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SILENT LUCIDITY Progressive metal band, Queensryche featuring Geoff Tate will bring the noise to Nashville as they perform at Marathon Music Works. Tate the original lead singer left the band in 2012 is performing with a new lineup which is sure to give his former bandmates a run for their money.
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Industrial rock band, Nine Inch Nails make their way to Atlanta this weekend. Trent Reznor’s creation has changed the way alernative rock and even the movie soundtrack is perceived with such songs like “Head Like A Hole”, “Closer” and “The Perfect Drug” just to name a few. Nine English singer-songwriter David Gray brings his wares down south. His Inch Nails is touring with grunge classics, Soundgarden. They will be at latest album, “Mutineers” was released in June. He will be playing at Aaron’s Amphitheatre on Friday. Chastain Park Amphitheatre in Atlanta on Tuesday, August 12.
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Who Will Blow the Whistle? Five years ago, I began to closely examine a series of stories that were enigmatic, compelling and mysterious as the day they first broke around the world.
I was well placed, with all of the necessary skills and experience. I knew how to recognise a great story, and more importantly an even greater cover-up, when it crossed my path.
con perpetually sending its signal in the hope that some day, someone, might hear and do something. All of these stories life-changing events at the time they happened. Significant stories, missing one vital ingredient: the complete truth. They were stories that shared something very much in common. A disaster closely followed by a pathetically, inadequate official investigation. A seemingly diligent and competent group of people in authority who appeared to be following a line of inquiry that left no stone unturned, but in reality nothing could be further from the truth. Experts that had no real interest in turning over every clue, acting on statements from eyewitnesses and conducting the necessary forensic examinations. Their agenda was to completely disregard the evidence and, after an appropriate amount of time, reach a convenient conclusion that these were simple, easily explained accidents or incidents. In each case, the authorities did their best to make it appear that way but appearances can be deceiving and these were no accidents. Sadly, for the most part, their conclusions were supported by an apathetic media, which couldn't be bothered wading through the detail and asking the right questions.
Over the years I collected many great stories but five of them were standouts for me. All of these stories possessed a sense of injustice so strong, it was like a distress bea-
What is troubling for me, and should be for you, is that we all now live in an era of press handouts and spin doctoring. Investigative reporting in newspa-
As an investigative journalist, I'd been involved in uncovering new information about other seminal events in history like the bombing of the Greenpeace protest ship, the Rainbow Warrior, in Auckland Harbour. I am proud of the fact that when I was the Executive Producer of a Primetime long format Current Affairs television show in New Zealand, we managed to track down and confront the French secret service agent who placed the bomb on the hull of the yacht, which killed photographer Fernando Pereira. He and the Greenpeace crew were preparing to embark on a peaceful, protest voyage to the French nuclear testing site in Mururoa Atoll in the Pacific. The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior was an act of State sponsored terrorism by the French Government.
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pers has almost disappeared. Newspaper proprietors are no longer willing to invest in the luxury of a dedicated team of journalists, with a mandate to do the necessary digging to hold Governments and authorities to account and expose wrongdoing. I don't know why this has happened. It could be a reflection of the general decline in newspaper readership and revenue. It could be antipathy and ignorance. Whatever the reason it has left us all very vulnerable. Newspapers like Rupert Murdoch's now defunct tabloid rag, the British News of the World, did the cause of investigative journalism a great disservice when it orchestrated a tawdry scandal that involved the illegal interception of the private telephone conversations of high profile celebrities. It was lazy journalism that simply provided the high moral ground for critics to attack press freedom, while at the same time putting legitimate and appropriate investigative reporting under pressure. The public, quite rightly, took the view that the media couldn't be trusted. It's been left to controversial organisations like Wikileaks and its charismatic Australian founder, Julian Assange, to fill the vacuum and give real meaning to the term freedom of information. The quantity and quality of leaked revelations, embarrassing to Governments and leaders all over
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the world, enabled Wikileaks to morph itself into a global news corporation and do the job that newspapers used to do by keeping the bastards honest. But information is power and powerful Governments like the Obama Administration were determined to choke the Wikileaks source of supply. The current United States' Government attitude to whistleblowing has been a complete revelation and not in a good way. In 2008, the then Presidential candidate, Barack Obama, ran on a platform praising whistle-blowers as people of courage and patriotism. His campaign document described them as the watchdogs, alerting the public when Governments abuse their authority. Contrast that attitude with how the Obama led U.S. Government very recently dealt to a lowly ranked American Army intelligence analyst called Bradley Manning who was facing the death penalty or 136 years in prison for leaking embarrassing Government information. One of Bradley Manning's leaks was a video captured by the on board camera in one of the American Army's Apache attack helicopters. The video and audio reveals the crew laughing as they slaughtered a group of innocent civilians in Iraq that included a Reuters' cameraman and three small children. Bradley Manning was sentenced to 35 years imprisonment for his crime. An official Army investigation concluded that
the Apache helicopter crew had followed accepted rules of engagement. I'll leave you to draw your own conclusions on guilt or innocence. Another whistle-blower, Edward Snowden, who worked for the American National Security Agency, which is like the CIA, is now America's most wanted man. One of his crimes was to tell his fellow American citizens that they were being spied on by his employer the United States Government even though they had committed no crime. Snowden, found refuge in Vladimir Putin's Russia, but he will be forever looking over his shoulder or waiting for that knock on the door. Even Julian Assange is a refugee, permanently holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London subject to arrest and deportation the minute he steps outside. It isn't hard to figure out what is going on here. The authorities want whistleblowers to become an endangered species. They want to deliver the maximum possible deterrence to anyone who might be contemplating following in Manning or Snowden's footsteps. It's a very sad development for anyone who values, freedom, democracy and public accountability. So it is against this backdrop that I have conducted my own re-investigation of what I wouldn't hesitate in calling five of the world's biggest crimes. The British Paget Inquiry numbering 1000 pages on the investigation of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales was pretty much a non-event as far as Fleet Street was concerned. Most of the Press couldn't be bothered reading that report from beginning to end nor could they be bothered critically examining its obvious deficiencies, contradictions and lack of logic. Instead the vast majority of British
journalists were only too eager to perpetuate the myth that the Alma Tunnel crash was a simple traffic accident caused by a temporary Chauffeur who was a hopeless alcoholic and was drunk when he crashed the Mercedes into a concrete pylon. Had they read Paget properly, as I did, they would have very quickly realised there is simply no credible evidence to demonstrate that Henri Paul was legally over the blood alcohol limit for driving a car. It was far too easy and convenient for everyone to blame a dead man. If you take a close look at Paget, Henri Paul doesn't need to defend himself. The total lack of evidence speaks volumes even if he never can. In my view, the efforts by the authorities in the cases that I examined can be equated with trying to fit a square peg into a round hole and failing miserably. Instead of letting the facts speak for themselves, the investigating authorities tried to make the facts fit a preordained scenario. The harder they tried the more absurd it became. But if you take away a simple accident as the primary cause then the investigation must move in a completely new and different direction, and that opens a whole new can of worms. For example the crash of the Arrow Air chartered jet in Gander Canada, which resulted in the deaths of 256 people, most of them American peacekeeping soldiers returning home from the Middle East. Despite all of the evidence and all of the eyewitness testimony pointing to an on-board, mid air explosion, the official conclusion was that ice on the wings led to the crash. It was a ludicrous conclusion. If the authorities had investigated this crash in the way they should have, at the very least the Iran-Contra affair would have been uncovered much earlier. Fortunately there were members of
the Canadian Air Safety Board with enough courage and integrity to refuse to accept the ice on the wings theory even though these dissenting voices paid a heavy personal and professional price as a direct consequence.
troubling. What have they got to hide? Maybe everything. Finally there is French Government complicity in a genocide that is on par with the Nazi holocaust during the Second World War. The mass slaughter of almost one million innocent Rwandan men, women and children, lasted 100 days. It was a crime against humanity. And there is strong evidence that France helped to trigger this catastrophe. But the French Government of President Francois Mitterand did its best to blame the present Rwandan Government and its President Paul Kagame. It's taken 20 years to finally get to the bottom of who might have assassinated the Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, which gave the green light to the genocide, even if we still don't know the precise identities of the assassins.
Similarly, there was a failure to conduct a post mortem examination on Pope John Paul I who had one of the shortest reigning Papacies in the history of the Catholic Church. There were strong suspicions that the Pope had been murdered and there was strong evidence to suggest that the body had been moved after death. It was also clearly apparent that other important evidence had been covered up. Why would the Vatican not be interested in doing everything possible to investigate the Pope's untimely demise after only 33 days in the job? Especially, if by doing so, the investigation pointed to a crime being committed? The official explanations for what Instead the Vatican did the exact happened in these five case studies opposite. simply wasn't credible. And that is never a good thing. It means that The official inquiry into the death there can be no closure, no moving of United States Secretary of on. The relatives and the friends Commerce Ron Brown is equally who lost loved ones in these disaspuzzling. Here was a senior mem- ters, are forced to live in limbo. ber of the Clinton Administration How can you move on when people about to be investigated for cor- in authority, people you should be ruption by Congress and a special able to trust, are telling you a story prosecutor, who dies in a plane that couldn't possibly be correct? crash that no-one can explain and When the evidence and the quesis then found with what appears to tions, so many questions, suggest be direct evidence of a bullet hole the exact opposite? in the top of his head. Again, would I firmly believe the only debt we you not think that a post mortem, owe the dead is the truth. It's time at the very least, would be con- that debt was paid. ducted to rule out foul play? The fact that no post mortem took - Damien J Comerford place, is not only baffling, it's very
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HOW TO OVERCOME FINANCIAL HARDSHIP A financial hardship can bring extreme emotional trauma, as it threatens one's survival, security, and sense of belonging. Professional financial therapists help people understand the emotional concerns associated to problems in money management. It's a good thing there are ways to regain control over your own emotions, as well as your money, by considering the following tips: 1. Confront the guilt and shame. These two feelings are very common when individuals make major financial blunders, such as accumulating enormous credit card debt. Some people fee that they have been a big failure.
ple from discovering their financial situation, the simple admission to someone about the financial failure could be liberating. Often, this admission is enough to start letting go of the shame. Talking to a financial planner can be greatly helpful.
2. Focus on behaviour. Some people who've endured tough financial situations rebuke certain financial tools and swear never to use them again. For instance, an individual who accumulated credit card debt might decide to not use a credit card ever again. But the card isn't the problem, it is the use of the credit card that gets people into big trouble. In reality, if used wisely, credit cards While many people do a lot could even save people of things to keep other peo- money through purchase pro-
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tection, rewards, and other bonuses. One good solution to this is by modifying your behaviour so financial products won't become a curse but a great blessing. 3. Take responsibility. It is essential to closely look at factors that caused the problem. The actions of other people or even bad luck might have played a role, however in most cases, there were times when one could have altered the course of events. Perhaps you took shortcuts or unreasonable risks, or yielded to the desire for materials things or to social pressure. Once you acknowledge any role you may have played in the development of your financial struggles, you can empower yourself towards a
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better future. If your own choices was powerful enough to ruin your finances, they're also powerful enough to improve and fix them. 4. Develop new habits. It is not enough to merely say you are going to alter your money behaviour. In order to cope with financial hardship, some habits should be changes or eliminated. This will pay off emotionally and financially. Implementing certain rules like saving 10% or 15% of your monthly salary or fully paying credit card bills every month will be very helpful and make a safety net that will cause you to feel significantly less worried if financial hardships emerge again.
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ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20) Unforeseen changes in your location are apparent. Your diplomatic approach and rather outgoing nature will enhance your reputation and bring you the support you need. Relationships may be hard to handle. Difficulties with female members of your family may result in estrangement's. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Wednesday. TAURUS (Apr. 21- May 21) Go after your goals and don't be afraid to ask for assistance. They will not have the patience to wait for you to complete things that they've asked you to do. Travel will turn out to be far more exciting than you imagined. Try to mix business with pleasure while traveling. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Tuesday. GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Be cautious handling tools, machinery, or dangerous objects. Opportunities may come up at prestigious affairs. It will be all around you. Don't let your partner put you down. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Friday. CANCER (June 22-July 22) Don't overspend or give too freely to others. Don't expect anything for nothing and you won't be disappointed. There could be opposition or temper tantrums on the home front. Try to curb your bad habits, and compromise if your partner gives you an ultimatum.
Your luckiest events this month Don't hesitate to voice your opinwill occur on a Tuesday. ions when it comes to matters pertaining to work. Romance is likely LEO if you participate in unusual forms (July 23-Aug 22) of entertainment. You can make rewarding connections through the organized groups Your luckiest events this month you associate with. You can enjoy will occur on a Saturday. your involvement in organizations that make charitable contributions. SAGITTARIUS Turn your present relationship (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) around or start a new one. Take If you're willing to cut loose you action. will find yourself in the midst of an exciting encounter. Spend time by Your luckiest events this month yourself to avoid any conflicts with will occur on a Sunday. family members. Don't reveal anything about your personal life that VIRGO could be used adversely. Finish (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) those changes you've been talking Follow through on some of the about making to your residence. good ideas that come up, and you could have a real winner of a deal. Your luckiest events this month Your partner may blame you for will occur on a Thursday. everything. Love and romance are evident. Let your lover know what CAPRICORN your personal intentions are. (Dec 22.- Jan. 20) Turn your present relationship Your luckiest events this month around or start a new one. will occur on a Monday. Pleasure trips will ease the tension between you and your mate. You LIBRA may have problems with skin, (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) bones, or teeth if you haven't been Take time to find out if anyone has taking proper care of yourself. a better suggestion before you You'll be tempted to spend extravmake arrangements for the whole family. You can expect to feel confused about your personal prospects. Your intellectual charm will entice new love interests. Those you care about may oppose your ideas. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Tuesday. SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) There may be opportunities to attend social functions that are linked to work. Don't expect the whole family to be overjoyed. ENIGMA
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agantly this month. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Friday. AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) Try to avoid any drastic/ decisions concerning personal legal matters. Adventure will result in added knowledge. You can visit clients and make a big impression just by giving them some hands-on help. Be prepared to have relatives or close friends introduce you to new and exciting individuals. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Monday. PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) Take your time. Uncertainty regarding your mate may emerge; reevaluate what you see in each other. Don't let someone talk you into parting with your cash unless you can truly see the benefits of doing so. Opportunities to travel will be favorable in terms of moneymaking connections. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Tuesday.
Gaza's NeverEnding War I've been trying to wrap my head around the most recent conflict in Gaza. Or, rather, the most recent escalation of the seemingly endless conflict in that region. It doesn't seem like the Israelis will accept anything other than total capitulation from Hamas. Hamas has absorbed a horrific loss of civilian life in pursuit of its goal of an independent Palestinian state. It's day one of a supposed 72-hour cease-fire as I write this. Over 2,000 Gazan civilians - including nearly 400 children - have been
killed... so far... ...A British foreign minister resigned because her government refused to condemn Israel's “disproportionate” response to Hamas missile attacks. Meanwhile, the U.S. allocated $225 million more dollars for Israeli missile defenses. I understand those who unconditionally support Israel, but I can't understand how the growing civilian body count in Gaza advances the cause of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
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...Since his election in 2009, Netanyahu has consistently blocked Palestinian efforts to achieve nationhood. Instead, he has taken Israel down a path of confrontation that has climaxed with this most recent bloodshed. Critics say Netanyahu has provided Israel's enemies with more ammunition to attack Israel than any prime minister since Menachem Begin. Begin's ill-advised invasion of Lebanon in 1982 shredded his reputation as a Nobel peace prize recipient...
hard time claiming the moral high ground in Gaza. The mounting civilian casualties are an indication that Netanyahu and his government place less value on Arab lives than they do on Israeli lives. Hitler's mass genocide against Jews in Europe sparked the postWorld War II sympathies that helped Israel achieve statehood. Will a post-Netanyahu backlash similarly help create the “two nation” world that Hamas is aiming for? Time will tell...
...Netanyahu's aggressive stance in the latest conflict leads many to believe that no lasting peace can be achieved while he is in control. Like I said, I'm still trying to wrap my head around the recent Gaza conflict. I understand how Israel would be reluctant to deal with Hamas, which has repeatedly been linked with terrorism. But a Hamas government was elected in Gaza. And at a time when some pundits in Israel are advocating genocide and concentration camps (both editorials in the Israeli press were quickly taken down from the internet), the Israelis have an increasingly
...I'm not sure what a reasonable compromise in Gaza would look like. It might even be an impossibility. But the current level of violence seems unsustainable. Netanyahu might be gearing up for an all-out ground invasion of Gaza. Hamas is said to be preparing waves of suicide bombers. There has to be a better way. I just wish I could find a way to even imagine it...
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Dear Rocco, I was designing a business website for my employer’s ex-inlaws. When I went over there my employer’s ex was there and wearing a bikini (they have a pool). Her parents had her parade around for me and let me know she was back on the “market”. They kept asking me if I thought she was beautiful (which she is). I felt very awkward there because of my relationship with my employer. The ex gave me her new cell number to call her
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writer”. He thinks he’s really good and all that. But in actuality he really sucks. People usually come out to watch him make a fool of himself. He’s made no money playing out and only plays these tiny coffeehouses where he plays for tips. He barely makes enough money to cover the cost of the coffee he drinks. Is there any way to break it to him gently that he’s really bad? HS
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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 highpriced therapist when he’ll straighten you out for free. If you’d like advice from Rocco email him at goaskrocco@yahoo.com or drop him a line at Ask Rocco c/o bbee tthhee ppssyycchhooss.. SSttaa yy aaw w aayy ffrroom m Dear Rocco, Enigma P.O. Box 825 Chattanooga, tthhee w woom maa nn aanndd hhee rr ffaa m miill yy.. IIff yyoouu My boyfriend is a “singer/songTN 37401. aarr ee ffrr iiee nnddss w w iitthh yy oouurr eem mppll ooyyee rr ,, sshhee aa nndd hheerr ffaa m miill yy m m aayy bbee ttrryyii nngg ttoo ggee tt rree vvee nnggee aaggaa ii nnsstt hhii m m bbyy uussii nngg yyoouu.. IIff yyoouu ll ii kkee yy oouurr jjoobb aanndd yy oouurr bboo ssss ffoorr ggee tt tthhee gg iirr ll aanndd tthhrroow w tt hhee nnuu m mbbee rr aa w w aayy .. IItt ssoo uunn ddss llii kkee yyoouu aa rree ssuurrrroouunn ddeedd bbyy nnuuttss..
Dear Rocco, While getting ready for bed the other night I thought I heard a noise in the bushes. I ran towards the window and saw my exboyfriend masturbating. Once he saw he was busted, he took off running. He creeps me out, and the neighbors actually called the police about a suspicious character they saw in the neighborhood. What should I do? The neighbors are now casting a suspicious eye ENIGMA
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EDINBURGH, Scotland — A Thomson Airways flight from Tunisia to Edinburgh was diverted to London after a drunken passenger allegedly attacked crew members with her prosthetic leg. The woman told the flight crew that she wanted “cigarettes and a parachute.” When they asked her to hush up, she allegedly slapped a little girl and then started
swinging with her leg. “We were coming back from Tunisia when this lady kicked off. She was off her face on drink,” said witness John Smith. “She slapped a young girl and then assaulted the cabin crew with her prosthetic leg. They took it off her, but she started kicking them with her good leg.” The 48-year-old was subdued and the pilot made an emergency landing in London. The woman was removed by police for
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questioning. “It sounds funny, but it was not a laughing matter at the time. It was serious. She wasn’t so funny when a South was totally drunk. It was pretty African man did that very thing shocking,” Smith said. in the capital of Pretoria. The moments before the accident PRETORIA, South Africa — were caught on camera by a When we saw Zach Galifianakis horrified fellow driver who murder a giraffe by driving it described hearing a loud crack. under an overpass in the last Engineer Thinus Botha took the ‘Hangover’ movie, we all photo of the two giraffes after laughed because the very idea driving next to the truck for is ridiculous. Of course, that half a mile. He decided to pull movie wasn’t set in Africa. It over to capture the moment and witnessed the gruesome
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accident seconds later. South Africa’s Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals told local media the giraffe has since died and the truck driver could face criminal charges. MIDLOTHIAN, IL - The driver of a red Mustang in Midlothian, IL flagged a police car down. When police approached the car, they observed two nude women - one with an eye swollen shut - and a naked transgender woman. The three told police that a man inside a room at a local fantasy motel had struck one woman after it was discovered the third woman was transgender. Police instructed the three to get dressed, and they then returned to the hotel room to discuss the incident with the two men involved. One of the men, who described himself as a club promoter, said he and his friend contacted the three others on the Internet and agreed to pay them each $75 to all have sex together. The five people involved met up at a club in Markham before relocating to the Midlothian club. One man said he was lying in bed with one woman when the other two people and his friend
decided to hop in the Jacuzzi. That’s when his friend realized the third woman was transgender. The man in the hot tub said he tried to leave, but the woman began to hit him because she was angry she wasn’t going to get paid, according to the police report. That man told police he fled to his car and locked his doors. The women denied they were prostitutes and told police they all met at the club and agreed to go to the hotel to have sex together without payment. The other woman told police the second man attacked her associate without being provoked. Police released all five without charges due to their conflicting stories. JAROSLAW, Poland, — A Polish priest claims that “an evil spirit” has taken over the body of a teenager, and that the demon within the girl is sending him nasty text messages. Father Marian Rajchel performed an exorcism on the girl; he claims the texts started coming shortly thereafter. The exorcism obviously didn’t take. “The author of these texts is an evil spirit who has possessed her soul,” Rajchel told local media members. “Clearly this young
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girl has been possessed, and needs further help.” Father Rajchel says that it’s not uncommon for demons to possesses people and use their wireless technology. “She will not come out of this hell. She’s mine. Anyone who prays for her will die,” read one message from the girl. “Shut up, preacher. You cannot save yourself. Idiot. You pathetic old preacher,” said another. DILLONVALE, Ohio — An Ohio woman claimed that a dream about “filleting a fish” led to her slit her husband’s throat while he slept at their home. Judy Jones was charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault after she allegedly nearly killed her husband by cutting his throat from ear-toear. It’s believed that the husband would have died if Jones’ 16-year-old daughter had not called 911 immediately and summoned emergency help. The couple’s daughter reportedly told investigators that her mother had been planning the covert attack for about a year. “He’s got stitches from almost (ear to ear) so we just have to wait for it to go through the court system,” Abdalla said.
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PITTSBURGH, PA. - It is true that love is a battlefield, especially in Pennsylvania where naked women run around the streets stabbing each other. Now that is how you start a story. Allegheny County Housing Authority police were trying to identify a naked woman who allegedly slashed or stabbed three other women in an apparent lovers’ quarrel at a public housing complex...because where else would something like that happen? Police did not immediately release the names of any of the other women involved in the incident. Chief Mike Vogel says one woman accompanied by one friend and another woman accompanied by two others clashed on the street...sort of like a lesbian West Side Story. That is when the naked woman became involved, dashing into the fray out of nowhere like a psychotic Zorro, swinging like crazy and whipping her knife around too. Police planned to charge the five women who met to fight, as well as the naked woman - though none of the other women would identify her. Two women were treated at hospitals for stab or slash wounds.
This week’s calendar covers events from Thursday, August 7, through Wednesday, August 13. 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 URRSSD DA AYY A Auu gguuss tt 77 TTH H EE CC O OM MEE D DYY CCAATT CCH H ((Chattanooga) Kevin McPeek BBU UD D’’SS (Chattanooga) DJ Hammer TTRREEM MO ON NTT TT AAVVEE RRN N (Chattanooga) Songwriters Showcase CCA AM MPP H HO OU USSEE (Chattanooga) Open Mic ARRII ’’SS H A H AARRBBO O RR LL IIG GH HTT SS (Chattanooga) Keyz Brown TTEE RRM M IIN NAALL W WEESS TT (Atlanta) Peter Murphy CCEE N NTT EERR SSTTAAG G EE (Atlanta) Treasure Fingers August 7 TTEE N NN NEE SSSSEEEE TTH H EEAATTRREE (Knoxville) Chris Botti BBRRIID DG GEESSTT O ON N EE AARREEN N AA (Nashville) Miley Cyrus
FFRRIID DA AYY A Auu gguu sstt 88 TTH H EE CC O OM MEE D DYY CCAATT CCH H ((Chattanooga) Kevin McPeek RRA AW W (Chattanooga) DJ Reggie Reg RRH HTT H HYY M M && BBRREE W WSS (Chattanooga) Matt Stephens Project JJ..JJ..’’SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Man Or AstroMan AAARRO A ON N’’ SS AAM MPPH HIITT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden HEEAAVV EEN H N AATT TT H HEE M MAASSQ QU UEERRAAD DEE (Atlanta) Genitoturers MAAIIN M N SSTT RREEEETT (Albertville, AL) The Bellamy Brothers PPRRO O PPEETT AARREE N NAA (Huntsville) Charlie Wilson RRYYM MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Rodrigo y Gabriela
SSA ATTU U RRD DA AYY A Auu gguuss tt 99 TTH H EE CC O OM MEE D DYY CCAATT CCH H ((Chattanooga) Kevin McPeek RRH HYY TTH HM M && BBRREE W WSS (Chattanooga) Dave Matthews Tribute Band BBA ARRTT ’’SS LLAAK KEESSH HO O RREE (Chattanooga) DJ E RRA AW W (Chattanooga) DJ Reggie Reg RRIIVVEE RRFF RRO ON NTT N NIIG GH HTT SS (Chattanooga) Rosco Bandana MAAIIN M N SSTT RREEEETT (Albertville, AL) Jo Dee Messina, Gin Blossoms RRYYM MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) David Gray PPU URRG GAATT O ORRYY AATT TT H HEE M MAASSQ QU U EERRAAD DEE (Atlanta) Miniature Tigers, The Griswolds AAARRO A ON N’’ SS AAM MPPH HIITT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) WAR, Bootsy Collins, Con Funk Shun, Cherrelle,
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SSU UN ND DA AYY A Auu gguu sstt 1100 TTH HEE CC O OM MEED D YY CCAATT CCH H ((Chattanooga) Kevin McPeek SSK KYYZZO OO O (Chattanooga) DJ Exphacter HIIG H GH HW WAATTTT (Nashville) Jolie Holland AAARRO A ON N’’SS AAM MPPH HIITT H HEEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Aziz Ansari, Brett Morin, Chris Hadwick, Hannibal Buress, Jeffery Ross, Louis CK, Marc Maron, Reggie Watts, Brody Stevens TTH HEE TT AABBEE RRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Keyshia Cole, Adrian Marcel
MO M ON ND DA AYY A Auu gguusstt 1111 RRAAW W (Chattanooga) DJ Spicolli TTRREEM MO ON NTT TT AAVV EERRN N (Chattanooga) Trivia Night TTH HEE O OFFFF IICCEE (Chattanooga) SpeakEasy FFO OXX && H HO OU UN ND D (Chattanooga) DJ Exphacter ON O NEE-- EELLEEVV EEN N (Lafayette) CSA Writers Night
TT U UEESSD DA AYY A Auugguu sstt 1122 RRAAW W (Chattanooga) DJ Spicolli TTRREEM MO ON NTT TT AAVV EERRN N (Chattanooga) Open Mic w/ Mike McDade SSO OU UTT H HSSIID D EE TT AAVVEE RRN N (Chattanooga) Troy Underwood CCH HAASSTT AAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) David Gray ZZYYD D EECCO O (Birmingham) Blessthefall, Chiodos, I Killed the Prom Queen, Capture the Crown MAARRAATT H M HO ON NM MU U SSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Queensryche EEXXIITT// IIN N (Nashville) Filter, Helmet, Local H
W EED W DN NEESSD DA AYY A Auugguu sstt 1133 RRA AW W (Chattanooga) Open Jam w/ Jonathan Wimpee and friends LLA ASS M MAARRG GAARRIITTAA’’ SS (Chattanooga) Priscilla & Little Rickee ARRII’’ SS H A HAARRBBO ORR LLIIG GH HTT SS (Chattanooga) Keyz Brown TTH HEE TTAAVV EERRN N (Soddy-Daisy) Roberts & Sims IIN NTTEE RRN NAATTIIO ON NAALL (Knoxville) Blessthefall, Chiodos, I Killed the Prom Queen, Capture the Crown IIRRO ON N CC IITTYY LLIIVV EE (Birmingham) Toadies HEEAAVV EEN H N AATT TT H HEE M MAASSQ QU U EERRAAD DEE (Atlanta) TPain, Snootie Wild, Bando Jonez, Rich Kidz, Mykell Vaughn
U PPCC O U OM MIIN NG G EEVVEEN NTT SS TTH HEE TT AABBEE RRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Slightly Stoopid, Stephen Marley, G. Love & Special Sauce August 14 VVA ARRIIEETT YY PPLL AAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Dark Star Orchestra August 14
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TT H HEE EEAARRLL (Atlanta) Jolie Holland August 14 TT H HEE TTAABBEERRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Slightly Stoopid, Stephen Marley, G. Love & Special Sauce August 14 TT H HEE EEN ND D (Nashville) The Casket Girls August 14 MEE RRCCYY LLO M OU UN NG GEE (Nashville) Amanda Shires August 14 BBO OTT TT LLEETT RREE EE (Birmingham) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Stagnant Pools August 14 MII LLLLEERR PPLLAAZZAA (Chattanooga) Clap Your M Hands Ssay Yeah, SoCo August 15 TT RRA ACCK K 2299 (Chattanooga) Abbey Road Live August 15 JJ ..JJ ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM MIIAA (Chattanooga) Johnny Fritz, The Bohannons August 15 O AAK O KM MO OU UN NTT AAII N N AAM MPPH HIITT H HEE AATTRREE (Pelham, AL) Motley Crue, Alice Cooper August 15 IIRRO ON N CC IITTYY LLIIVV EE (Birmingham) The Lacs August 15 BBO OTT TT LLEETT RREE EE (Birmingham) The Casket Girls August 15 CC H HAASSTT AAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Gipsey Kings August 15 EE XXIITT // IIN N (Nashville) Nashville Pussy, Fifth On the Floor August 15 RRIIVV EERRFFRRO ON N TT N N IIG GH H TTSS (Chattanooga) Cornmeal August 16 VV EERRIIZZO ON NW WIIRREELL EESSSS AAM MPPH H IITTH H EEAATTRREE AATT EE N NCCO O RREE PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Motley Crue, Alice Cooper August 16 CC H HAASSTT AAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Dave Koz, Mindi Abair, Gerald Albright, Richard Elliot August 16 TT H HEE W WO OO OD D SS AATT FFO ON N TTAAN NEE LL (Whites Creek) Boston August 16 MEE RRCCYY LLO M OU UN NG GEE (Nashville) Futurebirds August 16 33RRD D && LLIIN ND DSSLLEEYY (Nashville) Gabe Dixon August 16 BBIIJJO OU U TT H HEEAATT RREE (Knoxville) Anjelah Johnson August 16 TT H HEE N NIICC K K (Birmingham) Nashville Pussy, Fifth On the Floor August 16 CC H HAASSTT AAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Panic! At the Disco, Walk the Moon, Youngblood Hawke August 17 PPA ARRK K TT AAVV EERRN N (Atlanta) Nora Jane Strothers August 17 CC A AN NN NEE RRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) T-Pain, Snootie Wild, Bando Jonez, Rich Kidz, Mykell Vaughn August 17 RRO OCC K KEETT O OW WN N (Nashville) Set It Off, Our Last Night, Heartists, Stages And Stereos August 17 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Tori Amos August 18 CC EEN NTT EERR SSTT AAG GEE (Atlanta) X August 18 TT RRA ACCK K 2299 (Chattanooga) Chevelle August 19 LLPP FFIIEE LLD D (Nashville) One Direction August 19 G RRAAN G ND DO O LLEE O OPPRRYY H HO OU USSEE (Nashville) Lorrie Morgan August 19 AAARRO A ON N ’’SS AAM M PPH H IITTH H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) OneRepublic August 19 CC O OBBBB EEN N EERRG GYY PPEERRFFO ORRM M IIN NG G AARRTT SS CC EEN NTT EERR (Atlanta) Tori Amos August 19 M AASSQ M QU UEERRAAD DEE M MU USSII CC PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) The Offspring, Bad Religion, Pennywise August 20 TT H HEE TTAABBEERRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Chevelle August 20 TT EEN NN N EESSSSEE EE TT H HEEAATT RREE (Knoxville) needtobreathe, The Oh Hellos August 21 BBIIJJO OU U TT H HEEAATT RREE (Knoxville) OMG Music Fest August 21 MII LLLLEERR PPLLAAZZAA (Chattanooga) Johnnyswim, M Decibella August 22 FFO O XX TTH H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Michael McDonald,
Toto August 22 CC H HA ASSTT AAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Boyz II Men, En Vogue August 22 BBJJCC CC CC O ON N CCEERRTT H HA ALLLL (Birmingham) Crosby, Stills and Nash August 22 WIILLD W DH HO ORRSSEE SS AALL O OO ON N (Nashville) Tonic August 22 RRO OCC K KEETT O OW WN N (Nashville) Red, Demon Hunter August 22 SSO OU U TTH H EERRN N BBRREEW WEERRSS FFEESSTT IIVV A ALL (Chattanooga) Gov’t Mule August 23 OA O AK KM MO OU UN N TTAAIIN NA AM MPPH HIITT H HEE A ATT RREE (Pelham) Keith Urban, Jerrod Niemann, Brett Eldridge August 23 H AAVV EEN 1122TTH NU U EE N NO O RRTTH H (Nashville) Big Gigantic, Diplo, Griz, Zed’s Dead August 23 TT H HEE W WO OO OD D SS AATT FF O ON NTT A AN NEELL (Whites Creek) Shovels & Rope, Old Crow Medicine Show August 23 FFO OU URR PPO OIIN NTT SS SSH H EERRA ATTO ON N (Brentwood, TN) Kellie Pickler August 23 TT EEN NN N EESSSSEEEE TTH H EEAATT RREE (Knoxville) Corey Smith August 23 VV A ARRIIEE TTYY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USS EE (Atlanta) Seven Handle Circus August 23 SSO OU U TTH H EERRN N BBRREEW WEERRSS FFEESSTT IIVV A ALL (Chattanooga) Galactic, Corey Glover, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, North Mississippi Allstars, Yarn August 24 CC H HA ASSTT AAII N N PPAARRK K ((Atlanta) Chicago, REO Speedwagon August 24 VV EERRIIZZO ON NW WIIRREELLEE SSSS A AM MPPH HIITT H HEE A ATTRREE A ATT EEN N CCO O RREE PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Keith Urban, Jerrod Niemann, Brett Eldridge August 24 WO W ORRK KPPLLAAYY TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Birmingham) “OMG Music Fest” August 24 TT EERRM MIIN NAALL W WEE SSTT (Atlanta) Bear In Heaven August 24 RRO OCC K KEETT O OW WN N (Nashville) “OMG Music Fest” August 25 MEE RRCC YY LLO M OU UN NG GEE (Nashville) Charm City Devils August 25 WO W OO OD DRRU UFFFF AARRTT SS CC EEN NTT EERR (Atlanta) Paula Deen August 26 TT EEN NN N EESSSSEEEE TTH H EEAATT RREE (Knoxville) Lyle Lovett August 26 RRYYM M AAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Jeff Bridges & the Abiders August 26 GRRA G AN ND DO OLLEE O OPPRRYY H HO OU U SSEE (Nashville) Lorrie Morgan August 26 ALLYY SS RRO A OBBIIN NSSO ON N SSTT EEPPH HEE N NSS PPEERRFFO O RRM MIIN NG G ARRTTSS CCEEN A N TTEE RR (Birmingham) G. Love & Special Sauce, Keb’ Mo’ August 26 AN A ND D RREE W W JJAACC K KSSO ON NH HA ALLLL (Nashville) Paula Deen August 27 RRYYM M AAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Jeff Bridges & the Abiders August 27 CC O OBBBB EEN NEE RRG G YY PPEE RRFFO ORRM MIIN NG GA ARRTT SS CCEE N NTT EERR (Atlanta) Jay Leno August 27 PPH HIILLIIPPSS AARREEN N AA (Atlanta) Aerosmith, Slash August 28 VV A ARRIIEE TTYY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USS EE (Atlanta) OMG Music Fest August 28 HIIG H GH HW WAATT TT (Nashville) Rocco DeLuca August 28 PPU UBBLLIICC SSQ QU UAARREE PPA ARRK K (Nashville) The Features August 28 MIILLLLEE RR PPLL AAZZ AA (Chattanooga) Gabe Dixon, M Stereo Dig August 29 MEE M M MO ORRIIAALL AAU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Chattanooga) Casting Crowns August 29 ATT LLAAN A NTTAA BBO O TTAAN NII CCA ALL G GA ARRD D EEN N (Atlanta) Lyle Lovett August 29 TT H HEE LLO O FFTT (Atlanta) Kudzu Kings, The Sundogs August 29 VV IIN NYYLL (Atlanta) The Features August 29
ZZYY D DEECC O O (Birmingham) Kevin Gates, Chevy Woods August 30 TTH H EE LLO O FFTT (Atlanta) Polyphonic Spree August 30 MAASSQ M QU U EERRAAD DEE M MU USSIICC PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Infected Mushroom, Beats Antique August 30 CCH H AASSTTAAIIN N PPAARRK K (( Atlanta) Jennifer Nettles August 31 AAARRO A ON N’’ SS AAM MPPH HIITT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Drake, Lil’ Wayne August 31 BBO OU UTT W WEELLLL AAU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Birmingham) Austin Mahone, Fifth Harmony, Shawn Mendes, Alex Angelo September 2 IIM MPPRRO OVV CCO OM MEED D YY CC LLU UBB (Atlanta) Norm McDonald September 4 PPH HIILLIIPPSS AARREEN N AA (Atlanta) “Oprah’s The Life You Want Weekend” September 5 TTH H EE TT AABBEE RRN NAACCLLEE (Atlanta) August Alsina September 5 IIM MPPRRO OVV CCO OM MEED D YY CC LLU UBB (Atlanta) Norm McDonald September 5 CCH H AASSTTAAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Maze feat. Frankie Beverly, Patti LaBelle, Ruben Studdard September 5 CCH H EERRO OK KEE EE FFAARRM MSS (LaFayette, GA) The Black Lips September 6 FFRREED DRRIICC K K BBRRO OW WN N JJRR.. AAM M PPH HIITT H HEEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Bret Michaels September 6 VVEE RRIIZZO ON NW WIIRREELLEESSSS AAM MPPH HIITT H HEEAATT RREE AATT EEN NCC O ORREE PPAARRK K (Atlanta) ZZ Top, Jeff Beck September 6 WO W OLLFF CCRREEEE K K AAM MPPH HIITT H HEE AATT RE (Atlanta) Lyfe Jennings September 6 PPH HIILLIIPPSS AARREEN N AA (Atlanta) “Oprah’s The Life You Want Weekend” Iyania Vanzant, Elizabeth Gilbert, Rob Bell September 6 IIM MPPRRO OVV CCO OM MEED D YY CC LLU UBB (Atlanta) Norm McDonald September 6 TTH H EE W WO OO OD DSS AATT FFO ON NTT EEN NEE LL (Whites Creek) Austin Mahone, Fifth Harmony, Shawn Mendes September 6 IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) Jack Johnson, Jack Gilisky September 6 VVEE RRIIZZO ON NW WIIRREELLEESSSS AAM MPPH HIITT H HEEAATT RREE AATT EEN NCC O ORREE PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Austin Mahone, Fifth Harmony, Shawn Mendes September 7 TTH H EE TT AABBEE RRN NAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Jack Johnson, Jack Gilinsky September 7 TTEE RRM M IIN NAALL W WEESS TT (Atlanta) How To Dress Well September 8 AAARRO A ON N’’ SS AAM MPPH HIITT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Kings of Leon September 9 TTEE RRM M IIN NAALL W WEESS TT (Atlanta) Pinback, Tera Melos September 9 RRYYM MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Jason Mraz, Raining Jane September 9 BBII JJO OU U TTH H EEAATTRREE (Knoxville) Clutch September 9 TTH H EE TT AABBEE RRN NAACCLLEE (Atlanta) 3 Doors Down, Acousitc – Songs From the Attic September 10 OAAK O KM MO OU UN NTT AAIIN N AAM M PPH H IITT H HEEAATT RREE (Pelham, AL) Kings of Leon September 10 TTEE N NN NEE SSSSEEEE TTH H EEAATTRREE (Knoxville) Michael McDonald September 10 AAARRO A ON N’’ SS AAM MPPH HIITT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Rascal Flatts, Sheryl Crow, Glorianna September 11 TTH H EE M MEE LLTTIIN NG G PPO O IIN NTT (Athens, GA) Johnny Winter September 11 BBII JJO OU U TTH H EEAATTRREE (Knoxville) Relient K September 11 CCH H AASSTTAAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Tedeschi Trucks, John Hiatt September 12 ARREE N A NAA @ @G GW WIIN NN NEE TTTT CC EEN NTT EERR (Atlanta) Ed Sheeran September 12 EED DD D IIEE’’ SS AATTTT IICC (Atlanta) Jackopierce September 12 SSCCH H EERRM MEE RRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CC EEN NTT EERR
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(Nashville) The Four Tops September 12 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Jerrod Niemann September 12 TTH HO OM MPPSSO ON N --BBO OLLIIN NG G AARREEN NAA (Knoxville) Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Tyler Farr September 12 TTRRA ACCK K 2299 (Chattanooga) Relient K September 13 CCH HAASSTT AAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Charlie Wilson September 13 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON N EE AARREEN NAA (Nashville) Ed Sheeran September 13 RRH H YYTT H HM M &&BBRREEW WSS (Chattanooga) The Floozies September 14 TTH HEE W WO OO OD DSS AATT FFO ON NTTAAN N EELL (Whites Creek) Bob Weir & Ratdog, The Chris Robinson Brotherhood September 14 SSCCH H EERRM MEERRH HO O RRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CCEE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Johnny Mathis September 14 TTRRA ACCK K 2299 (Chattanooga) Justin Townes Earle, American Aquarium September 15 CCA AN NN N EERRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Nick Carter & Jordan Knight September 15 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Leftover Salmon September 15 HEEAAVV EEN H N AATT TT H HEE M MAASSQ QU U EERRAAD DEE (Atlanta) The Pretty Reckless, Adelita’s Way September 15 CCA AN NN N EERRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) The Afghan Whigs September 16 EEXXIITT// IIN N (Nashville) Cibo Matto, Nels Cline September 16 ALLAABBAAM A MAA TT H HEE AATTRREE (Birmingham) Paula Deen September 16 WO W O RRK KPPLLAAYY TT H HEE AATT RREE (Birmingham) Delta Spirit, EDJ September 16 TTH HEE TT AABBEE RRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Lily Allen September 17 SSYYM MPPH HO ON NYY H HAALLLL (Atlanta) Erasure September 17 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Parker Millsap September 17 TTU USSCC AALLO OO O SSAA AAM MPPH HIITT H HEE AATTRREE (Tuscaloosa) Darius Rucker, Chase Rice September 18 IIM MPPRRO O VV CCO OM MEED D YY CC LLU UBB (Atlanta) Tom Arnold September 18 MEERRCCYY LLO M OU UN NG GEE (Nashville) Parker Millsap September 18 CCIITT YY W WII N NEERRYY N NAASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Rodney Crowell, Laura Cantrell, Joe Henry, Grant Lee Philips, Robyn Hitchcock September 18 CCO OU UN NTT RRYY TT O ON NII TTEE TTH H EEAATTRREE (Pigeon Forge) Bobby Bare, John Anderson, Daryl Worley September 19 ATT LLAAN A NTT AA BBO OTT AAN NIICC AALL G GAARRD DEEN N (Atlanta) Keb’ Mo’, Mavis Staples September 19 CCEEN N TTEE RR SSTTAAG GEE (Atlanta) The Afghan Whigs September 19 TTH HEE LLO OFFTT (Atlanta) Hawthorne Heights, The Red Jumpsuit Aparatus, New Empire, Famous Last Words, The Ongoing Concept, Everybody Run September 19 IIM MPPRRO O VV CCO OM MEED D YY CC LLU UBB (Atlanta) Tom Arnold September 19 TTH HEE EEAARRLL (Atlanta) Lydia Loveless September 19 TTEERRM MII N NAALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) Delta Spirit September 19 PPIIEE D DM MO ON NTT PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Music Midtown September 19 SSM MIITTH H ’’SS O OLLD DEE BBAARR (Atlanta) Dale Watson September 19 PPH H IILLIIPPSS AARREEN NAA (Atlanta) Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood September 19 IIRRO ON N CC IITTYY (Birmingham) Twenty One Pilots September 19 BBJJ CCCC CCO ON NCC EERRTT H HAALLLL (Birmingham) Mike Epps September 19 CCIITT YY W WII N NEERRYY N NAASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Allison
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AUGUST 7-10
KEVIN MCPEEK
KEVIN’S CLEVER STORIES AND FACIAL EXPRESSIONS MAKES KEVIN A HIGHLY REQUESTED COMIC ON THE CIRCUIT TODAY. HE HAS WRITTEN FOR TELEVISION, MOVIES AS WELL AS MANY OTHER COMICS. HE IS PROFESSIONAL, FUNNY AND FUN TO WATCH. BY SPECIAL REQUEST, KEVIN HAS OPENED FOR JERRY SEINFELD, DREW CAREY, NORM MACDONALD, JAY LENO, AMAZING JOHNATHAN, KATHLEEN MADIGAN AND MANY MORE. DON'T MISS A CHANCE TO SEE KEVIN LIVE, YOU WON'T BE SORRY---
AUGUST 14-16
“OFF THE CHAIN”
FUNNYMAN RODNEY PERRY HOSTS BOUNCE TV'S ORIGINAL STAND UP COMEDY SHOW OFF THE CHAIN. FEATURING SOME OF THE FRESHEST NEW FACES OF COMEDY AS WELL AS SOME FAMILIAR NAMES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. IT'S ALL ABOUT BIG LAUGHS, GUT-BUSTING JOKES AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FUN! BE PREPARED TO STAND UP AND FALL OUT AS EACH COMIC HITS THE STAGE ON OFF THE CHAIN AT THE COMEDY CATCH..
SEPTEMBER 5-7
ROB SCHNEIDER
HIS COMBINATION OF SELF-DEPRECATING HUMOR AND GOOFBALL ANTICS EARNED HIM RAVE REVIEWS, AND HE WAS SOON OPENING FOR THE LIKES OF JAY LENO AND JERRY SEINFELD. SCHNEIDER GOT HIS BIG BREAK IN 1990, WHEN SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE PRODUCER LORNE MICHAELS HIRED HIM ON AS A WRITER FOR THE SHOW. SOON, HE WAS PERFORMING HIS OWN MATERIAL AND WAS A CAST REGULAR UNTIL 1994 WHEN HE LEFT TO PURSUE HIS FILM CAREER.
FOR UPDATES, DISCOUNTS AND FREE TICKETS, TEXT COMEDYCATCH TO 99000
3223 BRAINERD RD.423.622.2233 WWW.THECOMEDYCATCH.COM
Moorer, Ethan Johns, Josh Ritter, Sarah Jamosz, Peter Bradley Adams September 19 D && LLIIN 33RRD ND D SSLLEEYY (Nashville) Suzy Boggus September 19 IIM MPPRRO OVV CC O OM MEE D DYY CCLLU U BB (Atlanta) Tom Arnold September 20 EED DD DIIEE’’ SS AATT TTIICC (Atlanta) Susan Werner September 20 PPIIEED DM MO ON NTT PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Music Midtown September 20 TT EERRM MIIN NAALL W WEE SSTT (Atlanta) Tennis, Pure Bathing Culture September 20 RRIIVV EERRFFRRO ON NTT PPAARRK K (Nashville) The Avett Brothers September 20 MA M ARRAATT H HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Twenty One Pilots September 21 BBIIJJO OU U TTH H EEAATT RREE (Knoxville) The Wood Brothers September 21 GRRA G AN ND DO OLLEE O OPPRRYY H HO OU U SSEE (Nashville) Lorde September 22 TT H HEE SSTT AAN ND D AARRD D (Knoxville) The Felice Brothers September 22 TT H HEE TT AABBEERRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Janoskians, Blush September 22 TT RRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Jimmy Eat World October 23 TT EERRM MIIN NAALL W WEE SSTT (Atlanta) Snarky Puppy, Banda Magda September 23 CC EEN NTT EERR SSTT AAG GEE (Atlanta) Theory of A Deadman, Fozzy September 23 BBRRIID DG GEE SSTTO ON NEE AARREE N NA A (Nashville) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Steve Winwood September 23 D && LLIIN 33RRD ND D SSLLEEYY (Nashville) Terry Bozio September 24 CC A AN NN NEERRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Banks September 24 CC O OBBBB EEN NEE RRG G YY PPEE RRFFO ORRM MIIN NG GA ARRTT SS CCEE N NTT EERR (Atlanta) Billy Cox, Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, Rich Robinson, Doyle Bramhall II, Chris Layton, , Eric Gates, Noah Hunt, Scott Nelson, Tim Austin, Henri Brown September 24 TT EERRM MIIN NAALL W WEE SSTT (Atlanta) Rubblebucket, Body Language September 24
JJEEM M IISSO ON N CCO ON NCCEE RRTT H H AALLLL (Birmingham) Billy Cox, Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, Rich Robinson, Doyle Bramhall II, Chris Layton, , Eric Gates, Noah Hunt, Scott Nelson, Tim Austin, Henri Brown September 25 ATTLLAAN A N TTAA M MO O TTO O RR SSPPEEEED DW WAAYY (Hampton) A Flock of Seagulls September 26 CCH H AATTTT AAH HO OO OCCII EE H HIILL LLSS (Fairburn, GA) “TomorrowWorld” September 26 TTEE RRM M IIN NAALL W WEESS TT (Atlanta) Ok Go September 26 CCEE N NTT EEN NN N IIAALL O OLLYY M MPPIICC PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Outkast September 26 TTH H EE TT AABBEE RRN NAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Nick Swardson September 26 RRYYM MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Randy Rogers Band September 26 CCIITT YY W WIIN NEERRYY N NAASSH H VVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Bobby Bare, Bobby Bare Jr. September 26 TTH H EE EEAARRLL (Atlanta) The Dream Syndicate September 27 552299 (Atlanta) Shonen Knife September 27 CCEE N NTT EEN NN N IIAALL O OLLYY M MPPIICC PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Outkast, Kid Cudi, Childish Gambino September 27 CCH H AATTTT AAH HO OO OCCII EE H HIILL LLSS (Fairburn, GA) “TomorrowWorld” September 27 MEERRCC YY LLO M OU UN NG G EE (Nashville) Ok Go September 27 TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) St. Paul & the Broken Bones September 28 MAARRAATTH M HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Bonobo, FattyDl September 28 CCIITT YY W WIIN NEERRYY N NAASSH H VVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Marc Broussard, Andy Suzuki & the Method, Mingo Fishtrap September 28 BBU UCCK KH H EEAAD D TT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Airborne Toxic Event September 28 CCO O BBBB EE N NEERRG G YY PPEE RRFF O ORRM MIIN NG G AARRTTSS CCEEN N TTEE RR (Atlanta) The Head and the Heart September 28 CCEE N NTT EEN NN N IIAALL O OLLYY M MPPIICC PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Outkast September 28 CCH H AATTTT AAH HO OO OCCII EE H HIILL LLSS (Fairburn, GA) “TomorrowWorld” September 28
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BBO O TTTT LLEETT RREEEE (Birmingham) J. Mascis September 30 IIRRO ON N CC IITTYY (Birmingham) Lake Street Drive, Lucius September 30 GEEO G O RRG G IIAA D DO OM MEE (Atlanta) One Direction October 1 TTH HEE TT AABBEE RRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Belle & Sebastian October 1 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Ian Anderson October 1 SSCCH H EERRM MEERRH HO O RRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CCEE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Yo-Yo Ma October 1 EEXXIITT// IIN N (Nashville) J. Mascis October 1 SSM MIITTH H ’’SS O OLLD DEE BBAARR (Atlanta) Glenn Tilbrook October 2 EED DD DIIEE ’’SS AATT TT IICC (Atlanta) Meiko October 2 IIRRO ON N CC IITTYY LLIIVV EE (Birmingham) Broken Bells, Hamilton Leithauser October 2 TTEERRM MII N NAALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) J. Mascis October 3 VVA ARRIIEETT YY PPLL AAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Asia October 3 TTH HEE M MAASSQ QU UEERRAAD DEE (Atlanta) You Me At Six, Stars In Stereo October 3 CCEEN N TTEE RR SSTTAAG GEE (Atlanta) Allen Stone October 4 CCO OBBBB EEN N EERRG GYY PPEERRFFO O RRM MIIN NG G AARRTT SS CC EEN N TTEERR (Atlanta) Gino Vanelli October 4 RRO O CCK KEE TTO OW WN N (Nashville) You Me At Six, Stars In Stereo October 4 D && LLIIN 33RRD ND DSSLLEE YY (Nashville) Allen Stone October 5 FFRRA AN NK KLLIIN N TT H HEE AATTRREE (Franklin) Asia October 5 TTEERRM MII N NAALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) Polica October 6 TTH HEE TT AABBEE RRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Sam Smith October 6 TTH HEE TT AABBEE RRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Coheed & Cambria October 7 BBU UCC K KH HEE AAD D TT H HEEAATT RREE (Atlanta) The Gaslight Anthem, Against Me! October 7 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Sam Smith October 7 MAARRAATT H M HO ON NM MU U SSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Citizen Cope October 7 BBO O TTTT LLEETT RREEEE (Birmingham) Polica October 7 WAARR M W M EEM MO O RRIIAALL AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Erasure October 8 MAARRAATT H M HO ON NM MU U SSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) The
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Gaslight Anthem, Against Me! October 8 TT H HEE TTAABBEERRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Lykke Li October 8 BBU UCC K KH HEE AAD D TTH H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Chvrches October 8 BBIIJJO OU U TT H HEEAATT RREE (Knoxville) Shovels & Rope, John Fullbright October 8 IIRRO ON N CCII TTYY (Birmingham) AFI, Nostalgia October 9 ZZYY D DEE CCO O (Birmingham) The Wonder Years, The Story So Far, Modern Baseball, Gnarwolves October 9 VV A AN ND DEE RRBBIILLTT (Nashville) Ludacris, Iggy Azalra October 9 TT H HEE TTAABBEERRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Citizen Cope October 9 VV O ON N BBRRAAU UN N CCEE N NTT EERR (Huntsville) Widespread Panic October 10 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON NEE AARREE N NAA (Nashville) Casting Crowns, Mandisa, Sidewalk Prophets October 10 ARREEN A N AA @ @G GW WIIN NN N EETT TT CC EEN N TTEE RR (Atlanta) Five Finger Death Punch, Volbeat, Hellyeah, Nuthing More October 11 VV EERRIIZZO ON NW WIIRREELL EESSSS AAM MPPH H IITTH H EEAATTRREE AATT EE N NCCO O RREE PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Widespread Panic October 11 LLA AK KEE VVIIEE W WD DIISSTT RRIICCTT (Birmingham) Drive By Truckers, Girl Talk, Lucero, Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors, Houndmouth, Wild Cub, The Apache Relay, Jamestown Revival, Lee Bains III & the Glory Files, Paul McDonald, The Kansas Bible Company October 11 VV A ARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Miranda Sings October 12 KN K NO OXXVV IILLLLEE CC O OLLIISSEE IIU UM M (Knoxville) Five Finger Death Punch, Volbeat, Hellyeah, Nuthing More October 12 IIRRO ON N CCIITT YY (Birmingham) Rodriqo y Gabrilea October 12 TT H HEE M MAASSQ QU U EERRAAD DEE (Atlanta) Butcher Babies, Anti-Mortem October 14 IIRRO ON N CCII TTYY (Birmingham) Chromeo, Wave Racer October 14 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON NEE AARREE N NAA (Nashville) Motley Crue, Alice Cooper October 15 CC A AN NN NEE RRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Dan + Shay October 15 TT EERRM MIIN N AALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) Of Montreal October 15 ALLAABBAAM A MAA TT H HEEAATT RREE (Birmingham) Straight No Chaser October 15 TT IIVV O OLLII TT H HEEAATT RREE (Chattanooga) Kip Moore, Charlie Worsham October 16 TT H HEE TTAABBEERRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) The War On Drugs October 16 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON NEE AARREE N NAA (Nashville) Paul McCartney October 16 CC IITTYY W WIIN NEE RRYY (Nashville) Sandra Bernhard October 17 CC A AN NN NEE RRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Boyce Avenue October 17 WH W HO OTT EELL--M M IID DTT O OW WN N (Atlanta) Sandra Bernhardt October 18 FFO O XX TTH H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Jason Isbell October 18 TT H HEE TTAABBEERRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Boyce Avenue October 18 H AARRRRAAH H H’’ SS CC H HEE RRO OK KEEEE CCA ASSIIN NO O (Cherokee) George Lopez October 18 SSCC H HEE RRM M EERRH HO O RRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON N YY CCEEN N TTEE RR (Nashville) REO Speedwagon October 19 TT RRA ACCK K 2299 (Chattanooga) Julian Casablancas October 20 CC IITT YY W WIIN N EERRYY N N AASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Macy Gray October 20 M AARRAATT H M HO ON NM MU USS IICC W WO O RRK K SS (Nashville) Julian Casablancas October 21
VV A ARRIIEE TTYY PPLLAAYY H HO OU U SSEE (Atlanta) Macy Gray October 21 ARREEN A NAA @ @G GW WIIN NN NEE TTTT CC EEN NTT EERR (Atlanta) Enrique Igelisias, Pitbull October 22 EED DD DIIEE’’ SS AATT TTIICC (Atlanta) Andy McKee October 22 CC IITTYY W WIIN NEE RRYY N N AASS H HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Los Lobos October 22 RRYYM M AAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires October 24 HEE A H AVVEE N N AATT TTH H EE M MA ASSQ QU UEERRA AD DEE (Atlanta) Bombay Bicycle Club, Milo Greene October 24 IIRRO ON N CCIITT YY (Birmingham) Yonder Mountain String Band October 24 RRYYM M AAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Jason Isbell, St. Paul & the Broken Bones October 25 RRIIA ALLTTO O CC EEN NTT EERR (Atlanta) Los Lobos October 25 TT EERRM MIIN NAALL W WEE SSTT (Atlanta) Of Montreal, Pillar Point October 25 VV A ARRIIEE TTYY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USS EE (Atlanta) Paul Thorn October 25 112200 TTA AVV EERRN N (Marietta, GA) Shenandoah October 25 JJA AM MEE SS K K.. PPO OLLK K TT H HEE A ATTRREE (Nashville) Richard Marx October 25 FFRRA AN NK KLLIIN N TTH H EEAATT RREE (Franklin, TN) NRBQ October 25 RRYYM M AAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson October 26 SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY H HAALLLL (Atlanta) Susan Boyle October 26 WO W ORRK KPPLLAAYY TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Birmingham) Jimmy Eat World October 26 ARREEN A NAA @ @G GW WIIN NN NEE TTTT CC EEN NTT EERR (Atlanta) Judas Priest, Steel Panther October 28 IIRRO ON N CCIITT YY LLIIVVEE (Birmingham) Julian Casablancas October 28 RRYYM M AAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) First Aid Kit October 29 HIIG H GH HW WAATT TT (Nashville) Rubblebucket October 29 TT IIVVO O LLII TT H HEEAATT RREE (Chattanooga) Kevin James October 30 TT H HO OM M PPSS O ON N-- BBO O LLIIN NG GA ARREE N NA A (Knoxville) Eric Church, Dwight Yoakum, Halestorm October
30 TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Moon Taxi October 31 VVA ARRIIEE TTYY PPLLAAYYH HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) First Aid Kit November 1 RRYYM MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Martina McBride November 1 CCIITT YY W WIIN NEERRYY N NAASSH H VVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Mike Doughty November 1 BBU UCCK KH H EEAAD D TT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Death From Above 1979 November 3 CCA AN NN NEERRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) The New Pornographers, The Pains of Being Pure At heart November 4 MAARRAATTH M HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Death From Above 1979 November 4 D && LLIIN 33RRD ND D SSLLEEYY (Nashville) Rachel Yamagata November 5 TTEE RRM M IIN NAALL W WEESS TT (Atlanta) Matisyahu November 5 WO W ORRK KPPLLAAYY TT H HEE AATTRREE (Birmingham) Rachel Yamagata November 6 BBU UCCK KH H EEAAD D TT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) The New Pornographers, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart November 6 MAARRAATTH M HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Mastodon November 6 TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Kansas November 7 TTH H EE TT AABBEE RRN NAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Mastodon November 7 BBII JJO OU U TTH H EEAATTRREE (Knoxville) Robin Trower, Kevin Abernathy November 7 TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Robin Trower November 8 EED DD D IIEE’’ SS AATTTT IICC (Atlanta) Chris Smither November 8 VVA ARRIIEE TTYY PPLLAAYYH HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) The Horrors November 8 BBII JJO OU U TTH H EEAATTRREE (Knoxville) Dave Mason November 9 SSYYM M PPH HO ON N YY H H AALLLL (Atlanta) Rufus Wainwright November 9 TTH H EE LLO O FFTT (Atlanta) Yelle November 10 TTH H EE TT AABBEE RRN NAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Interpol November 10 CCIITT YY W WIIN NEERRYY N NAASSH H VVIILLLLEE (Nashville) John
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CC IITT YY W WIIN N EERRYY N N AASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) David Grisman Sextet November 22 CC IITT YY W WIIN N EERRYY N N AASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Rhett Miller November 23 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) The Charlie Daniels Band November 24 TT H HEE M MAASSQ QU U EERRAAD DEE (Atlanta) Relient K, Blondfire November 26 TT RRA ACCK K 2299 (Chattanooga) The 1975 November 28 TT H HEE TTAABBEERRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Blackberry Smoke November 28 TT EERRM MIIN N AALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) K Theory, Watch the Duck November 28 BBO OU U TTW WEE LLLL AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Birmingham) Casting Crowns, Mandisa, Sidewalk Prophets November 28 TT H HEE TTAABBEERRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) The 1975 November 29 CC IITT YY W WIIN N EERRYY N N AASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Dave Davies November 30 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Amy Grant, Vince Gill December 3-4 IIM M PPRRO O VV CC O OM M EED DYY CC LLU UBB (Atlanta) Paul Reiser December 5 CC O OBBBB EEN N EERRG GYY PPEERRFFO ORRM M IIN NG G AARRTT SS CC EEN NTT EERR (Atlanta) Brian Setzer Orchestra December 5 SSCC H HEE RRM M EERRH HO O RRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON N YY CCEEN N TTEE RR (Nashville) The Manhattan Transfer December 5 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON NEE AARREE N NAA (Nashville) Brantley Gilbert, Chase Bryant, Tyler Farr December 5 CC IITT YY W WIIN N EERRYY N N AASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Jackopierce December 5 IIM M PPRRO O VV CC O OM M EED DYY CC LLU UBB (Atlanta) Paul Reiser December 6 BBU UCC K KH HEE AAD D TTH H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Skinny Puppy, VNV Nation, Haujobb, Youth Code December 6 CC IITT YY W WIIN N EERRYY N N AASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Sonny Landreth, Cindy Cashdollar December 7 M EEM M MO ORRIIAALL AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Chattanooga) Joe Bonamassa December 9
O PENI NG T HIS WEEK Into the Storm PG-13 In the span of a single day, the town of Silverton is ravaged by an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes. The entire town is at the mercy of the erratic and deadly cyclones, even as storm trackers predict the worst is yet to come. Most people seek shelter, while others run towards the vortex, testing how far a storm chaser will go for that once-in-a-lifetime shot. Told through the eyes and lenses of professional storm chasers, thrill-seeking amateurs, and courageous townspeople, “Into the Storm” throws you directly into the eye of the storm to experience Mother Nature at her most extreme.
The Hundred Foot Journey PG-13 Hassan Kadam is a culinary ingénue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. Displaced from their native India, the Kadam family, led by Papa, settles in the quaint village of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val in the south of France. Filled with charm, it is both picturesque and elegant – the ideal place to settle down and open an Indian restaurant, the Maison Mumbai. That is, until the chilly chef proprietress of Le Saule Pleureur, a Michelin starred, classical French restaurant run by Madame Mallory, gets wind of it. Her icy protests against the new Indian restaurant a hundred feet from her own, escalate to all out war between the two establishments – until Hassan’s passion for French haute cuisine and for Mme.
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Mallory’s enchanting sous chef, Marguerite, combine with his mysteriously delicious talent to weave magic between their two cultures and imbue Saint-Antonin with the flavors of life that even Mme. Mallory cannot ignore. At first Mme. Mallory’s culinary rival, she eventually recognizes Hassan’s gift as a chef and takes him under her wing.
And So It Goes PG-13 New York realtor Oren Little is obnoxious, self-centered and greedy. His plan is to make one more killing on the housing market, retire and spend the rest of his life alone. But Little’s life is turned upside-down when his estranged son suddenly drops off a granddaughter he didn’t even know existed on his doorstep. Little tries to fob off his new charge with his quirky Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles PG-13 neighbor Leah, but soon finds that he Darkness has settled over New York can’t live without his granddaughter City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan or the new woman in his life. have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The Begin Again PG-13 future is grim until four unlikely out- Gretta and her long-time boyfriend cast brothers rise from the sewers and Dave are college sweethearts and discover their destiny as Teenage songwriting partners who decamp for Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must New York when he lands a deal with a work with fearless reporter April major label. But the trappings of his O’Neil and her cameraman Vern new-found fame soon tempt Dave to Fenwick to save the city and unravel stray, and a reeling, lovelorn Gretta is Shredder’s diabolical plan. left on her own. Her world takes a turn for the better when Dan, a disgraced record-label exec, stumbles NO N OW W SSH HO OW WIIN NG G upon her performing on an East Village stage and is immediately captiAmerica PG-13 In an era where the American Dream vated by her raw talent. From this seems to have faded into a dark new chance encounter emerges an dawn, filmmakers Dinesh D’Souza and enchanting portrait of a mutually John Sullivan ponder what may have transformative collaboration, set to become of the world if the U.S. had the soundtrack of a summer in New never come into being. By creating an York City. alternate history in which British forces kill General George Dawn Of The Planet of The Apes PG-13 Washington during the American A growing nation of genetically Revolutionary War, the filmmakers lay evolved apes led by Caesar is threatthe groundwork for a thought-provok- ened by a band of human survivors of ing meditation on the crucial role of the devastating virus unleashed a the United States on the world stage. decade earlier. They reach a fragile
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peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant species. Earth To Echo PG In this PG summer family adventure movie, Tuck, Munch and Alex are a trio of inseparable friends whose lives are about to change. Their neighborhood is being destroyed by a highway construction project that is forcing their families to move away. But just two days before they must part ways, the boys begin receiving a strange series of signals on their phones. Convinced something bigger is going on, they team up with another school friend, Emma, and set out to look for the source of their phone signals. What they discover is something beyond their wildest imaginations: a small alien who has become stranded on Earth. In need of their help, the four friends come together to protect the alien and help him find his way home. This journey, full of wonder and adventure, is their story, and their secret.
woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises to be the land’s fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal-an act that begins to turn her pure heart to stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading king’s successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom-and perhaps to Maleficent’s true happiness as well.
Planes: Fire And Rescue PG When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his courageous team, including spirited super scooper Dipper, heavy-lift helicopter Windlifter, ex-military transport Cabbie and a lively bunch of brave all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the Get On Up PG-13 The life of James Brown, the fearless team battles a massive wildGodfather of Soul, who went from fire, and Dusty learns what it takes to rags to riches and battled financial become a true hero. disasters and drug problems that The Purge: Anarchy R eventually led to a prison sentence. One night a year, all crime - including murder - is legal for 12 hours. A man Guardians of the Galaxy PG-13 Brash adventurer Peter Quill finds heads out into the chaos, intent on himself the object of an unrelenting killing thugs as revenge for his son’s bounty hunt after stealing a mysteri- death, but ends up rescuing a strandous orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful ed couple. villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the Sex Tape R ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced When Jay and Annie first got together, into an uneasy truce with a quartet of their romantic connection was intense disparate misfits — Rocket, a gun-tot- – but ten years and two kids later, the ing raccoon, Groot, a tree-like flame of their love needs a spark. To humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic kick things up a notch, they decide – Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax why not? – to make a video of themthe Destroyer. But when Quill discov- selves trying out every position in The ers the true power of the orb and the Joy of Sex in one marathon three-hour menace it poses to the cosmos, he session. It seems like a great idea – must do his best to rally his ragtag until they discover that their most pririvals for a last, desperate stand — vate video is no longer private. With with the galaxy’s fate in the balance. their reputations on the line, they know they’re just one click away from being laid bare to the world... but as Hercules PG-13 Both man and myth, Hercules leads a their race to reclaim their video leads band of mercenaries to help end a to a night they’ll never forget, they’ll bloody civil war in the land of Thrace find that their video will expose even and return the rightful king to his more than they bargained for. throne. A tormented soul from birth, Hercules has the strength of a God but Tammy R feels the suffering of a human as his Tammy is having a bad day. She’s mythical power is tested by unimagin- totaled her clunker car, gotten fired from her thankless job at a greasy able villains. burger joint, and instead of finding comfort at home, finds her husband Lucy R A woman is accidentally caught in a getting comfortable with the neighbor dark deal who turns the tables on her in her own house. It’s time to take her captors and transforms into a merci- boom box and book it. The bad news less warrior evolved beyond human is she’s broke and without wheels. The worse news is her grandma, Pearl, is logic. her only option — with a car, cash, and an itch to see Niagara Falls. Not Maleficent PG A beautiful, pure-hearted young exactly the escape Tammy had in ENIGMA
mind. But on the road, with grandma They Came Together R riding shot gun, it may be just what When Joel and Molly meet, it’s hate at Tammy needs. first sight: his big Corporate Candy Company threatens to shut down her Transformers: Age of Extinction PG-13 quirky indie candy shop. Plus, Joel is Mark Wahlberg stars in the fourth hung up on his sexy ex. But amazingly, chapter of the series directed by they fall in love, until they break up Michael Bay, about two thirds of the way through, and Molly starts dating her accountant. But then right at the end well CO C OM MII N NG G SSO OO ON N you’ll just have to see. Behaving Badly R High schooler Rick Stevens is willing Third Person R to do whatever it takes to try and win Three couples in three cities find love the affections of dreamgirl Nina and heartbreak in three interlocking Pennington, even if it means making a stories. A married writer and a single bet with a mobster’s son. To land the girl sadistically toy with each other in girl of his dreams, he will have to nav- Paris, a corporate thief on the run igate his way around the mob, strip- from the law meets a beautiful gypsy pers, his best friend’s adventurous woman in Rome and a failed soap star mother, a drug-abusing boss, a per- wages a custody battle for the son she verted principal and a priest with a endangered in New York. really big secret.
Across 2. Worn to protect the clothing 6. Fermented grape juices 11. Lady's-finger 13. State resident 15. English princess 17. Fixes 18. Ogles 19. Underground part of a plant 20. Deuces 21. Thin glutinous mud 22. Authentic 23. Finish first 25. Biddies 26. Person whose religion is Judaism 30. Devote 32. Modify 36. Complete change 37. Shooting sport 38. Sealing compound 40. Purchase
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12. Flightless bird 14. Small dam 16. Part of speech 24. Rich and fashionable travellers 26. Trash 27. Spouse 28. Group of tents 29. Genus of vermin 30. Step in ballet 31. Short letter 33. Paint unskillfully 34. Be sorry for 35. Plaything 39. Highest 42. Public exhibition Down 43. Judges 1. Florida city 2. Inert elemental gas 44. Metal fastener 45. Mathematics 3. Move past 46. Raised platform 4. Lubricates 47. Evade work 5. Yuletide 6. Of moderate tem- 48. Unwieldy ship 51. Career golfers perature 52. Unpleasant smell 7. Insert 53. Salver 8. Planet 54. Stylish 9. Breathe noisily 10. Hates intensely 41. Places to sleep 47. Shaft horsepower 49. Executive Officer 50. Away 54. Pal 55. Imitator 56. Tester 57. Hawaiian port 58. Draw near 59. Book of the Bible 60. Annoys 61. Native of Switzerland 62. Type of packsack
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11 995544 Billboard magazine runs an article about Elvis Presley, calling him “a potent new chanter who can rock a tune for either the Country or the R&B markets.” 11 9955 55 Bill Haley files a lawsuit against Dave Miller of Essex Records. Haley asks the court to ban Miller from issuing recordings that Haley made while under an Essex contract. The suit describes the recordings as “of inferior quality to said plaintiffs current releases.”
sion by a singer named Ricky Valance, which went to number one on the British chart. In the US, Peterson’s version reached number seven on the Billboard Pop chart. 119966 22 Robert Zimmerman legally changes his name to Bob Dylan.
119966 33 The Beatles appeared at The Cavern Club in Liverpool for the very last time. They had performed 274 concerts at the dingy, basement club since their debut there 2 1/2 years earlier. Their first gig paid them 5 Elvis Presley’s first number one Pounds ($14) and their last brought in record was released. The song was 300 Pounds ($840). called “I Forgot to Remember to Forget” and when it hit the top of the The Beach Boys release “Surfer Girl”, US Country charts several months which would climb to #7 in the US by later, it stayed there for 5 weeks. September. It was the first song Brian Wilson ever wrote and the first one 11 9955 77 he produced. Its flip-side, “Little American Bandstand, with 26-year- Deuce Coupe”, proved to be The old host Dick Clark, premiered on the Beach Boys’ most successful B-side, ABC television network. The program reaching #15 in America and becoming had been broadcast locally on a hot rod classic. Philadelphia station WFIL since 1952. The first record Clark played on the The Beatles appear on the US record network debut show was “That’ll Be charts for the first time as “From Me the Day” by Buddy Holly and his first To You” debuts at #116. guests were The Chordettes. The 119966 44 smooth talking Clark hosted the show until 1989 when he was replaced by “House of the Rising Sun” by The David Hirsch, but the program would Animals is released in America. be canceled five months later. Although the band would put 14 songs in the Top 40, this will be their only 11 996600 US number one. It was reported that 16-year-old Bryan Hyland’s novelty the song was recorded in just one tune, “Itsy Bitsy, Teenie Weenie, take and the band was actually in the Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” topped the studio for less than ten minutes. Billboard Hot 100 and the Cash Box 119966 55 Best Sellers list. Songwriter Paul Vance said he got the inspiration for Although it failed to chart at all in the the song when he saw his two-year- UK, Herman’s Hermits reached numold daughter at the beach in a tiny lit- ber one in the US with a silly little tle swimsuit. The record reached #8 song called “I’m Henry VIII, I Am”. The in the UK. tune was actually written in 1910 and had been popularized by Cockney England’s Decca Records scrapped comedian Harry Champion the fol25,000 copies of Ray Peterson’s “Tell lowing year. Unlike the Hermits’ verLaura I Lover Her” because they felt sion, which simply repeats the chorus the song, which recounts the last three times, the original song was thoughts of a teenager dying from a written with three different verses. car accident, was “too tasteless and vulgar.” A rival record company felt Wilson Pickett tops the Billboard R&B differently and recorded a cover ver- chart for the first time when “In The ENIGMA
Midnight Hour” reaches #1. The song rhymes and written for his then will climb to #21 on the Pop chart, fol- three-year old son. lowed by fifteen more hits over the next seven years. 11 997711 Paul McCartney announced the formation of his new band, Wings with 1199 6666 Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs top his wife Linda on keyboards, drumthe Cashbox Best Sellers list with “Lil’ mer Denny Seiwell and guitarist Red Riding Hood”, a #2 hit on the Denny Laine. Billboard chart. A week later, the RIAA will certify it as a Gold Record, Ringo Starr receives a Gold record for with sales exceeding one million “It Don’t Come Easy”, which went to copies. #4 in both the US and the UK. Ringo was given full writer’s credit even In response to John Lennon’s remark though it was later revealed that about The Beatles being bigger than George Harrison not only helped him, Jesus Christ, The South African but may have written the bulk of the Broadcasting Corporation banned all song. Beatles records. Frank Zappa’s “Just Another Band 11996677 from L.A.” is released. It’s the last Pink Floyd released their debut Zappa album to include former album, “The Piper At the Gates of Turtles Howard Kaylan and Mark Dawn”, which would reach #6 in the Volman. The two would leave to UK. The LP did not contain the two record on their own as Flo and Eddie. singles released earlier in the year, “Arnold Layne” and “See Emily Play”. After having half-a-dozen Top 20 hits It only managed to climb to #131 on in the US, The Bee Gees finally scored The Billboard Hot 200 and took near- their first Billboard number one with ly 27 years to be certified Gold when “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart”. it received the honor in March, 1994. Barry and Robin Gibb had written the song for crooner Andy Williams, but Jerry Lee Lewis gets the crowd going he turned it down. into such a frenzy while performing at the Sunberry Jazz and Blues James Taylor had the best selling sinFestival in England, that festival offi- gle in America, according to the cials halt his show and ask him to Cashbox chart, with the Carole King written “You’ve Got A Friend.” The leave the stage. song reached #4 in the UK and was actually recorded simultaneously 1199 6688 The Doors scored their second with King’s version with shared musiBillboard number one single with “Hello, I Love You”, a #15 hit in the UK. Gary Puckett And The Union Gap led the Cashbox Best Sellers chart with their third million seller, “Lady Willpower”. The song reached #2 on the Billboard chart and #5 in the UK. 1199 6699 The cover photo for The Beatles’ “Abbey Road” album is taken, showing the Fab Four striding across a zebra crossing outside Abbey Road studios in London. Six shots were taken by the photographer Iain Macmillan, and the photo session was completed in less than ten minutes. 11 997700 Steppenwolf, Janis Joplin, Paul Simon, Poco and Johnny Winter perform at the Concert For Peace at New York’s Shea Stadium. The concert date coincided with the 25th anniversary of dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Looking Out My Back Door” is released in the US, where it will reach #2. The dream-like imagery led some to believe that the song was about drugs, but writer John Fogerty said that it was inspired by nursery
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and rhythm guitarist, Doug Fieger, would later say that he put words to 119977 33 guitarist Berton Averre’s melody in Four months after it had won an about fifteen minutes, writing about Academy Award, “The Morning his 17-year-old girlfriend, Sharona After”, the love theme from the movie Alperin. The Poseidon Adventure, topped the Billboard chart. Although many per11 998800 formers were considered, the song’s After a five-year hiatus, John Lennon writers, Al Kasha and Joel and Yoko Ono begin recording their Hirschhorn, chose an unknown singer album “Double Fantasy” at New named Maureen McGovern, who was York’s Hit Factory Studio. The LP working as a secretary at the time. would go to number one in the US The song was not a hit in the UK. after its release in November, less than a month before Lennon was The Carpenters led the Cashbox chart gunned down outside his New York with “Yesterday Once More”, a #2 hit apartment. “Double Fantasy” in the UK and on Billboard’s Hot 100. received the 1981 Grammy Award for The record will become the duo’s Album of the Year. largest selling record worldwide. 11 998811 Stevie Nicks released her first solo 11 997744 Guitarist, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter left album, “Bella Donna”, which conSteely Dan to join The Doobie tained the singles, “Stop Draggin’ My Brothers. Jeff Porcaro would take his Heart Around” (with Tom Petty) and place before moving on to form Toto. “Leather and Lace” (with Don Michael McDonald also hitched up Henley). with Steely Dan when Porcaro joined, but he too eventually left to become Joey Scarbury led the Cashbox Best a member of The Doobies. Sellers chart with “Theme From The Greatest American Hero”. Although follow-up hits eluded him, he would 11 997755 Stevie Wonder signed the recording go on to find songwriting success in industry’s largest contract to that 1990 when he co-wrote The Oak date - $13 million over a seven-year Ridge Boys’ #1 Country hit, “No Matter How High”. period with Tamla / Motown. After a New York performance, 119988 22 Aerosmith signs a $125,000 recording Dexys Midnight Runners led the UK contract with Columbia Records. singles chart with “Come On Eileen”. It would prove to be the best selling The Bee Gees had the first of several UK single of the year and would cross Disco style hits in the US when “Jive the pond to top the Billboard chart in Talkin” topped the Billboard Hot 100. April 1983. The group took their name The inspiration for the song came to from the amphetamine Dexedrine, Barry Gibb as his car passed over a commonly known as Dexys, and Florida bridge on the way to a therefore an apostrophe is never recording studio. His wife said “Hey, added between the “y” and the “s”. listen to that noise. It’s the same every evening. It’s our drive talking.” 119988 33 The record made it to #5 in the UK. David Crosby, reported to have slept through most of his trial, was sen1199 7766 tenced to eight years in prison for Elton John and Kiki Dee combined drug and firearms possession. He was their talents for a US number one paroled in 1986. smash, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”. 119988 44 The song was written by Elton and his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin Prince started a 24 week run at the under the assumed names of Ann top of the Billboard Hot 200 chart Orson and Carte Blanche. with his sixth album, “Purple Rain”. The RIAA lists it as having gone Platinum 13 times over. 1199 7788 The Rolling Stones saw their only Disco-style effort, “Miss You”, 119999 22 become their eighth number one sin- Session drummer Jeff Porcaro, one of gle in the US. It reached #3 in the UK. the most sought after musicians of It has been reported that the lyrics the 1970s, died following cardiac were inspired by Mick Jagger’s deteri- arrest. Porcaro had played on Boz orating relationship with his wife, Scaggs’ “Silk Degrees” before forming Bianca. Toto. Over the years he would also perform on such albums as “The Wall”, “Gaucho”, “The End of the 1199 7799 The Knack hit the top of both the US Innocence”, “Luck of the Draw” and album and singles charts with their many others. Porcaro was just 38 LP, “Get The Knack” and the single, years old. “My Sharona”. The group’s lead singer ENIGMA
119999 33 Motown Records was sold to the Dutch recording and entertainment company Polygram for $325 million. That was more than five times the $61 million Motown founder Berry Gordy got for the company when he sold it to an investment group in 1988. 11 999955 53-year-old Jerry Garcia, leader of The Grateful Dead, died at a California rehabilitation centre. The official cause of death was a heart attack brought on by hardening of the arteries. He was reportedly buried in a red T-shirt and sweatpants. 2200 0044 Rick James, most often remembered for the 1981 #16 hit “Super Freak”, died of natural causes at the age of 56. He was also given writing credit on MC Hammer’s 1990, #8 hit, “U Can’t Touch This”, which heavily sampled “Super Freak”. 2200 0055 Two of the jurors who voted to acquit Michael Jackson of child molestation and other charges said on NBC’s Today show that they now regret their decisions.
22 0000 66 Arthur Lee, singer and guitarist for the psychedelic Rock band Love, died of leukemia at the age of 61. The group reached #33 in the US with “7 And 7 Is” and #52 with “My Little Red Book” in 1966. 2200 0077 The US National Musical Publishers’ Association joined Viacom, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and Comedy Central in seeking to sue YouTube, claiming that songwriters were not being properly compensated for performances that appeared on the site. 22 0000 88 Elvis Presley’s favorite performance costume, the peacock jumpsuit, was sold by auctioneer Gotta Have It for $300,000, making it the most expensive piece of Elvis memorabilia ever sold at an auction. The white outfit with a plunging V-neck and high collar features a blue-and-gold peacock design, hand-embroidered on the front and back and along the pant legs. 22 0000 99 Plans for a free show to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the legendary Woodstock music festival were cancelled by Michael Lang, one of the original promoters. Lang told Rolling Stone magazine that the reason for the cancellation was “Money. No sponsors.”
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Aerosmith lead singer, 61-year-old Steven Tyler, was airlifted to Rapid City Regional Hospital after falling from the stage during a concert at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Rapid City, S.D. 2200 1100 The Beach Boys’ publishing company, Rondor Music, was threatening to file a lawsuit against Katy Perry for using the lyrics to the band’s classic song, “California Girls” on her new song of the same name. A spokesman said “Using the words or melody in a new song taken from an original work is not appropriate under any circumstances, particularly from one as well known and iconic as ‘California Girls’.” 22 00 1122 Marvin Hamlisch, who had a US #3 hit in 1974 with an instrumental called “The Entertainer”, died at the age of 68 after a brief, unspecified illness. The members of Motley Crue and Kiss announced that they would donate $100,000 to support those affected by the Aurora, Colorado movie theater shootings where 12 people were killed and 58 were injured. The musicians hoped that their gesture will encourage others to give. 2200 1133 The Turtles’ Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman led a $100 million class action lawsuit against SiriusXM, claiming the satellite radio provider infringed on millions of old recordings from a multitude of artists.
RRU UM MOOUURR HHAASS IITT… … …The promoters of Country Explosion, in Tooele County, Utah, July 17-20, have filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit in federal court against FFll oorr iiddaa GGee oorr ggii aa LLii nn ee’’ ss tour manager, claiming he defamed the company and breached their contract. Country Explosion LLC filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court, asking at least $15 million from the band and tour manager TTrr ooyy JJoohhnnssoonn . According to the lawsuit, JJoohhnnss oonn was asked to take a check for the band’s July 20 performance and to not cash it until three days after the event, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. JJoohhnnssoonn, however, tried to cash the $205,000 check the next day, according to the lawsuit. JJoohhnnss oonn then allegedly sent an email about the experience that the promoters say hindered their future business. FFll oorr ii ddaa GGeeoorr ggii aa LLii nnee is repped by WME – one of the recipients of the email. Although it is highly unusual in the concert business for checks to be offered (or accepted) day-ofshow, or for payments to be covered by ticket sales, the lawsuit unapologetically admits it. “It was also explained that the reason for
the delay was that the check would be covered by box office receipts that would clear within the next 72 hours,” the lawsuit says, according to the TTrr iibbuunnee . “As if adding insult to injury, on July 22, 2014, JJoohhnnssoonn announced by email to the William Morris Agency Nashville and to other artists and booking agencies in Nashville, that the check had bounced, making Country [Explosion] absolutely tox among the artists and booking agencies in Nashville. This has also had repercussions in the entertainment industry around the whole country.” …M Maa rrii aa nnnn ee FF aaii tthh ffuull ll says she knows who ended the DDoooorr ss singer’s “Strange Days” – a heroin dealer to the rich and famous. M Moorr rr iiss oonn’’ss body was discovered in an apartment bathtub in Paris July 3, 1971. The man who sang “Riders On The Storm,” “Light My Fire,” “L.A. Woman,” and “Love Her Madly” was 27. No autopsy was conducted. More than four decades later, FFaa iitthhffuull ll is supposedly spilling the beans. In an interview with Mojo magazine, the singer/songwriter laid the blame on her then-boyfriend JJeeaa nn ddee BBrr eeii tteeuuii ll, described in the article as a “heroin dealer to the
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stars.” According to FFaa iitthhffuullll , she and BBrr eeii tteeuuii ll had just arrived in Paris when he told her he needed tions with artists, who have comMoorr rrii ssoonn . to see M plained that royalties on digital …LLaa kkee SSttrr eeee tt D Dii vvee has streaming services are too low, more dates to play. Already on an especially as CD and digital downextensive road trip, the indie pop load sales decline. It’s a deparjazzers add the East Coast to their ture from its current business world-domination plans. New model, where it relies on governdestinations include Nashville, ment rate-setting bodies like the Atlanta, Baltimore, Philadelphia Copyright Royalty Board to deterand New York. Touring in support mine how much it pays artists. of their third studio album, Bad …A San Diego man has Self Portraits, the band has also been doing the television circuit pleaded not guilty to biting off a with appearances on “Ellen,” “The man’s fingertip during a JJaayy--ZZ and Colbert Report” and “Late Show BBee yyoonnccéé concert at Pasadena’s With David Letterman”. LLaa kkee Rose Bowl. Twenty-five-year-old SSttrree eett DDii vvee will perform on TBS’ RRoobbee rr ttoo GGaarr nnii ccaa entered pleas Tuesday to mayhem, battery and “Conan” Aug. 12. battery with serious bodily injury. …Internet radio leader He could face up to eight years in Pandora has come to its first-ever state prison if convicted. Los direct licensing deal with artists, Angeles County prosecutors say Gaa rrnnii ccaa was at the concert on a wide-ranging agreement with G independent label group Merlin Saturday when he groped a that both said would mean higher woman and pushed her into some payments to artists and more play chairs, sparking a fight with her Gaa rrnn iiccaa for them on Pandora stations. husband. Authorities say G punched the man and then bit off That means Merlin-represented the tip of his left index finger. A rr ccaa ddee FF iirr ee , BBaa dd artists like A RReell iiggii oonn and LLee nnnnyy KKrr aavv iittzz could …Hey there Los Angeles get more rotations as their repreDoonnaa lldd SStteerr llii nngg. sentatives will be able to lobby Clippers owner D K IISSSS bassist G Gee nnee SSii m mm moonnss is on Pandora to place their songs ear- K Meell lier in playlists where they fit. your side. Same goes for M . “I’m on side, G G i i b b s s o o n n M M e e l l G G i i b b s s o o n n ’ ’ s s Artists will also get access to Doonn SS tteerr llii nngg’’ss side and anybody Pandora data for the first time, D enabling them to make informed who has a racist or an expletive decisions about where to tour, rant privately. The difference who to tour with, what their con- between this guy, who’s heinous cert set list should be and what of course, or anybody else is that songs they might release next. they were caught. Everybody They will also have tools to [has] jokes that are off-color, or directly communicate with fans when they’re drunk. The differon Pandora. For Pandora Media ence between SSttee rrll iinngg and everyInc., the move helps improve rela- one else is that he was caught on
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camera, by the way, without his approval. He was ambushed. I think he should have done penance and paid a fine. Here’s what’s going to happen. They’re going to go after SStteerr ll iinngg and he’s going to put a few million dollars out there, because he can afford it – and he’s going to ask the paparazzi out there to find videos of all the other team members talking trash and racist rants. And then it’s open season. And if, because you say an off color joke or make a racist rant privately, that causes you to lose a job – nobody would have a job! Jews do it, Christians do it – everybody does it! It’s called America. Free speech. Even if free speech insults other people. Privately. Publicly, that’s different. I’m on the side of free speech in the privacy of your own home or privacy of the situation. Big brother has finally crawled in bed with us.” Waa rr ss’’ status … TThhee CCii vvii ll W has been downgraded from indefinite hiatus to permanent split. JJooyy W Wii llll iiaa m mss and JJoohhnn PPaauull W Whhii ttee released individual statements this morning about the “difficult decision” that has ended a “tumultuous period” for the duo. Wiill ll iiaa m W mss and W Whhii ttee met at a 2008 songwriting session amongst a group of musicians trying to write a hit for a record producer, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. After drawing straws and being paired up, the two solo artists eventually formed TThhee
CCiivvii ll W Waa rrss . The Americana/indie folk act released its debut LP, Barton Hollow, in 2011. The album won Grammys for best folk album and best country duo/group performance for the title track, in addition to taking home the Vanguard Award at the ASCAP Awards. In November 2012 the group canceled the end of its European tour and released a statement saying, “Due to internal discord and irreconcilable differences of ambition we are unable to continue as a touring entity at this time.” Although the band released a self-titled album in 2013, the fall 2012 outing ended up being its final tour. TThhee CCii vvii ll W Waa rr ss earned a 2013 “best song written for visual media” Grammy for its “Hunger Games” collaboration w iifftt – “Safe Sound.” with TTaayy lloorr SSw Plus, a tune from the band’s sophomore album, “From This Valley,” received a 2014 Grammy for best country duo/group performance. Tuesday’s breakup announcement comes with a parting gift for fans – a download of the duo’s take on “You Are My Sunshine.” The track was originally released in 2011 as a b-side to the band’s limited edition Barton Hollow 7” vinyl. …The remains of the deejay who is widely credited with coining the phrase “rock and roll” have been removed from the exhibit honoring him at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. A A llaa nn FFrr eeee dd’’ss son and daughter-in-law left the museum Monday with an
urn containing his cremated remains. FFrree eedd was one of the original inductees into the hall. LLaannccee FF rree eedd told The Plain Dealer that it wasn’t his idea to remove his father’s ashes, which he says will remain somewhere in the area. Rock Hall officials say the ashes had been on display since 2002, and a decision was made to focus FF rree eedd’’ss exhibit more on his story. Freed died in 1965 at age 43. …Violent rap lyrics should not have been admitted into evidence in an attempted murder trial, New Jersey’s highest court ruled Monday. The ruling upholds an appeals court that had thrown out VVoonn ttee SSkkii nnnneerr ’’ss conviction for shooting a fellow drug dealer in 2005. Both courts faulted the trial judge for allowing prosecutors to read the lyrics to jurors. Among the lyrics written years before the crime, SSkkii nnnneerr boasted about “four slugs drillin’ your cheek to blow your face off and leave your brain caved in the street.” …A fisherman in Russia was saved from death at the hands of a brown bear when his JJuussttii nn BBii eebbee rr ringtone scared the animal off. IIggoorr VVoorr oozzhhbbii ttssyy nn was attacked by the bear while on a fishing trip in the northern part of Russia and suffered cuts and bruises to his face, neck and chest in the incident. However, things could have been far worse if it wasn’t for his phone ringing as the bear attacked. The sound of JJuussttii nn BBii eebbee rr’’ss hit ‘Baby’ coming from his handset was enough to send the animal scampering back into the woods and VVoorr oozz hhbbii ttss yynn was rescued by passers by. If you know any truths, halftruths or outright lies about the music and club scene send it to Sissy Vance c/o rumoursmill@enigmaonline.com.
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1. Moe. 2. First Aid Kit 3. Jenny Lewis 4. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 5. Jack White 6. Lake Street Dive 7. The Black Keys 8. Freeman 9. Spoon 10. Phish 11. Luluc 12. Tweedy 13. Hozier 14. Interpol 15. Conor Oberst 16. Robert Plant 17. Counting Crows 18. John Hiatt 19. Morrissey 20. O.A.R.
ADVENTURE PICKS 1. Weezer 2. Yes 3. Trigger Hippy
Sarah McLachlin Continues to Shine On
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Sarah McLachlin came to Chastain Park Amphitheatre. I can’t help to get a little choked up these days when I hear her music. No, it doesn’t move me but every time that commercial for the ASPCA comes on with those sad dogs and cats on there looking for a forever home, I have to either change the channel or at least mute it. For one, the commercial is so damn long. The other, is I’m a sucker for cats and dogs. I am a proud “par-
ent” of two rescues – who literally showed up on my doorstep over ten years ago and before I came to the office today I gave them a loving rub along the knap of their necks. Yep, I’m a proud sucker for a cat especially. In fact, if it was up to me I would only associate with my cats instead of humans. They have brought untold amounts of joy since they’ve been a part of my life. If women were actually more like cats – at least my two, I’d probably be married. But I digress… ENIGMA
When my guy friends heard I was going to Sarah McLachlin I caught grief. They teased me about getting in touch with my inner woman. She of course was famous back in the day for launching the female empowering tour “Lillith’s Fair” that featured only female artists and a dominant female audience. One of my other politically incorrect friends referred to it as “Lesbian Fair”. Me and a majority of guy friends are proudly politically incorrect.
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That being said I did not know what to expect for McLachlin in concert s this was my first time to see her live. McLachlin performed the entire night without an opener. It was an intimate night with Sarah. The Canadian songstress performed two sets of quality and at times surprisingly high-energy music. She forewarned to crowd after opening with “Flesh and Blood” from her newly released Shine On that she was going to introduce them to a number of her newest songs, but not to fear,
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she would play some oldies as well. She then performed “Building a Mystery” one of her more well-known songs. The sellout crowd was excited. She then sang another song off of 1997’s Surfacing, “Aida”. During her two sets se moved effortlessly between guitar and piano. The willowy vocalist interspersed her new material with her classics keep a good and well-orchestrated balance. The more mature crowd that
was in attendance were literally Flesh and Blood Building a Myster hanging on her every word. In Your Shoes McLachlin finished her second Adia set with “Possession” that hails Answer back to 1993’s Fumbling Towards Broken Heart Ecstasy. After a brief minute Fallen she and her four-piece backing World on Fire band performed a four song Loving You Is Easy encore beginning with 1998’s Monsters “Angel” and finishing the night Stupid with “The Sound That Love Makes” from her newest. Set 2 Song for My Father Set 1 I Will Remember You
Brink of Destruction Hold On Love Beside Me Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Witness Fear Sweet Surrender Possession Encore: Angel Beautiful Girl Ice Cream The Sound That Love Makes
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Sevendust Brings The Fury
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Like a hot knife through butter Sevendust’s Lajon Witherspoon sliced through the crowd at Track 29. Intimidating, yet charismatic the larger than life frontman for the Atlanta-based metal band took charge right away. Constantly in motion and
slinging his hair to the music, Sevendust’s set. Drummer a large crowd joined in the Morgan Rose set the pace for frenzy. the band with his tribal-like drumming. Often metal plays Soon bodies started flying homage and praises the guithrough the air – actually tar. More attention and surfing as security has their praise should be sent collective hands full catching towards the drummer such as falling bodies during Rose. ENIGMA
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The guitars were angry and loud as the band flew through songs with one and two word tiles with ease. Before long the entire house was rocking and the roof was ready to blow. Witherspoon kept the crowd in check.
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Unlike a lot of metal bands today these guys were charismatic and their music grooving – almost hypnotic in a way. I was surprised. I was really impressed by the bass Opening for Sevendust were work of Andrew DeCicco who Silent Season and Gemini really anchored down the Syndrome. Boston’s Silent rhythm section. Season tool the stage first. The dueling guitars of Clint Lowery and John Connelly also set the tone for the band’s set that encompassed their 20 years of hard rock.
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band looked more advanced maturity-wise than Silent Season, but both were really worthy partners on the tour date as they complimented Sevendust without trying to upstage them.
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