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Secrets of the GLT Recycled Music Sale DO NATIONS Crossroads Center, Normal (formerly the Factory Outlet Mall) We're happy to accept just about August 14- GLT members only Preview Sale * anything musical - the one August 15 -16 - 9 am - 9 pm • August 17 - noon - 5 pm exception being those heavy, heavy 78s. We'll take all the A lot of heavy lifting goes into the Records are grimier than you rest of it though. LPs, CDs, com­ GLT Recycled Music Sale and a might think. Wear something you don't mercial cassette tapes (we can't resell lot goes on that you may not know mind a little dirt on and stick some homemade tapes), WORKING (unless you've volunteered to help sort hand sanitizer in your back pocket. musical equipment, instruments, sheet records). music, laser discs, 8-tracks. This year we are also What's not a secret is the potential to accepting movie videos and DVDs. All proceeds Looking for John Denver? Neil find great stuff. One story goes that go to the GLT Equipment Fund. Diamond? Engelbert Humperdinck? a Dick Dale album purchased for a (Aren't we all???) You' ll find them and dollar at the sale was sold for $70 in some other hard-to-categorize artists London. It happens. The sale is also Recycled Music Sale Drop-off Locations 2008 in several categories: Pop/Rock, Easy rife with stories of "I've been looking These business friends have kindly agreed to help GLT collect your donations from Listening, Country. It really depends for this album for years." July 1 through August 5. After August 5, donations should be taken to the sale loca­ on the album and the volunteer who tion at Crossroads Center. All LPs, Dick Dale or otherwise, sorted and categorized it, and has NORMAL: Schnuck's EUREKA: often been the basis of a lively debate. are a buck. CDs are $3. There's 1701 E Empire Normal Public Library Eureka Public Library also a supply of speakers and stereo 206WCollege Kidder Music 202 S Main Likewise, you might find Air equipment from gently-used to good­ Twin City Self Storage 802 S Eldorado Supply under "S" or "N.' and Jethro fo1-parts. We're never sure of what MORTON: 2019 Eagle Road Tu ll under or "T." You might also Bloomington "J" we' ll have, but our engineer looks Morton Public Library Vitesse Cycle Public Library find The Police and other bands everything over pretty carefully. Prices 315WPershing 206 S Linden 205 E Olive beginning with the word "the" under run $5 - $100. An organ seems to WASHINGTON: "T." One sorter's head nearly exploded show up at most sales - this year's Waiting Room Records PEORIA: 113 W North Street when trying to file the band The The. model is a Wurlitzer, going to the Samuel Music Washington The Music Shoppe Metro Center Public Library Some donations smell funny. It's highest bidder in a silent auction. 1540 E College Lakeview Museum 301 Walnut unavoidable. Some records are stored We're back at the Crossroads Center 1125 W Lake in funny places. Think of it as an BLOOMINGTON: - thanks to their generous donation Kidder Music added sensory experience of the sale. Horine's Pianos Plus of a storefront and unlimited parking. 7728 N Crestline Drive 1336 E Empire *GLT Memberships available at the door.

Honestly, you'll never have a better Contact Linda Healy at [email protected] time volunteering than when you help or (309) 438-5083 to sign up. with this sale. LOTS of hands are need­ August 6-12: Sorting & organizing, various day/night hours ed for sorting and to staff the sale. August 14-17: Staffing the Sale (See sale hours at top of page 2.) 1 summertime

GLT News Wins Another There are lots of opportunities to Regional Murrow Award in your soul with all the blues festivals in the area > by GLT News Director Willis Kern this summer. GLT IS packing up the tent and the flaming guitar bluest-shirt and heading off to soak Maybe it's the challenges brought forth by our government up the music and the sun. Here's where I· leaders in Illinois that have caused the quality of local radio journalism to ratchet up a notch or two. Or, perhaps something is just in the water. Whatever the reason, Illinois radio stations took the majority of this year's Edward R. Nothin' But the Blues Festival Murrow Awards in Region 7, which includes stations in July 18-19 Tri-Lakes Bloomington, IL Indiana, , and Ohio. The awards come from the Radio Television News Directors Association. Nothin' but soulful horn players alongside GLT won its seventh regional Murrow in the past fo ur years, screaming guitars and sultry fema le vocalists. GLT Noth in' But The Blues to go along with the two national Murrows secured by Nothin' but the beautiful grounds of Tri-Lakes Fest Weekend - On Air assistant news director Charlie Schlenker in 2006 and 2007. July11-13 Charlie's newswriting compilation snagged another Murrow with the sun going down. Nothin' but tasty, We'll feature songs from this year, the third in a row he has claimed in that category. traditional southern-style food. T here really isn't anything nothin' about it. This festival has the artists and give away Sixteen of the twenty-four Murrows handed out this year tickets to the festival. went to Illinois stations, with all but one of those honors everything a blues lover could ask for. going to public radio stations throughout the region. This year's lineup includes artists from the regional blues hotbeds of and In addition to winning yet another Murrow, GLT News was , and as far away as New York and . Friday night features Teeny honored in April with more excellence in journalism awards Tucker and Larry McCray. Saturday's lineup includes Janiva Magness and The from the Illinois Associated Press. For the third straight year, Holmes Brothers. (See pg 8 for recommended releases from these two artists.) It's a family friendly GLT was the most-honored downstate public radio station, event where parents can hang out with the GLT staff while kids get free harmonicas winning awards in a wide variety of categories including and lessons from local favorite, Steve "The Harp" Mehlberg. Best Reporter (first place), Best Newswriter (first and second place), Best Newscast (first place), and Outstanding News Friday Lineup: Saturday Lineup: Operation (second place). 6:00 pm Cleveland Fats 1:30 pm Steve "The Harp" Mehlberg 7:00 pm Mike Wheeler Band 3:00pm TBA While it's gratifying to win awards and it's humbling to be 8:1 5 pm Teeny Tucker 4:15 pm Alvin Jett and the Phat Noiz Band singled out by our peers, it's most satisfying to know that 9:30 pm Larry McCray 5:30 pm Janiva Magness listeners continue to financially support GLT's commitment 6:45 pm The Holmes Brothers to local journalism. And for that, the GLT News team says, 8:15 pm T hornetta Davis "Thanks!" Advance tickets: $15 per day At the gate: $18 12and underfree Tickets available at nothinbutthebluesfestival.com Sweet Corn Blues Festival Budweiser Illinois Blues Festival • • August 29-30 • Riverfront Park • Peoria

The Sweet Corn Blues Festival is a 20 years, 20 bands, 20 bucks. The Budweiser Illinois GLT Illinois Blues Festival celebration of the annual harvest and Blues Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary at Weekend -On Air local blues talent. Sponsored by the summer's end this year, with a party so hot, they had Uptown Normal Business Association, to put it next to a river to cool it down. Aug22-24 The Town of Normal, and GLT, the We'll feature songs from the Laid out along the scenic riverfront in Peoria, three festival is also a farewell to the long days artists and give away tickets performance stages offer plenty of blues styles to choose of summer - one of the last hurrahs to the festival. from. Whether you prefer the intimate GLT acoustic before school is back in session and the stage, or the big brassy steam coming from a full horn section, or a couple of temperatures start to fall. wailing guitars, it's all here. Musician workshops and educational seminars celebrate Of course, what we like best about it is the music. A hearty thanks goes out to the history of the blues. Food vendors, artist booths - you clearly have to come back our stage sponsor CEFCU. This is year 20 for the festival, making it a corn-erstone for the second day. of the community's events. Sorry, that was corny. Proceeds from this event help fund the Illinois Blues Coalition, which supports The CEFCU Blues Stage will feature the music picked from the ripe field of blues local blues societies, blues musicians, and blues music education by offering grants musicians in the area. and scholarships to help fund projects that preserve the history and promote the future of blues music. Saturday, August 23 Sunday, August 24 Three stages including: 10:30 - 11:15 Sugar Creek Cloggers 11:00 - 12:30 TBA 11:30 - 12:30 Gamma Phi Circus 1:00 - 2:30 TBA Tommy Castro Band with The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Review 1:00 - 2:30 Joe Zaklan 3:00 - 4:30 Billy Galt & featuring Bernard Allison, Magic Dick, and Deanna Bogart* 3:00 - 4:30 TBA The Blues Deacons Lonnie Brooks E. C. Scott Sally Weisenburg & 5:00 - 6:30 Hip Pocket Tinsley Ellis Jimmy Burns* Her Famous Sidemen Sandra Hall Rooster Alley Steve "The Harp" CEFCU Mehlberg and many more. Your Credit Union Advance 1-day: $20 Advance 2-day: $30 - Tickets available at illinoisbluesfestival.com/tickets (prices go up at the gate) *See pg 8 for recommended releases from these bands. You can find lots of blues this summer. See pages 5-7 for details and lineups for some of our Acousticity™ host Bruce Bergethon has unearthed another gem of a band that favorite festivals. GLT Music Director Jon Norton especially likes the following releases we like so much, we're bringing them to town for you to see live. See page 14 for from artists you can see live this summer. information about The Infamous Stringdusters concert. Here he reviews both of their CDs along with two other acoustic jewels he's found. Janiva Magness Do I Move You (Northern Blues) By the time Janiva Magness was 16, she had lost both The Infamous Stringdusters parents to suicide, gone through 12 foster homes in two Fork in the Road (Sugar Hill) years, struggled with drugs, and given up a child for An auspicious debut from a hot bluegrass sextet that adoption. If what doesn't kill you actually makes you formed in Nashville only a few years ago. Given their age, stronger, then Janiva Magnesss could whup Superman in her the group boasts substantial pedigree as both sidemen and sleep. When she sings her blues, and soul, and R&B, on Do leaders. More to the point, they have an intuitive musical I Move You, you feel her pain to your very core. chemistry that thrillingly underpins a trio of outstanding lead singers. Right off the bat, they sound like a great band, even on their first release. The Holmes Brothers State of Grace (Alligator) Blues festivals and blues radio stations are incorporating The Infamous Stringdusters The Infamous Stringdusters THE INFAMOUS the bluesy gospel of groups like The Holmes Brothers into STRINGDUSTERS (Sugar Hill) their mix with rousing success. GLT has been playing State A year and a half later, the Dusters are operating at an of Grace for a year and a half. The song Those Memories, even higher level. Maybe it's tl1e non-stop touring, maybe featuring additional vocals from Joan Osborne, still elicits it's the uniformly high level of their songwriting (five of enthusiastic listener phone calls to GLT every time it's the six contribute material), maybe it's the stewardship of played. A gospel gumbo of Lyle Lovett, Cheap Trick, and producer Tim O'Brien. This set of tunes evokes all aspects CCR covers, this CD will add a little file to any blues of the evolving music we call "bluegrass," from banjo/ library. fiddle duets through three-part harmony to newgrass virtuosity. Jimmy Burns Live At B.L.U.E.S (Delmark) Caroline Herring Lantana (Signature Sounds) Those who saw Burns at the 2007 GLT Summer Concert rave about this veteran of the blues who is Herring's songs manage to achieve a perfect balance of breaking out of his undeserved obscurity. B.L.U.E.S literary craft and emotional resonance. Many of them limn is the famous club on Halsted Street in Chicago where Southern panoramas in ways that startle, even if the Burns recorded this great groove. His musical wit and CA ROLINE HERRJNG landscapes seem familiar and archetypal. Of special note personal warmth come through in this live setting of are her "female murder ballad," Paper Gown, and Lover blues, soul, and R&B. Girl, a beautiful song about the mother/daughter bond.

Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein 2:10 Train (Rebel) The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Review Mandolinist Gaudreau and guitarist/vocalist Command Performance (Delta Groove) extraordinaire Klein were half of the distinctive quartet This is a powerful, fun, live romp through blues and R&B called Chesapeake. Here, they perform some of the same at various California venues and aboard the Legendary songs they recorded with that band in a duo setting. They Rhythm & Blues Cruise. Tommy Castro leads an all-star recreate the still fertile intimacy of the great "brother cast that includes Ronnie Baker Brooks, Deanna Bogart, duet" sound that is at the foundation of bluegrass, though and Magic Dick, founding member of the J. Geils Band. this is in no way a traditional bluegrass CD. It's timeless If you want to dance and feel good, Command Performance chamber music, produced by friends with great taste and will get you spinning in the right direction. the ability to play whatever they hear. _ 9 New 24-hour News Channel Support GLT programming. Make your contribution today! Technological advances will allow us to bring you three public radio stations in the next few months. In addition to our current format mix, you' ll hear an all-blues Fill out this form and send it, along with your contribution, to: Friends of GLT, station and an all-news and information service (schedule below). HD Radio, or 8910 Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790-8910. Or make your secure Hybrid Digital Radio, will allow you to hear our stations, provided you upgrade to contribution online at wglt.org. a new radio that receives HD Radio signals. Very soon at wglt.org, you' ll be able to At the basic membership level or higher, you'll receive a subscription to the listen to our news and information station and pass along your suggestions. GLTGuide and members' e-newsletter. Most importantly, you'll be doing your In September, we'll begin broadcasting. . part to ensure excellent public radio .

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Drawing on the talents of up-and-coming Nashvillians An Chris Pandolfi, Jeremy Garrett, Jesse Cobb, and Travis Bo , the Infamous Stringdusters manage to balance a fluency in old-timey bluegrass with indie jamgrass sensibilities.

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From Nashville to Normal After all, based on Bergethon's rec en ions, we were in the company of THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS acoustic greatness twice before - ii; Nic l Creek in 2003 and again in 2005 with the Greencards. Trust us, this is g i e one of those concerts you'll be talking abo or yea s. Saturday, September 13

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$22 advance tickets -on sale now Tickets are or l available only ough GLT general admission seating wglt.org or at (309) 438-8910. ($25 at the door) GLT Night at the Illinois GLT akespeare Festival RADIO

your nner shrew TNia ht at the ISF. ILLINOIS SHAKESPEA RE FACES An evening of Shakespeare sounds delightful in itself. FESTIVAL Now add to that a luscious boxed picnic dinner from The Garlic Press Market Cafe with dessert from Carl's Ice Cream. Spread your picnic blanket on the shady, plush lawn of Ewing Manor to enjoy live blues and jazz from the Joe Metzka Trio, and you have a night to remember. It's the much­ anticipated (and always sold-out) GLT Night at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. CARL KASELL Knowing how grueling August evenings can be, we're shortening the evening a bit this year. The Ewing Manor grounds open at 4:30 pm. We're offering a lighter, refreshing meal from T he Garlic Press Market Cafe with dinner service from Friday, November 7, 2008 4: 30-6:15 pm (no late meals available). You'll savor a sandwich made specially for 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. - Cocktail hour ($100 level only) GLT, a side salad, and an individual cheese serving, with a freshly baked sweet 6:45 - 9:30 p.m. - Dinner and presentation to dip into handmade ice cream from Carl's. The Joe Metzka Trio will play from for both ticket levels 5:00-6:30 pm. A cash wine/beer bar is available. Following your picnic, the ISF will demonstrate dueling choreography and madrigal Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center Ballroom singers will stroll the grounds. The theater opens at 7:00 pm for a 7:30 performance 10 Brickyard Drive Bloomington, Illinois of the comedic and still provocative Taming of the Shrew. All of this is yours for $39 - the same price you would pay during the rest of the season for just the play. The In-Depth Story $100 per person GLT Night is selling fast, so don't wait to purchase tickets. Ticket sales are general Ticket includes an elegant cocktail hour with hors d'oeuvres, admission and there isn't a bad seat in the theater; however, entrance to the theater open bar, and the opportunity to meet Carl Kasell one on one. is staggered in order of ticket purchase. Tickets will NOT be available at the door. Followed by a full dinner with wine, and the presentation. Proceeds from this exclusive event benefit the GLT Equipment Fund. In The News $50 per pers n GLT Night at Taming of the Shrew Ticket includes a full dinner with wine, and the presentation. Sunday, August 3, 2008 sponsored by 4:30 pm - 10:30 pm Order tickets online at wglt.org or call (309) 438-8910. $39 The Grounds of Ewing Manor Corner of Emerson and Towanda Streets, Bloomington, IL This GLT event sponsored by: Ticket price includes live music, boxed picnic lunch, ISF demonstration, madrigal singers, and play.

Tickets for this performance are ONLY available through WGLT Insurance & Financial services online at wglt.org or by phone at (309) 438-8910. II thanks to our program sponsors & underwriters Automotive Services As you frequent these businesses, please thank them for their support of GLT. Their program Brad Barker Honda Kurt'sAutobody Parkway Auto Laundry sponsorship/underwriting is essential to the quality of the music and news 1602 GE Road, Blm Repair Shop parkwayautolaundry.com coverage you hear on 89.1 and 103.5 FM. 2025 Ireland Grove Rd, Blm Dennison Ford- Advertising & Media Toyota-BMW 1508 Morrissey Drive, Blm Adams Outdoor lllinois Graphics Pantagraph Printing Advertising (309) 663-1375 (309) 829-1071 Business Services adamsoutdoor.com Prenzler Outdoor Kevin Collins Design Afni Firstaff LJ Studios, Photography Advertising American kcollinsdesign.com afnicareers.com firstaff. biz ljstudios. net Concierge Magazine prenzleroutdoor. com Lamar Outdoor Digital Copy Systems Growmark Peoria Area Wright Printing Company Central IL Business Advertising digitalcopysystems.com growmark.com Chamber of Commerce Publishers la mar.com 203 North Street, N peoriachamber.org peoriamagazines.com Downtown Bloomington Hile Group WTVPTV Osborn & Delong Association hilegroup.com Uptown Normal Business wtvp.org Flatlander Industries osborndelong.com downtownbloomington.org Association lllinois Farm Bureau 115 E. Monroe, Blm normal.org The Pantagraph ilfb.org Harlan Vance Company pantagraph.com harlanvance.com Community Services

First United Occupational Development Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment Methodist Church Center normalfumc.org odcbn.org If there really is a fountain of youth, Jay Goldberg of]ay Goldberg Events & En­ Jay Goldberg tertainment has found it - it's music. For · n Education & Entertainment his entire adult career, Jay has been able to Ames Library at IWU Chances Entertainment lllinois State University combine his love for music with his entre- iwu.edu/library nothinbutthebluesfestival.com College of Business preneurial spirit in a successful and youth-preserving career. cob. ilstu.edu Bloomington Center for Community Players Theatre In the seventies, Jay was a shareholder of Co-op Records & Tapes. the Performing Arts communityplayers.org lllinois State University In an effort to increase sales, the regional chain began selling artsblooming.org Madrigal Singers Forest Park Nature Center tickets for events that Jay produced and promoted. This set in cfa. ilstu.edu/ madrigal Blues Blowtorch Society peoriaparks.org motion a 30-year career. bluesblowtorch.com/society lllinois State University Gamma Phi Circus Milner Library Jay has a million stories of musicians and performances from over gammaphicircus.ilstu.edu Bradley University library. ilstu.edu the years. One unforgettable memory was of an amazing, but unknown, guitarist Graduate School lllinois Shakespeare Festival who opened for the Monkees. While producing the Monkees' 25th anniversary bradley.edu/grad Illinois State University thefestival.org tour, Jay learned it had beenJimi Hendrix! Redbird Sports Central Illinois lllinois State University Go Redbirds.com This year is a 20-year milestone for one of Jay's most popular events: The Illinois Jazz Festival Center for Performing Arts juvaejazz.com Jay Goldberg Events Blues Festival that's been rockin' the Peoria Riverfront every Labor Day weekend. cfa. ilstu.edu/ cpa jaytv.com See pg 7 for festival details. Challenger Learning Center lllinois State University prairieaviationmuseum.org Krannert Center for Learn more about all upcoming Jay Goldberg Events at www.jaytv.com. College of Arts & Sciences the Performing Arts cas. il.stu.edu krannertcenter.com 16 1/ Home & Garden (continued) Downtown Bloomington Association Renewal By Andersen Three Petunias Twin City Self Storage One of this year's most fitting sponsors (309) 693-6707 (309) 378-2617 (309) 454-1811 for the GLT Summer Concert was the DOWNTOWN Downtown Bloomington Association BLOOMINGTON Insurance & Financial Services (DBA), a non-profit advocacy group ASSOCIATION Bank of ILlinois Country Trust Bank Heartland Bank & Trust whose mission is to revitalize and support bankofillinois.com countryfinanciaLcom hbtbank.com downtown residents and businesses. Their support takes form in many ways, including coordinated planning, grant assistance, advertising, and promotion Busey Bank Dunbar, Breitweiser Linda Kimber-Weber of downtown events. busey.com &Co., LLP Edward Jones Company (309) 827-0348 (309) 452-0766 Other annual events facilitated by the DBA include Hot August Nights, Tour de CEFCU Chocolat, Springfest, Tour de Metro, Bloomington Wheels Cruise, and Once cefcu.com First Allied Securities State Farm (309) 454-7040 Upon a Holiday. The DBA also coordinates the Downtown Bloomington Farmer's Commerce Bank and Insurance Company Market, which continues to grow in size and scope every year. Visitors will find Trust Company First State Bank statefarm.com that the Market opens and closes a little later this year (7:30 am - noon) and now commercebank.com of Bloomington Sulaski & Webb, CPAs firststatebloomington.com features several activities for the kids. The Market will be open every Saturday Country Insurance (309) 828-6071 morning through October 25 on the courthouse square, with the exception of a and Financial Services Guthoff, Mehall, Zimmerman & Armstrong special Thanksgiving Market on November 22 in the U.S. Cellular Coliseum. countryfinanciaLcom Allen & Company, P.C. Investment Advisors (309) 662-4356 If you are interested in shopping, dining, working, playing, or living downtown, (309) 454-7040 start your trip at www.downtownbloomington.org.

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