MUSIC & ART (and other interesting stuff)
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF August 15, 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
The Groovacious Top Dozen – our best sellers: August 8-13, 2011
1- John Hiatt “Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns”
2- Swollen Members “Monsters in the Closet, Vol. 2”
3- Fleet Foxes “Helplessness Blues”
4- Rave On a tribute to Buddy Holly
5- Trivium “In Waves”
6- Bad Meets Evil “Hell: The Sequel Ep”
7- Jackie Evancho “Dream With Me”
8- 311 “Universal Pulse”
9- Neil Young “A Treasure”
10- Steve Earle “I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive”
11- Suicide Silence “The Black Crown”
12- Bury Your Dead “Mosh N’ Roll”
Ongoing happenings in Cedar City ----------
Mike’s Tavern; Wednesday & Saturday - KARAOKE, Thursday - Dance night, Friday - LADIES NIGHT, 1ST 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 ---------------------------------
Monday, August 15: The Utah Shakespeare Festival continues at 351 W. Center Street in Cedar City. Call 800-PLAYTIX or 435-586-7878 for tickets. Go to www.bard.org for information.
Tuesday, August 16, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! Here are just some of this weeks releases: ALL PIGS MUST DIE, ATTILA, BLUE OCTOBER, BOTTLE ROCKETS, BREAKING BENJAMIN, JEFF BRIDGES, CHIMAIRA, GUY CLARK, DEAD MAN WINTER (members of Trampled By Turtles), ELI YOUNG BAND, ERIC GALES, JAY-Z & KANYE WEST (out last Friday, August 12), CANDYE KANE, LAYZIE BONE, NATALIA KILLS, PLACEBO, ANA POPOVIC, PSYCHOSTICK, SLY STONE. Many of these titles, as usual, are available on vinyl LP! Don’t have a record player? We sell those too! Groovacious is at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Call 435-867-9800 www.groovacious.com
Wednesday, August 17, 4:00PM – 7:00PM: Downtown Farmer’s Market, Center street & Main, behind The Pastry Pub in Cedar City. This is a project of the USU/Iron County Extension, the Downtown Retail Alliance and Red Acre Farm. Features locally grown and produced fresh foods. Local musicians are also encouraged to come and play! For information, go to 435-865-6792. www.facebook.com/ccdowntownfarmersmarket.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 7:00PM: Last Call (Las Vegas), Rheptar (Cedar City), Forever Came Calling (Twenty Nine Palms, CA), Robots Guide to Living (St. George, UT) perform at Gotham at 1065 South Main in Cedar City, $6.00 at the door. Call 435-249-5555 for info. www.facebook.com/gothamcedarcity
Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 7:30PM: OLD CALIFORNIO (Pasadena, CA) at The Music Barn in Parowan. Old Californio played at this years Groovefest; the barn is their first stop on their new CD Release Tour of "Sundrunk Angels". This is a great chance to see them in southern Utah’s most unique music venues! Just $5.00! Come out and support LIVE music and get your new copy of "Sundrunk Angels" personally autographed. www.oldcalifornio.com.
Wednesday, August 17 8:00PM: Open Mic Night at Groovacious! Sign-ups at 7:30, music at 8:00. Participants are selected by random drawing and limited to 2 songs each or about ten minutes. It is always FREE! Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. www.groovacious.com.
Thursday, August 18: Cedar Breaks: Stories of the Past Cedar Breaks National Monument, focusing on the Civilian Conservation Corps with self guided tours of the CCC sites as well as Ranger lead hikes, special guests and programs highlighting the monuments history, scenery, natural resources & wildlife. For information call 435-586-0787 or visit www.nps.gov/cebr.
Thursday, August 18, 11:00PM: REACH Cabaret at The Grind Coffee House at19 N. Main St. in Cedar City. Featuring the Utah Shakespeare Festival company members in a variety show to help raise funds for REACH (a program to aid company members find future employment). Tickets are $10.00 at the door. For information call 435-586-7878 or 435-867-5333.
Thursday, August 18, 10:00AM: 19th annual New American Playwright Project at the Utah Shakespeare Festival with staged readings in the Auditorium Theatre at 300 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Featuring 'The Galt Regency’ which follows the aftermath of President Woodrow Wilson’s disastrous stroke after World War I. His wife, the former Edith Galt, locked herself in her husband’s sickroom and
effectively ran America for five months. This is the story of her brief reign as president- in proxy
that altered the course of history. The Galt Regency by Judith Montague and directed by Michael A. Harding. Also on Friday morning.
effectively ran America for five months. This is the story of her brief reign as president- in proxy
that altered the course of history. The Galt Regency by Judith Montague and directed by Michael A. Harding. Also on Friday morning.
Friday, August 19, 4:00PM: Live Reggae by THEWHAT KNOTTS at the “Luau on the Mountain” at Gringa’s Taco Stand & Duck On In Saloon in Duck Creek, Utah. Also on Saturday, the 20th - same time. For more info, email to gringastacos@gmail.com.
Friday, August 19, 11:00PM: 2nd annual Bardway Baby is a fundraising concert featuring Utah Shakespeare festival actors performing musical selections from hit Broadway shows in a concert setting. Live in the Auditorium Theatre at 300 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Tickets are $25.00 at the Festival ticket office. Call 435-586-7878 for more information.
Friday, August 19, 9:00PM: Back to the 80’s at Mike’s Tavern. Mike's Tavern is going back to the 80's! There will be a contest for the best 80's costume - prizes awarded for the best dressed!! Listen to the music you remember growing up with-- Hair bands, disco, metal. No cover charge! 90 W. Hoover, Cedar City 867-5990 www.MikesTavernCC.com.
Friday, August 19, 9:00PM: SUPERNATURAL FREAKS & DJ JOHNNY UTAH at Toadz Bar. Toadz is at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City 867-8988. www.clubtoadz.com.
Friday, August 19, 10:00PM: OFF THE CUFF Improv Comedy Show at Cravings at 1180 S. Sage Drive, Suite F 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.
Sunday, August 21, 6:00PM: An evening of Jazz under the stars with STEPH JOHNSON (Encinitas, CA) with Basement Retro Underground (Cedar City, UT) opening. House Concert at the 257 S. 700 W. in Cedar City. Cost is $5.00 in advance and $8.00 at the door. Bring a picnic and drink of choice, desserts and lemonade provided. For information and tickets, call 435-867-4433.
2011 San Diego Music Awards Best Jazz Artist nominee and winner of the 2010 San Diego Music Award for Best Jazz Album, winner of the inaugural SD Magazine Songwriting Competition. Vocalist and guitarist Steph Johnson is that rare panoramic talent that captures your attention from the first note. Her blend of Soul, Jazz, Funk, and Blues has been featured on KPRI FM and KSDS Jazz 88, with numerous television appearances on KUSI, FOX 5 and San Diego 6's "San Diego Living". She has opened shows for music legends like Stanley Clarke, Poncho Sanchez and Maceo Parker, backed up Cuba Gooding Sr., and worked with a number of Grammy Award- winning artists and performers. In addition to her touring schedule, Steph enjoys a residency at Croce's Jazz Bar in Downtown's Gaslamp Quarter where her dynamic trio featuring Leo Dombecki on keyboards and Jesse Charnow on drums, has been receiving rave reviews. "Steph Johnson is one of the most gifted artists to call San Diego home." Bart Mendoza/SDNEWS.COM www.stephjohnsonband.com
And coming up on the Groovacious radar ------------------------------
Friday, August 26, 8:00PM: The Southwest Wildlife Foundation’s Campfire Concert in the Canyon with FULL THROTTLE and JOSH KLIMOSKI. https://www.facebook.com/groups/85218228664/
Saturday, October 15, 9:00PM: Looking forward to Groovefest band ANTIOQUIA to Mike’s Tavern!! More details forthcoming!
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