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ii vmwpostheraldcom Friday July 26 2002 Best Bets editor Robin Ckanow 32S-2370 rclemowpo8therakLeonj Magic City Calendar B2 Off the Record B4 fl Film Clips B5 Accent B8 THE POST-HERALD ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE QUICK TAKES UAB Gospel Choir 7 pm Monday Jemison Concert Hall Alys Stephens Center 1200 10th Ave Tickets $5 or $3 with UAB student faculty or staff For more information call 975-2787 Fest fires up hardcore music fans Details What Furnace Fast 2002 Who Headhwm include I intrrfvfwrl naRMWli Andrew WJL and Zao Furnace By ROBIN CLEMOW BIRMINGHAM POST HERALD What do bands Hatebreed Andrew WK and Zao have in common? Two things: Most people have never heard of them and all are headlining an upcoming festival in Birmingham that draws fans from across America In its third year Furnace Fest 2002 will feature more than 100 bands on two stages at Sloes Furnaces Thursday through Aug 3 The lineup is composed of underground bands playing hardcore punk emo or indie rock music Chris Johnson a long-time fan of hardcore launched Furnace Fest in 2000 to bring the bands on his independent label Take Hold Records to the stage Johnson ran Take Hold out of his garage in Birmingham until late 2001 when the Seattle-based label Tooth and Nail Records bought out his catalog and hired him as director of international distribution Johnson moved to Seattle in March but Furnace Fest stayed in Birmingham at least for this year Tooth and Nail which represents mostly underground hardcore and punk bands has jumped on board helping promote the event among fans of this music Johnson said he has sold Som Furnaces 20 32nd St Whan 10 am to 2 am Thursday tfrougfi Aug 3 Tfcfcets $60 weekend passavatabto now through $65 weekend pass and $25 day pass avalabte at the gate no phone orders avalable Herald i about 500 weekend tickets at $60 a pop Orders have come from as far away as Colorado and even Canada Most of the bands playing the event are underground bands by choice These bands prefer to stay out of mainstream radio and television in order to stay true Chad Gilbert lead singer Hulud belts out one of songs At left Jay guitarist for Elliott performs Both bands will be at Fest this weekend WATCH Custom 7:30 pm Aug 4 Five Points South Music Hal 1016 20th St Tickets On sale today through Ticketmaster North Mississippi All-Stars 9 pm Aug 28 Five Points South Music Hal 1016 20th St Tickets $10 On sale 10 am Saturday through Ticketmaster Actress floats in By LEIGH ANNE MONITOR BIRMINGHAM POST-HERALD Actress Molly Proffitt and her theatrical character Molly Brown (yes teat unsink-able one) each put the in Proffitt 25 channels her energy into real-life saga in the musical The Unsinkable Molly Presented by the Leeds Arts Council it starts Thursday at the Leeds Community Arts Center Brown wanted desperately to escape poverty She started out in 1867 in the backwoods of Hannibal Mo and wound her way to the palaces of Europe Along the way she married a prospector entered high society despite initial rejection and as some may recall from the history books survived the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 life has been quite different her determination more career-oriented She graduated from Samford University with a bachelor of aria in theater in 1999 Proffitt an upbeat fast and continuous talker like her character also studied vocal performance at the university She likewise acted in plays at the school from "Into the to and toured with a group called Student Life that shows Biblical truths through theater Please turn to MOLLY pageBS Special to the Poet up at Oak Parking takes Rock-star parking is now for sale For $20 per show on top of whatever you paid for tickets and a $2 Ticketmaster service charge you can park up against the VIP entrance at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre on concert nights Clear Channel Birmingham office which manages the amphitheater added the Premier Parking this month Gary Weinberger Gear Channel director said the 24 parking spots were almost sold out for Barry Manilow the first show that offered the option "Our customers let us know that they wanted the convenience of having reserved parking that would be close to the entrance" Weinberger said Above for Shai the band's Palumbo Furnace Raitt ready to heat it 42k Mountain on star quality By ROBIN CLEMOW BIRMINGHAM POST-HERAID With her fiery red hair and its sexy streak of gray framing a dimpled face Bonnie Raitt radiates mature sensuality no aurprise that her favorite tune on her latest CD is about middle-age passion She teamed up with Roy Rogers a bluesman she said long been eager to collaborate with to write the tune on It' The song's about a middle-age couple that has been together many years but still has the same passion for each other they did in their youth really proud of the track because it's really raucous and it fits what saying which is you get home early so we can get on with Raitt said over this phone from her San Francisco home Pair up Raitt in all her rau- Details Who Bonnie Raitt Lyte Lovett Where Oak Mountain Amphitheatre Feliam When 8 tonight Tickets $4950 $2650 and $10 $10 seats are $15 day of show cousness with opening act Lyle Lovett who Julia Roberts called "one of the great men of all time (after their breakup) and sure to get a fun passionate sexy bluesrock country show Raitt performs tonight at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre At 52 Raitt tangs some Please turn to RAITT pageBS I i I Premier Parking patrona -will still have to wait in the I line of traffic to enter at the main parking gate From there they will be directed to the east side of the amphitheater Gear Channel Entertain- ment offers reserved parking at several other venues nationally and Weinberger said it has been successful where implemented The parking spots can be purchased through Ticket-master along with tickets for the concerts No season passes are yet available for the reserved spots Upcoming Oak Mountain concerts include Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Ayg 10 Aaron Carter on Aug 31 and Alan Jackson on Sept 26 Robin Gemote i Bonnie Raitt win perform tonight at the Oak Mountain Amphitheatre se.