It Is Not Enough to BE a Christian I would say, it is not enough to be a Christian. We are called to be Christians but we are also called to do Christianity. This is a good place, I believe, to recall that being and doing are two different things. The Bible clearly points out, doing is on equal ground with being (James 2: 1426). We must live out, display, and share a life that exemplifies Christianity. The question is; what is that like? How do I do that? Oh yes, I know that the ultimate gift of Christianity is forever salvation, and for that, I am humbled and forever thankful. God and Jesus did their part but now "the ball is in our court," as they say. The question is; what do we do with it? What should Christians be doing between the "moment of salvation" until their "last living breath," here on earth? That, my friends, is a question that many have grappled with for more life style with you (as if I really years than I would like to think. knew it), only to help us (you In this short opportunity, I do and me) move beyond "talking." not expect to share the definitive Brighter, stronger, deeper minds
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Pearcey. Francis wrote and published the book "How Shall We Now Live" in 1976 and Charles and Nancy wrote their book "How Now Shall We Live," over 20 years later. Both dealt with an evolving culture and environment and both suggested actions Christians' should take to demonstrate their beliefs. I just share with you their books and names because we need help, when it comes to acting out our Christianity, in a way that would/could have an impact on a non-Christian world. Early on Colson offered a metaphor for the Christian to ponder. He suggested that the oyster offers a good analogy to the thought pattern Christians should have as we think about how can we have a greater impact on the world? He says, "Oysters make their own shells, so if the shell is badly formed, the problem is not in the shell than mine have pondered this but in the oyster." question. Three of those people are Francis A. Schaeffer and As the oyster example relates to Charles Colson and Nancy Christendom, if we live in a
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deformed and decaying culture, the problem is not with the Christianity, it is with us. Thus a good question is; how shall we then/now live or in learning from the oyster, realizing that what we do builds the culture; what should the Christian be doing instead of talking?
In my search for some enlightenment, my lovely wife suggested I might find some help in Titus. Eureka! Some wonderful and practical instruction comes from Titus 2 and beyond. For instance, in Titus 2: 1-8, God says, "but as for you (that's us) speak the things that are fitting for sound doctrine. In other words: Don't As a pragmatist, Biblical instruc- talk nonsense! Now that is good tion is good but to be effective, advice. Read on, there is more. in our own lives and impact the lives of others, we must take that Then in verse 15 there is an interdirection and act (this is where esting closeout; let no one disreyou say Talking is overrated). No gard you. Wow! What does that more talking- ACT. Just as an mean? And if they do what are example: Rom. 12: 1 says, I urge we supposed to do about it? you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your Then in Chapter 3 verse 1 is some bodies a living and holy sacri- good instruction i.e. be subject fice... Now, I am a rather shallow to rulers, authorities and to be spiritual person and must admit ready for every good deed, to that if someone asked me what malign no one, don't be argudoes that mean, exactly, I might mentative, be gentle and so struggle. Just link Romans 12: 1, respect (last issue) for all men. there are many good and true There is plenty of good practical instructions in the Bible, but instruction in the Bible, we just how do we translate them into need to seek it out and act it out. action? That's the question.
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But back to Colson and Pearcey, as well as Shaeffer. What do they have to say about this issue of Acting Out Our Christianity? Well the Colson/Pearcey book is 491 pages long and interesting but a real slog to get through. There is a lot of good stuff there, but the book can really be condensed into their belief that Christianity represents a worldview (a lens, through which we can view the world). One that goes beyond John 3: 16 and an even private faith or personal salvation, to present a framework for understanding the world we live in and what is beyond. Schaeffer, on the other hand, wrote, in 1979, from a historical and philosophical standpoint that revealed the impact of such (history and philosophy) on humanity but, most importantly, Christianity. He wrote: I believe people are as they think. The choices we make in the next decade will mold irrevocably, the direction of our culture...
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and the lives of our children. That is even more true today than it was in 1979. Maybe even to the point that I would say: Few of us really think today. We are so overwhelmed with information today that we just give up on thinking for ourselves and depend on others to think for us (notice here that thinking is different from talking, better but still not acting). Well, my friends, I do not believe that talking and thinking is what God intended when he made such an individual as you and I. I believe that he reached down and saved us for a purpose: To act out (live) the Christian life and impact the world, we live in, positively and Christ-like. In closing, please remember that talk is cheap and without action, its value approaches zero.
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Dear Rocco, Why are arrest reports and stuff like that a matter of public opinion when most of the arrests get dismissed or slapped on the wrist? I could understand wanting to make an example of someone that breaks the law and put them up for public scrutiny, but you and I know most of these people are out the next day if that long to go on about and do the same things they were arrested for in the first place. I’m just saying… GT
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her, causing her to lose out on her job. She’s now blaming me for this because I didn’t back her up and since the rumors have started (unbeknownst to me) and I haven’t done anything about it, she has started accusing me of being on their side. I don’t know what to do. I wish she would at least shut up to begin with at least. How can I make this all go away? WR
Dear Rocco, My boyfriend of five years and I broke up, mainly because I was working all the time to pay our bills and I resented him because of it. He would get mad because I couldn’t go out after working 12 or 14 hours because I was tired. He only worked part time. I moved out today... but we have talked about getting back together in a few months. Should I get back with him? Should I stay away from him? Please help. HB
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ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20) You might want to spend some time by yourself in order to decide exactly how you feel. Problems with female members of your family may play on your emotions. You could overreact to emotional situations regarding your relationship. Your boss may not be in the best of moods this week. Your lucky day this week will be Tuesday. TAURUS (Apr. 21- may 21) You don't want to give anyone fuel for the fire. Entertainment could be pleasing if it is of an energetic nature. Relatives may be less than easy to deal with. Be fair, not color-
ferret out any hidden concerns be Your lucky day this week will be fore you sign your life away Don't Friday. Your lucky day this week will be count on others to cover up for SAGITTARIUS your shortcomings. Saturday. (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) Your lucky day this week will be Authority figures may be less than GEMINI accommodating if you have done Saturday. (May 22-June 21) something deceitful. You need to do Your passionate mood will be well your own thing and work on making received by your mate. You can pick LEO yourself the best you can be. You up information that will give you an (July 23-Aug 22) edge. Residential moves should be Changes in your home may be dis- are best to keep your cash in a safe considered carefully. Insincere ges- ruptive and upsetting. Travel will place. Don't be too quick to let tures of friendliness are likely to entice you; however, a tendency to friends and relatives know what overspend is quite possible. You you're up to. occur. will do best to entertain those you Your lucky day this week will be wish to close deals with. You will Your lucky day this week will be have additional discipline that will Thursday. Monday. aid you in your objectives. CAPRICORN CANCER Your lucky day this week will be (Dec 22.- Jan. 20) (June 22-July 22) Difficulties with your mate may You must get out and mingle. You Sunday. lead to isolation. This will be a are best to be discreet. Dig deep, great night to invite friend over to VIRGO visit. Property investments, insur(Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) Do something together and you'll ance, taxes, or inheritance should be surprised how sweet a deal you bring you financial gains. Don't be can make. You have more than afraid to make additions to your enough on your plate already. You house. can get ahead if you are willing to take a partner. Don't let an incident Your lucky day this week will be Wednesday. at work play on your mind. ful.
Your lucky day this week will be AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) Wednesday. You need to make your lover feel wanted, not like a piece of the furLIBRA niture. You can prosper if you in (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) Try to be as mellow as possible. vest in property or mutual funds. Don't promise to deliver the goods You may attract attention if you get if you aren't positive that you can out socially. Plan to get out and do meet the deadline. Use your intel- a bit of travel. lectual approach to get the best results. Ask a close friend for Your lucky day this week will be Monday. advice. Your lucky day this week will be PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) Saturday. Lay your cards on the table regarding your personal direction. You SCORPIO can meet new and exciting friends (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Visit friends or relatives you rarely who will provide mental stimulasee. Don't be taken advantage of by tion. Ignore colleagues who appear any fast talking salesperson trying to be going in circles. Talk to your to part you from your cash. Empty emotional partner about your promises and a lack of cash may put intentions. a damper on your plans. First find Your lucky day this week will be out if they're married. Thursday. ENIGMA
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The Death of Terrorism plausible argument that merely watching a video of it qualifies as terrorism. Similar acts committed against a bad government like Iran and even real acts of terror, like assassinating scientists, are called "promoting freedom."
Terrorism is dead and we, the people, have killed it. No, not actual terrorism, "acts intended or calculated to provoke a state of terror in the general public, a group of persons, or particular persons for political purposes, on a daily basis." That's still going strong. I'm talking about the concept of terrorism, which has legitimately lost all meaning whatsoever. Terrorism; now defined as any act that a government finds inconvenient. Actually, check that, now defined as any act that a good government finds inconvenient. Take Edward Snowden for instance, when he leaked all of those classified government files, including the spygate papers, to the public, he was instantly
branded a terrorist by the US and British governments. In lieu of that, David Miranda's mere possession of documents obtained by Edward Snowden qualified as terrorism. Recently, the governments are now arguing that merely watching the video of James
Thomas Jefferson said, "Every generation needs a revolution." Our grandparents had World War II, they fought the Nazis. Our parents had the civil rights revolution. Our generation has... X-box and Foley's execution is terrorism. Prozac. We just went through Foley's execution is a horrific the worst decade since disco, act by a horrific organization, and how did we deal with it? but there is absolutely no
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We bitched on the internet, got medical marijuana cards, and played Grand Theft Auto. We never had a galvanizing moment, we have never had to sacrifice for our country. A lot of people said we had 9/11, true, but our president said, "I want everyone to go shopping," so we sacrificed our credit ratings. We are the generation that got everything it wanted, when it wanted it. There is practically no real terrorism anymore. In 2001, Osama bin Laden got lucky with the World Trade Center. Since then, in the past ten years, we had one guy who tried to light his shoes on fire, and another man tried to explode his underwear in first class. So, I guess Al Qaeda is outsourcing its bomb making to the Ringling Brothers now? And people go,
"What about the Times Square incident?" The Times Square incident was not a terrorist attack, it was a Jim Carrey movie. The "terrorist" locked the keys to his safe house in the car bomb, and I love that he locked the car bomb, did he not want someone getting his iPod? Then he left the keys to the car bomb hanging out of the tail gate. The car bomb was made from fertilizer that would not explode. I know people that have been doing comedy for twenty years, and they have never been that funny. So, either Osama bin Laden is dead or he has turned the family business over to his cousin, Billy Bob bin Laden.
tion when they start raising money to fight the infidels by selling vodka ad space. Now let's revisit the definition of terrorism: "acts intended or calculated to provoke a state of terror in the general public, a group of persons, or particular persons for political purposes, on a daily basis." What does CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC do on a daily basis? Wolf Blitzer, terrorist... Glen Beck, terrorist... Nancy Grace, terrorist... and her plastic surgeon. Osama bin Laden didn't have to do anything to us anymore, we scare ourselves on a daily basis. He hadn't done anything, but sit in his cave and just let us do his job for him. The news is the terrorism. People are scared all the Do people know that Al Qaeda time and, frankly, I'm tired of has an online magazine? Yes, it. Al Qaeda has an online magazine. By the way, they stop becoming a terrorist organiza-
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For ten years, one decade, since September 11, 2001 we have been scared and I'm tired of it. I'm tired of being scared, I'm tired of shaming our freedoms. It is time for a revolution. The problem is no one seems to have the time. Everyone wants to have a revolution, but no one is willing to pack a lunch. Thomas Jefferson also said, "The tree of liberty needs to be fertilized from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." When I heard that I had to bleed, I thought "I'm game." I did my time on the front lines, I've stared into the real face of terrorism and shouted, "do your worst, for I shall do mine." What has everyone else done?
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SEATTLE (UPI) - A Seattle couple said a burglar stole a pair of sunglasses from their car, but ignored something far more valuable — a $1 million winning Powerball ticket. The couple, who requested anonymity, said they forgot to check the numbers on their Powerball ticket after it failed to win the $350 million jackpot in February’s drawing. “We didn’t even think about a second chance prize,”
the couple told Washington’s Lottery officials. They said the ticket sat in their car for about three months. “Someone broke into our car a few weeks ago and stole a pair of sunglasses,” the couple said. “The stolen sunglasses were actually sitting atop the winning ticket. What a close call!” The couple checked the numbers on the ticket May 14 and discovered they had won a $1 million second chance prize. “Well, we already popped a bottle of champagne! We’re also planning a trip to Paris and
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Iceland for this year. Other than that, I think we’ll just take care of our house,” the couple said. The Seattle Imam’s store that sold the ticket will receive a $10,000 selling bonus, the lottery said. The burglar, meanwhile, will have to make do with a pair of used sunglasses. BAMIYAL, India (UPI) - Indian police said they have detained a pigeon suspected of being a Pakistani spy after it was found to have a message stamped on its body. Punjab police said a 14-
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year-old boy in Manwal, a village close to the Pakistani border, brought the pigeon to a police station when he noticed it bore a stamped message on its wing feathers written in Urdu, the official language of Pakistan, and a Pakistani phone number. The pigeon’s feathers also reportedly bore the seal of a Pakistani district in Pakistan’s Punjab province. Officers at the Bamiyal police post dubbed the bird a “suspected spy” in a diary
report. Police Superintendent Rakesh Kaushal said police conducted an X-ray of the white pigeon. “Nothing adverse has been found, but we have kept the bird in our custody,” Kaushal told The Times of India. “This is a rare instance of a bird from Pakistan being spotted here. We have caught a few spies here. The area is sensitive, given its proximity to Jammu, where infiltration is quite common.”
his vest,” indicating that not only does Lambert have bad judgment, he is also a lousy shot. The pair were with two other friends, the police said. The group initially reported the shooting as a robbery but later confessed it was an accident. QUINCY, Ill. (UPI) - An Illinois couple nearing their 60th wedding anniversary announced they have welcomed their 100th grandchild into the family. Leo and Ruth Zanger, Quincy residents who have been married for 59 years, said baby Jaxton Zanger, born April 8, marks their 46th great-grandchild and their overall 100th grandchild. The couple said they have 12 children, 53 grandchildren, 46 greatgrandchildren and one greatgreat-grandson. “We could start our own town,” Leo Zanger joked to the Quincy HeraldWhig. The couple said their large family is close-knit and most of them live in the Quincy area. They said family gatherings require a rented church hall and either 50 pounds of ham or 10 whole turkeys. “We enjoy all of the family get-togethers,” Leo Zanger said. The Zangers said they enjoy watching their family grow. “All the grandkids know us,” Ruth Zanger said.
CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA - There are friends, and there are friends. Then there are friends like Elijah Ray Lambert who will willingly shoot you in the chest. And with friends like those, who needs enemies? Lambert was friends with the late Miguel Martinez of Citrus Heights, California. Somewhere Miguel got hold of a bullet proof vest and decided he wanted to test it to see if it would really stop a bullet. But why put it on a mannequin or tie it to a tree when you can put it on yourself? As long as you have a friend like Lambert who is willing to pull a trigger for you. Deputies arrested Lambert for the shooting, but the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department has characterized the incident as an “unintentional killing”. Martinez’s brother reported that, “The bullet had actually penetrated the top of BEIJING (UPI) - A Chinese bee-
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keeper broke a world record by covering himself with 240 pounds of squirming bees. Gao Bingguo, of Tai’an City, in the eastern province of Shandong, began the challenge early Monday, Sky News reported. The 55-year-old veteran beekeeper has cultivated bees for more than 30 years, and was stung multiple times before breaking the world record. Around 1.1 million bees at one point weighed down on Gao, the International Business Times reported. Weighing at 240 pounds, the bees shattered a previous record of 184 pounds - also set by a Chinese beekeeper in China’s inland Shaanxi province. Gao’s fellow beekeepers were dressed in military camouflage pantsuits as they prepared their colleague for the battle of his lifetime. Working together, they poured the pollinating insects onto his geared body. Queen bees came first, in order to attract more of the insects to fly and land on Gao’s protected head, arms and legs. Video footage showed Gao smoking a cigarette in a nonchalant manner, as thousands of bees swarmed over him then crawled over his seated body. Luo Xing, a judge at the event said, “After we checked and searched [the] database, and witnessed it at scene, we announce, Mr. Gao Bingguo suc-
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cessfully breaks the record.” GOUVENOUR, NY - Now here’s a brain teaser if I ever heard one. Nine brains inexplicably appeared earlier this week along a street in a village in New York. How the brains got there and where they came from remains a mystery. Residents discovered the brains on a Street in Gouverneur and called the police. Gouverneur police collected one of the brains and brought it to a local veterinarian for an examination. The veterinarian determined the brain had been professionally removed — likely from a dog — and preserved in formaldehyde. The veterinarian said that the brain was consistent with a beaglesized brain and was in very good condition with no damage. But a chemistry professor at Clarkson University argued the specimen was possibly from a sheep, not a dog. No brain labeled Hans Delbruck was found, but there was an Abbey...someone. Regardless, police told local news outlets there was little to fear. The nine brains are believed to have been part of a collection for educational or research purposes and no criminal activity, other than littering, is suspected.
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ONE OF THE HOTTEST COMEDIANS TO COME OUT OF CHATTANOOGA IN YEARS. D.J IS HIP AND HILARIUOS. HIS COMEDY HAS BEEN CALLED "HILLBILLY GUTTER BILLY", ALTHOUGH HARD TO DESCRIBE IT IS NOT HARD TO LAUGH WITH AND AT D.J. HE HAS OPENED SHOWS FOR PAULY SHORE, CARLOS MENCIA , JOSH WOLF AND STEVE O.
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BORN IN ISRAEL, ROY HAD YOUR AVERAGE BEGINNING. THEN, AS IF THE CONFUSION OF HIS ROOTS WOULDN'T EVENTUALLY TURN THIS LITTLE BOY INTO A SKEWED MAN, HIS PARENTS PULLED A MEAN TRICK... THEY DECIDED TO RAISE HIM IN KENTUCKY. WHETHER IT'S MAKING FUN OF HIS HEIGHT (5'2”), TACKLING PERSONAL ISSUES, SLAMMING AN ANALYTICAL MAGNIFYING GLASS ON WORLD EVENTS AND SOCIETY IN GENERAL, OR SHARING A STORY FROM HIS TRAVELS - ROY'S COMEDY IS LIVE, DIRECT, AND BRUTALLY HONEST.
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JAMES GREGORY
CLEAN COMEDY THAT’S APPEALING TO EVERYONE 18 TO 80. PERFORMING IN CHATTANOOGA FOR OVER 26 YEARS, MORE THAN ANY OTHER ENTERTAINER, JAMES LOVES CHATTANOOGA AND CHATTANOOGA LOVES HIM. THAT’S WHY HE’S MADE THE COMEDY CATCH HIS SECOND HOME. JAMES DOES NOT “TIP-TOE” THROUGH LIFE AS IF HE’S WALKING ON BROKEN GLASS OR EGG SHELLS. THAT STYLE IS EVIDENT ON STAGE AS WELL. HE IS NOT POLITICALLY CORRECT. MUCH OF HIS HUMOR IS CENTERED ON BRILLIANT OBSERVATIONS OF CRAZY RELATIVES AND PEOPLE OBSESSED WITH THE SLIGHTEST CHANGE IN WEATHER CONDITIONS - NOW REFERRED TO AS GLOBAL WARMING. HE DELIGHTS IN POKING FUN AT MODERN SENSITIVE PARENTS AND OUT-OF-CONTROL ENVIRONMENTALISTS. GREGORY HAS BEEN QUOTED AS SAYING, “IF YOU WANT ME TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT ENDANGERED SPECIES, YOU NEED TO CONVINCE ME THAT WE’RE ABOUT OUT OF CHICKENS.”
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TTH HU U RRSSD DA AYY JJuu nnee 44 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 JJJJ’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Opposite Box, ManG, Funk You ARREEN A NA AA ATT G GW WIIN NN NEE TTTT CC EEN N TTEE RR (Atlanta) Barry Manilow, Dave Koz TTH H EE M MA ASSQ QU UEERRA AD D EE (Atlanta) Sepultura, Destruction, Arsis, Boris The Blade, The Last Ten Seconds Of Life, Micawber, Starkill TTH H EE IIN NTT EERRN NA ATTIIO ON NA ALL (Knoxville) Jeff The Brotherhood AN A ND D RREEW W JJ A ACCK KSS O ON NH HA ALLLL (Nashville) Brit Floyd TTH H EE N N IICC K K (Birmingham) Hymn For Her
FFRRII D DA AYY JJ uunnee 55 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) D.J Lewis RRA AW W (Chattanooga) DJ Barnaby RRH HYY TT H HM M && BBRREE W WSS (Chattanooga) Joey Winslett Band, Marlow Drive JJJJ’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) New Planet, Moon Child, Unicron RRIIVVEERRBBEEN ND D FFEE SSTT IIVVA ALL (Chattanooga) 3 Doors Down, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, The Get Right Band, Deep Fried Five, Jessica Nixon, Marlow Drive, Smooth Dialects, John & Michelle, Bert David Newman, Dead 27’s, Sleepy Man MIILLLLEE RR PPLLA M AZZA A (Chattanooga) “Nightfall Concert Series” A.J. Ghent Band AA A ARRO ON N ’’SS A AM MPPH HII TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Train, The Fray, Matt Nathanson CCH HA ASSTT A AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Lou Gramm TTU U SSCC A ALLO OO O SSA AA AM M PPH H IITT H HEE A ATTRREE (Tuscaloosa, AL) SWV IIRRO ON N CCII TTYY (Birmingham) Ingrid Michaelson SSCC H HEERRM M EERRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CC EEN N TTEE RR (Nashville) Craig Ferguson MA M ARRA ATT H HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO O RRK KSS (Nashville) Thompson Square EEXXIITT //II N N (Nashville) Cowboy Mouth
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Lewis RRH H YY TTH HM M && BBRREE W WSS (Chattanooga) Masseuse, Charlie The Head JJJJ’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Thee Finks, BDYC, Lookout Mtn. Daredevils RRII VVEE RRBBEE N ND D FFEE SSTTII VVAALL (Chattanooga) Martina McBride, WAR, Cowboy Mouth Luke & Jessi w/ Thunderheart, Deep Fried Five, River Canyon Band, Jakubi, Jess Goggins Band, Cash Only Band, TAUK, Juice Newton w./ Exile TTH H EE IIN N TT EERRN NAATT IIO ON NAALL (Knoxville) RJD2 CCIITT YY W WIIN N EERRYY N NAASSH H VVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Jeff Austin Band, Joe Ely, Lucette CCEE N NTT EEN NN NIIAALL PPAARRK K (Nashville) Cory Branan SSO OU UTT H H EERRN N SSTT AATTEE SS AAM MPPH H IITT H HEE AATTRREE (Fayetteville, GA) Chuck Negron PPH H IILLIIPPSS AARREE N NAA (Atlanta) New Kids On The Block, TLC, Nelly IIRRO ON N CCIITT YY (Birmingham) Ingrid Michaelson, Jukebox the Ghost, Oh Honey SSLLIICC EEFFEE SSTT (Birmingham) Foundation Of Funk, Anders Osborne, Dumpstaphunk, Earphunk, Flow Tribe, Hood, Velouria, Spoonful James, Willie And The Giant, North Mississippi Allstars
SSU UN ND DA AYY JJuu nnee 77 SSK KYYZZ O OO O (Chattanooga) DJ Exphacter RRII VVEE RRBBEE N ND D FFEE SSTTII VVAALL (Chattanooga) Merle Haggard, Leon Russell, Sam Hunt, Davey Smith and the Pearl Snap Preachers, Iscariot, Stress Relief Band, The Unsatisfied, River City Hustlers, Carolyn Wonderland, Soul Survivor, Matt Stephens Project, Five40 TTU U SSCCAALL O OO O SSAA AAM MPPH H IITT H HEEAATT RREE (Tuscaloosa, AL) 38 Special IIRRO ON N CCIITT YY ((Birmingham) Chris Stapleton
MO M ON ND DA AYY JJ uunnee 88 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 JJJJ’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Bessie Smith Strut w/ Smooth Dialects, Amethyst Kiah RRH H YY TTH HM M && BBRREE W WSS (Chattanooga) The Chippendales
TTU U EESSD DA AYY JJ uunnee 99 TTRREE M MO ON N TT TTAAVVEE RRN N (Chattanooga) Open Mic w/ Mike McDade JJJJ’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Heavy Metal Bingo (7-9) Kerchief, Chilhowie Royal, Cadaver Dogs RRII VVEE RRBBEE N ND D FFEE SSTTII VVAALL (Chattanooga) Matthew West, Tenth Avenue North, Kerrie
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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 JJ JJ’’SS BBO OH H EEM MIIAA (Chattanooga) Open Mic Comedy (7-9) Cusses, Swoon, Mumzees RRIIVVEERRBBEE N ND D FFEESS TTIIVVAALL (Chattanooga) Melissa Etheridge, Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick, Ozomatli, Reluctant Saints, Hank & the Cupcakes, Wade Trammell Band, Krystye Dalton, Ben Miller Band, Fruition, Greg Shirley Band, The Malemen TT H HEE FFAACC TT O ORRYY (Franklin, TN) Webb Wilder, Bill Lloyd, Government Cheese WIILL D W DH HO O RRSSEE SSAALLO OO ON N (Nashville) “A Night of Legends” The Oak Ridge Boys, Mickey Gilley, Larry Gatlin, The Bellamy Brothers, Lorrie Morgan, Eddie Raven, T. Graham Brown, David Frizzell, Exile RRIIVVEERRFF RRO ON N TT SS TTAAG G EE (Nashville) A Thousand Horses, Greg Bates, Annie Bosko, Ruthie Collins, Jessie James Decker, Clare Dunn, Sonia Leigh, LoCash, Jackson Michelson, Logan Mize, Jess Moskaluke, Old Dominion, James Otto, Outshyne, Parmalee, Carly Pearce, Adam Sanders, Canaan Smith, Dallas Smith, Sunday Best WO W O RRK KPPLLAAYY TT H HEEAATT RREE (Birmingham) Pat Travers
UPPCC O U OM M IIN NG G EEVVEEN NTTSS RRIIVVEERRBBEE N ND D FFEESS TTIIVVAALL (Chattanooga) Hunter Hayes,, Little River Band, KOA, Yacht Rock Revue, Trevor Card, Social Network, No Big Deal, Harpeth Rising, Suzy Boggus June 11 JJ JJ’’SS BBO OH H EEM MIIAA (Chattanooga) Sex Ed Comedy Show June 11 BBO ON NN NAARRO OM MU U SSIICC && AARRTT SS FFEE SSTT IIVVA ALL (Manchester, TN) Mac DeMarco, Gramatik, Jungle, Imam Baildi, Benjamin Booker, Houndmouth, The Growlers, Glass Animals, Courtney Barnett, Iceage, Temples, Ryn Weaver, Dopapod, Strand of Oaks, DMA’s, Dej Loaf, Unlocking The Truth, New Breed Brass Band, Rubblebucket, Bear’s Den, Raury, Little May, Parlour Tricks, Matoma (Special Guest), The Unsheathed, American Hotel, Broncho, Dark Waves, Smooth Hound Smith, Ximena Sariñana, Quickie Mart June 11 CC M MAA FF EESSTT IIVVAALL (Nashville) Mark Collie, Kentucky HeadHunters, Blackjack Billy, Austin Webb, The Henningsens, Lucas Hoge, John King, Jeff Bates, DJ Du, Maren Morris, Sundy Best, Josh Dorr, Will Hoge, Gwen Sebastian, David Lee Murphy, Dallas Smith, Drake White And The Big Fire, A Thousand Horses, Jana Kramer, Trick Pony, Mo Pitney, Natalie Stovall And The Drive, Luke Bell, Chris Bandi, Matt Mason, Bryson Jennings, Mary Sarah, Rose Falcon, Halfway To Hazard, Old Southern Moonshine Revival, Mockingbird Sun, Exile, Courtney
Cole, Gunnar Nelson, Matthew Nelson, Ray Scott June 11 LLPP FFII EELLD D (Nashville) “CMA Festival” Alan Jackson, Sam Hunt, Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Line, Rascal Flatts, Jason Aldean June 11 RRIIVVEERRFFRRO ON NTT SSTT AAG G EE (Nashville) CMA Festival” Gary Allan, Montgomery Gentry, The Cadillac Three, Ashley Monroe, Maddie & Tae, Craig Campbell, Dan + Shay, Scotty McCreery, Rodney Atkins June 11 MIILL LLEERR PPLLAAZZ AA (Chattanooga) “Nightfall M Concert Series” Band of Ruhks June12 RRIIVVEERRBBEEN ND D FF EESSTT IIVVAALL (Chattanooga) Gregg Allman, Cole Swindell, Molly Hatchet, Arson, Wrecking Ball, Sons of Bill, Preston Parris Band, Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band, Drew Sterchi & Blues Tribe June 12 TT --BBO ON N EE’’ SS (Chattanooga) Ramble in the Attic June 12 JJJJ ’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) Desert Noises, Mad Libre, Penicillin Baby June 12 EETT O OW WAAH HM MO OO ON NSSH H IIN N EE FFEE SSTT AATT SSAAVVAAN NN NA AH H OAA K O KSS W WIIN N EERRYY (Etowah, TN) Convertibull June 12 BBO ON NN NAARRO OM MU U SSIICC && AARRTT SS FFEE SSTT IIVVAALL (Manchester, TN) Deadmau5, Kendrick Lamar, Alabama Shakes, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, STS9, Ben Folds & yMusic, Atmosphere, Tears For Fears, Flying Lotus, Earth Wind & Fire, Kacey Musgraves, Medeski, Scofield, Martin, & Wood, Odesza, Run The Jewels, Dawes, Moon Taxi, Sylvan Esso, Guster, Against Me!, SOJA, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Royal Blood, Tanya Tagaq, Between The Buried & Me, Rustie, Brownout Presents BROWN SABBATH, The Districts, Pallbearer, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Attom, DJ Prince Hakim, Motion Potion, Corey Feldman & The Angels, BC Camplight, Boy Named Banjo, Clear Plastic Masks, Elle King, Fruition, Gabriel Garzón-Montano, Hudson K, Mini Mansions, The Dø, Tor Miller, Twiddle June 12 CC O OU UN NTT RRYY TT O ON NIITT EE TT H H EEAATT RREE (Pigeon Forge, TN) Chubby Checker & the Wildcats June 12 MEE RRCCYY LLO M OU UN NG GEE (Nashville) Heartless Bastards, Craig Fin June 12 SSTT O ON N EE FF O OXX (Nashville) Quintron & Miss Pussycat June 12 CC IITT YY W WII N NEERRYY N N AASSH HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Ty Herndon, Doolittle, Shelly Fairchild, Billy Gilman, Jennifer Knapp, Jamie O’Neal, Crystal Gayle, Desmond Child, Matthew Sweet June 12 RRIIVVEERRFFRRO ON NTT SSTT AAG G EE (Nashville) “CMA Festival” Clay Walker, Darryl Worley, Restless Heart, Kellie Pickler, Eric Paslay, RaeLynn, Charles Esten, Chase Rice, Lorrie Morgan June 12 LLPP FFII EELLD D (Nashville) “CMA Festival” Luke Bryan, Zac Brown Band, Lady Antebellum, The Band Perry, Randy Houser, Maddie & Tae, Lee Brice, The Oak Ridge Boys June 12 FFRRA AN NK KLLIIN N TTH H EEAATT RREE (Franklin, TN) Little River Band June 12 CC H HAASSTT AAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) SWV, Blackstreet Featuring Teddy Riley, Tony! Toni! Tone’!, Next June 12 VVA ARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Tommy Emmanuel June 12 VVEERRIIZZ O ON NW WIIRREELLEE SSSS AAM M PPH HIITT H H EEAATT RREE AATT EEN N CCO O RREE PPAARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Everclear, Fuel, Toadies, American Hi-Fi June 12 LLEE G GAACC YY AARREEN NAA AATT TTH H EE BBJJCC CC (Birmingham)
Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood June 12 RRIIVVEERRBBEEN ND D FFEE SSTT IIVVA ALL (Chattanooga) Stone Temple Pilots, Here Come the Mummies, Chubb Rock, Brightside, Nick Lutsko, The Dead Deads, 8TRK, Scarlet Love Conspiracy June 13 TT-- BBO ON NEE ’’SS (Chattanooga) Ramble in the Attic June 13 JJJJ’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) PLNVET, KOZA, Subkonscious, River City Hustlers June 13 BBO ON NN NA ARRO OM MU USSII CC && A ARRTTSS FFEESS TTIIVVAALL (Manchester, TN) Mumford & Sons, My Morning Jacket, Bassnectar, Childish Gambino, Flume, Hozier, D’Angelo and The Vanguard, Slayer, Belle & Sebastian, The War on Drugs, SuperJam !, Atomic Bomb! Who is William, Onyeabor? Feat. Jamie Lidell, Luke Jenner, Money Mark, Pat Mahoney, Sinkane and Charles Lloyd, Gary Clark Jr., SBTRKT, Tycho, Trampled By Turtles, Jamie xx, Bleachers, SZA, Rhiannon Giddens, Woods, Priory, Bahamas, Phox, Gregory Alan Isakov, So Percussion, Catfish & the Bottlemen, Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster, Gentlemen, Songhoy Blues, DJ Logic, E.FELD, Red Bull Music Academy Takeover, Tiki Disco, Birdman with Antonio Sánchez, All Them Witches, Basecamp, Falls, Highly Suspect, Jesse Terry, Kaleo, Kandace Springs, Kevin Garrett, Mispers, Nothing More, Phoebe Ryan, Son Little, Wild Adriatic, X Ambassadors, Sturgill Simpson June 13 GEE O G ORRG G IIA AD DO OM MEE (Atlanta) Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Brantley Gilbert, Chase Rice June 13 ARREEN A NA AA ATT G GW WIIN NN NEE TTTT CC EEN N TTEE RR (Atlanta) Cheech & Chong, WAR June 13 WO W OLL FF CC RREEEEK KA AM MPPH H IITTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Will Downing June 13 TTH H EE TTA ABBEERRN NA ACCLL EE (Atlanta) Awolnation June 13 SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY H HA ALLLL (Atlanta) Morrissey June 13 FFRREED D RRIICC K K BBRRO OW WN N JJRR.. A AM M PPH HIITT H HEE AATT RREE (Atlanta) Michael McDonald June 13 OA O AK KLL A AN ND D CCEE M MEETT A ARRYY (Atlanta) “Tunes From the Tomb” Matthew Sweet, Michelle Malone June 13 VVEERRIIZZO ON NW W IIRREELLEE SSSS A AM M PPH H IITT H HEE A ATTRREE AATT EEN N CCO O RREE PPA ARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Boston June 13 MEE RRCC YY LLO M OU UN NG G EE (Nashville) CJ Ramone, Shonen Knife June 13 CCM MA AM MU U SSIICC FFEE SSTTII VVA ALL (Nashville) Adam Craig Band, Lyndsey Highlander, Chris Carmack, Sunny Sweeney, Friends Of Lola, Outshyne, Lanco, Amber Hayes, Rick Monroe, DJ Du, Caitlyn Smith, Chris Lane, Jamie Lynn Spears, Dean Alexander, Kelleigh Bannen, Ashley Campbell, JT Hodges, Chris Janson, Steven Lee Olsen, Bucky Covington, Kalisa Ewing, Joe Hall, Brett Young, Brent Rupard, Jaida Dreyer, Stephanie Qualye, John Wesley Satterfield, Gunnar & The Grizzly Boys, Justin Adams, Erik Dylan, Lynn Anderson June 13 RRIIVVEERRFFRRO ON NTT PPA ARRK K (Nashville) Kristian Bush, Rose, Cassadee Pope, Aaron Watson, Jason Michael Carroll, The Swon Brothers, Parmalee, Corey Smith, Tanya Tucker June 13 LLPP FFIIEE LLD D (Nashville) Little Big Town, Brett Eldredge, Thomas Rhett, Chris Young,
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Wynonna June 13 TT H HEE W WAARREEH HO OU U SSEE (Clarksville, TN) Ill Nino, Kittie, Motograter, Thira, Lydia Can’t Breathe June 13 BBO ON NN NAARRO OM MU U SSIICC && AARRTT SS FFEE SSTT IIVVAALL (Manchester, TN) Billy Joel, Florence + The Machine, Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters, Spoon, Brandi Carlile, Twenty One Pilots, The Bluegrass Situation SuperJam featuring Ed Helms and Special Guests, Caribou, Punch Brothers, G-Eazy, AWOLNATION, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, Jerry Douglas presents Earls Of Leicester, Rudimental, The Very Best Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, Shakey Graves, Shabazz Palaces, MØ, Hurray For the Riff Raff, Pokey LaFarge, Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, The Lonesome Trio, Christopher Denny, Hiss Golden Messenger, Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas, A Thousand Horses, Betty Who, Chrome Pony, De Lux, Future Unlimited, Grey Season, Knox Hamilton, Mick Jenkins, Sol Cat, The Wind and the Wave June 14 AAARRO A ON N ’’SS AAM MPPH H IITTH H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Lana Del Ray June 14 HEE LLLL AATT TT H H HEE M MAASS Q QU UEE RRAAD DEE (Atlanta) CJ Ramone, Shonen Knife June 14 TT H HEE TTAABBEE RRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) D’Angelo June 14 VVA ARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Richard Thompson June 14 IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) Michael McDonald June 14 LLPP FFII EELLD D (Nashville) “CMA Music Festival” Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Eric Church, Darius Rucker, Cole Swindell, Neal McCoy June 14
DO D OW WN NTT O OW WN NN NA ASSH HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) “CMA Music Festival” Ryan Kinder, Lauren Alaina, Joey Hyde, Greg Bates, Home Free, Tate Stevens, The Steeldrivers, DJ Du, Sammy Arriaga, Danielle Bradbery, Charlie Worsham, The Grascals, Keith Anderson, Michael Ray, Ruthie Collins, The Marshall Tucker Band, Striking Matches, The Lacs, Casey Donahew Band, LoCash, Hailey Whitters, Chris Cavanaugh, Patrick Thomas, David Ray Band, Jon Langston, John & Jacob, Cole Taylor, Aaron Parker, Mike Ryan, Drew Baldridge, Kristen Kelly, Adam Sanders, MamaDear June 14 RRIIVVEERRFFRRO ON NTT SSTT A AG GEE (Nashville) “CMA Music Festival” Jack Ingram, Lonestar, Big Smo, Dustin Lynch, Thompson Square, Canaan Smith, Craig Wayne Boyd, Phil Vassar, Diamond Rio June 14 JJJJ’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Heavy Metal Bingo (7-9) Sol Cat, Sleepwalkers June 16 CCEE N NTT EERR SS TTA AG G EE (Atlanta) Beth Hart, Matt Andersen June 16 JJJJ’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Open Mic Comedy (7-9) Motherfunker, Powder Room June 17 TTEE N NN N EESSSSEE EE TT H H EEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Kathy Griffin June 17 LLPP FFIIEE LLD D (Nashville) The Rolling Stones June 17 TTH H EE TTA ABBEERRN NA ACCLL EE (Atlanta) Jodeci June 17 JJJJ’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Dagger Blue June 18 MIILLLLEE RR PPLLA M AZZA A (Chattanooga) “Nightfall Concert Series” Novalima June 19 JJJJ’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Turbo Fruits June 19
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BBRRIID DG GEE SSTT O ON NEE AARREEN N AA (Nashville) Cedric The Entertainer, Mike Epps, Eddie Griffin, George Lopez, D.L. Hughley, Charlie Murphy June 19 VVEE RRIIZZO ON NW WIIRREE LLEESSSS AAM MPPH H IITT H HEEAATT RREE AATT EEN NCC O ORREE PPAARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Lynyrd Skynyrd June 19 RREE D D CC LLAAYY TT H HEE AATTRREE (Duluth, GA) Billy Joe Shaver June 19 WO W ORRK KPPLLAAYY TT H HEE AATTRREE (Birmingham) Great Lake Swimmers, The Weather Station June 19 JJJJ’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Dead Deads, True Violet June 20 SSCCO O RREESS (Calhoun, GA) Georgia Pine June 20 CCH H AASSTT AAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) “Weird Al” Yankovic June 20 SSM MIITT H H’’ SS O O LLD DEE BBAARR (Atlanta) Will Kimbrough June 20 ATTLLAAN A N TT AA BBO OTT AAN NIICC AALL G G AARRD DEE N N (Atlanta) Josh Turner June 20 D && LLIIN 33RRD ND DSSLLEE YY (Nashville) Josh Rouse, Walter Martin June 20 HEERRIITT AAG 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 HIIG H GH HW WAATT TT (Nashville) Great Lake Swimmers, The Weather Station June 20 JJJJ’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Skinwalker, Catastofear, Project Armageddon June 21 PPA ARRK K TTAAVVEERRN N (Atlanta) The Whigs June 21 EED DD D IIEE’’ SS AATT TT IICC (Atlanta) Joan Osborne June 21 WO W ORRK KPPLLAAYY TT H HEE AATTRREE (Birmingham) The Ting Tings June 21 JJJJ’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Aether Realm,
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Halestomp, Wildrun June 22 CC IITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY N NAASSH H VVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Martha Davis And The Motels June 22 JJ JJ’’SS BBO OH H EEM MIIAA (Chattanooga) Heavy Metal Bingo (7-9) Folk Nebraska, Mythical Motors June 23 TT H HEE W WO OO OD D SS AATT FFO ON NTT A AN NEE LL (Whites Creek, TN) Lindsey Stirling June 23 JJ JJ’’SS BBO OH H EEM MIIAA (Chattanooga) Open Mic Comedy (7-9) June 24 VVEERRIIZZ O ON NW WIIRREE LLEESSSS AAM MPPH HII TTH H EEA ATT RREE A ATT EE N NCC O ORREE PPAARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) David Gray, Amos Lee June 24 H EELLLL AATT TTH H H EE M M AASSQ QU U EERRA AD DEE (Atlanta) Local H, Aeges June 24 BBU UCC K KH H EEAAD D TTH H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Michael Franti June 24 TT H HEE W WO OO OD D SS AATT FFO ON NTT A AN NEE LL (Whites Creek, TN) Bryan Adams June 25 TT H HEE TT AABBEERRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Juicy J June 25 SSA ATT U URRN N (Birmingham) Local H, Aeges June 25 M IILLLLEERR PPLL AAZZAA (Chattanooga) “Nightfall M Concert Series” Amy LaVere June 26 TT --BBO ON NEE’’ SS (Chattanooga) Georgia Pine June 26 BB&&BB M MAARRIIN N AA (Charleston, TN) Convertibull June 26 CC O OBBBB EE N NEE RRG GYY PPEERRFF O ORRM MIIN NG GA ARRTTSS CCEE N NTT EERR (Atlanta) Natalie Cole June 26 CC H HAASS TTAAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Indigo Girls June 26 FF O OXX TT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Brian Wilson, Rodriguez June 26 TT H HEE W WO OO OD D SS AATT FFO ON NTT A AN NEE LL (Whites Creek, TN) David Gray, Amos Lee June 26 EE XXIITT// IIN N (Nashville) Local H, Aeges June 26
JJJJ ’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) Ben Nichols (Lucero), James Legg June 27 O AAK O KM MO OU UN NTT AAIIN N AAM MPPH H IITT H HEE AATTRREE (Pelham, AL) Def Leppard, Styx, Tesla June 27 TT H HEE W WO OO OD DSS AATT FFO ON N TT AAN NEELL (Whites Creek, TN) Brian Wilson, Rodriguez June 27 CC IITT YY W WII N NEERRYY N N AASSH HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) The Baseball Project June 27 TT H HEE IIN NTT EERRN N AATTII O ON N AALL (Knoxville) Yellawolf, Klever, Hillbilly Casino June 27 JJJJ ’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) B-Snipes, IcanJapan, Big Emotions June 28 AAARRO A ON N ’’SS AAM MPPH H IIH HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Def Leppard, Styx, Tesla June 28 JJJJ ’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) Heavy Metal Bingo (7-9) Hamell on Trial June 30 SSCC H HEE RRM MEERRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON N YY CC EE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Aretha Franklin June 30 CC IITT YY W WII N NEERRYY N N AASSH HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Ana Popovic June 30 TT EEN NN NEESS SSEEEE SSTT AATTEE FFAAIIRRG G RRO OU UN ND DSS (Nashville) Van’s Warped Tour July 1 AAARRO A ON N ’’SS AAM MPPH H IIH HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Van’s Warped Tour July 2 GRRAAN G ND DO O LLEE O OPPRRYY H HO OU USSEE (Nashville) Morrissey July 2 D && LLYYN 33RRD ND DSSLLEE YY (Nashville) Esperanza Spalding July 2 MIILL LLEERR PPLLAAZZ AA (Chattanooga) “Nightfall M Concert Series” Hypnotic Jazz Band July 3 CC IITT YY W WII N NEERRYY N N AASSH HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) World Party July 3 TT EERRM MII N NAALL W WEE SSTT (Atlanta) Esperanza Spalding July 3 VVA ARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) World Party July 5 HII G H GH HW WAATTTT (Nashville) Mates of State July 6 GEE O G ORRG G IIAA TT H HEE AATTRREE (Athens, GA) Between The Buried And Me, Animals As Leaders, The Contortionist July 7 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON NEE AARREE N NAA (Nashville) Imagine Dragons, Metric, Halsey July 8 IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) Floetry July 8 MIILL LLEERR PPLLAAZZ AA (Chattanooga) “Nightfall M Concert Series” Ryan Oyer July 10 CC H HAASSTT AAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Daryl Hall & John Oates July 10 VVEERRIIZZ O ON NW WIIRREELLEE SSSS AAM M PPH HIITT H H EEAATT RREE AATT EEN N CCO O RREE PPAARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) R5, Jacob Whitesides, Ryland July 10 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON NEE AARREE N NAA (Nashville) Train, The Fray, Matt Nathanson July 10 DAALL TTO D ON ND D EEPPO O TT (Dalton, GA) Georgia Pine July 11 VVA AN ND D EERRBBIILLTT SSTT AAD DIIU UM M (Nashville) Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, Randy Houser, Dustin Lynch July 11 CC IITT YY W WII N NEERRYY N N AASSH HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) The Bacon Brothers July 11 FFRREE D DRRIICC K K BBRRO OW WN N JJRR.. AAM M PPH HIITT H H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) KC & the Sunshine Band July 11 WO W O LLFF CC RREEEE K K AAM MPPH H IITT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Fantasia, Musiq Soulchild, Dru Hill July 11 CC EEN NTT EE RR SSTT AAG GEE (Atlanta) Floetry July 11 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON NEE AARREE N NAA (Nashville) Fall Out Boy, Wiz Kalifa, Hoodie Allen July 12 VVEERRIIZZ O ON NW WIIRREELLEE SSSS AAM M PPH HIITT H H EEAATT RREE AATT EEN N CCO O RREE PPAARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Barenaked Ladies, Violent Femmes, Colin Hay July 12 TT H HEE W WO OO OD DSS AATT FFO ON N TT AAN NEELL (Whites Creek, TN) Barenaked Ladies, Violent Femmes, Colin Hay July 13 CC EEN NTT EE RR SSTT AAG GEE (Atlanta) Neon Trees, Coin, Fictionist July 13
TTH H EE IIN NTT EERRN NA ATTIIO ON NA ALL (Knoxville) Theory Of A Deadman July 13 PPH HIILLII PPSS A ARREEN NA A (Atlanta) Imagine Dragons, Metric, Halsey July 14 HEE A H AVVEE N NA ATT TT H H EE M MA ASSQ QU U EERRA AD DEE (Atlanta) Death Grips July 14 CCA AN NN NEE RRYY BBA ALLLL RRO OO OM M (Nashville) Neon Trees, Coin, Fictionist July 14 VVEERRIIZZO ON NW W IIRREELLEE SSSS A AM M PPH H IITT H HEE A ATTRREE AATT EEN N CCO O RREE PPA ARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Rod Stewart, Richard Marx July 15 TTU U SSCC A ALLO OO O SSA AA AM M PPH H IITT H HEE A ATTRREE (Tuscaloosa) Rod Stewart July 16 TTH H EE FF O OU UN ND DRRYY (Athens, GA) Lee DeWyze July 16 MIILLLLEE RR PPLLA M AZZA A (Chattanooga) “Nightfall Concert Series” Selwyn Birchwood July 17 AA A ARRO ON N ’’SS A AM MPPH HII H HEEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Fall Out Boy, Wiz Kalifa, Hoodie Allen July 17 VVA ARRII EETT YY PPLL A AYYH HO OU U SSEE (Atlanta) Kate Pierson July 17 VVEERRIIZZO ON NW W IIRREELLEE SSSS A AM M PPH H IITT H HEE A ATTRREE AATT EEN N CCO O RREE PPA ARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Tedeschi Trucks Band, Sharon Jones & The DapKings, Doyle Bramhall II July 17 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) “American Idol Live” July 17 CCII TTYY W WIIN N EERRYY N NA ASS H HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Stephen Stills July 17 AA A ARRO ON N ’’SS A AM MPPH HII TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes, Sam Hunt July 18 WO W OLL FF CC RREEEEK KA AM MPPH H IITTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Cameo, Midnight Star, Atlantic Starr, Brick, Double D July 18 BBU UCC K KH HEE A AD D TT H HEE A ATT RREE (Atlanta) Stephen Stills July 18 GEE O G ORRG G IIA A TT H HEEA ATT RREE (Athens, GA) Kate Pierson July 18 FFEESS TTIIVVA ALL CCEE N NTT EERR (Duluth, GA) Vertical Horizon July 18 SSLLO O SSSS FFU U RRN NA ACC EESS (Birmingham) “Sloss Music & Arts Festival” Modest Mouse, First Aid Kit July 18 OA O AK KM MO OU UN NTT A AIIN NA AM MPPH H IITTH H EEA ATT RREE (Pelham, AL) Dierks Bentley July 18 AA A ARRO ON N ’’SS A AM MPPH HII H HEEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Kid Rock, Foreigner July 19 CCII TTYY W WIIN N EERRYY N NA ASS H HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Kate Pierson, Mike & Ruthy July 19 SSLLO O SSSS FFU U RRN NA ACC EESS (Birmingham) “Sloss Music & Arts Festival” Primus, Grifters, First Aid Kit July 19 CCO O BBBB EEN N EERRG G YY PPEE RRFFO O RRM M IIN NG GA ARRTT SS CC EEN N TTEE RR (Atlanta) Fifth Harmony, Natalie La Rose, Bea Miller, Debby Ryan & The Neverending July 20 CCH HA ASSTT A AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Rob Thomas July 21 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Fifth Harmony, Natalie La Rose, Bea Miller, Debby Ryan & The Neverending July 21 MEE RRCC YY LLO M OU UN NG G EE (Nashville) Veruca Salt July 21 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Rob Thomas July 22 ATTLL A A AN NTT A A BBO OTT A AN NII CCA ALL G GA ARRD DEE N N (Atlanta) Smashmouth, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Tonic July 23 MIILLLLEE RR PPLLA M AZZA A (Chattanooga) “Nightfall Concert Series” Band of Heathens July 24 CCH HA ASSTT A AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Idina Menzel July 24 WO W OLL FF CC RREEEEK KA AM MPPH H IITTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Kem July 24 CCII TTYY W WIIN N EERRYY N NA ASS H HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Delbert
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Shattered Sun, Sister Sin, Sworn In, Thy Art Is Murder July 29 SSCC H H EERRM MEE RRH HO O RRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON N YY CCEE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Shirley MacLaine July 30 ASSCC EE N A ND D AAM MPPH HIITT H H EEAATT EERR (Nashville) Eric Church, J Roddy Walston & the Business July 30 TT H HEE W WO OO OD D SS AATT FFO ON NTT A AN NEE LL (Whites Creek, TN) R5, Jacob Whitesides, Ryland July 30 M AASSQ M QU U EERRAAD DEE M MU U SSIICC PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Faith No More July 30 AAARRO A ON N’’ SS AAM MPPH H IIH HEE AATT RREE (Atlanta) Toby Keith July 30 IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) The Molly Ringwalds July 30 BBRRIID DG GEESS TTO ON NEE AARREEN N AA (Nashville) Shania Twain, Gavin DeGraw July 31 EE D DD DII EE’’ SS AATT TTIICC (Atlanta) Pat McGee July 31 AAARRO A ON N’’ SS AAM MPPH H IIH HEE AATT RREE (Atlanta) Phish July 31 TT H HEE TT AABBEERRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Shinedown, Nothing More July 31 O AAK O KM MO OU UN N TTAAII N N AAM M PPH HIITT H HEE A ATT RREE (Pelham, AL) Toby Keith July 31 RRIIVVEERRFF RRO ON N TT N N IIG GH H TT SS (Chattanooga) London Souls, Jordan Hallquist & he Outfit August 1 RRIIVVEERR SSTTRREE EETT TT A AVVEERRN N (Ellijay, GA) Ramble in the Attic August 1 PPH H IILLIIPPSS AARREE N NAA (Atlanta) Shania Twain, Gavin DeGraw August 1 EE D DD DII EE’’ SS AATT TTIICC (Atlanta) Pat McGee August 1 AAARRO A ON N’’ SS AAM MPPH H IIH HEE AATT RREE (Atlanta) Phish August 1 WO W O LLFF CCRREE EEK K AAM M PPH HIITT H HEE A ATT RREE (Atlanta) Joe, Ruben Studdard, Mystikal, Donell Jones, Adina Howard, Griff August 1
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Blatter Out Sepp Blatter resigned this past Tuesday. Ding, dong. The son of a witch is gone. If you don’t know who Sepp Blatter is, you’ve not been watching much news coverage this week. Blatter had served as the president of the Federation Internationale Football Association (FIFA), the international governing body for the world’s most popular sport, since June of 1998. Fourteen FIFA officials were arrested in Switzerland last Wednesday after the Federal Bureau of Investigation brought charges of bribery and corruption against them. The charges allege widespread corruption in FIFA going back two decades and involving rigged bids for the right to host World Cup competitions, as well as marketing and broadcast deals. Blatter has not yet been indicted, but the FBI investigation has gotten as high as FIFA second-in-command Jerome Valcke. Valcke was allegedly involved in the distribution of a $10
million payment from South Africa to North/Central American/Caribbean soccer figure Jack Warner. The payment is believed to be a bribe in return
for Warner’s support in getting South Africa selected to host the 2010 World Cup… …The FBI charges include racketeering, wire fraud and money
laundering conspiracy. In addition to senior FIFA officials, the Feds are targeting sports-marketing executives from the U.S. and South America who are accused of paying
arrested a group of bankers involved in commodities fraud.” FIFA seems like an unlikely target for U.S. law enforcement, but Warner and several other indicted officials operated from offices in this country…
…U.S. law grants the Justice Department wide authority when it comes to bringing cases against foreign nationals living abroad. Most recently, prosecutors have used it repeatedly in international terrorism cases. Such cases can hinge on the slightest connection to the U.S., such as the use of American banks or internet service providers. Switzerland’s treaty with the U.S. gives the Swiss government the right to refuse extradition for more than $150 million in bribes tax crimes. But on matters of crimand kickbacks in exchange for inal law, the Swiss have agreed to broadcasting deals with major soc- turn accused perpetrators over for cer tournaments… prosecution in American courts… …Until Tuesday’s surprise announcement, it looked like Blatter would somehow avoid close scrutiny. Despite the 14 arrests, he was somehow re-elected as FIFA president last Friday. He was already under pressure to resign, but said that doing so would be tantamount to an admission of guilt. So can we interpret Blatter’s resignation as a confession? Not likely. Blatter will be in ass-covering mode as the FBI continues to investigate the multi-billion dollar organization. Under FIFA by-laws, a special meeting (or “congress”) will be held no sooner than four months from now to select Blatter’s successor…
…Despite years of shadiness and admitted revenue of $5.7 billion from 2011 to 2014, FIFA under Blatter operated with little oversight or transparency. Executive salaries and resource allocations were kept under wraps. Policy decisions were made without debate or explanation. When FIFA convenes to pick a new president, the selection of Russia and Qatar to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups may be reversed. Who in their right mind would pick Qatar – with its 120-degree summer heat – to host football’s marquee event? An organization run by a crook with almost unlimited power and zero accountability. Expect major changes in FIFA under Blatter’s successor. And I wouldn’t be surprised to see the former FIFA president face charges in the coming months. There’s no way he was out of the loop on the bribes and kickbacks that Valcke and Warner negotiated…
…Comedian/host John Oliver, a Brit and serious footy fan, was shocked that the FBI took the lead role in exposing FIFA’s corruption. “I don’t know what I’m more surprised by: That FIFA officials were actually arrested, or that America was behind it,” Oliver said. “It took the country who cares the least — Mark Bedford about football to bring down the people who have been ruining it. That’s like finding out that Kesha ENIGMA
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1199 7755:: At Abbey Road Studios, as Pink Floyd listens to the playback of “Shine On You Crazy Diamond,” a song about former bandmate Syd Barrett, the subject of the song walks into the studio…he has gained a lot of weight and shaved his head and eyebrows so that he’s not at first recognized…Barrett later slips out without saying goodbye…it will be the last contact between he and his former mates…
11 995599 :: Considered a greaser by classmates due to his sideburns and motorcycle jacket, Bob Zimmerman graduates from high school in Hibbing, Minnesota…he’ll become a bit better known after taking the first name of his poet hero Dylan Thomas for his last name…
London’s Saville Theater to hear Jimi Hendrix cover the title track onstage…
1199 6688 :: The Jimi Hendrix Experience appears on Dusty Springield’s UK TV show, It’s Dusty…after tearing through “Stone Free” and “Voodoo Chile,” Jimi joins the host for a ren11 9966 22:: Never one to get hemmed dition of “Mockingbird” (check out into a single genre, Ray Charles the low quality yet fascinating clip begins a five week run at the top of on YouTube)… the pop charts with his soulful interpretation of the country bal- 1199 6699 :: Blind Faith makes its live lad “I Can’t Stop Loving You”…this debut at a free concert in London’s same week, The Beatles lay down Hyde Park...an estimated 150,000 their first track at Abbey Road people attend the show...the group, Studios…the Fab Four earn $12 consisting of Eric Clapton, Ginger apiece for their work on “Love Me Baker, Steve Winwood, and Ric Do”… Grech, will disband the following October after a US tour that 11 9966 33:: The classic girl-group opus Winwood describes as “vulgar, “Da Doo Ron Ron” by The Crystals crude, disgusting (and) lacking in peaks at #4 on the singles chart…a integrity”… prime example of producer Phil Spector’s multitracked “wall of 1199 7700:: When lawyers order the trade sound,” backing musicians include name “Coca Cola” removed from Glen Campbell on guitar, Leon the lyrics of the Kinks’ forthcoming Russell on piano, Hal Blaine on and already-recorded single “Lola,” drums and Nino Tempo playing singer Ray Davies is obliged to sax… make a 6,000 mile round trip from New York to London to overdub 11 9966 44:: On their first US tour, the the words “cherry cola”… Rolling Stones are booed off the stage in San Antonio, Texas …the 1199 7711 :: John Lennon and Yoko Ono performing monkey act that had take the stage at the Fillmore East preceded them is brought back for during Frank Zappa’s protracted an encore… encore jam…the performance will turn up on Lennon’s LP, Some Time 11 99 6677 :: The Beatles release Sgt. in New York City… Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band...the album will go on to win 1199 77 44:: King of the big keyboard four Grammys and be hailed as one sound Rick Wakeman parts ways of the most influential rock albums with Yes to pursue a solo ever for its inventive songs and career...he will rejoin the band for groundbreaking production tech- 1977’s Going for the One, setting the niques…two days after the release, pattern for decades of on-and-off Paul McCartney and George Yesmanship… Harrison turn up in the crowd at ENIGMA
will serve as a model for later cable shows…airing late at night in most cities, the show’s four-hour episodes draw a young audience bored with network TV’s predictable fare…
11 9988 33 :: Jim Gordon, the former indemand L.A. session drummer and co-writer of “Layla” for Derek and the Dominos, lapses into schizophrenia, and while listening to the voices in his head, murders his 1199 7766 :: The Sex Pistols play a gig at mother...he will be sentenced to 16 Manchester’s Lesser Free Trade years to life and remains imprisHall, an appearance seen as the oned to this day… launch of the punk era by many…in the audience are Morrissey, 11 9988 44:: Bruce Springsteen’s Born in Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook (soon the USA is released…it’ll become to form Joy Division), and Mark E. his all- time biggest record and Smith of the The Fall… spawn seven top-ten singles, tying the record held by Michael Jackson 1199 8811 :: The USA Network launches for Thriller and Janet Jackson for Night Flight, a mashup of music Rhythm Nation… docs, interviews and videos that
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11 9988 77:: David Bowie plays a show in West Berlin in front of the Reichstag—the West German parliament…some of the PA speakers are aimed at the nearby Berlin Wall where thousands of rock-hungry East Berliners have gathered on the other side…
Harrison and Ringo Starr as well as Pete Townshend, Elton John, and other rock luminaries to mourn the death of Linda McCartney…attendees at the private service held at St. Martin in the Fields church in London sing “Let it Be” and the Brodsky Quartet performs “The Lovely Linda” and “Calico Skies,” 11 9988 99:: Rolling Stones bassist Bill songs Sir Paul wrote for his late Wyman secretly marries 19-year- wife… old Mandy Smith…Wyman’s 28year-old son is best man and the 1199 9999 :: Tim McGraw and 400 attenrest of the Stones attend…the mar- dees of his charity concert are riage will last 17 months… forced to evacuate the 7th House in Pontiac, Michigan after a female 11 9999 22:: After more than one million fan pepper sprays a man she says votes are cast to determine which groped her...McGraw collapses portrait will appear on a forthcom- mid-song from the spray as the ing Elvis postage stamp, Priscilla exodus begins… Presley announces from the Graceland lawn that the ’50s-era 22000000:: The National Fatherhood King prevailed...fans had a choice Institute names Tim McGraw its between the young Elvis and the Father of the Year during its annuportly, chops-bearing King in his al summit...the organization cites Vegas years...young Elvis earned McGraw’s commitment to chil851,200 votes while the Vegas King dren’s charities and his his own garnered 277,723… family...in an ironic twist, McGraw and fellow country star Kenny 11 9999 77:: The body of singer-songwriter Chesney are arrested the next day Jeff Buckley turns up in a harbor in Buffalo, New York after Chesney on the Mississippi River confirming steals a mounted police officer’s that he had indeed steed...McGraw allegedly attacks drowned...Buckley had disap- cops trying to stop Chesney...the peared days earlier after wading pair will be acquitted of all charges into the river fully clothed, singing the following May… the chorus of the song “Whole 22000022:: Kiss bassist and would-be Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin… media mogul Gene Simmons 11 9999 88:: Sir Paul McCartney is joined announces the launch of Gene by former bandmates George Simmons Tongue magazine...the
Retro Cafe
The Best of New Wave, Post Modern Classics and Other Odd Stuff
22000033 :: Napster-hating Metallica announces a new website, Metallica Vault.com...the site will offer free downloads of live recordings, rare demos, and bsides...to access the material, fans will need a passkey included in copies of the band’s forthcoming album St. Anger, making the downloads not so free after all…and also this week, singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, notable for his hook-ridden melodies and outsized proboscis, manages to break that protuberance when he walks into a bedroom wall at his Palm Springs, California home… recalling the accident, Manilow says, “I veered to the left instead of the right and slammed right into the wall. I may have to have my nose fixed and, with this nose, it’s going to require major surgery”... 22000044:: Legendary ’80s metal band Judas Priest plays the first show of its reunion tour with singer Rob Halford in Hanover, Germany...Halford left the group in 1993 to form the alt-metal band Fight...he was replaced by Tim Owens, frontman for a Judas Priest cover band…
22000055:: Franz Ferdinand’s frontman, Alex Kapranos is detained by Russian police who think he’s a spy…he’s traveling under his real surname, Huntley, which happens to be the alias of a British MI6 agent suspected of stealing information on Russian weaponry…the singer is freed when he points out that the Huntley they want is 13 years older…
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Maxim-ish publication features scantily-clad babes as well as interviews with musicians...preliminary sales prompt Simmons to proclaim, “We have a huge smash!”...the magazine folds after only five issues…this same week, it’s reported that during a spat, Paul McCartney tosses Heather Mills’ engagement ring out the window of their Turnberry Isle Resort suite in Miami…guards armed with metal detectors eventually find the ring valued at $25,000 after some bush beating…
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riding high at No.1 on both the UK and US album charts with Stadium Arcadium… 22000077 :: Nevada joins nine other states in passing a “Truth in Music” law banning bands from billing themselves as original acts such as The Coasters, The Drifters and The Platters unless there is at least one original member in the lineup...bands not meeting this requirement must use “tribute” or “salute” or similar words in their names to signify they’re not the real deal... 22000088:: Yoko Ono loses a copyright infringement suit against the makers of the film Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed for using 15 seconds of the Lennon song “Imagine”…the film is critical of the what’s deemed to be the song’s anti-religion message…a US District Court judge rules that the sound clip constitutes fair use, thus allowing the film to be shown…this same week, Kurt Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love, reports his ashes were stolen from her Los Angeles home... 22001100:: Attorneys tell Kentucky US Senate candidate Rand Paul to stop playing Rush’s “The Spirit of Radio” at rallies since he hasn’t paid for rights to the song… 22001144:: U2’s Bono and The Edge are named to the board of directors of Fender…the company wants to exploit the pair’s fan-engagement smarts and The Edge’s appreciation for Fender gear…
reveals how gifted psychic Elise Rainier reluctantly agrees to use Entourage R her ability to contact the dead in Movie star Vincent Chase, togeth- order to help a teenage girl who er with his boys Eric, Turtle, and has been targeted by a dangerous Johnny, are back - and back in supernatural entity. business with super agentturned-studio head Ari Gold on a Love & Mercy PG-13 risky project that will serve as In the 1960s, Beach Boys leader Vince’s directorial debut. Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he Insidious Chapter 3 PG-13 attempts to craft his avant-garde A prequel set before the haunting pop masterpiece. In the 1980s, he of the Lambert family that is a broken, confused man under OPE NING THIS WEE K
Warner Brothers Pictures’ “Entourage”.
the 24-hour watch of shady ther- up to the Avengers to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting apist Dr. Eugene Landy. his terrible plans. Spy R A desk-bound CIA analyst volun- Brother’s Keeper PG-13 teers to go undercover to infil- Identical twins Andy and Pete trate the world of a deadly arms Goodwynn have been side-bydealer, and prevent diabolical side since the womb. But that’s about to change As their high global disaster. school graduation nears, Pete NO N OW W SSH HO OW WIIN NG G plans to marry Maggie, the love of his life, and head off to school Aloha PG-13 to become a preacher. Andy, who A down-on-his-luck military con- wants nothing to do with God, tractor is given the opportunity has no more »plans, no direction, to return to the site of his great- and seemingly no future. But in a est career triumphs in Hawaii. cruel twist of fate orchestrated While he goes in hope of profes- by a rival for Maggie’s heart Pete sional redemption, he also seeks finds himself locked away in closure with a long-ago love and prison on trumped-up charges. must deal with unexpected feel- Will Andy be able to help Pete ings for his partner on the proj- gain his rightful freedom? Will ect, a promising young Air Force the brothers seek vengeance on pilot. those whose corruption and deceit have taken that freedom Avengers: Age of Ultron PG-13 away? While revenge may seem When Tony Stark tries to jump- sweet, BROTHER’S KEEPER is a start a dormant peacekeeping powerful reminder that only forprogram, things go awry and it is giveness can truly heal. ENIGMA
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Furious 7 PG-13 Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for the death of his brother. 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. Hot Pursuit PG-13 An inept police officer must protect the widow of a drug dealer from criminals and dirty policemen.
Mad Max: Fury Road R In a post-apocalyptic world, in which people fight to the death, Max teams up with a mysterious woman, Furiousa, to try and survive.
Tomorrowland PG Bound by a shared destiny, a teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boygenius inventor embark on a mission to unearth the secrets of a place somewhere in time and Pitch Perfect 2 PG-13 space that exists in their collecA collegiate a cappella group tive memory. called the Barden Bellas enter CO C OM MIIN NG G SS O OO ON N into an international competition that no American team has Inside Out PG ever won before. After a girl moves to a new home, her emotions are plunged into Poltergeist PG-13 A family whose suburban home is chaos as they compete for conhaunted by evil forces must come trol of her mind. together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions Jurassic World PG-13 Twenty-two years after the take her captive. events of Jurassic Park (1993), Isla Nublar now features a fully funcSan Andreas PG-13 In the aftermath of a massive tioning dinosaur theme park, earthquake in California, a res- Jurassic World, as originally cue-chopper pilot makes a dan- envisioned by John Hammond. gerous journey across the state After 10 years of operation and in order to rescue his estranged visitor rates declining, in order to fulfill a corporate mandate, a daughter.
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new attraction is created to respark visitor’s interest, which backfires horribly. Max PG A dog that helped US Marines in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler’s family after suffering a traumatic experience. Ted 2 R Newlywed couple Ted and TamiLynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he’s a person in a court of law. The 11th Hour Successful businesswoman Maria has achieved everything except what she wants the most - a baby of her own. She decides to deal with the matter by herself and embarks on a desperate and dangerous journey in order to make her dream come true.
RRU UM MOOUURR HHAASS IITT… … …Grab your tie-dyed tshirts and dust off your love beads because “Hippiefest” is hitting the mii llyy road this summer with TThhee FFaam SSttoonnee, RRii cckk DD eerr rrii nnggeerr, M Miittcchh RRyy ddee rr && TThhee DD ee ttrr ooiitt W Whheeee ll ss and BBaaddffii nnggeerr FFeeaa ttuurr ii nngg JJooee yy M Moollll aanndd. …LLii ll W Waayy nnee allegedly started a brawl at a basketball game that promoted nonviolence. Wayne and his team, Young Money, were in St. Louis May 30 to coach and play a charity event m. promoted by LLoooossee CCaannnnoonn SSll iim Wee eezz yy, apparently upset Coach W
with the officiating, approached a referee and allegedly spit on him, according to TMZ. The ref retreated into the crowd as the bench cleared. Someone called the police. No arrests were made at, again, a “stop the violence” event promoted by someone named LLooooss ee CCaannnnoonn . …Forget that the dates were announced in 2014 and have been on sale since November. 1D’s summer run through the U.S. is now called “Honda Civic Tour Onnee D Dii rree ccttiioonn On The Presents O Road Again,” with specially discounted four-packs on sale now.
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The excursion begins with the lads playing San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium July 9 and concludes at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., Sept. 12. Canadian shows, such as OOnnee DD iirr eeccttii oonn’’ss July 17 gig at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, are not included in the tour re-branding. While the schedule may be old news, the Honda Civic Tour handle is a recent development. Promoted exclusively by Live Nation, the Honda Civic Tour will continue its tradition of presenting a very special Honda Civic at each stop. Exclusively customized and autoOnnee graphed by members of O
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DD iirr eeccttii oonn, the car is part of a prize package that also includes flyaway trips to see and meet the group plus opportunities to enter additional sweepstakes held throughout the entire tour. …Neverland Ranch is up for sale. The California property that once served as M Mii cchhaaee ll JJaa cckkss oonn’’ss home and personal fantasyland is being listed at $100 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. The 2,700-acre ranch in Santa Ynez Valley features such amenities as a train station, sixbedroom house, 50-seat movie theater and a pair of lakes, It has
been in limbo since Jackson’s death in 2009. JJaa cckkss oonn originally paid $19.5 million for the oak- and sycamore-studded property in 1988 and rechristened it Neverland after Peter Pan’s island dwelling. He soon added such over-the-top amenities as a zoo and small amusement park, which have since been removed. The real estate company Colony Capital LLC bailed out JJaa cckkss oonn in 2008 after he defaulted on the $24.5 million that he owed on the property.
are offering a refund to customers who have purchased the product. Details on how to return items can be found at the Apple website. Meanwhile, it was recently reported that Apple are reportedly being investigated by authorities for pressuring labels to end free streaming. With the company’s new streaming service coming soon, the Department Of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission are allegedly looking into claims that Apple are pressuring major labels not to renew their licence with Spotify’s free tier service, hoping that the move would result in less competition for their upcoming service, which will be subscription only with no ‘freemium’ version. Apple are also alleged to have offered to pay Universal Music Group the same amount they currently receive from YouTube if they pull their entire catalogue from the video platform.
…Tech giant Apple have recalled a whole line of speakers due to a safety risk. In a press release, Apple confirmed that they have “announced a voluntary recall” of the Beats Pill XL speakers after determining that they “may overheat and pose a fire safety risk” in some “rare cases”. The statement continues: “Because customer safety is the company’s top priority, Apple is asking cus…Welsh metal band tomers to stop using their Beats BBuull llee tt FFoorr M Myy VVaall eennttii nnee are taking Pill XL speakers”. The company the ashes of two of their fans on
tour. The group, who release new album Venom in August, will tour North America with SSll iippkk nnoott and LLaa m mbb O Off G Goodd during the summer. Reports state that the ashes of JJaa m meess SSiim mm moonnss, 18, and CCoorrrr aann ‘‘CCoozz ’’ PPoow weell ll, 21, will be kept in specially crafted items of jewelry and worn by members of the band mm moonnss during their live shows. SSii m wee llll both passed away foland PPoow lowing a car crash in Gosfield, Essex during December 2014. The w eell ll, G Geennnniiee mother of CCoorr rraa nn PPoow PPoow wee llll said of the news: “It’s amazing this is happening, I really can’t describe how I feel about it meess it’s a lovely gesture.” JJaa m SSii m mm moonnss’’ father, M Miikk ee SSiim mm moonnss, added: “Music really was CCoozz and JJaa m meess ’’ss life. JJaa m mee ss was a big fan of BBuull llee tt FFoorr M Myy VVaallee nnttiinnee , SSllii ppkk nnoott Myy CChheem mii ccaall RRoom maa nnccee.” and M …TThhee D D aa vvee M Maa tttthhee w wss BBaa nndd’’ss “Fire Dancer” bumper stickD aavvee er is like the Bat-Signal for D when he’s looking for a spot to booze — and one lucky fan came to his rescue in Atlanta. M Maatttthheew wss DM MBB fan stopped in pulled over a D standstill traffic near his hotel on Monday. Apparently, he spotted the band’s signature sticker on her SUV. The unsuspecting superfan says she heard a tap on the window, looked left and screamed ... “Holy s**t!! D D aavvee M Maatttthheew wss ’’ face is in my car window!” She immediately pulled over, ‘cause y’know ... DA AVVEE ! She asked it was FREAKIN’ D for a pic, D Daavv ee obliged ... and then the “Crash” singer asked her for a favor — point me to a decent watering hole. She sent him to a joint called Article 14. Based on Yelp, it seems a little highbrow for Dave ... but we doubt he was picky. He was taking bar advice from strangers, after all. 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. Jason Isbell 2. They Might Be Giants 3. Dawes 4. Mumford & Sons 5. Alabama Shakes 6. Modest Mouse 7. Nick Lutsko 8. Courtney Barnett 9. My Morning Jacket 10. Good Old War 11. Quiet Company 12. Grace Potter 13. Florence and The Machine 14. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 15. Angel Snow 16. Blur 17. Metric 18. Lucinda Williams 19. Ivan & Alyosha 20. Indigo Girls
ADVENTURE PICKS 1. David Duchovny 2. Twenty-One Pilots 3. Langhorne Slim And The Law
Ten Hits That Serve As the Epitome of the Classic Three Minute Pop Song The local oldies station plays many of my favorite songs, but too often they opt for the short versions. Just the other day, they spun "Lyin' Eyes" by the Eagles and left out the entire middle verse of the song.
the unfaithful wife who, after a quick rendezvous, leaves with a promise that soon she will return forever.
to my oldies station, which would not even exist without the tradition of the three-minute pop song. After all, nearly every single in the fifties and early sixties adhered to the three minute limit. The Beatles themselves stuck to the format, even hitting the exact three minute mark with both "Penny Lane" and "The Fool on the Hill."
In most cases I appreciate short songs, but some just cannot be abbreviated without losing much of its soul. The full version of I understand that the tune is a bit "Lyin' Eyes," though it might take lengthy for a hit, but its middle the air time of two songs, must be verse is crucial to its theme. It is played in its entirety. Here are ten other classic hits that there we learn that "on the other serve as the epitome of the three side of town a boy is waiting" for I will of course continue to listen minute single, all lasting exactly that amount of time. "Daydream Monkees
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"I'm Eighteen" by Alice Cooper The shock rock pioneer became a household name after releasing this 180-second gem from Love It to Death. "Rag Doll" by the Four Seasons Among the Jersey group's many pop hits, including "Big Man in Town" and "Silence Is Golden," this classic is the only one that lasts exactly three minutes.
"Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash and the Young
While Mickey Dolenz did the vocals on most of the band's other hits, this one shines thanks to the beautiful British tenor of the late Davey Jones.
Neil Young supposedly wrote this tune in just a matter of minutes, but it almost certainly had to exceed the mere three it takes for the song to begin and end.
"Someone Else's Heart" by Squeeze "Hackensack" by Fountains of True fans who appreciate East Side Wayne Story for more than just Welcome Interstate Managers was "Tempted" will recognize this the group's biggest charting album underrated Chris Difford tune. because of "Stacy's Mom," but this nostalgic track that follows it on "One" by Three Dog Night the disc is a far superior effort. Harry Nillsson wrote the song, but these 60s-70s hit makers took it "Mozambique" by Bob Dylan much higher on the charts. This Latin-tinged love song is the highlight from Desire, the Bard's "Monday Monday" by the Mamas follow-up to the iconoclastic and Papas Blood on the Tracks. On no other song does the rich "Accidents Will Happen" by Elvis voice of John Phillips sound as clear as it does on this timeless Costello hit. The new wave punk rocker opened Armed Forces with this - Doug Poe classic, theoretically about abortion. ENIGMA
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Darius Rucker He’s a little bit country. He’s a little bit rock and roll. He’s Darius Rucker. Rucker put on a solid set recently for the crowd at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park in Alpharetta, GA. It took a long time for his fans to see him as three opening acts took the stage and folks had already two and a half hours invested before the country crooner and former lead man of alt-rock darlings Hootie and the Blowfish took to the stage. The wait was apparently worth it for fans who got treated to a balanced set of not only country, but rock and even bluegrass (he finished the night with Old Crow Medicine Show’s “Wagon Wheel”).
Only Wanna Be With You (Hootie & the Blowfish song) Half Full Dixie Cup Snippet from She Talks To Angels (The Black Crowes cover) Let Her Cry (Hootie & the Darius R ucker S etlist Blowfish song) Lighter Up Come Back Song This Hold My Hand Hootie & the Good for a Good Time Blowfish song) (with Brett Radio Eldredge) Southern Style Time (Hootie & the Blowfish East Bound and Down (Jerry Reed cover) song) Homegrown Honey All I Want Don’t Think I Don’t Think About E nnccoorree:: E It So I Sang Back When (Tim McGraw) Wagon Wheel (Old Crow No Diggity (Blackstreet cover) Medicine Show cover) It Won’t Be Like This for Long History in the Making - Chris Eason Alright
Part of it was familiarity of the show and used a variety of musimaterial and because of the cal styles and genres to have variety of songs covered by something for just about everyone there. Rucker. Of the 23 songs performed nine were covers. Of course a majority came from Rucker’s past as the lead of Hootie and the Blowfish but the crooner also covered Jerry Reid, the Black Crowes and a cool cover of “No Diggity” made famous initially by Blackstreet. To his credit he did wait until his sixth song before playing any covers. He started the night with “Lighter Up” off his number one album Southern Style that was released at the end of March. The album was well represented on the night as Rucker performed six songs from the album.
Ironically the show despite being at an outdoor amphithe- Rucker’s baritone sounded a litatre came across as more of a tle strained at times but all in all club gig with an intimate feeling. he and his band put on a good
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When the Dinosaurs Decided to Call It a Day The dinosaurs when phht... knuckle-bender. Getting any over 60 millions years ago. letter on paper required determination, stamina, and a And then, someone invented healthy breakfast. Today's the typewriter.
more often than not, my Apple keyboard either misses the strike, or forms the letter twice.
If, like yours truly, you're old and decrepit, and you're afflicted with osteoporosis or a receding hairline-as the case may be-, failing eyesight and/or hearing, then you'll remember the ruddy contraptions. Of course, the internet generation has no idea. When I was a kid, we had a German portable Adler. And when I say portable, I really should say transportable. Anyway, it was really a wonderful piece of German grundlich engineering. Solid and stolid, I suspect it was made of cast iron. With some lead in the bottom, for added gravitas. I know where my keyboards are for wimps. In The case was really nice, too: father got his hernia from. actual fact, fifty years on I still some sort of reinforced cardPlus, it was your regular strike the keys so hard that board, with an imitation fabric imprint, and one of those nice, hand-stitched leather, oblong handles on two swiveling eyelets that you only find on vintage suitcases these days. Typing (of course, we still typed letters in those days) was a feast, at least for the trained typist. Every time you ENIGMA
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struck a letter, a little hammer would swing out, and just before it hit the paper, the machine would lift an inked cloth (not inappropriately called the ink ribbon) in the way of the hammer, so that the latter would not strike the paper directly but the ribbon instead, leaving on the paper a mark, with a nice little "tat" sound. If you were good, it would be a readable letter. If you were bad, or just feeble, it would leave a vague smudge. Anyway, lest you continue typing at the same spot, the machine would move the whole carriage one notch to the left, readying the paper for the next impact. The most fun was when you reached the margin (which you set with a little metal bracket on top of the carriage): the machine would ring a little warning bell. Ding! And that was when you got to do a real carriage return: there was a long lever on the left hand side of the carriage, which you would firmly flip inwards. And lo and behold: the carriage would slide all the way back to the right, and turn the paper one line up, making a wonderful whirring sound, and again ring that little bell. Ding! Mind
you: this again required determination and a firm hand. Any hesitation, and your carriage would come to a standstill halfway its journey. But by then, you probably already had moved the paper one line up. Problems, problems, problems. All this is to say that writing a document was an intellectual, a physical, and a tactile challenge and pleasure. There were downsides of course. Things would get really messy if you typed too fast, and the hammers would collide in mid-flight, and stay stuck. Or if the ink ribbon had to be changed in the middle of a document. Correcting typos was not easy. And if you wanted extra copies, you made carbon copies (that is what the cc. in your email comes from) by
inserting a carbon sheet in between two sheets of paper: Xeroxing was still a pretty expensive proposition. I remember when I started out in private law practice. You'd have a secretary (secretary was still a respectable trade back then) type out a brief, and then you'd revise it. And then she'd re-type it all over. And maybe even a second time if you still didn't like it. And then you'd send it to the client, and maybe he didn't like it either. You get my drift? It all was in a day's work and in the client's bill of course, so we didn't particularly worry, but can you imagine? Think of all the literature created on typewriters, until about thirty years ago. Try and picture say, John Steinbeck, struggling away at the Grapes of Wrath. The noise of the "tat, tat, tat,
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ding, whir, ding, tat, tat, tat,... " and so on and so forth, for hundred of pages. And the rewriting. And then the editor's twenty page letter would come in, and off he'd go again, for re-typing umpteen dozens of pages, and maybe even the whole darn thing. The mind reels... You'd get a case of writer's block for less than that. I guess what I really want to say is that writing used to be a struggle, literally a struggle with matter. With the typewriter, with the paper. It exercised not only the mind, but also the body. On the other hand, we still had twenty-four hours in a day, back then.
a bit like MP3 versus vinyl. Playing an LP involved many steps that had to be performed with precision and in a specific order, before you could sit back in your chair and listen. And after twenty minutes, you'd have to get up to turn over the record. Now, you just tap a few keys on your keyboard, or rather, you tap the screen of your tablet or smartphone a few times, and Spotify, oops!, I mean Spotify速, starts playing any of the millions songs and tunes it has stored in its server farms somewhere. Convenient. You can feel asleep now without freaking out at the thought of your pick-up needle reaching the end of the record, and going plop... plop... plop... plop... while you're off to Never-Never Land.
Of course, we now have Microsoft Word, or should I say Microsoft Word 速, and it's all much more convenient. It's It' all so convenient.
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