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July 23, 2009

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It was one of those summer Sundays we have in this part of Wisconsin, the kind where your social calendar is crammed even though we never seem to have a lot going on. (I guess that’s to compen-sate for the other nine months where no one wants to hang out outside.) Anyways, I woke up late and ventured down to the southside Okto-berfest grounds where St. Elias Orthodox Church was holding its 30th annual Mediterranean Fest. I just missed the belly dancing show, but scores of bare-abbed women still sashayed around with bells on. Less I be too tempted, I could also shift my gaze to what seemed to be a religious iconog-raphy flea market, but I just came for the breakfast — lamb kabob, spanakopitta, rice, and some salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, feta and fresh basil, a mighty fine way to start the day. After buying a baklava and two Bulgarian tulumbics (if my notes are to be believed), I then headed up to West Salem for the final day of the La Crosse Interstate Fair. Although I hadn’t been to this fairgrounds in probably 15 years, this too was awesome. I can’t believe how many different kinds of goats are in this world. I saw a rabbit that looked like a cat, chickens with psychedelic plum-age, and a pig that squealed unlike anything I’ve ever encountered on Earth. I even got to play on the big tractors! This was genuine fun, folks — I didn’t even care that the beer tent was closed or that I didn’t get my cheese curds. With about an hour of daylight left, I cruised down to Riverside Park in La Crosse for Jazz and Art in the Park. Greg Balfany was leading the Great River Big Band through a jumpy set on the band shell, while a guest trumpeter emceed and sang. At intermission I walked back to the art tent and was pleased to find my friends from the Green Bay Street Studio showing their wares. This wasn’t a crappy craft show with banal trinkets of the Midwest. This was innovative art, some of the finest stuff in La Crosse. And when find yourself in the small town doldrums, it’s nice to be surprised like that.

— Adam Bissen

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DREAM JOB: Traveling for pleasure

LAST THING YOU GOOGLED: A meaning of a word I do not recall

IF YOU COULD LIVE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD IT BE? Everywhere for 2 weeks at a time WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE?Make peace & good health in the world

WHAT IS YOUR BEVERAGE OF CHOICE?Tea

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WHAT BOOK ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?Whatever bedtime story my son brings me

TELL US YOUR GUILTIEST PLEASURE: Being a mother

TELL US A JOKERemember the time we got really drunk & I hung my ass out the window & you stuck your face out the window & everyone thought we were twins? haha

IF A GENIE GRANTED YOU THREE WISHES, WHAT WOULD YOU ASK FOR? To do this same life all over again

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WHAT: AAUW Art Fair on the Green!WHERE: UW-La Crosse Campus, 16th and StateWHEN: Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m to 4 p.m.

As a beautiful weekend is approaching us, it would only be right to spend every waking moment of it outside, enjoying the fine weather of a Wisconsin summer. This weekend, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse will be hosting the AAUW Art Fair on the Green. Sponsored by the American Association of University Women, the AAUW has used this annual art show to bring in professional artists from around the country to show of their creations, as well as opening the floor to area high school and university students. There will be a variety of art styles on display, including photography, metalwork, batik, paintings, glass, jewelry and many other styles! There is a $3 admission for adults, and all proceeds go to sponsorships for high school and university students right here in La Crosse.

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This week, I reviewed a most unusual coffee — Yemen’s Mokha Mattari from Coulee Region Coffee Roasters. First, let’s talk about where this unique coffee comes from. Yemeni coffees are usually classified as North African, although Yemen is technically located on the Arabian Peninsula just below Saudi Arabia. Coffee has been produced there since the 6th century; it was the first coffee cultivator after Ethiopia, the birth-place of the bean. These coffees are seriously unique for endless reasons, but a big one is that they do business old school: a network of middlemen deal with exporters, and the local buyers get the entire dried cherry that has been stored in underground caverns. The price of Yemeni cof-fee is extremely high because the land area that can be cultivated for coffee is small and the crop is in high demand, mostly from in-tense Saudi competition. Yemen can boast of some of the highest grown coffee in the world; their crops are grown on terraces as high as 8,000 feet. As far as organics go, you won’t find any certified, but it actually is organic by tradition. Yemeni coffee farmers don’t deal with regula-tory agencies or grading the beans; they just use a natural, dry-process that keeps it simple.

YemenThe cherries dry in the sun and the skins are removed by hand with millstones. Interesting side-note: the skins, which are usually discard-ed, are recycled to create a tea called Gishr. Neato. How does this most prized and distinc-tive coffee taste? It’s a wild cup that is predomi-

nantly earthy. Yemeni coffees are incredibly complex, and it seems people either love

it or hate it — to some tasters, it’s too unusual or bitter to be adored, but others get hooked and want noth-ing but Yemen forever. One pos-sible problem with these coffees is that they’re finicky beans to roast, moving quickly from the first crack to the second, which means that the roaster has to pay close attention. This is also a bean that needs adequate resting time after roasting. This brew is spicy — clove

and cinnamon — and intense with a bright acidity and subtle fruit

flavors and sweetness. Earthy and smokey, this cup has a lot of character.

Personally, I find I like it best blended with something a little more low key, like a Brazil or even Ethiopia. It’s a coffee that, whether you’re a lover or a hater, you should certainly give it a try.

— Amber Miller

Wild RiceCapital BreweryMiddleton, Wisconsin

Rice is generally despised by the pantheon of beer snobs. Budweiser, in particular, is chided for fortifying its beer with the grain, but a number of macrobreweries employ rice as an adjunct to barley. This makes the beer lighter (which some consumers prefer) and also less expensive (which most businesspeople prefer), but it sacrifices taste in the name of volume. Or at least it usually does. Thankfully, we have Capital Brewery, an exemplar of microbrew quality and innovation. The Upper Midwest is the only place in the United States where wild rice, which is actually an aquatic grass, grows naturally. Unlike the commercial grade rice holding up your Busch Light, wild rice is earthy and flavorful and Capital’s pairing with a lager is particularly inspired. This is regional brewing at its finest. I’ve never heard of another brew-er adding wild rice to its recipe, but after this batch hits the hype circuit I can see more imita-tors popping up around the country — and for damn good reason. The Wild Rice pours one of the most beautiful colors I’d ever seen in a pint glass. It’s El Dorado gold, clear but bright, and the eggshell head foams up richly but doesn’t last for more

than a minute. Candied pears sit on the front of the nose, buttressed by white pepper, malts and a bit of wet straw, and the aroma of wild rice is abundant. A heavy malt content also re-veals its roots as a Ger-man lager, which makes me imagine bottles of Capital Amber sprouting wild from some north-ern Wisconsin lake. It’s sweet and malty with a touch of honey, and while the medium body tastes cracker-y, the hops give it a nice dry fin-ish. More than anything else, this is a crisp and flavorful beer with an earthiness you won’t get in a macrobrew. For a summer session beer, it’s hard to find anything more drinkable or tasty. So until it leaves my grocer’s shelves, I’m all over this like white on rice.

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To me as a young girl, motherhood always seemed like a secret club, a cult of women who were inducted with mysterious rituals and who upheld some sinister mommy oath of which I knew nothing. I didn’t really expect to enter into this strange society or to understand its ways, and I really still don’t. Maybe it doesn’t really exist, but I know for a fact that mother-hood is nothing like what I thought it would be. From the very beginning, becoming a mother wasn’t the way I imagined it. Maybe the confusion of my complicated labor, the intense fear at my son’s possible problematic health, was the reason for the inexplicable emotions I felt when I first saw him. It’s so hard to ex-plain…it wasn’t like I immediately acknowl-edged a rush of bondedness — that felt sort of taken for granted, since he, you know, lived in me for eight months. I don’t know how you can be more bonded than that — we were practi-cally welded together until the midwife snipped that cord. I felt predominately curious, excited, interested. (And to be perfectly honest, I was really, really hungry! One of the first things I did was order a turkey sandwich…hey, 11 hours is a long time.) Besides the baffling feelings I had for my new son, I was also pretty blown away about what my body had just done. There’s this unex-pected disconnect between being pregnant and suddenly (it seems), you’re not anymore and there it is — there’s the thing you’ve been wait-ing for for months. I remember looking down at my belly and just being kind of shocked. I’ve never been so proud of myself, never felt so ca-pable. Honestly if you can do that — 11 hours of that with not so much as a Tylenol — hell, if you can get though it at all, under any circum-stances — you feel like a super badass warrior. (But that part was expected.) But in weird relationship to the feeling of capability was an unignorable, intense feeling of powerlessness. When you have a kid, that’s it. He’s yours to take care of, and until the teen-age rebellion years, it’s up to you to protect him. But when it turns out your kid’s health is in danger and they have to take him away to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit for an un-specified amount of time, it makes you feel like you’re totally out of control, because you are. I mean, we’re never really in control of what’s going on, but when it becomes that obvious, that blatantly concrete, it’s a struggle to know how to deal with that. For me, just being in the building made me feel a little better, and I was in and out of the NICU every couple of hours. I had imagined being able to just pick him up and hold him whenever I wanted, but when your tiny little preemie has an IV and god knows how many cords hooked up to him that

freak out and beep like an out of control car alarm every time you bump them, it’s a little more complicated than that. And the powerlessness over my own body was unpredicted as well. Without getting into anything too detailed, it should be suffi-cient to say that a post-partum woman’s body does some wacky stuff. One of the only things I could do to help my son get healthy was to breastfeed him, which I had planned on anyway, but with the state of things, it seemed even more urgent. But lactation isn’t instant, and waiting for my milk “to come in” was agoniz-ing. I was astounded when it did come in, with a vengeance — be careful what you wish for, I guess. But back to that mysterious mommy club: naturally, my concept of a mother is based on my own mother, and I just assumed that once I had a kid, I would instantly get the mommy credentials; maybe I would receive some kind of mommy manual that would prepare me for all these unexpected adventures, problems, and confusions. Once inducted into the club, I would automatically have unlimited patience, be completely selfless, and have a magic wand that grants any and all wishes. I’m still waiting for most of that, although it seems that one particular mommy superpower is working to full capacity at this point — I have convinced my son that mommy kisses make owies feel better. He fell down this morning and hurt his hand; after I kissed it, he made gave me a big smile and his little eyes crinkled up, and he chirped, “All better.” Awww. But thus far, that seems to be my one and only mom power. I’ve always associated “mom” with “she who knows all,” but I’m still calling my mother at least once a day to ask her how to make hard boiled eggs correctly or whether or not I should be con-cerned after changing a diaper that clearly con-tained undigested granola (yeah, I can’t really eat the stuff anymore). The fact that I don’t feel like I’m “in the club” yet (what more do I have to do?!) only makes its mystery greater. There’s so much that isn’t how I imagined it at all; maybe each person’s experience is just too varied, not only from other people’s experience, but variable in one’s own. Everything seems to change mo-ment to moment, or even more confusing, to contain a wealth of perceptions and emotions simultaneously. Maybe it’s this strange melting pot of experience that makes it so damn tiring, but then again, that’s probably why it’s so rich. I guess I can conclude that an actual mommy cult doesn’t really exist; the mysteries are up to each woman to experience and figure out, or not.

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The Casino sign on the front of the building is made from black glass and parts of it have fallen off. This needs to be secured so nobody gets a clunk on the head from debris falling on them while walking past. There are some electrical problems too. Faulty wiring pre-vents half of the ceiling lights from working, and an outlet in the back of the bar shoots sparks. It is presumed that Casino will remain closed until the needed repairs are performed. I made a half-assed at-tempt to contact Terry to confirm these claims, as well as get his last name, but never got a hold of him, so I will just have to take Stephanie’s word that the above statements are accurate. A question you might be asking your-self is why did the owner allow his business to become so run down? Its location right in the heart of downtown should make it a cash cow for the bar-hopping masses that swarm La Crosse. Well, this is where the story gets in-triguing. Don Padesky has owned Casino since 1976, when he purchased the establishment with a few others who have dropped out over the years, leaving him the sole proprietor. Pre-vious to that, the Don had worked at Casino since 1966, and it’s a safe bet to say he has seen it all. A former marine who served in World War II and a devoted member of his church, The Don is an OG hustla. Currently The Don is 85 years old and lives in an assisted living apartment, unable to physically make it down to his tavern due to several health problems. Yet, he still has his mind on his money and runs his business from home, regularly making

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Casino, the bar located at 304 Pearl St., hasn’t been open in weeks, and without even a sign on the door as a clue, patrons of the bar have been left wondering what is going on. Come along while I investigate the who/what/when/where/why of this downtown mystery with full journalistic integrity. I started off going to Stephanie Schultz who has worked there the past year and a half. According to Stephanie, the fire marshal and health department came through to make their regular inspections. Now anybody who has ever been to this establishment knows it’s a little rough around the edges. It’s dark, the décor is a throwback to another era, and wear and tear is obvious everywhere you look. The fire marshal issued a few requirements. The basement, which is overflowing with junk, needed to be emptied out. The two apart-ments upstairs — which are currently unoc-cupied and overflowing with old newspapers, rotting banana peels, and the clutter of a pack rat who doesn’t throw anything away — also needed to be cleaned out. The stairs in the back of the building are rotted and need to

be torn down. Stephanie informed me that she had been putting in overtime to make a dent in these tasks, as well as hiring contractor Rick Deckert for the more skilled work, and the fire marshal was happy with the progress enough to pass the inspection, which, as far as Stepha-nie was aware, meant he wasn’t going to issue a citation. Doug Schaeffer and Ron Berg with the health department also had some require-ments. Casino lacks an ice machine, so they are required to get the ice from an approved source. Employees had been carrying a 5 gal-lon bucket to Jimmy Johns a few doors down to load up on ice, and this doesn’t fly. Also, the automatic sinks in the bathroom need to stay on for at least 15 seconds, but are set to only run for about 5 currently. And there are some tiles missing from the floor, leaving exposed subflooring, which needed to be fixed. Ron Berg also was satisfied with the work and let Casino pass Go. The same wasn’t the case with the building inspector. The building inspector, whose first name is Terry, said there are some repairs that need to be made for Casino to be allowed to reopen.

calls to the bar at night to check in with how things are going. Former employee Colleen Berrier informed me that a few of The Don’s close friends have suggested he sell the busi-ness, but he sees no reason why that would be worthwhile. I personally have called The Don and asked if he was interested in selling, which was shot down without a hesitation. Assuming all the repairs get done, there is another snag in reopening. Stephanie and another bartender Staci Root, the two main servers, both quit when the doors closed, leav-ing only two very part time employees who aren’t looking for extra hours, still working for Casino. One would think that in this cur-rent economy, finding new help wouldn’t be a problem, but according to Stephanie, The Don isn’t able to do the interviews, instead relying on current employers to find help. According to all three former employees I talked to, find-ing help isn’t easy; nobody they know seems to want the work. The reason all three former employees I talked to said they quit had to do with the extra work The Don had them do for him. Aside from having to bring the money to his house everyday and put it in his hand, these women were frequently expected to run rath-er demanding personal errands for The Don, prepare his snacks, and do some light nursing such as rubbing Icy Hot on his back and trim-ming his fingernails. They all made similar com-ments about his character, which to me trans-lated into The Don doesn’t take any sass from some lippy dames. The amount of catty gossip these girls revealed to me leave the impression that The Don is certainly a colorful character, but I’ll leave that sort of drama for Perez Hil-ton. Second Supper is a classy operation that doesn’t go there. Personally, I have to give it up to The Don. He seems determined to be a playa till the end and keep his pimp hand strong. Well played, sir. As for when Casino reopens, the latest I heard was “It’ll reopen… soon.”

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OK, I’m going to have to be totally honest here. I’m used to good sushi. While the Irish aren’t exactly known for their Japanese food, Dublin restaurants at least have access to some very fresh fish. When I heard that La Crosse had a Japanese restaurant that served both sushi and hibachi, I was a bit concerned about the pos-sible quality of sushi in our little town so far away from an ocean. I had heard very mixed reviews from people that had tried the restau-rant, so the only thing to do was to try it for myself. So, armed with some curiosity, a fellow willing guinea pig, and some Pepto-Bismol, I made my way down to Yoko’s House at 200 Main St., ready for anything. Walk into most restaurants in La Crosse at 1 pm on a sunny summer Sunday and you’re bound to find some bored wait staff, and Yoko’s was no exception — my friend and I were the

only two there. I’m sure that on a busy eve-ning with the hibachi grills going and the booze flowing the flashing lights and bouncy Asian pop music would add to the atmosphere, but on this quiet day they were strikingly out of place. My friend, who “just can’t do the whole raw fish thing,” was a sushi newbie who at one point during the meal provided some much-needed entertainment by flinging one of her chopsticks halfway across the room in the at-tempt to pick up a pot sticker. She was to be my hibachi guinea pig, but that went downhill fast. We went in with the assumption that we would be able to try both the sushi and the hibachi, but since at times my mind can be quite similar to a sieve, I had forgotten the advice of my editor, which I’ll pass along to you fine people: Make sure you have enough people, be-cause they will only open a grill table for two or more people eating hibachi, even if you’re the only two customers in the place. We got over our disappointment quickly after look-ing at the menu, as I personally remain entirely unconvinced that the experience of watching someone cook your food (which most of us experienced on a regular basis for 18 years anyway) would make up for the prices, which start at around $15 and run to well over $30. The décor of Yoko’s is a mix of east and west that is very telling of the restaurant as a whole: kimonos and a disco ball, Japanese paint-

ings sharing the same space as renaissance-style portraits. The entrance opens on the small bar area, and the hibachi part of the restaurant is on the main floor. The walls in this part of the restaurant are covered in hundreds of multicol-ored origami cranes. If you are just eating sushi, you’re quickly shuttled off to the top floor, past the sushi station, which shows off an absolutely wonderful display of the sushi ingredients — crab, tuna, salmon, shrimp, scallops, and tons of fresh vegetables. It’s eye-catching and incredibly appealing, and if you chose the right table, you could probably watch the chef make your food. However, a table by the windows also affords a very nice view of Main Street. At the time I was in the restaurant there only seemed to be three people working, a hostess, the chef, and one young waitress. The waitress was very friendly, but had us traipsing across the restau-rant to several different tables as we dealt with the hibachi saga. Once we had finally ordered, our food came in a reasonable amount of time, but I can’t vouch for what the wait would be on a busy night. My misgivings about the quality of the sushi had begun to dissipate as soon as I saw the ingredients on display (what in-house ad-vertising!) and by the time our food arrived, I was more than ready for it. Our seaweed salad arrived first, it was delicious — the perfect ac-companiment to sushi. I had, after much debate,

decided on the classic spicy tuna roll, and my lunch companion, having been disappointed in hibachi, sportingly had sushi instead, going for two veggie options, the Futomaki (assorted vegetables and cooked egg) and the veggie roll (avocado, cucumber, and shitake mushroom). Of course we also had to sample the potstick-ers, which were huge and wonderfully flavored. As I was looking over the menu I was deter-mined to try one of their ice creams (green tea and mango) for dessert, but by the time we made it through all that food, I couldn’t even think about having anything else. Either sushi is deceptively filling, or I overdid it on the pot-stickers. All said, I’m definitely glad that I tried Yo-ko’s. The experience was a mixed one, though I do have to attribute some of the negative as-pects to an extremely empty house. The food we had was good and very reasonable, as none of our sushi came in at more than $5 a roll. Do keep in mind the negative experiences some people have reported with Yokos’ sushi if you decide to venture in, but either I’m not nearly as picky as I thought I was, or I got lucky with some good fresh ingredients. The option of a Japanese restaurant is a bit of a relief in this sea of Chinese take-outs, and Yoko’s is absolutely worth a try at least once. Only, if I might make one more suggestion, if you’re going on a Sun-day afternoon, take a big group.

A lonely lunch at Yoko'sRestaurant Review

By Kara [email protected]


This is exactly what I needed: a movie that's fun and/or funny at every turn, a movie with char-acters as ridiculous as the situations in which they find themselves, a movie about soccer players that thankfully focuses more on their tomfoolery off the field than the game itself. Instantly reminiscent of the seminal Mexican film Y tu mamá también (2001), Rudo Y Cursi stars Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal as two competitive futbol player brothers discov-ered by a talent scout whose car breaks down in their small Mexican town. As in Y tu mamá, Luna and Bernal do a whole lot of bickering. It's a formula that could have instantly gotten tir-ing had writer-director Carlos Cuarón chosen not to skirt seriousness in such a wry, scatter-brained fashion, so instead of feeling redundant and annoying, Rudo Y Cursi feels equal parts fresh and energetic. The film seems like an odd opportunity for Luna and Bernal to reunite, considering Y tu mamá's serious dramatic sensibility, but it's ac-tually this breaking-free of the mold forged by their previous roles that makes the movie ex-citing. At the same time, Rudo Y Cursi isn't too silly that it can't be taken seriously as a case of extraordinary film-making. The situations in

which Beto (Luna), nicknamed Rudo, and Tato (Bernal), nicknamed Cursi, find themselves re-quire our sympathy for and understanding of their characters. They're not stooges simply there for our amusement; their struggles are complex and engrossing, and the manner in which their crazy rags-to-riches story is han-dled isn't too much of a flailing roller coaster as not to be enjoyable. Luna finds himself in deep with a loan shark, in addition to discovering the wonders of coke addiction, and Bernal is caught up with a high-maintenance supermodel/TV personal-ity who has him spending money left and right. All this while the two become huge names in Mexican futbol, Luna as a goalkeeper and Ber-nal as a forward. Do you think the film might eventually lead to a climactic brother vs. broth-er showdown in the big game? Of course it will, but the journey's craziness and characters' eccentricities make every aspect of the movie funny as all get out. The thing about Rudo Y Cursi is this: you don't actually want to guess what's going to happen in the end; the journey itself is so much fun.

— Nick Cabreza

Director: Carlos CuarónCast: Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal, Guillermo FrancellaWriter: Carlos Cuarón

Rudo Y Cursi (2009)

The newest collection of Stephen King’s short stories is a mixed bag of pigment and tone. All of the 13 tales in Just after Sunset bear some often supernatural blend of the author’s pen-chant for terror, but these fears are largely in-troverted, wistful. The only true, vulgar monster in this story is the subject of “The Cat from Hell,” an old fright story that was featured in Tales from the Darkside: the Movie ages ago, finally making it into book form after decades. Yet in the main, the few axe-wielders in this book are flawed, vulnerable people with a ten-dency toward wealth and psycho eccentricity. In the remaining stories, Death is more a supporting character than a fight or flight force of Boo. “The Things They Left Behind” is the most obvious of these, a tale which follows a man who escaped the World Trade Center at-tacks as he becomes haunted by the artifacts of his less fortunate office mates. Similarly, “The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates” is the account of a woman receiving phone calls from her dead husband, who had just died in a plane crash, and “Willa” is a yarn about ghosts who aren’t quite aware of their ethereal status. When the New York skyline in “Graduation Afternoon” explodes in nuclear hellfire, the catastrophe seems like an afterthought against the white balance of a townie girl’s fear of the future.

The stories that rely more heavily upon the weird and bizarre are as gripping as ever. An excruciating account of a girl escaping a killer’s mercy unfolds in “The Gingerbread Girl,” re-plete with a terrifying sense of time, distance, and suspense. “N.” draws parallels with “Pet Sematary,” as its psychologist protagonist con-tracts a virus of obsession and finds evil out in the forest, only holding it back with the power of nigh-autism. King saves the most horrifying and gro-tesque story of the collection for last. In “A Very Tight Place,” a well-to-do Gulf rat finds himself lured to the middle of nowhere, quickly discovering the peace overtures from his nem-esis to be murderous lies. At gunpoint, the madman stuffs the protagonist in a port-o-potty and kicks the structure over on its door, trapping the man inside a flood of festering piss and shit. What follows is one of the most retch-inducing stories I’ve ever encountered. It’s a gleeful counterpoint to a book that largely explores horror of a more mature kind. Gore fiends will skip to the festering bits and ignore the rest, but those who seek a deeper skin crawl will get a lot of mileage from Just after Sunset

— Brett Emerson

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DrugsMedium: LiteratureStimulus: Stephen King — Just After SunsetAnno: 2008

Oh hi, right now I am listening to records from John Zorn’s 50th birthday celebration that took place in 2003, and to celebrate, all that month Zorn performed live at the Tonic in New York City with various musicians he had collaborated with over the years. These performances were released in 12 volumes, each showcasing a different aspect of Zorn’s music. As to who John Zorn is, it’s sort of hard to describe. He plays an alto saxophone, but plays it unlike anything you’ve ever heard. His music could best be described as Frank Zap-pa meeting a David Lynch soundtrack in the midst of a delirious hallucination. His music loosely fits into the free improvisation scene, which is an offshoot of the avant garde jazz scene and modern classical composition, which originated in London in the late '60s with musi-cians like guitarist Derek Bailey and the group AMM. Zorn made a name for himself as part of the Downtown loft scene, which is a loose collective of musicians in New York that seek to push the boundaries of music, in whatever form they choose to take. One of the founders of this scene was Yoko Ono before she ever met John Lennon and includes composers such as LaMonte Young, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, and Morton Feldman, but those cats are most likely too highbrow for almost anybody who reads this. Others who are loosely tied into the Downtown loft scene include Sonic Youth, Velvet Underground, and Medeski, Martin & Wood, who are probably more recognizable names. Anyways, back to Zorn. The first thing you need to know about him is he puts out a shitload of albums, appearing on over 400 re-

cordings as a composer or performer so far. Have fun trying to keep up with him. His releas-es all vary too, from film soundtracks inspired by the likes of Spillane, Godard, Morricone, and Carl Stalling — who composed for the Looney Toons — to modern jazz musicians such as his influences Ornette Coleman, Anthony Braxton, Charles Mingus and all the other heavy hit-ters of jazz who stretched the boundaries, to his radical Klezmer (traditional Jewish music) band Masada, to his hardcore punk band Na-ked City which features musicians such as Bill Frisell, Fred Frith, Yamatsuka Eye from the band Boredoms and Mike Patton, to his grindcore meets freejazz band Painkiller with Bill Laswell and Drummer Mick Harris from the band Na-palm Death. If that list of names goes over your head, just know they all are some noisy sonic experimentalists. And that only scratches the surface of what Zorn is involved in, I could just as easily talk about his music for Japanese bar bands to his compositions for chamber orches-tras. The man refuses to be pigeonholed. His birthday celebration did its best to touch on all the various facets of his recording career, each volume in the series representing a dif-ferent part. This is adventurous music that will probably put off more of you than not. He also runs an experimental record label called Tzadik Records that puts out a lot of his music as well as other folks who are searching for a sound. For those of you curious enough to check this guy out, I suggest starting by looking up “John Zorn documentary” on YouTube, and take it from there.

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I'm Jonesin' for a Crossword

Answers to Issue 171's

"Yes We Can"

44 "That feels good," to a tabby45 Online birthday greeting48 Parks it

49 Dorm leaders, for short50 First place men-tioned in the Beach Boys' "Kokomo"51 "That's ___ Took" (Gram Parsons song)52 "Only Time ___" (Loretta Lynn song)54 Japanese place for couples56 Available for rent57 Way, way too big for one's britches58 "My stars!"59 Beams up

Down 1 Aptly titled 1996 Tom Arnold dud, with "The"2 Military stockpile3 Military stockpile4 Get ready to be knighted5 Macy Gray's first hit6 Bitch and moan7 Cable network un-likely to air repeats of "The Sopranos"

8 Liquid portion of fat9 "Signs" band10 Restrooms, in Brit-ain11 "Sands of ___ Jima" (John Wayne movie)12 Part of a fill-in-the-blanks game13 Mister Khrushchev14 Sestina section21 Raised to hold back water24 Buffing tool25 Pi, e.g.27 Actor Lorenzo29 Covered with spots31 "Chances are, 'cause ___ a silly grin..."32 Orioles' org.33 Small rocks in a walkway35 Lens accessory for photographers36 Most muscly38 Gets cozy39 Drink for which "lymon" was coined40 Cleveland's home41 Octopus in a Dis-

ney film46 Lamp base, in French (from the French for "ass")47 Overhead48 "Hobo Humpin' ___ Babe" ('90s hit for Whale)50 Court figs.51 "Just ___, skip..."53 Roulette bet55 Before, in poetry

©2009 Jonesin' Cross-words ([email protected])For answers to this puzzle, call: 1-900-226-2800, 99 cents per minute. Must be 18+. Or to bill toyour credit card, call: 1-800-655-6548. Ref-erence puzzle #0424.

Across 1 Fine10 Outlines15 Dan the Automa-tor's instrument16 Anticipate17 Takes part in18 Harvey Wall-banger ingredient19 Like some car air fresheners20 Does some cleri-cal work22 Actress Shaye of "There's Something About Mary"23 Leaning typeface: abbr.24 Airline in "Catch Me If You Can"25 Cracker brand named after a hotel26 Noise27 Herbert of the "Pink Panther" series28 "Old MacDonald" noise30 Effect on the com-munity34 It was big news in 1999

37 Toy that originally used a 100-watt light bulb39 Game within walls42 It's like finishing

H.S.43 Baby ___ (girl in-volved in the first heart transplant from a baboon)

"Additive Properties"--you're giving me a headache.By Matt Jones


All Star Lanes4735 Mormon CouleeAlpine Inn W5715 Bliss rd.

3 games for $5starts at 8 p.m.

Alumni620 Gillette st.

Barrel Inn2005 West ave.

Beef & Etc.1203 La Crosse st.

Big Al’s115 S 3rd st.

Brothers306 Pearl st.

CheapShots318 Pearl st.

Coconut Joe’s 223 Pearl st.

Fox HollowN3287 County OA

Goal Post1904 Campbell rd.

Gracie’s 1908 Campbell rd.

Huck Finn’s127 Marina dr.

JB’s Speakeasy717 Rose st.



Buck Night starts at 6 p.m.

Import nightstarts at 7 p.m.

Cosmic Bowl & Karaoke starts at

9 p.m.

Cosmic Bowl starts at 9 p.m.bucket special

Bud Night 6 - CL:$1.75 bottles$5 pitchers

6 - CL$2.50 Sparks

$2 Silos3-7

happy hour

16oz top sirloin $7 22oz tbone 9.75 sutffed sirloin 8jack daniels tips 8 $1 shots of Doctor, cherry doctor - 8-clHappy hour 4-6 $1.75 cans, $2 mix drinks

$1 softshell tacos$1 shots of doctor, cherry doctor

$5 bbq ribs and friesAUCE wings $5.00

free crazy bingobuy one cherry bomb get one for $1batterfried cod, fries,

beans, and garlic bread $5.50

2 for 1 cans & bottles during Packer games

1/4 barrel giveaway

8-11 $1 burgers

bucket night6 for $9

$6.00AUCD

3 p.m. - midnight25 cent hot wings

$1 shots of Dr.

$4.50domestic pitchers

barrel parties at cost

meatball sandwich meal: $6.152 dogs meal: $ 5.25

Italian beef meal:$6.15Chicago chili dog:$3.45

grilled chicken sand-wich meal: $5.29Polish sausage meal: $3.99

hamburger meal: $3.69cheeseburger meal:$3.89

pepper & egg sandwichmeal: $4.50, fish sandwich meal: $4.99, Italian sausage meal: $6.15

Italian beef meal:$6.152 Chicago dog meal: $3.45

free pitcher of beer or soda with large

pizza

meat or marinara spaghetti: $3.45Italian sausage: $4.95

$1.25 make your own tacos, $4.75 taco salad $2.25 margaritas, $2 off large taco pizza

$2.25 burgers, $2.60 cheeseburgers, $2 off large pizza, $1 fries with any pizza

soup or salad bar FREE with entree or sandwich until 3 p.m.($3.95 by itself)

$6.75shrimp dinner

$1.50bloody marys

11 a.m. - 4 p.m

closed $2.50Blatz vs. Old Style

pitchers

Thirsty Tuesday

10 cent wings (9 - CL)$1 High Life bottles$1.50 rail mixers$2 Guinness pints

Wristband Night

$3.00 Captain mixers/mojitos$2 Cherry Bombs$1 Bazooka Joes

7 - CL$1 domestic 12 oz

$2 Stoli mixers

7 - CLTequila’s chips & salsa, $2 Coronas, $2.50 Mike’s, Mike-arita

7 - midnightLadies: 2 for 1

Guys: $1.50 Coors and Kul Light bottles

7 - midnight$1 rail mixers

$2 Bacardi mixers

7 - midnight$2 Malibu madness

$2 pineapple upsidedown cake

WING NIGHT-$1.25/LBBUFFALO, SMOKEY BBQ, PLAIN $1.00 PABST AND PABST LIGHT BOTTLES$1.50 ROLLING ROCK BOTTLES $2.25 BUD LIGHTS $1.00 SHOT OF THE WEEK

$2.50 JUMBO CAPTAIN AND FLAVORED BACARDI MIXERS

$3.00 JAGER BOMBS

Build your own Bloody Mary

16oz Mug - $4.00

$1.25BURGERS

Bucket of Domestic Cans 5 for $9.00

25 Cent Wings

HAPPY HOUR 6 AM - 9 AMbeer pong 6 p.m.$8.95 16 oz steak free wings 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. HAPPY HOUR

5 p.m. - 10 p.m.

HAPPY HOUR 3 - 8$8.95 16 oz. steak

$8.95 1/2 lb. fish platter

$5.99 gyro

fries & soda

Buy one gyroget one

half price

free baklava, ice cream or sundae

with meal

$1.25 domestic tapsbuy one burger

get one half price

buy one appetizerget one half price

GREEK ALL DAYappetizer half price

with meal

Bloody Mary specials10 - 2

HAPPY HOUR EVERYDAY 3 -7 and 9 - 11

HAPPY HOUR 5 - 7

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayLA CROSSE

COMMUNITY SERVICE Area food & drink specials[ ]

Dan’s Place411 3rd st.

$4full pint Irish Car Bomb

$1Kul Light

cans

Topless Tuesday

Ladies Nightbuy one, get one free

wear a bikini, drink free

Karaoke$1 shot specials

live DJ$1 shot specials

Karaoke

HAPPY HOUR EVERYDAY 3 - 6Homemade Pizza & PItcher of Beer

$9.00

HAPPY HOUR 3 PM - 8 PM

Fiesta Mexicana5200 Mormon Coulee

chicken & veggie fajitas

for two

football nightdomestic beer: $1.50Mexican beer: $2.00

chicken primavera

shrimp burrito

chili verde

Ask server for details

The Cavalier114 5th ave.

HAPPY HOUR 4 - 7closedMartini Madness

$2 off all martinis$1 Dr. shots

$3 Jager Bombs2 for 1 taps

50 cent taps 4 - 7(increases 50 cents per

hour)$1 rails

Wristband Night

$5 COLLEGE I.D.$9 general public

$3.00 Bacardi mixers/mojitos$2 Cherry Bombs$1 Bazooka Joes

$2 Tuesdays, including $2 bottles, import taps, beer pong, apps, single shot mixers, featured shots, and 50 cent taps

Chuck’s1101 La Crosse st.

Mexican Monday $2.00 Corona,

Corona Light, Cuervo

$.50 domestic taps, $1 microbrews, $3 domestic pitchers, $6 microbrew pitchers

$3.00 Patron Shots$2.00 Cruzan Rum Mixers, $2.50 Jameson Shots, $3.00 Mixers

$2.00 Captain Mixers$2.00 Malibu, $2.50 Jaeger,

$3.00 Jaeger Bombs$3.00 Domestic Pitchers, $2.00 Shots of Cuervo,

Rumpleminz, Goldschlager

All day, everyday: $1.00 Shots of Doctor, $2.00 Cherry Bombs, $1.75 Silos of Busch Light/Coors

$1.75 domestic bottles



Beer Pong $7.00 4 Cans 8-close

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Beef & Etc.1203 La Crosse st.

CheapShots318 Pearl st.

Coconut Joe’s 223 Pearl st.

$1 cherry bombs$1Keystone silos

meatball sandwich meal: $6.692 Chicago dogs meal: $5.89

Italian beef meal:$6.69Chicago chili dog:$3.89

grilled chicken sand-wich meal: $5.29Polish sausage meal: $4.49

hamburger or cheeseburger meal:$3.89Italian Beef w/dog meal: $7.89

pepper & egg sandwichmeal: $5.00Italian sausage meal: $6.69

Italian beef meal:$6.692 Chicago dog meal: $5.89

7 - CL$1 domestic 12 oz

$2 Stoli mixers

7 - CLTequila’s chips & salsa, $2 Coronas, $2.50 Mike’s, Mike-arita

7 - midnightLadies: 2 for 1

Guys: $1.50 Coors and Kul Light bottles

7 - midnight$1 rail mixers

$2 Bacardi mixers

7 - midnight$2 Malibu madness

$2 pineapple upsidedown cake

1 lb. of wings = $1.25,$1 PBR/PBR Light bottles

$1.50 Rolling Rock,$2 JUMBO rail mixers,

$2.25 Bud Lights$1 Shot of the Week



Dan’s Place411 3rd st.

$4full pint Irish Car Bomb

$1Kul Light

cans

Topless Tuesday

Ladies Nightbuy one, get one free

wear a bikini, drink free

Karaoke$1 shot specials

live DJ$1 shot specials

Karaoke

The Cavalier114 5th ave.

Martini Ladies' NightJames Martini: vodka, triple

sec, orange juice

6- 8$1.50 taps

All Mojitos $5

Wristband Night $5 COLLEGE I.D.$9 general public

$2 Tuesdays, including $2 bottles, import taps, beer

pong, apps, single shot mix-ers, featured shots, and

50 cent taps

Chuck’s1101 La Crosse st. Guys' Nite out 1.50 silos $.50 taps Domestic 3.00

pitchers$2 Pearl Street Brewery beers

Ladies' Nite out 1.50 Raill mixers/ $2.50 X bombs

12-3: Buy one get one domestic beer

Holmen Meat Locker Jerky Raffle

$3 Pitchers 1.75 Rails

All day Everyday: $1 Doctor $2 Silos. M-F: Happy Hour 2-6 $.50 off everything but the daily special

Gracie’s 1908 Campbell rd.

The Helm108 3rd st

$5.99 gyro

fries & soda

Buy one gyroget one

half price

free baklava, ice cream or sundae

with meal

$1.25 domestic tapsbuy one burger

get one half price

buy one appetizerget one half price

GREEK ALL DAYappetizer half price

with meal

Fiesta Mexicana5200 Mormon Coulee

chicken & veggie fajitas

for two

football nightdomestic beer: $1.50Mexican beer: $2.00

chicken primavera

shrimp burrito

chili verde

Ask server for details

closed closed

Italian beef w/dog meal: $6.69Pizza Puff meal:$4.49

Happy Hour12 - 7

All day (everyday!) specials$1.25 Old Style Light

$1.50 LAX Lager/Light$1 shots of Dr.

Great drinks! Great drinks!

Barrel Inn2005 West ave.

Howie's1128 La Crosse st.

9-cl -$2 captain mixers, $2 bottles/cans, $3 jager bombs

9-cl- NBC night. (Night Before Class) $3 pitch-ers of the beastHappy Hour 4-9 p.m.

9-cl- $3.50 Domestic pitchers

9-cl- $1 rails, $2.50 pitchers, Beer Pong

$5 AUCD 9-cl $1.25 rails, $1.75 bottles/cans

9-cl $2 bacardi mixers, $2 domestic pints, $1.50 shots blackberry brandy

2.25 for mini pitcher Buck Burgers Bucket Night 6 beers for $9

AUCD Taps and Rails 8-Midnight $6

25 cent wings Dollar shots of Doctor

$4.50 domestic pitchers Pitcher and Pizza $10

Animal House110 3rd st.

$2.00 Domestic Silos$2.50 Jack Daniel Mixers$2.00 Goldschlager

$1 Domestic Taps$2 Craft Import Taps$2.50 Vodka Mixers$1 Shot Menu

$2.50 Select imports/craft Beers$2.50 Top shelf Mixers$2 Mich Golden bottles

$2 Domestic Silos$2.50 Premium Silos$2.50 Three Olive Mixers$2. Goldschlager

Stop in for Value Menu too big to list here

$2.50 Bomb Shots$2.50 Ketel One Mixers$2 Retro Beers "Your Dad's Beer"

$2.50 X-Rated Mixers$2 Captain Mixers$2 Premium Grain Belt$2 Snake Bites

Happy Hour 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. M-F

$1 cherry bombs$1Keystone silos

JB’s Speakeasy717 Rose st.




HAPPY HOUR 5 - 7

Eagle's Nest1914 Campbell rd.

OPEN-CL$2 U "Call" it

7-CL:$1.50 domestic pints, $1.50 rails

7-CL:$1.50 domestic pints, $1.50 rails

7-CL: $1.50 domestic pints,

$2 craft pints, $1.50 rails

3-9: 2 for 1 domestic bottles and rail drinks

OPEN-CL$2 U "Call" it

7-CL: $1.50 domestic pints,

$2 craft pints, $1.50 rails

After Class $3 Pitchers $1.75 Rails

ARENA to 83361 to receive specials

Steak and golf$14.95

happy hour 4 -7$2 domestic cans

$1 Vodka Drinks$1.00 12 oz Dom.Taps$1.25 12oz prem. Taps

$3 Orange Bombs

Irish HillsW4980 Knoblach Rd.

Happy Hour 7 - 9. $2 for all single shot mixers and all beers.$2.50 JUMBO Captain Morgan mixers

$2.50 JUMBO Bacardi Mixers (all flavors)$3 Jagerbombs

Brothers306 Pearl st.

closed$2.50 Blatz vs. Old

Style pitchers Wristband night10 cent wings

$1 Miller High Life bottles, $1.50 rail mixers

$5 AUC2D$2.50 SoCo and Jack $3 Three Olive mixers

$3 Mojitos, $2 Cherry Bombs , $1 Bazooka joes

$3 Bacardi mixers$3 Mojitos, $2 Cherry Bombs ,

$1 Bazooka joes

FAC 4-8 pm.: $2 taps, $2 rails, $2.50 Miller Lite pitchers

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$3 Bacardi mixers$3 Mojitos, $2 Cherry Bombs ,

$1 Bazooka joes


WINONAGodfather’s30 Walnut st.

any jumbo, large, or medium pizza up to 5 toppings: $11.99

large 1 topping pizza$9.99

(get 2nd large for $5)

family buffet 5 -8 kids under 10 pay .45 cents per year of age

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Crescent Inn444 Chestnut st.

$2 Rolling Rocks$2 domestic beer

8 - CL$1.50 rails

$1.75 Bud cans

$1 shots of Dr.$2.50 Polish

$1 domestic taps$3 Jager Bombs

$2 u-call-it(except top shelf)

$2.50 Captain$2.50 Jager

Bombs & Polish

LA CRESCENT Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

The Library123 3rd st.

Ringside223 Pearl st.

Schmidty’s3119 State rd.

Shooter’s120 S 3rd st.

Karaoke @ 10 p.m.2-4-1 Happy Hour 5 - 10

AUCD Rail mixers @ 10 p.m.

HOOP DAY!! MAKE YOUR SHOT AND YOUR ENTRÉE IS FREE!

Price by Dice2 for 1

Happy HourALL NIGHT LONG

double cheeseburger$6.50

HAPPY HOUR 4 PM - 7 PM$6.99 FISH SANDWICH FOR LUNCH, $7.99 FISH SAND-WICH FOR DINNER, $9.99

ALL YOU CAN EAT FISH FRY ALL DAY

happy hour all day long! $1.00 OFF WILD WINGS, $1.00 PHILLY STEAK AND

CHEESE.

breakfast buffet$9.95

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Ralph'sIn John's Bar109 3rd st. N

Mighty Meatball sub $6

chicken parmesansub $6

Italian sandwich w/banana peppers

and parmesan &6

Southwest chicken pita

$5

Chicken salad on rye w/ lettuce,

tomato, onion $5

Tailgators1019 S 10th st.

happy hour all day

$4 domestic pitchers

$2 Bacardi mixers

$2 Spotted Cow & DT Brown pints

Bucket Night5 for $9

$1 Dr. shots$3 16 oz Captain mixers

$1 Dr. shots$3 16 oz Captain mixers

Legend’s223 Pearl st.

$1.00 SHOT OF THE WEEK$4 DOMESTIC PITCHERS

1 LB WINGS = $1.25

AFTER COMEDY: PINT NIGHT$1 PINTS OF RAILS MIXERS AND DOMESTIC TAPS $2 PINTS OF CALL MIXERS AND IMPORT TAPS$3 PINTS OF TOP SHELF MIXERS

CLOSED

The Joint324 Jay st.

closed closed closed

Players214 Main St

Karaoke @ 10 p.m.2-4-1 Happy Hour 5 - 10

$1 Pabst cans, Dr. shots @ 10 p.m.

2-4-1 Happy Hour 5 - 10$2 Capt. mixers $1.75

domestic beer, $1.50 Rails, $1 Pabst cans @ 10 p.m.

2-4-1 Happy Hour 3 - 9Best Damned DJ'S

@ 10 p.m.

2-4-1 Happy Hour 3 - 8Best Damned DJ'S

@ 10 p.m.

Top Shots137 S 4th st.

Fiesta Night 7 - 12$2 tequila shots$2.50 margaritas

$1.75 light tapsand Dr. shots

$1.50 Bud/Miller Lite/PBR taps all day$1.75 rails 10 - 1

$2 domestic bottles7 - 12, $2.50 Skyy/

Absolute mixers 10-1$2 Dr. drinks

5 domestic bottles for $10, $2 Bacardi mixers, $1.50 rail vodka mixers 10 -1

$2 Long Islands, PBR bottles,

Captain mixers

$2.75 deluxe Bloodys ‘til 7, $5

lite pitchers 7 - 12

Sports Nut801 Rose st.

BuckBurgers

Tacos $1.25

15 cent wings

12 oz. T-Bone$8.99

Fish Fry $6.95

15 cent wings

CLOSED open4 - 9

LUNCH BUFFET $6.95

Chef specials daily

HAPPY HOUR 10 AM - 12, 4 PM - 6 PM

$3.00 JUMBO Svedka Mixers



Yesterdays 317 Pearl st.

$1 Point special bottles

$2.50 pints Bass & Guinness


$2.25 Pearl st. pints$1.50 PBR bottles

$1.75 rails$1 PBR mugs

Train Station BBQ601 St. Andrew st.

ask forgreat eats

closed 11-3: Extra side with sandwich

4-9: $1 off rib dinner

Special varies 11-3: Barn burner $7.954-9: Hobo dinner (serves 2) $30.95

11-3 $7.95Chicken on fire

4-9: Bones & briskets $13.95

1/2 Chicken3 bones$12.95

BBQ Sandwich Tacos Chili Dogs Tacos Fish Sandwich

All day (everyday!) specials$3 Double Captain & Cokes

$2 Double rails$1 Cans of beer

$2 domestics and rails, 4-8Shots of Doctor

$1 all day, everyday

$2.50 Corona bottles$2.50 Cuervo shots

$2 Jonestown shots

closed$1 Domestic Taps

& Rails1/2 price Tequila

$2 Double Rails & All Bottles

Wristband Night & Beer Pong

Tourney

$3 Bacardi Mixers & Jumbo Long

Islands

$3 Three Olives Mixers & Jumbo

Long Islands

Sunday Fun Day ~ Wristband Night

Pettibone Boat Club600 S Pettibone dr.

$1 off fried chicken

Kids eat free with adult

2 for 1 Burger Night

$6.99 AUCE Pasta BBQ Night $1 off

Pettibone Fish Fry

Prime Rib


Entertainment Directory 7/23 - 7/29ÃThursday, July 23 July 25 continued

Cruz-InAdam Palm 7:00

The Root NoteOpen Mic Night 7:00

Popcorn TavernDefcon 5 10:00 NighthawksDave Orr's Damn Jam 10:00

Starlite LoungeKies & Kompanie 5:00

Howie'sKaraoke 8:00 Del's BarMatthew Haeffel 10:00

North Side OasisOpen jam with Dead Set 7:00

Friday, July 24

Popcorn TavernSweet Grass 10:00

JB's SpeakeasyParagraphs and The Songs For 9:00

Neuie’s NorthstarSeven Ravens Band 8:00

The WarehouseThis Building, Gun Barrel City, Goodnight Sunrise, The Real YouStanwood Charlie 6:30

Howie'sKaraoke 8:00

The JointGeared Under 10:00

Boot Hill PubMark and Janette Hanson 7:00

Maple Grove Country ClubPinsetters 7:00

Starlite LoungePrice-Graham-MacDonald Trio 8:00

NighthawksThe King Everything Classic Rock and Blues Revue 10:00

Maple Grove Country ClubPinsetters 7:00

Popcorn TavernMitch's Open Jam 10:00

Riverside Park BandshellLa Crosse Concert Band 7:30

Del's BarRich Wooten 10:00

Baus HausCheech Hall 7:00

Wednesday, July 29

Popcorn TavernPaulie 10:00

The JointOpen Jam 8:00

The Root NoteJazz Night 10:00

North Side OasisCheech Hall 7:00

Nighthawk'sHamilton Loomis 9:00

Ã

Saturday, July 25

The Root NoteThe New X Art Ensemble 8:30

JB's SpeakeasyThe Bad Apples 10:00

The JointZetus Deamos 10:00

Schmidty’sJim Bee Three 7:30

Popcorn TavernBurnt Brownies 10:00

Sunday, July 26

Monday, July 27

Tuesday, July 28

Popcorn TavernEric & Al 10:00

Ike's Jabber JawsPalm Sunday Jam with Adam 8:00

The BodegaLynn Biddick and Terry Nirva 4:00

Alpine InnPat McCurdy 3:00

Popcorn TavernShawn's Jammy Jam 10:00

HowiesKaraoke 8:00

George Street PubAdam Palm's Summer Jam 9:00

Houghton’sJohn and Mike Caucutt 8:00

784-8470 For Shuttle

$7 Advance / $10 Door

Sunday July 26 @3PM

PAT

McCurdy LIVE!

Live MusicEvery Night

Defcon 5

www.popcorntavern.com

Madison's Freshest Bluegrass Band

Friday July 24

Thursday July 23

Pajamas Encouraged

Monday July 27th

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