Lisa Denton and Barry Courter
LISA DENTON: Barry, I don’t have much of a green thumb, but I’ve been told by a reliable source that Saturday is World Naked Gardening Day. I’m going to need a bigger watering can.
BARRY COURTER: I saw that. The announcement, not the, um, you know what I mean. I’d like to know the story behind this. I imagine some nature lover with a really good-looking-but-shy spouse came up with it. My advice: Watch out for poison ivy, and sunscreen is your friend.
This is a crazy-busy week. Noontunes, a new concert series featuring local artists, starts Wednesday at Miller Plaza, and that same night there is a great concert at Memorial Auditorium. Old Crow Medicine Show rolls into town with not only Brandi Carlile, but The Secret Sisters have been added to the lineup. That’s pretty strong.
LISA: Indeed it is. Almost makes up for ZZ Top having to postpone their show Tuesday night at the Tivoli after bass player Dusty Hill fractured his shoulder last month. If you hadn’t heard, ZZ Top has been rescheduled for Oct. 25.
Soundwise, these two shows have little in common, but who says you can’t like both? Some days I want music to rock me like a “Wagon Wheel”; some days I’m just looking for some “Tush.”