Lisa at Groovacious Records: CC Arts Council Spring Social, Blammity Blam Groovefest Fundraiser, etc.

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 March 25, 2013

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

The Groovacious Top Dozen - our Best Sellers for the week of March 18 - 23, 2013

1- Justin Timberlake “20/20 Experience”

2- Clutch “Earth Rocker”

3- Various Artists “Sound City”

4- Jimi Hendrix “People, Hell and Angels”

5- Swollen Members “Beautiful Death Machine”

6- Adele “21”

7- Son Volt “Honky Tonk”

8- Emmylou Harris/Rodney Crowell “Old Yellow Moon”

9- David Bowie “The Next Day”

10- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club “Specter at the Feast”

11- Eric Clapton “Old Sock”

12- Boz Scaggs “Memphis”

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, Southwest Applied Technology College, KSUU Power 91, Cedar City Daily News, The Grind Coffeehouse, Marsha Bloom, Cedar City Events, Cedar City Rotary Club, Independent Publishing Company, Inc. "Silver Saxophone" $800+: Hughes & Associates, Southwest Applied Technology College, Mike’s Tavern, Go To Printing, Robison Rentals, Braun (Main Street) Books, Star Sign & Banner, Super 8 "Bronze Banjo" $400+: Frontier Homestead Sate Park, JB Framing, State Bank of Southern Utah, Dailey Builders, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Blue Sky Services, KUER 90.1, Muddy Boots, Hunter’s Portable Toilets, Off the Cuff, Artisans Art Gallery, Sunshine Nutrition, Smead Manufacturing. Copper Conga" $200+: Cedar Post Pawn, Mosdell Sanitation, Bill Byrnes, Bill Morrison, Gunjah the Bead Forest, Hunter-Cowan, Ogden’s Flooring & Design, KB Express, Nancy Graf, Stout’s Heating & Air Conditioning, Jim & Jeanine Howells, Elise Leahy, O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., Iron Gate Bed & Breakfast “Magnesium Mandolin” $100+: Kendall Gubler, The Wizz, The Music Barn/Hamburger Patty’s, Cedar City Leisure Services, Cedar Music Store & Studio, Pizano’s Pizzeria, Northfork Drywall, Video Outlet, Pastry Pub, Inc., The Market Grill, Georg’s Ski Shop.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!

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

Going on until April 28, 9:00AM – 5:00PM: LEROY DECKER special art exhibit at Frontier Homestead State Park Museum at 635 N. Main St. in Cedar City. Admission is $3.00 per person. 435-586-9290

Tuesday, March 26, 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 short list: DAVID ARCHULETA, SEBASTIAN BACH, JOE BONAMASSA, CRYSTAL BOWERSOX, DEPECHE MODE, DIDO, IRON MAIDEN, ALAN JACKSON, LIL WAYNE, MILK CARTON KIDS, ONEREPUBLIC, SAXON, SENSES FAIL, SEVENDUST, BLAKE SHELTON, THE STROKES, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, THOMPSON SQUARE, WILL I AM. Many of these albums, as usual, will be on warm, cozy, fun to hold vinyl!

Tuesday, March 26, 7:00PM: Cedar City Arts Council Spring Social at Artisan’s Gallery at 94 W. Center St. in Cedar City. There will be visual and music arts presentations as well as food and drink. Come and mingle with the ARTS and see what the Arts Council is all about. Admission is free and the public is invited www.cedarcityartscouncil.org www.facebook.com/events/228447930627052/?ref=ts&fref=ts

Tuesday, March 26, 7:30PM: IROQUOIS PLISKIN ep release show at Jazzy’s Rock N Roll Grill at 285 N. Bluff St. in St. George. 435-674-1678 www.facebook.com/events/461769643893386/

Wednesday, March 27, 7:00PM: JOHNNY VAN & GARY HUFF at George's Corner Restaurant at 2 W. St. George Blvd. #1 in St. George. 435-216-7311 www.facebook.com/events/524444994273175/

Wednesday, March 27, 7:30PM: SUU’s Ballroom Dance Company Dancing with the Stars in the Centrum Arena on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is $8.00 for students and $10.00 general admission, available at the SUU Box Office or at the door. For tickets and information call 435-586-7872 or 435-865-8375.

Thursday, March 28, 7:30PM: SOLON PIERCE Piano Recital in the Thorley Recital Hall in the Music Building on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is free and open to the public. 435-865-8800 www.suu.edu/arts

Friday, March 29, 8:00PM: WHISKEY TOOTH at George's Corner Restaurant at 2 W. St. George Blvd. #1 in St. George. 435-216-7311 www.facebook.com/events/134120053426101/

Friday, March 29, 9:00PM: BLAMMITY BLAM with CHRISTINA OSBORN Groovefest Fundraiser and CD release party at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City. Admission is $5.00 at the door. All proceeds go toward the 2013 Groovefest American Music Festival. 435-867-5990 www.facebook.com/events/215823731893252/?ref=ts&fref=ts

Saturday, March 30, 8:00PM: MISTER HYDE Rocks For the Children Benefit at The Fire House at 1476 West Sunset Blvd. in St. George. www.facebook.com/events/534080129968155/

Saturday, March 30, 9:00PM: FICTIONIST with THE TECHNICOLORS and MIDEAU at Jazzy’s Rock N Roll Grill at 285 N. Bluff St. in St. George. Admission is $10.00. 435-674-1678 www.facebook.com/events/121191614734447/?suggestsessionid=f2ae12cdf4598202d77ad682b5bb40de

Sunday, March 31, 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 ------------------

Tuesday, April 2, 7:00PM: CHRISTIAN LEE HUTSON at Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. 435-867-9800 www.facebook.com/events/140642992775247/

Friday, April 5, 8:00PM: MARY MCCASLIN at the Crystal Inn Convention Center at 1575 W. 200 N. in Cedar City. All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Iron County.

Saturday, April 6, 7:30PM: GROOVEFEST THE MOVIE at Off The Cuff at 913 S. Main Street in Cedar City. This may be the only time to view this award winning documentary guaranteed to reveal a Groovefest you have never before experienced, as seen through the lens of one of the infamous Groove Crew personnel. Admission is a $3.00 donation to Groovefest. 435-867-9800 www.facebook.com/events/341732079273781/

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!