Nite Crawl
December
Nite Crawl 2007
By
Roger Anderson
Anyone
heard Robert Plant & Alison Krauss’s new release, “Raising Sand,”
it’s pretty interesting. It also
includes “Gone Gone Gone” written by the Everly Bros., which was better
known covered by local greats Crow on the Crow by Crow LP.
Also, pick up the Shakira “Oral Fixation Tour” DVD, great stocking
stuffer! New releases also out on
the racks by Duran Duran, Queensryche and the Killers . . .
$1.4 Billion estimated fortune was reported for Paul McCartney. No
wonder Heather Mills wants a piece of him.
Life was too good to be true married to the moptop.
Post mega-wealth status back to reality could be quite devastating and
too much to cope with even for a blonde! . . . 30 Days of Night, “The Most
Terrifying Vampire Movie in Years, If Not Decades!” Scott Mantz, Access
Hollywood, says see it to believe it . . . Tonight Dec. 1st, Metal In America
XXXmas Tour feat. Stephen Pearcy, the voice of Ratt, with special guests via Los
Angeles -JetBoy & Antidivision @ Pov’s.
Prior to the show, check out the 104.1 Jack FM Pre-Party 6:30-8:30, $1
taps & wells, plus concert ticket & merchandise giveaways . . . Dec 1-2,
catch the St. Paul Ice Fishing & Winter Sports Show @ St. Paul RiverCentre, www.rivercentre.org
. . . Dec. 1-29, A Christmas Carol @ the Guthrie . . . The 93X Nutcracker with
Seether @ Myth Dec. 2nd . . . The Lodge Bar in Minneapolis Bikini
Contest finals on 12/5, $500 first prize . . . Roadtrip of the Month: Drowning
Pool @ Stone’s Throw in Eau Claire, WI on the 5th . . . KDWB Jingle
Ball 2007 feat. Kanye West, Avril Lavigne, Jordin Sparks, Good Charlotte, &
Timbaland @ Target Center 12/7, now you’re talking! . . . The Annual Curtiss A
- John Lennon Tribute @ First Ave. Dec. 8th . . . Jackyl feat. Jesse
Dupree with very special guests, Crash Anthem & Scarlet Haze @ Salida Events
Center in Big Lake, MN on Wed. Dec. 12th –get out ya chainsaws!!!!
. . . Mystic Lake Casino presents Kenny G on Wed., Dec. 12th &
Michael McDonald (of Doobie Bros. fame) Sun., Dec. 16th . . .
“C’mon Feel the Noize” w/Quiet Riot plus special guests, Strutter &
Amy M Band @ Gerard’s Hall in Sauk Centre, MN Thursday, Dec. 13th .
. . Clay Aiken: Christmas in the Heartland w/the MN Orchestra, Wed/Thurs, Dec
19-20 @ Orchestra Hall . . . Van Morrison Live Dec. 20th @ Northrop
Auditorium! . . . Happy B-day KAT of Scarlet Haze!
Celebrate w/her the entire weekend Dec. 21st @ Mayslacks &
Dec. 22nd @ Renegades in Burnsville, love ya KAT, now just how old
are you? . . . The 30th Annual Honors of the John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts broadcasts Dec. 26th with a 2-hr performance
which includes Steve Martin, Diana Ross & Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys,
this is worth watching even though George Bush will be there . . . Rossi’s
Blue Star in downtown Minneapolis presents The Fabulous Thunderbirds 12/28-29,
go to www.bluestarjazz.com . . .
Brookins Entertainment & Jack 104.1 present VH1’s Rock of Love, Bret
Michaels in concert in the #1 New Year’s Eve Celebration of the season, $104
buys you a ticket and FREE BOOZE! Expect
to hear all your favorite Poison hits as well as quality openers with FireHouse
& local MTV breakout artist, McKinley Place, what a deal! . . . Manilow, an
evening of music and passion, Fri., Jan 11th @ Target Center . . .
B.B. King Feb. 5th @ Mystic Lake Casino, now that is some blues for
ya! . . . For you Kevin Garnett lovers, Timberwolves vs. Celtics Jan 25th
@ the Boston Gardens or if you can’t make that one, Garnett comes home on Feb.
8th to Target Center . . . Queensryche rocks the Myth on Jan. 26th
. . . Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20 & Alanis Morisette with a new CD entitled
“Flavors of Entanglement” plus MuteMath opening Feb. 4th @ Xcel.
Also coming to Xcel, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Sun.,
March 16th . . . The Lost Highway leads to St. Paul, MN w/BON JOVI
& Daughtry, March 18th @ Xcel . . . Celine Dion @ Target Center,
Oct. 30th, 2008. Well
folks, we are less than a year away from total chaos, the Republican Convention
held in St. Paul, Sept. 1-4, finally, doing something great for the economy
unlike the last four years, hail hail to the Democrats! Merry Xmas everybody!!!!