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So the Salt Lake Acting Company wanted to extend its annual Utah spoof, "Saturday's Voyeur," for one more week, to take advantage of the show's popularity.

In the world of music, it's sometimes difficult to get the ball rolling downhill toward the big time.

But Truth & Salvage Co., a Los Angeles-based band that sprang from the fertile Southern rock soil of Ashville, N.C., has gotten the ball of fame downright tumbling -- thanks to a little help from Chris Robinson, the singer/mastermind behind The Black Crowes.

ROCK

"The Suburbs." Arcade Fire. Arcade Fire landed national attention and wide acclaim with the release of 2004's "Funeral," an album that inspired a reverent following as well as being considered an essential tome in modern rock.

New this week

MINDY GLEDHILL, 7 p.m. Sept. 13, Bella's Fresh Mexican Grill, Ogden. $10; $30/family of four. 801-737-0557.

KEVIN KULA, 7 p.m. Oct. 7, Browning Center's Allred Theater, WSU, Ogden. $15. WSU box office.

BASH brings food, jazz, art

OGDEN -- Fine food, jazzy music and an auction are in the works for the Wildwoods BASH.

This year's BASH is the 25th annual fundraiser for the Ogden Nature Center. The casual outdoor affair starts at 5 p.m. Sept. 18, in the glen behind the Visitor Center at 966 W. 12th St. Tickets are $60 per person, or $1,000 for a table for eight. Reservations are due Tuesday.

Jewell returns for WSU gig

OGDEN -- After winning fans in droves with her performances at the OFOAM Ogden Music Festival this past June, Eilen Jewell and her band return for an intimate show in the Shepherd Union Building's Wildcat Theater at Weber State University.

New this week

'PENELOPE LOVEJOY GOES WEST, OR A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY EARNED,' Peach Days melodrama, 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sept. 11, Fine Arts Center, Brigham City. $5; $4/seniors, through senior center, 435-723-3303. www.bcfineartscenter.org.