June 22 events, LATE UPDATE, Acoustic Americana Music Calendar & News 2008

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"Tied to the Tracks"
ACOUSTIC AMERICANA
MUSIC CALENDAR & NEWS
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Events for June 22, 2008 (LATE update, made June 21…)
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copyright (c) © 2008, Larry Wines. All rights reserved.
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June calendar, as a continuous read, is now at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com, along with each day’s updated post of events, and our newest popular feature, the anniversaries of things that happened on that date.
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Each day’s updated events and anniversaries are also at www.myspace.com/laacoustic – for the time being. Because Myspace now accepts only short posts, we must go through the ponderous process of listing events there in small blocks, usually one day at a time – so, the calendar will move to other sites, and that will happen soon.
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FUTURE EVENTS are posted into 2009. We update often, and we add a BUNCH of concerts, club gigs, workshops, and recurring events as dates arrive. Things are easy to find at at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com; on our myspace site, reading into the future curiously requires that you use the “Older Entries” button that appears when you click “View All” – thus going “back” to the future… just one of the many myspace aberrations that will cause us to abandon it soon.
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LATEST NEWS FEATURES always post separately. The most recent edition posted June 19; previous news features posted June 13; recent editions are available at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com; earlier editions are still available on the myspace page (www.myspace.com/laacoustic), by using the “View All” button, and if you don’t see what you want, then you’ll need to journey farther back than recent editions by using the “older entries” button as many times as necessary, to find what you want (curiously, to see into the future as well as into the past) and you can go all the back to when acoustic music was made by indigenous natives pounding on hollow logs with rocks.
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Today’s anniversaries:
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HENRY HUDSON SET ADRIFT in the arctic by the crew of his ship, the “Discovery,” on this day in 1611. They had spent a winter in the ice, and he wanted to continue searching for the Northwest Passage. They didn’t. Hudson’s Bay and the Hudson River, both of which he discovered for European navigation and mapmakers, bear his name.
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CONTINENTAL CURRENCY was issued by Congress during the Revolution in 1775. Because of its lack of being backed by anything with genuine value, it was derided, and paper money would not return to America until the Civil War.
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GENERAL SANTA ANA DIED in Mexico City in 1876. The former president, former dictator, butcher of the Alamo and of Fannon’s surrendered force of Texican militia in the War for Texas Independence, the former hero was reviled in his own country, mostly for his insatiable lust for power, and the resulting loss of Northern Mexico to the US. He died in poverty.
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ERICH MARIA REMARQUE, author of “All Quiet on the Western Front,” one of history’s best pieces of antiwar literature, was born in Osnabruck, Germany in1898.
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JOE LOUIS BECOMES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP in 1937, the first black American champ since Jack Johnson lost the title in 1915. Because Johnson had to flee America after marrying a white woman, Louis’ handlers were careful that he would never be photographed with a white woman. Lois had already met German heavyweight champ Max Schmeling, in Yankee Stadium on June 13, 1936. Schmelling was an ardent Nazi at the time, and many white Americans cheered him over the previously invincible Louis. Schmeling won, in the 12th round. A year later, to the day, the two had a rematch, wherein Louis easily defeated Schmelling, and Hitler was enraged. A lot had happened in that intervening year, and Louis was now a hero for all Americans. Louis would struggle economically all his life, until his death in 1981. Later in life, after WW II, Schmeling and Louis had become friends.
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HITLER INVADES RUSSIA in Operation Barbarossa in 1941. It probably cost the Germans complete victory in WW II, turning the ally with whom the Germans had partitioned Poland into a fierce and determined enemy. Russia still calls WW II “The Great Patriotic War,” since the war killed more Russians than all other war deaths combined, and Hitler’s army nearly overran all the population centers of western Russia.
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FDR SIGNS GI BILL in 1944, giving unprecedented benefits to the Americans who were fighting WW II when they returned to civilian life. For the first time, college would be accessible to the majority of Americans, as would home ownership through mortgage guarantees. President Roosevelt wanted to assure there could never be a repeat of the sad and tragic Bonus March on Washington, DC, by WW I veterans who were destitute in the Great Depression. A more educated postwar America was an economic juggernaut, until the relative declines of modern times, after the retirement of the Greatest Generation who realized the benefits of the GI Bill. Modern attempts in Congress to create a new GI Bill for military personnel returning to civilian life after Iraq have failed miserably.
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JUDY GARLAND DIED in 1969, from an overdose of sleeping pills.
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TODAY’S EVENTS:
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SUNDAY’S FESTIVALS:
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Sun, Jun 22:
11:30 am-9 pm 22nd Annual “LONG BEACH BAYOU FESTIVAL” at beautiful Rainbow Lagoon Park, on N side of Shoreline Dr, between Shoreline Village Dr and Linden Av, Long Beach; www.longbeachfestival.com; 562-427-8834. Featuring Grammy Award winner TERRANCE SIMIEN, THE PINE LEAF BOYS, SAVOY-DOUCET, GUITAR SHORTY, DEBBIE DAVIES, BARBARA MORRISON, LINDA HOPKINS & many more. The festival is always superbly well-done, and it’s the principal annual fund-raiser for Comprehensive Child Development, which helps families in the Long Beach area. This year brings THREE stages for the first time (it’s always been two).
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Cajun & Zydeco Bands on Sunday are:
T-LOU & HIS SUPER HOT ZYDECO BAND, PINE LEAF BOYS, NEW ORLEANS TRADITIONAL JAZZ BAND, CHUBBY CARRIER & THE BAYOU SWAMP BAND, GENO DELAFOSE & FRENCH ROCKIN' BOOGIE (Grammy Nominee).
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Blues Bands are:
GUITAR SHORTY, DEBBIE DAVIES, BARBARA MORRISON, LINDA HOPKINS, MICHAEL WARD, BERNIE PEARL, CASH MCCALL; there’s a “TRIBUTE TO MOTOWN” by SEVILLE BIG DADDYS.
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All ages event. Parking across from site at Marina Green Lot. Adv tix online (w/ adv savings) or buy at the gate. Children 12 & under are free; gen’l, $30 adv (by Jun 13), $35 at gate; Srs (age 60+) & college students (age 18+) $25 per day; teens (ages 13-17) $10 per day.
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Sat & Sun, Jun 21 & 22; in the OC:
10 am-7 pm Annual “GREAT AMERICAN IRISH FAIR” with THE FENIANS, DUBLIN 4, SLIGO RAGS, many more, at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 8800 Irvine Center Dr, Irvine; Info, www.irishfair.org.
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Sun, Jun 22:
Noon-8 pm “MALIPALOOZA” at Malibu Bluffs Park, corner of Malibu Canyon Rd & Pacific Coast Hwy; www.Malipalooza.com. Lots of music, including, at 7 pm, KELLY’S LOT, who have performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.”
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Sun, Jun 22:
Annual 2008 “LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL” continues today, runs Jun 19 through Jun 29, showcasing more than 100 feature films, alongside star-studded premieres, outdoor screenings, live musical performances, and a Family Day. Info and sched at www.lafilmfest.com.
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Sun, Jun 22; in NY State, w/ LIVE WEBCAST:
7 am (Pacific time) 2008 “CLEARWATER FESTIVAL” in NY State, with PETE SEEGER, THE KENNEDYS, CHERYL WHEELER, KEVIN SO, THE BLUERUNNERS, MAGPIE, GANDALF MURPHY, THE FELICE BROTHERS, THE SLEEPY HOLLOW STRING BAND, THE STRANGELINGS, and many others, on five stages, at Croton Point Park, on the shores of the Hudson River, Village of Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York; www.clearwater.org/revival/index.html. Runs Sat & Sun, 10 am-dusk, in New York (hence, 7 am simulcast time, Pacific). A joint project of the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc, and Westchester County, NY, the Clearwater music and environmental festival offers music, dance, storytelling, and more, in “a natural park on a river peninsula with sandy beaches and sweeping views of the Hudson, on the Summer Solstice.” Festival Camping, call 845-454-7673 x142 by June 9. “Sail on Tall Ships at the Festival” offers river excursions aboard the sloop “Clearwater,” a replica of a 19th century river sloop, or aboard the schooner “Mystic Whaler,” for a two-hour sail on the Hudson River. Book passage at 800-67SLOOP x107.
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LIVE WEBCAST from the festival on WBAI 99.5 FM, www.wbai.org, Listener-sponsored community radio for peace and justice will broadcast live from the festival. You can listen to the music and sounds from the festival all weekend. (Remember the time zones: the festival begins both days at 10 am Eastern, which is 7 am Pacific. It goes until local dusk in NY, which is about 5 pm Pacific.)
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Sun, Jun 22; in Colorado:
The TELLURIDE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL (www.bluegrass.com/telluride) concludes (began Thu, Jun 19), as much acoustic roots music as bluegrass, it includes the prestigious Telluride Troubadour singer-songwriter competition. If you're looking for an early summer road trip, this one is fabulous. Tix went on sale in Dec, and it always sells-out. The venue is in the bottom of a box canyon, 10,000 ft above the sea, in Telluride, Colorado, and the view to the left of the stage includes a 600 waterfall. You must go, at least once.
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For those who just need to get out of town, and want an escape with a lot of music, consider the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, then the South Park Music Tour in Central Colorado, which is a FREE festival of all music genres, June 26-29 (see calendar listing). Now, THAT’s a Rocky Mountain High!
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Sun, Jun 22; in Oakland:
2 pm 3rd Annual “BLUEGRASS FOR THE GREENBELT” with LAURIE LEWIS AND THE RIGHT HANDS (TOM ROZUM, SCOTT HUFFMAN, CRAIG SMITH and TODD PHILLIPS) with THE WRONGLERS and HOT BUTTERED RUM at Dunsmuir Historic Estate, 2969 Peralta Oaks Ct, Oakland. Benefit Concert for Greenbelt Alliance, benefit concert / festival to raise funds for and awareness of the organization. $25 mbrs, $40 gen’l, children under age 12 are free.
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SUNDAY’S OTHER EVENTS:
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Sun, every week:
10 am-2 pm LIVE MUSIC at WEST L.A. FARMERS MARKET, 11360 Santa Monica Bl (at Corinth); www.westlafarmersmarket.com. Also, free raffle for Farmers Market fresh food. A nice, permanent band shell stage and good sound system distinguish this one. Usually the first act performs from 10 or 10:30 am-noon, there’s a second act noon-1 pm, a break for the raffle of market goodies, and the final act performs 1:15-2 pm. This is a well-structured event. Free wifi at the farmers market and throughout the West L.A. Civic Center Plaza, and Free kids crafts table operated by volunteers 9 am-2 pm, both sponsored by West L.A. Neighborhood Council www.wlanc.com. When you are on the plaza with your laptop, select wlancwifi as your free wireless network. Free event. Map to free parking, www.westlafarmersmarket.com/Location.htm.
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Sun, every week:
10 am & 1 pm “GOSPEL BRUNCH” at House of Blues Sunset Strip, 8430 Sunset Bl, West Hollywood; 323-848-5100.
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Sun, every week:
10 am & 1 pm “GOSPEL BRUNCH” at House of Blues Anaheim, 1530 S Disneyland Dr, Anaheim; 714-778-2583.
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Sun; repeats every fourth Sun:
11 am-4 pm OLD TIME MUSIC JAM, TRADITIONAL SOUTHERN FIDDLE AND BANJO, hosted by BRETT WALLER, at Audubon Nature Center, Debs Park “in the Arroyo,” 4700 N Griffin Av, Highland Park; off the 110 Fwy. Link to the Audubon center has a map: http://www.audubon-ca.org/debs_park.htm. Enter through the main portal of the Audubon center, out to the grounds, pass the pond and wind up the path to under the shade of the old pepper tree. Info, call Brett, 323-441-2113.
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Sun, Jun 22:
11 am-1 pm EXTREME KLEZMER MAKEOVER plays a “Klezmer Brunch” at the all-new Vinoteque (formerly the Synergy Café), 4437 Sepulveda (at Braddock), Culver City; 310-482-3490; www.VinotequeLA.com. The band has twice performed on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” and they tell us, “Check out the all-new full service brunch menu.” Reservations suggested. Band is Joellen Lapidus, dulcimer, accordion, vocals; Dan Radlauer, accordion, guitar, mandolin; Ross Levinson, violin, vocals; Jamie Papish, percussion; Dan Dungan, upright bass. Info, www.extremeklezmer.com. No cover.
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Sun, Jun 22:
11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm JAMBO brings roots music to the Skirball Family series’ Summer Family Performances, at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N Sepulveda Bl, L.A. 90049; 310-440-4500; www.skirball.org. Jambo takes audiences through the roots of American music. Show is included with Museum admission.
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Sun, every week:
Noon-3 pm “AMERICANA BRUNCH” with different live performers each week, at Safari Sam's, 5214 Sunset Bl, Hollywood 90027. Hosted by Hillbilly DJ Jeff W, who David Serby says, “Not only puts these Sunday shows together, but he spins some serious old school country, honky tonk and rockabilly music, too.”
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Sun, every week:
12:30 pm families; 1:30 pm adults only COMMUNITY DRUM CIRCLES at Rock Rose Gallery/Productions & Arroyo Books, 4108 N Figueroa St, Sycamore Grove; 323-222-4740; rockroseart@yahoo.com; www.rockrosegallery.com. Every Sun; 12:30 pm families, 1:30 pm adults only. Bring your own drum or percussion instrument to the drum circle or use one of those provided by the gallery. Taught by Mr Blue, a versatile artist from New York.
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Sun; repeats every fourth Sun:
1-5 pm BLUEGRASS JAM at Torrance Elks Lodge, 1820 Abalone Av, Torrance. Info, Bill Elliott, 909-678-1180 or Bob & Lynn Cater, 310-678-1180.
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Sun, recurring:
1:30 pm WELSH CHOIR, for location, contact Rutthy: 818-507-0337.
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Sun, Jun 22; rock-opera:
“THE WHO’S TOMMY” with ALICE RIPLEY & NONA HENDRYX runs Jun 18-29, at the Ricardo Montalban Theater, 1615 Vine St, Hollywood 90028. Somehow, the L.A. Times found it, even though it isn’t classical or jazz (usually the only music they acknowledge), and they have named it their “#1 L.A. Times Summer Theater Pick.” Sure, it’s largely an electric performance, but we’re sure you want to know about it. Info & tix, www.TheWhosTommy.com.
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Sun, Jun 22:
3 pm ROBBIE FULKS does a matinee at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; info www.coffeegallery.com; reservations 626-398-7917. venue impresario Bob Stane says, “Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGuWUpziC_o and click on ‘Cigarette State.’ If this does not make you call-in for a reservation to see, and hear, Robbie Fulks, you need some musical help.”
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ROBBIE FULKS is a country musician with 8 records, including his latest, "Revenge!" His radio show, "Secret Country," is heard on XM. His writing has appeared in GQ, Playboy, Blender, Journal of Country music, and Dacapo's annual "Best Music Writing" series. He has written the musical scores for films and TV shows, and twice served as a judge at the Guitar Flatpick Competition at Walnut Valley, Kansas. As producer, he has overseen recordings by DALLAS WAYNE, GEORGE JONES, and MAVIS STAPLES, and others. His songs have been covered by SAM BUSH, ROSIE FLORES, JOHN COWAN, and many others you may or may not know. His commercial work includes music for Bud Lite, Applebee’s, Old Style, and McDonald’s. His TV & radio performance credits include "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," "Austin City Limits," NBC's "Today Show," NPR's "Fresh Air With Terry Gross," "The Laura Ingraham Show," and the “Grand Ole Opry.” His live performances feature his original compositions, both light "Real Money", and dark "She Took A Lot Of Pills and Died," as well as lots of flatpicking and improvisation. $15.
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Sun, recurring:
3-5:30 pm JAZZ COMPOSERS WORKSHOP at Rock Rose Gallery/Productions & Arroyo Books, 4108 N Figueroa St, Sycamore Grove; 323-222-4740; rockroseart@yahoo.com; www.rockrosegallery.com. Every Sunday.
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Sun, every week:
4-7 pm “IRISH MUSIC SESSION” weekly at Finn McCool, 2702 Main St, Santa Monica; 310-452-1734.
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Sun, Jun 22; live theater:
4 pm TENNESSEE WILLIAMS’ “SUMMER AND SMOKE” for “L.A. Theatre Works” at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N Sepulveda Bl, L.A. 90049; 310-440-4500; www.skirball.org. This sensuous play tells the story of a repressed minister's daughter who secretly longs for a man who is focused only on sexual conquest. Runs Wed, Jun 18 to Fri, Jun 20 at 8 pm; Sat, Jun 21 at 3 pm; Sun, Jun 22 at 4 pm. Skirball Members eligible for discount; gen’l $47 & $39.50; $20 students.
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Sun, every week:
5-9 pm “THE GRAND OLE ECHO” this week with TRIPLE CHICKEN FOOT, MADAME PAMITA, and THE BLACK TONGUE BELLES, at The Echo, 1822 Sunset Bl, Echo Park 90026; www.myspace.com/thegrandoleecho. The country & roots series runs weekly through the spring and summer. TRIPLE CHICKEN FOOT has twice performed their foot stompin’ old time music live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.” All ages, no cover.
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Sun, Jun 22:
6 pm NEIL MORROW performs, and WEEKLY COMPLIMENTARY BBQ at the Cowboy Palace Saloon, 21635 Devonshire St (Devonshire & Owensmouth), Chatsworth 91311; www.cowboypalace.com; 818-341-0166. Live music 7 nights a week, sometimes acoustic, sometimes electric. Preceded by free line dance lessons with Bonnie, 4-6 pm. Every Sunday they “light up the 'ol barbie and throw on anything from marinated tri-tip beef to good 'ol hamburgers. Every BBQ is served with all the fixin's, like baked beans, vegetables, rice, cole slaw, potato salad and more.” They tell us, “If you're looking for something really fun and different to do on Sundays, then head on down to The Cowboy Palace Saloon for dance lessons at 4, mouthwatering BBQ at 6, and a hot country band starting at 6!” No cover.
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Sun, Jun 22; in La Mesa:
6 pm TRAILS & RAILS play the “Sundays at Six Concert Series,” in the Amphitheater at Harry Griffen Park, 9950 Milden St, La Mesa; www.ci.la-mesa.ca.us.
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Sun, Jun 22; in Ojai:
6:30-8:30 pm JONATHAN McEUEN & SCOTT GATES at Farmer & Cook, 339 W El Roblar, Ojai 93023; 805-646-0960. 14-year-old mandolin wunderkind SCOTT GATES joins born-to-pick guitarist JONATHAN McEUEN (yes, his father is the famous banjo player / multi-instrumentalist / songwriter JOHN McEUEN from the Nitty Grtiity Dirt Band). Venue is a local Ojai restaurant. Arrive early enough for dinner. Artists’ info, www.jonathanmceuen.com and www.scottgates.com.
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Sun, Jun 22:
7 pm MOIRA SMILEY & VOCO plus a special “in-the-round” opener, with SALLY DWORSKY, ANDREW TABB, & JASON MANDELL (U.S.Mail Band), at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; info www.coffeegallery.com; reservations 626-398-7917.
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Voted #1 a cappella band in the U.S., since they performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” they continue to receive great acclaim across America. Moira Smiley & VOCO sing powerful, emotional music with lush harmony and the delicious vaudevillian combo of cello, accordion and banjo. Sprinkled throughout their rebel-harmony songs are rompin' stompin' choreographed body percussion sets, arranged by the beautiful and formidable Moira Smiley. The four members of VOCO create “post-folk,” improvisation-built songs that dig-into old Americana and Eastern European sounds, creating original music and new fruits from the old songs, roots Americana to Bartók, ethereal to gritty.
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SPECIAL OPENING, ARTISTS-IN-THE-ROUND: No less than “A Prairie Home Companion” host GARRISON KEILLOR says SALLY DWORSKY has “the voice of an angel,” and the Minnesota-born songwriter has spent the last ten years touring and writing songs with the best in the folk and pop songwriting world; artist info, www.sallydworsky.com.
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ANDREW TABB, from Portland, Oregon, plays powerful finger-style guitar, and writes emotional, playful songs - recently recording a new EP. Info, www.andrewtabb.com.
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JASON MANDELL is one-half of the remarkable new vintage-country performing-songwriter duo, U.S. MAIL BAND, recently featured in the L.A. Times and curiously enough on non-folk-friendly KCRW. Band info, www.myspace.com/usmailband. $18.
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Sun, Jun 22:
7 pm ROY BOOK BINDER at McCabe's Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica; 310-828-4497; www.mccabes.com. $16.
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Sun, Jun 22; in Los Osos:
7 pm New England fiddler LISSA SCHNECKENBURGER plays a House Concert in Los Osos; reserv gets loc, at stu@helmintoller.com or 805-534-9021. Artist info, www.lissafiddle.com. (Previous info that appeared elsewhere was incorrect.) $15 at the door.
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Sun, every week:
7 pm PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP WITH MARC PLATT at Kulak's Woodshed, 5230-1/2 Laurel Canyon Bl, North Hollywood; 818-766-9913; www.kulakswoodshed.com. Must be a member in advance to gain entry. Limit 10 performers per week. Info, www.kulakswoodshed.com/workshop.shtml. Each week's workshop is $20, with all proceeds to the venue.
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Sun, every week; on broadcast & web radio:
7-9 pm "FOLKSCENE" on 90.7 FM in Los Angeles, 98.7 in Santa Barbara, and at www.kpfk.org. Each edition features a performance-interview, recorded live. In February, the show celebrated its 37th year on the air. Info, www.folkscene.com.
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Sun, every week; on web radio:
7 pm On-air interview on “FLAT CAT RADIO,” hosted by Dave Strauss. Listen at www.myspace.com/flatcatradio. It’s a weekly live broadcast featuring interviews, music and live performances by Los Angeles-based songwriters. It airs (on the web) every Sunday at 7 pm Pacific time.
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Sun, Jun 22:
8 pm MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY & THE RIO GRANDE BANK, with the PASADENA POPS, at Descanso Gardens in La Canada-Flintridge; 626-584-8833. Runs Fri, Jun 20-Sun, Jun 22.
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Sun, Jun 22:
8 pm ANNA BENTHOLM-JENSEN at The Talking Stick, 1630 Ocean Park Bl, Santa Monica; 310-450-6052; www.thetalkingstick.net. Anna is from Denmark, making her second US tour. We heard her last time she was in L.A., and she has some fine original songs, in English.
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View all of June at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com, or listings continue at www.myspace.com/laacoustic with chronological date listings, as separate posts. On myspace, use the “view all” and then, curiously enough, the “older” button to see into the future, all the way into 2009. The calendar will be moving soon, where we won’t need to post events in small increments, and we’ll let you know when and to where. Meantime, the most recent info, both events and news, lives on both the myspace and the blogspot pages.
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copyright (c) © 2008, Larry Wines. All rights reserved.
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