Lisa at Groovacious Records: Music and art in the Cedar City area for the week of March 11

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 11, 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 March 4 - 9, 2013

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

2- Atoms For Peace “Amok”

3- Robin Trower “Roots and Branches”

4- Justin Hayward “Spirits of the Western Sky”

5- Jimi Hendrix “People, Hell and Angels”

6- Original Soundtrack “Searching For Sugarman”

7- Alabama Shakes “Girls and Boys”

8- Boz Scaggs “Memphis”

9- Richard Thompson “Electirc”

10- Various Artists “Son of Rogues Gallery”

11- Jim James “Regions of Light and Sound of God”

12- Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite “Get Up!”

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 "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, Blue Sky Services, KUER 90.1, Muddy Boots, Hunter’s Portable Toilets, Off the Cuff, Artisans Art Gallery, Sunshine Nutrition. 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 Howell’s “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.

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 12 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: 2 CHAINZ, ADRENALINE MOB, DEVENDRA BANHART, BON JOVI, DAVID BOWIE, CASH BOX KINGS, ERIC CLAPTON, COMMANDER CODY, SHOOTER JENNINGS (featuring Scott H. Biram), JETHRO TULL, KITARO, ORIANTHI, SOUND CITY. Many of these albums, as usual, will be on warm, cozy, fun to hold vinyl!

Tuesday, March 12, 7:30PM: SUU College of Performing and Visual Arts present an American College Dance Festival Gala Concert in the Randall L Jones Theatre on the SUU campus at 300 W. Center St. in Cedar City. Admission is adults $10.00 for and $5.00 for students and children. Come for this dynamic regional gala featuring vibrant choreography from to university dance programs.

435-586-7872.

Wednesday, March 13, 7:00PM: THE BIG BANG at George’s Corner Restaurant at 2 W. St. George Blvd. #1 in St. George. www.facebook.com/events/616264445054636/

Thursday, March 14, 7:30PM: Cedar City Music Arts presents THE PEKING ACROBATS, defying gravity with amazing displays of contortion, flexibility, balance and control, pushing the envelope of human possibility with astonishing dexterity, in the Heritage Center at 105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City.

Admission is $30.00 for adults and $15.00 for students and can be purchased at the Heritage Center box office by calling 435-865-2882.

Saturday, March 16, 8:00PM: SILVERSONG at Wildcat Willies at 97 Zion Park Blvd. in Springdale. www.facebook.com/events/458925110842806/?suggestsessionid=4e451b7f38f796cff64dc47cf07449f3

Saturday, March 16, 9:00PM: THE PABLO SEXTET at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City. 435-867-5990

Saturday, March 16, 9:30PM: CANDY’S RIVER HOUSE at the Firehouse at 476 West Sunset Blvd. in St. George. www.facebook.com/events/312379418885353/

Sunday, March 17, 9:00PM: THE FLESH STRETCHERS St. Patrick’s Day party at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City. 435-867-5990 www.facebook.com/events/494641997249968/

Sunday, March 17, 4:00PM: The Artiste Sanctuary present JOHN HOUSTON AND HIS GOSPEL CHOIR with special guests HOME GIRLS at the Artiste Sanctuary at St. Jude’s Episcopal Church AT 70 N. 200 W. in Cedar City. An afternoon of inspiring, soul-stirring Gospel! Admission is $10.00 suggested donation. www.facebook.com/events/430201350397734/

Sunday, March 17, 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, March 22, 7:30PM: Cedar City Junior Ballet presents 2013 performance of “Sleeping Beauty” in the Randall L Jones Theatre at 300 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is $10.00. 1-800-PLAYTIX.

Saturday, March 23, 8:00PM: BROTHERS COMATOSE at the Artiste Sanctuary at St. Jude’s Episcopal Church AT 70 N. 200 W. in Cedar City.

Tuesday, March 26, 7:00PM: Cedar City Arts Council Social at Artisan’s Gallery at 94 W. Center St. in Cedar City www.facebook.com/pages/Cedar-City-Arts-Council/136307416435074?ref=ts&fref=ts

Friday, March 29, 9:00PM: BLAMMITY BLAM with Christina Osborn Groovefest Fundraiser at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City. Admission is $5.00 at the door. 435-867-5990 www.facebook.com/events/215823731893252/?ref=ts&fref=ts

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!