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Rioting and Looting Coming Soon to Your Town? If you missed the rioting, looting, arson and general mayhem in Ferguson, Missouri last year following the shooting of a person accused of a strong-arm robbery I don’t know where you were. Briefly a large male is alleged to have committed a strong arm robbery. (There is a videotape of the incident that has been widely circulated since) after which he was approached by a police officer in a patrol car.
er striking him several times fatally wounding him. One shot hit the party in the head and this was the fatal shot. So a robber was shot after attacking a police officer and trying to get his gun. Why should this spark outrage, looting, rioting and later arson? The accused robber was AfricanAmerican. The police officer was Caucasian.
Right after the incident some “witnesses” claimed the accused robber had raised his hands and said “don’t shoot” and was executed by the police officer. Some reports (rumors) claimed the accused robber was shot in the back. Erroneous reports also said the officer had stopped the accused robber and another male for simThe officer eventually got out of ply walking down the middle of the the vehicle and fired at the offend- street insinuating the officer was According to the officer and supported by physical evidence this male reached into the patrol car and punched the officer. At some point the officer’s weapon was fired inside the patrol car and the officer stated the accused robber tried to get the officer’s weapon.
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African- curred with this finding. One can draw their own conclusions about the credibility of the witnesses that Later a tape recording of the police claimed the subject was shot in the radio dispatches would reveal that back. Much was made of the findthe officer knew he was con- ings that the offender was shot sevfronting a potential robber. The eral times. As a retired law next few minutes of this incident enforcement officer I can offer are controversial . A shot was fired some insight into that part of the inside the officer’s patrol car. incident. Evidence appears to show that the officer was physically assaulted. Police officers are typically trained The offender was shot several to fire multiple shots as handgun times by the police officer. Some rounds “bullets” frequently don’t witnesses claimed that the offend- stop offenders due to several facer was shot in the back while oth- tors. One being the fight or flight ers stated the subject was shot factor which includes an adrenaafter he raised his hands as if in line dump experienced by the surrender. attacker (adrenaline can cause superhuman strength in people). A later autopsy performed by a Second being the loss of fine motor forensic examiner hired by the skills required for precise shot alleged robber’s family revealed placement experienced by the offithat the subject was not shot in the cer being attacked due to the back. An official autopsy con- aforementioned “adrenaline
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dump”. Thus the officer was doing Hurled rocks and bottles have what he was trained to do. caused serious injury to many police officers in riot situations Officers are trained to evaluate thus I saw the wearing of the prothen if necessary apply more dead- tective gear as a necessary act. ly force . The subject was shot in the head and questions were raised Months later a decision was as to why. Any person who has ever wrestled and any mixed martial arts follower or participant will tell you that a person who wants to take someone down or “destabilize “ another will lower their head and upper body to attempt to use that weight and lowered center of gravity to take that person down. I am presenting my opinions on this incident with a viewpoint from a retired law enforcement officer’s perspective. Unfortunately for some reason the video of the subject committing the strong arm robbery was not released for several days and emotions and tempers flared in the days after the incident with looting and rioting occurring. The reasoning for these unlawful actions were attributed to the shooting death of this subject. Law enforcement agencies were criticized for their officers wearing heavy protective gear and using “military type” vehicles at these riots and “protests”. Again from my perspective when I was involved in that type of operation I wanted as much protection as possible. I don’t think there are any rules in a riot and the rioters were throwing rocks, bottles, allegedly bags of urine and feces and Molotov Cocktails. If the flaming ingredients of the “Molotov” get on someone they get burned.
being actively deployed would’ve made a difference. The police did not stop the looters and arsonists for what I believe were political reasons. I think the Guard not being deployed was probably also due to political reasons. I will leave
reached by a Grand Jury was announced. There would be no local criminal charges against the officer involved. This set off another wave of rioting, looting arson and other violence.
it up to the reader to pull up statements about this incident by the Governor of Missouri and let them draw their own conclusions about the non-deployment of the National Guard.
The really shocking thing was that police officers stood by while much of this happened especially the incidents of arson. I started in law enforcement in the 1980’s and then and until recently if you had told me police officers would stand by while watching arson occur I would have quickly dismissed you. Sadly it occurred in Ferguson. There were nearby National Guard troops but I really don’t know if the Guard
In the end who really suffered from this incident? The family of the subject killed of course. However, several small business owners lost their entire business due to fire or suffered huge losses due to property damage and theft of their inventory. Several chain store businesses were damaged or destroyed as well. Will they rebuild in that area? Only time will tell.
“chilling effect” this incident will have on law enforcement personnel, in particular the street patrol officer. Officers seeing the intense pressure placed on the officer in this case (death threats, outside agitators such as Al Sharpton making an appearance evoking people’s emotions not trying to urge patience and understanding as well as a Federal Civil Rights investigation) all may contribute to officers being reluctant to do their job. Will officers reason, “why risk my job, career and retirement over an incident?” This effect is not talked about much outside of law enforcement circles and is usually avoided or quickly dismissed by police administrators. What if an incident occurs in the Chattanooga area where a citizen is killed by police officers or in police custody and a particular group takes issue with the incident? What if the group becomes unruly and then progresses to violence, arson and looting or worse? Will political leaders urge their chiefs or sheriffs to use undue restraint or even ignore taking action as apparently happened in Ferguson? Remember most Police Chiefs are appointed by politicians and sheriffs are elected. It may not concern you until you are in the middle of the riot or your business or the business of a friend or acquaintance is being looted or burned. Don’t think it can’t happen here? I hope not but I bet that’s what most people in Ferguson, Missouri used to think.
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DOES MY SMALL BUSINESS NEED A BUSINESS SAVINGS ACCOUNT? So you've got yourself a business credit card, maybe a couple of them. And a DBA or articles of incorporation. And you've even got a business checking account. So it seems like you're covered. Do you really need a business savings account? In almost all cases, the answer is yes. These accounts do more than just the obvious in terms of helping you set aside my knees that your company will need in the future. They also offer a range of other benefits, including: RRaaiinn yy ddaayy iinn ssuurraanncc ee..
In some cases, the amount of cash on hand that your business can claim can improve your credit rating. Additionally, a commercial savings account with healthy balances demonstrate solid business practices and an overall picture of good health. These can be attractive assets to highlight when you're applying for a loan or for some other type of credit-based consideration for your business. TTaaxx pprreepp aarreeddnneessss.. Even the most well-prepared business owner will sometimes find that he or she comes up short when it is time to pay taxes. Some extra cash socked away for a tax rainy day can cushion the blow that comes from these unpleasant surprises.
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And in some cases, more rewards. Some banks may offer incentives that very much make it worth your while to have multiple accounts with that bank. Additionally, having this type of account demonstrates a commitment to sound business practices that likely won't go unnoticed by your bank. Whenever you need your bank to look favorably upon your business, like when you're applying for a loan, it certainly helps to have a relationship already in place.
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An “Open Letter” I mentioned the ongoing negotiations between Secretary of State John Kerry; representatives of the four other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (plus Germany) and Iran last week. I really hadn’t planned on going back to that topic until the March 24 deadline to reach an agreement got a bit closer. But an unprecedented “open letter” from a group of 47 Republican senators to “the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran” left me so dumbfounded that I had to write about it…
between a treaty, which twothirds of the Senate must approve, and a congressionalexecutive agreement, which requires a majority in both chambers. The Senators point out that “President Obama will leave office in January 2017, while most of us will remain in office well beyond then.” (This is an unintentional argument for term limits, but I digress.) The letter-signers warn that “we will consider any agreement regarding your nuclear weapons program that is not approved by the Congress as nothing more than an executive agreement between President Obama and Ayatollah Khameni,” adding that the next president (whom they presume will be Republican, obviously) could revoke it “with the stroke of a pen.” Cotton’s letter is a
clear effort to undermine the ongoing negotiations and continue the GOP’s campaign of total disrespect to President Obama. Unfortunately for the 47 new pen pals of the “leaders of the Islamic Republic in Iran,” it might also have violated U.S. law…
…The Logan Act is pretty succinct: “Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign govern…The letter campaign, organment or any officer or agent ized by Senator Tom Cotton of thereof, with intent to influArkansas explains “features of ence the measures or conduct our Constitution which you of any foreign government or should consider seriously as of any officer or agent thereof, negotiations progress.” The letin relation to any disputes or ter details the difference controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.” While an online petition is circulating to info@enigmaonline.com P.O. Box 825 have the Department of Justice (423) 991-1657 Chattanooga, TN 37401 charge Cotton and his 46 cosigners with violating The Paul E. Burke Sr. Logan Act, no one really Publisher expects any charges to be filed. D.A. Weinthal. The more likely outcome is that Editor-In-Chief the “open letter” will backfire…
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…First let’s look at the logical shortcomings of protesting an agreement that hasn’t even been reached yet. The March 24 deadline is being pushed by Senate Democrats who say they will vote to impose additional economic sanctions on Iran if a nuclear agreement isn’t
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reached by that date. Many expect the deadline to be extended and Iran says it will walk away from negotiations if further sanctions are imposed. Obama and Kerry insist that they are working toward imposing additional restrictions on an Iranian nuclear program that really hasn’t slowed down since sanctions were imposed. Israel and the GOP’s armchair hawks want an armed conflict with Iran… you know, because we’ve been so darned successful with our other military forays into the region… …Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander were among only seven Republican senators who refused to sign the controversial correspondence. Corker is proposing legislation that provide for 60 days of congressional review for any deal that comes out of the negotiations. Alexander supports Corker’s efforts and joined the former Chattanooga mayor in refusing to sign the “open letter.” So now we wait and see if Corker’s legislation can pass… and if an agreement between Iran and the “P5+1” nations can be reached. Maybe the proposed agreement will warrant strong opposition. But preemptively opposing it before it is drafted and sending a “Schoolhouse Rock” primer on American government to the Iranian leadership was juvenile, counterproductive and quite possibly illegal…
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Dear Rocco, Does speed dating work? All things considering, the fee the people arranging these events ask for, is insignificant. Cheaper than buying a new dress for a date at least! The cost it not an issue for me… However, wasting my time on the other hand is, very much so. I need a man right now! He needs to translate in to “husband and kids” very quickly (in couple of months at most). Let’s face it; I am not getting any prettier! I know it sounds desperate and pathetic but I do not have the time for another psychotic and failed relationship. What is the quickest way for me to get a husband and kids? JC
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one guy that she dated that treated her like royalty, she ran off treating him the way all those other losers treated her. How can I convince her she’s making a mistake running the “good” guy off? LW
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Dear Rocco, I’ve been with my current boyfriend for a couple of months. He’s 38 and I’m 23. I think he has had many girlfriends before me because he is always comparing me to them. He says things like, “My ex. Sara always used too…”, “Cathy loved it when I…” etc. Several times, I have also caught him checking my cell phone and laptop too see whom I’m talking to, and the people I’m texting (I have many friends). I have told him that I don’t appreciate him going through my private stuff, but he is always saying things like, “It’s just a phone…”, “It’s just a drawer…” etc. He says it’s not jealousy and that he just likes to get to know me better… I don’t think so! What is this all about then? Why does my boyfriend look through my things? I’m nervous to leave him alone in my apartment. I don’t
Dear Rocco, A while ago, I broke up with this guy I was seeing. It wasn’t because there was a lack of “attraction”… We just had different views on what a relationship should look like. I wanted him to talk to me (he was going through a lot) and he would rather keep to himself. It didn’t work out because we began talking less and less, and I felt like I was using a lot of my energy on him, where he wasn’t really doing anything. This kind of makes him sound like a douche, but he wasn’t. Nonetheless, I still cared for him, and I still do now. This may sound like a stupid question… How do I get over my exboyfriend? SB ENIGMA
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DD eeaa rr CCGG SSoouunnddss llii kkee yyoouu hhaavvee ffoouunndd aa nn ooll dd jj ee aall oouuss ppss yycc hhoo .. HHee oobbvvii oouuss llyy ddooeess nn’’tt ttrr uusstt yy oouu aanndd w w iitthhoouutt ttrruuss tt aa rr eell aattii oonnsshhiipp iiss jj uusstt aa ss hhaam m.. IItt’’ss w eeii rrdd hhee ccoom w mppaarr ee ss yyoouu ttoo hhii ss eexx ’’ss.. YYoouu m maayy w waanntt ttoo ccaall ll ii tt ooffff w wii tthh hhii m m bbeeffoorree yyoouu ggee tt ii nn oovveerr yyoouurr hheeaa dd w wii tthh tthhii ss nnuutt.. II m meeaa nn yyoouu rr eeaa llll yy hhaa vvee nnootthhiinngg ttoo llooss ee,, hhee ddooeess nn’’tt ttrr uuss tt yyoouu aanndd yyoouu ddoonn’’tt ttrr uuss tt hhii m m.. Rocco is a common sense, tell-itlike-it-is, no-nonsense kind of guy offering real advice on any subject put before him. Why pay thousands of dollars on a high-priced therapist when he’ll straighten you out for free. If you’d like advice from Rocco e-mail him at goaskrocco@yahoo.com or drop him a line at Ask Rocco c/o Enigma P.O. Box 825 Chattanooga, TN 37401.
Wei rd ‘Na tion al Da ys’ i n Mar ch March 1: Peanut Butter Lovers’ Day March 3: If Pets Had Thumbs Day March 6: National Frozen Food Day March 8: Be Nasty Day March 10: Middle Name Pride Day March 13: Ear Muff Day March 14: National Potato Chip Day March 14: National Pi Day March 19: Poultry Day
March 20: Proposal Day March 21: National Quilting Day March 25: Waffle Day March 26: National Spinach Day March 30: I am in Control Day WESTAMPTON, N.J. (UPI) - A New Jersey appeals court rejected a lawsuit from a man who alleged he suffered burns from his Applebee’s fajita when he bowed his head to pray. Hiram Jimenez’s lawsuit alleged he visited the Westampton restaurant in March 2010 with his brother, Rafael, and they decided to pray over their
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food. Jimenez said he bowed his face over his steak fajita, which was served on a skillet, and he soon heard a loud sizzling noise followed by a grease pop that led to a burning sensation on the left side of his face, including his eye. Jimenez, who alleged the waitress did not warn him the food was hot, said he knocked the plate over in a panic, causing the food to spill on his lap and incite further burns. None of the burns left any scarring, but Jimenez filed a lawsuit in state Superior Court, accusing the restaurant of negli-
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gently giving him hot food that led to serious injury. The Superior Court ruled against Jimenez, saying the danger caused by the sizzling fajita skillet was “open and obvious” when Jimenez chose to put his face near it. The two-judge appeals panel sided with the lower court. “Here, the danger posed by a plate of sizzling hot food was self-evident,” the ruling stated. CHESAPEAKE, VA - Dylan Fell
arranged to meet a woman he was dating in a McDonald’s parking lot. Moments later, a Portsmouth police officer arrived. “She got in. About two minutes into it, a blue car pulled in behind me to block me in, and I looked in the rear view mirror, and I said, ‘Who is that?’ And she said, ‘Oh, that’s my husband,’” says Fell. Unfortunately, Mr. Fell did not have a wingman to kiss on the mouth at the time. He says he thought his date was separated from her husband, and surely didn’t know the husband was an officer. But what happened led to charges and a complaint against police Sergeant Robert Huntington. Fell says the sergeant tried to yank him out of his truck and arrest him for no reason. “By that time, he reached through the window with both hands and grabs my shirt, and tries to pull me out this window. When he had grip of me, he took his left hand and hit me in my crotch, reaches for what I thought was a gun and I’m scared for my life and I take off,” says Fell. Hours later, Dylan filed an assault report with Chesapeake police and then went to Portsmouth police to file an internal affairs complaint. Sergeant Huntington is now facing assault charges, but is still working for the department. DIX HILL, N.Y. (UPI) - A New York state police officer said he pulled a car over for speeding in a carpool lane and discovered the pas-
senger was a wooden dummy in a hooded sweatshirt. Suffolk County Highway Patrol Officer Jonathan Abrams said he spotted a car speeding in the high-occupancy vehicle lane on the Long Island Expressway in Dix Hill about 6:30 a.m. Friday. Abrams pulled over James Campbell, 56, and quickly “realized that the front seat passenger wasn’t human,” the officer told WABCTV. “I was trying not to laugh at the guy because I thought it was quite silly,” Abrams told WNBCTV. Abrams said Campbell told him he was using the dummy so he could take the HOV lane and be on time for his new job. Campbell said he has been using the dummy to travel in HOV lanes “for months.” He said being cited for speeding and an occupancy violation has not changed his habits — Campbell said he used the dummy to drive in the HOV lane on his way home Friday. SOCHI, Russia (UPI) - A pair of Russian bears purported to have become alcoholics from living outside a Sochi restaurant for 20 years are being offered rehab in Romania. The Big Hearts Foundation said the two male bears, which a February court ruling ordered to be seized from the owner of the Georgian restaurant in Sochi on March 3, have been offered a new home at a bear sanctuary outside Brasov, Romania, where officials said the animals would be treated for
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alcohol addiction. “The people there have worked with dancing bears who had similar problems,” Anna Kogan, head of the Big Hearts Foundation, told the BBC. “It can be done.” The Big Hearts Foundation, based in Britain, is working with charities, including France’s Brigitte Bardot Foundation, to secure transport for the animals. Kogan said the charities are seeking help with the logistics of the bears’ move. “It’s a very expensive process to move them abroad,” Kogan said. Sergei Zenkov of the Russian Nature Ministry said the agency would support moving the Sochi bears to the Romanian sanctuary, but the animal rights charities would be responsible for taking care of the necessary paperwork. The Big Hearts Foundation said the bears “drowned in beer” at the restaurant for 20 years, as patrons would frequently pass drinks to the animals. The owner of the restaurant said “beer is good for the bears because of the Sochi climate.” “There are drunken people who come to the restaurant, park their cars in front of the bears and throw things to the animals so that they get drunk and behave funnily. They are held in cages — and have been blinded by the car lights,” Kogan told The Independent.
Wal-Mart in Falmouth, Massachusetts and stole a 60inch flat screen TV, but as they were loading it into their SUV, a man and his wife noticed them. They also saw a young boy in a car seat in the back. Now, the story gets a little fuzzy about how the couple managed to stroll out of a Wal-Mart carrying a stolen 60-inch TV between them, but the witness did detail how the flat screen would not fit in the back seat and Mr. McLaughlin’s attempt to wedge the door shut by wrapping a towel around it. An attempt that failed, because the witness said that as soon as they took off and sped around a corner, the door popped open and the boy “flew out of the car and hit his head off the concrete.” That didn’t even slow down the driver, Lisa Degerolamo, who sped away. The witness and his wife rushed to comfort the 5-year-old, and while they were sitting in the street Degerolamo swung back around to pick up the boy, who she probably assumed had stopped bouncing by that time. It didn’t take long for police to find the couple and arrest them at their home. The child is now in the custody of the Department of Children and Families and Degerolamo and McLaughlin were each ordered held on $2,500 bail, which is not much more than a 60-inch flat FAIRMOUTH, Mass. - Police say screen would have cost if they Lisa Degerolamo and Daniel were to have bought one. McLaughlin, both 29, went to a
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MEERRCC YY LLO M OU UN NG G EE (Nashville) Gang of Four ZZA AN NIIEE ’’SS (Nashville) Dave Attell ATTLLAAN A N TTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Gilbert Gottfried BBU U CCK KH H EEAAD D TT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Pat Green BBIIJJ O OU U TTH H EEAATT RREE (Knoxville) Scott Miller, Mic Harrison
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TTH H EE CC O OM M EED D YY CCAATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Jen Kober SSK KYYZZ O OO O (Chattanooga) DJ Exphacter MCC K M KEEN NZZ IIEE AARREE N NAA (Chattanooga) Skillet, Jeremy Camp, Francesca Batistell, Building 429, Family Force 5, NewSong, For King And Country, Blanca, Veridia VVFF W W LLEEEE H HW W YY.. (Chattanooga) “Rocking for DJ Randy Black” Benefit TTH H EE CC AAM MPP H HO OU U SSEE (Chattanooga) David Ramirez SSCCH H EERRM M EERRH HO O RRN N SS YYM M PPH HO ON NYY CC EEN NTT EE RR (Nashville) Vienna Boys Choir RRO O CC K KEETT O OW WN N (Nashville) The Devil Wears Prada, Born of Osiris, The Word Alive, Secrets D && LLIIN 33RRD ND DSSLLEE YY (Nashville) The London
TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Jen Kober BBU UD D’’ SS (Chattanooga) DJ Hammer TTRREE M MO ON NTT TT A AVVEE RRN N (Chattanooga) Songwriters Showcase CCA AM M PP H HO OU USSEE (Chattanooga) Open Mic ARRII’’SS H A HA ARRBBO ORR LLIIG GH H TT SS (Chattanooga) Keyz Brown RRH HYY TT H HM M && BBRREE W WSS (Chattanooga) Drivin’ N’ Cryin’, Susto BBJJCC CC CC O ON NCC EERRTT H HA ALL LL (Birmingham) John Mellencamp, Carlene Carter ATTLL A A AN NTT A A LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Gilbert Godfrey TTH H EE M MA ASSQ QU UEERRA AD D EE (Atlanta) Andy Grammer, Alex & Sierra
FFRRIID DA AYY M Maarrcchh 1133 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Jen Kober RRA AW W (Chattanooga) DJ Barnaby RRH HYY TT H HM M && BBRREE W WSS (Chattanooga) “Road to Nightfall” Cadillac Saints, Marlow Drive, Caleb Warren and the Perfect Gentlemen, Broke Down Hound, Birds With Fleas, Playing on the Planet, Danimal Planet JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Mic Harrison And The High Score, Roger Alan Wade TTH H EE TTA ABBEERRN NA ACCLL EE (Atlanta) Hozier ATTLL A A AN NTT A A LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Gilbert Godfrey TTEE RRM MIIN NA ALL W WEESS TT (Atlanta) Rubblebucket HIIG H GH HW WA ATTTT (Nashville) Blue Mother Tupelo ZZA AN NII EE’’SS (Nashville) Dave Attell EEXXIITT //II N N (Nashville) Those Darlins TTH H EE SSQ QU UA A RREE RRO OO OM M (Knoxville) Penny & Sparrow
SSA ATT U U RRD DA AYY M Maarr cchh 1144 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Jen Kober RRH HYY TT H HM M && BBRREE W WSS (Chattanooga) “Road to Nightfall” Sterio Dig, The Tammys, Plvnet, CATHLENA, SoCro, Tut and Live Band, Kindora RRA AW W (Chattanooga) DJ Barnaby JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Megan Jean & The KFB RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Hozier
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Souls, Sons Of Bill WO W ORRK KPPLLAAYY SSO OU UN ND DSSTT AAG GEE (Birmingham) Joshua Radin BBJJ CCCC CC O ON N CCEE RRTT H HAALLLL (Birmingham) Santana VVA ARRIIEE TTYY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USS EE (Atlanta) Gang of Four TTH H EE IIN N TT EERRN NAATT IIO ON NAALL (Knoxville) Drowning Pool, Adrenaline Mob, Full Devil Jacket
MO M ON ND DA AYY M Maarrcchh 1166 TTRREE M MO ON N TT TTAAVVEE RRN N (Chattanooga) Trivia Night TTH H EE O O FFFFIICC EE (Chattanooga) SpeakEasy FFO OXX && H HO OU UN ND D (Chattanooga) DJ Exphacter CCEE N NTT EERR SSTT AAG GEE (Atlanta) Joshua Radin RRYY M MAA N N AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Hozier
TT U UEE SSD DA AYY M Maarrcchh 11 77 TTRREE M MO ON N TT TTAAVVEE RRN N (Chattanooga) Open Mic w/ Mike McDade TTEE RRM MIIN NAALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) The Church RRYY M MAA N N AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Hozier JJA AM MEE SS K K.. PPO O LLK K TT H HEE AATTRREE (Nashville) Jessica Lea Mayfield, Seth Avett TTH H EE W WAARREE H HO OU USSEE (Clarksville, TN) Drowning Pool, Adrenaline Mob, Full Devil Jacket
WEED W DN NEESSD DA AYY M Maarrcchh 1188 RRAAW W (Chattanooga) Open Jam LLA ASS M MAARRG G AARRIITT AA’’SS (Chattanooga) Priscilla & Little Rickee TTH H EE TT AAVVEERRN N (Soddy-Daisy) Roberts & Sims
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SSCC H H EERRM MEE RRH HO O RRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON N YY CCEE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Boyz II Men March 19 ATT LLAAN A NTT AA LLII VVEE (Atlanta) Mitch Fatel March 19 BBJJCC CC A ARREEN N AA (Birmingham) Michael Lambert, Justin Moore, Danielle Bradberry March 19 IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) Die Antwoord March 19 JJ ..JJ ..’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) Perfect Pussy March 20 SSU UG GAARR’’ SS (Chattanooga) Jocelyn Arndt March 20 CC A AN NN N EERRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Meghan Trainor March 20 SSCC H H EERRM MEE RRH HO O RRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON N YY CCEE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Boyz II Men March 20 CC IITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY N N AASSH H VVIILL LLEE (Nashville) Donna the Buffalo March 20 G RRAAN G ND DO OLLEE O OPPRRYY H HO OU USS EE (Nashville) Gatlin Brothers, Steep Canyon Rangers, EmiSunshine March 20 M AARRAATTH M HO ON NM MU U SSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Die Antwoord March 20 ATT LLAAN A NTT AA LLII VVEE (Atlanta) Mitch Fatel March 20 VVA ARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) G. Love & Special Sauce March 20 TT EERRM M IIN NAALL W W EESSTT (Atlanta) Dean Ween Group March 20 BBU UCC K KH H EEAAD D TTH H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Del McCoury, David Grisman March 20 ZZ YYD D EECC O O (Birmingham) Suicide Silence, Emmure, Fit For An Autopsy, Within the Ruins March 20 ALLAABBAAM A M AA TT H HEEAATT RREE (Birmingham) CeCe Winans, Israel Houghton, Gerald Albright, DeLeon Richards, Marcus Cole, Keith Staten, Vonnie Lopez, Leon Timbo March 20 KN K NO OXXVVIILLLLEE AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Knoxville) Third Day March 20 TT RRA ACCK K 2299 (Chattanooga) Die Antwoord March 21 BBJJCC CC A ARREEN N AA (Birmingham) Skillet, Jeremy Camp, Francesca Batistell, Building 429, Family Force 5, NewSong, For King And Country, Blanca, Veridia March 21 SSCC H H EERRM MEE RRH HO O RRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON N YY CCEE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Boyz II Men March 21 FF RRA AN NK KLLIIN N TT H HEEAATT RREE (Franklin, TN) Los Lonely Boys March 21 KN K NO OXXVVIILLLLEE AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Knoxville) Sarah McLachlin March 21 TT EEN NN NEE SSSSEEEE TT H HEE AATTRREE (Knoxville) Alabama Shakes, Promised Land Sound March 21 ATT LLAAN A NTT AA LLII VVEE (Atlanta) Mitch Fatel March 21 TT H HEE M MAASS Q QU UEE RRAAD DEE (Atlanta) Ryan Cabrera, Secondhand Serenade, Nick Thomas, Runaway Saints, Wind In Sails March 21 EE D DD DII EE’’ SS AATT TTIICC (Atlanta) Joe Ely March 21 BBRRIID DG GEESS TTO ON NEE AARREEN N AA (Nashville) Nickelback March 22 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) The Beach
Boys March 22 TT EERRM MII N NAALL W WEE SSTT (Atlanta) Juliana Hatfield Three March 22 VVIILLLLA AG G EE O OU UTT D DO OO ORR M M AARRK KEETT (Doraville, GA) Atlanta Rhythm Section March 22 TT H HEE M MAASSQ QU UEE RRAAD D EE (Atlanta) Carl Barat March 23 TT EERRM MII N NAALL W WEE SSTT (Atlanta) Swervedriver March 23 TT H HEE M MAASSQ QU UEE RRAAD D EE (Atlanta) Carl Barat March 23 CC O OBBBB EE N NEERRG G YY PPEERRFFO O RRM MIIN NG G AARRTT SS CC EEN N TT EERR (Atlanta) CeCe Winans, Israel Houghton, Gerald Albright, DeLeon Richards, Marcus Cole, Keith Staten, Vonnie Lopez, Leon Timbo March 23 MAARRAATT H M HO ON NM MU USS IICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience March 23 PPH HII LLIIPPSS AARREEN N AA (Atlanta) Ariana Grande, Rixton March 24 CC A AN NN N EERRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Circa Survive, Balance & Composure, Chon March 24 PPH HII LLIIPPSS AARREEN N AA (Atlanta) Fleetwood Mac March 25 TT H HEE TTAABBEE RRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Die Antwoord March 25 IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience March 25 TT EEN NN NEESS SSEEEE TTH H EEAATT RREE (Knoxville) Brian Regan March 26 TT H HEE CCO ON NCC O OU URRSSEE (Knoxville) Sebadoh, QUI March 26 VVA ARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) King Tuff March 26 IIRRO ON NH HO ORRSSEE CCAAFF ÉÉ (Birmingham) A Skylit Drive, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Wolves At The Gate, For The Win, Breaking Through March 26 CC O OBBBB EE N NEERRG G YY PPEERRFFO O RRM MIIN NG G AARRTT SS CC EEN N TT EERR (Atlanta) Incognito, Maysa March 26 TT RRA ACCK K 22 99 (Chattanooga) The Stray Birds, Keller Williams March 27 BBLLIIN ND DW WIILLLL IIEE’’ SS (Atlanta) The Nighthawks March 27 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON NEE AARREE N NAA (Nashville) Kenny Chesney March 27 KN K NO OXXVVIILLLLEE M MU USS EEU UM MO OFF AARRTT (Knoxville) The Bad Plus March 27 NVV N N N IIG GH H TTCC LLU U BB (Knoxville) Chingy, Big Reeno March 27 1111TT H H FFRRAAM MEE AATT M MAAD D IISSO ON N BBO OW W LLIIN NG G CC EEN NTT EE RR (Madison, AL) A Skylit Drive, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Wolves At The Gate, For The Win, Breaking Through March 27 TT RRA ACCK K 22 99 (Chattanooga) Dr. Dog, Mewithoutyou March 28 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires March 28 SSYY M MPPH HO ON N YY H H AALLLL (Atlanta) Jane Lynch March 28 FFO O XX TT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Brian Regan March 28 PPA ARRK K TT AAVVEERRN N (Atlanta) Cowboy Mouth March 28 CC EEN NTT EE RR SSTT AAG GEE (Atlanta) “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, Cary Nokey March 28 TT EERRM MII N NAALL W WEE SSTT (Atlanta) Swans March 28 EED DD DIIEE ’’SS AATTTT IICC (Atlanta) Hot Club Of Cowtown March 28 CC A AN NN N EERRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Leftover Salmon March 28 MAASS SSEEYY PPEERRFF O M ORRM MII N NG G AARRTTSS CCEE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Gabe Dixon March 28 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Brian
Regan March 29 TTH H EE EE N ND D (Nashville) Every Time I Die March 29 EED DD DIIEE’’ SS A ATT TT IICC (Atlanta) Al Stewart March 29 JJEEN NN NIIEE A AN ND D EERRSSO ON N TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Marietta, GA) Frankie Avalon March 29 IIRRO ON N CCII TTYY (Birmingham) J. Cole, Bas, Cozz March 29 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Peelander-Z March 31 BBJJCC CC CC O ON NCC EERRTT H HA ALL LL (Birmingham) Sarah McLachlin March 31 TTH H EE TTA ABBEERRN NA ACCLL EE (Atlanta) Damien Rice March 31 BBIIJJO OU U TT H HEE A ATTRREE (Knoxville) The War On Drugs, Hop Along March 31 TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) The War on Drugs, Hop Along April 1 BBU UCC K KH HEE A AD D TT H HEE A ATT RREE (Atlanta) Taking Back Sunday, The Menzingers, Letlive April 1 CCA AN NN NEE RRYY BBA ALLLL RRO OO OM M (Nashville) Sylvan Esso, Flock of Dimes April 1 CCII TTYY W WIIN N EERRYY N NA ASS H HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Chris Knight April 1 AN A ND D RREEW W JJ A ACCK KSS O ON NH HA ALLLL (Nashville) Jerry Seinfeld April 1 MA M ARRA ATT H HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO O RRK KSS (Nashville) J. Cole, Bas, Cozz April 1 IIRRO ON N CCII TTYY (Birmingham) Mat Kearney April 2 TTEE M MPPTT (Murfreesboro, TN) EOTO, Ill.Gates April 2 IIRRO ON N CCII TTYY (Birmingham) The War on Drugs, Hop Along April 3 EED DD DIIEE’’ SS A ATT TT IICC (Atlanta) Chris Knight April 3 FFO O XX TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Kid Ink, Jeremih, Dej Loaf April 3 VVEERRIIZZO ON NW W IIRREELLEE SSSS A AM M PPH H IITT H HEE A ATTRREE AATT EEN N CCO O RREE PPA ARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Chris Tomlin April 3 CCH HA ASSTT A AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Alt-J April 4 JJEEN NN NIIEE A AN ND D EERRSSO ON N TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Marietta, GA) The Osmond Brothers April 4 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Mat Kerney April 4 CCA AN NN NEE RRYY BBA ALLLL RRO OO OM M (Nashville) Delta Spirit, Avid Dancer April 4 GRRA G AN ND DO O LLEE O O PPRRYY H HO OU USSEE (Nashville) Alt-J April 6 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Dave Chappelle April 6 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON N EE A ARREE N NA A (Nashville) Stevie Wonder April 7 SSCC H HEERRM M EERRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CC EEN N TTEE RR (Nashville) Cassandra Wilson April 8 SSCC H HEERRM M EERRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CC EEN N TTEE RR (Nashville) Bernadette Peters April 9 TTH H EE W WA ARREEH HO OU USSEE (Clarksville, TN) Orgy April 9 HEE A H AVVEE N NA ATT TT H H EE M MA ASSQ QU U EERRA AD DEE (Atlanta) Coal Chamber, Filter, Combichrist, American Head Charge April 9 VVA ARRII EETT YY PPLL A AYYH HO OU U SSEE (Atlanta) Amanda Palmer April 9 SSA AM MM M YY TT ’’ SS (Huntsville) Aaron Lewis April 9 TTH H EE CCLLA ASSSS IICC CCEE N NTT EERR (Athens, GA) The Mavericks April 9 TTH H EE TTA ABBEERRN NA ACCLL EE (Atlanta) The Decemberists April10 SSCC H HEERRM M EERRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CC EEN N TTEE RR (Nashville) Bernadette Peters April 10 Mic TTH H EE EE N ND D (Nashville) Five Eight, Harrison And The High Score April 10 RRH HYY TT H HM M && BBRREE W WSS (Chattanooga) Glass Hammer April 11
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TTH H EE TT AABBEERRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) The Decemberists, Alvvays April 11 VVIIN N YYLL (Atlanta) Matt Pond PA April 11 SSCCH H EERRM M EERRH HO O RRN N SS YYM M PPH HO ON NYY CC EEN NTT EE RR (Nashville) Bernadette Peters April 11 TTEE M MPPTT (Murfreesboro) Datsik April 11 FFRRA AN NK KLLII N N TT H HEE AATTRREE (Franklin, TN) Lynda Carter April 11 BBRRIID DG GEE SSTT O ON NEE AARREEN N AA (Nashville) Alan Jackson, Jeff Foxworthy, Jon Pardi April 11 LLA AU URREELL TTH H EEAATT RREE (Knoxville) RB Morris April 11 RRYY M MAA N N AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) The Decemberists April 13 TTEE RRM MIIN NAALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) The Ting Tings April 13 BBU U CCK KH H EEAAD D TT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Ok Go April 14 GRRAAN G ND DO OLL EE O O PPRRYY H HO OU U SSEE (Nashville) Florida Georgia Line April 14 TTH H EE TT AABBEERRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Tesla April 15 4400 W WAATT TT CC LLU U BB (Athens, GA) Delta Spirit April 15 RRYY M MAA N N AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Primus April 15 TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Jason Isbell April 16 RRH H YY TTH HM M && BBRREE W WSS (Chattanooga) Hinder April 16 IIRRO ON N CCIITT YY (Birmingham) Zappa Plays Zappa April 16 TTH H EE EE AARRLL (Atlanta) Jon Spencer Blues Explosion April 16 EED DD D IIEE’’ SS AATT TT IICC (Atlanta) Ari Hest April 16 TTH H EE 112200 TT AAVVEERRN N (Marietta, GA) Faster Pussycat April 16 ZZA AN NIIEE ’’SS (Nashville) “Jay And Silent Bob Get Old” April 16 RRYY M MAA N N AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Joel McHale April 17 CCIITT YY W WIIN N EERRYY N NAASSH H VVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Delbert McClinton April 17 CCO OM MEED D YY CCLL U UBB AATT TT H HEE SSTT AARRD DO OM M EE (Birmingham) Carlos Mencia April 17 BBO O TT TTLLEE TTRREE EE (Birmingham) Jon Spencer Blues Explosion April 17 4400 W WAATT TT CC LLU U BB (Athens, GA) Foxygen April 17 CCEE N NTT EEN NN NIIAALL O O LLYY M MPPIICC PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Beats Antique, Big Data, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Aer April 17 TTH H EE TT AABBEERRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Dave Chappelle April 17 BBJJ CCCC CC O ON N CCEE RRTT H HAALLLL (Birmingham) Roberta Flack April 18 CCO OM MEED D YY CCLL U UBB AATT TT H HEE SSTT AARRD DO OM M EE (Birmingham) Carlos Mencia April 18 VVA ARRIIEE TTYY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USS EE (Atlanta) Zappa Plays Zappa April 18 FFO OXX TT H H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Jeff Foxworthy April 18 CCEE N NTT EEN NN NIIAALL O O LLYY M MPPIICC PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Primus, MarchFourth Marching Band April 18 TTH H EE EE AARRLL (Atlanta) Diarrhea Planet, Left & Right April 18 TTH H EE TT AABBEERRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Dave Chappelle April 18 JJA AM MEE SS K K.. PPO O LLK K TT H HEE AATTRREE (Nashville) Frank Caliendo, George Canter April 18 NAASSH N H VVIILL LLEE M MU UN NII CCIIPPAALL AAU UD DII TTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Eddie Money April 18 MEERRCC YY LLO M OU UN NG G EE (Nashville) Jon Spencer Blues Explosion April 18 SSYYM M PPH HO ON NYY H HAALL LL (Atlanta) Diana Krall April 19
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MARCH 12-15
JEN KOBER
JEN KOBER IS ORIGINALLY FROM LAKE CHARLES, LA, AND HAS RECENTLY BOUNDED ONTO THE NATIONAL STAGE BRINGING CROWDS TO THEIR FEET WITH HER ORIGINAL BLEND OF STAND-UP, STORY TELLING, AND IMPROVISED ROCK-NROLL COMEDY. HER HARD-HITTING HOUR IS PHENOMENALLY FUNNY AS KOBER COMMANDS THE STAGE AND DARES YOU NOT TO LAUGH. JEN HAS BBEN SEEN AS JUDGE SELMA ON FRANKLIN & BASH, NURSE DENA ON THE MINDY PROJECT, LITTLE ED ON ANGER MANAGEMENT WITH CHARLIE SHEEN, IN THE MOVIE PARANOIA WITH LIAM HEMSWORTH & RICHARD DREYFUSS, IN THE FILM GRUDGE MATCH WITH ROBERT DENIROAND IN THE RIOTOUS AMERICAN REUNION AS INGRID
MARCH 19-22
GARY CONRAD "MASTER HYPNOTIST"
MASTER HYPNOTIST GARY CONRAD WILL HAVE YOU THOROUGHLY AMAZED. VOLUNTEER TO BE PART OF THE SHOW, GARY WILL PUT YOU TO SLEEP AND YOU WILL BECOME PART OF A HYPNOTIC ADVENTURE. EACH SHOW IS A DIFFERENT, EXCITING EXPERIENCE FOR THE AUDIENCE AS WELL AS THE VOLUNTEERS. WE WILL HAVE AN "ALL AGES MATINEE SHOW SUNDAY THE 22ND AT 5PM AND "THE EROTICA SHOW" FOR THE ADVENTUROUS ADULTS PRESENTED FRIDAY LATE SHOW AND SUNDAY AT 7:30PM
MARCH26-29
JANET WILLIAMS
THE TENNESSEE TRAMP IS A LOCAL FAVORITE HERE IN CHATTANOOGA. JANET DOESN'T HOLD ANYTHING BACK ABOUT HER VIEWS ON MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, MEN, AND WOMEN. SHE TAKES HER COMEDY TO THE EDGE AND OVER THE TOP. SHE'S NOT JUST THE TENNESSEE TRAMP, SHE'S A FAVORITE OF THE TROOPS.SHE HAS TRAVELED TO JAPAN, KOREA, GERMANY AND SEVERAL OTHER COUNTRIES THAT WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. JANET HAS PERFORMED ALL OVER THE WORLD, BUT SHE WILL ALWAYS BE OUR HOMETOWN FAVORITE. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS HER SHE'S BEEN WATCHING THE NEWS, AND TRASH TV AND HAS LOTS TO SAY ABOUT IT. IF YOU ARE SQUEAMISH SHE'S NOT YOUR GAL, BUT IF YOU LIKE IT OVER THE TOP YOU'LL LOVE HER AS WE ALL DO.
APRIL 3&4
ROD MAN
BEST KNOWN AS THE WINNER OF LAST COMIC STANDING SEASON 8, COMEDIAN ROD MAN IS TRULY A GEM IN THE WORLD OF STANDUP COMEDY TODAY. HIS UNIQUE DELIVERY AND VOICE CAPTURE THE ATTENTION OF AUDIENCES. THROW IN HIS LAID BACK STYLE, SOUTHERN CHARM, WIT, AND ABILITY TO FIND THE FUNNY IN EVERYDAY LIFE, AND YOU HAVE THE INGREDIENTS FOR A FUTURE COMEDY STAR IN THE MAKING. SINCE THOSE OPEN MIC NIGHTS, ROD HAS BECOME AN AWARD-WINNING, QUINTESSENTIAL ENTERTAINER. HE HAS GRACED THE STAGE AT CAESAR'S PALACE, THE GIBSON AMPHITHEATER, AND THE APOLLO THEATER. HE IS CURRENTLY THE HOST OF HIS OWN YOUTUBE SHOWS -- TIME OUT WITH ROD MAN AND THAT GOOD FUNNY. ROD MAN IS COMPETING ON THE UPCOMING SEASON OF “LAST COMIC STANDING” AND HAS MADE MANY OTHER TELEVISION APPEARANCES, INCLUDING "THE BAD BOYS OF COMEDY" FOR HBO, MARTIN LAWRENCE'S "FIRST AMENDMENT" FOR STARZ, NICK CANNON'S "WILD 'N OUT" FOR MTV, "ONE MIC STAND" FOR BET, "THE FUNNY SPOT" FOR TV ONE, AND "THE WORLD STANDS UP" FOR BBC AMERICA. HE EVEN CO-HOSTED A MORNING DRIVETIME SHOW IN LOS ANGELES ON STEVIE WONDEROWNED KJLH RADIO 102.3 FM. ROD MAN IS ALSO AN ACTOR AND WRITER, KNOWN FOR HIS ROLES IN FUNNY PEOPLE (2009) WITH ADAM SANDLER AND SETH ROGEN, THE BIG BLACK COMEDY SHOW, VOL. 2 (2005), AND THE CHOCOLATE SUNDAES COMEDY SHOW (2013). THE WORLD IS CATCHING ON TO WHAT TRUE ROD MAN FANS ALREADY KNOW -- HE'S DOWN-TO-EARTH, CRAZY-FUNNY, AND TRULY A SPECIAL TALENT.
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CC EEN NTT EEN NN NIIAALL O O LLYY M MPPIICC PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Delta Rae, The London Souls April 19 AN A ND D RREEW W JJAACC K KSSO ON NH H AALLLL (Nashville) Anjelah Johnson April 19 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON NEE AARREEN N AA (Nashville) Kevin Hart April 19 VV O ON N BBRRAAU UN N CC EEN NTT EERR (Huntsville) Eddie Money April 19 TT RRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Bill Burr April 20 ALLYY SS RRO A OBBIIN N SSO ON N SSTTEE PPH HEE N NSS CC EEN N TTEE RR (Birmingham) Diana Krall April 20 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Diana Krall April 21 TT H HEE TTAABBEERRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Sleater-Kinney April 21 BBU UCC K KH HEE AAD D TT H HEEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Matt & Kim April 21 GEE O G ORRG G IIAA TTH H EEAATT RREE (Athens, GA) Peter Hook April 21 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Halestorm, The Pretty Reckless April 22 CC A AN NN NEE RRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Testament, Exodus, Shattered Sun April 22 GEE O G ORRG G IIAA TTH H EEAATT RREE (Athens, GA) Tyler, The Creator April 22 MAARRAATT H M HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Sleater-Kinney April 23 MO M O RRTTO ON N TT H HEE AATTRREE (Athens, GA) Christopher Titus April 23 TT H HEE AARREE N NAA AATT G GW WIIN NN NEE TT TT CC EEN N TTEE RR (Atlanta) The Who, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts April 23 TT H HEE TTAABBEERRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Halestorm, The Pretty Reckless April 23 TT H HEE M MAASSQ QU U EERRAAD DEE (Atlanta) Testament, Exodus, Shattered Sun April 23 TT U USSCC AALLO OO O SSAA AAM MPPH H IITTH H EEAATT RREE (Tuscaloosa, AL) Needtobreathe, Ben Rector, Drew
Holcomb & The Neighbors, Colony House April 23 CCH HA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Huntsville) Christopher Titus April 24 EED DD D IIEE’’ SS A ATT TTIICC (Atlanta) Elizabeth Cook April 24 TTH H EE IIN N TTEE RRN NA ATT IIO ON NA ALL (Knoxville) Testament, Exodus, Shattered Sun April 24 CCIITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY N NA ASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Joan Armatrading April 25 CCO O BBBB EEN NEE RRG GYY PPEERRFFO O RRM MIIN NG GA ARRTT SS CCEE N NTT EERR (Atlanta) Rodney Carrington April 25 TTH H EE TT A ABBEERRN NA ACC LLEE (Atlanta) Walk the Moon, The Griswolds April 25 TTH H EE M MA ASSQ QU UEE RRA AD DEE (Atlanta) Dance Gavin Dance, Polyphia, Hail The Sun, Stolas April 25 FFRREED D RRII CCK KSS EEQ QU U IIPPM MEEN N TT (Decatur, AL) .38 Special April 25 VVO ON N BBRRA AU UN N CCEE N NTT EERR (Huntsville) Chicago April 26 3377 M MA AIIN N (Buford, GA) Queensrÿche April 26 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Ryan Adams April 27 AN A ND DRREE W W JJA ACC K KSSO ON NH HA ALLLL (Nashville) Bob Dylan April 27 FFO OXX TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Death Cab For Cutie, The Antlers April 27 MEEM M MO ORRIIA ALL A AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Chattanooga) Chicago April 28 TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Five Finger Death Punch April 28 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Ryan Adams April 28 IIRRO ON N CCIITT YY (Birmingham) Halestorm, The Pretty Reckless April 28 TTH H EE TT A ABBEERRN NA ACC LLEE (Atlanta) Godsmack April 28
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TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) In This Moment, Butcher Babies, Upon A Burning Body April 29 RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O O RRII U UM M (Nashville) Death Cab for Cutie, The Antlers April 29 SSYYM M PPH HO ON N YY H HA ALLLL (Atlanta) Joan Armatrading April 29 TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Keb’ Mo’ May 1 CCO O BBBB EE N NEERRG G YY PPEERRFFO O RRM M IIN NG GA ARRTTSS CCEE N NTT EERR (Atlanta) Lewis Black May 1 FFO OXX TT H HEE A ATTRREE (Atlanta) Steve Winwood May 1 TTIIVV O OLLII TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Chattanooga) Lewis Black May 2 TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Breaking Benjamin May 2 CCO O BBBB EE N NEERRG G YY PPEERRFFO O RRM M IIN NG GA ARRTTSS CCEE N NTT EERR (Atlanta) Bill Cosby May 2 VVEE RRII ZZO ON NW WIIRREELLEE SSSS A AM MPPH H IITT H HEEA ATT RREE A ATT EEN NCC O ORREE PPA ARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Doobie Brothers, Don Felder May 2 VVA ARRIIEETT YY PPLLA AYY H HO OU U SSEE (Atlanta) The Robert Cray Band May 2 UN U NIIVV EERRSSIITT YY O OFF A ALLA ABBA AM MA A (Tuscaloosa) Steve Winwood May 2 OA O AK KM MO OU UN N TTA AIIN NA AM MPPH HII TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Pelham, AL) Slipknot, Hatebreed May 2 TTEE N NN NEE SSSSEEEE TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Lewis Black May 3 TTH H EE IIN N TTEE RRN NA ATTII O ON NA ALL (Knoxville) Papa Roach, We Are Harlot May 3 TTH H EE W WO OO OD DSS A ATT FFO ON N TTA AN N EELL (Whites Creek, TN) John Fogerty May 3 IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) The Used, Chevelle, Marmozets May 4 EEXXIITT// IIN N (Nashville) The Kooks May 5 WA W ARR M MEEM MO ORRIIA ALL A AU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) The Used, Chevelle, Marmozets May 5 KN K NO OXXVV IILLLLEE CCO O LLIISSEE IIU UM M (Knoxville) Slipknot, Hatebreed May 5 BBIIJJ O OU U TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience May 5 TTEE N NN NEE SSSSEEEE TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Rick Springfield May 5 IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) Five Finger Death Punch May 5 ALL A A ABBA AM MA A TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Birmingham) Hozier May 6 IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) Pixies May 6 GEEO G O RRG GIIA A TT H HEE A ATTRREE (Athens, GA) Zappa Plays Zappa May 6 MA M ARRA ATTH HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO O RRK KSS (Nashville) Zappa Plays Zappa May 7 SSCCH H EERRM MEE RRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CCEE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Kenny G May 7 KN K NO OXXVV IILLLLEE CCO O LLIISSEE U UM M (Knoxville) Needtobreathe, Ben Rector, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, Colony House May 7 TTH H EE EEA ARRLL (Atlanta) Peelander-Z May 7 CCH HA ASSTTA AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Hozier May 8 CCEEN N TTRRA ALL PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) “Shaky Knees Music Festival” Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Mastodon, Clutch, The Both - Aimee Mann and Ted Leo, Two Gallants, Blank Range May 8 SSCCH H EERRM MEE RRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CCEE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Kenny G May 8 TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Marilyn Manson May 9 JJEEN NN NIIEE A AN ND DEE RRSS O ON N TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Marietta, GA) Mickey Gilley May 9 CCEEN N TTRRA ALL PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) “Shaky Knees Music Festival” Interpol, The Both - Aimee Mann and Ted Leo May 9 ARREE N A NA AA ATT G GW WII N NN NEE TTTT CC EEN N TTEE RR (Atlanta) John Fogerty May 9 SSCCH H EERRM MEE RRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CCEE N NTT EERR
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(Nashville) Kenny G May 9 TT H HEE SSH HEE D D (Maryville, TN) Jason Isbell May 9 VV EERRIIZZ O ON NW WIIRREELLEESS SS A AM MPPH HII TTH H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) ZZ Top, Jeff Beck May 10 CC EEN N TTRRA ALL PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) “Shaky Knees Music Festival” The Both - Aimee Mann and Ted Leo, The Damnwells, Xavier Rudd, The Mowgli’s May 10 TT U USSCC A ALLO OO O SSA AA AM MPPH H IITT H HEEAATT RREE (Tuscaloosa) John Fogerty May 10 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON N EE A ARREEN NA A (Nashville) The Who May 11 CC IITT YY W WII N NEERRYY N NA ASSH H VV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Ed Kowalczyk May 11 VV A ARRIIEETT YY PPLLA AYYH HO OU USS EE (Atlanta) Ani DiFranco May 11 VV A ARRIIEETT YY PPLLA AYYH HO OU USS EE (Atlanta) Ed Kowalczyk May 12 TT EERRM MII N NA ALL W WEESS TT (Atlanta) Primal Scream May 12 BBIIJJO OU U TT H HEE A ATTRREE (Knoxville) Jenny Lewis May 12 PPH H IILLIIPPSS A ARREEN NA A (Atlanta) Bette Midler May 13 G EEO G ORRG G IIA A TT H HEEA ATT RREE (Athens, GA) Jenny Lewis May 13 EE XXIITT// IIN N (Nashville) Blue October May 13 WO W O LLFF CC RREEEE K KA AM MPPH HIITT H H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) 2 Live Crew May 15 TT H HEE M MA ASSQ QU UEERRA AD DEE (Atlanta) Ministry May 15 G EEO G ORRG G IIA A TT H HEEA ATT RREE (Athens, GA) My Morning Jacket May 15 KSSU K U SSPPO ORRTT SS A AN ND D EEN N TTEE RRTTAAIIN NM MEE N NTT PPAARRK K (Kennesaw, GA) “Shaky Boots Music Festival” Jason Isbell May 16 VV EERRIIZZ O ON NW WIIRREELLEESS SS A AM MPPPPH HII TTH H EEAATT RREE AATT EE N NCC O ORREE PPA ARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Needtobreathe May 16 SSM MO OK KYY M MO OU UN NTT A AIIN NH HA ARRLLEEYY D D AAVVIID D SSO ON N (Maryville, TN) Shooter Jennings May 16 RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) TV On The Radio May 16 KSSU K U SSPPO ORRTT SS A AN ND D EEN N TTEE RRTTAAIIN NM MEE N NTT PPAARRK K (Kennesaw, GA) “Shaky Boots Music Festival” Rascal Flatts, Sara Evans, Jim White vs. The Packway Handle Band, Cracker May 17 G RRA G AN ND DO O LLEE O O PPRRYY H HO OU U SSEE (Nashville) Paramore, Copeland May 17 PPH H IILLIIPPSS A ARREEN NA A (Atlanta) Iggy Azeala, Nick Jonas, Tinashe, DJ Wizz Kidd May 19 H IIG H GH HW WA ATTTT (Nashville) Rubblebucket, Vacationer May 19 CC EEN N TTEE RR SSTTA AG G EE (Atlanta) Todd Rundgren May 20 IIRRO ON N CC IITTYY (Birmingham) Kamelot, Dragonforce May 21 VV EERRIIZZ O ON NW WIIRREELLEESS SS A AM MPPH H IITTH H EEAATT RREE AATT EE N NCC O ORREE PPA ARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Darius Rucker May 21 KIIN K NG GSSTT O ON ND DO OW WN NSS (Atlanta) (Rome, GA) “Counterpoint Music & Arts Festival” May 22 IIRRO ON N CC IITTYY (Birmingham) Kamelot, Dragonforce May 22 TT EEN NN NEESSSS EEEE TT H H EEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Sheryl Crow May 23 KIIN K NG GSSTT O ON ND DO OW WN NSS (Atlanta) (Rome, GA) “Counterpoint Music & Arts Festival” May 23 RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) “Weird Al” Yankovic May 23 KIIN K NG GSSTT O ON ND DO OW WN NSS (Atlanta) (Rome, GA) “Counterpoint Music & Arts Festival” May 24 VV EERRIIZZ O ON NW WIIRREELLEESS SS A AM MPPH H IITTH H EEAATT RREE AATT EE N NCC O ORREE PPA ARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Rush May 26 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON N EE A ARREEN NA A (Nashville) New Kids On The Block, TLC, Nelly May 27 BBU UCC K KH HEE A AD D TT H HEE A ATTRREE (Atlanta) Purity Ring May 27
CC O OBBBB EEN N EERRG GYY PPEERRFF O ORRM MIIN NG G AARRTT SS CC EEN NTT EERR (Atlanta) Lisa Lampinelli May 30 AAARRO A ON N ’’SS AAM M PPH HIITT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Dave Matthews Band May 30 HAARRRRAAH H H ’’SS CC H HEE RRO OK KEE EE CC AASSIIN NO O (Cherokee) Jay Leno May 30 TT H HEE AARREE N NAA AATT G GW WIIN NN NEE TT TT CC EEN N TTEE RR (Atlanta) Jimmy Buffett June 2 TT U USSCC AALLO OO O SSAA AAM MPPH H IITTH H EEAATT RREE (Tuscaloosa, AL) Dave Matthews Band June 3 OAAK O KM MO OU UN NTT AAIIN N AAM M PPH HIITT H HEE AATT RREE (Pelham, AL) Train, The Fray, Matt Nathanson June 3 CC H HAASSTT AAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Third Eye Blind, Dashboard Confessional June 3 ARREEN A N AA AATT G GW WIIN NN N EETT TT CCEE N NTT EERR (Atlanta) Barry Manilow, Dave Koz June 4 RRIIVV EERRBBEEN ND D FFEE SSTTIIVV AALL (Chattanooga) Exile, 3 Doors Down June 5 AAARRO A ON N ’’SS AAM M PPH HIITT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Train, The Fray, Matt Nathanson June 5 CC H HAASSTT AAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Lou Gramm June 5 TT U USSCC AALLO OO O SSAA AAM MPPH H IITTH H EEAATT RREE (Tuscaloosa, AL) SWV June 5 RRIIVV EERRBBEEN ND D FFEE SSTTIIVV AALL (Chattanooga) Martina McBride, Juice Newton June 6 SSO OU UTT H HEERRN N SSTT AATT EE SS AAM MPPH HII TTH H EEAATT RREE (Fayetteville, GA) Chuck Negron June 6 PPH HIILLII PPSS AARREEN NAA (Atlanta) New Kids On The Block, TLC, Nelly June 6 CC O OU UN N TTRRYY TT O ON N IITTEE TTH H EEAATT RREE (Pigeon Forge, TN) Chubby Checker & the Wildcats June 12 CC H HAASSTT AAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) SWV, Blackstreet Featuring Teddy Riley, Tony! Toni! Tone’!, Next June 12 GEE O G ORRG G IIAA D DO OM M EE (Atlanta) Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Brantley Gilbert, Chase Rice June 13 ARREEN A N AA AATT G GW WIIN NN N EETT TT CCEE N NTT EERR (Atlanta) Cheech & Chong, WAR June 13 AAARRO A ON N ’’SS AAM M PPH HIITT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Lana Del Ray June 14 TT EEN NN N EESSSSEE EE TT H HEE AATTRREE (Knoxville) Kathy Griffin June 17 CC H HAASSTT AAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) “Weird Al” Yankovic June 20 D && LLII N 33RRD ND DSSLLEE YY (Nashville) Josh Rouse,
Walter Martin June 20 TTH H EE W WO OO OD D SS A ATT FFO ON N TT A AN N EELL (Whites Creek, TN) Bryan Adams June 25 CCO O BBBB EEN NEE RRG GYY PPEERRFFO O RRM MIIN NG GA ARRTT SS CCEE N NTT EERR (Atlanta) Natalie Cole June 26 OA O AK KM MO OU UN N TTA AII N NA AM MPPH H IITTH H EEA ATT RREE (Pelham, GA) Def Leppard, Styx, Tesla June 27 TTH H EE W WO OO OD D SS A ATT FFO ON N TT A AN N EELL (Whites Creek, TN) Brian Wilson, Rodriguez June 27 AA A ARRO ON N’’ SS A AM MPPH H IIH HEE A ATTRREE (Atlanta) Def Leppard, Styx, Tesla June 28 TTEE N NN N EESSSSEEEE SSTT A ATTEE FFA AIIRRG G RRO OU UN ND DSS (Nashville) Van’s Warped Tour July 1 AA A ARRO ON N’’ SS A AM MPPH H IIH HEE A ATTRREE (Atlanta) Van’s Warped Tour July 2 BBRRII D DG GEE SSTTO ON NEE A ARREEN NA A (Nashville) Imagine Dragons, Metric, Halsey July 8 BBRRII D DG GEE SSTTO ON NEE A ARREEN NA A (Nashville) Train, The Fray, Matt Nathanson July 10 VVA AN ND DEE RRBBIILLTT SSTT A AD DIIU UM M (Nashville) Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, Randy Houser, Dustin Lynch July 11 BBRRII D DG GEE SSTTO ON NEE A ARREEN NA A (Nashville) Fall Out Boy, Wiz Kalifa, Hoodie Allen July 12 VVEE RRIIZZO ON NW WIIRREE LLEESSSS A AM M PPH HIITT H HEE A ATTRREE A ATT EEN NCC O O RREE PPA ARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Barenaked Ladies, Violent Femmes, Colin Hay July 12 TTH H EE W WO OO OD D SS A ATT FFO ON N TT A AN N EELL (Whites Creek, TN) Barenaked Ladies, Violent Femmes, Colin Hay July 13 PPH HIILLIIPPSS A ARREE N NA A (Atlanta) Imagine Dragons, Metric, Halsey July 14 AA A ARRO ON N’’ SS A AM MPPH H IIH HEE A ATTRREE (Atlanta) Fall Out Boy, Wiz Kalifa, Hoodie Allen July 17 AA A ARRO ON N’’ SS A AM MPPH H IITT H HEEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes, Sam Hunt July 18 AA A ARRO ON N’’ SS A AM MPPH H IIH HEE A ATTRREE (Atlanta) Kid Rock, Foreigner July 19 CCH HA ASSTT A AII N N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Idina Menzel July 24 SSO OU U TTH H EERRN NG G RRO OU UN ND DA AM M PPH HIITT H HEE A ATTRREE (Fayetteville, GA) Blood Sweat & Tears July 25 PPH HIILLIIPPSS A ARREE N NA A (Atlanta) Slipknot, Lamb Of God, Bullet For My Valentine, Motionless In White July 26
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TTEE N NN NEE SSSSEEEE TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Diana Krall July 27 SSCCH H EERRM MEE RRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CCEE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Shirley MacLaine July 30 BBRRIID DG GEESS TTO ON NEE A ARREE N NA A (Nashville) Shania Twain, Gavin DeGraw July 31 PPH H IILLIIPPSS A ARREEN NA A (Atlanta) Shania Twain, Gavin DeGraw August 1 AA A ARRO ON N’’ SS A AM MPPH H IITTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) 5 Seconds of Summer August 5 NA N ASSH HVV IILLLLEE M MU UN NIICC IIPPA ALL A AU UD DII TTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) “Ink-N-Iron Festival” Merle Haggard, Three Times Bad August 7 BBIICC EEN N TTEE N NN N IIA ALL CC A APPII TTO O LL M MA ALLLL SSTTA ATT EE PPA ARRK K (Nashville) Reverend Horton Heat August 7 RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O O RRII U UM M (Nashville) Alice in Chains August 7 TTEE N NN NEE SSSSEEEE TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) “Weird Al” Yankovic August 7 FFO OXX TT H HEE A ATTRREE (Atlanta) My Morning Jacket, Mini Mansions August 7 CCH HA ASSTTA AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) ThePianoGuys August 8 FFO OXX TT H HEE A ATTRREE (Atlanta) My Morning Jacket, Mini Mansions August 8 NA N ASSH HVV IILLLLEE M MU UN NIICC IIPPA ALL A AU UD DII TTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) “Ink-N-Iron Festival” Three Times Bad August 8 RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O O RRII U UM M (Nashville) Alice in Chains August 8 CCH HA ASSTTA AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Steely Dan, Elvis Costello August 9 NA N ASSH HVV IILLLLEE M MU UN NIICC IIPPA ALL A AU UD DII TTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) “Ink-N-Iron Festival” Three Times Bad August 9 BBRRIID DG GEESS TTO ON NEE A ARREE N NA A (Nashville) The Charlie Daniels Band, Travis Tritt, Montgomery Gentry, Billy Ray Cyrus, Kentucky Headhunters, The Outlaws, Lee Roy Parnell August 12 CCH HA ASSTTA AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Gipsy Kings August 14 AA A ARRO ON N’’ SS A AM MPPH H IIH HEEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) J. Cole, Big
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Sean, YG, Jeremih, Bas, Cozz August 15 CC H HA ASSTT A AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Jim Gaffigan August 16 TT H HEE W WO OO OD DSS A ATT FF O ON NTT A AN NEE LL (Whites Creek, TN) Damien Rice August 16 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON N EE A ARREEN NA A (Nashville) Def Leppard, Styx, Tesla August 18 PPH H IILLIIPPSS A ARREEN NA A (Atlanta) Luke Bryan, Randy Houser, Dustin Lynch August 22 CC H HA ASSTT A AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Air Supply August 22 CC H HA ASSTT A AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Boyz II Men, Bell, Biv DeVoe August 28 AA A ARRO ON N’’SS A AM MPPH HIITT H H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Nickelback August 29 CC H HA ASSTT A AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Rick Springfield, Loverboy, The Romantics August 29 PPH H IILLIIPPSS A ARREEN NA A (Atlanta) Motley Crue, Alice Cooper August 30 PPH H IILLIIPPSS A ARREEN NA A (Atlanta) Madonna September 2 AA A ARRO ON N’’SS A AM MPPH HIITT H H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Kelly Clarkson, Pentatonix, Eric Hutchinson September 10 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON N EE A ARREEN NA A (Nashville) Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes, Sam Hunt September 11 TT H HEE LLIIBBRRA ARRYY TT H HEE A ATTRREE (Hoover, AL) The Blind Boys of Alabama September 24/25 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON N EE A ARREEN NA A (Nashville) Taylor Swift, Vance Joy September 25/26 SSCC H HW WA ARRTT ZZ CC EEN N TTEE RR (Atlanta) Chick Corea and Bela Fleck October 3 CC EEN N TTEE N NN NIIA ALL O OLLYY M MPPIICC PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Foo Fighters October 4 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON N EE A ARREEN NA A (Nashville) Foo Fighters October 5 PPH H IILLIIPPSS A ARREEN NA A (Atlanta) Ricky Martin October 22 G EEO G ORRG G IIA AD DO OM MEE (Atlanta) Taylor Swift, Vance Joy, Shawn Mendes October 24 CC H HA ASSTT A AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Mark Knopfler October 24
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halfway around the world. Based on the book by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice.
Cinderella PG A live-action retelling of the classic fairy tale about a servant step- Birdman R daughter who wins the heart of a This film is a black comedy that tells the story of an actor prince. famous for portraying an iconic superhero-as he struggles to Run All Night R An aging hitman is forced to take mount a Broadway play. In the on his brutal former boss to pro- days leading up to opening night, tect his estranged son and his he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, family. and himself. NO N OW W SSH HO OW WIIN NG G Black or White PG-13 A grieving widower is drawn into American Sniper R U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent a custody battle over his grandto Iraq with only one mission: to daughter, whom he helped raise protect his brothers-in-arms. His her entire life. pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and, Chappie R as stories of his courageous In the near future, crime is exploits spread, he earns the patrolled by an oppressive mechnickname “Legend.” However, his anized police force. When one reputation is also growing behind police droid, Chappie, is stolen enemy lines, putting a price on and given new programming, he his head and making him a prime becomes the first robot with the target of insurgents. He is also ability to think and feel for himfacing a different kind of battle self. on the home front: striving to be a good husband and father from Fifty Shades of Grey R
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Liam Neeson in Warner Brothers Pictures’ “Run All Night”.
Literature student Anastasia Steele’s life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey. Focus R In the midst of veteran con man Nicky’s latest scheme, a woman from his past - now an accomplished femme fatale - shows up and throws his plans for a loop. Hot Tub Time Machine 2 R When Lou, who has become the “father of the Internet,” is shot by an unknown assailant, Jacob and Nick fire up the time machine
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again to save their friend. Jupiter Ascending PG-13 In a bright and colorful future, a young destitute caretaker gets targeted by a ruthless son of a powerful family that live on a planet in need of a new heir, so she travels with a genetically engineered warrior to the planet in order to stop his tyrant reign. Kingsman: The Secret Service R A veteran secret agent takes a young upstart under his wing. McFarland USA PG A cross country coach in a small
California town transforms a The Lazarus Effect PG-13 team of athletes into champi- A group of medical students discover a way to bring dead onship contenders. patients back to life. Paddington PG A family befriends a talking bear The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel PG at a London train station. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is the expansionist dream Still Alice PG-13 Alice Howland, happily married of Sonny, and it’s making more with three grown children, is a claims on his time than he has renowned linguistics professor available, considering his immiwho starts to forget words. When nent marriage to the love of his she receives a diagnosis of Early- life, Sunaina. Sonny has his eye Onset Alzheimer’s Disease, Alice on a promising property now that and her family find their bonds his first venture, The Best Exotic thoroughly tested. Her struggle to more »Marigold Hotel for the stay connected to who she once Elderly and Beautiful, has only a was is frightening, heartbreaking, single remaining vacancy-posing a rooming predicament for fresh and inspiring. arrivals Guy and Lavinia. Evelyn and Douglas have now joined the The Duff PG-13 A high school senior instigates a Jaipur workforce, and are wonsocial pecking order revolution dering where their regular dates after finding out that she has for Chilla pancakes will lead, been labeled the DUFF while Norman and Carol are (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) to negotiating the tricky waters of her prettier more popular an exclusive relationship, as Madge juggles two eligible and friends. very wealthy suitors. Perhaps the only one who may know the The Imitation Game PG-13 During the winter of 1952, British answers is newly installed coauthorities entered the home of manager of the hotel, Muriel, the mathematician, cryptanalyst and keeper of everyone’s secrets. As war hero Alan Turing to investi- the demands of a traditional gate a reported burglary. They Indian wedding threaten to instead ended up arresting Turing engulf them all, an unexpected himself on charges of ‘gross inde- way forward presents itself. cency’, an accusation that would lead to his devastating more The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge »conviction for the criminal Out of Water G offense of homosexuality - little SpongeBob goes on a quest to did officials know, they were discover a stolen recipe that actually incriminating the pio- takes him to our dimension, our neer of modern-day computing. world, where he tangles with a Famously leading a motley group pirate. of scholars, linguists, chess champions and intelligence officers, Unfinished Business R he was credited with cracking the A hard-working small business so-called unbreakable codes of owner and his two associates Germany’s World War II Enigma travel to Europe to close the most machine. An intense and haunt- important deal of their lives. But ing portrayal of a brilliant, com- what began as a routine business plicated man, this film follows a trip goes off the rails in every genius who under nail-biting way imaginable - and unimaginpressure helped to shorten the able - way, including unplanned war and, in turn, save thousands stops at a massive sex fetish event and a global economic of lives. summit. ENIGMA
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fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart with the help from othDo You Believe? A dozen different souls-all mov- ers on her side. ing in different directions, all longing for something more. As It Follows R their lives unexpectedly inter- For nineteen-year-old Jay, sect, they each are about to dis- Autumn should be about school, cover there is power in the Cross boys and week-ends out at the of Christ ... even if they don’t yet lake. But after a seemingly innobelieve it. When a local pastor is cent sexual encounter, she finds shaken to the core by the visible herself plagued by strange visions faith of an old street-corner and the inescapable sense that preacher, he is reminded that someone, something, is following true belief always requires her. Faced with this burden, Jay action. His response ignites a and her friends must find a way faith-fueled journey that power- to escape the horrors that seem fully impacts everyone it touches to be only a few steps behind. in ways that only God could orchestrate. This stirring new The Gunman R film from the creators of God’s A former Special Forces soldier Not Dead arrives in theaters and military contractor suffering Spring of 2015. More than a from PTSD tries to reconnect movie, it’s a question we all must with his long time love, but first answer in our lifetimes: DO YOU must go on the run from London to Barcelona and across Europe BELIEVE? in order to clear his name. Insurgent PG-13 Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her
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Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia playing steel guitar enters the pop chart…it’ll reach No. 10 despite being banned by some radio stations for the title’s pot reference…B&S claim that “toke” refers to a token or bus ticket and cite the line in the song, “waitin’ downtown at the railway station, one toke over the line” as proof…um, sure…
11 9 95555:: Charlie “Yardbird” Parker succumbs to a heart attack...the 34year-old alto saxophonist was a bebop pioneer who played with an inventiveness, speed and fluidity yet to be equaled…this same week Elvis signs a management contract with “Colonel” Tom Parker, a former carnival performer, dog catcher and stowaway who snuck into the U.S. from the Netherlands…meanwhile, Ray Charles’ R&B chart hit “I Got a Woman” peaks at #2…the song is widely considered the first soul hit with its blend of gospel and R&B elements…
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119 9 6655:: Eric Clapton splits from The Yardbirds to join John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers…The Beatles have a lock on the Top Ten with their ownership of the top four positions on the chart...in order they are, “She Loves You,” “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” “Please Please Me,” and “Twist and Shout”...meanwhile, their LP Meet The Beatles has moved over 3.5 million platters making it at the time the biggestselling album ever...Billboard reports that the lads from Liverpool account for a staggering 60 percent of the singles market in 1 957 : Fats Domino hits the pop the U.S.… chart for the first time with his swingin’ “I’m Walkin’”…the fat man 1199 6677 :: Dick James, the Beatles’ music will enjoy another 66 charting hits publisher, announces that 446 versions of “Yesterday” have been during the next 13 years… waxed to date making it the all11 9 95588 :: Crooner Perry Como’s “Catch time covers champ…also this week, a Falling Star” becomes the first The Velvet Underground’s selfcertified gold record…this same titled debut album is released week Billie Holiday is sentenced to sporting Andy Warhol’s bananaa year’s probation after pleading peel cover...this same week George guilty to narcotics possession…and Harrison tracks “Within You also this week, a teenage duo from Without You” at Abbey Road…the Queens called Tom and Jerry song’s raga-like elements and release “Our Song” on Big instrumentation reflect Harrison’s Records…despite the label name, interest in Indian classical music… sales are miniscule, and it’s not till they start recording as Simon and 1199 66 99 :: The Smothers Brothers Garfunkel a few years later that the Comedy Hour TV show is canceled by CBS...during its run the show pair will hit the big time… had featured many rock acts 11 9 9 6633 :: Gerry Marsden of the including The Beatles, The Doors Merseybeat group Gerry & The and The Who...the cancellation is Pacemakers is fined £50 for trying seen as the result of the brothers to slip a German guitar past British refusing to censor politicallycustoms...imported instruments are charged comments made by guest subject to high duties… Joan Baez about her husband David Harris who was facing prison as a 11 9 966 44:: The Beatles complete shoot- Vietnam War resister… ing of scenes aboard a moving train for their forthcoming movie, 1199 7711 :: Brewer and Shipley’s “One A Hard Day’s Night…they’ve cov- Toke Over the Line” with The
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11 97 4: John Lennon and his drinking buddy Harry Nilsson are booted out of West L.A.’s Troubadour Club after razzing comic Tom Smothers…
11 97 5: John Lennon releases “Stand by Me”…it’s the only hit from his Rock and Roll album of oldies covers that will reach the Top 20…
11 97 7 : Pink Floyd’s LP Animals goes platinum…after being dumped by EMI, the Sex Pistols sign a contract with A&M Records in a ceremony held in front of Buckingham Palace…
11 97 8 : The red-hot Bee Gees’ “Night Fever” moves into the #1 pop chart slot displacing their previous chart topping single, “Stayin’ Alive”…
11 97 9 : Soul Brother (and Good Old Boy) #1, James Brown, improbably plays the Grand Ole Opry…this
same week, soul and rock singer Bonnie Bramlett slugs a highly inebriated Elvis Costello when he utters a racial slur about Ray Charles...Costello has since publicly apologized on many occasions for the gaffe... 11 9999 11:: Janet Jackson reveals that she is moving from A&M Records to Virgin in a deal worth about $40 million…there is no word on whether her nipples are part of the pact… 11 9999 22:: 40,000 people show up for Farm Aid in Irving, Texas...the starstudded show is organized by Willie Nelson to help failing family farms… 11 99 9955:: With his Me Against the World, rapper Tupac Shakur has the dubious distinction of being the first artist to have a No. 1 album while being behind bars… 11 9999 77:: Her Majesty proves she’s a pretty nice girl by knighting Paul McCartney…also this week, rapper Notorious B.I.G. is shot death death in L.A. following the Grammy Awards…the killing is attributed to a feud between East Coast and West Coast rappers…a rising rap star whose first album was titled Ready To Die, he was promoting his next release, Life After Death at the time of his demise…
11 9999 88:: Lawyers representing Korn serve Assistant Principal Gretchen Plewes of Zeeland High School in Michigan with court papers demanding she stop making “defamatory comments about Korn and its products”...the action stems from the suspension of a student who wore a Korn T-shirt to school…this same week, 56,000 country music fans turn up in Phoenix for what must be the longest-winded name ever for a music event: Nokia Presents The George Strait Chevy Truck Country Music Festival Brought To You By Wrangler...phew… 22000000:: In the middle of a Fargo, North Dakota show, Korn drummer David Silveria suddenly loses use of one of his wrists...Mike Bordin of Faith No More subs for the rest of the tour while Silveria heals…also
this week, Chrissie Hynde is busted in New York for slashing leather goods at a Gap store...she’s part of a PETA action…
take refuge in the wisdom of her religion, that a spirit of understanding will convert her heart from hatred to remorse, from anger to kindness, from the deadly 22000033:: the Chinese government intoxication of revenge to the orders the Rolling Stones to axe lowly practices of self-reform.”… four songs from the set lists of their Shanghai and Beijing 22000077:: Grandmaster Flash and the shows...the banned tunes are Furious Five become the first hip“Brown Sugar,” “Honky Tonk hop act to be inducted into the Women,” “Beast of Burden,” and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame… “Let’s Spend the Night Together”…this same week, during 22000088:: it’s announced that Snoop a London show, Dixie Chicks front- Dogg will guest star on the longwoman Natalie Maines tells the running soap One Life to Live...he’ll crowd she’s ashamed of fellow perform a couple of tracks from his Texan, President George W. Bush newest CD, Ego Trippin’ and over his Iraq policy…back home mashup the show’s theme the remarks don’t sit well with music...this same week, iTunes dismany Americans and the Chicks see places Best Buy as the second their shows and records boy- biggest music retailer...Walmart retains the top spot though the cotted… giant chain has continued to shrink 22000044:: A motion by Axl Rose to pre- its CD rackspace in stores making vent Universal Music Group from more room for DVDs and video releasing a Guns N’ Roses greatest games… hits album is denied by a federal judge...the label argues that it has 22000099 :: In another indication of every right to release the record foundering CD sales, BMG Music since Rose has failed to deliver on Service, the last of the record clubs his contract to produce the long- to offer those 10 CDs for a penny threatened Chinese Democracy promotions, announces that it’s album…this same week Jack White shutting down … former competiof the White Stripes pleads guilty tor Columbia House had closed a to misdemeanor assault and bat- couple of years earlier…Neil Young tery on singer Jason Stollsteimer of releases his video for “Johnny The Von Bondies...the charges stem Magic” on the internet...it’s Neil in from a bar fight between the two his car lip-syncing to the song with Detroit musicians the previous his dog in the back seat, one camDecember...White is fined $750… era, no edits...Neil explains the “economy look” goes with the 22000055:: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame times… celebrates its twentieth anniversary and the 50th anniversary of 220011 00:: Sony Music announces the rock itself …Bruce Springsteen biggest recording deal in history inducts U2 and Neil Young ushers with the estate of Michael Jackson in The Pretenders… worth more than $200 million…the contract calls for 10 album projects 22000066 :: Leonard Cohen wins a $9.5 over seven years including one of million judgment against Kelley previously unreleased Lynch charging that his former material…Sony has sold about 31 manager had embezzled more than million copies of Jackson’s albums $5 million from the singer-song- worldwide since his June 2009 writer...in 2012 Lynch receives an death…this same week Lil Wayne is 18-month sentence for violating an sentenced to a year in slam for illeorder to avoid contact with gal gun possession…meanwhile, Cohen…at her trial Cohen tells the Pink Floyd wins a suit against EMI court, “It gives me no pleasure to preventing the label from selling see my onetime friend shackled to singles downloads and ringtones a chair in a court of law, her con- from the band’s back catalog…and siderable gifts bent to the services finally this week, bassist Phil Blake of darkness, deceit, and revenge. It of English indie band Redtrack gets is my prayer that Ms. Lynch will back to work after having his hand ENIGMA
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reattached surgically…it had been hacked off by a machete-wielding thief intent on stealing his cellphone… 22001111 :: Owsley Stanley, the soundman and, most famously, the “chemist to the stars” who made high-grade LSD for rockers like the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles, dies in a car accident in Australia at age 76… 22001122:: Taylor Swift is named the highest grossing pop star of 2011 with earnings of nearly $36 million…she single handedly beat out U2 who brought in a mere $32 million… 22001133 :: People, Hell & Angels, a collection of unreleased Jimi Hendrix studio tracks debuts at No. 2 on the album chart…it’s the artist’s fastest-breaking LP since 1969… 22001144:: A leaked press release outlines Neil Young’s new Pono digital music technology and the oddball Toblerone-shaped player that Young says will overcome audiophiles’ objections to most digital music…funding the service via a Kickstarter campaign raises the needed $800,000 in in less than 10 hours…
RRU UM MOO UURR HH AASS IITT … … …There’s got bad news for Azaleans. Fans are going to Azzaa llee aa’’ss have to wait to see IIggggyy A “Great Escape Tour” because it’s been pushed back from the spring to the fall. The postponement is being blamed on tour production delays. An announcement from Def Jam Recordings says, “To accommodate for creative team availability and tour production plans, it was determined that the tour will not be ready for this spring. It is extremely important to IIggggyy that she delivers the show she envisaged to share with her fans
and that requires more time in JJaa yy SSeeddrr iiss hh, also pleaded guilty and development.” got 10 years on probation. All three were to stand trial for the …A year after a freight Feb. 20, 2014, train collision that train plowed into crew members killed 27-year-old camera assistant G rreegggg SSaa rraahh JJoonneess of Atlanta and injured for a movie about singer G AAllll m maann, killing a young camera six other crew members on a railassistant, the film’s director was road bridge in rural southeast sentenced to two years in jail Georgia. Her death galvanized Monday as part of a plea deal. In a behind-the-scenes film workers rare case of a filmmaker being nationwide to push for improved prosecuted for a death on a movie safety standards on sets. “We hope set, “Midnight Rider” director the sacrifice of our daughter’s life RRaannddaallll M Miillll eerr pleaded guilty to will continue to change the film charges of involuntary manslaugh- industry,” JJoonnee ss’’ father, RRii cchhaa rrdd ter and criminal trespassing as part JJoonneess , told reporters outside the of the last-minute deal in southeast courthouse. “I believe it sends a Georgia. Prosecutors agreed to message, frankly, that if you do not Mii llll eerr ’’ss wife respect those you’re in charge of, drop charges against M and business partner, JJooddyy SSaavvii nn. you may end up behind bars.” The movie’s executive producer, Prosecutors said all three defendants knew that CSX Transportation, which owned the trestle spanning the Altamaha River, had denied them permission in writing to film on its tracks. …The latest trend in fashion accessories for music festivals – earplugs – may have been hidden in plain sight at an event but that’s about to change. Goldenvoice in partnership with New York-based Doppler Labs plans to hand out 100,000 pairs of its new DUBS brand of soft-molded earplugs in the welcome boxes given out at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., this spring. Different-colored pairs of the upscale DUBS Acoustic Filters will also be on sale at the festival for $25 a pair, according to a statement. Doppler Labs CEO and coN ooaahh K Krr aafftt said the partfounder N nership is a match made in heaven. “We simply could not ask for a better platform than Coachella to launch DUBS Earplugs,” he said in a statement. “Coachella has set the standard for live music and curation. “We are proud to be a partner ENIGMA
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and provide hearing protection that allows all attendees to be immersed in the festival and optimize the music listening experience.” …A Nashville bar owner was convicted of second degree murder Friday for the fatal shooting of a country singer-songwriter. CC hhrr iiss FFee rrrr eell ll had told jurors that he shot W Waa yynnee M Mii llll ss in November 2013 in self-defense. But Nashville jurors sided with prosecutors who argued that FFee rrrr eellll intended to kill Miill llss when he shot him after a M heated argument at his nowdefunct bar. FFeerr rree llll will be sentenced on April 10. He testified that the two got into an argument at his Pit and Barrel bar in downtown Nashville and that M Mii ll llss threatened to kill him. “I reached to the top of the cooler and retrieved my .22-caliber ...” FFeerr rree llll said, according to The Tennessean newspaper. “And I fired it. “I fired in fear.” FFeerr rree llll said he grabbed bar towels to try and stop the bleeding, but then began to panic and put an unloaded gun next to Miill llss . M
Drr aakkee fans are the lat…D est target of a scammer who reportedly has “booked” tickets to non-existent concerts in at least eight cities – despite the fact that DD rraakk ee is not touring U.S. arenas this year. Arena Theatre in Houston was one of the rooms hit by the scam. Tickets were reportedly on sale for a May 17 concert that was never booked. The venue released a statement reported by the Houston Chronicle that suggests it was taken in hook, line and sinker. “The Arena Theatre was issued a contract and sent the
appropriate deposit related to this Drr aakkee has not contract, however, D confirmed his availability to perform under the terms of this agreement for the May 17th date,” the paper quoted from a statement attributed to Arena management. “We are aggressively working with the OVO (October’s Very Own) camp to arrange a mutually agreeable date.” OVO Sound is the Toronto record label founded by DDrr aakk ee. The venue says it is refunding tickets purchased in the scam. …Combining a live symphony orchestra with film footage from one of the entertainment world’s most popular franchises, “Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage” will beam down to performing arts centers in more than 100 cities in 2016. Presented by CineConcerts, CBS Consumer Products and Paramount Pictures, the tour will play the U.S. and Canada through the end of April. “Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage” will draw music and visuals from the various TV series as well as motion picture films. “The Star Trek franchise has for many years been an important and meaningful part of our culture in so many ways,” said the tour’s conductor, CineConcerts producer/founder JJuu ss ttiinn FF rree eerr . “This exciting concert experience featuring the greatest music and visuals spanning five decades will be an extraordinary and memorable event.”
Haall ll aa nndd OO aattee ss are say…H ing “no can do” to a granolamaker’s Haulin’ Oats cereal. The pop music duo has sued Brooklynbased Early Bird Foods & Co. in federal court, accusing the company of violating trademark protections Daarr yyll with its “phonetic play” on D HH aallll and JJoohhnn OO aatteess ’’ names. The suit called it “an effort to trade off of the fame and notoriety” associated with the duo. In an email sent Thursday, Early Bird Foods owner NN eekkii ssii aa DDaa vviiss said she had no comment, “Except ‘Say it isn’t so,’” – an apparent reference to a 1983 Haa llll aanndd O O aatteess with recording by H that title. The company’s website describes it as a small operation located in the Red Hook section of
plays with A Arr m mssttrroonngg in elusive G uunnppoow wddeerr. punk band PPii nnhhee aadd G SScchhnneeii ddeerr previously ran local music store Univibe, which closed in 2001. The shop will open with 75 guitars on the wall, mostly from AArrm mssttrr oonngg and SScchh nnee iiddeerr ’’ss personal collections. The store will also sell amps and offer repairs. “We want to be a shop for musicians,” SScchhnneeii ddee rr commented. “The focus …LL eedd ZZ eeppppee llii nn has is used American guitars: Gretsch, “Stairway To Heaven,” LLyynn yyrrdd Fender, and not necessarily just SSkkyynnyyrr dd has “Free Bird” and march- vintage ones.” ing bands in Ohio have “Hang On Sloopy.” Now lawmakers want to …A Arr ii aannaa GGrr aa nnddee has MccCC ooyyss revealed she intends to make a make the 1960s hit by TThh ee M Grr aa nnddee said she the Buckeye State’s official song. A soul album. G favorite among many high school intends to make an album influand college marching bands, the enced by her favorite artists such song by W W eess FF aarr rr eell ll and BBee rrtt as IIm mooggeenn H Hee aapp and IInnddii aa A Arr iiee . RRuuss ssee llll was first recorded by TThhee GGrr aannddee told The Daily Star: “I love VVii bbrraattii oonnss in 1964 but it wasn’t pop music, but some of my favorite mooggee nn H Heeaa pp and II nnddii aa until Midwest pop group The artists like II m Arr iiee aren’t pop. I can see me makMcCoys, featuring a very young and A Ohio-born RRiicckk D D eerr rrii nnggee rr on guitar ing a left-of-center soul album and vocals, released their own ver- some day.” The news came two Grr aannddee fell over on sion in 1965 that “Sloopy” became a days after G No. 1 hit. The Ohio legislature rec- stage during the first night of her ognized “Hang On Sloopy” as Ohio’s North American tour on Sunday. official rock song during the 1980s. The singer tripped on some stairs, However, that action didn’t add the landing on her knees, during opensong to the Ohio Revised Code. If ing song “Bang Bang” at Toronto’s “Sloopy” gets the nod from both Air Canada Centre. She tweeted houses, the song’s lyrics will be afterwards: “Tonight was such a added to the Code, according to fun show. Y’all made me feel so Maarrcc much better!” the Ohio Capital Blog writer M KKoovvaacc via the Crescent-News. If you know any truths, half-truths, G rr eeee nn DD aayy frontman or outright lies about the music …G BBiill lliiee JJooee AArr m mssttrroonngg is set to open and club scene send them to Sissy a guitar shop. Broken Guitars will Vance c/o rumoursmill@enigmaonopen on April 3 in his hometown, line.com. Oakland, California. Local newspaper East Bay Express reports that - Sissy Vance AArr m mss ttrr oonngg will be opening the store with BBii ll ll SScchh nneeii ddee rr, who Brooklyn. It bills itself as the maker of “out-of-this-world delicious, wholesome and nourishing small batch granola and other foods by hand.” The suit asks the court to order Early Bird Foods to stop using the Haulin’ Oats name on packages of granola. It also says the company should hand over any profits made off the brand.
1. Modest Mouse 2. Blackberry Smoke 3. Alabama Shakes 4. Brandi Carlile 5. Belle & Sebastian 6. Lucinda Williams 7. Mark Ronson 8. Paul McCartney 9. Sleater-Kinney 10. Death Cab For Cutie 11. The Juliana Hatfield Three 12. The Decemberists 13. Scott Weiland & the Wildabouts 14. Elle King 15. Ivan & Alyosha 16. Florence and the Machine 17. Trigger Hippy 18. Weezer 19. Kate Pierson 20. Bjork
ADVENTURE PICKS 1. They Might Be Giants 2. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 3. My Morning Jacket
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Ten Bands Who Improved After Losing a Founding Member Pop rock band Death Cab for ing the pop rock group, but Eric War Cutie has a new album coming Stewart and Graham Gouldman out this month, and it will be their first without founding member Chris Walla. Rock history has a long list of bands who, after losing one of their founders, begin to decline.
"Why Can't We Be Friends?" Deep Purple Singer Rod Evans and bassist Nick Simper left in 1970 after charting with "Hush," and two years later the band recorded the classic "Smoke on the Water" with Ian Gillian on vocals.
Hopefully, that will not be the case for Death Cab. Vocalist and chief lyricist Ben Gibbard, who is well-known as the rocker who married Zooey Daschenal, should help the band maintain its low-key, clever style.
Jethro Tull Mick Abrahams left after their debut album, and shortly thereafter Ian Anderson's band hit the charts with classics like immortalized the band by pen- Former Animals singer Eric "Living in the Past," "Aqualung" There is a chance that the band ning such standards as "The Burdon left War in 1971, but the and "Bungle in the Jungle." could get even better, since a Things We Do For Love" and band did better than ever with handful of other groups have "Dreadlock Holiday." classics like "Low Rider" and Mott the Hoople experienced more success after losing one of its founding mem- Eagles bers. Here are ten well-known With all due respect to "Take It groups that actually improved Easy" and "Peaceful Easy after losing an original member Feeling" with guitarist/lyricist at some point after their debut Bernie Leadon on board, the Rock Hall of Famers did not albums. become huge stars until the electric of Hotel California and Pink Floyd The band did some solid psy- The Long Run. chedelic recordings early in their career, but timeless Styx albums like Dark Side of the John Curulewski quit and was Moon and The Wall came after replaced by Tommy Shaw, after front man Sydney Barrett left. which the art rockers had four consecutive gold albums and a wide range of enduring singles. Electric Light Orchestra After Roy Wood left to front Wizzard, Jeff Lynne led the band Squeeze to chart success with "Sweet Keyboardist Jools Holland went Talkin' Woman," "Don't Bring on to become a successful TV Me Down" and a score of other host after three albums, while Glenn Tilbrook and Chris hits. Difford made Squeeze famous with "Tempted" and "Black 10CC Godley and Creme managed to Coffee in Bed." chart once with "Cry" after leavENIGMA
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March Madness Predictions: Projecting the Number One Seeds In The NCAA Tournament NCAAB picks experts are monitor- the voters will have no choice but ing division 1 College basketball to put Duke ahead of the Cavaliers. teams with March Madness right around the corner which means it's time to take a look at where the contenders stand for the number one overall seeds in the tournament. We looked at the remaining schedules, RPI and used the eye test to determine the teams that we believe should be number one seeds. The conference tournaments usually cause things to shake up a little bit, so we also took into consideration what we think might happen in those tournaments. We could be way off because we are predicting the future instead of looking at the present, but sometimes you have to be bold. 3. Gonzaga 1. Kentucky Wildcats There have been questions The Wildcats will very likely enter whether Gonzaga deserves to be a the NCAA Tournament as the num- number one seed because of their ber one overall seed. Even if they soft schedule. That's a valid arguslip up and lose a game between ment, but they've also taken care now and then, I don't think there's of business against those oppoany question that they are the con- nents. Depending on how the consensus number one team in the ference tournaments shake out, country. With that being said, we Gonzaga might get bumped, but we think they will cruise through the think there will be enough upsets SEC tournament and enter the to make them hard to ignore if they NCAA tournament undefeated. This continue to win. team is definitely the best group of Freshman ever assembled in 4. Virginia College basketball history and could go down as one of the best The Cavaliers will get the last numNCAAB teams ever. ber one seed by default. We expect there to be upsets in the Big Ten 2. Duke and Big 12 tournaments to force the committee to put two ACC teams as It's almost a guarantee that Coach number one seeds. It's not that K's Blue Devils are going to be play- Virginia isn't deserving of a one ing their best basketball as we seed, but they haven't been playing approach the conference tourna- their best lately. ments. That is the case again this year. They have been on fire lately, Our expert NCAA March Madness including giving Virginia their only predictions aren't going out on too loss of the season at this point. much of a limb, but these are clearWhen Duke beats out Virginia ly the four best teams, in our opinagain to win the ACC tournament, ion. Right now, Wisconsin and ENIGMA
Villanova are the two best teams their chances, while Villanova will outside of those four, in our opin- be left out because of their past history of early exits in the NCAA tournament. Look for both of them to lock up number two seeds and be dangerous in the tournament. The safe money when making your Final Four predictions should be on Kentucky against the field, but don't underestimate Duke this year. NCAA picks insiders believe that the Wildcats of the Kentucky are not only the best team for the 2015 College basketball season but they could be one of the best NCAA teams in the history of NCAA basketball. ion. We predict Wisconsin to lose at least one more game to hurt
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