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Ceramist fired up about new studio, Art on the Mall

By Vicki L. Kroll Special to Toledo Free Press Star vkroll@toledofreepress.com

He’s a young, hot artist — literally. Travis Sanderson leaves the garage door open to catch some air while working in the Old No. 9 Studio and Gallery in Toledo.

The ceramist grabs a block of clay, pulls up a stool emblazoned with racing flames and takes the potter’s wheel for a spin. Within seconds, his hands shape a smooth, cylindrical vase.

Sanderson makes it look effortless.

“I like to be able to take things as basic as dirt, water and fire and make something beautiful — and not even necessarily something beautiful, just turn it into something creative,” he said.

He pushes in several sections of the vessel, giving it an organic look.

“When I started to do sculpture, I was just doing stack, very symmetrical forms,” he recalled of his undergraduate days at The University of Toledo. “And then I went rock climbing with the UT Wilderness Exhibition Club and saw the textures and the natural elements on the climbing walls and got turned on to them.”

Some of his artistic pieces look like they sprouted outside. Visit www.thefirehousearts.com to view his work.

“I’ve had people describe my work as underwater coral or something growing in the woods under a big pine tree,” Sanderson said.

It’s no wonder the environment inspires him.

After receiving a bachelor of fine arts degree in ceramics from UT in 2008, Sanderson headed west to work as an apprentice for one year in Montana at Whitefish Pottery.

“I learned more the business aspect of the art; I got to work some art fairs,” he said.

That experience should help Sanderson, who will be one of more than 100 exhibitors at Art on the Mall, which will take place July 31, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on UT’s Centennial Mall.

“Art on the Mall is a great gig because it allows an emerging artist the opportunity to be seen at the same venue as established craftspeople,” he said.

Sanderson will have an array of pieces at the free, juried event.

“There’ll be one-of-a-kind vases and functional pottery with sculptural elements,” he said.

“I’m integrating the organic nature of my sculptural work into usable objects.”

His fare includes mugs, mixing bowls, teapots and plates. But the works aren’t ordinary. Sanderson adds textures with anything from carpet and mesh to shells and metal grates on deep greens, bright blues, earthy browns and ashen grays.

“When I went back to Montana last year, I fell in love with wood firing, which is a different way to fire pieces using wood as the main fuel source instead of electric or gas,” he said. “It just creates a different look; it’s pretty amazing.”

Sanderson will have a few wood-fired works at Art on the Mall.

In the meantime, he’ll be heating up the kilns to 2,200 degrees at the former Toledo fire station, Old No. 9 Studio and Gallery, 1841 Broadway St. “The goal is to have a showroom for local artists and a more personalized gallery for solo exhibitions up and running this fall,” Sanderson said. “I’m betting we get plenty of traffic; we’re close enough to Downtown and people can dodge the Anthony Wayne Trail to drive down Broadway and see the gallery.” O

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“You always wanna talk it through, but I don’t care” — Amy Winehouse, “Stronger Than Me”

Urban gets closer Country artist to play Huntington Center on July 29.

By Alan Sculley Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com

For Keith Urban, the place throughout his career where he has felt most at home has been on the concert stage.

“It’s the place where I feel most like me, musically, playing live,” he said in a late June phone interview with Toledo Free Press Star. “It’s what I’ve done more than anything, certainly way longer than I’ve been making records.”

That sort of comfort is reflected in the live show supporting his latest CD, “Get Closer.” A performer has to feel comfortable to incorporate some of the staging elements that Urban has added to his new show, which will land in the Huntington Center on July 29.

“The tour we did two years ago now, we had ramps at either end of the stage that allowed me to walk down and back into the audience and back to the stage real easily, and I loved it so much, that we designed the (new) stage as sort of semicircular,” Urban said, his Australian accent still very much evident. “Basically, the whole front is just one big sloping ramp. There’s just nothing between us and the audience, which is basically what I was striving for.”

Anyone who has seen Urban on recent tours knows that he doesn’t limit his performance to the main stage. His walks out into the audience while playing guitar have become trademarks of his shows. And for this tour he’s taken the concept of playing to the entire arena to a new level, placing several small stages around the venue floor, where he can perform at various points in the show.

“I really like the experience of just walking through the audience to get to a different stage or places in the arena,” Urban said. “It’s one way to have everybody have a moment where they’re fairly close to the stage at a given time.”

All this talk of connecting and finding ways to get up close to the audience seems fitting con-

sidering Urban is touring behind a CD called “Get Closer” and he has named the tour after that album. He is creating this connection and intimacy despite playing venues that hold upwards of 20,000 people a night — a talent that has caused many critics to praise Urban as one of today’s best performers of any musical genre.

“Get Closer” fits in with the style Urban has established on recent albums, where he has fashioned an upbeat crossover sound that has country elements, but also assimilates a polished rock sound. The blend of crossover country, rock and pop makes sense when Urban discusses his roots.

“I didn’t grow up on Ernest Tubb or Hank Williams. I grew up on Ronnie Milsap and Don Williams and Glen Campbell and much more contemporary sort of records,” he said. “And then through the ’80s, it was Alabama and these kind of groups. So it was much more contemporary to begin with.”

On a thematic level, “Get Closer” (which was released in a standard eight-song version and a Target stores exclusive version with seven additional tracks) has been touted as Urban’s most personal CD yet, with romantic songs dominating the lyrical landscape of the album.

Many observers have concluded that the songs of love are a direct outgrowth of perhaps the biggest recent change in Urban’s life — his marriage to actress Nicole Kidman in June 2006.

Urban confirmed the real-life connection in his most recent songs — sort of.

“I gravitate toward songs about love, I always have, in all its various forms,” he said. “The finding it, the wanting it, the losing it, the not having it, the fear of it, the joy of it, the infinite facets of it, have always been sort of represented in my records. The difference today is I’m actually in the relationship that these songs are about. Early in my records, they were really about imagining what a relationship would be like, like that. My personal life didn’t really reflect what I was singing about. And they’re much more closely connected these days.” O

Keith Urban said he gravitates toward songs about love.

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“His message was brutal but his delivery was kind” — Amy Winehouse, “You Send Me Flying”

Endless summer The Beach Boys surf into Centennial Terrace.

By Vicki L. Kroll Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer vkroll@toledofreepress.com

It’s been an endless summer for The Beach Boys, who continue to ride a wave of music synonymous with surfing, sun, souped-up cars and fun.

“A lot of music has survived and thrived from the ’60s — The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Motown,” said lead singer Mike Love. “In our case, the subject matter was a bit unique, starting out with songs about surfing and California girls and our car songs — ‘I Get Around’ and ‘Fun, Fun, Fun,’ ‘Little Deuce Coupe.’

“Prior to that, I think most songs revolved around that boy-girl attraction and love songs, and we came along and did songs about cars, surfing and stuff. So I think for young people who are not overly involved with relationships, especially when you’re very young, I think those songs have a lot of appeal.”

Not only does the group’s music attract fans of all ages, it’s been hanging 10 for five decades.

“Seems like every year a Beach Boy song or two shows up in a major motion picture soundtrack, which keeps The Beach Boys’ sound really current in terms of popular culture,” Love said during a call from a tour stop in Waukesha,

Wis. He mentioned the films “50 First Dates” and “It’s Complicated,” which featured “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.”

“The ‘Full House’ reruns, can’t forget Uncle Jesse — John Stamos, our friend, he’s a big Beach Boys fan,” Love said. “He got us on his show three or four times. We get recognized by kids who’ve seen us on ‘Full House’ all the time and young adults who watched it 10, 15 years ago.”

And Katy Perry’s 2010 smash “California Gurls” paid tribute to the band’s “California Girls,” a 1965 hit co-written by Love.

“I think she’s quite creative, good singer, good writer — bad speller though,” he said and laughed. “We have something in common in addition to the song ‘California Girls’: We both kissed girls and liked it.”

Love and his cousins, Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson, and their friend, Al Jardine, formed The Beach Boys in Hawthorne, Calif., in 1961. The group’s first single, “Surfin’,” was released that year and featured their rich harmonies.

“When we started out, one side would be surfing and the other side would be cars because, it wasn’t rocket science, we figured not everybody would have an ocean, but everybody could appreciate the great cars of the ’50s and ’60s; we sure did,” Love recalled.

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“We’ve had all kinds of great cars over the years. My cousin, Dennis, had a 409. In fact, we actually tape-recorded the sound of him burning rubber on the street outside their house and that showed up on the record, ‘409,’ which was on the backside of the 45 single of ‘Surfin’ Safari.’ ” The group’s hits include “Surfin’ U.S.A.,” “Help Me, Rhonda,” “Surfer Girl,” “God Only Knows,” “Barbara Ann,” “Good Vibrations,” “Do It Again” and “Kokomo.” In 1988, The Beach Boys were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2001, they received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys.

“I’m probably most proud of the fact that so many multiple generations of people have enjoyed the music and that it’s positive and uplifting,” Love said. “Our songs are still appreciated by so many people in so many countries of the world to this day, and it represents America, represents rock ‘n’ roll, in a really uplifting, positive way.”

Love and The Beach Boys — longtime member Bruce Johnston, keyboards and vocals; Christian Love, guitar and vocals; Randell Kirsch, bass and vocals; Tim Bonhomme, keyboards and vocals; John Cowsill, percussion and vocals; and Scott Totten, guitar and vocals — will play Centennial Terrace in Sylvania at 7:30 p.m.

July 28. Tickets are $28.50 and $52.50. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. There is no opening act.

Love is happy to have his son in the group.

“Christian sounds eerily like Carl Wilson,” he said. “He’ll do the lead on ‘Good Vibrations,’ he’ll do Carl’s part on ‘Kokomo’ and it’s just absolutely great.”

Carl Wilson, lead guitarist and vocalist, died of cancer in 1998. Drummer Dennis Wilson

Mike Love is an original member of The Beach Boys.

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As the band’s golden anniversary of its first single approaches this fall, Love is working with Brian Wilson. “[Brian’s] recorded some tracks and I’ve recorded some music; it’s kind of show and tell.

We’re getting together; he’s got some songs he wants me to write the lyrics for,” Love said. “In light of the 50th anniversary, it makes a lot of sense to get together and do some new music together. I think that would be great.” O

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“He still stands in spite of what his scars say” — Amy Winehouse, “Some Unholy War”

Tonic on the water

By Mike Bauman

Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer mbauman@toledofreepress.com

Tonic singer and guitarist Emerson Hart said songwriting has been central to the success and longevity of the band. He had no idea, though, just how big “If You Could Only See” would be.

The follow-up single to “Open Up Your Eyes” off Tonic’s debut album “Lemon Parade” (1996), “If You Could Only See” went on to become the No. 1 most-played rock song of 1998.

“There’s no way you can prepare or anticipate for that,” Hart said to Toledo Free Press Star. “You have to remember that on the first record, ‘Open Up Your Eyes,’ that was a No. 1 rock song. I thought that was, ‘Wow!’ I was like, ‘Man, I guess this is as good as it gets.’ I was totally surprised and excited about it. We were touring and I was like, ‘Man, life is good.’

“And then, ‘If You Could Only See’ hit and then I was like, ‘OK. This is a whole other thing.’

You don’t ever expect to prepare for any of that.

It’s lightning in a bottle. You open it, and it strikes you in the face and you just hang on.”

Comprised of Hart (vocals/guitar), Jeff Russo (guitar) and Dan Lavery (bass), Tonic will perform Aug. 6 at the Smoke on the Water — Ribs for the Red Cross event in Promenade Park. Hart said he and his band mates realized just how big “If You Could Only See” had become when the band’s management informed them that Lance Armstrong wanted Tonic to play at his celebration party following his first Tour de France victory. When Hart expressed concern about not being able to make it to Texas in time for the event, the response he got was surprising.

“They were like, ‘Oh, no, no — Gov. Bush is going to send a jet to pick you guys up,’” Hart said. “I was like, ‘Oh, OK. I guess it’s different now.’ So we were flying on airplanes and it just kind of all changed.”

Tonic, however, was not content to rest on

the success of “If You Could Only See.” The band released three more studio albums in “Sugar” (1999), “Head On Straight” (2002) and “Tonic” (2010), as well as “Live & Enhanced” (1999) and “A Casual Affair: The Best of Tonic” (2009). Tonic has had two Grammy nominations, six Top 10 singles and sold more than 4 million albums.

“We always really felt as a band as that we were just being true to ourselves and true to the song, then everything else would work out,” Hart said. “There’s a certain amount of our business that is definitely a game-player, as far as I could have rewritten ‘If You Could Only See’ over, and over and over again, but then where are you? Then you’re just a band that has a ton of songs that sound exactly the same. That was never my bag. I don’t want that.”

In addition to his work with Tonic, Hart released a solo album in 2007, “Cigarettes & Gasoline,” which produced two Top 20 singles. Now 42, Hart said becoming a father made him realize the journey was not about him, a message he passes on to the younger artists he works with. And while Hart has helped them on their journeys, they have helped him remember the excitement of when Tonic got its start.

Fifteen years after the release of “Lemon Parade,” Hart still feels excitement on tour with Tonic when he sees teenage girls in the crowd singing along to the band’s songs with their mothers.

“That’s interesting to me,” Hart said.

“That’s a real generational marker and I love that. It’s a real testament to what we did as a band and how songs will live if they’re great.”

Tonic will perform at Smoke on the Water — Ribs for the Red Cross on Aug. 6. The event will be open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 5-6, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 7. Admission is $5 for adults, while kids 12 and younger get in free. Call (419) 329-2619 for presale tickets. For more information, visit www. ribs4redcross.com. O

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“Nobody stands between me and my man” — Amy Winehouse, “Me and Mr. Jones”

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She is a larger version of the archetypal c caravel.

Historians consider the caravel the S Space Shuttle of the fteenth century.

Both ships will be touring together as a new and enhanced “sailing museum” for the purpose of educating the public and school children on the “caravel,” a Portuguese ship used BY Columbus and many early explorers to discover the world.

While in port, the general public are invited to visit the ships for a walk aboard self-guided tour. The ship will open every day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Dominate and crush Buckcherry to rock at Headliners on July 27.

By Mike Bauman Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com

Six years ago, nobody wanted anything to do with Buckcherry, according to lead singer and band co-founder Josh Todd. Six years and three albums later, that’s not the case for the California rockers, who will perform at Headliners on July 27.

“It’s the band we always wanted it to be,” Todd said to Toledo Free Press Star. “That’s the thing.

When Keith [Nelson] and I decided to do this again, we wanted to make sure that we had the right guys that we could be in a band with for our whole career. That was always the goal: to have one band, a catalog of music and ride into the sunset.

“That’s going to happen with this lineup. We get along really well. We all have respect for each other and everybody is down for Buckcherry, and that’s the most important thing.”

Buckcherry found early success with the release of its self-titled debut album in 1999, which hit No. 74 and spent 30 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart.

After the less successful follow-up “Time Bomb” in 2001, however, band members started leaving and Buckcherry went on hiatus in 2002.

When co-founders Todd (vocals) and Nelson (guitar) rekindled Buckcherry in 2005 with new songs and new members Stevie D. (guitar), Jimmy Ashhurst (bass) and Xavier Muriel (drums), record labels weren’t interested.

The only one willing to take a chance was Allen Kovac of Tenth Street Entertainment, who made Buckcherry’s third album “15” the first release on his new label, Eleven Seven Music.

“A lot of it had to do with believing in ourselves,” Todd said. “That was the most important thing because prior to ‘15’ no one would sign us.

We had the whole record done. No one cared, and we did it all through faith in ourselves and belief in ourselves. We had a great manager that believed in us as well.

“We kind of did it all backwards. We started in

Japan because they gave us a small bit of money to make the record. We made the record in two weeks —15 days. That’s why we called it ‘15’.”

“15” was released on April 11, 2006, yielding the hit “Crazy Bitch” and Buckcherry’s first top 10 hit in “Sorry” as the record went on to achieve platinum status.

“It just happened very organically,” Todd said.

“We already had a little bit of a base, but no one really cared about us. Everybody had written us off, so it was all about hard work and perseverance, and of course making that record that was going to change the tides. And we had the songs and it all worked out.”

Buckcherry followed up “15” with “Black Butterfly” in 2008, which debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200. Released in August, the band’s fifth album “All Night Long” debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 and was the No. 1 rock debut. Like its rock ‘n’ roll forefathers and influences AC/DC, Aerosmith and KISS, Buckcherry is known for its energetic live shows.

“We just want to go out there and just dominate and crush the audience and give them something that they can really remember, a show they can look back on and say, ‘Yeah, we went to that show,’” Todd said. “That’s really what we focus on every night.”

A father of three who has been sober for 16 years, Todd has experienced personal and professional struggles, making Buckcherry’s success that much more enjoyable.

“We’ve been thrown into a lot of different situations over the years, and we really shine through that,” Todd said. “I’m just really proud of everything we’ve accomplished.”

Buckcherry will be at Headliners, located at 4500 N. Detroit Ave., on July 27 with Taddy Porter and Stars of Boulevard. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door the night of the show. Doors open at 7 p.m. and all ages are welcome. For more information, call (419) 693-5300 or visit www.headlinerstoledo.com. O

“No, I’m not ashamed, but the guilt will kill you” — Amy Winehouse, “Just Friends”

Making waves

By Mike Bauman Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com

At Toledo Music Festival on July 9 at Headliners, Tropic Bombs started to bring the roof down when it took the stage. Literally.

Equipped with two tall, inflatable, flailing arm “sky guys” from his workplace, guitarist Jon Hammond had each one set to inflate on either side of the stage when Tropic Bombs started playing.

“After a couple of seconds, I thought it was snowing until we looked at the guys,” Hammond said to Toledo Free Press Star. “One of the guys, particularly, was scraping the ceiling and knocking like the insulation from the ceiling, so needless to say they asked us to turn it off after the first song.”

While both sky guys were shut down after “Even If I Were,” Tropic Bombs’ set that night was one of the highlights of the evening, according to Jeremy Lublin of Verso Group.

“They’ve become one of Toledo’s biggestdrawing bands,” Lublin said. “[It’s been] pretty neat to see their progression over the past few months. They’re kind of like a party onstage.”

That party will continue July 29 when Tropic Bombs headlines the Mid-Summer Meltdown at Frankie’s Inner City, which will be decorated in a tropical theme for the show. Comprised of Hammond (guitar/vocals), Justin Crumley (guitar), Ben Snyder (guitar), Nick Archer (bass/vocals), Jason Goss (drums) and Ryan Wayton (vocals), the band will be in tropical attire and is encouraging the same for showgoers.

“We bought leis to hand out to people,” Wayton said. “The first 100 people in get lei’d.

There’s going to be inflatable monkeys and seahorses hanging up, some orca whale mural stuff.

It’s not going to look like Frankie’s. It’s going to look like you’re in the Bahamas.”

Originally a studio project formed between close friends Hammond and Wayton in 2009, Tropic Bombs has played four shows since April and enjoyed the ride — except the one it took to Maumee Bay State Park last month for

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band photos, when the van driven by Archer got pulled over in the park. Archer was issued a ticket for speeding.

“There’s six grown men dressed ridiculously — coconut bras, scuba diving suits and all this,” Wayton said. “Then the photographer is Nick’s wife. She was in there with the camera, a nice camera, and then there was a baby in the backseat because their daughter was with us in the back. [The cop] actually made Nick get out of the [van] and go back to the car with him because he thought we were some, like, tropical baby-nappers or something.”

Though Tropic Bombs may not always dress to impress, the band takes its music seriously and has attracted a strong fan base in a short amount of time. Friend Aaron Taylor is the leader of “The Tropic Bombs Army,” a street team dedicated to promoting the band. Taylor is in charge of Tropic Bombs’ merchandising and has a Facebook page where he posts trivia questions about the band and gives away tickets to the first person who answers correctly via comment. He also is the second known person to get a Tropic Bombs tattoo.

“They’re awesome,” Wayton said of the band.

“Obviously, our music in particular does something for them. We’re always going to do it no matter what, but it just eggs us on, man.”

With a solid base in Toledo, Tropic Bombs will start playing Bowling Green venues in September, aiming for a winter release of its debut album. With about a decade’s worth of friendship and playing music together, Wayton and Hammond said this band is the purest music they’ve made. In one of its first jam sessions, the pair came up with a riff they dubbed “Surf.”

“I guess since the very first time that we had met, we had tropical vibes,” Hammond said.

Tropic Bombs will headline the Mid-Summer Meltdown featuring Tropidelic, GOLD and Weep the Beldam on July 29 at Frankie’s, located at 308 Main St. in Toledo. Tickets are $5 for those 21 and older and $7 for those younger than 21.

Doors are at 9 p.m. All ages are welcome. For more information, call (419) 693-5300 or visit www.frankiesinnercity.com. O

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“What’s inside her never dies” — Amy Winehouse, “He Can Only Hold Her”

Double trouble Poison, Warrant team for Toledo Zoo concert.

By John Benson Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com

When looking at the Poison and Warrant bill for July 28 at the Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre, it’s hard not to see the tale of two hair-metal bands.

In some ways the story started exactly two decades ago when Poison’s “Flesh & Blood” tour — with Warrant as opener — mopped up any remaining Aqua Net interest. However, in early 1991 Poison (“Talk Dirty To Me,” “Fallen Angel,” “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” et. al) was at its height, while Warrant (“Down Boys,” “Heaven,” “Cherry Pie,” “I Saw Red”) looked forward to a bright future after the release of its double-platinum sophomore effort “Cherry Pie.” “That tour was just a crazy time for both Poison and Warrant,” said Bret Michaels via an email Q&A with Toledo Free Press Star. “1991 was an incredible year for all of us. All of the shows we played on that tour were over the top.”

While the bill packed arenas throughout the winter, eventually Warrant left the tour after a disagreement. The Jani Lane-fronted act returned to the road later in the year with its “Blood, Sweat And Beers” outing, which included openers Firehouse and Trixter.

“Looking back, we were both I think highly

competitive of one another and Poison commandeered the majority of the sound and the lights and stage,” said Warrant drummer Steven Sweet, who grew up outside of Cleveland in Wadsworth.

“We just got a little too close for comfort after a while and it was definitely time for us to move on when we did leave that tour.”

It turns out the clock was already ticking and later in 1991 Kurt Cobain’s grunge would forever maim the spandex nation and its nonstop party image. Both acts did their best to weather the storm. In 1992, Warrant released the gold-selling “Dog Eat Dog,” while in 1993 a C.C. Deville-less Poison released its gold-selling “Native Tongue.”

Despite such an auspicious beginning, the ’90s proved to be pretty cruel for both acts.

Poison finally regrouped at the end of the decade, once again headlining sheds and riding renewed interest in the ’90s as a nostalgia act.

As for Warrant, band infighting led to numerous lineups (Sweet left in 1994 only to return in 2004) with the act forever remaining a supporting slot-band on package tours (“Rock Never Stops”) and club gigs. So what’s the difference between the groups?

“We’ve been extremely fortunate, and as a band we have a very close bond,” said Michaels, who in 2010 suffered a massive subarachnoid

hemorrhage. He’s since recovered. “I honestly think that chemistry has been the secret to our continued success. I wish Warrant nothing but the best. You know, as a showman, I love the huge arenas, the screaming crowds and crazy energy.

That will never, ever get old. But at the end of the day, if the music comes first and performing is really what you’re passionate about, it doesn’t matter where you’re playing.”

Sweet said, “They have their eggs and their followers of their eggs and we have ours. I mean, if you really look at it, we’re two very different bands. Lots of deciding factors, like if you get yourself on a reality TV show the world is your oyster for a time. So who knows?”

Sweet can attribute Poison’s continued success to Michaels’ popular VH-1 reality show “Rock of Love with Bret Michaels,” but the truth is that the difference between the bands appears to be timing. Whereas Poison’s 1986 arrival allowed for five good years of ’80s success — and more than 12 million records sold — Warrant came late to the game making its debut in 1989 and selling fewer than 5 million albums.

If you care about these things, it makes you wonder what could have been if Warrant had another year or two of success in the 1980s.

“I can see how that can be perceived as a factor, and rightly so,” Sweet said. “Many things in life are about timing and unfortunately you can’t change the way things go down. You ride the wave for what it’s worth.”

Michaels concurs, “Life is about loyalty to me; you stick together. I’m still amazed by Poison and by what we’ve done together in our career so far: We turned nothing into something. And we never faked it.”

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Poison and Warrant will go their separate ways after playing a few shows together. The former continues its national jaunt opening for Mötley Crüe in arenas and amphitheaters, while the latter has dates booked alongside Skid Row and Firehouse in casinos. Warrant is supporting its latest album “Rockaholic.”

Sweet said, “It’s all about the music being what it is — timeless — and us offering it to new fans and the old fans.”

Poison and Warrant are scheduled to play at 7:30 p.m. July 28, at The Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre, 2700 Broadway St., Toledo. Tickets are $37.50 to $75, and now on sale at all Ticketmaster locations or www.ticketmaster.com. O

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“Sergio Aragonés Funnies No 1” from Bongo Comics is my pick this week,” he said. “Why? Geez!

It’s Sergio Aragonés, one of the funniest men on the planet. His work for MAD Magazine was always worth the price of the mag itself.

His ‘Groo’ work is priceless. This first issue of ‘Funnies’ has everything you’ve come to expect from Sergio: One-page gags, thoughtful, funny short stories and very detailed art. Sergio has a knack for telling a story without word balloons. You know what’s happening be-

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“If you are in desperate need of a belly laugh and if you do buy this and don’t find it funny, well, you might want to go to the doctor and check yourself out, because you might be a braindead zombie. Pick this comic up; in fact, buy two because you’ll need a back-up once you’ve read this one to death!”

Collins’ other pick for the week swings in with a particularly devilish number on its cover. That’s right; “Amazing Spider-Man No. 666” kicks off a little story line called “Spider-Island.” What’s that all about? Oh, just a tiny little pandemic ...

“Hey it’s No. 666,” Collins said. “If that’s not reason enough to buy it, well, True Believers ... longtime Spidey foe the Jackal has decided the best way to deal with his adversary is to infect the citizens on the island of Manhattan with the wallcrawler’s powers and turn it into ‘Spider-Island.’ Can the combined might of Spider-Man, the Avengers, the FF and Mayor J. Jonah Jameson control this situation? You’ve got to buy it to find out.” O

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he Arts Commission of Greater Toledo event “Sound Trek” dominated the social scene last weekend with music and people flooding the streets with sound and action.

With so much to do, it was a bit overwhelming, and with many bands playing simultaneously, you had to pick one over the other.

My first location, the Glass City Café, was filled but not overcrowded. I got a table Sarah in the back of the small and homey spot — without a television in sight — and ordered a coffee. I was comfortable, able to relax and enjoy the band, The Black Swamp String Band.

Its sound worked well with the setting, and I felt like I was transported to a small mountain town where the locals gather around the only cafe/bar in town.

A five-piece with banjo, mandolin, fiddle, upright bass and guitar, The Black Swamp String Band hails from Bowling Green. Unlike a strictly bluegrass band, this group featured plenty of changes in rhythms and tones and the switch from female to male lead vocals worked very well to keep the set interesting. Caitlin Stoner, the fiddle player, has a voice akin to Joss Stone; her rendition of Gillian Welch’s “Devil Had a Hold of Me” had a lasting effect on the audience.

People in attendance were attentive. The band’s original tune, “Back-Door Baby,” had a really loose and comfortable feeling, the band seeming at ease with the changes. Stoner, newer to the group, needed a bit of help with tempo on this tune, doing more languid fills when a bit clunkier stomping feeling was wanted. The set was a nice combination of originals and obscure to less familiar covers. Some of the solos could be improved on during the faster selections, but playing the Acoustic Stage at this year’s upcoming Black Swamp Arts Festival, The Black Swamp String Band is sure to continue gathering fans appreciative of its well-balanced Americana sound.

My next stop was another nontraditional club, Bozarts Fine Art & Music Gallery. Many people were outside the venue due to the extreme heat inside. The temperature and artwork lent themselves to the humble working artist space where duo The Staving Chain was finishing its set. I’m not sure if it was their open tuning or the lack of open windows, but I was inclined to start some meditation — a blues meditation of sorts.

Anyone inside listening was really into the music enjoying no distractions but some cool paintings.

Bozart’s Gallery just had its anniversary and with time will no doubt add more seating and circulation to its space, which really could be a great

Cohen

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space for concerts.

Before the next group, the aptly named BoomChick, the tip jar for the band was passed around. To people already paying for a night out, the tip jar is not a welcome sight. A hundred some odd dollars does not go far among a lineup of five or more working bands.

The Arts Commission is clearly doing great things for the community. O Sarah Cohen is a Toledo native and an original musician of The Antivillains who manages Happy Badger Cafe in Bowling Green.

Letters to Sarah

Don’t waste my time TO THE EDITOR, Sarah Cohen’s diatribe about the status of music and musicians in Toledo is nothing new (“Sound Judgment,” July 13). I’ve been playing around this town for nearly 50 years, and bar owners and audiences haven’t really changed.

It remains a matter of what audiences want. Bar owners don’t really care; a band with a large following can play the phone book and the owners will be happy. Most bands, however, are going to have to play some music the audience wants to hear. And that usually means the same ol’, same ol’.

Don’t play “Brown Eyed Girl” (or “Folsom Prison Blues” or “Sweet Home Chicago” or “Amy” depending upon your style) and inevitably someone is going to request it. Don’t play it and you’ve lost that audience member, possibly forever. Lose enough and you won’t be playing at that club again.

Cohen’s solution — play obscure songs by top stars — is no solution at all. “I wanna hear ‘Glory Days,’ not some piece of crap off an album Springstein recorded in a living room!” Wouldn’t it be better to play great songs by lesser-known artists? Bands I’ve been in were the first to play Buffett and Waits in Toledo. Songs we grabbed

by Lindisfarne, Jade Warrior, Ozark Mountain Daredevils or Small Faces became our most requested songs, and no one else was doing them. But we still had to do “Country Roads” and Eagles and the more popular stuff as well if we wanted to work.

Which is what everything boils down to.

Want to play in the nice clubs for good money?

Then you have to do “those songs.” If you don’t care/have a misguided sense of yourself, then play what you want. But don’t expect to work often unless you can generate a major following.

Which will take time. n LETTERS CONTINUES ON 13

“I love all the bickering and insults” — Amy Winehouse, “Close To The Front” n LETTERS CONTINUED FROM 12 I would much rather play what I want to play, and that includes many obscure but great songs by less well-known artists. But I like to make money as well. You can still do your own thing as long as you don’t alienate the audience. Because in the final analysis, that’s who you’re playing for.

And if you’re not, then don’t waste my time. O Patrick Welch Port Clinton DIY music in Toledo TO THE EDITOR, Greetings! My name is Dean Tartaglia and I am a local musician from Toledo; currently I study music at Ohio University and I’m interning at a consulting firm this summer in town. I happened to find Sarah Cohen’s July 13 article at Dave’s Band Aid and it really caught my eye.

And then I realized that she manages the Happy Badger. Let me just say that the Happy Badger is a big part of what got me into being a musician; the original artists, the DIY atmosphere and just the freedom of the environment. It was the first venue I ever went to shows at.

I’m in two bands in Toledo (Mind Fish and GOLD) and we write our own music, promote our own shows, distribute our own merchandise ... the list goes on. Sarah is focusing on a dying breed, the Cover Band. I agree with most of what she said, especially that cover bands are slowly killing the songs they cover, but I do think that it’s a different culture for those musicians. Many of them I don’t personally feel are careerists, or even artists for that matter, rather they are just in it to feel like rock stars, impress

their friends or just have an honest hobby. And they know that the best hits will get people to dance and give them more attention.

The problem with them playing deep cuts on great, lesser known albums by rock and roll giants is that almost all of those musicians don’t posses the charisma or spark to attract people and pull them in to the lesser known (and while this is a generalization I am well aware that this is not entirely true. point in case, Moon Dogs does a good job of bringing people in and having variety).

There is a very young indie music scene just now surfacing in Toledo that is not talked about often, but is very important to the development of our city within the next decade. I am proud to say that I am a part of this; a DIY, blue-collar work ethics group of original musicians bringing real art and culture into a city that could really use it. With ongoing marina district work and the casino coming to fruition, I have a lot of faith in Toledo, and anything that can show the people of Toledo what the arts can do will help us all grow out of our dependency on blue collar jobs, and help promote the arts and help Toledo to keep the new upcoming generation of young workers in Toledo. I feel that socially we are providing a great outlet for a city that has always been disillusioned as long as I can remember, and is trying to rebuild; I only ask that we can get as much support as we can, to let others know that there is a real group of artists they can become involved with and help our city grow culturally. O Dean Tartaglia Toledo

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“There is no greater thrill than what you bring to me” — Amy Winehouse, “(There Is) No Greater Love”

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Local music scene reacts to Winehouse death.

By Brigitta Burks Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com

Many Toledo musicians expressed the same emotion regarding Amy Winehouse’s July 23 death — a lack of surprise.

The British singer, 27, was found dead in her London apartment on July 23. A cause of death has not yet been determined.

“I wasn’t too surprised,” said Amjad Doumani, owner of B-Bop Records, who found out on Facebook. “But it’s always sad when someone so young dies.”

The petite songstress with the big voice famously sang about her troubles with love, alcohol and drugs on her 2006 album “Back to Black.” The album won five Grammys and featured the hit single “Rehab” about Winehouse’s refusal to seek help. Pat O’Connor, owner of Culture Clash Records and a self-described former addict, said that song stuck out to him because “it’s so anti what I think.”

Aaron Brown, a Toledo-based DJ who also learned about Winehouse’s death on Facebook, said, “I was surprised that many of my friends A. cared, B. were surprised.” He added that although Winehouse had a good voice, “past that she was just a famous junkie.”

Other area musicians also said they noticed the irony of the song’s shocking lyrics.

“Based on her escalating self-destructive behavior, her death came as no surprise. ‘Rehab’ foretold it,” said Doreen Robideaux, lead singer of the Frostbite Band.

“It (‘Rehab’) was kind of funny and maybe a little tongue-in-cheek and a little rebellious,” said Ryan Bunch, performing and literary arts coordinator for the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo. Still, he added of her attitude, “Ironically and ultimately, that’s what killed her.”

Danni Stinson, poet, spoken-word artist and entrepreneur, said the song “Tears Dry on Their Own” inspired her and helped her through bad relationships.

“She was actually one of my favorite artists,” Stinson said. “I was hoping she’d get back on track.”

However, Stinson said when she saw footage of Winehouse’s last public performance in Belgrade, Serbia, she knew the opposite was true.

“I remember thinking to myself, ‘this poor baby’,” said Kim Buehler, singer for 6th Edition and jazz educator, of Winehouse’s onstage slurring. Winehouse canceled the rest of her European tour after being booed off the stage.

Chavar Dontae, a local musician who just signed with Submerge in Detroit, said he learned of Winehouse’s death on Twitter.

“I hope people don’t make her whole legacy the problems she had,” Dontae said. Winehouse’s honesty in her song lyrics inspired Dontae. “I believed what she said and that’s the way I look at songwriting.”

Others also noted Winehouse’s upfront approach to her music.

“Amy was a natural talent, and what I mean by that was that she did not have to contrive a sound or an image. She was who she was,” said Megan Yasu Davis, an area musician.

O’Connor said he doubts Winehouse’s problems will cause anyone to give up drugs.

“Not one drug addict thinks, ‘That’s going to happen to me’,” he said.

Calvin Cordy, guitarist for Prayers for Rain, also said he didn’t think Winehouse’s death would motivate anyone to give up drugs or alcohol.

“It’s just the same as Courtney Love — predictable,” he said.

Still, many like Stinson found Winehouse’s sudden death “heartbreaking” if not surprising.

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Winehouse among music talents gone too soon Music industry reacts Those names were touted on the Web as the 27 Club, a ghoulish glamourizing of rock star death that makes it sound as though even in death VIPs remain behind a seductive velvet rope.

It’s a term, sometimes called the Forever 27 Club, that has spawned a Wikipedia entry, an independent 2008 movie (“The 27 Club”), numerous websites and at least one book (“The 27s: The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll’’).

The causes of death vary. Jones, the Rolling Stones guitarist, was found dead at the bottom of his swimming pool in 1969 and was ruled dead “by misadventure.’’ Hendrix, having mixed sleeping pills and wine, died in 1970 in a London hotel room. Joplin, also in 1970, died in her Porsche in Los Angeles, with heroin suspected as the culprit. Morrison died of heart failure in 1971 in the bathtub of his Paris apartment.

Cobain killed himself in 1994.

Some have claimed Cobain was aware of the so-called 27 Club. After his death, his mother, Wendy O’Connor, was understandably fed up with the concept, saying: “I told him not to join that stupid club.’’

Early death typically mythologizes pop stars, inflating their reputation. Pop culture writer Chuck Klosterman, in his book “Killing Yourself to Live,’’ wondered why “the greatest career move any musician can make is to stop breathing.’’

The posthumous releases from Winehouse will surely follow, and her legacy will grow. But hopefully mythologizing will be resisted.

Winehouse’s death, an unfortunate but unsurprising end to a long, public decline, might be best remembered not just as another tragic loss but as a modern portrait of how untrue those rock myths really are. O

By Jake Coyle Associated Press Entertainment Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Amy Winehouse released only two albums in her life, one of which sold more than a million copies, won five Grammys and sparked a retro soul movement that hasn’t yet stopped.

The small output, in inverse relation to her outsized talent, made her death July 23 in London all the more tragic. Fans will only be able to imagine the unrecorded singles, the never-to-be concerts and the comeback album that didn’t come.

It’s a sadly familiar script in pop music, the history of which is checkered with greats and would-be greats snuffed out too early in life.

Almost as soon as news of Winehouse’s death broke and spread across social media, fans were inducting her into the unfortunate pantheon of music talents gone too soon. Many noted that Winehouse, 27, shared the same age at death as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Brian Jones, Kurt Cobain and Jim Morrison.

“You would think that Amy Winehouse would clean up her act given that,” Danni Stinson, poet, spoken-word artist and entrepreneur, said.

“Americans talk about Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin in this kind of romantic way,” said Ryan Bunch, performing and literary arts coordinator for the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo.

“I would hope that it’s at least a wake-up call for kids that it’s really not that glamorous.”

The British singer-songwriter Billy Bragg, though, realized that a meaningful commonality was being mistaken for coincidence.

“It’s not age that Hendrix, Jones, Joplin, Morrison, Cobain & Amy have in common,’’ wrote Bragg on Twitter. “It’s drug abuse, sadly.’’

By The Associated Press Statements on soul-jazz singer Amy Winehouse: Producer Mark Ronson, who has worked closely with the singer: “She was my musical soulmate and like a sister to me. This is one of the saddest days of my life.”

Singer Tony Bennett, who recorded the classic pop standard “Body And Soul” with Winehouse at Abbey Road Studios in London in March: “Amy Winehouse was an artist of immense proportions and I am deeply saddened to learn of her tragic passing. She was an extraordinary musician with a rare intuition as a vocalist and I am truly devastated that her exceptional talent has come to such an early end. She was a lovely and intelligent person and when we recorded together she gave a soulful and extraordinary performance. I was honored to have the opportunity to sing with her. It had been my sincere hope that she would be able to overcome the issues she was battling and I send my deepest sympathy to her father Mitchell, her entire family and all of those who loved her.’’

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Josh Groban: “Drugs took her gift, her soul, her light, long before they took her life. RIP Amy.” Demi Moore: “Truly sad news about Amy Winehouse. My heart goes out to her family. May her troubled soul find peace.’’

Rob Thomas: “so many people saying that because it’s not a surprise that amy winehouse passed, it’s not sad. i hope you have more compassion for friends.”

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Joel Madden: “R.I.P. Amy. Your Voice will live Forever.”

Sophia Bush: “This Amy Winehouse news is just so sad . To anyone struggling with addiction, please, please, please seek treatment.”

Samantha Ronson: “I’m not sure how anyone with a soul can make jokes about the passing of one of the most talented artists this generation will see.”

Dave Navarro: “My God! So sad to hear about Amy Winehouse!

My deepest condolences to her friends and family and fans. You will be missed Amy xoxox” Kelly Osbourne: “i cant even breath right my now i’m crying so hard i just lost 1 of my best friends. i love you forever Amy & will never forget the real you!”

Jay Sean: “just heard the shocking news of Amy winehouse’s death. Absolutely tragic. Such a talented artist. So sad.”

Q-Tip: “The last time I spoke 2 amy I told her let her light shine more” Kelly Clarkson: “What a waste of a gifted person. What a shame she saw no hope and continued living her life in that manner. I have been that low emotionally and mentally and that is overwhelming.”

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O Danielia Cotton: 8 p.m. July 28, $15.

O Ricky Skaggs: 7 and 9:30 p.m. July 29, $30.

O Chris Smither: 8 p.m. July 30, $22.50.

O Maura O’Connell: 7:30 p.m. July 31, $25.

O Riverfolk Festival songwriting contest: 7 p.m. Aug. 2, free.

O Tim Robbins & the Rogues Gallery Band: 8 p.m. Aug. 3, $35.

Bar 145 This new venue features burgers, bands and bourbon, if its slogan is to be believed. 5304 Monroe St. bar145toledo.com.

O DJ J Wayne: Sundays.

O Jeff Stewart: Tuesdays.

O The Brave Youngsters: July 28.

O Tricky Dick and the Cover Up: July 29.

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.

O Kyle White: July 28.

O Nine Lives: July 29.

O Beg to Differ: July 30.

Blind Pig A variety of rock, soul, pop and alternative acts perform at this bar. 208 S. First St., Ann Arbor. $3-$20 unless noted.

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O The Shout Aways, the Sunset Club, Daniel Kim & the Blueberry Incident: 9:30 p.m. July 27.

O One.Be.Lo: 9:30 p.m. July 28.

O As They Sleep, the Way West, Sycamour, Abandon the Prophecy, To Kill a Mockingbird, Corrupted From Within: 9:30 p.m. July 29.

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O Open mic night with Chris Knopp: Mondays.

O Luke James: Tuesdays.

O Jerod: Wednesdays and Thursdays.

O Kingston Dread: July 29.

O Mojopin: July 30.

Caesars Windsor Consider hopping the Detroit River for this casino’s entertainment offerings. Ticket prices, in Canadian dollars, are for the cheapest seats; attendees must be 19 or older. Caesars Windsor Colosseum, 377 Riverside Dr. East, Windsor, Ontario. (800) 991-7777 or www.caesarswindsor.com.

O KISS: 8 p.m. July 27, $95.

O The Tea Party: 9 p.m. July 29, $25.

Centennial Terrace This venue next to a quarry hosts dance parties, swing bands and rockers. 5773 Centennial Road, Sylvania. (419) 882-1500, www.centennialterrace.org or www.ticketmaster.com.

O The Beach Boys: 7:30 p.m. July 28, $28.50-$52.50.

O Air Margaritaville: July 29, $7.

O 1964 — The Tribute: 8 p.m. July 30, $29.50.

O The Johnny Knorr Orchestra: 7:30-10:30 p.m. Aug. 3, $8.

Cheetah’s Den A different band performs each week. 702 E. Broadway St. (419) 754-1903.

O DJ Lamont: Tuesdays.

O Devious: Thursdays (also open mic night)-Saturdays.

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O Gene Parker & Friends: 7-10 p.m. July 27 and Aug. 3.

O Michael Peslikis: July 28.

O Battle of the Saxes, featuring Gunnar Mossblad, Jesse Coleman and Doug Horn: 6, 8 and 10 p.m. July 29-30, $12.

O Jason Quick: Aug. 2.

This local, family-owned enterprise offers food, drinks and music in a sleek atmosphere. 405 Madison Ave. (419) 2463339 or icerestaurantandbar.com.

O Dan and Don: 7 p.m. July 29.

O Elixer: 8-11 p.m. July 30.

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Karaoke is offered Tuesdays, but paid entertainers rock out Wednesdays-Saturdays. 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 382-1444 or www.thedistilleryonline.com.

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O Ben Barefoot: July 27.

O Calen Savidge: July 28.

O Glasgow Kiss: July 29.

O HangOver: July 30.

O Kyle White: Aug. 3.

Live music is on Saturday’s menu; the genre varies, along with the cover charge. Karaoke is on tap 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, and a DJ starts spinning at 9 p.m. Fridays. 26611 N. Dixie Hwy., Perrysburg. (419) 874-9058 or jjsperrysburg.com.

O John Barile and Bobby May: 8 p.m. Aug. 2.

Fat Fish Blue Serving blues and similar sounds, as well as bayoustyle grub. Levis Commons, 6140 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg. (419) 931-3474 or fatfishfunnybonetoledo.com.

O Arctic Clam: 9 p.m. July 30, $2.

French Quarter J. Pat’s Pub Live entertainment after 9:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays. Holiday Inn French Quarter, 10630 Fremont Pike, Perrysburg.

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O Eine Kleine Liederabend song fest: 8 p.m. July 28.

O Singing Our Brains Out song fest: 8 p.m. July 29.

O Alberto Rojo Trio: 8 p.m. July 30.

O Katri Ervamaa and Joel Hastings: 8 p.m. Aug. 2.

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O Vytas and Steve: 7-10 p.m. Wednesdays.

O Open mic with Bread and Butter: 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Mondays.

O Frostbite: July 29.

Live music starts at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. 5703 Main St., Sylvania. (419) 882-2266 or treosylvania.com.

O Mike Whitty: July 29.

O Daniel Burris: July 30.

O Might Have Ben: Aug. 5.

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O Shivering Timbers, the Faux Paus: 10 p.m. July 30.

O The DewDroppers, This Is My Suitcase: 10 p.m. July 31.

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Open mic nights, 9 p.m. Wednesdays, no cover; $5-$7 cover other nights. 602 Lagrange St. (419) 246-3466 or www.mickeyfinnspub.com.

O Minglewood Labor Camp, the Leles: 8:30 p.m. July 29.

O Violent Stars: 8:30 p.m. July 30.

O Enter the Haggis: 8 p.m. Aug. 3.

M.T. Loonies DJs take over on Fridays and Saturdays. 6648 Lewis Ave., Temperance, Mich. (734) 847-7222 or mtloonies.net.

O Ben Daniels Band: 9 p.m. July 29.

Mutz @ The Oliver House This pub offers handcrafted brews … and live entertainment. 27 Broadway. (419) 243-1302 or www. oh-maumeebaybrewingco.com.

O Open mic hosted by Breaking Ground: 10 p.m.

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O Karaoke: 10 p.m. Thursdays.

O DJs Dirty Baby, APB, Russell Jones: Saturdays.

Omni This club is a venue for music (and music lovers) of all types.

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O Ginuwine: July 30.

O George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic: 7 p.m.

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Tunes combined with pizza and booze, some would say it’s a perfect combination. 309 Conant St., Maumee. (419) 8937281, (419) 740-2395 or www.villageidiotmaumee.com.

O Old West End Productions: Wednesdays.

O Bob Rex: Sunday afternoons.

O The Eight Fifteens: Sunday evenings.

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O DJs Folk, Mattimoe and Perrine: Fridays.

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O DJ Jimmy James: 10 p.m. Fridays.

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The winner will receive an autographed guitar from country music singer Jason Aldean and entrance into the state competition taking place in Marietta on Sept. 5.

The national final will take place Jan. 31 in Nashville, with the winner receiving a grand prize of $100,000. Each state champion receives a prize of $1,000. A field of 15 local competitors was narrowed to five after two preliminary rounds in June and July, said Jennifer Herman, traffic and business manager for event sponsor 107.7 The Wolf.

“We’re definitely excited,” Herman said. “The idea of the Texaco Country Showdown is to find the next big country star.”

Admission to the event final is included with fair admission. The contest will begin at 9 p.m., immediately following the demolition derby.

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“When that ends, we want everyone to come right over to the Texaco Country Showdown.”

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Once when she was 3 years old she asked, as I was getting her up from her nap, where daddy was. I told her daddy had to work late and I was going to make dinner.

“Mommy make dinner?” she said, not just asking, but awed.

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So after a while I started cutting myself some slack.

Just because my daughter has a sophisticated palate for a fifth-grader, for example, doesn’t mean she’s not just as happy with hot

dogs and beans as pork ragout and polenta. And if creating three piles of food every night — protein, veg, starch — wasn’t fun or interesting to do or to eat, what foods would make me happy? What would I look forward to eating at the end of all that work? And if it turned out to be variations on pasta four nights a week ... so what?

That’s when the tide started to turn. I signed up for “weeknight recipe” newsletters. I started paying attention to the grocery circular and let go of the idea — demonstrated to me for years by the former personal chef — that every element of the meal should be made from scratch. I treated myself to ingredients I liked then started figuring out how to use them. Cooking feels less like a chore, and although I’m not good at it yet, for the first time in my life, I want to be.

I still delight in the food world as much as I ever did, so I’m excited to explore it and report back to Star readers, and I’m going to do it with gusto.

But I’m also hoping to get something from you: cooking help. So occasionally, interspersed with stories about culinary events and destinations, I’ll offer some of my own kitchen exploits and await your insight and advice. I promise to be honest about the disasters, and if I have a success ... well, we’ll just cross that bridge when we come to it. O

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I greatly admire the people AMy who can do it, and all the ways they’re smart about flavors and not burning things, but I am a “foodie” of the eating variety — everything about the dining experience has the potential to delight me. I love the gathering of like-minded eaters, the atmosphere that tells me about the people who are feeding me, the anticipation of trying something new and delicious or a tried-and-true dish perfectly executed. I try hard to never waste a meal. That being the case, I try hard never to make one.

You can imagine how my culinary world was thrown into a tailspin last fall, when I abruptly found myself without the personal chef, the guy who’d not only done the cooking but the meticulous meal planning and grocery shopping as well. Amid the emotional wreckage lots of scary concepts loomed large, and one of the scariest was that I was going to have to cook for myself and, God help her, for our 10-year-old daughter.

One of the first bits of disaster relief I received was my mother’s help in taking inventory of the freezer, so at least I’d know what I had to work with. One of the first laughs I had was when a neighbor saw me in the yard and told me he was relieved. He was starting to worry we had starved.

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“Last night tips into my mind through the puddle in my head” — Amy Winehouse, “Alcoholic Logic”

All aboard

Admiral’s American Grill: Unique food on the Docks.

By Jason Mack Toledo Free Press STAR Staff Writer jmack@toledofreepress.com

Even after viewing all the drama involved with family-run restaurants on the show “Kitchen Nightmares,” Mike Howard decided to open Admiral’s American Grill with his brother Habib and their cousin Mike McKarus.

Howard is confident they can revitalize the Docks after purchasing the restaurant formerly known as The Navy Bistro.

“It’s difficult, but I wouldn’t want to be doing anything else,” Howard said. “Obviously there are issues. Sometimes you have to pick your battles wisely. At the end of the day, we’re in it to have the best place possible. I want this to be one of the best places in Northwest Ohio, and it has the potential to be that.”

Howard, who graduated from the University of Toledo with a law degree and a master’s of business administration, has the most restaurant experience of the group. After working at Gatorz Bar & Grill on Monroe Street, he opened a Gatorz on Bancroft Street and ran it for two years. He sold the establishment in 2008 for $1.8 million and spent the

next three years living in Columbus.

On March 18, Dashing Pacific Group Ltd. purchased the Docks for $2.15 million. Later that day, Howard and his relatives, operating as The Docks Venture LLC, signed a 25-year lease.

“They want this restaurant district to be their focal point,” Howard said. “We’re part of the centerpiece of a huge investment. That’s why I’m so happy to be here.”

The new owners are assuming the liability of $750,000 that former owner Tom Cousino owed to Genoa Bank.

“We were friends with Genoa Bank,” Howard said. “They kind of brought the deal to us. They had a bunch of offers. They gave us a better deal than anybody else. Since then, I’ve turned down two offers for it. I believe in it. I plan on being here for a long time.”

The deal also included the restaurant Tango’s, which The Docks Venture LLC is subleasing to El Vaquero. The restaurant plans to open as soon as the owners receive their liquor license.

“I used to go to their place all the time in Columbus,” he said. “I had five different Mexican restaurants interested, but I was waiting for El Vaquero. I’m excited for them to work out.” n ADMIRAL’S CONTINUES ON 21

Mike Howard opened Admiral’s with his brother Habib and cousin Mike McKarus.

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“Curtain has fallen, now you’re on your own” — Amy Winehouse, “You’re Wondering Now” n ADMIRAL’S CONTINUED FROM 20 The Navy Bistro and Tango’s shared one large kitchen which Howard split into separate kitchens for each new restaurant.

Other renovations were made such as removing a staircase, raising awnings and adding televisions, but Howard was mostly content with the overall appeal.

“They definitely didn’t cut any corners when they built this place,” he said. “Anything we would have done would have made it look cheaper.”

Since they kept much of the Navy Bistro’s décor intact, Howard settled on a nautical name.

“I Googled ‘nautical names’, and one of the first things was admiral,” Howard said.

“When we got in here, I realized there is a room called Admirals Library. We thought about calling it 26 Main because of the address, but this works better.”

After opening with traditional American cuisine, the menu has been changed to reflect the nautical theme with a selection of seafood along with pastas and steaks. The restaurant emphasizes fresh food, including making its own bread and chips daily.

“It’s unique food that nobody really has,” Howard said. “Where can you go in Toledo to get frog legs and oysters? It just doesn’t exist.”

The change in menu is a result of Howard learning the restaurant business on the fly.

“You’re constantly learning,” he said.

“This was our third edition of the menu in about a month. We’ve gone through four

different chefs. Finally I think we have a good crew.”

In June, Howard hired three executive chefs including J.D. Wesley. Wesley was entered into the registry of the top 500 chefs in the United States within a year of graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in 1984.

“J.D. Wesley has been an amazing chef,” Howard said. “I needed those caliber chefs, but none of those guys are going to leave their jobs unless they see a place open. Once we got open, I was able to get those chefs.

That was my biggest task. I had to learn a lot.

I learn something every single day.”

Another thing Howard learned is there’s a high demand for wine.

“I’m learning a lot trying to figure out peoples’ likes and dislikes,” he said. “I never realized how many people drink wine in places like this. I doubled and tripled my wine menu, now I’m going to start adding more to it.”

Along with the wine bar, Admiral’s features banquet rooms, a courtyard and a patio with a grill and live entertainment.

Howard wanted to keep his focus on running the restaurant, so he hired a wedding coordinator to exclusively handle booking events for the courtyard and banquet rooms.

Admiral’s is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. weekends.

The restaurant holds an all-you-can-eat brunch Sundays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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This all-ages, Nintendo Wii exclusive sequel to the best-selling Wii Play game collection includes a new 12-game set including sleek black Wii Remote Plus controller ($39.99 when sold separately). This controller has a great new design with a builtin Motion Plus piece, which is lighter than Motion Plus pieces that plug into the remotes. Up to four players can enjoy the games like an ice cream cone twirler and a “whacka-mole” garden that all mix familiar elements in new ways. Most players can understand the concept from the title, but there are still plenty of challenges.

Game complexity ranges from skipping stones to deep sea dives to moving balloon clusters. One particularly challenging game involves

quick pose actions that resemble Egyptian hieroglyphics moving through space, a la “Hole in the Wall” game shows.

This game requires considerable coordination and adds essential remote training for other related games. The Wind Runner, Teeter Targets and Jump Park games provide great pickup-and-play fun.

On the space-themed “Star Shuttle,” players guide shipments into place while “Spooky Search” requires players to rely on sound to detect apparitions then grab them.

These dozen diversions do not fit the “mini-game” definition because the simple concepts eventually morph into considerable challenges, so even experienced players can find a high replay value.

The included Motion Plus controller provides an additional bonus, especially for players who have recently purchased the repackaged black Wii system that includes the MarioKart game for only $149.99 (***, rated E10+ for cartoon violence). O

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“Did you have to pay that fine you was dodging all the time?” — Amy Winehouse, “Valerie”

Spotlight on Legends DJ Keith Success was a local trailblazer.

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sk any consistently working DJ in Toledo for the past 10 years who influenced or inspired them to be a DJ and 80 percent would name Keith Roberts aka DJ Keith Success.

The Hip-Hop scene in 1984 had exploded and at 14 years old, while attending “Hops” at the girls gym in Scott High School, Keith was mesmerized by the DJs. He decided this was his profession and immediately went to work buying his first turntable from an electronics store in Sylvania.

“I rode my bike all the way there and got a turntable that was used. No weight on the back, no needles. I rode my bike from Sylvania all the way home to Toledo,” he said.

This was only the beginning for Keith, a legend in his own right with a career that would span the next 25 years of musical contribution and influence the sound of the city. There were no FM urban stations at that time and it was up to the DJ’ to inform everyone what was new in music. Keith emerged as the most widely recognized DJ during that time and was called upon to DJ at highprofile concert afterparties. He is one of the founders of the United Soul Brothers (The USBs), a collective group started in the ’90s of friends involved in every element of Hip-Hop from DJ-ing to graffiti artists; they were a heavy influence in Toledo.

Keith continued to trail blaze when he began working at his first radio station WJUC FM 107.3 and soon Toledo’s other urban stations, Detroit and satellite radio. Within the past 10 years he is known mainly for his Old School parties and in 2007 he added mixtapes to his resume when he teamed up with DJ Money Mike. When the buzz on Keith and Money Mike’s mixtapes started to grow beyond Toledo, offers to do mixtapes came from popular early Hip-Hop acts like Big Daddy Kane and Afrika Bambaataa.

He also began working with radio legend DJ Tommy Kaye and his company Ebony World Productions (EWP) where he is able to mentor and aid in preparing and developing upcoming artists. A firm believer that the missing component in most artists is marketing and selfpromotion, Keith stresses grassroots tactics like pounding the pavement with fliers, new music or mix tape promotions and visibility. Tools that combined with the luxury of today’s social media can push artists further than they can imagine.

With recent changes in sound and style hap-

pening in Hip-Hop, I wanted to ask Keith Success his thoughts on new artists and their music.

Martini Rox: From when you began, what can you say the biggest difference is in HipHop music?

DJ Keith Success: You want me to be honest with you? [There’s] no more pure music. Once the corporate side got a hold of it, they got money-driven. They [are] going to make you say you have to rap about anything in order to sell these kinds of records. The artist unknowingly follows that pattern.

Therefore you [don’t have] nobody saying nothing real or what they think is real.

Martini Rox: Some would say it’s all about the beats.

DJ Keith Success: It’s all about the beat but that’s [also] the problem. It’s so much about the beat that you really are not paying attention to what’s being said.

I agree and it sounds more like a maturity issue than anything but there’s a lot to be said about Keith’s no nonsense opinion and the fact that he recently celebrated 25 years of DJing along with the Legendary DJ Lyte-N-Rod earlier this month in a celebration for their core fan base. A tremendous turnout in his honor proves respect is well deserved when it comes to DJ Keith Success.

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Entertaining Suzi

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Shivering Timbers draws on family life to make music.

By Jason Mack Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer jmack@toledofreepress.com

Jayson and Sarah Benn owe a passion for music to their 3-year-old daughter Suzi. The husband and wife duo from Akron left separate bands to form Shivering Timbers after they started putting nursery rhymes to music to entertain their daughter.

The result is their debut album “We All Started In The Same Place.” Jayson provides backing vocals and plays guitar and banjo, and Sarah sings lead vocals and plays upright bass and banjo.

Family friend Dan Auerbach, frontman for The Black Keys, produced the album in his Akron studio after the couple performed at his 30th birthday party.

“The birth of our daughter made the band,” Sarah Benn said. “We weren’t playing together until then. You spend a lot of time trying to entertain a baby. She had an embroidery piece on the wall with ‘Now I lay me down to sleep’ on it. Jayson grabbed her toy ukulele and we started stomping and dancing around like a couple of monkeys, howling the lyrics over and over. I liked the way it sounded. That’s how we wrote our first song ‘Evening Prayer.’”

Most of the other songs on the album developed from entertaining Suzi.

“I wrote ‘Noble Duke of York’ while I was changing her diaper,” Benn said. “I wrote another song while I was nursing her. It was a period of creation. It came in weird ways. Another one was getting puked on.”

With such a musical upbringing, it’s no surprise Suzi is learning multiple instruments.

“She has instruments all over the house,” Benn said. “There’s always a little parade in our house with banging out rhythms and being silly.

It’s just what we love to do, and it’s what she’s learning to love to do.”

Suzi stays with her grandparents when the band hits the road, but she could eventually replace drummer Brad Thorla and tour with her parents.

“When she comes to the basement when we’re doing rehearsals, Brad is really nice,” Sarah said. “He loves Suzi. He lets her drum.

Sometimes she’ll sing. She gets to be the frontwoman for Shivering Timbers down in the basement. That’s the running joke in the band.

Brad calls Suzi his future replacement. It would be awesome if she’s good enough in a few years and she wants to.”

“That’s always been the plan,” Thorla said.

“I’m just the fill-in drummer until she can play

shows with them. I’m alright with that.”

Thorla can’t make the band’s July 30 show at the Ottawa Tavern, but Suzi isn’t ready to step in yet. They have a friend filling in on drums, but Sarah and Jayson do occasionally perform as a duo. The band’s debut album was recorded before the band had a drummer. With Thorla playing drums, the band’s second album is shifting to a more adult sound.

“We have been leaning a lot more toward a darker, more adult album,” Benn said. “We’ve all come into our own and found our sound. I’m really excited about the next album. I can’t wait to make it. It’s much more powerful and stirring.”

The band plans to start recording the album

in January before starting its first tour of Europe in March. Benn said the band is considering running a Kickstarter.com campaign to raise money for the next album.

“We’re really broke,” she said. “We’re totally working our butts off. Jayson has a job, and the band makes a little money, but it goes right out the door for all the equipment and travel. It’s expensive to be in a band. We’re totally independent. Every move we make comes out of our pockets. We have a mortgage and a child. We’re trying to make it all happen.”

Shivering Timbers plays at 10 p.m. July 30 at the Ottawa Tavern, 817 Adams St. Visit ShiveringTimbersMusic.com for more information. O

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“Where’s my moral parallel?” — Amy Winehouse, “Amy, Amy Amy”

A magical twist on CLUE

By James A. Molnar Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer jmolnar@toledofreepress.com

The classic whodunit game has been updated with a splash of magic. With the final film now out in theaters, it is the perfect timing for “CLUE: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Edition.”

The new edition from Hasbro features the famous trio Harry, Ron and Hermione, along with recognized locations from the wizarding world, such as Hogwarts Castle, The Hog’s Head and the Ministry of Magic.

This adaptation is a little more innocuous than it original version. No one is killed. “A fellow student has mysteriously vanished,” the directions describe. Suspects include Lucius and Draco Malfoy, Fenrir Greyback and Belatrix Lestrange. Possible spells or items used are Incendio, Stupefy, a jinxed broomstick and poisoned mead.

After spending a slightly daunting half-hour learning the meticulouslycrafted rules and punching out cardboard tokens and setting up the board, the attention of the younger players may be gone. (The recommended age is 9 and up.) But the payoff is in the new twist. With each turn, danger lurks and doors close and fireplaces (a take

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on the old secret passages) extinguish or light up. The danger here is taking away Floo Powder tokens, which gives a player the means to travel between lit fireplaces. While the new additions seem overwhelming at first, those who know and love the classic game and everything “Harry Potter” will quickly adapt.

Figuring out who did it, how and where still takes takes careful examination and that’s what CLUE has always been about. At its core, this adaptation is the same. Just with a little magical Floo Powder. O

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hen author Leigh Montville learned he was being interviewed for Toledo Free Press Star, he immediately asked about the Mud Hens and took a moment to remember their old home, Ned Skeldon Stadium.

“It was a weird ballpark, because it used to be a horseracing track,” he said. “And, JEFF like, one of the stands is real long, because it was left over from the horse racing track.”

That’s the kind of recall and detail Montville brings to every facet of his work. For decades, the sports columnist has written for publications such as The Boston Globe and Sports Illustrated.

In recent years, he has become one of the best sports biographers, bringing his meticulous and fascinating point of view to legendary subjects such as Babe Ruth and Ted Williams.

How does his most recent work — “Evel: The High-Flying Life of Evel Knievel: American Showman, Daredevil and Legend” — fit into the canon? Partially as a work of personal nostalgia, Montville said.

“I had been to the canyon jump, a long, long time ago, and it had always stuck in my mind, that whole scene out there,” he said, referencing Knievel’s famous attempt to cross Snake River Canyon in a rocket-powered “Skycycle.”

“I was young, I was like 30 years old, and kinda overmatched. I was staying about 50 miles outside of where it all happened, and spent my whole time driving back and forth and missed all kinds of stuff that went on. And so, maybe it was a little bit of trying to fill in the blanks of what I missed.”

The famous stunt driver’s influence on pop culture is immense.

“Knievel is a fascinating guy, in that he was a forerunner of a bunch of stuff. You know, the self-promotion, the use of television — he was probably the first reality show that was ever on American television. It kinda charmed me a little bit. And people don’t remember how big the guy was. He was huge.”

Indeed, throughout the late 1960s and the ’70s, few were as famous as Knievel. The liferisking efforts of the motorcycle jumper from Butte, Mont., captured imaginations, particularly among younger viewers. One of the most fascinating aspects of “Evel” is the way it not only tells the tale of Knievel’s exploits, but evokes the context of the era he rose from.

“He was an interesting guy, in that he was kinda counter to the counter-culture that was going on at the time,” Montville said. “He was interesting in that way, in that he became famous as this red, white and blue hero, in a

Author examines the life of legendary stuntman.

time where there weren’t a lot of red, white and blue heroes. The guys coming back from Vietnam weren’t being put on a pedestal, it was all against authority and the flag and all that stuff. And he was kind of a Midwest, kind of a rightwing reaction to that.”

Another facet of the writing explores Knievel’s nature. The daredevil does not emerge as a sympathetic figure by any means. His life story is littered with tales of crime, debts left unpaid, accusations of anti-Semitism, tales of abuse toward all around him (including family) and a brutal attack on a former associate who wrote a tell-all book.

Knievel comes across as a great self-promoter, a good-to-average performer and a sub-par human being.

“I kept looking for redemptive qualities.

And there was some toward the end, but you never know if it was part of the con. He found

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Jesus, but he found him on network television with Robert Schuller,” Montville said. “It was like he was covering his bets. And he did apologize to a lot of people for screwing them over through his life. But he was a bad guy.

He screwed over friends, and family. One guy wrote a thing that said, ‘If he was your friend, he would do anything for you. But if he was your enemy, he’d do anything to you.’ And he had a lot more enemies than friends.”

Plans are already underway to make “Evel” into a feature film, directed (fittingly) by former stuntman Ric Roman Waugh. And warts and all, it’s hard to imagine what today’s society would be like without the influence of the flamboyant daredevil from Butte.

“He was the first kinda guy out there who got people saying, ‘Wow, put yourself in peril for the joy of it.’ Millions of kids did it.

There’s millions of kids still walking funny from those broken collarbones and stuff from when they were doing those jumps in the backyard. He’s like a look at the American dream, too. You know, that you really can — if you have enough gumption and big enough balls, you can just go out and sell yourself and be a success. Because he sure did it,” Montville said. O Email Jeff at PopGoesJeff@gmail.com.

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