Monday, December 17, 2012

IT'S THE HOLIDAYS! HERE WE GO!!



CEDAR CITY, UTAH
It’s the final MUSIC & Related Events CALENDAR of the year - for the week of December 17, 2012
From the desk of Tim Groove
GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
173 N. 100 W. Cedar City, Utah 84720
435-867-9800

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all! This will be our last blast of the year…

I want to take this opportunity to thank you for keeping us in business for another year! It’s still hard for me to believe it’s been twenty years, but like they say, time flies when you’re having fun!
Please take a moment to look over our top favorite albums of 2012. This year was one of the best I can recall, so I hope you will pick up at least a couple of these if you have not done so already. And please remember, there is nothing like being able to hold you music in your hands!

Here’s to a great 2013!! And don’t forget us for all your music-lovers for Christmas!!

TIM GROOVE'S TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2012
1. Sean Rowe - The Salesman & the Shark
2. Chuck Prophet - Temple Beautiful
3. Calexico - Algiers
4. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill
5. Beachwood Sparks - Tarnished Gold
6. D. Hidalgo/M. Nanji/L. Dickinson - 3 Skulls and the Truth
7. Jeff Lynne - Long Wave
8. The Sheep Dogs - The Sheep Dogs
9. Giant Sand - Tuscon: A Country Rock Opera
10. Grizzly Bear - Shields
11. The Shins - Port of Morrow
12. Joe Walsh - Analog Man
13. Husky - Forever So
14. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Throw It to the Universe
15. ZZ Top - La Futura
16. The White Buffalo - Once Upon a Time In the West
17. Ponderosa - Pool Party
18. Lost In the Trees - A Church That Fits Our Needs
19. Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself
20. Bonnie Raitt - Slipstream

Lisa’s 20 Favorite Records of 2012
-to be played in the following order-

Kelly Joe Phelps “Brother, Sinner and the Whale” Black Hen Music
Carolina Chocolate Drops “Leaving Eden”   Nonesuch
Kelly Hogan “I Like to Keep Myself in Pain”   Anti-
The Walkmen “Heaven”   Fat Possum Records
Grizzly Bear “Shields”   Warp Records
The Shins “Port of Morrow”   Columbia
Andrew Bird “Break It To Yourself”   Mom&Pop
Chuck Prophet “Temple Beautiful”   yeproc
The Sheepdogs “The Sheepdogs”   Atlantic
Sean Rowe “The Salesman and the Shark”   Anti-
Giant Sand “Tucson”   Fire Records
Bob Dylan “Tempest”   Columbia
Neil Young & Crazy Horse “Psychedelic Pill” Reprise
Bonnie Raitt “Slipstream”   Redwing
Jeff Lynne “Long Wave” Frontiers Records
Beachwood Sparks “Tarnished Gold”   SubPop
Father John Misty “Fear Fun”   SubPop
Lost in the Trees “A Church That Fits Our Needs”   Anti-
Ponderosa “Pool Party”   New West
The White Buffalo “Once Upon a Time in the West”   Unison Music


The Groovacious Top Dozen - our Best Sellers for December 10-15, 2012:
1- Led Zeppelin “Celebration Day”
2- Holidays Rule
3- Calexico “Algiers”
4- The Hobbit
5- Sera Cahoone “Deer Creek Canyon”
6- The Game “Bloodbath”
7- Maroon 5 “Overexposed”
8- Elle Goulding “Humming by the Flowered Vine”
9- Death Might Be Your Santa
10- Beth Orton “Sugaring Season”
11- Stone Sour “House of Gold and Bones, Vol. 1”
12- Green Day “Tre”

----------------------- Here’s what we found happening through New Year’s Eve ---------------------

Tuesday, December 18, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! There are still some things coming out before Christmas, but not much after that until a couple weeks into January: T.I., THE-DREAM, CHIEF KEEF, TOOTS & THE MAYTALS, RUSH, BUDDY GUY, THE POGUES. A lot of these albums, as usual, will be on warm, cozy vinyl!

Wednesday, December 12, 6:30PM: Launch Party for FORGOTTEN ENEMY by C.B. HAIGHT AT Braun Books at 25 N. Main in Cedar City.  Camilla Haight will be on hand to celebrate the publication of her first young adult novel. There will also be a giveaway of one free copy of the book. 435-586-8303    

Wednesday, December 19, 8:00PM: NO Open Mic Night at Groovacious THIS WEEK!! In fact there will be no open mic until further notice; probably until the spring.

Wednesday, December 19, 8:00PM: A Very Crack Shack Christmas at The Busta Crack Shack on 100 W., starring SLFM, THE PABLO SEXTET, RUMBLE RUMBLE & BUDDY BLANK.

Saturday, December 21, 9:00PM: END OF THE WORLD BASH WITH DJ JOHNNY UTAH at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City. Great door prizes and Mikes Tavern tee shirt giveaways!   435-867-5990   www.facebook.com/events/515932385086245/

Sunday, December 22, 7:00PM – 9:00PM: GROOVEFEST REWIND, every Sunday on KSUU Power 91.1. Relive all your favorite Groovefest performances every week!   www.power91radio.com

Saturday, December 22, 9:00PM: Christmas Karaoke at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City   435-867-5990   www.facebook.com/events/115545008611541/

Saturday, December 22, 9:00PM: LOOSE CONNECTION at Eagle Point Ski Resort in Beaver, Utah.  www.facebook.com/events/451891521533570/
Monday, December 31, 9:00PM: NEW YEAR’S EVE WITH DICK EARL’S ELECTRIC WITNESS at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City.  Just a $5.00 admission includes food, noise-makers and a great time at Mike's.    435-867-5990   www.facebook.com/events/405221426213594/

Monday, December 31, 9:00PM: NEW YEAR’S EVE DOWNTOWN WITH ERIK THE RED at George’s Corner Restaurant at 2 W. St. George Blvd. #1 in St. George.    435-216-7311   www.facebook.com/events/274179699371607/

Monday, December 31, 9:00PM: NEW YEAR’S EVE WITH CHIKANO & DJ FLORES at Jazzy’s Rock N Roll Grill at 285 N. Bluff St. in St. George. 435-674-1678   www.facebook.com/events/376660979092892/

Monday, December 31, 9:00PM: NEW YEAR’S EVE BASH WITH TWO AND A HALF WHITE GUYS at The Bit N Spur at 1212 Zion Park Blvd. in Springdale.   435-772-3498   www.facebook.com/events/419038244836849/

Monday, December 31, 9:00PM: NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY WITH DJ JOHNNY UTAH at Envy Nightclub at 792 W. Pioneer Blvd. in Mesquite, Nevada.   702-346-9000   www.facebook.com/events/543662918993354/




**Here is a great little review in the Buffalo News about our friends Martin & Susan Tyner’s book “Healer of Angels”. The website listed at the bottom of the review happens to be wrong. The correct web address is www.gowildlife.org.


Support Groovefest
This summer put your business in front of 30,000+ music fans, who will gather together in downtown Cedar City for the 11th annual Groovefest American Music Festival.

We have substantially reduced the partnership rates for this years’ festival in order to make it more affordable. We hope to retain our past partners as well as welcome new ones. If you would like to be a Groovefest partner for 2013, let us know right away so we can get you the maximum coverage!!

Your partnership pays for advertising, staging and entertainment expenses and we thank you for wanting to have your name attached to this great community event! With just a commitment your advertising dollars go to work immediately!

Please go to www.groovefestutah.com to see the partnership levels and other opportunities to support Cedar City’s music festival!



Monday, December 10, 2012

MUSIC, BOOKS, ART & METALLICA - this week's entertainment in Cedar City and south



CEDAR CITY, UTAH
MUSIC & Related Events CALENDAR for the week of December 10, 2012
From the desk of Tim Groove
GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
173 N. 100 W. Cedar City, Utah 84720
435-867-9800

  • Thanks to everyone who attended/donated the Groovefest Rummage & Bake Sale on Saturday last. It was a nice success, thanks to your generosity! Thanks for wanting to be a part of the amazing event that Groovefest is! There will be another sale this coming April!

The Groovacious Top Dozen - our Best Sellers for December 3-8, 2012:
1- Led Zeppelin “Celebration Day”
2- Hinder “Welcome to the Freakshow”
3- Holidays Rule
4- Stone Sour “House of Gold and Bones, Vol. 1”
5- Susan Boyle “Standing Ovations: The Greatest Songs from the Stage”
6- Kid Rock “Rebel Soul”
7- Jeff Lynne “Long Wave”
8- Neil Young & Crazy Horse “Psychedelic Pill”
9- Soundgarden “King Animal”
10- Jason Aldean “Night Train”
11- Elle Goulding “Humming by the Flowered Vine”
12- Sean Rowe “Salesmen and the Shark”

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

Monday, December 10, 7:30PM: ORCHESTRA 0F SOUTHERN UTAH & SOUTHERN UTAH CHORALE 72nd Annual presentation of Handel’s Messiah in the Heritage Center  Theater at 105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City. Admission is free, because of limited seating; tickets may be obtained at the Heritage Center Box Office. Door will open at 6:45PM and seating is on a first come fired served basis, so arrive early for best seating. Attendees are encouraged to bring one can of food per person for the Iron County Care & Share. For information call 435-586-2286, 435-865-2882 or visit www.orchestraofsouthernutah.org

Tuesday, December 11, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! This week great new stuff by: METALLICA QUEBEC DVD, BRUNO MARS, NASHVILLE TV SOUNDTRACK, BIG BOI, THE GAME, MASTA KILLA, HOWARD SHORE “THE HOBBIT” SOUNDTRACK, GREEN DAY, EMERSON LAKE & PALMER, BOYS LIKE GIRLS, ON THE ROAD SOUNDTRACK and a bunch of other stuff, including some cool reissues and DVDs. Some of albums, as usual, will be on warm, cozy vinyl!

Wednesday, December 12, 6:30PM: Launch Party for FORGOTTEN ENEMY by C.B. HAIGHT AT Braun Books at 25 N. Main in Cedar City.  Camilla Haight will be on hand to celebrate the publication of her first young adult novel. There will also be a giveaway of one free copy of the book. 435-586-8303    

Wednesday, December 12, 6:30PM: 12-12-12 A Very Special Joyful Yoga - the Final Triple Activation Date at Sage Hills Healing Center at 6232 W. Sage Hills. Since 1-1-1, and each year thereafter, we’ve been experiencing triple activation dates that recalibrate our frequencies to elevate us into the higher frequencies of the Aquarian Age – 11-11-11. This particular date of 12-12-12 provides a tremendous final upgrade and will activate large crystalline deposits in the Earth which will perfectly prepare us for the final date of 12-21-12. This will be a very special evening of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation, Long Gong Relaxation combined with the Himalayan and Crystal Healing Bowls, and delicious food served afterwards. The suggested donation of $5.00.    435-867-9642 www.sagehillshealing.com

Wednesday, December 12, 8:00PM: Open Mic Night at Groovacious! FREE - sign-ups at 7:30; music, spoken word, comedy, dance etc. Participants are selected at random and limited to 2 songs each or about ten minutes. THIS MAY BE THE FINAL OPEN MIC UNTIL THE SPRING! 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, December 13, 7:30PM: A Christmas Carol on the Air in the Randall L. Jones Theatre at 300 W University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students/youth. Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and starring Fred C. Adams as Scrooge. For tickets call 435-586-7872, online at www.suu.edu/arts or purchase at the door.

Friday, December 14 , 7:30PM: A Christmas Carol on the Air in the Randall L. Jones Theatre at 300 W University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students/youth. Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and starring Fred C. Adams as Scrooge. For tickets call 435-586-7872, online at www.suu.edu/arts or purchase at the door.

Saturday, December 15, 7:00PM: CHRIS WARREN HOMECOMING SHOW at the OTC Comedy Training Center at 913 S. Main in Cedar City. Party to celebrate the return of C2 with EONS, KAOTIS INFINITUM, FOXHOUND, RUMBLE RUMBLE, RIPLEY & THE XENOMORPHS, 3rd TIMES THE CHARM. They’re gonna tear it up like its 2005!  435-261-4216   http://otc.lindsayk.com/wp/venue-rental-2/venue-rental-inquiry-form/

Saturday, December 15, 7:30PM: A Christmas Carol on the Air in the Randall L. Jones Theatre at 300 W University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students/youth. Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and starring Fred C. Adams as Scrooge. For tickets call 435-586-7872, online at www.suu.edu/arts or purchase at the door.

Saturday, December 15, 8:00PM: PANGEA & SALAMASINA at George’s Corner Restaurant at 2 W. St. George Blvd. #1 in St. George. 435-216-7311   https://www.facebook.com/events/395223010553811/

Saturday, December 15, 9:00PM: THE FLESH STRETCHERS at the Firehouse at 1476 W. Sunset Blvd in St. George.   https://www.facebook.com/events/307386476033659/?suggestsessionid=6878819781355186503


Monday, December 03, 2012

Groovefest Rummage & Bake Sale + book, art and music events for Cedar City



CEDAR CITY, UTAH
MUSIC & Related Events CALENDAR for the week of December 3, 2012
From the desk of Tim Groove
GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
173 N. 100 W. Cedar City, Utah 84720
435-867-9800

  • Don’t forget the 1st Groovefest Rummage Sale of 2013! See details below…
The Groovacious Top Dozen - our Best Sellers for November 26 – December 1, 2012:
1- Led Zeppelin “Celebration Day”
2- Calexio “Algiers”
3- Kid Rock “Rebel Soul”
4- Jeff Lynne “Long Wave”
5- Adele “21”
6- Kip Moore “Up All Night”
7- Tech N9ne “E.B.A.H. & Boiling Point: K.O.D. Collection”
8- Neil Young & Crazy Horse “Psychedelic Pill”
9- Stone Sour “House of Gold and Bones, Vol. 1”
10- Aerosmith “Music from Another Dimension!”
11- Iris Dement “Sing the Delta”
12- Pink “Truth About Love”


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

Tuesday, December 4, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! This week great new stuff by: BLUR, CHEVELLE, ALICE COOPER, GAVIN DEGRAW, DAZ DILLINGER, DANNY ELFMAN, ESHAM, FAITH PALOMA, FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, HINDER, HOT TUNA, KESHA, MOGWAI, SCOTT WALKER, PAUL WALL, WIZ KHALIFA and a bunch of other stuff, including some cool reissues and DVDs. Some of albums, as usual, will be on warm, cozy vinyl!

Wednesday, December 5, 6:00PM: JENNIFER HUNTER, the author of the newly released book about Cedar City, will be at Braun Books at 25 N. Main St. talking about her research process and some of the facts that didn't make it into the book! 586-8303   www.facebook.com/braunbooks

Wednesday, December 5, 7:30PM: SUU Wind Symphony Holiday Concert in the Heritage Center at 105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City. Admission is $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for students/youth.  www.suu.edu/arts   435-865-2882.

Wednesday, December 5, 8:00PM: Open Mic Night at Groovacious! FREE - sign-ups 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

Wednesday, December 5, 9:00PM: DJ JOHNNY UTAH hosts Karaoke at Applebee’s at 1352 S. Providence Center #D in Cedar City.   1-435-865-7767

Thursday, December 6, 7:30PM: A Christmas Carol on the Air in the Randall L. Jones Theatre at 300 W University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students/youth. Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and starring Fred C. Adams as Scrooge. For tickets call 435-586-7872, online at www.suu.edu/arts or purchase at the door.

Friday, December 7, 6:00PM: HELEN BOSWELL & BRIAN HOOVER at Braun Books at 25 N. Main St. in Cedar City. Helen and Brian will be doing their second signing of MYTHOLOGY just in time for the holidays. Four months since its official release, MYTHOLOGY has been receiving excellent reviews. They will also be doing some giveaways and Helen will be reading an excerpt of the SEQUEL to MYTHOLOGY.  www.facebook.com/mythologyseries    www.facebook.com/braunbooks

Friday, December 7 , 7:30PM: A Christmas Carol on the Air in the Randall L. Jones Theatre at 300 W University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students/youth. Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and starring Fred C. Adams as Scrooge. For tickets call 435-586-7872, online at www.suu.edu/arts or purchase at the door.

Saturday, December 8, 9:00AM-3:00PM: GROOVEFEST RUMMAGE & BAKE SALE at St. Jude’s Episcopal Church! Bring stuff to sell to Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Please see the press release below.

Saturday, December 8, 6:00-9:00PM: Holiday Art Show at Artisans Art Gallery at 94 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. There will be food and refreshments, conversation and mingling with friends, plus numerous opportunities to win works of art. 435-586-4850.   www.facebook.com/pages/Artisans-Gallery/134547949914392?ref=ts&fref=ts

Saturday, December 8, 7:30PM: A Christmas Carol on the Air in the Randall L. Jones Theatre at 300 W University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students/youth. Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and starring Fred C. Adams as Scrooge. For tickets call 435-586-7872, online at www.suu.edu/arts or purchase at the door.

Sunday, December 9 & Monday, December 10, 7:30PM: ORCHESTRA 0F SOUTHERN UTAH & SOUTHERN UTAH CHORALE 72nd Annual presentation of Handel’s Messiah in the Heritage Center  Theater at 105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City. Admission is free, because of limited seating; tickets may be obtained at the Heritage Center Box Office. Door will open at 6:45PM and seating is on a first come fired served basis, so arrive early for best seating. Attendees are encouraged to bring one can of food per person for the Iron County Care & Share. For information call 435-586-2286, 435-865-2882 or visit www.orchestraofsouthernutah.org


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
TO HOLD FIRST RUMMAGE & BAKE SALE
FOR THE 2013 SEASON
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2012
ST. JUDES EPISCOPAL CHURCH
9:00AM – 3:00PM

The Groovefest American Music Festival has not only become a much anticipated yearly annual event, but now so have the rummage sales connected with it.
The Groovefest Rummage Sale began in 2010 as part of the effort of raising much-needed funds that would go directly to paying the artistry who perform at the annual Cedar City event.
The rummage sale’s success has been so overwhelming that organizers decided to continue the sale as an annual event. The Groovefest rummage sales hold a second fund-raiser in spring each year. The addition of delicious baked goods makes the annual sale twice as fun! And this year attendees to the sale will also be able take advantage of massages offered by Miranda Greene Bryant!
Besides business and individual sponsorships, this annual event allows residents to feel like they are directly involved with the success of each and every Groovefest.
The 11th annual Groovefest will be held next year from June 24th through June 30th in historic downtown Cedar City, Utah. A children’s version of the festival is being planned in addition to the new LitFest – new to event during last year’s 10th Anniversary show.
The 2013 Groovefest will once again be joined by the Cedar City Arts Festival and be presented together on June 28th and 29th. This two-day segment of the seven-day festival will provide great music and visual arts in the beautiful Cedar City Main Street Park for everyone to enjoy!
Proceeds from the rummage and bake sales will not only supplement the many costs that are required to put on a festival such as Groovefest, but it will create awareness for the annual music and art event. In addition, there will be a massage chair set up for those wishing to relieve some aches and pains with a massage!
This year’s 11th Groovefest American Music Festival will prove to be the best Groovefest yet with its multiple activities and those events that have made the Groovefest American Music Festival what it has already been highly acclaimed for.

The 1st Groovefest Rummage and Bake Sale will be held on December 8th at St. Jude’s Episcopal Church at 70 N. 200 W. in Cedar City, from 9:00AM until 3:00PM.

This is the perfect opportunity to check out some bargains for your Christmas shopping as well as support a great event. Anyone who would like to donate to the cause of making sure that the next Groovefest is a success can drop off good sellable items to Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W.
Go to the Groovefest website at groovefestutah.com where you’ll also be able to find out information about being an advertising sponsor as well as all pertinent information regarding next year’s festival happenings.

Updates can also be viewed on the Groovefest American Music Festival Facebook page.

Groovefest American Music Festival and the Cedar City Arts Festival are committed to present and celebrate all forms of art and artists in a beautiful and unique Cedar City setting for residents and visitors alike.

Questions about the Groovefest Rummage and Bake Sale can be answered by calling Tim Cretsinger at 435-867-9800.

Monday, November 26, 2012

THE BLANK TAPES from Los Angeles + other music events in Cedar City this week!



CEDAR CITY, UTAH
MUSIC & Related Events CALENDAR for the week of November 26, 2012
From the desk of Tim Groove
GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
173 N. 100 W. Cedar City, Utah 84720
435-867-9800

  • Hey folks! We have a last minute performance scheduled at Groovacious for this Thursday with THE BLANK TAPES coming to us out of Los Angeles. See details below.

The Groovacious Top Dozen - our Best Sellers for November 19-24, 2012:
1- Led Zeppelin “Celebration Day”
2- Green Day “iDos!”
3- Neil Young “Psychedelic Pill”
4- Calexio “Algiers”
5- Van Morrison “Born to Sing: No Plan B”
6- Jeff Lynne “Long Wave”
7- Tech N9ne “E.B.A.H. & Boiling Point: K.O.D. Collection”
8- Ellie Goulding “Halcyon”
9- Train “California 37”
10- Imagine Dragons “Night Visions”
11- David Hidalgo/Mato Nanji/Luther Dickinson “3 Skulls and the Truth”
12- Aerosmith “Music from Another Dimension!”

Upcoming future music-related events ------------------
Saturday, December 8, 9:00AM: GROOVEFEST RUMMAGE & BAKE SALE at St. Jude’s
Episcopal Church! Bring stuff to sell to Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City.
Sunday, December 9 & Monday, December 10, 7:30PM: ORCHESTRA 0F SOUTHERN UTAH & SOUTHERN UTAH CHORALE presents Handel’s MESSIAH at the Heritage Theatre.

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

Tuesday, November 27, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! This week great new stuff by: ASIA, JUDY COLLINS, FUTURE, GLEE CAST, GREAT BIG SEA, ALICIA KEYS, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE XX, TEA PARTY WU-BLOCK and a bunch of other stuff, including some cool reissues and DVDs. Some of albums, as usual, will be on warm, cozy vinyl!

Wednesday, November 28, 7:30PM: Piano Extravaganza in the Heritage Center at 105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City. Admission is $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for students/youth. The Extravaganza will feature students of all ages and abilities playing piano duets & ensemble music using several pianos at once, including four grand pianos.  435-867-7872    www.suu.edu/arts

Wednesday, November 28, 8:00PM: Open Mic Night at Groovacious! FREE - sign-ups 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

Wednesday, November 28, 9:00PM: DJ JOHNNY UTAH hosts Karaoke at Applebee’s at 1352 S. Providence Center #D in Cedar City.   1-435-865-7767

Thursday, November 29, 7:00PM: THE BLANK TAPES at Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City.  The concert is free, but donations will be accepted to help the band with their traveling costs. Call 435-867-9800 for more information.   www.theblanktapes.com

About The Blank Tapes: The Blank Tapes is the moniker of Los Angeles / San Francisco based multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter Matt Adams, who has produced 9 albums of  “winsome pop tunes” (OC Weekly) and “Kinks-plus-Creedence roots-rock ‘n’ roll” (LA Record) recorded almost entirely by himself on an 8 track cassette tape recorder in garages, basements & sheds across the California coast.  Lately his band has consisted of Pearl Charles, DA Humphrey, & Will Halsey and the four piece recently toured Europe for their second time sharing stages with the likes of Thee Oh Sees and R. Stevie Moore.  Immediately before that, they toured Japan for their first time along with the director of the surf movie Stoked & Broke by Korduroy.tv (which includes over a dozen Blank Tapes songs in the soundtrack and has gained international acclaim within the surf community). Earlier this year, they also toured Brazil for their second time (after having 2 of their songs featured in TV commercials), not to mention all of the massive amounts touring they’ve done here in America.
While Adams and co. are currently finishing up a new studio album called Vacation (to be released in early 2013), the band is set to release their newest 7″, I’m Back on San Francisco’s 20-Sided Records! Also, the band recently released a wonderful cassette only release, Sun’s Too Bright, on Fullerton’s Burger Records. Before that they released a split cassette called Invisible Colors on Portland’s Curly Cassettes label along with a vinyl & CD of Home Away From Home on LA Records’ White Noise label, which showed a new psychedelic rock direction different than their previous folk rock albums. Aside from music, Matt Adams is also the artist behind all of his posters & album covers and has even worked for MAD Magazine at one point!
“We discovered this lo-fi unsigned band – which somehow evokes Belle and Sebastian, Pavement, and the Black Keys – in a San Fran coffeehouse (just like the old days.) Quick, somebody sign them!” -ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE
“The sunny sounds of L.A.’s Blank Tapes, who yoke a garage-pop sensibility to ferocious rock riffs.” -THE NEW YORKER
“The Blank Tapes. Full of lo-fi rock refrains you can get down to, “I’m Back” is the perfect tune to soundtrack your beach party” -UNDER THE RADAR
“Matt Adams and his band premiere perfect summer pop. The Blank Tapes are turning their sun folk sound into some of this summer’s best indie guitar pop, capturing the sound of golden West Coast pop like fire and lightening trapped in a jar.” -IMPOSE MAGAZINE
“#3 out of the TOP 5 LA Garage Rock Bands!” -LA WEEKLY

Friday, November 30, 7:30PM: SUU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Music Masterworks in the Heritage Center at105 N. 100 E. Cedar City. Admission is to be announced. This program features an evening of rapturous music.

Saturday, December 1, 9:00PM: Holiday Choral Concert in the Heritage Center at 105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City. Celebrate the holiday season with an evening of song.

Saturday, December 1, 9:00PM: HONKY TONK HEROES at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City.   435-867-5990  

Monday, November 19, 2012

Record Store Day Black Friday at Groovacious + other music events for Thanksgiving week!



CEDAR CITY, UTAH
MUSIC & Related Events CALENDAR for the week of November 19, 2012
From the desk of Tim Groove
GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
173 N. 100 W. Cedar City, Utah 84720
435-867-9800

HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!
**Don’t forget to stop by Groovacious on Black Friday for special RECORD STORE DAY exclusives!!

The Groovacious Top Dozen - our Best Sellers for November 12-17, 2012:
1- Neil Young “Psychedelic Pill”
2- Soundgarden “King Animal”
3- Green Day “iDos!”
4- Stone Sour “House of Gold and Bones, Vol. 1”
5- All That Remains “War You Cannot Win”
6- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra “Plays the Music of Rush”
7- Kasey Chambers “Wreck and Ruin”
8- Aaron Lewis “Road”
9- Aerosmith “Music from Another Dimension!”
10- Taylor Swift “Red”
11- Mumford & Sons “Babel”
12- Beachwood Sparks “Tarnished Gold”

Upcoming future music-related events ---------------------------------

Saturday, December 1, 9:00PM: HONKY TONK HEROES at Mike’s Tavern.
Saturday, December 8, 9:00AM: GROOVEFEST RUMMAGE & BAKE SALE at St. Jude’s
Episcopal Church! Bring stuff to sell to Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City.
Sunday, December 9 & Monday, December 10, 7:30PM: ORCHESTRA 0F SOUTHERN UTAH & SOUTHERN UTAH CHORALE presents Handel’s MESSIAH at the Heritage Theatre.

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Monday, November 19, all day: A SPECIAL MONDAY NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! This week great new stuff by: 3 DOORS DOWN, AC/DC, BAD BRAINS, EVA CASSIDY, KELLY CLARKSON, KEYSHIA COLE, ELVIS COSTELLO, ELBOW, DAVID GUETTA, JASON ISBELL (Drive-by Truckers) , KID ROCK, LED ZEPPELIN, O.A.R., PHILLIP PHILLIPS, PITBULL, PORCUPINE TREE, RIHANNA, TECH N9NE, UNCLE KRACKER, and a bunch of other stuff, including some cool reissues and DVDs. Some of albums, as usual, will be on warm, cozy vinyl!

Monday, November 19, 7:30PM: JAZZ & PERCUSSION CONCERT at Cedar High School Auditorium at 703 W. 600 S. in Cedar City. Admission is free and open to the public. For information call 435-586-2820.

Monday, November 19, 7:30PM: SUU PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE in the Thorley Recital, Music Building on the SUU Campus at 351 W. Center St. in Cedar City. Admission is free and open to the public.

Tuesday, November 20, 8:00PM: JAWWZZ!! (featuring members of Cuddleslut) at The Bust Crack Shack on 100 W. in Cedar City. JAWWZZ!! is a pop punk band from Salt Lake City! Admission is a $1.00 donation.   www.jawwzz.bandcamp.com

Wednesday, November 21, 8:00PM: Open Mic Night at Groovacious! FREE - sign-ups 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, November 22, all day: THANKSGIVING!

Friday, November 23, all day: RECORD STORE DAY Black Friday at Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Hundreds of exclusive releases made for this day only will be available! Check out the list here: www.recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases     www.groovacious.com
    435-867-9800.


Saturday, November 24, 9:00PM: MIDDLE OF THE ROAD at The Firehouse at 1476 W. Sunset Blvd. in St. George. https://www.facebook.com/events/449323031777861/?suggestsessionid=6878819781353371824


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
TO HOLD FIRST RUMMAGE & BAKE SALE
FOR THE 2013 SEASON
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2012
ST. JUDES EPISCOPAL CHURCH
9:00AM – 3:00PM

The Groovefest American Music Festival has not only become a much anticipated yearly annual event, but now so have the rummage sales connected with it.
The Groovefest Rummage Sale began in 2010 as part of the effort of raising much-needed funds that would go directly to paying the artistry who perform at the annual Cedar City event.
The rummage sale’s success has been so overwhelming that organizers decided to continue the sale as an annual event. The Groovefest rummage sales hold a second fund-raiser in spring each year. The addition of delicious baked goods makes the annual sale twice as fun!
Besides business and individual sponsorships, this annual event allows residents to feel like they are directly involved with the success of each and every Groovefest.
The 11th annual Groovefest will be held next year from June 24th through June 30th in historic downtown Cedar City , Utah . A children’s version of the festival is being planned in addition to the new LitFest – new to event during last year’s 10th Anniversary show.
The 2013 Groovefest will once again be joined by the Cedar City Arts Festival and be presented together on June 28th and 29th. This two-day segment of the seven-day festival will provide great music and visual arts in the beautiful Cedar City Main Street Park for everyone to enjoy!
Proceeds from the rummage and bake sales will not only supplement the many costs that are required to put on a festival such as Groovefest, but it will create awareness for the annual music and art event. In addition, there will be a massage chair set up for those wishing to relieve some aches and pains with a massage!
This year’s 11th Groovefest American Music Festival will prove to be the best Groovefest yet with its multiple activities and those events that have made the Groovefest American Music Festival what it has already been highly acclaimed for.

The 1st Groovefest Rummage and Bake Sale will be held on December 8th at St. Jude’s Episcopal Church at 70 N. 200 W. in Cedar City, from 9:00AM until 3:00PM.

This is the perfect opportunity to check out some bargains for your Christmas shopping as well as support a great event. Anyone who would like to donate to the cause of making sure that the next Groovefest is a success can drop off good sellable items to Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W.
Go to the Groovefest website at groovefestutah.com where you’ll also be able to find out information about being an advertising sponsor as well as all pertinent information regarding next year’s festival happenings.

Updates can also be viewed on the Groovefest American Music Festival Facebook page.

Groovefest American Music Festival and the Cedar City Arts Festival are committed to present and celebrate all forms of art and artists in a beautiful and unique Cedar City setting for residents and visitors alike.

Questions about the Groovefest Rummage and Bake Sale can be answered by calling Tim Cretsinger at 435-867-9800.