Project Famous Issue 9 - Anthony Lamarr

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FEATUREAnthony Lamarr

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Solo Artist & Soul Manby Anika Lautenbach

Photography by Adeline Peck

OCTOBER 2013

FASHION

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B E H I N D T H ES C E N E S

Frugal Fashion Meets Audreyby Adeline Peck

Smilin’ Onby Gabe Burdulis

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The Art of the “Selfie”

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What the hell is a “selfie” and why should I care? A selfie is the mod-ern-day mirror. A photo of yourself, taken by yourself: a digital scrapbook ofyou. It may come off as something conceited but truly, it is the way many ofus document ourselves today. Instagram opened the door to a land of selfies,but if you look back in history, selfies have been around since the birth of pho-tography.

Selfies don’t have to be with just you by yourself, as long as you areholding the camera/camera phone it is considered a selfie. Anyone is wel-come: friends, pets, extraterrestrials, and yes, even family.

Again, why should you care? It is documentation and proof that youwere here! For example within one year’s time, I lost 40 lbs. When I go backI can seriously see the changes in my face. How cool is this? It’s a beautifulway to look back at a previous time and see how you’ve changed. You’d besurprised how much one photo of yourself will remind you of what you weregoing through that day. Keep that memory fresh!

Nothing should stop you from getting creative either. Due to the na-ture of being an artist myself, I often come up with looks just for a selfieand I never forget my hashtags. Don’t forget, hashtags are an easy way toclassify what kind of photos you are posting to Instagram and Facebook.For example, if you are brilliant with makeup get specific: #makeup,#selfie, #blueeyeshadow, #purplelipstick, and #hotpinkhair. Nothing is offlimits and having hashtags will increase your following on Instagram andTwitter. A shameless feed of my Instagram here: joeybroyles.

Instagram is a great way to beckon back to the day of classic pho-tography when photos had style. Today’s photography can be so bom-barded with Photoshop that no one gets to see that raw version of one’sself. Apply a classic filter like “Lo-Fi” or leave it just the way it is. Insta-gram is a free App and a great way to connect with other selfie photog-raphers. If you feel like getting a little more creative with your selfiesand iPhone photography there are plenty of free and paid Apps out there.I use a combination of Apps like “Vint B&W MII,” “Camera!,” and“Camera+,” in conjunction with Instagram. Just like being in a dark-room all over again without the use of all those nasty chemicals!

Recently I’ve embarked on a new project called: Art of theSelfie. For the next couple months my friends and I will be taking pho-tos with Polaroid cameras and smart phones. We will be perfecting thisart into a tangible medium where photos will all be printed and dis-played at an art show next year. If you would like to participate in thisproject please contact me at [email protected] and put “Selfie”in the subject line and I’ll give you all the details.

Selfies are cool and you aren’t a “sellout” for trying somethingnew. No matter who you are, don’t be afraid to pick up the camera,and capture that moment. Remember that selfies are the modern-dayself portrait, so for the love of art, do it! �

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Frugal FashionMeets Audrey

Guerrilla ThrifterFROM:

Hello All! Guerrilla Thrifter here. Inspired by the best holiday of all, Halloween, I'veteamed up with the enchanting Sara Gomach. Sara is a thrifting Goddess inher own right and we tackled the seemingly impossible: imitating the style of‘Queen’ Audrey Hepburn. Even with a limited budget, you can create a Hal-loween costume worthy of the pages of Vogue, or even better, Project FamousMagazine! Halloween is a time to live vicariously through a character via cloth-ing. It’s great fun to be transformed while saving money! Check out these im-ages and be inspired to head to your local thrift store.

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White Oxford Audrey• Lands' EndWhite Button Up Oxford - Saver's $2.99

• Silver Bangles - Saver's $0.99

• Hoop Earrings - St. Vinny's $3.49

• Vintage Rotary Dial Phone - St. Vinny's $9.99

These looks were inspired from a photo of Audrey looking timelessin a men's white oxford button up. Timeless.


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L.B.D. Audrey• Vintage Black Sheer Razor Back Dress with Bow Detail - St. Vinny's $9.99

• Hoop Earrings - St. Vinny's $3.49

• Gold Bangle - Gifted from Grandma (Doesn't grandma always have the best style, really!)

Audrey just may have made the "LBD" or Little Black Dress the staple in every woman's closet. Again,her timeless look spans generations and is chic in any era.

So who will your transformation inspiration be? Whether it is Audrey, Madonna, Borat or Beetlejuice,do it with confidence and do it on a budget! Go forth and Thrift!

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BEHIND THE SCENES

SMILIN’ ONby Gabe Burdulis

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ho said afour-chordsong couldn’tfortify thesoul? This isa specialsong that

brought my friend Karen Whee-lock and I together over musicand over a cause we both believein: Alzheimer’s disease. Thevideo for “Smilin’ On” representsnone-the-less. I had the pleasureof working with several membersof Project Famous, includingKaren, and I was thrilled when Iheard we were shooting a videofor the song she and I had just re-cently written and recorded!Within this two-minute and 22-second video, many differentemotions are captured.

If you didn’t know thewhole story you could portraythe meaning of the song as a lotof different things. And franklyoverall, however you view it, thetitle tells it all! I have been in afew different music videos, but in

this video 100 percent of thesmiles are real and the atmos-phere was relaxed and beautiful.We took multiple shots from dif-ferent angles - just the two of uswith our instruments on a blan-ket. We had no idea how the finalresult would turn out, but regard-less, we kept smiling on andmade the best of it! Finally, oncethe sun began to set, we went fur-ther out into the woods where thesun was peeking through thetrees with a beautiful goldenglare and just did a couple takesof us goofing off. Of course, Iwas sort of sad knowing thevideo would be in black andwhite and that the viewers wouldnot be able to experience whatwe were experiencing. So withthis in mind, the end has a nicelittle surprise, which was a shotneither of us minded doing multi-ple times!

Taking into considerationour real purpose of the song, wetried to portray and element of“the good times,” and I like to

think that we are sending themessage to make the best of thegood times to come and to neverlet them stop coming no matterthe state of a person’s mind.Now, I kept thinking to myselfabout how this song is so cuteand “poppy,” yet it’s not a lovesong. Yet, it is a song purelyabout love, in a whole differentmeaning. So call it what youmust, but do it with a smile onyour face, just as we were duringthe whole behind the scenesprocess of the “Smilin’ On”video shoot. It was special beingable to do this, because it wasmore a joyful moment withfriends than any aspect of busi-ness.

Creativity was just flow-ing. The whole process couldn’thave taken any more than twohours! One camera, a little bit ofhair gel, two instruments, a blan-ket and nature at its finest helpedmake everyone feel the truebeauty of this video and what itstands to represent.

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ANTHONY LAMARR

by Anika LautenbachPhotography ADELINE PECK

SOLO ARTIST & SOUL MAN

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he first time I sawAnthony Lamarr itwas clear that hismouth is his instru-ment. He filled thetiny Red DragonTV studio with

sound and energy, replicating thebass drum, snare drum, and cym-bal with ease. Recently I had theopportunity to speak with himabout his own music, his journeyfrom vocal percussionist to soloartist with a message. Whetheryou’re in the presence of AnthonyBrown the Behavior Specialist orAnthony Lamarr the performer,you will be struck by his optimismand desire to bring people to-gether. The man said it best him-self: “I was born with a smile.”

Anika Lautenbach: Have youalways lived in Madison?Anthony Brown: No. I went toschool at University of Min-nesota Twin Cities. So, I wasgone for about five years.AL: But you were born here?AB: Born and raised.AL: Did you always plan oncoming back?AB: No, I was going to be onBroadway. I came back hometo regroup as most collegegraduates do. Music wasn’teven my focus. I’m a play-wright. I’ve written a coupleplays and a musical and thendoing music full time just kindof started up.AL: When you were a kid whatwas your dream job?

AB: I know I definitely said Iwanted to be a doctor. Thatwent out the window when myolder sister would come homewith her friends and they wouldturn on MTV and I was like, ohman, I want to be a rock star.AL: Does any video stand outin your memory?AB: It’s really hard to not men-tion Michael Jackson. It’s re-ally, really tough. MichaelJackson, whether it be“Thriller” or “Beat It.” I just re-member watching those butthere are also other artists. Ihave a very eclectic taste.Green Day was actually thefirst CD I ever owned—theDookie album, Boyz II Men,and Brandy—all three of thosewere my first albums. I gotthem all at my sixth gradebirthday party.

It is obvious that AnthonyLamarr’s musical tastes as a childhave informed his creative side asan adult. While discussing his

most recent projects, Brown de-scribed how he has tailored such aunique sound. After exploringmany genres, his work hasevolved into a fusion of: jazz, hiphop, pop, and classical.

AL: You said that at first youwere a playwright, so how longhave you actually been doingmusic?AB: I guess it depends. WhenI was in college I was in the acappella group, so I sang. Ifounded the University of Min-nesota’s first ever a cappellagroup. So, that gave me aboutthree years up there singing. Iwas also with an a cappellagroup here in Madison with abunch of friends from highschool but, as far as makingmoney and being professional,I would say the last six years.AL: Do you find the Madisonmusic scene to be supportive?AB: It depends on what you’reasking as far as who the sup-porter is. I think that Madisonmusicians support one an-other; there are still bands I’mdiscovering and finding outabout every single day. Theones that I do know—comingfrom blues, folk, rock, or hiphop—everyone kind of min-gles in together. I think thecommunity needs to do a bet-ter job getting out and support-ing local artists at shows,actually paying to go intoshows. It’s going to take a cityeffort to make that happen. Weneed more music venuesdowntown, we need to be ableto bring other artists from other

T “It’s going to take acity effort to makethat [community sup-port] happen. We

need more music ven-ues downtown, weneed to be able tobring other artistsfrom other cities sothat we can work to-

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cities so that we can work to-gether. Also buying merchan-dise, that’s a big one.AL: Do you feel like you’ve builta following?AB: My following is very differ-ent for me because I didn’tstart out as a solo artist. I wasa vocal percussionist (beatboxer) for Compass Rose,playing with Mike Droho thelast six years. So I built my fol-lowing within the group andthen, as I started to kind ofhave my side projects, I devel-oped the following. I wrote“We’re smelling Roses” for theUW football team, for the

Badgers when they went to theRose Bowl a few years ago.When that song and that videolaunched—I won’t call it an ac-cident because I don’t believein those things—that momenthappened and I brought infans that would have never lis-tened to my music ever. Thatwas the first year that I had cutan album and then when I hadthat song released it instantlychanged my position.

When you’re as talentedand outgoing as Anthony Lamarr,exposure isn’t an accident. It’s im-minent. He is the kind of per-former who is always looking foran opportunity, not just to promote

his own music but to work withother musicians in the communityand improve the scene for every-one. As consumers and musiclovers we don’t always considerthe part we play in the success ofthe artists we love. Thankfully,Anthony Lamarr and his fansfound each other. If you haven’thad the pleasure of hearing hismusic, October is the time.

AL: When in October are youperforming?AB: I will be at the Chazen Mu-seum on Saturday, October 5that 2:30. There’s a special pro-gram that they’re putting onand there are going to be dif-


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ferent performers that day.There’s going to be Africandrumming and the Boys andGirls Club is performing theDrum Line with Joey B. Banks,who is a drummer on almost allof my songs. Then I’m going tobe performing with MeghanRose. We’ve gotten togetherand started collaborating, soshe is going to be playingpiano and doing vocals. ThenI will be at Crescendo off Mon-roe Street on October 12th andthat’s with three other artists:Meghan Rose, Beth Kille, andBrett Levy. That’s a song writercircle. We’re each going toplay one song a piece andthen rotate. That’s kind of acool experience. You don’tplay a set and then sit down.I’m looking forward to that.AL: Do you have any dreamcollaborations?

AB: Before this band kind ofblew up I was supposed to doa song with PHOX. There wasa song that I had written for usand I’m hoping that there willstill be that opportunity to dothat. On a bigger scale, mytaste is so eclectic, it would beso great to do a song with FleetFoxes, Raphael Saadiq, andtell me why Adele has neverdone a duet with somebody! AL: You said that you work forthe school district, that you’re aBehavior Specialist?AB: I have several titles. I’m anEducational Assistant butunder that umbrella I am a Be-havior Specialist. It means Iwork with all students, I’m inand out of all classrooms, andI’m on call if there’s a situationwhere a student might needsome behavior support.AL: Does music influence your

job?AB: A little bit. It depends onthe student. Some students re-ally respond to that. A lot of thestudents are aware of what Ido. Every year so far I’ve beenasked, by at least one student,“Mr. Brown, are you famous?” Irespond with: Yes I am!

Because this is the Octo-ber issue, Brown decided to havea little fun and change into hisAlvin and the Chipmunks costumefor the rest of the photo shoot. But,according to Brown, the “A” stoodfor “Anthony.” Like any goodself-promoter, this musician is notafraid to say that he believes inhimself and the work that he does.

AL: Was there anything youwanted to talk about in this in-terview, how you do your writ-ing, what inspires you, is therea message you wanted to con-vey?


AB: Anybody that knows meknows that all of my music isuplifting. It’s soul-searching. Alot of people try to put me inthis R&B category. I like theSoul category because I’m notjust focusing in on a certaintype of sound. I focus in onyour soul, your spirit. We haveso much negative stuff goingon in the world and when Iwrite I’m inspired by reallyawful, painful things and I try tofilter those things into some-thing positive. There havebeen a couple times where Imight leave you with questionsafter listening to a song, othertimes I try to provide some-thing but I’m a man of God andI definitely try to put somemessages in the songs thatcould be meditation or bemaybe even prayerful. I havequestions every day; I wake upand I question things. Some-

times I even put on my ownsongs because I have to re-mind myself that things aren’talways going to be like this. Acouple of my fans havereached out and appreciatedthose messages.AL: That has to be a greatthing to be able to use yourown art as support in yourdaily life, to be able to listen toyourself.AB: People thought I was kindof crazy with these last threealbums because I did it as atrilogy and there’s definitely astory. A lot of people aren’t re-ally into the concept albumsbut I really like it because itdoes have a story, it’s not just:pop song, pop song, ballad,dance song, love song. It’s re-ally just like that journey be-cause that’s what life is.

Anthony Lamarr recentlycompleted his new EP and hopesto release the full album by theNew Year. I hope many of youwill make the resolution to sup-port local artists and buy a copy ofJump Start the Soul. It is sure toinspire many, if not to change theirlives, then to move their feet at thevery least. Until then, boost yourspirit at the following sites:

Anthony’s website

Anthony on Facebook�

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A BEAUTIFULHALLOWEEN

Halloween can be as simple or complicated as you want, but you cancreate really neat characters and looks from just about anything. Look to yourfavorite characters for inspiration for your final look and then begin lookinginto your very own closet for what you may already have. Here, we used TheWizard of Oz’s “Glinda the Good Witch,” Star Wars’ “Sith Lord,” DC Comics’“Poison Ivy” and Disney’s “Maleficent” as inspiration.

Ask around and think outside of the box. You can find real treasures atyour local thrift stores and fun things to accentuate your costume can befound in any craft store. All of our looks were created with what our modelsalready had and then added to with simple touches of creativity!

Photography JAMES ARROYGlittering Good Witch, Creepy Hooded Slayer, Ivy Temptress:

Makeup Artist CANDI FULLER ROBBINSHairstylist CASSIE REDMOND

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Glittering Good Witch Model: Sara Moyer-Disch

The Good Witch's eyes were done up with L'Oreal Infallable in Flash Back Silver andtopped with NYX in Cherry. Jewels accent her look and can be found at your local craftstores.The Good Witch's hair was set on extra-large hot rollers for added volume and shapeand finished with Pureology's Supreme Control Hairspray.Her costume is simply a re-purposed prom dress. Cassie made a crown from fabric,paper and sequins. Candi made a wand from glitter, foil and precut wood star.


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Creepy Hooded Slayer Model: Rokker Inker

To create this look, Candi used Mehron's Liquid Makeup for Face, Body and Hair in whiteand black. This is great theatrical makeup that can be found online and in your local Hal-loween shops. It is an easy-to-use paint that dries matte and can be layered for differentlooks. His costume was custom made, but even a simple black hooded cape and blackclothing can replicate this look.

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Ivy TemptressModel: Jen Ekenberg

Ivy Temptress’ eyes were created with Ben Nye's Aqua Pallette in Green and topped withNYX loose shimmer powder in Jade Pearl. The NYX Jade Pearl was also dusted aroundher face and through her cheek bones instead of a traditional bronzer. Her lips are doneup with Viva Glam from MAC.Cassie used red hair chalk from Amazon.com to bring a little more of the traditional char-acter into the model's blonde hair. Her hair was then curled, crimped, braided and dec-orated with ivy vines and finished with Pureology's Supreme Control Hairspray. Hercostume was simply a corset piece that Jen had and simple green shorts fromAmazon.com. Cassie then used more of the vines to accent the overall look of the cos-tume.


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Evil Sorceress Model: Erin ThompsonMakeup Artist: Candi Fuller RobbinsHeadpiece: Candi Fuller RobbinsHairstylist: Candi Fuller Robbins

The Evil Sorceress's makeup started with the Kryolan Bruise Wheel's purple and navycreme makeup. Ben Nye's Aqua Pallette in Green brings out her eyes. Black adhesivepearls were used to make her moles. These can be found in the scrapbooking departmentof any craft store. Mehron's Liquid Makeup in Black was used on her lips and toppedwith a simple lip gloss for shine. To create her hair, Candi made a head piece out of hair extensions and wire and incor-porated Erin's hair into it. Erin used a simple black dress she already had and topped it with a cape from anothercostume and a heavy canvas apron was used to create her collar.

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THE FREQUENCY 121 W. Main StreetMadison, WI 53703Tel: (608) 819-8777

OCTOBER SHOWS

10/15 BELLA RUSE w/ Wilder Maker, Griswald, Reina del Cid • 9:00 PM

10/16 MAJESTIC LIVE, COMMUNION MUSIC & 105.5 TRIPLE M PRESENT: COMMUNION MADISON • 8:00 PM

10/17 SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU, BORIS YELTSIN w/ A Great Big Pile Of Leaves, Little Legend • 9:00 PM

10/18 ROKKER VODKA, MAXIMUM INK + WORT 89.9 welcome REV. NORB AND THE ONIONS • 9:00 PM

10/19 THE SHONDES w/ I Saw The Creature, Anna Wang and the Oh Boys! • 10:00 PM

10/20 ALI’S POWER HOUR DRINKING GAME • 8:00 PM

10/21 MAJESTIC LIVE presents BRIGHT LIGHT SOCIAL HOUR w/ Walker Lukens • 9:00 PM

10/22 MAJESTIC LIVE presents UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA w/ Fargo • 9:00 PM

10/23 MAJESTIC LIVE & PASTE MAGAZINE PRESENT SPIRIT FAMILY REUNION & HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF • 9:00 PM

10/24 MAJESTIC LIVE presents THOSE DARLINS w/ Gambles • 9:00 PM

10/25 MAXIMUM INK’S 11TH ANNUAL HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR presented by Rökker Vodka and Max Ink Radio • 9:00 PM

10/26 MAXIMUM INK’S 11TH ANNUAL HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR presented by Rökker Vodka and Max Ink Radio • 9:00 PM

10/27 FRANZ NICOLAY • 9:00 PM

10/28 DAPHNE LEE MARTIN w/ McDougall, Acousta Noir • 8:30 PM

10/29 MAJESTIC LIVE presents JOHN VANDERSLICE w/ Samantha Crain • 9:00 PM

10/30 THE EARTHLINGS w/ Hired Rivals, Take Me Tick Tock • 8:30 PM

10/31 MAJESTIC LIVE presents WILD CHILD w/ Hannah Luree • 8:30 PM

NOVEMBER SHOWS

11/1 ELI AUGUST w/ Sexy Ester, Compass Rose • 9:00 PM

11/2 MAJESTIC LIVE presents LINDI ORTEGA w/ Brett Detar • 9:00 PM

11/3 MAJESTIC LIVE presents TURQUOISE JEEP • 9:00 PM

11/5 MAJESTIC LIVE presents TONY FURTADO • 8:30 PM

11/7 MAJESTIC LIVE presents THE BESNARD LAKES • 9:00 PM

11/8 MAJESTIC LIVE presents THE DEEP DARK WOODS • 9:00 PM

11/9 MAJESTIC LIVE presents YOU WON’T & THE SPRING STANDARDS • 8:00 PM

11/11 MAJESTIC LIVE presents NOBUNNY • 9:00 PM

11/13 MAJESTIC LIVE presents JESSICA HERNANDEZ & THE DELTAS w/ The Traveling Suitcase • 8:30 PM

11/15 MAJESTIC LIVE presents DIRECT HIT! w/ Dr. Manhattan, The American Dead • 10:00 PM

MUSIC

elcome to TheFrequency! Oneof Madison’s fa-vorite rock clubscelebrated itsfifth year this

past summer. The Frequency issituated on a historic block onWest Main Street and FairchildStreet. The club features livemusic catering to all genres ofmusic with an intimate atmos-phere, reasonable drink prices anda very neighborly vibe that willmake people feel at home. I wasrecently able to catch up withowner Darwin Sampson to get afeel for how things came together.

Allan O’Connor: Tell me aboutyourself and how you arrived inMadison?

Darwin Sampson: I came hereafter graduating high schooland spent a few years gettingto know the club scene. I be-came a fan of Okay’z Corraland Club de Wash and sawmany great bands play. I thenmoved back to Fond du Lac

for a while and began develop-ing my band Uncle Eddy. Theband and I decided to moveback here in 1995 and I’vemade Madison my home and Ihave played bass in tons ofbands since then. I am quite aband-whore and will play withanyone who wants to play.Currently, I play with Droids At-tack and have other projects inthe works.

AOC: How did The Frequencycome into being?

DS: After spending time get-ting to know club owners andplaying shows for years, Ibegan to feel that I wanted tomake a transition into a differ-ent avenue of music. Runninga club seemed like a natural fitfor me. I was working at An-chor Inn years ago and was of-fered the opportunity to run aclub by two business acquain-tances that liked the work I wasdoing. Although that quicklyfell through, there became anurge to make it happen. It was

just a couple years later whenthe space that we have nowbecame available. Thosesame acquaintances asked if Iwas interested and I jumped atit.

AOC: What are some of thechallenges that you havefaced while owning the club?

DW: Although I had worked inclubs for years before, I didn’thave any idea how to own one.I learned many lessons thehard way and made a lot ofmistakes. I also had supportfrom other owners in town thathelped me tremendously. Idon’t really want to bring it upbut the situation where a gunwas fired outside the bar wasa really difficult time. There arealways mundane things to takecare of such as building main-tenance and upkeep of thesound system and thesethings can be very challeng-ing.

AOC: What are some of your

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favori teparts of beinghere at The Frequency?

DS: I believe it really is thepeople and the music.We’ve had so many greatbands and a few not sogreat bands. I’ve had theprivilege of meeting manygreat musicians and lots ofcharacters. I have a reallygreat staff, too. They reallyhelp make this place go asmuch or more than I do. Ithank all of them for theirhelp. Also, the building, init’s infinite past, was a fu-neral home and many of thepeople who work here and my-self have had experiences withapparitions and weird thingshappening. We’ve got someghosts here but we all getalong.

AOC: I know that you will occa-sionally do some charitablework for the community. Areyou currently involved with anygroups?

DS: Well, I dogive somemoney to po-lice and fireo r g a n i z a -tions when Ican. I ammost activewith Domes-tic Abuse In-t e r v e n t i o nS e r v i c e s(DAIS). I really

like their organiza-tion and the help they

provide. Domestic abuse issomething that affects manypeople and it’s something thatis very hard to talk about for thevictims, let alone get the helpthey need. The SparetimeBluegrass Band, one of mylongest-running acts, is in hereevery third Thursday of themonth and they collect food forthe food pantry at their shows.

AOC: You’ve made through thefive-year mark, do you haveany expectations for the nextfive years?

DS: Well, we have formed apartnership with the Majestic,which has been a benefit forboth of the businesses andhas allowed me to focus myenergy better towards theclub. Also, as long as thebuilding holds up, we aregonna be alright.

Be sure to stop in and sayhello to Darwin and the staff!Check out The Frequency at 121West Main Street, and online ontheir website and Facebook.

Stop in to see The Frequencygang!

See page 48 for The Frequency’sOctober/November calendar.


Leslie pours a Tequila Shot fountain of pleasure

Toree’s Long Island

http://www.facebook.com/MadisonFrequency

http://www.madisonfrequency.com

Why the Frequency Is So Cool, According to the Dedicated Staff:Ben Ahlenius: “The most enjoyable aspect about working at The Frequency for me is working as ateam to get the job done. We all have a part in making The Frequency a great venue.”Chris Kasper: “The most enjoyable things about working at the Frequency for me are the people Iwork with. It truly is a family. That mentality really comes from the top down. Darwin is a fun guy towork for and we all love the place and really do care about the business being successful. Most nights,I look forward to going to work! We all hang out outside of the Frequency as well. It’s not uncommon tofind half of the staff gathered around a campfire somewhere on a Friday night.” Dustin Boyle: (AKA Detune Audio) “My favorite part is and always will be getting to see and interactwith great musical acts from all over the world. I also love being able to meet various local groups ofmusicians and see how the shape of the Madison music scene is continually evolving. That and havingan amazing boss that truly loves and cares for the scene in this town.”Ellie Maybe: “The Frequency is special because it's one of those clubs that makes you feel like you'vefound the best-kept secret in town. It's got that cozy neighborhood rock-n-roll dive feel with a power-house sound system and a staff that genuinely loves live music and working with each other. Folks areoften surprised to learn that certain huge bands have played here, but we're notorious for treating tour-ing artists well and showing them a good time. When the bands are happy, the show is better, and theywant to come back.”Marty Alstad: “What sets the Frequency apart for me is no matter what night I work, the music is al-ways changing. It never gets dull or boring. The venue has a great vibe to it, and has established itselfas a prime venue for the Madison Music scene. We have lots of live local music, as well as biggername national touring acts. I feel that we have been a launching pad for some great upcoming youngtalent, mostly in part to the booking that Darwin does. We have cheap covers, and always $2.50 PBR;how can anyone go wrong?”

L to R: Toree, Ellie, Chris, Darwin, & Jake

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Fiddle Me This: An Evening With

Amy McNallyPhotography Rise Up Lights Photography

by Abigail Brown

It was raining; I was slicing applesin the kitchen, Hazardous Fiddlewas playing in the living room andI was expecting company at anymoment. That company was AmyMcNally, a good friend and aneven better violinist. Fresh fromthe release of her first album, Haz-ardous Fiddle, McNally is per-haps best known in town as theeclectic/electric-blue-haired “infa-mous fiddler” and is a woman ofvast musical talent.

As I was preparing for theinterview that evening, it struckme very clearly how McNally’smusic was so very like her as aperson - cozy, a little bit mischie-vous, energetic but tender. It wasthe kind of music you could warmyour hands to on a cold day, like amug of hot cider or a chair by thehearth. It couldn’t have set a betterstage for the musician herself,who arrived moments later, armedwith two of her violins.

McNally started playing

the violin when she was threeyears old. Her mother was in-volved with a luthier (violin-maker) at that time and was able toprovide instruments for McNallyto use. At 11, she found a deep in-terest in folk music, and at 13 shewas able to go to a Scottish fiddlecamp. When asked about her pref-erence for this genre, she says, “Ilove the Scottish idiom becausethere’s a lift to it… It’s music in-formed by dance. It’s much less

rigid than Irish dance. The strath-spey (a Scottish dance) looks likethe dancers are dancing on air. It’sso beautiful to me.” Scottish musicalone is not all that informs Mc-Nally’s work, though. She has ablend of styles and techniques thatcreates its own brand of folk.

McNally herself describesher playing-style as a kind of“mutt.” She explains, “When I’mplaying with a classically-trainedgroup of players, it’s obvious Iplay folk music. When I play folk

music, it’s obvious that I wastrained classically. In some ways,I don’t fit in anywhere because myplaying-style is so mixed, but inanother way, it’s a product of whoI am and that means there’s no-body who does it quite like me.There may always be somebodywho does it better, but no two mu-sicians are the same.”

From what the listener cantell from McNally’s work in Haz-

ardous Fiddle, the intricate butsubtle mix of classical and Celticinspiration does create a veryunique sound. True, there’s noth-ing else quite like it, but you’dalso be hard-pressed to find any-body who could do it better; Mc-Nally’s liveliness and joy are aconstant accompaniment to herplaying. That kind of passionmakes for the best music, no mat-ter what style or training.

When asked to describeherself as a musician, McNally


had to pause for a moment. “As aperson, I might be described as de-pressive-go-lucky,” she sayswryly, and laughs. “I’m not natu-rally a happy person. I’m good-humored and I try to find thesilver-linings in things, but I’m re-ally happiest when I’m playing.”How does the music change her?“I’m distractible, improvisational.I embellish, harmonize, I’m fluid,graceful in a way I rarely am oth-erwise - even a little silly. Improvmusicians are always telling littlejokes to each other with their in-struments.” McNally’s reverenceand love for her instruments areclearly seen when she plays them.There’s a small smile, the slideand flutter of her fingers and asense of excitement as she puts thebow to the strings.

At the close of the inter-view, I asked McNally if there was

anything else she might wish toadd. “You get trained to do a lot ofself promo,” she chuckled, “but ifthere’s anything I want them to re-ally come away with, it’s thatmusic is so vitally important. Itconnects people in ways that noth-ing else can. I’ve been so lucky -if my mom hadn’t dated a luthier,if I hadn’t been able to get schol-arships and if other people hadn’tthought that music was importantto give to children, I would benowhere. I had no money growingup, and my school system didn’thave an orchestra in our highschool. I’m happy we’ve got theMadison Area Music Associationhere, whose job it is to encourageyoung people musically, and putinstruments in their hands if nec-essary, like my mom did for methrough a twist of fate and a lot ofscholarship applications. So if youknow someone who’s thinking

about getting into music, no mat-ter what, it’s important to helpthem make that dream a reality.”

McNally plays frequentlyaround the Madison area withbands such as the Tooles, MadCity Jug Band, Wild Mercy andPlay It With Moxie, and upcomingevents can be found at her web-site. As it is the fall season, it’shard to ask for a better eveningthan a rowdy pub with some ex-cellent folk music, and I for onewould certainly recommend it.Visit www.amymcnally.com andhttp://facebook.com/infamousfid-dler. Her CD can be found at nu-merous places, such as iTunes,CDbaby.com, Amazon.com, or ifyou’re a wonderful shop-localkind of person, it can be found atRoom of One’s Own bookstorehere in Madison.

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THE ARTS

Spotlight On Bright Red Studios

Story and Photography by Christy Grace

n life, there are thosethat are defined bytheir passions. We canidentify these people

because they surround them-selves with their interests, talkabout them all the time, takeclasses, do research, even seekout people with similar likingsso that they can share their en-joyment.

Madison’s Evan Brad-bury found his passion for art ata young age. “At times art be-came so much of an addictionthat it would get me in trouble.It would rob me of sleep andfocus; I would cover my desks,my bedroom walls, my text-

books, notebooks and anythingthat would accept ink or graphite.Eventually, my parents startedbuying me sketchbooks and ac-cepting that the only way this wasever going to be enjoyable forthem or anyone else was to let mepractice. And so practice I did.”

In his college years, thecall of New York’s Art StudentsLeague of NY and the NationalAcademy of Design took Brad-bury away for a little while. Heshares, “Maybe it was the smellthat finally did it, or perhaps inwas the cost of milk, but I gladlyleft after two years and returned tomy home and love - Madison. Ihunted for a place to experiencethe same level of artistic explo-

ration and challenge that I hadfound in New York City andquickly discovered that it wasgoing to be a feat to even find aplace to paint.” In 2012, Bradburyclaimed a creative place of hisown and opened Bright Red Stu-dios at 9 Ingersoll Street.

Bradbury created BrightRed not only to serve as a galleryand studio space, but also as aplace to help others learn andgrow in their artistic skills. EveryThursday, from 7-10pm, the stu-dio is transformed into a life draw-ing workshop. A semicircle ofeasels and chairs is set to look in-ward onto a red chaise loungechair where a male or femalemodel sits in a robe and chats with

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the artists before the sessionsbegin. Drawing supplies are avail-able for use, though artists are alsoencouraged to bring supplies fromhome - pastels, paint, airbrush orother medium.

At the beginning of class,artists are greeted by either Brad-bury or Paul Smith, another tal-ented local artist. They are therenot to teach, but to facilitate. They

encourage artists of all levels tojoin and guide the workshopsthrough various timed drawingsessions. The workshops have en-tertained a wide spectrum of cre-ative souls - from people tryingtheir hand at figure drawing forthe first time, to architecturaldraftsmen working on the softerside of design, to practicing localartists who want to brush up orkeep sharp. Bradbury likes tomake art of his own during theclasses, enjoying the company ofother creative types. Smith de-lights in seeing the process andtechnique of each person and willfind comparisons with the styles

he sees to some of the better-known artists from his own studiesand experiences.

When it is time to startdrawing, a time length of the poseis decided upon by general con-sensus. Unless anyone has ideasfor a pose, the model removes therobe and finds a comfortable posi-tion for that amount of time.Sometimes the workshop is started

with a few 10-15 minute drawings,just to get into the right mindsetand become accustomed to thesetup and materials. After gettingwarmed up, each session will lastfor 20-40 minutes, punctuated bystretch breaks for both the modeland the artists.

Each artist brings an indi-vidual flair to his or her sketches;not every artist draws the wholescene. Some pick a section of thebody and do a close-up, highly de-tailed rendering of that portion.Other artists take a more abstractapproach and work elements of thefigure into swirls, doodles and

splatters. It is up to each person toadapt the experience to individualcreative needs; treat the workshoplike a class and study the figureclosely or use it as a time to start anew piece that can be added uponat home.

By 10pm, it has been a fullnight of art and each person leaveswith four-eight different drawings.The model’s time, the space, and

the supplies are definitely worththe cost of $20 per workshop (or$15 when purchased inadvance/bulk). Some artists areregulars and you will see them al-most every week, while some tryto stop in about once a month orwhen their time allows.

For more information,contact Bradbury by calling 608-206-1613 or emailing [email protected]. To getup-to-date information and getconnected, “Like” their Facebookpage at www.facebook.com/Life-DrawingatBRS. Hope to see youthere! �


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