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FINE ARTS
R4 Foxy Finds
R6 Pierre Henri Matisse
FOOD & DRINK
R2 Brewmaster
ENTERTAINMENT
R8 Dave Steffen
R12 Willy Porter & Carmen
Nickerson
R14 De-Fermented Mind
R16 The Evolution of Rob
Anthony
R18 Concert Watch
R22 The Spanish Inquisition
R30 Postcards from
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Jean Detjen
Michael Casper
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FOOD & DRINK // BREWMASTER
Ommegang Brewery & Liefman’s
Brewery Rosetta - Fruit Ale
BY STEVE LONSWAY
This months’ feature beer is a beer we
recently started offering in the Stone Arch
Tap Room. It is our first imported beer
which is a bit outside our box. It’s called
Rosetta, a fruit ale that was aged on cher-
ries. By style definition it is a traditional
Belgian Kriek beer. Brewed in Belgium by
Liefman’s Brewery for their sister brewery,
Ommegang located in Cooperstown, New
York. More about the breweries after we
take a good look at the beer itself.
The label on this libation is very clean
and basic. An image of three cherries pop
out in the center of the label which is
topped by the familiar Ommegang logo.
With the use of green and the red from the
cherries, it almost has a Christmas feel to
it although it has nothing to do with the
holiday.
What we really like about the content
of the label is that they display the recom-
mended serving temperature as well as the
ideal glass from which to enjoy it. When
tasting this brew, our team followed their
recommendation in using a stemmed glass
with a narrow mouth and wide body which
holds most of the aromatics in until the
very end.
It pours a bit fizzy from the higher
carbonation level but isn’t so much so that
it overflows the glass. The off-white head
drops quickly to a thin layer that lasted for
the whole experience. The appearance is
inviting as the dark chestnut amber fluid
flows. The nose is primarily sweet and sour
cherry with some earthy malt tones sneak-
ing in behind. A Belgian yeast note can
be detected followed up by a slight caramel
scent. The effervescent sourness hits your
palate first with a cherry sweet finish that
soon follows.
The Stone Arch Brew Team varied in
the pungency of the cherries. Some said
it was a bit overpowering, where others felt
that is was a nice compliment. What was
universal is the opinion that the sweet/tart
aspect was very well balanced and quite
pleasing. Although the alcohol by volume
is only 5.6%, a slight alcohol note can be
noticed as the sweetness fades away. Often
fruit beers are too fruit forward with the
beer flavor just an afterthought. That is
not the case with this one, beer flavors still
shine through the cherry layers. The finish
is uncharacteristic for a Kriek in being a bit
sweet. The sourness is predominately in
the nose and initial taste and tends to lead
the way for the sweetness to finish off, very
clean and drinkable nonetheless.
When the brew team was asked for
good pairings for this beer, we all jumped
on the famous Stone Cellar Biergarten salad
as a perfect fit. Most salads and lighter
fare would also do well with the Rosetta
especially with softer cheeses infused. Ice
cream, cheesecakes and cherry chip cookies
were also suggested as good pairings, but
let it be noted; it’s a good stand-alone beer
as well.
Now let’s get into the nuts and bolts of
the breweries involved. Liefman’s Brewery
made this Kriek style beer specifically for
its sister brewery Ommegang. The name
Rosetta is in honor of the first women Bel-
gian Brewmaster…Madame Rosa Merckx
who was a former Brewmaster with
Liefman’s Brewery. What these skilled
brewers did to make this beer was to add
a perfect blend of a new Flemish Brown
Ale to a Flemish Brown Ale that is “old”
(oud bruin) and aged on cherries for at
least three years. The resulting complexity
can only be achieved by this very patient
approach. Rosetta is available in 11.2
ounce brown bottles and can be purchased
throughout Ommegang’s distribution ter-
ritory of 44 states, Wisconsin being one of
them.
Ommegang got their start in 1997
when two folks who owned Vanberg &
Dewulf Beer Import Company teamed up
with three family owned Belgian breweries
that they developed strong relationships
with through the years. Vanberg & Dewulf
are self-proclaimed Belgian beer experts,
and built their business motto on import-
ing the very rich and unique beers Belgium
has to offer. They combined their efforts
by building a beautiful brewery based on
a traditional Belgian Farmhouse. The land
they chose for their venture was a 136-acre
property that was once a hop farm and is
located in the Susquehanna River Valley,
four miles south of Cooperstown, New
York.
The all-too-familiar consolidation
phase hit Belgium strong and the three
partnered Belgian breweries were absorbed
by larger corporations. This prompted
the Vanberg & Dewulf people to sell
their shares of Ommegang in 2003 to the
Belgian brewer Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat.
Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat is best known
for brewing Duvel Golden Ale which is a
world-renowned Belgian beer. Ommegang
has grown rapidly since their inception and
in 2005 added the necessary equipment
to increase their annual capacity by 40%.
With so much property and a beautiful
building, many events are hosted from
‘beer-cations’ to bike races to beer festivals.
Ommegang Brewery should be a destina-
tion on all beer lovers bucket lists.
FINAL WORD: Easy drinking effer-
vescence with a complex sweet and tart
cherry flavor profile. Totally worth it!
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FINE ARTS // FOXY FINDS
Foxy FindsBY JEAN DETJEN,ARTFUL LIVING
Cheers to living
artFULLY in the
heart of Wisconsin!
Send your sugges-
tions for Jean’s Foxy
Finds to jdetjen@
scenenewspaper.com
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Show your state love with this Wisconsin:
WIse, WItty & WIld unisex tri-blend tee
by Megan Lee Designs, a one woman
business showcasing a love for fashion,
art, textiles, and design. Everything is
handmade in her home studio, beginning
with a pencil drawing, which she then
scans, prints and burns to a screen, and
finally prints one-by-one on her table-top
press. Her cute and quirky designs can be
found on t-shirts, tunic dresses, totes and
greeting cards and are inspired by her love
of animals, food, nature and the Midwest.
Spotted here on a stylish toddler at The
Puddle Duck, a children’s specialty cloth-
ing boutique in De Pere. $28/tee.
The perfect bracelet
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Crafted from custom
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Each dream-inspired
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crafted to aspire to be
as timeless as music
- and you! Pick up
your own at Azure
in DePere, where
contemporary cutting
edge fashions and
accessories tempt and
delight.
Absotively cool Mid-Century era hairpin legged
kitchen table and chair set, brought back to life
with new vinyl and finish. Sweep up this retro
find at AtomicKatz in Oshkosh, offering vintage
clothing, furniture, jewelry & accessories. The
store’s philosophy is that each item is a piece of
history and prides itself on their wide selection.
Call 920.235.0023 for pricing.
Hand-woven free trade African market baskets from Natural
Healthy Concepts, Appleton. Each beautiful Alaffia basket is a
sustainable, handcrafted work of art. The wild-harvested savanna
grass used to weave them is biodegradable, drought-tolerant, and
thrives in degraded soils. Choose from a variety of color themes
and designs, prices vary. So many uses, you will have a hard time
choosing just one!
Tell your own fashion story
with this creatively inspired
knit tunic tank by Ryu.
Gorgeous paprika hue accented
with ivory lace detailing.
Versatile, lightweight layer-
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silhouette. Features three self
tie bows in the open back.
$58 in women’s sizes S-M-L.
Find this and other fun and
feminine styles at Blue Ivory
Contemporary in Sturgeon
Bay, Door County.
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FINE ARTS // PIERRE HENRI MATISSE
The Fox Cities’ recently unveiled
“creative vortex” known as The Draw has
opened its doors to the artwork of 88 year
old French born artist Pierre H. Matisse,
grandson of Modern Master Henri
Matisse, one of the most iconic and influ-
ential artists of the 20th century. Matisse’s
2016 “Freedom & Love Tour” begins in
Appleton, Wisconsin with its kick-off
exhibit through April 22 at the Feather
& Bone Gallery at The Draw, nestled on
Appleton’s Fox River.
The community art experience includes
hands-on art projects for kids, live music,
guest speakers, and more. A mixed media
assortment of Matisse’s original works will
include boldly hued oil paintings, cut-outs
and lithographs. The exhibit is free to the
public. Donations will be accepted at the
door for which net proceeds will go to
supporting arts education in the Appleton
Area School District.
Matisse’s paintings are unmistakably
inspired by his home country and famous
lineage. His works are immersed in bold
color, sensually vibrant French imagery,
and joie de vivre. The majority of Pierre’s
works are oil paintings executed with a pal-
ette knife in a heavy impasto technique. He
also has mastered the cut-out technique, in
many ways a homage to his grandfather.
“I use my art to express my appreciation
of freedom and love,” says Matisse. “The
Fox Cities is not a large venue, but it is a
quality venue. Over the past few months
it became apparent to me that the commu-
nity wishes to offer more opportunities for
those interested in art to learn that there
is an artist in all of us; creativity is in our
spiritual DNA. By applying imagination
and energy, we create. This is the first step
toward critical thinking and is why the
sessions being held for the children are
extremely important to me. I am delighted
that my work will be shown in such a qual-
ity, diverse and positive environment.”
“I encourage visitors to pay particular
attention to my Circle of Love, a linocut
print. It depicts the mother and infant
child in loving embrace. This child is the
miraculous manifestation of the love of its
parents - truly a circle of love where the
soul begins to be nurtured.”
“The work of art is created by hand
carving on a lino plate, preparing the paper
with the correct level of moisture. Then
applying ink to the plate being hand pulled
by me as the artist to register the print.
The substrate I have chosen for the lino-
cut prints is 400lb rough cut, cold press,
deckled edge Arches paper. The history of
Arches starts in 1492, just as Columbus
was discovering the New World, Arches
completed the amalgamation of the paper-
making facilities around the village of
Arches, South of Epinal in France.”
“Perhaps the Paper Valley is a distant
relative of this town in France where this
paper company thrives to this very day!”
Jean Detjen, Artist Representative for
the exhibit, saw a perfect fit in bringing
Matisse’s art to Appleton.
“The growing Fox Cities art scene
is incredibly vibrant,” Detjen said “and
our creative community spirit has a very
embracing nature. Pierre’s art is all about
celebrating freedom and love despite life’s
challenges and inevitable tragedies. Creat-
ing art can help process what we sense in
the world so we can make sense of it. This
is a wonderful and important thing to
teach our children.”
Exhibit partners agree.
“It’s an honor to have someone who
cares so much about art, education, music
and who is so vibrant at his age,” said John
Adams, Curator and Manager of The Draw
who also oversees the on-site Feather &
Bone main gallery with friend and business
partner Cory Chisel. “We are excited to
show his work and continue his message of
love and happiness.”
Creative outlets and influences helped
form Matisse’s own innovation and vision
as an artist. One of the paintings to be dis-
played actually rotates 360 degrees on the
wall by means of an invention engineered
by the artist himself. In each corner his
signature is visible so that the viewer may
display it any way he likes and it will look
correct.
Visit thedrawappleton.com
ARTIST BIO:
Who is Pierre Matisse? The answer
seems to be as complex as his life. With
a most extraordinary view of the world,
Pierre has brought his journey into focus
using art to express his varied experiences.
It’s no surprise that his work reflects pas-
sion, beauty, joy, love and freedom. One is
drawn to Pierre’s work because of its inten-
sity, power and depth of color, however on
closer inspection, the drama of the scene
plays out until it feels as though you are
part of the picture.
As with most projects, first there needs
to be an idea. In this particular instance
Pierre H. Matisse, The Idea Man, is also an
integral part of the story.
Pierre was born to artist parents in
Paris on February 1st, 1928. His father,
Jean Matisse, was a sculptor, his mother,
Louise Milhau, was a painter, sculptor
and ceramist. He grew up immersed
in the world of art, being the grandson
of Henri Matisse. Pierre’s childhood
involved the artistic life of Paris and the
French Riviera. The Matisse family often
moved, “entourage” from one location to
another, in France and Spain during his
early years. He had the opportunity to
meet and spend time among some of the
most famous artists of this century, Pablo
Picasso, Georges Braque, Aristide Maillol,
Jean Effel, Salvador Dali, Pierre Bonnard,
Marcel Duchamp, Henri Matisse, Fernand
Leger, Maurice De Vlaminck and Auguste
Lumière.
As a teenager, he was involved in a
world that dealt with cruelty, intrigue,
horror, and the destruction of war. Both
Pierre and his father, Jean Matisse, were
heavily involved in French underground
activities. Before the war ended, his grand-
mother and aunt had been imprisoned for
their subversive activities. Both Pierre, and
his father, were on the run from the Nazis
for their efforts in aiding the British spies
and saboteurs. Occasionally they engaged
in their own sabotage efforts. Some of
these stories are amazing!
At the age of sixteen, on D-Day,
during the invasion, Pierre found himself
in Normandy forty miles from the land-
ing beaches. Once liberated, he served as
translator between the British and French
authorities. He then volunteered, serving
in co-operation with the British military
transport, to repatriate the French civilian
refugees displaced by the Normandy battle.
When the war ended, he worked in the
restoration of the art and historical monu-
ments damaged by the war in France. At
nineteen, he volunteered for a French
commando paratrooper outfit, engaged in
North Africa. Half of his group was sent to
Indochina. Pierre fought in Algeria. Even-
tually earning a PhD. in antique furniture
restoration and authentification after his
return from duty.
He is quite an adventurer, both a sailor
and a pilot. He dreaded the memory of
war, and in the early 50’s struck out to
Canada with his family. He was a settler
in the wilderness of the Canadian frontier.
Now as a citizen of the United States,
Pierre is international in his thinking with
ties to France and Canada. He has a variety
of societies in his ancestry: French, some
traceable back to Charlemagne, German
and Spanish, in fact some of his ancestors
were Mediterranean pirates.
Pierre is a man who has not lost the
sense of wonder of life, inquisitive, full of
energy and open to every possibility, sure
in his knowledge of himself, truly his own
self.
As an artist, Pierre has always pursued
his work in a generous manner. Giving an
entire series of Florida landscapes to the
Deland Museum, which have become a part
of their permanent collection. These paint-
ings were executed in the 70’s to record,
for future generations, an ecology on the
St John’s River that is quickly disappearing.
He has also given or created commissioned
pieces to help many other organizations
such as Project Hope, The American Red
Cross, Variety Clubs International, The
National Epilepsy Foundation, Music
Educators National Conference and Fame,
UNICEF Orphans foundation, The Sun-
rise Children’s Hospital of Las Vegas, The
Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital, The
Denver Children’s Hospital, Make-A-Wish
Foundation, A Community of Angels, The
United Nation’s Women’s Guild, Code
Amber Organization, The Boggy Creek
Gang, The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang and
many others.
After twenty years as a cartographic
manager, for a government agency, Pierre,
to put it in his own words, “retired from
conventional work.”
For a character like him, idleness is an
anathema, so now Pierre is using his cre-
ative talent and boundless energy painting,
writing, teaching and refining an art form
known as cuts outs and translating differ-
ent mediums into new avant-garde mixed
media. Today the dream and plans for this
new artistic exploration and using his art
to help others has become the driving force
in Pierre’s life. Above all, Pierre believes in
freedom...as do all artists.
For more information contact:
Jean Detjen
Artist Representative for Pierre H. Matisse
jeandetjen@sbcglobal.net / 920.574.6841
Pierre Henri Matisse Art Show Exhibit
12. R8 | SceneNewspaper.com | April 2016
ENTERTAINMENT // DAVE STEFFEN
BY MICHAEL CASPER
Growing up in Plymouth, Wisconsin
in 1951, there wasn’t a lot a 6 year old
could do to occupy his time. When Dave
Steffen and his family moved to the Crystal
Lake area, he says he was a loner who liked
to run away from school at recess.
“I was pretty much out of the main
stream,” Dave said “I was shy, and when
I got off the bus, I was pretty much by
myself, and there wasn’t really anyone
around. I had a basketball hoop, so I was
pretty good at hoops, but music was what I
liked, and the guitar is what I loved.”
Dave had older sisters who were into
Dick Clark’s American Bandstand.
“It was there that I was first introduced
to the likes of Chuck Berry,” Dave said
“The Ventures, Everly Brothers. Pretty
much any group or performer that played
guitars, I was into. I liked the Rock and
Roll side of things. So for me, my ‘guitar
life’ began at age six.”
Like many youngsters, Dave got a toy
guitar for Christmas, and his parents were
very supportive of his musical passion. But
he didn’t get his first real guitar lesson until
he was ten.
“My folks rented it from a guy by the
name of Joe Champeau from whom I
took lessons,” Dave said. “He lived about
20 miles from the Sheboygan area. I can’t
remember what type of guitar it was, and
I think my folks paid like $2 or $3 for
the rental. My first lesson I flat out stunk
(laugh). In fact my parents told me I didn’t
have ‘it.’ But after that first lesson, I went
back home, and basically practiced my
guitar until my fingers bled. I was ticked
off. I was not a natural. But I came back
after the first week and I blew everybody
away. At ten years old, I was totally deter-
mined.”
Playing the guitar may seem easy for
those who watch Dave Steffen play, but
it’s hard. And even Dave didn’t realize how
hard.
“To this day, when I teach students
the first time,” he said “I recognize all over
again how hard it is. It’s not like a piano
where you can play a single, clear note.
You have to work at it, your fingers get cal-
loused, muscles have to do things they have
never done before. It looks easy on TV.”
Dave’s bullheaded determination led to
his first performance.
“My instructors were so impressed with
my enthusiasm and quick progress,” Dave
said “they put me in the ‘studio recital,’ after
just three weeks. I was one of the last kids
to perform, there were like fifty students. It
was in a hall, and I played ‘Blue Tail Fly.’ I
screwed up the first measures, so I started
over again. I was nervous, it was my first
time on stage. But I was already headlining
(laugh)! And the studio was using me as
an example of what can happen when you
work hard.”
All these many years later, Dave’s hard
work, and countless gigs have resulted in
his being inducted into the Wisconsin Area
Music Industry (WAMI) hall of fame.
“I was shocked when I got the news,”
Dave said. “I was never even mentioned for
and of the WAMI’s prior to this (laugh).
But this is an honor, and I’m really happy
and humbled by this.”
Dave’s never been big on accolades.
“I’m just not a guy who likes folks
making a fuss,” he said “these big events,
I’m still mostly a loner, and not into big
celebrations. I’m just happy to still be
playing my guitar, working, and doing
what I love.”
Dave’s the first to say he wasn’t a natu-
ral, but he had learned some music from
his dad who had his own big band.
“The Roy Steffen Band,” Dave said “a
twelve-piece band that played all the Glenn
Miller-like standards. They toured all over
the Milwaukee and southern Wisconsin
area. I remember my dad telling me about
when they came to Cedar Lake to play a
wedding, and found out they had to play
polkas, and they didn’t know any polkas
(laugh) they ended up having to pull out
some sheet music in a hurry!”
Dave continued to take lessons once a
week. He would spend a lot of time listen-
ing to “guitar stuff,” picking it up by ear.
And that led into Dave’s first gig at age 14,
with his group “The Wanderers.”
“It was during Road America at the Pit
and Paddock,” Dave said “back in 1965.
We had to have our parents there, since
we were all under age. We played some
Beatles, Herman’s Hermits. I’ll never forget
that night because I had an ‘awakening.‘
We were playing, when all of a sudden out
of nowhere, there was a chick who came
out of the crowd, climbed up on our piano,
and started dancing and taking off her
clothes! And that’s when I realized, I was
going to keep practicing guitar because this
business is for me!’ (laugh)”
In 1968 Dave put together another
band called Love Society. They took the
song “Do You Wanna Dance,” by Bobby
Freeman and gave it more of their own
sound, and entered a Battle of the Bands,
where agent Al Posniak from Target Pro-
ductions heard it, and wanted to record
them.
“It actually became a hit locally,” Dave
said “and we had a bidding war between
three or four companies who wanted to
sign us. We eventually signed with Scepter
Records, which at the time had a singer by
the name of Dionne Warwick signed to
the label. The song made Top 10 across the
country, we landed a manager, got a Grey-
hound bus, and we were off. We toured.
Did a live show on WLS radio in Chicago,
did a show for TV called “Upbeat” which
was out of Cleveland.”
They were on a roll. Then came the
realization that they needed another hit.
“We tried doing a follow up,” Dave
said “but we were kids. We were getting
into heavier music. Against our manager’s
will, we did a song called Tobacco Road, a
psychedelic version of it which to this day I
still think sounds cool, but it wasn’t a good
business move. We ended up getting a
contract with RCA, at the time located at 1
Wacker Drive in Chicago, and we recorded
an album there. We had one hit, “Bang
on Your Own Drum,” which was getting
airplay, but no sales due in part to a ship-
ping or trucking strike or something. There
were no records to be found in the stores.”
It was in 1974 when Sun Blind Lion
was formed out of the Love Society, and
with it came that harder edge sound. They
recorded an album at Sound 80 Studios in
Minneapolis. Bob Dylan had just recorded
‘Blood on the Tracks’ there two weeks
prior.
“It was at Sound 80 where ‘Jamaican
Holiday’ was recorded in just a few days,”
Dave said “it was a regional hit in 1976.
We were doing a lot of midwest touring.
Scott Rivard was the engineer, and he also
was the engineer for Garrison Keillor and
Prairie Home Companion. Record compa-
nies were coming to see us, and we almost
got signed. But they had a different idea of
what they wanted us to be. Spandex pants,
and all that...they were looking for a ‘for-
mula.’ That was not our style. We decided
we couldn’t be something we weren’t.”
Sun Blind Lion kept gigging until
about 1979.
“And then in ’80 I decided it was time
to follow my guitar playing and blues
rock roots,” Dave said. “And we started
the Dave Steffen Band. Back then you
made ‘cassettes’ instead of vinyl albums. In
’81 we recorded in Sheboygan. In ’82 we
did another studio album in Waupun at
Madison Street Studio. Nick Kazulka, the
engineer there, did a fantastic job. He had
an old sound board that Jimmy Hendrix
has once used, it sounded killer. And it
wasn’t just the board, but also Kuzulka’s
engineering on that album was brilliant.”
Then California called.
“I had this friend, Don Burhop who
lived in San Francisco,” Dave said “and he
was doing the lighting for Jefferson Star-
ship, Santana, Grateful Dead, bands like
that. He told me, ‘Dave, you gotta come
out here.’ He invited us to come out. We
were playing a few gigs in some smaller
bars at the time here, until in January of
85’ we finally thought we’d give California
a try for a while. We loaded up the Chevy
van and headed for the coast. That ‘few
month trip’ turned into 10 years.”
The band got by on very little.
“It was not easy,” Dave said “ for quite
a while we lived off a sack of potatoes
(laugh). I mean there are only so many
ways you can make a sack of potatoes into
something appetizing.”
They lived at Burhop’s house.
Dave Steffen is called to the WAMI Hall
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ENTERTAINMENT // DAVE STEFFEN
“He took us in. And that cassette
album we recorded in Waupun...it opened
a few doors, and we ended up opening for
The Tubes, Santana, Robin Trower. We
entered a Battle of Bands, took 2nd place,
we got to be known, but it took time and it
was not easy.”
True to his Wisconsin roots, Dave
always returned in the summer months.
“That blue Chevy van went more than
600,000 miles,” Dave said “it never rusted,
thanks to the California weather, so we
just kept dropping in a new engines and
tranny’s when we needed to!” (laugh) We
met a lot of great folks in California, hang-
ing out in Marin County like Huey Lewis
and the News, Carlos Santana, guys from
the Dead. It was exciting, thrilling, but we
never really got the ‘big deal’ we always
wanted.”
Dave moved back to Wisconsin in 1995
when his mom was diagnosed with cancer.
“I came back to take care of her,” Dave
said “it’s what you do.”
Dave misses California, and its vibrant
music scene, but as he says, “the times were
changing out there, and we’ve been able to
carry on what we love here in Wisconsin.”
Playing the blues guitar is what he
knows.
“I’m not getting wealthy,” Dave said “I
have a buddy of mine that does some yard
work, and I’ll occasionally help him out, I
call it ‘raking for the rich’ (laugh) to give
my muscles a work out. But music is my
love! And I’m making a living playing.”
Dave will be the first to tell you he
couldn’t do what he’s done without a core
group of performers and friends.
“Craig Neuser has been with me since
we did our Hawaii gig,” Dave said. “He was
19 at the time, so it’s been 20 years. I was
teaching Craig’s brother at the time, and I
was doing an acoustic set; Craig came out
and played with me, and he played pretty
good, and the dude could sing, which was
a bonus! Didn’t take much to convince him
to come along to Hawaii. We also have
Spencer Panosh, who was Craig’s good
friend from Whitelaw, Wisconsin and I
really liked his drumming, and I loved
how he and Craig worked together so well.
He joined Reverend Raven for awhile, but
came back 10 years ago. Spencer is very
talented, and a natural drummer. So when
you match that up with the voice that
Craig has, you get something special. They
are reliable, with no baggage, these guys are
straight forward guys.”
Dave also co-fronts another version of
the Dave Steffen Band called The String
Benders, a quartet including two acoustic
guitars, drums and a bass.
“Russ Reiser sings and plays acoustic,”
Dave said “he started the Benders as a part
time band. I joined him, along with Ron
Kalista on drums, and Craig Neuser on
stand-up fiddle.”
So into the WAMI Hall of Fame goes
Dave Steffen.
“I’m humbled,” Dave said. “They told
me it has a lot to do with my body of work,
but I think part of it is because I’m still
‘hanging around’ (laugh), hang in long
enough...hey, somebody will recognize you
(laugh).”
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ule and music, visit davesteffenband.com
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ENTERTAINMENT // WILLY PORTER & CARMEN NICKERSON
BY MICHAEL CASPER
Willy Porter is an extraordinary song-
smith in the folk / bluesy vein, whose lyrics
weave tales you follow as if on a pleasant
walk. Native to Milwaukee, he thinks
himself a ‘musical carny’ singing his soul-
ful collection on stages around the world,
pausing between tunes long enough to
tell stories and improvise ditties. He and
Carmen Nickerson have collaborated over
the last several years beginning with their
“Cheeseburgers & Gasoline,” CD, and fol-
lowed by “Iowa Sky.” In March they were
featured on A Prairie Home Companion
with Garrison Kiellor. Theirs is a harmoni-
ous blend.
“This past December we released
‘Human Kindness,’” Porter said “here
and in the U.K. on my Weasel Records
imprint. And right now Carmen and I
are about finish a new record, an album of
‘co-writes,’ and it will debut in October of
’16.”
Carmen Nickerson grew up in rural
Iowa.
“She’s a fantastic singer and songwriter,”
Porter said “who had been playing in
various projects including a jazz-standards
duet with a wonderful Russian pianist
in Milwaukee, as well as having her own
quartet. She can sing anything.”
At the urging of Porter’s former bass
player, Willy and Carmen finally con-
nected musically.
“He said our voices would be perfect
together,” Porter said. “I listened to her
music, and lo and behold, it did work, and
she is great. I have sort of a unique voice in
some ways, but our blend has been great,
and we’ve become good friends, and good
writing partners.”
Willy’s interest in music began early.
“My folks were fairly musical,” Porter
said. “My dad played jazz piano as a
hobby, but was a pretty good player. There
was always a lot of music in the house
growing up. And a lot of encouragement
to play music. I started out on the viola,
and then in 3rd or 4th grade I discovered
the guitar, and I never really thought about
anything else since. I really wanted to be
a classical musician, but I realized rather
quickly when my friends, who were really
really good were going to camps for classi-
cal music, how difficult it is. All I wanted
to do was play songs.”
Willy majored in psychology and busi-
ness administration at UW Eau Claire.
“I went up there because I fell in love
with the campus,” Porter said. “I loved
the geography of the area, but more than
that, they have a great theater department.
I didn’t participate in it, but there was a lot
going on, and the music school was great,
and I thought this is a great place to get
a good liberal arts education. I was com-
pelled by the university’s activities commis-
sion, and through that got involved with
the great Cabin Coffee House, and their
open mike nights. That’s when I thought
I should really try to work on my own
material. It was a great environment to be
creative.”
Melodies and riffs come to Porter
before the lyrics.
“I tend to trust the guitar, so I’ll go to
the guitar first,” he said “I do a lot of writ-
ing by just rolling tape. I’ll just record as I
go, meanderings, mumblings, then go back
later in the day and see if there’s anything
there. For me the main objective is to trust
whatever is within me, and just let it out.
A lot of times it’s just dreck, and I don’t
want to deal with it or it’s not very musi-
cal. But sometimes I’ll find these threads,
and they’re sometimes worth working on.
Songs come from everywhere, from seeing
how other people are dealing with the
stresses and structures of their lives, as well
as how you tackle you own things. I tend
to be more interested in the observational
point of view.”
Porter’s current CD “Human Kind-
ness,” was made over the course of three
years.
“The songs from the ‘Cheeseburger’
album were pulled from that project,
because they were so different,” Porter said.
“Cheeseburgers & Gasoline felt like it was
a project unto itself, and for the Human
Kindness record I decided to write a few
more tunes that were more band-oriented,
and the result was the two projects over
that span of time.”
The album Porter is currently working
on, due in the fall, he says is quite a bit
different.
“It’s Carmen’s and my combined ‘voice,’
which is different than mine on my own,
certainly,” Porter said. “A lot of the songs
are relationship based. We’re both old
enough to have a pretty solid perspective
on the ebb and flow of relationships. So,
there’s some dialogue pieces, there are some
tunes about ‘things working out’...or not.
Its emotional landscape is rich, because of
Carmen’s perspective. I think it’s a broader
view than some of my writing, which can
be a little more constrained ‘topically.’ In
that regard, it will be an interesting album.”
Expect a cross section of music on April
30th.
“Songs from my catalog as well as many
of the co-writes from the new record,”
Porter said. “Plus we’ll perform brand new
songs that aren’t on the record. It’s been a
prolific time (laugh). It’s a fun show when
Carmen and I get together, with some
interesting balance to it, musically.”
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ENTERTAINMENT // DE-FERMENTED MIND
BY MICHAEL CASPER
In college John Brandel majored in
microbiology, so maybe that’s where his
interest in all things fermented was borne.
Maybe.
More likely it began in the early 80’s
when he and his four best buddies began
visiting craft breweries which, at the time,
were something very few even knew existed.
He’s written and self-published a chron-
icle of his worldwide travels and tastings of
all things fermented, including beer, cider,
sahti, wine...pretty much any “liquid whose
chemicals are broken down by bacteria, yeasts,
or other microorganisms, typically involving
effervescence and the giving off of heat, or
whose sugars are converted to ethyl alcohol.”
“The book isn’t exclusively a com-
pilation of drunken tales of me and my
friends,” Brandel said “those are included
(laugh), but it’s also about geography, and
history of the towns we visited, the brewer-
ies, a review of beers we drank, although
this also is not a hyper-critical breakdown
of any one beer and why it was better than
another. It’s not, ‘This place had the best
IPA I ever tasted.’ It’s more, ‘The beer was
really good, you’ve got to one day visit
Pembine, Wisconsin and see the brewery
they’ve wedged into about 30-square feet
of building, and there was a cute waitress
there that night.’”
History is woven throughout as Bran-
del has visited 18 countries, sampling and
writing, writing and sampling.
“Believe it or not, there’s a brewery not
far from where the Spandau Prison was
in western Berlin,” Brandel said “where
Rudolph Hess was imprisoned.”
This book is the first of what may end
up being a series.
“After a visit with a teacher of mine
from high school, Mr. Cooper,” Brandel
said “who has self-published a book of his
own on 8-man football, he suggested to me
that what I have is more than an interest-
ing hobby, and that maybe I should ‘pick
up on it.’ So, every night I’d start writing
about a town, or a beer, and suddenly I
had chapter after chapter. I’ve managed
to get 350 breweries that I visited into
De-Fermented Mind, it was originally 694
breweries, but my editor said I needed to
rein it in.”
His second book will be about the bal-
ance of the 694 breweries, and Brandel’s
third will be about 300-plus breweries that
took him beyond the 1000 mark.
This fascination began while working
for 3M, and living in Dallas, Texas. Bran-
del joined a beer tasting group called the
Bavarian Stein Club.
“Just a bunch of us like-minded people
would get together every Saturday,” Bran-
del said “and we were from all over the
country. One friend from Maine had been
tracking his beers, and taking notes, and
he asked me what my ‘life-list’ of breweries
looked like? Hell if I knew! I was already
a couple hundred breweries in when I
decided I wanted to visit breweries in every
state. I traveled a lot for work, so I started
plotting trips with my frequent flier miles.
Any one weekend I’d hop on a plane for
example to say...Hartford, Connecticut and
hit 15 breweries. Jot some notes, and cross
that state off the list. The next trip was to
Kiln, Mississippi, Brett Favre’s hometown,
which isn’t far from New Orleans...so, why
not do both? Suddenly I was obsessed with
going to new places.”
Soon Brandel’s wanderlust turned
international.
“There were some beer festivals in
Canada,” he said “I found one in Saskatch-
ewan, and Winnipeg, and from there I
found one in Halifax, so I went there. I
started clicking off the different provinces,
and thought, ‘Well I have to get up to the
Yukon.’ So that’s where I went.”
One day Brandel read a story about sahti,
and how it’s made with Juniper berries.
“I was off to Finland,” Brandel said
“for more research! (laugh) And my family
background is Belgian, German, and
Polish, so I started doing some genealogy
visiting those countries, and visited brew-
eries. Everywhere I go I make it a point to
seek out breweries. And they keep popping
up. There are something like 4000 craft
beer producers in the United States, so to
have reached more than a thousand on my
own, I’m barely skimming the surface. For
me it’s the experience of going to these
places, not judging one beer over another,
rather to find these entrepreneurial people
who maybe gave up on corporate America
to follow their dream, and brew beer.”
Many of the trips Brandel set out on
his own, but a good many were also shared
with his mother, Virginia.
“After my father, Arnie passed away
in 1985,” Brandel said “my mom, who
was more a cocktail drinker who liked her
Old Fashioned’s, was suddenly alone, and
as a way to get her out of the house, I’d
sometimes take her along. And suddenly
she started getting into the craft beers, and
she loved being out with new people, and
the next thing I knew she was becoming
a fanatic about it, and started jotting her
‘life-list’ and taking her notes, like what
was on the food menu, or who she talked
to this or that particular night, and her
anecdotal stories became part of the book.
A month before she passed away we had
gone to a couple breweries together in Illi-
nois. We counted, and she had gone with
me to fourteen different states, and 230
breweries before she passed.”
John’s circle of friends with whom he
gathers for many fermented sojourns are
Jim Davies, Pat McBride, Nick Bell, and
Larry Cohen.
“I’ve known these guys since child-
hood,” Brandel said “and us getting
together, because all our lives have taken us
on different geographic paths, usually hap-
pens over the Thanksgiving holiday. We’ve
been all over together. Nick got married in
Italy, so off we went. We aren’t all always
able to make it, we’ve been doing this for
34 years, and with marriages, kids, and
curve balls life throws, sometimes it’s only
a couple of the ‘gang’ that get together.”
A De Fermented Mind is part travel-
ogue, part historical, cultural, stream of
consciousness, a memoir of stories from
the beer soaked road, sort of a Hunter S.
Thompson meets Norm and Cliff at Cheers.
“Each chapter is a ‘tour’ of breweries,”
Brandel said “but they segue into trips to
museums, historical sites, strip joints (not
with my mom), there’s foolishness, laugh-
ter, maybe you’ll learn something. It’s not
so much about the beer as it is about the
people I’ve met, and the life experiences
I’ve enjoyed along the way.”
John Brandel is currently selling his
book out of the trunk of his car.
He can be reached via email at jbran-
del@mmm.com
John Brandel’s De-Fermented Mind
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ENTERTAINMENT // THE EVOLUTION OF ROB ANTHONY
BY JILLIAN DAWSON
If you happen to follow Rob Anthony
on social media, you have likely seen a
handful of old ‘throwback’ photos ripe
with quintessential 80’s hair, bleached out
down his back with a clean-shaven face.
“I started playing electric guitar in the
80’s,” Anthony said “a far cry from where
I am now. I learned to play guitar from
popular metal bands of the day from likes
of Metallica, Slayer, Iron Maiden, and the
list goes on.”
It’s hard to imagine the bearded
Anthony, a musician best known for his
solo acoustic shows and recent tour experi-
ence with the BoDeans, started his career
in a metal band at age seventeen. Four
years passed before Anthony picked up
an acoustic guitar and branched out into
songwriting.
“It wasn’t until I matured a bit,” he said
“that I heard what people were saying in
songs and how they spoke to me instead
of just the musicality of the guitar parts.
When I started playing acoustic guitar, I
started writing Americana almost country-
alternative acoustic songs which ultimately
led to my first solo album release, and it
opened a whole new world for me.”
Since then he has released six albums,
each with a slightly different sound than
the next.
Anthony did not initially set out with
the intention of creating another album,
though encouragement from fellow musi-
cian friends gave him the nudge he needed
to record his newest material. The result is
his latest release, “Where We Are.”
“I can’t speak highly enough about the
guys in the band,” Anthony said. “The
cool thing about recording is you always
want to be challenged while being true to
what you’re doing and saying. We experi-
mented with a lot of ideas for the songs,
and I trusted the guys to push me in the
direction that it ended up going to.”
One listen through the album and you
can hear his sound is still ever-evolving.
“I had this vision of it being a very
roots-rock album,” he said “but it just
wasn’t turning out that way. In the end it
was good because it challenged me to get
past something that wasn’t there and ulti-
mately it’s the album I’m most proud of.”
How does Anthony describe what his
latest effort has become?
“I think I’d have to say it’s an acoustic
driven adult-contemporary meets Ameri-
cana album, with a sprinkle of Caribbean
flair...it’s definitely open to interpretation.”
The album was recorded at Marc
Golde’s Rock Garden Studio in Appleton
where Anthony will be showcasing his
newest songs for a storytellers-style live
recording with a full band. The studio seats
about ninety people with the audience sur-
rounding the band for an intimate musical
experience you can’t find in a bar or theater.
The best part?
“Everybody in the room is there for
the music,” Golde said. “There’s a different
connection and energy between the musi-
cians; the audience is hanging on every
word and note.”
Performing his music live has always
been an important facet to Anthony’s career.
“Songwriting has always been my most
honest way to connect with others and
express myself,” Anthony said “shed my
shell so to speak.”
Of the upcoming Rock Garden show,
he adds, “It gives a nice look at what we’ve
worked so hard on in between touring
and performing over the past couple
years. As a band, with the songs I wrote,
we’ll reflect back to what the songs truly
meant at the time they were recorded. It’s
a spiritual moment when energies connect
on a musical level and I want others to feel
that experience when showcasing the talent
everyone brought to the table because
they’re really good, the songs are really
good and the stories are really good.”
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ENTERTAINMENT // CONCERT WATCH
BY JANE SPIETZ
Being funny is serious business for
satirist/comedian/social critic/playwright/
author/actor Lewis Black. He not only
strives to make people laugh, but is also
extremely passionate about expressing his
opinions about subject matter that others
might find too controversial. The Grammy
Award winning Black takes on politics,
religion, current events, and many other
topics with ease. His outspoken nature
reminds one of the styles of such comedic
greats as Lenny Bruce and George Carlin.
He has been referred to as ‘the king of the
rant.’
Black’s television series, Lewis Black’s
The Root of All Evil, ran for 18 episodes
on Comedy Central until 2009, and his
popular Back in Black with Lewis Black
segments on The Daily Show continue
today. He was cast in the role of Anger in
the Academy Award winning 2015 Pixar
film Inside Out. Black played Ezra Merkin
on the acclaimed ABC miniseries Madoff
in 2016, a role he is very proud of. He
has appeared in feature films and has done
specials for HBO, and he has also authored
three best-selling books and written more
than 40 plays.
Lewis Black recently phoned me from
Colorado during a massive snowstorm
before a sold out show there.
Jane Spietz: Were you funny as a kid?
Lewis Black: I was surrounded by
funny people, so that really helped me. So
I developed a sense of humor. I picked it
up from my friends. I gravitated toward
people who were funny.
JS: How did you make the switch from
playwright to standup comedian?
LB: It wasn’t difficult. I’d been writing
and writing and writing, and I was really
beating my head against a brick wall.
I was tired of it. In the meantime, I was
doing standup on the side. Then we started
running a small theater in the basement
of a restaurant in Manhattan, which had
a bar in it. We did theater out of there
and I started introducing all of the plays.
We started doing one night of standup in
there. As I got more and more comfortable,
I started to develop what one would call an
act. That was what people seem to gravitate
toward. It was like all of a sudden I could
make a living. By the time you’re 40, and
you’re broke, you kind of go, ‘oh, maybe I
should do this.’
JS: Is it uncomfortable for you to let
loose in front of your parents?
LB: No, never. My language doesn’t
bother them. I learned most of it from
them.
JS: Who are some of your major come-
dic influences?
LB: Richard Pryor, Kurt Vonnegut,
George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, Paul Krass-
ner, Bob Newhart, Bill Hicks, Lily Tomlin,
Shelley Berman. Those are pretty major.
There are others.
JS: You have described yourself as shy. I
find that hard to believe.
LB: No, it’s true. It’s easier on stage. I
have no fear on stage. I’m not shy if I know
people, but yeah, I’m a little withdrawn.
JS: Are there any topics that are taboo
in your routine?
LB: Nothing. I mean, I have used the
word abortion to show that I can’t do
comedy about it. That’s the only topic.
JS: What is your favorite subject to
take on?
LB: Stupidity. Stupidity in high places,
stupidity in low places. Stupidity in gen-
eral.
JS: You’ve also talked a lot about health
insurance companies in your act.
LB: They’re unbelievable. What coun-
try decides going to improve their health
care system and then invites part of the
problem to sit down and help them solve
the problem? It’s senseless. There always is
this thing, and it’s not just Bernie Sanders’
idea – it’s a basic idea. Somehow there’s this
thought that business is more important
than people. The problem with capitalism
is, whether you like it or not, we are living
in a time when money has become more
important than people. And I don’t care
what people think about that sentence, by
the way. I’m tired of it. Enough’s enough.
People are really important. We have to
figure this out. Everybody kind of wants
the same thing. What we’re doing is really
madness.
JS: Speaking of Bernie Sanders, you
have said that you are a Bernie supporter
and a socialist.
LB: Everybody sees it as like, ‘well, you
know he’s not going to win.’ I think the
win is having a socialist run. From the time
I was a kid, I thought that this made more
sense. I worked for Republicans to run
and I worked for Democrats to run, and
I didn’t really enjoy their company. There
were no socialists in the neighborhood so I
thought, well this is good. There’s nobody
around to bother me. Now you’ve got
a candidate. That’s extraordinary. That’s
really remarkable. People don’t realize how
remarkable that is. There hasn’t been one
in my lifetime. There may have been one
other, but this is a major candidate. You
take small steps. I don’t know how people
don’t realize that. That’s the price. America
lives at the speed of light and we move like
snails. Bernie has made a huge impact.
JS: What do you make of the 2016
election overall? Certainly there’s a lot of
fodder there among the current crop of
candidates.
LB: I think it’s appalling. The media
has been reckless and the media has been
kind of as stupid as they were during the
Iraq war. Trump knows how to play the
media, while the fact is that the media
also lets Trump play them. He’s the only
candidate who phones, who calls in. You
don’t allow that. They give him more time;
they give him more space because he says
‘stuff.’ They certainly don’t know how to
ask him a question. They allow him to
rattle on. And they don’t put the kind of
pressure on him in terms of their question-
ing. They just kind of let him go. It’s all
so tiring. CNN brings on this person; she
is a political analyst who works for the
Trump campaign. Well, that’s not a politi-
cal analyst. That’s someone who works for
the Trump campaign. A political analyst
who works for Ted Cruz, Hillary Clinton,
or Bernie Sanders – they’re not. I’m tired
of listening to them. And you don’t need
six of them telling you what you just saw
and what it all means. And they’ve run this
thing down our throats. And this isn’t the
way it should be. It’s been a year that this is
been going on. A year! There’s got to be an
adult who finally goes, ‘Enough is enough.
Nobody should be doing this.’ There’s no
other country on earth that subjects them
to this kind of thing. And meanwhile, all
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of them, including Bernie, are discussing
things that should’ve been done 15 years
ago, 10 years ago, five years ago, yesterday.
It’s ludicrous. I don’t need to listen to a
bunch of people tell me what we should be
doing when we haven’t done it. I don’t need
a president of the future. I need a president
who is willing to deal with the day before
yesterday. Because that’s when the house of
cards tumbled, and nobody seems to want
to pick them up.
JS: You’ve been the voting rights
ambassador for the ACLU (American Civil
Liberties Union) since 2013.
LB: They asked me if I would be the
ambassador for voting rights. I said I would
do it as long as I didn’t have to support
everything they did. (Laughs) As much as I
respect what they do, a lot of what they do
is a waste of time and energy. A lot of other
stuff they do I believe in, but I really believe
in voting rights and so I said sure. I spent
my youth watching people finally get their
voting rights and then to watch these idiots
trying to take it away is beyond belief. It’s
nonsense. It’s hard enough to get people to
vote. Now you’re going to make it a pain
in the ass? No other country subjects their
people to this kind of crap. Democracy, my
ass.
JS: I’d like to travel back to the year
2000 and hear about your adventures on
‘The Naked Teen Voyeur Bus.’
LB: That was great. I was doing a
radio show in New York called the Opie
and Anthony Show. I was advertising stuff
like gigs that I was doing around town for
that weekend and they said that they had
this naked voyeur bus. They’d been going
around the country in the bus with a couple
of women who were topless. This was their
way to show their support for the First
Amendment, which was really psychotic.
(Laughs) The show had said they would
take six, eighteen and nineteen year old
teenage girls on the bus with these other
girls. They said to me and Jim Norton,
another comic, ‘Would you two rather be
on the bus or would you rather be in the
studio?’ Well, I’m going to go on the bus. It
was extraordinary. We drove to New York.
Nobody was freaked out. And then three
blocks from where we needed to get back
to the studio, we were stopped by the New
York City police. The reason was because it
was really important to Rudy Giuliani, who
was the mayor at the time, that we clean
up New York and this was really wrong.
This was the route that Bill Clinton would
be coming down three hours later! We
were held in jail. It was horrifying. I said
that this would be the last time I would
ever come back there. We were in a hor-
rible place called the Tombs of New York.
Twenty-four hours later we got out and the
judge said ‘Lewis, what are you doing here?
Really, seriously? This is supposed to be a
case.’ Giuliani was out of his mind.
JS: Tell us about your character in
Inside Out.
LB: I played Anger and I was appar-
ently the first one that was cast. I was used
in the pitch that ‘Lewis Black will be play-
ing Anger.’ That was an honor. I was very
pleased to have been picked for that role.
JS: Are you that angry in real life?
LB: No, I’d be dead!
JS: You will be bringing your The
Emperor’s New Clothes: The Naked Truth
Tour to the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee for
two nights on May 13 and 14. What can
your audiences look forward to?
LB: After every show I do a Q&A with
the audience. It goes out live all across the
Internet, around the world. You can watch
it on your phone. If you go to lewisblack.
com it’ll explain it to you. Or if you go to
my Facebook page, it’ll tell you how to see
it. I do a half hour Q&A. People ask ques-
tions from the audience, people send ques-
tions from the web, people send in rants. I
read the ones I think are really funny but
also some that aren’t funny. All the stuff
that I do isn’t funny when I’m doing it. The
whole thing is a work in progress. It’s kind
of a primitive TV show. Since I’m not going
to get a TV show, it’s the only one I’ve got.
After we do it, the next week people who
haven’t seen it can watch if they didn’t see it
live. I’m looking forward to it.
WHAT: Lewis Black
WHERE: Pabst Theater, Milwaukee
WHEN: 8 PM Sat., May 13 and Sun.,
May 14, 2016
COST: $55
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ENTERTAINMENT // THE SPANISH INQUISITION
BY GEORGE HALAS
In addition to the latest and greatest
on fabulous music, artists and venues, the
myriad of beneficial services The Inquisi-
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one-upmanship.
Savvy Inquisitors know that one-
upmanship is a vital skill for water coolers,
break rooms, family gatherings and any-
where pitchers of beer are served.
Historical examples of one-upmanship
include phrases like “I saw Robin Williams
when he was still in an improv group
at Off The Wall in Reseda,” and “I saw
‘Grease’ when it was still an experimental
theater project at The Kingston Mines in
Chicago.”
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to start practicing phrases like:
“I saw Ross Catterton when he was a
guest soloist with The Jazz Orgy,” or
“I saw Ross Catterton play with Kyle
Megna and The Monsoons” or
“I saw Ross Catterton play solo at Mile
Of Music before his CD came out” or
“Oh yeah, well Ross Catterton’s mother
taught my brother-in-law how to fly.”
The Wisconsin Area Music Industry
Awards Show – the WAMI’s – is coming
to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
on Sunday, April 16th. Catterton is nomi-
nated in the “Best Reeds/Brass Player” cat-
egory for his work as a saxophonist and is
also nominated along with his bandmates
in Kyle Megna and The Monsoons in the
“Artist of The Year,” category.
“I was completely humbled to be put
in a category with so many phenomenal
musicians, it’s such an honor,” Catterton
said. “I’ve never sought out awards in my
career because my focus has always been on
creating the best listening experience for
the audience. So for me the way I look at
it is this nomination is more so a physical
affirmation of my original intention of
creating a musical atmosphere of pleasure
and enjoyment for the audience and fans.
Whether I win or not isn’t the issue to
me, but rather it’s about the contentment
I feel knowing that my goal of bringing
musical happiness into this world has been
achieved.”
The nominations are well-earned, but
The Inquisition theorizes that they are but
another step in a rapidly ascending career
arc that seems almost limitless.
Tom Washatka has a Producer of The
Year WAMI as well as being one of the
state’s finest saxophone players, composers,
arrangers and recording engineers.
“I met Ross at Lawrence University
the first year he got there,” Washatka said
“he was a student of mine. I remember he
had such a great energy. I had a sense early
on he was going to make a living making
music. He just needed to find his voice,
which I think he has. We’re going to be
hearing a lot from Ross Catterton.”
Michael Underwood has been honored
with a number of WAMI’s – he won
Drummer of The Year in 2013 (he’s been
nominated five times and is nominated
again this year) as well as winning as a
member of The Jazz Orgy (twice), Greg
Waters and The Broad Street Boogie and
Andy’s Automatics. He is also nominated
this year as a member of Kyle Megna and
The Monsoons as well as WiFEe and The
HUZzband. He recognized Catteron’s
talent immediately.
“I met Ross back in 2004 in Green
Bay where we had a regular Jazz Orgy gig,”
he recalls. “He was underage and tried to
sneak in and they kicked him out. When
they finally let him in to jam, he was
smokin’ from the moment he started. He
has always been a great player.”
Catterton released his first all-original
solo album, “Love of The Union,” in
January. He recorded with Marc Golde,
WAMI-nominated as Studio Engineer of
The Year, at his Rock Garden Studio in
Appleton, nominated for Studio of The
Year.
“The album went through several
permutations, but my end decision was to
create an album that by myself - an aural
slice of what I’m capable of as an artist
musically, creatively, lyrically, and from a
production standpoint as well - that I can
recreate live,” he said. “I wanted to make
sure that the audience hears on the album
what they can hear live. I’m really happy
with the end result. Marc Golde did a fan-
tastic job recording it, and my friends Jon
Wheelock and Mike Underwood who I ini-
tially recorded with for a full studio album
were very instrumental in producing my
sound once I made the decision to record
it solo. It’s really satisfying as an artist to
have an aural representation of yourself that
embodies your artistic intentions.”
When he performs live, Catterton uses
looping technology that enables him to
play saxophone, guitar, bass, percussion
and sing simultaneously.
“The album sounds great. It’s awe-
some,” Underwood said. “I feel like it
definitely showcases his talent in a lot of
different areas, how versatile he is.”
An Appleton native whose teachers and
mentors include Washatka, John Harmon,
Steve Jordheim, Mike Hale and the late
Fred Sturm, Catterton has moved to Nash-
ville to continue his career, where he hopes
“to become an established, respected, and
self-sustaining musician in this new city,”
but he will be back to perform at Mile of
Music this summer.
“I do plan on playing at MOM again
this year - the response I received last year
was astounding,” he said. “I have been
using the album as a sort of business card
since my relocation to Nashville and have
been very pleased with its reception. Since
I moved in January I’ve been on two tours
and have been back up to Wisconsin twice
so I really haven’t done that much canvass-
ing, but the spring is looking very promis-
ing. I’ll be updating my website www.
rosscatterton.com with more dates as I
book them.”
In addition to his wide range of superb
musical skills, Catterton is charismatic and
has the chops to be a stand-up comic if he
so desired. He is committed to putting all
of his gifts into play.
“This is quite lofty, but (my career goal
is) to be someone who shifts the course of
music, someone that impacts it in a way
that whatever follows can be traced - obvi-
ously with some scholarly discussion - back
to my influence,” he said. “This album
has given me a focal point from which
to pursue and gauge future trials and
successes. I’ll continue to create, explore,
improve, and refine the music that I’m so
glad my friends, family and fans have come
to enjoy.”
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ENTERTAINMENT // POSTCARD FROM MILWAUKEE
BY BLAINE SCHULTZ
If Eric Ambel’s name does not ring a bell,
consider that since 1981 he has toured and
made records with the likes of Joan Jett and
Steve Earle. Yes, Amble has been a Blackheart
and a Duke. He has been a member of the
Del-Lords and the Yayhoos (with Georgia Sat-
ellite Dan Baird). His mentors as a producer
include Ritchie Cordell, Lou Whitney and
Jim Dickinson, and he has produced albums
for The Bottle Rockets, Mojo Nixon, Marshall
Crenshaw and Nils Lofrgren.
Technically a Batavia, Illinois ex-patriate,
Amble spent his summers in Fontana, Wiscon-
sin on the shores of Lake Geneva. For six years
(until rising rents shut them down) Ambel co-
owned the Lakeside Lounge, perhaps NYC’s
most-music bar featuring live music.
For the last fifteen years Ambel has
co-owned and operated Cowboy Technical
Services, a recording studio in Brooklyn. As
a player himself, his perspective offers advan-
tages.
“At my place I have a lot of instruments
and amps,” Ambel said “I might only use that
electric sitar a couple times a year, but when
David Hidalgo walked into my place that’s the
first thing he grabbed. Whatever it takes to be
inspired.”
Somewhere along the way, Ambel found
time to record his fourth solo album, “Lake-
side.”
A few years ago ex-Squirrel Nut Zippers
leader Jimbo Mathus recorded an album with
Eric at the board, and when the time was right
Mathus returned the favor.
“I had been thinking about having Jimbo
produce me since I produced his ‘White Buf-
falo’ record,” Ambel said. “I needed Jimbo in
NYC for some session work and it seemed
like a good time to do some recording for me.
That was it.”
With help from Phil Cimino on drums
and Keith Christopher on bass, Mathus
pitched in where needed with Amble handling
most guitar and bass duties.
“Here Comes My Love,” ramps things up
to a nice start. With a laid back groove and
slow rolling drums, add Ambel’s relaxed vocals
and this platter could be bouncing off a satel-
lite in Shreveport, circa 1964. “Hey Mr. DJ,”
and its sardonic viewpoint might very well
be the result of working with Bottle Rockets
Brian Henneman. The punchy low end guitar
riffage of “Have Mercy,” nails a timeless rock
sound, while “Let’s Play With Fire,” has a
Telecaster twang.
The ten song album really is an album. The
vinyl version is a limited, signed, and num-
bered LP that includes a download card with
links to both CD quality and Hi-Res 192/24
bit digital versions of the album.
The vibe of the album reflects an intuitive,
from-the-gut approach. “Massive Confusion,”
nods to the long shadow of the Ramones
clocking in at 1:56 and “Money,” is a power
trash take on the Barret/Strong standard.
“My last solo record, 2005’s ‘Knuckle-
head,’ was a collection of songs from differ-
ent sources and sessions,” Ambel said. “As I
thought about making a new record I knew I
wanted to have a producer rather than do it
myself, and I wanted to record quickly in a
batch of one or two sessions.”
Ambel’s experience behind the board
translates well to the other side of the glass.
“There’s always something new in the
studio. I’m fortunate to work very often
producing lots of great artists. There’s no one
way to work,” he said. “You have to have a
good plan, but keep your mind open for the
unexpected.”
There were times when he acknowledged
his name was going on the front of the record
and Mathus’ was going on the back.
“I was happy to have Jimbo let me know
when he thought that take was ‘the one,’ or to
have him suggest a part or an instrument. It
was great to have a conversation with another
person instead of myself.”
They made some inspired choices.
Ambel’s cover of Gillian Welch’s “Miss
Ohio,” builds and morphs into a massive
guitar solo, one that eventually quotes from
“Hey Joe.” Not bad for a guy who once
claimed he couldn’t play Hendrix. The stri-
dent drumming of “Don’t Make Me Break You
Down,” offers up a claustrophobic compressed
groove, complimented by guitar tone not far
removed from that of Neil Young. This is the
sound of a tremolo-throbbing amplifier on the
verge of blowing up.
Yet “Buyback Blues,” is the album’s center-
piece, a towering minor key tune that sounds
like Albert King in an unhappy mood. Like
those old Slim Harpo records, you’d swear you
can hear the weather on this one.
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CALENDAR // THE BIG EVENTS
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innovative exhibition. Be the Dinosaur™
is a groundbreaking fusion of state-
of-the-art video game technology and
traditional exhibits, featuring full-size
dinosaur bones, a paleontology field
station, a Safari Jeep and more. Visitors
of all ages can enter into the largest and
most complex restoration of an extinct
ecosystem ever created.
April 1
Portage County Taste of
Wine and Cheese
Noel Hanger - Stevens Point Municipal
Airport
7-10pm | $60
The 12th annual Portage County Taste
of Wine & Cheese features over 100
wines from around the world, more than
a dozen specialty cheeses, hand crafted
beers, delicious desserts, a silent auction,
and a special bourbon tasting.
April 2
ACM Student Film
Festival
Lawrence University
Aspiring student filmmakers from 11
Midwest colleges will showcase their
talents in the first ACM Film Festival.
Seventy-five films in genres ranging
from documentary to animation to
experimental will be shown in the Warch
Campus Center, Wriston Art Center
and Hurvis Film Center. The festival
opens Friday at 5 p.m. with a discussion
featuring the festival judges: TV agent
Alan Berger, film & TV executive Phyllis
Berger, actor/writer Garrett Brown and
filmmaker Louis Massiah. All events are
free.
Tanya Tucker
Meyer Theatre
8:00 PM
$55 - Orchestra and Grand Tier, $50
Mezzanine
Tucker truly puts on an unforgettable
stage show. She shows her vulnerable side
through the emotional lyrics of many
of her heartbreaking ballads; but, there’s
another side of Tucker – the side where
she showcases her flirtatious and sensual
nature. Both of these elements have kept
Tucker a crowd favorite for many years.
April 3
Waupaca Community
Oratorio Chorus Concert
Waupaca High School Auditorium
2:30pm
The Waupaca Community Oratorio
Chorus, 100-voice chorus performs
with symphony under the direction
of Dan Wolfgram. The Waupaca
Community Choir is a non auditioned
choir which welcomes singers of all
ages and abilities. The choir has a 50+
year tradition of presenting master
choral works with orchestra to the
greater Waupaca Community. Tickets
available at the door, from chorus
members, or at the Waupaca Area
Chamber.
April 5
After Thoughts with
Sarah Meredith
While the SCENE does
everything to ensure
the accuracy of its
Events calendar, we
also understand that
some dates and times
change. Please call
ahead to confirm
before traveling any
distance.
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CALENDAR // THE BIG EVENTS
Livingston
Weidner Center for the Performing Arts
5:00pm | $15.00
Sarah Meredith Livingston, UW-Green
Bay Professor of Music, will explore the
contributions, obstacles and challenges
of selected women performing artists
from the 12th century to the present and
what we can learn from them to cultivate
our own dynamic personal journeys.
April 6
Nate Bargatze
Meyer Theatre
7:00 PM
$15 General Admission Seating
Nate Bargatze is a stand-up comedian
following in the entertainment business
footsteps of his dad, a former clown
turned world class magician. He has
appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring
Jimmy Fallon” twice, following two
appearances on “Late Night with Jimmy
Fallon.” He has also appeared on Conan
four times, is a recurring guest on @
midnight and had his own Comedy
Central Presents.
April 7-9
Lourdes Academy
Presents: THE MUSIC
MAN
Grand Opera House
Lourdes Academy High School proudly
presents the classic, family friendly
musical by Meredith Willson, “The
Music Man.” Travel back to 1912 Iowa
with Harold Hill, Marian the Librarian,
and a cast of characters you will find
endearing and humorous. With a
memorable score you will be humming
for days, this is one high school show
you can’t miss!
April 8
Kewaunee County
Pickers
Meyer Theatre
8:00 PM | $30
Frank and Mike are on the lookout
for an old Harley-Davidson, a Howdy
Doody doll and Frank’s real family in “a
’70s Cinderella story” that also includes
an old Army boot that will only fit the
girl of Mike’s dreams.
April 9
Gaither Vocal Band
Weidner Center for the Performing Arts
6:00pm | Starting at $25.50
A full evening of entertainment and
meaningful music is a rare treat anytime,
but when the occasion includes the
best-loved voices in gospel music… it’s a
must-see celebration! If you attend just
one musical event this year, an evening
with the Gaither Vocal Band is one you
can’t miss. It will leave you encouraged,
grateful and most certainly smiling!
MacDowell Male Chorus
Waupun City Hall Auditorium
201 E. Main Street Waupun
7:30pm, doors open 6:30pm
$10 General Admission
MacDowell Male Chorus performs
“Lean on Me, A Legacy of Brotherhood”
at the historic Waupun City Hall
Auditorium. Over 70 members strong,
MacDowell has been performing for 82
years in the Midwest. This event is xqa
fundraiser for the capital campaign for
the Christian Home & Living Center.
April 10
The Smithereens and
Martha Davis and the
Motels
Meyer Theatre
7:00 PM
$50 General Admission, $100 Front Five
Rows and Grand Tier
Relive the fun days of MTV, and the
music you remember with 80’s fervor!
Come party with The Avenue family
all while supporting the music and the
mission of 91.1 The Avenue!
April 12
Mnozil Brass
Weidner Center for the Performing Arts
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Mnozil Brass has established itself as one
of the world’s premier brass ensembles.
Seamlessly blending technical virtuosity
and comedic brilliance, the septet has
become an international sensation.
Caroline Smith with
J-Council
Meyer Theatre
8:00 PM
$15 General Admission Standing
Merging ’90s R&B and neo-soul with
her indie-rock roots, Caroline Smith’s
new music has settled comfortably into
a new backdrop as she takes a step from
girl to woman. Half About Being a
Woman is a record about self-acceptance
and growing into yourself. It’s about
going back to the roots of ‘feel-good’
music. “I wanted to find my way back to
the reason why I started playing music
in the first place,” says Smith. “Over the
last year I began to embrace that being a
strong, confident, opinionated woman is
something to be proud of, not subdued.
I have to embrace where my roots are
and stay true to who I am: an unabashed
fan of 90s R&B, pop, and neo-soul.”
April 13
Andy Grammer
Weidner Center for the Performing Arts
7:30pm | $35
From hustling street performer
on Santa Monica’s Third Street
Promenade to multi-platinum selling
recording artist, it seems like just
yesterday that Andy Grammer was
discovered by manager Ben Singer
and signed to S-Curve Records. With
his 2011 self-titled debut album,
Grammer became the first male pop
star in a decade to reach the Top 10
at Adult Pop Radio on his first two
singles, “Keep Your Head Up” and
“Fine By Me,” certified Platinum and
Gold respectively, selling more than
1.5 million downloads combined.
April 15
Mark Morris Dance
Group and Music
Ensemble
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
7:30 pm | Tickets: $30
Be inspired when the Mark Morris
Dance Group and Music Ensemble
bring their stunning storytelling to the
stage. Called “the preeminent modern
dance organization of our time” the
distinguished modern dance company
has a commitment to live music at every
performance. This unique combination
of beautiful and moving modern dance
with a powerful, emotional score help
both classical and familiar compositions
come to life on stage.
www.foxcitiespac.com
Tour the Town Art Walk -
Fond du Lac
Downtown Fond du Lac
130 S. Main St
5:00 - 8:00 P.M.
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Sunday, June 5th, 2016
Lakeside Park
Fond du Lac
10 a.m. to 4 p.m
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PRESENTS, LIVE MUSIC:
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FINE MUSICIANS FOR EACH
PERFORMANCE
4/6 ORIGINAL BLUES:
Featuring “Reverend Raven”
on guitar and vocals
Westside Andy on blues
harp and & “P.T.” bass player
for The Chain Smoking Alter Boys.
4/20 R&B, JAZZ, FUNK:
Featured artists Warren Wiegratz on Sax, and
keyboards, Joe Jordan on vocals and Eric Hervey on
bass. (all from Streetlife). Special guest Jim Prideaux
on guitar.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
to Join Us for
Summer 2016 Grillin’ Events
The `Spring Wing Ding Fling`- Saturday June 11th
Steak Fry - Saturday June 25th
Sausage Fest! - Saturday July 16th
Corn Roast - Saturday July 30th
Rib-O-Rama - Saturday August 13th
Chicken BBQ - Saturday August 27th
Pig Roast - Saturday September 24th
E1209 Cty. Rd. Q, Waupaca, WI 54981
MONDAY Night Pizza Buffet
The Original - All you can eat
pizza buffet.
WEDNESDAY Night Rib Night
Indulge in a Full Rack or Half
Rack of Chef Jeff`s,
slow-smoked, tender
and succulent, Kansas City
style ribs.
THURSDAY Fish Fry
Traditional Wisconsin Fish Fry
Featuring Lake Perch or Bluegill
FRIDAY Fish Special
Pan Fried Walleye, Baked
Haddock,Grilled Cajun Catfish &
Pan-Fried Catfish
SUNDAY Prime Rib Specials
Prime Rib Dinner or Prime Rib
Sandwich.
Daily Specials
19th Annual Appleton
Featuring quality antique dealers of furniture, home & garden decor,
glassware & china, quilts & linens, toys & sports, country primitives,
paper & textiles, advertising & signage, jewelry & collectibles.
The world’s first home lighted with
hydro-electricity using a Thomas Edison system.
History, culture & innovation are “illuminated”
for visitors in a beautiful 1880’s Victorian mansion
built by an early Wisconsin entrepreneur.
Visit: HearthstoneMuseum.org
or call 920.730.8204
for more information about the antique show,
tour hours, exhibits & special events.
Proceeds benefit
$1 off
admission
with this coupon
(Limit 2)
AntiqueShow&SaleSaturday, April 16
10am - 5pm
Sunday, April 17
11am - 4pm
• On-site Concessions
• Door Prizes
• Hearthstone Exhibit with Costumed Characters
• Admission: $6, good both days
• Children under 16 FREE. Strollers welcome
Tri-County Ice Arena
700 East Shady Lane, Neenah, WI
Directions to Antique Show & Sale:
Along Hwy 41: 100 miles north of
Milwaukee; 30 miles south of Green Bay.
Hwy 41 to Prospect Ave (BB) Exit.
Head west on BB 1/4 mile. Turn left on
American Drive; 11/2 miles on American
Drive to East Shady Lane.
Turn right on to East Shady Lane.
Tri-County Ice Arena will be on the right.E. Shady Lane
Tri-County
Ice Arena
AmericanDr.
Hwy41
Prospect Ave. (BB)
