Monday, June 04, 2012

Many Musical Happenings in the area this week + your full Groovefest schedule!!


CEDAR CITY, UTAH
MUSIC CALENDAR for the week of June 4, 2012
From the desk of Tim Groove
GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
173 N. 100 W. Cedar City, Utah 84720
435-867-9800

View daily Groovacious updates on Facebook and if you are interested in other happenings around town – please take a look at the Cedar City Brian Head Tourism Bureau’s calendar at http://www.scenicsouthernutah.com/calendar/

The Groovacious Top Dozen - our Best Sellers for May 28 – June 2, 2012:
1- Regina Spektor “What We Saw The Cheap Seats”
2- Jack White “Blunderbuss”
3- Fun. “Some Nights”
4- Scissor Sisters “Magic Hour”
5- John Mayer “Born and Raised”
6- My Darkest Days “Sick and Twisted Affair”
7- Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros “Here”
8- Marilyn Manson “Born Villain”
9- King Tuff “King Tuff”
10- Train “California 37”
11- Shearwater “Animal Joy”
12- The Used “Vulnerable”

Coming up soon -------------------
Friday, June 15: SONS OF MOTHERS at Toadz.
Tuesday, June 19: Groovefest “LitFest – The Energy of Words” at Braun Books. https://www.facebook.com/events/390228734353912/
Wednesday, June 20: Groovefest Campfire Concert in the Canyon with BOTTLED MONKEY & AUSTIN JOSEPH at the Southwest Wildlife Foundation of Utah fire pit. https://www.facebook.com/events/365891590125577/
Thursday, June 21: Groovefest Kick-off Show with HYMN FOR HER & STEVEN SWIFT at The Grind Coffeehouse. https://www.facebook.com/events/250212421752968/
Thursday, June 21: Groovefest Kick-off Show After Hours with ERIK THE RED at Mike’s Tavern https://www.facebook.com/events/298520063571211/
Friday, June 22: Groovefest Day One in the park https://www.facebook.com/events/331493536921338/


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

Monday, June 4, 7:30PM: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, presented by Cedar Valley Community Theatre in the Heritage Theater at105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City. Admission is $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for children. Tickets can be purchased online at www.cedartheatre.org or at Braun Books. For further information call 435-586-6407.

Tuesday, Jue 5, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! Here are this week’s highlights: 2012 WARPED TOUR, THE BEACH BOYS, YELLOW SUBMARINE (reissue on video & CD), ERIC BENET, BRIAN BROMBERG, BOBBY BROWN, BT, BRANDI CARLILE, SHAWN COLVIN, CURREN$Y, ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO, FEAR FACTORY, BELA FLECK, THE HIVES, KELLY HOGAN, ALAN JACKSON, RODNEY CROWELL, KREATOR, L.A. GUNS, LIL ED & THE BLUES IMPERIALS, RHETT MILLER, MR. CAPONE-E, RISE TO REMAIN, CHRIS ROBINSON, ROCKET SUMMER, XAVIER RUDD, PAUL SIMON (Graceland 25th anniversary), PATTI SMITH, JOE WALSH, NEIL YOUNG. As usual, many of these titles are arriving on vinyl.

Tuesday, June 5, 8:00PM: ELEPHANT REVIVAL at Mystic Hot Springs in Monroe. $20.00 includes soaking.  For tickets and further info, go to www.mystichotsprings.com.

Wednesday, June 6, 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

Friday, June 8: 32ND Anniversary Paiute Restoration Gathering & POW-WOW in Cedar City at the Paiute Tribal Center. This is a celebration of the federal restoration of the Paiute Tribe, and is free and open to the public. For information call the Paiute Tribe 435-586-1112.
Friday, June 8, 9:00PM: CHIKANO at Toadz at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. 435-867-8988.   www.clubtoadz.com
Saturday, June 9: 32ND Anniversary Paiute Restoration Gathering & POW-WOW in Cedar City at the Paiute Tribal Center. This is a celebration of the federal restoration of the Paiute Tribe, and is free and open to the public. For information call the Paiute Tribe 435-586-1112.
Saturday, June 9, 10:00AM – 10:00PM: 2nd annual RONALD TANNER WOOD MEMORIAL Party in Main Street Park to raise money for the 222nd Family Assistance Center. Prizes, kids games, the 222nd bucking bull machine, food and drinks. Local bands playing throughout the day include SECOND BREATH, LOOSE CONNECTION, BOTTLED MONKEY, WESTERN BONE CLEAVERS, FULL THROTTLE, SONS OF MOTHERS, SLIM SKINNY and BILA GAANA. Admission is free and the public is welcome.
Saturday, June 9, 8:00PM: MARTY WARBURTON BAND at Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. A reunion of sorts - a new local favorite and his band. Admission is $5.00 at the door. Call 4356-867-9800 for more information. https://www.facebook.com/events/389699917743217/

Saturday, June 9, 9:00PM: LOVE CREATURE at Wildcat Willies Ranch Grill & Saloon at 897 Zion Park Blvd. in Springdale. Call 435-772-0115 for more information. https://www.facebook.com/events/353762851357921/

Saturday, June 9, 9:00PM: SOUL WHAT!? at The Firehouse at 1476 West Sunset Blvd. in St. George. Call 435-674-4455 for more information. https://www.facebook.com/events/332451900160391/

Saturday, June 9, 10:00PM: RISING LION at The Bit & Spur at 1212 Zion Park Boulevard in Springdale. Call 435-772-3498 for further info. https://www.facebook.com/events/229006463869772/


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The Groovefest American Music Festival is an important part of Cedar City - wouldn't you like to say you were a part of making it happen? The festival dates are June 19th through the 24th.  Follwing is the complete schedule of events:
~ TUESDAY, JUNE 19 ~
LITFEST: The Energy of Words
7:30PM at Braun Books – free
~ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20 ~
THE PSYCHEDELIC YEARS: “Rock Posters and Handbills from the San Francisco Bay Area” – Art Show Opening
6:30PM at The Braithwaite Gallery (posters) & The SUU Library, 3rd floor (handbills) – free
Campfire Concert in the Canyon – free
8:00PM BOTTLED MONKEY, AUSTIN JOSEPH
~ THURSDAY, JUNE 21 ~
Kick-Off Show at The Grind Coffeehouse – $5.00 Admission
7:30 – 8:15PM STEVEN SWIFT (2007)
8:30 – 9:30PM HYMN FOR HER (2011)
KICK-OFF SHOW AFTER HOURS at Mike’s Tavern – $5.00 Admission
10:00PM – 1:00AM ERIK THE RED (2010)
~ FRIDAY, JUNE 22 ~ Main & Side Stages
11:45 RUBIK’S CUBE – Square dancing
12:15 KARYN WHITTEMORE (2005)
12:45 Tim Groove – announcements, etc.
1:00 CLAUDIA RUSSELL & BRUCE KAPLAN (2005)
1:45 Katie Lewis
2:00 KATE MACLEOD (2007)
2:45 Katherine Moure
3:00 SISTER WIVES (2004)
4:00 Sala Tumanuvao
4:15 BASTARD SONS OF JOHNNY CASH (2005)
5:15 Coal Creek Jrs.
5:30 JACKSTRAW (2003)
6:30 David Jorgensen
6:45 PETE ANDERSON (2005)
7:45 Bottled Monkey
8:00 TODD WOLFE BAND (2008)
9:15 Dick Earl’s Electric Witness
9:30 CHICAGO AFROBEAT PROJECT (2008)
~ Friday’s Music Workshops ~ $10.00 Admission
2:15 BRUCE KAPLAN (Tips, Tricks and Licks for the Novice to Intermediate Mandolin Player) at The Grind Coffeehouse
3:15 KATE MACLEOD (Fiddle Playing For Any Music) at The Grind Coffeehouse
4:15 PETE ANDERSON (Playing Guitar: Stuff You Can Use at Your Gig) at The Grind Coffeehouse
5:15 JUSTINE GARDNER of Todd Wolfe Band  (The Quiet Power of Bass) at The Grind Coffeehouse
~ Friday’s After Hours Shows at 10:30, admission $5.00 ~
JACKSTRAW at Mike’s Tavern, BASTARD SONS OF JOHNNY CASH at Toadz Bar
~ SATURDAY, JUNE 23 ~ Main & Side Stages
9:00 Run for the Music – Quarter Marathon
10:00 Drum Circle & Bellydance
11:30 NICOLE CAMPBELL (2004)
12:15 Brock Bentley
12:30 NOWHERE MAN & A WHISKEY GIRL (2008)
1:15 Matt Briggs
1:30 TREVOR GREEN (2010)
2:30 Kaitlin Sevy
2:45 JOHN BATDORF (2010)
3:45 Ruth Ann Sharp
4:00 SHAWN ROHLF & THE BUSKERS (2004)
5:00 Coal Creek Jrs.
5:15 THRIFT STORE COWBOYS (2007)
6:15 Rhett Boswell
6:30 HYMN FOR HER (2011)
7:30 Melody & Tyler
7:45 ANTIOQUIA (2011)
9:15 Pablo “of the Mountain”
9:30 TRAVELER (2010)
~ Saturday’s Music Workshops ~ $10.00 Admission
1:00 NICOLE CAMPBELL (The Art of Songwriting) at The Grind Coffeehouse
2:00 SHAWN ROHLF (Banjo) at The Grind Coffeehouse
3:00 TREVOR GREEN (Didgeridoo) at The Grind Coffeehouse
4:00 HYMN FOR HER (Performing on the Road with the Family) at The Grind Coffeehouse
5:00 ANTIOQUIA (Afro-Columbian/West African Drum) at The Grind Coffeehouse
~ Saturday’s After Hours Shows at 10:30, admission $5.00 ~
ANTIOQUIA (Mike’s Tavern) ~ WOODY GUTHRIE ALL-BAND JAM (The Grind Coffeehouse)
~ SUNDAY, JUNE 24 ~
Groovefest Gospel Hour at The Grind Coffeehouse – FREE Admission
11:00AM – 11:45AM NICOLE CAMPBELL
12:00PM – 1:30PM SHAWN ROHLF & THE BUSKERS
Gospel Hour After Hours Show at Mike’s Tavern – $5.00 Admission
2:00PM – 4:30PM THRIFT STORE COWBOYS
Please support and thank this years Groovefest supporters! More info at www.groovefestutah.com
Here is the list so far:
"Gold Guitar" Presenters $800+: Cedar City, Brian Head Tourism Bureau, Southern Utah University, The Grind Coffeehouse, Samco Building, Cedar City Daily News, Hughes and Associates, Braun Books, Blue Sky Recycling, Cherry Creek Radio, Groovacious, Camp Creek Trees, Independent Publishing Company, Southwest Applied Technology College, Kolob Sound, KSUU Power 91.1, Iron County Today, Comfort Inn, Holiday Inn Express, What’s Up Southern Utah. "Silver Saxophone" Underwriters $400+: Frontier Homestead State Park, Cedar City Arts Council, Mike's Tavern, Toadz, JB Framing, Cedar City Art's Festival, Artisans Art Gallery, Cedar City Theatre, Dailey Builders, Marsha Bloom, Hunters Portable Toilets, True Colors  Screen Printing, Best Western Town & Country Inn, Robison Rentals. St. Jude’s Episcopal Church, Go To Printing, Bradshaw Chevrolet Buick, KUER 90.1, Red Acre Farm/CSA, Quality Inn, Motel 6, Super 8. "Bronze Banjo" Sponsors $200+: Pura Vida College of Massage Therapy, Vickie Sorensen's Nature Works, R. Scott Phillips, Smead Manufacturing Co., Mosdell Sanitation, Sunshine Nutrition, Muddy Boots, Bill Byrnes, Lael Langston, The Tire Company, Funder Welding, Lin's Marketplace, Gunjah The Bead Forest, Crystal Inn, Judy Lindsay – Coldwell Banker, The Yoga Shop, Hunter-Cowan, Marty Warburton Band, Home Girls, Honoring Bob Goldsmith, The Joke’s On You Comics, Ahern Rentals, Permanent Expressions, Bill Morrison, The Utah Shakespeare Festival, Convergys, Hampton Inn, Jay & Jamie Coughtry. “Magnesium Mandolin” Contributors $100+: The Wizz, Bulloch Drug, State Bank of Southern Utah, Sigma Tau Delta, Pizanos Pizzeria, Cedar Post Pawn, M&D Foodtown, The Music Barn/Hamburger Patty's, Barber J’s, The Market Grill, Cedar City Handyman LLC, Cedar Music Store & Studio, Studio West Photography, Iron County Lodging Association, Kendal Gubler, Dixie-Leavitt Agency, Ogden’s Flooring & Design, Jim & Jeanine Howells, Intersearch, Cedar City Downtown Retail Alliance, Ponderosa Dutch Oven Catering Peace, Love & Ice Cream, Diane & Barrie Strachan, Paula Bell.
Please, make sure you tell them "thanks" - we can't do it without them!

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