Tuesday, May 31, 2011

GrooveSession at the Music Barn and Rockin' Downtown Nights at the Heritage

MUSIC & ART (and other interesting stuff)

CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF May 30, 2011

From the desk of Tim Groove, daily Groovacious updates on Facebook

GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL

173 N. 100 W. CEDAR CITY, UT 84720 435-867-9800 www.GroovefestUtah.com

The Groovacious Dozen: Best Sellers: May 23-28, 2011

1- Lady Gaga “Born This Way”

2- Seether “Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray”

3- Beastie Boys “Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2”

4- Christina Perri “Lovestrong”

5- Maggie Bjorklund “Coming Home”

6- Greg Brown “Freak Flag”

7- Fleet Foxes “Helplessness Blues”

8- Howe Gelb/A Band of Gypsies “Alegrias”

9- Ben Harper “Give Till It’s Gone”

10- Bela Fleck “# Rock?ET.Sci?Ence?”

11- The Lonely Island “Turtleneck & Chain”

12- Adele “21”

Ongoing happenings in Cedar City ----------

Mike’s Tavern; Tuesday - OPEN MIKE’S NIGHT, Wednesday & Saturday - KARAOKE, Thursday - Dance night, Friday - LADIES NIGHT, 1^ST Saturday of month - Live Band Night. Mike’s Tavern is at 90 W. Hoover, Cedar City 867-5990 www.MikesTavernCC.com

TOADZ BAR; Monday - OPen MIC, Tuesday - KARAOKE, Wednesday - Ladies Night, Thursday - Country Night, Friday - Live Band Night, Saturday - DJ among many other activities. Toadz is at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City 867-8988. www.clubtoadz.com.

Here’s what we found happening for this week ---------------------------------

Tuesday, May 31, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! JELLO BIAFRA, BLACK STONE CHERRY, BT, NICK CANNON, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, EGYPT CENTRAL, ELIANE ELIAS, FLOGGING MOLLY, MANDO DIAO, DAVE MATTHEWS, THE MELVINS, MY MORNING JACKET, PLAYING FOR CHANGE, ROBERT POLLARD, KLAUS SCHULZE, SEAPONY, J.D. SOUTHER, SWEETBACK SISTERS, DAVID SLVIAN, ALEX TURNER, EDDIE VEDDER. Many of these titles, as usual, are available on vinyl LP! Groovacious is at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Call 435-867-9800 www.groovacious.com

Wednesday, April 1, 7:00PM: Cedar Square Dancing Classes in the Senior Center at 489 E. 200 S. in Cedar City. The first class is free, cost after that is $7.00 per couple or $3.50 per individual. For more information call Pat or Hazel Matthews at 435-867-9210 or 435-531-6811.

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Friday, April 3, 9:00PM:

Friday, April 3, 10:00PM: OFF THE CUFF Improv Comedy Show at Fun Time Inflatables at 1450 W. Industrial Rd. in Cedar City. Admission is $7.00 or $5.00 with student I.D. Live improv comedy with a “G” rating, fun for the whole family. For more information call 435-261-4216. www.otccomedy.com.

Saturday, June 4, beginning at 9:00AM: SUMA Art Hikes to Spring Creek Canyon will meet at 9:00AM at the Cedar City Main Street Park, east side (near main pavilion), Cedar City, UT. This is FREE event that is open to the general public; all children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. For information call 435-586-5462 or go to www.suu.edu/pva/suma.

Saturday, June 4, 10:00AM: Saturday at the Homestead. Experience a slice of history at the Frontier Homestead State Park Museum at 635 N. Main in Cedar City. Admission is $5.00 per person and activities include Adobe Brick, Rope Making, Candle Dipping, and Historic Printing Press. For more info call 435-586-9290.

Saturday, June 4, beginning at 3:00PM: Rockin' Downtown Nights 2011 Summer Concert Series featuring FICTIONIST, THE SHAKERS and ERIK THE RED. 2-for-1 tickets for $10.00 available in advance at Groovacious, Braun Books, Toadz, A Mane Attraction Bulloch Drug and Hill Sports. http://rockindowntownnights.eventbrite.com/

Sunday, June 5, 6:00AM – 6:00PM: Sunday afternoons, KSUU/Power91 will be broadcasting music from the Groovefest American Music Festival line-up, all day! Make sure you tune in!

And coming up on the Groovacious radar ------------------------------

Wednesday, June 22 – Sunday, June 26: GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL with the Cedar City Arts Festival in downtown Cedar City. Concerts, music workshops, After Hours Shows, Gospel Hour, art, food and music, music, music! www.groovefestutah.com or 435-867-9800.

The advertising supporters for the 2011 Groovefest are listed here. If you’d like to jump on board and be a financial supporter, get in touch with us today! We can’t do it without you! You can view the support levels at www.groovefestutah.com.

2011 GROOVEFEST SUPPORTERS: "Gold Guitar" Presenters $800+: Camp Creek Trees, Crystal Inn Hotel & Suites, Cedar City Brian Head Tourism Bureau, SAMCO Building, Braun Books, The Grind Coffeehouse, Cherry Creek Radio, Cedar City Daily News, Dailey Builders, Hughes & Associates, Southern Utah University, Independent Publishing Company, Inc., Center for Media Innovation, Sonny Boy’s Barbecue, Best Western Town & Country Inn, Stratford Court, Iron County Today, Funder Welding "Silver Saxophone" Underwriters $400+: Frontier Homestead State Park, KSUU Power 91, True Colors Screen Printing, Bradshaw Chevrolet Buick, Pura Vida College of Massage Therapy, JB Framing, Blue Sky Services, Mike's Tavern, Toadz, Twitchell Studios, Southwest Applied Technology College, Whittlesticks, Inc., Sage Hills Yoga & Retreat Center, Comfort Inn & Suites, Lael Langston "Bronze Banjo" Sponsors $200+: Video Outlet, Smith’s Food & Drug, Sunshine Nutrition, Smead Manufacturing Co., R. Scott Phillips, Studio West Photography, The Tire Company, Hunter-Cowan, Robison Rentals, Janet Naisbitt-Bagley – ERA Realty, Mosdell Sanitation, Hunter’s Portable Toilets, StGeorgeNightOut.com, ADR Pro Prep LLC, Vickie Sorensen Nature Works, Lin's Marketplace, Cedar City Area Chamber of Commerce, The Grand Lodge at Brian Head, Bill Byrnes, Southern Skies Aviation, CL Pro Events, Super 8 Hotel, Quality Inn “Magnesium Mandolin” Contributors $100+: The Wizz, The Paw Spa, Pizano’s Pizza, Cedar Music Store & Studio, High Desert Pawn, Rolling Rubber, St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Bulloch Drug, M&D Foodtown, North Fork Drywall, Barber J’s, Gym On Main - Parowan, Cedar Post Pawn, State Bank of Southern Utah, Bristlecone Building Co., Jim & Jeanine Howells, Market Grill, Rambouillet/Music Barn/Hamburger Patty's, Buster and Bob Giles, Ogden's Flooring & Design, Parowan Dental, Cedar City Handyman, Inc., Lost Trail Minerals, Georg's Ski Shop, Will Schryver, Artisans, Days Inn – Cedar City, Amid Summer’s Inn, The Anniversary House, Erin Waldman

Please support these businesses and individuals!

Monday, May 23, 2011

Coins Against Cancer Benefit Concert featuring BOTTLED MONKEY for 5 year old AVERY EVANS , plus Doug Haywood at the Music Barn!

MUSIC & ART (and other interesting stuff)

CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF May 23, 2011

From the desk of Tim Groove, daily Groovacious updates on Facebook

GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL

173 N. 100 W. CEDAR CITY, UT 84720 435-867-9800 www.GroovefestUtah.com

The Groovacious Dozen: Best Sellers: May 16-21, 2011

1- Seether “Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray”

2- Hollywood Undead “American Tragedy”

3- Pink “Greatest Hits… So Far!”

4- Black Label Society “The Song Remains Not the Same”

5- Sixx: A.M. “This is Gonna Hurt”

6- Parachute “The Way It Is”

7- Daniele Luppi “Rome”

8- Greg Brown “Freak Flag”

9- Amanda Shires “Carrying Lightning”

10- Warren Haynes “Man in Motion”

11- Ben Harper “Give Till It’s Gone”

12- Too Slim & the Taildraggers “Shiver”

Ongoing happenings in Cedar City ----------

Here’s what we found happening for this week ---------------------------------

Tuesday, May 24, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! Here’s what’s in store for this week: AGAINST ME, JOSEPH ARTHUR, FRANKIE BALLARD, DAVID BAZAN, KATE BUSH, FOSTER THE PEOPLE, GLEE CAST, LADY GAGA, RAY MANZAREK & ROY ROGERS, STEPHEN MARLEY, THE MOANERS, THURSTON MOORE (produced by Beck), NEAL MORSE, BRAD PAISLEY, BRENDAN PERRY (Dead Can Dance), PRODIGY, SHE WANTS REVENGE, VIEUX FARKA TOURE. Many of these titles, as usual, are available on vinyl LP! Groovacious is at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Call 435-867-9800 www.groovacious.com

Wednesday, May 25, 7:00PM: Cedar Square Dancing Classes in the Senior Center at 489 E. 200 S. in Cedar City. The first class is free, cost after that is $7.00 per couple or $3.50 per individual. For more information call Pat or Hazel Matthews at 435-867-9210 or 435-531-6811.

Friday, May 27, 7:30PM: FUND-RAISING CONCERT for Chino Jaime at Westview Christian Center, 2624 W. Highway 56 in Cedar City. Come enjoy an evening of acoustic Christian music around a bonfire with Chino and other musical guests. Please bring your own chair. Refreshments will be provided. Chino has been accepted to a music school in California. This event is to help raise money for tuition and expenses, so donations will be accepted.

Friday, May 27, 10:00PM: OFF THE CUFF Improv Comedy Show at Fun Time Inflatables at 1450 W. Industrial Rd. in Cedar City. Admission is $7.00 or $5.00 with student I.D. Live improv comedy with a “G” rating, fun for the whole family. For more information call 435-261-4216. www.otccomedy.com.

Friday, May 27, 9:00PM: MIDDLE OF THE ROAD at Toadz, 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City 867-8988. http://sonicbids.com/middleoftheroadrocks www.clubtoadz.com.

Saturday, May 28, 10:00AM: Coins Against Cancer Benefit Concert featuring BOTTLED MONKEY for 5 year old AVERY EVANS of Parowan, who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. The concert will be held at the outdoor stage adjacent to the parking garage at the Heritage Center behind Cardon’s Shoes in downtown Cedar City. Bring your spare change. There will be jars set up to fill with Coins Against Cancer specifically for Avery. This will be the final concert by Bottled Monkey for a year as bassist Chuck Triplett is being deployed to Iraq. For more information, call Bryce Perkins of Lin’s Market at 435-865-6665.

Saturday, May 28, 7:00PM: DOUG HAYWOOD at The Music Barn in Parowan (season opener)The barn islocated at 197 W. 200 S. in Parowan. Doug has performed with and shared stages with many of the major players in music today and yesterday. Groovacious is selling advance tickets for $7.00! www.DougHaywood.com https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_139096059439645

Saturday, May 28, 8:00PM: RHEPTAR, THE BIGGEST STUNT, BCJ at Gotham all ages venue, 1065 S. Main in Cedar City. Admission is $4.00. Call 435-249-5555 for more information.

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And coming up on the Groovacious radar ------------------------------

Saturday, June 4: Rockin' Downtown Nights 2011 Summer Concert Series featuring FICTIONIST, THE SHAKERS and ERIK THE RED. 2 tickets for $10.00 available in advance at Groovacious! http://rockindowntownnights.eventbrite.com/

*Time To Dance - Adult Social Dancing is gearing up for a West Coast Swing Class and are taking sign-ups now. Classes will begin when they get 8 couples or a mixture of singles and couples to equal class size. Classes will be held at Dance Magic Studios, behind Domino's on Main Street at 600 South.

West Coast Swing is the Dancer's choice of the Swing Dances. Its slotting style takes up very little room on the dance floor. Its sultry, sophisticated styling transcends any dancer to stand out from the ordinary swing that you see danced in Cedar. For more information email timetwodance5678@aol.com or visit http://timetodance5678.weebly.com/.

Take a look at who is performing at Groovefest! Sunday afternoons, KSUU/Power91 is broadcasting music from the Groovefest roster, 6:00AM-3:00PM! Learn even more by visiting their web site and/or facebook page.

Friday, June 24:

Danielle Ate the Sandwich (Loveland, CO)

Janet Robin (Los Angeles, CA)

Shotgun Party (Austin, TX)

Hymn For Her (1961 Bambi Airstream)

Girls Guns & Glory (Boston, MA)

Marinade (Salt Lake City, UT)

Avey Brothers (Quad Cities, IA)

The Congress (Denver, CO)

Saturday, June 25:

Honey Don’t (Paonia, CO)

Sarah Sample (Seattle, WA)

Nikki Forova (Los Angeles, CA)

Johnson Family Band (Fargo, ND)

Old Californio (Pasadena, CA)

The Brothers Comatose (San Francisco, CA)

Antioquia (San Francisco, CA)

The Scott Holt Band (Columbia, TN)

Richmond Fontaine (Portland, OR)

Additional performers confirmed: Ash Creek, Melody with Tyler Forsberg, Rob Drabkin, Dick Ericksen, Lindsay Miller, Kaitlin Sevy, Chas Hollingshead, Stillhouse Road, Mark Brut, Peter Street Fiddle Band, Sala Tumanuvao

Please support these businesses and individuals!

Monday, May 16, 2011

Nikki Forova plays at Groovacious on Saturday!!

MUSIC & ART (and other interesting stuff)

CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF May 16, 2011

From the desk of Tim Groove, daily Groovacious updates on Facebook

GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL

173 N. 100 W. CEDAR CITY, UT 84720 435-867-9800 www.GroovefestUtah.com

There are a couple of really great shows happening this week that I’m hoping you can make it out to!

On Friday, one of our favorite southern Utah Bands, ERIK THE RED, will be playing at Mike’s Tavern with BRONCO, out of SLC. That show begins at 9:00PM

Then on Saturday, we’re looking forward to the performance at Groovacious from NIKKI FOROVA, coming to us from Los Angeles via Russia…

“The music of Nikki Forova is as contradictory as herself – her soft but expressive voice, insightful and intimate lyrics, and her sunny and spirited nature touches and captivates the audience - an extraordinary journey lies behind her and Nikki’s songs, without question, reflect the impressions she received along that way.

Born into a family of passionate actors, since childhood Nikki literally has assimilated the atmosphere of a life behind the curtains. The fascination she exudes, developed from her parents’ performances on stage, and continues to this day.

Her way might seem to be predetermined but growing up in the heart of Russia when the Iron Curtain split the world in two has never been easy…”

If this looks intriguing, you can see the rest at Nikki’s website at www.nikkiforova.com. The show begins at 7:30PM.

*Celebrate 50 Years

For fifty years now, the Utah Shakespeare Festival has been producing exceptional theatre in rural southern Utah. The Festival produced its first season in 1962, attracting 3,200 spectators in two weeks. In 2010, almost 120,000 patrons viewed over 220 productions from June through October.

The excellence and growth of the Festival has been recognized with numerous awards, including the inaugural Best of State Award, the Distinguished Service in the Arts Award from the National Governors Association, and the coveted Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre.

The Festival now looks with excitement to its sixth decade. As Shakespeare said in As You Like It, “I will tell you the beginning, and if it please . . . you may see the end; for the best is yet to do.”

The Groovacious Dozen: Best Sellers: May 9-14, 2011

1- Black Label Society “The Song Remains Not the Same”

2- Amanda Shires “Carrying Lightning”

3- The Lonely Island “Turtleneck & Chain”

4- Manchester Orchestra “Simple Math”

5- Okkervil River “I Am Very Far”

6- Foo Fighters “Wasting Light”

7- Bob Dylan “In Concert: Brandeis University 1963”

8- Pink “Greatest Hits… So Far!”

9- Mumford and Sons “Sign No More”

10- Fleet Foxes “Helplessness Blues”

11- The Cars “Move Like This”

12- Gorillaz “The Fall”

Ongoing happenings in Cedar City ----------

Here’s what we found happening for this week ---------------------------------

Tuesday, May 17, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS!

Here is this week’s selection: DAVID ARKENSTONE, ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION, ARSONISTS GET ALL THE GIRLS, MATRACA BERG, ELVIN BISHOP, BLACK N BLUE, THE CAB, CHROME DIVISION, COMPANY OF THIEVES, DANGER MOUSE, THE ELECTED, FACE TO FACE, BELA FLECK, RORY GALLAGHER, GLASVEGAS, HANK III, BEH HARPER, LEVON HELM, KILLER MIKE, MOBY, YAEL NAIM, NOD TO BOB 2, NRBQ, PARACHUTE, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 4 O.S.T., IGGY POP, JOHN RICH, SCAR SYMMETRY, SEETHER. Lots and lots and more and more of these on vinyl every week!! Groovacious is at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Call 435-867-9800 www.groovacious.com

Tuesday, May 17: 3-Inch Art Show featuring area elementary school students (K – 5th grade) 3-inch art work, in the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City; admission is FREE and will be running through Saturday, May 21. This show is part of an awareness campaign for the Southern Utah Museum of Art. For more information 435-586-5432 or visit www.suu.edu/pva/artgallery/.

Tuesday, May 17, 5-7:00PM: Appreciation Dinner for the 222nd in the Lions Park at 89 S. 300 E. in Parowan. Free for all. The dinner will include cake, salads, hot dogs, chips & drinks.

Wednesday, May 18, 7:00PM: Cedar Square Dancing Classes in the Senior Center at 489 E. 200 S. in Cedar City. The first class is free, cost after that is $7.00 per couple or $3.50 per individual. For more information call Pat or Hazel Matthews at 435-867-9210 or 435-531-6811.

Wednesday, May 18, 7:00PM: LOGAN GREENE & THE BRICKS backyard concert at The Busta! Free with donations accepted for gas money for the band, located at 31 S. 100 W. in Cedar City.

Friday, May 20, 9:00PM: double header show - ERIK THE RED with BRONCO at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City. ERIK THE RED of St. George have been steady performers at several festivals and events throughout Utah primarily southwestern Utah. This will be the first Cedar City appearance from BRONCO of Salt Lake City for what appears to be an evening packed with roots rocking good time music. Sound clips available at http://eriktheredmusic.com/ and http://broncotheband.com/. www.MikesTavernCC.com

Friday, May 20, 9:00PM: VAN GOH at Toadz Bar at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City 867-8988. www.clubtoadz.com

Friday, May 20, 10:00PM: OFF THE CUFF Improv Comedy Show at Fun Time Inflatables at 1450 W. Industrial Rd. in Cedar City. Admission is $7.00 or $5.00 with student I.D. Live improv comedy with a “G” rating, fun for the whole family. For more information call 435-261-4216. www.otccomedy.com.

Saturday, May 21, 8:00PM: 4 Bands 4 Bucks. Devour The Ocean, Break The Void, Augustine, Sacricide at Gotham (all ages venue) at 1065 S. Main in Cedar City. Call 249-5555 or go to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002052599620

Saturday, May 21, 7:30PM: NIKKI FOROVA at Groovacious 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City, Utah $5.00. Nikki has just returned from Europe and will be performing new songs composed while visiting the Mediterranean Sea. Come her meet and familiarize yourself with Nikki’s music in advance of her performance in June and GROOVEFEST! www.nikkiforova.com

Saturday, May 21, 3-6:00PM: Opening Reception Art Exhibit: "Edge of the Rez: A celebration of in-laws and ancestors" at the Frontier Homestead State Park Museum at 635 N. Main St. in Cedar City. This exhibit will feature paintings, felt wall hanging, and sculptures by Suzan Rasmussen & Maggie Harrison. For information call 435-586-9290.

And coming up on the Groovacious radar ------------------------------

Friday, May 27, 9:00PM: MIDDLE OF THE ROAD at Toadz

Saturday, May 28, 7:00PM: DOUG HAYWOOD at The Music Barn in Parowan (season opener). Doug has performed with and shared stages with many of the major players in music today and yesterday. www.DougHaywood.com

Saturday, June 4: Rockin' Downtown Nigyts 2011 Summer Concert Series featuring FICTIONIST, THE SHAKERS and ERIK THE RED. http://rockindowntownnights.eventbrite.com/

Friday, June 24:

Danielle Ate the Sandwich (Loveland, CO)

Janet Robin (Los Angeles, CA)

Shotgun Party (Austin, TX)

Hymn For Her (1961 Bambi Airstream)

Girls Guns & Glory (Boston, MA)

Marinade (Salt Lake City, UT)

Avey Brothers (Quad Cities, IA)

The Congress (Denver, CO)

Saturday, June 25:

Honey Don’t (Paonia, CO)

Sarah Sample (Seattle, WA)

Nikki Forova (Los Angeles, CA)

Johnson Family Band (Fargo, ND)

Old Californio (Pasadena, CA)

The Brothers Comatose (San Francisco, CA)

Antioquia (San Francisco, CA)

The Scott Holt Band (Columbia, TN)

Richmond Fontaine (Portland, OR)

Additional performers confirmed: Ash Creek, Melody with Tyler Forsberg, Rob Drabkin, Jules Morrow, Kristina Wood, Kaitlin Sevy, Chas Hollingshead, Stillhouse Road, Mark Brut, Peter Street Fiddle Band, Sala Tumanuvao

2011 GROOVEFEST SUPPORTERS SO FAR: "Gold Guitar" Presenters $800+: Camp Creek Trees, Crystal Inn Hotel & Suites, Cedar City Brian Head Tourism Bureau, SAMCO Building, Braun Books, The Grind Coffeehouse, Cherry Creek Radio, Cedar City Daily News, Dailey Builders, Hughes & Associates, Southern Utah University, Independent Publishing Company, Inc., Center for Media Innovation, Sonny Boy’s Barbecue, Best Western Town & Country Inn, Stratford Court, Iron County Today, Funder Welding "Silver Saxophone" Underwriters $400+: Frontier Homestead State Park, KSUU Power 91, True Colors Screen Printing, Bradshaw Chevrolet Buick, Pura Vida College of Massage Therapy, JB Framing, Blue Sky Services, Mike's Tavern, Toadz, Twitchell Studios, Southwest Applied Technology College, Whittlesticks, Inc., Sage Hills Yoga & Retreat Center, Comfort Inn & Suites "Bronze Banjo" Sponsors $200+: Video Outlet, Smith’s Food & Drug, Sunshine Nutrition, Smead Manufacturing Co., R. Scott Phillips, Studio West Photography, The Tire Company, Hunter-Cowan, Robison Rentals, Janet Naisbitt-Bagley – ERA Realty, Mosdell Sanitation, Hunter’s Portable Toilets, StGeorgeNightOut.com, ADR Pro Prep LLC, Vickie Sorensen Nature Works, Lin's Marketplace, Cedar City Area Chamber of Commerce, The Grand Lodge at Brian Head, Bill Byrnes, Southern Skies Aviation, CL Pro Events, Super 8 Hotel, Quality Inn, Lael Langston, Hampton Inn Cedar City “Magnesium Mandolin” Contributors $100+: The Wizz, The Paw Spa, Pizano’s Pizza, Cedar Music Store & Studio, High Desert Pawn, Rolling Rubber, St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Bulloch Drug, M&D Foodtown, North Fork Drywall, Barber J’s, Gym On Main - Parowan, Cedar Post Pawn, State Bank of Southern Utah, Bristlecone Building Co., Jim & Jeanine Howells, Market Grill, Rambouillet/Music Barn/Hamburger Patty's, Buster and Bob Giles, Ogden's Flooring & Design, Parowan Dental, Cedar City Handyman, Inc., Lost Trail Minerals, Georg's Ski Shop, Will Schryver, Artisans, Days Inn – Cedar City, Amid Summer’s Inn, The Anniversary House, Erin Waldman, Intersearch

Please support these businesses and individuals!

Monday, May 09, 2011

Amanda Shires (of Thrift Store Cowboys) new solo at number 4 Best Seller this week!

MUSIC & ART (and other interesting stuff)

CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF May 9, 2011

From the desk of Tim Groove, daily Groovacious updates on Facebook

GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL

173 N. 100 W. CEDAR CITY, UT 84720 435-867-9800 www.GroovefestUtah.com

The Groovacious Dozen: Best Sellers: May 2-6, 2011

1- Fleet Foxes “Helplessness Blues”

2- Stevie Nicks “In Your Dreams”

3- Adele “21”

4- Amanda Shires “Carrying Lightning”

5- Foo Fighters “Wasting Light”

6- Otep “atavist”

7- Shinedown “Somewhere in the Stratosphere”

8- Sixx AM “This is Gonna Hurt”

9- Emmylou Harris “Hard Bargain”

10- Hollywood Undead “American Tragedy”

11- Head & the Heart “The Head and the Heart”

12- Beastie Boys “Hot Sauce Committee Part Two”

Ongoing happenings in Cedar City ----------

At Mike’s Tavern; Tuesday - OPEN MIKE’S NIGHT (except this week), Wednesday & Saturday - KARAOKE, Thursday - Dance night, Friday - LADIES NIGHT, 1^ST Saturday of month - Live Band Night. Mike’s Tavern is at 90West Hoover, Cedar City 867-5990 www.MikesTavernCC.com

At TOADZ BAR; Monday - OPen MIC, Tuesday - KARAOKE, Wednesday - Ladies Night, Thursday - Country Night, Friday - Live Band Night, Saturday - DJ among many other activities. Toadz is at 432 No. 100 West, Cedar City 867-8988. www.clubtoadz.com.

Here’s what we found happening for this week ---------------------------------

Saturday, May 7 – Saturday, May 14: Utah Archeology Week www.history.utah.gov or www.utaharcheology.org.

Monday, May 9, 8:30PM: MASONS JAR OF JAM reunion show at Toadz. FREE! Toadz is at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City 867-8988. www.clubtoadz.com.

Tuesday, May 10, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS!

Here is this week’s selection: ERIC BIBB, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, BLUE OCTOBER, GREG BROWN, THE CARS, PETER CASE, CHRISTOPHER CROSS, JIMMIE DALE GILMORE, WARREN HAYNES, BOOKER T. JONES, THE LONELY ISLAND, MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, MATTHEW MORRISON, NAZARETH, RANDY NEWMAN, NOVEMBER'S DOOM, OKKERVIL RIVER, CHRISTINA PERRI, LEE SCRATCH PERRY, SAM ROBERTS, SEA & CAKE, SLEEPING WITH SIRENS, SLOAN, BEN SOLLEE, SPEARHEAD, STILLWELL, CHRIS THILE & MICHAEL DAVES, URGE OVERKILL, WUMPSCUTT, YOUNG LEGIONNAIRE. A large number of these will also be on vinyl!! Groovacious is at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Call 435-867-9800 www.groovacious.com

Wednesday, May 11, 7:00PM: Cedar Square Dancing Classes in the Senior Center at 489 E. 200 S. in Cedar City. The first class is free, cost after that is $7.00 per couple or $3.50 per individual. For more information call Pat or Hazel Matthews at 435-867-9210 or 435-531-6811.

Thursday, May 12, noon - 7:00PM: 3-Inch Art Show featuring area elementary school students (K – 5th grade) 3-inch art work, in the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City; admission is FREE and will be running through Saturday, May 21. This show is part of an awareness campaign for the Southern Utah Museum of Art. For more information 435-586-5432 or visit www.suu.edu/pva/artgallery/.

Friday, May 13, 9:00PM: Salute the Troops benefit for the 2-222 at Toadz featuring AURA SURREAL, SON’S OF MOTHERS, THE WESTERN BONECLEAVERS, BOTTLED MONKEY, JUNIPER CITY at Toadz Bar at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City 867-8988. Anyone wanting to make a contribution but cannot make it, please call 435-590-7525. For other information call 435-867-8988. www.clubtoadz.com.

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Friday, May 13, 10:00PM: OFF THE CUFF Improv Comedy Show at Fun Time Inflatables at 1450 W. Industrial Rd. in Cedar City. Admission is $7.00 or $5.00 with student I.D. Live improv comedy with a “G” rating, fun for the whole family. For more information call 435-261-4216. www.otccomedy.com.

Saturday, May 14, 9:00AM: Native Plant Sale in the Iron County Visitor Center Parking Lot at 581 N. Main St. in Cedar City. Native plants, along with adapted species of plants, which will flourish in Iron County, will be on sale. For more information call Marguerite Smith 435-867-5487.

And coming up on the Groovacious radar ------------------------------

Friday, May 20, 9:00PM: ERIK THE RED at Mike’s Tavern.

Saturday, May 21, 8:00PM: NIKKI FOROVA at Groovacious. www.nikkiforova.com

Saturday, May 28, 7:00PM: DOUG HAYWOOD at The Music Barn in Parowan (season opener).

Take a look at who is performing at Groovefest! Sunday afternoons, KSUU/Power91 is broadcasting music from the Groovefest roster, 6:00AM – 3:00PM! Learn even more by visiting their web site and/or facebook page.

Friday, June 24:

Danielle Ate the Sandwich (Loveland, CO)

Janet Robin (Los Angeles, CA)

Shotgun Party (Austin, TX)

Hymn For Her (1961 Bambi Airstream)

Girls Guns & Glory (Boston, MA)

Marinade (Salt Lake City, UT)

Avey Brothers (Quad Cities, IA)

The Congress (Denver, CO)

Saturday, June 25:

Honey Don’t (Paonia, CO)

Sarah Sample (Seattle, WA)

Wendy Colonna (Austin, TX)

Johnson Family Band (Fargo, ND)

Old Californio (Pasadena, CA)

The Brothers Comatose (San Francisco, CA)

Antioquia (San Francisco, CA)

The Scott Holt Band (Columbia, TN)

Richmond Fontaine (Portland, OR)

2011 GROOVEFEST SUPPORTERS SO FAR: "Gold Guitar" Presenters $800+: Camp Creek Trees, Crystal Inn Hotel & Suites, Cedar City Brian Head Tourism Bureau, SAMCO Building, Braun Books, The Grind Coffeehouse, Cherry Creek Radio, Cedar City Daily News, Dailey Builders, Hughes & Associates, Southern Utah University, Independent Publishing Company, Inc., Center for Media Innovation, Sonny Boy’s Barbecue, Best Western Town & Country Inn, Stratford Court, Iron County Today, Funder Welding "Silver Saxophone" Underwriters $400+: Frontier Homestead State Park, KSUU Power 91, True Colors Screen Printing, Bradshaw Chevrolet Buick, Pura Vida College of Massage Therapy, JB Framing, Blue Sky Services, Mike's Tavern, Toadz, Twitchell Studios, Southwest Applied Technology College, Whittlesticks, Inc., Sage Hills Yoga & Retreat Center, Comfort Inn & Suites "Bronze Banjo" Sponsors $200+: Video Outlet, Smith’s Food & Drug, Sunshine Nutrition, Smead Manufacturing Co., R. Scott Phillips, Studio West Photography, The Tire Company, Hunter-Cowan, Robison Rentals, Janet Naisbitt-Bagley – ERA Realty, Mosdell Sanitation, Hunter’s Portable Toilets, StGeorgeNightOut.com, ADR Pro Prep LLC, Vickie Sorensen Nature Works, Lin's Marketplace, Cedar City Area Chamber of Commerce, The Grand Lodge at Brian Head, Bill Byrnes, Southern Skies Aviation, CL Pro Events, Super 8 Hotel, Quality Inn, Lael Langston “Magnesium Mandolin” Contributors $100+: The Wizz, The Paw Spa, Pizano’s Pizza, Cedar Music Store & Studio, High Desert Pawn, Rolling Rubber, St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Bulloch Drug, M&D Foodtown, North Fork Drywall, Barber J’s, Gym On Main - Parowan, Cedar Post Pawn, State Bank of Southern Utah, Bristlecone Building Co., Jim & Jeanine Howells, Market Grill, Rambouillet/Music Barn/Hamburger Patty's, Buster and Bob Giles, Ogden's Flooring & Design, Parowan Dental, Cedar City Handyman, Inc., Lost Trail Minerals, Georg's Ski Shop, Will Schryver, Artisans, Days Inn – Cedar City, Amid Summer’s Inn, The Anniversary House, Erin Waldman, Intersearch

Please support these businesses and individuals!