CEDAR CITY, UTAH
MUSIC
& Related Events CALENDAR for the week of October 29, 2012
From
the desk of Tim Groove
GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST
AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
173
N. 100 W. Cedar City, Utah 84720
435-867-9800
*Hey everybody!! We’re
getting ready to celebrate our 20th Birthday on November 9th!!
The official press
release follows the calendar – more information is forthcoming!!
I hope you can join us
for the party!
Also, if you’d like to
help with Groovefest, the first committee meeting will be coming up very soon.
Let me know!
The
Groovacious Top Dozen - our Best Sellers for October 22-27, 2012:
1-
Hidalgo/Nanji/Dickinson “3 Skulls and the Truth”
2-
Twiztid “Abominationz”
3-
Stone Sour “House of Gold and Bones, Vol. 1”
4-
Sera Cahoone “Deer
Creek Canyon”
5-
Mark Knopfler “Privateering”
6-
The Muse “The 2nd Law”
7-
Scott Holt “Kudzu”
8-
Coheed and Cambria “Afterman: Ascesion”
9-
ZZ Top “Futura”
10-
Mumford and Sons “Babel”
11-
Jason Aldean “Night Train”
12-
The Lumineers “Lumineers”
Upcoming
future shows ---------------------------------
Thursday, November 8, 7:30PM: ORCHESTRA OF SOUTHERN UTAH – BRAHMS
BEETHOVEN and STRAUSS at The Heritage Center Theater in Cedar City.
Friday, November 9, 7:00PM: GROOVACIOUS’ 20TH BIRTHDAY BASH!
at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar
City. Live music by STEVEN SWIFT & FRIENDS. Trivia,
prizes, treats! 20% off in the store all
day!! More details to come!
Saturday, November 17, 8:00PM: LOVE CREATURE at Groovacious at 173 N.
100 W.
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Here’s what we found happening for this week----------------
Monday,
October 29, 7:00PM:
Halloween Hoot with VILLAGE VOICES at
The Grind coffee House at 19 N. Main in Cedar City.
Admission is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children; includes
a Halloween treat. 435-867-5333.
Tuesday,
October 30, all day:
NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! This
week great new stuff by: ANDREW BIRD, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, RITA COOLIDGE, CRADLE OF FILTH,
DELERIUM, KEITH EMERSON, FLYLEAF, MACY GRAY, CEE-LO GREEN, HUMBLE PIE, KAMELOT,
TOBY KEITH, MEEK MILL, PARKWAY DRIVE, PLACEBO, RUSTED ROOT, SMASH MOUTH, ROD
STEWART, TRACEY THORN, THRICE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, TWISTED SISTER, WHY?,
NEIL YOUNG... and a bunch of other stuff including some cool reissues and
DVDs. Some of albums, as usual,
will be on warm, cozy vinyl!
Wednesday,
October 31, 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,
October 31, 8:00PM:
ORIFICE Halloween Party at Mike’s
Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City.
867-5990 https://www.facebook.com/events/370009936416903/
Wednesday,
October 31, 9:00PM:
MOTHER HIPS with ERIK THE RED Halloween Party at Bit
& Spur at 1212 Zion Park
Boulevard in Springdale. 435-772-3498 https://www.facebook.com/events/418565928206790/
Wednesday,
October 31, 10:00PM:
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW at the Historic
Cedar Theatre 33 N. Main Street, Cedar City. You are welcome to come in costume and bring your own props!
435-267-2648
www.cedartheatre.com
Wednesday, October 31, 10:00PM: SHAKESPEARE HAUNTED TOURS at the SUU Auditorium Theatres at 351 West Center St.
in Cedar City. Tour the
Auditorium and Adams Theaters to hear all of our ghosts and their stories as a
fundraiser for the USITT Student Chapter. Tickets are $5.00 at the door. https://www.facebook.com/events/496976223654471/
Friday,
October 31, 9:00PM: LADIES
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD DJ JOHNNY UTAH Halloween Party at
Toadz at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar
City. No
Cover Charge for the Ladies, Prizes for best costume. 435-867-8988 www.clubtoadz.com
Thursday, November 1 through Monday, November 5,
7:00PM: Thoroughly Modern Millie at Cedar High School
at 703 W. 600 S. in Cedar
City. For more information,
call 435-586-2820.
Saturday, November 3, 9:00PM: SUZUKI STRINGS REGIONAL WORKSHOP at the Heritage Center Theater 105
N 100 E. in Cedar
City. Group class teachers are
Marin Colby, Chelsea Gardner, and Julie Davis with pianists Margarita Castro, Joy
Miller, and Rimi Fletcher. Kristen Nielson will also teach workshop
classes. For more information on the workshop or concert contact Sara Penny at
586-2286. http://suzukistringscedar.blogspot.com/
Saturday, November 3, 9:00PM: LOOSE CONNECTION at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover
in Cedar City. Just $5.00 at the door!! 435-867-5990
https://www.facebook.com/events/484154391606156/?ref=ts&fref=ts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
What: Groovacious celebrates its
20th anniversary with a concert, trivia and prizes
Where: Groovacious, 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City
When: Friday, November 9th, 2012
Record stores are an anomaly in the digital age. But there are stores all across the country that have stayed the course and survived the boom of i products, making them a standout in the communities they inhabit.
Where: Groovacious, 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City
When: Friday, November 9th, 2012
Record stores are an anomaly in the digital age. But there are stores all across the country that have stayed the course and survived the boom of i products, making them a standout in the communities they inhabit.
In an area like southern Utah, a
record store may seem like an unusual business, but tourists from all over the
world have recognized Groovacious as being something that they find nostalgic -
a memory from the past that is held dear.
November 9, 2012 marks the 20th
anniversary of Cedar
City record store,
Groovacious.
On November 9th, 1992, Groovacious opened its doors for the first time. Tim and Lisa Cretsinger, with many years of collective experience in the music business, moved from Portland to the capitol city of Salem, Oregon to open their store. After eight successful years with their business, they fell in love with southern Utah and decided to move their store to Cedar City in October of 2000.
A passion to get deeply involved in the local music scene has allowed Tim
and Lisa to help out and to spearhead many events in the area over the last
twelve years. Groovacious itself has become an institution; a real old-fashioned record store with people who know their stuff and can talk to customers about all kinds of music.
With stores of the same type going out of business all across the nation, Groovacious still keeps their finger on the pulse on what's new and hot as well as what's classic. The store has a large selection of CDs, vinyl, DVDs, tapes in all styles and genres. Music related paraphernalia is also sold.
"To stay afloat, you must stay involved," says Tim. "If we were just standing waiting for people to come into the store, we'd have gone out of business a long time ago."
Tim sites many functions that the couple have gotten involved with or started in Cedar City, such as;
- The weekly open mic is held every Wednesday at the store. This event has been going on for the past eleven and a half years. An off-chute of this event was the Cedar Songwriter Showcase, was extremely popular and ran for over two years.
- Groovefest American Music Festival, a now six-day music festival, just celebrated its tenth year and keeps going strong. The festival is one of the bigger events in Cedar City and adds something new every year.
- Groovacious has helped out with such events as the Brian Head Summer
Concert Series, July Jamboree, Cedar City Fall Fest, various school functions, as well as booking entertainment for various venues in town.
- They started their own record label, Groovacious Platters in December of
2006 with a release by local singer/songwriter, Steven Swift. At the same
time, Groovacious began doing bookings for Steven under the name The Groove
Cat Booking.
2012 marks thirty -eight years that Tim has been in the music business and 22
years for Lisa.
"I've seen a lot change in thirty-eight years, remarks Tim. "But one thing has never changed - that is customer service. People still respond to good customer service. No matter what anybody says, you can't get that over the internet and a download will never say 'thanks for doing business with me'. Whatever shape technology takes, good human interaction can never be replaced."
That is the credo that Groovacious in Cedar City lives by - and they exist
purely for the love of music - their own and their customers.
To give a special thanks to those who have kept them going for the last twenty years, Groovacious will offer a 20% discount all day, Friday, November 9th. A special concert performance by Steven Swift and friends, preceded by "Groovacious First Memories" by Charles Cuthbertson will be held at 7:00 PMwith prize drawings and trivia throughout the show.
There will be refreshments served during the event.
Groovacious is located at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. For information, call
Tim of Lisa at 435-867-9800.
On November 9th, 1992, Groovacious opened its doors for the first time. Tim and Lisa Cretsinger, with many years of collective experience in the music business, moved from Portland to the capitol city of Salem, Oregon to open their store. After eight successful years with their business, they fell in love with southern Utah and decided to move their store to Cedar City in October of 2000.
A passion to get deeply involved in the local music scene has allowed Tim
and Lisa to help out and to spearhead many events in the area over the last
twelve years. Groovacious itself has become an institution; a real old-fashioned record store with people who know their stuff and can talk to customers about all kinds of music.
With stores of the same type going out of business all across the nation, Groovacious still keeps their finger on the pulse on what's new and hot as well as what's classic. The store has a large selection of CDs, vinyl, DVDs, tapes in all styles and genres. Music related paraphernalia is also sold.
"To stay afloat, you must stay involved," says Tim. "If we were just standing waiting for people to come into the store, we'd have gone out of business a long time ago."
Tim sites many functions that the couple have gotten involved with or started in Cedar City, such as;
- The weekly open mic is held every Wednesday at the store. This event has been going on for the past eleven and a half years. An off-chute of this event was the Cedar Songwriter Showcase, was extremely popular and ran for over two years.
- Groovefest American Music Festival, a now six-day music festival, just celebrated its tenth year and keeps going strong. The festival is one of the bigger events in Cedar City and adds something new every year.
- Groovacious has helped out with such events as the Brian Head Summer
Concert Series, July Jamboree, Cedar City Fall Fest, various school functions, as well as booking entertainment for various venues in town.
- They started their own record label, Groovacious Platters in December of
2006 with a release by local singer/songwriter, Steven Swift. At the same
time, Groovacious began doing bookings for Steven under the name The Groove
Cat Booking.
2012 marks thirty -eight years that Tim has been in the music business and 22
years for Lisa.
"I've seen a lot change in thirty-eight years, remarks Tim. "But one thing has never changed - that is customer service. People still respond to good customer service. No matter what anybody says, you can't get that over the internet and a download will never say 'thanks for doing business with me'. Whatever shape technology takes, good human interaction can never be replaced."
That is the credo that Groovacious in Cedar City lives by - and they exist
purely for the love of music - their own and their customers.
To give a special thanks to those who have kept them going for the last twenty years, Groovacious will offer a 20% discount all day, Friday, November 9th. A special concert performance by Steven Swift and friends, preceded by "Groovacious First Memories" by Charles Cuthbertson will be held at 7:00 PMwith prize drawings and trivia throughout the show.
There will be refreshments served during the event.
Groovacious is located at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. For information, call
Tim of Lisa at 435-867-9800.
