Tuesday, November 02, 1999
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A guide to help make your day
Going out
• Moody Blues: The perennial prog-rock band plays Firstar Center, 8 p.m. today. $27.50-$55 at Ticketmaster locations. 562-4949.
• Tanya Tucker: Country rocker starts a three-night run 7:30 p.m. today at Grand Victoria Casino and Resort, Rising Sun. $35, $29 Players Club members. (812) 438-1234.
• Gardening Lecture: Roger Swaim, horticulturist and writer, discusses “The Ant and the Peony,” 7:30 p.m. today, Civic Garden Center, 2715 Reading Road, Avondale. $30, $25 Garden Center members. 221-0981.
• Biohazard, H-Block and Flashpoint: Triple bill begins 8 p.m. today at Annie's, 4343 Kellogg Ave. $10. 321-2572.
381-8063.
• Old Ironsides: The USS Constitution Museum presents a program about the historic warship, 7 p.m. today, Cincinnati Museum Center. Free. 287-7000.
• Another chance: In case you missed the Southgate House debut of Devil Helm, the ultra-low-budget, fantasy movie made by locals, it plays 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. today (and Thursday) at the Esquire Theatre, Clifton. $5; 18 and older.
Staying In
• TV picks: Let the good times roll as B.B. King, Marcia Ball, Phil Wiggins, Jonny Lang and Della Reese sing the blues In Performance at the White House (8 p.m., Channels 48, 54, 16), a concert taped July 28.
• TV Critic John Kiesewetter says Katie Couric talks to author Stephen King about the car accident that nearly killed him on Dateline NBC (8 p.m., Channels 5, 22).
The Goods
(What's in stores today)
• Holiday rush: Now that the holiday season has been moved up from Thanksgiving to Halloween, the record companies are already getting busy.
• Go Simpsonic With the Simpsons (Rhino; $16.98 CD, $10.98 cassette) is the second collection of original songs from the longest-running animated series in TV history.
• King of the Hill soundtrack (Elektra; $17.98 CD, $11.98 cassette) features a batch of tracks by country acts (Mavericks, Brooks & Dunn, Travis Tritt) and a few rockers (Barenaked Ladies, Sheryl Crow).
• Mariah Carey's Rainbow (Columbia; $17.98 CD; $11.98 cassette) is the week's big pop release, stealing some luster from the solo debut of Spice Girl Melanie C. (Sporty Spice), Northern Star (Virgin; $16.98 CD; $11.98 cassette).
• Jewel releases her Christmas album, Joy — A Holiday Celebration (Atlantic; $17.98 CD; $10.98 cassette). A Rosie Christmas (Columbia; $17.98 CD; $11.98 cassette) finds talkhost Rosie O'Donnell weighing in with a mega-star collection in which she sings with Elton John, Lauryn Hill, 'N Sync and Rosemary Clooney.
• In rock, Rage Against the Machine's Battle of Los Angeles (Epic; $17.98 CD; $11.98 cassette) is the biggest blast. But look for strong showings by rock mainstays Counting Crows with This Desert Life (Geffen/DGC; $17.98 CD; $11.98 cassette) ) and Foo Fighters' There is Nothing Left to Lose (RCA; $17.98 CD; $11.98 cassette).
• Two big rap releases — The Roots Come Alive (MCA; $17.98 CD, $11.98 cassette, plus a limited edition two-CD set at $24.98) and Hot Boy Lil' Wayne's solo debut Tha Block is Hot (Ca$h Money/Universal; $17.98 CD; $10.98 cassette).
Planning Ahead
• A Day Away: Waiting for Godot Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival's production, opens 8 p.m. Thursday and runs through Nov. 21, 719 Race St., downtown. $13-$18. 381-2273.
• 48 Hours Out: Blues Band Greg Schaber and High Street plays the York Street Cafe in Newport, 9 p.m. Friday. $4. 261-9675.
• 72 Hours 'til Saturday: Cincinnati Museum Center's Victorian Architecture Tour, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $42. Reservations by Friday. 287-7000.
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