MUSIC & ART (and other interesting stuff)
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF September 19, 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 Dozen Hot Sellers for September 12-17, 2011
1- Twiztid “Cryptic Collection 4”
2- Primus “Green Naugahyde”
3- Dream Theater “A Dramatic Turn of Events”
4- We Came as Romans “Understanding What We’ve Grown to Be”
5- Devil Wears Prada “Dead Throne”
6- Jackie Evancho “Dream With Me in Concert”
7- Beirut “The Rip Tide”
8- Anthrax “Worship Music”
9- Red Hot Chili Peppers “I’m With You”
10- Staind “Staind”
11- Ry Cooder “Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down”
12- Foster the People “Torches”
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.
The Utah Shakespeare Festival 351 W. Center Street, Cedar City, Utah. Playing this fall: “The Winter’s Tale”, “Dial M For Murder” and “Noises Off”. 800-PLAYTIX or 435-586-7878 Visit www.bard.org for complete information.
Here’s what we found happening for this week ---------------------------------
Monday, September 19 – 24, 7:30PM: Parowan Community Theater presents 'The Taffetas' in the Aladdin Theater on Main Street in Parowan. Admission is $5.oo for adults and & $3.00 for children. Come enjoy a musical journey through the fabulous 50's. For tickets visit the Parowan Visitor Center at 73 N. Main St. in Parowan or call 435-477-9022.
every Tuesday: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! It’s a big week! Here are some of the highlights: TORI AMOS, TONY BENNETT, BOOTS ELECTRIC (Eagles of Death Metal), CELTIC THUNDER, CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH, COYOTE OLDMAN, DANGEROUS, JOEY DEFRANCESCO, GAVIN DEGRAW, RICHMOND FONTAINE, GRATEFUL DEAD, IVY, JAYHAWKS, DEMI LOVATO, GARY MOORE, NEEDTOBREATHE, NEUROSIS, OPETH, PATTON OSWALT, VAN DYKE PARKS, PEARL JAM, DUKE ROBILLARD, CODY SIMPSON, SUPERHEAVY, THRICE, LESLIE WEST. A large number of these titles, as usual, are available on vinyl LP! We carry record players!! Groovacious is at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Call 435-867-9800 www.groovacious.com
Tuesday, September 20, 7:30PM: ORCHESTRA OF SOUTHERN UTAH 15th annual Recital Series: Global Music featuring Bloch's 'Prayer' at St Jude's Episcopal Church at 70 N. 200 E. in Cedar City and performed by Tracey Bradshaw, Sara Penny, Brooke MacNaughton, Amber Bollinger, Melinda Bowler, Ann Goddard, Ruth Hailstone, Peter Street Fiddle Band, Ling Yu, Sarah Sun, Jing Jing Xu, Xin Zhang, Huiling Lei, Xin Zhang + others, performing songs from Italy, China and Argentina.. Suggested donation is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students. For information call Sara 435-586-2286. www.orchestraofsouthernutah.org
every Wednesday 4:00PM – 7:00PM: Downtown Farmer’s Market continues, Center St. & Main St., 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.
every Wednesday 9:00AM - 9:00PM: Cedar Flaire Flea Market at the corner of 1500 W. & 200 N. across from the Crystal Inn. For information or booth space call Charlotte Beatty 435-586-2418
every Wednesday, 8:00PM: Open Mic Night at Groovacious! FREE sign-up at 7:30, music, spoken word, comedy, dance etc. Participants are selected at random and limited to 2 songs each or about ten minutes. Groovacious is Cedar City’s only record store and one the most unique and complete in the western region and located at 173 North 100 West, Cedar City, Utah 435-867-9800. www.groovacious.com.
Thursday, September 22, 7:00PM: Art Insight in the Centrum Arena Section K on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Featuring Stephen Berkman, presenting his unique photography and artistic vision of emulating and twisting photography techniques from the past. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend. For more information call 435-865-8800. www.suu.edu/arts
Thursday, September 22 7:00PM: LIVE IN PREQUIL's tour kickoff party!!! At GoGo 37 Gallery at 37 E. St. George Blvd. in St. George. Opening bands: MARTYRED OUTLAW and CIRKA SIK. $5.00 at the door. www.liveinprequil.com
every Friday 10:00PM: OFF THE CUFF Improv Comedy Show at their new location at 913 South Main St. 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, September 23 & Saturday, September 24, 4:00PM:: Zion Canyon Music Festival. Live music featuring SHANNON MCNALLY, OAKHURST, THE TRAPPERS, STILLHOUSE ROAD, FOLKA DOTS, BLACK CARL, WESTCOAST JAZZ PLAYERS & PORTERHOUSE BOB. Food, information and art booths, beer garden. www.zioncanyonmusicfestival.com
Friday September 23 & 24: Escalante Canyons Art Festival in Escalante, Utah. Festival events feature the Plein Air painting competition, a fine arts and crafts exhibition and sale, lectures, poetry and discussions about Everett Ruess, exhibits, workshops, gallery open houses, walking tours of nearby historic buildings, and performances by cowboy poets, dance groups and musicians. For a detailed schedule of events, go to www.escalantecanyonsartfestival.org.
Friday, September 23, 7:30PM: CHINESE OPERA ORCHESTRA OF SHANGHAI in the Thorley Recital Hall on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is FREE and open to the public. For information call 435-865-8800. www.suu.edu/arts
Friday, September 23, 9:00PM: JUNIPER CITY at Toadz Bar at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Admission is $5.00 at the door.
September 24: National Parks FREE Entrance Day! Participating parks include Zion, Bryce Canyon, Kolob Canyons, and Cedar Breaks National Monument. No entrance fee charged today.
Saturday, September 24, 9:00am: National Public Lands Day at Three Peaks Recreation Area, 9 miles northwest of Cedar City. Volunteer and be part of the building, maintenance, and improvement of the Three Peaks area. Bring snacks, drinking water, long pants, close-toed work shoes, and tools. For information call Jennifer Evans at the Cedar City Field Office, BLM at 435-865-3012 or 435-865-3000.
Saturday, September 24, 11:00 AM – 3:00PM: Benefit Luncheon for AARON GOODWIN at Cedar City Main Street Park. Aaron suffers from Multiple Sclerosis and needs his home remodeled to make it wheelchair accessible. There will be Inflatables, Fish Pond, Popcorn, Bake Sale, Silent Auction and Auction. The cost is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children under 12. Lunch and raffle tickets for sale at Harmony Home, The Elks Lodge, Cedar Bowling, On Stage Dance Studio. Call 435-559-0368 for further information.
Saturday, September 24, 7:00pm: Harvest Jamboree with HONKY TONK HEROES at The Music Barn at 197 S. 200 N. in Parowan. Featuring and performing the number one hits of Classic & Contemporary Country. Dancing, food and fun for the entire family! Advance tickets are $6.00, and at the door they will be $8.00, children under 12 are free! For tickets 435-477-3668 or 435-656-3177.
And coming up on the Groovacious radar ------------------------------
Friday, September 30, 8:00PM: Final Campfire Concert in the Canyon for 2011 with WORRIED MINDS (Claremont, California) and BUDDY BLANK (Cedar City) at the fire pit at the SWF Nature Park. FREE! Come and support the Southwest Wildlife Foundation! Call 435-867-9800 for more information. www.gowildlife.org
WORRIED MINDS are MARTIN MAUDAL, on guitars, vocals and songs, and DANIEL MULLIKIN on everything from cello to banjo - and a few things that most of us have never heard of, like the Sarangi - a really cool Indian instrument that combines the sympathetic strings of a sitar, with a violin that you play with a bow, and your fingernails like a slide guitar. The two met at the Folk music center in Claremont, CA, a town that has produced musicians like David Lindley, Tom Fruend, and Ben Harper. WORRIED MINDS are very much the self-made band in the best James Brown tradition. "James Brown has always been one of my heroes," says Martin. "Not just because he was one of the most amazing performers America has ever produced, but because he was the original Indie!" Call 435-867-9800 for more information. www.gowildlife.org www.reverbnation.com/worriedminds
Saturday, October 1, 8:00AM – 12:30PM: LiveStrong Day! Members of the community are invited to attend LiveStrong Day, a global day of action to encourage people to join the fight against cancer. Activities at Canyon Park in Cedar City include a Fun Walk/Run, Zumba in the Park, Mini Fitness Boot Camp and Yoga in the Park. All activities are free. Participants are encouraged toe bring water, towel and yoga mat. For more information, call Cheryl at 435-868-5685.
Saturday, October 1, 7:30PM: WORRiED MiNDS at Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. $5.00 at the door. Following is the official press release:
WORRiED MiNDS are a revolutionary neo-folk duo hailing from Claremont, California. They draw from the deep roots of American storytelling, while combining a penetrating insight into the stories of their own time.
Paul Ortega, of Priscilla's Summer Music Series in Los Angeles says "... intricate chord progressions, voicing and harmonies, intertwined with rich lyrical observation and commentary made for a very inspired set." While the folks at Echo Curio, an acoustic venue in L.A. observed "...by the look of 'em, they took the train, in the empty grain car at the back. These two dudes are reformists in all things, even in folk music, drawing not only from the old, but borrowing from the new and even inventing some tricks in between."
WORRiED MiNDS are Martin Maudal, on guitars and vocals; Daniel Mullikin plays everything from cello to banjo to middle eastern instruments. They met at the Folk Music Center in Claremont, the town that spawned such musicians as David Lindley, Tom Fruend, and Ben Harper. Martin also builds some of the instruments the two play.
WORRiED MiNDS have been building a national footprint over the last few years with tours across the South, hitting towns like Tuscaloosa, New Orleans, Austin, and up into the Midwest as well as occasional forays into the Bay Area.
WORRiED MiNDS are very much the self-made band in the best James Brown tradition. "James Brown has always been one of my heroes" says Martin. "Not just because he was one of the most amazing performers America has ever produced, but because he was the original Indie!" This act takes great pride in the fact that everything good happening for them now was made possible by their own efforts.
Martin adds, "We're musicians first - everything we see around us is what informs the music. A song has to come in and grab me by the throat and make me write it. That means it's usually about something larger than myself."
When asked if he could describe WORRiED MiNDS in just one sentence, Martin answers, " We're very socio-poetical, a bit spiritual, with some twisted love songs 'cause... just 'cause."
Groovacious is very happy to host a performance by WORRiED MiNDS on their in-store sound stage
on Saturday, October 1st at 7:30. This will be the second time that the duo has performed at Groovacious and the fourth time they have played in Cedar City. The second time being at the Grind Coffee House, and by the time they play at Groovacious they will have played for the final Campfire in the Canyon for the Southwest Wildlife Foundation the night before.
on Saturday, October 1st at 7:30. This will be the second time that the duo has performed at Groovacious and the fourth time they have played in Cedar City. The second time being at the Grind Coffee House, and by the time they play at Groovacious they will have played for the final Campfire in the Canyon for the Southwest Wildlife Foundation the night before.
The concert will begin at 7:30PM and tickets will be available at the door for just $5.00. Seating is limited so concert-goers are encouraged to arrive early.
Groovacious is located at 173 N, 100 W. in Cedar City. More information is available by calling Tim Cretsinger at 435-867-9800. You can also find out more about WORRiED MiNDS by going to www.reverbnation.com/worriedminds.
Saturday, October 1, 7:00PM: BETH FITCHET WOOD in Concert at The Music Barn in Parowan. Singer-songwriter Beth Fitchet Wood, perhaps best known for her work with the band HONK will perform. Playing and singing with Honk, Beth toured extensively with Loggins & Messina, The Beach Boys, Chicago and Santana. She has also recorded with Jackson Browne, Kenny Loggins and many others.You can expect to hear selections from her many albums, along with a few surprises; all done in Beth’s warm jazzy, folk style. Tickets are $8.00 in advance and $12.00; kids 12 and under are 1/2 price. Available at Hamburger Patty's, Parowan Drug & Gift and Groovacious.
Saturday, October 15, 5:30PM: ANTIOQUIA is bringing their drum knowledge back to Cedar City, after playing and teaching at Groovefest American Music Festival this past June. They will be teaching drum rhythms from West Africa and Colombia. They have studied and lived in Guinea, West Africa and Colombia, South America and have performed heavily in the Bay Area and toured extensively for four years. They want to expose the beauty of these cultures through their music. No experience necessary! Bring a drum if you have one or one will be provided. Antioquia is playing at Mike's Tavern that night. See below. www.antioquia-band.net
Saturday, October 15, 9:00PM: The return of Groovefest act ANTIOQUIA at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City! A drumming workshop is also in the works! Birthed in Colombia and bred in the San Francisco Bay Area, Oakland-based Antioquia makes music that inspires raucous dancing and deep listening. With influences ranging from Mahavishnu Orchestra to AfroColombian songstress Toto La Mompasina and traditional music from West Africa, Antioquia’s primary mission is to unite humans in the healing act of dance. Their earnest let-it-all-hang-out stage presence encourages the same from the audience, creating a feedback loop that builds momentum as standers-by are sucked into the dance floor. Peppered with fits of improvisation, bouts of silliness and fiery percussion pieces performed amidst the crowd, an Antioquia set is high energy, captivating, and anything but predictable. You can count on each show to bring the audience closer to the stage and closer together. Admission for this show is just $5.00 at the door the night of the show. www.antioquia-band.net
Friday, October 28 – Sunday, October 30: Cedar Livestock & Heritage Festival featuring DAVE STAMEY in concert. Plus historic sheep wagons, a stock dog demo, People’s Choice Dutch Oven Contest, antique tractor pull, Draft horse pull & show, cowboy poetry, vintage car display, quilt show, and the Sheep Parade where one thousand head of sheep parade down Cedar City’s Main Street! www.cedarlivestockfest.com
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