November 2008 to June 2009, Acoustic Americana Music Calendar - Oct 20 update

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“Tied to the Tracks”
ACOUSTIC AMERICANA
MUSIC CALENDAR & NEWS
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November, 2008 through June, 2009 events
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WELCOME! And after reading this little section of relevant stray facts, if you feel lost or mystified about any of this, BE SURE to read our “Welcome” post (find it in the list, at left) – it’s a good idea to do that if you are new to the calendar & news. It’ll help you understand how all this works!
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The CALENDAR and the NEWS FEATURES post separately.
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THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR is identifiable by the date it was posted at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com. We DO post future months separate from the current month, so they may get buried under updates to the current month; use the list on the left side for guidance. And we occasionally post a calendar of “Best-Out-of-Town (Beyond L.A.)” events, for those great festivals and special happenings in other parts of the country, and to help everyone include music with travel plans.
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MOST RECENT NEWS FEATURES, as well as other recent news posts that are often still relevant, are always available at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com
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WHAT’S IN THE NEWS THAT WE COVER? Our latest news features always include things of interest to acoustic music fans AND artists (musicians and songwriters). Topics include trends in the industry, radio, internet radio, music conferences, artists who have recently won awards and recognitions, charity benefits, festival lineups and booking information, our picks for on-line music videos, music-related books, things that are fun to know, and more – but NEVER any “who’s-sleeping-with-who” gossip crap. (That’s YOUR business, and it’s not the public’s business just because you work in show biz.) Current and recent news editions are found at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com. Old archived editions are on the myspace page (www.myspace.com/laacoustic), accessible by using the “View All” and the “older entries” button and scrolling all the way back to when acoustic music happened because dinosaurs got rambunctious.
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CALENDAR UPDATES TO THE CURRENT MONTH are made at least weekly, because MORE acoustic and folk-Americana music events are posted all the time, and we include events as we learn of them from artists, presenters, venues, festivals, etc.
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FUTURE EVENTS are currently posted IN THIS POST into mid-2009, and will soon go farther than that.
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RECURRING EVENTS include residencies, series, showcases, and open mics, and all these are numerous in the Southern California acoustic music universe. We generally add them to the calendar one week at a time, as dates approach, because there are so many of them, AND because it gives us a chance to learn who is playing. These are currently included through –
the entire month of October.
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GETTING YOUR GIG LISTED: We welcome your feedback, and news of your acoustic Americana music shows (send us gig notices in our format, please; see any listed show for an example) please DON’T expect us to re-type all the info in a jpg – send us plain text, so we can work with it! Send to us at tiedtothetracks@hotmail.com .
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WE’RE ON BLOGSPOT.COM after a long presence on MySpace, because that site now accepts only short posts. The calendar is waaaay too comprehensive to fit there. We began posting to Blogspot in early 2008.
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Our MYSPACE PAGE (www.myspace.com/laacoustic) has current news of the syndicated “Tied to the Tracks” radio show, and what’s happening with its TV counterpart. It’s also where you can find archived Acoustic Americana News editions from prior to Spring, 2008.
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COMMUNICATE WITH US about anything related to the Acoustic Music Calendar & News, at tiedtothetracks@hotmail.com. Please don’t send us anything through myspace email. It’s esoteric, can’t be auto-forwarded into a “real” email account, and we just can’t keep up with it. So, communicate through the above address. And, yes, we get HUNDREDS of emails every week, so please give us as much advance notice as possible!
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THE LONG-LOOK-AHEAD CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
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Updated October 20, 2008; recurring events not yet added.
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TODAY is “Dia de los Muertos,” the “Day of the Dead” in Mexican and other Latin American traditions, and it is a day to remember the lives and contributions of those who made a difference in our lives, but who have now passed. In and around Los Angeles, there are several events, and some include music performances.
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Sat, Nov 1:
Annual “INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE PERSON'S DAY” honoring creative people all around the world. This year was proclaimed as a tribute to and focus on the music of BILLY JOEL. Info, www.lvcreativehalloffame.org.
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Sat & Sun, Nov 1 & 2:
“ANNUAL JAPANESE GARDEN FESTIVAL” includes music & dance at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Dr, La Canada Flintridge 91101; 818-949-4200; www.descansogardens.org. The grace and power of Japanese dance and taiko drummers and the beauty of Japanese flower arranging are included with Gardens admission.
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Taiko Drum Performance (Sat only, 1 to 1:30 pm). The thundering taiko drums of Japan are performed by a multi-ethnic group of adults and children; after the show, try your hand at drumming and take a photo with the instruments.
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Japanese Dancers (Sun only, 2 to 2:30 pm). Madam Fujima Kansuma and her dance troupe bring a narrated performance to entertain and enlighten many facets of Japanese dance and culture.
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Ikebana display all weekend. Gardens open 9 am-4:30 pm daily except Christmas Day; free parking. Descanso Gardens is accredited by the American Association of Museums. $8 adults, $6 srs & students, $3 children ages 5-12; members, & children age 5 & younger are free.
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Sat, Nov 1:
11 am-4 pm“FALL FAMILY FESTIVAL IN MALIBU” with HIGH HILLS, the all-women bluegrass band, at Our Lady of Malibu School, 3625 Winter Canyon, Malibu 90265; 310-456-8071. Band info, www.highhills.com
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Sat, Nov 1:
2 pm MARK NIZER plays the Caltech Committee on Institute Programs series in Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; http://events.caltech.edu/events/event-5482.html; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832). Imagine four Lasers being juggled at 1000 rpms, with the spinning laser beams dancing just above the audience's heads. Or, a burning propane tank, a running electric knife, and a 16-pound bowling ball, all being juggled at once. Original comedy, world class juggling, movement, music, and technology set Mark Nizer's performances apart. Artist info, including a performance video, at www.marknizer.com. Discounted tix available if you mention the Folk Music Society. Unreserved seating, $15 gen’l, $10 youth.
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Sat, Nov 1:
6 pm monthly “PICKIN’ NIGHT” at the Blue Ridge Pickin Parlor, 17828 Chatsworth Street 91344; info, 818-282-9001. “BEGINNER’S JAM” is 6-7:30 pm In the Main Store; “INTERMEDIATE JAM” is 7:30-10:30 pm (note the extended hours) in BRPP’s extended space at 17824 Chatsworth St (2 doors E of the main store); “OPEN JAM” is 7:30-10:30 pm in the Main Store, and ALL are “absolutely welcome” at the Open Jam.
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Sat, Nov 1; 1st Sat every month; in Oak Glen:
6 pm monthly “HOMETOWN JAMBOREE” show & jam at Riley’s at Los Rios Rancho, in the beautiful hills of Oak Glen above Yucaipa and Beaumont; info & tix, 909-797-1005 or www.losriosrancho.com. They tell us, “Folks can tuck into a tasty meal and enjoy a hand-clappin', knee-slappin', toe-tappin' good time as RILEY'S MOUNTAINEERS and special guest performers pick, fiddle and sing their favorite old-time bluegrass, western, and gospel tunes, as well as a few surprises along the way. Guest musicians are always welcome to tote along an instrument or two and join in the free-wheeling jam after the show. You never know who'll turn up, or what you'll hear next!” No shows in Dec and July. Jamborees start at 6 pm. Upcoming: Nov 1, 2008; 2009: Jan 3, Feb 7, Mar 7, Apr 4, May 2, Jun 6, Aug 1, Sep 5, Oct 3, Nov 7. Advance tix $15 adults, $10 kids age 12 & under.
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Sat, Nov 1 (Oct 28-31 & Nov 1-2); in Laughlin, Nevada:
RIDERS IN THE SKY play six nights at the Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino, Laughlin, NV.
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Sat, Nov 1; in Victorville:
7:15 pm STEVE SMITH & CHRIS SANDERS, with SCOTT GATES opening, at the High Desert Center for the Arts, 15615 8th St (at C Ave), Victorville 92395; 760-243-7493; www.highdesertcenterforthearts.com. STEVE SMITH & CHRIS SANDERS of Las Cruces, New Mexico, are performing four rare California concerts during the first week of November. The pair are a dynamic acoustic duo, performing original compositions and old favorites in the traditions of folk, rock, bluegrass and country. Scott Gates, the California High Desert's 16-year-old mandolin wunderkind, is opening, and he will join Steve and Chris during their set, as well. $15.
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Sat, Nov 1; every Sat:
7:30 pm weekly “RANCH PARTY” this time with MICHAEL ANN & OZARK MOUNTAIN THRUSH, PATTY BOOKER, & LISA FINNIE for an evening of country & Americana roots music performances, on the West Patio Stage, Original Farmers Market, 3rd & Fairfax, L.A. Presented by EB’s Beer & Wine Bar. Parking: 2 hours free with validation from sponsoring venue; $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, Nov 1:
8 pm “FIESTA DEL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS” celebration, as "LA CATRINA” comes to life again the new LATC, Theatre #1, 514 S Spring St (between 5th & 6th Sts), downtown L.A. 90013; 213-489-0994 ex 107; reservations@thenewlatc.com. The theatre will be transformed into a local cemetery by Danza Floricanto / USA to commemorate “El Día de los Muertos.” Through a series of vignettes that celebrate and honor this very traditional Day of the Dead – Chicano style, the company, under the direction of Gema Sandoval, will tackle a series of social issues (love, death, pregnancy, and immigration) with humor and respect. Addt’l info, www.danzafloricantousa.com. Tix $35 gen’l, $15 students & srs.
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Sat, Nov 1; in Ventura; a “SHOW OF THE WEEK” pick:
8 pm MARK O'CONNOR & THE APPALACHIA WALTZ TRIO at Ventura Missionary Church, 500 High Point Drive, Ventura 93003. GRAMMY Award winner MARK O'CONNOR brings his masterful fiddle playing and his trio to perform for the first “VENTURA MUSIC FESTIVAL FALL CONCERT SERIES;” info & tix, 805-648-3146 / 800-838-3006, or www.venturamusicfestival.org. Mark is an acclaimed musician and recording artist who has performed with everybody whose names you know, and he has been a featured act at all the major Americana music festivals. He is also fondly remembered for his “American Music Shop” TV show on the Nashville Network, before it dropped music and went to wrestling, redneck hunters, and car crashes. Artist info, www.markoconnor.com. Tix $45 & $35, $15 students with I.D.
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Sat, Nov 1:
8 pm HEATHER WATERS at Hotel Café, 1623 N Cahuenga Bl, Hollywood; 323-461-2040; www.hotelcafe.com.
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Sun, Nov 2; in San Diego:
All-day annual “FALLBACK FESTIVAL” in the Gaslamp Quarter, 4th Avenue & Island Streets, San Diego; www.mcfarlanepromotions.com/Upcoming/upcoming.htm; 619-233-5008. Music includes performances by the STEVE SMITH BAND (from New Mexico) and mandolin wunderkind SCOTT GATES, performing together at 3 pm. Historical music, games, arts, traditional trades and machinery of the wild-west are demonstrated throughout the day by dozens of historical societies from around the county. A “Family & Friends” ticket is $5, Kids under age 2 are free.
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Sun, Nov 2 (and Sat, Nov 1):
“ANNUAL JAPANESE GARDEN FESTIVAL” includes music & dance at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Dr, La Canada Flintridge 91101; 818-949-4200; www.descansogardens.org. The grace and power of Japanese dance and taiko drummers and the beauty of Japanese flower arranging are included with Gardens admission.
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Japanese Dancers (Sun only, 2 to 2:30 pm). Madam Fujima Kansuma and her dance troupe bring a narrated performance to entertain and enlighten many facets of Japanese dance and culture.
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Ikebana display all weekend. Gardens open 9 am-4:30 pm daily except Christmas Day; free parking. Descanso Gardens is accredited by the American Association of Museums. $8 adults, $6 srs & students, $3 children ages 5-12; members, & children age 5 & younger are free.
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Sun-Sun, Nov 2-9, 2008; in Canada:
“POLAR BEAR TRAIN” With FRED EAGLESMITH, GURF MORLIX, JON DEE GRAHAM and friends Winnipeg-Churchill, MB and return. Music, a 900 mile train ride, and lots of Polar Bear watching. Includes all Polar Bear Train activities, all meals on board when train is enroute, sleeper accommodations (upper or lower semi-private berth accommodations, shower in each car, private dome car/lounge, concerts and workshops in Performance Car, farewell concert in Winnipeg, hotel room in Winnipeg 11/8. E-mail Roots on the Rails at trains@sover.net, or call 866-484-3669 (toll free in the US & Canada) or 802-258-1397. Info, www.rootsontherails.com. $3459.00 CN per person.
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Sun, Nov 2:
1-3 pm “MATREYA ROCK OPERA”reading at the Mint, 6010 W Pico Bl, L.A.; 323-954-9630; www.themintla.com. Reservations, 323-463-2264. The reading of an original rock opera by Jayne DeMente & Gilli Moon, presented by Women's Heritage Project & Warrior Girl Music. Proceeds go towards Women's Heritage Project and Females On Fire series. $35 Includes "special venue "Mint" beverage.
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Sun, Nov 2:
3:30 pm PRAZAK STRING QUARTET with ROGER TAPPING, viola, play the Coleman Chamber Music Association series in Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; http://events.caltech.edu/events/event-5702.html; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832). The Chicago Tribune wrote, "Definitive... no other single word more aptly describes the achievement by this superb foursome." Established in 1972 by students at the Prague Conservatory, the Quartet soon won significant awards, including first prize at the Evian String Quartet Competition in 1978. Their recordings have also won many honors, among these the Grand Prix International du Disque, the Diapason d'Or, and a special prize from Radio France for the best recording during the Evian Competition. The Quartet returns to the Caltech series with violist Roger Tapping, a member of the Order of the Knight Cross of the Hungarian Republic and known to Coleman audiences from his tenure with the Takács Quartet. Program includes:
Haydn, Quartet in D Major, Op. 50, No. 6 "The Frog"
Beethoven, Quintet in C Major, Op. 29 "Storm Quintet"
Dvořák, Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 97 "The American"
Artists’ info, www.prazakquartet.com. More at www.colemanchambermusic.org, including a downloadable series brochure. Series of Six Coleman Chamber Concerts, by subscription, $192, $156, $120, $90; $60 youth. Discounted tix available if you mention the Folk Music Society. Tix for this show, $36, $30, $25, $20; $10 youth.
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Sun, Nov 2:
6 pm “HIGH DESERT BLUEGRASS SESSIONS” CD release party in Altadena 91001, with DAVID NAIDITCH, PAT CLOUD, ERIC UGLUM, CHRISTIAN WARD, AUSTIN WARD, for David’s new CD, is a house concert and bluegrass jam all night. Contact David for info & directions: french10@pacbell.net or 626-797-1827. The new album’s all-star cast will all be there, performing live. David tells us, “Plenty of food and drinks will be provided. Feel free to invite others. There will be several jam rooms to accommodate different styles of music such as swing and gypsy jazz.” David’s previous instrumental bluegrass CD has been heard on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.”
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Sun, Nov 2; world music:
7 pm “THE LOST SOUL OF SPAIN CONCERT” presents music & dance of the Sepharidc Jews, with THE YUVAL RON ENSEMBLE, singer SMADAR LEVI, and more, at Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 12000 San Vicente Bl, Brentwood 90049. YUVAL RON (www.yuvalronmusic.com) is an Oscar-winning composer, and master of the oud and saz. Check out Smadar Levi at www.smadarlevi.com. For more info, email info@yuvalronmusic.com or call 818-505-1355. JAMIE PAPISH, a past guest on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” is also performing; info of Jamie, www.myspace.com/jamiepapish
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Sun, Nov 2:
7:30 pm LISBETH SCOTT & KIM CARROLL perform “Tunes about Love, Freedom, Peace, Hope & Life” at Kula, 1231 Lincoln Bl, Santa Monica (betw Santa Monica Bl & Arizona); www.kulaspace.com. Entrance is from alley. LISBETH SCOTT has performed live, several times, on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.” She sang the music in Mel Gibson’s “Passion of the Christ,” then annoyed Christian radio when she wouldn’t parrot their buzz word philosophy during on-air interviews. She was a great guest on “TttT.” Do not park in neighbor’s lots. 30% of proceeds from the performance will be donated to “Stand Up for Kids!” Open seating, come early; bring a pillow if sitting on the floor makes you happy. Artist info, www.lisbethscott.com. $15 suggested donation.
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Sun, Nov 2:
8 pm “FOREVER FLAMENCO!” at The Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Av (Fountain at Normandie), L.A. 90029; 323-663-1525; www.FountainTheatre.com. Ongoing Flamenco series takes place on the first and third Sunday of every month. With only 80 seats in four rows, The Fountain Theatre is the perfect place to view Flamenco. Each show features a roster of world-class Flamenco dancers, singers and musicians drawn from the rich pool of Flamenco artists in Southern California, with additional guest artists brought from San Francisco, Albuquerque and Spain. Series continues Sundays, 8 pm, Nov 16, Dec 7 & 21. Secure, on-site parking is $5; tix $30.
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Sun, Nov 2 (Oct 28-31 & Nov 1-2); in Laughlin, Nevada:
RIDERS IN THE SKY conclude a six night run at the Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino, Laughlin, NV.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3
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Mon, Nov 3:
6:10-8:10 pm “2008 PIANO FESTIVAL” at the Pasadena Central Library Auditorium, 285 E Walnut St, Pasadena 91101; www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/library/events. Info, contact Marilou Ladines or Cecilia Celis, 818-353-8457. Accessible to people with disabilities, and handicapped parking available. All ages. Free.
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Mon, Nov 3:
7 pm TRAVIS TRITT & MARTY STUART play the The Music Box Henry Fonda Theatre, 6126 Hollywood Bl between Argyle & Gower, Hollywood; 323-464-0808. Doors at 7 pm. Tix on sale 9/12 at 10 am. $42.
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Tue, Nov 4:
12:30-2:30 pm “TUESDAY MUSICALE RECITALS” in the Pasadena Central Library Auditorium, 285 E Walnut St, Pasadena 91101; www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/library/events. Accessible to people with disabilities, and handicapped parking available. Program & performer info, contact Barbara Shofler, 818-753-9521. All ages, free.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5
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Wed-Sun, Nov 5-9; in Death Valley Nat’l Park:
Annual “DEATH VALLEY 49ERS ENCAMPMENT” with DAVE STAMEY, KEN GRAYDON, many others performing.
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Wed, Nov 5:
7:30 pm CARRIE UNDERWOOD on her “Carnival Ride” tour, with LITTLE BIG TOWN, at NOKIA Theatre L.A. Live, downtown L.A. $ tbd; tix on Sale June 30 at 10 am. Info, www.goldenvoice.com.
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Wed, Nov 5; in Seattle:
8 pm ALANIS MORISSETTE at the Paramount Theatre, 901 Pine St, Seattle, WA 98101. Tix $62, $46.50, $36.50.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6
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Thu, Nov 6; every week:
7-10 pm “POCKET GOLDBERG & FRIENDS SONGWRITER SHOWCASE” with this week’s guest artists DAN NAVARRO (Lowen & Navarro, Pat Benatar), and PHIL PARLAPIANO (John Prine, Lowen & Navarro, Lucinda Williams), at Arnie's Café, 6864 Foothill Bl (at Marcus), Tujunga 91042; 818-951-9089; www.myspace.com/arniescafe. DALE LaDUKE (Kaedmon, BeaTunes) tells us, “I try to go as often as possible, because it's always good.” No cover, donations to artists are welcome.
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Thu, Nov 6:
8 pm OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW at The Music Box, Henry Fonda Theater, 6126 Hollywood Bl between Argyle & Gower, Hollywood; 323-464-0808. Last time they played L.A., radio’s “Tied to the Tracks” did exclusive radio promotion, and their show sold-out. They’re wonderfully entertaining and wildly popular, so get tix early! Tix on sale Jun 2, at www.goldenvoice.com. $30.
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Thu, Nov 6:
8 pm HuDOST at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reserv 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. Haling from Montreal and New York, HuDost's unique wide-ranging style blends “alternative world music” with atmospheric, experimental sounds to create their own "Country and Eastern" fusion. Venue impresario BOB STANE tells us, “They mix traditional Sufi, Bulgarian, Turkish and Arabic music with folk, pop, rock and Southern gospel to create a breathtaking combination of sonic moods.”
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HuDost is a musical collective whose core musicians are Moksha Sommer and Jemal Wade Hines. HuDost has two albums, “In an Eastern Rose Garden” (2005) and “Seedling” (2006), and one B-sides record, “Archive Anomalies: Volume 1.” They just finished their third album, in 2008, with producer Malcolm Burn, who won a Grammy with Emmylou Harris’ “Red Dirt Girl.” Burn has also worked with Peter Gabriel, Daniel Lanois, Bob Dylan, Kaki King and many other renowned artists. The new album is slated for an early 2009 release.
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HuDost toured Europe and performed extensively on the east coast including shows at Alex Grey’s CoSM in NYC, the Salvador Dali Museum, Omega Institute, Rumi Festival at the Carborro Arts Center, the Shakori Grassroots festival. They have opened for the CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO, OMAR FARUK TEKBILEK, & JEFFERSON STARSHIP as well as working with MERCAN DEDE, & NEKO CASE. The group has just returned from touring Turkey, Germany and several other cities in Europe. $15.
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Thu, Nov 6:
Cancelled: 8 pm TRIO GONZALO at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; info www.coffeegallery.com; reserv 626-398-7917. Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, . TRIO GONZALO is considered to have one of the best guitar players in America. Venue impresario Bob Stane says, “You will hear a mix of Gypsy Jazz and latin acoustic music with melodies you will not forget. Passionate, virtuoso guitar, incredible clarinet player Rob Hardt, and a pumping rhythm section.” After touring the world extensively with JOHN JORGENSON, Gonzalo is presenting their new CD, “Porteña Soledad” to incredible reviews all over the planet. $15. (See preceding listing for the show that IS there tonight.)
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Thu, Nov 6:
LINDA RONSTADT, ten-time Grammy-winner, reunites with the world-famous MARIACHI LOS CAMPEROS DE NATI CANO in “A Romantic Evening in Old Mexico,” at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A. UCLA ticket office: 310-825-2101 or www.uclalive.org. The show highlights songs from her best-selling albums “Canciones de Mi Padre” and “Más Canciones.” The dance troupe, Ballet Folklorico Paso del Norte, will also perform to the classic Mexican ranchera music.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7
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Fri, Nov 7; in Illinois:
Annual “GREATER DOWNSTATE INDOOR BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL,” at Crowne Plaza Hotel, 3000 S Dirkson Pkwy, Springfield, IL. Includes an all-day banjo workshop taught by BILL EVANS, designed for banjo players with one or more years of playing experience. Event info, Terry Lease, 217-243-3159 or tjlease@fgi.net .
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Fri-Sun, Nov 7-9:
Annual “TAXI ROAD RALLY” at 5400 W Century Bl, L.A. 90045. Includes song pitch opportunities and many workshops and panels. Info, www.taxi.com and www.songsalive.org/sponsoredevents.
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Fri, Nov 7:
7:30 pm STEVE SMITH & CHRIS SAUNDERS, with SCOTT GATES opening, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 91001; reservations, 626-398-7917; info, www.coffeegallery.com. STEVE SMITH & CHRIS SANDERS of Las Cruces, New Mexico, are performing four rare California concerts during the first week of November. The pair are a dynamic acoustic duo, performing original compositions and old favorites in the traditions of folk, rock, bluegrass and country. SCOTT GATES, the California High Desert's 16-year-old mandolin wunderkind, has performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” and he was a performing guest this past summer with the NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND. Scott is opening, and he will join Steve and Chris during their set, as well. $15.
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Fri, Nov 7:
8 pm ANDY M. STEWART and GERRY O’BEIRNE at the CalTech Folk Music Society series on the Caltech campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; www.folkmusic.caltech.edu; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832).
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ANDY M. STEWART, Scottish singer and songwriter, ”is among the finest interpreters of Scottish Folk songs and a wonderful songwriter." - The Boston Globe.
Known for his wicked wit and sterling live performances, he is among the finest singers in the Scots/Irish traditional genre, with a voice that "conveys more emotion in one line than most singers do in a lifetime." - Beacon Herald. Lead singer & guitarist for SILLY WIZARD, with whom he recorded eight albums before the group’s 1988 breakup, Andy has since recorded four solo albums, namely, “By the Hush,” named “Folk Album of the Year” by Melody Maker Magazine; “Songs of Robert Burns;” “Man in the Moon;” and “Donegal Rain,” which was named Mojo's Folk Album of the Month. He has also recorded three albums with Manus Lunny. More at www.andymstewart.com.
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GERRY O’BEIRNE is a renowned singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, playing 6 and 12 string guitar, tiple, ukulele, slide guitar, and more. He grew up in Ireland and in Ghana (West Africa), and has since lived in England, California, and Mexico. Many of his songs have been embraced by the contemporary folk community. Maura O’Connell recorded “Half Moon Bay,” “Western Highway”, “Shades of Gloria,” and “The Isle of Malachy.” Mary Black recorded “The Holy Ground” as a title track and Andy Irvine recorded it with Patrick Street. Gerry is touring his new album, "The Bog Bodies and Other Stories: Music for Guitar." More at www.gerryobeirne.com.
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Info & tix, Caltech Ticket Office, 626-395-4652 or 1-888-2CALTECH.
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Fri, Nov 7:
8 pm ELLIS PAUL 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. All proceeds go to the artist. Check for price of each concert.
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Fri, Nov 7; 1st Fri, every month:
8-10 pm monthly "FIRST FRIDAY" show with tonight’s guest BOB CHEEVERS, hosted by SEVERIN BROWNE at Kulak's Woodshed, 5230-1/2 Laurel Canyon Bl, North Hollywood; 818-766-9913; live simulcast at www.kulakswoodshed.com. The series features performing guests (one or more recording artists) and the “First Friday Band,” with SEVERIN BROWNE, MIKE BISCH, DAVID STONE, JEFF KOSSACK, AARON WOLFSON, ALEX DEL ZOPPO and GARY POPENOE. Road warrior troubadour BOB CHEEVERS plays thew world, and as Severin says, he delivers “Downhome, country, stories up the wahoo!” All artists donate their performances; venue is supported by donations, and asks $10 per attendee in lieu of a cover charge.
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Fri, Nov 7; in the OC:
8 pm TOMMY CASTRO at The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano; 949-496-8930.
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Sat, Nov 8 (Fri-Sun, Nov 7-9):
Annual “TAXI ROAD RALLY” at 5400 W Century Bl, L.A. 90045. Includes song pitch opportunities and many workshops and panels. Info, www.taxi.com and www.songsalive.org/sponsoredevents.
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Sat, Nov 8; in Texas:
“REDNECK FESTIVAL” with lots of music, a truck show with prizes for “Best Redneck Truck” & “Worst Redneck Truck,” a pool tournament with “8-Ball Break” (they spelled it “brake”) contest, a “Washer Pitching Tournament” (no, we don’t know if that’s nut-bolt-washer, or washing machines, and we’re not gonna ask), a horseshoe tournament, and an array of contests, including hot-dog-eating, lawn-mower-racing, watermelon-seed-spitting, together with the crowning of the “Redneck Royal Court,” prizes for “Best Dressed Redneck” (man & woman), a “Miss Redneck” contest (they said “contest,” not beauty pageant, so be warned), and probably more. Live music (scheduled bands) noon-midnight, plus indoor acoustic jams noon-9 pm. Regis & tix on sale for the "Redneck Coupon" price of $13. Specify if a band refers you, so they’ll get paid for their performance. Info, www.myspace.com/redneckfestival.
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Sat, Nov 8:
10 am- Noon “ONCE UPON A TIME AT THE HOMESTEAD” at the Homestead Museum, 15415 East Don Julian Rd, City of Industry; 91745; www.homesteadmuseum.org. The imaginations of children come to life as Museum storytellers share memorable tales with them and instruct them in making a craft. Ideal for children 8 and under. Details when available. Meantime the museum advises, “Parents: consider visiting your local library before or after the event to keep your young ones engaged with reading.”
Reserv recommended, and can be made starting July 25. Admission is free.
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Sat, Nov 8; not music, but relevant:
3 pm “CLIMATE CHANGE AND PRESERVING CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE 21st CENTURY” at the The Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, L.A. 90049; 310-440-7300; www.getty.edu. What does global warming portend for our built environment - our cities, buildings, and monuments? A panel of environmentalists and cultural heritage experts discusses the effects of climate change on our communities and the actions we can and must take now. Reservations at www.getty.edu/visit/events/climate_panel.html?cid=egetty084. Free; reservations required.
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Nov 8; in Seattle:
3 & 8 pm TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA at the Key Arena, 305 Harrison Street
Seattle, WA 98109. Tix $59, $49, $39. Unless they’ve cloned themselves, we’re not sure how they plan to do this, because they’re playing a show the same day in Richmond, VA!
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Sat, Nov 8:
6:30-8:30 pm “COME CELEBRATE ARTS WITH US!” at the Pasadena Central Library Auditorium, 285 E Walnut St, Pasadena 91101; www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/library/events. This is a visual arts/photography event. Info, contact Mira Mataric, 626-578-0470, mira016@hotmail.com. Accessible to people with disabilities, and handicapped parking available. All ages, free.
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Sat, Nov 8:
7-9 pm “SAVE YOUR FORK, THERE’S PIE” – an evening of music in support of the Valley Food Bank, with LINDSAY TOMASIC plus STRING PLANET at M Street Coffee, 13251 Moorpark St, Sherman Oaks 91423; 818-902-9699. Award-winning singer-songwriter LINDSAY TOMASIC‘s music has appeared in many films and TV shows, including the “Oprah” show’s theme. STRING PLANET is the duo of Grammy winner NOVI NOVOG, & LARRY TUTTLE with NICOLE FALZONE joining both headliners for two sets of music. The event title is one of Lindsay’s songs, and it’s been chosen as the name of the 1st Annual "Save Your Fork, There's Pie" food drive for the Valley Food Bank, a project of Rescue Mission Alliance. Admission to the event is a donation, as well as at least one can of food. Help others in our community to put food on the table during these difficult times. Enjoy some great music while these talented artists take a couple of hours to give back to our community, with your help. Lindsay adds, “This is a beautiful venue. You'll love it!”
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Sat, Nov 8:
7 pm MOJACAR FLAMENCO performs “BAILES CANDILES” at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reserv 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. It’s an evocative duet concert that takes its inspiration from the 19th century "Café Cantante" flamenco shows, where the only lighting was supplied by gas lamps. This intimate concert setting allows the artists to perform their best, most difficult flamenco works. Featuring guitar virtuoso STEPHEN DICK and elegant, fiery flamenco dancer/singer KATERINA TOMÁS, this exciting duet transforms the art of flamenco. Recognized with numerous awards and honors for their artistry by the Spanish Ministry of Culture, the City of Los Angeles, the Zellerbach and Haas Foundations, and “Meet the Composer,” Mojácar Flamenco is well known for their distinctive use of Katerina's footwork as a rhythmic instrument and Stephen's outstanding flamenco guitar compositions. Tonight, they celebrate the release of their hot new Flamenco and Latin album, “Al Que Quiere.” $15.
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Sat, Nov 8; in Poway (San Diego):
7 pm JOEL RAFAEL plays the San Diego Folk Heritage series at Templar's Hall, Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Rd, Poway; 858-566-4040; SDFH@san.rr.com. Joel’s CD tracks have been heard on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.” He is an award-winning, internationally-recognized songwriter from San Diego County. Among his accomplishments are winning the Kerrville Folk Festival "New Folk Emerging Songwriter Award" in 1995. Artist info, www.joelrafael.com. Adv tix, www.ticketweb.com; $18 gen’l, $15 mbrs.
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Sat, Nov 8:
7:30 pm MONTREAL GUITAR TRIO at Theatre Raymond Kabbaz, Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles, 10361 W Pico Bl, L.A. 90064; www.theatreraymondkabbaz.com; 310-286-0553. Marrying passionate virtuosity with a stealthy sense of humor, “MG3” is the hottest guitar ensemble in Canada. Guitarists GLENN LÉVESQUE, MARC MORIN and SÉBASTIEN DUFOUR at once charmed the ears of seasoned critics and continue to capture the hearts of their expanding audiences.
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The Trio's eclectic, energetic music takes listeners on a journey through the world's many cultures - from the mysterious exotic melodies of India to the hot rhythms of South America, Spain, the Balkans, the orient, traditional Quebec and... Hollywood.
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Since it was founded at the University of Montréal in 1998, the MG3 has given hundreds of concerts in North America and Europe, and many have been recorded and broadcast by national networks, including CBC, BRAVO, Radio France, the Romanian National Television and Société Radio-Canada. MG3’s 2002 concert, entitled "The Heat of the Day," performed in Montreal, was nominated for “Concert of the Year - Jazz and World Music” at the prestigious Prix Opus 2002, celebrating musical excellence in Quebec. This concert launched the Trio's second album, “Garam Masala,” which was also nominated for “Disk of the Year.”
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"The Montreal Trio's guitars know no limits. They journey along with brio from jazz to classical music, from India to Canada. The Ussac Church has been swept away on the thunder of their strings!" - La Montagne Newspaper - FRANCE
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"... They delivered loads of infectious good humour and some solid ensemble playing that skirted the four corners of the musical world."
- Bill Rankin, Edmonton Journal – CANADA
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Tix $35 gen’l, $20 students.
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Sat, Nov 8; 2nd Sat every month:
7:30 pm monthly “GRASSROOTS ACOUSTICA” this month with a “Greatest Hits Edition” featuring LARRY JOHN MCNALLY, HARRIET SCHOCK, artists-in-residence TOM GRAMLICH & BYRON PFEIFER, & performing host MARK ISLAM, at the charity benefit series new home, The Talking Stick’s NEW location, 1411 Lincoln Bl, Venice 92091; www.thetalkingstick.net. Tonight is the series’ 17th installment with 100% of donations benefitting “The Braille Institute.” More on Grassroots Acoustica, at www.grassrootsacoustica.org. No cover, but it’s a fund-raiser for charity.
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Sat, Nov 8:
7:30 pm weekly “RANCH PARTY” this time with DAVID SERBY & THE SIDEWINDERS for an evening of alt-country & Americana roots music, on the West Patio Stage, Original Farmers Market, 3rd & Fairfax, L.A. Presented by EB’s Beer & Wine Bar. Parking: 2 hours free with validation from sponsoring venue; $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, Nov 8:
8 pm CAL PHIL opens its “ADVENTURES IN MUSIC” 2008-2009 SEASON with two choruses and a marching band, in its first adventure its new venue, at The Pasadena Civic Auditorium, 300 E Green St, Pasadena. Soloists starring in the orchestra’s Opening Night Gala performance of “Andrew Lloyd Webber Meets Puccini” include “L.A.’s Evita,” VALERIE PERRI; Broadway star SAM HARRIS; Australian soprano CATHERINE IRELAND; and tenor ROBERT MACNEIL.
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Throughout the summer, the California Philharmonic has long been a familiar sight at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia, and at Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles. However, when Cal Phil opens its 2008-2009 series of winter concerts – “Adventures in Music” – tonight, the “adventure” begins before the first note sounds at 8 o’clock, with a pre-concert lecture at 7 pm, as the orchestra makes its winter home at the historic Pasadena venue.
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“Andrew Lloyd Webber Meets Puccini” – tonight’s opening night gala – brings highlights from Webber’s musicals, including “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Phantom of The Opera,” “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” and “Evita.” Also on the program are semi-staged scenes from Puccini’s operas “La Boheme,” “Turandot,” and “Madame Butterfly.”
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Cal Phil has proven that it is adept at combining seemingly disparate music into a highly-entertaining program, as they did in their summer season closer, “GOTTA DANCE!” with songs by the MAMAS AND PAPAS, the BEATLES, and GLENN MILLER, in addition to the classical “Blue Danube” waltz by JOHANN STRAUSS II, IGOR STRAVINSKY’s “The Firebird,” the splendid orchestral cowboy music of AARON COPLAND’s “Four Dance Episodes” from “Rodeo,” and “Anitra’s Dance” from EDVARD GRIEG’s “Peer Gynt.” That was a delightfully fun and splendidly musical evening that brought 5,000 people to the Arboretum’s “Green” to enjoy it.

The two choruses are the new California Philharmonic Chorus, and a children’s choir, both under the direction of singer and conductor MARYA BASARABA, a new addition to Cal Phil. “Marya will be a tremendous asset to Cal Phil,” says VICTOR VENER, Founder and Music Director of Cal Phil. “People are still complimenting us on her first performance with us last summer, when we presented excerpts from Bernstein’s ‘Candide’ and the ‘Ode to Joy’ from Beethoven’s ninth symphony, and Marya directed our 120-voice choir.”
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The symphony orchestra, star soloists, two choirs and a marching band? “That’s part of the reason we’re so pleased to be performing at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium,” says Vener. “We’ll have the space we need to mount larger and more elaborate productions.”
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For more information about Cal Phil and its upcoming season at www.calphil.org or 626-300-8200. Tix at www.ticketmaster.com or 213-365-3500, range from $23 to $88.
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Sat, Nov 8; in Lancaster:
8 pm DEBBIE REYNOLDS at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster; 661-723-5950; www.lpac.org. For a lengthy era, Debbie Reynolds was ceratinly America’s sweetheart. The veteran singer, dancer and star of more than 30 films performs an evening of music and comedy as she shares stories and performs the music of her lifetime. www.debbiereynolds.com. Tix $57 & $50.
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Sat, Nov 8; in San Francisco:
8 pm “A MAGICAL MUSICAL EVENING” celebrates the legendary late singer-songwriter JOHN STEWART at the Throckmorton Theatre. Info & tix by phone, 415-383-9600; info at www.142throckmortontheatre.com/event.php?eventid=870. Tix also at www.ticketweb.com/user?region=sfbay&query=schedule&venue=142throckmorton. The evening celebration of John Stewart and his music features the JOHN STEWART BAND with BUFFY FORD STEWART, SHANA MORRISON, DAN HICKS (Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks), MARIO CIPOLLINA (Huey Lewis Band), ANTONIA CIPOLLINA, RONNIE SCHELL, ED BEGLEY JR., BILL MUMY, CHIP DOUGLAS, HENRY DILTZ, and other special surprise guests.
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Sat, Nov 8:
10 pm “CANS FOR COMEDY” charity benefit standup comic showcase at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; info, www.coffeegallery.com; reserv, 626-398-7917. Coffee Gallery Coffee Bar proprietor and professional comic JULIE SANDOVAL says, “In a world saturated with reality TV there's only one place a comedian can go to be him or her self. To the stage to feel the embrace of an audience.”
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CANS FOR COMEDY has a simple premise to help others. Bring in one-or-more canned food donations for admission to enjoy a comedy show. All food is donated to Friends-n-Deed Food Bank. All shows are held in The Coffee Gallery Backstage. All shows include pizza and soft drinks. Reserv strongly recommended. Comedians interested in performing, go to www.comedytrain.net.
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Shows are once-a-month, on Saturdays at 10 pm (after the evening’s music performance in the Backstage). Info, www.funkylittlecoffeehouse.com.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9
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Sun, Nov 9:
Annual “SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HERITAGE FAIRE” with THE TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS, and others, at Rancho Los Alamitos, 6400 Bixby Hill Rd, Long Beach.
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Sun, Nov 9 (Fri-Sun, Nov 7-9):
Annual “TAXI ROAD RALLY” at 5400 W Century Bl, L.A. 90045. Includes song pitch opportunities and many workshops and panels. Info, www.taxi.com and www.songsalive.org/sponsoredevents.
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Nov 9 & 23:
All day “FAMILY STORYTELLING” at the The Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, L.A. 90049; 310-440-7300; www.getty.edu. Uncover the wild stories hiding in works of art with two master storytellers this month. What's that mysterious bronze skull on the Getty Center plaza? VICTORIA BURNETT reveals all, in storytelling sessions Nov 9, including a rollicking tale about Rambunctious Rumpus the Ram inspired by JACK ZAJAC's sculpture “Big Skull and Horn in Two Parts II.” On Nov 23, LOU STRATTEN parties 18th-century style with a musical tale inspired by Nicolas Lancret's painting, “Dance Before a Fountain.” Tpday’s sessions are at 10:30 & 11:30 am; 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30 pm. The Getty’s complete fall and winter storytelling schedule is at www.getty.edu/visit/events/storytelling_fall_2008.html?cid=egetty084.
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Sun, Nov 9:
2 pm DEBBIE REYNOLDS at the Haugh Performing Arts Center, at Citrus College 1000 W. Foothill Bl, Glendora 91741; www.haughpac.com. Billed these days as “America’s Favorite Mother,” and for many years as “America’s Sweetheart,” she is an enduring presence on the American stage and in concert halls. She performs with her musical director, JOEY SINGER. Since her sold-out performance at this venue nearly five years ago, they tell us, “Debbie Reynolds has been THE most requested artist to bring back for a repeat visit.” The show is billed as a “very special afternoon that looks back at a glorious career that has (so far!) included starring during the glory years of the MGM musicals and headlining in showrooms across the country and abroad.” Dubbed “America’s favorite mother” following her starring role in the Albert Brooks film “Mother,” Debbie’s show is filled with the laughter, warmth, tuneful music, and personal insights that have made her an entertainment icon for decades. Artist info, www.debbiereynolds.com. Tix $50 & $45, students & srs $48-$43.
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Sun, Nov 9:
5-9 pm “ZYDECO DANCE SERIES” with live music by DEXTER ARDOIN at the Gardena Elks Lodge, 1735 W 162nd St, Gardena 90247. Info, call Sydney, event producer, at 323-401-8859. $20.
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Sun, Nov 9:
7:30 pm CARRIE UNDERWOOD on her “Carnival Ride” tour, with LITTLE BIG TOWN, at Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, CA. $ tbd; tix on Sale June 30 at 10 am. Info, www.goldenvoice.com.
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Wed-Thu, Nov 9 & 10; in Seattle:
8 pm JASON MRAZ at the Paramount Theatre, 901 Pine St, Seattle, WA 98101. Show on Nov 10 is “A special acoustic performance,” only one on this national tour. Tix $37.50, $27.50, either show.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10
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Mon-Fri, Nov 10-14; across Canada:
“2008 SONG TRAIN” Toronto to Vancouver with TOM RUSSELL and THE FLATLANDERS - JOE ELY, BUTCH HANCOCK & JIMMIE DALE GILMORE. Ride across Canada on the rails that built a nation. Seventy avid music fans and amazing musicians make a non-stop rolling festival from Toronto to Vancouver. Three days and nights of music on board the last great long-distance streamline train still operating in North America - Via Rail's “Canadian.” Open mics and workshops every afternoon and on-board concerts every evening in our intimate Performance Car, where the scenery and music never stop. Includes all Song Train activities, all meals on board, sleeper accommodations (upper or lower semi-private berth accommodations: bench seat by day, roomy single bed by night), shower in each car, private dome car/lounge, concerts and workshops in Performance Car, kickoff concert in Toronto, hotel room at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto. E-mail Roots on the Rails at trains@sover.net or call 866-484-3669 (toll free in the US & Canada) or 802-258-1397. Info, www.rootsontherails.com. $2929.00 CN per person.
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Mon, Nov 10:
8 pm RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE with EVAN MARSHALL (AKA “Relaxin' Jackson”) opening on magic mandolin, then joining the band on fiddle, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reserv 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. one of, if not "the" most historical Western bands in the world, The Riders Of The Purple Sage starred in films and radio for the pre-war days to today... Today's Riders, under the leadership of Cody Bryant, put on a show rich with old and new music. Band members are highly-skilled musicians-instruments include a five-string banjo, hot lead guitar, fiddle, steel guitar, bass, and drums and consummate vocalists. While keeping alive the tradition of the original Riders' sound, they continue to write and perform new material that carries on and builds upon their signature style. Adding a strong swing influence (ala Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys), their performances appeal to listeners and dancers of all ages. Todayâs Riders bring together hot swing riffs with smooth harmonies that, at the end of the show, leave the audience wanting more. Their sound and show makes you feel that all is well in the West. In October they were “etherial” and “Orchestral.” They exceeded musicianship. They exceeded their genre.
You owe it to yourself to see this most amazing and amusing exhibit. Forget what you think you like and don’t like. See The Riders Of The Purple Sage. $20.
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Thu, Nov 10; in Seattle:
8 pm JASON MRAZ at the Paramount Theatre, 901 Pine St, Seattle, WA 98101. He’s also here Nov 9, but tonight’s show is “A special acoustic performance,” the only one on his national tour. We saw perform acoustically a few years ago when he opened for JEWEL on her tour, and he has the chops to deliver an innovative and entertaining show. Tix $37.50, $27.50, either show.
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Wed, Nov 12:
8 pm “TETON SONGWRITERS’ TOUR” at The Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 91001; reserv 626-398-7917; info, www.coffeegallery.com. More info when we have it.
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Wed, Nov 12; not music, but cool:
8 pm “THE PHOENIX MISSION TO MARS” presented by LESLIE TAMPPARI, in Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832); http://events.caltech.edu/events/event-5521.html. Presented by the Caltech Committee on Institute Programs. The Phoenix mission to Mars, launched on August 4, 2007, landed in the northern plains of Mars at a latitude nearly the same as Barrow, Alaska, on May 25, 2008. Phoenix sought to understand the history of water in this northern environment and the potential for the landing location to be a good habitat for microbes should any be there or have been there. Phoenix carried seven instruments to Mars to conduct atmospheric, mineralogical, chemical, and microscopy experiments. One key instrument, the robotic arm contained a scoop, scraping blades, and a rasp to acquire the surface and subsurface soils and ices and deliver them to analytical instruments on the deck of the spacecraft. The primary mission lasted for three months, starting near the summer solstice on Mars and continuing through mid-summer. This was a unique season on Mars with respect to the enhanced water vapor abundance coming off the north polar cap. The talk will be an overview of the mission, its history and its latest science results. Leslie K. Tamppari is Project Scientist and Co-Investigator on the Phoenix Mars Mission at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a NASA facility administered by Caltech. FREE; no tickets or reservations required.
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Wed, Nov 12:
9 pm JONATHA BROOKE plus GLEN PHILLIPS at one of the two Largo locations; either Largo, 432 N Fairfax Av, LA; 323-852-1073, or Largo at the Coronet, 366 N La Cienega Bl, L.A. 90048; http://largo-la.com; 310-855-0350. Either way, get tix early. Jonatha is a major “new-folk” star.
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Thu-Sun, Nov 13-16; in New York State:
“NORTHEAST REGIONAL FOLK ALLIANCE CONFERENCE” (NERFA) in Kerhonkson, NY.
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Thu, Nov 13:
7-10 pm “POCKET GOLDBERG & FRIENDS SONGWRITER SHOWCASE” with this week’s guest artists JEFF TURMES (Gary Primich, Janiva Magness, James Harman), and JOHN WILLIAMSON, at Arnie's Café, 6864 Foothill Bl (at Marcus), Tujunga 91042; www.myspace.com/arniescafe; 818-951-9089. Musician DALE LaDUKE (Kaedmon, BeaTunes, past guest on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks”) tells us, “This bass player-songwriter MARK GOLDBERG hosts a fantastic Americana Songwriter Showcase every Thursday night, many times with name songwriters. I try to go as often as possible, because it's always good.” No cover, tip jar donations to artists are welcome.
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Thu, Nov 13; in Ojai:
7 pm DANA & SUE ROBINSON play the Ojai Concert Series, Ojai Valley Woman's Club, 441 E Ojai Av, Ojai; 805-649-5189; www.ojaiconcertseries.com. Publicity on this one says, "In a Dana and Susan Robinson concert you'll hear two rich, intimate voices, intricate and powerful guitar, mandolin, banjo and fiddle-playing. Dana writes songs and tells stories about America, the land and its people. They bring to their performances an understanding of America's musical heritage and convey its significance to our culture.
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Dirty Linen says, "Many songwriters have been heralded as modern day Woody Guthries or keepers of the American rural spirit, but that mantle might be better entrusted to musicians like Dana Robinson who embody both the heart and the soul of folk music." The Asheville Citizen-Times writes, "...rural America explored with elegant simplicity. Their music and cleanly poetic songwriting bring to mind the great folksingers of our times." Artists info, www.robinsongs.com. 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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Thu, Nov 13:
9 pm JONATHA BROOKE, plus GLEN PHILLIPS at The Canyon Club, 28912 Roadside Dr, Agoura Hills; 818-879-5016. Get tix early. Jonatha is a major “new-folk” star.
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Fri, Nov 14; in the OC:
6-9:30 pm “FRETTED DULCIMER WORKSHOP” with KIM McKEE in Garden Grove; details & reservations at www.scdh.org; more, dulcimer@scdh.org or 714-534-2855. One of two workshops this weekend presented by Kim, this one is fretted dulcimer, the other is a hammered dulcimer workshop. Space is limited, reserve early. $30.
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About Kim McKee: Mixing Celtic foundations with the fun of contemporary music ideas, she helps students release the “fun within.” Performing and competing on the mountain and hammered dulcimers as far back as 1982, she won 2nd place in 1988 at the National championships in Winfield, Kansas, on the way to becoming three-time Colorado State Champion, all-round Folk Champion at the largest Highland Games in the US, in Estes Park, Colorado, and a blossoming career in touring, performance and recording. Kim won the National Title on mountain dulcimer in 2002. Touring with husband and musical partner Ken Willson, they have enjoyed 18 years of teaching, performing, recording and sharing music throughout the US and abroad. Along with instrumental skills, their duo has won International Awards for their songwriting, and appeared on dozens of states touring arts rosters and educational rosters. SCDH tells us, “Not your ‘typical’ dulcimer player, not your ‘typical’ Celtic musicians, curiously un-tamed… smiles and laughter required!” Kim also presents a hammered workshop on Sat at 9 am in Buena Park; see listing.
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Fri, 2nd Fri, every month in 2008; in Seaside:
7-9 pm “KIKI WOW & FRIENDS” play an acoustic concert at Borders Books & Music, 2080 California St, Seaside 93955. For all of you have clamored to know “Whatever happened to Kiki Wow?” – just take a drive up the coast, and you can see and hear for yourself.
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Fri, Nov 14:
7:30 pm “PARLOR PERFORMANCES” presents “CHANTEUSE DANGEREUSE” JOYCE AIMEE at Steinway Hall, 12121 W Pico Bl, Santa Monica. (1 door W of Bundy, under Fields Pianos, on Level P2; park free in lot.) Info, reservations, 310-471-3979 or Jeannine@FrankEntertainment.com.
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Dubbed “The Chanteuse Dangereuse” by JOSEPHINE BAKER during her six year engagement at the Hotel Pierre in New York City, JOYCE AIMEE was the darling of Café’ Society. However, Aimee was actually discovered and mentored by the venerable MILTON CROSS at the tender age of 3. With her titian curls, green eyes and freckles, she was a regular on his children’s radio program, ‘‘Coast to Coast on a Bus,’’ broadcast every Saturday on WJZ, New York’s Blue Network. Following all that were recording contracts with Rialto, Crystalette and Dot Records and most recently her newest CD, “Once More With Feeling,” as well as many appearances on TV, including “Ed Sullivan,” “Laverne and Shirley,” and more, and motion pictures roles in “The Way We Were” with BARBRA STEISAND, “Tall Tale” with PATRICK SWAYZE, and the first internet movie, “Quantum Project,” with Monty Python’s JOHN CLEESE. Artist info, www.aimeeentertainment.com/aimee.htm
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Fri, Nov 14:
8 pm JANET KLEIN & HER PARLOR BOYS at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reserv 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. Ukulele Chanteuse JANET KLEIN always brings a rollicking feast for the ears, eyes and heart, in a time machine that takes you back to the music of the nineteen-teens and twenties. Janet and her distinctive musician pals bring to life "Obscure, Naughty and Lovely tunes of 1910-1930, delivering a bundle of spirited and inspired renditions of cleverly fun but forgotten Tin Pan Alley, early hot jazz, saucy bits and late ragtime gems. Adding to the band's already extensive repertoire, these merrymakers zestfully branch into obscure vaudeville and Vitaphone numbers, Hawaiian, Yiddish novelty tunes, and charming French and Italian ballads. The Parlor Boys feature Grammy winner IAN WHITCOMB on accordion and ukulele (he’s a Backstage favorite), TOM MARION on guitar, banjo & mandolin (he’s an alumni of R. CRUMB'S CHEAP SUIT SERENADERS), along with a bevy of hot musicians on Hawaiian lapsteel guitar, washboard, violin, and more. Venue impresario BOB STANE adds, “Watch out for the charming and alarming Ms. Klein! Ho Do Dee Do! Hotsy Totsy!” $20.
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Fri, Nov 14:
8 pm LAKOTA SIOUX DANCE THEATRE in Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832); http://events.caltech.edu/events/event-5483.html. "Cokata Upo!" (Come to Center) celebrates the culture of the Lakota people. Dances such as the Jingle Dress, Buffalo, Eagle, and Horse are accompanied by traditional, sacred, and courting songs. Interpretations of the Lakota warrior tradition are juxtaposed against the backdrop of spectacular video imagery. Artists info, www.lakotadancetheatre.org. Presented by Caltech Committee on Institute Programs as the “Jerry Willis Memorial Concert,” honoring Caltech Public Events' founding director, to reflect his love of vocal music and his commitment to bringing the arts to Pasadena. Discounted tix available if you mention the Folk Music Society. Tix, $28, $23, $18; $10 youth.
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Fri, Nov 14:
8 pm “SPOKEN TRUTH” with performing host TROYAL is a free variety show on the Coffee Gallery FRONT-STAGE, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena. We know you know all about the world-famous Coffee Gallery Backstage, with it’s world-class performers, but what about The Coffee Gallery Front-stage? They have a free stage in the front of the coffeehouse. Coffee Gallery Coffee Bar proprietor and professional comic JULIE SANDOVAL tells us, “The Front-stage is available for poetry , spoken word and acoustic music.” If you'd like to arrange your own Front-Stage Show please email Julie at bohemianjoe@gmail.com. “SPOKEN TRUTH” with Troyal is at 8 pm, one Friday each month; remaining 2008 dates: Dec 19. Admission is free, and you can contact them to sign-up to share your spoken truth or a song. Info, www.funkylittlecoffeehouse.com.
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Fri-Sun, Nov 14-16; classic stage play:
8 pm “ANTÍGONA,” SOPHOCLES' classic drama of the arrogance of power, at The Getty Villa, 17985 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu; 310-440-7300; parking, $10. See the ancient Greek classic through contemporary Peruvian eyes in a searing new translation by poet JOSÉ WATANABE and in solo performance by TERESA RALLI. Part of the “FITLA International Latino Theatre Festival of Los Angeles;” performed in Spanish with English supertitles. Info & tix, www.getty.edu/visit/events/antigona.html?cid=egetty084 or 310-440-7300. Runs Fri & Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 3 pm. $20 gen’l, $15 students/srs.
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15
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Sat, Nov 15; in the OC:
9 am-noon “HAMMERED DULCIMER WORKSHOP” with KIM McKEE in Buena Park 90620; details & reservations at www.scdh.org; more, dulcimer@scdh.org or 714-484-0664. One of two workshops this weekend presented by Kim, this one is “Rhythmic Techniques; Latin Rhythms” Space is limited, reserve early. $30.
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About Kim McKee: Mixing Celtic foundations with the fun of contemporary music ideas, she helps students release the “fun within.” Performing and competing on the mountain and hammered dulcimers as far back as 1982, she won 2nd place in 1988 at the National championships in Winfield, Kansas, on the way to becoming three-time Colorado State Champion, all-round Folk Champion at the largest Highland Games in the US, in Estes Park, Colorado, and a blossoming career in touring, performance and recording. Kim won the National Title on mountain dulcimer in 2002. Touring with husband and musical partner Ken Willson, they have enjoyed 18 years of teaching, performing, recording and sharing music throughout the US and abroad. Along with instrumental skills, their duo has won International Awards for their songwriting, and appeared on dozens of states touring arts rosters and educational rosters. SCDH tells us, “Not your ‘typical’ dulcimer player, not your ‘typical’ Celtic musicians, curiously un-tamed… smiles and laughter required!” Kim also presents a fretted dulcimer workshop on Fri at 6 pm in Garden Grove; see listing.
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Sat, Nov 15:
7-9 pm HIGH HILLS, the all-women bluegrass band, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage,
2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 91101; info, www.coffeegallery.com; reservations, 626-398-7917. Band info, www.highhills.com
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Sat, Nov 15; in the OC:
7:30 pm WILLSON & MCKEE with special guest DAVID NIGEL LLOYD play “The Living Tradition” concert series, at the Anaheim Downtown Community Center, 250 E Center St, Anaheim 92805; info, reservations (strongly suggested) from Steve Dulson, tinkersown@ca.rr.com or 949-646-1964.
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WILLSON & McKEE play “Rocky Mountain Celtic, what Celtic becomes when it settles comfortably in the West.” So what does that mean? Read about it, and them, right here:
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Expect a wonderful evening of traditional and original music. WILLSON & MCKEE are thoroughly entertaining Celtic musicians. Playing an inventive mix of traditional, contemporary and original material on a bewilderingly delightful array of instruments, including hammered and mountain dulcimer, guitars, bouzouki, bodhran, Celtic harp and accordion, they have been touring professionally since 1990. KIM McKEE received 15 years of classical training before turning to traditional Irish and Scottish music 25 years ago. She is the 2002 National Mountain Dulcimer Champion and moves effortlessly between her instruments. Minnesota-bred KEN WILLSON adds his vocal and instrumental skills to the musical mix, not to mention his considerable wit and storytelling ability. A Willson & McKee concert is more than a performance - it’s a gathering of past and present, a comfortable and engaging musical evening with friends. This is their second visit to the series. Artists info, www.jigheads.com.
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DAVID NIGEL LLOYD is a folk musician and songwriter, who, according to the LA Weekly, brings “some serious traditional fun.” Born in British East Africa, David lived in England and Germany before immigrating to America in 1962. In performance, he frames his songs with wry commentary and the occasional surreal folk tale. As much American influenced as British, David accompanies his spirited singing with full-bodied playing on the 8-stringed octar and steel and gut strung guitars. Music from his five critically acclaimed albums has aired on many college and NPR stations. Artist info, www.davidnigellloyd.com.
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More artists info at www.jigheads.com. Tonight’s event is partially funded by a grant from the Anaheim Arts Council. Info about upcoming concerts, monthly community dances and jams, at www.thelivingtradition.org. Parking: In the Center's lot, in the structure on Center St. or on street. $14 gen’l, $11 Living Trad mbrs, children under age 18 free with paid adult.
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Sat, Nov 15; every Sat:
7:30 pm This week’s “RANCH PARTY” brings DUANE JARVIS plus THE CINEMATICS to the weekly evening of country & Americana roots music performances, on the West Patio Stage, Original Farmers Market, 3rd & Fairfax, L.A. Presented by EB’s Beer & Wine Bar. New in April, 2008. 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, Nov 15; in Encinitas (San Diego):
7:30 pm MEN OF WORTH plays the San Diego Folk Heritage series at San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas; 858-566-4040; SDFH@san.rr.com. This folk-music duo was formed by JAMES KEIGHER (Ireland) and DONNIE MacDONALD (Scotland) in 1986. Both exiles, it was through the Celtic music scene in Southern California that James and Donnie first met, and within a couple of years a partnership developed that was simultaneously serious and fun. Geographical changes now find James and Donnie living in Southern Oregon and Northern California respectively. Whilst remaining true to their Gaelic roots, Men of Worth have successfully evolved as marvelous entertainers. Artist info, www.menofworth.com. Adv tix, www.ticketweb.com; $18 gen’l, $15 mbrs.
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Sat, Nov 15:
8 pm THE PINE BOX BOYS at The Redwood Bar & Grill, 316 W 2nd St (between Broadway and Hill), downtown L.A. 90012; www.theredwoodbar.com.
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Sat, Nov 15:
8 pm “JAPANESE FUSION SERIES #3” performed by the TAIKO CENTER OF LOS ANGELES; workshop & concert at Grand Annex, 434 W 6th St, San Pedro 90731; event info, http://panioloproductions.com/local.html.
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The 8 pm concert is $15. Dynamic taiko drumming led by Tom Kurai performing traditional as well as contemporary music by one of LA's best groups.
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The 5 pm workshop is $10. Taiko Center of L.A. will teach you the basic elements of the Japanese group taiko drumming technique.
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This is #3 of 6 events that make up Paniolo Productions offerings in the Japanese Fusion Workshop & Concert Series. Tix, www.panioloproductions.com/store.html.
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Sat, Nov 15 (Fri-Sun, Nov 14-16); classic stage play:
8 pm “ANTÍGONA,” SOPHOCLES' classic drama of the arrogance of power, at The Getty Villa, 17985 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu; 310-440-7300; parking, $10. See the ancient Greek classic through contemporary Peruvian eyes in a searing new translation by poet JOSÉ WATANABE and in solo performance by TERESA RALLI. Part of the “FITLA International Latino Theatre Festival of Los Angeles;” performed in Spanish with English supertitles. Info & tix, www.getty.edu/visit/events/antigona.html?cid=egetty084 or 310-440-7300. Runs Fri & Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 3 pm. $20 gen’l, $15 students/srs.
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Sat, Nov 15; in Seattle:
8 pm TANIA OPLAND & MIKE FREEMAN plus WATCH THE SKY! play the monthly Northwest Seaport Maritime Concert, at the Center for Wooden Boats, 1010 Valley St, in Seattle’s new Lake Union Park; info, www.nwseaport.org/programs.html. Hosted by Phillip Morgan, all concerts start at 8 and last until after 10 pm. Coffee, tea, baked goods, and more, are available. Maritime music CDs for sale. Tix, $15 gen’l, $10 srs, youth, and mbrs of Northwest Seaport or the Center for Wooden Boats.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16
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Sun, Nov 16; 3rd Sun, every month:
1-3 pm Monthly “WESTERN MUSIC ASSOCIATION SOUTHERN CAL JAM SESSION” on the Heritage Court Stage in the Autry National Center (Autry Museum), 4700 Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park; www.museumoftheamericanwest.org; 818-971-5002. Last WMA California Chapter meeting of the year follows. All performing musicians (whether or not they are Autry members or WMA members) get in free, and each may bring one guest. On WMA jam days at the Autry, all WMA members will be admitted free to the museum all day (show your WMA membership ID at the front desk and get access to the jam and to all the museum galleries for the whole day). Award-winning performing songwriter JOYCE WOODSON says, “You can have lunch there at the Golden Spur first, then stop by for some music.” Info at www.westernmusic.org. Museum gen’l adm $9 adults, $3 kids age 12 and under.
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Sun, Nov 16 (Fri-Sun, Nov 14-16); classic stage play:
3 pm “ANTÍGONA,” SOPHOCLES' classic drama of the arrogance of power, at The Getty Villa, 17985 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu; 310-440-7300; parking, $10. See the ancient Greek classic through contemporary Peruvian eyes in a searing new translation by poet JOSÉ WATANABE and in solo performance by TERESA RALLI. Part of the “FITLA International Latino Theatre Festival of Los Angeles;” performed in Spanish with English supertitles. Info & tix, www.getty.edu/visit/events/antigona.html?cid=egetty084 or 310-440-7300. Runs Fri & Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 3 pm. $20 gen’l, $15 students/srs.
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Sun, Nov 16:
7 pm BILL KNOPF & KATHY CRAIG at The Blue Ridge Pickin’ Parlor, 17828 Chatsworth St, Granada Hills; www.pickinparlor.com; 818-282-9001. Start your holidays by enjoying an evening with the acclaimed banjo wizardry of Bill Knopf, together with pianist Kathy Craig for a fine and fun evening of ragtime, traditional jazz, marches, pop standards and bluegrass favorites. Among the CDs recorded by Bill and heard on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks” are his “Scott Joplin Ragtime” and “John Philip Sousa Marches.” Artist info, www.billknopf.com. Doors at 6:30 pm. $15 advance, $20 door; kids age 6 to 11 years, $10.
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Sun, Nov 16:
7 pm MARTIN SIMPSON at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (Pico at 31st), Santa Monica; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403. Tix purchased online or by phone, add $4 svc chg, per order (not per ticket) to price shown. $22.50.
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Sun, Nov 16:
7 pm YUVAL RON “ON THE MUSIC OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF SPAIN” at the Grand Vision Event Center, 434 W. 6th St, San Pedro 90731; event info, http://panioloproductions.com/local.html. YUVAL RON is a world-class musician with a music Oscar. In this show, he brings Muslim, Jewish and Christian harmony in the Golden Age of Spain, as a lecture / storytelling concert. Learn the fascinating journey of the Oud (Middle Eastern Lute) from Baghdad, Iraq to Andalusia, Spain and the amazing master musician who changed the music of Europe. A lecture and demonstration of the Jewish and Arabic music that originated in Andalusia, and the 600 years of Moorish Arab role in Spain, as well as the mutual influences between these traditions and the Christian music tradition of Spain. Tix, www.panioloproductions.com/store.html. Artist info, www.yuvalronmusic.com. Tix $15 adv, $17 door.
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Sun, Nov 16:
8 pm “FOREVER FLAMENCO!” at The Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Av (Fountain at Normandie), L.A. 90029; 323-663-1525; www.FountainTheatre.com. Ongoing Flamenco series takes place on the first and third Sunday of every month. With only 80 seats in four rows, The Fountain Theatre is the perfect place to view Flamenco. Each show features a roster of world-class Flamenco dancers, singers and musicians drawn from the rich pool of Flamenco artists in Southern California, with additional guest artists brought from San Francisco, Albuquerque and Spain. Series continues Sundays, 8 pm, Dec 7 & 21. Secure, on-site parking is $5; tix $30.
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Sun, Nov 16; in the OC:
AMBER RUBARTH opening for MELISSA FERRICK at the Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano; 949-496-8930. Amber is freshly returned from playing Paris, France, and a big European tour. Next month, she opens for LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III on the East Coast. Her music has been heard on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.”
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17
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Mon, Nov 17:
AMBER RUBARTH, JAY NASH, JOEY RYAN, SHANE ALEXANDER at Room 5 Lounge, 143 N La Brea Bl (2nd Floor, above Amalfi Ristorante), L.A.; 323-938-2504. Amber is freshly returned from playing Paris, France, as part of her big European tour. Next month, she opens for LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III on the East Coast. Her music has been heard on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.”
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18
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Tue-Wed, Nov 18-19; in New Mexico:
Annual “WESTERN MUSIC SONGWRITERS COLLEGE” with JUNI FISHER and others teaching; in conjunction with the WESTERN MUSIC ASSOCIATION FESTIVAL in Albuquerque, Aug 20-23. Info at www.westernmusic.org or 661-297-5955. [NOTE: Festival dates have been changed from those previously announced.]
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Tue, Nov 18; third Tue, every month:
7:30 pm SIMON PURE are this month’s performing artists at the monthly “BLUEGRASS AT THE BRAEMAR,” BASC (Bluegrass Assoc of Southern Cal) show at Braemar Country Club, 4001 Reseda Bl, Tarzana 91356. (Take 101 Fwy to Reseda Bl, exit S, go 2 1/2 miles up the hill to the entrance on the right.) Show is free; dinner is an optional pasta buffet, complete with soup, dinner salad (you can add chicken breast), rolls, butter, coffee, tea and dessert, $14 (tax and tip included). Buffet served beginning at 6:30 pm. Bar service available. Ample seating, safe, secure free parking. Info: contact Joy Felt, Bluegrass Association of Southern California, at 818-705-8870 or bascinfo@socalbluegrass.org.
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Tue, Nov 18:
8 pm JON McLAUGHLIN with DELTA GOODREM at the El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Bl, L.A.; 323-936-4790; www.theelrey.com. $17 adv, $19 door; on sale Oct 9 at 10 am.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20
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Thu-Sun, Nov 20-23; in New Mexico:
Annual “WESTERN MUSIC ASSOCIATION FESTIVAL” with performances by JUNI FISHER, SONS OF THE KONZA PRAIRIE, PATTY CLAYTON, RODGER MAXWELL, THE TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS, YAMPA VALLEY BOYS, STAMPEDE, BILL BARWICK, and others, in Albuquerque, with annual awards, panels, workshops, performances, and more. Info at www.westernmusic.org or 661-297-5955. LOTS of L.A. area "western" people attend this every year. [NOTE: dates have been changed from those previously announced.]
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Thu, Nov 20:
7 pm weekly “CAJUN / ZYDECO DANCE SERIES” brings a special edition with the FONTENOT PAPPION LOUISIANA BAND at Golden Sails Hotel, PCH Club, 6285 Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach; hotel phone 562-596-1631; event info, Karen Redding 562-708-8946 or karinovations@verizon.net. Playing traditional Cajun and Zydeco, this band takes you back to the Bayous of Louisiana and will make the traditional Louisiana music enthusiasts happy. By the way, Joe Fontenot is making home made gumbo, and I hear it's pretty good. He'll be bringing some and the first ten to show up get theirs FREE! Instruction, 7-7:30 pm; band plays 7:30-9:30 pm. $10 for instruction & dance. Come early and get FREE FOOD, Bar Happy Hour 4-7 pm, plus first ten at dance get free gumbo.
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Thu, Nov 20:
7-10 pm “POCKET GOLDBERG & FRIENDS SONGWRITER SHOWCASE” with this week’s guest artists JEFF PARIS (Keb Mo, Billy Preston, Bill Withers), and LISA O'KANE, at Arnie's Café, 6864 Foothill Bl (at Marcus), Tujunga 91042; www.myspace.com/arniescafe; 818-951-9089. Hosted by MARK “POCKET” GOLDBERG & “BROTHER” RANDY SACKS. Tracks from Lisa O’Kane’s CDs have been heard on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.” Musician DALE LaDUKE (Kaedmon, BeaTunes, past guest on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks”) tells us, “This bass player-songwriter MARK GOLDBERG hosts a fantastic Americana Songwriter Showcase every Thursday night, many times with name songwriters. I try to go as often as possible, because it's always good.” No cover, tip jar donations to artists are welcome.
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Thu, Nov 20:
7 pm KRIS SEARLE at the Music Box at the Henry Fonda Theatre, 6126 Hollywood Bl (betw Argyle & Gower), Hollywood; 323-464-0808. Kris’ CD, “Slowly Diabolical,” was released last spring and is getting critical attention. "Searle's music touches the heart and stimulates the soul, and deserves industry support and placement in a myriad of shows and movies. Searle is ready for the big time now!" - Bob Leggett, Music Connection (Jun 14, 2008). Artist info, www.reverbnation.com/krissearle.
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Thu, Nov 20:
9 pm JAIMI SHUEY & DAVE GLEASON at the Cinema Bar, 3967 Sepulveda Bl (between Washington & Venice), Culver City 90230; www.myspace.com/thecinemabar; 310-390-1328; music series hotline 310-250-1317. Jaimi’s music has been heard on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” and Gleason is a respected roots musician. No cover, bring $ for the tip jar.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21
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Fri, Nov 21; not music, but cool:
7 & 9:30 pm SARAH SILVERMAN with BRIAN POSEHN, STEVE AGEE, & MARK COHEN at “Club Nokia,” at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, 777 Chick Hearn Ct, downtown L.A. 90015; www.nokiatheatrelalive.com. Info, www.goldenvoice.com. $49.50.
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Fri, Nov 21:
7:30 pm BERKLEY HART at the Folk Music Center, 220 Yale Av, Claremont; 909-624-2928. The duo of JEFF BERKLEY and CALMAN HART have performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” where they scored a “Listener Favorite” with the title track from their album, “Twelve.” They’ve repeatedly won honors as San Diego’s best performing songwriting duo. They combine fresh acoustic originals with old time and roots music sensibilities, and fine harmony vocals.
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Fri, Nov 21:
7:30 pm ANN SAVOY & HER SLEEPLESS KNIGHTS at the The Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, L.A. 90049; 310-440-7300; www.getty.edu. Admission to the Getty Center and the show are FREE. Parking is $10. Reservations for the performance are required, and thr free tix for these shows go quickly. Reservations available beginning Thu, Oct 21, at 9 am, at 310-440-7300 or at www.getty.edu on or after that date.
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Keeping old jazz songs alive and fun, with a plenty of local color, this seasoned and diverse group of musicians from southwest Louisana brings its superb artistry to songs of love and humor. ANN SAVOY's sultry vocals are joined by the instrumental talents of jazz virtuosos and old friends TOM MITCHELL and KEVIN WIMMER; Ann's talented sons, JOEL & WILSON SAVOY; and the rhythm section from the RED STICK RAMBLERS - CHAS JUSTUS, ERIC FREY, & GLENN FIELDS. Hear a music excerpt from "Getting Some Fun Out of Life" from Ann Savoy & Her Sleepless Knights' CD, “If Dreams Come True“ (2007, Memphis International Records), at www.getty.edu/visit/calendar/events/Performances.html?cid=egetty084
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Fri, Nov 21:
8 pm MACK BAILEY (LIMELITERS) & RACHEL LEVY at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; info www.coffeegallery.com; reserv 626-398-7917. They checked-in to tell us, “Between THE LIMELITERS shows and our shows, we're keeping the calendar full! We even bought a little RV (sorry, tour bus) to drive around in... it's been a savior. We have a new song (not yet on a CD) that's called “It's Time.” We even got an review from AL GORE. :) “
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MACK BAILEY is a nationally acclaimed singer-songwriter who is gaining an ever-larger audience with his strong, expressive classically trained tenor voice, with an impressive range and pure clean quality. He writes sensitive original songs that express the deepest of human emotion, social conscience, and lighthearted fun. In concerts, he touches the listener's heart and tickles their funny bone.
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Mack performs solo and in two popular folk groups. In early 2004, he became a new member of the world-renowned legendary folk trio, THE LIMELITERS, a beloved group that has entertained audiences all over the world for over 35 years. As a member of THE HARD TRAVELERS and "Tribute to John Denver" productions, Mack has sung with dozens of folk and country stars, including JOHN DENVER, CHET ATKINS, EMMYLOU HARRIS, TOM RUSH, TOM PAXTON, MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER, KENNY ROGERS, KATHY MATTEA, NOEL PAUL STOOKEY, GLENN YARBROUGH, & THE CHAD MITCHELL TRIO.
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GLENN YARBROUGH calls him, "The next great singer in folk music."
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About the song "It's Time" (written by Mack with Rachel Levy), former Vice-President AL GORE said, "I think it is great that you both are promoting environmental awareness in your new song, ‘It's Time.’"
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"At the first John Denver Tribute concert at the Birchmere in January 1998, we had all of John's former band together but had lost the lead singer. We didn't know who could fill John's shoes. But when I heard Mack Bailey sing, I knew it would be OK." - Steve Weisberg, John Denver's former touring and studio guitar and dobro player.
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"We would love to have Mack Bailey sing the National Anthem for every game." - Baltimore Orioles Productions.
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“In its power, clarity and shear beauty, Mack Bailey's voice reminds me of no one more than my friend, the late John Denver. I love to hear this man sing.” - Tom Paxton.
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There's info on that and more at www.myspace.com/mackbaileyandrachellevy and www.mackbailey.com.
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Fri, Nov 21:
BEX MARSHALL at Genghis Cohen, 740 N Fairfax Av, L.A. 90046; 323-653-0640; www.genghiscohen.com. Bex Marshall (www.myspace.com/bexmarshall) is touring her 1st US album, now available on the House of Mercy (www.houseofmercy.net) record label. Bex, a native of the British Isles, has been called, “An explosion of blue - hot acoustic roots rock, poker twisted with a whippin’ of Bluegrass!” A solo female guitarist with an earthy melting pot of a voice and roots /rock vocals, country/slide blues combo, and one-off song writing rarity, Bex accompanies herself on a blues resonator, a mix of slide guitar and chicken-pickin’ rock ragtime, adopting many classic types of playing into her own multi-style.
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After several years of travelling the world as a croupier and gaining an education in life through hitchhiking and busking, her songwriting developed, and with it, a talent of humour and poetry. Bex became a musical troubadour, singing her tales with factual humour and razor-sharp wit. Trips to the US drew her deeper into roots music. Since then, she’s played in support of BOB DYLAN, ROY HARPER, COUNTING CROWS, TONY JOE WHITE, LEVELLERS, BILLY BRAGG, and others. The Glastonbury Festival saw Bex play on four stages, including the Acoustic and Leftfield stage. She’s played a 28-date summer tour with U.K sellout bluegrass band HAYSEED DIXIE (including a sell-out at the London Forum). Her combination of blue grass pickin’, slide blues and electric riffs has been exciting audiences all year. Her promo asserts, “Bex Marshall is about to take the world of 6 strings by the notes and nine ball it.”
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Fri, Nov 21:
8 pm THE BACON BROTHERS at the Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano; 949-496-8930. Probably electric, maybe partly acoustic, this is the band formed by actor KEVIN BACON.
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Nov 21; in the OC:
TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA at the Honda Center, 2695 E Katella Av, Anaheim 92806. Parking is $15-$40. Tix are $49-20. Unless they’ve cloned themselves, we’re not sure how they plan to do this, because they’re playing a show the same day in Greensboro, NC!
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Fri, Nov 21; in Lancaster:
8 pm ERIC SLATER at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster; 661-723-5950; www.lpac.org. Singer-songwriter-guitarist Eric Slater cut his teeth as lead guitarist with popular Antelope Valley bands OFF LIMITS, AURORA BECKONS, MOFLO, & BOMB SQUAD before releasing solo albums in 2005 and 2007. With THE ERIC SLATER BAND he performs his blend of Southern blues influenced rock. www.myspace.com/ericslater. Also Sat, Nov 22, 8 pm. Tix $15.
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Sat, Nov 22; in Palm Desert:
3 pm RIDERS IN THE SKY at the McCallum theater for the Performing Arts, in Palm Desert.
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Sat, Nov 22; 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; info, 949-646-1964; www.thelivingtradition.org. 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, bring your instruments & join in, beginning at 5 pm; free.
Slow jam, 5-5:45 pm
Fast jam, 5:45-7 pm
Potluck, 6:30 pm
Contra dance introduction lesson, 7:30 pm
> CONTRA DANCE at 8-11 pm is $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, Nov 22:
7 pm INCENDIO at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reserv 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. acclaimed world-guitar-fusion trio. in both Italian and Spanish means “fire” and this moniker is fitting for a musical group whose sound is all about energy, exploration, and passion. At the heart of INCENDIO’s sound is the Latin or Spanish guitar which can conjure up romantic as well as powerful and bold images – they refer to their style as “Latin Guitar World Fusion”. Averaging over 150 concerts a year for the last four years, INCENDIO’s live show has become an explosive improvisatory journey, garnering tremendous audience response in such diverse venues as the Strawberry Music Fest in Yosemite, the Sundance Film Festival, Verizon Music Festival, Catalina Jazztrax, California World Festival, and many more. Their four previous CD’s have enjoyed international radio airplay and critical acclaim. Their new live DVD and CD, “Dia Y Noche”, captures a daytime show at the Strawberry Festival 2004 and a nighttime show at the Countrywide Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Center and was released internationally on December 2, 2005. INCENDIO is Jim Stubblefield (guitar), Liza Carbe (bass and guitar), and Jean-Pierre Durand (guitar). $18.
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Sat, Nov 22:
7:30 pm GOLDEN STATE BRITISH BRASS BAND at the FBC Concert Hall Performances series on the campus of First Baptist Church, 505 N Grand Av, Glendora 91741; 626-914-5357. It’s a taste of England in the San Gabriel Valley. This 28-piece band of top L.A.-area musicians, under the direction of Jack Hollander, was founded in 1996. They perform and record music written and arranged in the traditional “British Brass Band” style. Producer Jerry Burgan says, “Save the airfare and have some fish ‘n chips before the show.” Shows are in a comfortable 350-seat auditorium with main floor and balcony seating. Sponsors tell us, “Great sound and natural acoustics permit subtle textures to be heard.” Group pricing and adv tix available. $15.
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Sat, Nov 22:
7:30 pm weekly “RANCH PARTY” this time with THE SINGERS & PLAYERS SOCIETY, plus PORCUPINE PICKINS, for an evening of alt-country & Americana roots music, on the West Patio Stage, Original Farmers Market, 3rd & Fairfax, L.A. Presented by EB’s Beer & Wine Bar. Parking: 2 hours free with validation from sponsoring venue; $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, Nov 22:
8 pm JANET KLEIN & HER PARLOR BOYS present “Obscure, Naughty & Lovely Songs of the 1910s, 20s & 30s,” with opening act Madame Pamita, at Grand Annex, 434 W 6th St, San Pedro 90731; event info, http://panioloproductions.com/local.html. Janet Klein takes you back to a gentler time with her quirky, clever and sweet style of entertainment. Her enchanting voice, expert ukulele playing, and interpretative take on songs from the period immediately draws you in. Her reverence for a bygone era and her uncanny ability to make it come alive is a rare treat for the sentimentalist in all of us. "Janet Klein is a misplaced-in-time phenomenon!... Her work is authentic, done with a twinkle and a wink." - LA Jazz Scene. Tix, www.panioloproductions.com/store.html. Adv tix $15.
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Sat, Nov 22; in Los Olivos:
8 pm PETER FELDMANN & THE VERY LONESOME BOYS play their “Very Lonesome Boys Bluegrass Show” at the Santa Ynez Valley Grange Hall, 2374 Alamo Pintado Av, Los Olivos, CA. One of California's finest bluegrass bands, their program will feature bluegrass standards, songs of the West, and a number of 1920s-‘30s country songs adapted to the bluegrass format.
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The recipient of the "Music Legend Award of 2008" by the Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest organization earlier this year, and a singer and multi-instrumentalist with many years' performing experience throughout California and the West, PETER FELDMANN has been presenting bluegrass, folk, string band, and related music since the early 1960s. Peter's tribute CD to UNCLE DAVE MACON, "Grey Cat On The Tennessee Farm," was named among the nation's “Top Ten Bluegrass albums of 2005” by the Chicago Tribune. Peter was the founder of both the Santa Barbara Old Time Fiddler's Convention and the original Bluebird Café in Santa Barbara. The latter is a music club that was highly influential on the Southern California Music scene.
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The five-piece VERY LONESOME BOYS band includes bassist TOM LEE, veteran of the CACHE VALLEY DRIFTERS and THE BLUEGRASS CARDINALS; MIKE NADOLSON (head of Tricopolis Records in Orange County), who plays Martin flat-top guitar; DAVID WEST (record producer, Play Ball Productions), on banjo, known also for his song writing and engineering skills; TOMMY MARTON, a leading exponent of Texas contest-style fiddling as well as bluegrass music, on fiddle. Together for ten years, the band has performed throughout Southern and Central California at festivals, clubs, and college concerts.
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Advance tix on-line at www.BlueGrassWest.com and at The Book Loft in Solvang. Doors at 7:30 pm. $12.
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Sat, Nov 22; in Lancaster:
8 pm ERIC SLATER at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster; 661-723-5950; www.lpac.org. Singer/songwriter/guitarist Eric Slater cut his teeth as lead guitarist with popular Antelope Valley bands OFF LIMITS, AURORA BECKONS, MOFLO, & BOMB SQUAD before releasing solo albums in 2005 and 2007. With THE ERIC SLATER BAND he performs his blend of Southern blues influenced rock. www.myspace.com/ericslater. Also Fri, Nov 21, 8 pm. Tix $15.
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Sun, Nov 23:
All day “FAMILY STORYTELLING” at the The Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, L.A. 90049; 310-440-7300; www.getty.edu. LOU STRATTEN parties 18th-century style with a musical tale inspired by Nicolas Lancret's painting, “Dance Before a Fountain.” Tpday’s sessions are at 10:30 & 11:30 am; 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30 pm. The Getty’s complete fall and winter storytelling schedule is at www.getty.edu/visit/events/storytelling_fall_2008.html?cid=egetty084.
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Sun, Nov 23:
2 pm EILEEN IVERS (CHERISH THE LADIES, “RIVERDANCE,”) & IMMIGRANT SOUL at the Haugh Performing Arts Center, at Citrus College 1000 W. Foothill Bl, Glendora 91741; www.haughpac.com. Listening to the music of Eileen Ivers, you’ll sense that around the time she learned to hold a spoon, she began to wield a fiddle bow. Nine-time All-Ireland fiddle champion, original star of the spectacular “RIVERDANCE,” and a founding member of CHERISH THE LADIES, this talented lady delivers a high-spirited mix of traditional and Irish airs, jigs, reels, grooves, songs, and stories – flavored by her fascination with world rhythms and musical styles. Backed by her brilliantly versatile band IMMIGRANT SOUL, Ivers’ music is a blend of her Celtic roots, exuberant personality, and pure joy. Artist info, www.eileenivers.com. Tix $28, students & srs $26.
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Tue, Nov 25:
8 pm DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS, plus THE HOLD STEADY at the Wiltern Theatre, 3790 Wilshire Bl, L.A.; 213-380-5005.
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Thu, Nov 27:
Noon & 2 pm “BOUNTIFUL THANKSGIVING DINNER” at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Dr, La Canada Flintridge 91101; 818-949-4200; www.descansogardens.org. This Thanksgiving, Descanso Gardens is open for a holiday gathering – before or including the big meal. Wander and explore the Gardens (open 9 am-4:30 pm), and/or have the “Bountiful Harvest Thanksgiving Buffet” offered by Patina (seatings at noon & 2 pm in Van de Kamp Hall). A sample of menu items includes butternut squash soup with toasted pecans, wild rice salad with dried autumn fruit, brown sugar-brined roasted tom turkey with bourbon scented gravy, hearty herbed stuffing with roasted shallots and sage, green bean gratin with crispy shallots, cane sugar roasted sweet potatoes with marshmallow meringue and buttery mashed potatoes; dessert choices from among a selection of holiday pies. Cost for the brunch is $42 adults ($35 adult mbrs), $15 children age 12 and younger, and free for children age 3 and younger. Reservations required, at 818-790-3663. Descanso Gardens is accredited by the American Association of Museums. Free parking. Gardens admission required: $8 adults; $6 srs & students; $3 children ages 5-12; free for children ages 5 and younger, and for Descanso mbrs.
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Sat, Nov 29:
8 pm CELTIC THUNDER at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, downtown L.A. Tix $65 / $57.50 / $47.50/ $37.50; On sale at 10 am, Jun 23.
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Sat, Nov 29:
8 pm TOM RUSSELL at McCabe’s, 3101 Pico Bl (Pico at 31st), Santa Monica; www.mccabes.com; 310-828-4403. Tom gave radio’s “Tied to the Tracks” the world broadcast premiere of his song, “Who’s Gonna Build Your Wall,” and the song has become a clear perspective in the dialogue over immigration issues. He’s a transplanted Californian who is a Texas folk icon and a stellar songwriter with a fine voice. He brings a repertoire that includes countless originals recorded by himself and covered by many folk and western and country stars, a few covers that he makes his own, and a Tom Russell concert is always memorable. His “Gallo del Cielo” is ancient Greek mythology translated into a tale of old California. Expect “Outbound Plane,” and the best version of “The Dutchman” you’ve ever heard. Tix purchased online or by phone, add $4 svc chg, per order (not per ticket) to price shown. $25.
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Sat, Nov 29:
8 pm “I LOVE A PIANO” at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center, at College of the Canyons, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita 91355; www.canyonspac.com; 661-362-5304. "I Love a Piano" is the music of IRVING BERLIN in a new musical journey spanning seven decades of American history as seen through the perceptive and hopeful eyes of Berlin's music. Berlin was a legend, a man Jerome Kern described by saying, "Irving Berlin has no place in American music... He IS American Music!" Using 64 of Berlin’s enduring and popular favorites, the show explores the spirit of America from the Ragtime rhythms of the early 20th century through the swinging sophistication of the 1920s and '30s. From the sentimental songs that inspired a nation during two World Wars to the innocent optimism of timeless classics of the 1950s, including “White Christmas,” “God Bless America,” “Puttin’ On The Ritz” and “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” these songs do more than define the music of a generation. They define the music of a nation. Tix go on sale Jul 16; prices tba.
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Sun, Nov 30:
3 pm matinee with TOM BREIDING plus POPULUXE at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reserv 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. Tom Breiding brings a new discovery with his musical exploration of
the coal fields of West Virginia. Haunting. An evening full of history.
Tom Breiding's epic songs echo the voices resonating from the coalfields of West Virginia, the mills of industrial Pittsburgh, and the Main Streets of small-town America.

“A real folk experience” says AboutFolk.Com (NY Times Co.) about TOM BREIDING. They go on to say, "Breiding is a fantastic songwriter, and an even more gifted performer. His lyrics are honest and empathic, and the instrumentation is outstanding."
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TIM O’BRIEN, Grammy Award Winning Singer-Songwriter, says, “Tom Breiding's bluegrass flavored CD, ‘The Unbroken Circle,’ provides a much needed look at the story of the West Virginia coalfields. Like the best historical fiction, these true stories in song provide easy access to a culture whose trials and tribulations are too often ignored.”

TOM T. HALL, “The Storyteller,” Distinguished Member of the Songwriter Hall of Fame, says of Tom Breiding’s “Shades of Woodie Guthrie,” "These recordings contribute the historical understanding of this much misunderstood region."
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Plus, the upbeat show opener POPULUXE contributes something entirely different to this double-bill. A modern duo, entirely composed of the flexible music rhythms and the subtle cadences of drummer PETE STRAUB and the songs and strings of ROB SHAPIRO, the interweaving of their voices and their instrumental sympathies, to create entire universes that continue to spark long after the tune itself is through. By turns dark, wry, funny, biting and always melodic and surprising, their music has received critical acclaim internationally. We heard them a few years ago, when BRETT PERKINS still did a “Listening Room” concert in Southern California, and they made a fine impression and were quite memorable. Yep, it’s a matinee. $15.
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Sun, Nov 30:
8 pm TOM RUSSELL plays the Concerts at The Bodie House series in Agoura Hills; reserv gets directions, at 818-621-8309 or BodieHouse@aol.com. Includes dessert / appetizer bar (food contributions appreciated). More, www.BodieHouse.com.
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Wed, Dec 3:
7:30 pm “PARLOR PERFORMANCES” presents comic singer-songwriter RONNIE JAYNE & guests at Steinway Hall, 12121 W Pico Bl, Santa Monica. (1 door W of Bundy, under Fields Pianos, on Level P2; park free in lot.) Info, reservations, 310-471-3979 or Jeannine@FrankEntertainment.com.
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Thu, Dec 4:
7-10 pm “POCKET GOLDBERG & FRIENDS SONGWRITER SHOWCASE” with this week’s guest artists OSCAR JORDAN (TJ Sullivan), and TJ SULLIVAN (Thelonius James), at Arnie's Café, 6864 Foothill Bl (at Marcus), Tujunga 91042; 818-951-9089; www.myspace.com/arniescafe. DALE LaDUKE (Kaedmon, BeaTunes) tells us, “I try to go as often as possible, because it's always good.” No cover, donations to artists are welcome.
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Thu, Dec 4; not music, but cool:
8 pm B. GENTRY LEE: “EXTRATERRESTRIALS IN FACT AND FICTION” in the “Voices of Vision” series in Beckman Auditorium, on the Caltech campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832); event info, http://events.caltech.edu/events/event-5603.html. Presented by Caltech Committee on Institute Programs. B. GENTRY LEE is Chief Engineer for the Planetary Flight Systems Directorate at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He is also an active science fiction novelist, television producer, computer game designer, media columnist, and lecturer. A book signing will follow the lecture. Speaker info, www.apbspeakers.com.
FREE; no tickets or reservations required
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Thu, Dec 4:
SOLD OUT: 9 pm MIKE NESS BAND, plus GUANA BATZ at the El Rey, 5515 Wilshire Bl, L.A.; 323-936-4790; www.theelrey.com.
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Fri-Sun, Dec 5-7; in Monterey:
Annual “MONTEREY COWBOY POETRY & MUSIC FESTIVAL” with DAVE STAMEY, BAXTER BLACK, JUNI FISHER, PATTY CLAYTON, at the Monterey Conference Center, Monterey; www.montereycowboy.com; 800-722-9652.
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Fri, Dec 5; 1st Fri, every month:
8-10 pm monthly “FIRST FRIDAY” show with guests “SONGS OF SHILOH,” the thematic duo of MARTY AXELROD & NICOLE GORDON, hosted by SEVERIN BROWNE at Kulak's Woodshed, 5230-1/2 Laurel Canyon Bl, North Hollywood; 818-766-9913; live simulcast at www.kulakswoodshed.com. The series features performing guests (one or more recording artists) and the “First Friday Band,” with SEVERIN BROWNE, MIKE BISCH, DAVID STONE, JEFF KOSSACK, AARON WOLFSON, ALEX DEL ZOPPO and GARY POPENOE. All artists donate their performances; venue is supported by donations, and asks $10 per attendee in lieu of a cover charge.
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Sat, Dec 6:
7-10:30 pm “BLUE RIDGE ANNUAL HOLIDAY POTLUCK & OPEN JAM” at The Blue Ridge Pickin Parlor, 17828 Chatsworth St, Granada Hills 91344; 818-282-9001; www.pickinparlor.com. As they do every year, they say, “start your holidays with the Blue Ridge tradition! Bring your favorite dish - bring your favorite instrument - bring your favorite family & friends!”
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Sat, Dec 6:
7 pm KEN O’MALLEY performs his Irish-themed “SONGS BY A WINTER'S HEARTH” at the Rialto Playhouse, 150 E. San Bernardino Ave., Rialto, CA 92376. It’s “Memories of Ireland's winter nights and the Holy season,” brought to life through song and story. Ken is doing only two of these shows, for the holidays, Dec 6 in Rialto and Dec 7 in NoHo. Known for his band, KEN O’MALLEY & THE TWILIGHT LORDS, his most recent solo CD, "Ómáille," had its world premiere on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.” Ken O'Malley is the recipient of the "LA Treasures Award" from the City of Los Angeles and the California Traditional Music Society. This grant will provide partial support for two solo performances in the next few months. Artist info, www.kenomalley.com.
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Sat, Dec 6; in Poway (San Diego):
7 pm TRAILS & RAILS plays the San Diego Folk Heritage series at Templar's Hall, Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Rd, Poway; 858-566-4040; SDFH@san.rr.com. WALT RICHARDS & PAULA STRONG have enjoyed performing together for over twenty years in various groups, including Bow Willow and Mandolin Madness. Trails & Rails has appeared at many Western Music Events over the last couple of years, carrying on the grand tradition of Western music. In Nov, 2005, Trails & Rails won the Duo Harmony competition at the Western Music Association Music Festival and annual gathering in Albuquerque. Collecting and sharing cowboy and train songs, along with information about the history of the West, is just one of their many passions. Artist info, http://members.cox.net/trailsandrails. Adv tix, www.ticketweb.com; $18 gen’l, $15 mbrs.
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Sat, Dec 6:
8 pm TONY McMANUS plays the Caltech Folk Music Society series in Beckman Institute Auditorium on the Caltech campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832); www.folkmusic.caltech.edu; this event, http://events.caltech.edu/events/event-5882.html. Tony McManus is an outstanding guitarist whose work ranges from purely Celtic to the most unusual other selections. Artist info, www.tonymcmanus.com.
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(Show is tentative - check back for conformation - David Mallett, previously announced, has been postponed, no new date.) Tix $15 gen’l, $5 youth.
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Sat, Dec 6:
8 pm GRAVITY 180 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. All proceeds go to the artist. Check for price of each concert. Upcoming in their series:
Jan 30, 2009 - Terri Hendrix; Feb 15, 2009 - Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen; Mar 20, 2009 - The Buccaneers.
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Sat, Dec 6:
8 pm “JAPANESE FUSION SERIES #4” presents MONSTERS OF SHAMISEN at Grand Annex, 434 W 6th St, San Pedro 90731; event info, http://panioloproductions.com/local.html.
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Sat, Dec 6; in Seattle:
8 pm THE CUTTERS & FRIENDS play the monthly Northwest Seaport Maritime Concert, at a special location, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1215 Thomas Street (5 blks S of Lake Union Park at the intersection of Thomas & Pontius), Seattle; map at www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Seattle&state=WA&address=1215+Thomas+Street&zipcode=98109. Hosted by Phillip Morgan, all concerts start at 8 and last until after 10 pm. Coffee, tea, baked goods, and more, are available. Maritime music CDs for sale. Info, www.nwseaport.org/programs.html. Tix, $15 gen’l, $10 srs, youth, and mbrs of Northwest Seaport or the Center for Wooden Boats.
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Sun, Dec 7:
7 pm KEN O’MALLEY performs his Irish-themed “SONGS BY A WINTER'S HEARTH” at the Secret Rose Theatre, 11246 Magnolia Bl, North Hollywood 91601. It’s “Memories of Ireland's winter nights and the Holy season,” brought to life through song and story. Ken is doing only two of these shows, for the holidays, Dec 6 in Rialto and Dec 7 in NoHo. Known for his band, KEN O’MALLEY & THE TWILIGHT LORDS, his most recent solo CD, "Ómáille," had its world premiere on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.” Ken O'Malley is the recipient of the "LA Treasures Award" from the City of Los Angeles and the California Traditional Music Society. This grant will provide partial support for two solo performances in the next few months. Artist info, www.kenomalley.com.
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Sun, Dec 7; in Lancaster:
7 pm LOS LOBOS at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster; 661-723-5950; www.lpac.org. The pride of East L.A., Los Lobos is one of America's most distinctive and original bands. Their Mexican heritage and diverse musical attitudes merge to become one graceful, gritty sound. Who better to warm a cold winter’s night with inner-city heat? www.loslobos.org. Tix $45 & $40.
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Sun, Dec 7:
8 pm “FOREVER FLAMENCO!” at The Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Av (Fountain at Normandie), L.A. 90029; 323-663-1525; www.FountainTheatre.com. Ongoing Flamenco series takes place on the first and third Sunday of every month. With only 80 seats in four rows, The Fountain Theatre is the perfect place to view Flamenco. Each show features a roster of world-class Flamenco dancers, singers and musicians drawn from the rich pool of Flamenco artists in Southern California, with additional guest artists brought from San Francisco, Albuquerque and Spain. Series continues Sundays, 8 pm, Dec 21. Secure, on-site parking is $5; tix $30.
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Mon, Dec 8; in Lancaster:
8 pm “WYNONA: A CHRISTMAS CLASSIC” at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster; 661-723-5950; www.lpac.org. Spreading festive cheer across the country, WYNONNA JUDD brings soulful renditions of traditional holiday classics like "White Christmas" and "Winter Wonderland," alongside her own country hits. www.wynonna.com Tix $77 & $70.
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Thu, Dec 11:
7-10 pm “POCKET GOLDBERG & FRIENDS SONGWRITER SHOWCASE” with this week’s guest artists MARK FOSSON (Bum Steers), and DAVID SERBY, at Arnie's Café, 6864 Foothill Bl (at Marcus), Tujunga 91042; www.myspace.com/arniescafe; 818-951-9089. DALE LaDUKE (Kaedmon, BeaTunes, Five Wheel Drive) tells us, “I try to go as often as possible, because it's always good.” No cover, donations to artists are welcome.
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Thu, Dec 11:
AMBER RUBARTH plays with her new band THE PAPER RAINCOAT at The Hotel Café, 1623 N Cahuenga Bl, Hollywood; 323-461-2040; www.hotelcafe.com. Amber recently played Paris, France, as part of her big European tour. Last week, she opened for LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III on the East Coast. Her music has been heard on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.” Info on Amber’s new band at www.myspace.com/thepaperraincoat.
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Fri, Dec 12; in Visalia:
SONS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN play their annual Fan Club Dinner in Visalia; info & tix, 928-757-9030.
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Fri, 2nd Fri, every month in 2008; in Seaside:
7-9 pm “KIKI WOW & FRIENDS” play an acoustic concert at Borders Books & Music, 2080 California St, Seaside 93955. For all of you have clamored to know “Whatever happened to Kiki Wow?” – just take a drive up the coast, and you can see and hear for yourself.
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Fri, Dec 12:
PERLA BATALLA performs “A CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS LATIN MUSIC” at Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz, 10361 W Pico Bl, L.A. 90064; info & tix, 310-286-0553; trk@lyceeonline.org. "Perla Batalla has become a perfect example of the new Latina women in the US: proud of her heritage, perfectly fluid in two languages, and an expert in translating cultural traditions from distinct places in the world," states La Opinion.
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Fri, Dec 12:
8 pm FLAMENCO VIVO CARLOTA SANTANA performs “NAVIDAD FLAMENCA” in Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832); this event, http://events.caltech.edu/events/event-5485.html. Presented by Caltech Committee on Institute Programs. They say, “Step aside toy soldiers...the bullfighters have arrived! Away sugar plum fairies...give them flamenco dancers! Carlota Santana stages this glorious holiday show—an exciting blend of dance and live music. The story may seem familiar, but the cast of characters is refreshingly new. A large family gathers to eat and drink, to dance and sing, to celebrate Christmas - dancers sing and singers dance, recalling the folkloric fiesta of Flamenco, rarely seen today by theater audiences.” www.flamenco-vivo.org includes video samples. Tix $30, $25, $20; $10 youth.
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Sat, Dec 13; in Visalia:
SONS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN play their Christmas Concert at the Fox Theater, in Visalia.
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Sat, Dec 13:
2 pm THE HOLLOW TREES play the “CHILDREN'S CONCERT SERIES” at Grand Annex, 434 W 6th St, San Pedro 90731; event info, http://panioloproductions.com/local.html. $5 kids, $7 adults. Adv tix, www.panioloproductions.com/store.html.
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Sat, Dec 13:
7-9 pm HIGH HILLS, the all-women bluegrass band, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage,
2029 N Lake Av, Altadena 91101; info, www.coffeegallery.com; reservations, 626-398-7917. Band info, www.highhills.com
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Sat, Dec 13; 2nd Sat every month:
7:30 pm monthly “GRASSROOTS ACOUSTICA” this month remembering NICOLETTE LARSON with the “2nd Annual Lotta Love Edition” (artists to be named; keep reading) at the charity benefit series new home, The Talking Stick (new location), 1411 Lincoln Bl, Venice 92091; www.thetalkingstick.net. Tonight is the series’ 18th installment with 100% of donations benefitting “The Nicolette Larson Pediatric Endowment at Mattel Children's Hospital/UCLA.” Tonight’s show is a chance for fans & friends remember NICOLETTE LARSON (1952-1997). Nicolette's daughter ELSIE MAY LARSON-KUNKEL will return after being a last-minute addition at last year’s tribute, joining what's certain to be a big lineup whose incomplete list includes LISA TURNER, PAUL ZOLLO, SEVERIN BROWNE, & KAREN TOBIN. More on Grassroots Acoustica at www.grassrootsacoustica.org. No cover, but it’s a fund-raiser for charity.
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Sat, Dec 13:
8 pm BILL EVANS & MEGAN LYNCH at the Blue Ridge Pickin Parlor, 17828 Chatsworth Street 91344; reservations & info, 818-282-9001. The duo’s new CD, “Let’s Do Something,” is set for a Dec 19 release, with the CD release show at Berkeley’s famous “Freight & Salvage.” Their previous CD has been heard on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.” Both Bill and Megan are widely acclaimed and much in demand - both as performing musicians and teachers. They recently combined their efforts, and the result is much greater than the sum of its parts. They perform traditional banjo/fiddle tunes, of course, but go far beyond that. Their voices blend beautifully, and they perform both classic and contemporary acoustic tunes. Bill & Megan include their individual original material, adding innovation and excitement as a duo to their already stellar musicianship. If you’ve heard either of them before, this should provide a new experience for you. Joy Felt, from the Bluegrass Association of Southern California, adds, “Plus, they are funny, very funny.” Artists info: www.fiddlestar.com. Doors at 7:30 pm. $15 advance, $20 door. Kids ages 6-11 are $12.
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Sat, Dec 13:
8:30 pm “PARLOR PERFORMANCES” presents brilliant singing political satirist ROY ZIMMERMAN at Steinway Hall, 12121 W Pico Bl, Santa Monica. (1 door W of Bundy, under Fields Pianos, on Level P2; park free in lot.) Info, reservations, 310-471-3979 or Jeannine@FrankEntertainment.com. Roy Zimmerman has performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks” and scored a “Listener Favorite” on the show. His songs are hilarious and memorable.
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Sat, Dec 13:
9 pm “CHRISTMAS CONCERT” with I SEE HAWKS IN L.A. plus CLIFF WAGNER AND THE OLD #7 at Grand Annex, 434 W 6th St, San Pedro 90731; event info, http://panioloproductions.com/local.html. Tix, www.panioloproductions.com/store.html. Adv tix $15.
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Sun, Dec 14:
Noon-3:30 pm “FIDDLE & BANJO WORKSHOPS” with BILL EVANS & MEGAN LYNCH at the Blue Ridge Pickin Parlor, 17828 Chatsworth Street 91344. Each teaches a workshop, fiddle or banjo, and together they host a jamming workshop for all instrumentalists and singers. For more info and to make a reservation, phone 818-282-9001. Artists info, www.fiddlestar.com. They also perform a concert here Dec 13, and one at the Coffee Gallery Backstage tonight at 7 pm. Today’s fiddle and banjo workshops are $30 each, jamming workshop is $20.
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Sun, Dec 14:
1-5 pm “A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHRISTMAS” at the Homestead Museum, 15415 East Don Julian Rd, City of Industry; 91745; www.homesteadmuseum.org. Experience over one hundred years of Southern Cal holiday traditions at this annual festival as you enjoy music, historic house tours featuring costumed characters at the Workman House, theatrical performances, special exhibits, demonstrations, beautiful decorations, crafts, food, shopping, and much more. Check back for more details as we get closer to the event. In the event of rain, the festival will be canceled. Free—but bring spending money for food and shopping.
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Sun, Dec 14:
2 pm “CHRISTMAS ON THE RANGE” is the annual holiday show benefit concert at the Autry Museum, presented by the Western Music Association, with TOM HIATT & THE SUNDOWN RIDERS, JOYCE WOODSON, JOE HERRINGTON, JOHN BERGSTROM, CLYDE LUCAS and “Tied to the Tracks” host LARRY WINES as the emcee, in the Wells Fargo Theatre at The Autry National Center / Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park, L.A. 90027; 323-667-2000.
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This promises to be a great afternoon of entertainment, with first-rate traditional and original western music and cowboy poetry, featuring:
* JOYCE WOODSON, 2008 Academy of Western Artists “Female Vocalist of the Year;” composer of Western Music Association-nominated “Song of the Year,” “If I Hadn’t Seen the West” and of the hit, “He’s Courtin’ Annie”
* TOM HIATT AND THE SUNDOWN RIDERS a western band with STEVE THOMAS, TOM HIATT, & MARVIN O’DELL (Marvin is a host on web radio’s “Classic Heartland)
* JOE HERRINGTON, award-winning Cowboy Poet, with poems and stories of the season
* JOHN BERGSTROM, historical balladeer
* CLYDE LUCAS, western singer-songwriter
* LARRY WINES, Master of Ceremonies, host of “Tied to the Tracks,” radio / internet personality, writer, songwriter
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Reservations: call Marilyn Tuttle, 818-365-8709 or e-mail lindaleegreen@earthlink.net. Special advisory: The famous Griffith Park Holiday Light Show will be operating, so you are advised to enter the park from the North, via Victory Bl., to avoid traffic diversions.
Tix: Gen’l $20; WMA or Autry mbrs $15; children under age 12, $10.
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Following the concert is the annual WMA “CHRISTMAS PARTY & JAM” at Viva Cantina / Viva Fresh, (900 Riverside Dr, Burbank; 818-845-2425) from about 5:30-9 pm, everyone welcome.
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Sun, Dec 14:
3:30 pm JAMIE CHAMBERLIN, soprano, with ANNA KOSTYUCHEK, violin, and VICTORIA KIRSCH, piano, in Dabney Lounge on the Caltech campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832); this event, http://events.caltech.edu/events/event-5529.html. Presented by the Caltech Committee on Institute Programs. Pianist Victoria Kirsch maintains a varied professional schedule that includes national and international performing, work with major and regional opera companies, extensive audition playing, private coaching and university teaching. In 1998, she began an extensive collaboration with Julia Migenes (Carmen in the 1984 film with Plácido Domingo) on the celebrated soprano's one-woman show, Diva on the Verge. Ms. Kirsch has played Diva on the Verge at L'Opéra Comique in Paris, the Peacock Theatre in London, L'Opéra de Monté Carlo in Monaco, Hawaii, San Francisco and the East coast, in addition to sold-out runs at the Odyssey Theatre in West Los Angeles. Recent tours have included shows in Australia and New Zealand. She has served as répétiteur/chorusmaster/assistant conductor for Los Angeles Opera, Long Beach Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Opera Santa Barbara and Mississippi Opera. She is currently a popular teaching artist for LA Opera's Education and Community Programs Department, participating in Opera for Educators and LA Opera 90012 programs, in addition to ongoing exhibit-based musical presentations. She is the pianist and music director of the Los Angeles-based Operetta Foundation, which presents staged concerts of rare operetta gems, and performs on numerous local and regional chamber music series, including Sundays Live at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Grand Performances at California Plaza and Jacaranda in Santa Monica. She has appeared a number of times on the Brand Library Music Series, and she been music director for the series for several years. FREE; no tickets or reservations required.
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Sun, Dec 14:
5:30-9 pm annual WMA “CHRISTMAS PARTY & JAM” at Viva Cantina / Viva Fresh, 900 Riverside Dr, Burbank; 818-845-2425. Begins approximately 5:30 pm, following the annual “CHRISTMAS ON THE RANGE” holiday show benefit concert presented by the Western Music Association at at the Autry Museum. (See 2 pm listing.) Everyone welcome, bring acoustic instruments and your favorite holiday-themed cowboy songs.
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Sun, Dec 14:
7 pm BILL EVANS & MEGAN LYNCH return to the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; reserv 626-398-7917; info www.coffeegallery.com. Advance reservations recommended. The duo’s new CD, “Let’s Do Something,” is set for a Dec 19 release, with the CD release show at Berkeley’s famous “Freight & Salvage.” Their previous CD has been heard on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.” Both Bill and Megan are widely acclaimed and much in demand - both as performing musicians and teachers. They recently combined their efforts, and the result is much greater than the sum of its parts. They perform traditional banjo/fiddle tunes, of course, but go far beyond that. Their voices blend beautifully, and they perform both classic and contemporary acoustic tunes. Bill & Megan include their individual original material, adding innovation and excitement as a duo to their already stellar musicianship. If you’ve heard either of them before, this should provide a new experience for you. Joy Felt, from the Bluegrass Association of Southern California, adds, “Plus, they are funny, very funny.” Artists info, www.fiddlestar.com. They also present workshops today at the Blue Ridge Pickin’ Parlor (see noon listings).
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Sun, Dec 14; in Simi:
7-9 pm HIGH HILLS, plus THE BROMBIES play & The “BLUEGRASS CONCERT SERIES” at the Simi Valley Performing / Cultural Arts Center, 3050 Los Angeles Av, Simi Valley 93065; 805-583-7900; www.simi-arts.org. Band info, www.highhills.com.
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Sun, Dec 14; in Everett, WA:
7:30 pm SARAH BRIGHTMAN at the Comcast Arena, 2000 Hewitt Av, Everett, WA 98201; 425-322-2600.
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Sun, Dec 14; in Victorville:
“CURLY’S COWBOY CHRISTMAS” with BELINDA GAIL & CURLY MUSGRAVE in a benefit for the “Happy Trails Childrens Foundation” in Victorville; info & tix, www.happytrails.org; 760-240-3330. They’ve won the top awards separately and together. “DUSTY" ROY ROGERS, JR. honored BELINDA GAIL & CURLY MUSGRAVE when he said they can be described as “the ROY ROGERS & DALE EVANS of the 21st century.” The duo has twice performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks.”
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BELINDA GAIL received the Western Music Association's award for "Female Performer of the Year" an unprecedented four consecutive years, 1999 through 2002, and again in 2005. She garnered the Academy Of Western Artists, “Will Rogers’ Award” for "Female Performer of the Year" in 1999 and 2004.
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CURLY MUSGRAVE received the Western Music Association's “Male Performer of the Year” for 2002 and 2003. He also garnered the WMA's “Songwriter of the Year” award in 2002, 2003 and 2004. He’s received two Academy Of Western Artists “Will Rogers’ Awards” as “Male Performer of the Year” and “Entertainer of the Year” in 2003.
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BELINDA GAIL & CURLY MUSGRAVE received the “Duo/Group of the Year” award twice from the Western Music Association, for 2005 and 2006. More artists info at www.codeofthewestentertainment.com/gail-musgrave/default.asp
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The Happy Trails Children’s Foundation is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organization that works with abused children. It is run by a volunteer board of directors, and a paid and volunteer staff. The concert is an annual fund-raiser for the Foundation.
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Sun, Dec 14:
8 & 9:30 pm JANET KLEIN & HER PARLOR BOYS play two one-hour sets for dinner and dancing at Maxwell DeMille's Cicada Club, 617 S Olive St, L.A. 90014; dinner reserv 213-488-9488; info, www.ClubCicada.com. Valet parking, fine dining, full bar, all ages. Dress code enforced (fancy! and old fashioned preferred!) No cover charge, but dinner and drink minimums apply.
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Tue, Dec 16; third Tue, every month:
7:30 pm SLIGO RAGS are this month’s performing artists at the monthly “BLUEGRASS AT THE BRAEMAR,” BASC (Bluegrass Assoc of Southern Cal) show at Braemar Country Club, 4001 Reseda Bl, Tarzana 91356. (Take 101 Fwy to Reseda Bl, exit S, go 2 1/2 miles up the hill to the entrance on the right.) Show is free; dinner is an optional pasta buffet, complete with soup, dinner salad (you can add chicken breast), rolls, butter, coffee, tea and dessert, $14 (tax and tip included). Buffet served beginning at 6:30 pm. Bar service available. Ample seating, safe, secure free parking. Info: contact Joy Felt, Bluegrass Association of Southern California, at 818-705-8870 or bascinfo@socalbluegrass.org.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18
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Dec 18:
7-10 pm “POCKET GOLDBERG & FRIENDS SONGWRITER SHOWCASE” with this week’s guest artists PAUL MARSHALL (Patty Loveless, Juice Newton, Strawberry Alarm Clock), and DEBRA DAVIS (Christopher Cross), at Arnie's Café, 6864 Foothill Bl (at Marcus), Tujunga 91042; 818-951-9089; www.myspace.com/arniescafe. DALE LaDUKE (Kaedmon, BeaTunes, Five Wheel Drive) tells us, “I try to go as often as possible, because it's always good.” No cover, donations to artists are welcome.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19
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Fri, Dec 19:
7 pm SARAH BRIGHTMAN at The Theatre at Honda Center. Sarah Brightman is the biggest-selling soprano of all time. She recently captivated the world at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympics, and now she has begun her first North American tour in four years, including only two consecutive nights in Southern Cal. After the successful release of her highest chart-debuting album, “Symphony,” Sarah will release her first-ever Christmas album this holiday season. “A Winter Symphony” features season classics delivered with her vocals, including “Silent Night,” “In the Bleak Midwinter,” “Ave Maria” and others. During her career, Sarah has sold more than 26 million albums and over two million DVDs worldwide. She continues to defy genres and create groundbreaking music for audiences around the world. Doors at 7 pm. Tix $235, $110, $75, $40. On sale 9/13 at noon.
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Fri, Dec 19:
8 pm “SPOKEN TRUTH” with performing host TROYAL is a free variety show on the Coffee Gallery FRONT-STAGE, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena. We know you know all about the world-famous Coffee Gallery Backstage, with it’s world-class performers, but what about The Coffee Gallery Front-stage? They have a free stage in the front of the coffeehouse. Coffee Gallery Coffee Bar proprietor and professional comic JULIE SANDOVAL tells us, “The Front-stage is available for poetry, spoken word and acoustic music.” If you'd like to arrange your own Front-Stage Show please email Julie at bohemianjoe@gmail.com. “SPOKEN TRUTH” with Troyal is at 8 pm, one Friday each month. Admission is free, and you can contact them to sign-up to share your spoken truth or a song. Info, www.funkylittlecoffeehouse.com.
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Sat, Dec 20:
4-8 pm “EVENING HOLIDAY TOURS” at the Homestead Museum, 15415 East Don Julian Rd, City of Industry; 91745; www.homesteadmuseum.org. Special, one-evening-only tours for visitors to enjoy period decorations by moonlight. Tours focus on how the celebration of Christmas in Southern Cal changed from the 1840s through the 1920s. Following each tour, visitors can enjoy cider and sweet treats in the Homestead Museum Gallery. Tours depart every 20 minutes. Adv tix recommended, on sale Oct 31. $5 adults; $3 seniors, students, & children 2-12; children under age 2 are free.
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Sat, Dec 20:
7 pm SARAH BRIGHTMAN at The Forum in Inglewood. Sarah Brightman is the biggest-selling soprano of all time. She recently captivated the world at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympics, and now she has begun her first North American tour in four years, including only two consecutive nights in Southern Cal. After the successful release of her highest chart-debuting album, “Symphony,” Sarah will release her first-ever Christmas album this holiday season. “A Winter Symphony” features season classics delivered with her vocals, including “Silent Night,” “In the Bleak Midwinter,” “Ave Maria” and others. During her career, Sarah has sold more than 26 million albums and over two million DVDs worldwide. She continues to defy genres and create groundbreaking music for audiences around the world. Doors at 7 pm. Tix $235, $110, $75, $40. On sale 9/13 at noon.
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Sun, Dec 21; 3rd Sun, every month:
1-3 pm Monthly “WESTERN MUSIC ASSOCIATION SOUTHERN CAL JAM SESSION” on the Heritage Court Stage in the Autry National Center (Autry Museum), 4700 Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park; www.museumoftheamericanwest.org; 818-971-5002. No WMA California Chapter meeting following, this month only. All performing musicians (whether or not they are Autry members or WMA members) get in free, and each may bring one guest. On WMA jam days at the Autry, all WMA members will be admitted free to the museum all day (show your WMA membership ID at the front desk and get access to the jam and to all the museum galleries for the whole day). Award-winning performing songwriter JOYCE WOODSON says, “You can have lunch there at the Golden Spur first, then stop by for some music.” Info at www.westernmusic.org. Museum gen’l adm $9 adults, $3 kids age 12 and under.
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Sun, Dec 21:
7 pm “HAWAIIAN HOLIDAY CONCERT” and music workshop with JIM "KIMO" WEST, & THE POLYNESIAN PARADISE DANCERS at Grand Annex, 434 W 6th St, San Pedro 90731; event info, http://panioloproductions.com/local.html. Tix, www.panioloproductions.com/store.html.
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Two workshops at 4 pm, choose Hula or Slack Key Guitar, $10 each. Concert at 7 pm is $15. Adv tix, www.panioloproductions.com/store.html.
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Sun, Dec 21:
8 pm “FOREVER FLAMENCO!” at The Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Av (Fountain at Normandie), L.A. 90029; 323-663-1525; www.FountainTheatre.com. Ongoing Flamenco series takes place on the first and third Sunday of every month. With only 80 seats in four rows, The Fountain Theatre is the perfect place to view Flamenco. Each show features a roster of world-class Flamenco dancers, singers and musicians drawn from the rich pool of Flamenco artists in Southern California, with additional guest artists brought from San Francisco, Albuquerque and Spain. Secure, on-site parking is $5; tix $30.
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Mon, Dec 22; in Ojai:
7 pm Second Annual “IRISH CHRISTMAS SHOW” with Portland’s HANZ AKARI BAND and Irish step dancers at the Ojai Concert Series, Ojai Valley Woman's Club, 441 E Ojai Av, Ojai; 805-649-5189; www.ojaiconcertseries.com.
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It’s a celebration of Christmas with songs of the season, Irish step dancers, and a fresh new take on Irish traditional music with a Celtic / Japanese fusion quartet that series sponsors say “will knock your socks off the chimney.” Last year’s show was a complete sell-out, so order early.
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HANZ AKARI BAND has created a singularly original new sound, a Celtic / Japanese hybrid, that honors both styles and their traditions while adding a fresh new element to both. For the past five years they have been exciting concert goers across the country and around the world. Also Featured are CARY NOVOTNY on guitar and vocals, EDDIE PARENTE on fiddle and JOEY ABARTA (Ciunas) on bodhran, and featuring two young Irish step dancers. "The next generation of traditional music" winner of liveireland.com's 2005 Male Newcomer of the Year.
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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, $18 adv, $20 door.
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Sat, Dec 27:
8 pm-midnight “ZYDECO DANCE SERIES’ Christmas & New Year's Eve Dance” with live music by ANDRE' THIERRY at the Gardena Elks Lodge, 1735 W 162nd St, Gardena 90247. Info, call Sydney, event producer, at 323-401-8859. $20.
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Sat, Jan 10, 2009:
7:30 pm COLES WHALEN with SARAH SLANTON at Molly Malone's, 575 S Fairfax Av, L.A.; 323-935-1577; www.mollymalonesla.com. Artists info, www.myspace.com/coleswhalen and www.myspace.com/sarahslantonmusic. $10.
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Sat, Jan 10, 2009; 2nd Sat every month:
7:30 pm monthly “GRASSROOTS ACOUSTICA” this month with the “2nd Annual Auld Lang Syne Edition: One Degree To Edward Tree” featuring WENDY CONRAD, LISA O'KANE, SPENCER DAVIS, EDWARD TREE, JOHN STOWERS, JANE BOLDUC, and more, at the charity benefit series new home, The Talking Stick’s NEW location, 1411 Lincoln Bl, Venice 92091; www.thetalkingstick.net. Tonight is the series’ 19th installment with 100% of donations benefitting “House Of Hope,” a safe, sober environment for women wanting to recover from alcoholism and drug addiction. More on Grassroots Acoustica at www.grassrootsacoustica.org. No cover, but it’s a fund-raiser for charity.
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Sat, Jan 10, 2009; in Encinitas (San Diego):
7:30 pm APRIL VERCH plays the San Diego Folk Heritage series at San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas; 858-566-4040; SDFH@san.rr.com. When you see twenty-seven year old April Verch perform, the first thing that strikes you is the pure energy that infuses her fiddle playing and stepdancing. When you listen to “Take Me Back,” her third disc for Rounder Records, heard on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” what draws you in are more subtle things - her confident, winsome singing, the finely detailed elegance of her fiddle phrasing and the depth of a repertoire that ranges through material from Americana mainstays Buddy and Julie Miller, to simple country songs and rollicking tunes from her native Ottawa Valley to sparkling original instrumentals. Artist info, www.aprilverch.com/bio.php. Adv tix, www.ticketweb.com; $22 gen’l, $19 mbrs.
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Sat, Jan 10, 2009:
8 pm PETER OSTROUSHKO at the CalTech Folk Music Society series on the Caltech campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; www.folkmusic.caltech.edu; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832).
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Known for his many musical contributions to radio’s “A Prairie Home Companion,” PETER OSTROUSHKO is a superbly accomplished multi-instrumentalist musician and recording artist. Curiously, if you begin reading his bio on his website, you’re struck with a sense of alarm that some untoward fate may have befallen him – the bio is decidedly “past tense.” Happily, the man and musician are quite well, and delighting audiences everywhere, as he will surely do tonight. Peter is touring his latest CD, “Peter Joins the Circus.” More at www.peterostroushko.com.
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Info & tix, Caltech Ticket Office, 626-395-4652 or 1-888-2CALTECH.
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Sun, Jan 11, 2009:
3:30 pm CHRISTOPHER KOVALCHICK, violin, and JULIA GREER, piano, play the “Kitty MacDonnell Memorial Concert” in Dabney Lounge on the Caltech campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832); this event, http://events.caltech.edu/events/event-5530.html. Presented by the Caltech Committee on Institute Programs. The program will feature works by Brahms, Beethoven, Stravinsky, and Prokofiev. Artists info, www.christopherkovalchick.com and www.jrgreer.caltech.edu/pianist/index.html. FREE, no tix or reservations required.
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Sun, Jan 11, 2009:
7 pm ART GARFUNKEL with SANTA CLARITA SYMPHONY at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center, at College of the Canyons, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita 91355; www.canyonspac.com; 661-362-5304.
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It's been 35 years since "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was recorded, and ART GARFUNKEL's image and signature vocals remain among the most instantly recognizable in popular music. Teaming up with lifetime friend Paul Simon in 1962, SIMON & GARFUNKEL won five Grammy awards together, two in 1968 and three in 1970. In 1972, "Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits" was released, remaining on the charts for 131 weeks in the US. The album has since sold 14 million copies, the largest-selling album of all time for a duo. In 1990, Paul and Art were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. With 12 solo albums, countless musical achievements and awards, and a lifetime of touching the souls of listeners throughout the world, Art Garfunkel brings his storied voice and one-of-kind persona to the stage once again.
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The SANTA CLARITA SYMPHONY is a group of 75 professional musicians. Many live locally, and perform with nationally-recognized orchestras where they provide world-class orchestral experiences. Tix go on sale Jul 16, 2008; prices tba.
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Mon, Jan 12, 2009:
7 pm “CLAZZICAL NOTES: DUETS” in Ramo Auditorium on the Caltech campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832); this event, http://events.caltech.edu/events/event-5742.html. “Clazzical Notes” is an adult educational outreach series sponsored by The Pasadena Symphony (www.pasadenasymphony.org). It is a free evening of music and discussion among renowned musicians, to bridge the gap that currently exists between the jazz and classical music communities. The artists for this evening include jazz singer SHERRY WILLIAMS and a classical singer to be announced. Moderator is RACHEL WORBY (www.worby.com), Music Director of the Pasadena POPS. FREE; no tix or reservations required.
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Wed-Sun, Jan 14-18, 2009; in Colorado:
20th Annual “COLORADO COWBOY POETRY GATHERING” at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO; www.arvadacenter.org. It's the 20th Anniversary Celebration, and AL “DOC” MEHL (theasphaltcowboy@comcast.net) tells us, “You'll find a premiere line-up of poets and musicians.” Al will be on stage Thursday afternoon, Jan 15, and all day Jan 16 & 17. He cpntinues, “Make a full day of your outing, and for the price of one ticket you'll see dozens of the ‘Best of the West.’ Ah, heck, just quit the day job (you never liked it that much anyway...) and come for all five days!’ More at the event website; click on the words "On Stage," and look for "Upcoming Special Events."
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Jan 14, 2009; in Ojai:
7 pm CROWFOOT at the Ojai Concert Series, Ojai Valley Woman's Club, 441 E Ojai Av, Ojai; 805-649-5189; www.ojaiconcertseries.com. CROWFOOT is from Canada and the East Coast, an Appalachian /Quebecois fusion trio sensation. 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 $, tba.
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Fri, Jan 16; in Lancaster:
8 pm OZARK JUBILEE at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster; 661-723-5950; www.lpac.org. Ozark Jubilee serves up an all-new variety show of country and western, bluegrass and gospel music with a huge helping of classic hillbilly humor. Starring the outrageous Doofus Doolittle (aka world-class fiddler RANDY NEWMAN), this performance is straight out of “The Grand Ole Opry.” It’s feel-good family fare that leaves audiences hungry for more. Tix $25 & $20.
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Sat, Jan 17, 2009:
1:30 & 3:30 pm “OZARK JUBILEE FOR KIDS” starring DOOFUS DOOLITTLE at the Haugh Performing Arts Center, at Citrus College 1000 W. Foothill Bl, Glendora 91741; www.haughpac.com. Hillbilly high jinks, sidesplitting comedy, and down-home cornpone humor abound in this musical variety show that’s just plain, good old-fashioned fun. The eight members of OZARK JUBILEE - under the leadership of zany DOOFUS DOOLITTLE - are coming all the way from Branson, Missouri, to share their very own mixture of country standards, bluegrass, and gospel music chosen especially for young audiences. All ages show. Tix are a fine bargain at $6.
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Sat, Jan 17, 2009:
8 pm BOB BROZMAN at Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Bl, Culver City; 310-398-2583; www.boulevardmusic.com. (Website also has a neighborhood dining guide.) Tix on sale Aug 18 – months earlier than usual. $17.50.
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Sat, Jan 17, 2009:
8 pm OZARK JUBILEE starring DOOFUS DOOLITTLE at the Haugh Performing Arts Center, at Citrus College 1000 W. Foothill Bl, Glendora 91741; www.haughpac.com. Hillbilly high jinks, sidesplitting comedy, and down-home cornpone humor abound in this musical variety show that’s just plain, good old-fashioned fun. The eight members of OZARK JUBILEE - under the leadership of zany DOOFUS DOOLITTLE - are coming all the way from Branson, Missouri, to share their very own mixture of country standards, bluegrass, and gospel music chosen especially for young audiences. Tix $24, $22 students & srs, $12 ages 16 & under.
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Sun-Sat, Jan 18-31, 2009; in Elko, NV:
25th Annual “COWBOY GATHERING” in Elko, Nevada. Expect an extra-special shebang for their big anniversary year.
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Sun, Jan 18, 2009:
7 pm PETER HIMMELMAN, plus an opening act, tba, at the Grand Vision Event Center, 434 W 6th St, San Pedro 90731; event info, http://panioloproductions.com/local.html. PETER HIMMELMAN is a hilarious, openhearted, spontaneous, unpredictable and truly multi-faceted musician. He is a critically-lauded rock troubadour, a Grammy nominated creator of children’s music, and an Emmy nominated film and television composer. One of the finest, if not underappreciated, American songwriters of the last two decades. Artist info, http://peterhimmelman.com. Also an opening act, tba. Tix $15 adv, $17 door.
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Tue, Jan 20, 2009:
PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION in Washington, D.C., when the nation finally gets a new Chief Executive; followed that evening by numerous celebratory balls.
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Tue, Jan 20, 2009; third Tue, every month:
7:30 pm THE BLADERUNNERS are this month’s performing artists at the monthly “BLUEGRASS AT THE BRAEMAR,” BASC (Bluegrass Assoc of Southern Cal) show at Braemar Country Club, 4001 Reseda Bl, Tarzana 91356. (Take 101 Fwy to Reseda Bl, exit S, go 2 1/2 miles up the hill to the entrance on the right.) Show is free; dinner is an optional pasta buffet, complete with soup, dinner salad (you can add chicken breast), rolls, butter, coffee, tea and dessert, $14 (tax and tip included). Buffet served beginning at 6:30 pm. Bar service available. Ample seating, safe, secure free parking. Info: contact Joy Felt, Bluegrass Association of Southern California, at 818-705-8870 or bascinfo@socalbluegrass.org.
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Wed, Jan 21, 2009; not music, but cool:
8 pm H. JEFF KIMBLE: “THE QUANTUM INTERNET” in Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832); this event, http://events.caltech.edu/events/event-5523.html. Presented by the Caltech Committee on Institute Programs. Quantum networks offer a unifying set of opportunities and challenges across exciting intellectual and technical frontiers, including quantum computation, communication, and metrology. The realization of quantum networks composed of many nodes and channels requires new scientific capabilities for the generation and characterization of quantum coherence and entanglement. Fundamental to this endeavor are quantum interconnects that convert quantum states from one physical system to those of another in a reversible fashion. Such quantum connectivity for networks can be achieved by optical interactions of single photons and atoms, thereby enabling quantum teleportation between nodes. Extending entanglement across quantum networks in this fashion will create wonderful scientific opportunities for the exploration of physical systems that have not heretofore existed in the natural world. H. Jeff Kimble is the William L. Valentine Professor and Professor of Physics at Caltech. FREE; no tix or reservations required.
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Jan 22, 2009:
“BLUE NOTE 70th ANNIVERSARY TOUR” brings an all-star lineup to UCLA Live!, Royce Hall, UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A. UCLA ticket office: 310-825-2101 or www.uclalive.org. Led by Blue Note Records artist and pianist, BILL CHARLAP with PETER BERNSTEIN, RAVI COLTRANE, LEWIS NASH, NICHOLAS PAYTON, PETER WASHINGTON & STEVE WILSON. The all-star ensemble will explore classic tunes by Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter and many others.
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Sat, Jan 24, 2009:
8 pm “JAPANESE FUSION SERIES #5” workshop & concert with SHUICHI HIDANO TAIKO SHOW at Grand Annex, 434 W 6th St, San Pedro 90731; event info, http://panioloproductions.com/local.html.
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Sun, Jan 25:
3:30 pm The TOKYO STRING QUARTET in Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832); this event, http://events.caltech.edu/events/event-5703.html. Presented by the Coleman Chamber Music Association. This will be the Tokyo String Quartet's 12th Coleman concert, including the Centennial concert in 2004, since winning the Vera Barstow Award at the 1970 Competition. In 1995 the ensemble began performing with the "Paganini Quartet," a group of renowned Stradivarius instruments named for legendary virtuoso Niccolò Paganini, who acquired and played them during the 19th century. The Toronto Star said of the Quartet's playing that "The musicians displayed such finesse, such careful shaping of each melodic line as it was passed from one instrument to the next, that it left one almost breathless." Their numerous television appearances include “Sesame Street,” PBS's “Great Performances,” and “CNN This Morning.” The program includes:
Haydn, Quartet in D Major, Op. 76, No. 5
Janáček, Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters"
Brahms, Quartet No. 3 in B-flat Major, Op. 67
Artists info, www.tokyoquartet.com. Series info, include a downloadable PDF series brochure, at www.colemanchambermusic.org. Series of Six Coleman Chamber Concerts, by subscription, $192, $156, $120, $90; $60 youth. Tix for this concert, $36, $30, $25, $20; $10 youth.
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Sun, Jan 25, 2009:
7 pm THE HUNT FAMILY FIDDLERS at Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center, at College of the Canyons, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita 91355; www.canyonspac.com; 661-362-5304. The Hunt Family Fiddlers are an award-winning family of Irish step-dancers, fiddlers and singers who have been entertaining crowds across the country with their high-powered performances and other instrumental talents. In addition to fiddles, this extraordinary family of nine plays drums, accordion, keyboard and guitar, performing Celtic, bluegrass, inspirational and popular tunes, and offering a unique blend of diversity to every show. Tix go on sale Jul 16, 2008; prices tba.
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Thu, Jan 29; not music, but cool:
8 pm MATTHEW BOGDANOS: “THIEVES OF BAGHDAD: THE JOURNEY TO RECOVER THE WORLD'S GREATEST STOLEN TREASURES” in Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832); this event, http://events.caltech.edu/events/event-5841.html. Presented by the Caltech Committee on Institute Programs, in the “Voices of Vision” series. (Originally scheduled for Oct 9, 2008.) When Baghdad fell, Colonel Matthew Bogdanos was in southern Iraq, tracking down terrorist networks through their financing and weapons smuggling—until he heard about the looting of the museum. Immediately setting out across the desert with an elite group chosen from his multiagency task force, he risked his career and his life in pursuit of Iraq's most priceless treasures.
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A mixture of police procedural, treasure hunt, wartime thriller, and cold-eyed assessment of the connection between the antiquities trade and weapons smuggling, Thieves of Baghdad exposes sordid truths about the international art and antiquities market. It also explores the soul of a man who is equal parts hardened Marine, dedicated father, and passionate scholar. Most of all, it demonstrates that, in a culture as old as that of the Middle East, nothing is ever quite what it seems.
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Matthew Bogdanos has been an assistant district attorney in Manhattan since 1988. A colonel in the Marine Reserves, middleweight boxer, and native New Yorker, he holds a degree in classics from Bucknell University, a law degree and a master's degree in Classical Studies from Columbia University, and a master's degree in Strategic Studies from the Army War College. Recalled to active duty after September 11, 2001, he received a Bronze Star for counterterrorist operations in Afghanistan, and then served two tours in Iraq. Released back into the Reserves in October 2005, he plans to return to the DA's Office to head up New York's first antiquities task force. FREE; no tickets or reservations required
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Fri, Jan 30, 2009:
8 pm TERRI HENDRIX 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. All proceeds go to the artist. Check for price of each concert. Upcoming in the series: Feb 15, 2009 - Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen; Mar 20, 2009 - The Buccaneers.
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Fri, Jan 30; in Lancaster:
8 pm THE NEVILLE BROTHERS at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster; 661-723-5950; www.lpac.org. Groove to the hybrid mix of blues-soaked jazz, funk, soul, gospel and Southern street music created by “The First Family of Funk.” Brothers ART, CHARLES, AARON. & CYRIL NEVILLE proudly carry the torch of their native New Orleans' rich R&B legacy around the world and into downtown Lancaster. www.nevilles.com. Tix $56 & $49.
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Sat, Jan 31, 2009:
“ROYCE HALL ORGAN & FILM” brings organist TOM TRENNEY accompanying one of the great comedies of the silent film era, Harold Lloyd’s “Speedy” (1928), at “UCLA Live” in Royce Hall, UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A. UCLA ticket office: 310-825-2101 or www.uclalive.org. Shot on location in Manhattan and featuring shots of the old Yankee Stadium and Coney Island's Luna Park, Lloyd’s last silent film is packed with brilliant sight gags and includes a cameo by baseball legend Babe Ruth. Co-presented with the UCLA Film & Television Archive. It’s a popular family event, so get tix early.
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Sat, Jan 31, 2009; in Encinitas (San Diego):
7:30 pm TERRI HENDRIX with LLOYD MAINES play the San Diego Folk Heritage series at San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas; 858-566-4040; SDFH@san.rr.com. When Terri Hendrix walked away from her opera scholarship in college, it was only because she found the classical music path too narrow for her free spirit. But there was just no shaking her love of music. Armed with the Mississippi-John-Hurt-style guitar chops she learned from her mentor, Marion Williamson, in exchange for milking goats on the philanthropist’s Wilory Farm, Hendrix began hauling her own P.A. in the back of her beat-up pick-up to gigs throughout the Texas Hill Country. From her native San Antonio to the live music hotbed of Austin and every small town honky-tonk and coffee shop in Texas, it wasn’t long before the fans started adding up and Hendrix had to recruit some of them to help her keep up with her mailing list. All this in the pre-email/Web site dark ages of the early ’90s.??By the time she got around to recording her debut album, 1996’s Two Dollar Shoes, Hendrix did what most artists still did at the time, and shopped around for a record label. She was turned down by three, none of which are still in business. She released the record independently, and never looked back. Now, nine self-released albums later, Hendrix is still thriving — and grateful she made the fateful decision more than a dozen years ago to not only follow her own path through her music career, but to ultimately “own her own universe.” Artist info, www.terrihendrix.com. Adv tix, www.ticketweb.com; $18 gen’l, $15 mbrs.
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Sat, Jan 31, 2009:
8 pm THE NEVILLE BROTHERS at the Haugh Performing Arts Center, at Citrus College 1000 W. Foothill Bl, Glendora 91741; www.haughpac.com. There is no question that the Neville Brothers are the first family of music in New Orleans, the United States, and possibly the world. Individually, their recording history spans over 40 years. As a group, the Neville Brothers have been together and recording since 1978. Their music defies classification: bayou funk, rhythm and blues, bebop, soul are inadequate labels for their unique, never-duplicated sound. Each of the four brothers has discovered his own musical identity; as a family, these “blood brothers” have created some of the funkiest sounds the world has ever heard, combining half a century of New Orleans music into one family unit. Artists info, www.nevilles.com. Tix $45 & $40, students & srs $43 & $38.
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Fri, Feb 6, 2009; in Ojai:
5:30 & 7:30 TOM CHAPIN, celebrated Grammy-winner, plays two completely different shows at the Ojai Concert Series, Ojai Valley Woman's Club, 441 E Ojai Av, Ojai; 805-649-5189; www.ojaiconcertseries.com. The brother of 80s folk legend HARRY CHAPIN, he is a renowned children’s musician who hosted TV’s “Make a Wish” children’s show with original songs and positive, self-esteem-building, go-learn-about-new-things messages. TOM CHAPIN plays two shows in Ojai: First, an early show at 5:30 pm, where he will play his 3-time Grammy-winning children's songs. Then, at 7:30, he performs an adult-themed show. On-site child care, by adv reserv is $5. Show tix $, tba.
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Sat, Feb 7, 2009:
EDWARD ALBEE, “THE POWER OF THE ARTS AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE,” at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A. UCLA ticket office: 310-825-2101 or www.uclalive.org. The three-time Pulitzer Prize-winner makes his Royce Hall debut in a fascinating discussion exploring charged topics such as government repression, censorship in the arts and cultural literacy.
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Sat, Feb 7, 2009:
“I HEAR AMERICA SINGING” with THE BROTHERS FOUR, MASON WILLIAMS, TOM CHAPIN, and JOSH WHITE JR, at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Dr, Cerritos; 562-916-8501; 800-300-4345; tix, 562-467-8818; www.cerritoscenter.com.
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Sat, Feb 7, 2009:
8 pm THE KINGSTON TRIO at the Caltech music series in Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; www.folkmusic.caltech.edu; this event, http://events.caltech.edu/events/event-5486.html; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832). One of the indispensable groups of the Great Folk Revival, they’re still together making music and touring to share it.
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In 1957, THE KINGSTON TRIO emerged from San Francisco's North Beach club scene to take the country by storm, bringing the rich tradition of American folk music into the mainstream. The Trio remains popular with great songs that sound as good today as the first time you heard them. Artists info, www.kingstontrio.com.
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Presented by Caltech Public Events, Folk Music Society as marketing partner; discounted tix available if you mention the Folk Music Society. Tix, $36, $31, $26; $10 youth.
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Sun, Feb 8, 2009:
2 pm EL RITMO DE LA VIDA (“The Rhythm of Life”) with DOC SEVERINSEN, GIL GUTIERREZ, PEDRO CARTAS, MIGUEL FAVERO at the Haugh Performing Arts Center, at Citrus College 1000 W. Foothill Bl, Glendora 91741; www.haughpac.com. DOC SEVERINSEN is back on the road with rhythm on his mind! He has joined forces with classical guitarist GIL GUTIERREZ, violinist PEDRO CARTAS, and percussionist MIGUEL FAVERO and created this all-new show. El Ritmo de la Vida (The Rhythm of Life) features virtuosic classical Spanish music with a jazz flair, gorgeous American and Latino ballads, and great movie music. Since his “retirement” as bandleader of The Tonight Show with JOHNNY CARSON, Doc has had the opportunity to explore new musical vistas, but, just for the record, he has not lost his flair for outrageous fashions and witty banter! Artists info, www.docseverinsen.com. Tix $36, students & srs $34.
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Sat, Feb 14, 2009:
7:30 pm “AN ENCHANTED EVENING - THE MUSIC OF BROADWAY,” featuring LEE LESSACK & JOANNE O’BRIEN, is the Valentine's Day offering for the "Cabaret on Stage" series at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center, at College of the Canyons, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita 91355; www.canyonspac.com; 661-362-5304. This extraordinarily talented team performs Broadway's favorite songs, from the enduring standards of Rodgers and Hammerstein to new classics by Andrew Lloyd Webber, all set in the intimate cabaret-style seating on the main stage. Enjoy a drink or two and delicous light fare at your candle-lit table, together with the voices of Lessack and O’Brien. Only 150 seats are available, given the table seating arrangement. Tix go on sale Jul 16; prices $126, $108, $90.
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Sat, Feb 15, 2009; in Lancaster:
7 pm “INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT” at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster; 661-723-5950; www.lpac.org. This show promises “Four of the world’s finest acoustic guitarists – each completely different culturally and musically – unite to present music created in private pre-tour jam sessions. It is a not-to-be-missed experience that literally will not be found anywhere else.” More at www.internationalguitarnight.com Tix $27 & $22.
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Sat, Feb 15, 2009:
8 pm STEVE GILLETTE & CINDY MANGSEN 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. All proceeds go to the artist. Check for price of each concert. Upcoming in the series: Mar 20, 2009 - The Buccaneers.
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Tue, Feb 17, 2009; third Tue, every month:
7:30 pm THE STAGEROBBERS are this month’s performing artists at the monthly “BLUEGRASS AT THE BRAEMAR,” BASC (Bluegrass Assoc of Southern Cal) show at Braemar Country Club, 4001 Reseda Bl, Tarzana 91356. (Take 101 Fwy to Reseda Bl, exit S, go 2 1/2 miles up the hill to the entrance on the right.) Show is free; dinner is an optional pasta buffet, complete with soup, dinner salad (you can add chicken breast), rolls, butter, coffee, tea and dessert, $14 (tax and tip included). Buffet served beginning at 6:30 pm. Bar service available. Ample seating, safe, secure free parking. Info: contact Joy Felt, Bluegrass Association of Southern California, at 818-705-8870 or bascinfo@socalbluegrass.org.
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Fri, Feb 20, 2009:
WERNER HERZOG, “REQUIEM FOR A DYING PLANET,” at “UCLA Live” in Royce Hall, UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A. UCLA ticket office: 310-825-2101 or www.uclalive.org. In a UCLA Live exclusive event, the visionary director appears in a discussion moderated by the New York Public Library’s Paul Höldengraber, followed by the cine-concert “Requiem for a Dying Planet,” an assemblage featuring Herzog’s documentaries, “The Wild Blue Yonder” and “The White Diamonds” set to an original live score.
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Fri, Feb 20, 2009:
8 pm THE CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS play the Caltech Music series in Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; www.folkmusic.caltech.edu; this event, http://events.caltech.edu/events/event-5487.html; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832).
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These young musicians revisit old-time string-band music from the Carolina foothills. With dazzling velocity and virtuosity, and stirring a cappella displays, the rich tradition of fiddle and banjo come together on stage for a unique glimpse into American heritage music. More at www.carolinachocolatedrops.com.
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Presented by Caltech Public Events, Folk Music Society as marketing partner; discounted tix available if you mention the Folk Music Society. Info & tix, Caltech Ticket Office, 626-395-4652 or 1-888-2CALTECH. Tix, $26, $21, $16; $10 youth.
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Sat, Feb 21, 2009:
8 pm “MARCUS BELGRAVE'S TRIBUTE TO LOUIS ARMSTRONG” with MARCUS BELGRAVE'S HOT OCTET & vocalist JOAN BOW-BELGRAVE, at the Haugh Performing Arts Center, at Citrus College 1000 W. Foothill Bl, Glendora 91741; www.haughpac.com. From “Hello, Dolly!” and “What a Wonderful World” to Louis Armstrong’s earliest classics like “West End Blues,” “Stardust,” and “Potato Head Blues,” Marcus Belgrave is unquestionably one of the few performers in the world with the three essential qualities needed to deliver a loving and convincing tribute to “Satchmo.” He is an astonishing trumpet virtuoso with a low, gravelly voice that naturally evokes Louis Armstrong’s unique sound, and a warm stage persona that captures Satchmo’s spirit and warmth with down-home humor. He happens to look like Louis too! "Marcus Belgrave brings Satchmo to life . . . he’s considered among the finest jazz musicians in the world.” – Eagle-Record. Artists info, www.marcusbelgrave.net and www.joanbowbelgrave.com. Tix $26, students & srs $24.
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Sat, Feb 21, 2009:
8 pm “JAPANESE FUSION SERIES #6” with MINYO STATION at Grand Annex, 434 W 6th St, San Pedro 90731; event info, http://panioloproductions.com/local.html.
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Sun, Feb 22, 2009; in San Diego:
7:30 pm STEVE GILLETTE & CINDY MANGSEN play the San Diego Folk Heritage series, location tbd. The review of Steve and Cindy's latest album “Being There” in Sing Out magazine, says, "Steve and Cindy have hit on a combination that consistently produces high quality recordings and entertaining stage shows. Their voices and styles meld seamlessly with a gentleness and a maturity that is unmatched in the world of folk duos." Their web page includes a wealth of information about the duo, including sound files, a full one-hour concert video recorded at the Kennedy Center, an infamous jokes page, plus a wealth of links to other folk music resources. www.compassrosemusic.com.
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Tue, Feb 24, 2009; in Encinitas (San Diego):
7:30 pm WOODS TEA COMPANY play the San Diego Folk Heritage series at San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas; 858-566-4040; SDFH@san.rr.com. They are an acoustic group that performs fiery Celtic tunes, bluegrass, sea shanties, and American folk songs with ease and skill. During a performance they use as many as a dozen instruments. They are Howard Wooden on vocals, bass, guitar, bodhran; Mike Lussen on vocals, five string banjo, bodhran, bouzouki, guitar; Tom MacKenzie on vocals, hammered dulcimer, banjo, guitar, ukelele; and often, a fourth “guest” artist. Band info, www.woodstea.net. Adv tix, www.ticketweb.com; $18 gen’l, $15 mbrs.
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Fri, Feb 27, 2009:
8 pm GRADA plays the Caltech Folk Music Society series on the Caltech campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; www.folkmusic.caltech.edu; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832). Artists info, www.myspace.com/gradamusic.
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Sat, Feb 28, 2009:
7:30 pm MARTHA WAINWRIGHT at the The Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, L.A. 90049; 310-440-7300; www.getty.edu. Admission to the Getty Center and the show are FREE. Parking is $10. Reservations for the performance are required, and thr free tix for these shows go quickly. Reservations available beginning Thu, Jan 22, 2009, at 9 am, at 310-440-7300 or at www.getty.edu on or after that date.
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After her eponymous first album, Martha Wainwright is back with “I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too,” which is tender and tough, beautiful and brutal, and simmering with invention and confidence. A sharp-tongued performer who doesn't hold anything back in concert, Wainwright has emerged as the latest star from a legendary family of performers.
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Sat, Feb 28, 2009:
8 pm LUNASA plays the Caltech Music series in Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus, 322 S Michigan Av, Pasadena; www.folkmusic.caltech.edu; this event, http://events.caltech.edu/events/event-5489.html; 626-395-4652, or toll-free 888-2CALTECH (1-888-222-5832).
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Lúnasa has been hailed as "Ireland's newest 'supergroup'...the hottest Irish acoustic band on the planet." Using melodic interweaving of wind and string instruments, pairing fiddle, whistle, and pipes in often breathtaking arrangements, the group's musical talents captivate audiences. Artists info, including video samples, at www.lunasa.ie.
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Presented by the Caltech Committee on Institute Programs, with the Caltech Folk Music Society as marketing partner; discounted tix available if you mention the Folk Music Society. Info & tix, Caltech Ticket Office, 626-395-4652 or 1-888-2CALTECH. Gen’l, $28, $23, $18; $10 youth.
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Sat, Feb 28, 2009; in Lancaster:
8 pm PHOEBE SNOW at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster; 661-723-5950; www.lpac.org. Delta blues, Broadway show tunes and Dixieland jazz inspire an eclectic, career-defining concert by vocalist, songwriter and guitarist Phoebe Snow. Her signature earthy voice, and great songs like “Poetry Man,” earned her Platinum records, the cover of Rolling Stone, and legions of fans. More at www.phoebesnow.com. Tix $45 & $40.
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Sat & Sun, Mar 14 & 15, 2009:
DAN ZANES at UCLA Live, Royce Hall, UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A. UCLA ticket office: 310-825-2101 or www.uclalive.org. The 2007 Grammy Award winner for “Best Musical Album for Children,” Dan brings his Brooklyn-based band and special guests to present a concert celebrating the sounds and colors of Los Angeles and its “indigenous” music, from hip-hop to classic Disney tunes, in a rollicking, all-ages dance party.
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Sat, Mar 14, 2009; in Lancaster:
8 pm DANÚ brings Irish folk music to the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster; 661-723-5950; www.lpac.org. Take a musical journey to Ireland with one of today’s leading traditional Irish folk ensembles. Hailing from historic County Waterford, and collectively named after a Celtic goddess, these seven performers will keep you in good humor with live music, song, dance and Irish humor. www.danu.net. Tix $32 & $27.
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Tue, Mar 17, 2009:
MOVING HEARTS, one of Ireland’s most influential bands, at “UCLA Live” in Royce Hall, UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A. UCLA ticket office: 310-825-2101 or www.uclalive.org. The Irish folk-rock fusion group has reunited after nearly two decades and brings its inimitable musical blend of traditional Irish folk, rock, and jazz to Royce Hall for a rare and eagerly anticipated performance.
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Fri, Mar 20, 2009:
8 pm THE BUCCANEERS 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. All proceeds go to the artist. Check for price of each concert. A Canadian trio, THE BUCCANEERS have performed live on radio’s “Tied to the Tracks,” and they deliver a very fine and fun show.
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Sat, Mar 21, 2009:
MONICA MANCINI, Two-time Grammy nominee, at “UCLA Live” in Royce Hall, UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A. UCLA ticket office: 310-825-2101 or www.uclalive.org. She has appeared as a concert performer with major orchestras worldwide and recorded with artists from PLACIDO DOMINGO to QUINCY JONES. The daughter of famed film composer HENRY MANCINI and the singer GINNY MANCINI, Monica and her band come to Royce Hall with a program of American classics.
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Sat, Mar 21, 2009; in Lancaster:
8 pm LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster; 661-723-5950; www.lpac.org. The stirring bass, alto and tenor harmonies of Ladysmith Black Mambazo carry the traditional a cappella music of South Africa to audiences around the globe. Hand-picked by Paul Simon to provide backing vocals for his Grammy-winning album “Graceland” in 1986, the group was catapulted into the spotlight of a resurging interest in world music. www.mambazo.com. Tix $42 & $37; youth $20.
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Fri-Sun, Mar 27-29, 2009:
Britain’s HOIPOLLOI, a children’s act, has its West Coast premiere at “UCLA Live” in Royce Hall, UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A. UCLA ticket office: 310-825-2101 or www.uclalive.org. The bring “My Uncle Arly,” filled with music, clowning and Edward Lear’s best-loved characters in a gloriously giggly world where easels become birds, hats fly and where we meet the pobble who has no toes and the dong with the luminous nose. Presented in association with WebPlay, an international arts education charity.
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Fri, Mar 27, 2009; in Lancaster:
8 pm “BYE, BYE BIRDIE” at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster; 661-723-5950; www.lpac.org. Tix $40 & $35.
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Apr 3, 2009; in Ojai:
PAUL STOOKEY of PETER, PAUL & MARY plays two completely different shows at the Ojai Concert Series, Ojai Valley Woman's Club, 441 E Ojai Av, Ojai; 805-649-5189; www.ojaiconcertseries.com. Series presenters Shane & Kelli Butler tell us, “We are very fortunate to be hosting one of the icons of folk music from the ‘60s & ‘70s. He will be doing TWO shows on the same day, with a kids show - Puff the Magic Dragon was one of his early hits – first, and then a show for the grown-ups later in the evening.” On-site child care, by adv reserv is $5. Show tix $, tba.
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Apr 5, 2009:
“10th ANNIVERSARY OF ‘ORGANICA’” with award-winning German organist CHRISTOPH BULL and special guests showcasing the historic Skinner pipe organ at “UCLA Live” in Royce Hall, UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A. UCLA ticket office: 310-825-2101 or www.uclalive.org. It’s a multimedia concert that demonstrates the creative expanse of the Royce Hall organ in a unique, original program.
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Apr 9, 2009:
LILA DOWNS in Royce Hall, UCLA campus at Royce Dr between Westwood Bl and Hilgard Av, West L.A. UCLA ticket office: 310-825-2101 or www.uclalive.org. Following sold-out Royce Hall appearances in 2004 and 2007, Mexican American singer LILA DOWNS returns to UCLA Live to perform her electrifying, cross-cultural blend of Mexican roots music, in which blues and jazz cohabitate with rap and ranchera, and honky-tonk swings alongside romantic boleros.
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Sat, Apr 18, 2009; in Lancaster:
8 pm “NEIL BERG’S 100 YEARS OF BROADWAY” at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster; 661-723-5950; www.lpac.org. Fans of “Phantom of the Opera,” “Cabaret,” “Chicago,” “West Side Story,” and “Mama Mia!” will love this tuneful tribute to the Great White Way. Direct from Manhattan, the show features five dazzling vocalists who’ve performed in many of these hit Broadway musicals. Songs include “Some Enchanted Evening,” “Man of La Mancha” and “All That Jazz.” Tix $35 & $30.
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Wed, Apr 22, 2009:
7:30 pm RIDERS IN THE SKY at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center, at College of the Canyons, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita 91355; www.canyonspac.com; 661-362-5304. Saddle up and ride with the one of the most popular cowboy-country bands this side of the Rio Grande: Riders in the Sky! Famously featured in TV and movies, including Pixar’s "Toy Story 2," Riders in the Sky gallop onto the stage with a sound as unique as the sunsets on a warm evening beneath the Western skies. These GRAMMY winners music and comedy yarns delight people of all ages. They're in town to play the Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, where they'll do one or more one-hour sets. But this is where you'll see them do their complete concert show. Tix go on sale Jul 16, 2008; prices tba.
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Sun, May 3, 2009:
2 pm ROGER WILLIAMS at the Haugh Performing Arts Center, at Citrus College 1000 W. Foothill Bl, Glendora 91741; www.haughpac.com. Roger Williams has played the soundtrack music for three generations. He is the greatest-selling popular pianist in history. With an astounding 18 gold and platinum albums to his credit, his list of hits includes “Born Free,” “The Impossible Dream,” “Till,” “Almost Paradise,” “Two Different Worlds,” “Lara’s Theme” from “Dr. Zhivago,” and the theme from “Somewhere in Time.” Backed by five musicians, his concert will feature everything from Rachmaninoff to “The St. Louis Blues,” “Exodus,” “Chariots of Fire,” and, “Autumn Leaves.” Other highlights of this memorable afternoon include Roger’s famous “By Request” medley (awesomely improvised from audience suggestions) and, if schedule permits, the opportunity to see and hear the custom solid-gold piano created in his honor by the Steinway Corporation. Artist info, www.mrpianotoday.com. Tix $36, students & srs $34, age 16 & under $18.
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Sat, May 9, 2009:
8 pm “MY SINATRA - THE SONGS AND STORIES” starring CARY HOFFMAN at the Haugh Performing Arts Center, at Citrus College 1000 W. Foothill Bl, Glendora 91741; www.haughpac.com. “My Sinatra” is NOT a Vegas-like impersonation, but rather a sincere artistic interpretation of the brilliant songs Frank Sinatra turned into American pop standards in his classic period from 1953 to the early 1960s. Cary Hoffman doesn’t imitate Sinatra – but he sure does sound like him. Frank’s music and Cary’s stories of growing up in New York idolizing the “Chairman of the Board” make for an unforgettable celebration of an American original. Cary Hoffman’s tribute concert was recently featured nationwide on PBS. Tix $32, students & srs $30.
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Sat, May 9, 2009; in Lancaster:
8 pm “SAXOPHONE SYMPHONETTE” at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster; 661-723-5950; www.lpac.org. Extraordinary musical surprises are in store as LEE MATALON, JEFF KASER, BOB MONACO, & DARRIN SMITH, accompanied by a swingin’ rhythm section, play from a diverse repertoire, from Johannes Bach to Charlie Parker. Tix $15.
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Fri, May 15, 2009:
THE GRASSCALS and the NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Dr, Cerritos; 562-916-8501; 800-300-4345; tix, 562-467-8818; www.cerritoscenter.com.
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Sat, May 16, 2009:
2 pm TOM RUSH with THE LOVELL SISTERS at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center, at College of the Canyons, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita 91355; www.canyonspac.com; 661-362-5304.
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TOM RUSH, as the man who arguably paved the way for the folk-pop sound of the '60s, has had a decades-long impact on the American music scene. His influence is profound, with a distinctive guitar style, wry humor and warm, expressive voice. His Club 47 concerts helped propel other artists to stardom, including Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Joan Baez, Shawn Colvin and many more. Filled with the rib-aching laughter of terrific storytelling, the sweet melancholy of ballads and the passion of gritty blues, a Tom Rush concert is an American music experience.
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THE LOVELL SISTERS are one of the hottest new acts in the nation. They play with an innovative fusion of country, folk, and contemporary acoustic music that continues to surprise and delight audiences nationwide. Sisters Jessica, Megan and Rebecca began taking classical violin and piano lessons at age 5, and now, as The Lovell Sisters, bring a freshness and fun to their live performances that only three sisters can share. Tix go on sale Jul 16, 2008; prices $130.50, $99, $67.50.
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Sun, May 17, 2009:
2 pm TOM RUSH and The LOVELL SISTERS BAND at the Haugh Performing Arts Center, at Citrus College 1000 W. Foothill Bl, Glendora 91741; www.haughpac.com. It’s billed a Folk Festival with “Ice Cream, Music, & Fun” for all ages. The center’s patio will be transformed for a Folk Festival party, with concert goers invited to arrive early for “foot-stompin’, hand-clappin’, pre-show music and ice cream sundaes for all.” First on stage are the up-and-coming LOVELL SISTERS BAND, winners of the “Prairie Home Companion” talent contest, who perform heavenly blue-grass harmonies. “These ladies play like pros, sing like angels, look like models, and are destined for stardom,” wrote one critic. Artists info, www.lovellsistersband.com.
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TOM RUSH, headlines the afternoon, the folk singer and guitarist who “rocketed” to stardom – after a career spanning more than 40 years – with The Remember Song, a YouTube phenomenon that has been heard more than 3 million times! A gifted musician who has been part of the folk music scene since the ‘60s, his distinctive guitar style, wry humor, and expressive voice fill his concert appearances with rib-aching laughter, terrific storytelling, and good times. Artist info, www.tomrush.com. Tix $28, students & srs $26, ages 16 and under $14.
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Fri, May 29, 2009:
8 pm LOS LOBOS at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center, at College of the Canyons, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita 91355; www.canyonspac.com; 661-362-5304. Los Lobos broke into the mainstream music scene with their stirring rendition of the Richie Valens’ classic “La Bamba” for the big-screen movie of the same name. But they'd already been around a long time, delighting audiences since they began in 1973 as Los Lobos Del Este Los Angeles. It's been a decade or more since they achieved the status of a respected artistic entity, artists who search for and interpret themes and topics that are an interpretive pulse of our times. Using musical molds built on the blues, rockabilly, jazz, Latin and their own Mexican-American heritage, Los Lobos have never beat their fans over the head with politics or agendas. Instead, they subtly challenge them with conscience-raising songs and thought-provoking lyrics. As Rolling Stone put it, “With the exception of U2, no other band has stayed on top of its game as long as Los Lobos.” Tix go on sale Jul 16, 2008; prices $184.50, $144, $94.50.
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Sat & Sun, Jun 6 & 7, 2009:
“L.A. ACOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL” in conjunction with the 100th Anniversary of the Santa Monica Pier. Details when we have them.
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Sat, Jun 6, 2009; in Lancaster:
8 pm “THE MAGIC FLUTE” at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster; 661-723-5950; www.lpac.org. From the virtuosic arias of the Queen of the Night to the folksong-like melodies of the bird catcher Papageno, the full range of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's miraculous talent is on display in this magical fairy-tale opera, sung in English. The perfect first opera for the uninitiated, it is a playful but profound look at man's search for love and his struggle to attain wisdom and virtue. Presented by the Antelope Valley Symphony Orchestra and Master Chorale. Also Sun, Jun 7, 7 pm. Tix $30; youth $15.
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Sun, Jun 7, 2009; in Lancaster:
7 pm “THE MAGIC FLUTE” at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W Lancaster Bl, Lancaster; 661-723-5950; www.lpac.org. From the virtuosic arias of the Queen of the Night to the folksong-like melodies of the bird catcher Papageno, the full range of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's miraculous talent is on display in this magical fairy-tale opera, sung in English. The perfect first opera for the uninitiated, it is a playful but profound look at man's search for love and his struggle to attain wisdom and virtue. Presented by the Antelope Valley Symphony Orchestra and Master Chorale. Also Sat, Jun 6, 8 pm. Tix $30; youth $15.
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Thu-Sun, Jun 18-21; in Colorado:
36 annual “TELLURIDE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL” in Telluride, Colorado; info, www.bluegrass.com.
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[As always, more to come…]
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(1) Los Angeles-area acoustic Americana music events, and,
(2) festivals and other events of great note throughout the US and Canada (and sometimes beyond) in our presentation of “Best-Out-of-Town (Beyond L.A.) Events,” which also updates often. If you don’t see the dates you need in the first window, browse-around on the site. If you are exploring our Myspace page, use the “view all” button and scroll, then use the “older” button as many times as needed to explore the archives.
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