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British singer Callaghan to play at The Ark in Ann Arbor on Aug. 11. By Vicki L. Kroll Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer vkroll@toledofreepress.com
“Best Year,” a buoyant track brimming with optimism, opens Callaghan’s debut disc, “Life in Full Color.” “That song was written just a couple months after moving to America, and it really brings back all those feelings of taking the plunge and risking everything — leaving friends, family and everything behind in the U.K. — and coming over here,” she said. “I’ve just been totally overwhelmed by people’s reactions and how warm they’ve been. It was a scary time, but it definitely was worth it.” She left London in 2010 after contacting Shawn Mullins via his MySpace page. He’s best known for his 1998 hit “Lullaby.” “I was a big fan of his and I basically asked him, ‘Do you ever produce for other artists? I’m an independent singer-songwriter living in London, and I love what you do and I think your production would be perfect on my songs.’ And it’s one of those things you send out thinking: This isn’t going to work, but what the hell, let’s give it a go,” Callaghan recalled during a phone interview from her Nashville, Tenn., home. “So I was absolutely just blown away when he replied and said that he’d listened to the songs and really wanted to work together.” The 2012 debut showcases her songwriting; a mix of jangly guitar and piano pop, folk, country and rock wrap around catchy melodies and memorable lyrics. “‘Life in Full Color’ is just about experiencing everything in life — the highs, the lows, the heartache and falling madly in love — and all of those kinds of things that every human being hopefully experiences in life,” the guitarist and keyboardist said. “That’s what I try to write about, something that hopefully everyone can relate to in some way.” Callaghan just took another risk: a cross-country house tour. “I had emails from people in some states like Colorado, people on the West Coast, asking when I was coming out to play shows there. Being an independent musician, it can get really expensive touring all over the country. But it was difficult telling these people, well, no, I’m not coming to your area,” she said. “So [my husband and manager Steve Massey and I] decided what if we just did a trip that went all the way across America; we could go to all these places that I knew I had fans but had never done a show before. And then I had really been getting into the house concert idea the past couple of years of living here. So I thought maybe we can incorporate that and make it a house concert tour. “It started on May 3 in Boston; we finished in San Francisco on June 2. There were 26 shows all the way across at people’s houses, and they ranged from I guess the smallest was about 20, the biggest was about 100.” Callaghan will bring that intimate feel to The Ark in Ann Arbor at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11. Tickets are $15 and the doors open at 7 p.m. “If any of your readers want to get a free song, they can get ‘Best Year’ from my website, callaghansongs.com,” she added. O
Callaghan’s CD, ‘Life in Full Color,’ was produced by Shawn Mullins of ‘Lullaby’ fame. PHOTO BY SCOTT LOWDEN
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“Keep dreaming and the world will leave us behind” — Callaghan, “If Only For Tonight”
Glass Wear T-shirt company partners with Food For Thought.
By Sarah Ottney TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAR MANAGING EDITOR sottney@toledofreepress.com
Local T-shirt company Glass Wear has launched a new website that includes online ordering for its Toledo pride-themed shirts. The company also recently partnered with local nonprofit Food for Thought to donate a portion of proceeds from the sale of each shirt to provide food for local people in need. “I just really love what Food for Thought is doing. They really appealed to me,” said Tim Marshall, who started Glass Wear with his friend and fellow Toledo native Brandon Erickson in April 2012. “I was looking for someone who had the same passion and focus as we do and wanted to improve where we live. I just feel like they get it. We have a common goal of making where we live better. It just kind of made sense.” Glass Wear has always donated some of its proceeds to various local nonprofits, but Food for Thought will be its first long-term partnership. “It’s great,” said Sam Melden, Food for Thought’s chief thought officer. “It just shows some of the creativity that can happen when you partner together.” Marshall and Melden met at an Arts Commission Art Walk a few years ago. “With Sam, the connection was instant,” Marshall said. “I thought, ‘This guy is doing things right.’” Glass Wear’s donation equates to 13.6 pounds of food per T-shirt sold, Marshall said. “We’re hoping to double that in the next year with the launch of the Web page,” Marshall said. “That will really cut down our costs and we’ll be able to give more.” Glass Wear sold T-shirts during the July Art Walk, resulting in a donation of more than 250 pounds of food to Food for Thought, Marshall said. n GLASS WEAR CONTINUES ON 5
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n GLASS WEAR CONTINUED FROM 4 The desire to give back was instilled in Marshall by his parents; his mom worked at a local homeless shelter and his father worked with inner city churches. “We weren’t necessarily the richest people. That idea of not being sure where the next meal is coming from hits home sometimes,” Marshall said. “That’s always been ingrained in my brain from early childhood, that you do what you can
with what you have. We really think Food for Thought is doing it correctly.” Marshall said he’s excited about moving into online ordering. Website orders can be shipped or picked up at Starbucks at Westgate, 3305 W. Central Ave., from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesdays. “We’re looking at some unique packaging,” Marshall said. “You’re not just going to get a box in the mail with a T-shirt inside. We’ll have a couple surprises I’m finishing the details on.
We’re trying to create an experience.” Marshall and Erickson said they chose to focus on Toledo shirts because they love the city and want others to love it as much as they do. “So many people get down on Toledo,” Erickson told Toledo Free Press in 2012. “There’s a lot of great stuff here and we just want to spread the positivity.” Glass Wear’s first and most popular shirt design, called The Roots, features the Toledo sky-
line with roots growing into the ground. Other designs include Toledo: Our City, Awesome People Love Toledo, It’s Always Fine in the 419, I [Ohio outline] 419, I [bicycle] Toledo, Made in Toledo, Rise Up Toledo!, Meet Me On Adams and T*O*L*E*D*O*S F*I*N*E*S*T, featuring an image of Jamie Farr. For more information or to order a T-shirt, visit glasswear419.com. For information about Food for Thought, visit feedtoledo.org. O
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“I’m here till the end and here I will stay” — Callaghan, “Nothing You Say”
Carmen get it By Matt Liasse Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com
Carmen Miller’s new song “Let’s Go” pays homage to ’80s rock. “When I was a little girl, most girls my age wanted to be Whitney Houston. I wanted to be Freddie Mercury,” she said. “Let’s Go” will be part of a rerelease of last year’s album “Skin & Bones,” which will include two new tracks. “I’ve been recording some material that’s congruent with the project,” she said. The rerelease will launch Sept. 28 during a release party. Miller, a featured artist on the current Red Cross benefit CD “Red, White & You,” has enlisted her fans to help with the music video for “Let’s Go” on a Kickstarter campaign. She is looking to raise $1,500 by Sept. 15 at Kickstarter.com/ projects/724351214/lets-go-the-video. Pledges come with gifts: pledgers of $5 get a free download card for the single and $25 nets an autograph from the video shoot and a free copy of the “Skin & Bones” album. Anyone pledging $50 will have an opportunity to appear as a cameo in the music video. Miller said this provides her a
chance to work with people who support the video. She already has a concept in mind, which will be a spoof of hair metal music videos. “Back in the day, everything was just so dark and wicked, so we’re going to bring some light to that whole genre,” Miller said. She hopes to spoof iconic music video moments of Iron Maiden and Metallica. “I am a child of the ’80s,” she said. “I grew up on Van Halen and Bon Jovi … it’s a golden era of hair metal. This [video] is an ode to all of that that I love. It’s been cooking since we started the song.” The video will be directed by Mike Cullen of Cullen Park Productions and be filmed in Toledo. Miller said the song is meant to be inspiring. “It’s about reaching on the inside and finding the faith, courage and strength to push forward.” The song, written by Miller, Robert Davenport and Matt Schmidt, started with a musical riff. She said the song-writing that followed was “organic.” Miller frequently uses the phrase “let’s go.” “It’s my motivational saying,” she said. “Usually the first thing I do in the morning, after I read a Scripture or something, is to go on Facebook for a positive post for the day. It always ends with ‘let’s go.’ Every morning, before I inspire everyone else, I have to get myself inspired.” O
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Happy birthday, OT! By Matt Liasse Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com
To many local bands, The Ottawa Tavern (OT) is a landmark. “The Ottawa Tavern is the heartbeat of both Adams Street and the Toledo music scene,” Matt Klein of Bikini Babes and Silent Lions said in an email. “I’ve always been impressed by their dedication to supporting unique local talent and hosting the best touring bands to visit our city.” The bar will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a three-day concert, starting 10 p.m. Aug. 1. “I think in bar and restaurant terms, it’s pretty impressive,” said manager Adam Sattler. “More than us being a bar and a restaurant, it’s more about the fact that we’ve been doing original music for five years.” Each band performing during the three days has a connection to the bar in some way. Some have been playing at the tavern since its opening. The party will include the first ever performance by Gunshots or Fireworks and the last by Bikini Babes. The schedule of bands includes GOLD, NRR, Katie’s Randy Cat, The Miracle Vitamins and Gunshots or Fireworks on Aug. 1; goLab, The Zimmerman Twins, Bikini Babes, Silent Lions and People Being Human on Aug. 2; and The Fight Within, Jack and the Bear, Thirty Three & 1/3, React and Mike Corwin on Aug. 3. “The folks at the OT have such a sharp eye for talent, both local and national, and support the bands and artists in ways very few bars/venues do,” said Russ Courtney of The Miracle Vitamins
Concerts celebrate Ottawa Tavern’s fifth anniversary.
said in an email. “I sometimes refer to Adam from the OT as the ‘patron saint of Toledo music’, which I still think is appropriate. In the last five years, the OT opened up a new channel for expression for Toledo’s so-called ‘indie’ artists and truly changed the artistic environment in our town.” This event will be free, like most of their shows have been for the past five years. “I think by doing free shows, we can still maintain that we are a neighborhood bar,” Sattler said. “Hopefully what the bar means to Toledo is it is a venue for people to see up-and-coming regional and national bands. Toledo’s in such a great spot. There’s a lot of opportunities for us to bring in some of those touring bands and pair them with local bands.” Mark Metzger of The Fight Within said that The Ottawa Tavern stands out among other bars in Toledo. “I think a huge part of it would have to be the staff,” he said in an email. “Adam has been nothing but incredible to us. [The staff continues] to make that place such a great venue and bar. I think I can speak for the rest of the band when I say that we’re honored to be a part of their celebration.” Sattler said the bar tries to stay plugged into the community. The venue is currently hosting a “Political Party” every Tuesday. The event is an informal meet and greet of Toledo mayoral candidates followed by food and entertainment. Opal Covey will be at the venue on Aug. 6 and councilman Joe McNamara on Aug. 13. “Any bar can just open up and sell people liquor,” Sattler said. “We like to be involved in the arts [and] music community.” The bar was opened five years ago by Tom Baird, who enjoyed the original Ottawa Tavern when he was in college. He wanted to
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SATTLER recreate the bar in UpTown. “This bar is five years old, but the name is I don’t even know how many years old,” Sattler said. For more information, visit otavern.com. O
“Can’t believe you ever talked me into loving you” — Callaghan, “Sweet Surrender”
The Ottawa Tavern will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a three-day concert, starting Aug. 1. TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAR PHOTO BY SARAH OTTNEY
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“I don’t care about tomorrow” — Callaghan, “Get Me Through Tonight”
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nticipation ran to a fever-pitch for the debut of DC Comics’ first-ever comic book version of the infamous 1966 “Batman” TV show, but writer Jeff Parker and artist Jonathan Case have not succeeded in thoroughly translating the pop-art camp classic onto the printed page — in fact, they’ve created something entirely different. And, holy eye-opener! Batman ’66 is good! Parker and Case retain many of the familiar elements from the show — Jim the costumes, the car, the cave, the cameos — but reassemble them into something fresh and new. Not unlike the TV series itself, Batman ’66 can be enjoyed by old-school fans and young admirers alike, because there’s literally something in the comic for everyone. The beauty of the 1966 “Batman” was that it operated on many levels, delivering drama and action and comedy and satire in equal doses. The new comic does the same ... but the difference is that the comic is not a slavish interpretation and seeks new ground while honoring its roots. Some purists may howl a little at the changes made in Batman ’66; imagine the TV show with a budget on steroids. The Batmobile nearly flies through the air as The Riddler divebombs a special ceremony from a biplane. Alfred slides down the batpoles instead of taking an elevator. Batman utilizes his very own 3-D printer. The Gotham City police force is actually useful. One of the most curious changes comes in a scene in the Batcave where the Dynamic Duo has removed their masks, something never seen
in the show. In Batman ’66, there is no need to worry about mussed hair on the set, no doubt, but perhaps something small is lost in dispensing with the TV series’ clever separation of Bruce and Batman as nearindividual persons. Regardless, the quibbles are minor. From the fun likenesses of Adam West, Burt Ward, Frank Gorshin and Julie Newmar to the bright pop-art colors and the in-your-face sound effects, Batman ’66 stands on its own as an evolution of that wonderful grab bag of personalities and sensibilities that came together and burst from our TV sets and into our living rooms almost 50 years ago. At long last BIFF! BAM! ZOWIE! O
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Compiled by Matt Liasse Events are subject to change.
MUSIC The Ark This intimate venue showcases acts from the A-list to the lesser known. 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. (734) 761-1451, (734) 761-1800 or www.theark.org. ✭ Anne Hills: Aug. 1, 8 p.m.$15. ✭ Stella! & Wayward Roots: Aug. 2, 8 p.m. $15. ✭ Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen: Aug. 3, 8 p.m. $22.50.
Bar 145º This venue features burgers, bands and bourbon, if its slogan is to be believed. $5 cover. 5304 Monroe St. (419) 593-0073 or bar145toledo.com. ✭ Tricky Dicks and the Cover-Ups: Aug. 2. ✭ Flabongo Nation: Aug. 3.
Barr’s Public House “Our House, Your Pub” focuses on craft beer, hand-crafted specialty drinks and martinis, a well-rounded wine selection and an eclectic food menu. 3355 Briarfield Blvd., Maumee. (419) 866-8466. ✭ Arctic Clam: Aug. 1, 8 p.m. ✭ Steve Kenndy: Aug. 3, 9 p.m.
The Blarney Irish Pub Catch local acts while taking in the pub’s modern Irish and American fare. 601 Monroe St. (419) 418-2339 or www.theblarneyirishpub.com. ✭ Rick Whited: Aug. 1, 8:30 p.m. Ages 21 and up. ✭ The Wow Factor: Aug. 2, 9 p.m. Ages 21 and up. ✭ East River Drive: Aug. 3, 9 p.m. Ages 21 and up.
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A variety of rock, soul, pop and alternative acts perform at this bar. 208 S. First St., Ann Arbor. $3-$20 unless noted. (734) 996-8555 or blindpigmusic.com. ✭ The Paths, Dirty Deville, Nigel & The Dropouts: Aug. 1, 9:30 p.m. $5, $8, 21 and younger. ✭ Ann Arbor Soul Club, Brad Hales, Breck T.: Aug. 2, 9:30 p.m. $5, $8, 21 and younger. ✭ Chris Dupont, Young Heirlooms Bennet, Kylee Phillips: Aug. 3, 8 p.m. $7, $10 21 and younger.
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The mic is open on Sundays, but paid entertainers rock out Fridays-Saturdays. 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 382-1444 or www. thedistilleryonline.com. ✭ Live Trivia with DJ Brandon: Tuesdays. ✭ Nathan Cogan: Wednesdays. ✭ DJ Rob Sample: Thursdays. ✭ Open Mic with Zack Ward: Sundays.
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Be sure to check out this Warehouse District tavern’s namesake, overhead near the entrance. 20 S. Huron St. (419) 244-2627 or www.bronzeboar.com. ✭ Open mic: Thursdays and Mondays. ✭ Dave Carpenter & The Jaeglers: Aug. 2. ✭ Beg To Differ: Aug. 3.
7774 Sashabaw Road, Clarkston, Mich. ✭ Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky: July 31, 5:30 p.m. ✭ Ted Nugent: Aug. 2, 7 p.m. ✭ Big Time Rush and Victoria Justice: Aug. 3, 7 p.m. ✭ Keith Urban: Aug. 4, 7 p.m. ✭ Black Sabbath: Aug. 6, 7:30 p.m.
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If you have your passport, consider hopping the Detroit River for this casino’s entertainment offerings. Starting ticket prices, in Canadian dollars, are for the cheapest seats; attendees must be 19 or older. Caesars Windsor Colosseum, 377 Riverside Drive, East, Windsor, Ontario. (800) 991-7777 or www.caesarswindsor.com. ✭ Happy Together Tour: Aug. 3, 9 p.m.
Cheers Sports Eatery
This family-friendly eatery dishes up live performances … and Chicago-style pizza. 7131 Orchard Centre Drive, Holland. (419) 491-0990. ✭ Dos Dudes: Aug. 2.
Clazel Theatre
This venue has been rocking BGSU students (and others) for years. 127 N. Main St., Bowling Green. (419) 353-5000 or www.clazel.net. ✭ Club Kiss: Fridays and Saturdays. ✭ 365: Saturdays
Named in honor of the owners’ forefather, this bar and restaurant serves a variety of dishes and entertainment. 1515 S. Byrne Road. (419) 389-6003 or docwatsonstoledo.com. ✭ Sporcle Live Trivia: Thursdays. 8:30 p.m. ✭ Jeff Stewart: Aug. 2, 10 p.m. ✭ Cliff Millimen: Aug. 3, 10 p.m.
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Entertainment after 9:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays. Holiday Inn French Quarter, 10630 Fremont Pike, Perrysburg. (419) 874-3111 or www.hifq.com. ✭ Double Dare: Aug. 2-3.
Hamway’s on the Main
Entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights gets a side order of steak, seafood and prime rib at this 30-year area institution. 5577 Monroe St., Sylvania. (419) 885-0290 or hamwaysonthemain.com. ✭ Candice Coleman and Chris Brown: Thursdays.
Kerrytown Concert House
Grab a reuben or some fish while bobbing your head to some tunes. Southwest corner of Dorr Street at Reynolds Road. (419) 531-4446 or www.dorrstreetcafe.com. ✭ Don Coats: Aug. 2.
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A club “for the mature crowd,” Evolution offers $5 martinis on Thursdays and the occasional live musical performance. 519 S. Reynolds Road. (419) 725-6277 or clubevolutiontol.com. ✭ Feel Good Fridays: Fridays. ✭ Sensational Saturdays: Saturdays.
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Toledo’s venue for rock. Tickets vary between $5 and $14, unless otherwise noted. 308 Main St. (419) 693-5300 or www.FrankiesInnerCity.com. ✭ Hundredth: Aug. 2.
This venue focuses on classical, jazz and opera artists and music. 415 N. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor. $5-$30, unless noted. (734) 769-2999 or www. kerrytownconcerthouse.com. ✭ Hot Club of Detroit: Aug. 4. ✭ Phoenixphest Grande Faculty Concert Series: Aug. 6-7.
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This “slice of the Big Apple” in the Glass City provides entertainment most weekends. 1516 Adams St. (419) 243-6675 or www.manhattanstoledo.com. ✭ Open mic: 9 p.m. Mondays. ✭ Groove Land Band: Aug. 2. ✭ Frostbite: Aug. 3.
MGM Grand Detroit
Live music rings out over the slots and croupiers on the weekends in the INT ICE lounge. 1777 Third St., Detroit. (877) 888-2121 or www.mgmgranddetroit.com. ✭ Double Vision Fridays: Fridays. ✭ Volume Saturdays: Saturdays. ✭ Lil Jon: Aug. 3.
Motor City Casino/Hotel
This casino’s Sound Board offers big names, big sounds and a big experience. 2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit. Guests must be 21 or older. (866) 782-9622 or www.motorcitycasino.com. The casino’s Chromatics Lounge also features live performances. Chromatics ✭ Simone Vitale: July 31, 7 p.m.
If one gets tired of spiking the volleyball, throwing some ringers or tossing the cornbags, perhaps some entertainment will fit the bill? Plenty of dock space for boaters, too. 5044 Suder Ave. (419) 671-6256 or oarhousepointplace.com. ✭ Jeff Stewart: Aug. 2, 5 p.m. ✭ Undying Era: Aug. 2, 9 p.m. ✭ MAS FiNA: Aug. 3, 9 p.m. Casual meals and bingo and trivia nights with weekend entertainment. 1815 Adams St. (419) 725-5483 or www.otavern.com. ✭ Smartypants Trivia: Toledo’s Favorite Pub Quiz: 9 p.m., Wednesdays. ✭ OT Five Year Anniversary with GOLD, NRR, KRC, The Miracle Vitamins, Gunshots or Fireworks, goLab, The Zimmerman Twins, Bikini Babes, Silent Lions, People Being Human, The Fight Within, Jack & the Bear, Thirty Three & 1/3, React and Mike Corwin: Aug.1-3.
Potbelly Sandwich Shop
What began as an antique store in Chicago turned into a string of more than 200 eateries nationwide, including Toledo. All of the shops feature live music. 4038 Talmadge Road. (419) 725-5037 or www.potbelly.com. ✭ Jaime Mills: Noon-2 p.m. Fridays.
Rocket Bar
This new bar promises entertainment, vintage video games and just plain fun. 135 S. Byrne Road. (419) 536-2582 or www.rocketbartoledo.com. ✭ All Shall Perish: Aug. 5.
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This eatery hosts weekly entertainment on its patio with a river view. 3 p.m. Sundays, 6339 Edgewater Drive, Erie. (734) 723-7411 or www.webbersrestaurant.samsbiz.com. ✭ See Alice Rock: Aug. 4.
Ye Olde Durty Bird
A full bar featuring frozen drinks and multiple happy hours (4-7 p.m.) on weekdays, plus salads, soups and sandwiches, accompany live entertainment four nights a week. 2 S. St. Clair St. (419) 243-2473 or www.yeoldedurtybird.com. ✭ Open mic: 7 p.m. Tuesdays. ✭ Meaghan Roberts: Aug. 1, 5-7 p.m. ✭ ACME: Aug. 1, 8:30 p.m. ✭ Kyle White: Aug. 2, 5-7 p.m., 9 p.m. ✭ John Barile: Aug. 3, 5-7 p.m., 9 p.m. ✭ John Barile: Aug. 4, noon, 4-6 p.m. ✭ Chris Knopp: Aug. 5, 5-7 p.m. This two-man band (consisting of Dave Rybaczewski and Walter Guy) performs Beatles songs acoustically. www.beatlesebooks.com/elixir. ✭ Aug. 1, Quimby’s Food & Spirits, 3536 Sterns Rd., Lambertville. 6-9 p.m. ✭ Aug. 2, Mancy’s Italian Grill, 5453 Monroe St., 7:30-10:30 p.m.
Swingmania
With its focus on swing music, Jeff McDonald’s group of musicians provides a peek into another era, with music from bandleaders such as Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, the Dorseys and more. With combos from trio to full orchestra, the performers provide music for all occasions. (419) 7080265, (419) 874-0290 or www.swingmania.org. ✭ Trotters Tavern, 5131 Heatherdowns Blvd., Toledo, Tuesdays, 8 p.m. ✭ TREO Restaurant One-2 Lounge, 5703 Main St., Sylvania, Aug. 2, 7:30.
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Downtown Toledo Improvement District conspires to set lunch to music. Noon-1:30 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 29. Levis Square, North St. Clair Street and Madison Avenue. (419) 249-5494. ✭ Dezire: Aug. 1.
Music Under the Stars
Music will fill the air from the Lake District amphitheater. 6-8 p.m. Saturdays, 3100 Main St., Maumee. (419) 878-6255 or www.theshopsatfallentimbers.com. ✭ Kerry Patrick Clark: Aug. 3.
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Tunes combined with pizza and booze, some would say it’s a perfect combination. 309 Conant St., Maumee. (419) 893-7281 or www. villageidiotmaumee.com. ✭ Old West End Records: 8 p.m. Wednesdays. ✭ Bob Rex Trio: 6 p.m. Sundays. ✭ Frankie May and friends: 10 p.m. Mondays. ✭ John Barile & Bobby May: 8 p.m. Tuesdays.
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Western Premier Grand Plaza Hotel’s Aqua Lounge, 444 N. Summit St. $5-$15. (419) 241141 or www.arttatumsociety.com. ✭ Kyle Turner Duo: July 31.
The Art Tatum Jazz Society will provide smooth, cool “Twilight Jazz” along the river, appetizers included. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Best
Toledo Symphony members play for people and polar bears alike at this free Toledo tradition. This year’s series kicks off with a Patriotic Pops theme. 7:309:30 p.m. July 14, Toledo Zoo amphitheater, 2700 Broadway St. Parking, $6. (419) 246-8000, (800) 3481253, www.toledosymphony.com or toledozoo.org. ✭ Cottonwood Jam String Band: Aug. 1. Weekly concerts will pierce the summer heat. 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 29, Commodore Square Park, 140 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg; Judy Beck Auditorium (same address), if raining. (419) 324-4758 or mainart-ery.com. ✭ Cottonwood Jam String Band: Aug. 1.
Jazz in the Garden
Take in some swing and smooth tunes among the swaying flowers. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, July 11-Sept. 12, Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Drive. $6-$8; $48-$64 season pass. (419) 536-5566 or toledogarden.org. ✭ Kelly Broadway: Aug. 1.
Lunch in the Park
A local restaurant will be on-site offering nibbles while performers do their thing. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays, Martin and Kiwanis shelters, Bowling Green City Park, 417 City Park Drive, Bowling Green. (419) 354-6223 or www.bgohio. org/departments/parks-and-recreation. ✭ Ragtime Rick & Banjo Betsy: Aug. 2.
Toledo Museum of Art
Perhaps museum of arts would be a better name: This cultural institution offers talks, movies, performances and more in addition to the visual pieces expected – and unexpected. Members receive discounts for most admission-charged events. NEW HOURS: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. (419) 255-8000 or toledomuseum.org. Exhibitions ✭ “Witness to Hunger,” through Aug. 9, Community Gallery.
Music at St. Mary’s Park
This concert series offers tunes at a low price (free, that is, but donations are welcome) on the bank of the River Raisin. 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, 111 W. Elm Ave., Monroe, Mich. (734) 384-9156 or www.ci.monroe.mi.us/recreation_1.cfm. ✭ Court dance: Aug. 1.
Centennial Terrace
This venue next to a quarry hosts dance parties, swing bands, country singers and rockers. 5773 Centennial Road, Sylvania. (419) 882-1500, (419) 381-8851, www.centennialterrace.org or www.etix.com. ✭ Trace Adkins: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 2, $32.50-$51.50. ✭
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Guitarist Carl Jah first hit the national music scene in 1990 as the lead guitarist for the very strange band Dread Zeppelin. Dread Zeppelin was not the first Led Zeppelin cover band, but they were almost certainly the first to cover them in a reggae style with a chunky, Las Vegas-era Elvis impersonator singing lead. Jah took the Jimmy Page role in the band, delivering blistering solos against the backdrop of bandmate Jah Paul Jo’s mellow reggae rhythm guitars. The band’s debut “Un-Led-Ed” earned many fans, not the least among them Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant himself, who even went on record saying he preferred Dread’s cover of the Zep classic “Your Time Is Gonna Come” to the original. Dread Zeppelin still tours, but Jah has
moved on to other pastures. In 2012 he released his first solo album, the (mostly) instrumental “Re-Purpose.” As Jah recently told Toledo Free Press Star, “I moved to Atlanta about four years ago. I was getting settled here and wasn’t in a band. My focus of late has been on songwriting, and I’m very interested in recording. I had a lot of musical ideas that weren’t right for a traditional rock band like I would normally play with and write for. Some of the music was from previous bands. I’d take a 25-year-old cassette tape of a song, loop a riff part that I liked, add all sorts of guitar parts and create an entirely new song out of it. That was part of the repurposement; 85 percent of the music is new and written for this album.” Written, performed and produced by Jah, “RePurpose” is split into six tracks (called “events”), each of which contains five or six songs. n JAH CONTINUES ON 20
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ventional sound effects, and guitars by the truckload proves fresh and original. There is no singing on the album, but Jah does include a variety of spoken vocals to complement the instruments. At various points on the album you may hear some CB radio chatter, lessons on how to dance, a horoscope reading, or a preacher holding forth on the evils of rock music. Jah even includes a brief sampling of some well-known voices from pop culture for good measure; if you listen carefully, you might recognize some of them. “I call that ‘the Van Halen brown M&M test.’ Back in the day, Van Halen’s touring rider would call for a jar of M&Ms with all the brown ones removed. It was way down on the list of other things they wanted or needed. The theory was when they showed up to the dressing room and the M&Ms did not have the brown ones taken out, the promoter didn’t read the rider in detail and they would look for other things that didn’t get taken care of.” In the Dread Zeppelin days, Jah chipped in with background vocals (as well as performing the Maharishi-esque narration to the originally instrumental “Black Mountain Side”), but he said none of the many voices on “Re-Purpose” are his. “Most of the other voices are not famous and are from all kinds of strange vinyl records,” Jah said. Of all the noises on the record — from doorbells, gongs and bullet ricochets to the unmistakable sound a computer speaker makes when a nearby cellphone is about to ring (“The cellphone thing happened in real time; I was recording and my cell phone was near the computer”) — one noise you won’t hear is an acoustic guitar; all the guitars on the record are electric. “I have to [save] something new for the next one!” Jah said. O
Carl Jah has recorded vocals for past records, but ‘Re-Purpose’ is primarily instrumental. PHOTO COURTESY CARL JAH
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Nothing to Prove The Doubleclicks take aim at ‘fake geek girl’ criticism.
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ngela and Aubrey Webber have heard it all before. Every whisper and guffaw. Every ludicrous accusation. They were told that simply because they were women, they couldn’t really love “Dungeons & Dragons,” sci-fi and other things they claimed to love. They were posers. Frauds. “Fake geek girls.” JEFF The sister songstresses, famous in nerd communities as humorous band The Doubleclicks, have experienced firsthand a sexist subculture within geekdom — one that presumes most of the women who claim to be geeks are apparently “just trying to get attention.” “We’ve encountered the ‘fake geek girl’ thing occasionally online, and us personally at shows will get challenged about our geek cred,” Angela said in an interview with Toledo Free Press Star. “But it bothers me less when people do it to us than when people do it to younger girls who are just finding things that they’re really passionate about, and just want to explore them more. “I don’t think that there’s an excuse for bullying of any kind, even if you think you are doing it for the ‘good of the geek community.’ So we had a lot of strong feelings about it, and when we have strong feelings and something to say, we put them to music.” The resulting song is titled “Nothing to Prove.” In the course of one four-minute track, the Webbers not only triumphantly torpedo every argument lobbed at “fake geek girls,” but take a stand for what they believe the community should embody — empathy and inclusiveness. (“I’ve got cred, but honestly, I shouldn’t need it/ This world needs all types of folks to complete it.”) It’s a funny and emotional piece. But it was during the process of brainstorming a concept for a music video that something truly magical began. “We had been throwing around ideas for making a video for this song, and our friend Josh A. Cagen, who is a screenwriter, pitched the idea of using sort of signs to collect stories from a lot of people, so it wouldn’t just be our perspective. And it was a genius idea,” Angela said. The pair started shooting clips featuring women they met while on tour — each one holding a sign telling of their experiences as a geek and the ways their credibility had been challenged. “And we got so much more of a response than we were expecting — we never had to beg anybody to do it, everybody just had something they wanted to say, and a fantastic story that they
would just talk and talk to us about after a show, and we would distill it down to a sign,” Angela said. “And then, when we opened it up for submissions online when we got home from tour, the response was just completely overwhelming. And I would just open those emails and watch the videos, and I would want to hug or high five or cry or — just the amazing women that were sending images. “We had something like three times as many videos as we could fit into the music video.” “I don’t know that I was surprised,” said Aubrey of the response. “I was excited to hear stories and be able to listen. There were just some really amazing women. Not everybody had a dramatic story, but they all had a great ‘This is what I love, and why I’m a geek.’ And they’re all incredible.” The “Nothing to Prove” video was posted online on Tuesday, July 23. The clip garnered nearly 500,000 views in its first five days on YouTube — bolstered not only by a passionate response from fans, but also because it features appear-
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ances by a ton of powerhouse names in the geek community. “We have been lucky enough in our travels to meet most of those guys at conventions,” Angela said. “John Scalzi and John Kavolic have both written and cartooned about the fake geek girl thing, so we knew we wanted to get them involved. Paul and Storm, Wil Wheaton and Adam Savage all do W00tstock, which we have participated in before, so we knew them through those connections. And Kelly Sue DeConnick, who did the Batman video in [‘Nothing to Prove’] is a comic writer, and we just sort of knew about her on Twitter because of these issues. And we’re so excited to have her involved, as well.” The Webbers have also launched a Tumblr page, geekgirlvideo.tumblr.com, so that more clips and stories of female geeks can be shared. “We just did not have the time within the four minutes of the video to fit everybody who submitted videos in. And because it’s a cooperative project, I suspected people would like to get in who missed the deadline, also. And so I wanted there to be a chance for those people to share their stories and their signs, and for other people to look at them.” For a two-person group that has only been around for a few years, the viral success of “Nothing to Prove” is just the latest in a long line of remarkable events. “It’s been amazing. It wasn’t at all what we expected,” Aubrey said with a laugh. “And we’re just really thankful that it keeps happening.” O
Sisters Aubrey and Angela Webber are The Doubleclicks. PHOTO COURTESY THE DOUBLECLICKS
“I see a new sun shining” — Callaghan, “Best Year”
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“Sometimes life offers a chance/Just one moment, falls in your hands” — Callaghan, “Best Year”