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cantonrep.com @tickettalks UPFRONT COVER SP TLIGHT #tickettalks See more featured Ticket events, page 5 “We wanted to bring a big city feel but at affordable prices.” CHRIS MAGGIORE OWNER, M BAR 12 FEATURES 6 Chad Zumock Cleveland standup uses adversity to fuel new album 8 Third Eye Blind Stephan Jenkins talks new album, music industry ahead of Canton show NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTIES WANTED 10 ‘Blue Collar’ Are you hosting a public New Year’s Eve celebration? If so, we want to hear about it! Art show presents “shrines to the working class” The Dec. 24 issue of Ticket magazine will feature a New Year’s Eve guide listing bands, dances and other parties in the area. To have your event included, send full details (including address, hours, tickets, etc.) to [email protected] by 9 a.m. Dec. 21. Attach photos of entertainers; they should be 1MB or larger. Hope to hear from you! REGULARS ON THE COVER JUST ANNOUNCED 3 Fast Facts Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Feb. 23, Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Sara Evans reflects on Christmas $150, $105, $55, on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at www.theqarena.com, 888-894-9424 and 4 On The Beat Discount Drug Mart. Josh Groban with Sarah MacLachlan, Facebook’s biggest trends in 2015 Aug. 10, Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, $145, $85, $55 pavilion, $32.50 lawn, 15 Movies on sale 10 a.m. Friday at Ticketmaster. Dixie Chicks, June 3, Blossom Music “In the Heart of the Sea,” reviewed Center, Cuyahoga Falls, $137, &77 pavilion, $43 lawn, at Ticketmaster. THINGS TO DO 5 REPOSITORY RAY STEWART Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, WEEKEND GUIDE 20 M Bar bartender Jesse Myers March 4, Hard Rock Rocksino, Northfield MOVIE LISTINGS 21 mixes up a martini. Park, $57.50, $39.50, $29.50, on sale 10 a.m. #TICKETTALKS 23 NEXT WEEK Friday at Ticketmaster. Jim Norton, March 11, Hard Rock “Star Rocksino, Northfield Park, $35, on sale 10 CONTACT TICKET Wars: The a.m. Friday at Ticketmaster. Dan Kane, Repository Entertainment Editor @DKaneREP I Bruce Springsteen Force Marillion, Oct. 29, Hard Rock Rocksino, LISTENING TO: Leon Bridges, “Coming Home” [email protected] Awakens” Northfield Park, $75, $49.50, $42.50, on sale Led Zeppelin 2, Feb. 19, 9 p.m., House of B.J. Lisko, Repository Ticket Designer, Staff Writer @BLiskoREP blowout 10 a.m. Friday at Ticketmaster. Blues, Cleveland, $13, on sale 10 a.m. Friday Iron Maiden, “The X-Factor” [email protected] issue with Dropkick Murphys with Tiger Army, Feb. at Ticketmaster. reviews, 17, 8 p.m. House of Blues, Cleveland, $32.50, Hawthorne Heights, The Ataris and Mest, movie on sale 10 a.m. Friday at Ticketmaster. (In March 15, 6:15 p.m., House of Blues- KICK IT WITH TICKET ONLINE features addition to previously announced Dropkick Cambridge Room, Cleveland, $20, on sale 10 facebook.com/tickettalks @TICKETTALKS @TICKETTALKS and much Murphys show Feb. 19 at same venue.) a.m. Friday at Ticketmaster. more! 2 G Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 G #TICKETTALKS FAST FACTS Sara Evans talks Christmas Country hitmaker readies for Dec. 21 holiday concert at Canton’s Palace Theatre Repository staff report ountry hitmaker Sara Evans will perform Dec. LIVE MUSIC 21 at Canton’s Palace coming to a venue near you CTheatre. The concert, WHO: Sara Evans presented by The Repository WHEN: 7:30 p.m., Dec. 21 and Dusty Guitar Productions, WHERE: Canton Palace will feature Evans singing her Theatre, 605 Market many hits as well as several Ave.N, Canton Christmas songs. TICKETS: $44 and Evans chatted with Reposito- $64 at www.canton ry entertainment editor Dan palacetheatre.org or by Kane for a Ticket feature prior calling 330-454-8172 MORE INFO: to her October show in New www.saraevans.com Philadelphia about a successful career that’s included well- known songs like “Stronger,” “A ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Real Fine Place to Start,” “Suds Christmas,’ and I kept getting in the Bucket,” “Born to Fly,” choked up. I’m always trying to “No Place That Far,” and “I think of something to give me Could Not Ask For More,” inspiration or put me in a cer- among others. tain mindset. I kept thinking, a Evans also recorded and re- Christmas album is special, be- leased her own Christmas LP, cause it’s timeless.” “At Christmas,” in 2014. Here are some highlights Her daughters helped her from Evans’ Ticket conversation sing her version of “The 12 as well as fast facts about her Days of Christmas.” relationship with the Christmas “My girls sing it with me (on holiday culled from various ‘At Christmas’). It is precious. sources. It’ll make you cry. They have great voices. My daughters grew She’s not into “bro-country.” up around music and the busi- “Country music is the center ness. It was really cool to see of my world and my career and them in the studio getting to do how I support my children. I’ve what I do and finding a love of been in country music since I it all their own.” was born, and I’ve dedicated my life to this genre. And to be shut She hopes the track ‘At out because I’m female not Christmas’ becomes a holiday singing about beer and trucks staple. and dirt roads is absolutely “Since most people only listen heartbreaking. We need my to Christmas music around the genre.” holidays, and there are really not a ton of different songs, it’s Couples love her concerts. harder for a new one to stand “The audience is predomi- out or make an impact. From nantly couples. I see so many the first time I heard ‘At Christ- couples where the man and mas,’ I knew I had to record it woman are singing along to and put it on the album. Since every song, even the ones that it’s the only original song it AP PHOTO weren’t singles. I see people cry- made the most sense to also call I Sara Evans will ing, grabbing each other’s arms, the album ‘At Christmas,’ too. It perform a concert of saying, ‘Oh my God, she’s doing reminds me of the Mariah her country hits, as this song!’ ” Carey song, ‘All I Want For well as holiday Christmas Is You.’ It just sounds favorites, Dec. 21 at She gets sentimental when it and feels like a song that you’ve comes to Christmas. been hearing and singing along Canton’s Palace “The first song I sang (on to for years. I hope that ends up Theatre. 2014 ‘At Christmas’ LP) was being the case years from now!” #TICKETTALKS G Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 G 3 ON THE BEAT Presidential race tops Facebook in ’15 Rankings open window to cultural mindset for the past year BY MICHAEL LIEDTKE The Associated Press he U.S. won’t elect a president until next year but the debate over the crowded field of candi- Tdates jostling for the Oval Office emerged as the hottest topic on Facebook this year. The race for the Democratic and Re- publican party nominations eclipsed an outpouring of emotions over deadly at- tacks, strife, social issues and disasters. The rankings released Wednesday open a window into the cultural mindset by analyzing how frequently specific high- profile events, politicians, entertainers, athletes, movies and TV shows were mentioned in the posts of Facebook’s 1.5 billion users. “This year, the most talked about global topics reflected the serious challenges people are facing all over the world — and how our global community is con- necting and coming together in ways we have never seen before,” said Sheryl Sand- berg, Facebook Inc.’s chief operating offi- cer. Google, the owner of the Internet’s dominant search engine, will provide an- AP PHOTO other snapshot of what people were thinking and talking about when it re- I This file image shows Kit Harington as Jon Snow (left) in a scene from “Game of Thrones.” The show was one of the hottest topics on Facebook in 2015. leases its annual breakdown of the year’s most frequent requests for more informa- other singers on Twitter but the voice be- TOP MOVIES to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron tion. hind the Grammy-nominated song The anticipation for the Walt Disney James in the basketball arena. Here’s a glimpse at how the world “Thinking Out Loud” topped Facebook’s Co.’s revival of the “Star Wars” franchise 1. Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. looked on Facebook this year: charts this year. All five of the top spots loomed over theaters like the Death Star 2. Boxer Manny Pacquiao were held by singers. for most of the year, even though the film 3. Mixed martial arts fighter Ronda TOP TOPICS 1. Ed Sheeran won’t be released until next week. Rousey The polarizing candidacy of billionaire 2. Taylor Swift 1. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” 4. Soccer star Lionel Messi former reality-TV star Donald Trump 3. Kanye West 2. “Furious 7” 5. Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo helped drive early interest in who will 4. Nicky Jam 3. “Jurassic World” win next year’s race to succeed President 5. Wiz Khalifa 4. “Avengers: Age of Ultron” TOP POLITICIANS Barack Obama. Facebook says last week’s 5. “American Sniper” Fascination over who might replace shootings in San Bernardino didn’t trig- TOP TV SHOWS him next year wasn’t enough to overshad- ger enough discussion to break into the No surprise here after the HBO series TOP ATHLETES ow the current U.S.