Monday, July 08, 2013

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



The GROOVACIOUS weekly blast!

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

MUSIC & ART Related Events CALENDAR for the week of July 8, 2013

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



Wow! What a Groovefest!! I cannot express my feelings toward the community of Cedar City, our musician’s stellar performances and the support we received from our very giving partners! Please take a moment to review the list of them below and please let them know how much you appreciate them.



Most of all I’d like to thank the devoted “Groove Crew” for all of their hard work and dedication to putting on the best event in town! You know who you are!!



Please take a look at this year’s photo gallery and some videos at www.facebook.com/GroovefestAmericanMusicFestival?ref=tn_tnmn and then tune in periodically to the website at www.groovefestutah.com where you’ll not only be able to check out the new pictures but also those of year’s past as well as updates about next year’s planning.



Here are some really Great articles about Groovefest for you to check out:

Brian Passey at the Spectrum Daily News: www.thespectrum.com/article/20130704/ENTERTAINMENT/307040025/Groovefest-local-treasure-national-musicians
 and  



Here are this week’s Groovacious Top Dozen - our Best Sellers for the week of July1-6, 2013

1- Amon Amarth “Deceiver of the Gods”

2- Swamp Cabbage “Honk”

3- Rittz “Life and Times of Jonny Valiant”

4- Skillet “Rise”

5- August Burns Red “Rescue & Restore”

6- Mavis Staples “One True Vine”

7- Lone Ranger soundtrack

8- John Fogerty “Wrote a Song for Everyone”

9- Darius Rucker “True Believers”

10- Black Sabbath “13”

11- Vampire Weekend “Modern Vampires of the City”

12- Mumford & Sons “Babel”



-------------- On-going music + art events in our area --------------



52nd Annual Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City offering matinee performances at 2:00PM and evening performances at 8:00PM in three theaters. The Festival also offers a nightly Greenshow at 7:00PM, backstage tours, seminars, and play orientations. Plays featured this season in repertory are: ‘King John,’ ‘The Tempest,’ Love’s Labour’s Lost,’ Anything Goes,’ ‘Twelve Angry Men,’ & ‘Peter and the Starcatchers’ through September 1. Tickets and information at 1-800-PLAYTIX.



11th Annual Neil Simon Festival in the Heritage Theater at105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City. Tuesday thru Saturday 2:00PM matinee and 7:30PM evening performances. Presenting three Neil Simon Plays: The Sunshine Boys,’ ‘45 Seconds from Broadway,’ & ‘Lost in Yonkers.’ As well as ‘Song-Poems Wanted!’ 435-866-357-4666, 435-327-8673  www.simonfest.org



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



Tuesday, July 8: NEW RELEASES AT GROOVACIOUS!

Here is a sample of the great list of albums coming out his week! BELL XI, BIG B, DEEP FOREST, THEA GILMORE, SKYLAR GREY, JAY-Z, KING TUFF, MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY, OMAR & THE HOWLERS, PITBULL, PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND, REVERNE DHORTON HEAT, SIRENIA, PAT TRAVERS, TRAVIS TRITT, WHITESNAKE.

Many of these albums, as usual, will be on warm, cozy - fun to hold and play - vinyl!



Wednesday, July 10, 11:00AM – 9:00PM: 31st Annual Utah Mid-Summer Renaissance Faire at Cedar City Main Street Park at 200 N Main St. Fun and games, festive food, the Kings Feast, demonstrations, pie eating contest, cake walk, belly dancers, sword fighting, magic, music, fire dancers, and more. 435-531-9327   www.umrf.net



Thursday, July 11, 11:00AM – 9:00PM: 31st Annual Utah Mid-Summer Renaissance Faire at Cedar City Main Street Park at 200 N Main St. Fun and games, festive food, the Kings Feast, demonstrations, pie eating contest, cake walk, belly dancers, sword fighting, magic, music, fire dancers, and more. 435-531-9327   www.umrf.net



Friday, July 12, 11:00AM – 9:00PM: 31st Annual Utah Mid-Summer Renaissance Faire at Cedar City Main Street Park at 200 N Main St. Fun and games, festive food, the Kings Feast, demonstrations, pie eating contest, cake walk, belly dancers, sword fighting, magic, music, fire dancers, and more. 435-531-9327   www.umrf.net



Friday, July 12, 9:00PM: SWIFT & SONS with BOTTLED MONKEY at Toadz at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. 435-867-8988   www.facebook.com/events/179100025570989/



Saturday, July 13, 10:00AM – 8:00PM: 31st Annual Utah Mid-Summer Renaissance Faire at Cedar City Main Street Park at 200 N Main St. Fun and games, festive food, the Kings Feast, demonstrations, pie eating contest, cake walk, belly dancers, sword fighting, magic, music, fire dancers, and more. 435-531-9327   www.umrf.net



Saturday, July 13, 7:00PM: CHRISTINA OSBORN at Zion Canyon Brew Pub in Springdale. www.facebook.com/events/189924074503992/



Saturday, July 13, 9:00PM: ZANGIEV, THE FISSION BREAKERS, FOR YOU MY LADY at Jazzy’s Rock N Roll Grill at 285 N. Bluff St. in St. George. Admission is $3.00 each or 2 for $5.00. www.facebook.com/events/209943502487870/?suggestsessionid=aa4dd6c2e3a0031dbedd4b5dc5b33238



And coming up in the very near future…



Friday, July 20, 7:30PM: COUNTRY STRUNG at The Music Barn in Parowan.

Friday, July 26, 7:30PM: JANET ROBIN at The Music Barn in Parowan.



Take note of our 2013 Groovefest Partners and be sure to thank them for helping to make Groovefest the free, inclusive, open to everyone, high quality music festival that it is:

"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, Toadz , St. Jude’s Episcopal Church, Crystal Inn, Kolob Sound. "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, The Yoga Shop, Bradshaw Chevrolet Buick, Marty Warburton, ERA Realty Center - Donna Christensen & Leanne Hollerman, Best Western Town & Country Inn, Cedar Breaks Lodge, Intersearch, Hit Track Studios/Vegas Disc, SUU Tanner Center & Philosophical Library, The Joke’s On You Comics, SMJ Construction, Ann Marie Gardner. Copper Conga" $200+: Cedar Post Pawn, Mosdell Sanitation, Bill Byrnes, Bill Morrison, Gunjah the Bead Forest, Hunter-Cowan, Ogden’s Flooring & Design, KB Express, Stout’s Heating & Air Conditioning, Jim & Jeanine Howells, Elise Leahy, O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., Iron Gate Bed & Breakfast, Cedar Cottage Company, The Tire Company, Vickie Sorenson Nature Works, Comfort Inn & Suites, Permanent Expressions, The Green Family and MJ Cox. “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, Zion Sun Floral, The Yarn Bard, The Tire Company, Bulloch Drug, The Spaghetti Western, Three Peaks Graphics.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!



GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL

173 N. 100 W. Cedar City, Utah 84720

435-867-9800





THANKS FOR LISTENING!

TC

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