Q: How Many Independent Record Stores are there Currently in the U.S.?

From the desk of Tim Groove at Groovacious – southern Utah’s record store

MUSIC & Related Events CALENDAR for the week of January 28, 2013

Other music and non-music events can be found at www.scenicsouthernutah.com/calendar

The Groovacious Top Dozen - our Best Sellers for the week of January 21 - 26, 2013

1- Carrie Rodriguez “Give Me All You Got”

2- Black Veil Brides “Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones”

3- Bad Religion “True North”

4- Dropkick Murphys “Signed and Sealed in Blood”

5- Led Zeppelin “Celebration Day”

6- Neil Young “Psychedelic Pill”

7- 12-12-12 Concert For Sandy Relief

8- The Used “Vulnerable”

9- Hinder “Welcome to the Freakshow”

10- Camper Van Beethoven “Costa Perdida”

11- Les Miserables – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

12- Taylor Swift “Red”

13- Django Unchained - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

** As an FYI – I thought you may like to see these statistics. Something to think about!

Q: How many independent record stores are there currently in the U.S.?

A: According to Los Angeles-based record retail support organization The Almighty Institute for Music Retail, between the years 2000 and 2010, more than 4,000 record stores (including many chains) closed. As of December, 2009, 1,884 record stores remained in operation. The current (2012) total is 1,600.
 

That's an average of 32 stores in each state of the USA, thirty-two! in EVERY STATE INCLUDING NEW YORK, CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS. CEDAR CITY, UTAH HAS ONE OF THEM!!

Let’s make sure it stays that way – is it a deal?

THIS IS GREAT!! OUR LIST OF THE 2013 GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL PARTNERS IS GROWING ALREADY!! You or your business can also help make Groovefest possible with your advertising dollars. See the message at the end of this blast>

Here are our Proud Partners so far for 2013:

"Platinum Promoter" (four) $5000: Cherry Creek Radio "Gold Guitar" Presenters $1200+:
Camp Creek Trees, KSUU Power 91, Cedar City Daily News, The Grind Coffeehouse, Braun (Main Street) Books  "Silver Saxophone" $800+: Hughes & Associates, Mike’s Tavern, Go To Printing, Robison Rentals "Bronze Banjo" $400+: Frontier Homestead Sate Park, JB Framing, State Bank of Southern Utah, Dailey Builders, Utah Shakespeare Festival Copper Conga" $200+: Artisans Art Gallery, Cedar Post Pawn, Mosdell Sanitation, Bill Byrnes, Bill Morrison “Magnesium Mandolin” $100+: Kendall Gubler, The Wizz, The Music Barn/Hamburger Patty’s

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!

----------------------- Here’s what we found happening for this week in music + -------------------

Monday, January 28 – Saturday, February 2, 7:30PM: Cedar Valley Community Theatre presents Annie in the Heritage Theatre at 105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City. General admission is $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for children or preferred seating $15.00 adults/ $12.00 for children. 435-865-2896   www.cedartheatre.org

Monday, January 28 - Saturday, February 2,  12:00PM - 7:00PM: “THE PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE: ROCK POSTERS FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, 1966-1971” at the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. This was a huge hit during last year’s Groovefest and it’s back with more from the collection! For information call 435-586-5432 or visit www.suu.edu/pva/artgallery/.

Tuesday, January 29, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! This week hosts a great list of albums coming out in the last week of the first month of the New Year! Here is a list of the most prominent:  JUSTIN BIEBER, BLUE SKY RIDERS (Kenny Loggins!), ANDREA BOCELLI, ERIC BURDON, DEEP PURPLE, BRETT DENNEN, DEVIL MAKES THREE, FLEETWOOD MAC (Rumours 35^th anniversary), BEN HARPER & CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE, HATEBREED, MR. CAPONE-E, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, LISA LOEB, CASSADEE POPE, EMMY ROSSUM, THE RUBY SUNS, MICHAEL SCHENKER, TEGAN & SARA, TOMAHAWK, VICTOR WOOTEN, of these albums, as usual, will be on warm, cozy, fun to hold vinyl!

Wednesday, January 30, 7:00PM: MIKE MOULTON & ELAINA STODDARD at George’s Corner Restaurant at 2 W. St. George Blvd. #1 in St. George. 435-216-7311

Friday, February 1 – February 28, 7:00 – 6:00PM: GROOVEFEST ART SHOW at The Grind Coffeehouse at 19 N. Main St. in Cedar City. Pieces donated will be displayed throughout the month of February. All proceeds from the silent art auction will benefit Groovefest American Music Festival 2013. For information call Andie 435- 867-5333.   www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151425236191979&set=o.155206272577&type=1&theater

Friday, February 1, 9:00PM: Pin-Up Girl Party with DJ Johnny Utah at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City. $50.00 first prize for the BEST Girls Pin-Up Costume! Tons of other FREE Prizes.   435-867-5990  

Friday, February 1, 9:00PM: JAM STAIN at Toadz at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. 435-867-8988  www.facebook.com/events/538729492813308/     www.clubtoadz.com

Sunday, February 2, 7:00PM – 9:00PM: GROOVEFEST REWIND, every Sunday on KSUU Power 91.1. Relive all your favorite Groovefest performances every week!   www.power91radio.com

---------------------- Here’s what we found happening for in the near future music ---------------------

Friday, February 8, 9:00PM: THE PABLO SEXTET at Toadz at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. www.facebook.com/events/136423773184878/   www.clubtoadz.com

Saturday, February 9, 9:00PM: D. BESS at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City. These days D. Bess rocks face by utilizing the best in modern technology to perform all of his beats, bass and funk LIVE! Using a cajon as his seat and his drums, he records and loops the beat and then adds layers of percussion, guitar, bass and vocals to create the sound of a one-man-band. His style ranges anywhere from blues to reggae to funk to folk to hip-hop. Basically any kind of music with really big bass. And that ain't a fish either. He will blow your freegin' mind.

D. Bess acted as Dave Bess in the mock-rock/reggae band Public Property from 2003-2010. He played the frontman/lead singer of the band in the movies "Public Property: an Iowa Reggae Saga" and "Rasta Corn: Selassie Loves Iowa".

He has written numerous songs recorded on Public Property's 4 studio albums, toured the country from coast to coast, and has recorded with reggae legend Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals.

D. Bess will perform at Mike's in advance of his performance at Groovefest 2013! So, come and check out this one-man-band-extravaganza before the festival!

Cover charge is just $5.00 at the door ~ spread the word that D. Bess is comin' to town!! DON’T MISS THIS SHOW – he’ll be here in June for Groovefest! www.dbessmusic.com   www.facebook.com/events/124177281086877/?ref=ts&fref=ts   435-867-5990  

Saturday, February 238, 2:00PM: The ORCHESTRA OF SOUTHERN UTAH’S Children’s Jubilee presents “Ahoy Pirates with Xun Sun conducting and featuring the steel drum band CARIBBEAN SOUND at the Heritage Center Theatre at 105 N. 100 E.  in Cedar City. Admission is $5.00 per person.   435-865-2896

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!

GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL

173 N. 100 W. Cedar City, Utah 84720

435-867-9800

groovacious@groovacious.com

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