ON VACATION

Hi Everyone,

I’m going on vacation Aug. 25-Sept. 6, so I won’t be updating the blog.

Want to know where I’m going? Click here.

See you when I get back.

— Kim Nowacki

POETRY READING

The house next door
burned down that summer
and was torn apart.
Even the foundation
was coming out.
We lived so close,
a lilac tree touched both houses.
One side of it burned.

from “In the Easement of Absent Ties” by Dan Peters

Blue Begonia poets BARRY GRIMES, DAN PETERS and KEVIN MILLER will read from their collections at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Inklings Bookshop, 5629 Summitview Avenue in he Chalet Place shopping center.

CURE CONCERT POSTPONED

Live Nation announced today that the Oct. 8 CURE concert at KeyArena has been postponed. All tickets will be honored at the to-be-announced spring 2008 show. Refunds will be available at point of purchase.

Here’s an explanation from the band:

With all apologies for any inconvenience or disappointment it may cause, we have made a decision to move the September/October 2007 North American Cure shows to April/May 2008.

The schedule as it stands only gives us a couple of weeks to finish our new double album before we hit the road again, and we know this just isn’t enough time to complete the project to our genuine satisfaction.

We also want to create a new live show for North America, and incorporate new songs… and we need time and focus to do this.

So although we can agree it is a great shame to move these dates – believe us we have been looking forward to them more than anyone!
we honestly
feel that in the bigger picture we are making the right decision.

All tickets held for all 2007 North American Cure shows will be valid for the re-scheduled 2008 shows, and of course anyone who seeks a refund will be able to get one.

All refund/rescheduling details will be announced very soon.

Once again, our genuine apologies to anyone who is upset by this announcement – please be encouraged by our promise:

The spring 2008 Cure shows will be even better than the fall 2007 ones would have been!!!

See you all soon…
Love

Robert, Simon, Jason and Porl – The Cure

ATTN: ARTISTS / ART LOVERS / KIDS

This year’s PAINT ELLENSBURG weekend is Sept. 14-15.

Artists who are interested in participating in this eight-hour create-a-thon have until Aug. 30 to sign up. Registration costs $10, but it includes free admission to the artist meet-and-greet party and the live auction.
Also, a new kids category has been added this year to encourage young artists. There is no registration fee for kids and they will be treated to a free ice cream social following the event.

THE DETAILS:

Paint Ellensburg events kick off with an artist reception from 7-10 p.m. Sept. 14 at Gallery One, 408 N. Pearl St. in downtown Ellensburg. There’ll be live music and beer and pizza available. Admission is $5 for gallery members and $8 for non-members.

Then, bright and early Sept. 15, participating artists will spread out over Ellensburg to create art in a variety of mediums (including henna tattoos) that will be auctioned off later in the day. Maps will be available so visitors can watch the artists work.

Beginning at 6 p.m., the works will be auctioned off at the Jazzercise building, 307 W. First Ave. (It’s near the Fred Meyer.) Tickets cost $20 in advance and $25 at the door. In addition to the live auction, there’ll also be a no-host bar, appetizers and desserts.

For more information, call Gallery One at 925-2670. Proceeds benefit the gallery.

SUMMER SUNSET CONCERT CHANGE

Looks like there’s been a change to tomorrow’s Summer Sunset Concert in Franklin Park, 20th Avenue and Tieton Drive.

The previously scheduled jam band Flowmotion have been replaced with Bellingham favorites, the YOGOMAN BURNING BAND.

The band — all eight of them — bring its reggae/dance hall grooves to the park from 6:30-8 p.m. The concert is free.

And like Alice Stuart last week, the Burning Band has a double engagement in Yakima, and will play at 9 p.m. Friday at the Sports Center. That show is 21-and-over. Cover is $5.

WARPED TOUR RIOT

What happens when you mix too many $10 beers with a day of punk (or pseudo-punk) and the ghetto nature of the Gorge Amphitheatre campground.? Find out.

Yikes!

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HEY, MR. TAMBOURINE MAN

According to a MySpace bulletin sent out by Atticus Capone Productions, THE DILETTANTES will be playing the Sports Center on Oct. 6.

This is the psychedelic rock band led by Joel Gion (pictured), the quippy former tambourine player for the Brian Jonestown Massacre. (Gion, along with his sunglasses, stole the show in the documentary “Dig!,” which chronicled the admiration/rivalry between BJM and the Dandy Warhols.)

And speaking of the Brian Jonestown Massacre, they’re among the many, many stellar bands playing at this year’s MUSICFEST NW, which is Sept. 6-9 in Portland.

WEEKEND RUN DOWN

YAY! It’s the weekend, and there is a ton going ON, so make sure to check out all our calendar listings and event highlights in our 10 Days Out section.

However, you may want to also heed these WEEKEND WARNINGS:

• Ladies, please, please, we urge you not to pound Jäger shots tonight at the Speakeasy and do something you’ll regret … like end up on Girls Gone Wild. Eeek!

• While On Magazine tends to believe moderation is boring, on Saturday you’re going to want to pace yourself.
Whether you’re at the Van’s Warped Tour, A Case of the Blues and All That Jazz or The Regulatorz concert, the temptation will be to over-indulge. Just remember to drink plenty of water and stash away $20 for cab fare.

• And on Sunday, Allied Arts of Yakima Valley will show its final outdoor movie of the summer.
Folks, it’s “E.T. The Extra Terrestrial,” which means if you’re embarrassed to weep openly and uncontrollably in front of a park-full of strangers, you’ll probably want to pick a spot in the back and bring plenty of tissues. (Luckily it’s dark out there.)

As for me, I’ll try and get out to have some fun, but mainly I’m going to be busy preparing for Burning Man, which you can read more about in next week’s ON Magazine.

— Kim Nowacki

GONE DIGNITY GONE

Apparently we here at On Magazine weren’t the only ones upset that the VIOLENT FEMMES’ song “Blister in the Sun” ended up in a Wendy’s commercial. Check it out.

WILD WOMEN DON’T GET THE BLUES …

… But they sure can sing it.

Saturday’s A CASE OF THE BLUES AND ALL THAT JAZZ is featuring an all female-fronted lineup. On the bill is the raucous trio Saffire — The Uppity Blues Women, the swampabilly outfit Junkyard Jane, and the Delta blues duo Wildsang.

Earlier this week, On Magazine writer Kim Nowacki spoke with Saffire vocalist Gaye Adegbalola (pictured) from her home in Fredricksburg, Va.

Here’s what the 63-year-old blues woman had to say about the blues, the band and being outspoken (we apologize that the audio is a little slow):
Click here to listen

• A Case of the Blues and All That Jazz runs from 3-11 p.m. Saturday in Sarg Hubbard Park on the Yakima Greenway.
In addition to the music, there’ ll be wines, microbrews, a mojito and port bar, cigar tent and food booths. No outside food or drink is allowed, but folks are welcome to bring lawn chairs and blankets. (And don’t forget your ID, because this party is 21 and over.)
Tickets cost $40 in advance and $45 at the gate and are available through the Yakima Greenway Foundation.
Proceeds benefit the Greenway and the Junior League of Yakima.

LONG LIVE THE KING

The first time I ever visited the Hawaiian island of Kauai, the place that fascinated me the most was the shuttered Coco Palms hotel, which has been closed since 1992’s Hurricane Iniki.

There’s really only one highway in Kauai and it runs past the historic Coco Palms, which means we repeatedly drove by this nostalgic building that was featured in the finale of the 1961 ELVIS classic “BLUE HAWAII.”

This film is one of my favorites in the Elvis movie cannon, and the reason it comes to mind is that 30 years ago today, Elvis left the building — for good.

His impact on popular music is undeniable, and it’s hard not to get all choked-up in remembering his music, his style, his defiance and his humor.

Long live the King of Rock ’n’ Roll.

* Yakima native and Elvis Presley impersonator David Scott will channel Elvis tomorrow evening during Hot Rods and Harleys, a weekly congregation of chrome and classic cars sponsored by Cherry 100.9-FM and McDonald’s.
Scott with get all shook up from 6-9 in the McDonald’s parking lot at North 40th Avenue and River Road.

ALICE STUART TO PLAY FRANKLIN PARK

Pioneering blues-rock mama (she was one of the original members of Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention) ALICE STUART plays from 6:30-8 p.m. tomorrow in Franklin Park as part of the Summer Sunset Concert Series. The concert is free.

(Or, if you like booze with your blues, you can also check her out at 9 p.m. Friday at the Sports Center. Cover is $5.)

TOMFEST

TOMFEST, the annual counter-culture punk/metal/hip-hop/avant-garde Christian music festival, begins today and runs through Saturday in Camas, Wash.

Local experi-metal troupe Thee Letting Forth of Fire play at 7 p.m. Friday on the Grove Stage, and fellow Yakimaniacs Bright Lit City play at 3:30 p.m. Saturday on the Inside Stage.

Tickets cost $40, and tent camping is free with admission.

CASTING CALL

Seattle’s Reel Extras Casting agency is looking TO CAST 40 PEOPLE to appear as extras in a commercial for FOX Sports.

The commercial will be shot on the Gorge Amphitheatre grounds on Aug. 18 (that’s the same day as the Vans Warped Tour).

The casting call is from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday at the Yakima Center Red Lion Hotel, 607 E. Yakima Ave.
No previous experience is required, however, hopefuls must be at least 18 and look no older than 40, be available all day on Aug. 18 and have reliable transportation.

And if half a second of fame isn’t enough, this is also a paid job.

PUT ON YOUR CORDUROY AND DENIM FOLKS BECAUSE DAVID SEDARIS IS COMING TO YAKIMA

Well, I got the official word this week — humorist DAVID SEDARIS is coming to Yakima this fall. He brings his sardonic wit to the Capitol Theatre Oct. 27. His appearance is presented by Northwest Public Radio.

Tickets go on sale at 11 a.m. Aug. 20, and cost $40 through TicketsWest, 800-325-7328, or the Capitol Theatre box office, 853-2787.

Also, a limited number of VIP tickets will be for sale. The $125 seat comes with one of Sedaris’ books and special parking.

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