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Brevard Live March 2012 - 1 2 - Brevard Live March 2012 Brevard Live March 2012 - 3 4 - Brevard Live March 2012 Brevard Live March 2012 - 5 6 - Brevard Live March 2012 Content march 2012 FEATURES page 51 LES DUDEK CY CURNIN Columns During the 70s and 80s, Les Dudek made The Fixx, lead by Cy Curnin, hit the charts with flashy hits like “One Thing Charles Van Riper waves as one of the hottest guitar players Political Satire on the rock scene. He loaned his talent to Leads to Another,” “Saved By Zero” 20 famous performers like Boz Scaggs and and “Red Skies.” Matt Bretz recently Calendars Steve Miller. With 6 solo albums under talked to Curnin. his belt, he’s now part of rock history. Page 16 23 Live Entertainment, Page 10 Concerts, Festivals THE MOODY BLUES PADDLE BOARDING Chris Long Paddle boarding has just started to come 28 Political Blog Since the 60s, as a part of the histor- into the limelight with its enjoyable ath- ic original British invasion of Super letic characteristics and the rider’s spirited Brevard Scene groups, The Moody Blues have lit up unity with the water. Joe Cronin checked We’re Out There! the hearts and minds of millions of rock it out. 31 fans creating soundtracks of our lives. Page 39 Page 13 Out & About Brevard’s vibrant CHRISTOPHER BREWER 37 club & restaurant GLEN CAMPBELL scene He’s been a legend in country music. He is an artist with a very distinct and recognizable style who has been on a Just recently he announced that he has Life & The Beach Alzheimer’s. But before he calls it quits non-stop tour of art shows and exhibits Column & More Campbell wants to say good-bye to his making more and more people familiar 42 loyal fans with one last tour. with his work. by Matt Bretz Page 13 Page 40 Brevard Live March 2012 - 7 8 - Brevard Live March 2012 Brevard Live BREVARD LIVE The largest and most popular free entertainment magazine on the Space Coast and beyond for 20 years. Entertainment Everywhere PUBLISHER/EDITOR Heike Clarke & You Can Have It ALL! STAFF ACCOUNT MANAGER Charlene Hemmle hen you look through Brevard the world’s top jazz venues for 2012.” MUSIC WRITERS Live Magazine, every month Congratulations! Matt Bretz you find a broad spectrum If you like rock’n’roll and blues, John Leach W of entertainment. You discover Brevard Lou’s Blues in Indialantic and Earl’s Steve Keller County’s new and original bands and Hideaway in Sebastian will give a vast OUT & ABOUT Heike Clarke musicians. You find out where Brevard’s variety to choose from. Captain Hiram’s Charlene Hemmle all time favorites are playing. And you has plenty of alternative rock, reggae ART can get impressed about how much na- and ska concerts that draw huge crowds. Mike Patrick tionally acclaimed artists are performing There is the Crowne Plaza with their pic- PHOTOGRAPHY right here in our town. Of course, there turesque ocean deck featuring Smooth Kevin Roberts (cover photo) is the prestigious King Center where you Jazz concerts. And the list goes on and Heike Clarke Misti Blu Day can see a world-class show city-style on. Tim Bretz with all the bells and whistles. From Now you can stay in your favorite COLUMNISTS musicals like this month’s “Young Fran- music genre forever but, here in Brevard Chuck Van Riper kenstein” to a concert by the legendary County, you have the opportunity to Chris Long Moody Blues, and everything in be- venture out to a broader spectrum of our Matt Bretz tween, you’ll find it at the King Center. vibrant music scene. Don’t miss out. It’s Misti Blu Day Reproduction of any portion of You can become a member in the stylish the great shows and unforgettable music Brevard Live Magazine is strictly Crown Club or mingle at the “Picnic on that will stick in your memory and make prohibited without the written the Patio” with a tasty burger and a beer you smile. Entertainment is the extra permission of the publisher. before the show. special treat we get in life. It’s the relax- But don’t lose focus on the small- ing escape from everyday’s routine. Re- ADVERTISEMENT/ SALES er venues. There are some interesting member: “All work and no play makes Phone: (321) 956-9207 shows to catch, much closer and inti- Jack a dull boy.” Fax: (321) 956-9228 mate than from a big stage. Take a look It’s our culture that elevates us [email protected] at the Henegar Center. When Wendy above our basic instincts of daily sur- Brandon took over the management, she vival. It’s the fact that we can gather so- COMMENTS & LETTERS Brevard Live Magazine teamed up with Roland Guillarte from cially and share enjoyment that lets us P.O. Box 1452, Brevard Music Group to bring some appreciate life and makes us enjoy the Melbourne, Fl 32902 very famous names to the venue. This moment. Copyright © 2012 month you can see the Rippingtons per- Brevard Live form and Edgar Winter will be there in Talking of “broad spectrum” - that’s All rights reserved April. The Henegar Center also features how Brevard Live Magazine wants to We are not responsible for photos or scripts sent to Brevard Live musicals and theater productions. This reflect some political opinions during Magazine. Published photos and month it’s “Fiddler on the Roof.” That’s this election year. Chuck Van Riper and articles become property of this a classic. Norm Channel are discussion issues in publication. We are not Let’s not forget our local club and a “battle of the minds” and this month responsible for wrongful bar scene that will surprise you with the it’s Norm’s rebuttal to the subject “Tea advertised or canceled venues. array of national talent they are featur- Party vs Occupy Wallstreet Movement.” Download a pdf file ing on a regular basis. If you like jazz, Keep your comments coming and stay BREVARD keep your eyes on Heidi’s Jazz Club in respectful to our commentators. They FLORIDA Cocoa Beach. It has been recognized by are nice people. Chuck and Norm - both DownBeat Magazine, issue February musicians - actually are thinking about LIVE 2012: “On behalf of everyone at Down- doing some kind of jam with guitars and www.brevardfloridalive.com Beat magazine, we would like to con- political views. What can you say - that’s www.brevardlive.com gratulate you on being named one of what entertainers do. www.floridalive.org Heike Clarke Brevard Live March 2012 - 9 Sunday, April 1st, 7pm, at Lou’s Blues Les Dudek n the world of rock’n’roll Les Dudek has been a sojourner - that’s someone who stays around Ifor a while, then moves on. His journey has taken him to many places. He collaborated with some of the biggest names in rock history, like Steve Miller, Boz Scaggs, the Allman Brothers, Dave Mason, Stevie Nicks to name just a few. Ev- erywhere he went he left his mark with his power- ful guitar and his unique sound. He co-wrote hits like “Jessica” (Allman Brothers), “Sacrifice” and “Blue Eyes” (Steve Miller Band). He authored a few songs in Peter Bogdanovich’s Universal Stu- dios movie Mask (1984) which starred Cher and Sam Elliott, and Les Dudek made an appearance playing a biker, a role for which he was a natural. Les also appeared in Christopher Crowe’s Streets of Justice, a Movie Of The Week from Universal Studios in 1985. Above all, he purssued his solo career garnering a huge fan base all over the world. With six original solo albums under his belt and a new one, Delta Breeze, in the works, Les Dudek’s journey is still going strong exploring his own world of rock’n’roll, composing, writing, playing and recording. During the 70s and 80s Les Dudek was very much part of the glamorous Hollywood scene. Born in Rhode Island and raised in Florida, he started playing guitar at a very young age. It didn’t take long for him to get rec- ognized as an upcoming talent and when Duane Allman died in a motorcycle accident, Les was invited to Macon, Georgia, to fill the legendary guitar player’s shoes. Af- ter he recorded on the famous Brothers & Sisters album, the most famous album the Allman Brothers Band put out, he was one of the hottest players on the scene. Soon he was invited by Boz Scaggs to tour and record with him on the Silk Degrees album (Columbia Records). Les also appeared in Boz’s “Low Down” and “Lido Shuffle” 10 - Brevard Live March 2012 Brevard Live videos made for television. In 1974, Boz, with Les, spe- cial guested the Joker Tour with The Steve Miller Band. Also on the bill was James Cotton. At the end of Miller’s set, Steve would invite Boz, James Cotton and Les out on stage to finish the show. At the end of this tour, Miller in- vited Les up to Seattle, Washington, to record some tunes that turned into classic hits on Steve Miller’s Fly Like An Eagle and Book Of Dreams. When Miller invited Les to join his band, he moved to California in 1974. Later on, Les formed a band in the San Francisco area from mem- bers of Scaggs and Miller. They called it Polar Bear. The members were Les, Gerald Johnson, Joachiem Young and Billy Meeker. Polar Bear recorded demos for Warner Brothers, who declined.