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By ACW Staff

Add Comment | Comments: 0 | Posted Aug. 24, 2011

Craig Campbell

8/25/11 2PM: UPDATE: THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THREAT OF RAIN ON SUNDAY, ACCORDING TO CRAIG CAMPBELL'S FACEBOOK PAGE.

The Boardwalk Beer Garden at Caesars has provided the perfect show for Atlantic City Weekly’s “Cheap Thrills” issue. On Sunday, Aug. 28, you can enjoy a free concert by rising country star Craig Campbell at the Beer Garden on the Atlantic City Boardwalk starting at 6:30pm. Enjoy a complimentary live concert by Campbell, whose current hit single is the delightful song filled with double entendres titled “Fish,” from his self-titled debut album. Here are some of the lyrics: 

The first time we did it I was scared to death / She snuck out in that cotton dress / Jumped on in and we drove to the lake / Put her hand on my knee and said I can’t wait / I had everything we needed in the bed of my truck / Turns out my baby loves to... / Fish, she wants to do it all the time / Early in the morning, in the middle of the night / She’s hooked and now she can’t get enough / Man, that girl sure loves to fish  

Campbell’s other singles (which he also wrote) include “Family Man” and “When I Get It.” A native of Georgia, Campbell says of his music, “It’s traditional, back-to-basics, true country music. It’s what I am. I can’t be anything else.” — Lori Hoffman 

Burns to Debut ‘Prohibition’  Mini-series 

Esteemed filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick explore America’s greatest social experiment in their latest documentary, Prohibition, set to debut Oct. 2-4 at 8pm on PBS. The three-part mini-series follows the rise and fall of the 18th amendment and the era that encompassed its rule. “It is,” says Burns of the series, “a sad cautionary tale of a social experiment gone wrong — with girls and guns.” The result of 100 years of concern, the law of Prohibition, when eventually enacted, brought a tidal wave of social unrest, moral upheaval, and blatant disrespect for the law. Burns’ documentary raises many vital and extremely relevant questions about individual rights, means and ends, and the proper role of government. “When you impose a new law that’s so radically different, that sort of runs against the grain of what human beings have done in almost every culture for almost all of human time, you are going to create opposition to it,” Burns says in an online, sneak-peek of the making of the mini-series. “Almost from the beginning people wanted to have a drink, and they saw to it.” Many of the unintended consequences discussed throughout the series, most notably organized crime, can be seen brought to life in the HBO docudrama Boardwalk Empire (the second season set to premiere Sept. 25) — of which Burns is a major fan. See the extended version of this article for more information about a free preview screening of the series, behind the scenes sneak peaks, and purchasing Prohibition merchandise. — Katarina Corda  

ALBUM OF THE WEEK

NRBQ 

‘Keep this Love Goin’ 

Formed in New York in the late 1960s, with more than 40 albums to its credit, NRBQ (New Rhythm & Blues Quartet) is back. Maybe not better than ever, but pretty damn all right. Terry Adams, the lone original member in this critically acclaimed band, hasn’t released a proper record under the NRBQ moniker for seven years. On Keep this Love Goin’ (Clang!), Adams, 63, leads a new crew of players, including New Jersey resident Pete Donnelly (The Figgs, Graham Parker) on bass and vocals. Without the original line-up, and all its incarnations through the years, NRBQ still sounds like NRBQ, even if the tunes aren’t as badass as classics such as “Wacky Tobacky,” “I Got a Rocket in My Pocket,” “Ridin’ in my Car,” and “Me and the Boys.” But Adams’ four originals here are sublime, and Donnelly’s “I’m Satisfied” lends an inspired dose of good-time rock ‘n’ roll to NRBQ’s new mix. — Jeff Schwachter 

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