St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 52

MUSIC UPCOMING UPCOMING NATIONAL TOURING ACTS Andrew Hill Quartet 8:30 p.m. Thu, May 15 Side Door231-6402 plufly wTheDedbugs 8:30 p.m. Thu, May 29 Side Door231 -6402 13MG 8:30 p.m. Thu, May 15 Galaxy231-2404 Gene Loves Jezebel 8:30 p.m. Thu, May 29 Galaxy231-2404 Bobgoblin 9 p.m.

Thu, May 15 Hi-P0inte781-4716 Dave MacKenzl Adie Grey 9 p.m. Thu, May 27 Off Broadway773-3363 Austin Lounge Lizards wCimarron 9 p.m. Fri, May 16 Off Broadway773-3363 Duke Tumatoei the Power Trio 9 p.m. Fri, May 30 Off Broadway773-3363 JeHHolmes 9p.m. Fri, May 16 Hi-Pointe781-4716 4 Chicago wtne Beach Boy a' "8 p.m.

Fri, May30 RiveiporV969-180Q 1 Pointfest7 wOffspring, L7, James Noon Sat, May 17 Riverport969-1 800 The Bent Sceptors wThe Exotics 9 p.m. Fri, May 30 Side Door231-6402 Kirk franldlnYolanda Adams 5p.m, Saturday, May 17 Six Flags938-5300 2 Wynonna 8 30 Sat May 31 Six Flags938-5300 Mount Shasta 9 p.m. Sat, May 1 7 Side Door231-6402 Ronnie Davis wldren 8 p.m. Sat, May 31 Mississippi Nights421-3853 Zulu Spear 9pm. Sat, May 17 Nights421 -3853 Una Turner wCyndiLauper.

8p.m.Tue,June3 Riverport969-1 800 Tingstad Rumbel 6 p.m. Sun, May 18 Mo.Bot. Garden577-9400 Collective Soul 7:30 p.m. Tue, June 3 Riverport969-1 800 JohnTesh 7.30 p.m. Tue, May 20 Powell Hall969-1800 Irans Am Organist 9 p.m, Tue, June 3 Side Door231 -6402 Barenaked Ladies 8 p.m.

Tue, May 20 Westport969-1800 Lorrie Morgan 8 p.m. Thu, June 5 lnCahoots534-1 1 1 1 Boy's Life Karate 9p.m. Tue, May 20 Side Door231 -6402 BR5-4I 8.30 p.m. Thu, June 5 Galaxy231-2404 Indigo Swing 9 p.m. Wed, May 21 Off Broadway773-3363 Tom Russell wAndrew Hardin, Iris DeMent 9 p.m.

June 6-7 Off Broadway773-3363 LorieLlrte 7.30p.m. Wed, May 21 Westport Pfayhousa'878-3322 Rush 8p.m. Sun, June 8 Riverport969-1 800 Sister 7 wJack Ingram 9 p.m. Wed, May 21 Side Door231 -6402 Ozzfest wBlack Sabbath, Pantera 1 p.m. Tue, June 10 Riverport969-1 800 Hteoa Bias Trio" 9 0:45 p.m.

May 21-24 Jazzatthe Bistro534-3663 He Doubt wWeezer, Red Five 8pm Riverport969-1 SCO The Vandals wUltrafink 8:30 p.m. Thu, May 22 Side Door231 -6402 Debbie Davies Blues Band 9 p.m. Wed, June 11 Off Broadway773-3363 MarkyRamone 9 p.m. Thu, May 22 Hi-Pointe781-4716 Pol Dog Pondering ,7 8:30 p.m. Thu, June 12 Mississippi Nights421 -3853 Anson Funderburg the Rockets 9 p.m.

Thu, May 22 Off Broadway773-3363 Styx wPat Benatar 8 p.m. Fri, June 13 Riverport969-1 800 Too Slim ft the Taildraggers 9 p.m. Thu, May 22 Broadway Oyster Bar621 -8811 Jeffrey Osborne Arm Hesby The Ambassador389-6767 George Jones 9:30 p.m. Fri, May 23 lnCahoots298-7163 My Life With the Thrill Kill Kuit 9 p.m. Sat, June 14 Mississippi Nights421-3853 TheBal-AIrs 9 p.m.

Fri, May 23 Off Broadway773-3363 Ronnie Dawson 1 9 p.m. Fri, June 20 0ffBroadway773-3363 The Cardigans 9 p.m. Sat, May 24 Mississippi Nights421-3853 REO Speedwagon 7:30 p.m. Sat, June 21 Riverport969-1 800 Impotent Sea Snakes 9 p.m. Sat, May 24 I Santana wRusted Root 7.30p.m.Wed,June25 Riverport969-1 800 '7 Brewer Shipley 8 p.m.

Sat, May 24 Focal Point961-6881 The Moody Blues 8 p.m. Fri, June 27 Riverport969-1 800 TWstui Tarantulas 9 p.m. Sat, May 24 Hi-Pointe781-4716 I 'Jim Suhler ft Monkey Beat 9 p.m, Fri, June 27 Off Broadway773-3363 DescendentswHandsome 4 p.m. Sun, May 25 Mississippi Nights421-3853 Sonny Burgess 9 p.m. Wed, July 2 Off Broadway773-3363 Me'SbeHNdegeoeallo 9 p.m.

Sun, May 25. Galaxy231-2404 Bugs Henderson ft the ShufMeidngs 9 p.m. Sat, July 12 Oft Broadway773-3363 Pointfest8 wBeck, Echo the Bunnymen Noon Mon, May 26 Riverport969-1 800 Lilith Fair 4:30 p.m. Tue, July 1 5 Riverport969-1 800 Gwar wChemlab 9 p.m. Tue, May 27, Mississippi Nights421-3853 Jt TneWho 8 p.m.

Sat. July 19 4 Riverport969-1 800 The Cunninghams 9 p.m. Tue, May 27 Side Door231-6402 Furthur Festival 4 p.m. Sunday, July 20 Riverport969-1 800 DeannaBogartBand 9 p.m. Wed, May 28 "Off Broadway773-3363 Supertramp 8 p.m.

Wed, July 30 Riverport969-1 800 A 4 3 1 LI i r-k. -w a OTiJjWH 0 A- favors, doing on-air interviews and meet-and-greets with fans during the shows. Poe, Jewel and Bush are three past Pointfest acts whose members defy the arrogant rock-star stereotype. Luke won't say on the record which bands have been less than gracious, but concedes some musicians have shown up late for their sets, chewed out radio staffers and snubbed bill mates. However, of the nearly 100 acts that have played Pointfest, Luke says no one has ever been too intoxicated to play.

What goes on after the show is another story, though Point staffers rarely have the energy to partake in the post-festival festivities. "Sometimes we hang out with the bands after show," said Luke. "But after all this, I plan on sleeping for three days." -t i i Pointfest VII Bloodhound Gang, Radio Iodine, James, Matchbox 20, Stir, Soaical Distortion, The Offspring, Reel Big Fish, Jungle Dogs, That Dog, AFI and L7. Pointfest VIII (May 26): Third Eye Blind, Local The Verve Pipe, Echo the Bunnymen, The Rollins Band, Better Than Ezra, Beck, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Orbit, Pave The Rocket, Skunkanansie, K's Choice and Cowboy Mouth. POINTFEST Continued from page 7 plagued with the delays and organizational snafus that accompany most festival shows, Columbia Records' Cohen said.

"Putting these shows together is complicated, and it gets ugly in a lot of instances. There are all these people arguing these different agendas, but they Point staff members really are pros," said Cohen. "I've been involved with every single Pointfest and I've never had a glitch. They give the bands first-class treatment." First-class treatment means everything from paying the going rate for each act, to obliging the 300 to 400 roadies, engineers and assorted handlers who pack Riverport's backstage, to serving the right munchies. I I "We try to juggle everyone's re- quests.

Some bands only want to play after dark, or they'll say, 'We don't want to play after that Beck, for exam- pie, specifically said he did not want to i close the show," said Luke. "And every- one wants a specific type of water. Some want Evian. Some want Mountain yiey. Mineral water is a big deaL" Luke says most bands return the Mexican c- Restaurant i 2 I i i Hnirw Oi loan Qj I' I I Dominos Pizzt Pizza Einstein Bros.

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