All Access
B.B. King, The Roots and Phish frontman Anastasio join forces for an unprecedented updated performance of King’s blues class “Rock Me Baby.”

Fifteen artists. One show. Audiences in the Dallas/Fort Worth area will be invited to see the backstage madness, sound checks and rehearsals that lie in the heart of every concert.

Beginning Friday Cinemark IMAX Theatre, located at the intersection of Webb Chapel Road and LBJ Freeway in Dallas, presents “All Access: Front-Row. Backstage. Live!” The show features legendary artists such as Carlos Santana, the Dave Matthews Band, Sting, Al Green, George Clinton and B.B. King. Other contemporary artists include Sheryl Crow, Moby, Rob Thomas from Matchbox Twenty, Mary J. Blige, Kid Rock, Macy Gray, The Roots, Trey Anastasio from Phish and Cheb Mami.

Four of the 15 artists in “All Access” won 2001 Grammy Awards. Nine others were nominated for a Grammy.

Director Martyn Atkins lets viewers listen in on dressing room conversations between artists as they warm up their voices, pull on their stage clothes, stretch their muscles and prepare for the show.

Viewers can also see electricians adjusting speakers, musicians tuning their instruments, sound engineers in front of their mixing boards and sit on stage during sound check.

Overall, a combination of a front-row seat and a backstage pass is the experience audience will feel as they watch “All Access.”

Godfather of Funk George Clinton stands amid a large crowd, wearing a sorcerer’s robe and tossing his rainbow-colored hair back and forth. Mary J. Blige, the queen of hip-hop soul, can be seen wearing an ankle-length silver leather coat that contrasts sharply with her red lacquered lips and dark glasses.

Sheryl Crow performs “If It Makes You Happy” in an acoustic solo as she taps her bare feet to the rhythm.

B.B. King, The Roots and Phish frontman Anastasio join forces for an unprecedented updated performance of King’s blues class “Rock Me Baby.”

Producers Jon and Peter Shapiro from Ideal Entertainment came up with the idea for the movie from both of their long-time desires to create the ultimate music driven film. Both have music backgrounds. Jon is a Hollywood feature film producer who has worked on music production while Peter is the owner of a popular live music venue in New York City.

“‘All Access’ was a dream project, not only because of the subject matter and format, but because I get to work so closely with my brother,” Jon said about the project.

Tickets are $10 with special group and educational pricing available. Visit the Cinemark Web site at (www.cinemark.com) for more information.

Yvette Herrera
y.m.herrera@student.tcu.edu