Plus the Mummers return to Boardwalk Hall, the Album of the Week ('Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan') and Drew Toonz on Metallica
Classic Car Show Returns to Atlantic City
There’s nothing quite like a gathering of big-time classic car enthusiasts as they line up their treasured chrome-infused dream machines. Throw a little commerce and car buying into the mix and you see first hand why America still has a love affair with the automobile. The annual Atlantic City Classic Car Show and Auction returns to the A.C. Convention Center Friday through Sunday (Feb. 24-26). More than 60,000 enthusiasts are expected for what is billed as the “largest classic car show on the East Coast.” Presented by GPK Auctions, more than 1,000 collectible cars will be available for sale. Other highlights include a memorabilia sale and The Diabetes Foundation will raffle off a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible Indy Pace Car, one of only 500 produced by GM. Only 2,000 raffle tickets will be sold at $100 each. The drawing will be held on Saturday, Feb. 25. Appearances by the Discovery Channel’s “The Carfellas” are also scheduled. Another auction, The Classics at Trump Taj Mahal, in conjunction with the show, is also scheduled at the Mark G. Etess Arena at 7pm Friday. Tickets for the A.C. Classic Car Show are $20 and $5 for children under 12. Click here for general information. — Mike Pritchard
Mummers at Boardwalk Hall Feb. 25
New Year’s celebrations may have already passed, but the party isn’t over yet for the Philadelphia Mummers who are coming to Atlantic City to recreate the splendor of New Year’s Day. In the more than century-long tradition, the Mummers have continued to enthrall crowds of fans by ringing in the New Year like only they can with their glitzy costumes, intricate live music, and elaborate props strutted down the streets of Brotherly Love. (The New Year’s Day parade is the oldest folk parade in the nation.) In addition to their involvement in the parade, the Mummers String Bands perform year-round at many different venues around the world. The annual Show of Shows, an event that brings a slice of the festivities to Atlantic City, returns again this year to Boardwalk Hall on Saturday, Feb. 25, and features the String Band Association’s 16 bands including this year’s winner, and first-time champ, Woodland. Since it debuted back in the 1930s, the Show of Shows was held in Philadelphia at the old Convention Hall and later the Spectrum until its move to Atlantic City seven years ago where it hoped to reach a new audience. The event also allows an extra minute or so of performance time compared to New Year’s Day for each of the bands, which is a significant amount of time by Mummers’ standards. Unlike previous years when there were two shows, there will only be a single performance this year at 2pm. Click here for ticket and event information. — Daniel Aupperle
‘Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan’ (Amnesty Intl.)
When Bob Dylan’s camp gave Amnesty International 400 songs from the 71-year-old singer-songwriter’s repertoire, those involved likely didn’t dream that the outcome could be as stellar as the just-released 4-CD set Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan. With proceeds from sales of the specially priced album going to aiding AI, the organization was able to entice dozens (and dozens) of top-shelf artists — from Adele, Lucinda Williams and Ke$ha to Elvis Costello, Bad Religion and Sting — to record a Dylan tune for the cause. Sure, some of the usual suspects appear — such as “Like a Rolling Stone” (Seal & Jeff Beck) and “Blowin’ in the Wind” (Ziggy Marley) — but a majority of the songs aren’t “greatest hits” and that’s what makes this project so cool. “Abandoned Love” (Paul Rodgers w/ Nils Lofgren), “Property of Jesus” (Sinéad O’Connor), “Political World” (Carolina Chocolate Drops) and Miley Cyrus’ not-too-shabby take on Dylan’s 1974 gem “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go” are just a few of the many highlights inside this impressive set. — Jeff Schwachter
Related: 69 Things to Love About Bob Dylan
Drew Toonz (Read our interview with Lars Ulrich to get this week's comic)
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1. Anonymous said... on Feb 29, 2012 at 01:25PM
“buy chimes of freedom to support amnesty intl AND get great music to listen to in the process!!”