From the Publisher’s Notebook My favorite grocery store is at it again!! Last week they charged me for stuffed clams twice (they were a “buy one get one free”)… $4.98. This week they overcharged me over $9.00 on a buy one get one free dog treat. That’s $14.98 in two weeks. You need to check all stores on a “buy one get one”—I’ve had drug and grocery stores “cheat” me. Seems to be an accepted thing in retail.
all killers mentally ill? Is that a free pass in the legal system? Hang ‘em, shoot ‘em, pull the switch. We treat our prisoners in jail better than we treat some of our vets.
fold your extended middle finger and work to make America great Just think, free food, free medical, TV, heat and air, clothes—all the again. things we work for they get free. We need to bring back public hang- What happened to an eye for an ing to show some of these mass eye punishment? This crap about killers what they can expect. I’m they are mentally ill and should be tired of them getting life sentences given the benefit of the doubt… of and living a long life on my nickel. course they are mentally ill, aren’t
I’m having a hard time deciding what’s more annoying on TV. The jerk with the badly dyed hair and moustache trying to sell us a pillow for an overpriced cost … or two men standing on top of a tractor trailer truck wanting everyone hit by a truck to let them sue for you. Can that many people in this area get hit by trucks yearly? Had lunch at Bud’s of Brainerd recently. The food is really good and at a reasonable price. Seems like the Southside shooting scene is getting out-of-hand. We need more police presence in that area. We need to bring God and patriotism back into our school systems. Today’s family values seem to be slowly eroding. Parents need to exercise more control on their kids’ actions. If they still live at home, you should be able to pass on respect for others and feeling & respect for the law. It seems that we are holding up the lawless or borderline behavior as a good virtue to copy. You need to respect yourself and others to get the most out of life. The disrespect of our current president is hurting our country, which hurts you. He is your president, so ENIGMA
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What in the hell is Chris Rock’s problem? Boycott Netflix. I’m not ashamed of being white and will not kiss your butt for what happened before I was born. How does that famous line in the movie go …”I’m not going to take it any more!” Make a stand, don’t be sorry for who you are. Be a good person and walk proud. “Make America Great Again”. ‘Til next month, Paul Burke Sr.
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bbeesstt –– eessppeecc iiaallllyy w whheenn iitt ccoom m eess big picture and let you conttoo hheerr tt iim m ee ooff tthhee m m oonn tthh.. science be your guide. If they don’t respect you then you Dear Rocco, need to get them out of your I always give a lot to my rela- life. You sound like a wondertionships, my husband, family ful woman and it’s a shame members, and friends. I am people have taken advantage starting to resent this because I of your good nature and your don’t get much back. I hardly natural nurturing skills. It is ever get what I really want. never too late to change and What should I do? this change might and most VS likely be good for you but please do pay heed. Don’t go Dear VS, overboard in the opposite First off stop whining. For direction. It’s okay to bitch but some reason its been common- not be one. place for everyone to become or act like a victim. This isn’t Rocco is a common sense, tellthe 1800. It’s okay to standup it-like-it-is, no-nonsense kind for yourself and state your of guy offering real advice on opinion and quit being a rub- any subject put before him. ber stamp or allow oneself to Why pay thousands of dollars be used to boost someone on a high-priced therapist else’s ego. People will respect when he’ll straighten you out you more – or actually respect for free. If you’d like advice you if you stand your ground from Rocco e-mail him at from time to time. Look at the goaskrocco@yahoo.com.
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ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20) You’ll be angry if those you live with aren’t pulling their weight. Romantic encounters will develop through group activity. It’s time to reevaluate your own motives and make changes to yourself first. Everything is moving quickly, just the way you like it. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Friday. TAURUS (Apr. 21- May 21) You can’t live your life for others. Opportunities to upgrade your living standards will come through your lover or through joint financial investments. Be sure to use your charm and diplomacy when dealing
with potential new clients. Don’t (June 22-July 22) blame others for your own stub- You must be sure not to be frivolous, because as the saying goes, bornness. easy come, easy go. Jealous coworkYour luckiest events this month will ers may try to sabotage your attempts to get ahead. Real estate occur on a Monday. ventures will be to your ad vantage. Travel, although enticing, will cost GEMINI more than you expect. (May 22-June 21) Your ability to visualize will help you convince others of the possibil- Your luckiest events this month will ities. Be aware that you don’t get occur on a Wednesday. anything for nothing. Try to iron out any friction over money with your LEO mate or conflicts could prevail. Be (July 23-Aug 22) careful when dealing with invest- Spend time getting to know each other. Your main concern will be to ments. spend as little as possible of your Your luckiest events this month will own cash in the process. Pay attention to small but important details. occur on a Wednesday. Try to be understanding. CANCER Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Thursday. VIRGO (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) Try to get every one involved; it will help bring you closer together. Use your creative flair. Don’t let your lover put demands on you. Partnerships could be tense. Don’t push your luck. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Saturday. LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) Recognition will be yours if you meet your deadline. Things have been moving so quickly that you need to do something physical to release your tension. You won’t be well received by superiors or by your spouse. Don’t even bother trying to get their approval on the things you want to do.
Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Wednesday. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) Romance is quite possible if you are willing to approach someone who interests you. Talk to people who can give you important knowledge. You can come up with solutions to the problems responsible for inefficiencies at work. Get together with those you find men tally stimulating. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Sunday. CAPRICORN (Dec 22.- Jan. 20) Get busy on projects that improve your own image; you’ll have the discipline to succeed. Entertainment should include your whole family. You can expect changes in your financial situation as well as in your status. Travel and creative hobbies will be your best outlet. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Saturday. AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) Don’t make large purchases unless you have discussed your choices with your mate. Do not get involved in joint financial ventures. Plan to do things with your faithful pet or with youngsters who have interesting hobbies. It’s time to reevaluate your own motives and make changes to yourself first. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Thursday.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) Spend some quality time with your Your luckiest events this month will lover. Be sure to cover all the necessary groundwork before signing occur on a Wednesday. binding contracts. Make plans that will take you to exotic destinations. SCORPIO Don’t let your emotions interfere (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Hidden matters are likely to surface. with your efficiency. Resist any idle chatter. Enjoy the company of relatives this month. Set Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Sunday. your goals and stick to your guns. ENIGMA
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Stopping School Shootings: Address the Threat In the wake of the latest horrific shooting at Parkland High School in Florida there have been several “knee jerk” reactionary proposals to stop mass shooting incidents in schools. Many of these proposals have called for some type of gun control. I tend to believe that it is better to have an armed reactionary force present on the school grounds ready to respond to stop the attack. This might be one armed security guard, either current law enforcement or retired law enforcement or several officers. Retired military personnel might be used but with additional training in the use of force in the civilian environment. Notice I am saying STOP the attack. I am not talking about prevention. If an armed “security force” is present I am sure it will
have some deterrent thus preventative effect. If a School Resource officer hears of a plot by a student and intervenes or students or teachers find out about threats
and report them and attacks are foiled this is great. The incident was prevented. However, as more and more evidence comes out about the Parkland attacker (cow-
ardly, sick, psycho is what he should be called) it is sadly apparent that there were warnings that were not heeded. Apparently the once vaunted FBI failed to follow
up on tips. Local law enforcement may not have documented the killer’s violent incidents prior to the attack. Prevention is a multi-
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faceted, complicated issue that has too many elements for people to leave to chance hoping all the pieces fall into place. Society, social media, video games and movies, the meltdown of the nuclear family, a lessening of religious upbringing and other factors all may have an influence on the student or “domestic” attacker. However if the attack is not thwarted prior to the violent incident then an armed response is the best option. Another horrendous possibility to be considered is a terrorist attack on a school. Many people are unaware of the Beslan, Russia attack on a school in September 2004. That incident turned into a three day siege where the terrorists held 1,100 hostages. They sys-
tematically executed and raped these prisoners.. After the police and Russian armed forces conducted a military assault the official death toll was 334 people killed and 186 wounded. Unfortunately in today’s world a terror attack on a school cannot be ruled out as a possibility. Will taking away guns from law abiding Americans help reduce the likelihood of a terror attack on a U.S. school? No. Having an armed presence that could respond immediately with force is a good option in my opinion. As a 30-year plus veteran law enforcement officer (retired) and former SWAT officer I have received training on operations in schools to end an attack whether from a deranged student, other citizen or terrorist. We trained to move to the threat and engage he/them with immediate deadly force. However, we would be responding. We would not already be “on the ground” where the incident was happening. We probably would not be familiar with the school where we would be operating. If an armed presence is stationed at a location they would have time to become intimately familiar with the layout of the location.
mountain path. In view tucked in a holster in his waistband was a semiautomatic handgun. No one was alarmed at the sight of an armed teacher. Again this is business as usual in Israel. In Israel they have decided to take security of their children and teachers as well as the rest of the country very realistically. They realize the best way to stop an attack is to attack the attackers and to do it immediately Not wait for a response.
things like “my kids mean the world to me”, “my kids are my most precious thing “ or “I would do anything for my kids”. So why wouldn’t they want to protect their children with an immediate response, which has been proven to work in an actual critical environment? There are already several states where teachers can carry on school property provided they have a permit. Some states only allow teachers to carry on public college campuses while allowing I have argued this point with peo- private schools to establish their ple some of whom are substitute own policy. teachers. When I said I thought teachers should be armed (permit Again, what I’m saying here was holders with additional special- not about prevention. I don’t proized training) and that we should fess to know how to identify probfollow the Israeli model one told lem children, mentally deranged me “we aren’t Israel’. True people, or “disassociated” people enough. However, now. we not who may resort to violence to lash only have the threat of terrorist out. I have little mental health attacks on our schools but attacks training. I do know that an immeby deranged, disgruntled or diate response with a firearm can allegedly mentally ill people want- end a deadly assault whether fired ing to exact their warped percep- by a teacher or a law enforcement tion of vengeance. When I trav- officer. Just as I was writing this eled abroad in the 90’s it was com- article it was disclosed that at mon to see security forces, both police and military in airports, train and bus stations etc. armed with sub-machine guns and assault rifles. Several in our traveling group would mention the “heavy security”. Now it’s common in U.S. airports to see officers armed with “military style “rifles. Recently when I watched the New Years festivities from New York I observed many officers armed with AR-15 type rifles. Prior to my retiring from the police department we had adopted a ‘Patrol Rifle” program where officers could with additional training qualify to carry a rifle to respond to terrorist attacks or active shooter attacks. Some of these rifles were employed in the Naval/ Marine Reserve terrorist attack here in Chattanooga. If we have come to accept officers armed with this type of armament at airports and large public events and tourist areas why do people balk at putting armed guards at schools and or arming teachers?
Israel in response to a terrorist incident in 1974 where 22 children were killed and 88 injured placed armed “security” at every school where there are 100 or more children. Mass shootings at Israeli schools are almost non-existent. The Israelis also arm teachers in schools. I have personally witnessed Israeli school children on a field trip moving on foot through the streets of Jerusalem. Following the group of children were two older gentlemen carrying World War II era M-1 carbine (rifles). No one was alarmed at the sight. It seemed routine as it is in Israel. Later on a trip to Masada in Israel I observed a group of school children on a field trip there. Walking with them was a male who appeared to be a teacher as he was herding this group down the I have heard many people say ENIGMA
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least one Sheriffs Deputy stayed outside Parkland High School during the shooting and did not go inside to engage the shooter. This disgusting cowardly act is unfathomable to most law enforcement officers. But even if there was the rare failure to act by law enforcement or security, armed teachers would be inside the school and could engage or delay the attacker. I didn’t go into the gun debate. Criminals and deranged people steal or otherwise illegally acquire guns as in the Sandy Hook attack. I don’t believe disarming or depriving Americans will stop school attacks (they may use something besides firearms). I do think an immediate armed response is the best defense to a school attack. I really believe that if the heroic football coach at Parkland High had been armed that the outcome would have been different.
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goat’s mouth open while the second suspect poured whiskey into it. Apparently there’s not much to do for fun in Georgia. PalomaresGuzman is facing charges of aggravated animal cruelty and he may be deported as ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) has placed a detainer on him. Authorities said that the goat is in good condition and is with the Gwinnett Animal Shelter until a fine home is found for it.
animal charged at him. Amanda Danielson recorded video on a street in Frisco when a man claimed he pets moose all the time and attempted to demonstrate with a nearby animal. The video shows the man creeping closer to the moose until the animal turns its attention toward him. The moose charges at the man, but turns away before making contact. The moose’s reaction appears to be enough to convince the man to abandon his plans.
One man was taken into custody by police and another man is wanted over disturbing animal abuse. People saw a disturbing video of the animal abuse being shared online and forwarded it to police in Georgia. Police arrested 28-yearold Sergio Palomares-Guzman, a horse trainer, on a ranch in Gwinnett County. According to police, Palomares-Guzman was seen on video holding the goat’s horns while a second suspect A man attempting to pet a moose A Rhode Island bride missed cockinserted cocaine into its nose. on a Colorado road ended up get- tail hour after she became stuck in Palomares-Guzman then forced the ting only a scare when the large an elevator on the way to her wed-
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ding reception. Melissa Rodger said she and two wedding planners were taking the elevator to cocktail hour at her wedding reception at the Providence Biltmore when the elevator abruptly stopped four feet over the landing. “I was hoping that it would just take a minute,” Rodger said. “Five minutes went by and I thought: ‘OK, something might be wrong.’” Her new husband, Justin Rodger, said he received the news a few minutes later. “One of her bridesmaids came up to me and whispered in my ear: ‘we have a situation that’s
going on,’” he said. “‘Don’t be alarmed, but Melissa is stuck in the elevator.’” A technician was able to get the elevator running again about 45 minutes after it stopped. The Rogers said the rest of their reception went well, despite starting a little late.
maintained that he had no regrets about donating his kidney to save the woman’s life. “I offered her my heart but I had to settle with giving her my kidney. Whatever happens, I’ll never regret giving her the gift of life,” Louis said. Emmanuelle wants to continue her friendship with Louis. “He is my very best A British man had his heart broken friend and always will be. The love by the woman whose life he saved. between us is real. He could have Simon Louis, 49, and Mary died doing what he did for me.” Emmanuelle, 41, both of London, were best friends for many years A woman who is blind was chosen and they had been dating for some- as a judge to help determine the time when she became sick. winner of a beauty pageant in Emmanuelle’s kidneys had failed Canada. Officials of the Mrs. and she needed to find a donor for Canada Globe announced that 31an organ transplant in order to year-old Ashley Nemeth of Regina, save her life. Louis stood by her Saskatchewan, will join the panel side and helped his girlfriend of 6 judges because of her ability throughout her illness. Louis decid- to recognize inner beauty. Nemeth ed to donate his kidney to the became blind as a child. She is a woman he loved. He got tested and married mother of several children was a match. The couple under- and a blogger who is trying to went surgery at the Guy’s Hospital, break down stereotypes about and after they both recovered, blindness. The organization wrote Louis asked her to marry him. To on Instagram: “Excited to introduce his surprise, Emmanuelle turned celebrity judge Ashley Nemeth who down the marriage proposal. will be joining our judging panel Despite his disappointment, Louis this weekend at the Mrs. Canada
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Globe Pageant. Ashley Nemeth is recognized as a vocal advocate who breaks down barriers for the blind and partially sighted community.” Authorities in Portugal said a man who arrived in the country from Brazil was found to be hiding 2.2 pounds of cocaine in a set of false butt cheeks. The Portuguese Judicial Police said the Tax and Customs Authority stopped the 32year-old man at Liston Airport when they determined he was under investigation by the National Anti-Narcotics Trafficking Unit. The man was searched and officers discovered he was was wearing a false derriere filled with 2.2 pounds of cocaine. Police said a 40-year-old man who is suspected of being the intended recipient of the drugs were arrested at a train station in Lisbon. Both men were detained on drug trafficking charges. An Oregon resort preparing to open a new golf course said players will be offered a truly unique experience — goats working as
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caddies. The Retreat & Links at Silvies Valley Ranch in Seneca said the new course, McVeigh’s Gauntlet, is due to open later this year and the resort is currently training goats to act as caddies for golfers who take on the course. The resort said the goats will wear special backpack harnesses so they can carry clubs, tees, balls and even beverages. “We’re taking the golf experience at Silvies Valley Ranch to a new level in 2018,” Silvies owner Scott Campbell told Golf Wrx. “We’ve been developing an unprecedented caddie training program with our head caddie, Bruce LeGoat, to ensure that he and his team are ready for the opening of The Gauntlet this summer. We’re truly redefining both goat and golf operations at the ranch. Can you think of another course where its caddies were literally born, raised and fully educated on-property? We will get you a caddie who really knows the course and won’t give you any bad advice — and they work for peanuts!”
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TTH H EE CC O OM M EED D YY CCAATT CC H H (Chattanooga) “CeeJay” Jones JJ..JJ..’’SS BBO OH H EEM MIIAA (Chattanooga) Mark Holder and MPH, Jordan Hallquist, Playing Possum Blues Band SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD DSS Chattanooga) Pylon Reenactment Society, Big Something featuring Funk You CCLLYY D DEE ’’SS (Chattanooga) Of Good Nature MEEM M MO ORRIIAALL AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Chattanooga) Paul Belcher RREE VVEELLRRYY RRO OO OM M (Chattanooga) Big Something RRYY M MAA N N AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Tedeschi Trucks Band EEXXIITT //IIN N (Nashville) Matisyahu CCO OU UN NTT RRYY M MU U SSIICC H HAALLLL O OFF FFAAM M EE AAN ND DM MU USSEE -UM U M (Nashville) Travis Tritt CCEE N NTT EERR SSTT AAG GEE (Atlanta) Dixie Dregs VVIIN N YYLL (Atlanta) Ella Vos PPA ARRK K TTAAVVEERRN N (Atlanta) Cowboy Mouth BBLLII N ND DW WIILLLLIIEE ’’SS (Atlanta) Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin, Albert Castiglia
SSU UN ND DA AYY M Maarrcchh 44 SSK KYYZZ O OO O (Chattanooga) DJ Av TTH H EE CC O OM M EED D YY CCAATT CC H H (Chattanooga) “CeeJay” Jones JJ..JJ..’’SS BBO OH H EEM MIIAA (Chattanooga) Westfall, Giving Up TTH H EE SSIIG GN NAALL (Chattanooga) Upchurch RRYY M MAA N N AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) MercyMe, Tenth Avenue North CCIITT YY W WIIN N EERRYY N NAASSH H VVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Ladysmith Black Mambazo D && LLIIN 33RRD ND DSSLLEE YY (Nashville) Railroad Earth PPU U RRG GAATT O ORRYY AATT TT H HEE M MAASS Q QU UEE RRAAD DEE (Atlanta) CrazyTown, Davey Suicide, Loaded Guns
MO M ON ND DA AYY M Maarrcchh 55 TTRREE M MO ON N TT TTAAVVEE RRN N (Chattanooga) Trivia Night CCIITT YY W WIIN N EERRYY AATTLL AAN NTT AA (Atlanta) Matisyahu HEEAAVVEE N H N AATT TT H HEE M MAASSQ QU UEE RRAAD DEE (Atlanta) Senses Fall, Reggie & the Full Effect, Have Mercy, Household IIRRO ON N CCIITT YY (Birmingham) Dropkick Murphys, Agnostic Front, Bim Skala Bim
TT U UEESSD DA AYY M Maarrcchh 66 TTRREE M MO ON N TT TTAAVVEE RRN N (Chattanooga) Open Mic w/ Mike McDade JJ..JJ..’’SS BBO OH H EEM MIIAA (Chattanooga) Shred Flinstone, Chilihowee Royal, Company to Keep SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD DSS (Chattanooga) Dallas Walker
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TT H HEE M MII LLLL && M MII N NEE (Knoxville) The Flaming Lips, Chappo CC IITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY AA TTLLAAN N TTAA (Atlanta) Graham Nash EE D DD DII EE’’ SS AATT TTIICC (Atlanta) Ben Jaffe, Jake Decker M AARRAATTH M HO ON NM MU U SSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Dropkick Murphys, Agnostic Front, Bim Skala Bim
WEED W DN NEESSD DA AYY M Maarrcchh 77 JJ ..JJ ..’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) Open Mic Comedy TT H HEE TT AABBEERRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) A$ap Ferg, IDK, Denzel Curry TT H HEE CC O OCC AA CC O OLLAA RRO OXXYY (Atlanta) Dropkick Murphys, Agnostic Front, Bim Skala Bim EE D DD DII EE’’ SS AATT TTIICC (Atlanta) Hiss Golden Messenger CC IITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY N N AASSH H VVIILL LLEE (Nashville) Graham Nash BBRRIID DG GEESS TTO ON NEE AARREEN N AA (Nashville) “Charlie Daniels Band Volunteer Jam” Ricky Skaggs, The Oak Ridge Boys, Kenny Aronoff, Jamey Johnson, Don Was, Chris Janson, The Charlie Daniels Band, Chuck Leavell, Bobby Bare, Alison Krauss, Justin Moore, Billy Gibbons, Blackberry Smoke, Eddie Montgomery TT H HEE CC O ON N CCO OU URRSSEE (Knoxville) David Archuleta
UPPCC O U OM M IIN NG G EEVVEEN NTTSS TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) Kristen Key March 8 M EEM M MO O RRIIAALL AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Chattanooga) Steve Martin, Martin Short, Steep Canyon Rangers, Jeff Babko March 8 JJ ..JJ ..’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) That 1 Guy, TJ Greever and Jess March 8 SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS (Chattanooga) Becca Mancari, Liz Cooper & the Stampede March 8 PPH H IILLIIPPSS AARREE N NAA (Atlanta) Blake Shelton, Brett Eldredge, Carly Pearce March 8 M EERRCC YY LL O M OU UN NG GEE (Atlanta) Beth Ditto March 8 VVA ARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) George Winston March 8 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers March 8 M EERRCC YY LL O M OU UN NG GEE (Nashville) Beth Ditto March 8 TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) Kristen Key March 9 TT H HEE SSIIG GN NAALL (Chattanooga) Get The Led Out March 9 JJ ..JJ ..’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) Vista Kicks, Vita & the Wolf, Lottery, nothankyoujohn March 9 CC LLYY D DEE’’ SS (Chattanooga) Wild Adriatic March 9 WAALLK W K EERR TT H HEE AATTRREE (Chattanooga) Steven Curtis Chapman March 9 SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS (Chattanooga) The Velcro Pygmies March 9 TT H HEE TT AABBEERRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Lewis Black March 9 BBU UCC K KH H EEAAD D TTH H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Kreator, Sabaton, Cybra March 9 H EEAAVVEEN H N AATT TT H HEE M MAASSQ QU UEERRA AD D EE (Atlanta) Spoon March 9 RREE D D CC LLAAYY M MU U SSIICC FFO OU UN ND D RRYY (Duluth, GA) Shawn Mullins March 9
TT EEN NN NEESS SSEEEE TTH H EEAATT RREE (Knoxville) Jason Mraz March 9 TT H HEE CCO ON NCC O OU URRSSEE (Knoxville) Ben Sollee, Mipso March 9 CC A AN NN N EERRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) LP March 9 WAARR M W M EEM MO O RRIIAALL AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Jeezy, Tee Grizzley March 9 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Lewis Black March 9 TT H HEE CCO OM MEE D DYY CC AATTCC H H (Chattanooga) Kristen Key March 10 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Elkmilk, Zuli, Okey Dokey March 10 CC LLYYD D EE’’ SS (Chattanooga) Maradeen March 10 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD D SS (Chattanooga)) Masseuse, Captain Midnight Band March 10 HAA RRRRAAH H H ’’SS CCH H EERRO OK KEEEE CC AASSIIN NO O (Cherokee, NC) Bret Michaels, Firehouse March 10 CC EEN NTT EE RR SSTT AAG GEE (Atlanta) LP March 10 FFEE RRSSTT CCEE N NTT EERR FF O ORR TT H H EE AARRTT SS (Atlanta) Kaki King March 10 TT H HEE BBU UCC K KH HEE AAD D TT H HEE AATT RREE (Atlanta) Steven Curtis Chapman March 10 552299 (Atlanta) Tommy Stinson March 10 RREED D CC LLAAYY M MU USSII CC FF O OU UN ND DRRYY (Duluth, GA) Shawn Mullins March 10 TT O OPPG GO OLLFF LLIIVVEE (Nashville) Vista Kicks March 10 TT H HEE CCO OM MEE D DYY CC AATTCC H H (Chattanooga) Kristen Key March 11 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Tristen, Hive Theory March 11 TT H HEE LLYY RRIICC TT H H EEAATT RREE (Birmingham) Graham Nash March 11 BBU UCC K KH HEE AAD D TT H H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Kreator, Sabaton, Cybra March 11 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) MGMT March 11 BBIIJJO OU U TT H HEE AATT RREE (Knoxville) Steven Curtis Chapman March 11 ZZIIG GG GYY ’’ SS (Chattanooga) Hallow Point, Hazmat, Pains Chapel, Age of Atrocity March 12 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Underwear Comedy Show March 13 TT H HEE SSIIG GN N AALL (Chattanooga) Matisyahu March 13 TT H HEE CCO O CC AA CC O OLLAA RRO O XXYY (Atlanta) MGMT March 13 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Open Mic Comedy, bbymutha, kindora, Internet Boyfriend, Lambda Celsius March 14 TT H HEE BBAASSEEM M EEN NTT EE AASSTT (Nashville) Skinny Lister March 14 CC IITTYY W WII N NEERRYY AATT LLAAN N TTAA (Atlanta) Los Lonely Boys, Lisa Morales March 14 TT H HEE BBU UCC K KH HEE AAD D TT H HEE AATT RREE (Atlanta) Pop Evil, Palaye Royale, Black Map March 14 TT H HEE CCO OM MEE D DYY CC AATTCC H H (Chattanooga) CJ Starr March 15 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Futurebirds, Okinawa March 15 CC EEN NTT EE RR SSTT AAG GEE (Atlanta) Robin Trower March 15 BBU UCC K KH HEE AAD D TT H H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Lynyrd Skynyrd March 15 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers March 15 TT H HEE CCO OM MEE D DYY CC AATTCC H H (Chattanooga) CJ Starr March 16 SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD D ’’SS (Chattanooga) California Guitar Trio March 16 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Spowder March 16 WAALLK W KEE RR TT H HEEAATT RREE (Chattanooga) The Wood Brothers March 16
CCLLYY D D EE’’SS (Chattanooga) Displace March 16 CCII TTYY W WIIN N EERRYY A ATT LLA AN NTT A A (Atlanta) The Zombies feat. Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent March 16 EED DD DIIEE’’ SS A ATT TT IICC (Atlanta) Charlie Mars March 16 TTH H EE TTA ABBEERRN NA ACCLL EE (Atlanta) Carnage March 16 ALLA A ABBA AM MA A TT H H EEA ATT RREE (Birmingham) Ron White March 16 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) CJ Starr March 17 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Iron Fez, Cosmic Shift March 17 TTH H EE SS IIG GN NA ALL (Chattanooga) Here Come the Mummies, The Power Players March 17 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD DSS (Chattanooga) 10,000 Days – A Tribute to Tool March 17 CCLLYY D D EE’’SS (Chattanooga) The Power Players March 17 CCII TTYY W WIIN N EERRYY N NA ASS H HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) The Zombies feat. Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent March 17 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) The Wood Brothers, Valerie June March 17 HA H ARRRRA AH H ’’SS CCH H EERRO OK KEEEE CCA ASS IIN NO O (Cherokee, NC) Alice Cooper March 17 TTH H EE TTA ABBEERRN NA ACCLL EE (Atlanta) Sylvan Esso March 17 ATTLL A A AN NTT IICC SSTT A ATTIIO ON N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) “105.7’s Shamrock the Station” Dreamers, New Politics, The Glorious Sons, The Wrecks March 17 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) CJ Starr March 18 EED DD DIIEE’’ SS A ATT TT IICC (Atlanta) Webb Wilder March 18 PPH HIILLII PPSS A ARREEN NA A (Atlanta) Romeo Santos March 18 TTH H EE BBU U CCK KH HEEA AD D TT H HEE A ATTRREE (Atlanta) “Celebrating David Bowie” Bernard Fowler, Angelo Moore, Adrian Belew, Gaby Moreno, Carmine Rojas, Mike Garson, Gerry Leonard, Earl Slick March 18 TTH H EE EE A ARRLL (Atlanta) The Wedding Present March 19 TTH H EE CCO O CCA A CCO O LLA A RRO O XXYY (Atlanta) A Day To Remember, Papa Roach, The Devil Wars Prada, Falling In Reverse March 19 CCII TTYY W WIIN N EERRYY N NA ASS H HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Meshelle Ndegeocello March 19 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Rye Baby, CATL, volk March 20 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Tony Bennett March 20 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Open Mic Comedy, Lottery, Beams, Soften March 21 TTEE N NN N EESSSSEE EE TT H H EEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Maks & Val March 21 TTEE RRM MIIN NA ALL W WEESS TT (Atlanta) Meshelle Ndegeocello March 21 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Trace Adkins March 21 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Dale Jones March 22 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD DSS (Chattanooga) Samantha Fish, Future Thieves March 22 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Bohannons, Scale Model March 22 TTH H EE SS IIG GN NA ALL (Chattanooga) Somo, Caye March 22 RREEVVEELLRRYY RRO OO OM M (Chattanooga) Future Thieves March 22 IIRRO ON N CCII TTYY (Birmingham) Mat Kearney March 22 TTH H EE SSTTA AN ND DA ARRD D (Knoxville) “Big Ears
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Festival” Susan Alcorn, Duet For Theremin And Lap Steel, Okkyung, Lee, Kid Koala May 22 BBIIJJ O OU U TTH H EEAATT RREE (Knoxville) “Big Ears Festival” Jagga Jazzost, Stale Storiekken, Jon Balke, Meshell Ndegeocello, David Hidalgo March 22 TTEE N NN NEE SSSSEE EE TT H HEE AATTRREE (Knoxville) “Big Ears Festival” Nels Cline, Knoxville Jazz Orchestra March 22 TTH H EE M M IILLLL && M M IIN NEE (Knoxville) “Big Ears Festival” Godspeed You! Back Emperor, International Contemporary Ensemble, Jenny Hval March 22 TTH H EE SSQ QU UAARREE RRO OO OM M (Knoxville) “Big Ears Festival” Kid Koala March 22 SSTT.. JJ O OH HN N’’ SS EE PPII SSCCO O PPAALL CC AATT H HEE D DRRAALL (Knoxville) “Big Ears Festival”Brooklyn Rider, Susanna March 22 TTH H EE CC O OM M EED D YY CCAATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Dale Jones March 23 JJ..JJ..’’SS BBO OH H EEM MIIAA (Chattanooga) Genki Genki Panic, Didges Christ Superdrum March 23 TTH H EE SSIIG GN NAALL (Chattanooga) Corey Smith March 23 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD DSS (Chattanooga) Opposite Box, Voodoo Visionary March 23 BBU U CCK KH H EEAAD D TT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Dashboard Confessional, Beach Slang March 23 TTH H EE TT AABBEERRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Mat Kearney March 23 TTEE RRM MIIN NAALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) Albert Hammond Jr. March 23 IIRRO ON N CCIITT YY (Birmingham) Montgomery Gentry March 23 BBRRIID DG GEE SSTT O ON NEE AARREEN N AA (Nashville) The Eagles March 23 SSCCRRU U FFFFYY CC IITT YY H H AALLLL (Knoxville) Strung Like A Horse March 23 TTH H EE CC O ON N CC O OU URRSSEE (Knoxville) The Velcro Pygmies March 23 TTH H EE M M IILLLL && M M IIN NEE (Knoxville) “Big Ears Festival” Arturo Lindsay, Tal National, Jaga Jazzist, Algiers March 23 HAARRRRAAH H H’’ SS CC H HEE RRO OK KEE EE CC AASSIIN NO O (Cherokee, NC) Gabriel Iglesias March 23 TTH H EE CC O OM M EED D YY CCAATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Dale Jones March 24 JJ..JJ..’’SS BBO OH H EEM MIIAA (Chattanooga) Double Dick Slick, Subterranean Circus March 24 WAALLK W KEERR TT H H EEAATT RREE (Chattanooga) Marty Stuart March 24 WIIN W NK K TT H H EEAATT RREE (Dalton, GA) “Woodsongs Dalton” Kristy Cox, Pam Gadd March 24 TTU U SSCCAALL O OO O SSAA AAM MPPH H IITT H HEEAATT RREE (Tuscaloosa, AL) Brantley Gilbert, Aaron Lewis, Josh Phillips March 24 SSA ATTU U RRN N (Birmingham) Albert Hammond Jr. March 24 TTPPA ACC TT EEN NN NEESS SSEEEE PPEERRFFO O RRM MIIN NG G AA RRTT SS CCEE N N-TTEERR (Nashville) Maks & Val March 24 BBRRIID DG GEE SSTT O ON NEE AARREEN N AA (Nashville) The Eagles March 24 RRYY M MAA N N AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Mat Kearney, Andrew Belle March 24 FFO OXX TT H H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Eddie B. March 24 TTH H EE M M IILLLL && M M IIN NEE (Knoxville) “Big Ears Festival” Bang On A Can All Stars, Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog, Four Tet, Kelly Lee Owens, Jerry Douglas March 24 KN K NO O XXVVIILL LLEE M MU USSEE U UM MO O FF AARRTT (Knoxville) “Big Ears Festival” Wu Fei, Alice Coltrane, Turiyasangitananda, The Ashram Experience March 24 SSTT.. JJ O OH HN N’’ SS EE PPII SSCCO O PPAALL CC AATT H HEE D DRRAALL (Knoxville) “Big Ears Festival” John
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Medeski, Peter Evans, Jon Gibson, Johnny Gandelsman March 24 CC H HU URRCC H H SSTT RREEEETT U UN NIITT EED DM MEE TTH HO OD D IISSTT CC H HU URRCC H H (Knoxville) “Big Ears Festival” Evan Parker, Aine O’Dwyer March 24 BBIIJJO OU U TT H HEE AATT RREE (Knoxville) “Big Ears Festival” Jenny Scheinman, Jason Moran, Diamanda Galas, Milford Graves Trio March 24 TT EEN NN NEESS SSEEEE TTH H EEAATT RREE (Knoxville) “Big Ears Festival” Rova Saxophone Quartet, Anoushka Shankar, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn March 24 TT H HEE SSTT AAN ND DAARRD D (Knoxville) “Big Ears Festival” Billy Martin, Arto Lindsay, Paal Nilssen Love, The Black Twig Pickers March 24 TT H HEE SSQ QU U AARREE RRO OO OM M (Knoxville) “Big Ears Festival” Kid Koala March 24 TT H HEE CCO OM MEE D DYY CC AATTCC H H (Chattanooga) Dale Jones March 25 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Marbin, Over Easy March 25 TT EERRM MII N NAALL W WEE SSTT (Atlanta) Betty Who March 25 EEXXIITT // IIN N (Nashville) Albert Hammond Jr. March 25 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Brian Regan March 25 TT H HEE M MIILLLL && M MIIN N EE (Knoxville) “Big Ears Festival” Kieran Hebden, Mats Gustafsson, Lightning Bolt, Suuns, Rostam March 25 BBIIJJO OU U TT H HEE AATT RREE (Knoxville) “Big Ears Festival” Abigail Washburn, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Lucius March 25 TT EEN NN NEESS SSEEEE TTH H EEAATT RREE (Knoxville) “Big Ears Festival” Bang On A Can All Stars March 25 TT H HEE SSTT AAN ND DAARRD D (Knoxville) “Big Ears Festival” Julie Byrne, Tyshawn Sorey, Peter Evans, Craig Taborn March 25 KN K NO OXXVVIILLLLEE M MU USS EEU UM MO OFF AARRTT (Knoxville) “Big Ears Festival” Cleek Schery, Anna & Elizabeth, Alice ColtraneTuriyasangitanada: The Ashram Experience March 25 SSTT .. JJO OH HN N ’’SS EEPPIISSCC O OPPAALL CCAATT H H EED DRRAALL (Knoxville) “Big Ears Festival” St. John’s Cathedral Choir of Trebles And Adults March 25 MAARRAATT H M HO ON NM MU USS IICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Matt & Kim March 26 EEXXIITT // IIN N (Nashville) Hatebreed, Crowbar, The Acacia Strain, Twitching Tongues March 26 CC A AN NN N EERRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Between the Buried and Me, The Dear Hunter Leprous March 27 TT H HEE SSIIG GN N AALL (Chattanooga) Big K.R.I.T. March 28 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Open Mic Comedy, Dance Party March 28 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON NEE AARREE N NAA (Nashville) Demi Lovato, DL Khaled March 28 WAALLK W KEE RR TT H HEEAATT RREE (Chattanooga) Indigo Girls March 29 TT H HEE EEAARRLL (Atlanta) Agent Orange, The Atom Age March 29 CC IITTYY W WII N NEERRYY AATT LLAAN N TTAA (Atlanta) Lee Ann Womack March 29 TT H HEE IIN NTT EERRN N AATTII O ON N AALL (Knoxville) Black Tiger Sex Machine March 29 BBIIJJO OU U TT H HEE AATT RREE (Knoxville) Hot Tuna March 29 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers March 29 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Moustache Friday March 30
SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD DSS (Chattanooga) Town Mountain March 30 EEXXIITT //II N N (Nashville) Agent Orange, The Atom Age March 30 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Joe Rogan March 30 EEXXIITT //II N N (Nashville) Icon For Hire, Makeout March 30 WA W ALLK KEE RR TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Chattanooga) Shovels & Rope March 31 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Pinecone, Maness Brothers, Corncob, High Heat, Chillhowie Royal March 31 TTH H EE SS IIG GN NA ALL (Chattanooga) Yacht Rock Revue March 31 CCLLYY D D EE’’SS (Chattanooga) C2 & The Brothers Reed March 31 RREEVVEELLRRYY RRO OO OM M (Chattanooga) Paul Childers, Who’s Bad March 31 EED DD DIIEE’’ SS A ATT TT IICC (Atlanta) Margaret Glaspy March 31 TTH H EE BBA ASS EEM MEE N NTT EEA ASS TT (Nashville) Margaret Glaspy April 1 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD DSS (Chattanooga) Froggy Fresh April 5 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Lonely Biscuits, Okinawa April 5 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers April 5 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Jermaine “FunnyMaine” Johnson April 6 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Behold the Brave, Sweet Talker, Brother Lee and the Leather Jackets April 6 TTII VVO O LLII TT H HEE A ATT RREE (Chattanooga) Rodney Carrington April 6 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD DSS (Chattanooga) Scott Sharrard April 6 SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY H HA ALLLL (Atlanta) David Feherty April 6 TTH H EE TTA ABBEERRN NA ACCLL EE (Atlanta) Big K.R.I.T. April 6 SSA ATT U URRN N (Birmingham) Dweezil Zappa April 6 LLEEG GA ACCYY A ARREE N NA A (Birmingham) Kevin hart April 6 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON N EE A ARREE N NA A (Nashville) Brad Paisley, Lindsay Ell, Dustin Lynch, Chase Bryant April 6 TTH H EE IIN NTT EERRN NA ATTIIO ON NA ALL (Knoxville) Dying Fetus, Thy Art Is Murder, Sanction, Rivers of Nihil, Enterprise Earth April 6 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Jermaine “FunnyMaine” Johnson April 7 RREEVVEELLRRYY RRO OO OM M (Chattanooga) The White Animals, Of Montreal, Mega Bog April 7 VVA ARRII EETT YY PPLL A AYYH HO OU U SSEE (Atlanta) Dweezil Zappa April 7 CCO OU UN N TTRRYY TT O ON N IITT EE TT H HEE A ATT RREE (Pigeon Forge, TN) Tanya Tucker April 7 TTU U SSCC A ALLO OO O SSA AA AM M PPH H IITT H HEE A ATTRREE (Tuscaloosa, AL) “Funkaloosa” Sheila E, Morris Day & the Time, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Doug E. Fresh April 7 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Jermaine “FunnyMaine” Johnson April 8 TTU U SSCC A ALLO OO O SSA AA AM M PPH H IITT H HEE A ATTRREE (Tuscaloosa, AL) Styx, REO Speedwagon, Don Felder April 8 TTH H EE M MIILLLL && M MIIN N EE (Knoxville) All Time Low, Dreamers, Gnash April 9 CCEE N NTT EERR SS TTA AG G EE (Atlanta) O.M.D. April 10 Rust April 11 TTH H EE M MIILLLL && M MIIN N EE (Knoxville) Judah & the Lion April 11 EED DD DIIEE’’ SS A ATT TT IICC (Atlanta) Mike Farris April 11
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Mouse April 18 TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) Julie Scoggins April 19 WAALLK W K EERR TT H HEE AATTRREE (Chattanooga) Darrell Scott April 19 SSLL O OSSSS FF U URRN NAACC EE SS (Birmingham) Judah & The Lion April 19 LLEE G GAACC YY AARREEN N AA (Birmingham) Eagles April 19 TT U USSCC AALLO OO OSSAA AAM MPPH HII TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Tuscaloosa, AL) Chris Young, Morgan Evans, Dee Jay Silver, Kane Brown April 19 TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) Julie Scoggins April 20 SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS (Chattanooga) Steve Warnier April 20 TT H HEE SSIIG GN NAALL (Chattanooga) Ghostland Observatory April 20 TT H HEE LLO O CCAALL (Chattanooga) Anna Rose, Andrea Nardello April 20 CC IITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY AA TTLLAAN N TTAA (Atlanta) Bruce Cockburn April 20 TT H HEE TT AABBEERRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Judah & the Lion, Tall Heights April 20 PPH H IILLIIPPSS AARREE N NAA (Atlanta) Bon Jovi April 20 CC EEN N TTEE N NN N IIAALL O O LLYYM M PPIICC PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) “Sweetwater 20 Fest” Stick Figure, The Motet, The Record Company, Sturgill Simpson, String Cheese Incident, Southern Avenue, Spafford, Bird Dog Jubilee, The Universal Sigh, Emma’s Lounge, The Vegabonds, Los Colognes, The Mantras April 20 BBRRIID DG GEESS TTO ON NEE AARREEN N AA (Nashville) Jeff Dunham April 20 BBIIJJ O OU U TTH H EEAATT RREE (Knoxville) The Wood Brothers April 20 TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) Julie Scoggins April 21 JJ ..JJ ..’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) Kerchief, Deacons, Rock Europa April 21 IIN N FFIIN N IITTEE EEN N EERRG G YY CCEE N NTT EERR (Duluth, GA) Little Big Town, Kacey Musgraves, Midland April 21 M IILLLL TT O M OW WN NM MU USSIICC H HAALL LL (Duluth, GA) Herman’s Hermits feat. Peter Noone April 21 PPH H IILLIIPPSS AARREE N NAA (Atlanta) Pink April 21 CC EEN N TTEE N NN N IIAALL O O LLYYM M PPIICC PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) “Sweetwater 20 Fest” Anders Osborne, The Vegabonds, Durand Jones & The Indications, The Infamous Stringdusters, SOJA, Funk You, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Ghostland Observatory, Marco Benevento, Brandon Niederauer, Bennett Wales & The Relief, The Orange Constant, Hedonistas, Walden April 21 BBRRIID DG GEESS TTO ON NEE AARREEN N AA (Nashville) “Comedy Get Down” Cedric the Entertainer, George Lopez, DL Hughley, Eddie Griffin April 21 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Tim Allen April 21 TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) Julie Scoggins April 22 TT IIVVO OLLII TTH H EEAATT RREE (Chattanooga) Jason Isbell, Richard Thompson April 22 IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) As the Crow Flies, Once & Future Band April 22 CC EEN N TTEE N NN N IIAALL O O LLYYM M PPIICC PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) “Sweetwater 20 Fest” Anders Sister Sparrow And The Dirty Birds, Bennett Wales & The Relief, Greensky Bluegrass, Vulfpeck, Umphrey’s McGee, Hirie, Tauk, Papadosio, Dr. Strangelove, Migrant Worker, The Quaildogs, The Trongone Band, Maddy O’Neal April 22
An Important Message from Paul Burke Sr. Hi, my name is Paul Burke, the publisher of this magazine. I usually don’t write anything about any of our advertisers. Today I’m making a one time exception. Recently I experienced a painful three weeks caused by a pinched nerve in my neck.
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Best Ten Songs of Musical Offspring Although her famous husband was be of as an artist or a producer or Here are ten other artists whose murdered nearly 40 years ago, a promoter. His debut album, Into parents had great careers in the John Lennon’s widow has contin- the Sun, received critical acclaim music world, identified with their ued to help keep his memory as relevant as his music to this day. Yoko Ono celebrated her 85th birthday last week, inspiring her long time fans and friends to reflect on her impact on the music world. She was just one of few women to be married to a member of The Beatles, and certainly the most well-known of those wives. She is also one of the few recording artists who had a child follow in her footsteps, as only a handful of those have appeared in the history of music.
recorded the first great guitar rock album of the 21st century. Out of the Game by Rufus Wainwright Martha the sister has become a popular musician as well, but the older son was the first to follow his dad Loudon into a career of making songs as gorgeous as this title track. This Will Be by Natalie Cole Thanks to technology the daughter was able to record a duet with her famous father nearly thirty years after Nat King Cole had passed away.
I’ve Been Delivered by Jakob Dylan Her son Sean Lennon has estab- and continues to influence the best songs. and the Wallflowers lished an impressive music career, music of many millennial bands. Some Velvet Morning by Nancy Sinatra “One Headlight” and “Three Merlenas” from Bringing Down the The daughter of the most famous Horse were much bigger hits, but it members of the Rat Pack scored a is on this catchy introspective cut hit with this eccentric number, one from Breach when the son most of the many duets she performed resembles his father lyrically. with songwriter Lee Hazelwood. She’s So High by Tai Bachman Say You’re Wrong by Julian Lennon His dad was half of the reason for Sean’s stepbrother reached the Top Bachman Turner Overdrive and Ten with “Too Late For Goodbyes” “Takin’ Care of Business”, but the and the title track from his debut younger generation is much more album Valotte, but this lesser familiar with this huge hit from the known tune is the true gem from Nineties. that record. Seven Year Ache by Rosanne Cash Family Tradition by Hank Williams, Jr. Daddy sang bass about a boy named Sue, but the daughter found Musical autobiography would be an stardom through this title track appropriate label for this classic, from her second album. taking a humorous look at some of the clan’s vices. Berkeley Girl by Harper Simon Last Nite by Albert Hammond, Jr Paul’s son on this tune flexes some and the Strokes. of the same songwriting muscle that made his dad part of the most His dad gained immortality through famous duo in pop music history. “It Never Rains In Southern California,” and two and a half - Doug Poe decades later his son’s band ENIGMA
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Vista Kicks The band that stays together plays together. Vista Kicks is a group of four childhood friends who left their homes in Northern California to venture to Los Angeles to rock and roll. The group lived in cramped quarters as all four shared a one-bedroom apartment. The experience confirmed their friendship and their desire to make music. This past fall they released their first album, Booty Shakers Ball that is a grab bag of styles and influ-
ences that offers the listener something new with every song. The band just started the second leg of their first headlining tour and we recently caught up with bass player Trevor Sutton as the band pulled into Las Vegas.
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you’re going to get. Everything’s a little different. That’s the idea behind Booty Shakers Ball. I think Sam [Plecker] came up with the name one day. It was influenced by the Rolling Stones’ Beggar’s Banquet. The songs are kind of all over the place. Some songs are hard rocking songs; some songs are sensitive … Derek’s [Thomas] singing lead on a few. Sam’s singing lead on a few. It’s kind of like a party album where you can play the dancing tunes, you can play the rocking tunes, or you can play the pop tunes. Bootyshaking rock and roll has been the term that we use to describe to people what our music is. We created our own sort of genre. It’s dancy, funky rock and roll. We want people to dance at our shows and we just started using that term. It
kind of ties back in with the rate it into what we’re creating, what organically comes from album as well. us. That’s what makes it our YYoouu gguuyyss hhaavvee aa ssoouu nndd tthhaatt iiss own thing. People tell us that eevvoo ccaattiivvee oo ff aa bb yygg oonn ee eerraa,, bb uutt one of our songs reminds them iitt’’ss oo rriigg iinnaall ccoo m mpp aarreedd ttoo w whhaatt of a song or something in one iiss oo nn tt hhee rraadd iioo nnoo w w.. W W hheerree ddiidd of our songs sounds like someyyoo uu gg uuyyss ffiinn dd tthh ee ssoouunn dd tthhaatt thing in a song they remember tthhee bbaann dd hhaass rriigghhtt nn oow w?? IItt’’ss and that is how we feel too. It’s rreem miinniisscc eenntt ooff w whhaatt II uusseedd ttoo not intentional, it’s more of a lliisstt eenn tt oo aass aa kkiidd bbuu tt iitt ssoouunn ddss subconscious thing, but we nnoo tthhiinngg lliikkee w whhaatt iiss oo nn tthhee have an idea of what we like. rraadd iioo rriigghhtt nnoow w .. When one of us plays something, it’s like, “Oh, that sounds We listen to a lot of oldies, cool. It sounds like this bit.” man. We really do. We listen to And we’ll start to go in that newer bands also but, for the direction and it eventually most part, we like to go back in becomes its own thing. It’s realtime and draw on the vinyl. We ly been because of all the old have a big collection that is all music we listen to. over the map, from funk to soul, R&B, rock and roll, jazz, YYoouu gg uuyyss aarree lliiffeelloo nngg ffrriieennddss.. Hoow w ddiidd yyoo uu aallll gg eett iinn ttoo m muu ssiicc singer/songwriter … there’s H m aa bbaanndd ?? some of everything. We really aann dd dd eecc iiddee ttoo ffoorrm try to pull what we like from what we listen to and incorpo- The other three guys moved down right before I did. They had been playing music together before. They were a jazz cover band. This is in high school and college. We would get together and play music during the off-season for college. We all talked about being in a band together, having a rock and roll band, from early on and we just kind of ended up doing it. We have played music together and separately and some of us have known each other longer than others. I would say we really kind of came together as friends in high school. After high school and college, we kept in touch. When “Make It Real” was written, that sort of sealed the deal.
That was crazy, man. A little one-bedroom apartment … I thought we were close before but that was … ((LLaauugg hhss)) I don’t think that there is anything that can make you closer to someone than having to share an apartment where you have all your mattresses on the floor. You would walk into the bedroom and the floor was just mattresses. However, we had a lot of fun and I think there is something special about those first days in Hollywood. We really connected with each other, discovered each other, and built strong friendships. We bicker and bitch at each other occasionally but we usually talk it out and get over it. W hhaatt eeffffeecc tt ddiidd sshhaarriinngg ssuucchh W cc llooss ee qquuaarr tteerrss hh aavvee oonn tthh ee ssoo nngg w wrriittiinn gg pp rroo cceessss??
We just got comfortable with each other. When we first started writing songs, we would all sit in a room and write the song as we played it. We still do that sometimes … but someone would start it with an idea and we’d all kind of build on it. Now, with Booty Shakers Ball, some of the songs were written while we were on the road during off time, you know, between playing shows. We have been branching out more, trying to challenge ourselves to write songs individually, and then bring those to the table. Then we all take a couple of stabs at them, trying different things. It really comes down to Whheenn yyoo uu gg uuyyss m W m oovveedd tt oo LL.. AA..,, what is best for the song, and yyoo uu w weerree sshhaarriinngg aa vveerryy ssm maallll that’s what we all want – makaapp aarrtt m meenn tt.. HHoo w w dd iidd tt hhaatt tteesstt ing sure the songs are as good yyoo uu gguuyyss’’ ff rriieenn ddsshhiippss?? as they can be. We usually take songs to each other and try to
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help each other, you know, get opinions. “What do you think about this?” “What can we do here?” We’re pretty good with each other on the songwriting. It is a lot of fun. We have a good time. I think living in that close proximity has made us comfortable with each other. We’re not insecure. We know each other really well. There’s no fooling each other. We’re like, “No, man, you’re full of shit.” (laughs) We can call each other out. It makes things work for us.
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SShhaakkeerrss BB aallll ,, w w hhaatt ssoo nnggss ddoo yyoouu tthhiinn kk aarree tt hhee aanncc hhoorrss?? I would say “Gotta Get Away.” We’ve had that song for a while and that was one where we
Let me think … I want to say “Giuliana.” It is this kind of weird, funky, “Low Rider” kind of song, but it’s also rocking, and it’s dancy. It goes through a lot of changes. It’s sort of bluesy but it’s weird, a lot of weird sounds, alien sounds. Cool spacey sounds. We found this really cool keyboard … I cannot remember what it is called … but we found it on the street. It’s an old keyboard from the ‘60s and it has a great sound. We put it through a bunch of effects and speakers and it sounds like something out of a video game, some kind of alien music or something. If were all like “Whoa! This is a you’re a pot smoker, that’s usugood song.” You just kind of ally the song you go to. know when a song is really special that has a certain ?? ?? TThhaatt w w oouulldd bbee tthh ee nn oovveellttyy sound and there is something ssoo nngg ,, w woo uullddnn’’ tt iitt?? that is drawing everyone into it. You put a song on the Yeah, exactly. record like “Monkey Business” that’s a really hard rocking, YYoo uu gguu yyss aarree ccuurrrreenntt llyy hheeaaddlliinn -driving, sexy song but not iinngg ffoorr BBoo oottyy SShhaakkeerrss BB aallll.. IIss everyone’s into that. Some tt hhiiss yyoouu rr ff iirrsstt tt oouurr aass tthhee hheeaadd -people are like, “Ehh, it’s a lliinneerr?? good song but it’s not my favorite” whereas we’ve shown I guess so. The opening show “Gotta Get Away” to everyone was last night in L.A., our and people were like, “I like hometown. We’re doing a show this.” It has a little something tonight at the Topgolf in Las for everyone and that’s what Vegas. I’m standing outside in those anchor songs are. You the parking lot and the place is can always go to that song, put huge, man. Never been to Top it on, and enjoy it. I feel like Golf but heard awesome things “Fight the War” is another big about it. This is our first show one. People love that song. It’s away from home so we’re excitcatchy. It has a great message. ed to play tonight. We’re doing What else? “Me and Mr. a couple of Topgolfs. We’re Reilly.” That’s a really popular doing another one in Nashville. one. It’s about a really beauti- So, we’re stars, man. (laughs) ful friendship. People really We’re happy to be here. It’s connect to that song. We get a been crazy since the beginning lot of internet response to of the year. We’re got back that. from touring in December, did Christmas, and then came SStt iicckk iinngg w wiitt hh tthh aatt tt hheem m ee,, home. On January 2nd, we whhiicchh ssoonn gg w w woouu lldd yyoouu cc oonn ssiidd --
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recorded another record. We recorded seventeen tunes in the span of a month. Then we got ready for this tour. It’s just been nonstop, man. We have a bunch of music videos coming out for Booty Shakers Ball that we filmed within the past two months. We’re very excited about those. You should be seeing those soon.
HHoo w ww woo uulldd yyoouu ccoo m mpp aarree tthhoo ssee ssoonn ggss yyoouu rreecceenn ttllyy rreecc oorrddeedd ttoo tthhoo ssee oonn BBoo oottyy SShh aakkeerrss BB aallll?? They definitely have their own sound. We want to grow. We don’t want to be stuck in any one category. You said that, with Booty Shakers Ball, you didn’t know what you were going to get – everything’s a little different – and we like that. We don’t want to get trapped in one sound or genre. We want
to grow and mature. We’re changing, the music’s changing, and we try to keep it natural. The songs are all very different. I think, on this next album, you’re starting to see our growth as far as songwriting
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music’s changing and it’s great, man. I’m really excited about this next one. I think people are really going to catch on to it. I don’t know how many of the seventeen songs will be on it but I can tell you they are all damn good songs. Nolan [Le Vine], our drummer, actually wrote a song that he’s singing lead on. It’s really cool. I see the next album as the Vista Kicks growth album. We’ve really grown a lot since Booty Shakers Ball and it’s only been out since September. We’re just going to keep writing songs, keep doing it naturally, keep touring, and keep playing shows. You can always expect and musicianship goes. I feel new music from Vista Kicks. It’s like the songs are stronger on going to be coming at you pretthis upcoming album. They’re ty damned fast. funky. They’re cool. We’ve got rocking songs. We’ve got some - Dave Weinthal really heartbreaking soft songs. We’ve got funky songs. The
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Eddy Clearwater Is Still The Chief Eddy Clearwater whose electric way of playing guitar was a catalyst of modern blues who sometimes was dismissed early on for this perhaps saved blues for the masses bringing energy and a flamboyant style to playing the music he grew up loving. Even today he literally stands head and shoulders above everyone deliver-
Well, thank you! Thank you so much.
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ing some of the most delicious West-side style blue around. His music evokes a treasure trove of influences with everything from gospel, country to early rock and roll yet keeping true to the blues for which he is known.
Waters lived. He and I lived there during the same time. There was a proclamation from Westmont and one from the Skokie mayor because I live in Skokie now. I felt quite honored about it.
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Every year, oh yeah. SSw wee eett.. I feel real good about that.
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migrated to Chicago much earlier than I did. I paid a lot of attention to that trend of blues and, when I came to Chicago, I landed right in the middle of it. Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, and Jimmy Reed they were all from the Mississippi area. I just followed their example. I picked up stuff from various people as well, people like Magic Sam and Otis Rush. They were all in Chicago at the time that I came here.
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Small strings on top where, with right-handed players, they’re on the bottom. So I’m bending up Hmm, not really. Many times, instead of bending down to you’re playing what you feel and squeeze the sound out of it. you make up stuff as you go sometimes. You hear certain things that LLee fftt--hhaa nnddeedd gguuii ttaarr ss aarr ee ee aass iiee rr ttoo you don’t normally hear in your ffii nndd nnoow w .. H Haa vvee yyoouu eevvee rr ttrr iiee dd oonnee w yyoouurr basement, practicing, and you just aa nndd,, ii ff yyoouu hhaavv ee,, ddiidd iitt tthhrroow mee ooffff aa nnyy?? implement that and kind of go ggaa m with it. You may yell out, “Oh, I love you, baby,” a little different You know what? I bought one. I from the way you would do it bought a left-handed Gibson. I recording in the studio. You get kept it about a year, and then I got used to doing it the way you hear rid of it. Just wasn’t happening for it in front of people. You just use me. I went back to my electric guitar. your imagination spontaneously.
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It is coming along pretty well. I'm just trying to do a mixture of songs. Some rock and roll, because I'm doing a small tribute to Chuck Berry on the new album. I wrote a new song, “You're Never Too Old to Rock and Roll,” that is on there. Quite a bit of blues also.
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The Producers Go Back To Basics A lot of you would just die to get to see U2, the Rolling Stones or even R.E.M. in concert. Not me. You can have
(almost, but not well) word for man, I loved those guys”. word most if not all the songs of the artists I just listed. It’s Traveling to City Winery in a conundrum. I wanted (still Atlanta this past weekend I
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your Bono, Mick Jagger and Michael Stipe. My musical heroes are the bands that didn’t quite make it or fell off before their time. My bands are The Smithereens, Webb Wilder, Jason and the Scorchers and The Producers.
do) want them to be over the top successful and rich as all get out yet at the same time I like the fact that they’re still “my band” and even at this late stage in my life I can turn people on to great music many have either never herd or completely forgotten Sure I know a lot of the songs about. With the latter it is by the big ones but I can sing usually followed with, “Oh
got to go see The Producers, perhaps one of my top five favorite bands of all time. On the drive I had the double CD (yes, I still play CDs) that has their first two albums and literally sang at the top of my lungs word for word (s best I could). I’m sure cars that I passed thought I was having a seizure or something, but I didn’t care. I was in my own little world and loving every minute of it. The Producers are probably Atlanta’s first truly rock and roll band to make it albeit briefly. Sure there was (and still is) Atlanta Rhythm Section, but I consider bands like that more “Southern Rock” than rock and roll. To me traditional Southern Rock is a genre of its own. The
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music). They came around at the perfect time with two hot records, the second, 1982’s You Make the Heat did not get the traction expected despite the single “She Sheila” being on MTV what seemed nonstop. The band had the look of the era as they mixed power pop
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They had one or two really big songs and then remained regionally popular and still draw big to this day in their hometowns. Other bands that fit into this include The Romantics (“What I Like About You and “Talking In Your Sleep”) and the Greg Kihn Band (“The Breakup Song” and “Jeopardy”). Despite whatever drama ensued after they were dropped by their record label the four guys that make up The Producers still get together to play from time to time when real life doesn’t interfere and when quite frankly the money is right. I’ve been fortunate enough to see them since the ‘80s and getting to see them twice in one calendar year was equivalent to winning the lottery for me.
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with new wave with a sound that was kind of an updated Cheap Trick sound. And if you look at it they were kind of marketed that way. Cheap Trick was famous for their two camps – the heartthrobs of Robin Zander and Tom Peterson and the two goofballs of Rick Nielsen and Bun E. Carlos. Despite their good looks people gravitated towards Nielson and his stage presence making faces and running around the stage. Likewise for The Producers you had three out of the four that were the guys with the perfect hair and neon suits (perfect for that era) along with the one oddball the one and only Wayne Famous.
Every show I’ve seen with The Producers has been a sellout. Even when they played a side stage at Riverbend Festival in Chattanooga last summer there was a bigger than normal crowd for that stage. There was a buzz back then amongst people going to see them at the festival with people making plans and others without a pass looking to borrow one or wanting to know how much a one-day pass would cost.
Famous, the keyboard player wasn’t as pretty as Van, Kyle or Bryan but he was cool. He played a keytar and danced around the stage with it. Even in their videos he was kind of comic relief. He wasn’t as pretty as the rest but even to this day he is the most loved guy in the band. When I told a friend of mine I was going to see The Producers the first word out of their mouth was, “Wayne Famous!” City Winery was filled and there was a buzz in the crowd. I will never understand why This was a sort of homecomthe band went away after the ing and a lot of friends and second album. There were fans of the band were. The stories of poor management crowd was relatively well and other things. But what behaved. I was kind of disaphappened to them happened pointed in the crowd not getto a lot of bands in that era. ting out of their seats that ENIGMA
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(keyboards) didn’t really take to the mice en though during the whole night I kept hearing his name come up in just about every conversation I overheard. He manned the keyboards in style wearing a piano tie and while he didn’t dance around the stage as during the band’s heyday he did step out from behind his rig to dance a little and during the set would from time to During the course of the time raise his arms over his evening the band played a head to which the crowd much as other shows I’ve been to. I realize they’re no longer kids but there’s something about the music that even made me want to move about. Maybe it was the room. City Winery is a nice room with great acoustics and top-notch sound but it is a little high scale for a rock show. Who knows? Maybe I’m too busy trying to relive my youth.
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majority of songs off their self-titled first album along with choice cuts off of You Make the Heat. There was a lot of banter between the band and the crowd as it was more like a casual dress rehearsal than a concert. Kyle Henderson (bass/vocals) and Van Temple (guitar/vocals) told stories about some of the songs and even called out some of the people in the crowd to stand up telling back-stories. Even Bryan Holmes (drummer/vocals) took to the mic to address the crowd. Only Wayne Famous ENIGMA
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would cheer. After the show was over the band hung around to sign merchandise, pose for pictures and just small talk with anyone who wanted to talk. Let’s see Bono do that. And while sure, I’ll probably go see U2 this spring when they come to Infinite Energy Center I probably won’t have as good a time as I had this night – nor will I be able to sing along with all the songs.
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Neko Case Plays To The Crowd Oh that voice. When Neko Case sings a ballad or a slower paced song – well you just have to take notice. Her voice teamed with the heavy sounds of the standup bass – well they even melted this old heart. Her song, “The Needle Has Landed” echoed through Walker Theatre evoking another
entrenched in alternative or actually indie rock. Her voice is reminiscent of a bygone era and if she was around during the days of Patsy Cline, Cline would have been shaking in her country/western boots. Case’s indie side comes out full bore in her banter with the crowd between
church the way the seating is laid out and most of the time the crowd seemed to be sitting on their hands. I expected the crowd to be more robust but instead they sat there listening intently.
and 2009’s Middle Cyclone. Case and her accompaniment were in perfect harmony both literally and figuratively as one could hear a pin drop during her performance. With a voice of a bygone era and songs with a bit of an edge it’s no surprise.
Case began her set with “Nothing to Remember” then moved to “Furnace Room Lullaby” that began with her singing A cappella demonstrating her strong vocal before the band joined in. During her banter with the crowd Case informed everyone that the show was sort of like an all request show. She was touring not to support a specific work of music but instead was going to perform songs she is always asked to perform that she often doesn’t get to because of promoting a new release be it her, the New Pornographers or her latest collaboration case/lang/veirs (with k.d. land and Laura Veirs).
Neko Case Set List N Nothing to Remember Furnace Room Lullaby The Needle Has Landed A Widow’s Toast Bought And Sold Man Margaret vs. Pauline Fox Confessor Brings the Flood Look for Me (I’ll Be Around) Middle Cyclone Andy (Mike O’Neill cover) This Tornado Loves You I Wish I Was the Moon Nearly Midnight, Honolulu Outro With Bees Lady Pilot Don’t Forget Me (Harry Nilsson cover) Hold On, Hold On A majority of the show centered Knock Loud (Sook-Yin Lee on three of Case’s solo albums – cover) 2002’s Blacklisted and her two Maybe Sparrow breakthrough albums – 2006’s Fox Confessor Brings the Flood - Dave Weinthal
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era. Her haunting albeit smooth vocals combined with the rich accompaniment was reminiscent of country music during its golden era of the late ‘50s and early ‘60s while “Furnace Room Lullaby” quickly reminds you why she is the queen of alt-country.
songs. Despite being a professional there is something awkward in her interaction with the crowd. Perhaps it is because it is she is a true artists and then again that’s the indie rock way. For some reason in indie rock circles there seems to be uneasiness or some animosity towards the crowd. Either way the Case has one foot firmly planted Walker Theatre was a perfect lisin country – noticeably for her tening room for her show. The vocal style and one foot firmly theatre is reminiscent of a ENIGMA
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THIS MONTH IN ROCK HISTORY 1995522 1 The Cleveland Arena is the site of what will become recognized as the world’s first major Rock ‘n’ Roll concert. With over 10,000 people inside and another 20,000 waiting outside, Alan Freed is set to broadcast the event ‘live’ over WJW radio. Paul Williams And His Hucklebuckers were playing their first song when city officials decided to shut the proceedings down, citing fire code violations. Doors and windows were smashed, a few fights broke out, but no one asked for their $1.75 admission back.
Country album of all time, until Shania Twain came along.
1963 1 Patsy Cline was killed when her private plane crashed near Camden, Tennessee. Most often remembered for her hits, “Crazy”, “Walkin’ After Midnight”, “I Fall To Pieces” and “She’s Got You”, Cline’s Greatest Hits L.P. has sold over eight million copies, making it the largest selling female
The Levi Strauss Company began selling bell-bottom blue jeans in the US.
119 96644 The Beatles start working on their first film, A Hard Day’s Night, shooting the first scene at Marylebone train station in London. They also hold the top two spots on Billboard’s Hot 100 with “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “She Loves You”.
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel record “The Sounds Of Silence” as an acoustic duo. It wasn’t until record company producers added electric guitar, bass and drums, 1955 without the knowledge of Paul Sam Phillips launches Sun and Art, that the song would Records by releasing “Drivin’ become a hit in late 1965. Slow” by 16-year-old saxophonist 11 9 96655 Johnny London. The Mannish Boys, featuring a young David Bowie, released their 1995577 1 The Everly Brothers record “Bye debut single “I Pity The Fool”. Bye Love”, a teenage love song 11 9 96666 that was written by 37-year-old Boudleaux Bryant and his 31-year- Gene Clark of The Byrds old wife, Felice. Although nearly announced he was leaving the 30 other artists turned the song group due to his chronic fear of down, The Everly’s version will flying. He had also had some rise to #2 in the US and #6 in the problems getting along with UK by next May. Roger McGuinn.
Brothers, Cat Stevens and, believe Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show it or not, Engelbert Humperdinck. got their picture on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine after their 1996699 1 hit, “The Cover of Rolling Stone” Jim Morrison is arrested after a reached number 6 on the US sinDoors concert in Miami. He would gles chart. According to members be found guilty of indecent expo- of the group, they really did buy sure and profanity in March, 1970. five copies for their mothers, just His sentence of eight months of like the song said. hard labor and a $500 fine was on appeal when he died in Paris in 1975 1971. The Eagles had their first million seller and first number one 1997733 1 record in the US when “Best of My Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side Of The Love” reached the top of the Moon” was released in America Billboard chart. “Take It Easy” had where it would spent over 741 made it to number 12, “Witchy weeks on the Billboard chart, Woman” reached number 9, finally falling off in 1988. On June “Peaceful Easy Feeling” hit num4th, 1998, the Recording Industry ber 22 and “Already Gone” stalled Association of America (RIAA) cer- at number 32. tified the album 15 times Platinum, denoting sales of fif- Olivia Newton-John’s “Have You teen million in the United States. Never Been Mellow” becomes her One in every fourteen people in second Billboard number one the US under the age of 50 was record. She would go on to have estimated to own, or to have three more. owned at one time, a copy of 1997777 1 “Dark Side Of The Moon”.
11 9 96677 Jimi Hendrix suffered minor burns after he set fire to his guitar for the first time at The Rainbow Theatre. That night, he shared the stage with The Walker
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Manfred Mann earns a Gold record for “Blinded by the Light,” a song written by Bruce Springsteen. It was their first US number one record since “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” thirteen years earlier. 11997788 Four Irish, high school teens who call themselves U2, win the top prize of 500 Pounds ($1,000) in the Limerick Civic Week Pop ‘78 Competition, sponsored by The Evening Express and Guinness Harp Lager. They also win a chance to audition for CBS Ireland next June.
11998811 Although they had been making records for ten years, REO Speedwagon enjoyed their first taste of success when “Keep On Loving You” became the top tune in the US. The band would go on to place twelve more songs in the Top 40. 11998822 John Belushi died of a drug overdose at the age of 33. He and Dan Aykroyd had a hit record as The Blues Brothers in 1978 with a remake of the Sam And Dave classic, “Soul Man”, while their album “Briefcase Full of Blues” reached #1 on the Billboard 200, going double Platinum.
11999944 track was completed in just one take. Madonna caused trouble on the set of The Late Show With David 11998855 Letterman. The network had to Former Creedence Clearwater delete 13 offending words from Revival front man John Fogerty the audio track before the show went to #1 on the US album chart aired. An obviously annoyed with his third solo LP, Letterman told the singer “People “Centerfield”. Using over-dub- don’t want language like that bing, Fogerty played all of the coming into their living room.” instruments on every track. The Madonna also handed Letterman RIAA has since certified the album a pair of her panties and told him Double-Platinum (2 million album to sniff them. He declined and sales) on the strength of the hit stuffed them into his desk drawsingles “The Old Man Down the er. Robin Williams later described Road”, “Rock and Roll Girls” and the segment as a “battle of wits with an unarmed woman.” the title track. 11998888 30-year-old Andy Gibb, younger brother of Bee Gees Robin, Maurice and Barry, died from a viral infection in his heart. Andy hadn’t had a chart hit since 1981, but did have a stint as host of the Solid Gold TV show. Shortly before his death and just after he declared bankruptcy, Andy had signed a record deal and was working on a new album for Island Records that was never completed.
11999911 Leo Fender, who pioneered the electric guitar, passed away at the age of 81. He started mass producing solid body electric guitars in the late ‘40s and when he sold his guitar company in 1965, sales The Doobie Brothers announced were in excess of $40 million a that they were splitting up. The year. band started in the ‘70s with the #11 hit “Listen to the Music” and Eric Clapton’s four-year-old son, would re-unite for 1989’s Top Ten Conor, fell to his death from the smash, “The Doctor”. 53rd story of a New York City apartment window. The boy was Joan Jett And The Blackhearts in the custody of his mother, started a seven week run at #1 on Italian actress, Lori Del Santo and the US singles chart with “I Love the pair were visiting a friend’s Rock ‘n’ Roll”. It was a #4 hit in the apartment. The housekeeper had UK. just cleaned a room and opened the window to air it out. Eric was 11998833 staying in a nearby hotel after Michael Jackson’s mega-hit “Billie taking his son to the circus the Jean” topped the Billboard singles previous evening. The tragedy chart for the first of seven weeks. inspired his song “Tears in Amazingly, Michael’s vocal on the Heaven”. ENIGMA
1979, the next album, “Flirtin’ With Disaster” sold over 2 million copies. 22001100 Alex Chilton, the lead singer for The Box Tops on their Billboard Top Ten hits “The Letter” and “Cry Like A Baby”, died following a heart attack. He was 59.
22001133 The US Library of Congress announced that Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon”, Simon And Garfunkel’s “Sounds Of Silence” and Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” would all be added to 11999955 the National Recording Registry Jimmy Page escaped injury when as culturally or historically signifa fan rushed the stage at a Page icant recordings. And Plant concert at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan. The fan 22001166 was stopped by two security George Martin, who signed The guards, who he stabbed instead. Beatles to EMI in 1962 and went After he was arrested, he told on to produce most of their catapolice that he wanted to kill log, passed away at the age of 90. Jimmy Page because of the In total, Martin produced 23 numSatanic music he was playing. ber ones on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, 19 of which were by The 22000011 Beatles. He also produced chart Michael Jackson’s interior deco- topping hits for Paul McCartney rator told The London Times that (“Say Say Say” with Michael the singer keeps 17 life size dolls, Jackson and “Ebony and Ivory” adult and child sizes, all fully with Stevie Wonder), Elton John dressed, in his bedroom for ‘com- (“Candle in the Wind 1997”) and pany.’ America (“Sister Golden Hair”). In a statement to the press, 22000055 McCartney said, “From the day 53-year-old Danny Joe Brown, the that he gave The Beatles our first original lead singer of Molly recording contract, to the last Hatchet, died from renal failure time I saw him, he was the most due to complications from dia- generous, intelligent and musical betes. Brown was the front man person I’ve ever had the pleasure for the band’s self-titled album in to know.” 1978, which went Platinum. In
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