Monday, September 17, 2012

The Cedar City Area Music Scene for this week!



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

Make sure to tune in to the “Groovefest Rewind” show on KSUU Power 91 every Sunday from 7:00 – 9:00 (a.m. & p.m.). You’ll hear the actual live performances from Groovefest past! That should get you through until the next fest! http://www.suu.edu/hss/comm/ksuu/webcast.asx

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 September 10 - 15, 2012:
1- Bob Dylan “Tempest”
2- Calexico “Algiers”
3- ZZ Top “Futura”
4- The Avett Brothers “Carpenter”
5- The Todd Wolfe Band “Live”
6- The XX “Coexist”
7- Bonnie Raitt “Slipstream”
8- Old Crow Medicine Show “Carry Me Back”
9- Matchbox Twenty “North”
10- Dave Matthews “Away From the World”
11- Ry Cooder “Election Special”
12- Cat Power “Sun”

Upcoming future shows ---------------------------------
Tuesday, September 25, 7:00PM: PETER COOKE for Governor, Concert and Q & A with STEVEN SWIFT, KARYN WHITTEMORE and CHAS HOLLINGSHEAD.
Friday September 28 & Saturday, September 29: ZION CANYON MUSIC FESTIVAL in Springdale.   www.zioncanyonmusicfestival.com
Friday, September 28: The final CAMPFIRE CONCERT IN THE CANYON of the year. This one stars KARYN WHITTEMORE and SALA TUMANOVAO. www.gowildlife.org
Saturday, October 13: ANTIOQUIA Percussion Workshop at Groovacious   www.antioquia-band.com
Saturday, October 13: ANTIOQUIA at Mike’s Tavern.   www.antioquia-band.com

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

Tuesday, September 18, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! It’s that time of year, so we’ll have new releases coming out of our ears! Here’s just a sample: BABY BASH, BAND OF HORSES, BEN FOLDS FIVE, BIG & RICH, RYAN BINGHAM, BLACK PRAIRE (Decemberists), BART CROW, DINOSAUR, JR., DOWN, NELLY FURTADO, GRATEFUL DEAD, GRIZZLY BEAR, JAMES IHA, CARLY RAE JEPSEN, RICKIE LEE JONES, THE KILLERS, LOCAL H, NICK LOWE TRIBUTE, AIMEE MANN, THE OSMONDS, SEAN PAUL, PET SHOP BOYS, P!NK, THE SEA & CAKE, PAUL SIMON, JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION, DEVIN TOWNSEND, YANNI, DWIGHT YOAKAM, KANYE WEST.   A lot of these titles are on vinyl.

Tuesday, September 18, 7:30PM: OSU Folk Music Recital at St. Jude’s Episcopal Church at 70 N. 200 W. Suggested donations is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children. www.orchestraofsouthernutah.org

Wednesday, September 19, 8:00PM: NO OPEN MIC THIS WEEK!!!

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, September  20, 8:00PM: THE FOLKA DOTS & THE TRAPPERS at The Music Barn in Parowan.   www.thefolkadots.com   www.thetrappersmusic.com

Friday, September 21 & Saturday, September 22, 8:00PM: The 3rd Annual RED ROCKS IMPROV FESTIVAL at the OTC Improv Training Center at 913 S. Main St. in Cedar City. Admission is $5.00.

Friday, September 21, 9:00PM: ERIK THE RED at Toadz at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. 435-867-8988    www.eriktheredmusic.com      www.clubtoadz.com

Friday, September 21, 9:00PM: BILA GAANA & MUD at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City. $5.00 cover charge at the door. 435-867-5990  www.facebook.com/bila.gaana   www.MikesTavernCC.com

Saturday, September 22, 9:00PM: PINK MUD: A TRIBUTE  TO PINK FLOYD performed by MUD at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City. $5.00 cover charge at the door. 435-867-5990  www.MikesTavernCC.com

Saturday, September 22, 9:00PM: MIDDLE OF THE ROAD at The Firehouse at 1476 W. Sunset Blvd. in St. George.  

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