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Get Out and ListenA college student discovers that the alive and well and thriving in Tallah

SPECIAL CENTER SPREAD:TallahassMusic Scene At A Glance. (We bet ythe half of it!)

Whisperin Ken WinkerBlows a Mean Blues HarpA longtime legislative sta er discovers the joys of

playing the blues.

Cloud 13 Records Foundeand Proprietor Steev TayloTallahassees own independent record

Alexander JimnezThis conductor, percussionist, and teacher shareshis expertise and love of music with hundreds of

local kids every year.

CONTENTSVol. 2 Early Spring 2008 Issue 5

Offi cial Publication o the

Publisher Peggy Brady Editor Randi Goldstein

Creative Director ony ArcherEditorial Assistant Daniel Lyons

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FROM THE PUBLISHER

Peggy Brady

Music is all around usCOCA is pleased to devote this issue to the wonder ully exciting and diverse music scene in the Tallahassee area. From jazz to blues to rock to classical, Tallahassee has local music in just aboutevery style or every taste.

Did you knowthat ormer Tallahassee Mayor Steve Meisburg, with his partner John PaulWalters, was one o three acts signed when Casablanca Records was ounded? (The other twowere KISS and Donna Summer.) Did you knowthat local music legend Velma Frye has beena regular on A Prairie Home Companion? Did you knowthat Tallahassee musicians MarvinGoldstein and Pam Laws played peace concerts in Israel with Israeli Arab, Israeli Jewish and

American jazz singers?Working on this issue has really reminded me o the extraordinary quality o our local

musicians. To show o , this year we welcomed back our legislators with a musical pettingzoo, organized by new volunteer Meghan Norman, and manned by members o public schoolmusic programs and members o the Tallahassee Symphony Youth Orchestras. These talentedyoung musicians generously allowed legislators, lobbyists, and local public offi cials to pet theirinstruments, and gave them some rsthand experience with exactly how diffi cult it can be tomake the right sound.

With the renovations to Ruby Diamond Auditorium set to go, and plans in progress orcultural amenities at Cascades Park, the Arts on Gaines acility, and the Per orming Arts Center,our community will soon have even more and better places to showcase the wonder ul talentwe have here.

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NEWS OF NOTEWelCOMeLeMoyne Center for the VisualArts welcomed Grace Maloyas its new Executive Director inNovember. No stranger to Tallahassee,Grace previously worked withthe Tallahassee Senior Center artprogram, and was the ExecutiveDirector o Gadsden Arts Center.

Owners Clarence and Gerri Seay have opened B. Sharps Jazz Cafe at 648 W. Brevard Street, and eaturelocal and national jazz musicians aswell as a regular Wednesday night jamsession. Clarence is a pro essional jazzmusician who has played in Japan,China, India, and various locationsacross Europe. For more in ormationand a schedule o events, visit theirweb site at www.b-sharps.com

KeeP uP THeGreaT WOrKThe School of Theatre at FloridaState celebrated their sold-outholiday bene t concert o Man of La Mancha on Saturday, December

15 with a champagne reception onthe stage o the Richard G. Fallon Theatre immediately ollowing theper ormance. Man of La Mancha eatured FSU alums Davis Gaines ,Henry Polic II ,and Susan Russell aswell as guest artist Raymond Sage ,under the direction o Fred Chappell and music direction o Tom Ossowski .All proceeds rom the concert willbene t the School o Theatre.

Tana McLane and Sharri Moroshok ,co-owners o Humidity Gallery ,both exhibited their art jewelry

design in Cra tArt 2007, FloridaCra tmens annual ne cra t show inSt. Petersburg, FL.

CONGraTulaTIONsLocal poet Mary Jane Ryals hasbeen selected as the rst everPoet Laureate o the Big Bendby a committee o volunteers inconjunction with Big Bend Poets ,Anhinga Press , and TallahasseeWriters Association .

Recent FSU Film School graduateZ. Eric Yang was named Best AsianAmerican Student Filmmaker by theDirectors Guild o America or 2007. Inaddition, undergraduate CatherineRehwinkel was the recipient o an Honorable Mention in the BestWoman Student Filmmaker category.

Charles Hazelip was recentlyhonored with the Vivian LaValleVolunteer Award or his work with theart department at the Tallahassee

Senior Center .

In December, Young Actors Theatre presented its annual Zoli Awards.Acting awards went to NathanHyson (Best Ensemble Per ormer),Danielle Spisso (Best SupportingActress or Grease),Charlie Johnson(Best Actor or Big, the Musical ),Eden Joyner (Best Actress or The Lion, the

Witch and the Wardrobe ), and MickeyBahr (Best Supporting Actor or Big,the Musical ). Other awards includedthe Fran Award ( Camille Hayward ),the Judy Award ( Ariel Burton ), theElizabeth Holingsworth AndersonMemorial Award ( Kaylan Grimes ),and the Price Award ( Liz Joyner ).

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COVER STORYLongineu Parsons is probably the most popular name amongthe musicians who call allahassee home. Te associate pro essoro trumpet at FAMU is hailed by national and international critics

as one o the greatest trumpet players in the world today. And histrumpet playing is just the tip o the iceberg. Parsons plays multipleinstruments, writes, composes, and sings as well. He hashad the pleasure o sharing the stage or recording withartists like Cab Calloway, Nat Cannonball Adderley,Herbie Mann, Sun Ra, and Bran ord Marsalis. He hasper ormed in more than 30 countries or ambassadors,presidents, and even the royal amily. I had the pleasureo seeing Parsons play at the Railroad Square Fall FeverFest and was not only impressed by his talent but by the pure enjoyment he showed playing or a crowd. We are truly lucky to have him.

Another heavy hitter,Pat Puckett , has been playing musicsolo and in various bands in allahassee or 24 years. His brand o alt-country holds up to national bands o a similar mold, like SonVolt, 16 Horsepower, and Palace. Pucketts beauti ully cra ted songstake in uence rom his own experiences with marriage and amily,and he has had the satis action o playing with some o the very musicians who have in uenced him musicians like AlejandroEscovedo and Paul Harris (Nick Drake, Bu alo Springfeld). Soi you like music in the vein o Neil Young, be sure to keep an eyeout or a show with Pat Puckett. He plays in town roughly every two months.

I your taste in music is more on the dark side, be sure to look into the band Cruxshadows . Formed in 1992, the band has stayed

ocused artistically despite several line-up changes over the years,and even managed to produce a coupleBillboard number ones. Tey must hold the title or miles traveled by a band rom allahassee,playing between 100 and 120 shows a year internationally.Un ortunately, it is a rare occasion that they play here locally; theirimmense stage set-up, light show, and contingent o dancers meanthat ew venues in town can accommodate them.

Another band whose longevity is a testament totheir commitment to make music isCream AbdulBabar . Tis eight-piece group has been creatingtogether since October o 1994. In act, they played their frst show on Halloween weekendonly three days a ter their frst practice. What

started out as a crude punk band (only hal o themembers could actually play their instruments inthe beginning) has since morphed into a group thatcreates and churns out some brutally gorgeous noise. Tey play metal in the same territory the Melvins,Neurosis, and Unsane. Tank ully they just came o a three-year Southeastern tour, and plan to get back totheir routine o playing allahassee twice a year.

I blues music is your remedy then surely check outBig Daddy and Red Hot Java . Formed in 1995, the group

takes in uence rom Chicago and New Orleans blues music, andare a sel -described mix o Willie Dixon, Robert Cray, and KebMo. Tey have had the pleasure o opening up or legendary acts

like Van Morrison, Te Doobie Brothers, and Kool & the Gang.So i you are drowning in sorrows, get out and allow Big Daddand Red Hot Java to li t your spirits.

I youre looking to music to get yoursel out oa rut, I cant recommend the power-pop groupTheUms highly enough. Teir humor and liveliness isin ectious to the crowd, and its diffi cult to leave theiper ormances in a oul mood. Tey write play ul,unpretentious songs that are similar to those byBen Folds Five or Beck, yet Te Ums are making wonder ully original music that cant be pinned toone genre. When watching these guys play, youll ge

a sense that they are enjoying every second on stage. Youd be hapressed not to bust your best dance move, and i you dont at leascrack a smile you may not have a soul. Everyone needs to see thband at least once.

I your best dance move belongs in the 1980s, then polishthat baby o and go check out Girls on Film . Tis our-piecegroup (their names are so rad that I have to list them:Rio-lead vocals, Machine -Electronic Drums, Kazhmir -bass guitar, and Metro-keyboards, programming) plays what they call LipsticSynth-Pop, one o the best descriptions or a bands style Ive evheard. Tey mesh the dark dance beats and candy pop music that was popular a couple decadesago with per ect precision.

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MusIC reVIeWSarah Mac BandOpen FirePixel RecordsRelease Date: January 11, 2008Genre: Indie

The Sarah Mac Band describes it-

sel as bluesy, jazzy rock with a healthydose o soul, but also says this on itswebsite: We would request that youlisten to us and then make your ownchoice or what type o music we play.So their genre is actually up to you.

Sarah Mac (lead vocals, guitar andpiano) is the per ect mix between theso tness o Sarah McLaughlin and thepassion and jazz o Sara Bareilles. Theremust be some magic that gives girls

named Sarah thoseblindingly sensu-ous voices.

Well, SarahMac is one that wecan call our veryown. She and herband mates, Charlie Vanture (lead gui-tar and backing vocals), Claire Swindell(bass guitar and backing vocals), andKeli Swearingen (Pearl Drums) ormedtheir group here in Tallahassee in thespring o 2005. The band launchedtheir latest album, Open Fire, with arelease party on January 11 at TheWarehouse on Gaines Street.

Open Fire is the per ect CD topop in the car on a sunny day, danceto in your kitchen, or groove to onthe treadmill. Sarahs smooth vocalsand the bands easy instrumentalstotally complement a personal avoriteSummertime, composed by GeorgeGershwin. The title song, Open Fire,

ashionable band, theyve proved a hardact to ollow by opening or groups like Te Fixx, VHS or Beta, and Rasputina.

I youd rather steer clear o the wordsynth and your taste in music is more onthe organic side, then you want to witnessThe Mayhaws . Teir acoustic roots draw inspiration rom Americana, American raditional, and Bluegrass styles, andthey throw some modern charm into themix. Te band has our members whoconjoined two bands to orm what is now Te Mayhaws. Tey blend guitar, drum,stand-up bass, and mandolin to makesome good ol Southern music.

Another local group drawing onSouthern in uences is the rock band Full

Black Out . ogether or about our yearsnow, they consider the Allman Brothersto be their major in uence. Teir musicaltalent is truly impressive, with every member holding their own, though theharmonica solos rom Kip Kale stuck out as a highlight o the per ormance Isaw. Te energy that all the musicians inthe band displayed really got the diverse

crowd moving.I say diverse because this particular

show was proo o the varied music allahassee turns out. Te group thatopened up or Full Black Out wasAfterthe Smoke , a six piece hip-hop groupthat shows serious potential. With theirsuperior beats, great songwriting, andclever lyrics, this groups per ormancethrew the crowd into party mode. Te members cite Outkast, Stereolab, Jamiroquai, Te Neptunes, and Stevie Wonder as in uences on their sound. Iimpressed with not only their music butalso their pro essionalism. I any grouphas the entrepreneurial spirit to reachpeople on a national scale, it is A ter the

Smoke. Teir hard work is evidenced notonly by the new and resh music they arecreating, but by how well they promotethemselves.

Another young group showing signso potential turned out to be my personalavorite:The Western Hold . Tey only played their frst show in March o 2007,but wow, are these guys good! Tey play

instrumental songs that ebb and ow anddrag you right along, with a similar soundto groups like Mogwai and Explosions inthe Sky. Although they are a young band Te Western Hold has already openedor Jesu and Cream Abdul Babar, as

well as being invited to play Te Fest inGainesville.

Even a ter throwing out so muchin ormation, I eel like Ive le t out somuch. I havent even come close tocovering all o the great music this townis producing. But much o the enjoymentin being music an is discovering it on youown. So go out to some o the wonder ul venues we have here in town likeTheWarehouse ,The Beta Bar ,Big Daddys ,

Club Downunder , and all others whohelp local music to be heard. Also tune your radio toV-89 every Monday nightrom 10 pm to midnight orHootenanny,

where you can hear music created herin allahassee as well as live on-airper ormances by local acts. Just dont makmy mistake and put it o start checkingit out right away!

is another smooth, but aster-movingcomposition that captures the essenceo passion and melody. Its lyrics arethose that anyone who has beenbrokenhearted can appreciate.

Open Fire is available locally atVinyl Fever and Textures HandmadeMarket, or online at cdbaby.com andiTunes. You can also see the band liveat Springtime Tallahassee on March29. For more in ormation, check outtheir MySpace page or their web site atwww.sarahmacband.com.

Bonnie Bower

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S hortly a ter the 2000 presidential election and the recountdebacle in Florida, I became ascinated with the little tinand wooden instrument with ten holes to blow through, with the German name Hohner etched on its side: a

harmonica. Tis instrument seems deceptively simple, but in thehands and mouth o someone who really knows how to play it,the harmonica can make sounds and express emotions that are just as at home in country music, classical, jazz, rock and roll, andmy personal avorite, Blues.

My musical experience to that point consisted o pianolessons in the ourth grade, singing in my high school chorusand church choir, and listening to lots o music on my recordplayer, then my eight-track player, then my cassette player, my CD player, and now my iPod. But I wanted to learn to play theharmonica just like the great Blues musicians I was listening to Little Walter, Big Mama Tornton, Paul Butterfeld, JamesCotton, and Charlie Musselwhite.

Un ortunately the book and CD harmonica lessons didntseem to work or someone o my advanced age. I needed thepersonal interaction o a music teacher. But who teaches you how to play harmonica in allahassee?

And then a riend o mine saw a yer on her bulletin boardat work rom someone o ering lessons in the piano, the clarinet,or, believe it or not, the harmonica. So I called Steve Sternberg, alocal boogie-woogie piano player and award-winning songwriter, who per orms at all sorts o events in the allahassee area. I soonstarted my once-a-week harmonica lessons with Steve, whobecame my mentor and my riend.

One blow, three draw, ve draw, ve blow, open up the inside o your mouth. Heres how to use your tongue to block certain holeswhile you blow and draw other holes. Make the harmonica sound like an increasingly aster high speed train... run out o air in your lungs... build up your breath... dont get so tired... make single notes othe harmonica... practice your scales... learn to play this rif...practice, practice, PRACTICE! I learned to call the harmonica a Bluesharp and I was becoming a Blues harp player.

A year or so later, I headed or Davis and Elkins College inmy home state o West Virginia to participate in a week o Bluesharp lessons rom a brilliant harmonica player named Joe Filisko.I also took lessons rom other great Blues musicians such as Phil Wiggins and Otis aylor. It was also where I met a talented92-year-old West Virginia fddler, Melvin Wine, who had

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ADVENTURES IN THE ARThimsel learned fddle tunes rom my great-grand ather and my great-great-grand ather, Pat and John Cogar.

Back in allahassee. Ken, would you like to be part o my Christmas recital withmy other students? Steve

asked around Tanksgiving. My chesttightened not a good thing or a harpplayer. You and I could play a Bluesduet, he encouraged. Itll be great! SoI practiced and had a great time playingthe Blues and a ew Christmas tunes inront o a most appreciative audience o retired olks.

In the summer o 2004, my riendRandy Webster invited me on his 24thtrip to Ireland to be part o a supportingact or his band, Red Hot Java. Do youreally think Im good enough to go onthe road and play the Blues? I asked.

Yes, he replied, and we need togive you your own stage name. How about Whispering Ken Winker?

I was almost a raid to ask why.He told me that even though Iplayed the harp so tly, I played it with

emotion. And since I was also learninghow to play through a microphoneand an amplifer, I would have thenecessary volume to be heard despitemy whispering ways. And so I became Whispering Ken Winker a Bluesmusician!

We played in pubs or two weeksin Northern Ireland, then along the west coast, and down south to Cork and Kinsale. Ten we ew back toEngland, where I was thrilled to see my name in the London equivalent o theLimelight . We played in several clubsthere, including one gig alongside oneo Britains fnest Blues musicians, PapaGeorge.

As my musical tour o Irelandand London ended, I knew that Ihad actually been taking another journey, one that continues to give meopportunities to meet new riends andhave new experiences. And althoughthe Blues is o ten about pain andsadness, the Blues also speaks to hopeand the goodness o people. Musichas always been and will always be animportant part o my li e.

Interested? Check out one o these programs in the Tallahassee area. Places to per orm, learnrom other musicians, and have a greattime gathering and making music.

B Sharps Jazz Caf , 648 West BrevardStreet, 681-2400. Jazz jam sessions everyWednesday at 8 pm, plus Blues jams therst Sunday o the month rom 2-6 pm.

Big Bend Community Orchestra , 893-4567. An all-volunteer organization opento all orchestral musicians in the Big Bend

area. Rehearses Thursday evenings rom7-9:30 pm in Room 165, Communications& Humanities Building, on the TallahasseeCommunity College campus.

Down Below at Barnacle Bills , 1830 N.Monroe Street, 459-5191. Hip-Hop Night,hosted by DJ Joshua Mad MardiganMclean and eaturing live per ormancesand open mic or MCs 18 and older.

Finnegans Wake , 1122 Thomasville Road,222-4225. Open bluegrass jam sessionson the rst Sunday o every month rom7-10 pm. Also hosts Irish music jam on thesecond Sunday o the month rom 7-10 pm.

FSU Student Life Center Cyber Caf , 942Learning Way, 644-4455. Open mic nightevery other Wednesday rom 8-10 pm.

Lichgate on High Road , 1401 High Road,567-3474. Monthly Old Time CountryJams every 3rd Thursday rom 7 -10:30 pm.

The Sweet Shop , 701 W. Je erson Street,224-2700. Open mic every Tuesday at 7pm, hosted by V89.

The Warehouse , 702 W. Gaines Street,222-6188. Open jazz jam every Monday at9 pm. Open mic night every Wednesdayat 9 pm.

(Note: this may not be a complete listing of all opportunities to play music, and COCA does not endorse any particular event or opportunity. For listings of many other types of local music events,visit www.morethanyouthought.com.)

Ken Winker and riends jam one evening at Paradigm in downtown Tallahassee.



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I anyone is ully aware o the great music being made here in Tallahassee, itsSteev Taylor, founder and proprietor of Tallahassees own record label, Cloud 13 Records. A musician himsel , Taylor has been part o the local music scene or nearly 20years, earlier with the band Pocket Novel Mystery, and now as part o the duo Tangemeenie with his wi e, Lori.

What started as a project to release Tangemeenies music has since turned intomission o sorts to promote the excellent music being created here in Tallahassee. The label, Cloud 13 Records, is home to the indie bands the The Grand Canyons,So t Targets, and The Ums. Installments o The Fertile Compilation, which showcasesmusic, poetry and visual art created in and around Tallahassee, are also released bythe label.

I recently sat down with Taylor and talked about the label, Tallahassee music, andthe state o the music industry. Though his overall presence is laid back, Taylorsenthusiasm or the Cloud 13 Records was clear and in ectious.

DL: How would you describe Cloud 13?

ST: Cloud 13 is an online- ocusedindependent label. The music is providedon-demand, so you can order a CDonline, or download the music throughiTunes or Amazon. My wi e and I startedthe label initially just to release our ownmusic. Since then we have taken on actsin town that we like, and the label is nowrun loosely as a collective. The artistswhose music we release have their handsin keeping this thing afoat.

DL: Why on-demand?

ST: The on-demand ormat allows or usto release music without going broke. Soinstead o printing up hundreds o CDs,we do a small initial pressing to supplythe bands with CDs to sell at concerts.From then on, we print them as needed.Because a majority o our sales are romdigital downloads, and we press theCDs in-house, it keeps our cost low. Itake infuence rom the way DischordRecords in Washington D.C. used to havethe mail-order ormat or their releases.Instead o going through all kinds o avenues to get a tape or CD, you wentstraight to the source. I also admired howthey committed to the music being madewithin their own community.

DL: Why Tallahassee?

ST: Outside o the act that I live hereand have roots in the area, I believe thator a small town, Tallahassee has a lot o potential. You have the music school,some great venues that allow or thebands to play, and you have people thatwant to go out and listen to the music.Also, Tallahassee is a somewhat o a hubcity; there is a constant fow o people inand out o the town. So it allows or the

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So t TargetsHeavy Rainbow Cloud 13 RecordsRelease Date: September 28, 2007Genre: Indie/PopAvailable at:

Vinyl Fever, cloud13records.com,iTunes, and cdbaby.com

More in ormation at:www.sottargetsmusic.com

Tallahassees own So t Targetsreturn with their sophomore release,Heavy Rainbow. Jesse Corry (vocals/gui-tar) and Nathan Sadler (bass/keys/vocals)brought in Steven Gillespie, the drum-mer or popular local band The Ums, toprovide the beats and additional vocals,and the result is entirely impressive. They have dropped a beautiul album

with some great, well-cra ted songs. Themusic itsel , the production, and even thepackaging is well above what you mightexpect rom a local group.

The album opens with SomethingElse, and like most o the songs on Heavy Rainbow, it is mellow and introspective.(Calm Me Down has a jumpier beatto it, and Under Control is a bit morein-your-ace than the other cuts on thealbum.) Corrys emotions are evident inhis sensitive vocals. Like Morrissey or OtisRedding, who wear their hearts on theirsleeves, Corrys eelings are clear to thelistener. His tremendous vocal skills senda heartelt message when combinedwith clever lyrics like, Ive got the shakysick stomach o a boy who just gotorced to ight.

Heavy Rainbow also showcasesSot Targetsability to put together a niceharmony. Each member lends vocals to thesongs, adding a real density to the straight-orward compositions. Horns were addedon Sugar Glassand strings on SmallStraight,illing out the sound or each.

There cannot be enough said aboutthe production on Heavy Rainbow byormer Tallahasseean Tim DeLaney. Thealbum sounds clean and crisp, deservingo a good pair o headphones to truly ap-preciate whats been created. Honestly,youll get lost in how gorgeous it sounds.

So go out and grab this great albumor check out So t Targets live at one o the ine venues here in town. You might just ind that your next avorite band isrom your own backyard.

Daniel Lyons

music to be spread outside the city limits with relative ease.I believe that Tallahassee can be known as one o the greatmusic towns, and I hope that Cloud 13 can help get the cityon the map, the way Sub-Pop in Seattle, Dischord in D.C.,and Sun in Memphis have done.

DL: How are the bands involved with running the label?

ST: Well, most o all, we try to let the bands have as muchsay as possible in the day-to-day decision-making thata ects their career. We generally dont make a move withouttalking it over with the band rst. I wont say its always themost effi cient way to do business, but it supports one o our larger aims o helping our bands learn rsthand aboutthe business side o music. Beyond that, there are manydi erent ways the bands help: They bring other local bands

to our attention that might otherwise fy under our radar. They help with promotion by spreading the word aboutthe label on the web and at live shows. In a couple o cases,weve literally had bands drop by the house to help printand package CDs.

DL: You seem to have some of the harder working bandsin Tallahassee on Cloud 13. What is drawing them to thelabel rather than self-releasing their work?

ST: For one thing, we o er a way or bands to release and selltheir CDs without any initial costs. We can also keep track o sales, help the artists manage the business side o things,and o er insights rom our own 18 plus years o experiencebeing in bands and dealing with the industry. Managingeverything yoursel while still trying to make good musiccan quickly become diffi cult and expensive. We take someo that burden away. In the past, weve also helped bandsnd producers to work with and helped them establishrelationships with reputable music promoters. We donthave a large promotional budget, but weve paid or adspace in a couple o major music magazines and picked up

some o the costs o a radio promotion campaign. We hopeto keep expanding what we can o er our artists, in terms o advertising, promotion, and booking, but every band needssomething a little di erent.


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a t, exhibit , & MoPut Together at 621 Gallery addresses how we assembleourselves inside and out, with the ceramics o Charles E.Birnbaum o New York, quilting by Jeana Eve Klein o NorthCarolina, and images by Marcy Sperry o Chicago. Exhibit runsthrough March 30. For more in ormation, call 224-6163.

And April 4 through 27, 621 Gallery goes Primal , exploring

the relationship between primitive nature and humanity. GabiEtenberg o Nevada uses the camera to capture people andplaces that explain the tension o displacement within hersel ;Linda Frost o Cali ornia addresses the su ering o animals inthe name o science; Jane Hesser o Rhode Island explores theinner, primal nature o humanness that is expressed throughanimalistic imagery. For more in ormation, call 224-6163.

A new exhibit, Seminole People of Florida: Survival and Success,details the history o the Seminole people in Florida rom the 1850sto the present. More than 150 arti acts re lecting the Seminolehistory, culture, and traditions plus historical photographs, areconstructed trading post, and a Seminole chickee are included.

Through June 1 at the Museum of Florida History .Also at the Museum of Florida History through April 30, incelebration o Womens History Month, the new Curators Choiceexhibit, Florida Women Win the Vote , highlights the history o the womens su rage movement. The display includes arti actsrom the early 20th century donated by womens rights activistRoxcy Bolton. Additional objects include campaign buttons andmemorabilia promoting the power o women. For in ormationabout either exhibit, call 245-6400.

Not everything is seen in black and white. In Photography inSepia, Carole Robertson takes us to New York City and Paris,France amiliar scenes with a di erent perspective. See hercontemporary cityscapes with an old- ashioned eel at the OldArmory Galleries at the Tallahassee Senior Center through April22. For more in ormation, contact 891-4016.

The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science hosts EnriqueChavarria: Surrealism and the Fantastic Paintings and Works onPaper rom the Michael and Tonya Aranda Collection throughMay 25, 2008. Chavarrias antastic imagery brings togetherelements o both outer and inner reality, producing creationswith both the quality and lucidity o the antastic and sometimesdisturbing world experienced in dreams. For more in ormation,call 513-0700.

D nc The FSU Department of Dance eatures Akeitha Carey andKristen Sholes in the MFA Dance Concert on March 28 and 29 atthe Nancy Smith Fichter Dance Theatre. Call 644-6500 or tickets,or go to www.tickets. su.edu to order online.

Be ore Dancing with the Stars came the show that started itall: BBCsStrictly Come Dancing. Now the creatives behind thishit UK television program bring you the sensational stageproduction Simply Ballroom, starring celebrity host DebbieReynolds, American Idol nalists Anthony Fedorov and VonzellSolomon, and a cast o world-class dance champions. At theTallahassee-Leon County Civic Center , March 29 and 30. Formore in ormation, call 850-222-0400 or 800-322-3602.



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Join African Music and Dance or their Fourth Annual Concert of African Music and Dance on April 5 at Chiles High School. Theconcert will eature A rican classical choral music, contrasted withgospel music and jazz. Also eatured will be a pro essional A ricantraditional dance troupe specializing in West A rican music,which will be contrasted with A ro-Peruvian music. Audiencesare encouraged to wear their A rican attire or a ashion show. Fortickets, call 590-8445.

M icIndulge your musical talents or come listen to others play inthe Wednesday Night Jazz Jam Sessions at the brand new BSharps Jazz Caf , every Wednesday rom 7- 10 pm. For morein ormation, call 681-2400.

Dramatic soprano Shirley Close has appeared in leading operaticroles in Munich, Cologne, Berlin, Mannheim, Washington, Miami,

Dallas and the Bayreuth Festival. Hear her at Opperman MusicHall on the FSU Campus on March 27, with Timothy Hoekman onpiano, as part o the Faculty Solo Artist Seriespresented by the FSUCollege of Music . For more in ormation, call 644-9934.

Conductor Alexander Jiminez leads the UniversityPhilharmonia in an evening o Barber, Boccherini, and Rimsky-Korsakov, eaturing cellist Gregory Sauer. April 4 at RubyDiamond Auditorium. Call 644-6500 or tickets, or go to www.tickets. su.edu to order online.

On April 6,Goodwood Museum & Gardens along with the FSUInternational Center will present Cuba, part o the HousewrightWorld Music Series at Goodwood. This ree outdoor concertunder the oaks eatures Cuban songs and instrumental music,under the direction o vocalist Christina Villaverde, and is per ector amilies. For urther in ormation, call 894-2302.

The Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra , under the baton o Music Director Miriam Burns, presents Staircase to Heaven onApril 26 at Ruby Diamond Auditorium. This concert eaturesRossinis The Silken Staircase Overture, LisztsPiano ConcertoNo.1with Andrew Armstrong on piano, and Rachmanino sSymphony No. 2. Call 644-6500 or tickets or go to www.tickets. su.edu to order online.

Th tMeet the bible belt kin o the deceased Bud Turpin. They've gota uneral to plan. By the time they sort through their moneyproblems and what to engrave on their ather's headstone,

they've put the " un" in " uneral." Dearly Departed will bepresented by FAMU Essential Theatre at the Charles WinterWood Theatre April 2 through 6. Parental guidance is suggested.Call 561-2425 or tickets.

The Mickee Faust Club , Tallahassees community theatre orthe weird community presents its annual Spring Cabaret, TheYear of the Rat , on April 4 to 6 and 11 to 13. Join the intrepidFaustkateers or an evening o political and socio-sexual satire,literary and cinematic parodies, old and new vaudeville, originaland adapted songs, and ully staged bad jokes. For in ormation,call 562-RATS (7287).

Mary Lennox, a young orphaned girl transplanted rom ColonialIndia to Victorian England, learns to overcome loneliness andreach out to help those around her in this beauti ul musicalretelling o Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic tale, The Secret Garden . The lush music and the mysterious garden whereanything is possible are brought to li e with a lively cast o characters, lyrically sensuous music and a romantic spirit o hopeand transcendence. Don't miss The Secret Garden at TallahasseeLittle Theatre , April 10 through 20. Call 224-4597 or in ormationand tickets.

(Note: All events are subject to change without notice. Check www.MoreThanYouThought.com, or contact the individual organizations listed for updated information.)

Join dance lovers and the Tallahassee Swing Band , alongwith Pauline Hurst and the Tallahassee Swing Dancers , orthe popular Swing Dancin in the Street : a un time in the spirit

o a 1940s block party. Listen to or swing to those abuloussounds o the 1930s and 1940s outside the Knott HouseMuseum on April 5 (rain date: April 12). For in ormation, call922-2459.


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DL: Cloud 13 seems to have anemphasis on cost effectiveness.In order to keep costs low, do theartists do their own recording,or is there someone specic youwork with?

ST: We de nitely try to stay as low-to-the-ground as possible. A coupleo our artists have been ortunateenough to work with an excellentproducer, Tim DeLaney, who is basedin Atlanta. But more commonly, ourartists produce their own recordings.Im a producer mysel , althoughmy ocus at the moment is on thenew Tangemeenie record that Loriand I are working on. One o thenew realities o the music industryis that technological advanceshave made it easier and cheaper toproduce decent recordings, so moreand more independent artists areproducing their own recordings.Ultimately, those are the kinds o

artists we get most excited aboutworking with: artists who aresel -suffi cient and sel -contained,but who recognize the bene ts o pooling their talents and resourceswith other like-minded artists.

M a m e is pr oduced by ar r angement w it h , and t he musicand dialogue mate rial fur n ished by T ams-W it mark MusicLibrar y , Inc. / 560 Lex ingt on Av enue, New Y or k , NY 10 0 22.

Shes the adventurous spirit that livesinside everyone who lives or themoment and believes that li e is abanquet! Shes Eve, St. Joan, LadyGodiva, and Florence Nightingaleall rolled up into one larger-than-li e package. Shes Mame! Come seeher April 11-13 and 18-20 at QuincyMusic Theatre in Quincy. To reserveyour tickets, visit www.qmtonline.comor call 875-9444.

Murder, greed, corruption, violence,exploitation, adultery and treachery the cornerstones o the sultry andalluring Broadway musical hit Chicago .Its the story o seductive nightclubdancer Roxie Hart who nds that theroad to ame can be a trail o blood. Throw in a cunning lawyer and a bito razzle dazzle, and Roxie goes romcold hearted killer to the toast o thetown. Part o the Tallahassee Broadway Seriesat the Tallahassee-LeonCounty Civic Center , April 14 and 15.Call 222-0400 or tickets.

F tiv The Downtown Marketplace hasreturned! Every Saturday, Marchthrough December, rom 8 am to 2pm, downtown comes alive with liveentertainment, ood, music, art andne cra ts rom local and regionalartists, and book signings and literarychats by authors. Selected localarmers o er up natures best reshproduce o the season, and localgalleries and museums provide ree

hands-on art activities or children.For more in ormation, call 224-3252.

On April 5, bring the amily out toWakulla Springs State Park or theannual Wakulla Springs Wildlife Festival . There will be nature tours, musicby Sammy Tedder, Coon BottomCreek and City Limits, and manyartists displaying works highlightingregional wildli e and heritage.

Environmental exhibitors, wildli eshows, and activities or children arealso available. For more in ormation,call 561-7286.

On April 10, 11, and 12, the MaryBrogan Museum of Art and Science

presents its 6th Annual Florida WineFestival at the museum and onKleman Plaza. This three-day eventincludes ne ood, ne wine, andan extravaganza complete withLas Vegas style gaming and anentertainer who spans the decades.For urther in ormation, call 513-0700.

LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts presents the 8th Annual Chain of Parks Art Festival on April 19 and 20. Thisne art estival eatures 125 highly

accomplished artists rom across theU.S. exhibiting works in Tallahasseeshistoric downtown parks and alongNorth Gadsden Street. An educationalexperience or all, plus an opportunityor art collectors to see a largenational selection o ne works in onelocation. Amenities including a wineand beer garden and ood court willalso be o ered. For in ormation, call222-8800.

For more information about Tallahassees independent music label,visit www.cloud13records.com or visit them on MySpace or at their blog at cloud13records.blogspot.com.


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Nw FcYoull be hearing a new voiceanswering the phone, as Dan Lyons isCOCAs new administrative assistant.Dan was an intern with COCA in the allsemester, working primarily on Capital Culture Magazine .

Michael Winn o Catalyst ConsultantGroup is generously volunteering withCOCA to help update and upgrade ourweb and database systems. Hes o toa terri c start by securing a donationo so tware licenses rom SalesForce.com and helping to revamp our entiredata fow.

Cong t tionCOCA congratulates the award winnersat its annual juried show, Photofest .First Place went to John Douglas ,Second Placewas awarded toAmy Higgins ,and ThirdPlace went to

Jackie Bentz .HonorableMentionswere awardedto Robert Janus ,Angela Petsis ,Caroline V. Sturtz , and Nancy Worrell .

sp ci Th nkCOCA would like to thank the MarriottResidence Inn or donating the use o its con erence rooms or COCAs eventin January. COCA also thanks The OliveGarden or donating lunch or a recent

Board o Directors meeting.

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Ot nd abo tLeslie Puckett has begun a new part-time position as the Art Program Coordinator at the Tallahassee Senior Center, where she incharge o the centers art exhibits and art classes. (But dont worry shes still here at COCA the rest o the time!)

COCAs Associate Director, Randi Goldstein , co-taught an improv theatre workshop at the new Mickee Faust Academy o ReallyDramatic Arts in December, and is currently teaching Creative Improv at TCC.

COCAs Arts in Public Places Director, Leslie Puckett , taught a workshop on making collaged holiday cards, and Education DirectorAmanda Thompson taught a needle elting class, both at LeMoyne Center or the Visual Arts.

COCA was awarded a grant o $375,000 rom the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation orthe pre-development phase o the Arts on Gaines project. COCA Board Member MargoBindhardt , who has been leading the Arts on Gaines e ort, made the announcement ata press con erence on January 22 at the top o the Capitol. She was joined at the podiumby Mike Pate o the Knight Foundation, Tallahassee Mayor John Marks, Leon CountyCommission Vice-Chair Bryan Desloge, and Wendy Holmes o Artspace Projects, Inc.Special guests included Florida Secretary o State Kurt Browning, FSU Vice President orUniversity Relations Lee Hinkle, FAMU Pharmacy Dean Henry Lewis III, and Leon CountySchool Board Member Sheila Costigan.

That same evening, COCA and Artspace presented the results o the housing/ marketsurveys to the general public. Nearly 100 interested artists, arts organizations, and otherattended the event at the Marriott Residence Inn on Gaines Street to hear the latest.

COCA has also been recommended or a Challenge Grant o $100,000 rom the State of Florida, Division of Cultural Affairs , or pre-development o the Arts on Gaines Project. The Challenge Grant budget still needs to be approved by the legislature this session.

On November 13, COCA hosted the Florida Arts Council members or dinner and abus tour o the Gaines Street area. Representatives rom the Per orming Arts Center, FSUMastercra tsman Program, Blueprint 2000, and other neighborhood arts and communityprojects met the Arts Council members at their sites and shared in ormation about theirprojects. In addition to many Florida Arts Council members and COCAs Chair, guests

included Kurt Browning, Secretary o State, and County Commissioner Ed DePuy.


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