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

groovacious@groovacious.com

www.groovacious.com

• 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  

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

groovacious@groovacious.com

www.groovacious.com

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.

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

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 11^th annual Groovefest will be held next year from June 24^th through June 30^th 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 10^th 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 11^th 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.

LOVE CREATURE featuring Karyn Whittemore at Groovacious this week + other music stuff!

CEDAR CITY, UTAH

MUSIC & Related Events CALENDAR for the week of November 12, 2012

From the desk of Tim Groove

GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL

173 N. 100 W. Cedar City, Utah 84720

435-867-9800

groovacious@groovacious.com

www.groovacious.com

Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate our 20^th Birthday on November 9th!! It was a lot of fun and I’d like to thank Steven Swift, Chuck Triplett, Pablo “Of the Mountain” and Dennis Green for the entertainment, and Charles Cuthbertson for the touching presentation about his first Groovacious experience! I’d also like to thank Peggy Green for the cupcakes and nice spread (as usual), including the balloons! And thank you Nancy Graf for helping with more treats and helping us decorate.

Go to the Groovacious Facebook page to get a look at what we did and photos from the event.

Also, if you’d like to help with Groovefest, the first committee meeting will be coming up on Wednesday, November 14. Let me know!

The Groovacious Top Dozen - our Best Sellers for October 29-November 3, 2012:

1- Neil Young “Psychedelic Pill”

2- Aerosmith “Music from Another Dimension!”

3- Mumford & Sons “Babel”

4- Twiztid “Aboninationz)

5- Calexico “Algiers”

6- Mark Knopfler “Privateering”

7- Iris Dement “Sing the Delta”

8- Taylor Swift “Red”

9- The Killers “Battle Born”

10- Pink “The Truth About Love”

11- Andrew Bird “Hands of Glory”

12- Trans-Siberian Orchestra “Dreams of Fireflies”

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.

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

Monday, November 12, 7:30PM: BOUNDLESS JOURNEYS: SUU Faculty and Student Dance Concert at the Randall L. Jones Theatre on the SUU Campus at 351 W. Center St. in Cedar City. The concert features pieces choreographed by Lane Gifford, Burch Mann, Chien-Ying Wang, Eric Harper, Camille Bahoravitch, Rebecca Boizelle, Katelin Ruzzamenti, Alex Wall, Ariel Hardesty, Jana Kim, and Dustin Liechty and starring dancers from the SUU Dance Department and Orchesis Dance Company! Tickets are free for current SUU students, $8.00 for SUU Faculty/Staff, $10.00 General Admission, and $5.00 for children and students.  www.suu.edu/arts.

Tuesday, November 13, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! This week great new stuff by: CHRISTINA AGUILERA, TRAVIS BARKER/YELAWOLF, SUSAN BOYLE, DEFTONES, LANA DEL RAY, BRIAN ENO, PETER FRAMPTON, GREEN DAY, GUUIDED BY VOICES, WHITNEY HOUSTON, MARK KOZELEK AARON LEWIS, MACHINE HEAD, MADNESS, ONE DIRECTION, PLACEBO, PUNCH BROTHERS, ROLLING STONES, ROYAL PHILHARMONIC PLAYS RUSH, SONIC YOUTH, SOUNDGARDEN, AMY WINEHOUSE and a bunch of other stuff, including some cool reissues and DVDs. Some of albums, as usual, will be on warm, cozy vinyl!

Tuesday, November 13, 7:30PM: SUU JAZZ BAND invites swing fans to take a Midnight Voyage in the Sharwan Smith Center Living Room on the SUU campus at 351 W. Center St. in Cedar City. Directed by Dr. Thomas Herb, the evening's rousing program will have the audience wanting to jump up and dance and, in one case, conga. Admission is free and the public is encouraged to attend.  435-586-7700   www.suu.edu

Wednesday, November 14, 6:00PM: The first 2013 GROOVEFEST planning committee meeting at Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. If you’d like to help out, please join us. 435-867-9800   www.groovefestutah.com

Wednesday, November 14, 7:30PM: SUU STRING ENSEMBLE in the Thorley Recital Hall on the SUU campus at 351 W. Center St. in Cedar City. The String Ensemble, under the direction of Professor Xun Sun, performs a program that includes Antonio Vivaldi's "Concerto for Four Violins Op. 3 No. 1," Franz Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" Lullaby by William Hofeldt an d a Chinese folk melody called "Little Cabbage." The performance features a guest conductor, Zheng Guo, from China's Hunan Normal University. The concert is free and the public is encouraged to attend.   435-865-8667   www.suu.edu

Wednesday, November 14, 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 15, 12:00PM: MATTHEW MARSHALL, one of New Zealand's leading classical guitarists will play in the Thorley Recital Hall on the SUU Campus at 351 W. Center St. in Cedar City. The program will feature “Gigue” by David Kellner, Australian composer Graeme Koehne's “A Closed World of Fine Feelings” and “Grand Design, Sonatina” by Federico Moreno Torroba, “Revoir Paris” by Charles Trenet and “Jongo” by Paulo Bellinati. The event is free and opened to the general public.   435-865-8667   www.suu.edu

Thursday, November 15, 7:30PM: SUU WOODWIND & BRASS ENSEMBLES perform a joint concert in Thorley Recital Hall on the SUU campus at 351 W. Center St. in Cedar City. Under the direction of Dr. Virginia Stitt, the Woodwind Ensemble performs Arthur Woodbury's "When Nod Dreams," selections from 'Jazz Suite' by Joseph Horowitz, several movements from 'Tortoise Suite' by Helga Warner-Buhlmann and Franz Lehar's "Gold and Silver Waltzes." A special highlight will be a series of classic children's songs arranged by Christopher Weait. SUU's rousing Brass Ensemble also appears under the direction of Dr. Adam Lambert. Their program includes Gioachino Rossini's William Tell Overture, Jose Padilla's El Relicario, Victor Ewald's No. 3 Quintet, Op. 7; Eric Ewazen's Western Fanfare and several Dixie Land classics. The concert is free and open to the public.   435-865-8667   www.suu.edu

Friday, November 16, 9:00PM: DJ SAM VAN CRISCO at Toadz at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. 435-867-8988      www.clubtoadz.com

Saturday, November 17, approx 3:00PM: MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS directly after the Holiday Parade on Main Street at the Heritage Center outdoor stage. Call Debbie at 435-559-9609 for mor info.

Saturday, November 17, 9:00PM: DJ JOHNNY UTAH at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover, Cedar City 435-867-5990 www.MikesTavernCC.com

Saturday, November 17, 7:00PM: LOVE CREATURE at Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. See press release here:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

What: Love Creature featuring Karyn Whittemore to play free concert
Where: Groovacious, 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City
When: Saturday, November 17^th, 2012

Karyn Whittemore, the singer and songwriter for LOVE CREATURE, says she is looking forward to performing an acoustic show in southern Utah's most unique music store, Groovacious. The free concert takes place the Saturday before Thanksgiving, on November 17th at 7:00PM.

"I thought this would be a perfect time to share some of our more soulful and inspirational songs in an intimate setting," she says.

Groovacious just celebrated their 20th year anniversary on November 9th and has been in Cedar City for 12 years with customers traveling as far as Las Vegas and beyond for the treasure trove of CDs and records. 

"I remember when Groovacious first opened here.  I had my first CD release party there in 2001 and am thrilled to play there again now with songs from my latest album and some other new songs," says Whittemore.

Love Creature would like to invite everyone in the community to attend.  More information on Love Creature along with music and videos can be found at www.lovecreature.com.

For more information on the concert, call Groovacious 435-867-9800.

GROOVACIOUS' 20TH BIRTHDAY + other music stuff in Cedar City

CEDAR CITY, UTAH

MUSIC & Related Events CALENDAR for the week of November 5, 2012

From the desk of Tim Groove

GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL

173 N. 100 W. Cedar City, Utah 84720

435-867-9800

groovacious@groovacious.com

www.groovacious.com

MAKE SURE TO EXCERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6!!

*Hey everybody!! We’re getting ready to celebrate our 20^th Birthday on November 9th!!

The official press release follows the calendar!!

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 on Wednesday, November 14. Let me know!

The Groovacious Top Dozen - our Best Sellers for October 29-November 3, 2012:

1- Neil Young “Psychedelic Pill”
2- Mumford & Sons “Babel”
3- In This Moment “Blood”
4- Of Monsters and Men “My Head Is An Animal”
5- Parkway Drive “Atlas”
6- Godspeed You! Black Emperor: “Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!”
7- Coheed and Cambria “Afterman: Ascension”
8- LP “Into the Wild: Live at Eastwood Studios”
9- Calexico “Algiers”

10- Hidalgo/Dickinson “3 Skulls and the Truth”
11- Sean Rowe “Salesman and the Shark”
12- Jason Lytle “Dept. Of Disappearance”

Upcoming future shows ---------------------------------

Saturday, November 17, 8:00PM: LOVE CREATURE at Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W.

Saturday, December 8, 9:00AM: GROOVEFEST RUMMAGE & BAKE SALE!

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

Tuesday, November 6: ELECTION DAY!

Tuesday, November 6, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! This week great new stuff by: AEROSMITH, NE-YO. H.I.M., MIKE DOUGHTY, DIONEE WARWICK, GEOFF TATE, KYLIE MINOGUE, PUBLIC ENEMY, OTEP, ISIS, DUNCAN SHEIK, ALL THAT REMAINS, RED, SAIGON, THIRD DAY, THE WHO, JETHRO TULL, RUMER + PUNK GOES POP 5, LINCOLN MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK, SKYFALL (James Bond), ORIGINAL 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, November 7, 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 8, 7:30PM: ORCHESTRA OF SOUTHERN UTAH – BRAHMS BEETHOVEN and STRAUSS at The Heritage Center Theater at 105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City. All info here: http://osucedarcity.blogspot.com/2012/10/brahms-beethoven-and-strauss-nov-8.html

Thursday, November 8, 9, 10 and 12, 7:30PM: BOUNDLESS JOURNEYS: SUU Faculty and Student Dance Concert at the Randall L. Jones Theatre on the SUU Campus at 351 W. Center St. in Cedar City. The concert  features pieces choreographed by Lane Gifford, Burch Mann, Chien-Ying Wang, Eric Harper, Camille Bahoravitch, Rebecca Boizelle, Katelin Ruzzamenti, Alex Wall, Ariel Hardesty, Jana Kim, and Dustin Liechty and starring dancers from the SUU Dance Department and Orchesis Dance Company! Tickets are free for current SUU students, $8.00 for SUU Faculty/Staff, $10.00 General Admission, and $5.00 for children and students.  www.suu.edu/arts.

Friday, November 9, 7:00PM: GROOVACIOUS’ 20^TH 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!! See press release below!

Friday, November 9, 9:00PM: WHEN THE BROKEN BOW at the Crack Shack in Cedar City. https://www.facebook.com/events/107646352728733/http://whenthebrokenbow.bandcamp.com/

Friday, November 9, 9:00PM: BO LANDER REMEMBERS JOHNNY CASH at Toadz at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Advance tickets are available at Groovacious.  435-867-8988      www.clubtoadz.com

Saturday, November 10, 10:00AM: MIRABAI CEIBA at Sage Hills Healing Center at 6232 West Sage Hills Dr. in Cedar City. https://www.facebook.com/events/315349075229101/

Saturday, November 3, 9:00PM: THE PABLO SEXTET at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City. Just $5.00 at the door!!   435-867-5990 

Saturday, November 3, 9:00PM: SALAMASINA & PANGEA at George’s Corner Restaurant at 2 W. St. George Blvd. #1 in St. George. https://www.facebook.com/events/286584528120200/

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

What: Groovacious celebrates its 20^th anniversary with a concert, trivia and prizes
Where: Groovacious, 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City
When: Friday, November 9^th, 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 PM with 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.