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Show Kellie Pickler concert Popularized by her Southern charm and small-townaivety, former "American Idol" finalist Kellie Pickler will perform at the Sandy Amphitheater this summer. Her summer concert will include songs from "Small Town GirL" which has yielded three top 15 singles. Pickler's performance will be July 24 at 7 p.m. Tickets range from $ 18 to $25 and can be purchased at (801) www.sandyarts.com, at any Smith'sTix location or at Sandy City Hall, 1000 S. Centennial Parkway, Room 310. n 568-278- rl M f- : ' M i - '. ! . i 1 : I ; q - On a wing and a joke A Nashville-base- d artist who o calls pop superstars and One Republic his friends is coming to the Orem Wiseguys comedy cafe on Friday. Growing up in Music City, R&B singer Josh Hoge moved to Los Angeles and worked with Epic Records. His time in Hollywood led Hoge to develop relationships with some of the industry's most popular artists. These hitmakers contributed to Hoge's debut album, "Everything She Was." Hoge's show will be Friday at 8 p.m at Wiseguys comedy cafe, in the University Parkway apartments in Orem. Tickets can be purchased for $ 10 at the cafe. For more information, 0 call or visit www. wiseguyscomedy.com. Broofee Brown Ne-Y- - ....... - - Attendees of the Amp Sho' on Saturday will see an exhibition of " - - rare amplifiers and other musical equipment. Totally tubular amps and Old-sty- le Cody Clark DAILY The HERALD hills of Spanish will be alive the sound of on Saturday. just any sound, ute "Tube amplifiers are very responsive to the attack" of an individual player, said Christensen. "They have a personality all their own." Tube amps are making a comeback, but there also are plenty of them that never went away. As Christensen put it, "I would say it's easy to get 50 or 60 years out of a sound highlight annual event one of Utah's premier blues acts, f eaturing local axeman Michael Spencer. Spencer is "almost a local legend," said Amp Sho' organizer Curt Gordon. "He's been playing in local bahds6ince the early 70s." It's not just Spencer's longevity that's legendary. Gordon, 31, said that Spencer can well-buiamplifier." really play. "It would be as if you were Christensen and other amp in a room with Keith Richadulators will have the opporards," Gordon said, "or Eric tunity to browse what's sort of a combination antique show Clapton. Stevie Ray Vaughn." Gordon said that Utah has and auction. Both vintage and new amps will be everywhere. a thriving blues scene. Utah Blues's Blues Jam has been Center on Main Street in Span- Some are just being displayed, ish Fork, where aficionados of but others will be for sale. held every month, he said, amplification will be gathered There will be sound demos except for one or two, since December 1999. Gordon said for the third annual Amp Sho', throughout the day, and the hosted by Utah Blues. there are lots of local blues opportunity for amp geeks to trade tips and swap spare Amp builderref urbisher players, and that Brigham Mike Christensen said that parts. Young University and Utah The daytime and early everube amps, which Valley State College both were phased out and replaced ning portion of the Amp Sho', bring in aficionados from out from noon until 8 p.m. is free of state. in the early 1970s by solid state amps, are prized because and open to the public. After 8 Playing the blues is fun, of their sensitivity and sound he said, but also challenging. p.m., there's a charge to hang around and hear Rock Daddy, "It's total improv," Gordon quality. however we're talking about the silky smooth, rich, resonant sound that you can only get from a tube amp, or amplifier, used to crank up the sound on your guitar or bass. The good vibrations will be emanating from the Boothe Brothers Performing Arts old-sty- lt 377-691- If you go I THE Amp Sho' What: An exhibition of rare amplifiers and other musical equipment with sound demonstrations and other events When: Saturday, noon to 1 1 p.m. Where: Boothe Brothers Performing Arts Center, 165 St., Spanish Fork CHARTS g Weekly charts for the nation's recorded music as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission. Hot 100 1. Leona Lewis, Bleeding 2. Lil Wayne Featuring Major, Lollipop . Love Static 3. Jordin Sparks Duet With Chris Brown, No Air Cost: Main event is free; $5 to see Rock Daddy show that starts, at 8 p.m. 4. Madonna Featuring Justin Timberlake, 4 Minutes Info: www.utahblues.com, 5. Usher Featuring Young Jeezy, Love In This Club 798-765- 0 Latin said. "It's really kind of a good exfoliating process for musicians." Gordon said that between 100 and 200 people have attended past Amp Sho' events, and he expects a comparable turnout on Saturday. 1.'Flex, Te Quiero 2. Mana, Si No Te Hubieras Ido 3. Enrique Iglesias, Donde Estan Corazon 4. Juanes, Gotas De Agua Dulce 5. Conjunto Primavera, Te Llore |