BAD SELF PORTRAIT Boston's Lake Street Dive are a fascinating blend of influences and complexity: jazz at heart, with an alternative D.I.Y. sensibility and a passion for classic rock and garage aesthetics. Lake Street Dive performs Tuesday at Iron City in Birmingham.
FROM EDEN A unique and intelligent singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who cites James Joyce's Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man, Leonard Cohen, John Lee Hooker, and community choral singing among his influences, Hozier comes down south via Ireland with two EPs under his belt, “Take Me To The Church” and “From Eden”, Hozier performs Tuesday night in Nashville at the Exit/In and Wednesday at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta ENIGMA
HEY YA Andre 3000 and Big Boi show hometown Atlanta, GA the love this weekend as the hip hop duo is occupying Centennial Olympic Park Friday through Sunday with tons of beig name help. After an extended hiatus let’s hope the duo starts crankingout more and more tunes.
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Judge Not... The only laws involving players I think the commissioner’s office should be involved with are those surrounding performance enhancing drugs – something that takes away from the integrity of the game. And these have pretty much come into the public’s knowledge as soon a free agency and literally more (financially) was on the line.
I am going to do something a little weird right now. I’m actually going to kind of defend Roger Goodell, the NFL commissioner. Goodell has come under extreme scrutiny over his handling or mishandling the recent outburst of player conduct most notably Ray Rice and the released video of the now former Baltimore Raven star hitting his then fiancé (now wife), along with recent revelations of domestic abuse by Greg Hardy and others as well as child abuse indictment against the league’s top rusher Adrian Peterson.
It is my personal belief that from the second week of February right after the Super Bowl until the first week of July when training camps start to convene it is not really the league’s responsibility to play Big Brother.
Roger Goodell is in charge of the business operations of the league. He’s in charge of the business - not to be a parent/guardian or even moral compass of the players. To be quite honest I think in many instances he has overstepped his boundaries over the years as far as player and even ownership’s behavior off the field. Of course there are a lot of things wrong in professional sports in general. They receive too much compensation to play a game. Sure, their careers may be short and they take physical risks, but if they don’t like it they can pursue other ventures. After all, aren’t they getting an education in college? rocketed. But the laws they are breaking are those of the states, Player behavior is off the charts cities and municipalities they live, and has been really since free not the league’s per se. It is realagency was introduced into sports ly up to law enforcement and the and salaries and contracts sky-
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We all know the judicial system in this country is not really the legal system doing business legally. You can pretty much get away with murder, rape and robbery if you pay the right people. This is pretty much documented throughout history, especially since the 20th century involving those of privilege and fame. I think there are too many arbitrary fines on players and teams. It is as if the league feels guilty that they play their players and staff so much money (compared to the rest of employed people). A $10 thousand fine for this, a $200 judicial system to enforce and/or thousand dollar fine for that. The punish an NFL player if he breaks penalized and the public at large a law. It is not for Goodell to play don’t blink an eye at it. It’s status quo. And where does the money judge and or jury. fined go? The NFL is an out of
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control multi-billion dollar industry. It is no longer just a sport. They make an obscene profit and nothing looks like it’s going to stop the revenue train – except maybe the recent rash of high profile assaults and questionable child discipline. After all, this is the league where you can literally get away with murder. Isn’t that right Ray Lewis? We as a society are to blame are responsible for the actions of Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson and every other pro athlete, pop star and movie star. We pay or offer such a premium once you attain a certain level. Also the path to be a great athlete or artist has been streamlined or manufactured. From an early age all we focus on is the specific talent of the individual instead of create a well-rounded individual. It used to be that sports, singing, acting was extracurricular activities. Now they take priority of basic reading, writing and arithmetic. Anyone that has gone to school all know at least one athlete that was allowed to skate on their studies because they were the star quarterback or school’s best scorer.
Most athletes are loyal to family and friends and tend to overcompensate once they sign a big contract. That’s well documented as well. In the case of Lebron James his mother who until he signed his first NBA contract literally had no money was allowed to buy him a Hummer complete with high-end audio and DVD capabilities on spec, knowing he would be “good for it” soon enough.
sion, school, coaches and others have been handed children to raise instead of the actual parents. Children are looked at more like trophies than actual human beings. And the parents are surprised when their precious child grows up and ends up in one bad situation after another. And instead of taking the blame or responsibility for their lack of rearing their own children they point fingers. And people wonder A lot of athletes never learn sim- why people today are so quick to ple math skills or even life respon- point blame instead of being sibilities and a lot of them are lit- accountable for their own actions. erally broke after their time in the spotlight. Unlike actors or musi- This kind of brings us back to the cians hey don’t get residual checks NFL commissioner’s office. Roger for their past work. It doesn’t Goodell is not responsible for the matter that for a few years they actions of their players OFF the made more money than most peo- field. On the field - yes. Who ple make in a lifetime. They don’t should govern these adult men? learn basic ideas of financial Of course they are to be accountresponsibility. They expect the able for their actions via the law never-ending fountain of money of the land. That is why we have to dry up. And when it does – and law enforcement, judges, juries it always does they don’t know and whatnot. But who is getting to how to deal with it. That my skate on the whole Rice and friend is the parent’s fault as well Peterson cases in the NFL Player’s as today’s society that let them Union. The union above even the skate for so long until they were commissioner is and should be no longer needed. It’s the differ- more accountable for the actions ence of living for today versus of the players who they not only looking at the big picture. represent, but also receive membership dues from to be a part of Becoming a world-class athlete or the union. The union currently performer takes a lot of dedica- reflects current society by not taktion and endurance as well as ing responsibility for the actions practice. This however, does not of the players they are paid to repexcuse the individual from inte- resent. Instead they are pointing grating themselves with the rest of fingers and blaming others – the world around them. It’s basic namely Goodell for the actions of common sense – one that was the players. Instead of collecting taught from generation to generation until the end of the baby boomer era.
From an early age they are fed a specific sport of talent. When they screw up the adults make excuses for them instead of correcting the problem. A lot of athletes are literally lost after their playing careers are over. Sure, you can blame CTE for the suicide of Junior Seau, but it was well documented he was uncomfortable away from the sport. He is an easy case study on this streamline way in which athletes are literally Since the baby boomer era televibred.
dues and crying wolf it is time for the union and unions in general to step it up and hold those whom they represent to a standard. There are arguments about not wanting to be role models made by players, most famously Charles Barkley back in the day, but that comes with the territory. Don’t take the money. That’s like a police officer turning in his or her badge because he didn’t want to have to deal with bad people or a soldier wanting out of the military because going to war “wasn’t something they signed up for”. I am surprised that women and children rights groups aren’t up in arms against the union’s stance or non-stance on the behavior of their members. They should be outraged at the fact the union is trying to have Rice’s indefinite ban lifted and be allowed to play. Granted, Goodell mishandled certain aspects of the Rice case, but it really doesn’t fall into his job duty. It is about time for Rice, Peterson and people in general to be held accountable for their individual actions. It is not up to the NFL, or any sports league in general to enforce the already established law of the land. And instead of pointing fingers at others it’s about time for the fingers to point where they need to be pointed – the person in possession of the hand doing the pointing.
Retro Cafe - Dave Weinthal
The Best of New Wave, Post Modern Classics and Other Odd Stuff
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MONEY MANAGEMENT
THE TAX MAN IS COMING, AND HE HAS NEW TRICKS For years, estate planners have done what is considered traditional estate planning. They drafted plans primarily concerned with minimizing future estate tax liability and gave minimal attention to income tax consequences. This was perfectly fine years ago when the estate tax was much more severe than the potential for income tax. This was attributable to relatively high tax rates, low tax exemption that was not indexed for inflation, and comparatively low capital gains rates. However, Congress has tinkered with the tax system in a huge way. Accordingly, the income tax impact of estate planning is taking on greater significance, especially for Massachusetts residents.
More attention shall now be directed toward the importance of income tax basis considerations in estate planning due to the narrowing between the estate tax rates and the income tax rates. In fact, in most estates worth less than $5.34 million, estate taxes are no longer an issue. Now, income taxes loom large, primarily because of the lack of attention on the income basis (I.e. cost or adjusted basis) of capital assets. Also state estate taxes have become critically important because of the lower $1 million threshold for tax in states like Massachusetts. The bad news for most middle-class taxpayers is that for years they've been fed a steady diet of estate tax minimizing wills and trusts. Worse
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yet, they hang onto outdated documents for many years, thinking they are done with their estate planning and not wanting to be bothered. Sadly, these old documents will no longer serve their intended purpose of tax minimization. A major problem is also created when federal tax minimization plans, unless they are updated, will cause a completely avoidable Massachusetts tax for a married couple. While there may be no federal estate tax savings with these documents, because very few middleclass taxpayers will ever pay estate tax, the documents will increase income taxes for their heirs upon sale of appreciated assets. Moreover in Massachusetts, there may not only be a completely avoidable tax on an addition-
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al one million dollars, but it may also trigger a large, completely avoidable Massachusetts estate tax on the first death. Bottom line: the game starts anew. Let's focus on income tax minimization for most taxpayers and forget about tax minimization. Unless your estate is worth more than $5.34 million, your biggest risk is Massachusetts estate tax as well as overpaying income taxes due to inattention to income tax basis planning in your wills and trusts. Don't make that mistake. Review your documents today so that you eliminate these lurking tax problems. Dennis Sullivan
ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20) Groups you belong to will not only enjoy your company, but they will also share your interests. Hard work will payoff if you refrain from expressing your opinion to superiors. You can put in some overtime and make extra cash. Direct your energy wisely.
GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Social activities will be satisfying. Focus, and concentrate on yourself and your future. Your personal life will be disrupted if you have been too busy with business. Don’t forget that your budget is limited right now.
LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Opportunities for love will develop while traveling or while attending religious functions. Don’t lend or borrow money or belongings. Those you live with may be experiencing problems. Romance will unfold if you take trips or get together with friends.
Your lucky day this week will be Your lucky day this week will be Your lucky day this week will be Wednesday. Monday. Monday. CANCER (June 22-July 22) VIRGO TAURUS Opportunities for advancement at (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) (Apr. 21- May 21) Short trips will be educational. work are apparent. Your emotional Intellectual stimulation is what you Exercise your talents and present attitude with respect to your status are looking for. Take care of the your ideas to groups you think you and direction in society may be needs or responsibilities of elders. can contribute to. You can travel unrealistic. Put your efforts into You can expect to have problems for business or pleasure. Be sure to job advancement. You may be with your mate if you’ve been double-check the house on your experiencing emotional turmoil in spending too much time away from regard to your mate. home. Family trips or projects way out. should be on your mind. Your lucky day this week will be Your lucky day this week will be Thursday. Your lucky day this week will be Wednesday. Tuesday. LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) You need to challenge yourself. Don’t push your luck with your boss. You will be a bit of a spendthrift this week. You must watch your tendency to spend whatever you make.
Confronting a situation will only result in indignation and misunderstandings. Changes regarding your career direction will payoff handsomely. Minor health problems could result through exhaustion. You may have more people on your domestic scene than anticipated. Your lucky day this week will be Tuesday. CAPRICORN (Dec 22.- Jan. 20) Sudden romance could end just as quickly. Emotional upset at work will set you back. Look into ways to better yourself through improving your dietary habits and daily routines. You can get ready to celebrate your new direction. Your lucky day this week will be Monday. AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) You can have a working relationship with children if you exercise patience and understanding of the dilemmas they face. Try not to lend or borrow money this week. You must not allow them to force you to rush. Renovations or purchases made for your home will payoff.
Your lucky day this week will be Your lucky day this week will be Thursday. Tuesday. PISCES SCORPIO (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Spend some quality time with the Children’s needs could be more one you love. Your talents will costly than you anticipated. Don’t shine at work. Don’t overindulge in blow situations out of proportion. anyway. Advancement can be yours Problems with skin, bones, or teeth if you put your efforts into work may mess up your schedule. Don’t related matters. You are better off be angry, but be on your guard. visiting friends or relatives than entertaining at home. Your lucky day this week will be Wednesday. Your lucky day this week will be Tuesday. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) ENIGMA
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Bombing Syria Monday’s bombing attacks on targets in Syria came as quite a surprise… on a number of levels. President Obama’s September 10 speech declared his intent to go after The Islamic State (a.k.a. “ISIS” and/or “ISIL”), but left the impression that any military action would be at least a month away. In a relatively short amount of time, Obama put together a coalition of Arab allies. Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates all participated in this week’s bombings. The attacks began while Congress was in recess, but there haven’t been any major complaints from lawmakers thus far. I’m sure the presi-
gets,” including potential targets in the U.S. Pentagon sources said they had been planning to go after the Khorasan Group before taking on TIS and called the timing of the dual-pronged operation a “coincidence.” Officials in the Defense Department said they consid…In addition to the attacks ered the Khorasan Group a on TIS command centers, more immediate and direct weapons depots and training threat than TIS… facilities, U.S. forces launched air strikes and cruise missiles …These revelations serve to at the Khorasan Group. If you underscore how insanely hadn’t heard of those guys complicated it is to wage war before, don’t feel bad. The lit- in the Arab region. Our militle-known, Al-Qaeda-affiliat- tary was developed to fight ed faction was apparently in other nations, not radical the final stages of planning groups that have no interest attacks against “Western tar- in borders, no traditional command structure and no regard for the Geneva Convention. TIS and the Khorasan Group blend seamlessly into the landscape of the Arab world, making it difficult to find the location of their facilities and avoid the “collateral damage” that just builds more hatred toward the West...
the Khorasan Group. I still expect the long-term effects of any such allegiances to work out badly. Our track record for supporting future enemies in the region (and around the world) has made me cynical (or realistic, depending on your perspective)…
…It’s still unclear whether Obama and his military advisors are planning to put “boots on the ground” in Syria and/or Iraq, but air strikes alone are rarely enough to stop a determined enemy. I still expect the U.S. to align itself with moderate Muslim groups that oppose TIS and
…As for Obama, he will have to avoid overstepping his authority while still having the ability to order our armed forces into action when there is a credible threat. It’s a tricky balancing act with very high stakes…
dent briefed Congressional leaders before the action (or else we’d be hearing a lot more opposition to it). Obama can technically call Congress back into session to vote on more specific military authorizations, but hasn’t done so thus far…
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…On the plus side, Obama’s ability to gain the support of moderate Arab countries in the region could bode well for the future. If boots are going to hit the ground in the fight against TIS and the Khorasan Group (and any other emerging jihadist groups that my emerge), I’d much prefer those boots not to be on the feet of U.S. soldiers and Marines. If we can provide overwhelming air power and intelligence, our Arab allies might be more effective against other Arabs than U.S. forces would be. They would certainly get more support from the civilian population and be more familiar with the terrain...
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women’s interest level can work like a switch and go from on to off if they think someone better comes around. It doesn’t give me much confidence that if another girl falls into the picture, the same thing won’t happen. So my question for you is how can I really improve my self-esteem and confidence given these things. I know its something you can Google, or read in a book, but I feel I need professional help. I desperately want to be able to date like a normal person, but I’m scared I’m heading down the road of the 40 year old virgin. JM Dear Rocco, When is this country going to get its act together and legalize marijuana? It seems the jail is full of a bunch of dudes and chicks with the munchies and no other real problems. Think of the money we as a country could make if it were legal and legislated properly – no bad drugs, extra tax income. Heck we could probably pay of our national debt in a couple of years. Prohibition didn’t work for liquor and I think it doesn’t work for pot. Any thoughts? JH
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don’t want to feel like I’m disrespecting him. I feel we are in the movie pretty women except he’s the prostitute and I’m just the girl, since he won’t kiss. What can I do? I mean is he just afraid of getting emotionally attached if he kisses me? or could he be BI. I mean a guy at his age should be more mature about things. Well please help this is really bothering me. PK
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (UPI) - A Malaysian man who implanted 10 metal ball bearings in his penis to bolster his sexual abilities had to have the balls surgically removed when they started to rust. The man, identified as Ramli, 44, told the Harian Metro newspaper he implanted the balls himself after a friend told him he had successfully used the method to
increase his sexual stamina. “My private part swelled up for three days but I endured the pain and didn’t see a doctor,” Ramli said of his self-surgery. He said the wound healed and he found the method was effective in helping him satisfy his sexual partners, but a few months later he discovered he was unable to get an erection. Ramli said a doctor recommended he have the metal balls removed or risk irreversible
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impotence. He said the balls were removed surgically and he discovered the trouble had Beebe’s courtroom Wednesday come from them rusting inside for throwing a football containhis body. ing marijuana, suspected heroin and three cell phones over a JACKSON, Mich. (UPI) - A fence at the G. Robert Cotton Michigan man who admitted Correctional Facility in June of throwing a drug-filled football this year. Authorities said over a prison fence was “imma- Moore’s package failed to ture” was sentenced to prison. reach prisoners, as it only Christen Deon-Sterling Moore, made it over one of the facili22, apologized in Jackson ty’s two fences. Moore, who County Circuit Judge Susan was under probation at the time of the offense for a 2012
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home invasion charge, told the court it was “a thoughtless and immature decision” to attempt to throw the contraband-filled football into the facility. Moore was sentenced to 17 to 60 months in prison for two counts of furnishing contraband to a prisoner. BOISE, ID. - A car full of teenagers crashed in Idaho after authorities say one of the passengers lit the driver’s armpit hair on fire with a lighter. All five young people in the Ford Bronco were hurt in the crash and had to receive medical treatment. Authorities say two of the passengers were thrown from the vehicle, but none of the five suffered lifethreatening injuries. The Ada County Sheriff’s Office says the rollover occurred after a 16year-old boy was goofing off in the front seat and lit 18-yearold Tristian Myers’ armpit hair on fire while Myers was driving. Deputies cited Myers with inattentive driving, while the 16-year-old was cited for interfering with the driver’s safety. NEW YORK (UPI) - A New York homeless man said he avoids having to sleep on the pavement by getting women to take
him home with them. Joe, 26, a Boston native who said his mother threw him out when she found his drug stash, said he can make up to $150 panhandling on the streets of Manhattan in a given day, but he spends most of his money on keeping up his appearances — as well as on drugs and booze. Joe said he goes home with women three to four nights a week. “I do homelessness a little differently,” Joe told Elite Daily. “I might sleep on cardboard two or three nights a week, but I literally wake up every single day and do whatever the [expletive] I want.” He said there’s no real secret to his seduction technique. “It’s not like I forgot how to get (women) just because I became homeless,” he said.
especially fond of black and bright pink thongs made of silk and lace. Banks said Brian was previously able to pass underwear on his own without incident, but he recently underwent a two-hour emergency operation at Abbey Vets in Barnsley when a pair of pilfered panties clogged his intestines. Banks said Brian returned from his four-day stay at the veterinary hospital and almost immediately consumed another thong. Veterinarians were able to make Brian regurgitate the most recent pair of unmentionables without surgery, Banks said. “We just couldn’t believe that after an operation and four days at the vets he comes home and does it again. From now on all underwear is put straight into the washing machine. He’s a lovely dog but he’s into everything,” Banks told the Belfast Telegraph. Veterinarian Tony Duffy of Abbey Vets said Brian is a remarkable canine. “It never fails to amaze me what dogs will swallow, but swallowing three thongs in such a short space of time must beat them all,” Duffy said.
ROTHERHAM, England (UPI) - A British dog who had a pair of panties surgically removed from his stomach failed to learn his lesson and is still snacking on thongs, his owner said. Kaye Banks of Rotherham, England, said Brian, a 4-yearold Samoyed, is notorious in her home for stealing her underwear and those of her NEW CASTLE, OH. - In the daughter, Charlotte, and he is ancient battle of Bible vs.
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Boobs, Who do you think would win? An Ohio pastor and strip club owner are determined to find out in that most American of arenas; the public demonstration. Many churches are no stranger to demonstrations. Pastor Bill Dunfee of New Beginnings Ministries certainly isn’t. He has demonstrated in front of his neighbor, the Foxhole North strip club, many times. But Foxhole owner Thomas George has decided to fight back. George has begun staging his own Sunday morning protests outside the church, including a recent one by topless dancers. That’s what Mom, Dad and the kids want to see when they show up for Sunday morning worship - boobies. Officials have drafted a sternlyworded letter pleading for Dunfee and George to stop the weekly protesting of each other’s establishments over a years-long feud. The letter says the feud is straining local law enforcement and hurting the community but acknowledges they can’t legally be stopped from protesting. Each man has made allegations against the other, but authorities haven’t prosecuted those cases.
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WEE DDNNEESSDDAAYY OOccttoobbeerr 11 W This week’s calendar covers events from Thursday, September 25, through Wednesday, October 1. 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.
TTH HUU RRSSDDAAYY SSeepptteem mbbeerr 2255 TTHH EE CC OOM M EEDDYY CC AATT CCHH (Chattanooga) Quinn Dahle BBUUDD’’ SS (Chattanooga) DJ Hammer TTRREE M MO ON N TT TTA AVV EERRN N (Chattanooga) Songwriters Showcase CCAAM M PP H HO OU USSEE (Chattanooga) Open Mic AARRII’’SS HH AARRBBOORR LLIIGG HHTT SS (Chattanooga) Keyz Brown RRHHYY TTHH M M && BBRREEW WSS (Chattanooga) Tut & the Plug JJEEM M IISSO ON N CC O ON NCC EERRTT H HA ALL LL (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 SSEEEENN (Nashville) Cosby Sweater
FFRRIID DAAYY SSeepptt eem mbbeerr 2266 TTHH EE CC OOM M EEDDYY CC AATT CCHH (Chattanooga) Quinn Dahle RRAAW W (Chattanooga) DJ Reggie Reg RRHHYY TTHH M M && BBRREEW WSS (Chattanooga) Davey Smith and the Pearl Snap Preachers, Remembering January AATTLLAANN TTAA M MO OTT O ORR SSPPEEEED DW WA AYY (Hampton, GA) A Flock of Seagulls CCHH AATTTT AAHHOO OOCC IIEE HHIILLLLSS (Fairburn, GA) “TomorrowWorld” TTEE RRM MIIN NA ALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) Ok Go CCEE NNTT EENN NNIIAALL OO LLYYM M PPIICC PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Outkast CCEE NNTT EERR SSTT AAGGEE (Atlanta) Marc Broussard TTHH EE TT AABBEERRNNAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Nick Swardson PPHHIILLIIPPSS AARREE NNAA (Atlanta) Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Randy Rogers Band CCIITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY N NA ASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Bobby Bare, Bobby Bare Jr. GGRRAANNDD OOLLEE OOPPRRYY HHOO UUSSEE (Nashville) Exile, Alabama Shakes, RaeLynn IINNTT EERRNNAATT IIOO NNAALL (Knoxville) Cosby Sweater
SSA ATT UURRDDAAYY SSee pptt eem mbbeerr 2277 TTHH EE CC OOM M EEDDYY CC AATT CCHH (Chattanooga) Quinn Dahle RRHHYY TTHH M M && BBRREEW WSS (Chattanooga) The Pool
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BBAARRTT ’’SS LLAAKKEESSHH OORREE (Chattanooga) DJ E RRAAW W (Chattanooga) DJ Reggie Reg TTHH EE EEAARRLL (Atlanta) The Dream Syndicate 552299 (Atlanta) Shonen Knife CCEENN TT EENNNN IIAALL OOLLYY M MPPIICC PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Outkast, Kid Cudi, Childish Gambino WO W OLLFF CCRREEEE K KA AM MPPH H IITTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Mint Condition, Blackstreet feat. Teddy Riley, Tony! Toni, Tone PPHH IILLIIPPSS AARREENN AA (Atlanta) Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood FFRREEDDRRIICC KK BBRROOW WN N JJRR.. A AM MPPH H IITT H HEEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Styx WIILLD W D BBIILLLL’’ SS (Duluth, GA) Skid Row CCHH AATTTT AAHHOO OOCC IIEE HH IILLLLSS (Fairburn, GA) “TomorrowWorld” MEERRCC YY LL O M OU UN NG GEE (Nashville) Ok Go WO W ORRK KPPLLA AYY TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Birmingham) Marc Broussard
SSU UNNDDAAYY SSeepptt eem mbbeerr 2288 TTHH EE CC OOM MEE DDYY CC AATTCC HH (Chattanooga) Quinn Dahle SSKKYYZZOO OO (Chattanooga) DJ Exphacter TTRRAACC KK 2299 (Chattanooga) St. Paul & the Broken Bones SSUUGGAARR’’ SS (Chattanooga) Tim Starnes & Robby Hopkins MA M ARRA ATTH HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO O RRK KSS (Nashville) Bonobo, FattyDl CCIITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY N NA ASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Marc Broussard, Andy Suzuki & the Method, Mingo Fishtrap RRIIVV EE RRFF RROONNTT PPAARRKK (Nashville) Dierks Bentley, Chris Young, Randy Houser, Kip Moore, Jon Pardi RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O O RRII U UM M (Nashville) Chicago BBUU CCKKHH EEAADD TTHH EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Airborne Toxic Event CCOO BBBB EE NNEERRGG YY PPEERRFFOO RRM M IIN NG GA ARRTTSS CCEE N NTT EERR (Atlanta) The Head and the Heart CCEENN TT EENNNN IIAALL OOLLYY M MPPIICC PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Outkast CCHH AATTTT AAHHOO OOCC IIEE HH IILLLLSS (Fairburn, GA) “TomorrowWorld”
MOONNDDAAYY SSeeppttee m M mbbee rr 2299 RRAAW W (Chattanooga) DJ Spicolli TTRREEM M OONNTT TT AAVV EERRNN (Chattanooga) Trivia Night TTHH EE OOFF FFIICC EE (Chattanooga) SpeakEasy FFOOXX && HH OOUUNN DD (Chattanooga) DJ Exphacter
TTU U EESSDDAAYY SSeepptt eem mbbeerr 33 00 RRAAW W (Chattanooga) DJ Spicolli TTRREEM M OONNTT TT AAVV EERRNN (Chattanooga) Open Mic w/ Mike McDade SSOOUUTT HHSS IIDDEE TT AAVV EERRNN (Chattanooga) Troy Underwood
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RRAAW W (Chattanooga) Open Jam w/ Jonathan Wimpee and friends LLAASS M MA ARRG GA ARRIITT A A’’SS (Chattanooga) Priscilla & Little Rickee AARRII’’ SS HHAARRBBOO RR LLIIGGHH TTSS (Chattanooga) Keyz Brown TT HHEE TTAAVV EERRNN (Soddy-Daisy) Roberts & Sims JJ ..JJ ..’’ SS BBOO HHEEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Juniper Rising RRHH YYTT HHM M && BBRREE W WSS (Chattanooga) Rye Baby, Amber Drive, Jon Mullins GG EEOORRGG IIAA DDOO M MEE (Atlanta) One Direction TT HHEE TT AABBEE RRNNAACCLL EE (Atlanta) Belle & Sebastian EE DDDDIIEE ’’SS AATTTT IICC (Atlanta) Glen Phillips VV AARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYYHH OOUUSS EE (Atlanta) Hozier, James Bay RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Ian Anderson SSCC HHEE RRM MEERRH HO ORRN N SSYYM M PPH HO ON N YY CCEE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Yo-Yo Ma EE XXIITT// IINN (Nashville) J. Mascis WA W ARR M M EEM MO O RRIIA ALL A AU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Skrillex
UPPCC OOM U M IINNGG EEVVEENNTTSS JJ ..JJ ..’’ SS BBOO HHEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Megan Jean & the KFB October 2 SSM M IITTH H ’’SS O OLLD D EE BBA ARR (Atlanta) Glenn Tilbrook October 2 EE DDDDIIEE ’’SS AATTTT IICC (Atlanta) Meiko October 2 IIRROO NN CC IITTYY (Birmingham) Broken Bells, Hamilton Leithauser October 2 CC IITT YY W WII N NEERRYY N NA ASSH H VV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Glen Phillips October 2 RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Larry Gatlin, Mel Tillis October 2 RROO SSSS’’ LL AANNDDIINN GG PPAARRKK (Chattanooga) “Three Sisters Music Festival” Del McCoury, Rhonda Vincent, The Claire Lynch Band October 3 NN ’’AAW WLLIIN N SS (Cleveland, TN) Convertibull October 3 TT EERRM MII N NA ALL W WEESS TT (Atlanta) J. Mascis October 3 VV AARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYYHH OOUUSS EE (Atlanta) Asia October 3 TT HHEE M MA ASSQ QU UEERRA AD DEE (Atlanta) You Me At Six, Stars In Stereo October 3 TT HHEE LLOOFF TT (Atlanta) Imelda May, Belfuries October 3 TT HHEE TT AABBEE RRNN AACCLL EE (Atlanta) Rise Against, Touche Amore October 3 LLAAUU RREE LL TT HHEEAATT RREE (Knoxville) Scott Miller October 3 MA M ARRA ATT H HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO O RRK KSS (Nashville) Chromeo, Wave Racer October 3 WIILLD W DH HO O RRSSEE SSA ALLO OO ON N (Nashville) Wilson Phillips October 3 RROO SSSS’’ LL AANNDDIINN GG PPAARRKK (Chattanooga) “Three Sisters Music Festival” The Steeldrivers, Balsam Range October 4 CC EENN TTEE RR SSTTAAGG EE (Atlanta) Allen Stone October 4 CC OOBBBB EENN EERRGG YY PPEE RRFFOORRM MII N NG GA ARRTT SS CC EEN N TTEE RR (Atlanta) Gino Vanelli October 4 RROO CCKKEE TTOO W WN N (Nashville) You Me At Six,
Stars In Stereo October 4 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Jerry Lee Lewis October 4 H && PPO 1122TT H O RRTTEE RR (Nashville) Marc Ford, Elijah Ford & The Bloom October 4 ALLAABBAAM A MAA TT H HEE AATTRREE (Birmingham) Kacey Musgraves, John & Jacob October 4 D && LLII N 33RRD ND DSSLLEE YY (Nashville) Allen Stone October 5 FFRRA AN NK K LLIIN N TT H HEE AATTRREE (Franklin) Asia October 5 TT EERRM MIIN N AALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) Polica October 6 TT H HEE TTAABBEERRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Sam Smith October 6 TT H HEE M MAASSQ QU U EERRAAD DEE (Atlanta) Mewithoutyou, The Appleseed Cast, Hop Along October 7 TT H HEE TTAABBEERRN 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 VV A ARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Paolo Nutini 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 USSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Citizen Cope October 7 BBO OTT TT LLEETT RREE EE (Birmingham) Polica October 7 WAARR M W MEE M MO O RRIIAALL AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Erasure October 8 MAARRAATT H M HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) The Gaslight Anthem, Against Me! October 8 TT H HEE TTAABBEERRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Lykke Li October 8 BBU UCC K KH HEE AAD D TT H HEEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Chvrches October 8 BBIIJJO OU U TT H HEEAATT RREE (Knoxville) Shovels & Rope, John Fullbright October 8 BBRRA ACCK KIIN N SS BBLLU UEE SS CCLL U UBB (Maryville, TN) Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials 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 N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Citizen Cope October 9 VV O ON N BBRRAAU UN N CC EEN NTT EERR (Huntsville) Widespread Panic October 10 IIRRO ON N CCII TTYY (Birmingham) Fitz & the Tantrums, Big Data October 10 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON NEE AARREEN N AA (Nashville) Casting Crowns, Mandisa, Sidewalk Prophets October 10 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Loretta Lynn October 10 TT H HEE M MAASSQ QU U EERRAAD DEE (Atlanta) For All Those Sleeping, Capture the Crown, Ice Nine Kills, Palisades, Myka Delicate, Youth In Revolt October 10 HEE AAVVEE N H N AATT TT H HEE M MAASSQ QU UEERRAAD D EE (Atlanta) Children of Bodom, Machine Head, Epica, Battlecross October 10 BBLLIIN ND DW WIILLLLIIEE ’’SS (Atlanta) Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials October 10 RREED D LLIIG GH H TT CCAAFFÉÉ (Atlanta) Peter Case October 10 ARREEN A N AA @ @G GW WIIN NN NEETT TT CC EEN NTT EERR (Atlanta) Five Finger Death Punch, Volbeat, Hellyeah, Nuthing More October 11 VV EERRIIZZO ON NW WII RREE LLEESSSS AAM MPPH HIITT H HEE AATTRREE AATT EEN N CCO O RREE PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Widespread Panic October 11 KEEN K NN NEE SSAAW W SSTT AATTEE U UN NII VVEE RRSS IITTYY (Kennesaw, GA) Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign October 11
LLA AK KEEVV IIEEW 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 VVA ARRIIEE TTYY PPLLA AYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Miranda Sings October 12 KN K NO O XXVVIILLLL EE 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 MA M ARRA ATT H HO ON NM MU U SSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) The War On Drugs, Peter Matthew Bauer October 13 TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Nahko And Medicine For The People October 14 TTH H EE M MA ASSQ QU UEE RRA AD DEE (Atlanta) Butcher Babies, Anti-Mortem October 14 IIRRO ON N CCIITT YY (Birmingham) Chromeo, Wave Racer October 14 TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Lacuna Coil, Devil You Know October 15 BBRRII D DG GEE SSTTO ON NEE A ARREEN NA A (Nashville) Motley Crue, Alice Cooper October 15 CCA AN NN NEERRYY BBA ALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Dan + Shay October 15 TTEE RRM MIIN NA ALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) Of Montreal October 15 TTH H EE M MA ASSQ QU UEE RRA AD DEE (Atlanta) Suicide Silence, The Black Dahlia Murder October 15 ALLA A ABBA AM MA A TT H HEEA ATT RREE (Birmingham) Straight No Chaser October 15 TTIIVV O O LLII TT H HEEA ATT RREE (Chattanooga) Kip Moore, Charlie Worsham October 16 TTEE RRM MIIN NA ALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) Keller Williams October 16 TTH H EE TT A ABBEERRN NA ACC LLEE (Atlanta) The War On Drugs, Peter Matthew Bauer October 16 BBRRII D DG GEE SSTTO ON NEE A ARREEN NA A (Nashville) Paul McCartney October 16 CCIITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY (Nashville) Sandra Bernhard October 17 CCA AN NN NEERRYY BBA ALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Boyce Avenue October 17 VVA ARRIIEE TTYY PPLLA AYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Ziggy Marley October 17 CCO O BBBB EEN NEE RRG GYY PPEERRFFO O RRM MIIN NG GA ARRTT SS CCEE N NTT EERR (Atlanta) Brian Culbertson October 17 LLA AU URREELL TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Leah Gardner October 17 WH W HO O TTEE LL--M M IID DTT O OW WN N (Atlanta) Sandra Bernhardt October 18 FFO OXX TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Jason Isbell October 18 TTH H EE TT A ABBEERRN NA ACC LLEE (Atlanta) Boyce Avenue October 18 HA H ARRRRA AH H’’ SS CC H HEE RRO OK KEEEE CC A ASS IIN NO O (Cherokee) George Lopez October 18 CCIITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY N NA ASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Joan Osborne October 18 SSCCH H EERRM M EERRH HO O RRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CC EEN NTT EE RR (Nashville) REO Speedwagon October 19 NA N ASSH H VVIILL LLEE M MU U SSIICC CCIITT YY CC EEN NTT EERR (Nashville) “Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me Benefit” The Band Perry, Delta Rae, Ashley Campbell October 19 VVO ON N BBRRA AU UN N CCEE N NTT EERR (Huntsville) Diamond Rio October 19 TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Julian Casablancas October 20 CCIITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY N NA ASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Macy Gray October 20 MA M ARRA ATT H HO ON NM MU U SSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Julian Casablancas October 21 VVA ARRIIEE TTYY PPLLA AYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Macy Gray
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October 21 ARREE N A NA A@ @G GW WIIN NN N EETT TT CC EEN N TT EERR (Atlanta) Enrique Igelisias, Pitbull October 22 EED DD D IIEE’’ SS A ATTTT IICC (Atlanta) Andy McKee October 22 HEEA H AVV EEN NA ATT TTH H EE M MA ASSQ QU UEE RRA AD DEE (Atlanta) Julian Casablancas October 22 TTH H EE TT A ABBEERRN NA ACC LLEE (Atlanta) Ne-Yo October 23 CCIITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY N NA ASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Los Lobos October 22 RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O O RRII U UM M (Nashville) Wilco October 22 JJ..JJ..’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIA A (Chattanooga) Jon Wayne & the Pain October 23 RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O O RRII U UM M (Nashville) Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires October 24 MEERRCC YY LL O M OU UN NG GEE (Nashville) Guided by Voices October 24 HEEA H AVV EEN NA ATT TTH H EE M MA ASSQ QU UEE RRA AD DEE (Atlanta) Bombay Bicycle Club, Milo Greene October 24 TTH H EE TT A ABBEERRN NA ACC LLEE (Atlanta) Capital Cities, Night Terrors of 1927 October 24 IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) Yonder Mountain String Band October 24 RRIIA ALLTT O O CCEE N NTT EERR (Atlanta) Los Lobos October 25 TTEE RRM M IIN NA ALL W WEE SSTT (Atlanta) Of Montreal, Pillar Point October 25 VVA ARRIIEETT YY PPLLA AYY H HO OU U SSEE (Atlanta) Paul Thorn October 25 BBU U CCK KH H EEA AD D TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) American Authors, The Mowgli’s, Oh Honey October 25 TTH H EE TT A ABBEERRN NA ACC LLEE (Atlanta) Capital Cities, Night Terrors of 1927 October 24 112200 TTA AVV EERRN N (Marietta, GA) Shenandoah October 25 JJA AM MEESS K K.. PPO OLLK K TT H H EEA ATT RREE (Nashville) Richard Marx October 25 RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O O RRII U UM M (Nashville) Jason Isbell, St. Paul & the Broken Bones October 25 CCA AN NN N EERRYY BBA ALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Lake Street Dive October 25 FFRRA AN NK KLLIIN N TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Franklin, TN) NRBQ October 25 TTH H EE CC O ON N CCO OU URRSSEE (Knoxville) Twiztid October 25 RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O O RRII U UM M (Nashville) Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson October 26 SSYYM M PPH HO ON N YY H HA ALLLL (Atlanta) Susan Boyle October 26 WO W ORRK KPPLLA AYY TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Birmingham) Jimmy Eat World October 26 TTEE RRM M IIN NA ALL W WEE SSTT (Atlanta) Trigger Hippy October 27 TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) The Chris Robinson Brotherhood October 28 ARREE N A NA A@ @G GW WIIN NN N EETT TT CC EEN N TT EERR (Atlanta) Judas Priest, Steel Panther October 28 TTH H EE M MA ASSQ QU UEE RRA AD D EE (Atlanta) Yellowcard, Memphis May Fire, Emarosa October 28 IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) Julian Casablancas October 28 SSTTO ON NEE FFO OXX (Nashville) Screaming Females Pujol October 28 SSLLU UG GG GO O’’ SS N NO O RRTTH H (Chattanooga) The Paul Collins Beat, Future Virgins October 29 RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O O RRII U UM M (Nashville) First Aid Kit October 29 HIIG H GH HW WA ATT TT (Nashville) Rubblebucket October 29 TTH H EE EEN ND D (Nashville) For All Those Sleeping, Capture the Crown, Ice Nine Kills, Palisades, Myka Relocate, Youth In Revolt October 29
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SEPTEMBER 25-28
QUINN DAHLE
QUINN IS A SMART, CLEAN AND WITTY STANDUP COMIC WITH IMPECCABLE TIMING. HE HAS WORKED WITH SUCH NAMES AS ROBIN WILLIAMS, DREW CAREY, TIM ALLEN, DANE COOK, DANA CARVEY, NORM MCDONALD
OCTOBER 2-5
RICKY REYES
RICKY HITS THE STAGE LIKE A TECHNICIAN. HE USES THE MICROPHONE, STAGE, AND HIS VOICE LIKE AN F-14 FIGHTER PILOT; DROPPING HIS POINT OF VIEW LIKE SIDEWINDER AND SPARROW MISSILES ON UNSUSPECTING CROWDS, CAUSING EXPLOSIVE LAUGHTER AND COLLATERAL DAMAGE EVERYWHERE.GROWING UP IN A FAMILY OF FIVE KIDS, RICKY WORE A LOT OF HAND-ME-DOWNS. THIS MAY NOT SEEM UNUSUAL, BUT THE DIFFERENCE WAS THAT HE HAD FOUR SISTERS. RICKY HAS BEEN FEATURED ON COMEDY CENTRAL’S LOUNGE LIZARDS.
OCTOBER 9-12
GARY CONRAD
COME SEE THE WILD AND CRAZY THINGS SOME PEOPLE WILL DO. MASTER HYPNOTIST GARY CONRAD WILL HAVE YOU THOROUGHLY AMAZED. VOLUNTEER TO BE PART OF THE SHOW, GARY WILL PUT YOU TO SLEEP AND YOU WILL BECOME PART OF A HYPNOTIC ADVENTURE. EACH SHOW IS A DIFFERENT, EXCITING EXPERIENCE FOR THE AUDIENCE AS WELL AS THE VOLUNTEERS. WE WILL HAVE AN "ALL AGES MATINEE SHOW SUNDAY THE 16TH AT 5PM AND "THE EROTICA SHOW" FOR THE ADVENTUROUS ADULTS PRESENTED FRIDAY LATE SHOW AND SUNDAY AT 7:30PM
OCTOBER 16
KARLOUS MILLER FOR UPDATES, DISCOUNTS AND FREE TICKETS, TEXT COMEDYCATCH TO 99000
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MAARRAATT H M HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Beats Antique, Shpongle, Emancipator, Lafa Taylor October 29 TT EERRM MIIN N AALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) Hurray for the Riff Raff October 29 BBU UCC K KH HEE AAD D TT H HEEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Lake Street Dive October 29 TT IIVVO O LLII TT H HEE AATTRREE (Chattanooga) Kevin James October 30 TT H HO OM MPPSSO ON N --BBO OLLIIN NG G AARREE N NAA (Knoxville) Eric Church, Dwight Yoakum, Halestorm October 30 TT H HEE TTAABBEERRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Jason Derulo, Wallpaper, Becky G October 30 552299 (Atlanta) The Paul Collins Beat October 30 TT RRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Moon Taxi October 31 TT IIVVO O LLII TT H HEE AATTRREE (Chattanooga) Ray LaMontagne, The Belle Brigade October 31 TT H HEE M MAASSQ QU U EERRAAD DEE (Atlanta) Issues, I Killed The Prom Queen, Ghost Town, Marmozets, Nightmares October 31 VV A ARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) First Aid Kit November 1 552299 (Atlanta) Screaming Females Pujol November 1 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Martina McBride November 1 CC IITTYY W WIIN N EERRYY N NAASSH H VVIILLLL EE (Nashville) Mike Doughty November 1 TT H HEE M MAASSQ QU U EERRAAD DEE (Atlanta) Joey Bada$$ November 2 BBU UCC K KH HEE AAD D TT H HEEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Death From Above 1979 November 3 CC A AN NN NEE RRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) The New Pornographers, The Pains of Being Pure At heart November 4 MAARRAATT H M HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Death From Above 1979 November 4 IIRRO ON N CCII TTYY (Birmingham) Neon Trees, Fictionist November 4 TT RRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Neon Trees, Fictionist November 5 FFIIN N EE AARRTT SS CC EEN NTT EERR AATT U U TTCC (Chattanooga) Dave Mason November 5
D && LLIIN 33RRD ND DSSLLEEYY (Nashville) Rachel Yamagata November 5 HIIG H GH HW WA ATT TT (Nashville) Har Mar Superstar, Pizza Underground November 5 TTEE RRM MIIN NA ALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) Matisyahu November 5 VVIIN N YYLL (Atlanta) Meat Puppets, Cass McCombs November 5 TTEE N NN NEE SSSSEEEE TT H HEEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Gov’t Mule November 5 BBIIJJO OU U TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Lake Street Dive November 5 CCIITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY N NA ASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Howie Gelb, Grant Lee Phillips November 5 TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) O.A.R., Andy Grammer November 6 WO W ORRK KPPLLA AYY TT H HEEA ATT RREE (Birmingham) Rachel Yamagata November 6 MA M ARRK K CC .. SSM MIITT H H CCO ON NCC EERRTT H HA ALLLL (Huntsville) Loretta Lynn November 6 BBU UCCK KH HEEA AD D TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) The New Pornographers, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart November 6 MA M ARRA ATT H HO ON NM MU U SSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Mastodon November 6 TTEE N NN NEE SSSSEEEE TT H HEEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Neon Trees November 6 TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Kansas November 7 TTH H EE TT A ABBEERRN NA ACC LLEE (Atlanta) Mastodon November 7 BBIIJJO OU U TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Robin Trower, Kevin Abernathy November 7 ZZYY D DEECC O O (Birmingham) Foxy Shazam, Masked Intruder, Sycamour November 7 TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Robin Trower November 8 EED DD D IIEE’’ SS A ATT TTIICC (Atlanta) Chris Smither November 8 VVA ARRIIEE TTYY PPLLA AYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) The Horrors November 8 TTH H EE TT A ABBEERRN NA ACC LLEE (Atlanta) Primus November 8 TTH H EE LLO O FFTT (Atlanta) Melvins November 8 FFO OXX TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Aretha Franklin November 8 BBIIJJO OU U TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Dave Mason
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November 9 SSYYM M PPH HO ON N YY H HA ALLLL (Atlanta) Rufus Wainwright November 9 TTH H EE EEA ARRLL (Atlanta) Rev. Horton Heat November 9 BBRRIID DG GEESS TTO ON NEE A ARREE N NA A (Nashville) James Taylor November 9 TTH H EE LLO O FFTT (Atlanta) Yelle November 10 TTH H EE TT A ABBEERRN NA ACC LLEE (Atlanta) Interpol November 10 CCIITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY N NA ASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) John Oates November 10 RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O O RRII U UM M (Nashville) Chrissie Hynde November 10 IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) John Butler Trio November 10 TTRRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Halestorm November 11 TTEE RRM M IIN NA ALL W WEE SSTT (Atlanta) Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. November 11 MA M ARRA ATTH HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO O RRK KSS (Nashville) Interpol November 11 ZZYYD D EECC O O (Birmingham) Mayday Parade, Tonight Alive, Major League, Pvris November 11 RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O O RRII U UM M (Nashville) Straight No Chaser November 12 RRO O CCK KEE TTO OW WN N (Nashville) Issues, I Killed the Prom Queen, Ghost Town, Marmozets, Nightmares November 12 FFO OXX TT H HEE A ATTRREE (Atlanta) Lynyrd Skynyrd, Trace Adkins, Alabama, Gregg Allman, The Charlie Daniels Band, Peter Frampton, Warren Haynes, Jamey Johnson, Moe, Gov’t Mule, Aaron Lewis, Robert Randolph, Blackberry Smoke, Cheap Trick, Donnie Van Zandt November 12 IIN NTT EERRN NA ATT IIO ON NA ALL (Knoxville) Halestorm November 12 1111TTH H FFRRA AM MEE A ATT M MA AD DIISS O ON N BBO OW WLLIIN NG G CC EEN NTT EERR (Madison, AL) Puddle of Mudd November 12 TTH H EE M MEE LLTT IIN NG G PPO O IIN NTT (Athens, GA) Aaron Carter November 13 CCIITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY N NA ASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Daniel Lanois, Brian Blade November 13 RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O O RRII U UM M (Nashville) John Butler
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Trio November 13 FF O OXX TT H HEEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Straight No Chaser November 14 TT H HEE LLO OFF TT (Atlanta) Aaron Carter November 14 BBU UCC K KH HEE A AD D TT H HEE A ATTRREE (Atlanta) Jenny Lewis November 14 CC IITT YY W WII N NEERRYY N NA ASSH H VV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Sinead O’Connor November 14 KN K NO OXXVV IILLLLEE CCO O LLIISSEEU UM M (Knoxville) Little Big Town, Brett Edredge, Brothers Osborne November 14 SSO OU UN ND D && PPA AG GEE (Birmingham) Charlie Mars November 14 IIRRO ON NH HO ORRSSEE CCA AFFÉÉ (Birmingham) Puddle of Mudd November 14 ALLA A ABBA AM MA A TT H H EEA ATT RREE (Birmingham) St. Paul & the Broken Bones November 14 ALLA A ABBA AM MA A TT H H EEA ATT RREE (Birmingham) Straight No Chaser November 15 RRO O CCK KEE TTO OW WN N (Nashville) Aaron Carter November 15 CC IITT YY W WII N NEERRYY N NA ASSH H VV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Sinead O’Connor November 15 SSM M IITTH H ’’SS O OLLD D EE BBA ARR (Atlanta) Stroke 9 November 15 FF O OXX TT H HEEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Little Big Town, Brett Edredge, Brothers Osborne November 15 D RRU D UN NK KEE N NU UN N IICCO O RRN N (Atlanta) Alvvays November 15 TT EERRM MII N NA ALL W WEESS TT (Atlanta) We Were Promised Jetpacks November 16 TT H HEE M MA ASSQ QU UEERRA AD DEE (Atlanta) Attila, Crown the Empire, Like Moths to Flames, Sworn In November 16 RREED D LLIIG GH HTT CCA AFF ÉÉ (Atlanta) Patty Larkin November 16 AN A N TTH H EEM M (Nashville) B.o.B., Kevin Gates November 16 BBO OTT TT LLEETT RREEEE (Birmingham) Alvvays November 16 MA M ARRA ATT H HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO O RRK KSS (Nashville) Dillon Francis November 17 H EEA H AVV EEN NA ATT TT H H EE M MA ASSQ QU UEE RRAAD D EE (Atlanta) Breathe Carolina, Candyland, Flinch, Dotcom November 17 BBIIJJO OU U TT H HEE A ATTRREE (Knoxville) Leon Russell November 17 CC IITT YY W WII N NEERRYY N NA ASSH H VV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Leon Russell November 18 IIRRO ON N CC IITTYY (Birmingham) Method Man, Redman, BReal, Mick Jenkins November 19 BBO OTT TT LLEETT RREEEE (Birmingham) Southern Culture on the Skids November 19 CC IITT YY W WII N NEERRYY N NA ASSH H VV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Leon Russell November 19 RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Phillip Phillips November 19 JJ U UPPIITTEE RR O ON N TTH H EE SS TTRRIIPP (Tuscaloosa) Aaron Carter November 19 IIM M PPRRO O VV CCO OM MEED D YY CCLLU U BB (Atlanta) Dave Koechner November 20 TT H HEE SSTT A ARR BBA ARR (Atlanta) Southern Culture on the Skids November 20 CC IITT YY W WII N NEERRYY N NA ASSH H VV IILLLLEE (Nashville) David Grisman Sextet November 21 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON N EE A ARREEN NA A (Nashville) Slipknot, Korn, King 810 November 21 TT H HEE SSTT A ARR BBA ARR (Atlanta) Southern Culture on the Skids November 21 IIM M PPRRO O VV CCO OM MEED D YY CCLLU U BB (Atlanta) Dave Koechner November 21 FF O OXX TT H HEEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Mannheim Steamroller November 22 TT H HEE TT A ABBEE RRN NA ACCLL EE (Atlanta) Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies, Exodus November 22
CC EEN NTT EERR SSTT AAG GEE (Atlanta) Anberlin November 22 IIM MPPRRO O VV CC O OM MEED D YY CC LLU UBB (Atlanta) Dave Koechner November 22 BBLLIIN ND DW WIILLLLIIEE ’’SS (Atlanta) The Nighthawks November 22 CC IITTYY W WIIN N EERRYY N NAASSH H VVIILLLL EE (Nashville) David Grisman Sextet November 22 SSCC RRU UFFFFYY CC IITT YY H H AALLLL (Knoxville) Gangstagrass, Megan Jean & the KFB November 22 H &&PPO 1122TT H O RRTT EERR (Nashville) Adrian Belew, Saul Zonana November 22 CC IITTYY W WIIN N EERRYY N NAASSH H VVIILLLL EE (Nashville) Rhett Miller November 23 WO W ORRK KPPLLAAYY TT H HEE AATTRREE (Birmingham) Kill the Noise, Botnek, Two Fresh November 23 IIRRO ON N CCII TTYY (Birmingham) Better Than Ezra November 23 TT RRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) Kill the Noise, Botnek, Two Fresh November 24 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) The Charlie Daniels Band November 24 AN A NTT H HEE M M (Nashville) Kill the Noise, Botnek, Two Fresh November 25 TT H HEE M MAASSQ QU U EERRAAD DEE (Atlanta) Relient K, Blondfire November 26 SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY H HAALLLL (Atlanta) Melissa Etheridge November 26 IIN NTT EERRN N AATTIIO ON NAALL (Knoxville) Kill the Noise, Botnek, Two Fresh November 26 TT RRA ACC K K 2299 (Chattanooga) The 1975 November 28 TT H HEE TTAABBEERRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Blackberry Smoke November 28 TT EERRM MIIN N AALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) K Theory, Watch the Duck November 28 TT H HEE AARREE N NAA AATT G GW WIIN NN NEE TT TT CC EEN N TTEE RR (Atlanta) Brantley Gilbert, Tyler Farr, Chase Bryant November 28 HEE AAVVEE N H N AATT TT H HEE M MAASSQ QU UEERRAAD D EE (Atlanta) Every Time I Die, The Ghost Inside, Architects, Hundredth, Backtrack November 28 TT H HEE BBU U CCK KH H EEAAD D TTH H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Moon Taxi, Cosby Sweater November 28
TTH H EE LLO O FFTT (Atlanta) Augustana, Scars on 45 November 28 BBO OU UTT W WEELLLL A AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Birmingham) Casting Crowns, Mandisa, Sidewalk Prophets November 28 TTH H EE TT A ABBEERRN NA ACC LLEE (Atlanta) The 1975 November 29 VVA ARRIIEE TTYY PPLLA AYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Shawn Mullins November 29 CCIITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY N NA ASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Dave Davies November 30 EEXXIITT //IIN N (Nashville) Gwar, Corrosion of Conformity, American Sharks December 2 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Amy Grant, Vince Gill December 3 TTH H EE G G EEM M TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Calhoun, GA) Howie Day December 4 TTEE RRM MIIN NA ALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) Adrian Belew, Saul Zonana December 4 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Amy Grant, Vince Gill December 4 IIM MPPRRO OVV CC O OM M EED DYY CC LLU UBB (Atlanta) Paul Reiser December 5 CCO O BBBB EEN NEE RRG GYY PPEERRFFO O RRM MIIN NG GA ARRTT SS CCEE N NTT EERR (Atlanta) Brian Setzer Orchestra December 5 SSCCH H EERRM M EERRH HO O RRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CC EEN NTT EE RR (Nashville) The Manhattan Transfer December 5 BBRRII D DG GEE SSTTO ON NEE A ARREEN NA A (Nashville) Brantley Gilbert, Chase Bryant, Tyler Farr December 5 CCIITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY N NA ASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Jackopierce December 5 IIM MPPRRO OVV CC O OM M EED DYY CC LLU UBB (Atlanta) Paul Reiser December 6 BBU UCCK KH HEEA AD D TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Skinny Puppy, VNV Nation, Haujobb, Youth Code December 6 HEE A H AVVEE N NA ATT TT H HEE M MA ASSQ QU U EERRA AD DEE (Atlanta) Gwar, Corrosion of Conformity, American Sharks December 6 CCIITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY N NA ASSH HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Sonny Landreth, Cindy Cashdollar December 7 CCEE N NTT EERR SSTT A AG GEE (Atlanta) Circa Survive, Title Fight December 7 TTH H EE M MA ASSQ QU UEE RRA AD DEE (Atlanta) Misfits
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BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON N EE A ARREEN NA A (Nashville) Justin Timberlake December 19 ARREEN A NA A@ @G GW W IIN NN NEE TTTT CC EEN N TTEE RR (Atlanta) Justin Timberlake December 20 TT H HEE TT A ABBEE RRN NA ACCLL EE (Atlanta) Flosstradamus, GTA, Two-9 December 20 CC A AN NN N EERRYY BBA ALLLL RRO OO OM M (Nashville) Augustana, Scars on 45 December 20 TT EEN NN NEESSSS EEEE TT H H EEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Mannheim Steamroller December 22 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON N EE A ARREEN NA A (Nashville) Bassnectar December 31 WA W ARR M M EEM MO O RRIIA ALL A AU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Moon Taxi December 31 DO D OW WN NTT O OW WN NN NA ASS H HVV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Lady Antebellum December 31 PPH H IILLIIPPSS A ARREEN NA A (Atlanta) Keith Sweat, Dru Hill, The Isley Brothers, Jeffery Osborne December 31 SSCC H HEE RRM MEERRH HO ORRN N SSYYM M PPH HO ON N YY CCEE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Kenny Rogers January 15-17 TT H HEE 112200 TT A AVVEE RRN N (Marietta, GA) Shooter Jennings With Waymore’s Outlaws February 7 WIILLD W DH HO O RRSSEE SSA ALLO OO ON N (Nashville) Rick Springfield February 13 CC IITT YY W WII N NEERRYY N NA ASSH H VV IILLLLEE (Nashville) Arlo Guthrie February 17/18 PPH H IILLIIPPSS A ARREEN NA A (Atlanta) Maroon 5, Magic!, Rozzi Crane February 19 SSCC H HEE RRM MEERRH HO ORRN N SSYYM M PPH HO ON N YY CCEE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Styx February 19-21 EE D DD DIIEE ’’SS A ATTTT IICC (Atlanta) John Hammond February 22 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON N EE A ARREEN NA A (Nashville) Maroon 5, Magic!, Rozzi Crane February 22 BBJJCC CC CCO ON NCC EERRTT H HA ALLLL (Birmingham) John Mellencamp, Carlene Carter March 12 TT H HEE TT A ABBEE RRN NA ACCLL EE (Atlanta) Hozier March 13 RRYY M MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Hozier March 14 SSCC H HEE RRM MEERRH HO ORRN N SSYYM M PPH HO ON N YY CCEE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Vienna Boys Choir March 15
OPENI NG T HIS WEEK The Boxtrolls PG Cheesebridge is a posh Victorian-era town obsessed with wealth, class and the stinkiest of fine cheeses. Beneath its charming cobblestone streets dwell the Boxtrolls, foul monsters who crawl out of the sewers at night and steal what the townspeople hold most dear: their children and their cheeses. At least, that’s the legend residents have always believed. In truth, the Boxtrolls are an underground cavern-dwelling community of quirky and lovable oddballs who wear recycled cardboard boxes the way turtles wear their shells. The Boxtrolls have raised an orphaned human boy, Eggs, since infancy as one of their dumpster-diving and mechanical junk-collecting own. When the Boxtrolls are targeted by villainous
pest exterminator Archibald Snatcher, who is bent on eradicating them as his ticket to Cheesebridge society, the kindhearted band of tinkerers must turn to their adopted charge and adventurous rich girl Winnie to bridge two worlds amidst the winds of change - and cheese. The Equalizer R McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawak-
Chloe Grace Moretz and Denzel “The Equalizer”. ened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer.
NOW SH OWING A Walk Among The Tombstones R Matt Scudder is an ex-NYPD cop who now works as an unlicensed private investigator operating just outside the law. When Scudder reluctantly agrees to help a heroin trafficker hunt down the men who kidnapped and then brutally murdered his wife, the PI learns that this is not the first time these men have committed this sort of twisted crime nor will it be the last. Blurring the lines between right and wrong, Scudder races to track the deviants through the backstreets of New York City before they kill again. As Above/So Below PG-13 Miles of twisting catacombs lie beneath the streets of Paris, the eternal home to countless souls. When a team of explorers venture into the uncharted maze of bones, they uncover the dark secret that lies with this city of the dead. A journey into madness and terror. Dolphin Tale 2 PG It has been several years since young Sawyer Nelson and the dedicated team at the Clearwater Marine Hospital, headed by Dr. Clay Haskett, rescued Winter. With the help of Dr. Cameron McCarthy, who developed a unique prosthetic tail for the injured dolphin, ENIGMA
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they were able to save her life. Yet their fight is not over. Winter’s surrogate mother, the very elderly dolphin Panama, has passed away, leaving Winter without the only poolmate she has ever known. However, the loss of Panama may have even greater repercussions for Winter, who, according to USDA regulations, cannot be housed alone, as dolphins’ social behavior requires them to be paired with other dolphins. Time is running out to find a companion for her before the team at Clearwater loses their beloved Winter to another aquarium. The Giver PG-13 Jonas is a young man who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with The Giver, who is the sole keeper of all the community’s memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community’s secret past. With this newfound power of knowledge, he realizes that the stakes are higher than imagined – a matter of life and death for himself and those he loves most. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all – a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before. Guardians of the Galaxy PG-13 Brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-
persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits — Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand — with the galaxy’s fate in the balance. 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. Mallory’s enchanting sous chef, Marguerite, combine with his mysteriously delicious talent to weave magic between their two cultures and imbue SaintAntonin 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.
dark deal who turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
newly jobless Judd Foxman has to travel home to face his dysfunctional family, including his hot-to-trot psychiatrist mom, his sarcastic older brother, his unhappy sister and his too-perfect The Maze Runner PG-13 younger brother in an effort to see if When Thomas wakes up trapped in a family bonds will prevent them from massive maze with a group of other killing one another. boys, he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams Tusk R about a mysterious organization When his best friend and podcast coknown as W.C.K.D. Only by piecing host goes missing in the backwoods of together fragments of his past with Canada, a young guy joins forces with clues he discovers in the maze can his friend’s girlfriend to search for Thomas hope to uncover his true pur- him. pose and a way to escape. Based upon the best-selling novel by James When the Game Stands Tall PG Dashner. Inspired by a true story, When the Game Stands Tall tells the remarkable No Good Tale PG-13 journey of legendary football coach Terri is a devoted wife and mother of Bob Ladouceur, who took the De La two, living an ideal suburban life in Salle High School Spartans from obscuAtlanta when Colin, a charming but rity to a 151-game winning streak that dangerous escaped convict, shows up shattered all records for any American at her door claiming car trouble. Terri offers her phone to help him but soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished as she finds herself fighting for survival when he invades her home and terrorizes her family.
The November Man R Code named “The November Man,” Peter Devereaux is a lethal and highly trained ex-CIA agent, who has been enjoying a quiet life in Switzerland. When Devereaux is lured out of retirement for one last mission, he must protect valuable witness, Alice Fournier. He soon discovers that this assignment marks him a target of his former friend and CIA protégé David Mason. With growing suspicions of a mole in the agency, there is no one If I Stay PG-13 Devereaux can trust, no rules and no A young musician and her boyfriend holds barred. get caught up in a tragic car wreck. The Remaining PG-13 Into the Storm PG-13 A group of close friends gather for a In the span of a single day, the town of wedding, but the celebration is shatSilverton is ravaged by an unprece- tered by a series of cataclysmic events dented onslaught of tornadoes. The and enemies foretold by biblical endentire town is at the mercy of the times prophecies. The survivors face a erratic and deadly cyclones, even as horrifying, uncertain future as they storm trackers predict the worst is yet scramble for safety, but as their world to come. Most people seek shelter, collapses around them in chaos and while others run towards the vortex, terror will they choose real life testing how far a storm chaser will go through faith, or just try to survive? for that once-in-a-lifetime shot. Told through the eyes and lenses of profes- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles PG-13 sional storm chasers, thrill-seeking Darkness has settled over New York amateurs, and courageous townspeo- City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan ple, “Into the Storm” throws you have an iron grip on everything from directly into the eye of the storm to the police to the politicians. The future experience Mother Nature at her most is grim until four unlikely outcast extreme. brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Lets Be Cops R Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work It’s the ultimate buddy cop movie with fearless reporter April O’Neil and except for one thing: they’re not cops. her cameraman Vern Fenwick to save When two struggling pals dress as the city and unravel Shredder’s diabolpolice officers for a costume party, ical plan. they become neighborhood sensations. But when these newly-minted This Is Where I Leave You PG-13 “heroes” get tangled in a real life web The Foxman family doesn’t get along, of mobsters and dirty detectives, they and they haven’t all been together in must put their fake badges on the line. years. But when the patriarch dies, the whole clan is expected to fulfill his Lucy R final wish and sit Shiva for him for an A woman is accidentally caught in a entire week. Now newly divorced, ENIGMA
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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 9955 33 The Spaniels record “Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight”, which will reach the US Top 30 next year despite competition from a Pop-style, Gold record version by the McGuire Sisters. The song became well known again in the late 1970s as the closing song performed by Sha Na Na on their weekly variety show as well as its appearance in American Graffiti and again in the late 1980s after its use in the hit film Three Men and a Baby. 11 995555 The Platters’ “Only You” enters the Billboard Pop chart at #24 on its way to becoming a million selling, US number one hit. The song would also become the first record to sell more than a million copies in France. 1199 5566 Billboard magazine prints an article which says, “With new experiences to their credit, such as calling in riot squads, and with scars such as damaged seats, some arena and stadium officials have turned their thumbs down to Rock and Roll.” Fats Domino’s version of “Blueberry Hill” enters the Billboard Pop chart where it will reach number two. The song had been written in 1940 and was recorded by several artists including The Glenn Miller Orchestra who took it to #1 in 1941. 11 9955 77 Scotty Moore and Bill Black quit Elvis Presley’s backup band in a salary dispute with Colonel Tom Parker. Drummer D.J. Fontana stays on. Black went on to form Bill Black’s Combo and placed eight songs in the US Top 30 before his death in 1965.
Pop charts. It’s his biggest hit since “You Send Me” reached number one three years earlier. Connie Francis becomes the first female singer in the Rock and Roll era to have two consecutive number one singles when “My Heart Has a Mind Of Its Own” went to the top of the Billboard chart. It followed “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool”.
Jimi Hendrix’s “All Along the Watchtower” is released in the US The Supremes record “I Hear A where will become his only Top 40 hit Symphony”, which will go on to single, topping out at number 20. become their sixth US number one. In the UK however, it could only reach Dusty Springfield enters a recording #39. studio in Memphis to lay down tracks for what will prove to be the criticalA former member of The New Christy ly acclaimed LP “Dusty In Memphis”, Minstrels, Barry McGuire led the US which will include her US #10 hit, “Son hit parade with “Eve Of Destruction”. Of A Preacher Man”. The controversial doom and gloom 119966 99 theme of the record was enough to have it banned from airplay by some The Beatles release their 13th album US radio stations. The backing musi- in the UK, “Abbey Road”. It’s issued in cians on the track were members of the US a week later and is the last album they will ever make together as The Grass Roots. a group. The album cover, showing 1199 6666 the band crossing the street, will The Lovin’ Spoonful are awarded a become one of the most imitated in Gold record for their fifth US Top Ten recording history. The zebra crossing single and first number one hit, itself has become so popular with Beatle fans, it has its own webcam. “Summer in the City”. The Association had their first number one single with “Cherish”. The song had been released in August and within two months would be a million seller, remaining at the top of the US Pop charts for nearly a month. Oddly, it did not do well overseas, perhaps because of poor distribution. Only when the song was re-recorded by David Cassidy in 1971, did “Cherish” become an international hit.
Carlos Santana had his first taste of success when his debut LP entered Billboard’s album chart. The disc contained his hit single “Evil Ways” and would eventually hit number 4, staying on the chart for over two years. His 1999 album, “Supernatural” has sold in excess of ten million copies as well as winning a Grammy Award for Best Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocals.
119966 22 A song called “Silver Threads and Golden Needles” by The Springfields became the first British record to crack the US Top 20. The vocal group was made up of Tim Field, Tom Springfield and his sister Dusty, who 11996677 11 997700 would go on to have her own solo hits 16-year-old Alex Chilton led The Box The Partridge Family TV show, starlike “I Only Want To Be With You”. Tops to the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 ring David Cassidy debuts on ABC-TV. with “The Letter”. In the UK, it 119966 44 Beatles manager Brian Epstein turns reached #5. The record would go on to Tamla-Motown Records announces down a 3 1/2 million pound offer from sell over four million copies and a group of US businessmen who want- receive two Grammy nominations for Contemporary Group ed to buy out his Beatles’ manage- Best Performance and Best Performance ment contract. By A Vocal Group, although they lost The Temptations begin recording “My both to The Fifth Dimension. As for Girl”, which will go on to be their first the song, “The Letter”, it’s come back US number one and the first of fifteen twice since The Box Tops’ version. It was a Top Twenty hit for a group Top Ten hits. called The Arbours in 1969 and a Top Roy Orbison’s “Oh, Pretty Woman” Ten song for Joe Cocker in 1970. reaches the top of the Billboard Hot 100. It would be the last of a string of The Doors’ “People Are Strange” is nine straight Top Ten records for The released in the US, where it will reach number 12. Big O. Herman’s Hermits were at the top of the British singles chart with “I’m Into Something Good”, the group’s only UK #1. The song was recorded earlier in the year by Earl-Jean McCrea, who had been the lead singer of the R&B vocal group The Cookies. Her version peaked at #38 in the US.
The song “To Sir with Love” by Lulu, from the film of the same name, entered the Billboard Hot 100 where it eventually reached #1. The record wasn’t promoted in Britain and didn’t make the UK chart.
Gladys Knight And The Pips’ “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” is released The Kinks release their first US hit, in the US, where it will top out at #2. “You Really Got Me”. The song will 11 996688 spend 10 weeks on the Billboard chart Janis Joplin announced that she and rise to #7. would be leaving Big Brother And The Holding Company at the end of the 119966 55 San Francisco Rock group, The Great year. The band’s musicianship had Society, with Grace Slick on lead long been suspect by Rock critics. 11996600 vocals, makes its stage debut at the Joplin would later be backed by The Sam Cooke’s “Chain Gang” peaks at Coffee Gallery in North Beach, Kozmic Blues Band. number two on both the US R&B and California. The band would eventualBuddy Holly And The Crickets scored their only US number one hit with their first Billboard chart maker, “That’ll Be the Day”. Holly would later reach the Top Ten with “Peggy Sue” and “Oh, Boy!” and crack the Top 20 with “Maybe Baby” and “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore”.
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that The Jackson 5 sold 10 million singles world wide in nine months with “I Want You Back”, “ABC” and “The Love You Save”. 1199 7711 Cat Stevens’ “Peace Train” is released in the US where will reach #7 on the Billboard Pop chart. Outside of America, the song was not issued as a single because Island Records wanted to encourage people to buy the album rather than the 45. 11 997722 After a string of TV and Las Vegas stage shows had made him famous, Mac Davis achieves his only US chart topper with “Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me”. It made #29 in the UK. Mac would go on to have three more Top 40 hits over the next two years and starred in his own weekly TV show on NBC from ‘74 to ‘76 before enjoying further success in Country music.
11 997755 41-year-old Jackie Wilson suffers a heart attack while performing at the Latin Casino in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Ironically, he was in the middle of singing one of his biggest hits, “Lonely Teardrops” and was two words into the line, “....my heart is crying” when he collapsed to the stage, striking his head heavily. He suffered brain damage and lapsed into a coma. Although he never uttered another word, he remained clinging to life for over eight years and died January 21st, 1984. 1199 7766 After five years of recording and touring together, Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina play their farewell concert in Hawaii at the end of a 34 city tour. They reached the Top 20 of the Billboard chart with “Your Mama Don’t Dance” (#4 in 1972), “Thinking of You” (#18 in 1973) and “My Music” (#16 in 1973).
The Eagles’ LP, “The Long Run” debuts at #2 on Billboard’s Hot 200 chart. Next week it will hit #1 and dethrone Led Zeppelin’s “In Through the Out Door”. To date, the disc has sold over seven million copies in the US alone. 11 998800 John Lennon signs with Geffen Records after David Geffen promises to release his next album without even hearing any of the songs. 35-year-old Bob Marley collapses on stage at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh. He will be flown to the Sloan-Kettering Hospital in New York where he is diagnosed with a brain tumor and told he has just one month to live, although he will actually survive until next May. The rest of his tour is canceled. Led Zeppelin was rehearsing at Jimmy Page’s house in preparation for an American tour when drummer John Bonham was found dead in his bed following an all-day drinking binge. The 32 year old Bonham had passed out and choked on his own vomit. In December, Led Zeppelin would announce that they were disbanding, saying they could not continue without Bonham. 119988 22 The Who kick off what they say is their farewell tour, a 40 date trip that will gross $23 million. They would reunite in 1985. Don Henley’s debut solo album, “I Can’t Stand Still” enters the Billboard Hot 200 chart, bolstered by the single, “Dirty Laundry”, which will hit #3 in the US and #59 in the UK. 119988 33 The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certifies ZZ Top’s seventh album, “Eliminator” as Platinum. The LP reached number 9 on the US album chart and number 3 in the UK.
Boston’s first LP enters the Billboard album chart where it will climb to #3 and become the fastest-selling debut album in Rock history. The LP contains the hit single “More Than a Feeling” which will reach #5 early next year.
119988 55 80,000 fans watched the first Farm Aid concert, featuring Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Billy Joel, B.B. King, Roy Orbison, Loretta Lynn, Neil Young, Tom Petty, Willie Nelson and other performers who help raise $7 Boulder, Colorado’s Firefall saw their million. The annual event takes place song “You Are The Woman” enter the every Fall to help the American famiBillboard chart on its way to #9. They ly farmer. would place five more songs in the 11 998866 Top 40, including “Just Remember I Love You” (#11 in 1977) and “Strange The Beatles’ “Twist and Shout” reenters the US Pop singles chart over Way” (#11 in 1978). twenty-five years after it first appeared. The song was featured in 11997777 Fleetwood Mac’s “Don’t Stop” peaks at the films Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and #3 on the US singles chart while Rodney Dangerfield’s Back To School. E.L.O.’s “Telephone Line” reaches #7. “Best Of My Love” by The Emotions Cliff Burton, bass guitarist for Metallica, was killed when the band’s held down the top spot. tour bus skidded and flipped over in rural southern Sweden. The 24-year1199 7799 ENIGMA
22 0000 99 Former child star Mackenzie Phillips revealed that she maintained a consensual sexual relationship with her father, John Phillips of The Mamas And Papas, for more than a decade. Philips also said that her father, who 11998877 died in 2001, introduced her to drugs The Grateful Dead’s “Touch Of Grey” at the age of 11, teaching her how to peaks at #9 on the US singles chart, roll joints and injecting her with becoming their only Billboard chart cocaine. hit. 22 001111 11 998888 The New York Post reported that Sly Bobby McFerrin’s a cappella tune, Stone was living in his van, parked in “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” hit the top the notoriously rough Los Angeles of the record charts, not only in the neighborhood of Crenshaw. The 68US but in almost every country in the year-old rocker was quoted as saying world. The song would go on to win “I like my small camper. I just do not Grammy Awards for both Record of want to return to a fixed home. I canthe Year and Song of the Year. It made not stand being in one place. I must #2 in the UK. During his career, keep moving.” McFerrin became ten-time Grammy 220011 22 Award winner. Rapper Little Wayne became the new 11999922 king of the Billboard Hot 100 by placTwo fans were stabbed and 20 were ing his 109th song on the chart. Elvis arrested after fighting broke out at an Presley, with 108 entries, held the Ozzy Osbourne concert in Oklahoma title for 45 years, with his last appearCity. Police later blamed the sale of ance, “Rubberneckin’”, reaching #100 alcohol at the concert for the inci- in 2003. dent. R.B. Greaves, the R&B singer who 1199 9999 scored a #2 hit in 1969 with the infecDiana Ross was briefly held by police tious break-up song, “Take a Letter, at Heathrow Airport in London, Maria”, died of prostrate cancer at England after she allegedly assaulted the age of 68. a security officer. Ross had set off a 2200 1133 metal detector at the airport and when a standard body search was In a poll by the BBC, the theme from started by a female guard, Ross resis- Star Wars was voted Britain’s favorite ted. After being released, she film soundtrack, followed by “The Good, The Bad and the Ugly” and returned to New York. “West Side Story”. 22 0000 00 Ozzy Osbourne formally requests that Black Sabbath be removed from the nomination list for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Calling the inclusion “meaningless”, Osbourne went on to say “Let’s face it. Black Sabbath have never been media darlings. We’re a people’s band and that suits us just fine.”
old Burton was thrown through a window of the bus, which fell on top of him, crushing him to death. He would be posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the group on April 4, 2009.
2200 0033 Robert Palmer, who reached number 14 in the US in 1979 with “Bad Case Of Loving You”, died of a heart attack at the age of 54. He found success both in his solo career and in the supergroup Power Station, and had Top 10 songs in both the US and the UK. 2200 0044 Cat Stevens, who now goes by the name of Yusuf Islam, was escorted from a diverted transatlantic flight and refused entry into America by FBI agents. His name showed up on a US watch list after United Airlines Flight 919 had taken off from London. The flight landed in Maine where Islam, who was traveling with his 21-year-old daughter, was detained and questioned.
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18-song double album features Daavv iidd GGiill m moouurr, band members D NNii cckk M Maa ssoonn and RRiicc hhaa rrdd W Wrrii gghhtt, who died in 2008. RRooggeerr W Waattee rr ss left the group in 1985 and isn’t involved. The album was assembled from 20 hours of material recorded during the band’s 1993 sessions for The Division Bell. GGiill m moouurr says in the release that the band “added new parts, rerecorded others and generally harnessed studio technology to make a 21st-century PPii nnkk FFll ooyydd album.” The Endless River is comprised mostly of instrumental music with just one song, “Louder Than Words,” that includes new lyrics, written by G Giill m moouurr’’ss wife, PPoollll yy SSaam mss oonn.
All ii ccee CCoooo ppeerr is a …A thrift-store kind of guy. Now, the rock star has turned his penchant for collecting items from flea markets and thrift stores into his own shop in Phoenix. Alice’s Attic opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week in the same building where his Rock Teen Center is located. The selfdescribed shopaholic tells The Arizona Republic that many of the items are from his own collection …PPii nnkk FFll ooyy dd’’ss new and were likely worn by him. album will arrive on Nov. 10. A Some of the proceeds will benefit Monday news release gives fresh the youth center. CCooooppeerr also details about The Endless River, the British rock ‘n’ roll group’s first new material in 20 years. The
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who love it as much as we do.” …LLoorrddee is set to release her new song ‘Yellow Flicker Beat’ next Monday (September 29). The track will feature on the soundtrack to the forthcoming Hunger Games film and sees the teenage Addee llee and singer teaming up with A CCoollddppll aayy producer PPaa uull EEppw w oorrtthh. The song was recorded at New Jersey’s Lakehouse Recording Studios after the premises were recommended to the singer by BBrr uucc ee SSpprr iinngg ssttee eenn . The song will play over the closing credits of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. LLoorrddee will also curate the soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, working on the music for the third film adaptation from the best-selling book series, which will be released on November 21.
Addaa m mss is consid…RRyyaa nn A ering giving an official release to his ‘lost’ album Blackhole, which the singer made when he says he was “really on the edge”. Blackhole was made around 2007 Addaa m mss was battling drink when A and drug addiction and has gained cult status among his fans, as it has been widely bootlegged. AAddaam mss has been playing its track ‘The Door’ on his current UK tour and told NME he is now considering giving Blackhole an official release for Record Store Day in 2015. “I think I’m going to release Blackhole next year, maybe on Record Store Day,” A Addaam mss told NME. “It’s mastered and the art-
work is done, so it’s there. It’s just a matter of whether it’s the right time.” A Addaa m mss, whose current self-titled album reached Number Six in the UK chart in September, explained that there are two different recordings of Blackhole. AAddaam mss said: “There’s two versions of that record. There’s one where the vocals and the performances are really fucked-up. Then there’s a second version, which was the last thing I did when I was still messed up. Bits and pieces of that had to be stitched together to make the final product like a patchwork quilt, because some of its vocal takes are too fucked-up to release. But it’s really cool and the end result made me very A ddaa m mss stated he might happy.” A release songs from both versions of Blackhole after discussions with CChhaarr ll iiee SSttaa vvii sshh , who plays Addaam mss ’’ touring band and bass in A Addaa m mss’’ recording studio Paxruns A Am in California. …In June O OuuttKK aasstt’’ ss upcoming three nights at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta sold out in 24 hours, without any help of details about the what the #ATLast weekend would hold other than homecoming performances by the Southern rap pioneers. Now fans are likely applauding themselves in anticipation of the Sept. 26, 27 and 28 shows, as the rap duo has announced some big name guests that will be joining them, as well as other activities planned for the
occasion. Each night’s show will include different supporting acts performing with the six-time Grammy Award winning headliners. Friday, 22 CChhaaii nnzz , JJaa nnee ll llee Moonnáá ee and SSooll aannggee will all grace M OuuttK Kaa sstt set will the stage, and the O also feature BBuunn BB.. On Saturday, Kii dd CCuuddii, CChhiill ddiiss hh sets include K GGaam mbbii nnoo and RRaauurr yy . And on Sunday, the weekend closes with guest BB.. oo..BB.. as well as what’s being billed as the one of the biggest celebrations of southernplayalisticadillacmuzik ever that K iill llee rr M Mii kkee , 88BBaall ll && will ii nnccll uuddee K MJJG M G , BBuunn BB, K K CCaam mpp , D Dee vvii nn tthhee DDuuddee, KKiill oo, GGiipppp GGooooddii ee and DDJJ UUnnkk in a pretty epic Southern rap round up. Wee ssttee rrbbee rr gg’’ss fail…PPaa uull W ure to keep his vow to never mee nnttss is now reunite TThhee RReeppll aaccee m complete. After caving in and gettin’ the band back together for an EP, and then sticking around for numerous concerts, it looks like Maattss are going one the reunited ‘‘M step further. According to Rolling mee nnttss say Stone, “the RRee ppll aa ccee m they’ll likely make an album at some point in the future. Wee ss tteerr bbeerr gg, who often writes on W piano as well as guitar, has plenty of songs in the hopper.” While the RS profile doesn’t provide any direct quotes from the band talking about the possibility of a new album, it does reveal the names of two songs that could make the record: the fittingly-titled “Are You in It for the Money?” and “Dead Guitar Player,” which the band is careful to point out was written before former guitarist SSllii m mD Duunnll aapp suffered a paralyzing stroke. 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. Jenny Lewis 2. Counting Crows 3. Lucinda Williams 4. Lake Street Dive 5. Tweedy 6. Spoon 7. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 8. U2 9. Shakey Graves 10. Shovels & Rope 11. Leonard Cohen 12. Gemma Ray 13. Weezer 14. Joe Bonamassa 15. TV On The Radio 16. Fall Out Boy 17. Johnnyswim 18. O.A.R. 19. Johnny Winter 20. The Black Keys
ADVENTURE PICKS 1. Erasure 2. Bush 3. Julian Casablancas + The Voidz
Erasure Along with Nina Bring Crowd to their Feet For two Symphony Center in converted
hours the walls of Hall at Woodruff Arts midtown Atlanta was into a discotheque as
Touring in part to promote a new album, The Violent Flame the duo along with their backup singers played only one song off the new
member of Depeche Mode, leaders and still standard setters for the genre, Clark left after the first album, “Speak and Spell” of which he wrote a majority of the songs. From there he formed Yaz(oo) along with Alison Moyet another highly, but short-lived collaboration. After a few more singles singer Andy Bell answered an ad Clarke had posted looking for a singer. Since they joined forces in 1985 the duo has put out a dozen albums and sold over 25 million records worldwide.
top hat and tails that were adorned with rhinestones. Preceding Bell on stage were two backup singers in matching black sequined dresses. Smoke machines were rolling as well as strobe lights and spotlights. It was reminiscent of the “last days of disco” or something off the old “Merv Griffin Show”.
Erasure started off with an oldie but a goodie, actually their first song to chart in 1986, “Oh L’Amour” from Wonderland. Form 1986 we jumped to 1990 and the song “Star” from 1990’s Wild!. The duo then Clarke stood in the corner of the introduced their new single, stage, almost like a stage parent as “Reason”. he worked his computer and key-
legendary synth-pop icons Erasure took the stage and brought down the house. A full house of patrons of all ages, races, orientations were on their feet from the first note of Vince Clarke’s keyboard until a visibly emotional Andy Bell, taken into the moment humbly covered his face and bowed gracefully and appreciatively to an adoring crowd.
album (“Reason”) and pretty much put on a clinic in synth pop as they concentrated on most of their dance hits from the mid ‘80s and early ‘90s. Erasure was the brainchild of Clarke. Clarke is one of the found- boards. He looked like a proud Synth-pop if you are a fan like I am ing fathers of synth-pop, or at least parent as Bell flamboyantly parad- is a great genre. The beauty of the danceable synth-pop. A founding ed on stage dressed in sequined music is that good synth-pop is ENIGMA
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vantage point attempt to dance (some with more success than others). If they weren’t swaying along to the music their arms were stretched above their heads and moving back and forth.
timeless. Unlike rock and roll and R&B when you listen to a song you know pretty much what generation of within a year or two how old it is. Synth-pop does not age, or at least it ages gracefully. While I’ve heard the Stones, Tom Petty, even Blondie on an oldies station, you don’t hear the likes of Erasure, Depeche Mode and others – unless of course you’re listening to a specialty show on college or internet radio.
As the show kept getting hotter and hotter Bell soon stripped down to a black tank top and black sequined shorts. Bell and Clarke segued between one classic to another as the crowd who originally rose to their feet as soon as the show started kept dancing until the last note of the encore. Full of energy the crowd danced in place as Symphony Hall is a traditional theatre setup. That did not stop the crowd from dancing or from my
As the set began to wind down Erasure played a murder’s row of one hit after another. The last four songs in Erasure’s set were “Chorus”, “Love to Hate You”, “A Little Respect” and “Chains of Love”. What was a dance party became not only a dance party but also a sing along as everyone in attendance started singing along with Bell, who was moved by crowd’s enthusiasm and love of the EE ras ur e Setl is t: Oh L’Amour music and the duo. Star After “Chain of Fools”, probably Reason Erasure’s biggest single in the Breath of Life states Clarke joined Bell and the You Surround Me backup singers on the front of the Elevation stage as they took a bow during I Lose Myself their standing ovation. After about Drama! a minute they reconvened on stage Victim of Love and performed a two-song encore Ship of Fools beginning with “Always” from Sacred 1994’s I Say I Say I Say and finished Breathe the night with “Sometimes” from Joan their 1986 debut Wonderland. Blue Savannah Chorus Clarke once again joined Bell on Love to Hate You stage with the backup singers. The A Little Respect quartet held hands and bowed as Chains of Love the appreciative audience gave them another well-deserved stand- EEnnccoorree :: Always ing ovation. Sometimes Opening for Erasure was Nina, synth-pop artist from the U.K. The - Dave Weinthal blonde vocalist and keyboard play-
That’s one of the beauties of Erasure’s catalog. It sounds as fresh today as it did in 1988. And unlike when older artists sound like they’re trying to relive their glory or update their sound, synthpop has remained a constant. It is a favorite of the dance clubs whose fans might be as picky as a rock crowd, but are far more open to the sound and the artists. Clark sat stoically all night as Bell did his thing as he sashayed across the stage with his singers. His incredible voice was pitch perfect. His rich, melodic voice was the perfect compliment to Clarke’s keyboard and synthesizers. On a couple of occasions towards the end of the show Clarke came out from behind his rig to join Bell and company on stage with a guitar. ENIGMA
er was joined on stage by a percussionist. Nina’s music is very dance oriented and was the perfect compliment for Erasure. Often Nina would leave the keyboard to take center stage as the percussionist kept a perfect beat for the danceoriented songs. Nina is charismatic with catchy songs that have great hooks. And while Erasure has been around longer than she has been alive it was almost as if she is family. Not over-produced or gaudy or gimmicky, Nina is synth-pop at its best. And hopefully this won’t be the last or only time you hear of her.
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COWBOYS RECORD HISTORIC WIN After three weeks of league play, the Dallas Cowboys are slowly morphing into an enigma. Mysterious, puzzling and definitely difficult to understand, the team staked the St. Louis Rams to a 21point lead on their home field before gathering its senses to record a thrilling 34-31 win.
drive fumble by running back DeMarco Murray there, has come to symbolize this team the month of September. The first 24-minutes of the game looked like another rerun of the San Francisco game, only this time a third string quarterback was directing the charge for the opposition. After injuries to Ram starters Sam Bradford and his backup Sean Hill, third-string QB Austin Davis was pressed into service. He won the game against Tampa Bay in week two and was on-so-close to cementing his name in St. Louis lore.
fits the entire first half. The Southern Miss product – he broke all of Brett Favre’s passing records – looked anything but an afterthought. The Rams won the coin toss and elected to receive the ball to start the game instead of kicking off. The previous two weeks St. Louis had opted to kick off and promptly allowed its opponents to score on their opening drive. Davis hoped to end that disturbing trend and indeed he did. The rookie QB engineered a well-balanced 15-play, 80-yard drive down the field in six minutes to take a 70 lead.
Let’s make one thing very clear. The Cowboys are an offensive juggernaut when they want to be. That mindset, however, was the furthest thing from any Cowboy player’s mind for most of the first half. In what’s becoming a frustrating reality, a mental lapse by Dallas looked like it might return quarterback Tony Romo here, and an almost-to-be-expected opening Davis gave the Dallas secondary the favor and mounted its own ENIGMA
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attack downfield before DeMarco Murray once again ended an opening game drive with a costly fumble. Depending upon how you look at the miscue, maybe it’s a good thing these things keep on happening to him. The Oklahoma product had his third consecutive 100-yard game after his gaffe that is slowly turning into a patented trademark of his running style. The Cowboy’s problems, however, didn’t stop with Murray. Players on both sides of the ball seemed to be totally out of sync as the first half unfolded. For the third consecutive game, a different set of linebackers was starting the game for Dallas. Rookie Anthony
drove down the field. This time, the key play was a Tony Romo 16yard run on third and 13. It surprised St. Louis just as much as it did the millions of viewers watching the game on TV. In fact, the Cowboys rushed the ball seven times during the 11-drive play that ended with Dallas completing the improbable comeback by taking a 27-24 lead on Terrence Williams 12yard scoring reception.
Hitchins, Kyle Wilber and Bruce Carter were running the 4-3 defense as previous starters Rolando McClain and Justin Durant battled groin injuries. The Rams took advantage by rushing a trio of backs – Zac Stacy, Trey Watts, Benjamin Cunningham – at the discombobulated defense. Not only did the rushing attack eat up the clock, it enabled Davis to find open targets when he decided to pass. At the start of the second quarter, Davis heaved a 51-yard strike to Brian Quick. There was a lot of finger pointing going in the Dallas secondary. Defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli needed to come up with a solution to fix it.
misfortunes on the next drive. Ram safety Lamarcus Joyner interfered with Dallas receiver Cole Beasley in the end zone that resulted in a one-yard touchdown plunge by Murray. The Cowboy defense finally stiffened up and got the ball back for Romo with just over a minute left. After a very questionable roughing the passer penalty by defensive end Eugene Sims on Romo, the 34-year old quarterback set up Mr. Automatic, field goal kicker Dan Bailey, for a 29-yard score that trimmed the St. Louis lead to 21-10. As the half ended, a confident Jason Garrett led his team into the locker room.
An entirely different Cowboy team emerged from the tunnel to play in the second half. It took all but four plays for Dallas to hit pay dirt. Bryant pulled a nifty double move on Jenkins on the fourth play of the series. The cornerback overcommitted leaving the receiver all alone for a 68-yard scoring pass. Suddenly that 21-0 lead St. Louis had enjoyed was a distant memory. The Cowboys defense once again rose to the occasion and stopped the Rams dead in their tracks. Romo and Murray guided the team on a seven-play drive that ended with Bailey’s franchise record 28th consecutive field goal to make this a 21-20 The tide seemed to turn on Dallas’ game. On the Cowboys next possession, Rams’ cornerback Janoris Jenkins correctly guessed what Tony Romo was going to do with his pass. He jumped the route in front of wide receiver Dez Bryant to intercept the ball and return the ball 25 yards for the score. It put the Rams up 21-0 giving them what seemed an insurmountable lead. Only twice in the Cowboys vaunted history had they ever come back from a deficit like this to tie the game – winning both in overtime. The big question was whether or not this team could pull it together before the game got totally out of hand.
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The one thing you noticed in this game was the lack of panic by Dallas offensive coordinator Scott Linehan. Most teams down by three touchdowns would have abandoned the run game and simply passed to get themselves back into the contest. Not Linehan. He’s as committed as ever to the running game and served notice to future opponents this team is going to attack you on the ground no matter what. His confidence in DeMarco Murray is unshaken. He knows his offensive line is vastly underrated and uses that to his advantage. The stress of the Cowboy counterattack finally got to St. Louis. The Rams tight end Jared Cook could not hang on to a touchdown pass from Austin. In what should have been a lead of eight was diminished to three. On the sidelines, Cook coped with his miscue by pushing Davis out of the way as the quarterback tried to talk to him. Defensive lineman William Hayes witnessed the event and spun Cook around. Television cameras caught the altercation as the 6’3” 278-pound defensive end confronted the disgruntled player who quickly backed down.
It took just one ill-advised pass by Davis to turn a first half hero into a fourth quarter heel. With six minutes left in the game, Bruce Carter stepped in front of a Rams receiver to pick off his first NFL pass and run 22-yards for the score giving Dallas a 34-24 lead. Davis would later cut that lead to three points with a 4-yard scoring pass to Austin Pettis. Dallas made the game really interesting when they turned the ball over to the Rams with just over two minutes left in the game. Davis was poised to atone for his past mistake when, with just over a minute to go, defensive back Morris Claiborne intercepted the ball and sealed the Rams entry into the Cowboy history book. A beaming Jerry Jones was in a grand mood after the game. Part of it, of course, was bearing witness to the Cowboys recovering 21point deficit in a regulation time to win a game. The other reason Jerry was smiling had to do with events unfolding in Minnesota. All Pro great Adrian Peterson’s running days with the Vikings are all but over. You can bet your bottom dollar he’ll have a blue star on his helmet next year. As for Rice, he’ll probably end up with the Raiders who love outcasts. Jones wasn’t happy about losing Johnny Manziel, although looking back it was the right move to pass on him. With Adrian Peterson, there’s no way he will be overruled on this football decision, especially with DeMarco Murray in a contract year. Maybe there was more to that innocent phone call those two shared than we’ll ever know. Cowboy fans everywhere are hoping so.
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Sunday was a weird day in Cincinnati for the Tennessee Titans. It was as if a black cloud was hanging over their sideline as they lost in a noncompetitive clash 33-7 against the Bengals. Late Saturday night breaking news reported that former longtime Titan place kicker Rob Bironas died in a car crash literally a mile from his home in Nashville. The day started on a downer as the franchise’s best kicker and the fourth most accurate kicker in NFL history was dead. The Titans whether they admit it played as if they were in mourning.
n’t get the job done today. I’m real upset with not performing even close to the way we are capable of. We are going to get it fixed,” said Titan coach Ken Whisenhunt. When asked about the effect the news had on the team. “I’d like to start by saying that our thoughts and prayers go out to the Bironas family. I didn’t know Rob well, but there are a number of guys on our football team that did. I know that he meant a lot to a number of guys. It was pretty tough news this morning to hear. We are thinking about his family and we are grateful for his contribution to the Titans,” he said.
reminds you to be thankful for the people in your life. Rob was a charismatic guy that always brought smiles to people’s faces around the building. It’s tough to see it happen to someone so young, who was just recently married. You feel for him and his loved ones that are left behind. You just pray that his family can somehow be stronger and find a positive,” said Titan quarterback Jake Locker. The Bengals put a beat down on the Titans that included even Cincy quarterback Andy Dalton catching a touchdown pass.
was there, he was there, and I should have hit him. I didn’t know, or think of, where to hit him, how to hit him. But I’ve got to make that play,” said Titan cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson who missed out on an interception and hit on the quarterback. “Once the ball was in the air, I’ve got to find a way to make that play. It’s the second week in a row with me, and it’s unacceptable. It’s not how we practice, it’s not. It’s unacceptable. I’ve got to find a way for myself. Everyone’s got to kind of look in the mirror, I know myself included. This is two weeks in a row, and it’s unacceptable,” he added.
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mourning they definitely played as if there mind was away from the field of play. The defense was unable to stop the Bengal offense and the offense… well… they gave up a safety because of a holding penalty in the end zone, Locker threw an interception in the end zone and kicker Ryan Succop missed two field goals. And despite losing by 26 the Titans gained more yardage than the Bengals (326 to 300) and held the ball longer (31:16 to 28:44). This is little consolation as the Titans fall to 1-2 and shockingly so after such a strong showing in the season opener
against Kansas City. “We just have to get better. I agree we haven’t played well enough to win football games offensively,” said Locker.
huddle. We were just getting some good blocks with good creases and we just rolling with it. We had some momentum and it seemed like we had a drive there for a second there. Unfortunately we stalled out in the end. So that’s pretty much how the success went coming out in the second half,” he said about his success on the ground after the half.
Despite inability to get into the end zone enough the running game of the Titans was relatively impressive. The Titans rushed for 149 yards on the ground led by Bishop Sankey with 61 yards and followed closely by Locker with Despite the ability to run the 50. ball the Titans were held off the board until there was a “We picked the tempo up little over six minutes left to coming out at halftime, play. “Really, it’s just coming picked the tempo up with no ENIGMA
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down to the details and making plays when they count. Unfortunately we didn’t do that today. We played a little sloppy. We turned the ball over. But we’re confident we’re going to get that corrected coming into this next week,” he said. The Titans remain on the road this week as they travel to take on divisional foe Indianapolis. Kickoff is scheduled for 1pm and will be aired on CBS.
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DEVIN HESTER AND FALCONS PUT ON PRIMETIME SHOW Thursday night on CBS during primetime ironically with “Primetime” (Deion Sanders) in the house, it was “The Devin Hester Show”. Kick returner, receiver, and runner Devin Hester put on a show worthy of national attention as he entered the record books as the Atlanta Falcons blew the doors off the Georgia Dome and the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers 56-14. The final score really was much closer than the game really was as the Falcons already had 49 points on the board midway into the third quarter and benched their starters at that point.
around and the other, a 62-yard punt return that puts him in the NFL record books. As Hester got near paydirt on the return he began to high step into the end zone, similar to former Falcon and NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders whose record he broke on the play.
With Hester’s return for a touchdown he broke Sanders’ NFL record of 19 kicks returned for a score. The record is now Hester’s with 20 – 14 punts returned for a touchdown, five kickoffs and one missed field goal attempt. “First of all, I want to give thanks to God and my mom for giving me everyHester was electric coming off an thing. Every day, before I leave the underwhelming game in Cincinnati hotel, I call and I get a prayer from as he scored twice one on an end her and it just motivates me to go ENIGMA
out and do what the team is capa- teams. ble of doing,” said an emotional Hester after the game. Safety Kemal Ishmael, a seventh round pick last season go this first Hester’s two touchdowns were interception and made the most part of an eight touchdown bar- out of it. The Central Florida rage as the Falcons took out frus- standout stepped in front of a Josh trations from being held down by McCown pass and returned it 23 Cincinnati to only ten points with yards for his first touchdown liter21 points in the first, 14 in the sec- ally 25 seconds after Matt Ryan ond and 21 in the third before had hit Harry Douglas for a score switching to autopilot and cruising to make it 21-0 with a little over to the 42-point win. two minutes to go in the first quarter. Three of Atlanta’s touchdowns came on the ground, something “It was the perfect alignment. We that has been unheard of in worked on this in practice, when Atlanta since Michael Turner was studying their routes. I noticed it, in his prime almost five years ago. recognized it and when I saw the The Falcons scored touchdowns opportunity, I jumped in there and almost every way imaginable – by made a play,” said Ishmael about air, ground, defense and special his interception.
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Ryan added another page to the Atlanta Falcons record book with his performance Thursday not to be outdone by Hester or Julio Jones. Ryan completed 21-of-24 passes for three touchdowns, completing 87.5 percent of his passes a new Atlanta Falcons record. After misfiring at all aspects of the game Sunday against the Bengals the Falcons were able to do a 180 as they not only put pressure on the quarterback, but knocked one out and kept the other on the run all night as the defense pressured both McCown and backup Mike Glennon as they compiled three sacks, numerous hurries, and five turnovers – one interception and four fumble recoveries. “We wanted to play extremely aggressive against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and make a strong statement as a defense. At the same time, we have to give a lot of credit to the offense, because they set the tone for the entire team. It certainly helps the defense, when the offense is as productive as they were,” said Falcons’ defensive end Stansly Maponga.
Atlanta was driving for their third score late in the first quarter when Ryan completed a pass in the flat to tight end Levine Toilolo who fumbled. The ball was picked up by the Bucs. Hester ran over and stripped the ball away and Atlanta was able to recover. A couple of plays later Ryan hit Douglas from eight yards out for the score.
No Roddy White? No problem. The Atlanta wideout was held out of Thursday’s game because of a nagging Achilles injury and the Atlanta Air Force didn’t miss a beat. Julio Jones led all receivers with nine catches for 161 yards and two touchdowns, the second a 40yard jump ball in the end zone that prompted the end of the first string’s play of the night with 49 points and over six minutes left in the third quarter.
out the game. I think guys played hard in all three phases of the game,” said Steven Jackson who added 54 yards on the ground and scored from two yards out as well. The 56-14 win was Atlanta’s biggest blowout since defeating the Saints 62-7 a long, long time ago. “Our objective as an offense is to try and score every time we touch the ball. We did a pretty good job of putting up some points. Special teams added to it and the defense added to it. (Our) Defense had a turnover, interception for a touchdown, but also a fumble recovery that put us on the one-yard line; field position like that is pretty good. All three phases contributed to the scoring, (just a) great effort, across the board,” said Ryan.
Hester gave credit to his teammates. “I tip my hat off to my teammates; the guys in that huddle, before we break, they are constantly saying, each and every one of them, ‘Hey, just follow me, just follow me,’; it is a sign of good things to come. I am very happy to be here; I’m happy that the Atlanta Falcons organization decided to pick me up as a free agent. I am just happy to be a part of this The Falcons take to the road this week as they head up north to team,” he said. take on the Minnestora Vikings “We were very fortunate to get Sunday. Kickoff is scheduled for this win – it was a collective 4:25 and the game will be aired on effort. The defense created a lot Fox. of turnovers and as an offense, we found ways to score points. I think - Dave Weinthal we had great momentum, through-
“A fun night. We talked about all week that we wanted to start fast and rebound from last week. I thought we did a great job of that collectively, all three phases. With that being said, even as good as the win was, I think there are areas where we can improve and get better. All in all, there was really good effort. I loved the energy from all three phases. We got the job done,” said Ryan. But the night really belonged to Hester who looked like a man on a mission. Not only did Hester have an impact on special teams and offense, he even helped out as a defender on one play. ENIGMA
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