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Don Johnson I was a Miami
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Fiona Apple. I was 13 when
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Justin Timberlake ... duh!
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I dont know about you, but I
feel like October flew by. I dont
know exactly where it went, but
Im finding it really hard to be-
lieve that this is the last issue of
the month.
Before we know it probably
next week as Halloween candy
goes on clearance Tuesday morn-
ing Christmas music will
pierce our eardrums, and the
Oh-My-God-I-Havent-Even-
Thought-About-Starting-My-
Christmas-Shopping panic will
set in. It happens every year, and
it grinds my gears every year.
Dont get me wrong, I adore
Christmas. I love the family time,
I love putting up my tree (except
for the lights) and wrapping
presents as the Yule log beauti-
fully burns on my TV screen.
And I even love Christmas music
eventually.
I dont know exactly when
Halloween gave way to Christ-
mas, skipping the glorious holi-
day that is Thanksgiving, but I
dont like it. I can watch
one of my favorite holi-
day movies, National
Lampoons Christmas
Vacation, 37 times a
season, but I almost
gagged this past weekend
when I saw it on cable.
Too soon!
I think that we have
become so accustomed to
rushing everything along,
that sooner or later, were
going to look back and
say, When the hell did
2020 come along? and not re-
member a damn thing.
So lets slow down, friends.
Lets enjoy the coming weeks
between Halloween and Thanks-
giving, lets enjoy the crunch of
leaves underfoot, the crisp au-
tumn air, the big Turkey Day
spread. Then and only then
lets let the Christmas season
officially begin.
(Im talking to you, local radio
stations. Dont you dare put
holiday music on before 6 a.m.
Black Friday. I think theres a law
against it. And if there isnt, there
should be.)
Whats your big gripe about
the holidays? Share with me at
letters@theweekender.com. Until
next week, Im going to enjoy
autumn, the most wonderful time
of the year. Thanks for reading!
Nikki M. Mascali
Weekender Editor
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This weeks column hits
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ALBUM REVIEWS: Janes Addiction returns with its rst album in more than eight years.
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A family squabble comes front and
center in STAGE. 48
Which Comedian of Chelsea Lately got duped
by their boss? Find out in SORRY MOM & DAD.
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COVER STORY
15
LISTINGS
THIS JUST IN ... 10
CONCERTS ... 20-21
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ... 22
THEATER ... 31
AGENDA ... 34-35, 38-39, 42-44
SPEAK & SEE ... 45-46
MUSIC
FAMILY ANIMALS 13
ALBUM REVIEWS ... 18
CHARTS ... 18
MUSIC ON THE MENU 25
STAGE & SCREEN
NOVEL APPROACH ... 16
STAGE ... 24
MOVIE REVIEW... 26
RALPHIE REPORT ... 30
STARSTRUCK ... 40
FOOD & FASHION
NEWS OF THE WEIRD ... 7
DISH ... 32
PUZZLE ... 34
TIPS FROM A BARBIE CHICK 40
BITCH & BRAG 41
BUT THEN AGAIN ... 53
MISC.
TECH TALK ... 17
SIGN LANGUAGE ... 28
SORRY MOM & DAD ... 48
MOTORHEAD ... 51
SHOWUS SOME SKIN ... 51
SCOOTER GIRL 53
WEEKENDER MAN ... 69
WEEKENDER MODEL ... 70
ON THE COVER
DESIGN BY ... STEVE HUSTED
VOLUME 18 ISSUE 50
index
Oct. 26-Nov. 1, 2011
news of the weird
By Chuck Shepherd
Weekender Wire Services
HAPPY FEET
My ultimate dream is to be
buried in a deep ocean close to
where penguins live, explained
the former Alfred David, 79,
otherwise known in his native
Belgium as Monsieur Pingouin
(Mr. Penguin), so named because
a 1968 auto accident left him
with a waddle in his walk that he
decided to embrace with gusto.
(His wife abandoned the mar-
riage when he made the name
change official; evidently, being
Mrs. Penguin was not what she
had signed up for.) Mr. Pingouin
started a penguin-item museum
that ultimately totaled 3,500
items, and he created a hooded,
full-body black-and-white pen-
guin outfit that, according to a
September Reuters dispatch, he
wears daily in his waddles
around his Brussels neighbor-
hood of Schaerbeek.
LATEST RELIGIOUS
MESSAGES
-- Polls report that as many as
57 percent of Russians notice
signs of a cult surrounding
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin,
according to a September Spiegel
Online dispatch, and a chief cult
leader is Mother Fotina, 62,
who has a following of thousands
among Russian Orthodox practi-
tioners and believes herself to be
the reincarnation of Joan of Arc
and Putin to be St. Paul. God,
she said, has appointed Putin to
Russia to prepare for the coming
of Jesus Christ. Mother Fotina
was a convicted embezzler in the
1990s, and critics suspect her
devotion to Putin is a ruse to
deflect law-enforcement atten-
tion.
-- Sheriffs deputies in Bergh-
olz, Ohio, arrested three Amish
men in October and charged
them in incidents in which other
Amish men and women had their
homes invaded and their hair
(and mens beards) cut off
supposedly grave insults. The
three are part of an 18-family
breakaway sect of Amish who
were said to be exacting revenge
upon mainstream Amish for
insufficiently pious behavior. The
bishop of the breakaways, Sam
Mullet, 65, denied the arrestees
were acting under his authority.
QUESTIONABLE
JUDGMENTS
-- Snakeman Raymond Hos-
er, of Park Orchards, Australia,
was about to be fined in August
for violating his Commercial
Wildlife Demonstrator License
by failing to keep at least
three meters distance between
his venomous snakes and the
public when he hit upon a
defense: He would prove that he
had de-venomized the deadly
taipan and death adder snakes by
allowing them to bite his 10-year-
old daughter on the arm.
(Though both bites drew blood,
the girl was otherwise unhurt.
Said Hoser, (I)f theyd been
venomous, shed have been dead
in two minutes.)
FINE POINTS OF THE LAW
-- A judge in Nice, France,
ruled in September that Article
215 of the French civil code
(defining marriage as a shared
communal life) in fact requires
that husband and wife have sex.
A husband identified only as
Jean-Louis B. had evidently lost
interest years earlier, and his wife
was granted a divorce. Apparent-
ly emboldened by her victory,
she then filed a monetary claim
against the husband for the 21-
year-long lack of sex, and the
judge awarded her 10,000 euros
(about $13,710).
-- It might well be excessive
force if a sheriffs deputy beats
and pepper-sprays a black motor-
ist who had been stopped only
because the deputy saw the mo-
torist without a fastened seatbelt.
A district court judge had con-
cluded that the force was surely
justified, but the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
said in August that excessiveness
of force was for a jury to eval-
uate. (The deputys explanation:
The motorist, waiting for the
deputy to finish his report, was
sitting on a curb eating a bowl of
broccoli, and the deputy had to
beat him down, he said, out of
fear that the motorist would
throw the broccoli at him and
then attack him.)
LEAST COMPETENT
CRIMINALS
Bank Robbers Not Ready for
Prime Time: (1) Thomas Love,
40, was arrested in New Castle
County, Del., in October after he
had walked out of a WSFS Bank
empty-handed. According to
police, Love had presented a
demand note to a teller, who
couldnt make out the writing
and handed it back, provoking
Love to flee. (2) Henry Elmer,
56, was arrested in Yuma, Ariz.,
in October where he had just sat
down to enjoy a beer at the Vil-
lage Inn Pizza Parlor. Police
identified Elmer as the man who
just moments earlier had robbed
the Wells Fargo bank in the same
block and fled the few steps to
the Village Inn (which is also just
across the street from the Yuma
Police Station).
RECURRING THEMES
Soon, it might be absolutely
impossible to get hurt in Britain
because of stringent health
and safety rules. St. Marys
Church in Cottingham an-
nounced it would go without an
overhead light because govern-
ment rules require that it rig
scaffolding to change the light
bulb in its 30-foot-high ceiling.
(Using a ladder would be un-
safe.) And following the August
riots in London, hundreds of
volunteers took to the streets to
speed the cleanup process, but at
several junctures, police turned
them away, fearful that the civic-
minded workers lacked the sense
to avoid cutting themselves on
the broken glass and debris. W
Handy Addresses:
NewsoftheWeird.blogspot.com,
WeirdUniverse.net,
WeirdNews@earthlink.net,
NewsoftheWeird.com and P.O.
Box 18737, Tampa FL 33679.
Urban farming is growing more popular among city-
dwelling progressives committed to eating local foods,
but that usually involves gardens in backyards. For
Robert McMinn and Jules Corkery, it means raising two
chickens in their one-bedroom apartment in New York
City just to have a supply of fresh eggs. I dont think
its the ideal situation, McMinn told the New York Dai-
ly News in October. However, he said, the hens are
cute. Theyre fun to (watch) run around. Theyre excit-
ed when we come home. On the other hand, he said,
(T)hey poop everywhere.
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By Weekender Staff
weekender@theweekender.com
BEHIND THE IRON
CURTAIN
The University of Scran-
ton will host its 5th annual
East German Film Festival
Tuesday-Thursday, Nov. 1-3
at 7 p.m. in the Pearn Au-
ditorium of Brennan Hall
(320 Madison Ave., Scran-
ton). The festival features
three films from the Rebels
with a Cause series that
was screened at the Mu-
seum of Modern Art in
New York in 2005.
Berlin Schonhauser
Corner, a teen epic touted
as East Germanys Rebel
Without a Cause, will be
shown Nov. 1, the comedy
Carbide and Sorrel will
be presented Nov. 2 and the
romance drama Her Third
will be screened Nov. 3. A
summary of each film,
shown with English subtitles,
follows the screenings.
For info, call
570.941.4014.
READY TO SHAMROCK
The Wilkes-Barre/Scran-
ton Shamrocks announced
last week that it has signed
Syracuse Universitys Josh
Amidon for its 2012 season.
Amidon played midfield
for Syracuse and was the
teams co-captain his senior
year. He received the United
States Intercollegiate La-
crosse Association Honor-
able Mention All-American
for the past two years.
We are very pleased that
Josh has agreed to play for
the Shamrocks, said Head
Coach Barry Powless in a
press release. We look for-
ward to Josh bringing his
positive attitude and desire
to win to the Shamrocks.
The Shamrocks will begin
play in January at the Mo-
hegan Sun Arena (255
Highland Park Blvd.,
Wilkes-Barre Twp.). For in-
fo, visit wbshamrocks.com.
THE WALKING DEAD
Bart & Urbys (119 S.
Main St., Wilkes-Barre) and
CarlsBeerTours.com are
sponsoring a Zombie Pub
Crawl Monday, Oct. 31. The
crawl begins at Bart & Ur-
bys at 5 p.m. before head-
ing to Senunas (133 N.
Main St.) and Rodanos (53
Public Square).
Bart & Urbys will host an
Afterlife Party with DJ
Nick Spaceman at 9 p.m.
Cost to crawl is $5, pro-
ceeds benefit local flood
victims. The crawl features
drink specials, giveaways and
more.
MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC
The Million Dollars of
Music CD and Record
Fair will be held Sunday,
Nov. 20 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
at St. Marys Center (320
Mifflin Ave., Scranton).
This free-admission fair
features more than 100,000
CDs, DVDs and records
available for buying, selling,
trading and appraising.
For more info, contact
Jack Skutnik at
607.427.9698 or visit NYRe-
cordFairs.com.
MAKING WORK
HEALTHY
The Greater Wilkes-
Barre Chamber of Com-
merce, in partnership with
Blue Cross of Northeastern
Pennsylvania and Cham-
berChoice, recently present-
ed the 2011 Healthy Work-
place Awards to the Hilton
Garden Inn and Sallie Mae.
For more info, visit
gwbchamber.org.
A HELPING HAND
The Mellow Theater at
Lackawanna College (501
Vine St., Scranton) will host
Neighbors Helping Neigh-
bors: A Concert Benefiting
Flood Victims on Thursday,
Oct. 27 at 7 p.m.
The tentative lineup fea-
tures Mark Woodyatt of
Rogue Chimp, Dani-elle
and Music City, Sarah Yz-
kanin of Dealer in Wares
and The Coal Town Round-
ers and more.
All proceeds benefit a
local American Red Cross
chapter. Tickets are $10 and
are available at the door,
etix.com or at the box of-
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nspiration comes from many
places, but for Scranton band
Family Animals latest EP,
Bonfire, the band looked no
further than Halloween.
We all always loved Hallo-
ween as kids and The Nightmare
Before Christmas and horror
movies and stuff, drummer/
vocalist Anthony Viola said in an
e-mail interview. We also al-
ways wanted to do an actual
Halloween-themed album per-
taining more towards our heavier/
rougher music and were also
inspired by the Halloween Sur-
prise video by one of our favor-
ite bands, locals And the Money-
notes.
So at the end of September,
Viola, and his brother, band
guitarist/vocalist Jesse Viola,
decided to finally act on their
love of the upcoming holiday.
They wrote, performed, recorded,
mixed and mastered Bonfires
four songs in just four weeks,
taking a fast-deadline approach
from their other muses, Matt
Stone and Trey Parker, the cre-
ators of South Park, who pro-
duce most of their episodes the
week before they air.
They said they tried to write
stuff a couple weeks beforehand,
and it always comes out not as
funny and over-thought, Antho-
ny Viola said. This just made a
lot of sense to us cause our last
album was done with no time
frame, and when we had all the
time in the world to do it, we
over-thought it and second-
guessed it. So we thought what-
ever we come up with, well lay
down and just release it we
wont over-think it cause we
wont give ourselves time to.
The brothers came up with
songs like Food For The Soil,
which is somewhat based on a
man who took out life insurance
policies on his kids and poisoned
their Pixy Stix on Halloween.
Brian Langan drew the cover
art for Bonfire, which is avail-
able on bandcamp.com for free
or a $3 download and will soon
be available on iTunes and other
distribution sites.
Family Animals, which also
features Frank DeSando and
Ryan Parks, plan to incorporate
Bonfire into its live shows.
We feel the first two cuts are
the Halloween songs, and the
last two are just songs that we
thought kept the same vibe,
Viola said.
Bonfire was the bands first
recordings with some new equip-
ment it has, and Viola expected it
wont be the last.
Now that we have the versatil-
ity of recording at home, people
can expect a lot more releases
and more often from Family
Animals. Hopefully, the future
holds a full-length recording
paired with a tour and some new
merchandise. W
Find Family Animals on
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By Stephanie DeBalko
Weekender Staff Writer
Makin country music
Touring with Willie is more than just
banditry, Always On My Mind
and pot
M
ickey Raphaels
career as the
harmonica player
planted rmly
alongside Willie Nelson began
almost three decades ago in the
casual way one would expect.
Raphael knew Darrell Royal,
the coach for the University
of Texas at Austin, who was a
friend of Nelsons and a music
acionado.
(Royal) got word to me in
Dallas that they were having
a little pickin party, Raphael
explained in his slight twang
when he checked in with the
Weekender from his home in
Nashville, Tenn., a few weeks
ago. I think Charley Pride was
there, Willie was there, several
other singer/songwriters. And
thats when I rst met Willie,
and he heard me play, and he
said, Oh, if youre ever around,
and were playing somewhere,
come sit in.
I didnt know who Wil-
lie was, and I had no country
background. I kind of grew up,
at that time, with The Rolling
Stones and The Beatles and The
Band and (Bob) Dylan and Neil
Young. So thats kind of where
my music tastes lay, but hearing
Willie for the rst time, it really
got my attention.
And obviously, he got Wil-
lies.
Raphael, with a warmth and
kindness that transcends phone
lines and stage lights, is pre-
cisely the kind of person you
could imagine sitting around
with, drinking beers and making
music. Its a no-brainer that he
and Nelson get along, on and off
the stage, and fans will get to
see that compatibility for them-
selves when Willie Nelson and
Family make a jaunt through
the area at Penns Peak in Jim
Thorpe on Sunday, Oct. 30.
As for Raphael, he has his
own reasons as to why he thinks
his relationship with Nelson is
so symbiotic.
Just a mutual respect on
his part, and me, I guess its
idolatry, he said, laughing. He
still surprises me every night
with his guitar skills. And we
play well off each other, and
we know how to listen. Thats
something hes really taught me,
is that less is more.
Raphael has worked with
artists across the spectrum, from
Motley Crue to Kenny Chesney,
and he attributes the growth
hes experienced as a musician
in part to working with Nelson,
who released his latest CD,
Country Music last year.
Playing with Willie has just
been a great proving ground,
because hes somewhat of a jazz
musician, he said. His timing
is very unique, and the chords
he plays are jazz chords, and its
been a real test to keep up with
him.
In junior high school, Raphael
fell in love with his instru-
ment after hearing the blues
harmonica player Don Brooks
play at a coffee house in the
60s. Now, Nelsons unique
style helps to keep Raphael on
his toes.
Thats kind of been my
school, he explained, laugh-
ing. Because (Nelson) encom-
passes all kinds of genres of
music. From country to jazz to
blues, I mean he covers every-
thing, you couldnt put a label
on it. So Ive had to be able to
t in or play a lot of different
styles.
That lack of pigeonholing
adds a sense of surprise to live
shows, since no one in the
band knows exactly whats
going to happen. Nelson has
even debuted new songs in the
middle of a set.
Live shows, anything can
go, Raphael said. Theres
no set list, so basically, Willie
starts the songs, and we follow.
Everybodys been playing
these songs for 30 years or
more. We know the tunes, but
we never know what hes go-
ing to do.
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side from a little unpre-
dictability, life on the
road with Nelson seems
to be very low-key.
I get up, I might go over to
his bus about 10 or 11 and have
a coffee with him, Raphael
said. And hes either listen-
ing to Sirius Radio, the Willie
channel or whatever, or watch-
ing cowboy movies or visiting
with his sister, or he might go
for a bike ride we both have
bicycles out on the road.
Of course, weve all heard the
stories about Nelsons penchant
for a certain psychoactive drug.
He was arrested and charged for
possession of marijuana found
on his tour bus in western Texas
last year, and hes co-chair of
the National Organization for
the Reform of Marijuana Laws
advisory board. Raphael noted
that since he wasnt present for
Nelsons arrest, he cant really
talk about it.
Theres three buses, so
theres smoking, non-smoking
and then Willies bus. I ride on
the non-smoking bus, so I dont
really know what goes on on
any of the other buses But,
I mean, it doesnt take great
police work to bust him. And he
doesnt deal drugs.
He did use a bit of humor to
neutralize the situation.
We just played a big concert
for the Texas Sheriffs Asso-
ciation after all that trouble, so
nobodys taken it personally, he
said, laughing.
The show at Penns Peak falls
on the night before Halloween,
and when this was brought to
Raphaels attention, he joked
that it might be the perfect op-
portunity to fulll one of his
minor aspirations.
I wonder if we should dress
up, he said. I always wanted
to come out on stage as the Vil-
lage People.
Raphael jokingly intimated
that Willie might be up for it.
Well, he could be the cow-
boy, I guess, he said. We can
just get him in short pants. W
Willie Nelson and Family:
Sun., Oct. 30, 8 p.m.,
Penns Peak
(325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe).
$59.25-$64.25.
Tickets/info: 866.605.7325,
pennspeak.com
I ride on the non-smoking bus, so I
dont really know what goes on on any of
the other buses But, I mean, it doesnt
take great police work to bust him.
Willie Nelsons harmonica player Mickey Raphael WILLIE NELSON
MICKEY RAPHAEL
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E
very second of every day,
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once in a blue moon, but most of
the people who head west in
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achieve half of what theyre
hoping for. And those who do
usually end up paying a steep
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In the new book, Starmaker:
Life as a Hollywood Publicist
with Farrah, the Rat Pack and
600 More Stars Who Fired Me,
personal manager, publicist and
producer Jay Bernstein (as told to
Larry Cortez Hamm with David
Rubini) tells a cautionary tale
about the pitfalls and perils of
Tinsletown.
The stars in the book are of a
different generation, and its
likely some people will scoff at
the mention of them (Farrah
Fawcett? Suzanne Somers?). But
for an insiders look at the glam-
orous world we all perceive Hol-
lywood to be, Bernstein does a
pretty decent job of giving the
gritty details when hes legally
allowed to do so even when it
makes him look chauvinistic and
conniving.
In Bernsteins Hollywood, the
stars are what make the movies,
not the other way around, and
although Hollywood is still a
literal and figurative place that
holds some of its former tales of
lore, the parameters for reaching
fame have changed. Today, you
no longer need to be a good actor
or land a ton of roles. You just
have to make a sex tape and let
the world watch you fight with
your family, and fame and for-
tune come rolling your way.
And though Starmaker is a
nostalgic look at the film and
television industries, its by no
means romantic. Bernstein
worked his tail off, and his inside
perspective puts smudges all over
Tinsletowns shiny veneer. The
major downfall of the book is
that there is so much information
that some of the best bits get lost
in the shuffle.
Bernstein had quite a few
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to making deals and dough, but
one persons erratic and aloof
attitude gave him a run for his
money: Frank Sinatra. Its stories
like the ones about Frank and the
rest of the Rat Pack, along with
his anecdotal tales about some of
his publicity ploys, that make the
book worth reading.
The afterword in Starmaker
notes that Bernstein, who was
collaborating with Hamm, passed
away suddenly in 2006 before he
could write more thoroughly
about some of his other Holly-
wood cohorts. Hamm also passed
away in 2009, so though the book
is bursting with reminiscences,
there is much more that has been
left unsaid.
Bernstein was in his prime in
the 70s, when Charlie still had
his Angels and ThighMaster
wasnt yet a twinkle in anyones
eye. Hes responsible for some of
the most iconic faces in film
history, whether the general
public realizes it or not, and his
honesty about his own behavior
and motives, as well as those of
his clients, make Starmaker an
amusing, if slightly superficial,
read.
California
dreams
Starmaker
By Jay Bernstein
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Weekender Staff Writer
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B
efore encountering the
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it.
It turns out that its South
Koreas third largest mobile
phone producer, just behind
Samsung and LG names that
are widely known and well-
respected.
I didnt have any expectations
one way or another when I
cracked open the box and power-
ed up the phone. I noted that it
was extremely light, compared to
my HTC Thunderbolt.
From a style perspective, the
Breakout bears a passing re-
semblance to some Samsung
devices: Muted chrome trim,
tapered edges, etc. It does have
some physical buttons on the
front, bucking the trend of in-
tegrated, touch sensitive hard
keys.
The underside of the case is
rubberized and feels sturdy. Its
textured, not just for decoration,
but, as I later noticed, it will stay
put if I place it at a modest angle
on a slanted surface.
The Breakout is surprisingly
capable for its price. Its a 4G
device, with high-speed data
and front and rear facing cam-
eras. One thing that lags other
higher-end models is the 5-
megapixel camera (which is
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It has a 1 Ghz processor,
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One thing I found lacking
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Overall, if youre not obsessed
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Janes Addiction has always
been a band that walks the
fine line between genius and
madness.
While on paper, the bands
career spans more than 25
years, during that time Janes
Addiction has disbanded and
reunited numerous times (occa-
sionally with extensive gaps
between the two) and, at
times, is more off than
on. And, despite the bands
large following, Janes has
released a grand total of just
four studio albums, most re-
cently The Great Escape Art-
ist, which is its first in more
than eight years.
While album opener Under-
ground starts off sounding
like a classic Janes Addiction
tune, the tempo and energy
that one might expect never
really develops. In fact, as
The Great Escape Artist
plays on, an overriding theme
of reflection and introspection
becomes apparent especially
with tracks like End To The
Lies, Irresistible Force and
Ill Hit You Back. Only on
the closing track, Words
Right Out Of My Mouth,
does the band turn up the
volume at all, and by that
point, it serves mainly to put
a period on the end of the
sentence that is the album.
Throughout the length of
The Great Escape Artist, the
music has a light, spacey feel
that is punctuated and overlain
by Perry Farrells, somber,
echoing vocal work, with song
lyrics that make the listener
feel as though he or she is
being told a tale by someone
who is grizzled and tired, yet
still proud.
With the turbulence of youth
well behind, Janes Addiction
has been able to create a more
mature, more developed album
in The Great Escape Artist.
While it has none of the errat-
ic spontaneity that was a
trademark of the bands sound
in its youth, these songs are
still poignant and powerful. It
is a perfect piece to mark this
era of Janes Addictions ca-
reer, when the band has reac-
hed the point where it has
nothing left to prove but still
has a lot to say.
-- Michael Irwin
Weekender Correspondent
RATING:
W W W W1/2
Janes Addiction
The Great Escape
Artist
ALBUM REVIEWS
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Billboard Top Rock Songs
San Francisco thrashers Machine Head
turned metal on its ear in 1994 with its
debut, Burn My Eyes, an utter concrete
slab of music that helped usher in a new
era of sonically dense metal post Pantera.
After a few bumps in the road, the band
redeemed itself big time with 2007s
intricately intense The Blackening.
Machine Head continues that forward
progression and further redefining of
heavy with Unto The Locust. Kicking
off with an eerily unsettling choral chant
before slamming into frontman/guitarist
Robb Flynns familiar, gloriously detuned
guitar chugging, the epic eight-minute,
three-sectioned I Am Hell (Sonata in
C#) is as violently fast and aggressive as
anything the bands ever done. Be Still
And Know features intro harmony licks
ripped from the playbook of Avenged
Sevenfolds guitarist Synyster Gates, with
a dark lyrical/melody line that gives way
to some of Flynn and lead guitarist Phil
Demmels finest six-string venom.
The disc successfully integrates the
classic Machine Head crush with contem-
porary nuances, like the rubbery guitar
pulse in Locust, and a vocal approach
ironically taking its cue from the gener-
ation of metalcore bands Machine Head
inspired, a la Killswitch Engage. Flynn
growling the would-be war cry in mad-
ness we shall reign amid a flurry of
tempo changes in the nightmarish Pearls
Before The Swine shows the band still
smacks of brutality 20 years in.
Easily accessible to youngbloods reared
on Bullet For My Valentine, yet never
alienating the old-school Overkill and
Testament-bred thrashers, Unto The
Locust is the crossover metal master-
piece that should truly bring Machine
Head to the masses.
-- Mark Uricheck
Weekender Correspondent
Machine Head
Unto The Locust
Rating: W W W W1/2
Machine's metal
masterpiece
Alesana is a concept-album aficionado,
having paid homeage to Greek mytholo-
gy, fairy tales, and now, with A Place
Where The Sun Is Silent, Dantes In-
ferno.
The result is a heavy, almost lofty out-
ing split into Act One: The Gate and
Act Two: The Immortal Sill that melds
the emo-ish vocals of Shawn Milke and
screaming of Dennis Lee with opulent
orchestration and airy backing vocals
courtesy Milkes sister, Melissa.
The siblings vocals play nicely off
each other on The Dark Wood Of Error.
A Forbidden Dance gives the first taste
of Lees demonic growling.
Hand In Hand With The Damned is
radio friendly (and lighter than its title).
Beyond The Sacred Glass is nearly
poppy, thanks to Milke, so its off-putting
when Lee does the same lyrics in the
background. The Temptress could be a
standout, but Lee again distracts.
Vestige is the albums star, with its
jaunty, vaudeville turn midway through
before it fades on tinkling piano. Act One
closer Lullaby Of The Crucified is
symphonic, complete with a choir that
adds depth.
Act Two begins with sweeping violin
and piano on Before Him All Shall Scat-
ter, Labyrinth is melodic, building up
into a bone-crushing frenzy before taper-
ing off, and The Fiend has gorgeous
cello and violin behind frantic guitar.
The Wanderer is a short dirge twirling
like a music box while A Gilded Mas-
querade starts slowly and softly, before
blasting in with Lees growls.
A Place Where The Sun Is Silent
deftly shows Alesanas ambition and
lyrical prowess, but theres a pretentious-
ness that makes one wonder how long
fans will put up with and understand
it.
-- Nikki M. Mascali
Weekender Editor
Daunting
Dante
Alesana
A Place Where The Sun Is
Silent
Rating: W W1/2
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- Comedians of Chelsea Lately: Oct.
29
- The Temptations: Nov. 13
- Sinbad: Dec. 4
ELEANOR RIGBYS
603 Route 6, Jermyn
www.myspace.com/eleanorrigbys
- The Acacia Strain / Terror / Stray
From The Path / Harms Way / Bring
The Heat: Oct. 27, 7 p.m., $13-$15
- Motionless In White: Oct. 28, 6 p.m.,
$10-$12
- Agnostic Front / The Mongoloids /
Naysayer / Strength For A Reason /
Amends: Nov. 5, 6:30 p.m., $12-$14
- Mustard Plug / Flatfoot 56: Nov. 13,
7 p.m., $12-$14
- We Came As Romans / Falling In
Reverse / Sleeping With Sirens /
Attilla / For All I Am: Dec. 1, 7 p.m.,
$17-$20
F.M. KIRBY CENTER
71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre
Phone: 570.826.1100
- Classic Albums: Abbey Road, The
Beatles: Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m., $17-$37
- Tommy James and The Shondells
plus Mitch Ryder: Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m.,
$39.50-$49.50
- Joe Nardones Doo Wop Vol. 3: Nov.
11, 7 p.m., $39.50-$49.50 (tickets for
original 9/10 date honored)
- U.S. Army Field Band & Soldiers
Chorus: Nov. 15, 7 p.m., free
- Wilkes University presents Thomas
Friedman: Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m., $12-$22
- Manheim Steamroller: Nov. 29, 7:30
p.m., $61-$81
- ABBA: Arrival: Jan. 8, 7 p.m., $24-
$34
- NEPA Philharmonic The Sound of
Christmas: Dec. 16, 7 p.m., $64.75-
$73.45
- ABBA: Arrival: Jan. 8, 7 p.m., $30.65-
$41.65
- Darius Rucker: Jan. 20, 8 p.m.,
$52-$92
- Kathleen Madigan: Gone Madigan:
Jan. 27, 8 p.m., $27
- Lisa Lampanelli: Feb. 18, 8 p.m.,
$37.75
- NEPA Philharmonic Broadway Love
Songs: Feb. 10, 8 p.m., $64.75-$73.45
- Pink Floyd Experience: Feb. 21, 7:30
p.m., $28-$38
- Gaelic Storm / Enter The Haggis:
March 1, 7:30 p.m., $22-$32
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo: March
15, 7:30 p.m., $26-$36
- Best of Second City: March 23, 8
p.m., $28
- NEPA Philharmonic The Music of
Gershwin: April 14, 8 p.m., $64.75-
$73.45
- Vicki Lawrence and Mama: A Two
Woman Show: May 4, 8 p.m., $25-$45
- NEPA Philharmonic Tribute to
Benny Goodman: April 14, 8 p.m.,
$64.75-$73.45
MAUCH CHUNK OPERA
HOUSE
14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe
570.325.0249
www.jtams.net
- Hamell on Trial: Oct. 29, 8:30 p.m.,
$15
- Girlyman: Nov. 4, 8:30 p.m., $20
- The Nu-Utopians: Nov. 5, 8:30 p.m.,
$28
- John Denver Tribute: Nov. 12, 8:30
p.m., $25
- Cheryl Wheeler: Nov. 18, 8:30 p.m.,
$20
- Girls Night Out Comedy: Nov. 19,
8:30 p.m., $20
- Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian
Circus Christmas Show: Dec. 2, 8:30
p.m., $25
- The Peek-A-Boo Revue Holiday
Spectacular: Dec. 3, 8:30 p.m., $20
- Craig Thatcher and Friends Rockin
Christmas Show: Dec. 10, 8:30 p.m.,
$23
- Messiah by Bach and Handel
Chorale: Dec. 17, 3 p.m., $20
- The Tartan Terrors: Dec. 30, 8:30
p.m., $28
MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre
Twp.
- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey:
Boomaring: Oct. 27-30, TIMES VARY,
$27.30-$92.05
- Furthur: Nov. 5, 7:05 p.m., $57.35-
$67.60
- Third Day / Tenth Avenue North /
Trevor Morgan: Nov. 6, 6 p.m., $25-
$75
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Nov. 11, 4
& 8 p.m.
- Guns N Roses: Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m.,
$65.10
- WWE Smackdown: Nov. 22, 7 p.m.,
$15-$65
- Five Finger Death Punch / All That
Remains / Hatebreed / Rev Theory:
Nov. 26, $29.75
- Disneys Phineas and Ferb Live! On
Tour: Dec. 4, 2 &5 p.m., $24.35-$69.85
- Lady Antebellum / Josh Kelley /
Edens Edge: Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m., $39.75-
$59.75
- Rascal Flatts / Sara Evans / Hunter
Hayes: Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m., $25-$59.75
MOUNT AIRY CASINO
RESORT
44 Woodland Rd., Mount Pocono
Phone: 877.682.4791
www.mountairycasino.com
- Flock of Seagulls: Nov. 12, 9 p.m.,
$25-$40, Gypsies
- The Spinners: Nov. 26, 9 p.m., $25-
$40, Gypsies
- Crystal Gayle Holiday Show: Dec. 10,
9 p.m., $25-$40, Gypsies
PENNS PEAK
325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe
866.605.7325 or visit pennspeak.com.
- The Tubes: Oct. 28, 8 p.m., $22
- Willie Nelson and Family: Oct. 30, 8
p.m., $59.25-$64.25
- The Australian Pink Floyd Show:
Nov. 3, 8 p.m.
- Little River Band: Nov 4, 8 p.m.,
$37.75-$42.75
- Get the Led Out: Nov. 5, 8 p.m.,
$31-$41.75
- REO Speedwagon: Nov. 10, 8 p.m.,
$51.25-$57.25
- Sebastian Bach: Nov. 11, 8 p.m., $32
- Don McLean: Nov. 18, 8 p.m., $32-
$37.75
- Dark Star Orchestra: Nov. 23, 8 p.m.,
$32
- Vanilla Fudge: Dec. 2, 8 p.m., $30
- Ultimate Disco Tribute: Dec. 3, 8
p.m., $25
- The Music of Bill Monroe Featuring
Peter Rowan & The Travelin McCou-
rys: Apr. 22, 8 p.m.
REDWOOD ART SPACE
740 Jumper Road, Plains Twp.
- Death Threat / Swamps / Suburban
Scum / Wrong Answer / Concrete
Reality: Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m.
- Echo Whiskey Charlie / A Fire With
Friends / A Social State / Rafael
Pimmentel: Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m.
- Handguns / Forever Came Falling /
Call Me Out / Your Turning Point:
Nov. 7, 8 p.m.
- Pterodactyl / Upneat Mysic / Tam-
bourine Murder Scene: Nov. 8, 7:30
p.m., $7 all ages
- Terror On The Screen / Pentimento
/ Last Call / Born Without Bones: Nov.
10, 8 p.m.
- Incendiary / Born Low / Unite
Resist / Death Grip / +tba: Nov. 13,
7:30 p.m.
- The Beets / Dirt Vultures / more
TBA: Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m. $7. All ages.
- Dope Body / Child Bite / Mystical
Wizard Business: Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m. $7.
All ages.
- Salvation / Psychic Teens / Night
Sins: Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m. $8. All ages.
- Written Off / Beware / Enough /
Better Times/ +tba: Dec. 19, 8 p.m.
- Dead End Path / War Hungry / Give
/ Leather / Feral Man: Dec. 23, 7:30
p.m.
RIVER STREET JAZZ CAFE
665 N. River St., Plains
Phone: 570.822.2992
- Halloween Forward ft. Perfect
Solution / The Beat Teks: Oct. 27
- Abby Ahmad & Mark Marshall Band:
Oct. 28
- Cabinet: Oct. 29
- Trippin on Nothing (Phish tribute):
Oct. 30
- The Werk: Nov. 3
- Cherokee Red / Dream of Fire /
Brian TV: Nov. 4, 9 p.m. $7. 21+
- Marco Benevento: Nov. 5
- Conscious Pilot / Kai-Lo / Aspect /
Mascara / Corey B: Nov. 10, 9 p.m., $5
advance, $8 day of, 21+
- Start Making Sense (Talking Heads
tribute) / Great White Caps: Nov. 11
- American Babies / Mike Dougherty
Band: Nov. 12
- Misty Mountain: Nov. 19
- Jam Stampede: Nov. 23
- Ryan Montbleau Band / Mike
Dougherty Band: Dec. 17
SHERMAN THEATER
524 Main St., Stroudsburg
Phone: 570.420.2808, www.sherman-
theater.com
- All Time Low / The Ready Set / He
Is We: Oct. 26, 7 p.m., $23.50 ad-
vance, $25 day of
- Rusted Root: Nov. 3, 8 p.m., $25
- Arlo Guthrie: Nov. 4, 8 p.m., $33-$43
- Jon Anderson & Rick Wakeman:
Nov. 5, 8 p.m., $35-$55
- Phil Vassar: Nov. 10, 8 p.m., $26-$36
- Social Distortion / Chuck Ragan:
Nov. 20, 8 p.m., $30
- Reel Big Fish / Streetlight Manifes-
to: Nov. 23, 7 p.m., $20 advance, $23
day of
- Railroad Earth, more: Nov. 25-26, 8
p.m. $30/night/ $55 for both
- Mac Miller / Pac Div / Casey Veg-
gies: Dec. 8, 8 p.m., $22 advance, $25
at door
- The Machine (Pink Floyd tribute):
Dec. 10, 8 p.m., $28-$33
- Twelve Twenty Four: Dec. 15, 7:30
p.m., $22
- Patent Pending: Dec. 23, 6 p.m., $12
- Set Phasers To Stun / This Condi-
tion / Pull The Pin / Brookline Drive,
more: Dec. 30, 6 p.m., $10
- Hammer of the Gods: March 31, 8
p.m., $28
PHILADELPHIA
ELECTRIC FACTORY
3421 Willow St., Philadelphia
Phone: 215.LOVE.222
- Circa Survive: Oct. 26, 8 p.m.
- Medeski, Martin & Wood: Oct. 28,
8:30 p.m.
- G. Love: Oct. 29, 8:30 p.m.
- David Crowder Band: Oct. 30, 7 p.m.
- Chromeo: Oct. 31, 8 p.m.
- Anthrax / Testament / Death Angel:
Nov. 10, 8 p.m.
- Manchester Orchestra: Nov. 11, 8
p.m.
- Beirut / Basia Bulat: Nov. 13, 8 p.m.
- The Airborne Toxic Event: Nov. 20,
8 p.m.
- Five Finger Death Punch / All That
Remains / Hatebreed: Nov. 23, 7:45
p.m.
THE FILLMORE AT THE
TLA
334 South St., Philadelphia
Phone: 215.922.1011
- Mt. Eden / TC / Down Jones: Oct. 26,
8 p.m.
- Blitzen Trapper / The Belle Brigade:
Oct. 27, 12 p.m.
- Mat Kearney / Leagues: Oct. 29, 8
p.m.
- Battles / Strawberry Mansion DJs:
Oct. 31, 7 p.m.
- Marsha Ambrosius: Nov. 1, 7 p.m.
- Yellowcard / Every Avenue / Go
Radio: Nov. 3, 6 p.m.
- Frank Turner / Andrew Jackson
Jihad / Into It. Over It: Nov. 4, 7 p.m.
- The Royal Family Ball / Soulive /
Lettuce: Nov. 5, 8 p.m.
- Noah and the Whale: Nov. 6, 7 p.m.
- Mimosa / The M Machine: Nov. 9, 8
p.m.
- IKE: Nov. 11, 7 p.m.
- Fitz & The Tantrums / Walk The
Moon: Nov. 12, 7 p.m.
- Mike Doughty And His Band Fantas-
tic / Moon Hooch: Nov. 16, 7 p.m.
- Steve Aoki: Nov. 17, 8 p.m.
- Hot Rod Circuit / Cartel / Smoke
Signals: Nov. 18, 7 p.m.
- Drive-By Truckers / Jessica Lea
Mayfield: Nov. 19, 8 p.m.
- Marketa Irglova: Nov. 29, 7 p.m.
KESWICK THEATER
Easton Road-Keswick Ave, Glenside,
Pa.
Phone: 215.572.7650
- Ziggy Marley: Oct. 27, 8 p.m.
- Chris Botti: Oct. 28, 8 p.m.
- Lucinda Williams: Oct. 29, 8 p.m.
- The Doobie Brothers: Nov. 3, 7:30
p.m.
- Ray Manzarek & Robby Krieger of
the Doors: Nov. 5, 8 p.m.
- Mary Mary: Nov. 10, 8 p.m.
- All Star Comedy Jam: Nov. 11, 8 p.m.
- Joan Baez: Nov. 12, 8 p.m.
- Buddy Guy: Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m.
- Bela Fleck & the Flecktones: Nov. 17,
8 p.m.
- The Musical Box The Lamb Dies
Down on Broadway: Nov. 18-19, 8 p.m.
- The Machine: Nov. 25, 7 p.m.
- Kenny Babyface Edmonds: Nov.
26, 8 p.m.
TOWER THEATER
69th and Ludlow Sts. Upper Darby
Phone: 610.352.2887
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- Sting: Oct. 26-27, 8 p.m.
- Jason Bonhams Led Zeppelin
Experience: Oct. 29, 8 p.m.
- Australian Pink Floyd Show: Nov. 6,
7:30 p.m.
- The String Cheese Incident: Dec. 1, 8
p.m.
TROCADERO
10th & Arch St, Philadelphia
Phone: 215.336.2000
- Big D and the Kids Table: Oct. 27, 7
p.m.
- Immortal Technique: Oct. 29, 8 p.m.
- Wednesday 13: Oct. 30, 7 p.m.
- Panic! At the Disco: Nov. 3, 6:30
p.m.
- Mayhem: Nov. 4, 7 p.m.
- Parkside Ave. / The Long Shore
Drive: Nov. 5, 6:30 p.m.
- Michael Ian Black: Nov. 11, 7 p.m.
- The Kooks: Nov. 15, 7 p.m.
- Tinariwen: Nov. 16, 7 p.m.
WELLS FARGO
(WACHOVIA) CENTER
Broad St., Philadelphia
Phone: 215.336.3600
- Chris Brown / T-Pain / Tyga: Oct. 28,
6 p.m.
- Jay-Z / Kanye West: Nov. 2, 7:30
p.m.
- Foo Fighters / Social Distortion /
The Joy Formidable: Nov. 10, 7 p.m.
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Nov. 19, 3
& 8 p.m.
ELSEWHERE IN PA
CROCODILE ROCK
520 Hamilton St, Allentown
Phone: 610.434.460
- Mat Kearney: Oct. 27, 7 p.m.
- Drake Bell: Oct. 28, 7 p.m.
- Misfits: Nov. 4, 6 p.m.
- Chris Young: Nov. 5, 8 p.m.
- Ace Frehley: Nov. 6, 8 p.m.
- Blood on the Dance Floor: Nov. 9,
5:30 p.m.
- Owl City: Nov. 12, 6:30 p.m.
- Bret Michaels: Nov. 18, 8 p.m., $25
advance, $30 day of
- Method Man / Curren$y: Nov. 22, 7
p.m.
- Hank3: Nov. 23, 8 p.m., $16 advance,
$18 day of
GIANT CENTER
950 Hersheypark Dr., Hershey
Phone: 717.534.3911
- Third Day: Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m.
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Nov. 20,
7:30 p.m.
STATE THEATER
435 Northampton St., Easton, PA.
Ticket: 610.252.2570
- Dennis Miller: Oct. 28, 8 p.m.
- The Pixies / Surfer Blood: Nov. 3, 7
p.m., $63-$84, all ages
- Dana Carvey: Nov. 4, 8 p.m.
- Chuck Berry: Nov. 5, 8 p.m.
- Conversations with Penn & Teller:
Nov. 8
- Bill Engvall: Nov. 10, 6 & 9 p.m.
WHITAKER CENTER
222 Market St., Harrisburg
Phone: 717.214.ARTS
- Indigo Girls: Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m.
- The Machine: Nov. 23, 8 p.m.
- Get the Led Out: Dec. 28, 7:30 p.m.
NEW YORK / NEW JERSEY
BEACON THEATER
2124 Broadway, New York, NY.
Phone: 212.496.7070
- The Fab Faux: Oct. 29, 8 p.m.
- Joe Bonamassa: Nov. 5, 8 p.m.
- Crosby, Stills & Nash: Nov. 6, 8 p.m.
- Joan Baez / Kris Kristofferson: Nov.
8, 7:30 p.m.
- Stand Up for Heroes: Nov. 9, 8 p.m.
- Louis C.K.: Nov. 10, Times Vary
- Tracy Morgan: Nov. 11, 8 p.m.
- Bill Maher: Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m.
- Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds:
Nov. 14, 8 p.m.
BETHEL WOODS CENTER
Bethel NY
www.bethelwoodscenter.org
- Pure Prairie League: Nov. 11, 8 p.m.
BROOME COUNTY ARENA
1 Stuart Street, Binghamton, NY
Phone: 670.778.6626
- Jeff Dunham: Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m.
- Bill Gaither: Dec. 4, 2:30 p.m.
HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM
311 W. 34th St, New York, NY.
Phone: 212.279.7740
- Shpongle: Oct. 28, 9 p.m.
- Danzig: Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.
- Ween: Oct. 31, 8 p.m.
- 3 Doors Down / Theory of a Dead-
man: Nov. 9, 7 p.m.
THE FILLMORE AT IRVING
PLAZA
17 Irving Place, New York, N.Y.
Phone: 212.777.6800
- G. Love & Special Sauce: Oct. 26,
7:30 p.m.
- Boris: Oct. 27, 7 p.m.
- The World / Inferno Friendship
Society: Oct. 28, 7 p.m.
- David Crowder: Oct. 29, 6 p.m.
- Miyavi: Oct. 31, 8 p.m.
- Yellowcard: Nov. 2, 6 p.m.
- Sage Francis / Metermaids: Nov. 4,
7 p.m.
- PUi: Nov. 5, 5 p.m.
- Stone Metal Fire: Nov. 5, 11:59 p.m.
- Sebastian Bach: Nov. 10, 7 p.m.
- Saves The Day / Bayside / I Am The
Avalanche / Transit: Nov. 15-16, 6 p.m.
IZOD CENTER
50 State Rt. 120
East Rutherford, N.J.
- Vincente Fernandez: Oct. 29, 8 p.m.
- Jay-Z / Kanye West: Nov. 5-6, 7:30
p.m.
- Judas Priest: Nov. 18, 6 p.m.
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
1260 Ave. of the Americas, NY, NY
Phone: 212.307.717
- Radio City Christmas Spectacular:
Nov. 11-Jan. 2, TIMES VARY
ROSELAND BALLROOM
239 52nd Street, New York, NY.
Phone: 212.777.6800
- Kaskade: Oct. 28-29, 9 p.m.
- Hollywood Undead: Nov. 11, 5:25 p.m.
THE THEATRE AT MSG
7th Ave., New York, NY
Phone: 212.465.MSG1
- Elena Vaenga: Nov. 18, 8 p.m.
BORGATA HOTEL AND
CASINO
Atlantic City, NJ
Phone:1.866.MYBORGATA.com
- Frank Sinatra Jr.: Oct. 28-29 8 p.m.
- Duran Duran: Oct. 29, 8 p.m.
- Steven Wright: Nov. 4, 9 p.m.
- Jerry Seinfeld: Nov. 5, 8 p.m.
- Rita Rudner: Nov. 5, 9 p.m.
- The Temptations: Nov. 11, 9 p.m.
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The Mauch Chunk Opera House (14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe)
presents the one-man show by Hamell on Trial, The Evolution
Revolution, on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 8:30 p.m. as part of a special
Halloween concert.
The Evolution Revolution is a punk show with loud, fast music
informed by politics, passion and energy. Hamell on Trial, also
known as Ed Hamell, touches on the classic subjects of sex,
drugs and rock n roll, along with some personal topics.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m., and Bird to Prey opens the show at
8:30 p.m. Costumes are optional, but prizes for best costumes
will be awarded. Tickets are $15 and are available at
570.325.0249, mauchchunkoperahouse.com and Sound Check
Records (23 Broadway, Jim Thorpe, 325.4009).
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Bar on Oak: Line Dancing
Bart & Urbys: National recording artist The Rogue
Elmer Sudds: Robb Brown and Friends live at 9pm
Hardware Bar, Scranton: The Trios Migos acoustic
Hardware Bar, Wilkes-Barre: $100 Wii Bowling contest
Hops & Barleys: Karaoke w/ DJ Bounce
Jim McCarthys Tavern on the Hill: Karaoke
Ole Tyme Charleys: DJ EFX all request party
River Street Jazz Caf: Open Mic
Robs Pub & Grub: Beer Pong
Rox 52: Comedy Night
Woodlands: M80, Media 5 Showcase Band
Thursday:
Bar on Oak: The Tones
Bart & Urbys: Twisted Team Trivia and Bail Out Bingo
Breakers, Mohegan Sun: 3
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Annual Karaoke Contest
Careys Pub: Open Mic w/ Eric from Tribes and Crush
Chackos: Kartune
Coopers Cabana: Karaoke
Hardware Bar, Bloomsburg: DJ Pink
Hardware Bar, Scranton: DJ Shock D in Eclipse Nightclub, Bull Riding contest
Huns West Side Caf: DJ Bounce
Ole Tyme Charleys: Karaoke
River Grille: College Night w/ DJ Ooh Wee
River Street Jazz Caf: Forward: Sector One Halloween Party w/ Perfect Solution &
the Beat Teks
Robs Pub & Grub: Ronnie Williams
Rox 52: NEPA Beer Pong
Senunas: 17
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Stans Caf: DJ Slick
Tommyboys Bar & Grill: DJ Cosmo
Woodlands: DJ Kev (Club HD)
Friday:
Bar on Oak: Group Du Jour
Bart & Urbys: Nick Coyle
Brews Brothers, Pittston: Country Night w/ DJ Crocket
Bonks: DJ Micky 10-2
Breakers, Mohegan Sun: Crystal Roxx
Careys Pub: Halloween Pre Party
Chackos: Gone Crazy
Brews Brothers, Pittston: Country Night w/ DJ Crocket
Coopers Cabana: Jeanne Zano Band
Grotto, Harveys Lake: Strawberry Jam/Grand Slam Halloween Party
Grotto, Outside Wyoming Valley Mall: Lee & John
Hardware Bar, Bloomsburg: Emilys Toybox
Hardware Bar, Scranton: Johnny Unit
Hardware Bar, Wilkes-Barre: Move like Jagger contest
Jim McCarthys Tavern on the Hill: DJ Justin
Ole Tyme Charleys: M-80, DJ EFX
Outsiders: Mr. Echo
River Grille: DJ Zthaone
River Street Jazz Caf: Abby Ahmad & Mark Marshall Band
Robs Pub & Grub: Underworld
Rodanos: Halloween Party
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Senunas: SUZE
Slate Bar and Lounge: The Best
Stans Caf: 20lb. Head
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Beer Boys: UFC 137
Bonks: DJ Micky 10-2, Halloween Party, costume contest
Breakers, Mohegan Sun: Drop Dead Sexy
Brews Brothers, Luzerne: Halloween Party w/ Bad Hair Day
Brews Brothers, Pittston: Halloween Party w/ Infinity
Careys Pub: Halloween Pre Party
Coopers Cabana: Lipstyk
Colosseum: Sexiest Halloween Event w/ DJ Xtina, Adam Supey and Big E in the lounge
Grandaddys: Chuck Paul
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Harveys Lake American Legion: Halloween Bash w/ Tony Piazza & WJOY DJ
Jim McCarthys Tavern on the Hill: Oldies Karaoke
Kings, Mountain Top: Halloween Party, DJ & Karaoke, costume contest
Ole Tyme Charleys: Karaoke and Rage! DJs
OverPour: Halloween Costume Party
River Grille: Halloween Party w/ DJ Ooh Wee on the haunted deck
River Street Jazz Caf: Cabinet Halloween Hoedown
Robs Pub & Grub: Halloween Costume Party w/ DJ Short & Poor
Rox 52: Iron Cowboy
Senunas: DJ Notorious PAT
Slate Bar & Lounge: Halloween OZ Party
Stans Caf: Shitz & Gigglez
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River Street Jazz Caf: Trippin On Nothing
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late beautifully to adapta-
tions, sometimes turning
out better than the original ver-
sion, and there are plays that
simply stand the test of time as
is. According to Paul Winarski,
director of the upcoming Actors
Circle production of Noel Cow-
ards Hay Fever, the comedy
falls into the latter category.
(It is) very hard to update
something like Coward, he ex-
plained. Whereas with Shak-
espeare, youre able to add differ-
ent situations on, putting it in
different time periods. With
Coward, like Oscar Wilde or
Tennessee Williams, it plays best
when set when the author in-
tended.
Hay Fever was written by
Coward in 1924 and is set in a
country home in England, fol-
lowing four members of the
eccentric Bliss family and their
respective guests. The familys
bickering and self-absorbed
actions cause the guests to leave,
unbeknownst to the family. The
Actors Circle production of the
piece will be presented Oct.
27-30 and Nov. 4-6 at Providence
Playhouse in Scranton.
Winarski is a self-described
aficionado of Cowards works,
and having previously directed
this particular piece in the late
90s, he holds it in high regard.
Cowards works, especially
Hay Fever, are filled with biting
humor and social commentary,
he said. Its really a delightful
play, and most critics consider it,
of his canon, one of the best.
Probably, they actually do con-
sider it his masterpiece.
The play focuses more on the
theatricality of the characters
than the plot, using their over-
the-top personalities as a vehicle
for carrying the show.
I think when youre dealing
with a play that is not plot driven
but more character driven, its
more essential to get out what
people mean when they say it as
opposed to whats happening in
the plot, if that makes sense,
Winarski said.
Winarskis wife, Dawn, who
portrays one of the guests, agreed
that the personalities are exagger-
ated.
Usually theyre always saying
be as realistic as possible, she
said. And although (the play) is
still grounded in that, everybo-
dys quirks are heightened a bit.
That element, combined with
the style of humor Coward em-
ployed in his original script, adds
an extra layer of complexity to
putting on the production.
Henry Irving said, Dying is
easy, comedy is hard, and British
comedy, definitely so, Paul
Winarski said. Its all in the
timing. Its pace, its rhythm. Its
not just what you say, its how
you say it.
But he noted that the payoff
was worth the extra work.
The nice thing about doing
this show now, every decade or
so Noel Coward becomes front
and center again in theater cir-
cles, he explained. In 1999, it
was his 100th birthday, so they
dedicated a theater to him in
London, unveiled a statue in New
York. And since then, at least
every five years, a play of his has
been mounted in New York, on
Broadway, consistently.
Theyre reviving Private
Lives next So its nice to
know that we in Northeastern
Pennsylvania are still on the
same theatrical pulse as New
York and London. W
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4-6. Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun.,
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Music on the menu
By Alan K. Stout
Weekender Music Columnist
W
hen the band 5 Ton Jack is
trying to decide what
music to play, it seems
that it harkens back to an old line
fromThe Kinks: Give the people
what they want.
Sure, the group peppers its sets
with some of its personal favorites.
But more often than not, the songs
are chosen by the people, and the
bands shows include songs by
everyone fromNickelback to Lit,
Metallica, Blink-182, Johnny Cash,
Lady Gaga, AC/DC, Journey and
Drowning Pool.
Whats that? you might say?
Johnny Cash, Lady Gaga and
Drowning Pool? In one set?
Indeed.
Were out there, says drummer
Billy Caufman. Its a science,
actually. Before picking a song, we
go out to see what bands are doing
or to local bars to see what people
are putting on the jukebox. And
thats howwe incorporate a song
into our set list.
5 Ton Jack, based out of the
Poconos, also features Jason
Kroeger on lead vocals and guitar,
Chad Gaul on lead guitar and vo-
cals and AdamShook on bass and
vocals. Caufman says the band
prides itself on its meat-and-pota-
toes style.
There are no fancy disco lights
and no extreme technical sound
systemto make us sound like
someone we are not, he says. Its
just straight-up rock n roll with
horsepower with one goal: To keep
people dancing fromthe first song
to the last. Make no mistake about
it, this is not your typical band that
just got up one morning, made a list
of songs, and decided they were
rock stars.
What it has decided, however, is
to be old-school entertainers. And
the varied set list is just a part of the
way it goes about it.
It does get people dancing,
says Caufman. We always get
comments afterwards, asking us,
What made you try that? or
What made you do that? And we
tell them, Its all for you. We do it
for the audience. We knowwhat
theyre dancing to. Youve got to
entertain the crowd. They come out
to be entertained. And we incorpo-
rate the crowd into the show
getting themto sing with us, bring-
ing themup on stage with us, going
out and singing with them. Our
guitarists even go out and dance
with them.
When pressed to name the
bands own personal favorites or
music influences, Caufman says its
the big, hard-rock sounds of the
80s.
In all honesty, I still think to
this day that they were some of
the most talented musicians, he
says. Some of the songs the
technicality of the guitar playing
and the leads, its phenomenal as
compared to whats out there in
todays music. I love todays music,
and we all love every kind of music,
but the bottomline is todays music
has been shrunk down to just the
lyrics and some guitar licks. Thats
my opinion.
Future plans for 5 Ton Jack
include an EPof original material.
Itll performat Johnnys II in Le-
highton Saturday, Oct. 29 and at the
NewPenny Lounge in Scranton
Saturday, Nov. 5. And for a band
that places so much emphasis on
pleasing others, Caufman also
makes it clear that they themselves
are having a blast.
Our band has been together for
three years, and its the original
members fromday one, he says.
And its probably going to stay that
way for many years to come, or
until the end of the band, because of
the way we all gel with our music.
Weve got Chad thats an 80s
guitarist, that also brings that dirty
grunge sound, and Adam, who can
play bass right up there with Flea.
His fingers move like lighting. And
Jasons got that Nickelback sound
in his voice. And I think ImTom-
my Lee. We love going out and
entertaining. We love music. And
we all love to play it. W
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5 Ton Jack mixes up
the music
Local band 5 Ton Jack hopes to release an EP of
original material in the future.
This is not your typical band that just
got up one morning, made a list of songs,
and decided they were rock stars.
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