Monday, February 04, 2013

The GROOVACIOUS weekly blast! 2013 Groovefest act D. Bess coming to town!



The GROOVACIOUS weekly blast!
From the desk of Tim Groove at Groovacious – southern Utah’s record store
MUSIC & Related Events CALENDAR for the week of February 4, 2013
Other music and non-music events can be found at www.scenicsouthernutah.com/calendar

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU DON’T MISS D. BESS AT MIKE’S TAVERN ON SATURDAY NIGHT!! HE WILL BE AT GROOVEFEST IN JUNE – THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET ACQUANTED WITH HIM BEFORE THE FEST! Details below.

The Groovacious Top Dozen - our Best Sellers for the week of January 28 – February 2, 2013

1- Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite “Get Up!”
2- Tegan & Sara “Heartthrob”
3- Jeff Lynne “Long Wave”
4- Camper Van Beethoven” Costa Perdida”
5- Dropkick Murphys “Signed and Sealed in Blood”
6- The Game “Jesus Piece”
7- Led Zeppelin “Celebration Day”
8- The Used “Vulnerable II”
9- Yo La Tengo “Face”
10- Electric Light Orchestra “Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best”
11- The Lumineers “The Lumineers”
12- Paul Wall “No Sleep Til Houston”

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+:
Anderton Orthodontics, Camp Creek Trees, KSUU Power 91, Cedar City Daily News, The Grind Coffeehouse, "Silver Saxophone" $800+: Hughes & Associates, Southwest Applied Technology College, Mike’s Tavern, Go To Printing, Robison Rentals, Braun (Main Street) Books, Star Sign & Banner "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, Cedar City Leisure Services
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!

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

Tuesday, February 5, 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:  BETTIE SERVEERT, BJORK, BROTHA LYNCH HUNG, COHEED & CAMBRIA, HARRY CONNICK JR., EELS, FLOTSAM& JETSAM, FRIGHTENED RABBIT, FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, JOSH GROBAN, JIM JAMES, JENNY O, JEWEL, TIM MCGRAW, MISFITS, MUMFORD & SONS, MIKE OLDFILED, RED, RIVERSIDE, RON SEXSMITH, WAYNE SHORTER, SILVERSTEIN, STEELDRIVERS, RICHARD THOMPSON, HOLLY WILLIAMS. Many of these albums, as usual, will be on warm, cozy, fun to hold vinyl!

Wednesday, February 6, 7:00PM: OMEGA at George’s Corner Restaurant at 2 W. St. George Blvd. #1 in St. George. 435-216-7311

Thursday, February 7 – Saturday, February 9, Noon – 7:00PM: SUU Art & Design Faculty Exhibition, featuring Brian Hoover, in the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is free and open to the public. This breathtaking exhibition features a variety of medium including photography, painting, ceramics, drawing, graphic design, sculpture, quilt art and so much more. 435-586-5432    www.suu.edu/pva/artgallery.

Thursday, February 7 – Saturday, February 9, 7:30PM: SUU College of Performing and Visual Arts presents ‘Chicago The Musical in the Randall L Jones Theatre at 300 W University Blvd. in Cedar City.  Come for the music, mayhem, murder and “all that jazz” in this Tony Award-winning musical comedy. Admission is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students/children.  For tickets call 435-586-7872.

Friday, February 8, 7:30PM:Cedar City Music Arts presents Teatro Lirico D’Europa’s “Madame Butterfly” in the Heritage Center at 105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City. Admission is $30.00 for adults and $15.00 for students.  Call the Heritage Center Box Office at 435-865-2882.

Friday, February 8, 7:30PM: SUU Satellite Salon Concert in the Thorley Recital Hall on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is free.    435-586-7872.


Friday, February 8, 9:00PM: THE PABLO SEXTET at Toadz at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. 435-867-8988   https://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  

Sunday, February 10, 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 ---------------------

Thursday, Feb. 21, 7:30 PM:  The ORCHESTRA OF SOUTHERN UTAH performs with the steel drum ensemble CARIBBEAN SOUND at the Heritage Center at 105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City.  Adults $10, students $5, groups of six $30.  More info:  www.orchestraofsouthernutah.org

Saturday, February 23, 2:00PM: The ORCHESTRA OF SOUTHERN UTAH’S Children’s Jubilee presents “Ahoy Pirates" with Xun Sun conducting and featuring the steel drum ensemble CARIBBEAN SOUND at the Heritage Center Theatre at 105 N. 100 E.  in Cedar City. Admission is $5.00 per person.  Lobby displays open at 1 p.m.  Art and science hands on activities follow the music.  More info:  www.orchestraofsouthernutah.org

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

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