CANTON Josh Brewer stood inside The Auricle on a recent morning, the music club vacant and quiet.
A stage and upgraded sound system were idle. So was the bar, where customers haven t sat and ordered beer or watched a rock show since May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brewer admitted if it hadn t been for a federal 30-year loan he received in November through the Small Business Administration, the live-music venue would have been forced to close. It s no joke, he said. I had $500 in my account for The Auricle.
A smile flashed across Brewer s face as he talked about reopening The Auricle on Friday with a free 8:30 p.m. outdoor performance by the Pinkertones, a Weezer tribute band, as part of First Friday events in downtown Canton.
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Park City Institute will add another dash of country and a pinch of the blues to its already stacked Big Stars, Bright Nights summer concert season at the Eccles Center for the Performing Arts.
Executive Director Ari Ioannides announced on Friday that Justin Moore, winner of the Academy of Country Music Best New Artist award in 2011, will hit the stage on Saturday, July 24, and also said five-time Grammy Award-winning blues guitarist Robert Cray will make an encore visit to town on Tuesday, Aug. 10.
“Justin is doing an arena tour, and they called us at the last minute and said he was coming through the Salt Lake/Park City area and asked if we would like to host him,” Ioannides said. “Since we know fairly well what most folks charge, my first response was there was no way we could bring Justin Moore to Park City, but they said they he was so anxious to get on our stage that they would work with us to make it happen.”
Article Contributed by Gibson Shaffer | Published on Monday, May 10, 2021
If you’re looking for a new bluesy rock song to blast all summer long then sibling duo
Jocelyn & Chris Arndt have the perfect tune for you. Out on June 18, their new single “Sugar & Spice” will have you up on your feet with your hairbrush microphone ready to rock out.
The funky intro is pierced by Jocelyn’s powerful vocals, with lyrics that lead you on a journey through a song that is full of classic rock grooves while seamlessly fusing with the unique sound of the well-known duo.
As the lyrics start off Jocelyn’s voice echoes the ache of heart pain - singing, “What about now, you’ve got me thinking it through, talkin’ bout the who, what, where, when, why and the how. Yeah, I ve been coming on blue, what s the use? What about now? I don t know how I can take the heartache, you’ve been showing up right on cue, by god I hope I’m right about you.”
Photo by Sharen Bradford
The Park City Institute is cautiously optimistic that live performances will return to town in the spring.
During a Zoom conference Wednesday night, Park City Institute Executive Director Ari Ioannides unveiled the performing-arts nonprofit’s new season that is slated to start in April and includes Grammy-winning country singer Gretchen Wilson, New York Times Critics’ Choice Award-winning Complexions Dance, a collaboration with Park City Film and the return of swing-revival giant Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.
Sibling rockers Jocelyn and Chris Arndt are scheduled to perform on July 17 at the Eccles Center for the Performing Arts.
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