Monday, October 21, 2013

Melody Walker & Jacob Groopman at Groovacious, Cedar Livestock & Heritage Festival + Halloween parties galore!



Your GROOVACIOUS weekly blast!

The MUSIC & ART Related Events CALENDAR for the week of October 21, 2013

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



If you are planning a music or art-related event, let me know – I’ll get it on this calendar. Just please make sure to let me know before each Monday afternoon.



Other and non-music/art events can also be found at the Tourism Bureau’s website at www.scenicsouthernutah.com.



Thanks SO MUCH for supporting the arts!!



Here are this week’s Groovacious Top Dozen – Our Best Sellers for the week of October 14-19, 2013:
1- Pearl Jam “Lightning Bolt”
2- Trivium “Vengeance Falls”
3- Alter Bridge “Fortress”
4- Paul McCartney “New”
5- Korn “Paradigm Shift”
6- The Rides “Can’t Get Enough”
7- Avenged Sevenfold “Hail to the King”
8- The Head and the Heart “Let’s Be Still”
9- Tech Nine “Something Else”
10- The Avett Brothers “Magpie and the Dandelion”
11- Cage the Elephant “Melophobia”
12- Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington “High Rise”






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



Now - November 9, 1:00PM – 7:00PM: Jim Jones: The San Blas Years at the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery on the SUU campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Renowned for his vibrant canvases of the southern Utah and southwest landscape, Jim Jones lived in the Mexican village of San Blas for a period of nine years. This exhibition features paintings depicting life in the atmospheric village. From a street scene capturing a youngster learning the guitar to a series of vivid portraits of local personages, these paintings showcase a rarely seen side of Jones’ beginnings.

Admission is free and open to the public.   435-586-5432    www.suu.edu/pva/artgallery



October 25 through November 25, during library hours: Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), renowned Mexican painter, on display in the Gerald R. Sherratt Library on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City.   435-685-8188  





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



Tuesday, October 22: NEW RELEASES AT GROOVACIOUS! It's a very BIG day every week. So, do yourself a favor and get some new music that will last forever! Here is a sample of the great list of albums coming out his week: AFI, JOSEPH ARTHUR, SARA BAREILLES, BEST COAST, BRETT DENNEN, I SEE STARS, CODY KAREY, KMFDM, METAL CHURCH, MOTORHEAD, TED NUGENT, KATY PERRY, POLICA, RADICAL FACE, RICHIE RAMONE, ANOUSHKA SHANKAR, DONNA SUMMER, LINDA THOMPSON, ROBIN TROWER, UFO, ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS. Many of these albums, as usual, will be on warm, cozy - fun to hold and play - vinyl!


Tuesday, October 22, 7:00PM: Haunted Homestead: Cemetery Tour, a truly spooky experience in the Cedar City cemetery on N. Main Street.; learn about some of the more interesting headstones and stories about the graveyard. Admission is free.   435-586-9290   www.frontierhomestead.org


Tuesday, October 22, 7:30PM: MELODY WALKER & JACOB GROOPMAN at Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. "Where the transcendent and the traditional shake hands and stomp their feet." Hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area and the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, respectively, singer-songwriter Melody Walker and picker extraordinaire Jacob Groopman have fused their influences into a style they like to call “Americali.” They define it as Americana with a California twist, but of course, it’s much more. Drawing from genres including bluegrass, rock, jazz, classical, Afrobeat, samba and Balkan folk, yet staying close to their American folk roots, the duo create literate music that honors tradition, yet sounds completely of the moment.

On Walker’s debut album, GOLD RUSH GODDESS, the couple wraps their voices in tight harmony over intricate textures of banjo, guitar and mandolin as they sing of ancient truths and futuristic myths, conveying a stunning level of songwriting and musical versatility throughout.

Recorded in a historic general store on a remote sea cliff in Caspar, Calif., the songs contain not only lush melodies and solid grooves, but the ambient sounds of birds and waves echoing off organic surfaces, imbuing these tracks with a natural feel that’s the antithesis of studio sterility. Read more at www.melodywalkermusic.com/. Admission is just $5.00 at the door. 435-867-9800   www.facebook.com/events/607662915938523/



Wednesday, October 23, 7:00PM: Haunted Homestead: Stories by Candlelight at the Frontier Homestead State Park Museum at 635 N Main St. in Cedar City. Wander the homestead, visiting local storytellers as they spin tales of ghosts and strange happenings. Admission is $1.50 per person.   435-586-9290   www.frontierhomestead.org


Wednesday, October 23, 7:00PM: RAGGEDY EDGE at George’s Corner at 2 W. St. George Blvd. in St. George.   435-216-7311   www.facebook.com/events/533876960021921/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming


Wednesday, October 23, 9:00PM: JOHN MOYER, hypnotist & comedian, at Club Toadz at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City.   435-867-8988 www.facebook.com/events/1426515984228364/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming&source=1


Thursday, October 24: Cedar Livestock & Heritage Festival at the Cross Hollow Events Center at 11 N. Cross Hollows Rd. in Cedar City. The festival features a livestock parade, historic and modern sheep camps, wagons, horses, antique tractors, concerts, entertainment, a stock dog demonstration, vendors, and Dutch oven cook-off.  Today there will be an open mic at the Iron County Visitor Center at 581 N. Main from 7:00 – 9:00PM.  435-586-8132    www.cedarlivestockfest.com


Thursday, October 24, 7:00PM: - SUU Art Insight featuring SUU Professor ANDREW MARVICK who will present and discuss some of his recent work in the Hunter Conference Center Great Hall 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



Thursday, October 24, 7:30PM: Cedar Valley Community Theatre presents “Little Shop of Horrors,” at the Heritage Theater at 105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City; admission is $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for children. Tickets can be purchased online or at Main Street Books.    www.cedartheatre.org



Friday, October 25, 7:30PM: Cedar Valley Community Theatre presents “Little Shop of Horrors,” at the Heritage Theater at 105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City; admission is $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for children. Tickets can be purchased online or at Main Street Books.    www.cedartheatre.org


Friday, October 25: Cedar Livestock & Heritage Festival at the Cross Hollow Events Center at 11 N. Cross Hollows Rd. in Cedar City. The festival features a livestock parade, historic and modern sheep camps, wagons, horses, antique tractors, concerts, entertainment, a stock dog demonstration, vendors, and Dutch oven cook-off.  Today there will be Cowboy Poetry & Music from 3:00 to 7:00PM, plus the Headliner Concert starring BRUCE HAUSER and the SAWMILL CREEK BAND at 7:30PM.
Admission is $20.00 general admission and $15.00 for seniors/students.  435-586-8132    www.cedarlivestockfest.com



Friday, October 25, 10:00AM – 5:00PM: SUU Hunter Conference Center Exhibit: The Paintings of renowned Chinese Artist YIDAN GRO in the Hunter Conference Center 2nd Floor on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd, Cedar City; admission is free.  435-865-8800    www.suu.edu/arts


Friday, October 25, 10:00AM – 5:00PM: JUNIPER CITY with EFFICIENCY at Club Toadz at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City.    435-867-8988 www.facebook.com/events/429018697202901/?previousaction=join&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming&source=1




Saturday, October 26: Cedar Livestock & Heritage Festival at the Cross Hollow Events Center at 11 N. Cross Hollows Rd. in Cedar City. The festival features a livestock parade, historic and modern sheep camps, wagons, horses, antique tractors, concerts, entertainment, a stock dog demonstration, vendors, and Dutch oven cook-off.  Today there will be the annual Sheep Parade on Main Street and a Cowboy Dirt Dance featuring MOST WANTED at 7:30PM, among many other events.   435-586-8132    www.cedarlivestockfest.com


Saturday, October 26, 7:00PM: Studio 546 Art Exhibit #3 at Studio 546 at 546 N. 300 W. in Cedar City. This show will feature the work of four local artists. Both studio spaces will be open and the original rafters in the larger studio will be accentuated with stage lighting. Two SUU students will give a short marimba performance. 30% of the sales will be donated to a local non-profit of the artist’s choosing. Admission is free.   435-559-7322   www.facebook.com/events/639464416086264/


Saturday, October 26, 7:00PM: MISTER HYDE at The Firehouse at 1476 W. Sunset Blvd. in St. George. This is a costume party.   www.facebook.com/events/694836577210596/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming



Saturday, October 26, 9:00PM: GILA GAANA and THE PABLO SEXTET at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover for the 2013 Lance Dennett Memorial Tombstone Tribute, benefit raffle and costume contest.   435-867-5990   www.facebook.com/events/221078208060823/?previousaction=join&source=1

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Saturday, October 26, 9:00PM: Night of the Living Dead Halloween Bash at Club Toadz at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City.   435-867-8988   www.facebook.com/events/395187620611053/



Sunday, October 27, 10:00AM: Cedar Livestock & Heritage Festival Cowboy Church, a non-denominational gathering featuring spiritual poetry and songs at the Frontier Homestead State Park Museum at 635 N. Main St. in Cedar City.    www.cedarlivestockfest.com



Sunday, October 27, 7:00-9:00, AM & PM: GROOVEFEST REWIND on KSUU Power 91 – relive some of your favorites from Groovefest’s past! All live recordings from various years. A different show every week!   www.power91radio.com



Sunday, October 27, 3:00-6:00PM: BOB GORDON’S JAZZ SHOW on KSUU Power 91 – Power 91’s exclusive jazz show featuring the best in acoustic jazz hand picked each week by the expert himself!   www.power91radio.com





--------------- And here’s what’s coming up in the near future:



Monday, October 28, 6:30PM: Mythology: THE WICKED (the new book by Helen Boswell), Release Party at Main Street Books at 25 N. Main St. in Cedar City.   www.facebook.com/events/174792906044164/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming



Friday, November, 15, 9:00PM:  OAK CREEK at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City.   www.oakcreekband.com



Thursday, November 21: VICTOR & PENNY at Groovacious 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. 435-867-9800   www.victorandpenny.com



Saturday, December 7, 7:30PM: JOHN CRAIGIE & LEIGH JONES at Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City.   435-867-9800    www.johncraigiemusic.com







GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL

173 N. 100 W. Cedar City, Utah 84720

435-867-9800





THANKS FOR LOOKING & LISTENING! TC

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