Short Takes Offers a Glimpse at Music, More

BEETHOVEN, BACH and HAYDN
Sounds like a law firm, doesn’t it? Pianist Brad Arington can relate.
Arington will present works by Beethoven, Bach and yes Haydn on Oct. 23 at Emory & Henry College in Emory, Va. A musician with extensive training, Arington will offer a program that speaks to his accomplished years-long efforts on the 88s.
Ah, but about that law reference. Arington happens to practice law in Silicon Valley, Calif, that is when he’s not playing music.
Catch the Glade Spring, Va., native when he lays aside the law and returns to the scene of some of his earlier music studies at E&H and Virginia Intermont College. His stay short, his music strong and his law for the moment will be laid while manning the piano.

IF YOU GO
Who: Brad Arington
When: Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Emory & Henry College’s Memorial Chapel, Emory, Va.
Info: (276) 944-6846
Web: http://www.ehc.edu

ZOMBIE!
Eight days early. With a name like Misplaced My Zombie, one may imagine that the band of rockers would be quite a howl for Halloween.
Instead, Misplaced My Zombie will plug in and plow forth on Oct. 23 at The Hideaway in Johnson City. Now, from their name, it appears that the unusually named band plays horror-themed music.
Not true. Instead, Misplaced My Zombie is a quirky Nashville-based punk rock trio. They feature a sound built on frenzied guitar and lyrics performed tongue plunged into cheek.
Just check out the titles to their EPs. First came “No Hit Wonders” and now the brand new “Jesus Drove a Chevy.” Halloween band? No. Humorous band? You bet.

IF YOU GO
Who: Misplaced My Zombie and Last Owner Died
When: Oct. 23, 10 p.m.
Where: The Hideaway, 235 E. Main St., Johnson City, Tenn.
Admission: $5
Info: (423) 926-3896
Web and audio: http://www.myspace.com/misplacedmyzombie

OUR LADY PEACE
Top notch.
So continues the reputation of Johnson City’s Electric Cowboy in regards to booking bands of note. Chalk up another when Our Lady Peace rumbles to the Cowboy on Oct. 27.
The Canadian alternative rock veterans’ features an impressive catalog of tunes that reaches 15 years back to theirs and alt rock’s heyday.
Known for such singles as 1997’s “Superman’s Dead” and “2002’s “Somewhere Out There,” Our Lady Peace crafted their career as a touring-heavy band. Tours with Page and Plant along with Van Halen helped heighten their presence.
Ultimately, their nearly 10 albums plotted the course for Our Lady Peace. None sold huge amounts, yet each helped gradually define a band that is yet evolving.

IF YOU GO
Who: Our Lady Peace
When: Oct. 27, 8 p.m.
Where: Electric Cowboy, 1805 N. Roan St., Johnson City, Tenn.
Admission: $23
Info: (423) 928-0022
Web and audio: http://www.ourladypeace.com 

MUSIC NOTES
—Heads up: Tickets are on sale now for Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver’s performance at the Paramount Center for the Arts in Bristol, Tenn.
Scheduled for Dec. 5, the show continues an annual homecoming tradition for the bluegrass legend and longtime resident of Bristol, Tenn. Take note. Buy your tickets now, as the show is a perennial sellout. Tickets are $25. For more information, call (423) 274-8920.
—Never seen U2? Now you can – from your home. On Oct. 25 at 5:30 p.m., U2’s sold-out show from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., will be streamed live via youtube for absolutely no charge. Visit http://www.u2.com/news/title/live-on-youtube-this-sunday for more information.
—Garth Brooks returns. The top-selling solo artist in American history (128 million albums sold and counting) will end his retirement beginning Dec. 11 with a series of shows at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas.
“I am naturally nervous,” Brooks said via statement, “but it feels good to be out from under the low ceiling of ‘retirement’ I put on myself.”
Brooks, whose hits include “Friends in Low Places” and “The Dance,” retired in 2001. He moved to Oklahoma to devote time to his young kids.
—The Smashing Pumpkins want to give you music. They want to give you lots of free music. The million-selling rock band’s founder Billy Corgan has announced that the band’s forthcoming album “Teargarden by Kaleidoscope” will be given away one track at a time via the band’s Web site, http://www.smashingpumpkins.com beginning later this month.
—Though not free, new albums in stores this week include country titan Tim McGraw with “Southern Voice.” Also making way to shelves this week are new albums from Lyle Lovett (“Natural Forces”), while next week’s offerings include Rod Stewart’s “Soulbook,” Creed’s “Full Circle” and Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s “Night Castle.”
—Now, in the spooky spirit of Halloween, this week’s free MP3 downloads can be found at http://www.halloween.it/free/sounds.htm, which include clips of monsters howling and people screaming and such.
Well stocked with sounds of the week, please do return to the scene of the songs next week for another round of Short Takes and Music Notes. Until then buy an album, play it loud and by all means stay tuned.

TOM NETHERLAND is a freelance writer. He can be reached at .