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Live music Jan. 30-Feb. 1

Friday, January 30th, 2009

FRIDAY, JAN. 30
Twenty-One 20, 8:30 p.m., Robbinsdale Lounge & Casino, 801 E. St. Patrick St., Rapid City.
Badger Horse, 8 p.m., Elk Creek Steakhouse & Lounge, Piedmont.
Rachel and Brian with harp and violin, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Bully Blends Coffee & Tea Shop, 410 Fifth St., Rapid City.
Marnie Cook, 9 p.m., Flanagan’s Irish Pub, 729 Seventh St., Spearfish.
Barry Pitt, 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Dark Horse Saloon, Nevada Gulch Lodge, Terry Peak.
Dustin Evans & Good Times with
special guest Brock Finn, 9 p.m., Loud American Roadhouse, Sturgis. Cost is $10.
New Horizons Dance Band, 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. dance, Viking Hall, 2900 Canyon Lake Drive, Rapid City. Cost is $5.
Double Vision, 8 p.m. to midnight, Lucky Nugget Gambling Hall, 622 Main St., Deadwood.
Touch of Country Band with T.J. Tomac, 8 p.m. dance, American Legion Post 22, 818 E. St. Patrick St., Rapid City. Open to the public.
The Midnight Sun Band, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Cowboy Bar, second floor of Rushmore Plaza Civic Center.
“Watch Your Step,” presented by the Black Hills Trio with dancers from the Academy of Dance Arts, 7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 629 Kansas City St., Rapid City.

SUNDAY, FEB. 1
Double Vision, 8 p.m. to midnight, Lucky Nugget Gambling Hall, 622 Main St., Deadwood.
“Watch Your Step,” presented by the Black Hills Trio with dancers from the Academy of Dance Arts, 2:30 p.m., Meier Hall, Black Hills State University, Spearfish.

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Springsteen: ‘Working on a Dream’

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

By Eric Lochridge

Out this week is Bruce Springsteen’s new album, “Working on a Dream.” Pre-release reviews led us to believe it might not be his best work, something of a toss-off. But Rolling Stone pegs it with a five-star rating.

I’m hot-and-cold when it comes to The Boss. Usually, I like him better without the E Street Band, and when he’s more acoustic. “We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions” is probably my favorite among his albums, and those aren’t even his songs. “Devils and Dust” was good but didn’t hold my attention long. And listening to the very early songs on “The Essential Springsteen” requires sincere, focused effort. In between are his megahit albums, such as “Born on the Fourth of July.”
So I’m always a little wary, although I respect whatever he presents us with.

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Slow Monday: ‘Thriller’ planned for the stage

Monday, January 26th, 2009

By Eric Lochridge

A stage version of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”? Frightening, indeed.

From The Associated Press:

NEW YORK (AP) — “Thriller” a Broadway musical?

Producer James L. Nederlander says he has acquired the rights for a stage version of Michael Jackson’s iconic music-video spoof of horror films. The show will include songs from two of the pop king’s best-selling albums, “Thriller” and “Off the Wall.”

“The Nederlanders and Michael Jackson represent live theater and musical excellence, so let the music begin,” Tohme Tohme, a spokesman for Jackson, said Monday in a statement.

“I love the idea of making ‘Thriller’ a musical. Girl meets boy, they fall in love, boy has big secret, now what?” said Nederlander, head of the company that owns nine Broadway theaters.

No word yet on who will write the book for the show or what songs will be included in the production, or who will direct and choreograph.

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Live music Jan. 23-25

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

FRIDAY , JAN. 23
Special events
Zamboni Brothers, 9 p.m., Flanagan’s Irish Pub., 729 Seventh St., Spearfish.
Manik, 8 p.m., Oasis-Fireside, 1145 Main St., Sturgis.
TNT, 9 p.m., Saloon No. 10, 657 Main St., Deadwood.
Rausis and Royer Jazz Guitar Duo, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Club Room of Seven Grill, Spearfish.
Eves Onward, 8:30 p.m., Robbinsdale Lounge & Casino, 801 E. St. Patrick St., Rapid City.
Bill Miller, 8 p.m., Reunion Lounge, Quality Inn, 1902 N. La Crosse St., Rapid City.
Black & White, 8 p.m., Elk Creek Steakhouse & Lounge, Piedmont.
Doctor K and the Shantays, 9 p.m., Sawtooth Saloon, Piedmont.
Paul Peterson, 7 p.m., Canyon Lake Chophouse, Rapid City.
Mike Reardon and Friends, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Alternative Fuel Coffee House, 620 Main St., Rapid City.
Larsen/Renner Jazz Duo, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Roma’s Ristorante, Spearfish.
James Van Nuys and Bob Fahey, 9 p.m. to midnight, Paddy O’Neil’s, Rapid City.

SATURDAY, JAN 24
Zamboni Brothers, 9 p.m., Flanagan’s Irish Pub., 729 Seventh St., Spearfish.
TNT, 9 p.m., Saloon No. 10, 657 Main St., Deadwood.
Eves Onward, 8:30 p.m., Robbinsdale Lounge & Casino, 801 E. St. Patrick St., Rapid City.
Black & White, 8 p.m., Elk Creek Steakhouse & Lounge, Piedmont.
Doctor K and the Shantays, 9 p.m., Sawtooth Saloon, Piedmont.
The Midnight Sun Band, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. dance, Viking Hall, 2900 Canyon Lake Drive, Rapid City. Cost is $5.
Blues guitarist Hamilton Loomis, 8 p.m., Hotel Alex Johnson ballroom, Rapid City, $15 or free for Black Hills Blues Society members.
Common Law, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Sally O’Mally’s, Rapid City.
James Van Nuys and Bob Fahey, 9 p.m. to midnight, Paddy O’Neil’s, Rapid City.
Double Dose of Bluegrass concert, featuring Six Mile Road, Cambria and Doug and Carol Finger-Style Duo, 7:30 p.m., Dahl Arts Center, 713 Seventh St., Rapid City. Cost is $12 day of show, $5 for children younger than 8.

SUNDAY, JAN. 25
TNT, 9 p.m., Saloon No. 10, 657 Main St., Deadwood.
Dakota Voices, presented by Black Hills Chamber Music Society, 7:30 p.m., First Congregational Church, 1200 Clark St., Rapid City. Cost is $13 for adults, $10 for seniors/college students, $5 high school students, $1 children grade 8 and below.

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‘Get On Your Boots’

Monday, January 19th, 2009

U2’s new single has hit the airwaves in Dublin. Here’s the AP story.

The band’s next album, “No Line on the Horizon,” is scheduled for a March 3 release.

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