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Saturday, June 28, 2008

June 28 events, 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 28, 2008
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copyright (c) © 2008, Larry Wines. All rights reserved.
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WHY WE’RE ON BLOGSPOT.COM: after a long presence on MySpace, that site suddenly changed parameters to accept only short posts, now requiring a ponderous and VERY time-consuming process to list events in small increments. It’s far too time-consuming. So we began posting the calendar and news on Blogspot. We’ll see how it works, and if everyone adjusts and gives positive feedback, we’ll move, and soon.
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JUNE CALENDAR updates frequently. View all of June as a continuous read at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com, and see EACH DAY’s listings, as separate posts, there AND at www.myspace.com/laacoustic – for the time being.
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FUTURE EVENTS are posted into 2009. We update often to add a BUNCH of concerts, club gigs, workshops, and recurring events as announcements and dates arrive. It’s easy to find 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… another myspace aberration.
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LATEST NEWS FEATURES posted today, JUNE 28, and news always posts separately. Previous news features posted June 19; those, and recent editions, are available at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com; earlier editions, old radio playlists from “Tied to the Tracks,” and more, remain available at 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 by using the “older entries” button as many times as necessary to find what you want – a quirk of myspace to see into the future as well as into the past; and you can go all the back to when “acoustic” meant natives pounding on hollow logs with rocks.
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Today’s anniversaries:
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LABOR DAY GETS CONGRESSIONAL BLESSING on this day in 1894, as the first Monday of September was recognized as a Federal “day of observance” in the District of Columbia and the Territories. Numerous states, cities and other local governments, had already recognized the idea of Labor Day, on different dates scattered through the year.
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ASSASSINATION SPARKS WW I on this date in 1914, as Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were murdered by a Serbian nationalist on a bridge in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia. Europe was a diplomatic maze of treaties and agreements, and as nations fell into place with predetermined positions, events became a runaway roller-coaster to war.
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The TREATY OF VERSAILLES was signed on this day in 1919, formally ending WW I. At the signing, economist John Maynard Keynes predicted economic chaos because the punitive conditions imposed on Germany would not allow that nation to maintain a sustainable economy. Keynes was right, that chaos came, and with it came the Nazis, Hitler, and WW II.
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An EARLY FILM MERGER happened this day in 1916, as Adolph Zukor’s Famous Players Film Company merged with the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company; the new company would later become Paramount Pictures.
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LOUIS ARMSTRONG recorded “West End Blues” on this day in 1928. It would be a landmark record of the time, showcasing Satchmo’s trumpet improvisations and influencing many musicians well into the future, including Artie Shaw.
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FIRST CORVETTE rolled off the assembly line at the Chevrolet plant in Flint, Michigan, on this day in 1953.
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“TWILIGHT ZONE” CREATOR ROD SERLING died on this day in 1975, at the age of 50, after having open-heart surgery.
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MAJOR EARTHQUAKES hit California on this day in 1992, first a 7.3 at Landers, in the desert, then a 6.3 at Big Bear, a few hours later.
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TODAY’S EVENTS:
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Sat, Jun 28:
Noon- all day “VENICE ECO FEST” on Venice Beach - Windward Plaza / Windward Circle and on the beach, 1800 Oceanfront Walk, Venice 90291. The Venice Eco Festival will be featuring all green / eco-living companies and organizations showing new ways to live to save the planet. Includes music. Two we know about are PREETA & THE PEACEMAKERS (www.myspace.com/preetaandthepeacemakers) at 4:20 pm and THE LUMINARIES (www.luminariesmusic.com) performing an acoustic set at 5 pm. We’re told, “Many more amazing bands to be announced.”
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Sat, Jun 28 (runs Jun 27-29); in Northern Cal:
Annual “KATE WOLF MEMORIAL MUSIC FESTIVAL” at Black Oak Ranch, five miles N of Laytonville; info, www.cumuluspresents.com. Featuring the ANI DiFRANCO BAND, GREG BROWN, LOS LOBOS, DAVID LINDLEY, THE WAIFS, JIMMY LaFAVE, TODD SNIDER,TAJ MAHAL TRIO, KEB' MO' BAND, JOHN GORKA & LUCY KAPLANSKY w/ NINA GERBER, RUTHIE FOSTER, THE WAILIN' JENNYS, PIETA BROWN, CRIS WILLIAMSON, ROSALIE SORRELS, BLAME SALLY, VANCE GILBERT, THE GREENCARDS, MOIRA SMILEY & VOCO, KEITH GREENINGER, WOODY SIMMONS, LOVE CHOIR, JAMMIN' 101 W/SID LEWIS, CHRIS CASWELL, and more.
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This year’s festival is dedicated to the memory of the late UTAH PHILLIPS. Full festival pass, incl camping, is $160 adult (adv, by Jun 26) or $180 at gate; youth (age 7-14, w/ adult) is $55 adv, $60 gate; one-day passes (no camping) are $60 adv, $65 gate for adults, $25 adv, $27 gate for youth. Age 6 and under, free w/ adult. See their site for info on area lodgings.
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Sat, Jun 28; in Colorado:
“SOUTH PARK MUSIC TOUR & MUSIC INDUSTRY CONFERENCE” concludes today in the great South Park of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado (the real and very historic place, not the goofy cartoon town on TV). The festival is FREE to the public, on 10 stages over 4 days. Info, www.SouthParkMusicTour.com.
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Sat, Jun 28:
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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Sat, Jun 28; in Fullerton:
10 am LIZARD WIZARD comes to the Kids Series at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W Malvern Av (1 blk W of Euclid, 2 1/2 mi N of the 91 Fwy), Fullerton 92833; 714-738-3134; www.themuck.org. Exotic reptiles you get to touch and hold. The “MucKids” shows include a toddlers' area for younger siblings. $15 adults, $10 kids.
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Sat, Jun 28; on web radio:
Noon MOLLY’S REVENGE plays live on one of their favorite folk radio shows, "Continental Drift" on KUSP in Santa Cruz. They’ve been guests on one of their favorite acoustic Americana radio shows, “Tied to the Tracks.” Tune in for some live music and to hear their chat with host Cindy Odom on her long-running Celtic music show. Info and web simulcast at www.kusp.org. Band info, www.mollysrevenge.com. They also do a different web simulcast show tomorrow at 10 am (see listing).
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Sat, Jun 28; on web radio:
Noon-1 pm "UNSIGNED MUSIC SHOW" on WPMD with TEE-M and MIKE STARK is “a genre-busting show, where the UNsigned Revolution is on.” On the web at http://wpmd.org. Mike and TEE-M spin CDs “from cutting edge indie artists and bands,” 11 am-noon; then welcome guests at noon. Includes a live performance-interview with Arizona-based WOODY WOODHAM. Tee-M tells us, “’Tribal Mentality’ is his latest, excellent album. (which we've been playing alot) We'll also be chatting with Woody, see if he's excited about the upcoming elections. And if there's any possibility his next album could be called Civilized Mentality?!” Artist info, http://myspace.com/woodywoodham.
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Sat; every week:
11 am-12:30 pm “PACIFIC SONGWRITERS WORKSHOP” with G. F. MLELY, at Theater & Cabaret, 1535 Termino Av, Long Beach 90804. Info, Billie Kalua, songwriters@jazcraft.net or 562-494-9627. Ongoing, began Mar 31, 2007. $15 per workshop, minimum 4 workshops payable in advance; pre-registration required.
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Sat, Jun 28; on web radio:
2 pm (Pacific) Toronto-based ROSEMARY PHELAN does a performance-interview on “ACOUSTIC HARMONY,” hosted by Mark Michaelis, from WGDR at 91.1 FM in Vermont. It’s simulcast at www.wgdr.org. Mark tells us, “I'll be airing my recent interview with ROSEMARY PHELAN who stopped by this spring while doing a few shows in the area. Rosemary is a wonderful singer-songwriter based in the Toronto area and it was a real treat having her and JASON LAPRADE, her great dobro player who produced Rosemary's recent superb release ‘Avalanche Lily.’ And if you happen to be in the local area, don't miss WGDR's yard sale today. We're cleaning out some gear and LP's and other assorted items. Sure to be some great finds in there! Check out the sale from 10-4, just off Rt. 214 in the parking lot by the station. Hope you get a chance to tune in to ‘Acoustic Harmony’ to listen to ROSEMARY PHELAN!”
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Sat, Jun 28:
3 pm RUTHANN FRIEDMAN live at Amoeba Music, 6400 Sunset Bl, Hollywood; 323-245-6400. “... she wrote “Windy,” but even if she was crashin’ at Crosby’s when she wrote it, her lone LP ‘Constant Companion’ epitomized the west coast darkening hippie trip, with its heavy emotional atmospheres. Friedman lived her music... while she vagabonded & sipped fully from the cup - as does her astonishing LP.” - Galactic Zoo Dossier. Artist info, www.amoeba.com/live-shows/performances/hollywood/2008-june-28/ruthann-friedman/artist.html.
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Sat, recurring:
4-6 pm SHAPE NOTE / SACRED HARP, “The Learners Group” in Santa Monica. Call Laura for location: 310-450-3516.
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Sat, Jun 28:
4 pm-4 am annual “ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL” is, yes, decidedly electric, and neither roots nor Americana, with Paul Van Dyk, Moby, Benny Benassi, the House of OM Tour (Mark Farina, Colette, DJ Heather, Andy Caldwell, Fred Everything), DJ Dan and Donald Glaude, and others, at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum and in Exposition Park, downtown L.A. Be careful: check-out what you’re getting into before you go to this one! www.electricdaisycarnival.com/la. So why do we list it? It is, in part a benefit for Next Aid (www.nextaid.org) and hey, you’re probably trapped in town with obscene gasoline prices, so we’re bringing you more options.
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Sat, 4th sat every month:
5 pm monthly JAM, POTLUCK, & CONTRA DANCE at “The Living Tradition” series at the Downtown Community Center, 250 E Center St, Anaheim; www.thelivingtradition.org; info, 949-646-1964. Dance caller TBD, band TBD. Monthly jam sessions allow musicians (instrumentalists and singers) to learn, practice, and enjoy traditional music in a relaxed atmosphere; held 4th Sat every month, before the contra dance. Jam participants play a wide array of instruments, from accordions to zithers, and a variety of traditional folk tunes, mostly from the Fiddlers’ Fake Book (by David Brody) and the Portland Collection (by Susan Songer). Open to all ages and levels of experience. Vocalists and song circles are also welcome. Slow jam encourages novices. Fast jam challenges old-timers.
Schedule:Jam begins at 5 pm, bring your instruments & join in; free.Slow jam, 5-5:45 pm Fast jam, 5:45-7 pmPotluck, 6:30 pmContra dance introduction lesson, 7:30 pm> CONTRA DANCE is 8-11 pm, $8 per person, $7 for Anaheim residents, $6 for Living Tradition mbrs; children under 18 are free with paid adult.
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Sat, Jun 28:
6 pm CONJUNTO LOS POCHOS at the “FAMILY SUMMER FESTIVAL” at the L.A. / Van Nuys City Hall,:14410 Sylvan St, Van Nuys 91401. Event runs 4 to 10 pm, with arts & crafts, and fun zone 4-6 pm; Conjunto Los Pochos concert 6-8 pm; “Special” movie presentation 8-10 pm. Otono, the band’s fine accordion player, says, “It should be fun for the whole family! Hope you can make it.” Band info, www.lospochos.com. Free.
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Sat, every week:
6:30-10:30 pm Weekly BLUEGRASS CONCERT at Me n’ Ed’s Pizza Parlor, 4115 Paramount Bl (at Carson), Lakewood; 562-421-8908.
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Sat, repeats last Sat, every month; in Lancaster:
6:30-10 pm CONTRA DANCE with Live music by DANANCE BAND and guest caller WAYNE THOMPSON at Lancaster United Methodist Church, 918 W Ave J (across from Doublz Hamburgers and Popeye's Chicken), Lancaster; info: 661-272-5648 or rm.trochim@verizon.net. Held the last Saturday of every month. Please bring a snack or dessert to share in the potluck. $6 adults, $2 for age 14 and younger.
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Sat, Jun 28:
7 pm HIGH HILLS return to the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; info, www.coffeegallery.com; reserv, 626-398-7917. The all-girl bluegrass band is a favorite of the venue’s habitués, bringing "Strong solid and energetic bluegrass,” and featuring “superb instrumental leads on fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar and standup bass joined by magical blend of vocal harmonies.” High Hills has headlined with the DIXIE CHICKS, RICKY SKAGGS, The DEL MCCOURY BAND, and others. Humor and multi-instrumental diversity make for a most enjoyable and memorable evening with HIgh Hills. The band is VIRGINIA STARLING with award-winning vocals and fiddle, LESLIE REAGAN with hot mandolin and guitar flatipicking, LAURA SILVERSTEIN with banjo and fingerstyle guitar, and CHERYL RICHARDS on standup bass. In addition to the band’s CD, “Leaves on the Grass,” heard on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” Laura has a brand-new fingerstyle guitar CD, “Something Blue,” so expect selections from that, as well. Info, www.highhills.com. $18.
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Sat, Jun 28; in Ojai:
7 pm SLIGO RAGS at the Ojai Concert Series, Ojai Valley Woman's Club, 441 E Ojai Av, Ojai; 805-649-5189; www.ojaiconcertseries.com. This "Energetic Celtic bluegrass fusion band" performed live on radio's "Tied to the Tracks" last St Patrick's Day, at the time when they had EIGHT of the Top Ten songs on the Celtic music chart. Multiple-year winners of the Orange County Music Awards, they are locally-based, internationally-formidable, musicians on the global Celtic music scene. Doors at 6:30 for adv tix & will-call, 6:45 for tix buyers. Seating first come. Kids tix, under 14, are 1/2 price; on-site child care, by adv reserv is $5. Show tix, $15 adv, $18 door.
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Sat, Jun 28:
7-10 pm KELLY FITZGERALD at Shoreline Village (outdoors), 429 Shoreline Village Dr, Long Beach. Full band show, part acoustic, part electric. Info, www.kellyfitzgerald.net.
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Sat, Jun 28; in Washington, DC:
7:30 pm “OUR SIDE OF TOWN: A RED HOUSE RECORDS 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT” with JORMA KAUKONEN, ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS, and GUY DAVIS, at The Birchmere, 3701 Mt Vernon Av, Alexandria, VA; www.birchmere.com; 703-549-7500. The event is co-sponsored by WAMU’s “Bluegrass Country” show and the Americana Music Association. Minnesota-based Red House Records is one of the best labels for folk-Americana music, and a number of their artists have performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.”
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JORMA KAUKONEN and ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS are also performing today on “A Prairie Home Companion,” on-the-road in DC. No word on whether WAMU will make any of tonight’s event available as a webcast on their site. Those in the area should go, for the unique performances and special door prizes, including passes to the 2008 “Americana Music Festival and Awards Show,” Sep 17-20 in Nashville, TN.
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Info on Red House Records and their 25th Anniversary and tour events at www.redhouserecords.com.
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Sat, every week:
7:30-10:30 pm GRATEFUL DUDES weekly bluegrass concert at Vincenzo’s Pizza, 24500 Lyons Ave, Newhall; 661-259-6733. (Lyons exit, just off I-5.) This a long-running series, often, with very impressive performing guests.
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Sat, Jun 28; every Sat:
7:30 pm “RANCH PARTY” evening of country & Americana roots music performances tonight brings LONESOME SPURS and WELLDIGGER’S BANQUET to the West Patio Stage, Original Farmers Market, 3rd & Fairfax, L.A. Presented by EB’s Beer & Wine Bar. New in April, 2008. Popular series, performers have included DAVID SERBY, GRANT LANGSTON, 29 MULES, BOB WOODRUFF, OLD BULL, PSYCHEDELIC COWBOYS, PAUL CHESNE, NICOLE GORDON, and BUCKSWORTH.
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LONESOME SPURS are LYNDA KAY & DANNY B. HARVEY, and they’ve performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.” They play at 8 pm sharp.
WELLDIGGER’S BANQUET plays at 9 pm.
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Parking: 2 hours free with validation from EB’s Beer & Wine Bar. $3 for the third hour; $1 for each additional 20 minutes; $15 max. Addt’l parking at The Grove, next door. Get validation for their structure from Grove merchants. No cover.
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Sat, Jun 28; in the far desert:
7:30 pm DAFNI plus BUCKSWORTH at Pappy and Harriet's, 53688 Pioneertown Rd, Pioneertown; 760-365-5956; www.pappyandharriets.com. Dinner reservations recommended. DAFNI has performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” and she played the “Living Tradition” series in Anaheim last weekend. Dafni says, “I'll be joined by GEOFF RAKNESS on electric bass, MARK SAN FILIPPO on drums, and PETER KAVANAUGH on lead guitar. We are sharing the stage with BUCKSWORTH, one of my favorite L.A. bands!” Artists’ info, http://www.myspace.com/buckswortha and www.dafni.us. Free show.
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Sat, Jun 28:
8 pm ABIGAIL WASHBURN & THE SPARROW QUARTET (BELA FLECK, BEN SOLLEE & CASEY DRIESSEN) at the Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Bl, West Hollywood; 310-276-6168. A true Americana super band. Cellist BEN SOLEE has performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” and recordings from the band and each of its members have been heard on the show. Recently, they performed on NPR’s “All Things Considered,” and PRI’s “The World,” they’re playing festivals all summer, including Bonnaro, Grey Fox, Calgary, Rockygrass, Vancouver, and the Austin City Limits Festival. They play only two Southern Cal shows, the Troubadour on Jun 28 and SOhO in Santa Barbara on Jun 29.
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The Nashville Scene writes, "Besides Fleck, the Sparrow Quartet features banjo-playing singer-songwriter Abigail Washburn, fiddler Casey Driessen and cellist Ben Sollee. (For anyone counting, that’s a total of two banjos, zero guitars, a fiddle and a cello—not a bass—to anchor everything.) The group’s vibrant new album— “Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet” (Washburn’s second, not counting two with all-female string band UNCLE EARL)—is full of intricate compositions that flit from Appalachian ruggedness to R&B punch, alongside their takes on traditional Chinese and American folk songs and Washburn’s singing in English and Mandarin Chinese."
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The New York Times says, "Although the revered banjo player Béla Fleck provides expert plucks-and-strums, Abigail Washburn, the Nashville vocalist for the Sparrow Quartet (and a member of Uncle Earl) is the outfit’s main attraction: Ms. Washburn, herself a gifted banjoist, sings with a loose, mesmerizing drawl, and her voice is textured and bright."
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Artists’ info, www.sparrowquartet.com and www.abigailwashburn.com. This’ll sell-out, so get tix right away.
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Sat, Jun 28:
8 pm WILLIE NILE at McCabe's Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Bl, Santa Monica; 310-828-4497; www.mccabes.com. $20.
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Sat, Jun 28:
8 pm DORIAN MICHAEL & KENNY BLACKWELL at The Fret House, 309 N Citrus Av, Covina 91723; 626-339-7020; www.frethouse.com. Dorian Michael and Kenny Blackwell bring their justly-famous duet show to The Fret House for a night of ffolk, blues and jazz. Their music has been featured on NPR and across the national scene. KENNY BLACKWELL studied with Jethro Burns before moving to California where he joined fiddler Richard Green's band in '93. DORIAN MICHAEL has played in about every style and in every type of work situation that a blue collar musician could hope. After years of honky-tonk electric guitar, followed by concentrating on solo fingerstyle guitar, this project is a whole new challenge. "The picking is crisp and clean and never hurried, with the emphasis on the melody and not the playing. Thoroughly enjoyable." - Dirty Linen. Doors at 7:30 pm. $15.
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Sat, Jun 28:
8 pm GRIEVOUS ANGELS, ALICE WALLACE, THE COASTS at The Pig 'n Whistle, 6714 Hollywood Bl, Hollywood 90028; www.pignwhistle.com. You’ve heard the Grievous Angels CD tracks on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” and you’ve heard their fine banjo player, WIL FORBIS, playing live on the show as a member of DAFNI’s band.
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Sat, Jun 28:
8 pm BARRY McGUIRE with JOHN YORK at Russ & Julie's House Concert series in Oak Park (Thousand Oaks area); www.myspace.com/russjuliehouseconcerts; www.houseconcerts.us. Reserv & directions at houseconcerts@jrp-graphics.com. Features coffee & dessert buffet, to which contributions are welcome. Doors at 7:30 pm. $15, and all proceeds go to the artist.
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(Upcoming at Russ & Julie’s: Jun 28 - Barry McGuire with John York; Jul 26 - Sligo Rags; Aug 16 - The Duo-tones; Sep 13 - Rosalie Sorrels; Oct 11 - Eliza Jane; Nov 7 - Ellis Paul.)
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Sat, Jun 28:
8 pm BERKLEY HART at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City; reserv, 310-398-2583. The award-winning San Diego-based duo has performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” where they also scored a “Listener Favorite” of 2006 with the title track of their album, “Twelve.” JEFF BERKLEY and CALMAN HART are fine, fun, and wondrously good lyric writers. Artists’ info, www.berkleyhart.com.
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Sat, Jun 28; in the OC:
8 pm ANI DiFRANCO with MARTYN JOSEPH at House of Blues Anaheim, 1530 S Disneyland Dr, Anaheim; 714-778-2583.
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Sat, every week:
8-10 pm ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE, singer-songwriter or band, at Kulak's Woodshed, 5230-1/2 Laurel Canyon Bl, North Hollywood; 818-766-9913; info / web simulcast at www.kulakswoodshed.com. No cover, artists are unpaid, and a $10 donation to the venue is expected from each participant & audience member.
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Sat, recurring:
8 pm-midnight SONGMAKERS “WEST VALLEY HOOT” Group Singing in Woodland Hills; call for loc, 818-887-0446.
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Sat, Jun 28; 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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Sat, Jun 28:
9 pm LARRY DEAN & THE SHOOTERS at the Cowboy Palace Saloon, 21635 Devonshire St (Devonshire & Owensmouth), Chatsworth 91311; 818-341-0166; www.cowboypalace.com. Live music 7 nights a week, sometimes acoustic, sometimes electric. Preceded by free line / couple dance lessons with Charlotte, 7-9 pm. No cover.
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Sat, Jun 28:
10 pm “CANS FOR COMEDY” is a late-night comedy benefit for charity at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; info, www.funkylittlecoffeehouse.com; reserv, 626-398-7917. JULIE, comedian and proprietress of the Coffee Gallery coffee shop, tells us, “Bring in a canned food donation for admission to our comedy. All food will be donated to Friends-n-Deed Food Bank. All shows are held at The Coffee Gallery Backstage.” These comedy shows include pizza and soft drinks.
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Sat, every week; on TV:
11 pm-12 am "AUSTIN CITY LIMITS" on KLCS (check your cable co.; broadcast TV Ch. 58). Recently moved from Friday night to this new time.
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View all of June at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com, and chronological date listings, as separate posts, continue there AND at www.myspace.com/laacoustic. 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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