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GRAPe escAPeLooking for a weekend away from home? Sample one of Iowa’s many wine trails, taking in the fall scenery
and some excellent vintages.
8 Face value“Seeing & Remembering: Portraits and Their Stories” is on display through January 15 at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art.
13 Shiny thingsLights and cutting-edge electro beats. Need we say more? Pretty Lights shows up at the Val Air ballroom October 9.
14 Better with ageThe Englert turns 99 in October and will celebrate with a notewor-thy musical lineup including Pieta Brown and Iris DeMent.
17 Word on the streetHip-hop artist Gemices Royale’s faith put him at odds with the industry, but the gospel rapper is on a mission to change that.
22 Thrills and chillsNothing scares quite like the original “Night of the Living Dead.” Don’t miss TCM’s Classic Horror Mondays in October.
24 Beat itFind out what songs you’ll be groovin’ to in “Just Dance �” and see if “Kirby Mass Attack” is worth diving into.
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L ike everything else, electronic music has its trends, and trends tend to come back.
Such is the case with dubstep, a style begun in 1998 and now seeing a resurgence, especially in this area.
DJs spinning the style, like Cedar Falls’ Dark Grey and his group of emcees known as Subfix, are spinning 140 beats per minute doing the darker, more garage-sounding instrumental music that began in the United Kingdom.
And Cedar Falls can’t get enough of it. Since their first house party last spring, Subfix has been booked solid. Dark Grey (Charlie Smith) brags the group has become known for blowing out speakers.
“There hasn’t been many shows where the sound people can handle us,” he says, with no indication that he’s kidding.
They originally wanted to have shows outdoors, but it couldn’t happen. In fact, many of Subfix’s house parties aren’t well publicized because DJs sometimes worry they’re in violation of noise ordinances even inside a residence.
But Glowstock, an electronic music festival at the Wheelhouse on a recent Saturday, still saw nearly 900 people.
Electronic music doesn’t deserve the seedy reputation it used to get, Smith said.
“In the ’90s, you had an electronic, techno fad,” Smith said. “From there, it just went all downhill. Raves got a bad rap. Everyone assumed
if you liked electronic music, you were on acid. Now, if you listen to (Q92.3 FM), all the pop songs have an electronic beat.”
While that’s true, it also means DJs are always looking for the next big thing — even if it’s already been a big thing.
Enter dubstep, which is more experimental and less formulaic than techno or house mixes — with the exception of the restriction to 140 beats per minute.
Dark Grey’s music differs when it’s mixed live, but his home-produced stuff, which you can hear on his SoundCloud page includes piano and various low and minor synthesizer notes. Some tracks sound like they could be in a pop song, but others sound indus-trial or almost metal inspired.
“It’s all a different feel than what we play live. We all have a nice vari-ety of music we love,” Smith said. “When I produce, I like to get some-thing that’s more melodic, that gets the emotion across.”
The DJs have their own solo projects, in fact, and do different par-ties on their own. That includes Chris and Aaron Baish, known collec-tively as D_Fender, Jake Moore, known as Kickshifta and Bobby Lynch, or Defaudio.
But occasionally, for shows like Glowstock and other upcoming Iowa gigs, Subfix gets back together, with the five of them playing non-stop mixes for the crowd.
“That’s kind of our homecoming,” Smith said.
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Take a hikeEmbrace the harvest season by
joining Brucemore’s gardeners for the Autumn Landscape Hike. Set amid the subtle and spectacular dressings of the 26-acre autumnal landscape, the 90-minute walk will blend a discussion of current preservation issues, the importance of public use and the sea-sonal chores that preserve the historic grounds.
Participants will see how planting choices affect the overarching impact of a landscape design. The colors of the season – from dusky plum to rusty barn red – will naturally highlight the “outdoor rooms” of the original landscape design by O.C. Simonds. Participants will have the opportunity to seek advice from Brucemore garden-ers Deb Engmark and David Morton.
Saturday, Oct. 15 @ 10:30 AMBrucemore, Cedar RapidsTickets: $10 319.362.7375 | www.brucemore.org
t he Cedar Rapids Museum of Art’s new-est exhibit, “Seeing & Remembering: Portraits and Their Stories” will be on
display through Jan. 15, with a special Portrait Academy presented by the Portrait Society of America on Oct. 15 and 16.
Portraiture is one of the oldest forms of art in history, dating back more than 5,000 years. The exhibition looks at the different genres within portraiture as seen from the vantage point of the artist. Such concepts as the artist and his patron, the artist portraying his own family, the artist making a commemorative portrait of someone he never met and the many situations that give rise to portraits. From realistic to conceptual and from famous people to ordinary folks, this ex-hibition draws upon the extensive portraiture holdings in the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art as well as key loans from local collectors and art-ists.
The Portrait Academy Series provides a unique opportunity to watch, learn and talk with na-tionally known artists. Cost to attend the Por-trait Academy is $25. All CRMA members and area high school and college students can attend at no charge.
Registration for the Academy is required. Reg-ister at 877.772.4321 or [email protected]. Registration deadline is October 7.
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Transformed by the JourneySeveral Luther College alumni will be featured as part of the college’s
Sesquicentennial Celebration. Sesquicentennial events, activities and projects are based on the theme “Transformed by the Journey,” paying tribute to the dynamic transformation of the college over its 150 years and the role the Decorah college plays in the lives of the men and women who have come to Luther.
Artists to be featured:v EMILY GILBERTSON — “Synergy: An Interplay of Females and
Floras” contains three bodies of work, tied by a common theme. On display through Oct. 21 in the Center for Faith and Life.
v RANDY CARLSON — Ceramics exhibit, on display through Oct. 16, in the Preus Library.
v LUTHER ART DEPARTMENT — On display through Oct. 16 in the Kristin Wigley-Fleming Gallery. A gallery reception is set for 3:30 p.m. Oct. 15. Twenty-seven artists contributed art works to the exhibit, including paintings, prints, ceramics, fiber, mixed-media/assemblage pieces and a short film. The submitted art represents more than 50 years of Luther graduating classes, varying from a watercolor done by a 1961 graduate to work submitted by recent graduates.
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C orn, soybeans, pork. Those are Iowa’s big three products. Maybe it’s time to add a fourth — grapes.
Napa and Sonoma valleys in California may be synon-ymous with wine, but Iowa’s reputation for fine wines is growing. There are at least 80 vineyards and wineries in Iowa and five well-established wine trails traversing the state.
A crisp autumn afternoon is the perfect time to choose a route and stop at wineries along the way, sam-pling award-winning vintages and enjoying the scenery. Although the majority of grapes have been harvested, the vineyards are beginning to show their fall colors.
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Cedar Ridge WineryIn the rural countryside between Cedar Rapids and Iowa
City, the small but elegant family-owned Cedar Ridge Vine-yards and Distillery near Swisher won more than a dozen awards at the recent Mid-American Wine Competition.
“There are 10 acres of vineyards and 16 different wines in the portfolio. We grow 80 percent of the grapes we use, importing about 20 percent to use for blending,” said general manager Jamie Siefken. “We make as many straight varietals as possible, and our wines are named for those varietals.”
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Fox Ridge WineryAt Fox Ridge Winery near Traer, owners Gwen and Mike
Seda traded growing Christmas trees for grape vines and began making their own wines.
“We started in 2004 with about 1 acre and increased every year to 2 1/2 acres. We’ve learned a lot in our first years and we do a lot of research every year to produce the best taste in our wines,” said Mike Seda.
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Heart of IowaAlong with Fox Ridge, the Heart of Iowa Trail includes Iowa’s largest winery, Summer-
set Winery in Indianola. Summerset is known for growing French hybrids and American varietals for its wines, which includes such gold medal winners as Frontenac, a spicy red fermented on aged oak.
Other wineries on this trail are Snus Hill Winery in Madrid, part of a century farm; La Vida Loca in Indianola, offering unique flavors and cooking wines; Eagle City Winery in Iowa Falls; John Ernst Vineyard and Winery in Tama; Dale Valley Vineyard in Stuart; Grape Escape in Pleasantville; Jasper Winery in Des Moines; Penoach Winery in Adel; Prairie Moon Winery and Vineyards in Ames; Rosey Acres Winery in Runnells; Tassell Ridge Winery in Leighton; Two Saints Winery in St. Charles; and White Oak Winery in Cambridge.
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includes Park Hills Winery in Bankston, home to award-winning wines and a chateau/tasting room straight out of the Tuscan Hills; Tabor Home Vineyards and Winery at Baldwin, where premium table wines have won plenty of gold medals; Wallace Winery in West Branch, with a post-and-beam tasting room; Wide River Winery near Clinton, which offers wines that include organically grown grapes; and Engelbrecht Family Win-ery in Fredericksburg, home to a bed-and-breakfast inn and an antique and wine shop.
Other stops on the trail are Sutliff Cider Co. in Lisbon; Winneshiek Wildberry Winery in Decorah; Daly Creek Winery and Bistro in Anamosa; Eagles Landing Winery and Vineyard in Marquette, offering Marquette Maid Wines; and the Brick Arch Winery in West Branch.
Loess HillsThe Loess Hills region in Iowa offers views of
catstep hills, prairie and big skies. It’s also home to seven wineries: Breezy Hills, Minden; Danish Countryside, Exira (near Elk Horn); King’s Crossing, Glenwood; Loess Hills, Crescent; Prairie Crossing, Treynor; Sugar Clay, Thurman; and Whispering Hills, Carson.
Amana ColoniesRich history is as flavorful as the wines
along the Amana Colonies Wine Trail, which includes Iowa’s oldest winery, Ackerman Winery/Erhle Brothers Winery. Here, wines are bottled by hand in the family tradition.
The Amana Colonies has other historic wineries, including Sandstone Winery, Village Winery, Grapevine Winery and Little Amana Winery.
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T he Cedar Rapids Community Concert Association’s 2011-2012 season has something for everyone, and this year that something can be found at the new, state-of-
the-art Prairie High School Fine Arts Hall.
TicketsGet five live concerts for $40 for single ticket general seating;
$50 for single ticket reserved section; or $80 general section seat-ing for the whole family. As a bonus, CRCCA members can also attend an additional five live concerts presented by the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Metro Community Concert Association at the Gal-lagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center in Cedar Falls.
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Sounds of Cedar RapidsSean Jones
Sean Jones, whose smooth blend of pop, soul and big-band favorites has made him a force on the international music scene, kicks off the season. Sing-ing classics like Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me to the Moon” and Marvin Gaye’s “Mercy Me,” Jones’ captivating on-stage presence is a must-see.
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The John Jorgenson Quintet
The John Jorgenson Quintet, led by Grammy-winning guitarist John Jorgenson, lends virtuosity to an appealing blend of gypsy jazz (a la Django Reinhardt), pop, country and a little bit of rock. Don’t miss the dazzling fret work and sizzling clari-net licks that punctuate this exciting show.
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Three Hits and a MissRelive the hits from yesterday when Three Hits and a Miss
brings you American pop. A multi-talented quartet of vocal-ists and musicians, the group will present the Billboard chart toppers from the mid-1950s through the mid-1980s with high energy, versatility and a variety of musical formats.
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The Redhead ExpressThe Redhead Express are equally at home playing straightforward bluegrass as they are
playing their own unique renditions of old-timey and gospel music. This wholesome family showcases the four daughters’ beautiful harmonies and original songs. Mom and Dad add vo-cal depth and backup, and the younger siblings might even join in with their talents.
The Rastrelli Cello QuartetThis ain’t your mother’s cello quartet. These
cell-istas of the Rastrelli Cello Quartet can sound like a symphony one moment and play ragtime, jazz or even a polka the next. Their repertoire consists entire-ly of transcriptions of pieces not intended to be per-formed on the cello.
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P retty Lights is the musi-cal vision of Colorado-based producer Derek
Smith, accompanied in the live setting by drummer Adam De-itch.
At a time when music lov-ers from almost all subcultures and genres are finding com-mon ground in the basic form of bangin’ rhythms, Pretty Lights is giving the people what they want: electro organic, cut-ting-edge party-rocking beats. All of Smith’s albums all free for download and have been accessed more than a million times.
Sunday, Oct. 9 @ 8 PmVal Air Ballroom, West Des MoinesTickets: $25 | valairballroom.com
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Family Affair
R obert Randolph is a virtuoso on the pedal steel guitar. Develop-ing his musical style as a church-going teenager in Orange, N.J., Randolph’s music pays homage to his gospel roots while creating
a unique mix of funk and soul. Randolph was featured as one of Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists
of All Time. The Family Band includes cousins Danyell Morgan and Mar-cus Randolph on bass and drums, respectively, and John Ginty on Ham-mond B-3 organ.
On their latest album, “We Walk This Road,” the band worked with pro-ducer T-Bone Burnett and collaborated with Ben Harper, Leon Russell and Doyle Bramhall II.
Saturday, Oct. 15 @ 8 PmThe Englert Theatre, Iowa CityTickets: $25 | 319.688.2653 | englert.org
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T he Englert The-atre celebrates the 99th anniversary of
its historic building with a three-day event filled with performances and discus-sions October 6-8.
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Iris DeMent with opening act Alexis Stevens8 PM | Friday, October 7One of the most celebrated country-folk performers, singer/songwriter Iris DeMent returns to the Englert stage for an unforgettable night of music. The Gram-my-nominated artist collaborated with country man John Prine on his 1999 album, “In Spite of Ourselves.” Iowa City-based Alexis Stevens will open the evening.
$25 reserved seating
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Pieta Brown8 PM | Saturday, October 8Pieta Brown is a striking poet-songwriter with a haunt-ing voice and an unmistak-able style. Her unique blend of alt-country, folk, blues and indie-rock speaks to music fans around the world and has garnered rave reviews from the likes of the BBC and Boston Globe. This Intimate at the Englert performance will celebrate the release of her new album “Mercury.”
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A Series of Panels on Iowan ArtistsSaturday, October 8 Several Iowa artists will gather to talk on panels revolving around different mediums of art: visual art, music and theatre arts. Expect lively discus-sions that will include a number of key figures in Iowa’s various artistic circles.
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The Poison Control Center8 PM | Thursday, October 6A special, Intimate at the Englert performance by one of Iowa’s hardest-working bands. After spending a year on the road tour-ing behind two critically acclaimed records, the Poison Control Center returns to its native Iowa and will grace the Englert’s stage with a special performance of mate-rial specifically curated for the Englert’s 99th Anniversary event.
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St. Vincent makes a strong case that high art can have a popular dimension and pop music can be high-minded and artful. On “Strange Mercy,” Annie Clark continues to sharpen and fine tune her act, coming off bolder in her aesthetic, yet more immediate and intimate as a performer. These are some of the most direct pieces Clark’s come up with, while still creating enough room for her active imagination to breathe.
— Arnold Pan, PopMatters.com
Portland alt-country rockers Blit-zen Trapper take to the road with an accomplished sixth album steeped in a bygone America. As full as it is with the debris of a scattered Amer-ica-that-was, this record is so much more than a compendium of Old West or dustbowl cliches set to mu-sic. At its core, ultimately, is a set of accomplished and delicately crafted songs.
— Andy Johnson, PopMatters.com
The product of Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss joining forces with Helium’s Mary Timony, Wild Flag has a lot going for it, not only because the principals have pretty much always delivered, but also due to the fact that the band isn’t resting on any laurels, gigging regularly and working hard on origi-nal material during its short time to-gether.
— A.P., PopMatters.com
Unlike past Girls’ outings, “Father, Son, Holy Ghost” is bracingly imme-diate, a collection of songs that don’t have to grow on you — songs that are fully realized and lovable at first blush. When you listen to a Girls record, you get the sense that singer Christopher Owens is wide-eyed with wonder with the debris of popular music from de-cades past. That sense of yearning, loss and infatuation has led to a meticu-lousness and fascination that trans-lates to its music.
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While “The Old Magic” doesn’t recapture the effortless rock ‘n’ roll of Lowe’s youth, it does offer an ap-pealing snapshot of an artist who clearly still has it. Lowe still possesses an acidic pen and he still has the abil-ity to craft memorable, hummable tunes. This is a portrait of an artist as an aging, graceful statesman of Brit-ish rock.
— Z.H., PopMatters.com
high-minded and artful. On “Strange Mercy,” Annie Clark continues to sharpen and fine tune her act, coming off bolder in her aesthetic, yet more immediate and intimate as a performer. These are some of the most direct pieces Clark’s come up with, while still creating enough room for her active imagination to breathe.
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T hey are two genres that, on the surface, wouldn’t seem to easily mix.Christian music is gener-ally about praising Jesus. Hip-hop music is generally about praising — well, yourself, mostly.But self-styled “gospel rapper” Gemices Royale is setting out to do a little of both.
“I still like rap,” Royale said, chatting at Panera Bread in Cedar Falls on a recent afternoon. “I just don’t like the message rappers are putting out.”
It wasn’t always that way. Gemices — real name Steven Thornton, of Waterloo — used to go by the name Black Out, producing albums by local hip-hop artists like Duble 00 and Certified just a few years ago.
But, he said, it was tough hearing the messages of mainstream rap.“What really got me riding the fence was Jay-Z saying, ‘Jesus can’t save you. Life starts when the
church ends,’” Gemices said, referring to a line in 2009’s “Empire State of Mind.”Gemices’ conclusion? “Hip hop is a lifestyle, and it’s not my lifestyle.”He saw a dilemma: Either accept that his faith put him at odds with the industry he was in, or find a
new industry he believed would accept him.Instead, he Googled “Christian rap,” finding artists like Da T.R.U.T.H. and Disciple, and eventually
stumbled across LeCrae’s 2008 album “Rebel” in a Christian bookstore.LeCrae’s album, the first rap album to top the Billboard Christian charts, solidified Gemices’ deci-
sion.“He looked like he knew how to rap,” he said. “The production was good, the lyrics were good. It
was more like a motivation — I have the same talents!”Armed with a new name — Gemices is an amalgamation of Gemini and Pisces, his and his daugh-
ter’s astrological signs; Royale is simply from James Bond flicks — and his own company, Soul Hop Productions, he found new artists to partner with on his first album.
Singers Joe Mac, Bridget Cain and Joshua Williams, and fellow gospel rappers Brion Martin and LeeLO appear alongside Gemices Royale on “Conviction Music,” which Gemices hopes to release in March. His new single, “Spread That Gospel,” can be heard on the artist’s Facebook site.
He hasn’t cut any ties with Duble 00 or Certified — they’re still “boys,” he said — but he’s found a new purpose for his music.
“I know that being a gospel rapper that nobody knows is gonna take work,” Gemices said. “I’m giv-ing more than I’m receiving, and that’s what it’s all about — following Christ’s example.”
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WaterLooBlu Simon 9 p.m., Screaming Eaglethe Goodyear Pimps with Ill Convoy 9 p.m., Spicoli’sHoneyshot 8 p.m., The IsleSylva rena 9 p.m., Jameson’s
Cedar FaLLSarch allies 9 p.m., The HubMolotov Solution with the devastated, Fit for an autopsy, Marla Singer and dividing the Masses 8 p.m., WheelhouseBach Cantata Series 12:15 p.m., Gallagher-Bluedorn
duBuque & GaLeNaChuck Bregman 6 p.m., MystiqueIan Gould 8 p.m., Frank O’Dowd’sLaura Mcdonald and Jeff Weydert 6 p.m., Hotel JulienMighty Short Bus 9 p.m., Mystiquerosalie Morgan 7 p.m., Galena Brewing Co.the Stumble Brothers 9 p.m., Northsidetony Walker and Jon Sendt 8 p.m., Spirits
Cedar raPIdSBeaker Brothers 8 p.m., Parlor City Pubeben Seaman and Michael english 9:30 p.m., Piano Loungeequilateral 8 p.m., Gatheringsthe George Jazz trio 7 p.m., Java CreekSlap N tickle 9 p.m., Chrome Horse
IoWa CItythe alloy orchestra 8 p.m., Englert TheatreGrieves and Budo with Prof and the MC type 7 p.m., Gabe’sthe Half Hearts with Chasing Shade and Kill Me Kare Bare 9 p.m., Blue MooseJazz After Five featuring Groove theory 5:30 p.m., The MillJohn Wayne and the Pain with the Limbs 9 p.m., Iowa City Yacht ClubLiberty Leg with the Magnetos and eastside Motors 9 p.m., The Mill
WaterLooHelmet, 9 p.m., Spicoli’sHoneyshot 8 p.m., The IsleLyinHeart 9 p.m., The 13th StepWicked andersons 9 p.m., Jameson’s
Cedar FaLLSthe ramblers 7 p.m., The HubWCFSo presents Cirque de la Symphonie 2 and 7:30 p.m., Gallagher-Bluedorn
duBuque & GaLeNaBryan Popp 8 p.m., MystiqueBryan Popp and Corey Jenny 8 p.m., SpiritsChuck Bregman 6 p.m., Mystiquedubuque Symphony orchestra 7:30 p.m., Five Flags Theater
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Gateway parK, cedar Falls
FrIday, SePt. 30Hoodads 5:30 p.m.WildCard 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, oCt. 1ackley German Band noon and 4 p.m.ernest t 5:30 p.m.Never the Less 8:30 p.m.
OctOber
cedar Valley
waterloocedar fallsiowa citycedar rapidsdubuque
your favorite bands in your favorite venues
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Upcoming shows at
The HuB30 SEPT 9 PM:
(open at 7 pm)JOURNEY / REO / STYXTRIBUTE BY: ARCH ALLIES
1 OCT 7-10 PM:(open at 5 pm)
THE RAMBLERS
3 OCT 8 PM:(open at 7:30 pm)
GRATEFUL DEAD NIGHT
4 OCT 9 PM:(open at 6 pm)
FREE KEG AT 9 PM!!!KARAOKE WITH ULTIMATE ENTERTAINMENT
5 OCT 9 PM:(open at 6 pm)
UNI HOMECOMING WEEK!!!THE ENVY CORPS & QUIET CORRALWITH GUESTS: TBA
6 OCT 9 PM:(open at 6 pm)
THE HUB’S NEWEST PARTY BAND!!!GOOD COP / RAD COP
7 OCT 10 PM:(open at 4 pm)
PORK TORNADOESWITH GUESTS: DJ FREID & STU MONEY
8 OCT 7 PM:(open at 5 pm)
7 PM - MARCUS & THE TASTE10 PM - THE SEQUELS
9 OCT 8 PM:(open at 7 pm)
KINETIX & DEAD LARRYWITH GUESTS: TBA
10 OCT 7 PM:(open at 6 pm)
7 PM - VOICES IN POETRYPERFORMANCE POETRY OPEN MIC9 PM - GRATEFUL DEAD NIGHT
11 OCT 9 PM:(open at 6 pm)
FREE KEG AT 9 PM!!!KARAOKE WITH ULTIMATE ENTERTAINMENT
14 OCT 6-9:30 PM:(open at 4 pm)
BOB DORR & THE BLUE BANDTHE HUB’S NEWEST PARTY BAND!!!GOOD COP / RAD COP
7 OCT 6-9:30 PM:(open at 4 pm)
WAGG
DRINK SPECIAL:$2.50 TALLBOYS
$3 VODKA/RED BULLS AND BOMBS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 FROM 6-9:30 PM
(OPEN AT 4 PM)
COST: 21+...$3 • 18-20...$5 • 19+ SHOW (18 W/ COLLEGE ID)
GOOD COP RAD COPIS THE HUB’S NEWEST
PARTY BAND!CHECK OUT ALL THE
HITS WITH NEWSONGS ADDED EVERY
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MOVIESNEWS & REVIEWS,RELEASES & TRAILERS
LIVE MUSICSOUNDBITES, NEWSINTERVIEWS, CD RELEASESAND LIVE MUSIC VENUES
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duBuque & GaLeNaBad Fished 9 p.m., MystiqueFrankie Lee and richard Wiegel 7:30 p.m., Galena Brewing Co.Lonely Goats 8 p.m., Dubuque Driving RangeMassey road noon, Eagles ClubMassey road 8 p.m., Catfish Charlie’sNoel Cooney 8 p.m., Frank O’Dowd’sPositively 4th Street 2 p.m., Grape Escaperenegade Band 9 p.m., Northsidetaste Like Chicken 9:30 p.m., Eichman’s Granada
Cedar raPIdSFlock of Funk 9 p.m., Chrome HorseJason Stuarts with Cobalt Blue 8 p.m., Parlor City Pubterry McCauley 7 p.m., Java Creek
IoWa CItyBig Funk Guarantee 10 p.m., Iowa City Yacht ClubChris Brooks and the Silver City Boys 7 p.m., WildwoodJ trey with attic Party and tajh 9 p.m., Blue Mooserobert randolph and the Family Band 8 p.m., EnglertScott Cochran 7 p.m., Uptown Bill’s
Steve Kristopher 7 p.m., Java Creek
IoWa CItythe envy Corps with the olympics 9 p.m., Blue MooseIris deMent 8 p.m., The EnglertMacpodz with Jet edison 9 p.m., Iowa City Yacht Club
WaterLooelev8 9 p.m., Jameson’sNucorp 8 p.m., The Isle
Cedar FaLLSMarcus and the taste 7 p.m., The Hubthe Sequels 10 p.m., The Hub
duBuque & GaLeNaChuck Bregman 6 p.m., MystiqueFace for radio 9 p.m., Denny’s Lux ClubFull Code Band 9 p.m., Dubuque Driving Rangethe Impulse Band 9 p.m., The Pit StopMassey road 7 p.m., Happy’s PlaceNoel Cooney 8 p.m., Frank O’Dowd’sPositively 4th Street 2 p.m., Grape Escapetaste Like Chicken 9 p.m., Northside
Cedar raPIdSBeaucoup Shakti 7 p.m., Java CreekKentucky Skunk rupture 8 p.m., Parlor City PubStranded in Iowa 9 p.m., Chrome Horse
IoWa CItythe Back Home Boys 7 p.m., WildwoodBen Schmidt and Larry Mossman 7 p.m., Uptown Bill’sPieta Brown 8 p.m., The EnglertWalk the Moon 7 p.m., Blue Moose
New Belgium Battle IV Finale featuring attic Party Item 9 and the Mad Hatters and Cedars of Lebanon 8 p.m., Iowa City Yacht ClubWill Hoge 9 p.m., The Mill
WaterLooPatsy Cline tribute Show 7 and 9 p.m., The Isle Ballroom
Cedar FaLLSBob dorr and the Blue Band 6 p.m., The Hub
duBuque/GaLeNa ILLonely Goats 9 p.m., JumpersNoel Cooney 8 p.m., Frank O’Dowd’sPashNBrew 9 p.m., NorthsidePositively 4th Street 7:30 p.m., Galena Brewing Co.
Cedar raPIdSBilly Lee Janey Group 9 p.m., Parlor City PubBlack the Sun 9 p.m., Chrome HorseJasmine 7 p.m., Java Creek
IoWa CItyCosmic railroad with omega dog 9 p.m., Iowa City Yacht ClubMad Monks with the Maw 10 p.m., Blue MooseSmoking Popes with emperors Club and Lipstick Homicide 8 p.m., The Mill
WaterLooFiona Molloy 9 p.m., Jameson’sHed (pe) 9 p.m., Spicoli’s
Cedar FaLLSdakota 9 p.m., Mr. G’sMonsters of Mock 9 p.m., The HubWCFSo presents Michael Gilbertson 7:30 p.m., Gallagher-Bluedorn
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Saturday, oCt. 8Sunshine 10 a.m.the Legends 1 p.m.
SuNday, oCt. 9Bryan Popp 10 a.m.the Legends 1 p.m. and 3:15 p.m.
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get your flick on
film
2011
StarrING: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrickthe plot: This dramedy is a funny, touching and original story of friendship, love and survival. Gordon-Levitt stars opposite Ro-gen as a 20-something who’s been diagnosed with cancer and decides to use humor to help fight the disease.
50/50StarrING: Alex Kendrick, Ken Bevel, Kevin Downesthe plot: When a tragedy strikes close to home, four police officers struggle with their faith and their roles as husbands and fathers. Together, they make a decision that will change all of their lives.
COURAGEOUS
30 September 30 September
30 September
StarrING: Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, Naomi Wattsthe plot: As Will Atenton (Craig) and his family relocate to a quaint New England town, they soon learn that a mother and her two children were murdered in their new residence. While most everyone thinks the killer is the husband who survived the incident, Will works with a local woman (Watts) to piece together an even more disturbing puzzle.
DREAm HOUSE
PULSE • 21
StarrING: Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Ryan Phillippethe plot: Ally Darling (Faris) looks back at the past 20 men she’s had relationships with and wonders if one of them might have been the one that got away. With a little help from her neighbor (Evans), she pays a visit to each of her exes.
WHAT’S YOUR NUmBER?
30 September
StarrING: Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffmanthe plot: An ambitious and idealistic press secretary (Gosling) for a presidential hopeful (Clooney) becomes a victim of dirty, back-room politics during his stint on the campaign trail.
THE iDES Of mARCH
7 october
StarrING: Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lillythe plot: In the future, robot boxing is a popular sport. A struggling promoter (Jackman) thinks he’s found a champion in a discarded robot. During his hopeful rise to the top, he also discovers he has an 11-year-old son who wants to know his father.
REAl STEEl7 october
22 • PULSE
TCM PHOTOSTop, “Night of the Living Dead.”Left, “Freaks.”Above, “Cat People.”
PULSE • 23
S tephen King has scared readers and moviegoers for decades. In October, fans will get a chance to
find out what scares him and inspires his work in “A Night at the Movies: The Hor-rors of Stephen King,” a Turner Classic Movies special. The special airs at 7 p.m. Monday Oct. 3, on TCM, kicking off a month of classic horror films.
Master horror storyteller King takes viewers on a journey through the spooky facets of the horror genre, including
vampires, zombies, demons and ghosts. He also examines the fundamental rea-sons behind moviegoers’ incessant crav-ing for being frightened. Along the way, he discusses the movies that had an im-pact on his writing, including “Freaks” (1932), “Cat People” (1942), “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1956), “Night of the Living Dead” (1968), “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” (1974), “Jaws” (1975), “Halloween” (1978) and “The Change-ling” (1980).
OCTOBER 3Frankenstein (1931) 8 PMFreaks (1932) 9:15 PMDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932) 11:30 PM Mark of the Vampire (1935) 1:15 AMThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919) 3:30 AMNosferatu (1922) 3:45 AM Phantom of the Opera (1925) 5:15 AM
OCTOBER 10The Wolf Man (1941) 7 PM The Uninvited (1944) 8:15 PM Dead of Night (1945) 10 PMI Walked With a Zombie (1943) 12 AM Cat People (1942) 1:15 AMCurse of the Cat People (1944) 2:45 AM The Devil Bat (1940) 4 AM Dead Men Walk (1943) 5:15 AM OCTOBER 17Horror of Dracula (1958) 7 PMHouse on Haunted Hill (1959) 8:30 PMThe Tingler (1959) 10 PMHouse of Wax (1953) 11:30 PMCurse of the Demon (1958) 1:15 AMA Bucket of Blood (1959) 4 AM
OCTOBER 24Carnival of Souls (1962) 7 PMDementia 13 (1963) 9:30 PMStrait-Jacket (1964) 12 AMThe Pit and the Pendulum (1961) 12:45 AMThe Masque of the Red Death (1964) 2:15 AMThe Devil’s Bride (1968) 4 AM
OCTOBER 31Village of the Damned (1960) 7 PMNight of the Living Dead (1968) 8:30 PMThe Innocents (1961) 11:15 PMThe Haunting (1963) 1 AMRepulsion (1965) 3 AM
TCM Classic Horror Mondays
24 • PULSE
It’s back: the dance sensation that makes you look like an idiot. But hey, you’re having too much fun to care. New features include four-part chore-ography (try not to whack your friends in the face) and Dance Mashup mode. Break it down to more than 40 tracks, including these hits.
a-ha – “Take On Me”The Black Eyed Peas – “Pump It”Cee Lo Green – “Forget You”Girls Aloud – “Jump (For My Love)”Jessie J featuring B.o.B – “Price Tag”Brahms – “Hungarian Dance No. 5”Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg – “California Gurls”Kiss – “I Was Made For Lovin’ You”Latino Sunset – “Mamasita”LMFAO – “Party Rock Anthem”MIKA – “Lollipop”Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland – “Promiscuous”
Pointer Sisters – “I’m So Excited”Queen – “Crazy Little Thing Called
Love”Scissor Sisters – “I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’”
Taio Cruz – “Dynamite”The Buggles – “Video
Killed The Radio Star”
Just Dance 3
For: Wii, X360
october 7
The hero of the original “Dead Rising,” Frank West, is back in action to ferret out the truth behind the outbreak in Fortune City. Photojournalist Frank’s return also means his camera is back, so be sure to get anything newsworthy recorded to score Prestige Points. Oh, and don’t forget to create ridiculous combo weapons and blow a bunch of zombies to smithereens, too.
DeaD rising 2: off the recorD
, X360
october 7
For: PS3, X360october 11
24 • PULSE
It’s back: the dance sensation that makes you look like an idiot. But hey, you’re having too much look like an idiot. But hey, you’re having too much fun to care. New features include four-part chorefun to care. New features include four-part choreography (try not to whack your friends in the face) ography (try not to whack your friends in the face) and Dance Mashup mode. Break it down to more and Dance Mashup mode. Break it down to more than 40 tracks, including these hits.
a-ha – “Take On Me”The Black Eyed Peas – “Pump It”Cee Lo Green – “Forget You”Girls Aloud – “Jump (For My Love)”Jessie J featuring B.o.B – “Price Tag”Brahms – “Hungarian Dance No. 5”Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg – “California Gurls”Kiss – “I Was Made For Lovin’ You”Latino Sunset – “Mamasita”LMFAO – “Party Rock Anthem”MIKA – “Lollipop”Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland – “Promiscuous”
Pointer Sisters – “I’m So Excited”Queen – “Crazy Little Thing Called
Love”Scissor Sisters – “I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’”
Taio Cruz – “Dynamite”The Buggles – “Video
Killed The Radio Star”
Just Dance 3
The Buggles – “Video
For: PS3, X360october 11
PULSE • 25
I understand Nintendo’s reluc-tance — well, flat-out refusal, re-ally — to make games for smart-
phones and iWhatevers. It’s not how the company works, and they don’t need to jump on the bandwagon just because “Angry Birds” racked up elev-enty bajillion sales.
But games like “Kirby Mass Attack” are practically mobile-ready. The last DS Kirby title is controlled solely via touchscreen, which would easily trans-late to a phone or iPod.
The problem is that most mobile gamers aren’t going to shell out $30 for a game, but there’s a solution to that, too: the many minigames included in “Mass Attack.”
They’re already designed, they’re lots of fun (some exceed the main game for enjoyment) and they’re short little things that could be piecemealed out for a few bucks a pop.
I’d pay for “Kirby Brawlball,” which gave me “Pinball Quest” flashbacks; “Strato Patrol EOS,” a “1942” clone; and “Kirby Quest,” an RPG-like battler.
But all that is supposed to be win-dow dressing for the main “Mass At-tack” event. Kirby is split into 10 small-er, weaker Kirbys by an evil sorcerer, and only one survives the initial attack.
By eating fruit as he travels through levels, Kirby can add more Kirbys to his party until the group of 10 is reassem-bled. Each level requires a certain num-ber of Kirbys to enter, and there are frequent obstacles — usually hiding medals used to unlock the minigames — that require a full party to remove.
It’s not too difficult to keep 10 Kirbys around. Each one gets a free hit before dying, and angels can be grabbed and pulled back to life by survivors. If a level goes particularly poorly, it can be aban-doned without penalty even on the first playthrough, restoring any slain Kirbys.
That’s one of the features that makes the game seem a little too easy. The initial levels aren’t very challenging, though the difficulty does ramp up as the game progresses.
The harder parts come in the form of finding all the medals — usually fairly obvious, though hints are avail-able — and in completing items off the checklist, essentially an in-game trophy system.
Those challenges include beating every level without letting a Kirby get killed and without taking any dam-age. Tricky, except that it’s much easier on a second try once all the medals
are collected and the level can be run through.
The other problem is the fight-ing. The Kirbys attack en masse (go figure!), waving their little fists at en-emies they’ve huddled around — so no copy ability for the second title in a row, which makes this feel like a sec-ondary entry in the series.
Honestly, playing through levels again to get medals or complete check-list items can feel like a chore. The lev-els aren’t bad — the minigame-like first four levels of World 3 are pretty good — but most aren’t that clever. It’s find an enemy, beat it to pieces, wash, rinse, repeat.
No entry in the series has ever cap-tured the fun and wonderment of “Kirby’s Adventure” on NES, and “Mass Attack” falls massively short. Maybe I’d feel differently if it were “Original Character Mass At-tack,” but this feels like another title where Kirby was just shoe-horned in — *cough* “Epic Yarn” *cough*.
Here’s hoping the upcoming “Kirby’s Re-turn to Dreamland” can also return to the series’ roots.
alan simmer | PULSE WRITER
Lots of Kirbys doesn’t mean lots of fun in ‘Mass attack’
Kirby Mass attack For: DS | Price: $29.99
rated: Everyone
Dark souls“Dark Souls,” like “De-mon’s Souls” before it, is gonna kill you. A lot. But if you can learn from those many, many, many, many deaths — and those of other players through online connectivity — you just may save the world. Or go for five minutes without getting crushed. (Baby steps.)Ps3, X360; oct. 4.
forza Motorsport 4It’s a racing game, so you know there will be fast, shiny cars roaring around tracks in exotic locations across the globe. The game includes Kinect compatibility — prob-ably not used to give your opinion of your opponents’ driving as you speed past them, but we can dream, right?X360; oct. 11.
gabrielle’s ghostly grooveGabrielle’s gone and sneezed her soul right out of her body — and just saying gesundheit isn’t going to get it put back in. Tap, slide and flick on the 3DS touch screen in time with the music to get the ghouls of Monsterville to help a girl out.3Ds; oct. 4.
nBa 2K12Take on the titans of today with 15 legendary NBA stars like Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan and Michael Jordan. All right, there are others, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson among them, but why bother when MJ’s available and waiting to show LeBron a thing or two about how it’s done?Pc, Ps2, Ps3, PsP, Wii, X360; oct. 4.
rageHelp replant the world’s meadows after a bad dry spell wilts flowers everywhere. Just kidding — shoot mutants and bandits and then drive over them with a remote-controlled bomb car just to be on the safe side in a dystopian, meteor-im-pacted wasteland.Pc, Ps3, X360; oct. 4.
ace combat: assault horizonTake to the skies in real locations around the globe to follow a story penned by New York Times best-selling author Jim DeFelice in “Ace Combat.” Air combat reaches new realistic heights, as aircraft are shredded and buildings shattered by explosions.Ps3, X360; oct. 11.
DeaD rising 2: off the recorD
It’s find an enemy, beat it to pieces,
No entry in the series has ever cap-tured the fun and wonderment of “Kirby’s Adventure” on NES, and “Mass Attack” falls massively short. Maybe I’d feel differently if it were “Original Character Mass At-tack,” but this feels like another title where Kirby was just shoe-horned in — *cough* “Epic Yarn”
Here’s hoping the -
turn to Dreamland” can also return to the
Kirby Mass For: DS | Price: $29.99
rated: Everyone
age
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Just My type: A Book ABout Fonts | Simon GArfiELdflying in the face of the digital-age mantra that print is dead, Simon Garfield’s “Just my Type” takes an engaging look at the world of fonts, the building blocks of every-thing we read. With wit and insight, he enlivens a topic that few outside the graphic trades might ponder. He wants to change that. Chapters include a funny call to action against the overuse of Comic Sans (“We don’t Serve Your Type”) and an exploration of the font featured in Barack obama’s winning presidential campaign (“Gotham is Go”). “Just my Type” urges us to put on the brakes and take in the scenery as far as typography goes. Whether you’re a graphic designer or a layperson with no background in this area, reading what Garfield has to say will change the way you perceive the written word forever. The take-away from Garfield’s book is simple: Contrary to reports of its premature death, print is very much alive.
— Wes Bausmith, Los Angeles Times
the night CirCus | Erin morGEnSTErnErin morgenstern’s debut novel, “The night Circus,” is quietly, enchantingly perfect. in 1873, two men who may or may not be immortal make a bet. Each will train a student in the magical arts and then set one against the other. The competition will last for years. one man chooses his small daughter, Celia. He trains her in a form of magic that draws its power from her emotions — rage, passion, delight. The other man chooses an orphan, marco. He trains him in a magic that owes its power to intellect — mathematics, history, physics. As the competition between Celia and marco develops, the circus tents come to house more and more fantastical sideshows. Soon their rivalry gives way to admiration and collaboration. Their spon-sors — the two old men who watch from the sidelines — begin to get worried. Will the age-old fight — between mind and body, passion and intellect, male and female — be undone by the affection of one performer for another?
— Bethany Schneider, Newsday
new york to DAllAs | J.d. roBB This newest Eve and roarke story by J.d. robb is a bit different from the other 32 books in the phenomenal series. The story is set in dallas rather than new York, away from Eve’s co-workers and friends. The murder case that sends Eve to dallas is intriguing, but it’s what Eve finds out about her past that is the most compelling. fans of the series won’t want to miss what is revealed. And if you’re not a fan of the series, start one of the 33 books and you will be. While Eve is a bit rattled and isn’t quite herself in this story, seeing her relationship with roarke continue to evolve is another perk of reading this book. Having someone like roarke on and by her side continues to astound her, and as she accepts and appreciates it more and more, readers can feel the solid relationship get stronger and stronger. it’s a romance fan’s dream read.
— Lezlie Patterson, McClatchy News Service
light FroM A DistAnt stAr: A novel | mArY mCGArrY morriSnellie, the precocious central figure in mary mcGarry morris’ new novel, prides herself on her keen ability to read other people, worships her intellectual, high-minded father and studies hand-to-hand combat techniques from an old World War ii manual. But all of that is challenged during a long, languid summer when the gaps between perception and reality start to become achingly clear. The fabric of nellie’s family — already faltering from financial troubles and her older sister’s search for her real father — is torn further by unexpected and ugly violence. And nellie’s own moral fiber is put to the test as she struggles to do the right thing, while those around her ignore her cries for help. The lessons of this novel may not be as uplifting as the clearly drawn morality of Harper Lee’s classic, but nellie Peck’s stubborn belief in the goodness of a fellow human being offers a much-needed counterpoint to our culture of cynicism and moral muddiness.
— Monica Rhor, The Associated Press
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F ox River, maker of the famous Original Rockford Red Heel Monkey Sock, will host its
SocktoberFest, a family-friendly week-end in Osage, from Oct. 7-9. The event will be anchored by its annual sock sale but also features a 5K run/walk, free kids’ fun run, Saturday breakfast by the Osage American Legion and a Sunday omelet breakfast hosted by the Osage fire department.
The 2010 sale of more than 100,000 pairs of first-quality and “not-quite-perfect” socks drew a crowd of more than 8,000 people during the three-day event. Fox River also will have sock monkeys, their pattern book and craft-ing supplies on sale.
The sale will benefit area service orga-nizations including the Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions Club to help support com-munity programs, facilities and events throughout the year.
Fox river sock salefriday, oct. 7, to Sunday, oct. 9mitchell County fairgrounds, osagefoxsox.com
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Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company
You will be wowed! The
most visually stunning
show of the year!
Lily Cai Chinese
Dance Company is a
blend of traditional
and contemporary
Chinese dance. See
and understand the
cultures of China
as the company melds
ancient Chinese forms with
modern dance. The Lily Cai
Chinese Dance Company “… features
timeless elements which often surprise
audiences by their fresh, contemporary
look at everything from romance to
the exuberant spectacle of the Chinese
ribbon dance.” (Center for the Arts)
Sunday, October 23, 2011, 3 p.m.Adult: $30, $27, $24, $21, $18
Youth: A BUCK A KID!
Recommended for ages 8+
