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Holding My Nose for Term Limitsby Jeff Ignatius

[email protected]

Bruce Rauner changed my mind on termlimits. Probably not in the way he in-tended, but given my longstanding dislike

of them, its still quite an accomplishment.

The Republican nominee for Illinois governorhas a television ad promoting term limitsin which he pings his November opponent,Governor Pat Quinn. A half-million peoplesigned petitions to put term limits on the

[November 2014] ballot, Rauner says. Illinoisvoters overwhelmingly support term limits:Democrats, Republicans, and independents. But

Pat Quinn, Mike Madigan, and the Springfieldcrowd dont care what you think. Theyll say or

do anything to keep power. They let term limitsget kicked off the ballot, but come November, itsour turn to kick them out of office.

Its a smart play to emphasize support for an

ever-popular reform and also disingenuousbeyond the vague claim of let[ting] term limitsget kicked off the ballot. Quinn has been aproponent of term limits for decades. And theJune court ruling which higher courts have

let stand removing the referendum from the

ballot cited an Illinois Supreme Court decisionfrom 1994, which dealt with a similar term-limitinitiative by ... Pat Quinn.

But it was the Madigan reference in Rauners

ad that got me thinking and got me re-thinking

term limits.Neither Illinois nor Iowa has term limits for

state officials, and there are no term limits formembers of Congress.

The results are easy to see.When he retires next year, Iowa U.S. Senator

Tom Harkin will have served in the legislativebody for 30 years.

Chuck Grassley is in his sixth termrepresenting Iowa in the U.S. Senate.

Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin served seventerms in the U.S. House before being elected to

the upper chamber in 1996 another three-decade-plus veteran of Congress.

Beyond Congress, Terry Brandstad is

currently seeking his sixth term as Iowagovernor. Jim Thompson served four terms asIllinois governor.

And Michael Madigan? He has been amember of the Illinois House of Representatives

for my entire life 44 years and counting.At heart, term-limit initiatives are attempts to

restore some semblance of a citizen (as opposedto professional) legislature. The hope is that

elected officials would serve a short time andreturn to private life.

But measured against that goal, term limitsare almost sure to fail. As a 2004 Public PolicyInstitute of California research brief noted,

that states term limits didnt change the typeof person elected to office: Rather than

representing a new breed of citizen legislator, ...new members after term limits behave a greatdeal like their precursors. Many have local-government experience and run for anotheroffice for an Assembly or a Senate seat when

their terms expire. Careerism remains a constantin California politics. (On the other hand, thebrief said, term limits accelerated trends ofincreasing female and minority representationthat were already underway in California.)

Put simply, although term limits by definitionturn over membership in legislative bodies,they dont change the culture of professionalpoliticians. The names may change, but ... .

Still, there would be a happy byproduct

of the churn preventing a single personfrom gathering enough power to dominate alegislature.

Despite what Rauner suggests, theres a largerproblem with Illinois politics at the state level

than career politicians. Its oneparticularcareerpolitician whose blessing is essential to just about

any legislation. Madigan has been House speakerfor nearly 30 years; he ascended to the position

in 1983 and has held it continuously except for atwo-year period of Republican rule in the 1990s.

Regardless of how one feels about the wisdom

of a citizen legislature, Madigans strangleholdon the legislative process goes against the coreprinciple of representative government, thatcitizens through their legislators should have

an actual voice in governance. Our lawmakingbodies ought to be decentralized, with allmembers having roughly equal say in whathappens in a legislative chamber. A true citizenlegislature is likely unattainable in todays

political culture with or without term limits but the concentration of influence epitomized byMadigan is antithetical to the even-more-basic

concept of representation for all.Obviously, term limits would eliminate

that specific instance of power concentrationby forcing Madigan out of the Illinois House.And theres little doubt that his longevity in thelegislature is one essential contributing factor to

his nicknames as the Velvet Hammer and theReal Governor of Illinois.

So even though term limits are an inferior and overly broad substitute for deeperelectoral reform, they would eventually rid our

governments of the Michael Madigans of the

world.And given Madigans death grip on Illinois

politics, they shouldnt be dismissed just becausethey dont quite do what theyre supposed to.

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Rauners Promises AreBudgetary Fantasies

by Rich Miller

CapitolFax.comILLINOIS POLITICS

We should have billions of

dollars every year as part of

our budget process ... [to]

maintain and expand our infrastructure,

Bruce Rauner said last week, according to the

Chicago Tribune.

Rauner has been doing his best to woo the

road builders all year, and he was speaking

to the Illinois Farm Bureau,

which has lots of members who

rely on roads and bridges toget their goods to market. So I

understand the practical politics

of his bold promise.

But this stuff costs money.

Lots and lots and lots of money.

And infrastructure is only his

second priority. His top priority

is education funding; he wants

to spend even more money on

schools.

Yet Rauner says he wants to

slash the states income-tax rate. Can he really

do all that with lower revenues?

There are three ways to pay for these pie-in-

the-sky plans: (1) gin up the states economy to

North Dakota levels; (2) stop making the full

state-pension payments; or (3) increase total

state taxation far above current levels.

Lets examine all three.

(1) Rauner has been saying all along that

economic expansion is key to generating

the revenue needed to pay for everything he

wants to do. Yes, Illinois jobless rate is downconsiderably over the past year. But unless

oil and natural-gas fracking turns our state

into another Saudi Arabia, theres just no way

Illinois can hit Rauners projections.

Last week, the Congressional Budget Office

issued a forecast that the nations economy

will grow by 1.5 percent in 2014. Well need

state growth way beyond that just to start

covering Rauners big promises. Does anybody

out there really believe Illinois is capable

of outperforming the national economy bythat much, even with massive reforms to

civil lawsuits, workers compensation, and

unemployment insurance?

(2) Resuming the states sad history of

skipping or skimping on pension payments

would likely result in a major bond-rating

downgrade, perhaps even to junk status. Thats

really not an option. The other move would

be to force local school districts to take over

the states role of funding the teachers pension

system. But Rauner has also proposed anothermagical fantasy of capping local property

taxes.

He cant shift pension costs and cap

property taxes all at once without decimating

the budgets of every school district in

Illinois. Period. And if he doesnt muscle this

local fiscal nightmare through the General

Assembly in a big hurry (fat chance), there

wont be nearly enough money available to pay

for even a little of what he wants to spend.

Rauner has also said he wants to

immediately put all state employees, teachers,

and university employees into a 401(k)-type

retirement system to ease

pressure on the state budget.

But considering the IllinoisSupreme Courts clear hostility

to anything that even remotely

pares back public pension

benefits, that idea aint gonna

pass constitutional muster.

Not to mention the huge

outstanding pension debt the

state has accumulated over

the years, which still has to be

paid off.

(3) After assuring

Republican-primary voters that hed slash

taxes, the candidate now says he wants to

gradually roll back the 2-percentage-point

2011 income-tax hike over four years. Thats

somewhere around $8 billion in lost annual

revenue by his target date about a 40-percent

cut in current income-tax receipts. And

personal and corporate income taxes account

for a little over half of all state revenues.

According to the General Assemblys

Commission on Government Forecasting

& Accountability, state revenues, includingfederal sources and the 2011 income-tax

increase, have grown an average of just 4.5

percent a year since Fiscal Year 1998.

Rauners proposed service tax would have

to be much bigger than the $450 million or

so hes advertised to cover a nut like that. And

never mind that taxes on services will tend

to drive down consumption, which reduces

demand, which hurts economic growth,

particularly at the middle and lower ends. (See

fantasy number 1.)Say what you want about Governor Pat

Quinn (and Ive said more than my share of

negative things over the years), but at least he

tries to live somewhere in the neighborhood

of budgetary reality. In contrast, the new

government spending that Bruce Rauner is

proposing on the campaign trail transcends

the political posturing weve grown

accustomed to as Illinoisans.

I dont say this lightly, but its a boldfaced

lie, cheerily spoon-fed to an angry, disgusted

populace desperate for even a hint of good

news. He needs to be called out for this.

Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax(a daily

political newsletter) and CapitolFax.com.

Rauner cant shift

pension costs and

cap property taxes

without decimating

the budgets of every

school district in

Illinois.

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Janiva Magness, September 11 at the Redstone Room

Another Level of Vulnerability

by Mike Schulz

[email protected]

Vocalist Janiva Magness is a four-timerecipient of the Blues Music Awardfor Contemporary Blues Female

Artist of the Year and the 2009 winner of theB.B. King Entertainer of the Year citation,and an overview of the artists biography sug-gests that her life story could be its own bluessong. But its really more like its own bluesalbum, liner notes included.

Parents who committed suicide,independently, when Magness was in herteens. A baby she gave up for adoption atage 17. Twelve foster homes before her 18thbirthday. Homelessness. A suicide attempt.The dissolution of her 17-year marriage. Thedeath of an especially supportive foster mom.Potentially career-ending neck surgery.

And yet, until co-writing three numbersfor her 2012 release Stronger for It includingI Wont Cry, the Blues Music AwardsSong of the Year Magness insists that shenever had a strong desire to turn her own

experiences into music.I just didnt want to do it, you know?

she says during our recent phone interview.Songwriting is really another level ofvulnerability this whole other wheelhouseof vulnerability.

I was also married for a very long timeto a very prolific and talented songwriter,she continues, referencing ex-husbandJeff Turmes, and I didnt want that to besomething, potentially, on the table between

us. What if I sucked? What if I didnt suck?And honestly, I was fine. I was perfectly finewith being an interpreter of other peoplesmaterial.

Yet when Redstone Room guests, onSeptember 11, hear Janiva Magness performfrom her most recent album Original,themusicians 10th solo release since 1997,theyll be hearing the blues and soul artistin the act of interpreting her own material blues-, gospel- and Americana-fueledodes to longing and empowerment and lossand triumph. And as numerous critics havesuggested, its about damned time.

American Blues Scene magazine, forinstance, raves about Magness hypnotizingand artful style that lands her as a songstressof soul and a goddess of gospel, calling thealbum long-awaited for any music collectionout there. Blues Music Magazine, meanwhile,writes of Original: The choice of material,arrangements, and range of Magness vocalsputs this record light years ahead of anything

Magness has previously recorded.Im really, really super-happy, says

Magness of the praise Original has receivedsince its June 24 release. I was very hopefulbut, you know, expectations are kind of a

tricky thing, and I try to be careful about

them. But Im very surprised at how well-received it is, and very happy about that. Ididnt expect this kind of reception.

Describing her impetus for deciding, atlast, to co-write most of the material (sevenof Originals 11 songs) on one of her albums,Magness says she has Grammy-nominatedproducer/songwriter David Darling to thank and, she jokingly suggests, to blame.

I had been encouraged for a long timeto actually write, says Magness, and hadnot been comfortable with the idea of it.

But ... my producer [Darling] helped me tounderstand that if I was gonna try to haveany real vitality as an artist in the musicbusiness, then I really neededto write.Because thats really where its at.

So I co-wrote three songs with him onStronger for It, and all three songs were theones that got the most recognition. They gotthe most airplay and were the three songsthat the fans really, really engaged with farbeyond the cover material and then we

won Song of the Year for If I Cry. And thatskind of loud, dude. Thats a pretty loud yesfrom the universe, you know? So it becameclear that the next indicated action was tocontinue to write.

Actually, she continues, when we gotoff the stage at the Blues Music Awards afterwinning Song of the Year, he [Darling] justlooked at me and said, You know whats next,right? And I go, What? We get to go eat?What do we do? And he goes, No. No no no

no no. All original songs. The next record all originals. And I was just like, Oh my God,youre torturing me ... . But he was right.

Yet Magness whose Stronger for It andits preceding 2008 and 2010 albums wereproduced and released through Alligator

Records understood that there was only

one way to guarantee that Original wouldremainoriginal. In order for this record tobe made without anybody elses agenda orinfluence, she says, it required that I be fullyindependent.

I had a great six years with Alligator,Magness continues. I really, really did. Ithink theyre a fantastic team and a greatsupport team for a recording artist. But heresa little Music Business 101 lesson. A recordcompany signs an artist, and they give anartist a pile of money to make a record, andalso supply infrastructure for publicity andother types of support. And then in exchangefor that loan which is basically what it is,a loan the interest translates to giving upcertain amounts of control of your artwork.They get a certain amount of input, and cansay, We dont like that song ... . How aboutthis song ... ?

And then you make the record, and youhopefully get something that both partiesare at least reasonably happy with. And then

the artist gets in their vehicle and goes outand travels from hell to breakfast to pay backthe loan and promote and sell the records,because there are no more record stores. Andthen people buy it, and you try to pay backthe loan pennies at a time.

Its just the music business, man, sheconcludes. Thats just the fact of it. And inorder for me to stay true to the vision of thisrecord being totally original, I knew I neededto release myself from that.

Co-writing Originalwith producer Darlingand releasing it through her independentlabel Fathead Records, Magness calls theprocess a tremendous amount of work. Itreally is exhausting. But being in the musicbusiness is a tremendous amount of work

if you intend to handle it as a business if

you intend to get any traction and have any

kind of forward motion. And as a person, Im

pretty oriented toward forward motion.

Besides, she adds, my alternative is

what? Not doing it? I mean, I feel like its

a huge blessing that I get to do this. This

business isnt for the faint of heart, but Im

really grateful and happy to do the work.

That gratefulness and happiness are made

clear through Originals progression of tracks.The album opens with romantic heartbreak

on the bluesy, soulful Let Me Breathe a

number that, at one point, finds its singer

literally pleading with God and continues

through beautifully vocalized expressions of

regret in When You Were My King, uplift

in Everything Is All Right, and dignity in

Mountain. (The artist also lets her easy,

rowdy humor sneak through in the lyrics to

Who Am I, particularly when she instructs

the focus of her song to Say it again, a little

less bitchy, please ... .) By its close, however,

both Original and Magness gorgeous,

passionate, truthful vocals eventually land in

a place of contentment and deep serenity on

the climactic Standing although Magness

states that this seeming mirror to her own

serenity wasnt intentional in design.

It wasnt planned that way, she says. Im

a little superstitious, or a lot superstitious,

about making records and being toocalculating about it. I think its a bad idea and

gets in the way of the music. I think the muse

is very real, and I dont want to mess with

her much. I sort of believe the process to be

a bit of channeling, and I want to stay open

enough to not steer a project to not get

too committed to some idea that things are

supposed to go a certain way.

So the songs come through, the process

comes through, the music comes through,

the vocals come through ... and then thesequence becomes obvious, she says with a

laugh. You know what I mean? Thats how it

develops. If you get fixed on an idea, andjust

fix on that idea, you can miss a lot.

Janiva Magness performs at the Redstone

Room (129 Main Street, Davenport) on

Thursday, September 11, at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $18, and more information and

reservations are available by calling (563)326-1333 or visiting RiverMusicExperience.org.

For more information on Magness and her

recent album Original, visit JanivaMagness.

com.

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But shealso said she

had to changeher mindset.I exhaustedmyself withworry, she said.

And althoughit might seema small thing,some of thatrelated to theamount of effortshe put into herappearance.

You wantedto look pretty,because peopleare taking yourphoto, she said.And every time

I would see a photo of myself, I would justlose it. I would be so upset.

But one night while testing out Newas Dewsongs for audiences, she made a

decision: Im wearing my pajamas. I justwore what I would wear if I was just goingto be me, instead of trying to dress up fora performance. I was like, Dudes do this.You dont see ... old crusty rocker dudesgetting dressed up for their show. ... [And]I cant do my hair every frickin night. Itsgoing to fall out.

Self-confidence was also a majordifference in making the new album, shesaid: There was a lot more gusto when

making it, a lot more certainty.From the acoustic-guitar and sweet-

vocal beginnings of album-opener Ways,there is the casual tension of enchantinglywarm surface honeying sour words: Iknow / Youre probably thinkin of ways /Ways to be good to me, / But let me helpyou spare your precious energy.

Those different tones are consistentthroughout the album; youve never heardthe word murderer sung with such

loving sincerity.On a practical level, this is a function ofKendrick mostly letting her band arrangethe songs, and her natural attraction to

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[but] it was weakened by her distractingdiffidence.

Her second album, New as Dew, showsthat Ruby the RabbitFoot has come a longway. Flagpole wrote: The new record

brims with confidence, from the full-bandapproach and thick-sounding production... to Kendricks much-improvedsongwriting.

Although I didnt ask her specificallyabout the criticisms, her self-evaluationaligns with them. The major change, shesaid, was ditching her concerns aboutother people. I really hate expectations,she said about performing live. And Iwould get in my head: Oh, these people,

they paid money. What do they want fromme? I cant give you what you want. I wastoo focused on thinking about lettingpeople down, which is a tremendous wasteof energy.

The repeated acts of recording andperforming helped ease that over-thinking, as did regularly switching fromfull-band shows to duo performanceswith her guitarist, McKendrick Bearden.(The Rozz-Tox show will be with Bearden.Its just enough to bring the songs on therecord to life without having to gas up thevan and feed grown-ass men ... , Kendricksaid. I think that the lyrics are the mostimportant part, so I try to feel like that willbe enough in the live show.)

Given her foibles,Ruby Kendricks

decision to giveup visual art for musicseems like a brambledpath.

In a phoneinterview promotingher September 7performance at Rozz-Tox(under her band nameRuby the RabbitFoot),she said she used to beterrified to play live.

She loves pop musicbut writes these lyrics:People with nice homes/ Shouldnt play withmatches. / Theyll burn itright down, / Tear theirhearts right up. / And allthats left in the middle / Are some smokylungs.

Because many of the songs are deeplypersonal, they sometimes resurrect pain in

live performance.And in a business in which the release

of new material often comes years after asong is written, shes admittedly impatient.Talking about her songwriting process,Kendrick said: If it doesnt happenimmediately, Im just not interested.

Despite all that and even thoughshe and her family knewshed be a visualartist she ditched that assumed callingin college to pursue life as a performing

songwriter. (She still works in the visualarts, making her own videos and albumartwork.)

At the outset, it was evident shehad some obstacles to overcome. Twopublications in her home base of Athens,Georgia, were painfully blunt about whereshe stood circa 2011, when she releasedher debut No Weight, No Chain. Backthen, theAthens Banner-Heralddescribedher performance style as near talent-

show rigidity. Her timid stage presence,combined with the steadfastness in hervoice, borders on cloying. And describingher progress since then, Flagpoleearlierthis year said that album offered aglimpse of the songwriters prowess,

Ruby the RabbitFoot, September 7 at Rozz-Tox

Happy Bummersby Jeff Ignatius

[email protected]

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Man is like the hippest spy thriller of

1981. Its time-capsule vibe, though,wouldnt have been a deal-breaker ifthe movie had any true energy or flair,but instead it just ambles from onemeaningless, halfheartedly-executedgenre pit-stop to another. (Theres evena sex scene so superfluous that a womansitting behind me rightfully laughed atits climax.) And why cant the film geteven the simple things right? Duringone interrogation scene, Brosnan

playing Russian roulette with an actualRussian holds his gun to a mans head,spins the cylinder and pulls the trigger,and no bullet fires. Brosnan spinsand pulls again, and once again, nobullet. And when he spins a third time,Brosnan says to the man, Your oddsare running out. Was no one involvedwith The November Manaware that (a)that sentence makes no grammaticalsense, and (b) with Brosnan spinning

the cylinder every time, the mans oddswould always be five in six?

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AS ABOVE, SO BELOWSometimes, because our expectations

for it are usually so low, all a horror filmneeds to get by is a really juicy setting. Ofcourse, it helps if theres also some talentinvolved, and Im pleased to report thatJohn Erick DowdlesAs Above, So Below

actually has both. This claustrophobiccreep-out may be frequently silly andtoo inscrutable for its own good, but itboasts a spectacularly eerie locale in itsParisian catacombs (home to the remainsof 6 million deceased), and Quarantineand Devil director Dowdle continueshis impressive run of lending superbcraftsmanship to routine scare-flickscenarios.

The mythology-minded narrativeconcerns a young academic (PerditaWeeks Scarlett) searching for thelegendary Philosophers Stone, which shebelieves is located within the catacombs200-mile network of tunnels and caves.And right from the start, your defensesmay go up against Dowdles latest (whichhe co-wrote with brother Drew), because wouldnt you know it? a documentarianis also filming this journey, meaning thewhole ofAs Above is shot mock-doc stylein the manner of, oh, roughly 7,000 other

horror movies of recent years. Add to thistruly needless, irritating presentationalconceit the strained setup to our catacombimmersion, and the awkwardly obviousacting by performers who should look asthough theyre not acting, and you may feelthat this Labor Day-weekend throwawaymaybe shouldve been buried along withthat elusive stone.

Yet I wound up glad, or at least mostlyglad, that I stuck with it. There are

exceptionallyspooky soundeffects andgratifyinglyodd flourishes such asScarlett andher five-

person teamstumblingupon asubterraneanchoir rehearsal and Dowdle displays asolid gift for sustained tension; the scene ofScarletts filmmaking ally (Edwin Hodge)wedged amidst human bones growsmore and more enjoyably unbearableover the course of its three unbrokenminutes. Plus, even though the movies

supernatural detours are a bit cheap andunsatisfying, the catacombs themselves (ortheir believable facsimiles) add genuinefascination to the proceedings, withtheir murky dankness and confoundingpathways implying that Scarletts treasurehunt is more accurately a slow descent intoHell. Its hardly a great work, butAs Above,So Below is just strong and scary enoughto be considered an effective late-summersurprise. Meanwhile, given his track recordwith seemingly inert fright-film material,John Erick Dowdle should perhaps beconsidered the go-to guy for anyonelooking to re-animate a corpse.

THE NOVEMBER MANThe most emblematic detail in the spy

thriller The November Man comes duringone of its interminable chase scenes, whena car crashes into a vehicle that Im notkidding carries a large pane of sheet

glass, whichpromptlyshatters uponimpact. Thatsthe movie ina nutshell. Itsnot contentmerely

with thescreenplaysinherentclichs; it has

to haul more in by t ruck. Connoisseursof hoary screen conventions should alsoadore lead Pierce Brosnans anguishedcradling of his dying lover, Olga Kurylenkodisguising herself as a hooker to seduceand kill an adversary whom she wont havethe nerve to seduce or kill anyway, and

Brosnans action stud blithely saunteringtoward the camera with a fiery explosionoccurring behind him. But for my money,nothing in director Roger Donaldsonslame and self-infatuated outing quite topsthe moment in which Brosnan deliversthe familiar That was quite a speechrebuttal after co-star Luke Bracey tells himoff notably because the speech Braceydelivers is all of two sentences long. (Atfirst, I thought I mustve been mistaken,but Donaldson replays the recorded

tirade later in the movie. Yup. Two wholesentences.)

Based on one of the novels in a seriesby Bill Granger, The November Man hasapparently long been a passion project forBrosnan, who first announced plans forthe film in 2005. Even more apparently,someone really, really hasnt gotten over hisbooting from the James Bond franchise.Because it could only be Brosnans achingneed to race around with a gun and drive

Midnight Below Paris

Ben Feldman and Perdita Weeks inAs Above, So Below

by Mike Schulz [email protected] Mike Schulz [email protected]


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Whats HappeninMusicTommy EmmanuelAdler Theatre

Wednesday, September 10, 7:30 p.m.

Guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuelperforms at the Adler Theatre onSeptember 10, and as fans of the two-timeGrammy nominee can attest, hes famedfor perfecting a complex playing technique

called fingerstyle. Thats what I usedto call my talent for eating jarred peanutbutter without a spoon, but Im bettingEmmanuels fingerstyle never got himkicked out of the family kitchen.

Of course, those familiar with the

artists fascinating

biography knowthat for a portionof Emmanuelsyouth, he and hisfamily didnt have a

kitchen. The 59-year-old native Australianreceived his first guitar at age four, andby age six, he was already working as apaid musician and, with his parentsand older brother Phil, living in a pair ofstation wagons while touring the continent

as a family band. After his fatherspassing in 1966, Emmanuel eventuallymade his way to Sydney, where he wona series of national talent competitionsas a teenager. By the late 1970s, he andPhil were employed as session musiciansand performing together in the band

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ExhibitHometown Teams:

How Sports Shape AmericaRock Island Public Library

Saturday, September 13,

through Saturday, October 25

Ah, how the times do change. When Iwas a kid, my limited motor skills andinability to properly catch a ball kept mefrequently at the library, as I couldnt reallygo out for sports. Had I been born a couple

of generations later, I couldve gone to thelibrary and just had the sports come to me.I say this because from September 13

through October 25, the Rock IslandPublic Library is going to be positivelysports-happy with events related to the

traveling exhibition HometownTeams: How Sports Shape

America. Arriving via theSmithsonians Museum on

Main Street program, andpresented in cooperation withthe Illinois Humanities Council,the exhibit will explore the underdogheroics, larger-than-life legends, fiercerivalries, exhilarating victories, andgut-wrenching defeats of professional,amateur, and scholastic teams and players,revealing how sports, in many ways, shapethe cultural life of American communities.And fittingly, this fascinating celebration of

athletes and their fans will find its storiesshared not only at the library, but throughprogramming taking place in numerousother venues on the Illinois side of theMississippi.

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MusicRiverfront Pops: Michael Cavanaugh & the Songs of Elton JohnLeClaire Park

Saturday, September 6, 6:30 p.m.

Lady Samantha:Ive been loving you from Denver to L.A., from Georgia to Belfast, with myheart in the right place and the weight of the world on my shoulders. Yougotta love someone in hard times, and even though I cry at night and sing

sad songs, knowing I need you to turn to is the greatest discovery of my life. Iguess thats why they call it the blues.But are you ready for love? At the club at the end of the street, I saw you

with your ball and chain he with his blue eyes and sartorial eloquence and I said, I think Im going to kill myself with my fathers gun. I couldntbelieve there was true love between you, and while Saturday nights alright forfighting, I refused to sacrifice my ego committing original sin against thattiny dancer with the razor face. I dont care. I dont wanna go on with you likethat.Still, loving you is sweeter than ever. And despite my restless madness, Im

still standing, so dont go breaking my heart. Dear God, be in this town on

September 6 for the electricity of the Quad City Symphony Orchestras RiverfrontPops in LeClaire Park. Well be gazing at the bridge and enjoying an Indian-sunset reverie while Broadways Movin Out vocalist/pianist Michael Cavanaugh willbe breaking hearts with Elton John songs including your song. Itll be like areturn to paradise, my princess!I know it aint gonna be easy. You cant cage the songbird, and theres no

keeping aflame a candle in the wind. But its me that you need, my part-timelove, so dont forget to remember that night of elderberry wine and the shooting

star when we were just freaks in love determined to shine on through.Tonight, Ill be at the Holiday Inn between seventeen and twenty. Dont let the

sun go down on me with bad blood. Hakuna matata, baby.

Your rocket man and pinball wizard,Daniel

For tickets to the Quad City Symphony Orchestras Riverfront Pops concert with Grammyand Tony Award nominee Michael Cavanaugh and the chance to hear some of the 65aforementioned Elton John tunes call (800)745-3000 or visit QCSymphony.com.

Band-Aids for Systemic IllsI have plenty of problems with term limits. Because they dont discriminate, term

limits throw conscientious legislators out withthe power-hungry careerists and dont allow

voters to make that distinction at the ballotbox.

They get rid of legislative expertise. The loss of expertise and experience can

result in undue deference to executive agencies.As the Public Policy Institute of Californiabrief stated, a post-term-limits legislature is

less likely to alter the governors budget, andits own budget process neither encouragesfiscal discipline nor links legislators requests tooverall spending goals. In addition, legislativeoversight of the executive branch has declined

significantly.

They encourage short-sighted legislative

thinking. Term-limited legislators might say:A decade from now, the mess I created will besomebodys else problem.

More than anything, however, term limitsare a lazy, knee-jerk solution to the problem of

career politicians, because the easiest way tokick the bums out is to votethem out.

But consider this massive disconnect.Since May 2011, monthly Gallup polls haveconsistently found approval ratings for

Congress in the teens, topping 20 percent inonly one month in the past three-plus years.

Yet more than 90 percent of House and Senatemembers seeking re-election won in 2012. Inthe Tea Party wave of 2010, roughly 85 percent

of members of Congress seeking re-electionwon despite approval ratings for Congress inthe low 20s in October.

So the deep frustration that people have

with Congress is in direct opposition to theirtendency to re-elect incumbents.

Whats going on here?Some of it is almost certainly the difference

between Congress and mymember ofCongress; one can hate the institution as a

whole but still like ones elected representative.But there are also structural causes at work:

a system rigged by incumbents to benefitincumbents thick insulation from thedissatisfaction of voters.

Theres the system dominated by two parties

that almost always presents voters with a falsebinary choice.

Redistricting processes favor incumbents,and far too often create safe districts in which

the winning party is practically preordained.The combination of the two-party system

and gerrymandering effectively reduces the

binary choice to no choice at all in manydistricts.The natural benefits of incumbency include

name recognition, established fundraisinginfrastructures, relationships with people andindustries that contribute lots of money, theability to mail de factocampaign literature

under the guise of official business, and thegoodwill generated by government moneyflowing into legislative districts.

And restrictive ballot-access laws makeit difficult for independent and third-party

candidates to present voters with alternatives toestablishment candidates on Election Day.

There are certainly ways to address all thoseills, but term limits have a distinct advantageover all of them: Theyre simple and intuitive,

and thus more likely to garner fervent public

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MUSICFriday, September 5 The Matt

Flinner Trio. Concert event with the

mandolin player and his ensemble,presented by the Bucktown Revue.

Nighswander Theatre (2822 Eastern

Avenue, Davenport). 7 p.m. $12-20.For tickets and information, visit

BucktownRevue.com.

Friday, September 5, and Saturday,

September 6 Lock & Dam Country

Jam.Outdoor festival featuring vendors,

childrens activities, Friday concerts withCody Road, North of 40, and headliners

Confederate Railroad, and Saturday

concerts with Danika Holmes, the Cal StageBand, Dirt Road Rockers, and headliner

Craig Campbell. Schwiebert Riverfront Park

(17th and 20th Streets, Rock Island). Friday4:30 p.m. gates, Saturday 3 p.m. gates. $20,

$30 weekend pass. For information, visit

the events Facebook page or call (309)721-6801.

Thursday, September 11 An Eveningwith Janiva Magness. Singer/songwriterperforms in support of her new album

Original. The Redstone Room (129 Main

Street, Davenport). 7:30 p.m. $18. Fortickets and information, call (563)326-1333

or visit RiverMusicExperience.org.

Friday, September 12 Reverend

Horton Heat. Dallas-based psychobilly

trio in concert, with opening sets by the

Tossers and the Krank Daddies. Rock IslandBrewing Company (1815 Second Avenue,

Rock Island). 8 p.m. $20 advance tickets.

For information, call (309)793-4060 orvisit RIBCO.com. For a 2009 interview with

What ElseIs Happenin

by Mike Schulz

[email protected]


rush; by the early 1980s, Emmanuel

ead guitarist for Doug Parkinsonshern Star Band; by 1987, he was inock outfit Dragon opening for Tinaer.at would seem a career highlight

ny musician, but for Emmanuel, itust the first of many. Thanks partlye fame generated by his associationlegendary guitarist Chet Atkins called his frequent collaborator onee greatest guitar players Ive ever

Emmanuel went on to performsite such notables as Eric Clapton,Denver, Sir George Martin, andusicians of Air Supply. He and Phild for the closing ceremony of 2000s

mer Olympics. He received 1998007 Grammy nominations for Best

Country Instrumental Performance. He

was appointed the prestigious Member ofthe Order of Australia citation in 2010.

And as a celebrated master of thefingerstyle technique playing basslines, chords, melodies, and harmoniessimultaneously using only the fingers ofthe right hand Emmanuel has produceda number of instructional videos forguitarists, among them Guitar Talk,Certified Gems, and a 2008 release titledEmmanuel Labor. World-renowned, mad-

talented, friend to the famous, and hesadept at puns? That just seems unfair.Tommy Emmanuel performs in

Davenport alongside the guitar duo Loren& Mark, and tickets to the concert areavailable by calling (800)745-3000 orvisiting AdlerTheatre.com.

ock Islands Main Library areeptember 13s 11 a.m. opening-dayeception featuring high-school banderformances, tours, and free hot

ogs; that days baseball storytimeith a visit by the River Banditsascot Rascal; and presentations on

varied subjects as Motorsports inuad Cities (September 16), WomenPlayed Baseball (September 22),Inspirational Life of Duke Slaterber 4), and Classic Arena, Big-Time

etball: Tri-City Blackhawks of the(October 14).

t in addition to these and other

ams plus the display of the librarysly themed Small Town Roots ofime Sports the Hometown Teamsition will find the thrill of victoryhe agony of defeat also showcasederal neighboring sites. The Moline

Public Library will have golf on the brainin September 30s presentation Fromthe Quad Cities Open to the John DeereClassic. Molines Butterworth Center

will host discussions on subjects rangingfrom The Evolution of Womens Boxing(September 12) to Paintings & Sculpturesof Athletes in Action (November 14). Andrunning in tandem with Hometown Teamswill be the Karpeles Manuscript Museumshousing of the exhibit Professional Baseball:Relics of Baseballs Past, and the RockIsland Historical Societys Baby Doll

Jacobson: A Life in Baseball. Check out theaccompanying photo of Jacobson. Now

theres a smile you dont see every day.But plan on your own smiles at theHometown Teams programming beingmuch wider, with information on thisautumns events available by visitingRockIslandLibray.org.

Visual ArtDwelling in MinutiaeGalvin Fine Arts Center

Saturday, September 13, 7:30p.m.

Puerto Rican visual artist Anaitte Vaccaro, who works in amedium she describes as digital scenography, will bringher staged presentation Dwelling in Minutiae to St AmbroseUniversitys Galvin Fine Arts Center on September 13. Frequentreaders of the Whats Happenins consequently owe Vaccaro

a huge debt of thanks, because considering the astonishinglyunclassifiable nature of her work, this is one of those raremoments in which Im nearly at a loss for words. Nearly.

Holding a BFA from Puerto Ricos Escuela de Artes Plasicasand an MFA in Visual Effects from Georgias Savannah Collegeof Art & Design, Vaccaro has long been interested, as she said inan August 7 Examiner.com interview, in bringing the surrealto life. And that might be the only way to truly describe thesingular melding of dance, music, film, scenery, and soundeffects in the artists oeuvre, for which she has earned numerouscommendations (including an L.A. Weekly Theatre Award)

and many fans among them the band Duran Duran, whosemusicians recently commissioned Vaccaro for a special videoproject.

The artists Examiner.com profile also found her saying, Rightnow Im working on two new pieces which will be presented inDavenport, Iowa, so Dwelling in Minutiaeattendees will havethe pleasure of seeing Vaccaro works never seen before. But ifyoud like an idea of what you can expect on September 13 andif your curiosity isnt sated by the accompanying photo and itsbattle between man and ... well ... not-man click on this 2012reel of Vaccaros digital scenography. Itll blow your mind.*

For more information on, and tickets to, Dwelling in Minutiae,call (563)333-6251 or visit SAU.edu/galvin.

*Apologies if no video emerges when you press on that underlined

phrase. Anaitte Vaccaro wouldve found a way to make it work.

Visiting RCReader.com/y/dwelling should do the trick, though.

by Jeff Ignatius

[email protected]

support.

As a contrast, consider redistricting reform.An effort to change the Illinois redistrictingprocess through a constitutional amendmentwas also kicked off the November ballot, but

the ruling judge indicated some future versionof it might pass constitutional muster. Yet thereality is that its arcane and byzantine naturewould make it a tough sell for voters eventhough it would be a far more substantial

reform to Illinois government.Everybody understands term limits, on the

other hand. The irony of the term-limit effort

in Illinois is that the state Constitution doesntallow a citizen-led constitutional amendment

on the issue. That means the legislature wouldneed to enact term limits, which of course isagainst its members self-interest.

But the issue will not go away, and

grudgingly and slowly Im climbing on board.

Perhaps a loud, sustained, and widespread callfor term limits will eventually bear fruit in theIllinois legislature and elsewhere across thecountry.

Term limits cannot by themselves address

larger problems stemming from redistricting,the influences of lobbyists and politicalmoney, the advantages of incumbency, andthe two-party system. But redistricting, theinfluences of lobbyists and political money, the

advantages of incumbency, and the two-partysystem are huge barriers to the ideas of citizen

legislatures and even the actual representationof constituents.

So as much as term limits are Band-Aids for

systemic ills in the American political system,they might be the only practical remedy towhich citizens have reasonable access.


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bandleader Jim Heath, visit RCReader.com/y/

heat.Saturday, September 13 Hot Club of

San Francisco. Jazz artists perform in Quad

City Arts Visiting Artist series. First PresbyterianChurch of Davenport (1702 Iowa Street,

Davenport). 7:30 p.m. $10-15. For tickets

and information, call (563)326-1691 or visitQuadCityArts.com.

Saturday, September 13 The Fez.

Outdoor concert tribute to Steely Dan. RockIsland Brewing Company (1815 Second

Avenue, Rock Island). 8 p.m. $10. For

information, call (309)793-4060 or visit RIBCO.com.

Sunday, September 14 Joel Pea

Memorial Jam. Third-annual concert-tributeevent. Geezers Draft House (1654 West Third

Street, Davenport). 4 p.m. Free admission. For

information, call (563)328-3702.

THEATREThursday, September 4, through

Saturday, September 6 The Childrens

Hour. Lillian Hellmans boarding-schooldrama, directed by Stacy Phipps. St. AmbroseUniversity Studio Theatre, Galvin Fine Arts

Center (518 West Locust Street, Davenport).

Thursday and Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 3 p.m.$6. For tickets and information, call (563)333-

6251 or visit SAU.edu/theatre.

Friday, September 5, through Sunday,

September 28 Red. John Logans Tony-

winning drama about painter Mark Rothko,

directed by Sam Osheroff. Riverside Theatre(213 North Gilbert Street, Iowa City). Thursdays

through Saturdays 7:30 p.m., Sundays 2

p.m. $18-30. For tickets and information, call(319)338-7672 or visit RiversideTheatre.org.

Wednesday, September 10, through

Saturday, November 1 Funny, You Dont

Look Like a Grandmother. Musical comedy

about modern-day grannies, directed by Ann

Nieman. Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse (1828Third Avenue, Rock Island). Fridays, Saturdays,

Wednesdays, and September 11: 5:45 p.m.

doors, 6-7 p.m. buffet, 7:15 p.m. pre-show, 7:45

p.m. show. Sundays: 3:45 p.m. doors, 4-5 p.m.buffet, 5:15 p.m. pre-show, 5:45 p.m. show.

Wednesday matines: 11:30 a.m. doors, 11:45

a.m.-12:45 p.m. plated lunch, 1 p.m. pre-show,1:30p.m. show. $29.26-49.12. For tickets and

information, call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or

visit Circa21.com.Friday, September 12, through Sunday,

September 21 Marrying Terry. Romantic

comedy by Greg Opelka, directed by GregBouljon. Playcrafters Barn Theatre (4950

35th Avenue, Moline). Fridays and Saturdays

7:30 p.m., Sundays 3 p.m. $10. For ticketsand information, call (309)762-0330 or visit

Playcrafters.com.

LITERARY ARTSFriday, September 12 SPECTRA Poetry

Reading. Event featuring poets Adam Clay,Alex Lemon, and Tyler Mills, co-presented

by the Midwest Writing Center. Rozz-Tox

(2108 Third Avenue, Rock Island). 8 p.m. Freeadmission. For information, call (563)324-1410

or visit RozzTox.com.

EXHIBITSFriday, September 5, through Friday,

October 24 Good Enough to Eat: An ART

Buffet. Exhibit by 24 regional artists displayingworks ranging from serious food portraits to

whimsical and sculptural interpretations. Quad

City Arts Center (1715 Second Avenue, RockIsland). Tuesdays through Fridays 10 a.m.-5

p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission.

For information, call (309)793-1213 or visitQuadCityArts.com.

Friday, September 5, through Saturday,

October 25 A Different Way of Seeing.

Exhibition of Swedish art from the Charters

collection. Augustana Teaching Museum

of Art (3703 Seventh Avenue, Rock Island).Tuesdays through Saturdays noon-4 p.m. Free

admission. For information, call (309)794-7231

or visit Augustana.edu/arts/art-museum.Wednesday, September 10, through

Friday, October 24 Brian Borchardt and

Erick Wolfmeyer. Exhibit featuring handmadebooks by Stevens Point, Wisconsin, artist

Borchardt and handmade quilts by Iowa Citys

Wolfmeyer. St. Ambrose Universitys CatichGallery (2101 Gaines Street, Davenport).

Mondays through Fridays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free

admission. For information, call (563)333-6444or visit SAU.edu/catich.

Saturday, September 13, through

Sunday, November 2 Artists First: College

Art Faculty of the Quad Cities. Exhibition

of works by art professors from Ashford

University, Augustana College, Black HawkCollege, Eastern Iowa Community College,

Knox College, Monmouth College, St. Ambrose

University, and Western Illinois University.Figge Art Museum (225 West Second Street,

Davenport). Tuesdays through Saturdays

10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurdsays 10 a.m.-9 p.m.,Sundays noon-5 p.m. Free with $4-7 museum

admission. For information, call (563)326-7804

or visit FiggeArtMuseum.org.

EVENTSFriday, September 5, through Sunday,September 21 East/West Riverfest. More

than 300 events will take place at venues

across the Quad Cities, with theatres, musicclubs, concert halls, galleries, historic sites,

parks, libraries, museums, and attractions

offering cultural and history-relatedfestivals, concerts, performances, tours,

activities, presentations, and workshops. For

information, visit EastWestRiverfest.com.Friday, September 5 Pints for

Preservation. Fourth-annual fundraiser in

which guests explore the zoo, visit the animals,and enjoy samplings of brews and wines. Niabi

Zoo (13010 Niabi Zoo Road, Coal Valley). 6

p.m. $30-35. For tickets and information, call(309)799-3482 or visit NiabiZoo.com.

Saturday, September 6 Bags & Brews

Fundraiser. Gildas Club of the Quad Citieshosts its second-annual bags tournament and

beer tasting, with Famous Daves food, a cash

prize for tournament winners, yard games,

raffle and door prizes, and more. Lindsay Park(River Drive and Mound Street, Davenport).

3 p.m. $20-30. For information, call (563)326-7504 or visit BagsAndBrews.com.

Saturday, September 6 Cancer Can

Kiss My A** Benefit. Annual event featuringa bags tournament, raffles, and food, with

all proceeds going toward cancer research.

Len Browns North Shore Inn (700 NorthShore Drive, Moline). 11 a.m.-5 p.m. For

information, call (309)764-6823 or visit

NorthShoreInnAndMarina.com.

Monday, September 8 Cinema Vivant.Film and concert event featuring silent work

with live gypsy swing accompaniment by HotClub of San Francisco. Moline Public Library

(3210 41st Street, Moline). 6:30 p.m. Free.

For information, call (309)524-2470 or visitMolineLibrary.com.

Saturday, September 13 NAMIWalk. The

11th-annual event sponsored by the Greater

Mississippi Valley affiliate of the NationalAlliance on Mental Illness to raise funds for free

family education classes and support groupsfor individuals and families living with seriousmental illnesses. Centennial Park (Beiderbecke

Drive and Marquette Street, Davenport). 9 a.m.

check-in. For information, call (563)322-8870 orvisit NAMIwalks.org.

Saturday, September 13 Nick Teddy

5K. Third-annual family event held in memory

of Port Byron native Nicholas Theodore Strub

featuring races and walks, kids games, food,live entertainment, and a silent auction and

raffle. Downtown Port Byron. 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

$15-35 races. For information, call (309)798-3081 or visit NickTeddy5K.com.

Saturday, September 13 Taming of

the Slough. Annual triathlon hosted byRiver Action in which individuals and teams

attempt to paddle, mountain bike, and run

toward victory. Empire Park (Illinois Route84, East Moline). 8 a.m. $35-75 registration.

For information, call (563)322-2969 or visit

RiverAction.org.


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anywhere in quite a hurry. Buzz-sawguitars and chugging rhythms providethe bedrock for layers of freak-out noiseand unintelligible singing on openerRegolith. The song seems to representthe band at full-throttle, but Chromekicks things up to another level in tempo,volume, and angularity.

That level of frenzy wouldnt sustain

listener interest over the course of analbum, and the dreamy, spacey Eratocasts the band in a different light ableto craft mood through alien texture that,while nebulous, still has a form solidenough to operate as more than a palette-cleanser. Sacrifice and the title trackmanage a balance between aggressivesonics and an atmospheric vibe.

But The Traveller is the albumssweet spot driven ever forward by the

bass, with guitars swirling around andcontrasting with a bright keyboard melodythats the songs spine. The destinationsuncertain, but the ride is thrilling.

PHOTOGRAPHY

(Editors note: The River Cities Reader eachmonth will feature an image or images from

the Quad Cities Photography Club.)

Joaquin Espejos photograph of the UBein Bridge was selected as Image ofthe Year in the pictorial category in

the Quad Cities Photography Clubs an-nual competition. This bridge crosses thespan of Taugthamam Lake near Ampura inMyanmar (Burma). Built around 1850, it isbelieved to be the oldest and longest teak-wood bridge in the world at three-quartersof a mile long. An important passageway forthe local people and also a tourist attraction,it is one of the most photographed bridges inthe world.

Joaquin shot the photo from a rowboatusing a Canon 7D, with a Canon EF 24-105 LIS lens. The exposure was 1/400 of a secondat f/11, ISO 160, and focal length of 300millimeters using spot metering. He did post-processing in Adobe Lightroom.

The Quad Cities Photography Club welcomes

visitors and new members. The club sponsorsnumerous activities encompassing many typesand aspects of photography. It holds digitaland print competitions most months. At itsmeetings, members discuss the images, helpeach other to improve, and socialize. The clubalso holds special learning workshops andsmall groups that meet on specific photography

topics, and occasionally offers interestingshooting opportunities. The club meets at6:30 p.m. the first Thursday of the month

Featured Image from the Quad Cities Photography Club

September through June at the ButterworthCenter, 1105 Eighth Street in Moline.

For more information on the club, visitQCPhotoClub.com.

to $10.

For more information on Ruby theRabbitFoot, visit RubyTheRabbitFoot.com.

Christian Lee Hutson,Yeah Okay, I Know

Also appearing with Ruby theRabbitFoot on September 7 will be singer/

songwriter Christian Lee Hutson, whois releasing his sophomore album Yeah

Okay, I Knowat a one-song-a-month clip

throughout the year.The record combines sure-footed

songwriting with joyous, gorgeouslyoddball indie-rock textures, such as the

insistent 60s-rock vibe on Playing Dead

obliterated by rapid-fire beats and acutting blast of tremulous electric guitar.

But when Hutson pares down thearrangements such as on the faltering-

voice Thatll Do the songs are no lessstriking. His singing and songwriting

are strong enough to support bustling


pop music. I didnt really think about

matching lyrics and music, she said. I

was just like, I want to dance.

But more importantly, she added,

this apparent contradiction is actually a

reasonable expression of her personality:

Im pretty bummed, but Im really happy.

(And if you think some of the lyrics are

bleak, Kendrick noted that I never release

the ones that are really sad.)

Shes also planning a new album for

2015, and if its not next year, I might

explode.

Just dont expect her to stand still. Shes

made great leaps since her first album, but

she said there are more to come. I want to

express myself in the most brave way that I

can, I guess with reckless abandon almost,

she said. Not thinking about letting

anybody down.

Ruby the RabbitFoot will perform on

Sunday, September 7, at Rozz-Tox (2108

Third Avenue, Rock Island; RozzTox.com).

Admission to the 8 p.m. all-ages show is $5

Happy Bummers

by Jeff Ignatius

[email protected]

cacophonies and sensitive enough todeftly sketch out complicated emotionalterritory.

Theres also plenty of middle groundbetween those extremes, and Hutsonnever coasts, filling the tracks withinvigorating detail. Near the end of IDo Mean Well, theres a hiccup in thetempo an unexpected momentary

pause between the words complicateand this. I dont know what it means,but its a flourish with an outsize impact evidence of an artist whos full of surpriseseven when he doesnt need them.

Verma, SunrunnerA day before the Ruby the RabbitFoot/

Christian Lee Hutson show, Rozz-Tox willfeature a concert headlined by Chicagopsych-rockers Verma. (The 9 p.m. eventalso includes Idpyramid and Gosh!, andadmission is $7 to $10.)

The bands Sunrunneralbum is propulsivein its meandering amorphously certaincompositions headed not much of

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if he spends more time in the bathroomwith his Schick.

Pouring Him aScold One

I recently texted a girl I used to dateabout a year ago. I was going to be inher town, so I wrote something to theeffect of Hey, cutie will be in yourneighborhood Saturday. Want to get

together for a drink? I didnt realize shehad a new boyfriend whom she was withwhen I texted. He saw the text and flippedout, as did she, calling me and accusingme of almost breaking up her relationship.I apologized, but she kept going on aboutit and made me feel really guilty. Inretrospect, Id like to know what I did thatwas so wrong.

Space Invader

Its not like you said, Hey, cutie, letsget freaky ... and if this is being read by aboyfriend, Im just her grandma, and Freakyis my cat we need to pick up from the vet.

The fact that her current boyfriend wentall ape-y over your friendly drinks invitationisnt reason to treat you like you waited tilgame seven of the World Series and sextedher on the Jumbotron. As for your apology,when a woman starts shrieking at you, itstempting to say youre sorry first and thenfigure out what, if anything, you did wrong.But think about it: What could possiblybe your error here? Failure to install thelatest OS on your crystal ball? Ignoring thatcheck engine light in your third eye?

If your text did almost break up herrelationship, thats on her for makingher personal electronic device a publicone and for lacking the verbal chops toput an entirely clean message from youinto perspective. As for putting her littleexplosion into perspective, think of it the

way you would a conversation with thewild-eyed guy at the bus stop who claims hesgetting messages from the aliens in his dentalwork. (Im guessing your response wouldntbe running home to clear your lawn so theycan use it as a landing pad.) Perhaps justview this incident as a cautionary tale areminder that your next girlfriend shouldhave not only the capacity for reason but aninterest in using her brain as more than asort of highway rest area for her hair.

Got A Problem? Ask Amy Alkon.171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405

or [email protected] (AdviceGoddess.com)2014, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved.

Askthe

AdviceGoddessBY AMY ALKON

Beard-DeathExperience

This adorable, smart, funny guy Imdating was clean-shaven when we firstmet, but for the past three weeks, he hasntshaved much. He has this really weirdfacial-hair pattern (such as patches onhis cheeks that havent filled in well), andI dont find it attractive. I didnt knowhow to bring this up, so I mentioned it

to my roommate, and she volunteered tocasually mention it. So last week whenhe and I were having drinks before goingout, she popped into the room and said,Hey, Brad still growing that beard? Ithink you lo ok a lot better clean-shaven.He seemed put off, and we went out todinner shortly afterward, but the wholeevening felt a bit weird. And he still hasthis patchy-facial-hair thing going on.

Mangy Situation

Maybe his facial hair is just scared. Likethe groundhog, it came up, saw its shadow,and ducked, terrified, back into his face.

Nobody wants to be the one to tell aguy that his attempted sexy-man scruffis a ringer for a Hobbits feet or plant lifestruggling up after a nuclear winter. Butas uncomfortable as saying somethingwould have been for you, it had to be farmore uncomfortable for him to have your

roommate do it, especially right in front ofyou. As psychologist and linguist StevenPinker points out in The Stuff of Thought,we all get that people say stuff behind ourbacks, but we can let it go unremarked that is, if nobody knows that we knowthat something was said about us. But,Pinker explains, once some disparagementbecomes mutual knowledge when othersknow that we know what was said welose face if we dont do anything about it.And unfortunately, in this case, after yourroommate said something, probably theonly thing he could do to avoid looking likeher puppet-boy was to stubbornly avoidshaving that comb-over hes been rocking onhis face.

Let some time pass, and then tell himyourself, in a way that doesnt come off likecriticism. Pet his beard, and say you thinkhe looks good that way but you love his skinand feeling his face is sexy. What hell hear:Hell spend more time in bed with his chick


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Google, Microsoft, Mattel, Amazon, andDisney. Even if youre not in full support oftheir business practices, youve got to admit thattheir humble origins didnt limit their ability tobecome rich and powerful. As I meditate on the

long-term astrological omens, I surmise youare now in a position to launch a project thatcould follow a similar arc. It would be moremodest, of course. I dont foresee you ultimatelybecoming an international corporation worth

billions of dollars. But the success would bebigger than I think you can imagine.

VIRGO (August 23-September 22):I have a hypothesis that everyone is

born with the same amount of luck,says cartoonist Scott Adams. But luck doesntappear to be spread evenly across a personslife. Some people use up all of their luck early

in life. Others start out in bad circumstancesand finish strong. How would you assess yourown distribution of luck, Virgo? According tomy projections, you are in a phase when luckis flowing stronger and deeper than usual. And

I bet it will intensify in the coming weeks. Isuggest you use it wisely which is to say, withflair and aplomb and generosity.

LIBRA (September 23-October22):When my daughter Zoe was

seven years old, she took horseback-ridinglessons with a group of other young aspirants.On the third lesson, their instructor assignedthem the task of carrying an egg in a spoon that

they clasped in their mouths as they sat facingbackwards on a trotting horse. That seeminglyimprobable task reminds me of what youreworking on right now, Libra. Your balancing act

isnt quite as demanding, but it is testing you in

ways youre not accustomed to. My prognosis:You will master whats required of you fasterthan the kids at Zoes horse camp. Everyone of them broke at least eight eggs before

succeeding. I suspect that three or four attemptswill be enough for you.

SCORPIO (October 23-November21):Peter the Great was the tsar

of Russia from 1682 until 1725.Under his rule, his nation became a majorempire. He also led a cultural revolution that

brought modern European-style ideas andinfluences to Russia. But for our purposes

right now, I want to call attention to one ofhis other accomplishments: The All-Joking,All-Drunken Council of Fools & Jesters. It wasa club he organized with his allies to ensurethere would always be an abundance of parties

for him to enjoy. I dont think you need alcoholas an essential part of your own efforts tosustain maximum revelry in the coming weeks,Scorpio. But I do suggest you convene a similar

brain trust.

SAGITTARIUS (November22-December 21):In Roald Dahlskids storyJames & the Giant Peach,

501 seagulls are needed to carry the giant

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob BrezsnyARIES (March 21-April 19):I dontusually do this kind of thing, but Imgoing to suggest that you monitorthe number six. My hypothesis is

that six has been trying to grab your attention,

perhaps even in askew or inconvenient ways. Itspurpose? To nudge you to tune in to beneficialinfluences that you have been ignoring. Ifurthermore suspect that six is angling to showyou clues about what is both the cause of your

unscratchable itch and the cure for that itch.So lighten up and have fun with this absurdmystery, Aries. Without taking it too seriously,allow six to be your weird little teacher. Let itprick your intuition with quirky notions and

outlandish speculations. If nothing comes ofit, there will be no harm done. If it leads you tohelpful discoveries, hallelujah.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20):InEnglish, the rare word trouvaillemeans a lucky find or an unexpected

windfall. In French, trouvaille can refer tothe same thing and even more: something

interesting or exceptional that is discoveredfortuitously; a fun or enlightening blessing thatsgenerated through the efforts of a vigorous

imagination. Of course I cant guarantee thatyou will experience a trouvaille or two (or even

three) in the coming days, Taurus. But theconditions are as ripe as they can be for such apossibility.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):The

Dutch wordepibrerenmeans thateven though you are goofing off, you

are trying to create the impression that you arehard at work. I wouldnt be totally opposed to

you indulging in some majorepibrerenin the

coming days. More importantly, the cosmoswont exact any karmic repercussions for it.I suspect, in fact, that the cosmos is secretlyconspiring for you to enjoy more slack and

spaciousness than usual. Youre overdue torecharge your spiritual and emotional batteries,and that will require extra repose and quietude.If you have to engage in a bit of masquerade toget the ease you need, so be it.

CANCER (June 21-July 22):WhenJames Franco began to learn his

craft as an actor, he was young andpoor. A gig at McDonalds paid for his acting

lessons and allowed him to earn a living. Healso used his time on the job as an opportunityto build his skills as a performer. While servingcustomers burgers and fries, he practicedspeaking to them in a variety of different

accents. Now would be an excellent time for youto adopt a similar strategy, Cancerian. Even ifyou are not doing what you love to do full-time,you can and should take stronger measures to

prepare yourself for that day when you will bedoing more of what you love to do.

LEO (July 23-August 22):Here are afew of the major companies that got

their starts in home garages: Apple,

peach from a spot near the Azores all the wayacross the Atlantic Ocean to New York City.But physics students at the U.K.s University ofLeicester have determined that such a modestcontingent wouldnt be nearly enough to

achieve a successful airlift. By their calculations,thered have to be a minimum of 2,425,907seagulls involved. I urge you to consider thepossibility that you, too, will require morepower than you have estimated to accomplish

your own magic feat. Certainly not almost5,000 times more, as in the case of the seagulls.Fifteen percent more should be enough. (P.S.Im almost positive you can rustle up that extra15 percent.)

CAPRICORN (December 22-January

19):So far, 53 toys have been inducted

into the Toy Hall of Fame. They

include crayons, the jump rope, Mr. Potato Head,

the yo-yo, the rubber duckie, and dominoes.

My favorite inductee and the toy that is most

symbolically useful to you right now is the

plain old cardboard box. Of all the worlds

playthings, it is perhaps the one that requires and

activates the most imagination. It can become

a fort, a spaceship, a washing machine, a cave, a

submarine, and many other exotic things. I thinkyou need to be around influences akin to the

cardboard box because they are likely to unleash

your dormant creativity.

AQUARIUS (January 20-February

18):Im not opposed to you fighting

a good fight. Its quite possible you would become

smarter and stronger by wrangling with a worthy

adversary or struggling against a bad influence.

The passion you summon to outwit an obstacle

could bestow blessings not only on you but on

other people, as well. But heres a big caveat: Ihope you will not get embroiled in a showdown

with an imaginary foe. I pray that you will refrain

from a futile combat with a slippery delusion.

Choose your battles carefully, Aquarius.

PISCES (February 19-March 20):During the next six weeks, I suggestyou regard symbiosis as one of your

key themes. Be alert for ways you can cultivatemore interesting and intense forms of intimacy.

Magnetize yourself to the joys of teamwork

and collaboration. Which of your skills andtalents are most useful to other people? Whichare most likely to inspire your allies to offeryou their best skills and talents? I suggest you

highlight everything about yourself that is mostlikely to win you love, appreciation, and help.

Homework: Make a playful effort to changesomething youve always assumed you could

never change. Testify at [email protected], and visit FreeWillAstrology.com.


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Email all listings to [email protected] Deadline 5 p.m. Thursday before publication

Irish Music Session (4:30pm) - SaulLubaroff (7pm) -Uptown Bills Cof-fee House, 730 S. Dubuque St. IowaCity, IA

Joe Ting les DJ Ente rtai nmen t -Bar-rel House Moline, 1321 5th Ave.Moline, IL

Karaoke Night -Boozies Bar & Grill, 1141/2 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA

Karaoke Night -The Mill, 120 E . Burling-ton St. Iowa City, IA

Keller Karaoke -Broken Saddle, 14175th Ave. Moline, IL

Lock & Dam Country Jam: DanikaHolmes - The Cal Stage Band - DirtRoad Rockers - Craig Campbell-Schwiebert Riverfront Park, be-tween 17th & 20th Streets RockIsland, IL

Mark Avey Band -The Muddy Waters,

1708 State St. Bettendorf, IAModality -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W. Locust

St. Davenport, IANoah Gabriel -Kilkennys, 300 W. 3rd St.

Davenport, IANorth of 40 -Slabys Bar & Grill, 6020

New Liberty Rd. Walcott, IAOpen Mic Night -Downtown Central

Perk, 226 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IAOSG - Jelly Bread - Iowa City Yacht Club,

13 S Linn St Iowa Cit y, IAPierced Productions Karaoke & DJ

featuring Leigh Timbrook -TheOld Stardust Sports Bar, 1191 19thStreet Moline, IL

Project X -Purgatorys Pub, 2104 StateSt Bettendorf, IA

Riverfront Pops w/ Michael Cavana-ugh (6:30pm) -LeClaire Park, RiverDr & Ripley St Davenport, IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke -HollarsBar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL

The Funnies -On the Rock Grille & Bar,4619 34th St Rock Island, IL

2014/09/04 (Thu)

ABC Karaoke -The R usty Nail, 2606 W.Locust St. Davenport, IAAllen Edwards -Riverside Casino and

Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riv-erside, IA

Battle of the Bands VII - Iowa City YachtClub, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA

Billy Peiffer & Collin Keemle JamNight -On the Rock Grille & Bar, 461934th St Rock Island, IL

C.J. the D.J. - RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave.Rock Island, IL

Chuck T. Murphy -Harringtons Pub,2321 Cumberland Dr Bettendorf, IA

Cobra Kai Karaoke -Rumors Lounge &Nightclub, 1704 Second Ave. RockIsland, IL

Cornmeal - Henhouse Prowlers -Soulshake -Gabes, 330 E. Washing-ton St. Iowa City, IA

Danika Holmes -Barrel House 211, 211E. 2nd St. Davenport, IA

Dirty Water Band -Barrel House 211,211 E. 2nd St. Davenport, IA

Double Dz Karaoke -Purgatorys Pub,2104 State St Bettendorf, IA

Karaoke Night -Applebees - Moline,3805 41st Ave. Moline, IL

Moonshine Sorrow -The Mil l, 120 E.Burlington St. Iowa City, IA

Open Mic Night -Rookies, 2818 N. BradySt. Davenport, IA

Open Stage Night -Theos Java Clu b,213 17th St. Rock Island, IL

Stardust Talent Night -The Old Star -

dust Sports Bar, 1191 19th StreetMoline, IL

The Candymakers -Schwiebert Riv-erfront Park, between 17th & 20thStreets Rock Island, IL

The Gratest Story Ever Told ReunionShow -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. RockIsland, IL

The Karry Outz -11th Street Precinct,2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA

The Whoozdads? (4pm) -Wide RiverWinery - Clinton, 1776 East DeerCreek Rd. Clinton, IA

Topper -Riverside Casino and Golf Re-sort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA

Verma - Idpyramid - Gosh! -Rozz-Tox,2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL

Wild Oatz -Mulligans Valley Pub, 310 W1st Ave Coal Valley, IL

2014/09/07 (Sun)

ABC Karaoke -11th Street Precinct,2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA

Alan Sweet & Friends (6pm) -The

Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bet-tendorf, IA

Anderson, Chute, & Easley (6pm)-The Mi ll, 12 0 E. Burlin gton S t. IowaCity, IA

A Trio of Feelings (2pm) -CreeksideVineyards Winery & Inn, 7505 120thAve. Coal Valley, IL

Buddy Olson (3pm) -Duckys Lagoon,13515 78th Ave Andalusia, IL

Canter -Gabes Oasis, 330 E. WashingtonIowa City, IA

Chuck T. Murphy - Whiskey BarrelSaloon, 305 W 2nd St. Rock Falls, IL

Jarrett Brown Benefi t (1 -8pm) - AB CKaraoke (9pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606W. Locust St. Davenport, IA

Jim Ryan (2pm ) -Len Browns NorthShore Inn, 700 N. Shore Dr. Moline, IL

Live @ Five: The Dawn (5pm) -RME Court-yard, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA

Lock & Dam Country Jam: CodyRoad - North of 40 - ConfederateRoailroad (5:30pm) -SchwiebertRiverfront Park, between 17th & 20thStreets Rock Island, IL

Max Benson - Levi Thomas - BrokenSaddle, 1417 5th Ave. Moline, IL

Noah Gabriel -Kilkennys, 300 W. 3rd St.Davenport, IA

Open Mic Coffeehouse -First LutheranChurch - Rock Island, 1600 20th St.Rock Island, IL

Pieces of Candy (5pm) - Wide RiverWinery - LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd.LeClaire, IA

Pierced Productions Karaoke & DJfeaturing Leigh Timbrook -The

Old Stardust Sports Bar, 1191 19thStreet Moline, ILRuss Reyman Trio (5:30pm) - Resur-

rgent (9pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606W. Locust St. Davenport, IA

Sharkweek - BASSthoven - Damn Juhl- Cozzy - 8 Bit Cypher -Gabes, 330 E.Washington St. Iowa City, IA

2014/09/05 (Fri)

77 Jefferson - Ro Hempel Band - IowaCity Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St IowaCity, IA

9th St. Memory - Shadow Stone -Drama Major -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave.Rock Island, IL

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap, 1345 W. LocustSt. Davenport, IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill,3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA

ABC Karaoke -Moose Lodge - Davenport,2333 Rockingham Rd Davenport, IA

Bucktown Revue Presents: An Eve-ning with the Matt Flinner Trio-Nighswander Theatre, 2822 EasternAve Davenport, IA

Chuck T. Murphy -McManus Pub, 1401

7th Ave Moline, ILCorporate Rock (6pm) - The Funnies(7:45pm) -Clinton Riverview Band-shell, Clinton, IA

Eddie Turner Band -The Muddy Waters,1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA

Hap Hazard -On the Rock Grille & Bar,4619 34th St Rock Island, IL

Highroad III -Ohnward Fine Arts Center,1215 E Platt St. Maquoketa, IA

Jazz After Five w/ Andre w DiRuz za& Friends (5pm) - The Recliners(7pm) -The Mill, 120 E. Burl ingto nSt. Iowa City, IA

Joe Seng -Joes Club, 1402 W. 7th St.Davenport, IA

Karaoke Night -Bowlmor Lanes, 2952N. Brady St. Davenport, IA

Karaoke Night -Roosters Sports Bar &Grill, 2130 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL

Keep Off the Grass -11th Street Pre-cinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA

Ke vin B F B urt & B ig Me d icine(6:30pm) -Sheraton Iowa City Ho-tel, 210 S. Dubuque St. Iowa Cit y, IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke -HollarsBar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL

Topper -Riverside Casino and Golf Re-sort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA

Vagabond Entertainment presentsKoobys Karaoke -Bier Stube LeClaire,1001 Canal Shore Dr. SW LeClaire, IA

Wild Oatz (6pm) -Ardon Creek Winery,2391 Independence Ave., outsideMuscatine Letts, IA

2014/09/06 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill,330

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