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THE SPOONFEED REVIEW: MEMPHIS

A Tony award winning Broadway show meandered into our wonderful city last night in the form of Memphis. Memphis contains not only an emotionally touching storyline but incredible musical talent in the form of national tour actors Bryan Fenkart, and Felicia Boswell. The story, set in the 1950’s, focuses on a young Huey Calhoun (Fenkart), an underprivileged white male who becomes entranced in the sounds of “The Underground,” an African American club of the time. It is from this love of rhythm and blues that Huey controversially falls in love with an African American, Felicia Farrell (Boswell). When Huey puts the singing of Felicia and the rest of “The Underground” on the White only radio of the south, change begins to happen in the city of Memphis.

The character that Fenkart is able to bring out of Huey is a very honest one. Singing about a love for music that satisfies his soul, he inadvertently throws himself into sometimes dangerous, but often hilarious situations. The conversations with his mother are ones to you can’t help but laugh at, and certainly won’t forget. The male costars helped add to this humorous role, and altogether kept a relaxed feel on what can be a very intense subject.

Felicia Boswell described the struggles of racial discrimination her character faced while filling the Ohio Theatre with high pitched vocals that raised the crowd, and me, into applause at almost every pause in every one of her songs. Maybe it was the truths behind the times that she was singing about that made the notes in her voice so sweet, but no matter the cause behind them, the effect was not only entertaining, but mesmerizing. She was by far the star of the show, and personally put on a fantastic performance, raising the bar for the rest of the cast to follow.

While I found the overall show to be top notch, the plot did become fairly predictable after the first act. The humor helped keep the plot moving though, and the predictability did not nearly equate to the disappointment I found in the abrupt and slightly underwhelming ending. This news should not discourage you from seeing the show however. Memphis was not only incredibly entertaining, but it carried a great message about those men and women who refused to let race stand in the way of their dreams. Next time Columbus offers you the opportunity to see the impacting and captivating musical, Memphis, I wouldn’t pass it up. - - Drew Shuneson

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TONIGHT!!

THIS THURSDAY …

We are having ourselves a little get together to celebrate the wonderful music that’s pumping out of Columbus. Three bands, 5$, and it’s all going down at Rumba Cafe. Spoonfeed is going to be out there making sure the bands don’t take any clothes off during their performance, though we understand that with a exciting event like this it may be hard to follow such a rule. To counter this, we’ll be bringing a batch of things to sell to you for low and humble fee. Some of those items include:

1.  The Seasons of Spoonfeed: Spring 2012 Compilation album - 5$

2.  A Spoonfeedcolumbus.com ‘I F*CKING LOVE COLUMBUS’ wristband. - 2$

3.  A Spoonfeed T-Shirt - 10$

The bands playing Thursday evening are truly top notch. We kick the evening off with the hard-hitting blues rock duo Cliffs, whose sounds may recall a younger version of the Black Keys, with a more furious attitude. We follow up that rockin’ rave with GNRL SPCFC. Now, I don’t know if any of you are hip to the hip hop scene, but you very well should be. The rhymes come from a Mr. Govan Jones, formerly and occasionally currently known as “Skeptik.” Spoonfeed can admire any great story, and Skep sure has one. Returning the the rap scene after a long hiatus of exploring other great musical ventures, he returns to lay down some tracks from a record we hope he releases real, real soon. Finally, we end this unique night with The Alpine Ghost, a jazzy/pop fusion group that will be sure to keep your butts shakin’ right into the night. 

Repost this notice to your respective social networking walls and feeds, and lets get some fine people out for some drinks and a good time. We love ya, and hope to see you there! - - SF

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SPOONFEED’S GUIDE TO YOUR WEEKEND - 5/25

BY JEFF MEYERS JR.

@JeffMeyersJr

Hello again, fair reader. You look thinner than before. Did you lose some weight? In a week? What in the world is your secret? Please tell.

Oh? Really? Just a spoonful of local goodness keeps the fat cells on the run? Well then, we’ve not a moment to lose!!

** We’ll start by addressing the photo above … next week is our SPOONFEED show at Rumba Cafe! Be sure to spread this photo around and come on out, have ALL of the fun with your friendly neighborhood Spoonfeeders! We’ll be selling the Seasons of Spoonfeed Spring 2012 Compilation, wristbands and more! Hope to see you there!

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"Spoonfeed is the bomb! Showcasing great local music, being a catalyst for spreading magic, and they even pulled my nearly lifeless body from a burning circus tent!"

— - Joe, who just purchsed the SEASONS OF SPOONFEED SPRING 2012 Compilation!

THE SATURDAY GIANT - Interview

Wrapping up a great time here at SPOONFEED with THE SATURDAY GIANT, we sit down with him to talk about his humble beginnings and the Columbus music scene. We hope you all have enjoyed THE SATURDAY GIANT, please continue to repost his performances so we can get the good word out and about!

SPOONFEED’S GUIDE TO YOUR WEEKEND - 5/18

by Julian Smith

@DANGERSMITH

        It’s quite bittersweet for me to write this weekend’s guide as I’m once more doing so from outside Columbus. For the occasional absence from our city, which consequently equals an absence from work and school, is by no means unwelcome, but that doesn’t make the fact that I’m leaving an insanely stellar of weekend awesomeness behind in the Capital City sting any less. I call out to all of you, loyal friends and followers of Spoonfeed, to hit the streets extra hard in light of my departure. Now to break out the goods!

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THE LITTLE BOX :: THE SATURDAY GIANT - “Times (They are Up)”

We close the weekout with all kinds of things, but most importantly we salute THE SATURDAY GIANT on his final performance for THE LITTLE BOX. Be sure to repost this if you like what you see, on your own respective social networking corners!

SEASONS OF SPOONFEED: SPRING 2012

Preorders have been sent out, and we have FINALLY released the SEASONS OF SPOONFEED: SPRING 2012 Compilation!!! You can buy your digital copy of 13 songs for 3$ right now, RIGHT THIS VERY SECOND. 13 tracks from some of the best Columbus bands currently making sounds, big and small! Anyone who buys a digital copy in the month of May is instantly entered into a drawing for local goodies!!

BUY IT HERE!!

THE LITTLE BOX :: THE SATURDAY GIANT - “Kairos Over Chronos”

We continue our week with THE SATURDAY GIANT with this next performance of “Kairos of Chronos.” We have a thing for one man band’s, if you recall our work with AMISH DRUM MACHINE in December of last year. Watch on as this fellah continues to build a symphony of brilliant sounds, while building and playing the song all by his lonesome. The Spoonfeed studio was floored, spread the good word!