treat on the concourse before the puck drops. Tickets start at $10. (Niesel) 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, rocketmortgagefieldhouse.com. FILM
Through the Olive Trees Through the Olive Trees centers on a bricklayer who stars in a movie being shot in an earthquake-ravaged Iranian village. He falls in love with his nonprofessional co-star, but she refuses to talk to him because of his lower station in life. The film represents the conclusion to Kiarostami’s Koker Trilogy. It screens
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Cavs vs. Indiana Pacers The Cavs home opener for the 20192020 season finds them going up against the Indiana Pacers, a playoffcaliber team that should make for a tough opponent even without star guard Victor Oladipo, who is injured. The team added point guard Malcolm Brogdon during the offseason and also signed forward T.J. Warren. The game begins tonight at 8 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Consult the website for ticket prices. (Niesel) 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, rocketmortgagefieldhouse.com. BEER + SPOKEN WORD
History on Tap: Cleveland’s Haunted History A reoccurring event at the Western Reserve Historical Society’s Cleveland History Museum, History on Tap features a unique theme, happy-hour drink specials and
activities inspired by Cleveland’s past. Tonight, guests can experience an after-hours evening dedicated to Cleveland’s haunted history. Guests will immerse themselves in the stories of Cleveland’s spooky past as they tour the historic Hay-McKinney mansion. Themed costumes are greatly encouraged. The event begins at 5 p.m. It’s free for WRHS members; check the website for other ticket options. (Niesel) 10825 East Blvd., 216-721-5722, wrhs.org. FAMILY FUN
I-X Trick or Treat Street Today and tomorrow, the I-X Center welcomes trick or treaters to its annual I-X Trick or Treat Street. Twelve creatively themed “boo-tastic” candy stations will pass out treats, and there will be kiddie rides and entertainment. The fun takes place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Check the I-X Center site for ticket prices. Parking costs $10. (Niesel) One I-X Center Dr., 216-676-6000, ixcenter.com. BEER
Night at the Brewseum Cleveland Beer Week comes to a conclusion today with Night at the Brewseum, a blow-out party that
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GET OUT takes place at 7 p.m. at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The event will feature 150 beers along with culinary creations from Ohio City Provisions, Butcher and the Brewer, Tremont Taphouse, Fahrenheit, Fire Food and Drink, Flying Fig, the Plum and many more. Tickets are $70 at the door. (Niesel) 1 Wade Oval Dr., 216-231-4600, clevelandbeerweek.org. COMEDY
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Joe Rogan Comedian Joe Rogan regularly sells out theaters, and he’s now making the move to arenas. He comes to the Wolstein Center tonight at 8. Rogan hosts The Joe Rogan Experience, a comedy podcast that features longform conversations with celebrities and is one of the most popular comedy podcasts on iTunes. His Syfy TV series, Joe Rogan Questions Everything, is a huge success too; in it, Rogan, a life-long paranormal mystery addict, delves into “unknown worlds” and “untapped territories.” Since 2002, Rogan has provided color commentary for the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). Tickets start at $41.50. (Niesel) 2000 Prospect Ave., 216-687-9292, wolsteincenter.com.
Ophelia Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts and Clive Owen star in Ophelia, a film set in medieval Denmark. It imagines the story of Hamlet from the perspective of one of the play’s female characters. The movie screens at 1:30 p.m. today at the Cleveland Museum of Art, where it screens again at 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Tickets cost $10, or $7 for CMA members. (Niesel) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org.
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Spooktacular Science As part of the Great Lakes Science Center’s Spooktacular Science event, patrons will see pumpkins explode and potions mixed. The fun takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and from noon to 5 p.m. tomorrow. Highlights include the icky, stinky Gross Out Science Spectacular, wild potions and brews in the Chemical Concoctions Show, pumpkin explosions outside on the harbor and a Monster Mash Dance Party. The Science Center’s “maker space” will transform into a Mad Science Laboratory where guests can come up with their own spooktacular creations and experience “out of this world chemistry” with mystery metals and materials that glow under black light. Activities are all included with general admission, and there’s no charge to drop in on the robotics competition. Find a complete schedule and details about ticket prices on the website. (Niesel) 601 Erieside Ave., 216-694-2000, greatscience.com.
Monday Night Trivia Do you have tons of obscure music knowledge? Are you a student of fast food menus and their nuanced histories? What say you about the geographic evolution of Scotch whisky? Tonight’s your chance to wow your friends, make yourself instantly more desirable to someone you’re newly dating, and hang with Cleveland’s headiest hipsters and hot dog lovers. It’s the Happy Dog Monday Night Trivia. Starting at 8 p.m., expect themed rounds and general knowledge questions that seem considerably trickier than some of the other live trivia locales in town. Obviously, have a hot dog and a craft brew while you’re at it. And arrive early: Seats go fast. (Sam Allard) 5801 Detroit Ave., 216-651-9474, happydogcleveland.com.
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The Uptown Upside Down Halloween Bash Tonight from 7 to midnight, University
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Circle’s Uptown District will celebrate Halloween with a special Upside Down Halloween Bash on Toby’s Plaza. There will be a Halloween dance party with DJ Red-I, fortune tellers and palm readers, a glow-in-the-dark mini golf course, screenings of classic horror movies, a complimentary candy and Halloween treats bar, a costume contest with prizes and pumpkin carving. Food and drink will be available for purchase. Admission is free, but you must be at least 17 to attend. (Niesel) 11440 Uptown Ave., universitycircle.org.
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Movie Mondays Every Monday, Cleveland Cinemas hosts $5 Movie Mondays, where film fans can catch up on the latest Hollywood flicks for significantly reduced prices. Many theaters
even offer discounted concession stand items. Participating theaters include Apollo Theatre, Capitol Theatre, Cedar Lee Theatre, Chagrin Cinemas and Tower City Cinemas. Unfortunately, additional charges apply for 3-D movies. (Alaina Nutile) clevelandcinemas.com. NIGHTLIFE
Shit Show Karaoke Local rapper/promoter Dirty Jones and Scene’s own Manny Wallace host Shit Show Karaoke, a weekly event at the B-Side Liquor Lounge wherein patrons choose from “an unlimited selection of jams from hip-hop to hard rock,” and are encouraged to “be as bad as you want.” Fueled by drink and shot specials, it all goes down tonight at 10 p.m. (Niesel) 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights, 216-932-1966, bsideliquorlounge.com.
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Open Turntable Tuesday Tonight from 6 to 9, the Winchester hosts its weekly Open Turntable Tuesday. Jason Gokorsch will book guest DJs and offer slots to people who want to bring their own vinyl and spin their favorite songs or deep tracks. First time DJs are encouraged, and equipment is provided. Patrons can also bring records for the night’s DJ to add to their set. Sign up on Northeast Ohio Vinyl Club’s Facebook page. (Niesel) 12112 Madison Ave., Lakewood, 216-600-5338, facebook.com/ TheWinchesterMusicTavern. MUSIC
Vinyl Night Jukebox owner Alex Budin has described his 1,350-square-foot music-focused bar in the Hingetown ’hood as “a place where people can expect to hear and learn about music of multiple genres, all of which is concentrated in a constantly evolving jukebox.” The club hosts a vinyl night every Tuesday that serves as a listening party for new releases, partnering with Loop in Tremont, so patrons can hear a new album on vinyl. You can bring your own vinyl and spin it too. It all starts at 5 p.m. (Niesel) 1404 West 29th St., 216-206-7699, jukeboxcle.com.
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The Juniper Tree Thur., Oct. 31 | Sat., Nov. 2 | Sun., Nov. 3 7:30pm l Mixon Hall The Juniper Tree is based on one of the Brothers Grimm’s darkest, most mature tales, taking the idea of the “evil stepmother” to the extreme! Philip Glass and Robert Moran composed music in alternating scenes for this shocking and tuneful 1984 opera. Featuring original films by Cleveland Institute of Art students, filmed at Hale Farm and Village TICKETS: cim.edu/junipertree or 216.795.3211 Music by Philip Glass & Robert Moran | Libretto by Arthur Yorinks ©1985 Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc. | Used by Permission.
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STAGE WHAT WE’VE WROUGHT Cleveland Play House’s Pipeline is a poignant look at race and education By Gwendolyn Kochur Photo by Roger Mastroianni
GWENDOLYN BROOK’S 1959 POEM “We Real Cool” is a mere eight lines and 24 words. Despite its short length, Brooks is able to pack in themes of rebellion, youth, and morality, especially as it applies to young black men. This poem is used heavily in Cleveland Play House’s production of Dominique Morisseau’s play Pipeline to discuss the schoolto-prison pipeline, in which disciplinary policies push children into the criminal justice system. Like Brooks, Morisseau is able to pack a range of themes discussing the inequities black children face within the school system into a short, yet powerful, 100 minutes of theater. Morisseau’s play is deftly handled by CPH, whose production sparks much-needed discussion and reflection upon society’s treatment of young black men. Nya, an inner-city schoolteacher, has sent her son, Omari, to private school to provide him with more opportunities and a better chance at a successful future. However, when a teacher questions Omari, the boy pushes back and is expelled. This casts Nya into a downward spiral as she worries for her son’s future and questions her role in making him into the man he is today. Pipeline premiered in 2017 and was nominated for five Lucille Lortel Awards. Morisseau, who won an Obie for the piece, was inspired to write the play because of the commonplace shooting of black men and boys, including Michael Brown. Director Steve H. Broadnax III gives the heavy themes of the show ample breathing room. The show provides commentary on race, education, and inequality, all of which pack a punch. Broadnax III ensures that it never feels as if you are at a lecture on societal issues, but rather like you are just being told the story of a real family. He accomplishes this by letting the cast take the reins and supporting their performances with subtle, yet effective, creative elements. At first, actor Kadeem Ali Harris appeared to be too old to play Omari. His disposition was mature, and his appearance reads as older
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Kadeem Ali Harris as Omari and Suzette Azariah Gunn as Nya.
than a teenage boy. However, this is just one of the many points the play is trying to prove. The young black men who police so often feel “threatened” by are just that: young, teenage boys. Harris doesn’t necessarily look the age of a teenager, but the youthful passion with which he embodies his character says otherwise. In Harris’ portrayal, Omari feels like just another misunderstood teenager with builtup rage and frustration — one who is struggling to meet their parents’ expectations while attempting to
a straight-forward outspokenness that’s not only endearing, but also powerful. One such powerful moment is when she explains that she hates her school because she doesn’t fit in or feel comfortable. She expresses that the privilege that her white peers have isn’t going to rub off on her, and that she’ll always be viewed as the “poor black girl.” Suzette Azariah Gunn is wonderful as Nya. Nya is a complex character whose inner struggle demands portrayal by an actress who is matronly, relatable, and
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empathy worthy. Gunn is all of these things and more. Her concern for Omari’s future, his safety and her fear that her parenting is the cause of his trouble, is moving. Her ex-husband, Xavier, played by Bjorn DuPaty, is also concerned for his son, but believes that Omari needs a firmer hand than what Nya has used so far. DuPaty is imposing and properly unlikable,
much unlike Eric Robinson and Rachel Harker, who play security guard, Dun, and teacher, Laurie, respectively. Robinson is playful and funny as Dun and adds some much-needed lightheartedness to the show. Meanwhile, Laurie has dedicated her life to teaching but can’t seem to break through to her students. She is frustrated by the lack of mental health help her students receive, which is well portrayed by Harker. Staged in the Outcalt with seating on three sides, Michael Carnahan’s scenic design is divided into three distinct spaces: a teacher’s break room, Nya’s living room, and a space that’s transformed into a classroom, bedroom, and waiting room using furniture. Carnahan can be commended for designing a set that evokes unpleasant memories of high school, such as his use of unevenly patterned laminate flooring and those pinching, uncomfortable plastic chairs. Even the long, bar light bulbs spanning the set remind one of school. The stage is backed by paneling and tall, jail-house bars, all of which are wonderfully lighted by Michael Boll. As scenes grow intense, the lighting shifts subtly until all is basked in a red glow. Likewise, the intensity of Curtis Craig’s sound design runs parallel with the play’s action. Between scenes, hip hop plays, and projections designed by Katherine Freer, which are often video collages of high-schoolers fighting, play on the back wall. These projections remind us that while we are watching fiction, it’s based in reality. CPH’s production is an eyeopening, poignant commentary on the harsh realities faced by young black men. It’s hard to imagine that after this show, any audience member could leave the Outcalt without feeling enlightened and inspired to evoke change.
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MOVIES A STORY-DRIVEN SAGA Matt Ratner’s directorial debut about a struggling standup comedian screens as an addition to the Cleveland Jewish Film Festival By Jeff Niesel Photo courtesy of Matt Ratner
DIRECTOR MATT RATNER LIKES to say that growing up in Northeast Ohio defines him. He studied theater at Shaker Heights High School and then moved to Los Angeles after a short career in politics. His new film, Standing Up, Falling Down, screens at 7 p.m. on Monday as an additional part of the Cleveland Jewish Film Festival. “I went to Shaker and having that experience and having such access to the culture in Cleveland and being surrounded by nice, good people was really formative,” he says via phone. “I’m always struck when I meet people from Cleveland and see how deep those bonds are. Also, being a lifelong Cleveland sports fan prepares you for the volatile nature of the movie business.” After moving from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles about five years ago, Ratner originally intended to pursue his passion to direct. He got sidetracked and wound up forming a production company. “I just feel into producing,” he says, adding that someone he worked with on Match, the first film he ever produced, helped lead him down the path of directing by showing him the script of Standing Up, Falling Down. “I’ve always been a believer that
life is messy, and it’s okay to make movies that are messy,” he says when asked what he liked about the Standing Up, Falling Down script. “I thought this script honored the fact that life is comedy and drama, and I felt like there were moments that are sidesplitting funny; but it’s also about something without being heavy-handed about it. It deals with the nature of regret and the nature of second chances. I quickly felt that it wasn’t a story I wanted to tell but a story I needed to tell.” The film centers on an unlikely friendship that develops between a dermatologist (veteran comedic actor Billy Crystal) and a struggling standup comedian (Ben Schwartz) who moves back home to live with his parents after failing to make it in comedy. Crystal and Schwartz have terrific chemistry in the film, and Ratner says that chemistry continued even when the cameras weren’t rolling. “They had not met each other before the film,” he says of Crystal and Schwartz. “The movie is so much about their friendship. If it was a big studio film, we would do chemistry reads, but we didn’t have that luxury. Ben [Schwartz] was in Atlanta shooting something, so we never met until rehearsals. They developed this
amazingly close friendship. It was a joy to watch.” The movie has received a particularly warm reception when it’s shown at film festivals. “It’s been really neat,” says Ratner, who was at a festival in Indianapolis when he spoke to us. “We’re very lucky. It sold out at Tribeca and comes out in February [with wider distribution]. Your job is to make the best art you can and hope people
respond. The response to this is lovely. People are drawn to the performances that Ben [Schwartz] and Billy [Crystal] both give and people have responded because it’s story-driven. The feedback has been beyond what I had hoped for.
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SPOTLIGHT: THE LIGHTHOUSE SET IN THE 1890S, THE LIGHTHOUSE, the latest film from writer-director Robert Eggers (Witch), takes place on a desolate island of jagged black rock, where Tom (Willem Dafoe) and his new assistant Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson) begin a four-week stint. Driven by two terrific performances by Dafoe and Pattinson, the intensely claustrophobic black and white film comes off as a particularly perverse Hitchcockian thriller. It opens areawide on Friday. Isolated on the remote island that they call “this goddamn rock,” the two men get off to an awkward start when Ephraim refuses to join Tom
in a toast, saying that drinking is against regulations spelled out in the manual. “I didn’t take you for a reading man,” Tom snaps back at him as he tells him it’s bad luck to not toast a man. Tom puts Ephraim in charge of all the menial tasks, so when the roof springs a leak, Ephraim has to climb atop the house and fix the broken shingle. And when the lighthouse beacon needs more oil, Ephraim needs to bring a barrel of it up from the basement, an arduous task that leaves him out of breath and again subject to Tom’s wrath. Like the old drunken sailor that he is, Tom gives unsolicited bits of advice here and there. “Boredom
makes men into villains,” he says at one point. “The only medicine is drink. It keeps sailors happy, and it keeps them calm.” Often, his temper gets the better of him. When he notices the floors haven’t been cleaned to his satisfaction, he accuses Ephraim of neglecting his duties and berates him for it. “Swab, dog! Swab, dog!” he barks at the man in a fit of rage. He tells Ephraim to leave seagulls alone because “in ’em is the souls of sailors who’ve met their makers.” When the wind shifts, the guys board the windows in preparation for what Tom identifies as an incoming storm. The storm outside mirrors the storm inside the
lighthouse as Ephraim begins to hallucinate, and the skirmishes between the two men build in intensity. Writer-director Eggers effectively turns the lighthouse into a character in the movie. With its blaring foghorn and the way it creaks and groans, the thing makes so much noise, it’s almost as if it’s breathing. It holds a strange, mystical kind of power over the two men in this captivatingly dark film. — Niesel
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EAT NEW ADDITION First look: Alea in Ohio City, opening in November By Douglas Trattner Photos by Doug Trattner
WHEN ATHAN ZARNAS GOT THE keys to the building that would ultimately become Alea, the space had all the charm of an auto repair shop. For more than 100 years, the windowless bunker functioned as a drill bit factory — and it had the oil stains to prove it. Over the span of two years, Zarnas reshaped the property into a modern, minimal and gently industrial bistro. Apart from a few finishing touches like hanging artwork, adding banquette cushions and stocking the wine rack, the restaurant is nearly ready for its mid-November unveiling. Zarnas might not be a household name, but he’s been cooking around town at noteworthy establishments for nearly 20 years. During half of those years he’s been quietly plotting his own project, he says, with his attention ever increasingly focused on the Hingetown area of Ohio City. “I’ve been pursuing this specific neighborhood for years,” he explains. “I almost ended up in the Larder space, but that didn’t pan out.” Instead, he landed about 250 feet away. While modest in squarefootage, the restaurant features 16-foot ceilings, which provide plenty of room for ivy vines to clamber up a
hardwood. As logs burn in a metal cage at the back of the rig, hot coals tumble out and are raked beneath a variety of grills and griddles that can be adjusted up or down with the spin of a wheel. Diners seated throughout the space will be able
living wall. A newly installed facade of glass in the form of a garage door introduces tons of natural light. And at the heart of it all is the bar-slashopen kitchen, anchored prominently by a live-fire grill fueled entirely by
see, smell and hear the food as it’s being prepared. “I always assumed that the grill would be the focal point of the restaurant,” Zarnas says. “When there’s a fire there, I think that’s
where everyone will be drawn to.” When the doors open in the coming weeks, the restaurant will seat just 33 guests, dining room and bar combined. The menu, too, will be compact, containing about 20 items spread across snacks, small plates, sharable platters, entrees and desserts. The seasonal menus will take inspiration from Mediterranean countries like Spain, France, Italy, Greece and parts of the Middle East. “We’re borrowing from around the region, with nods to the culinary traditions that you would find throughout the Mediterranean,” says the chef. “We are mashing a few things together in a way that hopefully is cohesive and that people will appreciate.” Starters might include a bowl of olives and kumquats, oysters grilled over wood and capped with melted lardo and sautéed mushrooms, and a gem salad with sauce gribiche and mojama, dry-cured tuna that Zarnas calls “the ham of the ocean.” Grilled octopus will be paired with ’nduja; a Moroccan-spiced lamb belly is sweetened with prunes; and a grilled steak is topped with charred eggplant and muhammara, a Middle Eastern spread made with roasted red pepper, walnuts and
pomegranate molasses. To drink there will a limited cocktail menu and 50-bottle wine list with an emphasis on natural wines. Zarnas says that not only do natural wines pair well with the cuisine, the method of production is old-fashioned, straightforward and unpretentious, much like the food he will be cooking. Citing a dearth of quality wine bars between downtown and Detroit Shoreway, the owner believes that Alea will become a destination sought out as much by wine drinkers as it will be by dinner guests. “There seems to be a lot of interest in a place in this immediate area where you can get a glass of good wine,” he says “This is kind of a wine desert.” As for the name, Zarnas says that “alea” means “a gamble” in Latin. “I’ve opened restaurants for other people, but this will be the first one that I open for myself,” he says. “It’s always a roll of the dice.” When it opens in November, Alea will be dinner-only. Weekend brunch likely will be added next spring.
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IT’S BEEN ALMOST FOUR YEARS since a fire shuttered Lolita in Tremont. Initial estimates of a temporary closure quickly became confirmations of a lengthy shuttering after the extent of damage was realized. By spring of 2016, Michael Symon announced that he’d open a new concept, Sherla’s Chicken and Oysters, in the space. It would be about a year before it opened, he told us. And then he got busy with a bunch of other restaurants around the country, and the sign for Sherla’s hung in the windows on Literary Avenue like a failed promise. Eventually it was time for Symon to move on, and he wanted the new owner to be someone committed to the neighborhood. That man was Dave Ferrante, owner of nearby Visible Voice books, who recently bought the building. A sign posted in one of the windows now proclaims, cheekily, that a White Castle is coming to the space. That’s not true, though Ferrante does appreciate “a bit of old Tremont subversiveness” from whomever taped it up. “I’m not sure yet,” Ferrante said when asked about his plans for the space. “I have a lot of ideas in the air and things should focus in more over the next few months. The building has incredible potential.” Whatever it is, expect Tremont to breathe a sigh of relief when the spot is finally occupied after four years of dormancy.
Yours Truly Will Open its Solon Restaurant on Monday, Oct. 28 Back on Jan. 19, the 38th birthday of Yours Truly Restaurants, founder Larry Shibley announced plans for his company’s 10th location. That location, a former Donatos Pizza at 6141 Kruse Dr. in Solon, is scheduled to open on Monday, Oct. 28. The first Yours Truly opened in Beachwood in 1981. Since then, Yours Truly has expanded its reach across the suburban Northeast Ohio landscape with seven additional outposts. Two and a half years ago, the company opened its first downtown location in the historic Halle Building (1228 Euclid Ave.).
“This is lucky No. 10,” Shibley stated at the time of the announcement. “We’ve been interested in Solon for a long time, maybe since as early as the ’80s. I’ve looked at this plaza multiple times.” The 5,000-square-foot building has undergone significant renovations to create the same look and feel as new shops like downtown and renovated ones such as Chagrin Falls. Shibley calls those “the YTR Kitchen & Bar” concept. “This one will be along those lines, but with many enhancements.” The larger footprint can accommodate approximately 150 guests. There is also a spacious indooroutdoor bar attached to an all-seasons patio. — Doug Trattner
Mustard Seed will Close its Solon Location on Wednesday, Oct. 30 In an announcement posted to its social media followers, Mustard Seed CEO Gabe Nabors broke the news that the 20-year-old Solon-based health food store would be shutting down for good on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The Akron stores will continue to operate. Here is the statement: “I am sad to announce that we are closing our Solon location effective Wednesday, October 30th, 2019. When my family opened the Solon store, we had high expectations. It was the largest natural foods grocery store east of the Mississippi, and the natural foods industry was having double digit growth. Unfortunately, the store did not develop as we had hoped and today with the increased competition both in brick and mortar stores as well as online, our time has come. My family wishes to give a sincere thank you to our Solon staff, the Solon community and to the thousands of customers that helped us these past 20 years to push health foods to the mainstream. Our Akron locations remain strong and continue to grow and thrive along with our cafes, catering services, and our online initiative Hempluxe.com, which offers our nationally launched line of CBD products.” — Trattner
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to make a female empowerment album. But when a female empowerment song came her way, it struck a chord with her. “When I’m making a record, the songs that I find define how the album will feel,” she says. “I never set out to make a certain kind of record. I wasn’t looking for a female anthem, but when I heard ‘Every Girl in This Town,’ which was one of the first songs that I heard, I just loved it. It is a girl power song without being preachy or on a soapbox. It’s basically saying that whoever you are is okay. My favorite line is, ‘You got this baby, and so what if you don’t.’ I wasn’t thinking it would be a single. As the album emerged, there was another song called ‘Find a Way.’ I thought that would be a good album title, but I also liked ‘Every Girl’ because I am every girl in a way. I get to be a farm girl who also gets to have this glamorous life. When I played it for my small team of people, they said, ‘We’re going to radio with that
“I don’t want to ask him to sing on something if it doesn’t make sense. I didn’t go into the record thinking about any of it. It’s about the person who has your number. I couldn’t imagine singing it with anyone but him. I asked him to do this harmony throughout, and he loved the song too. If he didn’t want to sing on it, he would have just said, ‘This isn’t right for me.’ We have this unspoken language between us when we’re in the studio and we’re just comfortable. I love how the song turned out. It’s got a groove. It’s Bonnie Raitt-meets-Percy Sledge. It’s a really sexy song, and the guitar solo is probably one of my favorite guitar solos I’ve ever had on an album. I love everything about it, from the lyrics to the melody to the vibe.” Yearwood says that since befriending singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff a few years back, she’s always wanted to cut one of her tunes. She got the opportunity with Every Girl, which includes her rendition of the Bonoff ballad, “Home.” “Because I’m a big Linda Ronstadt fan, that turned me onto Karla Bonoff,” she says. “I went to see Karla play in Nashville a couple of years ago
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song.’ Maybe because I didn’t have any expectations, I’m really enjoying this.” The album’s first song, the tender ballad “Workin’ on Whiskey,” features a bit of slide guitar and somber vocals as Yearwood sings, “I’ve tried to give you up, but once you’ve had the strong stuff, nothing else will be enough.” “I have written a little bit, but I don’t write much,” she says. “I rely on songs that will express whatever emotion I want to express. My biggest musical hero is Linda Ronstadt. Those songs [of hers] are so gut wrenching. Even as a teenager, I had no heartbreak. I just love a sad song that tears your heart out, so I’m always looking for those songs you can just pour yourself into. I heard [‘Workin’ on Whiskey’] and just loved it. It sounded like if Linda Ronstadt was making a country record, she would make that song. I don’t like to open an album with a ballad, but it’s such a powerful song and sets up the record.” She recruited Brooks for the whimsical “What Gave Me Away,” and the chemistry between the two comes across clearly. “He’s his own artist,” Yearwood says when asked about the track.
and met her and we became friends. I asked her about pitching me some songs. I didn’t realize that Linda hadn’t recorded ‘Home.” In my head, I thought she had to have recorded it. I try to stay away from things that Ronstadt covered because she is a goddess to me, but I love that song. I wanted to record a Karla song, so it kind of made sense. I didn’t know that Bonnie Raitt had recorded it. I think my version is somewhere in the middle of those two. I tried to make it my own.” At the time of our interview, Yearwood, a couple days away from the tour’s launch, confessed she couldn’t wait to reconnect with her fans. “The cool thing about country music is that folks who have been listening to me since 1991 are people who grew up with me,” she says. “They’re so loyal. Country music fans stay with you. It’s a safe environment for me. As nervous as I might be to start the tour, it’ll be like jumping into warm water. You know there will be love there. I’m really looking forward to it.”
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MUSIC THE MASKED MAN Indie rocker Jonathan Bree takes a theatrical approach to his live shows By Jeff Niesel Photos by Adam Custins
MASKED KIWI CHAMBER POP band leader Jonathan Bree (formerly of sub pop indie group the Brunettes) might be his own worst critic. He just performed at the Desert Daze festival in Southern California, but when asked about his appearance, he’s quick to point out its flaws. “The audience witnessed a pretty compromised set,” he says in an email interview. “I mean, it works fine enough in the middle of the afternoon in the desert, but ideally it’d be at night when every facet of the show can come across. Either way, it’s still good to play to people that probably have no idea who I am.” Bree grew up in New Zealand and started playing music at a very young age. When he was only 12, he joined his cousin’s band, the Nudie Suits, as a drummer. He’d eventually start his own band, the Brunettes, in 1998. “The biggest motivating factor was probably discovering the Beatles and other musical heroes like David Bowie,” he says when asked about his influences. “Idols are pretty important. It got me into reading as well. I was terrible at reading until I wanted to find out more about my heroes by reading biographies on them. Sixties British Invasion and ’80s pop were the two biggest genres I was obsessed with as a kid.” In 2002, Bree started his own record label, Lil’ Chief Records. He still operates the imprint to this day. “I guess I wanted to help create and be a part of something within New Zealand besides my own music project,” he says of the label. “Back then, a number of friends were involved in projects that I felt lacked the wider attention they deserved. On a selfish level, I also wanted a label for putting out my own work, so I’m not that charitable. If you put that amount of time and effort into any other business model, you’d probably be doing okay as a business. This is the music industry though. Despite a few breaks for our artists, [the label] is always run with a team of part-time volunteers for the love of it. It should probably come up with a religious ideology and become a tax-free charity.” In 2013, he released his first solo
album. He didn’t intend, however, to play the music live. That would happen years later. “I only played my first solo performance in September 2017,” he says. “It was a slow transition. After the Brunettes, I felt pretty beat down and was just happy making music in my bedroom by myself or with my
most finished, and that I felt went together well,” he says. “Say You Love Me Too,” one of the album’s best tracks, features a thick bass riff and guest vocals courtesy of Clara Vinals, whose whisper-thick voice gives the song a sensual feel. The tune was the result of “mucking around” on an old Hofner bass that a
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girlfriend. I had little desire to stomp around a stage anymore.” He originally intended that his latest album, Sleepwalking, become a triple album dubbed Valentine. He wanted to release it on Valentine’s Day. “I missed a couple of Valentine’s Day release deadlines, though, and then decided to just make a single album out of the songs that were the
friend gave Bree. “I thought it sounded good, so I quickly recorded it before forgetting it,” he says. “The song grew from there. Lyrically, it’s just something I was going through at the time.” For the live show, Bree and his band mates often don white suits, Beatles wigs and mod clothing. Masked band members are set against a backdrop of cinematic
projections created specifically for each song, and two dancers perform choreographed routines along with the music. “I’ve played in and toured with a lot of bands,” Bree says. “To me, they are all in theater. I’m just being honest about it. There’s no rehearsed lines about the city I am playing in or a story behind the song. So ironically, I believe it’s a pretty genuine performance. There’s many reasons for the costumes. One is it makes it easier for the audience to see what they want to see. [The choreography] is somewhat of a combination of ballet, folk and aerobics plus a little bit of live improvisation. The choreography helps give an element of interaction and appreciation of the audience.” Given that his performance at the Beachland won’t take place in the daylight, you can bet the show’s atmosphere will be more to Bree’s liking.
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Bethlehem Steel (in the Locker Room): 8 p.m., $10. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. BJ the Chicago Kid/Rayana Jay/ KAMAUU: 8 p.m., $20-$50. Beachland Ballroom. The Cactus Blossom/Esther Rose: 8:30 p.m., $15 ADV, $18 DOS. Beachland Tavern. Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi: 8 p.m., $28-$38. The Kent Stage. Jidenna: 8 p.m., $25 ADV, $30 DOS. House of Blues. Necronomicon: 8 p.m., $10. Now That’s Class.
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Avery Sunshine: 7:30 p.m. Music Box Supper Club. Kath Bloom (in Mahall’s Apartment): 8 p.m., $10 ADV, $12 DOS. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. Sam Bush/The Travelin’ McCourys: 8 p.m., $35-$45. The Kent Stage. Dokken and Lita Ford: 8 p.m., $35$45. Akron Civic Theatre. Family Dog Band (in the Supper Club): 7 p.m., $6 ADV, $8 DOS. Music Box Supper Club. Dan Friel/This Moment in Black History/Royal Beasts: 8:30 p.m., $6. Happy Dog. Adam Hawley/Danny Lerman/ Hubb’s Groove: 8 p.m., $25. Nighttown. Olli Hirvonen: 7 p.m., $15. Bop Stop. Los Straitjackets/Purple K’nif: 8 p.m., $20. Beachland Ballroom. Mess/Toebow/Drag Daze/Tunnel Songs: 8 p.m., $7. CODA. Oginalii/The Cordial Sins/Shelter Pup/Pollen Eyes: 8:30 p.m., $10. Beachland Tavern. Rosie Tucker (in the Locker Room): 8 p.m., $10. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. Yung Bae/Birocratic/Young Franco/Sammy Slims: 9 p.m., $15 ADV, $18 DOS. Grog Shop.
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BowieLIVE!: 8 p.m., $10.50-$25. Akron Civic Theatre. The Boys From the County Hell Perform the Clash: An annual event in these parts, the Boys from the County Hell, a local act best known for hitting local clubs and bars on St. Patrick’s Day to pay tribute to the Pogues, will perform
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a set of songs by the Clash. Band leader Chris Allen promises that the group has added several new songs to the show. Should be a blast. (Jeff Niesel) 8 p.m. Music Box Supper Club. Cosmic Slop: A Night of Upbeat Dance Music From the Margins of Music: 9 p.m., free. Now That’s Class. Mike Doughty Plays Soul Coughing’s Ruby Vroom /The Ghost of Mr. Oberon: Former Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty usually doesn’t have good things to say about the band he fronted from 1992 to 2000. Though internal tensions ripped the group apart, the band made some great albums before imploding. The savvy Ruby Vroom might be the best disc in the catalog. It features songs such as the jazzy “Is Chicago, Not Chicago” and the clever “Screenwriters Blues.” Doughty revisits the album tonight for its 25th anniversary. (Niesel) 8 p.m., $20 ADV, $25 DOS. Beachland Ballroom. Dumbo Gets Mad: 9 p.m., $13 ADV, $15 DOS. Beachland Tavern. JazzWorks: 8:30 p.m., $20. Nighttown. Emily Keener: 8 p.m., $10. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. Carole King Tribute by Home Again (in the Supper Club): 7:30 p.m., $22 ADV, $28 DOS. Music Box Supper Club. Leaf Borbie & the Family Tree/The Lowsiders/Anaconda Vampire
Bats: 8 p.m., $8. CODA. Red Light Roxy: 8 p.m., $15. Bop Stop. Sirius XM Coffeehouse Tour Featuring Joshua Radin & the Weepies/Lily Kershaw: 8 p.m., $37-$47. The Kent Stage. Skyzoo Retropolitan Tour Featuring Elzhi: 9 p.m., $15. The Winchester. Sticky/Grumpy Plum (in the Locker Room): 8 p.m., $10. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. Dion Timmer/Mersiv/Thriftworks/ Attak: 8:30 p.m. Agora Theatre. Jackie Warren: 10:30 p.m., free. Nighttown. The Whiskey Daredevils/The Torments: One of Cleveland’s best local acts, the Whiskey Daredevils have just released their latest effort, Bonafide. Locally based Gotta Groove Records pressed the album on gold vinyl, and the disc is the first to feature guitarist Hector Mattos. The record was recorded earlier this year at Rust Belt Recording in the same room where the hard-rock act Greta Van Fleet had just cut its album. With twangy tunes such as “Favorite T,” the album emphasizes the country and rockabilly side of the band’s sound. (Niesel) 9 p.m., $10. Grog Shop.
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10/26
Rodney Atkins: 8 p.m., $33.50-$55. MGM Northfield Park.
Beachland Annual Halloween Cover Show & Costume Contest: 8 p.m., $8 ADV, $12 DOS. Beachland Ballroom. Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Live Recording: 8 p.m., $25. Bop Stop. Ekoostik Hookah: 8 p.m., $15-$18. The Kent Stage. Lone Thunder (in the Locker Room): 8 p.m., $10. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. Loving: 8 p.m., $10 ADV, $12 DOS. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. The Numbers Band (15-60-75): 8 p.m., $10. Nighttown. The O’Jays/The Isley Brothers: 8 p.m., $49.50-$295. State Theatre. Waylon Reavis: 7 p.m., $15. Odeon. Britton Roberts/Chayla Hope/Ryan Wilkins: 8 p.m., $8. CODA. Scarypoolparty: Alejandro Aranda, better known as Scarypoolparty, became a stand-out contestant on this year’s American Idol. Now, the former dishwasher has hit the road on a sold-out tour that includes tonight’s stop at House of Blues. The tour supports the single “Diamonds,” a tune that features distorted vocals and synths. (Niesel) $25 ADV, $30 DOS. House of Blues. Tooth Lures a Fang/Bonnie Clydeman: 9 p.m., $5. Now That’s Class. Dane Vannatter: 8:30 p.m., $20. Nighttown. Jackie Warren: 10:30 p.m., free. Nighttown. Weird Phishes – Tribute to Radiohead and Phish with Funny Business: 9 p.m., $12. The Winchester. Trisha Yearwood: 7:30 p.m., $45$95. State Theatre.
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50th Anniversary of the Music of Cream: 7:30 p.m., $35-$45. The Kent Stage. Cleveland Uncommon Sound Project: 7 p.m., free. Bop Stop. Crobot: 7 p.m., $15. The Winchester. The KVB: Formed in 2010 by singer/ songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Wood as a solo project, the KVB initially issued a number of limited cassettes and vinyl releases that included the single “The Black Sun” on FLA Records and the Into the Night EP on Downwards Records. Singer/ keyboardist/visual artist Kat Day joined Wood in 2011, and the two have been busy touring | clevescene.com | October 23 - 29, 2019
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and recording ever since. For last year’s trippy Only Now Forever, Day and Wood recorded on their own in their Berlin apartment for the better part of a year. The current tour supports the new Submersion EP. (Niesel) 8:30 p.m., $10 ADV, $12 DOS. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. Matt Maeson/The Technicolors: 8 p.m., $25 ADV, $30 DOS. Grog Shop. Morbid Torment/Orange Girls: 9 p.m., $5. Now That’s Class. Sabaton/Hammerfall: 7 p.m. Agora Theatre.
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10/29
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SAVAGE LOVE CHEATERS CLUB by Dan Savage I am a guy in my 40s, handsome, more financially successful than most, and a classic sexual scoundrel. I cheated on my ex-wife and every girlfriend I’ve ever had. I’m currently dating a woman in her 20s. We are both each other’s ideal type. She has as scandalous a past as I do but has “accomplished” more in a shorter time. We met via a hookup app. Then another one. And another one. We enjoyed each other’s company from the moment we met, and the sex was great. (We share a few not-easy-to-match kinks.) Most of her stuff is now at my house. We’ve had many deep dives into our respective pasts. We cringe now at how we met and why we’ve hooked up with so many random people. Here’s the issue: After 12 months together, with too many breakups to count, we have no idea how to move forward. We cannot establish trust. We are in love and everything’s great … so long as we have our eyeballs on each other. Once out of direct sight, we both turn into possessive assholes. So many phones have been stolen and thrown away, I can’t count. How do two sluts find peace? — Can’t Part Over Sex You’ve cheated on everyone you’ve ever been with, and your girlfriend has presumably cheated on everyone she’s ever been with. (That’s what you meant by “she has as scandalous a past as I do,” right?) But instead of embracing the cheats and sluts you both know yourselves to be and thanking your fucking stars for bringing you together, CPOS, you felt obligated to disavow your past behaviors — some of which sound legitimately terrible — and slut-shame yourselves and each other. And for what? You are still the people you were before you started theatrically cringing about how you met. She doesn’t trust you not to cheat on her, and I don’t see why she should. You don’t trust her not to cheat on you, and I don’t see why you should. So why promise not to cheat? Why waste time and emotional energy policing each other for evidence of what you both know to be true: You’re going to cheat on each other. That you can
trust in. So instead of making promises you can’t keep and then having meltdowns and stealing each other’s phones and breaking up and getting back together, CPOS, make a promise you can keep. Not to be faithful but to be considerate. And discreet. Promise not to do anything that makes her feel like she isn’t your top priority even if you do fuck around occasionally, and ask her to make the same promise to you. Then you can move forward as honest sluts and not lying cheats.
*** I am in love with a happily married woman. I was the “other man” almost 20 years ago, before she was married but when she was living with the man she’s with now. We fell madly in love, but we didn’t end up together. In the intervening years, we both married and had children. We’ve reconnected a couple times over the years and it became a sexual relationship again. Here’s the tricky part: My then-wife was an undocumented immigrant. My marriage was unhappy, but for my child’s sake I couldn’t leave my wife, for fear of his mother getting deported. This year, she got her green card and we divorced. Then I reconnected with my ex again. We desperately want to get married, but she is scared to end her marriage. She’s in a relatively happy marriage, and divorce will be a bombshell. She worries about the shock and destabilizing effect on her children, who are still young. And she fears that nothing short of admitting she’s in love with someone else could end her otherwise happy marriage, but admitting that she’s been unfaithful will make co-parenting impossibly hard going forward. We agonize over this situation but can’t bear the thought of not being together. We understand that pain will have to happen, but we just don’t know what the best course of action is. — Pensive And Incredibly Nervous If you two can’t wait until her kids are a little older before you
marry, PAIN, then there’s no way to avoid the most painful possible version of this shitshow. But your girlfriend’s husband deserves the whole truth right out of the gate, even at the risk of complicating their co-parenting arrangements in the short run. Letting her soon-to-be-ex-husband twist in the wind wondering why his decent, loving, seemingly stable marriage suddenly collapsed would just be cruel — and pointlessly so, as he will inevitably learn the truth. You two don’t plan to marry in secret, right? Which means her soon-to-beex and their kids are going to find out about you, the new husband and stepfather, at some point in the very near future. The whole truth, all at once. Don’t draw it out. Inflicting pain on the installment plan won’t assuage your guilt.
*** I’m married to a loving, handsome man. For the first several years of our relationship, we had amazing sex. At some point after moving in together, my interest in having sex with him decreased significantly. This has been a pattern in every long-term relationship I’ve ever had. Living together seems to diminish my attraction to my partner, which is hugely problematic when I am in a long-term monogamous relationship. The second problem is that my kink needs are not being met. My husband is aware of my kinks and is GGG in theory, but he lacks the skill to deliver what I’m interested in. Before I met my husband, I spent many years as a member of a very active kink scene in a big city. I miss the friendships and experiences I had when I was able to share my kinks. Unfortunately, in addition to living in a place without access to these kinds of events and workshops, my husband is monogamous without compromise. He is unwilling to cotop me alongside another Dominant partner and unwilling to let me bottom for others solo regardless of whether sex is involved. Within the past several years, this frustration has led me to seek out the occasional
experience with others, which is always discovered. My sex drive seems intact when I fantasize about hot, rough scenes with other people, but I experience very little desire for my husband. I’m at a loss. I adore this man, and haven’t ever felt like it would be worth it to leave him just so I could get my kinky needs met, but we are at an impasse. Is it even possible to find a compromise? — Sex Alacrity Diminished Knowing what you do about yourself — your attraction to a partner craters after moving in together, you have a powerful need to explore your kinks with casual play partners —you shouldn’t be cohabitating and/or making monogamous commitments. But you are and you have, SAD, so what now? There’s no middle ground between an uncompromisingly monogamous marriage and the kind of freedom to explore your kinks that you need to feel fulfilled, partnered or not. But your husband caught you fucking around — or kinking around — and has presumably forgiven you, seeing as you aren’t emailing during your divorce proceedings. So perhaps if given a choice between letting you and losing you, SAD, he would let you. And who knows? If all your long-term relationships have been monogamous, and they all resulted in the end of rough and adventurous sex with new partners, well, perhaps that’s what is cratering your desire for committed partners — the limitation, not the cohabitation. And who knows? If you were free to fuck around with other people — if your husband didn’t symbolize the end of sexy adventures — maybe you’d still want to fuck him. But if he does give you the freedom to fuck around and you still don’t want to fuck him, SAD, do your husband a favor and leave him. And then no more monogamy or cohabitation for you, got it?
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