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Weekly Guide to Arts & Entertainment INSIDE Young pianist records see Page 2 >v 1 ^ INSIDE Gritty crime novel see Page 4 in the Eastern Townships THE RECORD.July 18 - July 24, 2008 Pete Moss delivers rock hard performance Oliver Jones pays tribute to Oscar spectators gathering in front of the stage.Led by lead singer Tim Brink, a former Alexander Galt Regional High School student, the five-member rock band - comprised of lead guitarist Johnny Maximum, rhythm guitarist North Coaticook SLY, on bass Jeff Doobie, and drummer Martin 'Garth' Beauregard - began a high energy performance that got both bras and beer flying.“It was a lot of fun,” said Brink after the performance.“It’s always fun for a musician to have good sound, and a good crowd.” Brink, who lives the rock star life by night and that of a Wellington Street waiter by day, was surprised by the size of the crowd, but was glad to finally introduce himself to “his scene.” “We’ve already made our name elsewhere," said Brink, referring to tours in Germany, Detroit, Boston, New Brunswick, and more.“So it’s nice to be on our scene and have the crowds enjoying what we’re doing.It feels good.We’ve always gone to the fête growing up, and now it’s us up there.” COURTESY SHEILA QUINN Tim Brink, lead singer of the band Pete Moss, who opened this year’s Fête du lac des nations at Park Jacques Cartier.Lifelong friends By Joe Strizzi Sherbrooke Although the Orford Arts Festival kicked off its concert series with a tribute to the late legendary pianist Oscar Peterson last month, festival mainstay Oliver Jones, lifelong friend of the late jazz legend,also said his appearance should to do the same.“We are touring around the world right now, and a lot of our appearances are tributes to Oscar,” said the 75-year-old Jones.“It’s important for Canadians to remember him.He was a tremendous performer, very dynamic and an Please see Jones on Page 3 Opens Fête du Lac des nations ByJen Young Sherbrooke The media has been abuzz with the pure rock performance of local band Pete Moss during Tuesday night’s Fete du Lac des Nation opener, and event spokeswoman Suzie Hamel says all ages responded the same way, “Wow, they’re good.” “They rocked,” she said on Wednesday morning following the show.An estimated 30,000 people visited the Jacques Cartier park site for the 27th annual music fest.“It was one of our biggest opening ceremonies yet.An estimated 30,000 people visited the Jacques Cartier park site for the 27th annual music fest.They’re not too rock, not trashy.It was a super show.The adrenaline was high, and their music has a beat that all generations enjoy.” Pete Moss, who had just returned from Quebec City performances, took the stage at 8 p.m.with fans anticipating their arrival.Within minutes the crowd grew with Inside: CJMQ88.9 FM CD sales • Alan Griggs • Lost actors Experience all the charms of lavender in uniquely beautiful surroundings.SO! Guided tours j Interpretation centre Large boutique la.t- É ,.l Picnic area a.*'ms ********* BLEU A N D E LAVA.NDB DU QUÉBEC WfWfllVfViiVfWVfV *ÉÉ**ÈÉÉ***4 891 Narr 819-876 A vvw'.bl iTHE, page 2 July 18 - July 24, 2008 RECORD Spawning First CD in production By Maurice Singfield Special to The Record Radio is not what it used to be, and it will never be the same.There was a time when it used to discover and create careers, captivating generations and developing blueprints for dedicated followers new talent of fashion, but now it’s mired in nostalgia, stagnant and waiting for Godot.There’s “talk radio” and then there is “public radio”, talking just as much if not more, but what happened to the music?The new music.And, I don’t mean the endless stream of independent artists that will never make a difference because nobody hears them enough.It used to be that artists were discovered and played on a regular basis by SÜÜ inUui Eleanore Altman.COURTESY CIDI ¦¦THE -ii RECORD ____ 52296 ARTlÇT’Ç CORNER (Uc artist h’fo did tf)is nice picture is Evelvn Blanchard Suet a pretty SuYhYher picture.Coot nlorh Cvelyn.Radio radio, the same new artists over and over again.Now they are delivered by radio to an existence of obscurity, never making a difference.For sure, we experience the “over and over again” syndrome on commercial music radio, radio that’s in a perpetual geriatric groove these days, but where’s the beef.We might want to go to the grave with our memories of days gone by, but at least let’s give a chance to the new up and coming talent of the day.Radio can still be a medium of discovery, and doesn’t necessarily have to be one of ignorance.It can be a source of nostalgia, for sure, but also a resource, where one can acquire a taste for a new wine so to speak.After all don’t we remember what it was like to look forward to hear the latest sounds of our favourite artists?Some of our favourites have passed away, but we haven’t yet, and for the stars of our time who are still alive why don’t we give them their just dues and listen to what they still have to say?Talents such as James Taylor and Steve Winwood, for example, have been dropped by their record companies, relegated to independent artist status?James Taylor released his last album through a chain of book stores.I find this to be a sorry state of affairs.Does it mean that everyone over the age of 40 doesn’t buy new music?Probably.So who actually buys anything anymore.Is this why the music industry is in dire straights, or is it because people download free tunes off the Internet?Apathy seems to be the culprit.After having experienced the high school prom and making whoopie, we don’t care much anymore.Such a pity.Paul McCartney can still compose a song you know.Okay Sir Paul might not ring true with the younger generations, and as a result doesn’t sell as many records as he used to, with the Beatles or as a solo artist.But our generation, which still has the numbers incidently, doesn’t seem to care enough about what he has to say anymore.Maybe we’re downloading his works off the Internet.Oh my God, that’s it! We’re all guilty of copyright infringement (thou shalt not feel guilty after stealing; the radical-new testament).CIDI is committed to developing new talent, and maybe should be committed as a result, since no one seems to care.“Where’s the money?”, “You have to be crazy?” and “Who’s going to listen?” are typical responses from people I have talked to.Last weekend CIDI started work on its first CD production, an 11-song album by Eleanore Altman, winner of the first Please see Talent on Page 12 Meet us at the fairs Funds needed for back-up system CJMQ 88.9 FM is preparing for another active summer as outdoor events line up, filling our schedule with trips to various regions within the Eastern Townships.The bus is tuned-up and ready to go.We are looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible at the upcoming fairs and events.If you are a local artist be sure to take advantage of your local community radio station.We play more local music than any other broadcaster.We also offer your CDs for sale at our 184 Queen Street in Lennoxville, at no cost to the artist.If you are looking for CDs from local artists, drop by our offices any weekday afternoon.CJMQ.has been promoting many exciting acts that are appearing this summer at the Piggery Theatre in North Hatley.Be sure to check out their sched- ule; these are quality acts we are lucky to be able to see in our region.Stay tuned to CJMQ.for information on upcoming performances and the chance to win free tickets.As part of the Emergency Broadcast System, CJMQ.has to assure that we continue to broadcast through any event.Our former power back-up system is no longer functional; the replacement cost is $7,000.We started our funding drive for this project three weeks ago, to date we have received $600, but we still have a long way to go.If you would like to help us, you can contribute by sending a cheque to CJMQ 88.9 FM at 184 Queen Street, Sherbrooke, Qc JIM 1J9.Or drop by our offices; receipts are available upon request.The importance of our ability to continue to broadcast in the case of an emergency or disaster can’t be overstated.David Teasdale is the Station Manager of CJMQ.88.9 FM.CJMQ.88.9FM David Teasdale t Môss: Cont’d from Page 1 album, which will feature new hits like ‘Go’, and ‘She’s So Crazy’, which play frequently on Energie 106 FM radio, but until its release Brink says he will focus on his personal life before having to tour.“It’s pretty crazy right now,” he said.“I’m working at the Toquade restaurant, but I’m opening my own in front of the Granada (theatre).” While trying to open his Celtic-style pub, which he ¦¦Tllli RECORD will call The Experience Resto-Pub, and performing throughout the summer, Brink says the guys are holding out for the right label to come along.“We’re hoping to be signed by a major recording company, and do this for a living,” said Brink, who demonstrated an obvious love of performing while spitting beer, catching bras, and breaking a sweat with the first song Tuesday night.“Even if we are making $30,000 a year we won't care.We all work other jobs right now, but we want this.We’ve got a good band, and we’re always ready to rock.” The first album, entitled Live Dirty is on shelves of July 18 - July 24, 2008 page 3 local music stores now, and Brink says its sales show a local interest in their style and flare.The group’s original songs, like ‘Black Belly’, ‘Pawn Shop Dildo’, and ‘Groove Baby’ had spectators from elementary school age to senior years bobbing their heads and cheering for more, and the pitch of revamped ‘80s tunes, like Dire Straits’ ‘Money for Nothing’, and Kiss’ T Wanna Rock And Roll All Night', which were thrown in for good measure and more good times.For more on the band, Pete Moss, visit www.myspace.com/petemoss.Jones: Cont’d from Page 1 accomplished composer.’ The Oliver Jones Trio, which includes Jim Doxas on drums, Éric Lagacé on bass, and of course the legend in his own right, Oliver Jones on piano, plan to stage a show dedicated to Jones’ childhood friend who passed away in December of last year.“The concert will be about 90 per cent songs written by Oscar.We want to showcase his composer side as his incredible ability to play the piano has overshadowed that aspect of his career over the years.The rest of the set will be made up of my own songs that pay tribute to him, his family or our neighborhood,” Jones said.Jones and Peterson have a long history together.They lived 10 houses down from each other, growing up in the hard-up neighborhood in Montreal known as Little Burgundy.Although Peterson was nine years older, Jones had a similar upbringing and many similarities.They were both the second youngest in their families, they went to the same school and the same church, and had some of the same music teachers, namely Peterson’s older-sister Daisy.“Although I was closer to Oscar’s brother Chuck growing up, Oscar and I encouraged each other.I remember one time while taking lessons with Daisy, Oscar had written something specifically for me to play, and asked me to go home and practice.I went to play baseball instead, and the next day I had the hardest time figuring out the piece.Oscar looked at me and said, ‘You have to decide if you want to be an athlete or a musician.’ Needless to say, he never wrote anything for me again,” Jones said with a chuckle.It was that kind of dedication that kept Peterson on the piano into the late hours of the evening (being forced to go to bed by family members who were aching for sleep) despite all his natural talent - one of the reasons Jones says Peterson became his inspiration.“He became my motivation.To see what someone from my neighborhood could accomplish was exciting.” As their music careers flourished, so did their friendship.Jones remembers the numerous times that people confused him and his mentor, calling out Oliver Peterson or Oscar Jones by mistake.“I thought it was funny, but I don’t think Oscar felt the same way,” Jones said jokingly.“But seriously, it got to the point where Oscar started referring to himself as Big O, and to me as Little O.” This will be Jones’ third consecutive appearance at the festival, and about the sixth overall, and he says Orford is one of his favorite places to play.“It’s always great for me to be in the Townships, but I think the organizers of the festival are gluttons for punishment because they keep asking me to come back,” Jones said jokingly.“It’s really gorgeous out there, but yet, not too far from the big city.Lots of friends can come out and watch the show, not to mention a lot of those friends have summer places in the Townships too.” The Orford Arts Festival owes Oscar Peterson a debt of gratitude as well.Jones had retired from performing, and it was a call from Peterson that brought him back on stage.“In 2004, Oscar asked me to join him at the International Jazz Festival in Montreal, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the event, and although I was happy in my retirement, I could not pass up the chance to share the stage with Oscar in our hometown.It was supposed to be a one time deal,” “ Jones said.After his performance at the Jazz Fest, which was televised, phone calls flooded in, asking Jones to ap- Oliver Jones.COURTESY pear at concerts and festivals all over the world, and he said humbly, that he came back because the people wanted him back.“I only perform 6 months out of the year, but I do about 65 shows in that span, so I have a pretty hefty schedule for my age.I hope to play for three or four more years, if God takes care of the old body.Once I retire, I’d like to look into getting involved in some kind of jazz camp for kids in the Townships,” Jones said.The Oliver Jones Trio plays the festival on Saturday, July 19th at 8 p.m.at the Gilles Lefebvre Concert Hall.The tribute to a legend from a legend costs $35.s H eye on busin SUBARU ERBROOKE Estrie Auto Centre - 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New & Used Books Gift Certificates - Special Orders 168-E Queen Street Lennoxville, QC Tel.819-346-1786 Email: blackcat@netrevolution.com Gritty action promised Books A tale of two Howards Pop quiz for all Canadian mystery fans: name the creator (hint: first name Howard) of a fictional Jewish private investigator based in southern Ontario.If you said Howard Engel, it would be understandable.One of Canada’s best-loved crime writers (and member of the Order of Canada), Engel has regaled readers for decades with the exploits of his loveable schmuck Benny Cooperman, a PI located in the fictional town of Grantham, Ontario.However, there’s a new Howard on the horizon, and his protagonist bears only a passing resemblance to Engel’s creation.No schmuck, he is tougher, slightly grittier, and strictly a big-city sleuth; he is, in fact, a Cooperman for the new millennium.Howard Shrier Born and raised in Montreal, Howard Shrier graduated with honours in journalism and creative writing from Concordia University.He has worked as a crime reporter and as a new writer for radio, as well as in theatre and television, and as a senior communications advisor to various government agencies.Howard lives with his wife and sons in Toronto, where, admitting to a certain fondness for single malts, he writes above a bar and café in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood.Buffalo Jump (Vintage Canada/Random House, 2008) Ex-Israeli soldier and Toronto private investigator Jonah.Geller is not having an especially good year.He’s recovering from having been shot when a tobacco- smuggling case he was working went wrong, getting a good cop paralyzed in the process.His girlfriend walked out on him while he was still in the hospital, and his boss has put him on probation until he can demonstrate that he’s up to the job.Just when Jonah thought things couldn’t get worse, Dante Ryan, a hit man for the mobster he failed to put away, approaches Geller with an offer he can’t refuse: he wants Jonah to take him on as a client.Geller is not one to take a challenge lightly.He could, of course, simply refuse the case.Or could he?It turns out that the killer has been given a contract he doesn’t want to fulfill: it involves killing a man and his wife and child.It goes against the hit man’s own code of ethics - you read right - and he wants to know who ordered the hit, and why.If Geller takes the case, he might just be able to prevent the killings from taking place, and beneath all the tough-guy persona Jonah Geller is a deeply moral man.At the same time, an office colleague, François Paradis, asks for Geller’s help.The mother of a client has died recently in Meadowvale, a local nursing home, and the client wonders whether someone there was at fault.Sidelined from bigger cases, his career pretty much on hold, Geller agrees to help.At first things seem simple enough.He runs a background check on the Meadowvale and it comes up clean.But when he and a colleague visit the facility under the guise of looking to place their mother there, and are unmasked, they encounter a burly man with a gun and are forced to flee for their lives.Meanwhile, Geller’s investigation into the hit man’s target seems to have stalled.The man is a respected member of the community, with an upmarket home and the sole owner of a thriving pharmacy.Why would anyone want his entire family killed?In nearby Buffalo the drug business operates on a whole different level.Barry Aiken, one of life’s failures living on the edge of despair, is dependent on a black-market dealer for affordable meds.When he arrives at the dealer’s house and finds him dead, Barry’s first thought is to panic.Unfortunately, he goes with his second thought, which is to scoop up all the drugs he can, take them home, and sell them to his friends.His dealer’s death will be Barry’s own ticket out of poverty.A great idea, if only the killer wasn’t just outside, watching Barry’s every move.A conscientious man, Jonah Geller works the nursing-home case while he tries to discover who would want an innocuous pharmacist dead.Of course, he has to keep the latter case to himself: not only is he in disgrace with his boss for mishandling the tobacco-smuggling case, but having a hit man for a client isn’t exactly the sort of thing you can tell your boss - or the police - about.Geller is forced then to walk a tortuous path between the law, loyalty to his boss, and his own code of ethics as he tries to solve these puzzles.That path will lead to attacks on innocent bystanders, Geller himself, and more than one death before things are finally sorted.My Recommendation Buffalo Jump has a definite neo-Noir flavour, combining tough-guy action, snappy dialogue, and a flawed protagonist, set against a gritty background.The justice is cosmic, rather than legal, with Geller taking matters into his own hands, and although the tone of the story is permeated by a jaded outlook, it is still grounded in a strong sense of right and wrong.Nicely-paced, the action is interspersed with a strong backstory fleshing out Jonah Geller’s conflicted past and making him both a believable and a sympathetic character.Buffalo Jump is a fine debut novel, and readers will want to keep an eye out for its sequel, High Chicago, which is slated for publication in 2009.Jim Napier can be reached atjnapi-ER@SHERBROOKERECORD.COM.Buffalo Jump jumps right off the page.It's a barrelling freight train of a mystery, and I can’t wait for Jonah Geller’s next case." —Linwood Barclay, author of No Time for Goodbye ' T* jipXiRi T) V! _ ;• *”* «rtîttpr ~ ***« ¦****/ 5 fcrt- •: v: • ." • ‘.«mu- .* • ’ HflWARn SHRIFR SuspêfîuéU Sentences Jim Napier The show must go on RECORD July 18 - July 24, 2008 page 5 Movies Actor deaths By Jen McDonnell Canwest News Service ¦ ¦ »he Dark Knight is poised to be-s come the biggest blockbuster of the summer, yet our fanboy JL gushing is somewhat tempered by the unavoidable tragedy that looms large over the film: Heath Ledger’s death.His role as The Joker serves as the last performance we’ll ever see from the promising young actor, who passed away from an accidental prescription drug overdose in January.Despite its stellar cast and glowing reviews, Ledger’s death has cast an unavoidable pall over the film.Will audiences avoid The Dark Knight, shying away from the gruesome implications of watching Ledger in an undeniably macabre role?Or will they flock to the theatres for the morbid thrill of catching a final glimpse of the late actor?And which is worse?In advance of The Dark Knight, we look at other actors who died before their final films were released and how the tragedies affected the box office.Queen of the Damned (2002) Popular R&B singer Aaliyah, 22, had just finished playing the lead in this adaptation of Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles when she was killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas on August 25, 2001.The movie was released six months later.Aaliyah was next set to star as the lead in Honey and was replaced by Jessica Alba.Box Office Reception: Though Aaliyah’s performance was generally praised, critics (and Anne Rice) panned Queen of the Damned.Still, the film managed to top the box office on its release, possibly because of curiosity surrounding the star’s final role.Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Two-time Oscar-nominated actor Richard Harris found a new generation of fans with his role as Prof.Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter movies.Two-and-a-half weeks before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets hit theatres, Harris succumbed to Hodgkin's disease.Michael Gambon took over the role of Dumbledore in subsequent Potter films.Box Office Reception: The movie was a critical and commercial hit, raking in more than $879 million US worldwide and becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time.Gladiator (2000) Famous for his hard-partying ways, Oliver Reed was filming Gladiator in Malta when he visited a local pub and reportedly racked up an enormous bar tab.The 61-year-old actor suddenly collapsed and died of a heart attack.Though filming had not been completed, director Ridley Scott used CGI and body doubles to finish Reed’s scenes.The film was released a year later.Box Office Reception: Gladiator was a huge critical and box office success and won several awards, including the Oscar for best actor (Russell Crowe) and best picture in 2001.Gang Related (1997) Tupac Shakur and Jim Belushi star in this movie about two detectives who try to pin a murder on a homeless man, played by Dennis Quaid.The film marks the last onscreen performance by Tupac, who was gunned down in 1996 during a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.Box Office Reception: Gang Related, released the year after Tupac’s death, made less than $6 million US at the box office.Two other films he starred in -Bullet and Gridlock’d - were posthumously released in the months following his murder.The Crow (1994) The Crow is best remembered for the tragic, on set death of its 28-year-old star, Brandon Lee, who was killed when a prop gun accidentally fired a real bullet during a scene.His death took place only eight days before the filming was set to wrap.For the remaining scenes, Lee’s face was superimposed onto the bodies of stunt doubles.Box Office Reception: The film was released a year after Lee’s death to critical raves.Variety called it “a seamless, pulsating, dazzlingly visual revenge fantasy that stands as one of the most effective live-actioners ever derived from a comic strip,” while the New York Times raved “it is a genre film of a high order, stylish and smooth.” The Crow was an instant box office hit and has since become a cult favourite.Wagons East! (1994) Canadian comic John Candy died in his sleep from a heart attack while filming this comedy western in Mexico.Wagon’s East! is widely considered to be the first movie to use CGI to complete an actor’s scene after their death.Box Office Reception: The film bombed at the box office.Though it contains his last onscreen performance, many consider Canadian Bacon to be Candy’s final role because it was filmed earlier, but released later.That movie, directed by Michael Moore, was also universally panned.Brainstorm (1983) Before star Natalie Wood, 43, had a chance to film a climatic scene, she fell off a yacht and drowned off the coast of Catalina Island, Calif.Director Douglas Trumbull convinced MGM to let him complete the film, using a body double, sound-alikes and camera techniques.Box Office Reception: Released two years after Wood’s death.Brainstorm was a box office bomb.Solomon And Sheba (1959) While filming this biblical epic, actor Tyrone Power, 45, died after filming an intense sword-fighting scene with co-star George Sanders.Actor Yul Brynner replaced him in the film, but Power -who had finished most of his scenes before his death - is still visible in some of the film’s distant shots.Box Office Reception: The tragedy overshadowed the film, which is memorable only because of Power’s death (and the racy costumes).Giant (1956) James Dean had finished filming his scenes in Giant and only had to record some dubbing when he was killed in a car accident in 1955.The film’s final banquet scene is said to be the last thing Dean ever committed to film, though he mumbled so much during filming, the scene had to be dubbed by his friend Nick Adams.Box Office Reception: Giant, like Rebel Without a Cause, was released after Dean’s death and became a huge hit.Dean was nominated for the best actor Oscar - his second nomination.(He was also nominated for East of Eden, in what would be the first posthumous acting nomination in Academy Awards history.) Saratoga (1937) Jean Harlow had nearly completed filming this racetrack comedy with Clark Gable when the 26-year-old actress suddenly fell ill and died of uremic poisoning.The blonde bombshell’s remaining scenes were shot using body and voice doubles.Box Office Reception: Despite the tragedy, Saratoga was a critical and commercial success.* f' .¦ r A r~ r t ) I ! .MORI'.THE MOTION P.lCrfl cine* entertainment, lex Galaxy Sherbrooke Sherbrooke 4204, boul, Bertrand-Fabi MOVIE INFO ai9-82t-9999 ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT CINEPLEK COM SHOWTIMÊS EFFECTIVE JULY I8TH TO JULY 24TH CRUISING BAR 2 (13*) Every day: 13:00, 15:30, 1900, 2135 MAMMA MIAI (G) Every day: 1305, 15:35, 19:10, 21:30 GALAXY .t.i » i si .j.ui* j.j / 1„ .