Events call for busy night downtown
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BY L. KENT WOLGAMOTT / GZO
A “Gonzo” party, the premiere of a locally-made film and a CD release and the appearance of a pair of Lincoln’s top country bands should make for a big night downtown Thursday.
The “Gonzo” party will take place at the State Theatre, which is screening “Gonzo: The Life & Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson,” Alex Gibney’s excellent documentary about the most famous American writer of the last half of the 20th century.
The movie is screening at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. In between the screenings, Beef Torrey and Kevin Simonson, a pair of Nebraskans, will be signing copies of “Conversations with Hunter S. Thompson,” their just-released compilation of articles about and interviews with the always quotable and entertaining Thompson.
Torrey and Simonson also will be exhibiting some of their “Gonzo” memorabilia, including items signed by Thompson, his illustrator/partner Ralph Steadman and Johnny Depp, who played Thompson’s alter ego Raoul Duke in the movie adaptation of his most famous work, “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.”
The State, 1415 O St., will feature Hunter-inspired music and drink specials throughout the night.
The movie premiere and CD release are set for the Rococo Theatre, 140 N. 13th.
The picture is “Barstool Cowboy,” a story about an unemployed Stetson-wearing man, played by Tim Woodward, who is in a bar trying to drink his ex off his mind when he meets a college art student (Rachel Lien) and the pair develop a friendship/possible romance.
Written, produced and directed by Mark Thimijan, “Barstool Cowboy” is a well-done, decently-acted study of the duo and it features music from Natalie Illeana and her partner Greg Kincheloe.
The film starts at 7:15 p.m. At 9:15, Illeana will take the Rococo stage for the CD release show for “2 Sides of Me,” her second disc which adds a wall of rock guitar to her acoustic-rooted pop sounds -- at least on some songs.
Admission for the evening is $10.
Triggertown and The Bellflowers will be at the Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th, tonight, playing a different brand of country music that you hear on the radio.
Triggertown is a boundary-blurring outfit that puts together banjo, fiddle, guitar, dobro and washtub bass to create an old timey sound. It’s not a bluegrass outfit or a string band. Try country-folk with a little punk attitude thrown to make things rock.
The Bellflowers are an acoustic outfit fronted by Gerardo Meza, the singer of the Mezcal Brothers, who writes some fine country songs. He’s joined by some terrific players, including Fuzzy Blazek on lap steel and, to complete a night with odd instrumentation, Kristen Bailey on the saw.
That show starts around 9 p.m. Cover charge is $4.
Reach L. Kent Wolgamott at 473-7244 or kwolgamott@journalstar.com.
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