The Englert Theatre, 221 E. Washington St., Iowa City, Iowa will host singer/songwriter Jace Everett and Charlaine Harris, the author of the critically acclaimed Sookie Stackhouse series, then screen the “True Blood” season première tonight, June 17, 2010.
The night will begin with a performance from Everett and will be followed by an intimate reception with Harris. The reception will be held on the Englert stage and provide a chance for fans to meet and talk with the author and have books signed. The event will finish with a screening of the third season première of “True Blood.”
“It’s an opportunity to see ‘True Blood’ on the big screen, larger than life,” Mayfield said. “How often do you get to see your favorite TV show in the theater? It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
7:00 PM JACE EVERETT
Just “Google” Jace Everett’s name and you’ll find yourself knee-deep in the ooh’s and ahh’s of daily papers from Boston to Chicago and Seattle that can’t discuss HBO’s rocketing Golden Globe-honored drama TRUE BLOOD® without mentioning the brilliant opening title montage, devised around the swampy rockabilly come-on of Everett’s “Bad Things.”
RED REVELATIONS, the new album by the Nashville-based singer-songwriter, is a work of rare accomplishment and abandon, brimming with barely-contained emotions and urges. They are pervasive in the music, the voice and the songwriting. The primal, penetrating power of Everett’s roots-music fusion, revving up from insinuation to howling gale-force rock in a second.
Much of his sound can be attributed to his Southern roots. He describes the South as a hot and sticky place in which things go at a much slower pace than elsewhere in the country. These descriptions can also be used to describe the Southern gothic, rockabilly sound of his music.
“The South has a flavor all its own,” Everett said. “It colors everything you do.”
Religion has played a large role in Everett’s childhood, and religious themes can be found intertwined with sensuality in some of his songs.
“I’m singin’, Glory hallelujah, can I get an amen? / Her lovin’ feels so good, it oughta be a sin / I was lost, but now I’m found / Blind but baby, now I see / My angel loves the devil outta me.”
Everett said his music touches on sensuality, not sexuality, that “tells the boy-girl story in a different way, instead of the same story you hear over and over.” He believes his lyrics and musical tone have a sultry, dark feel to them, which creates a feeling of mystery.
“But the darkness is not overbearing; it’s the shadow that helps you see the light,” he said.
His lyrics are based on his past experiences with romance, failure, and success. He also writes music for the guitar. When it comes to combining the aspects, he takes ideas as they come to him.
He still finds “Bad Things” the most fun to perform, and he is working on putting out a new record by December.
“It’s exciting to create a song,” Everett said. “The feeling of joy from creation is hard to top.”
8:30 PM RECEPTION WITH CHARLAINE HARRIS
Celebrating the release of the most recent novel in the “Sookie Stackhouse” series, join Charlaine Harris for a special reception on the Englert stage! Books for sale on site by Prairie Lights, including the latest in the Sookie Stackhouse series, DEAD IN THE FAMILY
Since 2001, people have been lining up in bookstores in order to get their hands on the latest work in Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse series. The launch of “True Blood” only increased the books’ popularity.
Harris has written three other series of books in the past, including ones based on the life of a Georgia librarian, an attack-survivor heroine, Lily Bard, and Harper Connelly, who can sense corpses after being struck by lightning. Although none of these series gained as much recognition as the Sookie Stackhouse story, they gave her experience in writing a long series.
Unlike many authors’ work today, the inspiration for Harris’ novels does not come from her own experiences.
“My life would’ve been pretty bizarre if that were true,” she said.
Instead, she gets ideas from things she sees on the news or things she has read. She credits reading as one of the biggest influences on both her imagination and her writing skills.
“Ever since I was young, I thought reading was one of the greatest things,” she said. “I still read a lot, and it’s one of the best pieces of advice I can give to writers.”
10:00 PM FREE SCREENING OF TRUE BLOOD® SEASON 3 PREMIER EPISODE*
Don’t miss seeing the season 3 premier episode on the big screen!
Concert ONLY: $15
Concert AND Reception: $30 Limited to 100 guests (**SOLD OUT**)
TRUE BLOOD screening: FREE
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Charlaine Harris, the author of the Sookie Stackhouse mystery series of books on which True Blood is based will be touring New Zealand for the first time from October 4 to 6, 2010.
