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THE
Laramie PROJECT
BY MOISÉS KAUFMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE TECTONIC THEATER GROUP
Explore the depths and heights of the human experience in this faithful re-enactment of interviews with residents of Laramie, Wyo., about the events surrounding the death of Matthew Shepard, a young, gay man who was the victim of a vicious assault.
7-9 p.m. Aug. 23 and 4-6:30 p.m. Aug. 24 Varsity Center for the Arts 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale A wide age range of roles for males and females; prepare a one-minute comedic or dramatic monologue or read from the script, available at Carbondale Public Library; performances Oct. 8-10, 15-17. More info: StageCoPublicity@hotmail.com
And this woman thought she was doing something right for a change donations to finish the new restrooms that provide relief for those visiting the town’s Atlantic shore. Said Commissioner Stephen Weintrob, “How would someone like to have a toilet named after themselves, or a urinal or sink?”
went to the home of Walter and Rose Martin in Brooklyn, N.Y., looking for a suspect, and broke a window as they worked Chuck Shepherd their way inside. The Martins, retired and in their 80s, were clean, recent surge of neoand a police spokesman Nazism in several later admitted that officers countries — including, had wrongly visited or improbably, Israel, and raided the Martins’ home Mongolia (where some more than 50 times since Great art! dark-skinned natives are 2002 because of a rabidly anti-Chinese) — z Time magazine stubborn computer glitch. has generally been reported in August that When the software was denounced, but Corinna among the entrants in this originally installed, an Burt credited it with year’s “Detroit Hair Wars” operator tested it by rescuing her from a life of (showcasing 34 stylists mindlessly typing in a acting in pornographic working with 300 models) random address, but that videos. were The Hummer (stylist: happened to be the According to a hate“Little Willie”), in which a Martins’ house, and group watchdog, the mass of extensions is thus the visits and raids Portland, Ore., woman is shaped to resemble the began. “the most prominent vehicle, including four The Martins say they National Socialist large tires — with “metal” have been assured several Movement organizer in the wheels and front grid times that the problem Pacific Northwest.” In an added — sitting upon the had been corrected, but August interview with styled hair of model Sharv evidently their address has Gawker.com, the whiteBailey; and Beautiful wormed its way too deep supremacist Burt (a Butterfly (stylist: Niecy into the system. mother of two and a Hayes), featuring professional embalmer extensions thinned, teased who is also into Least competent and stretched into four bodybuilding) said she criminals artistic “wings” arising terminated her porn career from the styled hair of Recurring themes: (as “Cori Lou”) because, model Taja Hiu. Both Eugene Palmer, 40, “If we (Caucasians) styles appear to be at least wearing a ski mask and consider ourselves a 2 feet long, dwarfing the carrying a gun, was master race then we have models’ heads, and take arrested in Brunswick, to act like a master race, at least 10 hours to Ga., in March as he tried not degenerates.” prepare. to rush into a SunTrust bank during business Government in action Least competent hours but became frustrated by the locked z Though volunteers got police doors — in that it was a the project started in May, In March, four NYPD drive-thru-only branch. Ventnor City, N.J., officers, acting on (2) Danny Spencer, 31, and continued through the department intelligence, a partner were arrested in summer to seek financial
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Theater/Performance Stage Co. auditions: The Laramie Project, a reenactment of interviews with residents of Laramie, Wyo., relating to the events surrounding the death of a young man who was attacked because he was gay; presented by The Stage Co.; wide range of roles for males and females; 7-9 p.m. Monday, 4-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale. Show is Oct. 810, 15-17. Prepare one-minute comedic or dramatic monologue or read from the script, which is available at Carbondale Public Library. Chorus auditions: For Paducah Symphony Children’s and Youth Chorus, 5-6 p.m. today, First Presbyterian Church of Paducah; 270-444-0065 or admin@paducahsymphony. org. Southern Illinois Kids Got Talent auditions: 9 a.m. Saturday, John A. Logan College, Carterville; registration fee, $25/$15; show set, 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 25, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; proceeds benefit the Williamson County Child Advocacy Center; www.sikgottalent.com or 618-942-3800. Registration: For entertainers for the fourth annual multi-charity fundraiser, Dancing with Artstarts, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31 and 9 a.m.noon, Saturday, Sept. 4, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; ages 6-18; must reside in the southern 14 counties of Illinois; dancers and singers for the Christmas Spectacular on Nov. 20; 618 922-1853.
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Union County Fair begins this weekend at the fairgrounds in Anna Tony Award-winning musical ANNA — The 130th Union County Fair begins this weekend at fairgrounds in city park. Admission to the fair is $1 per person. Parking is
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Sunday with a $10 entry fee or $5 display fee. Harness and mule racing will take place Aug. 25 through 27 with free admission. There will also be a free horse show at 6 p.m. Saturday. Carnival rides will be open 6 to 10 p.m. nightly. Ride armbands are $15. There will be bike giveaways Monday through Wednesday and Friday and Saturday. For more information on the Union County Fair, go to www.unioncounty fair.net. — D.W. Norris
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exhilarating audiences, who join the play’s group CARBONDALE — of late 19th century “Spring Awakening,” the German students on their winner of eight Tony passage as they navigate Awards including “Best teenage self-discovery Musical” in 2007, makes and coming of age the first stop on a anxiety in a powerful national Broadway tour at celebration of youth and Shryock Auditorium. rebellion. The show begins at Tickets are on sale at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. noon Monday, Aug. 30. 14, as part of SIUC’s Members of Southern Southern Lights Lights Entertainment’s Entertainment lineup. Star Club can buy tickets “We are proud to and receive $3 off each present this celebrated starting at noon Broadway musical and Monday. continue our mission to Tickets will be on sale bring quality exclusively at www. entertainment to the southernticketsonline. Southern Illinois area,” com, or by telephone at said Bryan Rives, 618-453-6000, They are director of SIU Event also available at any Services. Southern Tickets Online The landmark musical walkup location, is an electrifying fusion including the Shryock of morality, sexuality and Auditorium box office at rock’n’roll that is SIUC.
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JALC announces 2010-11 schedule for performance BY D.W. NORRIS
25 in O’Neill Auditorium. “Anything Goes,” directed by Nathan D. Arnett with music and CARTERVILLE — John lyrics by Cole Porter will A. Logan College be performed April 29-30 announced its 2010-11 and with a 2 p.m. matinee performance series of May 1. Auditions will be local and touring held Jan. 26-28 in the productions. Most shows Crisp Room. will be presented in Away from the O’Neill O’Neill auditorium on stage, “A Dickens Dinner” campus. All shows begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise will be held Dec. 10-11 at the JALC conference noted. Auditions start at center. Tickets are $30 and 6 p.m. include music, games, a Tickets and ticket visit from Father packages are available at the on-campus box office, Christmas and a meal. Dance4Grandma which is open 8:30 a.m. to Theatricals will bring 4:30 p.m. Monday “Songs for a New World,” through Friday and one directed by Derek M. hour before shows begin. Most tickets are $12 or $15 Hamblin, to the O’Neill Auditorium stage Jan. 20 for adults. General and 21 as part of JALC’s admission season passes are $85 for adults, $50 for spotlight on local talent. The performance series adults 60 or older and $45 welcomes in international for current and retired touring act and traditional JALC employees. For more information or Mexican musical group Son de Madera on Oct. 18. to order tickets, call the JALC will also host box office at 618-385community band and 2828, ext. 8287, or e-mail orchestra performances in activities@jalc.edu. the series, beginning with Local productions will the Community Band Fall begin in about six weeks. Concert on Nov. 7 at The series starts with “A O’Neill Auditorium. The Streetcar Named Desire,” Community Band and written by Tennessee Community Orchestra Williams and directed by Mike Seagle on Oct. 8 to 9. Spring Concert is Auditions will be Monday scheduled for April 17 in the JALC Conference and Tuesday in O’Neil Center. Also, “Yesterday Auditorium. The JALC production of and Today: Beatles Bill Robens’ mystery “Kill Tribute” will be March 21. The college’s Choral Me Deadly,” directed by Steve Falcone, will be Nov. Program will present applied lesson recitals 19 and 20. Auditions are Dec. 16 and May 17. Oct. 4 and 5 in the Crisp Admission is free. “The Room in the JALC Great Collaborators V: Conference Center. Tri-College Showcase” is On Mar. 4 and 5, March 25. Admission is $5 “Collected Stories,” at the door. written by Donald Margulies and directed by dw.norris@thesouthern.com Seagle, takes the stage. 618-351-5074 Auditions are Jan. 24 and
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618-457-4663. Abstract and CUF Artist’s Series: An Nonobjective Paintings and exhibition and discussion of Sculptures: From members the art of professional wildlife of Little Egypt Arts artist R. Michael Fisher, Association, Shawnee 7 p.m. Wednesday, Community College, 8364 Carbondale Unitarian Shawnee College Road, Ullin; Fellowship, 105 N. Parrish main H hallway; through Lane at Sunset Drive; Friday; 800-481-2242. refreshments; free; My Nature/Your Nature: terrinina@gmail.com. Sculptural work Art and Your Computer: incorporating wood, found Presentation by Kris Killman objects, cast bronze and and Tom Rabideau, 7 p.m. video projections by Travis Thursday, Aug. 26, Little Graves, Yeiser Art Center, Egypt Arts Association, 601 200 Broadway St., Paducah; Tower Square, Marion. through Aug. 27; free; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. TuesdayExhibits Saturday; 270-442-2453 or www.theyeiser.org. Looking West: By Marie Japanese Kite Prints: Samuel, Central Showcase Barbara J. Beck Family at Realty Central, 1825 Education Center, Cedarhurst Murdale Shopping Center for the Arts, 2600 E. Center, Carbondale; 9 a.m.Richmond Road, Mount 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and Vernon; through Oct. 17; 6189 a.m.-noon Saturday; 242-1236 or reception, 4-6 p.m. Friday, www.cedarhurst.org. Sept. 17; through Sept. 18;
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From Humble Beginnings, Lincoln’s Illinois 1830-61: Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center, Whittington; the exhibition presents a perspective of the Illinois Abraham Lincoln found when he entered the state in 1830; through Sept. 26; 618-6292220 or www.museum.state. il.us/ismsites/so-il. 21st Annual Gathering of Quilts: Mitchell Museum and Shrode Art Center, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 E. Richmond Road, Mount Vernon; 25 quilts; hours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday; free; through Oct. 17; 618-2421236 or www.cedarhurst. org. Gone But Not Forgotten: The Power of Cemeteries: The General John A. Logan Museum, 1613 Edith Street, Murphysboro; an overview of cemeteries in rural Southern
Illinois during the 19th and early 20th centuries; through Nov. 15; 618-684-3455 or 618-303-0569. NEW HARMONIES: Celebrating American Roots Music, Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit, Community Arts Center, corner of Pleasant and Rexford streets, Centralia; listen to the American story of multicultural exchange; familiar songs, histories of instruments, the roles of religion and technology and musical roots; through Aug. 28; 618-532-2951 or www.centraliaarts.org. Digital Art: By Aloha Romay, Tribeca Restaurant & Gallery, 127 S. Second St., Market House Square. Paducah; through Sept. 7; alohafotograf@gmail.com; plumbart@bellsouth.net or 270-210-1753. SEE EXHIBITS / PAGE 6
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Street painter, muralist featured at civic center gallery
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Reception for Kolb’s Antarctica at VCA CARBONDALE — The Varsity Gallery at Varsity Center for the Arts will host an artist’s reception for Gary Kolb’s Antarctica photography exhibit from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Kolb was hired as an assistant professor in the Department of Cinema and Photography at SIUC in 1979. He became an associate professor in 1985 and a professor in 1998. Kolb chaired the department for six years,
and from 2003 to 2007 Kolb was the associate dean of the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts. Kolb was appointed interim dean of the college in 2007 and dean in 2008. He has published two books, 1986’s “Photogravure: a Process Handbook” from the Southern Illinois University press and “Photographing in the Studio,” a 1993 book from McGraw Hill. The VCA is at 418 S.
CARBONDALE — Cape Girardeau-based muralist Craig Thomas will be the featured artist at a reception from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Corridor Gallery at Carbondale Civic Center, 200 S. Illinois Ave. Thomas is a freelance artist known for street painting, fine art and murals. He has traveled throughout North America and has made stops in France and Italy. Thomas works on commercial, public and private commissions. He is the head of the Cape Girardeau Drawing Group and is active on several art boards. Thomas has been featured at the St. Louis Art Fair, St. Louis Street Painting Competition and has been part of a touring show in Europe. — D.W. Norris
Artists’ reception Aug. 27, University Museum in Faner Hall North on SIUC campus; the reception for “Fire, Light and Things You haven’t Seen: New Work by Jan Thomas and Cameron Smith” will be 4 to 7 p.m.; admission is free; for more information, call 618-453-5388.
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MURPHYSBORO — Jan Thomas has learned several lessons during decades as an artist, but maybe the most important was the impatience of her chose medium. “The glass waits for nobody,” Thomas said. “It’s unique in its medium. Once
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Ongoing art exhibit: Featuring photographs of Juhree Veach, mosaics from Janet Altoff and sculpture from Tom Horn, StarView Vineyards, 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618-893-9463 or www.starviewvineyards.com. Under the Influence of Ducks: Art of M.A. Papanek-Miller, Main Gallery of the Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 Richview Road, Mount Vernon; now through Oct. 17; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday; also open until 8 p.m. Thursday evenings through Sept. 2; free; 618-242-1236 or www.cedarhurst.org. Traveling display: Highlights of SIUC photojournalism project, red barn, Mileur Orchard, Illinois 149, west of Murphysboro; display features pictures collected during a workshop documenting a weekend in Murphysboro; hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday; through August; www.southof64.com. Carolyn Gassan Plochmann display:
Artist reception features local glass sculptors Jan Thomas and Cameron Smith you start, you can’t stop.” Thomas and Cameron Smith will be the featured artists at a reception for their show, “Fire, Light and Things You Haven’t Seen: New Work by Jan Thomas and Cameron Smith,” from 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 27 at the University Museum in Faner Hall North. The event is free and will showcase various castings and blown-glass pieces.
Morris Library, SIUC; view the art outside the Hall of Presidents on the first floor of the library, Special Collections Research Center reading room and others; 618-453-2516.
Receptions Antarctica photography exhibit: By Gary Kolb, Varsity Gallery, Varsity Center For The Arts, Carbondale; reception, 56:30 p.m. Wednesday exhibit up through August; 618-457-5100. Arthur C. Danto’s Woodblock Prints: Capturing Art and Philosophy, starts Tuesday, SIUC University Museum; opening reception, 4-6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27; reception coincides with the reception for the “Fire, Light and Things You Haven’t Seen: New Work by Jan Thomas and Cameron Smith” art glass exhibit; free; hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. SaturdaySunday; www.museum.siu.edu. Interpretations on Music and Mythology: Pen and Ink Drawings by Maya Kayne, anthill gallery, 102 N. Front
St., Cobden; through Sept. 19; noon6 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday; reception, 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28; anthillgallery.com or 618-457-7641. Craig Thomas: Corridor Gallery, Carbondale Civic Center; reception, 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9; through August; www.craigthomas.com. Carstens/Morrison Impressionist Painting Exhibit: Little Egypt Arts Centre, Marion Downtown Square; through Sept. 20; reception, 5-7 p.m. Sept. 10; reception held in conjunction with Little Egypt Arts Association’s Members’ Choice exhibit and the 100 Faces Fundraiser Project; art by E.P. Morrison and Missy Carstens; 618-9970421, allencarstens@verizon.net Fabrication: Quilt artisans Robin M. Haller, Sandra Werlich, Sherrie Grob and Susan Swisher, The Gallery Space at the Law Office of Joni Beth Bailey, 1008 Walnut St., Murphysboro; reception , 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 11; through Oct. 1; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 618-684-8668.
z MOVIES z POP CULTURE z ART z MUSIC z WINERIES z COVER STORY z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z It also offers a chance to meet the artists. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to talk to them about some of the things they did and get to know some of these very talented people in our own back yard,” said Dr. Dona Bachman, the museum’s director. Among the unique pieces displayed will be hands made by Thomas and columns from Smith. Both projects were difficult in their own rights. Creating hands was labor-intensive for Thomas. “We make them real exaggerated then we hope to coax them back to a normal proportion,” Thomas said. Thomas, a Southern Illinois University Carbondale alumna, slid those glass hands into furnaces hotter than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit before working the fingers apart in a multistep process. She repeated the drill more than a dozen times over the next few hours. The work was arduous given the incredible heat inside the artists’ studio at the Douglass School Art Place in Murphysboro. “It’s always a good 20 to 30 degrees hotter than it is in the outside world,” said Smith on a May day when temperatures reached the mid 90s. Thomas, whose forearms were protected from hot glass by white tube socks pulled up like sleeves, sweated underneath a ribbed, V-neck T-shirt and a large gray dreadlock twisted on top of her head. While Thomas’ progress on her glass hands was easy to track, Smith battled against forces beyond his control as he tried to cast his heavy columns in an outdoor furnace. A couple large, cracked attempts sat outside the Douglass. “I feel like I take one step forward and three steps back,” Smith said. “Nobody in their right mind does this. It’s my Don Quixote column.” Smith finally got his columns to stay in one piece. Now they act as an underlit base for a glass sculpture. Smith also used some of his cracked columns to hold pieces from the large, “Celestial Ocean” work which is made of more than 100 pieces. “Like anything, it’s a learning technique,” Smith said. The University Museum at Faner Hall is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The public display of “Fire, Light and Things You Haven’t Seen” reopens Aug. 24 and runs through Sept. 25.
Concerts Southern Illinois Bend in the River Brass Band: 3 p.m. Sunday, Southeastern Illinois College Performing Arts Center Harrisburg; traditional British-style brass band; $10; 618-252-5400. The Black Fortys: noon, Wednesday, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale; free; www.carbondalemainstreet. com or 618-529-8040. Handbells & Harmony – Music of America: 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, Community Arts Center, 1250 E. Rexford St., Centralia; music by the Bronze Expressions Handbell Ensemble and Sounds of Harmony Barbershop Chorus; features spirituals of the slave culture in the 1800s and jazz-style arrangements; $12; part of touring Smithsonian Exhibit; 618-532-2951 or www.centraliaarts.org. Memories of Elvis: Featuring Thomas Hickey as Buddy Holly and Steve Davis as Elvis, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; Elvis’ music from the early Sun recordings through a Las Vegas production; advance tickets, $15.50; at the door, $20.50; www.marionccc.org or 618-997-4030. The Dorians: noon, Wednesday, Sept. 1, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale; free; www.carbondalemainstreet. com or 618-529-8040. Carillon performance: Concert features the playing of bells located in a tower, 114 N. Elm St., Centralia; George Gregory, 2 p.m. and Claire Halpert, 2:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4 and Dr. Ray McLellan, 2 p.m. and Carlo van Ulft, 2:45 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5; 618-533-4381.
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Glass artists Jan Thomas and Cameron Smith scuplt a human hand (top, left) from hot glass May 24 at Douglass School Art Place in Murphysboro. The artists ‘ work will be featured at an exhibit that runs from Tuesday to Sept. 25 at SIUC’s University Museum.
Displaying Smith and Thomas was a good fit for the university because of the artists’ local ties and the quality of their work, Bachman said. “We’re very interested in showing work of area artists, particularly those with a level of professionalism like Cameron Smith and Jan Thomas,” Bachman said. “In fact, we had been talking about having an exhibit for long time.
“Finally their schedules worked with our schedule and we were very pleased to show their work. This is really the two artists showing their museumquality work. They make a wide range of glass for different pocketbooks. What they’re showing in this exhibit is what they feel is really their artistic statements.” dw.norris@thesouthern.com / 618-351-5074
Lee Ann Womack: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds, grandstand; $30/$25. Ray Price, BJ Thomas and Billy Joe Royal: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds, grandstand; $25/$20. Cinderella: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 30, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds, grandstand; $25/$20. Dierks Bentley with The Greencards: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds, grandstand; $30/$25. Styx: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds, grandstand; $30/$25. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Asleep At the Wheel: 7:30 p.m. Friday Sept. 3, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds, grandstand; $30/$25. Seether: 7:30 p.m. Saturday Sept. 4, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds, grandstand; $30/$25.
Indiana Kentucky Sisters: 7 p.m. Saturday, Boot City Opry, 11800 S. Highway 41, Terre Haute; $11; www.bootcityopry.com or 812-299-8379.
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Country star Jamey Johnson makes a short return to his old stomping ground in Southern Illinois statement, but a keen observation of the COUNTRY countless fast-food sacks SCENE that had seemingly exploded in the median. Vince Hoffard Speaking with a slow convincing Alabama drawl, the tone in his voice ongwriters see things makes the listener believe other people don’t. A anything he says is couple times a year, absolutely true. county and state workers Johnson is a former bush hog the right-of-way employee of Heartland along major roads. Most Pump Rental & Sales in onlookers see miles and miles of freshly manicured Carterville, which is coowned by Payne and Neal property, but not Jamey Martin of Vienna. He Johnson. worked for the company “You never see the garbage until they cut the for two years, but departed in 2001 to make a fullgrass,” he said last week time assault on the from the backseat of a country music industry. Lincoln driven by He had limited success Carterville’s John Payne as in 2005 with “The Dollar.” it passed SI Bowl on At the same time, he Illinois 37. became one of the most It was a simple
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sought after writers in Nashville by cranking out “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” for Trace Adkins and the award winning “Give It Away” for George Strait. The success confirmed that he was writing the best material in the industry. At that point, he decided to keep the songs for himself and record music his way, basically thumbing his nose at the establishment. His stripped-down style was snubbed by the most of the folks on Music Row, who advocate a numbing commercial formula of tunes that are repeated every 30 minutes on mainstream radio. Johnson, who served eight years in the Marine
Corps, is old school outlaw. He didn’t like having to maintain a certain look just to satisfy an executive that had never stepped foot inside a smoke-filled honky tonk. He let his hair and beard grow. The wild look is simply intimidating. Over the past four years, Johnson has toured nonstop. He has developed an enormous base of fanatical fans. He has been crowned the new Waylon Jennings. Rolling Stone listed him as the most important force in the entire country music genre. Despite little radio airplay, with the exception of 2009 Country Music Association Song of the Year “In Color,” most of his shows are sold out.
With all the accolades, it was surprising to see Johnson back in his old stomping grounds. Standing in the parking lot at Heartland Pump in Carterville, he was drinking a Red Bull and keeping a close eye on his seven-month old pup “Ole’Hank,” a lab/pitbull mix. Johnson doesn’t like the superstar treatment. He likes to fly under the radar and keep in touch with the working class, which is why he stopped off in Southern Illinois, between concerts in Chicago and Sikeston. Payne arranged for a tour of the new Sugarcamp coal mine in Akin, a business that uses the pumps sold by Heartland. Miners were startled when the music star descended more than 700 feet below the surface to tour the state-of-the-art facility. Johnson may have had his songwriting senses aroused. “We need a good coal mining song. We ain’t had one since Loretta Lynn,” said miner Barrett Fox. Johnson says he doesn’t have a preset routine for
songwriting. “Songwriting is a lot like praying,” he says. “You can spend 30 minutes on your knees every day praying or do it right before you go through the windshield. They’re both effective.” Johnson hasn’t released an album in over two years. He will break his long silence on Sept. 14 with The Guitar Song, a two-disc effort containing 25 songs. “As an album, Guitar Song is a collection of songs about a journey. The black album starts when I was going through a pretty dark period and the white album is more upbeat and positive.” The album has received virtually unanimous positive reviews. The title track was co-written by Bill Anderson. A cover of Vern Gosdin’s “Set ‘Em Up Joe” is also included. The debut single is “Playin’ The Part.” Local writers David Lee Murphy and Kendell Marvel contributed to the new album as co-writers. VINCE HOFFARD can be reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@yahoo. com.
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HARRISBURG — The Bend in the River Brass Band will play a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Southeastern Illinois College Performing Arts Center in room F-127 at 3575 College Road in Harrisburg. The Bend in the River Brass Band is a 30-plus-piece British style brass band from Indiana established in 1991. Conducted by University of Evansville professor Dr. Timothy Zifer, members range in age from teenagers to adults in their 80s. Tickets for the concert are $10 for adults, $5 for students and will be available at the door. For more information, call 618-252-5400. — D.W. Norris
Greensky Bluegrass releases CD at Tres CARBONDALE — Award-winning roots band Greensky Bluegrass will hold a release party for their live double CD “All Access: Volume One” at 10 p.m. Aug. 26 at Tres Hombres at 119 N. Washington St. in Carbondale. The CD will feature live performances on each disc from a November 2009 show. Many songs stretch 10 to 15 minutes. Greensky Bluegrass won the Telluride Bluegrass Festival’s band competition in 2006 and has been featured on CNN. The band plays about 170 live shows a year. Greensky Bluegrass is Anders Beck on dobro, Michael Arlen bont on banjo, Dave Bruzza on guitar, Mike Devol on upright bass and Paul Hoffman on mandolin. — D.W. Norris
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Lottery Ticket (PG-13): A young man (Bow Wow) living in the projects wins a $370 million lotto jackpot, which immediately makes him the target of his money-grubbing neighbors (including Ice Cube, Brandon T. Jackson, Loretta Devine and Keith David). When you’re rich, everyone wants to be your friend; opening Friday at Illinois Centre 8 in Marion and University Place 8 in Carbondale. Nanny McPhee Returns (PG): Emma Thompson reprises her role as the magical nannie, this time helping a harried mother (Maggie Gyllenhaal) who is trying to keep the family farm afloat while her husband is away at war. Opening Friday at Illinois Centre 8 in Marion and University Place 8 in Carbondale. Piranha 3D (R): The presence of director Alexandre Aja (“The Hills Have Eyes,”“High Tension”) bodes well for this tale of Lake Victoria spring breakers who become dinner for scores of man-eating fish. But the movie is not being screened in advance for critics ... not even for those who appreciate B-grade horror pictures ... an omission that is never a good sign. Opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion. The Switch (PG-13): Formerly known as “The Baster” (gross), this comedy stars Jennifer Aniston as a single woman who
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(Clockwise, from bottom left) Jason Bateman (left) and Jennifer Aniston star in ‘The Switch. ’Oscar Steer and Maggie Gyllenhaal star in ‘Nanny McPhee Returns.’ Bow Wow (left) and Loretta Devine star in ‘Lottery Ticket.’ ‘The Switch’ opens Friday in Carbondale, and ‘Nanny McPhee Returns’ and ‘Lottery Ticket’ open Friday in Carbondale and Marion.
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Lee Ann Womack • Cinderella • Dierks Bentley • Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Saturday, August 28 Lee Ann Womack
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