EDvent/ Funky vs. Fresh Concert
Cover to get into the Avenue for 'Funky vs. Fresh': $10. A four-hour musical hybrid of local endowment: priceless! BY EMIL TIEDEMANN I RECOGNIZED him the moment I walked into the men's room at the Avenue Theatre ( 9030-118 Ave. ) last Friday night (May 7) for the all-ages "Funky vs. Fresh" concert. And I know there are all kinds of dirty thoughts & images popping up in your head right now, but let me finish before you jump to your perverse conclusions. The Joe (a.k.a. Joe Gurba) stood at the mirror, trying on his new cap, clad with the words Gateway Screen & Press . I fleetingly debated whether or not to say something like "hey, I know you." As I stood at the urinal, my back to the charismatic local rapper, I bit the proverbial bullet: "I just bought your CD last weekend," I joyously admitted. I wasn't lying either. In fact, I was listening to Ut Oh in my car on the way to the Avenue. "Oh, really?!" As I wa...