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Sociological Change The world we live in has morphed into an almost unrecognizable reality. A far cry from a time when I was just a young man. Much of the social decorum, mannerisms, ethics, and morals that was the social balance and fabric of our society years ago have pretty much disappeared in the actions and behavior that we witness today. There is an air of hypocrisy though that continues to shroud our national consciousness. On one hand

we are inundated with media exposure that openly displays immoral behavior, scandalous dress, and outright displays of mannerisms that never should be allowed on public television, music videos, displayed in magazines, or depicted in movies, even though the movies have ratings. This while on the other hand chastise those who commit acts that are so often portrayed as being acceptable behavior by all these forms of media expo-

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sure that are available today. It is today's rational that scandalous behavior and attire sells products. When we see on TV today all the obtrusive drug ads especially for Viagra and Cialis 40 years ago these types of Commercials would never be allowed on the air. The risquĂŠ advertisements that we are exposed to today actually does have an effect on the moral behavior of how people act. This includes our youth. There have been numerous behavioral studies based on the exposure to video games, TV, and the many other forms of media entertainment that is available. All of these studies have concluded that what we see, hear or read does have an effect on ones actions. It is a well known fact that the more, especially our youth, are

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exposed to classical music the better they will perform scholastically. This is not to say that other types of music are detrimental but, if cultural differences prevail it will continue to block out the variety of music and only focus on one entity, like Rap. If this continues our youth are deprived of the learning capacity they might otherwise be exposed to giving way to self empowerment. Today, so many schools have budget constraints in which music appreciation which has been an internal part of schools curriculum even when I was in school over fifty years ago have been eliminated. Like so many other facets of my educational experience they have been put aside in favor of saving money. What

we have done is create an adverse effect on the educational performance of today's youth. It is no wonder that the United States has fallen behind many other countries in educational standards today.

the United States has fallen in grace in the eyes of the world. We'd be foolish to think that we are the same nation we were just 40 years ago. The

It has seemed that music in it's many styles has been the greatest influencer of sociological change. Many of our senior population can remember the music of the 1930's, the War years, the onset of Rock and Roll, to the Beatles. Many attribute the Beatles transformation in the late 60's that reinvented the music genre for other generations. The evolution of music really has been the greatest influencer in the way our society accepts the coming behavior patterns. In some ways societies change has been a positive influence of our culture while others often wonder have we really progressed at all?

strength of character we had prevailed. Sure, we had our faults back then. But, in many parts of the world the United States was looked upon as the beacon of hope and opportuCan it be any wonder now why nity. Sad to say today that bea-

con of hope and opportunity is just a flickering ebbing candle dimmed by the sociological change that has been influenced not by music but by gov-

ernmental policies perpetrated by our elected officials in which they gave rise to the greatest wealth disparity gap in history. We also have to remember that the racial divide of the 50's and 60's still has yet to be closed. And, maybe that is part of the prob-

lem with our government today. But, there still remains this fact that the sociological change from the 60's to today the United States greatness of years ago is now just a distant memory. The question remains can we ever get it back? And if so how? To answer these two most important questions with the Republican indifference ruling society today we have to look back into our history at a time of our founding. It was Thomas Jefferson who in his writings gave the American Public a way to answer these two most important questions. All we have to do today is understand what he said and act on it. For without knowledge and actual following through with a urgent resolve to dispel the grave injustices that has been inflicted upon the sociological change of the past 40 years we are forever doomed to repeat history.

- Dr. Tim G Williams

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MONEY MANAGEMENT

DOES MY SMALL BUSINESS NEED A BUSINESS SAVINGS ACCOUNT? Entrepreneurs and self-employed people who want to maximize their income tax deductions would do well to remember the acronym HELP at tax time. It stands for Home Office + Equipment + Logbook + Postage, four of the best ways for independent contractors to reduce their taxable income.

Hoom H mee OOffffii ccee DD eedduuccttiioonnss If you do not maintain a storefront or office space for your business you could be entitled to deduct a portion of your home or apartment rent, plus heat, electricity and other household expenses at tax time. In order to qualify you will need to move off the dining room table and into a spare room designated only for business use. No fold-out couch for house guests, no off-season holiday decoration storage, or other nonbusiness use is allowed in a taxdeductible home office.

The portion of your home that the office occupies becomes the percentage of the expenses you will be allowed to deduct at tax time. For example, if your room is 10' x 20' (200 square feet), and your home is 2,000 square feet total, your office would occupy 10% of the total space. That would make 10% of your shared household expenses a business deduction. In case of a tax audit it's handy to have a photograph of your office or storage space in use, as well as copies of all utility bills and receipts for the expenses that you deducted. Homeowners can deduct household expenses without depreciating their home. EEqquuiippm meenntt Every piece of equipment needed to run your business is deductible, along with all of the supplies you need to operate that equipment. Equipment purchases would include the tablet you buy to keep up with business when you're away from the office, the camera or cell phone you put on your credit card and use to take product photos, and furniture for your home office. Even equipment converted from personal use to exclusive business use is deductible at the current value.

Inventory storage space also qualifies for the home office deduction, so if you use a room in your house just for inventory, it too could get you a tax deduction. Household utilities would not be part of the deduction if this storage unit is not located inside your living space. To take the home office deduction you will need to know the square footage of your home, as well as Any business equipment you buy that of the office or storage room. that has a life expectancy of two

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or more years, and costs more than $75, will need to be listed individually at tax time. Equipment supplies and small equipment purchases do not need to be itemized; these can be lumped together. Store the receipts for equipment and supply purchases with the rest of your income tax receipts; if you want to keep the original receipt with your warranty papers a copy will do. LLooggbbooookk Entrepreneurs and small business owners often overlook the importance of logging auto expenses and business mileage. This logbook serves two purposes. It will get you bigger tax deductions and win I.R.S. audits. If you don't write down every mile driven for your small business, as well as actual automobile expenses, you could end up paying hundreds of dollars in income taxes that you don't owe. This includes all mileage for business errands run in the family car. During the first year a vehicle is used for business you get to choose whether to deduct mileage or out-of-pocket expenses, as long as you use that car or truck 50% or more for business. Once you elect to deduct mileage you cannot switch to deducting actual expenses. That's why it's important to add the car payment, gas, oil, repairs, insurance, licensing and

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other vehicle expenses together that first year, before selecting mileage as your deduction. Which is best will depend on how many miles you drive vs. your actual expenses. PPoossttaa ggee It's amazing how many small business owners use stamps purchased with personal funds to mail out their business bills. It may seem easier when you tell the grocery store clerk to add that book of stamps to the total, but it's a taxdeductible expense you're letting slip right through your fingers. Grab the receipt and stamps, circle the amount paid, and stick them both in your office. You'll reap the savings at tax time. There you have it, real tax HELP for entrepreneurs. But don't stop there, because just about everything you do in the name of business is deductible at tax time when you understand what the I.R.S. allows. Whether you employ an accountant to do your tax return or prepare it yourself, every independent contractor needs to take the time to learn basic I.R.S. small business rules. It will keep more money in your pocket, and make you audit proof at the same time. KiKi Canniff

LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Find ways to mellow out. You've been a little down and you need a lift. You may be up for some changes in your home. Losses are evident.

comes to your relationship. You should want to feel good about yourself and your goals. You will want to complain about the in justice that is going on, Your ability to put a deal together will surprise others.

Your lucky day this week will be Your lucky day this week will be Monday. Your lucky day this week will be Sunday. VIRGO Thursday. (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) CANCER Try making some changes to your (June 22-July 22) TAURUS You can make money, but try not appearance and your attitude that (Apr. 21- may 21) You may blow situations out of to let it slip through your fingers. will reinforce just that. Don't be proportion when dealing with the You may be tom between two pos- alarmed. Don't rely on others to one you love. Get involved in cre- sibilities. This has left you in a con- handle the workload. Don't beat ative projects that will enhance fused and uncertain state. You will around the bush; state your case in your earning power. Try out for a learn a great deal about yourself if plain and simple terms. local sports team such as volley- you go somewhere secluded. Be ball, tennis, lawn bowling, or what- careful not to divulge secret infor- Your lucky day this week will be Wednesday. ever interests you. Be careful not mation this week. to confuse issues when discussing Your lucky day this week will be LIBRA the matters at hand. (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) Thursday. Don't deny yourself this week. Your lucky day this week will be Your own small business on the Wednesday. side sounds pretty lucrative. Get more involved in group efforts at work. You'll find it easy to talk about your feeling this week. Don't hesitate to find out what your mate's intentions are.

Your lucky day this week will be Tuesday.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Business and emotional partnerships will run smoothly. Focus on forming business partnerships. Watch for empty promises that may give you false hope. Be careful not to show your temper when dealing with the boss.

Your lucky day this week will be Friday.

ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20) Pamper yourself; you deserve it. Relationships will be erratic this week. Consider a conservative investment that will stay solid when everything else goes sour. Relationships may be hard to handle.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21) You'll find it difficult to control your emotions. Secret affairs will only lead to deception. Take care of the needs or responsibilities of elders. Exercise is always a good way to relieve stress.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22.- Jan. 20) Your ability to add a sophisticated touch will help you capture the look you're after. You can discuss your intentions and ideas with your colleagues or friends this week. You can stabilize your personal relationship if you're willing to communicate honestly. Your partner may be reluctant to tell you how they feel. Your lucky day this week will be Friday.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) Don't let your emotions interfere with your efficiency. You will be able to make favorable changes in your living quarters. You can make drastic changes in your professional direction this week. This will be Your lucky day this week will be a great night to invite friend over to visit. Tuesday.

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PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) Do not let in-laws upset you. Instant romance could be yours if you go out with friends. Disappointments regarding partners will be subject to the way you Your lucky day this week will be react to their personal comments. Your bankbook will suffer and your Monday. restrictions will put a damper on your relationship. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) You will have a problem sorting Your lucky day this week will be out your true feelings when it Thursday.

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Corker and Cotton Bob Corker is getting a lot of press attention lately. And rightly so. As the new chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and one of just seven Republican senators who didn’t sign Senator Tom Cotton’s “open letter” to the Iranian government, Corker is viewed by many as the responsible arm of the GOP opposition to the nuclear energy agreement with Iran that doesn’t exist yet. While Cotton, a freshman senator with a little over two months in office, tried to hamper President Obama’s negotiation efforts by doing an end-around on Secretary of State John Kerry, Corker opted to focus on his own plans to pass legislation allowing the Senate a 60-day review period after any potential agreement is

reached. It’s the difference between the rash actions of a rookie and the measured strategy of a seasoned pro…

that would rather obstruct Obama than see an agreement that could provide better oversight to Iran’s nuclear program. Make no mistake: Iran is going … But here’s the thing: Cotton’s to continue to develop addi-

lowed on non-treaty foreign policy issues. Cotton and his 46 co-signers prefer the “criticize and dissent” option. In his public comments, Corker has seemed almost embarrassed by Cotton’s naïvete… …Corker made his Senate “bones” as a junior (but outspoken) member of the Senate Banking Committee and has worked his way up through the ranks. He is famous for frequent public barbs directed at his fellow senators, but held in high regard for his behind-thescenes negotiating skills. The former Chattanooga mayor has become a player on the national stage. There were rumors of a potential presidential run in 2016, but Corker decided to stay in the Senate. Smart move. Presidents come and go, but senators don’t have term limits…

ill-advised and potentially treasonous missive to the leaders of a country he considers our enemy… was a brilliant political tactic. It pandered to a base

tional nuclear capabilities. Obama and Kerry have said repeatedly that they won’t back any agreement that does not provide stricter limitations on Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons. And the other G5+1 nations involved in the negotiations (Russia, China, France, the U.K., and Germany) are no more …As for Tom Cotton, the jury is eager to see Iran join the still out. He has become famous info@enigmaonline.com nuclear arms race… P.O. Box 825 for hammering home his “talk(423) 991-1657 Chattanooga, TN 37401 ing points” without mercy, …While Cotton was carefully regardless of whether or not Paul E. Burke Sr. Publisher crafting his open letter to the they have anything to do with evil empire, Corker was travel- the questions reporters are askD.A. Weinthal. ing to Munich with Kerry and ing him. Open letters and talkEditor-In-Chief Vice President Joe Biden.Cotton ing points can only get you so David Huff is a new blip on the national far in the Senate, however. Managing Editor radar. Corker communicates Cotton will have to step up his Chris Eason regularly with world leaders game a good bit if he ever hopes Photo Editor such as German Chancellor to achieve Corker-level clout. Contributing Editors: Mark Haskins, Jim Sells, Angela Merkel and will be one Personally, I think Cotton is a Mark Bedford. David N. Marks, William Alexander of the key shapers of U.S. for- one trick pony who has already eign policy for at least the next shown his one trick… Founder: D.A. Weinthal two years. Corker follows the Like us on Facebook • Follow us on Twitter @EnigmaMag “advise and consent” model that - Mark Bedford www.enigmaonline.com the Senate has traditionally fol-

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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.

HAMBURG, Germany (UPI) Leaders in the “party district” of St. Pauli in Hamburg, Germany, are discouraging public urination by covering walls in paint that “pees back.” The St. Pauli Interest Community released a YouTube video explaining the most frequently-soiled walls in the district are being covered in a superhydrophobic paint that causes sprayed liquid to bounce back in the opposite direction — causing public urinators to make a mess of

their own pants and shoes. The walls treated with the paint are labeled with signs reading, “Don’t pee here! We’ll pee back!” “It was a real annoyance that was growing and growing,” St Pauli Interest Community board member Uwe Christiansen, who owns several local bars, told The Local. “We wanted to bring people to reason.” He said the move is being hailed by locals who were similarly tired of dealing with “Wildpinkler.” “I’ve seen in Facebook and the local newspapers that the reactions were very positive. People were just tired of

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the peeing on walls, home entrances and playgrounds,” Christiansen said. “Watch out! From now on, it’s Peeback time,” group member Julia Staron said in the video. PORTUGALETE, Spain (UPI) - A candidate for local office in Spain’s Basque region is campaigning by baring her body on a poster reading, “Politicians have left us stark naked.” Yolanda Couceiro Morin, a town hall candidate in the town of Portugalete, released a campaign poster featuring her nude body covered

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only by her own hands and the slogan, “Politicians have left us stark naked.” Morin, a member of the right-wing Partido por la Libertad - Manos Limpias, or “Party for Freedom - Clean Hands,” told Spanish daily 20 minutos she hopes the “eye catching” ad will convince Portugalete voters to “focus on the problems of their neighbors.” Morin’s poster appears to take inspiration from a 2006 poster for centrist party Ciudadanos, which depicted party founder Albert Rivera striking a

similar pose in the buff. PHILADELPHIA, PA - A water bottle filled with liquid silicone, red plastic cups, needles and syringes, and Krazy Glue to close the wound; These were to tools of the trade of the self-proclaimed ‘Michelangelo of Buttocks Injections’. You might also know her as Padge-Victoria Windslowe. She made the news in 2012 when she was arrested for the death a 20-year-old London dancer and college student who was the victim of a botched injection. The trial just concluded. 45-year-old Windslowe has had quite a colorful career. She described herself as a serial entrepreneur who once ran a transgender escort service and a Gothic hip-hop performer who called herself the Black Madam. But it was as a “body sculptor” that, in her own mind, she really excelled. “I was the best,” Windslowe testified, “and I don’t mean that to be cocky.” Unfortunately her medical training consisted of tips she said she picked up from overseas doctors who performed her sex change operation and a physician-client of her escort service who became her lover. This less-than-professional background is undoubtedly what led her to inject nearly half a gallon of industrial-grade silicone into the buttocks of the 20year-old student, which led to her heart stopping. The jury took less than four hours to reject a lesser man-slaughter charge and convict her of third-degree murder, which involves malice but not premedi-

tation. Windslowe faces 20 to 40 their work yet again brings home years in prison. the level of criminality in our society,” a spokesman said. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (UPI) - A South African TV journal- CHICAGO (UPI) - A man who coist was mugged on camera sec- owns a wrestling-themed restauonds before he was due to deliver rant in Chicago with his wife, a a live report outside a hospital. former WWE star, used his own The SABC News camera recorded moves to take down an armed the two men approaching con- man at the business. Lee Varon, tributing editor Vuyo Mvoko out- who co-owns The Squared Circle side Johannesburg’s Milpark with wife Lisa Marie Varon, who Hospital Tuesday night while he performed in the WWE as was preparing to deliver a report Victoria, said a server told him on Zambia’s president arriving at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday a young the facility for some tests. “It was man in the eatery was behaving like seconds to air and then the strangely. Varon said the man commotion started... I couldn’t walked into a women’s bathroom understand why they’d walk right before walking into the kitchen in front of the camera because the and telling him he was being purlight is on and they could see that sued by men with guns. “He said — and our car is branded, so they some guys with guns were chasing could see that this is a live broad- him, and I thought, ‘If guys with cast,” Mvoko told the BBC. Mvoko guns were really chasing you, then said the robbers demanded he you shouldn’t be out front,’” hand over his phone. “Because I Varon told ABC News. “I escorted wasn’t giving him the phone, he him back to the kitchen and he then called the other one who had was immediately combative with a gun, and said: ‘Dubula le nja me.” Varon said he took action [Shoot this dog],’” Mvoko told when the man appeared to be SABC after the incident. Mvoko reaching for a weapon in his said the men fled after he handed pants. Security camera footage over his phone. The robbers also from the restaurant shows Varon took another phone and a laptop wrestle the suspect into submiscomputer from the news crew. sion. Lee said one of his cooks “Hopefully someone will be able was able to get the suspect’s gun. to identify them and get them “My chef pulled the gun out of the arrested,” Mvoko said. The South kid’s pants and said, ‘where do I African National Editors’ Forum put it?’ I said, ‘On the table.’ He issued a statement following the said, ‘Where?’ I said. ‘Next to the incident. “Every South African sprinkles’ and just hearing put the lives with the reality of crime, but gun next to the sprinkles is not to see thugs brazenly ignoring tel- something you say on a daily evision cameras and robbing basis,” Lee told CBS Chicago. Arnez media workers in the course of Harper, 18, was arrested on

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charges of possession of a controlled substance, battery, aggravated assault and unlawful use of a weapon. SOUTH AFRICA - The next great leap forward in medical science has been made; the world’s first successful penile transplant. A team of pioneering surgeons from Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital in South Africa performed the nine-hour operation in December 2014. Prof. Jimmy Volmink, Dean of SU’s Faculty of Medicine, said, “This procedure is another excellent example of how medical research, technical know-how and patientcentered care can be combined in the quest to relieve human suffering.” The patient, whose identity is being protected for ethical reasons, has made a full recovery and has regained all function in the newly transplanted organ. “Our goal was that he would be fully functional at two years, and we are very surprised by his rapid recovery,” said lead surgeon Andre van der Merwe. Van der Merwe explained, “There is a greater need in South Africa for this type of procedure than elsewhere in the world, as many young men lose their penises every year due to complications from traditional circumcision.” That’s what you get for trying to cut the tip of some poor bastard’s dick off with a flake of sharpened rock. As the procedure becomes more common, doctors plan on offering options in large, medium and caucasian.

(Atlanta) CeCe Winans, Israel Houghton, Gerald Albright, DeLeon Richards, Marcus Cole, Keith Staten, Vonnie Lopez, Leon Timbo M AARRAATTH M HO ON NM MU U SSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience

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This week’s calendar covers events from Thursday, March 19, through Wednesday, March 25. We would be happy to publish your free listing in future Billboards, space permitting. Simply mail us the information so that we have it 7 days before the publication date. A photograph may be sent with the announcement. Send information to: Calendar Editor, Enigma, P.O. Box 825, Chattanooga, TN 37401 or e-mail to calendar@enigmaonline.com. All dates subject to change without notice.

TT H HU U RRSSD DA AYY M Maarr cchh 1199 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Gary Conrad “Master Hypnotist” 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) The Classic Rock Experience BBA ARRK KIIN NG G LLEEG G SS TT H HEE A ATT EERR (Chattanooga) Fritsl Butler, Tab Spencer, The Moccasin Benders, Webb Barringer SSCC H HEERRM M EERRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CC EEN N TTEE RR (Nashville) Boyz II Men ATTLL A A AN NTT A A LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Mitch Fatel BBJJCC CC A ARREE N NA A (Birmingham) Michael Lambert, Justin Moore, Danielle Bradberry IIRRO ON N CCII TTYY (Birmingham) Die Antwoord

FFRRIID DA AYY M Maarrcchh 2200 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Gary Conrad “Master Hypnotist” RRA AW W (Chattanooga) DJ Barnaby RRH HYY TT H HM M && BBRREE W WSS (Chattanooga) “Road to Nightfall” Remembering January, High Meadows Communion, Zach Dylan Band, Goggins Band, Solar Moonshine, Scarlet Love Conspiracy JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Perfect Pussy SSU UG GA ARR’’SS (Chattanooga) Jocelyn Arndt CCA AN NN NEE RRYY BBA ALLLL RRO OO OM M (Nashville) Meghan Trainor SSCC H HEERRM M EERRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CC EEN N TTEE RR (Nashville) Boyz II Men CCII TTYY W WIIN N EERRYY N NA ASS H HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Donna the Buffalo GRRA G AN ND DO O LLEE O O PPRRYY H HO OU USSEE (Nashville) Gatlin Brothers, Steep Canyon Rangers, EmiSunshine MA M ARRA ATT H HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO O RRK KSS (Nashville) Die Antwoord ATTLL A A AN NTT A A LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Mitch Fatel VVA ARRII EETT YY PPLL A AYYH HO OU U SSEE (Atlanta) G. Love & Special Sauce TTEE RRM MIIN NA ALL W WEESS TT (Atlanta) Dean Ween Group BBU UCC K KH HEE A AD D TT H HEE A ATT RREE (Atlanta) Del McCoury, David Grisman

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ZZYYD D EECC O O (Birmingham) Suicide Silence, Emmure, Fit For An Autopsy, Within the Ruins ALLAABBAA M A MAA TT H HEE AATTRREE (Birmingham) CeCe Winans, Israel Houghton, Gerald Albright, DeLeon Richards, Marcus Cole, Keith Staten, Vonnie Lopez, Leon Timbo KN K NO O XXVVIILL LLEE AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Knoxville) Third Day

SSA ATT U URRD DA AYY M Maarrcchh 22 11 TTH H EE CC O OM M EED D YY CCAATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Gary Conrad “Master Hypnotist” RRH H YY TTH HM M && BBRREE W WSS (Chattanooga) “Road to Nightfall” Blackbird Revival, Steadfast Soul, Joey Winslett Band, Subkonscious, Johnny Balik & The House Band, Talking Blues Band, The Krystye Dalton Band TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Die Antwoord BBJJ CCCC A ARREEN N AA (Birmingham) Skillet, Jeremy Camp, Francesca Batistell, Building 429, Family Force 5, NewSong, For King And Country, Blanca, Veridia SSCCH H EERRM M EERRH HO O RRN N SS YYM M PPH HO ON NYY CC EEN NTT EE RR (Nashville) Boyz II Men FFRRA AN NK KLLII N N TT H HEE AATTRREE (Franklin, TN) Los Lonely Boys KN K NO O XXVVIILL LLEE AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Knoxville) Sarah McLachlin TTEE N NN NEE SSSSEE EE TT H HEE AATTRREE (Knoxville) Alabama Shakes, Promised Land Sound ATTLLAAN A N TTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Mitch Fatel TTH H EE M M AASSQ QU U EERRAAD DEE (Atlanta) Ryan Cabrera, Secondhand Serenade, Nick Thomas, Runaway Saints, Wind In Sails EED DD D IIEE’’ SS AATT TT IICC (Atlanta) Joe Ely

SSU UN ND DA AYY M Maarrcchh 2222 TTH H EE CC O OM M EED D YY CCAATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Gary Conrad “Master Hypnotist” SSK KYYZZ O OO O (Chattanooga) DJ Exphacter BBRRIID DG GEE SSTT O ON NEE AARREEN N AA (Nashville) Nickelback RRYY M MAA N N AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) The Beach Boys TTEE RRM MIIN NAALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) Juliana Hatfield Three VVIILL LLA AG GEE O OU U TTD DO OO O RR M MAARRK KEE TT (Doraville, GA) Atlanta Rhythm Section

MO M ON ND DA AYY M Maarrcchh 2233 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 TTH H EE M M AASSQ QU U EERRAAD DEE (Atlanta) Carl Barat TTEE RRM MIIN NAALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) Swervedriver TTH H EE M M AASSQ QU U EERRAAD DEE (Atlanta) Carl Barat CCO O BBBB EEN NEE RRG GYY PPEE RRFF O ORRM M IIN NG G AARRTT SS CC EEN NTT EERR

MARCH 19 2015

TT RREEM MO ON N TT TT AAVVEERRN N (Chattanooga) Open Mic w/ Mike McDade PPH H IILLIIPPSS AARREE N NAA (Atlanta) Ariana Grande, Rixton CC A AN NN N EERRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Circa Survive, Balance & Composure, Chon

WEE D W DN NEESSD DA AYY M Maa rrcchh 22 55 RRAAW W (Chattanooga) Open Jam LLA ASS M MAARRG G AARRII TTAA’’ SS (Chattanooga) Priscilla & Little Rickee TT H HEE TT AAVVEE RRN N (Soddy-Daisy) Roberts & Sims RRH H YYTT H HM M && BBRREEW W SS (Chattanooga) Ghost Owl, Stokeswood PPH H IILLIIPPSS AARREE N NAA (Atlanta) Fleetwood Mac TT H HEE TT AABBEERRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Die Antwoord IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience

UPPCC O U OM M IIN NG G EEVVEEN NTTSS TT EEN NN NEESSSS EEEE TT H H EEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Brian Regan March 26 TT H HEE CCO ON NCC O OU U RRSS EE (Knoxville) Sebadoh, QUI March 26 VV A ARRIIEETT YY PPLLA AYYH HO OU USS EE (Atlanta) King Tuff March 26 IIRRO ON NH HO ORRSSEE CCA AFFÉÉ (Birmingham) A Skylit Drive, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Wolves At The Gate, For The Win, Breaking Through March 26 CC O OBBBB EEN N EERRG G YY PPEE RRFFO ORRM MII N NG G AARRTT SS CC EEN N TTEE RR (Atlanta) Incognito, Maysa March 26 TT RRA ACCK K 2299 (Chattanooga) The Stray Birds, Keller Williams March 27 ZZ IIG GG G YY’’ SS U UN ND DEERRG G RRO OU UN ND D (Chattanooga) DOT, Moonbase, Kill, Baby...Kill, Genki Genki Panic March 27 TT H HEE CCA AM M PP H HO OU USSEE (Chattanooga) Bombadil March 27 BBLLIIN ND DW WIILLLLIIEE ’’SS (Atlanta) The Nighthawks March 27 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON N EE A ARREEN NA A (Nashville) Kenny Chesney March 27 KN K NO OXXVV IILLLLEE M MU USSEE U UM MO O FF AARRTT (Knoxville) The Bad Plus March 27 N VV N N N IIG GH H TTCC LLU UBB (Knoxville) Chingy, Big Reeno March 27 1111TT H H FFRRA AM MEE A ATT M MA AD DIISSO ON N BBO OW WLLIIN NG G CCEE N NTT EERR (Madison, AL) A Skylit Drive, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Wolves At The Gate, For The Win, Breaking Through March 27 TT RRA ACCK K 2299 (Chattanooga) Dr. Dog, Mewithoutyou March 28 JJ ..JJ ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires March 28 SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY H HA ALLLL (Atlanta) Jane Lynch March 28 FF O OXX TT H HEEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Brian Regan March 28 PPA ARRK K TT A AVVEE RRN N (Atlanta) Cowboy Mouth March 28 CC EEN N TTEE RR SSTTA AG G EE (Atlanta) “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, Cary Nokey March 28 TT EERRM MII N NA ALL W WEESS TT (Atlanta) Swans March 28

EED DD DIIEE ’’SS AATT TT IICC (Atlanta) Hot Club Of Cowtown March 28 CC A AN NN NEE RRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Leftover Salmon March 28 MAASSSS EEYY PPEERRFFO M O RRM M IIN NG G AARRTTSS CCEE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Gabe Dixon March 28 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Brian Regan March 29 TT H HEE EEN ND D (Nashville) Every Time I Die March 29 EED DD DIIEE ’’SS AATT TT IICC (Atlanta) Al Stewart March 29 JJEE N NN NIIEE AAN ND D EERRSSO ON N TT H HEE AATT 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 MIIAA (Chattanooga) Peelander-Z March 31 BBJJCC CC CC O ON NCC EERRTT H HAALLLL (Birmingham) Sarah McLachlin March 31 TT H HEE TTAABBEERRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Damien Rice March 31 BBIIJJO OU U TT H HEEAATT RREE (Knoxville) The War On Drugs, Hop Along March 31 TT RRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) The War on Drugs, Hop Along April 1 BBU UCC K KH HEE AAD D TT H HEEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Taking Back Sunday, The Menzingers, Letlive April 1 CC A AN NN NEE RRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Sylvan Esso, Flock of Dimes April 1 CC IITTYY W WIIN N EERRYY N NAASSH H VVIILLLL EE (Nashville) Chris Knight April 1 AN A ND D RREEW W JJAACC K KSSO ON NH H AALLLL (Nashville) Jerry Seinfeld April 1 MAARRAATT H M HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) J. Cole, Bas, Cozz April 1 IIRRO ON N CCII TTYY (Birmingham) Mat Kearney April 2 TT EEM 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 AATT TT IICC (Atlanta) Chris Knight April 3 FFO O XX TTH H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Kid Ink, Jeremih, Dej Loaf April 3 VV EERRIIZZO ON NW WII RREE LLEESSSS AAM MPPH HIITT H HEE AATTRREE AATT EEN N CCO O RREE PPAARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Chris Tomlin April 3 CC H HAASSTT AAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Alt-J April 4 JJEE N NN NIIEE AAN ND D EERRSSO ON N TT H HEE AATT RREE (Marietta, GA) The Osmond Brothers April 4 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Mat Kerney April 4 CC A AN NN NEE RRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Delta Spirit, Avid Dancer April 4 GRRAAN G ND DO O LLEE O O PPRRYY H HO OU USS EE (Nashville) Alt-J April 6 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Dave Chappelle April 6 CC IITTYY W WIIN N EERRYY N NAASSH H VVIILLLL EE (Nashville) Lee Ann Womack April 6 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON NEE AARREEN N AA (Nashville) Stevie Wonder April 7 CC IITTYY W WIIN N EERRYY N NAASSH H VVIILLLL EE (Nashville) Lee Ann Womack April 6 SSCC H HEE RRM M EERRH HO O RRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON N YY CC EEN N TTEE RR (Nashville) Cassandra Wilson April 8 FFRRA AN NK K LLIIN N TT H HEE AATTRREE (Franklin, TN) Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters April 8 SSCC H HEE RRM M EERRH HO O RRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON N YY CC EEN N TTEE RR (Nashville) Bernadette Peters April 9 TT H HEE W WAARREE H HO OU USSEE (Clarksville, TN) Orgy April 9 HEE AAVVEE N H N AATT TT H HEE M MAASSQ QU UEERRAAD D EE (Atlanta) Coal Chamber, Filter, Combichrist, American Head Charge April 9 VV A ARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Amanda Palmer April 9

SSA AM MM MYY TT ’’SS (Huntsville) Aaron Lewis April 9 TTH H EE CC LLA ASSSSIICC CC EEN NTT EE RR (Athens, GA) The Mavericks April 9 TTH H EE TT A ABBEERRN NA ACC LLEE (Atlanta) The Decemberists April10 SSCCH H EERRM M EERRH HO O RRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CC EEN NTT EE 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 TTH HM M && BBRREEW WSS (Chattanooga) Glass Hammer April 11 TTH H EE TT A ABBEERRN NA ACC LLEE (Atlanta) The Decemberists, Alvvays April 11 VVIIN N YYLL (Atlanta) Matt Pond PA April 11 SSCCH H EERRM M EERRH HO O RRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CC EEN NTT EE RR (Nashville) Bernadette Peters April 11 TTEE M MPPTT (Murfreesboro) Datsik April 11 FFRRA AN NK KLLIIN N TT H HEEA ATT RREE (Franklin, TN) Lynda Carter April 11 BBRRII D DG GEE SSTTO ON NEE A ARREEN NA A (Nashville) Alan Jackson, Jeff Foxworthy, Jon Pardi April 11 LLA AU URREELL TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) RB Morris April 11 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) The Decemberists April 13 TTEE RRM MIIN NA ALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) The Ting Tings April 13 BBU UCCK KH HEEA AD D TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Ok Go, White Arrows April 14 4400 W WA ATT TT CC LLU UBB (Athens, GA) Delta Spirit April 14 GRRA G AN ND DO OLLEE O OPPRRYY H HO OU USSEE (Nashville) Florida Georgia Line April 14 TTH H EE TT A ABBEERRN NA ACC LLEE (Atlanta) Tesla April 15 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Primus April 15 TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Jason Isbell April 16 RRH HYY TTH HM M && BBRREEW WSS (Chattanooga) Hinder April 16 IIRRO ON N CCIITT YY (Birmingham) Zappa Plays Zappa April 16 TTH H EE EE A ARRLL (Atlanta) Jon Spencer Blues Explosion April 16 EED DD D IIEE’’ SS A ATT TTIICC (Atlanta) Ari Hest April 16 TTH H EE 112200 TT A AVV EERRN N (Marietta, GA) Faster Pussycat April 16 ZZA AN NIIEE ’’SS (Nashville) “Jay And Silent Bob Get Old” April 16 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Joel McHale April 17 CCIITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY N NA ASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Delbert McClinton April 17 CCO O TTTT O ON N EEYY EED D JJO O EE’’ SS (Knoxville) Jamey Johnson April 17 CCO OM MEE D DYY CCLLU U BB A ATT TT H H EE SSTT A ARRD DO OM MEE (Birmingham) Carlos Mencia April 17 BBO OTT TTLLEE TTRREE EE (Birmingham) Jon Spencer Blues Explosion April 17 4400 W WA ATT TT CC LLU UBB (Athens, GA) Foxygen April 17 CCEE N NTT EEN NN NIIA ALL O O LLYYM M PPIICC PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Beats Antique, Big Data, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Aer April 17 TTH H EE TT A ABBEERRN NA ACC LLEE (Atlanta) Dave Chappelle April 17 BBJJCCCC CC O ON N CCEE RRTT H HA ALLLL (Birmingham) Roberta Flack April 18 CCO OM MEE D DYY CCLLU U BB A ATT TT H H EE SSTT A ARRD DO OM MEE (Birmingham) Carlos Mencia April 18 VVA ARRIIEE TTYY PPLLA AYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Zappa Plays Zappa April 18 FFO OXX TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Jeff Foxworthy April 18 CCEE N NTT EEN NN NIIA ALL O O LLYYM M PPIICC PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Cage The Elephant, Primus, Gov’t Mule, Anders Osborne, The Wood Brothers, Marc Broussard, The Floozies, MarchFourth Marching Band, David Heartbreak, Late

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Night Radio, Louis The Child, Modern Measure, DJ Triz, Rory Scovel April 18 TTH H EE EEA ARRLL (Atlanta) Diarrhea Planet, Left & Right April 18 TTH H EE TT A ABBEERRN NA ACC LLEE (Atlanta) Dave Chappelle April 18 TTEE RRM M IIN NA ALL W WEE SSTT (Atlanta) Break Science April 18 JJA AM MEESS K K.. PPO OLLK K TT H H EEA ATT RREE (Nashville) Frank Caliendo, George Canter April 18 NA N ASSH HVV IILLLLEE M MU UN NIICC IIPPA ALL A AU UD DII TTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Eddie Money April 18 MEERRCC YY LL O M OU UN NG GEE (Nashville) Jon Spencer Blues Explosion April 18 GRRIIM G MEEYY ’’ SS (Nashville) Those Darlins April 18 SSYYM M PPH HO ON N YY H HA ALLLL (Atlanta) Diana Krall April 19 CCEEN N TT EEN NN N IIA ALL O OLLYY M MPPIICC PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) The London Souls, The Wailers, 311, Moe., Slightly Stoopid, Delta Rae, The Revivalists, Kyle Hollingsworth, Red Wanting Blue, Anna Lunoe, Plastic Plates, Cassian, Tropicool, Rory Scovel, Joe Pettis April 19 AN A ND DRREEW W JJA ACC K KSSO ON NH HA ALLLL (Nashville) Anjelah Johnson April 19 BBRRIID DG GEESS TTO ON NEE A ARREE N NA A (Nashville) Kevin Hart April 19 TTEE N NN NEE SSSSEEEE TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Bill Burr April 19 VVO ON N BBRRA AU UN N CCEE N NTT EERR (Huntsville) Eddie Money April 19 TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Bill Burr April 20 ALL YYSS RRO A O BBIIN NSSO ON N SSTT EEPPH H EEN NSS CCEE N NTT EERR (Birmingham) Diana Krall April 20 RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O O RRII U UM M (Nashville) Diana Krall April 21 TTH H EE TT A ABBEERRN NA ACC LLEE (Atlanta) Sleater-Kinney April 21 BBU U CCK KH H EEA AD D TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Matt & Kim April 21 GEEO G O RRG GIIA A TT H HEE A ATTRREE (Athens, GA) Peter Hook April 21 RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O O RRII U UM M (Nashville) Halestorm, The Pretty Reckless April 22 CCA AN NN N EERRYY BBA ALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Testament, Exodus, Shattered Sun April 22 GEEO G O RRG GIIA A TT H HEE A ATTRREE (Athens, GA) Tyler, The Creator April 22 MA M ARRA ATTH HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO O RRK KSS (Nashville) Sleater-Kinney April 23 MO M ORRTT O ON N TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Athens, GA) Christopher Titus April 23 TTH H EE A ARREEN NA AA ATT G GW WIIN NN NEETT TT CCEE N NTT EERR (Atlanta) The Who, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts April 23 TTH H EE TT A ABBEERRN NA ACC LLEE (Atlanta) Halestorm, The Pretty Reckless April 23 TTH H EE M MA ASSQ QU UEE RRA AD D EE (Atlanta) Testament, Exodus, Shattered Sun April 23 TTU USS CCA ALLO OO OSSA AA AM M PPH HIITT H HEE A ATTRREE (Tuscaloosa, AL) Needtobreathe, Ben Rector, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, Colony House April 23 CCH HA AN NA AU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Huntsville) Christopher Titus April 24 IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) Slayer April 24 EED DD D IIEE’’ SS A ATTTT IICC (Atlanta) Elizabeth Cook April 24 TTH H EE IIN N TTEE RRN NA ATTII O 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 EE N NEERRG G YY PPEERRFFO O RRM M IIN NG GA ARRTTSS 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 D EE (Atlanta) Dance Gavin

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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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Dance, Polyphia, Hail The Sun, Stolas April 25 FFRREE D DRRIICCK K SS EEQ QU UIIPPM MEE N NTT (Decatur, AL) .38 Special April 25 VV O ON N BBRRAAU UN N CC EEN NTT EERR (Huntsville) Chicago April 26 IIRRO ON N CCII TTYY (Birmingham) Marilyn Manson April 26 3377 M MAAIIN N (Buford, GA) Queensrÿche April 26 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Ryan Adams April 27 AN A ND D RREEW W JJAACC K KSSO ON NH H AALLLL (Nashville) Bob Dylan April 27 FFO O XX TTH H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Death Cab For Cutie, The Antlers April 27 MEE M M MO ORRIIAALL AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Chattanooga) Chicago April 28 TT RRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Five Finger Death Punch April 28 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Ryan Adams April 28 IIRRO ON N CCII TTYY (Birmingham) Halestorm, The Pretty Reckless April 28 TT H HEE TTAABBEERRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Godsmack April 28 TT RRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) In This Moment, Butcher Babies, Upon A Burning Body April 29 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Death Cab for Cutie, The Antlers April 29 SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY H HAALLLL (Atlanta) Joan Armatrading April 29 TT H HEE M MAASSQ QU U EERRAAD DEE (Atlanta) Earl Sweatshirt April 29 TT U USSCC AALLO OO O SSAA AAM MPPH H IITTH H EEAATT RREE (Tuscaloosa) Boston, Kansas April 30 TT RRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Keb’ Mo’ May 1 CC O OBBBB EEN N EERRG GYY PPEERRFF O ORRM MIIN NG G AARRTT SS CC EEN NTT EERR

(Atlanta) Lewis Black May 1 FFO OXX TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Steve Winwood May 1 TTIIVV O O LLII TT H HEEA ATT RREE (Chattanooga) Lewis Black May 2 TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Breaking Benjamin May 2 CCO O BBBB EEN NEE RRG GYY PPEERRFFO O RRM MIIN NG GA ARRTT SS CCEE N NTT EERR (Atlanta) Bill Cosby May 2 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) Doobie Brothers, Don Felder May 2 VVA ARRIIEE TTYY PPLLA AYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) The Robert Cray Band May 2 UN U NIIVV EE RRSS IITTYY O O FF A ALLA ABBA AM MA A (Tuscaloosa) Steve Winwood May 2 OA O AK KM MO OU UN N TTA AII N NA AM MPPH H IITTH H EEA ATT RREE (Pelham, AL) Slipknot, Hatebreed May 2 TTEE N NN NEE SSSSEEEE TT H HEEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Lewis Black May 3 TTH H EE IIN N TTEE RRN NA ATT IIO ON NA ALL (Knoxville) Papa Roach, We Are Harlot May 3 TTH H EE W WO OO OD D SS A ATT FFO ON N TT A AN N EELL (Whites Creek, TN) John Fogerty May 3 IIRRO ON N CCIITT 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 DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) The Used, Chevelle, Marmozets May 5 KN K NO O XXVVIILLLL EE CC O OLLIISSEE IIU UM M (Knoxville) Slipknot, Hatebreed May 5 BBIIJJO OU U TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience May 5 TTEE N NN NEE SSSSEEEE TT H HEEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Rick Springfield May 5 IIRRO ON N CCIITT YY (Birmingham) Five Finger Death Punch May 5 ALLA A ABBA AM MA A TT H HEEA ATT RREE (Birmingham) Hozier

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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) Earl Sweatshirt 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 TTH H EE IIN N TTEE RRN NA ATTII O ON NA ALL (Knoxville) Marilyn Manson May 8 IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) Ani DiFranco 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 (Nashville) Kenny G May 9 TTH H EE SSH H EED D (Maryville, TN) Jason Isbell May 9 VVEE RRII ZZO ON NW WIIRREELLEE SSSS A AM MPPH H IITT H HEEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) ZZ Top, Jeff Beck May 10 CCEEN 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 TTU USS CCA ALLO OO OSSA AA AM M PPH HIITT H HEE A ATTRREE (Tuscaloosa) John Fogerty May 10 BBRRIID DG GEESS TTO ON NEE A ARREE N NA A (Nashville) The Who May 11 CCIITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY N NA ASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Ed Kowalczyk May 11 VVA ARRIIEETT YY PPLLA AYY H HO OU U SSEE (Atlanta) Ani DiFranco May 11 VVA ARRIIEETT YY PPLLA AYY H HO OU U SSEE (Atlanta) Ed Kowalczyk May 12 TTEE RRM M IIN NA ALL W WEE SSTT (Atlanta) Primal Scream May 12 BBIIJJ O OU U TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Jenny Lewis May 12 PPH H IILLIIPPSS A ARREEN NA A (Atlanta) Bette Midler May 13 GEEO G O RRG GIIA A TT H HEE A ATTRREE (Athens, GA) Jenny Lewis May 13 EEXXIITT// IIN N (Nashville) Blue October May 13 RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O O RRII U UM M (Nashville) Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo May 13 WO W OLLFF CCRREEEE K KA AM MPPH H IITTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) 2 Live Crew May 15 TTH H EE M MA ASSQ QU UEE RRA AD D EE (Atlanta) Ministry May 15 SSYYM M PPH HO ON N YY H HA ALLLL (Atlanta) Butch Walker May 15 GEEO G O RRG GIIA A TT H HEE A ATTRREE (Athens, GA) My Morning Jacket May 15 KSSU K U SSPPO O RRTT SS A AN ND D EE N NTT EERRTT A AIIN NM MEE N NTT PPA ARRK K (Kennesaw, GA) “Shaky Boots Music Festival” Jason Isbell May 16 VVEE RRII ZZO ON NW WIIRREELLEE SSSS A AM MPPPPH H IITTH H EEA ATT RREE A ATT EEN NCC O ORREE PPA ARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Needtobreathe May 16 SSM MO OK KYY M MO OU UN N TTA AIIN NH HA ARRLLEE YY D DA AVV IID DSSO ON N

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(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 PPIIEE D DM MO ON NTT PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Those Darlins May 17 G RRA G AN ND DO O LLEE O O PPRRYY H HO OU U SSEE (Nashville) Paramore, Copeland May 17 WA W ARR M M EEM MO O RRIIA ALL A AU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Butch Walker May17 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 CC IITT YY W WII N NEERRYY N NA ASSH H VV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Jeff Daniels 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 G YY PPEE RRFFO ORRM MII N NG G AARRTT SS CC EEN N TTEE RR (Atlanta) Lisa Lampinelli May 30 AA A ARRO ON N’’SS A AM MPPH HIITT H H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Dave Matthews Band May 30 CC O OBBBB EEN N EERRG G YY PPEE RRFFO ORRM MII N NG G AARRTT SS CC EEN N TTEE RR (Atlanta) Brit Floyd May 31 PPA ARRK K TT A AVVEE RRN N (Atlanta) Ivan & Alyosha May 31 HA H ARRRRA AH H ’’SS CCH H EERRO OK KEE EE CC A ASSIIN NO O (Cherokee) Jay Leno May 30 TT H HEE A ARREEN NA AA ATT G GW WIIN NN N EETT TT CCEE N NTT EERR (Atlanta) Jimmy Buffett June 2 H IIG H GH HW WA ATTTT (Nashville) Ivan & Alyosha June 2 TT U USSCC A ALLO OO O SSA AA AM MPPH H IITT H HEEAATT RREE (Tuscaloosa, AL) Dave Matthews Band June 3 OA O AK KM MO OU UN NTT A AIIN NA AM MPPH HIITT H HEE AATTRREE (Pelham, AL) Train, The Fray, Matt Nathanson June 3 CC H HA ASSTT A AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Third Eye Blind, Dashboard Confessional June 3 ARREEN A NA AA ATT G GW WIIN NN NEETT TT CC EEN NTT EERR (Atlanta) Barry Manilow, Dave Koz June 4 RRIIVV EERRBBEEN ND D FFEE SSTT IIVVA ALL (Chattanooga) Exile, 3 Doors Down June 5 AA A ARRO ON N’’SS A AM MPPH HIITT H H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Train, The Fray, Matt Nathanson June 5 CC H HA ASSTT A AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Lou Gramm June 5 TT U USSCC A ALLO OO O SSA AA AM MPPH H IITT H HEEAATT RREE (Tuscaloosa, AL) SWV June 5 RRIIVV EERRBBEEN ND D FFEE SSTT IIVVA ALL (Chattanooga) Martina McBride, Juice Newton June 6 SSO OU UTT H HEE RRN N SSTT A ATTEE SS A AM MPPH H IITTH H EEAATT RREE (Fayetteville, GA) Chuck Negron June 6 PPH H IILLIIPPSS A ARREEN NA A (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 VV EERRIIZZO ON NW WII RREE LLEESSSS AAM MPPH HIITT H HEE AATTRREE AATT EEN N CCO O RREE PPAARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Boston 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 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON NEE AARREEN N AA (Nashville) Cedric The Entertainer, Mike Epps, Eddie Griffin, George Lopez, D.L. Hughley, Charlie Murphy June 19 CC H HAASSTT AAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) “Weird Al” Yankovic June 20 SSM MII TTH H ’’SS O O LLD DEE BBAARR (Atlanta) Will Kimbrough June 20 D && LLII N 33RRD ND DSSLLEE YY (Nashville) Josh Rouse, Walter Martin June 20 HEE RRIITTAAG H G EE PPAARRK K (Cullman, AL) Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt, Sara Evans, Blackberry Smoke, Corey Smith, Jon Pardi, Jessica Meuse, Dee Jay Silver June 20 TT H HEE W WO OO OD DSS AATT FFO ON NTT AAN NEELL (Whites Creek, TN) Lindsey Stirling June 23 TT H HEE W WO OO OD DSS AATT FFO ON NTT AAN NEELL (Whites Creek, TN) Bryan Adams June 25 CC O OBBBB EEN N EERRG GYY PPEERRFF O ORRM MIIN NG G AARRTT SS CC EEN NTT EERR (Atlanta) Natalie Cole June 26 CC H HAASSTT AAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Indigo Girls June 26 FFO O XX TTH H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Brian Wilson, Rodriguez June 26 TT H HEE W WO OO OD DSS AATT FFO ON NTT AAN NEELL (Whites Creek, TN) David Gray, Amos Lee June 26 OAAK O KM MO OU UN NTT AAIIN N AAM M PPH HIITT H HEE AATT 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 CCIITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY N NA ASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) World Party July 3 VVA ARRIIEE TTYY PPLLA AYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) World party July 5 BBRRII D DG GEE SSTTO ON NEE A ARREEN NA A (Nashville) Imagine Dragons, Metric, Halsey July 8 CCH HA ASSTT A AII N N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Daryl Hall & John Oates July 10 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) Rob Thomas July 21 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

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White July 26 TTEE N NN NEE SSSSEEEE TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Diana Krall July 27 CCH HA ASSTTA AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga July 29 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 BBJJ CCCC CC O ON NCC EERRTT H HA ALL LL (Birmingham) My Morning Jacket, mini Mansions August 10 BBRRIID DG GEESS TTO ON NEE A ARREE N NA A (Nashville) The Charlie Daniels Band, Travis Tritt, Montgomery Gentry, Billy Ray Cyrus, Kentucky

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Headhunters, The Outlaws, Lee Roy Parnell August 12 CC H HA ASSTT A AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Gipsy Kings August 14 AA A ARRO ON N’’SS A AM MPPH HIIH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) J. Cole, Big Sean, YG, Jeremih, Bas, Cozz August 15 RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Meghan Trainor, Charlie Puth, Life Of Dillon August 15 CC H HA ASSTT A AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Jim Gaffigan August 16 TT H HEE TT A ABBEE RRN NA ACCLL EE (Atlanta) Meghan Trainor, Charlie Puth, Life Of Dillon 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

aters Spring of 2015. More than a movie, it’s a question we all Danny Collins R must answer in our lifetimes: An aging rock star decides to DO YOU BELIEVE? change his life when he discovers a 40-year old letter written Insurgent PG-13 to him by John Lennon. Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continDo You Believe? ue her fight against a powerful A dozen different souls-all alliance which threatens to moving in different directions, tear her society apart with the all longing for something help from others on her side. more. As their lives unexpectedly intersect, they each are The Gunman R about to discover there is A former Special Forces soldier power in the Cross of Christ ... and military contractor suffereven if they don’t yet believe ing from PTSD tries to reconit. When a local pastor is shak- nect with his long time love, en to the core by the visible but first must go on the run faith of an old street-corner from London to Barcelona and preacher, he is reminded that across Europe in order to clear true belief always requires his name. action. His response ignites a NO N OW W SS H HO OW WIIN NG G faith-fueled journey that powerfully impacts everyone it touches in ways that only God American Sniper R could orchestrate. This stirring U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is new film from the creators of sent to Iraq with only one misGod’s Not Dead arrives in the- sion: to protect his brothersOP ENING TH IS WEEK

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Al Pacino in Bleecker Street Media’s “Danny Collins”.

in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and, as stories of his courageous exploits spread, he earns the nickname “Legend.” However, his reputation is also growing behind enemy lines, putting a price on his head and making him a prime target of insurgents. He is also facing a different kind of battle on the home front: striving to be a good husband and father from halfway around the world. Based on the book by Chris Kyle with

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Scott McEwen DeFelice.

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Chappie R In the near future, crime is patrolled by an oppressive mechanized police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself. Cinderella PG A live-action retelling of the classic fairy tale about a ser-

vant step-daughter who wins A high school senior instigates the heart of a prince. a social pecking order revolution after finding out that she Fifty Shades of Grey R has been labeled the DUFF Literature student Anastasia (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) to Steele’s life changes forever her prettier more popular when she meets handsome, yet friends. tormented, billionaire Christian Grey. The Lazarus Effect PG-13 A group of medical students Focus R discover a way to bring dead In the midst of veteran con patients back to life. man Nicky’s latest scheme, a woman from his past - now an The Second Best Exotic accomplished femme fatale - Marigold Hotel PG shows up and throws his plans The Second Best Exotic for a loop. Marigold Hotel is the expansionist dream of Sonny, and Kingsman: The Secret Service R it’s making more claims on his A veteran secret agent takes a time than he has available, young upstart under his wing. considering his imminent marriage to the love of his life, McFarland USA PG Sunaina. Sonny has his eye on A cross country coach in a a promising property now that small California town trans- his first venture, The Best forms a team of athletes into Exotic more »Marigold Hotel championship contenders. for the Elderly and Beautiful, has only a single remaining Paddington PG vacancy-posing a rooming A family befriends a talking predicament for fresh arrivals bear at a London train station. Guy and Lavinia. Evelyn and Douglas have now joined the Run All Night R Jaipur workforce, and are An aging hitman is forced to wondering where their regular take on his brutal former boss dates for Chilla pancakes will to protect his estranged son lead, while Norman and Carol and his family. are negotiating the tricky waters of an exclusive relaStill Alice PG-13 tionship, as Madge juggles two Alice Howland, happily mar- eligible and very wealthy suitried with three grown chil- ors. Perhaps the only one who dren, is a renowned linguistics may know the answers is professor who starts to forget newly installed co-manager of words. When she receives a the hotel, Muriel, the keeper diagnosis of Early-Onset of everyone’s secrets. As the Alzheimer’s Disease, Alice and demands of a traditional her family find their bonds Indian wedding threaten to thoroughly tested. Her struggle engulf them all, an unexpected to stay connected to who she way forward presents itself. once was is frightening, heartbreaking, and inspiring. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water G The Duff PG-13 SpongeBob goes on a quest to ENIGMA

discover a stolen recipe that takes him to our dimension, our world, where he tangles with a pirate. Unfinished Business R A hard-working small business owner and his two associates travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every way imaginable and unimaginable - way, including unplanned stops at a massive sex fetish event and a global economic summit. CO MING SO ON

Home PG When Oh, a loveable misfit from another planet, lands on Earth and finds himself on the run from his own people, he forms an unlikely friendship with an adventurous girl named Tip who is on a quest of her own. Through a series of comic adventures with Tip, Oh comes to understand that being different and making mistakes is all part of being human. And while he changes her planet and she changes his world, they discover the true meaning of the word HOME.

Serena R In Depression-era North Carolina, the future of George Get Hard R When millionaire James King is Pemberton’s timber empire nailed for fraud and bound for becomes complicated when he San Quentin, he turns to marries Serena. Darnell Lewis to prep him to go behind bars.

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spend the night in jail and later plead guilty to disturbing the peace in exchange for having the drug charges dropped…

11995522 :: Cleveland DJ Alan Freed mounts his first rock ‘n’ roll show dubbed the The Moondog Coronation Ball...the venue holds 10,000 but 30,000 rock-hungry teens show up, causing the cops to call the show off...the resulting riot signals the coming age of rock…

1199 5566 :: Rockabilly star Carl Perkins suffers severe injuries in a Delaware auto accident...he’s on his way to the Big Apple to perform on Perry Como’s and Ed Sullivan’s TV variety shows...his brother Jay is killed in the wreck…

11996644 :: After a long day of shooting their first feature film, the Beatles’ Ringo Starr is heard to say, “Boy, this has been a hard day’s night!” thus inadvertently giving a name to the movie… 119966 55:: Bringing It All Back Home, Bob Dylan’s fifth studio album is released… it will reach No.6 on Billboard’s pop album chart and is his first LP to break into the US top 10…the leadoff track, “Subterranean Homesick Blues” becomes Dylan’s first single to chart…the album cover features Sally Grossman, wife of Dylan’s manager Albert Grossman, lounging in the background…artifacts scattered around the room include vinyl LPs by The Impressions and bluesman Robert Johnson…

11997711:: Aretha Franklin wins for Best R&B Performance at the 13th Grammy Awards…she gives the statuette to fellow 1199 6688:: Otis Redding’s (Sittin’ on nominee Esther Phillips saying the) Dock of the Bay begins a she deserves the honor… five week run at the No. 1 position on the pop chart…his 11997722 :: Neil Young’s single “Heart biggest crossover hit, the soul of Gold” from the LP of the man’s success sadly comes four same name begins a threemonths after his death in a week run atop the singles chart…it’ll turn out to be his Wisconsin plane crash… only Top Ten release… 1199 7700:: Soul singer Tammi Terrell succumbs to brain cancer…a 11997733 :: John Lennon is ordered frequent collaborator with to leave the U.S. within 60 Marvin Gaye, she collapsed days by immigration authoriinto his arms during a 1967 ties…he begins a lengthy battle show—an early indication of to get resident status and will

11995577 :: Elvis buys the Graceland mansion for $102,500…the 10,000 square foot, 23-room home on 14 acres had at one time been the home of the Graceland Christian Church…Elvis will expand it to 18,000 square feet and live 119966 77:: The Grateful Dead release their first album...Jerry there the rest of his life… Garcia reveals that it was 11996622 :: Bob Dylan’s eponymous recorded on “diet watcher’s debut LP is released but gener- speed and pot” and that “the ates few sales…called tempo was way too fast”...a “Hammond’s Folly” in refer- late-night jam in L.A.’s Laurel ence to Columbia Records tal- Canyon with Eric Clapton and ent scout John Hammond’s The Buffalo Springfield is brosigning Dylan, the LP receives ken up by the police who smell a generally strong critical marijuana upon arriving…Stills reception, and over time sells escapes through a window, well as Dylan’s reputation Clapton is somehow set free, grows… the rest, including Neil Young, ENIGMA

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win his green card in 1976…

parody of the UK soap opera Coronation Street has the band members dressed in drag…guitarist Brian May later blames the video for the band’s faltering U.S. popularity…the video will be banned by MTV…

11997755 :: Led Zep’s Physical Graffiti starts a six-week run at No.1 on the U.S. album chart…on its first day of release the album ships a million copies—a first for their label, Atlantic former Creedence Records…Physical Graffiti has 119988 55:: since been certified 16 times Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty goes to No.1 on Platinum by the RIAA… the album chart with his solo 11997766:: The exceedingly strange LP Centerfield… flick, The Man Who Fell to Earth, starring David Bowie 11999911:: Eric Clapton’s 4-year-old debuts in London…The White son, Conor, falls 56 floors out Duke plays an alien who devel- the window of a New York ops an unquenchable addic- apartment building in a freak accident...Clapton’s songs tion to earthly TV… “Tears in Heaven,” “The Circus 11997788:: U2 wins £500 ($850) and a Left Town,” and “Lonely chance to audition for CBS Stranger” are all inspired by Ireland in a talent contest held the deep impact the accident in Dublin and sponsored by has on the grief-stricken Guinness Harp Lager… father… 11998822 :: Randy Rhoads, lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne’s band, is killed when a plane he is flying in crashes into a home and explodes...the band has stopped at the Leesburg, Fla. home of its bus driver, Andrew Aycock, a licensed pilot...Aycock “borrows” a plane from a nearby airfield and invites Rhoads and costume designer Rachel Youngblood to take a quick flight...as Ozzy and the rest of the band sleep on the bus, Aycock circles and buzzes it three times without incident...on the fourth pass, the aircraft brushes the bus, clips a wing, and crashes into a nearby house, erupting in flames...all three aboard are killed...a postmortem finds cocaine in Aycock’s system…

11999966:: The Beatles last charting single, “Real Love,” enters the Top 100 and will eventually rise to #11...the song is based on a demo cut by John Lennon in 1979 to which the other Beatles added new vocals 16 years after his death…

22 0 00 0 88:: Adding to the record industry’s woes, Walmart tells the major labels that if they don’t lower wholesale prices so the giant retailer can sell CDs profitably in the $10-12 range, they’ll quit selling them entirely...as America’s biggest record retailer, such a move would be another nail in the industry’s coffin lid...also this week, pop punkstress Avril Lavigne partners with the Kohl’s department store chain to launch a line of teen togs dubbed Abbey Dawn...no word 220000 55:: Rapper Li’l Kim is con- on whether they’ll be mascaravicted of perjury in New York resistant... in connection with a 2001 shooting…she gets a year in 22 001100:: Alex Chilton of The Box Tops and Big Star dies of heart slam for fibbing… trouble in New Orleans hospi220000 66:: The Smiths reject a $5 tal…the southern pop rocker’s million offer to reunite and reputation has continued to play the Coachella Music rise following his death… Festival…bad blood runs deep…also this week, Utah 22 001133:: David Bowie’s new LP, Jazz forward Carlos Boozer The Next Day, his first in a withdraws a civil suit he filed decade, becomes the fastestagainst Prince resulting from selling UK record of 2013… the Purple One’s redecoration of the mansion he rents from the basketballer...among Prince’s “improvements”: lavender stripes painted on various surfaces, installation of purple-and-black carpets, and modifications to the plumbing system to accommodate several beauty-salon stations…

harp player Sonny Boy Williamson II as well as Elmore James, B.B. King, Big Joe Williams and Little Milton...McMurry enjoyed a sterling reputation as someone who treated blues artists fairly…this same week, Blur score a No.1 hit on the UK album chart with “13”…it’s the band’s fourth consecutive No.1 making them only the third act to have four No.1’s in the ‘90s, Simply Red and REM being the other two…

119999 77:: The Foo Fighters announce that former Alanis Morissette drummer Taylor Hawkins will be hitting the skins for the band...their former drummer, William Goldsmith, departed a few weeks earlier “to pursue a 2200 0077:: XM Satellite Radio is variety of other musical inter- sued by the National Music Publishers Association on ests”… charges that its XM + MP3 serv11999999:: Lillian McMurry, the co- ice that allows listeners to founder of Trumpet Records in store songs on their computers Jackson, Mississippi, dies of a violates copyright laws...meanheart attack at age 78...the while, a similar case case filed label, which she ran out of the in 2006 by the RIAA is wending 11998844 :: Queen films the video for back of her furniture store, its way through the courts... “I Want To Break Free” the released sides by the masterful ENIGMA

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RRU UM MOOUURR HHAASS IITT… … …The owner of San Antonio’s 210 Kapone’s was shot and killed early morning March 15 and the suspect was still at large at press time. PPeettee G G oonnzzaa lleess was pronounced dead at San Antonio Military Medical Center after being shot around 2 a.m., according to San Antonio Express-News. The suspect, described as a Hispanic man in his 30s, had apparently been kicked out of the club then retrieved a handgun from his car and fired several shots at GGoonnzz aall eess, hitting him once. “It is a

huge loss of a giant icon in the live music and concert industry in San Mii cchhee llll ee Antonio,” club operators M RRooddrr iigguueezz and GGoonnzz aall eess ’’ daughter VVee ssttii nnyy said in a statement. “Pete will be truly missed. We have loved him in life, let us not forget him after death.” 210 Kapone’s Acc ee FF rr eehhll eeyy , recently hhoossttee dd A Meettaall aacchhii, PPuuddddll ee ooff M M Muudddd and AAnnvviill and has acts like M Miicchhaaee ll SScchhee nnkkee rr and TThhrree ee DDaa yyss GGrraaccee on the itinerary. …During the EEaa ggllee ss’’ 14 arena dates downunder Feb. 18 to March 15 for Frontier Touring, they laid down the rules before each three-hour show. No cameras, no selfies, no smartphones, no torch-

es and no lids on water bottles. Anyone flouting the rules would be asked to leave. Most fans conformed, although most waited until the two encores before flashing. The EEaa gglleess were the latest to make a stand on selfies. This year’s Soundwave festival confiscated them. Promoter A AJJ M Maa ddddaahh explained, “It is just the ultimate expression of narcissism (and I am) not going to tolerate one person using them.” …Two legendary forces in music will co-headline a short August-September trek as TT hhee DDoooobbiiee BBrr ootthheerr ss and GGrr eegggg AAllll m maann share the ticket for stops in Boston, Atlantic City and other East Coast markets. On one side you have the band that filled 1970s rock radio with hits like “Listen To The Music,” “China Grove,” “Takin’ It To the Streets” and “Black Water.” And then there’s the Allman Brother who gave the world “Midnight Rider” and “Melissa.” …The BB lluuee ss BBrr ootthhee rrss have found a new mission. D D aann AAyykkrr ooyydd and JJoohhnn BBee lluuss hhii ’’ss widow, JJuuddyy BBee lluuss hhii , have launched Blues Brothers Records. The new record label is dedicated to the development of blues artists. The label’s music will be distributed by Capitol Music Group’s Blue Note Records. AAyy kk rrooyy dd and JJoohhnn BBee lluusshhii originally performed as the sunglass-clad siblings on “Saturday Night Live” and later in the 1980 film “The Blues Brothers.” A Ayykk rrooyydd said in a statement Monday that he’s excited for the label to find the next generation of blues performers. …SSnnoooopp D Doogggg, JJ.. CC oollee and

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TTVV oonn tthhee RRaaddiioo will be there, but what’s really getting attention at this year’s South by Southwest music festival is safety. After a driver plowed through a barricade and into concertgoers during last year’s event, killing four people and injuring many others and leading to a spate of lawsuits, Austin officials and South by Southwest organizers looked into how to make this year’s festival safer. With the 2015 gathering’s gaming and film portions already underway, SXSW’s centerpiece music events will kick off Tuesday under greater police scrutiny and with several new safety precautions in place. Among them are efforts to cut overcrowding at the hundreds of concerts, to reduce the amount of free alcohol given away and to move up the curfew in the selfdescribed “Live Music Capital of the World.” …Husband and wife “X Naa ttaallii aa K Kii llll ss and Factor” judges N Wiill llyy M W Moooonn have been removed from the New Zealand version of the show after their comments on a contestant were seen as bullying. KKii llll ss said she was “disgusted” at how much singer JJooee IIrr vviinnee had copied her husband in his live performance on the show. She called him a “laughing stock” and said she was embarrassed to sit in his presMoooonn added that it felt ence. M cheap and absurd and “like NN oorrm maann BBaatteess dressing up in his mother’s clothing.” Mediaworks, which owns broadcaster TV3, posted news of the firings on its website Monday, describing the comments as “completely unacceptable.” TV3 tweeted a statement saying: “TV3 does not condone bul-

lying and are currently on-site behind you, it’s crucial. There’s more to do. You’re needed in the with JJooee who is doing well.” future, where a newer, stronger …Top concert promoter version of you is waiting. Ugh, I Live Nation has struck a new deal have no idea what is next for with Pepsi. PepsiCo announced PPaarr aam moorr ee but I can’t wait to find Monday that its drinks would out.” replace Coca-Cola’s at 75 of Live Nation’s venues as well as upcom…5500 CC eenntt has received a ing concerts in a new multiyear court date relating to criminal deal. The deal also includes a pres- charges that he uploaded a sex ence at some festivals such as tape of fellow rapper RRii cckk RRooss ss’’ Lollapalooza, the Voodoo Music + ex-girlfriend. As New York Daily Arts Experience and FarmBorough, News reported, 5500 CC eenntt - real the new three-day country music name CC uurrttii ss JJaacckk ss oonn - allegedly festival set to debut in New York uploaded an explicit video to City in June. Coca-Cola entered a YouTube in 2010 featuring LLaass ttoonnii aa deal with Live Nation in 2009. LLeevvii ssttoonn, mother to one of RRooss ss’’ Some of Live Nation’s popular children, and her then-partner tours have included M Maaddoonnnn aa, M Maauurrii ccee M Muurrrr aayy . It’s claimed that Jackson posted the video to get PPrrii nnccee, BBee yyoonnccéé and JJaayy ZZ. revenge on RRoossss , who has been …LLiinnkk iinn PPaa rrkk frontman embroiled in numerous feuds with CC hhee ssttee rr BBeennnniinnggttoonn has suffered JJaacckk ssoonn in the past. New York an injury whilst on tour. Captured Daily News wrote: “Before posting on film and uploaded to the band’s the tape on the Internet, JJaacckk ssoonn official YouTube account, altered the tape, inserting himself Bennington is seen breaking his into it. He blurred M Muurrrr aayy’’ss face ankle during a basketball game, an but not LLee vviiss ttoonn’’ss and she says the injury that led to the cancellation mental and emotional distress of LLiinnkk ii nn PPaarr kk’’ss tour. Bennington almost caused her to commit suisaid of the incident: “If I tripped, I cide.” would not have broken my ankle. …The mayor of [laughs] I probably would have probably just kicked the bottle Rochester Hills, Michigan has critiover, or tripped. I actually was cized M Maaddoonnnnaa after she publicly playing basketball and went up for insulted the city. The pop star a lay-up and came down on top of grew up in the Detroit suburb, but the water bottle.” recently told radio host H H oow w aarrdd SStteerrnn that the place was full of …Writing on Paramore’s “basic, provincial thinking peoofficial website, H H aallee yy W Wii llll ii aam mss ple”. She added that she would not reflected on the two years that like to return to the place where have passed since 2013’s self-titled she grew up. In response, the LP, as well as the decade that has city’s mayor BBrr yyaann BBaarr nneetttt has followed since their debut ‘All We Know Is Falling’, which came out in 2005. “At one point, I thought I could never do better than [‘All We Know Is Falling’]… and then the guys and I went on to write three other ones that made me more and more proud with each one,” Wiill llii aam W mss wrote. “That’s the feeling that keeps me hopeful and inspired.” However, W Wii llll iiaa m mss also stated that the band’s future isn’t set in stone. She continued: “Even though it’s a little bit sad to have to leave some parts of your life ENIGMA

penned an open letter directed at Maa ddoonnnnaa and defending Rochester M Hills. “I read with great interest your recent comments about growing up in Rochester Hills and your description of our residents as ‘basic, provincial thinking people.’ As the Mayor of Rochester Hills, I feel compelled to respond,” BBaarr nneett tt writes, continuing: “Admittedly, I don’t know what experiences led you to that opinion, but let me assure you, our community is anything but basic or narrow minded. In fact, we are and have been home to some of the brightest minds shaping our world. Our school district is one of the top performing in the state and boasts two Blue Ribbon Schools, the most in Michigan. Our Universities are among the fastest growing in the Midwest and are rich with cultural and ethnic diversity.” Barnett adds: “Despite your distaste for us, we actually have enshrined you on our Community Wall of Fame at the Van Hoosen Museum. Your portrait sits alongside BBeerr tthhaa VVaann H H oooossee nn, one of the first women to graduate from the University of Michigan in 1888 and one of the world’s leading surgeons for nearly 60 years. A female trailblazer in the field of medicine at the University your daughter now attends.” If you know any truths, half-truths or outright lies about the music and club scene send it to Sissy Vance c/o rumoursmill@enigmaonline.com.

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1. Modest Mouse 2. Blackberry Smoke 3. Alabama Shakes 4. Brandi Carlile 5. Belle & Sebastian 6. Lucinda Williams 7. My Morning Jacket 8. Death Cab For Cutie 9. Florence and the Machine 10. They Might Be Giants 11. The Juliana Hatfield Three 12. The Decemberists 13. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 14. Paul McCartney 15. Ivan & Alyosha 16. Ewert and The Two Dragons 17. Mark Ronson 18. Nick Lutsko 19. Kate Pierson 20. Bjork

ADVENTURE PICKS 1. Mumford & Sons 2. Everclear 3. Tobias Jesso Jr.

Barry Ollman In reality, singer / songwriter Barry Ollman has lived two lives. There was the pragmatic Barry that chose family life over that of a struggling musician. For years while he worked in the corporate world, he would dabble on the weekends with a fellow group of pragmatic musical optimists who had also forsaken the calling of their true passion for real jobs. His group of dreamers named themselves The Thrills and would perform around the Denver area on weekends. For the most part, however, this band of brothers, with Ollman on vocals, had resigned themselves to life’s cruel irony – family first, the elusive pipedream a very distant second. Barry Ollman’s story however, has an ironic twist to it. It would take retiring from his day job after 25 years, then a heart attack where he actually died in the family living room on three separate occasions within minutes – saved only by quick thinking EMT techs and a defibrillator – to finally turn his elusive dream into a reality. Barry Ollman’s life-long dream he turned into reality with his debut album – What’ll It Be? – is a story that tens of thousands of talented music lovers who also had a dream can relate to. For one reason or another, the spotlight eluded them. In today’s wired world, you don’t need a major label to recognize you. You don’t need radio to play your sons. You don’t even need famous friends – though it can’t hurt – to aid you in your efforts. All it takes is desire and a belief in yourself to actually sit down and put your lyrical thoughts to paper and take it from there. Barry Ollman did it – so can you.

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BBaarrrr yy OO llll m maa nn –– No. I felt all along that “Imogen’s Lament” should open the record. I figured that in the event someone only gives me a

usually do is to play it for my wife, Judy. She’s quick to say tell you that she’s not musically schooled. However, my wife does have this sort of scary insight into which songs have a true reason to exist. She can tell if I was trying too hard on a song and more particularly, which ones come from my heart. With very few exceptions, the good

“Call me crazy, but that’s what I like to do. “ few minutes of their valuable time, why hide the fact that one of these songs is actually a duet with Graham Nash? I do love the song and I’m still thrilled and amazed that Graham wound up making good on his threat to sing on my album! The whole time I was making it, he kept telling me not to finish the record until he’d sung on it. I sent him each song as they took shape and Imogen was the first one that made him say “That’s the one!” Graham and I had been close friends for nearly twenty years before I wrote any of these songs. We had picked a little over the years, but our relationship was certainly not built around my musicianship! I think we were both surprised.

ones are the ones that make us cry. True, I cry easily, but on this record, I believe you can feel real passion coming through in the lyrics and the music.

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To your original question about song order, I did experiment with that, feeling that if this project turns out to be the only record I ever make, I want the variety of my musical styles to be evident and interesting. A lot of people have told me they really like the fact that each song takes you in a whole new direction. For those of you playing along at home, I should also point out that very few of The first song sets the tone for an these songs are in the same keys. entire album. Putting the running order of an album together is com- D Dii dd yyoouu hhaa vvee aa ppeerrss oonnaall cchh eecckk llii sstt parable to editing a movie because tthhaa tt aa ssoonngg m muu sstt hh aavvee ffoorr yyoouu ttoo you have to arrange the music in a ssee rrii oouu ss llyy ccoonnssii ddee rr ttaakk iinngg iitt ttoo tthh ee dramatic arc that you hope has a nneexxtt llee vveell – – w whh ii cchh iinn tthhii ss ccaass ee perfect balance throughout. Did rree ccoorr ddiinngg tthh ee ccoom mppoossii ttiioonn ffoorr llii vvee you find this process daunting ppee rrffoorr m maa nncceess aanndd ttoo aaccttuu aallll yy ss eell ll when putting the final mix togeth- eeii tthhee rr eell eeccttrr oonnii ccaall llyy oorr pphhyyss ii ccaa llll yy?? er? Well, to be honest with you, when DD iidd yy oouu hhaa vvee aa ppeerr ssoonnaall cchheecckk ll iiss tt I realize that I may have a new song tthhaatt aa ss oonngg m muu sstt hh aavvee ffoorr yyoouu ttoo coming through, the first thing I ENIGMA

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w iiffee’’ss iinnppuutt,, hhoow w w ddiidd yyoouu ggoo aa bboouutt ffii nnddii nngg tthhee rr iigghhtt bbaa llaa nnccee ffoorr tthhee vvaa rrii oouuss ccoom mppooss iittii oonnss yy oouu ccrr eeaa tteedd ii nn oorrddeerr ffoorr yyoouu ttoo ffeeeell ccoom mffoorr tt-aa bbll ee rree ccoorrddiinngg tthhee m m?? When I’ve got a song that feels like one that I’d like to hear again, I pretty quickly get some sense of how I’d like to produce it in the studio. But I have to listen to the songs a lot before I really know what to put in and what to leave out. Some people do everything in one or two takes to get that performance feel. I don’t really work that way. I like to massage and polish and make sure that every sound in the final mix adds something to the experience of the song. I like to hear every “t” and “d” to the point where it’s almost like I’m having an intimate conversation with whoever cares to listen. Call me crazy, but that’s what I like to do.

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was so grateful that I had already done the work to be able to have something like this to offer to people that I love, and who have shown love to me. To me, that’s way better than going platinum with a bunch of people I’ll never know.

W aass tthh ee rree aa nnyy ppaarr ttiiccuu llaa rr ss oonngg,, oorr W moom m meenntt dduurrii nngg tthhiiss aa llbbuum m pprroocceess ss,, tthhaatt eem mbbooll ddeenneedd yyoouu ttoo tthh ee ppooii nntt w hhee rree yyoouu ccoonnffiiddeennttll yy ttoolldd yyoouurr -w ss eell ff,, ““YY EESS!! II ccaa nn ddoo tthhii ss!! ”” The night I wrote and recorded most of “The Old Country” in my den, by myself at around 3 AM, was a very telling moment. I felt not only could I do this but that I had to do it. I’d sat that was a turning point for me, because the song was a powerful emotional payoff for me. My friend who played guitar on the album, Dave Beegle, would probably say that the moment we mixed Pete Olstad’s trumpet solo in “Painting the West” was the moment he felt we were creating something amazing and beautiful.

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YY oouu ppllaayy eedd ll iivvee ffoorr yyee aarr ss w wiitthh yyoouurr bbaanndd,, TT hhee TT hhrriill llss ,, ssoo yyoouu aarr ee nnoo ss ttrraannggee rr ttoo tthhee ssttaa ggee oorr tthhee ss oouunndd ooff yyoouurr oow w nn vvooii ccee.. H H oow weevvee rr,, w w hhee nn yyoouu aarr ee rr eeccoorrddii nngg aa nn aall bbuum m,, eevv eerr yy ll iittttll ee vvooccaall nnuuaannccee yyoouu oovveerr llooookk eedd ii nn tthhee ppaa sstt ssuuddddee nnllyy ttaakk eess oonn aa ll iiffee ooff ii ttss oow wnn.. W Waa ss tthh ee rree aannyy ppaarr ttiiccuu -ll aarr ttrr aacckk yyoouu ll iiss tteenneedd ttoo dduurr iinngg tthhee rr eeccoorrddii nngg ooff yyoouurr aall bbuum mw w eerree yyoouu w eerree ss uurr pprr iiss eedd bbyy tthh ee ssoouu nndd rr eess -w oonnaattii nngg ffrr oom m yy oouu rr m moouu tthh aanndd ii ff ss oo w hhyy aanndd hhoow w w ddiidd iitt m maa kkee yyoouu ffee eell ??

I trusted everyone I chose work with to bring something interesting and personal to the party. I was fortunate to work with some truly great players I was fortunate to become acquainted with over the years. How could their involvement not raise my game? It’s sort of like, I’ve got a song and once I’ve taken it as far as I can, the cavalry came to the rescue. W aass iitt ddiiffffii ccuull tt ffoorr yyoouu ttoo ddee cciiddee W whh eenn aa ttrraa cckk hh aadd bbeeee nn ‘‘ppooll iiss hhee dd’’ w eennoouugghh tthhaatt yyoouu ss ttooppppeedd ttii nnkkee rrii nngg wii tthh ii tt ss oo tthh ee ss oonngg ccoouu lldd ffiinnaall llyy w I don’t know about enormity, but I bbrree aatthhee oonn iittss oow w nn?? did pour my heart into this. When Well, I am sort of detail oriented you put your name on music, it’s a about arrangements and the over- delicate thing to do – or at least it all feel of a track. There’s a fine has been for me. I wound up sendline between getting right up to the ing records, with a personal note, sweet spot or over doing it. out to many friends who had been Songwriters usually know when there for me in one way or another during my heart episode, pretty we’re there. much as a way of saying thanks. I ENIGMA

I guess “Imogen’s Lament” which centered around renowned photographer Imogen Cunningham and “See Ya in Okemah” are the other story songs on the record – maybe “Banker’s Holiday”. The rest are really my own stories. My brother, Arthur, is a well-regarded photographer, writer, educator and curator and he knew Imogen in the years before she passed away. One day he told me some things about a conversation they had and I suddenly felt like writing about her. I don’t know why but I’m glad I did. I played it for Graham and he told me I had written a great song. That meant a lot to me, needless to say. Then to have him actually participate and cut that beautiful vocal was almost too much. He loved the mix too.

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Personally, I kind of find the sound of my voice confronting. On the other hand, people have always liked my voice more than I have. Working in the studio is very different from everything else I do musically, and I love it. I enjoy the overall effort of trying to make my voice sound like tones I hear in my head. This is where my musician friends in the studio played a big part in the recording process. Dave Beegle is a genius on guitar. He

understands me musically, better than most anyone I know. Dave can play anything he hears, but most importantly, I rarely have to explain anything to him. He’s already doing what I want him to do before I say a word. Telepathy is good.

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or that. And I do mean hours! I’d be ready for a nap and he wants to go on to the next song. I learned from Henry to not get suckered into the easy choice. Find the right way to say what needs to be said and the song will thank you! I recently recorded a song that had a line in it which has been bugging me for a long time. I went ahead and recorded the music and the day before I cut the vocal, I totally rethought that bridge. I went at it from a whole other direction and it

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ii nntteerrvv iieew w eedd aa ccttoorr ss.. M Myy rree ppll yy w waass ss ii m mppll ee .. NN oobbooddyy rree m meem mbbee rrss tthhee ffii rrss tt m moovvii ee tthh eeyy eevv eerr ss aaw w ,, bbuutt nnoo oonnee ee vveerr ffoorrggeettss tthhee ffiirr sstt ccoonncceerr tt tthheeyy aatttteennddeedd.. DD oo yyoouu uunnddee rrss ttaanndd w hhee rree II ’’m m ccoom miinngg ffrroom m?? I actually had just finished master- w ing this record and designing the cover art two weeks before I had I do, and in a way with this record, my heart attack. While I was recov- you could say that this is me perering, putting out a record sudden- forming my own script. A lot of ly went way down to the bottom of time music is autobiographical. It my list of things to do. About nine certainly was in my case. You could months later I thought I ought to even call my album a memoir. Acting I believe comes in two forms. There are the film actors who do a number of takes and move on in the role they are playing only to see a heavily edited screening many months later. Stage actors, on the other hand, have the chance to really get into their roles, night after night, to the point where they can have a whole difgive the music a spin so I put on my ferent sort of relationship with the best head phones, closed the door, material. Songwriting is the same turned out the lights and really lis- way. tened. To my delight I not only liked the songs I had recorded, I TT hh aatt ss aaii dd,, aass aa ss oonnggw w rrii tteerr yyoouu hh aavvee felt quite moved by the whole ccoom mee ttoo uu nnddeerr ssttaanndd tthhee ppoow wee rr ooff experience. I thought to myself, w w oorr ddss ii nn w waayy ss m mooss tt ppee ooppll ee ddoonn’’tt “Why wouldn’t I want to share this qquu iittee ggrr aass pp.. AArree tthhee rree aannyy ppaarr ttiiccuu -music even if it only ends up in the ll aarr ttuu nneess oonn tthh iiss aallbbuu m m yyoouu ll yyrr iiccaall -hands of the people I know and ll yy pphh rraa ssee dd jj uuss tt rr iigghh tt tthh aatt ccaarr rrii eedd love?” tthhee ee m moottii oonnaa ll ii m mppaacctt ooff tthh ee m meess -ss aaggee ttoo aannootthheerr llee vveell ?? AAnndd ii ff ss oo,, II w waass aa sskk eedd oonnee ttiim mee w whh yy II nnee vveerr hh oow w ddii dd yy oouu ffeeee ll aafftteerr w waarr ddss??

“Personally, I kind of find the sound of my voice confronting. On the other hand, people have always liked my voice more than I have.” gave the song a very different dimension. So yes, it’s very important to keep an open mind. In the end, it’s generally worth it to follow that feeling.

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I definitely work on every word and phrase until it’s as clear and expressive as I know how to make it. And yes, I do feel that words are can create powerful imagery so I try to be careful how I use them. If anyone takes the time to listen to my songs with lyrics in hand, you’ll be able to find a ton of word play. I come from a long line of Scrabble and Crossword players. My Mom is nearly 96 and she does the New York Times Sunday puzzle every week with my brother Rick. Words do indeed matter. I will say that the song “Almost Time” has a bridge that really struck me when I came back to it. I remember I was feeling a lot of gratitude just to be alive and this line really touched me. It says. ‘When I was young, the road was long and wide ahead. But as I’ve traveled, I feel I’m standing on a Golden Thread.’ W eerr ee yyoouu ccoonnssccii oouu ss ttoo m W maa kkee ss uurree ppeeooppllee ddiiddnn’’tt ss eeee yyoouurr aa llbbuum m aass aa ‘‘bbuucckk eett ll iiss tt’’ pprr oojjee cctt ttoo cchheecckk ooffff bbeeccaauuss ee ooff tthhee hhee aalltthh ss ccaarr ee aa nndd ddii dd yyoouu ttaakk ee aa nnyy ssttee ppss ttoo eennss uurr ee tthhee ppuubbll iicc aa tt llaarr ggee w woouull dd ssee ee tthh iiss aass aa ss eerrii oouuss uunnddeerr ttaakkii nngg oonn yy oouurr ppaarr tt –– oorr ii ss tthhaa tt ee vveenn ppooss ssii bbllee ?? Well, as I said, I had finished all the work on the record with absolutely no inkling of what was right around the corner. The truth is that my life has been centered on music since I was a young kid, and you can ask anyone who knows me about that. My dad wrote for Billboard Magazine from 1949 to 1975, for God’s sake. I had no way out! I was listening to Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan and Dave Brubeck when I was ten. And of course, once I heard “I Want to Hold Your Hand” on the radio in December of ‘63, I was toast. There was no going back. Another thing I’d like to say is that I’ve become something of a believer in ‘late blooming’ as a result of all this. I feel I have a whole lot more to say now than I ever did before. Why not write about these things? What would I possibly be waiting for? None of us knows how much time we have left. As Graham told me once, “When the end comes, not even Bill Gates can buy an extra minute.” It’s a good thing we don’t have to remember to breathe or we’d all be goners!

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I think I was self-conscious on a variety of levels for a long stretch of my life about songwriting. I don’t think it’s an accident that those feelings coincided pretty much exactly with my working life. I’ve always lived in many different worlds, and while I was pretty comfortable in each part of my life, I’m not so sure that they ran into each other very much. I think when I was working, more than full time, I felt pretty self-conscious about my creative, inner life. In 2005, I was fortunate to be able to walk away from my business and try to get back to where I once belonged, to borrow a phrase. That said my 10-year band, The Thrills, did play at quite a few of my company’s parties along the way. We played mostly covers for those events, so on a personal level, songwriting was less intimidating. When I really started to dig deep inside myself and write the songs on this record, it was a whole other experience. I had to

Garry Tallent, Henry Gross and noted composer David Amram. If a song sucked, there’s a reasonable chance I was going to hear about it from someone! Back to your question, I should say that I absolutely did not set out to make an album. It was honestly one song that I could only hope there’d be one after that to follow. A lot of artists make an incredible first record because they’ve been saving up their best stuff and it all comes out at once. I didn’t have any type of backlog like that. I had to build my ship as I was sailing. There did come a moment when I did notice that the songs I had been recording might hang together as a collection, that they may actually play well together. I think the moment came when Garry Tallent played that killer bass track on “Banker’s Holiday” and Dave Beegle laid down a killer B3 Hammond part. We had a lot of fun mixing that song. We tried to squeeze all the dynamics we could

Waa ss tthh ee rree aannyy oonnee ttuunnee oonn yyoouu rr W aall bbuum m tthhaatt bbeeccaa m mee yyoouurr ““aa--hhaa!! ”” moom m mee nntt w whheerr ee eevvee rryytthhiinngg ssee eem meedd ttoo ffaall ll ii nnttoo ppllaa ccee aafftteerr w waarr ddss ?? Each song on this album was really a very different experience for me. The first song I wrote and recorded was “Blue Colorado”. Until Nick Forster (of NPR radio’s Etown fame) offered to record the tune with me, it honestly didn’t even occur to me that I should try to capture the essence of the tune in some way. Nick is an amazing fellow and has been a great friend ever since he refinished my Guild D-40 back in 1975. He gave me a lot of confidence to at least see what else I might be able to come up with. I know I’m very fortunate to have had support and feedback from some tremendous musicians like Graham Nash, David Crosby, ENIGMA

I love Andras. Your readers may remember him from when he had a bridge in Budapest named for Stephen Colbert when he was Ambassador to the U.S. You can watch that interview on the Colbert Nation site. I know Andras has given this subject a tremendous amount of thought and I absolutely think that he’s right. Honestly, music is a powerful force in my life and that’s true for so many of my friends as well. On a social level, outside of religion, I really can’t think of any other thing that can move large groups of people to think and act differently in the way that music does. I’ve spoken with many people in Eastern Europe who’ve told me that The Beatles, Bob Dylan and CSN&Y gave them hope during the bleakest times of their lives. It’s been much easier for us in the West to take that all for granted.

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“Another thing I’d like to say is that I’ve become something of a believer in ‘late blooming’ as a result of all this.? find my courage. A lot of my favorite songwriters strike me as both adventurous and courageous people. That list includes Randy Newman, Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Jackson Browne, Laura Nyro, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Richard Thompson, John Fullbright and all those CSN&Y boys. It takes guts to open a vein like that.

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