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The Dalai Lama would be very pleased. On Thursday, June 12, Bruce Cockburn plays for the first of two nights at Chautauqua in Boulder, and Ian Tyson warbles at the Houston Fine Arts Center. On Friday, June 13, Baggs Patrick celebrates the release of his new CD, Circus in My Head, at the Mercury Cafe; the Frantic Flattops buzz the Bluebird Theater; and the Snatchers, the La Donnas and Electric Summer (which you read about "Punks of the Rising Sun," May 15) combine forces for what may be the last show at the Grimace Warehouse, 774 Santa Fe--call 274-5432 for details. On Saturday, June 14, Chuck Berry plays the KOOL Koncert '97 at Mile High Stadium alongside versions of the Temptations, the Four Tops and Tommy James & the Shondells; Moore takes a drive on Thrillstreet at Cricket on the Hill; Dismemberment Plan cuts up at the 15th Street Tavern, with Acrobat Down and the Gamits; and LD-50 establishes some good chemistry at the Lion's Lair. On Sunday, June 15, the Rocky Mountain Music Association sponsors a showcase at Five Points Plaza featuring the Cool eMCees, Bobby Wells, Ricky Earl and many others, and the Zambieland Orchestra, featuring members of Leftover Salmon and the Dixie Dregs, salutes Col. Bruce Hampton at the Fox Theatre. And on Wednesday, June 18, King Rat crawls at the Cricket, with Plop Squad and Backspackle.

Finally, the body of singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley was found on June 5; he drowned in Memphis six days earlier. Westword contributor Brad Jones profiled Buckley in "State of Grace," which ran in our November 9, 1994, issue. Find it online at the address below.

--Michael Roberts

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