n Trace Adkins and Jason Michael Carroll: 7:30 p.m. today, Asheville Civic Center arena, $38.75 and service charges at the Civic Center box office and Ticketmaster outlets, online (www.ticketmaster.com) and charge by phone at 251-5505.
VEISHA is fun when you are 6-5, 250 pounds, and wrestled pigs in the womb. For the rest of the world, who don't have access to a) a car, b) an ISU student wristband, and c) a year's supply of Muscle Milk, the Hawkeye Swing Festival presents a viable alternative that compensates for its lack of riot police and all-you-can-eat funnel cake with the smooth sounds of the 1920s, '30s, and '40s. Jivin'
The Clinton campaign has been nothing if not defiantly hip, with a constant stream of cutting-edge, up-to-the-second pop culture references. Here's a sampling from the campaign trail.