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Get up and dance with Come Back Buddy
Come Back Buddy will perform a free show at the Chandler Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 31. Submitted photo BY MEGHAN MCCOY
As he was schooled on music, Mike Randall was told he resembled 1950s star Buddy Holly. The bespectacled musician took that as a sign 16 years ago and formed the 1950s tribute act Come Back Buddy with his wife, Janine. Randall plays the guitar and sings for the three-piece rock ‘n’ roll band, while Janine slings a bass and sings. The
band has gone through several different drummers. “Mostly our music is danceable music,” he said, adding Come Back Buddy’s motto is “Where’s the fun?” The act plays a variety of upbeat music from the ‘50s, including covers of Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Elvis, Johnny Cash, as well as Ricky Nelson and Hank Williams.
“We like to play music that people like to get up and move to and dance to,” Randall said. Fans can see for themselves when Come Back Buddy performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 31, at the Chandler Center for the Arts. Admission is free. Randall said he enjoys hitting the stage because he loves seeing the audience’s reaction. “I think that is what has kept our
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band busy through the years,” he said. “There are a lot of people that like this music a lot.” Music fans of all ages enjoy Come Back Buddy’s music, he said, especially Baby Boomers. It doesn’t mean that youngsters and teenagers won’t appreciate the band’s music. “They like it because it is upbeat and fun,” he said. “It seems to appeal to all different ages.” Intel is the presenting sponsor of the “2015 On The House Free Summer Concert Series,” which is now in its 19th year. “Intel is pleased to support the Chandler Center for the Arts’ mission to make visual and live performance arts accessible to the entire population by sponsoring the free summer concert series,” said Carlos Contreras, director of Intel’s Arizona Public Affairs Group in a prepared statement. “One of Intel’s strategic values is to be an asset to our communities worldwide and what better way than to provide free access to a breadth of cultural experiences.” The concert series will also include Sugar Thieves at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, Tres Guitarres at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, Ritmo-Latino will perform at 7:30 p.m. Fri., Aug. 28, and Plugged In at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. For more information, visit www.chandlercenter.org, or www.comebackbuddy.com. Meghan McCoy is a section editor for the SanTan Sun News. She can be reached at meghan@santansun.com.
FRIDAY July 17, 6-10 PM
Located inside:
TechShop Chandler 249 E Chicago St Chandler, AZ 85225
Food trucks, coffee & ice cream will be available. Craft table for the kids! Music by Randy & Scott of Hooked on a Feeling
Art Walk Sponsors:
www.ChandlerArtWalk.com
Classic summer blockbusters return to Harkins Theatres Harkins Theatres will present Tuesday Night Classics with special presentations of retro films. For $5, guests can relive their favorite films on the big screen at theaters throughout the Valley, including Chandler Crossroads and Chandler Fashion Center. Movies start at 7 p.m. The remainder of the year the following movies will be shown: • “The Karate Kid,” July 21 • “The Usual Suspects,” July 28 • “The Departed,” Aug. 4 • “Bad Boys,” Aug. 11 • “The Shawshank Redemption,” Aug. 18 • “Beverly Hills Cop,” Aug. 25 • “The Sound of Music,” Sept. 1 • “Fletch,” Sept. 8 • “North by Northwest,” Sept. 15
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• “ Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” Sept. 22 • “Raising Arizona,” Sept. 29 • “Gremlins,” Oct. 6 • “Alien,” Oct. 13 • “The Exorcist,” Oct. 20 • “Halloween,” Oct. 27 • “Three Amigos,” Nov. 3 • “The Jerk,” Nov. 10 • “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” Nov. 17 • “ Planes Trains and Automobiles,” Nov. 24 • “Christmas Vacation,” Dec. 1 • “Elf,” Dec. 8 • “A Christmas Story,” Dec. 15 • “The Polar Express,” Dec. 22. For more information, visit www.HarkinsTheatres.com/TNC.