Because we ran a Night & Day blurb focusing on tonight's event, and Ink, I am told, ran a blurb focusing on tomorrow's party, I figured it'd be a good idea to set up a one-stop shop for all your Cowtown Ballroom...Sweet Jesus! needs.
First of all, what is it? Well, it's a documentary, made by local filmmakers Joe Heyen (producer, director) and Tony Ladesich (director of photography, writer, editor) about the 1971-74 heyday of the Cowtown Ballroom, the (classic) rock venue that operated out of what's now known as the El Torreon building at 31st and Gillham. Acts that played there include the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band , Van Morrison, Frank Zappa, Golden Earring, Foghat, Brewer & Shipley (hence the film's title...get it?), Ravi Shankar, ELO, Alice Cooper and many more. Go to the doc's Web site for more info and to watch a trailer.
The film opens at the Tivoli on Friday, May 22, and runs for three weeks, but tonight and tomorrow, pre-parties are going down that you might want to get it in on.
TONIGHT. Thursday, May 14
Tivoli Theater, 7 p.m.: Cast, crew and press screening of the film. Yep, they'll be showing the whole film. But you've got to know someone or be invited to get in.
Beaumont Club, 9:30 p.m.: Free and open-to-the-public reception at the Beaumont. Mix and mingle with the cast and crew, plus honored guests Roger Earl of Foghat and Michael Brewer and Tom Shipley. I'm betting a lot of people who were at last summer's fundraiser will be here -- the very salt of the local scene's earth.
TOMORROW. Friday, May 15
Cowtown Ballroom, 7:00 to 10:30 p.m.: Reunion party at the Cowtown Ballroom (read: El Torreon), 31st and Gillham. It's by invitation only, but if you e-mail Joe at heyenj@prodigy.net and ask reeeeaaaalll nice, maybe he'll let you in. Music by Chet Nichols.
NEXT WEEK. Friday, May 22 and beyond
Cowtown Ballroom...Sweet Jesus! showing at Tivoli Cinemas (4050 Pennsylvania).
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I have a recording of the Zappa show from there where Steely Dan opened from him, it's a fan favorite from that lineup/era.
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