WANNA SET THE TIME WARP MACHINE TO '85?
In the mood for some '80s tunes performed live?
Then check out these shows coming to the Grand Strand:
• Tonight, the ol' Juke Box Heroes themselves, Foreigner (minus lead singer Lou Gramm) performs at the House of Blues at Barefoot Landing. Call 272-3000 or visit www.hob.com for more info.
• Black Glass, an '80s cover band specializing in melodic metal, performs at the Boathouse Waterway Bar & Grill in Myrtle Beach on Aug. 24. Call 903-2628 or visit www.myspace.com/theboathousemb
• The Oak Ridge Boys, who scored big with the Grammy-winning tune "Elvira'' in 1981, return to The Alabama Theatre in North Myrtle Beach on Aug. 31. Call 272-1111 visit www.alabama-theater.com.
• Also at The Alabama Theatre, Kenny"The Gambler" Rogers, who personified country/pop crossover superstardom in the '80s, comes a' calling Sept. 5. Call 272-1111 visit www.alabama-theater.com.
• If you were a bit mope-y in the '80s, then check out The Cured, a tribute to The Cure, coming to The Clubhouse Myrtle Beach on Aug. 24. Call 626-9058.
-Kent Kimes, Editor