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Copyright 2020 by The Puzzle Syndicate
HOW TO SOLVE:
Each row must contain the numbers 1 to 9;
each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9;
and each set of 3 by 3 boxes must contain
the numbers 1 to 9.
The Weekly Crossword
by Margie E. Burke
Copyright 2020 by The Puzzle Syndicate
ACROSS
1 Furthermore
52
Gloppy stuff
21
Angler's basket
5 Greeting at sea
54
Spelunker's spot
22
Out of control
9 City of Light
57
Nerve ending
25
Spare tire
14 Put one over on
61
Full of pep
26
Rand's shrugger
15 Back of the neck
62
Starch source
27
Took the wheel
16 Bigger than big
63
Carnival attrac
29
Glassblower,
17 Crude wooden
tion
e.g.
cross
64
Rap or rock
31
Train puller
18 Spanish three
65
On the peak of
32
Opening words
19 Australian "bear"
66
Cosmetics com
33
Basil-based
20 Seller of frames
pany founded in
sauce
22 Assistant
1886
35
Evel Knievel, for
23 Royal
67
Refine, as ore
one
Highness
68
Say "No way!"
39
1969 film, "Paint
24 African adven
69
Grazing group
Wagon"
ture
41
Grassy plant
26 Pop-ups, e.g.
DOWN
44
Fertilizer chemi
28 With little effort
1
Roundish do
cal
30 Lose traction
2
Aerial maneuver
48
"Bombshell"
34 Dow dabbler
3
Fortune teller
actress
36 Like sushi
4
"Golden" song
51
Straight and tall
37 Fine-tune
5
Social starter
53
O founder
38 Allegiance
6
Pester persis
54
Machine parts
40 Cuts in half
tently
55
Reunion attendee
42 Declare
7
Kind of market
56
Workshop
positively
8
Triumphant cry
gripper
43 Charged item
9
Bluffer's game
58
Kind of cat?
45 Vacation spot
10
Makes illegal
59
Emanation
46 Withered
11
Anagram for
60
Tear up
47 Appropriate
"pear"
62
Little bit
49 Dairy farm sound
12
Wight, for one
50 Scarcity
13
Burn slightly
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Ghristee Henry’s
PLUS, MORE MUSIC NEWS AND GOSSIP
By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com
HELL COMES TO YOUR HOUSE: There’s a new split-release coming
out this Friday between Athens musician Daniel Shroyer
(Mandible Rider, Shadebeast) and his project Ixian and
Gulfport, MS one-man master blaster Boiled Tongue.
Shroyer is already known for his forays into extreme music,
but this is an artistic and intellectual step outside his tradi
tional comfort zone. His tracks are interesting in that their
front-facing futurism (heavily programmed electronics,
digitally distorted vocals,
synthesizers, etc.) is all com
posed of readily recognizable
elements, thus rendering
them—even in their most
extreme instances—as
something oddly comfort
ing. Nostalgia isn’t exactly
the right word to use here,
but there is a sense that this
contemporary glance at the
world was well counseled
by historic imaginations
of what a dystopian onset
might sound like. Boiled
Tongue contributed a
completely unreasonable
38 tracks to this split. If it
weren’t for the fact that I
know all of this was played
by one person, I’d think this
was, in actuality, just one
long grindcore set broken
up into 20-second portions.
That still might be the case,
but who knows? As is gener
ally the case with this kind
of thing, no songs are partic
ularly distinguishable, even
if brief seconds of them are
enjoyably rockin’. Find this beast digitally and on cassette
tape beginning Sept. 4 at ixian.bandcamp.com.
KEEP FEELING FASCINATION: The new five-track EP from
Christee Henry (aka Christee Imogen Henry) named
Lovergirl was, according to its notes, completed in a mere
three days. Longtime music fanatics will recognize decades
of influences here even if, perhaps, they are unintentional.
Due to the songs’ short durations—with most being under
1:30 and the opus of the bunch coming in at only 2:20—
they can come off as sketches rather than fully fleshed
ideas. Lyrically, they feel very complete, though, with a
focus on loneliness, hope, love, etc. Opening track “Dating
Profile” is the most heavily composed of the set, with a
great little Saint Etienne-ish rhythm guitar and a pleasantly
surprising break beat at 45 seconds in. The lightly processed
vocals throughout, as well as the sing-speak vocal style, are
Lovergirl
quite reminiscent of Laurie Anderson, so there’s that, too.
Overall, it’s a nice slice of light homemade New Wave with
personality. Check it out at christeedarling.bandcamp.com.
WIN SOME, LOSE SOME: I’ll be the first to admit I’ve never met
Athens musician and songwriter Dylan Mobley, nor had
I ever heard of his cool-named project Pet Decibel. That
said, I was happy to stumble upon his work last week and
noted he’s got both a new
single and a new EP out
within the last month.
The single, a song titled
“Sacrifices” but on a release
named Parasitic Reciprocal,
is a slow and synth-y thing
with thin electronic drums
and an overall minimal
death-rock vibe. The EP is
markedly different, though,
with its mostly guitar-cen
tered tracks. These aren’t
rockers in the traditional
sense and tend to skew very
much toward the adult con
temporary section of the
record store. This tendency
is most obvious on smooth
songs like “Your Armament”
(even with its noticeable Axl
Rose vocal influence) and “In
The Valley, As On The Peak.”
There’s a marked 1990s alt-
rock guitar rhythm going on
in “Estranged,” too. I dunno.
I’m kind of on the fence with
this stuff because, while
there are elements here that
should absolutely form a
solid release, they never coalesce into anything particularly
remarkable. Your mileage may vary, so check it out at pet
decibel.bandcamp.com.
TURN UP THE RADIO: New today is the fresh single by Seth
Martin & The Dish Boys named “Just Driving Around.”
It’s taken from the band’s upcoming album, Sending Out
My Love, which is slated for release Oct. 30. The song is
a really swell, Neil-Youngish-style rocker complete with
sweet soaring solos and a tinkling piano somewhere in
the background. As you might imagine, it’s a literal tale of
driving around by oneself, listening to the radio, switch
ing stations, singing along, etc. Not everything has to be
revolutionary to be revelatory and relatable. Sometimes a
universal sentiment like this is just what we need. Stream
along via sethmartinandthedishboys.bandcamp.com and all
the major online services. ©
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Vernon Thornsberry: Jazzee Jazzee Zydeco Jazz (Wild Gumbo Records) He is a
true polymath, and Vernon Thornsberry’s musical, artistic and culinary pursuits
permeate Athens culture in a variety of ways. In addition to adorning gallery
walls with his oil paintings and occasionally performing onstage, he can be
spotted zooming around town on his moped to deliver coffee or standing
outside The Grit, where he bakes cakes. This creative crossover is ever-pres
ent on his new album, which was recorded in a small room of Jittery Joe’s
Roaster and incorporates one of his classic still-life paintings into the layout.
A followup to 2015’s Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, and More Jazz (the man knows what he
likes), Jazzee Jazzee Zydeco Jazz disproves the saying that you can’t be in two
places at once. This music combines a history of the bright, brassy joyfulness
that characterizes the traditional jazz of New Orleans—Thornsberry’s home before relocating to Athens in 1986-
with a far-out, idiosyncratic DIY rawness likely influenced by his current community. [Jessica Smith]
Christee Henry
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