Nite Crawl

Roger L. Anderson

March 2003

If you are lucky enough to pick up a copy of Nite Times fresh off the press, it’s not too late to buy tickets for Delbert McClinton and Reneé Austin at the Medina Ballroom on the first of March. If not, that’ll teach ya . Reneé climaxed February with an opening for Delbert at the Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines, IA . . . March 4-9, Spider-Man live at the Historic Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis . . . Attention blues fans, for a good time and a chance to get out of the Cities for an overnight, take Interstate 35 south to the legendary Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, IA for Ruf Recording Artist, James Solberg (famed Luther Allison guitarist) on Friday the 7^th . . . Quiet Riot, 80’s hard rock pioneers, perform at the Salida Events Center in Big Lake, MN on the 8^th, see cover story and ad . . . Folk singer, Joan Baez with ex-Byrds member, Roger McGuinn at the O’Shaughnessy Auditorium, College of St. Catherine March 12^th . . . Crow featuring Dave Wagner (“Evil Woman Don’t Play Your Games With Me”) with Lonnie Knight, opening at the Mainstreet Bar and Grill in Hopkins on the 15^th. . . Road trip of the month takes us to Superior, WI on Monday, St. Patrick’s Day, for a little play hooky at the 3^rd Rock with Knight Crawler . . . Rare Divine to debut at Bunkers, March 21^st with Rebekka Fisher opening! . . . B.B. King on the 27^th at Orchestra Hall, 11^th St. & Nicollet Mall, 612 371-5656 . . . A cost of $5 million to air the Michael Jackson’s 20/20 private life proved worthwhile, with an estimated 27 million viewers. Michael will pick up another $2 million with his own followup to the special, with his own camera editing, giving yet another view of his bizarre personal life . . . KISS and tell. The American dream comes unmasked - in the New York Times’ bestseller, Gene Simmons tells all. What a great idea for a gift! . . . Speaking of ratings, the Osbournes slipped from a high 6.6 million viewers for its premiere to 3.8 million viewers in January. So what! I think they’re (f@#*#@) great! Don’t miss Kelly’s upcoming performance at The Quest. Also, get well cards for Sharon can be sent via “snail mail” to Sharon Osbourne, PO Box 5249 , Beverly Hills, CA 90209, or e-mail sharon@studiofanmail.com . . . “Working for the Weekend” and Loverboy is coming to the Rock in Maplewood, see Nite Times ad for ticket info . . . Rare Divine featuring Letitia Rae, former member of Slave Raider, and former members of Touched, Crow and Pretty Boy, to open for Mr. Frankenstein - keyboard/saxist/lead vocal extraordinaire, Edgar Winter at the Star Bar on the 28^th. Edgar Winter is known for his Top 10 Hits including “Free Ride,” “We All Had a Real Good Time” and don’t forget his superb rendition of “Tobacco Road” with his brother Johnny on the Roadwork album. Watch for details and ticket availability for Stephen Pearcy, former original lead singer of Ratt, coming to the Star Bar in May . . . Did you hear Brewbaker’s (N. St. Paul) is done, with the Blue Room taking over. Check out the new digs . . . Coming in April, Def Leppard on the 4^th at the Xcel Energy Center, the Harlem Globetrotters at the Target Center on the 6^th and Avril Lavigne at the Xcel on the 20^th. . . 45 days and counting until my Ragnar bobblehead hits the stores and into my collection, with an April 15^th proposed release date . . . What’s next? Billy Thayer (Knight Crawler’s drummer) bobbleheads? Hmmm, good idea! . . . Summer shows are already starting to be announced - #1 in contention, absolutely without a doubt - Metallica, Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit for the Summer Sanitarium Tour at the Metrodome July 7^th. Bad ass!!! . . . Anybody been to my www.rogeranderson.biz website? If you’re in the market for an RV, trailer, or Leslie speaker cabinet, go to the ABAY link in my site. They call it marketing! . . .